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Of all the areas of the liberal arts that need to have the Trivium method applied, this is certainly the one.
I have been fascinated by the willingness of acceptance towards unprovable “facts” used by this group of modern “flat-earther’s.” And so I knew that if I searched a bit I would come to discover the origin of such unscientific thought processes toward the fallaciously standing conclusions put forward therein. And so I’d like to share what I found. This is not meant to be offensive or spark a debate, merely to show the roots of this prima facie (on the face/appearance only) type of belief system and its spread as a subversive culture.
In a nutshell, the origins of the Flat Earth Society come from the Zetetic Society, philosophy, and method. From its modern website we can read:
The ‘Universal Zetetic Society‘ (UZS) was the precursor to the Flat Earth Society. It was founded shortly after the death of Samuel Rowbotham (aka Parallax) by Rowbotham’s adherents. The UZS was active well into the early part of the 20th century, publishing many issues of a magazine titled, The Earth Not a Globe Review?. In 1971, the UZS was renamed The Flat Earth Society when Samuel Shenton became its leader.
Samuel Birley Rowbotham (AKA Parallax) (1816 – 1884), was an English inventor and writer who wrote Zetetic Astronomy: Earth Not a Globe, based on his decade-long scientific studies of the earth, published a 16-page pamphlet (1849), which he later expanded into a 430 page book (1881) expounding his views. According to Rowbotham’s scientific method, which he called Zetetic Astronomy, the earth is a flat disk centered at the North Pole? and bounded along its southern edge by a wall of ice, with the sun, moon, planets, and stars only a few thousand miles above the surface of the earth.
Rowbotham and his followers gained notoriety by engaging in raucous public debates with leading scientists of the day. One such clash, involving the prominent naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace, led to several lawsuits for fraud and libel.
After Rowbotham’s death, his thousands of followers established the Universal Zetetic Society, published a magazine entitled The Earth Not a Globe Review? and remained active well into the early part of the 20th century.
‘Zeteticism‘ is a system of scientific inquiry. The word is derived from the Greek verb zeteo, which means “to search or examine; to proceed only by inquiry.“
Zeteticism differs from the usual scientific method in that using zeteticism one bases his conclusions on experimentation and observation rather than on an initial theory that is to be proved or disproved. A zetetic forms the question then immediately sets to work making observations and performing experiments to answer that question, rather than speculating on what the answer might be then testing that out.
For example, in questioning the shape of the Earth the zetetic does not make a hypothesis suggesting that the Earth is round or flat and then proceed testing that hypothesis; he skips that step and devises an experiment that will determine the shape of the Earth, and bases his conclusion on the result of that experiment. Many feel this is a more reasonable method than the normal scientific method because it removes any preconceived notions and biases the formation of a hypothesis might cause, and leaves the conclusion up entirely to what is observed. Samuel Rowbotham was the first to use the term in reference to Flat Earth? research. He devised the Bedford Level Experiment to determine whether the surface of water is convex, reasoning that if the water is not convex the earth cannot be a sphere. This is how he came to the conclusion that the Earth is flat. The method has been a cornerstone of Flat Earth Theory? ever since.
Link–> https://www.theflatearthsociety.org/tiki/tiki-index.php?page=Universal+Zetetic+Society
Link–> https://www.theflatearthsociety.org/tiki/tiki-index.php?page=Samuel+Rowbotham
Link–> https://www.theflatearthsociety.org/tiki/tiki-index.php?page=Zeteticism
Here we should stop to define a couple of terms, which not ironically have much to do with each other. The Parallax view of convection. Let us use a dictionary from those times:
CONVEX – adjective – [Latin] Rising or swelling on the exterior surface into a spherical or round form; gibbous; opposed to concave, which expresses a round form of the interior surface; as a convex mirror or lens. – noun – A convex body; as heavens convex. (–Webster’s 1828 Dictionary of the English Language)
CONVEXITY – noun – [Latin] The exterior surface of a convex body; a gibbous or globular form; roundness. (–Webster’s 1828 Dictionary of the English Language)
PARALLAX – noun – [Gr. to vary, to decline or wander; beyond, and to change.] In astronomy, the change of place in a heavenly body in consequence of being viewed from different points. Diurnal parallax the difference between the place of a celestial body, as seen from the surface, and from the center of the earth, at the same instant. Annual parallax the change of place in a heavenly body, in consequence of being viewed at opposite extremities of the earth’s orbit. (–Webster’s 1828 Dictionary of the English Language)
This notion of Zetetic methodology of science is not distinct from the blind leading the blind. Information without postulate or goal. While Mr. “Parallax” Rowbotham may have been sincere and attempting to be legitimized in his time, it appears that even up to today his followers are merely bad-mannered, browbeating Zetetics hell bent on “engaging in raucous public debates with leading scientists of the day,” and for that matter anyone that seeks rational debate. A simple perusal through the comments section of any “Flat Earth” video or website is evidence of the fallacious ad hominem and other personal, non-scientific attacks towards anyone that disagrees with their strange breed of “science.”
One begins to see similar patterns of this type of harassment in certain elements of the “truth movement” and its infamous shock jocks, and within groups like We Are Change and the various 9/11 truth movements, of which I was once very much involved. This is certainly not to say that no science backs their (and my) claims about 9/11. It is to say that the approach towards dissemination of this information, which is prima facie evidence at best, is to gather in places and have arguments similar to those of the flat-earther’s, usually ending in statements like “if you can’t see what is happening in this video you must be an idiot.” And I believe this is why such movements are so transient and ineffective, for the confidence of absolute observational correctness becomes an overwhelming force that allows no further debate and ignores all evidence to the contrary.
Now remember, I am referring to myself here, as one of the guys that used to get out in the streets and in parks and other public places in people’s faces without solicitation to spread “9/11 truth.” And honestly, I hate the thought that I might have been so belligerent and unreasonably argumentative that I turned people away from actually examining the evidence I had just by my attitudinal prejudices. And so as one with experience in this gang-up and insult methodology, I know this is a mental trap we must all grow from if we are to have any effect.
One of the most outspoken and somehow respected “flat-earther’s” is Eric Dubay.
In the following video debunking most tenets of this movement, we find that many of Dubay’s sources for flat-earth cosmology is from just where we would expect, the Zetetic Society. I recommend this entire video:
Note too in this video that “Freemasons formed Zetetic Societies to engage in anti-Christian and scientific debate.” In other words, counter-culture.
We can also find much of this sort of fallacious reasoning in Theosophical writings and movements. From the Theosophical.org website we can read some of these esoteric writings that seem to support such Zetetic methodologies and beliefs:
Earth Mind: Starting where we are in the world of appearances, we see the myriad of forms, from our time and place of seeing, from our point of view and perspective. We are the subject registering objects.
This is my world, my life, my things, my roles. Fear and desire. The mask of persona. The consumer. Habits. The everyday world. The world of natural living. This is the flatworld; the sun revolves around us. This is the data storage mind. Calculating mind. Taking care of business. This is the earth world. The outer world. The subject-object awareness dominates…
Esoteric Initiations: In addition to meditation, ancient myths, and near-death research, we have a similar process described in the psychological initiations of consciousness familiar to esoteric groups. There are notable similarities between the process of natural life and death and the ending of an old value system and a rebirth into a new perspective.
Transpersonal psychologists love to look at this process of death and rebirth in consciousness. One of (the) first of these was the Romanian scholar Mircea Eliade, who observed: “Initiatory death provides the clean state on which will be written the successive revelations whose end is the formation of a new man…This new life is conceived as the true human existence, for it is open to the values of spirit” (Eliade, xiii-xiv). The process of initiatory death wipes the slate clean so that a new chapter in the book of life may begin fresh, open, and unprejudiced by old cultural and social values and views. Initiation breaks down old patterns of behavior. It allows people to begin again and to see with new perception. The new values become the principal values of the new life.
At each initiatory death and rebirth we begin with a new view from a higher elevation. We see more, know more, and can relate to whole systems more readily. Seeing and accepting life as a process of birth/death instead of regarding life as the opposite of death is an initiation into reality…
Link–> https://www.theosophical.org/publications/quest-magazine?id=2810
Sources–> Alice Bailey (Theosophy), Madamn H.P. Blavatsky (Theosophy), The Dali Lama, etc…
With its hand inside and its (formally “Lucifer”) Lucis Publishing company officially recognized and integrated into the United Nations and the Common Core agenda for world education, let us again understand the basics of Theosophy for our purposes:
THEOSOPHY – noun – Divine wisdom; godliness. 1. Knowledge of God. (Webs1828)
THEOSOPHIST – noun – One who pretends to divine illumination; one who pretends to derive his knowledge from divine revelation. (Webs1828)
THEOSOPHIST – noun – [Gr. God, and comment; wise.] Pretension to divine illumination; enthusiasm. (Webs1828)
SOPHIST – noun – [Latin sophista.] 1. A professor of philosophy; as the sophists of Greece. 2. A captious or fallacious reasoner. (Webs1828)
SOPHISTRY – (repeated) – noun – 1. Fallacious reasoning; reasoning sound in appearance only. These men have obscured and confounded the nature of things by their false principles and wretched sophistry. 2. Exercise in logic. (Webs1828)
Logic without grammar — this is the epitome of the Flat-Earth Society. Perspective-based information without True knowledge.
Let us be clear… I have maintained throughout my research and writings that I simply don’t know the shape of the earth, nor do I fool myself that this type of knowledge is for such mortals as myself. I remain neutral. This is, if anything, a sort of divine wisdom whose vantage point is only with God, if you will. I don’t know. I will continue to answer I don’t know. But so far, the evidence lands almost exclusively in the “globular” earth model. But I still do not know.
The typical flat-earther, however, has already decided, claiming God-like knowledge as divine wisdom without proofs and without actually realizing this cultish disposition. Such confidence is reminiscent to the historical accounts of the church’s resolve in justifying the witch-burnings. Fact built upon fallacious reasoning… or no reasoning or questioning at all! Belief based purely on physical observation and perspective is obviously a very dangerous thing, and is how the masses are controlled in many areas of thought. It is not dissimilar to ignoring the camouflage of many species that allows them to hide in plain site by subterfuge so as to catch its prey unsuspecting.
But what happens when one’s perspective is changed?
What happens to the mountainous ant hill when the ant climbs a tree and observes it from directly above as seemingly flat?
In fairness, we must acknowledge that the world and those who run it is full of controlled oppositional forces. It was Vladimir Lennon who is quoted as suggesting that “the best way to control the opposition is to lead it ourselves.” And so as we find Eric Dubay outing almost all other prominent flat-earth researchers but himself as shills and controlled oppositions, we may also find otherwise legitimate inquiries and scientific researchers seeking the Truth of the matter. And so I leave this short essay with the following link that you may read at your leisure, which discusses the history of the Flat Earth Society, its leaders, and the fact that they may have been controlled opposition to counter any good information from being taken seriously.
Link–> http://www.atlanteanconspiracy.com/2015/03/flat-earth-society-controlled-op.html
Again, I remind the reader that I remain neutral on the subject, so no need to bully me or attempt to belittle my character in the comments below. I simply ask that you consider the origins of this movement, a movement without really anywhere to move, and that you beware of any belief without supportive data. Use your grammar, logic, and rhetoric, in that order only.
Where does your grammar come from? Is it to teach or to deceive? Is it of the Nature of the Universe or is it sourced in the adverse?
ADVERSARIA – (From Latin adversa, things remarked or ready at hand.) Rough memoranda, common-place books. (Black4)
ADVERSARIA – noun – [Latin from adversus. See Adverse.] Among the ancients, a book of accounts, so named from the placing of debt and credit in opposition to each other. A commonplace book. (Webs1828)
ADVERSE – adjective – [Latin adversus, opposite; of ad and versus, turned; from verto, to turn. See Advert. This word was formerly accented, by some authors, on the last syllable; but the accent is now settled on the first.] 1. Opposite; opposing; acting in a contrary direction; conflicting; counteracting; as, adverse winds; an adverse party. 2. Figuratively, opposing desire; contrary to the wishes, or to supposed good; hence, unfortunate; calamitous; afflictive; pernicious, unprosperous; as, adverse fate or circumstances. – verb transitive – advers’. To oppose. [Not used.] (Webs1828)
SATAN – noun – [Hebrew. an adversary.] The grand adversary of man; the devil or prince of darkness; the chief of the fallen angels. (Webs1828)
Are the books (grammar) on your shelf and in your digital browser a gift of the light of knowledge or of the adverse of darkness as form without substance?
The world, be it flat or round, square or artificial, is abound in false dialectic (logic), in adversarial forces intent on counter-cultural confusion. Perhaps it is time to abandon such impossible pursuits and focus on the ever-deteriorating and legally (licensed) anarchistic society we find ourselves in today? No matter what side of this debate you fall on, perhaps it is time to come back to earth and treat it as home, whatever its unknown shape, and to start treating each other as we wish others to treat us. Oh, what a wonderful world (round or flat) that would be.
–clint richard-son (realityblogger.wordpress.com)
by realitybloger on September 17, 2017 • Permalink
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Posted by realitybloger on September 17, 2017
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…brilliant! No other words needed…
Ri-chard
I work as a DoD contractor on Navy Aegis programs where we shoot lasers for targeting other ships and for distance measurements to sight weather and GPS buoys across the oceans world wide. It is a well known fact that gravity does not affect our lasers by making them curve to follow an assumed earth curvature. These targets never drop below the lasers line of sighting.
Weather, humidity and falling chem-trail pollutants are the only things that limit our lasers and telescope sightings to a few kilometers across these flat surfaces.
From Diego Garcia island sighting in any direction to a potential target or land mass the oceans do not curve below the distance limitations of our lasers. binoculars and telescopes.
Please note even the low end USCG and NOAH lasers shoot over 3 miles across the oceans to illuminate their targets over the waters flat surfaces.
Just saying what is know to us for years.
You work in the military. Can you explain to me how aluminum passenger planes pierced the towers on 911 ? Where did the plane wreckage go in PA and DC ? NY ?
Yes, light weight aluminum thin skinned commercial airplane with a plastic nose cone could not have possibly penetrated the structural concrete and sliced through the steel supports exiting out the other side of either tower. Plus, leaving no plane debris as sheet metal, seats and luggage to fall to the streets. IMPOSSIBLE for that to not have happened. See controlled plane crashes on YouTube to see what happens as these plane crinkle like aluminum foil.
This impact problem especially applies to the bomb blast proof Pentagon building where the impact hole was not large enough to drive a tractor and trailer into. We are mostly shown the building after it collapsed. As well for a commercial plane construction to have penetrated through all the pentagon rings with a plastic nose cone. And there was no immediate extensive fire from the thousands of gallons of fuel stored in the wings much less impact marks from the total wing span of the plane.
Yes, no plane wrecked in PA where there should have been due to the angle of impact the tail section would have broken away with seats and luggage strewn all over the ground.
Think military drones/RPVs with short wing spans with war heads exploding just prior to impact.
Do not pay any attention to what the new media videos promoted and what they told us what we saw. It’s all theater as people are asleep or suffer from Cognitive Dissonance never seeking the truth – saying my government wouldn’t do that to us. And I say think Chem-Trails and the GMO foods you eat at min .
So just to be clear, you believe “no planes” were used on 911?
Yes, planes were involved but definitely not how we were told of that crashed into the Towers, Pentagon and in the field in PA.
I suggest the actual passenger planes were remotely taken over by use of the Boeing uninterruptible flight control systems that are installed on all commercial planes as a safety measure in case the pilot is disabled. Those passenger planes were flown to a remote location and passengers gone missing at min or dead.
Think about it, passenger planes would have crumpled like a beer can and anything behind the super structure (wing root) would have broken off and not continued to penetrate through the buildings. There actually should have been plane tail parts, plastic overhead compartment pieces, body parts, seats, luggage scattered in the NY streets below.
Just an opinion.
You just contradicted yourself.
How so if the passenger planes were only used as diversion for the false flag. No passenger planes were used in the actual attacks. No contradiction.
How do you know for fact that any planes were used, let alone “hijacked” ? You still muddy the waters by saying planes were used, If planes were used, where is the plane wreckage? If these alleged planes were commandeered as you say, can you prove that this actually happened? Or are you repeating what the public media told you? I just want to be clear.
That I know of public media won’t discuss this. They want you to believe that inexperienced pilots crashed commercial passenger planes into these targets. Common sense tells me that was impossible. Those passenger planes were diverted away and did not crash.They were replaced in flight, transponders shut off with drones taking their place.
Good grief watch the crash videos of the towers. How could the fragile wing tips slice through that building like a hot butter knife in a Hollywood movie. Impossible.
Follow up because you are thick headed.
Passengers boarded their planes with proof from the airport manifest for departures. Planes were hijacked electronically. The Boeing Uninterruptible Autopilot is a system designed to take control of a commercial aircraft away from the pilot or flight crew in the event the pilot is incapacitated or of a hijacking. If implemented, the system would allow the craft to automatically guide itself to a landing at a designated airstrip. Truth by fact.
This system is commonly referred to worldwide as BUAP remote control.
Videos were produced for the public with the mantra to match what we were supposed to have seen. Therefore the public has been duped into believing commercial passenger planes took down the towers and destroyed wedge one of the financial operations in the Pentagon and all without a trace of the commercial passenger planes, the passengers and belongings..
Good luck in believing something other than that happened. Your own ghost government did this along with assistance from the Military and Security Industrial Complex.
Ive watched all the fake plane footage for hours. But you still believe planes were used, when I am not seeing that evidence. You are guessing. You are still muddying the waters and its pretty much a yes or no answer to – do you believe planes attacked the world trade center towers on 9/11/2001? Yes or no ?
Maxx, one more time.
The passenger planes were diverted to a different location and sophisticate drone aircraft with explosives were used for the false flag crashes.
Do you believe that was a passenger plane that hit the Pentagon or struck the field in PA?? No one in my circles believes that.
I dont see any evidence of planes being hijacked or commandeered at all that day. I mean its maybe possible, but ive seen no physical evidence of this. I believe cruise missiles of some sort were used. The media only said planes were hijacked. Cheney even “admits” to ordering the downing of the plane over PA that never existed. The whole scenario follows the pattern of illusion. You saw a magic trick. Personally I dont think you are in the military. I think you are lying.
I never claimed to be in the Military. It seems you have a reading comprehension deficit. Or you are a creator of false narratives to fit your own self-serving needs.
BTW you are not supposed to see evidence of the passenger planes or it’s passengers or it wouldn’t be a good false flag for you to buy into.
Atmospheric refraction is the deviation of light or other electromagnetic wave from a straight line as it passes through the atmosphere due to the variation in air density as a function of height.This refraction is due to the velocity of light through air, decreasing (the refractive index increases) with increased density. Terrestrial refraction usually causes terrestrial objects to appear higher than they actually are. The above video illustrates the curvature of the Earth quite nicely using a laser, however.
Suppose you knew the Military and Mil-Aerospace only use platform maps because they target over flat topography and straight lines to fix target. Plus many of the lasers used are unknown to the public.
Think of Adaptive Optics system which are made of deformable mirrors that compensate for atmospheric refraction and turbulence.
How about a high-energy laser beam that burns through rain, fog over several kilometers and can still penetrate the skin of the target, building, boat, plane, missile and disables or explodes it depending upon where the beam strikes. Or it can create a hot spot for a missile to seek.
And you could say you actually witnessed and experienced the performance of these lasers from Islands like Diego Garcia and other nearby sites demonstrating they were shooting across the perfectly flat Indian Ocean and China Seas to a probable floating target or an incoming low flying cruse missal.
PS, if the laser is elevated its because of the feed back received from electronic buoys that measure the height of sea swells.
Suppose this was true for you?
thx for the technical response.
This is what you said, “I work as a DoD contractor on Navy Aegis programs where we shoot lasers for targeting other ships and for distance measurements to sight weather and GPS ” That to me is working for the military. You just keep lying.
PS, no flat earth hugger here, only know what I and my coworkers have experienced.
PS; I usually work for the prime contractor as General Dynamics, SAIC, Lockheed, Boeing, BAE the same ones that compensate us. Our employees are held responsible to the prime not a federal agency.
We are they hands on personnel. They government and primes subcontract that most of that work out to another for cost effectiveness..
The only thing flat earthers fear, is sphere itself . . .
No fear, after all it started out in the beginning as flat but the elites changed it to round to fit their self-serving needs. No harm done, it is what it is.
FYI; We still use computer imagining for flat mapping for everything we do. The shortest distance to a target is still a straight line. Maybe the elites will change that for you as well.
“Belief based purely on physical observation and perspective is obviously a very dangerous thing, and is how the masses are controlled in many areas of thought.” – C>R
This is basically true for both sides of the argument, which is most likely the intention anyways.
I have pondered quite a bit as to why it is important that we resolve this question of globe or flat. All my feeble thought process could come up with is that if our “planet” is flat, we would discover much sooner that this is all an experiment upon humanity. Perhaps then we could end it by not participating. On the other hand, If it is a globe, the control could possibly last for ever with the assistance of tech. Thus far, a human can still only get as far as to reach orbit, which is of no help when all we have proven to do as a whole is fuck our home up.
Either way, this topic serves to be divisive, which seems to be the “way of things.” Cuz as we all know, permission is required for groups to gather which are capable of making changes to the “way of things.” Goooood byyyyy internet if enough people ever figure this one out.
For now fluoride, football, and “impropriety” (couldn’t think of an “f” word for porn) still serve to dilute our existence.
do you believe planes were used on 911 ?
Well stated, Frog.
Divide us to weaken us for better control of us and number of those enlightened. Nothing has changed
Thats why I changed the subject. Sorry but the FE subject was laid to rest in my own feeble mind, 4 years ago when I saw real life friends bringing it to the dinner table. Arguing, fighting with the in laws We were divided eons ago. Thats why many good people cant get traction in this world. I could careless if the Earth was flat. To me it just isnt a self evident truth . We have so many more important things to think about, like “no planes” on September 11, 2001 . Where there is upon close examination, no plane wreckage. Anywheres. Its a self evident truth even tho its not obvious to most people.
The zetetic method of science more closely resembles the spirit of human discovery. It is however also subject to the frailties of human interpretation of observations. Once a conclusion has been made based upon observations it then becomes a theory just like in mainstream science. Unfortunately in both forms of science obnoxious people fiercely defend their theories. They may often fail to recognize the possibility of an alternative explanation for their observations.
Richard P. Feynman: Theory, Prediction, Observation
Thanks for this excellent contribution.
I dont suppose anything. Im not finding any plane wreckage. You are not answering my questions and you pretty much lost what little credibilty that you had. Lasers on a ship doesnt mean anything to me. Meaning you are a bullshit artist. And not in the military. You are a flat earth hugger. An agent sent to cause division. And probably from the tribe of the circumcised.
Jeff Rey
Of course the Flat earth society is a set up. They cover every angle so that one does not find out the truth. The whole flat earth movement past and present has been a psyops from the start. I’ve been watching this modern flat earth movement since early 2014. It’s a set up I know all the players and all their false proofs. It’s done on purpose! Most are paid actors! But most are still confused. There is no curve! It cannot be measured! There are no planets! There is absolutly no proof of a physical body in a theoretical space, who’s properties contradicted themselves with the theory of the sun being a gas ball in a vacuum. Lol! Gravity is mythmatics and words/spell magic. How convenient this theory of gravity that cannot be reproduced in a lavatory. Ill tell you what can be reproduced in a lavatory, Density! Who is using the trivium? Try it on where the myth of space and planets come from. Same people writing the same script! The earth is a cellular structure. As above so below. As far as we know the earth is flat. We Can’t prove it any other way. Clint I respect all of your work. This topic is a tough one. Spent the last three years dismantling the flat earth movement. As well as reading your book and listening to all of your shows since the beginning! The person is not the only lie. The whole entire script is the lie! Just like you said one has to become a child again and relearn everything! It’s true!
All foretold, as “the great delusion.” Not illusion, but delusion, the taking away of Truth and spiritually reason and discernment.
DELUSION – noun – S as z. 1. The act of deluding; deception; a misleading of the mind. We are all liable to the delusions of artifice. 2. False representation; illusion; error or mistake proceeding from false views. And fondly mourn’d the dear delusion gone.
Yes, it’s a setup. Those of us who have worked on the AEGIS ships for years, think the global think tank has done something to our long range lasers. These laser just won’t curve matching the curvature of the earth. Yes, its a setup and a con.
We still can’t figure out what they have done to our lasers as they continue to shoot flat and straight to a target across the oceans for kilometers lighting up or heating up a target.
I guess they have screwed with our eyes and our long range finders as radar, microwaves, binoculars and telescopes to set us up believing the oceans are flat, but telling us the earth is curved,
Those globalist are slick or they are convinced of it as thousands of employees and contractors at Wallops Island, VA working for NASA, NOAA and AEGIS keep seeing flat topographies. Yep, what a setup.
Define “globalist” “elites” “global think tank” . These are poetic vagaries to me. Be specific. Name names. Lasers shoot flat and will not adjust to the curvature of the Earth. You are a bullshit artist.
GLOBAL around the round world says those who run the educational system that teach kids Columbus discovered America, those who tell you the US won the war of independence, those who teach the US Constitution was based on Judo Christian foundations, tell you the black slaves never received reparation, and the Banksters that they actually lend you money to buy a home, and on and on the lies people believe.
Thanks again for the intelligent rebuttal.
Ditto, dirtbag . In typical vampiric jew fashion you like to waste peoples time and energy. You have said and showed nothing of value since you quacks showed up. Because you cant. Its all you got. You named one person, Columbus who was a crypto marrano jew. Not an Italian European. He also didnt fall off the edge of the flat earth . Unfortunately.
Funny, you can’t rebut the facts I present. See what government run schools did for you. Sleep well!
Ri-Chard – I want you to say, “Israel needs to be blown off the face of the flat earth map” say it. I know you can do it.
As the 1st Christians say along with the old Arab and Hebrew blood lines in the Middle East – there will be no peace in the Middle East until the European Jews are no more on this earth.
And I agree whole hardheartedly. however I would also add there must be the demise of the Holy See and their Jesuits, then comes Wash DC and the Royal Crown folks.
BTW I never mentioned what you did about Columbus. Therefore can you proof what you said of him.
Before you answer please consider the Jesuits are a Military Religious Order of the Roman Catholic Church; Masonic and other Oaths. always follow the money.
The diabolical MONSTER of INIQUITY Alexander Borgia became Pope in August 1492, just a month before Christopher Columbus left Spain bound for Santo Domingo.
The Papacy cost Alexander Borgia an enormous sum in bribes. He was determined to get the money back and he had most of his rivals poisoned. Finally, his evil deeds returned upon his own head and he drank the poisoned cup that he had prepared for another cardinal.
When Christopher Columbus returned from visiting the island of Santo Domingo in March, 1494, Borgia issued a Papal Bull giving the New World to Spain and warning EVERY other nation (even Italians) not to even THINK about going there.
This was the end result of a diabolical plot by Antichrist to steal the New World from John Cabot and England in order to unleash the brutal Spanish Inquisition on the defenseless New World natives.
This monster is also the patron of the Knights of Columbus—the lay arm of the Jesuits in the U.S.
Remember the 3 powers (slave masters) are the Holy See = secrets of mankind and delegation of all that is evil, London/Royal Crown = the Banksters, and the pride of the Vatican is the 7 Hills of Washington DC = weapons of mass destruction.
All three are separate entities not belonging directly to the country they reside in.
Yes the phony Khazar, Zionist, Jews were involved at a much later date. But know still they have no real power only a puppet of the Holy See. London, and the district of Columbia.
You didnt present any facts, jew.
http://forward.com/opinion/spirituality/378719/this-day-in-1492-spanish-jews-were-expelled-and-columbus-set-sail/
And based on that you believe he was a Jew. Good Grief!
The New Jewish Encyclopedia says this. Its not my opinion. “Spanish jews” were considered sephardic and not European jews. Jesus was addressing the ancient bloodline jews way before the Khazars as “of the devil”. Judaism is a bloodline cult of satanism. The hasidim say they are anti zionist but still do business with shithole israel. My allegiance is with Native Americans. Europeans are the golem for the rabbis. I could give a shit what happens in the muddled east. A satanic jew is a satanic jew. When war starts in America, you will be catching bullets with your skull.
“Israel must be blown off the face of the Earth” say it, ri-chard
Already said it – you still have poor reading comprehension.
Again the powers that be are not the phony Jews. It all resides with the Trilateral agreements between the Vatican/Holy See, London and the District of Columbia. please read the 1st paragraph of the Treaty of Peace and the Papal Bulls that proceeded it. Remember Wash DC it not a part of the United States – nit is it’s own DISTRICT.
This is how and why america did not win the War of Independence. It lost everything to the Crown.
The laws and rules for Doing No Harm under God’s Laws and Natural Laws were abolished by the organic Constitution = Man-Made laws – with international banking – tax the labor and lands of all servants and what they produce – honor the government, not God – sovereignty given only to the corporate States not the people, the people are the servants not the government, bartering system abolished, eliminate all tangible trade currencies and replace them with government controlled paper, coin and ledger entries, tell the people the Constitution was based on Christian values – they will believe it because the government said so. On and on and step by step it goes for expanding the listings of all that was given up or taken away from the people. Become a debt slave and accept it as the norm for acceptance in being governed.
PS; almost everything I was taught, was by the Jesuits for 12 years and was in near total opposition to what was being taught in government run schools. Catholicism was the invention of the Roman Empire now known as the Vatican. The bible is a book of books full of omissions and deceptions having some truths with incomplete stories of the origins of humanity. All this editing of the books was done to control the people and farm new convert$.
All of the American and European history books are books of lies. The victors write the history to be promoted, not the Native American Indians or other indigenous people.. The indigenous and spiritual people must be culled as they know the old ways of our true beginnings and our powers. They know the earth was our gift from the creator and we are to do no harm to the air, waters, soil, plants, trees, animals and all creatures of the soil and waters. The earth yields all that we need for long and healthy life lines so protect mother earth as her steward.
The indigenous people were better acquainted with the Tree of Life and now mankind is better tempted by the Tree of Knowledge and it’s unintended uses = deception, diversions, wars and destruction so we may not know who we are.
No ET’s, they are the fallen ones, the seed of them and the followers of them. They never left us. If you don’t know of mankind’s beginnings you won’t be able to identify good from evil.
I agree with some of which you say. But the Jesuits and Catholic church were jewish constructs. Most Catholics I ask, never read rhe King James Bible. When you say “global elites” thats Alex Jones speak. The “real jews” were as satanic as the khazarian jews. You never quite came out and said “Israel needs to destroyed” even tho in the bible, its clear to me, israel will be destroyed. You gave a nebulous answer.
All the bibles have been plagiarized because they do not refer to the first ones of mankind in any detail.
The christian bibles need to been rewritten starting with the days of the Anunnaki and early Babylon thousands of years earlier than the Romans and Vatican did their editing.
Thomas Jefferson rewrote the bible. Jews need ro rewrite their bibles before they get surrounded and disposed of. Christians have been lead down the rabbi hole.
The Hebrews rewrote the bible to fit their story line copying the Anunnaki/Sumerians before Babylon 2000 years earlier.
Jefferson was a Squire of the Royal Crown as others – Fu-k Him and his traitors.
Could be, I wasnt there. I believe we should give the land back to the Indians who were raped, robbed and murdered.
So you were with the Native Americans to witness that – – LMOL
What facts do you want?
Verifiable.
Which subject that I stated.
Consider that holographic projections of planes were used and the explosions inside were timed to coordinate with the images. Overseas help was involved as well. Remember Operations Northwoods; the PNAC that was looking for a New Pearl Harbor; Illuminati card games depicting the event years earlier; and much more.
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[I'm thinking of inviting readers to compete picking the date on which the post-Biden president will be sworn in. Readers can express it as a date certain or a distribution (say, a Gaussian or a MAB) on the calendar. Selecting a date certain (i.e. 20 January 2025) makes sense only if you believe that Biden will serve out a full term, otherwise ... . Maybe I'll even make a donation to the winner's favorite tax-deductible organization. Thoughts? gjr]
I think a governmentb shut down right now would be a great idea and perfect timing. All the working stiff are already shut down anyway and no one will be affected but useless federal goverment "workers". Man, if the term 'federal government workers' is not an oxymoron, then I don't know what an oxymoron is. The only ones hurt will be those seeking visas and passports. Like, what do you need a passport for in this period of lock downs, quarantines, travel bans and restrictions? Besides, those federal workers like useless forest rangers and such won't miss a paycheck. Might be delayef, but its alk money in the bank. They will get paid for staying home, just like AOC and Biden proposes for everybody.
Shut the government down now. Our social security checks will come in like cloxkwork, apparently the only thing the government does well. Nobody misses a SS check. And few, if any, will notice the government is shut down outside the unhinged statist worshippers on the addicted to outrage Enemy of the People. The VA and local hospitals will still be open, so no biggie. Its for our grandchildren's future. Think of the children.
Posted by: Bill Tozer | 01 December 2020 at 10:30 PM
Not just a thumb on the scale -
https://www.foxnews.com/media/cnn-jeff-zucker-project-veritas
Posted by: Don Bessee | 01 December 2020 at 10:33 PM
https://www.foxnews.com/health/pfizer-and-biontechs-covid-19-vaccine-wins-uk-authorization
Posted by: Don Bessee | 02 December 2020 at 12:10 AM
I have an easy solution to the problem.
NASDAQ STRIKES A BLOW FOR DISCRIMINATION
Today NASDAQ filed proposed rules with the Securities and Exchange Commission that would “mandate diversity in the boardroom for companies listed on its stock exchange.”
[T]listing.
NASDAQ’s president provided the usual spin:
Nelson Griggs, the president of Nasdaq Stock Exchange, added that the proposal “gives companies an opportunity to make progress toward increasing representation of women, underrepresented minorities and the LGBTQ+ community on their boards.”
Of course, the proposed rule would not provide an “opportunity,” which obviously exists already, but rather would represent a dictatorial order. Delisting would be devastating to most companies that trade on NASDAQ. Nevertheless, I assume that an SEC under Democratic control would approve these discriminatory rules.”
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/12/nasdaq-strikes-a-blow-for-discrimination.php
This proposal is akin to the discussion we have had on this site when CA proposed the same thing for corporate governance and it is now slated to become CA law in the near future. I believe Mr. Steve and Ms. Cross where definitely supporters of the legislation.
Rather than going on and on about the fiduciary duty (duty of loyalty and duty of care ONLY to the beneficiaries, aka, the shareholders), here is my simple solution that cannot be challenged:
Have one board member of each corporation say “I am a woman if I say I am. Period. One does not need a uterus or the extra rib to be a woman in today’s world. It is not up for debate. Then have another corporate board member say, “ I self-identify as a Queer (or Trans) Pigmy Eskimo.” Problem solved. And thats Ma’am, ma’am! Call me ma’am. Or call me Cherokee, like Lizzy Borden Warren.
“The new rules would require companies on the stock exchange to have at least one woman director and one who self-identifies as an “underrepresented minority” or member of the LGBTQ community — or face possible...”
If there is no solution, there is no problem.—Chinese Proverb.
What do you identify as today? The possibilities are endless. I do have a problem with some government bureaucrat snooping around keeping records of my sexual orientation, as if that is a some condition of employment. Just the idea of my sexuality or gender or ethnicity being put on the public record seems so much akin to the right of privacy, which became the basis for Roe vs Wade. Get out of my bedroom, fascists!
Easier to just self-identify. Who are you to tell me I am not a woman or Pigmy Eskimo??? Go pound sand.
Posted by: Bill Tozer | 02 December 2020 at 06:53 AM
As usual,, LIBS will keep "finding" ballots till they win.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/upstate-ny-congressional-race-in-doubt-after-55-uncounted-ballots-found
"A newly discovered batch of 55 uncounted ballots in a rural upstate New York county has the potential to alter the outcome of a yet-to-be-called congressional race.
The ballots from Chenango County were cast during the state’s early voting period within the 22nd Congressional District — home to the ultra-tight race between Democratic Rep. Anthony Brindisi and his Republican opponent Claudia Tenney."
I'm sure there is perfectly good explanation why those ballots got uh,,,, misplaced.
Oh.. And a few from "unregistered voters"... Yes Lefties those should count too?
Posted by: Walt | 02 December 2020 at 07:55 AM
Georgia election official man'splains it to the Brainwashed Trumpists,
https://youtu.be/jLi-Yo6IucQ
Posted by: D | 02 December 2020 at 08:15 AM
Why would Trump want to pardon his family? Oh, right,
"[The Republican led] Senate committee made criminal referral of Trump Jr., Bannon, Kushner, two others to federal prosecutors
The Intelligence Committee detailed its concerns in a letter to the U.S. attorney's office in Washington, D.C., in June 2019, an official said."
And now this, The DOJ is investigating potential "Pardons for Benjamins". All the pieces are falling into place.
Mad because you didn't get one D-?
On the subject of pardons,, how bout all the ones your boy "O" handed out? Cop killers, terrorists, drug dealers, tax evaders,
meth dealers,
https://www.justice.gov/pardon/obama-pardons
Now how come your boy "O" didn't pardon Susan B. Anthony? But Trump did.
The pirating of a childs movie.....serious business this!
Is there a Statue of Limitations for your transgression dugsKKKi?
Posted by: fish | 02 December 2020 at 08:51 AM
Did D get a pardon for his moonlighting as a film pirate?
https://www.theunion.com/news/local-news/star-wars-viewer-cited/
When he was cited, D said to the police that the police and Del Oro employees came at him “like stormtroopers.” Lol. Forgive me if I find your opinions from a galaxy far, far away.
Posted by: Barry Pruett | 02 December 2020 at 08:51 AM
But in this galaxy a third of DEMOCRATS believe the election was stolen from trump.
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/matt-margolis/2020/11/19/whoa-nearly-a-third-of-democrats-believe-the-election-was-stolen-from-trump-n1160882
Not a conspiracy. There are legitimate questions being asked. It would be wise to wait until we get the answers
Haha, what a sad bunch of losers!
Keach is small potatoes.
Very sad that you brainwashed Trumped types can only offer ad hominems to any truthful post.
Just goes to your denial of truths you just cannot handle.
Who, whoa, whoa......easy there Capone! No need to fly off the handle here!
D. I don’t think that you have ever had a less than brainwashed post or comment. Lol. The ignorance is truly astounding. Please read more. Please.
Try again Barry. Review my 3 above posts; a video of actual events, a verified Senate Intelligence Committee report, and a verifiable DOJ report.
And, YOU are telling ME to read more?
Duh 9:07 - "Just goes to your denial of truths you just cannot handle."
And just what 'truth' is it we conservatives are 'denying'?
from Duh -
"Duh"
One of these days you leftys might actually come up with some actual examples of the BS you spout here.
Until then, have a nice day!
Posted by: Scott O | 02 December 2020 at 09:35 AM
Where are the charges Doug Keachie? I wait...
Study: Student Debt Cancellation Benefits the Wealthy, Not the Poor
https://www.intellectualtakeout.org/study--student-debt-cancellation-benefits-the-wealthy--not-the-poor/
When I wrap my head around the fact that all the credit card debt that Americans have in total (1.4 trillion), it puts student loans in perspectice at 1.5 trillion. Paying off that debt will only help our colleges and universites because they have zero skin in the game. The money flows from the taxpayer directly to the institutions of higher learning and the students, not having mucj financial literacy, sign on the dotted line and is left holding the bag.
Of course Lizzy Pocohantas Warren is all for paying off the students loans and keeping the university gravy train going. She made $350,000-$400,000 a year for teaching one (ONE) class at Harvard. She would know all about the game being rigged against others, but not herself. Get those kids or Uncle Sam to foot the bill and keep those paychecks coming down the chute
PJ Media -yet another bogus source.. rated as a conspiracy website known for passing on unproven conspiracy theories, propaganda, extreme right wing bias, poor sourcing, multiple fact check failures..The ignorance is truly astounding
No wonder you people think what you do...
Posted by: RXCross | 02 December 2020 at 09:39 AM
Yes Barry, where are the charges?
"Sidney Powell’s ‘Kraken’ Lawsuit Included Altered Exhibit of Georgia’s Certification of Dominion Voting Machines"
https://lawandcrime.com/2020-election/sidney-powells-kraken-lawsuit-included-altered-exhibit-of-georgias-certification-of-dominion-voting-machines/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
Lots of accusations, but no proof, of election fraud that would invalidate the election, but that does not fit with the Circle of Jay's narrative.
Did you read the article? It alleges misspellings and a signature cut off at the bottom. Hardly true news when you have three days to put together a couple hundred page document. Like I said Doug. Read. Please read more
You didn't care when Trump did it fish
Biden is in the future, Trump already happened Seven Trillion and you supported him.
Posted by: paul emery | 02 December 2020 at 09:50 AM
"The Three Strains of the GOP: Crazies, Quiets, and Hostages. And Yeah, They All Suck."
I could not have said it better,
https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-three-strains-of-the-gop-crazies-quiets-and-hostages-and-yeah-they-all-suck?ref=home&utm_source=web_push
More sad news today.
WALTER WILLIAMS, RIP
"I first came across his early book The State Against the Blacks when it came out in the early 1980s. This and many other works over the years made the compelling case that, as William himself put it, “The welfare state has done to black Americans what slavery couldn’t do.”
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2020/12/walter-williams-rip.php
"If Walter had any flaw, it was that his strong libertarianism led him to have too much sympathy with the cause of secession (James Buchanan had the same flaw), and by extension to southern secession in 1860, and a dislike of Lincoln. This view is not unique among certain kinds of libertarians. We argued vigorously over the issue; he neither gave ground, nor was he anything less than cheerful and patient throughout, making him a delight to argue with. No wonder students and colleagues loved him."
RIP GOP
Did somebody miss a memo? Your "Approved Sources"....your "Prestige Press"....they're dead and dying ......soon to be dead and gone! Trumps departure is his last best trick......without him progressive eyes look away. Trump is the reason Rachel Maddow has been able to make her mortgage payments the last four years....the reason Don Lemon hasn't been offering up his ass to random guys in the parking lot at CNN for 20 bucks a turn!
Of course, one wonders about the sanity of those still taking in the revealed wisdom from a CNN or MSNBC!
But I'm sure you're fine!
/wink
All is not lost.
'Barr Appoints Special Counsel To Continue Criminal Investigation Into Obama-Era FBI Trump-Russia Probe'
"Appointing Durham gives him “extra protection” to continue the investigation as a transition in presidential administrations is likely to take place in a little under two months. Barr’s move will make it harder for the incoming Biden administration to fire Durham and end the probe."
https://www.dailywire.com/news/barr-appoints-special-counsel-to-continue-criminal-investigation-into-obama-era-fbi-trump-russia-
Just the facts, ma'am.
You didn't care when Trump did it fish....
Nope I didn't! You guys told us that the "Tea Party" types (not that I was formally a member) were just a bunch of tight fisted meanies if not not actually crazy!
That the democrats had everything well in hand financially......spend, spend, spend......it was all good!
So not this time......I absolutely didn't care!
But you did! And it's going to be fun watching you....at least until Grampy Badfinger shucks this mortal coil....twist yourself into a pretzel making excuses for doing the same thing that your arch enemy has been doing for the last four years!! Going to be even better watching you justify other things that Biden?Harris or really Harris/Biden will bring!
Well that does just suck! Godspeed sir! You will be missed!
fish quote about Trump spending
"I absolutely didn't care! "
Thanks for affirming that you support Trumps seven trillion dollar deficit in four years.
"I could not have said it better"
Well, D, that is setting a fairly low bar. 99.99% of the population can say just about anything better than you. No need to repeat the obvious or draw unflattering attention to yourself. Some things are better left to the imagination.
But, my all means, keep doing what you are doing and keep getting what you are getting.
Its one of those sick pleasures in life watching you trying to say anything, for better or for worse.
Breaking news: Trumpist QAnon supporters think Biden's medical boot is hiding ankle monitor following secret arrest
Every time I think think you can't be a bigger idiot you go and prove me wrong!
BREAKING NEWS: dugsKKKi is a Qanon obsessive! (Well at least this most recent hobby keeps him out of local movie theaters)
QANON TOLD ME TO SAY THAT.....!
Posted by: fish anon | 02 December 2020 at 10:42 AM
LOL Douchebag!! Only NOW do you try and redirect?
"wassan't me!" And just when were those sub standard testicals cut off? Gotta hide behind a single letter to mask your shame?
The make of a true Proggy town.. Baghdad is safer to live in.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/12/02/over-3800-people-shot-in-chicago-during-first-11-months-of-2020/
Chicago Mexico maybe?
Rather than think of it as a formerly great American city.....better to think of it as a place progressive governance repurposed as a training area for trauma surgeons!
...and make sure to check out: http://secondcitycop.blogspot.com for a chuckle now and then.
Walt at 10:58
“The make of a true Proggy town. Baghdad is safer to live in.”
The cops in Chicago call the city “CHIRAQ” 😂😂
Posted by: Barry Pruett | 02 December 2020 at 12:07 PM
Daily Quotes.....including one from the Daily Beast! Oh goodie, another olive branch.
Upright: “We need to pay a lot of attention to the diverse communities of this country, and that diversity includes people who supported Trump and people who are not in our camp. One of the things I did over and over was just sit and listen to people.” —Democrat Congresswoman-elect Carolyn Bourdeaux
For the record: “A tweet from the spokesman of the communist Chinese foreign ministry … depicted an Australian soldier beheading a child. The picture is fake, and it has been condemned by Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison as an ‘outrageous and disgusting slur.’ Other nations, including France, have condemned the Chinese tweet. But Twitter refuses to block it, merely labeling it as ‘sensitive.’ Even though Chinese citizens are banned from using Twitter, the tech platform allows communist leaders to tweet whatever they want, while censoring legitimate news stories and almost anything President Trump says about the election.” —Gary Bauer
Demo-gogue: “My message to everyone struggling right now is this: Help is on the way.” —Joe Biden (“The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, ‘I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.” —Ronald Reagan)
Lack of self-awareness: “Trump’s not going away.” —Hillary Clinton
Grand delusions: “So somebody decided they had a bright idea to pass a piece of legislation that would allow for guns and concealed weapons to be carried in churches. … Whoever thought of that had never been to a church meeting.” —Georgia Senate candidate Raphael Warnock, who perhaps has never heard of the church meeting in South Carolina where nine black church members were murdered — to pick just one instance where church members wished they could have defended themselves
Alpha jackass: “It’s not enough merely to enjoy their agony and humiliation. It’s not enough to hope they’ll be shamed and correct their behavior. … Only exposure, pain, humiliation, and (inshallah) incarceration will lead to a moment of reckoning for the GOP. It should start at the top and work down from there.” —The Daily Beast's Rick Wilson
Non compos mentis: “When you hear that holiday music … think 'COVID Grinch’ and be on alert.” —Supreme Governor Andrew Cuomo
And last… “It takes only a small amount of caring to recognize how much the free market has lifted the poorest in the world, but that’s too much caring for people who like feeling self-important.” —Frank Fleming
https://www.facebook.com/PatriotPost/photos/10157866947435914/
re W. Williams. That is sad news. I remember reading his opinion pieces back in the 70's. And of course he was far and away the most humorous and informative guest host on Limbaugh's show.
He was especially good at not only discussing the principles of the free market, but providing real-world examples.
Posted by: Scott O | 02 December 2020 at 12:19 PM
Walter Williams lastest (?) column
‘Black Education Tragedy Is New’
Years ago, much of the behavior of young people that we see today would have never been tolerated.
“If we accept the notion that rotten education is not preordained, then I wonder when the black community will demand an end to an educational environment that condemns so many youngsters to mediocrity. You can bet the rent money that white liberals and high-income blacks would not begin to accept the kind of education for their children that most blacks receive.”
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/75255-black-education-tragedy-is-new-2020-12-02
In contrast to Walter E. Williams....
‘Joe Biden Reportedly Working With Teachers Union That Opposes Charter Schools‘
“America’s largest teachers union says it has been working with Joe Biden as part of his transition team after releasing a “policy playbook” suggesting Biden curb access to charter and private schools.
Becky Pringle, president of the National Education Association, told The Wall Street Journal that the largest teachers union is working with Biden and considers him “a partner.”...
“I absolutely am deeply concerned that a union-controlled Biden Education Department could have a chilling effect on the progress that the states and parents have made in securing educational options and excellence for the kids,” Allen said.
As The Daily Wire previously reported, the NEA’s policy recommendations include opposition to expanding charter schools:
Oppose all charter school expansion that undermines traditional public schools.
Bar federal funding to charter schools, charter school authorizers, and charter school management companies not authorized or operated by local school districts.
Require charter schools, charter school authorizers, and charter school management companies to abide by the same laws and regulations applicable to traditional public schools.“
https://www.dailywire.com/news/joe-biden-reportedly-working-with-teachers-union-that-opposes-charter-schools
Well I should think so!
To Save Time, The Babylon Bee Will Now Just Republish Everything Biden Says Verbatim
The Bible tells us to work smarter, not harder. Or, better yet, don't work at all if you can help it. You can look it up. It's in the Proverbs somewhere.
That's why we're announcing today that we will simply be republishing everything Joe Biden says word for word rather than spending a lot of time and effort writing satire.
We at The Babylon Bee realized we were spending all this time trying to satirize Joe Biden when, frankly, he just can't be satirized. He's doing all the hard work for us with statements like "You ain't black!" and, of gun violence, that "150 million people have been killed since 2007."
Every day is a real grind when we arrive at the sprawling Babylon Bee headquarters, settle in on our throne of Chick-fil-A sandwiches, and boot up the ol' PC to check what Biden said over the past 24 hours. We're tired of trying to out-parody things like "I got hairy legs that turn blonde in the sun and the kids used to reach in the pool and rub my leg down and watch the hair come back up again" and "Corn Pop was a bad dude."
Like, what do you do with that? Seriously. Go ahead. Try to satirize it. Anything you do just doesn't have that perfect mix of absurdity and reality that makes satire work so effective at communicating truth. So we're throwing in the towel.
We'd also like to take this opportunity to thank Joe Biden for being such a great satirical performance artist. You're the real hero, Joe. The people really need comedy in a time like this, and you're doing a great job. Keep it up!
Finally, laugh at these hilarious Babylon Bee headlines from our new best satirist, Joe Biden:
Biden: 'Poor Kids Are Just As Bright As White Kids'
Joe Biden Says All Men And Women Are Created By You Know The Thing
Presidential Candidate Nibbles On His Wife's Fingers
Joe Biden: 'I'm Going To Beat Joe Biden'
'Go To Joe 30330' Says Joe
Biden Tells Campaign Rally 'We Choose Truth Over Facts'
Joe Biden Calls Iowa Man 'Fat' And A '[FLOWERBED] Liar'
You can look forward to lots more content coming from your new favorite Babylon Bee writer any moment now.
https://babylonbee.com/news/biden-offered-position-as-staff-writer-at-the-babylon-bee
Posted by: fish | 02 December 2020 at 12:43 PM
Cheating old school -
Georgia group founded by Stacey Abrams under investigation for seeking out-of-state, dead voters
Group was previously chaired by Democratic Senate candidate Raphael Warnock
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/voter-group-founded-by-stacey-abrams-under-investigation-seeking-out-of-state-dead
Good job Ca., and San Jose,, you ran HP out of the state and they are going to Tx.
Gotta love the excuses and damage control from the Mayor.
All those high taxation jobs,, GONE.... All that Corp. Tax.. GONE..
Posted by: Walt | 02 December 2020 at 01:37 PM
Typical dizinformation -
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/georgia-hollywood-figures-posing-republicans-mockingly-urging-conservatives-not-to-vote
Whiny WalDoH, dry your tears, HP, Inc. is not moving.
"In 2015, the company split into HPE and hardware maker HP Inc. (HPQ), which is not heading to Texas."
https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/02/tech/silicon-valley-hpe-to-texas/index.html
Posted by: D | 02 December 2020 at 02:33 PM
Good job Denver mayor who tweeted new Thanksgiving lock down gathering orders and non-essential travel bans 30 minutes before he boarded a plane to get out of Dodge. The uproar caused him to fly back and he whined that he was alone while his family was frolicking in sun on some beach. Talk about self-pity. Serves him right for tweeting out orders while he was on his way to the airport or tweeting from some terminal while waiting to board.
It seems to be a common story. Governors or mayors or public officials caught breaking the rules that they themselves decreed in no uncertain terms others must follow. Who was it that flew off somewhere to celebrate a family vacation including Turkey Day after issuing harsh restrictions and had to immediately fly back and had to have Thanksgiving alone, away from his wife and offspring. Gov of PA I believe. Yesterday it was the mayor of San Jose caught dining and wining at a plush establishment before she closed restaurants, including outdoor dining. She partied at the 11th hour before her edicts took affect.
Governor of New York requiring all to mask up outside, then gets caught walking his dog mask-less. Mayor of NY required shutdowns of businesses, max social distancing, extreme high alert and keep the packed like sardines NY subways open. In fairness to Wilhelm, he did cut back on the frequency of running some routes, which made the subways even more crowded as people waited to catch the next ride, roflmao.
Oh course, no need to mention Gavin and his is gathering and dining size rules. Update: Gavin had 22 people there, not the 14 originally reported. And, they ate inside as the enclosed patio closed the doors and there were more than 3 separate family units there.
No update yet about Queen Nan making a hair appointment, not wearing her mad, and being set up. At least she took responsibility for being set up, lol. I guess that is definition of “non-apology apology.” They will have to pry the words, “I was wrong” out of her cold dead mouth.
—Experts (Dr. Fauci/CDC) says open up the schools, close bars. He slipped that one in right before Thanksgiving. Schools are not the problem.
-Also on the 11th hour before Turkey Day, the power mad Supreme Dictator of Minnesota released (slipped in) the Minnesota State COVID research reveals that 1.9% of Minnesota C-19 cases comes from bars. 1.9% and shut them down! Oh my.
Really Douchey?
"Hewlett Packard Enterprise to Leave Silicon Valley for Texas
Tech giant, which traces its roots to the origins of Silicon Valley, is latest company to move away from area long considered hub of innovation"
https://www.wsj.com/articles/hewlett-packard-enterprise-to-leave-silicon-valley-for-texas-11606862026
AND from CNNLOL,,,
"HPE's (HPE) move to Texas is hardly a new concept in the tech world. It's the largest — but just the latest — tech company to make the trip south: SignEasy, QuestionPro and DZS (formerly known as Dasan Zhone Solutions) also moved from California to Texas.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk threatened in May to move the company's headquarters from Fremont, California, which is just across the bay from Palo Alto, to Texas or Nevada, because of his displeasure with California's stay-at-home orders. While he did not follow through with that, the company did announce in July that it would build its new auto plant in a suburb of Austin."
Walt.
HP is moving it’s headquarters to the new computer manufacturing facilities in Texas and leaving the plants in CA. Man, if Wells Fargo or any of the Fortune 500 companies headquartered in Frisco or LA moved out of state, boy that would mean a lot of lost revenue for the state and put the hurts on the cities. Mucho bucks. You don’t need to move it all out of state. Carl Jr’s moved its headquarters out and left the burger joints here. The corporate taxes go to their new home, all in all. Same with HP. Do you want to pay CA tax or Texas tax? Do your employees want to move also and buy a house with a yard and no sales taxes?
Hear the news Lefties? the vaccine for the Kung Flu is about to be distributed.. Now since Trump got it going, and was/is the champion of it,, ya' going to refuse to get it? OR are you going to wait till Herr Gavin's hand picked experts say it's OK? I won't be surprised if that panel consists of someone from CARB, SEIU, or a board member from Berkeley.( but not one health expert)
You clowns sure didn't hate Trump that much,, you took his tax cuts and kept the money. A true LIB would have demanded the old tax rate, just to spite Trump.
Yo Walt, check this out. I could have saved the reader my ramblings if I saw this first. Timing is everything. You go girl!
'Press Sec McEnany SLAYS Hypocrite Dems, Makes Media Watch Video on Loop'
https://rumble.com/vbjn9n-press-sec-mcenany-slays-hypocrite-dems-makes-media-watch-video-on-loop.html?mref=22lbp&mc=56yab
Trump drops the hammer
https://fb.watch/27KawkLq3E
The commisars dont have to follow the same rules as those pesky little people -
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/austin-mayor-says-stay-home-while-in-cabo
Good find Bill. Ya' gotta love it when they get their noses
rubbed in it.
Did you get caught up in our local traffic jam? All because someone had a death wish. A crapcan of a car into a logging truck?
Back to the good old days?
https://www.breitbart.com/asia/2020/12/02/indian-oil-minister-we-hope-buy-oil-iran-venezuela-joe-biden/
We all know China wants to take over Taiwan. China knows Biden will let them. Biden and Son are good friends with the Chicoms.
Socialist dem in MAGA clothing -
While Wood made his comments purportedly as a self-described supporter of Trump, while donning a red “Make America Great Again” ball cap, the real story here is that Wood is by no means a Republican and there is no record in Georgia of him ever voting for President Trump—in 2016 or in 2020—in the Republican primaries. While Wood did vote in the 2020 and 2016 general elections in Georgia—there are no records in Georgia of him pulling a GOP primary ballot in 2016 or 2020, the two years President Trump was on the ticket.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/12/02/records-lin-wood-decades-voted-donated-democrats-including-barack-obama-david-perdues-2014-opponent/
They already know about you wood and you are not a friend of the prez or R's just because the msm are in on the lie -
"Where is Kelly Loeffler here? Where is David Perdue?" said Wood, who unsuccessfully sued Georgia seeking to stop the presidential election's certification. "He ought to be standing right here."
"Do not be fooled twice," he added. "This is Georgia. We ain't dumb. We're not going to vote on Jan. 5 on another machine made by China. You're not going to fool Georgians again. If Kelly Loeffler wants your vote, if David Perdue wants your vote, they've got to earn it."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/they-have-not-earned-your-vote-trump-allies-urge-georgia-republicans-to-sit-out-senate-runoffs/ar-BB1bzHn2?ocid=msedgntp
Regarding Walter Williams, I've been aware of him since he and Thomas Sowell appeared as commenters (on Uncle Miltie's side) on the ground breaking "Free To Choose" series by Milton and Rose Friedman.
For awhile, WW (of the Clan With A Tan) was the #1 stand in for Rush Limbaugh in his radio show... and was better than Limbaugh. In my opinion.
I will miss him.
Posted by: Gregory | 02 December 2020 at 06:25 PM
In the category of "trump ain't no crook LOL". Ivanka Trumpler was deposed today by the DC Attorney General regarding a million dollars in overcharges that was spent by the trumpler Inauguration committee at a trumpler hotel. The committee's own event planner -- Stephanie Winston Wolkoff -- advised against the transaction, telling the committee and the Trump family that the charges were at least twice the market rate but the committee chose the hotel anyway.
goombah goombah goombah goombah goombah goombah goombah
The fun is only just beginning...
Posted by: RXCross | 02 December 2020 at 06:52 PM
Let them eat drive thru -
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/la-supervisor-who-visited-restaurant-after-voting-on-outdoor-dining-ban-says-her-being-caught-is-a-non-story#&_intcmp=hp1r_3,hp1r
RX Cross. What kind of RX are you taking tonight? That is the same story that you or someone posted here at least 3-4 times in 2017...all about the Presidential Inauguration, but last time it was about Melania, not Ivanka. It was about how foreigners (evil foreigners like all foreigners are), especially that foreigner First Lady that took Wookiee’s job and threw the Obamas out of public housing.
Yes, the investigations are real. You are not really Robert Cross, are you? Aha! You be RX Cross, relative of Mary. Do you know Joe Koyotee...er....Joe Peyote? I know Joe Koyoyotee!
Speaking of foreigners, a great brief walk down memory land hand in hand with Punchy’s doll. Good read. Actually, very good read, IMHO.
“Gee, Why Can't Trump Accept Defeat Like the Democrats?“
Democrats concluded that Reagan had committed treason in order to steal the election.
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/75017-gee-why-cant-trump-accept-defeat-like-the-democrats-2020-11-19
“And that, kids, is how you concede a presidential election with grace and dignity.“. We remember.
You expect to get something for a billion five plus all those no pay back credit cards the biden family got. Now they enable the rise of the chi com dragon -
WestExec Advisors, a Washington, D.C. consulting firm, has reportedly scrubbed its work with China from its website as its history receives more scrutiny in the lead-up to Joe Biden’s presidency.
Several of Biden’s cabinet picks have worked for the firm, including its co-founder, Anthony Blinken, who is the nominee for secretary of state, and a former WestExec principal, Avril Haines, who is the nominee for director of national intelligence
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/consulting-firm-biden-cabinet-scrubs-china-website
So glad Barry Pruett is not our election commissar. He obviously would have thrown the election to Trump, even in Rainbowland.
What you guys don't get is that on Jan 20th President Trump becomes Mr. Trump. At that point there will be no more executive privilege, no more AG Barr, and no more Mitch McConnell to protect him, no more malarky about the 'deep state' out to get trump.. It will simply be law enforcement personnel going after mobster, just like they went after Al Capone and John Gotti.
the fun is just beginning!
Oh Barron D @ 7:54 pm.
You, my rotund fellow, are sounding like the Pillsbury Dough Boy of the Foothills in the Sierra. Remember when Barry (?) called the Sierras ‘the Sierras’ instead of the Sierra? The unpardonable sin. What a hoot, tee tee tee. Podunk! Well, the s is silent at the end of Sierras, like real silent for those without OCD and other disorders.
Why such bitterness directed at Barry? It is because he dared, dared I say, to run against the candidate that Pig Wiggly donated $500 to to get his man elected? Is it Wally? The man with a tan won, which should have been the end of the story with normal people. Opps, Barry was running for something, not against something. It’s all how you look at it. It’s not personal...for those without OCD and inflated ego. Inflated like a Macy’s Christmas Day Parade big a Bibendum—the adorably puffy white mascot of the Michelin Man, Bib for short.
Remember that time that His Assholiness declared called for the defeat of the local Duane S and cheered the Lib boycott of the bicycle shop because the community asset Duane took a donation by someone associated with the Tea Party! Another Unpardonable Sin. Gee, the Tour of Nevada City annual Father’s Day race put Nevada City on the map long before the they had bus rides to the Yuba. Or the greenie film festival. And DS did it all for fun and for free. And what have you done for the community? I reckon eating at every restaurant around does support the community.
D, I liked you better when you were hanging out at Tahoe with the boat captain feeling no pain, those feet cooling in the water, and sipping on a perfect ice tea. Life was good then, no?
I have no bitterness in my heart for Barry, nor has he ever given us a reason to have such awful negative feelingSS. . Drop the rock and free yourself! Don’t be the Little D, be the Big D. Search you heart and rebuke those poisoned thoughts that have held you back. Rise above the devils within and become the Big D, not the little D. Good God, free yourself, man. You are dividing our community!
Rx @ 8:01- You are quite literally deranged; I've never encountered such an intense hatred of decency and civilization in my entire life. I'm profoundly sorry for your soul.
Posted by: L | 02 December 2020 at 09:29 PM
@8:47 pm
“What you guys don't get is that on Jan 20th President Trump becomes Mr. Trump....”
Oh RX one. You are as bad as Punchy when it comes to projecting and assuming and connecting dots.
What in the heck makes you think we just don’t get it? Hmmm. It’s a given for years now. 20 gazillion lawsuits for sexual harassment and probably rumors of rape and peeing on a Moscow bed the Obama’s slept on. Another 50 lawsuits about Trump’s taxes, campaign violations (civil court), and probably something filed against Trump and his family from every Dem State AG from New England to Hawaii. It’s been baked into the cake for 4 years now.
RX Crosstops, tell us....er.....me something new for once. Please. I beg of you. Just once is all I ask. I knew that Trump would be impeached for something before he was ever sworn it in 2017. Everybody knew cause that’s what your news sources were clamoring for, demanding, and creating the echo chamber to have it happen. Impeachment was baked into the cake at least two years prior to whenever he got impeached. Maybe 3 years.
I did not know the details in November 2016 of what exactly the Impeachment grounds would be, but everybody knew it was coming. The details and evidence was not necessary. The timelines and dates were not necessary. I figured it would be over some Russian Collusion Delusion or any one of a number of excuses. He has to go!
I love the pending case working its way through the system (formerly 1 of 3 such cases) about Trump shredding our Constitution by the violating the emoluments clause!! It still makes me laugh. The suit is being brought by a quite upset DC restauranteur because all the foreign diplomats flying in the Capital are dining at the Trump International Hotel, Washington and at not his establishment. He is losing money. It’s not like it used to be before Trump. Trump is enriching himself by taking money from foreigners each and every time when they wine and dine in style, just 5 minutes from the White House at the Hotel. Violation! Throw Trump in the Black Hole of Calcutta and let him eat rats. Wonder what that restauranteur thinks of the C-19 lockdowns, roflmao.
Spare me.
Again, my Moral Better, exactly why do you think “you guys don’t get it”? We get it load and clear. Not because of anything Trump has yet to be proven he done did, but solely because “we guys” know beyond a reasonable doubt how evil you and yours truly are.
Thou shall not bear false witness does not apply to the Lefties.
Yes, I know. My @9:35 pm should have been directed @ 8:01 pm, not at @8:47 pm (moi). Mea Culpa once again. I assume you will forgive me....but then again, never assume.
“Such a great point!“. Love ❤️ and kisses💋
‘Kook Conspiracy Zone on CNN: Trump Trading Giuliani Pardon for Silence?’
“If you've got an unproven, wacky conspiracy theory you would like to float, try CNN. Chances are, the "journalists" there will take it. So long as it targets a Republican, of course.
On today's New Day, CNN legal analyst Elie Honig floated the possibility that President Trump might be making a deal with Giuliani to grant him a pardon in return for Rudy's silence on Trump's ostensible misdeeds. Honig, of course, offered no evidence in support of his slimy suggestion.
CNN's Laura Jarrett [daughter of Obama aide Valerie] suggested that the fact that Giuliani might be requesting a pardon is evidence of consciousness of guilt. No—it's evidence that Rudy might understandably be concerned about possible retribution from a Biden administration. But the others loved Laura's suggestion. Co-host John Berman gave it a "ding, ding, ding!", and guest co-host Erica Hill enthused: "such a great point!"
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/mark-finkelstein/2020/12/02/kook-conspiracy-zone-cnn-trump-trading-giuliani-pardon-silence
‘Nets Push Trump Family Pardon Speculation, Ignored Obama Helping Terrorist’
“ For two evenings now, all three of the broadcast networks have peddled unsubstantiated claims from anonymous sources claiming President Trump talking about issuing pardons to himself and his adult children. Both ABC and CBS made sure to make comparisons to President Richard Nixon, with the former straight-up lying about the source of the speculation and claiming it came from the President himself.
Meanwhile, none of these networks cared when President Obama commuted the sentence of unrepentant, Puerto Rican terrorist Oscar Lopez-Rivera. They also praised the commutation of Chelsea Manning, who leaked sensitive U.S. intelligence that ended up in the hands of Osama bin Laden.
Suggestions that the President was looking to pardon his adult children and himself stemmed from a Tuesday New York Times report. In the first paragraph, the paper admits the claims came from “two people briefed on the matter,” which was code for ‘anonymous sources.’
But on ABC’s World News Tonight Wednesday, chief White House correspondent Jon Karl lied to viewers and claimed Trump was the source of the reporting:
“The President also suggested he's concerned he may be prosecuted after leaving office. Just as his allies are talking about preemptive pardons for members of the Trump family and even Trump himself. It's unclear if he could pardon himself, but in the past, he has said he has the power to do it.“
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nicholas-fondacaro/2020/12/02/nets-push-trump-family-pardon-speculation-ignored-obama
Why does that sound so eerily familiar? Oh, silly me. The Kook Squad comprising of RX Crosstops and Duhiarehhia already posted those Krazy talking points here.
Thats going to leave a mark on inner city kids and beyond -
American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten is reportedly on President-elect Joe Biden’s short-list of candidates to become the next education secretary.
https://currently.att.yahoo.com/finance/news/heres-what-bidens-possible-education-secretary-pick-plans-to-do-173505627.html
Like we did not know -
CNN boss, political director spiked Hunter Biden controversy, audiotapes reveal: 'We're not going with' story
Project Veritas' James O'Keefe vowed he will release 'raw recordings' of the over 50 conference calls every day until Christmas.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/cnn-jeff-zucker-david-chalian-hunter-biden-project-veritas
Bill, pursuant to your rambling posts, TL;DR.
Why did Kayleigh MacEnany's parent's roofing company, an essential service, receive over $16k per employee of PPP funds?
Trump and the First Family of Grifters made sure they got their handouts,
"More than 25 PPP loans were given to one of these businesses owned either by the Trump Organisation or Kushner Companies, NBC News reports."
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-jared-kushner-ppp-loan-coronavirus-b1765356.html
This Trumpist exemplifies the Trumpist mentality,
https://twitter.com/AdamParkhomenko/status/1334334819866644483?s=09
I know we're all caught up in the excitement of Duh's damning reports of the Trump families' perfectly legal business affairs, but I thought this article on the future of AI controlled cities was interesting:
https://news.trust.org/item/20201203131328-4n7on/
Since the Chinese will get the first cities, you know all the reports will be glowing.
"Once the light has filled the room, an AI virtual housekeeper named Titan selects your breakfast, matches your outfit with the weather, and presents a full schedule of your day."
Sounds like hell on earth to me. The left laps this crap up like free beer. You can have it.
Doug. No more wake and bake. 😂
"State Rep. Aaron Miller, R-Sturgis, who wasn't on the oversight committee, blasted Giuliani's closing comments, in which the former New York City mayor called on lawmakers to overturn the results.
"I’m happy to thoughtfully listen to evidence and claims and that was what today was supposed to be about, but Mr. Giuliani’s final statement waded into the realm of insanity," Miller said. "He made wild and broad partisan insults for several minutes that had nothing to do with the election, and it was frankly unacceptable, shameful, and pathetic and distracts from any evidence that we might hear. I’m utterly embarrassed."
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2020/12/02/giuliani-michigan-republicans-election-fraud-allegations/3788198001/
The Trump Delusion Syndrome has eclipsed the Covid numbers.
Biden Derangement Syndrome is coming on strong.
That colostomy bag is mighty full this morning. Better do something about that D-.
Detroit has no interest in "fixing" the "fix".
Claiming a person has been previously "discredited",, yet NEVER being in front of a judge or testifying before.
Yup,, that's how Proggys do it.
Now it's time to get Biden's banking records.
It won't be hard to make the corruption charges stick.
Did I call it or what? L.A. cancels Christmas.
Yup, all that mask wear'n has stemmed the flu." But the EXPERTS SAID SO!!" So let's destroy the economy anyway.
Dammit Keach, as long as you're going to smear brain feces all over the dawn of a new day, could you at least pick something worthy of note? The breathless reporting of the Trump friends and associates taking out perfectly legal LOANS sounds like jealousy on your part.
Then, foolishly hoping you aren't completely useless, I took your click bait at 7:46, but instead of hearing Rudi's rude rant, we're treated to a bunch of still photos...
Seriously, what is wrong with you?
Posted by: L | 03 December 2020 at 09:51 AM
Naaaa,,, NO VOTER FRAUD!!
"The group, The New Georgia Project, was founded by former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams to help register new voters. Ultimately, the 2014 investigation found no wrongdoing by the group, but did cite 14 people for forging 53 voter applications. All those cited were working as independent contractors, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
On Wednesday, Raffensperger announced an investigation into several progressive organizations he alleged “sought to register ineligible, out-of-state, or deceased voters” for the Jan. 5 Senate runoff elections. Among those named are Vote Forward, The New Georgia Project, Operation Voter Registration GA and America Votes.
“I have issued clear warnings several times to groups and individuals working to undermine the integrity of elections in Georgia through false and fraudulent registrations,” said Raffensperger in a statement. “The security of Georgia’s elections is of the utmost importance. We have received specific evidence that these groups have solicited voter registrations from ineligible individuals who have passed away or live out of state. I will investigate these claims thoroughly and take action against anyone attempting to undermine our elections.”"
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/georgia-election-investigation-groups-what-we-know
The South may not rise again,,, but their dead sure will.(On every election day)
The thinking of a stupid LIB.
Just what makes you think, the cost of those tax hikes won't get passed on to you?
https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/biden-indicates-he-supports-raising-corporate-tax-rate-to-bush-era-high
Scattershots – 15jan21 (16jan21)
An Appeal to Restore Election Integrity (updated 16jan21)
scenes on Sandbox - 12jan21
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Prosecutors: Manafort Needs to Detail Finances Further in Bail Talks
Special Counsel Robert Mueller pushed back on Sunday against Paul Manafort’s efforts to avoid house arrest, arguing that President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager needed to further detail the finances behind his proposed $12 million bail agreement.
In a court memorandum, Mueller and his attorneys argued that the court should only agree to a bail agreement if Manafort fully explains his finances to the court.
Prosecutors said his team had not been able to substantiate the value of one of the three properties, as well as several life insurance policies, Manafort wants to pledge for bail.
Manafort, who ran Trump’s presidential campaign for several months last year, and associate Richard Gates pleaded not guilty last week to a 12-count indictment by a federal grand jury. They face charges including conspiracy to launder money, conspiracy against the United States and failing to register as foreign agents of Ukraine’s former pro-Russian government. The two are currently under house arrest, and prosecutors have argued they could pose a flight risk.
The charges are part of Mueller’s investigation into alleged Russian efforts to tilt the 2016 election in Trump’s favor and potential collusion by Trump associates, allegations that Moscow and the Republican president deny.
In a Saturday court filing, Manafort offered to limit his travel and pledged life insurance worth about $4.5 million as well as about $8 million in real estate assets, including a property on Fifth Avenue in New York that was identified by some media outlets as an apartment in Trump Tower.
But prosecutors said they needed an independent appraisal of that Fifth Avenue property, since Manafort was claiming a fair-market value of the unit that appeared to exceed other outside estimates.
Prosecutors also argued they needed time to talk to Manafort’s insurance company about his policies. The prosecutors noted that Manafort would be required to forfeit one of those policies, worth $2.6 million, should he be convicted, creating additional questions about its value in a potential bail agreement.
In the document, Mueller said his team was in talks with Manafort’s counsel about striking a bail agreement but that Manafort had not provided enough detail yet on his finances.
“Those discussions are best described as ongoing, and the government is not prepared to consent to a change in the current conditions of release at least until Manafort provides a full accounting of his net worth and the value of the assets that he proposes to pledge,” Mueller said in the court memorandum.
U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson said on Thursday that initial bail terms would remain in place and set a bail hearing for Monday to consider changes.
Huge Political Stakes in US Tax Reform Fight Next
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Apple CEO Hopeful Banned Apps Will Return to China Store
Apple’s chief executive said Wednesday he’s optimistic some apps that fell afoul of China’s tight internet laws will eventually be restored after being removed earlier this year.
Speaking at a business forum in southern China, CEO Tim Cook also dismissed criticism of his appearance days earlier at an internet conference promoting Beijing’s vison of a censored internet.
Cook’s high-profile appearance Sunday at the government-organized World Internet Conference drew comments from activists and U.S. politicians who say Apple should do more to push back against Chinese internet restrictions.
He said he believed strongly in freedoms but also thought that foreign companies need to play by local rules where they operate.
When asked about Chinese government policies requiring removal of apps, including ones from operators of virtual private networks that can get around the country’s internet filters, he said, “My hope over time is that some of these things, the couple things that have been pulled, come back.”
“I have great hope on that and great optimism,” he added.
Cook said he didn’t care about being criticized for working with China, because he believes change is more likely when companies participate rather than opting to “stand on the sideline and yell at how things should be.”
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The Devil Is Driving
The Devil Is Driving (1937 film)
Benjamin "Ben" Stoloff (October 6, 1895 – September 8, 1960) was an American film director and producer. He began his career as a short film comedy director and gradually moved into feature film directing and production later in his career. Stoloff was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He died in Hollywood, California.
Director filmography
1940s–1950s
Home Run Derby (1959) TV Series
Footlight Varieties (1951)
It's a Joke, Son! (1947)
Johnny Comes Flying Home (1946)
Take It or Leave It (1944)
Bermuda Mystery (1944)
The Mysterious Doctor (1943)
The Hidden Hand (1942)
Secret Enemies (1942)
Three Sons o' Guns (1941)
The Great Mr. Nobody (1941)
The Marines Fly High (1940)
The Lady and the Mob (1939)
The Affairs of Annabel (1938)
Radio City Revels (1938)
Fight for Your Lady (1937)
Super-Sleuth (1937)
Sea Devils (1937)
Don't Turn 'em Loose (1936)
Two in the Dark(1936)
To Beat the Band (1935)
Swellhead (1935)
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round(1934)
Palooka (1934)
Night of Terror (1933)
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The Devil is Driving is a 1932 pre-Code film directed by Benjamin Stoloff and starring Edmund Lowe. The film's title was typical of the sensationalistic titles of many Pre-Code films. It runs a mere 63 minutes, and like many Pre-Code movies deals openly with issues like sex and violence. Lowe plays a chronic gambler who drifts into a life of crime.The New York Times gave the film a mixed review upon its release.
Orville "Gabby" Denton is an alcoholic drifter with a chronic gambling problem. Despite his flaws he is beloved by his family. Gabby's brother-in-law Beef gets Gabby work as a mechanic at the Metropolitan Garage. The shop is a front to a stolen car ring. His brother-in-law Beef, who is otherwise honest, is aware of this. One day, Gabby is sent to pick up Silver, Jenkins's girl friend, whose car has broken down. Both Gabby and Silver start a relationship, after which Silver leaves Jenkins. During a getaway one of car thieves hits Gabby's nephew Buddy, who is in the street driving a toy car. The driver makes it to the garage, and Buddy receives treatment at a hospital. A witness points out the car to Gabby, and he understands it's the car that drove into the garage to be repainted. He investigates and discovers a piece of Buddy's little car in the wheel of the stolen car. When he confronts Beef, Beef gets drunk and confronts Jenkins and the head of the stolen car ring. They kill Beef, making his death look accidental. Photographer Bill Jones gives Gabby a photograph of Beef in the car before the accident, which shows Beef was already dead. Silver and Gabby confront Jenkins. The criminals drive away, but die in a car crash. With the hoodlums out of the way, Gabby marries Silver.
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The Devil Is Driving is a 1937 American drama film directed by Harry Lachman and starring Richard Dix, Joan Perry and Nana Bryant.
Partial cast
Richard Dix as Paul Driscoll
Joan Perry as Eve Hammond
Nana Bryant as Mrs. Sanders
Ian Wolfe as Elias Sanders
Elisha Cook Jr. as Tony Stevens
Henry Kolker as Charles Stevens
Walter Kingsford as Louis Wooster
Ann Rutherford as Kitty Wooster
Frank C. Wilson as Martin Foster
Paul Harvey as Sam Mitchell
John Wray as Joe Peters
↑ Hannsberry p.133
Karen Burroughs Hannsberry. Bad Boys: The Actors of Film Noir. McFarland, 2003.
The Devil Is Driving at the Internet Movie Database
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The Devil, Hoyt Axton
The Devil, Kindred Spirit
The Devil, Raunchy
The Devil, Capones
The Devil, Roots
The Devil, Dawnbringer
The Devil, Nunslaughter
The Devil, Tears For Fears
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The Devil, Suicide Commando
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The Devil, Nomy
The Devil, Timeless Miracle
The Devil, Portugal. The Man
The Devil, P.J. Harvey
The Devil, Rapture
It's been rainin' in the mountains and the river's on
the rise.
And we cannot hardly reach the other side.
And the devil, he's in trouble; I can see it in his
If you don't give him shelter, he won't have no place
to hide.
The devil deals in dyin' and he travels in a hearse.
He treats you like a dog, now; he'd like to treat you
But he don't have the answers, an' if he did, he'd lie.
The devil is a joker an' he don't want you alive.
An' some you win, an' some you lose,
An' the winner's all grin and the losers say:
"Deal the cards again.
"Won't you deal the cards again."
L.A.'s in California, Lord, I been there many times.
It is an education, to be sure.
I loved a lovely lady there, she opened up my eyes.
She ran a dancin' school; it was a front, she loved the
If you don't give him shelter, he'll have no place to
hide.
Oh, it's rainin' in the mountains and the river's on
"Oh, won't you deal the cards again."
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West by East
We travel so that chance may derange our plans
Quoddy’s Run
← Getting off the Dock
Quoddy gets refit →
Into the San Juan Islands
Posted on May 24, 2012 by Karin Cope
View of northern San Juan and southern Gulf Islands
International borders are strange and artificial things—they drive distances between spaces that are not at all far apart. Charts and maps tend to reinforce such prejudices because often they omit lands or waters belonging to other nations—as on ancient maps, “over there” might well be unknown territory, an unmarked blank zone, or simply, cut off: where the chart ends; us, not them. Thus, when our friends Paul and Dee first suggested we cross the border and meet them in the San Juans, we thought we’d be going quite a distance. Then we studied the single chart we have that encompasses both US San Juans and the Canadian Gulf Islands, and we realized, with a bit of shock, actually, we’re just a few miles from the San Juans. Indeed, it really makes no sense to think of these Canadian and American islands separately; their histories and flora and fauna and lifeways are closely linked. It is just–just!?!–the politics and hassle of the border that divides our consciousness thus. And the simple fact that here, we’d not yet crossed it.
And then we did.
Quoddy’s Run and Blue Pteron anchored in Indian Cove
A clear blue morning and we are anchored in Indian Cove on Shaw Island, in the San Juans, alongside Blue Pteron, Paul and Dee’s boat. The day hints of summer—golden sunshine and the mountains in clear view—Mount Baker and the snow covered Cascades. They hover like mirages above the low spines of the islands and at sunset those snowy caps turn to rainbow-tinged spectacles of colour.
The boat rocks gently as the ferries go by, but the night was calm, the water glassy and tossing back stars when we went to bed. The air is sweet; it smells like apple blossoms and woodsmoke. Something on one of the islands is bursting into bloom and it mingles with the freshening sea air blowing up from the Juan de Fuca Straits.
Quoddy’s Run anchored in the San Juan Islands
Yesterday already seems long ago—we hauled up anchor late, then raised sail and set off around the top of Sidney Spit and towards the border. The Anacortes-Sidney ferry passed us; we slipped by a tug towing two enormous barges piled high with flattened cars, and motor-sailed towards Spieden Island. Spieden Channel was anything but speedin’—we were slowin’ and slowin’ and almost stoppin’ in the rush of the current, which bubbled and burbled like a stream, tossing the trailing dinghy sideways, tossing us sideways, spinning us in one direction and then another like a funhouse ride. We slowed as we approached the San Juan Channel: 1.8 knots; 1.4; then hit by a powerboat wake and another tidal eddy, .8, all sails up and working at the engine pushing at 2000rpm. “We’ve gone backwards in there!” Dee says when we arrive and tell them the story.
As we’d hoped when we read the current tables, the water was with us in the San Juan Channel, and we raced to Friday Harbour at 7 and 8 knots, and up to the US Customs dock. Lots of standing around waiting—three other boats were there, and crew has to stay on the boats, so while Skipper Marike paced the docks, Karin tidied the cockpit and galley and read.
Finally, the officers arrived, approved us, and gave us a little slip of paper containing a seal and some numbers that we were to paste in our logbook—which we did—and we were off.
A sweet afternoon sail around the bottom of Shaw Island, and then there, a little speck in the distance—Mount Baker rising impossibly high on the right—was Blue Pteron. Anchored. The cove was warm and still when we arrived, and Paul and Dee were floating about in their dinghy, rowing slowly, having been out clamming. They’d found huge clams, each a handspan wide. They came aboard and inspected the work done on Quoddy with much admiration. Then dinner, wonderful wide-ranging conversation, and sleep.
