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mike_syn
Ars Scholae Palatinae
Ushio wrote:
mike_syn wrote:
"It is important that I emphasize that this is not an online-sales tax on goods ordered over the Internet. Such a tax would fall on consumers of those goods—and that is not our intention."
Every tax imposed on a business is paid with money that the business got from it's customers.
Is Mr. Hammond a complete fool, or does he just think that we are?
Facebook and Google's customers are advertisers. We the users are the product that FB and Google sell.
While this might be news to Daily Mail readers, I daresay most Arsians are aware.
Riddler876
Registered: Jan 13, 2013
Riddler876 wrote:
It will be carefully designed to ensure it is established tech giants—rather than our tech startups—that shoulder the burden of this new tax
This, right here, is the "go fuck yourself" line. Wanna establish a tax to capture revenue generated as a result of UK citizens? Ok, sure, whatever. But then there's no reason to only go after the tech giants. It seems like your worry isn't so much to make people accountable for revenue generated as a result of UK citizens, but to just milk companies with deep pockets.
Its targeted at large companies because until you are a large company, which he took to be defined as £500m in global revenue, you (probably) don't have enough money to be worth engaging in the sort of immoral evasion the companies engage in.
You don't engage in the sort of tax avoidance they do I'm sure. You could, but it would be fruitless because you're a regular person and it would cost you more to pay the department of accountants and lawyers it takes to run than you'd save... This is focused this way because it's a loophole only the well-of companies can afford, not small start-ups barely ticking over.
Tiered tax systems exist. No complaints would exist if it was (to make up numbers) 25% for >500m, 20% for 500-200m, 15% for 200-100m, 7% for <100m.
The loophole complaints are just fluff. If they actually wanted to fix the tax exemption issues with loopholes, they'd do that. But that would affect British companies too. This way, they can just immorally pick a few companies and demand their lunch money.
There is nothing in the details announced to date that singles out non UK companies. Go read the budget. As it stands UK companies in those areas that earn over the threshold will also be taxed.
The tax will:
• apply to revenues generated from the provision of the following business activities: search engines, social media platforms and online marketplaces
• apply to revenues from those activities that are linked to the participation of UK users,
subject to a £25 million per annum allowance
• only apply to groups that generate global revenues from in-scope business activities in
excess of £500 million per annum
• include a safe harbour provision that exempts loss-makers and reduces the effective rate of
tax on businesses with very low profit margins
The government remains committed to G20 and OECD discussions on potential future
reforms to the international corporate tax framework, and will only apply the DST until an
appropriate long-term solution is in place. The government will consult on the detailed design of
the DST and legislate in Finance Bill 2019-20. (53)
effgee
Ars Tribunus Militum
et Subscriptor
Philip Hammond wrote:
"... this new tax would be "narrowly targeted" to go after the "UK-generated revenues" of these firms. ... to attempt to legally offset efforts ... to drastically minimize their tax burden in the United Kingdom ..."
Times, they are a-changing when you're suddenly faced with having to tighten that belt.
Back in 2015, it sounded like so: "UK to reject EU plans to combat multinational tax avoidance"
Last edited by effgee on Mon Oct 29, 2018 4:36 pm
ReDSOC
Wise, Aged Ars Veteran
Tribus: England - UK
I do recall that it wasn't so long ago that the USA offered Apple lower taxes just to tempt them to bring their money back to the USA. I wonder if some of the posters here would have been happy for Apple to simply move the money back without paying their due share? Or to simply keep amassing their wealth away from the US tax system?
As a UK resident I don't think any company, domestic or foreign, should be allowed to get away with not paying their share on revenues they make here. The real problem isn't the taxes, it's the system that's allowed them to be avoided. The large companies (ab)using tax laws isn't just some UK thing, it's a serious problem for all countries. Steps to deal with this until a proper international effort made isn't a bad thing.
Legatum_of_Kain
Ars Praetorian
Tribus: At the same place where Carmen San Diego is.
Syonyk wrote:
"We're not accusing you of being illegal; we are accusing you of being immoral."
Well, at least they're trying to go about fixing it the right way - changing the tax laws, instead of just whining that the tech companies don't pay enough taxes (while, presumably, doing the same thing for their own tax returns).
Though at some point, I do wonder what happens if the tech companies decide Europe isn't worth the hassle and simply block the continent.
They should try that, and hence give local companies a chance to fill that void instead of being a monopoly and then have to compete with them internationally.
informationsuperhighway
Ars Centurion
Do tech companies even pay taxes? It seems cities fall over themselves giving them all kinds of corporate welfare so they can come to town.
cygnus1
Tribus: Good ol' US of A
Ben G wrote:
peterford wrote:
They literally are changing the tax laws...
I'm glad I wasn't the only one wondering about the "they should just fix the loopholes" posts. That's what they are trying to do here. They are trying to make sure that multi-national corporations can't just use accounting shenanigans to move their profit to whichever country has the lowest rate and claim that they don't make any money in these other countries with higher rates.
Whether the proposed law actually does that, I don't know. But they are trying to fix the loop holes.
(Now, obviously, it's not some altruistic reasoning. They can see the budget cliff Brexit is going to be coming and are trying anything they can think of to stop going over the edge.)
This isn't to fix the loopholes. They even explained that it's not to fix the loopholes. It's a new, narrowly targeted tax that will specifically target online companies making over a certain amount of revenue. How on earth could you construe that as fixing the loophole? Any company engaged in any other business will still be ok to continue using those loopholes.
Witepa
Seniorius Lurkius
DepressedRobot wrote:
I find it humorous that all these smart folks don't realize how business works.
"It is important that I emphasize that this is not an online-sales tax on goods ordered over the Internet. Such a tax would fall on consumers of those goods—and that is not our intention. The Digital Services Tax will only be paid by companies which are profitable and which generate at least £500m a year in global revenues in the business lines in scope."
It may not be your intention to directly tax consumers, but taxes are a cost of doing business and costs of doing business, to the extent possible due to competition, get passed on to consumers. In this case, if need be, Google will simply increase its advertising rate companies pay. Those companies will then increase the prices of their products to cover the higher advertising rates. Consumers ultimately pay.
I understand their attempt to keep these companies from playing the tax law game, but it seems that changing the tax laws would be a better thing than coming up with these one-off implementations.
Another effect: $1 of online advertising gets less mileage, thus the demand of online ads at a particular price point decreases, resulting in fewer online ads.
I'm all for tax disincentives to penalize online ads. They are a negative externality.
ReDSOC wrote:
It was actually offered to any company, not exclusively Apple, and for only 1 tax year. And from what I remember, they did repatriate a large amount of capital from around the world.
Ben G
Registered: Aug 15, 2012
cygnus1 wrote:
I’m in no way saying this is going to fix all corporate tax loopholes. But how is fixing one tech companies are using bad?
But they're not fixing anything. They're creating a new tax. This is not "fixing the loophole for tech companies" because they're not having them pay the taxes the loophole allows them to avoid. They get to pay a new tax. I don't know how many way it needs to be explained. This is in no way fixing any loophole.
Think of it this way. If I figured out how not to pay sales tax legally, and then the government says, well dang, we need a new cygnus1 tax. You see how they didn't fix a loophole? That's what this new tax is.
MWells
samanime wrote:
I don't like how narrowly they are targeting this. Make a fair and balanced law, don't try to just go after a few companies you don't like.
I also dislike them calling Google "immoral" for using perfectly legal tax techniques. Don't like the technique, fix it. I do everything I can (legally) to get the biggest tax refund on my taxes every year. I'm sure everyone else does the same. Am I immoral for not just giving extra money to the government?
Legality does not imply morality. Animal testing is perfectly legal in some circumstances, many people would still call it immoral. It's not hard to think of more examples.
Google etc. use a loophole only the wealthy international companies can afford to use, to get an effective tax rate far lower than intended in most countries in which it does business. I'm quite content to label that legal, but immoral.
Remember though, morality isn't a black and white. Every "bad guy" in history thought they were on the right side of morality. It's all about perspective.
Some people may say it is immoral to do animal testing. However, many others think it is immoral to not create new breakthroughs for humans just to avoid animal testing.
From Britain's perspective, it may be immoral to avoid taxes. However, from Google's shareholder's perspective, it is immoral to not do everything that can to save every penny from taxes.
"Morality" in and of itself has no place in a government judging a company. If they want to dictate something, write laws, don't just name call.
That is not at all how morality works. Just because people have differing views of morality, that doesn't mean there's no such thing, or that government should ignore morality. Morality is the entire reason for having a government.
And that's all by-the-by because this is not about morality, it's about pragmatism. It seemed pragmatic (in the short term) for companies to do everything in their power to minimize their tax expenditure. The UK goverment, in turn, saw this and decided it was pragmatic to introduce new taxes to make up the shortfall. Tit-for-tat.
Companies want to minimize costs. Governments want companies to pay their share of tax in such a way that no company gets much advantage over another. Because companies operate independently, and some are more effective at ducking taxes than others, they get an advantage. That is the problem. No one is acting immorally per se, but the (self serving) actions of individuals do make things difficult for everyone else.
Investors and governements can go on fighting like this for eternity, or they can agree a truce. But so long as the private sector is winning this particular struggle (and they are) they have no motivation to settle. If the government wants to force the issue they need to make taxes like this one punitive - pay your share or pay more than your share. But corporate influence on government stops that from happening. So the war goes on.
peterford
Because as has been mentioned, many of the 'loopholes' are there for other reasons. This attempts to step back and take a catch-all, holistic/systemic view.
1stLaffer
Registered: Jun 1, 2011
I am genuinely shocked that there are so many obtuse comments and theories being put forward on this thread, on Ars of all places.
Look, if you 'mericans are not aware, your tech giants pay virtually fuck all tax in most countries in which they operate and make a LOT of money from, through genuinely non-ethical and immoral tax evasion behaviour. They even try the same shit in America and by and large seem to get away with it. Anyone that argues that tax evasion is 'moral' in some way is an imbecile.
Sorry, totally unacceptable. They are simply lucky to have got away with it for so long, as most politicians have no backbone and no balls. Personally, I would have windfall taxed them continually and severely as a shot across the bows to behave and pay or leave.
Guess what, no country would miss them, it would take less than a few days for their roles and functions to be filled by existing companies and startups. In fact, I genuinely hope they all decide to leave the UK market, it would be great to have some genuine choice and a free market back.
U.S. citizens pointing fingers regarding politics at literally any other country on the planet whilst A) you elected Donald Trump (and looks like you will do again) and B) you have senators leaving or retiring extremely wealthy, multi-millionaires etc. not to mention 'lobbying', you yanks have a system that is so corrupt and not fit for purpose, it genuinely beggars belief.
Whats proper, ethical and moral is companies paying the correct amount of tax that they owe in any given country. Not engineering tax evasion schemes.
michaelbfried
Smack-Fu Master, in training
Tribus: California
Registered: Mar 3, 2015
Right, because companies care about your intentions.
You raise ABC's cost of doing business in the UK by X% they will raise their UK XYZ prices Y% to cover (likely Y > X - it's someone's job to make sure that the region is profitable and that the profit margins stay the same or go up or that person doesn't get their bonus). XYZ rates in the UK go up and businesses pay the higher rates and charge more to their consumers. Your tax just fell on the consumers of the goods. And the increase in revenue goes in the quarterly reports and the stocks go up so Mr/Mrs VP of UK sales gets their bonus.
Taxes aren't about morality. It's business and economy. Businesses know what side their bread is buttered on, and they know how to set prices to make a profit in a real-world economy. Don't get me wrong. I'm all for taxing the successful -- "you can't get blood from a stone". Just don't confuse morality with business. Two people each have something the other wants, and they make a trade. There are consequences and dealings and competition. Changing the trading rules happens all the time, and the consequences affect your constituents.
Now their Facebook feed has 3 ads per 20 items instead of 2 like over the pond... That money has to come from somewhere.
ColdWetDog
itfa wrote:
I have to have like three different accountants go over my own financial stuff, so I'm clearly no expert, but this seems like an accounting nightmare for what I imagine will be a rather large and expensive group of government bureaucrats, and will likely be an enforcement nightmare as well.
That is a feature, not a bug.
MWells wrote:
Companies want to minimize costs. Governments want companies to pay their share of tax in such a way that no company gets much advantage over another.
I assure you, there absolutely are situations where the government imposes taxes on companies with the intent of giving one company an advantage over others. The phenomenon is closely related to regulatory capture, and is one of the major reasons why corporations are willing to give so much money to politicians.
rjd185
WaveRunner wrote:
And this is how you get free healthcare. Take notes people, it'll be on the test.
And so what if it's narrow. It's specifically targeting companies who feel they can move their IP overnight to another country to avoid paying taxes. Most UK companies don't have that luxury.
Also on the test will be whether the UK already has (mostly) free healthcare even before this proposed tax was introduced and whether the funding for that healthcare system is dependent on any future tax propositions (hint: the UK doesn't have any hypothecated taxes so the net tax revenue goes in to a big pot which the elected government decides how to spend, regardless of where the money comes from).
The proposed tax is specifically targeting a group of companies who legally seek to minimise their tax liabilities in jurisdictions where the size of the economy and wealth of the inhabitants of those jurisdictions contribute significantly to the profits of those companies, and do so largely because of the significant national infrastructures supported by the tax regime they are largely avoiding.
The focus is somewhat tightened by prevailing public opinion as well, but that's just optics - the problem, as noted in the article, is that global tax regulation derived from commerce based primarily on the movement of physical goods or people is not fit for purpose when applied to commerce deriving profits from intangible things like advertising to people.
FWIW as a shareholder of many of those tech companies, I'd be somewhat concerned if they didn't maximise my profits by using all legal measures. But that doesn't invalidate the idea that the solution to the problem of nations bleeding tax revenue to new business models is to update the national and global tax systems, not to appeal to corporate 'better nature'.
escape_velocity
Registered: Feb 1, 2016
Agree with all the other posters about the targeting of this tax being too narrow, but a) I suspect Google don't "lobby" *cough* the Conservative Party much, if at all, and b) making tax shuffling more difficult would hurt both Conservative donors and a large number of politicians (disproportionately Conservatives, at a somewhat prejudiced guess). Cut down on tax avoidance by all means - if you benefit from polite society then you should help fund its upkeep - but this smacks of classic political vindictiveness: do as we tell you or get fined.
(Edit: phone keyboard is not as clever as it thinks it is)
The proposed tax law and much of the debate surrounding it is a classic example of "its digital therefore it is different to what happened earlier" argument. Such an argument is nearly always wrong in commerce and tax.
There are 1000s of companies out there who have UK customers but have no physical presence in the UK, but send physical goods to the UK, they are called exporters. They pay no tax in the UK nor has there ever been any realistic suggestion that they do. In the past the UK imposes import duties which were paid by the UK customer when the goods entered the UK.
Digital is different only by virtue of fact that it is impossible to imposes digital borders and still have a liberal democracy. So the digital service economy is exactly the same as a physical goods economy where there is no import duties or tariffs (which is of course exactly what happens in a customs union).
Corporation tax has always only been charged on companies incorporated in your country or which have a physical business presence in your country. That was designed not for the benefit of companies but for the ease of administration of the tax collecting authorities - you don't pay the tax, the authorities sue you and take your assets. Tax judgments in 1 country are typically not enforceable in another country.
The net effect of these types of taxes will be that tech companies who do not need a physical presence in a country to service customers in that country, will not set up such a physical presence.
The proposed tax will be effective against google, Amazon, Facebook, ebay because they already have a physical presence in the UK (and if EU imposes a similar tax, it will also be effective in the EU for the same reason). The next tech unicorn will service the UK from outside the UK and avoid the tax completely - and there is nothing the UK can do about it
wastrel
Sounds like the taxman made famous by The Beatles is back... with a vengeance.
MechR
Sounds positive. A lot depends on the details though.
Ars Tribunus Angusticlavius
rjd185 wrote:
Sorry did you miss the point? Name two things that work in favor of citizens over corporations. UK Health Care, and now UK tax code.
1stLaffer wrote:
I applaud elements of your rant (which started well although windfall taxes ... meh) and it does include a necessary reference to the bizarre nature of Trump as a president but worth taking care about the difference between legal 'tax avoidance' and illegal 'tax evasion'. (This is why the likes of Margaret Hodge and her ilk have shifted so strongly to talking about immoral but legal tax avoidance and do need to reconsider their idea of appealing to the moral fibre in the corporate body.)
Since not much of what is being done by the big tech folks (and others) is actually illegal, the problem is all about updating the tax regulations to achieve a functional balance between encouraging global trade and ensuring an appropriate tax take in the national jurisdiction (national just because we'll all be a lot older before this gets international agreement).
Abhi Beckert
MrWalrus wrote:
sviola wrote:
Why would you block yourself from a 740 million people relatively wealthy market?
While I doubt it'd ever reach that point, the point where you would cut them off is when they start costing them more than they are making. It isn't free to deliver those services.
While I doubt it'd ever get to that point... the EU seems to be doing its damnedest right now to find that point.
The EU is still the world's second largest economy. I think we're a fair ways away from the point where huge companies decide to just give up on that.
First of all, Brexit is likely to drop the EU to third place. It's a pretty tight race between the top 3 and they'll probably be overtaken by the US (china is firmly in 1st place).
Second, this is not about the EU, this is about the UK, which is projected (by the UK government's internal forecasts) to drop to the 8th largest economy in the world as part of the cost of exiting the EU. That will bring them about in line with Brazil.
There are plenty of companies all around the world who ignore Brazil. Not the largest ones, sure, but certainly everyone else does. And the larger ones certainly don't prioritize them.
It seems I did having first read your note as implying that adding UK healthcare involved needing to add this new tax. I'm inferring now that what you meant was establishing a sensible national tax regulation which acquires an appropriate level of revenue from business operating in the nation.
If I now have that correct, in my defence (sic) it's late, and thanks for the redirect.
psko
Is the UK that strange island near Europe where people drive wrong way and have two separate taps for hot and cold water?
eastern-haystack
Registered: Jul 3, 2015
The EU is a $17-$18trn economic block. If they decide not to do business there then someone will take their place. It's not like this tax is going to put them into the red.
We all know huge multinationals have been shirking their taxes through exceptionally complex and immoral tax arrangements. This is an example of governments finally looking to do something about it. I'm all for this.
Please, tell me why when Apple's most profitable EU market is the UK they pay their taxes in Ireland for example? We need to change the tax laws to be fit and fair for the 21st century.
I disagree, it has been huge tech giants paying nothing more than a token gesture or even nothing at all. In fact this isn't just tech giants, it's retailers too like Starbucks.
This is long overdue and in my opinion probably the only workable solution. The tech giants are the ones who can afford to really rig the system, setup offshore companies, funnel billions into tax havens (Apple). Why should working people pay 45% of their income to the government, meanwhile some of the wealthiest entities on earth can just choose not to?
nerdrage
Registered: Nov 29, 2014
They wouldn't. They'd just pass the costs on to the customer, either the people who pay directly a la AirbNb or the middleman, meaning advertisers, who then pass the costs onto the customer in the cost of products advertised.
Believe me, these corporations will not end up having to eat into their profits for this. The customer always ends up being the one who pays for taxes. It's a way of diverting taxes from consumers to the government.
They're going after American tech behemoths because they've noticed that the EU is no good at producing tech behemoths of their own. And I wonder why. PS, thats sarcasm. Maybe they should wonder why.
mrkite77
Morals? Google blocks themselves from 1.3 billion people by not operating in china.
Jason Honingford
Account Banned
"Shoulder the burden" vs "pay their fair share." Do they hate successful companies in the UK? I guess no one owns stock over there.
I'm not a Conservative Party voter, but I entirely support this. Online business is sucking the life out of many other tax paying areas of business.
You want to do business in this country? Then pay the taxes asked. Don't want to pay those taxes? Don't do business here and the market will naturally set up an equivalent if the demand is there.
You really think the UK can produce their own Google and Facebook? Yeah right. They haven't yet, and there's a reason for it (ditto for the EU as a whole).
No, what will happen is that any tax burden will be cheerfully passed onto the consumer. This is all a way of diverting money from UK consumers to the UK government. Ditto for the EU and similar schemes.
DevilDukk
The EU has the clout to do this. The UK probably doesn't.
DarthSlack
Sarty wrote:
...Meanwhile, I sit here, somewhat flummoxed, that the United Kingdom has an official budget lunchbox.
At least its got a snazzy red color...
Personally, I'm still flabbergasted you had to explain your "print money not wealth" comment.
SCOLANATOR wrote:
Apple's Irish head office started in 1980 as a factory to manufacture computers and also handle distribution of imported goods to the rest of Europe.
They didn't choose Ireland because it was a tax haven, they chose it because it had serious unemployment issues and many of the unemployed were highly skilled/experienced in manufacturing.
Ten years later Apple was the largest employer in their region, with revenue of $751 million from products sold through Ireland.
That's when they complained to Ireland that the cost of running business was too high, and promise to shut down operations in the country unless something changed, resulting in Ireland re-writing their tax law to be more friendly to foreign investors.
The change said that companies should primarily be taxed where the value is created (in California) rather than where their customers are (all over the world). Basically it says that any profits taxed in the United States are only taxed there, rather than being taxed a second time in Ireland.
Apple is paying tax, the US tax rate is 35% for all profits earned in other countries, they're just not paying any of that to Ireland.
Sure, it's a "sweet deal" for all multinational corporations, but it's hardly a bad one for Ireland. They get tons of highly paid jobs out of it, and those workers are all paying income tax.
As for your comment that the law needs to be updated for the 21st century, the tax law is only 27 years old. That's modern by government standards.
Seraphiel
These organizations have generated massive costs to society in the form of lost privacy and the poisoning of democracy. They should start compensating for the damage.
sonicmania531
I disagree. Governments offer all sorts of tax exemptions including in this new budget. At the same time, I would say that the fact that startups are given some sort of exemption positions the UK to potentially be a haven for startups. At least that's what I assume Hammonds goal is.
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Exhibition: ‘Emanations: The Art of the Cameraless Photograph’ at the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery/Len Lye Centre, New Plymouth, New Zealand Part 1
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Exhibition dates: 29th April – 14 August 2016
Curator: Geoffrey Batchen
This is how best a contemporary art exhibition can show the work to advantage. Just gorgeous!
The well curated, comprehensive content is complemented by a beautifully paced hang nestled within stunning contemporary art spaces. Labels are not just plonked on the wall, but are discretely displayed on horizontal shelves next to the work – accessible but so as not to interrupt the flow of the work. Coloured walls add to the ambience of the installation and act as an adjunct to the colours of the art. Beautiful modernist contemporary display cabinets keep the spaces fresh and vibrant.
A discussion of the content of the exhibition to follow in part 2 of the posting.
Many thankx to the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery for allowing me to publish the photographs in the posting. Please click on the photographs for a larger version of the image. All images are photographed by Bryan James.
“Exploring the art of cameraless photography, encompassing historical, modern and contemporary works. Emanations: The Art of the Cameraless Photograph is the first comprehensive survey of cameraless photography held anywhere in the world, presenting more than 200 examples, from 1839 – when photography’s invention was announced – through to contemporary artists. We present the most complete study of cameraless photography to date, focusing on the cameraless mode from the 1830s through to today and offering a global perspective on this way of working.
The theme of the exhibition is inspired by artist Len Lye’s cameraless photographs from 1930 and 1947, and it’s the first time all 52 of Lye’s photograms have been seen together. Emanations is an opportunity to put Lye’s photographic work in a suitably global context, surrounded by his predecessors, contemporaries and successors. Emanations includes many masterpieces of photographic art and showcases the talents of some of the world’s leading contemporary photographic artists.
The exhibition has work by photographic pioneers William Henry Fox Talbot and Anna Atkins, important modernist photographers Man Ray and László Moholy-Nagy, and many of today’s most significant photographic artists including Walead Beshty, Marco Breuer, Liz Deschenes, Joan Fontcuberta, Christian Marclay, Thomas Ruff, and Hiroshi Sugimoto. Emanations also includes work by both senior and emerging Australian and New Zealand artists, from Anne Noble and Anne Ferran to Andrew Beck and Justine Varga.
The exhibition presents artwork by more than 50 artists hailing from New Zealand, Australia, Japan, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, France, Germany, Italy, England, Canada and the United States. Almost every photographic process is included in the exhibition – photogenic drawings, calotypes, daguerreotypes, and tintypes, as well as gelatin silver, chromogenic and ink-jet photographic prints, photocopies, verifax and thermal prints.
The exhibition is accompanied by a major book by the same name and on the same theme, co-published by the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery and DelMonico Books/Prestel, based in New York and Munich. The book contains 184 full-page colour plates and a 25,000 word essay by Geoffrey Batchen. The Govett-Brewster is also publishing another book reproducing all the cameraless photographs by Len Lye, along with an essay by Wystan Curnow.
Emanations is curated by Geoffrey Batchen, Professor of Art History at Victoria University of Wellington, and a world-renowned historian and curator of photography.”
Text from the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery website
Installation views of
Andrew Beck (Canada/New Zealand)
Double Screen
Glass, acrylic paint, gelatin silver photographs
In the 1930s, László Moholy-Nagy made art that combined a cameraless photograph, plexiglass and paint. New Zealand artist Andrew Beck works in a similar way to produce sculptural installations that complicate our expectations of the relationship between light and shadow, the natural and the artificial, images and objects, art and reality. He forces us to look very closely at what we are seeing, and even to critically reflect on the act of seeing itself.
Installation view of the exhibition Emanations: The Art of the Cameraless Photograph at the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery with at left, Anne Ferran and at right, Joyce Campbell
Installation view of
Joyce Campbell (New Zealand/US)
LA Bloom
Cibachrome photographs
Courtesy of the artist, Auckland
In 2002 the New Zealand photographer Joyce Campbell decided to conduct a microbial survey of Los Angeles, a city in which she lives for part of each year. She swabbed the surfaces of plants and soil from twenty-seven locations chosen out of her Thomas Guide to the city. She then transferred each sample onto a sterilized plexiglass plate of agar and allowed it to grow as a living culture. The cibachrome positive colour contact prints she subsequently made from these plates resemble abstract paintings and yet also offer a critical mapping of the relative fertility of this particular urban landscape, revealing its dependence on the politics of water distribution.
Aldo Tambellini (Italy/US)
Videogram, 1969
Gelatin silver photographs
Although raised in Italy, Aldo Tambellini was working in New York in 1969 when he manipulated the cathode ray tube of a TV set into the shape of a spiral (for this artist, a universal sign of energy) and exposed sheets of light-sensitive paper by laying them over its screen. The calligraphic inscriptions that resulted made his paper look as if it had been scorched from the inside out. These ‘videograms,’ as Tambellini called them, highlight the chaos and chance operations that lurk just beneath the surface of technology’s apparent rationality.
Shaun Waugh (New Zealand)
ΔE2000 1.1
24 Agfa boxes with mounted solid colour inkjet photographs
This work by New Zealand artist Shaun Waugh began with the purchase of empty boxes that once held Agfa photographic paper. Waugh then took readings of all four sides of the inside lip of each box lid using a spectrophotometer, employing this data and Photoshop to generate a solid orange-red inkjet print. The box lid is used to frame a two-dimensional version of itself, bringing analogue and digital printing into an uncomfortably close proximity to create a memorial to a kind of photography that is now defunct. Hung salon style, like so many small paintings, Waugh’s work manages to turn the photograph inside out, and thus into something other than itself.
Wall text from the exhibition Emanations: The Art of the Cameraless Photograph at the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
Installation view of the exhibition Emanations: The Art of the Cameraless Photograph at the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery with at left, Anne Ferran and at right, Adam Fuss
Anne Ferran (Australia)
Untitled (baby’s petticoat), 1998
Untitled (collar), 1998
Untitled (baby’s bonnet), 1998
Untitled (sailor suit), 1998
Untitled (shirts), 1998
Unique gelatin silver photographs
In 1998 Australian artist Anne Ferran was offered an artist-in-resident’s position at an historic homestead not far from Sydney that had been occupied by successive generations of the same family since 1813. Ferran spent six months systematically making contact prints using the dresses, bodices, skirts, petticoats, and collars still contained in the house. Hovering in a surrounding darkness, softly radiating an inner light, the ghostly traces of these translucent garments now act as residual filaments for a century of absorbed sunshine. Many of them have been patched over the years and their signs of wear and repair are made clear. This allows us to witness a history of the use of each piece of clothing, seeing inside them to those small and skilful acts of home economy – the labour of women – usually kept hidden from a public gaze.
Untitled (baby’s bonnet)
Unique gelatin silver photograph
Installation view of the exhibition Emanations: The Art of the Cameraless Photograph at the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery with at left, Adam Fuss and at right, Lisa Clunie
Installation view of Adam Fuss (UK/Australia/US) Caduceus 2010 (left) and Untitled 1991 (right)
Born in England, raised in Australia, and resident in New York, Adam Fuss has produced a diverse range of large cameraless photographs since the 1980s, asking his light-sensitive paper to respond to the physical presence of such phenomena as light, water, a slithering snake, flocks of birds, and sunflowers.
Adam Fuss (UK/Australia/US)
Lisa Clunie (New Zealand)
Fold I
The work of New Zealand artist Lisa Clunie looks back to the work of pioneer modernist László Moholy-Nagy in order to manifest the idea that our lives are shaped by a continual play of forces. Like Moholy, she wets her photographic paper and then tightly folds it, before moving the paper back and forth under her enlarger, selectively exposing these folds to the ‘force’ of light. The resulting work reminds us that a photograph has weight, surface, texture, tension and edges.
Installation view of the exhibition Emanations: The Art of the Cameraless Photograph at the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery with at right, the work of Robert L. Buelteman
Robert L. Buelteman (US)
Cannabis sativa (left)
Digital chromogenic development photograph
Eucalyptus polyanthemos (right)
The San-Franciscan artist Robert Buelteman takes his leaves and other botanical specimens and slices them into paper-thin sections, before charging them, in a complicated and dangerous process, with a pulse of 40,000 volts of electricity. This leaves behind a colorized trace on his photographic paper, a photogram in which these plants appear to be aflame, as if emitting an energy all their own. Hovering between life and death, this is a nature that seems to be on the cusp of its transmutation into something else entirely.
Installation view of the exhibition Emanations: The Art of the Cameraless Photograph at the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery with at centre, Robert Owen and at right, Joan Fontcuberta
Robert Owen (Australia)
Endings (Rothko died today) – Kodachrome 64, No. 21, 26/02/1970
Pigment ink-jet print
The photographic work of Australian artist Robert Owen is part of a broader tendency on the part of contemporary artists to reflect in morbid terms on aspects of photography’s past. Owen has been collecting film stubs since 1968. Although better known as a painter and sculptor, he recently decided to print these end strips of film as a series of large colour photographs, paying homage to this residue of the Kodak era in a chronological sequence of readymade chromatic fields. This one was collected on the day that the American abstract painter Mark Rothko killed himself.
Untitled (from the series My Ghost)
In his series, titled My Ghost, Adam Fuss put together a body of contact photographs of such things as plumes of smoke, patterns of light, a butterfly, a swan and a baptism dress. As his title suggests, Fuss’s work aims to evoke rather than describe; for all their evident tactility, these photographs are meant as metaphors, as prayers, perhaps even as poems.
Cibachrome photograph
Joan Fontcuberta (Spain)
MN 62: OPHIUCUS (NGC 6266), AR 17 h. 01,2 min. / D -30º 07′ (left)
LAMBDA CORONAE AUSTRALIS (Mags 5,1/9,7 Sepn 29,2″ AP 214º), AR 18 h 43,8 min. / D -38º 19′ (right)
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From the Constellations series
Photographs from the Constellations series by Spanish artist Joan Fontcuberta come filled with fields of sparkling blackness, their speckled surfaces redolent of infinite space and twinkling stars. Their titles imply we are looking upwards towards the heavens. But this artist’s prints actually record dust, crushed insects and other debris deposited on the windscreen of his car, a trace of the evidence of his own rapid passage through terrestrial space and time. The artist applied sheets of 8-by-10-inch film directly onto the glass windscreen and shone a light through, creating photograms which were then made into glossy cibachrome prints.
Installation views and detail of
Paul Hartigan (New Zealand)
Colourwords
Colour photocopy
Consistently defined by a subversive edge and a darkly witty humour, the work of New Zealand artist Paul Hartigan is often subtly permeated by astute social and political perceptions. Shortly after they were introduced into New Zealand in 1980, Hartigan explored the creative possibilities of a colour photocopying machine, making a series of images in which words and found objects ironically refer to each other in an endless loop. With the objects arranged to spell out their own colour, each picture offers an oscillation of word and meaning, flatness and dimension, art and detritus.
Installation view of Gavin Hipkins (left) and Lucinda Eva-May (right) as part of the exhibition Emanations: The Art of the Cameraless Photograph at the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
Gavin Hipkins (New Zealand)
The Coil
Silver gelatin photographs
Inspired by the kinetic films of Len Lye, in the 1990s Gavin Hipkins made a series of cameraless photographs that play with sequence and implied movement. The 32 images that make up The Coil were made by resting polystyrene rings on sheets of photographic paper and then exposing them to light.
Lucinda Eva-May (Australia)
Unity in light #6, 2012 (left)
Unity in light #9, 2012 (right)
C-type prints
Australian artist Lucinda Kennedy has sought to capture a phenomenological representation of the feelings and sensations of sexual intercourse through the direct imprint on sheets of photographic paper of this most primal of human interactions. Turned into a single blurred organism by the extended duration of the exposure, the artist and her partner become an abstraction, thereby aptly conjuring an experience that has always been beyond the capacity of mere description.
Installation view of the exhibition Emanations: The Art of the Cameraless Photograph at the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery with at left, Thomas Ruff, and at right, Justine Varga
Thomas Ruff (Germany)
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Chromogenic print
German artist Thomas Ruff uses his computers to construct virtual objects with simulated surfaces and to calculate the lights and shadows they might cast in different compositions. He then prints the results, in colour and at very large scale. Combining variations of spheres, curves, zig-zags and sharp edges, all set within richly coloured surrounds, Ruff’s images are both untethered abstractions and historical ciphers. Although referred to by the artist as photograms, the final prints are perhaps better conceived as being about the photogram, studiously replaying an analogue process in digital terms so as to make a spectacle of its logic.
Installation view of the exhibition Emanations: The Art of the Cameraless Photograph at the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery with at left, Shimpei Takeda and at right, Justine Varga
Justine Varga (Australia/UK)
Exit (Red State)
Chromogenic photograph
Australian artist Justine Varga creates photographic works from an intimate and often prolonged exchange between a strip of film and the world that comes to be inscribed on it. Desklamp involved the year-long exposure of a large format negative placed on top of the artist’s desk lamp. Exit was derived from a similar piece of film that was scarred and weathered during a three-month exposure on her windowsill during a residency in London. Both were then turned into luscious colour photographs in the darkroom via various printing procedures.
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By Akku November 29, 2019
Quick Facts of Theodore Anthony Nugent
Full NameTheodore Anthony Nugent
Net Worth$20 Million
Date of Birth1948 /12 /13
NicknameTed Nugent
BirthplaceRedford, Michigan, U.S.
EthnicityWhite
ProfessionSinger-Songwriter, Guitarist, Political Activist
Active Year1964–present
Eye colourBlue
Hair colourDark Brown
BuildAverage
SpouseShemane Deziel (m. 1989-present)
Height6' 0"
EducationSt. Viator High School, Oakland Community College
Online PresenceInstagram, Twitter
HoroscopeSagittarius
What sort of music genre do you like? If you love to listen to the pop and rock songs, then you must read about Ted Nugent who initially gained fame as a lead guitarist of the 1963 band, The Amboy Dukes. He is now active in the American music industry as a singer-songwriter, guitarist and political activist. He supports the Republican Party.
The 70 years old musician, Ted married two times and has six children with four women. He takes care of his family with his net worth of $20 Million as of 2019. How is his married life going on? Let’s find out in detail.
Early Life of Ted Nugent
Ted Nugent was born to his American parents, Marion Dorothy (mother), and Warren Henry Nugent (father), an army sergeant. He grew up along with his three siblings in Detroit, Michigan. He has two brothers; John Nugent and Jeffrey Nugent and a sister, Kathy Nugent.
Ted later studied at St. Viator High School in Illinois and shortly after went to the William Fremd High School. Later, he attended Oakland Community College.
Career As a Musician
Since an early age, Ted Nugent was so passionate in the music field. He used to play guitar a lot in his childhood. During his high school, he used to perform in the Amboy Dukes, a former American rock band. He also performed in the band’s single, Journey to the Center of the Mind. Following, he signed with Frank Zappa’s DiscReet Records Label and performed in Call of the Wild.
Ted Nugent performing in a concert
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Ted began performing single after signing with Epic Records alongside Derek St. Holmes, Rob Grange, and Clifford Davies. They took out the albums, Ted Nugent (1975), Free-for-All (1976), and Cat Scratch Fever (1977). He also went to the rock radio program, King Biscuit Flower Hour in 1979. During his career at Damn Yankees, he released his solo albums with Jack Blades, Tommy Shaw, and Michael Cartellone. Till the year 2008, he had already performed in over 6000 concerts.
Wife, Shemane Deziel
Ted Nugent had a very interesting personal life. Before his first marriage with Sandra Jezowski, Ted provided the love of a father to a boy, Ted Mann and a girl. Later, he gave both of the kids to infancy for adoption. After some time in 2010, the report concluded that both of the siblings were adopted by different parents.
Ted Nugent with his ex-wife, Sandra Jezowski
Image Credit: Visualize Picture
After Ted’s marriage with Sandra in 1970, he welcomed two children; a son, Theodore Tobias Nugent and a daughter, Sasha Nugent. After nine years of marriage, the couple separated with a divorce in 1979. Three years after the divorce, his ex-wife, Sandra died in a car crash in 1982.
Ted Nugent with his current wife, Shemane Deziel
Image Source: Hollywood Reporter
Later some years, Ted went for his second marriage with Shemane Deziel. The couple met for the first time while Deziel was serving as the member on Detroit’s WLLZ-FM where Ted was the guest on the show. After dating for a short time, the couple exchanged their wedding vows on 21st January 1989.
The couple welcomed a son, Rocco Winchester Nugent from their marriage. Currently, he is spending a happy married life with Shemane and his kids. During Ted’s marriage with Deziel, he had also fathered a son with Karen Gutowski whom he agreed to pay $3,500 a month for the child support.
At present, Ted is free of any sort of rumors.
Net Worth – $20 Million
The American singer-songwriter, Ted Nugent is active on his career since 1964. From his performances in different bands enabled him to accumulate an impressive amount of money. As per the Celebrity Net Worth, he has an estimated net worth of $20 Million.
Moreover, Ted is the owner of 300 acres property in western Jackson Country. He is living and providing a lavish life to his family and children at present.
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Amsterdam, 27 March 2008 — AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V. (EURONEXT AMSTERDAM: AMG) today announced that its 50.5% owned subsidiary Timminco Limited (TSX: TIM), through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Bécancour Silicon Inc. (“BSI”) has announced that it has entered into an agreement to supply solar grade silicon to Q-Cells AG. In its press release Timminco stated:
Under the terms of the agreement, BSI will supply Q-Cells with contractually fixed supplies of 410 metric tons (mt) in 2008 and 3,000 mt in 2009 at fixed prices. The deliveries start immediately. Until the end of July 2008 the partners will negotiate a further contract on the delivery of up to 6,000 mt per year in the years 2010 to 2013. The price for these possible further supplies will be negotiated contingent upon market conditions. With this contract Q-Cells will become BSI’s largest customer for solar grade silicon in 2009.
This agreement represents BSI’s fifth long-term commercial contract for the sale of high purity silicon. In the event that Q-Cells and BSI agree to extend the contract to 6,000 mt per year for the period 2010 to 2013, this contract would raise the committed deliveries of BSI’s solar grade silicon business to 12,000 mt per year beginning in 2010. On February 22, 2008 Timminco announced the expansion of BSI’s solar grade silicon capacity to 14,400 mt per year, with the incremental capacity fully on stream by the end of the second quarter of 2009.
“BSI has developed a proprietary process which enables it to produce solar grade silicon by purifying metallurgical silicon. Q-Cells has tested unblended material from BSI extensively and has obtained very good results in cell production”, said Mr. Anton Milner, CEO of Q-Cells.
“This contract represents a giant step for our solar grade silicon business. Q-Cells is a leader in the photovoltaic industry and their endorsement of our material through this supply agreement is further evidence of the paradigm shift we are creating in the solar grade silicon market.” said Mr. René Boisvert, President and CEO of BSI.
AMG, incorporated in the Netherlands, is a global leader in the production of highly engineered specialty metal products and advanced vacuum furnace systems. AMG serves growing industries worldwide with its unique combination of metallurgical engineering expertise and production know-how. AMG is a market leader in many of its products and systems, which are critical to the production of key components for the aerospace, energy (including solar and nuclear), electronics, optics, chemicals, construction and transportation industries. AMG has two operating divisions of businesses, Advanced Materials and Engineering Systems, and owns a majority interest in publicly-listed Timminco Limited (TSX: “TIM”).
The Advanced Materials Division develops and produces niche specialty metals and complex metals products, many of which are used in demanding, safety-critical, high-stress environments. AMG is one of a limited number of significant producers globally of niche specialty metals, such as ferrovanadium, ferronickel-molybdenum, aluminum master alloys and additives, chromium metal and ferrotitanium, used by steel, aluminum, chemical and superalloy producers for aerospace, automotive, energy, electronics, optics, chemicals, construction and other applications. Other key products produced by AMG include specialty alloys for titanium and superalloys, coating materials, tantalum and niobium oxides, vanadium chemicals and antimony trioxide.
The Engineering Systems Division designs, engineers and produces advanced vacuum furnace systems and operates vacuum heat treatment facilities. AMG is a global leader in supplying technologically-advanced vacuum furnace systems to customers in the aerospace, energy (including solar and nuclear), transportation, electronics, superalloys and specialty steel industries. Examples of furnace systems produced by AMG include vacuum remelting, solar silicon melting and crystallization, vacuum induction melting, vacuum heat treatment and high pressure gas quenching, vacuum precision casting, turbine blade coating and sintering. AMG also provides vacuum case-hardening heat treatment services on a tolling basis to customers through facilities equipped with vacuum heat treatment furnaces.
Timminco Limited is a majority controlled, publicly-listed subsidiary of AMG. Timminco is a leader in the production of upgraded metallurgical silicon for the rapidly growing solar photovoltaic energy industry. Timminco also produces silicon metal and magnesium products for use in a broad range of industrial applications.
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08/11/2016|Customer Story / T. MICHEL Formenbau GmbH & Co. KG
T. Michel Formenbau produces tools including laser texturing on a LASERTEC 210 Shape and is thus extending the application of particle foaming and injection moulding.
For more than 15 years, T. Michel Formenbau GmbH & Co. KG from Lautert in the Taunus has been developing and producing tools and moulds for the plastic-processing industry. The portfolio of the company with its 50 employees ranges from product development, 3D design, 3D digitalisation and prototype construction to the mechanical machining of particle foam, injection mould and deep-drawing tools for mass production. The key fields of application include the automotive branch, the packaging and toy industries and the construction industry.
As T. Michel Formenbau fully understands the complete process development in the field of particle foaming, the company’s knowledge base forms the basis of innovative designs and solutions for many market areas. As a result, it is currently impossible to imagine the automotive world without the benefits of foamed components. The crash behaviour of EPP is used in the manufacture of bumpers, boot inserts and door structures. The insulating properties play a central role in the E-mobility sector. As approximately 45% of the battery energy in an electric car is required for heating the vehicle, appropriate insulation thanks to the use of particle-foamed components leads to a significantly higher vehicle range. The saving in weight with the consistent use of these components internally and externally is approximately 50%. This is also currently leading to a massive rethink by designers and constructors.
The collaboration between T. Michel Formenbau and the vehicle design is constructive and synergetic. The limitation of laser machining due to narrow contours or difficult-to-access structures can be virtually eliminated by defining intelligent parting lines or positioning visual seams and shadow gaps at an early stage. Here, the process knowledge of T. Michel Formenbau comes to bear in the early stages of product development, and the close collaboration between tool maker and design ensures that not only is the product feasible but also a cost reduction of up to 50% is achieved. The increasing importance of these components, particularly in the visible area of the vehicle, and the limitation of particle foaming with regard to colour and UV resistance have led to a new technology of PCIM.
“Particle-foam composite injection moulding” inseparably combines EPP or EPS with thermoplastics such as ABS, PP or TPE. This gives the force-absorbing components in the interior a haptically appealing surface finish and durability. Thanks to considerably increased rigidity and the opportunity for integrating new load-bearing elements, the components also undertake additional fixing and supporting functions.
Revolutionary developments thanks to LASERTEC Shape technology
In 2013, T. Michel Formenbau put into operation the first LASERTEC 125 Shape from DMG MORI and was now able to mill and texture tools in a single setup. Thanks to new micro-texturing, this enabled a revolutionary expansion of the range of particle foaming applications. In this way, it was possible to generate surface structures which provide EPP with waterproof properties by modifying the material beads. The integration of these new surfaces into the market was extremely positive thanks to the systematic provision of information to processers and designers, and led to the machines, which were commissioned in 2013, being fully utilised.
The need to expand capacity, and also the orientation towards larger components, led to the decision to install another Hybrid-Laser-Milling machine LASERTEC 210 Shape from DMG MORI. This was put into operation in March 2016 and, with the improved software, enables considerably more complex structures with corners and sharp-edged elements to be laser-machined. On the machine, workpieces with a maximum clamping area of 2×1.8×1.2 m and a weight of up to 8 t can be mechanically machined and fine-structured with high precision by means of a laser in a single setup.
Research into the future of surface structuring
T. Michel Formenbau is currently setting up a plastics technology centre in order to promote basic research into the integration of foams and injection moulding. The prerequisite for overmoulding particle foam parts is a homogenous EPP surface. Like other functional surfaces, such as soft-touch or anti-squeak surfaces, this is made possible by laser texturing.
The limitless opportunities of surface structuring using the ecologically superior laser texturing technology are also leading to revolutionary changes in other markets and applications. T. Michel Formenbau is making available the whole of its process knowledge and is providing designers and constructors with new ways and strategies of realising components or hybrid materials with integrating properties.
Thermally insulated containers in the foodstuffs industry can be foamed hygienically thanks to the sealing of the porosity by means of the tempering process on the tool surface and the resulting formation of a skin. In the air conditioning industry, it is possible to construct lightweight pipes with insulating and anticorrosive properties. In the heating and ventilation industry, water-repellent components which combine insulating and optical properties can be produced in one part.
In the leisure industry, the development of expanded thermoplastic polyurethane (E-TPU) is revolutionising training shoes. The light-as-a-feather material has performance-increasing rebound effects and is replacing EVA in importance to an ever increasing extent. Here too, design and functional surfaces are realised using laser-textured tools. In the production of therapeutic massage rollers, for example, rotation laser machining enables textures which have no transitions at the bonding points to be incorporated in the development.
The continuous flair for innovation demonstrated by T. Michel Formenbau is supported and made possible by the LASERTEC Shape technology and the high degree of process integration on the DMG MORI machines. The synergetic collaboration between machine manufacturer, service provider and design and construction are visible to all in the advantages for the environment and technology in everyday life as described above.
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Property Location Located in Tokyo (Asakusa), Stay SAKURA Tokyo Asakusa SIX is within a 10-minute walk of Sensoji Temple and Asakusa Shrine. This apartment is 1 mi (1.7 km) from Tokyo Sky Tree and 5.8 mi (9.4 km) from Tokyo Imperial Palace. Rooms Make yourself at home in one of the 21 air-conditioned rooms featuring kitchenettes with refrigerators and microwaves. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and flat-screen televisions are provided for your entertainment. Business, Other Amenities The front desk is staffed during limited hours.
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With a stay at Soho Asakusa Hotel in Tokyo (Asakusa), you'll be minutes from Yoshiwara Shrine and Tobifudoson Temple. This hotel is close to Sensoji Temple and Tokyo Sky Tree.
Make yourself at home in one of the 38 air-conditioned guestrooms. Complimentary wired and wireless Internet access is available. Bathrooms with showers are provided.
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Property Location Located in Tokyo (Taito), MIMARU TOKYO UENO EAST is within a 10-minute drive of Tokyo National Museum and Sensoji Temple. This aparthotel is 1.8 mi (3 km) from Edo-Tokyo Museum and 2 mi (3.3 km) from Tokyo Sky Tree. Rooms Make yourself at home in one of the 56 guestrooms, featuring kitchenettes with refrigerators and microwaves. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and flat-screen televisions are provided for your entertainment. Conveniences include safes and desks, as well as phones with free international calls. Amenities Take in the views from a terrace and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless Internet access. Business, Other Amenities Featured amenities include multilingual staff, luggage storage, and laundry facilities.
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Tidewater Glaciers – Scalings for Submarine Melting from Buoyant Plume Theory
Concerns have been raised by rapid dynamic changes at the margins of the Greenland Ice Sheet, that are synchronous with the warming of the ocean, that tidewater glaciers can respond sensitively to ocean forcing. Nevertheless understanding of the processes involved in ocean forcing has remained embryonic. Slater et al. used buoyant plume theory to study the dynamics of proglacial discharge plumes that arise from the subglacial discharge into a fjord at the grounding line of a tidewater glacier, deriving Scalings for the submarine melting that has been induced. Slater et al. focused on the parameter space relevant for high discharge tidewater glaciers, suggesting that in an unstratified fjord the relationship between total submarine melt volume and subglacial discharge raised to 1/3 power is appropriate whatever the plume geometry, as long as discharge lies below a critical value. It is then possible to formulate a simple equation that estimates the total submarine melt volume as a function of discharge, fjord temperature and calving from height. When linear stratification is introduced, however, as Slater et al. suggest may be more relevant for fjords in Greenland, the total melt rate discharge may be as large as ¾ (2/3) for a point (line) source plume and display more complexity. A guide for more advanced numerical models is provided by the scalings, and they also inform understanding of the processes involved in ocean forcings, and facilitate the assessment of the variability in the marine melting in recent decades as well as under atmospheric and oceanic warming that have been predicted.
In this paper Slater et al., used buoyant plume theory to investigate the dynamics of proglacial plumes that arise from the subglacial discharge input at the grounding line of tidewater glaciers, focused on the submarine melting that is induced on the calving front. The study aimed in particular on deriving the scalings for variation in rates of submarine melt in terms of subglacial discharge, fjord properties, and height of the calving front.
The study found there is no simple relationship between the rate of submarine melt, subglacial discharge and stratification of the fjord. Slater et al. suggest the relationship between subglacial discharge and rate that is prevalent in the literature (i.e., submarine melt rate scales with subglacial discharge raised to the ⅓ power) is appropriate for local or total melt rates in a fjord that is uniformly stratified, whether or not the plume source geometry as long as discharge does not exceed a critical value. It is possible, in these cases, to formulate simple equations for total melt induced. Once linear stratification is introduced, however, the total melt rate discharge exponent may be as large as ¾ (2/3) for a point (line) source plume, though stratification in temperature complicates the exponent, the exponent possibly being reduced somewhat. Slater et al. suggest these higher exponents are likely representative for large glaciers that terminate in deep water in Greenland where plumes are rarely seen, and where submarine melt rates could possibly be more sensitive to the magnitude of subglacial discharge than was believed previously. The range of values found in the literature can also be explained by the findings of this study.
Slater et al. estimated, based on the melt rates scalings from the study, that submarine melt rates may have increased by 50 % in recent decades, being driven by a combination of a warming atmosphere and warmer ocean. It remains uncertain if this is sufficient to explain the dynamic changes that have been observed at tidewater glaciers in Greenland over the same period of time; if this proves to be the case it would indicate a sensitive coupling between submarine melting and calving dynamics. Slater et al. say it is clear there is potential for further dynamic response in the future of tidewater glaciers to submarine melting and therefore the need for further research into ice-ocean interaction in Greenland, as it is likely submarine melting will increase in response to the predicted warming of the atmosphere and the ocean.
Slater, D. A., D. N. Goldberg, P. W. Nienow and T. R. Cowton (2016). "Scalings for Submarine Melting at Tidewater Glaciers from Buoyant Plume Theory." Journal of Physical Oceanography 46(6): 1839-1855.
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Lewandowsky tries to rationalise ‘Fury’ retraction
7 April, 2014 by Simon
Cook ‘n’ Lew
Popcorn time. Stephan Lewandowsky ties himself in knots attempting to reconcile his unshakeable belief that Recursive Fury was scientifically and ethically sound with Frontiers’ statement that the paper ‘does not sufficiently protect the rights of the studied subjects’ and ‘categorises the behaviour of identifiable individuals within the context of psychopathological characteristics’.
According to Lew:
No other cause was ever offered or discussed by Frontiers to justify the retraction of Recursive Fury. We are not aware of a single mention of the claim that our study “did not sufficiently protect the rights of the studied subjects” by Frontiers throughout the past year, although we are aware of their repeated explicit statements, in private and public, that the study was ethically sound.
This brings into focus several possibilities for the reconciliation of Frontier’s contradictory statements concerning the retraction:
First, one could generously propose that the phrase “did not sufficiently protect the rights of the studied subjects” is simply a synonym for “defamation risk” and that the updated statement therefore supports the contractually-agreed statement. This is possible but it puts a considerable strain on the meaning of “synonym.”
Second, one could take the most recent statement by Frontiers at face value. This has two uncomfortable implications: It would imply that the true reason for the retraction was withheld from the authors for a year. It would also imply that the journal entered into a contractual agreement about the retraction statement that misrepresented its actual position.
Third, perhaps the journal only thought of this new angle now and in its haste did not consider that it violates their contractually-agreed position.
Whichever it is, it’s truly astonishing that Lew finds it so difficult to grasp that labelling those who disagree with him as suffering from some psychopathology is ethically and morally unacceptable.
For the record, according to Recursive Fury, my particular pathologies are nefarious intention and persecution-victimisation – and of course, I am a ‘denier’ and rabid conspiracy theorist. If the paper cannot even characterise my view on AGW correctly (lukewarmer), it really has little hope of getting anything else right.
Lucia considers her free diagnosis here – I have to say, she comes off worse than me.
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Dave N says:
The irony of this situation is probably the most hilarious in years.
Lew is utterly deluded; I’m sure he’ll be the subject of significant psychological study in years to come.
Martin Wesley-Smith says:
C’mon, Simon! We’re all waiting for your good oil on the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report, but you’re ignoring that and going on and on, instead, about the sideshow that is Lewandowsky.
Sceptical Sam says:
IPCC’s Fourth Assessment Report?
C’mon Martin – do try and keep up.
Try Fifth.
Fifth already? Boy, those IPCC people work fast!
Paul Sangster says:
You Aussies have the same problem with the stone brained left that we do.
thingadonta says:
“Lew finds it so difficult to grasp that labelling those who disagree with him as suffering from some psychopathology is ethically and morally unacceptable”.
I hope that the academic community comes down on him like a ton of bricks, because the rest of the community certainly would. The problem is the same as it has always been, as Michael Crichton put it, he is far too sure of himself: ‘I am certain that there is too much certainty in the world’.
Because he is a true believer then the others will find a way to cover up for his lies. N
Has Frontier entered into a conspiration against Lewandowsky. Once you adhere to an ideation, it’s difficult to let loose, it becomes pathological.
Streetcred says:
I have diagnosed Lewandowsky … there can be no doubt that he is a ‘pathological twat’.
Bob Koss says:
Today Retraction Watch put up their 4th post since April 4th concerning the Lewandowsky affair. Probably some sort of record for them over such a short period of time. They direct readers attention to yet another statement by Frontiers which has once again repudiated Lewandowsky’s version.
http://retractionwatch.com/2014/04/11/we-did-not-succeed-frontiers-editor-on-handling-of-controversial-retraction/
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From the New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Samantha Young comes an epic fantasy romance for fans of Sarah J. Maas and Kristin Cashore.
Molded by a tragic childhood nineteen-year-old Rogan finds it extremely difficult to trust people. Now Haydyn, her best friend and the one person she does trust, is dying and only Rogan can save her.
Setting off on a journey to retrieve the plant that will cure Haydyn and subsequently the ills that will befall them all if she dies, Rogan is stuck in close quarters with a protector she distrusts above all others.
Wolfe Stovia.The son of the man who destroyed Rogan’s family.
At a constant battle of wills with the Captain of the Guard, Rogan knows their expedition will be fraught with tension. However, she never imagined that the quest would be so dangerous, not least of all when she finds herself falling for a man she could have sworn was her greatest enemy.
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It’s bad enough feeling different among the human crowd, but feeling different among wolves?
No one said returning to her pack would be easy, especially after ten years without them, but seventeen year old Caia Ribeiro is unprepared for the realities of the transition. Raised in a world where kids aren’t scared by bedtime tales of the bogeyman but by the real life threat of enemy supernaturals who might come creeping into their community to kill them in their sleep, Caia is used to the darkness; she’s used to the mystery and the intrigue of the ancient underworld war she’s bound to by chance of birth. What she’s having trouble with are pack members treating her with wary suspicion, the Elders tucking secrets behind their backs out of her sightline, and her young Alpha, Lucien, distracting her, with a dangerous attraction, from her decision to discover the truth.
But as the saying goes ‘the truth will out’ and when it does, Caia will only have so long to prepare herself before the war comes pounding on their door threatening to destroy the safe, secret lives of the wolves… and the girl they protect.
BOOK TWO
RIVER CAST
Swept into the world of the Daylight Coven, Caia is caught between her loyalty to the Daylights and her new insight into the hearts of the Midnights. As more obstacles are thrown in her and Lucien’s way, Caia finds herself further adrift from him and Pack Errante. With no one to turn to, Caia has to make the most difficult choice of all… Which Coven does she truly belong with?
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BLOOD SOLSTICE
In the final instalment of the Tale of Lunarmorte, Caia is caught between the most powerful beings in her world desperate to use her for their own means. Struggling to find her purpose, Caia’s time runs out when tragedy strikes close to home. Now she must decide if she will join the extremists she was trying to destroy… or bring them all down on her own terms.
New York Times Bestselling Author Samantha Young invites you to fear the heat…
When eighteen year old Ari Johnson is transported from her bedroom into the chilling realm of Mount Qaf — home to the terrifying and mercurial Jinn — she learns a truth that rocks her very world. Suddenly her anxiety over college and her broken friendship with Charlie seem inconsequential in comparison to the war she now finds herself in the middle of. Her unease isn’t lessened any by Jinn bodyguard, Jai Bitar, the brooding and far too good-looking guy intent on shadowing her every step. Not sure if she can trust him or anyone else, Ari feels more alone than ever.
And when blazing truth burns through her life determined to turn it to ashes, Ari will have to battle with ancient deadly creatures, epic family drama, and heart-wrenching romantic entanglements.
The White King has crossed the line, sounded the horn, sent out the wolves.
When blood is shed and life is lost the reality of Ari’s position as both hunter and prey finally sets in. It seems her father will stop at nothing to force her will to his own and distracted by Charlie’s latest mistake and her seemingly misguided attraction to Jai, Ari never thought to fear anyone else but the Jinn King.
Blindsided and attacked, Ari learns a new wolf has joined the hunt. A dark sorcerer believes he knows a way to bleed the power of the Seal and wield it as his own, and he is even less patient than The White King.
The War for the Seal has only just begun… and it’s time for Ari to turn it on its head.
It’s time for Ari to stop acting like the hunted.
It’s time for Ari to become the hunter.
BORROWED EMBER
UtopYA Con 2013 Award Winner — Best Paranormal Book of the Year
Everything in Ari’s life until this point has been borrowed:
Her human life with a man who wasn’t her real father.
A love for a boy who needed more than her to be strong.
Kisses with a Jinn who refused to do anything but lend them out in moments of weakness.
And even her resolve, which seemed to fail her whenever she needed it most.
But Ari is done borrowing. She finally feels strong enough to turn hunting Jinn from an eccentric, dangerous hobby to a permanent and necessary career. Her friendship with Charlie might finally stabilize if only she can save him from the trial on Mount Qaf. And her love for Jai could be eternal, if only she could gain control over the darkness of The Seal within her.
Ari believes all of this is doable. That finally she will truly own the relationships in her life and to a certain extent have ownership over her future.
But none of that matters when it isn’t up to her. For high in the emerald mountains of Mount Qaf, the Sultan Azazil has been keeping secrets. Even from the Jinn Kings.
Secrets that will change everything and bring Ari to the crashing realization that once again she has borrowed something that will never truly belong to her.
Something desperate to be unleashed.
Something that could destroy them all.
BOOK FOUR
DARKNESS, KINDLED
Ari Johnson wishes adjusting to living with her boyfriend was her only source of excitement and anxiety. She wishes a lot of things, but then wishing has always been the problem.
Ari chose to be a Guild Hunter. She wanted to hunt dangerous Jinn and destroy them before they could harm innocent people. But now that Ari is a member of The Guild, she finds herself in the impossible position of hunting her ex-bestfriend, human-turned-dangerous sorcerer, Charlie Creagh. As Ari struggles to come to terms with her duty, an ancient Jinn and his companion want revenge on her for using the command of The Seal against them. The White King refuses to give up on his quest to resurrect Lilif, and Asmodeus isn’t done toying with her.
When Ari can take no more, rushing to the Sultan Azazil’s side to demand of him the favor he owes her, the events she sets in motion will not only alter everyone’s lives, it will kindle a darkness that shakes the realms to their very core.
BLOOD WILL TELL
What would you do if you were born to be a predator? Would you fight your natural instincts or give in to your nature?
Eden is a soul eater closing in on her Awakening. Her family has convinced her that soon she will have to take a life in order to save her own. It’s a decision Eden doesn’t want to deal with even as her hunger for souls grows stronger every day.
To complicate her impossible position, new guy in school Noah Valois’ determination to befriend her puts Eden in touch with a humanity she’s never known. Addicted to his company, his friendship and affection, she becomes more and more terrified that giving into her hunger will mean losing him forever.
But when she discovers that Noah is not what he seems, his betrayal forces her to face two choices. One will offer her revenge and the destruction of a boy she loved. The other may offer her a life of eternal redemption…
SHADES OF BLOOD
Eden’s life has taken a turn she would never have imagined. She’s gone from soul eater to warrior, left behind a family she was ashamed of and moved in with one she admires. She has a purpose, a future, and she has Noah.
Life should be good.
Except for the fact that the most fervent and powerful soul eaters are determined to take down the Ankh and Eden is the key to the destruction of the warrior race.
Moreover, a shadowed enemy is still after Eden, and the mortal Warriors of Neith have chosen the worst time imaginable to start an uprising.
With an enemy in every corner the problems before her are overwhelming. Yet Eden hasn’t come this far to let anyone snatch her new life from her.
However, just when she thought she’d battled the monster within and won, the warrior who took something precious from Eden comes back into her life, tempting her to take a course of revenge there is no turning back from.
Even Death Can Fall in Love…
Avery hasn’t had it easy.
When she was ten years old her parents died in a car crash. Now nine years later her Aunt Caroline is the only family she has left. And Caroline is dying.
So when Death comes knocking (quite literally) in the form of the damaged and dangerous, Brennus, Avery makes a deal with the reaper in order to save Caroline.
Brennus is an Ankou.
One of the many, once mortal men and women, who were given the choice to become an immortal in exchange for ferrying the dead over into their afterlife.
Nine years ago Brennus took Avery’s parents and tried to take Avery, but she fought him and won. Amazed by her strength Brennus followed Avery and has watched over her.
Now he knows Avery is the one to offer him freedom from his obligation to the dead.
And he’ll stop at nothing to have her.
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spread and help us all. I do this for my daughters…I do this for my love of where I grew up…I do this,
because I truly feel it must be done and said right now.”
“From the first night we sat together at my piano hashing out arrangements of his songs, before going
into the studio to record them, I felt it was a really important record that had to be heard,” says
Jennings. “The songs have so much heart and are so musical that I could just hear all the arrangements
immediately and I could really feel them.”
About his connection to McKagan, Jennings says, “I met Duff right after I moved to Los Angeles nearly
twenty years ago. I was such a massive Guns N' Roses fan when I was younger. I'd say that they had a lot
to do with me even moving to LA. But there was some kind of magnetic force I guess that kept us
orbiting each other over the years. When the idea of collaborating with him on this album came up, I
was very eager to get the job as producer. I felt like the music this man made was part of the fabric of
my own musical identity and that I would really love building a record with him. Once we sat down and
started going over the songs he had, I instantly knew that the two of us were going to be a great fit
SHOOTER PERFORMS “BOUND TA GIT DOWN” ON CONAN
Shooter appeared on TBS’s “Conan O’Brien Presents: Team Coco” last night (Aug 21) with not only his Los Angeles band, but the horn section of Conan’s Basic Cable Band to perform the explosive “Bound Ta Git Down”
SHOOTER JENNINGS RELEASES “D.R.U.N.K.” & “HEY SHOOTER! EP. 5”
Shooter Jennings and Elektra Records proudly release the latest single from the upcoming album “Shooter”, and another installment of the “Hey Shooter!” video series that’s joined each of the album’s songs ahead of the August 10th release date.
Shooter spoke with Billboard’s Chuck Dauphin on the tune’s creation, and the Hank Jr. influence on the record.
“One thing about the record that I particularly wanted was to have a good drinking song, so I got in text contact with him (Aaron Ratiere), and told him what I was trying to do with this record. I went up to meet him and he said ‘I’ve got this line – I’m gonna tell you what I’m gonna do with my whole day – I’m gonna get D.R.U.N.K.”
Watch “Hey Shooter! Ep 5 here.
Listen to “D.R.U.N.K.” and pre-order “Shooter” here.
SHOOTER JENNINGS RELEASES “DENIM & DIAMONDS” and a BRAND NEW “HEY SHOOTER!”
Shooter Jennings has released his new song, “Denim & Diamonds.” A song whose sound gives the listener the sense that it’s been a classic for decades, “Denim & Diamonds” is a dark and smoky acoustic guitar and bass-driven paean to the late 80s/early 90s line dancing culture that thrived in dive clubs across the country and the people in his life who lived to go out and simply dance the night away. It was a scene he judged harshly while growing up, yet now looks back on with fondness as he reflects upon the carefree days of youth, wondering where the people who partied in these clubs are today.
It’s the third single from Jennings’ new album, SHOOTER, which arrives at all music retailers and streaming services via Low Country Sound and Elektra Records on Friday, August 10. The album was produced by longtime friend and collaborator, Low Country Sound founder Dave Cobb, at the renowned RCA Studio A on Nashville’s Music Row. PRE-ORDER HERE NOW!
LISTEN TO “DENIM & DIAMONDS”
WATCH “HEY SHOOTER!” EPISODE 3
SHOOTER JENNINGS RELEASES “RHINESTONE EYES” AND NEW “HEY SHOOTER!” EPISODE 2
Low Country Sound and Elektra Records are proud to release the new song by Shooter Jennings, “Rhinestone Eyes.” It’s the second song released from his upcoming new record, SHOOTER, which was produced by longtime friend and collaborator, Low Country Sound founder Dave Cobb, at the renowned RCA Studio A on Nashville’s Music Row. SHOOTER sees Jennings staking out a fairly straightforward goal: to simply make a great country record. The album arrives at all music retailers and streaming services on Friday, August 10.
LISTEN TO “RHINESTONE EYES”
Heralded by Rolling Stone as one of 2018’s “30 Most Anticipated Albums,” SHOOTER is available for pre-order now at all DSPs and streaming services HERE . All pre-orders are joined by instant grat downloads of “Fast Horses & Good Hideouts” and “Rhinestone Eyes.” In addition, the singles are joined by new companion visuals that sees Jennings hosting his own variety show, entitled Hey Shooter! “Fast Horses & Good Hideouts” and “Rhinestone Eyes” are streaming now at the official Shooter Jennings YouTube channel following exclusive video premieres via Rolling Stone and Relix.
Jennings is marking the arrival of SHOOTER with a wide-ranging live schedule. “The Bound Ta Git Down Tour” includes headline shows, dates supporting Turnpike Troubadours, and Tahlequah, OK’s Medicine Stone Festival ( October 22 ). Additional dates will be announced – for updates and ticket information, please visit Shooter Jennings’ official TOUR page.
SHOOTER JENNINGS ANNOUNCES “SHOOTER” AND PREMIERS NEW SONG
Low Country Sound and Elektra Records are proud to announce the eagerly awaited new LP from Shooter Jennings. SHOOTER arrives at all music retailers and streaming services on Friday, August 10th. Pre-orders are available here.
Heralded by Rolling Stone as one of 2018’s “30 Most Anticipated Albums,” SHOOTER is available for pre-order now at all DSPs and streaming services. All pre-orders are joined by an instant grat download of the project’s first single, “Fast Horses & Good Hideouts,” also available today for individual purchase at all DSPs and streaming services HERE. “Fast Horses & Good Hideouts” – which sees Jennings and GRAMMY® Award-winning producer Dave Cobb (Chris Stapleton, Jason Isbell) sharing songwriting credit with iconoclastic character actor Randy Quaid – is debuting today at radio on SiriusXM Outlaw Country, home since 2005 of the hugely popular “Shooter Jennings’ Electric Rodeo” radio show.
In addition, the single is joined by a new companion visual, entitled “Hey Shooter!”. Available for viewing here.
“Fast Horses & Good Hideouts” is streaming now at the official Shooter Jennings YouTube channel following today’s exclusive video premiere via Rolling Stone Country.
“Randy and I had been corresponding for a while,” Jennings says of the song’s genesis. “I was trying to get him and his wife on my radio show, but nothing ever came of it. Then I asked him about one of the YouTube videos they made of him reading out of the Bible, I wanted to play it on the Christmas episode. He wrote back, saying I’d fulfilled this lifelong dream of his to read the Gospel on the radio, and he signed it, ‘Here’s to fast horses and good hideouts.’ I thought, that would make a great song! So then I went and wrote it.”
Jennings is marking the arrival of SHOOTER with a wide-ranging live schedule. “The Bound Ta Git Down Tour” includes headline shows, dates supporting Turnpike Troubadours, and event performances such as Brighton, CO’s Summerfest (June 2nd), Austin, TX’s Republic of Texas Biker Rally (June 8th), Kansas City, KS’s Tumbleweed (June 16th), Black Mountain, NC’s Jam In The Trees (August 25th), and Tahlequah, OK’s Medicine Stone Festival (October 22nd). Additional dates will be announced – for updates and ticket information, please visit Shooter Jennings’ official TOUR page.
BCR Super Sale 2017 is here!
Folks! The Black Country Rock Super Sale ’17 is HERE! This month only with amazing deals you can’t miss!
Black Ribbons UE: $30.00 // ALL CD’s $5.00 // Vinyl from $5.00 // T-Shirts from $10.00 and MORE!
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“Sun Valley Blues #3 (Bloodweiser)” single is available NOW!
We are happy to announce the first single from Hellbound Glory’s “Pinball” has been released. Buy or stream “Sun Valley Blues #3 (Bloodwieser)” from your favorite platform now!
Apple Music: http://apple.co/2fXEr4G
Spotify: http://spoti.fi/2wqJRMN
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Google Play: http://bit.ly/2vfrzc9
Also, the limited vinyl package is available for pre-order (includes vinyl, CD, and digital card) here: https://bcrmedia.com/product/hellbound-glory-pinball/
Hellbound Glory “Pinball”
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Hellbound Glory Signs with Black Country Rock
We are excited to welcome Reno, Nevada’s Hellbound Glory to the BCR family! 2017 will see a highly anticipated full-length release from the band. In an official announcement, Shooter welcomed them with the following statement:
“Hellbound Glory has been one of my favorite bands for a long time. After many years of friendship and working together we’ve finally begun production on a new record for the boys. I’m proud to have friends and partners in Leroy Virgil and Rico and am excited to do my best to turn around the best record on this exceptional band.” – Shooter Jennings, President, Black Country Rock
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The BCR Mixtape 2016 is here!
Black Country Rock is proud to announce the BCR Mixtape 2016. In the tradition of the past BCR Mixtape series, the 2016 edition includes tracks from our releases over the year, as well as from events BCR has thrown like the Jon Hensley Birthday Bash 2016 and the Beyond The Black series. The BCR Mixtape 2016 also includes the remix of Shooter and Marilyn Manson’s “Cat People” by the electronic group Vectorwolf. Also in the tradition of the BCR Mixtape series, this release is only available on Compact Disc.
BCR Mixtape 2016 will ship on 1/11/17. Happy New Year!
