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Why not just burn it?
Amager Bakke, Copenhagen’s waste-to-energy plant. One of the best performing European plants in terms of energy efficiency, waste treatment capacity, and environmental impact.
Guest Post by Richard McCure
Nothing screams “third world” louder than vision of forlorn children picking their way through smouldering landscapes But burning rubbish has become anathema in the civilized world, largely because the proportion of plastics in garbage, together with their poisonous load of combustion products, has increased.
Chemists roughly divide polymers into plastics and thermosetting plastics. The latter harden with heating, the former soften. When people talk about recycling plastics, they are ideally talking about softening plastics using heat, and then re-forming them into park benches etc. However any thermosetting stuff in the mix, let alone disposable nappies is, to say the least, less than desirable. And this is where idealism and ideology come up against economics. Careful sorting of garbage for recycling purposes is essential but labour intensive. Fine for a subsistence level economy, but as the third world becomes more prosperous it is no longer viable to pay someone to do the sorting. This is why China and Indonesia are returning our unclean plastic waste to us. The killer is that plastic is spectacularly cheap to produce. That is why it’s use is ubiquitous. Recycling is virtuous, labour intensive, and an economic dead-end. I believe this has been the road block to a more rational approach in Tasmania, viz.: the thermal “recycling” of rubbish.
Plastics are searingly energy rich – on a par with the petroleum products used in their manufacture. And there seems to have been a recent increase in fresh technologies that concentrate on the chemical properties of garbage rather than the physical properties.
Incineration A good example of an incinerator is the one in Copenhagen, pictured above. Treated rather dismissively by Craig Reucassel in the ABC program “War on Waste”, this architecturally spectacular facility provides heating for homes and businesses in Copenhagen.
Pyrolysis Another approach is to heat plastics in the absence of oxygen (pyrolysis). This process will “crack” the polymer chains and recreate the liquids and gasses that are the building blocks of plastic. In this way useful fuels can be collected by fractionation (as in an oil refinery), and the release of CO2 is avoided.
Mixed with Coking Coal Plastics can also augment coke in the iron and steel industry. The environment in a steel furnace is perfect for the pyrolysis reaction. The smelting process removes much of the toxic by-products that would need to be removed from the flue gasses, either by incorporating them in the product (steel) or by reaction with the calcium carbonate flux.
Why are we a still burying or exporting these energy rich substances?
Isn’t it about time we treated them as a resource rather than a problem?
6 Replies to “Why not just burn it?”
Aert Driessen says:
Probably for the same reasons bound up in the Murray-Darling Basin water plan.
DR GEOFFREY HUDSON says:
Please tell us more. Is it just the thermosetting plastics which are presently recycled in Victoria? Can you produce biochar from plastic, or a combination of organic waste and plastic? As I recall you get about 13 MJ of heat from burning 1kg of wood. Would you get more from burning plastic? Is there any support for this type of activity from existing organisations (Greenpeace?)?
Great post, pity there’s no Love button. I would have pressed it.
I fully agree with Richard here, got similar ideas when in Finland two years ago
After noting how much cleaner the air is there than here in Tasmania due to our wasting forest leftovers
By burning them at low polluting temperatures without any of the exhaust filtration systems of the power plants they are burnt in, in Finland, ALL of them.
Or where those plastics and other flammable garbage is burnt in Scandinavia and elsewhere.
Then we could re-double forestry in Tasmania without upsetting asthmatics and others,
Get it back to controlling wildfire via clearings and bush roads
Giving access to new bushwalking possibilities like we had in the olden days as when I got onto the Oakleigh Plateau from a logging road
One Friday evening after work 56 years ago . . .
Richard emailed me as follows:
Sorry, I missed your email. Also my reply to Geoff Hudson seems to have “evaporated”. I think I replied that the heat content of plastics is about 30 M.J./Kg. His other question was about thermosetting plastics. It can be used in road surfacing.
In March last year a waste-to-energy incinerator proposed for Western Sydney was abandoned following an independent inquiry: see https://www.smh.com.au/environment/sustainability/huge-incinerator-planned-for-sydney-s-west-should-not-proceed-inquiry-20180328-p4z6qe.html . The objections were largely on public health grounds, see, for example: https://www.ipcn.nsw.gov.au/resources/pac/media/files/pac/project-submissions/2018/04/eastern-creek-energy-from-waste-facility-ssd-6236/20180507t111612/sydney-incinerator-project.pdf
Clearly this issue is too big to be addressed at a local level where NIMBY considerations predominate and state MPs are concerned with keeping their seats.
Richard McCure says:
Thanks for that Geof.
Because Green politics is so anti-capitalist nothing they say can be trusted. I am sure trace toxins would be present in flue gasses, but Green warnings will ignore concentrations and also ignore the benefits of any disposal method. That’s just far Left politics. Unfortunately emotive arguments beat quantitative analysis every time.
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Editor: Dr Tim Harding
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First Irish WIM title-holder
The Irish Chess Union held a large program of tournaments in Dublin between 2 and 6 January in memory of the late FM Philip Short. Ireland now has its first Women's International Master (once her title is ratified): WFM Trisha Kanyamarala (born in Ireland in 2005).
Several 10-player all play-all tournaments included a GM norm and two IM-norm events and two other FIDE-rated sections open to all, were contested along with a record field of 48 in the popular 7-round Swiss system Irish Senior Championship which had increased prizes this year in both the 50+ and 65+ age groups.
The stars of the norm tournaments were two Irish teenagers who each tied first in their event. Trisha completed her qualification for the WIM title with several rounds to spare, and finished ahead of GM Alex Baburin on tiebreak with 6.5/9. This gives her a first norm towards the WGM title and she may also have gained enough rating points for the FIDE Master title. She only missed an IM norm by half a point.
Trisha's brother Tarun (born 2004), who is already an FM, tied first in the other IM norm event, on tiebreak from Killian Delaney whose own rating is now close to the 2300 required for the Fide Master title. Since returning to Ireland during 2019 these Irish-born siblings have been playing just about every available event (winning several) and have become a great asset for Irish chess. Moreover, their mother, Nandita, is now Junior Officer on the ICU committee.
It is probably thanks to her that the Indian ambassador to Ireland, Mr. Sandeep Kumar, attended the prizegiving ceremony and made an encouraging speech. He was undoubtedly pleased to see that the winner of one of the subsidiary tournaments was another Irish teenager of Indian ancestry, Utkarsh Gupta.
The GM norm tournament was won by grandmaster Matthew Turner of Scotland; nobody achieved a norm there. GM Nicholas Pert won the blitz tournament on tiebreak from IM Alex Lopez.
The hard-fought Senior championship saw a three-way tie on 5.5/9 among the 50+ leaders with Jonathan O'Connor taking the title (for the second time) on tiebreak from FM John Delaney.
Also on the same score was English FM Robin Moss who was ineligible for the title; prize money was shared. The grading prize for the best result among sub-1750 players in the 50-64 age group was won by Jimmy Deneher with 4/7.
In the 65+ age group there was a four-way tie on 5/7 between (in tie-break order) Pete Morriss, Eamon Keogh, Tim Harding, and Jim Murray. The grading prize was won by Michael Joseph O'Connell with 3.5 points.
For more information on recent and future Irish events, please see the Irish Chess Union website.
Some other Irish websites:
Irish chess history and news site
Chess discussions on boards.ie
Irish Correspondence Chess Association
Bunratty Chess Festival
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PROPERTY TAX LAW DEADLINES
This calendar shows important property tax deadlines for appraisal districts, taxing units and property owners. Unless otherwise noted, all sections are Tax Code citations.
Tax Code Section 1.06 provides that “[i]f the last day for the performance of an act is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal state or national holiday, the act is timely if performed on the next regular business day.” The deadlines shown in this calendar reflect dates as they are provided in the law without any adjustment for an extension that might be applicable. Contact your local appraisal district or tax office if a due date falls on a weekend or holiday. To the extent that you need or want legal advice or seek an interpretation of statutory provisions, you should contact an attorney.
This information is provided by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts as a public service and is intended to be used solely for informational purposes. The information neither constitutes nor serves as a substitute for legal advice. To obtain professional assurance regarding the issues addressed herein, the services of a competent professional should be sought.
Date that taxable values (except for inventories appraised Sept. 1) and qualification for certain exemptions are determined for the tax year (Secs. 11.42(a), 23.01(a), 23.12(f)).
Date a tax lien attaches to property to secure payments of taxes, penalties and interest that will be imposed for the year (Sec. 32.01(a)).
Date that members of county appraisal district (CAD) boards of directors begin two-year terms; half the members begin two-year terms if the CAD has staggered terms (Secs. 6.03(b), 6.034(a)and(e)).
Date that half of appraisal review board (ARB) members begin two-year terms and that ARB commissioners begin one year terms (Sec. 6.41(d-8)).
Date by which ARB commissioners, if appointed in the county, are required to return a list of proposed ARB members to the local administrative district judge (Sec. 6.41(d-7)).
Deadline for chief appraisers to notify the Comptroller's office of eligibility to serve as chief appraisers (Sec. 6.05(c)).
Date the temporary exemption for qualified property damaged by disaster expires as a qualified property of the first tax year in which the property is reappraised under Sec. 25.18 (Sec 11.35(k)).
Date rendition period begins(Sec. 22.23(a)).
If a tax bill from the previous year is mailed after this date, the delinquency date is postponed (Sec. 31.04(a)).
Deadline for the Comptroller's office to publish the preliminary Property Value Study (PVS) findings, certify findings to the Texas Education Commissioner, and deliver findings to each school district (Gov't Code Sec. 403.302(g))
NOTE: A qualified school district or property owner may protest preliminary findings by filing a petition with the Comptroller not later than the 40th day after the date (whether Jan. 31 or an earlier date) on which the Comptroller's findings are certified to the Texas Commissioner of Education (Gov't Code Sec.403.303(a)).
Last day for chief appraiser to deliver applications for agricultural designation and exemptions requiring annual applications (Secs. 11.44(a)), 23.43(e)).
Last day for disabled or age 65 or older homeowners or disabled veterans and their surviving spouses qualified for Sec. 11.22 exemptions to provide notice of intent to pay by installment and pay the first installment of homestead property taxes if the delinquency date is Feb. 1. Other delinquency dates have different installment notice and payment deadlines. This deadline also applies to partially disabled veterans and their surviving spouses with homesteads donated from charitable organizations (Sec. 31.031(a-1)).
Last day for homeowners or qualified businesses whose properties were damaged in a disaster within a designated disaster area to pay the first installment for taxes with Feb. 1 delinquency dates if using installment payment option. Other delinquency dates have different notice and payment deadlines (Sec. 31.032(b)).
Last day for a CAD to give public notice of the capitalization rate to be used in that year to appraise property with low- and moderate-income housing exemption (Sec. 11.1825(r)).
Last day for motor vehicle, vessel and outboard motors, heavy equipment and manufactured housing dealers to file dealer's inventory declarations (Secs. 23.121(f), 23.124(f), 23.1241(f), 23.127(f)).
Date that taxes imposed the previous year become delinquent if a bill was mailed on or before Jan. 10 of the current year (Secs. 31.02(a), 31.04(a)).
Rollback tax and interest for change of use of 1-d, 1-d-1, timber, and restricted-use timber land become delinquent if taxing unit delivered a bill to the owner at least 20 days before this date (Secs. 23.46(c), 23.55(e), 23.76(e), 23.9807(f)).
Deadline for chief appraisers in certain counties to provide notice regarding the availability of agreement forms authorizing electronic communication, on or before this date (or as soon as practicable) Sec. 1.085(h)).
Last day for tax collector to disburse motor vehicle, vessel and outboard motor, heavy equipment and manufactured housing inventory taxes from escrow accounts to taxing units (Secs. 23.122(k), 23.1242(j), 23.125(k), 23.128(j)).
28 (29 if a leap year)
Last day to request separate appraisal for interest in a cooperative housing corporation (Sec. 23.19(c)).
Last day for taxing units' second quarterly payment for the current year CAD budget (Sec. 6.06(e)).
Last day for disabled or age 65 or older homeowners or disabled veterans and their surviving spouses qualified for Sec. 11.22 exemptions to pay second installment on taxes with Feb. 1 delinquency dates. Other delinquency dates have different installment payment deadlines. This deadline also applies to partially disabled veterans and their surviving spouses with homesteads donated from charitable organizations (Sec. 31.031(a) and (a-1)).
Last day for homeowners or qualified businesses whose properties were damaged in a disaster area to pay second installment on taxes with Feb. 1 delinquency dates. Other delinquency dates have different installment payment deadlines (Sec. 31.032(a) and (b)).
Last day for qualified community housing development organizations to file listing of property acquired or sold during the past year with the chief appraiser (Sec. 11.182(i)).
Last day for qualifying local governments to submit completed applications to the Comptroller's office to receive disabled veterans assistance payments for previous fiscal year (Local Gov't Code Sec. 140.011(e)).
Last day (or as soon as practicable thereafter) for chief appraiser to mail notices of appraised value for single-family residence homestead properties (Sec. 25.19(a)).
Last day (or as soon thereafter as practicable) for chief appraiser to deliver a clear and understandable written notice to property owner of a single-family residence that qualifies for an exemption under Sec. 11.13 if an exemption or partial exemption that was approved for the preceding year was canceled or reduced for the current year (Sec. 25.193(a)).
Last day for the chief appraiser to notify the taxing units of the form in which the appraisal roll will be provided to them (Sec. 26.01(a)).
Last day to file renditions and property reports on most property types. Chief appraiser must extend deadline to May 15 upon written request (Sec. 22.23(a) and (b)).
NOTE: The Comptroller and each chief appraiser are required to publicize the legal requirements for filing rendition statements and the availability of the forms in a manner reasonably designed to notify all property owners of the law (Sec. 22.21). Chief appraisers need to check with their legal counsel to determine the manner and timing of this notice to meet the legal requirement.
Last day for property owners to file these applications or reports with the CAD:
Some exemption applications (Sec. 11.43(d))*
Notice to chief appraiser that property is no longer entitled to an exemption not requiring annual application (Sec. 11.43(g));
Certain applications for special appraisal or notices to chief appraiser that property no longer qualifies for 1-d agricultural land, 1-d-1 agricultural land, timberland, restricted-use timberland, recreational-park-scenic land and public access airport property (Secs. 23.43(b), 23.54(d) and (h), 23.75(d) and (h), 23.84(b) and (d), 23.94(b) and (d), 23.9804(e) and (i));
Railroad rolling stock reports (Sec. 24.32(e));
Requests for separate listing of separately owned land and improvements (Sec. 25.08(c));
Requests for proportionate taxing of a planned unit development association property (Sec. 25.09(b));
Requests for separate listing of separately-owned standing timber and land (Sec. 25.10(c));
Requests for separate listing of undivided interests (Sec. 25.11(b)); and
Requests for joint taxation of separately owned mineral interests (Sec. 25.12(b)).
Last day for chief appraiser to certify estimate of the taxable value for counties, municipalities, and school districts (counties and municipalities can choose to waive the estimate) (Sec. 26.01(e) and (f)). A school district with a fiscal year beginning July 1 may use this certified estimate when preparing the notices of public meetings to adopt the budget and discuss the proposed tax rate (Educ. Code Sec. 44.004(g)-(j)).
Last day to file rendition statements and property reports for property regulated by the Texas Public Utility Commission, Texas Railroad Commission, federal Surface Transportation Board or the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Chief appraiser must extend deadline to May 15 upon written request (Sec. 22.23(d)).
Last day for property owners to file applications for allocation under Secs. 21.03, 21.031, 21.05 or 21.055 for good cause. Chief appraiser shall extend deadline up to 30 days. Other deadlines apply if the property was not on the appraisal roll in the previous year. (Sec. 21.09(b)).
*Exemption applications for cemeteries, certain charitable organizations, religious organizations, private schools, nonprofit water supply or wastewater service corporations and other nonprofit organizations must be filed within one year of acquiring the property (Secs. 11.42(d) and 11.43(d)). Unless birth date information has been provided to the CAD, persons who become age 65 or qualify as disabled during a tax year must apply for the applicable homestead exemptions within one year of qualifying (Sec. 11.43(k) and (m)).
Last day (or as soon as practicable thereafter) for chief appraiser to mail notices of appraised value for properties other than single-family residence homesteads (Sec. 25.19(a)).
Last day (or as soon thereafter as practicable) for chief appraiser to deliver a clear and understandable written notice to the property owner of residence homestead property that does not qualify for an exemption under Sec. 11.13 if an exemption or partial exemption that was approved for the preceding year was canceled or reduced for the current year (Sec. 25.193(a)).
Period to file resolutions with chief appraiser to change CAD finance method (Sec. 6.061(c)).
Period when chief appraiser must publish notice about taxpayer protest procedures in a local newspaper with general circulation (Sec. 41.70(a) and (b)).
NOTE: Chief appraisers must annually publicize property owner rights and methods to protest to the ARB (Sec. 41.41(b)). Chief appraisers should consult legal counsel on the manner and timing to fulfill this requirement.
Beginning of time period when taxing units must notify delinquent taxpayers that taxes delinquent on July 1 will incur additional penalty for attorney collection costs at least 30 days and not more than 60 days before July 1. Period ends on June 1 (Sec. 33.07(d)).
Last day to file renditions and property reports for most property types if an extension was requested in writing. Chief appraiser may extend deadline an additional 15 days for good cause (Sec. 22.23(b)).
Date (or as soon as practicable thereafter) for chief appraiser to prepare appraisal records and submit to ARB (Secs. 25.01(a), 25.22(a)).
Last day to file most protests with ARB (or by 30th day after notice of appraised value is delivered, whichever is later) (Sec. 41.44(a)(1)).
Last day for chief appraiser to determine whether a sufficient number of eligible taxing units filed resolutions to change CAD's finance method (Sec. 6.061(d)).
Last day for chief appraiser to notify taxing units of change in the CAD's finance method (Sec. 6.061(d)).
Last day for taxing units to file challenges with ARB (or within 15 days after the date the appraisal records are submitted to ARB (whichever is later) (Sec. 41.04).
Last day for disabled or age 65 or older homeowners or disabled veterans and their surviving spouses qualified for Sec. 11.22 exemptions to pay third installment on taxes with Feb. 1 delinquency dates. Other delinquency dates have different installment payment deadlines. This deadline also applies to partially disabled veterans and their surviving spouses with homesteads donated from charitable organizations (Sec. 31.031(a) and (a-1)).
Last day for homeowners and qualified businesses whose properties were damaged in a disaster area to pay third installment on taxes with Feb. 1 delinquency dates. Other delinquency dates have different installment payment deadlines (Sec. 31.032(a) and (b)).
Last day for a religious organization that has been denied an 11.20 exemption because of its charter to amend the charter and file a new application (or before the 60th day after the date of notification of the exemption denial, whichever is later) (Sec. 11.421(b)).
Last day for taxing unit to take official action to extend the date by which aircraft parts must be transported outside the state after acquired or imported to up to 730 days for the aircraft parts to be exempt from taxation as freeport goods for the current and subsequent tax years (Sec. 11.251(l)).
Last day for chief appraiser to submit proposed budget for next year to CAD board and taxing units (unless taxing units have changed CAD's fiscal year) (Sec. 6.06(a) and (i)).
Last day (or the 60th day after the date on which the chief appraiser delivers notice to the property owner under Sec 22.22, if applicable) for chief appraisers to accept and approve or deny late-filed freeport exemption applications (Sec. 11.4391(a)).
Beginning date that CAD board may pass resolution to change CAD finance method, subject to taxing units' unanimous approval. Period ends before Aug. 15 (Sec. 6.061(a)).
Last day to pay second half of split payment for taxes imposed last year (Sec. 31.03(a)).
Last day for taxing units' third quarterly payment for CAD budget for the current year (Sec. 6.06(e)).
Last day to form a taxing unit to levy property taxes for the current year (Sec. 26.12(d)).
Last day for taxing units to adopt local option percentage homestead exemptions (Sec. 11.13(n)).
Last day for a private school that has been denied an 11.21 exemption because of the charter to amend the charter and file a new application (or the 60th day after the date of notification of the exemption denial, whichever is later) (Sec. 11.422(a)(1)).
Date that delinquent taxes incur total 12 percent penalty (Sec. 33.01(a)).
A taxing unit or CAD may provide that taxes that become delinquent on or after Feb. 1 of a year but not later than May 1 of that year and that remain delinquent on July 1 of the year in which they become delinquent incur an additional penalty to defray costs of collection, if the unit or CAD or another unit that collects taxes for the unit has contracted with an attorney to enforce the collection of delinquent taxes (Sec. 33.07(a)).
NOTE: Taxing units and CADs that have imposed the additional penalty for collection costs under Sec. 33.07 may provide for an additional penalty for attorney collection costs of taxes that become delinquent on or after June 1 under Secs. 26.07(f), 26.15(e), 31.03, 31.031, 31.032, 31.04, or 42.42. The penalty is incurred on the first day of the first month that begins at least 21 days after the date the collector sends the property owner a notice of delinquency and penalty (Sec 33.08(a) and (c)).
Last day for review and protests of appraisals of railroad rolling stock values (or as soon as practicable thereafter); once the appraised value is approved, the chief appraiser certifies to the Comptroller's office the allocated market value (Secs. 24.35(b), 24.36).
Date ARB must approve appraisal records, but may not do so if more than 5 percent of total appraised value remains under protest. The board of directors of a CAD in a county with a population of 1 million or more may postpone the deadline to Aug. 30 or increase the threshold percentage from 5 to 10 percent of the appraised value of properties not under protest (Sec. 41.12(a)-(c)).
Last day for Comptroller's office to certify apportionment of railroad rolling stock value to counties, with supplemental records after that date (Secs. 24.38, 24.40).
Last day for chief appraiser to certify appraisal roll to each taxing unit (Sec. 26.01(a)).
Last day for chief appraiser to prepare and certify to the assessor for each taxing unit an estimate of the taxable value of the property if the ARB has not approved the appraisal records by July 20 (Sec. 26.01(a-1)).
Last day for disabled or age 65 or older homeowners or disabled veterans and their surviving spouses qualified for Sec. 11.22 to pay fourth installment on taxes with Feb. 1 delinquency dates. Other delinquency dates have different installment payment deadlines. This deadline also applies to partially disabled veterans and their surviving spouses with homesteads donated from charitable organizations (Sec. 31.031(a-1)).
Last day for homeowners and qualified businesses whose properties were damaged in a disaster area to pay fourth installment on taxes with Feb. 1 delinquency dates. Other delinquency dates have different installment payment deadlines (Sec. 31.032(b)).
Last day for property owners to apply for Sept. 1 inventory appraisal for the next year (Sec. 23.12(f)).
Date taxing unit's assessor submits appraisal roll and date that collector submits collection rate estimate for the current year to the governing body (or soon after as practical) (Sec. 26.04(b)).
Date taxing units (other than school districts, small taxing units and water districts) must publicize no-new-revenue and voter-approval tax rates, unencumbered fund balances, debt obligation schedule and other applicable items (or as soon as practical thereafter) (Secs. 26.04(e) and (e)(1), 26.052(b) and Water Code Secs. 49.107(g), 49.108(f)).
Last day for CAD board to pass resolution to change CAD finance method, subject to taxing unit's unanimous consent (Sec. 6.061(a)).
Last day for CAD board to pass resolution to change number of directors, method for appointing, or both, and deliver the resolution to each taxing unit (Sec. 6.031(a)).
Deadline for Comptroller's office to certify final PVS findings to Education Commissioner except as provided (Comptroller Rule Sec. 9.4317(d)).
Date ARB must approve appraisal records for CADs in counties with populations of 1 million or more where the board of directors has postponed the deadline from July 20 (Sec. 41.12(c)(1)).
If a tax bill is returned undelivered to a taxing unit by the United States Postal Service, a taxing unit must waive penalties and interest if the taxing unit does not send another tax bill at least 21 days before the delinquency date to the current mailing address furnished by the property owner and the property owner establishes that a current mailing address was furnished to the CAD for the tax bill before Sept. 1 of the year in which the tax is assessed (Sec. 33.011(b)(1)).
Last day taxing units may file resolutions with the CAD board to oppose proposed change in the CAD finance method (Sec. 6.061(a)).
Last day for taxing unit entitled to vote for appointment of CAD directors to file a resolution opposing a change by the CAD board in the number and selection of directors (Sec. 6.031(a)).
Deadline to file form with chief appraiser and collector to elect not to be treated as a motor vehicle inventory dealer for the next tax year, if eligible (Sec. 23.121(a)(3)(D)(iii)).
Date that taxable value of inventories may be determined at property owner's written option (Sec. 23.12(f)).
Last day for CAD board to adopt CAD budget for the next year, unless a district has changed its fiscal year (Sec. 6.06(b) and (i)).
Last day for CAD board to notify taxing units in writing if a proposal to change a finance method by taxing units' unanimous consent has been rejected (Sec. 6.061(a)).
Last day for CAD board to notify taxing units in writing if a proposal to change the number or method of selecting CAD directors is rejected by a voting taxing unit (Sec. 6.031(a)).
Last day for taxing units to adopt tax rate for the current year, or before the 60th day after the date the certified appraisal roll is received by a taxing unit, whichever is later. Failure to adopt by these required dates results in a unit adopting the lower of its no-new-revenue tax rate for this year or last year's tax rate; unit's governing body must ratify new rate within five days of establishing rate (Sec. 26.05(a) and(c)).
Last day for taxing units' fourth quarterly payment for CAD budget for the current year (Sec. 6.06(e)).
Date tax assessor mails tax bills for the year (or soon after as practical) (Sec. 31.01(a)).
First half of split payment of taxes is due on or before this date (Sec 31.03(a)).
Time when appraisal office may conduct a mail survey to verify homestead exemption eligibility (Sec. 11.47(a)).
Last day for taxing units' first quarterly payment for CAD budget for next year (Sec. 6.06(e)).
Last day for taxing units to take official action to tax goods-in-transit for the following tax year (Sec. 11.253(j)).
* Tax Code citations, unless otherwise noted.
** Exemption applications for cemeteries, certain charitable organizations, religious organizations, private schools, nonprofit water supply or wastewater service corporations and other nonprofit organizations must be filed within one year of acquiring the property. Unless birth date information has been provided to the appraisal district, persons who become age 65 or qualify as disabled during a tax year must apply for the applicable homestead exemptions within one year of qualifying (Sec. 11.43).
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Cultural DiplomacyGlobal Citizen - September 22, 2017
By, Ambassador Muhamed (Mo) Sacirbey
Photo Credit: Zoo Station
Art and music were integral part of defense and global solidarity that helped Sarajevo survive the longest modern siege of a European capital. From around the globe, artists as U2 frequently provided moral support, urged humanitarian help and echoed calls to help. They reminded of a responsibility. The war on Bosnia & Herzegovina (BiH) was as much an aggression upon diversity as it was a campaign against a country and an effort at ethnic cleansing. The start of the war was punctuated by not only mass killings but the fire bombing of Sarajevo’s historic library, cultural features as well as houses of worship and anything that memorialized a long history of diversity and tolerance. Sarajevo became the symbol of the will to defend but also counter the assault upon openness. As much as the meager weapons of war and ingenuity of citizen-defenders, the assault and siege was resisted by exhibitions of art, film and music. It was only fitting that the survival of Bosnia would be celebrated with music, and it was exclamation point of one big show that would bring together the world, the culture and diversity that was Sarajevo’s salvation. That is where U2 came in again, along with local performers and thousands of others from around the region, indeed the world who came to celebrate a new global consciousness along with the music.
Luciano Pavarotti & “War Child”:
Bono and I had met at Pavarotti’s benefit concert in Modena, Italy, (Luciano’s hometown) on behalf of the children of BiH. Luciano was as much humanitarian and gracious host as great tenor and public personality. “War Child” had begun its life as a global NGO that would enlist the personality, empathy as well as art of musicians to provide aid for the children of BiH. (As BiH’s first Ambassador to the UN I had the opportunity and honor to sign War Child’s first charter that would empower it to work in Bosnia, its first mission as a new NGO anywhere.) A school and music center would be dedicated to Luciano Pavarotti in 1998 but in the summer of 1995 when the war still raged the great artist was host to a global array of stars and dignitaries, (over several annual concerts including Bono, The Edge, Sting, Natalie Cole, Mariah Carey, Eurythmics, Stevie Wonder, Jon Bon Jovi, Elton John, Meatloaf, Eric Clapton, Brian Eno, Neville Brothers and Princes Diana among too many to properly acknowledge.) The proceeds of the night long event were part of the fundraising for War Child and the children of BiH, including a new music center. (Brian Eno and wife committed much of their time and energy to establish the school and music center in the divided city of Mostar that would eventually bear Pavarotti’s name.) As memorable as the sentiments and music dedicated to the long besieged city and what it represented, Pavarotti, Bono, Eno and the others performed a special song dedicated to courage, ingenuity and beauty of the city, particularly its people, “Miss Sarajevo” (They had recorded as artists, “Passengers”).
If History was not with Sarajevo, the Music Was:
Bono invited me to his home in Ireland, and, after their hospitality, he and wife Ali came to BiH as my guests in the immediate aftermath and optimism of the Dayton/Paris Accords. Both of us understood including I as signatory that the Dayton Accords were far from ideal. In fact it was a flawed peace, better than continued war, but a return to normalcy for the ordinary person and an opportunity to salvage a real peace. Assistance, moral and otherwise, from those with the will and capacity could help over time make tolerance and diversity the victor. After our then 1996 new year’s celebration Bono committed to bring U2 to BiH on their next scheduled tour to highlight Sarajevo’s symbolic global role and what we all had hoped would be a new era of broader world peace. Bono often spoke of his memories of the ebullient mood when the Berlin Wall was torn down by the hands of Europe’s next generation and the coming down of the Apartheid state in South Africa. The nationalist assault upon BiH and the siege of Sarajevo was a sober reminder that neither peace nor a new global consciousness were simply assured by time and a flow events that may have appeared as aligned with a more harmonious flow to history.
Getting U2 to Sarajevo during the “Pop Tour” was much easier said than done, and it would not be cheap. Each staging of a U2 show would cost around $1.5 million and travel to Sarajevo soon after the conflict would not only pose logistics challenges but some feared risk to the support team. As the band occupied a K-Mart in lower Manhattan to launch publicity for the PopMart Tour we (including Paul McGuinness, U2’s then Manager, capable and most cognizant of the moment and effort) penciled in September 23, 1997. U2 committed to a show that would break-even financially, (thus ticket prices would be modest particularly in view of the limited resources of BiH residents.) Any excess revenues would be donated to BiH charities while U2 agreed to cover up-front costs, mostly. Nonetheless, last minute big money offers from a Swiss city for U2 to play on the same date there became a temptation to defer the Sarajevo concert indefinitely along with the ever greater demands and precedents needed to pull together the show. Even flying in the band members and immediate support team hit a last minute hitch which we would overcome at last minute by securing final NATO flight clearance as I accompanied the band on their plane into Sarajevo.
The preparations on the ground in Sarajevo were no less demanding. In fact we wanted to make certain that fans from the region, around Europe and indeed global citizens would have the opportunity to come for the concert and celebration. The Sarajevo Film Festival team under its Director Miro Purivatra coordinated promotions and sales. Security team coordination was a bit of NATO, bit of BiH police and with glue from my improvising bodyguard, Bega. The concert was unprecedented for Sarajevo. Many believed it was a false rumor as so much hope had been hyped-up with similar announcements of events never carried through. So soon after such a brutal conflict it all made the task appear more insurmountable but then, most were energized to restore Sarajevo, its global symbolism of a city representing not only co-existence but the mutual benefits of a diverse cosmos.
Music & Stage as a Martketplace of Ideas?
Part of the challenge was not only the logistics and putting on a rock-and-roll show but helping it define the peace, what we hoped would be an inclusive future. It was my initiative to approach the Chief Muslim Cleric of BiH, “Reis Ulema” Mustafa Ceric, to have an Islamic religious choir, similar to Gospel choirs in the US, to be part of the show. This would be the first time, perhaps unfortunately not matched since then, for Islam and rock to share the stage. This to project that all was welcome in a BiH open again as a marketplace of ideas with a fertile future to explore culture, music and art less defined by labels or identity and more valued for its service on behalf of all men and women. Along with the Islamic choir, one opening act or local band was voted upon by radio audiences while I selected another on basis of the ethnic diversity and edgy punk rock that it represented.
The night of the show was blessed with a beautiful autumn evening and a crowd of over 60,000, and many more just outside the stadium looking to just be part of the atmosphere. Only years earlier the Stadium had hosted the Winter Olympics. Months earlier it had by necessity been a vast cemetery for Sarajevo’s defenders and citizens who suffered through 42 months plus of siege, deprivation and indiscriminate shelling. It was a sober reminder of the best and worst possible. The audience came in from around the globe, as well as a large contingent of soldiers from around Europe and the US serving as a Dayton Accords peace implementation force. Buses rolled in from neighboring countries, Slovenia and Croatia to Montenegro and Serbia that may have been viewed as enemies only a short time earlier. Young men and women from the other side of BiH, “Republika Srpska”, that had sought to secede came to what was their capital now as well, and were welcomed. By the end of the night, when I received final reports, there were no incidents of ethnic violence, religious slurs or serious arrests or violence noted, except for two young men who got into a fist fight over the affections of a young women.
Global Citizens Add their Voice:
Except for Bono periodically losing his voice, the concert was exceptional mostly for its hope caught in time warp. While Brian Eno was ready to stand in for U2’s hoarse lead singer, I suggested to Bono that he ask the crowd to sing for him. We all rose on the tidal waves of mutual harmony as the concert ended and Bono and Band became as much partners as stage acts. Larry Mullen, U2’s drummer, has been quoted: “an experience I will never forget for the rest of my life, and if I had to spend 20 years in the band just to play that show, and have done that, I think it would have been worthwhile.”
The opening acts and vision of the program were as integral to its conception. The Sarajevo punk band, sought not to become an afterthought with lead singer “mooning” the stadium. Perhaps the most relevant message lost to today’s world of divisions and identity politics is the reception given to the “Islamic Choir.” Many were skeptical of the choir on a rock stage. As Paul McGuinness and I from back stage stared out at the crowd I could sense his apprehension as the traditionally clothed members of the Islamic choir neatly lined the stage and began a melody with only a percussion drum to keep rhythm. Within a few seconds, from where EU soldiers had been seated to the side of the stage, some whistles perhaps as to jeer something unexpected to them could be heard. Almost as soon as the whistles from above, the young fans in the mosh pit right in front of the stage picked up the rhythm on stage and started to clap and sway in unison with the choir. The young Bosnians understood that this choir was a reflection of the past, the culture and the future of a diverse Sarajevo where all was possible. As the whiff of weed from the mosh pit streamed through Paul and mine nostrils, the tear in his eyes let me know that he got it!
Streets with Names but no Labels
The show was not just on stage. Young girls in hijab, (not that common in Sarajevo among even Muslim women,) rubbed shoulders with men hoisting beers. Respect was the common theme. Long after the stadium turned off its lights, the “Boys” (Bono, The Edge, Larry Mullen, Adam Clayton as nicknamed by their support team), Brian, Paul and I wandered the streets of Sarajevo. The global media had come in large numbers to cover the concert, (and BBC as well as BiH TV had broadcast the show for those who could not be in the stadium in person). The determination and courage of journalists, as Christiane Amanpour, Roy Gutman, Jim Clancy and too many to all name here had spent long days covering the war not allowing the voice of those targeted to be extinguished. Some journalists ended their life here as they also became targets. They had not permitted Sarajevo and BiH to be cut off from the world even when physically surrounded. Sarajevo became the world, and Bosnians/Herzegovinians were understood as global citizens. It was right that some of these journalists were in Sarajevo to celebrate survival as they had witnessed the resistance on the edge of darkness. Perhaps though the most memorable moment of that long walk around the city was a young man who announced himself enthusiastically as having come from Montenegro, a country only months earlier seen as being “on the other side.” He was undoubtedly a fan but also probably saw himself as an emissary of peace empowered by the event and stage that Sarajevo had become. We asked him for his name but did not identify ethnicity, religion or politics associated with the label but saw him for what he wanted to be, a brand for peace.
We, I, had more plans, or perhaps more accurately visions to help BiH transcend the war and become a global catalyst for a new era in relations between peoples and cultures. We hosted the “warring factions” of Northern Ireland to help further the momentum of the “Good Friday Agreement.” Sarajevo welcomed Israeli and Palestinian guests. Conferences of faith leaders sought to return religion as a tool of peace and peacemaking and not a weapon of war and nationalists. Unfortunately the hope and momentum that many agreed reached a zenith that night in Sarajevo has proven more fleeting than lasting. BiH has been let down by international leaders more inclined to bury rather than resurrect and national leaders ever more caught in the spiral of “us” and “they,” (to paraphrase Pink Floyd).
(See: Link to Diplomat Artist: “Diplomatic Bluff to Break the Longest Modern Siege” )
The Walls Grow like Weeds of Cultivated Division:
Being a global citizen does not mean being any less the member of any faith or patriot of any state. To the contrary, as borders nor walls can block neither terror nor goodwill, disease or prosperity, the internet or hate, being a global citizen is part of being a patriot. The UN sponsored Global Citizen celebration has now been observed in New York over the last decade. Two decades earlier, those who defended Sarajevo from within and beyond, came together to observe and launch the hopes of a coming new century, new age that would bring challenges from the assaults of fascism to climate change, from poverty and disease to biodiversity and the ethical treatment of our animal neighbors, all which demand a response of global citizens. Inclusion trumps domination.
Sarajevo was not perhaps the birth of something new but it was critical to our understanding and evolution as global citizens. Artists had previously gathered to bring awareness to famine and seek to isolate Apartheid, (“Won’t Play Sun City” campaign). Efforts to define humanity on the basis of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation or simply with walls appeared to be on the retreat particularly after the horrors of the Holocaust had been exposed and the Berlin Wall torn down. The siege of Sarajevo appeared as the last desperate death cry of fascism, the last epidemic of a rampant nationalism. Unfortunately two decades later our hopes have been proven wrong as ethnic cleansing rages from Myanmar to the Central African Republic. New assaults, whether directed by ISIS in Syria or Putin in Ukraine have found their genetic code in the ancestry of past wars distant and more recent as in BiH. Nationalism has been revived like an infection not thoroughly seen to cure with penicillin. There is a new generation of politicians harvesting votes through the appeal of identity politics to divide us by real and presumed differences and driving a new generation of conflict as well as barriers. The best cure is to remind of that which unites all humanity, as global citizens.
@MuhamedSacirbey
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Muhamed Sacirbey
Ambassador Muhamed Sacirbey currently lectures on Digital-Diplomacy. "Mo" has benefited from a diverse career in investment banking & diplomacy, but his passion has been the new avenues of communication. He was Bosnia & Herzegovina's first Ambassador to the United Nations, Agent to the International Court of Justice, Foreign Minister & Signatory of the Rome Statute establishing the International Criminal Court. He also played American football opting for a scholarship to Tulane University in New Orleans after being admitted to Harvard, oh well!!
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Review: The Last Gangster – My Final Confession – by Charlie Richardson
January 14, 2018djwezg No Comment
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Staff Book Reviewer Spencer Dew is the author of the short story collection Songs of Insurgency (Vagabond Press, 2008) and the forthcoming critical study Learning for Revolution: The Work of Kathy Acker (San Diego State University Press, 2010). An instructor at Loyola University, Chicago, Dew also reviews books for Rain Taxi Review of Books and art for Newcity Chicago. His Web site is spencerdew.com.
A Review of The Awful Possibilities
by Christian TeBordo
From “Rules and Regulations”:
Keep a journal but do not write in it such bitch-like things as Dear Diary, You are the only one who I can tell all of my secretes stuff to, for only you understand me and accept me as I am, because fuck that, it’s no way to do things, the whimperest cry for help. No need for help much less cries or whimpers when you follow these simple rules, so keep a journal, or a diary, and don’t write anything in it that the rules don’t tell you to, and for God’s sake don’t write anything actual.
An inky rain of teardrop-shaped skulls floods over a picture of a trailer park on the cover of this collection of stories, pooling in cartoony blobs and puddles, a pattern repeated in a series of parody postcards, inside the text, from Bleached Whale Design, cards written “when we were last on vacation together so that you would have something to look forward to on our return.” The topics of such to-be-returned-to reading include Michael Jackson, terrorism, and smashing through the frozen ice of whatever, but the main event is the winking, tweaking deconstruction of that learned discourse through which we attempt to express affection, the distilled pillow-talk of culture: “Punky monkey, Booger bear, Bucket Brimming with Cold, Cold Love, sometimes you are so distant that I’m just a tiny speck, and I am trying not to fail to evoke you before I disappear.”
The stories here are exercises in such evocation—and, perhaps also, such disappearance. The world becomes an ink-splattered photograph of itself, as when a celebrity from the reality television competitive dating show circuit stitches a new wallet out of freshly flayed human skin. As the narrator of the excellent first story says, of a notion that gets violently understood by the wider society, “It’s a parable for the generation after metaphor died. It’s the Mongreloid creed. Don’t forget to remember. You’ll be doing more remembering than imagining soon enough.”
Such notions swirl around this book, like a travelling troupe of players taking whirlwind tours across the stage, approximating various accents and costumes, putting on a full melodrama with only a few real bodies. Those tarred-up postcards are already narratives defaced, working on several levels—the treacle of outdated attempts at generating nostalgia for profit, the desperation of seizing moments that never existed as such.... TeBordo is clever, and his cleverness, above all, tells him that communication is impossible except as something erratic, scatter-shot.
“Assess a tax,” sings the white garage band in a concept album they’ve woven out of Black Power teachings, all in the hopes that their work can help eschatology unfold, can bring about “the revolution, the new era, the tupacalypse.” TeBordo, as author, embodies all the roles in this little drama, too—he’s the cynical grad student, smirking behind his hands; he’s the younger brother, desperately left out of any sense of an authentic world; he’s the guys in the band, achingly earnest in their lunacy; and he’s the townspeople “standing around the house waving their weaponized farm implements...demanding retribution and the restoration of a reputation of no repute.”
The vigor here, as with that misread concept album, gets poured so thick on language and ideas that sometimes the machinery of the stories gum up, reducing them to merely exercises. But other times, as in that first, strong story, TeBordo gets enough stride to walk atop the surface of the gurgling tar, “in slow motion with a gangsta lean, arms extended and guns blazing, my black hood barely covering my thousand-yard stare, nothing but my erection keeping my jeans above my ankles....”
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The '''TI-59''' was a [[Programmable calculators|programmable calculator]] from Texas Instruments which was available from 1977 through 1983. It supported the ability to load and save programs using a magnetic-stripe card reader. The TI-58 model was also available at the same time with similar programming features but no card reader.
The '''TI-59''' was a [[Programmable calculators|programmable calculator]] from Texas Instruments which was available from 1977 through 1983. It supported the ability to load and save programs using a magnetic-stripe card reader. The TI-58 model was also available at the same time with similar programming features but no card reader. An earlier TI-57 model was also programmable but with more limited features and memory and no storage device to permanently save the programs.
If you ran out of magnetic cards for it, it was apparently possible to make new ones by [http://fixunix.com/handheld/100248-ti-59-magnetic-cards.html cutting up floppy disks].
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As a land owner, what do you do when you are bullied by a developer?—A case study by Guantao & CS L
As a land owner, what do you do when you are bullied by a developer?—A case study by Guantao & CS Lawyers on nelghbourlng tree dlspute
Guantao Australian Law Series is prepared by its Sydney Office for the benefit of our existing clients in Australia and clients who are coming to Australia to start their businesses.
As a safe property investment market, Sydney has always been the top choice for local and foreign property investors with guaranteed higher return. According to published data, land owners generally can expect their land price doubled in a cycle of about 7 years. In Australia, the stable government and fair legal system give investors an extra protection and confidence. However, no one can guarantee that a developer always behaves, particularly when they are driven by greed.
Recently we acted on behalf of a client of us who is a land owner in a Sydney suburb. We put up a fight for this client against his bully next door developer. Finally this bully developer was forced to enter into a consent judgement in favour of our client. We summarise the key information of this case for your reference. We hope that it will help you if you are in similar situations.
The background of this matter
1. Our client is a land owner and his neighbouring lands were purchased by a well-known Chinese developer who entered into the Australian property development market in about 2016.
2. In late March or early April 2018, a letter was delivered to our client's premises with a request for our client's consent for the removal of a neighbouring tree.
3. On 9 April 2018 our client expressed their reluctance to the proposed tree removal and raised the following concerns:
(1) They were not aware of the claim that neighbouring tree was co-owned;
(2) As a matter of fact, the tree is within our client's boundary; and
(3) The tree canopy which was higher than the house provides very good privacy to our client's house.
4. Shortly after the developer, through their arborist, engaged in a series conversation with our client.
5. From 28 May to 4 June 2018 there were various communications between the Arborist and our client by emails, phone calls and text messages. In summary, the parties couldn't reach an agreement.
6. On Thursday 7 June 2018 when our client came home in the afternoon and realised that the subject tree was cut down during the day when our client was away.
7. Our client contacted the developer and the developer confirmed that the tree removal was organised by them.
8. On Saturday 9 June 2018, a group of tree service personnel attended the premises with intention of digging up the tree root. Our client refused their entry.
9. On 5 Sep 2018, a new Consent DA/XXX/2017 was approved by Sydney Central City Planning Panel for Demolition of XXX dwellings, tree removal and construction of 3 x 7 storey residential flat buildings containing 118 apartments and associated basement car parking, compared to previous DA there were 30 more apartment units under the new DA.
10. On 10 Sep 2018 our client wrote to the developer, asking for the issue to be resolved amicably.
11. On 27 September 2018 the developer's lawyers replied disputing our client's version of events.
12. On 24 October 2018, our client engaged a surveyor to identity the exact location of the subject tree with respect to the neighbouring lands.
13. In December 2018 a valuation report was undertaken by an expert engaged by our client.
The legal issues and potential claims by our clients
By cutting the subject tree without our clients' consent, a few issues arise accordingly:
1. The following principles apply to trespass to land and tree removal:
a). A tree belongs to the person on whose land it was planted (Masters v Collie (1620) 81 ER 712);
b). Even where branches or roots spread across the boundary onto adjoining land, they belong to the person on whose side the tree was planted (Holder v Coates (1827) 173 ER 1099; Carr v Sourlos (1994) 6 BPR 13,626);
c). However, if the tree was planted precisely on the boundary, and its branches and roots spread onto both parcels of land, it belongs to the adjoining landowners as tenants in common in equal shares (Percy v Le Heux [1982] ANZ ConvR 397);
d). To enter a neighbour's land without consent and cut down a tree is a trespass (Carr v Sourlos (1994) 6 BPR 13, 626);
e). A permission granted by Council such as a development consent or a tree removal permit is not a defence to trespass (Carr v Sourlos (1994) 6 BPR 13, 626); and
f). In the appropriate circumstances, exemplary damages may be awarded for the trespass (Carr v Sourlos (1994) 6BPR 13; Port Stephens Shire Council v Tellamist Pty Ltd (2004) 135 LGERA 98 (NSWCA)).
2. Events of 7 June 2018
Considering that the Tree is located 20cm inside the boundary of our client's land, it must be that the Tree was planted on our client's land, and therefore the Tree belonged to our client. The same inference was made in Carr v Sourlos (1994) 6 BPR 13,626. It is undoubtedly the case that the primary proprietary interest in the Tree belonged to our client considering its location.
In order to remove the Tree, contractors engaged by the developer would have necessarily been entered our client’s land, or the airspace of our client's land. It would not have been possible to remove the tree otherwise.
At no point was permission expressly granted or implied. The entering of land without permission and the removal of a tree constitutes trespass and the actions were inconsistent with our client's rights as tenants in common.
3. Damages
Relevance of Carr v Sourlos
In Carr v Sourlos, the plaintiff and defendants owned adjoining properties. The defendants obtained an order from the council permitting the removal of four trees growing along the boundary between the properties, subject to negotiations with the plaintiff. The defendants' solicitors sent a letter to the plaintiff advising him to remove the trees within 14 days, failing which the defendants would remove the trees themselves and seek contribution for costs. The letter was never received by the plaintiff. The defendants' agents entered the plaintiff's land to remove the trees. The plaintiff sought to recover damages for trespass.
The Court held that neither the defendants nor their agents had permission to enter onto the plaintiff's land. Therefore, the defendants by their agents committed the tort of trespass on the plaintiff's land.
Importantly, the Court held that the plaintiff was entitled to:
· compensatory damages for diminution of the aesthetic appeal and market value of his property;
· aggravated damages for the violation of his property; and
· exemplary damages.
Considering the similarities with the factual circumstances in Carr v Sourlos, we are not aware of any reason in law or fact why these same heads of damages would not be available if proceedings were commenced in this matter.
It is also noteworthy that in Carr v Sourlos, the Court found that the issues involved were of far greater significance than the quantum of damages indicated and ultimately the Court made a special order for costs of $100,000.00.
4. Breach of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (EP&A Act)
In the developer's lawyers reply they argued that when removing the tree, their client was acting 'pursuant to a previous development consent XXX/2014/JP.'
As noted above, a planning permission such as adevelopment consent does not provide a defence to trespass. Where development consent is granted, the development consent does not constitute a property right to permit trespass, even if landowner's consent to the making of the DAwas granted (Stafford Quarries Pty Ltd v Kempsey Shire Council (1992) 76 LGRA 52; Pimas Group Pty Ltd v Maritime Services Board of NSW (1994) 82 LGERA 205.
Trespass aside, it is necessary to determine whether the removal of the tree was carried out in accordance with development consent XXX/2014/JP.
It is noteworthy that DA XXX/2014/JP has a number of conditions that must be complied with prior to the carrying out of anyworks.
It is a fundamental principle of planning law that work undertaken in breach of a condition of the consent is prohibited and illegal and cannot be work relating to the development (the subject of the consent). Such work (in breach of conditions of consent) cannot be relied upon to physically commence a consent. Iron Gates Developments Pty Ltd v Richmond-Evans Environmental Society Inc (1992) 81 LGERA 132.
In this case, DA XXX/2014/JP was granted in 2014 and approved works including the removal of the tree. However, there is no evidence that would suggest that DA XXX/2014/JP was lawfully physically commenced in accordance with section 4.53 of the EP&A Act.
In particular, the conditions at 42 – 63 are conditions that must be complied with prior to the carrying out of any works. As a matter of fact these preconditions were not satisfied.
It follows that DA XXX/2014/JP was never commenced because the Consent does not appear to have been relied upon, and in any event, the removal of the Tree was in breach of conditions 42 – 63 of the consent. Accordingly, for the purposes of the EP&A Act, the works were prohibited and illegal.
The final outcome of the matter
We engaged settlement negotiations with this developer on behalf of our client. Unfortunately this developer, by disregarding their corporate social responsibilities, tried very hard to avoid paying reasonable amount of damages while had to admitting their responsibilities.
In April 2019, our client had no choice but commencing proceedings in the Supreme Court against this developer. Shortly after the proceedings were commenced, the developer made a formal offer to our client. We were of the view that the offer amount plus our costs offered by the developer was reasonable in the circumstances. By following our recommendation, our client accepted the offer and the matter was settled by consent judgment between the parties without going any further.
Lessons learnt from this case
The real property market is always active in Australia, especially in Sydney even though there are cycles of ups and downs. As a land owner when you face a big developer, how to protect your interest? Lessons from this case:
1. To know your position by seeking legal advice as early as possible.
2. To follow the advice from your lawyers and act accordingly.
3. Be confident when you face a big opponent.
As part of Guantao Law firm, Guantao & CS Lawyers act for both sides of property transactions in the Australian market. Our clients include developers, builders, financiers and property purchasers. If you have any needs in the area of property law including planning, feel free to contact us.
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Excellence in Road Safety Awards 2019
The European Road Safety Charter is the largest civil society platform on road safety. Every year several initiatives of the European Road Safety Charter are rewarded for their contribution to safer roads across Europe. The winners were announced today at a ceremony at the prestigious Vaudeville Theatre in Brussels today by European Commissioner for Transport Violeta Bulc. This year the awards went to Interpolis (the Netherlands) for its AutoModus app, InOutCister LDA (Portugal) for its drink driving prevention campaign, City Council of Silly (Belgium) for its Road Safety Observatory, and ACEM (Europe) for its European Motorcycle Training Quality Label. In the category “School Challenge”, the awards went to Şcoala Gimnazială Tompa László (Romania) for its ‘Be smart when in traffic’ campaign, and Fundación MAPFRE (Spain) for its road safety education program.
Every year more than 25 000 people still die on EU roads, and 135 000 people are seriously injured. The four main killers on roads remain distraction, non-use of the seatbelt, alcohol and speed. Initiatives all around Europe try to have a positive impact on these and other dangerous behaviours on our roads. Six of these good practices are rewarded this year by the European Road Safety Charter with an ‘Excellence in Road Safety Award’. These are the winners that were announced today at a ceremony at the prestigious Vaudeville Theatre in Brussels today by European Commissioner for Transport Violeta Bulc.
Development of the Automodus app to avoid distraction by the smartphone
The project, developed and led by the insurance company Interpolis in the Netherlands, addresses distraction at the wheel, and in particular the use of mobile phones while driving. Distracted driving is a major risk factor in traffic: the risk of being involved in a crash increases by 12 times when dialling and 6 times when texting. The Automodus app helps drivers not to use their phone while on the roads: it continues to help navigate, but blocks all incoming and outgoing calls, as well as texting. The app also rewards phone-free driving in the form of points exchangeable for gifts, and gives feedback on driving behaviour. An accompanying awareness campaign on the safe use of smartphones has increased the impact of the project and created partnerships with road safety experts and stakeholders.
The initiative has been rewarded for successfully addressing the growing problem of distraction in traffic. The combination of an innovative technological solution with an awareness campaign and strong partnership has increased the likelihood of success in changing road users’ behaviour and has successfully contributed to mobile-free driving in the Netherlands.
http://erscharter.eu/road-safety-in-action/good-practice/interpolis-automodus_en
Drink driving awareness campaign for young drivers
The project was developed by InOutCister LDA, a Portuguese company specialised in traffic psychology, and covers a set of activities that aim to raise awareness among young drivers about the dangers of alcohol at the wheel. These activities include briefing of students by volunteers at social events on the dangers of drink driving; and encouragement of self-testing of alcohol consumption with breathalysers. Excessive alcohol consumption continues to be a reality among young people in Portugal leading to impaired driving and a number of serious crashes. The project encourages students to adopt safe behaviour towards alcohol consumption and to create awareness about the dangers of driving under influence. The action also enabled the organisers to collect data on alcohol consumption among youngsters.
http://erscharter.eu/road-safety-in-action/good-practice/awareness-action-dangers-alcohol-and-driving-sub-title-1-se-amas
European Motorcycle Training Quality Label
The German Road Safety Council, the European Association of Motorcycle Manufacturers (ACEM), and the International Motorcycling Federation (FIM), have developed together a voluntary certification scheme for post-licence safety training that helps motorcyclists more easily identify the best safety training programs in their countries. The Label was launched in 2016 and is an ongoing initiative that aims to establish a brand stamp for high-quality, post-licence training across the EU. It is open to any organisation based in Europe willing to submit its training programs for evaluation, such as schools for motorcycle riders, manufacturers and public bodies. The Label is granted for a period of 4 years and can be renewed.
The initiative is a practical and sustainable way of addressing the safety of motorcyclists, one of the most vulnerable groups of road users. In 2017, motorcyclists represented 15% of all fatalities, and 30% of young people. Voluntary post-licence training allows riders to upgrade their skills, enhance their risk perception and increase their safety awareness. The European Motorcycle Training Quality Label is a good example of a voluntary commitment at European scale, involving several influential partners. The initiative is also in line with European Commission calls for voluntary commitments from bigger stakeholders that reduce the need for legislation but at the same time contribute significantly to the EU’s medium and long-term objectives in terms of road safety.
http://erscharter.eu/road-safety-in-action/good-practice/european-motorcycle-training-quality-label
Road Safety Observatory of the City Council of Silly
The town of Silly in Belgium established a local Road Safety Observatory to address some of the most pressing issues on its roads (speeding, treatment of high risk zones, effective enforcement of traffic rules, safety of vulnerable road users, etc.). The observatory was founded 20 years ago and meets at least four times a year. It is made up of 12 members, including experts, municipal councillors, policemen, communal staff and neighbourhood representatives. The members initiate preventive measures, analyse requests received from residents and look for local solutions to local problems.
The initiative is a good example on how city councils can work with local citizens to improve road safety in an effective and sustainable way. The initiative will be a useful source of inspiration to other towns and cities who are looking for a participative structure that brings together many different actors to solve local road safety issues.
http://erscharter.eu/road-safety-in-action/good-practice/road-safety-observatory-silly
Two extra projects have received an award for the best ‘School Challenge’.
'Be smart when in traffic'
The Şcoala Gimnazială Tompa László in Romania has 20 years’ experience in educating children to behave safely and smartly in different traffic situations. The focus of activities is on learning traffic rules on both on the roads and on pavements. Since 2000, the school has organised different courses and road safety related competitions. Classes are given in collaboration with local police officers. Other activities include afterschool lessons, and targeted road safety days, as well as theoretical tests and practical lessons, such as biking classes.
The project has had a significant impact despite limited resources, covering different kinds of activities related to the safety of children in traffic (walking, cycling, and interacting with other road users). The project is based on voluntary participation by children with the police to encourage independent and responsible behaviour stemming from better understanding of the importance of traffic rules and their enforcement.
http://erscharter.eu/sites/default/files/good-practice/good_practises_of_teaching_in_tompa_laszlo_primary_school_0.pdf
Road safety education program
Fundación MAPFRE from Spain has developed an international road safety programme targeting mostly Spanish speaking countries, including 17 different countries in Latin America. Theory lessons for children are combined with prevention workshops for all ages with a particular focus on young and elderly road users. The project developed comprehensive learning materials, ranging from children’s books to PowerPoint presentations, which are freely available on its website. The objective of the program is two-fold: to increase knowledge on safe road use promoting in parallel a healthy lifestyle; and to educate not just children in the classroom but also their families at home on the importance of unintentional injury prevention.
It is a very comprehensive educational program, covering all aspects of road safety education of children. Fundación MAPFRE has made significant efforts in developing its learning materials, including not only on-line material but also about 12 million print copies of road safety and accident prevention stories, activity books and teachers' guides. Special emphasis has also been placed on the training of trainers: training courses for educational professionals have been developed in coordination with universities. Finally, the program is a model of how to adapt materials and resources to different needs, taking into account local circumstances and local challenges.
http://erscharter.eu/road-safety-in-action/good-practice/fundación-mapfre-road-safety-educational-program
Jacques Barrot Prize: two special awards
Every year since 2016 a special Prize is selected by the audience of the ceremony, choosing amongst the six Award winners of that year. This special Prize is dedicated to Jacques Barrot, former Commissioner for Transport. The Jacques Barrot Prize 2019 went to Interpolis from the Netherlands.
Previous winners of the Jacques Barrot Prize were: Lockerbie Academy from the United Kingdom (2016), the Romanian Automobile Club (2017) and VOZIM from Slovenia (2018).
This year, the public also had the opportunity to select the winner of the Jacques Barrot Grand Prize 2016 - 2019, chosen from the four winners of the Jacques Barrot Prize since 2016. The winner was Zavod VOZIM from Slovenia.
Mrs. Béatrice Barrot handed over these special Prizes and gave a warm and inspiring speech to the winners and the public. Grateful words that came from the heart and encouraged all to continue their commitment to save lives.
About the European Road Safety Charter
In 2004 the European Commission initiated the European Road Safety Charter. It is the largest civil society platform on road safety. Every year several initiatives of the European Road Safety Charter are rewarded for their contribution to safer roads across Europe.
More than 4 000 public and private entities (companies of all types and sizes, automobile clubs, associations, schools and local authorities) have committed to the Charter. The Charter invites members to make a commitment, pledging to take a specific measurable action within their area of responsibilities. Since 2006, the yearly Charter Award for excellence in road safety has been presented to one or several organisations that have carried out a particularly interesting and effective road safety initiative.
Statistics show that every year more than 25 000 people still die on EU roads, and 135 000 people are seriously injured. The European Commission and EU Member States therefore committed to a target of reducing fatalities and serious injuries on the roads by 50% between 2020 and 2030, aiming for “Vision Zero”, no fatalities and serious injuries on EU roads, by 2050.
European Road Safety Charter:
http://erscharter.eu
Commission's road safety work:
http://ec.europa.eu/roadsafety
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@Transport_EU
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Středa, 9 Říjen, 2019
Registration and networking
Short introduction of the event
Opening speech by Commissioner Violeta Bulc
15 years of history of the European Road Safety Charter (2004 – 2019)
Presentation of the 2019 Awards winners
Selection and announcement of the winner of the Jacques Barrot Prize 2019
Discussion with the previous winners of the Jacques Barrot Prize, led by Ms Elisabeth Werner, Director DG MOVE
Selection of the winner of the Jacques Barrot Grand Prize
Presentation of the winner of EDWARD photo contest 2018: Municipal Council for Road Traffic Safety from Bitola
Handing-over of the Awards: announcement of the winner of the Jacques Barrot Grand Prize
Closing words of Mr Matthew Baldwin, European Coordinator for Road Safety
Family picture, drink and celebration
Vaudeville Theatre, Galerie de la Reine 13, B-1000 Brussels
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Galaxy S6 Release Date
Samsung Galaxy S6 Specifications
S6 vs iPhone 6
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Samsung Galaxy S6 Smashing Specifications
There is so much talk in town about the thrilling features that the Samsung Galaxy S6 will come with.
Below is the list of the features that the device will incorporate:
Wireless charging: Everybody is crazy about the wireless charging technology. This allows for charging of the device or gadget from anywhere and at any time. This device has optimally incorporated the wireless charging technology; thereby eliminating the need of portable chargers.
Mobile and Internet Network: Galaxy Samsung S6 is said to incorporate both the 2G and 3G mobile networks. Additionally, it will also incorporate the 4G LTE network. The benefit of this element is that it will allow for better internet access.
Navigation tools: A smart phone that has a navigation tool is the most preferred among customers. Due to that demand, the Samsung Galaxy S6 will have a digital compass that will enhance better location searches and information display. In addition to that, it will also have GPS as well as A-GPS.
Weight: The lighter a smart phone is, the better the owner feels. The Samsung Galaxy S6 will weigh approximately 160 to 170 grams. With such kind of device, you will never feel as if you are carrying some additional weight around. However, you will always know that you have a powerful device at hand.
Processing unit: The device is said to have the Exynos 5 Hexa core processing unit. This will offer better user experience while accessing and using applications in the phone.
Internal memory: The internal memory of a gadget is the most crucial aspect of the device. This is because the internal memory handles the aspect of multitasking as well as allowing faster access to device applications. With that, the Galaxy S6 is said to incorporate up to 4 GB internal memory space. Additionally, it will have expandable secondary memory storage of 32 GB, 64 GB and 128 GB.
Display: When it comes to smart phones, the display of the gadget is the most important thing. The bigger the display, the better view a user will get while handling phone applications. The Galaxy S6 will implement an Organic LED. In addition to that, the display will have a TouchWiz user interface and it will offer up to 16M colours. With such a display, there is so much value in the output that a used will get.
Battery power: Smart phones ought to have better battery capabilities. This is due to the fact that they have a number of applications all of which do consume some amount of power to keep them running. The Samsung galaxy S6 will have the 4000mAh Li-Ion battery. This will allow for longer talk time as well as stand by time.
Accessories: Every smart phone must have some flashy accessories that make it unique. With that, the Samsung Galaxy S6 will have the following sensor accessories: Barometer, Accelerometer, Gyro-sensors and the Infrared technology.
It is with no doubt that this device will be the best that Samsung have ever designed over the past years.
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NBA 2019-2020 Thread
Chinaski Santa Cruz, CA
October 2019 edited October 2019 in General
well that was quite the off-season... any choice words or hot takes for the upcoming season?
Just three words. "Back to Back"
cdrive Houston, TX
Morey created an international crisis and costed the NBA $4 billion. Totes worth it.
Also I’m finally on this Zion hype train. Holy god damn hell this Beast Man is going to give me jaw drop fatigue.
I totally support Morey and I'm really glad that the NBA supported him.
apparently Kerr is a 'Little Boy'.. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
https://www.sfchronicle.com/warriors/article/Trump-mocks-Kerr-s-non-answer-to-China-14504809.ph
dochielomn
I just kind of laugh at the chaos that Morey created and now China is reacting to the whole situation. Any other person costs his "company" that much money and their badge/keys/whatever ain't working the next morning.
No Zion for the first few months is a bummer. He was looking really good and I thought he was looking close to All-Star level. Now he has knee problems and he's only 19. Not great, Bob.
Dummy said:
Greg Oden on line 1..
Chinaski said:
Man, that would be disappointing after hearing about this dude all year as the most hyped up prospect since Lebron.
Underwood Philadelphia, PA
Sixers in 6 over the Clippers!
Noel Dallas, TX
I’m looking forward to seeing this Luka-KP combo all season. Wasn’t perfect but I saw plenty of signs of a promising future.
Hatorian Dagobah
Have to say I think Coby White is in the lead for ROY or at least in the top 3. Let’s see what he does as a starter but he seems to be the real deal.
Granted it's only 2 games into the season and when you have a player of Curry's caliber that's a huge plus (along with Draymond) but welcome back to reality all of Golden State. Losing both Klay and KD is a huge and can't say it's total surprised that they've been blown out in their first 2 games.
raabnhood
I'm a Bulls fan.
(Stares out the window as snow begins to fall from the October sky here in the Midwest)
Pangs
I've watched the first few Bulls games. Still feels like torture. Coby White adds some zing, but he's got a lot of work to do.
ken hale
After losing my town’s nfl team, I’ve spent a few years adrift without a team or even a league to follow, but last season’s finals and all the news this offseason (as well as an unexpected obsession w 2k19) have brought me into the nba fold. The league pass is incredible, especially if you you’re a cord-cutter (and as long as you don’t care about your “local” team). Any day of the week I can tune in to whatever game catches my interest. The NFL could learn a lot from them when it comes to fan engagement.
ken hale said:
The NBA is the future of sports in North America....I'm not saying soon, but it will surpass the NFL.
I’d say it’s already the second biggest league/sport in the world. I can’t believe it’s not surpassed the nfl already domestically. Just a better game all around. After pondering my potential allegiances all summer, I’ve picked the Spurs to be my favorite team, lol. I always liked Manu Ginobli and now I say Dejounte Murray and Lonnie Walker are future mvps, lol. I’m all in.
More topically, I was watching the Warriors get blown out and Steph Curry looks like he hurt his wrist. Ouch. That team is in trouble.
https://twitter.com/WarriorsPR/status/1189762599560175617
the NBA has its own issues. the superteam problem is always an issue now. this is the first year in awhile where there are 5 or so teams with legit shot at winning the title.
its also become glorified all-star games. no defense. 30 3 pointers a game. etc. just look at the rockets/wiz game today. 160 points in regulation!
Hatorian said:
Yeah, everybody jacking up 3's because the analytics say that it's better, kind of ruins other parts of the game. I mean, the day Carmello is standing on the 3 point line with a defender running at him, he up fakes and the defender goes by him, and then steps in a few steps and takes a wide open 2 pointer and knocks it down but then has to look over to his bench and apologize, just something seems wrong about that. So, now when you see 7 footers firing away from 3, it just seems wrong. I mean, hell, if you playing against Philly, you want Embid thinking he can make 10 3's and want him firing away as oppose to destroying you down low.
In addition, the lack of traveling calls or the take 2 steps and then a hop (with both feet off the ground mind you), and then take another jump and somehow that's no longer a travel call? Then you add in some of the flopping or constant whining about lack of calls, i mean, just play. Just areas of the game where it's nothing like it use to be. I can still enjoy it mind you, but I recognize how it's completely changed.
*edit- another thing that always seems weird, when you're watching a 3 on 1 fast break and 2 of the guys run the 3 point line as oppose to attacking the basket and so rather than take an easy layup or dunk, they're shooting a 3, just seems wrong. But that's today's game.
@Chinaski
Bro can you edit "NBA 2019-2010 Thread" to "NBA 2019-2020 Thread" ?
It's driving me nuts!
cdrive said:
haha wow.. this whole time and never even noticed. good looking out!
@Hatorian you’re definitely right, the game and league aren’t perfect, and I can see some of that already, but you have to understand that I’m from San Diego. Junior Seau’s death (RIP) made the CTE issue too real to accept the league’s still-tepid response. The Kapernick black-balling is offensively brazen. On top of that, the league enabled one of their worst owners to abandon my city when we wouldn’t be held hostage to their stadium demands.
Compared to all that stuff, NBA players putting up bad three-pointers and demanding trades feels pretty quaint, you know?
That new Brooklyn court has drip for daaaaays.
Looked amazing last night and the pics today the day after look great too.
I would like to jump in and say that I’m so glad the Mavs traded for Luka
ATL was stupid to think Trae Young was the next Steph Curry. It was obvious Luca was the better player
i'm actually enjoying watching all these young unknown guys on the Warriors. no Klay, no Steph, no Dray, no DeLo, no Looney and they got their first win at the Chase Center a few days ago over POR. that rook they got (Eric Paschall) with 41 pick has been balling out, 61 pts in the last 2 games. JV Squad in Houston tonight (shout out @cdrive).
Yea... it's back to the real Warriors, draft lottery baby. Hopefully they can get some development out of these guys and find some bench players for the future. If Steph, Klay, Draymond, and DLo or whoever they end up trading him for can be healthy next year they can probably get back to a playoff team so this year is all about figuring out which of these guys fit into the future.
bizmarkiefader said:
We’ve been playing like butt. You guys are probably gonna win. Especially after this Blazers stomping I heard about!
not according to Vegas. 15 point underdogs
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Ratings - 28th June 2011
Ireland was supposed to play Namibia starting today, but it was cancelled owing to visa problems. No doubt exacerbated by the short time period between the posting of the fixtures and the game itself.
3rd Test
Pre-rating 1246.58 1065.85
Form +47.45 -17.37
Actual Margin Match Drawn
Post-rating 1243.67 1070.23
Series Rating 1241.88 1065.88
Another rain affected game that England was in complete control of. In the end, Sangakarra finally turned up, with support from Samaraweera to ensure the draw, but England helped by going through the motions and some minor injuries to their attack. Sri Lanka ought to first wonder why they failed to draw the series, given that Cardiff was the easiest of the late game batting tasks they needed to overcome; second they need to find a workable strategy for their attack, as it was completely out-classed by all but Strauss.
As a series, it never took off, its status as a warm-up, and the lack of meaningful context to place it in leaving some aesthetically pleasing highlights, a historic collapse and little else. Both sides will face opposition with more to prove in their next outings.
1st Test
Pre-rating 915.83 1200.30
Form -7.73 +5.75
Expected Margin India by 92 runs
Actual Margin India by 63 runs
Post-rating 917.16 1199.11
An odd match in that it was quite close, and a few key incidents might have reversed the result, but in which India never really looked like losing. A pitch that turned from day one helped keep the game moving, and proved for certain that India's next generation is a work in progress. The key innings though, came from the veteran, Dravid, holding fort and producing a defendable target. His dropping, by Sammy, an under-rated cricketer who had an otherwise decent Afridi-esque game, could have made all the difference. Those small moments peppered the West Indies game however, from letting Raina and Harbajan escape on day one, to soft and reckless dismissals in the chase of an otherwise gettable target. It might be India's seconds, but Dhoni knows how to get them to win.