Marike tries to rescue a drying starfish
After rowing ashore and walking along the beach at Shaw Island, and then up through the 10 campsite County Park there along Indian Cove, we dragged the dinghy back out over the tidal flats and returned to the boat. Paul called Dee, who was painting in a rocky grove, and we set off for Eastsound, a town at the head of East Sound, Orcas Island, which was rumoured to have a mead and cider festival. No wind, some wind, and then, as we turned up into East Sound, 20 knots of wind on the nose. Either a beat up into it or one very short tack after another. Let’s not bash into that, Paul said, and so we turned around and decided, the weather being settled enough, to head for Aleck Bay, along the southern edge of Lopez Island.
Quoddy’s Run and Blue Pteron sailing
We sailed through the Thatcher Pass and into Rosario Strait, south, past the State Park on James Island, along Decatur Island and around the southeast tip of Lopez.
Sudden rugged wildness, snowcapped mountains visible everywhere, steep rocky ledges, rookeries, arbutus and cedar clinging to thin soils. A clear clean cool smell of the open sea—a whisper of coldness—piping in from the Juan de Fuca Strait—absolutely splendidly beautiful. We anchor in a corner of the cove that permits us to look over the water at the Cascades.
Quoddy’s Run anchored in Aleck Bay, Lopez Island
Aleck Bay, Lopez Island
Anchored in a rugged rocky cove—echoing just now with the alarms of sentinel Canada geese. It’s nesting season, and the young, little balls of grey fluff, are just beginning to waddle about in short lines between two watchful adults. Sentinel geese are everywhere, watching; diversionary flights, cries of warning, attempts to mislead potential threats are all part of their repertoire. It makes for noisy mornings and noisy walks—goose heads suddenly pop up, dozens of them, wherever you go. Human no trespassing signs don’t strike pangs of guilt in us, but these alarms do.
Cool fresh sea air. We are just beside the junction of the Rosario and Juan de Fuca Straits, and the air smells of the cold and open sea. Mist lies above the water and the mountains, which we could see last night, are just a bit of shadow—white on white—in the distance.
The water sparkles; the sky is blue, trees and meadows are in bloom. Somewhere, at one of the immodestly large houses that line the shore, children play and exclaim, oh boy! Let me see! Perhaps they’ve discovered a large clam.
Paul hoists his horse clams
Paul and Dee have been carrying their enormous clams in a mesh bag hanging from the stern of Blue Pteron. Paul has taken to calling them ‘horse clams’—we find that that’s one name for Fat Gapers in our Seashore of British Columbia field guide. Last night after dinner, as we were debarking from Blue Pteron for our own boat, Paul said, “I’m not sure I can eat my horse clams. I’m growing attached to them. I’ve even named them. Mr. Ed” (we see the chompers chomping). –And the other one? “Seabiscuit.” Hard work not to fall into the cold water we were laughing so much.
Paul contemplates the state of the world
Another stunning day. The sky is blue, the sun golden, the eastern horizon rosy. We rock gently in the swell from a shifting tide and wake slowly, though we’ll be leaving this morning (timing our departure carefully so as not to buck against the currents this time), headed to Bedwell Harbour, a re-entry point to Canada.
Paul and Dee left with the ebb yesterday afternoon for Port Townsend. No wind really, but the way was clear and the day warm, the currents in their favour.
Before that, we’d taken them on a bit of a wild goose chase around the point to a landing where we’d thought we’d be able to walk. That’s one of the difficulties here in the San Juans—there’s no landing on some of the beaches, not even below the tide line: “no trespassing on private property or tide lands,” say the signs. Finding places where we can walk is not a simple matter; we’d need a map of public and parklands and not just our marine charts.
Dee paints from the bow of the boat
We’d gone in their dinghy—the engine is a bit larger, and so is the dinghy—more room for the four of us. But then the engine died along the way as we stopped to look at what seemed to be either a large mooring buoy or the remains of a sea lion carcass, peeling in the sun. It was the latter of course—we caught the awful smell as we drifted downwind, Paul pulling on the cord, turning the throttle up and down and pushing the choke in and out.
Finally the engine caught, and we continued on, and on, through tidal eddies and whirlpools, past endless “no trespassing zone” signed beaches and rocky outcrops to a protected little bay—finally!—and wide beach full of people. A trawler drew close to shore and disgorged two kayakers in the shadow of a rocky steep mountain covered with trees. And there, winding up the mountainside was the trail we’d been looking for!
The water was still and green, Mount Baker ubiquitous and majestic above us. But it was also late; Paul and Dee wanted to leave and all of us were reluctant to turn off the engine in case we couldn’t get it to start again. So we headed back, through eddies and whirlpools, past the perfect reflections of steep red rocks covered in orange lichens (memories of Mexico), weaving between little rocky islets and up into…a cover where our boats were not.
“Where are our boats?” asked Paul. I’d been searching too, through the binoculars, thinking aids to my vision might make the boats appear. But they didn’t.
Dee started laughing. Wrong cove! she said. Oh, oops.
We went out and around the point and up into the next cove, and of course, there they were, those two boats, Quoddy’s Run and Blue Pteron.
We said goodbye and got in our own dinghy and rowed ashore to a place where there didn’t seem to be any no trespassing signs. We stood on the beach and watched as they hauled up their anchor, then we walked up and down the rocky shore, melancholy with goodbye. We’ll see them again soon, we know, but still, we miss them.
Driftwood deadhead
About Karin Cope
Karin Cope lives on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia. She is a poet, sailor, photographer, scholar, rural activist, blogger and an Associate Professor at NSCAD University. Her publications include Passionate Collaborations: Learning to Live with Gertrude Stein, a poetry collection entitled What we're doing to stay afloat, and, since 2009, a photo/poetry blog entitled Visible Poetry: Aesthetic Acts in Progress. Over the course of the last decade, with her partner and collaborator Marike Finlay, Cope has sailed to and conducted fieldwork in a number of remote or marginal coastal communities in British Columbia and Mexico. Their joint writings range from activist journalism and travel and policy documents, to an illustrated popular material history of the Lunenburg Foundry entitled Casting a Legend, as well as their ongoing west coast travel blog, West By East.
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Flor de Toloache's 'Indestructible' Makes Mariachi Girl Magic
By Marisa Arbona-Ruiz • May 23, 2019
Flor de Toloache's Indestructible comes out May 31.
Andrei Averbuch / Courtesy of the artist
Originally published on May 31, 2019 8:56 am
Note: NPR's First Listen audio comes down after the album is released. However, you can still listen with the Apple playlist at the bottom of the page.
Flor de Toloache stuns at the crossroads of fusion and mariachi girl magic. Whether intimately airy or ice-crackingly powerful, their intricate vocal runs and harmonic alchemy seem to defy logic with equally clever instrumental arrangements by the singers themselves.
Bill Ellis
These are exciting times for artists baring their musical truths through the cross-cultural evolution of music. Flor de Toloache's new bilingual album Indestructible pushes the boundaries of mariachi music and its instruments through reimagined pop covers, originals and original collaborations. It's a fusion fest starring vocals, lead violin, trumpet, vihuela and guitarron graced by the likes of John Legend (singing en español!), Alex Cuba, Josh Baca of Los Texmaniacs, Las Migas, Sinuhé Padilla and R&B singer Miguel.
While on tour in San Francisco, frontwomen Mireya Ramos and Shae Fiol told NPR about shifting gears after their breakthrough 2017 Latin Grammy for Best Ranchero/Mariachi Album – a first-time win by women – for Las Caras Lindas. "We wanted to do fusion because there was so much more that we can express musically, and we wanted to work with [producer] Rafa Sardina," says Ramos. "We were really excited and also nervous. We didn't know what to expect."
What follows is brilliant.
Featuring John Legend, "Quisiera" is a cover of the Dominican icon Juan Luis Guerra. It shimmers as a flirty reggae – mariachi, or as they joke, "reggae-achi" fusion. Fiol arranged it years ago, and it was worth the wait to record it. Here, she returns to her gorgeously airy vocal delivery, a signature style before she learned how to belt out rancheras. Mixed with Legend's emotive vibrato and Julie Acosta's jazzy trumpet accents, the track sublimely captures its romantic musings.
"Besos de Mezcal" is the sole track produced by prolific Mexican producer Camilo Lara and the album's first video single, released on Valentine's Day. Its infectious cumbia beat with R&B grooves is as seductive as the song's protagonist who intoxicates men with her mezcal-laced kisses.
"Te Lo Dije" is a striking R&B-bachata-mariachi version of Miguel's "Told You So." As they told NPR's Latino USA, Miguel and Ramos heard that their late grandmothers were singing sisters on Mexican radio. They finally met about a year ago and rekindled the family spirit with this collaboration.
What's thrilling about Indestructible is the pacing and varying intensity of the group's mariachi chops throughout the album. From the shuffle-doo-wop-mariachi of "Our Love" to the full-on high stakes drama in "Ranchera Medley," Flor de Toloache and Ramos – the rising queen of mariachi – step up to the challenge gloriously. The album is a testament to the beauty, power and indestructibility of women and a celebration of one of Mexico's most enduring, borderless art forms.
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Posted on April 16, 2013 by wildbow
Regent’s base was in the midst of renovations. The exterior was tame, unassuming, but the interior was becoming something else entirely. The floor and walls were being covered in stone tile, suits of armor stood on either side of the doorway, and I could see ornate chandeliers at one side of the room, each individual segment separated from the others by extensive bubble wrap.
There was a dais at the far end of the room, almost a stage, with a throne laying on its side on top. Four people were working in the room. Workers Tattletale had hired, who would get enough steady employment and money to reward their silence. Two were working on the walls, one worked on the floor, and the fourth was preparing the dais so the throne could be bolted into place.
“Found it,” Regent said. He raised his scepter, tossed it into the air and let it spin twice before catching the handle.
I winced. “Careful. You really don’t want to catch the wrong end and electrocute yourself.”
He only chuckled.
“It’s daylight. It’s fucked up that we’re doing this in the middle of the day,” Imp groused, as we ventured outside. Atlas was waiting, and started half-crawling, half-flying alongside us.
“What does it matter to you?” I asked her. “It’s not like it makes any difference with your power.”
“It’s the principle of it,” Regent said. He was walking briskly to keep up with Imp, Atlas, and me. Despite everything we’d been through, he wasn’t one to exercise or take care of his body, and he huffed just a little to keep his breath. “This is the sort of maneuver you pull in the dead of night.”
I shook my head. “Circumstances are ideal right now. You don’t handicap yourself by trying to conform to any preconceived notions. Keep a goal in mind, look at everything through the lens of that goal, and look for paths to get what you want. If they’re prepared for you, you strike from an unexpected direction. If everyone else is expecting a maneuver from an oblique angle, you take a direct route.”
“See, that sounds like a whole lot of work,” Regent said, “Constantly thinking about that stuff. When do you sit back and chill out?”
“Either you make that kind of thinking a part of yourself, you lose a little sleep to achieve that ‘me’ time, or you don’t get to relax,” I said.
“Doesn’t sound fun at all,” Regent said.
“If it was easy to take over a city, more people would have managed it,” I said. “This is work. There’s always more to be done, whether you’re dealing with your enemies, dealing with your subordinates or coordinating with your allies. If you find you have free time, you’re probably fucking up.”
“Or!” he said, raising a finger, “I could delegate.”
“That’s a recipe for failure,” I told him.
“My dad managed it.”
Heartbreaker, I thought. I was put in mind of the images of Heartbreaker that had made the web. The villain, by virtue of his personal, extensive harem, had a whole cadre of women virtually climbing over each other for the chance to fawn over him and worship him. The pictures were a consequence of that, released by his ‘girls’, as Regent had termed them. Each picture depicted a man in his thirties or forties, depending on the time the picture in question had been taken. He had black hair, the scruff of a beard, and was invariably seen sitting or reclining on couches and beds, often shirtless, with women at the periphery of the image. He oozed confidence and raw sexuality, languid, more lanky than athletic.
I could envision Regent in a very similar picture. Years older, grown to his full height and proportions, surrounded not by women, but by the people he had claimed as his tools. Capes he controlled with his power. Acceptable targets perhaps, people who would be destined for the Birdcage or long sentences in prison, but still people. A different underlying theme than sexuality: Regent would be sitting casually on his throne, pampered in a very different way than I’d seen with his father, having been fed, washed and dressed by a half-dozen pairs of hands working in unison. Regent controlled people so absolutely that he would essentially be pampering himself; it was a charade. Almost the inverse of his father, in some ways, but still narcissistic at its core.
The idea bothered me more than I wanted to admit, and it bothered me in a way I couldn’t put my finger on. Did I not want him to become that? I did. I wanted him to be powerful, and that was what he’d naturally become, given his personality and powers. I wanted him to customize his lair like he was, because he’d inevitably have people he was controlling in there, and it would be worth a thousand times the amount it cost if it helped him convey a certain image.
Maybe part of it was the ease with which I could put Imp in that imaginary crowd of people who were waiting on him hand and foot.
I’d have to talk to Grue about that.
“You’ve gone quiet,” Regent said.
“Oh!” Imp closed the distance between us, wrapping both of her arms around one of mine, “Did he win the argument? Tell me he won the argument.”
“We’re discussing, not debating,” I said.
“People say that sort of thing when they’re losing,” she said.
I ignored her. “I was just wondering, Regent… do you really want to follow in your dad’s footsteps?”
He didn’t respond right away. He looked away from Imp and I both, as if he were idly observing the scenery.
“You’re a little bit of an asshole, aren’t you?” Regent asked.
“Only when I have to be,” I said, mildly surprised at the reaction.
“Fuck it,” Imp said, letting go of my arm. “Us two lesser members of the group need a little victory here and there. Need to win arguments, get more rep.”
“That’s why we’re here,” I said. “If everything goes well, today should serve several purposes, and one of those was that I wanted to see how you two are operating.”
“Great,” Regent commented, giving Imp a look. “Mom’s watching over us, making sure we’re doing it right.”
“For any of our enemies with the sense to realize it, you two are the scariest members of the Undersiders,” I said. “Let’s focus on using that.”
“I’m already using it,” Imp said.
“Probably,” I replied.
“You mean this is about me,” Regent said. “You ask us both to come along to tutor us in how to freak people out, but Imp doesn’t need any help, so this has to be about me.”
I suppressed a sigh. These two. “Not only you. Imp was doing a terrific job of terrorizing troublemakers in the territory she shared with Grue. She graduated to owning her own territory, and the fact that she’s there has been keeping Valefor and Eligos at bay. That’s good. But it can’t hurt to get an objective opinion and find out how to do it better. I do that, with Grue and Tattletale’s feedback.”
“I’m versatile,” Regent said. “Give me credit.”
“I’m not saying you aren’t, I’m saying we can always stand to improve,” I replied.
Regent tossed his scepter into the air and caught it. It bugged me, the idea that he might accidentally taze himself and collapse, with some bystander catching the thing on video. He knew it bugged me, and it was undoubtedly a very deliberate way to get on my case. I ignored it.
I thought about what Imp had done in Grue’s territory; Grue had filled me in on the basics and I’d heard more from people who’d been in that area. As standalone individuals, none of the members of our team had fully matured. We were finding our way, figuring out the roles we wanted and needed to take, adjusting our images.
Who would Imp be, a couple of years down the line? It was maybe bizarre to think about the future, with the way Tattletale had outlined the possible ends of the world, but it was defeatist to let things slide because things might end prematurely. I’d seen Imp change from someone on the periphery of the group, struggling to find a position, to a lesser terror. She’d cut down superpowered clones with ease, and she was fearless and reckless in a way that could only ease her journey down a bloodier path.
Would Imp become an assassin? At age eighteen or twenty, would she be an unholy terror, coldly and remorselessly executing enemies who couldn’t even be aware enough to guard against her? If Tattletale erased all records of Imp, if we employed measures to restrict people from tracking her on video cameras and the like, what might Imp become?
Both Regent as a successor to Heartbreaker and Imp as a murderer with a body count were possible. Even likely.
I wasn’t entirely sure what to do about that. With Imp, maybe I could have words with Grue, but Regent…
I was still thinking on the subject of Regent, searching for an angle I could use to convince him, when I was distracted. My swarm noted a number of soft movements, like a flurry of leaves in the wind.
Autumn was months away, there weren’t many trees around, and there wasn’t wind.
“Found them,” I said.
“Which?” Regent asked.
“Haven. The Fallen will be nearby. We’ve got Rosary in a combat mode, and Halo’s not in the air, as far as I can see, so they’re obviously geared up for a fight. In your territory,” I said, eyeing Regent.
“I could’ve done something if Tattletale called me first.”
I drew myself against a building, increasing the number of bugs I was using to scout for trouble. “What would you have done?”
“Waited until they were done fighting each other, go after the stragglers.”
“There’s a lot of flaws with that idea,” I said.
He shrugged. “I’m flexible. I could figure something out.”
The more I thought on it, the less sure I was that there was any way it’d really work. It was an easy way out.
I had a growing suspicion that Regent was interested in being in charge for more for the sake of being in charge than anything else. It made his position tenuous because he wasn’t doing much to hold it. If this was his modus operandi, then he risked being seen as more of a hyena that preyed on the weak than someone powerful.
“So… if Haven won, they’d arrest Valefor or Eligos, cart the pair off to jail and then leave. What would you do?”
“Don’t know. Would have to see the situation for myself.”
“Or if Valefor won, what would you even do? The members of Haven would be too dangerous to get near.”
“Again, I don’t know,” he said. He glanced at Imp. “Today’s going to be a fun day.”
I frowned.
Rosary wasn’t close, but her presence was unmistakable. Bugs I’d settled on a car were scattered into the air, carried aloft on paper-thin slices of stainless steel and glass. I had them take flight, returning in the general direction of the car, measured the progress of her power as more of the debris filled the air, surrounding her. I knew of her from some internet browsing and a few videos, but this was concrete information. They were details I could use in the event that I had to fight her.
Three or four seconds in all, for her power to erase the car, scattering it into the air as a storm of incredibly light, thin flakes of matter. Those same flakes flew around her like a tornado.
She raised one hand, covered in a fingerless glove with hard, metallic feathers or scales at the edges. The storm of petals altered in direction and intensity, the flakes flying forward. A small few of my bugs died where the flakes struck them at the right angle and speed. A storm of tiny, fragile blades. A lot of the petals were actually bouncing off of my wasps, bumblebees and cockroaches, leaving me suspicious that it would take a good while to kill someone with her power.
Up until the point where the petals converged together, reforming into a car tire, ten feet in the air. A man hurried to leap out of the way before it struck him. I realized it was Eligos. He wasn’t wearing the Endbringer costume. Something similar, but without the same theme. He hurried out of the way as more tires appeared above him.
“We’re going on the offensive,” I said. “We don’t come out looking like the top dogs if either of the two groups win.”
“We sucker punch them,” Regent said.
“Better to forewarn them just enough that it doesn’t feel like a sucker punch,” I told him.
“Don’t you get it?” Imp said. She feigned a condescending tone, “It doesn’t count if we don’t do it the hardest way possible.”
“It won’t be that hard,” I told them. I closed my eyes. “Let’s focus. Rosary. Deconstruction and reconstitution of matter, minor telekinesis with the fragments she creates. Apparently she can take things apart and then reform them so they fall on you.”
“Not a problem,” Imp said.
“Eligos manipulates wind, creates blades of telekinetically altered air that grow as they travel and boomerang back to him.”
“You’d be better at handling him,” Regent said.
“His wind will probably mess with my bugs. We take him together. One-two punch.”
“Halo packs a special ring. Kind of like Sundancer, but the thing doesn’t burn. It’s a hoop with a cutting edge, and it acts as a forcefield generator and spits out lasers.”
In the distance, Rosary was blocking Eligos’ path by reconstituting two trucks, blocking off one road.
“I take Halo?” Regent asked.
“Do. That leaves Valefor. I’ve got him,” I said.
I paused, bringing my swarm to the battlefield.
I’d used Atlas to travel to Regent’s territory, and I’d walked a short distance. Throughout, I’d been gathering flying insects and bugs. I’d been forming silk threads and cords.
Now they rose, flying in formations, just over the tops of the buildings, as they approached Rosary and Eligos. They meshed together into a barrier, nestled close enough to one another to filter out sunlight.
The area darkened visibly, and the droning of the bugs filled the air.
Rays of golden light speared into the swarm. They were persistent, unending, five steady beams that concentrated on areas where the bugs were thickest. Halo.
That left only one unknown. Valefor had to be somewhere nearby. The second he got a glimpse of me, it was over.
My swarm hit Eligos and Rosary. Eligos created a strong wind that whipped around him, driving the bugs away. Rosary used her power to shred the silk lines. In the face of the biting insects, however, she couldn’t do as much. The petals around her cut into the swarm, but it was minimal damage to a great many attackers.
She gathered the petals together to create a car without either wheels or a driver’s side door, and though she’d formed it with some bugs trapped inside, she climbed in and had the petals reconstitute into a door, creating a perfect seal.
Eligos put an end to that when he sent a blade of wind at the back of the car, shearing one corner of the vehicle. My bugs flowed into the open area, covering Rosary from head to toe. Her mask was hard, around her eyes, cheekbones and nose, ending in a sharp point, an etched metal plate, worked into her hood. It didn’t cover her lower face and it surrounded but didn’t cover her eyes.
“Come, and stay close,” I said, drawing the bugs around us. I walked briskly forward. Rosary had her petals, I had my bugs. If Valefor wanted us, he’d have to be clever. “And Regent?”
“I’m going to ask you a question later, and I’ll have my arms folded. I want you to lie.”
“Lie?” Imp asked, aghast. “So dishonest!”
“We’re honest villains, Skitter,” Regent said, taking a stern tone. “We earn our victories the right way, not through deceit and dishonesty.”
I rolled my eyes.
As we approached, I found Halo in my reach. My swarm approached him, and his halo zipped to his side, five feet in diameter and razor-edged. A force field protected the hero.
He was still rooted in place. One less person to deal with.
“Regent,” I said, touching his shoulder. My bugs spread out to create a clearing around us, and I pointed.
He turned to face Eligos, and I parted the bugs. Eligos was wearing only the bodysuit that went under whatever armor he’d been wearing, and a mask that covered his face, leaving only one eye exposed.
With a wave of his hand, Regent knocked Eligos over, causing one leg to buckle just as the other was involuntarily straightened. Eligos sprawled, and the wind briefly cut out. My swarm descended on him, and I began binding him in silk.
I had Atlas take to the air, as I worked more silk cords into the surroundings. “Be nice if this works.”
“What are you doing?” Imp. Her presence caught me off guard.
“Threads,” I said.
“He can cut threads,” Imp commented. “It won’t work.”
“I know he cuts threads,” I said. “Watch.”
Atlas passed over a space between two buildings, then dropped out of the sky. The string that extended between him and Eligos went taut. I had a series of threads strung between two buildings, and Atlas served as a counterweight, so Eligos could be hauled into the air.
“No way that holds,” Imp said.
“Never intended it to,” I told her.
Mandibles severed the thread, and Eligos fell. Three stories, give or take, and he landed on all fours. He screamed, and wind ripped through the area, scattering both bugs and petals. Eligos flopped over onto one side.
“Two left. Rosary and Valefor,” I said.
Rosary had disintegrated what remained of the car and was facing me, the multicolored petals a tight storm around her. I could only make out glimpses of her general silhouette. The rest I could fill in from my research. A young woman in a rose-tinted robe with gold leaves at the edges, and a gold-colored mask. She was silent.
“We have no quarrel with you,” she said. “We’re only here to deal with the Fallen.”
“Then kneel,” I said. I banished the bugs, and she almost staggered in relief, after holding firm against their onslaught.
She straightened her back and squared her shoulders, but didn’t respond.
“Kneel. This is our territory. If you pay the proper respect, I hand you Eligos and Valefor, and you can leave the city with no problems.”
“I could drop a car on your head.”
“And I could take you down as easily as I did Eligos.”
“Without silk?”
“Without silk,” I said.
She nodded slowly, then slowly knelt, dropping to one knee. Her eyes, behind her mask, were glaring at me.
“What would you have done if I hadn’t?” she asked.
“Not my style to give away plans to the enemy,” I said.
“You could be bluffing.”
“I’m not. I would have disabled you, knocked you out and Regent would have used his power to seize control of you.”
Her eyes widened a fraction.
“Regent, you can use your power on unconscious people, right?” I asked.
Regent shrugged, “Obviously.”
There was the lie.
“That simple,” I told Rosary. “He can assume control instantly, once he’s had control over someone once.”
“That crosses a line.”
“I’m far less concerned about crossing lines these days,” I told her. “But you only broke one rule. We’d let you go, with the idea that we’d seize control of you if you ever came back. We’ll do that with anyone and every-”
I stopped. Imp had appeared at a grocery store nearby. She was speaking in a low voice, murmuring.
“…Skitter said she’d take you on and she can use her bugs to attack you without being seen and she can hear and see this so she knows…”
“Fuck!” I growled the word.
“Valefor got her,” Regent drew the obvious conclusion..
“I told her to stay close,” I said, breaking into a run. Rosary wasn’t even a consideration.
“She’s not the type to listen!” Regent huffed. Rosary started to follow us, then hesitated, glancing at Eligos.
“Watch him!” I barked the order, augmenting my voice with the combined drones, chirps and buzzes of all the bugs in the area. The heroine stopped where she was.
Regent and I were thoroughly shrouded by bugs when we reached the grocery store. There were only a handful of people inside, every one of them rooted in place.
Stranger-type capes were classified that way due to their capabilities in stealth and subterfuge. Valefor was more the latter. He wasn’t stealthy, exactly, but his ability to perpetrate subterfuge was devastating.
One look, and his target was stunned, rendered eminently suggestible. A hypnotic gaze, so to speak.
He’d played up the telepathy angle before people caught on, and the costume that echoed the Simurgh was a token to that. The fact that he could leave suggestions that only triggered under certain conditions was another part of it. ‘Attack so-and-so next week’. ‘Set fire to your workplace the next time your boss pisses you off’.
Capes with powers that allowed them to compel others walked a fine line. Even without murder, Valefor was pushing that line.
“To everyone listening, if that swarm or any of the people inside move away from that spot, or if something happens to me,” a young girl spoke in a man’s voice, stepping out of the sheltering embrace of a middle-aged woman. “Kill yourselves or do your best to kill them, I don’t care which.”
I’d taken her for a scared kid in the company of her mother. No. She’d… he’d compelled a woman to pretend to be his mother, and my roving insects hadn’t thought twice about it.
It was Valefor, in a teenage girl’s top and skinny jeans, with long, straight blond hair, and makeup caked onto his face to hide the tattoo.
“…and forget I gave these orders,” he finished.
That would be one reason for the stranger classification, right there.
The orders to kill or commit suicide were a surprise to me, but he was more than capable of covering his tracks.
“Imp,” Valefor said. “Find and kill your teammates. I want you to kill yourself when you’re done trying. Go, and forget I gave this order.”
Imp drew her knife with one hand and her taser with the other. She paused a second, and then charged for Regent and I.
I tensed. I had options, but if any of his hostages read it as a cue to kill themselves- no.
I could shoot from the midst of the cloud, but then we’d be paralyzed. There was no guarantee that Valefor’s influence would end with his death.
I’d told myself I’d be heartless, but this wasn’t what I’d meant.
Imp turned a right angle, moments before plunging into the swarm. She charged for Valefor.
He reacted, giving an order, “Everyone listening, kill yo-”
He didn’t get any further. She kicked, directing the attack between Valefor’s legs.
Valefor hit the ground, and Imp kicked him between the legs once more for good measure.
“Cancel the orders, fuckwit!” she growled, dropping on top of him. Her knife pressed against Valefor’s throat.
“How-”
She backhanded him across the face, striking him in one cheekbone with the knife handle. “Cancel!”
I could sense the crowd relaxing. People hurried away from the scene. It took more than a minute before they were all gone.
Imp struck Valefor again.
“Stop,” I said.
“Regent got one in, I wanted one too,” she said. She spat at Valefor.
I tentatively moved bugs, then settled them around his eyes. Valefor struggled, but froze when Imp pressed the knife against his throat.
Regent got one in?
“You… voluntarily gave him control over you?” I asked.
“Little while back,” Imp said. “I wanted to see what it was like. Could come in handy. Did come in handy.”
It’s Regent, I thought. I’d fought beside him in life and death scenarios and I would never have allowed him to take control of me. Couldn’t fathom it.
Was there a way I could diplomatically say as much?
None I could think of, right this minute.
“I can’t imagine submitting myself to that,” I said.
“Riskier for you,” she said. “For me, his power over me shorts out when I use my power, and that’s any time he slips up or goes to sleep. Then he forgets who I am, and I’m free to come after him and fuck him up.”
“Eviscerate me in my sleep,” Regent said, too jovially.
“Exactly,” Imp said, sounding just as pleased with herself. “And I know him. He’s not about to fuck with me with the amount of work it’d take to keep track of me.”
“Told you, Dork,” Regent commented. “I’m versatile.”
I didn’t have a response to that. I glanced at Imp. “Tell me something only Imp would know.”
“Seriously?” Regent asked.
“I could tell you that there’s a mole on your back,” Imp said.
That took me a second to process. When had I ever had my clothes off where she could see?
Not her. Brian.
“You were there?”
“I stopped in. I wanted to see if my brother was okay. Believe me, I wish I hadn’t.”
She was there. Then.
“Wait, what’s this?” Regent asked.
“It’s not important,” I said, my voice tight.
“I’ll tell you later,” Imp said.
“Don’t,” I said, in a warning tone.
There was a pause. I could tell the pair of them were having too much fun at my expense.
But there was still an enemy to deal with.
She looked down at Valefor. Her tone was more serious as she said, “I didn’t think this man-slut would be able to see me.”
“You know his powers,” I said, glad for the change of topic. “Hypnotic stare, Tattletale said he might have other senses or augmented awareness to track his victims.”
“It’s fine,” Imp said. She adjusted her hold on the knife. “Worked out.”
“Yeah,” Regent said.
“I guess you two got a victory,” I said, “A little… what did you call it?”
“Rep,” Imp said.
Long seconds passed.
“I could control him,” Regent said.
“What’s the point?” Imp asked.
“It’d be an advantage,” I said. “And I suppose it’s up to you two what we do next. It’s your territory, Regent.”
And I want to see how you operate, when left to your own devices.
“Pain in the ass,” Regent said.
“We let him go, he’s going to come after us,” Imp said.
“Probably,” I agreed.
“You want us to turn him in,” Regent told me.
“I’m not saying that,” I answered.
Regent studied me, “You’re here for a reason, and it’s not just babysitting us, being an overbearing boss and making sure we do the job right. Let’s not waste time. Out with it.”
I kept my voice low, so Valefor couldn’t hear. “I said you and Imp were the scariest members of our group. You heard what I said to Rosary. How I was going to let her believe that we could take control of her at any second, so long as she’s in the city.”
“Fear. Ruling through fear. How do we get the maximum result for the minimum effort?”
“I like the sound of this,” Regent said.
“We make our enemies paranoid,” I told him. “We get them scared enough that they start devoting more effort than is necessary to dealing with us. Feed them misinformation. With your power, we have an easy way to keep any enemy we capture from wanting to enter the city, and so long as we let them go, rather than using them, we’re not drawing enough heat to get a kill order put on our heads.”
It was the best I could do. This was the crossroads, as far as I was concerned. If he didn’t take to this idea, the Regent I’d envisioned was likely to come to pass. If he did accept the idea… well, it was still likely, but I could have hope.
“Huh,” Regent said.
Apparently that was the only answer I was about to get.
“What do we do with him?” Imp said. She had the knife in Valefor’s mouth. “I’m going to get a cramp, leaning over him like this.”
“We can hold onto him long enough for Regent to seize him,” I said, “Then let him go. Or turn him into custody. But there’s no guarantee he wouldn’t use his power to control someone and turn them into an unwitting assassin.”
“If he hasn’t already set some up,” Imp said.
“If he hasn’t,” I agreed.
I thought briefly of my dad. If Valefor had been feeling malicious…
I put the idea out of my head.
“We could trust the PRT to look after him,” Regent said, somber. “They’re professionals, they know how to deal with dangerous villains.”
He didn’t manage to hold it in for long. He chuckled in near-silence, his shoulders shaking.
“The other possibility,” I said, “Is stripping him of his powers.”
I reached behind me, and found a small metal container. I tipped out the contents into my palm, and then held out my hand so Regent could see.
“If you’re up for it…” Regent trailed off.
“I’m done with holding back,” I said. “Decisive action. No mercy for those who don’t deserve mercy.”
“Right,” Regent said.
I approached Valefor and Imp.
Valefor heard the footsteps, must have felt the impact as I stepped forward, standing over him. He shook his head violently, oblivious to the knife Imp had placed in his mouth. That, or he’d overheard something I’d said and didn’t care anymore.
He managed to shake enough bugs off that he could open his eyes. He fixed his gaze on me, and I froze. My thoughts dissolved to warm, wet, white noise.
The maggots, millipedes and centipedes dropped from my hand. A part of me that was aware without being quite conscious controlled them, carried out my intent. They spilled onto his face, and moved toward his eyes. The stronger bugs helped pave the way for the others, leveraging the eyelids away from the eyes so the maggots could pass beneath.
“No!” he shouted, around the knife. “Sto-”
Imp shifted position. She was kneeling on his chest, and she moved the knife, bringing one knee into Valefor’s chin. I could feel the force of the impact through the bugs on his face.
“Oh god,” Imp said, “Gross. Gross, gross, gross. Did I get any of them on me?”
My thoughts were clearing. I blinked, and the movement felt painfully slow, as though I were almost asleep.
“You didn’t get any bugs on you,” I said, stepping on Valefor’s right hand. Imp held his left with one hand, and held the knife’s blade against Valefor’s makeup-caked lips. He groaned and writhed beneath her grip.
“They stink,” Imp complained.
“You’re imagining it.”
“I’m really not.”
Valefor’s struggles continued. His writhing intensified, and it got to the point where he had to turn his head to throw up.
When he turned his head my way, his eyes moved over me, unseeing. His chest was heaving as though he’d just run a long distance.
“Let him up,” I said.
Imp backed off, We pulled Valefor to a standing position.
“Walk,” I told him.
He was almost defeated in demeanor as we marched him in the general direction of Rosary. He looked like he had tears streaming down his face, but it was only the leaking vitreous fluids.
“Fear,” I said. “Remember what Bakuda said? You have to be unpredictable, but you balance it with certainties. Realities.”
“It’s a little fucked that you’re taking cues from the psycho bomb girl,” Regent commented.
“Yeah,” I said. I wasn’t about to deny it. “But I’d prefer more certainties than unpredictable elements. The punishment fits the misdeed.”
And if you take that to heart, then today’s worth whatever bad karma I reap from this, I thought.
“The look on Rosary’s face is going to be delicious,” Imp said. “Doesn’t Haven have a major hate-on for the Fallen?”
“They do,” I said, “But when we meet her, don’t say anything.”
“What’s the fun in that?”
“It’s the effect,” I said. “Trust me.”
“I’m supposed to bribe you?”
“Fo’ sho,” she said.
“Ice cream,” I said. I can’t buy ice cream as Taylor anymore. “I’ll pay for it, you pick it up.”
Rosary was on guard as we approached, her stance intensifying as she recognized Valefor. The petals were a storm around her.
I shoved Valefor, and he tripped and sprawled in front of the heroine.
She stared down at him. He raised his head, and I could see her tense.
“I was expecting medusa’s head,” Rosary said, when Valefor hung his head again. It looked like he was trying to avoid gagging.
What? I could remember the myth, but… what? I kept my mouth shut rather than ask.
“He’s blind,” she voiced the realization out loud. “You blinded him.”
I nodded, still silent.
I had to give a response, now. “He’ll need antibiotics. Both Valefor and Eligos will need medical care. It’s up to you whether you save his vision.”
“Just like that.”
I nodded once.
“We had it handled,” she said.
“Our city, our business,” I said. “Next time, ask. We’ll deal with it. You leave, now, and you ask permission before you set foot in Brockton Bay again.”
“Or we can expect a fight.”
“Expect consequences,” I said. I looked down at Valefor. “See to his eyes.”
I turned and led the other two in walking away.
“What-” Regent started. I held up a finger.
When we were out of earshot of Rosary, I dropped the finger.
“What’s with that?” he asked.
“We got what we needed.”
“You didn’t even mention how you blinded him,” Imp said.
“It’s about using fear as a tool,” I told her. “The unknown is always better than the known. Silence is better than almost anything we could say. For example, you can leave them wondering just why Valefor’s power didn’t work on you. And consider the reaction when they realize just why he’s blind. Maggots packed into his eyeballs.”
Imp shuddered visibly. “How?”
“That’s the exact question they’ll be asking,” I told her. “In case you’re wondering-”
“I’m not.”
“-Centipedes and bigger bugs opened a path through the external layers. Maggots crawled inside. Nothing critical damaged. Probably repairable, though I’m not an expert in anatomy.”
She shivered again, “My eyes are watering. Total heebie-jeebies.”
I didn’t reply to that. I was more focused on Regent.
“We okay?” I asked him.
He shrugged. “Sure.”
Noncommittal response, no clue as to whether he’d take my suggestion on using his power to scare people away without creating a harem like his dad. I hadn’t really expected anything else.
“So gross,” Imp muttered.
But he had the ability to take control of Imp.
I needed to have a discussion with Grue. A very careful discussion.
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477 thoughts on “Imago 21.3”
saintsant on April 16, 2013 at 00:04 said:
Regent said, constantly thinking about that stuff. When do you sit back and chill out?”
Missing the opening set of quotes.
wildbow on April 16, 2013 at 00:05 said:
xdrngy on March 23, 2015 at 10:42 said:
Claiming this for the typo thread
“for more for”
Extra for
Alfaryn on July 31, 2019 at 17:25 said:
Two dots at the end of the sentence.
beyondperformant on April 16, 2013 at 12:17 said:
What do the maggots in Valefor’s eye sockets do when they are no longer in Skitter’s range? “Neuro-retina? It’s not just for breakfast anymore!” Hopefully they will see the wisdom of letting him go blind because he deserves that. Maybe next time he’ll show a bit of respect to the local crime lord.
alexanderthesoso on April 16, 2013 at 15:50 said:
maggots only eat dead tissue, its one of the reasons they are used medically to clean wounds.
Packbat on April 16, 2013 at 17:03 said:
I believe I have been told that they will move on to eating live flesh if no dead flesh is available.
Psycho Gecko on April 16, 2013 at 20:44 said:
Guess they better feed some hamburger meat to his eyes.
greatwyrmgold on July 30, 2013 at 22:23 said:
I don’t know which is crazier, the statement or the fact that it makes sense…
EcchiDragon 80 on September 19, 2017 at 10:02 said:
This is making me giggle and gag at the same time. It’s … a strange and slightly disconcerting feeling
kudos to you for that!
Rika Covenant on April 16, 2013 at 21:40 said:
It depends primarily on the species used- There are a few that will eat any flesh, not merely necrotized flesh, but even then with the maggots used for surgical therapy it’s more because they consume the necrotized flesh via enzyme dissolving the tissue. Too many maggots in the wound will produce too much enzyme and that will damage, then necrotize, living flesh around the wounded tissue- Which will then be liquified as per normal dead flesh. Similarily, if they’re left for too long, and left to starve, then their enzyme will, of course, pool enough to start consuming living tissue as per too many maggots, as well.
Andrew on January 6, 2014 at 12:15 said:
Dont try this at home kids.
Lokesh Chandak on September 1, 2018 at 12:34 said:
So. I realized I am an idiot. I was about to laugh at how someone above has so much interest in maggots. That was when I remembered that I am reading a story where the lead character can control said maggots.
Rika, stop trying to ruin my view of Valefor’s eye maggots reaching out as someone pushes a tiny chunk of hamburger meat into his eye to be devoured.
It’s almost got a Corinthian vibe to it.
Felix The Katt on October 19, 2015 at 14:05 said:
Maybe I’m missing something, but I see very little sportsmanlike about his eyeballs splitting open as tiny mutant grasping hands reach out like a demented baby bird…
Squirrelloid on May 20, 2016 at 06:16 said:
Corinthian is a character in Neil Gaiman’s Sandman run with mouths where his eyes should be, and they do bite.
Adam on April 16, 2013 at 00:15 said:
One supervillain group down. One to go.
You know, I was talking about Worm to a group of people on Sunday (just about forty-eight hours ago, in fact), and mentioned how the protagonist — who had the power to control bugs and spiders and such — had her first fight against a man who could produce fire out of thin air, had a healing factor, and, as he fought, got bigger, stronger, and more heavily armored, eventually to the point of becoming a dragon.
One of them replied to the effect that that was a way stronger power.
My reply was, “So you’d think.”
Good chapter, wildbow.
So you’d think. Well said.
And thank you.
I actually thought that I might have inadvertently been giving a spoiler by hinting that Skitter’s power was way better than Lung’s, but on reflection the details of her power that give it such versatility and strength are right there in the first arc — it just takes a little while for her to get to the point of exploiting them fully.
No One in Particular on April 16, 2013 at 00:28 said:
Good chapter. We haven’t seen these guys in a while, and it’s good to see Taylor hasn’t forgotten about anyone. Honestly, with all Heartbreaker has been mentioned, I hope he comes up in the story in person a little. Preferably paired with humiliation from Regent.
So she blinded someone. Again. When she talked about taking away his power, I instantly thought she’d acquired some Cauldron super potion somewhere, but it seems she went the much simpler route. Interesting way of resolving the problem, and it was effective. Half of her immediate enemies, gone just like that. I’m guessing the others won’t be easy, just by virtue of worm. I still haven’t gotten as much of a handle on her new personality as I’ll get over the next few chapters, but I’m glad to know she truly isn’t as crazy as she acted in that raid for an bit.
Just as a funny side note, my roommate was snoring, so I turned on some music to read this. Unfortunately, all I have on my iPad is Hairspray at the moment. Let me tell anyone that listening to peppy, jazzy songs while reading about various maggots and bugs invading someone’s eyes is freaking weird.
Oh sorry, meant to place this in a new section.
Opticon on April 16, 2013 at 00:42 said:
I wouldn’t know about the soundtrack, but wasn’t there a song about being covered in the big dance off at the end? Been a while since I saw it.
Asmora on April 16, 2013 at 00:54 said:
Seems to me like it’s been implied, at least, that Heartbreaker isn’t around anymore. In this chapter, she says that the pictures of him showed him in his thirties or forties. It could be that he’s fortysomething now or it could be that he was fortysomething when he died or when to the Birdcage. There was some dialogue about him back when Cherish and Regent first met back in the S9 business; that might have more details that I’m forgetting.
He’s still looking for them, Cherish could sense him and could stop anyone who came after her- Regent doesn’t have quite the leisure in dealing with them like that, all things given. From the wording it’s quite well implied he’s still alive.
Dis on April 16, 2013 at 02:09 said:
I went from the Animals to Icona Pop over the course of this chapter. Interesting combinations.
TARDISES on July 4, 2014 at 13:13 said:
I suppose it’s somewhat more fitting than what I was listening to for part of it.
I was listening to the BGM of the snowboarding section in Ice Cap in Sonic Adventure.
TheAnt on April 16, 2013 at 00:26 said:
Things we learned. Regent’s cardinal sin is sloth, he really doesn’t want to put in the work but wants all the rewards. He and Imp are closer in ways than Skitter and Brian would probably be comfortable with. Taylor at least had her shirt off when she was with Brian and Imp saw them together. I can just picture Regent making faces at them. Skitter has really taken Bakuda’s lessons to heart on how to use fear. She is really manipulating the others here. She blinds another person, who probably deserved worse. I can just picture the rumor mill saying she collects the eyes of her enemies. But her vision of the future is interesting. I don’t think Aisha has killed a anyone who wasn’t an evil clone yet, and I thought Regent couldn’t control more than one person at a time. In our next issue its the Undersiders vs. The Teeth.
He can, but it’s trickier — his multitasking is many orders of magnitude weaker than Skitter’s, for one thing. Best example is in his Arc 11 Interlude, when he protects himself from Cherish’s power by controlling all the minions she’s trying to emotion-jammer.
Okay so he can control more but he is far less coordinated when he control multiple people at a time.
Gnarker on April 16, 2013 at 01:18 said:
Skitter/Regent would make a terrifying people-graft for Bonesaw.
I always pictured Bonesaw putting her demented desire for family to it’s ultimate conclusion by grafting herself to someone. Skitter with a tiny bonesaw off her back would be freaky as hell but Skitter would probably put her powers to good use.
Skitter wouldn’t be the one controlling Bonesaw if that were the case, TheAnt. And that’s not a good thought.
I have learned to never underestimate her. I can picture Bonesaw being in for a rude awakening.
Bonesaw may be insane, but she’s not sloppy.
Er, isn’t that EXACTLY what Bonesaw did to that poor plant Tinker, TheAnt?
She just turned him into a puppet that she controls, she didn’t literally graft herself to him. She is probably feeling lonely, and she doesn’t have Siberian to cuddle with when it gets dark.
That’s what she did in the long run, but in his interlude she did stick her prehensile spine down his throat and hijack his nervous system when she needed a pair of legs.
…at the very least can we get a damn mercy kill on Blasto?
Oh god. That’s the most terrifying thing I’ve heard of in quite a while. Combine it with Lung, so you have the healing factor and brute strength and you have the ultimate cape.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=sbK_427kUs0&feature=endscreen < Regent and Imp, perhaps? ❤
qwerty77753 on April 16, 2013 at 00:26 said:
Character development for probably the two least characterized major characters! So, Taylor is worried about Regent later going overboard, and Taylor also seems to be thinking much longer term. Any predications as to how this issue with Regent will turn out (and how the conversation with Grue will turn out?)
Regent is tricky because we are still unsure of his feelings towards others. From his interlude we know he is loyal to the team and deals with anyone who messes with them, but we don’t know how he really feels about them as people. He seems to value Imp’s friendship, and seemed like close friends with Grue when we first saw them interacting but who knows beyond that. He does acknowledge Skitter’s authority and expertise and uncharacteristcally reacted very strongly when she compared him to his dad. I think that he’ll be given instructions, and go with them after grumbling because he doesn’t see the effort of fighting/arguing with Skitter. Grue is going to be a very interesting conversation. I envision him hanging out with regent, putting his hand on him and saying,” You’re my friend but I will fuck you up if you hurt Aisha in any way.”
rhysdeanno on April 16, 2013 at 05:46 said:
I get the feeling that Alec and Aisha are probably pretty close. It’s hard to tell because they’re the members of the group Taylor interacts with least, and we haven’t had an interlude from either in some time, but I remember Aisha complaining to Brian at some point about wanting to go over to Regent’s place to play video games or something. Knowing how often Aisha just wanders off doing what she likes without anyone noticing, the fact that it actually came up means she probably goes over there pretty frequently.
My guess is that…well, let’s just say that shipping them would be a bit redundant.
Jefepato on April 16, 2013 at 00:26 said:
So, wait. Taylor can subconsciously control the bugs while she’s being hypnotized to that level?
She needs a much higher Thinker rating.
She deserves a much higher Thinker rating — it doesn’t actually do her any harm to be underestimated. 😛
To be fair, it’s been stated that they keep doing her last order, and she has some control of them even when her thoughts are elsewhere and it was hinted at(unless my memory is playing tricks on me) that they will act on her will even while she’s unconcious or asleep. Someone who is being hypnotised is far more capable than someone who is asleep.
Scrambles on April 16, 2013 at 00:36 said:
Actually that may be due to the fact that bugs in her range keep acting on their last command if she stops giving them commands. When Valefor looked at her, she lost the ability to keep commanding her bugs. So they just followed the previous command of “crawl onto this guy’s face”.
Ooh, that’s a clever thought! And, once again, it plays into the ‘make them wonder’ aspect of things — there aren’t many people who know that’s how her power works.
Well, not just “crawl onto this guy’s face.” They blinded him in a pretty specific way. Unless she’d started giving the order to blind him because she thought he might be about to get a look at her, which I guess is just the sort of clever that helps Skitter keep winning.
I think you have the causality backwards — he only got a chance to look at her because she wanted his eyes accessible in order to blind him.
Pinkhair on April 16, 2013 at 01:15 said:
She gave bugs the order to put money into bags and take it, and they kept doing that through her entire fight with Lung while she was busy getting a giant handprint bruised into her.
Her bugs have been shown to possess some autonomy in how to fullfill her orders, if I recall correctly.
chrnno on April 16, 2013 at 07:34 said:
Yes, as mentioned in the interlude that wasn’t Taylor subconciously distributes the bugs afterwards so that the ecosystem is back to what it was before. Seems to suggest to me that her multi-tasking is both a conscious and subconscious thing.
also, she loses control when he starts to hypnotize her, but he would have to command her to stop moving the bugs to get her to do so, no time to stop them.
Hydrargentium on April 16, 2013 at 14:20 said:
Don’t forget, everyone, that Bonesaw was surprised by how Taylor was still controlling her bugs even after the part of her brain (the Gemma) that normally controls powers was disabled. Read the first part of Snare 13.9:
https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/08/25/snare-13-09/
That’s what I was thinking of too. I just figured because she uses the insect brains as added processing power. Not much of a bonus in small groups, but a huge bonus when she gets the big swarms around.
I think this is more symbiosis with her passenger more than anything to do with her brain directly. But that’s just my pet theory.
If that was the case, why would powers functioning when that part of the brain is disabled be unexpected?
This reminds me of a very interesting discussion I’ve had about super-jails. The law states that if it is absolutely necessary in order to ensure incarceration of the subject, it’s not cruel and unusual punishment. Such as sticking Reagent in solitary to be fed by an automated system. Or the electrical cuffs on Shadow Stalker.
Could she have just blindfolded him? Yes. But due to the nature of his powers, as their brief discussion, that would not have ensured that his capture. Is she qualified to make that judgment, could she have done it another way? Given the nature of the system and the fact that she has some claim to being a legitimate authority… the first is almost debatable, and the second is a certifiable Yes.
But it’s pretty clear that this is a War Of Public Relations. She is Fair to those under her care, and brutal to those that oppose her. Reminds me of a certain short-lived Prince of Wallachia. He had a war on two sides, and had to avoid dealing with threats from with in. So, he adopted a zero tolerance policy to the larger criminals, and made sure everyone was aware of it. When his armies were forced to retreat, he denied them the spoils of war and burned the land.
His preferred method of making an example earned him a rather notable nickname. Vlad the Impaler.
There are certainly worse people to use as a role model. He managed to get his throne back after being ousted… only to eventually get killed for his troubles. Though, I’m not sure “Infestation” or “Pestilence” is really an improvement over Skitter.
Skitter is avoiding making one mistake that ol’ Vlad made, though. She’s ensuring that there are plenty of examples of her being reasonable and helpful. It’s much harder to paint someone as a demon when they have an entire city of safe, fed, reasonably happy people singing their praises, and every contribution to ending a Class S threat she makes is one more tick in the “We can’t afford to have her assassinated” column. Also, Vlad III lived to the ripe old age of 45. It was his reign(s) that was(were) short.
In short, she’s walking the fine line between healthy respect and terror. She’s done a good job of it so far, and her opponents have still be pretty frightened of her. Now that she’s doing more things to justify fear, we might start seeing some more unreasonable responses.
I thought he was killed the second time. I really need to brush up on him.
That said, most of his people loved him. It was the countries on either side that demonised him. To this day, the people of the area believe he’ll return, and his populous loved him. The (Correct me if I’m mispelling this) Boyards? hated him. His fellow nobles. The fact that he killed the last batch to put them there might have had something to do with it.
Though I will agree with you about her walking the fine line. As Machiavelli himself said, it’s better to be loved than feared, but it’s easier to command fear. Of course, he also said the ideal state was to be both loved and feared.
Jessie Laurent on April 16, 2013 at 05:56 said:
And, of course, the one thing you NEVER want to be is hated, or so says Machiavelli. I think, outside of people like Tagg, she’s succeeded in that pretty well. I mean, Weld and Kid Win and Clockblocker and the like…a lot of them probably don’t like her, and some of them defintely oppose her and think she’s wrong…but I didn’t get the impression that any of them (other than Assault, of course) hated her.
throwaawy on April 16, 2013 at 00:32 said:
maggots in eyes is an awful, AWFUL mental image… yet i find myself more creeped out that Imp metaphorically gave herself to Regent.
they’re building up to be as creepy a pairing as Night and Fog *shudder*
Well her power makes it so he can’t truly control her and I thought they would make a cute couple. A couple who will probably cause no small amount of mayhem and chaos for shit and giggles, but they aren’t as close as the trio are to each other so I thought it was inevitable.
Irrevenant on May 22, 2014 at 02:27 said:
He could totally control her – he just needs to park her somewhere secure and well-labelled when not in use and have her leave comprehensive notes before letting her free of his grip.
A set-aside cell with “If this door is closed, Imp is secured within. Do not open” would do the trick nicely.
Fortunately for Aisha, he’s probably too lazy to go to the effort. But he could if he really wanted to…
Avalanche on September 12, 2016 at 18:31 said:
The funny thing is, controlling Imp wouldn’t do him as much good as with other capes, since if he tried to use her power he’d lose control.
Anzer'ke on April 16, 2013 at 07:07 said:
I find it cute.
It’s all about trust and for a guy like Regent that trust could mean an incredible amount. Even lessened by the nature of her power.
Also as theAnt points out, those two have the potential to commit hilarious amounts of large scale prankage.
I love Regent’s Throne Room so damn much.
Toast on April 16, 2013 at 09:56 said:
Mutually assured destruction is, I assure you, not the worst relationship dynamic by a long shot.
Indigo on April 16, 2013 at 00:33 said:
There was to much squick in the end for me to say much about the rest of the chapter.
*offers you some white rice*
that one took me a moment, but when it hit me, well
One thing about living in Santa Carla I never could stomach. All the damn vampires.
I’m freaking sitting here, eating fried rice with mushrooms and red pepper mixed in with sausage half-rounds (silce a sausage down the length, then into rounds). While reading. Imagine how I feel right now.
Like the sausage and red pepper was a bad idea?
You going to finish that rice?
Actually, yes I am. (It helps that I’ve had roasted maggots, chocolate covered honey ants, and fried grasshoppers before.)
Clarvel on April 16, 2013 at 10:47 said:
that sounds deliscious.
The maggots (well, mealworms) tasted mostly of butter, chives, garlic, and thyme; We lightly sauteed them with those spices then just capped the pan with a lid and popped it into the oven to bake, and they didn’t really have much of a taste other than the spices we cooked them in.
The grasshoppers… Well, I think they were over-fried, because they tasted like burnt oil and grass with a squishy, earthy and bitter sorta taste, not really that pleasant; Probably just the ones that I had, since I’ve heard others say they didn’t taste anything like that, and they WERE homemade by a friend beforehand. Might have been undercooked, now that I think about it.
As for the chocolate covered honey ants… they were just absolutely DIVINE. Baker’s semisweet chocolate coating melted and poured into silicon molds pre-filled with a honey ant, eaten like any chocolate after they’d solidified in the freezer, but with this juicy, naturally sweet center~ I want to have more now. ;_;
Bobby on April 16, 2013 at 02:38 said:
Oh god, that actually disgusted me more than the chapter itself. Why did I picture it, why!?
Did it look something like this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0A80j2BuMaU
Patrick Reitz (@dreamfarer) on April 16, 2013 at 00:33 said:
Very interesting chapter. It’s going to take another read through to really process it, but I suspect the squick factor will be fairly polarizing for the fan base. “She cut out someone’s eyes” has come up a lot already and that was in regards to someone who was going to grow them back.
In this case, the recovery of them is more questionable, but the need to remove them, in my view, is still reasonable. Given the crime, the punishment was even on the lenient side.
Also, on another note, I gotta say I’m finding our two potential psychos sort of adorable. It’s nice to see Skitter away of where they could go off the rails, and amusing to think of what they might end up like together if they can manage to stay away from their “harem dude” and “assassin chick” fates.
It really isn’t much worse than when she carved out lung’s eyes, as in both cases the damage is repairable. I would posit that the fan-base currently has read past that point, so any readers commenting now *should* be fine with it. Or at least not totally put off.
It’s not as clear in this case that it is reversible. Skitter thinks it is, and we in the comments have come up with reasons why it may be, but barring parahuman intervention it’s entirely possible that his sight will be irreparably damaged. Whereas she had every reason to be sure that Lung would get his eyes back as good as new.
There’s also the issue of while it may be possible to reverse it, especially with timely medical attention, those with the capability to do so have pretty damn good reason not too.
In Lungs case his eyes were coming back whether anyone wanted it or not.
ThePagemaster on April 16, 2013 at 00:36 said:
This chapter made me giggle.
Today was a good day for fewer explosions and more laughter.
“Meh, I could take her.” – Valefor
Is there a trope for that? If not, I feel like that should be a trope. It would be in the entry for half the characters in Worm.
Bullying a Dragon, and it’s already listed under his entry.
It’s on the main entry now, but is Kneel Before Zod CMoA-worthy?
Well she was bluffing, but I think it appropriate to show how much she has grown as a villain. The other two reminds me of the dark knight where he counts on the fact that he mobster would survive the fall. She is rather cruel but they DO worship the endbringers and the guy was going to kill people.
I meant the thing with making Rosary kneel.
Oh that was awesome, but I thought how she handled the other two was as well.
Cybertramon001 on April 16, 2013 at 05:05 said:
I would also think of Mugging a Monster. People think Skitter as dangerous as the stories say. Then they learn that she is that dangerous. There is a couple of stories about someone trying to mug Superman, Darkseid, tiny Godzilla, Chuck Norris. Valefor probably thought that a worshipper of Endbringers would be tougher than a school girl.
Mugging The Monster and Bullying a Dragon are related tropes, but there’s a key difference: the former has someone attack a vastly more powerful opponent in ignorance of their target’s abilities (e.g. Emma targeting Taylor) while the latter has someone try to screw with a vastly more powerful opponent despite knowing their target’s strength (e.g. the robbers in 20.1).
Taylor might deserve a Dude, Where’s My Respect? entry, though.
Dread Pirate on March 1, 2018 at 14:23 said:
I think the best fit is Underestimating Badassery.
That little girl? She couldn’t possibly have rotted a dragon-man’s crotch off, stabbed out his eyes, taken down several capes perceived as direct counters to her, including several *invincible* capes (glory girl, eidolon-clone, echinda), scared the slaughterhouse 9 out of town, stabbified an endbringer, forced at least 2 notable hero-capes to leave the scene and is working on bringing even more down. Theres no way one person could have done all that in less than a year after her debut.
Hm, ok I can see how some of that can be a bit unbelieveable, even if only about half of it is really known about.
@Clarvel: s/”less than a year”/”less than three months”.
Also, some of the stories might be disbelieved because Skitter likes to fool people into thinking she has powers she lacks — like transforming her body into a swarm of insects.
As with pagemaster, this chapter brought me much laughter.
The brilliance of how badly Valefor lost was a large part of that.
Haven and the Fallen just got crushed.
Even worse…this is one of those times where style backfired on him.
If he had beaten them while dressed as a teenage girl, it would have been humiliating for them. Instead, he’s going to be taken into custody, blind, and probably photographed in women’s clothing.
Not that there’s anything wrong with enjoying those clothes, but you have to admit it adds some humiliation to his defeat if he doesn’t being dressed that way.
His mask is a stylized woman’s face — I don’t think being caught in woman’s clothing bothers him.
Here here.
It will if he gets sent to the Birdcage where they separate males and females, and he can’t use his power to defend himself.
Dues on April 16, 2013 at 02:27 said:
Because then his makeup will be ruined?
Max on October 17, 2014 at 01:33 said:
Yeah I didn’t bother taking this guy seriously at all. Oh he has scary hyno eyes! Psss this girl survived a burning building and an army. And she has at minimum a two to three block range. Completely ignoring the merchants who were taken out with tea on the side. Yeah dude never had any chance at all. Which made his posturing so entertaining! I was like 3…2…1…ah there.
Pandemonious Ivy on April 16, 2013 at 09:21 said:
That was pretty brutal, wildbow.
I wonder if any of the heroes are going to lose it and just vomit everywhere when they find out how he’s blinded. XD
TinkerTailor on April 16, 2013 at 00:40 said:
First impressions – I liked the “I’m far less concerned about crossing lines these days.” Makes the message pretty clear if Rosary spreads it around – the PRT stop caring about the Unspoken Rules, Skitter does to.
I also thought that was a pretty clever way to resolve the very sticky hypnotised-Imp situation. Imp’s power is largely mental, isn’t it? Regent might not be able to switch it on. Doesn’t make the the fact that he can puppeteer her now much better, but still. I expect a confrontation between Grue and Regent quite soon.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to go rub my eyes for an hour.
That’s what I was thinking to. She doesn’t have much incentive to play nice in any way now. Plus, I really liked the Kneel Before Zod moment.
I tell ya, if she really wanted to make him feel it, she could have snuck an army of maggots up his poop shoot. How’d you like intestines full of those little buggers? Wriggling around, feeling them moving in there, weighing you down.
Nonsensical Nonsense on April 16, 2013 at 00:50 said:
now that Taylor is going darkside i wonder if she will re-think the whole give them crabs idea.
There are certain kinds of tapeworms that multiply and leave through the nose, mouth, and anus. There are probably a few skin parasites that she could use to punish people with. We got a new quote. Hard to imagine Taylor at the beginning telling a superhero to kneel. Plus did you notice when she told her to watch him with through the bugs and she listened.
Kneel before Taylor Hebert!
If they don’t, cue my bullet brethren biting behind the knees.
TheAnt: Stinging. Bullet Ants’ bites are strong, in that they can be used to suture wounds by twisting off the head after it bites it shut, but the venom is contained within a stinger at the rear. They’re like some sort of hybrind of wasp and ant if anything ;_;
not really hybrid. All ants sting their venom through a stinger. they bite down to hold on, then bring their abdomen over to stab you.
Hybrid in attitude, not in form. I know that all too well, correcting myself prior and now working to correct people talking about the bullet ants’ bites being venomous.
Gotcha. I was actually under the impression for years that all ants had hollow jaws and injected through bites, was corrected a few years ago by a friend.
I think at this point that would be rather like Legend using his lasers to make people’s pants fall down.
Not that Legend might not do that, if the situation called for it, but it would still be kinda weird.
You are Mark Millar and I demand my five dollars.
Reveen on April 16, 2013 at 01:09 said:
Maggots up the ass is more a Garth Ennis deal, methinks.
Just as well, I already kinda want to strangle Gecko, him being the guy who shat out Nemesis would just be excessive.
Eh, I liked The Authority until Millar showed up. That’s when Gecko’s sort of humor entered into it.
Ennis is more likely to make jokes about how ineffectively Armsmaster/Defiant would deal with the same situation.
I wouldn’t use the words “Millar” and “humor” in the same sentence, feels wrong somehow.
And yeah, what he did to one of the most successful gay couples in comics was friggin’ low, to say the least.
Well, enough of that. Let’s talk about superhero stories that don’t suck!
Yeah, that’s definitely more of what Garth Ennis would do. Just ask The Boys.
Aww, Reveen. Nice to know you care. In the homicidal, “Someday, Gecko, someday!” kinda way.
Guinea worms. Get up to thirty inches long inside you and when it’s time to grow up they burrow their way through your flesh all the way down to your feet and slooooooowly (it takes a month) leave your body through a hole they chewed, spewing eggs the entire time. You wade in water, you spread the worm to everybody who drinks that water.
What do you want to bet they could burrow *in* much faster if they weren’t bothering to breed the whole time?
*shudders*
And Toast nails the reason that I have little to no interest in traveling to several different areas of the world.
Mother Nature. Yeesh, she’s hideous.
Fake Name on April 16, 2013 at 00:42 said:
Hmm- if Valefor’s power is hypnotic gaze, shouldn’t people just keep their eyes closed when they think he is around?
Skitter in particular wouldn’t be hindered by keeping her eyes closed at all times, since she can use her bugs.
Philippe Saner on April 16, 2013 at 00:43 said:
I don’t think it matters if you can see him. If he can see you, that’s enough.
I think it’s said as much earlier in this arc. That may have been a line I deleted.
I remember reading such a line — if you deleted it, it was after publication.
*leaves to go check*
Searched for mentions of Valefor starting with Accord’s interlude:
Accord surveyed the situation. Valefor was a stranger, less in terms of his ability to hide, and more in his ability to engage in subterfuge. He had only to look on a target with his naked eye, and the fight was over. It was no small wonder, really, that he’d styled himself after the Simurgh. The effect was all too similar, in how the victim was often unaware of what had happened until it was too late.
It’s not explicit (unless it’s explicitly stated in some prior chapter), but I didn’t read it as requiring eye contact.
What’s to say that isn’t the standard solution? Skitter just… rendered him harmless. It’s actually much better than what I thought she was going to do at first. I was assuming a partial lobotomy when she said Stripping Him Of His Powers. But then, I read too much Doc Savage.
I just wondered, if his power needed him giving commands to people, if they’d just cut his tongue out. It was right there in his mouth, after all. I suppose this is a little safer and less bloody.
Well his eyes could still be saved, and it is possible he could bleed to death if they cut off his tongue. I wonder how well he’ll fare at the birdcage.
Considering that he’s an Endbringer worshiper and there’s probably a bunch of capes there that went through an Endbringer attack, not least of all Lung who might’ve had his country wreck by Leviathan…
Pfffft, hahahahahaha! Sucks to be you!
Know that I think about it, he might just end up at a normal prison. Without his eyes he can’t use his powers so a good lawyer might argue it unnecessary and bring up his lack of killing. We know what he intended to do, but it’s not like the undersiders can give testimony. Same thing with tinkers. Just keep them away from any tech and you can put them in a regular prison.
Nah. Canary got chucked in the Birdcage just out of an unfounded fear that she could do exactly what Valefor does. He’s headed straight for the Rockies and Dragon ain’t gonna feel bad abut it this time.
I hope she just fucks with the guy for the entire trip.
“Hello there, Valefor. This is Dragon. You’ll want to remain calm, but we seem to have a blockage on the road. Scanning…Calling in an S-class threat. I will provide earplugs so you don’t fall prey to her voice. One moment.
Systems failing. Rerouting nonessential power to the restraints. Don’t you dare think of escaping Valefpq0o32oipioqwia vivklsma;flnakfj
Ha ha, just kidding.”
Note that there is no KNOWN cases of him using his powers to cause someone to die… But as shown here, “…and forget about this order.”
But thats the point, no one knows what he tried to do and the Birdcage is life imprisonment with no chance of parol, and no guards to protect you. If I was in the wormverse, and I had a scary power, I would demand to be sent to a regular prison if there was way to ensure I couldn’t use it. Let’s say blasto was caught years ago. He has a scary power but he never made anything that replicated and he needs alot of equipment to make his power work. So a good lawyer could argue that he isn’t violent, and doesn’t deserve to be in the birdcage. As long as he is kept away from technology there is no reason he can’t be sent to a regular prison. Canary was treated like an animal, but if she cut her tongue out, could she have been treated better and ended up at a regular prison?
Blasto uses a lot of equipment but there’s no confirmation that he *needs* it. For all we know he can jerry-rig a new life form using only some mould and an old toaster…
@Reveen Based on his name, I imagine Lung is of Chinese descent rather than Japanese.
“Oni” is a Japanese word roughly equivalent to ‘demon’ so Oni Lee may have been Japanese…
Don’t want him to start carrying flashcards.
“And this one’s Jay Garrick, and here’s Barry Allen, and over here is Wally West, and this little guy is Bart Allen…That’s not counting Edward Clariss, Eobard Thawne, Hunter Zolomon, and Thaddeus Thawne. Or Iris West, Max Mercury, Johnny Quick, or Black Flash.”
Give me Len Snart, Digger Harkness, Evan McCulloch, James Jesse (Or Axel Walker), Mark Mardon, and Mick Rory any day of the week though.
Imagine if he tried to give a command with his tongue cut out, just what sort of messed up order the target would recieve. ;_; Would probably be even worse for the poor people.
Veloren on April 17, 2013 at 01:52 said:
” Don’t you dare think of escaping Valefpq0o32oipioqwia vivklsma;flnakfj
… In other news, WHO GAVE DRAGON PORTAL?
alextfish on January 12, 2014 at 18:24 said:
You might like to re-read the chapter where Skitter chats with the expensive Dragon suit, and specifically, tries to paralyse it with paradox. It seems Dragon is already a fan of Portal in canon.
Think I found a typo.
“She gathered the petals together to create car without wheels or a driver’s side door”
If I’m not mistaken, the word “a” belongs between “create” and “car”.
Good eye. Fixed, Philippe. Thank you.
eccentricxhatxsalesmen on July 4, 2014 at 08:09 said:
As old as this is I still find it funny that you replied with the phrase “good eye” considering the chapter.
Olivebirdy on September 15, 2014 at 08:58 said:
I would have disabled you, knocked you out and Regent would have used his power to seize control of you.”
– disabled you, knocked you out, and Regent…
Not really getting what bothers her so much. Imp’s power is equally trust dependent for her allies. Both of our merry lunatics can destroy you if they feel like it, both require trust that they won’t do it.
Someguy on April 16, 2013 at 00:46 said:
Personally, I found Valefor’s punishment filled with Karmic Irony, did’nt creep me out at all. It was Regent’s control of Imp that really creeped me out big time.
Also: “Go for the eyes Skitter, go for the eyes!”
Want to watch Fleet & Flotilla some time?
You see a Baldurs Gate reference and you make a Mass Effect joke?
-5 Nerd cred.
It’s also an easter egg with Tali, the nerdiest of the love interests. “Go for the optics, Chatika!”
“Go for the optics, Chiktikka!”*
You can also get a miniature giant space hamster as a pet in Mass Effect. There are links throughout.
To quote Regent’s new catchphrase, “Seriously?”.
It makes an amusing little “Meep” when you check on it.
Which is bullshit, because the original Boo clearly makes a squeak.
Ajoxer on April 16, 2013 at 00:48 said:
Regent is an interesting character. He is, by far, the most openly villainous of the characters- Both with his powers, and with his actions. This makes sense; he was raised by a man capable of such absolute emotional manipulation that it makes Ted Bundy look like a stuttering geek. And yet, he’s not a bad person, all things considered.
He didn’t /want/ to kill people. He may not have felt the same instinctive cringe that you might feel about taking a life, but he frankly doesn’t want to. His lack of empathy is supported by a personality that is fundamentally lazy. As for his power? It’s equally nasty. He’s used it for some nasty things. But he’s got a leash.
Taylor. I really think Regent has a surprising amount of respect for her. He maybe even likes her, as much as he can like anyone. He wanted to hurt the people who hurt her, because he knows how savage that kind of emotional manipulation can be. He’s a bit of a broken soul, and he’s done dreadful things to people in the past, but I think, god help us all, Taylor is actually rubbing off on him more than he is on her.
The sequence with Sophia is an interesting aspect of this. Ultimately, Sophia was a Bad Person. She was a dirty cop, she enjoyed making people suffer, and she defended it all with the single worst justification you can ever use to be a bad person, the idea that she was somehow better than the people she abused; This is such a tremendously bad idea, because it means that when you find someone who’s better than you, what they do to you is exactly what you deserve.
Sophia’s life was screwed up in Regent’s hands, mostly by what she had done over time. The scariest things he did to her was a brief ridiculous ‘coming out’ to Emily, which while humiliating, does not seem to have been taken particularly seriously by anyone involved. He also scared the hell out of her by making her think that he was going to kill her- but ultimately, he didn’t. Terror; but not death.
Regent has done some deeply skeevy things in the past, and I doubt he’ll ever want to be a hero, so much. But I do think that he likes Taylor, and cares about her, and wants to make her proud to some degree. And I think that Taylor wants to see him not become a manipulator. She’s nervous about the relationship between Imp and Regent, but what we’ve just seen here suggests that Imp might genuinely be one of the best things to happen to him. Someone who he can’t simply use, who he must accept as an equal and companion; Who, even once he has his hooks in, can remove them. Someone who’s a challenge, and who’s also kind of fun to be around. Someone who he has to treat like a human being, and who he knows he has to. It can be good for him.
http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/more/kuszewski20091117/ This is a classic piece. I don’t know how accurate it is, but let’s face it; It’s a powerful argument, and one that makes a great deal of interest for storytelling. So, let’s look at the list of things here and ask ourselves; Does Skitter sound like an x-altruist?
low impulse control
high novelty-seeking
little remorse for their actions (would “do it again in a heartbeat”)
inability to see past the needs of others (very high empathy)
willing to break rules
acts in the best interest of others, or for the “common good” (because it is the right thing to do)
I think few things are as illustrative as her behavior towards Dinah. One thing, one meeting, and she nearly threw herself right out of the group, and was willing to go to superhuman lengths to try to get Dinah freed, with the least conflict possible.
She shows very little remorse for her actions, because she can see them as actions in the interest of the common good. She makes efforts to never damage anything that cannot be fixed, she desperately avoids killing. I think that this fits her quite well, and it probably fits a lot of other heroes- And most likely, quite a few villains- as well.
Now… Does she have a point? Is she factually correct? Generally speaking, Skitter has had, at the very least, no reason at the time to believe she’s wrong. She’s not delusional. The heroes have, as a whole, done a great deal to show themselves as pretty goddamn incompetent. If she had decided to play by the hero’s rules, she would probably never have freed Dinah; Almost guaranteed, in fact, because of the overly rule-bound nature of the heroes.
An x-altruist is more likely to show up in this way at times when rules and regulations are particularly strong. If the rules were not somehow interfering with the desire to good, then they would not feel compelled to break them. Of course, they may be compelled to break rules that are there for a good reason if they’re not intelligent or forward thinking; But Skitter is. So far, she’s acted to the best capability she can. So, is she going to stay on the right side of the law?
Skitter thinks hard about what she’s doing, and she has a strongly developed moral sense. It takes a lot to push her over the edge. But we still haven’t had her encounter the Simurgh…
Well such an encounter may prove enlightening as she technically does have telepathy, it just only works on beings with simple nervous systems.
Was it telepathy or precognition that messed up the Simurgh’s powers (or both)? I thought it was the later since it screwed up the futures she was trying to manipulate.
I believe it is precognition, yes.
comickry on April 18, 2013 at 00:14 said:
Precogs can screw with Simurghs power, yes.
And I think it was Piggot who ascribed her some basic clairvoyance during her fight in the Protectorate Tower after she prematurely and barely avoided a table Assault hauled at her from behind. Since it was Skitters swarm sense – movement of critters that oughtn’t’ve been moved – that warned her, Piggy is probably wrong in the precog assumption.
Judging by what Weld said when they were in the PRT tower preparing to fight Noelle, they straightened that out in their postmortem.
Leigha on July 2, 2014 at 17:55 said:
Abstract: bored sociopath geek amuses herself by writing essay-length necro-posts interpreting the personality of fictional characters, with references to evolutionary ecology and game theory (because boredom is literally the WORST POSSIBLE THING)
Good point, that Imp is good for Regent because they’re basically equals.
It seems like you’re missing a paragraph on sociopathy in the middle (and I was really looking forward to seeing what you had to say about it, too) unless you were using that as a header for the section on xaltruism…
The argument in that article is interesting, but I have a couple issues with the terminology they use. There are actually four categories of behavior in environmental ecology: “altruistic” which includes all behaviors that benefit others AND harm oneself; “mutually beneficial” which benefit others AND benefit oneself; “selfish” which harm others AND benefit oneself; and “spiteful” which harm others AND harm oneself. Altruistic, mutually beneficial, and spiteful strategies are usually considered “pro-social” (literally working to create social connections) or “cooperative” strategies (cooperative is big in game theory) and selfish strategies are considered “anti-social” or “defective” strategies (defective as in “He chose to defect” rather than “broken”).
*tangent on spite* Why are spiteful strategies pro-social? In experimental games, people will punish other people for not cooperating, or not obeying the rules or expectations of their social group, even if they incur a cost to themselves in order to carry out the punishment. Spiteful behavior on the part of others is one of the biggest incentives to behave primarily in mutually beneficial ways, especially if the benefits to others are greater than the benefits to yourself, or if the benefits of a selfish strategy would be higher than that of the mutually beneficial strategy. Essentially the threat of retaliation makes the selfish strategy have less net benefit than the mutually beneficial one. Strong inclinations toward this type of spiteful behavior actually facilitate the creation of social groups. *end tangent*
So what does this have to do with sociopaths and empaths? The general consensus is that sociopaths act rationally for their own self interest. In a way, they follow the models outlined by evolutionary ecology much better than empaths do. (I suspect that a lot of social scientists looking at this kind of stuff are closer to the socio end of the scale than they’d like to admit 😀 ) But to be more precise, sociopaths /do not work *against* their own interests/, so they’re most likely to engage in mutually beneficial or selfish behaviors, while empaths, being more heavily influenced by non-rational impulses, are more likely to engage in altruistic or spiteful behavior than socios, but still more likely to engage in mutually beneficial or selfish behavior than altruistic or spiteful because most of them still put themselves above others in priority at some level.
*tangent on priorities* The list of priorities, for most empaths usually goes: self; family; voluntary organizations like a team; then people who are progressively less similar to oneself in experience or some other personally important category ie, all Broctonites, all Americans, all humans. Racists might put members of their own race before fellow citizens of their town, etc. There’s some room for concerns for family and other loved ones to overwhelm the primacy of the self. Grue gives us a pretty good example of this when he says that he would 100% protect his family and team, in that order. For socios, it’s more like: self; people who belong to me (usually people you’re fond of or have some responsibility for, and who are generally useful or important in some way. The people you wouldn’t just fuck with for funsies.); allies. There’s a much lower likelihood that a socio would prioritize someone else over him or herself, unless the socio in question is already doomed, in which case they might maximize their return by trying to save others who are in some way important to them. For example, if a socio knew the world was going to end in two years and was in a life-threatening situation, they might be more likely to give their life to save someone important than they would be otherwise, figuring there’s little difference between dying now and later for themselves, but not for the other person. *end tangent*
The people the article refers to as xaltruists, who feel /too much empathy/ compared to the average Joe, are referred to by SociopathWorld as uber-empaths, by which they mean a person with levels of empathy above and beyond normal. I think that’s a clearer term, for this discussion. These are the people who do not, effectively, prioritize the “self” over the “other” or friends and family over relative strangers. I would suggest that uber-empaths are the most likely of all three groups to participate in truly altruistic and spiteful behaviors, because they see any action which benefits the group more than it hurts themselves as a positive action. They will happily engage in mutually beneficial behavior, but they would not choose to do selfish things because the net harm to everyone involved is greater than the benefit to everyone, including themselves.
So where does that leave us, as far as social groups are concerned? Uber-empaths are 100% pro-social. They’re the true heros, the vigilantes, the people who are most likely to save people or die trying. Taylor is definitely one, though I think her tendencies toward this are somewhat tempered now as compared to in the beginning of the story as she’s started taking a somewhat longer view of events: IE, I can’t save everyone, therefore I must prioritize the team in order to save more people than I would if I tried to start now and do it myself. I’d probably also put Weld, the therapist lady, and maybe Miss Militia in this category. There are others, but I won’t say for spoilers.
Empaths, people who have an average amount of empathy (+/- 2 standard deviations) are more pro-social than anti-social in general. Empathy is a scale following a normal distribution, so you have people who are more empathic (but not to the uber-empath degree) who are more pro-social and people who are less empathic (or even utterly ruthless, but who still feel involuntary empathy toward certain others) who are more selfish. Most people fall into this category: Grue, Imp, Taylor’s dad, Bitch (though she prioritizes all dogs over 99% of humans), Emma (have we had her interlude yet?), Tattletale, even Burnscar (as seen in Elle’s interlude) and Riley (introduced in Interlude 25). Noelle, Trickster, and all the other Travellers. Manton and Mannequin before they got broken and joined S9 both legitimately loved their families. They wouldn’t have broken like they did if that weren’t the case. Just being empathic doesn’t make you a good person. You can still be fucked up on other scales, like Emma’s penchant for sadism.
Sociopaths, who are outliers on the low-empathy end of the scale, would be naturally inclined toward selfish behavior if it had the largest payoff (in whatever currency they’re interested in, be it money, power, reputation, social status, inclusion in a group, etc.), but that assumes that they would get away with being selfish. As discussed above, empaths and uber-empaths will punish those who make selfish choices at their own expense, which often makes mutually beneficial decisions the best in the long run, so in real life, I think there’s a fairly generous proportion of socios participating in society. Examples: Coil takes a more selfish route. Regent, Cherish, and probably any of Heartbreaker’s other children who managed to survive growing up in that household. Regent goes the mutually beneficial route, and Cherish is obviously more selfish. Shadow Stalker, Jack Slash, Armsmaster (Dragon is more empathic, and she’s an AI, though he does learn a certain amount of empathy throughout the series, so maybe by the end Defiant is in the empath category).
Re: Taylor rubbing off on Alec
I wrote a bit about this in a previous comment (on 15.2), but I think it’s actually probably the group as a whole guiding Alec’s sensibilities.
*tangent: what is sociopathy?* To get into this, I think it’s kind of necessary to have a decent idea of what actually makes someone a sociopath. It’s not a professional psychological term (unless it got in the latest version of the DSM, I haven’t looked yet). The closest they have is psychopathy, or Antisocial Personality Disorder. Hare wrote a checklist that is still widely used in establishing a diagnosis of ASPD, about half of which is dependent of having committed criminal acts and/or having been punished for them. There are a lot of issues with the diagnosis, since the general public consensus seems to be that what sets psychopaths apart from everyone else is their lack of empathy or their general objectification of all others as tools to be used, and using Hare’s checklist includes a lot of empathic criminals. It’s biased, because it was developed in on prison populations. /Sociopathy/ is a popular psychology term that focuses on the underlying elements of the ASPD profile: low empathy/low affect; weak sense of time; and weak sense of self.
Low empathy/affect means that sociopaths are much less likely to feel strong emotions, less likely to feel emotions associated with others’ emotional states, more likely to objectify people, and would theoretically find it easier to hurt people both emotionally and physically than empaths would (though they don’t necessarily have any inclination to do so). They generally experience few negative emotions, but they’re really prone to boredom (and boredom is the mind killer). This facet is somewhat complex, since sociopaths also tend to be really good at reading social cues and figuring out what people want, which is a heavily empathic process. There’s a theory out there that there are two types of empathy, basically, the recognition of others’ emotional states and the automatic reciprocity of those states. This theory holds that sociopaths excel at the first, but entirely lack the second, while certain other individuals, like aspies, lack the first but excel at the second. There’s also a theory pertaining to how people become sociopaths (this scheme refers to those who are born with sociopathic tendencies as psychopaths or primary sociopaths and to those who have repressed their emotions to a sociopathic degree, generally as a method of coping with abuse or environmental circumstances, as sociopaths or secondary sociopaths) that suggests that secondary sociopaths are able to /decide not to feel things/, like they would have the automatic empathic response, but then somehow override it, which gives them insight into empaths’ perspective as well as sociopathic responses to that insight. Either way, for sociopaths, dealing with other people’s emotions is a learned skill, not an instinctive one.
A weak sense of time might not be the best way to phrase this, but it’s the best I’ve seen. It’s what gives sociopaths a poor sense of the consequences of their actions (future me is not the same as /me/ me), and sometimes a poor sense of timing when it comes to dealing with others (We broke up two weeks ago. Why isn’t he over it yet?). This also contributes to the narcissistic attitude that the sociopath can do no wrong, or have no failures. (Even if they objectively /know/ that their plans haven’t gone well before, that’s no reason this one shouldn’t work out, because that was past me, not /me/ me.) There’s no real sense of connection to the past, the future, or other people, so a sociopath is, at any given moment, the epitome of his or her own experience.