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Dordogne Prestige en Vélo
Coastal Walk from France to Spain
Loire Prestige à Pied
Theatre in the Dordogne
Brilliant shows in dramatic settings
The Dordogne is high impact; one of France’s most enduringly popular destinations. It’s easy to see why: a lush landscape of lazy rivers, grassy plains and forested hillsides, often with a medieval castle or fortified village (a bastide) perched on top
The summer floral displays are mesmerizing, typically countless geraniums in terracotta pots lining the streets and balanced on crumbling walls in picturesque disorder. The ancient heritage is unique, colourful and fascinating. In short, it’s a region not short on drama.
In fact, there’s so much drama you’ll find the region’s theatres packed with it too. As if the region, with its vast wealth of history and culture were not theatrical enough, you can even take in a show while you’re there.
Here are just a few of the most celebrated options.
Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux The 18th century Grand Théâtre is in itself a piece of architectural drama created by Victor Louis. The interior is sumptuous, a riot of blue, white and gold, with an imposing stone staircase leading from the entrance hall. With a long track record of plays, operas and concerts, the Grand Théâtre has hosted famous artists and is now the home to the Bordeaux National Opera.
Widely regarded as the cultural pinnacle of the city, the Opera House provides serious drama before the curtain is even raised. If it proves impossible to get a ticket, it’s fun to take a tour – you get to go on stage and look out at the auditorium (empty!) for just the smallest flavour of what it must be like to be centre-stage on the night
Le Music Hall, Bergerac Serving up a richly colourful menu of shows with song, dance, acrobats and comedy, The Music Hall always delights audiences with its stunning costumes and scenery. The Music Hall occasionally features dinner shows, allowing 350 seated diners to enjoy a show and the region’s gastronomy in the heart of the ‘Purple Périgord’.
The Odyssée, Périgueux A modern theatre in the heart of this ancient town, offering an eclectic programme of drama, dance, classical music, jazz and comedy. Perigueux itself is a bustling town, with vibrant cafes and restaurants in its venerable centre, alongside medieval gems and Renaissance treasures. An ideal place for a wander and a bite to eat before a show.
Théâtre Georges-Leygues, Villeneuve-sur-Lot With a tempting list of classical stage interpretations of Molière, Oscar Wilde’s ‘Portrait of Dorian Gray’, Chekov and the Iliad, this is big league culture.
But it’s not all about sitting on a velvet seat waiting for the lights to dim. The long summer evenings are very conducive to outdoor performances so keep your eyes open for fly posters and notices in the village squares. Some of these performances are very low key!
Good places to find these are the ancient towns like Sarlat, St Emilion or Monpazier where you may come across performances taking place in the old squares. Somehow it’s much more magical to sit watching a show in these surroundings as the swallows swoop and the sun dips.
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The Lot Valley: Castles and medieval cities
Discover the diverse landscapes of the South West of France on bike between the Lot-et-Garonne and the Dordogne. Cycle through Bastide towns and past fortified châteaux in some of the most pretty villages in France such as Monpazier and la...
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Spectacular Dordogne combined with special hotels
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Walk through beautiful undulating countryside and past pretty medieval villages as you follow the clear waters of the little River Dronne from Bourdeilles to Champagnac. Two nights staying in the “Venice of Périgord”, Brantôme, allows visits to the...
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FISHING MUSIC II CD
The follow-up to the acclaimed Fishing Music, here is another spirited mix of songs and tunes inspired by fish, fishing, and rivers, featuring original performances by some of the country's finest acoustic musicians. Featuring: Ben Winship, Tim & Mollie O'Brien, Billy ovick, David Thompson, Jeffrey Foucault, Mike Dowling, Rob Ickes, Aoife O'Donovan, Margo Valiante, John Lowell, Leon Hunt, Matt Flinner and many more...
Little Miss Cutthroat Mayfly Gone Fishin' The Eel's Nephew Waiting on the Evening Rise Wade in the Water Fishin' in the Wind Old Bamboo I Caught a Keeper Lost River Church of the Wandering Stream Fishing in the Dark Opening Day The Winding Stream The Ol' Diamond Back Sturgeon/Jeff Sturgeon Everybody's Fishin'
Produced by Ben Winship & David Thompson www.fishingmusic.com Copyright 2009
A portion of the Fishing Music profits are donated to organizations that help protect rivers. Visit fishingmusic.com for further information.
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Langerhans cell histiocytosis
Characterised by the clonal proliferation of pathogenic Langerhans cells in single or multiple organs.
Exact aetiology and pathogenesis is unknown; however, it is thought to be either a malignant process or due to immune dysregulation.
Clinical presentation is heterogeneous and ranges from self-healing bone lesions to multi-system, life-threatening disease.
Tissue biopsy of lesional cells showing the presence of CD1a and langerin (CD207) is definitive for diagnosis in the correct clinical setting.
Multi-system disease is treated with systemic, multi-agent chemotherapy.
Treatment of relapsed disease and central nervous system neurodegenerative disease remains a challenge.
Prognostic factors include rapid response to therapy and risk-organ involvement.
Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare disease characterised by the clonal proliferation of pathogenic Langerhans cells and cytokine over-production. This leads to inflammation and tissue destruction in different organs of the body.[1]Nezelof C, Basset F, Rousseau MF. Histiocytosis X histogenetic arguments for a Langerhans cell origin. Biomedicine. 1973 Sep;18(5):365-71. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4356601?tool=bestpractice.com [2]Arceci RJ, Longley BJ, Emanuel PD. Atypical cellular disorders. Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program. 2002:297-314. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12446429?tool=bestpractice.com It may affect either a single organ system or multiple organs, and commonly involves the bone, skin, lungs, liver, spleen, bone marrow, pituitary gland, and eyes. Less common sites involved include the lymph nodes, thyroid, ears, central nervous system, gastrointestinal system, and oral mucosa.[3]Histiocyte Society. Langerhans cell histiocytosis: Histiocyte Society evaluation and treatment guidelines. April 2009 [internet publication]. http://www.histiocytesociety.org/document.doc?id=290 [4]Broadbent V, Gadner H. Current therapy for Langerhans cell histiocytosis. Hematol Oncol Clin North Am. 1998 Apr;12(2):327-38. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9561903?tool=bestpractice.com Because pathological Langerhans cells (dendritic cells found in the skin) are the cell type common to the various manifestations of the disease, the term 'LCH' is preferred over previous names such as 'histiocytosis X'.[1]Nezelof C, Basset F, Rousseau MF. Histiocytosis X histogenetic arguments for a Langerhans cell origin. Biomedicine. 1973 Sep;18(5):365-71. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4356601?tool=bestpractice.com [2]Arceci RJ, Longley BJ, Emanuel PD. Atypical cellular disorders. Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program. 2002:297-314. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12446429?tool=bestpractice.com It is the most common type of histiocytosis (i.e., syndrome characterised by the abnormal proliferation of histiocytes).[5]Weitzman S, Egeler RM. Histiocytic disorders of children and adults: introduction to the problem, overview, historical perspective and epidemiology (adapted from Favara BE, et al. Med Pediatr Oncol 1997). In: Weitzman S, Egeler RM, eds. Histiocytic disorders of children and adults. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press; 2005:3.
age <15 years
bone pain and/or swelling
polyuria and polydipsia
growth or sexual maturation failure
vertebra plana
cough, dyspnoea
orbital abnormalities
cytopenias
ear discharge
perforated tympanic membrane
oral mucosa lesions
thyroid enlargement
family history of thyroid disease
perinatal infections
single-system disease: bone involvement
single-system disease: skin involvement
single-system disease: lymph node involvement
single-system disease: lung involvement
single-system disease: CNS involvement
multi-system disease
relapsed/refractory disease
Kimo Stine, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Arkansas Children’s Hospital
KS declares that he serves on the Board of the Histiocytosis Association (a non-profit organisation). He has provided advice for a legal firm reviewing a case of LCH. He receives honoraria for membership of advisory boards to Pfizer and Behring.
Professor Kimo Stine would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Oussama Abla, a previous contributor to this topic.
R. Maarten Egeler, MD, PhD
Director of Pediatric Immunology, Hematology, Oncology, Bone Marrow Transplantation, and Autoimmune Diseases
RME has previously worked with Dr Abla on a review of LCH. RME is an author of several references cited in this topic.
Rima Jubran, MD, MPH
Keck School of Medicine
RJ declares that she has no competing interests.
Juvenile xanthogranuloma (JXG)
Rosai-Dorfman disease (RDD)
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Huge leak: Both ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ credits scenes just leaked on YouTube
Chris Smith @chris_writes
It’s July 2nd, which means Spider-Man: Far From Home has been released in the US after premiering in China a few days ago. The final movie in Phase 3 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe will tie up all the loose ends after Avengers: Endgame, and it’ll get us ready for Phase 4 that kicks off next year. But you don’t have to go to a theater to catch the film’s much-talked-about credits scenes, as they’ve already leaked and they’re all over YouTube, confirming the huge news we heard a few days ago. Before we go any further, I will warn you that the credits scenes will contain big Far From Home spoilers that weren’t necessarily captured by the Redditor who posted the descriptions online a few days ago, so proceed at your own risk.
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We’ve known for a while now that Far From Home includes two mind-blowing credits scenes, and we know exactly what that means. Certain things happen in these highly anticipated credits scenes that set up the next phase of MCU movies perfectly. Which means I’m about to give you one last chance to avoid some big spoilers.
Image Source: Marvel Studios
The mid-credits scene shows the unthinkable happening to Peter. The world will find out exactly who Spider-Man really is, putting an unexpected twist on the character. We’re used to seeing Peter go out of his way to hide his secret identity in Spider-Man flicks, whether they’re part of the MCU or not, but Marvel decided to do things differently with Tom Holland’s character. Going forward, the world will know exactly who Peter Parker is in the MCU.
Here’s the first credits scene, which spoils what happened between Parker and Mysterio during Far From Home.
Do you know what’s even more exciting than the first Far From Home credits scene? The second one, embedded below, which gives us another huge spoiler for the film, although what really matters is that it delivers a massive revelation for Phase 4.
Nick Fury and Maria Hill aren’t who they say they are in Far From Home. They’re Talos and his wife pretending to be the former top SHIELD agents. Yes, they’re the Skrulls who were introduced in Captain Marvel, whom Fury met some 30 years earlier when he discovered that superheroes exist, and some of them aren’t from this world.
They’re just sitting in for Fury and Hill, who have other things to deal with. While we don’t get to see Maria on the spaceship where Fury is vacationing/working, it’s clear that the former SHIELD head has moved onto something much bigger than SHIELD. That’s probably SWORD, short for the Sentient World Observation and Response Department in the comics, a space-based intelligence agency meant to protect Earth from alien threats.
In other words, not only is Far From Home setting us up for a potential Secret Invasion plot in future Avengers sequels, but it also introduces SWORD, paving the way for plenty of new adventures involving the space station.
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Unsteady flow of a non-linear viscoelastic fluid in pipes
Mario F. Letelier, Nicolás Madariaga, Dennis A. Siginer
Flow of a viscoelastic fluid in round pipes is analyzed for the case where the pressure gradient is oscillatory with varying amplitude. The fluid is modelled according to Phan-Thien-Tanner's constitutive equation. The analysis is carried out by using the perturbation method in which a material parameter is considered small. Velocity field and other kinematic and dynamic variables are evaluated for a range of relevant parameters. The results are compared with the base Newtonian and linear Maxwell flows. The effect of the PTT model in these type of flows is highlighted.
IMECE2004-59693
American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Fluids Engineering Division (Publication) FED
https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2004-59693
Constitutive equations
Pressure gradient
Letelier, M. F., Madariaga, N., & Siginer, D. A. (2004). Unsteady flow of a non-linear viscoelastic fluid in pipes. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Fluids Engineering Division (Publication) FED, 260, 829-833. [IMECE2004-59693]. https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2004-59693
Letelier, Mario F. ; Madariaga, Nicolás ; Siginer, Dennis A. / Unsteady flow of a non-linear viscoelastic fluid in pipes. In: American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Fluids Engineering Division (Publication) FED. 2004 ; Vol. 260. pp. 829-833.
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There's a Common Denominator in Knicks' Mess, and It Isn't Another Failed Coach
Howard Beck@@HowardBeckTwitter LogoNBA Senior WriterDecember 7, 2019
Kathy Willens/Associated Press
NEW YORK — The Knicks fired their head coach Friday, because of a ghastly record and a bunch of other reasons that could fill the next several paragraphs. But that would be a waste of time.
This latest Madison Square Garden calamity isn't really about David Fizdale's coaching acumen or his playbook, his rotations or his player-development skills. It isn't even really about Fizdale. Or that Jenga-puzzle roster he was dealt.
No, it's about James L. Dolan. At the Garden, it's always about Dolan.
No NBA owner hires and fires coaches and executives as frequently as Dolan. No NBA owner consistently incites as much havoc and instability. No NBA owner has so profoundly squandered a natural resource as Dolan has in his feckless 20-year stewardship of a once-proud franchise in the NBA's glitziest market.
Fizdale is the eighth coach to be fired by the Knicks since 2004 (not counting interim coaches). Some arrived with stellar credentials (Lenny Wilkens, Larry Brown, Mike D'Antoni), others with an air of promise (Derek Fisher, Jeff Hornacek, Fizdale). All left New York worse off—their bank accounts fatter, but their reputations in tatters.
The Knicks have hired and fired five lead basketball executives since 2004, including legendary NBA figures from Isiah Thomas to Donnie Walsh to Phil Jackson. All departed under clouds of various shapes, sizes and despairing shades of gray.
Maybe it will be different for the next guy. Maybe the Knicks get lucky and lure a gifted executive like Toronto's Masai Ujiri to fix this mess. Some NBA sources believe it's possible.
But on Friday, it was Fizdale's turn to take the fall. He arrived with great promise, steeped in the Miami Heat's winning culture, with endorsements from LeBron James and Pat Riley himself. He leaves as a diminished figure, carrying a 21-83 record after less than two seasons at the helm of a comically poor roster.
That roster was forged by team president Steve Mills and his general manager, Scott Perry. And Mills, of course, was handpicked by Dolan, who has hired, re-hired and/or promoted Mills three times since 2003, with consistently poor results.
Mills played basketball at Princeton, but he came to the NBA as a business executive, first at the league office and then at the Garden. He never worked a day in basketball operations until Dolan—suddenly and inexplicably—fired GM Glen Grunwald in September 2013 and replaced him with Mills, who had been out of the league for four years.
Six months later, Mills was demoted to a secondary role to make room for Jackson as team president. Jackson, one of the greatest coaches in NBA history, also had zero experience as a front-office executive. He might have had a chance if he'd had a seasoned GM working with him, but he was saddled with Mills—one rookie leading another. No other NBA team would have hired either one in those roles.
David Fizdale's firing drew an outpouring of relief on social media from players around the NBA.Gregory Shamus/Getty Images
Dolan wanted Mills because Mills was an indefatigable loyalist. He wanted Jackson for his resume and to serve as a human shield when things inevitably imploded. ("Hey, you can't blame me; I hired the guy with 11 rings!")
Along the way, Dolan—with the assistance of some credulous media and fan blogs—cultivated the perception that he was no longer meddling in the team's affairs, as he had infamously done in the past, hijacking the Carmelo Anthony trade negotiation in 2011 and forcing Grunwald to acquire Andrea Bargnani in 2013.
But Dolan is still impacting everything the Knicks do. He's the one who hired Jackson and the one who fired Jackson. He's the one who promised Jackson autonomy, then barred him from overhauling basketball operations or the medical staff. Dolan is the one who hired Mills, and he's the one who elevated Mills once Jackson was dismissed.
And when the Knicks had a chance in 2017 to hire David Griffin, a smart, savvy basketball executive who wanted the job, it was Dolan who torpedoed it by insisting that Mills and the rest of the basketball ops staff remain. Griffin rightly balked.
It was Dolan who ejected Charles Oakley from the Garden and Dolan who ordered a subsequent press release that needlessly insulted the former Knicks legend. No, that ugly scene was not, strictly speaking, a basketball matter, but Oakley is a beloved and admired figure among current NBA players, and they were just as aghast as fans were to see him treated so poorly.
That's become a running theme in Gotham too. Witness the way the Knicks ostracized and dumped Carmelo Anthony, then Kristaps Porzingis. Or the way Dolan didn't fight to keep Jeremy Lin in 2012 after Lin had provided a rare spell of unfettered joy to the Garden.
Players notice these things. They remember. Today's players are savvier than ever about the franchises that employ them. They know which teams run smooth operations and which foster chaos and discord. There's a reason the Lakers, Clippers and Nets all landed multiple All-Stars in the last two offseasons, while the Knicks landed none.
It was Dolan who raised false hopes for Knicks fans last spring, by going on radio and foolishly predicting that superstar free agents would soon be signing here. It was almost certainly Dolan who ordered Mills and Perry to issue a bizarre statement to fans on June 30 after those stars all snubbed the Knicks.
It was certainly Dolan who ordered Mills and Perry to hold a panicky postgame press conference in early November after the Knicks fell to 2-8. It was a destabilizing event, undercutting Fizdale and igniting 24/7 speculation about his job security. (It was also unusual because Mills and Perry rarely speak to the media at all—because Dolan doesn't allow it.)
And you can bet it was Dolan who ordered the (widely mocked) tweet last week in which the Knicks rebutted a comment—clearly delivered in jest—by ESPN commentator Richard Jefferson. Only Dolan could have missed the joke or insisted on a response.
Fizdale was not effective in his brief tenure with the Knicks. But he hardly was given enough talent or time to establish anything. In assessing the Knicks' ills, rival scouts, coaches and executives all point the finger at the owner and the front office first.
"It's a systemic issue, not a coaching problem or a front-office problem," one rival executive said.
It was telling how many NBA figures expressed joy for Fizdale on the occasion of his firing, as if he'd been freed from a witch's curse.
"I'm so happy for Coach Fizdale, yes!" former NBA center Kendrick Perkins exulted on ESPN's The Jump.
There was Reggie Miller:
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I’m actually happy for Coach Dave Fizdale, he’s a good man who’s was dealt a terrible hand with the Knicks.. But he’s not the only one who should be shown the door.. #KnicksStink
Even Democratic presidential candidate (and disillusioned Knicks fan) Andrew Yang weighed in, tweeting: "David Fizdale is the lucky one. The fans are still stuck with this team."
There are only two ways this calamitous cycle ends: Either Dolan sells the team (but don't say that out loud; he'll have you banned from the Garden) or he finally hires a proven, successful, sharp-minded basketball executive, hands him absolute authority to clean house and rebuild the organization and—this time—truly gets out of the way.
Sources say Dolan is indeed enamored of Toronto's Masai Ujiri, who has twice fleeced the Knicks in trades (again, see Anthony, Carmelo and Bargnani, Andrea) and who last June presided over the first championship in Raptors history.
Sources also say Ujiri would be intrigued by the challenge of fixing the Knicks, the chance to build something from scratch and, not insignificantly, by the opportunity to elevate his Giants of Africa philanthropy by working in the New York market.
Influential voices in the NBA have strongly advised Ujiri not to take the job, if it's ever offered, sources say. But those same sources say Ujiri might do it anyway, if the money is right, if he's granted the necessary autonomy and if Dolan funds Giants of Africa as generously as the Raptors ownership group has.
Ujiri's contract is believed to run through 2021 but with an out clause under certain circumstances. He turned down a lucrative extension last summer, sources said, leaving the impression that he wants to keep his options open.
While the lack of autonomy the Knicks have offered their executives in running the team likely would prevent Raptors president Masai Ujiri from taking over the team, the opportunity to expand his African youth sports program might compel him to reconsider.Ron Turenne/Getty Images
If not Ujiri, maybe Oklahoma City's Sam Presti. Or Portland's Neil Olshey. Or Indiana's Kevin Pritchard. There are plenty of seasoned, capable GMs out there, if Dolan can break his old habit of hiring only loyalists or celebrities and if he's willing to give the next GM the necessary authority. That's still a big "if."
"Doubt he wants what a good GM will bring," said one veteran executive. "Disagreement. Pushback. Different decisions than he might want."
But the job will always hold appeal, because the Knicks can outspend anyone, and the Garden still exudes a certain mystique.
As another executive said, "There is no larger platform."
Eventually, there will be a new coach, a new team president, a new purported savior, stepping in where Thomas-Brown-Jackson-D'Antoni-Walsh-Fizdale failed. There will be press conferences and promises and talk of a new culture, a new era. There will be a glimmer of momentary hope, inevitably obliterated by dysfunction and despair. It's the Garden way. It's Jim Dolan's enduring legacy.
Howard Beck, a senior writer for Bleacher Report, has been covering the NBA full time since 1997, including seven years on the Laker beat for the Los Angeles Daily News and nine years as a staff writer for the New York Times. His coverage was honored by APSE in 2016 and 2017, and by the Professional Basketball Writers Association in 2018.
Beck also hosts the Full 48 podcast, available on iTunes.
Follow him on Twitter, @HowardBeck.
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Linda, Harry, and the Pseudo-Screw: Burn After Reading: The Coen Brothers’ DC Story
Joseph Jon Lanthier
“Burn After Reading holds the notable distinction of being the only screwball comedy to leave all of its characters either moderately satisfied or dead.”
Anyone familiar with early talkies must admit that the screwball has fallen on hard times. We seem to have molted the essence of this genre from our cinematic corpus, and maybe evolution alone is to blame. The screwball, especially in Hollywood, was the logical answer to the superannuation of hardcore slapstick after the silent era’s last inaudible gasp. I mean this quite literally; where slapstick tests an audience’s limit for sadism within the context of theatrical dexterity (stressing the performer and his blunders), screwball is a test of logic, of probabilistic abuse (stressing, and stressing out, the mind). The trick is to keep the audience laughing at unlikelihood while never fully stooping to doubt the possibility of a character that inane, or a comedy of errors that farcical, or a plot device that left-fieldian (or Freudian — the screwball is the territory of baby cougars, Amazonian snakes, mischievous apes, and lemurs who cannot be kept out of holes). The screwball is a brief bus ride away from magical realism: smoke rings rise triumphantly from small camps on the borders of the possible; the probable is slapped in the face with a cream pie. Forget actual physical acrobatics, it’s the plot that does a pratfall.
That so many screwballs today should return to the sadistic tendencies of slapstick, and without the much-needed fresh air of melodrama, is an odd but modern phenomenon. We laughed at Chaplin and Keaton and especially Lloyd because they were sympathetic — they won us over with treacle while taking the by-proxy beatings of everyman, in the manner of buffoon messiahs. The goal of a Ben Stiller performance, on the other hand — the protagonist of more pseudo-screwballs than are worth naming — is to test the limits of our discomfit at seeing a “star” so humiliated in his quest for whatever the goal might be, mostly sex (cf There’s Something About Mary, Meet the Parents, Zoolander, etc). It’s an emotionalist approach to screwball that is entirely unsatisfying. Rather than waiting with pregnant smirks on our faces to see how zany things can get, we’re constantly trying to bail the main character out of his pain (i.e., “Why would someone react like that to such a minuscule faux pas?” or “Why would anyone go to such lengths to prove x, y, or z?”). Screwballs by their very nature should be a little painful to watch, but this should take the form of splitting sides rather than splitting hairs. The not-so-worthwhile goal of the pseudo-screwball is embarrassment, and not even in the culturally challenging manner of a Monty Python or Kids in the Hall.
The late ’80s and early ’90s saw a brief resurgam cry for true screwball, from directors such as Pedro Almodovar (Women On the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown), the Coen Brothers (Raising Arizona), and finally David O. Russell (Spanking the Monkey, Flirting with Disaster). It is telling that all three have almost completely lapsed from the genre, much as film as a history did. Pedro is now in the market for screwball (i.e., melo-) dramas, and Russell is hawking philio-political satires that make us hungry for Eric Rohmer. The Coens, however, have morphed into a decidedly different beast, more or less inventing the “meta-screwball” from the residual artifacts of much funnier comedy directors. But in the Coens’ films we do find two genuine screwball traits I thought had gone extinct with Preston Sturges’ last masterpiece: namely, the ability to remain witty even when incomprehensible, and a stubborn refusal to focus the jagged lines of verisimilitude and far-fetched fantasia. Still, the latter also plays into their “meta”-game: rather than push the believability envelope to create comedic tension — such as in Monkey Business, where we don’t for a minute accept that a haphazardly-mixed elixir can turn Cary Grant or Ginger Rogers into infantile baboons — the Coens “float” their content between the real world and the world that can only be swallowed whole with an epigrammatic chaser like “What Happens in Film Stays in Film.” The effect on the audience is often as bewildering as it is funny. It’s a hyper-real world where hired criminals are either bug-eyed or lumbering and dispense of bodies in the least efficient manner possible (echoed later with throaty menace by Anton Chigurh). Men and Women fall in and out of love as readily as the mixed-up mortals of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Screamings come across the sky in the form of bearded bikers sporting cartoon woodpeckers on their arms where the names of old, lost fucks should be.
Burn After Reading, the dapper duo’s (right) first since No County for Old Men, is an adequate enough playbook for both the virtues and handicaps of the two above traits, perhaps the first of their films to be overwhelmed with these indulgences simultaneously. I’d chalk it up to inebriation from their Oscar win, but they wrote the screenplay to this and No Country before either film began production. We feel throughout Burn After Reading that we’re watching something funny: the one-liners cut through the air unfettered, smooth as silenced shotgun rounds. But we’re more assured of the humorous intentions than the situations that are supposed to be producing the humor — like the sensation of dutifully making love to one whom you only find mildly arousing (is it at all significant that at least two of the characters in Burn After Reading find themselves in this precise situation?). The pleasure is skin deep and requires more of one’s own private embellishment than preferable.
For starters, the brothers have fitted their screw/spy comedy with a premise so knotted it would make Sturges himself genuflect. A low-clearance CIA man, Osborne Cox (John Malkovich), loses his throne in the “Balkans” project, quits in protest, and much to the chagrin of his adulterating, children’s author spouse Katie (Tilda Swinton), commits to writing his memoirs part-time (post-occupational drinking and boob tubing fill up the remainder of the work week). Katie, also in protest, means to run off secretly with her Treasury agent lover Harry (played by George Clooney as a lover in general, not just hers), so at the behest of her lawyers she copies to CD-ROM all of Cox’s financial files and, of course, the memoirs. In other words, she “burns after reading”: probably the movie’s most successful joke.
What occurs after this — the impetus for the odd flailing of the plot — is even more complicated, and a good example of how the traditional, mathematical/logical approach to screwball is a delicate balancing act. A paralegal assisting Katie’s divorce lawyer misplaces a copy of the CD-ROM at her local gym, inadvertently converting the disc into a Promethean offering for two “exercise professionals.” Indeed, Chad — played by Brad Pitt as a kind of “not-even-bright-enough-to-be-jock” — and Linda — Frances McDormand’s middle-aged vain simpleton — view the contents of the CD-ROM like the aborigines view the coke bottle in the opening to The Gods Must Be Crazy. They have no clue as to the information’s value, but, transfixed over the confidential aura of such a foreign object, they plan to appropriate the heavenly gift into their own designs. They place dead-of-night phone calls to Cox (who becomes increasingly more irascible — funnier? — as the film progresses), mumbling passive-aggressive faux-noir demands that confuse concepts such as opportunism and out-and-out blackmail. “I am only a Good Samaritan,” says Chad, mimicking the tone of a second-rate deep throat. But Mr. CIA fails to deliver any finder’s fee aside from a sucker punch into Chad’s nose during a brief meeting (Brad Pitt’s performance is painfully overwrought, but he does nail with puppy dog eyes the ego bruising of mice-brained men with gang aglay schemes). So the stalwart dyad seek to unload the CD-ROM for a sum elsewhere — namely, their local Russian embassy. Which leads to an anachronistic Cold War joke that’s a bit of an effort to fully comprehend to the point of laughter.
The rule with most humor is that the need to explain it eradicates the point; it creates a dead zone between the audience and the joke that must be bridged with deliberation, precluding the laughter. But the thrill of the best screwballs is that they catapult themselves over this dead zone with a further layer of humor. The punch — especially with a film like Arsenic and Old Lace or even the virtually plotless Duck Soup — is that in attempting to decipher the story at hand, the audience proves themselves fools. The tangled mess of unlikelihood works both as a series of individual jokes and a broader, full scale put-on when viewed from above (try reading any attempt at a brief Internet synopsis of a complex screwball and this will become apparent quickly). The Coens clearly relish capitalizing on this screwball characteristic; I remember only isolated scenes from Intolerable Cruelty and hardly any of the story . . . it involved lawyers, right? But the middle of Burn After Reading buckles under the weight of exposition, giving the third act a top-heavy sluggishness. We feel the Coens recognizing this in the form of cutaways to CIA agents higher on the totem pole than Cox (one played by J. K. Simmons, above, my nominee for the best “scoff” in today’s male acting). The cleverly meta idea here is that the CIA has dispatched undercover agents to observe the entire maelstrom (although the “leak” of Cox’s files is imperiously guffawed at) while their superiors exchange woodenly laconic words meant to both explain and trivialize the incredulousness of what we’re seeing.
But these mouthpieces for the audience’s befuddlement (and, we feel, the Coens’) come across as borderline condescension. Imagine Sam Elliott’s character in The Big Lewboski (a much better, much funnier, and much more serpentine film) addressing us in the same manner. And furthermore, the events of the movie hinge on a perplexing confluence of situations that crack more smiles on paper than on the screen — the paralegal just happens to leave the CD-ROM behind; the gym employees that retrieve it just happen to be clueless A-holes; the small detail that the Cold War had ended just happens to be lost on these clueless A-holes, leaving them to innocently assume that treason is still possible with the Russians; Linda and Harry, the Treasury agent, just happen to find each other on the same Internet dating site (a plot line still unexcavated herein). The list of grievances continues to build with improbable intensity as the microcosm of idiocy — stationed in our nation’s capital, bien sûr! — slowly implodes. The result is that we’re forced to suspend our disbelief even during scenarios that seem plausible, just out of habit.
The sticky web of social inter- (and dis-) connectedness recalls more recent drama epics like Magnolia, but at a more essential level the Coens are channeling Preston Sturges’ The Palm Beach Story — another film often criticized for its nearly repellent nebulousness. The unspeakably wealthy Wienie King just happens to be in Geraldine Jeffers’ apartment at the precise moment she needs a benefactor. The Pale and Ale Club just happens to be traveling on her train, along with the awkward (but also unspeakably wealthy) John D. Hackensacker III, who just happens to also be seeking a mate with whom to share his fortune. And the film’s ending features either Sturges’ worst or best contrivance ever: the pat consolidation of a love rectangle by the addition of identical twins. It’s Sturges’ screwiest screwball, and a fine extension of the arm to pluck at classical comic traditions suggesting that a nonsensical plot in comedy is fine, so long as there’s a deus ex machina toward the end to allow the audience a return to normalcy (also, it’s good to end comedies with a marriage — and damn the expense to the story’s believability!). The grotesque hedonism and hubris of the Pale and Ale Club, along with the frantic poor and decadent rich, further copy Greek drama.
The Coens also mirror this neo-classicism, though they borrow more from Greek tragedy — the most graphically violent moments in Burn After Reading, for example, are narrated off-screen by a “chorus” of CIA agents who seem complacently superior to (yet baffled by) the traffic of events. And at the soft center of the film’s crust is a woman — Frances McDormand’s Linda — on a mission just as frivolous as Geraldine Jeffers’ and just as earth-scorching as Medea’s. Convinced that her aging, unwed body can no longer be leveraged in the human bargain for true love, Linda desperately seeks funds for a battery of plastic surgeries (her prospective surgeon’s clinical yet delicate dissection of her body’s flaws offers some of the film’s most genuine laughs). And much like Geraldine Jeffers, Linda views “love” as logically irrelevant — or, at least, subordinate — to the inherent virtues of self-betterment. Jeffers saw this as financial security, the one thing her husband (Joel McCrea) couldn’t offer her; Linda, however, seems to want the surgery so she can ensnare a companion for the sake of ensnaring one. Like most anti-heroines, she is ever in pursuit of the upper hand, especially over men. At the outset of the grand scheme, Linda feels like a tangential character — it’s Chad who finds the CD-ROM and plots the blackmail (in so many words) — but at every moment where sobriety threatens to rattle these characters into something resembling responsibility, Linda’s reckless gumption — not to mention air-headedness — knocks them back in the Coens’ meta-screwball carnival of chaos. She (unknowingly) sends two eager assistants to their deaths in her mercilessly self-driven quest, shedding sincere tears after the fact not for their loss but for hers. She asks with infantile frustration what kind of Mickey Mouse embassy the Russian diplomat is running while offering him espionage that only Boris and Natasha would salivate over.
In the end, this film belongs to — which is to say that it lives and dies by — McDormand and Clooney, Burn After Reading‘s confused Jeffers couple. They not only turn in the most entertaining performances (their MacGuffin of a scene built around a homemade sex toy is priceless), but they also achieve the closest thing to meaningful chemistry (although the piss-and-vinegar/sad-sack divorce subplots have some lovely, wounding moments, especially with Swinton). Is it a coincidence that they’re the two most decorated Coen veterans? Look at the neophytes. Malkovich’s bellowing bowling ball, who somehow believes himself the Voice of Reason, all too often appears to be acting from a script. Pitt overdoes his man-boy dumbbell to the point where his potentially shocking death scene feels both unfair and just at the same time. Part of the blame for this, however, must fall on the writer(s) of the yarn, since Richard Jenkins’ sweet putz (in love with Linda but not enough of a catch for either of them to kid themselves) meets the same fate with far more nihilist ferocity. The dispatching of these benefactors (though they’re closer to minions) is a cruel twist: Sturges didn’t feel the need to whack his Wienie King, though he might have been just as foolishly good-hearted. Yet another ironclad rule of screwball necessitates sympathetic and plausible performers, which is how a far-fetched film like the aforementioned Monkey Business pulls off its lunacy: we like Grant and Rogers too much to not let them get away with it.
Though little more than a glorified sidebar, the relationship between McDormand and Clooney provides a much-needed comedic ballast for the film’s second half. Linda and Harry meet on an Internet dating site (which they both prowl mechanically for sex with the hopeless intention of boosting their self-esteem), and their casual relationship closes the final loop in the degree of separation chart, speeding the plot to whatever degree of finality the Coens will allow. Linda and Harry alone also fulfill the final screwball prophecy of Sturges’ Palm Beach Story, which states that all the primary characters must in some way get what they want (The Lady Eve, The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek, etc). The final joke on the audience is that we don’t feel as though the characters here deserve much of anything. The much-debated last scene of Burn After Reading consists of the CIA Superiors spouting denouement for our benefit, and while the wink we feel the Coens giving us should act as appropriate punctuation, we’re too far downstream to experience anything but an ironic tug. The “tugging” or “jolting” sensation is accentuated even more by the transition from the last scene to the credit sequence: a digital effect draws us out of the CIA Headquarters and up. We peer down at the loony earth from Willy Wonka’s Great Glass Elevator as it hurtles us into space.
Burn After Reading holds the notable distinction of being the only screwball comedy to leave all of its characters either moderately satisfied or dead. That the bodies seem more like sacrificial trimmings from a fatty plot than real human beings is both a sly film-school joke and a reminder that while the Coens can muster the humanism for an Oscar nod every now and then, their best contributions in the last decade have been genre-for-the-sake-of-genre studies. Which is perhaps why it’s a fool’s errand to criticize them for not making Comedies with a capital C. The meta-screwball was designed to comment on the screwball — our entertainment, not to mention laughter, is an afterthought. The Coens are less interested in furthering Sturges’ distinct cinematic prowess than they are in chewing on his archetypes and plot formulas, periodically opening their mouths for the audience’s benefit (perhaps we can call this a “C”-, or “see”-film?). As a critic, I can relate to this — even applaud it — and like their masterpieces, Burn After Reading is a pleasure to debate, speculate, pontificate about. But what, precisely, are films for? Don’t be so sure you know the answer.
— Joseph Jon Lanthier
Jon Lanthier is a writer, multimedia artist, coffee drinker, and cultural autodidact from Berkeley, CA. Cinematic obsessions include Powell and Pressburger, New York filmmakers, the post-digital era, surrealism/absurdism, and international animation. He is convinced that the best film criticism is one-third academic analysis, one-third personal essay, and one-third conspiracy theory. He welcomes ad hominem attacks on the gaping holes in his rhetoric.
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British Deep State
British Deep State MASTERMIND: THE TRUTH OF THE BRITISH DEEP STATE REVEALED
INTRODUCTION: Getting to Know the ‘Mastermind’
PART 1: The Secret Power That Slyly Manipulates the World: The British Deep State
What Sort of Deep Power?
The Rise of the Deep Mafia Structuring
Darwinism Plan of the British Deep State
Interests of Britain
The Foundations that Shape the British Interests
Other Secret Organizations Controlled by the British Deep State
Towards the New World Order: A Single World State
PART 2: World War One and the British Deep State
A New Ottoman Policy
The Great War Is Looming
The Only Winner of the War: Britain
PART 3: The truth behind the Fall of the Ottoman Empire
An Empire Falls
1. Concessions Granted to Britain and the First Debt
2. Moral Values Decline as Darwinism Spreads
3. Moral Decline Speeds up in the Ottoman Society as Alcohol, Gambling and Adultery Spread
4. Military Coups and Territorial Losses
5. Loss of the Ottoman Army and the Navy
6. British Spies in the Ottoman Empire
PART 4: The Armenian Issue Manipulated by the British Deep State
The 150-Year-Old Project to Weaken Turkey
The Only Solution to the Armenian Issue is Love and Unity
PART FIVE: The British Deep State’s Propaganda Prowess and Its Global Media Network
The Rise of the British Deep Mafia Structuring
PART 6: The Occupation of Istanbul
The Importance of Istanbul
Istanbul: The Center that Unraveled the Deep European Plots
Occupation of Istanbul, the last Ottoman Parliament and the National Pact
The British Deep State’s Approach to the Sultanate and Plans for the Future of the Ottoman Empire
Liberation of Istanbul
PART 7: The Road to Lausanne
After the Great War
Mosul Issue at the Treaty of Lausanne
Capitulations at the Treaty of Lausanne
_CONCLUSION: The Real Mastermind
Erdogan-Trump Meeting, the Deep State and the Reality of YPG
The end of “The Great Game”
The deep state comes to light
PYD/YPG: The British Deep State’s Pawn in Syria
İngiliz derin devletinin 135 yıllık Türkiye’yi “böl parçala yönet” politikası ve PKK
Attention: British Shiism
The Hub of World Evil: The British Deep State
Isis is one of the terrorist organizations controlled by the British Deep State
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9 Mart 2017 PART 3: The truth behind the Fall of the Ottoman Empire
In previous parts it was mentioned how Abdul Hamid II was one of the Ottoman sultans that had to rule his lands largely under the pressure of the British deep state. This is why his rule saw one of the sharpest declines the Ottoman Empire had ever experienced, both physically and spiritually. Sultan Abdul Hamid II was, in a way, a prisoner confined to Yıldız Palace. He couldn’t escape being ensnared by the British deep state plots. During his rule, the British deep state did everything in its power to spread not only the Darwinist propaganda but also to accelerate moral degeneration. During his reign;
The first rakı (a Turkish alcoholic drink) and beer factories in the Ottoman Empire were opened,
The number of brothels skyrocketed, which caused a sharp increase in adultery,
The Ottoman Empire began to export wine to European countries,
Gambling became widespread.
Furthermore, during his rule, the Empire became completely reliant upon the West, especially after the establishment of the Ottoman Public Debt Administration. More importantly however, the Islamic world was divided. Many riots broke out across the Ottoman lands during this time, for which the primary reason purported by the British deep state was that the Caliphate had strayed away from Islam and that the center of Caliphate was degenerating Muslim societies.
The First Ottoman Rakı and Beer Factories Open
Bomonti Brothers opened the first beer factory of the Ottoman Empire in Istanbul during the reign of Abdul Hamid II. Olympus Brewery was also set up in Thessaloniki. Abdul Hamid II personally signed the licenses of these facilities. Bomonti beer factory produced seven million liters of beer every year, which later reached ten million liters. ‘Bomonti Beer Gardens’ were built along the way that stretched from Thrace to Eskişehir, so that local people could drink beer.
1. License to open the beer factory, 1894 2. Bomonti beer factory set up by Swiss Bomonti brothers in Feriköy in 1890
An advertisement of Bomonti beer read as follows:
If you wish to quench your thirst, and don’t wish to drink the germy water, drink Bomonti beer instead. Home delivery is available in Istanbul.124
During the reign of Abdul Hamid II, beer consumption in Istanbul and its vicinity increased so much that trains began to carry fresh beer from as far away as Vienna. Abdul Hamid II imposed taxes on alcohol and issued the Alcoholic Beverage Regulations. This regulation dated April 7, 1886, stipulated the taxes to be collected for alcoholic drinks, while another regulation dated July 14, 1890, set the quality standards and the taxes for the wine to be exported.
1. Bomonti beer factory in Istanbul 3. Commercial poster for Bomonti beer. Note Abdul Hamid II’s seal on the poster.
Abdul Hamid II’s involvement in alcoholic drink regulations and the corresponding taxes is important because he was the ‘Islamic Caliph’. His role in such practices was a clear indicator of the grim situation the Ottoman Empire found itself in, not to mention the intense pressure of the British deep state. The expense ledgers of the Yıldız and Dolmabahçe Palaces show wine, champagne and other drinks were bought for the palace, too.
The first rakı factory of Turkey was opened during the rule of Abdul Hamid II at Umurca Farm in Çorlu. This farm belonged to the Sarıcazade Ragıp Pasha, the head chamberlain of the Sultan and the Minister of Finance. Umurca Rakı quickly became very popular and taxes collected from the sales of this rakı became the most important item in the tax class called Rüsum-u Sitte (‘The Six Indirect Taxes’, named so because it consisted of six different taxes designated to pay off the debts of the Sublime Porte).
The aforementioned weren’t the only rakı factories opened during Abdul Hamid II’s rule. The town of Fertek in Niğde was producing Fertek Rakı. Brands like Boğaziçi, Ruh and Alem were competing to get the top spot in the rakı market. During Abdul Hamid II’s rule, which was a time even the palace staff was producing rakı, Deniz Kızı Rakı, also known as Tenedos Rakı, became very popular. Üzüm Kızı Rakı was another popular rakı brand and was usually known as ‘the rakı with the girl’ due to its advertisement posters.
Abdul Hamid II issued another decree and permitted the production of the Greek version of rakı, known as ‘ouzo’, in Pergamum.
Beer advertisements that were very commonplace during the reign of Abdul Hamid II.
The above advertisement reads: “The tastiest, the most delicious beer: Bomonti beer. 1,800,000 liters of beer is produced daily in Feriköyü factory. Tasty, fun, thirst quenching”
Rakı advertisements that became widespread after the foundation of rakı factories during the reign of Abdul Hamid II
Wine Production and Export during the Reign of Abdul Hamid II
In 1889, vineyards were set up on a land in Erenköy, Istanbul on a 70-hectare land. During the rule of Abdul Hamid II, the Sultaniye vineyards in the Aegean region were used to produce grapes for wine production, which would later be exported to Europe.
When European vineyards started going bad, the whole of Europe, particularly France, turned to the Ottoman Empire, to meet the demands for wine. During Abdul Hamid II’s reign, wine exports skyrocketed to 340 million liters by 1904. Wine advertisements were to be found in the Ottoman newspapers, while promotional signs for Martel cognac could be seen all around Istanbul.
Ottoman cognacs distilled by Kotroni Efendi of Erdek entered competitions in Paris and won awards. Again, the first champagne factory was opened in the Ottoman Empire when Abdul Hamid II was the Sultan.
Advertisements for Üzüm Kızı rakı and other rakı brands produced in the Ottoman Empire
Alcohol production and consumption increased so much during Abdul Hamid II’s time, the 34th chapter of Ayşe Fahriye Hanım’s famous cookbook Ev Kadını (The Housewife), which was first published in 1883, gave recipe for homemade rakı. The readers were given detailed descriptions of the production methods for two different types of rakı (seasoned with mastic and regular rakı) with a side note that fermented grape juice and wine could also be produced using the same setup.
According to journalist Ahmet Cemaleddin Saraçoğlu, ‘… the rule of Abdul Hamid II provided a massive tavern to citizens’.126
Alcohol is a very harmful substance, not to mention that Muslims are forbidden from drinking it. God says in a verse:
O you who have believed, indeed, intoxicants, gambling, [sacrificing on] stone alters [to other than God], and divining arrows are but defilement from the work of satan, so avoid it that you may be successful. (Qur’an, 5:90)
Wine production in the Ottoman Empire first started in 1889. By 1904, total export volume had reached 340 million liters.
Of course, every individual has the right to live their lives the way they wish. The above historical details are in no way to be construed as interfering in people’s choices. However, they are important in that they show how the production, sales and export of alcoholic beverages in a Muslim country, with the permission of the Islamic Caliph, set the stage for the moral decline in society and shook the trust of the Islamic world in the Caliph. Even though certain circles maintain that alcoholic drinks were produced for non-Muslims at the time, it is clear that not as many non-Muslims were living on Ottoman lands at the time that would be able to consume millions of liters of alcoholic drinks. In any case, many photographs taken during those days clearly show Ottoman Turks drinking alcohol at beer houses.
Alcoholic beverage production increased so sharply during the rule of Abdul Hamid II, journalist Ahmet C. Saraçoğlu compared this period to ‘a massive tavern.’
Brothels Open and Prostitution Spreads in the Ottoman Society
One of the least-known facts about the reign of Abdul Hamid II is that it is when the first official brothel in the Ottoman Empire was opened upon a letter of instruction by the Caliph Abdul Hamid II. There is no doubt that prostitution was among the principal factors behind the moral decline that took place in the Ottoman society, laying the groundwork for the Empire’s fall. At this point, we should remember that Sultan Abdul Hamid II was under intense pressure from the British deep state, as a result of which he put into action the British deep state’s plan regarding brothels.
With a letter of instruction by Abdul Hamid II in 1884, the first brothel was opened on Abanoz Street, and was followed by other brothels in Zürefa Street. The brothels that are still active today in Zürefa Street were opened during Abdul Hamid II’s rule. In a short period of time, the number of brothels in Galata alone reached a hundred.
The situation became so grim that at one point, ships started to bring patrons for brothels from Europe and Russia to Istanbul. Most of the time, an important duty of the tour guides would be taking the patrons to Zürefa Street.
According to Ottoman archives, during this time, 2,125 prostitutes operated with official licenses; however, the number of those without official licenses was much higher. Brothels were not only in Galata and Karaköy, but also in Üsküdar. Bursa and Izmir also had their own brothels. Furthermore, during the reign of Abdul Hamid II, prostitutes were also brought from Poland, Romania, Austria and Galicia.
In 1884, with instructions from Abdul Hamid II, the first brothel was opened in Abanoz Street, followed by others on Zürefa Street, which are still active today. In a short period of time, Galata alone became home to one hundred brothels.
During the rule of Abdul Hamid II, prostitution became so widespread, Samuel Cohen, Secretary of the Jewish Association for the Protection of Girls and Women, wrote the following grim lines about the situation:
Behind the line of docks there runs a long street called Galata Street. … Most of the alleys were dedicated to brothels. I thought that the sights I witnessed in Rio de Janeiro were bad, but these brothels in Constantinople beggar description. The inmates of the brothel are seated on low stools or on boxes or on low couches, with almost nothing on in the way of clothes. … Some [prostitutes] stood at the doors or walked about in the rooms in a semi-naked condition, others had dressed themselves somewhat and were walking about the streets paying visits to other houses. … In the vicinity of these houses are cafes and drinking saloons, and in almost every one gambling is going on incessantly. … Everything appears as free and as licentious as possible. There are no hindrances and no difficulties from the authorities. … At one house in particular where the performance commences near midnight and goes on till 4.30 in the morning, the scenes are really disgraceful.127
The opening of brothels upon the instruction of Abdul Hamid II, in a way, turned the Ottoman Empire into a center of prostitution in a short amount of time and adultery spread like wildfire. This allowed the British deep state to achieve its goal to a large extent, which was morally degenerating the Ottoman Empire in order to hasten up its destruction.
Tobacco Factories Open during the Reign of Abdul Hamid II
Tobacco entered Ottoman society in the 1600s. However, almost every Sultan showed considerable effort to block its spread. The measures they took against this substance, which has been shown by medical research to be highly toxic to human body, were necessary and rational. However, things changed when Abdul Hamid II took over. Since he was under intense pressure from the British deep state, he stopped the anti-tobacco measures. Many tobacco factories were opened during his reign. Before his reign, only small shops were producing tobacco, but as soon as the new factories were opened, tobacco use spread quickly. The increased consumption sped up the physical and spiritual breakdown of the Ottoman Empire, especially after the aforementioned mistakes made during Abdul Hamid II’s reign.
Cibali tobacco factory
During his reign, the Cibali and Samsun tobacco factories were opened in 1884 and 1887 respectively. Samsun tobacco factory produced 60,000 kg of cigarettes and 400,000 kg of tobacco every year between 1887 and 1897. By 1905, the production capacity of the factory has reached one million kg. After a while, Izmir, Adana, Samsun and Istanbul became the most important tobacco production and processing centers.128
(1) Famous American cigarette brand Ateshian used the following slogan in its advertisements: ‘The cigarret smoked by His Imperial Majesty Abdul Hamid II, Sultan of Turkey’.
(2) A cigarette advertisement from the Abdul Hamid II era
(3) Cigarette paper from Ottoman times
Instead of fighting to prevent the production and use of this substance, which is lethal for humans, which caused physical and spiritual degeneracy in Turkish youth and wasted away the energy of the nation, Abdul Hamid II continuously encouraged its use. He himself was a tobacco addict. This harmful habit of his is a well-known historical fact, confirmed by many accounts. So much so, his infamous smoking habit was known in even as far away as America. His favorite cigarette was the American ‘Ateshian’. This prompted the company to use in its advertisements the slogan ‘The cigarret smoked by His Imperial Majesty Abdul Hamid II, Sultan of Turkey’.
In later Ottoman years, hookah use also increased just like cigarettes.
İbrahim Peçevi, one of the most prominent chroniclers of the Ottoman Empire, explained how the British introduced tobacco to the Ottoman Empire in his two-volume book Tarih-i Peçevi (Peçevi’s History):
The British brought [tobacco] to the Ottoman Empire around 1900 [1600 in Gregorian calendar] and sold it with the claim that it could heal some ailments. Some pleasure-seeker friends became addicts. However, in time, even those people who weren’t pleasure-seekers started to consume it. Even many great scholars and statesmen got addicted to smoking… Coffee houses were thick with smoke because all the wasted people and womanizers were there chain-smoking. Even on the streets and marketplaces, they were smoking.129
As one can see, it was the British deep state that first introduced tobacco and spread its use in the Ottoman Empire. The members of the deep state made the people addicted to this poison with lies that it would help cure ailments. When the rule of Abdul Hamid II started, another step was made that would help the British deep state. Abdul Hamid II transferred the tobacco revenues to the ‘Régie Company’, owned by French and British for 30 years, starting in 1883. So, not only were tobacco factories were opened to produce products that would poison Turkish people, the profit from the poison sold went to the British deep state. Again in his reign, the Régie Company was allowed to have its own armed guards, who heavily oppressed the Turkish people.
124. Prof. Dr. Ercan Eren, Geçmişten Günümüze Anadolu’da Bira [Beer in Anatolia, From Past to Present], Tarih Vakfı, 2005
125. Prof. Dr. Ercan Eren, Geçmişten Günümüze Anadolu’da Bira
126. Ayşe Hür, “Meyhaneye Gel, Kim Ne Riya Var Ne Mürai…” [Come to the Tavern, No Hypocrisy, No Trickery], Radikal, May 26, 2013, http://www.radikal.com.tr/yazarlar/ayse-hur/meyhaneye-gel-kim-ne-riya-var-ne-murai-1134981/
127. Sal Cohen, Report of An Enquiry Made in Constantinople on Behalf of the Jewish Association for the Protection of Girls and Women, London, 1914, pp. 6-9
128. Filiz Dığıroğlu, “Selanik Ekonomisinde Unutulmuş Bir Alan: Tütün Üretimi, Ticareti ve Reji (1883-1912)” [A Forgotten Field in the Economy of Salonica: Tobacco Production and Trade, and the Régie (1883-1912)], p. 235, http://www.isam.org.tr/documents/_dosyalar/_pdfler/osmanli_arastirmalari_dergisi/osmanl%C4%B1_sy43/2014_43_filiz_digiroglu.pdf
129. Fehmi Yılmaz, “Tütünün Macerası II” [The Adventure of Tobacco], Tombak, p. 34, (October 2000), p. 25; İsmail Arslan, “İngiliz Konsolos Raporları Işığında XIX. Yüzyıl Ortalarında Drama Sancağında Tütün Yetiştiriciliği ve Ticareti” [According to the British Consulate Reports Tobacco Cultivation and Trade in the Sanjak of Drama during the Mid 19th Century], 2009, p. 115, http://www.turkishstudies.net/sayilar/sayi16/arslanismail1061.pdf
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Strawn’s Eat Shop
Strawn’s Eat Shop is one of those restaurants that serves good food and a cup of rich history. The restaurant was started in 1944 by Mr. Strawn. Today it has two other branches in Shreveport. Strawn’s Eat Shop is on many traveler’s bucket list when it comes to breakfast in Louisiana.
You will find their creamy and fluffy biscuits to be yummy. The chefs are also phenomenal at preparing eggs and gravy. The other highlight is their famous icebox pies.
Ki’ Mexico
Ki’ Mexico is one of the hippest and most happening places in Shreveport. This venue serves hot Mexican cuisine in an upbeat environment. The restaurant is situated in the Highlands district, and it has become one of the best joints for locals chasing after signature cocktails and happy times with friends. Before digging into the main course, try out their guacamole and chips appetizer. It’s next level delicious, but be careful, you might stuff yourself full before the main meal.
Don Juan Beach Tacos
Another taste of Mexico in Shreveport is Don Juan Beach Tacos. The owner spent a better part of his life in Baja, the Mexican neighborhood in California. This taco shop in Shreveport is thriving on his west coast invented California-Mexico cuisine. Your beach tacos will be stuffed with tasty beach fillings including yellow tuna, shrimp and snapper. The rest of the menu is as exciting, with the bar packing drinks from Mexican beers to margaritas.
Bodacious BBQ
Bodacious BBQ is where to find a tasty jacket potato, also known as botato. The latter is often filled with pulled pork and cheese toppings. If you want to indulge further, you can opt for their pressure cooked ribs and brisket, which they serve with barbecue sides and classic creole. This restaurant thrives on a long history of Creole recipes made by granny and passed down through the generations. The atmosphere is relaxed, which makes it even better.
Silver Star Smokehouse
You will find traditional Texan treats on the Silver Star Smokehouse menu. Ah! That bar-be-que! The restaurant excels at classic southern Barbeque, an aspect that propelled it to Wall Street Journal’s top ten list of Barbeque restaurants in the USA. When you are there, try the Lite Combo Platter which often involves two types of meat and a side. The barbeque ribs and smoked turkey breast is incredibly delicious. Your plate will come complete with bread and sauce.
Silver Star Smokehouse also boasts a long list of appetizers including Armadillo Eggs which are a combination of Monterey jack cheese and jalapeno peppers.
Ernest’s Orleans Restaurant
Ernest’s Orleans Restaurant is a family-run restaurant in Shreveport. Their menu is famous in the lands, drawing people from far and wide. Foods to try here include panned chicken, crab claws and spaghetti and meatballs. Seafood dinners are the biggest highlight, including a variety of fishes and shellfish.
If you love stylish Asian cooking, then head over to the Four Winds in Bossier City. This high-end restaurant is part of the Horseshoe Hotel. Their menu includes Mandarin, Cantonese, Szechuan, and Vietnamese dishes. You can try out their chicken lettuce wraps. It involves minced chicken fried alongside mushrooms, green onions and water chestnuts then wrapped in lettuce. The main dishes include Ma Po Tofu and lemon chicken.
The owner, Kuan Lim, hails from Malaysia. He moved to Shreveport in 1997 and has never looked back again. Today he runs a restaurant with an expansive menu boasting elevated Chinese food. And if you want to try Thai curries and noodles, there is no better place in Louisiana to introduce you to the tasty side of Asia. Many have gone back several times for the duck on scallion pancake. It is a conglomeration of soft shredded duck, and a slice of red duck skin dipped in hoisin and balanced on a scallion pancake.
Kim’s Seafood & Po-Boy
A New Orleans native moved to Shreveport after Hurricane Katrina. He loved the atmosphere and opted to stay and started Kim’s Seafood Restaurant, which he had been running in New Orleans before disaster struck. Kim’s Seafood Restaurant is a small diner with a casual, relaxed atmosphere. The restaurant is a destination for home-cooked steamed Crawfish and Po-Boys lovers. The Oyster Po’Boy is a local favorite. It entails fried oysters on a bed of veggies and sauce.
Superior Grill
Superior Grill is also a big name in North Louisiana when it comes to Mexican grills. Superior Grill is the right place to try a new twist to tortillas and margaritas, which flow abundantly. You can choose from a wide array of vegetable-filled burritos, tortillas, and tacos. Superior Grill offers many Mexican themed nights.
Well+Fed Louisiana
Well+Fed is a vegan paradise on Egan Street. Here you will find gluten free everything, cold-pressed juices, smoothie bowls, and other tasty and healthy breakfast and lunch options. The atmosphere is relaxed – the venue is a former home converted to a restaurant. The vegan and gluten-free pastries are sourced from Scratch House Kitchen, which is a small local bakery owned by Monika Thompson. The baked goods are just as good as their gluten-packed counterpart. Well+Fed is heaven-sent, particularly for locals struggling with gluten allergies and lactose intolerance.
Shreveport is arguably an international food city. The town has accumulated an endless assortment of restaurants, specializing in a wide variety of cuisines from all over the world, but still infused with Southern charm.
Next time you’re in Shreveport, check out some of these restaurants and let us know how your experience was!
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Photo of the Month, October 2013 – Idyllic location for training in Malawi
MaryLucy Oronje
Plantwise was launched in Malawi in May 2013 after vigorous training of plant doctors in crop pest identification and how to give recommendations based on the identified pest problem. In the 14 plant clinics widespread in Lilongwe and Mzimba, there was need to understand the role that the plant clinic data will play in the…
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Access to agricultural information especially crop pest information, e.g pest identity and practical control options, is an essential ingredient in increasing agricultural production in developing countries. Where available, such information is always inaccessible and poorly developed and farmers hardly understand the contents. The Knowledge Bank, which was launched in July 2012, is part of the…
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Report explores use of scientific collections in combating emerging infectious diseases
The October 2014 workshop report can be seen here. For more information about SciColl, visit www.scicoll.org.
WASHINGTON -- Scientific Collections International, or SciColl, a global consortium devoted to promoting the use and impact of object-based scientific collections across disciplines, hosted a two-day workshop in October 2014, bringing together some of the world’s leading minds in emerging infectious diseases.
Now, participants in the workshop are ready to release their findings and action items in a 12-page report from the workshop. The report highlights various case studies presented at the 2014 event, which looked at disease emergence, detection, mitigation and prediction, as well as recommendations for use of scientific collections in disease and interdisciplinary research.
“I think the most exciting thing about the meeting was to see the different disciplines coming together, across scientific collections and emerging infectious diseases, and watch the excitement and realization build as to how intrinsic specimen collections are to each phase of the infectious disease cycle,” said Diane DiEuliis, acting deputy assistant secretary of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, U.S. Health and Human Services.
After listing the various unmet needs of the disease outbreak cycle, the report’s authors and workshop participants consider potential action items, such as creating a new collecting culture, building an accessible collections system crossing disciplines and inserting collections into international initiatives’ agendas.
DiEuliis, who managed a diverse portfolio of neuroscience research at the National Institute of Health prior to working in federal policy, has seen first hand the benefits of scientific collections in research.
“Without brain banks established over the decades, we would not have nearly as much information that we now know about diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimers,” she said.
Furthermore, SciColl is urging its workshop attendees to help implement the action items through various avenues, including disseminating the report with fellow colleagues, attending conferences and, high on SciColl’s objectives, collaborating across disciplines and with other agencies and initiatives.
Held at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in late October 2014, workshop participants across multiple disciplines - including collections specialists, medical doctors, public health officials, wildlife experts and others - were able to discuss scientific collections’ role in the disease outbreak cycle and research.
“It was remarkable over a two-day period how so many pieces of the puzzle that make up disease outbreaks can be fitted together,” said David Schindel, chair of SciColl, after the October workshop. “We explored case studies that revealed how disciplines can work together efficiently to detect and stop disease outbreaks quickly. Unfortunately, we also found many instances where the necessary resources hadn’t been established and the critical connections weren’t being made.”
“I hope that the workshop held last October is just the first step in a much bigger dialogue about how to incorporate valuable collections data into real-time disease outbreaks,” DiEuliis said. “I'm really looking forward to the next steps.”
The report can be viewed on SciColl’s research initiative’s page via the events tab. For more information about SciColl, visit www.scicoll.org.
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Labels: Ebola , emerging diseases , emerging infectious diseases , hantavirus , infectious diseases , SciColl , scientific collections , Smithsonian , USHHS
David E. Schindel March 28, 2015 at 8:24 AM
The report is posted at http://scicoll.org/scicollpubs/EID_2015March.pdf.
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Triplepoints of Interest – Oct. 23
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In this week’s TPoI, Activision announces the return of Call of Duty World League with a $4.2 million prize pool, Online Forum NeoGAF goes offline following sexual assault allegations, and Microsoft officially discontinues their Kinect webcam.
NeoGAF Briefly Goes Offline Amid Sexual Assault Allegations
The online forum NeoGAF temporarily went offline following sexual assault allegations from Ima Leupp, a film director who worked with NeoGAF owner Tyler Malka. NeoGaf, which Cecilia D’Anastasio of Kotaku wrote, “has had significant influence in the video game industry since its founding in 2004” received criticism from members of the site as well as the general press due to the allegation as well as Malka’s previous behavior. The Verge reports that these allegations made by the producer were shared without her consent and that she intended to make the post as an outlet for her feelings associated with the event. In the follow up to the allegations, The Daily Dot reports that a large portion of the NeoGAF community has moved to a new forum, ResetEra, so that they can no longer support Malka.
Microsoft Discontinues the Kinect
After selling over 35 million units since its 2010 launch, Microsoft has discontinued and shutdown manufacturing for the Kinect depth camera and voice recognition microphone. CO.DESIGN reported in an interview with Microsoft’s Alex Kipman that the device has become a smaller part of Microsoft’s design strategy and that the team wanted to move away from working with it. ZDNet reports that this follows the decision to cancel efforts to bring enhanced voice controls to the Kinect and that other apps for the Xbox One like Netflix and Hulu have also removed Kinect support. The Verge reports that the technology used in the Kinect will continue to be used in products like Microsoft’s augmented reality glasses as well as their mixed reality headsets.
Activision Announces Call of Duty World League with $4.2 Million Prize Pool
Activision announced this week that the Call of Duty World League (or CWL) will return in 2018, with the first event kicking off at the MLG Arena in Columbus during early January. Gamesindustry.biz reports that this year’s league will feature 32 teams from around the world and that there will also be National Circuit tournaments which will offer competitions for teams that didn’t qualify for the CWL. ESPN covered the format changes for this years competition, highlighting that the CWL will now feature two divisions which will compete at the same time in lan settings. Telegraph reports that the near $4.2 prize pool will be spread out throughout the events and that the top team will be awarded a $1.5 prize at the end of the season.
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Archives for Self-Reliance
The Nature of Self-Reliance: Charting 20 Years of USAID’s Work in Community Enterprises and Conservation
Posted by Megan Hill on Friday, August 31st 2018
This summer is an exciting time for me—how often does a donor get to go back and see what happened 20 years after support ended? I’ve spent a significant part of the last two years working on an evaluation of USAID’s conservation enterprise investments.
Conservation enterprises are community businesses that generate income for rural communities and conserve nature at the same time. Going back to a site after 20 years is a pretty rare opportunity in the development world and one that provided a lot of lessons about how and why our efforts to improve community self-reliance work, or don’t, and what we need to do to improve the chance for success.
To compare approaches at six different USAID-funded sites, we worked through our assumptions about how our actions would lead to results. In short, we think that if the right conditions are in place and people receive benefits from the enterprises, then their attitudes and behavior toward conservation will change, which will reduce threats and ultimately conserve nature. Maybe money really can grow on trees!
By setting up their own community based sorting and processing ‘bodega’ for xate, palm fronds used in many flower arrangements, the community of Uaxactún, Guatemala, has converted a very low value resource to a more value-added one. But more importantly, this effort has created an opportunity for a majority of the families in the community to earn a better basic base income. Photograph by Jason Houston for USAID
The good news is that the enterprises are still operating at all of the sites. At some of the sites, we could see how people’s lives have changed because they make money from well-managed forests.
More girls have been able to go to school, more people have rights to their resources, and more people are very proud of their forests.
‘Mountain Fresh’ products, a brand of the Kalahan Educational Foundation, is part of and distributed by the Federation of Peoples’ Sustainable Development Cooperative in Pasig City, Metro Manila, Philippines. Photograph by Jason Houston for USAID
We saw first-hand how the more valuable the product, the more difficult it is to navigate competing interests and ensure access rights. In the Philippines, almacega is used to make resins and is burned as incense. Managing who has access to these forests and rights to harvest it has often led to conflict.
Almacega (Agathis philippinensis) resin is a valuable natural resource important to indigenous people of Palawan, Philippines. Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines. Photograph by Jason Houston for USAID
The role that visionary local leadership plays was evident at each site—they all had leaders who could inspire people and lead through conflict and change.
At all of the sites, though, I learned that more expertise is needed to measure and monitor progress so we can connect what we do with what really happens for impact. Also, as a project planner at a large donor institution, I need to find a way to allow more time to get to results—they don’t magically appear in a five-year funding period. It was satisfying to see how sustainable conservation enterprises can generate income for people that depend closely on the land and lead to multiple benefits like education, health and security.
Producing Lokta bark paper at Malika Handmade Paper Pvt. Ltd. in the remote mountain town of Kailas, Bajhang District, Nepal. The process involves collecting Lokta (Daphne spp) bark, soaking it in a caustic bath, pulping it in a manual beater, pouring the pulp onto screens and drying it in the sun. The paper is then carried in 50 kilogram bundles on a four hour hike about 2,000 meters down the mountain to Chainpur where it is loaded on buses for the 1,000 kilometer, 25 hour journey to Kathmandu. Kailas, Bajhang District, Nepal. Photograph by Jason Houston for USAID
I saw examples of how courageous people like Felisa Navas Pérez in the Maya Biosphere Reserve of Guatemala stood up to illegal loggers after they killed the community president’s son—because she thought they would be less likely to murder a woman.
Felisa Navas Pérez is the president of the the Asociación Forestal Integral Cruce la Colorada (AFICC) in Carmilita, Guatemala. She stepped up and assumed the leadership role after a former president was murdered and no one else wanted the job. The AFICC sawmill in Carmelita sustainably harvests mahogany and other timber from its community forest concession. Carmelita was the first concession in the region 20 years ago and is looking towards renewing its contract with the government in five years. Photograph by Jason Houston for USAID
This retrospective evaluation helped show me how valuable it is to go back to project sites and learn from the experiences of our partners, and that building local self-reliance catalyzes a virtuous cycle of benefits that flow from businesses to people to forests, and then back again.
Surveys show that deforestation rates in community concessions are lower than in surrounding protected areas. A survey of six active community concessions in 2017 revealed that on average, each enterprise had 13 full-time and 49 part-time employees. Tikal, Guatemala. Photograph Jason Houston for USAID.
Megan Hill is an Environment Protection Specialist in USAID’s Office of Forestry and Biodiversity
Please join us for a webinar on The Nature of Conservation Enterprises: A 20-Year Retrospective Evaluation. Speakers include: Dilys Roe (International Institute for Environment and Development); Judy Boshoven (Measuring Impact); Ann Koontz (Relief International); David Hircock (Estee Lauder); Mark Moroge (Rainforest Alliance); and Jason Houston (Ind. Photographer).
When: Wednesday, September 5, 9:00am EDT
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Meeting website: https://www.gotomeet.me/EIteam2
Check out the full text The Nature of Conservation Enterprises: A 20-year retrospective evaluation of the theory of change behind this widely used approach to biodiversity conservation.
Discover more about the six sites visited with this photo story.
Mapping the Journey to Self-Reliance
Posted by Chris Maloney on Wednesday, June 13th 2018
Habiba Suleiman, 29, has been a district malaria surveillance officer for two years. Here, she leaves her home to head to Shakani village as a part of her work for the USAID-supported Zanzibar Malaria Elimination Program. Using a tablet, phone and motorcycle provided by the program, she is able to quickly respond to cases of malaria, test family members and neighbors, and record this information on a surveillance system. Her work in preventing and treating malaria is helping eradicate the disease from the island.
Morgana Wingard, USAID
“All you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination.”
-Earl Nightingale
After nearly nine months of work, hundreds of consultations, and more spreadsheets than you can imagine, USAID has unveiled one of the key pieces of the journey to self-reliance, a cornerstone of USAID’s Transformation effort: the self-reliance metrics.
At its core, the journey to self-reliance is about how we can best realize our overarching goal as an Agency: ending the need for foreign assistance. To do this, we need to bring a strong, country-focused approach to how we “do” development. We need to be able to assess each of our partner countries’ individual abilities to plan, finance and implement solutions to solve their own development challenges—what we call “self-reliance”—and re-orient our partnerships accordingly.
Whether countries are emerging from conflict, or experiencing steady development progress, our goal should always be the same: building self-reliance in each of our partner countries.
Eugene Jasmin, in pink shirt, 39, and his employees work on furniture at Eugene’s carpentry workshop. Their lives have all changed thanks to a power plant that USAID helped build in their northern region of Haiti.
David Rochkind, USAID
But how does one even begin assessing something as complex as “self-reliance?”
Well, for starters, we know that self-reliance is a journey—for some, that journey will not be too long; for others, it may take decades. And these journeys are complex—they are rarely linear, nor are they determined by just one thing.
To better support our partner countries, we realized we needed a map of sorts—something to aid our countries (and us!) in understanding what helps and hinders them along their individual journeys to self-reliance. Over the past nine months, a USAID team has been working with a wide range of experts both inside and outside the Agency to help figure out how to build what we will be calling “Self-Reliance Country Roadmaps.”
Our roadmaps will use 17 high-level, third-party metrics to paint the picture of a country’s position on its overall journey to self-reliance. Seven “commitment” indicators measure the range of policy choices, actions and behaviors that enable a country to drive its own development journey, and 10 “capacity” measures tell us how far along the development spectrum a country has come.
Together, these two groups of metrics indicate how close or far a country is from strong self-reliance overall. When we look at the metrics individually, we can see how close or far the country is on each particular issue that underpins a country’s ability to be self-reliant. This, in turn, will help shed light on where a country’s strengths and weaknesses are when it comes to self-reliance, and where to potentially focus and/or re-orient our partnerships.
It’s important to note that no map is perfect—sometimes it’s out of date, or doesn’t show you enough detail to actually make it to your final destination. Our roadmaps and metrics won’t be perfect either. This is why they are meant to be a starting point: a way to begin not only understanding our partner countries’ respective journeys to self-reliance, but also where, at a high-level, we need to take a closer look.
As a result, we will continually update and improve our roadmaps over time. It is also important to understand that these roadmaps and metrics will simply be one element—albeit an important one—as we begin to reorient ourselves towards self-reliance.
By early fall, we plan to have Self-Reliance Country Roadmaps available for almost every low- and middle-income country. At the outset, this new, broader self-reliance approach is being tested with a handful of countries. And the new USAID Policy Framework we anticipate releasing in the fall will establish self-reliance as central to our Agency’s overall policy approach.
So there’s a lot going on! Stay tuned as our journey evolves over the coming year—we look forward to engaging with you on this exciting new approach.
To learn more about these metrics, I encourage you to visit our Self-Reliance Metrics webpage.
Chris Maloney is a Senior Advisor in the Bureau for Policy, Planning and Learning and Deputy Coordinator of the Agency’s Transformation Task Team.