For the West Indies, Barath displayed the same range of stroke-play that made him look like a star in Australia two years ago. He also displayed the same reckless shot selection that has stalled his career to date. They have a real talent in Bishoo and a balanced if not brilliant bowling attack, but they won't win games unless their batsmen score them some runs.
I Cup
Pre-rating 448.84 195.69
Form -26.65 -36.21
Expected Margin Scotland by 177 runs
Post-rating 436.06 202.55
A draw, across both innings with no play on the first two days and only 177 overs were bowled in the match. It was, nevertheless, an exciting finish, as both sides angled in on first innings points, Netherlands falling short by just 3 runs, Scotland by 2 wickets. Majid Haq was the star for Scotland, anchoring the innings with 120 and taking two key wickets to stall the Dutch chase. Bukhari performed similarly for the Dutch, taking 5/79 and making a run-a-ball 50 to accelerate the chase after a 91 from Kruger. An interesting game, but the winner was rain.
Rankings at 28th June 2011
9. Zimbabwe 546.63
Notes from MIAF #2
The panorama sessions are often good value entertainment, less likely to be memorable, but generally entertaining, and a far cry from the technical abstract session that can't help but lull me into sleep. That said, a lack of memorability makes it hard to identify standout films.
Blown AwayAust. panorama A clever combination of mundane encounters and out-there comedy with a feel-good ending unusual in animating.
MillhavenPoland #2 The Nick Cave song makes the film, but the gradual movement into insanity of the character is impressive in its use of colour and movement as well.
Animation has big sunk costs, in scripts, drawings, models and backgrounds that might only be used for a few seconds. The longer the short, the more worthwhile it is to invest in those elements. The long short session is almost always the best for that reason, fleshing out a story, and elevating the form to art.
Rubikale lab de'images Great idea, didn't really run with it as far as it could, or build characters.
Babellong shorts Merges layers of live action seemlessly to reflect on development and the different paths of men and women in urbanising China.
Zbigniev's Cupboardlong shorts Eastern european amimations do't often deal with communism. This is a touching and sad reflection.
Muzoramale lab de'images Completely odd, but amusing with a unique animating style.
The External Worldlong shorts So random it is almost abstract, but with moments of sharp humour, only ruined when it broke the 4th wall.
Love Patatelong shorts I love the subtle mix of styles in this film, from 2D to live action. The premise is a little odd.
Seeing the Supinfocom logo tends to be somewhere between excitement and a relief. They aren't necessarily incredible, but they usually bring colour, fun and music into programs that can otherwise drift into artistic corners. As 3D animation has developed, their style has become more complex and diverse, which has limited their pure entertainment value this year, but strengthened the films. Having them all in one session ruins their value as fun interludes, but is an interesting experience given their general style.
8 Bitssupinfocom Questionable plot, but love the use of gaming techniques and variable graphics quality of old platforms.
Hezarfansupinfocom Typical Supinfocom, lots of movement, colour and fast paced, comedic action.
D'Une Rare Cruditesupinfocom Simple idea: plants with heads, and therefore personalities. But wonderfully put together through the seasons.
A day now traditionally book-ended by kids and late-night bizarre, with the bulk of international programs in between. The latter can be trying when it is something other than uncensored amusement, though the uncensored, technically awful and not funny are the ones I'd really like to see cut. Still a better program than last year though.
Mobilekids Charming, funny. Variable physics is the great friend of animators.
Memeeint #4 Whimsical take on a nursing home resident and her neighbour that, without being special, worked.
Mr Choco In Lovebizarre So many chickens had their head cut off this week.
Pixelsint #2 Plotless, but another making great use of live footage, computer graphics, and old school computer games.
Love & Theftint #4 These type of morphing musical films are brilliant when they work, and this one does - or I was going crazy by this point of the day.
Bike Raceint #2 Not as funny as the very similar bicycle from a decade ago, but the ebb and flow of narrative is mesmeric.
Wisdom Teethint #2 Don Hertzfeldt, an awful lot of blood, what more needs to be said?
The more animation I watch, the more I start to agree with the judges over the popular choice. I don't know if that is a good or bad thing. Nevertheless, I still see some films way more than I want to, and some never enough. This year's winner, Love and Theft was good, not the best, but it was a year with no standout film. I won't choose, because I don't have to. The list of worthwhile films serves its purpose for jogging my memory.
Big Bang Big Boomint #3 In typical outdoor style for Blu, but more ambitious in use of external objects and the scope of its reach.
Polo's RobotAust. Still not entirely sure what to make of this film, but it looks brilliant.
Finer Things 28th June, 2011 13:47:47 [#] [0 comments]
Monday Melbourne: CCXXXII, June 2011
Melbourne mist. Taken June 2011
The problem with student films is they have to be made. In the absence of a better idea they tend to fit three categories: animation that displays technical mastery but has no plot/point; a basic and unsatisfying cliched plot with no character development to speak of; more ambitious storylines that with rare exceptions distract from the film through sheer awkwardness.
Advice for student animators: writers write these things called short stories.
On the plus side, the preponderance of quick and dirty 3D animation seems to be a thing of the past, with a great mix of animation styles coming through the programs - some far too derivative for my liking, but you have to start somewhere. Partly this is a programming decision, but it is undoubtedly a positive development. Now if only tv productions would change.
Mad Dogs And EnglishmenRCA grad Clever, but went nowhere.
A Tire D'Ailegrad #2 The better of two films with the same plot: second bird escapes death to wreck revenge.
Zhengrad #2 Very pretty. Travel orientated
Lose This Childgrad #2 Gorgeous 3D sand animation about turtles that got very depressing for unknown reasons.
Correspondencegrad #3 Timing a joke like this is everything. This was perfecy and it looks great too.
LovermanAust. grad By Sacha Bryning. A touch of Bill Plympton; but in a fast-paced technically brilliant way. Far and away the best film in the program.
I love walking home from the animation festival late at night.
Very few people have the time or energy to immerse themselves in a film festival but it has its own rewards, particularly animation, which draws you into its own world.
Objects in an animation have stunted lives; unlike film, until the animators moves them, they don't move, until the animator colours them, they remain grey, until the animator inserts a sound, the film remains silent.
That dearth of extraneous life has its good and bad points. Animation tends towards dystopian realities, because they are easier: robots, faceless creatures, empty landscapes, particularly deserts, space or dark streets. Lifeless environments and lifeless objects haunt the industry but they also make the truly exquisite scenes that much better.
It also heightens the senses. If an animator provides life in such limited quantities, then the viewer must be alert to every movement, action, colour or change. That is animation's strength. It can emphasise the miniscule detail by making it the only detail.
Merging back into the real world, late at night, when the streets really are quiet, every detail of the mundane becomes something: the single light in a hotel window, the lonely cab, the play of shadows from the trees or the shaking of a street sign.
I need a particular mindset to see the charm of mundane life, but the festival is a fail-safe method of achieving it.
Polish animation is technically brilliant, but obsessed with death and destruction. Perhaps that is not limited to Poland. If animators want to write a tragedy, write a tragedy. But anarchic distopia for the sake of funky technical effects displays a certain misanthropy. That said: the technical quality makes up for the disconnected space the plots leave the audience in much of the program; and the less horrific films have great charm.
Paths Of HatePoland #1 Utterly mesmerising plane battle that goes mental at the end. A studio in need of a writer: Cathedral was the same.
Gallery / GaleriaPoland #1 A poster-child for making art from simple lines.
Danny BoyPoland #1 Quirky, very funny, and charming (for once). Worth watching for the suppressed mirth of half-offended audience members at the finish alone.
Missed the New York session to play basketball... shot well, won by 1.
Finer Things 22nd June, 2011 02:39:26 [#] [0 comments]
Monday Melbourne: CCXXXI, June 2011
Colour by the Yarra. Taken June 2011
Melbourne Town 22nd June, 2011 01:29:12 [#] [0 comments]
Associate Cricket: European WT20 Div2 Preview
Has started already, but that is helpful in its own way, since it is near impossible to find useful information about the sport's actual minnows otherwise. Two teams form here will progress to division one, which means almost the entire tournament rests on the two semi-final matches. On the other hand, this will even out the apparent disparity between groups.
Group A has but 5 teams. Switzerland was relegated to division three in somewhat mysterious circumstances, but seemingly a result of in-fighting as is the wont of cricket boards everywhere. The ICC ought to have fille dthe gap with Estonia, 2nd in division 3, but have left a short group instead. But not just a short group, also considerably weaker, even with Switzerland, and one the Isle of Man should walk. Their test will come later, but the battle for second will be tense.
Group B is much closer, and the prize for coming first and meeting the weaker qualifier is high. Spain and Greece would appear to be favourites, with Belgium a definite challenger in home conditions. Sweden, who dominated division 3 may be strong too and they have received an unexpected boost from the rain in their match against Greece.
A final word on websites. The ICC (or the regional organisations) have been outsourcing their web content to external providers. When Crcket Europe are the beneficiary it is a very good thing with live commentary across all matches. But they need to sort it out for other regions, because they are well below par. That said, barely 3 years ago you couldn't find associate coverage at this level at all. That is a big step.
Idle Summers 22nd June, 2011 00:32:58 [#] [0 comments]
Monday Melbourne: CCXXX, June 2011
Moonee Ponds Creek. Taken April 2011
Another rain affected game, this time meandering to a draw before being killed, perhaps prematurely with an hour to play. Once again, England reacted slowly to the circumstances. Oddly enough they ended day 4 with enough momentum to push the game forward. It was the period immediately before lunch when a declaration could have been pursued, and only 50 runs were scored in almost 13 overs. As is often the case, the lack of incentive (particularly in the official ratings) for a win over a draw means England will go to the Rose Bowl unable to lose the series; but at the expense of an interesting end to this game.
Not that it was completely without interest. Cook was within a boundary of twin centuries, Dilshan within two of a double century, and a result was never out of the question. England must wonder what possessed them to pick three tall players; the argument that they are the best three bowlers being nonsense, when "best" is conditional on prevalent conditions. And regardless of selection, the lack of control, so evident throughout the Ashes was a telling factor as both sides rattled along to decent totals.
Sri Lanka were better than Cardiff, but still look incapable of getting through the English batting without some help from the opposition. They'll be much more effective when they return home and their spinners can dominate, but the first few overs at Lord's aside they've struggled to penetrate. Another flat deck however, and the real story might be the inability of England to do the same with any consistency. The performance of Broad in particular will bear watching.
Why are we bothering? Apart from the money that is. The WICB will bank a lazy $30m in TV rights or so from having India tour, with another $10m or more in sponsorship. Whether those same bodies will be pleased with their investment when it has turned into a virtual A tour remains to be seen. In a battle of the benches India is even more likely to dominate, and perhaps the only real interest will be seeing who can press their case for selection when the stars return. As a test match spectacle though, it is further proof that cricket has serious issues with its structure that need addressing.
Scotland, reigning finalists, versus Netherlands, one of the few associates to improve their reputation at the World Cup ought to be a tight battle. But, as with the abve series, the absence of county players in the sides makes a mockery of the form book. Likely to be low scoring, probably rain affected given the early summer start, but very important in a competition spanning so few games. Scotland's development last season was impressive, but it is the Dutch who've had the better form in the ODI competition, and a close game is likely. The game appear unlikely to be streamed live, despite indications it might be earlier, but keep an eye out in case that changes.
Rankings at 31st May 2011
Monday Melbourne: CCXXIX, June 2011
NGV at 150. Taken May 2011
Melbourne Town 7th June, 2011 02:53:32 [#] [0 comments]
Will PCB pettiness lead to a rupture?
For some time now I've been arguing that the ICC - or more particularly, their member boards - have been sleepwalking into an industrial dispute. Their refusal to organise their T20 leagues so as not to conflict with international cricket is guaranteed to encourage players on the fringe of national selection in India, England and Australia, or any player from the poorer members into premature retirement or conflict.
The solution, to require a NOC from the home board, is an odd one. In every major sport, administrators and owners have attempted to coerce players in order to pay them less, and in most cases, the administrators and owners have - over the course of many many years - lost those battles in courts of law.
But to date, it hasn't mattered to cricket. The boards' monopoly control of international representation, and the benefits, financial, professional and psychological that those bring, has kept players in check. And where it hasn't, such as with the WICB, the benefits accruing to the board from generous granting of NOCs have provided an amicable solution.
The Afridi situation is a whole different scenario however, and it is a potential nightmare for the ICC if it goes to court. Afridi, now contract-less, and therefore not bound to the board, has a contract with Hampshire, now on hold because of the PCB's petty decision. If any circumstance demonstrated Restraint of Trade and Collusion on the part of international cricket boards it is this.
Add that it is happening in England (and the EU), where employment legislation is well established; and happenign to a player with very little to lose when pursuing a court case (something he has already indicated he might do), and the ground is laid for a defining conflict.
Obviously the ECB will have taken leal opinion that the NOC system is legal, but so would have dozens of owners and administrators in times past. If Afridi takes it to court, and at this stage, that remains only a possibility, international control of cricket could shatter.
Given who is in charge of international cricket, maybe that is a good thing.
Idle Summers 3rd June, 2011 09:49:55 [#] [0 comments]
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'Writing is rewriting' - Frank Herbert
The end of the road is in sight. When I look back, the beginning is just a speck on the horizon.
Now seems like a good point to start a regular Novel Diary to document the closing stages in finishing a project that has taken up an extraordinary amount of my time over the last two years. Writing has always sapped my time, but when I first imagined bringing characters, events and a whole new world to life on such an epic scale, I never realised how much this creation could swing me from blissful happiness to grudging frustration. The very idea has been at the back of my mind throughout my Masters degree and seeds of it have been germinating ever since I started experimenting with words upon the page. All I can hope for is that by the end, come September 25th 2012, the novel that I have planned and executed leaves me satisfied. Over the next few months I plan to document this end process in order to drive myself, share the experience with others and give myself something to look back on once the journey has finished.
For now, I’ll fill you in on where it’s at, or more correctly where I’m at.
After a few more searches online it became apparent that the title I had in mind had been worked with, be it as a published novel or an American writing counterpart tinkering with ideas. The mistake that I wont make now therefore, is to put the title out there until the last minute. For now, I will stick to referring to the novel title as ‘Sample’. Better to be safe than sorry.
Sample will be a crime story at its heart, but will also include aspects of adventure, sci-fi, speculation, elements of noir and character study. I’ve always loved how Tarantino films rely so heavily on the characters. By writing unforgettable dialogue and setting up intense scenes with strong interactions, you end up with a really fulfilling story. I also really enjoy speculative fiction (especially work from William Gibson and J.G. Ballard). What sets them apart from their peers is the fact that they see the characters as more important than the idea. An idea of a plot or setting could be phenomenal, but without intriguing characters to populate that plot or setting, you are left with a one-dimensional sketch, rather than a three-dimensional colour drawing.
The start of Sample is where I’ve spent the most time rewriting (typical for a lot of writers, I’ve heard), but I have now settled on a brief prologue to start it off. The reason for this is down to finally watching (all the way through I should add) 2001: A Space Odyssey, and in the first hour a realisation hit me. For a story that spans across a long period, it is important at the beginning to create an integral scene, in order to tie the beginning to the end, or to make it a complete story. It is like the knot in a piece of string. My prologue is there to cast a menacing shadow over the story, and details a mystery child making discoveries in early life, that will eventually help the reader glean an insight into a future antagonist in the novel. Whereas 2001 had prehistoric apes acting out various developments in human evolution (invention, control, war) that resonated with the audience, my prologue will hopefully give an insight into a specific character, and also highlight interesting aspects of human nature.
I have now named each main chapter in order to give myself a more solid structure. Again I won’t name them specifically until the final novel is realised, but I had the idea of taking various areas of my own version of Manchester (UK for all those international readers), and using them as the chapter names. To shed a very small amount of light on that, my version of Manchester is a speculation on its future, in that it has grown as a city does, into more of a vertical thing than horizontal. In that respect I have named different ‘Layers’ of the city to extrapolate the metropolis that the city has become. Originally I wanted my protagonist to climb these layers as the story progressed, but within events that occur, he actually goes up, then down, then back up again. Therefore, I have found it necessary to use these Layer names loosely, but title other chapters alongside important points in the story. If anything I now feel it is well-structured but these things can always change as the story is finished off.
In terms of what point I am up to in writing, I am filling in gaps that exist in the first three chapters with an aim to finish these by the end of May. With a total of eight chapters as well as a Prologue and possible epilogue, I have estimated I should finish by the middle of July, with time to spare for a rewrite, getting friends and family to read it, feedback and a final rewrite.
All in all there will be a lot to do, and it will be hard work but I am looking forward to the final result. Hopefully I’ll be able to update this blog as much as I can which will benefit me in tracking my progress, as well as share the experience with everyone else.
I’ll leave you with a link to a TED talk that helped inspire me this week, from the one and only JJ Abrams.
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I've just entered the Guardian/Sony Futurescapes Short Story competition with a story entitled Signals. Here is a short extract below. Much Love.
Alex’s hand halted over his keyboard in the middle of typing a report. His eyes no longer scrolled over the screen but stared distantly out of the window to his left. The signals on the track opposite the back of the house glowed a twinkling red, the colour separated by rain droplets slipping on the exterior of the glass. Red turned to amber. Amber turned to green. Green disappeared behind a four second flash of metal and windows and faces and eyes. The 10:14 High Speed Rail Train was on time again.
“What’s wrong baby?” The smart-hub chirped up in the corner of the room. It was effectively a smooth grey ball on tripod legs with a blue neon line across the front to detect voice and movement. It was in the voice of Denise, his ex-wife. Alex ignored it.
“Alex, don’t shut me out! Talk to me.” The neon line blinked. The program installed on the OS was originally designed to record a person’s phrases, speech patterns and moods. It subsequently picked up speech or movement in the room and replied accordingly. It gave the overall effect of comfort for the owner if the voice belonged to someone long deceased, especially if they had died suddenly and the owner wasn’t ready to let go. Alex however, used it a little bit differently.
“Sorry love, I need to give the office a call, and the HSR always reminds me.” Alex looked up at the touchboard that displayed his reminder’s, calendar and notes. He still had deadlines for report completion but his on-site attendance and dropped dramatically. He counted the days he hadn’t been back into the city to his office. He lost count at fifty-three.
“Go on?” the smart-hub replied.
“How can I go in after all this time, they’ll think I’m a laughing stock. I just…” Alex couldn’t get his words out and put his head in his hands. The smart-hub stalled in replying for a second as it scanned its database for a possible retort. All it could muster was “Go on?”
“This is ridiculous Denise, I’m talking to a machine.”
The neon line blinked twice.
“Alex, don’t shut me out! Talk to me.”
If he shut his eyes it was as if she was in the room. Even without sight his hand found the bottle of whiskey on the desk and managed to pour a decent glass.
The next day Alex arose at the same time, ate a good breakfast of toast, scrambled eggs and beans, and got dressed for work in a pin striped suit and blue shirt. He wouldn’t let anything hold him back from doing his job anymore.
“You off out baby?”
“I certainly am Denise. I’m going out and leaving the past in the past. I’m never going to talk to you again, and I’m sending the smart-hub back. What do you think of that?”
It took a second for the smart-hub to find a reply.
“Remember to pick up bread! Love you too!”
“Yeah thought so.” He picked up a stylus off the desk and threw it at the smart-hub.
He was just about to climb into the exit cot when his phone vibrated. Alex stopped in his tracks. Not that it was unusual for a phone to go off, but his hadn’t gone off in two weeks. Picking it up, he noticed a message on the screen:
Friendfinder located Annabel! 10:12:36
Friendfinder disconnected from Annabel! 10:12:37
Alex stared at the message until the text on the touchscreen became blurry. He felt a bit sick. After a year of searching without luck, his phone had found his daughter in a second. He spent the rest of the day drinking.
Labels: Futurescapes Short Story Competition, Guardian, Sony
After a few days of confined to the couch and the inevitable onslaught of daytime television due to being ‘ill’, which involved feeling sick, coughing a lot and moaning, I have realized it is time to restart the blog. I began Fresh Scribbles over a year ago off the back of writing reviews for Manchester Literature Festival events. The nice folk at the Lit Fest had kindly informed me if I wrote for them, they would put a link on their blog to my blog. Unfortunately I didn’t have one, so proceeded to make one up! So I did a couple of events, wrote a few interesting pieces (which can all be found here) and politely went on my way. After that, the blog kind of flopped, in a big way, in that I didn’t really have much to talk about apart from work and university, between which I rapidly raced to and fro. Now, I have finished University (The minor modules at least) so its at least one thing ticked off the list, meaning I have a lot more time for other projects, such as the new and improved Fresh Scribbles.
So in a nutshell, I’m going to cover three areas and perhaps a fourth on this lovely blank canvas. Firstly will be an area titled Talking, which is simply my thoughts, musings, feelings, interests or anything that tickles me.
Secondly will be Watching, which will funnily enough detail Films or trailers that I have seen, or are wanting to see since I am, what I would consider to be a film enthusiast (not expert people so don’t start testing me until the DVD wall with in built secret passageway is complete!).
And Thirdly will be of course, Reading, where I will offer opinions or thoughts on current literature of interest, or books I have missed the bandwagon on and am only just picking up.
Now I mentioned an optional fourth, which could quite possibly be Writing. I am by trade (or persuasion) a writer, and I do love to write in a creative manner so here and there I may share some tasty morsels of genius which will make you think ‘wow’, ‘huh?’ or ‘monster trucks’ depending on how receptive you are to my advances.
Hmmm. That wasn’t quite a nutshell.
Hot Property Part 1
Well I've had quite a weekend! I caught potato in my mouth, nearly had my eyebrows singed and saw Jason Manford live (Bear in mind the first two occured in a Teppan-Yaki restaurant so it wasn't so wierd after all). If only I had an apartment in Manchester on the side, then I could do stuff like that every weekend. Aah... a boy can dream!
Anyway apologies for the lack of posts but hopefully in the coming weeks before christmas they will be flooding in thick and fast! My aim is to try and produce one creative piece a week, churning out some interesting short stories as regular as clockwork that will not only help me flex my creative muscles (which are looking a bit like noodle arms right now) but hopefully bring some enjoyment to any readers that may come across this blog on purpose or even by accident.
This first installment was originally called 'Disposable Personality' which was a bit of a rubbish title to be perfectly honest. I've subsequently called it 'Hot Property' which I'm hoping sounds a bit more exciting.
All he could see in front of him were the rolling dunes of an unknown desert. The air around him was thick with heat and the deep blue sky seemed to shimmer as he looked further into the horizon. All that seemed familiar was the small dot of a sun that seemed to be floating on the surface of that great expanse of blue. Larello’s feet sank into the fine sand making him sink ever so slightly. The stale smell of his own sweat hung loosely in his nostrils. The dank moisture tingled nerves in his face as he felt it drip onto his blue dressing gown made of Egyptian cotton. As his descent continued with him staring at his gradually disappearing toes, he got the feeling he should really make a move. After stepping his way out of the ground Larello patted himself down to make sure he was still together physically and mentally. Physically he was all there. Mentally he was worried he had indeed lost it. Why would he be in a desert of all places?
A few more steps and he understood.
The small dot of a sun started to grow larger, and larger as if he was zooming in with a camera and had his finger stuck. Larello started to run, even though he knew it wouldn’t do him any good. He could feel the ferocious heat biting his heels and crisping the soles of his feet as the sun blotted out the sky. Then the sand started to ripple beneath him with a loud bang. It dislodged his footing momentarily until the next bang knocked him off his feet with the force. The sand leapt with him as he left the ground and landed with a thud and a face full of golden powder. It snuck into his mouth, his ears, his nose, his eyes. As the ground kept on thumping as if someone were hammering the underside of this desert like a gong, and the sun grew large enough to see its fiery surface, Larello turned over, to meet his fate. All he could think about was that he probably looked bloody ridiculous right about now; grimacing and all that. He always wanted to go out with a bang. Like being shot whilst firing a Gatling gun on the back of a unicorn, riding toward an army of giant ant monsters. You know, something like that.
He awoke so abruptly that he fell straight off his bed onto the hard imitation floorboards. Larello sighed heavily before dragging the curly black hair back off his face as it was tickling his nose. The large master bedroom looked the same. Long sliding wardrobes still had an avalanche of Armani shirts spilling out as if it were throwing up into his room. The desk was strewn with anonymous pieces of paper that almost covered its once-polished surface with the open double glazed door to his balcony in the backdrop. A 60” flatscreen hung motionless on the far wall, with a monstrous crack in the middle stretching to its far edges. The hangover was evident but surely he couldn’t done any of that? He saw a battered looking Grammy below it and the pieces slotted together. (The latest movie, Chasm 3D, had done horribly at the box office) He held his face in his hands and slumped against the bed, half leaning on a bedside table full of magazines covered in his own face.
Larello could still hear the thumping. For a second he thought he was still in the midst of his strange dream, the details of which were already beginning to fade like sand disappearing through an hourglass. Then he heard something else that was a lot more alarming.
“Open up Larello. There’s no point in fighting it, you’re finished!”
The voice was deep, husky and American. He was scared of those voices when he crossed the Atlantic for the first time. How would his prim and proper British accent stand up to a voice full of authority?
Larello stood up and crept towards his bedroom door. He opened it just a crack to see a foot come through his apartment door followed by a black suit and a shiny white bald head. He slammed the door shut and locked it from the inside. One advantage of dramatic yank security; locks on all your doors. Or did he request it?
Several loud steps and the handle turned.
“I’ll give you to the count of three Larello. I could boot doors down all day; it’s what I’m paid for!”
“What do you want Maxwell?”
“John T. wants a word.”
He knew what that meant.
“Look, for fuck’s sake Maxwell. Just give me a second to get dressed!”
He just got a breathy sigh from behind the door.
Larello shuffled over to his wardrobe, pulled on the first shirt to hand, which happened to be a mint green and purple striped number. He grimaced as he put it on. The combination of colour reminded him of neatly arranged vomit. Next a skinny pair of jeans, the previous evening’s underwear and socks, and a battered pair of white converse. He stopped. On the bottom of his foot the tattoo was still there. He hated looking at it. Crossing his legs to look he tried to read the words but could only see one, smaller than small print, just reading ‘Property’.
He needed clarity. Walking over to the desk he pulled out the top drawer and moved more files and scripts covered in coffee rings out of the way. One bottle of Finnigans, one glass. He looked down. Underneath the both of them was a revolver, a Smith and Western if his memory served correctly, though it had been so long since he’d looked at it, burning a hole in the drawer; a bomb waiting to go off. He didn’t know why he’d bought it in the first place. ‘Everyone has a gun over there don’t they? Better to be safe than sorry’ his mother had told him. Always bloody worrying about him.
“Larello, you aren’t going to bail on me are you?”
“Come on Maxwell, you think I’d really do that to a dear friend?”
“Yeah… I’d bet cold hard cash on that fact.”
Larello slammed the glass of Finnigans down his throat and coughed loudly. It went down with a warm pinch that nipped at his vocal chords.
“You do make me laugh Maxwell!” he stuttered.
“Just get dressed you little shit. You’ve got one minute.”
“I’ll only need 10 seconds mate…”
Larello turned and pulled himself together. Samuel should see this. He was still reliable given his years of service as his agent, and the extortionate amount that he paid him probably helped. Time to check out.
He pulled on his brown moleskin coat with his wallet and car keys in and made for the balcony. He could make it down the fire escape leading down the side of the building. Poor Maxwell would be talking to himself for a while.
With a grin he turned but knocked over the Finnigan’s bottle that smashed on the floorboards.
“Right I’ve had enough…” Maxwell shouted from outside.
He burst through the door foot first and crossed the threshold into the master bedroom before being hit in the head from a flying whisky glass. It shattered over his bald head into a thousand crystal shards. Despite it leaving his hand less than a second before though, Larello didn’t even see it, as he had already turned and fled out the balcony. He practically flew down the fire escape himself. He had to talk to Samuel. Samuel could sort out this mess.
“Why run Larello? Sunlight will find you, and then you won’t be running anymore. You’re finished!”
He barely heard Maxwell yelling out of his top floor window as he started up the engine of his 63’ Cadillac and roared down the street towards Jordan Boulevard.
Part 2 Coming Soon...
Labels: Hot Property, Jason Manford
Festival Round-up
Well the Manchester Literature Festival closed its doors for this year on Monday, and I had a cracking time volunteering for it's many events. Just to finish my experience off, I've just included a short round-up of the last events that I covered below as well as other things I've been up to this week.
Comedy Poetry Slam @ The Northern Pub - 21/10/10
I've been to poetry slams before, but never with a razor sharp comedy edge and an open invitation for contestants of any skill. Some really tickled me, but some just lulled the packed Northern Pub on Oldham Street into stony silence. I was in position at the back of the pub, tallying the scores and acting as official whistle-blower for acts that took over 3 minutes delivering their material. Between hit and miss compering by Julian Daniels there was some cracking poetry and a marvellous stint by Marvin cheeseman whose joke;
"Some people have dreams,
Some come true,
Blackpool 2."
Had me in so many stitches, I felt like I had been in a knife fight with a monkey. Simple but effective.
Women and Crime Fiction @ Whitworth Art Gallery 22/10/10
Val McDermid and Sophie Hannah delivered a Q&A within the menacing exterior of the asylum-esque Whitworth Art Gallery. Again the full blog will be included on the Manchester Literature Festival blog soon but needless to say it was an interesting evening; who knew dark, twisted crime writers were such a hoot?
Chuck Perkins @ The Zion Arts Centre 23/10/10
Unfortunately this was the least witnessed of the events that I volunteered for, due to its overwhelming popularity that well and truly filled the fairly large auditorium, meaning we had to stay outside and stand guard for latecomers. However I would still recommend Chuck's work so check it out online if you can. I would also recommend finding a bus or getting a lift to the Zion Arts Centre, 'bit of a stroll' is definitely an understatement.
Here's a round-up of other things I have been doing this week:
Interviewing Lewis Costello for Large Magazine
Not quite sure yet when it's going to be put in the magazine but the interview was very informative, entertaining, and for a 17 year-old, Lewis has got a few things up his sleeve. Basically watch his space, because your bound to see more of him soon. As for the near future he will be playing the Ruby Lounge with Simon Munnery on Dec 14th. Get yourself there.
Automatic Cinematic
Free 20 minute preview of the new Tron film at the Printworks in Manchester... if that makes me a geek, then I'll keep on wearing those 3D nerd glasses but it looks pretty impressive. That's the thing, you get a lot of 3D for the hell of it nowadays, but a artificially created world like Tron definitely benefits. Bring on Dec 17th.
I also saw Saw. Avoid that like the plague unless bits of brain flying at you in 3D is your kind of thing. Traps were inventive, story was naff. Not much more to be said really!
Finshing Mari Crachan's The Earth Hums in B Flat
Really enjoyed this book, so full of innocent imagination in a world where dark things can happen, and it still impressively manages to finish positively. Strachan is a writer with substance, and her originality is a thing of beauty. She also is brilliant at making you feel bad for hating some of her characters, linking nicely with the old adage, 'Don't Judge a Book by its Cover'. Also thank you for not keeping it in Welsh Mari! Hopefully I'm going to update my Book Scribbles page with book reviews soon, and I might just make The Earth Hums in B Flat my first one.
That's right, if a car needs to be parked between two other cars I'm there for you. Think of me as some kind of Automotive superhero. I'm that good. In other words, learning to drive is going well.
Now that the Lit Festival is over I'm going to try and keep the blogging to a regular beat.
Every Wednesday - Something Creative. Quite possibly a short story if I'm quick!
Every Sunday - Something Informative. What I've been up to and what events have been hitting Manchester.
Watch this Space...
Labels: Chuck Perkins, Julian Daniels, Large Magazine, Lewis Costello, Marvin Cheeseman, Saw 3D, Sophie Hannah, The Northern Pub, The Whitworth Art Gallery, The Zion Arts Centre, Tron Legacy, Val McDermid
1+1= 2 Events Done
Wednesday was definitely the busiest of my volunteering week, 7x7 Anthology Launch at the Cornerhouse swiftly followed by When Black is Red at the Green Room. Good thing the venues were pretty much next to each other.
7x7 also happened to be my first foray into blogging for the Manchester Literature Festival Blog. For that reason I'll have to keep to the bare minimum for that one so you can read about the event in all its glory once it's posted on http://manchesterliterature.blogspot.com/. Needless to say it was an intriguing blend of writer, illustrator and animator that provided a dip into the creative process that isn't usually witnessed by readers and viewers alike. Check it out!
So, onto the next one...
When Black Is Red was held at the Green Room on Wednesday 20th October, and marked the release of Red, an anthology of Black British Poetry celebrating local authors and established figures in poetry. Introduced spectacularly by Peter Kalu who is a genius of story-telling and verse, the evening encompassed readings from the likes of Seni Seneviratne, John Lyons and Grace Nichols.
Peter Kalu opened the evening with an intense poem about a gambling Pastor who risks everything for the fate of his church, that really warmed the night up. His words were like a kettle, with every letter getting closer and closer to boiling, with lines such as, "Like the Lions roar he commands instant respect..." also reflecting his own performance style, though it were less commanding and more intriguing.
Seni Seneviratne treated the audience to some vocal poetry that I definitely was not expecting, though once I got used to it (Like Johnny Depp singing in Sweeney Todd) I did start to enjoy it. Her material mostly all concerned war, either past or present, such as 'Waltzing Matilda' that haunted the audience with very real tales of of battle and how it not only affects soldiers but uproots families.
John Lyons was such an entertaining, one could say eccentric character, that even if he had talked casually with the audience for an hour he still would have got a warm reception. It must have been the combination of good verse and his unique English infused Trinidadian accent (if thats how you say it!). Listening to his expressive words really brought you into the mindset of growing up in Trinidad, what was important; the food, the women, and even his old grandma shouting "Slavery ain dun yet!"
Grace Nichols was a completely different kettle of fish to her previous poets, and brought to the evening a sense of humble origins and different perspectives that threatened to overthrow prior eccentricities and storytelling. I have to be honest and say I preferred the previous poets to Nichols, but you still can't help admiring her verse and way around the language that was like staring through a peep hole into another world, illuminating quite clearly what is important to her, such as identity, her diet, her pets and even where she calls home, to which she exclaimed, "wherever I hang my knickers".
The night was one of the most entertaining as well as inspiring events of my Literature Festival calender, so much so I couldn't help writing a small verse on the way home:
Guided swiftly through Manchester by time's addled hands,
Numbers forming directions as the helpful arrows spin,
Amswer's dripping down like raindrops between watchtowers,
The spyglass reflecting a light unseen by nomads looking down at the street
Their heads bowed in silent prayer from the pressure hanging invisible above
Snapping their necks forward causing permanent damage.
Ascent would prove too painful
Since the descent was far too easy
Try following hands sometime
The timing isn't always that simple.
More event scribbles coming soon...
Labels: Cornerhouse, Grace Nichols, Green Room, John Lyons, Peter Kalu, Seni Seneviratne
Anthony Burgess went to Sevarian College
...Is just one of the interesting anecdotes presented to the sold out audience at the International Anthony Burgess Foundation on Monday night. Presented by Jonathon Schofield (author of the Manchester Confidential and responsible for many literary tours in Manchester), it was a lively talk about the life of Burgess, his humble beginnings and his flourishing career that went far beyond the boundaries of Manchester.
The Foundation was located in a converted mill building on Cambridge St. (round the corner from the Green Room) that still looked fresh and vibrant as its opening day in June. It was a very open venue, which unfortunately lessened the acoustic impact, but did not detract from the well-researched content. The Foundation held a small cafe and brief museum to the great author downstairs that we were assured housed his ex-wife's false teeth (for those particularly die hard fans).
From the many quotes, key events and anecdotes regarding family and personal life, the audience got to see beyond the genius of A Clockwork Orange, a personal Burgess describing Manchester with dislike but overriding affection, the city a powerhouse of creative thought with a dirty northern twang. He grew up in a pub called the Golden Eagle with his father and step-mother and at school he was described as having a 'native laziness' that was concurred to be derivative of enforced education by Jonathon. We also got the back story behind Burgess losing his virginity (if anyone was wondering...) which included the central library, a widow researching Engels and a fry up for breakfast.
The talk was inevitably interesting for Burgess lamens such as myself as it gave us a keen insight to the life of the author behind one of the most famous and controversial films in a generation, along with being entertaining and vibrant to boot. However, the introduction by official Burgess Biographer Andrew Biswell was far too short and I would have loved to hear more of his own Burgess knowledge that would have given the talk a further intriguing depth.
More Event Scribbles soon...
Labels: A Clockwork Orange, Anthony Burgess, International Anthony Burgess Foundation
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I am a freelance writer based in Manchester, currently studying an MA in Creative Writing at MMU. I spend my time writing short stories, a crime novel based in Manchester, material for a local student magazine, and taking many trains in between.
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Alhassan Wakaso named in Vitoria Guimaraes team to play Red Bull Salzburg in UEFA Europa League
Ghanaian midfielder Alhassan Wakaso will get an opportunity to test his European fortitude when his Guimaraes team play host to Red Bull Salzburg this evening.
The 25-year-old joined Guimaraes this summer and made his debut in the 1-0 victory against Boavista last weekend.
He was deployed in his favorite holding midfield role where he bossed the game throughout to the delight of his new fans.
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HomeArtistsArtist News and UpdatesBryan Andrew Wilson Hits Top 30 At Radio
Bryan Andrew Wilson Hits Top 30 At Radio
Singer Bryan Andrew Wilson is making a joyful noise on gospel radio. His latest radio single, “I Put You First,” debuts at No. 29 on this week’s Billboard Gospel Airplay chart with the gospel genre’s fifth highest spin increase of the week. The soulful ballad also made its bow at No. 26 on the Mediabase Gospel Airplay chart.
Wilson wrote the song with his brother Aaron Wilson and family friend, Lolitia Newman. “It’s amazing what can happen when people collaborate,” Wilson says. “My brother said Lolitia had a piece of a song and he wanted to know my opinion of it.,” Wilson explains. “It was just a chorus but I felt like something was there. So, I fleshed out the chorus and added verses. Then, my brother added some stuff and now, it’s on the radio. It’s incredible what can happen with just an idea and each person contributing some part to transform the idea into a reality.”
The passionate song of devotion to God was produced by Amos P. Saint Jean (Jonathan Nelson, Shekinah Glory Ministry, The Potter’s House) and it is featured on Wilson’s “The One Percent” album.
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Sustainable – Chicago Premiere
Sustainable Chicago Premiere
A Farm to Fork Event
Spence Farm Foundation & Frontera Farmer Foundation are excited to present the Chicago premiere of the documentary film Sustainable. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring special guests Rick Bayless and Fred Kirschenmann. Join us for an evening of local eats, craft beer and conversation as we investigate the changes happening in Chicago’s food system today.
Trailer for Sustainable: http://sustainablefoodfilm.com
Food and Drink Provided By: Frontera, Butcher & Larder, Publican Quality Bread and Cruz Blanca.
6:00 – 6:45 “Cocktail” Reception with Local Craft Beer
7:00 – 8:30 Sustainable Film Screening & Passed Appetizers
8:30 – 9:30 Panel Discussion & Bread Tasting
Rick Bayless, Chef & Owner – Frontera
A highly-acclaimed chef and restaurateur, Rick has been on the forefront of Chicago’s sustainable food movement since opening his first restaurant in 1987. In 2003, he established the Frontera Farmer Foundation to support small midwestern farms.
Fred Kirschenmann, President – Stone Barns Center
For more than four decades, Fred has been a champion of agricultural resilience, an articulate advocate for soil health and a pioneer of organic farming. His work has helped transform what was once obscure and marginal work—resilient, sustainable agriculture focused on the health and restoration of the soil—into an international movement.
Marty & Will Travis, Farmers – Spence Farm
In 1999, the Travis Family bought back the 160-acre farm that their ancestors had settled back in 1830. They now grow a variety of ancient grains, heirloom vegetables and raise heritage breeds of livestock that they sell to Chicago restaurants. In 2005, they founded the farming cooperative, The Stewards of the Land, which is made up of 25 family farms within their community.
Greg Wade, Head Baker – Publican Quality Bread
Milwaukee born and bred, Greg Wade grew up baking with his mother and grandmother, but it wasn’t until he took a baking class at The Illinois Institute of Art’s Culinary Program that he found his calling. As Publican Quality Meats’ Head Baker, Wade oversees the bread program for all of One Off Hospitality Group, with a focus on whole grains and fermentation.
Rob Levitt, Owner – Butcher & Larder
After years working in the restaurant industry, Rob and his wife Allison opened the first local, sustainable, whole animal butcher shop in Chicago. The Butcher & Larder is an evolution of their years of experience working with farmers and doing what they can to bring responsibly raised local meat to their community.
Erin Meyer, Executive Director – Spence Farm Foundation
Erin connects chefs, healthcare professionals, educators, and farmers in supporting sustainable food systems through experiential education. Through these hands-on educational opportunities they are able to go forward to teach others, to have better methods of purchasing, to pull back from their daily experience to understand the impact of their decisions on the whole system.
FILM SYNOPSIS
A vital investigation of the economic and environmental instability of America’s food system, from the agricultural issues we face — soil loss, water depletion, climate change, pesticide use — to the community of leaders who are determined to fix it. Sustainable is a film about the land, the people who work it and what must be done to sustain it for future generations.
SPENCE FARM FOUNDATION
Spence Farm Foundation is changing the way chefs, health professionals, and farmers think about food. Our purpose is to connect cultural influencers to the sources of food through a multi-sensory approach. We help them internalize the social, economic, and environmental impact they can have in cultivating and sustaining a healthy food system.
The Frontera Farmer Foundation was established in 2003. But really, it started long before that. Our relationships with small Midwestern farmers date back to the opening of our first restaurant—decades before anybody had uttered the word “locavore.” When we made our support official by starting the Foundation, our hope was that our ability to support our farmers would grow. And just like a stalk of heirloom corn in the Illinois countryside, it has.
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Фазовая диаграмма системы Au-Cr
Au-Cr (Gold-Chromium) H. Okamoto and T.B. Massalski The equilibrium phases of the Au-Cr system are (1) the liquid, L; (2) the fcc terminal solid solution, (Au), with a maximum solid solubility of about 47 at.% Cr in (Au); (3) the bcc terminal solid solution, (Cr), with a small, but not well defined, solubility of Au in (Cr); and (4) the a› phase (Au4Cr) with the MoNi4-type ordered structure, with a homogeneity range of about 10 at.% around the stoichiometric composition of 20 at.% Cr. The assessed phase diagram is based primarily on the work of [60Rau] and [61Wac] for the composition range 0 to 50 at.% Cr and on a tentative thermodynamic model for 50 to 100 at.% Cr. A thin film representing a single Au3Cr crystal was found to have the same structure as Au4Cr when annealed at 260 C, but it did not revert to Au3Cr after annealing at above the transition temperature (about 330 C) and cooling to room temperature [68Tan]. When an alloy having 27.1 at.% Cr was evaporated, the final composition of the film corresponded to Au4Cr (20 at.% Cr) because of the loss of Cr during the process [76Dut]. These observations can be explained in terms of the assessed diagram, in which the Au3Cr compound could be considered a part of the metastable extension of the Au4Cr (a›) phase. Editor's note: X-ray crystallographic investigation of a 21 с 0.5 at.% Cr alloy showed the (Au) to a› transition at 360 to 315 C [86Sta]. 60Rau: E. Raub, Z. Metallkd., 51(5), 290-291 (1960) in German 61Wac: E. Wachtel and U. Vetter, Z. Metallkd, 52(8), 525-529 (1961) in German. 68Tan: L.E. Tanner, P.C. Clapp, and R.S. Toth, Mater. Res. Bull., 3(10), 855- 861 (1968). 76Dut: J. Dutkiewicz and G. Thomas, Thin Solid Films, 32(2), 329-332 (1976). 86Sta: S.V. Starenchenko and E.V. Kozlov, Fiz. Met. Metalloved., 61(6), 1148- 1151 (1986) in Russian; TR: Phys. Met. Metallogr., 61(6), 196-110 (1986). Published in Phase Diagrams of Binary Gold Alloys, 1987, and Bull. Alloy Phase Diagrams, 6(3), Jun 1985. Complete evaluation contains 2 figures, 5 tables, and 17 references. 1
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Weekly Update, December 4, 2016
posted Dec 4, 2016, 7:54 PM by HeroesK8 Academy
We would like to congratulate the East High School Eagles Football Team for winning their 3rd State Championship Title! What a great way to end the season!
Mon Dec 5th
*Boys basketball will play at Heroes against CCA . JV plays at 4:30 and Varsity plays at 5:30.
Wed, Dec 7th
*Domino’s Pizza Night—a percentage of each order sold will be donated to the school for student activities.
*8:15 a.m.—Prayer at the Pole
*Pickles and Popcorn for sale after school ($1 each)
*6:00 p.m.—3rd Grade Music Concert—students must arrive by 5:30 in the vocal music room. Please enter through the auditorium doors.
Thurs, Dec 8th
*Boys basketball will play at Heroes against Risley International Academy of Innovation. JV plays at 4:30 and Varsity plays at 5:30.
*8th Grade Field Trip to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science—Students will leave the school promptly at 8:45 and will return by 5:30. Students must have a ride home from school after they return.
For both basketball games, students who would like to watch must go home after school and may return at 4:30. Students must have rides here to pick them up promptly at 6:15. Students can get into the game for $1 with a Heroes shirt. All other students can get in for $2, adults are $4.
This is a reminder that school rules and consequences apply to athletic events at all District 60 and 70 locations. If students have disciplinary action taken against them during an athletic event, they will be banned from attending and participating in all athletic events for the remainder of the school year.
Fri, Dec 9th
*7:45 a.m.—Fellowship of Christian Heroes Meeting in room 115
*Pickles, Popcorn and Jerky for sale after school
*Pantry Food Pick Up at 3:00 p.m.
Candy cane reindeer will be for sale for $1 each at the front desk through Christmas break. The sales support the Exceptional Student Services Department activities.
Athletic clearing for girls basketball and boys wrestling will begin Monday, December 5th and will run through Friday, December 16th. Any girl interested in playing basketball or any boy interested in wrestling must pick up a packet from the office. The participation fee is $ 45. Scholarships are available. Students must have a current medical physical to participate. All clearing paperwork must be turned in to Ms. Nava by the 16th, and no late paper work will be accepted. Students must be cleared before they can practice. Girls Practice will start January 2nd.
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Yves Beneche, Alumni
You were a part of Delta Chi and Mason Ambassadors – what made you want to join these clubs and what was your favorite thing about them?
I joined Delta Chi because upon coming to GMU, I was told that if I didn’t join a fraternity I wouldn’t have much of a social life. As a party hungry 18-year-old straight out of high school, I wanted to have the full “college experience”. I found that in Delta Chi. I found a group of people that I connected with. It was more than just partying, it was the brotherhood and the camaraderie that I found. I never felt lonely during college, and I had a solid group of brothers that always had my back, and I had theirs. We held each other accountable for our academics even when we lost motivation at the end of the semester. They became my best friends and people that I know I’ll be friends with for the rest of my life. I also gained leadership experience while in Delta Chi, becoming Vice President my sophomore year and getting elected President my junior year. Delta Chi gave me a well-rounded college experience.
I had been offered the opportunity to interview to be a Mason Ambassador right after I graduated high school. I interviewed my first week at GMU and got selected. I truly enjoyed my two years as an Ambassador. I made great friends and learned more about my school by giving tours and working open houses. It made me love and be proud of being at GMU even more than I already was. I was also able to meet some cool guys that I introduced to Delta Chi, and who eventually joined and became my brothers.
What made you want to attend Mason?
I visited Mason in 8th grade and immediately fell in love with the campus. I knew that that was the school I wanted to go to. I liked how all the buildings were modern and that it was only 20 minutes outside of Washington, D.C. Since I came from Long Island outside of New York City, it was important for me to be near a big city.
How did you know you wanted to pursue a degree in Cinematography and Film and Video Production while you were there?
Growing up I was a child actor for 6 years. I had a small but memorable role in National Treasure, appeared on Law and Order and national commercials, as well as starring roles in Knights of the South Bronx with Ted Dansen and Keke Palmer. During my time on set, I was enamored by the filmmaking process behind the camera. I wanted to be one of the people telling the stories and using my voice to entertain audiences. I decided not to renew my contract with my agents, and wanted to dedicate my time to telling stories from behind the camera. I’ve stayed committed to this passion ever since.
Can you tell us more about your upcoming comedy web series “Fre Yo” about two estranged Haitian-American brothers?
I decided to create “Fre Yo” after meeting another Haitian actor here in LA. My character dropped out of med school to move to LA and pursue his career as an actor. As a result, his strict Haitian immigrant parents disowned him. His older brother did everything his parents wanted him to do. He went to law school and became a lawyer. But after getting disbarred, their parents also disowned him. Now, these two brothers must reunite after they learn that they’re all they have left. It’s comedic with dramatic elements, and is an honest portrayal of the first generation Haitian-American experience. I serve as the showrunner (the term used in the television industry for the head writer and executive producer of a series) and as the star. It is slated to premiere during the fall of 2018.
What inspires/influences your work?
I like to tell stories about topics that are important to me. My stories range from coming of age comedies to dramas revolving around social justice issues in American society. For example, my latest film, The Acquittal, tells the story of a white police officer who has been acquitted of killing an unarmed black teen during a traffic stop. The guilt of killing an innocent teenager eats him alive, and as a result he goes down a dark path of self-destruction. I was inspired to write and direct this film during the summer of 2016 when both Alton Sterling and Philando Castille were murdered by police on camera a day after each other. Also, I am currently working on a TV show based on the reckless adventures of my friends and I during high school.
I’m also influenced by the classic psychological thriller director Alfred Hitchcock. The Acquittal was heavily influenced by Hitchcock’s approach to thrillers.
What advice do you have for Mason students?
My advice to Mason students is to work hard and have fun. Make sure you have a balance of being a productive member of society and any organization you’re apart of. And always follow your dreams. No dream is too far or too unattainable. People always told me that being a filmmaker would be too hard and USC is too hard to get into, but I didn’t let it stop me, and now I’m in LA graduating from the best film school in the world, because I believed in myself and followed my dreams.
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Melvin Parada, Instructor/Graduate Student
What was your time at Mason like?
My time at Mason can be categorized in chapters. I did my undergrad here, I later worked as classified staff, I am now finishing my graduate degree and currently serve as an adjunct professor. I have experienced first hand it’s growth and am proud to play a part in the university’s continued success.
What have you been doing post-graduation?
I will be graduating this May, officially. Leading up to this, I have spent most of my time hunkered down in the School of Art’s studios working on my exhibition pieces, researching my thesis in Fenwick Library, and in the classroom teaching.
What’s something interesting about you and why is this important?
This past summer I returned from a year abroad in Germany. I attended Hfg Offenbach Art & Design located in Frankfurt. The year spent in Europe gave me immense perspective as to the direction I intend to take as an artist/designer, while giving me global context to the design industry abroad. My travels to numerous other European cities, museums, and art fairs has strengthened my knowledge base as an educator and aided in my personal growth as an artist.
I grew up in Northern Virginia, attending schools in Arlington and Prince William County.
What would you like to see yourself doing ideally/what’s your vision for your future?
I see myself continuing to serve as a professor of graphic design. In addition, I intend to start my own studio practice, specializing in graphic art & design, printmaking, alongside chair design. Yes that’s right, chair design 🙂
What is your proudest achievement?
My proudest achievement, next to getting married, will be my first solo exhibition which will be held in the School of Art’s Fine Arts Gallery which opens on April 28, as well as earning my MFA.
What’s something/someone that’s shaped you and why?
Owning my own business in my early to mid twenties, I would say, had the most impact on me in regards to overall growth and perspective as a professional. Navigating through the financial and personal responsibilities that come with entrepreneurship, helped prepare me later in life with the realities that come with success, failure, change, and ultimately purpose.
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Student, Monique Le
I was born and raised in Fairfax, Virginia!
Why did you choose to go to Mason?
I chose Mason because the campus is near home, and I still enjoy the comfort of my bed and mom’s cooking.
What are you majoring in and why?
I am a biology major pursuing orthodontics, because I want to give the same amount of confidence to those that my orthodontist gave to me.
What is guacamomole and what inspired you to create it?
I like to incorporate my name when making usernames. My nickname is Momo and my last name is Le, and it helps that I like guacamole, so guacamomole = guaca + momo + le!
When did you start making your own art and why?
Growing up, I always made art. I sold them for a few bucks to my classmates since they wanted them. I suppose that’s when the little businesswoman in me began to show. However, I always held off the idea of opening up an art shop despite everyone encouraging me to do it. It just seemed like a huge investment and I lacked confidence in my abilities. Time, money, and self-esteem were not at my disposal in middle school/high school. But, last year I saw all my creative friends launch their own sites, which had me thinking, “Why not? Why not do it now?”. I had the time, funds, and finally enough confidence in my skills to support myself, so why not finally open up shop?
What influences/informs your art and why do you think that is?
Ideas for my art pop up at random. I am influenced by everything that surrounds me so I have to quickly jot down concepts the moment they come in my head while I’m out of the house. These concepts usually have something to do with puns or from my own experiences that I think would be entertaining to share.
Can you tell us more about Modern HERstory and how you grew to be a part of it?
Modern HERstory is a book that celebrates dozens of women, girls, and nonbinary folk, and their contributions to changing the world. In 2016, I did the #StyleChallenge on Twitter with the objective of drawing myself in multitudes of styles. That’s how Blair Imani found me. We followed each other and by the end of the year, she asked if I was interested in illustrating a few notable women and femmes for the Women and Femmes History Month. I was all in for it. My work debuted in March, and I thought that was going to be the end of it. However, Blair had something else in store. After finals were over, she proposed we develop what we had so far in to a book. And well, the rest is history. Or in this case, *HERstory.
How is representation important to you?
Representation, especially at this time, is imperative. We need an environment that accepts and appreciates all groups because for too long, we have only seen one standard for everything in media and it has discouraged minority groups who do not and will never fit into that niche. Brilliance does not belong to one group but media continues to act like it does, and this lack of minority representation silences an innumerable amount of people from pursuing their dreams because they feel like they do not belong and that they are unwanted. In reality, we need them. These people have stories to tell, perspectives to share, and their talents to put to work. They need to know that they are capable of being the main lead of their own story, and not just as a supporting role in someone else’s narrative.
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Movie Review: J. Edgar
Alternate Title: What a Drag
Story: Sigh. I was hoping for so much more from Oscar winning director Clint Eastwood and Oscar winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black. The 50 year span of the career of J. Edgar Hoover has been fodder for many films and TV shows. He has been played by over 30 actors along the way.
So what was wrong with this version of the life of J. Edgar Hoover? It is painfully slow - plodding, at times. Eastwood chose to highlight Hoover's dictation to a secretary of how he wanted the FBI (and himself) to be remembered in history, through vignettes. Those of us (on the left) that lived through the era of J Edgar do not remember him fondly. The erosion of one's rights and privacy by Hoover and the FBI are more blatant now than ever.
Eastwood skims over important moments in time as the FBI grows more powerful each decade. I would have liked to see more about how Congress ceded power to the FBI, but that too, is glossed over. Essentially, whenever an interesting moment in history comes to the front, it is viewed more like a trailer to another film and then we are on the the next topic. Aurgh.
Hoover himself is treated with a combination of fact and rumor. Did he have a homosexual relationship with his lifelong pal, Clyde Tolson? After viewing this film - one cannot but connect the dots. Was he a cross dresser? That scene heard giggles all over the theater.
Long, long story short - you can pass on this film.
Watch the trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XULIO67YIRA
Acting: Leonardo DiCaprio as J. Edgar Hoover was fine once you get over the latex mask. Naomi Watts as Helen Gandy really had nothing to do in her part. Armie Hammer as Clyde Tolson was fine (except for his latex mask as he aged). Josh Lucas as Charles Lindbergh was a forgettable Nazi. Jeffrey Donovan as Robert F. Kennedy was fine in his very short scene. Judi Dench as Hoover's mother, Annie is always good and is the busiest actor around.
Predilection: None - other than I like political films.
Trivia: Screen writer Dustin Lance Black is a former Mormon. He has won two Writers Guild of America Awards for his work on the television series Big Love and an Academy Award for the 2008 film Milk. Check out the Five Myths About J. Edgar Hoover from the Washington Post here. http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/five-myths-about-j-edgar-hoover/2011/11/07/gIQASLlo5M_story.html
Food: Many scenes took place in restaurants where mostly meat and potatoes were the 'all American' fare of the day.
Sex Spectrum: An implied and at time overt relationship between Hoover and Tolson is a running theme throughout the film.
Soundtrack: Typical Eastwood tracks,
Opening Titles: The opening scene features an elderly Hoover dictating his view of the FBI's rise to power to a secretary.
Visual Art: The film has an overall sepia and at time, black and white overtone to recall days of yore.
Theater Audience: About a dozen other early Saturday morning movie goers like me. One other woman laughed at the short scene that featured Nixon.
Weather: Not a factor.
Sappy Factor: 0
Quirky Meter: 0
Squirm Scale: The Government's slow take over of our rights and privacy made me squirm.
Drift Factor: I looked at my watch about 20 times.
Predictability Level: High
Tissue Usage: 0
Oscar Worthy: No
Big Screen or Rental: Either would do for this clunker.
Length: Overly long at 2 hours and 17 minutes.
LOBO HOWLS: 5
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Why Yellowstone's Grizzlies Should Be Grateful for Wolves
By Elizabeth Preston on Friday, August 09, 2013
There's only one time a giant domino chain isn't fun: when you're a domino. Humans are great knockers-down of ecosystem domino chains, and sometimes we don't even know which species we've felled until we start propping things back up. When we knocked every last wolf out of Yellowstone National Park, for example, we didn't know how we were hitting bears at the other end of the chain.
When Yellowstone was first created, visitors were free to kill the animals. Then in the early 20th century, government "predator control" efforts gradually finished the job of wiping out the park's wolves. The last ones were killed in 1926. Wolves remained absent from Yellowstone until the mid-1990s, when officials lugged pens of them into the park and set them free.
William Ripple, an ecologist at Oregon State University, and his colleagues investigated how the return of wolves affected grizzly bears in Yellowstone. They compared data from old studies of bear scat to data collected after the wolves came back. Specifically, they wanted to know how many berries bears had been eating.
What do wolves have to do with berries? Nothing. But wolves kill elk—and elk eat all kinds of plants, including berry shrubs that bears would otherwise dine on.
For a few decades after wolves were wiped out of Yellowstone, the booming elk population was culled to keep it under control. But the elk culling ended in the 1960s. Ripple found that in the late 1960s, while the elk population was still low, bears had a relatively high percentage of fruit in their dung. Over the next 20 years, as the elk population more than tripled, the grizzlies' berry diet dropped to almost nothing. And in the late 2000s, after wolves had reestablished themselves in the park and elk numbers had dropped, a hearty helping of berries returned to bear diets.
The researchers also looked at berries themselves, choosing a representative plant called serviceberry. They saw that plants in fenced-off areas (where elk and other grazers can't reach them) had been growing for decades. Outside the fences, though, the berry plants were young—they had all sprung up after wolf reintroduction. The evidence all pointed the same way: more wolves means fewer elk, which means more berries, which means better-fed bears.
Berries are good for a grizzly's diet, the authors explain, because bears use them to fatten up before entering hibernation. Female bears will give birth during their winter doze, so having enough energy stored is crucial to the population's survival.
Ripple says there's not yet any evidence that having more berries in their diets is actually helping bears—his study didn't ask that question. But he is optimistic about the future of grizzlies in Yellowstone. "It is good to see that the bears can at times get significant calories from...the berries," he says. Berries made up as much as 39% of female grizzlies' diets in recent years.
Other studies have shown that beaver and bison numbers both increased after wolves came back to the park. This might be, the authors write, because herbivores have less competition now from the once-ubiquitous elk. All the species that were knocked down while the wolves were gone can now stand back up and give them a thank-you.
Images: Grizzly bear and wolf at Yellowstone from YellowstoneNPS (via Flickr); diagram from Ripple et al.; bear hug card from OldEnglishCo on Etsy (available for $4.71!).
William J. Ripple, Robert L. Beschta, Jennifer K. Fortin, & Charles T. Robbins (2013). Trophic cascades from wolves to grizzly bears in Yellowstone Journal of Animal Ecology DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.12123
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TP Therapeutics’ CEO to present the 39th Annual Growth Conference
Category: #healthcare By Akshay Kedari Date: 2019-08-02
CEO Dr. Athena Countouriotis will participate in a question and answer session at the conference in Boston this month.
Turning Point Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage oncology company focused on developing novel drugs to address treatment resistance, has recently announced that Dr. Athena Countouriotis, M.D., President and CEO, will take part in a question and answer session at the 39th Annual Canaccord Genuity Growth Conference, to be held in Boston this month.
Sources close to the announcement cite that Dr. Countouriotis’ session will be accessible via an audio webcast on the investors page of Turning Point Therapeutics’ official website.
For the uninitiated, Turning Point Therapeutics innovates investigational drugs developed to address key restrictions of existing cancer therapies. The company’s leading program, Repotrectinib, is a novel kinase inhibitor focusing on advanced solid tumors, including NTRK, ROS1 and ALK mutations, and genetic drivers of non-small cell lung cancer.
Apparently, Repotrectinib (TPX-0005), which is being studied in a registrational Phase 2 study, has shown durable responses and antitumor activity among protein kinase inhibitor treatment-naïve and pre-treated patients.
Reports cite that Turning Point Therapeutics’ kinase inhibitors are designed to bind to their targets with greater precision and affinity than other existing therapies, with a compact, novel structure that has demonstrated an ability to overcome treatment resistance common with other protein kinase inhibitors. The company is focused on developing therapies that make a remarkable improvement for patients in their cancer treatment.
As per company reports, Dr. Athena Countouriotis holds experience in small and large molecule therapeutics in solid tumor and hematologic indications, with numerous regulatory approvals in the U.S. and Europe. Prior to Turning Point Therapeutics, she worked for Adverum Biotechnologies as a Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer.
She also currently serves on the board of directors of Trovagene and NuMedii and is responsible for leading various clinical development organizations within Pfizer and Bristol-Myers Squibb for oncology therapeutics including Mylotarg™, Sutent®, Sprycel® and Bosulif®, cite reports
Source Credit: https://ir.tptherapeutics.com/news-releases/news-release-details/turning-point-therapeutics-ceo-present-canaccord-genuity-39th
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final girls and terrible places
I spent the whole of yesterday at a pop culture conference devoted entirely to slasher films, which made my ten year old self very filled with glee at the idea of an afternoon discussions about whether Sleepaway Camp is problematicly anti-trans, whether Nightmare on Elm Street sequels had actual scripts (at least one of them according to the producer most certainly did not) and general musing on the final girl trope. It got some gears turning on my exquisite damage project, which is working out to be memoir/ lyric essay-ish pieces about women and the gothic--mostly novels, but by extension, all of pop culture.
I started watching Sleepaway Camp again last night, probably haven't watched it in over a decade, and then only once since childhood, when we had a dubbed beta version that we nearly wore out on the player. That I made every girl who came to my fifth grade slumber party watch the entirely of, even though looking back, probably not really appropo for general audience 10 year olds. I was steeped in horror from infancy, so it wasn't even remotely scare for me, but I enjoyed the story and Angela as the outcast. Also that the characters, unlike Friday the 13th, where adults played the roles, were closer to my own age and therefore, duh, it was practically a kids movie. I think it was only displaced as my favorite horror film when we rented Nightmare on Elm Street later that year. Of course, my 10 year old self had no idea how bizarre that movie truly was from the creepy aunt to the pedophile cook to the twist at the end. It actually was doing things that went far beyond the genre conventions that Friday the 13th had set.
There was also some good discussion about whether or not it was scary or more satisfying to know the killer's motives in those films, or with something like It Follows, which is my fave from the past 5 years or so, to just be mysteriously evil. I also would not say that It Follows was scary in the way other films like The Ring and Insidious scared me, but more evoked this feeling of slow, inescapable dread (and also was fucking beautiful visually due to its Gregory Crewdson-esque cinematography) So much goes into making it work--the camera work, the script, the suspense, the set. Some movies excel in one of these, but fail in another. Hush was a good one, where you didn't really know much about the killer or his motives, but the sense of containment and suspense was spot-on. Everyone likes The Witch, but I watched it around the time I was binging episodes of Salem, so it was less-interesting for me and again, not scary. Or something like Get Out, mostly just scary because people in general and society is scary. (which was also why I like The Purge: Election Year a month or so back.)
I also was introduced to the phrase "the terrible place" which is usually a house or structure (or in The Witch) the woods, especially interesting s in light of thinking about the woods/forest in plump and what space signifies.
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notes & things | 4/23/18
I am a bit late with my weekly roundup from last week, but then again, it was a very busy week that included bookwrecking adventures (and bookmaking) more poeming, scrambling to pull together artsy prizes for a scholarship benefit carnival game, and other bits and pieces. This week is my birthday week, and I'm not sure how I feel about it. I'm working of course, but have already determined my birthday treat will be pizza and lemon cupcakes from Petes around the corner. This week's main library project is pulling together our 90's murder mystery, which pulls from the decade's finest horror cliche's (complete with a faux urban legend.) I have to keep asking people "This was possible in the 90's right? I mean, there was an internet circa 1995, right?" There was email, but not so much
mass cellphone usage (I only remember this from Buffy where they occasionally used payphones in the early seasons.)
I also switched gears again in my NAPOWRIMO pursuits, away from the Grimm project that is almost done and toward the writing pieces I wanted to do to accompany my victorian collages (see above). The past few days' writing exploits have shaken loose some ideas for more visual pieces and now those visuals have given me fodder for poeming, so that's working out nicely. The whole project is sort of victorian sci-fi, so I'm excited to work on it a bit now that I have the chance. I am still going strong on my daily poems and am feeling good about most of them, I've even cleaned up & submitted some of the earliest ones from the science of impossible objects and landed a journal acceptance (more on that soon.) I also have some poems coming out in other places and an upcoming blog feature this week. So stay tuned...
scarcity vs. abundance
The other day I was eavesdropping on a conversation between two stage actors behind me on the bus, both of whom had apparently just met on their way to a side-hustle brewery promo they were both working. They mentioned right before they got off the bus how awesome it was that they could meet and not be weird about competition for parts, because they varied greatly in age and body type and type-casty sort of qualities. It came on the heels of a comment during our Art Empire panel last Thursday that stressed how important community and support from other artists played in forging a career. How one person's successes didn't take away from any other person's because there was room for everyone--the art & illustration world being big and the trick being to connect with your audience however you could.
These conversations always strike me as vastly different from the poetry community. Or maybe not my opinion of the poetry community now that I know better, but the one I had going in and through my first decade or so of publishing and submitting. The economy of scarceness vs. abundance. That there are only so may journal slots, so many presses, so many contests or residencies or fellowships that we were all clamoring for and more of us everyday. That the bandwidth for American Poety (tm) was so tiny that were all bottlenecking into it hoping to rise to the top One person's successful win of a first book contest was sort of on the backs of all the other contestants who didn't win. It disillusioned me, especially while getting my MFA to be told that certain presses "mattered" and others did not, that certain journals were worth submitting too (mostly print, mostly academically tied) That, like Ivy league schools, the acceptance/rejection rate mattered more than whether or not your work actually fit with other poems in the journal That small upstart publications weren't worth it and you should aim for "top-tier" . Otherwise, you were "wasting" your poems. It was so gross it put me off a lot of things--submitting at all for awhile unless I'd been invited and sometimes not even then
I've always said I could never date another writer, mostly because one of us would inevitably be luckier in the game than the other, and eventually it would undo us. Or someone's work would take precedence or suffer becuase of the other's (I think I was traumatized early by the Plath/Hughs dynamic. Sylvia typing up his drafts when she could have been working on more of her own) Someone would get that prime journal publication, someone's book would be published, and while you would try not be resentful and truly happy for their success, you would be, just a little. Which is fine for friends and aquaintances, that little bit of elation tinged with jealousy, but not between people sharing the same bed.
About 10 years ago, as I was building the etsy shop and the press and spending alot of time in conversations with other artists and crafters, I had a realization that completely changed my approach to how I defined what I was doing in art and writing. For years, while I did many of the things I felt I was supposed to be doing for my "writing career"--submitting work to publications, presses, and competitions, getting my MFA. Self publishing was a no-no, of course, especially among the academic set, but I did it anyway. Not necessarily beauase it was the only way (actually I've been ridicuously lucky that other presses miraculously sometimes want to publish my work and I love them for it.) But what if, I thought to myself, I appoached my "writing career" like so I saw so many artists in other art fields so. It boiled down to a few key differences...
1. Permission
Every once in a while, poets seems amazed at the audacity it takes to do something like start a journal or a press or literary venture. Basically, you make a thing and then you become a thing. I was just a girl with a booklet stapler and some cardstock and a few authors that were willing to let me publish their books. It grew from there, and yes, it's hard work, especially now that it's so much bigger, but anyone can do it if you start small and manageable. You, yes YOU, as a reader and writer and person with your own sense of literary taste & aesthetics, you have something of value to put into the world, things to bring to the table as an editor or publisher, just do the thing. Another piece of valuable advice from the artist panel was "do it before you think you're ready" mostly because you will never feel ready. Not really.
2. Means vs. ends.
Books are nice, I love books. Well books and chapbooks and zines and poems in bottles set off to sea. And connecting with editors and writers through publications is immensely gratifying, but don't let it, or the lack of it, define your career as an artist. Find your audience, however you do that--the internet, open mics, the people you meet in coffeeshops. Fon't be afraid to make your own chapbooks, or audio recordings, or even your own books if you feel their is a market. Or maybe even if there isn't yet, but may one day be. I like making little books & objects that bridge the written and the visual and like having complete control over them. I also like longer books, and if those happen, great, but if they don't I am still building a body of work. I still submitted, but moreso as a way to get work out there and enter the dialogue with other journals and writers. The publications aren't the point, but a vehicle I enjoy using, even if the point of my work and creativity is more on my own terms. Your still an artist or a writer, you can stil cultivate community and audience even if e xyz journal or press doesn't see value in your work. Get it out there another way. Do what you have to.
3. Be bold, be fearless.
Don't be afraid to seem ambitious, to talk about your work openly and what you want from it. It's good to see the work behind what successes may come your way. What might help others who follow you or give a glimpse into your world. Being a writer is sometimes lonely. Seeing other people struggle or succeed is super helpful. Sharing what you know and what you've learned is as well. Going after things for the right reason is as well. If you feel that your poems only fit in THE NEW YORKER,go for it. But if, like me, you realize that you're work doesn't really speak to the Lexus driving set, find another magazine that is likely to find your readers. Also have more faith in your work, not just faith that others (gatekeepers and the like) can bestow on you, but the sort of faith that comes from knowing when you have something to offer.
notes & things | 4/15/2018
I'm not sure what the weather is doing, but I think it needs to stop. Yesterday was dreadful, and an early morning at the library did not help. I was already tired from staying out late Friday ( some Satanic Panic burlesque fun--an early b-day outing) and woke up at 6am to tiny ice pellets hitting the window. My ears are doing some weird pressure thing the past week that makes my jaw ache and my sinuses throb, so I also just feel slightly off kilter.