Finally, a weak sense of self comes from the process of constantly mirroring the actions and beliefs of those around oneself. Sociopaths are, for the most part, easily swayed, because they don’t have much personality to base their opinions in, and with a relatively amoral, detatched, rational perspective on life, it’s easy to construct an argument for any given viewpoint. In order to give people what they want, to blend in, a sociopath observes the local empaths and acts in such a way as to reflect the beliefs of the people that surround them. It’s a pretty good strategy, as far as getting along in society goes. It may seem counterintuitive to have a personality that is both self-aggrandizing and has a weak sense of self, but recall the lack of a connection between past and present. Each mask assumed, or distinct viewpoint reflected, represents a whole different person. Empaths do this too, to a certain extent. The person you are with your parents is likely not the same person you are with your friends, and the person you were in high school is (if you’re old enough) likely to be pretty far removed from the person you were when you finished college. For empaths, there’s a gradual distinction between these states, and life usually seems like a series of long transition periods. For sociopaths, the transitions are kind of missing or muted, with a focus on distinct points, as their personalities are reconstructed to deal with new people. At any given distinct point, the socio may consider their current self to be infallible, but they will also likely consider their /next/ self to be just as infallible after the current one is for some reason insufficient. *end tangent*
So back to Regent, then. Remember the phone conversation with Cherish where he talks about how he acted the way Heartbreaker’s clan wanted him to? It’s totally possible that that was absolutely true, that he was just playing to his audience and doesn’t really have a strong sadistic tendency, regardless of his penchant for schadenfreude (best freude!). Surrounded by team members who are focused on the greater good (Taylor), loyalty to family and friends (Brian, Bitch), and the need to uncover the truth (Lisa, even if she doesn’t share it with everyone), it’s very likely that Regent would come to mirror these values, not because he has some strong emotional motive to protect family or people in general or to figure things out, but because he wants to maintain his place on the team, and to do that, it’s best to fit in.
tl;dr bored sociopath geek amuses herself by writing essay-length necro-posts interpreting the personality of fictional characters (because boredom is literally the WORST POSSIBLE THING)
This thread is fascinating, especially to me as a psychology student. Just wanted to say thanks for taking the time to put these thoughts and analyses out her for us to read. It’s kept me entertained and interested, and staved off my boredom, which as you say is just the worst.
Walking in on your brother during sex? Seriously Aisha? I mean, it’d probably be less weird if you just barged in without your power. Jesus wept, I guess you’re well on your way to mastering the Way of the Creepo. Can’t think of a better sensei than Regent for that scared art!
Anyway, glad to see someone actually getting what they deserve for once. Ihope we don’t have a big debate about poor wittle Valefor. Oh no, the guy who ordered a room full of people to kill themselves got temporarily blinded! Cue the world’s smallest violin.
So did she actually go all the way with Brian? It was a bit unclear, and I was unsure if she lost her virginity. Hope they used protection as the last thing she needs is a little bug girl running around right now.
Both of them seem to be the sort who would practice safe sex instinctively.
As for whether they did the deed, look at the ending of Monarch 16.6. I don’t think there’s much doubt.
Still not clear though. They obviously got very intimate but I think Taylor would have mentioned losing her virginity so I could see it happening either way. I can just picture the endless jokes Regent is going to make though.
Okay. I could quote 16.7 as well, but I’ll concede that the fact of their having had sex wasn’t spelled out. It’s possible that they’ve restricted themselves to cuddling.
Do I need to go back and write it all out for everyone?
I’m torn between dread and genuine curiosity.
They were naked enough to traumatize Imp. That’s all you really need to know.
I like how my comment careened towards underage sex speculation friggin’ IMMEDIATELY. You do me proud, boys.
Hard to avoid speculation when you flat out say “Walking in on your brother during sex? Seriously Aisha?”
In fact, if anything, it shows that not everyone in the comments is willing to believe they’ve done the dirty deed dirt cheap.
My thoughts on this: Maturity trumps age. And while they may not be mature in the sense of drone-sheep of the government, and Regent may be terminally lazy, I really think that Grue, Taylor, and Tattletale are all very mature because they’ve been forced into becoming so by their surroundings. There are still moments of childishness or immaturity that breaks through every so often, but look at your coworkers or classmates next time you are around them and ask yourself if most people aren’t immature from time to time, simply by acting for their own personal wants. Heck, maturity itself is a social construct mostly, rather than being a hard definable metric… One of the biggest reasons I loathe the “”you’re not an adult until age 18/21” mentality of governments. Bah… *grumbles as she goes to get some shut eye*
Don on April 16, 2013 at 08:50 said:
Depends on your country of origin – someone from Spain, or Sweden, or France, or Germany, or really about 80% of the entire living human population would think you’re an idiot for complaining about their age. Or just an American.
I’m usually wrong but it just doesn’t seem like it to me.
Whatever else she is, she is still a teenager. Brian is still someone she genuinely loves. As such the reaction doesn’t seem to imply anything like that.
MrVoid on April 16, 2013 at 19:46 said:
It does lead to the question of, what happens if Taylor does have a kid with Brian? What would her powers be? Would they push her in a direction of hero or villain or would they just let her make her own decisions regarding it? Is it good form to tell your child that you are a cape? In Taylor’s case, it makes sense seeing as her identity is public but is it common practice normally?
I think I found a typo:
“Fear. Ruling through fear. How do we get the maximum result for the minimum effort.”
Was that supposed to be a question, or should that “do” be gone?
Question. Fixed. Thanks, TinkerTailor
This chapter makes me love Regent and Imp as a couple even more, they are the best together in my opinion, not only due to the fact that they are both fairly insane but also how childish they are together. If these two don’t officially become a couple I will just continue under the impression that they are hiding it due to how over protective Grue is, I can totally see Grue going off on Regent and Imp for the whole “giving herself to him” (subtext intended).
—-AishaXAlec Forever—- ❤ \(^-^)/
Yeaaaahh. I have a feeling that Alec’s going to end up with Brian’s fist permanently imprinted on his face.
Which puts Taylor in an akward position in that she has to play peacekeeper, and she wants them to like her. I bet that mom comment annoyed her quite a bit. I think she will try to talk him into letting it go.
Calling this situation awkward is the understatement of the century, dude.
RazorSmile on April 16, 2013 at 02:33 said:
Heh-heh. If Grue is ‘dad’, doesn;’t that make the whole Imp-Regent thing ‘incest’? 😀
Something tells me that’s nothing new for Regent.
…Made myself feel ill thinking about what he likely had to put up with under Heartbreaker’s thumb. Ew…. Nothing wrong with incest if the people committing it love each other, but that wouldn’t be anything of the sort.
Better yet, Brian will borrow Alec’s power long enough to establish total control over him, then let him do what he likes with Aisha. If he ever hears about out suspects anything untoward, he’ll just come find Alec, borrow his power again, and reestablish total control. Few things express brotherly protectiveness like forcing your little sister’s abusive boyfriend to castrate himself.
Now then, there’s the matter of a welcoming. Blakagant got caught up shortly before the update, so there wasn’t much I could do then. Believe it or not, it takes a few minutes to think of these things.
So we’d like to give him/her a hearty welcome to the comments section.
*Cuts to Regent’s dad on stage with a horde of screaming women throwing panties at him as he sings “Heartbreaker”*
We’re all glad you could join us in the comments section. If you get hungry, Simurgh runs the cafeteria. *Cuts to a bunch of people passing up the pea and corn casserole, only for Simurgh to open her mouth. Suddenly, everyone in the cafeteria swarms the casserole.*
If you need to relax, you might try our Rec room. *Coil and Deep Blue the chess computer sit across from each other, enjoying a game of chess. Or at least Deep Blue is enjoying it, as Coil sits contemplating the board. Deep Blue vocalizes, “Ha. Ha Ha. The Only Way For You To Win Was Not To Play.”*
And, I suppose if you ever wanted to type something, there’s the comments section itself, where people like to hang out in their banana hammocks and think wonderful thoughts about hula girls, tropes, pantyhose on dogs, wild mass guessing, hula girls, morality, sociopathy, the nature of good and evil, heroism and villainy, when it is appropriate to nuke an Endbringer, and hula girls.
Welcome, Blakagant, and leave your sanity at the door.
dbdatvic on January 21, 2017 at 08:52 said:
… what about Endbringers in banana hammocks, or when it is appropriate to slowly and lasciviously roll pantyhose up the legs of a sociopathic hula girl?
— Dave, do we have to spell _everything_ out for them?
Alathon on April 16, 2013 at 01:24 said:
Heh, that was one nasty line in the sand Skitter drew for Regent. “Hey, look at how Valefor used his power on me.. and got his eyes eaten out despite it. Oh, and I’d never, ever suffer myself to be controlled.”
I kinda wonder if she’s being unfair to him, projecting her own moral degradation onto him. When Regent said delegate, Skitter immediately assumed slaves.. but what we’ve seen from Regent suggests he very well could have meant the mercs he’s been employing all along. That’d be a bitter pill for him to swallow.
Liked the villain chops. Theatricality and deception are all well and good, but good old fashioned brutality ought to be in every villain’s playbook. I was a little surprised Skitter leaned on Haven, but I suppose it makes sense if she’s committed to establishing genuine sovereignty over Brockton Bay.
I wonder now if perhaps Skitter’s imagining a Villain Town, one where the local Protectorate slots haven’t been filled in years due to “manpower issues” and independent heroes walk softly. Perhaps a place for successful villains of the civilized stripe to retire in peace when they weary of the constant stresses of the villain lifestyle.
Yog on April 16, 2013 at 03:05 said:
You know, being taken over by Regent is exactly what Taylor needs for a second triger event. The sense of betrayal (reminiscent with Emma’s situation and the original incident) + ultimate entrapment (inside her own head and body) = full-on-swarm Taylor or something like that.
I can actually see Tattletale + Regent concocting such a plan, if they feel it’s really, really needed. They’ll prepare their wills, record confessions for Taylor, and go for it.
Shit…you have given me an idea for Regent’s economic niche.
You know how some people pay to go to a resort and get dominated? And how 50 Shades of Grey (the Twilight fanfic) is so popular now?
Well, looks like Regent’s opening a new business soon.
Acutally,skitter’s power is a good counter for regent’s, as his is explicitly body control, not mind control, and skitter’s power is purely mental. She actually should consider letting him do the same thing he did to imp, for the same sort of assurances.
Psychologically such an event would still be VERY close to her trigger event.
True, all I’m saying is she could still easily kill or maim him if he tried to abuse power over her, and theres nothing he could do about it. He’s explicitly shown he has to focus on the person to get the control, so hypothetically if skitter starts being controlled, regent’s gonna start choking on bugs and bullet ants.
Do we have any reason to believe he couldn’t use Skitter’s power, though? He used Shatterbird’s just fine with practice, and hers was a subtle-ish mental power.
Thats a good point, I’m not sure.
Hobbes on April 16, 2013 at 17:47 said:
I don’t remember the specific chapter, but it was mentioned that Shatterbird was helping Regent process all the information because she didn’t want to die. Regent had to give her a bit of control. Skitter’s power is even more processing intensive. If she fought Regent for control, I don’t think it would be pleasant for him.
Shatterbir’d power may be partly mental, but she still needs to produce the ultrasonic sound wave to affect the glass, which she does by screaming:
“Shatterbird screamed, using her power of her own free will for the first time since we’d captured her.” From the echinda fight.
So since her power is partly physical, regent is also able to control it through her.
Trusting on April 16, 2013 at 01:24 said:
Slightly late birthday fan art from me and Drunkfu for Wildbow http://scarfgirl.deviantart.com/art/skitter-By-dweebs-2-365987510?ga_submit_new=10%253A1366089780 hope you like it 🙂
Yay, new fanart! Atlas’s face looks freaky but Skitter gives off a bit of a weird noble air with the color of her armor pieces. Love the cape, she should go back to wearing it.
I based his front mouth area off the ood from Dr Who http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lupkfyy1w21qmsrmwo1_500.jpg with a actual close up of a random beetles mandibles which is likely where the oddness comes from .
Very appropriate considering how he creeps the Flechette and the Wards out.
I do. And you got the hair right. Woo.
Oh, that is beautiful. I like how the curls over the eyes/lenses almost make it look like she’s rolling her eyes. The lettering, too, is wonderfully expressive. It feels so right.
It would make a wonderful Character Sticker.
The lettering is a homage to charlotte’s web (just me being goofy )
That’ll do, Trusting. That’ll do.
as for your sticker idea (which i’ll be stealing ) im definitely printing one up for my sketch pad , they sell sticker material/paper you can put in your printer and print out your own .
I want this as a mousepad. O_O
Or a t-shirt!
johnwedd on April 16, 2013 at 09:30 said:
Maybe wildbow can “license” out the worm concept and sell stuff made by fans and split the profits.
You know, if you go to one of those people who does wrestling masks, could sell off imitation Undersider masks.
@johnwedd
I just post my goofy little doodles to show support/love of the series ,doodlings no fun for me once moneys involved and definitely no fun when I have to draw very specific things that others decide on 🙂
Wildbow does have a standing offer to use any Worm related art of mine for whatever he wants free and clear but I honestly don’t want anything to do with licensing , merchandising , making money off of , drawing specific things on demand etc etc .
There was so much villainy happening in this chapter that I just cant contain my surprise. Not only does Taylor break a man’s arms and legs, she also doses us with ice/eyes-cream. Nevertheless I enjoyed this chapter.
I couldn’t quite tell what happened to Halo. I know that he put his shield up but I don’t know what happened to him after. Taylor just ignores him saying that he was rooted to the spot. Why? Can he not dissipate the shield?
Also, wildbow, did you intentionally obfuscate the medusa head reference this time after the comments about atlas last chapter? I will admit it took me to my third read through of that section to understand what Rosary meant, good work.
I didn’t think it was that obscure, but then again, the myth of Perseus seems to be a favorite for introducing people to Greek mythology.
Though, Valefor was sort of an Inverse Medusa, in that He has to look at You, not the other way around. Though, in Nethack, it is based on if they can see you, that’s a rather nerdy and obscure edge case.
Actually, the original myth, to my knowledge, is such that you must gaze upon her face, which would require her to be able to see you as well. Definitely more of an inverse Medusa though, in that you don’t have to look at him, just he look at you.
Reflections are cool, though. Thanks for the help, Athena.
That’s debatable, after all, there’s the chance of catching her from the side and getting a profile, or potentially looking at her through a telescope or something. Actually, that’s a good question. Would seeing her through some sort of optical gadgets still have the same effect?
And what about if she’s asleep? Just because you have to see her face/can see her face doesn’t mean she can see you. Or would all of these work like reflections then. Sorry to get caught up on the logic of that.
Well, most devices of the sort rely on magnification via reflecting the light off of prisms/mirrors to enhance the image, don’t they? So they would count as reflects as surely as those from the shield. Modern technology would kill the Gorgon as surely as that shield’s burnished interior did.
Eduardo on April 16, 2013 at 13:19 said:
Medusa was cursed to be so hideous that looking at her would turn a man to stone.
Well, the mirrors at the time, specially an improvised mirror made of the back of a shield were not very good and her distorted reflection would not be so ugly.
But modern mirrors …
Hexa on August 2, 2016 at 10:05 said:
Oh. Oh wow, that means that high resolution photos… Gah! That sounds like an SCP. And any merging of modern times with myth will now have the shadow of that possibility hanging over it… If it reached the internet… It sounds like Monty Python’s lethal joke, but consider the implications of one of these: a weapon that can be transmitted through news networks…
That particular shield would have been very polished. He got it from Athena. Man, Athena was an ass. First she curses Medusa because Medusa had the gall to get raped by Poseidon in Athena’s temple, then she gives Perseus a way to kill her too.
See, yet another time where the villains weren’t as bad as you’d think. Last I checked, Medusa wasn’t rampaging through cities where she had to be stopped. Nope, had to hunt her down in the middle of nowhere.
If I’m remembering my mythos correctly once again, I believe the polished shield was not a gift directly from Athena originally, but instead a tool that he found in the hands of one of the statue-men that had come to hunt Medusa previously, but hadn’t been able to pull off the look-at-the-reflection-and-react-to-her-reflexes part that Perseus, half-son of Zeus, was able to thanks in no small part to his half-godhood status as a Hero (which was, again if my memory isn’t failing me, far closer to the actual definition of hero- Someone with divine ancestry and favoured by the gods, not someone who is morally upstanding or the like. That concept seems to be more a product of our later PC generations).
Seriously though, what happened to Halo that took him out of the fight? I can not tell.
My impression was that he was shielding himself from the swarm, and couldn’t move while the shield was up.
If he dropped his shield, the bugs would get him. If he kept the shield up, then he couldn’t move. When Rosary knelt and acquiesced to Skitter’s demands, I think that Halo was able to drop his shield, and ended up leaving with her, carrying Eligos and Valefor.
Ask Polydectes for the full explanation.
“I had a growing suspicion that Regent was interested in being in charge for more for the sake of being in charge than anything else”
That reads a bit strange. Drop the 1st for, so it’s “interested in being in charge more for the sake”?
It’s still grammatically correct, but I do agree it could benefit from removing the first ‘for’ just for readability.
anonymus on April 16, 2013 at 02:35 said:
hi, thanks for the chapter
“covering her eyes, cheekbones and nose, ending in a sharp point, an etched metal plate, worked into her hood. It didn’t cover her lower face and it didn’t cover her eyes”
covered or uncovered? (eyes)
The Chapter Also Known As “Skitter Takes Everyone to School.”
The chapter also known as “Taylor Herbert Beats up Everyone”(http://xkcd.com/311/)
Hey Valefor, you got a little something in your eye.
Eligos’ fall from Haven, By Skitter Co.
Well I guess he didn’t *see* that one coming
Well I guess Brockton Bay doesn’t have curbs anymore.
Skitter pardon’s God’s capes for intruding.
“It’s about using fear as a tool,” I told her. “The unknown is always better than the known. Silence is better than almost anything we could say. For example, you can leave them wondering just why Valefor’s power didn’t work on you. And consider the reaction when they realize just why he’s blind. Forcing him to read Twilight.”
Imp shuddered visibly, then bent over and vomitted. “How did something that horrible ever get written?”
“That’s the exact question they’ll be asking,” I told her.
tieshaunn on April 16, 2013 at 02:54 said:
shouldn’t valefor have more of a master rating than a stranger rating (or both)?
Also, I’m confused. Is Hearbreaker’s power permanent or temporary? Because if it is permanent, then they should be far more afraid of him – he could turn even Skitter into his mindless slave if she ever got in range of him
My guess is that Heartbreaker operates by giving a fast, heavy hit of emotion that wears off relatively quickly, but then also backs it up with ‘true’ emotion, which works slower but is more insidious in that it actually influences how they perceive him without him having to exercise his power constantly- After all, the women who he takes love him even after he falls asleep, so it must have very long-lasting, lingering effects. Yet at the same time it can’t be completely permanent because Alec and Cherish escaped from him, but that could be because of their powers combatting his and nulling it as Imp’s does to Regent’s and Valefor’s.
Maybe it has something to do with altering signals and hormones in the brain?
He could even make people psychologically dependent on a hit of euphoria from him.
I could not, would not dare try to explain the exact specifics of how his power works, because we know so little of the actual mechanics of it. For all we know he reaches into you and rewires your brain to make you love him, like what Amy did to poor Glory Girl.
The idea of it being like a drug making them dependant doesn’t really mesh that well to me, though. Alec doesn’t seem like any sort of junkie, nor did Cherish; And the women who were with Heartbreaker in every instance we have seen of him have been fairly clear-minded individuals, aside from the obvious worship of the man. They’d be constantly fighting for their next hit, rather than loving and worshipping him unequivocally, all together (that’s why most harems don’t work. Everyone has to love each other to some degree, even if it’s just love of their love for the one you love, if that makes any sense to you).
Your brain naturally produces stuff to make you feel better. Endorphins and whatnot. Hell, adrenaline is awesome for ignoring pain. All natural, yet we still like a hit of that kind of stuff.
But you are right that we have too little knowledge to do more than wild speculation.
I think it was said that his power is slow but yields permanent results. While Cherish is the exact opposite. She is fast but short term.
Heartbreaker’s power can be permanent, but all of his (powered) kids are immune to it (that we’ve seen so far). When he triggered he became immune, and his Dad began testing him; Regent realized Heartbreaker was just looking for an excuse to kill him because he couldn’t be controlled, and left.
Also how are the commands given. Does it have to be his voice or can he just go to a basketball game, sit in his box seats, look over the crowd, and hack the jumbo-tron to say ” go and kill your family”
I think a power like that would have bumped him up to S-Class, including a kill order
Valefor is a stranger rating because he works via subterfuge. Master would be more if he could directly control them, but he can’t- He can give orders and then leave his puppets to follow the command as best as they can, rather than via direct control.
greatwyrmgold on November 21, 2013 at 11:19 said:
It’s a lot more direct that Cherish’s power.
Matthew K on April 16, 2013 at 03:16 said:
Oh yeah, sweet delicious villainy, work it. Shit, at this rate ol’ skitty is going to be a shoe-in for the 9, “eyes filled with maggots” isn’t just texbook gorn territory, it’s artiste gorn.
Undead-Spaceman on April 16, 2013 at 03:18 said:
Am I the only who seems to notice there are no tags or is that just me?
Uh oh…blind to the tags…tsk tsk…No, it’s ok. I know you’re not crying. You just have something in your eye.
No seriously, I don’t see any of them for this chapter. All the others have them but this one.
Seconded. I don’t see them either.
Okay: Taylor, Regent, Imp, Rosary, Halo, Valefor, Eligos. Didn’t see any others.
Sorry: those are the tags that I think should be on the chapter, not the tags I see.
Hey, I was reading the TvTropes page and I realized… where’s the capsaicin? This was a planned confrontation, and she had time to prepare for it, and it would have been a helpful tool to incapacitate people, wouldn’t it?
Actually, when was the last time she used it? For a time it was her big weapon, but it seems lately she’s switched to large scale use of silk threads as the go-to tactic. Though admittedly, her actions as a whole have gotten more large scale, and the whole capsaicin shtick is limited because she needs to prepare a small number of bugs beforehand and then carry them on herself.
Well, either capsasaicin was moved from special to standard in the attack column and she used them, but didn’t think it worth mentioning, or she didn’t deem them necessary, yet. It’s not like it was life threatening, yet.
Capsaicin, applied directly, is a toxic substance that induces extreme pain, nausea, vomiting, and can even be lethal given a large enough dose- though it is rediculously high, at an oral LD50 of 47.2 mg/kg and a contact LD50 of 512 mg/kg (in mice).
This all said, when fighting two people that are otherwise normal strength and durability, restricting your armament usage to only what is absolutely necessary reinforces the image of strength- By not using them, even though all involved (assumedly) know she uses them, shows, “I defeated you, and I was holding back. Don’t fuck with me, got it?” as shown with Rosary.
Well, I’m not a hundred percent sure breaking Eligos’ bones counts as holding back, but it IS a good point nonetheless.
She basically lifted him into the air and dropped him, breaking his arms and legs in a simple, brutal, and effective tactic to shut him down with minimum effort on her part. Going from what we’ve seen of his powers, I think he operates somewhat like an Airbender in that he has to gesture with a limb to cause his power to activate, and this ensures that he’s completely neutralized, just like the maggots in the eyes do to Valefor, compared to just tying him up and blindfolding him- It’s a lingering form of (very painful) debilitation, rather than just a temporary annoyance.
Humans are much more capsaicin-resistant than mice, at least according to the U.S. Army, but your point is still valid. It’s good P.R. to be elegant.
Quite; I had trouble finding exact values for humans, so I quoted the one most commonly used, which is for mice (the most commonly used LD50 animal value). According to the National Pesticide Information Center, “LD50 in humans has been estimated at 0.5-5.0 g/kg”. http://npic.orst.edu/factsheets/Capsaicintech.pdf which references Lewis Sr., R. J. 25.Sax’s Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials, 10th ed.; John Wiley & Sons, Inc.: New York, 2000; p 702
> Though admittedly, her actions as a whole have gotten more large scale, and the whole capsaicin shtick is limited because she needs to prepare a small number of bugs beforehand and then carry them on herself.
That makes the most sense as an explanation to me. Also, the biggest advantage of capsaicin bugs is that they don’t need to pierce the skin to have their effects, and she hasn’t needed that recently.
I imagine Taylor keeps a store of capsaicin-dipped bugs inside her armour whenever she goes out. I seem to remember a reference to exactly that last time she deployed them.
Also, she could have used the capsaicin for Valefor’s eyes. That’ll blind you just as hard, and hurt more too. Clearly, the medium WAS the message this time.
Maybe the maggots were coated in… No, he was still conscious.
Skitter’s Power, thoughts:
I don’t know, but suspect it’s been discussed before (pointers to where?), but what species/taxa does Skitter’s power entail? It does not seem to be linked to invertebrates in general, because that would include starfish, snails and clams, among others (the latter two are kind of closely related, actually), also octopuses. And the way crabs and lice have been mentioned it includes at least partially Crustacea. But those taxa hadn’t been brought up when she was close to the ocean, during her runs, and strictly speaking the ocean is teeming with life of that kind (Crustacea, Annelida, Invertebrates (not a real taxon), …), so I’m left wondering.
Two current hypothesis crystallized:
One, a group of certain taxa like Arthropoda. This includes all Chelicerata (spiders, scorpions, …), Myriapoda (centipedes, millipedes, stuff close enough to those two), Crustacea (shrimp, lobster, crab, …) and Hexapoda (insects, …). Nematoda (the heartworm) and Annelida (other worms) as well. To falsify this hypothesis she’d need to be unable to control some arthropodes/nematodes/annelides, or have control outside of that taxon.
Two, brain structure. All species she controlled had a somewhat “simple” nervous system, with ventral nerve cords. Think rope ladder with knots on the front end and you’re pretty close. This would allow her to control most Arthropoda, Annelida and Nematoda (latter are both worm-ish), among others, as well as provide upper and lower limits to her power – animals too simple or complex for her to control. To falsify, well, did Skitter ever control animals that ought to be too simple or complex for the outline given? Like, starfish, jellyfish, octopuses? Octopuses for instance are startingly intelligent and might be exempt of control.
Those are rough outlines, and the first hypothesis in particular lends itself to adaptation by adding and subtracting taxa as seen fit, which actually makes it less feasibly, because, well, the easier you can change a hypothesis the less likely you’re addressing the underlying principle. Hence I favour the nervous system hypothesis, it’s more elegant. What are your thoughts?
(Please excuse my generous use of scientific terms, I’m a biologist…)
“And the way crabs and lice have been mentioned it includes at least partially Crustacea. But those taxa hadn’t been brought up when she was close to the ocean, during her runs, and strictly speaking the ocean is teeming with life of that kind”
First off, Taylor has controlled crustaceans on two separate occasions. The first was waaay back in Arc 3 I believe where she demonstrated she could control non-bugs to Brian. Second was when everyone was meeting to discuss what to do about the S9 and it was mentioned she took control of the crabs in the Lake they were meeting in. Technically, there was a third time during Extermination where she noted that any crustaceans she could control during the fight were either absent or too small to be useful.
Second, crabs just aren’t that useful compared to bugs. For a start they’re very situational; Brockton Bay might be a coastal city but Skitter hasn’t been in any fights that take place on the beach or near ‘populated’ water (Leviathan excluded). Crabs also lack the versatility bugs and spiders have. I mean, they can’t fly, they can’t scale vertical surfaces or cling to things (I think, correct me if I’m wrong here), they aren’t venomous, they don’t produce anything useful like silk, and their attack power is pitiful. All they can do is scuttle around and pinch and nip at ankles. Really, the only they got going for them is that they’re a lot more heavily armored than most bugs are and that’s it.
Honestly, there are probably plenty of things Skitter can control but doesn’t because there are better things out there to use in their place.
http://0.tqn.com/d/urbanlegends/1/0/j/-/1/giant_coconut_crab_02.jpg < Giant Coconut Crab (obviously). clinging quite well to a garbage can. i'm sure you've seen a garbage can of a similar sort before. Just think of waves of THAT coming at you, eh?
As for attack power being pitiful, quite the opposite, actually. Though they can't swarm and hit vitals as well as most bugs can, they can have some devestating strength in their pincers. Several varieties of crabs have pincers with enough PSI pressure that they equal that of a -car crusher-, with the strongest pincers equalling 8-5.333… times the strength of a car crusher (car crushers have a PSI of between 2,000 and 3,000, to put it into a frame of reference). What they really lack is mobility for a large number of them, but there are crabs that have incredibly fast move speeds as well- The average human walking speed is about 3.1 MPH, whilst the purple land crab, also known as the ZOMBIE CRAB, can move at a speed of 4.5 MPH or faster when provoked or startled. The fastest land-crab, the Ghost Crab, has a land speed of -10 MPH-. The average running speed of a healthy, in shape human is -8 MPH-. To translate this to meters per second, 10 MPH is 4.47 m/s. 8 MPH is 3.58 m/s. -World Record- speeds for 100m dash are 10.44 m/s and 9.53 m/s for men and women, specifically. So certainly you can outrun the little buggers if you're a peak specimen of human running prowess or have super speed… But if you don't, prepare to be swarmed by… the shore crab Genus Ocypode, the common identity of the Ghost Crab, which are found commonly around the world.
Check back a chapter or two previous for a post I made regarding crabs and general taxon-related concepts using information given in the story involving the Protostome Clade (search that term specifically, as I used it distinctly) for even further information and opinion as to which clades she has access to at minimum, and most likely is only the beginning of her power's true potential.
Note that this doesn’t even touch on the possibility of infection as they carry a large number of bacteria that can be rather dangerous to humans. Think Monitor Lizard bite, but not quite so virulent.
…Nor the idea of a claw with 16,000 PSI snipping below the belt. Enjoy the wince, boys. 😉
Okay, so crabs a lot more badass than I initially thought. That doesn’t change the fact they’re very situational and that bugs are a helluva lot more useful in most situations. Unless Skitter has business by the sea, an aquarium, or a fish market we’re probably not going to see angry shellfish anytime soon.
Also, crabs bite people? That’s news to me, unless you mean they slather it all over their claws.
Their claws are coated in bacteria. It’s not like they wash their claws after tearing something apart; The effluvia gets coated all over their claws and crammed into all the tiny little teeth and cracks and folds. It’s one of the reasons why they’re cleaned so thoroughly in preparation and claws rubberbanded (else they’ll attack each other and eat each other) and why they have to be cooked so thoroughly before being eaten.
soulpelt on April 16, 2013 at 08:10 said:
._. Mother of God.
Lost Demiurge on April 16, 2013 at 12:14 said:
Crabs? Psh. You’re not thinking small enough.
Go google mantis shrimp. (Or check it out on XKCD) Yep, Taylor can probably control those…
En on April 16, 2013 at 05:32 said:
I think you’re almost on the mark.
It’s not like she can “control” them, that’s a side effect.
Her power is to integrate other nervous matter into her own brain’s overall structure, remotely.
Right now the only organisms that are simple enough (or do not fight back and immediately win because her power is not “offensive” ) for her to integrate are non-craniates, with some exception because they’re too complex (octopus) or too simple (jellyfish).
Like a *swarm* of ants could be considered a single organism, with individual ants being the organs or appendages, she *is* the swarm, not simply in control of it.
PS: I’m blind and/or stupid and cannot find the relevant post again, so I’ll reply here:
Someone commented on bullet ants being like wasps. That’s because ants are the evolved version of wasps.
Primitive ants still retain the stinger, more evolved ones get a chemical sprayer. That sprays acid.
That was how I thought Valefor was binded initially btw, formic acid on the cornea sounds nasty, disabling, and surgically reversible.
’twas I, and I was referring to it as the Bullet Ant is a nasty sumbitch attitude-wise, which can and will repeatedly sting and bite much like an asshole wasp will, but as an ant, and much more dangerous.
Can you tell they’re from the deathworld known as australia?
Apparently, It inhabits Nicaragua rainforests and the areas east of Honduras south to Paraguay.
Aw cmon, we’re correcting TheAnt about ants?
Anyway, you’re probably thingking about the bulldog ant, which is similar but bigger, with enormous mandibles, more poisonous… and yeah, from Australia.
I was surprised, but they are in fact MORE poisonous, since being poisonous means ‘carrying venom’, and they do indeed carry more, and it’s substantially more lethal as well.
I mean, the Bullet Ant is registered as a 4.0+ on the pain scale, sure, and they have an LD50 of 1.4 mg/kg, with an amazing 250 micrograms of venom. That means it would require six ants to apply enough venom to equal one LD50 dose. The typical colony has a lethal capacity of 180 kg.
The Harvester Ant, specifically the species indigenous to Arizona, who share their lesser African cousins’ pain rating of 3.0, have an LD50 of 0.12-0.7 mg/kg but only carry 20 micrograms; This means it takes far more ants to actually inflict a lethal dose, and results in the fact that a colony only has a LC of 28 on the strong end to 160 kg on the low end, even if their venom is far more dangerous.
…The Bulldog Ant however, has an LD50 of 0.18-0.35 mg/kg depending on specific species, with a capacity ranging between 300-510 micrograms. this means that a colony’s LC is retardedly high, at 860-2,830 kg. Only 180 micrograms of the most virulent species, Myrmecia forficata, will kill a 1 kg mouse.
All specific information drawn from the encyclopedia of entymology, http://tinyurl.com/c2rtxub which is a great resource that no doubt Skitter has saved in PDF format. 😀
If overtaking the nervous system is the common consensus, well, I was pretty close. Bugging me in that regard is that when her power surged only the distance increased, not the range of nervous system complexity. In other words, the ought to’ve been able to control specimen she could not. Incidentally that might even have been the case, but no animals of the increased complexity were in range. Like, regularly she can’t control octopuses, but under high stress she can, but there were none nearby/relevant.
Hm… if she ever has a second trigger event, she might get that boost, or she can give the swarm a semi-independent consciousness that somewhat persist beyond her range. Bah, speculation!
@Undead-Spaceman
Crabs are able to climb surface a human might not get a hold on, but remotely as well as land-dwelling Invertebrates with the appropriate tarsus structures can.
Your point with the versatility and use in any current situation is valid.
Just had a thought, though. Skitter has minor Aquaman capability – power over certain sea dwellers. Now we only need a villain or hero limited to the ocean and she can screw with that one. Probably didn’t see that one coming XD
The hive-mind theory is highly popular (if for no other reason than it explains her preposterously-effective multitasking), but I don’t think it’s as simple as taking over the insect’s nervous system. Insinuation 2.6:
“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right? Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”
“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”
If she didn’t know the names, the only way I see for her to know what the venoms do is a much broader biology-sense than just a tap onto the nervous system.
Umh, actually I took that bit as support for my hypotesis, seeing how she can access the insect’s *memories*. The insects themselves know what they’re capable of, and it’s not much of a stretch to think she experimented a bit. (stinging some cockroaches with different stuff to compare the effects, and feeling what whas happening inside them while the toxins worked).
I think it’s less their memories as much as her power gives her the information of what they are on an inherant level. In the above quote, she is aware of each insect in her swarm, individually, so would know what bit him and stung him from that. Considering she is really deep into the research of bugs and the ones she had available to her, she likely already knew what the venoms do as well from there, on a human level- But still knew their chemical composition and effect because of her power, intrinsically.
Oh, nothing remotely resembling consensus here, on anything.
It’s the theory I formed pretty much immediately, and so far it has not only held, but became more likely.
It takes time to learn and use a new organ/appendage (and it can be done by adults: we already have brain sensors, this is not much different) and this fits with her improving skills.
She also sometimes reacts in a weird way to people not showing peak mental efficiancy under stress. It could mean her brainpower is so boosted that “normal human norm” becomes “moronic”, and she does not notice it’s her and not them.
Oh, and it fits with the range thing too, because the center point of her swarm being it’s her mutant brain addition (IIRC it was the corona, and/or gemma… the thing bonesaw was so fond of), and that’s fixed.
Unfortunately that also means she cannot fully transfert into the swarm, because there’s a single antenna and zero repeaters.
You do make a good point about the complexity however. I guess that she fixated on arthropods and never took the time to experiment on much else.
I’m, however, more curious about less complex organisms, like portuguese men o’war.
Less useful than, say, a giant squid, but more interesting because if she “simply” expand her brain with remote nervous tissue is one thing, if she can control quorum sensing in a certain class of cells … well, that probably leads to a kill order, so I’m not sure it’s a good thing.
Lisa said that most capes do not realize the full extent of their powers and there is plenty of experimentation she can do. Others would probably find it boring but I wouldn’t mind a chapter where she does nothing but run experiments with her power to see just what she can/can’t do. Practice the multitasking, drug herself to see if she can put herself in the mental state where she heard out of a moth, go for a swim and see what she can control, and maybe find a way to boost her signal. Her clones did control rats, which were much more complex organisms than bugs. The ultimate extension of her power, though it would be too gamebreaking, would be if she could send a portion of her telepathic signal to people. Sort of like a lesser version of the Smurf’s scream so anyone in her range would experience hallucinations and feel a sense of fear. Kneel before Skitter!
The clone controlled rats, but we don’t know whether they were real rats or Noelle rats.
@En: ‘It could mean her brainpower is so boosted that “normal human norm” becomes “moronic”, and she does not notice it’s her and not them.’
I have that problem all the time. I spend so much time around people on the higher end of the bell curve, I forget that it’s a rarified atmosphere, and find myself surprised when I talk to “normal” people and they don’t even begin to understand what I’m saying.
Either that, or it’s the electrodes in my brain. Hard to tell, some times. 😉
As far as the bugs doing things she can’t…you ever put in a code on a game and it works perfectly? Without having to look it up or remember? You just think and your hands do. Then, if anyone thought to have you write out the code, you’d realize you don’t actually know what buttons you pushed? I imagine that effect is in play to a degree, just involving the bugs’ brains. I think it’s related to how you can swallow more easily than if you think about swallowing.
I know at one point I thought Swarm Intelligence had something to do with her abilities, but that was just me being mistaken at the time as to what it meant. Still wouldn’t put it past her to actually get smarter the more bugs she gathers up, though.
Also, Hermes G, I often have the opposite problem. Hang out around people who are stupid or just do dumb things and you start to dumb down how you talk or do otherwise stupid-seeming things that are actually meant to counteract or account for the dumb actions of others.
Around here, around the smart and nerdy, I just sound dumb. Always bad with specifics like quotes and dates. This isn’t helped by recent additions of people with better knowledge of the specifics of biology or a person who wants it very duly noted that he doesn’t like me.
@Hg: since it’s rollover already, I doubt you’ll ever read this, but:
Isn’t the higher part of a bell curve the average? 😛
Aaand just in case you weren’t joking about the electrodes: hey, look at the awesome side, you’re a pioneer of cyber-enhancement. Maybe you’ll get an AI girlfriend too 😀
@Pg: you’re probably going to read this even if it’s rollover I guess, you seem the type:
– I liked “Freddy” better as a nickname for Hg. I like lame puns.
– you cannot win em all I guess. If it makes you feel better (which I doubt, but you’ll never know) you’re one of my favourite commentors. Hg too btw, electrodes notwhistanding.
@En: “Freddy” — Heh. Could be much worse.
Also, I did say “higher end”, not “higher part”. 🙂
@Hg: Ah, language barrier I fear.
And I’m both nitpicky about word definition and I find a perverse pleasure on going with meanings that are possible but probably not intended.
Eh, if you insult someone saying they’re “antibiotic” they probably cannot sue you for libel 😀
(or is it slander if it’s on a public internet forum?)
Also, rule of funny.
Loki-L on April 16, 2013 at 11:20 said:
I think the problem is that the classification of the animals she controls actually makes no sense from a purely taxonomic point of view.
At one point she sensed the heartworms in one of Bitch’s dogs and in another chapter she mentioned sensing earthworms in the ground. Roundworms and segmented worms might seem similar enough at first glance, but they aren’t even the same Phylum.
It can’t be some intrinsic limit of her power vs the size of the creatures brain either as her evil clone scurry could control rats which have a lot more complicated brains and are biological rather close to humans.
It seems more likely that instead of scientific classification when deciding what creatures Skitter controls her passenger simply a group out of her head that contained insects and spiders and centipedes and worms and all manner of similar small creepy crawleys.
Skitter appears to be not limited by anything like how closely related the creatures are or how complicated their brains are she is limited by her own personal classification.
The question to me is whether these classification was set in stone during her trigger event, or if it gets decided subconsciously with every new creature she encounters. If nobody told her that corals are animals could she sense a coral reef? If she hypnotized herself into believing that Alexandria was just a very big bug in disguise, could she control her?
Well, the clones had variations of a theme, if you recall. Skitter’s theme is creature control, with what she’s doing now being her speciality where she put her skill points or whatever.
Take the Vista clones instead, for instance. Vista as well as most of her clones has space/spatial manipulation, but there were examples of one who could flatten subjects or themselves to 2D, or compress/change stuff to radioactive dust (reasonably small scale elemental fusion to radioactive elements or isotopes). Skitters clones could control insects, or the other one had rats as her shtick. It’s still control over creatures.
Or that Grue clone who could teleport inside his Dark. Only really tangentially related to his original or even expanded power set.
So no, your point with the clones implying a bigger power at work is not hard evidence in my eyes.
Can we get a definite quote on the earthworms being sensed? if so, then we can definitively add the annelids phylum to her control, which would give her pretty much confirmed control over the entire protostome clade at the least, if not even further.
As for from a taxonomic view, actually they are quite related, into the clade I mentioned just above, the protostomes. The three major phylum of the superphylum are Ecdysozoa (e.g. arthropods, nematodes), Platyzoa (e.g. platyhelminthes, rotifers- This is where heartworms fall into) and Lophotrochozoa (e.g. molluscs, annelids).
What I fear happening is that she actually continues reaching up the taxonomic ladder and gets her hands on, say, the subkingdom Eumetazoa. >_>;; Even if she only retains control over protostomes, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3b/AnimalsRelativeNumbers.png shows just how wide a range of control she has.
Agitation 3.1:
Brian saw the crab dancing in circles and figure eights and smiled. Conspiratorially, he leaned closer to me and whispered, “You can control crabs, too?”
I nodded, feeling just a bit of a thrill at how we were huddled like this, sharing secrets while the people around us were totally in the dark. I told him, “I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell. But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells. I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.”
The idea with the all protosome will break down the first time someone show Taylor something like an acorn worm, if her powers care more for theme then biology.
There is also the problem that protosome would also include molluscs such as giant squid or the octopuses (octopodes?) which have rather advanced brains. A proper munchkin exploitation of such a broadly defined power could make her into Aquaman (the sort who is not lame and commands all sorts of terrors of the deep)
Well, everyone’s screwed once she climbs to Bilateria anyway. That’d include pretty much every major sized animal.
I knew I could count on you, Packbat. ❤ Thanks. So that covers the annelids. As for the more complex-brained molluscs, she hasn't tried. Once she tries, then we have more information to base our theories off of.
As for the all protostome clade 'breaking down' because of acorn worms- Not at all, because they are from the Deuterostomia Superphylum, which just expands her potential. Saying that she controls the Protostome Clade does NOT exclude others from her control, just gives a loose net of where her power has touched. If it turns out that higher intelligence creatures can't be controlled, it can be further clarified by excluding those with complex nervous systems. It's an additive/subtractive process as more information comes out. 😛
Shikome Kido Mi on April 17, 2013 at 01:15 said:
I was thinking it had to do with nervous system structure myself… simple but not too simple. So, most arthropods, worms, some mollusks, but no octopi, ect. Skitter probably can’t control rats. Certainly she didn’t seem able to feel them when she was clearing out that rat infestation in her territory.
As for the clone? Powers aren’t entirely genetic. So while the clone had a similar power, there’s no reason to believe it had all the same limits or abilities she did.
The clones’ powers are warped by their genesis, as shown with the multitude of Scapes with their variations on Vista’s power.
Well, yeah. I’m kind of surprised people have got that confused, since it was kind of explicitly stated a bunch of times in that arc. And what about clone-Grue’s teleportation? The only thing similar is the use of darkness.
Darkandus on April 16, 2013 at 12:30 said:
Hmm, I have to wonder, her feeling that the name Skitter doesn’t suit her. Wouldn’t it be interesting if the reason she feels that way is an instinctual reaction, because skitter is associated with Insects, and that’s only a small portion of what she can control?
Something I’ll have to think on.
Well, for one she didn’t choose that name herself, and she might not feel it expressing the way she sees herself appropriately. The Bitch/Hellhound dichotomy comes to mind.
And she did have problems with the t-sound using her swarm voice.
Maybe she’ll use Swarm instead?
I thought she was going to change it after Chrysalis with how she talked to Dragon. Maybe it’ll happen over the course of the story’s end, or even right there at the end.
I wonder, if there was a sufficiently advanced computer that mimicked the brain enough to be only within the range of insects, if she could do anything with that?
Probably not, but now I keep thinking of people building robots for her to control. Like that Sandflea thing that jumps, or that one that can run faster than 25 mph, or maybe a bunch of small individual ones that can form together into a better approximation of a human body and activate some sort of hive chameleon program thing. Could be a realistic double, or just run around like a see-thru Predator.
And don’t forget the giant atomic powered scorpions! Somebody get me Dr. Mobius in here!
*sigh* A man can dream though.
BTW, another thing we have to factor in, is that it’s not simply “she can use remotely any simple nervous system not possessing higher functions itself”. There’s another limitation, probably not based on taxonomy (since it’s all over the place anyway), probably not proteic (same reason). Might be something more esoteric.
Anyway, “simple nervous system” by itself does not cut it because there’s a lot of very simple little brains around, and she *would* have mentioned sensing… umh, how do I put spoiler mask tape here? I don’t want to squick half the readership.
Well, she did mention lice and mites in places where the sun don’t shine, if I remember correctly.
The brain structure is a decent approach to the limits her power encompasses, but likely not the real underlying concept. I could argue for the “simplistic intelligence” approach, but then she’d be able to control mentally retarded versions of more intelligent organisms, like birds or fishes. (Quite aware of some really intelligent birds, of course, just making a point).
If sufficiently structured AI’s would be included in either definition… well, again one could argue for either. If Dragon really had a trigger event, it is reasonable to assume some parity in simulated and biological intelligence. A counterargument would be the strongly fettered AI the Dragon suits are empowered with, which couldn’t be influenced by Skitter. On the other hand, those may have been too advanced, and we don’t know their structural make up, if there was a neural net or “just” a really sophisticated program at work.
Simplistic intelligence =/= simplistic nervous system, though. Do remember that she can barely feel Atlas because of how effectively complex he is even though he’s a bug; she can’t even touch the more complex human biology inside him that Grue made, as well. Either way, we really don’t have enough information on this subject, so anything we guess at are simple theories or WMGs.
Well, we do have a *specific* lack of information, she would have mentioned sensing… stuff… and that means it’s not “simple nervous system” either.
(umh, is there a way to get some html code in this? maybe if I can colour the text black it would do)
Either way, fun possibilities if you can make a robot version. Or even find a way to put a bug brain in a robotic version.
Centipede? No, night of the Sentinalpedes!
Atlas is a good point, actually.
I could feel nervous systems intermingling, two bugs becoming one, and that strange hollowness that told me I didn’t have a complete grasp on how they functioned, that there was a part of them that was beyond the reach of my power.
One bug, and I couldn’t sense enough about it. I didn’t have that innate grasp of its biology, of how it operated, or the instincts that drove it.
My bugs normally had ingrained knowledge of how to function. This was a new lifeform. It had all the necessary parts. (…) But at the end of the day, it didn’t know how to fly.
I used my power to control every movement.
I could examine him with my power, I just couldn’t comprehend him in the same natural, instinctive manner. It took attention, focus. With my direction, he used a flutter of his wings and the points of his scythe-tipped claws to flip over so he was ready as I reached him.
(Prey 14.4)
I felt what he felt, his every movement was as much an extension of my will as moving my hands, blinking or controlling my breathing.
I searched Atlas with my power, trying to get a feel for his physiology. As with all the other instances, everything about him was invisible if I wasn’t looking specifically for it, a black hole in the database of knowledge my power provided. He was created, and there was no genetic blueprint that my power could decrypt and analyze to figure out what part served a given function.
When I reached the area Grue had affected, I found it even darker, untouchable. The nervous system wasn’t something my power could interface with. (Prey 14.5)
You know, only speculating here, but keeping in mind how the enteric nervous system that is necessary for the human digestive tract to function properly is even more elusive to her power’s grasp than the already warped rest of Atlas, well, it lends a certain credence to the semi-complex nervous system hypothesis. The same goes for the taxonomic approach, though.
Alternatively, Atlas was of some flight, though not flying well, and the way Skitter described the complex wings implies a necessary complex neurological basis to control it. Perhaps complex neurological parts, even, with an added interface so it’s somewhat accessible to her power.
And yes, I see I’m wildly guessing here. I really want to have a CT and MRI of Atlas, perhaps vivisection as well.
Another point or two I was surprised wasnt mentioned:
In Agitation, Amy (who has complete biological control through touch) was able to manipulate the bugs on her to fuck with Taylors mind, giving her an ever increasing headache; could be a hint about how her powers work
Also in Monarch we have (pardon my lack of knowledge in how to properly quote):
-I tried to push the bugs to stop, but my power was drowned out. It wasn’t that the commands they were receiving were more powerful than mine, more that they kept coming, a singular, crude set of commands extending across my entire range, maybe even further, every half second, overriding any ongoing instructions to my bugs. Attack, move this way, attack, move this way.
– I could sense the movements of the bugs throughout my range, even if I couldn’t control them.
-The pheromones that false Skitter wore were serving to override the pulses from the box, keeping bees and wasps from doing too much damage to the pair.
-I felt my power weaken, realized I’d unconsciously been pushing the bugs to hold back. I felt their attack intensify.
Also definite clues as to how exactly her powers function
So, thats my contribution to the conversation
Well, if Skitter gets smarter the more bugs she’s controlling (or in the vicinity) can easily be falsified by IQ testing her with different amounts of bugs in her power as she takes the tests. Yes, tests, since for any meaningful result she’d have to be tested multiple times with each amount to reduce the deviation and get an average score.
It doesn’t even have to be an IQ test, but easily be games requiring multiple areas of intelligence. The very least, we’d measure some change in cognitive abilities. Her rising skill with the game would need to be attributed for, of course. Imagine the moment she recognizes the potential if it is as described – incentive to surround her lair with magnitudes more bugs so she can think on her problems more effectively; increase general availability of bugs in Brockton Bay, …
Since I have missed this person on previous comments where I didn’t know it was his/her first time commenting, we’re going to go belated on this shit.
Ashan, welcome to the comments, you crazy beast. I’d say a tiger, but only because I suspect you’re lion.
It’s a bad pun.
Real bad. Right now, some of these people are daydreaming about hurting me because of it. They want to breathe fire and spit mud at me. They want me tazed and Regent-jerked. Impified and Gruealated. Skitteracted and Tattletold. Parianetted and Bitched out. Smurf sung, Behemoth boiled, and Leviathan leaked. They want Jack to Slash me, Bone to Saw me, Wolf to Hook me, and even Siberian to nudify me to death!
But what they don’t realize is that, I, Psycho Gecko, am immune to deadly nudification so long as I have the support of commenters like yourself by my side.
Hey, where’d you ho?
…crap. A belated welcome to the comments, Ashan.
go*
No, I think “ho” was the better word there.
Ashan on April 16, 2013 at 03:55 said:
I ho between the amber and red light districts. Tis a funny place, Spamalot.
Well this was much more interesting chapter than the last few. Not just becuase of the added action and extra ass-kicking, but also for the charcter development and the seeing Skitter (indicrectly) through someone else eyes.
Taylor is concerned that Regent and Imp might become too dark, but in the end it is Regent and Imp who are uncomfortable with the harsh and hard way Skitter is dealing with people.
This new turn Skitter has taken in the last few chapters might also be the reason why Dinah wanted her to cut ties and outed her civillian identity. She knew that Taylor would need to be hard and dark to be able to make the right decisions when the time came…
On a different note with the dark turn Skitter has taken recently, I can’t help but picture the charcter as part of the 90s Dark Age of comic books. Some over the top ‘dark’ and violent character, probably as drawn by Rob Liefeld (without feet and impossible anatomy and an outfit full of pouches and gun bigger than herself). Next thing you know she will drop the name Skitter and take up some ridiculous moniker like Bloodhyve orPaynestynge something with Hemolymph instead of blood.
Murderrape, the Lung Liquifier. Mother of Hornets. Father of Flies. The Rider of the Black Beetle of Destruction.
peter o on April 16, 2013 at 04:13 said:
What was that eye-rapist name, the one you were predicting would be the next collaboration after the slaughterhouse 9? You sure you weren’t guessing skitter’s future name? If she goes for someone’s eyes a third time…
Genoscythe the Eye Raper!
the end is nigh! cower in fear, for the time of prophecy is drawing near!
I don’t think she’ll go with anything based on the beetle simply because she can’t count on the beetle surviving for all that long.
I really REALLY hope if atlas bites the bucket, 1 he gets a funeral and 2 skitter finds an even better way to fly. Otherwise, I’m hoping for a way for her to change/evolve bugs artificially thru her power.
She can do it already, through selective breeding. If she had two or three years, she would have been able to develop something truly nasty.
After all, it takes around 50 generation to transform a wolf into Chihuahua. Drosophila fly generation is from seven to fourteen days. Do the math.
And Taylor can be FAR more effective with selective breeding due to her power providing her info on bugs she control than any other human alive.
Not zerg level evolution, but more than what could be considered natural, I would say.
If/when Atlas dies, Skitter gets new armor.
where/which were the Endbringer attacks prior to brockton/levi?
i’m assuming there were several between kyushu, newfoundland and… (which city did the traveler’s get dumped into?) etc etc
A on April 16, 2013 at 03:54 said:
Regent was interested in being in charge for more for. Might go better as just ,more for
Chiro on April 16, 2013 at 04:20 said:
Eugh. Eyes.
Anyway, can modern medicine really fix that sort of thing?
Well, should be able to. They stick stuff into people’s eyes and mess around with them all the time with some corrective surgeries. Plus, the maggots might wiggle around and cause some minor damage, but they only eat dead tissue. Not going to be very pleasant for him at all though.
Yeah, but ‘packed’ full of maggots makes it sound like there’s barely any eye contents left.
Some googling tells me that they can fill the eyeball with silicone or gas to hold it together after taking stuff out. So yeah, on second thought I guess they could fix it, as long as the insects didn’t damage any structures. Hooray.
My understanding is that they basically nipped the eye, then maggots forced their way through the hole (i’m going to assume it was made in the sclera for intent on doing as little damage as possible that is potentially long-lasting) into the vitreous humours and, possibly, devouring them or simply displacing them, filling the cavity of the eye with maggots- Not the eye sockets, removing the eyes, but -burrowing into the eyes themselves-. Imagine the feeling that you commonly hear that meth heads experience, with ants/bugs under the skin and they have to scratch it because god it feels so itchy- but INSIDE YOUR EYEBALLS.
Oh, it’s worse than that, Rika. Because maggots make *noise,* and your eyes are close enough to your cochleas that you can hear that noise being directly conducted through your very brain.
And that noise?
It sounds like *chewing.*
Just…damn. So he gets to hear them when he sleeps for a while. Unless those heroes in particular don’t bother to get rid of them. Sweet dreams.
@Toast: …that adds weight to my theory that what Imp was smelling was fear.
And possibly feces, if Valefor had eaten that day.
Well if the guy really can hear the maggots chewing, then I think we have a new nightmare fuel addition.
Added to Nightmare Fuel. So very, very added to Nightmare Fuel.
I never addressed this before, but I should have: maggots don’t chew. All the information I’ve gathered on maggots and addressed in other posts regarding how they consume dead flesh illustrates this, but apparently no one in this thread of thought bothered to read them 😛 They have hook-like mouth parts that they use basically to siphon up the necrotic fluid that their enzymes have dissolved dead flesh to. http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01689/bluebottle-maggot_1689991i.jpg is a highly zoomed in view of the mouth/head section, showing the hook/straws.
TL;DR, maggots don’t chew.
Now, what the sound of them releasing their enzymes would be, or the soft bodies of all the maggots in the remaining vitreous humour that hasn’t been forced out of the cavity inside the eye, slithering and squishing about, not to mention the feeling of movement that you can’t quite feel due to lack of nerves…. That I couldn’t say 😉
There’s also the fact that he’s not truly completely blind; Small slivers of light will still reflect off the maggots (which are white, and thus would reflect light) and hit the retina, so he’d actually be seeing in macro the maggots writhing, wriggling, and squirming about inside his own eyeballs. He won’t be able to see anything outside of that, but still….
The sounds of them moving around would be creepy enough. Plus if he could really see them, thats even worse.
kgy121 on October 23, 2015 at 02:07 said:
If he can see them, he can give them commands.
You’re right, Rika, they don’t chew. But their little mouth-hooks scritching together *sounds like* chewing. There are many accounts of people infested with botfly larvae (a type of maggot) near their ears complaining about the sound of it chewing their flesh, which, as you say, does not happen, but I’ve heard recordings (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17439200 ‘ware, phobics), and the sound of them clicking their little mouth-hooks together does indeed resemble that of mastication.
I like this contribution better than the last. How long will it take before Aisha can eat her ice cream? 😉 would be interesting to do an interlude with the others discussing Skitter & deciding if they should make the latest prt nazi disapear.
Any bets on Aisha ‘accidentally’ spilling her ice cream on Alec and having to eat it off his chest before it melts?~
You know they are very close but I don’t know if they consider each other romantic partners yet. They both grew up in fucked up circumstances, and they don’t feel like they can contribute like the trio can. So they probably think of each other as best friends who understand each other in a way no one ever has before, but no romance yet. Unless Grue says no to any relationship, which will almost definitely cause Aisha to kiss him every chance she gets.
Assuming it hasn’t been going on where we just haven’t been seeing it. But let a girl dream, hmm? ❤
I find Skitter’s harsher, darker slant very interesting. It’s a very pragmatic view to be taking, but it also seems a little out of the norm for her, which I suppose is the point.
Separately, I’d like to ask; Can we get a date on Haywire’s portal? We know the deviation between Aleph and Bet occurred when Scion appeared on May 20th 1982 [Danny’s Interlude], and that the “Breakdown of Haywire’s research says we can’t get to alt. Earths that are too close to our own.” [19.y] PsychoGecko were having a discussion earlier about the likelihood of Aleph’s heroes being Cauldron made, and our first view of Doormaker is May 1st, 1988 [Alexandria’s Interlude]. It’s likely they had him for some time before that, but could he have created a portal to Aleph at some point for their experiments? In fact, we have no idea when the first parahuman existed in Aleph. August 20th, 1986 is when we first see the Doctor [Alexandria’s Interlude], and she’d been experimenting for a while. “Starting just five years after Scion’s first appearance, the superheroes emerged.”
Actually, I just realised that there’s a conflict in information there. Alexandria (Rebecca Costa Brown) knew that there were superheroes (“Twenty or something?” “No less than fifty, now”)[Alexandria’s Interlude]. However, that’s only four years after Scion’s first appearance. Perhaps four and a half years, but
Regardless, I’d still like to know about Haywire’s portal, if possible. I’m really curious to see more details about Aleph, in general.
Misclicked and hit “post comment” before I actually finished. Sigh.
still, their first appearance had to have been somewhat before that, given how a her [Alexandria’s] information was already quite outdated.
“I had a growing suspicion that Regent was interested in being in charge for more for the sake of being in charge than anything else.”
I think this is an error: for more for doesn’t seem right, and if it is right/allowed, it is a bit awkward. Awkward enough to jar me out of reading long enough to write this, at least.
alex emm on April 16, 2013 at 06:05 said:
Lines like these put a smile on my face. reminds me of the public service announcements out of the old G.I joe or Transformers cartoons.
uhmm, i think someone mentioned a forum rpg based on worm a little while back. I’d like to have a look at that. does anyone have a link?
Was that me? I think it came up when I was describing how I’d found Worm in the comments of the previous chapter.
This is the game I was talking about, by the way: http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=278492. It’s already got something like eighteen players, though, so joining might be difficult.
Dude….Taylor….My god, she’s terrifying. ._. when I read how she blinded him I shivered some. Great chapter but my god…..you’ve shown how fucking scary Taylor can be and how versatile she can be. ._.
So with the Fallen partly taken out Taylor is growing into a fully fledged overlord. BTW I love Regent and Imps Snark to Snark Combat. I read his ‘dishonest villains’ line in Jack Sparrows voice.. x3 Can’t wait till Saturday!
Also no tags…..something is up. that never happens. EVER. Wildbow what’re you planning…….
this is just the tip of the iceberg as to how versatile she can be. She’s using very basic tactics right now, comparatively. See, if she wanted to be a true villain, careless of deaths, all she would need to do is milk her bullet ants for concentrated doses of their venom and dip her biting insects’ mandibles in the venom, and the stinging insects’ stingers into the venom- and then bugs to be thrown into mouths or crushed against mucal membranes, like inside the nose or eyes or inside the ears, their entire bodies coated or carrying a ‘bug bomb’ of the venom as further concentrated payloads…
And that’s just one direction she could go. Imagine if the venom above was instead of just bullet ant venom but all the venoms of all the venomous bugs she has access to, mixed into a super-venom that instead of just attacking certain parts of your body instead attacks every single tissue in your body at once, shutting down your nervous system, your heart, your musculature, your brain, all while causing incredible pain until you black out.
She could even use high pressure syringes, light and small enough to be carried by bugs especially in groups, to deliver a very large dosage directly to the bloodstream in a sudden, single impact instead of relying on multiple attacks that could be stopped- Armsmaster has shown that. A single pressurized syringe could potentially get him where a swarm of bugs might not.
I could keep going with ideas that come to mind, but I shan’t.
The Sandman on April 16, 2013 at 19:09 said:
Parasitic wasps.
Geographic worm -> it draws a map, under your skin.
And lets not forget all kinds of parasites with simple brains. Taenia Soliun, …
Human Botflies.
nomananisland on April 16, 2013 at 08:48 said:
I got a little confused in the description of Rosary’s mask because at one point it covers her eyes and at another it doesn’t:
“Her mask was hard, covering her eyes, cheekbones and nose, ending in a sharp point, an etched metal plate, worked into her hood. It didn’t cover her lower face and it didn’t cover her eyes.”
I picture it as a mask that goes up into her hood easily enough, leaving her mouth and chin visible, but the paragraph itself got muddy about the eyes.
Yeah, that confused me too. Eventually I concluded that it went from cheekbones to hood but had eyeholes?
I think it initially meant eyebrows?
anon on April 16, 2013 at 08:49 said:
How old are you, wildbow?
I’m guessing past highschool/college(20-30), not into 50s yet.
ereshkigala on April 16, 2013 at 10:08 said:
Hey, you guys notice the “Medusa” comment the heroes casually dropped? Perseus decapitated Medusa, didn’t he? As original national heroes go (Perseus was the first Greek hero) he wasn’t very heroic. I mean, he slew a woman merely because that woman got raped by a god and then cursed by the goddess who was supposed to protect her. (Athena was kind of a bitch – more so than Hera in the old stories – and also happened to be Perseus’ guide.)
None of the greek heroes would be considered such in our times.
Take Hercules, for instance, that in a fit of madness killed his own sons. I believe that Perseus killed his grandfather, although in an accident.
But, correct me if I am wrong, the Gorgons were punished because they compared their beauty to that of a goddess, isn`t it?
Actually, the beautiful Medusa was punished because Poseidon raped her in Athena’s temple. Athena didn’t like the sex going on, regardless of consent, so she turned Medusa and her sisters into monsters. The sisters weren’t involved in the raping, Athena was just being a complete dick. Stheno and Euryale were immortal, but Medusa wasn’t.
Yeah, hero is a somewhat loose term for the Greeks. Like Odysseus. Seems like a good guy, tries hard to get back to his wife…gets everybody with him killed a few times over (he goes through a couple of crews) and tends to bring curses on himself with his pride. Also, in the process of making his way back home, bangs a few other women. First question he asks his wife when he gets back? Wants to know if she remained faithful.
Achilles had his rage that he was well known for. He also was willing to sit around and not fight during a war if he didn’t get his preferred slave girl. Oh yeah, the slave girls, that’s another Values Dissonance right there. And after killing Hector, he made sure to drag him around Troy a bunch of times just for good measure.
He didn’t drag him around Troy. He hung Hector’s corpse behind his charriot by the ankles and then dragged it around Troy so that the corpse was horribly mutilated before the eyes of king Priamos (Hector’s father) just because he could. Which is a pretty major insult to the god of the dead Hades and against both decency and common sense.
So yeah, our heroes? Really not so heroic. (I’m Greek BTW)
Dragged him around Troy, dragged him around Troy with a chariot. Close enough. The Greeks were said to have a lot of trouble getting home from that war due to all the gods they pissed off.
Just so we are accurate,his temper tandrum was not because he didn’t get his favored slave girl,but because he was a king and he felt insulted by the way he was treated,particularly on the matter of the slave girl.
So here’s a question: How afraid of her own power is Aisha?
Taylor straight up admits that Imp and Regent are the two scariest members of the Undersiders. This coming from the girl who bisected Echidna and bested the Nine.
What that makes me think of is whether Aisha allowing Alec to take control of her was just for fun and games or whether there wasn’t an element of “Superman gives a lump of Kyptonite to Batman, just in case”.
Granted Regent’s power isn’t a perfect counter to Imp’s, but if it was I don’t think Aisha would be able to trust Alec the way she does. It might be a stretch to think that, on some level, she’s trusting him to help keep her in line, but people have definitely done weirder things.
In a similar way, I think Alec is looking to Taylor for the same kind of help. Calling her “Mom” is a good way to needle her, but it also speaks to thing that he’s most missing. Not maternal care necessarily, but someone to help him set boundaries and someone who’ll care if he crosses them.
From what we’ve seen Alec doesn’t want to be a monster. He doesn’t have the energy or see the point in being a saint either, but he’s not Jack Slash, or Bonesaw, or even Cherish.
I think Taylor meant that on their own they are more powerful than her. Seems skitter’s biggest moments were working with other capes, using her ingenuity and powers to greatly enhance what other capes can do, see: making Atlas, bisecting Echinda, sniping Oni Lee, hell, even the students in Arcadia.
I think Taylor was speaking more about perception than raw power there.
To the average person bugs don’t seem that scary. Imp and Regent on the other hand might as well be the antagonists of (respectively) every slasher flick ever made or the Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
Taylor can inspire fear by using her powers in creative and brutal ways. Imp and Regent don’t even need to do that to be terrifying.
rook on April 16, 2013 at 10:14 said:
I was wondering when Skitter would get around to actively being concerned about Regent; she’s shown doubts before but now that her only life is the Undersiders, she really has no choice but to take charge. No safety net for her if it all falls apart; even if Skitter fails, Taylor no longer has the option of fading into obscurity. Great chapter as always.
Like I said in my original comment, there’s a lot to digest in this one, including at least one bit that showed a pretty scary change in Taylor’s way of thinking:
Accepting that Regent can and should have long term control over an irredeemable monster like Shatterbird is one thing, but accepting that as true for a wider swath of opponents is not a good path to go down. This is Skitter-the-Warlord thinking here. This is Taylor walking away from the moral core she’s clung to because she’s been burned too deeply.
That’s not the scary bit though. The scary bit is that she’s internalizing it. She telling herself “this is correct and right, it’s what we need” rather than “this sucks but it’s honestly the best I can manage” or even “this is wrong, but everything else is worse”.
I wouldn’t say she’s quite gone off the deep end yet though, she can still feel something’s wrong with what she’s thinking and is still trying to find the balance between being nasty enough to prevent unnecessary issues form arising and being so nasty that she won’t be able to live with herself.
The question will be “is there any space between those two lines that she can actually live in”.
sarah penguin on April 16, 2013 at 13:04 said:
Oh, wow. Gross! New skitter is scary skitter.
Neil B on April 16, 2013 at 13:09 said:
What a terrifying thought; Taylor and Brian would be the strictest high-pressure parents imaginable. At least Aisha would make the best ‘Cool Auntie’ ever.
Neil B afore Skitter!
Even worse, the kids powers! Bugs and Darkness. Nightmare fuel alone those two combined can make some terrifying new powers. Like a pool of shadows that leak out otherworldly bugs under the kids control, or making bugs that allow them to ‘borrow’ powers over time with almost no detection. Or even generating shadowy bugs much the same way Crusader does with his clones.
…Bugs that they create from internal hives that latch onto their victims and drain theri power away slowly, siphoning it to their hive-body. If attached to a non-cape, they drain their vitality and use them like a human battery.
I have to admit, I really like Regent.
Yeah, he’s a sociopath. But he’s smart enough to know what he is, and he doesn’t like it. That makes him a hell of a lot more compelling of a character, with a lot more potential for him to grow, and evolve.
Because, see, what really makes him work? At the core of it, he’s LONELY. He wants friends, wants something like a family even if he doesn’t know it. What he had before? His actual family? It was a sick joke, and when it got too much to handle, he walked the hell away. He figured “There has to be something better out there,” and sure enough, there was. The Undersiders are filling that need, which is why he’s going to stay loyal to them no matter what.
Sure, the palace, the whole “bigger and better than dad” thing is a motivation too, but it’s just a goal to strive for. It’s just a way of getting revenge the lazy way… Building up to the point where you’re more awesome than the guy you hate, and ignoring him because he’s no longer relevant. It’s the CONSCIOUS motivation. But unconsciously? He wants the Undersiders to keep on accepting him, helping him, and hanging out with him.
Which is why he went after Shadow Stalker/Sophia the way he did. She was messing with his adopted family. THAT couldn’t stand. So he’d be the amoral bastard that he knew he was, and fix the situation in a way Taylor never would.
Taylor’s the little sister who’s kind of transitioned into the team Mom. Tattletale’s the big sister who’s a bit of a know-it-all. Brian was an older brother, an awesome bud to relax with who generally had his head in the right place. That’s being refigured now, but I think it’ll come through intact once Brian recovers a bit. Rachel? Eh, she was the weirdo cousin. Hard to hang with, but she was obviously messed up, and made his own messed-upness seem less by comparison. Imp… Heh. Imp changed the dynamic.
Imp wants attention. Ironic, given her power, but not so much when you think of it and the circumstances that caused it. Better to say that she wants attention on HER TERMS. And she’s relaxed, and doesn’t care much for authority, which is both a factor in common and a change from the rest of the team. Imp’s an EQUAL. Imp wants attention, and Regent is lonely, so it’s only natural the two would hang out. Hell, I’d lay even odds that the two have probably been canoodling a bit, though I don’t care to speculate how far it’s gone. Whatever the case, they’re the most equal on the team, they’ve got so much in common with each other, that odds are good they’re going to end up as mates if they aren’t already.
And too, Imp TRUSTS him. She wouldn’t have given him control if she didn’t, and if he’s as smart as I think he is, he recognizes that it’s a precious, precious thing she just handed him, and he will NEVER abuse it. She told him “you’re the boss and I’m okay with it,” and she backed up her words with actions. Hell, he’d probably die for her, if he’s broken the way I’m expecting him to be.
Also, she didn’t supplant the Undersiders. They’re still his friends, even if things are a little more tense with Brian (and to a tiny degree, Taylor.) They’re still damn near a family, and so long as he doesn’t have to choose between these things, life is good. If he DOES have to choose? Well, to quote my favorite thug from Firefly… “Well, that’ll be an interestin’ day…”
Some might complain that we don’t see Regent and Imp enough in the story, but that’s fine by me. If their appearances continue to be of the quality that I’ve seen to date, then I’ll be more than happy if they only show up every now and then.
But hey, if and when Wildbow gets around to doing more with them, fine with me! This story’s a hell of a ride, and I stay up late every night an update’s due, just to get to read it as soon as I can. I’m greedy that way. 😀
I agree with you accept for the canoodling…I just don’t see it.
I mean both Imp and Regent have had experiences in the area of relationships that would be an extreme negative. Now it’s unknown whether or not Imp was molested by that boyfriend of her mother’s, or beaten and so on. But in either case her direct experience of relationships has been massively negative, if molestation occurred then she’s also really unlikely to want sex.
As to Regent, rapist or not I find it hard to reasonably assign blame to a child in that environment. Especially given that he left it and renounced all that. Which itself is key to looking at his own viewpoint. Just as with Imp he has had purely negative experiences of relationships all around him, unlike Imp we know for a fact that his experience with sex has been present and horrific for all involved (everyone stop and count for a bit, see how old Regent was when all that started? Yeah, that’s all kinds of nasty) with him no longer showing much interest. Of course either as a sociopath or someone emotionally razed, he’s likely to have a disinterest in sex no matter how things go.
The point is that both these people are unlikely to be looking for love, what they are looking for is a partner. Regent wants company and companionship. Imp wants attention and respect as an equal. Both are naturally challenging and need someone close to them to be able to deal with that, see the snark war.
More intriguingly, Regent is a broken sociopath with a likely absence of self-respect currently walking a path of his own morals, Imp meanwhile is not idealistic on the surface, but seems to be rather soft underneath that rough uncaring exterior (not unlike Bitch if in a different style) of hers.
Both of them have good in them, Regent as a product of thought, of knowing that he doesn’t want to act like that or perhaps more that he shouldn’t act like that. Imp seems more an emotionally decent person, less thought more buried empathy. As such both are positioned to draw out the good in the other by virtue of their presence. Imp gives Regent a grounding for his darker side, Regent might actually be able to keep Imp on a vaguely established line.
Tangents aside, while romance might develop as they grow and patch themselves up, right now I’d say they’re probably both thinking nothing of the sort. Imp’s experience of men and Regent’s of women would both contrast sharply with how they see the other. As things stand they’re more Heterosexual Life Partners/Those Two Guys. (yay Tropes, if anyone agrees I’ll add the one in question to the Worm Page)
I can certainly see comparisons to Rude and Reno in Advent Children.
I don’t think we have enough info to justify Platonic Life Partners – we would have to actually know that they’re not interested in a physical relationship, not just that have strong reasons to believe – but I think there’s a solid argument for Those Two Guys status for the pair.
So stupid and needless speculation time. I was arguing with a friend of mine who is just starting to read worm and we got into a debate about Cauldron. He argued that based on how outnumbered the heroes are, without Cauldron the world would be a even more crapsack setting. I argued that if Cauldron really cared about the world, they would be giving out their formulas dirt cheap to regular people to create a army of heroes. Well, we got to talking and wondered what would happen if Cauldron tried to recruit skitter and sent he a formula or one of those power enhancers Eidolon was taking. Well we then got into our favorite pastime of the What if? game. So what if a person who had a regular trigger event took a cauldron formula. Most likely death, body horror, or a new Echidna but what if it actually worked with no side effects? The PRT would regain alot of firepower by giving certain powers that synergize well with what they currently have, and we could justify it by saying that certain powers don’t work with certain individuals to keep anyone from becoming to game breaking. For example Scapegoat taking a formula derived from Aegis would work very well for him. So the next question was what power would benefit Skitter the most. He thought bonesaw. Unlike her, she could use such a power to heal people, cure diseases, counter any large scale attack bonesaw uses, enhance her minions/the undersiders, and the mechanical spiders would fit her insect theme. I was torn between Armsmaster and Panacea’s power. With Armsmaster she could have alot of combat options without being gamebreaking and the team could use a tinker. She would put Amy’s power to good use making giant bugs, healing people, and maybe going to go heal the patients at the asylum for some good press. So for anyone who wants to play the what if game. What if Taylor could gain one more power from any cape in the wormverse that Cauldron could get a sample of? What extra power would you have liked her to gain?
goodol'vorbis on April 16, 2013 at 14:30 said:
Panacea – change enemy brains to mimic the systems of bugs (i’m certain this is possible…) = army of very obedient people, acting by her will and mostly controlled subconciously. Game breaker, yes. Deliciously evil, oh-ho-ho yes
The challenge there is to pick a power that would have interesting effects (and generally positive ones, since I like Taylor too much to dump more crap on her) without it becoming a “Game Over” scenario.
Hand Taylor a tinker power? Game Over. Hell even something “lame” like Uber or Leet’s powers would be insane in her hands. Amy, Bonesaw or even Defiant is Hello “human hive”, “indestructible minions”, or “bugs with frickin’ laser beams on their heads”.
Ok….that last one might be kinda cool.
I’d also be leery of giving her a regeneration ability. The only purpose for self-healing powers is to allow the writer to beat you up worse, and frankly Wildbow’s plenty good at kicking the crap out of her as it is.
So what to give her? Lots of good options still open. How about Shadow Stalker’s power for example? A bit of personal defense there, some synergy with her bug abilities but not too much and it would certainly help with the Reign of Terror angle she’s working on at the moment.
Alternatively, if we want to go completely nuts and ending the story doesn’t matter then the answer’s obvious: Scion’s power.
Rex on April 16, 2013 at 16:03 said:
My roommate and I had a conversation awhile back about the fic idea of Panacea and Skitter being friends. We ended up deciding that Skitter+Panacea = game over. Because of one simple thing already used in the main story. If Skitter can make more relay bugs than she stops having an upper limit on her range. The inevitable end result (assuming She doesn’t get killed.) Is of a Skitter calmly sitting in her liar drinking tea while she has her bugs explosively breeding over the entirety of Brockten Bay with her able to notice, monitor, and deal with every single thing in the city. And that’s just with expanded range once you factor in the other giant bugs, poisons, different types of venom, and other nasty tricks.
Btw, been here awhile but this is the first time I’ve posted. As for that little thread back on Saturday, Packbat is correct, I came here through Tvtropes. Thus the circle is complete and the Swarm grows! (insert evil laughter here.)
Yeah, you have to be careful about regeneration as a storytelling technique. After all, a character being at risk of death is a very well known motivator. It could be used to help build on other motivations, though, such as emphasizing a person’s relationships and impact on the world.
It also could be justified in a character afraid of death whose ability to regenerate relies on a certain place or some sort of device that can be used up. If the character lacks invulnerability but still puts themselves in extremely dangerous scenarios, it can be easier to have them get injured badly but in a way that they can recover from than to magically avoid all major wounds.
Obviously, comic books don’t use it to its fullest potential.
Just make it so it takes a long time to regenerate. Its still an amazing and very useful ability, but its no longer so gamebreaking. So it takes weeks to heal damage instead of days.
I believe the protagonist of the webcomic Sidekick Girl has an ability of that kind. I never actually read through the archives of that one — like many webcomics, it starts off kinda weak.
ShawnMorgan on March 9, 2014 at 23:59 said:
@Packbat. If you see this then It’s me letting you know ti got better.
packbat on March 25, 2014 at 15:04 said:
@ShawnMorgan: I’ve tried it more than once before, and I may try it again – I know it took a lot of attempts for me to get into Schlock Mercenary, for example.
(I might try starting in on Sidekick Girl at a later point, if there is one that someone can recommend.)
Galiana on April 16, 2013 at 19:35 said:
Something that would synergize with the powers Skitter already has, make her even more badass, but not break the story entirely by making her invincible? What about an addition like Bitch’s power to make her bugs bigger and more durable, and make them grow to Atlas-size? Or something like Ursa Aurora’s power that lets her summon ghostly swarms of bugs instead of having to rely on whatever’s in her immediate environment?
But she’s already a master, and her power is great for long distance fighting already. Though I have to admit that I would greatly enjoy her recreating all the bad b monster movies with giant insects. Them, 8 legged freaks, tremors, etc. She needs something to deal with capes that are immune to her bugs and she can use for close range combat.
Shifter powers.
I’ve said it before a couple times but my idea remains to make her become able to transform into bugs (along with her immediate possessions, for neatness’ sake) and to transform the bugs derived directly from her (so not game breaking as creating external swarms of bizarro bugs requires a fair amount of living matter from her and someone can only lose so much blood in a week) in ways that imply breaker powers.
So bugs that conduct and create electricity, hyper tough bugs, bugs capable of massive acceleration etc etc. Limits would be, she can only apply one major power to a bug, plus secondary powers to make it work (so explosive bugs equal slow regeneration after they blow, speed bugs reduce friction or some such) or alternatively two or three much smaller powers.
She cannot create a lot of different powers effectively. Even her mind cannot deal with it if she has more than a few (as in three/four at absolute maximum) bug types at a time. While her mass creates a lot of bugs
Further individually they’re still not going to do much, one bullet bug is not even gonna knock someone out, takes a dozen or so lightning bugs to start having more then a static effect.
Best of all, it’s still her body. She can sense and process those senses just fine, including pain. Assimilating new bugs to rebuild herself is extremely slow (days/weeks to get back a hand’s worth), very painful and her life depends on never lowing too many to sustain her mind. If she loses bugs then transforms back all the way the injury sticks, so if she lost a hand as above then her arm at least would have to remain bugs until she was mended.
Taylor style extrapolations. Lightning bugs and so on are flashy but more biological alterations would probably remain more effective in her hands. Since she can maintain a lot of different less extreme variants if she’s not transformed then cue keeping a large amount of her insides constantly altered. Combined with her canon capacity for seemingly programming actions into her bugs we get inhuman strength and toughness (though not superhuman levels) and the best kind of regeneration powers.
The blunt and unpleasant kind. She gets cut, cue the wound sprouting maggots that kill nearby infection, needle spiders that sow it up, leeches that deal with the pain. Other bugs shore up her body, letting her have the (fight past limits then sleep for a long time) kind of toughness.
Of course this also means she would become able to fly, which is the kind of simple fun she really deserves.
Kind of gross but very powerful. But giving breaker effects to bugs might be a bit overpowered depending on what bug you give it to. Gives new meaning to bullet ants.
I figure the balance would be in making it remain too weak on the individual level to really do more than increase her options. Beyond an all-out full swarm assault she wouldn’t be doing a huge amount more damage and that assault uses her actual physical body thus putting her heavily at risk.
Since they can only have one major power, if they’re attacking well they cannot also have any significant defence. So she could eat through metal, but a good shock while she did so would cause massive damage. She could form a barrage of recycling bullet insects that act like Tyranid ammo but every shot would have a chance of destroying a part of her body. Not to mention the mental trauma of all this, even without the parts where she’d be functionally biting the opponent with her own teeth and tongue (sensory wise) the swarm part would be mind-bending.
Also the idea was for making them breaker to override whatever they were before. So rather then a glowing/burning version of a real insect you get a brand new structure.
I can see Taylor using the flashier parts of such a power chiefly as smokescreen. The less impressive parts like being able to negate large amounts of physical trauma damage by shifting or escape through very small spaces, that’s what I figure she’d use most.
Though the downside is being really fragile in such a form. Unless it was tuned specifically to not die from Defiant’s bugzapper or some such.
awesome, i’ve been looking forward to some regent story, he’s been very sidelines-y since just after they caught them a shatterbird
Truthseeker on April 16, 2013 at 14:30 said:
Funny story! As a schoolchild, I had a little complex about eyes. They’re so precious to everyday operation, so vulnerable to harm. So, hearing the word “eyes” several times in quick succession, or enduring a lesson on how eyes worked? My eyes would start to water defensively –not streams of tears, but certainly as though I was intensely allergic to the mere subject.
My darling schoolmates saw this weakness and endeavored to help me past it via the predictable method of chanting “Eyes, eyes, eyes, eyes!” until my behavior was sufficiently entertaining. Their loving attention was enough to move me past my little issue to the point where I looked at Taylor carving Lung’s eyes out and merely thought, “Hey, he regenerates. Sound strategy, fair ball.” I pretty much felt I was past that problem, safe to say.