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Engage with @USAID on social media: #selfreliance #devjourney
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Chapman Food Science Wins Regional College Bowl Competition! Next stop: Las Vegas for nationals
On Saturday, April 8th, Chapman’s College Bowl team took home the title of Pacific Southwest College Bowl Champion at the regional Institute of Food Technologists Student Association (IFTSA) Pacific Southwest area meeting hosted by Cal Poly Pomona. Four schools (Chapman University, Cal Poly Pomona, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, and Cal State Long Beach) competed in the quiz bowl-style competition, in which team members buzz in to answer questions pertaining to food science and technology. Question topics range from food engineering and chemistry to trivia and history.
The Panthers will be packing their bags in June for Las Vegas to battle it out in the national competition at the annual IFT meeting. In Las Vegas, Chapman will face off against the winners from the other 7 geographic regions: Pennsylvania State, Purdue University, University of Massachusetts Amherst, University of Georgia, Louisiana State University, University of Wisconsin at Madison, and University of California, Davis.
Despite heavy academic and professional workloads, each member of the team put in the time and dedication necessary to bring the title home. Food science graduate student and team captain, Alexa Sarcona, said, “it’s hard to balance work and school. Add in studying for College Bowl… It’s not for everyone. We do this because we love it! As a result, I think we all end up being similar people; competitive and driven, which makes for a great team dynamic.”
Second year team veteran and food science graduate student, Vyom Mehta, stated, “I originally went to the College Bowl informational meeting for the free cookies. After almost two years of studying, I’m going to Vegas for nationals!”
The team would like to thank their faculty advisor, Dr. Lilian Were, for providing tremendous amounts of guidance and motivation, and express their gratitude for the support from the Chapman food science students and faculty.
From left to right: Constantine Spyrou, Natalie Tom, Vyom Mehta, Alexa Sarcona (team captain), Alyssa Hardy
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About Carla Stockton
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A Mother’s Day Gift to My Children – Part II
Charlotte, Age 12, With Cello
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When Charlotte, my mom, was not quite six, the family uprooted and moved to Zagreb. Though he was a civil engineer with advanced degrees from the University of Vienna, Papa found that his Jewishness impeded employment; he had turned to sales and opened a new territory in Croatia, representing several European textile manufacturers. He subsequently opened a wholesale store and a textile mill, and he began to prosper. Life seemed good.
When comparing herself to her sisters, Mama (center) described herself as oversized and clumsy, a boyish blunderer; but none of the photographs from the time attest to that image.
Charlotte considered herself grotesquely large and healthy in contrast to her sisters. Thea had always been wan and delicate, prone to illness; now there was Ruth, two years Mom’s junior, who was so sickly, as an infant she had required a transfusion, which she got directly from their father, who lay on a gurney, connected to her by the tubing that carried his blood the short distance to her little thigh. Ruth officially took over as Papa’s darling, so Charlotte studied cello and played team sports in order to protect her position as the son her father didn’t have.
In 1927, the family finally did add a son — Hannes Edward — but Charlotte did not denounce her throne; she was the designated “son” and took on all the responsibility attached to the role. “I was the one,” she would whisper, as though her brother might be in the next room listening, “with perpetually scraped knees from climbing trees. They kept Johnny wrapped in cotton wool, but not me. You know what I loved to do? There was a pecan tree in our yard in Zagreb. I found branches that would hold me just so, and I would sit in that tree for hours reading. I read all of The Three Musketeers there, then I would climb out of my tree and challenge my dog, King, to a duel.”
The world turned upside down in 1932, and it did not right itself for a very long time. In January of that year, Thea, just five months shy of her 12th birthday and a ballet prodigy, having only recently recovered from a near fatal bout with scarlet fever, was struck with meningitis and died. Charlotte, who had prayed for illness, had been profoundly jealous of the attention her sister received, was devastated and blamed herself for the tragedy, convinced that her parents would have been far less afflicted if it had been she and not Thea who had died. She told me, “I used to go to the cemetery and sit on Thea’s grave for long conversations. I was only ten. It was a great weight I carried on my shoulders.”
My grandmother was undone, and her health deteriorated in multiple ways, leading to conditions that eventually addicted her first to morphine and then to alcohol. “Papa went a little berserk,” Mom would mutter, as though admitting it were tantamount to denunciation. He became ultra-religious and drove his family to near insanity with his obsessive adherence to details he hardly believed in. Charlotte became more committed to her cello; though she longed to dance, she couldn’t — it was a realm that belonged to Thea, and besides, she believed that no one would “think of giving a roly-poly girl ballet lessons.” But she was a talented musician and studied religiously, eventually performing often in concerts and recitals.
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July 23, 2019 by Kratora
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As one of the world’s largest continents, Africa is home to some of the world’s most remarkable plants. Some of these botanicals have histories that span thousands of years and are deeply intertwined with the continent’s earliest populations.
Akuamma — or picralima nitida — is certainly one of the most timeless and fascinating African plants. Even today, centuries after its discovery, the plant remains somewhat shrouded in mystery.
Through study and analysis, various researchers have attempted to uncover Akuamma’s seeds effects and secrets, and although their efforts have produced many answers, they’ve also unearthed many more questions.
Picralima Nitida: Early History & Initial Uses
For those wondering what Akuamma is, it is a tree that grows natively throughout tropical Africa, including Benin, Nigeria, Ghana, and Uganda. Although the plant was first recorded in 1896, it’s likely that Akuamma’s history as an integral component of West African folk medicine spans hundreds, if not thousands of years. Its earliest applications include use as a treatment for malaria, diarrhea, and pain.
Eventually, as science caught up, African researchers developed an interest in exploring the therapeutic potential of picralima nitida. Soon enough, a Ghanaian hospital began manufacturing and selling the plant’s seeds as a powdered, capsule-based pain reliever. In this processed form, Akuamma became widely used, and the effect of Akuamma’s seeds sparked interest among researchers in Africa and abroad.
To produce Akuamma, farmers collect and dry the tree’s seeds before grinding them into a fine-grain powder. Within the tree’s seeds are multiple naturally-occurring compounds called “alkaloids.” These alkaloids — which include akuammidine, pseudo-akuammigine, pericine, akuammine, and others — are chiefly responsible for Akuamma seeds’ effects. The most abundantly available alkaloid present in picralima nitida, akuammine, is structurally similar to mitragynine, one of kratom’s primary alkaloids.
Akuamma as an Anti-Inflammatory
Akuamma’s history as a folk medicine helped draw attention to its antidiarrheal and antimalarial applications. However, recent research is now underscoring the plant’s effectiveness as an anti-inflammatory — an application of the plant that was previously unexplored.
In this study from 2002, researchers investigated the anti-inflammatory properties of Akuamma seeds by examining the plant’s efficacy at reducing swelling in rats. The authors found that not only was Akuamma seed extract effective at reducing swelling but that the pseudo-akuammigine alkaloid was responsible for the anti-swelling response.
Akuamma as an Analgesic
According to other research, the seeds of picralima nitida also possess notable pain-relieving properties. In one study, researchers found that Akuamma “produced significant analgesic activity” and increased the pain threshold of rats.
Other researchers have noted that pericine and akuammine — two of the alkaloids present in Akuamma seeds — appear to be responsible for the plant’s analgesic properties. However, Akuamma seeds’ analgesic effects appear to be limited in comparison to other plants.
In this Akuamma research study, the authors concluded that “psi-akuammigine was 3.5 and 1.6 times less potent than morphine and indomethacin, respectively.” Their findings suggest that while picralima nitida might be an effective pain reliever, its efficacy cannot rival that of highly-potent plant-based analgesics.
The Antimicrobial and Antibacterial Properties of Akuamma
Aside from its traditional uses as an anti-diarrheal and fever reducer, various human populations have utilized Akuamma to combat bacteria and microorganisms; however, researchers hadn’t examined the antibacterial and antimicrobial properties of Akuamma until relatively recently.
In this Akuamma research study, the authors examined the effects of Akuamma seed extracts on pathogenic bacteria in vitro. They found that Akuamma seed extracts made with ethanol and methanol were effective at killing some pathogenic bacteria. However, the picralima nitida extracts were ineffective against P. Aeruginosa and S. Typhi.
Another study by a separate team of researchers sought to explore the antimicrobial properties of Akuamma — namely, its seeds, roots, and leaves. They found that extracts of picralima nitida seeds “demonstrated broad-spectrum activity against all tested gram-negative bacilli.”
That said, the researchers also found that extracts made from Akuamma leaves and roots didn’t demonstrate the same antimicrobial effects as the plant’s seeds. As a result, it would seem that most of Akuamma’s benefits lie in its seeds rather than its other components.
Risks & Challenges
Although picralima nitida seeds have many promising properties, researchers have also identified several risks associated with the plant’s usage. Due to these risks, it’s likely that Akuamma seeds’ effects aren’t suitable for all users.
For instance, one study published in 2019 found that Akuamma had various adverse effects on the offspring of pregnant rats. As a result, the authors of the study concluded that “the aqueous seed extract of P. nitida has teratogenic effects and should not be used in pregnant women.”
As a botanical, Akuamma is also susceptible to moisture loss which can adversely affect its potency. In this study, researchers observed that when picralima nitida seeds lost moisture, their phytochemicals and flavonoid content degraded. Based on their findings, it’s safe to say that Akuamma is best when it’s sourced fresh.
Despite Akuamma’s nature, the plant remains legal to grow, distribute, sell, and buy in the majority of the world. As of this writing, governmental and legislative interest in Akuamma are low, and regulations are non-existent in most countries. As a result, Akuamma seeds can be readily purchased online as a finely-ground powder or as whole seeds.
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“My whole thing is not just to play music for people, but to make them part of the evening.”~ Marvin Hamlisch
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BOCA RATON, FL: A sold-out run in January 2019, and consistent “when will you do this again?” questions have led to the creation of To Life 2: More Stories & Music Celebrating the Contributions of Jewish Composers to the Golden Age of Broadway. This second iteration of last year’s audience favorite will pick up where the previous show left off, with more songs, anecdotes, and stories, and will highlight the works of Marvin Hamlisch, Kander & Ebb, Dorothy Fields, George & Ira Gershwin, Jerry Herman, and many more. To Life 2 will run in the Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park from January 10th through February 2nd.
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To Life 2: More Stories & Music Celebrating the Contributions of Jewish Composers to The Golden Age of Broadway will be performed by five of South Florida’s award-winning musical theatre artists: Jeffrey Bruce, Wayne LeGette, Michael McKenzie, Amy Miller Brennan, and Mallory Newbrough.
Shari Upbin will once again helm the production, and Paul Reekie will be music director and pianist.
Shari Upbin
“I’m delighted to have the opportunity to direct Part 2 of To Life,” Upbin says. “These Jewish composers and stars of Broadway have shaped the form of Musical Theatre from the outset. Our audiences will be thrilled to hear South Florida’s best performing some of Broadway’s most popular songs live on stage.
“Jewish contribution to the Broadway musical has been phenomenal,” Upbin continues. “In fact, Jewish composers and lyricists created the Broadway musical. Children of immigrants, called outsiders – people who struggled for acceptance in mainstream society – created the greatest American shows in history. Show Boat, West Side Story, My Fair Lady, Fiddler on the Roof, Gypsy… and scores (pun intended!) more!”
To Life 2: More Stories & Music Celebrating the Contributions of Jewish Composers to The Golden Age of Broadway was once again created and written by Scott Siegel. Siegel is a well-known pop culture critic who covers film, theatre, and cabaret with his wife, Barbara, writing “The Siegel Column” for TheatreMania.com, and “The Two of Clubs” column for Talkin’Broadway.com. He has created more than 400 major concerts that have been performed worldwide, written/produced/directed concerts for Michael Feinstein, and has created scores of nightclub acts that have played at major clubs around the globe. He is well known for being the creator/writer/director/host of New York City’s Town Hall Theatre’s signature series, Broadway by the Year® and Broadway Unplugged.
To Life 2 will run from January 10 through February 2 at the Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park. Tickets are $40; group rates (6 or more tickets purchased in one transaction) are $35. Tickets can be purchased online at www.sugarsandpark.org/life-2 or by phone at 561-347-3948. The Willow Theatre is located at 300 South Military Trail, in Boca Raton’s Sugar Sand Park (33486).
For more information about To Life 2: More Stories & Music Celebrating the Contributions of Jewish Composers to The Golden Age of Broadway please contact Carol Kassie at carol@carolkassie.com / 561-445-9244.
Hy Juter (Jupiter Theater Company, LLC) presents
To Life 2: More Stories & Music Celebrating the
Contributions of Jewish Composers to The Golden Age of Broadway
Created and Written by Scott Siegel
Directed by Shari Upbin
Tickets: $40 / $35 for groups of 6 or more
For tickets: 561-347-3948 or https://sugarsandpark.org/life-2
Friday & Saturday at 8 pm
Wednesday, Saturday, & Sunday at 2 pm
All performances take place in
The Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park
300 South Military Trail,
https://sugarsandpark.org/life-2
About The Willow Theatre:
The Willow Theatre, opened in 1998, is a beautiful 155-seat proscenium theater, located inside Sugar Sand Park Community Center and allows for a unique experience for theatre patrons. Before or after a show, you may wander the nature trails, visit the Children’s Science Explorium, look at the art exhibit on display, or picnic at one of our pavilions.
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Summer Cartoons Portend Changing Politics
Those of you who have continued to follow my Sunday cartoons while I took a summer hiatus from Cartoonistry might have noticed that quite a few dealt with contentious politics. Part of me cringes when I see so many donkeys and elephants in just a few months. Really! In the summer of a non-election year?
But there was plenty to prompt the passel of political cartoons: hyperbolic Tea Party rhetoric, the debt ceiling impasse, the Standard & Poors U.S. credit downgrade and, 10 years later, the contrast between America’s respectful unity after the 9/11 attacks and the resumption of divisive pettiness and venality.
Not that 24/7/52 public bickering has done the Republican and Democrat parties any good. Congress has an all-time low approval rating of 14 percent. When the leadership of either party speaks today, nobody listens. President Barack Obama’s American Jobs Act brought a big collective yawn and — let’s face it — Warren Buffet has done a better job arguing for tax reform than the White House. On the other hand, Republican House Speaker John Boehner looks like a Charlie McCarthy dummy operated by hard-line budget hawk Eric Cantor and the Tea Party.
The Tea Party, what exactly is it? When landing on the Tea Party Express website these days, a pop-up page appears with what they call their five simple fiscal principles: “End the bailouts! Reduce the size and intrusiveness of government! Stop the out-of-control spending! No government-run healthcare! Stop raising our taxes!”
So many exclamation points!
On the other hand, visit the Tea Party Patriots website and the principles read more like the original concepts that attracted so many voters to the movement in the first place: financial responsibility, adherence to constitutional limits of federal government and undistorted free markets.
Heck, even Ralph Nader could sign up for that. In fact, he received support during his 2000 campaign from groups that were precursors of the Tea Party.
A funny thing happened on the way to the forum. Once in Congress, Tea Party-backed candidates started resembling old school, trickle-down, Moral Majority right-wingers, vowing to protect (among other things) corporate tax breaks at all cost. Will they continue to enjoy popular support? Or will some of their followers join the 86 percent of voters who want to see some Congressional action through compromise?
This is the Internet age. There is always another populist movement just around the corner, as in the case of the burgeoning Coffee Party, which was launched on Facebook by a progressive ex-Obama campaign aide. The Coffee Party vows to fight “the cycle of corruption between money, power and policy” using the principles of “campaign finance reform, Wall Street reform and tax code reform.”
Wait a minute, wouldn’t those reforms bring about financial responsibility, adherence to Constitutional limits and undistorted markets?
Yes, I think the next few political cycles are going to be very interesting. While ever-present party factions in Washington draw the same old lines in the sand, the rest of us outside Washington are realizing we’re not so divided in what we want after all.
Author Sara E. SkinnerPosted on September 21, 2011 Categories PoliticsTags Boehner, campaign, cartoon, Coffee Party, Congress, D.C., Democrat, election, government, Obama, politics, president, Republican, Tea party, Washington, Willson
Let’s turn the corner on last summer’s bad news
After the seasonal residents leave, Palm Beach is almost like a different town. Traditionally, year-round residents look forward to the laid-back pace with a smile. But if the summer of 2011 is anything like last year, we should look forward with a certain amount of trepidation.
The jury is still out on whether the economy is improving. Last year, as soon as the summer started, shoes began dropping all over the place. My cartoons dealt with a deluge of bad news such as the closing of the iconic Amici Ristorante and the financial woes of Testa’s.
Amici owner Maurizio Ciminella claimed he couldn’t maintain the restaurant’s customary high quality in an era of post-Madoff spending. The Testa family got caught in the same mortgage debacle-related credit crunch that spawned a host of “for lease” signs all over town, including the vias of Worth Avenue.
Even the proposed plans for renovating Palm Beach Publix got bogged down in an ARCOM process that seemed more concerned with what was on aisle 6 than the architecture. Someone should have advised Publix management that summer is not a good time to start the permitting process. With little else to do, the year-round residents on the ARCOM panel are bound to drag the process out as long as possible.
As the summer wore on, state and federal political campaigns fired up and things went from bleak to malicious. My August 22, 2010, cartoon portrayed those races as a brutal Ben Hur chariot race with candidates remaining above the fray, while their campaign managers, press agents, 527 groups and advertising agencies savaged opponents.
The issues were skirted in favor of slogans, and ballot amendments were written in mystifying language that baffled voters. Not that confusion about the issues really mattered once the election was held because, in true Palm Beach County fashion, ballot snafus were bound to skew the results anyway.
Candidates are already beginning to line up for the 2012 Presidential election so we could be in for more of the same this summer. Unfortunately, two of the most entertaining and outspoken candidates have already bowed out of the race.
I would have loved to have seen some Republican debates with Mike Huckabee and Donald Trump on the dais. Neither of them is known for speaking in carefully crafted phrases. Whether you loved or hated The Donald’s ideas, he would have shaken up a political process that needs to be shook like a dog toy. His flirtation with candidacy was fun while it lasted.
OK, enough with the Debbie Downer stuff. Maybe this summer won’t be nearly as discouraging as last summer. On a positive note, I don’t see how it could be much worse.
Author Sara E. SkinnerPosted on May 18, 2011 Categories Island Life, PoliticsTags Amici, ballot, business, campaign, cartoon, credit, economy, election, Palm Beach, politics, president, recession, Summer, Testas, Trump, Willson
May 8, 2011 Editorial Cartoon
I look forward to your comments, pro and con, and only ask that you be polite to readers with differing opinions.
Author Sara E. SkinnerPosted on May 8, 2011 Categories Celebrities, Politics, Weekly Editorial CartoonTags Barak Obama, campaign, cartoon, Donald Trump, Mar-a-Lago, Osama Bin Laden, Palm Beach, politics, president, Willson
April 24, 2011 Editorial Cartoon
Author Sara E. SkinnerPosted on April 24, 2011 Categories Celebrities, Politics, Weekly Editorial CartoonTags cable, campaign, cartoon, Donald Trump, election, Jersey Shore, politics, president, reality TV, television, The Apprentice, The Situation, Trump Roast, Willson1 Comment on April 24, 2011 Editorial Cartoon
April 3, 2011 Editorial Cartoon
Author Sara E. SkinnerPosted on April 3, 2011 Categories Celebrities, Politics, Weekly Editorial CartoonTags campaign, cartoon, comb-over, Donald Trump, election, Gadhafi, hair, Palm Beach, president, Willson
February 27, 2011 Editorial Cartoon
Author Sara E. SkinnerPosted on February 27, 2011 Categories Celebrities, Politics, Weekly Editorial CartoonTags campaign, cartoon, Donald Trump, election, Palm Beach, politics, president, United States, Willson
Learning the politics of patience
It is the first week in November. A week occupied with removing scary reminders of Halloween and the last election. Now that negative political ads have disappeared from our televisions and mailboxes, and the incessant robocalls have stopped, we can breathe a collective sigh of relief. Or can we?
I have noticed a bizarre trend in reviewing 18 years of early November Palm Beach Daily News cartoons. November controversy is as much a tradition as sending
staff down to open the winter house. Frequently a local government official will pick the post-election week to do or say something that causes a hullabaloo.
Let’s face it, John and Mary Q. Public are still a bit irritable where politics are concerned, and in no mood to hear the mayor suggest that the little park next to their condo should be turned into a doggie park.
Nor do they have any patience for a councilperson who recommends the Palm Beach police issue fines to dog walkers that don’t have a poopie-bag on their person.
After six weeks of phone harassment from every Senate hopeful, gubernatorial candidate, the president and every living ex-president, the last thing the public wants to hear is the Palm Beach mayor saying he wants to form a blue ribbon panel to study redevelopment of the Royal Poinciana Plaza. Nor do they want to hear the West Palm Beach mayor declare that a contemporary design would be better than a historically inspired design for the proposed new Flagler Memorial Bridge.
Plus, these days you can’t even be sure election proceedings are truly over until all of the recounts and ballot challenges have run their course through the courts. And that only serves to agitate the public more.
One wonders what would possess normally astute local politicians to make any public pronouncement when they know darn well the public is still testy about politics. Perhaps they have felt neglected while national and state elections occupied center stage.
If local leaders would just wait a while before trying to regain the limelight, things might go a whole lot better.
With the coming holidays, colorful television spots and sale circulars will ease the memory of political smear campaigns. The public will eventually recover from the harsh reality of who and what they were forced to elect and be more amiable to suggestions.
So it might be worthwhile for local officials to take a cue from smart marketers such as Macy’s, and wait until the Thanksgivings Day parade before kicking off the season with a zinger of an idea or two.
Author Sara E. SkinnerPosted on November 3, 2010 Categories PoliticsTags campaign, cartoon, election, local, official, Palm Beach, politics, Willson
Trump wrestling with idea of another campaign
Will Mr. Trump go to Washington?
Television, newspapers and the Internet have been abuzz with speculation that Donald Trump might run for President again. Last Tuesday, Mr. Trump announced he was seriously considering the idea in a flurry of interviews with virtually every television news outlet. It was almost a carbon copy of his October 1999 rollout, complete with a mystery poll showing voter interest.
The last time Trump dipped his toes in the shark-infested waters of national politics, things didn’t turn out so well for him. Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura had encouraged Trump to seek the Reform Party nomination, but Trump’s fledgling campaign became hopelessly entangled in a factional party split and was ultimately swamped by the defection of Pat Buchanan from the Republican Party.
My Feb. 20, 2000, Palm Beach Daily News editorial cartoon ran the Sunday after his withdrawal.
I always liked how this cartoon came together with lifelike caricatures, dramatic composition and flowing brushwork. And the wrestling metaphor of being thrown out of the ring was certainly apropos considering Trump and Ventura originally met through wrestling ventures.
Looking back, I’m not sure that portraying Ross Perot and Buchanan as a tag-team was entirely accurate. The Reform Party was such a confusing mess that it was hard to figure out what corner anyone was in. Still, it was clear that neither Perot nor Buchanan was in Trump and Ventura’s corner.
Ventura didn’t help the cause with a Playboy magazine interview in which he said that religion was a crutch for weak-minded people. His subsequent drop in the polls didn’t necessarily hurt him as governor, but Reform Party founder Perot publicly ridiculed Ventura over the remarks.
Once Buchanan, with his established political machine, made the decision to jump to the Reform Party from the Republican Party, Trump withdrew his bid for nomination. Neither he nor Ventura was happy with the Reform Party’s move to the right. Trump was quoted as saying, “I’m on the conservative side, but Buchanan is Attila the Hun.”
Given this experience, you might wonder why Trump would consider another go at it, but not after listening to him rant on last Tuesday’s Morning Joe program. You get the sense that he is genuinely outraged at the shape of American government. His frustration sounds a lot like what’s coming out of the Tea Party. Remember, this is the guy with the biggest American flag in Palm Beach.
Plus, things are quite different today from 1999. No penny-ante third party is necessary. The Republican Party is dysfunctional enough on its own. Trump, who has said he would run as a Republican, no doubt thinks he’d be a more exciting candidate than Mitt Romney. And he’s certainly not worried about taking on Sarah Palin — not after standing toe-to-toe with Rosie O’Donnell.
Besides, it’s a different game now. After the way Barack Obama used social media to grab the early advantage from party-favorite Hillary Clinton in the last presidential primaries, it’s clear that neither party’s leadership is in complete control anymore. With hundreds of thousands of virtual apprentices already following him on Facebook and Twitter he has to believe he’s got a good start on a grass-roots campaign.
So I say go for it, Donald Trump. At the very least, it would be an editorial cartoonist’s dream campaign.
Author Sara E. SkinnerPosted on October 13, 2010 Categories Celebrities, PoliticsTags campaign, cartoon, Donald Trump, Jesse Ventura, nomination, Palm Beach, Pat Buchanan, politics, president, Reform Party, Republican, Ross Perot, Willson
Negative Politics? Honestly!
My cartoon in the Palm Beach Daily News last Sunday was about negative politics. It showed a candidate zipping his lips and remaining aloof while he unleashes his press agent, advertising agency, campaign manager and a 527 Group to do his dirty work.
This has increasingly become standard operating procedure in American politics. Consequently, voters recently suffered through some of the dirtiest campaigning in memory.
This brought to mind a cartoon I did in 1999 about one Palm Beach presidential hopeful who took the exact opposite approach while preparing for a primary bid; personally lambasting people left and right.
To be fair, none of Donald Trump’s targets were political opponents. Trump couldn’t resist a public parting shot at his ex-wife Marla Maples as she finally gave up a two-year battle to break the couple’s prenuptial agreement. And also, he publicly called a critic from the Palm Beach Civic Association a “loser.” Mr. Trump can spot losers from a mile away, and never wastes an opportunity to point them out.
This open airing of petty grievances struck me as rather atypical behavior for someone who had declared an interest in running for President on the Reform Party ticket — hence the cartoon.
Though I thought Mr. Trump’s behavior was a bit unorthodox at the time, I’d prefer his street-style trash talking to what counts for honesty in the current political arena any day. At least you know you’re getting his unvarnished opinion. That would be a welcome change from politicians whose statements are so varnished that you can’t see their platform underneath.
Author Sara E. SkinnerPosted on August 27, 2010 Categories PoliticsTags campaign, cartoon, Donald Trump, election, loser, negative, Palm Beach, politics, Willson
Unreal Politics and Candidates in 1992 Off-season
Blog Note: I began doing freelance editorial cartoons for the Palm Beach Daily News in March of 1992. Later that fall, I wrote What I Did On Your Summer Vacation to bring returning seasonal residents up to speed with my editorial cartoons. The essay used a dozen of my earliest cartoons to illustrate Palm Beach stories of the day. It was never published, but I thought Cartoonistry readers might enjoy a look at Palm Beach the way I saw it back then. This is the last Cartoonistry installment of that essay published in a 5-part series.
Part 5: What I Did On Your Summer Vacation
Dan Quayle attacked the television show Murphy Brown for portraying a career-oriented woman as a single-mom hero. This introduced the big non-issue we were all waiting for to the 1992 presidential campaign.
Then, Murphy Brown premiered its new season with the Vice President’s attack as part of their plot. Meanwhile, the presidential debates were promoted like it was sweeps week: one candidate appeared in primetime half-hour infomercials and another appeared on MTV and the talk-show circuit.
A lot of people can’t tell the difference between the roles that actors play and their real life personas. Is it possible that this is true in politics too?
Even though Bill Clinton was elected President, Ross Perot emerged as the Will Rogers of the ’90s with his homespun homilies and flip charts. When the Palm Beach Town Council adopted a proposed water conservation plan, but refused to fund a salaried position for water conservation educator, I wondered if some well-off, civic-minded citizen such as Perot might take the position on for free.
Who says nothing happens in Palm Beach during the off-season? It has been great fun doing cartoons for Palm Beach Daily News readers during the summer. Now that more of you are back in the land of swaying palm trees and gala balls, I look forward to doing a new cartoon each week with enthusiasm. Thanks Palm Beachers. I hope you are having as much fun as I am.
Blog note: The sentiment in that last paragraph hasn’t changed a bit in 18-years.
Author Sara E. SkinnerPosted on August 13, 2010 Categories Island Life, PoliticsTags campaign, cartoon, Dan Quayle, election, mother, Palm Beach, president, Ross Perot, TV, Vice President, water, Willson
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'Hidden Figures'
EntertainmentAir Date 12/19/2016
A look at “Hidden Figures” with director Ted Melfi and actors Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, and Kevin Costner.
'Live by Night'; 'Hidden Figures'
Filmmaker Ben Affleck and the stars of the film, "Live by Night." Director Ted Melfi and the stars of the film, “Hidden Figures.”
Ted Melfi
Kathleen Quinlan
Catherine Deneuve; Charlotte Rampling; Liv...
In a remix of previous segments, Charlie interviews international actors Catherine Deneuve, Charlotte Rampling, and Liv Ullmann. 53:48
Lynn Sherr
Entertainment, History
Journalist Lynn Sherr presents her upcoming program, "Susan B. Anthony Slept Here," a celebration of women who changed history. 10:08
Joe Mantegna discusses playing George Raft in Warren Beatty's film, "Bugsy." 15:06
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Sims 4 Expansion Packs Take Half of PC Charts
Not a lot happening in this week’s video game charts as there are no new releases and while most titles hold across the board with just a little shuffling around The Sims 4 expansion packs are holding 50% of the PC video game charts.
The PC game charts are no stranger to The Sims and this week is no different. The Sims 4 is dominating with five titles in the PC top ten.
An impressive feat by anyone’s standards and an absolute money machine for Electronic Arts who will undoubtedly continue the trend of steady expansion releases until The Sims 5 is released.
Elsewhere in the charts Grand Theft Auto V has seen an increase following the release of GTA Online: After Hours a couple of weeks ago (click here for details) after seeing some poor sales since the start if this quarter. See this week’s GTA Online update here: GTA Online Weekly Update.
Other notable mentions for the console charts include;
The Crew 2; still seeing exceptional sales for Ubisoft.
Call Of Duty WWII; back in the top ten after a small absence.
Jurassic World Evolution; life still finding a way while JW:E still sells very well.
See the full top ten video games charts here;
A Prodigal Return
No Man’s Sky was an ambitious game to say the least and we all had high hopes. A procedurally generated universe with endless possibilities. That was the dream anyway.
While a promising title the game was plagued with flaws and in my opinion was just released unfinished with no multiplayer, terrible AI, last-gen graphics and a clunky control system.
However, No Man’s Sky is back after a complete overhaul.
Dubbed No Man’s Sky “Next”, the update is free for owners of No Man’s Sky on PlayStation 4, PC and now Xbox One, and has made some major improvements;
MultiplayerWorlds
Third Person Action
Character Customisation
Complete Visual Makeover
Using the new game features players can now build based and invite friends, build giant space freighters and fast travel while carving out their own destiny in a new universe.
No Man’s Sky Next is available now as a free update across PS4, Xbox One and PC.
PC Specs are as follows:
OS: Windows 7/8.1/10 (64-bit versions)
Processor: Intel Core i3
Graphics: nVidia GTX 480, AMD Radeon 7870
For the most part, the top ten games across all platforms remains largely unchanged and all of last week’s number one video games have retained their positions;
God of War for PlayStation 4
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy for Xbox One
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for Nintendo Switch
Football Manager 2018 for Windows PC
This Week’s Top Games
Seeing an older Kratos battle his way across ancient Scandinavian mythology of Midgard rather than Greece, God of War returns to its grass roots style while introducing various new elements.
Kratos now has a young son in tow and wielding a rather large axe instead if the usual double-chained swords we are accustomed to.
The game also implements a continuous shot element which means that all action enjoyed without any cut-scenes or interruptions in one continuous flow, taking the immersion of the game to another level.
God of War has been an excellent seller for Sony Computer Entertainment since it’s release in late April this year. The AAA title serves as constant place-holder for other big release games that come and go from the number one position.
Since being released for Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC in June, Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy has seen an unexpected lashing of sales across the board mostly on Xbox One.
The remastered trilogy packs you might expect comes with three Crash Bandicoot titles bundled in to one;
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
Crash Bandicoot: Warped
The three titles are considered the best of the massive roster of sixteen Crash Bandicoot games including racing and party games from the past 22 years.
The re-mastered titles all come with HD audio and visuals, re-acted voicing and re-animated cut-scenes as well as new gameplay elements such as playing as Coco (Crash’s sister), Time Trial Mode and upgraded game mechanics.
However, the titles do still suffer from frustrating play in the platform elements and the fluctuating and unbalanced difficulty of levels is still present. But if you are a Crash fan then there isn’t really any better game for you as all the great features and humour we know and love have been retained and even improved in some areas.
Having been initially released on Nintendo Wii-U, Mario Kart 8 got a remaster for Nintendo Switch combining all the great features of the original with some new element such as an improved Battle Mode, all the DLCs of the original and new characters.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is a constant sitter at the top spot for Switch only being moved when a new big release comes calling.
The Deluxe version of Mario Kart 8 sports the following features;
Characters; Bowser Jr., Dry Bones, King Boo and Inklings
8 New Battle Arenas
1080p Graphics
4 Player Mulitplayer
Customisable Karts
The remastered game has been the fastest ever selling Mario Kart game and has sold over 10 million copies to date.
A lot could be said for a game that has been around year after year since the 1990s and to this day still frequently still takes the number one spot. Football Manager 2018 has seen impressive sales since release in November 2017 seemingly battling with The Sims 4.
The title does what it says on the tin and has a solid formula which it sticks to year after year only introducing small but significant changes. The latest version for example has introduced the new Dynamics system which serves as an overall team morale system.
Introducing new players in to the squad for example will have a positive or negative impact on one or more players or even the new players themselves. They need to fit in to the team. This new system is seemingly taken from real life football and all the locker room drama that comes with it. Football being more a day care center these days than it is a professional game among men.
However, Football Manager 2018 still does what it does best and that is allows you to manage the team of your dreams and take them to glory or rescue a failing team making the champions of their league.
Hope You Enjoyed Your Stay
Not a lot happening this week with no new entries, no new number ones and just a little shuffling. A largely unchanged top ten across the board as the usual suspects remain with a lot of non-movers including The Sims 4 on PC, Jurassic World Evolution for Ps4, CrashBandicoot N. Sane Trilogy for Switch and GTA V for Xbox One.
An excellent week for EA as they see 5 top games in the PC charts all of which are Sims 4 expansions and Naughty Dog not content with the insane sales of the Crash Bandicoot trilogy bundle has The Last of Us: Remastered also in the top ten for PlayStation 4.
Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed this small overview of this week’s video game charts.
You can get more top ten video game charts information here;
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Michael Gore
Michael is the sole writer and owner at chartxgames.com.
Many thought that his youth (and adulthood) playing video games was a waste of time but here he is writing about them for a living.
Michael has a background in IT and enjoys (apart from video games) building and repairing PC’s, digital artwork (Photoshop, 3DS Max) and has interests in too many subjects to mention.
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← Listen to Chasing Aphrodite on Deadline LA: The Getty Museum and the Black Market in Looted Art
Looted Antiquities at American Museums: An On-Going Crime, law professor argues →
Upcoming Events: Chasing Aphrodite at the National Press Club, Google and UCLA
Here are several new events we’ve lined up in the coming months :
January 23, Washington DC: The Society for the Preservation of Greek Heritage, the American Friends of the Acropolis Museum and the lawfirm Steptoe and Johnson will host Jason for an evening lecture and book signing at Steptoe and Johnson in Washington DC. Details TBA.
January 24th: The National Press Club, Washington DC.
Jason and Ralph will speak about Chasing Aphrodite, the press and transparency at American museums with former Getty antiquities curator Arthur Houghton and Walters Museum director Gary Vikan. Our moderator will be James Grimaldi, investigative reporter at the Washington Post. Q&A, book signing and reception to follow.
Details: Open to the public. 6pm at The National Press Club. 529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor. Phone: 202-662-7500 or www.press.org
February 10th, 2012: Google HQ, Mountainview CA.
Jason will talk about Chasing Aphrodite and how crowd-sourcing might be harnessed to fight the illicit antiquities trade at the Googleplex, Google’s Mountainview headquarters.
Details: Open to the public. 12- 1pm @ 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway in Mountain View, CA.
February 15, 2012: UCLA. Details TBA.
You can find updates at our events page here.
Our past events include: The Jonathan Club; Chapman University; Central Michigan University; The Walters Art Museum; UPenn Law School; UPenn Museum; The Harvard Club of New York City; The National Arts Club; Princeton University; Villanova Law School; Rutgers University; New York University; Cardozo Law School; Archaeological Institute of America’s New York Chapter; SAFE; The Benson Family Farm; Elliot Bay Bookstore in Seattle; Powell’s Book in Portland; The Commonwealth Club of San Francisco; Loyola Law School; Barnes and Noble of Thousand Oaks; Book Soup on Hollywood Blvd.; The LA Festival of Books.
To suggest an event near you, please contact us: ChasingAphrodite@gmail.com.
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16-Feb-2007 9:12 AM
Leasing Company CIT Opts For More Airbus Long-Range And Single-Aisle Aircraft Toulouse
February 2007 CIT Group Inc. (NYSE CIT) signed a firm
contract with Airbus in December 2006 for five long range A330 widebodies, as
well as ten A320 Family aircraft. The repeat order by this leading provider
of commercial and consumer financing solutions underlines strong demand for
the Airbus wide-body long-range aircraft A330/A340 Family, as well as the A320
Family in the international leasing market.
To date CIT has placed firm orders for a total of 142 Airbus aircraft, including 112 A320 Family aircraft, 25 A330s and five A350s. Of these, 73 have been delivered so far.
"With their broad market acceptance, the A330 and A320 continue to perform exceptionally well for our clients around the world," said C. Jeffrey Knittel, President of CIT Aerospace. "We appreciate Airbus' efforts in structuring a deal that brings the benefits of these leading technology aircraft to both CIT¹s customers and its shareholders."
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Concert Announcement
Joyland: A night of intimate storytelling and original music – January 29 at The Abbey
Wednesday, January 29.
The Abbey – 100 S. Eola Drive, Suite 100, Orlando FL
Show starts at 7:30pm, doors open at 7:00pm
$15 in advance, $20 at the door
What happens when six composers from the Central Florida Composers Forum collaborate with six storytellers from the Orlando Weekly “Best of 2019” Orlando Story Club on a predetermined theme? The result is “Joyland,” a one-of-a-kind and first-of-its kind event in Central Florida, produced by the Downtown Arts District. Storytellers will perform compelling personal experiences accompanied by original scores by local composers. The stories and styles are as diverse as our city.
The pairs are as follows: Bobby Wesley with Mark Piszczek; Jesse James with Charlie Griffin; Logan Anderson with Erik Branch; Madeline Potts with Paul Austin Sanders; Daniele Ziss with Alex Burtzos; and Aquanza Cadogan with Holly Cordero.
The storytellers will perform with live music by players drawn from the local Alterity Chamber Orchestra, a group known for its dedication to performing contemporary music at the highest levels: Tina Edelstein, flute; Beatriz Ramirez, oboe; Jessica Speak, clarinet; Kathy Thomas, horn; and Christian Eberle, bassoon.
By Charlie Griffin, 6 days 6 days ago
Premiere of Fanfare on a Tetrachord by CF2’s Jeremy Umlauf at Cathedral of St. Luke on January 26
The Central Florida Composers Forum (CF2) partners with The Cathedral Church of St. Luke for their 27th annual Horns & Pipes Concert. CF2’s very own Jeremy Umlauf will have his Fanfare on a Tetrachord premiered. Come join St. Luke’s renowned orchestra of brass, percussion, and pipe organ in a marvelous acoustic. This is a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon! Admission is free. Donations encouraged.
Sunday, January 26, 2020 at 3 PM – 4:30 PM
Cathedral Church of St Luke
130 N Magnolia Ave, Orlando, FL 32801
Transcend: Movement Meets Music – CF2 and Emotions Dance at Timucua Arts Foundation, October 27
Reserve your tickets here
Sunday, October 27 at the Timucua White House
2000 South Summerlin, Orlando, FL 32806.
Doors: 7pm. Concert: 7:30.
VIP Tickets are $30, other seating by donation.
The Central Florida Composers Forum (CF2) is excited to present its first collaborative event with Emotions Dance. The performance will feature music by local composers Daniel Crozier (Symphony No. 1, Fairytale), Troy Gifford (Milonga Abandonada), Charlie Griffin (Between Islands), ChanJi Kim (Jong; Ta), Christopher Marshall (Hikurangi Sunrise; Transcending), and Bob Walker (Silent Scream; Music on the Water). Bob Walker and Benoit Glazer will perform live.
Emotions Dance are: Amparo Padilla, Chloe Haslett, CJ Sheffield, Veronica Ramirez, Katie Masterson, Brooke Shoultz, Autumn Goetting, Raleigh Shelton, Emily Nunez, Jacquelyn Cheffer, Lauren Theriault, and Larissa Humiston.
Emotions Dance is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2007 by Artistic Director and Choreographer Larissa Humiston. Emotions Dance consists of a professional contemporary dance company that focuses on social and environmental awareness through the art of dance, dance education training at the organization’s state of the art dance studio, and programs that enrich the local community. The organization emphasizes strong technical training and education combined with passionate artistry. Through inspiring performances, arts-education programs, and active community outreach the company touches thousands of people of all ages, races, and economic backgrounds.
By Charlie Griffin, 3 months 6 days ago
Wind Talkers: Music for Woodwinds by Mark Piszczek at Timucua Arts Foundation, October 12
Central Florida Composers Forum is proud to support a concert featuring music by one of Orlando’s musical treasures, Mark Piszczek, performed by some of Orlando’s best musicians: flutist Nora Lee Garcia, pianist Richard Drexler, and Alterity Chamber Orchestra founders Beatriz Ramirez-Belt and Natalie Grata, along with other members of Alterity.
Doors: 2pm. Concert: 2:30pm.
“This concert features four world premieres! The compositions include a trio, quartet, two quintets and a sonata for flute and piano.
It’s a sort of musical travelogue depicting many of the beautiful and historic locations that I was privileged to call home over the last twenty five years, including Seattle, Southwest Wisconsin, Maine, Peterborough NH, Columbus OH Winston Salem NC and Winter Park FL. Two of these compositions includes movements dedicated to the late, Sam Rivers and composer Elliott Schwartz who was a dear friend and mentor.” – Mark Piszczek
By Charlie Griffin, 3 months 3 months ago
Florida Symphony Youth Orchestras announce Composer-in-residence partnership with CF2
ORLANDO, FL – In partnership with Florida Symphony Youth Orchestras (FSYO), the Central Florida Composers Forum invited current members to apply for one of five composer residencies with ensembles within the FSYO organization. Residencies will take place during FSYOs 63rd concert season with the unifying theme for all residences being PULSE. Each composer was left to interpret that theme in any meaningful and appropriate way.
Overture Strings will premiere a commissioned piece by composer Ryan McQuinn during the POPs in the Garden concert on Sunday, February 9, 2020, at The Grove at Mead Botanical Garden. “My piece for the young children in Overture Strings embraces unity while celebrating diversity,” says McQuinn. “It’s wonderful to witness the youngest musicians learning to walk. I hope that my piece helps them feel more sure-footed and inspires confidence that bolsters their journey.”
The Prelude Orchestra will premiere a commissioned piece by Timothy Stulman during the Spring Classics concert on Sunday, March 8, 2020 at Edgewater High School. “It’s an honor to have the chance to work with such talented young musicians,” says Stulman. “Young players are often times even more creative and receptive than seasoned professionals, since the world is newer for them.” Also premiering a piece during the Spring Classics alongside the Philharmonia Orchestra is composer Alex Burtzos. Burtzos notes, “My piece for the Philharmonia Orchestra addresses the word PULSE according to its musical, biological, and historical meanings; it’s an emotional work that will demand a virtuosic response from these talented young performers.”
The Jazz 1 Orchestra will premiere a commissioned piece by composer Scott Dickinson during the Jazz at Blue Bamboo concert on Sunday, April 19, 2020 at Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts. “I’m thrilled to get the chance to compose for the gifted young musicians that comprise the FSYO Jazz Orchestra,” says Dicksinon. “There are few experiences that can invigorate a future composer like performing a new piece written specifically for you! I’ll be creating a piece that’s both tailored to the strengths of the musicians, and also inspired by our shared theme of PULSE.”
The Symphonic Orchestra, led by Music Director Hanrich Claassen, will premiere a commissioned piece by composer Brandon Martin during FSYO’s 63rd Season Finale concert on Sunday, May 3, 2020 at Calvary Orlando. “I seek to write a piece that addresses the Pulse Shooting: not only exploring the grief and sadness in its aftermath, but also the healing, the affirmation of self, and the celebration of being alive,” says Martin. “I am excited to work with an organization such as FSYO that is passionate about educating the next generation of musicians.”
Tickets for each of the concerts may be purchased online at www.fsyo.org with special pricing for children, student, senior, and military. Florida academic and private teachers receive free admission to all FSYO season subscription concerts with proof of I.D.
About the Composers:
Ryan McQuinn – Ryan has worked on various video games and podcasts such as Interstellar Space: Genesis, Lotia, Dungeons & Doritos, Call of Cthulu Mystery Program, Liberty: Vigilance, and Dark Dice. He is currently creating sfx for Axe Cop, scoring and doing sound design for the Lightning Dogs short film, and writing orchestral versions of Johnny Cash music for Cash & Friends.
Timothy Stulmam – Timothy has received numerous honors and awards at both national and international levels. As the winner of the First Music Commission, he was commissioned to compose an orchestral piece for the New York Youth Symphony that was premiered in Carnegie Hall on March 7, 2010. His music has been selected for performance by the Cleveland Chamber Symphony, Toledo Youth Orchestra, the International Tribuna Sax-Ensemble in Madrid, and the BGSU Philharmonia. He was a featured composer at University of Central Missouri’s New Music Festival, Electronic Music Midwest, the 1st Annual Huntsville New Music Festival, and Juventas New Music Ensemble’s Murmurs from Limbo concert series.
Alex Burtzos – Alex is an American composer and conductor based in New York City and Orlando, FL. His work has been performed across four continents, and released on New Amsterdam and Sono Luminus record labels. Alex has collaborated with some of the world’s foremost contemporary musicians and ensembles, including JACK Quartet, Yarn/Wire, Contemporaneous, ETHEL, loadbang, Jenny Lin, RighteousGIRLS, and many others. He is the founder and artistic director of ICEBERG New Music, a New York-based composers’ collective, and the conductor of the hip-hop/classical chamber orchestra ShoutHouse.
Scott Dickinson – Scott has won multiple awards for big band arrangement and professional and collegiate jazz ensembles across the country have played his compositions and arrangements. He was recognized as the honorable mention in the Doc Severinsen International Orchestral Composition Contest. He has been commissioned to write for jazz ensembles, choir, and orchestra. Scott is the Course Director for Musical Arrangement in the Music Production Department at Full Sail University and is a member of the Dr. Phillips Jazz Orchestra.
Brandon Martin – Brandon is a performer/vocalist, choral clinician/conductor, composer, and former music educator. He currently sings with The Voices of Liberty at Walt Disney World Resort. He also sings with the Tampa Spiritual Ensemble and serves on the Board of Directors for the Orlando Gay Chorus. He was commissioned by the Association of Anglican Musicians for their 2015 Annual Conference, and has written orchestrations for St. Pete Opera.
About FSYO: Florida Symphony Youth Orchestras exists to encourage children and young adults, through the practice and performance of orchestral music, to become passionate leaders, thinkers, and contributors in their local community and beyond. In its 63rd Concert Season. Today, FSYO serves almost 300 students and is comprised of seven ensembles – three symphony orchestras, one string-training orchestra, a chamber orchestra, two jazz orchestras – and two supplementary programs – Stringmania Summer Camp and Sing-Song, String-Along.
FSYO programs are carefully structured to encourage student growth with FSYO throughout their primary and secondary years. Florida Symphony Youth Orchestras full range of ensembles gives each student a place to excel with peers at a similar level, and an opportunity to collaborate with seasoned music professionals on local, national, and international levels. During summers, Symphonic Orchestra students participate in life-changing experiences of organized tours, alternating between international & national travel every other year.
Programs are sponsored in part by the Florida Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs; the Florida Council on Arts and Culture; Orlando Utilities Commission; The City of Orlando, Mayor’s Matching Grant; and United Arts of Central Florida. We thank these groups for their generous support.
7th Annual Composer DIY Salon Concert
Central Florida Composers Forum – 7th Annual Composers DIY Salon Concert
Sunday, September 29 at the Timucua White House
For seven years, Central Florida Composers Forum (CF2) has been offering its members a first-come, first-on, get-er-done yerself opportunity to present work to the Orlando/Central Florida public. The composers themselves perform or arrange for the performers. That always means a wider variety of sonic possibilities than a more typical, curated CF2 concert featuring a unified instrumentation.
This program features Rebekah Todia’s Crossing The Bar, for piano and voice; Melody Cook’s For Two Voices, No. 2, for clarinet and piano; Holly Cordero’s Personified Bliss, for string quartet, Bob Jr.’s Conjure the Storm, for piano, guitar, bass, and drums; Paul Austin Sanders’ electronic compositions Danze Africanne, Spirit of the East, and Bop Latinesque; ChanJi Kim’s Imaginary Lines for clarinet and audio; and premieres of Alex Burtzos’ X Codes, for violin, clarinet, and piano, and also his Perforation, for solo piano.
Venus & the Radio – August 8 @ Timucua
Venus & the Radio
Thursday, August 8 at the Timucua White House
Tickets are $10.
While Orlando has begun to gain recognition for its arts community, not much has been said about the lines and boundaries drawn between artistic disciplines. When it comes to music and literature, The Central Florida Composers Forum, in collaboration with local literary publisher Burrow Press, aim to blur those boundaries and inspire future collaborations with their upcoming event, “Venus & the Radio.”
This one-of-a-kind event will feature two prominent Florida authors reading excerpts from their newest books (published by Burrow Press) in collaboration with four Orlando-based members of the Central Florida Composers Forum.
Orlando Poet Laureate Susan Lilley will perform Florida-inspired work from her collection Venus in Retrograde with accompaniment from composers Mark Piszczek and Timothy Stulman. Piszczek’s interactive approach will incorporate Lilley reading live with Piszczek on soprano saxophone and pre-recorded audio electronically manipulated by sound artist Jared Silvia. Stulman will do real-time audio processing of Lilley’s performance, combined with a pre-recorded audioscape.
Shane Hinton will perform excerpts from Radio Dark, a surreal post-apocalyptic novel set in Florida. Composers Holly Cordero and Charlie Griffin will provide an underscore in the manner of classic radio plays.
“This event is a great opportunity to not only illustrate the variety of talent in Orlando,” says Burrow Press publisher Ryan Rivas, “but also to acknowledge that art isn’t created in a vacuum. And especially to show how one art form can and does inspire others.”
A Q&A and book signing will follow the performance.
5 composers to be selected for residencies with the Florida Symphony Youth Orchestras in 2019-20 – June 30 application deadline
In partnership with Florida Symphony Youth Orchestras (FSYO), Central Florida Composers Forum invites current composer members (if you would like to join CF2, please indicate so at the end of the form you will fill out, linked below) to apply for one of five possible composer residencies with ensembles within the FSYO organization.
Residencies will take place during 2019-2020 concert season. Composers may apply for more than one residency, but will not be granted more than one. Each applicant composer agrees to at least three interactions with their ensemble (two preliminary sessions and one rehearsal) in addition to attending the premiere of the work they write. Rehearsals take place on Sundays, starting August 18th. Each composer will receive a small stipend for their residency, and each residency will have its own timeline.
The unifying theme for all the residencies is PULSE. We leave it to the composer to interpret that theme in any meaningful and appropriate way (musically, biologically, culturally, etc.).
Ensemble information
1. Symphonic Orchestra – (A new work 9-12+ minutes duration) $500 stipend. Season Finale Concert premiere on May 3rd, 2020; final parts and score deadline March 11th. This is their premiere orchestra. They play difficult music at a high level.
2. Philharmonia Orchestra – (A new work 4-10+ minutes duration) $500 stipend. Spring Concert premiere on March 8th, 2020; final parts and score deadline January 8th. This group is comprised of younger, less experienced players than the Symphonic Orchestra, but is still capable of rendering complex repertoire.
3. Jazz 1 Orchestra (17-20 players) – (A new work 4-6+ minutes duration) $500 stipend. Premiere TBD. Highly capable jazz band.
4. Prelude Orchestra – (A new work 4-6 minutes duration) $400 stipend. Spring Concert premiere on March 8th, 2020; final parts and score deadline January 8th. This is a beginner full orchestra (light on brass) that typically plays early classical repertoire, for example.
5. Overture Strings – (A new work 3-4 minutes duration) $300 stipend. Season Opener Concert premiere on October 20th, 2019; final parts and score deadline September 13th. This is their entry level string group. Think of Suzuki book 2. You may consider a story telling component or involving one or two professional level adult musicians.
For more information on the ensembles, please visit: https://www.fsyo.org/programs/orchestras.html
The entire application can be accomplished by following this link.
There, you will be asked the following questions:
Which ensemble are you applying to work with (First, Second, Third Choice)?
What does the residency ideally look like to you, and what role will you as the composer ideally play? If you have more than one choice for ensemble, would your answer change for each ensemble? If so, how?
How do you envision incorporating the theme of PULSE into the residency? If you have more than one choice for ensemble, would your answer change for each ensemble? If so, how?
If you envision involving a third-party local artist or organization, who would it be and why? (leave blank if N/A)
You will also be asked to supply a single MP3 (can be excerpts, up to 10MB*), a single PDF of a score sample, and a 100-200 word biography.
The deadline for the application to be submitted is June 30, 2019.
If you have any questions, please email cfcomposers@gmail.com or text me at 407.619.6715.
Incomplete submissions will be rejected. *If the file size of the submission exceeds 10MB, please email a Dropbox/Google Drive or equivalent link.
Waterfalls, Forests, Coastlines, and other Musical Dreams on March 31 @ 7:30 pm
Central Florida Composers Forum presents “Waterfalls, Forests, Coastlines, and other Musical Dreams,” a concert of works by local composers at Timucua White House, March 31.
Winter Park, Florida – The Central Florida Composers Forum will present “Waterfalls, Forests, Coastlines, and other Musical Dreams,” a showcase concert of selected works scored for Pierrot Ensemble by Full Sail University composer and Central Florida Composers Forum founder and Executive Director Charlie Griffin, University of Central Florida’s recent transplant Alex Burtzos, Orlando-based composers Erik Branch, Damien Simon, and film composer and Cocoa Beach resident Joe Gray.
The term Pierrot Ensemble refers to a specific instrumentation used by Austrian (and later Austrian-American) composer Arnold Schoenberg for his seminal and most famous work, Pierrot Lunaire. Composed in 1912 for voice, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, and percussion, this combination was subsequently taken up by many later composers such as Milton Babbitt, John Cage, and Peter Maxwell Davies.
The musicians featured in this concert will be Julie Bateman (voice), Katie Mess (flute), Erik Cole (clarinet), Pepina Dell’Ollio (violin), Abigail Collins (cello), Ammon Perry Bratt (piano), and Justin Steger (percussion).
A diverse collection of works on the program include Charlie Griffin’s Shifting Coastlines, a trio of songs whose lyrics are taken from an anthology of poetry called Verse and Universe. These songs all draw upon science and math to explore the human experience. One example from the set is “Love’s Discrete Non-linearity,” a poem set like a Gypsy tango that uses the language of Chaos Theory to understand a romantic relationship. Selections from two works by Alex Burtzos will be on the program: The Birth of Dangun, a ballet based on the Korean myth of creation, and The Impossible Object, a multi-movement work inspired by works of M.C. Escher. Four vignettes by Erik Branch will include a premiere of his Brises Dansantes. The concert will be rounded out by Joe Gray’s The Black Forest, and Damien Simon’s Change.
The concert will take place on March 31 at the Timucua White House, 2000 South Summerlin, Orlando, FL 32806. Doors open at 7pm. Concert at 7:30. Tickets are by donation.
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By sati (harlequinade) Monday, April 30, 2018 2018, A, Action, Anthony Russo, Avengers: Infinity War, fantasy, Joe Russo, movies, review
(spoilers!)
This is what happens when you don't call Hawkeye.
A huge cinematic accomplishment, that's for sure. 18 movies came prior to it, which makes that movie a spectacle and a 'finale' moment. However....it's not really a grand finale at all. It's just something that needed to happen...for finale to occur. Next year.
Once again since 1. I already wrote shorter version of this review on letterboxd 2. I am lazy 3. it is becoming a tradition on the Corner that CBMs more often than not get list-style review, here is my list-review for Avengers: Infinity War.
- That voice in the beginning? That's Kenneth Branagh who directed first Thor. Very nice touch.
- They Alien3-ed Ragnarok which was very cool and that opening was shockingly bold. Not only was it shocking to see MCU film begin with villains walking around next to piles of dead bodies, but it was seriously brutal.
- Poor Idris Elba. First Dark Tower happens, now he lost that MCU money. He got a proper send-off, though, doing something important.
- Hiddleston was brilliant and he will be missed in those films. His death scene - if it sticks and hopefully it will - was the most daring moment in the film. While I had a feeling Thor's "you really are the worst brother!" was played for laughs - it got HUGE laughs in my cinema - nonetheless, this is the last thing Thor says to Loki. And Loki doesn't even get the last good dig at the villain, he tells Thanos he will never be God but that means nothing, since this was never Thanos' intention or desire. I was handling that shit pretty well but holy fuck, think of the children.
- Every single joke in the movie landed, which was delightful because I always feel so embarrassed when something was meant to make the audience laugh and didn't. Huge, huge laughs from the crowd. In fact during Thor/Guardians scenes I had to read subtitles because people laughed so hard the dialogue was impossible to hear. This is easily the funniest movie in 2018 and I doubt it will lose that title by the end of the year. I laughed so much.
- Personally my favorites were Thor referring to Rocket as 'rabbit' and Cap's pure and adorable "I am Steve Rogers". And most of Stark's lines. "Dude, you're embarrassing me in front of the wizards". Also Tony's exasperated silence at Mantis' "kick names, take ass!" was hysterical. RDJ is truly a treasure and his acting makes everything that is supposed to be funny so much funnier.
- The funny/dark tones mixing didn't feel jarring at all.
- Fantastic interactions between the characters and lovely chemistry, especially Thor and Rocket and Tony and Strange. It was so much fun watching all these characters interact. So many moments which will make this movie so rewatchable - Strange appearing and Tony asking if he is there to sell tickets, Drax's "invisible" scene, Bucky and Rocket during the battle...it was so entertaining.
- The film was very well paced. I was a bit bored at times but not "150 mins long movie" bored. I didn't feel that run time.
- It's impressive that they managed to bring back Red Skull and managed to fit in Pepper.
- Okoye FTW. She is now my favorite female character in MCU. There's nothing better than her utter disgust at men acting stupid and/or incompetent. God, I love her.
- While we are on the subject of Wakanda, the single most epic moment of the whole movie is the chant followed by T'Challa screaming "WAKANDA FOREVER!" and beginning to run. Chills.
- Chills also because bless Disney for not blurring out that gigantic bulge in T'Challa's costume. My eyes were locked on Cap but then T'Challa started moving, THAT was there and I went:
- The short - way too short - scene of Cap and T'Challa charging ahead and fighting was glorious.
- Speaking of glorious, so far, in 2018, Chris Evans with that beard, rolling in Wakandan mud is the most beautiful thing I've seen this year. Holy God. It really is a waste we didn't see Drax's reaction to him. If Thor is pirate/angel hybrid and a God-man, then what the hell even is Cap? There are no words.
- Oh yeah, Drax's reaction to Thor and everyone dragging Star-Lord was wonderful.
- There is this shot when Thanos arrives in Wakanda and Cap runs and slides on the mud and I thought I was going to explode right then and there. So many were about to die but My God I WAS LIVING.
- That trailer shot of Cap managing to hold Thanos' hand. Turns out there was no magic involved. No trickery. It was just his courage. Just how noble he is. This is enough to make him so strong. Please don't take him away from us. We need our noble Disney prince alive.
- "We don't trade lives, Captain".
- Silvestri's score is fabulous but the best part is when we go to Wakanda and Black Panther's theme plays.
- Doctor Strange was about 1000x cooler here than in his own movie. I loved every single one of his scenes.
- Every single actor - with the exception of Johansson who NEEDS TO GO - is wonderful here. The standout is definitely Tom Holland but Robert Downey Jr. comes pretty damn close perfectly balancing out funny moments and excruciating ones.
- Chris Hemsworth really gets to shine, particularly in the film's brutal opening.
- It was great for MCU to finally give more to do for Wanda, it's too little and too late, but it's something.
- It was a nice touch to allow Paul Bettany to show up without make up - it made it easier to think of Vision as someone who has human emotions etc. and it made me care about him more.
- Zoe Saldana was brilliant. I do hope Gamora stays dead because otherwise it cheapens this whole movie and Thanos' quest.
- Josh Brolin is great and Thanos is the best MCU villain yet but of course there is little competition. Still, with all the motivation they give him he is still a bit underwritten to me and he still comes off as a mad villain and not some complex character. Of all the beings in this universe what makes him so special that he is the only one who has the will to do this?
- I did not cry but that Spiderman/IronMan scene near the end came very close
- Rocket having to watch Groot die - AGAIN - was fucking brutal. Oh my God.
- Speaking of Groot, I loved him giving a part of himself for Stormbreaker to be made. I love that cutie pie so much.
- Chris Evans' delivery of "Oh God" near the end. That was heartbreaking.
- Dinklage showing up is always awesome.
- The film really did feel very grand and there were few very brave scenes - the whole opening was honestly shocking. The scene with Thanos and young Gamora near the end was very profound and the very last scene was a brave choice. The villain gets the final scene. That's very unusual.
- My favorite action scene was the attack near Sanctum with Ebony Mew (very cool villain) and Tony and Strange fighting him, you really felt the dread. I loved the way it began, with the camera following Tony.
- The end credits, all white on black and the title disappearing were awesome.
- The post credits scene was fantastic and definitely gets me hyped for what is to come but as someone who only watches these films and doesn't follow the comics had I not read about this scene before watching the movie I'd have no idea who they are referring to.
- Bless MCU for almost allowing Samuel L. Jackson to say "motherfucker!"
- The special effects of people turning into dust were horrendous. When Bucky started disappearing I was hoping it will get better but nope. It looked so cheap. This right here looks 1000x better:
- Also the way the scene was handled....it was too fast, I didn't think the gravity of it was felt. It was felt more in the post credits scene. If we actually saw a montage of people all over the planet disappearing it would better. It was just terribly executed. I cry during everything and here I was just so puzzled about how BAD it looked that it kept me from being emotional. It was probably because of horribly ugly backdrop on Titan and that bland forest in Wakanda, because the effects looked much better in post credits scene.
- And Sam crawling through the bushes pathetically, lol I was dying.
- What is shocking to me is how shocked people are about that ending. This isn't the last movie. Also some of those who died in the awful dust CGI have sequels announced. Why are people shocked? The next one where some if not all of original Avengers inevitably die a noble death to reverse what happened is gonna be shocking and emotional, not this. Honestly if all it takes is 5 minutes of googling to find out that Spiderman, Black Panther and Strange have sequels in the works and there is another team-up movie next May, then this isn't much of shocking ending, ain't it?
- This film is getting praise for being bleak. I'd give you that if not post credits. We are clearly given to understand that Fury uses the last resort. Someone so powerful he didn't call that person during the previous horrible events in MCU but he is calling that person now.. If that's not hope, I don't know what is. Brie Larson is gonna swoop down from Heavens and kill that fucking bitch.
- We are told Wanda and Vision love each other and that Thanos loves Gamora but it's not earned. It's "tell don't show".
- There are comparisons to Fury Road being made online and I just...no. Doctor Strange does cool stuff and it's fun watching characters fight side by side but on visual level/action movie scale there was nothing particularly memorable here. That Wakanda scene where some alien creatures are charging at them? Oh, give me a break. That battle was such a non-event.
- Think about that - Winter Soldier has that elevator fight and the highway fight. Civil War has airport fight with tons of cool stuff. Avengers has stuff like Natasha jumping off Cap's shield. Not one single breathtaking action set piece here.
- Thor's scenes are massively overhyped. Bridge scene in Ragnarok was better. So he flies in on the middle of a field and drops a one liner. Big freaking deal.
- Wanda, where's your accent at?
- The running joke of Bruce not being able to hulk out was the worst thing here. I repeat - the worst thing here. I felt bad for Mark Ruffalo and Hulk fans. Utterly humiliating. I was dreading we are gonna get Viagra joke.
THE INFURIATING:
- Cap's team has so little to do. Widow is almost laughably underused and what she has officially made her into insufferably boring and annoying character. She doesn't do or say much BUT of course they have her in a cat fight with Promixa Midnight for some reason. That only made Widow look dumb as fuck. By all means, taunt the powerful enemy as your friends' lives are in danger. Johansson looks bored playing the part and Widow isn't even an interesting character to begin with. The fact she is getting a solo now that is unnecessary (we just had Atomic Blonde and of course Jennifer Lawrence's Whore School and Widow's past was shown in reprehensibly sexist, awful and terribly handled flashback's in Age of Ultron), overdue (they are at 20+ movie and NOW they are gracious enough to give her a movie?) and frankly a waste (give Okoye her solo instead).
- This is what she did when Thor landed. Woman, what the hell are you acting to?!
- Here she is biting her nails as aliens arrive. I can't even.
- Missing trailer shots which for the love of God, were better than what was in the movie. The most epic shot of Wakanda battle (heroes running) was not in the movie. Thor rising his hand - obviously with edited out Stormbreaker - with Rocket and Groot watching in awe was not in the movie. Cap's "let's go" not in the movie. I appreciate all the stuff they did to surprise people but when the trailer is more epic than the actual film.....that ain't good. Also they even took out RDJ saying 'wow!' in Star-Lord scene which crippled the joke and took me out of the movie because I was so puzzled as to why they took it out. It's not my fault for watching the trailer, it's their fault for putting it in the trailer and taking it out of the movie.
THE HORRIFYING:
- I'm not sure the situation where people say Strange is stupid because he gave up the stone to save Tony is what writers intended for people to think, because good lord they do. It's very clear to me that he is giving it up because in one outcome he saw them win Tony was alive but that's not really signaled well, whereas the possibility to make another gauntlet (the form in the forge) is telegraphed. The worst offender of laborious writing to make people care more because something is gonna happen is having Petter and Tony discuss having a kid. Good God.
- It's such a contrivance that ALL the original Avengers are sill alive. You just know we are losing some of them in the next movie. MCU God help you if you kill off Cap so that Star-Lord can live. God help you.
thevoid99 April 30, 2018 at 2:58 AM
I'm writing my review at the moment as I'm still devastated and in shock over what the fuck happened. Thanos.... that is a true villain. If there was a battle royale for great villains. I can guarantee he would be one of the last ones standing. He's just evil. The ending was a shock and the entire theater went silent when I saw it this morning. Fucking hell.
I remember why both Clint Barton and Scott Lang aren't there because of a plea deal they did and considering what just happened in the end. Seems pretty pointless to know what happened to them as we don't know. This was a fucking kick in the balls and I'm still reeling from what I saw.
sati (harlequinade) April 30, 2018 at 10:57 AM
Why? You honestly think next movie wont reverse that? 12months and it is reversed. How is it pointless to know where the 2 Avengers are? I am pretty sure they are boh in Ant Man and the Wasp
thevoid99 May 1, 2018 at 1:04 AM
You got a point. I think Doctor Strange knew something. Passed it on to Tony and Nebula and maybe they could do something. Then, hopefully everyone would be back as well as Clint, Ant-Man, Wasp, and Captain Marvel.
sati (harlequinade) May 1, 2018 at 1:23 PM
Strange saw the futures, he saw the one where they win and allowed for things to happen. He saved Tony because Tony is needed in winning scenario
Getter April 30, 2018 at 9:33 AM
Nice review!
I agree with pretty much all the points. It's far from the best Marvel movie, despite it breaking all the records. Now that I know it broke records, I'm even more disappointed in it.
I'm most frustrated about the fact that Cap didn't get a proper arc. Babysitting Vision was useless and we all knew this.
As you know (and I'm sorry), I really liked Thor's arc in this. His storyline started off with such a shock (kind of my only one in the film), and continued to be a very simple plot. Which I actually liked, considering everything around was so hectic.
The action sequence on Titan was better than the last action sequence. But even the one on Titan didn't beat the airport scene, nor the things in Winter Soldier. There the action was more tight, and I don't know, I just like the action scenes in Cap's trilogy more than Infinity War.
I'm still probably going to see IW again though, but that's to see more Chris Evans and laugh. Because you're right, the movie is really funny and the comic relief it provides really made the first half of the movie pop.
Thank you! I am sure he will have much more to do next time, I just hope they won't kill him :/
LOL don't apologize to me, apologize to Christopher for cheating on him :D
Brittani Burnham April 30, 2018 at 3:02 PM
I agree with most of your points. I don't think Thor is overhyped and I don't feel Wanda/Vision is unearned. We saw a glimpse of their intrigue in AOU and it continued to grow in CACW. I think they've been pretty consistent with the build there.
I'm with you on Scarlett though. I like Black Widow a lot. And Scarlett used to be a very good actress but she has been massively phoning it in lately. Her fight alongside Wanda and Okoye was probably the coolest thing she did in the movie.
And yaaaaaaaaaaaas all hail Okoye. I need a gif of her reaction to hulk buster.
I need about 100 gifs of this movie tbh.
sati (harlequinade) April 30, 2018 at 8:26 PM
Yeah, that's the thing, we saw a glimpse. Its consistent, sure, I just don't feel it.
I read somewhere she had an affair with some guy from the crew while they were working on this movie lol so maybe that is where her focus was, because it certainly wasn't on the part
All of the above! I couldn't agree more on the missing trailer shots, especially the epic charge that I was really looking forward to see. I'm also livid about what Infinity War did with Mark Ruffalo's Hulk. His character deserved so much better.
Still, it's impressive how well the story came together, given how so many things were going on at the same time. I was genuinely expecting it to be a total mess, and it wasn't at all.
Maybe they are punishing Ruffalo for spoilers :P
msmariah May 2, 2018 at 3:31 AM
Hi Sati, I hope you're doing well. I haven't been in blogosphere for a while. I've had a difficult year that hasn't allowed me to blog much. After my dog died, I had a freak illness that put me in the hospital for a week, then my dad died and I've been dealing with his affairs. Just so crazy that it all happened at once. I'm having my second child in a few days...so that's been keeping me busy too! Thankfully that's something positive to focus on.
Anywhoo, it hasn't left me much time for blogging or watching movies. I am finally coming back to check on everyone's blogs. I miss the community. I really enjoyed your review. I haven't seen it yet, but from what I read I'm going to wait for it to stream. I had big issues with the age of ultron. It sounds like the problems for the avengers film worsened. It's unfortunate b/c the Russo brothers make great captain america films.
I totally agree w/ you about a widow film. It's sad that it's taken 20 films to get a widow film...now her character has been totally destroyed by bad writing. Atomic Blonde was so excellent. It was more widow than widow herself. I haven't seen the Jlaw sparrow film. It didn't look good. No one does femme fatale like Charlize Theron.
oh my God I'm so sorry :( My condolences to you! Congratulations on the baby!
Well it's fun and it's worth seeing in the cinema. The film is hilarious and entertaining and it's miles above Ultron which was such a mess. Black Widow movie is just so unnecessary right now and they should do a solo for another heroine
KatyRochelle May 2, 2018 at 6:55 AM
Nice review! So sorry this comment is a novel.
Infinity War was definitely funny, but it was a little disappointing that the humor carried onto scenes that were supposed to be meaningful (Gamora/Quill's conversation immediately interrupted by Drax comes to mind actually). But I can honestly overlook the humor, excluding what they did to Hulk. I'm just pissed about what they did to him here and in Ragnarok. But I really liked the character development for everyone else. I don't think this is the worst one yet, but it's not the absolute best - especially if Avengers 4 pulls a Walking Dead and undoes everything this one set-up.'
While working on my Captain America posts, I thought "what if The Red Skull didn't die but disappeared into another universe". I was super proud of myself when he showed up. *tina fey high fives herself gif* lol
Chris was highly underused, but there is alot of people to get around to. But all of his scenes in Wakanda were amazing. Him fighting Thanos and that scream he makes gives me CHILLS.
I'm so happy I ran to the bathroom with Peter/Tony scene. I've seen gifs on tumblr and I don't know if I'll ever watch it. lol
I don't know who I want to come back, if anybody at all - despite the fact that most of the dead ones still have contracts. I just feel like Loki's time is up, bringing back Gamora would be cheap (if only she is the one that somehow manages to kill Thanos), etc. I'm amazed that people are not reading into Strange handing over the Time Stone. Not just by him saying "this is the only way(?)" but just the way Benedict looked while handing it over - it didn't pain him at all; he wasn't upset or pissed; he looked like he was covering something up. I read on some gossip sites that think Avengers 4 is going to be set a few years after this. So if people didn't get Strange handing over the time stone, I can't imagine how lost they're going to be if we skip ahead.