Our Art Empire panel Thursday went off splendidly though. This week, I am preparing for a bookwrecking workshop and the final Apocalypse event, the reading, where I'll be trotting out some poems from the upcoming book and reading along with Donna Vorreyer and some student fiction writers. Then there is the murder mystery to work on, and the Grimm project to finalize, and then we are at the end of the semester already (even if outside seems a far cry from springtime.)
My NAPOWRIMO activities continue to go well and I am amazingly still on schedule )as I mentioned before the whole success of which depends on when I draft the poem, earlier in the day, usually while I am eating breakfast, rather than at the end of it.) At the beginning of the day, I can take that time to focus before I get bogged down in a million other things demanding my attention. I am also writing some more zodiac pieces (usually later in the day while I eat dinner.) The spring ones are finished and the scrolls in the layout process, so I should have them available as a subscription offering for later this month. Last week, I also decided to dabble a bit with Tiny Letter, and will be sending some fragments of another, more lyric essay-type project out via that platform.
My dreams about my mother, after a brief reprieve, are back to their usual weirdness, again everything going along in the dream and then all of us, sometimes even her, surprised to find out she's actually dead. Is this what people experience as hauntings? I love the idea of ghosts, but don't really believe in them (or an afterlife), but in this case, she is haunting up a storm. And not really bad dreams, actually pretty mundane stuff, maybe just unsettling in their tenor, as if we keep realizing over and over that she's gone and are dumbstruck.
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Labels: art, collage
mice, maidens, and evil queens
Fairy tales have probably always been a part of my work from the beginning. My first chapbook THE ARCHAEOLOGIST'S DAUGHTER featured at least one Rapunzel poem and I'm pretty sure there was an early mermaid poem in there somewhere. More would come--wicked stepmothers and Little Red Riding hood in BLOODY MARY. More Little Red Riding Hood in my first artist book THE BOOK OF RED (that later appeared in my FEIGN chapbook from New Michigan Press.) Not to mention lots of fairy tale references in otherwise normal poems, a sort magical-ness amidst the everyday.
In those early years, there were so many allusion and persona poems--not just fairy tales, but mythology, literary characters, historical women, painting subjects. And this is true of many of us, maybe not just younger women poets, maybe younger poets in general of all genders, but so many of us pulling from these things for subject matter and imagery. I always joke that I probably wrote so many of these because what else does a poet in her early 20's have to say that everyone hasn't already heard. But maybe there is more to it, creating stories drawn from other stories. The reason why these stories retain their magic even after centuries. I love folklore, and the way it shifts and changes and moves through populations. The way things spread. ( A co-worker mentioned a local urban ghost legend near her town and I had heard the very same urban legend in my teens about a place out near Rockford--down to very particular details involving talcum powder on the trunk of a car and ghost handprints-- I got really excited about this and nearly fell out of my chair.) also, why I love trawling this sort of subject matter for things like my ARCHER AVENUE Resurrection Mary poems.
I still do this, no doubt, but my subject matter just differs--things I've been researching evidence of this more than anything. My Antoinetta Gonzalez (aka the Renaissance Dog-Girl ) series. My atomic women poems in LITTLE APOCALYPSE. All the research I've done on taxidermy and mechanical animals and Hungarian folklore for UNUSUAL CREATURES. My new fascination with victorian spiritualism and what might come from those possibilities. I've always been about finding material for new texts in old texts. (and being in a library all day certainly helps.)
When I was writing THE SHARED PROPERTIES OF WATER AND STARS in 2012, which is a kind of suburban fairy tale itself, it didn't necessarily start out that way, but moreso a vague storyline and the math story problems that worked very well with fairy-tale like imagery (esp. re: Goldie Locks and the tension between "wild" and "civilized" or "domestic" spaces. ) When I was done, I was actually surprised by how much it came across that way (evidenced by comments of of a lot of the reviews of the book later on .) I had been writing more to the story and less to the archetypes, but there were there if you looked for them.
Fast forward to this last year, where we've been working on our big Grimm Tales Book to Art endeavor in the library. I've been doing some collage work during our making sessions, but have been considering doing some writing-related work. Since my larger manuscript in progress focuses on eating and body-image issues, what better somehow than Hansel and Gretel for this sort of thing. (I actually have been doing some research on food and eating across fairy tales, but baby steps, I suppose I'll start with just this one.) Since things have been progressing well on the NAPOWRIMO front with another poem series. I thought I might shift gears and devote some energy to these and see if I can't get on a roll and maybe make a mini-chap for the project (there's a deadline of the end of the month for rounding up the project in time for Manifest mid-May.)
I am also watching Grimm on Amazon, so I am nightly steeping myself in fairy tales and murders, so the ground is very fertile in my head right now, so we'll see what comes of it.
Labels: influences, inspirations, writing life
on honey machine
This week, I've finally gotten a handle on the assembly of HONEY MACHINE : The Plath Centos. You can pick up your very own copy in the shop (or subscribe to the books & objects series to get that and much more.) They've turned out to be beautiful little books and the collages reproduced really nice. The acknowledgements include the line "And to Sylvia, for whom all of this should have worked out better."
In the summer of 2016, I was trying to come up with a textual component to accompany some of the floral work I was doing visually. and started thinking about the references and floral themes in Plath, particularly Ariel. I gave assembling a couple centos a try--not a form I usually work with, though t'm surprised it took me this long to come to it given my collage tendencies otherwise.. A few years back, someone in a friends class had written and published a cento of my own work and it was weird how it sounded very much like a poem I'd written and yet, sorta not. But I dug it.
What was what was happening with these Plath pieces, while the floral obsession launched the project, was that the pieces I were getting actually came to have a very different tenor and tone, becoming their own creature--a beast laden with more domestic concerns about the repetition and roteness of housework and being a "wife". It felt very right, considering that Plath was very much concerned with these things--the daily vs the ecstatic. How a being with a need to create can become laden with the expectations imposed on 1950's women, and perhaps even now, where women still shoulder most of the household labor.
As I assembled more and more (and I say assembling, more than writing since the words were entirely hers and not so much mine.) there was this washing machine effect--like the red sock in a load of whites that you keep seeing, but almost as if that red sock will eventually ruin everything else in the dryer. Snippets, obsessions kept reappearing as the speaker (Plath and not Plath) tried to reconcile love and romance with the drudgery of what those things become in the domestic sphere.
By the end, I had probably around 50 pieces. I started sending them off individually. I sent off the full manuscript. People either seemed to love them (as many yesses from journals indicated) or hate them. I realized after the full-mss was rejected that perhaps there was too much fat. Too much of a good thing, so I trimmed it down--took out every piece that wasn't pulling its own weight. Recombined other things into other things, and emerged with a tighter group of poems. By then. I had started a series of collages using vintage advertisements that somehow seemed to complement the pieces and began to think they might make a nice little zine together. Once I decided they were part of the same project, the poems started to influence the collages--particularly this one and the one above, which I decided to use as cover art.
Last spring, during our FOUND reading at the library, I decided to trot them out for gallop and it was really weird reading them aloud. It's basically someone else's words in your mouth, and even though you built the construction, the cadences and syntax seem unusually foreign. It was an altogether different experience, however, than simply reading someone else's poem, since I had had a hand in making these what they were.
What resulted though, was a sort of love-letter to Plath (similar to how I always viewd at the hotel andromeda as a love letter to Cornell.) So hopefully I've managed to do her justice.
Labels: inspiration, plath, writing, writing life
notes & things | 4/6/2018
This is one of those mental bears of a week that are bitey and leave you a little bloody. It's been so damn cold, colder than it should be. I'm looking for those signs of spring and besides one solo boat in the harbor and a coral dress in the window of usually monochromatic Max Mara on Michigan, there aren't all that many. But it seems to be April, nevertheless, and I am doing pretty well on my NAPOWRIMO poems, the secret to the success being making sure to set aside time early in my day rather than saving it all for the very end. While I usually start the day with checking email, I've been drafting instead and then moving on with my day. I'm also trying to be thinking about the project as soon as I wake up, while my mind is still fresh and not encumbered with the day's detritus.
Physically, I'm nursing another untimely illness, so I had to skip my planned trip to Rockford. But, since I had the past two days off work, I lounged around lazily yesterday until I was feeling a bit better and spent today in the studio getting through the better part of a bookstore order that needs to ship Monday. I'm trying to be mindful of my limitations and honest about what can be accomplished when, but I still panic when I feel I am behind. (or I guess I always feel behind and therefore always panicky.) I am moving through January now with orders, and almost caught up on author copies, except the last few recent titles
The impetus for the missed trip was supposed to be a lunch to celebrate what would have been my mother's 71st birthday. Yesterday, I dreamed that she was alive again and living in a house filled with an obscene number of calico kittens and I was trying to convince her to let me take one off her hands. She argued with me about which one while trying on her birthday outfit in the bathroom mirror and then stepped into the hallway, at which point I remarked how thin she'd gotten (and at which point I suddenly remembered she'd been in a wheelchair before , and how great it was that she was walking without help. And oh, yeah, she was supposed to be dead.) At which point I was startled awake. This may be a partner to the dream last week where the entirely of the front yard, right up to the steps, was an enormous swimming pool and we were all floating there, everyone happy and alive, despite something I was uneasily convinced I kept forgetting I was supposed to do.
on influence
In addition to my NAPOWRIMO posting this month, I'm also posting daily about poetic influences over on Twitter--the books that sort of made me the poet I am. As I've been thinking chronologically about where the poems came from and the foundation on which they are built, I can't help but think about that terrible first poem I ever wrote--a class assignment in freshman English. I only remember that it rhymed, and involved flamingos, and that is was followed in the weeks and summer after by more animal poems. Then some more poems about unrequited love (since I suppose when you're awkward and 15 most love will be unrequited.)
I had just started keeping a diary that spring I'd gotten for my birthday, the one with the blue sky and clouds on the cover and a tiny, flimsy lock that I don't exactly remember having a key, but a turn mechanism that unlatched the clasp. It's somewhere in my parents' house, and I've come across it a few times as an adult but have never managed to bring it back to the city with me. Later, I left the confines of the journal and there are loose poems, some on notebook paper, some on the colored stationery I wrote to pen-pals on, that I somehow kept and filed with all the other bad poems I wrote in college and after. There's one about bird bones on the beach and very deep thoughts (as one has at 15 or 16) on
mortality.
My sole knowledge of poetry was school-bound in those days, and my first taste of something I actually liked was junior year reading Poe's "Annabel Lee" just maudlin enough to appeal to my horror-novel seeped brain. I remember memorizing it, just like we memorized Romeo and Juliet lines, Julius Caesar lines, in the years before. I only knew that Poe was dark, and possibly crazy, and somehow this appealed to me. This was the same year we made collages about witch trials reading The Crucible and little book art projects about The Scarlet Letter. When I penned my junior term paper on Gone With the Wind. By far one of my most enjoyable classes of high school and perhaps what made me an English major. That was also the spring that I was looking for the school's copy of GWTW and stumbled on Plath's Bell Jar and read it, knowing only that the Bangles had a song with the same title. My 17-year-old self was nonplussed and tossed it half-finished aside probably in favor of Stephen King. Two years later, I would come across it again and it would launch an ongoing Plath obsession, beginning with journals and letters and ultimately landing in the poems. )
I remember a friend of mine, senior year, had sent a poem to the National Library of Poetry, and it was on my radar, though I don't remember if I'd sent anything to them, and wouldn't have had the money to buy the anthology, but I would send to similar vanity scams the first couple years of college, less expensive ones, but scams nonetheless (the danger of having no idea about poetry and publication and how the literary world works.)
By the time I graduated, I was convinced I was destined for a career in marine biology, and only kept my writing interests as a novelty side project, a parlor trick, something that I'd toss out to make myself more interesting in conversations. Like any avid reader, I wrote very well--boring 5 paragraph essays, newspaper editorials on environmental and animal rights issues, essays for Seventeen competitions (and for which I managed to win an honorable mention prize of many free Noxema products.) I had bought a typewriter with my graduation money, and do remember typing something--though I think it was lame attempts at short stories, when I was living in North Carolina. I remember poring over lit mags--real ones-in the library on campus as a way to pass time between classes I think I even remember submitting a couple things while there, but S.A.S. E's were hard to come by. Later, deciding my career as a biologist was doomed, I would come back to the midwest to study literature, and spend a lot of time that next year writing spare, tiny poems, mostly about social injustices and then sending them to the places in the back of Writer's Digest magazine.
It was in that first year back that I became a bit more acquainted with both Emily Dickinson and Plath. My 1st year English prof was an ajunct and a huge fan of both, and would indulge me, three years later when I wanted to write about Plath instead of other things in Advanced Expository Writing course I was interested in the Beats, but only so far as they were interesting from a historical hipster standpoint, less so for the actual work.(I also kind of feel this way about Romantic Poets) .I spent the next couple years immersed in prose and drama, courses on novels and plays and fiction workshops. Our workshop leader would tell me that my sentences were too long, too Faulknerian, and that I should be a poet. I adored Shakespeare, and I would read a bit of Yeats and Eliot but nothing jumped out at verse-wise. I also devoted more of my time to working backstage for the theatre department than to creating anything of my own.
In the spring of 96, I enrolled in my first poetry workshop and somehow, the faucet that occasionally dripped came back on. Then I was writing very Dickinson-like short poems that (eek!) rhymed. I was bad, but I suppose we all were. But my rhyming made me especially bad. Or maybe just good at writing these perfect little rhyming machines, but not much in the way of poetry. I don't remember what I was reading then poet-wise, outside of Milton for my senior seminar, but that was when I first became aware of Poets & Writers. By the summer, I was no longer rhyming, but still very bad, but good enough to garner undergrad poetry prizes, a couple of them, before graduation, one that even involved money. I would once again haul my terrible electric typewriter out to the dining room table on long summer afternoons and work until my parent's came home from and I needed to clear it for dinner. I think maybe there were the first glimmers of something there. I was 22. I still had absolutely no idea of the span of contemporary poetry. The internet existed, I suppose, but not for someone like me, who was just learning to use WordPerfect desktop publishing software.
I wouldn't start reading contemporary poetry until that first year in Chicago, when I started checking things out from DePaul's library--Louise Gluck, Jorie Graham, Rita Dove (which was also on my MA Comp exam reading list and my first indication that poetry could, like a novel, tell a story) . By then, life and a bad bout of depression was on the verge of swallowing me whole--my teaching plans shakey. My life plans kind of shakey.. By the fall of 1998, the poems had just started to come back when I enrolled in a Modern British Poetry Class, where we read Eliot's The Wasteland. There is perhaps something laughable in that, being a feminist poet, running a feminist press, it was the deadest of the dead white guys that launched me, or maybe more accurately hatched me, poetically. Somehow gave me permission to get to where I wanted to go. My work was still pretty awful, but somehow, there was something to it. A place to get to, even if I didn't have a map. I spent all that fall and into the spring writing poems that I was convinced were brillant, that would be my first book, finished before I turned 25 that April. . Poems that I sent off, naively and hopefully to places like the New Yorker and Poetry.
They of course, declined, but I did get my first legit publication in a tiny, local, feminist journal that would, a few years later, take my first chapbook manuscript. They were persona poems about witch trials and literary characters. Mythology and fairy tales. That first book, Taurus, was terrible, but I did finish it by April. Hopefully, the judges of the contest burned it..LOL..But then I was briefly swallowed again by life--by graduation and first (and second jobs). I wrote some short stories in several spiral notebooks during this period, probably in hope that I could make money from them, but very few poems. Only after I landed back in Chicago again, did I get back to task and writing and submitting poems, this time to all the online journals that were miraculously spring up like wildfire...
It was a new decade. A new millenium. And I had regular, consistent access to the internet, which sort of changed everything...
(for a list of more recent influences by contemporary poets, read this entry from 2006)
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Cast keeps alive magic of 'Les Miserables'
Friday, October 19, 2012 | by: Mat DeKinder
“Les Miserables” is one of the most beloved musicals of the past 25 years for many reasons. Much is to be found in the source material, Victor Hugo’s sprawling novel of love, loss, redemption and revolution set against the backdrop of 19th Century France.
But the real emotional gut-punch comes from the music; a sweeping, operatic score that features heartbreaking songs that practically beg the performers to belt their voices through the back wall of the theater. Most shows are lucky if they contain one or two showstoppers. “Les Miz” has six before intermission.
What makes the 25th Anniversary Touring production of “Les Miserables” (now playing at the Fox Theatre through Oct. 28) stand out is that it boasts a deep bench of talented performers each rising to the high standards of the show’s epic soundtrack.
I’ll spare you the Cliffs Notes summary of the complex plot, which for a musical to pull off is truly impressive. When you think about it, most collapse under the weight of having a boy meet a girl, but I digress.
The hero of our story is Jean Valjean (Peter Lockyer), a prisoner who breaks his parole, but turns his life around to become a noble and wealthy man. Lockyer is a solid Valjean and while he lacks some of the gravitas the role requires, he makes up for it with his stellar vocal range.
Pursuing Valjean throughout the years is police captain Javert (Andrew Varela). In spite of the heavy role of the show’s villain, Varela brings some decent acting chops and the production’s best voice to his turn as Javert. His booming baritone wowed the audience on more than one occasion.
Another important role, although with limited stage time, is Fantine (Betsy Morgan), an unfortunate factory worker who becomes destitute, and before her death entrusts Valjean with the care of her daughter, Cosette (played as a child by both Erin Cearlock and Abbey Rose Gould on alternate nights, and as all grown up by Lauren Wiley).
Morgan makes the most of her time on stage and handles the show’s signature song “I Dreamed a Dream” with delicate grace.
Other notables include Max Quinlan as Marius, a revolutionary minded student who falls for Cosette. This role is usually fairly forgettable and the fact that Quinlan was able to make a mark with it is a testament to his talent.
Briana Carlson-Goodman is also very good as Eponine, a peasant girl who longs for Marius’ affections.
One knock on the Fox Theatre has always been problems with sound quality. I’m not sure if this is a problem that has been addressed in-house or was overcome by the touring production crew, but “Les Miserables” is the best-sounding show I’ve ever seen at the Fox.
The voices were all rich and clear and the large orchestra was strong but never overpowering.
“Les Miz” aficionados will notice some slight changes to the staging and a tweak to some song placement, but the show remains as consistently great as it has ever been.
If you’ve never seen the show, or even if you’ve seen it 15 times, this production is one of the better ones you will see.
With the film version of “Les Miserables” coming out this Christmas and already generating Oscar buzz, this is the perfect opportunity to whet your appetite and to get to be one of those people who can say, “I loved it way before it was a movie.”
“Les Miserables” is now showing at the Fox Theatre through Oct. 28.
For tickets call (314)-534-1111 or go to metrotix.com.
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The Gilt Edge Mine (listen.sdpb.org).
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How do you drown-proof a mine? A reprise
This story was originally published on October 28, 2015. It’s about a trip that Governor Mark Dayton, DNR Commissioner Tom Landwehr, and PCA Commissioner John Linc Stine took to a tiny, but really dirty gold sulfide mine in near the town of Lead in western South Dakota, surrounded by the Black Hills National Forest. I thought the story had some current resonance. There are follow-up stories to this one that I will republish, too.
– o O o –
It’s the question on everyone’s lips
DNR commissioner Landwehr says legacy issues of mines require a bankruptcy-proof reclamation plan for Polymet pic.twitter.com/sLX3Kbp3ug
— John Croman (@JohnCroman) October 27, 2015
As a preliminary matter, you have wonder who got rubbed off the sign in the photograph above.
The photo and tweet above are from a presser at the end of a field trip the Governor and the Commissioner took to the Gilt Edge Mine disaster in South Dakota on October 26th.
A “bankruptcy-proof reclamation plan” is a great idea, but it’s harder than it looks. Let’s just hope the Commissioner sticks to the sentiment.
Bankruptcy has always been a pesky problem for creditors or claimants of all kinds. The earliest way to deal with the problem was to require debtors to sign an agreement not to go bankrupt. That isn’t enforceable, of course.
No loan agreement is complete, though, without a sheaf of paper dedicated to limiting or eliminating the ability of a debtor to go bankrupt or seek the protection of bankruptcy laws. It’s almost all completely useless.
There. I said it.
What else can be done?
One easy step would be to the the guaranty of the “senior” mining companies that the “junior” mining companies front for. In the case of the junior PolyMet Mining, that would be Glencore, PLC. Glencore is not a majority shareholer of PolyMet, but between the capital it has invested, and the money it has loaned to PolyMet, Glencore’s footprints are all over PolyMet’s balance sheet.
At a hearing before a Minnesota House committee in early 2014, the chief of the Land and Minerals Division of the Department of Natural Resources, Jess Richards, dismissed the idea of a Glencore guaranty. Perhaps, based on the Commissioner’s remarks, the DNR’s thinking has evolved since then. Say, was Jess Richards on the field trip?
Not that a guaranty would be a panacea, given the near tanking of Glencore itself in the stock market recently. But it’s a start.
In the private financial sector, another thing that’s often done is to get a security interest in the assets of the debtor. A security interest survives a bankruptcy, and it gives the creditor a resort to the assets of the debtor to satisfy the creditor’s claims. Give the State of Minnesota a first lien in all the assets of the mine, real estate, equipment, inventory, and all intangibles, including cash, now owned, or hereafter acquired, as we say in the biz, to satisfy environmental claims.
Glencore has a first lien in all of PolyMet’s assets right now, so it must think having one is pretty slick. If there was a mine disaster with the current capital structure, by the way, Glencore would get its loans back before the state got any reclamation money or anybody downstream got any money for their dead wild rice.
But you say, that would never work! No bank would ever loan money to PolyMet if the state had a first lien in everything. That’s true, but it should tell you something, too.
It should tell you that unless the state and all the people with the dead wild rice are the tail-end Charlies, the mine won’t work. This is a brutal, but simple truth.
So, who wants to be the stuckees? PolyMet and Glencore want it to be you, my resident and taxpaying Minnesota friends.
We could also treat PolyMet the way we treat insurance companies and banks, requiring it to establish liquid capital reserves sufficient to satisfy potential claims before operations commence, while they continue, and for so long thereafter as the threat of acid mine drainage continues after the mine closes.
The dinky little Gilt Edge mine that the Governor and the Commissioner visited this week is about to get $50 million to help clean it up. Think what might be required to treat water indefinitely and deal with a disaster like Mount Polley from the Great Sulphur Hole and tailing cesspool that PolyMet wants to create.
If the reserves fell below the required amount, mining stops and a liquidating receiver comes in to auction it off.
But just as the case of a lien for the state, if this is unworkable, it demonstrates that the mine is uneconomic when its true costs are accounted for.
I have some more ideas about this, but they’ll have to wait until next time.
Update – reader Alan suggests:
The state would be way better off to heavily subsidize some other non-polluting industry to locate on the range. At least if it failed or went bankrupt, we wouldn’t be paying for cleanup for the next several dozen generations or be stuck with cleanup that couldn’t be mitigated. Another option would be to do things like they do in the South and get our congress critters to pull strings to locate a giant job-creating military base up there.
Steve adds: I hear there may be a new blimp repair station needed soon. Get on this right away, Rick Nolan! Alan’s right; it’s much better than mining.
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Rajiv and Puja (names changed) got married 10 months back. It was a love marriage. They met at high school and have been together ever since. They did break up 2 years back and dated others for a while but eventually got back to each other. 4 months after their marriage, they wanted Divorce. They say to have tried everything possible to keep up with the marriage but nothing seemed to work.
After being together for almost 7 years, what could have led them to this situation? What can be the reasons for their separation?
Another couple, Shivam and Radhika, who are married for 7 months now, had an arranged marriage and a courtship time for 9 months. They too are contemplating divorce. They feel they are not fit for each other, so continuing the marriage is a farfetched dream for them. They did not realize this during their courtship period.
What could have gone so wrong that after 9 months of courtship and then 7 months of marriage, they are so serious about separation?
Both the cases are one of the many separation cases that one gets to hear often these days. What is it, that’s causing the couples to decide so early in their marriage about separation? What makes their relationship of years go so bitter?
The interesting thing about both the cases is that irrespective of the fact that it’s a love or arranged marriage setup, the rate of separation between couples is going high, specially within the first year of their marriage.
Psychologists and Marriage counselors believe not being able to adjust and adapt to the new roles and responsibilities, can be one of the major reason behind this. Couples, when dating or in a courtship period, play different roles as compared to after marriage. Here they just have to be with each other, which makes them feel connected and ready for marriage but once they are married their roles and responsibilities change towards each other and their families. Basically they move out of their comfort zone and then try to be with their partners. Before marriage, they lived in their comfort zone and then spent time with their partners. Change of roles and sudden change from their comfort zone makes it difficult for them to adjust with each other. Adjustment issues when left unresolved seeps into different areas of life, making the gap between the couples wider.
Rajiv and Puja before marriage met on the weekends and spoke on the phone for few minutes on weekdays. But now they have lesser time for each other as after marriage Rajiv is now working 6 days a week and Puja is also doing overtime at her workplace to help Rajiv pay off the EMI of their new house. Weekends are left only for household chores, exhausting them completely. They don’t get sufficient time for each other anymore. This sudden change of roles and responsibilities, takes a toll on their married life. They claim to love each other enough but not survive each other’s company in a marriage setting.
Psychologists also often observe lack of acceptance of each other completely and having expectations not met as another major cause of divorce today. This is exactly what happened with Shivam and Radhika. In their courtship period, when they began knowing each other, there were certain things that they liked and certain that they didn’t. Initially hesitant, they didn’t mention it to their partner but eventually they started expecting these habits to change. They thought that they would cope-up but soon realized it to be difficult. This coping mechanism rather led to more arguments and finally to the topic of divorce.
Shivam wanted Radhika to quit smoking and Radhika wanted Shivam to be less workaholic and spend after office hours with her rather than playing badminton with his friends. Both of them tried but could not give up their habits for more than a month which increased arguments between them. They even could not see the changes that they genuinely made. The expectations went higher and acceptance was lower, which finally ended up in making them call quits in marriage.
Besides adjustment issues and acceptance problems, other commonly noticed issues between newly wedded couples are lack of proper communication with each other, intimacy, patience, living life more for social media and society than themselves, comparison with other couples, understanding and accepting each other’s families as they are. These problems make it difficult for the young couple to enjoy each other’s company. More so they fail to understand, that it’s a new journey for both of them and that they will not be perfect in the course of this journey. There will be hurdle that they have to cross by giving each other support, time and understanding. They will need to spend more time with each other in the initial few years of marriage to make their communication, understanding, trust and intimacy stronger. They will require to be more accommodative and accepting of each other’ drawbacks and help overcome these. Newly-weds need to be more open to each other’s personality type and when they see things getting difficult, they should seek help of their families, friends or a professional before it gets bitter and they decide separation. There are Psychologists and Counselors who deal with Marital issues and help couples resolve their differences and get back together. Its ok to seek help than shy away and suffocate and call quits early in marriage.
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It's been interesting to me as I've followed the conversation around Prop 8 to note the assumptions of people both pro and con.
Both sides seem to assume that only religious reasons could cause one to oppose gay marriage. (Many aren't that generous - only bigotry and animus, they insist, could inspire one to oppose extending equal civil rights to all.) News coverage has seemed to follow in this vein. My local paper, The Modesto Bee, has repeatedly explored the religious pro and con Prop 8 positions and it's most prominent article on Prop 8 (if I recall correctly) was this pair or articles (pro and con) that interviewed local supporters and opponents of Prop 8. Almost all the comments focused on religious justifications for the position espoused and four of the locals interviewed were religious officials of some kind.
I'm not actually all that interested in the religious arguments against gay marriage. While I certainly have my opinions and am comfortable basing my own decisions on my theological preconceptions I don't expect my fellow citizens who do not share my religious beliefs to be particularly impressed by religious arguments. In fact I'd say that it is imperative for Christians who want to make an argument against gay marriage to make it in other than theological terms.
To be clear - this isn't because I think religion or religious arguments should be banned from the public square. Far from it! I just think if Christians can make no other arguments than religious ones (and not all Christians can agree on the religious arguments) than they are unlikely to have much impact on public discourse.
So I've been thinking about Prop 8 from a humanist perspective. Humanism is has a wide range of meanings - from a specific reference to the neo-classical revival of the renaissance era (I'm working through a bio of Erasmus right now) to modern day humanism which frequently has an explicit reason-against-religion flavor to it - but I have in mind here the humanist ideals of rationality and appeals to "universal" ethics as embodied in the traditions of western civilization.
So Prop 8 would define marriage as a legal institution available only to opposite gendered partners, overturning the recent court decision that opened marriage to same gendered partners. Why might I want to support or oppose this idea? What might its benefits and harms be?
I suppose I should start with me personally. As an individual Prop 8 neither helps nor harms me personally. I am already married and not by nature attracted to same gender partners so I have no benefit from Prop 8. Conversely it does not do me harm if some other persons of the same gender are legally married. On a purely personal basis than I understand why some might have passionate reason to support Prop 8 but most citizens do not have a personal investment one way or another.
If personal benefit fails to motivate me in one way or another, what about appeals to universal ethics - to fairness, equality, and justice? Many opponents of Prop 8 have made comparisons to the struggles of the Civil Rights era. And this is a telling stroke - after all if I were asked to vote on a proposition in inter-racial marriage 60 years ago I hope that issues of equality and justice would motivate me to respond, without reference to personal benefit or cost. Much indeed has been made of this correspondence by some civil rights organizations (I incidentally receive regular mail from African-American political institutions like the NAACP addressing me as a minority - my name and mailing address apparently label me as a minority. Have I been the victim of racial profiling?)
This is not ultimately a persuasive analogy to me. Blacks before the civil rights movement were legally discriminated against in a variety of ways. Interracial marriage as an issue was pretty far down the list of concerns - certainly below voting, equality before civil and criminal law, and discrimination in housing and facilities. This is not to say that a ban on interracial marriages couldn't be opposed by humanist ethics, it is merely to note that it was one issue in a sea of injustice.
Gays, by contrast, are not markedly legally discriminated against in our society (extra-legal "gay-bashing" is regrettable and I'll consider it separately). In fact marriage is precisely the issue at hand because most legal forms of discrimination are related to the privileged position marriage has in our legal system and (more significantly I think) the role marriage plays as a signifier of respectability in our society. In fact, far from being analogous to the civil rights movement with widespread legal discrimination, obvious harms, and visible injustice, the argument for same-sex marriage seems to me to boil down to three considerations. First: the argument to equality - frequently phrased as "all people should have the right to marry who they love". Second: the automatic legal access to certain rights and privileges married partners may enjoy - filing taxes jointly, bereavement and sick leave to care for a partner, child custody, inheritance, etc. Thirdly (and this is least often explicitly stated but is in my estimation the most significant argument to both sides): the implicit approval of society enshrined into law.
The first argument is not as persuasive as some advocates apparently imagine it to be. Marriage choices in our society are and have been restricted in a great many ways. Historically by the difficulty of divorce (not a great barrier now I admit) and of course prohibitions against marriage by close family members still apply. Western society has also traditionally viewed marriage as a a two person contract - someone who loves more generously is quite out of luck in our society - as anyone in a polygamous marriage abroad who wished to immigrate here finds out. So the first appeal does not automatically sway my opinion.
That doesn't mean it can be dismissed entirely - after all it does harm to those individuals who wish to enter into such arrangements to be denied them. Unless there are counterbalancing harms this seems like a point in favor of allowing same sex marriage.
The second argument is essentially an argument to utility. Couples of the same gender are in relationships and certainly it seems unjust to deny them access to benefits to others in similar relationships enjoy. This is a stronger case to me: I agree that any two persons who have agreed to raise children together should be able to establish joint custody together, that the rights of companions in a long term relationship to visitation in a hospital should not be less than that of other family... And marriage is certainly one way to achieve these goals as it is a recognized structure in our laws that automatically confers many such rights.
In California, however, there are already alternative means under which most of these rights may be sought. California has "registered domestic partnerships" that for purposes of state law, at least, is equivalent to marriage. This doesn't cover everything (eg: see this explanation at the ca.gov tax site about filing jointly at a state level versus federal level). This significantly weakens the harms claimed by advocates of gay marriage.
This leaves us with the implicit third argument - that society ought to bestow its mark or respectability and approval upon same sex marriages. This, I believe, is where the real passion of both those who support and oppose gay marriage resides. It is also the place where the opponents of gay marriage claim harms at a societal level. This claim is mostly left implicit in the public arguments of gay marriages because it is the weakest in terms of universal ethics. It's appeal is not - give me under law what is fairly mine in equality with everyone else (which strikes the ear as inherently just and reasonable) but rather the negative "stop disapproving of me" which sounds rather less majestic.
The only sensible argument I can see for this position is again the analogy to the civil rights movement. Racial attitudes on the part of white America changed drastically as black America attained legal equality - at least some of this must be cause and effect, and so gay advocates hope, I suspect, for a diminishment in societal disapprobation following legal equality. Any existence of "gay-bashing" - non-legal opposition to homosexuality expressed in violent terms seems to me to be an argument in favor of this position. If society expressing it's approval in a legal or political way of homosexuality diminishes violence that might otherwise occur than this seems a point in favor of bestowing such approval.
I'm not convinced that the cause-and-effect mechanism is actually that powerful, nor is the oppression that exists as virulent (this seems to me to be part of the fatal flaw in the appeal to the civil rights analogy - that homosexuals already have many protections and accommodations (eg registered domestic partnerships) and do not suffer widespread and obvious impactful discrimination.) More compellingly, however, it is at this point that the opponents of gay marriage (and hence the supporters of Prop 8.) assert their harms.
First is the argument that "redefining" marriage harms marriage as an institution. It is amazing, in some ways, how resilient marriage is in western society - despite losing for the vast majority of people its religious implications and even despite losing its moral implications (it is assumed now that sex and marriage are separate) marriage still has an enduring appeal. People still get married and society as a whole still makes a big deal out of weddings. (And viewed in that context it is extremely understandable to me that same sex partners want that affirmation.) Some argue, however, that expanding the traditional definition of marriage which is tied to the opposite gender of its participants and thus tied to the concept of the biological family will weaken the institution, diminishing its cultural luster. See this article by Stanley Kurtz in which he examines the marriage statistics in Scandinavia post gay-marriage for an example of this sort of argument. I have a limited amount of sympathy to this sort of argument: I think it probable but not conclusive that some harm is done to marriage as a cultural institution by changing the traditional definition of marriage.
As a conservative-leaning libertarian I am sympathetic to those wishing to preserve cultural institutions from change. If the harms derived from preventing gay marriage were greater I would be forced to override my sympathies - but I am satisfied enough that most of the material harms can or have been remedied by other means that on this point alone I would probably recommend at least delaying any move towards gay marriage. Marriage as it exists is a cultural institution which has had the same fundamental basis throughout the history of western civilization. Many western cultures have had tacit (or even open: see erastes-eromenos practices in ancient Greece) acceptance of same-sex relationships but no western culture has seen them as a replacement for marriage. In the US in particular society has moved quite a distance from disapproval to tolerance - and I am content to stop there.
It is the other more concrete harm alleged by Prop 8 backers, however, that really seals the deal for me.
The desire for approbation, it seems to me, can quickly evolve into a need to mandate approbation, and it is this imposition of values that bothers me most about the drive towards gay marriage. I think the opponents of gay marriage make the case conclusively that societies' support of gay marriage will come inevitably into conflict with those who oppose gay marriage on religious grounds.
Note carefully - this is not about theology - this is about the first amendment to the constitution. "Whether you like it or not" - mandating societal acceptance of gay marriage will harm religiously observant wedding photographers (as it already has in New Mexico, see Volokh's series on this), will force Churches to stop offering services which may be construed as a public utility (hosting weddings (the Methodist facility in NJ), offering adoption services (as in Catholic Charities in Massachusetts)), or even (as in Canada) impose various limits on speech construed as hateful since it opposes what society chooses to condone. And of course we could touch on the question of how government funded schools teach children about marriage when their parents find the views inimical to their religious beliefs. Given current trends I am not optimistic; government schools are not notorious for their delicacy in such situations.
It would be ironic if a drive with aims of tolerance ended in harming the balance necessary for co-existence in a pluralistic society. I am concerned enough by dangers to the first amendment, both to my right of free speech and my right to freely practice my religion that I ask others, including those in a same-sex partnership, not to push for the change in marriage. Have a wedding and register as domestic partners by all means. But I suspect, from your perspective, that this is a case where the pursuit of the perfect will be the enemy of the good. I hope that everyone in America can be left to pursue their separate happiness; I worry that someday I'll be forced to quote one of the original humanists...
I do nobody no harm, I say none harm, I think none harm, but wish everybody good. And if this be not enough to keep a man alive, in good faith I long not to live.
Sir Thomas More, in a letter to his daughter before his execution for refusing to publicly proclaim his support for King Henry's second marriage.
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Maharashtra Floor Test LIVE Updates: Day after formally taking charge of chief minister’s office, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray along with the Maha Vikas Aghadi government will face the floor test in the Assembly today. The three-party alliance is likely to have a smooth sail in the House as the ruling combine has claimed support of 162 MLAs in the 288-member Assembly.
Thackeray and six other ministers — two each from the Sena, the Congress and the NCP — took oath a day earlier with the new CM presiding over his government’s first cabinet meeting. The Shiv Sena chief may have become the CM but he is unlikely to move to Varsha — the chief minister’s official residence at Malabar Hill, a media report stated. The report said that Matoshree, the five decades-old residence of the Thackeray family, will control Maharashtra’s affairs. However, the CM will head all key meetings at Varsha and his office will be on the sixth floor of Mantralaya.
A two-day sitting of the Assembly will begin Saturday. The trust vote will be taken up on day one, preceded by the introduction of the new ministers in the House. On Sunday, the Assembly Speaker’s election will be held, followed by tabling of motion of thanks on the governor’s address in the House. The new Speaker will then announce the name of the Leader of Opposition in the Assembly. Governor B S Koshyari has asked Thackeray to prove majority by December 3. The ruling combine has claimed support of 162 MLAs in the 288-member Assembly.
The Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress formed the government after the Thackeray-led party fell out with pre-poll ally BJP over sharing the chief ministerial post. The BJP emerged as the single largest party winning 105 seats. The Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress won 56, 54 and 44 seats respectively in the October 21 polls.
NCP MLA Dilip Walse Patil was on Friday appointed as pro tem speaker of the Assembly. He replaces BJP MLA Kalidas Kolambkar who was earlier this week appointed to the post. Walse Patil is a former speaker of the Assembly.
Thackeray, who is also the Shiv Sena president, was sworn-in as the chief minister on Thursday evening and hours later, presided over his government’s first cabinet meeting. Besides Thackeray, six other ministers — two each from the Sena, the Congress and the NCP — also took oath.
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Northumbria academic says ‘Little Ice Age’ could hit Earth in 2020
Press release • Jul 21, 2015 12:15 BST
A ‘Little Ice Age’ which caused severe winters in the 17th Century could return in five years’ time due to a predicted fall in solar activity.
This possibility was discussed during the National Astronomy Meeting in Llandudno, Wales, by Prof Valentina Zharkova, of Northumbria University, alongside an international group of scientists including Prof Simon Shepherd, of Bradford University, Dr E Popova, of Moscow State University, and Dr Sergei Zharkov, of Hull University.
Prof Zharkova described the research as ‘the first serious prediction of a reduction of solar activity that might affect human lives’. If the decrease in solar activity takes place, it could result in a period similar to the ‘Maunder minimum’ of 1645 to 1700. During this period, there were only about 50 sunspots on the surface of the Sun instead of the usual 40-50 thousand, resulting in very severe winters and cold summers.
Several studies have shown that the ‘Maunder Minimum’ coincided with the coldest phase of global cooling, which was called the ‘Little Ice Age’. Due to the cold winters in Europe and North America, rivers such as the Thames and the Danube froze and the Moscow River was covered by ice every six months.
Prof Zharkova’s research is based on an analysis of solar activity. The Sun has its own magnetic field whose amplitude and spatial configuration varies with time. The formation and decay of strong magnetic fields in the solar atmosphere results in changes of electromagnetic radiation from the Sun, the intensity of plasma flows, and the number of sunspots on its surface, which varies every 11 years.
In the current study, the researchers analysed a total background magnetic field from full disk magnetograms by applying the so-called ‘principal component analysis’. As a result, the researchers uncovered a pair of magnetic waves in the Sun responsible for variations during 11-year solar activity. The scientists managed to derive the analytical formulae, describing these two waves and made first the prediction of magnetic activity in the current cycle, which gave 97% accuracy.
Inspired by this success, Zharkova and her co-authors extended the prediction of solar activity to future cycles. They discovered that the waves become fully separated into the opposite hemispheres leading to a sharp decline in solar activity in years 2020 t0 2050 – comparable with the conditions of the Maunder minimum in the 17th Century. This will lead to a reduction of the solar magnetic field and a noticeable decrease in solar irradiance.
Speaking about her confidence in her team’s work, Prof Zharkova added: “I am absolutely confident in our research. It has good mathematical background and reliable data, which has been handled correctly. In fact, our results can be repeated by any researchers with the similar data available in many solar observatories, so they can derive their own evidence of upcoming Maunder Minimum in solar magnetic field and activity.”
Following Prof Zharkova’s prediction at last week’s conference, the story has captured the public imagination with stories across the international press in the UK, USA, Australia, Germany, France, China, Russia, New Zealand, Canada, Singapore and many other countries including The Independent, The Telegraph, and Science Daily(UK), ABC News, USA Today, Washington Post, New York Times. Australia Today and numerous other newspapers and radio stations worldwide.
Prof Zharkova said: “The public imagination has been captured by the first serious prediction of a reduction of solar activity that might affect the human lives – as it did in the 17th Century. Solar-terrestrial physics literarily enters everyone’s house – this is the main beauty of the event.”
Prof Zharkova, who works in the Department of Mathematics and Information Sciences at Northumbria, believes the research further positions the University as a leader in this area.
She said: “Yes, I think so, given what we have done so far. Previously, in 1998, we with Dr A Kosovichev, of Stanford University, USA, discovered quakes on the Sun associated with solar flares, which were reported in Nature covered by the worldwide media on five continents. This topic continues to be one of the most interested in for the past decade. Now we decided to report the new finding on solar activity at the National Astronomy Meeting to enhance the profile of the UK science and to emphasise the contribution of three UK collaborators, including Northumbria.”
Northumbria offers a range of courses across Physics, Astrophysics, and Mathematics disciplines and has recently announced investment of £6.7m in STEM facilities on campus. For more information about studying at Northumbria go to: www.northumbria.ac.uk/courses
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OpenArena Contributions => Idea pit => Topic started by: Gig on October 14, 2016, 04:14:21 AM
Title: Preventing users from commit suicide (disabling /kill command)?
Post by: Gig on October 14, 2016, 04:14:21 AM
It has been a lot ot time since I read such complaints (probably due to many few players actually writing on the forums), but in the past I remember there were players complaining of lamers who commited suicide for negating a score to their attacker.
At that time, I replied to one of such complaints in this way:
Quote from: Gig on June 19, 2013, 01:20:40 AM
I find nothing humiliating in arriving second in a DM, no matter the reason.
This is just a game, play for fun! :)
By the way, what happened? A guy killed himself just before you managed to kill him? The game already discourages this, by lowering the score of who commits suicide... what else should the game do? Disable the "kill" command? But somethimes it is useful (e.g. if you get stuck in a badly designed map)... and however one might find other ways to suicide (e.g. jumping into lava or into a pit of death, or rocket-jumping while having low health).
In recent OA versions (from 0.8.5), IIRC, if there are only 2 players in a deathmatch (and also in Tournament mode), if one of the two suicides, instead of having his own score lowered as usual, the opponent's score goes up instead (in a head-to-head 1vs1 match, you cannot suicide to prevent the opponent from scoring the final frag). Of course this rule change does not apply to old mods.
In short, I said the game already discourages such behavior.
However, if people who actually play the game online feel this is still an issue, maybe a new "DMFLAGS" value could be used to let server admins who really want to disable "kill" command do it (I don't think it's worth an entire dedicated CVAR).
I can guess making the server just ignore that client command should be easy enough... maybe providing a text response to the client "Kill command has been disabled on this server", avoiding the risk of flooding if one pushes it repeatedly/continuosly, may require a bit more work... (well, maybe that may be managed more efficiently making it completely client side instead... I can guess the client knows the server's dmflags value!).
Title: Re: Preventing users from commit suicide (disabling /kill command)?
Post by: sago007 on October 14, 2016, 12:13:12 PM
Disabling suicide is a bit tricky. Not only because it can be necessary but also because it sometimes happens as a side effect.
A solution I have seen is the 10 seconds limit (used in Codename Eagle) or require a second push after 2 seconds.
In addition to the VQ3 things OpenArena already have the following extra:
Using kill after being sent airborne will still award a kill to the attacker. ( requires g_awardpushing != 0. Default 1 in 0.8.8 ).
Suicide in a two player game always gives a point to the other player.
This does not make any difference for 0.8.1 servers or any mods.
Quote from: sago007 on October 14, 2016, 12:13:12 PM
Excuse me... happens after a side effect of what? Do you mean that e.g. a player leaving a team actually sends a "kill" command to the server?
I do not know about Codename Eagle, do you mean you have to keep the button pushed for 10 seconds there? A technical issue would be that "/kill" is a standard command, thought for be also typed in console (it's not even binded to any key by default, IIRC)... unlike movement commands like "+forward" which are meant to be binded to keys which will be hold...
I didn't remember about the first one... :)
True. If servers stuck with old versions, there is nothing we can do.
Post by: sago007 on October 15, 2016, 10:48:05 AM
Quote from: Gig on October 15, 2016, 02:34:09 AM
No but there is technically very little difference between killing yourself with a rocket and typing "/kill".
I codename Eagle after typing "kill" a message would appear: "Ok, you will die in 10 seconds".
It is a lot of code required to prevent a player from typing kill. I would rather make the g_awardpushing much more aggressive. Like killing yourself will reward the kill to the last person hitting you in the last 5 seconds even if you have touched the ground in the meantime.
Some people think it is a bit wierd. Being killed and moments later being awarded a kill because your killer took a wrong turn shortly after.
Personally I wouldn't mind.
Maybe a more aggressive way of "awardpushing" may be enabled by g_awardpushing "2"? On one hand, that would give more control to server admis; on the other one, sometimes just keeping things simple is better.
I don't know. I hoped some more players expressed their thoughts in this thread...
Is there someone? :-\
I have noticed this diff:
https://github.com/OpenArena/gamecode/commit/cb6f540bfbeb8ea6c86f5ac0c697b90fe54600fc
So, now if you set g_awardpushing 2, dying rewards the last one who hit you (in the last five seconds) even if you have regained "ground control" in the meanwhile, and that applies also to suiciding with a weapon, other than using "kill" or voluntarily jumping in a deadly place? Even if just due to standard falling damage?
On the other hand, the classic awardpushing 1 does work only if you are actually "pushed" in a deadly place (without having ground control) or in case you use kill (independently from ground control? Or not?) within 5 seconds after being shot, right? The "weapon suicide" does not apply to 1, right?
Re-reading my post, I see I have not used "clear" phrases, sorry. I hope you get what I wanted to know...
-If your changes modified something also in mode 1.
-If the anti-kill, in mode 1 (in 0.8.8 and after the changes) does apply only if you air airborne or not)
- Etc. To sum up, what's useful to know about the feature.
Okay, I did a few tests with nightly build... but it's not very easy to do not all alone, I'm not been able to do effectively do some tests (e.g. I wanted to try to suicide with a rocket against a wall while mid-air, but that's not so easy to do while changing pc on the fly, so I have not been able to do such test and I still don't know if that applies to 1).
It looks like that:
- g_awardpushing 1 is unchanged: it does award the attacker only if the dead one was pushed "airborne" in a deadly pit/trap, or in case he used "/kill" while still airborne. If within 5 seconds.
- g_awardpushing 2, the more aggressive one, awards the attacker in any way (more or less?) the other one dies within 5 seconds after being shot. So, this includes not only "/kill", but also other kinds of suicide. And does not care if the guy is sent airborne or not.
Do you think that in the aggressive mode, also going to "spectate" after being shot should be punished/rewarded, too? Maybe it's better to do not mess with such stuff?
The spectator thing was actually something I thought about a few days ago as another way to deny a player a kill. Today it should already be that a team change trigger a suicide and act like a kill. After OA got the PlayerStore functionality fast switching teams is like a "/kill" command.
So yes, I do expect going spectator after being hit will award a point. And switching team while falling to your death will do it for g_awardpushing 1 as well (and should do so today).
Testing suicide with a rocker launcher and quad damage is not that hard. I used oa_pvomit for testing. It is one of my favorite maps but a lot of people hate it because it is too easy to kill yourself.
Post by: Gig on October 28, 2016, 01:33:01 PM
IIRC, time ago (before 0.8.8) some small change has been done to team switching scoring... I think it was a fix for a bug for which changing team caused your old team to score a point in tdm... maybe that bug has been fixed (probably oax b47) by making a player change team do not affect teams scores in tdm.
This morning I did some test by switching to spectate, but I'm not so sure about the results (also due to the "no negative scores" and "shift score in case there are only two players" rules get in the way)... Maybe I tested it with "2" and it did not trigger the thing, but I'm not sure.
I tested suicide with a weapon with "2" (works as expected)... Testing with "1" is not so easy, because shooting from a PC and taking the controls on a second pc while the character is still airborne to shoot a rocket in the wall before reaching the floor is not so easy. Maybe I'll try in oa_pvomit next week.
Post by: cheb on October 30, 2016, 07:30:19 PM
/kill is VERY bad cheating in Capture The Flag where no one gives a flying [*ahem*] about frags, the only thing that matters are team flag capture scores.
1. It allows for *extremely* aggressive defense when a bunch of defenders keep machinegunning anyone who grabs for their flag. They will never run out of ammo and they can keep killing themselves until they spawn in a position to blindside attackers or have a simiilar tactical advantage.
2. It could be used to quickly pass the flag to a teammate when the carrier's health is running low
3. It allows immediate return to home base if the cheater sees most of the action migrating there.
4. It allows drawing enemy players out in pursuit, then respawining back to base defense without waiting for them to finish you off.
5. It negates the tactical element of delaying enemy players by pushing them into abyss, as there is no delay between "AAAAH" and "splat" anymore. May be quite significant for maps with deep abysses. I often see the pushed-off cheaters /kill as soon as they see no chance to land anywhere.
Then maybe a server-controlled feature to (optionally) add a delay between pushing kill button and its effect (after a fixed or cvar-controlled time in seconds) may still be a solution?
I don't know how much code it would require... judging from previous responses from Sago, it's not a quick modify as one might think...
However, let's wait for his opinion...
Post by: Gig on November 01, 2016, 09:11:44 AM
Now that I think about it, DO NOT LINK[/b]) h t t p s : / / openarena . wikia . com/wiki/Special_game_options#Respawning_in_waves]respawning in waves (http://([b) feature may have the side effect of discouraging a bit "/kill" abuses, due to adding a (variable) delay before respawning.
I know it's not a real solution (it's not the real goal of the feature, and it affects all kinds of deaths), but at least it's something already available in 0.8.8.
A "real" countermeasure would be better...
Post by: EvilDrBrain on November 01, 2016, 07:31:18 PM
Quote from: cheb on October 30, 2016, 07:30:19 PM
Honestly, I don't see how any of that is a problem or a hindrance to gameplay, since players from both teams are allowed to do it. It simply adds another layer of strategy and, in my opinion, is a perfectly valid element of the game. The same is true for multiple gametypes, such as FFA, where it also has its share of tactical advantages and disadvantages.
Limiting it would be limiting the game.
Quote from: EvilDrBrain on November 01, 2016, 07:31:18 PM
Also this is a point. In case Sago may decide to do something more against suicides, I suppose it should be optional, disabled by default. (By the way, it was my opinion also before your post... simply due to the general rule of "preserve Q3A gameplay").
PS: Just a couple of random thoughts for Sago:
- In case you will decide to implement a "kill delay" feature, I guess a "You will die in n seconds" text may be placed in the same place of the respawn counter: they would never appear at the same time, so there should be no overlapping problem. Maybe it may use a different color.
- How does g_awardpushing (2, and to a lesser likelihood, 1) deal with Kamikaze?
Quote from: Gig on November 02, 2016, 01:43:50 AM
I agree about not wanting to change Q3A gameplay. Seeing as how pretty much any element of the game can be annoying if it's abused, trying to solve all these problems through the removal, limitation, or dramatic alteration of those elements would be either counterproductive or downright impossible. Aside from favoring one opinion on the matter over another, trying to address them that way would also undoubtedly lead to even more problems and abuses farther down the road, not to mention more headache for the developers.
That's why I also agree that "sometimes just keeping things simple is better." Retaining a feature's current functionality while allowing it to be enabled or disabled on a server-to-server basis would probably be the ideal approach in most cases, including this one.
From my perspective as a player and lover of Open Arena, it seems to me that (to whatever degree possible) if something doesn't clearly and unfairly benefit one player or team over another, and if it doesn't violate any server or gametype rules without consequence, it should be left alone. Generally speaking, people enjoy the game for what it is now, not for what it could potentially become in the future.
...aaand I lost another cake. Sweet. :giggity:
Post by: Gig on November 02, 2016, 01:51:38 PM
Generally speaking, people enjoy the game for what it is now, not for what it could potentially become in the future.
While that is probably true, one should not take it too literally, otherwise working for creating new versions would lose meaning...
About cakes, do not care too much about them. I just gave you one to compensate.
Indeed. I guess I should have made it clearer that I was speaking specifically in regards to the aspects of the game that people find annoying, not to improvements in general.
The cakes thing is strange. It doesn't bother so much as puzzle me why I lose one every time I post. Zero is fine, but -1 just seems close to "troll" category. Or at least that's the impression I get, anyway. But oh well.
By the way, I don't know if it's worth mentioning or not, but Quake Live has a g_allowKill cvar that disables suiciding by default, which returns the message "Not allowed on this server" (or something to that effect) to the player who attempts to use it. EDIT: I see where this approach has already been addressed for the most part.
If that's still inadequate, perhaps awarding a health or ammo bonus to the last player to damage someone who kills themselves would satisfy. Those seem to be the biggest concerns of people who criticize the use of /kill, at least in gametypes like CTF where individual scores are mostly insignificant. That might be preferable to removing it outright anyway, because some maps (like wrackdm17) do have glitches making the use of /kill the only way out of certain locations, aside from joining the spectators or disconnecting altogether.
Mainly, I'm just concerned about unforeseen problems these workarounds, such as delays, can cause. Such a thing happened with spawn protection; I remember hearing that it helped some players at the expense of others (http://openarena.ws/board/index.php?topic=4790.msg48097#msg48097), and that's probably why I'm hesitant to recommend a similar course of action here.
Post by: DILZNIK on November 02, 2016, 09:33:22 PM
I don't think it's appropriate to open a poll about who really even likes/dislikes the /kill suicide command. But I'm quite curious about how many people don't like the use of /kill. In my opinion people don't like it's use when it's not in their favor. If anyone can remember C++ (in game) or Jakash3 from the OpenArena boards.. he felt that people were using /kill as a way to prevent him from winning. In reality you need the /kill function for many parts of the game and the hidden strategy within it.
For example you may be on a map where everyone has already taken the available health/armor and you are now stuck waiting 25s/35s to heal yourself. In some cases during a FFA/DM match the goal is to gain as many kills as possible. Now having low health in FFA/DM you are subjected to being killed by anyone and perhaps giving up a lead or losing position on the score board..
In other situations you may get stuck on a position in the map that you need to suicide to get from. It's rare but it does happen.
A lot of defrag maps require you to /kill to begin the map over again.
All in all.. it's a negative to yourself at the end of the day.
Note: The bigger issue is spawn protection. But I do understand why it does exist.
About spawn protection, I'm not sure about the reason why it has been enabled by default, despite not being a baseq3 feature... probably it was not tought to be a problem.
The way the feature is currently implemented in baseoa (no visual feedback about "protected" players, and protected players capable of shooting, although that immediately ends protection) actually may give some real advantage to the respawned person, in modes such as instantgib. I thought the default duration of just 0.5 seconds would not have been a problem... but reading your posts, it looks like it is, at least in instantgib...
I just added a note in DO NOT LINK[/b]) h t t p s : / / openarena . wikia . com/wiki/Spawn_protection]Spawn protection (http://([b) description on the wiki to suggest that server admins may like to disable it in modes like instantgib. (This, of course, opens the way to spawnpoint campers again).
I have no problem in discussing more about it... maybe in OA3 the feature may be disabled by default, or reworked to (optionally?) behave like some mods do (visual feedback and/or protected player not able to shoot at all). But this is not the right thread for that.
If you wish, you can open an apposite thread for it, where interested people may put their own thoughts about it, and then Sago may decide whether to make some change to it or not.
Note: also the current "no visual feedback" behavior has got sense: in "standard" modes a colored overlay over the player would be like a sign "Look here! I'm a newly respawed player with just a machinegun and no armor. You will be able to attack me soon!"...
Finding a way to make everyone happy does not seem so easy...
Quote from: DILZNIK on November 02, 2016, 09:33:22 PM
Also this depends from the point of view you look at things...
Also "resource control" is a tactical aspect of the game (if you are good at it, you are often more healthy than your opponents, but that's not so easy).
And if you have only one frag of difference against another player, he will reach you anyway, because using "/kill" lowers your score by one. Now that I think about it, it's even worse... because lowering your own score for you is a disadvantage against all opponents, while letting an opponent killing you for you is a disadvantage only against that specific opponent.[1]
Yes. So I think a delay of the kill would be better that completely disable it.
I guess this would be a gamecode thing, not an engine thing... so it would not affect any existing mod.
[1] Now that I realize this... killing yourself just for negating a score to another player is a more stupid move than what I thought before! @_@
Post by: cheb on November 03, 2016, 06:12:03 AM
An idea: there is already "you have been mined, internal combustion in..."
Why not make /kill add, like, 5 mines to the player?
In my opinion people don't like it's use when it's not in their favor.
I don't like it because it allows the side using it to use brute-force respawning strategies instead, say, planning for failure in advance (balancing between attacking and defending your base) or having to find a RL to suicide.
Where frags matter, suicide is losing a frag.
Where frags do *not* matter, suicide is, in fact, insta-heal combined with base defense buff. Especially on maps where shotgun is given automatically at spawn.
In short, it makes CTF in particular much less sophisticated. While CTF is the most tactically complex of (widely used) game modes.
I don't mind other modes, suicide is simply pointless in deathmatch.
Quote from: cheb on November 03, 2016, 06:12:03 AM
I think it's not feasible:
IIRC, those mines, when exploding, would still have a blast radius which would harm players near you. That would result in a sort of "free Kamikaze" feature.
Also IIRC, mines do only deal "splash" damage and no normal damage, so they do not harm you at all if you are wearing the "battle suit".
That would result in a sort of "free Kamikaze" feature.
BAD :(
Hmmm... Then, maybe, find how it is done and copy-paste that code just replacing the damage type? :-X
From players' point of view, looking exactly the same but having a different effect than real mines may be confusing...
Also, I'm not the coder, but I feel that it may still be more complicated or may have more unforeseen drawbacks than just applying a delay (and a message) and then executing standard "kill" code...
Not to argue, but losing a frag rather than giving one to an opponent is just an option that players have to weigh when using the /kill command. The player must decide, often in a very short period of time, whether its more advantageous to risk being killed by another player (while at the same time leaving the opportunity available for finding more health/armor/ammo) or to kill himself, respawning in an unforeseen location, with replenished health but no weapons or armor and one less frag. The answer will not be the same for every situation. That simple fact alone seems enough to validate the use of /kill in OA as a legitimate strategy rather than a cheat or method of abuse.
By the same token, adding a delay would negate any such strategic use and make whatever gametype (especially DM) that much more straightforward (i.e., uninteresting).
The /kill command can be abused just like any other weapon, item, or technique out there, but its nature as a risk/reward tradeoff makes its in-game use both fair and justifiable. It's not purely beneficial for the player nor purely harmful for his opponents. Removing it or nullifying its usefulness, then, would be detrimental to both and would unnecessarily eliminate an entire dimension of the game.
Post by: sago007 on November 03, 2016, 02:31:19 PM
2 will likely award a point to the last attacker rather than subtracting one from the suicidal player.
1 will likely not award the attacker because the types of attacks that are counted is limited to: MOD_FALLING, MOD_LAVA, MOD_SLIME, MOD_TRIGGER_HURT and MOD_SUICIDE
I usually do consider using kill in a team game a valid tactic. I actually think it is a bit weird that it cannot be bound in the menu.
Quote from: sago007 on November 03, 2016, 02:31:19 PM
If you wish to add it to the gui, it's okay for me. It may be considered unfair that only those who know about key binding/console command can use it.
OT: By the way, any news about when it will be possible to have a test version of the OA3 ui?
It sounds like you have a problem with campers/defenders.
Nope >:(
If they camp, then they camp. Just be faster/trickier than them. :D
It's the switching between all-out offense and all-out defense that is the problem. They Zerg-rush your base, your champion goes on the offensive knowing their base is poorly defended... then BAM they see their offense failing and /kill right to their base as your champion reaches it.
To think of it it's *spamming* /kill that is really the problem.
I think a good idea is making /kill in CTF only to quickly switch to spectate then rejoin the team, with a limit on how often a player can change the team. Or simply add a 10 seconds cooldown.
Note that I have nothing to say for DM, it's fine in DM, except that it's often more practical to suicide by shooting a rocket at your feet, may also deal some "screw you" damage to your opponent.
It looks like it's not possible to make everyone happy about kill.
Someone thinks it is an important part of ctf tactics, and someone thinks it ruins ctf tactics.
While I think that the ability for server admins to enable a delay before the kill (forcedly switching to spectate temporarily sounds more complicated) may be a nice addition for OA3, I don't think automatically applying it to specific gametypes would be a good idea: server admins should have the control.
At maximum, maybe in some modes the GUI may propose the option already lit like (IIRC, I haven't checked) it happens for "friendly fire" when the GUI is used to start a TDM match only (since q3a). But I doubt internet servers use the GUI... and IMHO the default behavior should be the default anyway.
Back to the aggressive award pushing (g_awardpushing 2)... I suppose that now would also reward in case of drowning, right? I was wondering... does that need a specific message in console?
Title: Three things (related to g_awardpushing 2)
Thinking again about this, what do you think about adding something like this?
case MOD_WATER:
message = "was kept underwater by";
causeShader = cgs.media.skullShader;
Of course the message can be different. I also already included the line for setting Idrone/1pixel's iconographic obituary (http://openarena.ws/board/index.php?topic=1908.msg54411#msg54411) icon.
Note 1: doing a test with an OAX nighly build from past week (in oa_dm5, a character out from the water, shooting at a character inside the water then waiting for him to drown), it looks like at the moment it writes "Player B was too eager against Player A", while I would have expected just "Player B was killed by Player A". Strange. Aren't "MOD_SUICIDE" and "MOD_WATER" two different things?
Note 2: doing the tests mentioned above, I found a very strange bug. When Player B died, blood was shown like he was gibbed, but his corpse did not disappear (an did not even fall to the ground with a death animation): it stayed there like a ghost. It was standing still (standing), on the floor of the pool, and I was able to shoot through it from the other player. It happened more than one time, and using different models. Maybe it's related with awardpushing 2, but I'm not sure about it (I don't see why it should... but when I did a try without awardpushing 2 the bug did not happen... it may be just a coincidence). See attached screenshots: that "ghost" character is already dead.
I actually did a test with kamikaze and g_awardpushing 2 (Player A shot B, and then B activated kamikaze) in an OAX nighly build of the past week.
I think something should be checked, because the output resulted as:
Player B was too eager against Player A
Player A was too eager against Player B
and if Player B activated kamikaze without being shot first:
Player B goes out with a bang
Strange, too.
I suppose something is going wrong... I supposed the second line should have been the classic "Player A falls to Player B's Kamikaze blast" in both cases... why does the game consider Player A's death a kind of suicide instead?
PS: Maybe one may even customize the text of the first line of the first case with something like "Player B was forced to activate his/her/its explosive by Player A" or similar, it may be nice. However the problem with the second line is more important IMHO.
Looking in the code of cg_event.c for other "specific" kinds of deaths which may now happen with an attacker in awardpushing 2, I noticed this:
case MOD_TARGET_LASER:
message = "saw the light";
which is in the "normal suicides" deaths section, but not in the "weapons & assisted suicides" deaths section.... should it also be there? And with which text? I don't know which kind of death is it referring to. Maybe it's referring to the "target_laser" entity listed in Q3 Radiant manual (https://icculus.org/gtkradiant/documentation/q3radiant_manual/appndx/appn_b_7.htm)? Reading there it looks like it's a leftover probably not working, and in NetRadiant I don't see it listed as an available entity. So maybe a such cause of death never actually happens in the game.
UPDATE: I updated the post with a strange bug I noticed while doing the tests...
Title: Re: Three things (related to g_awardpushing 2)
Post by: Gig on December 13, 2016, 04:34:33 AM
I did another test, this time I used a "dedicated 1" (not from oa_ded.exe) to see which MOD_ was considered (side note: this time I actually had to connect the second player from another PC, because I got "duplicated guid" error if I tried to connect two clients from the same machine). I may have just looked at games.log, but I wanted to see it "live"...
Same setting as before: one character out from the water, shooting at a character which is drowning, so the final "damage" comes from drowning.
In case "g_awardpushing" is 1, it records "<world> killed X by MOD_WATER" (okay, as expected)
In case "g_awardpushing" is 2, it records "Y killed X by MOD_SUICIDE" (which is coherent with what was printed on players' consoles -see previous message-, but is wrong: it should have been MOD_WATER).
Also, it may be a coincindence, but again the "broken death animation" bug (for which you also opened an "issue" here (https://github.com/OpenArena/gamecode/issues/12)) happened when I did the test with g_awardpushing 2 and not when I did the test with g_awardpushing 1.
Is it possible that the missing custom message in case a player kills another one with drowning causes a bug which is not limited to the fallback to the generic "X was killed by Y" message not working, but also prevents the death animation from correctly playing?
Uhm... maybe the problem starts before that: not when the text message is put together, but when the MOD_ (cause of death) is determined (or when it is evaluated if it has to be considered a "pushing" or not)...
And maybe that may also be related with the unexpected text shown with Kamikaze (see post above (http://openarena.ws/board/index.php?topic=5289.msg54419#msg54419))...?
PS: I also tried a different thing, still about g_awardpushing 2: shooting someone to push him against a killing pendulum: it was recorded as a "generic (assisted) suicide" (MOD_SUICIDE, "x was too eager against y") instead of a "squished" kill (MOD_CRUSH, "x was crushed in y's trap"). May it be the same bug? It looks like g_awardpushing 2 still needs some tuning... :-\
Post by: sago007 on December 13, 2016, 01:56:17 PM
Except for Kamikaze it is deliberately that I say that it is a MOD_SUICIDE.
MOD_WATER did not have a message and I wonder if the information is really informative (it is a very indirect kill)
Generally the lack of messages was the primary reason. The limited use of those messages was the next one.
I find it quite nice to know if the player was pushed into void or lave but not into water.
Quote from: sago007 on December 13, 2016, 01:56:17 PM
Oh. I have to admit this actually caught me off-guard. I mean, I really did not expect that to be on purpose; I thought they were all bugs.
Having the same exact hazard resulting two different MOD_ (cause of death) sounds strange to me.
While it can be understandable that some infos may not be considered "vital" (e.g. someone drowning or activating kamikaze after being shot), the "main" reason I can think about is that managing all cases may require many more lines/more complicated code than what I thought.[1] I thought that the MOD_ (cause of death) set by a certain hazard should have been the same independently from g_awardpushing value (e.g. a crusher is always a crusher like lava is always lava), but it looks like that's not the case.
However, if a "common" cause had to be used to keep the code lighter, wouldn't it have been better to be "X was killed by Y" instead of implying that X committed suicide in response to being attacked? (Note: of course I'm referring to award pushing feature).
I don't want to bore/annoy you too much, however let's consider:
- That MOD_ (cause of death) is stored in games.log, which is used by statistics tools
- That MOD_SUICIDE is often related with usage of "/kill" command (which is not considered a "nice" action by some players), and so we may be misleading, causing people think that X is a "/kill" abuser while instead he only gets pushed into hazards by other players.
- That since there is a "x was crushed in y's trap" message in the code, when you created g_awardpushing 1 you thought that it was a good thing to know that that Y pushed X into a crusher.
- That the same exact hazard giving different causes of death feels "strange".
To sum up, IMHO the best thing would be being coherent with the same MOD_ (cause of death) independently from g_awardpushing value; in second place, even better if with appropriate messages for every possible case. In case a "common" cause of death has to be used, maybe a generic "x was killed by y" may be better than MOD_SUICIDE.
I cannot force you or anybody to do anything, I just ask you to consider (reflect on) what I wrote here.
[1] I don't know how the kill attribution code works exactly. Considering that it looks like that composing a specific obituary text+icon message requires just four very simple code lines, I can guess the hard part is where the kill actually happens, or where the "award pushing" is evaluated.
I thought it was roughly something like
IF: is player X blocking func_pendulum?
player X gets killed
set cause = MOD_CRUSH
IF: is awardpushing active and was X under attack?
set attacker = player Y
set attacker = <world>
Repeated for every single thing that causes killing a player. Then "cause" and "attacker" would have been considered when later putting together the obituary message. Seeing that different award pushing settings showed different messages may have hinted that the "set cause" line may have been two times inside inner "IF" instead of a single line before it.
But if you had to use a common (shared?) value for various kinds of death, it looks like the "set cause" is located elsewhere, at least for awardpushing... something like:
IF: has been player X killed and was under attack and is awardpushing active?
CASE: has been player X pushed into lava?
set cause = MOD_LAVA
CASE: has been player X pushed into slime?
set cause = MOD_SLIME
CASE: everything else (which also includes being killed by a pendulum)
set cause = MOD_SUICIDE
Something similar would explain the reason why using a "common" MOD_ for various kinds of deaths in awardpushing would have sense, to save some lines of code.
PS: Also, I thought the fact that the death animation not playing (at least apparently) happening only with g_awardpushing 2 may have been caused by some bug which caused an unexpected exit from a cycle/if/case which caused both that and a wrong "MOD_" being picked up... but if that's not the case, then the origin of the death animation bug may be harder to find...
PPS: Sorry, maybe the post turned out somehow longer than it should have been, again... Please forgive me.
Title: About the kamikaze...
About the kamikaze thing, a quick look to games.log after player "Test" used kamikaze:
In 0.8.8:
0:46 Kill: 0 0 26: Test killed Test by MOD_KAMIKAZE
0:47 Kill: 0 1 26: Test killed UnnamedPlayer by MOD_KAMIKAZE
In OAX with g_awardpushing 2, being shot before activating it:
1:21 Kill: 1 0 20: UnnamedPlayer killed Test by MOD_SUICIDE
1:22 Kill: 0 1 20: Test killed UnnamedPlayer by MOD_SUICIDE
In OAX with g_awardpushing 2, without being shot before activating it:
While this does not really add too much than what was previosly seen with the hud console output (http://openarena.ws/board/index.php?topic=5289.msg54419#msg54419) (we alredy knew those "suicides" are strange)... it shows to me that in classic behavior the same MOD_KAMIKAZE is applied for both the player activating kamikaze and for those killed by him, suggesting to me that the different text "X goes out with a bang" or "X falls to Y's Kamikaze blast" just depends from X being the same client as Y or not (or, well, from the presence/absence of an "attacker").