…Guess not. 😀
Worm, helping us learn more about ourselves one -2d6 San roll at a time.
(Now I’m thinking of a Worm/Lovecraft crossover – I’d almost feel bad for the poor Terrors from Beyond Time and Space though, they come to Brockton Bay they ain’t going to be making it back out in one piece.)
If Worm crossed over with Lovecraft Brian and Aisha would end up crazy shoggoth worshippers or something.
I’m more entertained by the idea of Shoggoth’s winding up as crazy Skitter worshippers. 🙂
Well she should be able to control any octopus no matter what their size. So I picture the worshipers bringing in a terror from the deep who is immediately controlled by Skitter and makes it kneel before her. Then it’s a terror from the deep vs. endbringer cage match time.
Scolopendra on April 16, 2013 at 17:53 said:
Octopodes have highly complex nervous systems and are extremely intelligent, almost to the point of sapience. I truly doubt Skitter would be able to control them.
There goes my image of giant squids swarming Leviathan.
A fair number of the denizens of the Outer Realms are very simple mentally… Would be cake to control them, especially since so many are insectoid already. 😛
Worm, bringing back repressed childhood phobias! 😀
I think it amazing that he could finish the sentence without breaking in
uncontrollable laughter, I had to laugh in the middle of it.
I love that the PRT is an in universe joke in these regards by now.
Regent’s humor is so blissfully entertaining.
Fridge Logic:
If Valefor’s power could end a fight like that, why didn’t Eidolon simply replicate it or its equivalent and use it against Echidna? He can get up to 3 major powers simultaneously, right?
Come to think of it, why didn’t he replicate Tattletale’s Power + Accord’s Power so as to perfectly read the Echidna problem and automatically find the solution to it? He could even drop in some superspeed so not only he got the Thinker results of two pretty major thinkers combined but he also got them at, say, 1/10 of the time.
Alternatively, copying Legend’s power (even at reduced strength) plus a duplication power so there were a small army of him plus an extreme luck or supernatural aim power so his attacks always hit. That should have allowed him to hit her from a couple miles out with 5-6 times the firepower of Legend; instant BBQ.
Fights are all about force multipliers and he didn’t use any.
I suspect his power pool isn’t “any power any other cape has”, but “any power from this gigantic list of powers that Cauldron was able to give him”.
He has a lower than average intelligence. All that power but he can’t use it as effectively as say Taylor could. Plus he is so powerful that he has lost the ability to think strategically because he can just choose the perfect power for a situation.
From what I gathered, his power gives him the abilities he needs to take down whatever is opposing him. Not abilities that can let him win a strategic victory.
TheAnt and Reveen made excellent points.
I would add that Eidolin sees himself as far above all others except Scion. As such he’s definitely not thinking in the way required to start considering force multipliers. He’s too egocentric.
Keep in mind that Eidolon’s power decides what he gets, not Eidolon himself. See Legend’s Interlude, for example.
Can he at least discard and reroll? Or would he just be given the same powers again?
He can, but then he has to wait for the new power to get up to full strength, and there’s no guarantee that the new power is going to be ‘better’.
Kytin on April 16, 2013 at 23:40 said:
You know, the fact that Valefor was able to use his power on Skitter means that the last thing he ever saw was most likely Skitter’s mask.
(Actually, that raises an interesing question about how his power worked. If he can only see the costume and not the person underneath, does that still count as seeing a target for his power? How much armor do you have to wear to nullify the effect?)
I have to say that I love Skitter’s pragmatism. She doesn’t avoid solutions simply because they are gross or could be seen as cruel. I’m a lot less squeamish than most people and It’s nice to have a protagonist that actually uses the kind of solutions that I often find myself suggesting to the screen.
I’m still a little confused as to exactly how valefor was able to see skitter enough to get his power going, since skitter has the full body costume, and she’s usually covered in bugs.
She stepped out of the swarm. He doesn’t need to see bare skin, he just needs to see -you-. It’s not like some sort of hypodermic mind needle. XD
It just seems like a risk she wouldn’t take as there are many easy ways around it, like dropping the maggots on his eyes from behind him.
especially considering her conversation with regent earlier.
I think Skitter’s operating assumption was that she had really good odds of IDing Valefor before he got into visual range. Which she did, he just did a better job of hiding himself than she expected, by playing on her assumptions and going with a guise (girl with mother) that she wasn’t really expecting. It was risky, but the alternative (do nothing) wasn’t acceptable to Skitter, and she felt she could manage the risk.
She needed to be able to see directly to direct them to the very careful, specific locational instructions.
Chris Jones on April 17, 2013 at 09:21 said:
Wow, what a ride. I got introduced to this by a poorly worded thread on stardestroyer.net. That was over a week ago, since then I’ve spent days going through the back archive of this story. And well, holy crap is this a good read.
Though the last two arcs are giving me an increasing The Godfather vibe regarding Skitter.
I saw that thread. I felt so bad for Razorsmile – he started up one or two other topics (facts I’m immensely grateful for) with the same kind of language, and people took it in stride.
Welcome, Chris. Glad you’ve enjoyed.
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Wow, what a ride. I got introduced to this by a poorly worded thread on stardestroyer.net
*steeples fingers*
Ex-cell-ent.
Havent checked all the comments yet, but this: `He was walking briskly to keep up with Imp, Atlas and me.`
Should be `Imp, Atlas, and I`
Remove Imp & Atlas, and the sentence becomes, “He was walking briskly to keep up with me.”
With your revision, it would be, “He was walking briskly to keep up with I.” which doesn’t work.
AH, gotcha!
Explains why my English teachers had problems with me
It’s one of those misleading little things that gets hammered into your skull over the years, which really should be addressed in schools. How many times have you heard the pedantic character on TV saying, “My mother and I.” ?
Another one is the whole, ‘I before E, except after C.”
When it would be more correct to say something like, “I before E, except after C, albeit there are weird exceptions like weigh and neigh.”
And even more correct to say ‘E before I’, because there’s more words that are E-I than I-E.
There’s actually a funny bit in “Tucker and Dale vs. Evil” where one of the eponymous redneck protagonists reflexively corrects “who” to “whom” when talking to this college student – despite “who” being grammatically correct.
(The trick I learned for that one is “use ‘who’ when the answer would use ‘he’ and ‘whom’ when ‘him’.”)
It’s a phenomenon called hypercorrection. That term is usually used when someone uses a linguistic construction that’s non-standard because they think of it as more “correct” or standard, usually in a context where they’re very aware of the “correctness” of their language. It also applies to instances where you’re literally “correcting” someone who is already correct. It’s a very, very common phenomenon.
When that rhyme was used in my school, it had a second half. I don’t remember it exactly, but it was something like “I before E, except after C, or when they sound like A, as in neighbor or weigh”.
Albeit, there are weird exceptions, as conceited, caffeinated deceivers have inveigled in their leisure hours.
Someone cleverer than me could make a better line than that, but I’d rather keep working on tonight’s chapter.
@Wildbow.. was use of the word ‘albeit’ deliberate here?
Also, UK schools have now dropped the I before E thing. The concierge didn’t help matters much either. Then I Suddenly notice the spelling of ‘either’.
Maybe something along these lines?
http://www.rockpapercynic.com/index.php?date=2013-03-18
ThingsAndSuch on April 17, 2013 at 17:37 said:
Lord, this chapter didn’t help my Regent/Imp ship. 😛
Seriously, that trust was a great thing to pick up on. I always figured that they were closer to each other than to the other Undersiders, my guess due to their cockiness and isolationism, but I didn’t expect Imp to have let him have control! That’s some prescience, right there. I can guess what the content of Skitter’s talk with Grue will be, though…
three rights make a left. on April 18, 2013 at 00:10 said:
oh i thought there was a bonus chapter coming out tonight, I must have messed up the schedule in my head
There is.
oooh i found it cool
pravin vatsa on April 20, 2013 at 20:25 said:
The remark about not being able to get ice cream as Taylor anymore struck me as very poignant; she was forced to give up a lot of simple joys with the loss of her civilian life.
>>“Or!” he said, raising a finger, “I could delegate.”
>>“That’s a recipe for failure,” I told him.
No, it’s sensible. Only Tattletale and Skitter are half-decent organizers. The others are as good as the average teenager or worse (Bitch).
Having incompetents managing a territory is a recipe for untold suffering and an excellent reason to want to Undersiders gone.
>>Rosary used her power to shred the silk lines. In the face of the biting insects, however, she couldn’t do as much. The petals around her cut into the swarm, but it was minimal damage to a great many attackers.
So the silk is more fragile than the silk? 0.o
Could Eligos cut the silk while Skitter and Imp were talking?
Valefor must be incredibly stupid. That’s the kind of power you can easily set up an unbeatable empire with! But I guess only Skitter has a license to be clever now.
The PRT could indeed have kept Valefor under control and locked up. It seems breakouts during transport are rare (generally requiring an outside force) and no one has escaped the Birdcage. And Skitter decided to blind him. It’s also not shown (indeed, it’s implied otherwise) that he’s done anything worth blinding for (Skitter has taken hostages herself).
Image is the justification dictators use for all their horrible actions and ridiculous expenditures. Attacking good and innocent people who are doing good deeds (and you no harm) all for image.
The Undersiders are past the point where any good citizen would be justified in killing them.
It’s somewhat unclear how she rationalizes stopping heroes entering “her territory” without her permission. That can prevent quick captures and serves no useful purpose except to reinforce an image of power (which she wants for reasons unknown).
btw: If the Undersiders are serious about being seen as a sovereign state they are all going to die messily when the real government decides it’s had enough of this shit and invades. They really should have done ages ago.
Robin Lionheart on March 7, 2014 at 11:54 said:
Being about to force them to suicide seems to me like something worth blinding for.
It would be a terrible idea for Regent to delegate. He’s half-assed enough about his leadership as it is. If he hands over running the show to any underling competent enough to do the job well, they’re not going to want to stay underling for very long. The evil vizier thing is just too big a risk.
Regent’s going to ensure their loyalty with what, his winning personality? Riding them all the time defeats the point, and Regent would soon tire of that anyway.
rmcd94 on September 22, 2013 at 08:46 said:
Totally thought she was going to use the maggots to eat his brain power cortex thing.
Ganymede on October 28, 2013 at 11:44 said:
Oh man. Anybody could see the danger signs as soon as it turned out Aisha wantd to hang out with Regent more, but damn.
It’s not like there isn’t a fetish for mind control out there, and with Regent it’s like bondage that can come at any time, any place, with no safeword. And Imp is totally the type to find that kinky and exciting, huh. The girl who lashes out at authority and never listens, giving up control entirely. Her having an escape through her power is a nice surprise though.
Of course in the worst-case scenario all he’d have to do is keep her tied up when he sleeps, forcing her to turn off her power if she wants anyone to remember to bring her food…
They both have a weird M.A.D. thing going on. It’s like a super sadistic and masochistic relationship in one with both parties playing both sides. Weird but strangely appropriate for these two.
Clint Olson on November 5, 2013 at 22:23 said:
I knew it. I totally called that Regent was controlling Imp way back when they were first patrolling together. I feel vindicated, now.
The Wealthy Aardvark on May 24, 2014 at 16:18 said:
Imp backed off, We pulled
*grammar alarm*
BillC on December 26, 2014 at 16:37 said:
It should either be “off; we pulled”, “off, and we pulled”, or “off. We pulled”.
Schrodinger's Hat on September 2, 2014 at 01:55 said:
I’ve always thought so, but this chapter clearly confirms it….. Regent > Skitter.
Hahaha oh god I almost forgot how much I totally love Regent! He and Imp are definitely a couple. It may not be spelled out explicitly but they are totally together. This chapter pretty much pegged both the hilarious and fucked up meters. While it is pretty sweet to see Skitter start genuinely cutting loose it is…disturbing to the extreme at the same time. It is poetic to a degree that her second act of well and true out and out villainy (sp?) is to eat out a man’s eyes.
Imp is both awesome and mildly crazy. Okay I like Alec but at the same time and I would never let that man voluntarily take control over me just for shits and giggles. Sure it’s useful to her and sure they both have complete power over each other in a simultaneously masochistic and sadistic way but…damn they really are perfect for each other. Also it is utterly hilarious that Aisha walked in on her brother and Taylor having sex. I am torn between thinking that she would stay to watch for a bit or simply run away screaming “My eyes! My eyes!” Unfortunately I think both reactions are entirely plausible for her. I wonder just how long it took Alec to get what they were talking about? Before he even finished asking the question seems likeliest. Oh and the entire ice cream bribe conversation was epic by the way.
I loved how I called how they would take Valefor out! Totally called eating his eyes with bugs! It was nice that they didn’t get into a real fight with yet more heroes and it was infinitely refreshing to see some heroes with brains on their shoulders. I think Rosary has got to be one of the smartest people we’ve met! She knew she was outclassed and she knew damn well not to cross the crazy scary Undersiders! Totally sweet.
Really wildbow, we need more Regent and Imp goodness. Aisha was annoying at first but dear god I love the little ball of crazy now! And anytime Alec walks on screen the laughs always follow!
The Warren Peace NFL Report on November 11, 2014 at 06:39 said:
Regent and Imp are fast becoming my favorite characters.
Ryuuku Sakigake on November 22, 2014 at 03:39 said:
Ah. I squee at villainous crossdressing. Valefor, I love ya. Someone draw this, please!
Great chapter. Engaging, as always.
Sorry, Aisha, you misheard Taylor. She actually said she was going to get you some Eye Scream.
Watercolorheart on April 23, 2019 at 02:09 said:
Shakes on June 17, 2015 at 00:01 said:
Editing mishap with the capital, maybe want a conjunction there too.
Zach on June 20, 2016 at 01:50 said:
I feel like Skitter is really crossing the line here. There’s a reason our justice system thinks that “an eye for an eye” is a bad idea, and in practice deterrence is not very effective unless you take it to such extreme levels that you’re no better than the people you’re trying to punish.
storryeater on June 20, 2016 at 09:06 said:
But she does neither of these. Her chewing the eye of a bad guy is both necessary for his neutralization AND repairable, so it isn’t extreme, while the deterent is her mysterious and fearsome abilities and powers, not an extreme punishment.
Count to 10 on August 21, 2016 at 11:50 said:
So, Skitter got tagged by the evil eye. What suggestion did he leave behind in her?
BookWyrme on December 30, 2016 at 00:41 said:
Fuck yeah Imp x Regent. Also Taylor has gotten so badass
jmdlugosz on April 24, 2017 at 20:12 said:
«charged for Regent and I.» “for *me*”, not “I”.
Batmal034 on August 9, 2017 at 05:09 said:
Wildblow, I assume you don’t even read these threads anymore/don’t get a notification. First time reader here and just wanted to say wow…this line just killed me:
Smartjedi on November 24, 2017 at 13:04 said:
“Regent’s base was in the midst of renovations. The exterior was tame, unassuming, but the interior was becoming something else entirely.”
Just like Regent’s power. I enjoyed that parallel.
Regent has been one of my favorite characters from the start of the series, and I’m hoping to see more of him now that Skitter has decided to take the gloves off.
She is so twofaced. On the one side not wanting to make hard decisions on the other taking peoples eye sight.
And why is it written as if we should know who Rosary is? She was never introduced before!
Totally don´t get why everyone is so dumb. Why do capes come into Brockton bay without full body armor? They should already know that Skitter is there and a good defense would be no open skin.
Not even the PRT is doing that!
It’s funny that Regent seems to respect Imp. I think he might like her. Maybe he’s not so horrible?
I feel like Taylor is going to blow this out of proportion to Brian and ruin a good thing they had going.
The apple doesn’t fall far from the abusive deciduous control freak.
“Ice cream. I’ll pay for it, you pick it up.”
Aisha is such a child.
Shame we didn’t get to see more of Haven. I wonder what happened to them by the sequel. Though given the job security superheroes get…
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Drone 23.4
Posted on June 1, 2013 by wildbow
“I’m so sorry I’m late. I never do this,” Mrs. Yamada said. She entered the office, a raincoat, boots and a messenger bag in her arms, her hair a touch damp, clearly flustered. “What a way to start us off. I’m so embarrassed.”
“It’s okay,” I said. “It’s not like I’m going anywhere.”
I knew right away that it wasn’t her office. It just didn’t fit her, in any sense. She was average in height for a woman, which put her a little taller than most Japanese women, her hair cut short in what I took to be a utilitarian choice, but was styled enough to show a degree of effort. Her clothes and shoes were much the same.
The room, by contrast, clashed with her demeanor. There was a level of care that went into it. Like, I couldn’t help but feel that the desk in the corner and the chairs were antiques, or at least very expensive. There were model airplanes on the shelves and pictures of airplanes on the walls, and Mrs. Yamada didn’t give me the impression of an airplane afficionado. The sheer heft of the chair and desk seemed out of proportion with Mrs. Yamada as a person.
Was she borrowing a colleague’s office? For the last while, I’d been ferried here and there. Dragon and Defiant were my custodians, and between them, they were traveling all over America, making it relatively easy to schedule a pick-up and drop-off. It was almost easier for me to go to Yamada’s office than for her to come to me, but we’d come here instead.
“It’s a matter of professional courtesy,” she said, more like she was talking to herself than to me. She was still getting herself sorted out, her raincoat hung up, rain boots replaced with slippers she’d been holding beneath the coat. “Being prompt, it indicates that I respect and value your time. You can’t confide in me if I don’t respect you.”
Respect me?
I looked down at the floor for a moment. She was looking at me when I raised my eyes to her. “With all sincerity, it was due to forces entirely out of my control, with complications at every turn.”
“Bureaucracy,” I said.
“You’re not wrong,” she said, “But it was something else. A patient of mine, institutionalized, she’s reacted badly to certain events in the last month. Someone she idolized left the Wards, and-”
I could see her stop, composing herself, the stress and preoccupied attitude melting away.
“-And this isn’t about that. This session is about you.”
“About me. This could be a long session,” I said.
“My instinct,” Mrs. Yamada said, as she settled uncomfortably into the large, somewhat ostentatious chair, “Would be to ask about the little details you’ve seeded into the conversation already.”
“How you seized the idea that it’s bureaucracy that would be holding me back,” she said. “Or your facial expression when I said I want to approach this meeting with respect. But there’s other points I think we should cover first. We’ll get back to that, if you’re interested.”
“FIrst off, let’s start off with the basics. How are you?”
Pretty basic. “Fine.”
“You’re in prison, and will be for at least two years, maybe longer. By all reports, you’re chafing under the new restrictions you face as a member of the Wards. That’s without touching on the fact that, two weeks ago, you murdered Alexandria and Director James Tagg out of fear for your safety and the safety of your friends and teammates. In this room, or wherever we go to talk, it’s okay to answer ‘how are you’ with an admission that you’re not okay.”
“I’m- I feel better, after talking to Glenn and Chevalier.”
“How did you feel before?”
“Restless. I still am, really. Very restless. If one feeling is taking hold of me, it’s that.”
“Before I was in jail, I ran every other morning. I can’t run now, but my body still wants me to, at the usual time and the usual pace.”
She nodded, making a note. “When did you start?”
“About a month after I got my powers. February.”
I went on, “And there’s the other stuff. You might not believe me, but I was helping people. Hurting people from time to time, but mostly helping. I was getting food out to people who were hungry, checking everyone had what they needed, laying long-term plans for the future, so that people who’ve never had a chance in their lives would finally get one. I’m helping people less now that I’m going out with the Wards.”
“Do you think that maybe you’re hurting people less?”
“But the sum total is worse. It’s like, if you go back to the very fundamentals of right and wrong, you have to ask, ‘if most people acted the same way I’m acting right now, would society be better off?'”
“Okay,” she said. “And you think society would be better off if everyone acted like you?”
“Sort of,” I said. “Yes, I hurt people, but I hurt people who deserved it. When I had the resources to do it, I helped a lot of people.”
“In this hypothetical reality where most people think like you, correct me if I’m wrong, transgressions would be punished?”
“Yeah,” I said. “Guess so.”
“Would it be fair to say they’re punished harshly?”
She was thinking of Alexandria and Tagg, no doubt. Maybe Valefor. “Yeah.”
“Kind of medieval, isn’t it?”
It reminded me of my dad, that idea. “Guess it is. But capes are naturally violent.”
“And what about the Wards? I wasn’t there at the time, but one of my colleagues started seeing the Brockton Bay Wards a short time after Leviathan attacked the city. Did they commit a transgression that warranted the pain they suffered at your hands? The ones that aren’t Shadow Stalker?”
I didn’t have a ready answer to that. She waited in silence for long seconds before I shrugged. “There was stuff, the fact that they tolerated people like Shadow Stalker, but I’m not sure I could explain it now. Feels like a long time ago.”
“A lot’s happened all at once. It might contribute to the restlessness you feel now that things are quieter. You said you felt better after you talked to Glenn and Chevalier. Why?”
“I got a chance to talk stuff through. More of a sense of why they were putting obstacles in my way. And on my way over here, I gave Dragon some notes on an updated costume and gear. She’ll probably email it out, they’ll discuss the options and tear the proposal to shreds. If they accept any of it, though, I’ll bring me a step closer to being me, to being more comfortable with what I’m doing.”
“That’s a good lead-in to the next big question I had in mind. Who are ‘you’? I make a point of asking all of my clients this, but what should I call you? Weaver? Taylor? Skitter?”
“All of the above? Maybe call me Weaver. I’m still trying to get used to the name.”
“Okay, Weaver, and my next easy question is whether I can get you anything? Water? I remember you had a coffee cup in front of you in the interrogation room in Brockton Bay.”
“It was tea,” I said, “And not right now, thanks.”
“Okay,” she said, making another note.
“Writing down some profound insights?” I asked, gesturing towards the pad of paper she had in her lap.
“Details about you, your tastes and priorities. Maybe I’ll have tea ready the next time we meet. Black, green, herbal?”
“Okay,” she said. Another brief note. “This is the first date, Weaver, if you’ll excuse the metaphor. This is when I get a sense of who you are as a person, the fundamentals of who you are. I then use that to help you and inform you. You aren’t obligated to take my feedback without question, or to take my advice as orders, but if we wind up being a good team, then hopefully you’ll want to, because you find it genuinely helpful.”
“I know only a little about you from context, but I don’t want to be one of the people who jumps to conclusions about you, so I’m second guessing every detail that you don’t personally share with me. I drew up a timeline, which was why I asked when you started running, trying to get a sense of what was happening for you and when.”
“Any insights?”
“Some, but we can talk about that another time. Later today, maybe. My point is, I’m trying to figure you out. So please forgive me if any of my questions seem too simple, or if I’m asking about things I should already know. The next set of questions are a little more serious. Do you want therapy?“
“It’s kind of obligatory,” I said.
“I’d change my approach depending on whether you hated this but were playing along, if you really did want help figuring things out, or if you wanted therapy but didn’t want it with me.”
She let that last bit hang in the air.
When I didn’t respond, Mrs. Yamada said, “I would understand if you felt like you had to be on guard against me. When you were dealing with the Protectorate and PRT in Brockton Bay, it might have looked like I was one of the enemies.”
“You were pretty decent to me, all things considered.”
“Good,” she said. She smiled a little. “Thank you. Let me pose the question another way. You’ve said you’re able to tolerate my presence?”
“Okay. Given that you’ve accepted me, I’m wondering what you think my goal is.”
“You’re going to report back to the guys in charge of the PRT and the Protectorate and tell them whether or not I’m of sound mind, whether I can join the Wards team without snapping and murdering someone.”
“That’s not it,” she said. “In fact, I may well do the opposite, depending on how this meeting goes, and avoid commenting altogether. My only goal is to help you.”
“Help me?” I asked.
“There’s two very different paths we could take. The first is simple. I’d act as your therapist. I would be an objective ear, and I could equip you with tools to handle things like stress, anger, or anything else that concerned you. Anything you said would be entirely confidential, and I would decline to comment when the time came for your placement in the Wards, so as to preserve that confidentiality.”
“Isn’t that damning?” I asked. “If you don’t have anything good to say, they’ll naturally assume you know bad things.”
“I don’t think so,” she said. “I’ve had upstanding heroes choose to exercise their right to confidentiality. If we started off by establishing this as therapy right off the bat, there would be enough forewarning that it wouldn’t reflect badly on you.”
“Okay,” I said.
“The second route would involve me not being your therapist, but your advocate. We’d set you up with someone else as a therapist, and I’d focus on serving as a middleman, in working with the PRT, Protectorate, the Wards and the warden at Gardener. I could, for example, talk to the warden about you getting a chance to run in the mornings, testifying that it’d be a good, healthy release. When the time came for you to be placed with the Wards, I’d testify with all of the good and the bad, from what we’ve talked about here.”
“That makes a lot of sense,” I said.
“There’s a middle ground between the two options,” she said, “I could certainly be an advocate for you if you were coming to me for therapy, or offer you a listening ear if you were coming to me for advocacy.”
“With the knowledge that anything I said could be used against me, in that case.”
She nodded. “So long as you know.”
“I could really use an advocate,” I sighed.
I thought of how she’d composed herself, pulling herself together. It struck a chord.
“But I think I’d rather have you for a therapist.”
“Thank you,” she said. “And I respect that you’re willing to ask for help. That takes a kind of strength.”
“Is there any particular place you’d like to start?” she asked. “We already touched on bureaucracy, you seemed a touch bewildered that I would respect you.”
She paused, as if waiting for me to chime in.
“There’s other things, but it’s hard to articulate them.”
“Give it a try. It’s sometimes easiest if you start with the underlying emotion. I feel, followed by the emotion, then talk about why.”
I nodded. “I feel… anxious, because I’m worried I’m not a very good hero.”
“Assuming it isn’t inexperience, is that so terrible? Being less than stellar?”
“Doesn’t it say something ugly about me, if I make a pretty excellent villain and a crappy hero?”
“Maybe it says something about your power, or it’s simply past experience. I stress, you are new at this.”
“When I was new at being a villain I took on established heroes and robbed a bank, walking away with a small fortune.”
“You had a team with you.”
“I felt a hell of a lot more effective, when I count everything that’s happened without teammates at my back. I dunno.”
“So you’re restless and anxious-”
“And genuinely afraid,” I said. I sighed. “I feel… afraid, because I’m starting to think that maybe my power isn’t entirely under my control. There’s a monster taking up real estate in my brain, deciding to use my power when I don’t want to, and I’m pretty sure it’s been getting more effective over time.”
“Is this monster metaphorical?”
“That’s a very good question,” I said. I leaned on my knees and stared at my hands. “Is it just me? Or is it my ‘passenger’, some inscrutable life form from a parallel universe that decided to give me powers, currently helping me manage those powers so my brain doesn’t overheat? Or is there even a distinction? Did my trigger event fuse us to the point that the line is blurred beyond recognition?”
“I can see where the idea would be frightening,” she said. “I’ve heard of some of these things, though the particulars and names differed. We don’t know enough about them, about powers, even, and the unknown is daunting, especially when it affects you as deeply as your power seems to affect you. This lack of control, it-”
“If I tell you I’m dangerous, that I’m going to hurt someone, intentionally or by accident, are you obligated to report it?”
“Yes, if the risk is grave. Forgive me for asking, but are you going to hurt someone? Accidentally or otherwise?”
I shook my head. “No. But it makes me wonder if something like that is a possibility.”
“I’ve worked with a lot of young parahumans who had uncontrollable powers. There are options.”
“It depends on the form this lack of control takes. Is it perpetual? Does it hinge on you losing focus? On your being tired? Illness? Anger?”
“I’m not entirely sure. Sometimes when I’ve been knocked out, I’ve found that my power keeps going without my instruction. It’s not brilliant, it makes mistakes, and the logic isn’t always there, but I’ve had my power keep working when I was unconscious, after a concussion, and when a cape used their power to wipe away my volition. When I was tranquilized, after setting my bugs on Director Tagg, they apparently kept going after him.”
“Let’s start with the fundamentals, then. I almost always recommend relaxation exercises and meditation to my patients with control issues. There’s almost always a degree of improvement. The next trick is to find a way to track this.”
“I’m getting a new costume. Maybe a camera? The most recent time I noticed it was when I was with Glenn Chambers, he showed me a video, and I saw myself using tricks I’d never taught myself.”
“Perhaps a camera, then. Is it reassuring, to know that there are answers?”
“I’ll be reassured when I see improvement,” I said. “No offense.”
“None taken. But you raised two problems. Your lack of confidence about being a hero. That’s more immediate, if less ominous?”
“It’s pretty ominous, honestly,” I said. “I staked a lot on this.”
“You have options in mind, am I right? You said that you were suggesting a new costume and new equipment.”
“But that doesn’t fix things if I’m a round peg in a square hole. I’ve thought about compromises, stuff beyond the gear and costumes, but I feel like I’m almost betraying myself. The me that spent three months after getting powers, with the idea that I’d be a hero. I had all of this idealism, all of these ideas of how I’d help, big and small, and I wind up doing more good as a notorious villain than as a hero.”
Jessica Yamada made a note on her pad of paper, then set it on the small table to her right. She glanced at the window, then at me, “Are you still restless?”
“All the time,” I said.
“Want to go for a walk?”
“Hell yeah. Am I allowed?”
“I’ll need to make a few phone calls.”
Middle schoolers swarmed around a very unhappy looking team of Wards, pushing, jostling, calling out, reaching to touch armor and costumes. The overcast sky was only just clearing up, causing the colors in the park to be all the more vivid.
“Why?” I asked.
“Why are we here, or why is this happening?” Mrs. Yamada asked me.
“This is happening because of you, in a roundabout way,” Mrs. Yamada said. “When your secret identity was revealed, it didn’t take the media very long to discover that you’d been bullied in high school.”
“Oh hell no,” I muttered.
“People asked why more hadn’t been done to reach out to you and individuals like you. This was the response.”
“I’m not sure this is a good thing,” I said. “These assemblies and events were always atrocious, with really bad speeches.”
“I saw enough of them when I was in high school, I know. But superheroes have the ‘wow’ factor, at least.”
I looked at the very uncomfortable Boston Wards. They had enthralled the kids, but they couldn’t do anything with them, with the crush of bodies. The teachers seemed to be enjoying the break, sitting on the far end of the field, in the shade.
“Want to wow them, too?”
I glanced at her.
“Not a fight, but a chance to be heroic. The PR that’s been forced on your head won’t be a handicap here,” Mrs. Yamada said. “And maybe it will help you feel a little more human, at a time when you’re worried about the monster inside you.”
“A little heavy-handed,” I commented.
“A lot heavy-handed,” she said, smiling. “But it’s a chance to be outside, instead of cooped up in yet another room, without worrying your life’s at risk.”
“I’ll take it,” I said. “Thanks.”
I ventured into the fray.
A hundred kids, all probably from one school. I almost would have rather been up against Bambina.
I called on every butterfly in the area, across the whole park. It took nearly a minute before they were gathered. I sent them into the crowd, flying over and around the mass of kids. Some of them screamed, others ducked, covering their heads.
Not quite the delight I’d hoped for.
Was this another point where I was underestimating what the effect of the swarm was, or were the kids just overreacting? It was only five or six hundred butterflies.
“Whoever catches the most wins!” I called out. “Go!”
The kids stared at me. Some were still reacting from the rush of butterflies.
“Go!” I said. “There’s a prize! A good one!”
They scattered.
Butterflies wove in around one another, around trees, out of reach and over heads, between legs and under tables. I watched the crowd, got the kids to bump into one another, gathered them into clusters where I had ten or twenty students running after one group of butterflies, conserving effort and increasing the confusion when two groups ran into one another.
When the mass of kids had burned off their initial energy, I joined the Wards, still controlling the butterflies.
“Thanks,” said one heroine in pale blue.
“A bit much?” I asked.
A guy with a fox mask said, “You can’t really interact with them when there’s this many. There’s no point.”
“Good memories,” I said. “Better than nothing.”
“But not great,” fox-mask said. “Good memories aren’t exactly why we’re here. Somewhere in that group, there’s kids who could be the next wave of capes.”
I watched the kids run. They’d succeeded in surrounding one group of butterflies, and some had taken off rain jackets to form improvised butterfly nets.
That kind of organization deserved a reward. On the flip side of things, they were liable to murder one another over a handful of butterflies. Competition trumped reason.
Making the butterflies simply rise into the air was too easy, and there were some kids who were sitting on each other’s shoulders, to get more height in anticipation of the tactic.
I swept up butterflies with dragonflies, carrying them out of reach, through the crowd.
Some of the kids rushed up to me, red in the face with exertion.
“You’re cheating!”
“Not fair!”
“I used to be a supervillain,” I said. “I’m allowed to be a jerk. Go! You two are in second place, but you’re falling behind while you complain.”
They gave me death glares, then ran off.
I focused on my power. The power I wasn’t entirely sure I could trust anymore, and I identified the stragglers. The ones without a group. The ones who weren’t participating, or who weren’t able to maneuver around the crowd, solitary in the midst of groups of friends.
“Can you guys do me a favor?” I glanced at fox-mask.
A few quick instructions, and the Boston Wards were mobilized, tapping on shoulders, saying hi to each of the ones I’d identified.
We gathered at the picnic tables.
“What’s the point of this?” one kid asked, a twelve or thirteen year old with hair draped over half his face. Never understood that hairstyle.
“A break can be nice,” I said. “Whether it’s from school or saving the world.”
“Inviting us here, I mean.”
“You want the cheesy answer or the real one?”
“Cheesy,” one heavyset girl said, with just a touch of snark.
“Cheesy answer is you didn’t seem interested in going squee over these guys, you didn’t feel like chasing butterflies, so I figured I’d invite you to hang.”
“It’s so fake, ridiculous,” she said.
“It is,” I said. “Fake can be good. Reality sucks sometimes.”
“What’s the real answer?” the guy with hair over his face asked me.
“The real answer is that this whole thing is a ploy by the good guys,” I said.
He rolled his eyes.
“They want to get on your good side, just in case you get powers,” I said.
He rolled his eyes again.
“Powers?” another kid asked. He was shorter than all the others, and his eyes were disproportionately large for his face.
“Powers,” I said. “And you guys, I’m thinking, are among the most likely to get them.”
I was getting funny looks.
“Do you know what trigger events are?” I asked.
He shook his head.
“Um,” one of the boy heroes said, “Not sure this is approved.”
I cocked my head, turning to the kid with the hair in his face, “See? It’s a ploy. Big secrets.”
“Not that big,” Fox-mask said.
“I didn’t find out about trigger events until months after I’d had mine,” I said. “It’s how you get superpowers.”
Okay, that had their attention. Twelve or thirteen pairs of eyes were fixed on me.
“It takes something pretty lousy to happen to you,” I said. “You get attacked, or you get hurt, or someone attacks someone or something you really care about, and you have nowhere else to turn, and you get powers.”
“It doesn’t work if you force it,” Mrs. Yamada said, approaching the table, “so don’t try.”
“Right,” I said, though I was digesting a tidbit of information I hadn’t had.
“Why are we going to get powers when they won’t?” another kid in our cluster asked me.
“Because you were alone. It’s a bit of a trend, I think, one I’ve noticed. I’ve seen a lot of powers, and I’ve seen a lot of people with powers who had similar things wrong with them. Labyrinth, Bakuda, Night, Fog, Mannequin, Siberian, Lung, August Prince… again and again, it’s their ability to communicate that’s missing, either because of their powers or because they chose to hide or mask their voices. I was thinking about it, and I think we parahumans tend to be loners by nature.”
Which might explain why we struggle so much as a community.
“So you’re here to make nice, just in case?” the boy with hair in his face asked me.
“That’s the gist of it. I think the PRT’s cunning plan is to get you on board before you get powers.”
“As if,” the boy retorted.
“Hey,” fox-mask said, “Not cool. We’re trying to be nice here.”
I could see a scowl, the glance away on the kid’s face. I was put in mind of Regent for an instant. A similar personality?
“No, let’s be fair,” I said. “Being a villain’s an option.”
“You did not say that,” Fox-mask said, incredulous, “It’s not an option at all.”
The girl in blue looked at Mrs. Yamada, “Ex-villain’s corrupting the kids, and you’re not stopping her?”
Mrs. Yamada was frowning at me.
“I’m going somewhere with this, honest,” I said.
“If you’re sure,” she said. “I can stop you at any time.”
I looked at the gathered kids. A few of the less successful butterfly catchers had drifted away and approached.
“I always hated the speeches when I was in school, the preaching in auditoriums, the one-note message. Stuff like saying drugs are bad. It’s wrong. Drugs are fantastic.”
“Um,” Fox-mask said.
Mrs. Yamada was glaring at me, but she hadn’t interrupted.
“People wouldn’t do them if they weren’t. They make you feel good, make your day brighter, give you energy-”
“Weaver,” Mrs. Yamada cut in.
“-until they don’t,” I said. “People hear the message that drugs are bad, that they’ll ruin your life if you do them once. And then you find out that isn’t exactly true because your friends did it and turned out okay, or you wind up trying something and you’re fine. So you try them, try them again. It isn’t a mind-shattering moment of horrible when you try that first drug. Or so I hear. It’s subtle, it creeps up on you, and you never really get a good, convincing reason to stop before it ruins your life beyond comprehension. I never went down that road, but I knew a fair number of people who did. People who worked for me, when I was a supervillain.”
I had their attention now, at least.
This was probably going to hit the news as something like, ‘Ex-supervillain Wards member recommends drugs to kids’. Whatever.
Maybe I’d get a shit placement in the Wards, but I felt more like the Weaver I wanted to be.
“It’s the same, being a villain. I went there, I did that for a few months. Risked my life, hurt people, made an incredible amount of money, but I look back, and it wasn’t worth it. I value the people I got to know and love far more than I do the money, the power, the fame. They’re the only thing I regret leaving behind.”
“How much money?” the heavy little girl asked, grinning.
“You’re missing the point,” Fox-mask said.
“Fifteen or twenty million,” I said, ignoring him.
“Shhh-ugar,” one of the heroes muttered, just behind me, deciding on a new word midway through.
“That’s so worth it,” a kid said.
“I think this is bordering on counterintuitive,” Mrs. Yamada said.
“Do you have a piece of paper?” I asked.
She only frowned at me.
One of the young heroes, a boy with goggles, handed me a pad of paper.
He handed me a pen.
“What’s your name?” I asked the boy with hair in his face.
“Ned.”
I wrote it down. “Ned. And you?”
I got the names of all of the kids I’d picked out. The stragglers. Maggie, Bowden, Ryan, Lucas, Jacob, Sophie… the list went on. Fifteen kids in all.
I ripped off the sheet, then tore another sheet into squares. “More pens?”
The goggle-guy handed me a handful of pens.
“Each of you write down the most horrible thing you can think of, that you can reasonably expect to happen to you in the next few years. No need to get too complicated. Think of something horrible that would give you a trigger event. Write it down.”
I waited while each of the kids wrote something down. Other kids were gathering now, but they’d be bystanders. It was the stragglers who were the focus now.
“Hand your sheet to the person to your left. Boston Wards, help me on this score. We’re going to make up powers that sort of fit the trigger events, in a vague way. No need to be specific.”
“If it helps,” Mrs. Yamada said, “More mental powers for mental stress, physical powers for physical stress.”
“She’s the expert,” I said. “Let’s go.”
“I want to pick my own power,” Ned said.
“Too bad. You don’t get to in real life,” I said. “You think I wanted bug powers?”
By the time we’d finished, more of the butterfly catchers had come back. They were watching, now.
“Ned gets the ability to fly.” I’d left him for last. “And some sort of ranged attack. Kind of like Legend.”
“But no power is really that simple. So… you fly by blowing. Like a balloon with the end untied, only with more control. You attack by blowing too.”
“No! That sucks!”
“Too bad,” I said. “It’s not all fun and games. What was your trigger event, Maggie?”
The heavyset girl frowned, blushing a little. “Um. Someone chopped my wiener off. How does that-”
“It doesn’t matter,” I said. Someone hurt you badly, and you got a more physical power?”
“Reynard said I got super strength, and regeneration.”
She looked at Fox-mask. I had his name now.
A little boring, whatever. “Okay. Now, on the back of the sheet, write down whether you’re a hero or a villain. Your choice.”
“This has got to be a trap,” she said, “So hero.”
“Okay,” I said. “And do you join the Wards, or no?”
“Join us,” Reynard whispered, urging her.
“Kind of seems like a pain.”
Reynard groaned. “I’m wounded!”
“So you’re on your own, or you join another group?”
“Another group.”
“Okay. And… Bowden?”
The kid smirked. “Screw that. I want fifteen million dollars. Villain.”
“Okay. Ryan?”
We went around the circle, until everyone had their affiliation.
“I don’t suppose you’d have any dice?” I asked the Wards.
The goggle-hero handed me a handful of dice.
“Oh shit,” Ned said, “You conned us into playing dungeons and dragons!”
“Nothing so complicated,” I said. “Roll, Ned. A three is bad luck about your powers, a two is bad luck about your life as a cape, and a one is really bad luck.”
He rolled. A three.
“Aw, what? No!”
“Okay,” I said. “Your powers came with a drawback.”
“I blow air! I already got screwed.”
“Your power came with the ability to understand air currents, which you need to fly,” I said. “But they erased something else. Your sense of direction is gone, unless you’re using it to fly. Wherever you go, you get lost. It’s bad enough that you can’t do anything on your own. Unless someone here asks you to join their team, your life is ruined.”
“What?” He asked. He glowered. “Fuck you.”
“Language,” Fox-mask warned.
“It happens,” I told the kid. “Let’s hope others have more luck.”
We went around the table, there were a few more with bad luck. I found it interesting when the Boston Wards volunteered penalties. One involved a trigger event so public that a kid had to abandon the idea of a secret identity. Another was traumatized by theirs, and wouldn’t get a good night’s sleep for ten years.
“Now let’s talk about what you do with your careers,” I said. “Ned? You found a team, and your power’s pretty good, so let’s say you win a fight against the heroes on a two or better.”
He rolled, “Six!”
“Now you fight other villains, who want to steal the money you just got. Roll.”
“I’m a bad guy, I’m not fighting them!”
“Bad guys fight villains and heroes,” I said. “But you can give up the money if you want to run.”
He scowled, shaking his hand in anticipation of rolling, dragging it on far too long.
“And because bad guys don’t always play fair, these guys kill you if you roll a one, and they win on a two,” I added.
He rolled. A two.
“Money gone, you’re hurt, embarrassed, but still alive. Maggie, your turn.”
The exercise continued. Once we had a general system in place, crude rules or no, the Boston heroes took up the job, until each of us had three ‘capes’ and a small crowd of spectators.
“I’m not sure I get the point,” Maggie said, after a few rounds. She looked a little nervous with a crowd looking over her shoulder.
“Okay,” I said, clapping my hands. “Villains, raise your hands.”
“If you’re dead, maimed or in jail, lower your hands.”
More than half of them did.
“Heroes, raise your hands if you’re okay.”
Most of the other kids raised their hands.
“Sophie chose to be a rogue,” Fox-mask said, “She’s been in one fight, but she came out okay.”
“You’re screwing the villains,” Ned said. “It’s not really one fight after another.”
I opened my mouth to speak, but was interrupted.
“Being a villain is hard,” Mrs. Yamada said. Odd as it was, she seemed to have a measure of authority I didn’t, here. Weird, that the kids would listen to her because she was an adult, and not someone who’d actually been in the thick of it.
Weird and frustrating.
“One in twenty might make it in the long run,” I said. “If they’re lucky, if they’re good, if they have friends they can count on.”
“Pat yourself on the back a little more,” Reynard said, a little sarcastic. The girl in blue elbowed him.
I made sure to look each of the participants in the eye as I spoke, “I wasn’t satisfied doing what I was doing, as a villain. I switched sides by choice. Think about that. Even after all of that, after everything I had, even though I felt pretty good, spending all of that money on helping people in my neighborhood, being front page news, I gave it up.”
I knew it wasn’t time for it, that I should let that sink in, but people were talking more in the back of the crowd, jostling or getting restless.
“So let’s say there’s an endbringer attack,” I said. “Time to decide. Do you volunteer?”
Nobody moved.
“We need volunteers, or it’s over,” I said. “Hero or villain.”
Maggie put her hand up.
“One,” I said. “Not enough.”
Others raised their hands in turn. Five volunteers out of the eight who were still in the game. Ned was among them.
“Roll,” I said. I handed over the dice, “One in four chance you die.”
The kids rolled, one by one.
Three dead.
“You rigged the system,” Ned said, a little petulant.
“I’m being a little harsh,” I said, “But this is it. It sounds dumb, but being a cape means beating the odds, again and again. If you’re a villain? The reward is pretty damn good, but the risk is bigger. You saw how few villains actually survived intact. Even then, a lot of them lost their money, or got hurt.”
I glanced around the group. “That’s my pitch. Take it from someone who’s been on both sides. Being on the side of good? It’s safer, a hell of a lot smarter. Know that there’s always going to be someone out there that’s stronger, and-”
The ringing of phones interrupted me. Multiple phones, all at once, both the Wards and Mrs. Yamada.
A sick feeling welled in my gut. The Wards looked at their phones. Mrs. Yamada was the only one to raise hers to her ear. I closed my eyes.
“Yes,” Mrs. Yamada said. “You’re coming here? Okay. Yes. Of course. The Boston Wards are here. Yes.”
I felt like my chest was clenching around my heart. The kids had fallen silent.
“Weaver,” Mrs. Yamada said.
My voice was quiet, “I’m not ready. My new stuff, it’s not prepared.”
“Defiant says he has your old costume, he can spray it white, if you want, swap out the lenses. It won’t be pretty, but it’ll be better than what they gave you.”
I opened my eyes. The kids were wide eyed.
“Which one is it?” I asked her.
“Behemoth. Seismic activity building in New Delhi. He hasn’t appeared yet.”
“You don’t have to go,” she said.
I shook my head. I thought of the Undersiders. “I’ll go. Have to.”
“Can I hitch a ride?” Reynard asked. “At least to the HQ?”
I nodded, glad for the solidarity. I wasn’t in this alone. “Probably.”
I looked at the Wards, could see how some were standing taller, grim, fatalistic, but confident in their own way. Others averted their eyes. Shame, that they weren’t coming.
“Hey,” Ned said.
I glanced at him.
“Is it really a one in four chance?” he asked.
“Those are the numbers they gave me when I fought Leviathan,” I said. “They probably won’t be so generous this time around.”
“They call him the herokiller,” Reynard added.
That thought hadn’t even crossed my mind. We’re not ready. None of us. We’re still reeling from Echidna, from Alexandria.
The kids who were still in the field fled as three Dragon suits set down, crossing the park to rejoin the teachers who’d been sitting in the shade. Doors opened and ramps lowered to welcome us into the dark interiors.
Defiant and Dragon were inside the Pendragon, waiting for me, Defiant carrying my Skitter costume, Dragon holding a new back compartment, wings extended, two mechanical limbs sticking out each side.
It wasn’t everything I’d asked for, but it was something.
I glanced back at the kids. The ones who hadn’t cleared the way for the crafts to land in the park were still at the tables, along with one or two Wards who apparently weren’t coming.
“Still owe you that prize,” I said. My voice sounded funny. “Was going to con Defiant here into giving you a ride.”
“Doesn’t matter,” a girl said. She had the most butterflies. “Really.”
It had meant something to me after all, getting the chance to do this. I met Mrs. Yamada’s eyes, nodded.
She nodded back.
Gathering the Skitter costume and the lightweight jetpack into my arms, I watched the kids as the doors slid closed.
None of them wished us luck.
Maybe we didn’t need any further reminders about our chances.
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630 thoughts on “Drone 23.4”
wildbow on June 1, 2013 at 00:03 said:
Not going to pester you about votes or whichever this time around (links are in sidebar of site’s front page if you’re so inclined – there’s also one new blog added to the links). Been considering a side-arc, like Sentinel. Maybe like Migration, taking place in a compressed timeframe.
Who would you want to see?
Undersiders?
Irregulars?
Faultline’s Crew?
Someone else?
Open to suggestions.
theant87 on June 1, 2013 at 00:18 said:
Faultline has a new and probably pretty powerful organization now, but I really am curious about Weld and the irregulars. I consider Weld the best definition of a hero in worm. Maybe a guard in the juvenile parahuman center to check in on Theo and Sophia. The undersiders would probably be sad and depressing.
endochrom on June 1, 2013 at 00:21 said:
I love watching Faultline’s Crew operate. I think we’ve seen a lot of the Undersiders. The Irregulars could also be pretty interesting.
To add a suggestion though we just got introduced to the New York wards. It might be fun to learn a little more about them.
But overall my vote goes to Faultline’s Crew.
FarFromUnique on June 1, 2013 at 00:21 said:
I second the vote for the Irregulars.
WyldCard4 on June 1, 2013 at 00:23 said:
The pacing seems wrong for an extensive side arc. So much has changed so fast. Still, after the Behemoth fight we might want something like that, assuming another extremely intense period.
Of those, the Irregulars seem like the most interesting choice.
Chime on June 1, 2013 at 00:25 said:
Well, I think it’s safe to say I wouldn’t turn down some exposition on what’s going on with the Undersiders, I don’t see how you can sweep that under the rug unless Skitter won’t be seeing them ever again.
The other groups aren’t appealing because I just don’t know enough about them. If you can write something that really gets me engaged/interested in following the other groups, I wouldn’t mind an arc on them, but it does seem a tad pointless unless those groups will be more integral with the story as it moves forward. I’m assuming the Undersiders will become very important when the Portal fiasco starts, probably towards the end of the story, so an arc on them seems the most logical.
UPOTN on June 1, 2013 at 01:12 said:
Second that. All of it. Though I would no doubt enjoy a side-arc about faultline’s crew or the irregulars, I feel the Undersiders are probably the most relevant to the story at this point.
Trusting on June 1, 2013 at 01:19 said:
my vote is for the undersiders
tieshaunn on June 1, 2013 at 00:27 said:
Vote for Irregulars first (I really, really like Weld, plus I’d be very interested in the kind of new characters you could introduce).
Undersiders second (especially Pariah & Foil).
Chicago Wards (really interesting characters, plus I always love meself some tinker action)
Faultline fourth (not THAT interesting, the group feels somehow… flat. Then again, this might be a chance to really flesh them out.)
Also, I’m throwing out the idea of either:
Cauldron (probably too spoilery)
Wards (multiple cities – BBay Wards meeting Foil, New York Wards)
Would this side-arc take place immediately after the fight against behemoth (like the Sentinels Arc?).
If you actually start it now and postpone the fight, I think we’ll all team up to give you the Cherish treatment – put you into a tank were you’ll have to write all day, every day, for the rest of our lives. So don’t.
On second thought, we might do that anyway.
Dues on June 1, 2013 at 00:33 said:
Maybe a short arc about Lost Garden? That way you could give the people who want a glimpse of the Undersiders a tease when Barrow comes a calling.
Someguy on June 1, 2013 at 00:36 said:
Seeing how the Irregulars are doing will be good.
Reveen on June 1, 2013 at 00:37 said:
Irregulars! I wanna see Cauldron ass kicked!
Don on June 1, 2013 at 00:39 said:
I vote for Lost Garden, especially if they make it through the portal.
Or perhaps the Vegas team – what are they up to, now?
Of those listed, the Irregulars. Definitely.
Lost Garden makes it through portal, immediately ravaged by packs of giant mutant dogs .
Freak King on June 1, 2013 at 00:39 said:
I would like either an arc about the travelers back on aleph, or an arc about the slaughterhouse 9 post-death of King but pre-Brockton Bay invasion.
Jim Lee on June 1, 2013 at 00:42 said:
Yeah, actually, I’d love to hear how the Travelers are doing. Consider that a solid vote from me, I’d really like to know how Marissa, Luke, Jess and Oliver are doing.
Gnarker on June 1, 2013 at 08:05 said:
Well, yeah, but it doesn’t really fit right now pacing-wise.
My vote’s for Undersiders or Irregulars first, but Faultline and various Wards would be interesting too. Maybe a good point to introduce new characters, and show the captains in their natural element.
SlayerIssac on June 1, 2013 at 00:48 said:
I’d love to hear more about the normal, unpowered people. The “muggles” as it were.
Thinking back, I enjoyed the fake forum post and such. Probably more work than it’s worth to do though.
Really, i guess I just want to hear more about the people that have to live in a world full of superhumans and monsters.
No One in Particular on June 1, 2013 at 00:54 said:
Actually, agreed. I really like chapters with an outside point of view. …I’d really like to see that girl in charge of scion, but you’re probably saving that for the finale.
pallandrome on June 1, 2013 at 00:49 said:
Absolutely the Irregulars. Weld is is about my favorite dude in the setting, and his crew probably has the most volatile mix, politically speaking, out there that hasn’t seen exploration.
side vote for a group of as-yet-unnamed folks exploring the far side.
Psycho Gecko on June 1, 2013 at 00:59 said:
If we’re calling it the Far Side, then I think we should nickname the group the Larsons.
Mouse of Nonny-ness on June 1, 2013 at 01:07 said:
I second that motion!
The Sandman on June 1, 2013 at 03:19 said:
Thirded, but with the caveat that we also tie Calvin and Hobbes into this somehow.
After all, it is a magical world, and the last we heard from them is that they were going to go exploring…
rhysdeanno on June 1, 2013 at 00:51 said:
We’ve seen a lot of the Undersiders, but that really just makes me want to see them more. The Irregulars and Faultline’s crew are great and all, but the Undersiders are the characters I really care about, after following them for a million words.
I want to see if Grue’s really recovering, if the leadership is good for him, if he’s done anything cool with his new power. I want to see what Tattletale’s power tells her about Behemoth, about Cauldron, about the PRT, about Taylor. I want to see what’s going on with Bitch on the other side of the portal, and I want to see Accord raging some more about not being in control, and yeah, I’ll even admit I want to see Regent/Imp shipping. In short, I want to see some of stuff we could’ve seen if Taylor had made the other choice.
But how much could Tattletale input? Has she recovered yet?
Packbat on June 1, 2013 at 01:17 said:
She said she had in her letter, and that she was going to take it easier from then out.
Pinkhair on June 1, 2013 at 08:45 said:
In a letter she expected to be read, scrutinized even.
Fair point. Although she could have omitted the subject altogether if that was the concern.
It could be her saying, “Okay, guys, stop testing me- I’m ready to test back” to the PRT.
Fake Name on June 1, 2013 at 00:53 said:
Irregulars.
That’s Weld’s new team, yes? Definitely them.
LordPanther14 on June 1, 2013 at 01:39 said:
My vote goes to the Irregulars
Cerberi on June 1, 2013 at 02:17 said:
Likewise, the Irregulars just seem really interesting.
Yog on June 1, 2013 at 00:57 said:
Brockton Bay Wards maybe?
Dinstow on June 1, 2013 at 01:47 said:
Yeah, I actually wouldn’t mind getting another cycle-through of the Wards.
rhysdeanno’s comment gave me an idea: I’d like an arc about the teams developing and exploring the portal. Scientists, construction workers, surveyors, explorers, doctors, cooks, moonshiners … that could be really, really nifty.
negadarkwing on June 1, 2013 at 01:04 said:
Damn you for making me choose!
But Irregulars. I want to see how they’ve set up, and how things are working out now that they aren’t part of the PRT.
Then the Undersiders, I guess.
Don’t forget the pimps! Every frontier needs some ladies brought in for entertainment purposes. With the close eye of the government, the possibility of monsters showing up, and then recruiting women to go to another dimension, it really is hard out there for a pimp.
Oh, that’s interesting! Especially if that world really went through “hero phase” in ancient times (which lead to humanity’s extinction).
comickry on June 1, 2013 at 04:10 said:
I think it was mentioned as about 6k yeas ago being the deviation point or extinction event. So about stone age, bronze age. In other words, cities and villages, first city states, leading to first empires, then or somewhere in there EXTINCTION!
We speculated some bit about what event could lead to total human extinction at the time and came up pretty short.
I kind of want to see an arc focusing on Earth Gimel and exploring it. I imagine Rachel trodding through some spectacular ruins and just mentioning “Big ass stone houses with horse shit turned to stone”, when in reality she just passed through the stables of Augias (famed in correlation to Herakles).
Yes. Think about it – the archaeological digs discovering sites of ancient battles between heroes and monsters.
Like the Sumerian naked hero versus a pride of lions
Thunderbolt and lightning, very, very fright’ning…
I can see that, but the scale makes it hard to believe for me. At the time the great human diaspora was already pretty much done – the species was established on every continent (with Antarctica being the odd one out) and most bigger islands and continental derivatives.
For every human to die out you’d need to reduce all interacting populations to below 1500 people. Not tribes, mind you, but interconnected tribes or what have you. 1500 is a somewhat arbitrary but good estimate of the genetic bottleneck humanity could survive without detrimental genetic effects.
Since a pathogen is only effective if it can spread, and once it kills it host it can’t spread anymore, something like a virus is limited in the devastation it can inflict. At some point it can’t infect anyone else since the host stopped travelling and trading. Without this connection… the infection runs its course and kills everyone or some will survive, perhaps having/gaining immunity.
A local event like an asteroid impact doesn’t work either, because humanity was spread too far. The existence of megafauna is another opposing indicator.
Single parahumans as terminator are also unlikely, since pure chance would favour some survival. Unless they had some global tracking power or something equally effective.
Maybe a mass trigger event, though I wouldn’t venture what could cause this, unless powers are progressive and generationally self-perpetuating until a significant percentage of the population is powered.
Comickry and I suspect foul play.
Possibly an attack by mutant giant space ducks.
Actually my bad was on rabid babies.
Alternatively, the last of the Homo neanderthalensis/erectus triggered and it was the End of the World as We Know, but he felt fine with that.
Vincent on June 1, 2013 at 01:05 said:
I’d like to see an Arc like Sentinel, where you return to Brockton Bay but show it from various perspectives.
That seems like the best of all worlds. We’d get to see what the Undersiders have been up to (and hopefully more Parian/Foil 😛 ), learn more about the Irregulars, and see how the Wards have been reacting to the events of late.
Great Greedy Guts on June 1, 2013 at 12:23 said:
I was just thinking similarly. Be it from the Undersiders or Wards, a whip-round would be nice… and from BOTH? Well… I guess it’d be trickier to do without having a set number of people, though.
Hmm, I’d really like to see something from the other Ward Leaders, actually. Get some more outside views of Taylor and what she does/how she’s doing, but I guess that might be too tied in to the one main plot there.
acediamonds on June 1, 2013 at 01:22 said:
I’m going to put my vote in for Undersiders because I’m interested in seeing how Foil and Parian are working out, along with how they’re dealing with Heartbreaker.
Theslowblitz on June 1, 2013 at 02:08 said:
Ditto here.
barnesarama on June 1, 2013 at 16:54 said:
Heartbreaker tries his power on Bitch and comes to an ignominious and well deserved end.
TinkerTailor on June 1, 2013 at 01:22 said:
My vote is for either the Irregulars or the Undersiders. The first because Weld is one of my favorites and we still have no idea what they’re up to, the second because there’s a whole mess of things going on back in BB.
Honestly, though, I’d be happy with just about any group.
It would definitely be awesome getting to see things from the Undersiders’ point of view again. Of course, we really haven’t seen or heard much from the Irregulars, and I’m curious to see how they feel about recent events, as well as what they’ve been up to. I’m not so interested in Faultline’s crew, but I’m sure if it ends up being them I’m sure it’ll be good.
Though Faultline’s crew could use some characterization, it seemed bland somehow.
Not Undersiders.
Outside perspectives are always nice.
Rika Covenant on June 1, 2013 at 02:09 said:
Irregulars first and foremost, but honestly would be interested in seeing a week of interludes which has each chapter focussed on a new team, or select a few teams and write a shorter episodal story for a week for each of them, so that we have several separate short stories to read at once.
Faultline or the Irregulars.
Because we really haven’t had that much time with either group, and given the likely importance of Cauldron to the final arcs I think we need to spend some time with the ones most directly involved with them.
If I have to choose between the two, I’d go with Faultline’s Crew, though. Partly because they’re more immediately relevant to the fight against Cauldron, partly because there’s more to build on with them, and partly because I’m pretty sure that most or all of them are going to die as the first major casualties (as in, named characters who’ve had some screentime) against Cauldron and it would be nice to give them a proper on-screen sendoff.
The other alternative would be some sort of “snapshots from around the world” arc, to get a more direct look at things outside the US and Canada in the Wormverse than the hints and Interlude fragments we’ve seen until now.
throwaawy on June 1, 2013 at 02:42 said:
i’m feeling like Irregulars or Faultline. as a distant third or maybe just for a curve ball, let’s see the old school teachers. the principal, mr. g, arcadian’s principal, etc…
mc2rpg on June 1, 2013 at 02:43 said:
I think it would be very interesting to have an arc on the Adepts. People who are playing the cape game in a way that actually resembles cops and robbers, and that local candidates for the wards consider a viable alternative.
three rights make a left. on June 1, 2013 at 02:51 said:
irregulars
zebra on June 1, 2013 at 03:50 said:
people on the other side of the portal IF the world on ther other side is important rather then just the implications of it being there being important
if the world on the other side isnt important then i vote for iregulars
Admiral Skippy on June 1, 2013 at 05:14 said:
First thought was Undersiders, I want to see how they’re doing, next thought would be Faultline’s crew.
peter o on June 1, 2013 at 05:29 said:
Since people seem to want to see everyone (with a little preference for the Irregulars) what about a “Gondor calls for aid” sampling?
Summoning.1: Irregulars
Summoning.2: Undersiders
Summoning.3: BB Wards
It could show the lead up and ingathering for the Behemoth fight, while also touching base with all the groups and characters outside Taylor’s view.
This has my vote, on balance, sounds like a really good idea.
Good idea. +1 vote.
Landis963 on June 1, 2013 at 11:46 said:
This seems like the best course. We don’t need, IMO, an entire arc from one perspective like we did with the Travelers.
Ooh, I like this as well. Definitely fits in my mind, especially for an Endbringer fight.
*changes his vote to this* I prefer this over a full Arc of the Irregulars.
RazorSmile on June 1, 2013 at 09:01 said:
Very difficult choice. On the one hand, Faultline, Gregor, Shamrock and the rest of her crew are great. I would happily read a serial as long as this one starring them.
On the other hand, I’ve been jonesing for a look at the Irregulars since Echnida got ganked.
On the one foot, I’d love to see how the Undersiders are doing without Skitter. Also, Needle + Thread.
On the other foot, would like to see what’s up with some of the old villains like the post-Hookwolf Chosen remnants. And Theo.
Having run out of extremities, I’ll just keep going. Saint, maybe? Why he tattoo cross on his face?
Some non-powered man-on-the-street viewpoint(s). An underview, if you will.
pidgey on June 1, 2013 at 10:27 said:
Most interesting perspectives can be covered very effectively in an Interlude. We don’t need a whole arc devoted to the Undersiders or the Irregulars or anyone else if the goal is to catch us up on things from another perspective. The only reason to have an entire side arc at all is if it’s going to end up tying into the overall plot.
That said, if we have to have a side arc, I vote for a heroic group over anything. Getting a feel for more of how the Protectorate or the Wards work seems interesting, given the way things are going with Weaver now. The problem with the Travellers’ arc was that all the Travellers were boring. Weld and Clockbocker are anything but boring characters, nor are Dragon/Defiant. I vote for one of those two groups.
I didn’t find the Traveller’s boring- Jess was insightful, Noelle was alluring and tragic, and Krouse was kinda tragic whilst being a bit of a dick, but you felt awful because he was still just a kid and he was trying to rescue the one person who’d made his life worth living. I loved the Traveller’s arc, actually.
And I laughed out so loud that people heard when I read them talking about how the team needed to pull it’s weight etc., and then it turned out they were competitive MMORPG gamers.
I thought Ransack is the universe’s equivalent of League of Legends — MOBA, not MMORPG.
You’re almost certainly right there, I don’t know a great deal about online gaming.
It was still hilarious for me though, at first I though they were an independent hero team or something. Wildbow played with my expectations so brilliantly it was Brian Cleavinger level.
It’s sort of half-and-half. There’s levels, gear, gold, running through dungeons created by a dungeon master, etc.
Levels, gear, gold are MOBA, yes.
But dungeons/dungeon master aren’t MOBA or MMORPG.
Levels gear and gold are MMORPG and MOBA both is actually the point I was getting at. The dungeon master format and the dungeons themselves whilst navigating them are more reminscent of D&D or the MMORPG genre with strategy and action hack & slash aspects.
If you’d like to see all three, why not go for peter o’s idea?
https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/01/drone-23-4/#comment-25642
On the gripping hand…
A regular human got four appendages. If you’re twisty, you may use your head as well. If you’re male, or close enough to, you have a limited time clothes hanger. If you’re that guy from Faultline’s Crew who is not Gregor, Labyrinth, Shamrock or Faultline you’ve also got a prehensile tale helping you.
Dustin on June 1, 2013 at 10:50 said:
Undersiders, Definitely, We got attached to the characters and the break does not settle with me yet
taliesinskye on June 1, 2013 at 11:08 said:
I’d rather hear about the main story, Taylor’s story. None of those draw me especially. If I had to pick one, it’d be a story following Tattletale.
kylind on June 1, 2013 at 13:55 said:
I think you should choose the group that will be the most important (apart from Taylor) in the rest of the story.
Fleshing out the world further is nice, but I’d like to stay with Taylor and the people most important to her story.
En on June 1, 2013 at 21:08 said:
Anyone is fine as long as you can fit in at least one Dinah chapter.
Keno Black on June 1, 2013 at 22:12 said:
Okay, I’m most certainly going to be the odd duck out, but I’d love to see a side arc of the Endbringers. We know exactly nothing about them, truly, and knowing your skills, wildbow, we’d continue to know nothing about them. Maybe we’ll learn how they came in to being, maybe we’ll see how their fights had gone over time, where they’ve hit.
I just find forces of nature entirely too interesting, I suppose.
Veloren on June 2, 2013 at 00:30 said:
Voting Irregulars or Wards.
Also, awesome chapter. All of the feels!
Katrika on June 2, 2013 at 17:45 said:
I’m going to have to vote for Lost Garden, too.
Alathon on June 2, 2013 at 18:28 said:
I’m most interested in the Undersiders and always happy to read more about them, but also sorta figure they’ll show up a lot later in the story one way or another. Wards and the Protectorate command team are next most interesting to me, but I imagine they show up a lot in the oncoming fight. I’m also interested in the Irregulars, to see who they are and what they’re getting up to, how they work as a team. I don’t think there’s been a European team PoV yet, so that could be interesting (who are the King’s Men, why are they so deep in the red?).
Also, what has gone on in the lives of the remaining New Wave members? Did they finish dissolving the group and go their separate ways, and to where?
Reminds me of a theory I had way back when, that Clockblocker would throw down his badge ind disgust and end up duoing commercially with Laserdream. He’s gotta earn a living doing the work somehow, rolling solo probably isn’t a good idea for a squishie like Clockblocker, and he could maybe get Laserdream to take the lead, taking after her mom. There’s power synergy with him reinforcing her weak shields.. invulnerable polygons on demand is a pretty useful combo move. And who knows, maybe they even get along.. Vista could totally try to set them up, anything to keep Clockie out of the sinister spider’s grasp! Laserdream hasn’t had enough screen time for me to speculate about her motivations with any illusion of accuracy.
I didn’t think force fields were objects that could be frozen.
Jerden on June 3, 2013 at 01:58 said:
Personally, I would most like to read about the irregulars, because of all the teams that you mentioned, they’re the one we know the least about, so I think they’d be the most interesting.
Aaron Shih on December 20, 2016 at 07:48 said:
Ayy… Sorry about necroing a dead thread.
Fifteen or twenty million? I don’t remember Taylor making that much.
GantradiesDracos on June 1, 2013 at 00:11 said:
oh crap. stay strong, Taylor!
randomsoul2 on June 1, 2013 at 00:15 said:
….Oh my.
Guess we’re gonna learn about the last one…
Skitter’s speech to the kids was really amazingly done. Statistics may be a step past damned lies, but they’re still pretty damned effective.
I liked the way she did the speech, a LOT. I’ve been through the same “drugs are bad” things – my sister once turned my mom in for “sitting around doing drugs all day” because they had told her class (the day before an anti-drug assembly) that nicotine and caffeine are drugs – so much that they lose meaning. The powers / Hero/Villain exercise was really neatly done.
As always, love it! Thanks Wildbow!
Also that whole “do them once and they’ll ruin your life” crap.
And remember, kids, if you’re going to do drugs, do pot! You can’t overdose on it and it reduces your chances of bladder cancer!
Well, technically, you *can* OD on MJ, but it’s pretty hard to because the drugs in it are fat-soluble. But also because of that, you’ll automatically “step-down” if you quit, meaning you won’t get physically addicted to it. Mental/psychological addiction to the effects is still quite possible, though.
Chemo patients often have problems with not wanting to eat; everything tastes funny and they feel nauseous. Light doses of cannabis reduce nausea and increases appetite. It can also help as a “super” painkiller.
I’ve never tried that or any other such drug. I did write a paper and give a speech for a couple college classes on it, though. Btw, I completely agree with Weaver’s drug speech. It’s not usually the first time, but going down the slippery slope. And in this case it’s not a logical fallacy. 🙂 If you never do drugs, you have no chance of destroying your life by them.
All painkillers have a chance of mental/psychological addiction, even aspirin.
Take aspirin enough for headaches and eventually your body will have a headache because it wants the aspirin. Rebound headaches.
You’re describing a physical addiction and withdrawal. By psychological addiction I meant a desire for the drug that probably includes the idea that you just have to have it. Or just that you want the effects for whatever reason. Not anything that causes an actual physical reaction.
In that regard, marijuana is no different than the internet or porn or someone who enjoys the ability to relax with a little alcohol without actually getting drunk. Or someone who takes aspirin in order to feel better in their own head…
alexanderthesoso on June 1, 2013 at 22:27 said:
no, you can have psychosomatic mental withdrawl syndromes that mimic physical withdrawl. The things the human body can do to itself are scary and amazing.
Charles Borner on June 1, 2013 at 01:37 said:
Yeah. You’d have to smoke a truly FRIGHTENING amount of weed in a short period to OD. But, by that point, you’d probably be dead from smoke inhalation first…
And you’d have to figure out how to smoke in your sleep. Or while eating a dozen half-pound burgers from Hardees.
True. Smoking is actually the least effective and most destructive way to take it. “Special” butter (possibly used to make brownies) is much better (no ash or smoke), but the best method is vaporization.
Just be careful you don’t let some overly religious folks catch you smoking or vaporizing it. Technically, only eating it is allowed if you’re a member of an Abrahamic religion.
Genesis 1:29 “And God said, Behold, I have given you every plant bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, which has seed in its fruit; to you it shall be for food.”
So as long as it’s used in food, go right ahead!
…and that’s why Psycho Gecko isn’t allowed to teach a religious studies course.
On the other hand, extracting pure THC and injecting it into your bloodstream….
Reminds me of the lady who killed herself by ingesting a teaspoon of pure caffeine.
eduardo on June 1, 2013 at 18:24 said:
Actually she taught Glenn how to do real good PR.
Adam on June 1, 2013 at 00:19 said:
Well, that’s a helluva cliffhanger. Was right with my prediction about it being Behemoth, wrong about the location. I wonder how the people who posted on the Parahumans Online message board got the general area right? How do they track this stuff?
I don’t think they could with Wildbow revelation on how inaccurate most predictors are. Dragon and Defiant’s new system probably helps immensely by giving a day’s more warning. So they will hopefully have time to gather and transport everyone there.
Caledfwlch on June 1, 2013 at 00:19 said:
-”FIrst off,
Typo thread?
Bobby on June 1, 2013 at 00:22 said:
I’ll bring me a step closer to being me
It’ll
“I could certainly be an advocate for you if you were coming to me for therapy, or offer you a listening ear if you were coming to me for therapy.”
Seems like the second “therapy” should be something else. Advocacy?
around very unhappy
Missed a word.
MrVoid on June 1, 2013 at 00:27 said:
eblowed
“Pat yourself on the back a little more,” Reynard said, a little sarcastic. The girl in blue eblowed him.”
They have ecigs, why can’t they have someone get an eblowjob?
Would that be a flesh light?
From my understanding, those things aren’t modeled after mouths, though my knowledge about them is fairly limited. I think they made one modeled on the Avatar aliens though. Saw that in a Cracked article.
Well, then you found a niche to exploit! Oral flesh light!
Oral is quite a niche to exploit.
You’re salivating at the prospect.
Profit margins probably suck, though.
Depends on how much wiggle room there is, I suppose.
It needs a good name, but I’m having trouble coming up with one. It’s like it’s right on the tip of my tongue, though.
A name not leaving a bitter taste, preferable, but with the medium at hand that might not be feasible.
I thought of name! Twister Tongue!
I would bet good money that orally modelled ones exist, the range of different models is kinda terrifying…
the insides are the same, but the outer, decorative “lips” do indeed come in mouth.
Glad we got an expert here to dispense his extensive knowledge on the subject. Clearly we were all talking out of our asses.
Now there’s a thought…
Oh, those are definitely real. You can even get one designed to look like a can of stout (NSFW product review in incredibly charming webcomic form).
D’aaaww, the webcomic is charming.
Not a typo, but do the Wards not get their own tags? I only see “Defiant, Dragon, Mrs. Yamada, Taylor”. Am I missing something?
Not if it’s reasonable not to see them again, or if tagging them would spoil future events. Tags might be added later if it’s the latter.
No need for the comma.
When i didn’t respond, Mrs. Yamada said
“weiner” should be “wiener”.
Undead-Spaceman on June 1, 2013 at 02:08 said:
-“It doesn’t matter,” I said. Someone hurt you badly, and you got a more physical power?”-
Missing a quotation mark after ‘I said’.
instead of cooped up yet another room
“I’ve seen a lot of powers, and I’ve seen a lot of people with powers who had similar things wrong with them. Labyrinth, Bakuda, Night, Fog, Mannequin, Siberian, Leviathan, August Prince…” < indicating Leviathan as a person‽
Leviathan’s presence confused me, too.
Glassware on June 2, 2013 at 17:26 said:
Taylor does seem to think of the Endbringers as people, given what she saw when he was fighting Armsmaster. And let’s be fair; he can’t talk, and all he does is kill people. He’s about as good an example as Mannequin.
Well, you’d think Tattle would have shared that they aren’t human, and never have been.
Phecto on June 3, 2013 at 18:41 said:
Must one be human to be a person?
Mark on June 1, 2013 at 04:16 said:
Cooped up yet another room. I think you need an in.
Naeddyr on June 1, 2013 at 09:43 said:
You can’t do “one in four” chances on a normal d6 – it would help to indicate what kind of dice the goggle Ward handed out.
Sure you can — reroll fives and sixes. Elementary.
But rerolling is so inelegant!
Well, if you want, you could take the fives to mean ‘low’ and the sixes to mean ‘high’ and then use the second die roll for even-odd, but that seems a bit overly complicated for middle schoolers. 😛
Roll two dice, either 123 = 1 and 456 = 2, or odds = 1 and evens = 2. Rolling 1 is a 50% chance on one die. On two, it’s a 25% chance, or one in four.
Oh, that’s clever. Too bad it’s hard to generalise to other fractions. You can do 1 in 2, 1 in 4, 1 in 8…. But how would you do 1 in 6???
That’s a joke right?
Roll a six-sided die, 1 in 6 chance to get a one.
You can also do 1 in three (1&4 =1, 2&5 =2, 3&6 =3 or some such variant) and one in five (roll five times, add result together and divide by six, round to nearest) though the latter is rather kludgy. Would be better to roll a d20 with appropraite weighting of the numbers to equal 1-5 determend by statistical average chance a number occurs during a particular roll.
hammerade on January 3, 2014 at 23:36 said:
A one in five would be easily generated by simply rolling the die and rerolling it if it came up six.
Also, the little game was very clever. Taylor didn’t play Dungeons & Dragons at any point, now, did she?
The Wealthy Aardvark on November 5, 2014 at 00:15 said:
“So let’s say there’s an endbringer attack,”
Capitalize endbringer
Capitalize herokiller?
Thanatos on January 1, 2015 at 20:54 said:
I’ll bring me –> it’ll bring me, although it’s been mentioned already
Fitting segway, that’s for sure.
I think you mean segue, unless you intended to refer to a standup-wheeler-machine-thingie. 😛
segue?
It’s how you lead from one way the conversation is going to another. There was a comedian once who mentioned in his bit that he had been working on his segues. He had some funny ones.
Or just look really awkward going down the sidewalk. Either way, it works well.
Althalus on June 1, 2013 at 00:24 said:
Hopefully it’s an easy to use jetpack, since an endbringer fight isn’t exactly the safest place for flying lessons.
“Fake can be good. Reality sucks sometimes.”
Pretty good line there. Maybe that’s why some of us don’t mind a little wackiness and unapologetic fun. Also, some good hints in this for a fanfic I had in mind for whenever I damn well feel like writing it.
Though another really funny line that indeed had me laugh out loud was:
“They’re the only thing I regret leaving behind.”
Well come on, the little girl had her wiener chopped off in public for a trigger event! At least let her have some money. Do you know how traumatic it is to be a heavy little girl with a wiener and THEN to have said wiener chopped off?
Who doesn’t know? It’s the story of my life.
Looks like you get super strength and regeneration.
Does it grow back? It was cut off BEFORE the regeneration after all…
There are some places you can be shot where it don’t grow back.
So did J ever go back and talk to him about those Rolexes?
I imagine any visit after saying “I’m gonna slide up in there and lay my thing down.” is going to be a little too awkward for that.
Clarvel on June 1, 2013 at 07:47 said:
Thats part of the Bad Luck DiceRoll.
“I heard if you cut off an extremity it’ll regenerate a little bigger. Don’t believe it.”
I really liked that one Ward’s reaction to Taylor’s answer. Imagine what must have been going through his head at that moment.
Pour some sugar on me! In the name of love! Pour some sugar on me! Come on, fire me up! Pour your sugar on me! I can’t get enough.
I’m hot, sticky sweet,
from me head, to my feet, yeah.
Do you take sugar? One lump or twoooo!
Forum Explorer on June 1, 2013 at 18:41 said:
I imagine it was “15 million! I should have been a villain.”
johnwedd on June 1, 2013 at 00:26 said:
one free internetz to the first person to write the complete rules to “Taylor’s Capes”
Not sure if it’s allowed, but I did the design work for Fingerprints, by May Contain Monkeys. It’s tough to navigate the site, and it’s currently out of print due to the self-publishing house going under, but it’s fairly similar. Description below.
(not to wildbow / any other moderators: Please let me know if this is not okay to post)
A storytelling game of cause and effect in a world of superbeings
What if there really were superpowers? Unique individuals with abilities far beyond the normal people around them. What would those abilities be? What would people choose to do with those abilities? How would the world react to them? How would the world change?
Fingerprints is a unique role-playing game for 3 or more players. The game provides a structure for group storytelling, in the style of post-superhero comic books like The Authority, Concrete, or The Watchmen, using paper, dice, and free association.
Materials: Paper, pens, dice, one or more cape experts.
Begin the game by sitting children in a circle and lecturing them about drugs, explaining not that they’re automatically bad, but that the long-term consequences in the end outweigh the short-term benefits.
Next, give each child a piece of paper, and have them write down a potential trigger event.
Have each child pass their trigger to the left. Keep an eye to make sure nobody passes to the right, that’ll just make things awkward.
With each child assigned a pseudo-random trigger event, use the cape experts to determine a likely power that could result from this event. Be original.
After each power has been assigned, each child writes down on their piece of paper whether they would like to be a hero, villain, or rogue.
For each child, roll a six-sided die. If the result is three, have a cape expert pick a drawback to the power acquired. If the result is two, a cape expert or passerby picks an unfortunate circumstance relating to life as a cape. If the result is one, think of something horrifically bad and apply it.
Hero Path:
First, will you join the Wards, or a freelance group?
Second, you get into a fight with villains. On a three or higher, you win. Two means you lose, and one means you are a casualty of the fight.
Villain Path:
Assuming you have a decent power (determined by cape expert), you manage to find a team.
You then have to fight heroes on your first outing as a villain. Two or better gets you the victory there.
After your successful heist, a nearby group of villains decide you pose a threat, and attacks your group. Three or higher means victory, two is a loss but all are safe, and one, once again, means your death.
Rogue Path:
Roll a die. On a three or higher, you are left alone. Two, a minor villain decides you are a threat. One, a major villain or group of villains decides you need to be gotten rid of.
If you got a two, roll a six-sided die. Three or higher is victory, two is loss, one is loss and possibly severe injury or losing your home.
If you got a one, roll a six-sided die. Four or higher is victory. Three is a loss, but you remain safe. Two is loss and a consequence, such as injury or displacement. One is death.
On all three paths, you are eventually confronted by the choice every hero must make: Whether or not to fight an Endbringer. Have any participating children who are still alive raise their hands. If less than half do, the Endbringers win and everyone who raised their hands is dead.
If more than half raise their hands, each participant flips two coins. Anyone who gets both as tails is now dead.
Repeat until one child is still playing. ^_^
qwerty77753 on June 1, 2013 at 01:01 said:
Sounds like a game Dragon could refine a bit and post on Parahumans Online! Some changes might be adjusting the chances based on the level of power a person gets, like a separate role that determines relative strength. Also having random events, and have like a sort of end goal, like after a certain number of fights or what not, the remaining players “retire” and their money, fame, power, losses, etc. are tallied up? Would make for a nice night of role playing.
It would be best if she could work in actual statistics on cape life — like how many fights the average supervillain get in versus the average hero and how fatal they are. Taylor did a little of that with the one-in-four at the final Endbringer fight, but that could be extended throughout.
Might be a little like playing some of those old Avalon Hill wargames where they opted for historical accuracy over game balance. I remember playing Afrika Korps was revelatory in understanding how heavily outnumbered Rommel was during the northern Africa campaign in World War II.
needs tweaking, the rogue path has to include the choice to use the power or suppress it, and if said power helps in making money or is just convenient. not to mention, this is the wormverse, so it has to include the idea that random new capes show up, maybe the dead ones from the previous round can wait one round and “reroll” only the hero villain rogue choice is taken away and determined by the hero/villein ratio .
wash17 on June 1, 2013 at 11:10 said:
My group just uses GURPS.
chaos985 on June 1, 2013 at 21:28 said:
for rogues i would change it a bit.
a two is a random villain group decides they want to recruit you despite being neutral. Choices: Join them, fight them, go to prt for help.
a one is a random villain group decides to fight you to up their rep, or prove they own the local territory.
For villains. when you join a team, roll a dice, if its a one, after each successful heist, roll again. if its a one again, you get into a fight with a teamate who wants your cut.
i would get a few hundred trigger events and side effects and put them on cards so that you could simply draw which is which. Also, i would make a point to have Reputation and Experience be a factor. the longer you’re active, no matter the path, you’re going to be more experienced. and reputation means that you lasted quite a while and was successful, so more capes will make taking you on a priority, it would also mean that you get better loot and/or support-from-the-community depending on your path.
Authy_Silverfur on June 1, 2013 at 00:28 said:
Let’s play Heroes & Villains!
What would be your trigger event?
Probably frustration about the German bureaucracy. What kind of power would that bring?
You get the power to tele-replace yourself with the closest German bureaucrat whenever you feel anger! But you can’t turn it off.
Master. You want to force them to hurry up. You have the ability to give speed and agility to something. Now you have to roll to see what you can give the power to and if there is a drawback.
rathum on June 1, 2013 at 00:44 said:
That would probably be a mental power.