OMG THAT BIG LEBOWSKI GIF I'M LIVINGGGGGG
OKOYE IS THE QUEEN
I didn't realize how much was left out of the trailer - but I honestly can't remember what was left in or what I might've missed. Did Black Panther say Get This Man A Shield? Did we see Steve start up his crab hands? That run in Wakanda was epic and definitely should've been kept.
Walking Dead has time travel now? :P Infinity War was at least miles above Ultron but this is what happens when one doesn't let sexist Whedon make movies.
Oh man sorry you missed that! That was a very good scene but way too short.
I really don't know why and how people missed that whole bit about Strange. The writing here wasn't very sophisticated and they even had Strange say that when the push comes to shove he will choose the fate of the universe over stark and the kid. What did people think he changed his mind because Tony is really funny lol? Just ridiculous.
Black Panther did say that. We saw Steve do that but not him doing that and saying 'let's go'. I think there is a whole scene where he is given the new shields missing from the movie.
KatyRochelle May 2, 2018 at 5:55 PM
OMG, Walking Dead has so many timelines - they show what happens in the past, in the future, stuff happening between camps on the same day, it's literally time travel. lol
Wow, I need to see it again for those Wakanda scenes. Maybe I was focusing on the beard too much. lol
Holy God I haven't watched that show in years, it seems like such a mess now :)
Eh, we all were :)
I honestly do not understand how people did not see that ending coming from a mile away. It is CLASSIC comic book cliffhanger storytelling, plus, it was telegraphed from the first scene (the only truly shocking thing in the whole movie, although frankly, it was past time for Loki to bite it).
I died laughing whenever Thor referred to Rocket as "Rabbit". Far and away the best running gag of the movie (other than the constant ignoring of Starlord, which.... SELFISH IDIOT). The interactions between the characters were all great, but I agree they should have spent more time to show us the love Thanos had for Gamora.
Between Bettany, Boseman, Bautista, Ruffalo, Evans, Hemsworth, and the guy playing Mbaku, there are WAAAAAAAAAY too many handsome men in this movie (and I only leave off SebStan because I CAN NOT with that disgusting hair). And even still, Danai Gurira is the only one I can look at whenever she is on screen. OKOYE (and her side-eye) FOR THE WIN.
But seriously, that ending was so obvious it was insulting. I've already ranted about it on Brittany's review and on Letterboxd, but... first they get rid of all the B-Listers, and then all of the other leads except for the original Avengers. UGH. RIDICULOUS. Especially since they had already announced sequels for Black Panther and Spider-Man and the Guardians. They KNEW what happened at the end of this movie. They could have held off on announcing those sequels and THEN that ending MIGHT have held some genuine fear/emotion.
If the sequel to this doesn't end up with the original Avengers sacrificing themselves to save everyone else, I will eat my hat.
Also, I may or may not have become pregnant every time Evans appeared on screen. That man puts the DREAM in DREAMBOAT.
Yeah the ending was so obvious to anyone who spent 5 minutes on Thanos' wiki page before going to see the film :) Really, it would be surprising if he didn't do that. And I am so surprised at how much people are surprised, I mean come on, it's not the last movie and as you said there are already sequels for individual characters announced. The worst thing to do though is if they bring back Gamora because her getting sacrificed was such a huge part of Thanos' journey. Undoing that is just cheating but they will probably do that.
Lisi Ledbetter May 7, 2018 at 9:28 AM
that lebowski-gif.. totally agree on hulk, where did that come from? is he just being funny/awkward? outing myself as team-thor now, I applauded everytime he showed up :) thank you for sharing!
sati (harlequinade) May 11, 2018 at 11:06 PM
I think it's a revenge on Ruffalo for spoiling, it's the only thing that makes sense :)
epileptic.moondancer May 8, 2018 at 5:10 AM
***Apologies in advance for the essay of a reply. This post has tickled my brain a little***
"It's such a contrivance that ALL the original Avengers are sill alive."
This is kinda mainly the biggest reason why I dislike these movies, especially Civil War. You knew there wasn't gonna be anyone dying there, not anyone important anyway.
But hell you were right in that other comment, I don't know what movie I saw the first time, but this really is brutal, how did I not see the stakes? After Loki at the start... I honestly thought Starks might die! That they managed to raise the stakes for me-- after a feeling of NONE AT ALL for all of CW.... a pretty great feat!
And this is all from a dude who --hated-- these movies two years ago - you have basically waned me onto them! =P
For some reason I remembered (probably because it what was I was expecting) it being all light like Civil War and the others. It tried a little too hard to be funny I thought, and I was only laughing at the overused bit about Pratt's insecurities because I for some reason just intensely dislike him as a person and actor. Not sure why they had to be in the movie at all, made it too crowded.
And hey...:
You did this for me for Logan and it became one of faves of the year (up from 4/6 to 6/6!) - I've seen BP, Thor3, CA:CW, Ultron... are there any other films that will help make this more sense?
I have no idea who Strange is, or why the red dude has this real important thing in his head. Is it just a case of them throwing too much into one movie? Who was the girl he loves? They aren't Avengers are they? I missed where those two were introduced totally.
ANYWAYS.... As expected, excellent analysis. It still amazes me that you keep this up and work full time- I don't do shit and you write more often than me! I wish you had more time cos your film reviews always rule and open my eyes up a bit. Or a lot =]
Cheers! And again, sorry for the essay
sati (harlequinade) May 13, 2018 at 3:10 PM
"red dude has this real important thing in his head." - that was in Age of Ultron. Scarlett Witch was also introduced in Ultron
I think in order to make sense of IW you should watch all of the films, I'm not gonna give the whole rundown of what has what, sorry, it's just too much. The stones were featured both in films and in post credits of a lot of those, some don't have anything about them like Iron Man 2
Yeah, it's just getting more and more busy :/
epileptic.moondancer May 17, 2018 at 9:15 AM
Fair enough. Now that I'm getting into the genre I'm gonna watch some of the older ones. The stone was in Ultron? Damn I gotta watch that again.
Elina May 26, 2018 at 3:49 PM
Ohhhhhh I never realised that about Dr Strange/Tony!! Also, Dinklage was the best surprise in the whole thing. I saw this two weeks after it initially came out so I'd seen lots of these shattering to pieces memes by then and I thought it was taking the piss, I never realised it was something that ACTUALLY happened in the film. Brought back horrible flashbacks from Harry Potter 7 pt 2.
Finally OMG YES, the most fun was watching all these characters interact!!! I wasn't a massive fan of Infinity War in general but I mean, it was fun, there were some really good dynamics there.
Brilliant review, as always. <3
Awesome review!! Even though I enjoyed this movie, I was disappointed in how some of the characters (especially the Hulk and Black Widow (they can never get her character right) didn't seem to get a lot of focus or character depth. It's more troubling with Captain America since I was expecting him to make up with Iron Man after Civil War. That ending was brutal though! I hope Avengers: Endgame is good!
sati (harlequinade) March 11, 2019 at 7:28 PM
Thank you! Yeah Hulk was kinda embarrassing, I think he will get better scenes in Endgame. Widow has been dreadful for so many movies :/
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RESOLUTION OF COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS
of December 11, 2019 No. 847
About approval of specific sanitary and epidemiologic requirements
Based on the paragraph of third subitem 2.1 of Item 2 of general sanitary and epidemiologic requirements to content and operation of capital structures (buildings, constructions), the isolated rooms and other objects belonging to subjects of managing, approved by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus of November 23, 2017 No. 7, Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus DECIDES:
1. Approve specific sanitary and epidemiologic requirements to establishment of sanitary protection zones of the objects which are objects of impact on health of the person and the environment (are applied).
2. Grant to the Ministry of Health the right to explain questions of application of specific sanitary and epidemiologic requirements to establishment of sanitary protection zones of the objects which are objects of impact on health of the person and the environment, approved by this resolution.
3. This resolution becomes effective after its official publication.
Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus
S. Rumas
Approved by the Resolution of Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus of December 11, 2019 No. 847
Specific sanitary and epidemiologic requirements to establishment of sanitary protection zones of the objects which are objects of impact on health of the person and the environment
Chapter 1. General provisions
1. In these specific sanitary and epidemiologic requirements requirements to establishment of the sanitary protection zones operated, designed, again built buildings, constructions and other objects which are objects of impact on health of the person and the environment (further - objects), except for the requirements provided by legal acts are determined.
2. Action of these specific sanitary and epidemiologic requirements does not extend to the objects which are sources of ionizing radiation.
3. Requirements of these specific sanitary and epidemiologic requirements are obligatory for observance by legal entities and individual entrepreneurs.
4. The state sanitary inspection behind observance of these specific sanitary and epidemiologic requirements is exercised according to the procedure, established by the legislation.
5. The responsibility for violation and (or) failure to carry out of these specific sanitary and epidemiologic requirements is established according to the legislation.
6. For the purposes of these specific sanitary and epidemiologic requirements the following terms and their determinations are used:
the basic size of the sanitary protection zone (further - the basic size of the SPZ) - the sanitary protection zone size providing the sufficient level of safety for health of the population from harmful chemical, biological, physical impact of objects;
sanitary protection zone border (further - SPZ border) - the line limiting the territory of the sanitary protection zone outside which harmful chemical, biological, physical impact of object does not exceed the established hygienic standard rates;
building restriction zone - the territory where at the height more than 2 m from the Earth's surface the level of electromagnetic fields exceeds maximum permissible level. The external border of zone of restriction of building is determined by the maximum height of buildings of perspective building at which height of upper floor the level of electromagnetic fields does not exceed maximum permissible level;
the settlement size of the sanitary protection zone (further - the settlement size of the SPZ) - the sanitary protection zone size established based on calculations, providing observance of the established hygienic standard rates and acceptable risk levels for life and health of the population on border of the sanitary protection zone and beyond its limits;
the sanitary protection zone (further - the SPZ) - the territory which size provides the sufficient level of safety for health of the population from harmful chemical, biological, physical impact of objects, observance of the established hygienic standard rates and acceptable risk levels for life and health of the population on border of the SPZ and beyond its limits;
sanitary gap - the minimum distance from object which provides decrease in its chemical, biological, physical impact to values of the established hygienic standard rates and is not subject to reducing.
Chapter 2. Requirements to establishment of the sizes of the SPZ
7. The basic sizes of the SPZ of objects are established according to appendix 1.
8. The settlement sizes of the SPZ are established for the objects which are not specified in appendix 1, and objects which basic size of the SPZ changes.
9. Establishment of the settlement size of the SPZ of object is carried out based on the project of the SPZ of object with calculations of dispersion of emissions of pollutants in atmospheric air (taking into account background concentration of pollutants in atmospheric air), levels of physical impact and risk assessment for life and health of the population.
10. For groups of the objects united in territorial industrial complex (industrial hub), the settlement size of the SPZ taking into account total emissions of pollutants in atmospheric air and physical impact of the objects entering territorial industrial complex (industrial hub) can be established.
11. The basic and settlement sizes of the SPZ of objects are established from:
object territory borders if the amount of emissions of pollutants in atmospheric air from unorganized stationary sources of emissions of pollutants in atmospheric air of object makes more than 30 percent from the amount of gross emission;
organized stationary sources of emissions of pollutants in atmospheric air and sources of physical impact.
12. The border of the SPZ of object is established to:
borders of the parcels of land of farmstead type of building;
windows of apartment houses in case of small, average, the multi-storey and increased number of storeys to the housing estate;
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Hot-tempered QB Chad Kelly kicked off Clemson roster
There are a few things a quarterback competing for a starting job in the fall may not want to do in the spring. It seems as though Clemson’s Chad Kelly chose to ignore all of those things. Clemson removed Kelly from the roster after an eventful weekend and a pattern of bad behavior.
“I have dismissed Chad Kelly for conduct detrimental to our program,” said head coach Dabo Swinney in a released statement. “He has had a pattern of behavior that is not consistent with the values of our program. I hope he will mature and grow from this and become the man and player I know he can be. I wish him nothing but the best in the future academically and athletically.”
To get a sense of how this came to be, look no further than this past weekend’s various reports. It starts with a report saying Kelly had to be escorted off the field by Clemson police. Kelly’s tempers had flared with assistant coaches during Saturday’s spring game, in which he was benched and reportedly spent a good amount of time venting his frustrations at the expense of the coaching staff. Kelly’s spring game came to end following two drives ending with interceptions. Swinney commented on Kelly’s sideline behavior after the game.
“You’re not going to have guys crossing a line with the coaches just because they’re frustrated with whatever,” Swinney said according to The Post and Courier. “He got frustrated and reacted the way your leader can’t react. It’s just that simple.”
This should leave the job in Cole Stoudt‘s hands from here on out. Stoudt had a better spring game and he was the primary back-up to Tajh Boyd at the end of last season.
Tags: Chad Kelly, Clemson, Cole Stoudt, Dabo Swinney, Tajh Boyd
Maryland hires George Helow to Mike Locksley’s staff
By John TaylorJan 22, 2020, 12:12 AM EST
The lone hole on Mike Locksley‘s Maryland Terrapins football staff has been filled.
In late December, John Papuchis left the Maryland Terrapins football program to take a job with Mike Norvell at Florida State. Exactly four weeks later, Locksley has landed Papuchis’ replacement, with the addition of George Helow officially announced by the school.
Helow will serve as Maryland’s special teams coordinator. He’ll also coach the Terps’ inside linebackers.
Helow spent the past four seasons at Colorado State. The first two were as a defensive quality control coach and graduate assistant. The last two were spent as safeties coach.
The 2018-19 seasons were Helow’s first as an on-field assistant at the collegiate level.
In addition to the Mountain West Conference school, he has also been a football staffer at:
Georgia, defensive quality control assistant (2014-15)
Florida State, defensive graduate assistant (2013)
Alabama, defensive intern (2012)
Helow played his college football at Ole Miss from 2006-10. Most of his action during his 38 games played came on special teams.
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June 30, 2019 by Two Disney Sisters
Happy Canada Day 2019!
Welcome to the Canada pavilion at Epcot’s World Showcase.
The Canada pavilion at Epcot is one of our favorite places, probably because we’ve been to Canada several times and Elly did a Study Abroad program in the beautiful French-Canadian city of Chicoutimi, Quebec.
The gardens that surround the Canada pavilion are lovely. You can even get married here!
♪♫♪ Oh Canada…♪♫♪
Of course, we always stop in and watch the O’Canada movie narrated by Martin Short.
It’s a 360 degree movie.
O’Canada! is a Circle-Vision 360° movie showcasing Canada’s beautiful cities, scenery and people.
Guests watching the fourteen-minute “O’Canada!” movie will view places like Horseshoe Falls, Quebec City, Victoria, and Montreal as well as learn about Canadian celebrities like Mike Myers and Jim Carrey.
This waterfall spot is so lovely!
Many guests don’t realize that at the back of the Canada Pavilion there’s a massive rockwall formation with a mighty waterfall flowing down it. There are several platforms and a small staircase next to the waterfall winding down to a babbling stream.
Guests can arrange to be married or have their vows renewed there.
It’s the smallest wedding venue at Epcot with seating for just 20 guests.
Currently, a series of 6 rotating bands perform daily on the Canada Mill Stage.
Current band line-up: Entertainment at the Canada Pavilion
Lots of flannel for sale in the Northwest Mercantile gift shop!
We have this pin!
Flashback Friday: Seeing Epcot’s Canadian Lumberjack Show
During our first DCP program, a new entertainment act was introduced at Epcot’s Canada pavilion: Canadian Lumberjack Show.
They performed on the Canada pavilion Mill Stage stage and were a hoot.
Meeting the Paul Bunyan Lumberjacks after the show. So much flannel! So much muscle!!
We got to see the brand new Canadian Lumberjack Show: The Paul Bunyan Lumberjacks at Epcot’s Canada pavilion last night.
The Mill Stage smelled so good!!! Like they had been chopping pine trees on it all day!! 😉
The show features a mini-competition between the “blue team” and the “red team.” Each team consists of two lumberjacks as they compete in a series of events, including axe throwing, crosscut sawing and wood carving using chain saws.
Red Team vs. Blue Team chopping competition.
Conservation is a big initiative for the group, who claim that for every tree that is cut for the show, three are planted in its place. I must say, it smelled so good when they were chopping wood! Like we were in the middle of a Canadian pine forest…
All hunky guys in flannel from Canada!
The act consists of skilled lumberjacks from the Paul Bunyan Lumberjack group, which has performed for crowds around the world and has operated for more than 30 years. The group is based in Kissimmee, Florida.
You can catch their show 6x/day on most days. If it’s raining or there’s lightning nearby, the show will be cancelled.
Video of the Canadian Lumberjacks Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=es1gdrqWbjw
(The Canadian Lumberjack Show replaced Off Kilter, a kilt-wearing, bagpipe-playing band that entertained guests in Epcot’s Canada for 17 years.)
Enjoying a fun day at Epcot!
We’ve written two books about our time working and playing at Disney World.
Both are available on Amazon.com: Two Girls and a Mouse Tale and Adventures in the Animal Kingdom.
If you’d like to follow our daily Disney blog, here’s the link: https://collinsrace1.wordpress.com/
Have a magical day!
#TwoDisneySisters
The Canada Pavilion is so pretty at night!
Oh, Canada! We’ve been here!
Tagged Adventures in the Animal Kingdom, Canada Day 2019, Caroline Collins disney blog, Cast member, Chris Collins, Elly Collins Disney blog, Epcot, Epcot Canada Pavilion, two disney sisters, two girls and a mouse tale, working at disney world
Meeting the Fairy Godmother at Disney World
Meeting the Fairy Godmother on the day we got engaged. She told us: “May all your dreams come true!” ❤
We have been lucky enough to meet the Fairy Godmother many times at both Disney World and at Disneyland!
She is one of the kindest people that you can meet!
My mom meeting the Fairy Godmother. She only meets here in front of Storybook Treats when it’s not raining.
She’s a favorite of ours! She’s just the nicest character that you’ll talk to at the Magic Kingdom!
We ❤ the Fairy Godmother!
1996: Meeting the Fairy Godmother at the Magic Kingdom. She noticed that we were wearing the same colors!
1996: Caroline going over to give her a hug.
2019: Meeting her once again at the Magic Kingdom. Her Meet & Greet spot is right behind Cinderella Castle.
She got a costume update about 3 years ago.
Can you spot the differences?
This was the shiny costume she was wearing when we saw her in 2015. Her costume is now made of soft blue velvet.
The Fairy Godmother is the sweet and kind fairy that appears to Cinderella when she is in times of need and trouble.
She is a little forgetful, and her spells don’t last past midnight, but through her magic she enables Cinderella to go to the ball to achieve her dream.
With a flick of her magic wand and a Bibbidi Boppidy Boo, the Fairy Godmother is all that is pure and true in the world.
Fairy Godmother Transforms Cinderella’s Dress
A Magical Moment Reunion for a Guest at Disney World
25 years later….
When Amber was 2 years old, she met Snow White at the Magic Kingdom.
“Every single time I saw her until I was 15, she recognized me and knew me by name. She made my Disney childhood so incredibly magical. I haven’t seen her in person since, but I knew she was now the Fairy Godmother. Today, I tracked her down & got to hug her. Best day ever!!”
And, she also occasionally has to comfort guests:
Shortly following her birth, Janice Murphy’s infant daughter Analiese died from complications related to a rare chromosomal disorder. Murphy recently visited Disney World, bringing with her a purple teddy bear containing her daughter’s ashes.
Murphy wrote that she spent several minutes in the park crying and mourning what she says her daughter will never experience. She lined up to see the Fairy Godmother, and when she finally shared her story with the Fairy Godmother, she writes that she was pretty much floored by her compassionate response.
“Despite your utter lack of knowledge, you included the bear in our interaction,” says Murphy. “And when you found out that my daughter died, and that her ashes are within the bear, you treated her the same way you treat every child that comes to see you every single day: with love, compassion and kindness. When you hugged her, and kissed her cheek, you made me feel like Analiese mattered to you.”
The interaction allowed Murphy to connect with her baby Analiese. She explained, “You helped me feel her spirit in a place she was never able to visit while alive.”
The beautiful backside of the Cinderella Castle.
Do you know where this Disney wall is??? We do!
I never noticed this before!
Tagged Adventures in the Animal Kingdom, Caroline Collins disney blog, Cast member, Elly Collins Disney blog, Fairy Godmother, Magic Kingdom, two disney sisters, two girls and a mouse tale, Walt Disney World, working at disney world
Meeting Captain Hook at Disney World
Captain Hook swinging on by…
Guests can see Captain Hook every afternoon in the Festival of Fantasy Parade at 3pm.
He’s on the Peter Pan float and swings on by while standing on the ship’s swaying anchor.
We like his velvety hair! (I want to touch it so badly!)
We’ve seen him a few times strolling through Adventureland near the Pirates of the Caribbean ride before the parade.
The captain waving his hook at guests in line.
At Hook’s meet and greet:
He’s a good looking villain!
And look who was with him!!!
In April 2019, he started greeting young guests at Disney’s Beach Club Resort for dinner.
Dinner with Captain Hook’s Pirate Crew
That hair!!! ❤
Looking for a Bunch of Scallywags!
Shiver me timbers—Captain Hook and his crew invite you to dinner and to see if ye be worthy of joining their ranks.
Upon entering Pirate Hideaway, seasoned members of Captain Hook’s crew will assist you in the first, most crucial step towards becoming a pirate—receiving your pirate name. Next, they’ll teach you the many skills crucial to life on the high seas such as talking like a pirate, swabbing the deck and singing sea chanties!
Captain Hook himself will be checking in to examine your progress and get you started on your first treasure hunt. You’ll solve puzzles and gather clues on land before setting sail along Crescent Lake.
But beware! For this be not for the faint of heart. Rumor has it there be cursed treasure around these parts. Be you brave enough to seek it?
Beginning April 28, 2019 set sail for Disney’s Beach Club Resort where Captain Hook is on the lookout for new recruits ages 4 to 12. $55/ticket
MNSSHP: Meeting Peter Pan and Wendy…and Captain Hook!
He also regularly appears for some meet and greet time during Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party in the Fall.
That’s where we’ve met him.
We also saw him at Castaway Cay when we went on our Disney Dream cruise to the Bahamas. He certainly gets around!
Captain Hook and Mr. Smee at Castaway Cay.
WHAT???!!! Did Captain Hook kill Queen Athena???
But, remember, he is a villain!
There’s a rumor that he killed Ariel’s mother, Queen Athena!
In 2008, “The Little Mermaid: Ariel’s Beginning” came out and answered the question about Queen Athena’s demise. In the movie’s opening scenes, the terrible tale of Queen Athena’s death by pirate invasion unfolds!
No wonder the mermaids in Neverland are frightened of the pirates who troll and terrorize their waters. And, King Triton’s complete aversion to humans can be explained, considering humans caused his wife’s death.
Do you think that Queen Athena was killed by Captain Hook’s pirate ship?
Captain Hook is the dastardly evil pirate villain from Neverland.
Sailing the waters around the enchanted island of Neverland with his crew of misfits and idiots, Hook forever seeks the boy who has caused him so much pain and misery, Peter Pan. The Captain lost his left hand when Peter cut it off and fed it to the crocodile. Since then, the crocodile has been haunting Hook, always wanting more.
Luckily for Captain Hook, the crocodile also ate an alarm clock, so he can hear when the crocodile is near. His evil plans always fail, mainly due to the incompetence of not only himself, but of his downtrodden crew and first mate, Mr. Smee.
Looking for Captain Hook.
Tagged Adventures in the Animal Kingdom, Captain Hook, Caroline Collins disney blog, Elly Collins Disney blog, Festival of Fantasy Parade, Magic Kingdom, Princess Ariel, Queen Athena, two disney sisters, two girls and a mouse tale, Walt Disney World, working at disney world
“Toy Story 4” hits New High with $118 Million Opening Weekend
At Toy Story 4 opening weekend.
Pixar’s “Toy Story 4” brought the box office to life with a $118 million opening weekend after a three-week slump of underperforming sequels.
Woody and Bo Peep
The “Toy Story 4” opening, according to studio estimates Sunday morning, ranks as the fourth-highest animated film opening ever, not accounting for inflation. Above it are 2018’s “Incredibles 2” ($182 million), 2016’s “Finding Dory” ($135 million), and 2007’s “Shrek the Third” ($121 million). It’s the year’s third-largest debut, trailing only “Avengers: Endgame” and “Captain Marvel.”
It follows a string of disappointing sequels this spring including “Dark Phoenix,” ”Godzilla: King of the Monsters” and “Men in Black: International.”
But “Toy Story 4” has something those films didn’t: great reviews. It rates 98% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. Audiences gave it an A grade on CinemaScore.
We liked it a lot. 4 Stars
You can take selfies with Forky at both Disneyland and Disney World this week!
The sequel, which introduces the child-crafted plaything Forky (voiced by Tony Hale) to the voice cast including Tom Hanks and Tim Allen, also grossed $120 million internationally, for a worldwide 3-day box office gross of $238 million.
At Disney World
Tagged Adventures in the Animal Kingdom, Caroline Collins disney blog, Chris Collins, Elly Collins Disney blog, Forky, Toy Story 4, two disney sisters, two girls and a mouse tale
Seeing Hollywood’s Walk of Fame, Baby!
When we go to Disneyland, we try not to just go to Disneyland (even though that’s pretty hard!)….there are lots of other things to do and see in LA.
Like strolling down the Walk of Fame on Hollywood Blvd.
You start on the corner of Hollywood Blvd. and Vine Street in Hollywood and start walking west. [Trivia: We live on Vine Street!]
There are over 2,600 stars embedded in the sidewalk in the 15 blocks of the Walk of Fame. There’s a lot to see.
Star Finder: Find the Star
We were interested in seeing all the Disney ones and there are A LOT of those!
(Note: The area just 1 block off Hollywood Blvd. is a very rough neighborhood! Only do this walk during the day!)
Hollywood & Vine
We found Walt Disney’s star! #1 star we were looking for!!!
It all started with a mouse….
Snow White has a star too!
In front of the famous Chinese Theater on Hollywood Blvd. There are a lot of performers dressed up here doing photo ops. This is where you can see the handprints and sometimes footprints of stars in the cement.
Marilyn Monroe’s statue re-enacting her cement signing.
Caroline checking out Marilyn’s tiny handprint.
1939: Special Award for Snow White
Walt Disney won a total of 26 Academy Awards, and holds the record for most Academy Awards wins and most nominations in academy history.
The Hollywood Walk of Fame comprises more than 2,600 five-pointed terrazzo and brass stars embedded in the sidewalks along 15 blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and three blocks of Vine Street in Hollywood, California.
Some more Disney-related Star photos:
Yes, even Disneyland has a star!
Roy O. Disney, Walt’s brother, the company’s financial guy, and his best friend.
Tink’s star
Yup, Donald has a star too.
Winnie’s got one.
Julie Andrews and her star, 1966.
Such small hands and feet!!!! Done right after the Sound of Music won 5 Oscars, including Best Picture.
DHS’s Chinese Theater
We like the Chinese Theater at Disney’s Hollywood Studios and can’t wait for the new attraction to open there in 2020.
Stormtroopers onstage in front of the Chinese Theater.
Christian in front of the Chinese Theater.
Just like the Chinese Theater in Hollywood, Disney holds cement signing ceremonies for stars visiting Disney World. Mark Hamill, 1990.
We’ve written two books about our time working – and playing – as Disney Cast Members at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.
Both are available on Amazon.com in paperback and Kindle: Two Girls and a Mouse Tale and Adventures in the Animal Kingdom.
At Hollywood Studios.
Tagged Adventures in the Animal Kingdom, Caroline Collins disney blog, Chinese theater, Chris Collins, Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Elly Collins Disney blog, Julie Andrews, two disney sisters, two girls and a mouse tale, Walk of Fame, Walt Disney World, working at disney world
Resort Parking Fees Increase at Walt Disney World
Guest parking at Disney’s Contemporary Resort.
Guests staying overnight at a Walt Disney World Resort will be charged more for parking starting today.
Disney has updated their Parking Information Page to reflect the increase in the overnight parking fees.
For reservations made before June 18, 2019 for arrivals in 2019 or 2020:
Disney Value Resorts: $13 per night
Disney Moderate Resorts: $19 per night
Disney Deluxe and Deluxe Villa Resorts: $24 per night
It’s always best to just use the free Disney transportation and rent a car on the day you need it.
For reservations made after June 18, 2019:
Complimentary standard parking is available for guests staying at the campsites at Disney’s Fort Wilderness Resort. Each campsite provides parking space for one (1) motorized vehicle.
These changes come on the heels of the massive increase in prices on Sunday night (06/16/19) for Annual Passes at Walt Disney World.
All of this is ahead of the grand opening of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge in late August.
Tagged Adventures in the Animal Kingdom, Caroline Collins disney blog, Elly Collins Disney blog, Magic Kingdom, two disney sisters, two girls and a mouse tale, Walt Disney World Resort, walt disney world resort parking, working at disney world
Illuminations: Reflections of Earth Farewell Merchandise Arrives at Epcot
Mickey Mouse blowing out the World Showcase torch. Magic Band, $27.99
IllumiNations, the nighttime fireworks spectacular that has been at Epcot for nearly 20 years, is ending September 30th with the new show Epcot Forever premiering October 1st.
The new Farewell merchandise arrived at Epcot yesterday.
The main logo for the merchandise features Mickey Mouse blowing out the World Showcase torch surrounded by fireworks. Of course, Mickey Mouse blowing out the torch is fitting because of the iconic opening of the show where the narrator blows out the torches at the end of the opening monologue.
The farewell collection can be found at Mouse Gear.
T-shirt, $29.99
Ball cap, $27.99
Travel tumblers, $18.77
Disney LE pin, $15.99
Epcot’s IllumiNations Fireworks Show Ending September 2019
March 2019: Watching IllumiNations for the last time!
April 2019: Disney Parks announced this week that IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth will have its final show on September 30, 2019. It premiered on October 1, 1999.
The new fireworks show called Epcot Forever will debut at 9pm on October 1, 2019.
Watch preview of Epcot Forever: Epcot Forever – New Fireworks Show at Epcot
Kites flying high during new the Epcot Forever fireworks show preview.
Epcot Forever
This is a temporary fireworks show until the new IllumiNations replacement show premieres in early 2020.
The official replacement for IllumiNations, yet unnamed, debuting in early 2020 and will feature massive floating set pieces, custom-built LED panels, choreographed fountains, lights, pyrotechnics, and lasers. The yet-unnamed show will celebrate how Disney music inspires people around the world.
We watched IllumiNations for one final time in March 2019:
All the World Showcase pavilions illuminated during the IllumiNations fireworks.
Red, white, and blue fireworks set to wonderful music.
CP Moment #18: Watching IllumiNations for the first time with your DCP roommates.
9pm at Epcot. We’ll miss this fireworks show! We’ve grown up with it.
It’s 9pm…so you know where we are!
We’ve written two books about our time working at Disney World.
Having a fun day at Epcot! #TwoDisneySisters
Tagged Adventures in the Animal Kingdom, Caroline Collins disney blog, Cast member, Chris Collins, Elly Collins Disney blog, Epcot Forever, Epcot Illuminations, two disney sisters, two girls and a mouse tale, Walt Disney World, working at disney world
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Finance Minister Alberto Carrasquilla (C) visits the senate. (Image: Senate)
Colombia’s loathed tax reform hanging by a thread over congressional chaos
A controversial tax reform that has fueled massive anti-government protests is hanging by a thread due to chaos in Colombia’s congress.
The Senate approved the bill on Wednesday, but using the same controversial method that got the reform declared unconstitutional by the court in October.
The House of Representatives’ second vote on the bill was adjourned on Wednesday in a highly controversial move by the leftist opposition.
The government’s rush to approve the bill and the utter chaos in Congress are increasing the chances the Constitutional Court sinks the reform for a second time if the widely rejected reform survives Congress.
Economists urge Colombia’s congress to sink loathed tax reform
Congressional chaos | House edition
Opposition Representative Maria Jose Pizarro (Decency List) controversially adjourned the House’s second vote after the disappearance of both the house president and vice-president made her acting president.
For some reason, president Carlos Cuenca (Radical Change) and vice-president Oscar Villamizar (Democratic Center) had disappeared after formally opening the session.
Pizarro, who opposes the tax reform, took advantage of her accidental powers and adjourned the session, citing congressional regulations that oblige lawmakers to clock in within an hour after a session is opened.
The leftist lawmaker, however, failed to ask permission to do this from the House secretary, which is compulsory.
The session was scheduled for 10 in the morning and was opened at 10:05 by President Cuenca. From that moment on, the representatives arrived to register. At 11:05 in the morning there was no quorum, and neither the ministers nor the delegates of the Government were present. An hour had passed and the decision was made to lift it.
Representative Maria Jose Pizarro
The decision triggered a furious response from lawmakers of Duque’s far-right CD party who accused Pizarro of “tyrannical” behavior, but to no avail.
Nervous congress set to vote on Colombia’s controversial tax reform
Congressional chaos | Senate edition
The Senate approved the tax reform in its debate that was supposed to be held on Tuesday, but was also adjourned after president Lidio Garcia claimed there had been procedural errors.
Duque and his minority coalition had been able to obtain just enough votes after a deal with the center right Radical Change party and the support of part of the U Party.
Because the government was late in filing the bill and Garcia adjourned the session on Tuesday, the senate coalition in favor of the tax reform decided to hurry things up and vote on the reform bill in blocks.
The court declared last year’s attempt to push through the same reform unconstitutional in October exactly because the senate had approved the bill in blocks without reading the individual articles.
Court sinks Colombia’s controversial tax reform
Chaotic government vs organized protesters
If the bill is able to make it through congress it will almost certainly be challenged before the Constitutional Court and could result in the most humiliating defeat possible for the president.
Protests against, among other things, “Duque’s Great Package” that includes the tax reform have been ongoing for almost a month and have sunk the president’s approval rating.
The president has so far refused to negotiate with social leaders spearheading the protests, which makes the political damage of a possible court decision to sink the reform impossible to overstate.
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Inferno Dance Competition
Inferno Dance Nationals 2020: Northeast - 07/19/2020
Crystal Springs Resort
1 Wild Turkey Way, Hamburg, NJ, 07419
Inferno Dance provides a fun and supportive environment for all dancers and encourage all participants to help us carry the torch for unity, enthusiasm, and sportsmanship! Our level system is unique, based on the skills in the routine - not the individual dancer's ability or time spent in studio! Every studio will receive a variety of exciting awards and valuable critiques from our hand-picked professional judges! Photos & videos are FREE - no need to buy ahead of time!
https://www.infernodance.com/
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408 Headquarters Drive, Suite 9
Millersville, Maryland 21108
In our first 10 years, we lit the spark and ignited dancers on a path of passion and creativity. In our next decade, we turn our focus to developing not just incredible dancers, but young professionals in the performing arts. We ask what the future may look like for these artists and how we can nurture their education and expand their horizons to all avenues of performance. Whether it’s on stage, on film, or behind the scenes, we're here to show the endless possibilities and promote them on a path of ignited and passionate pursuit.
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Nationals Hamburg, NJ Crystal Springs Resort 42 mi 07/19/2020 07/24/2020
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Home Technology SAMSUNG: SM-T545 a new mid-range tablet gains wi-fi alliance certification
SAMSUNG: SM-T545 a new mid-range tablet gains wi-fi alliance certification
September 3, 2019 10:30 pm EDT
Samsung has sent one of its Tablet, SM-T545 to the Wi-Fi relationship for certification. In any case, this document does not certify much about this contraption, save that it is a tablet with the model number SM-T545. Samsung hasn’t shared much data about this contraption.
A comparable number has jumped up in a Geekbench spill starting late that pegged it as a Snapdragon 710-energized device with 4GB of RAM.
The Samsung SM-T545 has surfaced in another accreditation for its Wi-Fi capacities. In any case, this file does not confirm various nuances from earlier spills about a contraption with a comparable model number.
They demonstrate that this tablet has a broadly engaging Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and 4GB of RAM. This contraption will keep running on Android 9.0. It will have one UI custom skin.
It will be an absolutely unprecedented contraption. The gadget is sent for FCC and Wi-Fi accreditation. The last tablet moved by Samsung was Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 in February this year. This contraption was made accessible to the detriment of Rs 50,990.
It went with an 8-inch show up with the targets of 1280×800 pixels. On the other hand, it is conceivable that the SM-T545 will be known as the Galaxy Tab Active Pro, another item name Samsung has as of late trademarked.
The latest leaks encompassing this plausibility indicate the extension for a tough undercarriage that may have a storehouse for a stylus. It isn’t yet clear when this putative tablet might be discharged, albeit a discharge occasion during IFA 2019 is as likely as not now The contraption scored 1618 in the single-center test and 5641 in the multi-center test.
There has been no data given by Samsung about the gadget yet. Individuals are excitedly monitoring things for the gadget data articulation. It will be incomprehensible to see what Samsung places in its extraordinary gadget.
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Comparable to: Regina, Saskatchewan
Crown Jewel: Kitchener City Hall’s Berlin Tower (1993)
Hidden Gem: The York Apartments (1928)
The structures that dot Kitchener’s skyline are much like a pack of hockey cards, there are some Gretzkys and Lemieuxs but there are also some fourth line enforcers that you’d really rather not see. By far the largest and most dense skyline in the region, Kitchener’s current mix of churches, office towers and residential buildings are a far cry from the myriad of smokestacks, steeples, and ornamental towers that once defined “busy Berlin.” Almost all of the taller buildings and churches lining the King, Queen, and Frederick Street corridors, creating a linear alignment that allows for a very different cityscape depending on your own orientation. With cubes, domes, steps, stacks, and steeples Kitchener has something for everyone and while it may not look like it, the skyline has seen dramatic change in recent years. Gone is the old Cedar Hill water tower, soon to be joined by the Mayfair Hotel, and welcomed is the School of Pharmacy, Courthouse, Arrow Lofts, and condo towers. Kitchener’s skyline is a true reflection of the city, it’s somewhat modest, somewhat odd, it’s got a touch of modernity and a pinch of mediocrity but it’s still easy on the eyes, and that’s just fine with us.
Comparable to: Bedford, England
Crown Jewel: Central Presbyterian Church (1880)
Jealousy Factor: Galt City Hall (1858)
Standing on the Concession Street bridge, looking up the Grand to the riverfront skyline, it’s easy to believe you’re in a small European city. Downtown Cambridge, or Galt, for those still fighting the power, evokes a certain romantic, old world feeling that is a rarity not only in this region, but across the country. Galt’s historic core has managed to maintain most of its traditional look, with only a handful of buildings rising above 5 floors. While this makes it the smallest skyline of the three cities, it more than makes up for it with many beautiful churches, and clock towers gracing the cityscape. Another unique factor in Galt are the many smaller buildings like the School of Architecture and the old Public Library, that have a much larger impact on the city’s visual identity than they would in a larger skyline. Even the Main Street bridge helps add to the urban fabric with its locally iconic, arched braces. With proposals and construction of taller highrises currently underway, this skyline may be altered enough to see some of its historic charm fade. Until that happens we can all enjoy a stroll along the river while we take in a little slice of European grace.
Comparable to: Kingston, Ontario, mixed with Topeka, Kansas
Crown Jewel: The Old Waterloo Post Office (1913)
Taller is Better: Sunlife Tower
The loo is a city of two major skylines, the uptown-midtown mix and the student district of Northdale. The proliferation of primarily student-focused towers in north central Waterloo has been staggering, with dozens of new mid and high-rise buildings sprouting up almost overnight. Many of the towers boast architectural design that could be considered offensive even by the most casual observer. While there are some more attractive structures in the form of Sage I and Luxe II, we can’t help but think many of them will not age well. Take a short trip down King Street and you’ll find a cityscape on the verge of a major transformation. For many years uptown was all but void of a traditional tower skyline with the Marsland Centre as the lone ranger watching over the core. Rewind even further and uptown could have been confused as being one giant brewery with the massive Seagram and Kuntz complexes stealing the spotlight from the classical churches and towers of the day. The uptown horizon of today is filling up with new towers at the Barrelyards complex and in the south end around Sunlife’s HQ, the Region’s tallest building. As Waterloo’s buildings now reach vertically with increasing frequency we hope to see the city continue its transformation from a small city with small city thinking into a bigger city with bigger fish to fry.
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Richard Macphail celebrates Genesis anniversary...
Richard Macphail is celebrating the 50th birthday of Genesis' first album by releasing The Anon track 'Pennsylvania Flickhouse' as a single available for the first time on digital...
With impact date May 31 2019, to coincide with Richard appearing at Charterhouse (June 1 2019) and marking the 50th anniversary of Genesis' first album release. Further appearances are listed below. Also, Richard will present a special Genesis Anniversary edition of his radio programme on May 28.
The new release is from Richard's original acetate recording from 1966.
The Anon would merge with The Garden Wall to form Genesis.
A fascinating edited extract from My Book Of Genesis by Richard Macphail explains how Genesis took shape in 1969...
“It was during the summer of 1969 that we came to the inexorable realisation that this was serious; this was what they were going to do with their lives and I was going to be a part of it. I have to say that they were starting to sound great. There was always a niggling thought in the back of my head that these were my mates and that was why I thought they were so good.
But that summer I began to think, ‘No, hang on a minute. They really are good. This stands up.’ They were working hard at it, getting their chops together, still writing and rehearsing. For them it was really all about the writing. It’s ironic that Genesis eventually became one of the most amazing and popular live bands, but actually in the early days we talked about the idea of performing behind a black curtain. Putting on a show was secondary. It was the music, the composition, the way of writing they developed. That was all that seemed to interest them.
Anthony Philips and Mike Rutherford loved doing 12-string acoustic guitar compositions with unusual tunings and many of the songs were based on ideas that owed from that…this led to one of the things that hampered them: tuning their guitars, because they needed to retune them between numbers. When you are playing at a college hop full of sweaty bodies and suddenly the temperature and the humidity go up, a cheap 12-string will go all over the place. Tuning two 12-string guitars used to take forever, which is how Peter Gabriel came up with the creative solution of dressing up and talking to the audience. So began the madcap stories…
Decca let them go without any hassle. Genesis didn’t make any money out of the [first] album but they didn’t care...I bought a copy of International Times, the right-on leftie paper, and in it there was quite a favourable review. This was getting on towards the end of 1969. My immediate reaction was to dash into a callbox and ring Peter Gabriel and read it down the phone to him. He was really chuffed.
As the summer of 1969 moved into autumn, it became a sort of unspoken assumption that I was part of the group even though I wasn’t one of the musicians. There was no one else involved, just me and the other five. I took on the roles of manager and roadie without actually being appointed. Lots of bands had a mate who drove them around, and though I didn’t actually get a licence until later that year, that was me…”
( Extract © 2019 Richard Macphail )
Richard Macphail UK tour 2019...
April 13 Birmingham, Crescent Theatre (with Book of Genesis)
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My Book Of Genesis is now available as an Audiobook (read by Richard Macphail, with the Foreword read by Peter Gabriel)
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Biowealth
While I’ve blogged about this before in general terms (here and here), I thought it wise to reproduce the (open-access) chapter of the same name published in late 2013 in the unfortunately rather obscure book The Curious Country produced by the Office of the Chief Scientist of Australia. I think it deserves a little more limelight.
As I stepped off the helicopter’s pontoon and into the swamp’s chest-deep, tepid and opaque water, I experienced for the first time what it must feel like to be some other life form’s dinner. As the helicopter flittered away, the last vestiges of that protective blanket of human technological innovation flew away with it.
Two other similarly susceptible, hairless, clawless and fangless Homo sapiens and I were now in the middle of one of the Northern Territory’s largest swamps at the height of the crocodile-nesting season. We were there to collect crocodile eggs for a local crocodile farm that, ironically, has assisted the amazing recovery of the species since its near-extinction in the 1960s. Removing the commercial incentive to hunt wild crocodiles by flooding the international market with scar-free, farmed skins gave the dwindling population a chance to recover.
Conservation scientists like me rejoice at these rare recoveries, while many of our fellow humans ponder why we want to encourage the proliferation of animals that can easily kill and eat us. The problem is, once people put a value on a species, it is usually consigned to one of two states. It either flourishes as do domestic crops, dogs, cats and livestock, or dwindles towards or to extinction. Consider bison, passenger pigeons, crocodiles and caviar sturgeon.
As a conservation scientist, it’s my job not only to document these declines, but to find ways to prevent them. Through careful measurement and experiments, we provide evidence to support smart policy decisions on land and in the sea. We advise on the best way to protect species in reserves, inform hunters and fishers on how to avoid over-harvesting, and demonstrate the ways in which humans benefit from maintaining healthy ecosystems.
Homo sapiens is a relatively new addition to the global species pool collectively called ‘biodiversity’. Like other species and physical processes before us, we have changed our planet’s biosphere in a geological heartbeat. Many geologists argue that the planet has entered a new geological era – the Anthropocene – which is characterised by the human-caused signal of mass extinction above the normal rate at which species vanish.
Extinction generally comes in waves – so-called mass extinction events. Prior to the Anthropocene, five mass extinction events have occurred since the Cambrian period about 500 million years ago. The Permian extinction (250 million years ago) was the worst. Roughly 95 per cent of all species on Earth disappeared. The most infamous mass extinction happened about 65 million years ago during the Cretaceous period when a giant asteroid struck Earth, killing off most dinosaurs.
But the Anthropocene shows extinction rates exceeding the background rate – the rate between mass events – by up to 10000 times. Of course, scientists debate the true inflation factor due to the difficulty of observing extinctions. (See: Box 1: Counting species one by one). Regardless, it’s clear the planet is losing biodiversity at an alarming rate.
Box 1: Counting species one by one
It is easy to be impressed when considering the variety of life on Earth, known collectively as biodiversity. Conservative estimates place the number of species in different groups living today at more than 4 million protists – eukaryotic microorganisms with a cell nucleus – 75 000-300 000 helminth (worm) parasites; 1.5 million fungi, 320 000 plants, 4-6 million arthropods (insects and the like), 30 000 fishes, 6500 amphibians, 10 000 reptiles, 10 000 birds and around 5000 mammals.
While scientists are confident they have inventoried most of the larger species, such as mammals and birds, estimates of the number of smaller, more cryptic species are highly uncertain. In fact, total estimates range from only several million to several hundred million species worldwide.
Both extremes seem unlikely. The term biodiversity itself is a variable concept. The simplest way of estimating it is to count the number of species within a given area. But this belies its complexity. Biodiversity includes, among many other things, genetic diversity, ecological function, and the way in which species’ composition changes over space and time. Simply adding up the number of species, therefore, ignores important factors like ‘endemism’ – species found nowhere else – rarity, genetic variation, resilience, and evolutionary potential, and the ability to adapt to environmental change by evolving. It’s hardly surprising that people often have difficulty grasping the importance and complexity of biodiversity, especially considering our increasingly nature-disconnected lifestyles.
Another important aspect of biodiversity is how much of it is disappearing, and at what rate. Extinction might appear obvious because it ultimately involves comparing a time when a species was present to another when it is no longer. Unfortunately, it’s not that straightforward. Even the date of the infamous dodo extinction is uncertain, with claims it survived another 30 years beyond its last sighting.
The problem lies in the fact that as population abundance declines it is more difficult to detect remaining individuals, especially in the case of already rare and cryptic species. For example, would anyone even notice if a rare species of underground fungus went extinct? The answer is: only if someone had already been documenting its distribution and decline. Expand that to the millions of species on the planet, combined with the uncertainty associated with that number itself, and it
becomes clear why estimates of extinction rates are highly uncertain.
Given the realities of daily life, it’s easy to forget that biodiversity is important to our wellbeing. Australians feel they are in touch with the bush, but the fact is most do not appreciate the natural world on which they utterly depend.
It’s not hyperbole, naïveté or green platitudes – all people depend absolutely on every other species. For instance, consider the very air we breathe. Nearly all the oxygen in the atmosphere is produced by plants and much of that by marine algae. Yet worldwide we treat oceans like giant toilets and cut down forest blocks every year that, together, equal the size of Tasmania.
On the topic of plant respiration – the process of photosynthesis in which plants take up carbon dioxide and release oxygen – the world is now faced with centuries of tumultuous climate disruption from industrial emissions, yet more than a third of the world’s carbon is stored in forests. In other words, more forests equals less carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and slower, less intense climate change.
Much of the food grown to feed the seven billion-strong human population is pollinated by a wide array of animals, and most of that is done by a single species – the honeybee. Yet bee populations around the world are crashing because of forest fragmentation and our overuse of pesticides. No pollination, fewer crops. And most of the world’s drinking water comes mainly from natural waterways and wetlands that filter out the contaminants people produce.
Other examples of ‘ecosystem services’ abound. Even the much-maligned shark is an essential ecosystem engineer. Wherever shark populations are abundant and diverse, reefs are healthier, fish populations are higher and water clarity is better.
This happens because large sharks impose a top-down pressure on smaller predators, thus limiting the latter’s intake of other fish species. Removing the biggest predators means that smaller predators increase, which then quickly eat other species that keep things like algae in check. The overall effect is a biologically poor system, prone to further degradation.
Even the feared dingo plays an essential ecosystem role. Wherever scientists have looked, areas with large dingo populations have more native marsupials. Where dingos are poisoned or fenced out, native mammals do not do well.
Why? Dingoes outcompete and kill introduced cats and foxes. Australia’s estimated 18 million feral cats, in particular, are a biodiversity scourge. To illustrate, imagine a line of stock trucks bumper-to-bumper along the 600 kilometres from Sydney to Grafton. Each is filled to the brim with native animals: possums, bandicoots, penguins, lizards, skinks and so forth. This represents how many native animals are killed each year by feral cats. Little wonder then that Australia has the world’s worst record for mammal extinctions.
If one considers the totality of all these different interactions, dependencies and functions – the scientific discipline of ecology – the logical conclusion is that all biodiversity can be considered under the umbrella of ‘biowealth’.
This concept encapsulates the two most important elements of biodiversity from a human perspective. The first is that diversity is an essential requirement for life. Without all, or at least most, of these species, we humans inevitably lose important services. Secondly, this diversity provides humanity – largely free of charge – with the elements essential for survival. Without biodiversity we are poor. With it we are ‘biorich’.
So consider the crocodiles, sharks and snakes, the small and the squirmy, the smelly, slimy and scaly. Consider the fanged and the hairy, the ugly and the cute alike. The more we degrade this astonishing diversity of evolved life and all its interactions on our only home, the more we expose ourselves to the ravages of a universe that is inherently hostile to life.
It is time to embrace, protect and cherish Australia’s biowealth so our children can live happy, prosperous lives. It is time to build biodiversity into daily life by regularly reporting the state of the nation’s biowealth alongside economic, sport and stock market indices. Only then will society be cognisant of, and perhaps stimulated to improve, the state of Homo sapiens’ one and only life-support system.
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Date : Wednesday, 24 February 2016
Tags: Anthropocene, biodiversity, biowealth, ecosystem services, extinction
Categories : alien species, anthropocene, Australia, biodiversity, biosequestration, biowealth, carbon, cattle, caviar, climate change, conservation, conservation biology, decline, deforestation, ecology, ecosystem, ecosystem function, ecosystem services, environmental economics, environmental policy, extinction, fish, fisheries, food, function, habitat loss, human overpopulation, invasive species, mammal, meso-predator release, predation, predator, research, trophic cascades, water
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Oliver C. Stringham (@ocstring12) (14:10:53) :
Thanks for the interesting article! I couldn’t agree with you more. One quick typo: protists are eukaryotes, so they have a nucleus.
CJAB (14:14:52) :
Oops. Nice spot. Corrected.
steve Morvell (10:49:45) :
Wonderfully clear….thankyou for providing us all with the ‘obvious’ picture which we somehow manage to ignore as a species.
Justine (06:47:26) :
Thanks Corey, ‘Biowealth’ is an arresting concept and the connotations are all positive; we like wealth, especially in the commons – ‘diversity’ lacks this instant, recognisable connection. I’m going to steal your terminology…
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Renting your cottage out to problem tenants? You may end up with a fine
By Jessica Faulds
They’re more frightening than wild bears and more disruptive than a herd of skunks: rowdy renters. Unfortunately, most of us have encountered these problem cottagers before. Unlike owners who are generally financially and emotionally invested in a given region, many renters are just stopping by for a good time—and that can mean loud late-night parties, garbage strewn everywhere, and 4 a.m. fireworks.
But the Muskoka Lakes Township is thinking of introducing some consequences. The punishment would not affect the renters themselves, however. Instead, the township’s committee has proposed fining cottage owners who rent to problem tenants.
The fine was proposed at a committee meeting for the township, after chief administrative officer Steve McDonald presented a report outlining complaints and calls to the police made in 2016. According to the official report, there were complaints of noise, fireworks, scattered garbage, and a dog running loose. Councillor Sandy Currie read an email from a Muskoka Lakes resident outlining some of the issues they had experienced. “The complaints ranged from noise, fire issues, jammed parking, garbage, swearing, trespassing, et cetera,” the email read. “We spent $3,000 last fall on a fence since trespassing has been an issue for us.”
“We can’t close our eyes to the fact this is a problem here,” Currie said.
In response, Councillor Phil Harding proposed a short-term rental bylaw that would either impose a fine or restrict the rental abilities of landlords who had repeat noise complaints at their properties. “Call it a good neighbour condition,” Harding said, “[…] that if more than three complaints are registered against a property, then we have an ability to do something, then we can shut you down.”
The fine isn’t the only solution being pursued. The township has also hired a full-time bylaw officer, a measure the committee hopes will help curb the number of bylaw violations.
A report examining a proposed fine bylaw will be brought back to council at a future meeting.
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Ladylike creates safe spaces for women in comedy
Ladylike co-founder Kenzie Rowland talks Carol Burnett and honoring the memory of her grandfather
By Fernanda Cunha Monday June 19, 2017 03:03 pm EDT
There is nothing less funny than a comedy lineup without women, especially since some of the funniest people in the world just happen to be women. This is the bold statement Ladylike makes and ultimately what inspired its founding in 2015.
Created by cousins Kenzie Rowland and Madison Moore after noticing a lack of women comedians in Atlanta's local comedy lineups, Ladylike is an all-female comedic variety show highlighting and making safe spaces for women in Atlanta. The show is written, produced, directed and performed monthly, and has expanded across theaters since its original founding in 2015.
With its origin mission to "to bring a safe, supportive platform to women everywhere," Ladylike also works with local female-led and based nonprofits to host fundraising events. Its latest partnership is with the Lewy Body Dementia Association (LBDA), a local foundation working with and for those affected by Lewy body dementia. The choice to host a fundraiser for LBDA is a personal one for Rowland and Madison, whose grandfather Carl Rowland passed away from the disease in 2015. Their June 30 variety show, [https://www.facebook.com/events/1606408799398771/?acontext={"source":5,"page_id_source":300873640036234,"action_history":{%22surface%22:%22page%22,%22mechanism%22:%22main_list%22,%22extra_data%22:%22{\%22page_id\%22:300873640036234,\%22tour_id\%22:null}%22},"has_source":true}|This One's for You, Carl], will be a fundraiser for LBDA, with all proceeds from the show benefitting the foundation.
Creative Loafing spoke to Ladylike co-creator Kenzie Rowland to learn more about the all-women variety show.
What events or experiences inspired the beginning of Ladylike?
My grandfather, Carl Rowland, passed away from Lewy Body Dementia two years ago. He was like a father to me growing up. He always wanted me to pursue comedy as a profession, so after he passed I decided it was time to start a comedy show, to honor his wishes. When I was little, my grandfather would let me stay up late to watch "The Carol Burnett Show" with him and we'd laugh all night until I got tired enough to go to sleep. As I got older, comedy was quickly becoming a central part of my life and he would always encourage me to never give up. I would love to tell you the creation of Ladylike was long and thought out, but I've never thought about anything less in my entire life. Once he passed away I knew what I had to do.
Why is it important for Ladylike to build safe spaces for women in comedy?
Building a safe space for women in comedy is one of the most important things I feel I can do. I cannot tell you how many comedy shows I have attended where women were consistently the butt of the joke. And if there was a woman in a show, it was just one. I got tired of feeling like females were misrepresented in the Atlanta comedy scene so I decided to do something about it. My cousin Madison Moore and I got together and formulated a platform were women could safely express themselves. After having done this for almost two years, you want to know what I've found? Women are strong, women are supportive and women are hilarious. Plain and simple.
What has been the feedback from comedy-lovers in Atlanta who have attended Ladylike shows?
At first, I was incredibly nervous about what the feedback would be to an all-female variety show in the "men's locker room" that is the comedy world. But, to my wonderful surprise, the show has gotten nothing but praise. I have had women and men come up to me thanking me for what Ladylike is doing for the Atlanta comedy scene. We have a wonderful, supportive fan base. Additionally, through our local nonprofit efforts, our fans not only help us make a difference in comedy, but also in our community. A common compliment we get is that our love of laughter and support is so infectious that attending a Ladylike show is unlike any other show experience in Atlanta.
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How has Ladylike grown over the course of almost two years?
At almost two years old, Ladylike is finally learning to walk, eat solid food and how to use the potty like a big girl. It was a tough road of bumps, scrapes and tears. But, Ladylike is stronger than it has ever been. I've had the extreme honor of getting to work alongside the funniest women in Atlanta and without them, the show wouldn't be half as strong as it is. We are growing every day and I can't wait to see what the future holds!
What comedians do you take inspiration from?
My inspirations are of course Carol Burnett, Gilda Radner and Lucille Ball, just to name few. Watching Carol glide seamlessly from character to character as a child was almost like going to church for me. She was smart, funny and put a smile on everyone's face. I feel fortunate to have been exposed to such legends at a very young age and I strive every day to be a fraction of her talent.
On June 30, Ladylike is hosting [https://www.facebook.com/events/1606408799398771/?acontext={"source":5,"page_id_source":300873640036234,"action_history":{%22surface%22:%22page%22,%22mechanism%22:%22main_list%22,%22extra_data%22:%22{\%22page_id\%22:300873640036234,\%22tour_id\%22:null}%22},"has_source":true}|"This one's for you, Carl." ]How is this event different from other monthly Ladylike events?
"This One's For You, Carl" will be different from our other shows because instead of all Ladylike original sketches, we will be performing sketches that my grandfather loved. We will be performing sketches from the minds of Carol Burnett, Lucille Ball and Gilda Radner. It will also be a benefit show and all of our proceeds will be going to the Lewy Body Dementia Foundation to help find a cure for this rare disease. This show is very near to my heart, and I just want to raise as much money as we possibly can. June is his birthday month and I couldn't think of a better gift to get him.
[https://www.facebook.com/events/1606408799398771/?acontext={"source":5,"page_id_source":300873640036234,"action_history":{%22surface%22:%22page%22,%22mechanism%22:%22main_list%22,%22extra_data%22:%22{\%22page_id\%22:300873640036234,\%22tour_id\%22:null}%22},"has_source":true}|Ladylike presents: This one's for you, Carl]: Donations. 9 p.m., Fri., June 30. Highland Inn & Ballroom Lounge, 644 N. Highland Ave. N.E. www.ladylikevarietyshow.com.
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Evidence for a role for oligomerization in prestin
Richard J. Hallworth
Clear evidence now points to mammalian prestin being a tetramer. Tetramerization is found to be ubiquitous in the Slc26a family, of which mammalian prestin is a member. However, no functional role for oligomerization has yet been found. I here show evidence that prestin oligomerization is possibly important for correct function.
To the Ear and Back Again - Advances in Auditory Biophysics
Proceedings of the 13th Mechanics of Hearing Workshop
American Institute of Physics Inc.
Published - May 31 2018
13th Mechanics of Hearing Workshop: To the Ear and Back Again - Advances in Auditory Biophysics, MoH 2017 - St. Catharines, Canada
13th Mechanics of Hearing Workshop: To the Ear and Back Again - Advances in Auditory Biophysics, MoH 2017
Hallworth, R. J. (2018). Evidence for a role for oligomerization in prestin. In To the Ear and Back Again - Advances in Auditory Biophysics: Proceedings of the 13th Mechanics of Hearing Workshop (Vol. 1965). [100002] American Institute of Physics Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5038500
Evidence for a role for oligomerization in prestin. / Hallworth, Richard J.
To the Ear and Back Again - Advances in Auditory Biophysics: Proceedings of the 13th Mechanics of Hearing Workshop. Vol. 1965 American Institute of Physics Inc., 2018. 100002.
Hallworth, RJ 2018, Evidence for a role for oligomerization in prestin. in To the Ear and Back Again - Advances in Auditory Biophysics: Proceedings of the 13th Mechanics of Hearing Workshop. vol. 1965, 100002, American Institute of Physics Inc., 13th Mechanics of Hearing Workshop: To the Ear and Back Again - Advances in Auditory Biophysics, MoH 2017, St. Catharines, Canada, 6/19/17. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5038500
Hallworth RJ. Evidence for a role for oligomerization in prestin. In To the Ear and Back Again - Advances in Auditory Biophysics: Proceedings of the 13th Mechanics of Hearing Workshop. Vol. 1965. American Institute of Physics Inc. 2018. 100002 https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5038500
Hallworth, Richard J. / Evidence for a role for oligomerization in prestin. To the Ear and Back Again - Advances in Auditory Biophysics: Proceedings of the 13th Mechanics of Hearing Workshop. Vol. 1965 American Institute of Physics Inc., 2018.
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by David M. Hale
Musings, rantings, drunk texts and other important literary achievements
New blog, who dis?
This is a blog. It’s about stuff. Sometimes that stuff is sports, but not always. If you choose to read it, thanks. If you don’t, that’s OK. We’re all busy and the world is a big place filled with opportunity and chainsaws and firetrucks and tacos.
David’s Story-A-Day Calendar (better title TBD, suggestions wanted) January 20, 2020
Ranking the Rankings: ACC’s best teams July 9, 2019
Ranking the ACC’s defensive lines July 9, 2019
Ranking the ACC’s special teams July 9, 2019
Ranking the ACC’s receivers July 9, 2019
Ranking the ACC’s ground games
So far we’ve previewed the ACC’s QBs, offensive lines, linebackers, and defensive backs.
Next up: The ground games. (And again, we’ll refer often to “running backs” here, but the discussion is larger than that… this is more about how we expect each team to perform running the ball in 2019.)
Another caveat here: It’s tough to separate out the work a running back does from the work his O-line does. We’re going to try, but none of these stats are a panacea. They tell us something, but certainly not everything.
As you’ll see with a team like Florida State, the more OL independent a stat is, the better their backs look. But the OL was so bad, that it was hard to truly gauge the performance of their RBs. On the other hand, you can look at a team like NC State, that really struggled in the backfield, and it’s not hard to envision a scenario whereby the line was pretty good (they were excellent pass blockers) and the runners did little to help.
Anyway, let’s start with the numbers from last year. You can click on the chart to bring it up in Google Sheets.
There’s a lot to digest here, but let’s start with Clemson because, like virtually every position we’ve looked at, the Tigers weren’t just No. 1 — they were No. 1 by a country mile.
A lot of the credit here belongs to Travis Etienne, who is as good a big-play back as there is in the country. Some credit goes to Trevor Lawrence, who forced defenses to respect the passing game (less than 4% of first down runs were against a stacked box) and was smart about getting the offense into the right play call. And, of course, a good bit of credit goes to the line, which was far more physical in 2018 than any of the previous playoff teams Dabo Swinney has put out there.
None of this should come as a big surprise, though I’ll point out one number that really seemed worth noting: Clemson actually allowed a lower sack rate on blitz plays than non-blitz plays. Sure, that’s great recognition from the QB, but for a group of backs that’s heard a ton from Tony Elliott over the years about pass protection, they seemed to do a really good job in 2018.
*More than a few folks might be surprised to see North Carolina at No. 2 on the list, but the Heels’ backfield was actually quite good last season. The O-line did a nice job of run blocking, and Michael Carter & Co. were excellent at finding yardage downfield. The line will be a bigger question mark heading into 2019, but the running back stable remains exceptional, and with marginally improved QB play, this should remain one of the ACC’s better units.
*Pitt and Georgia Tech should come as no surprise. What stands out is that the Panthers performed nearly as well as Clemson when facing 7 or fewer defenders in the box, but that was far less common for Pitt than it was for Dabo’s crew. Pitt faced an extra defender in the box nearly four times as often as Clemson on first-down runs last season. And as we noted in the QB post, that didn’t translate well to success on play-action either. Now, Pitt says goodbye to both its 1,000-yard rushers, and I think there are real questions about whether that kind of performance is repeatable if the passing game doesn’t pick up some slack.
*There’s little doubt Georgia Tech has a nice stable of backs. If there’s one thing Paul Johnson managed to recruit, it was running backs. But what should we make of this group in a different system behind an O-line with an entirely different blocking style? I certainly wouldn’t expect 7 yards a carry on first down again, but I also wouldn’t be surprised if Tech remains in the top half of the league here.
*The lack of second-level yardage for backs at both Miami and Duke seem strange. Both teams have guys who should thrive on speed and elusiveness, but that just wasn’t routinely the case. At Duke, in particular, their backs offered virtually nothing downfield, finishing last in the league in missed tackle rate, second-to-last in second-level rushing and 11th in yards after contact. If one’s going to improve, my money’s on Miami. A better passing game — better, right? — will help, and DeeJay Dallas and Lorenzo Lingard should make for a dynamic duo.
*Can we take a second here to stand in awe of Louisville‘s 21.11% missed tackle rate? Finally, a stat Louisville led the ACC in that wasn’t something bad. A lot can be credited to mobile QBs, but Louisville’s ground game was actually pretty good overall, and the Cards were exceptional at creating yardage downfield when the opportunity presented itself. This is one reason I think Louisville needs to find a way to get Malik Cunningham on the field regularly — even if Puma Pass remains the starting QB.
*Oh, Florida State. Poor Cam Akers. Look at the first three categories there — all which include a pretty hefty dose of blocking in the mix. FSU is awful across the board. But look at things like second-level yardage and yards after contact, and the backs suddenly don’t look so bad. What’s most telling is that FSU saw a stacked box virtually never — because frankly, why bother respecting the ground game when the Noles could barely muster 4 yards a clip when defenses didn’t stack the box?
*With a runner like A.J. Dillon, it’s strange to see Boston College so far down the list… but then look over at how often Dillon & Co. were running into 8 defenders in the box. That’s an astonishing number — nearly double the next highest rate in the ACC. All things considered, BC wasn’t bad when running into the teeth of the defense, particularly considering that Dillon was banged up a lot last season, and as we noted in our QB roundup, that actually translated to some really strong numbers for Anthony Brown throwing vertically. A healthy Dillon this season should make BC’s offense extremely dangerous.
*There was a lot to like about Virginia‘s season, but the big missing link is the big-play thereat. The Hoos simply didn’t have it in the passing or running game, but here we see just how dramatic it was. Virginia was dead last in the league in second-level yardage and yards after contact. UVA backs had just 26 runs of 10 yards or more last season — worst in the ACC and 124 nationally. If the Cavaliers are going to take the next step and win the Coastal this season, that has to change. I’m far from sold that PK Kier is the guy to do it, so Virginia should be hoping one of the young guys blossoms in fall camp.
*Syracuse’s overall performance was pretty meh, with the backs not doing much to gain yards that weren’t handed to them by the line. Still, the arrival of Abdul Adams will help, and I’ve been told by a number of folks that Moe Neal was one of the most improved runners in the league last year.
*Similar questions for NC State, which was just dismal running the ball way too often last season. Against Clemson, Syracuse, Wake Forest and Texas A&M — all losses — NC State’s backs managed just 3.77 yards per carry with 3 TDs and 29 runs stopped for a loss or no gain. A healthy Ricky Person should add some power running against better defensive fronts, and three freshmen could figure into the mix, too, with Zonovan Knight making for an intriguing big-play threat.
*Virginia Tech is another big mystery. The Hokies haven’t had the same player lead the team in rushing in consecutive years since Brandon Ore in 2006 & 2007 (and that streak is guaranteed to continue in 2019). VT hasn’t had three straight games with 200 rushing yards since 2011. They haven’t had a back with 1,000 yards and 10 TDs since 2009 (Duke is the only ACC team with a longer stretch).
Of course, there’s some reason for optimism for the Hokies. Deshaun McClease returns after a dalliance with the transfer portal. And last year’s non-QB average of 5.11 yards-per-rush on first down — while good for just 6th in the ACC — was the Hokies’ best mark since at least 2003 (I couldn’t go back any further without a lot of effort).
On the other hand, McClease saw his role diminish as last year went on, and Justin Fuente has never seemed to feel overly comfortable with his running backs. And as we noted in our QB piece, Ryan Willis didn’t exactly stretch the field to open up the run last year.
So what’s the answer? Like with almost everything VT this year, I think there’s upside. But there’s too much history here for a ton of optimism.
My rankings:
2. UNC
3. Boston College
4. Miami
5. Wake Forest
6. Syracuse
7. Pitt (a wait-and-see approach is probably warranted here)
10. Louisville (RBs are a huge question, but QBs offer an alternative)
11. NC State (lots of room to move up… but need to see it to believe it)
12. Florida State (love their backs, if only that’s all that mattered)
13. Duke
14. Virginia
Posted on July 8, 2019 July 5, 2019 Author dmhale0920
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Planning & Economic Development, Plant News / Indian Point 2 & 3 / By Jim Hamilton / January 2, 2020 January 2, 2020
Holtec Projects $2.3 Billion Price Tag for Indian Point Decommissioning – ExchangeMonitor
Holtec International believes it can complete decommissioning of the three nuclear reactors at the Indian Point Energy Center in upstate New York in 12 to 15 years at a cost of $2.3 billion, according to a new filing with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Jim Hamilton is the Executive Director of The Nuclear Decommissioning Collaborative. Jim has over twenty-years of experience managing the entire life-cycle (siting, design, permitting, construction, closure, decommissioning, remediation and redevelopment) of large-scale manufacturing, energy and infrastructure facilities throughout North, Central and South America.
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Swing State Saga: How We Fought on the Midterm Battleground
Posted on December 18, 2018 December 18, 2018 by Anesa Miller in Civic Engagement, Democracy
Keener political hands than mine have noted that election night was cruel for Democrats in the Eastern Time Zone. Especially those of us who’d incautiously raised our hopes a bit high. Here in Ohio,we longed for redemption. In downtown Bowling Green “No Massacre Here,” dozens of volunteers, local committee members, and a few candidates gathered at Howard’s Club H—a townie bar on the lowbrow side—to view the returns.
Many recalled how our efforts proved crucial to Bill Clinton’s and Obama’s victories. I cherish the moment, watching returns in 2012, when the Ed Schultz Show on MSNBC (may Ed rest in peace)flashed a blue Wood County on the monitor. Shrieks of joy resounded through the old Cla-Zel Theater, site of that season’s enormous watch party. People leaped from their seats and ran outside to Main Street, cheering to the night sky. Needless to say, it came as a thrill to see national TV recognize us as the bellwether of the bellwether. And we had gotten the job done.
Meanwhile, the nation continues to suffer from our red swing in 2016. But with angry women fired up from Appalachia to Oak Openings, and a powerful #BlueWave to buoy us along, Ohio was ripe to swing back again, right? After all, our voters approved an anti-gerrymandering initiative by 75% last spring. Folks are clearly wising up.
True, the effects of non-partisan redistricting won’t be felt before 2022, but a lot has happened recently. After our current President’s inauguration, Northwest Ohio sent hundreds of participants to Women’s Marches and other mass protests around the region and across the country. We took buses to New York and DC, carpooled to Toledo, Ann Arbor, and Columbus. Soon after, numerous Facebook pages sprang up that remain active today, keeping folks informed of #Resistance activities. We have crowded into elected officials’ chambers, written and called, in the ongoing movement to defend democracy against insidious decline.
At this year’s party in downtown BG, everyone knew Amy McGrath should take a big early lead in Lexington and Frankfort if our wave was tsunami-sized like we envisioned. But in spite of her viral celebrity and stellar bio, McGrath’s star soon dimmed. And hopes of hanging tough in the Senate faded as Indiana returns delivered a cold dose of reality therapy.
The night was young, but anxiety set in.
By now we know that the wave election delivered historic victories across the country. But that night, as Ohio statewide races bleeped in the bottom corner of the jumbo screen, we saw the wave crest well below our dreams.