Thus, my idea of a message like "Player X was forced to activate his/her/its explosive by Player Y" or similar now sounds harder to apply, because it may require a distinct MOD_ (or some other "trick") to differentiate it from the other case, and I did not want to ask to create a new "MOD_" just for that. So, we may have to stick to have it show "X goes out with a bang", or "X was too eager against Y", or "X was killed by Y" in case X activates kamikaze after being shot (or maybe only the last two)... which one is better?
Of course, I may be wrong!
I am going to go for a completly different approach.
In case of g_awardpushing 2, the cases where g_awardpushing 1 does not count: I am going to let the log show as the player kills itself and then just award the point to the last attacking player. This is roughly equivalent to how it already works in 1 vs. 1.
The current approach has too many unwanted site effects. For instance MOD_SUICIDE assumes that the corpse is gibbed and that might cause the animation problem. Using other MOD_'s doesn't really work too well because if the player blows himself up and the type is MOD_ROCKET, the message will be player A failed to dodge player B's rocket and that is wrong.
If that is not practical (and it might be impractical due to certain limitations) then I'll remove the feature.
I am going to let the log show as the player kills itself and then just award the point to the last attacking player. This is roughly equivalent to how it already works in 1 vs. 1.
Brainstorming: if you want to still show a trace of the "pushing", maybe when awardpushing 2 kicks in, it may set a flag later read when showing the message, to add something like "(pushed)" or "(pushed by)"?
The different output style in case of awardpushing 1 or 2 may not be the nicest thing in the world, but sometimes one has to accept some compromises.
Examples: "Player X did a backflip into lava (pushed)" or "Player X did a backflip into lava (pushed by Player Y)", or "Player X blew himself up (pushed by Player Y)"; about iconographic version I'm not sure, maybe it may just add the same text to keep code simple (e.g. "<rocket icon> Player X (pushed by Player Y)").
From a "show message" code point of view, it may just require adding a further check shared for all death kinds, however other parts of its implementation may be harder.
I have no idea about how to report that to games.log.
For instance MOD_SUICIDE assumes that the corpse is gibbed and that might cause the animation problem.
You might probably be right.
I did another test with current OAX: Player Y machinegunning Player X, then player X killing himself with a rocket.
It wrote "Player X was too eager against Player Y", games.log stored "Player Y killed Player X by MOD_SUICIDE"... and the death animation bug happened.
That may be an option. It's not a vital feature (e.g. in modes other than FFA, individual scores do not really matter so much, and in 1vs1 the opponent is already awarded), and if it is not possible to manage it properly without making things extremely complicated, maybe removing it may be the solution. A bit sad, but sometimes giving up is the only (or best) thing to do. You will evaluate.
Does this mean that this part of code which currently is in code/cgame/cg_event.c
case MOD_CRUSH:
message = "was crushed in";
message2 = "'s trap";
is never actually used?
UI3 github branch is there for you! :)
Post by: Neon_Knight on December 15, 2016, 06:55:11 AM
Well, /kill originally was a developer command, it makes sense that it isn't in the menu, even in more modern arena shooters.
(I agree, however, that players shouldn't be forced to use the console in order to change something in the game, as it's anti-intuitive)
Quote from: Neon_Knight on December 15, 2016, 06:55:11 AM
I can imagine that id software thought about it as a "last resort" thing and did not bind it to any key by default like "Do you really got "trapped" in a hole in a badly designed map? Pull down the console and type /kill there". But since it is possible to bind it to a key and to "exploit" this to return in game faster when you are on low health, I guess it would be more fair allowing everyone to do it, and not only those who know how to bind a key through the console.
As said in previous posts of this thread, disabling it may be impractical (badly designed maps may still exist), and while some players consider it a "dirty" manouvre, other ones (including Sago) consider it a perfectly legit one... so maybe allowing server admins to optionally (e.g. a DMFLAGS?) enable a delay of a few seconds before clients' "kill" commands are executed may be a nice solution, in case Sago does not find it too complicated to implement code-wise.
PS: Hello Neon Knight, it's a pleasure to read you again. :)
Post by: Suicizer on December 16, 2016, 04:47:53 AM
Quote from: Gig on December 15, 2016, 08:28:46 AM
You also forgot defrag highly depends on the command (altough it's a mod)....
Quote from: Suicizer on December 16, 2016, 04:47:53 AM
Do you fear we may compromise Defrag behavior? Don't worry about that! :)
1) Very probably, adding a "delay" before suicide would be a gamecode thing (opposite to an engine thing), hence it technically cannot apply to any previously existing mod or to any older OpenArena version.
2) Due to 1), the only way it may apply to Defrag would be Defrag developers making a new Defrag mod version based upon OA3 gamecode. Is Defrag still under development?
3) Even if that was the case, I imagine it as an "optional" feature, disabled by default. So it would be the server admin to purposely enable it on his server... and in case of Defrag (or similar) mod, why would he do it?
PS: Maybe you were mostly replying to Neon Knight instead of to me? Meaning that you said that binding it through the GUI would be useful also in Defrag?
In that case I'm sorry, AFAIK we technically cannot add options to the GUI of mods. :RIP:
It is a mod, but it won't be affected by this as the Defrag mod, last time I've checked, is based on the Q3 code, not on OA code, as far as I'm concerned.
Excuse me Sago, I noticed this commit (https://github.com/OpenArena/gamecode/commit/ba479f857f5b30c448776f7df148a532598bf4b4), but I don't get it...
What's this "now it does not check for solid ground" thing? :-\
The current g_awardpushing cancels if the player ever gets solid ground under his feet. With g_awardpushing > 1 it does not. So if the player uses kill within 5 seconds of being hit, it is a kill to the attacker, even if the player is standing on the ground.
Post by: Gig on December 19, 2016, 12:12:27 PM
But do you mean that now "2" only applies to the same kinds of death of awardpushing 1 (trigger hurt, suicide, falling, lava, slime), instead of all kinds of death?
Sounds ok to me. Diminishes what awardpushing 2 initially was, but should fix various headaches... It doesn't award in case of one suiciding by rocket... but that turned out too complicated...
And what about that "mod_crush" bit? http://openarena.ws/board/index.php?topic=5289.msg54511#msg54511
Ps: so "the only difference" sentence meant "against awardpushing 1"... at first, I thought it was against the previous "2" implementation. (The "not checking for solid ground" sounded strange to me because awardpushing 2 already did not check for it). Poor me...
Quote from: Gig on December 19, 2016, 12:12:27 PM
Ok, that could be enabled too for award_pushing 2. For award_pushing 1 it did not make much sense.
While it is unprobable, I can guess in theory a crusher may crush you horizontally even while you are jumping/falling.
And having to enable it for awardpushing 2, enabling it also for 1 should allow to keep code simpler, right?
I just did a few quick tests with awardpushing 2 with OAX nightly build 2016-12-18.
1) With the same environment of that famous screenshot (http://openarena.ws/board/index.php?topic=5289.msg54419#msg54419). The player in the water just "sank like a rock" and the death animation was played properly. Ok, right? :)
2) With player A shooting player B... then B using "/kill". In this case, MOD_FALLING was used ("B was given a small push by A"), although B wasn't actually falling. Why isn't MOD_SUICIDE used instead? Is the "B was too eager against A" text unused at the moment? :-\
Ok, that could be enabled [...]
Waiting for that to do a few more tests. :)
Is the "B was too eager against A" text unused at the moment?
Just a small detail not really important: if that text has to be only related to the usage of /kill, then maybe it may say something like "B had too fear of A", "B had chicken against A", "B was too scared by A"... maybe I did not use the perfect English but I hope you got what I mean.
It's just a random thought, probably "eager" would be ok, too...
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Who knew lying down was such hard work?
While I'm never enamored of how news can tend to trivialize the research experience and all it entails in terms of space flight simulation, I almost always get over it long enough to enjoy any press for the NASA medical studies! The most recent film broke new ground!
For all the new readers who joined me in 2010-11, I started this whole social media bit by accident after doing two bedrest studies myself, one in head-down tilt micro-gravity, and one in up-tilt lunar gravity. I documented my experiences of playing fake Astro-NOT, while scientists tested their various contraptions, or examined my bones and muscles for changes.
Now, however, a new component has been added to the current studies. Participants in iRATS and other upcoming campaigns get to use the eZLS or enhanced Zero-Gravity Locomotion Simulator, a wall-mounted treadmill that simulates space exercise. Of course, astronauts exercise for many hours per day while in space, but it's still a challenge to maintain bone density and muscle tone in weightlessness. Gadgets such as these on Earth help fine tune new possibilities for the space station.
This television broadcast on the ABC nightly news featured the head project scientist Ronita Cromwell, whom I've interviewed before about these amazing studies; our old friend and physical trainer Brent; some ISS footage of exercise machines versus those used on Earth –- all in all, a great range of what the projects are all about.
WFAA Dallas Channel 8 Story by David Schecter
Featuring Gary Conway (Seattle) and Michael Asaf (Houston)
But... "Mad Science treadmill"?? Well, I've heard worse descriptions. Realism is more beneficial to folks who hope to apply for a chance to be part of these programs, designed to result in, as they said, "Healthier astronauts through rigorous scientific research." Well said.
But was it truly a "mentally and physically grueling" study? Not really. I took those same horizontal showers for two months myself, and they were not that difficult. Humans are highly adaptable creatures; you deal with it, you practice, you become adept, and it becomes routine. Every day isn't a rainbow, but neither is every task so grinding that you cannot function happily; like most things in life, the truth is somewhere in between.
I've seen people make remarks about side effects that aren't true either; when the article accompanying this film was released online, someone commented that "you wouldn't even be able to walk afterward." Not so. Walking was stiff and achy for awhile, but healing is a rather swift affair. With regular exercise, I was back up to running daily miles in less than a month!
If you asked either of these chaps after their study stints... they'd very likely say the same. In fact, Gary and Michael, feel free to weigh in around August or so to back me up, LOL!
Twitter From Mars
It just wouldn't be a MARS UPDATE week without checking in with Roskosmos and seeing what the Mars500 chaps are up to! Aside from cabin fever, that is.
Very. Serious. Scientists.
After leaving their Marswalk activities behind in March, our intrepid explorers began the long journey back to planet Earth -- continually monitoring the health and psychological stamina of the crew.
One particularly interesting simulation-about-isolation took place in April, where they conducted a complete communications blackout for the space ship. Due to severe disruptions by solar storms (something that could definitely happen on a real Mars voyage!), the crew had no news, no email, no audio or videograms from anyone in the outside world... not even from Mission Control!
In some cases, such total isolation can be damaging, and at the very least, nerve wracking... as evidenced by their later tweet: "What if we came back online [after the storm] and there was no one outside?"
However, this type of training is designed to ensure such autonomy is motivating -- bringing the crew together in times of challenge or uncertainty, and hoping we found the right mix of people who can work as a team in any environment.
They took time in their schedule to celebrate Yuri Gagarin on the 50th anniversary of human spaceflight, continually remembering him as source of inspiration in helping the world to understand that the benefits of our exploration outweigh the dangers. Interestingly, none of the Russians weighed in, but we'll take their reverence as a given!
I was particularly moved by the responses of Diego Urbina, and if that name sounds familiar, it's because I also just mentioned Diego in the last post about MDRS crew, as he has now participated in Mars simulations on two continents.
Also! Big news coming up! Today marks Day #360, so this week will be a very exciting time , in that the crew will reach the one-year milestone in their ship. An entire calendar year in a simulation for science. What amazing commitment! And from there, it will still be 155 days to go until landing...
Join the crew next week on their many organizational sites and social media spots for all the anniversary buzz:
Mars500 Official Site at RU - http://mars500.imbp.ru
Mars500 Site at ESA - http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Mars500/index.html
Mars500 YouTube Channel - http://www.youtube.com/Mars5OO
Mars500 Twitter Feed - http://twitter.com/#!/Mars_500
Mars500 Google Blog - http://mars500main.appspot.com/
Steve Légère Mars500 Letters - http://mars500.wordpress.com/
And of course if you query Mars500 on Facebook, you will now find many groups and fan pages sharing news items about this record-setting simulation program. Amazing how these have grown over the past year...!
Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS)
Another exciting site for Mars simulations is the Mars Desert Research Station in Utah, managed by Dr. Robert Zubrin of the Mars Society. Laksen Sirimanne, veteran of two MDRS missions, made time in his busy international travel schedule to discuss his co-authoring of the amazing book The Mars Diaries: Crew #88 of the Mars Desert Research Station, edited by journalist David D. Levine.
Mars Crew #88 outside the Hab
Laksen, David, Paul, Steven, Bianca & Diego
Four of five crew members blogged during their Mars sim, discussing the Green Habitat, pressurized tunnels, water recycling systems, plant farms for water purification, inverter and power systems, generators, ATV "rovers", etc. Ever wondered what it would be like to perform a simulation with such strict protocols that you cannot go outdoors unless you're wearing a full space suit? The crews go to great lengths to ensure the simulations are as accurate as possible to off-planet exploration! Crew #88 included:
1. Commander Steven Wheeler
2. Chief Engineer Laksen Sirimanne - BLOG: The Sky Is Not The Limit (English)
3. Health & Safety Officer Bianca Nowak - BLOG: Bianca Goes To Mars (Dutch)
4. Chief Biologist DiegoUrbina - BLOG: Déjame mi Espacio (Colombian Spanish)
5. Chief Astronomer Paul McCall - BLOG: Never-Ending Journey (English)
I noticed that among your four masters degrees, one is in Aerospace engineering and Astronautics; is that what drew you toward The Mars Society?
LAKSEN SIRIMANNE: Actually, I have been in the BioMedical field for about 20 years now. Since I am not in the space field, I wanted to contribute in some way towards furthering human spaceflight, and I thought a simulated missions was a great start. When I was growing up in Sri Lanka, my dad used to take me to the American Center where Arthur C. Clark gave talks and showed images of Saturn and Jupiter, taken from Voyager. I was 5 years old when Armstrong landed on the moon and am a huge fan of the shuttle program, so I feel like I grew up with NASA. I have always been drawn to spaceflight. Now I am following Elon Musk and SpaceX too, so you will see more blog posts about them. I am certain that I'll at least fly a sub-orbital flight (probably with Virgin Galactic), but my real goal is an orbital flight.
I also returned to MDRS in June as part of Crew #95, on a refurbishment and refitting mission to prepare the habitat for this year's crew seasons, and had a chance to work with some of the pioneers: Artemis Westenberg, Keith Keiplinger, Josh Nelson and Gary Fisher (who now own Explore Mars, Inc).
You were the most dedicated blogger during crew habitation, and anyone interested in Mars should definitely read the book! One crew before yours had thermal, electrical, plumbing and computer malfunctions, so you had your work cut out for you. Would it be difficult to be an engineer on Mars?
LAKSEN SIRIMANNE: Yes, it's going to take a lot of work to keep equipment running at all times. Similar to actual Mars conditions, the desert around the MDRS is very harsh and there are a high number of equipment failures. Engineers need to be "hands-on" "nuts and bolt" types who can figure out the problem and implement the solution. They have to be knowledgeable in mechanical, electrical, plumbing and a variety of other skills. Small problems can rapidly escalate into bigger problems; engineers have to know the systems inside and out. About the third day, I could tell which faucet was running (upstairs or downstairs) by the sound of the water pump and water pressure, I could tell when the furnace came on or off, and could tell which outer hatch was being opened just by the sound. We had less trouble than most crews because we stayed on top of the issues several times a day.
My favorite post was your "Day in the Life of a Chief Engineer" where you give describe the conditions, temperature, tasks and your Spacesuit Mobility Experiment. Did you feel like you met all your research objectives? Would you have stayed longer?
LAKSEN SIRIMANNE: We had a great mission. The crew really clicked even though we came from such different backgrounds. The common themes were a love for space exploration (or anything related to space), smart, funny people with a team player type attitude. Everyone picked their area of responsibility before the mission and worked very hard to perfect their experiments and also share and educate the other members (i.e. astronomer, biologist, engineer etc).
Among the highlights were assembling the Radio telescope, the EVA Suit Mobility Experiment and the GPS/GeoTagging Experiment. So we accomplished almost all of our research objectives. One other thing that played in our favor was the weather. We had mostly sunny days with blue skies with rain or snow only on the last few. But the crew previous to us suffered very cold weather, and the crew after us many days of snow with high winds.
Part of me would liked to have stayed longer. But another part wanted to go home and back to work. I guess mentally I was prepared for only a 2 week mission. It gets pretty lonely even if you are around other people constantly, and the sense of isolation was very real. I did feel like we were on another planet.
My favorite picture in the book is Diego's farm label: "Eat the fruit but don't eat the plant!" I remember from my sims that food becomes an enormous pleasure in one's day, and I imagine in an extreme environ like you experienced, it's even more so. How were your moods based on whether edibles were appetizing or not?
LAKSEN SIRIMANNE: We were asked to participate in a food study that was run by Cornell University and the University of Hawaii. The details are in the book. We had rehydratable foods, and on alternating days we could add hot water to the packs, or add water and use a gas cooker. Breakfast was the worst. I did not like the oatmeal, or the MRE bread and jam... but the soups were absolutely fantastic. The Texas BBQ chili was terrible. Then someone found cans of corned beef which broke up the vegetarian diet and we thoroughly enjoyed beef with rehydrated potatoes, peas and onions. Sprouts grew in the greenhab by the second week, so we had fresh sprouts with one of the dinners. That was fantastic. I am sure that on a mission to Mars the spaceship will have a greenhab with fresh fruits and vegetables. The mood definitely lifted when we had tasty food to eat. But when it was not, nobody complained because everyone knew it was a short mission. I am sure this will be different on longer missions.
What do you think overall about our chances to get to Mars? The challenges are intense… do you think humans will set foot on the red planet?
LAKSEN SIRIMANNE: Yes, I do believe that humans will not only set foot on Mars but colonize! Unlike the Moon, which is very close, such that you can make a 10 day visit, the trip to Mars will be too long and expensive for "flag & footprints" type missions. As described in Dr. Zubrin's book The Case for Mars – we will not just travel to Mars, but crews will be sent to colonize it with a second crew landing before the first crew returns to Earth. The other important consideration is that unlike the Moon, which has no atmosphere, we can use the atmosphere of Mars and the solid CO2 to make oxygen, water, and rocket fuel. I think the first settlers will not be test pilots but electricians, plumbers, masons, carpenters, engineers and technicians. They will be followed by scientists, then families, teachers and journalists. I am hoping that humans will set foot on Mars in my lifetime.
Haughton-Mars Project (HMP)
So, did everyone sign up to win the Mars rock? It's been awhile since I turned my attention to my Mars fixation, so I thought now would be a good time to look around all the great Mars projects going on with various agencies and institutions.
Photo by Christine Pires on Devon Island, Baffin Bay, Nunavut
(Crew Vehicle compliments of NASA Edge)
This past year, it's been my pleasure to meet a fantastic lady through Facebook who "worked on Mars" for nearly four years! Christine Pires was the System Support Specialist at the Haughton-Mars Project (HMP), a NASA and CSA project managed by The Mars Institute.
Christine provided network support for planetary wireless communications in the Canadian High Arctic, and is featured in many parts of their photorgaphy archives in all sorts of research and simulation activities. Wow! But, brrrrr.
The territory for Mars analog simulations is named for the Haughton Impact Crater, the 41-mile diameter site of an ancient meteorite crash, estimated to have hit the Earth nearly 40 million years ago.
Christine's description of the Canadian High Arctic:
"Snack food for the polar bears??"
Ms. Pires followed the HMP online for many years, spent another handful of years expanding her skills set and getting to know one of the Principal Investigators of the project. She then spent four full seasons with many crews and graduate students. Upon being asked about highlights, says she was constantly "honored and amazed at all the sciency types" and that it was "one of the very best experiences of my life without question".
What's amazing to me is how many people involved in space simulations all over the globe (most prominently Utah, the Arctic, Russia and the Antarctic) say the same thing! The Mars Institute, in addition to FMARS, also run the Mars-1 Humvee Rover and the Romance to Reality project.
Follow Christine, aka the Planetary Network Support Goddess on Twitter, and also check out the Haughton-Mars Project Photostream archives on Flickr!
Win a Mars Rock!
New Scientist magazine doesn’t say if they are giving away Mars shergottite, chassignite, or nakhlite – though one assumes it’s the first choice, given they are the most common. But who knows? I imagine the only person who will find out will have the Red Planet specimen in their hot little hand!
Note: Object in promotional picture is larger than it appears. One centimeter, that’s like the space of about five type-written dashes. ----- yeah.
Still, it's from freaking MARS.
If you poke around the site as a basic visitor, you can read various news articles and blog posts. Registering at New Scientist gives further access to their feature articles, interviews of scientists and scholars, and opinion pages (these expire after a week or so); I get the weekly newsletter from New Scientist, though I opted out of any spam from their parent company (Reed Business Information Ltd.) and third party affiliates.
Full online access, as given to paying subscribers, includes archive with no time limits and home delivery of their weekly magazine.
Once registered or subscribed, proceed to http://www.newscientist.com/marscompetition? and tell New Scientist in 140 characters or less: What should be the first spoken words on planet Mars?
In other words, you have to think of an EPIC TWEET to win this pebble.
That's right, your job is to come up with the timeless words spoken by the first human to set foot on the red planet. And Mission Control has to be able to use it on Twitter.
There are 10 prizes total... the runner-up 9 being copies of My Life On Mars by Colin Pillinger.
The contest ends at midnight London time (BST) on Tuesday, May 31st, 2011, upon which time the winners will be emailed.
The Baby of the Fleet
Yeah, go make the round of space web sites this week, and try to find one that doesn't feature a tribute to Space Shuttle Endeavour. G'head, try. ;)
I've got a new special place in my heart for Orbiter Vehicle 105, because when she's done with her current 16-day voyage, she'll be coming to her new permanent retirement spot in my home state of California! Not that I am anxious for her to be finished, however; at various times over the next weeks, I'll be following the Endeavour crew's mission timeline, all due rapt attention!
This week it is my great pleasure to feature some original photographs of OV-105 Endeavour, the only space shuttle named by contest among school-children, taken during her final VAB rollout by DCist Managing Editor and Astronomy columnist Heather Goss, on her last trip to Cape Canaveral.
Yes... yet another Heather! This is my third as a guest... so just one more, and we have the official clique. And aren't these shots amazing!
Endeavour is a hardened veteran, despite being the youngest orbiter, made largely by recycled parts from Discovery and Atlantis. She was responsible for the first Hubble servicing mission, which put the giant space telescope into use; and she delivered Unity, the first American module of the International Space Station.
Click on any picture here to see Heather's entire collection at Aviation Week, where you can also read her many space blog entries about all different NASA missions and directives.
It's sad to think Endeavour will never be upright on a launch pad again, but we were all treated to a glorious penultimate launch yesterday morning, and as always, wish her for safe -- and final -- return to Earth.
All photos credited to Heather Goss, except for #4 from the NASA Archives.
Smithsonian Curator Space Quiz
Who wants to learn about Smithsonian curators? I think that should be the title of their quizzes, just because "Are You Smarter Than A Curator" sounds more like that game show I would never watch.
Regardless, the www.SmarterThanACurator.org website refreshed their materials and have a new quiz! Last month, this feature was launched by the Smithsonian, the world's largest museum and research complex, with 19 museums, 9 research centers and more than 140 affiliate museums around the world.
In the first round, they featured Heidi Hellmuth, curator of Enrichment and Training at The National Zoo, in a 5-question quiz, where every correct answer earned 10 cents for TNZ's animal care program.
The second round is the same model, but this time hosted by Roger Launius, the Curator of Lunar and Planetary Spacecraft at the National Air and Space Museum; Launius also previously held the position of NASA's Chief Historian.
Most of what he and his team curate is inside the McDonnell Space Hangar and/or the illustrious Udvar-Hazy Center, soon to be home to the recently retired Space Shuttle Discovery orbiter.
Check out some of the links to see what else they have in their amazing collections, and take the quiz to earn your free souvenir sticker, and also support the Air and Space museum with all correct answers! As per the website, each is worth 10 cents.
The first quiz lasted about a month, and I imagine they will continue on to change this, moving from museum to museum so we can learn about the full collections all across the Smithsonian sites. While taking the quiz, you will be asked for an email address, which opts-in to receive future emails from the Friends of the Smithsonian, their national membership group; however, you can opt-out anytime by unsubscribing.
Special thanks to NASA Goddard's Ed Rezac for bringing this continuing quiz fun to my attention! :)
Posted by PillowNaut at 11:42 AM
Endeavour Audience
Everyone is excited about coming to see Endeavour's final launch!
And I do mean... everyone! ;)
Watch on NASA TV if you cannot get to Florida...
Did you know that the USSR sent 16 space crafts to Venus between 1966 and 1985? Until this morning's round of time-on-my-hands research, I didn't. I'm sadly under-informed about the only planet named after a female goddess, it seems. The United States has only sent five probes, all in 1978. The Soviet Union, before turning their attention to other planets, sent capsules, landers and even "balloon gondolas".
The scattering of major hardware on Planet Venus amounts to just under 50,000 pounds or 25 tons. That's an awful lot of metal, slowly melting on the hot Venusian crust!
We hear far more about Mars in the news and popular culture, but only a fraction of similar metal exists on the red planet. And here, of course, some are still operational and moving about!
All the artificial objects on Mars, compliments this time of NASA, RFSA, ESA and JAXA, come to only 18,000 pounds or 9 tons.
It may still sound like a substantial heap of hardware, but it's a relatively meager showing, considering that's only 13 crafts total out of 39 attempts! It must not be as easy to reach Mars and land as we might think. The majority of crafts sent up have either failed somewhere along the way, or suffered communication malfunctions, leaving their fate a mystery.
Click for a graphic of large objects mapped on the moon
However, the list of lunar junk truly sets the record for off-world trash heaps. Our moon holds a whopping 393,000 pounds of space crafts, or just under 200 tons of human-made objects.
Each of the lists linked above have convenient coordinates listed, so it's fun to go to Google Moon or Google Mars and map the human hardware!
The USA, USSR, Japan, the European Union, India, and China now have 73 probes, [intentionally] crashed orbiters, landers and rovers on the lunar surface. Clean up crew, anyone?
Fry's Space Ship
Wow, I cannot believe I almost forgot this! This collection of pictures was on a different memory card, which I've just found again in my shockingly small accessory bag. (Seems you can lose anything in purses, however, no matter the size.)
On my visit to the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab, I went all around the area of the Rose Bowl, which is La Cañada Flintridge. There are many other attention-grabbers nearby, including Studio City, where we had a trendy meal; Griffith Park, where we deliberately skipped the Hollywood Sign and hoofed around the hills for a few hours anyway; and Fry's Electronics in Burbank.
Tech Mecca
I'm quite likely to waste half a day in any Fry's store, regardless of theme... but it takes space ships for me to pull out my camera before I shop the miles of aisles of computer fluff and DVDs.
Last year, I featured the Fry's Space Station store near Johnson Space Center in Houston, and ended the post by inviting anyone who's seen the Burbank or Anaheim stores to send me photos. Little did I know I would be in California myself so soon...!
The Burbank branch displays 1950s science fiction movies... mostly space ships, as constructed on a huge scale both inside and out...
...but they also feature characters such as Robby The Robot from Forbidden Planet (1956), GORT from The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951) and scattered giant Ants from Them! (1954). Quite the classic Sci-Fi theme park!
What, no Zombies of the Stratosphere (1952) ? Leonard Nimoy must be so bummed. About that and the prices in California stores. Good grief. I can't exactly give the in-house cafe a good review either. However, if you're playing tourist in the area (pretty funny, since I lived in Los Angeles for 2 years long ago, and never did a lick of sight-seeing back then!), the spaceships are worth a look-see.
See my JPL Picasa gallery for the entire set of pictures in the Burbank Fry's. Next up, the Anaheim store's Shuttle Flight Deck!
Light This Candle
Yesterday’s post didn't even scratch the surface in terms of all the great tales in Alan Shepard's biography: how he viewed himself and his world, how he was viewed by others, and the complex emotional dynamics of the early Space Race.
The amazing author of Light This Candle: The Life and Times of Alan Shepard generously offered an autographed copy of his book for a blog prize, and even made time in his schedule for an interview, so I could satisfy some of the burning questions I had after reading his book.
For example... good grief, are test pilots completely CRAZY?
Also check out Neal's blog, where he invites any
and all to "stalk" him on Facebook and Twitter!
Test-pilot personalities seem such a paradoxical mix of precision and flamboyance. Alan Shepard claimed to hate the press, but clearly adored the spotlight. Your book was published 5 years after his death from Leukemia. Do you think he would have liked it? Or liked the attention from being the subject of a biography?
Neal Thompson: I'm pretty sure Shepard would have seriously disliked the idea of my book, and probably the book itself, too. And I think one reason no book had been written when he was alive was because he refused to cooperate with any potential biographers, and his friends did the same. Many of the people I contacted early on would say something like, "Al wouldn't have wanted me to talk about this." But I think in time some of those sources realized his life story was an important one that deserved to be told. It is true, though, that he hated the press but didn't mind the celebrity status he achieved.
I think he liked managing the spotlight, and keeping reporters away from certain aspects of his story. The deal with Life magazine helped in that regard, and helped assure that, while he was alive, no one got close enough to tell the real story.
I was blown away by the amount of people you interviewed from every phase of Shepard's life. Most impressive was your in-depth research of WWII, his role in introducing jets to the naval fleet as propeller squadrons were retired, and his crossover into NASA at a time when our culture was in Sputnik-turmoil . Did you have a healthy interest in any of these historical eras before this book?
Neal Thompson: At the time of Shepard's death, I was covering the military (primarily the US Naval Academy and the NSA), so I already had an interest in military stories and, in general, stories about men living big lives. So when Shepard died, and I realized, to my surprise, that no one had yet told his full story, I knew I wanted to dig deep and really get to know who Shepard was.
This was tricky in the beginning, since man of his friends were reluctant to talk about him. But little by little I got through to people, and doors started opening. I also felt it was important to explore some of the lesser known aspects of his impressive life and career, such as his days as a carrier pilot. So much has been written about the space race, so I chose to find a fresh approach that showed not only what he did with NASA, but how and why he got to the point where he was chosen among the first 7 astronauts. To learn about the full breadth of his life, I felt that I had to talk to everybody.
Gordon Cooper called Shepard the "most complex" of the first astronauts, but NASA white-washed the "image" of the Mercury Seven, so we rarely see their multi-faceted humanity. However, his foibles brought him alive on the page for me, I admired how you didn't shun being truthful. While he was fascinating, brave and intelligent – he was also often arrogant, dismissive, and his adultery was no secret. Did you worry at all about revealing the "evil twin" of an American hero?
Neal Thompson: One reason I was drawn to Shepard's story was because his life is so rich with complexity and paradox. He was raised in a religious and disciplined family, but became a renowned rule-breaker, occasional hellion and undeclared agnostic. He was a good father and devoted husband, but not necessarily faithful. He was a top Navy pilot, but constantly battled against the Navy's rules, to the point of almost being court martialed. He was ruthlessly competitive but could also be generous, kind and extremely loyal. In short, he was fascinatingly complex. He was a human being, with exceptional qualities but also flaws. Learning about all facets of his personality made him seem more real to me, and I hope I achieved my goal of showing the man behind the white-washed NASA image of the man.
You absolutely did. He claimed the "Right Stuff" book and film were fiction, and disliked both. I for one am surprised that a separate film has never been made about him… but now that the 50th-year milestone has passed, perhaps someone will greenlight one. Do you think one ever will make his life story into a movie, and if it was made now, who do you picture playing Alan Shepard?
Neal Thompson: In recent Op-Eds that I wrote in advance of the 50th anniversary of Freedom 7, I describe how Shepard represented the iconic, bad-ass test pilot, how he dressed well and drank martinis and smoked cigars, how he was the epitome of Mad Men-era style and cool – he was basically Don Draper in a spacesuit. So, as for playing him on the big screen, how about Jon Hamm of Mad Men? I would love to see a Shepard-focused film some day, especially one that explores his mid-60s fight back from Meniere's Disease to eventually reach the moon.
Oh wow, yeah, how about John Hamm of Mad Men to play Alan Shepard! Check him out!
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Schimpf
"Ten Facts About The First Man In Space" was my post for Yuri Gagarin, so I guess my subtitle for and about Alan Shepard's 50th anniversary would be the "Ten Facts About The First Man to FLY THROUGH Space".
Why the distinction? Whereas Yuri's flight had been auto-controlled, and he was largely a passenger on orbit, Alan Shepard was the first person to control the angle and rotation of a space craft. He thus genuinely flew his capsule in space – a manual activity the American astronauts fought hard for.
His nicknames were Shep, Schimpf (a mis-pronunciation by a classmate's niece), The Snake, Roué, Liberty Hound, Icy Commander; and he often referred to himself in the third person as "the world's greatest test pilot".
Alan Bartlett Shepard, Jr. 1923 - 1998
Throughout his life, Shep lived in New Hampshire, Maryland, California, Texas, Florida, Virginia, New Mexico, Japan, Korea, and aboard 6 different Navy ships.
He skipped 5th grade and 8th grade, but [after he discovered girls] was later almost expelled from the US Naval Military Academy for poor academic performance and sneaking off school grounds.
Later, he nearly washed out of Navy pilot school due to poor grades, and took private flying lessons in secret to gain more practice time in the air. When he got his pilot's license, the first person he took for a ride in his first plane was his wife Louise.
Schimpf played the piano and the bongo drums.
His father Bart opposed his son's decision to join the Navy, since Shepard men had a history of being Army colonels. Bart also later also opposed his decision to become an astronaut, saying it would derail his military career. Alan didn't listen either time. He became the first American in space in 1961, walked on the moon in 1971, and was promoted to Rear Admiral of the Navy in 1974.
In the early 1950s, Shepard once deliberately disabled a jet in mid-air so he could attempt a non-powered descent, and was the among first to produce emergency procedures for "dead-stick landings" in the newly invented jets, in case one flamed out in-flight.
Upon being chosen for the Freedom 7 sub-orbital flight, he hugged his wife and said, "You have your arms around the man who'll be first in space." Louise quipped back, "Who let a Russian in here?!"
President Kennedy broke up a National Security Meeting to go into his secretary's office and watch the (4-hour-late) launch of Shepard's capsule atop a Mercury-Redstone rocket, which the first US astronaut later described as "a subtle, gentle gradual rise off the ground".
The MR-3 flight cost American tax-payers $400 million. As there were about 180 million Americans in 1961, that came to roughly $2.25 apiece.
When asked by Sports Announcer Bob Murphy what he thought about when he looked up at the moon after walking on its surface, Shepard replied, "Well, you know Murph, I wonder where my golf ball is."
Alan Shepard Book Giveaway
Over the past week, I've had the distinct intellectual pleasure of reading Light This Candle: The Life and Times of Alan Shepard, a captivating tome from Crown Publishing, courtesy of author Neal Thompson.
Let me just say, that while I love reading anything about astronauts and all things space, this in particular was a fun, fluidly conversational read – though still densely packed with remarkable stories and skillfully researched information about a very complex, often evocative, and always mysterious man who captivated the world in May of 1961!
Those of us who were unfashionably late to the space race (*cough* Not born yet *cough*cough) eagerly absorb tales from the "names" who excite us – Jim Lovell, John Glenn, Gene Cernan, etc. and many were interviewed personally for this book. Still others were quoted from their own famed auto-biographies, to paint a fuller picture of the man who made some of them money, made more of them jealous, and made all of them work harder!
From early school pranks to golfing on the moon, he was certainly never boring – never even still for five minutes at a time, for that matter. Reminiscences of the remaining Mercury Seven and other Moonwalkers, as well as the foreword by Chris Kraft, paint the era in which Shepard thrived and reached the pinnacle of achievement for a cocky test pilot. Call it the Right Stuff, call it the Best of the Best, the clichés are many and varied. But once you delve into the many facets of the man inside the silver suit, he is anything but clichéd.
May 2011 Alan Shepard 50th Anniversary Stamp
Did everyone get a chance to go play on the Space Cadets app yesterday? I'm sure you've noticed that alongside the serious scientists and astronauts, there are some light-hearted science fiction stars as well… from Captain Kirk to Captain Mal... to Yoda. And kudos to anyone who plays with the quote generator long enough to find the lone Looney Tune. ;)
Alan also appears many times, with both funny and ponderous quotes, and you'll have a chance at winning a free SIGNED copy of Neal Thompson's "Light This Candle" if you go find him!
Go to the Space Cadets page and click the LIKE button… and you're entered in the contest! Generate a quote and post it to your wall, that's worth another entry. Everyone who helped test the new app is automatically entered, and all the wonderfully supportive readers who joined when I announced this yesterday.
I went to my admin alerts page today, and saw 50 new fans, right out of the gate… way to go, space geeks! I always hear people complain there is no "intelligent" material on Facebook, so here's your chance to join a page dedicated to the brainy, the pioneering, the true and literal rocket scientists.
Also, anyone who joins my Pillownaut Twitter feed in May is automatically entered (or entered again). On Friday, May 20th, I'll choose randomly from the alerts, and send the winner a brand new, free copy of Light This Candle: The Life and Times of Alan Shepard, personally autographed by researched and author Neal Thompson … because it's worth it!
Eager Young Space Cadets! Well, I have all sorts of nerd toys on Facebook, such as movie and television quote generators, but in honor of the 50th anniversary of space flight -- both Russian and American -- I decided to get serious, and create an application there that truly honors space exploration in all its glory!
Check out the new Space Cadets Quote App Generator on Facebook! This link takes you to the Fan Wall, so click the "Go To App" button to generate quotes from famous faces in the space industry, including rocket scientists, cosmologists, astronauts, cosmonauts, physicists, science fiction authors and scientific essayists.
I know, I know, all the ads can be annoying -- but unfortunately, those are placed in the layout by the third-party NDE or by Facebook, so there isn't any way for me to lessen them. I always just hope people appreciate the fun more than the annoyance of pop-ups!
The INFO Tab has all the application details, as well as links to related applications. If you want to see all the quotes (there are currently 90 total), go to the DISCUSSIONS Tab. From various places in the quote generator, you can also send suggestions for new quotes to the development manager, or simply post them on the Fan Wall after you hit the LIKE button.
And of course, I welcome any feedback in the REVIEWS Tab after you've the collection of pictures and quotes!
How many faces do you recognize? It was fun for me to put all these together because, in some cases, I knew the person but not their quotable moments; in other cases, I knew the person's work, but not what they looked like! So it's also got an educational bent, and I hope everyone enjoys something a little more "brainy" than what we usually expect from Facebook!
Come play and post!
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Everything from Star Wars Celebration
Maxwell Borman April 18, 2019 No Comments
Important news from this year’s convention
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Star Wars Celebration took place in Chicago April 11-15.
Star Wars Celebration, the annual convention devoted to Star Wars, happened over the weekend in Chicago, and it did not disappoint.
So many trailers and amazing Star Wars content filled the weekend.
For your convenience, here is a nice little summary.
‘Star Wars Episode IX’
Kicking off Star Wars Celebration was the highly anticipated announcement for “Star Wars Episode IX.”
“Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker” was revealed to be the movie’s official title, and it came along with a fantastic looking trailer. Seriously, it’s amazing.
Shots of lightsabers, planets, BB-8, a voice over by Luke Skywalker and even Death Star debris all made an appearance in the trailer. On top of that was a maniacal laughter from the one, the only, Emperor Palpatine.
That is right. The infamous Emperor is making his return to finish the saga that he manipulated. We have no idea how or why. It’s a surprise for sure, but a welcome one.
On top of that, Ian McDiarmid came on stage himself afterward and demanded the trailer be rolled again in his evil voice.
Joining the Emperor is everyone’s favorite space entrepreneur, Lando Calrissian.
The film releases Dec. 20, so all of our questions will be answered, and the Skywalker Saga will come to an end.
‘Jedi Fallen Order’
The game that was announced last year by Electronic Arts without anything more than a flash of a logo has finally gotten a trailer.
While it did not contain any actual gameplay, it showed the time period and the story of the new game from Respawn Entertainment.
In the game you play as Cal Kestis, a former Padawan that escaped Order 66 and has been on the run ever since. The game will be story driven with absolutely no microtransactions, a surprise given that EA publishes it.
EA has had a rocky relationship with Star Wars fans based on how the games they have made with the license have been received, so this may win some fans back.
The game releases Nov. 15 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC.
‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’
One of the biggest surprises from last year was the announcement that “The Clone Wars” was getting a seventh season.
Well, Star Wars Celebration graced us with more news regarding this highly anticipated season.
A trailer was shown off at a panel depicting the amazing storytelling that the series is known for.
The new season will take place mere moments before the start of “Revenge of the Sith.” It will see the main trio, Anakin, Obi-Wan, and Ahsoka reunite for one last battle on Mandalore.
They will be joined by Captain Rex and Commander Cody and fight in the Siege of Mandalore before the call from Chancellor Palpatine, which is the same call that we see Anakin and Obi-Wan answering at the beginning of “Revenge of the Sith.”
The season will premiere on Disney Plus, Disney’s new streaming service.
‘The Mandalorian’
The highly anticipated new live-action series from John Favreau, the director of “Iron Man,” got some more news.
While a trailer was only shown to Star Wars Celebration attendees, the rest of the panel was open to all through live streaming.
The first season will feature eight episodes and will serve as a good entry point for those who have not seen Star Wars. It will feature brand new characters and a new time period.
The show will be available at launch on Disney Plus later in the year. It will be the first live-action Star Wars show, so be prepared for the amazingness.
Other than some more news on Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge, the theme park for Star Wars, there was nothing else from Star Wars Celebration.
After “Episode IX,” not much is known on what Disney plans to do with Star Wars in regard to movies. So, I guess we will learn at next year’s celebration.
At least we will have “The Clone Wars,” “The Mandalorian” and “Episode IX” to tide us over until then.
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REPRESENTED ARTISTS BERTILLE BAK GWENAEL BELANGER DEXTER DYMOKE ANTTI LAITINEN
MARKO MAETAMM YUDI NOOR OLIVER PIETSCH KIM RUGG
BETTINA SAMSON SINTA WERNER
ANTTI LAITINEN
Bark Boat
6 May - 19 June 2011
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NETTIE HORN is pleased to present the second UK solo show by the Finnish artist Antti Laitinen featuring his latest performance entitled “Bark Boat”, documented through a series of photographs, a video and a boat.
On the 7th of August 2010 at 4am, a rudimentary and yet authentic sailboat was launched for the first time in the Finnish peninsula of Porkkala to embark on its inaugural journey across the Gulf of Finland. At its command was a young and resilient journeyman who has made a name for himself through his adventurous-spirit and his ritualistic quests for achievement, and known by the name of Antti Laitinen.
The young sailor along with his boat, made of ancient pine bark collected from the floor of the Finnish forest, confidently undertook the conquest of the Baltic Sea with the firm intention to reach the welcoming island of Naissaar situated northwards of Tallinn in Estonia. During a nineteen hour long journey the small vessel braved the elements of this unpredictable Sea; meeting on his way a seal and narrowly crossing paths with ocean liners sailing at high-speed.
“Bark Boat” is the latest in a series of performances where Antti Laitinen embarks on a personal journey, pushing the boundaries of his physical endurance and braving the natural elements, to engage with the world in a collective mission to stage mythologies and erase the boundary between success and failure. As in most of his previous projects, “Bark Boat” originates from classical Finnish tales and cultural imagery - in this instance, the title is taken from a Finnish childhood game whereby pieces of tree bark are used as rafts and are set sailing onto the vast sea until they disappear out of sight. The children would imagine their miniature boats sailing all the way to faraway lands.
The concept of this lone adventurer transiting physically from one land to another on a handmade raft in an epic journey across the sea is an extension to previous projects by Laitinen reunited under the title “The Island Trilogy”. In “It’s My Island”, the first performance in the series, Laitinen constructed an island made of two hundred bags filled with sand which the artist dragged into the Baltic Sea over a period of three months. The second chapter presents a second handmade island which the artist rowed throughout various seascapes. In the final chapter, the third island is embodied by a small iceberg which Laitinen preserved throughout the winter to then resurrect during the summer months. For two days, the artist went on a slow rowing journey, iceberg in tow, during which the ice progressively disappeared and melted back into the water it once came from. The melting of this island and its symbolic disappearance ended this trilogy.
Through these islands or paradise-like places which are the emblems of independent lands and micro-nations, Laitinen points to the incongruity between an individual’s performance and circumstances and how it grows into a cultural metaphor. The particularity of Laitinen’s work lies in the multiple readings it offers, ranging from an intrinsic ecology-oriented aspect to the Monty Python-esque nature of his performances from which he shares some of its absurd seriousness and idiosyncratic imagination.
Antti Laitinen was born in Finland in 1975. He lives and works in Somerniemi, Finland.
Exhibitions include “Journeymen (Antti Laitinen & David Blandy)”, Air Space Gallery, Stoke-on-Trent, UK (2011); Touched - Liverpool Biennial, (2010); Collection exhibition, Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Helsinki, Finland (2010) ; Rauma Biennial Balticum, Rauma, Finland (2010); Earth: Art of a Changing World / GSK Contemporary, Royal Academy of Arts, London (2009-10); I-Lands, Kunsthallen Brandts, Odense and Fuglsang Kunstmuseum, Toreby, Denmark (2009 - 2010); Athens Biennale, Greece (2009) ; It’s My Island, NETTIE HORN, London (2008) (SOLO SHOW).
For inquiries regarding availability of works and prices, or additional information about the artist, please contact the gallery.
Bark Boat I , 2010
C-Type Print mounted on Diasec
Bark Boat II , 2010
Bark Boat III , 2010
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Bark Boat IV , 2010
Bark Boat V , 2010
Bark Boat VI , 2010
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Our guide to essential things to see in Verona, Venice and Milan
Published on March 28th 2012.
READY for spring? If you’re not sure, perhaps a boost of inspiration is in order. Give your creativity and energy a shot in the arm by soaking in the art, architecture, food and fashion of Italy.
Monarch is offering £10 off all return flights from Manchester to Italy throughout spring and summer. With flights starting from just £39 one-way including taxes (before the discount) you can enjoy the sun and atmosphere of these inspiring destinations for less.
One of the supreme pleasures of Verona is drinking espressos on the Piazza delle’Erbe, enjoying the sights and sounds and smells of its open-air market, before walking the short distance to Juliet’s House (the Casa di Giulietta). The imagined house of the Capulets is there – a house that wasn’t really, but perhaps could have been, the home where those legendary lovers wooed.
In any case, you can climb the stairs to the balcony yourself, then see the house’s collection of antiques before you head to the gift shop to pick up a Shakespearean souvenir.
Verona is home to many leather-crafters and designers. Acting as a little Milan, it has some of the best shopping in the region. At the centre of Verona is its Arena. Tour the interior then pose for a picture with the comical red-plumed gladiator complete with plastic sword and shield at the entrance.
In summer, Verona is home to the famous opera festival. Held in the Arena under the night sky, the festival attracts talent and tourists from all over the world to this small but lovely city.
Although Verona is most famous for its association with great romances, Venice is truly a city for lovers.
Meandering walks exploring the canals, bridges and cobblestone streets afford the most inspiration. Taking the de rigueur, if slightly anticlimactic, gondola ride is best done at dusk when the stripe-shirted seamen are keen to make a final sale before nightfall.
Perhaps the key to romance in Venice is its vast selection of quaint, candle-lit, high-quality restaurants. Avoiding the touristy spots on the Grand Canal and communing with your inner adventurer will put you in touch with the first-rate seafood that dominates traditional Venetian cuisine.
Try the mussels at the Osteria Giorgione, which is a few minutes’ walk from the Rialto Bridge and well worth the search through labyrinthine streets. All over Venice, standing wine bars offer ‘cichetti’ or bite-sized starters. Most often, these are laid on trays in front of you and the most you need to do is point and say ‘uno or due’. For the mains, most fish is served whole. Order the fish labeled ‘nostrani’, which means it's Venice’s own.
Architecture, design, and fashion fiends will fall head over stilettos for Milan. It is financially Italy’s most important city, and you may find yourself providing a generous boost to its economy as you shop at the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, also known as Il Salotto di Milano (Milan's living room), a requisite feature of any trip to the city.
Built in the mid-nineteenth century, its arching glass and cast iron roof is so exquisite it makes your local shopping arcade look like it was made of Lego. The four-storey structure, filled with shops, cafes, and restaurants, connects two of Milan’s most famous landmarks, the Teatro alla Scala, or ‘La Scalla’ as it’s commonly known, and the Duomo, Milan’s Cathedral. The Cathedral is among the largest churches in Europe and is crowned with hundreds of Gothic spires and thousands of statues.
There are numerous art museums and galleries to be seen, of which perhaps the most famous is the Santa Maria delle Grazie, which houses da Vinci’s 'The Last Supper' and is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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Sir Alex Ferguson slams plans for world leagues
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Sir Alex Ferguson, the former Manchester United manager, has dismissed the appeal of a proposed global Super League comprising the world's biggest football clubs by saying he "struggles to see why an English team" would contemplate leaving the Premier League to take part.
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez is reportedly leading attempts to create two world leagues, each with 20 teams, in a move to set up a lucrative competition to rival FIFA's planned expansion of the Club World Cup from an annual seven-team tournament to a 24-team showpiece held every four years from 2021.
Any clubs choosing to take part would be forced to leave their domestic leagues, and the Champions League, and UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has already branded the proposals a "selfish and egotistical scheme."
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And Ferguson, who won two Champions Leagues as United manager, as well as the Club World Cup in 2008, has added his voice to those rejecting the Super League idea by claiming that the Premier League is too lucrative and successful for any major club to consider leaving behind.
"I've read the report suggesting a World Super League for the elite clubs in Europe which would provide greater finances for the clubs," Ferguson told ESPN.
"Without question it is money-orientated, but surely this would not be attractive to our clubs in the Premier League, which at the moment is the best domestic league in world football and is well-supported financially by Sky, BT and now Amazon.
"I struggle to see why an English team would need to leave.
Sir Alex Ferguson has criticised plans to create a world league. Getty
"Furthermore, the attraction of playing in the Champions League is huge for players, coaches and fans alike, as it remains the ultimate test in club football.
"A lot of clubs with great history could be lost if their partners in Premier League upped sticks.
"I strongly believe this is a realistic appraisal of the value of domestic football."
Liverpool are attempting to become only the second English club, after United, to win the Club World Cup when they travel to Qatar as European champions next week.
An enlarged tournament of 24 teams is then due to be staged in China in June 2021.
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E3 is by far the most anticipated conference in the video game world. People from all over the world fly into LA to spend the week playing video games, getting exclusive swag, and partying up with the wizards behind once of the most profitable forms of entertainment in the last 20 years.
But with that exclusivity comes demand. I mean who doesn’t want to go to the biggest video game conference? Every year E3 gets bigger, and every year E3 has to retool their admissions requirements so that the attendees are regulated.
Back in 2005-2006, E3 was starting to reach its boiling point. The attendees were crowding the show floor and lines to certain booths required more than a 6 hour crawl (there were less attendees in 2006, but the crowds were concerning). It was then the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) announced shortly after E3 2006 that they were going to downsize their outfit and move to Santa Monica on an invitation-only.
While the regulation of the crowds was a success, E3 had become a media black hole. The show went from 70,000 attendees to a paltry 10,000 in 2007 and 2008. There were reports of certain media outlets paying off attendees to “fill” video feeds to give the illusion of a crowded event. The attempt to control the growing event had become an iron fist and suddenly it worked against the ESA. General consensus was that in these years, E3 was a failure. Developers were disappointed and many big name studios pulled their companies from the event permanently.
Blizzard was one of the companies famously known for pulling out of E3 2007-2008
But in 2009, The ESA decided to go back to its original format, trying to rekindle the fire that was once blazing before. It was then that E3 started its rise back to the top. For many people, E3 2009 was the best it had ever been, but the concern with an overcrowded convention started to return. It wouldn’t happen that year, but it was going to happen soon.
So in the years that have followed, the ESA started to do a lot of tinkering to regulate the crowds. One year, they shut off all local media passes; if you just happened to live in California and were press (that wasn’t a big name network), you were denied. Last year, E3 made the sudden decision during their registration period to close off all students; essentially cutting off the future of the industry. During E3 last year, security quadrupled down on their policies and required EVERY person with a badge to show government issued ID every time you entered a convention hall.
This year it’s getting more regulated. Most of the attendees need to pre-register; media qualifications have become more strict; you can’t just have a site that generates 20,000 hit a month, you need to be highly ranked on third party website tracking services and have a certain bounce rate.
So what does that mean? It won’t stop our site from reporting on E3; we already have a team there and we’ll be reporting the best we can during this event. However, with the amount of growth the industry has gone over the last 10 years, how can the ESA make sure that E3 is the best show without overcrowding?
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Jay is a veteran of the video game industry, with several AAA titles under his belt, including work in World of Warcraft (vanilla), Grand Theft Auto 4, Grand Theft Auto 4: The Lost and Damned, Smackdown vs. RAW 2010, among others. His resume includes Quality Assurance, 3d Animator, Game Operations, and Lead Game Designer. He is currently a professor at Art Institutes teaching game theory and has written articles for print and internet publications for over 15 years.
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Miles Hadfield-Pioneer Garden Historian Nelson in Ross
NATHANIEL 'SPIRE MENDER' WILKINSON
Ross-on-Wye & District Civic Society newsletter Winter 2006 (number 91)
Article by Philip Anderson (Hon Sec)
In the first half of the 18th century it was the classical style that was at the cutting edge of English architecture. Country houses, like Stourhead in Wiltshire and Chiswick House near London, were being built in the new, fashionable Palladian style, derived ultimately from Roman classical architecture. In towns and cities terraces and squares were going up with their house frontages laid out according to classical rules of proportion, giving the typical "Georgian" look we still admire today.
But, of course, there were still many medieval gothic-style buildings, especially churches and cathedrals, that needed to be maintained and in most provincial towns there were craftsmen -in effect, master masons, sculptors and architects all rolled into one - who did this sort of work. Often there were family dynasties of such craftsmen, the work being handed on from father to son, and one of these was the Wilkinson family of Worcester. One of their number, Nathaniel Wilkinson, achieved a wider fame for his ability to re-build church spires in a slender and elegant form. He acquired the nickname "Spire-mender" and to him is attributed the rebuilding of the spire of the parish church of St Mary's in Ross.
We do not know exactly when Nathaniel was born, but he died in 1764 after a fairly long working life, so was probably born around 1700 or a little before. Both his father and grandfather were masons and his father was regularly employed on repairing the stonework of Worcester Cathedral until his death in 1736. Nathaniel took over this role and did extensive work to the Cathedral over the next few years.
Church spires are inevitably vulnerable to the elements and require frequent attention, as the late Fred Dibnah in our own time could testify. Nathaniel specialised in this work and is recorded as re-building the spire of Ledbury parish church in 1732, that of Slimbridge in 1735, Mitcheldean in 1740 and Monmouth in 1743. In each case he seems to have produced something that is taller (around 200 feet from the ground), more slender and more elegant than its medieval predecessor. However, he surpassed himself in 1751 with the spire of St Andrew's in Worcester. Its apex is 245 feet above ground and it is exceptionally slender. It was known as "The Glovers' Needle" because of the gloving industry that was located in the area. The body of the church was demolished in the 1940s after many years of disuse, but the tower and spire remain as a landmark in the city.
There is just a smidgeon of doubt about Nathaniel's involvement in Ross, because Pat Hughes' and Heather Hurley's "The Story of Ross" quoting from parish records, gives the date of the rebuilding of the spire "abt. 16 yards of it" as 1721, rather early in Nathaniel's career. It is perfectly possible that he could have worked at Ross at this date, perhaps accompanied by his father, but on the other hand 16 yards of spire sound like rather less than the total rebuild one might expect. Perhaps there was a later more thorough-going building campaign?
However that may be, there is certainly a strong family resemblance between the spire of Ross and those at Ledbury, Monmouth and St Andrew's Worcester, as the images below indicate.
Ross Spire
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Monmouth Spire
Ledbury Spire
St. Andrews Worcester Spire
They are all recessed, that is their base sits within the top of the tower without coming to its edge and the junction of tower and spire is masked by a parapet. They are all tall and slender, have six faces and the rib between each face is strengthened by a fat semi-circular moulding.
Nathaniel died in 1764 and his son, also Nathaniel, carried on his father's trade, but "Spire-mender" Wilkinson's legacy lives on in the form of these elegant spires in the South-West Midlands. Inevitably the spire at Ross has needed subsequent repair and no doubt his other spires have needed attention too. However, in their basic form they still soar to the sky today.
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As some of you may know, almost two weeks ago our very own Ryan Jones made his debut performance with Brian McComas at Club Infinity in Buffalo, NY.
This show was a preview of the "Longnecks & Rednecks" tour set to kick off in the next
month or so featuring Jeff Carson, Wade Hayes and Brian McComas. Ryan has been asked to accompany them on a few dates of this tour using many of his musical gifts.
During the show, we saw Ryan's range of talents on stage. From fiddling, to guitar and even some backup vocals, those of us that know Ryan know we saw a developed and quickly growing musician that night. The caliber of musicians Ryan now has the honor to work with is incredible! Everyone on stage has a passion for the music and it radiates from them as they entertain. After going over an hour past their scheduled finish time, Brian McComas and the band followed up with two encores much to the crowds excitement.
It was obvious to see that everyone in attendance that night thoroughly enjoyed themselves and it was even more exciting for those that have followed Ryan to see him on par with such a dedicated group of musicians.
Congrats to Ryan and good luck!
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Electrostatic Therapy Patents
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Device for removing vascular thrombus based on electrostatic fields
The invention discloses a device for removing vascular thrombus based on electrostatic fields. The device comprises charged particles, an external driving electrostatic field unit and a driving circuit. The charged particles are injected into blood vessels and include the positive-charge particles and the negative-charge particles. The external driving electrostatic field unit has N sets of electrodes. At least two paired electrodes are arranged in each set. The electrostatic fields for driving the charged particles to penetrate through thrombus are formed between the positive electrodes and the negative electrodes in the paired electrodes after the positive electrodes and the negative electrodes are powered on. The driving circuit periodically changes the directions of the electrostatic fields between the paired electrodes. According to the device, the charged particles are driven by the electrostatic fields to remove thrombus in an impacting mode, the successful rate for forming an initial small path is increased, and risks of an interventional therapy method are reduced.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INCREASING THE LENGTH OF TELOMERES
A device, method and system for the microwave resonance therapy of the chromosomes, telomeres and DNA, and extending the length of telomeres, by generating a wide and uniformly distributed spectrum of electromagnetic frequencies and ultrasound vibrations that induce electromagnetic and ultrasonic resonance in chromosomes and telomeres, and electromagnetic resonance in DNA. A plurality of sharp conductive pins mounted on the surface of a board, excited by sharp and short alternating electric pulses, create complex electrostatic fields that excite a mass of piezoelectric crystal grains, having a wide and uniform distribution of size, filling the space around the pins. Also, a wide band electromagnetic oscillator for DNA resonance is disclosed. One embodiment of an applied system is presented, with a plurality of telomeric resonators embedded in a blanket or pad, and the driving apparatus.
Intelligent blood pressure and blood lipid high-voltage electrostatic therapeutic machine
The utility model relates to an intelligent blood pressure and blood lipid high-voltage electrostatic therapeutic machine and belongs to the medical apparatus and instrument technical field. According to the technical scheme of the utility model, the intelligent blood pressure and blood lipid high-voltage electrostatic therapeutic machine comprises a voltage regulator and a therapy controller. The intelligent blood pressure and blood lipid high-voltage electrostatic therapeutic machine is characterized in that the front side of the voltage regulator is provided with a voltage display disc; the lower side of the voltage display disc is provided with a voltage pointer; the right side of the voltage display disc is provided with a voltage adjusting knob; an adjusting dial is arranged behind the voltage adjusting knob; the right side of the adjusting dial is provided with a transmission line interface; and the right side of the voltage regulator is provided with a power source output port. The intelligent blood pressure and blood lipid high-voltage electrostatic therapeutic machine of the utility model has the advantages of simple structure, convenient use as well as being safe, effective, convenient, quick, simple operation, time-saving and labor-saving properties in the therapy of patients with diseases such as high blood pressure and hyperlipaemia, and can greatly reduce the work difficulty of medical staff.
Self-heating electrostatic physical therapy patch
The utility model discloses a self-heating electrostatic physical therapy patch, and relates to a medical auxiliary device, in particular to a self-heating physical therapy patch. The self-heating electrostatic physical therapy patch comprises a polylactic acid cloth layer (1), a treatment plate (2), a self-heating layer (3) and an electrostatic patch (4), wherein the polylactic acid cloth layer (1) is stuck to the heating surface of the self-heating layer (3); the treatment plate (2) is arranged between the polylactic acid cloth layer (1) and the heating surface of the self-heating layer (3); the electrostatic patch (4) is stuck to the outer surface of the heating layer; the area of the electrostatic patch (4) is greater than the area of the polylactic acid cloth layer (1). The self-heating electrostatic physical therapy patch has self-heating and electrostatic physical therapy functions simultaneously, so that the treatment effect is enhanced, and pain of a patient is reduced; meanwhile, the cost is reduced, the discharge amount of medical waste is effectively reduced, and good economical benefit and social benefit are achieved.
Plant physical therapy device based on high-voltage electrostatic field
The invention discloses a plant physical therapy device based on a high-voltage electrostatic field. The device is mainly composed of an upper flow water pipe, a backflow water pipe, a nutrient solution supplementing pipe, an electromagnetic valve, a pump, an electrostatic shielding cover, a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, a pair of fans, a culturing groove, a high voltage generator, a temperature and humidity sensor, an illumination intensity sensor, a computer control terminal, an optical sensor, an ion concentration sensor, a pH sensor and a measuring cup. Through providing appropriate illumination, temperature, humidity and the electrostatic field environment for plant growth, nutrient absorption and luminous energy utilization of a plant are promoted to the greatest degree, so that plant growth and development are promoted, and the physiological properties of the plant are optimized. Accurate fertilization and fertilization according to needs can be achieved, the usage amount of fertilizers can be reduced, and the utilization rate of the fertilizers can be increased; the plant physical therapy device has an electrostatic pest-killing function, and pesticide pollution can be eliminated. The plant physical therapy device can be applied to scientific research on yield increasing of pollution-free crops and practical production of the pollution-free crops.
Far-infrared electrostatic magnetic-therapy capsule
The utility model discloses a far-infrared electrostatic magnetic-therapy capsule. A far-infrared ray, an electrostatic field and a magnetic field are used for effectively curing the common and frequently-occurring diseases of stomachs and intestines, and used for the health care of a digestive system. The far-infrared electrostatic magnetic-therapy capsule consists of a far-infrared electrostatic capsule housing and a magnetic-therapy core. The capsule housing consists of two parts: A and B. The part A of the capsule housing is prepared by far-infrared materials, and the part B of the capsule housing is prepared by electrostatic materials. The capsule magnetic-therapy core is disposed inside the capsule housing. According to the utility model, the treatment technology in the digestive system is carried out through employing the far-infrared ray, the electrostatic field and the magnetic field. The far-infrared electrostatic magnetic-therapy capsule can achieve physical treatment, has no side effects, is good in curative effect, is highly effective, and is high in safety. The far-infrared electrostatic magnetic-therapy capsule solves the problem that conventional far-infrared ray, electrostatic field and magnetic field therapeutic apparatus only can carry out external exposure or radiation, and cannot carry out direct treatment for the digestive system, thereby greatly improving the treatment effect, and achieving the breakthrough of the treatment technology of the far-infrared ray, the electrostatic field and the magnetic field.
Electret electrostatic magnetic therapy film
The invention discloses an electret electrostatic magnetic therapy film, which consists of electret electrostatic films, magnetic particles and a protective layer. The electret electrostatic magnetic therapy film is characterized in that fluoroplastic is processed and refined into a micropore film material, and the micropore film material is processed into the standard electret electrostatic films; a permanent magnetic material is processed into the magnetic particles, and the magnetic particles are arranged between the two electret electrostatic films and thermally pressed with the two electret electrostatic films into a whole; and a breathable medical sizing material is arranged on the film, the protective layer is arranged on the sizing material surface, and a tearing line is arranged on each electret electrostatic film. The electret electrostatic magnetic therapy film has a predominant treatment effect and a good rehabilitation effect on bone fracture, cosmetic surgery recovery, joint pain, aseptic inflammation of bone joints and soft tissues by matched therapy of electrostatic field and magnetic therapy, and is a high-technology medical product.
TW201306821
Electrostatic field foot reflexology healthcare instrument
Self-healthcare foot massage pedaling board is successfully developed for enhancing the healthcare effect of foot reflexotherapy and promoting this self-healthcare method by incorporating fundamental theories of foot reflexotherapy and electrostatic field therapy to increase the user's willingness. In addition to the material used for the surface thereof being changed into stainless metal, advanced design of the pedal bumps thereof is also adopted. This invention is also designed in accordance to the needs of the user who is overweight or lack of physical strength, or unable to stand due to illness, allowing the user to stampede while sitting or lying instead of standing . Therefore, this invention is more comfortable in use, the pedaling force is much easier to control, and the material thereof is more reliable, beautiful, and durable. With the electrostatic field being cooperated with high-voltage micro-current, the disclosed instrument can fully play its healthcare function. Furthermore, its panel is quite beautiful besides practical functions, having streamlined aesthetic feeling and sense of value coming from metal, so as to increase the use probability. As a well-known concept of blood circulation, improving the blood circulation can ameliorate the blood circulation of whole body.
Electrostatic current treatment instrument
Regarding pathology of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the coordination of vital essence, qi, and mind is treated as the main guiding principle, especially in the respect of qi (so-called energy for the western natural medical scholars). When applying drug or non-drug therapy to the human body dysfunction, qi is attributed to be the effect. Thanks for the help of western science that the so-called qi can be measured with instrument by a lot of scholars doing research on qi. A portion of qi relatively close to material (there is also a portion relatively close to spirit) is composed of several kinds of micro-energy (Infrared, negative ion current, magnetic wave, etc.), which makes using instrument of qi can be a possible hope for treating illness. There are already so-called Qigong machine in the market; however, the treating mechanism and the application scope thereof are still quite limited. Inspired by chance, this inventor finds a more complete theory regarding this aspect, and manufactures an instrument, electrostatic current treatment instrument which really can use qi to treat illness, to share with everyone.
NEGATIVE ELECTROSTATIC CHARGED SHEET FOR PREVENTION OF INCONTINENCE...
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To apply a negative charged sheet to the prevention of incontinence or sensitivity to the cold. SOLUTION: This negative charged sheet for use in transcutaneous electric analgesic therapy has its negative charged surface (surface of the negative charged sheet in intimate contact with the skin) intimately and fixedly contacted with the skin of the abdominal region, the lower back or the thigh to promote blood flow in that part to produce the effect of preventing incontinence or sensitivity to the cold. An adhesive is applied in a pattern to the back face of the negative charged sheet so as to prevent the negative potential from being greatly lost and to assure the adhesiveness of the negatively charged surface to the skin. Also, the adhesiveness of the negative charged sheet to the skin can be assured approximately completely even on skin surfaces of bending or stretching parts of the body.
Inhalation therapy device
An inhalation therapy device for providing a medicament in the form of an aerosol for inhalation, said device comprising a storage means for a medicament, which enables an improved deposition of medicament droplets in the respiratory tract of a patient. The inhalation therapy device comprises a first electric contact means which is in contact with the medicament and a second electric contact means which is in contact with the patient, wherein by applying a voltage it is possible to cause an electrostatic charge between the medicament and the patient, which leads to an improved deposition of the medicament in the respiratory tract of a patient.
APPARATUS FOR PRESERVING CELL OR THE LIKE
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus for preserving a microorganism or an animal-derived material. ;SOLUTION: The apparatus for preserving an animal organ, its minced product or cell (hereinafter referred to as a cell or the like) is equipped with an electrostatic field generator and a cooler. The apparatus for preserving a cell or the like has functions in which a section for preserving a cell or the like is distinguished from a cooling section, at least the section for preserving a cell or the like is in an electrostatic field atmosphere and the section for preserving a cell or the like is cooled by air convection caused by temperature difference between the section for preserving a cell or the like and the cooling section. The apparatus preserves a microorganism or an animal (including human)-derived material without freezing even at -12 to -1[deg.]C at which the microorganism or the animal-derived material is frozen if the section preserving a cell or the like is not in a electrostatic field atmosphere. The apparatus is useful for preserving an organ, internal organ, tissue, cell, blood preparation, purified protein, recombinant protein, cultured cell, cultured tissue, etc., especially in a transplantation field, regenerative medical care field, basic research field, gene therapy field, clinical examination field, medicine manufacture/reagent field, etc.
ELECTROSTATIC THERAPY APPARATUS
Electrodes are connected to a pair of output terminals such that an appropriate intermediate point between the output terminals is connected, as a voltage point, to the earth, whereby each of the electrodes is constructed so as to make withstand voltage to ground small, and that electric potential difference between the electrodes can be made large.
Bioelectric polarisation therapy equipment - having electrostatic and electrodynamic systems each with a pair of electrode foils
The bioelectric polarisation therapy equipment is used to help knit bones after fractures and to help fight bone infections by preventing microbe growth. The equipment comprises two systems, an electro-static one and an electrodynamic one, each system containing a set of electrodes (1, 2) who are shaped as metal foils or laminars covering other malleable material. In the electro-static system each of the electrodes (1, 2) in the pair has a potential different from the other one in the pair whilse the electrodynamic system is fed by a DC source (3) and has a pair of electrodes (1, 2) one of which is positively poled and the other negatively poled. They are coupled over a voltmeter (4) a microammeter (5) and a potentiometer (6).
Qigong body-building therapy apparatus and appliance
A Qigong apparatus for building-up body and curing diseases, as well as helping to culture other living things (animals or plants) is composed of static arm, static finger and static screen made of major and trace elements for simulating human ion-polar electric field, as well as infrared heating part. It can generate electrostatic field force and Qigong energy acting on human body locally or remotely.
Static electricity health-care shoes
The utility model provides a pair of antistatic healthful shoes, and each shoe is composed of a shoe body, a sole, and a heel. Each shoe is characterized in that the inside and outside of the heel are respectively provided with conductive bodies (2) and (5) which are connected through micro safety wire. The conductive body (2) is directly contacted with the heel, static electricity on a human body can be conducted to earth through the inside and outside conductive bodies, and electrostatic hazard to the human body is avoided. In addition, the inside conductive body (2) can be made of soft conductive body or cupreous conductive body, thus the human body's skin can better absorb copper element, and rheumatic arthritic patients are benefited to get effective health care and therapy. The utility model has the advantages of simple structure, easy application, low cost, capability of effectively prevent electrostatic hazard for human health, etc.