Bureaucracy makes me think of waiting in line for a really long time, so it would be time based.
Off the top of my head, that makes me think speeding up time in a certain area to make the experience go faster or making someone think faster to replicate the experience.
The first option has interesting effects like letting you or someone else accomplish a lot in a short amount of time like constructing something. Or you could use it in the middle of a battle to fire off a massive amount of shots in a single instance.
The second option could let you think things through in an instant or be used in a fight to functionally let you have a faster reaction time because everything except your thoughts would be in slow motion for you. You could hit everyone on your team with it to basically be a buffer. If you were a villain, you could use it as a torture method by stretching a person’s perception of a few seconds into hour/days/months/years and drive them mad.
Chances are you would get the second.
I like that one.
You have a great mind too, it seems. Just not great enough to figure out how to make the 1st option horrifying. But that’s ok, I figured out how to do that all on my own!
Obvious limitation on making it horrifying would be you could leave the area, but that could be beaten putting someone in a cage an then applying your power to the area. This would allow you to instantly turn a person into a mummy.
The ability to force people to act quicker. Not super speed unless they have it. It just forces them to attempt whatever they’re doing as quickly as possible without regard to making themselves tired or safety or coordination.
If it’s typing, por ejemplo, the computer may not be able to keep up, the keyboard will be bashed to shit, and their fingers will be bloody from smashing into it. It’ll also be full of the kinds of typos people make when they’re typing too fast.
I’d probably trigger from frustration of human stupidity. Be a thinker… Fuck I’d be Accord.
Nah, best way to cope with human stupidity would be to turn into a big mean thing that doesn’t think and just smashes everyone around and violates Marvel’s copyright.
Loki-L on June 1, 2013 at 01:19 said:
The ability to navigate the Byzantine ways and rules of bureaucracy, to always know exactly which office to turn to and which forms to fill out what you want, to know which rules for use for your own ends in any situation, to know how to make the system work for you. You will know exactly the right shortcuts to get “An application for an application form…”; side effects include gibbering insanity.
If you are lucky.
If you are unlucky it simply slows down your perception of time so much that things appear to be happening at a reasonable speed…
Don’t knock gibbering insanity. Gibbering insanity opens up a world of possibilities. Let me tell you, when you’re gibberingly insane, the world is your toilet.
Hey that gives me an idea. You get tired of peoples shit… And get Fecalkinesis. The downside is no one ever wants to work with you, even if you could really shit on an Endbringers parade.
there is no power great enough to navigate the German bureaucracy in any meaningful way.
DasNiveau on June 1, 2013 at 10:56 said:
I am with you there …
Useless long waits could lead to … a time-shifting power maybe?
I could use something like that in the “Amtsstube”
it’s not just long waiting. it’s papers being lost/misplaced, supposedly voluntary procedures being enforced in an underhanded way, promises broken, the necessity for something as basic as some piece of mind for a successful academic (or any kind of) life being outright denied…
The “BAFÖG” crisis?
Applied for it once, got denied. And worked my academic life on the weekends.
exactly. I managed to pull through because one of the more influental professors knows and likes me and he’s a personal friend of the head of the department, so I finally got my BaFög.
otherwise, I would be boned
Well, you could always move to the U.S., perhaps settle in the South for awhile. I’m sure that’ll be much more agreeable.
*runs off laughing*
your comment was… disappointingly tame.
Shame on you, Psycho Gecko. Shame on you.
Hm, an affordabe and easy to pay back student loan that is a pain in the ass to get, and need to refreshed yearly, or an easy to get but crippling student loan?
One wonders if the politicians even want anyone smart enough to vote consciously…
Spoken by someone who has never been to the South, Tieshaunn.
Still, I suppose it’s good you didn’t have to be boned to get your thingamajigger. I’d hate to think how bad it would have been for the head of the department to take you and try to bone you. Even worse if your department is archeology or paleontology. I hear some of those paleontologists even bone dinosaurs. Have some decency people!
Even if archaeopteryx is constantly trying to tempt me with those “come hither” eyes and its “jump on your back and slice you to death” claws. If I didn’t know better, I’d think it wants to bone me.
ahh, my faith in the world is restored
@comickry: I have no problem with the usual BaFöG process. It’s a pain in the ass, but as you said, it’s cheap (you only have to pay back half) and manageable.
what I meant were problems of the “have to get by for an entire semester without any bafög, working my ass off while trying to also attend courses because one asshole gave me wrong information AND neglected to actually look through my application” kind.
Yeah, I got that.
A friend had another problem – having had a falling out with her parents (not even speaking terms) she was unable to get Bafög, since they had the money to pay for their daughter’s lodgings and living expense, but were unwilling due to the aforementioned falling out. And the way the amount you get by Bafög being based partially on your parents income and ability to support their child… but try arguing this to the Bureaucracy.
Yeah, I hear stories like that all the time
Sure this sounds fun. My trigger event?
Either prolonged isolation or trying and failing to rescue someone (likely resulting in me being injured.)
Ooooh, let’s go for the second for a combo of physical and mental powers. Let me think…
How about the ability to grant temporary regenerative powers to others, with the downside that your own injuries take a longer time to heal? Basically be a type of healing. For the mental power, you could have the ability to grant or sooth pain.
irrevenant on June 17, 2014 at 16:44 said:
For the first one, I would say the ability to manifest invisible friends. For added fun, let’s say they can interact with the world but only you can see them. The downside is a bit like Taylor’s in that they aren’t under your complete control (wouldn’t be friends if they were, would they? :P) and can tend to get bored which makes secret identities etc. tricky, amongst other issues.
The second one would depend on what situation you were trying to save someone from. As a generic answer let’s say either the ability to make everything (and it has to be everything) within a certain radius inhumanly tough (I’d like to say “and immobile but then I’ve basically reinvented Clockblocker) or a complete inability to feel physical or emotional pain along with appropriate levels of resilience.
There are probably better answers though.
Mmmm… mine would be if I had to drop out of college.
Would depend a lot on the reasons you had to drop out of college. If it was due to money concerns you might get something like the ability to create diamond. If it was because the casework was too much for you, you might get something like eidetic memory (which unfortunately deletes predicting memories to make room). If it was because a jerk professor had it in for you, you might get something like an authority aura where people automatically kowtow to you. (Shame the name ‘Regent’ is already taken :).
jeqofire on October 31, 2013 at 13:16 said:
D’oh, wish I’d been here when this discussion was active.
Realistically, I’d probably wind up with some lame thinker power that would only be useful if someone would listen to my crazy ideas. And it would not help with calculus or essays, because this is the Wormverse we’re talking about.
I think I was in the process of waking up when I decided I should have the same power as the immortal jellyfish. Then I realized how useless that would be in a fight and tried to add a thinker power to it. Then I remembered this chapter and decided to do it right… then I rolled straight 1s until I died.
I wonder if it’d be more likely that someone else in my family would trigger way earlier, and then whatever I get might be somehow related to what she’d get.
(Though, I wonder if just being an immortal jellyfish would be a good way to avoid unwanted attention until the end of the world comes? Na, I’m sure the Bible Belt capes would find out and things would get real. Those straight 1s say so, anyway.)
No idea what my trigger event would be, but in Wormverse I’d be a Tinker specializing in steampunk/clockpunk/lightning punk/etc. Kid hero/Wards name: Punk. Protectorate member name: Anachronism. Secondary power of an aura, within which metal is nearly indestructible. I’d wear a kickass powered armor suit(s) that is powered by clockwork mechanisms and absorbs momentum (from blows) in a similar way, and would consider Mannequin to be my nemesis after having to sever my own hand to escape him (Mannequin of course has probably forgotten me). Maybe related to Kaiser/Allfather to explain the metal powers, but obviously not supporting their views (would make for a PR problem though). Basically I would use powered armor to simulate being a Brute, and when long range firepower is necessary I’d use a some huge ballistae.
biostras on September 4, 2017 at 15:26 said:
Probably my dog, Rosco, dying of old age. I’ve grown very attached to him.
Powers: ability to reanimate and control recently dead animals, similar to Unaine Glastig or whatever the “zombie” passenger puppet master’s name is. Too creepy for Hero or Rogue, so Villain path for me. Code name: Necroanimas.
First outing with my team in the metroplex pits us against the local Wards as we try to find suitable animals for my collection. (Rolls a four) We win, and my bestiary grows. Another villain team is complaining about my success, and take us on. (Rolls four) We win again. Behemoth decides to attack; I survive, but much of my horde dies…again.
Round two:
Heroes are a bit concerned about my abilities and try to capture me. (Rolls five) I win with minimal injuries. The Slaughterhouse Nine visits the area and tries to recruit me; I refuse, roll a four, and win, sending them packing. I head out to the Houston area to assist in defeating Leviathan in the midst of Hurricane Harvey; he is driven off with the help of my reanimated sharks that were the victims of fishermen, but many people die.
Round three:
Heroes and PRT back home are concerned I may become a Class S threat, applying Class A to me in the meantime to have a chance at taking me down. I win against them and get a kill order placed on me as a result. My former teammates, eager to win acclaim, decide to take me on, but fail to take me down. The Simurgh arrives in a nearby city and thinks I’d make a nice pawn or at least fodder. I lose and die, and there is much speculation about whether I was her pawn the whole time; after all, the Smurf is a dag-gum pre-cog.
I had Wildbow beat on something for once! The villainous PSA!
“It started easily enough. Kicked the door in, hurt my foot, pulled the door so it swung out so I could walk in, and then, just because I was a little ticked off, I slapped a guy across the face so hard he swallowed his cigarette. Remember kids, smoking is bad. There are much faster ways to kill yourself, like styling your eyebrows with a flamethrower. I’m helpful like that. Sometimes, I even take those kids that cut themselves and just toss them in the ocean during shark season. Some of them survive, but they lose that cutting habit sure enough.
Plus, I like to think I’m helping to feed starving sharks. For just 80 cents a day, you too could throw a bony child to hungry endangered wildlife.”
Sounds like Deadpool, at least a bit.
I’ve heard that before. But if anyone wants to read more, they’re welcome to visit villainousintent.wordpress.com and check out World Domination in Retrospect. The world’s not at stake, the villain’s not remorseful, and the angst is only available in Diet and Zero Calorie formulas.
mmmm, Angst, tastey
Ya. The trouble is that Deadpool is so well known that any sort of smart-mouthed villain automatically brings him to mind, even if the resemblance is otherwise insignificant.
It’s a bit like trying to write a humorous fantasy novel without being compared to Pratchett…
Man. I hope someone was recording this speech. I’ll bet Glenn and fifteen minutes in Final Cut will do wonders recruiting.
Looks like they’ll need it, tout de suite.
“into a large, somewhat ostentatious chair” A nitpick but since the chair was already mentioned should it be ‘the’ instead of ‘a’?
“-”FIrst off, ” Dash is outside the quotes.
“The girl in blue eblowed him.” Elbowed.
“in turn. five volunteers out” Missing caps.
I could see Taylor doing an anti-bullying PSA. And it’d be directed at the teachers and kids who stand by and watch. Just her talking about the pranks and the beatings and the emotional torture and concluding with “But the worst part was that everyone else saw. And they didn’t do anything.”
Yeah — definitely has the potential to be powerful stuff. I don’t think it’s something either Weaver or Glenn are interested in at the moment, but after she’s really established herself as a hero? I could see it happening.
Loved the chapter and Skitters speech showed us a glimpse of who Weaver will be. But the chapter gave a glimpse into how much it sucks to be a parahuman in the wormverse. The boston wards gave power penalties so easily probably shows that Bitch getting screwed by her power probably isn’t an isolated event. The loners by nature statement also makes a scary amount of sense. The undersiders were very lucky to find each other, something Taylor acknowledges. I am also curious about the identity of the patient who is so upset at someone leaving the wards and who that person is as well. Maybe one of the new york wards greatly admired Flechette? But the big news is it is BEHEMOTH time. New Delhi has a population of 21.75 million people and it will be very hard to evacuate everyone in time. This attack is gonna suck. I hope there are no big deaths, and I am thankful that it is probably difficult to for the Undersiders to get there in time. If Dragon found a way to shield her suits, it might be enough to even the odds. As much as I would love to see Weaver pull of another miracle like her win against Alexandria, I don’t think she can pull it off. Though if Dragon’s tech is gonna get fried, Weaver might have to step up to coordinate and direct everyone instead. So there will be storms, heavy radiation, and everyone he points to dies. The only good thing is BEHEMOTH is slow. Gather a group, and use hit and run tactics to slow him down while waiting for scion. I’d say their best bet is freezing him, though the fact he might be covered in lava makes that hard. It’s up to you clockie. Freeze him, surround him with spider silk, freeze the silk, and do everything in their power to keep clockie alive so BEHEMOTH can’t move.
Maybe Behemoth is looking for Kali so he can get laid?
Dennis is going to die. His track record against Kaiju is amazing, in terms of his tactical contribution…not good in terms of his own survival.
He freezes Leviathan, buys everyone time, nearly dies, would have died without Taylor and Krouse.
He fights evil clones, gets mangled, helps Taylor take down Echidna, would have died without Scapegoat.
Oh. God.
He’s probably not going to go alone, either. Fuck.
The Undersiders are probably going to be ok. Maybe.
The main issue is getting close to BEHEMOTH. I don’t think anyone who gets in thirty feet of him instantly gets fried, I think its more that he can point to you and you die if you are in range. So a stranger power is best. Something to sneak him in close. The main issue will be when he unfreezes, and hopefully there is frozen silk surrounding him. He won’t be able to move, but Clockie will be his obvious target afterward.
Now maybe we’ll find out if the Cauldron capes really do have some sort of IFF inoculation or something going on.
Like how Behemoth pointed at Alexandria, but fired at a different cape. And before that, with the Triumvirate around, he still fried one of the local capes first. And the point she made about fighting against the Endbringers so many times but managing to survive. And the way the Endbringers never just suddenly popped up where the Slaughterhouse 9 were.
Didn’t the S9 mostly restrict themselves to Northern America? I took them to be a more regionally bound threat…
A regionally bound threat that causes all kinds of conflict wherever they go, and yet they’ve never been paid a visit by any Endbringers hitting the U.S.?
I suspect something about the formula changes how they perceive people who take it, possibly making them seem to be no longer targets unless actively attacking the Endbringers themselves. And Leviathan was heading for Noelle for some reason, so they have some ability to perceive the effects of it.
Some time back Wildbow mentioned how often the US had been attacked, and it was something in the medium single digits. Simple luck could have the S9 not being hit, the US+Canada+Mexico being rather big. Plus, they like to come after the disaster (not necessarily Endbringer induced).
Which actually makes it likely they venture beyond Northern America, to increase their pool to pick from.
The Endbringers come to areas with a lot of conflict. The Slaughterhouse 9 causes more conflict than any other single group.
*in one place, aside from Cauldron which is too spread out.
Conflict? More like misery. This is not the same.
Conflict is between groups, misery is a condition of mind and circumstances.
So no, I don’t see the Endbringers targeting S9 in the slightest. They’re too small scale, as ridiculous as that sounds, and they spread despair. The Endbringers… I’m not even sure if they are attracted to conflict. More likely to choose regions with conflicts, yes, but what was Newsunkland? Kyushu Under The Sea? Lausaratatataatatta?
IF Imp’s power works on Behemoth, she might be able to get him close enough.
Grue is also a potential way of deploying Clockblocker, either through using his darkness to cover and guide Dennis in, or through directly borrowing his power and making the run himself.
Other strategies, less likely to succeed, but potentially less risky: hookshot Behemoth from range with an extremely fast cable and have Clockie freeze the cable. No, Behemoth himself doesn’t get frozen, but he does get immobilised. Also has the benefit of potentially being repeatable. Hook him from the left, pin him. Hook him from the right, pin him. Move around behind him, pin.
Provided you can get a cable onto him once per minute, and you can keep it up, keep reloading the cable launchers, using fliers and fast movers to try to prevent him from focusing long enough to break free…
I think it could work. The main opinion seems to be that Scion could kill him now that he has new instructions. So the point of the fight is delay, delay, delay. Maybe work on a way to cloud his senses. He lives underground and similar to earthworms probably can’t see or hear.
Now, if we only had a cape who could shoot something attached to a chain or cable unerringly into a target and make it lodge there. But whoever could that be…? *drips sarcasm*
The Rocket, Night Cat, Spider-man, Bullseye, Hawkeye, Ronin, Deadpool, Deathstroke, Batman, Daredevil…
And in-story, who comes to mind…?
Could be delivered by Flechette, to get pins into his carapace instead of bouncing off or whatever.
also Behemoth’s new nick name, (ala, simagurh ‘s Smurf) is BEHEMOTH, all caps.
Works for me. I’m trying to picture something 45 feet high.
Now I imagine him talking like a pro wrestler.
“THE BEHEMOTH SAY YOU CAPES DON’T KNOW THE PAIN YOUR GOING TO BE IN! WACHA GONNA DO WHEN BEHEMOTHMANIA RUNS WILD OVER YOU?”
That said I can’t see any way Taylor can directly fight him. I doubt sticking bugs in him to track him will work. He’d probably fry any bugs that get near him.
I expect a body count. Sadly I wouldn’t be surprised if we do lose someone we love. Like Weld.
One good bit of news though. If Scion shows up he might actually kill BEHEMOTH now that he’s been told to. That would do wonders for Morale.
I think she’ll take over Dragon’s job of coordinating and directing capes since Dragon said he can create signals that fry electronics.
I just realized that India probably has alot of parahumans. They, sadly, have alot of extreme poverty which could translate to alot of parahumans especially with so dense a population. I know it was said somewhere what the rate of parahumans to normal people is but I can’t remember what chapter it was. New Delhi has over 20 million people which should give us a chance to calculate the number of parahumans there. That might even the odds.
It was mentioned earlier that third world countries had a great deal more capes than in the West. Maybe something similar to that has happened in New Delhi?
More parahumans, not necessarily more capes. Distinction being that they aren’t heroes or villains.
So I guess they have a large population of rouges? Regardless, hopefully they step up to try and fight off BEHEMOTH. Alexandria mentioned in her interlude there would be 650,000 parahumans world wide in the next twenty years. What is the ratio of parahumans to regular people?
Assuming Earth Bet’s population is similar to our Earth’s… somewhere in the neighborhood of 1:10,000.
I expect plenty of capes introduced in the last few chapters as well as ones we have known longer to be involved in this fight.
I hope Glenn planned for the possibilities when he designed the new face of the protectorate.
Behemoth talking like a pro wrestler? Trust me, I know the guy who fits Behemoth better for promo style than Hulk Hogan.
youtube.com/watch?v=pb9aAXo-u78
And suddenly, nobody can do anything but laugh at Behemoth.
Up from the depths, Thirty stories high
Breathing fire, his head in the sky
BE-HE-MOTH! BE-HE-MOTH! BE-HE-MOTH
And he’s come-ing…
(Brownies for people that get the song)
Asmora on June 2, 2013 at 13:40 said:
Gigantor?
And ***zuki tra lala. (irrtiating little….)
Maybe something like this
Damn, the fucker is big. Well at least he makes a big target and is slow. Maybe slow enough that tanks and jets could be used to help delay his inevitable march. Need to go to google maps for New Delhi to figure out where he’ll go.
Naeblis on June 1, 2013 at 06:34 said:
He’s coming to my city! 😦
That’s right, folks. The Endbringers are going on their “End of the World” Tour. Expect to see them at a city near you!
Reminds me of the old Black Death: European Tour 1347-1351 T-shirt.
Front Band is Crazy Einar’s:
http://www.sharppointythings.com/tshirts-Viking.html
Don’t forget Rampage: World Tour and Rampage 2: Universal Tour.
I call dibs on the giant lizard!
Packbat, putting it that way I am also reminded of the 1350 Regional Finals in Europe: https://thehistoryleague.com/design/humansvsplague/
He better NOT come to Chicago.
He might get mugged.
Or worse!
Turned into a Cubs fan!
So, does he sing like Nergal, drum like Inferno, play bass like Orion, and play guitar like Seth?
Where did the idea that Behometh is slow come from? A 45 foot tall monster is going to be able to cover huge distances pretty quickly based purely off leg length. Sure you could sell me on Behometh being slow in comparison to the flying Simurgh, or Leviathan in the water, but if you aren’t a mover he could almost certainly outpace you easily enough.
It’s like the perception of AT-ATs.
Alexandria called him slow in her interlude. But yeah, his stride would be huge. Hopefully he lurches forward very slowly or things are gonna get worse.
Ok, so he is slow in comparison to Alexandria. Who could fly pretty very fast. As I said if you aren’t a mover he can probably kite you to death by just walking backwards.
I still get chills remembering Leviathan doing a wall run. BEHEMOTH might not be able to do that, but it doesn’t mean he’s slow. Or he’s like Godzilla. He’s not fast, but he destroys all in his path and good luck getting him to change course much less stop.
How flammable is New Delhi?
If I’m not horribly wrong in my timeframe knowledge, it’s currently August, which means the middle of the monsoon season. This generally means it’s going to be like fighting Leviathan all over again. ._.; He could boil the capital wholesale.
Night_stalker on June 1, 2013 at 16:48 said:
Issue is though, it’s STILL a backed urban environment with over 20 million people, and odds are, most aren’t evacuated yet.
6 figure casualties are the LOWEST estimates I’m willing to say.
I’m picturing him like an upscaled Carrier from Gears of War 4. No legs, enormous arms, thick hide/carapace. No idea if that’s accurate, to be honest. If true, it would make him relatively slow, dragging his body along using his arms.
Anyone else think about how many insects would be in new dehli? just think about that mass of insectiod terror.
I’m thinking of not significantly different numbers than Brockton Bay a couple weeks after Leviathan, with all the bodies and what not floating around. The warmer climate lends to a higher number.
Rather think of the variety of indigenous arthropods. Bird spiders, the local variety of cockroaches, and for the hell of it I can’t find a decent list of venomous insects in India (>_<)
Sun Dog on June 2, 2013 at 17:05 said:
Black Widows and Tarantulas can be found in India, along with 60 odd families of native spider.
The Tsetse Fly is considered one of the deadliest insects in the world, but only because it spreads malaria and sleeping sickness, I doubt Behemoth is vulnerable to either.
The real gem for Taylor is the insane number and variety of ants. They’re everywhere, huge and small, poisonous and not.
She’s not super good at it — I think she didn’t really plan out what points she wanted to get across — but her approach to dealing with the kids was fundamentally sound: she broke the unspoken rules about how Wards are supposed to interact with the public, but (a) harmlessly, (b) obviously, and (c) in order to be able to interact with them on a more equal footing, as someone who wants to talk to them instead of someone who has a lecture for them. (a) means that she’s not likely to get in real trouble for doing it, and (b) plus (c) means that she gets instant credit with the kids for being on their side, instead of the forces of boredom.
She was also able to leverage her reputation. Reminds me of a lesson in politics from James Carville about your candidate’s branding. You need to come up with something unique to say about your guy that can’t be said about the other person.
The specific example he gave was Hebrew National and their motto: “We answer to a higher authority.” Something unique about the brand that Bar S and Oscar Meyer and Ballpark can’t say.
Here, Skitter can say “I’ve been down that road. These other tightasses are going to tell you how bad it is without any knowledge of it, but I know how it was.”
Seems to be a good chapter for lessons told using wieners.
Ooh, on leveraging reputation: these kids were scared of the *butterflies*. If she’s only going to be allowed to use butterflies, that’s what’s going to be scary to people, especially children: they’ll think she’s attacking them.
Not that it matters for a while with BEHEMOTH coming.
Maybe BEHEMOTH will be afraid of butterflies? Nah, he’s got MOTH in his name. Probably follow them around batting at them like a kitten.
Hey, he’s a moth! She can control him!
Somebody totally ought to write a Mary Sue fanfiction where Weaver can actually do that. “Suddenly, I realized he was a MOTH! I could control him! So I made him go attack attack Leviathan underwater! GG Endbringers!”
Read it twice, couldn’t find typos, but I’m pretty ripped up from work today.
Sooooo… Behemoth. I have a distinct sense of dread.
That’s perfectly natural when talking about something named “Endbringer” and “Herokiller”. Though honestly I actually fear the Smurf more. Behemoth seems more straigtforward. The Smurf you don’t know how bad it made things until later.
That’s true in universe as well. I figure for the average civilian the order is the Smurf, Leviathan, and then BEHEMOTH for most feared. Just being near the Smurf ruins your life even if you weren’t chosen by her. Leviathan is so fast, and has such a large range of attack that he probably has the biggest bodycount with millions killed in one attack. BEHEMOTH was said to be slow in Alexandria’s interlude, which gives people time to get away. He’ll destroy the city, kill ALOT of people, and turn the place into a new Chernobyl zone but he probably won’t have the body count/fear of the other two.
They mention Behemoth maybe causing nuclear winter as a worst-case scenario in the Legend interlude. Presumably that’s if it isn’t immediately swamped with capes.
The Smurf is more of a long term threat to the heroes/world, while Behemoth and Leviathan are equivalent to natural disasters. Simurgh is scarier when you know what she/it can do, and if you have powers, but most of the population haven’t got powers or a clue, so Smurfy seems less terrifying than the others. However, Leviathan might be doing as much damage as the Simurgh at the moment, what with it attacking sources of fresh water and causing a global water shortage.
They probably know of Lausanne. And if they do, they know she came amongst them, then suddenly the slaughter began. Even if they haven’t, they likely learnt from the terrorist-style activity following which would be snatched up by media, and the rules and methods of dealing with the zones where she appears, that she is unilaterally the most dangerous one.
fghjconner on December 16, 2014 at 00:54 said:
Remember that one of the travelers was aware of the Simurgh’s full power set despite being from a world where she wasn’t a constant threat. I expect most betians know what she can do.
Off topic (and reposted from the comments section to Thursday’s chapter): I suspect there’s a number of people here who have read “Interviewing Leather“, the story of a freelance writer for an entertainment magazine being sent to write a piece on a supervillain. (If you haven’t, I recommend it — it’s a good story, and it offers an interesting take on why someone might become a supervillain.)
Reason I mention it? The author — Eric Burns-White — posted the first chapter of a sequel, “Interviewing Trey“, yesterday. Supposed to update every Friday.
End PSA.
Catastronaut on June 1, 2013 at 05:50 said:
Oh. My. Goodness. I was terribly sad to find that Banter Latte had gone inactive. Thank you so, so much for letting me know this was happening. Yaaaay!
Glad to be of service! I’d stopped checking Banter Latte too, but luckily I was following the author’s Twitter when he announced its revival.
Lobo on June 3, 2013 at 09:35 said:
You’re a star Packbat, glad I decided to check the comments today!
I read Interviewing Leather the other night after seeing your link the other day, and it was a triumph. Thanks for going to the effort of posting a link : )
You’re more than welcome — I love it when a recommendation is well-placed!
zoetewey on June 1, 2013 at 10:09 said:
It was one of the stories that made me think that posting superhero fiction online might be a good idea. And Eric stopped posting about the time I started…
So I’m excited at least.
! Hello Jim!
Hi Rika, it shouldn’t be too much of a surprise that I’m commenting, but I suppose it has been a while.
It has indeed been awhile since I’ve last seen you comment. 😀 It’s always awesome seeing authors of other stories I recognize here.
Is that how it goes? Everybody gets pushed into doing an online story by someone else they were reading online before them?
It’s probably something like that. Tales of MU showed me that an online serial can be well written and get a following. Banter Latte did the same with something I actually wanted to write.
not sure if MU is mostly about the write so much as it is about the subject matter
The writing is good enough to convey the subject matter. There are plenty of examples of people writing the same kind of things badly enough that no one reads them.
Got done reading Interviewing Leather a few hours ago.
It’s certainly a take on it, but it’s its own universe. Doesn’t necessarily hold true outside of it, though I think I picked up on one possibility that brought up.
The misogyny that gets mentioned has a little bit to do with the differences between Darkhood and Leather. I’ll try to be a little less spoilery.
Her reasons were very much centered on the way women are viewed in our society. By physical aspects as deciders of how far they’ll go, with public attention as some sort of goal they’re all supposed to be for.
He was less worried about such things. Why would he worry? He’s a dude. His life was never about how his ass looked. It’s not spelled out in the story itself, but I sense the effects of privilege.
And my own personal take on things…not everyone’s in it for attention, whether that’s the attention of people watching the news or the attention of one lone hero. Also, villain moving companies die swift deaths if they have big mouths.
Oh, I didn’t mean to imply more generality than existed — I know a lot of character’s motivations for supervillainy are nothing like Leather’s*, and I know a lot of the details are particular to Eric Burns-White’s universe.
Interesting thoughts on the privilege aspect. It’s a lot harder imagining a male in Leather’s position.
* SUPER SPOILERY FOOTNOTE: In fact, one of the more interesting aspects of Leather’s psychology in the story is the way she assumes her opinions are universal when they’re really, really not. It comes up explicitly with regards to Darkhood, but your point about things like the moving companies is also super valid.
Wasn’t meaning to chop you down there. Was just pointing out something I saw. Pretty normal for a lot of people to see their opinions as universal, and the ending with the liquor store points out another way she was wrong in how people saw her. Plus you can tell she still had an affinity for that stuff. And the idea that villains might be a fan of some of the heroes isn’t entirely wrong.
I know I’d be a lifetime fan of Superman if something like http://s684.photobucket.com/user/haven_bucket/media/1245822166636.jpg.html was even capable of, say, moving me to tears every time I saw it. And that’s without even reading the big blue boyscout.
She enjoyed her outing as Dynamo Girl so much, part of me hopes that maybe she resurrects her as a hobby. Not that she’d reform or anything, but wasn’t the whole reason she became a villain because she “decided to enjoy the world instead.” In that case, why can’t she have both?
(Plus, imagine the amount of extra media attention she’d get.)
The parade of one night stands with nutjob heroes and villains is a shame, too. I commented to chapter seven about how that’s not really necessary, with just the modicum of communication and inventiveness that many couples employ anyway.
…Yeah, I’ll admit it, when I bond to a character, I want it to turn out alright for them. A happier Leather with some of her issues resolved, who saves people as Dynamo Girl as a hobby, and had a steady relationship with like a nice thoughtful guy who runs a book shop and makes up for his lack of super durability by giving really good head… It’s a happy mental image for me, and one can hope at least…
oral sex can always brighten somebodies life.
Especially if it’s with someone who actually likes you for who you are, rather than being a mental case in tights who is either using you for their fantasy or thinks they can “save” you. Then I’d imagine it would feel pretty damn good indeed. And they make you homemade orange ice cream rather than poison stun grenades, and your dates consist of watching a film together or going to the park, rather than one of you beating the other one half unconscious while trading bad puns. Hopefully once Leather gets a little older she’ll realise she can still have that, it’s not like she’s thick or anything, that kinda stuff just takes a while to work out.
I wonder if Cat-Tales holds up to the non-redemptive genitalia standard that it’s not about being “saved” by someone. At first memory it doesn’t seem to suggest Batman would have redemptive genitalia, but I haven’t read it through that particular filter.
Still, it’s another good long-runner if anyone wants to pick it up.
As usual, I enjoy the Joker’s parts the most, especially the quote “So now I think there’s this serial locksmith out there with a whole truck full of pink shit.” Also has a great take on Clayface.
http://catwoman-cattales.com/
On a note that involves less of a plug for someone else, someone once suggested that I needed to find a woman with redemptive genitalia. Technically, she was not killed horribly after making such a suggestion.
To be fair, whilst in Leather’s case the heroes who think they can fuck the villain out of her are clearly misogynistic nutters, in general…
I’ve known someone whose genitalia had a somewhat redemptive* effect on me, at a really tricky time in my life, I wouldn’t imagine I’m the only one, and I didn’t feel like I was being condescended to. Quite the opposite, in fact.
I think all of us deserve at least one person like that at a tough spot in our lives, actually.
*(For a given value of redemptive at least, not like I was robbing banks and she made me stop or anything, but you get what I mean.)
The description on the site about most of the comics being PR and what not… it reminds me of the premise of The Black Company. Totally different setting, but tangentially related idea: What if the usual Adventure Stories in fantasy are the after-the-fact written propaganda? It’s what an account of the real events would look like by a mercenary company in employ of the Big Bad…
Also, thanks for the link, have been enjoying Cat-Tales, it’s amusing stuff, and some bits tug give a tug on the old heartstrings as well.
More or less agreed here, though Leather clearly had issues, her position was understandable from the trajectory she started on. She was a tragic and alluring and endearing figure all at the same time, really.
To clarify, I was agreeing with PG, kinda, although PB also has a decent point. That’s part of what makes IL so good, it’s not simple.
Eric Burns-White (@demiurgent) on June 1, 2013 at 21:56 said:
It’s interesting that gender issues and what is, essentially, Darkhood’s privilege comes up in this discussion — especially with Leather’s assertion (this is also a bit spoilery, for which I’m sorry) that Darkhood is “old school.”
My super secret inside sources (all right, it’s my cat) tell me that gender issues will be a big part of Interviewing Trey as well. In a very different way, mind. But then, it’s a different story entirely.
One point the Admiral raised with me was Leather’s youth, as well. She’s a remarkable woman in a lot of ways, but she’s also significantly less experienced than she thinks she is.
Thanks for reading. 🙂
I could always hop over there and comment the shit out of that stuff. I’ll comment you so hard, your cat’s babies will be born with laughing, facepalming, and having migraines.
Yes, do that, please!
I felt kinda lonely commenting when the other comments were six years old, together we can be a zany commenting duo!
And then ice cream!*
*(You have to buy or make your own ice cream I’m afraid, for the last few weeks my teleporter has just kept making noises like a crying child and teleporting blood whenever I’ve tried to use it… Note to self: need to get that fixed.)
A pair of earplugs should fix that for you. I’m personally not into the blood favor, but I hear it’s all the rage in Romania.
True, there may be a windfall there which I’m not seeing haha.
You can deposit the excess in a bank somewhere.
If I could sacrifice it to Satan at a later date in order for Leather and Todd to eventually get something approaching a happy ending*, then this sounds like a plan…
*(Just before posting I realized this wording might imply that this ending would have them together, that was seriously not meant to be implied, the idea is silly.)
Will we ever get to see Leather again?
I’d like to know how it turned out for her, and I can imagine Chapman getting into enough trouble with Jack that Dynamo ends up leaping through a window to his rescue at the last moment…
endgame on June 1, 2013 at 00:41 said:
So, …
1. At four chapters this is the shortest arc yet, and already seems to be concluding (unless the arc continues to follow the endbringer attack).
2. I’d make some reference to the tv thing, but I’m a little distracted by my next point.
3. So Behemoth’s up next…
… CALLED IT!!!
Where can I get this Worm version of Life?
I would buy that game in an instant.
notes on June 1, 2013 at 00:42 said:
Excellent transition from calm to suspense.
Approve of, and am amused by, the voting praeteritio.
Generally would trust your choice for the arc on who’s interesting, and relevant to what’s happening and what will happen. (E.g., very few of us would have picked the Coil/Piggot flashback, but that had excellent bang for the buck)
Cauldron is probably impractical – too many secrets there, right? Very curious, but not sure it’d make for the best overall story.
Faultline’s crew – unless they’ve come up with a way to deal with Contessa – is basically stymied as I understand things. They still want to publicize and bring down Cauldron, but their only option right now is try, fail, and die. If they’re moving on to a new purpose, or found a plausible way to pull of their goal, sure. Else, like the characters, but not sure where they can go right now. Maybe playing SG-1 with the gates they’re apparently setting up elsewhere?
Irregulars might be very interesting – a sideways view of how Weaver looks to those who have their own, very good, reasons for being skeptical about the Protectorate. Their own reasons for hating Alexandria. But also their own reasons for choosing heroism, despite the system’s betrayal. Not sure if they’d take her without the tattoo, and Vegas is looking probable right now, but that would be a dark horse candidate for Weaver’s new team.
Undersiders – would rather see more separation than a week or so before seeing what they’re up to from their own viewpoints. Besides – reunion time in New Delhi!
Man on the street’s always interesting. Worm’s-eye view – what the unpowered think of what’s going on.
If you’re planning on running the Behemoth fight from a non-Taylor viewpoint… well, that’ll be quite the change. Also, Dragon can’t talk right now – Weaver might be acting as mission control out of necessity, then. Not exercising command, but handling coordination and communications.
Otherwise… it’ll be interesting to see. Weaver’s got multitasking and range, and those seem really helpful… if her target weren’t nigh-invulnerable, and much better than Lung at setting himself on fire. (Bugs, like ninjas, cannot catch you if you’re on fire.). How do you even fight a dynakinetic who ignores the Manton limit? Distractions, blindside him, super speed, simultaneous attacks, otherwise try to hit him and get out before he can think to use his power? Endless waves of expendable combatants? Or just pray for Sion?
Yeah, I’m betting on her doing coordination. No way her bugs can get close enough to do anything, but she would be able to know where people are and relay messages. I’m also betting on her using someone else’s toys- borrowing a tinker’s super-heat-resistant wire to use like spidersilk, for example.
This is not going to be a fun fight for her, methinks.
Indigo on June 1, 2013 at 00:43 said:
I for one would love to see the undersiders, Also great chapter.
1. Will the Undersiders show up for the fight, even though they woul have to travel?
2. Who else thinks that this is where Taylor’s is going to get break she needs as a hero?
Ooh that’d be neat. Though if it went that well for Weaver, I’d expect it to be balanced out by a couple of people she (and we) care about not making it out alive.
Well, Saint was hired to make the world so bad that they will open the birdcage. So, sabotaging an End Bringer fight is an idea. Perhaps sabotaging Dragon to do this.
The ride never ends, if Weaver gets cut some slack then it will most likely be balanced by someone she cares about dying or something else awful happening : (
I’m pretty sure Tattletale said they’d be there.
Seamus on June 1, 2013 at 01:07 said:
Hmm, concievably Tattletale could be a great asset even if she didn’t go personally but instead was given all of Dragon’s/PRT’s data feeds of the battle and a line to the capes fighting him. Same w/ Accord if he’d be willing to help.
A Tattletale/Accord tag team directing the fight would be amazing to read.
Noise on June 1, 2013 at 01:09 said:
I am looking forward to the unlikely and incredibly awkward Dragon-carpool between the Boston Wards, previously Boston-based Ambassadors, the Undersiders, and Weaver and co.
I’m struck with a sudden curiosity about whether Grue could borrow Dragon’s powers.
It’d be a good way to keep them out of the fight, since they don’t necessarily have Plot Armor. I’m also unsure about how effective some of them would be. I’m sure Foil will be going because of her power, and I can see Parian going as well. I can’t see Bitch or Imp being very helpful in combat, but they could both be useful in getting downed capes out of harm’s way. I don’t remember whether or not Regent was able to do anything to Leviathan. If he was, he could be very useful, but otherwise not much more helpful than a normal person.
Whether or not Grue would be useful is really something to think about. He could copy other capes’ powers to use for himself, but then they’d be essentially hamstrung. Of course, if he doesn’t need to completely surround someone in darkness to use their power, he could be much more effective. If that were the case, he could partially cover several Blasters or other capes with powers effective at long ranges, and help out that way. If he couldn’t do that, though, he could always use only the powers of unconscious, but non-critical capes, so as not to hinder others.
As for using his power on Behemoth, now that’s an interesting thought. First, would a lack of sound and light hinder Behemoth much? It’s entirely possible that wouldn’t even slow down the Endbringer, and only make it harder for everyone else to hit him. But the other possibility is that he would be able to use Behemoth’s power resulting in him being a massive asset. Though we don’t even know whether or not Behemoth’s abilities could be copied that way.
Tattletale should definitely be able to watch the fight closely, whether or not she would actually need to be there, or if she could be just as effective watching through a video feed is unknown. I expect we’ll be getting some insight into the nature of the Endbringers though. And if Grue does end up copying Behemoth’s power, and Tattletale is able to observe that, I can see us getting a lot of new information. That is something I’d like to see happen.
Behemoth lives underground, so deep nothing can touch him. I think he can handle a little darkness. The question that comes to mind is, can Brian copy HIS powers?
He burrows down to where the molten earth is so bright from the heat he can see… though not really far, given it’s all molten earth. 😛 As far as we know, it’s just a straight drill down through the earth until he reaches the mantle. His visual acuity might be affected by Grue’s darkness regardless of his actual ability to see because it’s a cape power-derived darkness, and thus affects the crystalline Passenger *finger* that they deal with.
I really love these parts where she’s just talking to people outside her previous realm of association about this stuff. And then that ominous call. I had just been wondering at the beginning of the chapter whether or not enough time had passed for that to happen yet. I’m looking forward to seeing what role she takes in the Behemoth fight, and of course, whether or not Scion is going to come in and finish off Behemoth for good. There’s also the things I’m not looking forward to, like who is going to be coming back alive. I can’t see the casualties being so conveniently focused on people who were enemies of Taylor, or relatively less cared for by us readers. I also am hoping the most powerful man in the world’s last order to Scion doesn’t have any unforseen consequences.
Oh, and crazy idea; what if Scion does kill Behemoth, and that is a part of the chain of events leading to the end of the world situation?
That last thing…I think it’s really, really likely. And ironic. Killing the Endbringers brings the end of the world about.
From what has been stated the world will end 15-30 years down the line if they aren’t permantly stopped anyways.
Nah, people will just start freaking out that Scion’s actually killing now. Maybe governments, maybe regular folks, maybe the PRotectorate or PRt, with their emphasis on PR, but someone’s going to lose their shit and bring about their own destruction.
Ooh, yeah. The knowledge that Scion will kill, even if he’s only seen killing an Endbringer, could make a lot of people uncomfortable.
Yes everyone is going to be sooo upset Scion has decided to kill the giant monsters that each have death counts in the millions, and that really can only be stopped by him or Lung on a really good day. I think it’d be more of a relief for people.
You’re thinking like a reasonable and intelligent person. Stop that and you’ll get a better sense of the reactions of most people in the Wormverse.
Sure, it’s fantastic Behemoth’s dead. But hold up, Scion kills now? Does he only kill Endbringers? Will he be killing other Class S threats as well? Will he be killing Class A, B, and C threats? Will he be killing anyone who does anything wrong? Will he even only kill people who do something wrong?
The people of the Wormverse didn’t get the Most Powerful Man in the World interlude; they don’t know why he does what he does. Hell, that guy doesn’t even really know. In fact, we honestly don’t even know exactly how Scion will process his orders. We can only wait and see.
See, Dinstow really knows how to think like a stupid person.
My money is that killing them is so hard, Scion ends up reducing most of the area into barren wasteland trying to kill Behemoth, who then gets away. This is then promptly repeated with every other Endbringer until he finally kills them and than at that point, he’s done so much damage trying to kill them that it barely even matters that they’re dead.
Basically, it’s as if people just barraged nukes at them every time they appeared. They get rid of them but the collateral damage is through the roof.
Interseting theory. Though when he was attacking Leviathan wasn’t it just disintegration balls or something?
Or it might turn out that if you actually kill an Endbringer, it just causes a new one to spawn.
I figured he was ‘holding back’ during the Leviathan fight. Doing enough to make him leave but not enough to accidentally nuke the area.
How about Scion goes all out, Behemoth instead of retreating treats it like a battle to the death, and Scion loses.
Feels more like a “it got worse” scenario.
Or, this being Worm, Behemoth dies, but so does Scion. And there are still two Endbringers.
(Also, wasn’t the Smurf starting her descent towards the Birdcage? They don’t ever attack at the same time, but if she attacks a few days after, there won’t be anyone in good enough shape to fight her.)
baochou on June 1, 2013 at 00:50 said:
Amazing! I just need a time machine so I can fast forward to Tuesday now. 😀
This is why I’m friends with Epoch.
Glace would be helpful as well.
camo005 on June 1, 2013 at 00:51 said:
This chapter was pretty damn great. I really enjoyed the Wards reactions to what Taylor was telling those kids. The whole saying Drugs are bad is a lie part made me die laughing. And now we finally get the Behemoth fight. I can’t wait.
Yes, kids, drugs are bad. Just imagine if someone went off crazier than usual and there were drugs out there that could help him maintain and become a productive member of society with remorse for their actions?
Sends shivers down some spines, doesn’t it?
While we’re at it, let’s all join Scientology!
I prefer Pastafarianism, hail the noodle appendage. Xenu head of the Galactic Conferderation of 76 planets stands no chance.
Superstitious nonsense. As a pope of Discordianism, I plea for you to see the light and partake of a hot dog!
I’m not intending all the wiener references, either. The wieners are just slipping in there. Must be a Freudian thing. I know how I can get it out of my head! I’ll go watch the music video for “Evil Boy” by Die Antwoord.
church of the subgenius. If you go to hell you get your money back!
HERETIC! What do they play at your church, “Kielbasa” by Tenacious D?
Flogging Molly – “Seven Deadly Sins” thank you very much.
“Hand of the Almighty” by John Butler
Excellent chapter in my opinion. From the time you introduced Mrs Yamada I was hoping she would become Taylor’s therapist.
One part seemed a little odd to me
>“Is this monster metaphorical?”
>“That’s a very good question,” I said. I leaned on my knees and stared at my hands. “Is it just me? Or >is it my ‘passenger’, some inscrutable life form from a parallel universe that decided to give me >powers,currently helping me manage those powers so my brain doesn’t overheat?
I think this is a very odd way of phrasing this. Might come off as a little crazy, since she has no idea if Mrs. Yamada knows about the passengers. What we’ve seen from the non-cauldron capes and parahuman researchers suggests to me that very few people are in the know. If I were in Taylor’s situation, I’d be careful about not saying potentially damaging things like “There is a monster inside my head” without being very clear beforehand about what passengers are and how she knows about them.
>….”We don’t know enough about them, about powers, even, and the unknown is daunting”…
Speaking of which- how is Yamada in the know? What does she (and the PRT/Protectorate in general) know about passengers?
Wow, I’m stupid. I only just realized why Maggie might imagine someone cutting her wiener off: because transphobes think that being a girl means not having male sexual organs and violent transphobes might take that thought as a suggestion.
Good writing, wildbow.
They didn’t write their own. Can’t claim credit.
Way to emasculate his compliment, Wildbow. Just snip his praise in the bud, why don’t you?
frozenchicken on June 1, 2013 at 05:52 said:
Sorry Gecko, I’m going to have to cut this line of commentary short. If we give it a chance to grow, it’ll just be really hard to deal with, so I’m afraid I’m going to end it sharply.
Ah, come on, you cut me off right at the beginning!
It’s because I’m Jewish, isn’t it?
Be glad he did not cut you off later, otherwise you might have been jewish, but an eunuch definitely.
You don’t want to make anyone a eunuch. They get a bit of a Napoleon complex and next thing you know they’ve taken over China and spend their nights in their harem.
I get the distinct feeling you’re talking about someone specific. Most mongolian entries into the Chinese dynasties didn’t seem very eunuchian, so whom are you referring to?
Was more of a reference to the eunuchs that held a great deal of power in the Han Dynasty, specifically after the Yellow Scarves rebellion when the Emperor was rather easily manipulated. Eunuchs were entrusted with positions of power because they’d be unable to establish their own dynasty due to the lack of equipment.
There was a power struggle with one extremely powerful group of eunuchs attempting to assassinate the General of all the armies/co-regent of the Emperor, and a successful attempt after he urged the other co-regent to execute the eunuchs. This led to a big fight in the capital and that group trying to hold the emperor hostage, and then a big power vacuum that, combined with the effects of the Yellow Scarves Rebellion, led into a period of civil war lasting almost 100 years. It’s better known as the Three Kingdoms Period.
The harem part was just because harem guards have traditionally been eunuchs. Turns out that was the original answer to the question “Who watches the watchmen?”
They didn’t write their own powers, but they wrote their own trigger events, didn’t they?
Shortly after: ‘hand it to the person next to you.’
Oh — I thought that was just for the next person to decide what the powers might be. I see it now.
I was confused too! You are not alone!
To me it was a little iffy on whether or not she was just reading it as if it were her own.
But it seems we have WoG now.
rocjawcypher on June 1, 2013 at 01:03 said:
And now, Ladies and gentlemen. We watch an End-bringer Die.
Remember, Golden Boy is no longer holding back.
I was never clear on the timeframe of that interlude. Did it really happen between the last Endbringer fight and now?
More importantly even if Scion does interpret the order correctly, does he have what it takes to carry it out?
I think even in the best case scenario where Scion actually tries to the Endbringer, a lot of capes are going to die before he shows up.
From comments by Wildbow earlier I think Scion could have the power to kill an Endbringer if he showed up late enough in the fight. After the heroes and villains have died in droves weakening the thing. If Scion showed up too early I really doubt he could kill an Endbringer before it escaped.
Can you imagine the looks on all their faces?
They’re all depressed, little hope now that Alexandria’s dead and Scion flies in, murders the fuck out of Herokiller like it’s no big deal.
With the denser-than-physics-says mass at their cores, I imagine the Endbringers go up in one helluva nuclear reaction when their will/powers are unapplied from their bodies.
Oh crap, that actually makes a lot of sense.
More I think about it, more I think Scion is going to be the loser if they get serious enough, and then everyone’ll be more screwed with no Golden Boy to save them.
Or he will kill Behemoth, only to have some terrible consequence. Maybe the corpse splits into two little Behemoths.
I’m half expecting the BEHEMOTH fight to end in the next escalation of Taylor’s accomplishments. The last time she thought her friends might die, she killed an invincible powerhouse. If the Undersiders show up for this fight like they said they would, the same thing could happen again.
Okay, time for a discussion about Grue in the Behemoth fight. First off, can he copy Behemoth’s power? If he can, I’d like to see what he might learn about it from that. Or what Tattletale might learn about it from that. Or what Grue might learn about it if he simultaneously copies Tattletale’s power. If that doesn’t/can’t happen, I can see him being used to combine Clockblocker’s incredibly useful ability with one or several Brute powers, resulting in someone with the potential to actually get close enough to freeze him. Of course, you could also just have every cape cluster together and see what happens when one person has all of their powers at once. No matter what, I can actually see him being a huge asset in this fight.
I actually hope they don’t show up. It hasn’t been too long since they have seen each other and I worry that they lack plot armor. Taylor would be devastated and blame herself if something happened to one of them. He can only copy one power, and lacks the passenger to control it properly. I figure his best role would be to support others by copying useful powers. Having a second clockblocker, a second forceful user, a second healer etc. as needed. I don’t think he’d survive getting close to BEHEMOTH.
Yeah, being reminded about the power limit definitely messes up my theory.
Brian has said in the past that he can only snag one power at a time.
Oh, shit. I totally forgot about that. Well, that completely shoots down almost that entire train of thought. Though whether or not he can get Behemoth’s power would still be a valid question.
How about Clockblocker’s power combined with a blaster’s power?
Shooting time-stops from a safe distance? HELL YEAH!
might have to draw a Behemoth to go with my Simurgh pic now , intresting days are ahead.
What about poor Leviathan? Oh I get it, your going to leave the middle child out!
Leviathan always was the loner of the Endbringers. He just liked to sit and watch his goldfish swim in their little bowl, all orange and happy and stuff.
Then, one day, the humans came with their little nets and their plastic bags and their county fair.
It was horrible. Leviathan vowed his revenge on humanity for what they did to his little goldfish. Mr. Poopster and Goldilocks will be avenged!
Uhm. LAST POST!
Yeah! THAT’S the ticket!
Boobies!
And Taylor is so jealous of you!
Aw man, ninja’d. I had planned to do this shortly before a new update for some time now. Now it will only come off as cheap copy.
Is there some sort of problem with that?
Not ready….
Yes, it appears that way. Even from a story perspective this seems to early.
We never learned how recovered Dragon is from being freed from her programming and her collapse in Vegas. Considering that she was the one doing the coordination in past Endbringer fights that would be important.
And 4 Chapter seems like a really short arc. Even if get a full chapter with travel and preparation before the fight starts it will be short.
Maybe there will be something anti-climatic? The fight is over before Taylor can join or make any significant contribution?
Maybe next chapter has her waking up looking at an unfamiliar ceiling like Shinji Ikari…
Taylor- “Uhh… What happened… And why is there a can of raid next to my bed?”
Defiant- “You sort of turned into a giant bug monster and beat the tar out of BEHEMOTH. We felt a few precautions were in order.”
> And 4 Chapter seems like a really short arc. Even if get a full chapter with travel and preparation before the fight starts it will be short.
Arc 8 had over three chapters of Endbringer fighting, plus three chapters of denouement. I don’t think it’ll be overly short.
Yes, but I wouldn’t think that ‘Drone’ would be a fitting title for an arc focused on fighting an Endbringer. It sort of fits the working and stuff Taylor has been doing, but massacre of heroes not to mention all the civilians really seems like it would not fit.
You can make it fit. Let all of Dragon’s fettered AI ships attack. There, Drones.
Incidentally, does Dragon have ships, like seafaring ones?
You mean like Dragonships or more like Sea Dragons?
She will have to careful with the motif and themes here.
The latter look fun and can probably hold a lot of nifty toys. The former… well, are ships.
What I had in mind were suits especially engineered to fighting in aquatic environments.
Well, she’ll be fighting like a drone of the organization now. So, it kinda fits maybe.
And finally Taylor gets some therapy. About damn time. Although it seems like their is way less therapy for capes than they actually need. I mean Weld had to put in a request for his team after they all saw friends die. Not to mention that anything that works for a trigger event is truamatic enough to warrent it.
No surprise Taylor has issues with buracracy. Or really with the system in general. In her experience it fails. Look at how well they dealt with her being bullied. Look at how often they sided with the bullies. Hey, punishment only works as a detterent if you actually punish the guilty party.
At least Taylor seems to have inspired a anti bullying campaign. They must really be afraid of another Skitter showing up.
Wageslave on June 1, 2013 at 01:53 said:
Somehow, for the Endbringer situation, I’m picturing something like was mentioned above, the visualization being the collapse of a full-barrier defense in a particular adapted anime syndicated series that was common in the mid-80s. Nothing lives for miles. But the heroes won! Kind of.
As far as the ‘game’ Taylor was playing, she’s already taken two or three steps for that group of students to *not* get their theoretical trigger events. By focusing on them, giving them the attention, now they’ve the potential to be the ‘popular’ kids… or at least as not-outcast as they were. And, by consciously raising the idea of trigger and stress and scenarios and the like, may have reduced the possibility of such events occuring as well. Masterfully played there.
The Call O’ Doom reaction was fittingly appropriate. The same reaction happens/happened onboard naval vessels going to General Quarters (During a non-drill scenario), firefighters getting a bad call, fighter pilots during the Blitz scrambling to provide cover, etc, etc. That moment of “Oh crap.” followed by “Well, we’ve got a job to do. Saddle up.”
I would hate to be a Ward that didn’t have an appropriate power and was basically instructed to ‘stay home’ while the rest of my team was out there risking their lives. The survivor guilt would be worse than someone who was actually ‘in the thick of it’.
Terrifying food for thought, here. What if Zion doesn’t hold back, and the capes are actually legitimately beating the Behemoth for once, on their own, without Alexandria…
->Terrifying food for thought, here. What if Zion doesn’t hold back, and the capes are actually legitimately beating the Behemoth for once, on their own, without Alexandria…
Hell, this is the first time PRT will fight an Endbringer without Cauldron capes in the lead.
If Zion starts killing Endbringers now… Think of the implications. Of what analysts will think. Cauldron removed from PRT -> Zion stops holding back -> Endbringer permanently defeated. Conclusion: destroy Cauldron and everything related to it as the first priority.
Hell, even Number Man may come to the same conclusion. Wonder what it’ll do to him. Him and Legend / Eidolon.
That assumes that Cauldron is actually about saving the world. It makes a great cover story though.
Nth_X on June 1, 2013 at 02:07 said:
God that was a good chapter; probably one of my favorite to date…definitely top 10.
I was really happy to see the interaction with Mrs. Yamada. Taylor gets a chance to start working out some of her issues, and someone in the bureaucracy will finally know something about what goes on in her head, and what was going on in her life. Taylor has needed a chance to talk some things out for a long time, but hasn’t had the time or the right environment to do so.
Even better was the scene with the kids. I can imagine that activity, or something like it, having a serious impact with the students. Taylor was REAL with them in a way that most probably haven’t experienced before, and hopefully that impression will last. I wonder if the PRT will see its value, and try to replicate it in other schools. It would be appropriate that Taylor had such an influence on a program that she is indirectly responsible for.
Ending with a call to face Behemoth was a master stroke. Both in-universe, since it has that much more of a visceral impact on the students, and from the reader’s perspective, since it nicely queues us up for some violence after the more peaceful and reflective (relatively) chapters we’ve just had.
I can’t wait for the next installment, I’m sure it’ll be earth-shattering 😉 Thanks for writing!
I think it’s hilarious that Worm has reached the point where Taylor and Co. struggle to fight off an attack on a prisoner transport by Bambina and her gang and we consider it a comparatively quiet chapter. xD
I mean ‘arc so far’, not ‘chapter’…
Ascaloth on June 1, 2013 at 02:28 said:
Man, I make a comment about how Weaver can take out Behemoth, and the very next chapter Wildbow pulls out the guy.
My cape name is Jinx-tongue, and I’m going to STFU for the rest of the next chapter as a precaution.
Behemoth: Meh. I could her…
Heroes and Villains in unison: RUN AWAY!
Behemoth: Yes, run from me you teensy little fleas!
Clockblocker: Not YOU! (points at Weaver) HER!
Weaver: EAT DOOMY BUTTERFLY DEATH MOTHER*BLEEEEEEEEEEEP!*
Defiant: Language!
Glenn: Weaver, we need you to look a little less violent while you’re decapitating the apocalypse monster. Less bloody too. And Defiant says you’re cursing too much. Cut that out.
Hoyden: You need to listen to Glenn, Weaver. About dressing the right way and keeping your hair impeccable while you’re beating down the Herokiller…
Vantage: How to talk so you command the butt-ugly kaiju’s attention…
Jouster: How to HOLD yourself so everyone knows Hadhayosh is your bitch.
Behemoth: *sob*
It’s a widely known fact that the Endbringers cannot be slain. Weaver was however, the first person to make one beg for mercy.
I am hoping that Scion shows up and he and Behometh both die during the fight. It would be great for slowing down the Endbringers, and proving they could die would be wonderful. On the other hand the whole ‘delay until Scion arrives’ plan would become useless, so I expect the number of losses caused by the Endbringers would skyrocket.
Maybe not. Leviathan at least has no way to instantly stop the flock of Dragons suits, and their nano thorn tech might be enough to soften him up for others to do enough damage to force him to retreat. The Smurf probably would just do what she always had. I doubt Scion has really made much of a dent in preventing the damage the Smurf has done. Her main plan of creating Echidna went off without a hitch even though Scion showed up almost as soon as she did according to Wildbow. The smurf might have more time plan out her attacks, but overall I doubt she would even notice.
I think it is quite reasonable to believe that Scion has interfered in quite a few of Simurgh’s plans. The problem is that Simurgh has alot of plans, and most of them are very dangerous. The reason I believe this is that the Simurgh can’t see Scion’s future, so at least some of the time Scion must have shown up and interfered with Simurgh’s plans before they could be put into action.
Also, Leviathan doesn’t need to instantly stop the Dragon suits in order to win, he just needs to keep killing people long enough to cause giant tidal waves. Not that the suits aren’t a huge boon to fighting the endbringers, but Leviathan ripped one suit apart pretty casually, so destroying all the suits in a battle is quite possible.
The most important thing is that delaying until Scion arrives is one of the two primary plans for the capes, and if that option is off the table any battle where they can’t push the Endbringer back early will probably end in a loss.
The Nanofog (nanoscopic scale molecular disassemblers, to be precise) are probably only useful against Leviathan.
They are susceptible to heat (like everything on that scale), Behemoth is somewhat close to a lava giant.
Simmy can scramble electronics, so she could screw them up and remove the apoptosis/deadman switch/suicide/non-reproductive modules and restrictions and we have a Grey Dust scenario at hand.
I imagine that Scion has stopped plans of the Smurf’s before. Probably messed up some of her disaster dominos at some point. But she seems to have a lot. And she even puts some in motion when she’s supposed to be asleep. Remember Maquis chapter?
i very very much like these chapters with the therapist they give so much insight into the chracters she talks to also what weaver did with the kids was awsome
I’m honestly appalled, actually. So far we know of what, three therapists for the whole Protectorate + Wards? They’d ought to have a dozen with the constant crises and threats of death!
I imagine Yamada as one of the “better” ones employed by the PRT, and is thus getting deployed to the toughest cases. The bay wards? Right after all the crap they dealt with, sending your best person seems like a reasonable call. Her position at the asylum-whose actual name I forget at the moment-also lends credence to her competency. Edilon also looked her up, and even if she was the only game in town, he found her good enough to hear his confession. Finally, Yamada has talked to the wards in the Bay, and has a little more context on Taylor’s actions from the mouths of the heroes who have faced her. Seems like a pretty good HR decision to me.
Hm, okay. Might be dealing with a case of observation/selection bias, since we haven’t seen significantly more than her.
Still, is a psychologist per local chapter (protectorate + wards) too much to ask for? Weld’s asking for one for Brockton Bay indicates some neglect there…
I think that neglect was part of Priggots regime since she really didn’t care about her Wards. (Pun very much intended)
Scolopendra on June 1, 2013 at 04:00 said:
So, Taylor is going to be in the old Skitter costume working along with the Undersiders and D&D this time. I think this is going to be the middle ground she was looking for. Taylor will no doubt be going all out on this fight, ignoring anything Glenn or anyone else says in order to pull off a win. The stakes are simply too high for her not to. So, if Taylor pulls off the win (and hopefully finds way to kill Behemoth), the images splashed across the world will show her in an outfit that is a combination of her old villain outfit with heroic modifications, bridging the gap in more ways than one by having the heroes and villains standing at her side. You’d have her at her most heroic and most terrifying at the same time. Millions of people would probably not care at that moment that she didn’t use her pansy butterflies and instead find a new symbol of hope to replace Alexandria. At the same time, I would imagine the public outcry at her remaining imprisoned after such a feat would force the PRT to release her from prison well before her 18th birthday.
The story is starting to reach the near end, so I think an Endbringer getting offed is in the cards soon, and this presents the big chance. At least that’s my hope.
I don’t see how she could possibly do it but after finding a way to beat Lung, Dragon’s most powerful suit, and Alexandria, I will never underestimate her again.
For the sake of delicious schadenfreude, Taylor needs to kill Behemoth. Imagine Emma’s reaction to knowing she was provoking someone who offed an Endbringer.
I doubt Taylor could pull a win at this point, I expect it will more likely be a major assists if she is involved in a significant way in the fighting at all.
Thanks to her just acquired flightpack (if that is what it is) she will once again acquire mover classification. Between that and her swarm she will be ideally suited to assist by transporting things and people in addition to her normal role of acting as recon/intelligence/control.
A tinker made gadget/bomb carried close to the giant by her swarm to hurt and distract him at the right second. Perhaps helping a repentant Legend make a heroic sacrifice by distracting Behemoth at the right moment. Carrying a wounded and dyeing cape close to the hero killer so that they can try to take him with them. That sort of thing.
I also expect India to have lots of local capes. With a big population to draw from there should be enough local capes in the region to make any contribution from foreign capes less relevant especially with Alexandria gone. Either Weaver gets relegated to the sidelines or by the time the North American heroes arrive the hero-killer will already have slaughter his path through much of India’s defenders.
I hope Wildbow takes the local culture into consideration in naming the capes, if names are a concern. Yes, I’m still miffed at the Richter in Germany, it just doesn’t fit.
Being unaware of the religious implications, but there are a lot of gods they could name themselves after. Also, the bible belters are likely to be the only religious capes, and what with the way religion is deeply ingrained in India, be that Hindu and Islam as the main religions, or the implications of caste in that whole debacle – lower caste people being more inflicted with traumatic events, hence more lower caste parahumans. This could actually have lead to a distinctive societal change, now that I think of it.
I fixed the Richter, changing them to something else. Combination of it not fitting and me already using Richter elsewhere (Dragon’s creator).
Meister, yes. Somewhat bland but also encompassing enough I could see it work.
Thank you for taking note of the issue.
I have the image of a group of heroes with craftsmen themes (probably mostly tinker and striker types) who instead of having a wards program have a bunch of Azubis, Gesellen or Lehrlinge as colourful sidekicks.
This could actually work now that I think about it.
I’d like to see how they came to be. What we’re talking about are rather specialized themes, and the way powers work there isn’t overly much wiggle room in what theme one can choose for their mask.
Now I’m thinking of them as villains and trying to make Torfrock’s “Wir unterkellern Schleswig-Holstein” happen…
Hopefully her performance when using her full range of abilities will prompt somewhat saner restrictions, yes.
I have a question regarding the legalese of writing and publishing on the net.
Especially, one of the drawbacks of writing and publishing on the web is the author ceding/using up their first publish rights. I get that, and can see the line of reasoning traditional publishing houses have with trying to avoid works already published in some form.
The real stinger for me is, how much rights to the work does the author cede to the web platform used? Namely, could wordpress use parts or the complete work of Worm and publish it to showcase how good a service they are? The form or medium used is irrelevant in that – could be books, ebooks or whatever. I suppose the terms of service specify their claim on your work, but, well… the terms of service are not necessarily compliant with the current code of law.
Also, distantly related, just to probe the waters, how would you, Wildbow, feel about a fan effort to make Worm into an audio book or podcast, akin to Methods of Rationality? Given your update speed it would be a long runner since it couldn’t really keep up with the work involved, unless it was adapted to audio drama form, which in turn would also require work, so probable either case it’s update slower than the original.
Alternatively, one could adapt parts of Worm, kind of a Best Of, or try to replicate the tone of the story with a selection of scenes.
I am not trying to infringe on your rights here or anything, I wouldn’t even know if I had the time and confidence to participate in such a project, but your thoughts on the matter would be enlightening.
A last point: Using dependent clause liberally in English, but also being used to applying punctuation* generously, I’m confused on the when and where to use comma or not. Is there some rule beyond generally kenning or “feels right to put one there”? Because that’s the way I do it now, basing off when I would pause for breath and emphasis.
that in and of itself would require a serious consideration, as well attention to background noise/effects and music. plenty of free sources, of all of those, and the voice talent could be found if some-one paid for it. But considering the fact that wildbow will take the whole story after completion, polish it off into one or more books, it would be prudent to wait until said book is ready before trying to make an audio format.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dependent_clause may answer your last question.
If the clause functions as an adjective, you may need to separate it from the independent clause with commas. Specifically, if it is a non-restrictive adjectival (aka relative) clause, you should use commas. Restrictive relative clauses are ones that specify essential information about the noun they modify, as opposed to restrictive clauses, which supply non-essential information. (“that specify essential information about the noun they modify” was a restrictive clause just there, and “which supply non-essential information” was a non-restrictive clause.)
There is little correlation between when speakers pause in conversation and when the rules of written grammar dictate that a comma should be used. Despite the fact that many English teachers suggest using this as a guideline, it really isn’t a good one.
I got a problem figuring out the convoluted words used. Like, I recognize the kinds of words and can generalize based on that, but you could drown me in grammar books and nothing would stick. Examples would help, in other words.
It’s not your fault. Dependant Claus always brings the worst presents.
*chuckles*
I see what you did there, and I appreciate it 🙂
I just re-read Alexandria’s interlude to get a better idea what Behemoth will likely be all about.
I was struck about the repeated references to two plans to deal with the same problem one involved the Protectorate and Alexandria was beginning to think it was not going to work and another seemed to focus on finding the right individual…. There was also talk about a body double for Alexandria with similar enough powers. Food for thought certainly in light of recent events.
As for Behemoth, dynakinesis seems like a sort of do-everything power if taken literally. Thankfully what little we saw of him indicates that he is not very imaginative or sophisticated with it, but he doesn’t really need to be with that sort of powers.
He pretty much appears to be able to do one-hit-kills against everyone but Alexandria. The only hope for someone like Weaver would be to attack from beyond his range and out of his sight, but I doubt that bee-stings will do much against him. Using her strands of web to trip him seems like it probably wouldn’t work either…
On the other hand Weaver seems to be uniquely suited to help with search and rescue looking for survivors in an area devastated by an earthquake. Her powers will be a lot more useful in the aftermath of the attack than during it.
Ooh, good point! I’m remembering when she was talking to Coil in 15.4 about the sweeps she did of her territory — her recon ability is incredible.
I wonder to what extent she can get an idea of the structural stability of the debris, as well — which way things are likely to shift if certain items are removed, that sort of thing. Depending on the depth survivors are buried, the data might be more complicated than even she could interpret.
Isn’t that what Tecton is for? With his abilities Tecton & Taylor could form an extremely potent combo for Search & Rescue.
I was going to say Gully, but either one could work. Tecton might be better at moving debris, come to think.
Personally, I’m looking forward to what Clockblocker is going to try. Number one on the list is of course doing the spider-silk combo, but I can think of lots of ways to stop ‘Moth… OH. MY. GOD.
Behemoth > ‘Moth > Moth!!
Weaver is able to control Behemoth!
Anyhow, one tactic: Clockblocker could do the rope trick… With two or more ropes. Create a cage with one set of ropes (at a good distance and wearing lead-lined trousers), freeze it, interweave another ropes, freeze that after thirty second, interweave a third, stack them, etc. If Behemoth has legs and space underneath to weave a rope through, he can’t escape. As a last trick, do the silk thing, except Behemoth can probably fry the line as it closes in…
In any case it will all go horribly wrong, and Weaver will salvage the day by becoming a super-efficient command HQ.
This was addressed before “Able to control Endbringer = too scary to be allowed to live”.
Although, Taylor is a hero now…
If anyone was able to control the Endbringers and tried to use them for anything aside from destroying themselves that cape would be hunted like a dog. By everyone. It wouldn’t matter if it was a hero or a villain, the chance that they could have the Endbringer operating constantly would be the kind of threat that requires elimination as the only sane option.
But… What if an Endbringer can’t kill itself?
Let’s say that Taylor (or someone else) can take control over Begemoth.
The range is limited to six blocks / less than a mile. When she tires too much / sleeps control will slip. It can’t kill itself. Heroes don’t have enough firepower to kill it. What to do?
Personally, I would do the following:
1) Damage it as much as they can
2) Secure Taylor in the most secure facility possible
3) Construct a spaceship that will deliver Begemoth into the Sun after control can be established next time
4) When the next attack comes, place Taylor and Begemoth onto the ship.
The loss of one cape is acceptable cost.
I would be wary about throwing the omnicidal dynakinetic into the sun.
A parallel sun?
Finally someone sensible! I mentioned this exact line of reasoning a few chapters back, and unless we got a black hole handy I wouldn’t throw anything into the sun that lets physics give them lapdances!
Though stuffing him into Uranus might be feasible.
Unless he builds a fusion flare and coasts the whole planet through the solar system, which would be a nice case of Nice Job Breaking/Fixing it as well as Class 5 Apocalpyse.
I don’t know if he’ll fit in Uranus. While it can be quite gaseous and hostile to life there, I wouldn’t put it past him to escape Uranus more pissed off than ever.
No flight should make it hard for him, unless he explodes the planet or gases in such a way to propel him some 22km/s at the least he’s screwed.
Unless he makes a fusion flare, which is essentially a planet-sized propulsion system. With BEHEMOTH being a dynakinetic…
To quote Jackass “There is a big red truck in Uranus”
If he could do that with Uranus, he could do it with Earth. Seriously, if you fire him into space don’t aim at *anything* – just fire him off into deep space…
Quick thought:
Smurfette can scramble electronics, but we don’t know if this is known in-universe. Dragon was on her own since Newsunkland. Dragon’s possible trigger event was 2007 or something? Now, we don’t know when she became active on a recognizable scale, establishing the birdcage, deploying her suits, but, and here’s the point:
What if Simurgh scrambled Dragon’s automatic satellite backup, effectively giving a trigger event where there oughtn’t be one, and then destroyed the local copy?
As a sidenote, I’m currently reading the rpg.net threads, and Wildbow just hinted towards something about Siberian’s powers and the vials and the travelers and Wolfwood2 figured out that the formula numbers for the sample Siberian took is the same one that Jesse/Genesis took.
Both were projections.
It would have been interesting to know if Manton was able to control Siberian’s look and make, i.e. if he could have made Siberian be anything.
Regardless of that, maybe Manton just took a much more potent formula of the same basic design. The Unstoppable Force and Immovable Object is very potent in my mind.
Interlude 15 (Donation Bonus #3) and Migration 17.6. Yeah, same number.
I think Manton’s didn’t have 15% Balance mixed in, though.
In Battery’s interlude didn’t they say that even if it were the same formula the powers might be different? Manton got less versitility and more power than Genesis.
Man I sort of miss the Travelers now. Particurly Sundancer. Maybe the end of Worm will be Taylor finally thinks she can take a bread, then a portal opens up, Sundancer steps out and…
“Skitter! Earth Aelph deperatly needs your help!”
“Sigh. It’s Weaver these days.” Pulls on mask.
> In Battery’s interlude didn’t they say that even if it were the same formula the powers might be different? Manton got less versitility and more power than Genesis.
Yep. And they mentioned in Number Man’s interlude that adding Balance tends to reduce the strength of the powers (while simultaneously reducing the probability of bad side effects).
(Your Earth Alpha story reminds me of The Nocturnal Adventures of Sir Coffee {SFW page in deeply NSFW webcomic}.)
It’s good that Taylor’s able to talk out her issues, not so great that Yamada seems to be pushing a version of the PRT’s narrative about Skitter, but I suppose that’s understandable based on the information she has to work with.
You mean by pointing out that the Brockton Bay Wards didn’t deserve to have their asses kicked repeatedly (Shadow Stalker excepted)? Frankly, I’m inclined to agree. I didn’t see a lot of other propaganda from her.
The Brockton Bay wards were almost always attacking her, with the intention to bring her in, in those situations. It’s a little hard to be an undercover agent/rescue Dinah/help people/fight the S9 if you’re in a prison cell. She never sought out the BB wards and hurt them simply for the sake of it, she defended herself when they attacked her. Still a regrettable situation, but it takes two to tango.
Taylor had claimed that the people she hurt deserved it. The Wards didn’t deserve it. Triumph didn’t deserve it. Even if fighting them was the right decision from a utilitarian standpoint, that needs to be acknowledged.
“Deserve” is a twisty, difficult concept, and I’m not certain she said that literally everyone she hurt deserved it. However, I do take your point, that does need to be acknowledged, if it hasn’t been. But, if we’re acknowledging that, we also need to mention the utilitarian/self defence thing- and neither Taylor nor Yamada did.
Damn morality, why must you be so complicated?
If you’re talking about Weld, Clockblocker, Vista, Kid Win, and Flechette, no, it’s not twisty or difficult.
As for the utilitarian point, I believe she didn’t use it to defend attacking the Wards specifically because she’s honest enough with herself to realize that Skitter had been evaluating the Wards unfairly to help relieve her cognitive dissonance.
It’s tricky because as much as they didn’t deserve Skitter’s violence, she didn’t necessarily deserve their violence, or having her liberty taken away. (And Dinah, or the people she took care of, or those she rescued from the S9 sure as hell don’t deserve that either.) “Deserve”, much like “should”, is a concept that gets tricky and messy in the real world. I mean sure, you can say that the Wards didn’t deserve Skitter’s violence, and she didn’t deserve theirs, and the people she was helping didn’t deserve her being taken from them. But at that point, “deserve” doesn’t necessarily represent quite the definitive moral litmus test we expected it would, does it?
It’s almost as if it’s complicated, imperfect world, where decent people trying to do the right thing end up hurting each other due to the machinations of other’s conflicting agendas and their own imperfect information, or something.
@Admiral Skippy: I was about to say something along the lines of “desert is not something you can merely cancel on both sides of the equation”, but I think at this point our differences spring from differing philosophical intuitions, and those arguments never end. Neither of us propose that Skitter should have gone to more effort to hurt the Wards, and neither of us propose that Skitter should have surrendered rather than hurt the Wards, and the other issues we discuss are mostly just words.
I certainly wasn’t saying it cancels, that would almost be simple, what I was saying it was twisty, and a difficult concept to employ usefully in these sort of situations.
And yeah, on the substantive issues we more or less seem in agreement.
Ok. The Wards didn’t deserve to be covered in hornets.
What did Taylor do to deserve, oh, everything the PRT have done to her life?
Here’s the thing. So long as people want to yell about how Taylor assaulting PRT personnel is somehow bad, there will always be an answer which shuts that shit right down, and it’s the following list of names: Shadow Stalker. Armsmaster. Panacea. Piggot. Coil. Tagg. Alexandria.
The PRT have never actually paid for their long list of fuckups, fuckups which occurred through either incompetence or malice.
Nothing. That’s not the point. Taylor’s therapy sessions are about helping Taylor, not seeking justice, and Yamada is helping Taylor evaluate her past decisions and motivations as a way to make Taylor more able to make good decisions in the future. Understanding exactly how large a negative the damage she did to the Brockton Bay Wards is necessary if Taylor wants to make a truly fair determination of whether Weaver is doing more good than Skitter did. Understanding the ways in which her prior situation led her to lie to herself, and helping her unravel those lies, is necessary if Taylor is going to evaluate the merits of her future actions.
Taylor’s problems with bureaucracy are going to be discussed in the future — Yamada made a note of it. A lot of those problems will be legitimate. And if, at that time, Yamada focuses on making Taylor ignore those problems instead of learning strategies to deal emotionally with the stress caused by those problems, then I’ll change my tune. But for now, I think Yamada’s approach is eminently appropriate.
Going by what’s happened to date, I don’t think we will ever see someone who is PRT personnel (and that’s what Yamada is) openly just come out and say “Yes. We fucked up. We are partly to blame for this entire messed up situation, and we need to stop trying to punish you for our mistakes.”
Taylor’s in jail. Her public identity is dead in the water. She has come out in front of the entire country and confessed to some pretty damned serious crimes. While she was at it, she did NOT out the Protectorate as being a cat’s paw of Cauldron. She came and personally turned herself in to try and make some good out of the situation. She’s dealing with bullshit restrictions on her abilities which have already lost the PRT a serious engagement. She is, right now, on her way to fight Behemoth, and she didn’t hesitate for a second.
What the hell do the PRT WANT? Like, they really, really need to stop being unreasonable. They need to stop responding to requests for negotiation by trying to torture people into total surrender. They need to stop just writing people off for shit reasons, and they REALLY need to let go of the bullshit cops and robbers, heroes and villains dynamic, because it is at the heart of everything that is going wrong.
Including the time the Undersiders ambushed Shadow Stalker, mind controlled her into “capturing” them so they could get inside PRT headquarters and steal the PRT files on the Slaughterhouse 9?
Or when she attacked and humiliated them after Tagg blew her secret?
The BB Wards have sought a fight with Taylor once (the bank job) and every following fight happened at her instigation.
Taylor knew nothing about Shadow Stalker and the others kept it from her due to how furious it would make her, and the first mission into the PRT headquarters was ordered by Coil, as was the attack on the Mayor’s house, in which she urged for caution and moderation and Trickster was the hothead who escalated things.
Her attack on the PRT after Tagg outed her is a fair point, though she was kinda seeking a fight with Tagg rather than the Wards.
She certainly defended herself when the Wards attacked her, and she was willing to enter into situations that would lead to that if it was for an important reason- but she never deliberately sought them out and attacked them specifically for the sake of it. Not claiming she was Ghandi or anything, but it’s an important distinction to make.
You’re mixing up Shadow Stalker and Victor. Tattletale left Skitter in the dark about the plan to hijack Victor, but Skitter was fully complicit in the plan to hijack Shadow Stalker — in fact, she picked Shadow Stalker. Yes, it was convenient because Shadow Stalker was easier to bait out than the other Wards, but it was also a moral choice because Sophia Hess i.e. Shadow Stalker was practically a villain herself, unlike the other Wards.
Colony 15.3. Search for “What the fuck was that?”.
Actually, yeah, you’re right- I was misremembering from the fact that Regent kept Skitter in the dark about all the other stuff he pulled with SS afterwards. Taylor tricking her so she could be taken over wasn’t a vindictive act against SS though- it was to serve a purpose. Taylor was not pleased when she learned Regent had taken it further, and felt fairly uncomfortable with the whole thing.
Miloptheny on June 1, 2013 at 12:27 said:
But that was their job…very first meeting with the BB Wards, she robbed a bank. She humiliated them at the party. Are they just supposed to sit back and do nothing?
Of course not. But my point is that she never deliberately sought them out for the purpose of attacking them, is it that tricky a distinction to get? Taylor fought back in self defence, whilst pursuing other objectives, (usually serving a greater moral purpose), objectives which brought her into conflict with the Wards. Taylor certainly wasn’t shy about pursuing those objectives if she felt it was for a good cause, but she wasn’t pursuing any kind of vendetta against the Wards or anything, and she can’t be expected not to defend herself.
Taylor is trying to justify it with “But they had Shadow Stalker on their team.” Thing is they didn’t have much choice. Sort of like you were stuck going to the same school as your bullies. Heck we see in the Wards arc that they didn’t like her, and that she would bully the others as much as she could. Look at what she did to Vista. And how Weld caught Regent controlling SS. I really doubt anyone in the Brockton Bay Wards was all that upset Shadow Stalker was gone. More likely to be worred about Regent.
I wasn’t arguing in favour of Taylor’s justification of her actions, she’s on the wrong page to a greater extent than Yamada if that’s her only justification, though I think in truth she was perhaps thinking in more moral terms than practical ones. But the simple justification is that she was defending herself, and they would have taken her in otherwise, it’s not complicated. The pain they suffered is certainly regrettable (though Taylor tried reasonably hard to minimise it), but the context is vital.
I wholeheartedly agree with you, Skippy. read your posts over on Spacebattles, and they were very insightful. I’m rather saddened that people look at therapy as some sort of magic “Focus on YOUR problems and what YOU did wrong and everything fixes itself!” instead of the realities of what therapy really is, which is bringing you to terms with it and allowing you to find your balance with your issues, and if they can be directly touched upon in a non-destructive manner, to do so as part of the therapeutic process.
The worst part of all of this? All this would never have even occured if they didn’t give Shadow Stalker preferential treatment and cover her tracks for what she was doing on a constant daily basis to Taylor in civilian guise- Things that schools sadly do ALL THE TIME even if there isn’t a governmental body pressuring them to keep things quiet. Or if they had properly kept Shadow Stalker in custody and given HER therapy she so desperately needs, so she wouldn’t have been so maladjusted and have such a skewed worldview. Another hero -team of two- would have been on patrol and would have dissuaded Lung’s crew from even starting what they did towards Emma and her father (Since Shadow Stalker explicitly stated AND showed that she lets criminals commit crimes against hapless bystanders before she goes in so she can then go in and half-kill them), and she would have been shocked, maybe a bit frightened, but she wouldn’t have been broken like she was, and she’d still have been there for Taylor, who would have been there for HER as well.
So yeah, Taylor has done some bad things, and she does own up to them- But don’t for a second DARE throw all that shit at her like it’s entirely her fault those circumstances occured and that they weren’t thrust upon her because of circumstances outside her control. She has been shaped by what has been thrown at her every step of the way, shit she shouldn’t have ever had to deal with but was forced to because of a negligent government body that doesn’t seem to believe in even the existance of PTSD let alone proper treatment for the mentally deranged, ON TOP of the same shitty broken school system that advocates a so-called “zero tolerance” policy but forever looks the other way and administers at best slap-on-the-wrist punishments that do nothing to actually punish the offenders, but make the defender’s life a miserable hell all “because they talked”.
…Geh, I’m done here. /rant
Thanks Rika, and agreed for the most part.