Would Ohio seriously pick retread weasel Mike DeWine, mired in education-funding scandals, over consumer champion and #TheNerdWeNeed, Richard Cordray? Would we pass up brilliant candidates Zack Space, Kathleen Clyde, and Rob Richardson—leaving voters at the mercy of Republican state control as 2020 elections approach?
Yes. Yes, we would.
Our hometown crowd was reduced to cheering for Joe Manchin, the DINO we love to hate. His consistent lead came as autumnal comfort, while the nominees we volunteered for were left to consider alternate plans for the future.
I had come out to see results in the race that formed my life’s mission of the previous four months: US Congress, Ohio-05. I was hoping to see my candidate, Michael Galbraith, break 40% against our entrenched Republican, Bob Latta. In a big wave, the 5th might even give Michael 45! Or, if all the Republicans, who cheered and donated to our campaign represented as many others, dared we cherish hope of cracking 50 and sending Mr. Smith to Washington?!?
True, our district has been in Republican hands since 1938. That has to tell the most starry-eyed among us something. Even so, as we discovered on many canvassing forays: every small town, and quite a few farms, in the reddest county harbors disgruntled citizens,praying for change. And not just old hippie-types or young malcontents. Farmers, veterans, teachers — all numbered among our avowed supporters from Williams County and the endangered Michendoh aquifer to Grand Lake St. Mary’s, where algae blooms choke a once-proud rural attraction.
Besides, none other than statistics guru Nate Silver said it was possible that some “deep-red district not on anyone’s radar” might flip in a historically high tide. Why not ours? Ohio’s northwest corner is soybean country. Small factory country, with plenty of folks hurting from ill-advised tariffs and false promises.
And Michael Galbraith was a terrific candidate. No sacrificial college-town lamb offering up his name for the sake of putting someone on the ballot, Michael is a Republican turned progressive; not a firebrand, but a pragmatist with his heart in a good place. In my perspective, he seemed perfectly suited to our district. Traditional by all appearances, he surprised many with an eagerness to take on issues our typical Republican studiously ignores: polluted waterways pouring into our Great Lake, Erie, the price of soybeans, increasing ravages of climate change, school safety and funding. With no days off for months on end, Michael campaigned with great energy, rarely missing a chance to introduce himself to strangers and ask for their vote. Even editors of conservative red-county newspapers took note of his willingness to go the distance over 14 counties and the better part of two years. He attended all our county fairs, most of them multiple times, as well as local festivals, markets, forums, etc.
Most importantly, Michael possesses a genial personality and thoughtful, yet engaging manner. Add to that: he’s a native son of Maumee, retired professor of finance at our local university, small business owner, and Rotarian! Campaign volunteers joked that we should be sure to order GALBRAITH fleece hoodies, “in time for Michael’s presidency.”
And the competition? Bob Latta is both a professional and a legacy congressman. His father, Delbert, held office for 30 years, leaving Congress with the national debt nine times higher than when he entered. Son Bob is widely considered a do-nothing, in spite of creating an illusion of hyperactivity by co-sponsoring the numerous bills that emerge from the House Commerce Committee. Many Republicans admit he’s an empty suit. Not the sharpest tool. So slow on his feet, he can’t be trusted to speak in an unscripted forum. But as one Latta supporter wrote to the Opinion page of a district newspaper: “Bob is for guns and against abortion.” So who cares about that other stuff?
Nonetheless, Bob got primaried in 2018. His leading opponent was Robert Kreienkamp, a retired farmer and broadcast engineer from southeast Wood County. Kreienkamp spoke out about Latta’s well-known pattern of glad-handing with donors while avoiding rank-and-file constituents like a plague. He decried Latta’s failure to take action on urgent issues: tariffs and school safety. After the primary’s ritual anointing of Latta yet again, Kreienkamp became the chairman of Republicans for Galbraith, an active committee within the campaign.
Early in the election season, I was thinking that our most important race was Sherrod Brown’s reelection. That was probably true, but as Sherrod’s poll numbers looked consistently good, I reconsidered my plan to volunteer for his campaign. A key factor in my decision to work, instead, for Bob Latta’s challenger was personal vendetta.
In 2017, while Republicans in Congress plotted behind closed doors their long-promised repeal of the Affordable Care Act, my husband of 26 years lay dying of a rare and virulent cancer. At 73 years old, he was still, technically, working at the time, in part because I didn’t hold a job outside our home: we both got our health care through his employer. If his status changed, I would be left at 62 with no coverage, a few years shy of Medicare eligibility. That’s exactly what happened. At the end of April, the month of his death, my insurance was cancelled—a distressing experience on top of bereavement.
I told this sad story to the clerks at Bob Latta’s district office many times during my husband’s illness and afterward. The Congressman himself was never in, but I also called on the phone and wrote emails, begging to know what I should do when they repealed the ACA. I happen to have a life-threatening pre-existing condition, so a return to the bad old days could spell my doom.
The rapidly shifting series of promises emanating from Congress in those days failed to convince me that Republicans would safeguard my coverage. By now it’s clear that, whether via lawsuits, rule-fudging, or deregulation, they will do no such thing.
Ignoring numerous constituent comments, Bob Latta voted for repeal without meaningful replacement, just as he did many times in the Obama years.
So come mid-summer 2018, Galbraith for Congress was calling my name. I heard that the campaign held an open, weekly meeting in the next town up the highway. I pictured a half-dozen old ladies (like myself) arguing about bumper stickers. Red background or blue? Pointless stuff. But I gritted my teeth and drove to Perrysburg, knowing I had to get involved.
What I found was something else entirely. Sixty people crowded into the back room of a large antique store, all talking enthusiastically (never mentioning the color of bumper stickers), until the candidate stood up and called the meeting to order. Visitors from several local campaigns and organizations were in attendance and made statements of support. I learned that, although there was no paid staff, committees on field operations, fund-raising, communications, social media, and other essential functions were up and running, headed by volunteers.
My perfect niche awaited: Letters to the Editor. Over the coming weeks, I coordinated submissions of more than 175 letters by 30-some writers to 20+ newspapers in all 14 counties of the district. Besides harping continually on the need to turn out and vote, we covered the issues: health care, the opioid crisis, tax cuts, tariffs, income inequality, and education—“Is it any wonder that Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’s yacht was vandalized here in the state of Ohio?” We heard great praise from readers and shared encouragement with other campaign volunteers as our publication rate went up and up.
Nor did other committees slack off. Approximately 29,000 doors were knocked, including many for Ohio United Campaign canvassing for the full Democratic ballot. Thousands of handwritten postcards went out, in addition to other mailings. Several talented professionals stepped up to offer services in producing quality videos that the campaign posted to Facebook and YouTube. All told, at least 270 volunteers contributed their time.
Admittedly, this is not as impressive as, say, Danny O’Connor’s campaign down in the 12th District. But consider that ours is an overwhelmingly rural region, our population substantially whiter than the national average, and percentage of college-educated adults well below. With modest support from the Ohio Democratic Party, and none from the national, Galbraith ran ads on radio and in the papers. He appeared on several local public affairs shows, but paid television remained out of reach. By comparison, the 12th is largely suburban and enjoyed the blessings of nationwide attention.
Indeed, a number of our volunteers pledged to withhold future donations to both the DNC and DCCC, unless or until those organizations take enough interest in our region show a small sign of support for our candidates. In the absence of larger backers, Michael Galbraith tapped into the power of a group that didn’t exist before last year: Indivisible. He launched his general election campaign by attending monthly meetings of one such group, the Maumee River Progressives, most of whose membership promptly signed on to support him. Several other locals—Ohio District Five Indivisible, Wood County, and even Toledo—facilitated communications and turned out volunteers.
In spite of that unprecedented energy, on the night of November 6, as results of our labors trickled in, the crowd at Howard’s Club H in Bowling Green thinned quietly. Without benefit of professional help, we won 35% of the vote for Michael Galbraith, budging the 5th District to the left by 14%, as compared to 2016.
Not enough to inspire shrieks of joy.
Across Ohio, Dems won no House pick-ups. Danny O’Connor’s team moved their district by 32% but still came up short. Richard Cordray and the great slate of candidates that visited Wood County and spoke with such hope would not be taking office. True, Sherrod Brown would return to the Senate, and by morning we would be glad to see that our Supreme Court justices (for whom “my writers” turned out postcards until our arms ached) had triumphed, along with a handful of state legislators.
Important as they are, those victories appeared pale and wan in the cold light of November 7. Still more painful were the obituaries soon running in the national press: “Ohio Now a Red State” – “Ohio Out of Reach for Dems” – “Urban-Rural Divide Sinks Buckeye State Hopes,” and the like.
Are we to be written off so quickly?
A friend who volunteers for the ODP in Columbus assured me Democratic volunteers had made great achievements, turning out at least 20,000 more rural voters in 2018 than two years before.Good to know…although of course, it’s frustrating that our gerrymandered state—like many others—continues to yield such lopsided results. On Thursday after the election, a hundred of the usual suspects gathered in downtown Toledo for a “Hands Off Mueller” rally. And a week later, Wood County Indivisible convened at our local coffeehouse to write postcards for Mike Espy, then standing up to a righteous racist in the Mississippi Senate run-off. We offered what support we could to Espy’s voters,who give such deep meaning to the slogan, “Never surrender.”
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How Millennials and Gen-Z Are Redefining Vintage and Reigniting Interest in Second-Hand Clothing
|By Samuel Trotman
When we think about the vintage denim, we’re inclined to picture a worn-to-death pair of overalls, a Levi’s Type I jacket or perhaps a pair of orange tab flares from the 70s that would only appeal to purist denimhead or thrift enthusiast. But recently the conversations around resale, pre-owned or pre-loved fashion is evolving. And so too are definitions of what’s actually considered vintage.
Ask any old school vintage dealers and their definition of vintage would include any era up to the early 80s. But, with another generation coming up, the 60s is the equivalent of an antique to any twenty-something buyer. Millennials and Gen-Z’s obsession with 90s and 00s have proved that a garment doesn’t have to be 20 years old to be considered vintage. Paparazzi shots of Kendal Jenner wearing throwback band-tees from the 90s and Bella Hadid resurrecting a Noughties It bag from Louis Vuitton’s 2003 Takashi Murakami collection are testament that near-nostalgia vintage is definitely having a moment. And this is where the lines begin to blur between secondhand and vintage.
Kendal Jenner wears vintage 90s Jean Paul Gaultier
Shaking off the negative connotations often associated with ‘second-hand fashion’, today’s resellers are offering seamless, social-focused experiences that enable customers to acquire anything from limited edition streetwear and vintage luxury to thrifted pieces. And so from a once-modest subculture of aficionados and bargain hunters, the global resale economy has exploded into multi-billion dollar market.
The rapid ascent of the resell market has been fuelled by changing consumer attitudes towards sustainability, luxury and the concept of ownership. Consumer interest in resale is expected to grow even further, with the US market alone predicted to reach $41bn ($31bn) by 2022, according to resale marketplace ThredUp. Currently worth $20bn (£15bn), the US resale economy is dominated by apparel (49%), followed by media and electronics (20%), books (13%) and homeware and furniture (11%). The report suggests US resale is likely to grow 24 times faster than the retail sector, with 71% of consumers surveyed planning to spend more on resale over the next five years.
The growth of the resell economy is largely driven by the millions of teenagers and 20-somethings who are shaking up the fashion industry by digging out their parents’ cast-offs, raiding charity shops and scanning boot sales to build mini businesses online. Gen-Z have been pivotal to the success of online platform Depop, a fast-growing social media app which combines the image creation of Instagram with a digital version of market trader bargaining.
Founded in 2011, Depop now has 10m users, most of whom are in the UK, and takes more than £300m ($400m) a year in sales, a figure that has doubled year on year. Its British shoppers, 80% of whom are aged 13 to 24, buy an average of 20,000 items a day. It reckons that hundreds of its top sellers make more than £150,000 a year selling online. Speaking to Forbes last year, founder Maria Raba said young consumers are choosing the Instagram-like Depop because it’s solving three of the biggest problems they face: “they want to feel unique, to shop with (and from) friends, and to build their own green businesses without losing a drop of street cred.”
Perhaps Depop’s biggest mission is to tackle the bland sameness of e-commerce and the high street: both of which make it difficult for shoppers to look or feel individual. Depop caught on to a trend in which secondhand is no longer second best, along with other online marketplaces including US-based Thredup, Poshmark and Grailed, which trade in a more social way to the original platforms eBay and Gumtree.
The start-up app Depop already has 13 million users worldwide and says its young users had made more than $570m worth of sales in 2018.
Ecological considerations are at play as well. Consumers are increasingly aware of the fashion industry’s environmental impact – and adjusting their shopping habits accordingly. Vintage fashion is an inherently sustainable option – and a recent study suggests that demand is on the rise, with 64% of women willing to buy pre-owned pieces compared with 45% in 2016 – and it is thought that by 2028, 13% of the clothes in women’s wardrobes are likely to be secondhand (Vogue).
Vintage naysayers who may have been put off in the past by thoughts of rummaging around in jumble-sale-like basements may be persuaded by the ability to buy online. After all, the rapid adoption of resale reflects changing attitudes among consumers, particularly at the luxury end of the market, who are far more comfortable buying high-end pieces online and not directly from the brand.
This is exactly how luxury online resellers are positioning resale – as an antidote to fast fashion, tapping into consumers’ changing relationship with ownership. There is a shared feeling among Vestiaire Collective’s seven million members that while they may not want to wear their clothes for a lifetime, there has to be a better way than fast fashion. Rati Levesque, chief merchant at US luxury fashion reseller The Real Real, agrees consumers are thinking of purchases more as investments. The mindset, she said in an interview with Marketing Weekly, has changed so that when consumers purchase a luxury item they know they will eventually make 50-70% back on the original cost through resale. These changing attitudes to ownership are a hallmark of the millennial lifestyle, and reflect why for millennial consumers, and even younger generations, it’s Uber vs taxis and Airbnb vs hotels. It’s the idea of experiencing instead of owning.
Luxury goods resale platform Vestiaire Collective is in a fast-growing space. BCG expects the $25 billion market to increase on average 12 percent each year, reaching $36 billion in 2021
Investors have clearly picked up on consumers’ growing appetite for high-end used fashion goods, because the digital luxury consignment space is flush with venture capital. By 2015, the global online fashion resale market had already received over $400m in venture capital. With a series of eight- and nine-figure investments having been confirmed since then, it seems fair to speculate the industry has surpassed $1bn in funding, which paints an even more powerful picture for the resell market.
The success of these luxury consignment stores are testament to the fact that fashion’s “sharing economy” is catching on too. New apparel sharing apps like Wardrobe, which launched earlier this year allows you to rent clothes directly from other women’s closets. Just as air bnb allows you to monetise on your apartment, Wardrobe transforms your closet as a source of revenue. Even major retailers are getting in on the action. This summer Urban outfitters are starting rentals to subscribers; Nuuly will cost $88 a month and will allow customers to pick six items — up to a combined value of $800 — to rent, wear, and return.
Not content to sit back and watch others profit from their vintage items, some labels are relaunching decades-old designs from their own archives or even reselling their own worn garments. Last year, for instance, Prada brought back its Linea Rosa collection because of the attention it was getting in the vintage fashion market. In 2017, Levi’s introduced its Authorized Vintage program, a proprietary resale capsule for which the brand sourced and re-sold a collection of pre-worn Levi’s denim. “Every brand is currently developing a point-of-view on how to coexist with secondhand,” ThredUp co-founder and chief executive James Reinhart recently told the Business of Fashion.
Streetwear is another sector that has embraced resale with vigour. It is a market dominated by the much-hyped ‘drop’ of new products from brands like New York-based Supreme. Such is the popularity of its limited edition weekly drops that Supreme has now introduced a ticketing system requiring shoppers to sign-up in advance for a chance to shop in-store.
The limited number of people physically able to buy in-store has created a feverish secondary market, with pieces popping up for resale on platforms such as Grailed, a curated community marketplace for men’s clothing, and its sister site Heroine. Grailed mixes fashion editorial with a peer-to-peer marketplace of streetwear enthusiasts selling new and used limited edition pieces, classic menswear and vintage. On the site, Supreme hoodies and jackets sell for more than $1,000.
Menswear resell platform Grailed experimented with a physical space during Men’s Paris Fashion Week in June to help focused on brand awareness, and educating consumers in the physical environment
But as street culture becomes pop culture, aspirational Millennial and Gen-Z consumers are starting to seek something different and relatable from their sartorial purchases. Moving away from merely buying deadstock streetwear items (never worn, never tried), this cohort are turning to the archives of some of the most revered designers of the past twenty years. Think rare ‘90s Helmut Lang, early 2000s Raf Simons to more obscure pieces from the likes of Walter Van Beirendonck or Kapital. Specialist resellers like @middleman.store, @noausterity and @sickboyarchive are helping shift the resell needle further by making it more about the concept of “grail hunting” and discovering out of production pieces deemed to be culturally pivotal. These secondhand enthusiasts pride themselves on their unrivalled knowledge of the market, often going to great lengths to acquire the object of their desire.
So is old season the new season? We like to think so. Whether you’re buying a 80s metal tee, a Dior jean from the 00s, or a dress first worn by Naomi Campbell in 1996, the most important thing is that consumers are investing in recycled and it discourages people to buy new. The fast growing number of start-ups are not just the new eBays, they are the new fast fashion, where we first turned to buy cheaper versions of designer clothes. Now, by following the right sellers on Depop, “liking” the right items on Vestiaire Collective or renting off Wardrobe, you can get that cheaper fast-fashion price with the same original designer quality, and a moral pat on the back for recycling.
Samuel Trotman
Denim trend consultant, owner of @samutaro
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Hawthorne illumination study
Two documents, both of which concern illumination studies, are presented. The first is a report on the illumination study at Hawthorne, which began Nov. 24, 1924 and ended April 30, 1927. In this study, candles of various lengths were introduced...
Schedule of test periods : relay assembly test room
Schedule of test periods for the first relay assembly test room, including piece rates and converstion factors for relays assembled in the relay assembly test room.
Results: Study and Investigation of Employee Comments
Breakdown, by department, of the use of employee comments taken from interviews. The first section describes how comments from employees on plant conditions are used to improve those conditions. There are tables and charts describing the number...
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Interview method, analysis, and development of training began in the Inspection Branch, moved to the Operating Branch, and in January 1930 throughout the Works. A December 1929 pamphlet titled A Plan for Improving Employee Relations was printed. ...
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Proposed resolution to accept the National Auditor's report when he complies with the first section of this resolution. Passed Senate Nov. 1, 1878. Passed House Nov. 2, 1878.
Jerry Folsom's report district Trustee of first district is accepted. Passed and approved October 23, 1883.
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A resolution accepting the annual report of the district trustee first district. Passed Senate October 31, 1888. Passed House October 31, 1888. Approved November 1, 1888.
A resolution accepting the report of S.E. Lewis, collector of first district. Passed and approved October 23, 1890.
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An act relating to the account of Peter Garland, district trustee, first district. Passed House and Senate October 24, 1890. Approved October 25, 1890.
An act making an appropriation to pay outstanding school certificates of the peter Garland lake Trustee of the first district. Approved April 9, 1891.
October 27, 1891. October 25, 1891
A resolution accepting a report of Amos Henry, district trustee of first district. Passed and approved October 27, 1891. Passed House October 25, 1891.
Bill No. 21. A proposed act amending Sec. 3 of an act establishing the time of meeting of circuit court of First District. Passed Senate October 11, 1892. Repassed Senate, House, and approved October 12, 1892.
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Contact sheet consists of 33 negatives, including; 1 [unnumbered], protest sign in front of the Toronto courthouse in Portuguese; 1 [unnumbered], book shelf; 1 [unnumbered], effigy hung in front of a sign that reads ‘Hang Them’; #16A-18, eight men (some in coveralls) in a car garage; #18A, a photograph of a photograph of a richly furnished and decorated living room with a fireplace; #19A-20A, portraits of a woman; #20A-25, children engaged in activities indoors; #20A-25 and 25A-28, men in suits signing a document on a stage; #6, winter scene of a store, ‘Iberia’; #7, winter farm scene with a lake in the background; #8, ‘Acoreano Bakery’; #9-10A, building destroyed by fire and a fire engine putting out a fire; #29-30, 15-20, meeting of a community organization.
Domingos Marques fonds (F0573)
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Contact sheet consists of 40 negatives, including: #13A, 7A-13, children dancing and performing on stage; #14A-18, (John Medieros’?) family photos with a baby, parents and grandparents; #18A, 20A, 23A-24, view of houses from street; #19A, Metro Toronto Police station, division 14; #21A-22A, Igreja de Sta. Cruz, Catholic Church; #17-20A, 1-3, performances including a man with a sign that reads, ‘we want more money and less work’; #4, a man and a woman; #5, community dinner; #17A-23, Portugal, including statue of Henry the Navigator and beaches.
Contact sheet consists of 31 negatives, including: #15-18, groups singing at a community concert; #17-20A, men speaking from a head table to a room; #9A-13A, blurry photos of an event; #11-12, fire-fighters putting out a fire on a residential street; #13, 3 children in a driveway; #14-15, ‘Camoes Portuguese Club’ community hall, Harrow; #32-34A, an indoor concert; #21A-25A, a baby playing with ‘Immigrantes Portugueses: 25 Anos no Canada’ by Domingos Marques and Joao Medeiros; #1-5, a man at work in an office and a laboratory.
Contact sheet consists of 36 negatives, including: #33A-38, street scenes with cars and a traffic policeman; #15A-16, men with trophies; #17-19, 38-40, street scenes; #41, a group of children outdoors; #41A-42, portraits; #10-14A, trophy presentations; #32-35, a community dinner with Bill Moniz at a table 34, 35; #35, apples; #36-40, portraits; #23-28, picking apples.
Contact sheet consists of 31 negatives, including: #3-7, 40-41, 1-2A, a Portuguese community event at Nathan Philips Square, Toronto including the ‘Camoes Portuguese Club of Harrow’; #0-5A, a meeting; #34-39, an event at Nathan Philip’s Square Toronto; #39A, a memorial event in front of the cenotaph outside the Toronto Court House; #14A-18, a man playing a Portuguese guitar; #19, a man speaking at a podium; #13A-16, night scenes of Toronto building.
Contact sheet consists of 36 negatives, including: #4A-9, 13A-17, 9-13, 17A-20A, a gathering with a swearing in ceremony; #13-18A, 1-6, a community dance with adults dancing and children performing traditional dances in costume; #19-21, winter scenes of Toronto; #22-24, family baby pictures.
Contact sheet consists of 36 negatives, including: #14A, a protest including the ‘Toronto Railway Workers’ Council’ at Queen’s Park, Toronto; #15A, a United Way display outside the Toronto Courthouse on Queen St; #16A, a man protesting at King St. W holding a sign, ‘Trudeau is Totalitarian’; #17A, Overcomers Church (Seventh Day Adventist) where Portuguese community events were held; #18A, a meeting with 8 people; #31A, a photo of a postcard; #32-35A, portraits; #14-17, protest at Toronto City Hall, ‘Wages for Housework’; #18, portrait (John Medeiros?); #11, a man beside a garage door with a decal of a traditional Portuguese rooster over ‘the Ribeiros’; #12-13, sign that reads ‘Church of God: Deliverance Center’; #14-15, portraits; #16, woman behind a bakery counter; #6A-7A, a soccer match; #8-9A, preparing for YMCA’s Portuguese Department’s Portuguese Senior Citizens Club arts and crafts; #10A, a woman painting; #0-3A, protest at Queen’s Park, Toronto; #11A, craft show; #12A, children dancing on stage; #13A, preparing for a parade; #14A-15A, community event.
Contact sheet consists of 37 negatives, including: #6-11A, protest, CFAW on strike with the ‘Filarmonica Lira – Portugesea of Brampton’ (John Medeiros carrying a baby?); #40-42A, 1-6A, community play (about fishers?); #17-21, 3A-7, community religious event (festival of the Virgin Mary?); #7A-8A, ‘Banda Lira – Nossa Senhora de Fatima’; #12-14, 16, community play (about fishers?); #15, wasted frame; #37-42, community play (about fishers?).
Contact sheet consists of 33 negatives, including: #34-38A, 5-9A, a bicycle race; #8-6, old pictures of children; #3-5, preparing balloons (for a wedding?); #1-5, 42A, 1-11A, ‘First Portuguese Annual Grand Prix – Portugal Tourism Trophy’ bicycle race.
Contact sheet consists of 29 negatives, including: #12-17, community dance (dance competition?); two unnumbered, men in front of a memorial; 3 unnumbered, men at a book presentation; #7-8, portraits; #9-11A, men preparing for dinner at the Benfica House; #3-6A, a soccer team photo; #2A, a group of people posing for a photo; #3A-5A, copies of ‘Comunidade’; one unnumbered, a portrait; three unnumbered, a meeting; one unnumbered, the Toronto Eaton’s Center.
Contact sheet consists of 38 negatives, including: #26A-30A, a baby playing with ‘Immigrantes Portugueses: 25 Anos no Canada’ by Domingos Marques and Joao Medeiros; #6, Confederation Block, Parliament Hill, Ottawa; #7-8, Portuguese community center; #9-10, family portraits, mother, father, and 3 children: #6A-11, community event at a memorial; #1A-7, portraits of two men (Domingos Marques and John Medeiros?); #16A-22, 0-5, 5-10, 25th anniversary celebration of the ‘Pioneiros’ (1953-1978).
[before 1974?]
Contact sheet consists of 29 negatives, including: #5A-10, 15-24, 10A-15, beauty pageant; #1A-6, demonstration against Bill C-24, for ‘Working Committee on Immigration’; #0A-5, beauty pageant.
Contact sheet consists of 30 negatives, including: #4-8A, community event; #15A-20, portraits; #20A, demonstration against bill C-24; #30-33, community event; #1-2A, ‘Recreational Club for Portuguese Elders’ activities; #3-6A, man playing basketball; #6A-9A, statues/figurines; #10A, ‘Constantinho’s Hairstyling’; #1A-4, class photos; #5, 7 people in a portrait.
Contact sheet consists of 36 negatives, including: #3-1, 42A-41, 30-40A, a man making wine; #23-27, transporting wine barrels; #28, a man making wine; #17, repairing streetcar tracks in Toronto; #18, 3 men at a market; #19-22, transporting produce; #26A-27A; book jacket for ’25 years in Canada – Portuguese Immigrants’; #5-10, a Portuguese language class.
Contact sheet consists of 30 negatives, including: #30-33, 15, men speaking at a head table to a room; #34-35, men socializing; #1, 3, a man behind the counter of a store; #2 ‘Casa Acores Variety’ store; #4, ‘Iberica Meat Market’ sign in store window; #5, Parliament Hill, Ottawa; #11, ‘Iberica Travel Agency’; #12-14, landscapes; #2A-5, women working with papers at a table; #27-30, individual portraits; #31-32, photos of old photographs of a group of children; #1A-4, men in an office.
Contact sheet consists of 31 negatives, including: #10A-16, 25th anniversary (1953-1978) of the ‘pioneers’; #28, photo of a photo of a clock tower; #29-31, portraits; #38-42A, a bicycle race; #17-22A, 25A-30, 6-10, Bill Moniz campaigning for election as Alderman of Ward 4.
Contact sheet consists of 33 negatives, including: #28A-32, 18A-20 adults demonstrating activities to children; #15A-18, beauty pageant photos; #25A, soccer match in a small stadium with crowd looking on; #26A-29, 23A, community festival photos including three people on folding chairs, sitting on a grassy hill overlooking a community festival; #21-22A, men being interviewed by reporters indoors, with suits on; #24A, Toronto City Hall; # 16A-18, group meeting in a public library; set of 3, #19A-[unnumbered negative], an outdoor presentation involving priests followed by two children digging a hole with a shared shovel in front of a crowd; #41A, community dinner and dance with children in traditional costumes dancing; #1-3A, people sitting at a table at the front of a room in a community meeting; #15-20A, portraits three women, 2 men (including John Medeiros?).
Contact sheet consists of 36 negatives, including: #27-28, a meeting featuring signs for ‘Ianno’ on the stage; #29-31, people at a meeting; six unnumbered, people at a dinner event (Domingos Marques and Bill Moniz?); #5-9, 42, 1-4A, 10-14A, community meeting at the Toronto Hilton Harbour Castle featuring men speaking at a podium with Bill Moniz (Martin Silva featured?); #3-4, man being interviewed; #5-8, an art show with pictures featuring an individual man; #34, a display for ’25 Years in Canada, Our History’ (Domingos Marques on left with cigarette and John Medeiros on right?); #35-36, community function at Toronto Hilton Harbour Castle, (#35, John Medeiros in center?).
Contact sheet consists of 40 negatives, including: #12-10, wasted shots; #7-9, a community meeting; #24-26, a community lecture; #27-28, an awards presentation on a stage with a band; #18-19, indoor home shots; #20, a house; #21-22, a choir; #23, a man lecturing; #13-17, a damaged house; #8A-9A, a wall with posters for Alves, Bill Moniz, Joe Pantalone, John Medeiros, Pimental, Garcia, LoFranco, McDowell, O’Donohue, Case, and Taddeo; #10-13A, meeting (York Central Library?); #2A, a meeting in a boardroom; #3A-4A, wall with posters for Ianno, Fisher, Adams, O’Donohue, Atkinson, Eggleton, and other indiscernible names; #5A-6A, houses with Eggleton, Taddeo, Ben, Pantalone, Medeiros, and other indiscernible signs; #7A, ‘Portugal Real Estate’ with Eggleton, Pantalone/Medeiros, Moniz, and Alves signs in the window; #14-19A, meeting (York Central Library?).
Contact sheet consists of 36 negatives, including: #10A-15, 0A-5, a Portuguese language class; #2-7A, 20-24, 35-39, 30-34, ‘Portuguese Festival’ with a number of dance demonstrations; #10-14A, an outdoor church service.
Contact sheet consists of 31 negatives, including: #15A-19A, an awards ceremony; #10A-11A, ‘Portuguese Fish Market’; #12A-20, a park with sculptures in it; #5-10, 0-5, Canadian Food and Allied Workers (CFAW) locals 175 and 633 on strike against ‘Lancia-Bravo’ foods; #0A, a building with rail tracks along side; #1A, a sign with ‘A Riteway Feature – Good bye Pierre, May 22’; #2-5A, a meeting with a small band.
Contact sheet consists of 37 negatives, including: #7-11A, community play; #41-42, 1-3, community religious event (festival of the Virgin Mary with pictures of Father Cunha?); #42A, 1-4, 22A-27, 32A-37, 27A-32, community play (about fishers?); #12-14, ‘Handy Andy’s Cleaners and Tailors’ (1979?); #15-17A, wasted frames.
Contact sheet consists of 41 negatives, including: #25-27, children on a couch; #28-30, portraits (John Medeiros? and a woman); #7-12A, 22-27, community event including a band performing; #1-5, Portuguese businesses in Quebec (Montreal? ‘Solmar’ restaurant in Old Montreal?); #6A-11A, 0A-6, 18A-24, ‘Miss 1978’ beauty pageant.
Contact sheet consists of 40 negatives, including: #12-22A, 36-41, community event – anniversary (Domingos Marques? Bill Moniz?); #29-34, people picking apples; #42-42A, 1-10A, community event (Bill Moniz?) with children dancing; #7-11, grape agriculture.
Contact sheet consists of 33 negatives, including: #17-20A, farm equipment (to do with grape production?); wasted frame; #0-6A, 12-16A, 6-10, 4, grape production including men with wine barrels; #5-8A, portraits; #1-5, people picking grapes.
Contact sheet consists of 33 negatives, including: #16A-17A, a graduation; #21A, a cat; #16-13, a concert/show; #12, portrait; #6-9, community dinner and dance; #10, men speaking from a stage; #11A-7, portraits; #13-15, awards ceremony; #12, children in costumes; #11, men speaking from a stage; #13A, a school display of the Acorean islands; #6-12A, class photos.
Contact sheet consists of 36 negatives of Bill Moniz campaigning for election as representative of Ward 4.
York University buildings
Image of the Ross Building
York University photograph collection (F0091)
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Metropolitan Toronto [road map, 1966] [back]
A road map of metropolitan Toronto from 1966, showing streets, public transit routes, places of interest and public buildings, and neighbourhoods. It includes indexes to streets and places of interest.
3524/T61 P2/37/1966
Street map of Toronto [front]
A road map of Toronto from 1967, showing streets, places of interest and public buildings, and streetcar routes. It includes indexes to streets, places of interest, and public buildings. There are inset maps of downtown Toronto, southeastern Scarborough, and cities in the vicinity of Toronto.
Borough of North York : wards
A map of the Borough of North York from 1968, showing ward boundaries, major streets and highways.
3524/T67/F95/90/1968
Borough of North York: sheet index
An index map of assessment map sheets for the Borough of North York from 1968. It also shows major streets and highways.
3524/T67 G47/90/1968
Map of the Town of Galt, County of Waterloo
This is a cadastral map of the town of Galt in the County of Waterloo, from 1867. It includes lot numbers, owners' names, and ward boundaries, as well as major street and buildings.
G/3524/C352 G42/1/1867
Plan of the village of Tweed
A cadastral map of the village of Tweed in 1891 that shows numbered lots and lot dimensions.
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New map of the county of Huron, Canada West [NE]
A cadastral map of the County of Huron from 1862, showing major streets, main buildings, roads, railways, townships, boundaries, numbered lots, and lot owners. Includes views of buildings.
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New map of the county of Huron, Canada West [SE]
A cadastral map of the County of Huron from 1862, showing major streets, main buildings, roads, railways, townships, boundaries, numbered lots, and lot owners. Includes insets of Wroxeter, Exeter, Harpurhey, Egmondville, Wingham, Lucknow, Lucan, Bluevale and Albert.
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Carte de la province de Québec, Canada
This is a map of administrative divisions in the province of Quebec in 1880, extending from the American border to the south to Lake Mistassini to the north, and from the Ontario border to the west to Anticosti Island to the east. It shows districts, lordships, counties, townships, cities, railways, canals, roads and boundaries. It includes a longitude-latitude table and inset of Northeastern Quebec.
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Our Story – How We Became The Online Book Company
Eva Seymour 24th January 2019
This month, rather fittingly, as it’s a new year, we’ve been talking beginnings. We’ve just sent out our first Online Book Company monthly newsletter and are looking forward to sharing our clients’ wonderful stories, what’s new with our books and, by popular demand, a seasonal photograph of Cornwall.
Everyone who works here is familiar with our deeply personal origin story but we thought it may be time to share it with our many clients, friends and connections:
Finding Meaning in Tragedy
The idea behind the venture that was eventually to become The Online Book Company was born of our founders, friends, Jonathan and Hugh, both losing their brothers. Keen to keep the memories of their loved ones alive, they realised that this very human need would be shared by others the world over and so, in early 2006, the concept behind our initial business, Friends and Relations, was born.
Making the most of emerging technology, Jonathan and Hugh came up with a way of creating individually dedicated, interactive online sanctuaries, far removed from the bustle and noise of social media platforms. Intuitively designed and translating the familiar experience of perusing a book or writing an entry, online, the books focused on offering a seamless user experience.
Keeping Memories Alive
Stories, photos and videos could be added, shared and commented on, milestones remembered and celebrated, and feelings expressed. Time and again, family members and friends, no matter where in the world they were, could turn to these online books for solace, and find comfort in actively keeping memories alive.
Some of Friends and Relations’ early clients suggested that it would be great if the books could be used for a wider good. Their desire to make a difference – offering the opportunity for people visiting their loved ones’ books to make a donation to a charity or organisation that had meant a lot to the person being remembered – was just one of the developments that saw Friends and Relations evolve into The Online Book Company we are today.
Fast Forward To The Present Day
Our unique, interactive online books serve charities, businesses and other organisations: promoting causes, fundraising, recognising donors and legators, and celebrating supporters and service.
Their original purpose, however – a means for people to connect with one another, tell their stories and honour individuals and causes – remains firmly at the heart of everything we do.
Eva SeymourOur Story – How We Became The Online Book Company 01.24.2019
“Sgt Allen Was My Father”
How one Online Book helped shape our business
The story of one particular Online Book – the British Cyprus Memorial Book – played a significant role in the developments that have seen us become The Online Book Company we are today.
This book was established a decade ago (2009) to commemorate the fallen British servicemen of what became known as the Cyprus Emergency that ran from 1955-1959. Much engaged with to this day, the Online Book enables friends, family and comrades to discover and share stories of, and pay tribute to their loved ones as well as remembering them on special days. Its establishment marked the first time official recognition was given to those who had lost their lives in the campaign.
A son’s discovery
Company founder and Managing Director, Jonathan Haward recalls,
“An entry in the book on 28th July 2009 by David Clifton is one I shall always remember.
Opening with the words: “Sgt Allen was my father” it went on to say how, in coming across The British Cyprus Memorial Trust’s remembrance of Sgt Allen in the online book, he had learnt, for the first time, how his father had died.
Too young to remember much of his father himself, and with a mother who had been reluctant to talk of that terrible time, he had grown up not knowing anything about his father’s death.
Sgt Allen, a 28-year-old Regular from Clare, Suffolk was murdered by three masked gunmen who had intended to take him hostage in retaliation for an EOKA man facing the death penalty for the murder of RAF Cpl Hale three months earlier. The unarmed Sgt Allen put up such a fight that they shot him dead. His killers were never caught and he is buried at Wayne’s Keep in the British military cemetery in Cyprus.
Finishing with the words, echoed in other tributes, “I am very proud of him,” it brought home to me, with heart-rending poignancy, the immeasurable value of what we had created and was instrumental in my decision to sell my other business concerns and make Friends and Relations my over-riding passion.”
Helping the Cyprus Veterans organisation
Now running to over 1600 pages, The British Cyprus Memorial Book, has been instrumental in the Cyprus Veterans organisation’s work in finding and contacting the families of the 372 British servicemen who died on active service during the four-year Emergency, and offering them recognition for the sacrifices made by their loved ones.
A growing number of families have now attended special ceremonies and been awarded the Elizabeth Cross* as well as honouring their loved ones with General Service Medals and Memorial Scrolls.
The book also carries an additional section “Also Remembered” that pays tribute to the 26 servicemen killed on the island before the end of 1959 but not included within the UK Government’s time frame of the conflict.
Late last year we learnt the wonderful news that some 10 UK-based veterans, now in their 80s, were able to attend the Remembrance Sunday Service in North Cyprus last November. And at the beginning of 2019 we helped Cyprus Veterans track down the son of Sgt Alexander Mills Brown who had posted a moving tribute to his father in late 2015. Preparations are now under way for Sgt Mills Brown’s son, Duncan, to receive the Elizabeth Cross.
* Note: The Elizabeth Cross was introduced in 2009 and is awarded in national recognition of the loss and sacrifice suffered by the families of those service personnel killed on operations in the line of duty.
Eva Seymour“Sgt Allen Was My Father” 01.18.2019
Online Books of Condolence
Katherine George 22nd July 2016
Losing someone is hard, but what do you do when a bereavement happens at work? There are so many people who want to send their condolences and share memories with not only colleagues but the family. What is an appropriate way to remember and celebrate their life? We have the answer.
An Online Condolence Book provides an Online Memorial which will last forever. Not only does it mean each member of staff has plenty of room to leave messages of remembrance, colleagues from across the globe can contribute, there is no deadline, no rush to get a card in the post and it is an appropriate outlet for your colleagues and employees to share their grief.
We have created many Online Books of Remembrance for colleagues, organisations, charities and individuals over the years so we know what a delicate subject this can be. We work with you to create a fitting tribute and a special place to remember.
But it doesn’t have to be a dedicated book, if your loved one is no longer with us their name can be added to one of our existing charity books, like the RAF Benevolent Fund Book. These allow to remember your loved one and share their story with the world while raising money for a cause close to your heart.
To find out more about our Online Books of Condolence and Remembrance please contact us on +44 1872 226800 or email info@theonlinebookcompany.com
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Katherine GeorgeOnline Books of Condolence 07.22.2016
Employee Spotlight: Julie’s time to Shine
Bethany Hibbs 19th October 2015
Julie has been with The Online Book Company since its formation and has played a pivotal in developing not only the books, but other areas of the business such as customer service standards and staff training. But most of all, Julie is a fantastic person to work with and keeps everyone in the office smiling with her positive attitude and sense of fun! Here’s what Julie had to say about being an employee of The Online Book Company and life in general…
What I like best about working for TOLBC…
The very different organisations we make contact with and the lovely people we meet and work with.
Best Job?
Contacting clients
Worst Job?
Tidying the ‘shared’ kitchen.
I’m happiest when…
Everyone else is happy.
I’m proudest of…
Setting up and achieving ISO9001 and ISO27001 status.
Favourite pastime?
Probably cooking or gardening – nothing very exciting
‘Before I die I would like to’
Visit South Africa and also Italy
Favourite song, movie and book?
Ooh! Difficult to choose, but today my favourites would be:
Movie – The Secret Garden
Book – Labyrinth by Kate Moss
Song- Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Surprising/funny fact about myself…
I used to play the violin!
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Bethany HibbsEmployee Spotlight: Julie’s time to Shine 10.19.2015
Employee Spotlight: Introducing Mr Harry Haward
Bethany Hibbs 1st October 2015
For our first ‘Employee Spotlight’ feature, Bethany ‘interviewed’ a very unnerved Harry, but it turns out the questions weren’t as bad as he had anticipated!
We hope that you enjoy getting to know us all a little better, and that you like reading Harry’s story as much as we all enjoy working with him.So with no further ado, I introduce to you all, Mr Harry Haward, age 29 from Truro!
Harry outside of TIC
What is your role at TOLBC?
My role at the Online Book Company is largely about sales generation, it is my job to contact Charities and Organisations and make that initial contact to hopefully get them on board as clients.
Before working at TOLBC what was the most unusual/interesting job you had?
Before working at TOLBC I worked at Iceland Frozen Foods in addition to being a Special Constable, which was a real buzz for me and I particularly enjoyed making the ‘Blue Light runs’.
Describe TOLBC in 3 Words
Unique, Engaging and Empowering
What element of your role have you found most challenging?
Answering these sorts of questions!
What do you enjoy most about working for TOLBC?
I enjoy talking to the Customers the most, reaching out to them and engaging with them, I like to look for practical solutions as to how we can help them and develop a good working relationship.
What has been your favourite project so far?
My favourite project to date has been the Jubilee Hour project, which was a Nationwide Initiative we launched at the time of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, where people would pledged 60 minutes of their time, doing some legal, decent and honest to mark the Queen’s 60 years on the Throne. The project became the largest mobilisation of volunteers since World War 2 and this was formerly recognised by Number 10 Downing Street and MP Eric Pickles invited us to a Tea inside the House of Commons
Where would you go for your dream holiday?
My dream Holiday would be to go to New Zealand as I have seen some really interesting pictures of the landscape there and have heard a lot of stories of the relaxed life out there.
‘I’m happiest when…’
I’m happiest when I am actively engaging with clients in my job and when I’m not working, I’m happiest when I’m with those I love and Cherish and taking part in my Rotary International work.
What did you want to be when growing up?
I have always wanted to be a Police Officer and this is something that I think I may well still pursue in the future, the Communication and Customer Service skills I have developed whilst being at TOLBC have been second to none.
What book did you last read?
I am a massive fan of the Jack Reacher Thrillers by Lee Child, Jack Reacher is an ex-military cop who goes round putting the World to right. As the book’s blurb’s always say, he’s the sort of bloke who men want to be and woman want to be with!
Thank you to Harry for being the first member of the team to take part, keep your eyes peeled for the next employee to come under the spotlight, you never know what surprises we may have in store!
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Bethany HibbsEmployee Spotlight: Introducing Mr Harry Haward 10.01.2015
Plan your Weekend as you Plan your Week!
Bethany Hibbs 25th September 2015
We all know how important it is to plan your week at work. Daily ‘To Do’ lists scattered on desks; post it notes stuck to everything, salesforce prompting calls to clients. Without planning, ‘doing business’ falls apart, time is wasted and people get distracted, working without cause or structure is just silly.
And so we come to an insight on weekends that people resist: a good weekend needs a plan. I’m not talking a minute-by-minute plan, or a spreadsheet full of costs, not even a Gaant chart, but just a few (preferably fun) anchor events penciled in ahead of time.
On some level, people are already attuned to this. In one study by Harvard psychologist Daniel Gilbert, he studied people being told they’d won a free dinner at a posh restaurant. When asked when they would like to schedule the dinner, most people wanted to wait, on average for a week before heading over-to savor the anticipation of their free dinner and to optimise pleasure gleaned from the experience.
Planning a few fun events for the weekend or even an hour or two just to relax gives us something to anticipate, something to look forward to, even if at the time it isn’t that enjoyable- That feeling of ‘at the weekend I am going to….’ is something very beautiful.
For those that don’t plan, yes you may feel spontaneous and free to chop and change right up until the last moment when the weekend hits…but what if you use essential free time up negotiating with friends, family or loved ones trying to decide on what to do? The restaurant you fancy may be booked up (by planners) but even if you do get a table, surely the food would taste better if you had looked forward to it, for me, those thoughts serve to magnify the pleasure once it finally arrives.
In all if you want to enjoy your weekend, give yourself something to look forward to. We all work hard during the week and deserve to make the most of our time away from the post it notes and spreadsheets. Don’t burn up willpower thinking about what to do, make a plan go with it, if it goes off on a tangent enjoy it, but always start with a bit of forward planning.
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Bethany HibbsPlan your Weekend as you Plan your Week! 09.25.2015
Sue Bradbury talks to Jonathan Haward, Managing Director of Friends and Relations and The Online Book Company.
Vicki Mayrick 14th August 2015
You’re marking 10 years of running Friends and Relations with the launch of The Online Book Company. How are they different?
Friends and Relations was conceived as a way of memorialising loved ones online. We began with branded websites which then evolved into commemorative books. A lot of charities use them to raise funds – the RNLI, for example, has been with us from the start and we have recently completed a fully accessible book for the Royal National Institute for the Blind. The Online Book Company represents an expansion and enhancement of all that we offer. We’re no longer just about commemoration but about celebration and education too.
What inspired the original idea?
My brother Group Captain David Haward was killed in a flying accident whilst on duty and my old friend and work colleague Hugh Hastings had also lost his brother through terminal illness. We wanted to share photos and memories of them online and that sowed the seed for Friends and Relations.
What were you doing before that?
I founded and ran the County Homesearch company for 22 years. It’s the largest property finding service of its kind in the UK and the popular Channel 4 programme Location, Location, Location was developed on the back of it – we are still acknowledged in the credits. I sold the business in February 2013 because, although it was one of the best jobs in the world, I had become passionate about building up Friends and Relations. It felt like I was on a journey and providing an online platform for tributes and comments – some of which make you laugh and others cry – has been very cathartic. It’s also been hugely exciting.
What have been the highlights of your online book journey?
So many lovely things have happened that nothing surprises me anymore. Becoming involved with the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012 was particularly special. We created an online book to celebrate the occasion that encouraged people to give sixty minutes of their time to help good causes. It was a huge success with a record-breaking number of volunteer hours pledged. More recently we’ve been working on an official Waterloo 200 e-book that encourages school children throughout the country to find out more about the battle that shaped British history by doing their own research and posting their findings. I was invited to the Waterloo 200 memorial service at St Paul’s Cathedral as a result and so were some of the many pupils who have been contributing.
You’ve also been working with organisations overseas?
Yes – in fact if it wasn’t for the wonders of superfast broadband technology that enables me to Skype, I’d probably be spending one week a month in America. One of our biggest projects at the moment is Fort Miflin, the oldest fort in Philadelphia. Our online book honours the patriots and veterans who have served there, raising funds to maintain it as a living landmark in the process. As well as searching for information about ancestors or adding memorial pages of their own, people can buy a brick to add to the memorial pathway that is being built. It’s an exciting example of the digital world complementing the physical.
How many people do you employ?
There are seven of us in the core team plus we use a number of Cornwall-based consultants and associates.
What are your aspirations for the business?
There’s a lot happening because we’re always looking to expand and improve on what we do. We’re working with The Greenbank Hotel in Falmouth to launch our first online wedding album towards the end of this year and we’re now putting hard covers on our books to make them even more special and individualised. Our mantra is simplicity. What we try to aim for is a combination of Apple’s design genius and John Lewis’s ‘never knowingly undersold’ objective. We’re also very proud to have ISO 27001 accreditation for our information security management and ISO 9000 for quality assurance.
What makes all your hard work worthwhile?
The feedback we get. To give you an example I had a call from a man in New Zealand who saw from one of our military books that his dad had died. He hadn’t seen his father for many years because he’d been asked to leave home when he was fifteen. He asked us if we could find out if his mother and sister were still alive. We did and the family was reunited. There are many, many stories like that and each one is special.
How do you relax?
By sailing my boat and shooting competitively. I’ve shot for Great Britain in the past and love the sport as a hobby.
Thank you to Jonathan Haward for this fantastic insight into The Online Book Company!
Jonathan, Managing Director of Friends and Relations – The Online Book Company
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Vicki MayrickSue Bradbury talks to Jonathan Haward, Managing Director of Friends and Relations and The Online Book Company. 08.14.2015
Waterloo 200 Schools
Bethany Hibbs 23rd June 2015
Here, we see pupils and teachers acting as representatives for the some 200 schools, from throughout the country who were invited to attend the 200th anniversary service that took place at St Paul’s Cathedral last week. The feedback from The Waterloo 200 schools who have been interacting with the Online Book we created for the event has been terrific. The students have really done an outstanding job of researching the Waterloo soldiers and artifacts, with some fascinating write ups being uploaded!
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Bethany HibbsWaterloo 200 Schools 06.23.2015
Marking the bicentenary of The Battle of Waterloo, with Waterloo Teeth!
Bethany Hibbs 18th June 2015
Today marks the bicentenary of The Battle of Waterloo, but with so many fascinating stories to pick up on, deciding what we wanted to share on our blog was indeed, a challenge. We decided however, to mark the occasion with a look at ‘Waterloo Teeth’.
Kindly shared with us by Zac Fine of ‘Fine Content’, and published in The Sutton Guardian, our attention is drawn to an ancestor of ‘George Thomas Keppel’, Dr Tom Keppel, a Surrey based dentist, who is using the bicentenary of the battle to remind people how fortunate they are to live free from toothache.
Dr Keppel told Zac, “200 years ago most people lost many teeth and experienced agony in the mouth throughout their lives” adding, “Waterloo flooded the dentures market with ‘Waterloo Teeth’- good front teeth ripped from young soldiers killed in the battle”.
Similarly it was great to see the BBC feature ‘Waterloo Teeth’ on their news site:
‘The prospect of thousands of British, French and Prussian teeth – sitting in the mouths of recently-killed soldiers on the battlefield at Waterloo – was an attractive one for looters.The teeth would have been pulled out with pliers by surviving troops and locals.’
I think we are all very grateful for dental technology and practice having come so far over the last 200 years, but how fascinating to see how the advanced technologies we now utilize, developed and tie in with the narratives of historic events such as The Battle of Waterloo.
To read the full article from Fine Content please visit: Fine Content Article
Waterloo Teeth BBC article : BBC News Article
Find out if any of your ancestors fought in the battle: Waterloo Descendants Book
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Bethany HibbsMarking the bicentenary of The Battle of Waterloo, with Waterloo Teeth! 06.18.2015
Setting off for the National Funeral Exhibition
The last few weeks for The Online Book Company have been very busy. We have all been gearing up, and getting set to exhibit at the National Funeral Exhibition taking Place at Stoneleigh, between the 12th and 14th of June. The NFE is a bi-annual exhibition that attracts a range of people involved in the Funeral Industry, from all over the country and beyond. But why are we going?
Well, at The Online Book Company we produce bespoke, online books for a range of different people, organisations, events, and much more. We are, at the exhibition, presenting our ‘Individual Online Memorial Book’ whereby families and friends can choose to celebrate the life of a loved one in a unique, special and online place. Families can share memories, photos, video, from all over the world, and can even link the books to their social media and submit donations to charity through a simple ‘donate’ option, whilst maintaining the look and feel of a more traditional Book of Remembrance.
Families have told us what a great resource our books are, with many going back to a book again and again to share family news, or to add photos. Instead of simply commemorating a life, the books allow a life to be truly celebrated, acting as a hub for people to visit and to enjoy stories they may not have otherwise heard.
We can’t wait to get to Stoneleigh, and to see faces old and new and to show people just how fantastic our Online Books are!
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Bethany HibbsSetting off for the National Funeral Exhibition 06.10.2015
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Peter Shumlin (Governor of the state of Vermont, USA) – New Energy Business, future, US Election 2016, new president, new coalitions, new energy fields and constructions… Weak and strong spots of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Shumlin is seeing Trump will become a President of USA – Clairvoyant/Psychic predictions September 27, 2016, 2pm. – by Clairvoyant House “Dimitrinka Staikova and daughters Stoyanka and Ivelina Staikova” – from Europe, Bulgaria, Varna – October 2, 2016, 10 am.
………How Governor Peter Shumlin is seeing the US Election 2016 ? – As a first candidate president – he sees Hillary Clinton – there is an overlay of energy above her choice. The second candidate president – Donald Trump – he sees there are chances for success, but they are holding on the base of war – he is seeing the ship of Donald Trump turning down, the merit for that will have judicial and prison authorities. That opens the way up for Hillary Clinton.
Energy Companies of gas, oil, electricity and transportation of energy and energy corridors – total three companies are prepared for new business as an invasion on new place – at North. The entering on that place is through a closed zone – there is a russian object near (West). From the closed northern side, down to South. Where is the problem ? – Also the russians have found and liked the same place. The conflict zone is passing through the site of the americans – that looks like a road or highway. That separates the new object on two parts – northern, more appetizing and developed and northwestern – which become a closed zone too.
In the northwestern part – there is a working in depth – big depth, I hear sound waves on three levels on construction… As whole – the construction sideways has a form of jug (vessel), it begins with rectangle on the top, then lightly and oval narrows and here the object has height (altitude) – it ends oval with a bottom. From West to East, I see black liquid that flows. Outwardly, that looks like oil reservoir, it is like a river. Follows an opening from the reservoir and buildings as cisterns – connected each other. The road from the low to a light height from West to Northeast. The three energy companies are united in one, with one bank.
The weak spots of Donald Trump –
• A head influences on him with sounds ;
• A russian intervention in his business ;
• Blocking of his money ;
Strong spots – the people and increasing of their amount. Results – the russian business and collapse of the profits in USA.
• The first one is the money in the banks ;
• The second one is closed money and business;
The russian business in USA is like empty business – a chair on which are trying to sit american businessmen. Trump is the one who protects the russian business interests. In the future, Peter Shumlin sees Russia as leading and the union of russian company already with two energy companies. Which of the partners is leaving the game ? – an energy company for electricity.
• Until the end of September 2016 – cold, snow, expectation for partners and union.
• In the beginning of October 2016 – unrests, turmoils between the population of Vermont. Around October 10, 2016 – I see fires, shooting, attacks on a private business object – a big storage with cisterns and very big trucks. Problems with escape of criminals in Canada – transfered, stolen money, intervention of woman, released information. The people in front of them are speaking french and russian language. The end of October 2016 – increased security and police.
• In the beginning of November 2016 – there is a travel to Washington – signing of documents. Security guards, helping for the Elections.
The Weak spot of Hillary Clinton is her health. But also Peter Shumlin is seeing the victory of Donald Trump – despite everything they do for the victory of Hillary Clinton………………
Donald Trump Wins the 2016 Election
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Media Confirmation about Higher Intelligence (FBI Director James Comey) in help of Donald Trump’s Presidential Campaign as predicted by Clairvoyant Dimitrinka Staikova in her Ebook :
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Kellyanne Conway (Republican campaign manager of Donald Trump, Stategist and pollster) – A strategy, new outcome a second before the Election – Clairvoyant/Psychic predictions by Clairvoyant House “Dimitrinka Staikova and daughters Stoyanka and Ivelina Staikova” – from Europe, Bulgaria, Varna – September 19, 2016, 10 am.
….There was a standstill in the presidential campaign of Donald Trump because of disease. Now, Kellyanne Conway leads the campaign with the clear feeling that everything is sinking. The problems are coming because of the lack of money in the campaign. The activities are closed about financing. I see a few aspects :
• The lack of money.
• Each activity is accompanied with a lot of nerves.
• A lot of overlay of tension.
The presidential campaign is separated on two stages. The good news is that in the last moment appears a few times until it is established also a new energy company that is finacing one of the leaders. Then begins the slow pushing upwards of Donald Trump. That happens a second before the Election…..
…. Near him – near Donald Trump will stay a higher intelligence……
Comey’s decision to notify Congress elicited critiques by those who said he had sidestepped Department of Justice policies, but it also inspired accusations that the director was withholding information about Trump—and some leaks from the FBI.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/donald-trump-faces-barrage-allegations-015734267.html
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Photo – July 7, 2016. Time – after the photo.
…..In the eyes of James Comey I see a lot of nerves, because of the case with the emails of Hillary Clinton. So structured, the accusation doesn’t reach to successful end. In the future, the accusations about the emails and their connection with Libya are separated. After the elections, the accusations connected with Libya are going in the court.
• James Comey, July 2016, has a problem with the controlling of the nerves and control of the degree of sound of its speech. After July 7,2016 – problems with the sinus drainage ducts – problems with nerves and wife. Before July 10, 2016 – a conversation with a leader of black movements. – Stress in a car – (but is is from civil servants). After July 10, 2016 – strong pains in the spine – taking of medicines, problems with kidneys. Before July 15, 2016 – there are disorders, injured – Electoral rallies.
Around July 20, 2016 – there is gathering (meeting) of energy bosses and big energy companies. James Comey changes its beliefs – he remains on its official duties and he observes them strictly, but he participates in a forum (business) connected with future business and new fields, and gold mining and …..- the business is connected with a space technology and creation of a new company, as a branch of the existing one. The business is starting on a land in Libya – Africa. It is related also with a fields and lands near Libya. The man who locally – from Africa will arrange the deal, leaving the country will be killed (in the future). Before the end of July 2016 are expected clashes with black movements – more than 70 people will be injured against a few injured policemen. I see a big mass of people gathered – I see their separation on two groups by the police and they will be beaten.
• August 2016 – after the first days – operation which FBI prevents – a deal with gold. Until August 10,2016 – I see an underground technique about withdrawal of liquid – a pollution and searching of the source of water pollution with energy products. Around the middle of August 2016 – a holiday and after August 16-17 – again unrests of African-americans.
• The end of August and the beginning of September 2016 – problems with Obama. August and September 2016 – problems with Hillary Clinton – I see problems with a car and a strong fright.September 2016 is a bad month for James Comey – full with nervous tension without personal time, with a loss of money, confidence, loss of everything he has built.
I see successful orientation in the future to the private business….After that, a political career is waiting for him……….
• Attorney General told FBI director James Comey NOT to send letter to Congress about bureau reopening the investigation into Hillary’s emails because it could influence the election outcome
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3884528/James-Comey-felt-obligation-inform-Congress-Clinton-email-investigation.html#ixzz4OUnZoRka
• SEP 19, 2016, 09:35AM
Sorry, Media: Hillary Clinton Had a Seizure
http://www.splicetoday.com/politics-and-media/sorry-media-hillary-clinton-had-a-seizure
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HiiL to explore legal tech solutions in Nairobi
By Tom Jackson on April 1, 2016 East Africa, Events
Non-profit legal research and advisory firm HiiL has partnered Kenya’s Strathmore Law School to host an Innovating Justice event in Nairobi to gauge the readiness of East Africa for justice technology.
HiiL has been active within the African tech startup ecosystem of late, recently co-hosting the SME Empowerment Innovation Challenge for East and West Africa and launching an Innovating Justice Hub in Lagos, Nigeria.
The company is expected to expand these hubs across the continent, including in East Africa, and to that end will on April 21 bring together players from both the justice and the technology sectors to analyse ways of adopting tech solutions to hurdles curtailing the effectiveness of the justice sector.
Startups are likely to play a large role in this, with DIYLaw.ng, the winner of the SME Empowerment Innovation Challenge, already being incubated at the Lagos hub and applications for the 2016 challenge set to open soon.
“We are observing technology application in a number of sectors but the justice sector has largely been left out, especially across Africa. I believe adoption of technology is a key factor that will promote better access to justice for people across the continent,” said HiiL East Africa liaising agent Evelyne Wangui.
Head of the Innovating Justice Accelerator Wilfried De Wever said the conversations at the event would mark a good beginning to finding viable and lasting solutions for the justice sector.
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Attorney describes Sanford’s arrest as ‘political’ and a ‘witch hunt’
Dominica News Online - Wednesday, February 15th, 2017 at 9:12 PM
Sanford greets supporters after his release
Gildon Richards one of the three lawyers representing former deputy leader of the United Workers Party (UWP), Claudius Sanford, has described his arrest by the police as “political”.
Sanford, who lectures at the Dominica State College (DSC), was detained in the early morning of Wednesday at his home by the police.
Speaking to reporters when Sanford was released after his over 10-hour detention on Wednesday afternoon, Richards said, “this is the most patent witch hunt that I have even seen.”
“Mr. Sanford (Claudius) was picked up this morning February 15, 2017 on an allegation that he had subverted the government’s process and therefore he was arrested on suspicion of that. By the time that we got to police headquarters and the interview was over, Mr. Sanford was being told he would be charged with obstruction,” Richards said.
He continued; “The question is, obstruction of whom? He was then told that he would be charged with obstruction of Superintendent Cuffy. Which Cuffy? Superintendent Matthew Cuffy… Who is Superintendent Matthew Cuffy? The head of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID).Who preferred the charge? A woman corporal of police, not the superintendent who was said to have been obstructed.”
According to him, Sanford asked the police whether Superintendent Matthew Cuffy said that he had obstructed him. But, according to Richards, the person who preferred the charge is yet to answer.
Richards said that the police administration at the lower levels has no interest in the matter.
“The person interested is the Acting Deputy Chief of police (Davidson Valerie) whose appointment, the leader of the United Workers Party is questioning in court,” he stated. “The interview ended at midday and Sanford was only released at 3:30 pm. The deputy chief of police (acting) had to consult with Rayburn Blackmoore, the Minister of National security, a politician not the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) who then has to consult with Anthony Astaphan abroad to determine whether Sanford leaves police headquarters.”
He said this is an absurdity that now pervades “the whole of the police administration”.
“Today it is not policing, it is give me a benefit by promotion and I will perpetuate the dirty work that you want to do in the police force,” Richards alleged. “If those of us who know of something better do not stand to protect the fundamental rights of people in Dominica then we will get something else for which we will be sorry.”
Sanford is due to appear in court on April 28, 2017 where the charge of obstruction will be formerly read to him.
The other attorneys on his legal team are David Bruney and Ronald Charles.
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St joe massive
Pictures say a thousand words my friends the man was in front the truck preventing it from going forward
So you are are happy with all the damages that was done by monsters may God have mearcy on all of you.
i am sad that you are brain damaged though.
you really can see when some one is losing it once skerrit have to resort to those measures tells you that the man is becoming a shadow of himself.
“The deputy chief of police (acting) had to consult with Rayburn Blackmoore, the Minister of National security, a politician not the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) who then has to consult with Anthony Astaphan abroad to determine whether Sanford leaves police headquarters.”
I hope that PM Skerrit, et al, will see that their scatter-brained witch hunt is not bearing the fruits that they want to hatch and stop bringing the opposition in for questioning even after they told us they had ironclad intelligence about the planned coup and the UWP paid the young men to vandalize the town.
They should now come out and apologize to the public for this boldfaced farce and exercise true leadership; not political victimization because the opposition is talking about their acts that is crippling Dominica and tarnishing its name. I have children, and this selling of passports to dodgy individuals is of concern to me; I am concerned that our passport in the hands of so many criminals may make it difficult for my children to travel tomorrow. Only Foolish, coloured-blind people would take this lightly. Instead of harassing the opposition, Skerrit et al should be addressing these concerns. Should the opposition allow such concerning issues to slip by and say nothing?
It's Very Cloudy
I am very afraid for Dominica because these wicked, evil, and corrupt men are bent on doing some more evil so they could blame them on UWP. Traditionally during Carnival they announcing cameras planted all over Roseau. You realize NOT one thing this time? If they were concerned safety of citizens definitely with the atmosphere in DA these days, they would do the right thing and cancel carnival. But they wont because something is telling me that they may have arranged with visitors to carry a plot $ run, so opposition will be jailed.
YESAH
WAW?! So I can come to the assumption that the police took him to HQ on squat. Only at the headquarters they decided to charge with Obstruction. Where did this obstruction took place? On the day of the protest? On the day of arrest?
Junior officers have a right to show no interest in this matter. What is going on is pure nonsense and and embarrassment to all the logically thinking officers and their families along with the country.
And what does Blackmoore and Astaphan have to do with that? Are they Sworn in Police officers now? Are they paid advisers to the Police Department?
Dominicans open your eyes, the only thing that is missing in Dominica right now is for the Skerrit Government to formally put on the books that Dominica is now a communist State.
Dominica especially Roseau, is very cloudy as the evil, corrupt, and malice Skerrit, Blackmore and Carbon continue to plan and bring their evil plots to pass in Dominica. One does not need any level of education to see their wicked plans. First it was 2 barrels of guns that were brought in the island and some how they allowed the importer to walk free, even after they were tipped by the FBI. Then it was the arrest of Dr. arrest for a statement made 2 yrs ago. Then way they provoked the protestors last Tuesday until it got dark so they and their team could perform. Then they arrested Dr. Fontaine and Claudius Sanford and they are not finished, but want us to stay calm. With the climate they have created in Dominica weeks before Carnival when visitors will be coming down, you realized they have not said a thing about camera’s that will be installed to ensure carnival is safe, and, they have not cancelled carnival? Why? They so evil that I feel they have some evils coming for the fete
Sakay boy
How can his arrest be political? Eh? What else can be arrested for? Look at the amount of DAMAGE to businesses in Roseau their protest caused. That protest could have been peaceful. So the police must just roll over and not do anything about this kind of behavior? Aren’t they there to enforce LAW and ORDER?
The police chief is correct in saying that the investigations will continue. Persons must be held accountable and charged for the damage and unnecessary stress caused to these businesses.
Fool.
Look It
zor sot eh…..all you skerrit supporters
Develope the country and stop that political stuff come together as one for a better Dominica
YungMusician
Really dude! How do you know that the Deputy Chief contacted Blackmore and not the DPP? And how do you know that Blackmore contacted Anthony Astaphan overseas? I guess all these calls were made in your presence. Yet you guys want to be taken seriously. 15 years of lies, exaggeration, distorted facts and fanciful conspiracies are way past comical now, it’s downright embarrassing!
Slowing Moving Out
Well, if DNO is falsely accusing the police for getting info from the top before releasing Stanford; then, suggest to your party what it does best, and sue DNO nuh….
On another note….as a young musician, you should be asking yourself, why I am not being paid handsomely in Dominica for my music and rally other musician to lobby for augmented paid rather than your trying to defend the gov’t and their senseless act.
You lack comprehension skills.. . I was not referring to DNO. Was referring to the lawyer. Take your time to read and understand before you comment. And I’m being paid handsomely by the way.
reginalddd
4progress
WOW….corruption all over!!!!!
Sandford stay away from thses guys. You did not attened their last election in mahaut because i recalled i read you were not interested. You came back you ended up arrested, sir learn form this .
Glad for Sanford there are other lawyers involved. Checko’s “no show defense” is an excellent example of what I am alleging.
Trumpt up charges. Look at what we come too. Tony astaphan must determine if Sanford can leave. Why is this fellow given powers that is not his? The police leadership is compromising their professionalism and they know it. Power corrupt and a handful of persons should not dictate for the majority.
Finally my faith is being restored with some of DA lawyers.
jerry sinclair
10 hours extrordinary, this in the UK would have lasted no more than 4 hours maximum and it would not have been at 3 am knock on the door, this places the victim at a disadvantage, In the UK clear guidlines state that the Police must not waste court time on trivialities so here is a case of the police wasting Police time. in the Uk obstrucction is first a verbal warning on the spot stating that if the individual concerned does not “move along” then he could be arrested and charged the way it appears to be done in Dominica is really quite opposite the expected practice.
A question begs to be asked, Why is Skerrit so quiet all of a sudden I consider that all of this foolisheness of blatantly spurious charges are a diversion to take away any focus on the Prime Minister
This government is out of control.
Matt Sam
Let the Police do their work. You all are too wicked. After you wrecked the city, defied the Police orders, blatantly broke the law, you want to be left alone to do as you please. You don’t expect the Police to investigate. Let the Police do their work and stop and stop whining you little sissies who were playing barjan only a week ago.
Erasmus B. Black
And so it continues.
The Dear Leader has spoken very clearly and informed the nation, per several news reports, that plans were in motion for an attempted overthrow of government on Tuesday February 7. However, he was allegedly informed beforehand by opposition good people who did not agree with the overthrow plans. Allegedly, the information was relayed to the police and security officials. Given the circumstances, the question as to where the police were on the night of the attempted overthrow on February 7, during the destruction in the city, still has not been addressed. The Dear Leader is an Honourable man. He said in effect that plans by bad people to do bad things on the night of February 7 were relayed to the police. So, shouldn’t they have been on high alert in the city and environs on that night? This should be consequential. Heads should roll!
The Truth Be Told - Original
We will see if it is political and a witch hunt.
You are not above the Law. You are obligated to obey the Law and not to obstruct the Police. This also means to have respect for the Police.
They expect to start an uprising, burn down buildings and the Police will stand idle by. How can they as nationals expect that of the Police?
The world is hearing/viewing and listening. We do not like what is occurring, this unrest in Dominica which UWP has wrought upon Dominica. One day you will pay for this.
Mama look it in DA….. obstruction of what?????
So they jimmyfixing charges too lol…. and someone tell what Tony has to do with this, why is Tony being consulted concerning someone being released and you mean to tell me Blackmoore doesn’t have work to do, that he has to police this so call investigation. Dominicans I’m sorry for allu eh!
Oppo Z Sean
Our honourable PM’s ship is sinking and he is trying everything to keep it afloat but the rudder and keel is broken and he is losing control fast. It’s just a matter of time before he goes under.
I would like to make another prediction, I am predicting Sanford will be fired as a lecturer at the state college. As far as they are concerned, his firing will be as a result of not setting a respectable and positive example to the students at the state college.
LaPlaine Observer
This is preposterous. So, if Tony Astaphans who is away at this time, had decided that Mr Sanford not be released, he would still be detained? Who is running the country? This level of absurdity has reached epidemic proportion in Dominica. This is a distraction ploy to shift the focus from the shameful passport crisis facing this regime by redirecting the attention on members of the opposition.
MWEN
All Amnals are equal, but some are more equal than others!
Poor Dominica!
indira Ghandi
Has Dominica gone mad?
Look like men have lost their reason
Dominica Trade House
Here is the address:
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/malaysia-detains-woman-seeks-others-in-connection-with-north-koreans-death/ar-AAmWY69?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=LENOVODHP15
More I read the article below about how, and where, the half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s was killed, the better I understand why Roosevelt is living such a fearful life and why he wants to harass opposition leaders. Skerrit, he that seeks you is not Dominican by birth!
Notice : “Malaysian police on Wednesday detained a woman holding Vietnam travel papers and said they were looking for a “few” other foreign suspects.” Notice some very important things about this arrest:
1. It took place in Malaysia. Where did Mr. Monfared run his my dominica trade house again? Please don’t tell me is Malaysia.
2. The detained woman was holding “Vietnam travel papers” .
3. Here is what I am really afraid for: they were looking for a “few” other foreign suspects
My prayer: LORD PLEASE TELL ME NONE OF THE “FEW” HAVE A DOMINICA PASSPORT
http://www.msn…
Silent Observer
Is Mr. Astaphan in charge of the CDPD now? The Deputy Chief had to get word from the Minister of Security and in turn he had to get word from his boss to release someone from police costody? According to the Boss himself, Hogwash!
We must wake up.The process of release,if it is accurate, confirms beyond a shadow of doubt that we are close to total dictatorship.This should be the headline news.
That’s the reason why we must not just talk about this on island,we must show all the corners of the globe the level of political persecution and harrassment,that the Skerrit led labour party,and the Carbon led failed police institution,are unleashing upon members of the opposition…Lets expose those evil beings..
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OFI: Favored Teams March On
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by Chad Peltier
Stop me if you've heard this story before: Georgia's double-digit lead over Alabama slips away in the second half due to the improbable, incredible play of a Crimson Tide backup quarterback.