CN87203190
ELECTROSTATIC MAGNETO-OPTICAL CURING MACHINE
The utility model relates to a medical application electrostatic magneto-optical medical treatment machine which is composed of a high-pressure electrostatic device (1), an insulating rod (2), an electric corona umbrella (3), a magnet therapy device (4), a luminous therapy appliance (5) and a machine bracket frame (6). The utility model is mainly characterized in that the utility model makes use of the matching principle of a high-pressure electrostatic field, negative oxygen ion, a magnetic field and light to generate different magnetic quantity, luminous quantity and electric field quantity, and the quantity which is selected is different on the basis of the treatment of different diseases. The utility model can carry out treatment towards all kinds of diseases of a human body, tumors, etc., and the effect is quick and obvious. The utility model which is an ideal medical application therapeutic apparatus can also be applied to animal disease treatment.
THERAPEUTIC EQUIPMENT USING ELECTROSTATIC FIELD
The therapeutic equipment using electrostatic field consists of a power supply, an oscillator, a piezoelectric transformer, a rectification circuit and a pair of output electrods insulated from the environment. The said equipment can provide a successively adjustable DC voltage in the range of 100-5,000V which may induces a local electrostatic field in a specific location of a human body or an animal body so as to cure the injury in bone and soft tissue at-the said location. By the different design of the output electrods, it may be used as orthopaedic splints or surgical bandages. Because of the small size, the possibility of being battery-powered, the wide range of output voltage and the smal output current, it is easy to operate, safe, convenient for being combined with athletic therapy to cure a injury and to carry on a functional training.
Massage ventilating and electrostatic release health shoes
The utility model relates to a pair of multi-functional physical therapy health shoes, which integrates magnetism and elasticity massage, static electricity scattering and internal recycle expulsion into a body, and which is characterized in that a plurality of electric conductor massage poles of different height are arranged on the middle sole of the shoe sole, a automatic massage device with a magnetic patch and an elastomer is arranged in the cave of each electric conductor massage pole, a expulsion device that is arranged on the electric conductor massage pole can move up and down along a cylinder that is arranged on the outer ring of the electric conductor massage pole, and a static electricity persuasion device that is arranged on the bottom face of the back heel of the shoe is connected with every electric conductor massage pole via electric wires. When the user is walking, every massage pole supplies automatic massage stimulation to the soles of the feet, expulses the foul air in the shoe, and scatters the electric charge for preventing the harm from the static electricity, thereby achieving the health efficiency.
Therapeutic electrostatic device
The present invention provides a non-invasive body contacting device (2) for effecting electrostatic therapy to selected points of the body. The device (2) comprises a first electrical current conductive pin-like element (8) and at least one further current conductive member (6) disposed in proximity to the element (8). At least the body facing surfaces of the element (8) and the member (6) are provided with current insulating material (10) and wherein the element (8) and the member (6) are provided with means (12-18) connectable to a low power source (30).
Electrostatic induction device convenient for therapy
The utility model relates to an electrostatic induction device convenient for therapy, which belongs to the medical care device. The utility model comprises a feeding head connected with an electrostatic field therapeutic device and a feed connection conductor, wherein the other end head of the feed connection conductor is connected with a terminal pole sheet of the electrostatic induction device; the terminal pole sheet comprises an upper cover with indication holes, a supporting circuit board and a lower cover, and the center at the bottom of the lower cover is provided with a through hole; the circuit board is clamped and placed in a square groove which is arranged on the lower cover; a micro hole glass sheet is placed in the position provided with the through hole on the center of the bottom. The electrostatic induction device convenient for therapy has the advantages of wide therapy ranges, convenient regulation and control, no trauma and side effect during the process of therapy and the avoidance of pain and infection.
Medical scraping device using electrostatic helical magnetic field
An electromagnetotherapeutic apparatus integrating magnetotherapy, electrostatic therapy, scraping treatment, massage and electromagnetic oscillation in physiological frequency is disclosed. The magnetic induction strength as high as possible, high oscillation amplitude and space helical magnetic field are used to treat functional disease and kill virus and bacteria. Its advantages is unique curative effect.
Household electrostatic physiotherapeutic mattress
The mattress as one household medical health article is manufactured based on the principle of low voltage electrostatic field therapy. The mattress can relieve fatigue and improve body's function while normal sleep and makes it possible to raise working and study efficiency. The mattress of the present invention is especially suitable for household health care and preventing diseases.
EA200000498
METHOD OF COMPLEX MEDICAL AND HEALTH-IMPROVING EFFECT ON A HUMAN ORGANISM
A method of a complex medical and health-improving effect on a human organism comprising applying an electrical field with simultaneous using an electrostatic negative potential on a patient, characterized in that said steps are carried out integrally in a predetermined sequence during one visit to a doctor, for which after applying the electrical field a patient is subjected to a barometric variable pressure with frequency 3-0,1 Hz and an amplitude up to +-10 torr during a predetermined period of time, followed by a vibro massage using a vibroplate of a vertical vector with frequency 5-25 Hz and an amplitude up to 7 mm, after which a high-voltage electrical therapy is applied on a patient during 20-180 min. and further repeated a step of applying an electrical field with simultaneous using a negative potential during 5 minutes. 2. The method of claim 1, characterized in that the high-voltage therapy is carried out by bursts of biopolar isoelectric pulses duration from 1 to 20 mcs and frequency from 0,1 to 2000 Hz with an interval between bursts being 3-4 seconds and pulse amplitude 750-6000 V.
Magnetic therapeutic body-building device
Methods for Increasing the Kinetic Activity of Alcohol, Water and Other Liquids...
The kinetic energy of liquids can be increased by several methods described in the present application. The methods include exposure to a magnetic field provided by a rotating or vibrating magnet; exposure to an electromagnetic field provided by an electrical power cord; and placement of the liquid within the vicinity of electrostatic energy and/or sound energy. A previously described method is the bubbling of electrolysis-generated water gas (Brown's Gas) into the liquid. The increased kinetic energy can be demonstrated using a previously described neutral red dye kinetic assay (NR-Kinetic assay). Energized liquids include alcohol, alcoholic beverages and water. The use of the energized solutions to enhance the alternative cellular energy (ACE) pathway in the therapy of individuals is described.
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Trump vs. #NeverTrump Inside Your Home
filed by Marc Gindin :: March 21, 2016
You've watched the GOP debates, done your research, have avoided #ImWithHer and #FeelTheBern hashtags, and made your choice for the GOP presidential nomination: Ted Cruz. Your husband or wife, father or mother, son or daughter, however, have looked at the very same information you have and come to a different conclusion - that Donald Trump, not Ted Cruz, represents their values and the best chance for a Republican victory in November.
Obergefell much like Roe v. Wade
filed by Marc Gindin :: July 19, 2015
Gay marriage and abortion have little in common except for how each became federal law without ever being codified by Congress. The U.S. Supreme Court's Obergefell decision delivers social change the citizenry not only did not want but which it actively fought against.
What Does Donald Trump Believe?
His plain-spoken, somewhat outlandish style aside, we look at Donald Trump on the issues and try to reconcile his past comments to his campaign positions today.
Gay Marriage Flip-Flops
filed by Marc Gindin :: June 26, 2015
Democrats are almost universally praising the Supreme Court's 5-4 opinion imposing same-sex marriage on all 50 states. Have these proponents always felt this way? Not exactly.
filed by Marc Gindin :: November 21, 2013
What is socialism if not a journey into the mind and soul of a quivering little boy hiding in a big boy suit? His jacket and tie mask a brooding fear of failure and a yearning for validation that all is wrong with the world, while they also drive his own self-righteous laziness.
Obamacare and the 2014 Midterm Elections
Democrats have stayed with Obamacare in a sense like a stubborn investor hangs on to a stock whose luster has long faded, the company aimless with no path toward profitability. Democrats made a bad investment decision, and the time has come to sell.
If You Like Your Health Care Plan, You Can Keep It
The plan from the beginning was clear: utilize the Affordable Care Act to collapse private insurance while simultaneously blaming the industry for the inevitable blow-back, empower the federal government to swoop in to fix the "coverage emergency," and bring about single payer as a necessary rescue.
Election Day 2013 - What We Learned
filed by Marc Gindin :: November 6, 2013
If we learned one thing from Election Day 2013, it's that we learned nothing at all. The most-watched races of the day left in their wake a myriad of mixed messages and differing priorities that demonstrate no clear trend and no unified direction driving America forward.
Obamacare Lies - May I Have Another?
filed by Marc Gindin :: October 31, 2013
Pitched Obamacare by its namesake and his apologists, Americans smiled nervously as the President himself reassured them that Obamacare was not an assault on the health insurance system they wanted. Things have changed.
Repeal Obamacare and Fix Health Care This Way
Mere weeks into the full rollout of Obamacare, the stench of its rot overwhelms. Americans, many of whom supported the Affordable Care Act, hold their noses as they read cancellation notices from their insurance companies and scramble to get new coverage. They grimace as HealthCare.gov crashes, and they lament the good old days before Obamacare when their policies better fit their needs and cost less to boot. Obamacare is not what most Americans signed up for. Obamacare is bad for America. So now what?
What Does a Conservative Believe?
Let's lay out the belief system of a conservative, as applied in the 21st century. If you're a conservative, you believe these things.
Should Arizona Secede?
filed by Marc Gindin :: July 8, 2012
Arizona seems more and more like the battered child in a dysfunctional household with the federal government. Should it prepare to leave the United States?
Why Obamacare is Bad for America
If your friends still think Obamacare is good for the country, change their minds with this principled argument.
How to Repeal Obamacare
Fear Obamacare is impossible to repeal? Think again! Here's the surprisingly easy path to dumping this law.
Impeach Barack Obama, Article I: Libya
President Obama's involvement of the U.S. military in Libya without the consent of the Congress constitutes the first ground for his impeachment.
Supreme Court Obamacare Decision a Head-Scratcher
The Supreme Court's ruling regarding Obamacare and the individual mandate is a head-scratcher. Here's the unfettered analysis.
Why the Arizona Immigration Law is Correct
The Supreme Court has a tendency to get in its own way. Here's the right way to look at the Arizona immigration law -- and how the Court's decision goes wrong.
Impeaching Barack Obama: Introduction
We introduce the case for the impeachment of President Obama with an objective dive into the players, the history of impeachment, and the standards by which impeachable offenses are measured.
The Twisting of Equal Protection
filed by Marc Gindin :: February 23, 2012
The Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection clause was written to bar southern states from targeting black Americans with discrimination. You'll be amazed how insidiously it is invoked -- and ignored -- in policy debates today.
Federal Control is Spiking Oil Prices
Fuel costs in the United States reflect the roller coaster rides of speculation, supply, and demand. We explain how federal control is the biggest culprit -- and what can be done now to reduce oil prices.
Newt's January Surprise
filed by Marc Gindin :: January 19, 2012
ABC News will air on Nightline this evening an interview with Newt Gingrich ex-wife Marianne. This decision wreaks of foul play. Here's why.
The Supreme Court vs. the EPA
The Supreme Court is taking a fresh look at the Environmental Protection Agency's use of the Clean Water Act to bully, intimidate, and control the actions of private individuals on private lands in the name of environmental controls. We explain why the EPA should be dismantled.
The Supreme Court vs. the FCC
Tuesday marks the start of oral arguments before the Supreme Court challenging the FCC's regulations regarding indecency. Here's why the Supreme Court should instead be considering abolishing the FCC altogether.
Rick Santorum and the Tenth Amendment
filed by Marc Gindin :: January 5, 2012
Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum explains, in detail, how he places God's Law above the Tenth Amendment. We explain why he's wrong.
Ron Paul on Invading Nazi Germany: "I wouldn't risk American lives to do that"
BigGovernment.com reports on an exchange with Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul in 2009, in which Paul is asked whether he would have ordered an invasion of Nazi Germany on moral grounds, even if he knew that the Third Reich was not a threat to American national security.
Recess Appointment - with Congress in session?
We examine the constitutionality of President Obama's recess appointment to run the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - and what this new precedent means for executive power.
2012 Republican Presidential Contenders vs. the Constitution: Santorum
Yesterday we highlighted the records of Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich from a constitutional perspective. Today we'll continue, looking at Rick Santorum.
Republicans vs. the Constitution: Romney and Gingrich
Iowa caucus-goers will bless one Republican from a crowded field this Wednesday with the momentum and support a win is worth - selecting their choice for the Republican nomination for President and an opponent for President Barack Obama in 2012. Just how flawed are these candidates? Let's examine them from a constitutional perspective, starting with Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich.
Understanding the Amendments:
What They REALLY Mean
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Netflix Cut a Triggering Scene From ’13 reasoned explanations why’ in Preparation because of its 3rd period
The giant that is streaming the choice to slice the controversial scene over couple of years following its initial launch
Katherine Langford as Hannah Baker Beth Dubber/Netflix earlier in the day this week, Netflix announced it cut that scene through the season that is first of Factors why over couple of years after it initially aired.
“We’ve heard from numerous young adults that 13 reasoned explanations why encouraged them to begin conversations about hard problems like despair and committing committing committing suicide and obtain help — frequently when it comes to time that is first» Netflix tweeted in a declaration July 16. «As we prepare to launch period three later come early july, we have been mindful concerning the ongoing debate around the show. So on the advice of medical professionals, including Dr. Christine Moutier, main officer that is medical the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, we have determined with creator Brian Yorkey as well as the manufacturers to modify the scene in which Hannah takes her very own life from period one.”
The show, predicated on a novel of the identical title, follows Hannah Baker (Katherine Langford) as she lists reasons why she killed by herself via 13 tapes which are sent to her classmates post-death.
Into the very first season, which aired March 31, 2017, a scene illustrates Hannah’s committing committing committing suicide in visual information. The now-edited scene shows Hannah searching before she kills herself and then cuts to Hannah’s mom prettybrides.net – find your russian bride walking in and finding her at herself in the mirror right. (period 2 aired May 18, 2018 and Season 3 is slated to atmosphere later on this summer time.)
The show has drawn critique for glamorizing committing suicide and placing viewers that are vulnerable specially youth, in danger. The month after 13 Reasons Why’s launch, the nationwide Institute of psychological state published a research in Journal of this United states Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry that linked the show up to a 28.9 % escalation in committing suicide prices among U.S. youth many years 10-17 in April 2017, after accounting for ongoing styles in committing suicide prices.
“The amount of fatalities by committing suicide recorded in April 2017 had been higher than the quantity present in any solitary thirty days during the five-year duration analyzed by the researchers,” said NIMH. “When scientists analyzed the info by intercourse, they discovered the rise within the committing suicide rate had been mainly driven by significant increases in committing suicide in young men. While committing suicide prices for females increased following the show’s launch, the rise had not been statistically significant.”
Before cutting the scene, Netflix formerly addressed these issues with the addition of warning messages before the show in 2017 and soon after a caution movie in 2018 that included resources for people.
Yorkey, the show’s creator, additionally tweeted a declaration in connection with scene cut:
“It ended up being our hope, to make 13 main reasons why into a tv program, to inform a tale that could assist young audiences feel seen and heard, and encourage empathy in every whom viewed it, much because the book that is bestselling before us. Our imaginative intent in portraying the unsightly, painful truth of committing committing committing suicide such detail that is graphic Season 1 was to inform the reality concerning the horror of these an act, while making sure no body would ever need to emulate it. But even as we prepared to introduce Season 3, we’ve heard issues concerning the scene from Dr. Christine Moutier in the United states Foundation of Suicide Prevention among others, and now have agreed with Netflix to re-edit it. Nobody scene is much more essential that the full life of the show, and its own message that people has to take better proper care of one another. We think this edit with assist the show perform some many best for the essential individuals while mitigating any danger for particularly susceptible young audiences.”
In a NPR article, Moutier stated that Netflix determining to replace the scene is an uncommon minute for a company that is big. “I think it can talk with that this will be a high-level, high-priority general public wellness crisis part of psychological state battles and committing committing suicide inside our country and specially among youth,” she stated.
Even though scene isn’t any longer available on Netflix, “hannah baker death scene” is the initial Bing search result whenever you type in “hannah baker” — though, in accordance with the Hollywood Reporter, Netflix is issuing take-down notices for pirated videos of this scene that is original. Whenever news clearly defines or shows the method of one’s suicide — which sensationalizes/glamorizes the death — there’s a risk of “copycat suicides.” That’s precisely the situation when it comes to ongoing debate behind Hannah’s committing committing committing suicide scene in 13 explanations why.
In the event that you or somebody you realize is experiencing suicidal thoughts, be sure to look for assistance by calling the nationwide hotline at 1-800-273-8255. You’re not alone.
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RECALLORAMA
Dunno when I'm going to have a chance to sort out and publish those backlogged entries, but for now Meat Facts is all-meat-recall, all the time. I'd say most consumers who are paying attention to the news probably have a vague idea that there was a big E.Coli recall around the beginning of this month, but how many do you suppose know there was a pretty damn large E.Coli recall a week later that was unrelated? Probably not so many. Yet probably still more than those who've heard about this week's two meat recalls for the same root cause - fecal matter in the meat - but two different names, listeria and salmonella.
There was a recall on Wednesday of 35 tons of Chicken Fettucine Alfredo for listeria, and while that's a lot of stuff to throw out (no worries since very few of the people who bought it will hear about this), it pales next to the one announced late last night, practically Friday - a recall so massive they can't even say yet how big it is, for all of ConAgra's chicken and turkey pot pies, which are marketed under the "Banquet" label as well as many store brands. If and when they release an exact poundage on this one, I'll update this for your maximum informativity. This one, oddly, was originally announced as a "psssst, stop selling that because it might be tainted" non-recall, with the company dragging its feet until... hey... the end of the week... for the huge news to come out! Amazing how these coincidences keep piling up, ain't it?
RECALL MANIA
OK, as you can tell I haven't had a lot of time to get to the Meat Facts interface lately and post new stuff. I have a bunch of interim posts from late September in draft form that I will fill in later, but let me just say right now: WTF is up with our War on E.Coli? Looks like that's one war that's already been lost!
First we had this ho-hum midweek recall...
Then, early Saturday (ahem), it was expanded to one of the largest meat recalls in history...
Then, it emerged that ONCE AGAIN, the USDA had dragged its feet on announcing the recall, as though trying to make it clear that business concerns were always paramount over the health of actual consumers...
Then, while everybody was talking about the Topps situation, there was yet another Massive Friday Recall - more than 400 TONS of beef- that was "unrelated" except insofar as the root causes of both recalls - feces in the meat as an unavoidable by-product of current industry practices - tends to relate them. (And of course, it's worth mentioning that neither of these were "abundance of caution" recalls - actual people, mostly children, have suffered terrible problems - including kidney failure - from unwitttingly consuming this feces-laced meat.)
Now it turns out Topps is (again announced on the weekend, strange for a "business" story, no?) going out of business. Yes, the biggest meat supplier in the USA is going out of business. You might think this would be front-page news all over America, but then, we must have our priorities.
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Fourth Circuit Survey
2019 Case Summaries
Warren E. Burger Prize
Volume 71 Articles
A NEW SYSTEM OF CONTROL OF ELECTRONIC CHATTEL PAPER: NOTIFICATION OF ASSIGNMENT
by teched · Published January 15, 2020 · Updated January 15, 2020
– Thomas E. Plank –
Since the beginning of the twenty-first century, contracts evidenced solely by electronic records instead of written agreements have proliferated as a result of technological developments, competitive pressures to reduce costs, and enabling legislation. An important subset of these electronic contracts consists of “electronic chattel paper.” Chattel paper evidences a loan secured by a specific good, such as an automobile loan. Before 2001, the only form of chattel paper was tangible chattel paper, that is, chattel paper evidenced by a writing. Tangible chattel paper has from the beginning been quasi-negotiable. The owner of the tangible chattel paper, such as an automobile dealer who received the chattel paper a part of the price of an automobile, could transfer to a purchaser perfected rights in the chattel paper superior to the rights of prior secured creditors or prior buyers simply by transferring possession of the writing.
The 2001 revision of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code authorized debtors to enter into security agreements evidenced by an electronic record instead of a writing, including chattel paper, and created the new category of electronic chattel paper evidenced by an electronic record. To give electronic chattel paper the quasi-negotiability of tangible chattel paper, the 2001 revision further created the concept of “control” of the electronic chattel paper to correspond with the concept of possession of tangible chattel paper. The definition of control required the creation of a single, unique, authoritative copy of the electronic chattel paper that cannot be altered without consent of the party with control. The very specific definition of control was intended to mimic possession of tangible chattel paper.
Satisfying the definition of control, however, has been a challenge because of the differences in the physical characteristics between a written record and an electronic record. A tangible writing, such as tangible chattel paper, becomes a single unique object when signed by the obligor. Possession of the wet ink signed writing distinguishes this writing from any copies of the writing. An electronic record, however, can be perfectly replicated many times. Therefore, there is no single, easily distinguished electronic record from a copy, and a tangible writing, which becomes a single unique object when signed by the obligor. Commercial enterprises have met this challenge by developing an elaborate system that combines computer hardware and software technology with a set of control procedures essentially to isolate one electronic copy of the chattel paper in an electronic vault.
In 2010, the Uniform Law Commission and the American Law Institute revised the definition of control to add a more general rule for control, and by 2014 all states (other than New York) and the District of Columbia enacted this revision. Under the new general rule, a person will have control of electronic chattel paper if a system “reliably establishes” the person to which the record was assigned. This article proposes a simple system for the transfer of electronic chattel paper that does reliably establish the person to which the electronic record was assigned without attempting to mirror possession of a writing. This proposed system consists of notification to the obligor on the electronic chattel paper of the assignment of the chattel paper to an assignee with instructions to pay the assignee.
Under current law, notification of assignment with instructions to pay the assignee is already an essential element in the assignment of chattel paper, whether written or electronic, and other receivables. The obligor on chattel paper need not pay any person other than the original payee until the obligor receives notification of assignment with instructions to pay the assignee. Once the obligor receives such notification with payment instructions, the obligor can only discharge its obligation by paying the assignee. Therefore, notification with payment instructions is the surest way to ensure that the assignee will be paid. For this reason, notification with payment instructions is a system that reliably establishes the assignee of electronic chattel paper as the person to which the chattel paper has been transferred. Therefore, notification with instructions to pay the assignee gives the assignee “control” of electronic chattel paper. Notification will be less complicated and less costly than the current vaulting system used to establish control.
Reliance on notification to establish superior rights in the assignee is not a new idea. In many jurisdictions, before the enactment of Article 9 of the UCC and a variety of accounts receivable assignment statutes beginning in the late 1940s and the 1950s, notification perfected the interests of the assignee in rights to payments, including trade receivables, and gave the assignee priority over prior purchasers who had not given notification of assignment.
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[POET, NOVELIST]
“YOU’RE A POET; DON’T YOU HATE MOST POEMS?”
Ways to express the transcendent:
Fail to write a poem
Strip Super Mario Bros. of everything but the clouds
Ben Lerner (b. 1979) is the author of three of my favorite poetry collections—The Lichtenberg Figures (2004), Angle of Yaw (2006), Mean Free Path (2010)—and now, to my surprise and delight, one of my favorite novels, Leaving the Atocha Station. Ben’s poetry collections had a “virtuosic” quality that made me both very interested in what he’d do with the novel form and aware that he probably wouldn’t ever write a novel. I felt this in a similar way to how a person interested in drumming might, without at all expecting it to happen, feel reflexively curious about what it would be like if Glenn Gould mastered drums with the same intensity and aesthetic and intent—not as a secondary thing or “for relaxation”—as he did piano, which, against similar unexpectedness, is what I feel Ben has done with his first novel.
Leaving the Atocha Station is about a young writer on a poetry fellowship in Spain. It spans the 2004 Madrid train bombings and is, among other things, a character-driven “page-turner” and a concisely definitive study of the “actual” versus the “virtual” as applied to relationships, language, poetry, experience. It’s funny and affecting and as meticulous and “knowing” in its execution of itself, I feel, as Ben’s poetry collections are. I was additionally surprised that Ben did not, with the automatic permission of a new form to do so, either ignore his previous poetry collections or directly address them—as an essay might—but seemed to allow an assimilation, in either direction, to occur, to a degree that I think if Ben’s four books didn’t have publication dates, and I didn’t know otherwise, I wouldn’t be able to easily discern in what order they were written.
Increasingly, each book by Ben seems to be edited with the knowledge of some future position (like how one edits previous pages of a book after completing the final pages, then edits the final pages again, then the previous pages again, etc.), as if Ben’s oeuvre were a single work that is already completed and is being released in parts. I don’t think I know of anyone else I feel similarly about. It feels exciting and unprecedented. I recommend reading all of Ben’s work. The following interview was done on Gmail Chat and by email.
I. FINGERS AND CLAWS
THE BELIEVER: Where are you right now?
BEN LERNER: Marfa, Texas. I’m in a very nice bungalow in the high desert and there are, at this moment, wild turkeys in my front yard.
BLVR: Wild turkeys?
BL: Yes. I don’t know if they are aggressive, but it’s a good time to chat, because I am afraid of them. Are you in Brooklyn?
BLVR: Yes. Weren’t you just in Germany being honored as the first American to win some big German poetry prize? How did you hear about that?
BL: My German translator, Steffen Popp, sent me an email that said we had to Skype because “something had come up.” Then he explained we had won an “important” prize, and would I come to Germany to be lauded?
BLVR: And then you went to Germany?
BL: Yes. There is a “lyrik” festival in Münster every two years. They had me sign the book of the city with a gold pen in the room where the Peace of Westphalia was signed, and where there was, for reasons that were never entirely clear to me, a shriveled human hand in a glass case. I was not allowed, however, to drink red wine from the golden rooster, as is typical of the winners, because only the mayor can remove it from its cabinet, and the mayor was traveling on official business. Everyone there was very nice to me, and the young poet who gave the “laudation” speech in a baroque palace—probably postwar reconstruction—seemed very intelligent, although I couldn’t understand her speech because I have no German. She has a book coming out on the wonderful press Burning Deck. Her name is Monika Rinck. Then Steffen and I traveled around.
BLVR: What did you think of Germany?
BL: It at first feels very old, but then one realizes that most of the old buildings are reconstructed; there is a thin line between erasure and memorialization, and it weirds me out. But it was very interesting.
BLVR: How did they translate the very American words in The Lichtenberg Figures? Spliff, for example?
BL: I don’t know. I don’t even know if that’s an American word. There were usually Q&As after the readings, and my translator often discussed the particular challenge of translating two moments in the text: finger-banged and the practice of declawing cats, to which one poem refers. Finger-bang, which already sounds antiquated to me, was apparently difficult to carry over into German. I would just hear a long stream of German and then the word, or the phrase, finger-banged.
BLVR: I feel like they must have an equivalent for finger-banged.
BL: So do I. I think he felt it’s more violent in English. There is apparently only a more tender formulation within my translator’s vocabulary.
BLVR: What was the problem with declawed?
BL: Apparently they don’t declaw their cats. This was really scandalous to the German audiences, the brutality of declawing cats. I felt I needed to assure each audience that I did not endorse the practice.
II. POETIC LOGIC IS BITTER
BLVR: After three books of poetry, you’ve written a novel whose protagonist—Adam Gordon, a young American on a one-year poetry fellowship to Spain—views himself as a fraud on many levels. He considers, even, at one point, that maybe only his fraudulence is fraudulent. Do you think of your novel as arguing for the existence of poetry or exposing its fraudulence? Or something else?
BL: I think the novel both celebrates and savages poetry—or you might say that the novel celebrates poetry but savages poems. Early on Adam says something about poetry quoted in prose. Let me find the passage:
I tended to find lines of poetry beautiful only when I encountered them quoted in prose, in the essays my professors had assigned in college, where the line breaks were replaced with slashes, so that what was communicated was less a particular poem than the echo of poetic possibility.
I don’t think this is just an admission that he’s not interested in poetry, or a confession of fraudulence. He does find lines of poetry beautiful, but what he tends to find beautiful is an abstract potential that’s betrayed by actual poems. I can sympathize with this kind of negativity. It captures something about why poetry retains its power in the face of so many failed poems. You’re a poet; don’t you hate most poems?
BLVR: I wouldn’t say “hate,” but I get what you’re saying.
BL: My thinking about all of this is indebted to a position that Allen Grossman develops in his weird and beautiful essays. Have you read The Long Schoolroom?
BLVR: No.
BL: He describes what he calls “virtual” poetry. Poems are virtual for Grossman because there is an unbridgeable gap between what the poet wants the poem to do and what it can actually do. For Grossman, this arises out of a kind of contradiction at the heart of poetry that’s always been with us, what he calls “the bitter logic of the poetic principle.” Poetic logic is bitter because the poem is structurally foredoomed. The lyric poet is moved to make a poem because she is dissatisfied with the human world, the world of representation. But the stuff of poetry, language, invariably reproduces the structures it aspires to replace. According to Grossman, poetry issues from the desire to get beyond the human, the finite, the historical, and to reach the transcendent or divine. But as soon as the poet moves from the poetic impulse to the actual poem, the song of the infinite is compromised by the finitude of its terms. So the poem is always a record of failure because you can’t actualize the impulse that gave rise to it without betraying it.
BLVR: So given all this about poetry’s inevitable failure, why not just allow the “transcendent” to exist, pre-language, within each of us?
BL: I don’t think there is something “transcendent” that exists within us—I think poetry can arise from a desire to transcend the given, the actual, and that desire can be described in a variety of ways—the desire to think something outside capitalism, for example; it doesn’t have to be about divinity or the noumenal, as it seems to be for Grossman. It’s not that the poet has something inside him he wants to express (which is one model of lyric poetry), something that would just be there if he left it alone, but that poetry is an attempt to figure—with the irreducibly social materials of language—possibilities that have not yet been actualized.
BLVR: But it fails?
BL: Yeah, but a failure can be a figure, can signify. Maybe poetry can fail better than other art forms, because poems can point to what they can’t contain—that desire for something beyond what’s actual. That’s part of what Benjamin is arguing about Baudelaire, I think—that he makes a lyric out of lyric’s impossibility in modernity. Or you might say that even the failed attempt to write a successful poem makes us aware of having the faculties, however atrophied or underdeveloped, for such an undertaking in the first place, and so keeps us in touch with our formal capacities for imagining alterity even if we can’t achieve it.
BLVR: What about your own poems—not Adam Gordon’s but Ben Lerner’s—how do they fit into this idea that all actual poems are failures?
BL: Well, my last book of poems, Mean Free Path, can be read as seeking out a form that never quite becomes actual—the way lines in some of the poems are out of order, or belong to several possible orders simultaneously, creates a kind of suspension, a kind of “choose your own adventure” for the reader, who is invited to collaborate in the articulation of the stanzaic space. More generally, the failure of the poem to reach the objective right margin of the page is for me one of the almost definitional ways poetry makes absence felt as a presence.
III. ONLY THE CLOUDS ARE LEFT
BLVR: What other kinds of works, besides poems and novels, have you been thinking about lately?
BL: Have you seen Cory Arcangel’s work?
BL: My favorite is Super Mario Clouds. It’s a Super Mario game in which he’s removed everything but the clouds. It reminds me of a John Ashbery poem. To be in the world of the game and to have time passing but for it no longer to be game time… it opens up an experience of purposelessness and is quite beautiful. It’s also a little scary because you can imagine this being all the afterlife can offer you within the realm of Nintendo.
BLVR: Some nights, really late at night, I look at Wikipedia pages of Nintendo or computer games I played in elementary or middle school. I do this for hours.
BL: What I remember really well is playing King’s Quest on my mom’s Tandy 1000.
BLVR: What was that like?
BL: I don’t remember the plot exactly, but it was this very rudimentary but absorptive world you could wander around, looking for magic rings and weapons and encountering gnomes. I liked that the world was enchanted but also how boring it was. Either because I was too young to understand the game or because it was poorly designed, I would often just wander between screens for hours, listening to very rudimentary sound elements: electronic birds, electronic babbling brooks. When you walked offscreen there were several seconds you had to wait while the next screen loaded, and I remember the computer making these almost manufactural sounds as it did the work of constructing the next scene.
BLVR: Do you have a favorite movie from your youth?
BL: I guess it would probably be Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. Maybe because my brother looked a lot like Matthew Broderick, especially in WarGames. But also because of all the movies of my youth it captured something powerful about the suburbs.
BLVR: How so?
BL: Well, Ferris uses all of this technology and strategizing to skip school, but he does it in order to access the metropolitan core of Chicago. The day off is actually a pretty educational and studious day. They go to museums and a baseball game and a parade and a fancy restaurant. It’s basically a tour of cultural and civic spaces, and they encounter black people who dance around Ferris as he’s on the float, lip-synching—that is, there’s even diversity and a kind of racial harmony! The scene with Cameron staring at the Seurat was particularly powerful; it keeps zooming in until the image of leisure dissolves into pointillism’s cold atomism. And then there’s the climax, where Ferris beats his parents home because he violates the suburban grid by cutting through people’s yards.
BLVR: When did Ferris Bueller’s Day Off come out?
BL: In 1986. I was seven. I remember watching it whenever I was home sick from school. But 1986 is a very significant year in my imagination. That’s when the Challenger exploded, which was the first of the televised disasters, and also when that girl fell into a well and became a star. Jessica. Or maybe Jessica was ’87.
BLVR: You write about painting, don’t you?
BL: I’ve done that a little lately.
BLVR: What are some paintings you like?
BL: Have you seen Bastien-Lepage’s Joan of Arc in the Met? It’s in the hall, and it’s kind of hard to look at paintings in the hall, so I feel like a lot of people don’t really look at it.
BLVR: What do you like about it?
BL: It’s a bizarre and powerful painting. The verisimilitude of Joan of Arc—especially her midsection—is incredible, and yet it occupies the same canvas as three floating, ethereal angels. And then there’s that hand that grasps for leaves but seems just to find paint. It’s like the clash between the physical and metaphysical within the painting produces that glitch in the pictorial order around her hand, if that makes sense.
IV. FRAUDULENT IN ONE’S FRAUDULENCE
BLVR: What is the function of the novel, in terms of poetry?
BL: I’m fascinated by poems within novels. In my novel there are two poems that Adam Gordon claims to have written: one is from my book The Lichtenberg Figures, although its authorship is fictionalized in a way that makes it a different text in the novel than it was in the volume of poems. I like how a novel can do that: how it can build the world in which a poem is read or misread. The second poem is what Adam reads at the gallery, and that poem is made out of lines from the novel itself. It’s a virtual poem in the sense that it’s a structural impossibility for Adam to have had available to him language from an as-yet-unwritten novel.
Maybe the novel is a good medium for “virtual poetry”—is itself a kind of virtual poem. There are influential accounts of the novel that argue it emerges when the conditions of possibility for poetry have been lost. Like in Lukács: the epic unity of experience that was supposedly available to Homer has passed away, and the novel emerges as the dominant literary form of a world in which meaning is no longer immanent. Insofar as we experience the novel as something that emerges out of poetry’s impossibility, I think the former is haunted by the latter: verse is a present absence in its prose. So that’s one source of my interest in the novel’s relationship to poetry, how the novel as a genre is inextricable from the banishment of poetry to the realm of the virtual.
BLVR: The idea of the virtual seems to apply to all domains of human experience, not just to novels and poems—the inevitable disappointment of the actual due to the awareness of a virtual. But what if one suppresses the virtual? Or attempts to experience and communicate only the virtual? Adam realizes, at one point, that his relationship with Isabel… let me find it:
depended upon my never becoming fluent, on my having an excuse to speak in enigmatic fragments or koans, and while I had no fear of mastering Spanish, I wondered, as we walked past the convents and gift shops, how long I could remain in Madrid without crossing whatever invisible threshold of proficiency would render me devoid of interest.
Is Adam’s feeling of fraudulence simply a self-aware desire to want to communicate only the virtual, to allow others a greater potentiality? Is this a basic human desire? Do you think Adam is only fraudulent in his fraudulence, as he considers at one point?
BL: I don’t know. You’re right that Adam believes his relationships are virtual: that Isabel, for example, is interested in him primarily because she intuits from his fragmented Spanish depths of intelligence he doesn’t really have—or at least claims he doesn’t have. He thinks of himself like a mediocre poem in that sense: that she projects onto him what she thinks she discovers. And he lies a lot in order to amplify his mystery. But it turns out that his projections of her projections are off, that his conception of how virtuality functions in their relationship is inaccurate, and the vision he’s constructed comes crashing down around him. So his attempt to ground his relationships the way he grounds his aesthetic has some painful results.
One problem with cultivating the virtual in relationships is that it can produce solipsism—you end up relating to your image of your relationship in a way that blinds you to the actual relationship.
BLVR: Can anybody ever fully avoid that play of projections?
BL: To a certain extent you can’t. All relationships involve what we’re saying Adam is doing—they involve a social performance based upon our projection of what the other is projecting, a virtual component that can be a source of excitement, whether anxious or erotic. So there is also a sense in which Adam’s awareness of the virtual is a heightening of experience and not just a denial of experience: a way of “experiencing mediacy immediately,” to use the phrase he uses while praising John Ashbery. So it’s ultimately very difficult, at least for me, to know when Adam’s obsession with the virtual is ironically a way of going deeper into the actual reality of his life.
V. THERE’S A STRONG RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WRITING AND SHAME
BLVR: Are there parts of yourself that you try to keep out of your writing?
BL: That’s an interesting question. It depends on what kind of writing. Generally I think I probably go at those parts of myself about which I might feel most ashamed or uneasy. Which is not to say I “write from experience” in any conventional sense, but certainly some of Adam’s more contemptible aspects and his tendency toward a kind of self-contempt and anxiety shade into my own. I think there is a strong relationship between writing and shame. My friend, the brilliant Aaron Kunin, has organized much of his writing around the idea that the part of yourself that you’re most ashamed of can and perhaps should be used as material for art.
BLVR: What’s your sleeping schedule like?
BL: I sleep regularly. I often have very intense dreams that I remember, although when I’m recounting my dreams I find myself often unsure what I’m recounting and what I’m making up. This is probably a common experience? The way in which it makes you feel like you’re remembering what you’re fabricating—that’s what it felt like to write the novel. It’s not how it feels for me to write poems or criticism.
BLVR: Was the novel, then, while it was in your head, very visual? It felt—in its choice and quality of details, of what was noticed and specific and what was vague—based on memory, to a large degree, like something you’d lived.
BL: I’m glad it seems lived. It is lived, in many ways. When I describe the character’s apartment, it’s an apartment I lived in. Part of what impoverishes discussions about fact and fiction is that they tend to forget the degree to which what doesn’t happen is also caught up in our experience—is the negative element of experience. I think you can write autobiographically from experiences you didn’t have, because the experiences you don’t have are experienced negatively in the experiences you do.
I don’t think the novel was in my head prior to the act of writing. You know how Tolstoy talked about rushing home to see what Vronsky would do next? I think that sense of composition as discovery is one of the most interesting things about writing. Marx said that the difference between the worst architect and the best of bees is that the former erects the structure in his head—in his imagination—before he erects it in reality. I don’t know where writing fits into that, because the material for erecting the building in your head and erecting it in reality is the same: language. If it’s in your head, it’s already actual.
BLVR: Do you think most people will read your novel as autobiographical? Would that bother you?
BL: There is enough overlap between me and the protagonist that I assume people will wonder about the relation, but it would seem pretty weird to me if anyone assumed there was a direct relation—that it was just memoir dressed as fiction. I mean, in a novel so much about mediation, the question of how the novel mediates my experiences, would seem to arise even in a pretty unsophisticated reading.
BLVR: I feel like readers of this interview will want to know personal things—your own drug use, your marriage, what parts of the novel are based on your memory and to what degree. I don’t know you very well, but I feel like you won’t feel attracted to answering those kinds of questions.
BL: Probably not.
BLVR: Why not?
BL: In part for boring reasons—like I don’t want my father-in-law or dean or doctor to see that information. But also because it’s different to collapse the distinction between art and life within art, and to collapse the distinction between art and life in life. I’m much more interested in the former—in exploiting the blurriness of that distinction within an artwork, as opposed to investing further in me, the historical author of the books in question.
VI. SEEING SIDEWAYS
BLVR: Will you say something about other novels that influenced yours? What tradition do you see it as part of? I thought sometimes of Bernhard’s Woodcutters—its narrator’s simultaneous self-hatred, hatred of others, and hatred of having a hatred of others—when reading your book, though I feel more attracted to and stimulated by your book’s narrator.
BL: Maybe the self-contempt of Bernhard’s narrators was an influence. Yeah, it probably was. Steffen was reading the novel, and he wrote to ask me why I’d “quoted” and “rewritten” the opening scene to Bernhard’s book Old Masters in my novel. But I haven’t read Old Masters. And in fact that opening scene in my novel about following that guy through the Prado is one of the few moments in the book lifted directly from my experience. This seems appropriate for a novel about the messy intersections of art and life—my life has plagiarized Bernhard!
I don’t have an exact sense of the constellation of books into which my novel fits. I mean, Bartelby and Wakefield are the two characters in American fiction always on my mind. That line of antiheroes cataloged in Enrique Vila-Matas’s Bartleby & Co is probably my most immediate company in some sense.
I was really moved and marked by that scene in Stendhal’s The Charterhouse of Parma where Fabrice wanders around wondering if he’s really fought in a battle, if he’s really been in Waterloo, if he’s really part of history.
BLVR: What about living writers? Or the more recently living?
BL: W. G. Sebald, Javier Marías, and Alexander Kluge are all very important to me as prose writers, although only Marías is really a novelist in the traditional sense. One way to note their influence on Leaving the Atocha Station is around the question of images. Marías uses them the least often, but he does use them. I’m particularly interested in what the photograph can do in or to fiction, how the inclusion of even a few photographs changes the novel’s relationship to the conventions of realism.
The old claim of the novel to make you “see” is complicated by the surfeit of visual detail that’s provided by almost any photograph. The thickest novelistic description is less optically realistic than any conventional photograph. As a result, including photographs both subtracts and adds pressure to the prose: it relieves it of the burden of simulating the optical if only because it reminds us how narrative prose just isn’t as good at that as the camera. Then the novel has to figure out what it is good at. A lot has been said about how painting responded to the photograph, but I haven’t heard nearly as much or as interesting talk among novelists about how fiction has had to reassess its priorities in light of cheaply reproducible photographs.
BLVR: How do hash, SSRIs, tranquilizers, alcohol, and the “white pills” you mention so frequently in your novel relate to the actual and the virtual?
BL: Well, I’ve always been struck by how a range of drugs is celebrated and denounced in somewhat contradictory terms: drug x is said both to obliterate the real and intensify your experience of reality. There is—often for the same drug—a discourse of Dionysian enthusiasm and a discourse of numb somnambulance. Or SSRIs are at once praised and denounced, depending who you ask, for helping you be yourself again, and for artificially altering your personality. Chemical mediacy becomes another site where the virtual and the actual are hard to tease apart—which pole does the drug push us toward—or push Adam toward? I love how people who abuse drugs are said to “have a substance problem.” It sounds like a philosophical problem distinguishing semblance from essence or something.
BLVR: Just to finish off: why are you in Marfa now?
BL: I’m at a residency. I’m supposed to be writing, but I’ve been reading. And watching movies.
BLVR: What movies?
BL: I streamed a really weird movie last night on my computer: Anastasia. Ingrid Bergman and Yul Brynner.
BLVR: For a long time I thought Ingrid Bergman was a man.
BL: That’s Ingmar Bergman. It is confusing.
BLVR: Where did you watch it?
BL: I watched it in bed.
BLVR: Lying on your back?
BL: I think I normally watch movies on my side, except at home Ariana and I have a projector, so we watch them on the wall.
BLVR: So you lie on your side, with the computer also on its side?
BL: No, the computer is upright—is normal—but I watch on my side.
BLVR: Why don’t you turn it? You see things sideways then, right?
BL: It doesn’t feel sideways. I think my head is too big relative to the screen for it to feel sideways, if that makes sense.
BLVR: I always turn the computer sideways if I’m watching something sideways.
BL: I’m trying to picture that.
BLVR: Normally I lie on my back, and put my knees up, and put the MacBook against my thigh and torso.
BL: I think we should worry about the radiation.
The first 10 pages of the novel Leaving the Atocha Station are excerpted at http://muumuuhouse.com/bl.fiction1.html
Tao Lin is the author of six books of fiction and poetry including Richard Yates (2010) and Shoplifting from American Apparel (2009). His third novel, Siddhartha 2, will be published by Vintage in or after 2013. He is the editor of Muumuu House and can be followed on Twitter.
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Business with a Purpose
Food Across Africa
Philafrica Foods’ three-pronged strategy is set to capitalise on African agricultural opportunity by reducing imports and increasing exports; enriching hundreds of thousands of local farmers in the process
THE ABILITY TO SUCCEED on a corporate level, and to succeed from an ethical perspective are usually mutually exclusive achievements, but Philafrica Foods (Pty) Ltd is aiming to buck the trend by combining the two across Africa.
In trying to undo many of the agricultural challenges that exist on the continent – sub-Saharan Africa specifically – the business is aiming to simultaneously capitalise on the abundant opportunities that exist across many countries’ fertile lands.
And while financial success will inevitably go hand in hand with the ultimate evolution of Philafrica Foods, the vision that kick-started the journey was – and still remains – much more wholesome.
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Roland Decorvet recalls: “To understand the Company, you need to understand my background which derives from more than 20 years at Nestle, and from working all over the world in the food sector; especially in China over the past 15 years. When I left three years ago, I was on a board of a hospital ship NGO called Mercy Ships and me and my family left the comfortable expatriate life to live aboard it; sailing around Africa bringing free medical care to the continent.
“It was this mixture of corporate and socially-driven work which led to a vision to create a different kind of food company, that was profit-driven but with a very strong social agenda; not just a nice feel-good policy but an embedded vision of social responsibility and enrichment.”
Having grown up in the DRC, Decorvet knows only too well the shortfalls and opportunities that exist in tandem in Africa, and with the backing of Canadian company, AFGRI Group Holdings, Philafrica Foods was borne.
He continues: “They already had a large food division in South Africa made up of a dozen factories doing animal feeds, milling and oil crushing. We then split the business to form a multipurpose entity and have continued from that point onwards.
“Our South Africa portfolio is still made up of animal feeds for a wide range of animals, as well as wheat and maize milling for flour, and oil crushing. Meanwhile, in the rest of Africa, we carry out the same functions, as well as operating in poultry, and cassava processing.”
Three pillar strategy
Additional to the inherited factories, turnover and presence points, Philafrica Foods also took on 1,500 people as a result of its partnership with AFGRI and through its own initial recruitment drive. And this has proven to be just one of the benefits that have derived from its approach to continuous improvement.
The first strategy revolves around acquiring a majority of a Company needing capital to succeed, and this has been complemented by a series of 50-50 joint ventures. The third – high risk, high return – mode of growth has focused on Greenfield opportunities, but in each and every case, the key visions remain the same.
“Our growth strategy is based on three pillars,” begins Decorvet. “The first is in South Africa by working our way down the value chain and through acquiring more processing companies to make sure we have the biggest share of the value chain in the country.
“The next pillar revolves around replacing imported products coming into the continent. Even though Africa has some of the most fertile land in the world, it also has the majority of uncultivated land in the world because of the extent of imports. We need to grow more and process more local raw materials and have already begun by introducing a process plant to turn cassava into flour. It’s an apt replacement for the wheat flour currently imported, and cassava grows everywhere.”
The same applies to tomatoes in Zimbabwe which are primarily imported from China at present due to the lack of processing facilities in the country.
This leads into the third pillar which addresses the odd and convoluted chain that currently exists where crops may be farmed in Africa, but are then processed in Asia and Europe before being imported back. Philafrica Foods is striving to streamline the concept in order to keep the entire value chain localised so that the continent can capitalise on export opportunities itself.
Relationships with the right people
As a result of Africa’s agricultural potential, there aren’t any limits to Philafrica Foods’ prospects either, and countries including Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Ivory Cost, Senegal, Kenya and Ethiopia have already been explored en route to the Company’s overall ambition to cover the entirety of sub-Saharan Africa.
Understandably though, such widespread ambition comes with its own challenges as Decorvet explains: “This continent is not just one Africa, but many Africas; and languages, regulations and trends are just some of the ongoing challenges we face in moving into new countries. Unless you’re a McDonald’s, which we would never want to be, then you have to tailor your approach in each case.”
Fortunately for Philafrica Foods, the business has already secured a plethora of investors and interested parties bought into its longer-term strategy in order to offset such challenges; ensuring that each migration is as seamless as possible.
“Rather than focusing on the country risk which might dissuade companies or investors from crossing a certain border, focus more on the partner risk and on forming relationships with the right people. As long as you have partnered with the right people, then you can negotiate the challenges in nations that would put off others.
“As a consequence we are first to the punch to work in countries that are traditionally unattractive to investors, safe in the knowledge that we are partnered with the right people to guide us responsibly into that particular market.
“We then succeed not because of a great country, or their great governments, but because of the people we work alongside.”
Transform millions of lives
A huge contributor to this goal has been the utilisation of and faith shown in local operators, farmers and employees who the Company has looked to promote across its processes.
Naturally, the aforementioned continental shortfalls emanate into areas of skills too though, and this is where Decorvet has once again been able to leverage previous contacts and knowledge bases in bringing expatriates in to help up-skill the local workforce.
“When we come into a venture, we look at the whole supply chain to make sure that every aspect of it can be done successfully on a local scale, and if not then we may need to look to expats to train these local people initially,” he affirms. “Education can be more theoretical in Africa so training is vital in giving these intelligent individuals the manual skills they need to keep operations progressing.”
Once again, the Company’s HR ethos bridges the gap between corporate strategy and social upliftment, making what other companies would call ‘corporate social responsibility’ an actual strand of Philafrica Foods’ core business model.
“We don’t believe in ‘charity’ per se, as our business model naturally enriches people as a by-product,” Decorvet continues. “Our ambition is to transform millions of lives across Africa through food processing, but we don’t just look at food processing to achieve that. It’s about helping the wider agricultural community at every stage of the value chain.”
A food company with a purpose
Decorvet himself has changed his corporate outlook somewhat over the course of the Philafrica Foods journey so far, in acknowledgement of this wider all-encompassing vision.
In previous years or previous ventures, he would look – sensibly so – to streamline a business’s supply chain as efficiently as possible to contain just a select few big and valuable suppliers or partners. However, in order to stay true to Philafrica Foods’ promise, attentions have actually turned towards forming as many relationships as possible this time around.
“It’s actually a KPI of ours now where the more suppliers we have, the better. We don’t want just a select few big farmers supplying our processing plants. We want to procure the services of lots of smaller ones. And that’s not charity; it’s social development.”
Over the next five years, the Company will look to spread its philosophy to at least a dozen African countries with more than 20 factories dotted across the sub-Saharan region; having a consequential impact on hundreds of thousands of farmers.
“By then we would have started exporting our products to Europe and America too, to consumers who are more aware of where the products have come from and more keen to import from Africa as a result,” Decorvet concludes. “Transparency and responsibility need to be shown in order to achieve this kind of demand for supply, but we can facilitate this by being a food company with a purpose.
“We’re both a big corporation and an NGO, thriving as a business with a strong socially-driven agenda, and while this comes with more risks in terms of the countries we’re looking to enrich, we are determined to remain responsible in partnering with the whole of Africa.”
Source: Matthew Staff, Africa Outlook Magazine
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Star Ruler 2
Dev Diary #2: Diplomacy (Or: Blog of Squid)
As space strategy fans, the Star Ruler 2 dev team spends a lot of time discussing and designing the mechanics of the game and trying to learn from the ways in which the first game fell short. These Dev Diaries are intended to give you a perspective of our process while explaining the future mechanics of Star Ruler 2.
Like many regular players of 4X games, we think diplomacy features are one major area where the genre has failed to innovate. Interactions between races come down to the same old system - carbon-copied poorly from classics like MoO2 or the early Civilization games - with few interesting choices to be made. Diplomacy has become the ultimate also-ran of 4X games.
For better or for worse, we intend to change that. In this dev diary, I will be talking about the basic principles of our influence and diplomacy system and how we hope it will improve the gameplay as a whole.
The artwork shown in this post is temporary dev art created specially by Firgof. The final game may or may not feature a variety of differently colored tentacles as the only playable races.
This is the diplomatic overview of the great Nosu'us Republic. From the time they spend as the tiniest purple strings in the ground, each member of the Nosu race has only one goal: To prove that theirs is the greatest tentacle nation in the universe.
This screen represents the basics of their knowledge of other empires, their strengths, and the current happenings in the Galactic Senate.
Over the course of time, empires accrue ‘influence’. This represents the amount of power they have to get things done - whether gained through the support of the citizenry or through other means.
When an empire tries to find a diplomatic way to get something done, they do so by petitioning a proposition. During this proposition, empires can employ Diplomatic Actions to try and sway the opinion of the public and the Senate in their favour. The Nosu'us have a limited choice of diplomatic actions right now, but as the game progresses they will earn different types of actions through improvement or circumstance.
Let's take a look at a couple of the actions available to us.
Each action has an Influence Cost: the amount of diplomatic capital that needs to be spent in order to successfully execute it. It also has a Weight, which represents how heavily that action sways the proposition in one direction or the other.
Remember from before that we currently have a proposition to end our war with the Kappan Conglomerate. Unfortunately, the Cyritan Empire is currently at war with them, and would like our continued support in fighting the Kappan together. The negotiations for such a proposition could go something like this:
The negotiations screen shows how empires are leaning on a particular proposition, and is used to play diplomatic actions and negotiate with other empires. It seems that the Cyritan have managed to convince our ally, the Lawrence, to oppose this proposition together. They have used the “Will of the Galaxy” action to sway the proposition in their favor.
Fortunately for us, the Kappan want a non-aggression treaty as well, so we spend some of our influence points to negotiate to swing the proposition back towards passing.
The Cyritan are desparate to stop this peace treaty from happening. In a risky move that could put them at war with both of us, they declare that the friend of their enemy is also their enemy, and threaten to fight us as well.
The Nosu'us are a proud race, and would not normally give in to threats of this nature, but we value the alliance with our friends the Lawrence, so we will let it go for now.
The votes are currently against the proposition, but in order to prevent giving the Kappan more time to consolidate their influence and make the proposition pass anyway, we decide to withdraw the proposition for a non-aggression treaty.
The goal of SR2's diplomacy system is to give players things to do that affect the state of the universe in interesting and meaningful ways - not just inside the diplomacy system itself but through all of the game's mechanics. Diplomacy can be used to annex planets, instate trade embargoes, subjugate empires to your will, and even win the game through galactic unification with you at the head.
We hope to create an environment where the player uses the votes and actions to support whatever goal or stance they have, rather than limiting diplomatic involvement to what the system allows.
If you're interested in more dev diaries and announcements from the development of Star Ruler 2, a new grand-scale space 4X, you can keep up-to-date with one of the links below:
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Road improvements scheduled for Minginish
Road improvements are scheduled to be carried out in Carbost and Glenbrittle over the winter months.
The Highland Council were successful in obtaining funds from the Scottish Timber Transport Fund to carry out improvements to the Carbost, Glen Brittle and Eynort public roads for the extraction of commercially grown timber.
The B8009 improvements will be carried out between the River Drynoch Bridge and the Glen Brittle Junction with the Glenbrittle improvements being between the Carbost Junction and the first forest access.
Unfortunately no work will occur on the section of road between the forest access and the Fairy Pools Car park.
However on the Carbost – Forest Access route there are specific locations identified where visitors appear to be parking and causing disruption and at these locations work will be carried out to better delineate parking space to reduce verge damage and disruption.
In carrying out the works, there will be some delays to residents and visitors.
The Eynort works have recently been completed by Highland Councils’ Direct Labour unit and the remaining works will be carried out by Highland Surfacing and Contracting Ltd during December 2017 and January 2018. The works will address a number of structural issues but unfortunately there is insufficient funding to resolve every defect.
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Tag: background checks
FBI on Pace to Set Record for Most Background Checks for Guns
By Steve Neavling
The FBI is on track to break the record for the most gun background checks in a single year.
The surge in background checks follows highly publicized mass shootings, with some of the largest increases coming in August and September, USA Today reports.
Firearms experts said gun sales traditionally rise amid fears of tightened gun laws.
“People respond to what they perceive as threats to their (Second Amendment) rights, and this has been going on since August,” Larry Keane, general counsel for the firearms industry trade group National Shooting Sports Foundation, tells USA Today.
So far this year, the FBI has conducted at least 2 million background checks every month – the most since the bureau began conducting the checks.
The record for annual background checks is 27.5 million, and the FBI is on pace to beat that record.
Guns sales traditionally spike on Black Friday.
“The rising numbers may be a symptom of a reawakened gun owner community,” Robert Spitzer, a political science professor at the State University of New York in Cortland, said. “How far you can go in that direction is yet to be determined, but it does suggest how flexible the market is for gun sales.”
Posted: November 25th, 2019 under News Story.
Tags: background checks, black friday, FBI, Guns
House Committee Launches Investigation into White House’s Handling of Rob Porter Allegations
U.S. Capitol
The Republican-led House Oversight Committee has launched an investigation into the White House’s handling of domestic violence allegations against former high-ranking official Rob Porter.
The committee made the decision Tuesday evening, just hours after FBI Director Christopher Wray, testifying before the Senate Intelligence Committee, contradicted the White House’s version of events, The Hill reports.
The committee wants to know how Porter maintained his job and continued to work without security clearance after the allegations surfaced.
White House officials originally suggested they didn’t know about the allegations until shortly before Porter resigned, claiming the FBI had not finished its background report on him.
But Wray testified that the bureau finished the background report in July and closed the file in January, which means the White House would have known about the allegations weeks before he resigned.
Porter did not resign until photos surfaced last week showing an ex-wife with a black eye.
President Trump, who defended Porter, declined to answer questions from reporters today about the Porter case.
Posted: February 14th, 2018 under News Story.
Tags: background checks, domestic violence, donald trump, FBI, rob porter, senate intelligence commitee
Air Force Failed to Report Dozens of Service Members to FBI Gun Database
The Air Force acknowledged Tuesday that its failure to report the criminal history of a former airman who went on to kill 26 people at a Texas church in early November was “not an isolated incident.”
The Air Force indicated the failure was part of a pattern of “reporting deficiencies” that resulted in dozens of its service members never being reported to the federal gun background database, despite being charged or convicted of serious crimes.
Dozens of Air Force service members charged with or convicted of serious crimes were never reported to the federal gun background-check database as required,
The revelation follows the disclosure that the Air Force failed to report the domestic violence conviction of the Texas church gunman, Devin Kelley, who should have been prevented from buying a gun that was used in the attack, the New York Times reports.
In a statement on the progress of its internal investigation, the Air Force pledged to change how it reviews and registers offenses with the FBI’s National Crime Information Center (NCIC).
“The error in the Kelley case was not an isolated incident and similar reporting lapses occurred at other locations,” the Air Force said in a statement. “Although policies and procedures requiring reporting were in place, training and compliance measures were lacking.”
The case of Kelley prompted Attorney General Jeff Sessions to order a federal review of the background-check database used by the FBI and ATF to ensure all military cases are properly reported.
Tags: air force, background checks, Guns, ncic
FBI Allows Tens of Thousands of People with Outstanding Warrants to Buy Guns
The names of tens of thousands of people wanted by police have been purged from the FBI criminal background check database this year after the FBI narrowed its legal interpretation of “fugitives from justice.”
In February, the FBI said only people who have crossed state lines are considered “fugitives from justice,” prompting the removal of tens of thousands of names, the Washington Post reports.
That means fugitives under the old definition can now buy guns, unless they are barred for some other reason. In other words, people with outstanding warrants are now allowed to buy firearms.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions said he ordered the FBI and ATF to conduct a comprehensive review of the criminal background check database.
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Tags: ATF, background checks, FBI, Guns, jeff sessions, NCIS
FBI’s Gun Background Checks Are Missing Millions of Problematic Cases
Millions of people who should be barred from legally buying guns may still be eligible to purchase a firearm because government agencies are failing to alert the FBI’s background-check system of citizens with criminal convictions and mental illnesses.
The Air Force, for example, acknowledged it erred by failing to notify the FBI of the Texas church shooter who killed 26 people earlier this month. The gunman had been court-martialed on charges of beating his wife and child. He also escaped a mental health institution after threatening to kill superiors.
The Air Force’s failure to flag the former airman is part of a larger systemic breakdown in which government agencies are failing to forward criminal records and mental health diagnoses to the FBI gun background checks, the Washington Post reports.
The FBI is uncertain how widespread the problem is, but the NRA estimates about 7 million records are missing from the system, according to a 2013 report by the nonprofit National Consortium for Justice Information and Statistics. The reported found that “at least 25% of felony convictions … are not available” to the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System.
Tags: background checks, FBI, Guns, mass shooter, NRA, Texas
Military Often Fails to Report Domestic Violence to FBI to Bar Gun Purchases
The military’s failure to notify the FBI about Devin Kelley’s history of violence and mental illness, which enabled him to buy guns used to kill 26 people at a Texas church, is a familiar pattern.
Military service branches and the Pentagon reported just a handful of “adjudicated mental health” reports and one felony to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, or NICS, according to an FBI report from December 2016, MySanAntonio.com reports.
In 2016, the Department of Defense did not flag a single soldier, sailor, airmen or Marine because of domestic violence restraining orders.
The FBI and ATF said Kelley would have been prevented from buying a gun had the Air Force reported that he assaulted his wife and son, threatened to kill his superiors and escaped from a mental hospital.
Several investigations are underway to determine why Kelley’s name was not added to the NICS.
Tags: air force, background checks, devin kelley, FBI, Guns, military, NICS
FBI Won’t Follow Nevada’s New Gun Control Law, Saying It’s Unenforceable
A voter-approved measure in Nevada to require more gun background checks isn’t enforceable, says the FBI and Nevada’s attorney general.
Under the measure, which was supposed to go into effect on Jan. 1, gun transactions between private citizens must involve federal screenings through the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System.
But according to the Washington Times, the FBI won’t conduct the checks.
In a letter to state officials, the FBI said the state is tasked with background checks and the ballot initiative’s approval “cannot dictate how federal resources are applied.”
The measure prohibits the state from conducting the background checks involving private sales.
“It is manifestly unjust to criminally penalize someone for failing to perform an act that is impossible to perform,” Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt, a Republican, wrote in an opinion Wednesday deeming the ballot initiative unenforceable. “Despite its intent to merely regulate the transfer or sale of firearms between private parties, because it is impossible to perform the background checks as required by the Act, the Act now unconditionally prohibits such transactions under the threat of criminal prosecution for conduct that was formerly lawful and routine.”
Posted: January 3rd, 2017 under News Story.
Tags: background checks, FBI, Guns, Nevada
Lawmakers Consider Proposal to Require Lyft, Uber to Undergo FBI Background Checks
Some lawmakers are considering a proposal that would require drivers of ride-sharing services Uber and Lyft to undergo FBI background checks.
Taxi companies, which have been hit hard by the lower prices of Uber and Lyft, said they are subject to FBI background checks and so should drivers for ride-sharing services, the Las Vegas Sun reports.
Supporters of the ride-sharing services say background checks are a nonstarter and intended to bump Uber and Lyft off the roads.
“There’s a lot of interest in the background check because of public safety,” said John Mowbray, a lawyer who represents Frias Transportation Management, which operates one of Las Vegas’ largest cab companies.
Left and Uber are not fans of FBI checks because they are costly and can months to process. The companies, instead, rely on commercial background checks.
Justice Department Revokes Confused Staffer’s Twitter Privileges
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Justice Department Nabs Alleged Owner of KickAss Torrents
Posted: July 21st, 2016 under News Story.
Tags: background checks, FBI, legislation, lyft, taxis, uber
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Kenes Rakishev decided that he is above Putin
How the Kazakh oligarch "wets" enemies in the media and introduces censorship in Russia
In 2017, Russian President Vladimir Putin, communicating with young people in the framework of the project "non-Child conversation", categorically stated that in Russia there is no censorship on the Inteet. "We have no censorship now. Not in any sphere, " the head of state said. But there was a person for whom statements of the President of Russia not the decree. Which is not surprising, since he is the representative of the interests of another state, and maybe not one. It is about the oligarch Kenes Rakishev-the person forming "pension Fund" for the top of Kazakhstan. He made it so that all Russian media, and then the West, began to say that Russia is blocking entire segments of Facebook and Instagram. According to Rucriminal.info, Rakishev wanted to spit on Putin's statements. Russia for him is only a source of income for the"Kazakh family". Cozy " nests "for a happy life, he has long" built " in England, which liked The created Rakishev scandal with the blocking of social networks in Russia.
Kenes Rakishev is a very peculiar person. He prefers to litigate business disputes in the high court of London or in the United States. But when the oligarch decided to block the segments of social networks, and at the same time publications (about Rakishev) on 40 resources, he chose for some reason the modest Tushinsky court of Moscow. Moreover, the prerequisites for this was not so much. The same Facebook and Instagram are purely American products, and the resources with which Rakishev "fought" are sometimes registered in the US or offshore zones. Why he did it is very clear.
The us court would certainly want to thoroughly understand the question of what is really true and what is false. And could cause for interrogation and Rakishev as the main character of publications. It already was.
krasnobykow.com he told in detail about the interrogation of Rakishev in the us court, when the oligarch was asked extremely uncomfortable questions about his relationship with his father-in-law Imangal Tasmagambetov, Nursultan Nazarbayev, Timur Kulibayev (son-in-law of the head of Kazakhstan), head of the KNB Karim Massimov. (The very people for whom Kenes forms a pension Fund). As a result, Rakishev felt extremely uncomfortable, all the time twisted, and sometimes did not know what to say. By the way, during this interrogation Rakishev admitted that his mail was "hacked" and the correspondence flowed into the network, and that he is familiar with the publications of the resource Kazaword. Namely, this website published a letter taken from hacked email Rakishev, in which the dialogue itself Kenes and "pimp # 1:" Peter Listerman. Latest offers Rakishev comfort of different models and simply beauties. Moreover, some girls have not yet reached the age of majority.
krasnobykow.com soon will get solution Tushinsky court and will study it on the subject of not denied Rakishev whether any of the information, said in a U.S. court. The oligarch was there under oath. And lying under oath is a criminal offense in America.
After these "tortures" under oath, Rakishev preferred for the next proceedings Tushinsky court of Moscow. District of the Russian Themis the goddess is extremely controversial and is sometimes host to mysterious ways. krasnobykow.com already told how in 2011 the judge of the Kirov regional court of Ufa Munir Valeev made a stunning decision in the interests of the owner of the company "Grenal" Andrey Nazarov. The defendant in the lawsuit were not the site, not the media, not the author, and the entire Inteet. The servant of Themis recognized false most of the then negative information about Nazarov (including his conviction for gang rape of a minor). Valeev even went further - he made the decision that where and when these data wouldn't appear on all Inteet, they should be removed, as false. Now available krasnobykow.com Nazarov is the sentence for rape and that information was completely true. Valeev soon after such assistance Nazarov was expelled in disgrace from the judiciary, but the "Graneli" remained in the hands of the decision, which he successfully uses to this day, clearing the Inteet.
Now on the" tracks " Nazarov went and Rakishev. Moreover, there is every reason to suspect that the oligarch had a dual purpose. And the main one is not to protect their honor and dignity, and to question Putin's statement of 2017, and at the same time give the UK a reason to "prick" Russia for censorship and blocking segments of Facebook and Instagram. England is Kenes ' second home. He studied there, in 2008 he bought the Sunninghill Park Palace from Prince Andrew, and then bought many other properties.
In all this history it is interesting also another. Well would block resources asked man far from" black " PR. However, it is available krasnobykow.com there were documents that Rakishev himself is an active player in the market for the placement of custom materials in the Russian and foreign press. Moreover, this material is not only praising Rakishev, but also muddy his opponents and just do not like people, for example, the daughter of President Nazarbayev Dariga. On how prepared the "impact" in the media to Dariga krasnobykow.com will tell soon. In the meantime, let's retu to the investigation on how Rakishev through Daniyar Ashimbayev (staff PR-schik "top" of Kazakhstan) deals with "enemies" and praises himself.
After receiving a task from Rantseva, Ashimbayev preporucam them to various joualists, including the author, no one under the name of "Ludan Ludan" and foreign to the author by the name of Charles. For correspondence with Charles "Ludan Ludan" use the box "Этот адрес электронной почты защищён от спам-ботов. У вас должен быть включен JavaScript для просмотра." and "Charles" or "Carel Van der leeuw" box "Этот адрес электронной почты защищён от спам-ботов. У вас должен быть включен JavaScript для просмотра.". 4 Jan 2013 "Ludan Ludan sent Carel Van der leeuw" the letter in which he ordered in English three materials.
"1. A positive review of the work of SAT&Co (this is Rakisheva-Ed), with an emphasis on the creation of a new metallurgical production. 2. Medical care of oil regions of the country, with emphasis on the company Medicare (positive). 3.
Investment projects of Kenes Rakishev (Kenes Rakishev), in the field of high technologies (USA, Israel, Russia).
And still we will pay attention to the phrase:"to Mention that he is the son-in-law of Tasmagambetov, in materials it isn't necessary".
In a letter dated January 17, 2013, which "Ludan Ludan" ordered "Carel Van der leeuw" two large negative material about Mukhtar Ablyazov and Rahat Aliyev, there is a note " Payment is also 10,000»
The meaning of the materials that Rakishev "orders" from Ashimbayev, and he passes the task to the user "Ludan Ludan" unchanged: Rakishev( positive), Mukhtar Ablyazov, Rahat Aliyev, Khrapunov family,
Kazakhstan democratic opposition, independent media and Inteet resources (negative).
Sourse: Claw 2.0 http://krasnobykow.com
Kenes Rakishev
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Seven Forces to Contend With for MMA in 2016
Phil Oscarson
Previews, Sports Betting, UFC
Jarred Mercado (Keith Mills/Sherdog)
RFA 20: Breakdown and Predictions
AXS TV FIGHTS, Events, Previews
This Friday night, the Resurrection Fighting Alliance comes to the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, CO. for RFA 20, headlined by an RFA bantamweight title bout between Jarred Mercado and Luke Sanders, as well as a battle between Xtreme Couture product Benjamin Smith and Josh Cavan in the co-main event. The card features the likes of The Ultimate Fighter 17 veteran Gilbert Smith, The Ultimate Fighter 19 veteran Cody Mumma, former UFC competitor Alvin Robinson, and a bevy of rising prospects that look to turn in another slew of impressive outings as only the prospects in the RFA can do.
The action will air live on AXS TV with unaired prelims scheduled to take place. What follows is a breakdown of the event.
RFA bantamweight title: Jarred Mercado vs. Luke Sanders
By itself, the main event of Luke Sanders and Jarred Mercado represents one of the best bantamweight bouts outside of the UFC because both men can do it all. If fans want finishes, Sanders and Mercado can do that. If they want guys that can go hard for three to five rounds, Sanders and Mercado can oblige as well.
Mercado owns a history of scoring decisions. He grew up pushing himself against the toughest of the tough. The Northwestern alum trained alongside a group of men that included former two-time NCAA Division I champion and U.S. Olympian Jake Herbert. That experience drove Mercado to push hard when he made his transition to MMA in 2010.