Matthew K on June 1, 2013 at 06:54 said:
UNF, this is going to be so great, ENDBRINGERBRAWL 2013!
“Hey folks, this is your announcer Bob Genericson telling you to bring the popcorn, you won’t need a microwave because Big Behemoth’s TURNING. UP. THE. HEAT!
Yes folks, clocking in at 45ft high and covered in ultradense para-dimensional pseudo-obsidian crystal, Behemoth is a real contender for Endbringer of the year after a poor showing by Leviathan in the later stages of the Brockton Bay league. Whadda ya say, Jim?”
“That’s right Bob, after a magnificent showing in Kyushu in which he brought his total Confirmed Civilian Bodycount higher than the competition by several orders of magnitude everyone was expecting a great showing from the Ravenous Reptile but by all accounts the Brockton Bay Heroes just cut him off at every turn leading up to a late-game intercept by Scion. You know he’s gotta be going back to the Abyssal plane disappointed after that, he had the homefield advantage with Brockton Bay’s natural aquifer and coastal position and he still lost it.”
“Mmmm, mmmm, so what do you reckon to Behemoth’s chances in the upcoming matchup, I understand that he’s going to be facing some of the Brockton Bay crowd in this match too?”
“You bet, but don’t forget New Delhi is an unknown quantity in this game and we’re looking at a region with a lot of potential for some great capes but Behemoth has shown he can really thrive under some stiff competition, they don’t call the big guy Herokiller for nothing, Bob.”
“Ha, that’s right Jim, for the benefit of new viewers Behemoth currently tops the charts in the highest number of Confirmed Parahuman Kills. Current estimates peg this Endbringerbrawl at likely 150-300 Cape Down’s if he’s to continue his track record.”
“He’s facing some pretty stiff competition this time Bob, rumours that Armsmaster will be coming out of retirement with a new team and a new attitude after his public withdrawal last season. You’ll remember he really kicked things up a notch in Leviathan’s last showing with a nanobush glaive and adaptive combat kata-calculator that really gave the Leaping Lizard a run for his money, some folks actually wondered if it was curtains for his career before a last minute powerplay put him back in the game.”
“Classic Leviathan.”
“Also in the news a lot, young Taylor Herbert AKA Skitter AKA Weaver, the warlord of the boardwalk, the butterfly bruiser, this newcomer has shown she really has what it takes to cut it in the big-leagues. If you remember it was her combat intel that really helped the Heroes keep Leviathan in their sights and she’s shown herself to be a real adaptive player, pulling off some stunning third-inning power plays in the midyear leagues.”
“One to watch for, and you’ll watch it all here, on ENDBRINGERBRAWL 2013!”
Don’t forget your sunscreen, SPF OVER 9000!
We need more of this.
Yeah, you’re getting a TV Tropes “Funny Moment” mention for this.
You have no idea how happy this makes me. 😀
Warlord of the Boardwalk has a really nice ring to it 🙂
I didn’t come up with that, Taylor called herself it in an earlier chapter, shortly after the Undersiders took Brockton Bay.
I’m partial to the “butterfly bruiser”, myself. Good comment.
The problem with tallying up the points for the Smurf is that the real damage doesn’t kick in until much later. So five years later the guy who’s power she knocked off line goes made from parasites in his food and blows up a nucular power plant, do you count that for the year she attacked or the year he made the explosion?
“Don’t worry ENDBRINGERBRAWL fans, we use a foolproof method of assigning score to the Simurgh. Every citizen marked with a Simurgh Warning tattoo after PRT vetting gets added to her score as a confirmed kill, with a triple point finesse bonus. In addition, we here in ENDBRINGERBRAWL HQ have a whole room full of Thinker brains in jars hooked up to Tinkertech-… one moment…”
*Currently Experiencing Technical Issues*
=ENDBRINGERBRAWL coverage will return shortly=
“Appologies for the interruption, folks. So anyway, I was just talking about how our crack team of news analysts…” *wink*
“Oh shit is he winking, get that idiot to stop winking!”
“…scour the headlines for anomalous events and whatever percentage of them we can trace back to Simurgh above the global averages for violent crime, extortion, suicide and other metrics, she gets the points for in the annual rankings! So don’t worry ‘Brawlers, we make sure ol’ Smurfy gets scored fair and square, and I for one welcome her rule and the eon of terror it will usher in for those who are unfortunate enough to survi-.”
*static*
Can you tell it was my favourite part of the Blood Bowl magazine? 😀
It would have been sacrilege not to, does make me want to see if I can get it on XBLA now…
Hilarious. The “OVER 9000” had me dying.
Robert on June 1, 2013 at 08:22 said:
” Labyrinth, Bakuda, Night, Fog, Mannequin, Siberian, Leviathan, August Prince… again and again, it’s their ability to communicate that’s missing, either because of their powers or because they chose to hide or mask their voices.”
Is LEVIATHAN really supposed to be in this list? Or, for that matter, Siberian, considering she knows he was a Cauldron-cape?
Also, Taylor, might want to throw in a few heroes next time. They’ll think only the villains have social problems or something!
What, like Panacea? She doesn’t know that many heroes with communication problems.
Defiantmaster.
They are going to need the following capes for this fight:
– Chevalier with some kind of grappling hook weapon
– Flechette for penetration and ensuring the projectile above actually reaches BEHEMOTH
– Clockblocker for the obvious step 3 in the above plan
– Chronicler if he’s still alive as a literal force multiplier
– Eidolon of course (if his passenger lets him bust them out again, gravity attacks might be one of the few things BEHEMOTH can’t counter.)
– Kid Win’s teleport tech (ideally, to materialize stuff inside the monstrosity if possible)
– Skitter Taylor Weaver Spy for her nigh-unmatched command-and-control capability. An essential backup for Dragontech if BEHEMOTH starts throwing EMPs around.
And of course, Tattletale. How could I forget?
Also, lots and lots of canonfodder.
Well, yeah.
Stephen R. Marsh on June 1, 2013 at 10:04 said:
I’m wondering how the endbringers fit into the lifecycle of the passengers. It is almost as if they exist to disrupt the ecosystem necessary for the passengers to make use of a world, and their generation occurs with the passengers making contact with a world.
Which makes me wonder if the passengers cause the end of the world as a part of what they do in their lifecycle, at least much of the time. I’m sure it will get developed more.
As to the density of the endbringers, Wildbow stated it was only to the molecular level, not the nuclear level. Which has its own implications as to what will hurt them, what can stop or kill them and what killing one of them will do.
But this chapter endcapped so neatly. Tight. I’m looking forward to what happens next.
If it’s only molecular level, then it might be some kind of bond stronger than covalent and ionic and metallic bond. None of those hold up to judicious appliance of heat. Like a nuke.
We’ve been told nukes had no effect. If we base this on the smaller nukes, well, it’s still a controlled runaway nuclear chain reaction with millions of Kelvin in the centre of the blast. I have no idea what can top that.
not true, graphite of sufficient purity can survive a nuke at ground zero, even structurally as the case may be. The experiment that demonstrated this had two spheres of graphite placed 30 yards or so away from zero point and they survived with minimal scouring (granted they ended up 5 or so miles away, but moot)
I know, part of the conclusions of this experiment was feasibility of graphite shielding for the old Orion design at the explosion buffer plate.
It ablated layers, though. It could be the same case for Endbringers, and the drawback is the truly enormous effort required to reduce them beyond recognition.
Also, what for the graphite in the centre of the explosion? Though that might actually limit the force and energy since graphite is a neutron brake or whatever you call it, decelerating/limiting the runaway nuclear chain reaction
neutrons slow down when passing through carbon, lead, and few other elements do to the weak atomic bonds applying enough pressure to reduce there momentum. however, this applies stress energetically in the mass causing fracture. like a resister being overloaded, but since the energy is already expressed over a longer period of time a carbon mass at ground zero would focus the blast and then shatter. akin to shaped explosives used by the military, however it would take ALOT of graphite to shape said blast into anything useful, (thus the general failure of the Orion project in practicality)
That is an interesting theory. Someone should put it on the TVTropes WMG page.
Of course if that came out everyone would start killing capes in the hope of preventing Endbringer attacks.
The Endbringers help create the chaos that leads to trigger events, so they might be a catalyst to the process, not a hindrance.
1114 on June 1, 2013 at 10:26 said:
I’m Back.
Has everyone forgotten that Saint is going to be making things worse? All those nifty dragon suits might turn against the heroes halfway through the fight.
I think this upcoming fight is going to be an absolute disaster, unless Scion manages to show up early and wrecks Behemoth.
I don’t think we’ve seen any real indication that Georgie-boy is really utterly batshit insane, though. That’s what would be required for him to do that. They’re mercenaries, not lovecraftian cultists.
If Saint’s smart, he’ll wait until later, when all the heroes are tired and Behemoth is driven away. Assuming, of course, that the big bad kaiju takes precedence.
He doesn’t really need to be insane though. If he’s not in New Delhi, then it’s no skin off his back to slow down the suit response times or activate a self destruct or two.
Plus, it makes Dragon look bad, which means he might get put in charge of the Birdcage and other Dragon stuff.
Not only that, but strike when the enemy is weak. And the Protectorate is at it’s weakest right now. No Alexandria, huge loss of capes from the Case 53s leaving and anyone who left after the Cauldron business started, like the Vegas Heroes. And now they have to fight the Herokiller.
If he wants to make things worse, and possibly get the Birdcage opened, he’s not likely to get a better shot.
This all depends on his personality of course. We don’t know enough to know if he’d take advantage of this situation or not.
Except if he gets caught, he’s fucked. Messing with the defense during a Endbringer attack? Instant kill order. No one will want to do buisness with him. Even most villians will want him dead. He’d be violating the terms of the truce so bad it wouldn’t be funny.
PRT’s been perfectly willing to jump in bed with him before. He’d have to be outed to everyone, and then that’s hoping they have heroes willing to take him and his Dragontech down right after a massive Endbringer attack.
The PRT’s been willing to jump in bed with him before because they saw him as a potential asset, and the idea of not having Dragon on the team, let alone as a rogue element, is terrifying. In this scenario, he’s just committed unimaginable treason, against the PRT and everything they believe they stand for, and against humanity itself. Also, Dragon’s still loyal to their cause, and he would have handily demonstrated her loyalty to them by choosing to attack her as a method for weakening their defences.
As for having capes on hand to go after him? In this scenario, all the defenders that are left alive will probably learn that he had culpability in the deaths of their friends, team mates, and lovers in some cases. An Endbringer attack has a massive number of capes to go with it, so even if their casualties are vast, that’s still a lot of capes that are out for his blood. Maybe it takes some time for a formal response to be mustered, but if the defenders on the ground find out about his role, that won’t matter, because he will have a parahuman lnych mob heading his way. And the PRT will provide them info and transport, or at the very least turn a blind eye.
(Also, comment on Interviewing Leather Part Seven, my comment is the only one that isn’t six years old and it’s getting lonely.)
PRT was willing to jump bed with him?no,Alexandria’s PRT was,people like Tagg agreeing,but I do not think the new PRT would.
Out of curiosity, do you think we could get a link to that Worm timeline someone made added somewhere to this site? Might be helpful to have on hand.
Also, I don’t know if anyone has asked this yet, but is there a limit to how many bugs Taylor can control at once?
None that she has found. In 11.2 she spent fifteen minutes spiraling through her territory summoning all the insects within range and she still didn’t hit any limits.
The only limit seems to be how closely she can pack them together before they start killing each other with their body heat.
There’s also the distance limit of a couple city blocks. I think that’s been slowly growing, although she can apparently get a temporary instant boost if she’s feeling trapped. But the range doesn’t directly influence the number of bugs controlled beyond the basic bigger area = more bugs correlation.
Seems to be a range limit only. Considering the city in question, we might see her hit her limit.
Not sure how big Brockton Bay is supposed to be, but I suspect New Delhi is still quite larger, and while bugs of various species can survive quite well on their own, they also do much better with humans providing food, hosts, and warm places to sleep. The more humans, the better for the bugs.
I think I broke it down once, calculated an educated guess at the Brockton Bay population at various stages. Should have been something like 500k or less before Leviathan. New Delhi is about 40 times that, depending on definition of area and what not.
Pet theory of mine: the Endbringers are actually projections- made partly of physical matter, but projections nonetheless. This is because from Blasto’s interlude, we know that the EB don’t actually contain living tissue in the conventional sense, they just have a sort of fractal crystal structure to their “flesh”, repeating at increasing levels of magnification. I’m not saying that we should expect them to look like normal tissue, but if their bodies where the totality of their existence then you’d expect something dynamic, something moving and alive, if you looked at a low enough level.
So it makes sense to me that the real living creature is probably elsewhere, tucked in a pocket dimension or on another earth, and the body we see on Earth Bet is an appendage. It could be that all the Endrbringers are controlled by one source, or it could be that they each have a true body in some other place. Or perhaps the true living portion is kinda intangible, but rides along with the endbringer in the core of it’s body.
The upshot is, even if their bodies are destroyed, it might just mean they take much longer to reform, rather than dying, unless you can attack their true forms. So Scion maybe able to by the Earth some time, for as long as he lasts, but ultimately killing them might mean grappling with the real deep issues we’ve seen hinted at before, rather than a superpowered brawl.
We already know that passengers aren’t solely attracted to humans and that for example even an AI can trigger.
So far we haven’t seen any parachimps or paradolphins etc but who knows.
If we go with the Gaia theory and consider the planets ecosphere itself as an entity it certainly has been under enough stress lately to undergo a trigger event. So Planet Earth plus Deus type passenger with projection powers might actually be creating manifesting the Endbringers.
Of course Gaia powered elemental themed defenders sort of makes this sound like a twisted version of Captain Planet. I guess Simurgh has shown that heart really is an awesome power…
Alternative theory: The Endbringers are so alien, because they actually are aliens. They are what is left from the previous cycle when Passengers descented on another planet empowering individuals. They are so powerful because they are all that is left. They came to earth to prevent things from happening again, but their system of values is just to different from ours to make sense.
My best guess so far is that they’re predators of parahumans/passengers. The schedule is so they don’t overgraze. They kick over cities, oil fields, the Birdcage, etc.. ‘cuz it draws their prey like flies to shit, and spreading the pain ensures that the herd is replenished. Behemoth is hungry, eating his fill, while the Simurgh’s methods suggest she’s mostly pushing her food around with a fork; Leviathan’s somewhere in the middle.
*Endbringers* are but *fingers* of the *Passengers*! They just want to *party*. Do you want to *party*?
This said, read Brandish’s interlude’s trigger event scene, and then I believe it’s one of the two Skitter viewed, about the two beings coming together and crystallizing the world. El Sock made a collation of the trigger events, posted up on the subReddit Parahumans.
that gave me an odd mental image of smash bros’ Master Hand…with endbringer finger puppets
http://wiki.uqm.stack.nl/Orz I am sad no one knows Star Control that well.
Also http://www.sa-matra.net/quotes/orz/
That’s because they’re all *silly cows*.
We are best *happy campers*.
Only thing I got from listening to the Orz is that they’re a pack of goddamn goldbrickers.
I don’t trust any species anymore unless they’re the Scottish pterodactyls.
frozen chicken on June 2, 2013 at 05:39 said:
The Pkunk and Simurgh DO have some disturbing similarities…
Also, I bet Skitter would be good at Frungy.
So the endbringers are just *happy people energy* from the *outside*? Sounds like a description of the passengers in general to me.
*Greatly appreciates the SCII reference*
I think it’s the opposite, they’re made of *bubbles*, but they’re from *heavy space* and got in wholesale, not just the *fingers*
No, I think the passengers are quite clearly the *fingers* of the Nameless ones. See, that term accurately describes both the things that give powers and the Orz bosses.
sarah penguin on June 1, 2013 at 14:02 said:
Oh no, Endbringer time.
fanfic again!
i got some good feedback from my first one, so i’m trying again :O
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9348687/
excellent follow up, but i do hope you add more to it as it could be more “meaty” in actions. it was great to see jamie’s perspective tho.
i’m planning for a multi-chapter story
Woo! \o/
I was avoiding your follow up fanfic for fear of Worm spoilers. Now I’ve caught up to where you were when you wrote it, so yay! *scurries off to read it*
Thank you, Basil, Gregory, and Robert, for the donations.
It’s not about that – it’s mainly so the parties in question know I’ve received the donations. I’ve had people mention when I slipped up and didn’t add it to the total.
For a while I was sort of unsure how to acknowledge it (email’s iffy/unreliable), and I settled on this.
Oh, I’m missing a sense of humor. Oxygen deprivation at birth.
I did suffer oxygen deprivation at birth (born 11 weeks premature), was just tying it to my lack of a sense of humor in general.
Is past midnight, far too warm for comfort. Please forgive me if I touched on a sensitive subject. I’m just being lame.
Thank you Basil, Gregory, and Robert!
Wildbow, does Weaver’s swarm do this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbFMkXTMucA
thaaat’s kinda creepy O_O;
You know, I just remembered that some caterpillars are very poisonous.
Rika brought up a good point, about PTSD. Functionally every triggered cape or parahuman has had psychological trauma of some kind, with some likely slipping into PTSD.
What I’m wondering now, had there been case or comparative studies accrediting or discrediting PTSD and related in the field of psychology? I remember from the Theo interlude how the TA talked about trigger events and Ms. Yamada tangential awareness of the passengers’ connection, but have there actually been put measures in place to deal with all this kind of crap?
I’m getting at, effectively every cape ought to get some treatment to deal with and learn to live with their trauma, but does the field of psychology address this at all?
Started a play-through of Star Control 2, and even though I’m rooting for Weaver&Grue, couldn’t resist:
Couldn’t link an image, either.
Third time’s the charm?
What was the image about?
Captain Tattletale and the Good Ship Weaver.
Is that a ‘shipping’ joke, or just commentary on how they get along? 😀
Think the issue is your formatting. especially if you’re trying to use ‘s to bracket it; those are code brackets for WordPress.
Here is a stupid question that actually hadn’t occurred to me until now:
Where did Defiant get Skitter’s old costume?
She wasn’t wearing it when she surrendered and I can’t imagine him casually dropping by Taylor’s old lair to pick it up. Did Tattletale mail it to him in anticipation of her needing it or what?
I thought she had it with her when she surrendered
Same, I assumed it was in the backpack she had when she surrendered. (https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/)
I could imagine TT or Taylor’s dad sending it, yeah.
Tattletale (or Charlotte, or Brian) sending it to Taylor’s dad doesn’t seem unlikely.
Yeah, something along those lines.
Charlotte noted in her Interlude that she had meant to give Danny several boxes of Taylor’s stuff, and that was a few weeks ago now. Plenty of time for her to pass it along and Danny to give it to Defiant. Or Defiant to ask Danny for it. Or he might have been asked to pass any of her old villain stuff along to the PRT.
This is an ancient joke that’s been making the rounds for ages: not a uniquely Serbian joke, in other words.
http://www.snopes.com/college/exam/hell.asp
Seems the earliest attestation (or origin, it seems, in this case) is 1920’s USA.
Yes, this is a classical one. I`ve heard it in university here in Brasil in a little twisted version.
Here comes another one related to the university:
As everyone knows, sometimes advanced courses in physics have only three or four students. It is not unusual see one lone student taking classes of Eletromagnetism II or Statistical Physics.
Well, the tale told to me is that in a certain holiday the four students that were having classes of Statistical Physics with a certain professor in USP decided to travel and, instead of studying for the test on monday, they used their whole time to party.
As a result, they phoned the teacher on monday and told him that they would not be able to return to the university that day due to a flat tire in their car. The teacher surprisingly accepted the excuse and postponed the test a few days.
When they got the test a few days latter they were surprised to see only one question in the evaluation sheet: Which of the four tires went flat?
Added throwaawy’s ‘Shattered Glass’ to the fanfiction page. If you have fanfiction of your own, let me know and I’ll add it.
Worm is likely to get a mention in the Epiguide podcast on the 10th or 11th (will link when I know the date).
I’m working on something. Don’t expect me to make a joke of your universe, though I do have a question about if the power fits well enough into the trigger.
At least as far as the English version of this joke goes, the 1st postulate should involve all hell breaking loose. If you’re Serbian it’s understandable that you’d mistranslate an idiomatic phrase that way, but the joke isn’t really funny if you just say hell explodes.
We have a nice joke in the U.S. about watermelons.
I replied more because it was the topic of humor. I’ll admit my knowledge of humor outside the U.S. isn’t extensive. I think I know two Russian jokes.
As for the joke I mentioned, I’m afraid I’ve already spoiled it somewhat. It has some variations though, little things that change from person to person.
These three guys were driving along through the countryside when their car broke down. They were near a farmhouse with a barn and it was getting late, so they asked the farmer if they could stay the night. He says they can stay in the barn, but they’d better not think of touching his daughter.
Well they do, and the farmer finds out about it. He’s got his shotgun on them and he marches them outside and tells them to go out on his farm and pick their favorite fruit. They do. First guy comes back with grapes. The farmer then forces him to shove the grapes up his own butt. The second guy comes back from the orchard and he’s got apples. So the farmer makes him shove those on up his rear. While they’re waiting for the last guy, the two guys start laughing.
The farmer asks “What’s so funny?” and one of the guys tells him, “He’s coming back with a watermelon!”
As for the Russian ones, one is from the Soviet era:
“How do you know that Adam and Eve lived in the USSR? They had no clothes, one apple between the two of them, and were told they lived in paradise.”
and “We were burying my mother-in-law. We broke two accordions.”
Two more thoughts:
1) If Citrine has decent range on her power, she just might be able to give the others a vulnerable bullseye to hit on BEHEMOTH’s hide.
2) Many readers, myself included, believe Alexandria survived Skitter’s attack. However, we’ve been assuming she survived it. What if the person Skitter bugmurdered wasn’t Alexandria at all? What if it was her aforementioned body-double, perhaps speaking words fed to her by the real Alexandria via bluetooth headset.
Did the body double have flight and enough strength to break through the ceiling of the PRT/building where they interrogated Taylor?
I think Alexandria is really dead, unless the whole PRT decided that it would be better for her to “disappear” and possibly return as a different cape, sorta like Armsmaster/Defiant. But I think that’s unlikely. The more people in on a secret, the less likely it’ll stay a secret. And with the current instability of the PRT, the more likely it is that secrets/lies will be exposed.
Usually I’d agree with the conspiracy part, but who was in the conspiracy of Cauldron? The Triumvirate, maybe a few of the highest echelons of the Protectorate. Most of the rest who bought their powers were isolatedly aware of Cauldron, since they gave them their power and maybe knew one or two others who bought them as well (due to favour or something other).
My point is, while encompassing, Cauldron is rather small, conspiracy-wise.
Of course, and I think I know who is hiding her…
*breaks into the Elvis/Tupac safehouse!* Come on out here, you bastards!
*finds Elvis dead on the commode and Tupac shot dead*
Huh…well…I’m guessing she’s not here then.
Decent plan that would be interesting to test:
Imp + Citrine could have an effect on BEHEMOTH.
Interesting hypothesis. It must have been a good double, then, to trick Skitter with close-up observation of her. But who says there wasn’t some power at work (by the double or another person)…
i do think its odd that alexandria reminded skitter of her only weakness about ten minutes before pushing skitter hard enough to use lethal force.
Lets not forget that Alexandria was working for Cauldron, and Cauldron has resources. Give someone plastic surgery, the right powers, brainwash them, and boom! Fake Alexandria. Course she shows up again Taylor might end up killing her for real.
Not related to the story but what happened to the link to Morpheus Reports on the front page?
IIRC, the author contacted me to tell me he couldn’t maintain a schedule and the story was canceled or on indefinite hiatus.
I’m thinking of introducing this story to a cousin of mine. Should I start her with Gestation, or should I go for a more comprehensive intro to the world (I’m thinking the Migration arc would be best for this purpose, as it introduces multiple universes, the Simurgh, capes, the Cauldron formulas, and Echidna)? Both have their pros and cons, as I see it.
MarcusFell on June 3, 2013 at 18:22 said:
Start with Gestation. The reason Migitation is so amazing to read is because of everything that happened before it.
Migration first would probably be bad.
they are going to spend alot of the story waiting for the travelers to show up. then just when they start getting more screen time…
Gestation it is then. Thanks. Now to work on the elevator pitch…
Taylor Hebert wants to be a superhero, but on her first night out, she meets a major hero who’s a huge jerk and some minor villains who help save her life. She decides to infiltrate the villains’ team and turn them over to the law, but things keep getting more complicated. After a while it feels like the “bad guys” are fighting more criminals than the “good guys” do. And then there are the real monsters…
In a world where stark black and white only serve to muddle the grey in between, Taylor will have to find a balance between being accepted as a hero and actually behaving like one.
irrevenant on December 14, 2015 at 16:01 said:
*applause* That’s really good. I’d definitely watch that.
storryeater on December 15, 2015 at 08:14 said:
Armsmaster being a jerk is a spoiler imo. His first appearance , he acts like a reasonable authoity figure, and he seems reasonable, if somewhat unpleasant, until arc 8
I started reading this thread partway through and “elevator pitch” is usually a pitch to a potential producer so it *does* contain spoilers.
If this is more of a blurb for a friend, I’d probably drop Armsmaster altogether and just say that she meets a villain team on her first night out, decides to infiltrate them, etc. etc.
slider214 on December 15, 2015 at 21:22 said:
Well considering just how important Armsmaster being a jerk is and the fact that many back cover blurbs do spoil at least a bit of the story, I would leave that part in. It also adds a bit more flair and this-is-not-your-typical-superhero-story feel. I saw that from TvTropes before I ever started the story and honestly it was part of what dragged me into starting it.
Yeah, if the TV Tropes page hadn’t spoiled that the bullying would end after a few arcs in favor of a mostly destroyed city under siege by psychopaths, I might never have gone back to Worm. Those first few pages are just so depressing.
keyonte0 on June 3, 2013 at 21:31 said:
Considering the population density, it seems like it would’ve made more sense to send the Simurgh. But I can understand why Wildbow decided on Behemoth; He’s the only Endbringer who’s hasn’t had any extended screen time. Both Leviathan And the Simurgh Got the better part of an entire arc.
greatwyrmgold on August 5, 2013 at 22:44 said:
Also, they seem to be rotating. It seemed probable to me even before I actually saw it confirmed.
Holy carp. The Behemoth interrupts this nice little moment. Because Weaver can never catch a break. I mean, even less than Skitter could.
I wonder how many of those kids actually get powers.
That drug metaphor was kinda amusing.
I like what Weaver did with the kids.
wildbow on September 18, 2013 at 21:52 said:
Fun fact – guys in the IRC chatroom put together a more fleshed out roleplaying version of that same game.
David Burns on November 25, 2013 at 22:16 said:
590 comments and still a typo? “I’ll bring me “
oliverwashere on May 8, 2014 at 20:51 said:
There’s a quotation mark missing before ‘Someone.’
That was great. I’m a little disappointed Taylor didn’t get to rattle off her experiences in response to the kid’s whine that it was one fight after another. But I can understand it would’ve taken half the chapter.
I imagine it going something like:
Week 1, I robbed a bank and we had to fight off the Wards, Glory Girl and Panacea. Then Uber and Leet attacked us to steal the money. Bakuda backed them up and we barely survived. Then, in week two… xD
About halfway through:
We got this far with the help of a powerful probability manipulator who gave us +2 to all our rolls. He died. Then seven Dragon suits came to take us in…
slider214 on October 24, 2014 at 22:47 said:
I love Yamada. That woman is pure awesome. They must rotate psychiatrists because she’d be overworked actually fixing everyone.
Weaver with kids…um…probably one of the most lol moments in recent memory. Seriously I can’t believe someone didn’t cut her off before she started making sense! Sure her approach actually probably reached a hell of a lot more people than anything else would’ve but it took her so darn long to start making the point I am simply astounded she got that far. Oh and the game concept was a fantastic idea.
I’m really not all that sure about what Weaver can do against BEHEMOTH…all I can think of is the Clockblocker Silk Line Of Death trick again or simple Command and Control if Dragon gets taken out.
MisterTeatime on November 12, 2014 at 23:13 said:
“Weaver.”
I just spotted that.
Dragonstorm on December 25, 2014 at 14:34 said:
This was an excellent chapter, loved Taylor’s talk with the kids
lovebooksandblush on April 20, 2015 at 02:56 said:
Yes. I loved Skitter as a villain, but I love Weaver more. She *gets* it. She knows what it’s like to be an outcast, to be bullied, to feel alone. She’s always wanted to help people, and she is. She’s smart, she can do things in the field, but what she’s doing with those kids? How many people can really get on a kid’s level like that? Be real and make them think? God, that’s such a great scene. Really encapsulates Taylor’s positive characteristics. And, of course, the Endbringer is here. Dun-dun-dun. Taylor never gets a break, which sucks for her, but great for the reader!
axle on September 17, 2015 at 15:25 said:
This is really nice to see, Taylor is really opening up about the problems she’s had in the past. It’s nice to see that there’ll be someone she can trust during her time in juvy. Mrs Yamada seems like the type of professional that Taylor will need right now.
Also, I like how Taylor is willing to be blatantly honest with those kids. She’s probably think about what would’ve worked with back when she was their ages.
I finally did it! I read through the entire comments section!
I promised myself I wouldn’t cry….
snowskeeper on June 2, 2018 at 13:48 said:
I think this is probably my second-favourite chapter, now, after only the Accord chapter.
Honestly, don´t get what they are talking about…
Again, fuck the Protectorate!
I mean, letting her mold in an prison for 2+ years? Come on!
Ah, the good doctor. She makes Skitter more vulnerable than the greatest capes on the continent, without a scrap of power beyond her psychiatry and an aura of experience. She faces more out-of-control parahumans in a week than most heroes do in a year. She stares razor-sharp tentacley death in the face and asks how she’s doing today.
She is the Legendary Jessica Yamada. In fact, she might be even more legendary than Tae.
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Why Austerity?
AUSTERITY IS PLUTOCRACY’S BEST FRIEND.
We are in a giant ecological crisis, the collapse of the biosphere. That’s new. We are also in the midst of the silent coup of global plutocracy. That’s nothing new, plutocracy has ravaged many a civilization.
Collapse and plutocracy are entangled, they always have been. The economic crisis is only an appendage of a catastrophe of antediluvian proportions.
Krugman pointed out in “Reagan Was A Keynesian“, that, by the fourth year of Ronald Reagan’s presidency, because the economy had faltered, total government spending was augmented 130% more than in the comparable period under Obama. Thus confirming that Obama is to the very far right of Reagan (especially considering that the economy is now in a grave depression, the Greater Depression, not just a Federal reserve engineered recession, as it was under Reagan!)
President Ronald Reagan caused in part, through his military built-up, a built-up in high tech. That was highly profitable, in the end. The ecological and energy crises can be solved by such a technological built-up. They can only be solved by such a much greater built-up. Such a built-up would then prove very profitable. For all of humanity, yet again.
Austerity is the enemy of technology. Superior technology asks for a measure of irrational exhuberance, as does, even more, its fertile ground, new science. Indeed, if we knew how it worked already, it would not really be new.
So why all the austerity now? Why undermining what can save the biosphere, and us?
Because austerity advantages the plutocrats, in the coup they are conducting, silently.
Such a phenomenon, a coup by the richest, under other guises, happened several times in Roman history: the situation was dire, and the plutocrats in control of the Senate tried their best, including sometimes mass assassinations, to reduce spending. In the end, austerity reigned, and reigned so much that plutocracy killed Rome.
Why is austerity favorable to plutocrats? Because, when one has it all, as plutocrats do, the best way to keep it, is to make sure that the others get ever more impotent. And when one has it all there is to be had, one can only get more, if one makes sure that others get less.
Here are a few elaborations on the preceding, justifying the aphorisms above:
AUSTERITY IS THE ENEMY OF TECHNOLOGY:
Time and time again, Roman inventors, under the empire, presented drastic inventions, which could have changed the flow of history. They were squashed. Because plutocracy has no interest to change the flow of history, or even to have one. (As imperial Rome did not progress technologically, but the barbarians and the ecological difficulties did, irresistibly. The plutocrats heading the Roman state, cornered, became weirder and weirder, calling ever more to the fascist instinct to enforce a fanatic war against imaginary enemies, while, naturally, ignoring the real ones, namely themselves.)
THE BIOSPHERE IS APPROACHING A TIPPING POINT:
An article in 07 June 2012 issue of Nature considers that the entire planetary biosphere may be close to a “tipping point”. Indeed. The two essential observations are that;
a) the biosphere has undergone dramatic “phase shifts” in the past, and
b) that the present stresses on the biosphere are the greatest in at least twenty million years.
In a phase shift, typically the gas content (more or less CO2 or oxygen, O2), or the temperature change abruptly, and for many million years. Such events seem to be associated with ultra-massive volcanic events (core volcanism, for want of a better expression: Dekkan, Siberian Traps), or possible asteroid impacts (Yucatan, Chesapeake Bay, Siberia events).
The article concludes:”It is also necessary to address root causes of how humans are forcing biological changes.” “Root causes” have to be addressed. If they are not, the problems fester. Rome did not address the “root cause” of its problem, so the Roman empire went through a succession of catastrophic tipping points. See below.
THE GIANT COUP BY THE LORDS OF FINANCE: has been made possible by its stealthy character. The flies have not seen the spider web in which they are englued.
The civilization sized coup of the Lords of Finance, has been in the making for at least half a millennium, ever since bankers financed Francois I and Charles V, so that they could ostensibly make war against each other (circa 1520 CE). At least, so it looked, officially. War is a reason that gives plutocracy meaning.
Well financed war between France and Spain, for 150 years or so, allowed oligarchies of the splendid, on both sides, to have an excuse to make said war. War was a distraction, that diverted the People from revolution. The exploits of the knight Bayard may still mesmerize the naïve, but when men of war turned their traditional expertise to religious wars, it was distinctly less funny.
The silent coup, has thus unfolded over five centuries. It has consisted of several phases and elements:
a) LEVERAGING THE WAY MONEY IS CREATED PRIVATELY. Money mostly created by credit lines made possible by the fractional reserve system (privately managed, but set-up by the public government).
The fractional reserve system is highly technical and non linear. It allows private individuals, the bankers, to create 99% of the money. The complexity of the fractional reserve system hides it from democratic scrutiny. However, president Jackson, a great, extremely brutal and macho general and duelist, understood enough of fractional reserve and bankers to prevent its establishment in the USA in connivance with the state. Jackson called that his proudest achievement. On his deathbed.
Jackson’s hostility to the Rothschild was amply justified by fact and theory. The Rothschilds (Red Shield in its original German) were feeding both sides of the so called Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon certainly did not start them: the Rothschild were out there financing wars, even before Napoleon was born. Maybe the Napoleonic wars should be called the Rothschild wars.
Alluding to the fractional reserve system, the Rothschilds had been crowing about their control of nations:
Mayer Amschel Rothschild: “Give me control of a nation’s money and I care not who makes the laws.”
(In other declarations, Rothschild boasted that he “issued” the nations’ money.)
Tellingly the theoreticians of class struggles of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries missed out that angle entirely. Marx vaguely complained about the banks’ “monopoly”. He forgot to say that it was monopoly in money creation. That private individuals could monopolize money creation would have floored the leaders of countless polities in passed millennia. Leaders, in the past, knew that striking coinage, that is, in practice, Fiat Money, was the prerogative of the state. That state monopoly was backed-up by military force.
However, president Roosevelt was not fooled: he “welcomed the hatred of money changers“.
(“Money changers” was the old derogatory term for financiers used during the Middle Ages’ great age of independent republics and cities: Roosevelt knew history.)
b) THE METASTATIC RISE OF FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES under Clinton and complete deregulation of finance (London’s “Big Bang, etc.) Derivatives were initially a way to insure farmers (say rice farmers in Japan 16C, or corn growers in Illinois 19C). They have their place as a form of insurance for commercial operators. But a distinction ought to be drawn between those and speculators. Moreover, when there is no insurance connected to the bets (as has been the case with CDS), then one obtains A CASINO INSURED BY THE PUBLIC, ALBEIT OWNED BY SHARKS. Thus a welfare system for plutocrats set-up by the public.
c) MAKING THE STATE SERF TO PLUTOCRACY: The French law of 1973 passed by Rothschild banker Pompidou forbade the state to create money. Instead the state had to ask the richest men for money, and they were free to make as much money as they wanted from this begging. It was generalized to all of Europe by dim witted or treacherous socialists (Delors and his crew).
d) THE BANKERS STOLE THE ECONOMY, GIVE THEM MORE: The crisis of 2008 (Subprime, etc.) was “solved” by throwing trillions of public money (“monetary base”) to (private) banks. The bankers had lost that money, to themselves, and their friends.
That “solution” made private financiers more powerful than ever. The same is done in Europe, with the same result. The 100 billion euros “rescue’ for Spain is more of the same. Breaking up Europe would make the financiers even more powerful, that is why they are trying their best to do so.
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY IS UNSUSTAINABLE WITHOUT STORAGE:
Only very much higher technology will solve the present crisis. Sustainable energy, in particular could work, with storage systems… That we do not have: the best are dams, but dams cannot go in every backyard. (Dams allow to recover 80% to 90% of the energy, by working turbines in reverse to bring the water up, when there is excess energy; the method was inaugurated to serve nuclear plants, which never stop producing, night and day, month after month…) -Denmark better start building dams, to stop depending upon coal (as it does now). In the case of Denmark, a flat country, that means elevated lagoons.
More advanced storage are possible. Fuel cells have high efficiency (but they have proven finicky, expensive, and even dangerous). On the island of Corsica a private-public partnership with the local university, is building fuel cell systems connected to the grid.
ROMAN PRECEDENTS:
Roman history is very instructive, and deserves much better, to be so instructed, than the parody of it taught right and left (last example: the May 2012 book “Why Nations Fail“).
Rome knew several plutocratic and debt crises. The first one, the rise of plutocracy, put an end to the republic; the next one was solved radically by Tiberius, by massive public refinancing; the following one set the roots for the collapse of the Principate, and even the empire: the plutocrats refused to pay enough taxes to keep the barbarians off the gates… Already under Marcus Aurelius! It got only worse and worse in the following three centuries, or until Roman armies were replaced by Frankish armies… Which were paid by Frankish taxes… Or nationalizations.
The present crisis is a combination of the three Roman financial, economic and social crises.
Europe, always more inventive, has found still another crisis to add to the mix.
EUROPE, OR WHEN THE STATE ENTRUSTS THE COUNTERFEITERS WITH CREATING MONEY:
Europe has entrusted the plutocrats with money creation. In ancient Rome, as in any state worth this title, it’s the state that created money. It is still like that in the USA, Japan, China, Britain, Mongolia, or Argentina. But not in Europe’s European Monetary Union.
Part of the problem of Late Third Century Rome was that, precisely because the plutocrats refused to pay taxes, and they had the means to refuse, the Roman empire ran out of money. Diocletian corrected that with an economic command and control system that worked obviously very well, and was sustainable…
Until the Vandals cut the food line between Africa and Rome in the Fifth Century: there had not been enough money to pay a sufficient army, or navy to stop 10,000 or so Vandal warriors!
Thus command and control in the economic realm, had not fixed the fundamental problem, the disconnection of the plutocrats, and the resources they commanded, from the rest of society. The plutocrats could afford (private) armies, precisely because the state could not afford the PUBLIC army. Plutocrats did not care that cities needed walls to protect themselves; they had their own armies to defend themselves.
Present day Europe has hyper linked to that condition of the Later Roman Empire, at warp speed.
HOW ROME FELL, SHORT VERSION:
Plutocracy makes stupid, and stupidity was the proximal reason for the fall of Rome. Rome swung from general to general, as a gibbon from branch to branch, and finally the fiercest of them all, Constantine, allied himself with the army of the Christians, a state within the state, resulting in the establishment of full blown theocracy.
Plutocracy, plus theocracy, makes for a doubly stupid leadership, hence really stupidly conducted wars, and the consequence was the successful invasion of the Roman empire by the Goths. In comparison with the Franks, who were deeply romanized, the Goths were savages. It took 130 years for the Franks to beat the Goths, and re-establish a military successful Roman state (the Imperium Francorum, which took officially the title of Imperium Romanum, “Roman empire” only in 800 CE, when both the Pope and the Roman imperial state in Constantinople agreed).
When Rome fell, that means, when the giant Roman socio-economy collapsed, most of the population could not get to food, nor even drinkable water. Most people died. We are even more vulnerable now.
The mushrooms of plutocracy, such as austerity, can appear beautiful, but they are most venenous…
Tags: Austerity, Ecology, Technology
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48 Responses to “Why Austerity?”
You so very eloquently explain the nature of the crisis that is coming ever closer. What I would equally welcome is your eloquent views on what we need to do, or what you expect may happen?
Dear Paul: ever since my good friend Obama operated a 180 degree after being declared leader of the USA, I realize that what may happen depends upon the acts and personalities of unpredictable creatures. So it’s even unclear what Romney will do. Maybe he does like Obama. Obama became Romney, maybe Romney becomes Obama (not exactly kidding: some of his advisers (Mankin) even suggested to let inflation go; after realizing they better shut up to see their man elected, they did…)
So what one one should do? An FDR New Deal style plan, worldwide, and plain bigger, with the entire biosphere in mind, is the first thing to do.
Hello Patrice, I was looking forward to this; and you have not disappointed…
Thank you for the link to the article in Nature; the most concerning aspect to which is the acknowledgement that, in the very recent geological past, the Earth has suffered sudden and dramatic climatic changes (e.g. changes in global average temperature of several degrees C or F within just 1 or 2 years) as a consequence of “tipping points”. Everyone assumes that change will be gradual and, although some accept it is accelerating, very few seem to acknowledge that it may be sudden. A good analogy is to be found in plate tectonics: Beneath the Earth’s crust, the underlying movement in the mantle is continuous; whereas the movement of the plates on the Earth’s surface is not. This causes stress to build up, which are periodically released in the form of earthquakes…
With regard to your comments about austerity being in the interests of the plutocracy. Who exactly is in the plutocracy; and how do you become a member of it? In the UK, for example, is David Cameron (PM) or George Osborne (Chancellor of the Exchequer) in it? I do not see how they can be; unless they are just doing a very good job of appearing to be entirely powerless in the face of Ratings Agencies and Investment Banks. To me, it is the latter that seem to be the locus of real undemocratic and unaccountable power; and have larger budgets than the governments of some countries
However, I suspect that when you use the term plutocrats, you are labelling a much wider group of individual and organisations. If so, and if this is not just conspiracy theory, can you explain what our elected officials get out of being made to look so completely impotent and ineffectual?
Dear Martin:
Your observation about earthquakes as tipping points in action is most cogent. Indeed. So maybe there are grinding points too, not just tipping points.
Now I think, in general, people worry too much about “conspiracies theories”. worrying about that is an anti-idea from the conspirators themselves. History is a long succession of massive conspiracies. Those who have not learned about conspiracies did not learn history.
When American plutocrats force all Americans to repeat slowly after them:”Only lunatics believe in conspiracies.”, they are brainwashing them out of any crtitcal sense. Obama himself became part of an obvious plutocratic conspiracy in his presidency. The left elected him to change things, and then he sings about warren Buffet’s glory. Who owns the rating agencies? The plutocrat, Buffet.
Human beings tend to belong to tribes, that makes them strong. Many of these tribes are synthetic. Nazism was a synthetic tribe, so was Stalinism. Was the guy in a Zonderkommando drafted to kill people in an extermination camp a Nazi, or not? a question”Shoah” does not answer. Without such little hands, Nazism could not have worked. So who was, or not, a nazi is not an interesting question, except for those who are viewed, like the Dulles brothers, as great American heroes, but were, in fact, Nazis.
It’s important to know King Edward VIII was a Nazi, and personnal friend of Hitler. To wax lyrical whether Goering did, or did not really believe in Nazism is much less important.
So is Cameron a plutocrat? Well, in two ways. First his personnal fortune is of the order of 50 million dollars, inherited. Second, and more important, he is a devoted servant of the plutocratic ideal: see his plan to have the children of the rich get a free and exclusive ticket to higher education (OK, some of the most deserving aspiring servants will be able to join in, and learn to serve their masters…)
Plutocracy is a MOOD. Then that mood implements legislation.
At times, Patrice, I am afraid it almost seems as if everyone is a Nazi to you. That the British Royal Family is descended from German stock is indisputable; and if Edward VIII was sympathetic to Hitler (as was Henry Ford) then I am glad he abdicated. But, really, must we blame everything on something that happened 80 years ago?
I think you are right to highlight the way in which those who are already wealthy try very hard to prevent leakage but, in what way do the wealthy get a free ticket to a better education? It may well be unfair all the same but, it is not free, they pay a lot of money for it.
I think the way you describe plutocracy as a “mood” is interesting… but I am no closer to being able to identify members of the club; or how it can be disbanded. Having said all that, I do accept that organisations such as the Atlas Network and ALEC are defending the status quo.
Therefore, I suspect that my status quo is pretty much the same as your plutocracy: The special interests that are working very hard to ensure that nothing and no-one prevents ‘business as usual’ taking humanity past the tipping point. The only explanation for such short-sighted self-destructive behaviour is that they have been deluded into thinking mankind can solve any problem; including limits to growth. I think that the more obvious these limits to growth become; the easier it should be for people to see that we humankind is not all powerful.
I just hope the majority will realise before it is too late.
dear Martin: Sorry you get the impression, at times, that everybody is a Nazi to me. Not so.
For example I was once bombed by some French fascists, but I would not call them Nazis (i had talked to them over a period of months, prior, so i knew their ideas). Actually the Italian fascists were often not friendly to crucial Nazi theses. Mussolini long searched for an alliance, AGAINST Hitler (!).
I can make distinctions. I know history is very complicated, far removed form the simplifications and propaganda. I saw Obama switch from reader of my sites to best friend of Warren Buffet. So did others, who knew him weell (and were not that surprised!)
On the other hand, I also make distinctions between those who had to obey, those who did obey, those who collaborated with, reluctantly, or enthusiastically, those who enabled, and those who endoctrinated the Nazis. The Dulles brothers were voluntary Nazi enablers. That put them much higher in Nazi hell than a reluctant collaborator such as Petain.
That the king of Britain collaborated enthusiastically with his friend Hitler is one of the best kept secrets of WWII. It has been hidden behind a divorce-stuttering story, that the sheep learn by rote, and now bleat about, all over the pasture. Churchill had finally to threatened Edward with a court-martial to get him out of occupied Europe (he was sent to Bahamas, assigned to residence as…governor). However Edward VIII should have been judged, condemned and executed. As Major-General, Inspector General of the British forces, he committed ultimate treason (according to at least two extremely high level Nazi officials, and a signature on a betrayal letter). Anyway long story, sure to bring the raging howls of the sheep.
To call scums like that “sympathetic to Nazis” is a completely removed from reality. Edward told Hitler where to attack in May 1940. Henry Ford was not just “sympathetic to hitler’. Ford paid, and endoctrinated Hitler, as early as 1920. It was so accute that Hitler had to justify elaborately to his comrades the nature of his relationship with Ford. In the 1920s. Ford kept on giving to the Nazis until 1945. Many a GI died from Ford’s good works.
History is complicated, therein its education, fascism is simple, therein its strength.
OK, more latter, baby alert!
I knew I was fairly ignorant about modern history but, you make me feel like I know even less…
I knew I was fairly ignorant about modern history but, you make me feel like I know even less… Many thanks for taking the time to try and enlighten me. I do hope family are all better or getting that way…
Dear Martin: thanks for the compliments. I went through this myself. I remember my own naivety regarding history, long ago. However I had a cousin, coming from a germanophile side of my family, who insisted, when I was 6 or so, that what happened with the Nazis had been an accident, because of a bad man or two… That did not fly very well with me, even then. So I ever since tried to prove her wrong. I was helped by circumstances: my grandfather was major in the resistance, and saved a young (16) French SS from execution, still another side of the family was actually German (Von Molkte related aristocracy)… And an interesting aristocratic-communist mix… As I was raised in Africa, all of this was conducive to thinking…
But I always believed in collective responsibility… MOODS as I put it.
Who is in, who is not is complex. Take the case of Marshall Rommel: definitively a Nazi, and even a mass killing one. But then he changed… Rommel in June 1940, overseeing the unlawful assassination of hundreds of French heroic troops, just because they had been disastrously heroic, killing lots of Rommel’s men, is not the Rommel of 1944, issuing warrants of arrest for criminal famous SS officers who had killed French civilians.
Same with plutocrats. Today’s Soros is not yesterday’s Soros. One has to judge the ideas, the feelings, and the moods. And, if need be, condemn.
Dear martin; Sometimes people are all for destruction. Two reasons for this:
1) they may hope to come on top. Lots of people used the Nazis that way in WWII, and it worked. Sad, but instructive to say, even, and certainly, de Beauvoir and Sartre were that way. others were much worse, and even entire classes (American plutocracy), or countries (USA, but, even more Sweden and Switzerland).
2) there is a WILL TO VICE (see my essay by that title, I guess…) in human beings. Long story. Five million years of it. Yes, the concept is well beyond Nietzsche’s Will To Power… Actually the will to power is nothing new, as can be seen, reading Caesar. To recognize the Will To Vice, something else entirely…
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I would rather have a private banking system in charge than the politicians. Look what spendthrifts they are for their “constituencies”. Imagine if they controlled the money.
The main problem is the breaking of the Glass-Steagall firewall. That was a BIG MISTAKE. What we really needed was GOOD REGULATIONS AND SMART REGULATORS. We had neither.
I think Clinton signed that bill because Wall $treet had run out of money to lend. There were not that many good opportunities for REAL investments, which were in the BRICS, and those had already been done.
And all the money in countless pension and retirement funds were based on a 7% annual return, because they were (are still) all underfunded.
Needed that extra funding to pay CEOs.
There ARE NO investments that pay 7%. There were damned few even in the 90s.
Which is why Wall $treet needed more high-interest debt (assets to them). And to get there they needed to break the firewall. Otherwise, we might have had the downturn back then that we are having (on steroids) right now.
There is too much money sloshing about in the world. Mostly it is in US Dollars. And still, their owners are looking for 7% in a 2% world, which is why NOTHING HAS CHANGED AT THE CASINO.
They simply can’t afford it.
We are shoveling coal on a runaway train.
Somebody blow the whistle.
Dear OGP: I think Clinton did the derivatives business because he was a greedy bastard, for want of a kinder description. OK, maybe he had no idea what he was doing, just like most people still have no idea what he did. The usual excuse: ignorance is bliss…
Even before he was elected the first time, Rubin (ex CEO of Goldman Sachs, future treasury sec., founder of citigroup, etc… I remind those who may have forgotten) told him exactly what he would do.
Clinton testified later that he said to Rubin, and it was witnessed by many: “You are telling me my re-election will depend upon fucking bond traders?”
The rest is history, as the saying goes. Now Bill Clinton is immensely rich. Fact is B. Clinton, or Obama are surfers; the wave came, they surfed it. They did not create the wave, say as G.W. Bush, his dad, Reagan, or even Nixon. Of course the Kennedys and the ill fated Johnson, Ike, and Truman were giant wave makers.
And FDR is in a class of his own, as close as a philosopher king that the USA ever had, or let’s say in the Washington-Jefferson-Jackson class. (I am not too hot on Lincoln, who presided over nearly a million killed, and it’s hard for me to believe that could not have been avoided. Although i recognize I am no specialist of that historical area.)
Your position, OGP, is the exact same as Krugman: “Let’s go back to 1960s.” (Kruggie boy said this yesterday at the LSE. The video is there. London School Economics…)
That was in answer to someone who wanted to attack the Fractional Reserve System.
My own position is simple:
1) Money out of politics, or at least much more so (the USA should take heed on France there.)
2) Get rid of representative democracy, it does not work, it’s subject to corruption and abuse. One French MP represents about 130,000 people, one American, half a million. The ancient Greeks would have called that tyranny. And it is. Watch Obama targetting families for assassination, a new absurdity in the history of civilizationS. Yes, civilizationS. even Roman emperors, or Hitler were not stupid enough to run their electoral campaign on that. One calls this degeneracy.
The West ought, in first approximation, duplicate the SWISS system. Although not ideal, it’s much better, a step towards better things.
The fractional reserve ought to be under popular control, and bankers should run for (bank) office (in a money-less system, they would have to explain what they intent to invest in).
More later, got to run, that means, drive…
Only one solution: generalized default… Accompanied by prosecution of those who made a bundle from the whole disaster…
https://patriceayme.wordpress.com/2011/09/14/to-save-the-world-please-default/
Bruce Birkett Says:
Bruce Birkett
You mean by ‘those who made a bundle’ the recipients of government benefits such as early retirement that were the cause of all the borrowing and the high taxes that stymied growth?
Bruce: Cute, But cute does not make right. Nor does barking up the wrong tree. Just follow for example the case of Italy. No primary deficit in Italy, but still a problem, that can only be solved by default, because it is completely caused by speculators, and the wrong way the EMU is set-up.
Or look at Spain: the problem is not what you apparently think. The problem is astounding misinvesting by banks, caused by massive corruption, or, in other words, plutocracy on a rampage. Spain has less overall debt than Germany, but still is on the rope from… German banks (in part) and other plutocrats.
Ignorance may be bliss, but bliss does not pay the bills. And when the bills are too high, there is chap 11 for that.
Ask yourself how to get growth
Message by Bruce Birkett:
These economies are stymied by unions and regulations, etc. that make them unattractive locations for businesses.
The world isn’t standing still and there are myriads of articles articulating the point.
These countries – as with the US are overspending. It’s easy to keep borrowing like a family living on credit cards. That is what these countries want to do.
The banks are only in trouble because they have been saddled with too much government debt. It’s a very scary vicious cycle.
As you eventually need to replace an old car, so it is necessary to replace old jobs and old plant and equipment with new. These countries are taxing away the future and debt has caught up with them.
Bruce: As Soros and everybody else has said, the way out of debt is growth. Actually the very idea of debt entails growth.
The lender lends, against interest. So the lender, and the creditor both expects that whatever was lent will be vested in some, well, investement, that, at the very least, will be able to;
1) reimburse the principal
2) reimburse the interest
3) provide at least the creditor with a living wage.
Adding 1, 2, 3, one sees that lending mandates growth.
Money out of politics.
Not in my lifetime. I can only dream, but not realistically.
What we really need is a Jubilee year, like in the Bible, where all debts are forgiven and all slaves freed.
OGP: Thanks for the perspective on the bible. I forgot that completely. The jubilee will be coming, one way, or another, or so will war.
The world is not restricted to the USA. Most developed countries seem to have electoral laws that restrict money. The USA is going the other way like crazy. Reminds me of that B52 pilot who was a hot shot showing off, and put his giant bomber on the side, 200 meters off the ground. Quite a fireball.
Craziness is, generally, not sustainable. OK, there are exceptions. We will hear a different music from Washington, once part of the “mall” is under the ocean.
rodeneugen Says:
I was impressed by most of what i read until now in your blog, but have to oppose you about the blame you put on Rothschild or any other banker, as a main cause of Napoleon war or other wars. Since when dictators, self nominated half Gods, and other “fuhrers”,considered economic calculation as relevant fro decision making? I do have to remain you that only at 1913, whole Europe thought that war is not possible, because of its huge economic cost. I don’t think you believe the communistic propaganda about the capitalist making profit out of war.
Yet, you are right about the Plutocracy and its grab on the economy. But not only the financial elites are to be blamed, even if to my opinion its continues failure creating correct leadership is the major cause of the economic disruption, we are witnessing today. And it did not started at 2008 or 2007. Already at 2002, when Enron went bankrupt,it was obvious that this bankruptcy is not just an other default but a default of a whole management system, where the real owners of the entities are disconnected from the decision making, and the self appointed financial and industrial barons paddle only for themselves. Yet the main blame is on the modern politicians, who are unqualified to do any creative activity of their own, (their only qualification is to stupefy the mobs with all their lies) and who feel that to be successful, they have to be close to those, who seem to be the elites independent on the mobs.
You wrote about Obama, When elected he knew, he has chance for one mayor legislative change, He could chose to change the financial system, or the health system. What has he chosen? And he at least can differentiate his right from his left, what the previous president couldn’t?
Just to show you i am not for the oligarchs, you can read my views in;
https://rodeneugen.wordpress.com/2012/06/01/let-the-poor-work-and-the-rich-make-money-out-of-money/
https://rodeneugen.wordpress.com/2012/03/03/httprodeneugen-wordpress-com-3/
dear Rodeneugen: let me reassure you: I detest Napoleon. Those who have read me for a long time know this. However there are only so many words, thus ideas, in one given essay. I blame Napoleon for his abominable dictatorship. Sade even criticized, at the time, before Napoleon grabbed power, the efforts to spread the French revolution, which, he said, would backfire (something we want to think about as France and company want to go to war in Syria!)
However, there was clearly a party of war in England. That party was using financial leverage to make war against France. Napoleon, then a simple artillery captain, became famous for pushing the government to change the chain of command above him, and adopt his attack plan on Toulon. Napoleon’s far fetched offensive worked splendidly, although he was seriously wounded by a British bayonette in the closest combat. The next day, the Brits had to evacuate in disarray, under French fire.
That was in 1793. http://www.napoleonguide.com/battle_toulon.htm
I suggest that the British aggressivity against France during the entire eighthteen century was caused by the British plutocracy.That does not excuse Napoleon, and especially not his admirers nowadays. However it helps in explaining how Nap came to power.
As it worked, Britain in the eighteenth century is celebrated as a great economic model. But it’s mostly the model of using financial leverage to make war against a much larger adversary… And being lucky that Louis XV’s adviser and friend was the all too philosophical Voltaire (who was pro-English, and understood naught in that domain…)
I have talked about Obamacare, I mean, Romneycare, in many essays. Obama could have made the correct reform in 90 second, by decree. Instead he made a system for his friends, and future employers. It’s obviously anti-constitutional.
Egypt’s Supremes just found that the entire parliament was anti-constitutional (I agree, it’s full of Muslim fanatics).
In any case, thanks for your comment, and welcome!
Obama could have made 60 major legislative changes (that’s the program of the French socialists as they are going through elections right now). Instead he decided to basically do none. I mean none having a major positive impact on his electorate. He may well pay the price soon… But not really because the corporations and plutocrats he helped have interest to show they are no ingrates. Expect him to become as rich as Clinton.
1. About Napo and the Brits you are right, but do not forget the historical context. They knew nothing about human rights, fairness, etc. at that time. Luckily for the humanity in the British American colony appeared from nowhere few decent, intelligent gentleman, who started to think about these subjects and luckily even won a war against the British King.
But now we have Bushes, Clintons and Obamas. To where we go from here? The financial and industrial oligarch will not leave their post just because they failed in their tasks. And if even Obama is not willing to confront them, who will do it? Mr Alexis Tsipras is the only option?
If even in America of Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison and Hamilton there is no way to bring to presidency someone who does what obviously has to be done, then not the capitalistic system is in deep trouble, but the whole democratic political system. Do you have a better system to offer?
Dear Rodeneugen: The United Kingdom was created shortly after the “Glorious Revolution” of 1688 CE. Truly, that was a Dutch Glorious Invasion, and the Dutch wanted to make war on their creator, France. OK, they would argue that the France of Louis XIV did not really create them (although that later France finished Spain as a dominant military power), but that the France(s) before that did… Whatever. As I explained they brought in their highly leveraged financial system, axed on the military in general, and the fleet in particular. That system had worked well, because France was the Dutch military power of last resort.
To make a long story short, Louis XIV was asked to send his army over to free the English monarch from the anti-Catholic pests. Although he had by far the most powerful army (in the world), he refused: he did not want to get involved in the English people’s business. He himself had terrible problems, starting at age 4, with the Paris Parliament, he was not looking forward repeating the performance in London.
BTW, I detest Louis XIV… Overall, I view him a criminal against mankind. However, when he did something right, I recognize it.
Also BTW, Lloyd george, when he was British PM, recognized in the 20C that Britain’s policy about the French revolution of 1789 had been deeply wrong, and caused the so called “Napoleonic Wars“.
The American War of Independence was won because Louis XVI decided to intervene. He was a true revolutionary. It is curious, in light of the fact his grand father, Louis XV had decided NOT to intervene massively in Canada, to preserve French colonies, on the (erroneous) advice of Voltaire (the supremacy of Anglo-Saxonia came from that fateful decision. If France had mobilized against the UK in 1756 as she id to save the skins of Washington and company, France would have won, or, at least, not lost. BTW, the UK used Prussia, in 1756… and that, long term, led to Nazism and 1945.
Better system? As I put it in a comment above:
2) Get rid of representative democracy, it does not work, it’s subject to corruption and abuse. The West ought, in first approximation, duplicate the SWISS system. Although not ideal, it’s much better, a step towards better things.
The fractional reserve ought to be under popular control, and bankers should run for (bank) office (they would have to explain what they intent to invest in, and why).
Dear Patric,
Thanks for the history lesson, By the way who screwed the France colonial aspiration in America was the Generalissimo Napoleon Bonaparte, who sold all the land left of Mississippi from Louisiana up to Canada for if i recollect 7 million Dollars (1802 prices). I wonder if in French history books of high school they ever mention it. I don’t speak French, could you check it for me?
Louis XIV was, as he on himself said France itself, he was the typical self proclaimed God. I hate these bustards and doesn’t mater if he built Canal the Middy and some nice projects. (by the way I hate Versailles). his cuisine James II, wasn’t better from him, just less capable and weaker. As contrary to them William de Orange and Louis the XVI, were what we call in Yiddish, Mentch, meaning human, and that’s exactly what were not those other bustards. Poor Louis XVI, he lost his head because of hesitation. Isn’t it just human not to run like a bull forward, without thinking about the consequences of your decisions?
As to democracy, you say Swiss? It can work only in Swiss, a small, closed to immigration, extremely rich country, (rich out of depositing the money of all the bustards of the world) with common history of almost 500 years without war. Let them open their border to immigration and you will see what
Nazism is result of an accidental even, that happened and did not have to happen in 1914. Yet i have to admit, these anachronistic Kings – Cousins, that ruled Europe east from the Rhine had to go somehow, and probably the only way was War or Revolution, so we got both, and above all this also Hitler, I hope we are not in the same situation now, when the democracies have no ability create a non-anachronistic. new leadership,
And here let me quote from my facebook;
History is, after all, often more about the unintended consequences of unexpected accidents than it is about plans (Edward Hugh)i
Dear rodeneugen: All French history book mention the sale of Louisiana (which extended all the way to Washington by Napoleon. But the story is probably more complex than appear.
Nap’s army had just been crushed in (at the time) very worthy Haiti (because of the sugar cane), much from malaria. Selling Louisiana was a better operation than the American War of Independence, which bankrupted France, but did not bring back a cent, as the USA DEFAULTED ON FRANCE.
Louis XVI would not have lost his head, but for Brunswick’s call to annihilate Paris, his flight to the enemy, while head of state at war with said would-be genocidal enemy, made of Prussian, British, Austrian, etc.plutocracies and betrayal by his wife Marie Antoinette (who sat on the council of ministers, and revealed location of top French generals to the enemy through invisible ink; Obama would have summarily executed them all with a drone, taking the children with them).
Suisse used to be (ridiculously, even criminally) closed to immigration. One could be born and raised there, and not be recognized as Suisse. But no more; the French like system has been adopted, and the old Germanic one thrown out. One million out of seven are issued from recent immigration (I am quoting from memory). Schweiss is highly transnational. Not only are there 4 official languages, but many Suisses live in France (and work in Suisse), while many French do the same (thousands cross the Leman twice a day).
OK, Switzerland, like Sweden, did not come to terms with its hitler helper role in WWII (Sweden was way worse).
In my view of things, Nazism was no accident. Nietzsche so it coming and condemn it fiercely, all rage out. Luther already wanted his house made nicer by the laments of tortured Jews. I have mentioned that in my site in the past, complete with exact quote. A 2 minutes search on the Internet will come up with that trash. Hitler was, arguably, just Luther in power.
It’s not being anti-German to say this. In Geneva the French lawyer Calvin personally roasted slowly his enemies alive… History is also about the evil men planned and executed.
Many new democracies have used the Carter Center to supervise their elections. All that the CC requires of them is that:
1. All voters vote using the same type of equipment, be they machines or paper.
2. That a paper trail be generated at voting time and placed in the recount box should one be neccessary.
3. That the voting be controlled by NON-PARTISANS.
4, That elegibility to vote be the same in all regions.
THE USA FAILS ALL 4 REQUIREMENTS.
Onward democracies everywhere.
Except here.
Haven’t watched it but this just came in to my ‘in-box’ http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/competent-democracy/
The 30 minute video is introduced thus: A Competent Democracy presents a detailed analysis of our political systems today and asks the question throughout: Do our political systems today offer any technical approach to governing society and are our political systems socially relevant anymore?
The current economic system does not go unquestioned either.
Transitional tools on how to attain a much more efficient, healthy, socially and technically relevant social system are summarised in relation to which way we should be heading if we want to create social sustainability on a global scale – ideas which cannot come out of our antiquated political systems today.
Paul: thanks. I will try to find the time, but I am writing an essay that is proving more difficult than I expected. It wants to show that Wild Nature, as we evolved into, is an indispensable extension of our minds we need to be human beings in full. And, if not, we end down with the present crew of half wits in charge.
For simpler reasons, such as survival, we have to ecologize and democratize everywhere.That would change the economy, hence the possibility for employment, completely. Maybe I develop that theme one of these days, too!
OGP: Exactly. And onward it is. Democracy, overall, is progressing, worldwide. That processus, too, undermined Rome. Those regimes who are less democratic, everything else being equal, are less powerful militarily.
G. Viehmann Says:
You seem to be right on the Obama administration. There was a (short) outcry in germany when the reaper drone was introduced and possible missions were discussed. Today there is very little, if one ignores cynic remarks.
Here some news on possible future conquests: http://www.citizenstrade.org/ctc/blog/2012/06/13/newly-leaked-tpp-investment-chapter-contains-special-rights-for-corporations/
Thanks G. Viehmann, and welcome to the comment side of this site! The llnk you gave is fascinating. Official secrecy fostering the corporate world. BTW, in Mussolini’s view of fascism, it was all about making deals between governments, corporations, and workers. here it’s just the same, without the workers…
The drone policy, as presently practiced by Obama, deliberately erases the difference between assassination and military action, between civilians and combatants. But now people are used to it. Similarly, Hitler started by eliminating mental retards, including a cousin of his (!) There was an outcry, he had to stop. However, the Volk had got somewhat used to the idea, or at least the top Nazis did, and then they started again various holocaust policies (first, with the Poles!), discreetly, and there was not a peep…
Having the highest magistrate in the land deliberately targetting civilians for elimination on the ground they are next to someone they don’t like is a very dangerous precedent, highly immoral. Retrospectively, it is going in the direction of justifying 9/11 itself. Among other things. Indeed, the argument would go this way: the world’s largest government bond trading operation was on top of the WTC, they were the enemy, so, Obama style, the assassins took out the building to take out the enemy. (OK, bin Laden was the most optimistic, he said, and believed only the upper floors would collapse…)
I say this, although I do believe, contrarily to political correctness, that aerial bombing against Germany and Japan was highly effective in WWII (it should not have happened against France, but it did, and was only effective in the sense that the French are still rebuilding!) There is a huge difference at the level of responsibilities.
When one child is killed by a drone, the family will seek revenge. Thus, counting siblings, about 8 new enemies are created with one death.
Plus, the entire village now hates America.
Is this really worth it?
Dear Old Geezer: That is precisely the problem. Make that the entire tribe, for the hatred. All the more since some of those who revolt against the local established orders are probably closer to the principles of 1789 (USA/France revolutionary constitutions written & enacted) than to the feudals they oppose.
Using old fashion bombing and killing innocent, one could always say:”Oh so sorry that happened, it was an accident! That’s what happens in war!” Massive arerial bombing in WWII had plenty of other excuses. The Boches and Japs had started it, deliberately. OK, in Japan it was a coup. But Germany certainly voted for Hitler deliberately.
Similarly here now we have deliberate premeditation to kill innocent people, even entire families. And everybody can see it. At the very least, obama could have underlings in UNIFORM, doing the job, under tight supervision. but part of the job description should be: no deliberate killing of families. This is not WWII!
Hello again. Only me; back for more punishment for my ignorance, may be (mad fool that I am)?
However, having thought about all that has been said here (with one eye on current events), is it not reasonable to interpret Merckel’s obstinacy as a determination to ensure that everyone else in the Eurozone allows her to create the 4th Reich by default (because the only option other than disintegration that she is allowing is full fiscal union)?
You often ask me, Patrice, what is it that British people fear from a European Superstate. Well, given your antipathy towards Germany, I fail to understand you asking the question. A European Superstate will be mean the creation of the 4th Reich without a single shot having been fired.
For the avoidance of any doubt, I agree with the leader of the Greek Chamber of Commerce who today came very close to endorsing the brinkmanship of the far-left Party there (when he said that whoever wins this election must insist on re-negotiation of parts of Greeks bail-out). This might appear to be in sympathy with President Hollande’s argument that austerity isn’t working (in Greece at least); but Greece should never have been allowed to join the Eurozone. It will take decades for it to pay off its debts and it may never do so. Therefore, just as they shoot crippled horses; Greece should be kicked-out of the Eurozone.
Having said all that, I still think that the UK’s shadow chancellor Ed Balls has absolutely zero credibility in criticising our Coalition government’s record of trying to reduce the record-breaking national debt that Labour accumulated by selling our gold reserves and bailing out banks that should have been allowed to fail.
dear Martin; You are always welcome, I love to punish and that’s why I love liebe Angela Merkel. I have ZERO ANTIPATHY against “Germany”. I speak German, and there are many aspects of German culture which are my GROUND STATE. By this I mean I thinkfeel and as many a German would, first.
I do even agree with some of the things Merkel is saying. Such as decrying “mediocrity”. I am pretty much a supremacist myself, and I squash “Quatsch” (a word Merkel just used that means “bullshit”). I am actually an extreme supremacist, and I despise the herd.
I have also owned BMWs, and do have a very expensive one now. I got livid after what I learned BMW did in Schweiz, though (they got condemned to a 200 million dollar fine, in May 2012). First company ever so punished. I may want to reassess my ownership of a product from a criminal car company. Notice that Switzerland is not in the EMU, or the EU…
I wrote an essay a few months ago “Welfare State Fares Well” precisely lauding Schroeder, and Merkel’s policies. But one has the courage too to see that these were very plutocratic friendly policies (see Schroeder’s career now as a rich friend of Putin), and that Germany pulled a fast one on the rest of Europe. OK, the others should have noticed, granted, and do the same (Greek AVT is at 23% now).
Great Britain is most culprit of the present mess. If Britain was still in the EMU, France and Britain could push more on Merkel, and other pro-plutocrats.
In a European superstate, the weight of (France + Britain) would be twice Germany (and that’s even without using the strategic nuclear submarines, ha ha ha). Actually, all alone France will leave Germany in the dust, on present trends (+35% more young people in France; the most populous German age group is that of the old fossils in the 50-60 year old group…) As I said the Mittelstand success ought to be duplicated…
Greece is in a depression, 5 years running. It’s at least partly the fault of Germany and company. All the “aid’ was to the (French, German, British)banks. Kicking out the sick, or moribund, may be a very German thing to do for some, but I think force ought to be used against that kind of Germany. that’s not because I have antipathy to Germany, but because I have antipathy to Nazism.
Ce que la France va connaitre? c’est encore plus d’austérité! En effet la dépense publique a dépassé les 56% de PIB et la production secondaire s’effondre…et la nouvelle équipe ouvre les vannes de l’Etat “providence”;
Elle va donc augmenter les impôts, augmentation qui pèsera sur les investissements et pourtant il faudra bien un jour rembourser nos dettes! Sinon RIEN N’OBLIGERA LES PRETEURS DE CONTINUER A PRETER : et alors comment l’Etat Français fera pour payer ne serait-ce que ses fonctionnaires?
J’attends avec impatience que la Grèce se prononce: on peut redouter (pour elle) le refus de l’austérité et alors comment s’en sortirait-elle?
[With apologies to non French readers… But nothing really new below, and Google translate makes a half decent translations]
Bonjour Jacques!
L’austerite’ ne veut plus rien dire du tout, comme programme economique. C’est, de plus en plus, de l’arnaque pure et simple.
Prenons le cas de l’Italie. L’Italie, nous dit-on, doit faire dans l’austerite’. Les gens communs doivent se serrer la ceinture, ils sont trop gras.
Pourquoi se serrer tant la ceinture? Les riches payent 35% de moins d’impots qu’ils devraient. Cela est maintenant sur, car on a des statistiques prises au bord des routes, en arretant les gens qui roulent avec des voitures cheres genre Ferrari, Porsche, etc. Des controles fiscaux immediats sont fait par Internet. Ces controles ont ete faits en pas mal d’endroits (Cortina, Rome, Toscane, etc.)
Ce qui se passe c’est que les gens avec des professions liberales trichent massivement. Tout au moins en Italie. Du coup tous les impots sont payes par les salaries.
Je connais des Allemands qui roulent sur l’or: profession liberales. Toutes leurs depenses de luxe sont consideres comme des depenses deductibles d’impots. Officiellement, ils gagnent tres peu, mais ils roulent sur l’or, de part le monde, comme des eminences. Une grande partie du Mittelstand allemand vit comme cela. En attendant, pas de salaire minimum en Allemagne, et l’etat force des centaines de milliers de serfs a travailler pour un Euro par heure. Oui, UN.
Revenons a l’Italie: l’Italie n’a pas de deficit primaire (a la difference de la France). Donc pourquoi l’ Italie doit-elle payer de plus en plus les banques? Simplement parceque les banquiers veulent de plus en plus d’argent pour “rembourser” des emprunts qui montent a il y a 30 ans. Bon d’accord les banquiers sont tres gourmands et doivent payer les politiciens (voir le richissime frere de Sarko) et tous leurs copains plutocrates qui tirent toutes les ficelles.
1) donner a la Banque Centrale Europeenne tous les pouvoirs d’une banque centrale, et donner a tous les gouvernements europeens tous les pouvoirs de pays souverains, c’est a dire controle de leur monnaie, l’euro.
Si l’Allemagne n’est pas d’accord, elle peut toujours quitter la zone Euro. L’esprit Nazi, j’en ai deja soupe’. Hors de l’Euro, l’Allemagne crevera. (C’est pour cela que le Franc Suisse est maintenant bloque’ a 1.20 sur l’euro).
On va dire: l’Allemagne paye beaucoup pour sauver l’Euro: faux. Pure propagande. Merkozy payait, et paye, ses amis banquiers. Nuance.
2) refuser de payer les banquiers. Faire plus: les examiner, et les exproprier pour tous ce qu’ils ont vole’. Comme je disais il y presque un an:
3) nationaliser toutes les banques qui font faillite, apres les avoir achetees pour un seul Euro.
4) interdire les derivees financieres, interdire les pseudo banques, areter les contrevenants comme faux-monaieurs.
5) faire des banques nationales
Une question curieuse: pourquoi Sarko a laisse’ tellement tombe’ la France? Pourquoi n’a t-il pas remarque’ les grandes manoeuvres Allemandes a temps?
Sous Sarko le production industrielle a baisse de 20% par rapport a la Grande bretagne, et l’Allemagne.
Mais tu as raison, cela va saigner.
Le systeme des preteurs doit cesser. L’Argentine les a flanque’ dehors il y a plus de 10 ans. L’Argentine. J’ai pas vote Le Pen, mais la Bleue Marine elle a raison de ce cote’ la. Quant a l’Allemagne, elle veut poursuivre son arnaque le plus lontemps possible. La Suisse vient de condamner BMW a payer 160 million Francs pour tricherie… Non respect des lois de la concurrence.
Apres la Grece, ce sera la France, faut pas se faire d’illusion. Le Figaro vient de calculer que de l’aide a la Grece un maximum de 10% va a …la Grece. Tout le reste va aux amis de Merkozy. Regardes les biens, Merkler et Sarkozy comme ils vont s’engraisser.
Et il y a pas que Le Figaro qui est arrive’ a cette conclusion. Le New York Times aussi. Et les chiffres sont evidents.
Pour le concept de Merkler:
https://patriceayme.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/merkler/
L’austerite en Grece. cela devrait s’eppeler avec 4 lettres: Nein
Et ce n’est pas aux Nazis de dire a la Grece qu’elle ne doit pas utiliser sa propres monnaie, Nota Bene. La Banque centrale Grec devrait imprimer tous les euros dont la Grece a besoin. C’est son droit. Qu’est ce que les Nazis vont faire? Re-envahir? Ce n’est pas leur droit. Il est temps que les allemands aprennent le droit international, ils semblent l’avoi oublie’ a nouveau. Et c’est pas 1940.
Il y 35% plus de jeunes Francais que de jeunes allemands, aujourd’hui, alors que les jeunes Allemands etaient le double en 1940.
The BBC’s 2012 Reith Lecture is being given by Professor Niall Ferguson. These annual lectures are a wonderful tribute to the founder of the BBC and I always make a point of trying to listen to them – these lectures have been given since Lord Reith died in 1971, see http://www.bbc.co.uk/historyofthebbc/resources/in-depth/reith_1.shtml
Anyway, I digress! The point of this comment was to highlight that Prof. Niall’s lectures are about austerity. As the BBC News reports,
“Governments should be more honest about the size of their debts and young voters would be wise to get politicians to pay them off as soon as possible, says economic historian Niall Ferguson in the first of his BBC Reith Lectures.
The critics of Western democracy are right to discern that something is amiss with our political institutions. The most obvious symptom of the malaise is the huge debts we have managed to accumulate in recent decades, which – unlike in the past – cannot largely be blamed on wars.
According to the International Monetary Fund, the gross government debt of Greece this year will reach 153% of GDP. For Italy the figure is 123%, for Ireland 113%, for Portugal 112% and for the United States 107%.
Britain’s debt is approaching 88%. Japan is the world leader, with a mountain of government debt approaching 236% of GDP – more than triple what it was 20 years ago.
Now, often these debts get discussed as if they themselves are the problem, and the result is a rather sterile argument between proponents of “austerity” and “stimulus”.
I want to suggest that they are a consequence of a more profound malfunction.”
Full text is here http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-18456131
Tthoughts, Patrice?
Thanks for that link, Paul. Did you ever see Niall Ferguson’s Channel 4 TV series and/or book: “Civilisation – Is the West History?”…?
Dear Paul:
Thanks a lot for attracting my attention on Ferguson’s latest rambuctiousness! he is prominent among these thinkers and sinkers, that I watch like the hawk watches the mice. OK, instead of my Biosphere-As-Our mind, Part II, maybe I should answer this in a quick, less-than-750-words essay to ingratiate me with Martin!
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2009-10 Because you think poor is cool
August 11, 2009 August 13, 2009 / patrickfinch
It’s a curiosity that the coming Premier League season is seen as interesting because, for the first time in many years, the league actually looks slightly weaker than the seaon before. Several stars have been sucked into what one suspects will prove to be the Real Madrid black hole, and, curiously, Manchester City’s new-found deep pockets seem actually to have reduced transfer activity; not actually depressing the market, but somehow ossifying it. Still, the Premier League gets written about, and for all our distaste at the Rio Ferdinands, and Ashley Coles, and the diving, the play-acting, the lack of dignity, integrity, perspective or humility, and, well, Rio Ferdinand, there remains something rather compelling about the competition.
The main theme of coverage that I’ve read (and I’ve read rather a lot) is that United will struggle to adapt without Ronaldo’s goals. The preening, pouting, Portuguese prima donna did, it seems, score quite a few. I tend to think that this is not the problem facing United at all. It’s true that the mobility of Ronaldo, Tevez and Rooney (and Anderson and Nani) gave United a very unusual formation with a number of players attacking at pace from deep-lying positions. And it was in this formation that Dmitar Berbatov looked really rather lazy. But with Valencia actually playing on the wing instead of Ronaldo playing as essentially an inside forward, United look likely to play a much more conventional, much more United, 4-4-2.
Michael Owen’s contribution will be that of an impact substitute, for which he is ideally suited. Being as injury prone as he is, it seems unlikely he will train for full match fitness but rather, to avoid getting injured. What’s more, we saw a couple of flashes last season of a player who looked to have all the talent of a young Rooney, a young Owen even (whisper it) a young Robbie Fowler. 2009-10 may not be the year that Federico Macheda makes his mark at United – he is only 17 – but he looks genuinely dangerous, and plays in a position where youngsters have frequently had a major impact (to the above list we might add Norman Whiteside, and even Francis Jeffers who performed very well at that age).
No, United’s problem this season will not be goals, but it will be the lack of character in the side. This team has won a lot recently, but the leadership still seems to come from the remnants of the European champions of 1999: Neville, Giggs and Scholes. Of the newer breed of United players, who really could be counted on in a crisis? It took one bad performance (or a great one, depending on your allegiance) against Liverpool for United to slip, and to slip badly. Had United not recovered against Aston Villa (thanks especially to Macheda), it seems likely that Liverpool would have taken the league last season. United without Ronaldo unquestionably have less of an aura about them – that in itself is not a problem, as there is plenty of talent to redefine United’s attack. What is questionable is how much grit they can show, now that they need to.
Once upon a time, Chelsea were the team of fancy-dan entertainers. They’re now the most workman-like in recent memory. And as the club has tried to buy entertainers, Shevchenko, Ballack, Deco, so has it been the workhorses, Drogba, Mikel, Essien, who have thrilled. And now, not even two years since Jose Mourinho left the club, Chelsea are trying their 4th replacement, and Champions League specialist to boot, Carlo Ancelotti. Of his three predecessors, not even Guus Hiddink managed to impress so much as Mourinho, and none of Grant, Scolari or Hiddink have ever been as offensive (morally, that is, not tactically).
Mourinho’s legacy remains a team that naturally grinds out the wins. Those supporters who only enjoy the sport at its most skillful, or attacking, tend to decry Chelsea as boring. But those of us who also an appreciation for calculation, professionalism and execution tend to me more admiring.
There might be a question over whether Ancelotti himself will be able to adapt. Serie A is an awful lot slower than the Premier League, and it’s been noticable that Ancelotti’s Milan were comfortable against English opposition when they managed to control the tempo, but prone to surrender 3-goal leads in Champions League finals when they were not.
What will change about Chelsea is the formation. It seems clear that Ancelotti will play a midfield diamond with Lampard at the point and two strikers, which presumably means Drogba and Anelka and time on the grass for Daniel Sturridge. Whether Ancelotti will get anything out of Deco is a tantalising, but presumably Lampard’s position is assured.
Of the “big four”, Chelsea’s squad is the only one that is unquestionably stronger this season, if only because of the absence (at the moment) of long term injuries. Chelsea spent most of last season without Michael Essien, a hugely influential and highly underrated player. On top of that, Daniel Sturridge and Yuri Zhirkov have arrived. Sturridge looks to have the role of understudy to Drogba but Zhirkov has been wanted by Chelsea for over a year and appears likely to start games on the wing. Against these developments is the marginal impact of the African Cup of Nations. Although Chelsea can expect to have more influential players in Angola than other title contenders, the tournament itself only lasts for 3 weeks.
Chelsea look like very serious contenders once again. If a weakness does manifest itself under Ancelotti, it may be Chelsea’s old one: away games against opposition prepared to scrap, of whom there are rather a lot in the Premier League.