Actually, maybe you've heard this one: Georgia's double-digit lead over Alabama slips away due to a go-ahead touchdown in the final minutes, and the Bulldogs' final drive comes up just a little short.
Saturday's SEC Championship Game, which Alabama won 35-28 despite trailing for the majority of the contest, marks the third time in the last seven years that Alabama has crushed Georgia's national championship hopes. Last year's National Championship Game, which was infamously decided on a second-and-26 touchdown pass in overtime, is still fresh in the minds of the Bulldogs. But the ghost of the 2012 SEC Championship Game, where Georgia came up 5 yards short as time ran out, also continues to haunt the streets of Athens.
For almost a year, the national narrative has been that Kirby Smart is assembling a genuine Alabama competitor -- that the groundwork had been laid for annual championship contention at the very least, and that the Bulldogs would eventually surpass the Crimson Tide at the top of college football. But in back-to-back seasons, Nick Saban and Alabama have shown that they're not ready to relinquish that title yet, demonstrating just how rare championship opportunities are in modern college football. Smart's Bulldogs are still likely to be an annual championship contender -- they've built up a roster that nearly equals Alabama's and has maybe only two peers in Ohio State and Clemson. But any passing of the torch from Tuscaloosa to Athens will have to wait.
However, the Bulldogs' disappointment shouldn't crowd out Jalen Hurts' truly amazing story. Georgia had been able to keep Alabama at arm's length ever since picking off Tua Tagovailoa's pass near the end zone on Alabama's first drive. The Bulldogs scored on three consecutive first-half drives, combining efficient passing-downs performance from Jake Fromm (who would finish 11-for-17 for 179 yards on passing downs alone) with explosive runs from D'Andre Swift to lead 21-14 at the half. They then scored on just three plays on their first drive of the third quarter, with Elijah Holyfield gaining 28 yards on two carries and Fromm hitting Riley Ridley on a fade for 23 yards and a touchdown. Georgia's 28-14 lead, which they would hold for the majority of the third quarter, was their second two-score lead of the game.
To that point, Tagovailoa had been ineffective, with normally reliable receivers dropping multiple passes, and Georgia's pass rush leading to two sacks and two interceptions -- Tagovailoa's first multiple-interception game in his college career. He would finish 10-for-25 for 164 yards (5.3 yards per attempt, including sack yardage) and two interceptions. But multiple ankle injuries, combined with his already-injured knee, would force him out of the game with under 12 minutes to go.
Georgia had already faced Hurts in 2018, shutting him down almost completely in last season's National Championship Game. But Hurts replaced Tagovailoa on Saturday and found immediate success, hitting passes of 13, 23, and 10 yards on his first drive, then scoring from 15 yards out to go ahead with just over a minute left in the game. Like many have pointed out, you really couldn't script something like this for Hurts -- being pulled from the National Championship Game for a freshman, then losing the starting job the following year, then leading the comeback against the same opponent, in the same stadium, nearly a year later.
Prior to the Hurts-led go-ahead touchdown drive, Georgia had the ball with just over five minutes left in the game. Fromm completed a beautiful touch pass to Swift, who took it down the sideline for a 26-yard gain to midfield. With under four minutes left, it seemed like Georgia had enough momentum to get another score and potentially finish the game. But after two incomplete passes and a rush for a loss of 1, Georgia could have punted with three minutes left. Instead, the Bulldogs called a fake punt that gained 2 yards, the latest of three notable failed fake field goals and punts, including one in their loss to LSU. As a result, the Tide's game-winning touchdown drive started at their 48-yard line.
The Tide's defense, which had allowed Georgia to average between a 44 and 50 percent success rate in the first three quarters, held the Bulldogs to a 35 percent success rate in the fourth, while the Hurts-led offense averaged a 50 percent success rate. The Tide surged at the right time, leading to another heartbreaking loss for the Bulldogs.
The SEC Championship Game obviously wasn't the only Power 5 conference championship game, although it was the one with the highest risk of an upset. The Pac-12 started things off on Friday night with a defense-heavy 10-3 win for Washington over Utah. On Saturday, Oklahoma scored 39 to Texas' 27 in a Red River rematch in the Big 12; Clemson had no trouble with Pittsburgh, winning 42-10 in the ACC; and Ohio State eventually ran past Northwestern 45-24 in the Big 10.
Let's start with the Red River Rematch. In their first meeting of the season, Texas won 48-45 thanks to nearly eight points of turnover luck -- the Sooners had a 92 percent S&P+ postgame win expectancy and were 11 points better in offensive success rate. The Sooners allowed Sam Ehlinger to throw for 314 yards (8.4 yards per attempt) with a 54 percent passing success rate. He and Keaontay Ingram also ran for 4 or more yards per carry on 61 percent of their runs. But this time, Oklahoma's defense stopped the run much more effectively, with the Longhorns ending with just a 41 percent opportunity rate. The Sooners still allowed big passes -- Ehlinger finished with even more passing yards thanks to Collin Johnson's eight catches for 177 yards -- but held Texas to a less efficient passing day overall (45 percent to their 54 percent passing success rate in October). Nevertheless, Texas was within a field goal with eight minutes left when Ehlinger was sacked for a safety. Oklahoma scored on their next drive, then an Ehlinger interception in the red zone ended any hope of a comeback.
The Sooners' win, which avenged their sole loss of the season, was enough to put Oklahoma ahead of the two-loss Bulldogs and Big Ten champion Buckeyes. The College Football Playoff Committee's decision to put Oklahoma in over either Georgia, Ohio State, or Central Florida showed that they lean towards " four most deserving" over "four best," that they penalize losses more than they reward wins, and that Group of 5 schools really don't have a shot in the current model.
Washington and Utah played a sloppy, defense-heavy game that ended in 13 combined points and four interceptions between Jason Shelley and Jake Browning, with neither team averaging more than 3.4 yards per carry (with sacks removed). Utah had ten possessions, but only turned one of those drives into a scoring opportunity. Maybe worse, Washington managed six scoring opportunities on nine drives, but their only offensive points came on a field goal -- Byron Murphy's pick-six was their lone touchdown of the night. The Huskies averaged an abysmal 0.5 points per scoring opportunity. Their scoring opportunities ended in: turnover on downs, interception, field goal, turnover on downs, missed field goal, and a punt (on a drive that started at the Utah 36!).
The Big Ten Championship Game was more lively. The Wildcats had kept every game close this year in both wins and losses -- their largest margin of victory was just 14 points. It looked like this game would follow that trend too. The Wildcats trailed Ohio State just 24-21 for a solid chunk of the third quarter before the Buckeyes would go on to score touchdowns on three of their last four drives.
In the end, Dwayne Haskins and the Buckeyes senior receivers made the difference, as they ended with a 57 percent passing success rate and 499 passing yards (10.5 yards per attempt despite four sacks) with an 83 percent completion rate. The Wildcats had some success running the ball -- they finished with a 48 percent rushing success rate to Ohio State's 45 percent -- and John Moten IV scored early on a 77-yarder down the sideline. But Northwestern's Clayton Thorson also had an explosive day, with seven different receivers catching a pass for 15 or more yards, even though he'd end with just a 38 percent passing success rate overall. In the end, Ohio State's passing offense was just overwhelming for the Wildcats -- much like it was for the Wolverines.
Clemson vs. Pitt had the lowest upset probability of any of the Power-5 matchups, and Clemson shut down the Panthers 42-10. Trevor Lawrence had a very quiet day, going just 12-of-24 for 118 yards (with a 29 percent passing success rate), but Pitt's Kenny Pickett finished just 4-for-16 for a total of 8 passing yards, so the Tigers didn't need an explosive day from Lawrence anyway. On the game, Clemson had a 15 percent margin in success rate, averaged 2.7 points per scoring opportunity more, and had four more scoring opportunities than Pitt. The Panthers' Darrin Hall and Qadree Ollison did bust a few big runs, but that was as much as the Panthers could manage.
Finally, Central Florida capped another undefeated regular season with a 56-41 win over Memphis despite losing star quarterback McKenzie Milton to a devastating knee injury last week. The game was closer than the final score suggests -- they ended with a 66 percent S&P+ postgame win probability -- but the Knights impressively averaged 6.2 points per scoring opportunity and a 62 percent passing success rate to overcome the Tigers' explosive run game. And it was definitely explosive -- Darrell Henderson had 210 yards on 16 carries while Patrick Taylor Jr. added 118 yards on 15 carries. On the whole, Memphis averaged 11.9 highlight yards per opportunity and a 49 percent rushing success rate. The Knights were as efficient on the ground and much more consistent through the air though -- they had a 62 percent passing success rate and Greg McCrae added 206 yards on 24 carries, meaning that the American Conference Championship Game had three 100-yard rushers, two of whom went for over 200. And those three backs had just 55 total carries. Central Florida now gets an interesting matchup with LSU -- and S&P+ will favor them by 4.8 points.
Dwayne Haskins, QB OSU. Dwayne Haskins has been far and away the most prolific passer to ever play at Ohio State. Including the Big Ten Championship Game, Haskins finished with 4,580 passing yards, completed 70.2 percent of his passes, and averaged 9.2 yards per attempt. The Buckeyes averaged 350 passing yards per game, up from 218 last season. And Haskins threw for just 1 yard shy of 500 against Northwestern with a 58 percent passing success rate.
Jalen Hurts, QB, Alabama. Hurts knows what it's like for a quarterback to come off the bench in the second half of a critical matchup against the Bulldogs. It's just that now he knows what it's like to be the one to lead the comeback. Hurts finished an efficient 7-of-9 for 82 yards, averaging 9.1 yards per attempt, and showcased his rushing ability on his 15-yard touchdown run for the go-ahead score. Hurts will be rightly immortalized by Alabama fans, as he'll now seek his third national championship appearance in his three years on campus.
Darrell Henderson, RB, Memphis. Darrell Henderson had a huge day for the Tigers, scoring on a long run of 82 yards to finish with 210 on just 16 carries. He had 31 carries for 199 yards in his first game this year against Central Florida, meaning that he had over 400 rushing yards on 47 carries against the Knights this season.
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Byron Murphy, CB, Washington. Washington vs. Utah was an ugly, defense-heavy game on Friday night. Byron Murphy was the clear MVP, with two of the Huskies' three interceptions, including one that he returned for 66 yards for a touchdown -- the Huskies' only touchdown of the night.
Chase Young, DE, Ohio State. Ohio State, which had one of the country's best defensive lines for two games this year, hasn't been nearly as effective without Nick Bosa. Chase Young, a former five-star sophomore, has had his moments, but the Buckeyes defensive line was still a disappointment this season. But Young saved one of his best performances for last, ending with three sacks and a forced fumble against the Wildcats.
10 comments, Last at 06 Dec 2018, 4:18pm
1 Re: OFI: Favored Teams March On
by Bob Smith // Dec 03, 2018 - 8:22pm
The only problem is-it sounds like we did not get the 4 BEST teams to march on. Sagarin has Bama, Clemson, Ga., and OSU. The comm. could have asked each member to conduct a round-robin tourney amongst the top 6 and then see if 2 teams came out as definite losers to most or all of the others.They compare all 13 members results and take the best 4.
by Aaron Brooks G… // Dec 03, 2018 - 9:02pm
The SEC Championship game should be the end of any Heisman consideration for Tua. For the second year in a row, we overhyped Alabama’s second-best QB.
We also missed a chance to have 4 undefeated champs playing their backup QB.
In reply to Re: OFI: Favored Teams March On by Aaron Brooks G…
Aaron-what a great observation-I hadn't thought about it that way. Plus you would have the 4 most deserving. Problem is Mr. Mullens said the comm. wanted the 4 Best. I see on here (S&P+ and FEI) FO has Bama, Clemson, Ga., and OU.
by Johnny // Dec 05, 2018 - 1:31pm
The high ankle sprain,which required surgery Sunday, suffered by Tua on the opening drive of the SECCG, likely ended the Heisman consideration. He wasn't helped by uncharacteristic drops, either.
But to assert he was "overhyped" and Bama's "second-best QB" is idiotic.
by LionInAZ // Dec 05, 2018 - 9:44pm
The fake punt on 4th and 11 from midfield was one of the most idiotic decisions I've seen. Way to tell your defense that you have no confidence in them.
by Will Allen // Dec 06, 2018 - 11:01am
Call me crazy, but I think 4 games this weekend, Michigan at Alabama, Georgia at Clemson, Washington at Notre Dame, and Ohio State at Oklahoma, would have been a lot of fun to watch.
(edit) Actually I'd tell Notre Dame that were ineligible to get a home playoff game, since they don't play in a conference, and I'd have 5 conference champs seeded 1-5, so I'd have Michigan at Alabama, Georgia at Clemson, Notre Dame at Oklahoma, and Washington at Ohio State this weekend. It would be a t.v
ratings monster, first kickoff at noon eastern time, then 3, 6 , and 9. Package the 2nd and 4th games, then the 1st and 3rd games, for auction to two different networks. The auction price would be phenomenal.
by LyleNM // Dec 06, 2018 - 12:16pm
In reply to Re: OFI: Favored Teams March On by Will Allen
Replace Michigan with UCF and I think you've nailed it.
by Will Allen // Dec 06, 2018 - 1:05pm
In reply to Re: OFI: Favored Teams March On by LyleNM
Well, arguments about who is ranked 8th and who is ranked 9th are inevitable, and I would not favor another week of playoffs, by expanding the field beyond 8. My desire is to make winning the conference the first goal, by awarding a home quarterfinal game to the top four seeded conference champs, and seeding the other power 5 conference champ 5th. Use quality of nonconference wins the basis of seeding, and then you also take away incentive to attempt to schedule easy nonconference games.Play the quarterfinals on the first Saturday in December, then break until New Year's. It'd be a great day of college football.
by LyleNM // Dec 06, 2018 - 1:52pm
Oh I absolutely agree with everything you've said. My point is that if you're not a power 5 conference champ and there's a performance like UCF (and in previous years, Boise State, for example), then UCF should have a place at the table ahead of some non-champ.
10 Re: OFI: Favored Teams March On
I don't want to be unfair to UCF, but their schedule is pretty unimpressive. The nice thing about my system is that Power 5 teams would have incentive to schedule them, so UCF wouldn't to schedule the likes of South Carolina State.
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Guns seized after reports of school threats
While the investigating agencies believe there is no threat of danger to students or faculty, extra law enforcement officers will be at both Junction City High School and Harrisburg High School on Thursday.
Posted: Apr 11, 2019 7:49 AM
Updated: Apr 11, 2019 9:50 AM
Posted By: Anthony Strother
JUNCTION CITY, Ore. -- On Wednesday night, six guns were seized after officers from the Junction City Police Department and Linn County Sheriff’s Office investigated social media posts regarding the possibility of a school shooting.
According to police, just before 8 p.m. law enforcement agencies from Eugene to Albany began receiving multiple 911 calls from people reporting seeing posts on Snapchat, Instagram and other social media sites that indicated the possibility of school shootings that were going to occur on Thursday at either Junction City High School, Harrisburg High School, or perhaps both.
After interviewing witnesses, investigators identified a juvenile suspect by 11 p.m. Police then spoke with the suspect and the suspect's parents at their home. Upon further investigation, police said the suspect made some inappropriate comments that were possibly taken out of context.
Police said the suspect did not commit a crime and did not intend to commit a crime. However, officers removed two shotguns, one rifle, one .45 caliber pistol, one pellet gun and one BB-gun from the home for safekeeping.
According to Junction City police, a subsequent investigation revealed the rifle and one of the shotguns were most likely stolen in separate incidents: one from a hardware store in Bend in 1992 and the other from an unknown location in Muskogee County, Colorado, in 2002. The police department is awaiting final confirmation on the status of both weapons from the respective investigating agencies.
While the investigating agencies believe there is no threat of danger to the students or faculty, extra law enforcement officers will be at both Junction City High School and Harrisburg High School on Thursday as a precaution.
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Soft tissue reconstruction in wide Tessier number 3 cleft using the straight-line advanced release technique
Gyeong Hoe Kim, Rong Min Baek, Baek Kyu Kim
Kim, Baek, and Kim: Soft tissue reconstruction in wide Tessier number 3 cleft using the straight-line advanced release technique
Gyeong Hoe Kim1 , Rong Min Baek2 , Baek Kyu Kim2
1Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
2Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Korea
Correspondence: Baek Kyu Kim Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 82 Gumi-ro 173beon-gil, Bundang-gu, Seongnam 13620, Korea E-mail: plasrecon@gmail.com
Received May 24, 2019 Revised July 4, 2019 Accepted July 5, 2019
Craniofacial cleft is a rare disease, and has multiple variations with a wide spectrum of severity. Among several classification systems of craniofacial clefts, the Tessier classification is the most widely used because of its simplicity and treatment-oriented approach. We report the case of a Tessier number 3 cleft with wide soft tissue and skeletal defect that resulted in direct communication among the orbital, maxillary sinus, nasal, and oral cavities. We performed soft tissue reconstruction using the straight-line advanced release technique that was devised for unilateral cleft lip repair. The extension of the lateral mucosal and medial mucosal flaps, the turn over flap from the outward turning lower eyelid, and wide dissection around the orbicularis oris muscle enabled successful soft tissue reconstruction without complications. Through this case, we have proved that the straight-line advanced release technique can be applied to severe craniofacial cleft repair as well as unilateral cleft lip repair.
Keywords: Cleft lip / Cleft palate / Congenital abnormality / Craniofacial abnormality / Reconstructive surgical procedure
Craniofacial cleft is an extremely rare congenital disease that presents facial and cranial disfigurement with various patterns and degrees of severity [1-3]. When using the Tessier classification, a number 3 cleft is the most common type, ranging from the mild type with coloboma only to the severe type involving both orbital, maxillary sinus, nasal, and oral cavities [2,4]. Although several surgical techniques have been reported for soft tissue reconstruction in number 3 clefts [5-8], there is no standard method; further, they are incompatible with other cleft repair techniques. Therefore, by applying a unilateral cleft repair method, we developed a simple and easily reproducible surgical technique for soft tissue reconstruction in a number 3 cleft.
A 15-month-old girl presented with a right-side congenital craniofacial cleft. She also had syndactyly at the third webspace of the right hand and the second and fourth webspace of the left foot, but she was never diagnosed with syndromic disorder and never had a genetic consultation. A physical examination revealed that the cleft originated from the lateral to right Cupid’s bow and involved the lip, alveolus, palate, cheek, and lower eyelid (Fig. 1). The ipsilateral ala was displaced superiorly, but the circumferential shape of the nostril was intact. The exposed cornea had keratosis and she had severe dystopia and enophthalmos due to the absence of an inferior orbital wall. Preoperative computed tomography revealed that the cleft originated from the lateral to ipsilateral central incisor involving the medial and inferior wall of the maxillary sinus and inferior orbital wall (Fig. 2). This resulted in direct communication among the orbital, maxillary sinus, nasal, and oral cavity. Thus, we concluded that this craniofacial cleft corresponded to the number 3 cleft according to the Tessier classification.
Under general anesthesia, we performed soft tissue reconstruction using the straight-line advanced release technique, which was developed for unilateral cleft lip repair (Fig. 3). Design of the lateral mucosal (L) flap was extended to turn outward from the lower eyelid. Because it was difficult to cover all the inner lining of the cheek with the L flap alone, the medial mucosal (M) flap was widely designed to include the philtral tissue. The upper incision of the M flap was extended along the skin mucosal junction lateral to the nasofacial groove for the attachment of the L flap. As in the original technique, a triangular flap design and two slit incisions were also added in the design of the L and M flaps and the inner linings were marked through the gingivolabial sulcus. Finally, we designed a turn-over flap that turned outward from the lower eyelid along the subciliary incision line to cover the lateral lower eyelid defect.
On the cleft side, dissection was performed to separate the orbicularis oris muscle from the entire maxillary plane, and the extent of dissection was set as wide as possible to pull the cheek tissue maximally to the medial side. On the non-cleft side, the abnormally inserted orbicularis oris muscle was released from the anterior nasal spine and the base of pyriform aperture followed by subcutaneous dissection of the nasal dorsum and philtrum. After interchanging the L and M flap, the turn-over flap from the lower eyelid was added superiorly to complete the inner lining of the lower eyelid and cheek (Fig. 4). The freed orbicularis oris muscle was repaired with full width from the columellar base to the red vermilion. Finally, the oral lining of the lip was reconstructed by advancing the bilateral oral lining flap that was elevated through the gingivolabial incision, and skin closure was completed by advancing bilaterally undermined skin. Because of the widely performed subcutaneous dissection, there was no high tension on the skin suture.
The postoperative photographs showed the complete soft tissue reconstruction of the lip, cheek, and lower eyelid (Fig. 5). However, a defect remained in the medial lower eyelid forming the oroocular fistula, which needed to be repaired during a secondary surgery (Fig. 6). On the first postoperative day, there was no flap congestion, and the patient was discharged. The stitches were removed from the wound on the 7th postoperative day and there was no wound dehiscence 1 month after surgery (Fig. 7).
A craniofacial cleft, which is reported to occur sporadically in 1.4 to 4.9 in 100,000 live births [1], has one of the most disfigured appearances of all congenital facial anomalies [2,3]. The etiology of craniofacial clefts is explained through a failure in the fusion of the mesoderm during the embryonic process or constriction by amniotic bands [9]. Because of its variability and complexity, there are several classification systems, such as Karik classification, van der Meulen classification, and Tessier classification [2,10,11]. Among them, Tessier classification has been most widely used due to its simplicity and treatment-oriented approach, classifying craniofacial clefts from numbers 0 to 14 according to their anatomical position.
Among the Tessier craniofacial clefts, the number 3 cleft, first reported in 1887 [4], is the most common type. The number 3 cleft passes the philtral column and extends into the lower eyelid medial to the inferior punctum. The tissue deficiency between the alar base and the lower eyelid results in a shortened nose on the affected side. It also carries the disruption of the nasolacrimal system and the lower eyelid defect causes corneal erosion and loss of vision. In the skeletal system, the number 3 cleft involves the frontal process of the maxilla and orbital floor, which leads to direct communication among the orbital, maxillary sinus, nasal, and oral cavity. These features are all present in this case.
Several surgical techniques for craniofacial cleft repair have been reported through a small number of case reports. In 1985, van der Meulen [5] reported the surgical technique using the transposition of a forehead flap or rotation and advancement of a cheek flap. In 1996, Akoz et al. [6] reported the Z-plasty based method for the repair of a bilaterally involved craniofacial cleft. Longaker et al. [7] has used the superiorly based nasolabial flap for lower eyelid reconstruction during craniofacial cleft repair. On the other hand, Menard et al. [8] used a tissue expansion technique for craniofacial cleft repair to overcome the skin and soft tissue deficiency and achieve tension-free closure.
In this case, we were successful in soft tissue reconstruction of a wide craniofacial cleft by using the Straight-line advanced release technique. In fact, the Straight-line advanced release technique is a novel technique that was devised for unilateral cleft lip repair by Baek et al. [12]. Due to the simplicity of the surgical design, it has been widely performed by many plastic surgeons and even novice plastic surgeons in our hospital. Through this case, we have proved that the Straight-Line Advanced Release technique can be applied to a wide craniofacial cleft repair as well as unilateral cleft lip repair. The extension of the L and M flaps along the cleft margin, the inclusion of philtral tissue in the M flap, and the turn-over flap that turned outward from the lower eyelid enabled successful soft tissue reconstruction. Above all, due to the wide dissection around the orbicularis oris muscle, tension-free closure was possible.
Our surgical technique did not include reconstruction of the medial lower eyelid defect, leaving an oroocular fistula. Since this patient had a bony defect in the inferior orbital wall, soft tissue reconstruction alone could not sufficiently obliterate the oroocular fistula. Furthermore, due to the association of frequent lower lid medial coloboma relapses after soft tissue reconstruction alone in patients with wide tissue deficiency [13], we planned to perform the skeletal reconstruction and oroocular fistula repair simultaneously in the secondary surgery. Soft tissue reconstruction of the medial lower eyelid defect can be achieved with upper eyelid transposition flap or superiorly based nasolabial flap [7,14]. For skeletal reconstruction, a split calvarial bone graft will be the primary choice and a costochondral graft can be used if the defect is large [15]. The secondary surgery will occur after the patient is 3 years old, when the diploic bone is differentiated enough [16]. We expect to achieve complete reconstruction of the craniofacial cleft after the secondary surgery.
The study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of Seoul National University Bundang Hospital (IRB No. B-1096/ 544-701) and performed in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Written informed consent was obtained.
The patient’s parent provided written informed consent for the publication and the use of her images.
Preoperative photograph of the patient. The cleft originated lateral to right of the Cupid’s bow involving the lip, alveolus, palate, cheek, lower eyelid, and extended into the medial lower eyelid.
Preoperative computed tomography of the patient. It showed a direct communication among the oral cavity, maxillary sinus, and nasal and orbital cavities.
(A, B) Preoperative design of the surgical method (yellow arrows, the turn-over flap for the lateral lower eyelid reconstruction; blue arrows, the lateral mucosal flap for the superior inner lining of the cheek; black arrows, the medial mucosal flap for inferior inner lining of the cheek; green dotted arrows, the direction of transposition of each flap).
Intraoperative photograph after complete reconstruction of the inner lining by interchanging the lateral and medial mucosal flaps and transposition of the turn-over flap from the lower eyelid (yellow arrow, the turn-over flap for lateral lower eyelid reconstruction; blue arrow, lateral mucosal flap for superior inner lining of the cheek; black arrow, medial mucosal flap for inferior inner lining of the cheek).
Postoperative photograph showing complete soft tissue reconstruction of lip, cheek, and lower eyelid.
Remnant medial lower eyelid defect forming the oroocular fistula after surgery. It needs to be repaired during a secondary surgery.
Postoperative photograph of the patient 1 month after surgery. There was no wound dehiscence.
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Project acronym A-LIFE
Project Absorbing aerosol layers in a changing climate: aging, lifetime and dynamics
Researcher (PI) Bernadett Barbara Weinzierl
Host Institution (HI) UNIVERSITAT WIEN
Call Details Starting Grant (StG), PE10, ERC-2014-STG
Summary Aerosols (i.e. tiny particles suspended in the air) are regularly transported in huge amounts over long distances impacting air quality, health, weather and climate thousands of kilometers downwind of the source. Aerosols affect the atmospheric radiation budget through scattering and absorption of solar radiation and through their role as cloud/ice nuclei. In particular, light absorption by aerosol particles such as mineral dust and black carbon (BC; thought to be the second strongest contribution to current global warming after CO2) is of fundamental importance from a climate perspective because the presence of absorbing particles (1) contributes to solar radiative forcing, (2) heats absorbing aerosol layers, (3) can evaporate clouds and (4) change atmospheric dynamics. Considering this prominent role of aerosols, vertically-resolved in-situ data on absorbing aerosols are surprisingly scarce and aerosol-dynamic interactions are poorly understood in general. This is, as recognized in the last IPCC report, a serious barrier for taking the accuracy of climate models and predictions to the next level. To overcome this barrier, I propose to investigate aging, lifetime and dynamics of absorbing aerosol layers with a holistic end-to-end approach including laboratory studies, airborne field experiments and numerical model simulations. Building on the internationally recognized results of my aerosol research group and my long-term experience with airborne aerosol measurements, the time seems ripe to systematically bridge the gap between in-situ measurements of aerosol microphysical and optical properties and the assessment of dynamical interactions of absorbing particles with aerosol layer lifetime through model simulations. The outcomes of this project will provide fundamental new understanding of absorbing aerosol layers in the climate system and important information for addressing the benefits of BC emission controls for mitigating climate change.
Aerosols (i.e. tiny particles suspended in the air) are regularly transported in huge amounts over long distances impacting air quality, health, weather and climate thousands of kilometers downwind of the source. Aerosols affect the atmospheric radiation budget through scattering and absorption of solar radiation and through their role as cloud/ice nuclei. In particular, light absorption by aerosol particles such as mineral dust and black carbon (BC; thought to be the second strongest contribution to current global warming after CO2) is of fundamental importance from a climate perspective because the presence of absorbing particles (1) contributes to solar radiative forcing, (2) heats absorbing aerosol layers, (3) can evaporate clouds and (4) change atmospheric dynamics. Considering this prominent role of aerosols, vertically-resolved in-situ data on absorbing aerosols are surprisingly scarce and aerosol-dynamic interactions are poorly understood in general. This is, as recognized in the last IPCC report, a serious barrier for taking the accuracy of climate models and predictions to the next level. To overcome this barrier, I propose to investigate aging, lifetime and dynamics of absorbing aerosol layers with a holistic end-to-end approach including laboratory studies, airborne field experiments and numerical model simulations. Building on the internationally recognized results of my aerosol research group and my long-term experience with airborne aerosol measurements, the time seems ripe to systematically bridge the gap between in-situ measurements of aerosol microphysical and optical properties and the assessment of dynamical interactions of absorbing particles with aerosol layer lifetime through model simulations. The outcomes of this project will provide fundamental new understanding of absorbing aerosol layers in the climate system and important information for addressing the benefits of BC emission controls for mitigating climate change.
Project acronym Big Splash
Project Big Splash: Efficient Simulation of Natural Phenomena at Extremely Large Scales
Researcher (PI) Christopher John Wojtan
Host Institution (HI) Institute of Science and Technology Austria
Summary Computational simulations of natural phenomena are essential in science, engineering, product design, architecture, and computer graphics applications. However, despite progress in numerical algorithms and computational power, it is still unfeasible to compute detailed simulations at large scales. To make matters worse, important phenomena like turbulent splashing liquids and fracturing solids rely on delicate coupling between small-scale details and large-scale behavior. Brute-force computation of such phenomena is intractable, and current adaptive techniques are too fragile, too costly, or too crude to capture subtle instabilities at small scales. Increases in computational power and parallel algorithms will improve the situation, but progress will only be incremental until we address the problem at its source. I propose two main approaches to this problem of efficiently simulating large-scale liquid and solid dynamics. My first avenue of research combines numerics and shape: I will investigate a careful de-coupling of dynamics from geometry, allowing essential shape details to be preserved and retrieved without wasting computation. I will also develop methods for merging small-scale analytical solutions with large-scale numerical algorithms. (These ideas show particular promise for phenomena like splashing liquids and fracturing solids, whose small-scale behaviors are poorly captured by standard finite element methods.) My second main research direction is the manipulation of large-scale simulation data: Given the redundant and parallel nature of physics computation, we will drastically speed up computation with novel dimension reduction and data compression approaches. We can also minimize unnecessary computation by re-using existing simulation data. The novel approaches resulting from this work will undoubtedly synergize to enable the simulation and understanding of complicated natural and biological processes that are presently unfeasible to compute.
Computational simulations of natural phenomena are essential in science, engineering, product design, architecture, and computer graphics applications. However, despite progress in numerical algorithms and computational power, it is still unfeasible to compute detailed simulations at large scales. To make matters worse, important phenomena like turbulent splashing liquids and fracturing solids rely on delicate coupling between small-scale details and large-scale behavior. Brute-force computation of such phenomena is intractable, and current adaptive techniques are too fragile, too costly, or too crude to capture subtle instabilities at small scales. Increases in computational power and parallel algorithms will improve the situation, but progress will only be incremental until we address the problem at its source. I propose two main approaches to this problem of efficiently simulating large-scale liquid and solid dynamics. My first avenue of research combines numerics and shape: I will investigate a careful de-coupling of dynamics from geometry, allowing essential shape details to be preserved and retrieved without wasting computation. I will also develop methods for merging small-scale analytical solutions with large-scale numerical algorithms. (These ideas show particular promise for phenomena like splashing liquids and fracturing solids, whose small-scale behaviors are poorly captured by standard finite element methods.) My second main research direction is the manipulation of large-scale simulation data: Given the redundant and parallel nature of physics computation, we will drastically speed up computation with novel dimension reduction and data compression approaches. We can also minimize unnecessary computation by re-using existing simulation data. The novel approaches resulting from this work will undoubtedly synergize to enable the simulation and understanding of complicated natural and biological processes that are presently unfeasible to compute.
Project acronym MATERIALIZABLE
Project MATERIALIZABLE: Intelligent fabrication-oriented Computational Design and Modeling
Researcher (PI) Bernd BICKEL
Host Institution (HI) INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYAUSTRIA
Summary While access to 3D-printing technology becomes ubiquitous and provides revolutionary possibilities for fabricating complex, functional, multi-material objects with stunning properties, its potential impact is currently significantly limited due to the lack of efficient and intuitive methods for content creation. Existing tools are usually restricted to expert users, have been developed based on the capabilities of traditional manufacturing processes, and do not sufficiently take fabrication constraints into account. Scientifically, we are facing the fundamental challenge that existing simulation techniques and design approaches for predicting the physical properties of materials and objects at the resolution of modern 3D printers are too slow and do not scale with increasing object complexity. The problem is extremely challenging because real world-materials exhibit extraordinary variety and complexity. To address these challenges, I suggest a novel computational approach that facilitates intuitive design, accurate and fast simulation techniques, and a functional representation of 3D content. I propose a multi-scale representation of functional goals and hybrid models that describes the physical behavior at a coarse scale and the relationship to the underlying material composition at the resolution of the 3D printer. My approach is to combine data-driven and physically-based modeling, providing both the required speed and accuracy through smart precomputations and tailored simulation techniques that operate on the data. A key aspect of this modeling and simulation approach is to identify domains that are sufficiently low-dimensional to be correctly sampled. Subsequently, I propose the fundamental re-thinking of the workflow, leading to solutions that allow synthesizing model instances optimized on-the-fly for a specific output device. The principal applicability will be evaluated for functional goals, such as appearance, deformation, and sensing capabilities.
While access to 3D-printing technology becomes ubiquitous and provides revolutionary possibilities for fabricating complex, functional, multi-material objects with stunning properties, its potential impact is currently significantly limited due to the lack of efficient and intuitive methods for content creation. Existing tools are usually restricted to expert users, have been developed based on the capabilities of traditional manufacturing processes, and do not sufficiently take fabrication constraints into account. Scientifically, we are facing the fundamental challenge that existing simulation techniques and design approaches for predicting the physical properties of materials and objects at the resolution of modern 3D printers are too slow and do not scale with increasing object complexity. The problem is extremely challenging because real world-materials exhibit extraordinary variety and complexity. To address these challenges, I suggest a novel computational approach that facilitates intuitive design, accurate and fast simulation techniques, and a functional representation of 3D content. I propose a multi-scale representation of functional goals and hybrid models that describes the physical behavior at a coarse scale and the relationship to the underlying material composition at the resolution of the 3D printer. My approach is to combine data-driven and physically-based modeling, providing both the required speed and accuracy through smart precomputations and tailored simulation techniques that operate on the data. A key aspect of this modeling and simulation approach is to identify domains that are sufficiently low-dimensional to be correctly sampled. Subsequently, I propose the fundamental re-thinking of the workflow, leading to solutions that allow synthesizing model instances optimized on-the-fly for a specific output device. The principal applicability will be evaluated for functional goals, such as appearance, deformation, and sensing capabilities.
Project acronym REM
Project Resonant Electromagnetic Microscopy: Imaging Cells Electronically
Researcher (PI) Mehmet Selim HANAY
Host Institution (HI) BILKENT UNIVERSITESI VAKIF
Summary Microfluidics technology has been quite successful in fabricating small, low-cost devices with excellent analyte handling capabilities. However, the main detection paradigm in microfluidics has still been optical microscopy — which is a bulky and expensive technique. A chip-scale detection scheme that can provide multidimensional information is much needed for the widespread adoption of lab-on-a-chip technology. So far, successful capacitive and resonant electrical sensors have been deployed in the field; yet the focus of these sensors has been to obtain the electrical volume or location of a particle — which constitutes only a limited piece of information about the analytes. Here we propose to redesign and utilize resonant electrical sensors in a radically different way to obtain images of cells in a microfluidic channel. The technique proposed can also multiplex on-chip cytometry greatly, accomplish low-cost and high-throughput single-cell transit-time characterization, obtain not only the electrical but also the geometrical size of analytes, determine the dielectric permittivity of analytes, in addition to capturing 1D profile or 2D images of cells. At the basic science level, the project will enhance our understanding of the interaction of electromagnetic fields and living matter at the single cell level and may provide new insights on cell motility, growth and mechanics.
Microfluidics technology has been quite successful in fabricating small, low-cost devices with excellent analyte handling capabilities. However, the main detection paradigm in microfluidics has still been optical microscopy — which is a bulky and expensive technique. A chip-scale detection scheme that can provide multidimensional information is much needed for the widespread adoption of lab-on-a-chip technology. So far, successful capacitive and resonant electrical sensors have been deployed in the field; yet the focus of these sensors has been to obtain the electrical volume or location of a particle — which constitutes only a limited piece of information about the analytes. Here we propose to redesign and utilize resonant electrical sensors in a radically different way to obtain images of cells in a microfluidic channel. The technique proposed can also multiplex on-chip cytometry greatly, accomplish low-cost and high-throughput single-cell transit-time characterization, obtain not only the electrical but also the geometrical size of analytes, determine the dielectric permittivity of analytes, in addition to capturing 1D profile or 2D images of cells. At the basic science level, the project will enhance our understanding of the interaction of electromagnetic fields and living matter at the single cell level and may provide new insights on cell motility, growth and mechanics.
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Project acronym IntRanSt
Project Integrable Random Structures
Researcher (PI) Neil O'Connell
Host Institution (HI) UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, DUBLIN
Summary The last few years have seen significant advances in the discovery and development of integrable models in probability, especially in the context of random polymers and the Kardar-Parisi-Zhang (KPZ) equation. Among these are the semi-discrete (O'Connell-Yor) and log-gamma (Seppalainen) random polymer models. Both of these models can be understood via a remarkable connection between the geometric RSK correspondence (a geometric lifting, or de-tropicalization, of the classical RSK correspondence) and the quantum Toda lattice, the eigenfunctions of which are known as Whittaker functions. This connection was discovered by the PI and further developed in collaboration with Corwin, Seppalainen and Zygouras. In particular, we have recently introduced a powerful combinatorial framework which underpins this connection. I have also explored this connection from an integrable systems point of view, revealing a very precise relation between classical, quantum and stochastic integrability in the context of the Toda lattice and some other integrable systems. The main objectives of this proposal are (1) to further develop the combinatorial framework in several directions which, in particular, will yield a wider family of integrable models, (2) to clarify and extend the relation between classical, quantum and stochastic integrability to a wider setting, and (3) to study thermodynamic and KPZ scaling limits of Whittaker functions (and associated measures) and their applications. The proposed research, which lies at the interface of probability, integrable systems, random matrices, statistical physics, automorphic forms, algebraic combinatorics and representation theory, will make novel contributions in all of these areas.
The last few years have seen significant advances in the discovery and development of integrable models in probability, especially in the context of random polymers and the Kardar-Parisi-Zhang (KPZ) equation. Among these are the semi-discrete (O'Connell-Yor) and log-gamma (Seppalainen) random polymer models. Both of these models can be understood via a remarkable connection between the geometric RSK correspondence (a geometric lifting, or de-tropicalization, of the classical RSK correspondence) and the quantum Toda lattice, the eigenfunctions of which are known as Whittaker functions. This connection was discovered by the PI and further developed in collaboration with Corwin, Seppalainen and Zygouras. In particular, we have recently introduced a powerful combinatorial framework which underpins this connection. I have also explored this connection from an integrable systems point of view, revealing a very precise relation between classical, quantum and stochastic integrability in the context of the Toda lattice and some other integrable systems. The main objectives of this proposal are (1) to further develop the combinatorial framework in several directions which, in particular, will yield a wider family of integrable models, (2) to clarify and extend the relation between classical, quantum and stochastic integrability to a wider setting, and (3) to study thermodynamic and KPZ scaling limits of Whittaker functions (and associated measures) and their applications. The proposed research, which lies at the interface of probability, integrable systems, random matrices, statistical physics, automorphic forms, algebraic combinatorics and representation theory, will make novel contributions in all of these areas.
Project acronym OXYEVOL
Project Atmospheric oxygen as a driver of plant evolution over the past 400 million years
Researcher (PI) Jennifer Claire Mcelwain
Summary "The evolution of complex organisms over one billion years ago is intimately linked with a rise in atmospheric oxygen levels (O2) over a critical threshold that would support essential metabolic processes. Over the past 500 million years O2 has varied between lows of 10% to highs of 35%, compared with current ambient levels of ~21%.Critical events in animal evolutionary history have been linked with shifts in atmospheric O2 such as the origination and radiation of mammals and selective extinction of many land vertebrate groups, at three of the five great mass extinction boundaries. The potential role of O2 as a driver of plant evolution has been almost completely overlooked, despite evidence from space science which shows that sub-ambient O2 can negatively impact all aspects of plant reproduction, phloem loading and photosynthesis. This proposal will address this severe gap in our knowledge of the importance of O2 in shaping patterns in plant evolution, by investigating the role of long-term trends in atmospheric O2 on the timing of major reproductive and vegetative innovations in the plant fossil record. This palaeobotanical approach utilizing the plant fossil record will be coupled with a series of highly novel ‘atmospheric miniworld’ experiments where representative plant taxa from all three major reproductive grades will be subjected to the atmospheric O2:CO2 conditions into which they likely originated and diversified. We will address whether tipping points in the ecological dominance of different evolutionary groups of land plants (angiosperms/ gymnosperms/ pteridophytes) were driven by shifts in prevailing atmospheric O2 content. We will achieve these objectives by conducting controlled competition experiments incorporating all three reproductive grades in miniworlds with differing atmospheric O2:CO2 ratios."
"The evolution of complex organisms over one billion years ago is intimately linked with a rise in atmospheric oxygen levels (O2) over a critical threshold that would support essential metabolic processes. Over the past 500 million years O2 has varied between lows of 10% to highs of 35%, compared with current ambient levels of ~21%.Critical events in animal evolutionary history have been linked with shifts in atmospheric O2 such as the origination and radiation of mammals and selective extinction of many land vertebrate groups, at three of the five great mass extinction boundaries. The potential role of O2 as a driver of plant evolution has been almost completely overlooked, despite evidence from space science which shows that sub-ambient O2 can negatively impact all aspects of plant reproduction, phloem loading and photosynthesis. This proposal will address this severe gap in our knowledge of the importance of O2 in shaping patterns in plant evolution, by investigating the role of long-term trends in atmospheric O2 on the timing of major reproductive and vegetative innovations in the plant fossil record. This palaeobotanical approach utilizing the plant fossil record will be coupled with a series of highly novel ‘atmospheric miniworld’ experiments where representative plant taxa from all three major reproductive grades will be subjected to the atmospheric O2:CO2 conditions into which they likely originated and diversified. We will address whether tipping points in the ecological dominance of different evolutionary groups of land plants (angiosperms/ gymnosperms/ pteridophytes) were driven by shifts in prevailing atmospheric O2 content. We will achieve these objectives by conducting controlled competition experiments incorporating all three reproductive grades in miniworlds with differing atmospheric O2:CO2 ratios."
Project acronym QUEST
Project Quantitative electron and spin transport theory for organic crystals based devices
Researcher (PI) Stefano Sanvito
Host Institution (HI) THE PROVOST, FELLOWS, FOUNDATION SCHOLARS & THE OTHER MEMBERS OF BOARD OF THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY & UNDIVIDED TRINITY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH NEAR DUBLIN
Summary Predicting the electron and spin transport properties of organic crystals is a formidable theoretical challenge as these are determined both by the electronic structure of the individual molecules and by the morphology of the crystal. Quest's research program seeks at developing a fully quantitative theory for electron and spin transport in organic crystals, which does not rely on external parameters and can be applied to materials underpinning a multitude of applications, ranging from organic electronics, to spintronics, to energy. In particular we aim at combining state of the art density functional theory with advanced quantum transport methods and Monte Carlo simulations. We will then construct a hierarchical computational protocol enabling us to evaluate electron and spin transport across different length scales at finite temperature, including effects originating from external fields (electric and magnetic). Our developed tools will form a software package to be distributed freely to academia.
Predicting the electron and spin transport properties of organic crystals is a formidable theoretical challenge as these are determined both by the electronic structure of the individual molecules and by the morphology of the crystal. Quest's research program seeks at developing a fully quantitative theory for electron and spin transport in organic crystals, which does not rely on external parameters and can be applied to materials underpinning a multitude of applications, ranging from organic electronics, to spintronics, to energy. In particular we aim at combining state of the art density functional theory with advanced quantum transport methods and Monte Carlo simulations. We will then construct a hierarchical computational protocol enabling us to evaluate electron and spin transport across different length scales at finite temperature, including effects originating from external fields (electric and magnetic). Our developed tools will form a software package to be distributed freely to academia.
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Am. Continental Rd11: Winners and qualifiers
by Albert Silver
5/27/2015 – It was a long and epic competition, worthy of accolades on a variety of levels. The American Continental championship, held in Montevideo, Uruguay, was exciting through and through, from the constant change of leaders, to the six-way fight in the rapid tiebreaks to determine the lucky ones to leave with a place in the forthcoming World Cup. Large illustrated report.
The tournament is an eleven-round competition played at 40 moves in 90 minutes followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game and a 30-second increment as of move one. The first round is on May 15 with rounds every day until round eleven on May 24, including a double-round on May 17. Play typically starts at 5PM.
Although there are tiebreak scoring systems in place, starting with direct encounter, Buchholz, and more, in the event of a draw at the top, the top four qualifiers will be decided by a rapid tiebreak match or tournament, depending on the number, starting at 15 minutes plus a ten-second increment.
The prizes are US$5000 for first, $3400 for second, $2400 for third with prizes all the way to 20th place. Note that as FIDE events of this caliber, all norms scored count double, thus a player who scores a norm at the end of the competition will be considered to have earned two norms, not one.
In the next-to-last day in Montevideo, a couple of the players, Claudia Montenegro and her husband Gabriel Curi, invited Gregory Kaidanov and myself for a personalized visit to a few points in the city, and a favorite place for lunch.
Claudia and Gabriel, seen here playing in the American Continental, picked
us up at the hotel and took us to a famous area of the city known as Carrasco
This beautiful shoreline with generous sidewalks and beach are a popular place to relax, exercise
On the way, I saw an unusual wall-like monument, and asked what it was. We stopped and to my surprise it was a monument to the Holocaust. In Europe this would be normal, but this is Uruguay, hardly a focal point of World War II. As it turns out, many fleeing the impending and later raging war, established residence in the country and as a result it is home to a significant Jewish community. The memorial is in honor of those who never made it.
When we arrived at the beach, exclaims of surprise were echoed as the water had receded
so far back, that one could easily walk quite a distance forward without necessarily dunking
one's shoes. It made for quite a sight with the ripples in the sand and enough water to see
the reflections. (Click image for high-res version)
I was hardly the only photographer to enjoy this unusual opportunity
When we got to the restaurant, it turned out to be an old train station that
was now home to a large number of restaurants that are favorites of the locals.
The most common type of food was the wide selectio of meats, a specialty of Uruguay
The narrow corridors and cozy restaurants gave it a neat 'industrial ruin' look (click image for high-res version)
A toast with our new friends: Claudia, Albert (myself), Gregory, and Gabriel
On my last morning in Montevideo, before leaving for the airport, I was greeted by this sunrise
seen from the hotel room. (Click image for high-res version)
Round eleven
The final round was one of quiet draws by those whose ambitions could no longer be realized, brave fights by those just wishing to enjoy their last game of chess, and plenty of nail-biting by those whose fates were yet to be decided.
Among those who were to leave disappointed was GM Eric Hansen who came so incredibly
close to a spot in the tiebreaker. He desperately needed a draw against Granda Zuñiga, but
the Peruvian is famous for his 'no compromise' approach to play and the Canadian was denied.
American GM Aleksander Lenderman was another who fell in the last rounds
Argentine GM Federico Perez Ponsa pulled off two key wins, including one with black over
Paraguayan GM Axel Bachmann, both of whom were in a win-at-all-costs situation
Argentine IM Carolina Lujan had an excellent event, and finished with 7.0/11
after putting....
... GM Alexander Yermolinsky against the ropes, forcing him to play
to hold the position, rather than for a win it as he might have preferred.
WGM Cori Deysi was the best female, beating Lujan by exactly one place and a small tiebreak
Argentine FM Kevin Paveto finished with 7.5/11
Jorge Arias Duran from Uruguay was the oldest participant. The 83-year-old was pitted against
a player who was his 70-years junior in the last round.
IM Alan Pichot (left), the World Youth under-16 champion, was the last and longest game of
the round, beating FM Renato Quintiliano and securing his GM norm and title
The closing ceremony was opened with a superb show of jazz and Bossa Nova music, sung
by Claudia Montenegro and her group. Classics from Summertime to Girl from Ipanema were
enjoyed by the audience.
The main authorities giving their final keynotes and thank yous. At the microphone is Jose
Sotelo Salcedo, the El Salvador Ambassador for Uruguay and Paraguay, enthused after
receiving confirmation the next American Continental will be held in his country.
IM Alan Pichot receives his award, announcing his GM norm, from the hands
of IM Bernardo Roselli, president of the Uruguay Chess Federation, and
organizer of the American Continental held in Montevideo
GM Jorge Cori, one of the biggest names throughout the competition,
receives his third place plaque from GM Darcy Lima, vice-president of
FIDE America
GM Yuniesky Quesada from Cuba had all the reasons in the world for
that jubilant smile. Not only was he second, tied in points with the winner
with 8.5/11, but he was the only player in need of a World Cup qualification
spot, who did not have to play in the subsequent tiebreak.
The winner of the X American Continental, GM Sandro Mareco from Argentina,
receives his award from Jorge Vega, president of FIDE America
Rapid tiebreak
After the closing ceremony ended, the tables were quickly set up for the rapid tiebreaker. Why after the closing ceremony? The reason is that while the tiebreak scores were used to determine the places and prizes of the winners, the four qualification spots were not. Three in fact, since GM Quesada’s score was higher than his rivals and his spot was secured. The top placed finishers such as GM Sandro Mareco, or GM Jorge Cori, had already won their spots in previous events, so were not competing for them.
Six players were left to fight for three spots: Eduardo Iturrizaga, Federico Perez Ponsa, Diego Flores, Yuri Gonzalez, Anton Kovalyov, and Salvador Alonso.
The spectators asked if there was a way to display more than one board as was being done with
the native DGT software, and the situation was easily solved by projecting the Playchess broadcasts
After five rounds of intense competition, the dust settled and the players with a ticket to the World Cup
were: Anton Kovalyov (left), Eduardo Iturrizaga (green/blue shirt), and Federico Perez Ponsa (right)
GM Yuri Gonzalez Vidal - GM Eduardo Iturrizaga (annotated by IM Luis Rodi)
[Event "Continental (Rapid Tiebreaker)"] [Site "Montevideo"] [Date "2015.05.25"] [Round "5"] [White "Gonzalez Vidal, Yuri"] [Black "Iturrizaga, Eduardo"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B37"] [WhiteElo "2550"] [BlackElo "2613"] [Annotator "Rodi,Luis"] [PlyCount "44"] [EventDate "2015.05.25"] [EventCountry "URU"] {A rapid tiebreak is a fine balance between excitement, nerves, and precision. Whoever manages to get a grip on the first two elements will have the best chance to maximize the third. The Venezuelan Eduardo Iturrizaga was one of the standout players in this phase, achieveing the much sought out qualification.} 1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. c4 {The Maroczy is one of the main choices to fight the Accelerated Dragon. Since Black can pull off a timely ...d5 break in some of the lines, the Maroczy is a popular way to prevent it.} Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Be2 Bg7 (7... Nxd4 {is a key alternative. Now} 8. Qxd4 Bg7 9. Be3 O-O 10. Qd2 {is the main tabiya, with Black choosing between a multitude of moves. In practice the most usual continautions are 10...Be6, 10.. .a5, 10...Qa5 and 10...Bd7}) 8. Nc2 {A relatively popular alternative recently, avoiding the various exchanges on d4. It follows the basic tenet that one should avoid exchanges when in possession of a space advantage.} (8. Be3 O-O 9. O-O Bd7 {is the main line. The black player is experienced in the line. For example,} 10. f3 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 a5 12. b3 Bc6 13. Qd2 Nd7 14. Be3 Nc5 15. Rab1 e6 16. Rfd1 Be5 17. Bf1 Qh4 18. g3 Qf6 19. Bd4 Qxf3 20. Bg2 Qf6 21. Bxe5 dxe5 22. Qd6 Nd7 $15 {Kryvoruchko - Iturrizaga, Dubai rapid 2014}) 8... Nd7 {[#] A thematic maneuver aiming to bring the knight to c5.} 9. Bd2 a5 10. O-O Nc5 11. Rb1 $146 (11. f3 O-O 12. Be3 a4 $132 {Nyback - Durarbayli, Aix-les-Bains 2011}) 11... O-O 12. Re1 $6 {Not the most precise.} ({Black could count on comfortable balance in case of} 12. Be3 $5 f5 (12... Bxc3 $5 13. Bxc5 Bg7 14. Be3 Be6 $11) 13. exf5 Bxf5 $11) 12... Be6 {Black has the initiative now.} ({ Another good possibility was} 12... f5) 13. Bf1 Nb4 $5 (13... f5 $1 $15) 14. Na3 $6 ({Missing a chance to complicate with} 14. Be3 $1 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Nxc2 16. Qxc2 Rb8 $13) 14... f5 $15 {This opening of lines is in Black's favor since the insistent policy of "no exchanges" by White has led to utterly passive piece play.} 15. Bg5 Rf7 16. f3 $6 {This move weakens the g1-a7 diagonal and is clearly not best. However, nor is it easy to suggest good options in a position that is falling apart.} ({The engines suggest} 16. Be3 {, but even here the simple} fxe4 {gives Black a clear advantage. A possible continuation is} ({Against the obvious} 16... Nxe4 17. Na4 $44 {is interesting.}) 17. Bxc5 dxc5 18. Nxe4 Bf5 19. Nb5 Qf8 $15) 16... fxe4 17. fxe4 Qb6 $17 {Tactical themes exploiting the weakened diagonal are beginning to crop up.} 18. Be3 (18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 Raf8 $17) 18... Raf8 19. Nab5 Bh6 $5 20. Bd4 {"and keep us from temptation"} (20. Bxh6 Rxf1+ 21. Rxf1 Ncd3+ 22. Kh1 Rxf1+ $1 23. Qxf1 Nf2+ 24. Kg1 Nxe4+ 25. Kh1 Nf2+ 26. Kg1 Nbd3 $1 27. g3 Bxc4 {In spite of the material imbalance, Black has the edge. Play might continue} 28. h3 (28. a4 g5 $1 $19) 28... Ng4+ 29. Kg2 Nxh6 $17) 20... Bg7 (20... Nc6 $5 21. Be2 ({ou} 21. Na4 Qd8 22. Bxc5 dxc5 23. Qxd8 Rxd8 $17) 21... Nxd4 22. Qxd4 Bg7 23. Qe3 Nd7 24. Qxb6 Nxb6 25. b3 Nd7 $17 {with an obvious positional advantage (bishop pair, control of the dark squares).}) 21. a3 $2 (21. Be3 {was necessary. In this case Black could opt to play 21...Qc6 or repeat the position with} Bh6 22. Bd4 {to follow with our recommendation Nc6} Nc6) 21... Bxd4+ 22. Nxd4 {[#]} Ncd3 $1 (22... Ncd3 23. Ncb5 {The best defensive move, though insufficient.} ({ The threat is a spin on Philidor's Legacy with} 23. axb4 Qxd4+ 24. Kh1 Nf2+ 25. Kg1 Nh3+ 26. Kh1 Qg1#) 23... Bxc4 24. axb4 Bxb5 $1 {Protecting the knight on d3, and untouchable due to the pin.} 25. Bxd3 Qxd4+ 26. Kh1 Bxd3 {and Black is up a piece and the proud owner of a ticket to the World Cup.}) 0-1
Special thanks to IM Luis Rodi for his invaluable analysis...
...and to Xadrez Diário, the daily chess newsletter in Portuguese, where the original notes were published, and that were translated and used in the reports throughout the event with their kind permission.
Rk SNo Ti. Name FED Rtg Pts TB rtg+/-
1 10 GM Mareco Sandro ARG 2581 8.5 75.5 12.0
2 2 GM Quesada Perez Yuniesky CUB 2645 8.5 73.5 1.8
3 8 GM Cori Jorge PER 2609 8.0 77.0 12.1
4 13 GM Flores Diego ARG 2567 8.0 76.5 8.1
5 17 GM Perez Ponsa Federico ARG 2533 8.0 76.0 14.1
6 1 GM Granda Zuniga Julio E PER 2650 8.0 75.0 -3.8
7 7 GM Kovalyov Anton CAN 2613 8.0 73.0 -0.4
8 6 GM Iturrizaga Bonelli Eduardo VEN 2613 8.0 71.0 -0.8
9 15 GM Gonzalez Vidal Yuri CUB 2550 8.0 71.0 -0.2
10 24 GM Alonso Salvador ARG 2488 8.0 69.5 16.1
11 20 GM Matamoros Franco Carlos S. ECU 2525 7.5 75.0 13.4
12 11 GM Hansen Eric CAN 2580 7.5 75.0 2.8
13 9 GM Felgaer Ruben ARG 2582 7.5 73.5 -2.3
14 14 GM Kaidanov Gregory S USA 2566 7.5 69.5 -6.2
15 26 IM Henriquez Villagra Cristobal CHI 2478 7.5 68.5 -3.8
16 34 IM Martinez Romero Martin COL 2404 7.5 68.0 5.4
17 36 FM Paveto Kevin ARG 2400 7.5 65.5 5.6
18 21 GM Shabalov Alexander USA 2523 7.0 78.5 15.1
19 4 GM Lenderman Aleksandr USA 2636 7.0 77.5 -9.5
20 3 GM Bachmann Axel PAR 2636 7.0 76.5 -7.9
Click for complete standings
The top eight boards of the event can be followed live at both the official site and on Playchess.
All photos by Albert Silver
Official tournament site
Games in PGN
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Albert Silver Born in the US, he grew up in Paris, France, where he completed his Baccalaureat, and after college moved to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He had a peak rating of 2240 FIDE, and was a key designer of Chess Assistant 6. In 2010 he joined the ChessBase family as an editor and writer at ChessBase News. He is also a passionate photographer with work appearing in numerous publications.
The London System with 2.Bf4
"Simple yet aggressive!" Enjoy this new exciting DVD by Simon Williams. Let the famouns Grandmaster from England show you how to gain a very exciting yet well founded opening game with the London System (1.d4 d5 2.Bf4).
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It is hard to believe that it is already 5 years since Radioaktivists made their recording debut via the compilation 'Dependence 2012’, on which the German quartet offered up the song 'Pieces Of Me’. A strong and danceable electronic anthem, it not only impressed DJ’s, but also had fans clamoring for a full album. However, the band decided to take time to hone their sound and overall modus operandi before delivering the meisterwerk that is ‘Radioakt One’.
But who are these activists? Frank Spinath, psychologist and lead singer icon of various groups/projects that include Seabound, Edge Of Dawn and Lionheart, is here working for the first time with Daniel Myer (of Haujobb, Architect and Liebknecht), despite the fact that both musicians lived in the same city of Bielefeld for several years. Krischan Wesenberg is well known as the studio wizard in the duo Rotersand but has also made a name for himself as a sound engineer, producer and remixer for other artists. Sascha Lange is the author of several books on the Depeche Mode fan scene and underground DJ culture in the former East Germany.
This diverse line-up have eventually aligned themselves and forged an album that lives up to early expectations, although 'Radioakt One’ also reveals other unexpected surprises. Containing elements of Club, Dark Pop and what Lange calls 'Electronic Shoegaze’, the term 'Electronic Noir’ has already been applied to it. An album of depth with an almost introverted feel, a series of short stories form the core of the electronic narrative and help forge the intriguing and unique identity of Radioaktivists, including a tale written by Lange included in the Limited Edition that relates a late night encounter with a mysterious female hitchhiker on a rain-flooded German motorway.
Radioaktivists have certainly taken a walk off the well-trodden path with their debut album. Although offering strong club oriented songs such ‘Raiders' and 'Reach Out’, it also shines a spotlight on their moodier and more subtle ‘Electronic Noir’ compositions and invites the listener to explore its depths and different sides over repeated plays.
- 2CD in hardcover book (18x18 cm, 48 pages) with hotfoil embossment, additional artwork and a short story be Sascha Lange. Bonus CD with 10 songs. (300 copies available)
01. Radioaktive
02. Raiders
03. Skin And Bones
05. Reach out
06. Lovers
07. I Want You
08. Sense Of Destruction
09. Pieces Of Me
10. Leere
02. Pointless
03. Raiders (Empirion Mix)
04. Pieces Of Me (J Wolf's Dream Cycle remix)
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SKA, Lev close in on series wins. Western quarterfinals. Day 3
(8) Lokomotiv 2
(1) Dynamo Moscow 1
Dynamo leads the series 2-1
Lokomotiv battled its way back into this series thanks to a 2-1 home win over Dynamo Moscow. The Railwaymen had picked up plaudits for their performances in the capital, but needed to post victories fast if the defending champion was to be denied.
Loko certainly wasted little time in posting the first marker: Geoff Platt’s one-timer from the edge of the circle opened the scoring in the ninth minute, assisted by two of Dynamo’s title-winning roster from last season, Sergei Konkov and Ilya Gorokhov. But the home team was unable to build on that advantage, despite dictating long passages of play in the second session, and when Gorokhov hauled Leo Komarov down Dynamo’s flamboyant Finn silenced the home crowd by converting his penalty shot early in the third.
In game one of this series a Komarov goal tied the scores and Dynamo went on to win in overtime; this time the ending was different. Yury Petrov, a player who had never managed a play-off goal in his KHL career, picked the perfect moment to break his duck. He fired inside Alexander Yeryomenko’s near-side for what proved to be the winner.
(7) CSKA 1
(2) SKA 2 (1OT)
SKA leads the series 3-0
Roman Cervenka got the overtime winner in Moscow as SKA moved to within a single game of sweeping CSKA. He squeezed a low shot through Jeff Glass’s five-hole from the right-hand face-off spot to snap a 1-1 tie and wrap up a come-from-behind win which edges the series to within a single game of completion.
Cervenka’s goal came in the 72nd minute of a game where once again CSKA had produced more shots on goal without ever looking like finding the cutting edge required to seriously trouble its rival, while penalty trouble also took its toll in a game where all three goals came on the power play.However the home team was also angry about the call on Oleg Saprykin which left it short-handed for that crucial goal. Saprykin received a slashing penalty after a challenge on Alexei Semenov, but insisted the only contact was stick-on-stick.
Home coach John Torchetti refused to discuss that incident – or much else – after the game, saying: “I’m not going to talk about the play. This team’s going to be ready to go tomorrow, we need to fight hard again and that’s all there is to say.”
SKA’s Jukka Jalonen, meanwhile, admitted it had been a tough game: “Special teams are very important and we’re seeing that in every game. In two cases today we had a bit better luck, and that’s why we won it.”
In a bid to give the team some much-needed lift, CSKA even deployed an unlikely-looking blimp in the shape of the club’s equestrian mascot. The Pegasus of the cavalry circled the rink to the strains of the ‘Superman’ theme.
But with leading forward Alexander Radulov injured CSKA was also in search of a superhero on the ice, and it fell to young Nikolai Prokhorkin to engineer the opening goal in the 19th minute. His slick stick-handling blazed a path towards Alexander Salak’s posts, where Enver Lisin fired into the goalie’s pads only for Igor Grigorenko to sweep the loose puck into the net.
A similar chance fell to Alexander Frolov moments later after Jan Mursak led a breakaway but the former Avangard man fluffed his shot and offered Salak a reprieve. That incident sparked a fight which saw six players – including Mursak – sin-binned and prompted further anger on the hooter as several players skated over to continue the debate while the guilty parties made their way to the locker room for the intermission. SKA’s Yury Alexandrov was expelled from the game, while Prokhorkin picked up a 2+10 for reacting to the rabble-rousing.
That penalty further hampered CSKA’s offense and even on a three-minute power play early in the second the home team posed little danger, and gave up its lead soon after. Patrick Thoresen got his second of the play-offs after exchanging passes with Roman Cervenka behind the goal to tie it up in the 27th minute.
(6) Medvescak 2
(3) Lev 5
Lev leads the series 3-0
Martin Thornberg found the net for the third game in a row to help Lev to within one win of reaching the conference semis.
Thornberg opened the scoring in this game midway through the second period, grabbing a short-handed goal after he pounced on an error by Popovic and surged up the ice to score at the second attempt.
Michal Repik stretched that advantage shortly after, but Medvescak hit back immediately to tie it up before the second intermission through Boyd Kane and a SasaMartinovic penalty shot in the 40th minute.
It took Lev until the 50th minute to regain its lead, and when David Ullstrom’s decisive goal arrived there was more than a hint of questionable defending about it. Lev advanced far too easily from behind its own goal and Ullstrom had time and space on the blue line to pick his shot – an opportunity he fully exploited with a blistering wrist shot that gave Barry Brust no chance. Thornberg then added his second of the night before Petr Vrana’s empty-netter took the Prague team to within one game of progress.
(5) Dinamo Riga 7
(4) Donbass 3
Donbass leads the series 2-1
Dinamo Riga roared back into contention in this series with a resounding victory at home to Donbass – but it wasn’t all as straightforward as the final score suggested.
Donbass took the lead three times, starting with a Maxim Yakutsenya goal in the fourth minute. Evgeny Dadonov and Lukas Kaspar also hit the target for the Ukrainian team, but Dinamo kept clawing back the deficit.
The game turned in the 37th minute when Marcel Hossa’s second of the game put Riga up 4-3. Collecting the puck behind Michael Leighton’s goal, he circled the net before picking his spot from two meters out and changing the course of the evening.
From that point on Donbass never got back into the game. Further scores from Andris Dzerins, Kristaps Sotnieks and Lauris Darzins stretched the lead on the night and eroded Donbass’ advantage in the series.
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Sayaji Baug
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Sayaji Baug is a garden located in Vadodara, Gujarat, India. Also known as "Kamati Baug," it was built by Maharaja Sayaji Rao Gaekwad of Baroda. It is the biggest garden in Western India with the area surrounding more than 100 acres. It has one of the biggest floral clock in World and in India.
2.1 Baroda Museum & Picture Gallery
2.2 Sardar Patel Planetarium
2.3 Toy train
2.4 The Zoo and Aquarium
2.5 Floral clock
Sayaji Baug Main Gate
Baroda Museum & Picture Gallery
Floral Clock
Joy Train Station
Sayaji Baug was dedicated to the citizens of Vadodara by Maharaja Sayaji Rao Gaekwad III in 1879. Sayajirao III built Sayaji Baug, well known as Kamati Baug, on the river Vishwamitri. It is one of the largest public gardens in Western India, sprawling over 113 acres (0.46 km2). It has a rich flora of more than 98 species of trees. It is one of the finest gardens in India, and is maintained by Vadodara Municipal Corporation. Thousands of citizens of the city come here for their morning walk as well as for pleasant view of the garden. The garden is home to the Baroda Museum & Picture Gallery, the Sardar Patel Planetarium, and the Sayaji Baug Zoo.
There are three entrance gates. The main gate is at Sayaji square (informally known as "Kala Ghoda Chowk" or "black horse square" because of an equestrian statue standing there). This gate is only 800 meters from the main city railway station and even less from the city bus stand. The third gate is at Rana Pratap square in Fatehganj area, and the second gate stands somewhere in between first and third gates.
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Baroda Museum & Picture Gallery[edit]
Main article: Baroda Museum & Picture Gallery
The museum was built in 1894 to resemble the Victoria & Albert Museum of London. The building was designed by Major Mant and R.F. Chisholm. It preserves a rich collection of art, sculpture, ethnography & ethnology. The picture gallery has diverse works of art from both India and abroad, including works by British painters J. M. W. Turner and John Constable, a gallery of Tibetan art, Akota bronzed dating to the fifth century AD, and a collection of Mughal miniature paintings.
Sardar Patel Planetarium[edit]
The planetarium is situated near the main gate of Sayaji Baug. It is a pyramid-shaped building with a capacity of 200 spectators. It has daily public shows as well as offering special shows to educational institutions. it has shows in Hindi, English and Gujarati. The planetarium also gives you information about a variety of planets and stars.[1]
Show Name :- Saur Pradshan
Monday to Sunday (Every Thursdsay Holiday)
4:00 pm to 4:30 pm Gujarati
5:00 pm to 5:30 pm English
6:00 pm to 6:30 pm Hindi
Toy train[edit]
Joy train
The toy train ride used to run on a track of width 10 inches (250 mm) covering a distance of 3.5 km giving the entire view of the garden to riders. The ride was a gift to the children of Vadodara from the royal Gaekwad dynasty.
Now a new train has been introduced instead of this small toy train. Its name is joy train in which even adults can sit. Joy train is bigger than the toy train. A new platform "Swami Vivekananda Station" is created for this train. The train timings are from 10 A.M. to 10 P.M. and it is closed on Thursdays. During the full journey of about 20 minutes the people are informed about the heritage of Vadodara an that of Kamati baug(garden) through speakers in the train.
to see the new joy train click here "new joy train at kamati baug"
The video for the popular song "Chakke pe Chakka, Chakke pe Gadi..." by Shankar Jaikishan from the film Brahmachari was shot on this train.
The Zoo and Aquarium[edit]
The Sayaji Baug Zoo, situated on both the banks of the Vishwamitri river, in Sayajibaug the zoo was opened as part of the original park in 1879. The zoo offers 167 types of 1103 animals of various sizes and shapes. Asiatic lions are the most popular of the attractions. it also has a different bird zoo which has many different types of birds.
An aquarium was added to the zoo in 1962. It contains 45 species of fish.
Floral clock[edit]
The floral clock was the first of its kind in the state. It consists of an hour, minute and seconds hand that move on the 20 ft (6.1 m) diameter dial. The machinery moving the clock is underground, giving the clock a natural look.
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Vadodara topics
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Maharaja Pratap Singh Gaekwad
Maharani Sita Devi
Indira Raje Scindia
Raja Ravi Varma
Bhimrao Ambedkar
Dadabhai Naoroji
Vadodara Municipal Corporation
Vadodara Urban Development Authority (VUDA)
Vadodara District
Buildings and
Laxmi Vilas Palace
Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum
Pratap Vilas Palace
Makarpura Palace
Nazarbaug Palace
Nyay Mandir
Khanderao Market
Kirti Mandir
Kirti Stambh
Baroda Museum
EME Temple
Hazira Maqbara
Indian Oil, Gujarat Refinery
Reliance Industries, IPCL
Gujarat State Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited (GSFC)
General Motors India
Apollo Tyres
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Nandesari railway station
Ranoli railway station
Vadodara railway station
Ahmedabad Vadodara Expressway
Mumbai Vadodara Expressway
Maa Aarki
IPCL Sports Complex Ground
Moti Bagh Stadium
Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
Baroda Engineering College (Techo), Kala Bhavan
Baroda Medical College
Baroda School of Legal Studies
Railway Staff College
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Vadodara
Birla Vishwakarma Mahavidyalaya
K.M. Munshi
Abbas Tyabji
Bhikhu Parekh, Baron Parekh
Meghnad Desai, Baron Desai
Ghulam Mohammed Sheikh
Manilal Doctor
Ambalal Sarabhai
Pramukh Swami Maharaj
Sam Pitroda
Satyam Patel
Dr IG Patel
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
Ajay Bhatt
SR Rao
Karan Grover (Architect)
Anshuman Gaekwad
Kiran More
Irfan Pathan
Yusuf Pathan
2001 Gujarat earthquake
2002 Gujarat riots (Best Bakery case)
2005 train crash
Champaner
Pavagadh
Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park
Ajwa
Dabhoi
Kayavarohan
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N.C. Recognized for Drone Use in Disaster Response
N.C. Recognized for Drone Use…
The N.C. Department of Transportation has received national honours for its innovative use of drones during the state’s coordinated response to Hurricane Florence.
NCDOT was awarded the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International’s XCELLENCE Award in the humanitarian category at the AUVSI’s annual XPONENTIAL conference this week. The award comes with a $5,000 prize, which the Division of Aviation has elected to present to the North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund.
The entry from the Division of Aviation’s drone program was selected out of more than 140 other entries worldwide. The division was honored for its groundbreaking use of emerging drone technology to keep people safe from a tragic storm in a way that had never been done on this scale.