Sanders owns a few wins by decision as well, but at 8-0, it’s hard to say if we have seen his best yet. The fact that Sanders now hones his craft at The MMA Lab only adds to the kid’s promise, as he gets to train with an elite crop of talent on a daily basis, including Benson Henderson, Efrain Escudero, and others who have helped Sanders add new facets to his game while helping him to maintain his killer instinct.
Both men have pressed hard to get to where they stand right now, and they would certain push aggressively for a win, even if this were just a three round bout. With the belt on the line, though, we can expect that someone will have to go through a hellacious five round dogfight to earn their title. Sanders will give everything he has to offer against Mercado, but with Mercado’s opportunity to strike it rich in his yard, Mercado will fight his heart out and walk home with the gold.
Prediction: Jarred Mercado def. Luke Sanders by unanimous decision.
Josh Cavan vs. Benjamin Smith
The co-main event sees Josh Cavan and Benjamin Smith trading leather. Smith represents the Xtreme Couture camp and rides a four-fight winning streak, while Cavan comes off of a loss to Chris Heatherly.
There was once a time when just mentioning Smith’s affiliation with the Couture camp would automatically lock him down as the favorite to win the bout. Recently though, the camp has fallen a little bit under the MMA world’s radar. Smith has used this to his advantage, training diligently with a host of solid coaches and teammates in order to ride on a streak that includes three impressive finishes.
Of course, we cannot forget Cavan, who trains out of Thomas Denny’s camp and had a four-fight winning streak of his own going for himself before running into Heatherly. That streak featured two back-to-back submissions and two split decision wins, one of which came against Brian Camozzi, brother of TUF 11’s Chris Camozzi.
Smith comes full blast with a fire that many expect out of an Xtreme Couture guy, and while Cavan is game every time he fights, going hard for any number of rounds takes on a new meaning when a guy like Cavan signs to fight a man like Smith, who has never lost on the scorecards. Of course, the great thing about MMA is that one does not necessarily need to worry about the scorecards against someone like Smith, who only owns two losses but can be forced to tap. This one may end in a rather ugly fashion, but it will end on Cavan’s terms.
Prediction: Josh Cavan def. Benjamin Smith by submission (guillotine choke). Round 3.
Gilbert Smith vs. Bojan Velickovic
Gilbert Smith has found himself on something of a tear since his release from the UFC, but a fan would not know it by looking at his record. Officially, he is coming off of a win over Ben Brewer in Legacy FC, which took a little bit of a sting away from his Titan FC 28 loss to Brian Foster, but he still sits at 4-1 in his last five bouts. Meanwhile, his opponent Bojan Velickovic stands at 3-2 in his last five, including his recent submission win in Tesla FC over Nikolay Aleksakhin.
Outside of his recent success, what can people expect out of Velickovic? The man known to some as “Veli”, much like a number of fighters on this card, owns many of his wins by submission, as well as one by knockout. Unlike some of the talent on this card, though, he has gone to decision twice, and both of those times saw him lose the decision. This is where fans may see this fight more for Smith than for “Veli”, as Smith is a 5’9″ individual that is built like a beast and has the strength to perform as such.
Smith’s big edge has been gained from out-muscling guys and taking them down, and shows more in the grappling game than anything else. When Smith sees submissions, he will use his frame to impose his dominance and secure the finish. Not to say he cannot strike when he needs to, but his forte lies more in the ground game than anything else.
In the same way that the Robinson-Serrao may deliver as one of the night’s more intriguing battles, Smith-Velickovic can do the exact same, albeit with larger men. The 25-year-old Velickovic has signed on with the RFA for a reason, but he has not faced a man that can challenge him the way Smith can. Smith will find a way to use his physical tools to put Velickovic down and chalk up another win.
Prediction: Gilbert Smith def. Bojan Velickovic by submission (rear naked choke). Round 2.
Cody Mumma vs. Colton Vaughn
Cody Mumma and Colton Vaughn aren’t names that will immediately jump out at fans, but they are names that fans might enjoy if they have a soft spot for finishers. In this particular instance, calling Mumma and Vaughn finishers alludes to more than just the “kill or be killed” mentality that both have in common.
See, when someone uses the cliche saying of “neither man likes going to decision”, they really intend to point out that neither man has ever gone to a decision in their respective careers. Mumma has seen the third round before, while Vaughn has only gone as far as round two, but both bring styles that promise a finish every single time. The question is whether Mumma can secure the finish first or if Vaughn can stifle the TUF 19 veteran.
As far as the fight itself goes, things can escalate in a heartbeat, regardless of where the fight ends up. Going by records alone, we can say that Mumma may benefit from using takedowns and some grappling to get the best outcome over Vaughn, but even though Vaughn owns the majority of his wins by a form of knockout, he also owns three of his four losses by TKO. Mumma can keep this standing if he so chooses, so long as he guards his own chin. After all, Mumma’s most recent defeat came by way of a 15-second TKO in the Fight To Win promotion.
Still, a look at some of Mumma’s past outings will show that the man will look for an opportunity to take guys down and smother them if he gets the chance, though he still improves his position at every turn and hunts for a stoppage or a submission when he gets a chance. Vaughn certainly does not fight like Jason Clayton or any of Mumma’s past foes, but he has shown a knack for getting off to rather quick starts, and must do so in order to put Mumma away here. If Mumma attempts to trade with Vaughn, which he may very well do, Vaughn will make Friday night a short one for Mumma.
Prediction: Colton Vaughn def. Cody Mumma by TKO (strikes). Round 1.
Alvin Robinson vs. Fabio Serrao
Alvin Robinson shares a little bit in common with Fabio Serrao in that they both love to grapple. In fact, Serrao comes off of a submission win, while Robinson has traded wins and losses in his last five bouts.
Now how much do these men love their grappling games? They love it so much that they own a combined total of 17 submissions wins between the two of them. Neither man owns a TKO win or a knockout, and both of them own just one decision win apiece. So what exactly does this come down to?
Oddly enough, while both men may not rank among the best pure strikers in the game, this may be the key to the fight. After all, when two submission aces collide, it is natural to see them engage in a striking battle, so ultimately, that may make all the difference in this fight.
Still, if it should go to grappling, the BJJ black belt Serrao will get a serious test of his mettle against the onslaught of Robinson. As Serrao attacks with all of his might to lock up a submission, Robinson will do the same. The end result will not be a submission win, but it will result in Robinson getting a win here. Watch for these two to look for en encore match, because the first time out will be about as close as a fight can come.
Prediction: Alvin Robinson def. Fabio Serrao by split decision
James DeHerrera vs. Boston Salmon
At first, it may seem hard to get a feel for this main-card opener because both Boston Salmon and James DeHerrera combine for just three professional bouts between themselves. Delving deeper, however, fans can expect to get a great taste of how far these two can go in the sport when they compete on Friday night. Both hold unbeaten records, but as is always the case in MMA, especially when two undefeated fighters do battle, someone’s 0 must go.
As DeHerrera only made his pro debut in August, it seems normal to think he would face a disadvantage in the experience department until someone discovers that as an amateur, DeHerrera mounted a 7-5 record, with five of those seven wins coming by submission. Having been in the game since 2009, DeHerrera has learned a lot since his debut, and thus far, he has done well in using what he has learned to help him prevail in the heat of battle.
Salmon may not carry the experience of his foe, but the man presents a great test for DeHerrera. Noted as a featherweight with knockout power and a good deal of technique, Salmon finished two of the three fights he won in the amateur circuit before debuting for the RFA this past January, and since making his RFA debut, Salmon has been on a tear. In fact, he not only put out Perceu Friza, but he also scored a solid TKO win over Zac Chavez back in July.
This one gets interesting on so many levels, and it does prove difficult to decide exactly which aspect of the fight will pay dividends towards its outcome. DeHerrera can out grapple Salmon to the moon and back, but he must set up his attempts to take Salmon down, or he needs to come directly at Salmon from the onset. Still, with how swiftly Salmon can strike, that seems like an unlikely scenario.
Prediction: Boston Salmon def. James DeHerrera by KO (punch). Round 1
Benjamin SmithBojan VelickovicGilbert SmithJarred MercadoJosh CavanLuke SandersMMARFA 20
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Dale De Souza is a 22-year-old kid straight out of Texas, who grew up around Professional Wrestling but embraced the beauty of Mixed Martial Arts and Combat Sports at a young age. Dale is a Featured Columnist at Bleacher Report MMA, a writer at The MMA Corner.
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The Glen Douglas ride
I did not have a camera back then, I am afraid. So no pictures. But click on the button below to open up Google Maps.
Enter "Dumbarton" in the search field & Google Earth for xtra pictures
I moved to Alexandria in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland in October 1996. I purchased the bike I have now the year after. I started to do some bikerides that same fall. But my full season was the 1998 summer. One of those rides was this ride. I cannot remember why I chose it though.
I set off from my flat an early morning for Balloch and Glen Fruin. I made good progress up to the start of Glen Fruin on a dubious B road. Glen Fruin is pretty flat until the head of the valley where it rises very sharply to a plateau. Normally, I would now have had to descend down to the Faslane naval base and then climb another steep hill again. But there are only a gap of 200 meters between the old and the new Glen Fruin road over a disused road. So I bypassed a fence and went over to the new road, bypassing all these hills. Pretty pleased with myself, I made a rapid descent down to a big crossroad where I chose the road down to Loch Long.
The road down to Loch Long is undulating with a vertical drop down to the naval base at Loch Long. I made it down alive and with some burning, painful fingers due to all the braking down the hill. The road in Loch Long is a bit hilly in the beginning. I was looking for the dirt road up to Glen Douglas. There is a military road which also goes up to Glen Douglas. But I believe this is off limit for non-military personell and all use of it means hefty fines in the courts. I am not sure about this though. I went for the dirt track road and I arrived at it halfway in Loch Long towards Arrochar.
This road is both steep and sandy. Unsuitable for everything but four wheel drive cars and mountain bikes in other words. I pushed the bike up this vertical zig-zag road to the beginning for this valley. To my joy, the road from the military installations and the railway line had very good tarmac and the climb up the last few meters to the top of this valley were easy. This scenic and well hidden valley drop down towards Loch Lomond again and so did the road. It is an OK valley, but not a must-visit valley. I had a great time cycling down the valley towards Loch Lomond. The last bit down to the mainroad was a vertical drop. I was soon down at Inverbeg where the cycle path took me down to Luss and then home again after a good ride.
Not the most exciting bikeride in this area. But it is still a quirky ride through two valleys very few knows about; Glen Fruin and Glen Douglas. This ride is a good variation of the Arrochar ride too. The dirt road from Loch Long to Glen Douglas is vertical and the boring bit here. The rest is good bikeriding. Recommended ? As a variation of the Loch Long rides, yes.
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Digging one’s own grave EDITORIAL 01/18/2010
Digging one’s own grave
A new tack taken by Liberal Party (LP) candidate Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino to steer clear of debates is a clear proof of his lack of mettle to handle the rigors of the presidency.
What made it worse was Aquino’s quip that instead of engaging in debates, he would rather concentrate on “finding lapses in governance.”
The problem with this is the fact that .... MORE
Ampatuans have put federalism on hold
Recovery from a wasted decade
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Two things appear evident in the way the Liberal Party bets are going about their campaign: One is the old style adopted by Noynoy Aquino’s mother, Cory Aquino, on the “fight between good and evil” against then President Ferdinand Marcos, and two, the concentration of attacks on Gloria Arroyo, which still hews to the Cory days’ way of her campaign.
This particular style of campaigning on the Cory Aquino camp was mainly done to demonize Marcos, which was easy, due to the existence of martial rule for 14 years. The fight between good and evil spiel was also one way of attack where Cory’s lack of experience in governance could be evaded.
It is clear that Noynoy and his Yellows are taking the same path, projecting Noynoy as .... MORE
Ampatuans have put federalism on hold ZOOMING IN Rudy Romero 01/18/2010
Among those at the forefront of the last few years’ agitation for a revision of the Constitution have been the adherence to the idea of converting the entirety of this country into a federation of regions enjoying autonomy in all areas, except defense and external relations. Though many of them are opposed to the administration of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, the federalists have sublimated their antagonism to their quest for a federal republic. In so doing, they have dismayed and alienated the multitude of Filipinos who believe that getting rid of Arroyo is the first priority and federalism and other important governmental issues can be addressed in a post-Arroyo Constitution-revising exercise.
Since they had decided to hitch their wagon to the Arroyo train, the federalists’ cause would move only if the Arroyo project moved forward..... MORE
Recovery from a wasted decade DIE HARD III Herman Tiu Laurel 01/18/2010
Two days from today will be the 10th anniversary of Edsa II, Jan. 20, claimed to be a bloodless regime change. That is a lie. It was born of the blood of murdered men, women and children, from over a dozen dead in the Rizal Day bombing on December 2000, to the machine gunning of another dozen on May 1, 2001 at the Edsa Tres march to Malacañang, to the hundreds killed in 10 years of extra-judicial killings, the countless killings in MILF-Abu Sayyaf clashes and beheadings of Filipinos and soldiers, down to the 57 Maguindanao Massacre victims. It is also a continuation of the Edsa I counter-democratic revolution briefly interrupted by the popular electoral victory of President Joseph Estrada which birthing a government of, by and for the people in mandate, in spirit and in practice.
The country has been lost in the wilderness of Gloria Arroyo, her crony oligarchs and “evil society”; perfidy and treason, government and corporatist corruption, continuous agricultural and industrial deconstruction, social and moral decay. This is not just perfunctory nitpicking.
All the statistics bear out the socio-economic, political deterioration. If there has been no regime change for the past nine years it has not been for lack of attempts (there have been at least three) or lack of popular enmity (Gloria is more unpopular than the demonized Marcos regime); the national patrimony, national coffers and national sovereignty plundered to pay off foreign powers, corporatist interests and local military and police generals to buy the survival of this regime. The annual rise in hunger and poverty indexes bear out the rest.
Two years ago The Economist group reported: “The Philippines has seriously underperformed relative to the region… with per capita GDP growth of 1.0 percent trailing its neighbors’ 4.0-6.0 percent… in 2007, the country lagged behind Thailand, China, Indonesia and was ‘in danger’ of being overtaken by India. The Philippines was also in the bottom rung in terms of foreign direct investments behind Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia… Moreover, the country ranked lower than neighboring countries in the corruption perception index — only a notch higher than Cambodia. Out of 180 countries, the Philippines was ranked 140th in terms of ease of doing business… generating more investment would require reducing power rates, curbing corruption, and cutting red tape. At 18 cents per kilowatt hour, the Philippines has one of highest electricity costs in Asia…”
This Economist report tells the real story of Edsa Dos, but Philippine electricity rates are given special mention in the evaluation of the Philippines’ investment climate. This “highest electricity costs in Asia” is a particular contribution of the Edsa Dos-Gloria Arroyo regime to the Philippines. It’s Electric Power Industry Reform Act (Epira) was hastily enacted into law in the first five months after the coup against the Estrada government, and the consequence is the economic decay that we see today. But that is only part of the story of high basic utilities, business and living costs: The Philippines began instituting the highest per cubic meter water and port services costs in Asia. Consequently, industries have shutdown, a disproportionate share of the national income went to the few family oligarchies (highlighting their special role), while hunger and poverty indexes precipitously rose.
Philippine political democracy also drastically deteriorated. From a triumph of constitutional and popular democracy in the 1998 elections the political system decayed into a constitutional travesty: The use of force and “constructive” constitutional interpretations to overturn a legitimately elected government that faithfully followed the Rule of Law and the mandate of the Constitution. All elections that followed Edsa II smacked of manipulation and outright cheating using gold, goons and guns that made “dagdag-bawas” and “Ampatuan” household words. “State of Rebellion,” “State of Emergency” and “Martial Law” were declared under the slightest pretext. The earlier decade’s improvements of the democratic process and space were all obliterated after the 2001 Edsa II. While in the same period, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam all made strides in its democratic record.
All Filipinos should feel regret and remorse for the lost years since Edsa II. In regretting the nation will learn its lessons and redirect its footsteps to march forward in unity. A golden opportunity presented itself when Corazon Aquino, the Edsa I and II symbol, expressed her “death bed” regret and remorse for the error of Edsa II. That golden opportunity was quashed by her heirs when they brushed off the regret and remorse as a “joke.” Without acceptance of error there is no discernment; without discernment there is only disorientation. This is the real intent of those behind the perpetuation of the error of Edsa II in perpetrating the candidacy of the three oligarchs’ presidential bets upon whom establishment political clout, media and financial resources are being poured. Odd man out in this picture: President Estrada, candidate of the people and the masses.
The task is now to recover from the wasteland of Edsa II and Gloria Arroyo. To achieve this, the nation needs leadership not of promises but of demonstrated faithfulness, to the Rule of Law, to economic sovereignty, to the welfare of the people, to standards of integrity and courage to resist tyranny and the oligarchy in the face of persecution and incarceration, with qualities of magnanimity and fecundity emanating from experience and wisdom. None of the other candidates matches Estrada’s virtues of leadership for the people and the times. The challenge is to break through all the disinformation and misinformation, the distracting din of the propaganda of mainstream media and the oligarchs’ candidates to get the message of Erap across.
(Reprinted with permission from Mr. Herman Tiu-Laurel)
Blind operators taught to sell at Moscow call center FEATURE 01/18/2010
MOSCOW — Once encouraged to take dreary factory-line jobs making electric plugs and curlers, blind people in Moscow now have a new option: Working at a hi-tech call center.
The call center in northern Moscow employs almost 1,000 blind and visually impaired people, a bold experiment in a nation where people with disabilities struggle to find interesting jobs — or indeed any job at all.
With a rapid, confident sales pitch, one operator, Alexei Voronov, talked into his headset selling accountancy software..... MORE
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KMP to CBCP bishops: CARPER strengthened landlords’ control over lands
“The agrarian reform dispute-cases of Hacienda Luisita, Hacienda Looc in Batangas, Roxas-Araneta lands in Bulacan, among others, are concrete cases where landlords made use of the Carper to evade land distribution.” – Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas
MANILA — As the countdown to the anniversary of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program begins, the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) called on the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) to rethink their position on what it described as a “bogus and anti-peasant Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program Extension with Reforms (Carper).”
The KMP issued the statement after reports quoted Manila Auxiliary Bishop Rev. Roderick Pabillo as saying that at least 28 members of the 100-strong CBCP signed a letter requesting an audience with President Benigno Aquino III on behalf of farmers to seek his firm commitment on the implementation of the CARP. Pabillo also heads the CBCP’s National Secretariat for Social Action – Justice and Peace.
In terms of agrarian reform, the CBCP said, the Aquino administration has got the worst distinction compared to other post-EDSA administrations.
In a report posted on the official CBCP news site, Pabillo said, the current Department of Agrarian Reform has been consistently underperforming in implementing agrarian reform, particularly in land acquisition and distribution (LAD). He said there is a huge backlog of 1,093,000 hectares from the targeted lands to be distributed. In 2011, he said, the DAR accomplished 54.6 percent of its national LAD target; and that there had also been no significant movement in the 135,199-hectare total provincial backlog as of January 2012 and no notices of coverage has been issued on large estates..... MORE
URL: http://bulatlat.com/main/2012/06/06/kmp-to-cbcp-bishops-carper-strengthened-landlords-control-over-lands/
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Council green spaces policy to classify land not needed - senior council officers on the council have done it for us!
The latest on my complaint to Bristol City Council about them not following their own policy on green spaces. My response to each point from Council Complaints Manager Tim Sheppard is in blue:
Dear Mr Vowles
David and I have now discussed this matter and for information, I have described below the Council's position.
Tim, the word you used in your email to me was that you would ‘investigate’ the matter (ie David Bishop's decisions in this instance). ‘Investigate’ means to search and examine – have you done any searching and examining outside of the discussion with senior officer David Bishop you refer to??
You will be aware that this development offers an opportunity for an innovative exercise in linking cycle houses with the Bristol to Bath cycle path. Difficulties initially emerged as the strip of land in question has some ecological merit. This prompted George Ferguson to contact David Bishop to discuss the merits of the scheme and ask him to examine the council's initial position on the sale of this stretch of land.
With respect, the merits or not of the proposed cycle houses is not the issue since the development that features them could easily go ahead without destroying the hedgerow and being built up close to the cycle path. It just needs shifting a short distance back from the path and a little redesign and/or scaling back as appropriate.
Interesting that officers within the council advised that the land has ecological merit, which is my view, whereas in a recent Bristol Evening Post story George Ferguson called it ‘pointless scrubland’. Interesting that George Ferguson a) gets to know of the view formed and advice then given within the council on land he has a significant interest in and b) easily and promptly has access to a senior council officer who has significant powers to make key decisions c) obviously has had considerable influence on decisions made given that ‘difficulties that initially emerged’ before contact are not difficulties after. How much did the public know, especially in the local area, and how much access to senior council officers could they easily get? How much influence on David Bishop would they have had? Council policy, the Parks and Green Spaces Strategy says about land value, on page 36,
"...value will, therefore, be assessed at the stage when Area Green Space Plans are being drawn up and sites are being identified as possible candidates for change of use/type of green space or disposal".
Clearly in this case this has not happened. The complex issue of total land value has been decided by senior officer David Bishop and a few other officers, following an intervention by the highly influential George Ferguson.
Given that the Council was on the cusp of becoming the first Cycle City, a proposition that used a small piece of the Council's land to enable such an innovative idea - almost a cycling service station on a flagship cycle route (notwithstanding the fact that planning permission still needed to be obtained and no-one could make any presumptions about that) - was very attractive. If such an idea came to fruition, Bristol would enhance its cycling/green capital reputation still further, and more people would be attracted to cycle and walk along the path in future. Bristol's residents would get healthier as a result and any traffic modal shift would make a contribution to reduced congestion and enhanced air quality, all aims the Council is vigorously pursuing.
Please see my previous comments about the merits or not of the proposed cycle houses not being the issue. There are many ifs in this third pragraph that I’d like to point out though: if Bristol became the first Cycle City (the decision had not then been made in Bristol’s favour); if any development successfully went through the planning process (official plans were not submitted at this time and so there was no public consultation on official plans); if the cycle houses enhance city cycling/green capital reputation significantly; if traffic modal shift is significant…
Promises are not a firm basis for a major decision that goes against advice and does not involve consultation with the public, stakeholder groups nor, so far as I know, elected councillors. The paragraph sounds to me more like someone’s sales pitch, based on imagery and inflated potential impacts, rather than solid ideas based on evidence.
There is more to a piece of land than its size, though we are talking about well over 100 metres of mature hawthorn hedgerow which officers judged to have ecological merit. Quality, value and significance of land are not a matter that can finally be decided completely objectively or should be decided by a small number of people – the Parks and Green Spaces Strategy acknowledges this and outlines a procedure (the drawing up, by agreement in localities, of Area Green Space Plans). My complaint also raised the issue of plans not being accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment - responses from you have not explained the council decision that an EIA was not needed. Is it the case that an EIA was deemed unnecessary just on the basis of the size of the land involved??
Bristol City Councils green capital reputation depends in part on the quality of and implementation of its policy on green spaces. No doubt the city’s application to become the European Green Capital includes outlining the Parks and Green Spaces Strategy. However, the procedures it outlines clearly have not been applied.
A discussion about the proposed land sale and the questions that it raised, was had with Transport, Property and senior Culture & Leisure Services staff, which included the relative merits of cycle houses versus negative localised ecological impact. It was felt that because the eventual development control process could ensure that ecological mitigation measures were secured, on balance we should support the principle of the land sale, subject of course to the development progressing.
The fourth paragraph raises more questions than it answers. Just one discussion? Seems a cursory treatment to me. What laid down, publicly available criteria were used to judge the relative merits, so that accountability for decisions is built in? How does one objectively weigh up very different types of benefits/costs? Cycle house benefits are only promised whereas ecological loss due to habitat destruction is relatively easily established – was this accounted for? Were any elected representatives involved at any point? Were any stakeholders involved? Were the public involved? What reference was made to the letter and spirit of council green spaces policy and the principles and procedures it outlines? Was the option of promptly getting an Area Green Space Plan put in place for this land ever discussed? How/where does accountability come into play??
No ecological mitigation measure details were then available and so assessing the quality and potential success rate of these was not possible. In any case there is a serious debate about whether mitigation measures are often just a sop to developers, allowing their plans to proceed by requiring environmental action sufficient to appear to be full compensation when in fact it most often falls short.
Property Services staff were advised to progress their discussions with the developer accordingly, which we believe will have given them the necessary confidence to progress their scheme to the next stage, albeit of course the land sale will not be finalised until much later, if planning permission is secured and the development progresses.
The decision that the benefits of ‘cycle houses’ outweighs ecological losses and that therefore selling the land is ok in principle, is a big decision in favour of the plans now submitted. This decision by senior and powerful council figures puts massive pressure on any officers and councillors involved in processing the plans and making decision on them. The pressure is clearly favouring the granting of planning permission because if it was refused then all those supposed net benefits that some are convinced of are lost.
These sorts of balanced considerations, and resultant decision making, are the day to day function of senior managers such as David and I am satisfied that no policies or advice has been ignored or over ruled nor was it a hasty decision. I am also satisfied that the necessary checks and balances are in place to ensure the public have an opportunity to express their views.
Sorry but how do you expect me to be satisfied with your conclusion? If there were straightforward answers to my complaint why were they not made available within the initial 15 working day deadline? Two months have passed now since I complained. The appearance, at least, of the situation is that its taken the council all this time to agree a line of argument!!
It may well be that this sort of decision is within the remit of senior officers like David Bishop, though I will ensure that I ask he Ombudsman to look into this to check.
I see little or no evidence that the procedures outlined in the Parks and Green Spaces Strategy have been followed – perhaps you can provide it for me??
Clearly the weight of initial officer advice about the ecological value of the land has not counted for much compared with David Bishops view after the intervention of George Ferguson followed by discussions you outline. The key decisions on land selling appear to have been made within a timescale of less than two weeks - very short compared with the two months its taken for the council to reply to basic questions from me! It appears, at least, that Mr Ferguson's intervention speeded along the decision nicely.
You’ve still not provided me with any reference to documents showing arrangements/criteria used for making judgements if policies conflict (not that they should). Likewise you’ve not outlined any interim arrangements that were prepared in order to allow sufficient time for Area Green Space Plans to be put into place. Are there or have there been meetings since my complaint to outline criteria I refer to or to make interim arrangements? In short, how is the council building in accountability and participation of some sort? Does the council admit that David Bishop and other should have consulted more widely eg via stakeholders before deciding that a land sale was on and that further discussin with a buyer could proceed?
At present it seem perfectly clear that development pressures will most often win against the need to protect and conserve green spaces – I had this made pretty clear when attending recent initial meetings on establishing the Area Green Space Plan for Knowle, Filwood and Windmill Hill (discussion of Filwood’s green spaces was ruled out by officers running the meeting, who explained that this was because big ‘regeneration’ plans were due to be finalized in the coming months and they did not know what the ward might look like should plans go ahead!)
I believe this now brings all these matters to a close. Should you wish, you can now add this to your complaint to the Ombudsman.
I felt it was worth replying to this latest message even though your closing sentences sound very much like you want no further communication with me. Should I send off details of my complaint to the Ombudsman I believe your message and my reply will be valuable to them as a summary of some key issues. However, I’ve still not sent anything yet, in part because further freedom of information requests may help to clarify the situation and I am still hoping to be able to meet with David Bishop and Steven McNamara face to face and have copied them in to this reply so that it doubles as a request for a meeting. I’m not hopeful that they will agree to meet with me as I think they most probably view me as a stirrer and trouble-maker rather than the truth (someone who initially just asked a few questions and felt compelled to follow up from there because of lack of answers).
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10/28/04 Megadeth. Megadeth performing live at The Warfield with special guests Exodus and 12 Stones. (Arts - Concerts)
11/14/04 Bad Religion. Bed Religion performing live with special guests Rise Against and From First To Last. (Arts - Concerts)
12/04/04 Wanda Sykes. Comedy Central Live presents Wanda Sykes, "The Cotton T-Shirt Tour". (Performance - Show Comedy)
12/19/04 Phil Lesh & Friends. Phil Lesh & Friends perform live at The Warfield!. (Arts - Concerts)
12/26/04 Joe Satriani. Joe Satriani peforming live at The Warfield!. (Arts - Concerts)
01/14/06 Russell Peters. Performing live. (Performance - Musical)
01/21/06 Slightly Stoopid. Performing live. (Performance - Musical)
01/28/07 G. Love & Special Sauce. G. Love & Special Sauce performs live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
01/29/06 Pennywise. Performing live. (Performance - Musical)
02/01/06 Cake. Performing live with Tegan and Sara, Gogol Bordello and Eugene Mirman. (Arts - Concerts)
02/11/06 Damian Marley. Performing live. (Performance - Musical)
03/01/06 Sinead O'Connor. Performing live. (Performance - Musical)
10/31/07 Sound Tribe Sector 9. Sound Tribe Sector 9 performs live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
11/08/07 Paramore. Paramore performs live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
11/13/07 Him. Him performs live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
11/15/07 New Found Glory. New Found Glory performs live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
11/16/07 Myspace Music Tour: Hellogoodbye & Say Anything. Myspace Music Tour: Hellogoodbye & Say Anything is presented live. (Performance - Musical) 415-775-7722.
11/17/07 Cold War Kids. Cold War Kids performs live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
11/30/07 Motion City Soundtrack. Motion City Soundtrack performs live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
12/02/07 John Butler Trio. John Butler Trio performs live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
04/02/08 The Black Keys. The Black Keys performs live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
04/16/08 Seether. Boys Like Girls performs live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
05/10/08 Chelsea Handler. Chelsea Handler performs live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
05/16/08 More... Phil Lesh. KT Tunstall performs live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
12/14/19 George Lopez. George Lopez performs live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
11/08/08 The Faint. The Faint performs live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
11/20/08 Lucha Vavoom. Lucha Vavoom performs live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
11/21/08 In Flames & 36 Crazyfists. In Flames & 36 Crazyfists perform live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
11/22/08 Metro Station. Metro Station performs live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
11/23/08 Matisyahu. Matisyahu performs live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
11/25/08 The Decemberists. The Decemberists performs live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
11/26/08 Sisters Of Mercy. Sisters Of Mercy performs live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
11/28/08 NAS. NAS performs live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
12/01/08 Dir En Grey. Dir En Grey performs live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
12/06/08 Frank Caliendo. Frank Caliendo performs live. (Performance - Musical) 415-775-7722.
12/10/08 Gretchen Wilson. Gretchen Wilson performs live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
12/31/08 George Clinton. George Clinton performs live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
06/03/09 Joe Cocker. Performing live in concert. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
06/09/09 Neko Case. Performing live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
07/02/09 Yes. Performing live in concert. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
07/28/09 Jewel. Performing live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
08/23/09 The Cult. Performing live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
09/23/09 Pet Shop Boys. Performing live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
10/10/09 Kenny Rogers. Performing live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
10/13/09 The Pogues. Performing live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
10/15/09 Moby. Performing live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
10/22/09 Heart. Performing live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
10/30/09 Kevin Smith. Performing live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
11/07/09 Norm MacDonald. Performing live. (Performance - Comedic) 415-775-7722.
11/09/09 Ian Anderson. Performing live in concert. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
11/27/09 Hatebreed. Performing live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
11/30/09 David Archuleta. Performing live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
12/05/09 Comedians of Chelsea Lately. Performing live. (Performance - Comedic) 415-775-7722.
12/20/09 Brian Setzer Orchestra. Brian Setzer Orchestra performs live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
12/31/09 The Roots. Performing live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
01/16/10 Umphrey's McGee. Performing live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
01/17/10 Styx. Performing live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
02/08/10 Editors. Performing live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
02/19/10 Eddie Griffin. Performing live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
03/07/10 Killswitch Engage. Performing live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
03/11/10 Experience Hendrix. Presented live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
03/13/10 Smokey Robinson. Performing live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
03/28/10 Krishna Das. Performing live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
04/15/10 Passion Pit. Performing live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
06/25/10 Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings. Performing live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
06/28/10 Backstreet Boys. Performing live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
07/22/10 The Dead Weather. Performing live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
08/01/10 The Cool Tour - As I lay Dying. Performing live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
08/11/10 Porcupine Tree. Performing live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
08/20/10 Ghostland Observatory. Performing live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
08/21/10 Espinoza Paz. Performing live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
08/23/10 Crowded House. Performing live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
08/24/10 Something Corporate. Performing live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
08/28/10 Melissa Etheridge. Performing live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
08/29/10 Slash. Performing live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
09/09/10 Trey Songz & Monica. Performing live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
09/10/10 Last Comic Standing Comics. Performing live. (Performance - Comedic) 415-775-7722.
10/03/10 Gotan Project. Performing live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
10/17/10 Hot Chip. Performing live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
10/28/10 Celtic Thunder. Performing live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
10/29/10 Of Montreal. Performing live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
10/30/10 Kate Nash. Performing live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
11/08/10 KT Tunstall. Performing live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
11/20/10 Black Label. Performing live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
12/31/10 Dresden Dolls. 'Brechtian Punk Cabaret' is performed by this popular duo from Boston. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
01/31/11 Interpol. New York indie band performs live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
02/02/11 Motorhead. British heavy metal rock band performs live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
02/04/11 Social Distortion. Social Distortion live at The Warfield with special guests Tiger Army and The Explosion. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
02/19/11 Godspeed You Black Emperor!. Canadian post-rock band performs live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
02/26/11 Hillsong United. The youth ministry of the Hillsong Church performs live. (Arts - Gospel) 415-775-7722.
03/04/11 Crystal Castles. Toronto electronic band performs live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
03/05/11 Morcheeba. British hip hop, r&b, pop and rock band performs live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
03/28/11 Crosby & Nash. David Crosby and Graham Nash tour to launch their new label Blue Castle records. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
03/31/11 Kem. American songwriter, r&b/soul singer, and producer Kem Owens performs live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
04/10/11 John Mellencamp. American rock singer-songwriter, painter and actor performs live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
04/13/11 Broken Social Scene. Canadian indie rock group performs live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
04/16/11 The Dirty Work Tour: All Time Low & Yellowcard. Performing a program of popular punk rock. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
05/19/11 Echo and the Bunnymen. Liverpool post punk group performs live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
05/22/11 Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi. Event category: Arts - Concerts. 415-775-7722.
05/26/11 The Script. Dublin pop rock band performs live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
06/01/11 Iron and Wine. American singer-songwriter performs live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
06/04/11 Adele. British soul singer performs live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
06/13/11 Deftones. Sacramento alternative metal band performs live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
06/22/11 Panic! at the Disco. Las Vegas rock duo performs live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
06/29/11 Dropkick Murphys. Irish-American Celtic punk band from Quincy, Massachusetts performs live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
07/19/11 Owl City. Owatonna, Minnesota electronic / synthpop group performs live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
02/10/12 Excision. Performing live.. (Arts - Concerts)
02/17/12 Ron White. Performing live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
02/17/12 Ron White. Performing live.. (Arts - Concerts)
02/18/12 Machine Head. Performing live.. (Arts - Concerts)
02/22/12 Mat Kearney. Performing live.. (Arts - Concerts)
03/08/12 Bela Fleck And The Flecktones. Performing live.. (Arts - Concerts)
03/25/12 We Came As Romans. Performing live on stage. (Arts - Concerts)
04/28/12 Jim Gaffigan. Margaret Cho performs live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
05/27/12 Danzig. Performing live.. (Arts - Concerts)
05/31/12 Daughtry. Performing live.. (Arts - Concerts)
06/16/12 The Temper Trap. Performing live.. (Arts - Concerts)
06/22/12 Above & Beyond. Performing live.. (Arts - Concerts)
07/01/12 Dream Theater. Performing live.. (Arts - Concerts)
07/08/12 Volbeat. Performing live.. (Arts - Concerts)
09/10/12 Blondie & Devo. Performing live on stage. (Arts - Concerts)
09/17/12 B'z. Performing live.. (Arts - Concerts)
09/21/12 Gov't Mule. Performing live. (Arts - Concerts) 415-775-7722.
09/23/12 Merle Haggard. Performing live.. (Arts - Concerts)
10/01/12 Garbage. Performing live.. (Arts - Concerts)
10/03/12 Nightwish. Performing live.. (Arts - Concerts)
10/05/12 Shpongle. British psychedelic trance project performs live.. (Arts - Concerts)
10/07/12 Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience. Performing live a tribute to Led Zeppelin. (Arts - Concerts)
10/12/12 Joshua Radin. Performing live his The Underwater Tour 2012. (Arts - Concerts)
10/18/12 Janes Addiction. Performing live.. (Arts - Concerts)
11/04/12 Justice. Performing live on stage. (Arts - Concerts)
11/27/12 Alice Cooper. Performing live.. (Arts - Concerts)
12/06/12 GLIDE's Annual Holiday Jam, Doin' Good. The annual music and spoken word event benefiting Mo's Kitchen and other programs at GLIDE. Featuring live music performances fr… (Community - Fundraiser / Benefit) 415-674-6117.
03/23/13 The Specials. Performing live with Little Hurricane and DJ Harry Duncan. (Nightlife - Live Music)
04/03/13 Lindsey Stirling. Performing live with The Vibrant Sound. (Nightlife - Live Music)
04/05/13 Alesso. Performing live with Trevor Simpson. (Nightlife - Live Music)
04/11/13 The Airborne Toxic Event. Performing live. (Nightlife - Live Music)
04/12/13 Knife Party. Perrforming live. (Nightlife - Live Music)
04/13/13 Modestep & Mimosa. Performing live with DJ Muggs of Cypress Hill. (Nightlife - Live Music)
04/14/13 Lou Reed. Performing live. (Nightlife - Live Music)
04/15/13 A Day To Remember. Performing live with Of Mice & Men. (Nightlife - Live Music)
04/16/13 Dropkick Murphys. Performing live. (Nightlife - Live Music)
04/17/13 Hard Drive Live: Bullet For My Valentine Halestorm & Young Guns. Performing live with Halestorm, Young Guns and Stars in Stereo. (Nightlife - Live Music)
04/19/13 The Gaslight Anthem. Performing live with Matt Mays. (Nightlife - Live Music)
04/23/13 Rodriguez. The Search for Sugar Man Tour with Jenny O. (Nightlife - Live Music)
04/27/13 Soja. Performing live with Los Rakas and Rootz Underground. (Nightlife - Live Music)
04/30/13 Morrissey. Performing live with Kristeen Young. (Arts - Concerts)
05/02/13 Jay and Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie. The legendary best buds from Jersey are back to dispense weed and wisdom in cartoon form and audiences will have the opportunity… (Festivals - Film Festival)
05/03/13 Bonobo. Performing live with Erykah Badu and El Ten Eleven. (Nightlife - Live Music)
05/04/13 Paramore. Performing live with Kitten. (Nightlife - Live Music)
05/06/13 Marina And The Diamonds. Performing live with Charli XCX. (Nightlife - Live Music)
05/11/13 Flux Pavilion. Performing live with Funtcase, Cookie Monsta, Brown & Gammon and Roksonix. (Nightlife - Live Music)
05/12/13 All Time Low & Pierce the Veil. Performing live with Mayday Parade and You Me At Six. (Nightlife - Live Music)
05/18/13 Juanes. Performing live. (Nightlife - Live Music)
05/31/13 Destroid. Performing live with with Excision, Downlink, & KJ Sawka. (Nightlife - Live Music)
06/01/13 Ludovico Einaudi. Performing live. (Nightlife - Live Music)
06/14/13 They Might Be Giants. Performing live. (Arts - Concerts)
12/03/15 Love Matters. . .Love Speaks: Glide's Annual Holiday Jam. The spirited evening of spoken word, storytelling and live music will feature inspiring performances by Valerie Simpson, Justin… (Arts - Concerts) 415-674-6400.
12/03/15 GLIDE'S Annual Holiday Jam: Love Matters. Featuring: R&B legend Valerie Simpson, Tony Award nominee Justin Vivian Bond, Youth Speaks poetry performance, GLIDE Ensemble &… (Community - Fundraiser / Benefit) 415-674-6000.
08/16/16 Culture Club. Performing live in concert with Groves. (Arts - Concerts)
08/27/16 Iamsui. Performing live in concert with Kool John, Dave Steezy, Skpper and Show Banga. (Arts - Concerts)
08/28/16 Perfume. Performing live in concert. (Arts - Concerts)
08/29/16 My2K Tour. Featuring performances by: 98 Degrees, O-Town, Ryan Cabrera & Dream. (Arts - Concerts)
09/02/16 Ja Rule & Ashanti. Performing live in concert. (Arts - Concerts)
09/03/16 Pierce The Veil. Performing live in concert with Neck Deep and I Prevail. (Arts - Concerts)
09/09/16 Ryan Bingham. Performing live in concert with Brian Fallon and The Crowes and Paul Cauthen. (Arts - Concerts)
09/15/16 Thrice. Performing live in concert with LA Dispute. (Arts - Concerts)
09/17/16 Magic Men Live!. The first live stage production to bring the phenomenon of Magic Mike, Fifty Shades of Grey and others to life with a high-energ… (Performance - Burlesque)
09/20/16 The Monkees. Performing live in concert. (Arts - Concerts)
09/23/16 The Specials. Performing live in concert with The Far East and Harry Duncan. (Arts - Concerts)
09/24/16 Death Grips. Performing live in concert. (Arts - Concerts)
09/29/16 Descendents. Performing live in concert with Modern Baseball and Such Gold. (Arts - Concerts)
11/15/19 Bianca Del Rio. Performing live in concert. (Arts - Concerts)
10/07/16 Gojira. Performing live in concert with TesseracT. (Arts - Concerts)
10/14/16 Schoolboy Q. Performing live in concert with Joey Bada$$. (Arts - Concerts)
10/21/16 Sleep. Performing live in concert with Helen Money. (Arts - Concerts)
10/22/16 Opeth. Performing live in concert with The Sword. (Arts - Concerts)
10/25/16 Good Charlotte. Performing live in concert with Set Your Goals and Big Jesus. (Arts - Concerts)
10/26/16 Alice Cooper. Performing live in concert. (Arts - Concerts)
10/30/16 Bad Religion & Against Me!. Performing live in concert with Dave Hause. (Arts - Concerts)
11/04/16 Jon Bellion. Performing live in concert. (Arts - Concerts)
11/05/16 Greensky Bluegrass. Performing live in concert with The Lil Smokies. (Arts - Concerts)
11/07/16 Tory Lanez. Performing live in concert with Jacquees, Kranium & VeeCee. (Arts - Concerts)
11/11/16 3LAU Haus World Tour. Featuring performances by Lookas, Sk8 and Caruso. (Arts - Concerts)
11/12/16 Jim Jefferies. Performing his stand up routine live. (Performance - Comedic)
11/19/16 The Temper Trap. Performing live in concert with Coast Modern. (Arts - Concerts)
11/19/16 MO. Performing live in concert. (Arts - Concerts)
11/20/16 Zemfira. Performing live in concert. (Arts - Concerts)
11/25/16 Watsky. Performing live in concert with Witt Lowry, Daye Jack & Chukwudi Hodge. (Arts - Concerts)
11/29/16 Daughter. Performing live in concert. (Arts - Concerts)
12/02/16 Farhad Darya. Performing live in concert. (Arts - Concerts)
12/19/16 Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker. Enchant the whole family with larger than life magical props, a 60 foot growing Christmas tree and spectacular Russian-made cost… (Arts - Concerts)
12/24/16 The Brian Setzer Orchestra's 13th Annual Christmas Rocks!. Performing his annual Christmas show live in concert. (Arts - Concerts)
04/07/19 Switchfoot. Pop / rock performance. (Music - Rock & Metal)
04/11/19 FKJ. Techno / electronic concert performance. (Music - Electronic & Trance)
04/12/19 Jon Hopkins. Techno / electronic concert performance. (Music - Electronic & Trance)
04/14/19 Taking Back Sunday. Alternative music performance. (Music - Alternative Rock)
04/18/19 Killswitch Engage & Parkway Drive. Live rock / metal music. (Music - Rock & Metal)
04/23/19 Bethel Music. Religious concert performance. (Community - Religious)
04/24/19 Lizzo. Pop / rock performance. (Music - Rock & Metal)
04/25/19 Jessie James Decker. Pop / rock performance. (Music - Rock & Metal)
05/03/19 Manila Killa. Techno / electronic concert performance. (Music - Electronic & Trance)
05/10/19 Amanda Palmer. Alternative music performance. (Music - Alternative Rock)
05/11/19 Yann Tiersen. Classical concert. (Arts - Concerts)
05/18/19 Jai Wolf. Techno / electronic concert performance. (Music - Electronic & Trance)
05/20/19 Snow Patrol. Alternative music performance. (Music - Alternative Rock)
06/25/19 Judas Priest & Uriah Heep. Live rock / metal music. (Music - Rock & Metal)
09/25/19 Day6. Pop / rock performance. (Music - Rock & Metal)
09/30/19 Angels & Airwaves. Alternative music performance. (Music - Alternative Rock)
10/04/19 Babymetal. Live rock / metal music. (Music - Rock & Metal)
10/11/19 Kishi Bashi. Alternative music performance. (Music - Alternative Rock)
10/13/19 Hobo Johnson & The Lovemakers. Rap / hip hop music performance. (Music - Hip Hop & Rap)
10/17/19 El Tri. Latin music in concert. (Music - Latin)
10/21/19 Rich Brian. Rap / hip hop music performance. (Music - Hip Hop & Rap)
10/22/19 The Distillers & Death Valley Girls. Pop / rock performance. (Music - Rock & Metal)
10/23/19 Mumiy Troll. Pop / rock performance. (Music - Rock & Metal)
10/25/19 Amon Amarth, Arch Enemy & At The Gates. Live rock / metal music. (Music - Rock & Metal)
10/26/19 Maldita Vecindad. Latin music in concert. (Music - Latin)
10/31/19 Cuco. Pop / rock performance. (Music - Rock & Metal)
11/01/19 Whitney. Pop / rock performance. (Music - Rock & Metal)
11/02/19 Bishop Briggs. Alternative music performance. (Music - Alternative Rock)
11/04/19 Matt and Kim. Pop / rock performance. (Music - Rock & Metal)
11/06/19 Jay Park. Rap / hip hop music performance. (Music - Hip Hop & Rap)
11/08/19 Ski Mask The Slump God. Rap / hip hop music performance. (Music - Hip Hop & Rap)
11/09/19 Elephante. Techno / electronic concert performance. (Music - Electronic & Trance)
11/10/19 Leningrad. Pop / rock performance. (Music - Rock & Metal)
11/12/19 Summer Walker & Melii. R&B / soul music performance. (Music - Soul / R & B)
11/14/19 Derek Smalls. Pop / rock performance. (Music - Rock & Metal)
11/17/19 Nahko and Medicine For The People. Alternative music performance. (Music - Alternative Rock)
11/19/19 X Ambassadors. Alternative music performance. (Music - Alternative Rock)
11/22/19 Manchester Orchestra. Pop / rock performance. (Music - Rock & Metal)
11/23/19 T-Pain. Rap / hip hop music performance. (Music - Hip Hop & Rap)
11/24/19 Shoreline Mafia. Rap / hip hop music performance. (Music - Hip Hop & Rap)
11/25/19 Kevin Gates. Rap / hip hop music performance. (Music - Hip Hop & Rap)
11/26/19 ASAP Ferg. Rap / hip hop music performance. (Music - Hip Hop & Rap)
11/29/19 King Diamond. Live rock / metal music. (Music - Rock & Metal)
12/06/19 Audien. Techno / electronic concert performance. (Music - Electronic & Trance)
12/10/19 Jaden & Willow Smith. Pop / rock performance. (Music - Rock & Metal)
12/11/19 A Drag Queen Christmas. Event with tickets available. (Miscellaneous)
12/19/19 DaBaby. Rap / hip hop music performance. (Music - Hip Hop & Rap)
12/21/19 Berner Cookies Christmas 2019. Rap / hip hop music performance. (Music - Hip Hop & Rap)
12/27/19 SOB x RBE, 24kGoldn, Pimp Tobi, NYNY & Peacoat Gang. Rap / hip hop music performance. (Music - Hip Hop & Rap)
12/28/19 Cashmere Cat. Alternative music performance. (Music - Alternative Rock)
12/31/19 The Claypool Lennon Delirium. Alternative music performance. (Music - Alternative Rock)
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Presentations and Reports
Sample City Council resolution
Sample health ass’n resolution
Press and social media toolkit — Arizona
Sample letter to the editor (generally limited to 150-200 words; check with your local paper for details):
This November, voters in Arizona will choose whether or not to legalize pot in our state. What the out-of-state special interests financing this effort aren’t telling us is that this ballot initiative would create hundreds of neighborhood pot shops selling kid-friendly pot products like lollipops and gummy bears, easily mistaken for ordinary candy.
It would also create a corporate marijuana industry reminiscent of “Big Tobacco” that would fight any attempts to regulate it. And in our state, the law has been written to pack the rulemaking body with pot industry representatives. That’s like giving tobacco executives oversight of the Centers for Disease Control.
Additionally, since Colorado legalized marijuana, it has the highest rate of youth pot use in the nation—a rate 70% higher than the national average. The Arizona initiative would allow 12 plants to be grown at home, enough for thousands of joints a year, and unlimited smoking in one’s backyard.
Let’s not sell our state and kids’ health to the next tobacco industry. We should reject marijuana legalization in November.
Sample op-ed column (usually a good deal longer than a letter to the editor; check with your local paper for details):
What would you do if your neighbor started smoking marijuana on his patio, while your children are playing in the condominium playground just a few feet away, breathing in the secondhand smoke? What if people smoked marijuana out in the open in your community? If the proposed pot initiative in Arizona passes this November, you’ll find out.
Moreover, what the promoters of this law – who are mainly out-of-state special interests – aren’t telling us is that this ballot initiative would create hundreds of neighborhood pot shops selling kid-friendly products like lollipops and gummy bears, which are easily mistaken for ordinary candy. It would create a corporate “Big Tobacco” like industry with the goal of making a few people rich.
The initiative is written so broadly, it would impose almost no regulation on marijuana advertising – allowing for free sample promotions, the promotion of pot with cartoon characters, and other techniques to get young people to use marijuana. For those too young to remember the bad old days of cigarette advertising, this is exactly what tobacco companies did decades ago, doing things like giving away free cigarettes to students.
It would also effectively gut our tough DUI laws, which save thousands of lives each year by deterring impaired people from getting behind the wheel. The initiative says that a driver “may not be penalized by this state for an action taken under the influence of marijuana…solely because of the presence of metabolites or other components of marijuana.” In real-world terms, that means making it next-to-impossible for prosecutors to convict stoned drivers for DUI violations.
The proposed initiative also contains loopholes that endanger community safety and enjoyment. It would allow 12 plants to be grown at home, enough for thousands of joints a year and unlimited smoking in one’s backyard.
Finally, the initiative packs the state regulatory body in charge of the new marijuana rules with marijuana industry representatives – stacking the deck so that there are no effective regulations on things like advertising, kid-friendly edible pot products, and other issues.
Arizona should learn lessons from legalized states like Colorado. Since Colorado legalized marijuana, it has the highest rate of youth pot use in the nation—a rate 70% higher than the national average. There, marijuana use is now number one in the country among teenagers. Parkview Hospital Emergency Room in Colorado wrote recently that since recreational marijuana has been legal in that state, the hospital has seen a 51% increase in children 18 and under that test positive for marijuana. Nearly half of all newborns born in that hospital also tested positive for pre-natal marijuana exposure.
Let’s not let our state go to pot. Voters should reject marijuana legalization in November.
Examples of social media content for Twitter, Facebook, and other sites (all of the below are Twitter friendly — 140 characters or less):
If Arizona legalizes pot, our DUI laws will be gutted. How does that make us safer?
If Arizona legalizes pot, marijuana gummy bears sold by out of state big business interests will be legal. Vote No!
The proposed AZ pot legalization law will let the pot industry regulate itself. Sounds like Big Tobacco again. Vote No this November!
What happens if your neighbor smokes pot on his patio w/ your kids playing just a few feet away? Vote No on AZ’s proposed pot law.
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JJ Thames ‘Tell You What I Know’ (DeChamp Records) 5/5
I’m fast approaching sixty and having bought my first soul record at the age of twelve (listening from the age of ten) you would think that I no longer get excited about a new release, or the acquisition of an illusive 45 or album from the dim and distant past – well you would be wrong. I had been waiting three long weeks for this eleven tracker to drop through the door, was the wait worth it? oh yes indeed it was. I’ll tell you now this is the best new black female voice to surface since Ann Nesby spoilt us with her first album all those years ago. A lovely mixture of ballads, strollers, mid-tempo dancers, straight soul, blues and with an overall jazzy feeling to the proceedings we are spoilt for choice. Straight then the subtle strolling dancer “Just Enough” – the bastard child of the brilliant Preston Shannon “The way that I love you” from his 2006 album “Be with me tonight” (yes its that good), Preston Shannon is huge for me and always puts bodies onto the floor, “Just enough” will go onto become as revered, I’m sure of that. Serious radio plays then for the scintillating ballad that is “Tell you what I know” up there with the likes of Jennifer Holliday “And I’m telling you”. I know I’m making comparisons but sometimes it helps to put the tracks into some modern day perspective. “I got what you need” is a southern style dancer which will appeal to some of the hard nosed crowd, I’m not going to review this album track by track, space don’t allow that, but If you buy this and you don’t get it, then I suggest you take up soot juggling, stamp collecting or some other mundane, banal past-time and leave the serious stuff to the rest of us.
Peter Edwards Trio ‘Safe and Sound’ (Edwards Music) 4/5
Young pianist Peter Edwards is a postgraduate of Trinity College of Music who has recorded with the Abram Wilson quartet as well as co-writing material and arranging the excellent latest album by Zara McFarlane ‘If you knew her’. Having studied under the likes of Gary Crosby and Liam Noble among others, the trio was formed by Edwards in 2010 and comprises twenty-five year old Max Luthert on the double bass and twenty-two year old Moses Boyd on the drums with the leader now in his early thirties. Peter Edwards has soaked up the influences of acoustic period Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock and Ahmad Jamal, yet has still managed to create his own individual sound and the all bar one original compositions are on the whole excellent, at once challenging and melodic. Immediately of interest is the delicious bass line that greets the listener on the Latin-jazz flavoured ‘Meet you at El Malecón’ on which Edwards really stretches out over a repeated bass riff. On the title track the use of repetitive piano vamps and drum rolls is reminiscent of EST and this both a deeply lyrical and soulful number. The reflective piece ‘Desdemona’s tears’ provides the opportunity for Luthert to shine with an intricate solo while Edwards muse in the background while ‘Hustle Bustle does exactly what it says on the proverbial musical tin. The trio have performed this year at the Pizza Express in Soho and the best is still very much to come with the old adage that practice makes perfect applying here. Definitely a name to watch out for in the next few years to come.
J.C. Sanford ‘Views from the inside’ (Whirlwind) 3/5
Multi-talented trombonist and composer-conductor J.C. Sanford has undertaken a vastly ambitious project here and, if at times it is a tad too clever for its own good, it is a captivating and enthralling ride all the same. Classical and jazz traditions meet head on in terms of both the instrumentation (cor anglais, French horn and strings as well as brass and rhythm section, plus accordion for even greater eclecticism) and approach with a near symphonic piece on the fifteen minute title track. At best the influence of the great Gil Evans can be heard as on ‘Sky Good’ with vibes and a warm tenor saxophone solo from Chris Bacas. Ideally, this writer would like to hear more of this side of the large ensemble where jazz timbres reign supreme. There are definite hints of Mingus in one of the urban suite numbers, ‘Brooklyn Vignette #5’ aka ‘2nd and 7th’ with fine ensemble work from the brass that recalls ‘Scenes in the City’ and solo trombone playing from Mark Patterson. From a classical perspective, Leonard Bernstein’s influence can be heard on ‘Your word alone’ with a sound akin to a dramatic film score depicting an edgy, fast-paced urban landscape. A more reflective side is demonstrated on the gentle tranquillity of ‘Robins in snow’ with a welcome opportunity to hear Sanford the instrumentalist in full flow while on ‘An attempt at serenity’ the intro hints at the Star Trek theme while the rest ends up sounding like a suite from Holst’s ‘The Planets’. The composer has rightly gained a reputation for his writing with his compositions covered by musicians of the calibre of John Abercrombie and Dave Liebman. Creating in some parts simpler pieces would greatly enhance his work in general, but this is unquestionably a musician with a lucid vision and that is surely going to pay dividends in the near future.
Various ‘Far Out presents: Brazilian Bass’ (Far Out) 4/5
Bass culture is instinctively associated with either Jamaican dub and dancehall, or else hip-hop. However, Brazil has long soaked up these external musical flavours and internalised them with elements of samba. Far Out’s latest project has had the foresight to showcase this underground scene to a wider international audience. The capital of Brazilian bass happens to be Salvador which is the main city in the state of Bahia, situated in the north-east of the country and where the African heritage reaches its highest point. It is also the land where Afro-Brazilian religious cults such as candomblé predominates and where the sensuous melodies of composer Dorival Caymmi and his multi-talented musical family prevail. It is also the state that rightly regards itself as the very essence of Brazilian culture as wonderfully illustrated by that genius of words, writer Jorge Amado in his seminal book, ‘Bahia of all the Saints’, that is required reading for all budding scholars of Brazilian culture and understanding the north-eastern Brazilian psyche.
Brazilians are, by their very nature. open-minded about the music they listen to and this is reflected in the esoteric approach to the essentially hybrid music that is contained within this new compilation. Take the example of Mental Abstrato and DJ Tahira who come across as something akin to a Brazilian equivalent of Berlin’s Jazz Kollectiv and the number ‘Balão’ features some tasty accordion and keyboard amid a lovely jazzy bass line and samba percussion. Roots reggae became very popular in Brazil and the 1970s heart of the sub-genre has been retained by Junior Dread featuring Black Alien on ‘Lutar’ which could just as easily be out of Kingston but for the Portugese lyrics. Horn-led melodic dub reigns supreme on ‘Travessias’ by Aton dub with flute adding to the mix while instrumental dub effects envelope the female vocals of Anelis on ‘Bola com os amigos’. Those who yearn for another take on rootsy clubland electronica in a Brazilian setting aka Bebel Gilberto will be at ease with the instrumental ‘Pequi week bar’ by Sistema Carolina which has some catchy, if cheesy Latin keyboard vamps and acoustic guitar accompaniment. Meanwhile fans of traditional samba will be happy that they are catered for on the brass-led ‘Samba de novato’ by Banda Escola Pública while psychedelic grooves complete with rhythm guitar predominate on ‘Blindness’ by 3 Adub featuring Pitshu. Elsewhere reggaeton and samba combine on Bemba trios’ ‘Melô do Vatapá’. Overall, a fine example of contemporary Brazilian music and expertly selected by a triumvirate of Far Out owner Joe Davis and Brazilian music aficionados Jay Joannou and Vanessa Viola.
Toumani and Sidiki Diabaté ‘Toumani and Sidiki’ (World Circuit) 4/5
If you have ever wondered how the sound of the harp might be transposed into an African context, then the West African twenty-one string kora is most certainly worth checking out and Toumani Diabaté from Mali is undoubtedly its current major practitioner. Diabaté is something of a veteran on the world roots music scene having recorded his first solo album back in 1988 and, among a host of collaborations, recorded the memorable duet album with the late great Ali Farka Touré. For this latest project he is joined by his twenty-three year old son Sidiki and this can best be described as a reposing father-son musical journey. In keeping with the Griot family tradition, the musical roots of the Diabaté family go back several generations and thus music is considered with due reverence by the close knit circle of musicians. Recorded in the Malian capital Bamako under the expert ears of Jerry Boys and co-produced by Nick Gold and Lucy Duran, this is akin to hearing the musicians perform in your living room and other than the twin sounds of the kora, no other instrumentation is required. The opening composition ‘Hamadou Toure’ sets the reflective pace and if there is any music capable of taking away the stresses and strains of daily modern life, then this is surely it. A heart warming tribute to the African migrants who paid with their lives for seeking to cross the Mediterranean is laid down on ‘Lampedusa’ while for a gradual build up of intensity and tension ‘Claudia and Salma’ could hardly be bettered. Glorious and timeless music. A UK and Irish tour will commence on 20 May including a concert at the RNCM in Manchester on 24 May and will conclude in Dublin on 7 June.
Jaimie Branch ‘FLY or DIE II: Bird Dogs of Paradise’ LP/CD (International Anthem) 5/5 14th October 2019
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Gulf War Health & News
Study suggests link between Gulf War desert dust, ALS
Written by Anthony Hardie, 91outcomes
(91outcomes.blogpost.com) - A scientific study by Paul Cox, Renee Richer and their colleagues being published this month suggests that microscopic toxins and bacteria contained in the dust of the Persian Gulf region may be spike in ALS that occurred among veterans in the first several years that followed the 1991 Gulf War.
Cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae is one of the components of the desert sands in the Persian Gulf region, particularly Qatar, according to the researchers. When the sand is disturbed by military vehicle and other man-made activity, the cyanobacteria-containing dust becomes airborne.
The study authors found that it was biologically plausible that airborne dust particles containing cyanobacteria, accompanied by cyanotoxins, including one in particular – BMAA – could be at the root of the ALS spike among veterans of the 1991 Gulf War.
According to the study’s conclusions:
We suggest that inhalation of BMAA, DAB, and other aerosolized cyanotoxins may constitute a significant risk factor for the development of ALS and other neurodegenerative diseases.
LINK to the study abstract.
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Gulf War Illness Internet Search Engine
Federal Regulation Tracker - "Gulf War" Regulation Changes
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Active National Gulf War Health Research Programs
CDMRP-GWIRP-DOD - Gulf War Illness Research Program (GWIRP), Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP)
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VA-WRIISC Research - War Related Illness and Injury Study Center
Major Gulf War Research Reports
RAC 2014 - "Gulf War Illness and the Health of Gulf War Veterans: Research Update and Recommendations, 2009-2013"
IOM 2010 - "Gulf War and Health, Volume 8: Update of Health Effects of Serving in the Gulf War (2010)"
RAC 2008 - " Gulf War Illness and the Health of Gulf War Veterans"
RAC 2004 - "Scientific Progress in Understanding Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses"
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Gulf War Research Resources
White et al, Cortex 2015 - "Recent research on Gulf War illness and other health problems in veterans of the 1991 Gulf War: Effects of toxicant exposures during deployment"
VA Research on Health Effects of Gulf War Service
VA Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans & 2008 REPORT
VA - Information on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses
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PubMed - Published Gulf War Research
NCPTSD - National Center for PTSD
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MSRC - Military Suicide Research Consortium
Kansas/Steele Case Definition - "Prevalence and patterns of Gulf War illness in Kansas veterans: association of symptoms with characteristics of person, place, and time of military service"
Iowa Persian Gulf Study Group. "Self-reported illness and health status among Gulf War veterans: A population-based study"
Haley Case Definition - "Is there a Gulf War Syndrome? Searching for syndromes by factor analysis of symptoms"
Haley & Tuite, 2012, "Meteorological and intelligence evidence of long-distance transit of chemical weapons fallout from bombing early in the 1991 Persian Gulf War"
Haley & Tuite, 2012 - "Epidemiologic evidence of health effects from long-distance transit of chemical weapons fallout from bombing early in the 1991 Persian Gulf War"
Fukuda/CDC Case Definition - "Chronic multisymptom illness affecting Air Force veterans of the Gulf War"
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About 91outcomes
91outcomes.com is a health and news website for veterans of the 1991 Gulf War.
The health outcomes of the 1991 Gulf War continue to profoundly affect between one-fourth and one-third, according to official estimates, of the war’s nearly 700,000 U.S. veterans.
They also affect innumerable fellow veterans from our Coalition partners, including the UK, Australia, Canada, and the Czech Republic, to name just a few.
The aim of 91outcomes.com is to provide fellow Gulf War veterans and their caregivers, advocates, and loved ones, with a credible source of information for health information on Gulf War Illness and other news, all in one place, some of which isn't available anywhere else.
Allow me to introduce myself. I'm Anthony Hardie, the publisher and editor of 91outcomes.com. I created 91outcomes.com in 2009** because I'm also one of the 250,000 veterans of the 1991 Gulf War afflicted by Gulf War Illness, and this is what I choose to do to help my fellow Gulf War veterans. Of course, there's much more that remains to be done -- please feel free to jump in and help however you may see fit to fill those many gaps.
I've been continuously active as a national advocate on Gulf War and other veterans' issues since 1995, shortly after my honorable discharge after seven years of U.S. Army service that included serving in the 1991 Gulf War and Somalia. Later, in part because of that advocacy work, I was selected to be a Congressional aide, and then a veterans’ affairs state agency executive. If you're really interested, you can read more about me on my Google profile.
I also do my best to to help my fellow Gulf War veterans by serving as an affected veteran on the programmatic panel that leads and guides the Gulf War Illness Research Program, part of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP). And, I'm a former longtime member of VA's Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses (RAC) and the VA’s Gulf War Illness [Research] Steering Committee. In my service on these panels, I do my very best to represent the many other ill and affected Gulf War veterans, including the readers of this website.
**NOTE: Much of the content on 91outcomes is "fair use" content archived for personal use and for single-site archival use by other Gulf War veterans. Articles dated prior to 2009 are archival in nature, and are pre-dated concurrent to the time noted in the article.
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Congressional Hearings and Testimony - Gulf War
91outcomes Document Resource Library
2016-03-15 - HVAC - “Twenty Five Years After the Persian Gulf War: An Assessment of VA’s Disability Claim Process with Respect to Gulf War Illness”
2016-02-23 - HVAC - "Persian Gulf War: An Assessment of Health Outcomes on the 25th Anniversary"
2013-03-13 - HVAC - "Gulf War: What Kind of Care are Veterans Receiving 20 Years Later?"
2010-07-27 - HVAC - "Gulf War Illness: The Future for Dissatisfied Veterans"
2009-07-30 - HVAC - "The Implications of U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' Limited Scope of Gulf War Illness Research"
2009-05-19 - HVAC - "Gulf War Illness Research: Is Enough Being Done?"
2007-09-25 - SVAC - " OVERSIGHT HEARING ON RESEARCH AND TREATMENT FOR GULF WAR ILLNESSES"
2007-07-26 - HVAC - "Gulf War Exposures"
2002-01-24 - HVAC - "Ten Years After: Lessons From the Gulf War"
2001-07-10 - HVAC - Markup of H.R. 1406, the Gulf War Undiagnosed Illness Act of 2001
1999-11-16 - HVAC - "Possible Health Effects of Pyridostigmine Bromide On Persian Gulf War Veterans"
1999-10-26 - HVAC - "Hearing on Persian Gulf War veterans issues"
1998-07-16 - HVAC - "Hearing on the standards for adjudicating claims presented by veterans suffering from hepatitis C, cerebral malaria and Persian Gulf illnesses"
1998-06-04 - HVAC - "Markup of the Persian Gulf War Veterans' Health Care and Research Act of 1998"
1998-02-05 - HVAC - "Hearing to receive updates on research, investigations, and programs involving Persian Gulf War veterans' illnesses"
1995-05-12 - HVAC - "Veterans Benefits Administration's processing of compensation claims, with an emphasis on Persian Gulf War claims; oversight of P.L. 103-446, Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act of 1994"
1995-03-09 - HVAC - "Progress of Research on Undiagnosed Illnesses of Persian Gulf War Veterans"
1994-12-08 - S. Prt. 103-97 - IS MILITARY RESEARCH HAZARDOUS TO VETERANS HEALTH - Committee Report 1994 - Rockefeller-Zuckerman
1994-05-06 - S. Hrg 103-984 Is military research hazardous to veterans health - lessons from World War II, the Persian Gulf, and today - Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs hearing, 103rd Congress 2nd Session
All Documents containing "gulf war" - Justia Regulation Tracker
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4 Underrated Black Actresses Who Consistently Outshine Jennifer Lawrence
by Daren W. Jackson · Published December 25, 2015 · Updated December 30, 2016
The previews for Jennifer Lawrence’s new movie Joy have been making me viscerally angry. I didn’t realize how much they were irritating me until I started letting out audible groans every time it came on. Somewhere between Silver Linings Playbook (2012), American Hustle (2013) and Serena (2014) I realized that if Jennifer Lawrence just changes her accent, wig, and jacket it’s a new movie. Nine times out of ten, the movie features Bradley Cooper. And in her deviations from this formula, like her roles in Hunger Games and the X-Men series, her performances have been uninspired.
Just for being the lead White girl in these movies, Lawrence has been awarded an Oscar, 2 Golden Globes, 2 SAG awards, and a ton of nominations. Meanwhile, young Black actresses – with arguably more talent – often go relatively unrecognized for their work.
Here are the actresses that should be getting more shine.
1. Lupita Nyong’o
Nyong’o received an Oscar and a SAG award for her role as “Patsy” in 12 Years a Slave (2013). Since then, she was in Eclipsed on Broadway and has been filming for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. And despite being the fashion industry’s darling and scoring an ad campaign with both Lancome, her face hasn’t been front and center on the big screen since 12 Years. Maybe she needs her own personal Bradley Cooper to really get put on.
2.Teyonah Parris
Another actress moving audiences with her raw, powerful performances, Parris has been in the game for years. Her TV credits include roles on The Good Wife, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Mad Men, and Survivor’s Remorse. And on film, she was a scene-stealer in Dear White People and a bright light in the center of the problematic Chi-Raq. With performances like her’s, you’d expect industry tastemakers to take notice, yet the current sentiment seems to be that there is no room for her at the table.
3. Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Ms. Mbatha-Raw’s earliest film credit is from way back in 2005, and her star has been on a steady rise ever since. But despite leading a drama series with Boris Kodjoe on NBC (Undercovers), leading two successive critically acclaimed films (Belle and Beyond the Lights), and taking part in industry darling Concussion with Will Smith, she has yet to become a household name. While it’s great to see her commanding screens again and again, for some reason she has only be rewarded with a sequence of snubs come award season.
4. Tessa Thompson
Dear White People was a film making monster chock full of black talent, and Tessa Thompson was the spearhead of it all. She handled that role with finesse and went on to be featured in the likes of Selma and Creed. But she didn’t just pop up out of nowhere. Thompson has a long list of credits to her name, from TV series like Heroes and 666 Park Avenue to films like When a Stranger Calls and For Colored Girls. Thompson has a knack for infusing her characters with uncanny nuance, the same nuance that has seemed to be absent from Lawrence’s high profile castings.
Who are the Black actresses that you feel are underrated and in need of more shine? Let us know in the comments section below.
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Q From Donald Hopkins: What is the origin of the word banter?
A Presumably you would prefer not to settle for “origin unknown”? It makes a short answer and is accurate, but is hardly satisfying. There is a story behind it, though, that may be worth the telling.
The word began as low slang around the last third of the seventeenth century. The verb came first, then the noun. When it first appeared, it referred to exchanges that were more aggressive and vicious than the mild, playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks, usually preceded in descriptions by “good-natured”, that it became later. It variously meant then to delude or bamboozle somebody, to hold them up to ridicule and to give them a roasting, in a term of the day we still possess. You can see that in the first appearance of the verb in Madam Fickle, a play dated 1676 by Thomas D’Urfey, in which Zechiel cries to his brother: “Banter him, banter him, Toby. ’Tis a conceited old Scarab, and will yield us excellent sport — go play upon him a little — exercise thy Wit.” A letter of 1723 equated banter with Billingsgate, the foul and vituperative language of the porters at the London fish market of that name.