To lose one Patrick Vieira replacement seems unfortunate, but to lose both Mathieu Flamini and Lassana Diarra (and still not to have replaced them) seems careless. Arsene Wenger’s clearly brilliant at finding talent, and selling on players at the right time, but he does seem to have a problem in keeping key talent – presumably this is also partly down to Arsenal entering the luxury end of the north London property market just as it crashed. Whatever the explanation, the problem remains: Arsenal’s midfield has no anchor and until that problem is addressed, one suspects Arsenal will be unable to establsh their rhythm every week, irrespective of opposition and are therefore not in contention to win the league.
And while the sale of the unsettled Adebayor for a massive sum was good business, Arsenal’s attack starts to look unbalanced too: Eduardo, Arshavin, Walcott and Van Persie are all excellent, excellent players. They all happen to play as inside forward, and of the four, only Walcott really has the mobility to play from a very deep position. That leaves the plainly-not-good-enough Bendtner leading the Arsenal line. I even read that Van Persie might be pressed into service as a target man, which seems like a dreadful waste. Van Persie is surely Berkgamp’s successor, and if that should seem like excessive praise, we should consider that Van Persie is the age now that Bergkamp was when he joined Arsenal following some difficult seasons at Internationale.
At the back, Vermaelen arrives with a solid (if overstated) reputation from Ajax, but one suspects that they days of a Sami Hyypia arriving unheralded from the Eredivise are over. Who was the last player to arrive from the Dutch league and genuinely impress? (And how many have not lived up to their reputations?). Touré does not seem to be such a terrible loss, but the lack of a commanding figure in their defence seems yet another glaring deficiency with the current Arsenal squad.
For all this, Arsenal have some incredible talent which is still improving, and Arsenal themselves may be better than last season – but that amounts to achieving Champions League qualification a little more comfortably, and little else.
For all my biases, and whatever the distribution of silverware looked like, I am sure it is my head that tells me that Liverpool were the best team in England last season – my heart, like that of so many Liverpool supporters, didn’t dare believe it. But it was true. When Liverpool’s dip came, it was shallow but long, and so far more costly than United’s brief but total collapse. Meanwhile Liverpool’s peaks were far higher than any other team (the humiliation of United at Old Trafford, the ending of Chelsea’s marathon unbeaten run, beating Real Madrid by 5 goals on aggregate, putting 5 past Aston Villa etc.).
The experts told us that Liverpool needed Gerrard and Torres to play every game to have a chance. Not true: had Gerrard and Torres played every game, no one else would have had a chance. Liverpool’s record in the 14 games they did start together? Won 12, drew 2.
Since Benitez found this formation, with Gerrard playing off Torres as a supporting striker, Liverpool have performed extremely well, but in order for it to work, it relied on one of the best midfield platforms in the league: the partnership of Xabi Alonso and Javier Mascherano. Alonso, of course, has been swept up in the Madrid vortex (and Mascherano’s head was at least turned by Barcelona’s attentions). And although Liverpool moved decisively to buy the highly regarded Alberto Aquilani, it remains to be seen if he can fill an Alonso-sized hole. From what I know of Aquilani, he is much more of a box-to-box ball carrier. Liverpool really need someone who does all their best work in the centre-circle.
Alonso’s quick and tidy distribution to Gerrard was important in establishing the latter as the attacking force he was last season, but it was Alonso’s outlandish talent for seeing and delivering cross-field balls that also helped made the reputations of Kuyt and Riera as attacking wide players of substance. Both frequently received the ball to (or near) feet and in plenty of space. It remains to be seen if anyone else will be able to do the same at Liverpool.
The only obvious weakness in Liverpool’s squad last season were the fullbacks. Arbeloa is a big game player (ask Ronaldo, or Ronaldinho), but Liverpool lost their points in the small games and Arbeloa seems a good fit with Madrid. Dossena, who resembles a barrel-chested Adam Sandler, seemed uncomfortable doing the basic fullback chores, although he delighted in playing further up the pitch. Aurelio remains injury prone, Degen we didn’t see, and Matt Damon lookalike Steve Finnan was sold to Espanyol. The bright point was the emergence of Emiliano Insua to challenge Aurelio for the left-back position. And now, the acquisition of Glen Johnson leaves the defence looking very balanced and adds even more willing pace to the right side of Liverpool’s attack.
Will Liverpool press on? We will know quickly. 2008-9 was a serious challenge from Liverpool partly because they started so well (and had a fair bit of luck) , with 35 points after 14 games. Liverpool have tended to be slow starters, and if they display that tendency this year, the whole season threatens to be an anti-climax.
“Money doesn’t talk, it swears” – Bob Dylan might have been describing Citeh’s transfer policy, but so much profanity has come from the club, that in discussing the likely destination for the Premier League title we probably need to consider them too. Probably.
Mark Hughes was a manager of tremendous promise and I tend to feel sorry for him. If given the opportunity to manage a club with an unlimited budget, it might seem rather unambitious to turn the challenge down. But where Hughes impressed (me, at least) was the way he quickly made his mark at Blackburn, taking over from Souness and creating a disciplined and stiff defence at the start of the 2004-5 season.
Thanks to some rather clumsy PR, and starting from a position of not being able to offer Champions League football, Manchester City have struggled to attract players who are at the top level, and bring Chelsea’s achievement as chequebook champions into focus. Chelsea, primarily under Ranieri, built a squad to last of young, hungry and professional players. City, by contrast, appear only able to attract the dissatisfied or the avaricious senior professional and have ended up negotiating transfer fees with clubs well aware that an extra £10 million on the fee would mean a lot more to them than it would to City’s owners.
There have been experts who dismiss City on the grounds that only a handful of their burgeoning squad would make it into a first XI at one of the “big four”. It’s considerably more than a handful – cases can be made for Given, Touré, Barry, Ireland, Wright-Philips, Robinho, Adebayour, and possibly Tevez. How many Arsenal players, by contrast, would make it into a first XI at Liverpool, Chelsea or United? Fabregas, Arshavin, Van Persie, and maybe Walcott and a fit Rosicky? (A year ago I would have had Clichy, Sagna and Gallas on that list, but not after last season).
And so, while that doesn’t seem to be a bad start for City, the squad is hopelessly lopsided with forwards, and City have struggled to attract the quality of defender they need. It’s staggering to think that a fee of around £15 million is now being discussed for a solid player like Matthew Upson, who 13 years ago cost Arsenal a then astonishing £1 million from Luton’s reserves but who has never shown the ability of a Terry or a Lescott. What is so very wrong with this picture is that there are players emerging at City with genuine potential who it seems are unlikely to progress much further – Micah Richards would presumably be the greatest loser should City sign Upson. In midfield, will the talent of Michael Johnson have the chance to develop in the way that Stephen Ireland’s has? It seems unlikely.
It is hard to take Manchester City’s credentials for the league seriously. What about a top-four finish, which would at least allow them to build with more purpose, and in the immediate aftermath of the ultimate sporting shop-window, the World Cup? Arsenal might look vulnerable, but I expect they still have enough experience to get through the season ahead of City.
In fact, as serious a challenge for 4th place might come from Everton, who cannot possibly suffer so many injuries to attacking players as they did last season. Moyes committed, settled and motivated side now has a large number of attacking options (Saha, Jo, Vaughan, Cahill) and even the apparently humdrum players such as Leon Osman chip in with several goals each season. Everton have a swashbuckling fullback in Leighton Baines on one side, and perhaps the least adventurous player in the league, Tony Hibbert, on the other. Provided that Lescott has not been too unsettled by Manchester City’s offer to double his salary, I expect Everton to be Arsenal’s biggest rival for fourth place.
Predictions?
The odds I have seen quoted make Chelsea favourites for the title at 21/10, with United at 5/2. I dismiss Arsenal’s chances, and so 10/1 is not very interesting (similarly 14/1 for Manchester City), but I’ve seen Liverpool quoted at 4/1. Considering that this is a team that did league doubles over both United and Chelsea last season in spite of several injuries to their star striker, that seems fairly attractive.
And so, for all the many questions the new season poses, I make this one the most important: just how much will Liverpool miss this man?
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It still should be highly competitive league this year.
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From Horror Movie To Horror Comic: Zombie Apocalypse (2008)
Posted on October 2, 2019 by bloodlinematt
Zombie films have been a popular part of the Horror genre for a very long time at this point, and the TV show The Walking Dead has ensured that Zombies will not fall out of style anytime soon. Most of the films that are coming from indie directors and companies also want their piece of the undead pie. And for this “From Horror Movie To Horror Comic” update we will be taking a look at a promo comic that was released alongside the 2008 direct to video film Zombie Apocalypse! This is a film that I am sure many of you readers have never heard of but that you are surely Googling now…go on…I’ll wait. So if you are ready like I am, let’s see what the Zombie Apocalypse world has in store for us in both movie and comic worlds!
The Zombies in Zombie Apocalypse are created by a gas that was made by the Government and the Illuminati to use as a weapon against mankind. What started as a lab experiment now has the gas make the undead rise all over town, and they infect and eat people all around them. The zombies in this film are all over and kill in packs as they overwhelm their victims with sheer numbers, but they also kill by themselves, and as a single zombie, they can be even more dangerous as they are more silent and can stalk with more ease. The zombies look like dead humans with many of them having bloody open wounds on their faces making them easy to spot, but can also cause lots of panic in the living who have to look at them. To dispatch their human prey, the zombies use not only their numbers but also their teeth that carry the virus and can rip flesh as well as their hands that they scratch and rip at their victims. They also attack with fury making them even harder to escape from once they have you in their grip. These zombies also move at a normal speed and are not super slow, but are also not super fast making them a moderate threat when it comes to them giving chase. But while they are dead, they do also have weaknesses as you can kill them with guns, knives and almost any normal way you can kill a person as long as you give them head trauma. They are also not that smart and can be out maneuvered when dodging them. Over all these zombies are not as threatening as the ones we have covered before like Dawn Of The Dead (2004), Plague Of The Zombies or even Human vs Zombies, but they still are a major threats and can kill and eat a human with the best of them. I should also note that the zombies who started this outbreak was set free by the despicable Agent Net who is using them to hunt down the man who trained him and has turned on the Illuminati, making his one of their secret weapons when it comes to killing humans.
Now that we understand the killing nature of the Zombies, we should take a look at the film they are from, Zombie Apocalypse. Like always I will take the film’s write up from our pals at IMDB, and I will write a little about the films production as well as my thoughts on the film. So if you’re ready, let’s see what this Zombie Apocalypse has in store for us.
Zombie Apocalypse (2008)
“Two college roommates get the fright of their lives when they head out to the bar, and come face to face with a shambling army of the undead. All Mark and Tom wanted was a fun night out on the town, but now they’ll be forced to fight if they want to survive until dawn. Thankfully Mark is handy with an axe, and medical student Tom has played enough video games to keep his cool in the chaos. With depressive video store clerk Raven helping to fend off the horde, they may stand a chance of making it through the night without getting devoured – or worse. But who is Miller, and what connection does his missing wife have to these horrible creatures. By the time the weary survivors find out, it may already be too late.”
Zombie Apocalypse was written and directed by Ryan Thompson and was his first feature film. It went direct to video and caused a mini splash for fans of indie zombie flicks. The film’s budget was around $5,000.00 and was released by Phantasmal Pictures that released many of Ryan’s other films as well. The cast included such actors as Kenny James, Hannah Gaff and David Calkins and many others including Kelly Knoll and Matt King, with this being many of their first roles. The cast and crew also went to many conventions and screenings to try and get this film out and in the public eye. The film when released was met with mix reviews with many Horror Fans being very displeased with it and giving it low star ratings. While not a household name when it comes to zombie Horror Movies, this film did make a mark no matter how small. The film did spawn a sequel in 2011 called “Zombie Apocalypse: Redemption” showing that it did have its own cult following.
I remember seeing this film before on the shelves of second hand media stores when I was looking through the Horror section to find a good fright flick to watch, but never bought it as I have been burnt out on micro budget zombie flicks for a long time. Years would pass before I would finally breakdown and buy a copy, and the main reason I did was because the copy came with the prequel comic and was perfect to cover here on Rotten Ink. So I ordered a copy of the film from Amazon and once in I read the comic and watched the film…the comic review will be coming up in this update soon while I can talk about the movie now. The film was not nearly as bad as most reviews would have you believe as it does have some charm with its over all dark humor and zombie shuffling around the streets. Another highlight for me was actress Kelly Knoll who plays Raven a woman who loves Horror and worked for a Video Rental Store…she reminded me of some of the ladies I knew that worked at local rental media stores. The downside is the acting is really terrible in spots, some scenes are out of focus and the widescreen presentation stretches the picture making it look odd. The effects are also pretty cheesy and most major blood splatter takes place off camera or so quickly you cannot make it out or worse is digital blood! Over all I enjoyed watching the film and while it is a bad movie, it does have some cool elements that make it enjoyable watch on a boring late night.
So now that we have taken a look at the film and the zombies who bring the terror in said film, I think it’s time we take a look at the promo comic that came FREE with the DVD! I want to thank Amazon for having this DVD/Comic Combo in stock and making this update possible. I also want to send a big thank you to the makers of this film for making this comic and bringing Horror Films and Horror Comics together. I want to also remind you all that I grade this comic on a star scale of 1 to 4 and am looking for how well the comic stays to the source material, its entertainment value and its art and story. So if you are ready like I am, let’s see what Zombie Apocalypse has to offer in the way of scares on pages with ink!
Zombie Apocalypse # 0 *1/2
Released in 2008 Cover Price FREE Apocalypse Comics # 0 of 0
A biker is riding on a quest to find his wife who is missing and has clearly been kidnapped. He remembers the past and in a research lab his wife Dr. Irene Miller is ordered to fill a room with gas that poisons and turns a group of men into zombies. She is heartbroken that she damned these men, but the Army General in charge is pleased with the outcome. The plan is to use the zombies as soldiers and win wars with the undead, never losing another American life of foreign soil. The biker who was once an agent has gone rogue and is now wanted for all the knowledge he has about the zombie project, and while on the run and searching for his wife, he stops at a strip bar and after talking to an old man, he flashes back to when he met Irene and how his own partner Net turned on him and reported them to the higher ups who in turn took Irene away. As he leaves the strip bar, he is sucker punched by Net who throws him into a car and so ends this prequel comic.
The plot of this comic has a rogue agent on the run form the Government and the Illuminati all the while trying to find his missing wife! While this is a fun prequel comic that showcases our hero, naked ladies and the true evil nature of those in charge of Project Apocalypse…there is no horror at all and the zombies themselves are barely seen and are behind glass. Our hero is Miller, who is a man who is running from his past as well as trying his best to find his missing wife. We don’t get a feel for the character and who he is and in the movie he is a silent badass while the comic kind of has him being a confused man with a one-track mind. Agent Net only shows up on the last page for the most part and is a scum bag who’s idea of a fair fight is punching a man as he walks through a door, what a coward! The Zombies in the issue are an after thought as they really do only appear behind glass when the gas infects men who were locked in the room. The comic is bloodless and does not pack any scares as no horror action takes place. The comic does showcase nudity as a scene takes place in a strip club…so I guess it does at least have one of the three elements of a Horror Comic. The cover for this issue 0 is pretty good and does have a indie zombie look and feel to it. The interior art is ok and while not the style or art I like, Brian Sheehy does a good job with what he has to work with. Over all this is a cool promo comic that acts as a way to start the film, but is a pretty bad Horror Comic…so I guess I will give it a below average star rating as it could have and should have been more. Check out the art below to see the style of Sheehy.
So Zombie Apocalypse was a Indie Horror Movie that made a wise move when they made a comic book to go alongside it, and while this comic was not that great, I do give them credit for doing it as I have said before more filmmakers and companies should do this as it helps add to the film’s story and can even bring viewers in. Let’s be honest, I may have never gotten around to seeing this film and the comic is what brought me to it, showing comics as promo items work! But for our next update let’s leave a world over run with zombies behind and take a look at ghost pirates as we take a look at the 2005 remake of The Fog as well as the Dark Horse Graphic Novel based on it! So until next time, read a Horror Comic or three, watch a Horror Movie or two and as always support your local Horror Host! See you next time for terror of the sea….or is that ocean?
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From Horror Movie To Horror Comic: Giant Spider Invasion
Posted on March 27, 2019 by bloodlinematt
The 70’s were filled with nature run amuck Horror Films, and many of them had to do with animals and one of these films was the 1975 cult classic Giant Spider Invasion, a film that was so cheesy and goofy that movie goers for decades have enjoyed! And you guessed it, this From Horror Movie To Horror Comic update will be all about Giant Spider Invasion as I feel this is a great time to chat about this movie as well as the promo comic adaptation of it. So arm yourself with spider repellent and watch out for webs as we don’t want to fall victim for these giant spiders who want us all dead!
So let’s first take a look at the Giant Spiders, their killing ways, and why they are so massive! The Spiders’ origin is that they have fallen from space while inside rocks that also contain diamonds. Once freed from their stone homes, they wreak havoc on people and animals as they eat the flesh of both and grow very rapidly to massive size. The Giant Spiders use their speed and size in order to take down their victims as well as their many legs and sharp fangs that they rip and tear human flesh with. They also use their webs in order to trap humans so they can go in for the kill. The larger ones can use their size also to bring down homes and hiding spots while the smaller ones can get into tighter spaces and cause damage and harm. They also can use fear to their advantage as most people freak out when they are seen and cause people to panic and make mistakes when trying to flee. They also can kill in packs, making them deadly not only on their own but more so when they are together and can swarm and overwhelm. They also can shrug off gunfire, as it has no effect on them. While the Giant Spiders are dangerous, they do have some weakness and it all comes from a hole that was created by them falling to Earth that acts as a black hole and is the source of them living; if the hole can be closed the Giant Spiders die off! So as you can see these, Giant Spiders from Space really are very deadly and they have a taste of human flesh!
So now that we have taken a look at the Giant Spiders, we are at the point where we should take a look at the film they are from. As always, the film’s write up will be taken from our good friends at IMDB with everything that follows coming from my own words. So if you’re ready, I am ready to talk about some very large and angry space spiders who want to ruin days and make us all their human prey.
Giant Spider Invasion (1975)
“A black hole hits North Wisconsin and opens a door to other dimensions. Giant 15 meter spiders emerge from it, who have an appetite for human flesh! Dr. Jenny Langer and Dr. Vance from the NASA try to save the world.”
Transcentury Pictures teamed with director Bill Rebane to make a Horror Science Fiction film that would feature giant spiders running wild in a small town. And with a budget of only $300 thousand the film Giant Spider Invasion went into production in order to cash in on the killer animal trend of Hollywood with Bill Rebane as the director and the script by Robert Easton. Richard L. Huff handled the casting that included aging actors like Alan Hale Jr., Steve Brodie, Barbara Hale and Leslie Parrish as well as fresh faces like Diane Lee Hart who would do the film’s nude scene. The film’s special effects for the giant spiders was mostly done with puppets as well as a car made up to look like a spider, adding to the film’s over all cheap and silly feel. The film’s score was handed by Bill Rebane as well, and once done the film was released by Group 1 and was a Box Office hit here in the US as it did $2,347,000.00 making it very profitable. After the film was done with its theatrical run, it would gain more fans when shown on ABC a total of three times. It would also gain more fans again when it was featured on the Horror Host shows Mystery Science Theater 3000 plus Dr. Creep’s New Shock Theater and even was praised by Razzie Movie Award creator John Wilson as being a bad movie worth seeing. The film would also be released on VHS, DVD and even Blu-Ray and became a massive cult classic film! Director Bill Rebane is known for his other very cheesy films Monster a Go-Go, Rana: Legend Of Shadow Lake and Blood Harvest to name a few. This film in 1975 was released alongside such other Horror Movies as Jaws, The Devils Rain, Legend Of The Werewolf, Night Of The Seagulls, Bug, Deep Red and many more! So while this film was lost in the shuffle of better films, it still made its mark on the world of Horror.
My first memories of seeing this film was when Dr. Creep showed it on his public access rebirth show New Shock Theater back in the early 2000’s, and I also remember it showing on MST3K proving the Horror Host are a great way to be introduced to movies. The thing about seeing Giant Spider Invasion is that it was a cheesy film that, while entertaining, I would always just wish I was watching the films that inspired it like the Universal Monster films “Deadly Mantis” and “Tarantula” or even the films that followed it like “Grizzly” and “Day of the Animals.” Now I am not saying that Giant Spider Invasion is bad, it’s just an okay animal runs amok film that features lots of aging actors and poorly put together giant spiders. When watching the film, I can remember always laughing out loud about just how bad the spiders looked in many of the scenes, but always enjoyed the quick nudity scene of Diane Lee Hart who I knew from the comedy film The Pom Pom Girls. It’s also really funny to see Alan Hale Jr. as the police chief when all you can really see him as is The Skipper from Giligan’s Island, even at one point he calls someone little buddy…so cheesy! The thing about this film is while I have seen it multiple times I just never really had a connection to it and for the longest time only owned the Horror Hosted versions of the film before finally breaking down and getting the Retro-Media release in order to get the comic reprint to cover for this blog update. So if you like Horror Sci-Fi films based on giant spiders that attack humans in a small town that is directed by a master of b-movies and is packed with old TV actors…this film is for you! And keep in mind I do not hate this movie. I really do enjoy it just don’t have much to say about it nor any cool stories about watching it besides the fact Dr. Creep hosted it.
So with that it’s time we take a look at the promo comic for Giant Spider Invasion that was originally given away at the theater and was later reprinted for the DVD release. I want to thank an Ebay seller for having this DVD & Comic combo in stock and making this update possible. I want to also remind you all that I am grading this comic on a star scale of 1 to 4 and am looking for how well the comic stays to the source material, its entertainment value and its art and story. So if you’re ready to put your arachnophobia aside and come take a look at Giant Spiders from Outer Space with me, we should get to it!
Giant Spider Invasion # 1 **1/2
Released in 1975 Cover Price FREE Group 1 #1 of 1
Ev and Dan Kester discover a meteor that fell from space and crash landed on their farm and inside this space rock is diamonds like they have never seen before! But they fail to notice there’s also a spider…while this is going on Dr. Jenny Langer is calling NASA to warn them of the radiation that also has came with the meteor. Little do Dan and Ev know that their house is being over run by the space spiders who are also growing in size, and with this the couple meet their end by the fangs of the spiders who are also now making their way toward town! Dr. Jenny along with some soldiers arrive and think that a black hole in space is what’s feeding the spider and causing them to grow massive! While the townspeople arm themselves and try to kill the spiders and save others, a massive 30-foot spider has entered the town and all looks doomed as our mini promo comic comes to an end and informs us to go to the theater and see this movie!
This is a very cool little theater promo comic from the 70’s that I am sure did its job and got movie goers to flock to their local cinema and see the film! This is one thing movie makers are lacking right now is making free promo comics to give away to movie goers I mean imagine if movies like Hell Fest, The Conjuring and Sinister had cool comics made and given out…these From Horror Movie To Horror Comic updates could go on forever! Now I need to also stress this promo comic is super short and is only 4 pages long as both front and back cover is used for story as well. Our plot is also very simple and has a meteor falling from space that is also caring space spiders that grow massive here on Earth and start killing in a small Wisconsin town. Our hero of this short comic is Dr. Jenny Langer who is the one who warns of the fallout of radiation from the meteor and is the one who tries to enlist the help of NASA as well as find the source of the spawning point. Dan and Ev Kester are a couple who seem more into harvesting the diamonds and not paying attention to their farm being infested by spiders who are growing large at an alarming rate, but they of course meet their end by fangs. The Giant Spiders are the baddies of the comic and man once they grow they become aggressive, are unstoppable and very mean spirited. In fact even smaller the spiders are very much blood thirsty and want to kill any human who comes close to them. The comic does not have any blood and has two confirmed deaths that happen off panel, but while it does not show the red stuff, it does have a great classic horror atmosphere that will surely please fans of old school 50’s horror movies. I am not sure on who did the art, but I will say one thing it’s pretty dang great and I wish that Dell Comics or Gold Key Comics would have made this into a full comic with the same artist brought on board. The cover is pretty great as it’s the movie poster mostly with the bottom half being the first four panels of our adaptation. Over all this is a pretty great promo comic that adapts a cheesy B-Horror Movie that also leaves us as a reader on a cliffhanger making us want to see the movie to figure out how we can rid ourselves of these pesky Giant Spiders! Check out the art below to see how great the art is in this promo comic.
So as you can see Giant Spider Invasion is a fun movie that had a fun promo comic book that shows even the cheesiest of the B-Movies can make a great comic book for fans of Horror Comics. Plus for many people spiders let alone giant ones will always strike fear into their hearts and this short comic delivers scares for those with the heebie jeebies of these eight-legged creatures. For our next update we will be leaving the world of Horror Movies behind and will be taking a look at another Atlas Comic superhero with Demon Hunter, should be a real fun time. So until next time, read a Horror Comic or three, watch a Horror Movie or two and as always support your local Horror Host! See you next time as we go on a demon hunt!
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The Conspiracy Of Sexy Cyber Vampires From College
Posted on February 11, 2016 by bloodlinematt
Welcome back to another update here at Rotten Ink. It’s crazy to think that 2016 is already here, and this is shaping up to be one heck of a year for horror films as well as super hero flicks as this year we get a new Conjuring, Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Phantasm as well as a new Captain America, X-Men and Superman! For this update I decided to take a look at a comic based on a film and maybe share some more stories of working on one of my own micro budget flicks! The comic we will be covering is the last of the Draculina photo comics based on a film called The Vampire Conspiracy, and the film of mine we will take a look at is The Sadness. So get your mind ready for the world of low budget films and enjoy this update.
In 2005 I was itching to make a movie. At the now defunct Precinct 13 Video in Kettering, I was talking to my friend and shop owner Jason about an idea I had about a supernatural style killer who targeted women and video taped the aftermaths of his crimes. Jason liked the idea, and I went to the normal Independent B Movie alumni Dave Wean and Josh Weinberg and told them the idea as well, and got the same feedback! The idea stewed around in my brain for a few months, and I decided that the killer I created for “Long Dead Winter,” a film never finished by Mike Ritchie, would be used as the killer. His name was The Sadness. I kept the idea from the unfinished film of The Sadness hearing his father’s voice in his head driving him to kill no matter what. The Sadness went from a serial killer to a cold blooded Michael Myer style slasher in a blink of an eye. At the time I had just gotten out of a long relationship with a young woman named Misty, who viewers of our films know for her parts in Razor and Farmer Joe, and had just met a young woman who I fell head over heels for named Lindsey who was a sweet and caring person. This was to be a short lived thing as all things in life change and she stopped calling and we stopped hanging out with one another…but with this came the motivation to complete my script and make The Sadness come alive on the TV Screen. I spent months with my notebook and wrote scene after scene. I added a character named Jason played by comic artist Jason Young who was as confused as me about a woman he cared for. I added a radio DJ character as we had access and permission to film inside Wright State University to use their media area. Garrison Kane came back to play The Sadness just as he did for the footage for Long Dead Winter. I then cast the rest of the spots with great actors and friends like Josh Weinberg, Mindy Becker, Andrea Seay to name a few, and production was soon on it’s way. The script was mostly a dark mood with lots of effects kills and lots of drama elements between characters. The plot has a woman witnessing the murder of her neighbor and decides to talk about it on her collage radio show. Big mistake as this draws the killer to the college as he is silent, deadly and never leaves a witness alive! I should also say that The Sadness is a cold blooded killer who does not talk, does not feel pain, does not have remorse and wears a red and black mask, has long black hair and always has a black suit on. The dumbest mistake we made with the character was trying to use and change up a WWF Kane mask as his face plate. If I could go back, I would change it 100% to just a solid red mask like all the character’s promo art. I should also note at the start of filming I had just met and started dating Jennifer.
We decided to shoot all the college footage first as it was the most demanding of the sets as students were still in the building even as we filmed for many days starting at midnight! The area we picked next to the radio booth was perfect for our location as lots of scenes took place in the radio room as well as the waiting room. On the first day of shooting things were going pretty well for the most part. Jason, Sam and Mindy were hitting their marks but things went south pretty quick as I would soon find out the Mindy had snuck alcohol in and was getting more and more drunk as the filming went on, and by 5am she went missing in action! I was annoyed but realized that she did not mean to get that out of control. So I filled the rest of the first night with shots of The Sadness wondering around the college. The second day of filming was way more relaxed with everyone showing up and having fun, I even allowed for some ad-libbed lines that were comical to bring the mood up for the DJ characters to show they were just fun loving students. But we did have an accident that night as Garrison as the Sadness could not see out of his mask and wig and really stabbed Jason in the back! After checking the wound and seeing that it was not that deep, Jason was a sport and continued the shoot. After all the DJ stuff with The Sadness as well as the final scenes of the film were shot, I finished up all the inside college shots of The Sadness chasing Jason as well as him stalking the hallways. As I got this footage shot, Jason Wilson from Precinct 13 Video was uploading it and started to do the first edit of the film. What followed next was some of the outside shots of The Sadness killing random people, getting the voice over of his father played by a co-worker of mine named James as well him preparing for his kills and other small fill in shots. By this time Jason Wilson informed me that the film needed another kill so I had to add in a couple of new college kid characters and re-film at the school of them being introduced and the female one being killed off, for these shots I had to have Josh Weinberg fill in for The Sadness as Garrison was swamped with his day job. Jason added these scenes into the film and made the pacing a little better for a drama slasher film the extra kill added some more horror to a film that was quickly becoming a drama about lost love. In a odd twist I was able to talk Lindsey into playing the part that was based on her and she did a fantastic job of what lines she was give, it was nice to see her and for her to understand that I had to make the film and way I needed to as I was a person who was amped up and need to get the hurt, anger and ideas out of my brain and into this movie. Josh Weinberg stepped up and became my assistant director and even filmed some shots as I was also at this time hired to play a big part in a film directed by my film mentor Andy Copp called Fun In The Old Town Tonight. The final day of filming was the films opening kill and I was so hyped when my close friend Andrea Seay took the role of the first victim and we spent the whole night filming the scene that I not only had to direct but also do the special effects for, this being the end of the movie that was a personal one made my emotions run high as I was one happy film maker to get this off his chest on questions of why people drift apart, and like a bonehead I made a terrible mistake that coasts me my best friend and someone who I still care about to this day as one of my actions made Andrea and my friendship come to an end. Looking back all this time away from this film and production while it was a great experience to be able to get heartbreak off my chest and that came via Misty who I had to break up with for both of our sanity and Lindsey who just was not meant to be, got to work on special effects and watch a killer from my own mind come alive, have friends come together to make something personal of mine alive, the worst part of this production was loosing Andrea as a friend as she was always their for me as I was always around for her. Even if I have not spoken to her sense 2006 I still think very highly of her and hope that some day the wounds can be healed.
As Jason Wilson finished editing, I obtained music for the film and was able to get tracks from the likes of Centerfold, Winter of Discontent, Patrick Neeley, Society’s Whore, David Wean and Ed vs. Radio, and with their music, we added a whole new level of entertainment to the film. The film premiered at Precinct 13 Video in 2006 and showed at midnight. I was happy to see that the place was packed and many people were hyped to watch the film. It was super cool to hear people clap when my name popped up as director and even cooler to hear them clap and cheer when the film ended. Many people who attended came up to me and loved the idea of a drama slasher film and got the nature of the film. Others came up to me and didn’t like that the film was more dark and only had some comedy to it as they wanted more Werewolf of Ohio type films from me….it was very split and this was really amazing to hear the two sides out. For me the film was made to let out stress and was packed with drama, comedy and horror with a touch of cheese and was meant to just entertain and allow me to make a killer like Michael Myers of Halloween who is my favorite slasher icons and I did what I set out to do! The film came out on DVD by Bloodline Video for a short time, would play on local TV, and screen at conventions as well as come out via Warlock Home Video a few years back. The film is pretty much out of print nowadays, and while it may be gone, it’s not forgotten as I have had people make comments to me about the film in the past year as well as The Sadness himself will have a cameo in the comic series We Kill The Dead alongside the likes of other independent horror characters. In 2008, I started to work on The Sadness II that would have followed up right after the events of the first film. We filmed a first kill scene, and quickly it was clear that the rage was missing from the script and it was nothing more than a slasher film that would have been packed with way more gore and boobs and no heart and plot. So as soon as I started filming, I quickly pulled the plug on the film. Now in 2016 I have the bug again and really want to make a reboot to The Sadness and bring him to modern times and explore his back story, his anger and his legacy. So who knows, maybe soon I will film this and share the experience with you readers. Out of all the old no/low budget films I have shot, I think I am the most proud of The Sadness as it truly did capture what I was trying to pull off, and while it is flawed, I still find it to be one of the best things I did for Independent B Movie and Bloodline Video. Below is the cover for the film’s first DVD release. Yeah, it was cheesy and was made by Patrick Neeley.
On January 1st 2016 my cousin Stephen had a get together at his house to play a POG tournament! That’s right POGS the game that I had not played sense I was in the 9th grade mostly against my friend Jade during breaks in-between classes and during lunch. For those who don’t remember this game you would stack 10 or more cardboard POGS on a mat or the ground and use a heaver metal or plastic round disk and slam it onto the pile hoping to turn them over and for each one you got a point, in the end the player with the most points wins. I remember that I use to collect POGS and that we would play for keeps, as the winner would win all the caps they turned over during the match. My go to Slammers where a Universal Monster Dracula one that was made of plastic and a thin metal one that had a big haired red skull face skeleton creature on the front with the message No Drugs on it. I owned many other slammers like Star Wars and other comic and cartoon characters as well as other generic ones but those two were my favorites. This POG rebirth sparked from a small POG Tournament set we bought in at Game Swap and after seeing it Stephen bought it and we chatted and before we knew it a tournament was set for New Years Day! Looking at the invite that was sent out on Facebook and seeing the likes of friends like Thomas Smith, Josh Weinberg, Garrison Kane, Spencer Lucus, Jeremy Hoyt and Theresa Lopez to name a few all saying they were entering I new the competition was going to be tough and then hearing that comic artist Jason Young as well my own girlfriend Juliet were entering I knew I had to get the perfect Slammer Team in order so I hit Ebay and Amazon and dug deep to find what I considered the best of the best in Pog winning greatness, and now I will present them to you in all their glory, also cue Sirius by Alan Parsons Project! The first one I bought was “Jaws” a red light metal slammer featuring the icon of cinema of the same name, the second Slammer to join the team was a light plastic one featuring a large sharp toothed islander looking guy called “Da Cruncher”, next was a metal slammer that featured the MTV cartoon character “Butthead”, then I was lucky and found the red skull big hair skeleton just like I had when I first played so “No Drugs” became my third metal Slammer and my final main roster Slammer was a Universal Monster thicker plastic one that I call “Universal The Mummy” as that character was featured on the front and that those were the ones I selected as my starting line-up. I also for safe measure I brought a few fill in Slammers just in case any of my A-Team failed me in a match and they where a plastic Star Wars one that had “Han Solo” on it and for good measure I brought the worst slammer in the world called “Bad News” that featured a Grim Reaper on the front and was a medium plastic one that had no grace or style. Below is a picture of my Slammer Team and the back ups.
Juliet and I showed up ready for battle as my Slammer Team was about to be put to the test as the competition all seemed ready with their chosen Slammers. My first opponent was my good friend Jeremy Hoyt and my slammers of choice were Butthead and Bad News and with a semi quick match I won and moved on in the tournament thanks mostly to Butthead who was a slamming beats! The Second round I faced Stephen Basile a really nice guy whom I have meet through my cousin Stephen with the same slammer combo I started out strong but by the end of the battle Basile smoked me and gave me my first loss. But with this loss I was not out of the game as I dropped to the lower bracket and would have to earn my way back into the race for the trophy and the $10.00 prize, my third match was against Justin Barlow and this was one epic pog match as we ended up at a tie and had to go into sudden death the first of the night, just barely I was able to pull off the win thanks to slammers Butthead and Jaws! Moving back up my opponent was Charles “Bubba” Walters who is my uncle and Stephen’s dad and I must say I really stunk in this match and Charles made quick work of me as Butthead and Jaws really failed to deliver and with this loss I was out of the running to win. Juliet however beat her first round opponent Jennifer Barlow and then forfeited her spot as she had to bartend at her second job….yeah she left the game. But this was a blast and I am hoping that Stephen decides to do this again next year as I for one would enter again and try even harder to win a torphy and bring it back here to show off on Rotten Ink. For those wondering who won the rundown is this Josh Weinberg won 3rd place, Charles “Bubba” Walters won 2nd place and the 1st place winner was Theresa Lopez! And the best part about it was that Theresa didn’t lose one match she cleaned house and is one amazing pog player! Oh I should also say that other players that have not been mentioned yet who entered and played were Thomas “Maurice” Smith, Garrison Kane, Ashley Knox, Nate Stevens, Dan Lopez and Spencer Lucas all great Pog warriors who made the event even more fun!
On February 3rd 2016, a quest to visit a Haunted location was on the books and Josh Weinberg and I traveled to Camp Chase Cemetery, a Civil War graveyard that houses over two thousand confederate soldiers who were prisoners of the war, many of whom died from smallpox and lack of food. After the war, the camp became mostly a forgotten cemetery with cheap wood makers placed for tombstones with no care the site started to fall into shambles. It was not until 1895 that the poor souls buried at Camp Chase got the proper respect as retired Union Colonel William Knauss took it upon himself to lead an effort to restore the site and give the soldiers stone tombstone markers as well as held a memorial service for those who were buried there. By 1902 a new stone wall was built around the cemetery as well as a statue of a rebel solider above a boulder with the simple word American on the archway. The ghost that is said to haunt the area is Louisiana Rainsburgh Briggs aka Lady In Grey who is said to have been in love with a solider that died and is buried there named Benjamin F. Allen a private from the 50th Tennessee Regiment, and it’s said you can see this woman in grey wonder around the tombstones and cry at the grave of Private Allen as well as leave flowers for her lost love. On this day the weather outside was sunny with a cool breeze blowing as it was in the upper 50’s when finding the cemetery the first thing I noticed is that it sat between a home and a closed for the season ice cream shop with a school being behind it. We parked at a nearby BP Gas Station and walked to the iron gates and entered and noticed that the area was way smaller than we expected, we walked the among the tombstones looking for Ben Allen’s tombstone and when finding it we first noticed that no flowers were at the grave, we then waited around hoping to see or hear the Lady In Grey and all we could hear was the mass amounts of traffic that was driving on the busy street the cemetery is on. As we left we both agreed that while the area was amazing for the history aspect as a haunted location it was lacking as the noise of the busy city killed the element of atmosphere and the Lady In Grey was nowhere in sight. Fun trip over all and great place to visit and see a history landmark, check out some pictures I took below including the grave of Ben F. Allen!
After the long yet fun holiday season and the tragic loss of my cousin Norman D., I decided that once more Juliet and I needed to have a Horror Movie Marathon to unwind from the stresses of work and the post holiday blues so Tuesday February 9th 2016 became the date with horror film destiny. We decided to do a pre-show Monday night and we started off with the cheesy film “Guru, The Mad Monk” about a crazed monk and his vampire girlfriend and hunchback assistant who all run a church where the guilty go to die. Throw in a love story between one of the jailers and a woman from his past, and you have this no budget cheesefest. “Teenage Slumer Party Massacre” is about some girls having a sleepover on Spring Break and being stalked by a goof in a old man mask wielding a power drill. This one was a real stinker! To my surprise. Juliet enjoyed Guru, and we shared lots of laughs about its terrible yet fun nature. Teenage Slumber Party Massacre was a complete bore and could have been best summed up with cute girls talking about guys and hotdogs with very little slasher action, super lame. After the films, I read a couple of comics and went to bed with visions of horror films in my head.
At 7am Tuesday we started the event and as always loaded up on snack foods and prepared Breakfast Casarole and made slow cooked a roast in the crockpot for dinner. The film to kick it all off was a Universal film called “Night Monster” thats stars Bela Lugosi and Lionel Atwill and is about a mansion that holds murder and mystery when doctors end up dead while staying with a patient they left crippled. The 2nd film of the day was the zero budget film called “Alien Beasts” that is about enter dimensional beings attacking Earth and a group of government agents that try and stop them. The 3rd haunting flick was “Amityville Theater” about a young woman who’s parents have died and she inharites they old theater only to find out like everything in Amityville the ghosts and demons don’t rest! The under rated slasher “Alice Sweet Alice” was the 4th film of the day and is about a murder of a young girl that is blamed on her sister, but did she really do it? Paul Naschy as the Mummy Amenhotep was in the 5th film of the day called “The Mummy’s Revenge”, a Horror Movie Marathon is just not the same without a Naschy film But sadly we did not get to finish Mummy’s Revenge as two different copies of the film on DVD-R’s had such bad digital breakup that the film would freeze, DVD-R’s really suck and anytime we have had issues at a marathon it has been with films on this format, for shame that it had to be the Nachey film that had issues. The 6th film of the day “Born Of Earth” is about creatures that live in the ground and steal people and one mans fight for the truth about his missing children. Movie # 7 was the Full Moon Entertainment flick “The Dead Want Women” thats about 1920’s silent actors who were murdered by a fellow actor return to to life during present day to find sexy ladies. “The Reeker” was the 8th film of the marathon and is a monster slasher film about a group of friends out of gas in the desert and a foul smelling ghoul with death on it’s mind is stalking them one by one. The 9th film is a guilty pleasure film for me called “Rocktober Blood” about a 80’s Hairband Singer who slashes his friends from beyond the grave or is he? Number 10 keeps the slasher theme as its “Cinco De Mayo” about a killer in a Mexican skull mask killing collage kids who don’t want to learn about heritage. Another slasher film called “The Mutilation Man” was the 11th movie and was about a killer getting revenge on some people that got away with a crime from the past, also this is not to be confused with with Andy Copp’s film of the same name. The 12th and final film of the night was “Daughter of Dr. Jekyll” that follows the Daughter of Henry Jekyll who is battling her families curse that is mixed with the werewolf folklore and makes you wonder is the curse real or is someone trying to drive her mad!
Another great Horror Movie Marathon in the history books and it was the pefect way to combat a day that was filled with snow and cold winds! As always, after the films Juliet and I sat and chatted about the films of the day and picked our worst and top 3 best of the day. This was a pretty tough one as I enjoyed many of the films we watched. For me the turkey of the bunch was The Mutilation Man as I found it to be boring and kind of bland in terms of the reveal of the killer’s identity. The gore worked pretty well, and the acting was okay’ for this films budget level. Juliet’s Golden Turkey of the day went to Alien Beasts as she felt it made no sense and was too scattered to be entertaining. My top three list goes like this: # 1 hands down is Alice Sweet Alice, a film I grew up watching on TBS and find to be a great slasher with twists and turns and some great creepy moments. # 2 goes to Rocktober Blood, a film I have been a fan of since I was a teenager. The music rocks, the story is silly, and the killer Billy Eye is so cheesy they should name a shredded cheese after him! And # 3 has to go to Daughter of Dr. Jeykll, a great classic black and white horror film that captures the mood and feeling of the book the film’s characters spawned from. Plus a femele version of Mr. Hyde who is represented as a werewolf is some great early horror film stuff even if they were just nightmares. But I also really enjoyed The Reeker, Night Monster and The Mummy’s Revenge that would have taken the # 3 spot it we were able to finish it. Juliet’s Top 3 went like this: # 1 Alice Sweet Alice, # 2 Cinco De Mayo and her # 3 was Rocktober Blood with The Reeker coming very close to making her list. Once more this was a great way to unwind, and I am looking forward to the next big one I will be holding in April, and of course when it’s over I will cover it here on Rotten Ink.
One film that I would love to see be turned into a comic book that’s also about sorority girls is Evil Toons. It was released in 1992, directed by Fred Olen Ray and stars David Carradine, Dick Miller and a ton of beautiful woman like Michelle Bauer, Monique Gabrielle, Susanne Ager and my favorite of the bunch Madison Stone. I first saw this film when my brother and I rented it on VHS from K&L Video in Kettering, and from the start, I found myself loving this film and went and found it on VHS to buy. It’s about a demon who is accidentally unleashed from a spell book by four sorority girls who have been hired to clean a old big house before the new owners move in. The demon, who is a cartoon, attacks and kills the girls and anyone else silly enough to get in his way. This is a perfect source for a mini-series of comics that has the book of spells being delivered once more to a wrong address, this time a sorority house filled with all types of college babes. On Halloween night, they all have a mass sleepover where they watch horror films, eat junk food and by mistake read a spell that sets the demon free, and it runs loose in the dorm killing and possessing as many young woman as he can! The lead in the series would be a sweet woman who grew up in a small town and was taught not to mess with evil and her knowledge is what keeps the few who live alive! The comic would be part horror and part comedy and have enough blood and nudity to please fans of the film. And if they really wanted to spice things up you could mix Evil Toons with Ghoulies and have mayhem at the college as both set of demons try to out do each other in the kill department. If this comic was to get made I would like to see Fred Olen Ray’s own company Retromedia release a line of comics based on his movies, and if one of my friends were to tackle this project I would say Bruce O’Hughes or Damien Brunk as both would understand the cheesy sleazy nature of the comic. Maybe Ray is reading this update (doubtful) and will like the idea and make a comic based on this film as well as his other work come alive…
So while I have the chance, I should also talk about Madison Stone from Evil Toons as I won’t get the chance to for any other update, and with the lack of info about actresses from The Vampire Conspiracy, this seems like the best time. Madison Stone was born on January 12th 1965 in Miami, Florida and started her acting career in adult films where she ended up starring in over 100 titles with such classic names as Jail Babes, The Anus Family and Voodoo Vixens. Her adult film career was so big, she is a member of the AVN Hall of Fame, and in 1993 she was voted XRCO Fan Favorite! Madison went on to be in “mainstream” movies like Evil Toons in 1992 and Daylight in 1996 alongside Sylvester Stallone! Madison continued to appear in adult films until 2004 when she retired. She is known for her raven dark hair and now for her tattoos and piercings, even having one named after her The Madison Piercing that’s at the front of her neck! She is now a tattoo artist and owns her own shop in California called “Madison Tattoo Shoppe” and sings in bands like Kiss The Monkey and Four Ugly Women. Even now at the age of 51, she is as stunning as the first time I saw her in Evil Toons! If I ever were to make another independent horror film and had a good budget and she was willing to come out of retirement, I would for sure cast her as well as it would be cool to have her on a episode of Terrifying Tales Of The Macabre. Check out some classic pictures of her below.
The Vampire Conspiracy is directed by Geoffrey de Valois and was released in 1995 to the direct to VHS market as filler for ma & pa video rental stores around the good old USA. The film starred such talents as Heather Lemire, Liddy Roley, Barbara Savage and Jasmine Jean and is clearly a softcore film sprinkled with horror elements as the plot is about cyber vampires selecting a collage sorority to be their breeding slaves…this film reeks of pure sleazy cheese and to be honest while I have seen the cover box on video store shelves and on the pages of Alternative Cinema Magazine, I never took a chance at renting or buying it as it looks like it’s terrible. That’s the thing that younger people who didn’t have the joys of walking around a good well stocked video store will never have, the memories of walking around and looking at all the cover boxes and wondering what film awaited you on the VHS tape or DVD disc. Reading this comic will be the first time I have had any contact with this film so I am pretty hyped to see how it stacks up against the likes of Lust For Frankenstein, Tender Flesh and Mari-Cookie in quality and enjoyment. Before I even open this book, I want to make a few predictions on what this photo comic will showcase and that’s lots of bare female breasts and terrible lines of seduction. Below is the VHS Cover as well as the only still from the flick I could unearth on Google. Another thing I could not find much on was the actresses, so sadly no showcase on any of them.
So we covered The Sadness, Evil Toons, a recent Horror Movie Marathon, a POG Tournament and took a look at the film for The Vampire Conspiracy so now I think it’s time we let the cyber vampires feast! The clouds have uncovered the moon and the dust has settled, as I am proud to say Rotten Ink is at the final issue of the Draculina Photo comic series as I have finally gotten my hands on The Vampire Conspiracy thanks to Ebay! Before I dive into this photo comic I should remind you that I am grading this issue on a star scale of 1 to 4 and am looking for how well the comic stays to the source material, its entertainment value and its art and story. So if you’re ready to battle some large chested cyber vampires, we should jump right into this review with garlic and some holy motor oil!
The Vampire Conspiracy # 1 *1/2
Released in 1998 Cover Price $4.95 Draculina #2 of 4
Lisa is a strange woman who wants to join The Beta Sorority and is at the beach with the girls who all dislike her because they find her odd. But things are cut short when a vampire woman named Jana attacks and kidnaps some of the sorority girls to take to the Vampire HQ so that they can be breed with vampire DNA and the mindless offspring can be used as slaves. The lead vampire also runs a adult video company and makes vampire female centerfold videos, as Jana tortures the prisoners. As Lisa is dealing with her personal issues, the video that’s sent out is a way for the vampires to turn some viewers into vampires who have a trait in their blood, and shocker, Lisa turns out to be just that person. After killing the coeds that teased her, she heads to Vampire HQ and decides that she wants to be the Queen of the Sorority and saves her fellow students and kills the Vampire King with a cross! In the end she is still a vampire as is her friends, and they decide to open a new all female vampire sorority.
Yep, this is what I thought it would be: page after page of naked boobs and a story that is as weak as ice melting in the hot summer sun. So the “plot” of this stinker is vampires want to use young woman as breeders for hybrids that will be used as slaves, and they are using all types of ways to turn people into vampires including a VHS tape that has the power to make people turn. It’s up to the oddball girl to chose between saving her fellow coeds or joining the King of the Vampires. The main character is Lisa, a pretty woman who wants to be voted queen of her sorority and feels like she never fits in. She is turned into a vampire by the video and kills those who tormented her and even takes out the Vampire Queen! Is Lisa a good person…no not at all as she kills her fellow coeds as well as her shrink in cold blood. The Vampire King who is the main bad guy is pretty lame and mostly barks orders, makes love to his assistant and gets his ass kicked really easy in a fight with Lisa. Lana is a sexy vampire in leather who gets joy in torturing her prisoners, but while she is badass in beating up humans, she as well goes down like a chump. The rest of the characters are all disposable and add nothing but pairs of boobs to the story. While the woman are nice to look at, the photos put together loosely make a story and for the most part this is a very forgettable read. After this photo comic I don’t think I would ever really track down the film to watch as I didn’t enjoy what I saw and read here. Not much more to say; vampires and boobs are cool, but that only takes a photo comic so far.
So that’s the end of the Draculina Photo Comics, and I must say it ended the way I thought it would and that’s on a low note! While photo comics are a good idea and Draculina was onto something that could have been an amazing idea, I think they chose the wrong films to do this with as the films they gave this treatment already had weak stories and became even weaker when squeezed into a comic. But let’s wash the taste of this vampire comic out of our mouths as our next update will take a look at the Queen of Horror Hosts, the one and only Vampira! So until then read a comic or three and enjoy being around your loved ones.
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The Tender Flesh Of Amber Newman
Posted on January 12, 2015 by bloodlinematt
Imagine you’re invited to a nice hunting getaway by a bunch of rich people who you just have meet. They treat you super nice and feed you a huge feast the night before the big hunt and give you a nice comfy bed to sleep in. When you wake up the next morning you find yourself the prey as you are the rich snob’s human target! This has been the plot of many Hollywood movies like “Hard Target” with Jean Claude Van Damme and “Surviving The Game” with Ice-T, and it also is the plot of the Jess Franco cheap shot flick Tender Flesh that will be the subject of today’s update! So for this quick update we should learn some survival tactics in order to survive yet another Draculina Photo Comic!
In 1997, Jess Franco made the film Tender Flesh and this film sparked his shot on video “boom” of releases that were coming out via Sub Rosa and Alternative Cinema on VHS and DVD. The film was written and directed by Jess Franco who also did some of the soundtrack and executive produced. It starred Lina Romay, Amber Newman, Monique Parent and Aldo Sambrell with Newman being the lead. The film’s plot that I don’t want to get too much into on this part of the update and would rather save it for the comic part is about a stripper who is sold by her boyfriend into a game of hunting humans on a remote island. I can remember seeing the film on VHS to rent at places like West Coast Video and K&L Video and never wanting to see it all that much even though it did have Amber Newman in it. Years after it came out, I watched the film on DVD with my pal Jason Gilmore during one of our all night watching movies and playing video games marathons and like most of Franco’s work at this time, we both disliked it, but yet still had fun watching just how cheesy and sleazy it was. The film not only was released on VHS and DVD as a single feature but also as a double feature paired with another Franco flick “Lust For Frankenstein” giving the viewer two low budget sleazy films for the price of one. So if you’re itching to see this film after you read the comic adaptation review you can find it out in the world, but don’t say I didn’t warn you.
Tender Flesh stars the queen of softcore porn Monique Parent who was a popular B actress at the time of this film’s release. Her first major role was in the 1991 erotic Cinemax classic “Night Visions,” and from there her career took off as she took roles in such sleazy films as “Sex And The Single Alien”, “Body of Influence”, “Night Eyes 3”, “Sexual Outlaws”, “Stripshow”, “The Key To Sex” and “Black Scorpion”. The role I remember her for is Cassandra in “Mirror, Mirror III: The Voyeur”, while a weak entry in the horror series I still remember her performance. One other really cool thing about Monique is she also was an actress in the full motion video game “Phantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle Of Flesh” as she played Jocilyn Rowan. Monique Parent never broke into hardcore adult films even though her fans wanted her to, and she is still working to this day at the age of 49 as she is to star in the horror film “Axeman 2: OverKill” due out sometime this year. While never one of my favorite sleaze queens, I still respect her work in the b-movie world.
Another actress that stars in this action erotic thriller is Analia Ivars who was a Spanish actress who did some work before she became one of Franco’s go-to gals when it came to taking her cloths off in his 90’s shot on video stinkers. Her first role with him was Tender Flesh in 1997, and she would go on to show her goods and acting chops in such Franco films as “Mari-Cookie And The Killer Tarantula”, “Lust For Frankenstein”, “Vampire Blues”, “Dr. Wong’s Virtual Hell” and “Helter Skelter” in 2000. After her time with Franco and his One Shot Production Company, she went on to be in a few others films with her latest being “Cenizas Bajo El Mar” that translates to Ashes Under The Sea. A good-looking b-actress who was willing to show it all plus some to help with Francos movie magic is the best way to end this look at Analia.
Before I torture myself with reading another Franco inspired photo comic from Draculina, I would like to take a look at another film I would love to see turned into a comic series and that’s the 1956 black and white horror film called “The Werewolf” that was directed by Fred S. Sears and stars Steven Ritch as Duncan Marsh, a man lost in a small town (Mountaincrest) during the cold winter with no memory as to who he is thanks to a car wreck, but things are worse for him as he turns into a werewolf and kills a local bully! Now in the snow covered hills in the woods, he hides as the locals come looking for him as does his searching wife and son, but also the two scientists that are the ones who made him into this monster by experimenting on him with wolf’s blood. Will Duncan be saved and returned to his family? Will the Sheriff and his nurse girlfriend be able to find a cure? Or will the scientists kill him before he can tell their secret? The film took a cool twist with the werewolf legend and it’s no longer supernatural, a scientific experiment gone terribly wrong. This more science driven approach would also be used in the 1957 film, The Vampire. I first saw the film on TNT and taped it on a VHS tape and would watch the film from time to time; it even played on TNT’s Monstervision when it was un-hosted. I really liked the film and the atmosphere of the small mountain town. If this was to be made into a comic book, I would like to see it start from the beginning and act as a prequel to the film, show the evil things the scientist did to Duncan and show how he escaped and his journey to Mountaincrest and all the transformations he had along the way. Duncan as a werewolf could be almost like an antihero much like Eric Cord of Werewolf fame and could in some odd way stop the bad guys while saving the good ones. For instance a young man takes his girlfriend to the drive-in and had very bad intentions after the night’s film, you see he is not who she thinks he is because he ain’t just the local jock he is also a real lady killer! And Duncan stops at the Drive In for a late night hotdog and his Werewolf side ends up saving the young lady from being strangled. Or they could go the opposite and just make Duncan’s werewolf side a killing machine, and show the human sides torment of finding out what his other dark side has done. The comic just needs to end with the car wreck that leaves him with no memory. I would have loved to have seen Dell make this comic, and if I would have it done, I would say Justin Wasson or Jeff Potter would be my picks for sure. Who knows, like the other films I would love comics of made, maybe someday I can get this in a custom comic just for Rotten Ink.
Well we have arrived at the point on this update where I will be reviewing the comic, and so far we have covered Spanish actress Analia Ivars, softcore queen Monique Parent as well as even a comic I would like to see made based on the ’56 film The Werewolf, so I think I have done well for this quick update! Before we join the hunt, I should tell you rule # 1, that I grade these issues on a star scale of 1 to 4 and am looking for how well the comic stays to the source material, it’s entertainment value and it’s art and story. I want to also thank Ebay for having this in stock and thank Amber Newman for at least giving me something pretty to look at. So to let you readers also know what Sleazy Queen plays what character I will give you a rundown: Newman plays Paula, Romay plays Gorgona, Parent plays Irina and Ivars plays Furia. So get your hunting knife ready and make sure to wear your camos, cause we are on the hunt for some Tender Flesh!
Tender Flesh # 1 * 1/2
Released in 1997 Cover Price $4.95 Draculina # 1 of 4
Paula is a young American girl who is trying to get a job at a top Spanish strip club and is hired by Mrs. Gorgona Radeck for the job. That night while dancing Paula catches the eye of rich woman Baroness Irina and her husband Kallman who want to pay for a private show that is set up between Radeck and Paul’s boyfriend Carlos that will take place on a paradise island. You see they want Paula to be a sex slave for a weekend and to help on a hunt. Once there they meet a mute woman named Furia who is Gorgona’s servent and does all types of “favors” for the guests, and after a short time the rich folk send Carlos packing and drug Paula and whip her with riding sticks. The next morning she awakens to find a video message from Gorgona telling her that she has two hours to get to the other side of the island to a speedboat filled with $50,000 dollars! Furia attacks Paula and puts her in a plastic bag and drives her to the middle of the woods and drops her off as Gorgona, Irina and Kallman armed with bows & arrows, knives and a pistol gear up for a human hunt! Paula escapes the plastic bag but is shot with an arrow leaving her wounded. As Irina comes in for the kill Paula sets her up and slits her throat. Meanwhile Carlos is on his way back to the island after he regrets leaving Paula there knowing that she was to be killed for a game, but he’s too late as Kallman shoots Paula dead with his pistol. Carlos tries to make his way to the money but he himself is killed by Furia! In the end Gorgona, her husband who’s a cook, and Kallman are upset that Paula was shot because the meat is wasted but instead they eat Irina. You see, they hunt young beautiful woman to eat their tender flesh.
I would have to say that this is one of the better Draculina Photo Comics, but that still doesn’t make it good. The plot is all about hunting a human down like they are a deer so that the hunters can eat what they kill, and it’s also the rich vs. the poor as the villains of this comic clearly think they are above the law. Our hero is Paula a brain dead stripper who takes an offer to be a sex slave for money, but when push comes to shove she tries her best to survive attacks that sadly do leave her dead. Carlos is Paula’s boyfriend and “pimp” and is a total scumbag and I for one was glad when he died. He was a greedy tool who seemed not to mind seeing his girlfriend dead when he remembered that there was money on a boat. Gorgona, Irina and Kallman are all rich cannibals who are also perverts and weirdly enough only one of them dies, showing that if you’re a millionaire cannibal nothing bad will happen to you. I do love the fact that when Irina dies, she is cooked like a roaste pig and eaten by her husband and friends. The downside of this comic is the fact none of the characters are 100% likable because we get no backstory to any of them to make us care. The photos picked are well selected, and the cover is at least eye catching, but there’s nothing too special here and over all it holds very close to the film by being very forgettable.
One thing I can say for sure is that I only have one adaptation photo comic left of a Franco cheesy erotic film, and this fact makes me very happy! But our next update comic might be worse then this one because I am digging deep into my past and showcasing one of my early creative works as we take a look at Robo-Raccoon, a comic book series I made when I was a very young lad…so if you can withstand a space adventure with a Raccoon hybrid filled with aliens, monsters, misspelled words and bounty hunters, then you make sure to come back next update! So until then watch a horror film or two, read a comic and support your local Horror Host.
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Mari-Cookie Smothered In Gravy
Posted on November 18, 2014 by bloodlinematt
It’s getting close to Thanksgiving, another great American holiday filled with family, stories and food and some great times spent with my family. When I was younger, we would have Thanksgiving a lot of times at both my grandparents’ house (mostly the Brassfield side) and even at my Aunt Laverne and Uncle George’s, but as for the most part for the past 10 years or so we have had a very small one at my parents’ house. It’s always a fun time of chatting with my parents and my brother and his family about work, pro wrestling, MMA, TV Shows and movies all the while football is on the TV and great food is on the kitchen table ready to be eaten. The food highlights of what my mom fixes are the Thanksgiving classics mashed potatoes and turkey, glazed ham that is super tender and this corn dish that has boiled eggs and italian sausage in it…I think it is my favorite holiday dish. So for this pre-Thanksgiving update, we are going to take another look at a Draculina Photo Comic based on yet another Jess Franco shot on video film called “Mari-Cookie And The Killer Tarantula.” So grab a turkey leg and load those mashed potatoes with gravy, ’cause this is going to be one cheesy filled quick and fun read.
Mari-Cookie And The Killer Tarantula aka “Eight Legs To Love You” is a 1998 shot on video film by Jess Franco that is a mix of horror and comedy and stars many great aging scream queens like Michelle Bauer, Lina Romay and Linnea Quigley as well as 90’s B-Movie actress Amber Newman. This was yet another cheapie, shot fast and put out direct to video in the US market by the company Sub Rosa who was releasing many of his 90’s video work. The film is about two missing people that are trapped by a human spider…yeah it’s as odd as it sounds. I first saw this film on a DVD that I got as a screener from Sub Rosa as I was a movie reviewer at the time and invited my pal Jason Gilmore over to watch it as he enjoyed watching terrible films like this with me. I can remember that both of us were amazed by the train wreck we were seeing on the TV screen as Lina Romay wore all types of silly outfits and wigs, and we were both wondering what Quigley and Bauer were thinking when they signed on to make this film as I am sure the money could not have been that good. The film was neither scary nor funny and was in fact more strange and laughable due to just how dumb the script was and not for the humor that was intended. If I remember on the review I did for the film on the Independent B Movie website, I gave it 1 out of 4 stars and was by no means a fan of the film nor was Gilmore, making this another miss for me of “modern” Franco work. Look below for some screen shots of the movie as well as the DVD cover.
Linnea Barbara Quigley was born in Iowa in 1958 where she spent most of her youth until 1976 when the family moved to Los Angeles. She began working for a health spa, and her friends pushed her into doing some modeling that lead to her first major acting role in 1979’s “Fairy Tales” that lead to more roles in horror style b-films like Don’t Go Near The Park, Graduation Day, The Black Room, Savage Streets and Silent Night Deadly Night to name a few. But in 1985 when she played the part of punk rock chick Trash in the zombie film Return Of The Living Dead is when her popularity exploded and lead to many other classic roles in 80’s horror films like Creepzoids, Nightmare Sisters, Sorority Babes In The Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama, Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers, Dead Heat, Night Of The Demons, and Witchtrap to name a very few. During the 80’s she became one of the biggest horror actresses and was considered the top scream queen of that decade. In the 90’s Quigley’s roles didn’t slowdown as she was in such films as Innocent Blood, Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings, Stripteaser, Jack-O, Burial Of The Rats, Death Mask, The Killer Eye, Kolobos as well as Jess Franco’s film Mari-Cookie And The Killer Tarantula . Throughout the 2000’s to present day she continues to work in major and minor roles in many types of B-Films on all types of budget levels. Some of these films that fans would know include Blind Target (another Franco film), Corpses Are Forever, the 2009 remake of Night of the Demons, Terror Toons 3 and is rumored to even be in the remake of the film Crazy Fat Ethel. Some cool things you may or may not know about Linnea are the following: she was in two rock bands, one before she acted in films called Mad Whistle and one after called The Skirts. Linnea was also a Playboy flashdancer and shared a photo with other dancers in a 1983 issue. Linnea has a very tiny cameo in A Nightmare On Elm Street 4: The Dream Master where she is the topless soul trying to bust out of Freddy’s chest in the end shot. Linnea and fellow Scream Queen Brinke Stevens in the 80’s did many adult photo shoots together even one for Playboy. In 1978 Linnea did a nude spread for the biker magazine Easyriders. I have meet Linnea many times via my convention travels and must say she is a sweet, down to earth real person who took her time to always talk to me and treat me as if I was a friend. And while she does that to every fan she meets, it still makes ya feel special and makes you respect her for all she has done in film and beyond. Here is to you Linnea Quigley, thanks for all the years of entertainment and Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.
Speaking of Return Of The Living Dead, did you know that at one point a comic sequel based on a original 1985 script by actor Don Calfa who played mortician Ernie in the original film was in the works in 2008? I didn’t either until earlier this year, and man was I let down when I found out it was completed with a total of 70 pages and that for some reason even in 2014, the comic has not found it’s way out into the hands of the fans of the film and horror comics. The story of the comic would have the military missing dropping the bomb at the right place and by doing this, all the characters you love from the first film are alive and well and trying to figure out a way to stay alive in the zombie filled world around them. The art is done by Gary Smart who later went on to write the book “The Complete History Of Return Of The Living Dead” as well as the upcoming book based around Hellraiser called “Leviathan: The Story Of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II” showing that this comic had the combination of a great script and great artist who knew the source material and knew the characters better than anyone. Years would pass and besides some of the the art work and covers for the graphic novel and even normal comic style covers, no release date was ever set, and last I heard about it was in 2012 when on a message board and a Myspace post said that the comic was stuck in limbo due to the film’s rights holders not being found and getting back to Don and Gary. It’s 2014 and still no comic and all I can say is for godsakes please some comic company get the rights to this comic and get it into all our hands…you owe it to Tarman to do so.
Man I really hope that comic can find a distributor soon. I mean Horrorhound Magazine, if they ever decide to get into the comic game, would be perfect for the release as would IDW if they would have stayed with the MGM Midnight Movie comic lines. But only time will tell if and when this comic will see the light of day. So let’s get to the main event of this update, a look at the photo comic for Mari-Cookie done by those fine sleazy folks at Draculina who also brought us the Lust For Frankenstein photo comic we reviewed back in May 2014. And before we get into the review, I want to give a list of the actress that play parts in this film: Lina Romay plays Mari-Cookie and The Tarantula, Amber Newman plays Precious, Michelle Bauer plays Sheriff Marga, Linnea Quigley plays Tere and Analia Ivars plays Queen. I want to thank a seller on Amazon for having this comic in stock, and I want to remind everyone once again I grade these on a standard 1-4 star rating and am looking at how well the comic keeps to the source material, its entertainment value, its art and story. So with no more wait let’s get captured in the web of Mari-Cookie And The Killer Tarantula.
Mari-Cookie And The Killer Tarantula # 1 1/2
Released in 1999 Cover Price $4.95 Draculina Comics #4 of 4
The Tarantula is the Dock’s newest and hottest stripper but with her appearance also has come disappearances that are rocking the community. Mari-Cookie is a goofy woman who is married to Martin and is the prime suspect in the missing person case that female Sheriff Marga wants nothing more than to solve. Mari-Cookie and Martin have a terrible sex life, and her best friend is Tere who just so happens to have a knockout for a daughter named Precious who seems to have caught the eye of many of the town’s females. Sheriff Marga and her Deputy Barney alongside one time most popular stripper Queen are all trying to figure out who The Tarantula is and if she really is linked to the missing people. So Queen uses Precious to attract The Tarantula as she and Martin follow the two, also on the trail is Sheriff Marga who is with Tere who is upset to see her daughter making out with another woman and not with her! In the end The Tarantula, who in fact is really Mari-Cookie and has the power to turn into a spider, convinces the women to throw Martin out of the mansion and Sheriff Marga , Queen, Tere and Precious all join The Tarantula in a orgy.
Oh My God! This could be the worst comic I have ever read and makes the last Draculina Photo Comic for Lust For Frankenstein seem like a masterpiece! The plot is so rushed and basically at no point do you ever feel like any of the characters matter nor do any of them make any sense. The plot or paper thin story is this: people go missing after visiting a strip club and all are seen with the town’s most popular dancer who in fact is a real life spider who can trans-morph at will who also hides out in the world playing the part of a dim witted blonde housewife. She is being tracked down by a group of females who by the end of the issue all are in love with her and want to make love to her and her silly Rick James like wig. Mari-Cookie/ The Tarantula is the main baddy of the comic, and she is not scary nor really threatening as all she really wants to do is capture women and some men and make love to them, and forces them to drink a brew that is filled with puss and monkey balls. Her look as The Tarantula is silly as she wears a terrible wig and walks around pretty much nude; she is a bland character. Sheriff Marga is a stuck up mean spirited woman who seems to enjoy making out with women and wants to solve the case not for the good of the town but for her own gain of getting power in the ranks of government. Queen is a hot bitter stripper whose only motivation is to help bring The Tarantula down so that she can be the top stripper again. She also seems to have some love affair going with Precious who she uses like a dumb dog. Precious is the daughter of Mari-Cookie’s best friend who is hot but also dumb as a box of rocks. Tere is Precious’ mom and friend to Mari-Cookie who likes to suntan by the pool and at some point has fallen in love with her own daughter…yep it’s a sick one. Martin is a waste and is just the husband of Mari-Cookie who likes to screw around behind her back. Deputy Barney is a nobody who does zero in the hunt and there is also The Tarantula’s driver who loves to lick and suck on female toes. This whole comic was such a waste and sadly the only highlight was all the nudity of the Scream Queens. The comic as zero art and most the pictures used are okay with a few being blurry. The cover is eye catching, and if you’re a Lina Romay fan the image of her will draw you in. This so far is the lowest rated comic I have ever reviewed here on Rotten Ink and was not worth the money I paid for it let alone the original cover price nor the printing coast of the issue. I would say skip it unless you want to take a look at one of the worst comics in history of Horror Comics. Oh yeah the humor in the comic doesn’t work and it never made me smile let alone laugh. And I should say the comic follows the film pretty well, but is a more rushed version with even a character name change as Precious is named Amy in the movie.
Well I hope this warm up to the main course of November’s updates didn’t turn your stomach too badly. I mean while the comic was terrible as is the move it’s based on we did get to take a look at Scream Queen Legend Linnea Quigley as well as talk about the needs to be released Revenge Of The Living Dead comic so those are two big pluses. But next will be our Thanksgiving Day update and to keep the tradition of the first, we will be looking at Hercules again this time based on the TV show “Hercules: The Legendary Journeys” with comics done by Topps. So make sure to check back! Until then read a comic or two, support your local Horror Host and watch a horror film because any thing is better than Mari-Cookie!
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Ashes To Ashes Burial By Rats
Posted on August 1, 2014 by bloodlinematt
Well this was suppose to be Ghosts of Dracula, but I misplaced the final issue so you get…RATS….. Thousands…. Millions Of Them! All Red Blood! All these will I give you if you only read Rotten Ink! That might not be the exact quote Renfield gave in the 1931 film version of Dracula for Universal Pictures, but it was close. Growing up I liked rodents, and even had two as pets that I got from my neighbor when they were tiny babies when her pet mouse had a litter. They both were little females; one was grey with a white side strip and underbelly who was called Grey Man while the other was just solid white with red eyes and her name was White Man…yeah for some reason my brother and I decided that little female baby mice looked like little people so they got nicknamed men. They were my buddies, and I used to hang out with them all the time as they were well behaved and when letting them run free in my room they never wanted or even tried to escape. Both of them had things they liked to do with me. White Man loved to fall asleep in my lap or on my shoulder while I read comics, books or magazines while Grey Man was all about me playing NES games and would spend time watching the lights on the screen. Both of them were so gentle, and I never once was bitten by either nor was anyone else I let pick them up. They were perfect pets and well loved by me and my family. They would even take sunflower seeds from your hand and would be so gentle. Sadly as those of you long time readers remember, White Man passed away from a tumor while I was away at camp and Grey Man passed away a short time later. They both lived a long life, and I loved them both equally and miss them as they truly were perfect. I know you’re probably thinking it’s silly that I cared this much for mice, but to me they were just like the cats and dogs I owned, a part of my family. Some time passed before I got another mouse, and when I did I got him from Jack’s Aquarium and Pets. He was a black and white male named Ben, and yes, he was named after the film that I had seen a number of times on TBS and was even hosted by Grandpa Munster on Super Scary Saturday. Ben was a good little guy. While moody, he still never bit me and for the most part was chill. Ben, however, was always trying to escape his cage and would even climb his water bottle and try and push the lid off the cage…he never got away, but man he tried. Ben was very different from Grey and White as he would not sit still for long and only time he would was when he would be on my bed and get warm and fall asleep. After Ben passed away, my next tiny rodent pet was a Hamster called SPG named after the Hamster from the BBC show The Young Ones, and man he was mean and liked to bite even when he was happy! Below are some pictures I took of White Man and Ben, and while a Grey Man one was taken, it was so blurry that it would not scan well. Sorry, I know these two are bad as well, but I took them when I was a kid.
In 1995, New Concorde Pictures released a film to cable TV and video called “Bram Stoker’s Burial Of The Rats.” The film was produced by Roger Corman, the master of the B-movie, and was directed by Dan Golden. It was based on a story by you guessed it Bram Stoker and adapted to screen by a total of 4 writers. The film follows a young Bram Stoker as he is taken prisoner by a rouge group of female bandits called The Rat Women who are ruled by a flute playing queen and seven white mice whose tails are tied called The King. The twisted tale is to show how and why Bram went on to become of the world’s most famous horror story writers. The film stars Kevin Alber, Adrienne Barbeau, Maria Ford, Olga Kabo and in smaller roles actresses Nikki Fritz and Linnea Quigley who each played Rat Women. Now I can remember this on VHS sitting on the shelf of K&L Video and the poster hanging on the wall of the video store for awhile and always trying to get my brother to rent it because it had Maria Ford in it who I really liked at the time but I will get into that more later. My brother always shot it down and said that it looked boring and would then go for films like Deadtime Stories or Don’t Go Into The Woods. So it would be years after it’s release before I would see it, and I found the film entertaining and goofy and must say Maria Ford looks fantastic as a warrior woman. The film performed badly with critics and fans, and as of 2014 it has a 4.1 out of 10 stars on IMDB. But I don’t want to get too much into the plot of the film here, as the comics we will be covering from Cosmic are the adaptation of the film. But before we move on we will take a look at some of the lovely actresses that are in this film.
Adrienne Barbeau started her career in entertainment in the 1960’s. After being a Go-Go dancer, she landed some roles in theater in such musicals as Fiddler On The Roof, Grease, The Best Little Whore House In Texas and even a nudie musical called Stag Movie. She left the theater in the 70’s to become a TV star and took roles in such shows as Maude, Love Boat, Fantasy Island, All In The Family and even participated in The Battle Of The Network Stars. Along the way she married horror film director John Carpenter as well as posed for a high selling cheesecake poster that helped spark her rise as a sex symbol and was a topic for drive in movie critic Joe Bob Briggs who helped the actress gain more attention. In 1980 she starred in her first horror picture when she played the lead role in the film The Fog. She went on to star in many other horror/sci-fi films over the years that include Escape From New York, Creepshow, Swamp Thing, Two Evil Eyes, Unholy and Burial Of The Rats. At this time she also took some roles in comedies that went on to become cult classics like Back To School, Father Hood, The Cannonball Run, Cannibal Women In The Avocado Jungle Of Death and Scooby-Doo On Zombie Island. Barbeau at the time of acting in films still do roles on TV with one of her biggest being the voice of Catwoman on Batman The Animated Series in the 1990’s, and speaking of her voice talent she also lent her pipes to a few video games like God of War III, Halo 4 and Batman: Arkham Asylum. As of 2014, Barneau is 69 years old and shows no signs of slowing down as she is still taking work in movies, TV and video games. Barbeau in acting is known for always playing the tough woman who has the take no crap attitude as well as for her large natural breasts. In the film Burial Of Rats, she plays Queen Rat.
Olga Kabo is a Russian actress and theater performer who at a young age mastered the English language as well as dance and acting as she got her first major role by the age of 15. As she grew up she got more and more roles and became a very popular actress of Russian cinema and was the star in such films as Lysistrara Comedy, Burial Of The Rats and The Ice Runner becoming a sex symbol with these roles. Nowadays, at the age of 46 she spends most of her time acting on stage and still being a popular draw to fans who come to see her perform. In Burial Of The Rats, she plays Rat Woman Anna.
In the 1990’s, one woman’s name stood out to me when it came to being in low budget horror and sleaze films and that name also marked another big celebrity crush for me. I first laid eyes on Maria Ford in the 1990 slasher film sequel “Slumber Party Massacre III” where she had darker hair and played the part of Maria. I quickly became a fan of the beauty and began buying her films from local video rental stores with the second film I saw of hers being “Stripteaser” with many more to follow like “Showgirl Murders”, “Rain Killer”, “Deathstalker IV: Match of the Titans” and “The Unnamable II” to name a few. Something about the skinny blond haired Maria Ford drew me in and I was taken back on just how sexy girl next door she looked. I even got my friend Jason Gilmore to become a fan of hers and by watching her films he also found an actress that he became a fan of named Nikki Fritz. Around this time I would say one my favorite actress in these style of no budget films would be Maria Ford as well as J.J. North and Ariauna Albright, Charlie Spradling, Denice Duff and my top was Tina Krause. I spent so much time and money buying films that had her name on the cover box. While many were terrible, it was okay because I got to see Maria do her thing and act well even with poor scripts she was given. As I grew older Maria Ford’s roles became fewer and fewer, and the last major one I could remember coming out was one that was released to VHS when I worked at Blockbuster called “Perfect Fit” and that was a dark comedy. Maria Ford also went on to be in a bunch of Cinemax Soft-Core Adult titles and had small roles in many Hollywood films as the cute girl like in “Beethoven’s Fifth” and “The Addams Family Reunion”. She was also on TV with roles on 7th Heaven and The Drew Carey Show showing that Ford had a lot of talent. While over the years her appearance has changed, I still find myself a fan and would love to work with her sometime in my life. Could you imagine her being in a Baron Von Porkchop episode…that would be epic! In Burial Of The Rats, she plays the lovely Rat Woman Madeleine. Oh and look at these pics below, and see why the young Matt Brassfield fell in love with Maria Ford! Also I want to say that she is not just an actress but she is also a model and dancer.
From pet rodents to the beauty of Maria Ford, I think we are ready to tackle this comic series don’t you? Now I am sure your wondering why I did not talk about Bram Stoker and his writings, and the simple answer to that is I am going to really cover his career when I take a look at Topps Comics 4 issue run based on the Francis Ford Coppola film “Bram Stoker’s Dracula,” and to be honest I am really looking forward to that. Before I do I want to remind my readers I grade these issues on a star scale of 1 to 4 and am looking for how well the comic stays to the source material, it’s entertainment value and it’s art and story. I also want to think Lone Star Comics for having all three of these issues in stock. So with no more wait let’s go see what it’s like to be Buried Like A Rat!
Burial Of The Rats # 1 **1/2
Released in 1995 Cover Price $2.50 Cosmic Comics #1 of 3
In 1854, a woman slits the throat of her abusive husband and flees into the sewers where she finds a nest of young rats and is happy to become their Queen. Years pass and it’s now 1864 as Bram Stoker and his father are traveling by coach when their driver is killed by rats, and they are attacked by hooded figures. During the attack Bram kills one of the assailants and is knocked out and taken to a castle where he is to be judged by The Queen and as for the father he is left knocked out in the middle of the woods. While captured Bram finds that his two capturers are beautiful woman. Anna has dark hair and a mean spirit, and Madeleine, who is blonde, seems to have a touch of compassion in her. Bram is sentenced to death by a pendulum that he is tied to and after each woman takes turns hitting a switch with a hammer he is lowered deeper and deeper into a pit that holds blood thirsty rats! Anna has the honor of the first hit and Madeleine is to deliver the last which she does half heartedly sparing Bram’s life! Bram is thrown back into his prison cell, and it’s clear that both the Rat Queen and Anna want him dead but Madeleine seems to want to spare his life knowing that he only killed one of their “sisters” trying to protect his father. It’s clear that a bond is happening between Bram and Madeleine as she brings him his book and even bathes him with a wet cloth, but Anna and The Queen have other plans as they want Bram to come along on a raid with the hope of him trying to escape so that they can kill him! As Bram is being prepared for the raid, his father who is tired and beat up makes his way to help…
The first thing I want to say about this comic is the mood is just right and has a real sleazy Roger Corman feel to it. This issue follows a young Bram Stoker way before he wrote Dracula or any of his other horror stories as he becomes a prisoner to The Rat Queen, a crazy woman who plays a flute that controls the city’s rats as well rules over a group of warrior women. Bram Stoker, who is the main focus of this series, is by no means a man’s man in this issue and in fact is shocked when he shoots one of the hooded attackers and after doing so is quickly beat down. Even if he is no Lone Ranger or Tarzan, I find myself cheering for him to survive this bad situation. Madeleine, who was once a prostitute who was forced into being one when her family was murdered, is still a pure and loving woman who is clearly hiding behind a warrior’s attitude. Anna however has nothing but hate in her heart, as she was once a slave who was beaten with whips by a high-ranking village official While she is a bad girl, I really like the character who you know is also clearly in love with Madeleine. The Rat Queen is a crazy old bat who gets joy in killing men and bossing rats around. She is clearly one of those characters that you hope meets a very horrible end. The Rat King is pretty kick butt as its seven white rats whose tails are all locked together. They all wear crowns and love flute music. I must say that so far this adaptation is starting off right because this first issue is very entertaining and is making me looking forward to the second issue. The art of the comic is great and has most the characters looking like the actors that played them in the film and is done by Francisco Solano Lopez who should have been hired to do many more horror movie themed comics! The cover is just a blown up image taken from the films VHS cover box and the poster used to promote the film. So let’s get back to the story and see if Bram tries to flee on the raid or it he will stay and try to be with the lovely Madeleine.
Bam traveled along with the Rat Women as they entered the village and killed all the priests inside the church stealing all the gold and letting the rats eat the flesh off their victims. Bram leaves a blood smeared note in an open book for his father and heads back to the castle with the Rat Women. Madeleine steals a pen and paper and brings it to Bram in his cell and he starts to write about his time with them and talks of the raid he just witnessed. The next day as Bram is reading his writings to Madeleine, Anna over hears it and reports it to the Rat Queen who sneaks up on this happening. To Anna’s shock, the Queen likes what she is hearing/reading and allows Bram to continue his book in hopes that when it comes out it will make all men fear them! When Bram and Madeleine are alone they confess their love for one another and make love, but that night Bram also has a nightmare that has everyone on the castle turning into Rat People! At dinner Madeleine brings Bram to the feast and he talks The Queen into another raid to save a 12-year-old girl who was busted for stealing and as punishment was sent to work at the whore house. Anna is against the raid as she feels it’s to soon after the attack on the church by they go ahead and do it anyway. Bram enters the whore house and looks for the young girl and when he finds her a fat slob of a man is in with her, he deals with the man as Anna and Madeleine make their way into the room via the window and all together they save the young girl and the rats have a feats on the fat mans flesh. The raid does not go off without it’s downsides as the madam of the house runs to the police and a witness sees the women and hears them call Bram’s name! As they flee back to their home Madeleine is captured, and Bram is believed to be the ruler of the Rat Women by the police!