“Utilizing drones and other technological advances helped NCDOT keep people safe during Hurricane Florence and aided all our recovery efforts,” said N.C. Transportation Secretary Jim Trogdon. “Being recognized for this exemplifies exceptional teamwork coming together to use technology in ways we couldn’t even imagine just a few years ago and is an example of ingenuity at its best.”
More than a dozen NCDOT drone teams flew more than 200 missions and captured 8,000 pictures and videos of the damage and flooding left behind by Hurricane Florence in September. This helped state and federal agencies make real-time decisions around aiding emergency response, planning detour routes, assessing future repair needs, expanding disaster declarations and warning the public of the dangers faced on North Carolina’s roadways.
“The Humanitarian Awards demonstrate the profound ability of the recipients to positively impact lives through unmanned systems technology,” said Brian Wynne, president and CEO of AUVSI. “We proudly recognize the five winners and hope their accomplishments will serve as an inspiration to utilize unmanned aircraft systems to accomplish remarkable achievements for our society.”
This was the first year that AUVSI has presented an XCELLENCE Award in the humanitarian category. Zipline, a partner with NCDOT on the Drone Integration Pilot Program, was also among the winners selected.
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News Lab Spotlight: NASA Glenn - MADI
Lab Spotlight: NASA Glenn - MADI
Here, NASA Glenn Research Center Senior Research Engineers Lawrence Greer and Michael Krasowski equip the Mars Lab Aquatic Descent Instrument (MADI) with sensors and imaging equipment customized for a specific mission. MADI is an underwater robotic device fitted with interfaces for sensors and instruments that can be used in both fresh and salt water. (Photo: NASA; Michelle M. Murphy, Wyle Information Systems, LLC)
Under a Space Act Agreement with the Cleveland Police Department, the team at NASA Glenn Research Center’s Mobile and Remote Sensing Lab (MARS) outfits modern robots for other applications for first responders. Currently, they are working on instrumentation for MADI, whose complex operating system allows the robot to send critical data to remote computers for analysis.
“The beauty of MADI is that it can be tailored to meet the needs of any underwater mission,” said Krasowski. “If first responders want to use it, we can fit the robot with metal detectors and sonar imaging equipment to locate underwater evidence in the murky depths of Lake Erie.”
To protect first responders from harm, MADI can dive into the water first and use its specialized sensors to search an underwater scene. Then, if a diver is needed, the diver can follow MADI’s tether down to an area of interest.
Throughout this year, the MARS team has been working with the Cleveland Police and NASA researchers to test and demonstrate MADI’s capabilities.
The MARS team is also working with freshwater research scientists at Glenn to use MADI’s sensors to investigate the health of lakes and streams in the Midwest. Beyond Earth, the team believes MADI could be a research tool on celestial bodies, such as searching for signs of life in the liquid methane lakes of Saturn’s moon, Titan.
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Girlpool - The Lexington, London
Girlpool – The Lexington, London
Far Out Staff February 20, 2015
West Coast duo of Cleo Tucker and Harmony Tividad going by the name of Girpool made the trip from LA to London this week to play some songs at the Lexington, Far Out’s Niki Sawo was in attendance:
If i’m honest it must be pretty fucking scary doing what they do. Girlpool put themselves and their thoughts out there, they strip it down down to the bare bones and they only have each other for comfort. They looked, no they are in every sense of the word, vulnerable.
Yet they talk so boldly about gender, sexuality, slutshaming and everything young girls usually whisper about. In years gone by teenagers would cry into their pillows at night when they were called sluts, these two girls write songs about that shit for the world to hear. It would be so fucking easy to bracket them into the feminist category, the difference being that connection is merely their default.
Yeah so their chosen words may not be the most interesting, they may have a slight children’s rhyme to their sound but they’re not trying to be something they’re not, it’s what makes them so approachable and besides, what they’re saying is fucking relevant.
Girlpool might just be two friends writing about shit that matters to them in that moment of time, what separates them is the cherry on top, they’re authentic.
Individually the vocals will never be the strongest but in harmony they’re unstoppable as they role into crowd favourites ‘Jane’, ‘Chinatown’ and an emotional highlight being their cover of Radiator Hospital’s ‘Cut Your Bangs’.
Everybody inside The Lexington (including the bizarrely large amount of men in attendance, pervs) – loved them for all the right reasons, they’re humble, they’re happy and they’re totally freaked out to be playing shows in Europe, alone.
Can you pigeonhole their sound as ever so slightly juvenile? Well yeah, maybe, but I’m down regardless. They make me want to quit all the bullshit and go live in Americana lala land.
Girlpool are the soundtrack to flaunting your imperfections, they’re doing what every young woman should be doing, they’re tying to make a difference.
Own yourself a voice.
Niki Sawo
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Challenge to supporters of the "transit camp" theory
Mulegino1
Re: Challenge to supporters of the "transit camp" theory
Postby Mulegino1 » 2 years 6 months ago (Wed Jul 12, 2017 12:17 pm)
Official pro hoax historiography cannot even agree on a murder weapon for the Reinhardt camps, alternately claiming steam chambers, diesel exhaust - non-lethal - and internal combustion exhaust - not to mention the more exotic methods claimed, such as execution by tree felling.
When you are dealing with a false narrative, the lies can only become more and more abundant. Those who believe in the official version of the 6 million legend are caught in the fly paper of lies - the more they struggle against the facts and common sense, the more they get stuck in their own credulity and ultimately, mendacity.
When historical narratives are true, all one requires is a simple explanation. For example: "How did the Soviets murder the Polish officers at Katyn?" Answer: "With a pistol which shot a bullet into their heads." "Where are the bodies buried?" "In mass graves near Smolensk. They were discovered, the victims were exhumed and determined to have been murdered during the Soviet occupation of the area." "Why was German ammunition found to have been used if the Soviets had killed the prisoners?" "The Soviets used German manufactured pistols because they were of smaller caliber and did not have the considerable recoil of the Soviet standard issue pistols; using the larger caliber pistols for tens of thousands of rounds in a few days would have resulted in hand and arm injuries to the executioners." See how easy it is?
Unlike the Katyn massacres, the Reinhardt legend does not possess even the appearance of plausibility. The murder weapon or weapons have not been determined and the mass graves and the outdoor cremation accounts claimed for Treblinka II are complete and utter fabrications. The entire legend clashes with the hard but easily verifiable facts of technics and logistics. The mass graves claimed to have been dug at Treblinka II would have required a fleet of earth moving equipment and involved removing mountains of earth from the ground. The outdoor cremations would have required hundreds of MILLIONS of pounds of dried, cured firewood- and enormous warehouses to keep the firewood dry in a region with over one hundred inches of precipitation - rain, snow, sleet and hail - per annum.
CognitiveDestruction
Postby CognitiveDestruction » 2 years 6 months ago (Wed Jul 12, 2017 12:41 pm)
roberto wrote:
CWhite wrote: Roberto:
So a total of 1,419,467 persons are supposed to have been transited to the "Russian East" in this period through these camps alone, instead of being killed at these camps as all known evidence shows them to have been.
Roberto, if "a total of 1,419,467 persons" were "killed at these camps as all known evidence shows them to have been," then:
How many names is it possible for the "supporters of the 'transit camp' theory" to gather?
Zero, and that's the point of the challenge.
Alright, I'm about to seriously consider you a troll unless you actually make an effort to refute Hannover. You're claiming we can't pull a single name to support our theory, yet: We have a source that says a person died at one of the Reinhard camps, but another claims that this exact same person was found in the Russian East. What more do you need to prove to you that it's at least possible? Do you have any other plausible explanation as to how this person made it out of that camp, alive? You don't? Then that person was transited.
CWhite
Postby CWhite » 2 years 6 months ago (Wed Jul 12, 2017 12:50 pm)
Roberto, if "a total of 1,419,467 persons" were "killed at these camps [Belzec, Chelmno, Sobibor and Treblinka II] as all known evidence shows them to have been," then:
So tell us then Roberto:
1 - Has it ever been claimed / alleged / insinuated in orthodox historiography and/or the media that; legitimate archaeologists / forensic investigators have located / proven the existence of numerous discernable / measurable extant mass graves within the boundaries of each of the Belzec, Chelmno, Sobibor and Treblinka II camps - Yes. - or - No. - ??
2 - Is it known - with the utmost certainty - that; legitimate archaeologists / forensic investigators have actually located / proven the existence of numerous discernable / measurable extant mass graves within the boundaries of each of the Belzec, Chelmno, Sobibor and Treblinka II camps - Yes. - or - No. - ??
3 - Is it reasonable to doubt that; legitimate archaeologists / forensic investigators have located / proven the existence of numerous discernable / measurable extant mass graves within the boundaries of each of the Belzec, Chelmno, Sobibor and Treblinka II camps - Yes. - or - No. - ??
4 - Has it ever been proven - with the same standard of proof applied in U.S. criminal courts - that; legitimate archaeologists / forensic investigators have actually located / proven the existence of numerous discernable / measurable extant mass graves within the boundaries of each of the Belzec, Chelmno, Sobibor and Treblinka II camps - Yes. - or - No. - ??
5 - If your answer to the last question is - Yes. - then; if you wanted to, could you post said proof on an internet website - Yes. - or - No. - ??
Needless to say, I'm not "ignoring" or "dodging" anything.
That is a lie Roberto. You ignored / dodged these simple questions:
BTW Roberto, if "all known evidence shows" that "a total of 1,419,467 persons" were "killed at these camps," then why are you not showing us where they are, rather than asking us to prove they are somewhere you insist they aren't?
Which leads to a follow up question Roberto: How many graves were those "1,419,467 persons" buried in?
Postby CWhite » 2 years 6 months ago (Wed Jul 12, 2017 1:07 pm)
Roberto, do you deny ignoring / dodging this question:
SFinesilver
RM:
This challenge was born out of an amenable conversation between my old friend Greg Gerdes and me on the threads
$1,000.00 REWARD FOR THE NAME OF JUST ONE GASSED JEW
http://holocaustcontroversies.blogspot. ... onist.html
Did you receive a $1,000.00 reward roberto - Yes. - or - No. - ??
On that "other forum" at least 8 times - Yes. - or - No. - ??
So tell us Roberto, of those - 1,419,467 persons - how many can you prove were jews?
And how many of those proven jews can you prove actually set foot in:
Belzec - ?
Chelmno - ?
Sobibor - ?
Treblinka II - ?
Edited to add the following that I just found on that "other forum"
The challenge pertains specifically to the 1,419,467 Jews that I can prove actually set foot in Belzec, Chelmno, Sobibor or Treblinka II, and that I can prove were killed and buried in the camps to which they were deported.
Well then Roberto, please tell us:
#43 - The MAXIMUM number of the 33 claimed / alleged / insinuated - discernable / measurable extant graves of Belzec identified by The N.A.F.H. that you can currently prove - with the same standard of proof applied in U.S. criminal courts - that have actually been located / proven to exist in which legitimate archaeologists / forensic investigators have, via bona fide, verifiably honest and conclusively documented methodology - literally unearthed scientifically verified human remains; is no less than __?__.
And Roberto's single numeric answer is: ?
#44 - The MAXIMUM number of the 33 claimed / alleged / insinuated - discernable / measurable extant graves of Belzec identified by The N.A.F.H. that you can currently prove - with the same standard of proof applied in U.S. criminal courts - that have actually been located / proven to exist in which legitimate archaeologists / forensic investigators have, via bona fide, verifiably honest and conclusively documented methodology - literally unearthed the remains of at least 19 people; is no less than __?__.
#45 - The MAXIMUM number of the 15 claimed / alleged / insinuated - discernable / measurable extant graves of Chelmno identified by The N.A.F.H. that you can currently prove - with the same standard of proof applied in U.S. criminal courts - that have actually been located / proven to exist in which legitimate archaeologists / forensic investigators have, via bona fide, verifiably honest and conclusively documented methodology - literally unearthed scientifically verified human remains; is no less than __?__.
#46 - The MAXIMUM number of the 15 claimed / alleged / insinuated - discernable / measurable extant graves of Chelmno identified by The N.A.F.H. that you can currently prove - with the same standard of proof applied in U.S. criminal courts - that have actually been located / proven to exist in which legitimate archaeologists / forensic investigators have, via bona fide, verifiably honest and conclusively documented methodology - literally unearthed the remains of at least 19 people; is no less than __?__.
#47 - The MAXIMUM number of the 16 claimed / alleged / insinuated - discernable / measurable extant graves of Sobibor identified by The N.A.F.H. that you can currently prove - with the same standard of proof applied in U.S. criminal courts - that have actually been located / proven to exist in which legitimate archaeologists / forensic investigators have, via bona fide, verifiably honest and conclusively documented methodology - literally unearthed scientifically verified human remains; is no less than __?__.
#48 - The MAXIMUM number of the 16 claimed / alleged / insinuated - discernable / measurable extant graves of Sobibor identified by The N.A.F.H. that you can currently prove - with the same standard of proof applied in U.S. criminal courts - that have actually been located / proven to exist in which legitimate archaeologists / forensic investigators have, via bona fide, verifiably honest and conclusively documented methodology - literally unearthed the remains of at least 19 people; is no less than __?__.
#49 - The MAXIMUM number of the 11 claimed / alleged / insinuated - discernable / measurable extant graves of Treblinka II identified by The N.A.F.H. that you can currently prove - with the same standard of proof applied in U.S. criminal courts - that have actually been located / proven to exist in which legitimate archaeologists / forensic investigators have, via bona fide, verifiably honest and conclusively documented methodology - literally unearthed scientifically verified human remains; is no less than __?__.
#50 - The MAXIMUM number of the 11 claimed / alleged / insinuated - discernable / measurable extant graves of Treblinka II identified by The N.A.F.H. that you can currently prove - with the same standard of proof applied in U.S. criminal courts - that have actually been located / proven to exist in which legitimate archaeologists / forensic investigators have, via bona fide, verifiably honest and conclusively documented methodology - literally unearthed the remains of at least 19 people; is no less than __?__.
borjastick
Postby borjastick » 2 years 6 months ago (Wed Jul 12, 2017 2:49 pm)
I'm a bit confused as to the motivations of roberto. We all know that zionist supporting, holocaust breathing jews cannot see the wood for the trees. In a way we should expect little or nothing else from these people. However according to roberto he is NOT a zionist or supporter of jewish interests.
So given that he is well educated, articulate and quite likely a well balanced individual in all other aspects of his life, what makes him so odd in his holocaust promotional behaviour. Maybe it's his like of a good argument, or a reaction to something shocking in his childhood or perhaps he's just odd. But I find it very odd when seemingly normal, intelligent people who should be able to see the truth when it's staring them in the face, cannot do so.
This isn't a personal rant against the guy but a genuine request for comments as to why this phenomenon happens.
'Of the four million Jews under Nazi control in WW2, six million died and alas only five million survived.'
'We don't need evidence, we have survivors' - israeli politician
Postby CWhite » 2 years 6 months ago (Fri Jul 14, 2017 10:58 am)
Looks good, don't you think Roberto?
My challenge to Revisionists is thus the following:
Please provide the name of at least one jew that you can prove to have been transited via Chelmno, Belzec, Sobibór or Treblinka to what Korherr called the "Russian East", i.e. to a destination in the Reichskommissariat Ostland, the [I]Reichskommissariat Ukraine or the Soviet territories under German military administration[/b]. By "transited" I mean that the person in question must have been taken to the respective camp (Chelmno, Belzec, Sobibór or Treblinka), then shipped from that camp to a certain destination in the Nazi-occupied territories of the Soviet Union as defined above, e.g. to Minsk, Riga, Kovno or Kiev.
One name, with proof.
Just one name.
Please note that this challenge pertains specifically to the - 1,419,467 - jews that I can prove actually set foot in Belzec, Chelmno, Sobibor or Treblinka II, and that I can prove were killed and buried in the camps to which they were deported. (Though I have yet to muster the courage, integrity and character to accept the challenge to put up or shut up and prove my unsubstantiated allegations - like any honest / legitimate researcher would.)
Also note that my fellow exterminationist "Nessie" alleges that at least 75 "huge mass graves" have been located / proven to exist - with the utmost certainty via the scientific method - within the boundaries of these four camps, and that he can also prove - with the utmost certainty and using the scientific method - that these four camps contain the remains of at least - 1,796,000 - jews. (Though he has yet to muster the courage, integrity and character to accept the challenge to put up or shut up and prove his unsubstantiated allegations - like any honest / legitimate researcher would.)
Last note: This challenge was born out of an amenable conversation between my old friend Greg Gerdes and me on the threads - $1,000.00 REWARD FOR THE NAME OF JUST ONE GASSED jEW - in which I did not earn so-much-as one sinlge penny in reward money - not one single penny!
When are we going to see the change on your website?
Postby Reviso » 2 years 6 months ago (Fri Jul 14, 2017 1:58 pm)
Hektor wrote:
roberto wrote: Please provide the name of at least one Jew that you can prove to have been transited via Chelmno, Belzec, Sobibór or Treblinka to what Korherr called the "Russian East", i.e. to a destination in the Reichskommissariat Ostland, the [I]Reichskommissariat Ukraine or the Soviet territories under German military administration[/b]. By "transited" I mean that the person in question must have been taken to the respective camp (Chelmno, Belzec, Sobibór or Treblinka), then shipped from that camp to a certain destination in the Nazi-occupied territories of the Soviet Union as defined above, e.g. to Minsk, Riga, Kovno or Kiev.
Samuel Zoldan
Mikhail Zhustkovski
Maria Zhuravel
Iosif Zherman
Raisa Babendur
Froim Backer
Moysey Barán
Rita Baranov
Shlyoma Begun
Mikson Beniya
May I ask where these names come from ? Were these people evacuated to the East ? Thanks.
Postby Hektor » 2 years 6 months ago (Sun Jul 16, 2017 3:06 am)
Reviso wrote:
Hektor wrote: .....
They come from a variety of sources mostly "personal" testimony from partisans, but also ordinary people. Yes, from the testimony/documents it appeared they were Jews evacuated from West to East (Minsk).
Postby Reviso » 2 years 6 months ago (Sun Jul 16, 2017 6:29 am)
Thanks. Did they stay in some of the camps Chelmno, Belzec, Sobibór or Treblinka ?
I wonder if it is really necessary to prove that Jews were evacuated to the East via Chelmno, Belzec, Sobibór or Treblinka. If I'm not wrong, Eric Hunt has shown that Chelmno, Belzec, Sobibór or Treblinka were used as transit camps, even if not to the East. On the other hand, it seems certain that Jews were evacuated to the East, even if not via Chelmno, Belzec, Sobibór or Treblinka. Thus, where is the problem ?
In any case, I would like to know what Roberto has to say about your list.
Postby CWhite » 2 years 6 months ago (Sun Jul 16, 2017 5:17 pm)
The challenge pertains specifically to the - 1,419,467 - jews that I can prove actually set foot in Belzec, Chelmno, Sobibor or Treblinka II, and that I can prove were killed and buried in the camps to which they were deported.
Well then Roberto, if that statement is true, then:
Is it known - with the utmost certainty - that; legitimate archaeologists / forensic investigators have actually located / proven the existence of numerous discernable / measurable extant mass graves within the boundaries of each of the Belzec, Chelmno, Sobibor and Treblinka II camps - Yes. - or - No. - ??
If your answer is - Yes. - then;
Would it be possible to prove - with the utmost certainty - just - 1 / 1,000 of 1% - of your allegation that - 1,419,467 - jews actually set foot in the Belzec, Chelmno, Sobibor and Treblinka II camps; by proving the contents of those numerous discernable / measurable extant mass graves that legitimate archaeologists / forensic investigators have actually located / proven the existence of - Yes. - or - No. - ??
Metal Murphy
Postby Metal Murphy » 2 years 6 months ago (Sun Jul 16, 2017 11:13 pm)
borjastick wrote: I'm a bit confused as to the motivations of roberto. We all know that zionist supporting, holocaust breathing jews cannot see the wood for the trees. In a way we should expect little or nothing else from these people. However according to roberto he is NOT a zionist or supporter of jewish interests.
I think a lot of it has to do with the inability to let go. I don't think you have to love Jews per se, I just think it's hard to take that first step and say, "none of this makes any sense."
Take the Reinhard Camps. If all those Jews died there, where are all the bodies? Yeah, I know, they burned them all. That's ridiculous, do they honestly believe we are so naive to think some giant BBQ roasted all of those Jews?????
Postby Dresden » 2 years 6 months ago (Mon Jul 17, 2017 1:20 am)
Metal Murphy asked:
"do they honestly believe we are so naive to think some giant BBQ roasted all of those Jews?????"
They don't only believe it.....they know it.
Maybe, just maybe, they believe what they are telling you about the 'holocaust', but maybe, just maybe, their contempt for your intelligence and your character is beyond anything you could ever have imagined. -- Bradley Smith
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Consider the given statements with respect to gel electrophoresis:
(i) DNA can be separated by forcing them to move towards cathode under an electricfield.
(ii) DNA fragments separate according to their size through sieving effect provided by the agarosegel.
(iii) The used matrix in this technique is agarose which is an artificial polymer
Which of the following statements is/are correct: {submitted by Adhithyan js}
(i) and (ii)
(ii) and (iii) only.
(ii) only
All are correct.
Consider the given statements with respect to gel electropho
A mixture of DNA fragments, A, B, C and D with molecular wei
A mixture of DNA fragments, A, B, C and D with molecular weights A+B=C, A>B and nD>C, was subjected to agarose gelelectrophoresis.
The position of these fragments from cathode to anode sides of gel should be
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Agarose gel electrophoresis and pulsed field gel electrophor
Agarose gel electrophoresis and pulsed field gel electrophoresis may be used to resolve respectively
Choose the correct option;
(1) In elution, the separated ba
(1) In elution, the separated bands of DNA are cut out from agarose gel and extracted from the gelpiece.
E. coli cloning vector pBR322 shows several restriction sequences, Ori, antibiotic resistance gene andRop.
(3) The downstream processing and quality control testing vary from product toproduct.
(4) Competent bacterial cell cannot be taken up by theplasmid.
In gel electrophoresis, what fragments will move most quickl
In gel electrophoresis, what fragments will move most quickly through a gel
Melt spinning of polymers involves the forcing of polymer me
Melt spinning of polymers involves the forcing of polymer melt through spinnerettes (fine holes) into an atmosphere kept at a temperature lower than the melting point of the polymer, which causes the fine diameter polymer melt to harden intofilaments.
Melt spinning is not used in case of the __________ fibres
In agarose gel electrophoresis, DNA is moved towards the
In gel electrophoresis fragments are separated on basis of
Consider the following statements and select the correct opt
Consider the following statements and select the correct option:
(a) The first restriction endonuclease isolated was Hind
(b) The most commonly recognised sequences of DNA are 4,5 or 6 base pairslong.
(c) Restriction endonuclease is called molecularscissors.
(d) Restriction enzymes remove the phosphate group from the 5’ end ofDNA.
(e) The action of restriction enzymes generates both staggered and bluntends.
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Doctor Who: Death in Heaven (EPISODE REVIEW)
With Death in Heaven, Steven Moffat closes an excellent two-parter and another solid season of Doctor Who, and it was surprisingly tasteful. I’m positive I’ll get some heat from this, but I really loved the episode. For me it’s been the strongest finale since, at least, The Big Bang. (But I’m sure to others it’s the worst thing since The Ultimate Foe). Ultimately I’ve come to realize that no matter how grand an episode may be, the DW community is its harshest critic. And when Moffat’s name is attached to an episode, ha! The floodgates open. I’m not a Moffat hater, generally. I agree he overuses his own plot elements ad nauseam at times, but as long as he can create compelling stories that move the show forward, I take no issue. As was the case with last week however, Death in Heaven exhibited very few of your typical Moffat tropes, and the episode and story as a whole benefitted magnificently.
Michelle Gomez’ Master is excellent. I wasn’t sure what to make of her by the end of Dark Water, but she is ‘bananas.’ She steals each scene she’s in with maniacal exuberance, and by the end of the day she comes across so nuts she actually seems scary. I’m not sure if I’m in the minority, the majority, or the massively indifferent, but the Master regenerating into a Time Lady really doesn’t shock me in the slightest. I don’t even see it as a nod toward the ever constricting politically correct agenda pervading television these days – it just kind of makes sense. How many rounds do you need to fire in Russian Roulette until a bullet comes out. And we already knew Time Lords are capable of regenerating into Time Ladies. Just a matter of time.
As plans generally go with the Master, you can rarely expect her extreme elaborations to make any actual sense… But no, actually – despite its ridiculously over the top nature, the plans actually seemed realistic. And her motives too. It wasn’t merely to end all life via reanimating the dead – rather, she set it up so that the Doctor could use this army of Cybermen to his own end, whatever that may be. And sick and twisted as her warped mind is, I can actually believe she would think this would be an excellent gift for the Doctor – her old friend.
Osgood. Oh Osgood. You were so close. So close. After her impressive skills of deduction, the Doctor offers her “all of time and space” to add to her bucket list – essentially shortlisting her for the role of future companion. She’s already groomed to that lifestyle, being involved with UNIT and such. But no. Missy got to her first. That was a shame. And was very shocking actually, I really didn’t foresee that happening. Why can’t this happen to the Paternoster Gang?
If I could fault this episode anywhere, I’d have to pick apart the serious lack of Nethersphere action in this episode. Easily one of the most intriguing things about Dark Water was the unique nature of the Nethersphere Danny Pink finds himself in after death. The big cliffhanger in which he is about to delete himself into the iPad was something I really wanted to see resolved. And for the most part the Nethersphere turns out to be nothing more than a big data cloud. The entire “don’t cremate me,” plotline is scrapped as well. We’re just to assume that they wish not to be cremated because they feel it in the Nethersphere (that and Missy plans to use the dead bodies anyway). In this avenue, the episode reeks of a script that’s been cut to fit the allotted hour, which is a shame because there was a lot of missed opportunity there. If we did get more Nethersphere then I might have given Seb permission to squee… Actually no. I still wouldn’t have.
A lot can be said about the lack of actual Cyber-threat in this two parter. But I don’t see that as the point. They were meant to eventually wipe out all life, but at the heed of their master. In this episode we see the Cybermen used as more of a tool than an actual monster. I had no problem buying into their dormant, lumbering states in the graveyard as they awaited further orders. I’ve never been a fan of the NuWho Cybermen, and a lot has to do with the fact I’m not overly keen on the campiness. That being said, despite the supremely campy takes of them emerging from the graves, the fact that they were awaiting orders instead of just beginning their slow death march through town, sat really well on my end.
I really liked Danny. He was a well-written character. Fiercely loyal, and endearingly protective. And he loved Clara. It was really hard not to feel emotions well up at the site of him in that armor. Alongside Jenna Coleman, Samuel Anderson really nails the character down, even in his deathly state. That makeup looked super painful though. Killing him off so soon was a brave way to go, and offered way more in the realm of heart-wrenching empathy than was the case with Osgood’s death. (But wait, where does Orson Pink come into the picture?)
I mentioned above that the episode was overall very tasteful in my opinion. I meant that, it was very… unMoffat. But was it tasteful to bring back the Brigadier? Nicholas Courtney passed away over three years ago now, and it is a sore point for many that he was never allowed the opportunity to make a return appearance in the show. Was putting him in a Cyberman suit of armor to save the life of his daughter just a bit too self-referential? Yeah, probably. This should’ve been an inclusion for the Day of the Doctor, if anything. But I don’t mind completely. The Doctor’s salute was the perfect sign of respect paid, and quite right too.
An argument can be made that the main story arc this season wasn’t truly the Missy arc, but rather the transformation of Clara and the Doctor. In the end it’s something of tragic beauty. It’s asked of the Doctor in this episode if Clara is his associate. He corrects the term “associate” with “friend.” And later Clara is in a similar position, and she refers to the Doctor as her “best friend.” By the time the episode hits its resolution, we find the two in a cafe. The Doctor realizes she’s ready to leave, and assumes it’s because she and Danny are moving on. She lies and plays along. The Doctor similarly claims to have found the long-missing Gallifrey at the coordinates Missy’s given him, albeit that’s a lie too. The two friends care so much for the well-being of each other they don’t wish to disclose the harsh truths they both are dealing with, and instead choose to willingly part with the pretty fronts of prosperous futures. And they solidify this with a hug – a hug that is admittedly an excuse to not show each other their face. It’s horrible. It’s depressing. It’s a high concept character arc in a show meant for all ages. It’s brilliant writing. And it’s one helluva goodbye. I’m not ashamed to admit it had me teary eyed.
Alas. Series 8 is over. But the moment has been prepared for. Thanks for stopping in to read my reviews for Doctor Who this season – be sure to watch out for my review of the upcoming 2014 Christmas Special (title is currently TBA). Of course I do review plenty of other things, so be sure to stick around.
Tags Dark Water, Death in Heaven, Doctor Who, Jenna Coleman, Peter Capaldi, Rachel Talaley, Samuel Anderson, Steven Moffat
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28 thoughts on “Doctor Who: Death in Heaven (EPISODE REVIEW)”
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You’re a very good writer and I am glad to have discovered your blog, but man I could not disagree more with this review.
For starters I HATED Osgood’s death. It was hack writing at its very worst. Tossing a great character played by an excellent actress aside just to make a villain seem scary is so lazy its not true!
Terry Nation in the first Dalek story had them kill one person a no name Thal and they seemed a thousand times scarier than Missy as Terry Nation put the effort into making them seem scary. He didn’t just kill Susan and throw away that character for a cheap thrill.
Also Missy was pandering to the PC nonsense. After all this fuss about a female Doctor, the first thing we get is a female Master. Coincidence I think not. But that’s not what bothered me about her in actual fact.
I think a female Doctor is a mistake, and it annoys me the way Moffat just added it in that they could change gender two years ago and acts like its something that has always been part of the shows canon. It bloody hasn’t and you mention Russian Roulette. Good point that should be proof that it can’t happen as we have seen time lords burn out whole regeneration cycles and not change gender!
Surely it would have happened in the first 26 years of the show!
However there were far more things wrong with Missy than that. Michelle Gomez was awful. I fail to see why everyone thinks she was so great? She looked drunk half the time, she gurned and screamed her way through every scene.
Her plan was also the stupidest of all time. It didn’t make any sense whatsoever. She wanted to win him back as a friend so she kills his friends? she wants him back as a friend so she tosses him out of a plane? Also she gives him a Cyberman army with no failsafe? All he had to do was just say “no sorry I don’t want it” and that’s that. She was a moron, a total moron.
Also I hated the way she lusted after him. FFS that ruined the Master turning him from his archenemy into his ex lover.
Also its a sexist cliche to have the female villain want to shag the male hero or have to use sex to manipulate him. Missy is IMO an embarrasment in every way.
As the first gender bending time lord? Yes she is like a parody of a female Master. She calls herself Missy and suddenly fancies her male archenemy!
As the Master well yes for those same reasons. She is quite frankly an insult to Roger Delgado.
And as a female villain oh good god yes! Compare her to female villains like Callisto, The Evil Queen, Faith etc and she is a lame, one note cliche of a femme fatale.
Also Cyberbrig was in horrible taste, the interesting concept of a nethersphere was wasted on another invasion earth cliche. It was IMO the worst season finale of New Who and the single worst episode of Who history, just awful in every way.
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I enjoyed hearing your thoughts on this episode. I liked the episode overall…The story was mildly intriguing and the acting was brilliant. The ending, however, was so incredibly depressing that it kind of tainted the whole thing for me. I feel like I gained nothing from the episode other than being thrust into a deep set sadness. No one gained anything, not the Master, not the Doctor, not Clara or Danny…No one really learned anything, the Doctor even compromised his values completely to keep Clara from killing the Master.
Maybe that’s brilliant writing or something that’s just going over my head, but I feel as though nothing was gained. It wasn’t bad, it wasn’t great, it was just depressing.
Sometimes it’s the depressing endings that are the most satisfying, the most realistic, and the most devastating. That’s what I got out of that, after it was all said and done.
Sure, nothing was gained and a lot was lost. But just because something is tragic doesn’t make it necessarily a bad ending.
Yes, that’s definitely a good point. I guess it all depends on what kind of story you enjoy. You mentioned that it was very un-Moffat and for me it was one step further – very unlike Doctor Who. And I think the unexpectedness made it feel worse than it actually was. But I have hope for the Christmas special, Nick Frost is bound to be a laugh!! 🙂
Yeah, that’ll be something else entirely lol.
Now, about Orson Pink.
-He implied that Clara is his great-grandmother.
-He looks just like Danny Pink.
-Danny Pink is dead.
-Clara isn’t.
Deduction:
Orson Pink still exists within that Universe, because Clara is already pregnant. That’s why Strax said she was retaining fluid, and that she clearly had something important to tell Danny when she called him. Plus, just as Clara believed the Doctor had found Gallifrey, which he let her think, Clara let the Doctor think she was going to have a life with Danny. Ergo, Clara’s pregnant with Danny’s child, but would rather let the Doctor think they’ll raise it together.
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It was glorious! Death In Heaven was a slice of cosmic pizza served with a side of ultra cake! This has been my favourite season of new-who and I cant wait to see what happens next. Roll on the Christmas special 🙂
Haha! Glad I’m not alone in celebration.
And for weeks I kept asking why they werent addressing where Gallifrey was and BOOM! AWWWW IT WAS MAGNIFIQUE!
Sorry but I absolutely HATED this one. I was already somewhat negative after the first part with the Master reveal but for me this finale had absolutely no redeeming features and just seemed to be an exercise in CGI visuals at the expense of a nonsense story chucking in the odd classic Who reference and picking a villain race out of the hat to act as stooges for another villain who I ended up detesting (not the way the bbc wanted) at the end. The only positive was quickly squashed when Osgood who looked to be a good new companion was Tissue Compression Eliminated. She might return though as she seemed too good to throw away like that. I also hated the Brigadier referenced ending and after Murray Gold had appeared to tone down his bombastic scores in earlier stories he was back on truly annoying form writing his “this is how YOU WILL feel” mood music throughout the story. Which Special Weapons Dalek will rid me of this troublesome excuse for a composer?
Hmm. I’ll admit I find it hard to see where you’re coming from here, but it’s not surprising I guess. I do think Murray Gold’s work is extremely tired at this point. But I doubt they’ll be getting rid of him anytime soon.
I just found this finale awful, infact it was worse than that, it was woeful, such an anti-climax. The season has had without doubt the best Doctor since the new series and dare I say it better than a few of the classic doctors too. But its also had some of the laziest pointless scripts in the new era to rival that Adipose story. Its had its highs too, Flatline and Inside the Dalek being amongst them but the overall theme of the Clara Oswald show with Danny Pink in the end just went beyond irritating and when they tried something new with the Master it really didn’t work. As they say “If it ain’t broke…….” As for Murray Gold, well lets just say I’m not a fan!
I loved how they ended the question of whether the doctor was a good man and the woman who played missy really made the master character her own and im sure we will be seeing more of her later on but all in all I feel that this has been a very mixed series I just hope the next one is stronger story wise
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I have also been thinking: what about Orson Pink? too…did he cease to exist, since time can be rewritten? Or does he still have to exist because they’ve “read” their future by meeting him?
Yeah I haven’t the faintest idea.
Lot’s of possibilities – Danny’s offspring is already born, Danny is coming back, Clara is already pregnant. Of course, I’d like Danny to come back and for them to have a happy ending. But I also wonder if Clara might be pregnant – she was trying to tell Danny something at the start of the two-parter that she never got to, and she was trying to say something to the Doctor at the end that she never got to either…
But then there is the question of why his last name is Pink if Clara is pregnant….I would like to see a happily single (ie relatable) female companion sometime soon too, maybe Courtney?
Good point about the last name.
I’m not a fan of Courtney, but I’d like to see a companion who actually lives on the Tardis again.
Moffat has stated the next companion may not be a girl from earth. Make of that what you will. Could be a guy from earth. Or a girl from another planet/future
I had problems with this episode. I didn’t hate it, but I had problems.
We don’t really know for sure the Missy/Master thing is true. She could still be another Timelady just lying. They don’t explain how she gets into the universe, and they don’t have to… but there is so much left unknown that we don’t really really know it was a female Master. It could all still be undone… you know… like when we were told the Doctor really died and that it wasn’t a duplicate… except it really was.
Meanwhile… the Cybermen didn’t do anything. I don’t mean they were used as tools, I mean they literally did nothing… for the whole episode.
For a longer than normal episode… a lot less happened than the usual episode. In fact, you could condense this into a 25 minute classic-length episode and still have a too-long runtime for the amount of actual plot.
I didn’t love killing Osgood… but for dramatic effect I buy into it. I like the actress/comedienne playing her and liked the character… but that’s why killing her like that works. Killing unknown characters doesn’t evoke a connection.
It’s just… a series or two from now… I can’t say to anyone that they really need to watch this episode for any particular reason. You could miss it and not miss much of importance in the scheme of things.
And as for the female Master. I’m against it for reasons I have gone into before… but ignore that for a moment. Why did this story need the Master at all? What point does the Master of either gender serve in advancing this story that couldn’t have been accomplished by any particular character?
And further… once you decide to feature the Master… why did it need to be a female Master except for stunt casting?
Michelle Gomez was brilliant. No problems there… but essentially her whole character arc for the series could be omitted and you could put any random nobody in there for these last two episodes and the story would play out the same.
That’s my biggest problem with Missy/Master… it was pointless to the plot of the story. One of the key components to writing is to write with purpose… things and characters need to have a reason for being in the story. There was simply no need for the Master… and even less need for this Master to specifically be a woman.
It’s like gratuitous nudity in the middle of a movie… I’m not angered by it, but it doesn’t belong and doesn’t serve the story.
I actually feel completely the opposite on this one haha. I never felt the Master was an unjustified choice. Rather, she used the Cybermen as a tool to essentially gift the Doctor in the end. Thats why it all worked for me. Because shes so crazy it just works. And at this stage there’s no reason for it to not be the Master. But I’m just reiterating my opinions at this point. I’ll stop lol.
But my point… why the Master? What did “Missy” do that required her to be the Master?
The Rani would have filled the same role… River Song could have filled the role, frankly, if you used a previously still mind-warped version. It also could have been the female (I forget her name) character from “The Next Doctor” cyber-controller character having evolved from being sent into space with those Cyberman years ago.
There was nothing that screamed “this has to be the Master” for the story to work… it could have been a completely new villain as well.
And there was no reason for the Master to be a woman for this episode except to pull a stunt. Again, I’m not against the actress… she served the part well… but John Simm’s Master could have filled the exact same role (even the kissing frankly) and nothing would have been any different.
It’s like Moffat was writing the script and said “let’s use the Master” and “and make her a woman” without regard to the actual plot or character development.
But seriously, SJVernon – how many stories featuring the Master in the entire history of the series have actually *required* the use of the Master? A couple, sure, but not most. How many episodes of the show absolutely require any character? I think that’s a bit of a heavy requirement to judge the episode by.
Yeah, I agree with that logic.
You’re not wrong… but then I counter with two wrongs don’t make a right.
Whenever anyone criticizes modern Doctor Who, and Steven Moffat in particular, people come back with “the classic series had problems too”… which isn’t really a defense.
I mean… if I can’t run and you point out that I’m slow… I counter with “yeah, but there are other slow people” it doesn’t negate my being slow!
So… yes, there are flaws in old Doctor Who too… and if we were reviewing an episode of classic Doctor Who I’d have something to say on those too. I’m nothing if not fair.
I just can’t point to a past failure and say it is justification to fail again similarly.
As for being unfair in requiring characters to serve the story… that’s a basic tenet of writing actually… that characters exist to move the story. Characters should either be effected by or have an effect on what happens. Any character that doesn’t, or could be replaced by a lamp post isn’t necessary for the story.
Fair enough, but there’s a big difference between talking about characters serving the story (as you say, effecting what happens or being effected by it) and saying the story absolutely demands a certain character – as if it couldn’t be re-written to avoid that character.
You say that there was no point to having the Master. And certainly, it could have be rewritten to not have the Master , but I certainly think his/her presence “served the story”. There were references to their prior relationship, that relationship informed the way they responded to each other, and the Master’s plan and motivations were built upon that history. All of this at least to the degree that you couldn’t just stick the Rani in there instead, not without major re-writes. The Rani’s history / motivations (what we know of it) were quite different than the Master’s.
Sure, it could have been revealed that MIssy was a different Time Lord that the Doctor had history with, some similar but new character. But then our comments would be centered around why they didn’t just use the Master rather than inventing some new character who is just like him.
Certainly we’re not saying that either Missy or the Master could just be replaced by a lamp post?
Now for the Master being female, yeah that is a stunt, but I think a justified one based on the overall success of Michelle Gomez in the part, and the potential surprise of the reveal. For example, I don’t really like the Master, and I hated John Simm in the part, but I still found Gomez interesting in the role.
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First, today is supposed to be the end of the world. Didn't believe it, but I felt off all day.
Second, making preparations to announce the new chair. That's just weird, because I've been breathing Fanime for three years, but now it's time to step back. Totally relieved to have a replacement, though!
Third, confirming Yoshiki. Him coming is one of those good problems to have, and I'm just amazed anyone at that level even knows who we are. Given all the circumstances surrounding his stop, I'm just amazed and honored.
Fourth, mid-way through the meeting... Vic Mignogna shows up. Like, what? We wanted to bring him this year, but he had schedule conflicts. But there he is, saying hi to everyone, wishing us luck. What a nice guy! And he, like, ate a cookie that my wife and I baked!
All kinds of random events in between.
FanimeCon is just plain surreal sometimes.
General Convention Discussion / Yoshiki
Hi all, just want to get this out there while it's hot:
Yoshiki of X Japan will be stopping by FanimeCon on Saturday evening in support of the Yoshiki Foundation. He will be hosting a panel and autograph session.
Further details coming up soon. This happened quite spontaneously, so we're still hashing out the details - but we are thrilled to have him stop by.
I hope you are as excited as I am. Let's show him some Fanime spirit!
Hotel and Facilities / Hotels and Other Announcements!
Great news everyone! The hotel reservation site is still not ready!
However, I know you're all eagerly anticipating reserving a hotel room at a great rate. Fear not! Follow us on Twitter or Like our Facebook page, and you'll get the latest news as soon as it's announced. You'll also get the latest info about registration, artist alley, guests of honor, and other awesome events!
No, really! I'm not shilling! Marketing works pretty hard on this stuff, and they shed precisely one tear of joy for each follower. That's a lot of weeping, and they're doing it for you!
Of course, you can still check the forums and website for news and updates! But that's kind of 1998, isn't it?
P.S. The hotel site is coming somewhat soon. Seriously, very sorry for the delays!
Registration / $45 Membership Extension
Dear fans and members of FanimeCon,
In the past week, we had an internal miscommunication about our registration deadline. It was communicated in the website that the deadline of the $45 price point was "until" November 6th. In the forums, a message was sent out by our staff that indicated that the $45 price point was "through" November 6th. We want to first apologize for any confusion and inconvenience this has caused anyone.
Our mistake, however, is your gain. We are extending the deadline of the $45 price point until this Sunday, November 8th at 11:59:59 PM PST!
Anyone who registered prior to this and was charged the $50 price point will be refunded $5 via PayPal within the next 60 days.
We sincerely apologize for our miscommunication and will be of one mind in future communications with all of our fans. Thank you for your patience and understanding!
Meetings, Gatherings, and Get Togethers / J-Pop Summit Festival, 8/15
I got news from friends at VIZ Media of the J-Pop Summit street festival in two weeks on Saturday, 8/15 in Japantown San Francisco. It's also their grand opening for the NEW PEOPLE building, which will be housing some cool Japanese stores and a theater run by VIZ.
In addition to the usual food and booths from local vendors, there are going to be concerts, video premieres, fashion shows, and a special appearance by Yoshitaka Amano (of Final Fantasy artwork fame).
Looks like they're also going to screen Kamikaze Girls the night before for free... this is going to be an interesting place for bay area fans...
Anyone going? I'm going to try to make it, depending on whether I'm working on Fanime that weekend or not.
Meetings, Gatherings, and Get Togethers / FanimeCon Kick-off BBQ
FanimeCon is hosting a kick-off BBQ to welcome back staff and welcome in anyone interested in joining our ranks! That's right, I've made the disastrous decision of opening this to the public!
The BBQ will be held on Sunday, Sept 28, from about noon to 4pm at the Ed Levin Park in Milpitas. Staff are invited to come and relax, reflect on last year's convention, and start brainstorming for 2009. And, of course, eat! We'll have the usual BBQ food and drink, but we'd love if you brought something neat to share! (The takoyaki from the Logistics department was particularly popular at our last BBQ.)
Not on staff, but interested in staffing? Come anyway! Many of Fanime's division and department heads will be there to talk about what they do, what's going on this year, and how you can get involved in one of the largest anime conventions in the country!
Things in the Universe / Just read 22 thread-pages of the forum.
My head hurts. I should lurk less.
Big Event Showcase / An Cafe Reception Cancelled
Unfortunately, the Meet the Guests/Cafekko Reception at FanimeCon on Sunday, May 25 has been canceled. An Cafe has expressed concerns that they may be too tired, too busy, or too nervous about their USA premiere to properly meet their fans. Instead, they are concentrating on making the concert as spectacular as possible. We hope that everyone can sympathize and offer their support for their first US show!
General Convention Discussion / MOVED: i have too say this
This topic has been moved to byo/b/. Blame Ebner.
http://forums.fanime.com/index.php?topic=8391.0
General Convention Discussion / MOVED: fundraisers!!!!!!!!!please help us!!!!!!!!!!!!
This isn't really involving the convention, and I think it might be useful as a generic fundraiser idea thread, so off it goes.
This topic has been moved to Things in the Universe.
General Convention Discussion / FanimeCon katana!
Pimpstress Rei is going to kill me for getting one but I can't help it. :oops:
One of our dealers (BowenDragon1) is offering a hand-forged or carbon steel katana, with the FanimeCon logo on it. Maybe it's just because I've been staffing for a while, but I'm going stupid over the shiny swordness.
http://bowendragon1.com/zencart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=198&zenid=e4da2637fa0fc668058c9f7d631e0bfa
Staff & Volunteers / We need a web designer!
Join the cushiest department in Fanime-web!-and help us make fanime.com beautiful.
We don't require professional experience (though it helps); we just need someone who can make something pretty, using our direction and art, and do it in a timely and professional manner.
Aside from layouts for the webpages, this person will also need to do minor graphics work throughout the year, making buttons, banners, and so forth.
For more details or to apply, email webmaster@fanime.com!
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Got a panel idea? Want to run a panel or workshop at FanimeCon 2006?
Then check out the Panels & Workshops page! We've even got a request form if you'd like to request your very own panel. Just fill it out, click a button, and our Panel coordinator will contact you shortly about your panel.
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43rd Annual Red Mass to be Celebrated January 31 in Tallahassee
TALLAHASSEE, FL – Catholic Mass participants will pray for divine inspiration and guidance for those serving in the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government, and for members of the legal profession in Florida.
Who: The Catholic bishops of Florida, members of the Florida cabinet and executive branch, legislators, judges, attorneys, state agency officials, and members of the community. Congregants are Catholic and non-Catholic.
Mass Celebrants
Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski of Miami; Bishop Gerald M. Barbarito of Palm Beach; Bishop Frank J. Dewane of Venice; Bishop John G. Noonan of Orlando; Bishop Felipe J. Estévez of St. Augustine; Bishop Gregory L. Parkes of St. Petersburg; Bishop William A. Wack CSC of Pensacola-Tallahassee; Bishop Peter Baldacchino of Miami; Bishop Enrique E. Delgado of Miami
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Lectors/Readers
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Frederick J. Springer, Esquire
When: Wednesday, January 31, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. A reception immediately follows.
Where: Co-Cathedral of St. Thomas More, 900 W. Tennessee Street, Tallahassee, Florida
Background: The Red Mass of the Holy Spirit, a nearly 800 year old tradition, originated in France in the 13th century as a service in which God was called upon to guide lawyers and judges in their pursuit of justice. The tradition soon spread to England where, during the reign of King Edward I, the entire Bench and Bar would mark the opening of each term of court by attending a Mass together.
In those services, the priests, as well as the judges of the High Court, wore red robes to signify their willingness to defend the truth inspired by the Holy Spirit, even at the cost of shedding one's blood. Thus, the celebration became popularly known as the "Red Mass."
Red Masses are celebrated throughout Florida and the United States at various times during the year. In Tallahassee, the Red Mass is scheduled annually during Catholic Days at the Capitol.
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Candice Lin by Patrick Steffen
by Patrick Steffen October 27, 2014
Dildos (Corn Hill, Queen Victoria, Bird in Space) (2012) Courtesy the artist and François Ghebaly, Los Angeles
Dildos (Corn Hill, Queen Victoria, Bird in Space) (2012). Courtesy of the Artist and François Ghebaly, Los Angeles.
Patrick Steffen: I think of you as wild and prolific.
Candice Lin: Wildness, or “going gaga” (to use a relevant concept from Jack Halberstam’s book Gaga Feminism), in my work is a way of erupting closed, normative systems. It is too senseless and boring to live and make work without wildness. Being prolific is another word for being very engaged and interested in the world. Because I live in a world I choose and make, and not some world I am given by others, then of course I’m deeply interested in this world, and have torrents of ideas I’m constantly thinking and making. I think the wild and the prolific are linked.
PS: The mark of the hand is strong in your work. Is this an inclination or a positioning?
CL: I don’t think inclinations and positions are separable. I make things myself because I have a deep satisfaction and pleasure in the physicality of materials. But because of this process and my investment in materials, the things I make take on specific meanings because of my markings. They would not have the same meaning if they were made by another person or machine. But the materials also always escape me. They are never fully in my control.
PS: How do the strategies of anthropology relate to your interest in fantastic narratives?
CL: The founding narrative of anthropology — the physical and mental superiority of white men — is about the most fantastical (and least believable) narrative there is. I’m interested in the way in which an anthropologist’s own anxieties and projections are bound up into the texts themselves. This relationship forms twisted, snarled offspring that embody the fascinating problems of representation politics. I also love to read anthropology as a kind of science fiction. The anecdotes in anthropology texts produce such haunting, rich images in my mind. I don’t concern myself with their truth value.
PS: In the genre of suppositional fiction, a world is constructed and the narrative is constrained by the consistent logic of the world’s rules. Your work pushes the logic in particular narratives to their conclusion. What is your approach with these world-building rules when appropriating narratives to bring about their timely end?
CL: Deceptive familiarity is important in my work to an extent, to ground the broadest form of imagining a new future where social interactions and power structures might be very different. For instance, in A Future Ethnography of Power (2012) I wanted to reference the familiar ethnographic displays found at natural history museums colliding with the undulating organics of sci-fi forms. The collapsing of two familiars makes it possible to wonder without being overwhelmed. To envision a future in which patriarchal power is just a castrated, shriveled relic that we look at with odd fascination.
PS: How do you see the game of world building in relation to your work’s political ambitions?
CL: World building is not a game. It is how we negotiate power. By proliferating other realities, we can see the hollowness of assuming that capitalism or patriarchy or white supremacy are not monolithic and unstoppable, but are just worlds a few other people built — cracked worlds that are about to crumble and shatter to make room for the new ones.
Patrick Steffen is Los Angeles Editor of Flash Art International.
Candice Lin was born in Concord (MA), in 1979. She lives and works in Los Angeles.
Selected solo shows: 2012: “It Makes the Patient See Pictures,” François Ghebaly, Los Angeles; “Inanimism,” Hudson D. Walker, Provincetown, (MA); 2010: “Holograms,” François Ghebaly, Los Angeles; 2009: “The Sexual Life of Savages,” Chung King Project, Los Angeles.
Selected group shows: 2012: “Plus ou Moins Sorcières,” La Maison Populaire, Paris (curated by Anna Colin); “Shapes and Forces,” Quadrado Azul, Porto, Portugal (curated by Oscar Faria); “Los Angeles-Contemporary Tendencies,” Hélène Bailly, Paris “Cave-In,” Cueva Arcillas, Puerto Rico (curated by Ramiken Crucible); 2011: “Ghetto Biennial 2,” Port au Prince, Haiti, (curated by Leah Gordon); “ARTLAB+Film Forum: Women Empowered,” Hirshhorn Museum and Transformer Gallery, Washington, DC (curated by Adoma Owusu).
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Resilience Building: A guide to flood, cyclone, earthquake, drought and safe schools programming
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A Response To The Islamic Lawsuit In Dearborn Against McDonald’s
Jim Stachowiak April 19, 2013
Islam shows its face again. And of course where would it come from, but Dearborn, Michigan? Arabs in Dearborn, Michigan have sued McDonald’s for not serving a halal chicken sandwich. How ridiculous will it get? Islam, a religion that is not compatible with a western society. It has no intention to integrate into our free, American way of life. Now McDonald’s is paying out $700,000 because two of its stores in Dearborn have been accused by Muslims of not serving a halal chicken sandwich.
Fox News reports,
McDonald’s and Finley’s Management Co. agreed Friday to the tentative settlement, with that money to be shared by Dearborn Heights resident Ahmed Ahmed, a Detroit health clinic, the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn and lawyers.
Ahmed’s attorney, Kassem Dakhlallah, told The Associated Press on Monday that he’s “thrilled” with the preliminary deal that’s expected to be finalized March 1. McDonald’s and Finley’s Management deny any liability but say the settlement is in their best interests.
The lawsuit alleged that Ahmed bought a chicken sandwich in September 2011 at a Dearborn McDonald’s but found it wasn’t halal — meaning it didn’t meet Islamic requirements for preparing food. Islam forbids consumption of pork, and God’s name must be invoked before an animal providing meat for consumption is slaughtered.
Dakhlallah said there are only two McDonald’s in the United States that sell halal products and both are in Dearborn, which has one of the nation’s largest Arab and Muslim communities. Overall, the Detroit area is home to about 150,000 Muslims of many different ethnicities.
Dr. Terry Jones spoke out against Islam and the lawsuit recently. The following is from his press release.
The only goal Islam has is to be a bully. It does not matter if it’s a bully in the Middle East, a bully in America, and of course in Dearborn, Michigan.
Islam repeats itself again because it is the nature of Islam to be a bully. It is a historical fact that Muslims become bullies. As soon as the population grows, as in Dearborn, we have more and more of this type of activity that tries to force companies, independent companies, to do exactly what they want. If the companies refuse, then they are immediately sued.
McDonald’s is now paying out $700,000, which of course we will all pay for, because two of its stores in Dearborn have been accused by Muslims of not serving a halal chicken sandwich.
How ridiculous has the world become? How ridiculous has our court system become?
Why are we, as Americans, so eager to compromise, so willing to give in to the ridiculous threats and intimidating demands of Islam, which come from individuals such as, Majed Moughni?
Even Majed Moughni is suing Facebook for losing his Congress run in Michigan.
I would suggest to all Muslims
If you do not like America, if you do not like the way that we do things, you should pack your bags and go back to Iran, or Iraq, or Afghanistan, or some other God-forsaken Middle Eastern desert.
We, in America, will not tolerate such activity. We will stand up against it.
We will do whatever is necessary to make sure the Islamic agenda, which is one of death and destruction, does not get a foothold in America.
Here’s an idea, if you don’t like what McDonald’s serves, don’t eat there. If you want to have your halal meals, make them at home and quite bullying companies for what they don’t serve instead of demanding your diet that was determined by a murdering thief and pedophile on the American people.
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The Return of Bombaata Sulako
Posted: November 1, 1998 in Writing
Tags: Character, D&D, Orkland
He climbed out of the pit unrecognizable, mud caking his features and dripping from his clothes. His eyes, however, burned with green sparkles that almost burned the leaves from the great tree spread out in dangerous majesty above his crouched form. The flying halflings that harassed him on his way to his very-near death cowered in their cosy little aerial hobbit-holes and trembled. Nobody had spent that much time in the bowels of the Tree and came out sane; the Tree had been there much longer than Waterdeep and the surrounding counties. It had been rumoured to exist in many civilizations; even Halister had only used it to dispose of unfortunate creatures who played with too many knobs in his accursed macho trap dungeon Undermountain, which drew many weak and pitiful adventurers full of themselves and their future glory.
Looking around, he wiped sweat from his brow, leaving a grey-brown streak of mud on his arm. His limbs trembled from the exertion of successfully climbing the 100 foot shaft with a broken arm and several broken ribs. He drew a stiletto for its comforting presence in his hand and cautiously left the Tree. The Tree, awed, let him go.
“You need proper attire to enter this establishment, sir.” The burly doorman tried to say politely to the bedraggled person.
“Durnin is expecting me,” he said sarcastically.
“I don’t think so, punk.”
It was over in a flash of twin stilettos and two geysers of blood that fountained from the doorman’s neck. The mud covered man dragged the doorkeeper into a nearby alley, glaring at the few casual passers-by who dared to glance at him.
A few moments later, with a newer blouse and vest and the majority of the dirt wiped from his features, he threw open the door of the tavern and walked in.
A gasp of astonishment silenced the majority of the establishment’s patrons. The dagger-wielder walked to the bartop and asked for Durnin. While waiting he glowered at a group of half-orc barbarians who stared right back at him.
“I need an advance, Durnin,” spoke the stranger. Durnin looked at him questioningly for a moment and then walked down towards his cashbox. He returned with a small leather bag that clinked pleasently.
“500 is all I’ll give you, you bloody mutant.” snarled Durnin, “Now get out of my place before I throw you out myself!” They stared at each other for a long moment, then the muddy-booted one turned and strode towards the door. Durnin spat after him.
“Don’t come back, Bombatta Sulako.”
The half-orcs were waiting for him as he left.
“We’re going to ask nicely for your new purse, moron,” said the smallest of the five, stepping forwards and holding out one hand. The other was on a wicked scimitar loosely sheathed in his belt.
“And if I give it to you, I live,” said Bombatta tiredly, “Yes, yes I know. I’m part pig myself; I understand, I’ve even done it before. But you have no class, no style, no flair. No redeeming quality. Understand?” The half-orc shook his head and glanced at his comrades, who stood there waiting for a signal of some sort. Bombatta buried three thrown daggers into the chest of the first before he had a chance to turn back around to face him. The others gaped at their bleeding comrade, who had fallen on his rump and uttered a small sound of surprise before littering the street with his corpse. Bombatta walked forwards and gestured at the dead half-orc.
“Similar fates await you,” he said simply. They tried to run. He didn’t let them get too far. Bombatta paid a small child a platinum piece to remove their bodies from the middle of the street.
The ship’s sails were tattered and ripped as it worked its way slowly into the harbor of Nazbo on the eastern coast of Orcland. It was listing heavily to starboard and seemed to have a skeletal crew. Several of the lifeboats were missing. Bombatta was thrown into the bay a half mile out and forced at musketpoint to swim the remainder of the way to his homeland.
As he climed up the piling of the pier, a pair of goblins threw their makeshift fishingpoles into the water and ran as fast as they could into the town. A group of citizens had gathered in the town square as a wet and angry Bombatta Sulako strode towards them with a stiletto in each hand and shouted at the top of his lungs.
“I have returned! You cannot kill me!”
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[An unfinished start to some sort of crazy adventure]
The sky tore open violently and green lightning splayed skeletal fingers across the black clouds which hung like shrouds over the dark city. A vast peal of thunder which bulldozed across the landscape of concussed concrete and broken stone caused most to clutch their young nearer and pray to nameless gods beyond the sunless sky. In the brooding temple whose obsidian walls were rumoured to be mortared together with the souls of curious cats, the chanting of cowled priests echoed in a cacophony of insane voices pronouncing mantras strange to their tongues. Nothing stirred but the wind, which tore through the streets as if it were searching for its own sanity.
Bowing low and sweeping the limb of a freshly dismembered Elf across a huge intricately carved disk set into the floor, a heavily armored priest stirred the heavy vapor of hanging incense into whorls of mustard-colored smoke. The sonorous drone of the hundreds of faithful surrounding the raised platform was punctuated by shrieks of horrible ecstacy that sounded as if they were being torn from the lungs that uttered them. Open to the sky that still crawled with eerie claws of lightning, the grooves and patterns of the altar seemed to undulate under the weight of the blood that coursed over it, libations spilled to an entity who was not to be named. The priest was bone-tired, but ululated praise in a hoarse voice, aware that she was being watched hawkishly for any sign of weariness. Again she repeated the syllables that she had learned in the stygian depths of the Temple through a tiny door that confined misshapen creatures that had never seen the light of day; again she made the joint-cracking motions that nearly dislocated her spine under the weight of her ceremonial armor. Flinging the appendage behind her to be devoured by the horde of mindless worshipers, she threw her helmet back and screamed from her soul at the thunder-ripped sky above her. The blood on the altar began to boil, and then, from the five-pointed star set into the middle, proceeded to turn a tarry black.
From the shadows of broken architecture high above the slimy mosaicked floor of the Temple, a hooded figure stood at the edge of a crumbling floor and watched the woman howl. Pleasure twisted skeletal features into a rictus grin as shivers travelled through the figure at the sound. Looking past the tops of ruined columns and unfazed by the dizzying height, the figure traced a symbol of Power in the air with the twisted tip of an old staff. In a voice that spoke of the spaces under children’s beds and half-open closet doors, Tarkarthiss M’ang, the self-proclaimed most powerful man in Orkland, began to whisper: “The Book!”
The priestess, hearing his words on a ragged gust of wind staggered, then spun around to face the grovelling assembly. “The Book!” she shouted; the mantra changed to reflect this new instruction. Blackened blood ran freely from the altar, stickying the marble of the platform and steaming with nauseous fumes. The faithful began to chant the word, half retching through the stench of the cloying incense and scorched blood. The fires of the braziers at the four corners of the platform whipped chaotically as the wind combed it into streamers of orange flame. At a motion unseen by those on the floor, Tarkarthiss sent the hanging symbol plummeting into the center of the altar.
An avalanche of thunder tore the sky open, and a bolt of greenish lightning as wide as an elephant impacted the altar, shaking huge chunks of rubble from the ceiling. The cries of the faithful were drowned in the hideous sound of worlds juxtaposing for an instant, a noise like a gigantic ribcage being ripped wide. The braziers, flung from the platform, sprayed burning oil over those present; the blood caught fire and burned with a green flame, engulfing the priestess, who laughed maniacally as she screamed. The lightning struck again, sending tentacles of green electricity scything through the crowded worshipers. Glowing with a white-hot intensity, the center of the altar blinded those who dared to look at it. Tarkarthiss grinned wider, and brought one hand up to shield his sunken eye sockets from the third and final impact that was expected.
The agonized screams of the cultists were cut short by a terrible crack of thunder that sounded from the altar as the bolt struck, sending fist-sized fragments of stone everywhere. Struck deaf, the wailing of the dying was cut short by their bodies melting as a wave of energy pulsed through the Temple, bringing down more of the ruined structure; the nearby mountains trembled in their efforts to produce a riochet echo that slowly died into a low electrical hum of pure Power. Stray branches of the green electricity rippled over a gaping hole where the altar once rested; only the white star remained intact. Materializing from thin air, hovering over the five-pointed symbol, a Book came into existence. Bound in a leathery substance that looked moist, it nearly breathed. A huge lock kept the contents shut. Tarkathiss stepped nearer the edge of the perch and inhaled deeply in satisfaction.
A stray bolt of lightning fell from the sky and hit the white star, winking it out, and something inhuman seized the Book with large-clawed hands. Tarkathiss, taken aback, cast aside his hood, revealing the fireballs that were his eyes in his grey skull, and gaped at the intruder that had suddenly appeared in the middle of his Temple.
“Guys!” gasped the Froggacuda, “I got it! I’ve got the Necronomicon!”
The Humongous and the Frogs
Tags: Character, D&D, Frogs
He crouched below the newly refurbished drawbridge and carefully stroked a frog’s head between the eyes. The frog couldn’t smile, but if he could, he would be. Every day, the Humongous visited the clan of frogs outside the Moathouse, a moderately famous inn, tavern and brewery rolled into one renovated keep a little bit north of the small town of Opar. The Humongous was not the brightest person in the land, but he was fiercely loyal, and had recently become much more responsible and good-hearted after he had helped thwart the nefarious plans of several terrible entities from other planes of existence. He had always been strong in body, and for many years would take care of problems by smashing them into flinders or by picking them up and throwing them far away. But lately, his friends, especially the great magician Borkum, had noticed that the Humongous was much more thoughtful than he used to be, and had odd habits, like shaping his fists into mace heads or turning into a bull and running around in the fields. The Humongous had discovered the power of positive thinking in his mind, and was becoming more in tune every day. It wasn’t like Borkum’s spells, or the priestess Lillith’s belief and faith. Instead it just required a lot of concentration and an idea of what your body can do. The Humongous was just that: humongous, and there was nothing he couldn’t do if he put his mind to it. Plus he drank a lot of milk.
Today, though, the Humongous was sitting under the drawbridge minding his own business when someone called him a troll as a rider stopped on the drawbridge. The frogs sat in the mud as he stood up and peeked over the edge of the oaken span that laid over the moat to see who had called him a troll. A man in fine livery sat upon a great white stallion. He had a sword and shield buckled to his saddle and had about him an air of great importance that could easily be mistaken for arrogance. A train of some fifteen men-at-arms and retainers followed him closely.
“You there. Go tell the leafeater that his oldest brother has arrived,” demanded the knight. The Humongous immediately realized that it was Renault, his elf friend Robin’s sibling. He hauled himself up and tracked mud into the courtyard.
“Robin!” announced the Humongous in a loud voice, “Your brother is here to see you!” His bellowing rang through the keep; several people came out to help with the visitors and to see what the racket was about. The Humongous slipped back into the moat in the confusion that followed, ignoring the heated argument that ensued between Robin and Renault as soon as they exchanged pleasantries.
The frogs had waited for him. He couldn’t talk to them like he could talk to another person, but sometimes, if he concentrated really hard, he could share thoughts with the little green amphibians. He went back to stroking one behind its eyes.
After enduring a couple of minutes of noise and dust in the shade under the drawbridge, the Humongous picked up five or six of the smallest frogs and started to walk around the keep in the moat. The rest of the frogs followed him, hopping and croaking. The cacophony faded as they went around the base of Borkum’s tower, and they came upon a dead frog in the silence. Another frog leaped over to the corpse, which was laying upside down and had been savaged open by some terrible teeth. The frog looked at the Humongous.
Carefully putting the other frogs down, he carefully picked up the frog and looked at it sadly. For a moment, he looked as if he had lost his best friend; then, he closed his eyes under his velvet mask and concentrated on sending blood to his senses. He felt them immediately warm to the presence of more blood, and he gingerly smelled the frog’s body. Odors assailed his heightened sense of smell, but there was no mistaking the musky odor of a predator. Something had expanded its hunting grounds too close to the Moathouse, and had unfortunately killed one of the Humongous’ friends.
“Stay here little green buddies,” warned the Humongous. The frogs blinked their eyes at him. He climbed out of the moat, and with a look around, set off into the swampy woods on the trail of the Beast.
It was getting darker in the already dark mucky forest, but the Humongous was still searching for the Beast. He had followed it to the outskirts of Opar and then lost the trail when the forest petered out into the rolling hills of grazing land used by the farmers’ livestock. He couldn’t see very well anymore under the overhanging broad-leafed limbs, so he decided to go into Opar for a tall cold mug of milk before starting back along the road to the Moathouse.
Sitting in the small tavern, he thought about the Beast. Whatever it was, it wasn’t too big, about the size of a medium dog. The Humongous had at first thought it was a hunting dog that he would have to chastise, but the Beast didn’t act like a dog at all. The trail went straight through the forest with no stopping for exploration or marking trees at all, which was unlike a dog. Even the Humongous marked a tree on the way to Opar.
A yelp of pain and surprise came from across the room. The Humongous turned to see a dirty little kid with his hands over his eyes with a magical glowing copper piece on the table in front of him. The piece looked well worn and vaguely familiar; he felt his belt pouch and sure enough, the coin that Borkum had given him was gone and the pouch had a neat little slit in the bottom of it. The Humongous hunched off of the barstool and went and got his copper piece. He patted the kid on the head as he fetched his coin.
“You know you should ask before taking something that isn’t yours,” said the Humongous. The kid snarled at him and tried to bite his arm, but the Humongous gently pushed him away. “Now that isn’t very nice.”
“My father will get you!” he shouted. Punching the Humongous in the eye he slipped under the table and dashed out of the door.
“Damn gypsies came in last week from down south,” volunteered the bartender, a fat old man with a cleft chin, “They’re nothing but trouble. Always cavorting around big bonfires and then disappearing into the woods a little north of here.”
The Humongous gladly took the wet towel from the bartender and pressed it to his eye. It didn’t really hurt, but he didn’t want it to swell up any because then he would have to explain how he had gotten it, and then Robin would laugh at him.
“Where are they staying? It’s dark and there is a Beast about,” he asked the bartender, “I should make sure that nice little boy gets home safely.”
“Why, they’re up beyond the big boulder at the north west edge of town.”
As the Humongous left town, night fell, and it was quite dark by the time he had passed the big boulder. It actually was put there on the outskirts of Opar by the Humongous himself. It was a grave marker for a dead friend of his whose name he never learned, but who was really good with cattle. He paused to pick up a big rock which was next to the boulder, and picked out a blue candle stub. Putting the rock back, he lit the candle and placed it on top of the rock. After a moment of silence and reflection, he started up the hill towards a flickering fire he saw illuminating the trees a few hundred yards away.
Coming to the top of the rise, the Humongous stopped and dropped to all fours. Crawling to the edge of the little bowl, he peered down into a semicircle of three wagons. Around fifteen men, women and children were playing tambourines and flutes and dancing around a fire. They were having a lot of fun, as gypsies do, and the Humongous almost wanted to join them. He was good at dancing and singing himself, but then he thought better of it. He was not so charismatic as Robin, who would know what to do, and sometimes he scared people. He remembered that he had scared Renault earlier today, because he had mistaken him for a troll. The Humongous watched for a moment longer, then he crawled away back down the hill.
Walking down the road back to the Moathouse, he promised himself he would get up early and follow the trail again. The Humongous looked around to make sure he wouldn’t frighten anyone, and changed into a bull. He had always like cows, and one day, after studying hard, he found he could become a lot more like a bull than he had thought: his hands and feet became hooves and short brown and white hair grew out of his skin. His neck thickened just a little bit, and two horns sprung out of the sides of his head. All in all, you could still tell it was the Humongous, because it was an extremely ugly bull, but it served his purpose, and he ran off down the rutted road into the forest.
A while later, he thought he heard some rustling in the bushes, so he stopped to see what it was. “Maybe the Beast is around again tonight,” he thought. Slowly, several animals slunk out of the underbrush all around him. There were five or six foxes with nice red fur and white stripes on their tails, a pair of big grey wolves, and three spotted skunks. They surrounded the bull that was the Humongous and began nipping at his flanks when he wasn’t looking. After a couple of solid bites, he began to get upset. And what was worse, his natural talent for being empathetic with animals wasn’t working right now.
Blood ran down his back leg where a wolf had bitten him. The Humongous had had enough, and when one of the skunks cockily came too close, he lunged forwards and pinned it to the ground on his horns. The rest of the animals stopped and looked horrified. The skunk squealed and twisted on the horns, gnawing at the Humongous when he could reach him. The Humongous shook his head violently and flung the body down the road. As it flew through the air, it unbelievably transformed into the body of a naked person. The bull was so surprised, he changed back into the Humongous. He looked around at the animals, who stared back at him. All at once, the foxes started darting in and out of his legs, making it hard for him to keep his footing and the wolves leapt at his chest. He took a deep breath and concentrated on the space right where he was; he had found that he could stay in the same place if he wanted to by thinking really hard about being immobile. The wolves were expecting to knock him down, but they slammed into the Humongous as if he were a wall.
The Humongous grabbed a fox by its tail and received a vicious bite for his troubles. The next fox just got punched. Ribs broke in its small body and it crawled away to the side of the road by the skunks. Another fox was kicked into the treetops. One of the wolves was sneaking up on him on his left; he could hear him growling softly with his heightened senses. The muscles on the Humongous’ chest bulged with adrenaline. The wolf in front of him leaped at him and took a bite out of his chest. The Humongous shot his arm out three times its normal length, by concentrating on his flesh and bones, and stuffed the wolf head first into a hollow tree trunk. The remaining foxes were gnawing on his legs, and he leaned down and punched each one twice on the top of their heads, knocking them unconscious. The skunks looked at him warily with their beady eyes, and the last wolf snarled at him.