Do not try banter on this man
Banter became notorious because of a spirited attack on it by Jonathan Swift in a famous article he wrote for The Tatler in 1710. In it he attacked what he called “the continual corruption of our English tongue”:
The third refinement observable in the letter I send you, consists in the choice of certain words invented by some pretty fellows; such as banter, bamboozle, country put, and kidney, as it is there applied; some of which are now struggling for the vogue, and others are in possession of it. I have done my utmost for some years past to stop the progress of mobb and banter, but have been plainly borne down by numbers, and betrayed by those who promised to assist me.
The same year he wrote of the word in his Apology to The Tale of a Tub (apology meaning a formal defence of the work), that “This polite word of theirs was first borrowed from the bullies in White-Friars, then fell among the footmen, and at last retired to the pedants; by whom it is applied as properly to the productions of wit, as if I should apply it to Sir Isaac Newton’s mathematics.”
Note that nobody has anything to say about where those bullies took it from. That is lost in the mists of ancient linguistic invention.
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“As believers grounded in our own religious convictions and with shared concern for the welfare of the human family, may we join hands with those of different religious traditions and all people of good will, and strive to do all we can – with a sense of shared responsibility – to build a more fraternal and peaceful society!”
The Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue made this invitation in a message for Diwali that occurs on Sunday, October 27. Entitled, “Believers: Builders of Fraternity and Peaceful Coexistence”, the message was signed by the Council president, Card. Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot and its secretary, Msgr. Indunil Kodithuwakku Janakaratne Kankanamalage.
Symbolically, Diwali celebrates the victory of light over darkness, truth over lies, life over death and good over evil.
Seeing a brother or sister in the other
Alongside efforts towards interreligious and intercultural dialogue, cooperation and fraternal solidarity, the Pontifical Council noted there is also “apathy, indifference and even hatred among some religious people towards others”. This is because of a failure to recognize the ‘other’ as a brother or sister, which threatens the very fabric of harmonious coexistence in society.
In this context, the Council recalled the Abu Dhabi Document on Human Fraternity that says religion fundamentally inspires us “to see in the other a brother or sister to be supported and loved”. Religion further “teaches respect for the inviolable dignity and the inalienable rights of others without any unwarranted bias towards their creed or culture.”
Peace and brotherhood
According to Pope St. John Paul II, religions should sustain the efforts of their adherents in leading an authentic life "to bring forth the fruits of peace and brotherhood, for it is in the nature of religion to foster… an increasingly fraternal relationship among people”.
Thus, the Vatican message said, “living in a spirit of fraternity and fellowship through constant dialogue should be a natural corollary of being a religious person, Hindu or Christian".
Fraternity and peaceful coexistence
The dominance of negative news, the Vatican said, should not discourage our resolve to “sow seeds of fraternity” because there is a “hidden sea of goodness that leads us to hope in the possibility of building, together with the followers of other religions and all men and women of good will, a world of solidarity and peace.”
According to Pope Francis, the fact that there is a possibility to build a world of fraternity should be reason enough for us to engage all the more in building fraternity and peaceful coexistence, keeping “the good of everyone at heart”.
Clay oil lamps are used to mark Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights
In conclusion, the Vatican’s Diwali message drew attention to the figure of Mahatma Gandhi, “an outstanding and courageous witness to truth, love and nonviolence”. The example of the “valiant protagonist of human fraternity and peaceful coexistence”, it said, would be an inspiration for living in peaceful coexistence.
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Harley has Paused Production of The Livewire Bike Due to Technical Issue
The H-D LiveWire is making the headlines yet again. The Motor Company confirmed in a press release published on Monday that production on the LiveWire has been halted. This isn’t linked to the models underwhelming sales, but rather due to a glitch in the quality controls, resulting in what the company describes as a “non-standard condition”. AMERiders has more on the subject.
Michelle Kumbier, the company’s chief operating officer, wrote in a memo viewed by The Wall Street Journal, which first reported the news. ” “This is disappointing for all of us,” Harley continues to sell the electric bikes but is working on a fix for its charging equipment, according to the Journal.
“As we lead in the electrification of motorcycles, we have delivered our first LiveWire motorcycles to authorized LiveWire dealers,” Harley-Davidson spokesperson, made in a statement to many media outlets “We recently discovered a nonstandard condition during a final quality check; stopped production and deliveries; and began additional testing and analysis, which is progressing well.”
Harley says it is in close contact with dealers and customers and has “assured them [customers] can continue to ride LiveWire motorcycles,” adding “as usual, we’re keeping high quality as our top priority.”
The news comes a week after Reuters reported that Harley-Davidson dealers were having difficulty selling the motorcycle, which is the company’s first and only electric model and has a $29,799 base price.
New motorcycle sales in the U.S., particularly to customers aged under 40, have been in the doldrums since the recession. Harley-Davidson’s revenues have dropped over the last decade. Harley-Davidson’s shift to electric motorcycles is a bid to hold down its loyal gas-motorcycle following while creating products to appeal to millennials and the on-demand mobility market.
A small number of the brand’s first electric motorcycle has apparently already been shipped to certain Harley dealers in September though no sales numbers have been released. According to certain sources, Harley-Davidson has asked customers to only use the professional-grade DC fast-chargers to charge the bike rather than their home charging set up. This leads us to believe that some units have indeed found a home. There hasn’t been any mention of a recall campaign at this point in time.
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Chapter Nineteen: The Source Of Water
Tyler ducked fearlessly into the cave. His nearsighted vision was no handicap in the dark. The others were slightly more cautious. Mark had journeyed into these caves once before. He knew enough to gather several of the glowing green stick plants use as light. As the other three, glowing sticks in hand, approached the opening Tyler popped back out.
"Come on," he said, "what are you waiting for? We've got to find the source of the water. And I know exactly where it is." He slipped back in. The others followed.
The cave was filled with eerie green shadows cast by the glowing sticks. This mattered little to Tyler. With eyes closed, he deftly worked his way through the passages. The others followed behind with substantially less deftness. Everyone but Tyler travelled based on the green illumination of the sticks. They were occasionally surprised when a rock jutted from the wall, or the passage took a sudden turn. Tyler, on the other hand, had the direction already plotted in his mind. He knew the location of every rock and turn.
Almost nothing surprised him. Almost.
Except for the large spider.
"TYLER! STOP!" Cali screamed, being the first to see the overgrown arachnid. Tyler stopped on command, then opened his eyes, only a few feet from the spider. This beast, blocking the entire passage, was so large that Tyler knew exactly what it was, even poor eyesight and lousy illumination. He further knew it was time to retreat. The foursome scurried backwards along the passage until they were -- hopefully -- out of immediate danger.
"Evil professor," Cali said to Tyler, her voice trembling more than he had ever heard.
"Evil professor," Tyler nodded.
"Let's get out of here," Cali pleaded, turning to leave before anyone responded.
"Wait Cali," Tyler grabbed he arm and tried to calm her, "It's only a spider. I can find a way around it."
"It's a SPIDER!" Cali screamed. "I'm not staying in here with that spider!"
Tyler looked deep into Cali's wide eyes. "Spider, Cali? Are you afraid... do you have a... uh... thing about spiders?" he asked.
"I HATE SPIDERS," she said, leaving no room for doubt.
"The evil professor must have gotten to you, too," Tyler observed.
"I know that," Cali cringed, "But I still have to get out of here."
Tyler clutched Cali's shoulders and looked into her eyes, their noses almost touching. He spoke sternly, "He is only trying to scare you! We must continue! We cannot let him beat us now! The spider will not hurt you! I will not let it! Cali! We know how to save Leornia! We can't stop now! We've got the evil professor beat! That's why he's doing this."
Cali nodded her head slowly, still staring into Tyler's eyes. She took a deep breath. "Okay," she said, her voice trembling, "I'm okay."
Tyler looked at the dark spider image filling the passage several yards ahead. He closed his eyes to sense a direction around it.
"We will reach the river bed if we go that way," he pointed behind them. "It will take a longer, but we can get there."
"River bed?" Cali asked regaining her composure and her curiosity.
"Yes," Tyler responded, "That must be the source of the water. It's the mud-puddle I fell into when the puppy-snakes chased me into these caves. It has to be the source of the water."
Without further debate, they followed Tyler's retraced route several yards back, with a new detour around the large spider. With closed eyes, Tyler guided them around one unseen turn after another. He finally stopped in an area that was very familiar to him. Although it had not been lit with the green glow of the sticks at the time, Tyler would have recognized this area in an form of light or dark. He retrieved a pair of broken glasses from the dirt and handed them to Cali.
"I can't see a thing without them," he said grinning through the twilight.
He pointed to the muddy river bed. It was just as he had envisioned it. About four feet wide and not quite three feet deep. It looked capable of carrying a swift flow. But that had been some time in the past. Now there was only enough water to turn the bottom into mud.
"Is this it?" Cali asked.
"This is the river bed I discovered on my last trip here," Tyler answered.
Cali looked at the river bed, then at Tyler. "This doesn't do us much good," she said.
Tyler's brief moment of glory instantly faded.
"Without question, Tyler, water has traveled down this river at some time, but we still don't know its source," Cali shook her head, looking upstream then downstream as far as the green twilight would allow. She was a little disappointed that Tyler had not actually found the source. She wondered if his powers might not be fading.
Tyler felt like an idiot. No actually, he felt like a complete idiot. "How stupid can I get," he scolded. "When I realized the water came from the mountain, I just assumed that this river bed was the source. I wasn't looking for the source of the water. I was looking for this river bed."
"Oh Tyler!" Cali moaned.
Seeking a quick correction of his error, he closed his eyes. "The source of the water is actually in that direction," he said pointing directly at a large spider.
"TYLER!" Cali screamed, scrambling away from the beast.
The other three also backed away. They caught up with Cali, who was huddled in crevice.
"I'm sorry Cali," Tyler apologized again, "This is all my fault. Some hero I turned out to be. Stupid! Stupid! Stupid!"
With the spider out of sight, Cali calmed down enough to console Tyler. "It's not your fault Tyler. Just find us another way around the spider."
Tyler closed his eyes to identify the direction. He turned in a circle, but did not stop.
"We're trapped," he said finally, "There's no way around the spider. There's no way to get to the source of the water. I can see it, but we can't get there from here."
He sunk to the floor of the cave, then buried his face in his hands.
Cali felt complete, absolute despair. A hundred thoughts passed through her mind, each blacker than the other. All involved death.
When the small explosion echoed through the caves, Cali was certain her life would soon be over. She fell to the floor of the cave next to Tyler and covered her head.
"Hurry," she heard a familiar voice say. "We haven't much time."
It was the Professor Francis!
With this realization, Tyler and Cali popped off the floor of the cave.
"PROFESSOR!" they shouted in unison, running to the professor like two small children greeting their beloved grandfather.
"Hurry!" he grabbed their hands.
"But the spider," Cali stopped and pulled away, when she realized the direction they were headed.
"It's gone," the professor said matter-of-factly and grabbed her hand again. Then he turned to Tyler, "Which way?"
"What happened to the spider?" Cali asked, still unwilling to budge.
"Werner is young. He still has much to learn." the professor observed. Then he turned to Tyler, "Which way?"
Tyler jumped into the lead, followed by Cali, the professor, and the two Leornians.
They soon emerged from an opening in the mountain. Tyler grabbed onto an a rock for support. What should have been the firm side of the mountain was soft and mushy. He touched Cali's shoulder. It too was a great deal softer than it should have been.
Tyler scanned the valley before him It was gray and bleak. As feeble has his wits had become, he still recalled his first view of the valley. The bright red of the foliage had sharply contrasted with the bright purple of the locator's villages, the bright pink sky, and the blazing blue sun. But now, everything was gray. It was nearly impossible to see where one color stopped and the other started.
"Cali," he screamed in a frightened voice. "What's happening here?" He motioned to the mountainside, demonstrating its lack of substance.
Cali touched it, then touched Tyler's hand, all of which looked to be part of a fog.
"Oh no!" the professor said through clenched teeth that were also becoming less substantial, "The others... We don't have much time. Tyler where is the source of the water?"
Nervous and frightened, Tyler knew that a great responsibility fell to him. For what he hoped was one last time, he closed his eyes and 'looked' for the source of the water. His anxiety distracted him to no end. He was also distracted by Cali's continued encouragement, "Tyler concentrate, you must find the source of water!"
He pointed in the direction that he felt was the source of the water. Then opened his eyes. His arm was pointing halfway up the side of the mountain toward a crudely built purple structure.
"That's it," he said.
Cali scanned the side of the mountain. "This looks familiar," she said.
"It's the village we visited yesterday," Leonardo said.
"Let's not delay," Mark said feeling a bit immaterial.
Leonardo and Mark scampered rapidly toward the purple structure, with the professor, Cali, and Tyler following quickly behind.
Before they reached the structure, a lone figure appeared between them and their goal.
'Stop,' the figure commanded without speaking.
The figure was dressed in a black robe with three stripes on each sleeve. His white hair was partially covered by a mortarboard. And his pale blue eyes peered at the group.
The professor stepped to the front.
'I knew it was you, Werner,' Professor Francis answered back, also without speaking.
Tyler, Cali, and the Leornians could hear the words, even though none were spoken.
'You cannot save Leornia,' Werner continued, 'Give up, John.'
The professor countered, 'Don't try your mind tricks on me. I can crush you to dust. You know that. But, I hope it will not come to that. Do not force me, Werner.'
Werner laughed aloud. 'Leornia is no more,' he thought. 'It no longer serves its purpose. The council agrees with me. Look around you. Leornia is dying. It is all but dead.'
'NO!' the professor's mind shouted, causing Werner to take a step back. 'Leornia can be saved. Leornia can serve its purpose in the education of our students. We now know why it was not working properly. And we can remedy the problem. Leornia can work. Leornia must work.'
Werner laughed again, 'It's too late. It's time that we implement a new program. The one that I've wanted all along. Leornia is doomed.'
'I demand a council meeting,' the professor's mind said firmly. 'I want the entire council to hear the evidence.'
Werner laughed once more, but with much less confidence. 'So be it,' he said.
This small group instantly found itself in an environment devoid of physical reality. For the two professors it was a familiar setting. They were able to shed the sheath of physical sensation and let their minds shape reality. Tyler and Cali were stunned by their nonphysical being. They were conscious and aware. They could sense nothing, yet they could sense everything. The two Leornians adjusted surprising fast. Although they had never attended a council meeting, the experience was much like the process of transferring information to learners.
After a period that could have been an instant or it could have been an eternity, a voice penetrated all minds, 'A council meeting has been called by Professor Francis.'
As the words entered their minds, Tyler and Cali received a visual sensation as well. It was the face of a bald man, with grayish-blue eyes set in a puggy face. Tyler recognized the face, but did not know why. The face faded.
'All members are present,' the voice continued. As it did, the image of the face sharpened.
Tyler remembered the face now. It belonged to his biology professor. Professor Watson. Of course, it made sense.
'State the reason for the meeting,' the voice said.
Professor Francis' face entered their minds has his voice said, 'It concerns the continued existence of Leornia. Professor Wilhelm has proposed that we abandon Leornia and implement his system of simultaneous subliminal dissemination. Everyone here knows how I feel about his proposal. You also know that I would support it, if I felt Leornia was no longer effective.'
'You have presented your case to the council before,' the voice Tyler knew as Professor Watson said. 'Do you have anything new to add?'
'Yes, I do,' the voice of Professor Francis answered. 'Many of you have grown disenchanted with Leornia. And for very good reason. Leornia has not functioned properly. I will be the first to admit this fact. But, two of my students have discovered the cause of this malfunction.'
Accompanying muffled laughter, a series of faces flashed quickly through their joined minds.
'Continue,' Professor Watson's voice said, silencing the laughter.
'As we know, Leornia has been operated by mammitts since our departure. They have disseminated information to millions of students in our classrooms and provided specialized instruction to others in Leornia itself. They have performed their tasks well, leaving us free to pursue other valuable activities -- until recently. Now they are ineffective.' Professor Francis' voice paused. 'Let me allow one of my students to explain why. Cali, I believe you discovered the reason for Leornia's problems. Would you please inform the council?'
'What?' Cali's voice could be heard, even though she had not tried to speak.
'Please, tell the council what you uncovered,' the professor beckoned.
'Well... uh....' Cali paused, trying to get used to this form of mental speaking. 'Well... I don't want to die... we figured out that... oh jeeze, I really like Tyler.... instructors... the evil professor... drink water and the locators eat.... what am I saying... fruit.' She had difficulty pulling out only desired thoughts from the thousands that seemed to be racing through her mind. She calmed down slightly, but still aware of the fact she was addressing a very powerful group -- on that literally held her fate in the minds.
'I'm afraid I'm not being very clear about this,' she apologized.
'Do not worry,' Professor Francis encouraged her. 'Just tell us what you discovered.'
'Okay,' Cali tried again. 'We found out, Tyler and me, that instructors have the ability to teach because of the water they drink. I drank a lot of water and I acquired many of the characteristics of the instructors. We also discovered that locators have the ability to locate learners because of the purple fruit they eat. Tyler ate a lot of the fruit and he started acting like one of them.
'It seems as though there isn't as much water as there once was, which means the instructors can't teach as well as they could. Leonardo used to be an instructor, but he isn't able to teach anymore. At least he couldn't until I gave him a drink of my water.
'I figured it was a simple production possibilities problem, like Professor Francis talks about in class. Leornia had too many locators and not enough instructors. All we need to do is produce more instructors by letting them drink water. But there isn't enough water. That's the ultimate cause of the problem. I suppose that's where Tyler comes in. We think Tyler can find the source of the water. If we can figure out where the water comes from and how to make more, then Leornia can have more instructors.'
'And Werner was aware of Tyler's role in the solution,' Professor Francis added. 'Werner tried to divert Tyler from discovering the solution. Although, like the rest of us, he did not know the reason for Leornia's malfunction, he did know that Tyler could help. Werner has misused his role as a council member. He deviated from his subject matter. He threaten both students. And he created situations that caused them physical harm. He is not fit to be a council member.'
'If what you say is correct,' a new voice entered their minds, 'then what should be done with Professor Wilhelm? No one has left the council except by death. Is that what you are proposing Professor Francis?'
'I can not propose death,' Professor Francis said. 'I leave it to the council.'
'This is outrageous,' Werner's previously silent voice broke in. 'John has made accusations that he has yet to prove. If Leornia's malfunction is due to the lack of water, then I challenge him to prove additional water is the solution.'
'We will get to that in due time,' the voice of Professor Watson said. 'But first, if the charges are true, we must consider a suitable punishment. We have no precedent for this. A council member has never flagrantly violated our code of ethics as Professor Wilhelm has been charged. It is not possible to expel a living member from the council. Such would be futile. As long as any of us remain alive on this planet, we are synergistically a part of this council.'
'If I may speak,' a new voice said. The voice was recognized only by the two students. 'I think I may be able to help.'
'Identify yourself.'
'My name is unimportant. It is also unpronounceable in your language,' the voice said with the face of a bored cat entered everyone's mind. 'My world has been searching for a means of information transmission. We have, of course, heard about Leornia. I came to your world a short time ago to study this ingenious method of education. At first, I thought we might create a similar setting.
'But,' the cat-frog continued, 'I do not feel Leornia is suitable for us. My time in Leornia was enjoyable, but we need something else, something like a system of simultaneous subliminal dissemination. I am intrigued by Professor Wilhelm's system. I believe it would work in my world. If you have no further use for Professor Wilhelm, I would be happy to let him implement his system in my world.
'But he would remain synergistically connected to the council' a voice said.
The cat-frog responded, 'As a matter of fact, no. My world is far removed from yours in both time and space. I assure you that if Professor Wilhelm came to my world, he would not, could not, have further connection with your council.'
'Comments?' a new voice asked.
No voices. No images
'Is there a consensus, then?' another voice asked.
This time numerous voices could be heard with words of agreement.
'John,' Professors Watson's voice said, 'We must first address our immediate question. It is now up to you and your students. Find the source of the water. If you do not, we will have to disband Leornia. And we will be forced to consider retribution against you!'
The physical reality of Leornia returned. The small group was back on the side of the mountain, as if they had never left. The substance of Leornia remained a murky shade of gray. Obviously the council had yet to be convinced.
'Tyler,' the professor spoke with his mind, 'It is up to you, find the source of the water. We are counting on you. I am counting on you.'
The professor remained behind as Tyler, Cali and the two Leorniansheaded to the purple structure halfway up the mountain.
"I recognize this place," Cali shouted as they grew closer. "This is Adam's."
"Adam's?" Tyler questioned, then nodded in agreement as Adam himself, poked his head through one of the openings.
"Adam," Mark said, trying to speak calmly as they reached the structure, "Tell me truthfully, are you the one who makes the water?"
"Water?" Adam asked in puzzlement, "What water?"
"The instructors' water. The water in the basin on the other side of the mountain," Cali explained.
"The instructor's water?" Adam asked, still puzzled. "I don't make the instructor's water. I make estoffe."
"Tyler," Cali said, not certain if she should be angry.
Without further prompting Tyler closed his eyes and pointed his finger. But instead of pointing at Adam, who was poking his head through one of the openings, Tyler's pointed just to Adam's left, at the middle of his structure.
"The source of the water is inside your home," Mark concluded.
"But how?" Cali asked, now confused.
"The estoffe," Leonardo reminded.
"Of course," Cali exclaimed, "You make the estoffe, don't you Adam?"
Adam nodded, still bewildered.
"How, Adam?" Cali asked, "How do you make the estoffe?"
"I can't tell you," Adam said indignantly. "I paid a lot for that information."
"You crazy old locator," Mark chastised, "That does not matter now. If we do not find out the source of the water, Leornia will be gone. I'll pay you for the information if I have too."
"I don't know," Adam thought for a moment.
"Please Adam," Cali pleaded, "Take Mark inside and show him how you make estoffe."
Mark gave Cali a curious look, then realizing that she and Tyler were both too big to enter Adam's structure, he started toward an opening.
Adam reluctantly nodded and motioned for Mark to enter.
Mark spent an infinitely long period of time inside Adam's structure, easily a month's worth of economics lectures. Occasionally a muffled conversation would emerge from inside the structure. Cali could barely breath. She thought it was only the excitement, but as everything around her faded, she feared it might be otherwise.
Mark finally emerged.
Everyone waited. Tyler waited. Cali waited. Professor Francis waited. The council waited. The future of Leornia waited.
Copyright © 1997, 2002 by Orley M. Amos, Jr. All rights reserved. Not to be quoted without permission of the author.
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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time at a crowded estate auction trying to buy either a wall poster commemorating yesterday or pink cotton balls. Be on the lookout for neighborhood pets, especially belligerent parrots.
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By Nate Smelle
Looking into your family history can be a very enlightening experience. Seeing where we came from not only gives us insight into how we became who we are, it also provide us with a glimpse of where we are going.
That is not to say that this exercise gives us supernatural powers to predict the future. Nor is it that we walk so closely in our ancestors’ footsteps. What it does provide us with however, is the opportunity to learn about the lives and struggles of our relatives and how they were shaped by the world they lived in.
Recently while conducting such an investigation into my own family history, I realized how pervasive the influence of war has been in defining the quality of life of our ancestors, and that which we possess in the world we live in today.
In the absence of bombs over Bancroft, most of us alive today only know war through the images of carnage we witness in the daily news. There is no disputing the power and necessity of the role these photographs and videos play in awakening us to the ongoing atrocities of war. That is why so many journalist and photographers risk, and even sacrifice their lives to share such snapshots of reality with us. Still, as effective as these captured moments might be, they always fall short of inspiring the level of fear and suffering endured by the people up on which they focus.
What I have personally found to be most helpful and transformative when trying to understand war are the accounts of those who have actually lived in a war zone. Considering all my relatives who have lived in a country during wartime, and/or fought in a war are dead; and that most of the veterans who fought in the First and Second World Wars have also passed on, these type of stories are becoming harder to come by.
By no means does this mean that our consciousness as a species has moved beyond, or is moving past the concept of war. If anything, recognizing the overwhelming number of ongoing armed conflicts; and the push for another nuclear arms race south of the border and elsewhere around the world there appears to be a desire to ramp up our capacity to kill.
As a journalist I have had the privilege of speaking with several individuals and families who have experienced the terror of war firsthand. I say privilege because of what I have learned from these conversations, not because of their content. This Remembrance Day I encourage anyone who considers war to be a necessary evil to speak with someone who has lived through one. Ask them about the necessity of so-called “just wars.” Ask them what they feel is an acceptable number of innocent human lives lost to “collateral damage.”
From my experience, one’s view on such misleading terms used to describe the circumstances of war change drastically when they know how it feels to face the very real possibility of becoming a statistic.
While serving as vice president of the American Anti-Imperialist League in the early 1900s, American writer and journalist Mark Twain summed up the futility of war most accurately when he wrote:
“All war must be just the killing of strangers against whom you feel no personal animosity; strangers whom, in any other circumstances, you would help if you found them in trouble, and who would help you if you needed it.”
Thinking of war in this way just might take away itchy trigger fingers on all sides of a conflict.
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Opening Day 2007: Hour 9
6:02 — Why, they’ve got a special graphic to use when Craig Biggio gets a hit.
6:11 — Xavier Nady, who has a great name, hits a home run to tie the Pirates-Astros game at 2.
6:21 — Hey, the Twins aren’t on WCCO anymore, which is kind of like the Cardinals not being on KMOX anymore. Herb Carneal may well be rolling in his grave already.
6:25 — The Pirates-Astros game isn’t quite as speedy now that it’s gone into extra innings.
6:32 — Perhaps somebody with more time on their hands than Levi or me — probably a member of SABR — has calculated the percentage of World Series and/or pennant winners that won their first game of the season. I’m suddenly interested in what that statistic is.
6:33 — Jason Bay hits a 2-run homer in the top of the 10th. He should be on the Devil Rays instead of the Pirates, given that both have “Bay” in their names.
6:38 — The Astros strike out, in the bottom of the 10th, for the first time in the game.
6:42 — The Pirates win a game! The Pirates win a game! And now there’s only one game in progress.
6:43 — In this
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post-literate age, “DQ Grill & Chill” seems to be the new name for “Dairy Queen Brazier.” I wonder how Bob Greene feels about that. (The former columnist for the Chicago Tribune, not Oprah’s personal trainer.)
You know, after I got fired two years ago, I should have tried to contact him to commiserate. We could have had a chat over Blizzards or something. I don’t even remember exactly what our disagreement was about.
6:53 — The Twins announcers are comparing former Devil Ray and current Oriole Danys Baez to Rick Sutcliffe, and talk about how he hooks his hand around behind him before he delivers the ball. At one point, they call him “a hooker.”
Posted on April 3, 2007 April 9, 2014 Author Jim EllwangerCategories tvTags astros, bob greene, Cardinals, craig biggio, dairy queen, danys baez, devil rays, herb carneal, jason bay, pirates, rick sutcliffe, twins, xavier nadyLeave a comment on Opening Day 2007: Hour 9
History in the plunking
In 1990 or thereabouts, I won a tremendously ugly waterproof watch from 94.9 WRBT by answering the question of who was the modern-day hit-by-pitch leader. Ugly watch aside, it’s always been one of my favorite records in baseball. Last night, Craig Biggio broke one of my favorite records in baseball, being hit by a pitch for the 268th time to break Don Baylor’s modern record. Biggio still trails two 19th-century players for the all-time lead, Hughie Jennings (287) and Tommy Tucker (272). Among active players, Jason Kendall is next with 183.
Biggio’s top HBP season was 1997, which was his best season all-around. Baylor tops him in that category, having been plunked 35 times in 1986. The Hall of Fame has asked for Biggio’s armor, which seems like an underhanded compliment to me: “Send us your armor so we can put it in a case next to a photo of Baylor’s bare arm.”
Posted on June 30, 2005 April 9, 2010 Author Levi StahlCategories radioTags craig biggio, don baylor, hit by pitch, hughie jennings, jason kendall, tommy tucker, watchLeave a comment on History in the plunking
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ACLU: JPMorgan Chase settles paternal leave class action
Class Action - POSTED: 2019/05/30 16:09
A civil rights group says JPMorgan Chase has agreed to pay $5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit filed by male employees who say they were denied additional paid parental leave between 2011 and 2017.
The settlement was announced Thursday by the American Civil Liberties Union and the national law firm Outten & Golden.
Chase employee Derek Rotondo filed an equal opportunity claim in 2017 when he tried to get 14 additional paid weeks after his son was born. He was told by Chase that while mothers are eligible for 16 weeks as primary caregivers, non-primary caregivers were only eligible for two weeks.
Chase adopted a gender neutral policy after Rotondo made his claim.
A Chase spokesman welcomed the agreement and thanked Rotondo for raising the issue.
Feds: US Supreme Court should turn down 'Bridgegate' appeal
The U.S. solicitor general's office has recommended that the U.S. Supreme Court not hear the appeal of two convicted defendants in the "Bridgegate" case, nudging the four-year legal saga of New Jersey's most famous traffic jam toward a conclusion.
"Further review is not warranted," the brief filed late Wednesday said. The Supreme Court is expected to decide whether to hear the case by the end of its term next month.
Bridget Kelly and Bill Baroni want the court to hear the appeal of their 2016 convictions for causing gridlock near the George Washington Bridge to punish a mayor for not endorsing their boss, former Republican Gov. Chris Christie.
Christie wasn't charged, but the revelations from the scandal and conflicting accounts of when he knew about the plot combined to sabotage his 2016 presidential aspirations.
Kelly, Christie's former deputy chief of staff at the time of the 2013 lane realignments in the town of Fort Lee, and Baroni, deputy executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, had their sentences reduced this spring after a federal appeals court tossed some convictions last fall. Kelly petitioned the Supreme Court to consider the rest of the convictions, and Baroni joined in the appeal.
They argued that while their actions may have been ethically questionable, they weren't illegal because neither derived personal benefit, and the Port Authority, which operated the bridge, wasn't deprived of tangible benefits as a result of the scheme.
Supreme Court to hear Google class action settlement case
The Supreme Court has agreed to review the settlement of a class action lawsuit involving Google, where the settlement agreement largely directed money to organizations rather than search engine users.
The court agreed Monday to take the case. The lawsuit involves Google users who sued saying Google violated privacy rights by disclosing to websites the search terms users entered to get there.
Google agreed to an $8.5 million settlement. Attorneys were awarded about $2 million. Most of the remaining money was allocated to six groups that agreed to use the money to promote privacy protection on the internet. The groups included AARP, Carnegie Mellon University and centers associated with Harvard, the Illinois Institute of Technology and Stanford.
South Korean executives jailed for humidifier cleaner deaths
A South Korean court sentenced the former head of Oxy Reckitt Benckiser to seven years in prison Friday after the company's disinfectant for humidifiers killed scores of people and left hundreds with permanent lung damage.
The Seoul Central District Court ruled that Shin Hyun-woo, Oxy chief from 1991-2005, was guilty of accidental homicide and falsely advertising the deadly product as being safe even for children. Seven years is the maximum prison term the court could issue.
Choi Chang-young, chief judge of the case, said the disaster could have been prevented if Shin and others in the company, a subsidiary of British consumer goods company Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc, had tried to ensure the chemicals' safety.
High court rejects Google's appeal in class action lawsuit
The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from Google over a class action lawsuit filed by advertisers who claim the internet company displayed their ads on "low quality" web sites.
The justices on Monday let stand a lower court ruling that said the lawsuit representing hundreds of thousands of advertisers using Google's AdWords program could go forward.
Google argued that a federal appeals court in San Francisco should not have approved the class action because damages must be calculated individually for each company advertiser. The appeals court rejected that argument and approved use of a formula that would calculate harm based on the average advertiser's experience.
Google runs what is by far the world's largest digital ad network. It generated $67 billion in revenue last year.
Ohio court approves class action in speed camera case
A state appeals court approved class action status on Monday for thousands of motorists fined for speeding in a southwest Ohio village with citations issued from automatic camera enforcement.
The 12th district appeals court ruling comes as New Miami's police have just launched use of hand-held speed cameras meant to comply with state legislation.
Attorneys for the drivers plan to ask a judge to order New Miami to pay back more than $1 million collected in the less than two years the cameras operated in the village of some 2,200 people. A Butler County judge ruled in 2014 that they violated motorists' rights to due process and ordered them shut off.
Kansas Constitution protects abortion rights
The Kansas Court of Appeals refused Friday to implement the state's first-in-the-nation ban on a common second-trimester abortion method, ruling in a split but groundbreaking decision that the conservative state's constitution protects abortion rights independently from the U.S. Constitution.
The 7-7 ruling — released on the anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision — could be used by abortion rights supporters to challenge other state laws restricting abortion. If the decision is upheld, it would allow state courts to protect a woman's right to end her pregnancy beyond federal court rulings.
Tie votes uphold the ruling being appealed, meaning Friday's ruling sides with a Shawnee County judge who put the 2015 law on hold while he considers a lawsuit challenging the ban. The lawsuit has yet to go to trial, but the judge said the Kansas Constitution's general language about personal liberties extends to abortion rights — which the appeals court also supported, indicating how it may rule if it gets the full case.
"The rights of Kansas women in 2016 are not limited to those specifically intended by the men who drafted our state's constitution in 1859," Judge Steve Leben wrote on behalf of the seven judges who sided with the lower court.
The state will appeal to the Kansas Supreme Court, Attorney General Derek Schmidt said, adding that the split decision offered little clarity on the constitutional questions.
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Monty Ashley: A+ | 89 USERS: A
By Monty Ashley | Season 2 | Episode 9 | Aired on 05.27.2012
Back to the wall. People are shouting about having more rocks coming up. The crazy old alchemist -- looking even crazier -- brings up a torch and hands it to Tyrion. Joffrey and the Hound back up.
The empty ship floats past Davos's ship. The archers all continue to point at it. As it goes past, Davos sees that it's leaking some kind of green fluid. He recognizes it as wildfire and starts shouting at everyone to steer clear of it. There's a lot of green floating on top of the water. Tyrion throws the torch into the air.
That's the signal, apparently. Down on the ground outside the city, Bronn dips the tip of an arrow into some fire. Then he shoots. The flaming arrow flies very far through the air over a few boats and hits the green pool dead center. Davos yells for Matthos to get down. But I don't think it would help, because there's a huge green explosion that basically wrecks their entire ship. Kaboom! Davos goes flying and the boat gets reduced to splinters. Even on the wall, Joffrey can't look straight at it. The Hound doesn't flinch. The green fire appears to have taken out many, many ships. Men run around on fire on the ships that didn't outright explode. There's some regular non-green fire from where the wood of the ships touched the wildfire. Tyrion looks around to get reactions. The Hound doesn't have much of an expression, but I think he's impressed. Joffrey is delighted! As he should be, because the giant green fireball looks amazing from the castle. It's like he has the best seat for Fantasmic! ever!
Stannis Baratheon stands up on his boat and looks at the flaming wreckage all around him. He tells his men to prepare to land. His theory is that the wildfire was the defenders' only trick. His nearest soldier tries to talk him out of landing on the grounds that they're too far from the gate and there are all these archers up on the wall. And also all this fire. He asks how many men will die. Stannis shrugs that the death toll will probably be in the thousands. He doesn't seem bothered by this. Then he shouts, "Come with me and take this city!" It's on.
Maegor's Holdfast. There's a juggler. Sansa is praying with a few other girls. Cersei is still drinking and wants to talk to Sansa again. Sansa has to explain that she was praying and Cersei makes fun of her for being so perfect. And what was Sansa praying for? For the gods to take mercy on them. All of them. Even Cersei, apparently. How about Joffrey? Sansa starts her standard speech about how much she loves Joffrey and Cersei tells her to shut up. Then she tells her a story about how she prayed to the gods to bring her mother back and Tywin told her the gods don't have mercy. Tywin believes in the gods, but he doesn't like them. Cersei makes Sansa drink some wine. "I should have been born a man. I'd rather face a thousand swords than be shut up inside with this flock of frightened hens." Sansa points out that Cersei told all the ladies where to go and Cersei explains that it was expected of her. The whole point is that if King's Landing survives, the ladies will go back to their men (or, as Cersei puts it, "the hens will return to their cocks") and talk about how Cersei's bravery inspired them. If the city falls, Cersei plans to go to the wall and personally surrender to Stannis, although she doesn't think she has much of a chance of seducing him. She reminds Sansa that tears aren't a woman's only weapon. "The best one's between your legs. Learn how to use it." I think Cersei is being very helpful, although I can see how Sansa might hate every second of this. But honestly, these are helpful tips for a potential queen.
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Man who slapped Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal expresses 'regret', denies any political affiliation
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Man Who Slapped Kejriwal
Suresh, the man who slapped Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal during a roadshow on May 4, expressed regret over his act.
"I don't know why I slapped him (Arvind Kejriwal). I regret it," Suresh said while talking to ANI on Thursday.
Suresh also claimed that he is not affiliated to any political party.
"I am not affiliated to any political party. Nobody asked me to do this. Police did not misbehave with me. They only said what I did was wrong," he added.
On May 4, AAP chief Kejriwal was slapped by a man (later identified as Suresh) in Moti Nagar in West Delhi while campaigning for the Lok Sabha elections.
The CM had stepped on to an open jeep and was shaking hands with supporters and waving at the gathering when Suresh wearing a reddish maroon shirt climbed on to the vehicle and landed a slap on his face.
AAP supporters immediately pulled him down and thrashed him.
This was not the first time that the Aam Aadmi Party convener was assaulted.
Kejriwal was also slapped in 2015 while campaigning for Delhi assembly elections and again in the same year when an autorickshaw driver slapped him during a roadshow in Delhi.
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First published: 10 May 2019, 8:53 IST
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How to Write a Fantasy Novel that Sells: The Story Ideas
This is the 8th post in a series on how to write a fantasy novel that sells.
If you don’t have a good story for your fantasy novel, who’s going to want to read it? It’s therefore critical that you devise a great story that keeps people guessing, gives them something to identify with emotionally, and makes them want to read more books by you.
I made detailed outlines for each book in my Jongurian Trilogy, and that helped me get the three books published. My goal with this post is to give you examples from the first book in that series so that you have a roadmap to follow.
There are many ways you can come about getting that great story, but all of them will start with simple ideas. Perhaps these will come to you over a long period of time, or maybe you sit down and plan them all out in one sitting. Some people find that outlining the whole story works well, while others prefer to let all of the details come out in the writing. Still others use a combination of the two.
Defining Your Story Ideas
When it comes to writing a fantasy novel, I find that making a detailed outline works best. Oftentimes this outline will change a lot between when it’s first written and the finished book is put out; it’s all part of the creative process.
What works well for me is that I’ll have something to come back to when I get stuck. That’s the main reason why I write an outline. I also find it works well at giving me an ending to my story, or at least a general ending point. Lots of fantasy novels get started, but not as many get finished. I think this happens a lot because people don’t know how to end their story.
That’s why I think a basic story idea or outline is great, and I encourage you to give it a try, either for some of your small and detailed scenes or for your whole fantasy work.
Below is what I did to define the story ideas of my fantasy novel:
Political Conference in Adjuria
In Adjuria emissaries from 12 of the 14 provinces are meeting in Culdovia to negotiate a unified governing structure between them to better facilitate trade and ease tensions.
This effort is being led by emissaries from Culdovia and Duldovia, which historically had been the seat of power of a united West.
High-ranking nobles from other provinces have been invited to Culdovia for series of meetings to discuss a common governing structure
Nearly all provinces have sent officials, except for Montino and Ithmia.
The Regidians see this conference as a way to put their province at the head of all the others, while the other provinces are more interested in a representational system.
A Ship from Adjuria
A trading ship sets out from Portinia in the west to a treaty port in the Jongurian province of Pudong.
This treaty port was established at the conclusion of the last war between Jonguria and Adjuria as a link between the two regions.
The port is actually on the tiny island of Nanbo, which Jonguria views as a safe distance from the mainland for the barbarians of Adjuria to step foot on Eastern soil.
Besides overland through the land bridge, this is the only area that trade is allowed between the two continents.
There are many different people from different provinces on the ship.
On the ship is a young man, a youth, from the principality of Tillatia. He is traveling with his uncle on an exhibition to secure a trade agreement with Jonguria to sell the principalities excess grain.
The boy has never before left his province, let alone the continent.
Also on the ship are envoys from Culdovia and Duldovia, the two chief negotiating provinces for Adjuria, on a mission to secure more dialogue with Jonguria.
A group of soldiers from Allidia and Mercentia are traveling with the hopes of gaining permission to view the famous military training schools of Pu’lao.
A noble from Shefflin travels to work out more trading agreements for their valuable resources.
After an uneventful voyage, the ship docks in the treaty port on the island of Nanbo.
Going against previous acts of protocol, all of the people from Adjuria are ushered into a government office upon landing.
They are told that no more trade deals will be discussed at this time, and no entry will be allowed for any of them to the mainland.
They are given the rest of the day to unload their current cargoes of trade goods and re-provision their ship for the voyage back.
The group argues against this, but a large showing of military force is called forth, and it is apparent that for some reason negotiations between the two continents have once again deteriorated.
The ship sails that night heading back home.
During the night while most are asleep, the ship comes under attack.
It is very hard to tell what happens, but most of the crew is killed. Many of the group is able to board a small boat and flee to safety while they watch the ship fall into enemy hands.
It is apparent to the more experienced that they will not make it home in this small boat, and that a trip back to Nanbo is also unlikely. They decide to head for the mainland.
Intrigues in Jonguria
Meanwhile, in Jongurian province of Laojing, there is unease in the imperial court.
The previous emperor died a short time ago while making a tour of the southern province of Pudong
The death was sudden, and many think that rebel groups had a hand in his demise, possibly through poison.
The Current Emperor is a small child, incapable of ruling. He is the son of the fallen emperor.
The emperor’s widow takes over as regent until the boy comes of age. She is not the boy’s mother, she having died in childbirth. Instead she was the favorite concubine of the previous emperor, who took her as his wife shortly before his death.
There is concern over the widow’s motives. Some think she wants to keep power for herself, or give it to her own son from a previous marriage, a teenage boy.
Many also think she had a hand in her husband’s death, possibly through dealings with some rebel groups.
The imperial court has many functionaries, the foremost among them being royal eunuchs. These men see to the day-to-day functions of government, but yearn for greater power for themselves.
One among them, the chief eunuch would like to pull the strings of the new emperor and those of the widow as well.
How to Write a Fantasy Novel that Sells: Fantasy Character Ideas
Now that you’ve got your world complete, your setting squared away, the protagonists and antagonists all charted out, and the history and religion suitably detailed, you’ll be ready to get to your characters.
Now, most of the time you’ll have some pretty good character ideas for your fantasy novel well before you even put anything down on paper. Perhaps the whole idea behind your fantasy novel started with just one or two characters.
Whether the world or the characters came first, the thing you’ve got to do now is get down some basic information about them. Listed below will be basics of what I’ve done with my characters in the fantasy novel, The Jongurian Mission.
Defining Your Fantasy World’s Characters
You’ll have both primary characters in your fantasy novel and secondary characters in your fantasy novel, and different types of planning will go into each of them. I’ve written articles on creating both, and I highly suggest that you make yourself a character outline.
A character outline for your fantasy novel will allow you to get a basic idea of how many characters you have, perhaps what their names are, and a general idea of how much you still need to create in the way of characters.
A character outline will also make it easy to begin getting the details of your story down. From there chapters begin to fall into place. But at first try to start small with some general ideas; it’ll be easy to expand after that.
And let me tell you, the fantasy character outline below changed a lot from my final book. Many of the names are different, and lots of characters changed or didn’t appear at all. Remember, none of this is set in stone; it’s just a way for you to get started.
Here’s what I did to define my character outline in my fantasy novel:
Character Ideas
A main character as a grizzled, middle-aged fighter/soldier who is from Adjuria, but is living in Jonguria, although he wants to go home after so many years away.
Having lived in both regions of the world for a long time, this character will provide a balance between the opposing viewpoints of Eastern and Western philosophies.
A young man/boy who is also from Adjuria and traveling through Jonguria. Possibly he came on a trade voyage by sea, and is now stranded in Jonguria, or decided he wanted to see the region.
This character will express the ideas, interests, and institutions of Adjuria. He will promote the Adjurian philosophy in conversations, and extol the virtues of that society.
He’ll be very young, a youth in his late-teens or early-twenties. Therefore his world view will be very one-sided and limited. He will be unreceptive to other points of view, and will be most unwilling to listen to any arguments against his views.
An old sage from Jonguria who has met with disgrace, or has decided to shun society and now lives on his own. This character will exhibit the ‘power,’ which is a tai-chi like exercise that gives incredible strength in hand-to-hand combat.
He’ll express the ideas, interests, and institutions of Jonguria. Through his conversations and actions he will promote Jongurian philosophy.
This character will be an old man, and therefore he will have seen many aspects and changes, or lack thereof, in his society. Because of this he will allow a bit of skepticism to enter into his philosophy of Jonguria, while perhaps acknowledging, or at least listening to, some of the ideas of Adjuria.
Bryn Fellows
A young peasant from the province of Tillatia. He’s recently been summoned to the capital of Plowdon to learn from his uncle Halam Fiske. Headstrong, eager to learn, and un-traveled, Bryn is wide-eyed toward the world, each experience being something new.
Halam Fiske
Halam is a lesser noble who attends the court in Tillatia. He is the uncle of Bryn, and has recently called his nephew to come to court in Plowdon to learn more of the world.
Traskar Or
A soldier from Mercentia who has been in the military for most of his life. He’s now a trainer for new students.
Tredegar Steel
A gifted student of Traskar’s, a soldier hailing from the province of Allidia.
Kathgar Towers
A Mercentian soldier with a bad reputation among authority in the provincial military, but one well-respected by his peers.
Mito Durin
A noble from Culdovia, well-known and trusted at court.
Dilon Con
A noble from Duldovia, whose skill for compromise has done much to unite the provinces of Adjuria.
Frisser Indil
A Portinian ship captain who makes many trading voyages to the island of Nanbo.
Akrin Jurn
A trade representative from Shefflin, one given great leeway in discussing and implementing trade deals for the provinces’ valuable resources.
Jurin Millos
A mysterious Westerner who now resides in Jonguria. He is a warrior of great skill, utilizing styles from both continents.
Fessin Rew
A noble in the court of Regidia. He attends the royal court in Culdovia, but has machinations which might include treasonous dealings with Jonguria.
Yuan Jibao
Eastern imperial representative and trade delegate on the island of Nanbo. Holds an unfavorable view toward Adjuria.
Leisu Tsao
Imperial military commander stationed at Nanbo who reports directly to Yuan Jibao.
Wen Wubai
A mysterious old man living in Jonguria. He exhibits the skills of both a great warrior, but also those of a learned scholar.
Zhou Lao
A rebel mercenary group captain in Jonguria. He fights against the imperial government in the Pudong province, but has the support of some members of the imperial court, unbeknownst to the Emperor
How to Write a Fantasy Novel that Sells: The Religion
Nearly all fantasy worlds have them: different religions or belief systems. Religion in fantasy novels really makes the world richer, more unique, and a much greater joy for your readers.
Most Common Religions in Fantasy Novels
That said, coming up with a religion for fantasy novels is a bit difficult. The way I see it you have 3 main options for religion in a fantasy novel:
Western: By this I mean something based on the Judeo-Christian religion. That would probably be something with one main god-like figure that governs over the world, and is responsible for its creation.
Eastern: By this I mean just about everything in the modern world that isn’t from the Judeo-Christian religion. You really have to think of Asian religions, perhaps Confucianism, Daoism, Taoism, Buddhism, and many more. These types of religions for your fantasy world will be more like belief systems than anything.
Other: Alright, this is pretty broad, but what I’m getting at is anything that you create yourself. This will be an original religion or belief system for your fantasy world. Oftentimes it’ll be based on elements from the other two types, but just as often it’ll be completely different.
Defining Your Fantasy World’s Religion
Let me tell you straight up that I did not include a religion in my fantasy novel, The Jongurian Mission. I wanted to, and had one planned out, but when I got around to writing I just decided to leave it out. You can see the outline of it below if you’re looking for pointers on how to write religion for your fantasy world.
What I tried to do was have a dualistic religious system for my fantasy world that reflected the East/West setting I’d already developed. I had a few different categories to help me with that:
Deities: I decided to have four main deities in my fantasy novel. Two were good and two were bad. Each of them had temples and followers. Each deity would also be represented by an avatar or likeness that walked on Pelios, or my fantasy world.
Blessings: I thought it would be fun to have blessings. These would be things that characters said in the dialogue when good things happened.
Curses: While blessings are fun, they’re just not as much fun as curses. That was probably the original idea behind my putting religion in a fantasy novel.
Here is what I did in defining my fantasy novel’s religion:
In Adjuria many of the old religions have died out over time.
Hundreds of years ago people were more inclined to worship spirits of nature, such as those believed to inhabit forests, rivers, lakes and the like.
There is still some of this amongst the more uneducated and nomadic peoples
Today there are four main deities or gods
This would be the god of the day, or the sun. It is thought of and represented as a female goddess.
She is presented as good and beneficial
Travelers, soldiers, and peasants all view her favorably and invoke her help.
Temples exist in most of the major cities
Blessings – phrases to seek favor
Light’s eye on you
Light be with you
Warmest Light
Curses – phrases to show contempt
Light burn you
Light blinded
Light’s soul
This is the god of the night, or the dark. It is thought of and represented as a male god.
He is represented as evil and harmful.
Thieves and other nefarious characters view him favorably
Temples exist in the seedier parts of major cities and some remote rural areas and forests
Lighting of the Dark
Dark’s demise
Dark be gone
Dark’s End
Dark be damned
Dark’s shadow
Dark you all
Dark’s honor
Dark’s Born
This is the god of life. It is thought of and represented as a small baby boy
He is presented as lucky and favorable
Women, children, and gamblers view him favorably.
Temples exist in most major cities and many small towns and villages. Many homes will have a small shrine or icon depicting him.
Born’s blessing
Born be bright
Born’s Light
Born’s blood
Born’s curse
Born’s hurt
Born’s folly
This is the god of the dead and the dying. It is thought of and represented as a withered and decaying old man.
He is presented as harmful and crippling
Only those of the most foul and evil temperaments view him favorably.
Temples in cities have been banned, although there will be some hidden away. In the deep forests, dry desert depths, and coldest tundra one can also find an occasional temple.
Death’s demise
Death be gone
Death’s wish
Death’s seed
Death’s friend
How to Write a Fantasy Novel that Sells: The History
I love history. I have a degree in it and write about it on this site all the time. It’s no wonder then that I also chose to create a historically-rich fantasy world.
My goal with The Jongurian Mission and the rest of the trilogy was to create a fantasy novel with political thriller characteristics. Think more ‘Game of Thrones’ fantasy but without all the sex. Instead there’d be lots of court intrigue, nobles stabbing each other in the back, and shifting alliances that could turn on a dime.
To create such a fantasy world I first had to create a history for that world. After all, my whole story revolved around events that happened in the past. It was the impetus that the people needed to get the action going in the story. And all of the characters had different motivations based on their past experiences.
To capture those past experiences I first had to define them in a detailed and historical outline. Really what it became was a short novella on this world I wanted to create. And when you think about it, a dozen or more pages wasn’t much compared to a trilogy of more than 400,000 words.
And I think this outline can really help some fantasy authors out there. I know from my analytics report that a lot of people read the fantasy articles on this site. This one is more than 4,000 words, so hopefully you can find some ideas to make your fantasy world’s history better.
Below is what I did to create my fantasy world’s history:
Jonguria’s history is one of political organization which stretches much further into the past than that of Adjuria
While Adjuria has historically been a group of contending fiefdoms battling for supremacy of the region with each other, Jonguria has enjoyed relative peace under a unified central government
Traditionally, Jonguria has been unified over the whole continent, with a strong central government, usually located in the north, and special administrative regions set up to better locally administer government to the different areas
For most of its long history, the capital city has been in the province of Laojing
During much of the history there have been 4 administrative regions to ease the task of governing
These are Laojing in the northeast, Pu’lao in the northwest, Pudong in the south, and Ximen in the far west along the land bridge to Adjuria
4 Imperial Regions of Jonguria
The central government is located in Laojing and has as its head an emperor who rules for life.
The title of emperor will pass down to the eldest son upon the emperor’s death
This system has worked well for generations, although at some points in the history different families have successfully claimed the imperial throne.
The current imperial family has ruled for 136 years.
They came to power after a peasant uprising following several years of devastating floods which left the majority of peasants without homes or land to cultivate.
Because of the inaction of the then ruling emperor, a well-to-do peasant family was able to marshal the forces of the discontented into a sizable military force, invading Laojing
The emperor was bloodily disposed, and the peasant family took hold of the government. Many years of prosperity followed.
A devastating war between East and West occurred 78 years ago
This war was fought when provinces in Adjuria decided to expand their territory past Ithmia and into Ximen.
Several bloody battles were fought along the Isthmus, with no clear gains on either side.
After 10 years a peace was established
Terms of the peace specified that travel would be greatly restricted to those of Adjuria wishing to travel in Jonguria
Trade, which had been plentiful before the war, was seriously curtailed.
Only two trade avenues were allowed to remain open.
One for sea shipments to the island of Nanbo along the southern coast of Pudong
The other was a land route through the Isthmus into a treaty city in Ximen
Trade would be one-way, as in Adjuria would bring the goods on their ships and caravans, and Jonguria would then load those empty vessels with return goods.
Jonguria prohibited all of its people from going to Adjuria upon pain of death
Following the East-West war, there were devastating earthquakes in the province of Pudong and horrendous forest fires in Pu’lao
The emperor soon found opposition to his rule, as the peasants viewed natural disasters as a sign that the emperor was losing his mandate to rule.
Several peasant uprisings occurred in these provinces, but were ruthlessly put down by the emperor with a great loss of life to the peasants.
An uneasy peace was established, but many peasants were left with bitter memories.
Rebel groups formed out of the discontented peasants, and secured bases of power in all 4 provinces. They would usually employ hit-and-run tactics to disrupt the imperial government, but didn’t have the strength for an all-out rebellion
It was evident the imperial family would have to rule with an iron fist to stay in power
584 – Current Imperial family comes to power
690 – East-West War begins
700 – East-West War ends
704 – Earthquakes in Pudong and fires in Pu’lao
720 – Current year
Adjuria finds itself in the current state of 14 bickering provinces due to a Civil War.
Before the Civil War, there were 9 provinces, and the relations between them all were much better.
Trade flourished, travel was easy, and the people lived in peace.
9 Provinces of Adjuria before the First Civil War
There were many factors and events leading up to the Civil War
The death of the king of Culdovia, long seen as the unofficial province and official of Adjuria, was a main factor
The king had two daughters and a son, all under the age of 10.
Normally this would not have been a problem, as a regent would have been appointed from the royal family. However, objections were raised as to the legitimacy of the heirs; as the king was know to be promiscuous, especially with the ill-health of the queen.
The main objections were raised by a noble from the province of Regidia
He was able to use his influence in court to persuade other provincial nobles to support him in furthering the claims of his nephew, who had a close link in the royal line
He gained the support of Holstein, Myrmido, and Plainitia, as well as some lesser noble families in Culdovia.
These challenges to the royal succession, coming so close on the heels of the king’s death, caught the royal family unprepared.
Most of the nobles from the royal line were elderly. It was seen as a joy when the king himself was finally able to produce heirs after so long by taking a younger, although frail, wife.
With the backing of the nobles from 4 provinces, including the renegade nobles of Culdovia, the Regidian claimant was able to push the claim successfully.
There was not enough support from the rest of the provinces, as Montino and Ithmia stayed out of the dispute, leaving only Portinia and Tillatia, as well as the rest of Culdovia, to dispute the Regidians’ claim to the throne.
The Regidian nephew was made king, but it was known to those in court that the Regidian noble really held the reins of power.
The provinces went along with this, as most desired peace, and all knew that the previous royal line was close to an end anyhow.
5 years went by uneventfully, but behind the scenes the Regidian noble was trying to increase his power further by putting the rest of the provinces further under his heel.
The court was moved to Regidia, and Culdovia wasn’t allowed to attend, even those nobles who’d supported the dispute.
Furthermore, the mining rights of Holstein were infringed upon
This was accomplished by promising Myrmido a lucrative stake in the mining output if they would pressure Holstein militarily.
Also, Plainitia saw the taxes on her grain go up substantially, while those of Tillatia were lowered.
The spark of the Civil War came when Regidia attempted to send troops into Montino to open the province up to more mining and imposed taxes.
Montino fought back, but instead of just repelling the scant invading force, which was very easy, they in turn invaded Regidia.
Caught off guard and unprepared, the Regidians found Montino troops outside their capital.
Montino insisted upon the restoration of the previous royal family in Culdovia
Regidia agreed, but as the Montino troops began to withdraw, a military pact was made with Myrmido to invade Montino.
The Myrmidoans agreed, but also staged an attack on Holstein to further their gains. The Holsteins fought back, weakening the front on Montino, which attacked Myrmido.
Plainitia came to the aid of Montino, attacking Myrmido as well as sending troops into Regidia.
Culdovia also sent troops to Regidia. Soon nearly all the provinces were fighting each other.
Peace was eventually restored when the Myrmidoans and Regidians agreed to lay down their arms.
The royal court convened in Culdovia with representatives from all provinces meeting.
It was agreed that Myrmido and Plainitia would be split into separate provinces, and Holstein would be split into 3.
Culdovia would split in half, Duldovia being the name given to those nobles who sided with Regidia.
Regidia was to have all noble rights rescinded, and was to have no role at court indefinitely.
The Regidian noble responsible for the war was exiled to the island of Desolatia to live out his days.
A regent was appointed from one of the lesser noble families of Culdovia to rule, as the heirs of the dead king had gone missing in the fighting.
No one knew if they were dead or alive, and all efforts to find them at the time of the peace were unsuccessful. It was rumored that one or more were still alive, whisked off to the safety of some of the outlying provinces during the war, but this could not be proved.
Eventually to heal the wounds of the Civil War a new king was chosen with strong ties from Culdovia, as well as ties to Mercentia, one of the two new provinces to come from Myrmido. All provinces agreed upon this as a way to move forward with a united Adjuria.
An uneasy truce ensued between the 14 provinces.
14 Unified Provinces following the First Adjurian Civil War
650 – King of Culdovia dies
651 – Regidia allies with Holstein, Myrmido, and Plainitia
651 – Regidian noble made king
652 – The royal court moved to Regidia
653 – Holstein mining rights diminished, those of Myrmido increased
654 – Taxes on Plainitian grain increased, those of Tillatia lowered
Regidia sends army into Montino to increase mining in province
Montino repels army, sends own troops into Regidia
Regidia agrees to rescind claims to throne, restore Culdovian line
Regidia makes military pact with Myrmido
Myrmido invades Montino, but also attack Holstein
Myrmido army defeated, Montino launches own attack
Plainitia aids Montino attack, also sends troops into Regidia
Culdovia sends troops into Regidia
Myrmido and Regidia lay down arms, begin peace talks
All province attend royal court in Culdovia to discuss terms
Court agrees to split Myrmido and Plainitia provinces in half
Holstein province to be split into three provinces
Culdovia split in half, made into Culdovia and Duldovia
Regidian rights at court eliminated, lead noble exiled to Desolatia
660 – Lesser noble from Culdovia appointed regent until new king decided upon
665 – Noble with ties in Culdovia and new province of Mercentia made king
708 – The year the Culdovian King died
710 – Holstein mining rights infringed upon
711 – Plainitian taxes raised
713 – Regidia sends troops into Montino, Civil War begins
714 – Civil War ends with Regidia and Myrmido laying down arms
715 – Conspiring provinces split apart, now 14 provinces.
Regidian noble exiled.
Culdovian appointed to rule
East-West War
The war between Adjuria and Jonguria began 30 years ago.
There were many reasons for the war
Trade was a large issue
Resources in Sheffield began to diminish as sources of ore dried up. It was some time before new sources were found deeper in the mountains, and in this time shipments to Jonguria lessened as the demand in Adjuria was given priority.
Because the resources of Sheffield were the most sought after in Jonguria, a trade imbalance occurred. Jonguria began to send fewer quantities of silks, spices, perfumes, jewels, glass, and foodstuffs.
Jonguria wanted little from Adjuria besides the Sheffield resources, as much of what Adjuria had to offer could already be easily produced or acquired in Jonguria.
The demand for the Jongurian products did not abate, however, and Adjurians grew frustrated and angry at what they viewed as an affront from the Jongurians.
Territorial disputes had a role
The small rocky island of Yanshide off of the northeast coast of Ximen province in Jonguria and the western coast of Ithmia had been disputed for generations.
The island itself was nearly worthless as any worthwhile site for settlement. Its value lay in its proximity to the rich fishing grounds of the Ithmian Sea.
Fishermen from both nations trolled the waters year-round, and often used the small island as a base to replenish water supplies, off-load surplus fish, or make repairs.
No satisfactory situation had been resolved as to the nationhood of the island, but it was used by both nations for generations without dispute. Not until the problems between the two countries began was the islands future put into question.
The area of medicine erupted
Travel between the two nations was allowed before the war, with no restrictions in place other than a stated purpose of one’s visit to the port-of-entry upon arrival in either Adjuria or Jonguria for a foreigner.
Citizens from both nations attended schools of learning, both scholarly and military, in each other’s countries.
The different schools of medicines, mathematics, astrology, and philosophy were sought after by the Adjurians, as well as the unique military techniques of the Jongurian nation.
From Adjuria, the Jongurians sought new mining techniques, hydrological engineering skills, and land reclamation theories.
Philosophies of the two societies were also studied and debated quite vigorously in an open, encouraging dialogue.
A breakdown in academic relations occurred when the Adjurians accused the Jongurians of stealing newfound medical knowledge from one of the medical schools. Medical schools were declared closed to Jongurians.
This was a specious claim, as the free-flow of knowledge had always been encouraged. Many thought this was a retaliatory measure directed at the lack of imported glassware from Jonguria needed in medical experiments.
To not lose face in the matter, Jonguria took the drastic step of expelling all foreigners from its military academies. The measure was seen in Adjuria as a step toward war, as many thought new Jongurian techniques were developing which would hurt the Adjurian soldiers in battle.
Breakdown of diplomatic relations
While tensions were building between the two nations, good relations still existed in the royal and imperial courts of the two nations.
This changed, however, when the Jongurians accused an Adjurian diplomat of stealing official imperial documents, spying, and stealing from the imperial treasury.
Before any investigation could begin, all Adjurian diplomats were expelled from the country, and the accused was summarily executed.
Adjuria was shocked. All Jongurian diplomats were expelled from the country and communication between the two nations ceased.
Citizens lash out
With the breakdown of relations between the two countries, tempers rose.
The two governments encouraged feelings of ill-will in their people toward the other nation. These feelings were then put into action by citizens of all types and persuasions.
Common people in both nations took out their frustrations on foreigners by attacking them in the streets, beating them severely, often resulting in deaths.
Nobles in both nations did much to disparage their foreign counterparts living amongst them.
Businessmen took the opportunity to lessen foreign competition for their goods by forcibly seizing the assets of their foreign counterparts.
Soon foreign citizens residing in both Adjuria and Jonguria began to return to their own country, relations having reached the point where the majority of people felt unsafe in their adopted countries.
The first blow is struck
It was in the Ithmian Sea that the first blow of what would be called the East-West war was struck.
A Jongurian fishing boat had landed on Yanshide Island to take on more fresh water before heading back home with their catch.
An Adjurian fishing boat also landed to do some repairs on a damaged tiller.
Both vessels were ashore in the same area, and the Adjurians took umbrage at a perceived slight by members of the Jongurian crew.
Nothing came of this, and the Jongurian ship headed back toward their country.
However, tempers boiled over among the Adjurians, and when repairs were finished, they set off after the Jongurian ship, coming upon her off the northern coast of Pu’lao province.
Sending up a flag of distress, the Adjurians lured the Jongurian ship alongside her, then, with weapons drawn, forcibly boarded and killer her crew.
The Adjurians took as much of the Jongurian catch as they could manage into their holds, set fire to the ship, and headed back toward their country.
They were close enough to shore, however, that the Jongurians in a port city saw the fire, and a naval vessel was dispatched.
A short-lived chase ensued in which the Adjurian ship was able to make it within sight of Yanshide Island before she was herself forcibly boarded and sunk by the Jongurians.
This was in turn seen by a different Adjurian ship, which immediately headed back to port to relay the news that the Jongurians attacked an Adjurian fishing ship without cause.
The news quickly spread all over Adjuria, and the people demanded war. It didn’t matter that the Adjurians had attacked first, which was largely unknown, for the people wanted revenge.
Map of Jonguria
The war officially began when Adjuria dispatched her navy from ports in Portinia and Ithmia to attack coastal cities in Jonguria.
Adjuria attacks
There was no clear goal at this point in the war, although the northern strategy of taking the Jongurian capital city of Fujing was the later aim
To accomplish this, troops would be offloaded by ship near the mouth of the Baishur River, which would then be transferred to smaller river boats for the journey upstream toward Pulong Lake.
Once at the lake, the army would head overland skirting the edge of the Kumou Lake to reach the capital.
The southern strategy was to send troop ships from Dockside toward the coastal cities of Pudong, specifically Bindao. From there the army would move northward to take the Pu’lao capital city of Xi’lao.
The garrison forces at the Ithmian capital of Fadurk were bolstered, and an offensive operation toward the Ximen capital of Waigo was being planned.
Jonguria responds
Jonguria was a little slower in response.
When word got back to the royal court of the sinking of a Jongurian fishing ship, troops were quickly mobilized from the military academies and the imperial army was sent toward the coastal cities.
The imperial navy was dispatched both north and south to strike a blow at ships the emperor knew would be forthcoming.
Adjuria advances
The Adjurian navy made it to the coastal cities of Jonguria before the Jongurian navy could be fully mobilized.
In the north a bridgehead was developed along the Baishur River, and strong fortifications were erected as a base of operations for the push south to the capital.
In the south the city of Bindao was taken after heavy losses on both sides. The city would serve as a base of operations for the push north into Pu’lao.
The Jongurian navy responded to these encroachments swiftly.
In the north, a detachment was sent to bombard the Adjurian base on the Baishur River. Another larger detachment was sent around Senlin Island to the Ithmian Sea, where a large number of troops were landed in the Adjurian province of Ithmia.
The army landed behind the Barrier Mountains and proceeded to attack Fadurk from behind.
In the south two armies were sent toward the city of Bindao. One came from Waigo in Ximen province, the other from Xi’lao in Pu’lao province.
It soon became obvious the two nations were too well matched, and that a stalemate had occurred. Neither side wanted to admit this, however, so fighting continued.
Many times the Baishur River base was nearly overrun by the Jongurians, while the city of Fadurk was also taken and retaken several times by both nations. Bindao continued to suffer her siege, but supplies continued to come in, as the Jongurian navy was too busy in the north to offer any serious opposition.
Baishur River Campaign
The Jongurian navy bombarded the Adjurian base on the Baishur River continuously. There soon became no hope of moving south, as all troops were needed to defend the base.
Another Jongurian army moved north from the city of Bidong in Pudong province to entrench to the south of the Adjurian base, which now suffered attacks on both fronts.
The Adjurians had to continually reinforce the base from the sea, which kept the two nations navy’s busy in the north.
Ithmian Campaign
The Adjurians were caught off-guard by the attack on their own soil. Even though they had reinforced Fadurk, the Jongurian offensive proved stronger. The city was taken by the Jongurians for several months before more Adjurian troops could be sent to reclaim it, which they quickly did.
Jongurian troops were replenished, and a base was established just north of the Barrier Mountains from which to attack the city.
Bindao Campaign
The Adjurians had successfully fortified the city of Bindao before they began preparations to set out to the north.
Before the movement could begin, however, the two Jongurian armies from the north arrived to batter their own taken city.
The fighting was fierce, but the Adjurians managed to hold the city. The Jongurian armies surrounded Bindao, but the Adjurians were able to hold out with supplies and fresh troops provided by their navy.
A long siege began.
For many years the stalemate continued. It was obvious that if neither side sued for peace or made a serious offensive, the war would have no end
The offensive came from Adjuria
After a devastating repulsion on an attack made against Fadurk by the Jongurians, and a sizable reinforcement of the troops their, an offensive across the Isthmus was planned against the city of Waigo from the west.
This would be bolstered by troops landed on the southern coast of Ximen, who would then march overland around the Xishan Mountains to attack Waigo simultaneously from the eastern side.
The plan called for massive troops, and it took some time to mobilize them from the peasantry. When they were ready, the campaign began
It proved disastrous nearly from the start.
The troops marching over the Isthmus lost substantial amounts of men to the heat of the desert. Corpses lay strewn the entire length between the two cities.
The march overland in Ximen proved difficult as well, but with fewer losses. These troops arrived at Waigo first, and proceeded to attack, not knowing the other wing of the siege had not yet arrived.
Bringing their full might down on the attacking forces, the city of Waigo dealt devastating losses to the Adjurians. When the forces marching across the Isthmus finally made it, their scant force offered little respite to the beleaguered troops on the city’s east.
A retreat was called for, and what troops that could headed north to the Ithmian Sea to be picked up by the Adjurian navy, while those on the Isthmus began to trek back along the coast in hopes of being picked up by the navy as well.
After the heavy losses suffered in the failed offensive, the Adjurians decided that the time had come to end the war.
Delegates from both nations met on the island of Nanbo to work out their differences, and peace was agreed upon.
Adjurian troops boarded their ships in the north from the Baishur River and headed home. The city of Bindao in the south was given back, the troops leaving on naval transport ships.
The Jongurian army debarked from Ithmia and headed home.
East-West War Timeline
685 – Sheffield resources dry-up, shipments to Jonguria lessen
686 – Trade goods sought by Adjuria drastically lessen in quantity
686 – Adjurians expel Jongurians from medical schools.
Jongurians expel Adjurians from military academies
687 – Jongurians accuse Adjurians of diplomatic espionage and execute diplomats
Adjuria and Jonguria expel all foreigners from their countries
689 – Sinking of Adjurian and Jongurian fishing ships
690 – Adjurian army lands at Baishur River
690 – Fadurk fortified
691 – Bindao falls to Adjurian army
691 – Jongurian navy attacks Adjurians on Baishur River from sea
691 – Jongurian armies move south to lay siege to Bindao
692 – Jongurian army lands in Ithmian province in Adjuria
692 – Jongurian army attacks Adjurians on Baishur River from land
692 – Jongurian army captures Fadurk
693 – Adjurian armies retake Fadurk, Jongurians entrench near coast
694 – Stalemate sets in
699 – Adjurian forces send armies overland and by sea to Waigo
699 – Adjurian armies defeated in attack on Waigo, retreat
700 – Adjurians sue for peace, terms are agreed upon at Nanbo Island
700 – Peace established
Map of Adjuria
Adjurian Civil War
Many factors contributed to what would become a Civil War in Adjuria.
Tensions between the people and the government over forced conscription into the army had been rising as losses in battle among the royal armies mounted.
The war dragged on longer than anyone had anticipated, and the ranks of the army and navy grew thin. Peasants with no previous military experience were called up to fight, many forced to leave their homes and families to an uncertain future.