“You scoundrel! Picking on my child,” said the wolf, “I will chew you into hamburger!” The Humongous stopped at looked at the wolf. He’d never seen a talking wolf. It circled him once and jumped at his throat. The Humongous gathered all of the strength he could find and caught the wolf in midair. Then he squeezed and squeezed until he heard bones cracking. The wolf meanwhile had kept his word and had chewed on the Humongous’ arm before passing out and changing into the form of a bearded man; one of the gypsies he had seen dancing around the fire earlier in the night. He set the body on the ground. The man still breathed, though raggedly, and had blood leaking out of his mouth.
“I didn’t pick on anyone. I’m the one who gets picked on,” said the Humongous to the animals. Then he laid his hands on the gypsy and straightened his chest out. The wounds closed up and looked a little better, while the same wounds appeared on the Humongous, only much milder. The man groaned and writhed a little. The Humongous stood up from beside the gypsy and walked past the animals down the road. He stopped to look at the form of the kid who had pickpocketed him earlier and tried to borrow his magic coin. Come to think about it, he did look a little like a skunk. Even his dark hair was sort of spotted. The animals melted into the woods, dragging the ones who couldn’t move, and the Humongous walked back to the Moathouse.
When he got there, he climbed under the drawbridge and made a croaking sound that the frogs had taught him. Within a few minutes, a hundred or so frogs had gathered, heard his story, and made the Humongous a little medal of swamp grass and rocks, which he still wears to this
K’t’inga Komo Val ProFile
Tags: Character, D&D, ProFile
**note: this was written by Jason DeRoche
Khan K’t’inga Komo Val – Savior of Klin ‘Zhai
Little need be said about the deeds and character of such a fabled warrior. He holds his honor, and that of his friends, to be more valuble that anything else, including his own life. He will aid those in need, unless they have brought dishonor upon themselves or their family. Bandits, pirates, and all those who bring chaos to civilized lands are the most evil and his hated enemies. Mercy for such is not in K’t’inga’s nature. Unlawful influences must be purged from society to allow it to flourish. These are the teachings of Marduk, god of storms, lightning, and the city of Klin ‘Zhai, and cities in general.
Honor is not merely words spoken to satisfy ritual, or to be polite. It is something that every man must feel in his bones. K’t’inga is distraught that his people have fallen into decadence. Wealth and finacial success are the badges of honor his people recognize now. Honor can be gained in any profession, if one puts his best effort into reaching the pinnacle of that trade, but his people have forgotten the honor to be gained as warriors. Klin ‘Zhai was all but defenseless against the Camarones and the evil priests and followers of Pyrae and Iuz. Perhaps now that he has been made General of the army of Klin ‘Zhai, he can lead by example, molding his soldiers into true warriors.
His past has some mystery, but not about one thing. He is half-orc, and as such is considered by most in human, elf, and dwarf societies to be the scum of the earth. Untrustworthy, uncivilized, and a foul reminder of what was done to some poor woman. This is the legacy he was brought up with. The Komo Val home, an estate a day’s ride from Klin ‘Zhai, was raided by an unusually large band of desert orcs. The harsh conditions in the Sakaran desert usually prohibit such large war bands, so the Komo Val estate was unprepared for an attack in such numbers. Sheik Z’gavsta Komo Val was riding back to his home when he saw the attack in progress. His House was of the old ways, though it had declined in influence, and he and his honor guard immediately rushed to repulse the attack. Fortunately, they arrived before the orcs had secured the estate and begun their usual slaughter. Only the few guards and a few servants who resisted were killed, though two of the Sheik’s wives were violated. [No! I won’t walk you down to your car!] One of his younger wives, K’neska, soon showed the signs of a child within. The Sheik could not be certain whether it was his or the beast that violated his home who was the father, so he waited anxiously for the birth. In many lands a half-orc child is killed when born, and it would not occasion much comment if Z’gavsta had disposed of the child when the bony ridges on its forhead were evident. But the little beast seemed more human than orc, and the Sheik had a plan for it, so he allowed it to live. As a symbol of the dishonor he brought to his House, the Sheik named him K’t’inga, Bringer of Destruction.
Forteen years later, K’t’inga worked under the hot sun in the tanning yard. His muscles still ached from turning the wheel that ground the grain that the hundred or so residents of the estate used each day. Though only forteen years old, he was already as large and strong as a young man. Orcs have short lifespans, and, in this, his heratige showed through. He did not look up or stop working as the Sheik approached with his master of arms. He was never to look directly at the Sheik, speak to him, or do anything that would cause the Sheik to notice his existence. The two men stopped a dozen paces short of where K’t’inga was working. Z’gavsta turned to his companion, a man a little taller than average, with thick arms and more than one scar on his face.
“Prepare him for what he must do. Teach him,” he said curtly.
“He is to learn the Bat’leh?” the master of arms asked with some surprise.
“No!” Z’gavsta turned to his man with more than a little anger. “That is the weapon of a true warrior! A warrior with honor! He only needs to kill. Give him a weapon that will be efficient at this task and teach him to kill with it.” With that last comment, the Sheik stalked off toward the house, not looking back, while the master of arms studied K’t’inga thoughtfully.
So it came to pass that K’t’inga was taught how to use a weapon that was good for killing. A steel breastplate was little protection against it, and it required little skill to use. The master of arms thought it appropriate for K’t’inga as he was regarded as being slow-witted. The half-orc surprised his teacher by learning quickly and soon began to excel in the use of this weapon, nearly outstripping the master of arms himself.
An old steel breastplate stood in front of a bale of hay left over from the summer floods. K’t’inga stood at attention in front of the master of arms with a heavy crossbow in a sheath on his back and a short sword on his hip. He did not see the Sheik watching quietly from behind him.
“Loose!” old warrior shouted, and K’t’inga moved with quickness that belied his size and that of the crossbow as he reached over his back and drew it out. He had it on his shoulder and was firing before he seemed to take aim, but at twenty paces, the bolt punched a hole in the center of the steel chest.
“Reload!” The command sprung K’t’inga into action again as he pulled back the lever that drew the massive bow and fixed another bolt in place. He then stood ready, awaiting the next command with neither anticipation or complacency on his face.
“Loose!” Again the command came, and K’t’inga fired after taking a hare’s breath longer than before to aim at the second target, a full hundred and fifty paces away. The bolt did not hit directly in the center as the first one did, but it still would have been a lethal blow to anyone who did not have a healer standing next to him when the bolt slammed home.
“He is ready then?” Sheik Z’gavsta said as he strode toward the student and teacher.
The master of arms nodded while watching his student. “More than ready. He learns very quickly.”
“Good. It is done then.” The Sheik turned to face K’t’inga, acknowledging his presence for the first time in K’t’inga’s memory. He tried to look away, as he should, but Z’gavsta placed himself directly in front of the half-orc. Now seventeen, K’t’inga stood a little over six feet tall, and had chest and arms larger than many blacksmiths, but he still seemed intimidated by the man whom he owed his life to, as he saw things.
“You have been the symbol of my House’s dishonor, K’t’inga. A living reminder of my failure to protect my family and my people. A failure compounded by my inability to track down the beast that defiled my wife and put an end to him. He must have traveled beyond our lands to have avoided my scouts these past years, and he must be a formidable fighter to have killed the ones that hounded him after his vile acts. An unusual orc it seems. This should mark him out.” The Sheik seemed to look within himself, and then at the targets. “You will be the instrument of my House’s redemption, K’t’inga. You will track down the orc with six fingers, and you will kill him.” He then turned as if to leave, but hesitated. When he turned back to K’t’inga, he looked at him without his previous disdain. “You have done well. All these years, doing as you have been told with never a complaint or sign of discontent. And you have learned well what you have been taught it seems. You need not return with proof you have killed this orc. Either he will be dead, or you will. Either will lessen the stain upon my House. When your task is done, the shame of your existence shall be lifted. You will be free to make your way in the world as you can, gain what honor you can.” And with that last comment, Sheik Z’gavsta Komo Val walked away.
So it was that K’t’inga was given supplies and enough coin to begin his journey, his hunt. In time, he would find the trail of his prey, the father he never knew, and put an end to his shame and that of House Komo Val. Even so, he was left with no direction, no family, and no purpose in his life. He continued on, but did not know where to go next or how he would make a living in a world that still looked at him with hatred and disgust. It was with this uncertainty that he came upon the small village of Opar. But that is another story . . .
Qapla’! (Success!)
Unfinished TOEE Story
Tags: D&D, TOEE
They came to Opar individually, from all corners of the continent, and never left. Today you can see pieces of their work throughout this part of the Land. It was ten years ago that the Temple of Elemental Evil reared its head again, and the fortress-sanctuary that was the master stronghold cast its Evil spell over the good people that walked the earth.
An unknown priest founded a small temple on the river that flows North to the Inland Sea. Halfway between the seaport of Klin’Shai and the village of Opar, this temple brought forth a town in little time. The majority of Khasvana’s inhabitants were unsavory types, from brigands to Humanoids: Bugbears, Goblins, Orks and others. The Temple began a new project: their future home and sanctuary, one that reflected their growing power and the multitudes of new worshipers. Materials were brought from many locations, and the craftsmen worked through the night every night for three years to complete the structure. Khasvana profited from traffic to the Temple, and the Temple welcomed anyone caring to stay in Khasvana. At least, many more persons came to Khasvana than ever left the town.
Merchants passing through Khasvana started relaying reports of brigands sacking whole caravans, then of Humanoid bandits riding as far as Klin’Shai to pursue those who managed to escape. Nearby Opar was silently taken without resistance by a force of Bugbears from the quietly captured Moathouse of the Baron Karza. The Temple network expanded to Klin’Shai, and the capital of the region, Chardonnay. For three years, the Temple was the true force behind the politics of Chardonnay, before a letter was passed to the wrong guard. From the guard, the letter reached the hands of the Count of Chardonnay, and three days later, a force of Calvary was dispatched to the Temple gates.
The Calvary never returned, and several despicable murders later in the capital, the Count decided to send North for assisstance, which he did receive. An army of heroes descended upon the Temple of Elemental Evil, and, after laying siege to it for two weeks, they broke the gates in the wall and the hideous brass doors, flooding the Temple. The leaders of the expedition, perhaps even the Count himself, may only know what went on in the Temple in those last minutes of the battle, but speculation has it that several Demons appeared in order to defend the Temple from “desecration”, and when they fell, a Being from another realm was awakened…and released.
Despite the Beast’s protections and strength, the Heroes drove it back into the Temple, sealing it shut with mighty magics, and, it is rumoured, the seal of St. Cuthbert himself. The organization that surrounded the Temple was systematically destroyed, and the sealing was supposed to be the death-blow for the Evils that drove the Temple from the dreams of madmen to a reality. But Evil is a more resilient foe than ever you think. Seventy five years later, a party of common adventurers, questing for gold and treasures, explored the ruins of the Karza Moathouse. What they found led them straight to the adventures that left these scars upon the landscape, these fortifications around Opar, and this time of peace upon the Land.
They had conglomerated in the Tavern of the Inn, the Queasy Centipede, in Opar. One by one, they assembled mysteriously, out of the dust of the road and the shadows of the nearby hills, as adventuring types are wont to do. Sometimes it is as if they can smell it, or feel it in their bones. I watched them all from behind the bar, cleaning my countertop while listening to them, and observing them.
Truly the first adventurer to appear did not appear to be an adventurer of any kind. Father Ezekiel Dowland was a new acolyte at the Church of St. Cuthbert in Opar, and was a favorite of the Monsignor of the Church, Isiah Crowley. Sean Murdoch was the first adventurer that I spotted, though. He came from Chardonnay to assist Rufus Gamboa and Burne Thappalgesic (the local representatives of the Count) with the construction of the Keep that was to strengthen Opar. He would be, I guess, their sergeant. Father Crowley took a liking to him immediately, and they would have long religious debates in the Tavern over foamy mugs of homebrew.
Boomclad Rockbottom the Dwarf was unmistakably an adventurer, but his gold was as good as his thirst was unquenchable. He was the first creature to have bested the local Brewmeister ever in liquid combat. They, of course, became good friends and re-enacted their epic battle nightly except for Sundays.
Cormac Mac Cain arrived soon after Sean Murdoch; they were old friends, I guess, and Cormac soon became a favorite in Opar, tracking through the woods and wilderness nearby and bringing back to town game and resources. His courting of farmers’ daughters, however, was not as appreciated by the locals.
Abu Dabu Dabu Day, the Bendarian, was some sort of magician in his own land — I just called him a Wizard. He was passing through one day, and he decided to stay to do some studies. He liked tea, really hot, and I had to keep a kettle going for him almost night and day.
Kleptus, the thief, although nobody ever caught him, was as good as his name might suggest. He said he was a Merchant from the Little People, but what a Halfling Merchant was doing with no goods to sell and no money to buy them, I’m not sure. Anyways, he grafted to the party quickly, smelling treasure.
Yorl the Wanderer was a Monk of St. Cuthbert, travelling the roads and preaching the faith. Happening upon Opar, he conversed with Monsignor Crowley, asking for a period of rest and meditation, and a simple cell to reside in in the Church. He was usually found at the Church itself, but would come to the Inn with Father Dowland upon occasion.
Miss Natasha made quite a wake when she arrived; she was a headstrong young lady who had studied quite a bit of magic, and was defying her father by “going out” to adventure. Pretty, she wheedled her way into the graces of the bar patrons rather easily.
Sister Tourmaline Ness came down from the slight hill that the Church of St. Cuthbert rests on once, and since then, has returned many times, competing with Abu Dabu Dabu Day for the Chess Crown of Opar, a title which she herself devised. A Priestess of our lord St. Cuthbert, Tourmaline was another young member of the flock who had been sent from Chardonnay to Opar for a stint of duty.
The last member who joined the adventurers setting out for the Moathouse was Iolo the Minstrel. After receiving a smaller monetary appreciation than he expected from the customers here at the Inn, he decided to accompany the adventurers to see if he could increase his funds.
One Saturday evening in the Tavern, Iolo overheard the conversation at one of the front tables. Since he wasn’t receiving any attention, he quit playing, stepped down from his stool, and wandered over.
“What’s the latest tally on the caravans, Sean?” asked a red-haired woodsman.
“Well,” began Sean Murdoch with a gaelic lilt, “Two more Merchants in the past week have reported seeing the signs of raids on the road.”
“What are the signs?”
“Burned wagons, tracks, broken merchandise,” Sean replied to the red-haired man, “Cormac, something is preying on these caravans. It isn’t even a laughing matter now.”
“My question is this,” said a slim man dressed in travelling clothes, “Where are they taking all of their acquired merchandise?”
“Abu?” Sean directed the question at him. The Oriental Man looked to Father Dowland, who nodded.
“Father Dowland has graciously allowed me some time in the Library at the Church of St. Cuthbert,” Abu began, “I found two possibilities.”
“Let’s have ‘em, jerky,” growled the Dwarf, Mad Dog.
“One: the Swamp to the South-East has long been a favorite of thieves and brigands in this area,” stated the Wizard.
“That’s the obvious place to look, Abu,” commented Natasha.
“Two,” Abu continued, “There is an old road to the town of Khasvana, which lies East of here. This road passes through the Swamp, and also, the old Moathouse of the seemingly extinct Karza family. It is here that I surmise the bandits are operating from.”
“Well, where in the Swamp is it?” questioned Boomclad. Abu turned to Father Dowland, who brought his chair down to the floor and removed his pipe from his mouth.
“We don’t know,” he said, “The maps of this area that we have do not show it — many do not show the old road at all.” He paused to sip his brew. “The last time that the Karza Moathouse was occupied, it was occupied by the servants of the Temple of Elemental Evil, some 75 years ago.”
“Pardon my intrusion,” Iolo interrupted, “But I came to this lovely town because it was on one of the maps I carry, and I happen to remember that this ‘Temple’ you speak of is on this map…”
The occupants of the table looked at each other, then cleared a space for Iolo, who was searching through his pack. Lifting out a wooden scroll case, he looked around at the unfamiliar faces around him.
“Hi,” he started, “I’m Iolo. I’m an entertainer most of the time, but I can be handy with a sword if you’re going to the Moathouse.”
“Iolo, I’m Sean Murdoch,” stated the older gentleman dressed in green, “I’m also a representative of the Count of Chardonnay. Nobody is going to the Moathouse until I, or Rufus, the Chief, says it is a worthwhile expedition to make.” Iolo smiled sheepishly.
“Sorry, just asking,” he said, opening the case, “Here’s the map.”
Iolo spread the map out on the tabletop. The old road was plainly on the map, and the Karza Moathouse was halfway between Opar and Khasvana. But what drew their attention was the strange writings around a dark icon at the Eastern edge of the map, near Khasvana, and the river.
“Hold it flat, Boomclad,” said Sister Tourmaline.
“I am,” retorted the Dwarf, who was nearest the writings, “I don’t like what I see here.”
“Hold still for a moment,” said Natasha, rising out of her chair and standing over the map. Passing her hands over the parchment, she closed her eyes. Her palms glowed blue briefly, and her eyes snapped open. “Holy Fire of Brigit,” she exclaimed and backed away, “That thing is really magickal!”
Father Dowland was mouthing words to himself, and his hand unconsciously crossed himself. “…and the Evil which cannot be killed shall be chained by curses and prayers to false Gods, but that is not dead which can eternal lie…”
“Do not read any farther, Father Dowland,” interrupted Yorl the Wanderer, a monk clad in a brown cloth robe, laying his hand on the priest’s, “There is a breath of foul air that has entered the Inn.”
Father Dowland snapped out of his reverie long enough to watch the letters that he had been translating pouring off the parchment and the edge of the table. A dark sepia-colored stain spread from the Icon of the Temple to envelop the nearby Khasvana, and, as Murdoch pointed incredulously, a pseudopod of the color snapped out to encompass the site of the Moathouse. As suddenly as it had started, the activity within the map ceased; the edges of the parchment rolled together with a snap, and Iolo thrust it hastily into the wooden case.
“I told you, “ said Sean Murdoch angrily, “I saw the damn lettering sliding off o’ the paper like somethin’ unholy, sir.”
Rufus Gamboa looked sideways at his partner, an Enchanter, Byrne. “What do you think?”
“Heard of it happening before, Rufus,” Byrne gestured with one hand in the direction of the chainmail-clad commander of the Tower.
“Alright then,” Rufus turned back to Sean and Cormac, who were standing before him on the top level of the tower, “What do you two want to do about it?”
“Well, sir,” Cormac stepped forwards, “There’s a couple of adventurers chafing away in the Inn over yonder, and I thought it would be nice to have them along if we were to head over into the Swamp South o’ here.”
“And, Rufus,” confided Murdoch, “The Church o’ St. Cuthbert seems to have a couple of volunteers who wouldn’t mind swinging their cudgels.”
Rufus raised an eyebrow. “Hmm…good point,” he rumbled, “Alright — get your provisions together. I’ll throw in some gold so you can afford a couple of mules or something. Full report when you come back, and don’t endanger yourselves.” Rufus turned his back on them, and went back to his rosters and reports. Cormac and Sean descended the stairs of the Tower and exited the structure to the platform in front of it. Raising a long arm, Cormac signalled a thumbs up to three figures down the street. Waving back, they turned and trotted up the trail to the Church of St. Cuthbert.
“Not all three of you,” stated Monsignor Isiah Crowley firmly and waggling his finger between Father Dowland and Sister Tourmaline, “One of you two priestly types, and Yorl can go to protect you, probably from your own folly.” Father Dowland and Sister Tourmaline turned to face each other, each wearing a stubborn look.
“I’m your superior,” said Father Dowland.
“I beg to differ,” retorted Sister Tourmaline, “Exactly how are you putting that?”
“Please Father Crowley,” begged Yorl to the Monsignor, “Settle this dispute before they come to blows. I do not want to have to immobilize them.”
Father Crowley put down his quill and carefully removed his glasses, turning to the pair of arguing clergy. “Enough!” his voice rose above their clamor and echoed through the hall of the church, “Why should I let the both of you go to the Karza Moathouse to be maimed or dismembered or killed, both at the same time? Give me one good reason.” He glared at them angrily.
“Rufus is letting Sean Murdoch and Cormac Mac Cain go,” Yorl put in quietly. Father Crowley gave Yorl a questioning look, verifying this new information. He sighed and put his head in his hands. Speaking from the depths of the front of his robe, he warned them. “Be back in a week, and say all of your dailys before you go.”
Outside, the three worshipers of St. Cuthbert slapped hands and grinned at each other. Looking down to the green before the Inn of the Queasy Centipede, they spotted the other adventurers, and waved at them excitedly.
“Looks like we have the fanatics on board,” grumbled Boomclad the Dwarf, carving his name on a post in front of the Inn.
“I think you have observed right,” commented Abu Dabu Dabu Day, shielding his eyes to look up the hill.
“Well, time to go pack,” said Kleptus cheerfully, carrying a pair of wagon hubcaps.
“I’m going to go bargain for bottles in quantity with the bartender,” sighed Natasha, carrying her little pink umbrella topped dacquiri back into the Queasy Centipede with her, “See you all around moonrise?”
The crescent of the waxing moon hung suspended over the jewelled tapestry of the night sky as they reconvened in the Inn of the Queasy Centipede. A Merchant caravan had come into town at dusk from Chardonnay, the city to the North West, and the traders were circulating among the patrons of the tavern and common room, plying their smaller wares, striking deals, and gossiping about another trade group they had discovered along the road, burned to the ground and dead bodies liberally strewn about.
“This is the guy you want to talk to,” Boomclad slopped his ale in the direction of Sean Murdoch, who had just entered the Inn with Yorl the Wanderer in tow. Striding to the bar in his greenish-black chainmail, Murdoch clapped Cormac Mac Cain on the shoulder and gestured to Abu and Natasha at the end of the long oaken bar.
“Let me see the ring with the spiked skull on it,” said Boomclad, looking through the selection that the Merchant displayed before him, “No, the bigger one…the one with the spikes that could do some damage if you hit somebody with it. My cousin Stonehold Ironfist deserves a token Hallows-tide present, now that I think about it…” Kleptus rudely bumped into the dealer while passing behind him, spilling some of his wares, and apologized profusely.
“By my stars! I’m terribly sorry, mister,” he exclaimed, and bent with the Merchant to retrieve his goods. The Merchant counted his wares quickly, and Kleptus pulled up a bench to the table.
“Could I buy you a drink for my clumsiness?” Kleptus interrupted the Merchant’s count, “You need one after seeing such grisly carnage on your way to Opar.” He nodded sympathetically to the Merchant.
“Well…,” the Merchant thought for a moment, then shrugging, acquiesced and sat down.
“Yeah, alright,” continued Boomclad without a pause, studying the ring he was holding in his thick fingers, “Cheap Suloisian craft, but Stonehold’ll never know. I’ll give you a couple silver for it.” Money exchanged hands, and the Merchant ordered a glass of wine from the barmaid, who winked at Kleptus knowingly.
“What was that?” growled the Dwarf, pointing over his shoulder at the retreating form of the young girl. “She a friend of yours?”
“She doesn’t like beards,” replied Kleptus, counting coins from one purse to another.
“Gentlefolk,” interrupted Sean Murdoch, setting down his ful flagon on the tabletop with a thump, “Set for the mornin’?” He sat down, making room on the wooden bench for Natasha and Abu, who were hotly debating the existence of some magickal book from the aeons of the past. Cormac shouldered his way through the bar patrons with the Bard Iolo behind him.
“Almost all here,” said Iolo merrily, “Just the representatives from the Holy House on the Hill left.”
“Mister Murdoch?” the Merchant directed his question at the grizzled warrior.
“That’s right; may I ask your name?” replied Murdoch, turning to face that end of the table.
“Well,” the Merchant started, “I’m Sander from the Boscollis trading caravan that came into town this evening, and we saw something rather disturbing on the road on our way from the capital.”
“What, pray tell, was that?” asked Cormac, dropping onto a bench across from Murdoch and the mages. Looking from one man to the other, the Merchant continued.
“We came upon a caravan from Chardonnay which had been attacked and slaughtered. The wagons had been burned and sacked. There were at least ten guards who had been killed. Their thoats had been cut — it was awful…” he trailed off.
“We heard of this from a rider from the Hillside Communities who came in yesterday evening,” said Murdoch; Cormac nodded as well.
“But the raiders either suffered no losses, or they took the time to remove their dead…” the Merchant went on.
“Typical of a successful raid — leave no clues,” commented Boomclad.
“…except for one,” said the Merchant, “And he wasn’t what we expected from a bandit in the badlands between Chardonnay and Opar. It was a Bugbear.” Murdoch and Cormac exchanged glances, and Boomclad sat up in his chair.
“A what?” the Dwarf asked, “Did you say that you saw a Bugbear?“
“A dead one, yes.”
“Can you give me an idea of where this caravan attack took place?” queried Murdoch.
“The second high pass on the road,” thought the Merchant out loud, “Right when it starts to drop into the that narrow wash before Killian’s Spring.” Sean looked over to Cormac.
Cormac brushed his long red hair out of his face and wrinkled his brow, “That runs East, then South to the old Druid wood. The West side bottoms out into the valley after a couple of miles — nowhere to go from there.” He looked back at Murdoch. “Cancel the expedition, chief?”
“No, I just want all of the details,” replied Murdoch, “Rufus will want to know and maybe speak with the caravan leader.”
“I also found something interesting next to the…” Sander was cut short.
“I am the leader of the Boscollis group,” stated a man in a reddish brown robe and a metal mask which covered his face, “From what I examined at our very brief stop at the site of the demise of the Clovenhoof Merchants, I would say it was the work of bandits on horseback. They fled to the West; I followed the prints of several horses away from the horrid mess beyond the turn in the canyon. You are, sir?” The robed one gestured at Sean Murdoch, who rose to his feet.
“I am Sean Murdoch, sergeant-at-arms of the garrison here in Opar,” replied Murdoch, facing the man squarely, “May I ask your name…sir?” Boomclad put his drink down on the table, and Natasha and Abu grew quiet.
“My associate here,” said the stranger, laying his hand on the Merchant’s shoulder, “Derives his share of the profits from selling merchandise. I see that he is procrastinating in his duties. That makes me a disappointed employer.” He inclined his head for a response from the Merchant.
Rising quickly, Sander arranged his wares and struck off into the crowd with them. The masked person watched him depart, and then turned back to the table. “I am sorry if my boy offended you or disturbed your meeting,” he said in a friendlier tone, “It is the first time he has seen something like that. He is city-folk.” He set a small wooden box on the table and opened it, revealing a number of rings and other pieces of fine jewelry. “I hear that you are adventuring to the abandoned Karza Moathouse, yes?”
“Actually, we’re going to Klin’Shai to compete in the Maximum Karnage competition,” said Kleptus, polishing a golden ring, “Who exactly did you say your employer was?”
“I am Kulkas,” the ocher robed man turned to face Kleptus, “And my employers are my business, friend.”
“Well, that would be rather useful information for my report to the Commander of the Garrison,” Sean Murdoch stated matter of factly.
“I am sorry if I have sounded angry,” Kulkas apologized smoothly as he returned his attention to the standing Warrior, “It has not been the easiest of days. I am a member of the Kien group from Chardonnay. I would appreciate your attention in keeping the roads safe, as I would think your employer, the Count of Chardonnay, would. It directly affects our livelyhood.”
“That is our job,” replied Murdoch evenly, “Accurate and detailed reports only help us track down brigands like these. You, then, did not see a Bugbear, as your ‘employee’ stated he saw?”
“I saw a badly burned half-Ork’s corpse,” said Kulkas helpfully, “That a city boy would easily believe to be a Bugbear. Would you care to examine some of these fine items?”
“I certainly would,” said Natasha from her seat, “Could I examine the silver one with the inset obsidian chip?”
“Of course, milady,” Kulkas said, bowing a little, “In fact, please take it as a gift of my appreciation of your beauty.” He plucked the ring from it’s place in the velvet-lined box and swept around Sean Murdoch to place it on her finger.
“Ooooh!” said Natasha, holding her hand out at arm’s length, admiring it, “It’s wonderful! Thank you masked man!”
“It is my pleasure, milady,” returned Kulkas, “May it bring you good fortune on your journey to the Karza Moathouse.”
Yorl the Wanderer materialized out of the crowded patrons watching a heated game of darts and waited to catch their attention. Sean beckoned him to take a seat.
“Where is Father Dowland and Sister Tourmaline?”
“They are waiting for you at the Church,” Yorl inclined his head meaningfully at the door.
“Again, would you like to peruse this array of fabulous gifts and keepsakes?” Kulkas flashed the contents of the box around the table.
“Lemme see that fat gold chain,” Boomclad pointed. Yorl leaned over to speak to the Dwarf.
“I hear that Father Crowley is about to try his ripened Double Stout Homebrew, Boomclad.”
“Whoa! Forgot I had to go to confession tonight!” Boomclad began drinking his Ale noisily. Sean Murdoch turned to Kulkas.
“I think that Rufus, the garrison commander would like to speak to you personally tomorrow,” he said cryptically, “Please make it your duty to find him at the Tower. I must attend to some affairs with my associates here.” Turning, he strode towards the door. The remainder of the party began to get out of their seats. Natasha chewed the ice in her Margarita and took Cormac’s offered arm. Abu followed through the crowd in Boomclad’s wake. Kleptus was the last one to leave the Inn, and he handed a worn leather wallet to Kulkas as he was leaving.
“You dropped this, sir.”
At the Church of St. Cuthbert, Monsignor Crowley greeted them and led them to the pews at the front of the sanctuary. Father Dowland and Sister Tourmaline were waiting, poring over a few worn scrolls that were stacked at their feet. Looking up as the rest of the adventurers entered, they set their work aside and rose to their feet.
“So Father,” said Boomclad rubbing his hands, “I heard that your homebrew was ready!”
“Well, yes it is,” Monsignor Crowley glared at Yorl, who seemed not to notice, “Might as well celebrate getting three of my staff members lost in the Swamp before they leave, eh?”
“I thought we were supposed to meet at the Inn,” Kleptus spoke up, as Halflings are wont to do.
“I had another Margarita coming,” complained Natasha.
“We came across some interesting news,” said Father Dowland firmly, sitting again in the front pew, “Or, as is probably more appropriate, he came across us.”
“What are you talking about, Father?” queried Cormac, sliding into a seat and resting his forearms on the back of the pew in front of him. The other members arranged themselves in seats, Boomclad and Kleptus sprawling on the stone steps leading up to the simple altar to St. Cuthbert.
“He came from around Weedwood, near Klin’Shai,” said Sister Tourmaline, “He is exhausted and not in any condition to talk, but he himself is rather a surprise. I would almost say a shock.”
“I think he is doing okay,” a voice came from the side of the room, where a teenage boy in a green and brown tunic was shutting a side door, “He needs to rest badly.”
“This is Lentos of the Vines,” Monsignor Crowley introduced him, “An apprentice to old Jaroo the Druid in the Oak Grove to the South of town here. He is the one who found Rex and brought him here when he mentioned my name.” The adventurers exchanged looks.
“Who is Rex?” asked Kleptus.
“Rex is a Lizard-Man,” stated the Monsignor, “And he is an old friend of mine from the Ssleestak tribe on the river Taanesh South from the Inland Sea. He has the unique ability to speak in the Common Tongue, a talent which has made him the representative for most of the tribes in that area. I met him in Klin’Shai, when I was delivering a message to the Bishop of the Church there; he was negociating a trade agreement with the Lord K’Tinga Como Val.”
“I have heard you mention him before once or twice,” said Father Dowland.
“You’re friends with a Lizard-Man?” said Boomclad incredulously, “I thought they were savages.”
“The Lizard-Men believe the same of Dwarves, I’m sure Boomclad,” quipped Kleptus.
“Rex is a trustworthy individual,” continued Monsignor Crowley, unperturbed, “We have done the best we can for tonight; now he needs to rest. He is not in the best shape; in fact, several of his wounds seem to be from weaponry. I would guess from this, and the fact that he has journeyed so far, that something is awry South of Klin’Shai. I would guess that Rex isn’t going anywhere for about a week.” The Monsignor seemed genuinely concerned.
“Can we speak to him,” spoke Sean Murdoch; Cormac Mac Cain looked like he seconded the question.
“Perhaps in the morning, before you leave for the Moathouse,” replied the Monsignor.
“One of the few things that he said does concern us,” said Father Dowland, “Though indirectly. From what little he said, I understood that his tribe was attacked by a force of Humanoids. They were led by a priest in black armor who ‘called down the Elements’ upon his people. The Priest, during the melee, kept shouting the praises of ‘the Temple’.”
“Meaning the Temple that was on the map today?” asked Iolo, rustling through his pack.
“Though impossible,” said Monsignor Crowley, “That was what first came to me, also. The Temple of Elemental Evil was sealed many years ago by the Power of our Lord Himself, St. Cuthbert. But, if I remember history right, their priests were able to command the Elements to suit their own purposes.”
“Used correctly, the Elements can be most punishing enemies,” said Abu Dabu Dabu Day darkly, “The Temple of Elemental Evil was a great woe to the balance of Natural Forces in the Land.”
“This is true, Abu,” replied the Monsignor, inclining his head towards him, “But the Grace of St. Cuthbert himself has blessed the ruins of the Temple, and nothing escapes the eyes of our Lord.”
“Except maybe your home brewing setup, eh, Monsignor?” asked Kleptus.
“What does this have to do with the Moathouse, Father?” Boomclad turned his attention to Father Dowland.
“The Moathouse was the first major strike that the Temple made in their ascension to Power, seventy five years ago according to the Booke of Galstephus,” Father Dowland picked up a scroll and read from it, “‘The Temple of Elemental Evil, in the highest moments of it’s glory, firmly dictated the policy of Chardonnay, it’s military influence extending the length and breadth of the land by threat alone; and, when the dust had settled from the breaking of the gates of the Stronghold, the nefarious tentacles of the Temple had been unearthed in three other nearby Lands, notably those that had sent their Might to aid the Count of Chardonnay against the Temple’.” Father Dowland closed the scroll carefully and looked around at the company, scanning the expressions on their faces. His eyes came to rest on Sean Murdoch’s grizzled face.
“So,” Murdoch started slowly, “Are we all still going for a little vacation at the abandoned Karza Moathouse?”
There was a moment of silence, broken by a voice from the door Lentos came through:
“It iss in your besst interesstss to invesstigate the Moathousse,” said the tall Lizard-Man who bent low to clear the doorway, “My people are no more; perhapss yourss are the next.” Rex moved to a pew and slid into it heavily. “I wass returning from Klin’Shai when I met sseveral of my Kin fleeing an unknown assault. They told me of the desstruction of sseveral tribess; they were of my own village. I arrived cautioussly to find a black-mailed Priesst curssing my people’ss home, crushing the Ssacred Idol of Bokrug and killing the lasst of the defenderss. The Warriors were Orkss and Goblinss — almosst a hundred of the sslthiss vermin. They left, heading Wesst through Weedwood, and away to the Ssouth.” He sank back against the hardwood pew and blinked his yellow eyes at those assembled.
“Shouldn’t you be in bed?” chided Sister Tourmaline. Rex managed to smile, and flick his forked tongue out at her in tired defiance. Turning from Rex, Monsignor Crowley spoke, glaring at Yorl.
“Well then,” he said, grumbling a bit, “Not to confirm popular rumor, but I am about to harvest a new batch of homebrew. Anyone for a nightcap?”
Several hours later, the candles in the Church went out one by one, and the party members stumbled loudly down the hill to their accomodations in pairs and groups of three. The moon hung higher in the nighttime sky, and silvered the edges of the buildings.
Fires raged everywhere upon the battlefield; their garish light illuminated for hundreds of yards and the flames licked almost to the velvet of the dark sky. Smoke roiled in choking clouds between Human and Demi-Human defenders and the masses of enraged Humanoids literally slaughtering them. The cries of the dead and dying, mixed with the roar of the fires, were deafening. Blackened bodies and equipment lay strewn across the field where the fires had passed; a singular pillar of flame began to approach, burning with Demonic delight at each new corpse. Within the inferno, two faces could be identified: one was that of an old man with glee in his eyes and long fingernails made of flames like knives; the other was nothing but a pair of eyes on either side of a massive tentacle which sometimes twisted through the carnage, sometimes writhed skywards with the flames. Their hideous laughter carried the point of view upwards and away, to where it could be seen that miles of land was burning, and whole towns were being engulfed by the fires that illuminated the clouds of black smoke in the heavens.
Sean Murdoch handed the still-sleeping Halfling up to Boomclad on his pony; he unceremoniously slung him over his saddle and hoisted his mug of Ale.
“And we’re off!” the Dwarf said hopefully.
“Here they come,” Iolo pointed at the three forms coming around the hill of the Church of St. Cuthbert on horses.
“Now we can depart, old Dwarf,” replied Murdoch. Boomclad grumbled something to Moradin, his Deity.
The party made it’s way South and East, along the road that led to the nearby town of Khasvana, long known as a haven for brigands and thieves, but they turned at the crossroads, continuing along the Old Road; the one that had been used during the occupation of the Karza Moathouse when it was first erected.
Kleptus was complaining about his headache when they first saw that the road entered the Swamp. Slowing down as they drew near to the gnarled trees and boggy ground, Cormac Mac Cain signalled a halt and gave his reins to Murdoch. Dismounting, Cormac jogged ahead and disappeared into the mist that hung like shrouds on a clothesline between the twisted trees and the gloom of the marshland.
“This Wood is quite unhealthy,” commented Abu, touching a nearby branch with his slender fingers.
“Maybe it doesn’t get enough exercise,” said Kleptus rather sullenly. His head hurt.
“There is, like, no wind at all,” said Natasha, “It was quite breezy just a while ago, on the plains…”
“That greasy fog stuff gives me the creeps,” growled Boomclad, chopping a stunted sapling into flinders idly with his battleaxe.
“Could you please not murder that young tree, Boomclad?” implored Abu, offended at the destruction of a defenseless oak.
A piercing whistle hung in the air for a moment, then Sean Murdoch spurred his mount into the Swamp, along the road. The rest of the party followed more cautiously, and came upon Murdoch and Cormac standing before an abandoned wagon that was halfway sunken in the ooze of the Swamp. As the party left their horses and joined them, murky bubbles rose, making blurping noises, and the wagon sank deeper into the muck.
“What irresponsible individual would park a perfectly good wagon there?” said Kleptus, enraged at the loss.
“Remains of one of the raided caravans?” queried Father Dowland.
“Look at that,” pointed Tourmaline with her mace, “Arrows stuck in the side.” Two rough arrows projected from the wood of the wagon several inches above the unreflective Swamp.
“Orks,” said Cormac grimly, “Pretty advanced ones at that.”
“How can you tell, Cormac?” Iolo asked.
“The fletching,” started Cormac, then seeing the puzzlement evident in Iolo’s face, “The feathers on the end of the shafts — they’re hand made, and it looks like from carrion-eating birds. Surely Ork arrows.”
“Phew!” Natasha dusted herself with Patchouli, “This place is gross.”
“Something is moving on the other side of the road, friends,” Yorl tapped his fingertips together questioningly. Murdoch pointed quickly at Boomclad and Cormac, who each circled around the horses from different directions. The voice of the Dwarf rose from the mist:
“Priests of the Bald One, your services are required.”
A small campfire and three blankets later, the party was assembled around the small figure of a shivering Halfling. Kleptus was interrogating him in their mother tongue, and, from the tone of it, he was not being too nice.
“What do you have so far, Kleptus?” asked Boomclad testily. Snorting in contempt, the Halfling turned away from his blanketed kinsfolk.
“He says his name is KornFlake and that he is a Merchant from Chardonnay. He was “sleeping” and he woke up to find that his caravan was being attacked by Orks.”
“Where was he coming from,” interrupted Sean Murdoch, “And where was he going to?”
“Klin’Shai to Chardonnay,” replied Kleptus, “By way of Khasvana and Opar.”
“Chalk up another casualty for the Merchants,” said Sister Tourmaline, “This little Hobbit needs rest and a hot meal.” KornFlake nodded his agreement vigorously.
“We’re not going to go too far now — it is bloody well dark in here,” noted Murdoch. The rest of the party looked around a little bit surprised.
“I thought it was midafternoon,” said Iolo incredulously.
“Better set up camp,” grumbled Boomclad. Natasha began directing Iolo and Cormac about, flashing her brilliant smile at any resistance, and Abu began to find his cooking gear. Murdoch was studying the sinking silhouette of the Merchant’s wagon, and turned back to KornFlake, who was warming himself by the fire.
“How many wagons were with you, sir?”
“There were three, and we had fourteen guards!” stammered the Halfling. Kleptus spat a Hobbit obscenity from the horses, where he was going through someone’s pack. KornFlake looked his direction, then continued.
“We knew of the dangers, but the trade in Khasvana has been very sporadic, and prices for goods that do come through has tripled.”
“Tripled, you say?” Kleptus walked under a horse towards the fire and looked interested.
“Kleptus, find a good place to tether the horses,” Murdoch directed him pointedly. The Merchant duly led the horses to a nearby stand of trees and began measuring their leads out, whispering calculations under his breath.
“Isn’t fourteen guards a lot of arms for three wagons, Kornflake?” asked Father Dowland, fiddling with his tobacco pouch.
“Well…” started KornFlake nervously, who looked around at the party, who was waiting for his answer, “We were carrying expensive goods.”
“Such as…” Abu said casually, hanging a kettle over the fire.
“Weapons and armor,” KornFlake burst into tears, “And now I’m ruined. RUINED!”
“Serves you right for sleeping, you dingbat,” muttered Kleptus.
“That’s enough, Hobbit,” Murdoch swung around to face the Merchant, “Or else I’ll let Boomclad play shot put with you, and see how far he can heave you into the Swamp.” The Dwarf grinned and cracked his knuckled for effect. Turning back to the Hobbit, Murdoch awkwardly put his arms around KornFlake, who was near hysterics, and soothed him as best as he could. Natasha mouthed “How cute” to him over KornFlake’s shoulder, and Sister Tourmaline beamed at him. Murdoch frowned sourly and tried to disengage from the weeping Halfling, but KornFlake clung to him and buried his face in his tunic.
“There, there now,” Murdoch said uncertainly as the rest of the party supressed snickers, “You’ll earn it all back.”
Yorl awoke to the sound of distant thunder. Rising silently from his bedroll, he moved out into the road to survey the sky. Abu was on watch, unaware that Yorl had risen. Stirring the fire gently with a stick, Abu chanted quietly over it, making delicate prayers to to Elements. Yorl walked quietly to the small warm space of the fire, the only place that the moist grey tendrils of ground fog did not settle in, and laid his hand on Abu’s shoulder.
“Friend,” said Yorl, “Did you hear thunder just a few moments in the past?”
“I thought I did, indeed, Yorl,” answered Abu, rising and placing the stick in his sleeve.
“Something wicked this way comes,” said Yorl ominously. The newly born wind plucked lightly at their robes.
“Wake Cormac Mac Cain, Abu,” directed Yorl as a flash of heat lightning illuminated the camp for an instant. Abu moved across the road to where the Ranger was slung in a hammock between two trees. Yorl sniffed the air, smelling the ozone, then strode to the horses to calm their questioning whinnies.
“Heat lightning, Yorl,” said Cormac from behind him after a minute. Turning, the Monk saw that Sister Tourmaline had also risen, and was shaking her head.
“Sister, what do you think?” Yorl asked her. Cormac and Abu turned to face her. Wrapped in her blankets, Sister Tourmaline closed her eyes and took a deep breath of the stirring stench of the Swamp. After a moment of quiet as the three Men watched her, her eyes snapped back open.
“I don’t know…” she started as a firm gust blew through the bent trees, swirling the mist into eerie shapes, “There is something wrong. Maybe we should wake Father Dowland…”
“He is here,” said Sean Murdoch, walking from the firelight and gesturing at the form of the Priest near the blaze, “We all are waking easily tonight.” The snores of the Halfling and the Dwarf across the road brought quick smiles to their faces, soon replaced by expectation as the Father drew near.
“Something is going on. I can feel it in the air,” said Father Dowland, “It is North and East of us now, and it does not seem to be moving. That is all I can discern for now.” Another flash of dry lightning flickered across the clouds massing overhead.
“I can sense that from the Land itself, Father Dowland,” Abu agreed, “The Breath of the Air is tainted with Magicks that are unnatural.”
“Wake the others,” Sean Murdoch gestured to Cormac and Yorl, who returned to the fire to do so, “I want to hear what Lady Natasha has to say.”
Five minutes later, Natasha was throwing bits of pickled animals into the fire, and singing quietly over the undaunted flames. Iolo unstrapped his lute and began to accompany her, hesitantly at first, then more sure. Natasha glanced over at his efforts and smiled, nodding her encouragement. After another minute, the Enchantress fell into a sort of trance, and pointed towards the dark hills that rose over the swamp to the NorthEast.
“I see a canyon, and a dark forest within it,” she said in a monotone, her face slack, “There is a clearing, with a great fire in the middle…creatures are dancing around the flames gesturing and…oh Zagyg…they’re throwing people into the fire! They’re still alive…!” Her face drained of color. Cormac stepped towards her; Murdoch seized his forearm and shook his head negatively. Iolo continued to play her melody softly on his instrument.
“They are Orks…” Natasha continued, her voice growing deeper, “They worship the Old One from the North…the sacrifices are still coming…Halflings now…they scream as they burn…they keep adding wood because their blood is putting out the fire…”
Yorl moved away from the campfire and looked North; Cormac joined him so he did not have to look at Natasha’s ill pallor.
“Somebody stop her…” mumbled Kleptus, who, in his horror, did not notice that KornFlake was clinging to his arm with wide frightened eyes. Natasha’s voice took on a resonance that belied her slim frame.
“They drum to awaken something from an age-old sleep…they are summoning something to them…there is an awful Priest whose armor is slick with the blood of captives…there is a Necromancer with a garland of freshly harvested skulls…they are chanting…Iä…Iä…Hotep Khandan Sudaram…”
A flash of heat lightning flickered across the campsite, followed by a close crackle of thunder. Iolo looked around at the party as they stood entranced by Natasha’s display. The wind lifted his cap from his head and sent it spinning into the Swamp. Natasha turned from the campfire and raised her hands Northwards.
“Iä, Iä, vaprak dominus Dagon thoth ghandruis vlemminak,” shrieked Natasha to the hills. The shocked Bard immediately quit playing and gagged at the blood pouring from her mouth. As Natasha collapsed towards the fire, the sturdy arms of Boomclad Rockbottom caught her and carried her to a nearby bedroll. Sister Tourmaline immediately attended to her, seizing Boomclad’s handkerchief to mop the stream of crimson that still flowed from her mouth.
“You don’t know where that’s been,” Kleptus commented without much effort at humor.
“Father! She’s lost a lot of blood!” said Sister Tourmaline as Natasha coughed and tried to sit up. The Sister firmly pushed her back down and turned her head to the side. Father Dowland held her down as she vomited blood. Cormac stood nearby, looking as if he wanted to help. The wind grew stronger, and became more constant, bringing the smell of wet grassland with it.
“It is raining out in the fields,” commented Abu; Yorl nodded his head in agreement.
“Only a matter of time, now,” said Murdoch, looking into the thick eddies of fog that obscured the sky, “We’d best be prepared for it. Find somewhere where we can sling a tarp. There’s two of them under my saddleblanket.” Murdoch turned to Father Dowland. “Can we move Miss Natasha?”
“In a minute, Soldier,” said the Priest. Sister Tourmaline had her eyes closed in prayer, and her hands on Natasha’s chest. The Enchantress’s body was engulfed in a warm white glow, and she seemed to regain some color and relax. Sean turned to Cormac and barked a command at him.
“Cain! Find us some shelter…now!” Cormac seemed to wake, and then grabbed his swords in one hand and dashed down the road. The rest of the party was hurriedly packing their gear on the horses.
“KornFlake, you’re going to have to pull your own weight now,” Murdoch knelt to look him in the face. The unfortunate Halfling attempted to smile and burst into tears again. Murdoch rose and placed him on his horse.
Cormac returned a few minutes later, shaking his head. “I’ve got a solid piece of land and a couple of big rocks,” he reported to Murdoch,”It’s into the swamp a little ways…”
“It’ll have to do now,” replied Murdoch grimly, “Won’t it?”
They led their horses after Cormac Mac Cain, down the road and to the North, into the Swamp. At first, some thought this was foolhardy, but Cormac’s uncanny sense of where the solid land was and where the marsh was deceptive was comforting, if not incredible. In the frequent flashes of crooked heat lightning, wrapping around the formidable shape of great thunderheads above them, they could see the point that Cormac was heading for: a small rise in the swamp which was crowned with three large stones.
The first drops of rain pelted them like sling bullets as they led the horses into the shelter of the three grouped boulders. The stone was moss-laden, and each one rose over 15 feet in the air. Several hardy oaks stood near the granite blocks in the small clearing, and an old campfire ring made of rocks blessed the middle of the site.
“Horses over there; Kleptus and Boomclad,” directed Murdoch after surveying for a moment, “Cormac, Yorl, Abu — get those tarps strung between those two trees. Water is going to come down that rock face, so trench it away from the ground we want dry.” The Priests were getting Natasha down from her steed and tending to her.
“What can I do?” asked Iolo. Murdoch looked the youth up and down.
“I don’t know…” said Murdoch, chewing on a short pipe, “What can you do?” He seemed to think for a moment. “Look around this campsite carefully, into all the nooks and crannies. Make sure there is nothing unusual. Then report back to me and I’ll find something else for you.” Iolo scampered off, and Murdoch looked around once again. “That ought to keep him busy.”
Ten minutes later, there was a small fire going right outside of the makeshift tent, the rain had started to come down in sheets, Natasha was resting on her bedroll and Iolo was nowhere to be seen.
“I’m going to go look for him,” stated Cormac stubbornly, “He’s lost in the Swamp.”
“No,” Murdoch dissented, “I don’t want two people lost in the Swamp.” Iolo stuck his dripping head in the tent and blinked the water out of his eyes.
“I think I found one of your unusual nooks, Mr. Murdoch,” said the soaked but excited Bard, “In fact, it even has a door built into it!” Cormac shrugged at Murdoch, and Sister Tournaline smiled to herself at the Bard. After a short-lived argument, Murdoch decided that Cormac, Iolo and Kleptus would go look at the “unusual crevice”; they were to return in no more than 10 minutes. The three of them dashed out into the pouring rain, and the remainder of the fellowship listened to the tattoo of the drops on the tarps above them.
After sliding halfway down one side of the hill into the Swamp, whose water level was quickly rising, and working their way back up again, Iolo led the other two through a tall but narrow crack in the rock.
“Well I’ll be damned,” Cormac Mac Cain shook his hair out of his face in front of a large wooden door set into the darkness of the rear of a chasm that cut through the back of the rock that the party was camped against. “There’s room enough in here for the horses even.”
“Do you think we should open the door?” asked Iolo fearfully.
“Of course, my boy,” said Kleptus, stepping up to the lock and peering through it, “I think I even have the key somewhere in here…” The Merchant began rummaging through his waist pouches.
“Cormac, do you think so?” Iolo turned to the Ranger, who was frowning and rubbing one hand over his jaw, thinking.
“Let’s see if Kleptus has the key,” Cormac said sarcastically after a moment, watching the Halfling pull a thick piece of iron out of his bag and jam it into the lock. After a few grunts and curse words from the Hobbit, there was a rusty clunking sound. Kleptus stepped away from the door and bowed. Cormac raised an eyebrow.
“I’m just lucky, that’s all,” the Hobbit said self-depreciatingly. Cormac strode towards the door and looked at the handle. After a moment, he seized it and pulled outwards, his muscles bulging. The door swung outwards, belching forth a torrent of bats and revealing a dark square.
“Lamp?” asked Cormac, holding out one hand and not looking back. His shortsword had appeared in his other hand. Kleptus quickly struck up a lantern and handed it to Cormac. “Stay here.”
“Is Natasha making any noise?” asked Sean Murdoch over his shoulder as he stood at the edge of the tarp watching the rain coming down like hammers. Most of the rest of the campsite was close to being washed away; huge torrents of water coursed from the rocks, and the trees sluiced water from their boughs. Lightning played across the clouds like skeletal hands, bringing the hills to the North into view: only a few miles distant. Sean thought he could see the smoke rising from the Unholy fire that he believed Natasha had witnessed.
“No she isn’t, Sean,” said Sister Tourmaline gently, “She’s sleeping as far as I can tell — she hasn’t said a word.” Noting Murdoch’s lack of response, she added a question: “Why?”
“Nothing,” Murdoch replied, then, thinking better of it, motioned Father Dowland over, “What do you see out there, Man of the Cloth?” The wind seemed to ignore the existence of the tent and chilled them. Again, lightning lit the far hills and the sea of misty trees between here and there. Boomclad Rockbottom joined them at the edge of the tent.
“Been a while since those three bailed,” he mentioned.
“I’ve got a bad feeling about something out there in the Swamp, Father,” Murdoch continued. The Priest nodded, and Boomclad stuck his head out into the rain to look around. A bolt of lightning flashed across the sky, and Boomclad shakily withdrew his head.
“Down below,” he said cryptically as he backed towards his battleaxe. Murdoch hefted a large mace and peered through the bars of rain and out into the Swamp. Father Dowland gripped his silver starburst, the graven Holy symbol of his office, and waited for the lightning.
The lamplight played over a small, rough-hewn chamber that was thick with dust and debris from the walls and ceiling. In the middle of the room was a large table that was cut from the living stone of the floor. It seems this cavern had been improved, and the door fitted into the opening. High in the cavern, there were small barred windows dripping rain, presumably for ventilation; a small fireplace of sorts was visible in the side of the chamber, where a fold in the stone obscured Cormac’s view. Kleptus pushed his way past Cormac, and began his rounds of the room, looking into everything.
“Be careful, Kleptus,” warned Cormac as the Halfling disappeared around the corner beyond the fireplace. Iolo crept in from outside, shivering.
“Check this out, Cormac,” Kleptus’s voice echoed from around the corner. The Ranger walked around the table, pausing to note a small and dusty stack of firewood next to the hearth, and Iolo, who was making funny sounds in his throat and following him like a shadow.
Around the corner was a pile of dusty goods: timber, crates, barrels, pieces of wilderness clothing, and a few moldering suits of leather armor. Kleptus was wrestling with a ladder that was lashed together out of pieces of a tree.
“Help me with this, you two,” he grunted as he tried to place it against the wall under one of the small streaming windows. Cormac placed the lamp on the stone slab.
“There’s no time for that, Kleptus,” he said, walking towards the Halfling, “We’ve got to get the rest of the party in here.”
“I know,” Kleptus rested, halfway there, “They’re on the other side of this wall here. I think I can yell to them, and they’ll know we’ve found shelter.”
“Alright,” said Cormac, grasping the ladder, “Good idea — which window?” Kleptus thought for a moment, and then pointed to one of two on the back wall. Cormac hefted the ladder and moved it to the window, holding it from shifting. The Halfling climbed it and peered out into the rain.
“Shoot. I can’t see anything from here. There’s an overhang. Try the other one.” Cormac dragged the ladder impatiently to the other grate, leaning it against the wall and holding it firmly still. Kleptus again nimbly mounted to the barred window, shielding his eyes from the gusts of rain that blew inside on the shrieks of the wind.
“C..C..Cormac?” Iolo waved behind him to try to get their attention, “Kleptus, who is that at the door?”
Skeletal figures were slowly groping their way up from the fog shrouded trees at the base of the hill that the stones stood on. Bones rose from the Earth, knitting together and standing upright. The skeletons of dogs, rats, and other creatures weaved their way through those that were bipedal, though they were not clad in rusted armor and wielding old weapons, as some of the others were. The moans of the unpredictable wind became those of the legions of Undead monstrosities that staggered from the Swamp before Boomclad, Murdoch, and Father Dowland.
“This is your department, Father Dowland,” said Boomclad, holding his axe rather limply, “I’m just plain terrified.” Murdoch tore his eyes from the rainy night and looked back at the others meaningfully.
“You’d better get ready to move Miss Natasha,” he said grimly, “The best thing I can think of is getting on top of one of these rocks right about now.”
“Sean Murdoch!” the disembodied voice of Kleptus came on the wind, “Look at the back wall of the stone, above the tarp.” Exchanging a glance with Boomclad, Murdoch strode to the dripping stone that they had camped against. Lifting the tarp, and getting a face full of collected water, Murdoch grasped the hand of the Halfling, coming from a small hidden grate high on the wall.
“How do we get there?” said Murdoch quickly.
“Around the rock to your left,” Kleptus replied, “There’s a passage to a doorway. It’ll cost you 5 gold to stay the night apiece.”
Turning away from the wall, Murdoch pointed at Yorl as a peal of nearby thunder shook water from the canopy. “You lead, then the Sister. I’ll follow with Kornflakeand Abu; I’ll carry Natasha,” he paused and looked at Boomclad.
“Yeah, yeah,” he said resignedly, “I’ve got the big axe.”
“By Saint Cuthbert,” said Father Dowland, who was watching the progress of the Undead with an expression of horror, “Let us go now.”
“Who’d you talk to?” Cormac asked Kleptus as he climbed down the ladder.
“Murdoch, of course,” replied the Merchant, “He always seems so stressed out. Where’s the Bard?” Iolo hit the wall next to them hard, and slumped to the ground in a daze. Cormac whipped out his weapons, turning to face a gigantic Undead monster, a half-rotten Ogre corpse, animated by some Evil Power. A dagger from Kleptus spun lazily into it’s chest, seeming to have no effect at all. The door to the chamber swung shut with a boom, and the scattered wind waved the ribbons of the Ogre’s pelts and hides like banners.
“Stay there, Halfling,” said Cormac, advancing slightly and keeping his eyes on the massive Skeleton, “Hit it from behind with everything you’ve got.” He began to circle to his left, drawing the attention of the creature past Kleptus, and the still unmoving form of Iolo. Kleptus slowly crept back up the ladder. The creature staggered slowly in a circle to face Cormac, who was pointing a longsword and a shortsword at it menacingly. Skipping forwards, Cormac stabbed it twice in the chest and deftly bounced back to his defensive position. The Skeleton roared and towered to it’s full nine feet. Bringing it’s fist around, Cormac narrowly avoided the Skeleton’s blow by slipping under it and chopping his shortsword into it’s side. An unexpected backhand threw Cormac Mac Cain into the side of the chamber with a yelp of pain; Kleptus, seeing his opportunity, unbalanced the ladder towards the Skeleton and rode it heavily into it’s back. Driving a dagger into the back of it’s head, Kleptus dropped to the floor and rolled away. Slipping over to Cormac, he helped him sit up.
“Can you still fight?” Kleptus inquired worriedly, “I hit him with all I had.” The Skeleton was still turning, looking for it’s attackers.
“Methinks I can,” Cormac shook his head clear; his weapons made grating sounds as he stood up.
“What now, O great Ranger?” said Kleptus as he watched the skeleton face them and growl gutterally. They leapt apart as a bony fist drove into the wall between them. Cormac waved his swords in the thing’s face as Kleptus ran underneath it, slashing at it’s legs. Cormac tore rotten flesh from the side of the Ogre’s head with his longsword as he ducked another huge swing.
“Frankly, we need the Priests,” the Ranger answered as he parried with all his might.
Father Dowland took a deep breath and looked back one last time. Murdoch had his shield strapped to his arm and Natasha slung over his right shoulder. Yorl and Sister Tourmaline were moving by the left side of the shelter and out into the rain. Boomclad stepped outside with his axe in his calloused hand. Abu shooed Kornflake after the Priestess and looked back at him. Father Dowland sought to remember the words of his learnings, and stepped forth into the lightning-lit storm.
“Begone! Foul creatures of Darkness and Despair, thou art a mockery of what beings you once were. Evil spirits, desist! Thy presence shall disturb the Wrath of the Starburst Crown!” Father Dowland lifted his Holy Symbol, closed his eyes, lifting his head into the rain, and prayed to Saint Cuthbert. Boomclad, several paces downhill from him, dispatched his first Skeleton with a sweep of his mighty axe.
Rays of light burst from the hand that Father Dowland had clenched around his Holy Symbol, piercing the first two rows of Skeletons in their chests. Energy exploded within them, knocking them apart, and to their knees. Looking back at him incredulously, Boomclad finished off a pair that was coming around from the right side.
“Well then,” the Dwarf said as he pointed the to the left, “Thataway”.
A Skeleton leered out of the shadows of a tree between the rocks at Yorl the Wanderer. Two well-placed snaps of his foot later, the mass of bones lay crumpled in a heap. Others groaned around Yorl as he skidded to a stop in the darkness near the outside of the rock. Sister Tourmaline was right behind him, carrying her mace in her hand…
Sean Murdoch ProFile
Sean Murdoch was born a true Scotsman, one of three sons of a soldier, who was the son of a soldier, whose father was a soldier before him. The first child of Gordon and Diane Murdoch, Sean was a strapping youth who always ate his brussel sprouts. At six, he received his first weapon: a leather sling, which he proceeded to make use of, thumping the neighborhood dogs mercilessly until his accuracy was legendary in the small hamlet Briarstrough, North of Edinburgh, where he grew up. At eight years of age, he was bringing quivers of arrows to his Uncle James Doohan when he was trampled in the Hobgoblin Wars of lower Loch Ness, Yulestide, 1243. Sean inherited the weapons of his Uncle, who bequeathed them to him as he was being blessed on his deathbed by the Priest; Sean was found halfway home under the incredible burden of a suit of plate mail, a footman’s mace and, of course, his uncle’s shortbow and quiver. A neighbor, Gregory Mac Cain, saw the determination of the youth and assisted him home to his proud father and mother.
At 10, Sean was proficient in his Uncle’s shortbow, and the neighborhood dogs had much more to fear than a sound beating from the eldest of the Murdoch boys. His two younger brothers, Michael and Kyle, were also following in their father’s footsteps. In the schoolhouse of Briarstrough, the boys learned their lessons well, including Greek, Latin and a smattering of the Humanoid tongues, reading, writing, arithmetic and history, of which there wasn’t much of but wars. On the playgrounds, they learned the use of their feet and their fists. Sean would brook no blemish on the family name, and would fight like a wild Pict, even if he lost the battle. The honor of showing up seemed to be more important than who won.
Sean adored his two younger brothers, so he routinely beat the crap out of them in good Scottish humor. It was his twelfth birthday when they lured him out to the barn and ganged up on him, finally besting him by combining their youthful energy, Sean so admired their simple but effective use of strategy, he began to study it on his own, sitting in on the Councils behind his father and listening attentively to the strong Gaelic accents thrusting and parrying over the olde oaken table. His twelfth year was filled with experiences, including miserable bagpipe lessons, what his father rued as “ye only weapon me boy canna wield”. It was this same twelfth year that saw his first service to his Country, in the Grugashelm Troll Hunting of 1247. Wearing a suit of studded leather loaned to him by his Irish Uncle Stephan MacDaddy, and carrying his prized 12th birthday present, a real shortsword, he was part of the volunteer group of soldiers that his father presented to William Bruce, Lord of the Scots, to assist the tracking and destruction of the band of marauding Trolls.
Sean was fourteen when his father came home on a pallet, and died three days later in his wife’s arms, after the terrible Sahuagin Uprising of 1249. Sean was a lieutenant in the service and had been instrumental in leading several groups of Highlanders against a contingent of Hobgoblin clans that swore that they were the true Scots of the island. Sean burned the kilt right off of the leader, and that night started his journey home upon receiving the news that his father was gravely wounded. Arriving the evening of the third day, he was in time to lay his father to rest. Gordon’s last words to Sean were ones he would always remember: he said to take care of his mother and his brothers, look after the livestock, always keep his sword sharp and handy, to make him proud, and that “If it was noot Scottish, it’s crrap!” Sean was finally face-to-face with a problem that his schooling nor his soldiering could solve; he left the homestead, vowing not to return until he had found an answer. After three weeks of wandering loch and lee, he found it in a Dwarf named Angus MacFlugin. MacFlugin was passing him as he was sitting by the wayside of the road, and handed him a Bible. “I goot it from ye Gideons inna last Inn I passed through, laddie,” said MacFlugin, “And iffa carry it mooch langer, I’m gonna be damned by me bonny wife — she’s an atheist an’ has eyes inna back o’ her head!” Reading the Bible brought some comfort to Sean, and he found wisdom in the Word of the Lord. Returning to his father’s grave, he found his father’s restless spirit. “Ye are special, Sean, the first o’ me boys,” spoke his father’s Ghost, “I give ye the years that I was supoosed to have lived so that ye make a real impression upon Scotland in the name o’ tha Murdochs!”
Sean returned home and assumed the position of the head of his household, leaving his days as a soldier behind. But the family was not the same. Diane died of heartbreak in less than a year, and was laid to rest next to her belovéd husband in the Scottish peat. Sean performed the ceremony himself, and the village Priest was heard to remark that “The lad said it better than I coulda meself”. The Murdoch boys had choices to make, and all went their separate ways, Kyle went to Edinburgh as the lead bagpiper in the Hall of the MacDonalds, and Michael to Ireland, where he stayed with Uncle MacDaddy, studying to be a poet. Sean, seeing that his remaining family had their work to do, turned to his, and became a professional soldier.
Angus MacFlugin hired him as an archer and scout for his Dwarven Dragoons as soon as he saw the lad in the Fourth Light Pike Brigade in 1251. From there, he learned his trade, serving in virtually every soldiering capacity available to a Scotsman, both on and off of a horse. Cormac Mac Cain, son of Gregory Mac Cain, the neighbor who brought him home, had come to some power of his own, and gave him his own Legion to command, with which Sean virtually rid Scotland of Humanoid and Englishman alike by the use of the strength of his arms, and by the strategies he had learned around the Council table from his father. He was a born leader, having an uncanny inspirational charisma due to his determination and his faith in God. Some soldiers even claimed that evil couldn’t touch him, that he could smell wrongdoing from sixty paces, and that he healed with his hands. Sean gave no heed to these stories, saying only that “Imagination is not a crime in Scotland.” The bagpipe was still the only weapon he couldn’t use well, though he preferred the footman’s military pick over almost any other. And the bagpipe would always slip under his guard whenever he would hear its lonely strains over the moors, and bring a thought of his mother and father to mind and a solitary tear to his eye.
For nigh forty years he fought in every major battle and skirmish on the Isle of Scotland (never mind what those foppish English sassenachs said). Refusing decoration and promotion alike, Sean swore never to rank higher than his father ever did, and he became renowned as a leader and a fighter. After Sean disobeyed his superiors and committed his Legion to the support of William Wallace on the field in defiance of the English, and their subsequent trouncing at the Battle of Glenfiddich, William Bruce finally forced the title of Myrmidon on him, and knighted him a Defender of Scotland, the highest honor a soldier can achieve. Sean still refused to wear the appropriate trappings, and said “titles are for Englishmen; to me, they’re crrap”.
The plate mail he wears to this day is the armor his uncle Angus bequeathed him, permanently tinted green with the countless swamps and forests he has tramped through. His hand-and-a-half sword is his father’s, the Murdoch broadsword of olde. He, too, is olde, but still carries his armor well, including the shortbow and the footman’s mace, and, upon special occasion, he will carry his lucern hammer, the pole arm given to him as a symbol of his Knighthood. Sean has grown fond of fishing, reading his Bible, and smoking a good bowl of Halfling cavendish. He travels quite a bit now, though always homesick for the fog and brussel sprouts of Scotland, and has had many an adventure after his Knighting with the likes of Angus MacFlugin the Dwarf, Cormac Mac Cain the Ranger, and Joffrey Marcus the Blacksmith.
Paulo Hasselhoff Profile
I was born about 115 years ago to Isiah and Miriel Greymantle, rich and sometimes underhanded Elven merchants from Chardonnay. The fifth son out of seven children, I was mostly ignored, or thought of as an inconvenience until I turned 100 — my “coming of age”, as it is stipulated in some cultures. Then I was to assume ownership and the position of manager of one of Father’s companies. During my youth, I was fortunate to win the friendship of one of the groundskeepers; he was Cormac Mac Cain, a Scout of no little accomplishment, and it was he who first taught me of the worlds of adventure that lie around the slightest bend in the road and glimmer softly in the light on the edge of the horizon. Due to his influence, I have come to this point in my life, and I wouldn’t change a thing. It was with him that I was caught carousing in the Queasy Centipede pub along the mighty docks of Chardonnay. Due to my perceived “slumming”, I was confined to the estate grounds (yes I came from the nobility) and sentenced to reading every book in my father’s extensive library. He, however, agreed to release me from my confinement as soon as I read every book, a possibility he obviously thought to be a task that would take nearly forever. 2600+ volumes and five years later, I was tested by every person in the house on the contents of the library. Each person had to ask me one question; I answered every one correctly, such was my quiet rage against my father and my prison. The last question, unexpectedly, came from Cormac. He asked me what I wanted to do with my life, now that I was free of the house imprisonment. I smiled, knowing as well as he that most nights I had made a habit of slipping off of the grounds and returning to the Queasy Centipede or some other haven for adventurers and magicians, having my own quasi-adventures in the early morning town streets and dashing from shadow to shadow to escape the guards of my father’s land. Confidence and triumph passionately rushed to my lips, and I stated to my father and his household that I would sooner hang myself than manage my father’s company and would prefer a life of piracy and romance. No sooner had my confinement ended than my father in one of his infamous bad moods sentenced me to my choice of a monastery or piano lessons. A difficult choice, but piano lessons it was; then there was the Stradivarius lessons and the fife lessons, the tympani and the harp, the lute and the harmonica, the accordian, saxophone and electrified bass guitar. For 27 years, the Greymantle house was filled with the sound of musical instruments — the same drive that caused me to read all of those books now turned me to music. Once again, each person in the house was asked to request a tune from me, and I was charged to demonstrate each instrument at least once. Again, Cormac Mac Cain was the last request after a harrowing jam session; he requested me “…to plae that bonny sweet fiddle with the lyric you sang to me yestereve”. The night before, I had sang him a song that I had written myself about a young Elf who runs off after his request to become a Knight of the Realm had been denied by his tyrannical father. Remembering my other show of bravado at the end of my Test, I glared angrily at Cormac, who had become my fast friend, and stated that I would not, due to the present company. “Well then,” spoke my father, “Clear the room except for Paolo, Cormac and I.” I played the song, and my shrewd father condemned me to another Herculean task: I was to take over his company now, before my coming of age on my 100th birthday, and to make sure it was successful. I bitterly asked if I could leave the house now, in order that I run his business more effectively. My sarcasm was met with disapproval, and I was grounded again until the full moon, a fortnight hence. I spent my time rereading my favorite lyrical poetry and treatises, along with a few horrifyingly unsettling books I had just found on an almost forgotten shelf behind the fireplace: the blasphemous Necronomicon of the Mad Arab Abdul Al-hazred and “The Call of Cthulhu” by the Archmage Lovecraft. Perhaps these last few works unhinged me a bit, or possibly “great wits are to madness near allied/and thin partitions do their bounds divide” as an Elder Elf, Alexander Pope, once stated; yet as I was introduced to the company as the president under my father, a plan arose in my mind.
Fifteen minutes after my father had left in his splendiferous eight horse carriage, I was a free Elf, having sold the company to the highest bidder in the meeting space. I had 23,000 gold pieces worth of jewels in my rucksack, and boarded passage on the first ship I came to away from my father and my beloved home, Chardonnay. On board the ship, I found myself comfortable with sea travel, and made myself useful to the Captain, a kind hearted Black man by the name of Mr. Placebo. He must have found me a hard and willing worker, for I was asked by him personally to remain abord the ship. I did so, and for several years, I travelled the seas from stem to stern with him aboard the good ship Brigit. It was here that I learned the use of a good solid sabre and a well-aimed quarrel. Finally, after a scuffle with a shipload of seafaring Trolls, the captain and I were adrift in the wreck of the ship and I decided to strike out for land. We said our farewells and I ended up in the southerly port of Gronk in the realm of Orkland (no, not Oakland). Travelling north after a less-than-welcome reception, being an Elf in Orcland, I walked into a tavern in the hamlet of Gnatspit, and the kind owner, Mr. Rumble, a most learned and considerate half-Ogre, had lost his entertainment for the night. He had been killed in an earlier bar brawl by a carelessly thrown battleaxe from Stonehold Ironfist the Rabid Chaos Dwarf. I volunteered to take his place, and ended up entertaining for several years at Rumble’s Tavern. Rumble has, after hearing many a telling of my tale in song and in conversation, suggested that I follow my original dreams of becoming an adventurer. He also has charged me with bringing back enough entertaining stories to regale his bar patrons. During my employment at Rumble’s Tavern, I had the delightful opportunity to associate myself with one unique Frogg, who has invited me to this new Land, promising adventure, exploration and intrigue…and maybe a few pretty ladies!
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