The war strategy began to be questioned at court. It was clear when the stalemate developed that the current strategy had failed. The king was unwilling to admit this and argued that the fight must continue.
The Culdovian king was very militarily-minded, as he, like many of his forebears, had grown up in Mercentia, training as a soldier most of his life
He could not understand why his armies could defeat the Jongurians, and believed that if only more troops were thrown at the enemy, victory would come
The king was persuaded to keep these views by his councilors, many of whom cared only for the trappings of power, and were unconcerned with the heavy losses among the citizenry.
A small group of Regidian advisors viewed the growing discontent over the war among the citizenry as a chance to secure more power for themselves.
Regidia sought out the same supporters she had when the succession crisis and previous Civil War erupted years earlier
Promising favor and royal positions of power to high-ranking nobles, Regidia enticed the provinces of Equinia, Allidia, Hotham, and Oschem to join in the intrigues, and a coup was set into motion.
The provinces of Fallownia and Shefflin did not go along with Regidia as they saw their agricultural and mining interests too important to jeopardize, and Mercentia was not even considered in the proposal, as the current royal line hailed from there.
The conspiring nobles waited for the right opportunity to act, viewing a large military failure on the battlefield to be the propitious moment.
For this reason, pressure was put on the king to stage a massive military strike to end the stalemate. It did not matter to the conspiring nobles whether Adjuria won the war or not, and indeed, it would be far easier to establish a new royal line if Jongurian interests did not have to be dealt with.
The king was pushed into a risky military move, called the ‘breakout,’ and which entailed a joint strike against the city of Waigo from two fronts simultaneously.
The ‘breakout’ was a massive failure, and the nobles acted swiftly. With peasants on the point of rebellion due to further conscription to keep the war going, peace was called for throughout the land. The nobles encouraged this attitude.
Peace was now being discussed in court, but the conspiring nobles wanted more, a complete change of the royal line. The Regidians were the main voices in this chorus, seeing themselves as the main beneficiaries of such a step.
The court was split upon this, however, and it looked as though the current king would continue to rule after the peace negotiations concluded with Jonguria.
Seeing their well-laid plans going by the wayside, the Regidians knew that the time for drastic measures had arrived. They would dispose the king themselves.
An assassin was dispatched into the royal palace dressed as a Jongurian soldier. Equipped with a Jongurian-made crossbow with a Jongurian poison on the tip of the bolt, the assassin, with the aid of the Regidians, gained entry into the king’s chambers and shot the king in the chest, escaping undetected.
The king’s assassination called for a renewal of the war, but the now Regidian-controlled court called for a cooling of tempers, and an end to the war. They put out the claim that signs indicated it was not in fact a Jongurian soldier who killed the king, but a Shefflin mercenary.
The Regidians put out this dubious and false claim in retaliation for the province’s refusal to go along with the Regidian intrigues.
Many people did not believe this, but it was enough to put doubt into people’s minds. Furthermore, after ten years of war draining the country of men and resources, everyone was ready for peace.
The Regidians pressed their claims to the throne, but it was agreed by a majority of the provinces that the current royal line would continue to rule. This meant that the king’s twelve-year old son would assume the throne, to be overseen by a regent until coming of age.
The Regidians would have none of this, and called for a nullification of the rights of succession, the devastating war the main reason for its unfitness.
With the assistance of the conspiring provinces, the Regidians rode into Culdovia with a sizeable army and forcibly took the new king prisoner, putting one of their own on the throne.
There were few able to contest this. Many of the other provinces agreed with the Regidians argument about the unfitness of the royal family. Also, the Adjurian army and navy were still in the process of extricating themselves from Jonguria, and could do little to dispute this latest move.
The only token resistance came from Mercentia, which sent all the soldiers it could to Culdovia, but it was no match for the army the Regidians had been building in secret for many years in anticipation of this moment.
The Regidians established their court, and things looked to be well for a time. The majority of the army and navy was disbanded and began to head toward their various provinces.
Seeing in this latest political development shadows of history, not all provinces were content to let this plot continue. Montino remembered all to well the outcome of the previous Regidian court in power, and decided action was called for.
Gaining support from Mercentia and Shefflin, which was still smarting over the blame they received for the king’s death, a small army was formed.
The army moved south toward the capital city of Culdovia, Baden.
Having disbanded the royal army so as to lessen any chance of a military coup, the Regidians were caught off-guard. They did all they could to swiftly raise an army from their loyal supporters in Equinia, Allidia, Hotham, and Oschem, and had it march toward Baden.
The province of Duldovia had also managed to raise troops and even convinced a sizable portion of the garrison from Fadurk to join them.
The conspiring provincial armies of Regidia, Equinia, Allidia, Hotham, and Oschem met the loyal armies of Mercentia, Montino, Shefflin, and Duldovia north of Baden, and battled each other for three days.
The conspirators were defeated, and the Regidian royal line came to a swift end.
Instead of putting the twelve-year old king back on the throne, it was agreed that a time of transition was required. The royal court would take over the task of governing, with all of the provinces having an equal say in matters.
The five conspiring provinces were not allowed to join at first, but were assured if they swore their loyalty to a united Adjuria; they would soon be welcomed back.
A time of uneasy peace developed after a ten-year war with Jonguria, and a brief Civil War amongst themselves. Adjuria was ready to put down her arms and get back to the day-to-day process of living peacefully.
Adjurian Civil War Timeline
694 – East-West war stalemate begins
695 – Regidia begins to hatch plans to put themselves on the throne
696 – Regidia forms an alliance with Equinia, Allidia, Hotham, and Oschem
699 – ‘Breakout’ of the stalemate plan put into action, armies defeated at Waigo
699 – Culdovian king assassinated
700 – Twelve-year old heir becomes king, appointed a regent
700 – Peace treaty signed with Jonguria at Nanbo Island
701 – Regidians forcibly remove young king in coup, take throne for themselves
702 – Montino makes an alliance with Mercentia and Shefflin
702 – Duldovia and Fadurk garrison join with Montino alliance
703 – Loyal armies move south into Culdovia
703 – Conspiring provinces raise army, move toward Culdovia
703 – Battle of Baden takes place for five days, conspirators defeated
704 – Royal Court of the Provinces takes over the task of governing
How to Write a Fantasy Novel that Sells: The Antagonists
In the last post I discussed how important it is to create a detailed fantasy world that will allow your characters to have rich and varied histories. This comes in handy when you’re showing your readers the experiences, motivations, and rationale for your characters. In other words it does a lot to pu all that emotional glue into place that holds your story together.
I showed concrete examples of how to create a fantasy world that sells by profiling my own fantasy world which my reader’s were introduced to with The Jongurian Mission.
Defining Your Groups
The fantasy world in the Jongurian Trilogy has a clear East/West dichotomy. The West is seen as the protagonist and the East is considered the antagonist.
However, there are both good and bad elements present in people from both areas, and sometimes they even act to further the other groups’ ends.
Here is what I did when defining my second group, the antagonists:
Jonguria has a long cultural history and has been unified politically for most of that time.
The region is ruled as an empire, with the emperor ruling for life from his palace and court in the province of Laojing
Unlike Adjuria, where each province is ruled as an autonomous fiefdom, in Jonguria the entire region must pay fealty to the emperor.
The 4 administrative regions exist only to ease the task of governing, and have no independent status from the empire
The eastern portion of the fantasy world of Pelios is taken up by the continent of Jonguria.
The emperor rules from his court in the capital city of the Laojing province.
The provinces of Pu’lao, Pudong, and Ximen all have capital cities, but these are imperial centers used primarily as the provincial seat of the imperial government for tax collection, courts, and other governmental functions
Government representatives meet twice per year in the capital of Laojing to discuss matters of interest to the government and devise the next years policies
Following the war between East and West, several natural disasters struck the region.
These were not dealt with by the emperor as well as could have been, and peasants began to rise up
These rebellions were put down mercilessly, and since then their has been much animosity toward the imperial government
Rebel groups continue to operate in all the provinces, and fighting continually erupts between these forces and the emperor’s.
They are seen as more of a nuisance than any real threat, so are not put down entirely, this being seen as too costly
Defining Your Fantasy World’s Details
I’ve got the basis for a pretty good overview of my country or area. The above outline gives me information on government, economics, and history. All of these things can be used to create motivations for your fantasy characters.
I simple made up a simple map in Microsoft Paint so that I could visualize my world. It really aided in creating my fantasy world's terrain, as you can see.
It sounds obvious from the example that the empire of Jonguria is in a bit of trouble, at least from the last part about recent times. It’s also clear from the outline that while the same size in area as Adjuria, the country of Jonguria has far fewer provinces and cities.
My short outline gives me a great starting point to start defining my fantasy world’s details. By really fleshing out my setting I can see which areas I want my characters to come from and how those areas affected their outlook.
Here is what I did to define my fantasy world’s details:
Laojing
The capital of the empire, Fujing, is located in Laojing province
The city is situated on the northeast corner of the lake Kumou and to the east of the small forest of Kumori.
Situated in the northeast of the continent, this province sees hot summers and very cold winters.
The northern half of the province is covered in tundra, icy much of the year.
The southern half is covered in plains, with a sizable desert, the Shamo Desert, in the southeastern most section, and a small forest, the Shamo Forest, in the middle of these plains.
Pu’lao is also to the north, but doesn’t suffer severe winters like Laojing.
The capital city of Xi’lao is situated in the southeast of the province.
It lies on the southwest shore of the lake Pulong, and on the southern edge of the immense bamboo forest called Bailochia Forest.
The majority of the province is covered in a dense bamboo forest called Bailochia Forest, a large portion providing building materials for the region.
In the south of the province is a large freshwater lake, Bailou Lake, which produces a river, called Baishur River, running to the northern ocean.
The rest of the province is covered in grasslands, with some mountains in the west.
Pudong covers nearly the entire southern half of the continent.
The capital city, Bidong, lies in the north central part of the province, next to the saltwater lake called Shuiyan Lake.
A river runs from Shuiyan Lake, the Yanshou River, through the Shannan Mountains and the Shanbu Jungle to the Hai’an Sea to the south.
The river from Kumou Lake in Laojing Province has a river, the Kumshou River, which joins the Yanshou River to the Hai’an Sea. Where this river meets with the river from Shuiyan Lake before the mountains, the water becomes fresh enough to be drinkable.
It is the larges of the provinces, but also the most inhospitable.
A large desert, the Dashao Desert, covers the entire western-central portion of the province.
To the east of the desert rise large mountains, named the Shannan Mountains, which are treacherous to travel. A dense jungle, the Tsonglin Jungle, runs through the base of these mountains.
A large tract of grassland lies in the far southeast of the province
Ximen
Ximen province serves as a border area to Adjuria.
The capital city of Waigo lies between the Xishan Mountains which form a natural border for the continent before the Isthmus.
Before the desert along the Isthmus, there are grasslands which give way to the Xi’Tsong Jungle, which in turn gives way to the large Xishan Mountains, the highest peaks remaining snow covered year-round.
Two rivers flow from the mountains on parallel paths to the southern ocean. The westernmost is called the Xishui River, the easternmost the Dongshui River.
There is a narrow pass through the mountains toward the north of the province.
The rest of the province south and east of the Xishan Mountains is covered in grassland.
Northern Islands
Three islands lie to the north of the continent. None are considered provinces.
Two lie to the north of Pu’lao, and are considered as extensions of that province.
The smaller island to the west, called Yanshide Island, is rocky and desolate with no known habitations
The island to the east, called Senlin Island, is largely covered in thick taiga forest, called the Tsongshu Forest, in the interior, with barren rocky terrain along the shores
There are some small pockets of people living in the interior
The island to the north of Laojing province, called Jiebing Island, is almost entirely covered with thick taiga forest, called the Dongzhu Forest.
The soil remains nearly frozen year-round.
Some hunter/gatherer tribes live on the island
Nanbo
Although not a province, the island of Nanbo, which lies off the southern coast of both Ximen and Pudong, is considered as a special area
This is the agreed upon area of trade between Jonguria and Adjuria, the only city of the island being a treaty port, Weiling, established for that purpose following the East-West war
The majority of the island is rocky and uninhabitable, with few sources of freshwater. Trade and fishing are the two main economies
Shanfeng
The Island to the southeast of Pudong Province is called Shanfeng Island.
The coast is covered in thick jungle, called the Tsongfeng Jungle, which gives way to rocky mountain peaks in the center of the island, called the Shanfeng Mountains.
Even though the island lies the furthest south of any land of the Jongurian continent, the peaks remain snow-covered all year.
There are no known inhabitants of the island.
How to Write a Fantasy Novel that Sells: The Protagonists
This is the 3rd post in a series on creating a fantasy novel that sells.
All novels are going to have forces, characters, or events that are working against one another. Fantasy novels are no different. Over the next two posts I’ll profile these two forces: the Protagonists and the Antagonists
This post deals with a fantasy novel’s protagonists, or the good guys. This is who you want your readers to root for, and who’ll most of the time come out on top at the end of the story.
While talking about writing a fantasy novel’s setting I discussed my novel The Jongurian Mission. This post will use the same novel’s protagonists to highlight the issue.
Defining Your Fantasy World's Groups
Before you even get down to making a fantasy world’s characters you must first define the world in which they live in. This gets back to the setting, but it also goes beyond that.
Below is how I defined my main group in my fantasy novel:
Adjuria doesn’t have as old and unified a cultural history as Jonguria.
Divided into 14 principalities, each with a ruling landowning noble elite, Adjuria has no centralized administrative or governing structure which unites the region
There are many military and trade alliances between the various principalities, which are ever changing.
There are current efforts underway to create a more centralized government to adjudicate disputes and ease trade between the 14 provinces
The Regidians see this conference as a way to put their province at the head of all the others, while the other provinces are more interested in a representation system.
So we know that the protagonists of the fantasy novel are going to be coming from a wide and varied geographic area. That can be seen from the map below:
Rough Map Showing the Basics of the 14 Provinces of Adjuria with Capitals in Red
To make it even easier to make the fantasy novel seem realistic, and your characters as well, it’s necessary to flesh out your fantasy world further.
To really get a feel for terrain features I had to make a new map. From that map I was able to write down all of the details of this part of my world, that which the protagonists of the fantasy novel reside in.
Rough Map of Adjuria to Aid in Creating My Fantasy World
Because I did that I was able to see what kinds of industries would be in those areas. Mountainous areas are apt to have mines while plains would be good for horses. When that came into focus it was easy to see how different areas made money, what jobs people had, and thus the general outlook of that area, and its people, upon the world.
By doing this I was able to pull up small details in character dialogue that didn’t necessarily aid the story, but did make it more realistic. And it’s that realism that will make your fantasy novel sell.
Here is what I did to make the fantasy world of my protagonists more realistic:
Principalities
Shefflin, Hotham, Oschem
The principalities of Shefflin, Hotham, and Oschem are in a long-standing alliance of military and trade allegiance.
This alliance has come about over many generations through marriage.
The basis of this alliance was sought by area Shefflin for protection, being the smallest principality in the region.
Shefflin has extensive resources which are sought after by the rest of the world.
This alliance area also has nominal control over the islands to the north and west of it, although it is only a loose hold, more in name than action.
The capital city of Shefflin is called Warren and lies on the southwestern edge of the Shefflin Mountains.
The Shefflin Mountains cover the majority of the province in the north, with plains in the south
The resources are derived from these mountains
A river, the Orin River, originates in these mountains and travels into the ocean.
The two rivers from Oschem province, the Dorn and Hebron Rivers, drain into the ocean in the south.
The capital city of Hotham is called Dyros and lies to the northeast of the Shefflin Mountains.
Hotham is largely covered in tundra to the north, which remains frozen year-round, and known as The Waste. In the south there are plains and the western portion of the Shefflin Mountains.
The capital city of Oschem is called Tullin, and lies to the south of the small forest called the Tullin Wood.
Oschem has a desert covering the entirety of the southern portion of the province, called The Vast. The rest of the province is covered in plains, with a small forest in the north, the Oschem Wood, and a mountain range in the middle of the province, called the Klamath Mountains.
Two rivers wind through the province. One originates in the Klamath Mountains, called the Klamath River, while the other, the Bargoe River, travels from the Bargoe Lake in Allidia.
The Montino River also drains into the ocean to the south of The Vast near the Fallownian border.
Allidia, Mercentia
Allidia and Mercentia have a long-standing alliance based on marriage and military protection.
This area has little resources, but a strong military tradition which produces strong men, and women.
It is from these areas that many of the families which have ruled a unified West throughout history come from.
The capital city of Allidia is named Bargoes, and lies on the northern shore of Bargoe Lake and to the west of the Tirana Forest.
The northern portion of Allidia is covered in frozen tundra of The Waste year-round.
A large forest covers much of the province to the south and east, called the Tirana Forest. A large freshwater lake lies along the western border, Bargoe Lake, a river of which, the Bargoe River, runs to Oschem and drains into the sea in Shefflin.
Mercentia is nearly all covered in the frozen tundra of The Waste year-round. There are some plains to the south as well as some of the Tirana Forest from Allidia
Equinia, Fallownia
Equinia and Fallownia have a shaky alliance that is just forming.
This area is rich in plains and grasslands, and produces some of the best horses and grains in the world
The capital city of Equinia is called Hedling, and lies on the southern boundary of the Klamath Plain near the grasslands of Fallownia.
Equinia is nearly all covered by the Klamath Plain, with some grassland to the south.
The Montino River runs along the eastern border, a branch of which stretches along the grasslands into Fallownia
The capital city of Fallownia is called Fielding, and lies along a river delta which spills into the Apsalar Ocean to the south.
Fallownia is entirely covered in grasslands.
A branch of the Montino River drains into the Apsalar Ocean in the south-east part of the province where the river delta forms.
Montino
Montino is a stand-alone principality with no military allegiances or alliances.
It is the second smallest area in Adjuria, and is a heavily mountainous area.
For this reason most other areas do not want it and see little value in it.
The people here are content to live away from the intrigues which dominate the rest of the region.
The capital city is called Zygote, and lies in the center of the Montino Mountains
The province is entirely covered in mountains, with some of the Klamath Plain to the north.
Two rivers run from the Montino Mountains; the Montino River to the south, which flows to the Apsalar Ocean, and the Tillata River to the north, which flows into the Ipsalar Ocean to the north.
Regidia
Regidia and Portinia have entered into a trade and military alliance just recently.
Regidia was once a part of the Culdovia and Duldovia principalities, but broke off hoping to have a larger role in regional politics.
The families of Regidia have historically been schemers and usurpers to the throne of a unified West, and are little trusted.
The capital city of Regidia is called Atros, and lies to the south of the Montino Mountains and to the north of the Baltika Forest.
Regidia is almost entirely covered by the large Baltika Forest, with only some grassland between it and the Montino Mountains to the north.
Portinia
Portinia is the principle trade debarkation point for cargoes heading to Jonguria.
Its commercial endeavors benefit the whole region, so it is looked upon as an almost autonomous state and given little interference as long as business proceeds.
The recent alliance with Regidia is unknown to the rest of the region, and would cause alarm among many if found out.
The capital city of Portinia is called Dockside, and rests in a delta formed by the Royal River which flows south from King’s Lake in Culdovia.
There are grasslands and some of the Baltika Forest along the Regidian border.
Some of the Barrier Mountains form on the eastern border with Ithmia.
Culdovia, Duldovia
The principalities of Culdovia and Duldovia were long-united, and have the longest history of mutual cooperation. For many generations they were one area, before a tragic split in relations cut the area in half.
Besides areas Allidia and Mercentia, most other ruling families of a unified West come from these areas.
The capital city of Culdovia is called Baden, and was once the capital of Adjuria.
It lies to the east of the Baltika Forest, north of the King’s Lake, and southwest of the King’s Wood.
Culdovia has a large swathe of the Monmouth Plain to the north, as well as some of the Montino Mountains along the Montino border.
The Baltika Forest from Regidia spreads into the province.
In the south is King’s Lake, formed from the Prince River which flows from the Montino Mountains, which then drains into the King’s River to the south.
The capital city of Duldovia is called Pardun, and lies on the northwestern shore of Duldovian Sea.
Duldovia is largely covered in plains, called the Monmouth Plain, with some grassland to the north, as well as a small forest, called the Dark Wood.
A large inland sea, the Duldovian Sea, stretches along the southeast border and spills into Ithmia.
Tillatia
The principality of Tillatia is a large agricultural area of Adjuria. Besides Fallownia, this area produces most of the food for Adjuria.
The capital city of Tillatia is called Plowdon, and lies along the Tillata River.
The province is nearly entirely covered in grasslands, with some remnants of the Klamath Plain along the Montino border.
The Tillata River from the Montino Mountains travels across the province to drain into the Ipsalar Ocean.
Ithmia
Ithmia contains the land bridge passage to Jonguria.
This area is the most militarized. It was historically given the role as watcher and protector of Adjuria from Eastern incursions into the region.
Most families send soldiers and family members to this area to protect the region.
Throughout history it has been an unspoken agreement in times of struggle between the areas that Ithmia would be a separate entity, benefiting all through its non-involvement in politics.
The capital of Ithmia is called Fadurk, and lies in the middle of the Barrier Mountains.
There are large areas of the Monmouth Plain over much of the province, with a small forest in the north, called the Marsh Wood, on the Ipsalar coast.
The Duldovian lake spills into the western part of the province. A river, the Plains River, flows north into the Ipsalar Ocean from the lake.
There are grasslands along the southern and eastern borders, which give way to the Barrier Mountains.
Past the Barrier Mountains is the Barrier Forest, then grassland, before the desert along the Isthmus stretches into Jonguria.
The four islands to the north of Hotham Province are known as The Knuckles.
The island to the east of Mercentia and north of Tillatia is called The Fist.
The island to the south of Sheffield and west of Oschem is called The Thumb.
To the far south of Portinia lies the Desolatia Island.
Off the eastern coast of Ithmia lies the small island called Flick.
How to Write a Fantasy Novel that Sells: The Setting
This is the 2nd post in a series on how to write a fantasy novel that sells.
When it comes to writing a fantasy novel your setting is critical. This is where your story takes place, the world the characters live in, and which you want your reader to fall in love with.
Listed below is the setting for my trilogy of fantasy novels, The Jongurian Trilogy.
I began to create this world in January, 2010, while I was living in Shenzhen, China.
I started out by simply drawing a map in Microsoft Paint. It wasn’t anything fancy, but it allowed me to visualize my world. After that I could start coming up with some basic setting concepts.
A Rough Map of Pelios
The Basics of a Fantasy World’s Setting
You can see below that I started off with a rough story idea. You have to have some kind of idea for your story, characters, and action before you get too far into your setting. In fact, making small details now will really help you flesh out your setting and characters later. After that the story will come naturally.
Here is my basic fantasy world setting:
A world called Pelios, which is split into two continents; one to the east, Jonguria, and one to the west, Adjuria
Very similar to the Orient and Europe in feudal times
A narrow land bridge separates the two regions
The main story will take place in Jonguria.
The main character will be from Adjuria, but living in Jonguria
He wants to get back to Adjuria, however, but is unable, or unwilling, to do so
He is a fighter in his middle years and getting past his prime
The Basic Details of a Fantasy World’s Setting
You can see that I’ve got a rough idea of my story, characters, and setting. It’s clear from the map and the description that this world has two main areas. Now would be a good time to flesh those out a bit.
Take each area of your world, whether it’s the continents, cities, or just wide open areas, and begin to make some general points about them. Start to describe your geography, terrain, and even put down rivers, roads, and features.
Now is also a good time to get into how the world runs. What forms of government exist? Where do people live and what do they do for a living? If you’re making a typical fantasy world it’ll probably be set sometime during a Middle Ages-like time period. If not, then you really need to start getting that down in the basic setting and its details.
Here are the basic details of my fantasy world setting:
Jonguria is ruled as an Empire with a strong central government headed by and Emperor, the title passing from father to son
Jonguria views itself as being much superior to Adjuria, and wants little to do with those uncultured ‘barbarians.’
Adjuria is grouped into small principalities which are constantly struggling against one another for dominance of the region
Adjuria looks down on Jonguria, but secretly knows their strong centralized state provides an equilibrium they want
If they could ever stop fighting among themselves, the rulers in Adjuria would like to invade Jonguria
Your Fantasy World’s Environment
The environment of your fantasy world can play a large part in the story or a small part. Sometimes characters can live or die depending on what’s around them, other times it doesn’t matter at all.
What I like so much about planning and creating a fantasy world’s environment is how it helps me develop my map. Sometimes I’ll even make the map first and then go back to label the terrain features later. If you can clearly see that there are deserts, jungles, or arctic wastes, you have a pretty good idea of what the environment is in those areas.
Here’s what I did with my fantasy world’s environment:
Adjuria lies more to the north than Jonguria, and is therefore much colder for most of the year
Jonguria is more to the south, so it stays warmer, but since Jonguria is larger than Adjuria, it too has a cold northern climate
The narrow land bridge separating the two regions has wildly fluctuating climate conditions
For much of the year it is very dry, almost desert-like
However, during the ‘wet season,’ heavy rains fall, creating flash-floods through narrow gullies and ravines.
On both sides of the land bridge is ocean, more specifically, two seas which form off of the two largest oceans in the world
On both the Jongurian and Adjurian ends of the land bridge, the desert conditions slowly turn into plains, then forests, then into hills and mountains
Two main oceans exist in the world, with two smaller seas around the land bridge
Several islands exist off of both continents
You can tell from my setting that the story is starting to come along. I’m describing the areas I am for the sole reason that I’ll write about those. As you can see, lots of details are given about the narrow land bridge. It seems pretty likely that it’ll be a big part of my story.
How to Write a Fantasy Novel that Sells
This is the 1st post in a series on how to write a fantasy novel that sells.
Over the next week or so I’m going to focus on writing fantasy novels. More specifically, I’ll focus on writing a fantasy novel that sells.
Why am I qualified to do this? For two reasons:
First, I’ve got 3 fantasy novels selling on Amazon right now. Each month those titles sell. I also have 3 historical fantasy novels, and those sell each month as well. Check out my Amazon account and see for yourself if you’d like.
Second, I’ve got a lot of quality information that will help struggling fantasy writers create a detailed and thought-provoking world. The more effort you put into your fantasy world before you even begin writing your novel, the better it’ll be.
How Will These Posts Be Structured?
A new fantasy topic will be discussed each and every day. Here is what they’ll cover:
The Fantasy Setting
The Fantasy World’s Antagonists
The Fantasy World’s Protagonists
The History of Your Fantasy World
The Fantasy World’s Religion
Fantasy Character Ideas
Fantasy Story Ideas
Fantasy Character Outline
Fantasy Story Outline
The Fantasy Novel’s Timeline
How Will Things Be Explained?
I’ll use my first and most successful book, the Jongurian Mission, to explain how you can go about creating your fantasy world, imagining your fantasy characters, and fleshing out all the details.
These posts will be extremely long, numbering into the thousands of words. When it comes to writing a fantasy novel you really need to plan. The goal of these 10 fantasy tips is to aid you in making your world as realistic and believable as possible. If each character has a history, every city has a story, and all the little details fall into place, then you’ll have a great fantasy novel on your hands.
So hang on, hold tight, and get ready, because over the next week we’ll be taking quite the fantasy ride!
How to Promote Your eBook with No Planning Whatsoever!
Dive into your one-day eBook Marketing Blitz!
Today’s the day that you’re pushing your eBook.
Maybe you’re putting out a new release, perhaps even the next volume in a series.
It could be that an old book is getting dusted off and taken out for another spin.
Whatever’s the case, today’s the day that you’ve got to put all your eBook promotional tips and advice to work. You’ve been scouring the internet, poking into the forums, and reading all the blogs. You’ve learned a lot over the past couple of weeks, and now it all comes into play.
At least that’s the idea. But what if you’ve done none of that? What if today’s the big day and you haven’t done a thing?
Then get busy, get out there, and try these eBook release day marketing tips!
Promoting eBooks with Facebook
Most likely you have a Facebook page. First thing in the morning put something up about your book. A new book is big news, and whoever you’re friends with will need to know, if they don’t already.
Mention your book’s latest review, or several, if the title has been out awhile. Ideally you should sit down and come up with 5 to 10 benefits, traits, or unique new takes on your book. Has it been edited? Have new pictures or maps been added? Does it have updated content from last year? How about a new introduction or conclusion?
Figure something out and make a short post about it. Encourage people to share.
Throughout the day check back in and make updates on how your book is selling. Perhaps every 3 to 6 hours tell the rank in it particular genre, or even if it cracks the Top 20, or hopefully the jackpot, Amazon’s Top 100 List.
Finally at the end of the day give a recap of how your book’s performed. People’ll be interested to know at this point, especially if you’ve kept them updated all day. You might even get a few last minute sales out of it.
eBook Promotions and Twitter
Starting early in the morning is when you want to make your first Tweet. Let people know that you’re book is out there today on Amazon. If you can list one feature, list the best and make it short.
Perhaps you’ve done a small price change. Maybe the cover is new. Whatever it is, make it interesting. And keep it up all day.
Tweets are the best way to show off your Amazon Rank. Tell people what genre’s you’ve broken the Top 100 in, and when you get into the Top 20 tell everyone!
Give a brief recap at the end of the day. After all, that’s what Twitter’s all about isn’t it? Making lots of forgettable Tweets each day? If you can keep your book in the thoughts of dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of people you’ll probably get a sale or two. Hey, these aren’t money trees we’re selling!
Promoting on Forums
You’ve got to light up the forums with your eBook promotion. Tell people in a non-promotional way about your new book. Make it short, sweet, and to the point. Respond to comments quickly.
If people see you’re engaged they just might make a purchase. Don’t make it a pity purchase by having the best book you can; people in forums are often unforgiving.
When it comes to your old book that’s being re-imagined you really need to come up with something to make it new. After all, there’s nothing new about it, right? But that’s what you have to convince people of when you hit the forums.
Don’t waste your time on the Amazon KDP forum. Mention politely at Goodreads and then hit up the forums that are particular to your genre.
Simply go to Google and type in whatever genre you have, such as “Romance eBook blogs” and wait to see what comes up. Since you haven’t started early, you’ll have to select about 3 promising looking forums that allow you to begin making comments right away.
Find all the appropriate places and spam away. After all, you’ll never visit this place again, right? Just don’t muck things up in the forums you usually hang out in!
So what do you do in them? Simply list how your book is faring. People love to hear about books racing up the charts. People also hate to hear about books racing up the charts. Either way they’ll be clicking on your link to see how your book is doing. Maybe, and that’s a very small maybe, you’ll get a sale or two. Did I tell you I was a bit pessimistic about no-plan eBook promotions?
Your eBook Promotion and Blogs
So how do you promote your eBook on a blog when that day is upon you and you haven’t planned a single thing?
Don’t post news about your new book on a blog if you’re promoting it that day. Everyone knows that little planning has gone into it and it will only hurt you long-term.
So how about your old book? That’s where you might be able to leverage something.
Let’s say that you can find a way to insert a meaningful comment about your ‘new’ old book. Maybe you can point out how you’ve changed covers. Perhaps you can mention an edit. Or it could even be as simple as comparing your marketing efforts, or lack thereof, with another’s.
That’s where you’ll have the most success with blogs and eBook promotions. Find like-minded comments, no matter how old, and comment on them. Anything that’s related to marketing will do, but if you can find something related to eBook promotions or whatever is ‘new’ about your book, you’ve got it.
Remember not to mention too many specifics. People visit these posts forever, and that stuff stays out there. The nice thing is that people will get an email, if they’ve signed up for that, every time a new comment is made on a post they’ve commented on.
So if you leave a comment they’ll get an email, and perhaps, a slight perhaps there, they’ll check out your book. Again, you might be able to get a sale off of this if you do it right.
Tanner Lundberg belly flopping but not from lack of eBook promotion. (Eli Lucero/Herald Journal)
Really what it all comes down to on eBook promotion day is footwork. You’ve got to go around to a lot of websites, be active on social media, and generally develop a good case of hemorrhoids.
But if you can get the word out just enough you might be able to generate enough sales to bump your book up in its categories. That bump could last you awhile, and keep your book visible for some time. And that will lead to more sales, and a further bump in the rankings.
After all, many of the people buying books on Amazon won’t see or hear anything at all about your whirlwind one day eBook marketing promotion. They’ll simply be searching through the categories and since your book is in the Top 100, they may click on it. And if they like what they see they just might buy a copy.
It’s all about that initial push, folks. If you’re up to it you can do it. Books with little planning have succeeded. You can to!
Oh, did I mention that The Jongurian Mission is having its eBook promotion day today?
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Writing a Fantasy Novel in Installments
I’ve been quite intrigued lately with the idea of writing installments. This has come about over the past month or two based on things I’ve seen and read, including:
Kindle Serials: I stumbled upon the Kindle Serials section on Amazon a few weeks back. Even though I’d been there before I’d some how forgotten about it. Looking at the competition, it seemed there was a real good chance to break out. After all, in the fantasy genre there were only a dozen titles to choose from. Checking this out made me remember a blog post I’d read earlier about Kindle Serialized Fiction on Lindsay Buroker’s site, and things started to click.
Wattpad: About a week after I re-discovered Kindle Serials I discovered Wattpad. This is a cool site that will allow you to put up chapters for others to read for free. If you do it often enough, and your work is good enough, you might be able to build up a sizeable following. I also managed to read a pretty good blog post about this, which was also on Lindsay Buroker’s site.
Goodreads: I’ve been actively taking part in goodreads.com discussions for several months now. I started to get a feeling that people were looking for a little bit more from the fantasy genre. I got the sense that people wanted darker fantasy, grittier fantasy, and fantasy with an attitude. I thought that was pretty interesting, so started formulating some ideas.
The Expendables: During my last month living in China I watched a lot of movies and drank a lot of beer. Hey, I wasn’t working that much, so it didn’t really matter. One movie that I downloaded was The Expendables. I’d never gotten around to it before, but I enjoyed it. And what’s more, it made me think that a team of mercenaries would be kind of cool in a fantasy novel.
The result is The Hirelings, a different take on the fantasy novel. I may or may not put it on Wattpad, and I may or may not go the Kindle Serials route with it. Hell, I may just get a cheap cover (like the one I have) and throw it out on Amazon when it’s all finished.
Who knows? Below is the first chapter.
Chapter 1 – The Plan
The moon was full and there were no shadows in the night. Smoke drifted lazily through the air.
“Curses, almighty man!” a crusty dwarven voice called out as quietly as a whisper would allow. His dented helmet didn’t hide the scowl or the dark look in his eyes. His long white beard itself seemed to tremble in anger as he shot an angry glare back behind. “How many times have I got to tell ‘ye to put out that damned cigar?”
Dorn folded his arms across his chest and gripped his cigar between his teeth with a smile. Then he sucked the stub back behind his teeth, closed his mouth, and twirled the cigar about. By the time the right end was visible again the cigar was out.
“Show off,” Beldar mumbled under his breath as he turned his attention ahead once again.
A lithe female spellcaster walked up behind Dorn and hit him over the head with the flat of her hand.
“You trying to get us all killed here or something?” she said in a voice tinged with both anger and amusement.
“Beldar’ll do that easily enough,” Dorn snorted.
“Why are you still even here?” the woman asked.
Dorn chuckled. “Same reason as you, Glinny. The money.”
“This’ll be the last job I see you on,” Glinny said as she stalked angrily past Dorn. She passed by Ziggy on here way up the hill. “You pay attention to him,” she said in passing. “Learn what not to do if you want to be a mercenary.”
Ziggy looked forlornly at Dorn but he only shrugged. “Listen to her,” Dorn said.
Glinny reached the crest of the hill and knelt down beside Beldar. “What do you think?”
Beldar scratched at his beard and adjusted his helmet several times before speaking. “It’s not good.”
“You always say that before a job, while it’s happening, and especially after it’s done.”
“This time’s different,” Beldar said with a shake of his head. “Something smells funny.”
“Yeah, that would be that smelly orc you brought along,” Glinny said with a frown as she pinched her nose and waved her hand in front of her face. “They’ll smell him before they ever smell Dorn’s smoke.”
“Boom’s pure muscle, and we’ll need him once we get inside,” Beldar said without taking his eyes from the mansion ahead.
“Is that what you call him, Boom?”
Beldar nodded. “It’s his name, or at least the only word he knows. Sudar claims he bellows it out in battle, scaring off those smart enough not to get in his way.”
“Well, we won’t need him outside, that’s for sure,” Glinny said as she crept up closer to Beldar. “There’re no guards.”
“Oh, they’re there all right, you just can’t see ‘em is all.
They were on top of a small hill overlooking a country mansion. Trees stood all around except for a small wagon road leading in.
“Where are they?” Glinny asked.
“There right there in front of the doors.”
Glinny peered forward then scowled down at Beldar. “Have you lost your senses, there’s no one there!”
“They’re invisible.”
“They’re what?”
Beldar smiled, a rare sight indeed. “They’re invisible. All fifteen of the guards are invisible and prowling the grounds, standing watch, and manning their posts.”
“How is that possible,” Glinny asked, “for that many men to be – ”
“Hey, what’s going on up there?” Dorn called up from below. “We’re getting sick and –”
“I’ll give ye something to be real sick and tired of here in a minute if you don’t shut up that bellowing real quick,” Beldar half whispered half shouted down the hill. He spun back around, panting from his effort. “I swear to ye, girl, that boy’s getting stupider and stupider each day.”
“I don’t want him on the team anymore, Beldar,” Glinny said, “do you got that?”
“Aye, I hear ye girl, but it’s not easy.”
“You better make it easy, or he’s going to get us all killed here soon.” Glinny looked back over her shoulder and then at the mansion again. “Ziggy’s a more than adequate replacement for Dorn, and what he don’t know now he can learn.”
“There’s no replacing Dorn and you know it,” Beldar said with a shake of his head.
“There’s no replacing me and you either.” Glinny braced her arm across Beldar’s shoulders and the crusty old dwarf looked up at her with the most emotion she’d seen from him in some time. “He’ll get us all killed, if not on this job then the next.”
Beldar nodded and several moments of silence passed as they both stared down at the mansion again.
“They’ve got a supply room in the basement, a whole lab for juice,” Beldar said after a while. “They keep it running day and night, and twice a day a wagon train comes in, dropping off one load and picking up another. What they use around here on invisibility potions is nothing.”
“An operation that large and you think we’re going to take it?”
Beldar scoffed. “Do we have a choice?”
Glinny nodded. “Not really.”
Beldar nodded. “There’s no way to it; we’ve got to get into that house and get enough viles not only for Chancy but for ourselves as well. I figure we get an extra bag of those starter beacons we’ll make more than double our take on this job already.”
“That much, really?” Glinny said with surprise.
Beldar shrugged his shoulders and chuckled. “Maybe more.”
“So how do we do it?”
“Toes is already out there scouting the place,” Beldar answered, peering out as if he could somehow spot the elusive elven scout.
“How can he scout around what he can’t see?” Glinny asked skeptically.
“He can hear, can’t he?” Beldar grunted. “By jeez, woman, sometimes I wonder as much about you as I do of Dorn.”
Glinny scoffed. “You should, we’ve all been together that long.”
Beldar’s reply was cut short by a faint whistle from Ziggy below.
“Toes and Theo are comin’ up,” Ziggy called up as quietly as his deep barbarian voice would allow.
He didn’t need to speak at all; Toes and Theo were already upon the two, though their approach had been so quiet and hidden that both Beldar and Glinny were taken by surprise.
“They’re everywhere,” Toes said without preamble. He was a handsome looking elf with short, dark hair but several scars marring his still-youthful face. His dark cloak was wrapped tightly about him, enabling him to blend in with even the rocky backdrop of the hill.
“He says they’re walking circuits back and forth in front of the place,” Theo said. The elven thief was smaller and uglier than Toes, if you could call an elf ugly. He purposefully kept his blond hair short and disdained elven attire and manner in general.
“How often,” Beldar said, perking up at the bad news.
“Every six minutes by my count,” Toes replied.
“That’s enough time to sneak past ‘em, right?” Both excitement and anxiety tinged Beldar’s voice, but his eyes glimmered nonetheless. Glinny couldn’t figure out if it was the lust for battle, the perceived riches, or both. She studied Toes for a moment, noticing none of the same responses. At best he was withdrawn; at worst he wasn’t there at all.
“And what’s beyond them?” she asked of Toes.
“Why riches of course,” Dorn said, coming up behind the four. “Riches for all, like always, and battle aplenty, isn’t that right, Beldar?”
“Keep it down fool!” Toes said behind him, not even raising his voice.
Dorn finished his laugh, although it seemed a bit cut off. His smile also faded rather quickly.
“How many do we have to fight?” he asked.
“If we can time it and miss a patrol, just eight men. If a patrol spots us then we’ll have to go against twelve,” Toes replied.
“And inside?” Theo asked, his earlier excitement for the job suddenly gone at the mention of fighting.
“Another ten fighting men, at least.” Toes looked up at Beldar. “It better well be worth the risk.”
Beldar clasped him on the shoulder. “It will be.”
“Where are the other three?” Ziggy asked. “You said there were fifteen men guarding the outside perimeter.”
“He’s right,” Glinny said. “Where are they, Toes?”
“I don’t know,” Toes shook his head. “I didn’t notice any trace of them at all.”
“Could they be inside,” Dorn asked, serious for a change.
“Aye, they could,” Beldar said, “and it also could be they got the night off for a change.” He laughed but his grin quickly faded. “Most likely Sudar got his information wrong.”
“Let’s hope so, and not that there out there waiting to jump on us when we least expect it,” Glinny said.
“Boom!” Boom said from down below the hill. “Boom!”
“He’s ready, and so am I!” Dorn said as loudly as he dared.
“So how do we do it?” Glinny asked once again.
“Well,” Beldar began, drawing them all in closer, “first we’ll…”
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The Potential Principle and Bettering Your Best with Mark Sanborn – Episode 202 of The Action Catalyst Podcast | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 44:15
Mark Sanborn, CSP, CPAE, is president of Sanborn & Associates, Inc., an idea studio dedicated to developing leaders in business and in life. Mark is an international bestselling author and noted expert on leadership, team building, customer service and change. He has created and appeared in 20 videos and numerous audio training programs. His video series TeamContinue Reading…
Mark Sanborn, CSP, CPAE, is president of Sanborn & Associates, Inc., an idea studio dedicated to developing leaders in business and in life. Mark is an international bestselling author and noted expert on leadership, team building, customer service and change. He has created and appeared in 20 videos and numerous audio training programs. His video series Team Building: How to Motivate and Manage People made it to the #2 spot for bestselling educational video series in the U.S. Mark’s list of over 2600 clients includes Costco, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, FedEx, Harley-Davidson, Hewlett Packard, Cisco, KPMG, Morton’s of Chicago, New York Life, RE/MAX, ServiceMaster, ESPN, GM, IBM, Avnet, Sandvik and John Deere. Show Highlights: The only thing holding you back from getting better is the lack of desire to do so. @Mark_Sanborn Strength overused becomes a liability. @Mark_Sanborn Use all four areas of the potential matrix to create synergy in improvement. @Mark_Sanborn The path to improvement is the potential matrix. @Mark_Sanborn The first step to getting better is to disrupt yourself before someone else does. @Mark_Sanborn Most people change only when they have to; Leaders change before they need to. @Mark_Sanborn Who or what in my life needs to be disrupted? @Mark_Sanborn Your life change is only possible if you first take responsibility of where you are and where you are going. @rory_vaden You have to own it before you can change it. @rory_vaden You have to be in charge of it before you can improve it. @rory_vaden You have to accept it before you can update it. @rory_vaden You are responsible for your life. @rory_vaden Your life is your fault. @rory_vaden It's not about hard work or smart work; It's about both. @rory_vaden Find your performed mode and the potential matrix at Potentialprinciple.com The Action Catalyst is a weekly podcast hosted by Rory Vaden of Southwestern Consulting every Wednesday. The show is regularly in the Top 25 of Business News Podcasts, has listeners from all around the world and shares “insights and inspiration to help you take action.” Each week Rory shares ideas on how to increase your self-discipline and make better use of your time to help you achieve your goals in life. He also interviews special expert guests and thought leaders. Subscribe on iTunes and please leave a rating and review!
5 Steps to Scaling Your Sales Revenue – Episode 201 of The Action Catalyst Podcast | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 50:53
In this episode of the Action Catalyst Podcast, Rory shares the steps every business needs to take in order to scale their sales revenue. Visit crm.roryvaden.com for a free training from Rory on this topic! Show Highlights: Most business are broken when it comes to sales. Many businesses don’t have a systematic, repeatable way to generateContinue Reading…
In this episode of the Action Catalyst Podcast, Rory shares the steps every business needs to take in order to scale their sales revenue. Visit crm.roryvaden.com for a free training from Rory on this topic! Show Highlights: Most business are broken when it comes to sales. Many businesses don't have a systematic, repeatable way to generate sales. A business will never outgrow the strength of its systems. Technology isn't a department, it is core to the strategy. You have to create the sales pipeline. What happens that is customer facing at each stage of the process? The real magic is what happens internally. You must have a way to track your leads and existing customers. Data and technology are integral to your strategy. You have to develop CSF's (critical success factors). Create a sales manual. Create your lead generation strategy. Visit crm.roryvaden.com for a free training from Rory on this topic - or if you are interested in becoming a "sales doctor", visit freecall.roryvaden.com to learn more! The Action Catalyst is a weekly podcast hosted by Rory Vaden of Southwestern Consulting every Wednesday. The show is regularly in the Top 25 of Business News Podcasts, has listeners from all around the world and shares “insights and inspiration to help you take action.” Each week Rory shares ideas on how to increase your self-discipline and make better use of your time to help you achieve your goals in life. He also interviews special expert guests and thought leaders. Subscribe on iTunes and please leave a rating and review!
Radical Leadership with Henry Bedford – Episode 200 of The Action Catalyst Podcast | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 48:41
Henry Bedford is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Southwestern Company. He achieved a B.A. in Economics from The University of The South and an MBA from Southern Methodist University. He has more than 30 years in sales and business management with progressive promotions within the company. Henry began his career with the SouthwesternContinue Reading…
Henry Bedford is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Southwestern Company. He achieved a B.A. in Economics from The University of The South and an MBA from Southern Methodist University. He has more than 30 years in sales and business management with progressive promotions within the company. Henry began his career with the Southwestern Company as a Student Dealer in 1972 and he specializes in financial management, creating equity plans, and leadership. Show Highlights: The more layers you have in between the leadership and others, the less leaders are in touch with the real needs of the company. @SouthwesternCEO Use the “Show me” approach. @SouthwesternCEO I don’t want to be right, I want to be for what’s right. @SouthwesternCEO As you move away from emotions and closer to the facts, everyone starts to agree. @SouthwesternCEO In our startups, we put very little capital on the front end. @SouthwesternCEO For startups: create a tract to run on, put everything in writing, and begin leading others to do the same thing. @SouthwesternCEO Our leadership comes from the ground up. @SouthwesternCEO A big part of a leader’s role is to lead by example. @SouthwesternCEO In a startup, make sure you don’t run out of runway. @SouthwesternCEO Data alone is worthless unless you have something to compare it to. @SouthwesternCEO Better to own a small percentage of a huge pie instead of the entire small pie. @rory_vaden Leadership is about you helping your team. @rory_vaden Rory shares the biggest insight about leadership he discovered in his own life. @rory_vaden Leadership stretches far beyond the skillset of what that leader does every day. @rory_vaden The day you become a leader is the day you become more concerned about the wellbeing of the people around you then you are about your own. @rory_vaden Leadership means you are looking out for the best interest of the people going on the journey with you. @rory_vaden The day I became a leader was when I began to make decisions based on how they would improve the lives of other people. @rory_vaden The Action Catalyst is a weekly podcast hosted by Rory Vaden of Southwestern Consulting every Wednesday. The show is regularly in the Top 25 of Business News Podcasts, has listeners from all around the world and shares “insights and inspiration to help you take action.” Each week Rory shares ideas on how to increase your self-discipline and make better use of your time to help you achieve your goals in life. He also interviews special expert guests and thought leaders. Subscribe on iTunes and please leave a rating and review!
Southwestern Advantage and the Principles of Persistence with Dan Moore – Episode 199 of The Action Catalyst Podcast | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 53:24
Dan Moore serves as President of Southwestern Advantage, Inc. Dan is responsible for product development, sales training, public relations, business statistics, forecasting and the development of new profit centres at Southwestern Advantage, Inc. He has trained more than 60,000 salespeople to be much more motivated and productive between sales calls, and far more effective withinContinue Reading…
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Survivin (human), ELISA kit
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Scientific Background: Survivin is a 16.5 kDa protein and the smallest inhibitor of apoptosis (IAP) so far identified. It is involved in the inhibition of apoptosis and cell division. Survivin expression has been reported at high levels in embryonic tissues, but at low or non-detectable levels in normal tissue. Survivin regulates the G2/M phase of the cell cycle by associating with the mitotic spindle microtubules and directly inhibits Caspase-3 and Caspase-7. Survivin is selectively expressed in the most common human cancers and is associated with clinical tumor progression. It has been proposed as a tumor marker for breast cancer, and Survivin expression has been correlated to clinical outcome in melanoma patients. Down-regulation or loss of Survivin is thought to inhibit the growth of tumor cells. Further, it has been indicated that Survivin epitopes may serve as important targets for anticancer immunotherapy approaches, and that Survivin is a rational target for apoptosis-based cancer therapy. It has also been proposed that Survivin may be used as a universal tumor antigen for immunotherapy.
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Evaluation of a New Survivin ELISA and UBC® Rapid for the Detection of Bladder Cancer in Urine: J. Gleichenhagen, et al.; Int. J. Mol. Sci. 19, E226 (2018), Abstract;
Analytical Performance of ELISA Assays in Urine: One More Bottleneck towards Biomarker Validation and Clinical Implementation: D. Chatziharalambous, et al.; PLoS One 11, e0149471 (2016), Application(s): Measurement of Survivin levels, Abstract; Full Text
Oral silibinin inhibits in vivo human bladder tumor xenograft growth involving down-regulation of survivin: R. Agarwal, et al. ; Clin. Cancer Res. 14, 300 (2008), Application(s): EIA using human serum, Abstract;
Serum her-2/neu and survivin levels and their relationship to histological parameters in early-stage breast cancer: G. Goksel, et al. ; J. Int. Med. Res. 35, 165 (2007), Application(s): EIA using human serum, Abstract;
Survivin, a member of the inhibitor of apoptosis family, is induced by photodynamic therapy and is a target for improving treatment response: C. Gomer, et al. ; Cancer Res. 67, 4989 (2007), Application(s): EIA using human cell lysates, Abstract;
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RETURN OF HIP-HOP - Thick Thugz Ft. R.I.S & Lyrical Assassins
By Jasbir | Sandeep
Feyago wins VH1 Hip Hop Act of the Year
Vices – Saheer Feat. Dizzy Wright
Saheer is an independent Hip-Hop artist from San Jose, CA who’s balanced his passion for music with a degree from University of California, Riverside. From the inception of his label, High Rize ENT in 2008, he has released mixtapes that fuse traditional Hip-Hop samples with Bollywood sounds, along with original compositions that are all available at www.highrizeent.com.
Constantly learning and forever evolving, Saheer’s music and persona reaffirms what it means to be true to yourself and your passion despite all odds. Each album serves as a stepping stone to get to the next plateau and sounds nothing like any of his previous work. His latest original release, “Vices” is the lead single for his Impatient Years EP, and it features Funk Volume’s Dizzy Wright.
“Vices” is out May 13, and Impatient Years drops May 20.
Instagram: @Saheer90
Twitter: @Saheer_D
Fb: facebook.com/saheer.d
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Five Questions With Bonnie Burton
Getting Bonnie Burton to slow down long enough to answer questions took some doing. Between her work at Lucasfilm her writing the Star Wars blog, her crafting and her personal writing, she’s pretty dang busy. However, I am such a do-er and thus this interview was born. ;-)
Those of us on Twitter are familiar with your love of 80’s Twi’lek art, being crafty and Godzilla slippers. But what’s something Twitter has yet to learn about you?
I’m an open book, so I’m pretty sure everyone who’s brave or tolerant enough to follow me on Twitter knows everything there is about me. I do a LOT of Star Wars crafts — on StarWars.com and to promote my new book The Star Wars Craft Book — so I often post photos of my process on Twitter and take a poll of what people think. In fact, when I was making the Jabba the Hutt Body Pillow for the book I asked my followers to vote on the color green of Jabba and where I should place his eyes on the pillow. It was fun to do polls like that to get people’s input!
You wrote a book called Girls Against Girls: Why We Are Mean to Each Other and How We Can Change. I have two questions on that. First, what had you write the book and, since you’ve become such a well known geek girl, do you ever sense the same sorts of meanness can apply to geeks as well?
I wrote “Girls Against Girls” because I didn’t think there was really a book out there that spoke to teen girls directly without sounding condescending or out of touch. Many of the other mean girl-type advice books were actually written for parents or teachers, or were too academic. I did a lot of research for the book and interviewed strong, female role models in entertainment who could also offer some insight and advice on how to deal with mean girls and how to not become one in the process. It was a great book for me to write on a personal level because even as an adult I have to deal with mean girl behavior from my own day-to-day life events. I still fight not to act on mean girl behavior as a defense mechanism myself.
The geek community is generally very accepting since we were all considered the nerdy outcasts for so long. But I have noticed lately that many women have been putting down other women for cosplaying as characters that might have rather revealing costumes. Personally, I think all women should feel free to dress up as any character they love whether it’s Slave Leia or Poison Ivy. Who cares? If it makes you feel empowered and you love the character, then go for it! The only thing that really sets back feminism is women who want to repress other women.
It’s pretty clear from your avatar that you’re a Bettie Page fan. What is it about Bettie that you love so much?
Bettie Page was an unusual role model for me in college. A friend once told me I looked like her and so of course I had to find out who this legendary, yet mysterious woman was. She had a tragic life and yet she didn’t let it get to her. She made being sexy fun and she never cared about what was considered the norm. She was her own person and did her own thing all the way up to the end. She will always be a hero to me. I also love that she inspired a droid in Star Wars too — BD-3000 luxury droid!
I started doing a little research and I was amazed by the number of places you write and how many different Google hits you get. I actually wandered into grrl.com a while back and didn’t know you at the time. Now that I know the woman behind the site, I’m curious — do you sleep? I mean, how do you do so much!?
Ha! I sleep… sometimes. No, seriously I should probably sleep more. I guess that’s from being a kid and always thinking the really fun stuff happens when I go to sleep and I feel like I’m missing out. I’m not a morning person, so I tend to do most of my writing in the afternoon and late at night. And I have plenty of friends who stay up late too, so we tend to connect online or via texting. I’ve had many a late-night bad movie text-a-thon with pals who never want to miss out on the fun too.
My dad always says we all have 24 hours… it’s what you do with those hours that matters. Some people veg out in front of the TV, some people work out, some people go on dates… I stay home and write, write, write. One of these days I might get a social life. But for now, I’m happy just writing as much as I can before I run out of ideas and steam.
What’s a geek thing people assume you’d be into and you really aren’t?
I don’t dress up as Star Wars characters. I dressed up as Jabba the Hutt… once for fun at work. But I tend to leave the impressive cosplay up to the pros in The 501st Legion and The Rebel Legion. Those folks REALLY know how to dress the part, and I am in constant awe of their costuming talents.
Finally, a bonus question – If you could Lightsaber duel anyone in the SW Universe (expanded as well) who would it be and why?
If I HAD to duel someone with a lightsaber I’d have to pick the worst person to do it so I can keep my limbs and stay alive. So my dueling opponent would have to be Gonk the Power Droid. He’s one of my favorite droids, but as far as I know he’s midichlorian-free.
You can find Bonnie on Twitter and, trust me, it’s worth it. ::grin::
Thanks again, Bon!
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great interview! i’m such a fan of Bonnie and her craft book
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Arthur is a filthy rich spoiled alcoholic 30 year old child man who is going to lose his inheritance unless he marries Susan. They had dated briefly about three years ago, but he doesn't have any feeling for her or anyone else, but she is approved by his mother and his mother holds the purse strings. One day Arthur meets Naomi who is illegally working as a tour guide. Through their friendly and charming banter Arthur realizes that for the first time he really likes someone.
Modern Family director Jason Winer and screenwriter Peter Bayhman changed the 1981 story by Steve Gordon to update for the short attention span audience 30 years later. Arthur has a nanny Hobson (Helen Mirren) instead of a Butler. He still has his Bitterman (Luis Guzmán) as his driver/playmate. Russell Brand is a unrepentant immature drunk throwing money around like no tomorrow. Even getting tossed in jail for racing around New York City in his Batmobile doesn't make him blink at the consequences. He calls his mother by her first name Vivienne (Geraldine James) because they are practically strangers. She believes that marrying the socially acceptable Susan will make him more stable and grown up. When Arthur meets Naomi he fails to tell her that he's engaged instead he's enjoying their time together. To prove that he's more suitable for Naomi Arthur attempts to get a real job and go to an AA meeting neither of which are successful but the fact he's making an effort is an improvement over his past behavior. Hobson notices that he's happier than he's ever been and asks his mother to reconsider to no avail. Eventually Naomi discovers that's he's engaged and she refuses to see Arthur. Meanwhile Hobson gets sick and Arthur experiences what it feels like to care for someone else.
It's been awhile since the original Dudley Moore version of Arthur that younger movie going audiences will not be able to drawn comparisons. John Gielgud as the Butler Hobson for which he won a best supporting Oscar had a stern dry delivery that balanced Dudley Moore's antics. Russell Brand's childish Arthur makes Mirren's Hobson more like an indulgent mother. The whole child man concept has worn out it's welcome but it continues to be made into cinematic comedies. If you don't think too closely this movie it's has it's moments of fun and hilarity. Especially Garner as his tipsy fiancée trying to seduce him and getting stuck under his magnetic bed. Nick Nolte is funny and menacing as Susan's construction worker father who wants to leave his empire to his daughter. You either love or hate Russell Brand always playing the self absorbed buffoon in every movie even in The Tempest. OK for an afternoon at the theater.
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Reading Quintero’s debut is like attending a large family fiesta: it’s overpopulated with people, noise, and emotion, but the overall effect is joyous. Presented as the diary of 17-year-old Mexican-American Gabi, it covers a senior year ostensibly filled with travail, from a first kiss to first sex; from dealing with a methhead father to a constantly shaming mother; from the pregnancy of two classmates to Gabi’s own fear of becoming “Hispanic Teen Mom #3,789,258.” But that makes the book sound pedantic, and it’s anything but. Unlike most diary-format novels, this truly feels like the product of a teenager used to dealing with a lot of life’s b.s. Sure, she’s depressed at times, but just as often she’s giddy with excitement about her new boyfriend (and then the one after that) or shrugging at the weight she just doesn’t feel like losing. If there is a structuring element, it’s the confidence-building poems Gabi writes for composition class, which read just like the uncertain early work of a nonetheless talented fledging writer. Quintero, on the other hand, is utterly confident, gifting us with a messy, complicated protagonist who isn’t defined by ethnicity, class, weight, or lifestyle. Gabi is purely herself—and that’s what makes her universal.
— Daniel Kraus
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Fascination! Newsletter Cirque to Live; Live to Cirque
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Cirque takes its act to Sea on new Mediterranean cruises
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Published: May 31, 2017Posted in: News HeadlinesTags: Cirque at Sea, MSC, MSC Meraviglia, Meraviglia, Sonor, Viaggio
When the MSC Meraviglia is christened June 3 in Le Havre, France — receiving a blessing from Italian actress Sophia Loren, no less — a group of 15 performers will have already spent more than a month on the docked ship flying through the air, juggling, perfecting acrobatics and, just as important, getting their sea legs. As Cirque du Soleil takes its act to sea through a new partnership with MSC Cruises, there’s no use rehearsing on solid land.
The maiden trip leaves June 4 from Marseille to Genoa, Naples and Messina in Italy; Valletta, Malta; and Barcelona. Fares start at $589.50. The seven-day cruise will be a two-ring circus of sorts: The 5,700-passenger ship will be the first to host not one but two distinct Cirque du Soleil shows six nights a week in a $22 million theater called the Carousel Lounge, which was designed specifically for aerial feats. “Viaggio” is the first show; “Sonor” will not begin until June 18. While the entertainment company has performed on cruises before, these are the first original Cirque du Soleil productions at sea, in the first such venue built specifically for the needs of circus performers.
Over the next three years, six more Cirque du Soleil at Sea shows will launch in custom-designed theaters on three sister ships of the Meraviglia, thanks to a long-term partnership between the Montreal-based performing company and MSC Cruises, which is based in Geneva.
Creating a cruise show brings up some unconventional theatrical considerations.
“You have to keep that high level that Cirque offers of acrobatic performance, but you’re not on flat unmovable land,” said Susan Gaudreau, show director of Cirque du Soleil at Sea. “It upped the level for us a little bit.”
Plus, space on a cruise ship is limited. The intimate Carousel Lounge can accommodate 413 spectators, a fraction of the big-top settings that can seat up to 2,500. The setting called for added creativity.
“The trapeze wouldn’t work because the ceiling is a lower height than what a big top is,” Gaudreau said. They had to find other ways to move performers through the air, such as using aerial tracks and creating a carousel that transports them.
That wasn’t the only challenge. Gaudreau and Marie-Hélène Delage, creative director of Cirque du Soleil at Sea, knew that they were limited to one theater, one cast and one crew, but they needed to create two unique shows with their own costumes and concepts.
“We wanted them to be as different as possible,” Delage said. “Not only in aesthetics but also in the acrobatic performance.”
That meant they needed to find a range of abilities in anyone they hired, so that they could call on a particular circus talent in the first show — say, juggling — and then another in the next show — say, aerial work — to keep the productions distinct and audiences enthralled.
“If you came to both shows you would not even recognize the same artists; you wouldn’t even know it was the same team of designers that created the two shows,” Gaudreau said.
She said that the shape and size of the venue helped her dream up each show. “Viaggio” is the tale of a painter following his muse and discovering a world of color and imagination, and Gaudreau was inspired to use the Carousel Lounge’s expansive LED screen as a blank canvas to paint his masterpiece.
The story of “Sonor” was inspired by the theater’s immersive sound system, and the narrative about a hunter pursuing his prey is driven by rhythm and music.
“The sound system was so amazing I was like, ‘Wow, I’ve got to do something with sound.’ That was my main trigger,” Gaudreau said.
The Carousel Lounge isn’t just the stage for the show. By day, the space will be open to passengers, who can drink coffee and gaze out the lounge windows that give way to 180 degrees of horizon views. In the afternoon, the lounge will close so that artists and crew members can rehearse before each 40-minute production. The show packages, for which passengers will pay a surcharge, include either a three-course-meal (at roughly $39 to $43) or cocktail (at about $16 to $19) and are tailored to each production.
While audiences shouldn’t expect any heavy nautical themes at the shows, Gaudreau says they should look for a wink to the unique setting: “We call it ‘a little kudos to life at sea.’?”
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. Houston Pastor Says God's Power Split His Pulpit in Half
The unusual display at Christian Tabernacle has caused a stir at
the Pentecostal church
By: James H. Rutz in Houston
Like a bolt of lightning from the sky, God's power zapped the pulpit at the Christian
Tabernacle in Houston last fall, splitting the speaker's podium in two pieces before a
stunned congregation and igniting a series of revival meetings that are still going on.
The bizarre pulpit-splitting incident, which occurred during an early morning service
on Oct. 20 last year--has resulted in hundreds of professions of faith in Christ as well
as several reported healings.
On Oct. 6, just two weeks before the black Plexiglas pulpit was split in half, the
3,000-member church on Houston's east side began holding revival meetings five
times a week.
Church leaders' commitment to giving the Holy Spirit full control over those meetings
has produced as many as 30 to 40 salvations during a few services. Long periods of
silence during the meetings--induced by what one observer called "the overbearing
weight of God's glory"--also have become common. On one occasion the silence
lasted for an hour and a half.
Healings, too, have been reported. Three people were healed of profound deafness
one Sunday morning while being prayed for by a 7-year-old boy who had just been
healed of the same infirmity.
The pulpit-splitting incident has left an identifying mark on the meetings. Evangelist
Tommy Tenney, a third generation Pentecostal pastor, and Christian Tabernacle
pastor Richard Heard told Charisma that the event left them amazed.
In a worship atmosphere "thick" with God's presence at the 8:30 a.m. service on
Oct. 20, Tenney and Heard were hesitant to break a worshipful silence with their
preaching. Heard, at one point, leaned over toward Tenney and said, "Are you ready
to take over the service?"
Tenney responded that he feared going to the pulpit because he sensed that
"something big" was about to happen. Tenney didn't budge. Heard rose a few
moments later, walked across the soft-padded red carpet, mounted the 28-inch
platform, grasped the podium and read 2 Chronicles 7:14.
"What the Holy Spirit is saying to us is that we should seek God's face, not His
hand," Heard told the congregation. "We should not be seeking just His benefits, but
should be seeking also to know Him."
At that instant, a loud clap of noise hit the sanctuary. Heard was thrown backwards
and landed 8 or 9 feet away and flat on his back. He lay uninjured, but overcome by
a sense of the Holy Spirit's presence. Only a nonstop twitching of his right hand
showed that he was still alive.
The podium--made of a half-inch thick, plastic material--did not fare as well. It was
split into two pieces that were flung toward the congregation in different directions,
landing 6 or 7 feet apart. The base and top were unscathed, but the middle was
severed.
The congregation was stunned. Tenney gave several altar calls, and people kept
coming forward--some falling in the Spirit before they reached the altar area. Fifteen
and a half hours later, at midnight, the meeting ended. There was no earthly
explanation for what the people had seen, but they knew God had spoken loudly.
Tenney said he believed God had zapped the podium in two "as a symbolic slap in
the face for the tight human control of the church across America."
Later, the pulpit manufacturer was informed of the incident. The firm denied there
was any way the material could ever split as it did--along a diagonal jagged line.
If the podium had been subjected to extremely high pressure--more than 50,000
pounds per square inch, for example--it would have shattered into tiny splinters like
glass, the manufacturers said. But they insisted the material would never split by
natural means the way it did that Sunday morning at Christian Tabernacle.
The two broken pieces were first kept in the church office. But a steady stream of
curious people vying for a glimpse of the broken podium forced church officials to
relocate the pieces back in the sanctuary.
To date the meetings continue, and Heard says he's ecstatic about the results: "There
isn't a spot of carpet in the place that hasn't been stained with tears of repentance."
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Experiences, Realities, and the Future: What the End of Random Searches Means to Students
The Beginning of the End of Random Searches: Students Know What They Need Next
California Advocates Celebrate as Governor Signs Law to Address Overuse of Suspensions in Schools!
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We Need Change. A school should be like a sanctuary or safe haven.
California Leads the Way on Restorative Justice | Schmidt Law Services on AB 420 ends suspensions of young students & school districts show support
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SB 419 will help keep students in school, increase student success, and increase high school graduation
Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation to eliminate suspensions for minor misbehaviors and protect California students from discriminatory and harmful school climates. Under Senate Bill 419, which was introduced by Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley), school districts will no longer be permitted to use defiance or disruption, as justification for suspending students through eighth grade. The new law will protect thousands of students from being pushed out of school; during the 2017-18 school year, more than 20,000 students in grades four through eight were suspended for defiance or disruption.
SB 419 will improve student outcomes and encourage schools to adopt alternatives to suspensions and expulsions by permanently eliminating defiance or disruption suspensions for students in grades 4-5, and eliminating defiance or disruption suspensions for students in grades 6-8 through July 1, 2025. SB 419 amends current Education Code to address the overuse of suspensions for minor and subjective misbehaviors. Since Education Code 48900 (k) is a broad and subjective catch-all category, students have been suspended for chewing gum, not paying attention, talking back, and wearing sweatpants. This category of suspensions has contributed to racial inequality in California schools. Black students, students of color, students with disabilities, and LGBTQ students are disproportionately targeted with harsh discipline for common youth behaviors
“No student should be set back in their education for something as minor as chewing gum or talking in class,” said Angela McNair Turner, Staff Attorney at Public Counsel. “SB 419 is a huge step forward in addressing equity in schools across the state and eliminating the school to prison pipeline for youth in grades K-8, but there are still nearly 19,000 students who were suspended for defiance in the 2017-2018 school year who will not have these protections. We will continue to advocate for their right to an education.”
SB 419 will go into effect on July 1, 2020.
SB 419 is sponsored by the Alliance for Boys and Men of Color, PolicyLink, Brothers Sons Selves Coalition, Children Now, Fix School Discipline Coalition, Lawyers’ Committee For Civil Rights of The San Francisco Bay Area, Mid-City Community Advocacy Network, and Public Counsel.
Visit our legislation page or click here to download the SB 419 Factsheet.
Please sign and share our petition to end random metal detector searches in LAUSD.
The Beginning of the End of Random Searches: Students Know What They Need Next →← Improving School Safety in LAUSD
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Gallery Our Title Sponsor is SHEPPARD RACING ENTERPRISES of Deland - Click on the album to find out more & support them!!
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Sheppard Racing Enterprises owners Alan (Gadget) and Lori Sheppard...
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Overlooking the shop...
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Machine shop area...
Radius Break
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Stop by and check out our neat collection of die-cast collectibles for sale...
SRE at the 2015 NSS banquet (L-R) R. J. Glaser, Derrick Wood, car owner Jim Daley, Sandy Lee, Ron Gustafson & D. J. Farr...
Michael Seay took an opportunity to run Sandy Lee's SRE car at New Smyrna in March 2015 and won the Sportsman feature!
SRE takes care of Jim Daley's fleet of race cars that compete all over the State of Florida...
Some of the cars we take care of in the shop - #5 R. J. Glaser was 2015 Sportsman Rookie of the Year at New Smyrna Speedway!
Working on Ron Gustafson's Sportsman car at New Smyrna Speedway...
Young Derrick Wood of Orlando runs out of the SRE shops at New Smyrna Speedway...
D. J. Farr has an updated SRE car for 2016 and the young man from Lake Helen hopes to win his first feature in 2016...
Not every night goes well for our drivers but we can fix anything... even your race car!
The whole gang poses back at the shop after a long, hard night at the races...
Driving out of the SRE shops, Sandy Lee of Barrington, NH finished 3rd in New Smyrna Speedway Sportsman points...
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Derrick Wood picked up a Sportsman win for SRE at New Smyrna Speedway on May 28, 2016...
Sandy Lee in action...
Alan Sheppard was inducted into The Villages Motor Racing Fan Club Hall of Fame in January 2017...
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An Adventure In Communications
Michael Faraday, September 22, 1791 – August 25, 1867
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DR. Edouard Branly (23 October 1844 – 24 March 1940)
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A. Keith Bernard P.Eng.
Callsign: VE3BSCDied: 2000 02 24
Peacefully at the Joseph Brant Memorial Hospital, Burlington, Ontario on Thursday, February 24, 2000, in his 77th year. Beloved husband of Reta (nee Knight) Bernard. Loving father of Paul of Waterloo and Patrice of Dundas. Dear brother-in-law of Gladys of P.E.I. Predeceased by his sister, Doris L. Bennett and his brother, Edwin B. Bernard. Cremation private with a Service of Remembrance following at a later date. If desired, you may make a donation to a charity of your choice. (Arrangements entrusted to SMITH’S FUNERAL HOME, BURLINGTON 632-3333).
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