Oh the horror of watching rats eat the flesh off of dying men…no, really it’s a pretty cool scene for this second issue in the adaptation. This issue’s main focuses are the fact Bram’s writings have saved him, and he is in love with one of the Rat Women. They do another raid too soon but it’s all for a good reason to save a young woman and Bram proves that he will do the write thing and is a huge help in the raid and lastly that Bram’s father has not given up on finding his son alive. Bram in this issue while still not a tough guy like Wonder Man or STEEL he is very smart and uses what little power he is gaining from respect from The Rat Queen to his own advantages. I love the fact that he could have easily tried to escape during the second raid but knew that saving the young girl was the more important thing to do. Madeleine is truly a warrior with a heart and while loyal to her fellow Rat Women love is also on her mind. The Rat Queen while crazy also seems to know right from wrong and in a weird way by this issue you as the reader start to wonder who the real bad guys are, given the fact everyone they have murdered has been a terrible person! Anna is filled with not only hate this issue but also jealousy as its clear she wants the affections of Madeleine and despises the fact Bram is getting it and not her. The issue is filled with more rats eating the skin off men’s bones as well as has Anna blowing the neck off a priest who has been molesting women in the church, all gruesome stuff that the horror comic fan in me was very happy to see. The art once more is done by Lopez and is fantastic, but his time around the cover is a little weak and kind of generic or better yet I should say is good for a pin up but not a main cover. Well at this point we have one more issue to go, and then we will be at the end of Bram Stoker’s adventures with the Rat Women. I don’t know about you, but I really can’t wait to see how this one ends. So let’s not waste time and dive right in and hope we don’t get eaten alive by the rats.
The Rat Queen and the Rat Women return to the castle and are happy about the night’s raid, but word comes quick that Madeleine has been captured and that one of the other Rat Women is dead! Bram is upset by this news and so is Anna, and the two argue in front of The Rat Queen. To prove his loyalty to the Rat Women he must pass two tests to be one of them: the first test is to drink the blood of Anna and the second one will be decided by Anna after they rescue Madeleine. They all rush off to do so and clash with prison guards and army soldiers alike, but the rats and The Rat Women are successful. This rescue also has some downsides as Bram saves Anna from her old “master” by killing him before he killed her and thus robbing her of her revenge, and second Anna, unbeknownst to anyone else, knocks out and kidnaps Bram’s father! Back to the castle Madeleine is weak but still gets up to watch Bram’s final test set before him by Anna, to stab and kill his own father! When he refuses Anna pulls out a gun and is about to shoot them both, just as she pulls the trigger Madeleine jumps in front of her man and takes the bullet! Anna is tore up that she just shot the woman she loves so she commits suicide and as this happens the army has shown up and attacks the castle killing many of the Rat Women and even Rat Queen dies when she kills the Captain and breaks her flute causing the Rat King and his fellow rats to attack and kill her. In the end Bram, his father and the body of Madeleine escape the castle that is burning and Bram knows now more than ever he must become a writer.
It’s a love triangle that is built on blood, teeth and romance and sadly we all know that for one person it’s not going to end well…and that person is Bram as the rage of Anna leads to Madeleine’s death and then the raven haired beauty commits suicide. He is robbed of his love and even revenge. This issue brings the whole story to an end and focuses on the rescue and untimely death of Madeleine and shows what events cause a young Bram Stoker to write his classic horror stories like Dracula. Bram in the issue also shows that when pushed he will fight back and kill if he has to, his love for Madeleine was strong so strong that he was willing to throw away his old life to become a full member of The Rat Women. Madeleine in the issue is pretty much at death’s door from the start as she starts off the issue a prisoner where she is being tortured for answers and when rescued she is weak and then gets shot! Poor woman, all she wanted was true love with her soul mate. Anna is a sad case as she really does love Madeleine, and it’s clear to me as a reader that they had something going on before Bram showed up and stole her away. Plus I feel bad for her because she so wanted revenge on the man who beat her when she was a slave but Bram as well took that away from her. Mr. Stoker, Bram’s father, is kind of just a pawn in the story and while he plays a part in how the story unfolds, he just kind of was a background player in terms of how much impact he had on me. Rat Queen turned out to be all right, and all she really wanted in life was to be free of man’s world where women were treated lower than the rats she commanded. It’s a fitting end for her as she is eaten alive by her King and all the other rats she once commanded. By the end of this issue, it seems as if the men of the evil world around them win as the castle is on fire, the Queen is dead as are many of the other Rat Women making one truly wonder if the right side won. The art by Lopez captures the feeling of the low budget film so well you almost wish the series would have continued with more adventures of young Bram Stoker and what’s left of the Rat Women. The cover on the last issue as well is pretty good and reminds me of some of the covers used by Eternity for their comic based on The Puppet Master films. Over all this series held true to the film and was entertaining enough that it kept my interest during every issue. If you’re a fan of Bram Stoker, horror comics, the film itself and even comics like Red Sonja and Kull The Conquer then I would say you should check this comic series out. Below are some samples of the artwork used in the comic.
The three issue comic adaptation of the low budget Roger Corman film is packed with blood and gore, a pretty interesting story and characters that are entertaining and capture your interest and for that Cosmic Comics gets a big thumbs up from this comic reader for being able to turn a so-so film into a enjoyable comics. The one thing that is off is while the characters of Madeleine and Anna look like actresses Maria Ford and Olga Kabo, the Rat Queen looks nothing like Adrienne Barbeau as in the comic she looks like a 99-year-old hag! Cosmic also did a few more series based on Roger Corman films like Little Shop of Horrors, Death Race, Caged Heat and Rock N Roll High School and at some point on here I will be sure to cover them. I would also like to dedicate this update to Roger Corman for being the man when it comes to making and producing B-Movies and to Maria Ford for being a very underrated actress. So next update I am thinking we will take some time away from comics and do another Horror Host Icon, and this time around I think I am going to take a look at the world’s youngest Horror Host Dr. Freak! So make sure to come back for that one as I am sure you’ll learn a thing or two about this zany horror host! So until then read a comic or two and enjoy a B-Movie!
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Reading FC Womens World
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The Royal Forester
by The Royal Forester » 16 Nov 2017 16:34
On another thread it was suggested that one was started on the Royal Women's Team, so here it is.
Fara Williams has won the player of the month.
She scored an amazing goal direct from a kick off.
They are doing well this season.
Should they be renamed The Royal (or Reading) Princesses,* as Women or Ladies is used by most teams and it would make us that little bit different?
Anyone got any comments?
*Not sure if there should be an apostrophe here after the last s, but I do know it will not be before the last s. However, there is a certain person on this forum who will, no doubt let me know if I am wrong!
Re: Reading FC Womens World
A slap on the wrist for me. I didn't put a comma after doubt. Genuine mistake, I assure you.posting.php?f=1&mode=reply&t=139161&sid=6cc5a767dc4af24319ca056ab0598289#
muirinho
Hob Nob Regular
by muirinho » 16 Nov 2017 17:11
The Royal Forester On another thread it was suggested that one was started on the Royal Women's Team, so here it is.
Glad to see there's a new thread. I'm now going to go wildly off-topic, so stop reading now if that winds you up.
No to Princesses - because English is a sexist language.
Rambling Explanation
I would have liked to call my daughter Faoiltiarna, but was vetoed my my other half, who is not an Irish speaker, claiming (no doubt correctly) that no-one would be able to pronounce or spell it.
Faoiltiarna translates in English as Lady of the wolves, or Wolf Lady, or Wolf Mistress.
The male equivalent of that (Faoiltiarn) translates as Lord of the wolves, or Wolf Lord or Wolf Master.
In Irish both versions have the same meaning. i.e. a Wolf Lady has the same status as Wolf Lord - someone who is in control of the Wolves.
In English - Lord of the wolves is the guy who controls the wolves, whereas Lady of the wolves probably means a lady who belongs to the wolves, or with the wolves. Not in charge of them. Because in English the female version of a noun like that has a lower status than the male version. Similarly Wolf Master - yep, guy in charge of. Wolf Mistress - hmmm, let's not go there.
[TL:DR] A "Princess" is a whiny entitled brat. Our Royal Ladies are anything but. If you want a different name for them, need to pick a gender-neutral noun.
Hob Nob Super-Addict
Location: Simpleton
by Hound » 16 Nov 2017 17:24
Can’t say I can comment that much other than to see it’s very nice to see them doing well
There’s some strong youth girls teams around the area so good to see they have some excellent role models to aspire to
From Despair To Where?
Location: 16 years contributing to complete belmontry on the net.
by From Despair To Where? » 16 Nov 2017 17:37
She scored an absolute belter away to Liverpool that brought back memories of Simon Osborn at the Valley
@28 seconds in this clip
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41475638
It's good to see they are moving away from being in a 3 team mini league fighting to avoid relegation.
Royals and Racers
by Royals and Racers » 16 Nov 2017 19:30
What surprised me yesterday was the size of the crowd- the U23`s or youth cup ties have never pulled in a crowd that size.
It wasn`t as if the club really pushed the match on the website- nothing that I saw as a preview yesterday.
AthleticoSpizz
Location: A Hicks Hoof from Coley Park
by AthleticoSpizz » 16 Nov 2017 19:41
FW scored a cheeky and even better one v Arsenal a couple of weeks ago....it's out there on youtube and the BBC website somewhere.
Having a good season so-far......over 2.2k there last night.....even bigger than some EP turnouts to see the first team men back in the day.
There is obviously a demand for it on the rise......just needs to get away from Adams Park I guess
Well done ladies
I've seen the one from Arsenal but for me, the technique to hit a dropping ball on the volley into the top corner from distance surpasses hitting a 70 yd dead ball.
Both excellent goals though
no arguement from me......the 70yarder put Reading Ladies on the media radar tho’
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by If you still hate Futcher » 17 Nov 2017 00:17
Royals and Racers What surprised me yesterday was the size of the crowd- the U23`s or youth cup ties have never pulled in a crowd that size.
Well they were doing overtime on twitter about it with numerous mentions especially about free entry for season ticket holders and free parking. There was also some mention of complimentary tickets to a WSL game at Adams Park but this may have been a restricted number as I didn't see anything about that at the turnstiles yesterday.
They may also have passed out free tickets to the "sister clubs" as there looked like there were a lot of local teams there as well as families
Yes, I think it was promoted pretty heavily, and there were clearly groups from women's clubs in the area - not sure if they were all "sister" clubs either - one tweet I saw was a group from Oxford University's women's football team.
I reckon once they'd decided to have a game in the Mad Stad, they decided to get as many people through the turnstiles as possible, regardless of price, - it's not going to cost them any extra, and they might make a few bob on teas and coffees. As well as promoting the team in general.
I know a few season-ticket holders who went because it was free, who said they'll go again if there's another game at the Mad Stad.
Didn't see any advertising for it myself up until the day of the game. Don't think it got promoted in my kid's youth team set up either, which have a strong girls structure.
But in saying that it may have gone directly to the coaches of the girl's teams
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by SCIAG » 17 Nov 2017 11:58
Hadn't realised that we had signed Williams before Wednesday. Real coup for us even though she's getting on a bit.
Big "no". If we did insist on this then "Queens" would be better than "Princesses", but there's really no need. "Royals" is gender-neutral and should be used by both teams. We don't insist on calling our youth teams "the Princes" and the seniors aren't the "Reading Royals". No need to try and make ourselves stand out.
No apostrophe. The hypothetical princesses do not own anything.
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by Jackson Corner » 17 Nov 2017 13:17
Are the Chinese subsidising the ladies? They are all professional now.with playing at Adams park plus overnight stays for away games etc it’s quite an expensive venture without getting that much in return.
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by KC Royal » 17 Nov 2017 17:09
Jackson Corner Are the Chinese subsidising the ladies? They are all professional now.with playing at Adams park plus overnight stays for away games etc it’s quite an expensive venture without getting that much in return.
Wouldn't it have been the Thais initially? I'm assuming being in Super League 1 for 3 years now (2 years + first season of the new winter league?) they'd have to have been professional since they went up to that league, if not before. It shows how well the club is progressing when they can sign England internationals like Fara Williams, and also Jo Potter and Jade Moore back in the summer.
by Nameless » 17 Nov 2017 17:22
Well the obvious answer is that the RFC owners by definition underwrite the costs of the Club. The running costs of all the teams within the club have to be paid for and if the league funding, sponsorship and any other income for a specific team doesn’t match what it costs to run them the owners are ‘subsidising them’. But the question makes no more sense than asking whether the owners are subsidising the under 12’s....
Are the women full time? Would assume not and that their salaries from the club are pretty low. Would be happy to be corrected
Hound Are the women full time? Would assume not and that their salaries from the club are pretty low. Would be happy to be corrected
I think probably most of them are, but that has only started happening in the last couple of seasons. Don't know what the proportions are, but it's clear a lot more money has been pumped in.
In order to apply for tier 1 of the WSL next season, clubs have to commit to a minimum of 16 hours a week daytime contact time, with matches on top of that, for all of their senior players, and that minimum amount of hours increases in subsequent seasons to 20 hours a couple of years. That's basically professional - in terms of contact hours, plus matchtime, plus travel, it's about equivalent to what the men do.
In terms of what they get paid, it's not massive - you couldn't raise a family on it, that's for sure. Probably somewhere between 15 and 25K (per year, obviously, not per week). There's also money from the FA for England players on top of that.
Top players with the big clubs might earn about £40K, with England money on top of that.
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I saw the last hour of the game on the Facebook stream and was impressed.
Strong in the tackle, much better body strength than the Bees and we played some proper passing football with excellent use of space.
I enjoyed it.
I'd be surprised if the Women's team cost more than £1m a year to run. Fara Williams may, as a top earner, be on something like £30,000-40,000 a year, Kelly Chambers maybe something similar but there's only about 20 players in the squad and I doubt there's many earning more than £20,000 a year.
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Disaffected Venezuelan military tell of rising desertions to Brazil
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PACARAIMA, Brazil (Reuters) – Venezuelan military personnel are deserting to Colombia and Brazil in growing numbers, refusing to follow orders to repress protests against the government of President Nicolas Maduro, six of them told Reuters.
A lieutenant and five sergeants of the National Guard, the main force used by the Maduro government to suppress widespread demonstrations, said the bulk were going to Colombia, the most accessible border, but others like themselves had left for Brazil.
Colombian immigration authorities said some 1,400 Venezuelan military had deserted for Colombia this year, while the Brazilian Army said over 60 members of Venezuela’s armed forces had emigrated to Brazil since Maduro closed the border on Feb. 23 to block an opposition effort to get humanitarian aid into the country.
“Most military people that are leaving are from the National Guard. They will continue coming. More want to leave,” said a National Guard lieutenant, speaking earlier this month. She had just crossed into Brazil on foot, arriving in the frontier town of Pacaraima after walking hours along indigenous trails through savannah.
Officials in both countries said the pace of desertion has sped up in recent months as political and economic turmoil in Venezuela has worsened.
The deserters, who asked to withhold their names due to fear of reprisals against their families, complained that top commanders in Venezuela lived well on large salaries and commissions from smuggling and other black market schemes while the lower ranks confronted conflicts in Venezuela’s streets for little pay.
“They already have their families living abroad. They live well, eat well, have good salaries and profits from corruption,” said the lieutenant.
The Venezuelan government’s Information Ministry, which handles all media inquiries, did not reply to requests for comment for this story.
In February, Maduro’s ambassador to the United Nations, Samuel Moncada, told a Security Council meeting the number of military desertions had been exaggerated. Foreign ministry spokesman William Castillo said at the time that just 109 of the 280,000-strong armed forces had deserted under Maduro.
A Venezuelan sergeant, who proudly donned his National Guard uniform for an interview in a hotel room in Pacaraima, said he could not provide for his two small sons on his $12-a-month salary.
“We risked our lives so much for the little we were paid,” he said. “I left because of this and the bad orders the commanding officers were giving us.”
The head of Venezuela’s opposition-led congress, Juan Guaido, backed by most Western nations, is trying to oust Maduro on the basis that the socialist president’s 2018 re-election was illegitimate.
But top armed forces commanders have remained loyal to Maduro because they earn well in dollars and have too much to lose by abandoning him, according to the National Guard deserters.
Maduro has placed military chiefs in high-level jobs running state companies so they do not turn against him, the sergeant said.
“Maduro knows that if he removes them from those posts, the military will turn their backs on him and could oust him in a coup,” he said.
Maduro has called Guaido a U.S. puppet trying to foment a coup, and blames the country’s economic problems on U.S. sanctions.
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Rebellion in the middle ranks of the National Guard has been contained by intimidation and threats of reprisals against officers’ families, the deserters told Reuters. They said phones of military personnel suspected of anti-Maduro sympathies were tapped to watch their behavior.
With desertions on the rise and dwindling support for Maduro, the government has used armed groups of civilians known as “colectivos” to terrorize Maduro opponents, the interviewees said. Rights groups in Venezuela have warned of rising violence meted out by the militant groups.
The government has also released jail inmates and put them in National Guard uniforms, to the disgust of soldiers with years of military career behind them, the six deserters said. It is unclear if the former inmates or militants are paid by the government.
A lack of food, water and medicines, along with extended blackouts, have added to a sense of anarchy, the deserters said.
The uniformed sergeant said he feared bloodshed at the hands of the “colectivos” trying to keep Maduro in power if the armed forces balked at government orders to repress protests.
“There won’t be enough soldiers left with hearts of stone to fire on the people,” he said. “We military know that among the crowds on the streets there are relatives of ours protesting for freedom and a better future for Venezuela.”
(Reporting by Anthony Boadle, Leonardo Benassatto and Pilar Olivares, Additional reporting by Helen Murphy in Bogota and Vivian Sequera in Caracas, Editing by Rosalba O’Brien)
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A request to SAGT via the web site earlier this year has resulted in the visit to Scotland of two Japanese Geography academics. Dr Takashi Shimura, Professor in Social studies education (Geography) from Joetsu University and Dr. Naoyuki Ito from Naruto University. Dr Shimura had made contact enquiring about the possibility of finding out more about Geography teaching in Scotland. He felt that Curriculum for Excellence matched more closely the Japanese curriculum than the courses available in England that he had been made aware of on a previous visit .
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Within the wider community of St Margaret’s he met other staff from the modern studies, history and RMPE departments formally and informally. He spoke to the Head of the Junior School about Curriculum for Excellence and met many pupils, including an Advanced Higher History class who are studying Japan, 4 Junior, who will be completing a topic on Japan later in the year, Nursery children, who are looking at maps, and of course many geography classes.
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Report: Fraudulent EDD Payments Amid COVID-19 Economic Crisis Could Reach $9.8 billionWhile millions of Californians are battling each day to put food on the table amid the idled COVID-19 economy, payments from the state earmarked to help them have been ripped off to the tune of nearly $10 billion, according to a security firm hired to investigate the fraud.
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Police say these two men robbed two Concord restaurants on October 18, 2010. The suspects were described as two men between 6 feet and 6 feet 1 inch tall, wearing gloves. One had a black hooded jacket, and the other had a gray hooded sweatshirt, Gartner said. Both were wearing black jeans with a white design on the pockets. (Concord Police)Police say these two men robbed two Concord restaurants on October 18, 2010. The suspects were described as two men with dark skin, between 6 feet and 6 feet 1 inch tall, wearing gloves. One had a black hooded jacket, and the other had a gray hooded sweatshirt, Gartner said. Both were wearing black jeans with a white design on the pockets. (Concord Police)
CONCORD (BCN) — Concord police on Tuesday released surveillance photos of two men in masks armed with a shotgun and a pistol who are believed to have robbed two restaurants in Concord Monday night.
The first robbery occurred at 8:56 p.m. at a Round Table Pizza in the 2900 block of Treat Boulevard, Lt. Andrew Gartner said.
Two suspects with white masks across their noses and mouths entered the restaurant and ordered the employees to the floor, Gartner said. One was armed with a shotgun and the other with a pistol.
The suspects took cash from the safe and the register and ran from the restaurant.
No customers were in the restaurant at the time, and none of the employees were injured, Gartner said.
The suspects were described as two men with dark skin, between 6 feet and 6 feet 1 inch tall, wearing gloves. One had a black hooded jacket, and the other had a gray hooded sweatshirt, Gartner said. Both were wearing black jeans with a white design on the pockets.
Then at 9:37 p.m., two masked suspects armed with a shotgun and a pistol entered a Subway sandwich shop in the 4100 block of Concord Boulevard, Gartner said.
One jumped over the counter and took cash from the register before they both fled the store. Gartner said they might have left in a dark-colored SUV that was traveling west on Concord Boulevard.
No customers were in the restaurant when the robbery occurred.
The suspects were about 6 feet tall and of average build, and they were wearing gloves, Gartner said. The lone employee working behind the counter could not determine their races.
Police believe the robberies were committed by the same people based upon the weapons and suspect similarities, Gartner said.
Concord experienced a string of robberies at similar locations about four to six weeks ago, Gartner said.
He said it’s too early to tell if those robberies might have been connected to those from Monday night.
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Sodium bicarbonate, with the chemical formula NaHCO3, is the white powder widely known as baking soda. A similar compound is sodium carbonate (Na2CO3), used as a cleaning agent or an additive during clothes washing. The basic test for the presence of carbonate salts is a reaction with a diluted acid solution that leads to release of bubbles of the gas carbon dioxide and follows the reaction: NaHCO3 + HCl = NaCl + H2O + CO2. An additional test is required to distinguish between sodium bicarbonate and sodium carbonate.
Weigh approximately 2 g of the sample and put the substance in the beaker.
Pour approximately 10 ml of the distilled water into the beaker. Mix the solution with the spoon until the salt dissolves completely.
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Using a plastic pipette, add about 2 ml of the hydrochloric acid solution into the first beaker. If bubbles of the gas (carbon dioxide) intensely evolve during the reaction, then the sample is a carbonate salt (NaHCO3 or Na2CO3); proceed to the next step.
Cut a piece of the hydrion pH paper about 1.5 inches long.
Holding one end of the paper strip, dip the other end into the solution in the second beaker for 1 to 2 seconds, and then take it out. The part of the paper that has been in the solution will change color.
Compare the color of the pH paper with the pH scale typically printed on the pH paper pack and assign pH of the solution accordingly. If pH is around 8, the sample is sodium bicarbonate. If pH is in the range 9.5 to 10, it is sodium carbonate.
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The Golden State Warriors' pursuit of the Chicago Bulls' record for regular season wins captivated the basketball world, as did the Warriors' record-setting win streak to open the same season. Fans marveled, just as they had in earlier years as Michael Jordan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Wilt Chamberlain set records that some fans consider unbreakable. Here are pro basketball's greatest records and the stories of the teams and players who have held, chased, and broken them.
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Ben Goldstein on Thursday, December 21, 2017 at 11:17:00 am
Nicki Anderson, president and CEO of the Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce, has a passion for customer service—something she brought with her from a previous role as owner of a personal training studio. As she explains it, customer service in the chamber of commerce profession has quite a few parallels to the her former industry.
“How many people join a chamber, pay their money and just expect magic to happen?” she asked. “It’s no different than in the health and fitness industry, when people come to a health club and expect to see results without doing anything.”
Anderson identifies as a “disrupter,” meaning she tries to experiment and do things differently than the competition. She believes that customer service in any organization is the number one differentiator that leads businesses, or in her case chambers of commerce, to stand out from the pack.
“In this profession, our customers are our members, because if they stop paying, then we don’t have a successful chamber,” she explained. “Nobody raves about average; my goal since day one has been: ‘What can we do to make our customer experience memorable enough—so they not only stay—but want to be an advocate and ambassador for us?’”
When she first arrived at the chamber, Anderson assessed the member retention data, and noticed that new members were dropping at an alarming rate. To find out why, she hired a membership engagement coordinator, who she tasked with contacting new members that declined to renew and asking them what issues caused them to leave the chamber.
“What we discovered is some new members didn’t get the direction they needed when they first joined the chamber,” she explained. “There is a small percentage of people who have a natural ability to dive in and get involved, but many of our newest arrivals felt lost and on their own without guidance.”
Another criticism from new members was the perception that the chamber was too cliquey. To correct this, Anderson began revamping the chamber’s culture, by having conversations with longtime members about becoming more welcoming to new additions.
“I told our ambassadors, ‘When you see someone that you don’t recognize, your first inclination should be to go up, extend a hand and welcome them!” she said. “Since making these changes, we’ve since noticed a dramatic shift in the way people feel a sense of belonging shortly after joining.”
Anderson cites ACCE’s Horizon Initiative: Belonging and Gathering as inspiration for the chamber’s new approach to customer service, which emphasizes the importance of making sure members feel connected to the organization, and part of a larger community.
“Retention wheels are great, but they aren’t enough; it needs to be deeper and more meaningful than just hitting the touchpoints,” she explained. “Everybody who joins an organization wants to have a purpose, and they want to feel like they’re part of something bigger.”
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A town hall blitz in Corpus Christi
Ben Goldstein on Monday, December 18, 2017 at 9:05:00 am
When Cleo Rodriguez returned to Texas to head the United Corpus Christi Chamber, his first order of business was finding out how the community felt about his organization. To do this, he arranged a series of five town halls in October.
“When I came back from D.C., one of the first things I asked my staff was, ‘when was the last time we asked our members how satisfied they were?’” recalled Rodriguez. “When I heard we hadn’t done that, I began planning this mini-tour, and told everyone to be ready to set ourselves up to potentially take a beating.”
The chamber organized the town halls into five different segments: community stakeholders, current members, former members, Spanish-speaking businesses and non-member businesses.
“I wanted to divide the town halls into those populations because I felt like the audiences had different priorities,” explained Rodriguez. “For the Spanish-speaking group, we went to a heavily-Latino part of town and did the whole thing in Spanish, so we could maximize participation.”
During the town hall sessions, Rodriguez posed two questions to his audiences: “what is the chamber doing well?” and “what does it need to improve on?”
“The biggest theme that came out of these conversations was small businesses—what are we doing to help them?” he said. “We have a huge port here and lots of major players in the oil and gas industry. Our small businesses would love to figure out how they can interact and work with some of these bigger guys.”
“Another theme was that our stakeholders and the public want to see us provide more consistent communication,” he continued. “Overall though, the feedback was mostly positive, and the criticisms we did get were helpful and constructive.”
Rodriguez says the chamber’s next steps are to use the feedback and insights from the town halls to formulate a strategic plan, which will be developed during a staff retreat. He plans to support the new plan with another round of town halls to continue the dialogue with the public.
“I want to go out and do town halls again to show the community that we heard their feedback and we’re moving the organization forward,” he said. “It’s a risk because I know nobody here has done this before. For us, the proof will be in the pudding when we can show everyone how the new plan is taking action.”
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Staying ahead of Industry 4.0 v
Ben Goldstein on Thursday, December 14, 2017 at 12:15:00 pm
The Quad Cities Chamber, which serves business in the five-city metro region of northwestern Illinois and southeastern Iowa, launched its Manufacturing Innovation Hub in 2015. The Hub, as it’s called, was designed to be a one-stop resource center for regional manufacturers to learn about the latest technologies impacting their industries.
“We’re in the start of what we call Industry 4.0,” said Mike Coughlin, executive director of the Manufacturing Innovation Hub. “With all the information available now, the question is, ‘how do our companies actually utilize that information in their systems to become more efficient?’”
The program helps businesses identify opportunities for technology adoption within companies’ systems and supply chains. It uses one-on-one assessments, during which specialists tour facilities and workshops, administer questionnaires and meet with management to discuss current and projected trends in high-tech and manufacturing.
“We have local experts who go in and provide assessments to organizations looking for opportunities to add efficiency,” said Coughlin. “When we’ve identified such an opportunity, we provide them with local companies that possess the skill set to assist them in capitalizing on the knowledge they’ve gained.”
In 2016, The Hub launched its Technology Roadmap, which outlined regional strengths and weaknesses in manufacturing, as well as emerging technologies like virtual reality, robotics and data analytics.
“We gathered all the data and locked about 40 people with different skill sets in a meeting room for a couple of days,” recounted Coughlin. “The roadmap helps companies understand what the technology is, how it will affect them, how to integrate it and who to contact for guidance.”
“The goal of the meetings and conversations was to create a real understanding of how these technologies will disrupt our industries,” he continued. “We’re engaged with our local colleges and universities, so we’re able to bring them an understanding of what the business community is saying with regards to needs and training.”
Coughlin says the benefits of the program will be felt by all industries in the region, as the knowledge shared filters back into the workplace, leading to increased efficiency and productivity for manufacturers and businesses.
“These conversation need to continue so we can raise awareness and foster a community-wide dialogue,” said Coughlin. “The synergies you get from building this ecosystem and having conversations like this will enhance the opportunities for all businesses in the Quad Cities region.”
Tags: Innovation, Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce, Quad Cities Manufacturing Innovation Hub, Technology
LAUNCHing careers in South Central Kentucky
SCK LAUNCH is an initiative of the Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce that encourages students to explore local career opportunities, while learning valuable soft-skills at the same time.
“We have about 6,000 open positions in South Central Kentucky right now,” explained Kim Phelps, vice president of communications and public policy at the Bowling Green Chamber. “This is a wonderful place to live and work, but as the community grows, we want our kids to stay, and we want our alumni to come back to work here also.”
The initiative was conceived as an extension of two successful programs in the community: The Leader in Me, which teaches elementary school students about leadership and soft skills; and LEAD, which further develops those skills for middle school students. SCK LAUNCH, in contrast, builds on those programs by exposing teens to local industries to get them thinking about potential careers.
“Our students are learning leadership skills from the time they’re in kindergarten all the way through graduation,” said Phelps. “When they get to high school, it becomes more about laying the hard skills on top of the soft skills, and when students graduate, they will have an industry credential of some kind,” she added.
SCK LAUNCH offers career shadowing to high school students to raise awareness about the variety of careers available in the region. Through the program, teens get the opportunity to tour plants and facilities, meet with employees and observe how they work in their natural environments..
Through “educator externships,” teachers visit companies to learn about the types of jobs offered and the education and skills required. Afterward, they can adjust their curricula and lesson plans to more effectively steer students into local career opportunities.
“A lot of teachers go from high school to college and then straight back to the classroom, so they actually don’t have a clear picture of what they are preparing their students for,” explained Phelps. “These experiences give them context, so they can help students understand why the work they’re doing is valuable.”
Phelps cites the newly-cemented relationship between business and education as the greatest achievement of SCK LAUNCH, and says she hopes collaboration will continue—even after the chamber eventually dials back its own involvement in the initiative.
“One of the things that has been so unique and rewarding for us is having the business and education communities sit down at the same table, look each other in the eye and actually talk to one another,” she said. “At the end of the day, the integration of the career mindset in our schools is really the goal.”
Tags: Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce, Internships, SCK Launch, Soft Skills, STEM, Workforce Development
Afterschool STEM for tomorrow's workforce
Ben Goldstein on Monday, December 4, 2017 at 9:00:00 am
Chambers of commerce are partnering with the Mott Foundation’s 50 State Afterschool Network to advance high-quality programming for elementary school-aged students across the U.S.
Here are examples of two chambers — one in South Carolina, and one in Washington state — that are teaming up with their statewide networks to help kids get a jump-start on science, math and technology.
In 2010, the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce joined forced with the South Carolina Afterschool Alliance to promote STEM learning for students in the state’s public school system.
Initially, the focus was ensuring members' employees could remain productive between 2–5:00 p.m. on weekdays, said Cynthia Bennett, vice president of education at the South Carolina Chamber. Later, as the project evolved, its mission shifted to guaranteeing that networks were providing high-quality, STEM-focused learning opportunities for the entire community.
“We chose to work with the network because there was a common ground for mutual benefits and shared priorities,” said Bennet. “We are the voice of business in South Carolina and our main goal and concern was—and still is—making sure we have an educated workforce that will be able to take over, as opposed to having to be retrained.”
Through their collaboration, the chamber helped the South Carolina Afterschool Alliance increase its visibility and credibility among the state's business leaders, as well as secure funding for additional science and technology exposure.
“As a mom of two boys, I understand being a working mother and having to decide what to do with my kids,” she said. “For me, as well as for the chamber, it wasn’t just about having a program—it was about providing something valuable. Were they offering something meaningful, or were they just babysitting?”
In Washington, Greater Spokane Incorporated and School’s out Washington have worked to promote statewide afterschool learning, with a focus on STEM skills and careers.
“School’s Out Washington is providing quality improvement and professional development support, and GSI is providing connections to business and STEM learning essentials that afterschool providers can use,” said Alisha Benson, vice president of education and workforce at GSI. “One of our greatest strengths as a chamber is our ability to convene many of the entities across the table on education and pipeline issues within the business community.”
GSI has implemented an initiative with SOW called Business AfterSchool, which is a series of industry skills workshops aimed at providing on-site awareness of Spokane’s high-demand jobs to students in the region.
“It’s an awesome opportunity for students to go into a business and take an in-depth look at those careers and how their skills work,” said Meg Lindsay, GSI’s executive director of education and workforce. “I think the really important piece of all this is that, as we enter a business setting, we’re really engaging business professionals in a way that kids just can't get during regular school hours.”
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College town makes the grade
In early November, a group of stakeholders from Tuscaloosa publicly signed a memorandum of agreement outlining a shared commitment to integrate the region’s manufacturing and industrial base to better match the skills of students graduating from the University of Alabama.
The move was intended to realign the local economy to include more knowledge-based, tech-driven jobs, so the university city could retain a larger portion of its student population.
“The opportunity we have from an economic development perspective is diversifying our economic base,” said Jim Page, president and CEO at the Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama. “We’re hoping this formal partnership is going to lead to more knowledge-based jobs being created, so we can hold on to a larger percentage of our college grads.”
The memorandum was signed at the chamber’s annual State of the Economy event, in which it hosts local economic and subject matter experts to forecast trends for the upcoming year. The function was attended by elected leaders, university administrators and several local development agencies.
“The ceremony was really about generating public awareness, as much as anything,” said Page, adding that, “It was largely a symbolic gesture that shows we’re going to start working toward this new goal of collaboration.”
Page says the agreement was inspired by conversations from conference calls and roundtables with the University Communities Council, an ACCE peer-group that enables chamber pros from college towns to collaborate and share best practices. He credits Vern Squier from the Chamber of Business and Industry of Centre County in Pennsylvania and Lyle Butler from the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce in Kansas for introducing him to similar agreements from their regions.
“Right out of the gate, I’ve got two chamber colleagues who’ve had success doing this, so there was kind of a template for our group to use,” he said. “We never would’ve known about those agreements — and chances are we wouldn’t be where we are now — had I not been engaged with the University Communities Council.”
“We’re hoping this will enable us to grow and recruit more knowledge-based, white-collar jobs,” he added. “I’m hopeful that all of those forces working together can turn years of talk into real action, and that action will result in a diversified economic base that allows us to retain more of our best and brightest college students.”
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Sex(uality) & the City
Discussing All The Things You Can't Say In Public
Sexual Motivation, pt. 1
by Randall S. Frederick
Generally, when people find out my areas of study, they will begin to tell me all about their sex lives. I don’t mean in the casual sense either. Sometimes, I find myself trapped at a party hearing intimate details and periodically telling them, “I don’t need to know that, but thanks for the visual.” For dozens of reasons, Western culture talks about talking about sex – keeping it light and cool – but rarely addresses serious concerns, hangups, and desires that individuals have. Let’s not speak in the general sense, though. “Individuals” feels too distant. We – you and I – very often keep things light and topical but fail to address real sex. The kind of sex that isn’t great, but not a terrible way to spend an afternoon either. We don’t talk about sexual education, the gendered messages we received as child and which still plague us as adults. So we – you and I – sometimes drift through our days, allowing neuroses to develop until we happen upon someone who expresses interest in the sexual interests we – you and I – have and desperately want to talk about.
One of those areas people like to talk about is their level of desire. How often is often enough? Too much? Underneath these questions is the unspoken “Am I normal?” I like to ask what their level of sexual interest is. That’s normal – at least for them. What is their partner’s level of sexual interest? That’s normal too – for them. I also like to redirect the discussion to why sex is important to them – why do they want to have sex? Many laugh it off, saying “because it feels good.” But pressing them, sometimes they’re not really sure. “I guess I’m just doing it because I feel like I need to. Everyone else is talking about and telling me I should, so I don’t want to miss out.” Why do we have sex, though? Obviously “survival of humanity” and “feels good” and all that. Historically, people say to have babies, to feel good, and because they are in love. But what is the deeper motivation?
Before addressing that deeper motivation (see Sexual Motivation part 2, coming soon), look over the results of a 2007 study conducted by the University of Texas. In the study, 400 students and volunteers were asked why they had sex. After the full list, look over the top 20 reasons for men and the top 20 reasons for women and see if you relate.
My friends pressured me into it.
I wanted to end the relationship.
I felt like it was my duty.
I didn’t know how to say ‘‘no.’’
I wanted to release anxiety/stress.
I wanted to display submission.
I wanted to please my partner.
I wanted to feel attractive.
I was curious about sex.
I was curious about what the person was like in bed.
I wanted to ‘‘gain control’’ of the person.
I was competing with someone else to ‘‘get the person.’’
I wanted to ensure the relationship was ‘‘committed.’’
It was easier to ‘‘go all the way’’ than to stop.
I wanted the attention.
Everyone else was having sex.
I was feeling lonely.
I wanted to feel loved.
I was ‘‘horny.’’
I was tired of being a virgin.
I was married and you’re supposed to.
I wanted to have more sex than my friends.
I wanted to make someone else jealous.
I wanted to have a child.
I wanted the person to love me.
I was verbally coerced into it.
I was physically forced to.
The person was famous and I wanted to be able to say I had sex with him/her.
My partner kept insisting.
My friends were having sex and I wanted to fit in.
I was sexually aroused and wanted the release.
I was attracted to the person.
I felt like I owed it to the person.
I wanted to show my affection to the person.
I wanted to experience the physical pleasure.
I wanted to express my love for the person.
I wanted to have something to tell my friends.
I was under the influence of drugs.
I wanted to get rid of aggression.
I wanted to make up after a fight.
It’s “exciting,” adventurous.
I wanted to gain acceptance from my friends.
I wanted to feel closer to God.
I desired emotional closeness “(i.e.,” intimacy).
Someone dared me.
It just seemed like ‘‘the thing to do.’’
It just happened.
I was ‘‘in the heat of the moment.’’
I wanted the adventure/excitement.
I wanted the experience.
I felt obligated to.
It’s fun.
I wanted to get even with someone “(i.e.,” get revenge).
I wanted to be popular.
It would get me gifts.
I wanted to act out a fantasy.
I hadn’t had sex for a while.
The person was ‘‘available.’’
I didn’t want to ‘‘lose’’ the person.
I thought it would help ‘‘trap’’ a new partner.
I felt sorry for the person.
I wanted to feel powerful.
I wanted to ‘‘possess’’ the person.
I wanted to release tension.
I wanted to feel good about myself.
I was slumming.
I felt rebellious.
I wanted to intensify my relationship.
It seemed like the natural next step.
I wanted to be nice.
I wanted to feel connected to the person.
I wanted to feel young.
I wanted to manipulate him/her into doing something for me.
I wanted him/her to stop bugging me about sex.
I wanted to hurt/humiliate the person.
I wanted the person to feel good about themselves.
I didn’t want to disappoint the person.
I was trying to ‘‘get over’’ an earlier person/relationship.
I wanted to reaffirm my sexual orientation.
I wanted to try out new sexual techniques or positions.
I felt guilty.
My hormones were out of control.
It was the only way my partner would spend time with me.
It became a habit.
I wanted to keep my partner happy.
I had no self-control.
I wanted to communicate at a deeper level.
I was afraid my partner would have an affair if I didn’t have sex with him/her.
I was curious about my sexual abilities.
I wanted a ‘‘spiritual’’ experience.
It was just part of the relationship ‘‘routine’’.
I wanted to lose my inhibitions.
I got ‘‘carried away.’’
I needed another ‘‘notch on my belt.’’
The person demanded that I have sex with him/her.
The opportunity presented itself.
I wanted to see what it would be like to have sex while stoned “(e.g.,” on marijuana or some other drug).
It’s considered ‘‘taboo’’ by society.
I wanted to increase the number of sex partners I had experienced.
The person was too ‘‘hot’’ (sexy) to resist.
I thought it would relax me.
I thought it would make me feel healthy.
I wanted to experiment with new experiences.
I wanted to see what it would be like to have sex with another person.
I thought it would help me to fall asleep.
I could brag to other people about my sexual experience.
It would allow me to ‘‘get sex out of my system’’ so that I could focus on other things.
I wanted to decrease my partner’s desire to have sex with someone else.
It would damage my reputation if I said ‘‘no.’’
The person was too physically attractive to resist.
I wanted to celebrate something.
I was seduced.
I wanted to make the person feel better about themselves.
I wanted to increase the emotional bond by having sex.
I wanted to see whether sex with a different partner would feel different or better.
I was mad at my “partner,” so I had sex with someone else.
I wanted to fulfill a previous promise to my partner.
It was expected of me.
I wanted to keep my partner from straying.
I wanted the pure pleasure.
I wanted to dominate the other person.
I wanted to make a conquest.
I’m addicted to sex.
It was a favor to someone.
I wanted to be used or degraded.
Someone offered me money to do it.
I was drunk.
It seemed like good exercise.
I was pressured into doing it.
The person offered to give me drugs for doing it.
I was frustrated and needed relief.
It was a romantic setting.
I felt insecure.
My regular partner is “boring,” so I had sex with someone else.
I was on the ‘‘rebound’’ from another relationship.
I wanted to boost my self-esteem.
I wanted to get my partner to stay with me.
Because of a bet.
It was a special occasion.
I wanted to get a special favor from someone.
I wanted to get back at my partner for having cheated on me.
I wanted to enhance my reputation.
I wanted to keep warm.
I wanted to punish myself.
I wanted to break up a rival’s relationship by having sex with his/her partner.
I wanted to stop my partners’ nagging.
I wanted to impress friends.
I wanted to achieve an orgasm.
I wanted to brag to my friends about my conquests.
I wanted to improve my sexual skills.
I wanted to get a job.
I wanted to get a raise.
I wanted to get a promotion.
I wanted to satisfy a compulsion.
I wanted to make money.
I wanted to keep my partner satisfied.
I wanted to change the topic of conversation.
I wanted to get out of doing something.
I wanted to test my compatibility with a new partner.
I wanted to get a partner to express love.
I wanted to put the passion back into my relationship.
I wanted to prevent a breakup.
I wanted to become one with another person.
I wanted to get a favor from someone.
I wanted to breakup my relationship.
I wanted to give someone else a sexually transmitted disease “(e.g.,” “herpes,” AIDS).
I wanted to breakup another’s relationship.
I wanted to avoid hurting someone’s feelings.
I wanted to make myself feel better about myself.
I wanted to get rid of a headache.
I was afraid to say ‘‘no’’ due to the possibility of physical harm.
I wanted to burn calories.
I wanted to even the score with a cheating partner.
I wanted to hurt an enemy.
I wanted to feel older.
I wanted to raise my self-esteem.
It was an initiation rite to a club or organization.
I wanted to become more focused on work – sexual thoughts are distracting.
I wanted to say ‘‘I’ve missed you.’’
I wanted to celebrate a birthday or anniversary or special occasion.
I wanted to say ‘‘I’m sorry.’’
I wanted to return a favor.
I wanted to say ‘‘Thank you.’’
I wanted to welcome someone home.
I wanted to say ‘‘goodbye.’’
I wanted to defy my parents.
I wanted to relieve menstrual cramps.
I wanted to relieve ‘‘blue balls.’’
I wanted to get the most out of life.
I wanted to feel feminine.
I wanted to feel masculine.
I am a sex addict.
I wanted to see what all the fuss is about.
I thought it would boost my social status.
The person had a lot of money.
The person’s physical appearance turned me on.
The person was a good dancer.
Someone had told me that this person was good in bed.
The person had beautiful eyes.
The person made me feel sexy.
An erotic movie had turned me on.
The person had taken me out for an expensive dinner.
The person was a good kisser.
The person had bought me jewelry.
The person had a great sense of humor.
The person seemed self-confident.
The person really desired me.
The person was really desired by others.
I wanted to gain access to that person’s friend.
I felt jealous.
The person flattered me.
I wanted to see if I could get the other person into bed.
The person had a desirable body.
I had not had sex in a long time.
The person smelled nice.
The person had an attractive face.
I saw the person naked and could not resist.
I was turned on by the sexual conversation.
The person was intelligent.
The person caressed me.
The person wore revealing clothes.
The person had too much to drink and I was able to take advantage of them.
I knew the person was usually ‘‘out of my league.’’
The person was mysterious.
I realized I was in love.
I wanted to forget about my problems.
I wanted to reproduce.
I wanted my partner to notice me.
I wanted to help my partner forget about their problems.
I wanted to lift my partner’s spirits.
I wanted to submit to my partner.
I wanted to make my partner feel powerful.
Again, this list comes from a University of Texas study published August 2007 issue of the Archives of Sexual Behavior (Study PDF). It asked 400 students and volunteers why they had sex. Keep in mind, most of the subjects were college-age students (which may certainly influence the top 20 reasons, below).
Top 20 Reasons Women Say They Have Sex
Top 20 Reasons Men Say They Have Sex
The person had an attractive face
Continued in Sexual Motivation, pt. II
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4 November 2020 / SF News / Jay Barmann
Oakland Sees Night Of Chaos With Multiple Shootings, Pot Burglaries
There was no organized protesting happening in Oakland last night during a tense few hours of election results coming in. But rumors and fears of potential unrest gave way to at least two burglaries at marijuana businesses in the city, one of which led to an officer-involved shooting. Other shootings elsewhere in Oakland resulted in six people being injured.
Just after 10 p.m. Tuesday, Oakland police were called to the scene of a reported robbery in progress at a marijuana grow at 92nd Avenue near International Boulevard. Arriving officers attempted to detain the suspects, as KPIX reports, but a violent confrontation ensued. According to the East Bay Times, one suspect was shot and injured by police, and two officers were injured enough that they required hospitalization.
Confusingly, just minutes later, officers reportedly responded to a ShotSpotter alert just a block away, at 92nd Avenue and Holly Street, where they found two people suffering from gunshot wounds. As the East Bay Times reports this was just before 10:20 p.m. — and it's unclear if this was all part of the same burglary incident. The conditions of the two victims are not known.
Chaotic night in Oakland. Police shot a person at 92nd and Holly while responding to a report of a marijuana business robbery. At least two officers were injured. After the shooting, more pot club robberies were reported all over town. https://t.co/xdTeluqPCk
— David DeBolt (@daviddebolt) November 4, 2020
Then, around midnight, a caravan of vehicles arrived at the Fruitvale Station Shopping Center at 3000 East 9th Street, and smashed through the windows of a Starbucks, looting what was inside, per KPIX.
At 11:15 p.m., a male victim was reportedly injured by a gunshot on the 8400 block of Baldwin Street, per the East Bay Times. And three people were injured in gunfire just before midnight at Filbert and 10th streets in West Oakland.
There was also a burglary/looting incident at a marijuana dispensary at High Street and Fairfax Avenue around 1:30 a.m. A group of suspects reportedly arrived at Only Good Weed at 2400 High Street, and smashed a Honda CRV through a front gate. ABC 7 reports via the owner that $100,000 was stolen in product and cash, and the station has video from the scene showing the damaged Honda that suspects left there. Oakland police say they are investigating the incident.
Officers inspect a blue Honda CRV parked in front of the damaged storefront of Only Good Weed / Kannafleur at the corner of Fairfax Avenue and High Street in East #Oakland#OnlyGoodWeed is one of several cannabis clubs targeted by roaming burglars tonight pic.twitter.com/edUQkwTEfw
— Dylan Bouscher (@DylanBouscher) November 4, 2020
These incidents follow an especially violent week last week in Oakland, in which four people were shot in the span of just 24 hours.
Police are offering up to $5,000 for tips in each shooting that lead to the arrest of a suspect. Anyone with information may call police at 510-238-3426 or Crime Stoppers of Oakland at 510-777-8572.
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Agri-startup SheFarms launches crowdfunding campaign to empower female farmers
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Amsterdam-based social agribusiness SheFarms has launched a crowdfunding campaign to further its vision. The startup wants to raise funds to provide over 100 female farmers in Ghana with mobile devices and services. The agricultural startup aims to make it simpler to connect female farmers in Ghana’s central region to information and new markets.
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SheFarms’ online fundraising project is currently running on the 1% Club website. The startup is looking to raise €7,200. 1% Club is a crowdfunding platform that focuses on empowering ordinary people to make a change in their communities. Reaching the crowdfunding goal will allow SheFarms to equip female farmers in Mfoum, Ghana, with mobile devices and customized SIM cards. Each phone will cost around €60 and comes pre-loaded with software designed for smallholder farmers.
Funds will also be used to develop the SheFarms mobile app. Altogether, the SheFarms platform will help the women to share ideas and communicate more conveniently. The app will augment this with reliable farm management knowledge which can be accessed through the devices.
In addition, SheFarms’ app also connects small-scale farmers to important information. This includes sustainable farming techniques to help improve their productivity. Women make up the majority of smallholder farms globally and the project aims to provide them with equal opportunities. By using the new mobile connection, women farmers are empowered to improve their farm management and crop production. The startup’s platform also gives them access to new markets, including international business opportunities.
SheFarms Targets Gender Inequality in Farming
SheFarms is an Agribusiness startup whose goal is to empower small-scale female farmers in the developing world. Women account for up to 80% of smallholder farmers yet receive less than 5% of extension services. The agribusiness startup aims to reduce that gender gap in farming. Another issue SheFarms aims to tackle is the lack of sustainable farming practices in parts of the developing world. As a result, the startup hopes to achieve a reduction in the number of people going hungry around the globe.
Helping women in farming to achieve food security is a crucial part of the health and stability of many communities in the developing world. And SheFarms’ philanthropist approach to helping female farmers ties in nicely with 1% Club’s fundraising ethos. Consequently, SheFarms’ goal is to help farmers improve their productivity. The program also aims to introduce the women to new and profitable markets through a network of international buyers.
SheFarms sees mobile connection as the first step in helping farmers improve their knowledge and productivity. Better farming practices also help to increase female farmer’s income and general quality of life. By extension, these benefits will then be passed on to the wider community in general. The startups’ focus on improving food security through sustainable farming practices is also to be commended. The SheFarms crowdfunding campaign is currently on the 1% Club website and has reached just under €2000 so far.
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Almost all societies are stratified according to wealth, power, prestige, and other resources the societies value. Societies are often categorized into systems of stratification according to the degrees of inequality and vertical social mobility that characterize them.
Systems of stratification include slave societies, caste societies, and class societies, with class societies the most open in terms of vertical social mobility. Classless societies exist in theory, according to Karl Marx and other thinkers, but have never been achieved in reality. Certain social democracies in Western Europe have succeeded in limiting their degree of inequality while preserving political freedom.
The two major explanations of stratification are the functionalist and conflict views. Functionalist theory says that stratification is necessary and inevitable because of the need to induce people with the needed knowledge and skills to decide to pursue the careers that are most important to society. Conflict theory says stratification exists because of discrimination against, and blocked opportunities for, the have-nots of society. A set of ideological beliefs supports the existence and perpetuation of systems of stratification and domination. In the United States, these beliefs include the ideas surrounding the American Dream ethos that even poor people can succeed by working hard and pulling themselves up by their bootstraps.
Social class in the United States is usually measured in terms of socioeconomic status, but some conflict theory scholars prefer measures more related to Marx’s concept of the ownership of the means of production. Many typologies of the American class structure exist, but four commonly delineated classes include the upper class, middle class, working class, and lower class or the poor. Within the upper class and middle classes are subclasses distinguished by their incomes and lifestyles.
Many studies examine the degree of vertical social mobility in the United States. Some vertical mobility does exist, but overall it’s fairly small. Your family’s socioeconomic status (SES) greatly affects your own chances for success in life; people on the bottom of society usually can move up only a little bit, if at all.
The United States has the highest degree of economic inequality in the industrial world, and its degree of inequality has increased in the last two decades. Although our poverty rate declined in the late 1990s, it was as high as in the middle 1960s, before the war on poverty began reducing the poverty rate.
Poverty rates are strongly related to factors such as race and ethnicity, age, and gender. Although most poor people are white, people of color have higher poverty rates than whites. About 40% of all poor people are children under the age of 18. Single-parent households headed by women have especially high poverty rates.
In explaining poverty, observers attribute it either to personal deficiencies of the poor themselves or instead to structural problems in American society such as racial discrimination and rundown schools that block the ability and opportunity of the poor to improve their lot. Poverty has dire effects for the poor in many areas of life, including illness and health care, schooling, and housing.
The nations of the world differ dramatically in wealth and other resources, with the poorest nations in Africa and parts of Asia. Modernization theory explains global stratification in terms of deficient cultures of the poorest nations, while dependency theory explains it in terms of colonialization and exploitation by the richest nations in Western Europe and North America. The residents of the poorest nations live in miserable conditions and are at much greater risk than those of the richest nations for deadly diseases and other major problems.
It is Thanksgiving dinner, and your family and other relatives are gathered around a very large table. Having taken a few sociology courses, you subscribe to the structural explanation for poverty presented in this chapter. One of your cousins asks if you have any career plans after college, and you reply that you’re thinking of becoming a community activist in your home state to help the poor deal with the many problems they have. Your cousin is surprised to hear this and says that poor people are just lazy and don’t like to work. A silence sets over the table, and everyone is staring at you, wondering what you will say in response to your cousin. What do you say?
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Ewan McGregor Confirms The Birds Of Prey Will Be A Two Hour Feminist Lecture
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Now you can completely give up on the film because one of the stars Ewan McGregor has confirmed the movie is a feminist film that will teach it's audience about misogyny.
If you watched the trailer to Warner Bros’s Birds Of Prey, you may have been a bit underwhelmed by what you saw. Well, now you can completely give up on the film because one of the stars Ewan McGregor has confirmed the movie is a feminist film that will ‘teach’ it’s audience about misogyny.
According to Bounding Into Comics, McGregor explained during an interview with a French magazine what attracted him to Birds of Prey and the role of Black Mask, a character that is also rumored to be gay in the film, was the idea that Birds is a feminist film that looks at misogyny:
“What interested me with Birds of Prey is that it’s a feminist film. It is very finely written, there is in the script a real look on misogyny.”
He continues and expresses the belief that a light needs to be shed on societal misogyny and how men treat women, adding that needs to change:
“And I think we need that, we need to be more aware of how we behave with the opposite sex. We need to be taught to change.”
McGregor then says there is a line between brutal, extreme misogyny – the kind employed by Black Mask as a crime lord in the underworld – and the “subtle,” “everyday” type of misogyny that happens without thinking, as in the case of perceived “mansplaining.”
“Misogynists in movies are often extreme: they rape, they beat women … And it is legitimate to represent people like that, because they exist and they are obviously the worst. But in the Birds of Prey dialogues, there is always a hint of everyday misogyny, of those things you say as a man you do not even realize, mansplaining … All it’s in the script in a very subtle way. I found that brilliant.”
Back in June, it was reported that the film was going to fight “the male gaze” and that the women of the film would not dress as sexy as in previous films. Margot Robbie explained how the filmmakers were gone to “sharpen up” the sexiness.
“That’s what happens when you have a female producer, director, writer,” costume designer Erin Benach recently told Vogue about making some slight alterations to Harley Quinn’s “Suicide Squad” look in order to better empower the character.
“Yeah, it’s definitely less male gaze–y,” Robbie added.
It will be very interesting to see how the media chooses to push this film knowing that it has a very feminist image unlikely how the media has treated Joker. Birds of Prey releases in theaters on Feb. 7, 2020.
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I think Ewan McGregor is trying to warn us to stay away from this movie. I know it’s not the intend, but still. If the media makes this Ghostbusters 2016 all over again, I’m so skipping this movie.
Clearly McGregors words didn’t sink in. You obviously didn’t get what he said.
Yes I did you SJW!
Andrew Levin says:
“Man-splaining?” This hateful word joins the long list of terms such as “man-flu”, “man-spreading”, “man-terupting”, etc. that say nothing about the accused, but speak volumes about the accuser. Put any other demographic in place of “man”, and see how disgusting it sounds. Pick a religion, or a race. Then look at yourself in the mirror, and understand why your movie not only will fail, but MUST fail.
This bullshit article proves we have a lot of work to do as a society. Clearly mcgregor is the bigger man here.
Go back to Twitter you stalking crybaby.
Oh yes …because men eed constant teaching and punishment. Gtfoh
if a feminist movie offends you, you aren’t much of a man.
societyreviews says:
No one is offended, no one is going to listen to your Ted Talk
Feminism does not offend me, it simply bores me.
fred90024 says:
Man shaming!! Clearly we need a movie to educate misandrist bigots why they are misandrist bigots. Actually, unlike social justice snowflakes these “watch this, bigot!” movies aren’t offensive, just as the bitter women who comprise the feminist movement are not offensive, just tedious, sad and something to avoid – in the way you try not to step on dog feces in the street. .
ML says:
Nope, not a man, definitely not a man, I’ve got the uterus and all other equipment of a sure-as-hell-not-a-man, but I am deadly tired of what feminism has become. Makes no bloody sense anymore, fighting a fight which was won already so they keep nitpicking and inventing things to fight. To hell with feminism, go and die already! And I damn it want my entertainment with WOMEN and MEN in it, not those fake “strong women” who are pretty much women pretending to be men and thus failing as both women and men. Bored to tears with it.
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Gone are the days when streetwear used to be a fashion style for men alone. Women street fashion brands have grown immensely with most of them providing different fashion items such as crop tops, leggings, pants, underwear, dresses, skirts, and sneakers. The male-dominated streetwear fashion labels such as Supreme and Adidas have introduced female fashion lines giving women a chance to express themselves through fashion. All this happened through the help of various female celebrities such as Aaliyah who helped promote multiple brands and encouraged women to embrace streetwear. Artists like Rihanna have also upheld the same streetwear fashion spirit for women in the 21st century by making collaborations with other brands and developing their labels.
Streetwear fashion market is also growing at an alarming rate with most women choosing various street labels over the formal attire. Online stores such as Bodega, Karmaloop, and HBX have also expanded with most of them offering streetwear pieces for women ranging from dresses to t-shirts and sneakers. HBX client base is also growing every day, and they are now providing items from popular brands such as Adidas as well as other new brands such as Mischief and X-Girl. Below are some of the labels you will find while shopping for women wear on HBX.
10Alexander Wang
If you value dark colored streetwear inspired pieces, then Alexander Wang is the go-to label. Wang boasts of an extensive collection of women and men attire, footwear, and accessories. The brand launched in 2004 but made a formal debut at New York Fashion Week in 2007. Alexander Wang started as an urban streetwear fashion brand that mainly consisted of knitwear before it expanded to other materials over the years. It has collaborated with other popular brands such as Adidas in the production of streetwear footwear. The label highlights the polished downtown New York look perfectly through their dark-colored unisex attires that are available for sale on HBX.
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9Fenty Puma by Rihanna
Rihanna is one of the free-spirited and fearless artists of the 21st century, and she has succeeded in bringing out all these aspects through her PUMA collab. She brings her bold style as well as her day-to-day appeal to the Puma brand, which celebrates strength and individuality. Since they first teamed up in 2015, Fenty Puma has now become one of the top streetwear brands for people looking for a mix of impeccable style and comfort on footwear and accessories.
Click here to buy Fenty Puma online on HBX!
8Stussy
You cannot speak about streetwear fashion without recognizing the works of Shawn Stussy, the person behind Stussy brand. Shawn launched Stussy in 1980 at the back of his car where he used to sell t-shirts and boards with skate and surf-inspired styles. The label experienced the transition of streetwear from when it consisted of clothing pieces to when it grew to a lifestyle gaining attraction of millions of fashionistas. You will find unisex Stussy pieces on HBX as well as other feminine wear such as skirts, dresses, crop tops, briefs, as well as accessories such as handbags, and hats.
Click here to buy Stussy online on HBX!
7MISBHV
You will be spoilt for choice on visiting the HBX website if you are shopping for MISBHV dresses, t-shirts, jackets, trousers, or hoodies among other things. Stars like Asap Rocky, Cara Delevigne, and Kylie Jenner have played an important part in promoting MISBHV brand in the United States. Kate and Natalia started this streetwear brand from the streets of Warsaw where they would print the t-shirts for themselves and their DJ friends. The label has now risen to one of the most renowned and sought out brands both in the U.S. and internationally.
Click here to buy MISBHV online on HBX!
6Vans
Wearing sneakers has become the trendiest thing for most streetwear enthusiasts. Vans brand has also increased in popularity among women with most of them looking for new ways to wear and style them. The vans sneakers are available in different colors, but most women are highly attracted to the tropical floral patterned or the hand-drawn sneakers. You can wear a pair of Vans sneakers with any streetwear outfit ranging from a short summer dress, pants, or shorts and still look stylish. Therefore, Vans sneakers are necessary items for any woman who is aiming at looking trendy this year.
Click here to buy Vans online on HBX!
5Adidas Originals
If you are looking for vibrant colors and bold designs, then Adidas Originals should be your brand of choice. Adidas has been creating fashionable trainers and streetwear for men and women for the last six decades. At first, the brand’s creations were based solely on athletics and sporting lifestyle, but they slowly expanded to street style. The label has had successful collaborations with renowned stars such as in Kanye West as well as fashion designers like Alexander Wang who have helped elevate the brand in the streetwear industry.
Click here to buy Adidas online on HBX!
4MISCHIEF
This is the go-to brand if you are looking for a vintage feel on your street style. MISCHIEF is one of the first Korean streetwear brands to develop women street-inspired staples and actively promote streetwear for women. Seo Ji Eun and Ji Yoon launched the label in 2010, and it has now earned itself a name in the American streetwear market. The label is renowned for its vintage athletic wear, which draws inspiration from the 90’s street culture and the youth subcultures. You will see more MISCHIEF items on HBX ranging from crop tops, jackets, skirts, t-shirts, and vests among other things.
Click here to buy MSCHF online on HBX!
3A.P.C
A.P.C. is a French label which stands for Atelier de Production et de Creation. Since its launch in 1987, the brand has blurred the lines between high fashion and streetwear with their impeccable tailoring, simplistic nature, and minimalist styles. It is an ideal choice for the conservative women who do not like the bold and loud logos used by most streetwear brands in the market. Collaborations with streetwear brands like Supreme and influential stars like Kanye West has significantly contributed to the development of A.P.C. as a streetwear brand.
Click here to buy A.P.C online on HBX!
2Tommy Jeans
This iconic brand has remained in the streetwear industry for a long time producing their vibrant colors and letters that shout American cool to everyone who sees it. They boldly place their logos and text branding on most of their items depicted by stars, varsity letters, stripes, or nautical shapes. Therefore, it would be easier spotting a Tommy Jeans from far. HBX has a broad range of Tommy Hilfiger items ranging from t-shirts to jackets and sweatshirts among other things. You should consider this brand if you are looking to revive the 90’s appeal in your style.
Click here to buy Tommy Jeans online on HBX!
1Undercover
This is a new brand on HBX although it has been in the streetwear industry since 1994. The streetwear brand was launched by Jun Tukahashi, a fashion designer from Japan who drew inspiration from punk rock and the high fashion wear. This helped the label in breaking down the divide between the street fashion and the runway trends even before the rise of most luxury labels. Undercover’s collaborations with big streetwear brands such as Supreme and Nike have made it one of the go-to label while shopping for women streetwear pieces.
Click here to buy Undercover online on HBX!
HBX is the best destination for all types of women streetwear brands that you are looking for in 2018. They provide different sizes and designs, so finding one that suits your needs should not be a problem. You can enjoy weekly Top Drops on HBX, which feature sales of limited edition outfits and sneakers. Their prices are also favorable for both United States buyers and the international clients. You will enjoy a smooth shopping experience on HBX, and they will deliver the items to you within the shortest time possible. Therefore, it would be advisable to visit the site occasionally if you are looking to buy streetwear pieces from the brands mentioned above or other women labels.
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Buy Coronavirus Masks: Here’s Where to Find a Comfortable and Stylish Cloth Face Mask
By Taylor Galla and Jonathan Zavaleta January 15, 2021
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued recommendations for wearing cloth face masks and coverings in public. That guidance is especially important now that COVID-19 cases are once again rising. It’s important to wear coronavirus face masks in areas where it’s difficult to practice social distancing, such as the grocery store and pharmacy, and in regions where cases are spiking or on the rise. Even while wearing the best cloth face masks, the CDC still recommends individuals keep a six-foot distance between themselves and others to avoid transmitting the virus.
So where can you buy coronavirus face masks online? Tons of clothing manufacturers have stepped up to create stylish cloth face masks, and there are also lots of reusable cotton masks listed on Amazon (see below). Most of these masks are machine washable, which means they can be used repeatedly.
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You can either make your own cloth face masks or find them for sale online. These masks will help stop asymptomatic people from spreading the disease to more vulnerable populations. And since countless people have COVID-19 without realizing it, that’s an important step we should all take immediately.
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If your sewing skills leave much to be desired and you want to buy coronavirus face masks online, not to worry — we’ve got you covered (literally). There are plenty of stylish face masks for sale online right now. Before placing an order, check to see when a particular product is due to be delivered.
There are many different styles of face masks to choose from including wrap-around neck gaiters, adjustable face masks and custom designs. We’ve laid out more than 30 great options below, but if you still can’t find what you’re looking for, check out one of our other articles on the best face masks:
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This situation is tough, so we might as well find a little joy by choosing a coronavirus face mask we like wearing. (Personally, we’re partial to the 6 FEET face mask pictured below). Here are some of the best places to buy cloth face masks online.
1. Everlane 100% Human Face Mask 5-Pack
Everlane is offering their own face masks for protection in packs of five. Each mask is made of 100% cotton for comfort and breathability, and they’re one-size-fits-most, so ordering is simple. They’re machine-washable and made to be used and reused. This five-pack comes in grey and black, but they have other color and pattern combinations including tie-dye and stripes.
Buy: The 100% Human Face Mask 5-Pack $25.00
2. Buck Mason Anti-Microbial Prevention 5-Pack Face Mask
Buck Mason has started a one-for-one face mask donation program, and with each purchase of this five-pack of antimicrobial face masks, they’ll donate five masks to their community in California and beyond. These reusable cotton masks have an internal layer that’s been treated with an antimicrobial coating that lasts up to 30 washes. The masks are white, black and striped and the colors will vary depending on supply and demand.
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Buy: Buck Mason Anti-Microbial Prevention Face Mask $20.00
3. Gap Adult Face Mask 3-Pack
Gap is also making adult face mask packs made of triple-layer cotton. There are mixed prints in each set, over-ear straps and an adjustable nose piece for comfort. The masks are available in blue tie-dye, a blue bandana print, daisy and leopard prints. You can also buy one pack and get a second one 50% off, a great discount for stocking up.
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Buy: Adult Face Masks (3-pack) $15.00
4. Goodfellow Fabric Face Masks (2-Pack)
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Target offers affordable cloth face masks for the whole family. Made from two layers of soft cotton, these masks also have an empty space for an extra filter (not included). Each two-pack costs just $4, which means you can afford to protect the entire family. These masks are available in a bunch of neutral colors and prints. They can be a little on the warm side if you’re wearing them for an extended period of time, but the elastic loops won’t irritate your ears and there’s an adjustable nose piece for a secure fit. Target also has face masks designed for women and children.
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Buy: Adult Face Masks (2-pack) $4.00
5. Casetify Reusable Cloth Mask
If you’re looking to protect yourself, protect others and benefit a larger cause all at once Casetify has you covered. They’re offering reusable cloth face masks complete with two filters and with each purchase of at least one mask they donate a mask to a first responder via Direct Relief. So far, they’ve donated about 35,000 masks and don’t plan on stopping.
Their masks are made of breathable cotton material that’s washable and fitted with a filter to keep you and others healthy. Each mask includes multiple layers of protection from pollen, dust, car exhaust and other gunk in the air you’d probably rather not breathe in. Use the filter for an increased effect and dispose of it afterwards. The masks include elastic ear straps for a comfortable fit and each one is sized to fit most adults.
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Buy: Casetify Reusable Cloth Face Mask $15.00
6. Banana Republic Face Mask 3-Pack
Banana Republic is one of the many retailers dedicating manufacturing resources towards producing high-quality protective face masks for their consumers. Their latest three-pack of cloth face masks is also a great option for anyone returning to the office, as these colors and two-tone design is ideal for formal wear. These masks are made from a washable cotton blend with a three-layer design and elastic, adjustable ear straps that have a wire nose for a secure fit. They’re comfortable, easy to wear and will last you a while.
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Buy: Banana Republic Face Mask 3-Pack $29.00
7. Under Armour Sportsmask
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This is one of the best face masks for running and cycling available. Under Armour has refined their sports mask throughout the pandemic and this new release is lightweight, breathable and made of high-performance UA material that’s designed to be worn while playing sports. It has a comfortable structured design that sits on top of the nose and lips for breathing room, has a water-resistant outer shell and anti-microbial treatment on the inside to keep you healthy. It’s available in a wide range of colors, including red/silver chrome — pictured below.
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Buy: UA Sportsmask $30.00
8. Nordstrom Assorted 4-Pack Adult Face Masks
Nordstrom’s in-house label makes affordable multi-packs of face masks in plenty of stylish colors and prints. This set of four is made from cotton and cotton/linen, and the chambray and madras prints give these masks a distinctly summery look. They even come with a matching pouch to keep your masks safe when not in use. The elastic ear loops have sliding knobs that you can use to tighten or loosen the loops, and the built-in filter pocket allows you to add extra protection.
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Buy: Nordstrom 4-Pack Masks $25.00
9. Banana Republic Adjustable Gaiter
Gaiters are typically single-layer face coverings, so they’re not necessarily the most protective for close indoor settings. But they’re unbeatable for outdoor runs, bike rides or walks. This gaiter is made from a stretchy synthetic blend that’s easy to pull up and down over your face, and it has an adjustable loop in the back for tightening or loosening it.
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Buy: Banana Republic Adjustable Gaiter $15.00
10. Uniqlo Airism Face Mask
These multi-layered masks from Uniqlo are designed to be protective yet breathable. The first layer is designed to wick away moisture, keeping you dry in warm weather. The middle layer has a built-in washable filter, while the outer layer is made from a UV-blocking material, making it a great outdoor option.
Image Courtesy of Uniqlo
Buy: Uniqlo Face Mask $14.90
11. Sunday Afternoons UV Shield Cool Face Mask
This face mask from Sunday Afternoons is made from a UV-protected material, meaning it’ll help guard against multiple kinds of health threats. The moisture-wicking material helps keep you cool, dry and comfortable. The outer fabric also means OEKO-TEX certification for environmental standards.
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Buy: Sunday Afternoons Face Mask $12.00
12. Levi’s Bandana Print Face Masks, Set of 3
These masks from Levi’s come in a pack of three, and they feature a stylish bandana print. They have stretchy elastic ear loops to fit different face sizes as well. The two-layered design helps add extra protection, while the 100% cotton fabric helps to keep you comfortable.
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Buy: Levi's Face Mask $15.00
13. Baggu Fabric Mask Set
This face mask set from Baggu is available in either earloop or around-the-head varieties, each of which offers its own benefits (easy removability vs a secure hold). They come in a wide variety of eye-catching prints and colors, and the masks are made from organic cotton. The masks have nose and chin flaps that make for a more secure fit.
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Buy: Baggu Face Mask $32.00
14. Hedley & Bennett The Wake Up & Fight Mask
Best known for their stylish cooking aprons, Hedley & Bennett pivoted to face masks pretty early on, and they make a variety of simple, comfortable and good-looking face masks in heathered colors. The elastic ear loops have adjustment loops to help you make them fit more comfortably. They have a metal nose insert to help them fit snugly, while the filter pocket allows you to add extra protection.
Image Courtesy of Hedley & Bennett
Buy: Hadley & Bennett Face Mask $22.00
15. Old Navy Cloth Pleated Face Masks for Kids
Regular face masks can be too big for children, so if you’re looking for kids’ face masks, this multi-pack from Old Navy is affordable and available in a wide range of colors. The regular price is $12.50 for five, but they’re currently on promotion, meaning you can buy five masks for only $2.47.
Image Courtesy of Old Navy
Buy: Old Navy Kids Face Mask $2.47
16. ililily Stylish Cloth Face Masks
If you’re looking for the best cloth face masks for sale on Amazon, then check out the latest designs from ililily. The brand makes a popular solid black cloth face mask and masks with fun floral patterns, like the style pictured below. These one-size, double-layered face masks are made from 100% cotton. That means they’re great for everyday usage, but might not work as well for athletic activity.
Buy: ililily Cotton Double Layer Patterned Face Mask Washable Filter Lining Shield , White $14.99
17. Daniel Patrick Face Mask — Camo
This face mask is comfortable, protective and stylish. It’s made with Daniel Patrick’s signature fabric and two comfortable elastic bands. The mask is made with 100% cotton and comes in a variety of colors and prints including camouflage, purple haze, smog grey and sea foam. In addition to the camo print pictured below, we also love the black-and-white White Acid mask. If you’re looking for the most stylish face masks you can buy online, Daniel Patrick has some of the best options you’ll find.
Courtesy of Daniel Patrick
Buy: Daniel Patrick Camo Face Mask $25.00
18. Vista Print Breathable Filter Face Mask
This face mask from Vista Print has advanced protection and the layered filtration system you’re looking for in these daunting times. When we’re all trying to protect each other and ourselves, this mask gets the job done and includes everything you want out of a comfortable, everyday, non-medical mask. The lightweight material wicks away moisture and includes extra stitching that’s built to last. The mask has a lightweight inner layer that won’t sit too heavily on your face and the mask has adjustable latex-free straps so you can find the most comfortable position for you. The mask is also machine washable and designed to be worn again and again.
Courtesy of Vista Print
Buy: Vista Print Breathable Filter Face Mask $18.00
19. Brave New Look Filtered Face Mask
Brave New Look has a ton of stylish and comfortable face masks that come in a variety of patterns including the Artist Hall of Fame printed mask pictured below. They offer both adult and child sizes in all of their masks and also sell family packs that include a variety so everyone can stay safe. Each mask is made of a soft cotton fabric and comes with a filter pocket for a PM2.5 filter that blocks airborne contaminants. Their masks are also reusable and washing machine friendly.
Courtesy of Brave New Look
Buy: Brave New Look Face Masks $14.00
20. Fruit of the Loom Reusable Cotton Face Mask
Everyone’s favorite staple garment brand has gotten into the face mask game as well with this 100% knitted cotton reusable mask that’s one size fits most and comes with ear loops designed to firmly stay in place. It’s machine-washable for up to 15 washes and is made with three-ply cotton. They come in white and black color options and right now you can get two five-packs for $20 — quite the bargain!
Courtesy of Fruit of the Loom
Buy: Fruit of the Loom Reusable Cotton Face Mask 5-Pack $15.00
21. Los Angeles Apparel Mask 3-Pack
Los Angeles Apparel is basically American Apparel 2.0, and the company makes stylish basics with a broad spectrum of colors. Like American Apparel, they still make their clothing in Los Angeles and strive to pay all of their manufacturing workers a living wage. Their face masks come in sizes for adults and kids, and you can choose from dozens of colors and prints. The masks are 100% cotton and are a little thin compared to multi-layer face masks, but they provide a secure and comfortable fit for everyday wear.
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Buy: Los Angeles Apparel Mask 3-Pack $30.00
22. Avocado Organic Cotton Face Mask
The same company that makes cozy organic mattresses, furniture, bed frames and other home accessories is shipping washable, organic protective face masks from their Southern California factory. Avocado is all about surrounding individuals with fabrics and materials that look good and feel good, and they’re responding to the current crisis by making and shipping these masks at-cost, not for profit, and giving access to four-packs to as many families as possible. Plus, they come in sizes for both adults and kids.
You can find the masks here, they’re double-layered with organic cotton canvas and come with two tie straps for easy application. They’re not N95 particulate filtering masks but will protect you and others from COVID-19 transmission in crowded places. They do not contain any elastic or plastic.
Courtesy of Avocado
Buy: Avocado Organic Cotton Face Mask - 4 Pack $30.00
23. Look HUMAN Face Mask — Skull Face
Wearing a lot of black lately? This mask will go with your outfit and help you sport that darker, more punk rock vibe. It’s designed to hold a medical face mask if you’ve got one to wear underneath or you can wear it by itself to protect others from infection. Express yourself and make your vibe clear while doing the responsible thing for public health. It’s made with 100% polyester, and like the best coronavirus cloth masks, it is completely machine washable and reusable. This same mask comes in a variety of colors and patterns from Look HUMAN. Check out the entire collection here.
Courtesy of Look HUMAN
Buy: Look HUMAN Face Mask — Skull Face $18.99
24. Simlu 4 Pack Reusable Double Layer Facial Cover
This adult face mask is made with high-quality cotton so it’s soft and comfortable to wear for long periods of time. It can protect you from dust and other allergens in the air and can be worn while doing a wide range of activities including exercising, grocery shopping, driving and walking. It’s machine washable and reusable so you’ll get a lot of value out of the purchase, each pack comes with four cloth face masks so you’ll have a few for family members or quarantine buddies.
Buy: Simlu Reusable Face Mask 4 Pack $9.98
25. Universal 4521 Cloth Face Masks
A lot of the best cloth face masks for sale online are made from two layers of cotton. These Universal 4521 cloth face masks are also made from double layers of cotton, but each layer has a different density to provide more sophisticated protection. These affordable and reusable face masks come in packs of four, 40 or 100.
Buy: Universal 4521 Cloth Face Masks – Reusable Nose & Mouth Mask – 100% Cotton, 2 Layer, Washable Facemask for Teens & Adults – Protects from Dust, Pollen, Pet Dander & More (Black, Medium) $14.95
26. INTO THE AM Seamless Face Cover
This neck gaiter and bandana style face covering is ideal for exercising, as it’s easy to pull the mask up and down as needed. Practice safe social distancing whlie wearing one of the brand’s stylish designs. This one-size adult face mask is made from 100% Microfiber Polyester that’s soft on the skin and wicks moisture away from your face.
Buy: I Used to Sleep Breathable Neck Gaiter Half Face Cover Cool Skiing Mask Bandana Festival Rave Balaclava Scarf INTO THE AM $9.95
27. Look HUMAN Face Mask — Tiger King
Doesn’t it feel like Tiger King was released years ago? This tiger print face mask is a responsible and fun face covering with a fun and regal pattern. This face mask is 100% polyester, reusable and machine washable so you can keep yourself and others healthy by using it over and over again. It’s got two comfortable ear loops and can be used with a medical face mask underneath or by itself. If you don’t feel like a Tiger King, Look HUMAN has amost 1,000 stylish face masks to choose from.
Buy: Look HUMAN Face Mask — Tiger King $13.99
28. Achiou Neck Gaiter Face Mask
Why not cover your whole face and neck while you’re at it? This product will help you do just that. This comfortable and protective gaiter from Achiou is made to be worn in colder weather to ward off windburn, but it will also protect yourself and others in the age of COVID-19. Like the best athletic face masks, the fabric features four-way stretch and wicks sweat away from your face to keep you cool despite the extra protection. It’s made of high-quality sand-proof, dust-proof and windproof material that’ll protect you from the sun and the health crisis while out running, shopping or walking.
Buy: Achiou Neck Gaiter Face Mask $8.99
29. Fanatics NFL Cloth Face Masks
Sport your favorite team while you’re protecting others. These NFL themed masks come in colors and logos for every NFL team as well as teams of other sports as well. Just because sports are indefinitely on hold, doesn’t mean you have to lose your team spirit. Show your support for your team as well as the health of your community by rocking one of these masks.
Courtesy of Fanatics
Buy: Patriots Fanatics NFL Face Masks 3-Pack $24.99
30. Geyoga Protection Face Clothing
These stylish, scarf-like protective face covers are more fabric-heavy and designed for sun protection but will perform the same essential functions as cotton face masks. This pack comes with six different protective and breathable bandanas that won’t pill, fade or shrink after use and repeated cleaning. They’ll protect your face and neck all the way around and are UV-proof, sand-proof and windproof. You can adjust the fit based on your desired preference and the lock edges will fit snug while leaving room to breathe. For running, cycling and jogging, scarves and neck gaiters are often the best cloth face masks for the job.
Buy: Geyoga Protection Face Clothing $12.99
31. Cloth Face Mask (Family Pack of 12)
Custom Ink is best known for producing custom t-shirts, but this company has stepped up to provide American families with affordable face masks and hand sanitizer. This product includes 12 face masks for everyone in your household. The simple black masks are made from an ultra-soft jersey fabric (a 95/5 cotton/spandex blend) and are machine washable. They have the soft feel of your favorite stretchy t-shirt. Custom Ink is also selling packs of 120 for $240.
Courtesy of Custom Ink
Buy: Cloth Face Mask (Family Pack of 12) $30.00
32. Sanctuary Clothing 5-Pack Fashion PPE Masks
This five-pack of PPE masks from Sanctuary Clothing is designed with a few of their signature patterns to provide protection for you and the environment around you. For every customer who buys coronavirus masks online, Sanctuary is giving back to organizations in need of personal protective equipment (PPE). The masks are made of 100% cotton muslin and have a double inner layer that includes a 100% polypropylene melt-blown fabric filter. They suggest disinfecting these face masks after each use with alcohol, and they’re one size fits all.
Courtesy of Sanctuary
Buy: Sanctuary Clothing 5 Pack Fashion PPE Masks $28.00
33. Threadless Polyester Face Masks
With all the millions of people looking to buy face masks online, Threadless is one of many apparel companies that’s racing to meet demand while also serving the public good. A portion of the proceeds from every coronavirus face mask will be donated to MedShare (for a total maximum donation of $500,000). However, that’s not the only reason to choose these safety masks. Threadless has three-ply polyester face masks featuring hundreds of fun and colorful designs. From bold floral prints to more basic gradients and fun puns, Threadless makes it easy to find stylish face masks that match your personal style. These one-size face masks feature elastic over-ear loops. Click here to shop all of the designs from Threadless.
Courtesy of Threadless
Buy: Cosmic World Face Mask $17.00
34. Disney Face Masks — 4-Pack
Kids need face masks, too! In fact, since young kids may not fully understand the importance of handwashing and social distancing, they may need face masks more than anyone. Disney has made it easy for the whole family to practice good social distancing with a line of Disney-themed face masks. Right now, the kid’s face masks are available in a variety of prints including this Pixar set with prints from Toy Story, Up and Coco. Your kids will love them, and you’ll love how excited they are to wear them and keep themselves and others safe.
Courtesy of Disney
Buy: Disney Cloth Face Mask 4-Pack Pixar $19.99
35. GS FACE MASK – 6 FEET
We love everything about this coronavirus face mask from GOLDSHEEP Clothing, which normally produces leggings and sweats. Obviously, we love the pointed “6 FEET” message on the front of the cloth face masks, but we also love the brand’s Give Back program. For every order that includes one of GOLDSHEEP’s socially distance-inspired sweatshirts, five masks will be donated to non-clinical healthcare workers. These masks are made from a poly blend with a cotton lining and are available in other fun designs.
Courtesy of GOLDSHEEP
Buy: GS Face Mask - 6 FEET $20.00
36. Sock Fancy Mask Collection
One of our go-to companies for socks is creating face masks during these uncertain and challenging times — turning lemons into protective lemonade. They’re also donating one mask for every cloth mask sold, which is just another reason to buy face masks from their online store.
They’ve transformed some of their manufacturing capabilities for creating socks to creating masks, and we’re so glad they did. They’ve created a whole line of protective breathable face masks in a variety of fun designs to sport on your next run to TJ’s. We’re personally a fan of this pattern, the vote one, that’s all about getting out the vote for the 2020 election, and making sure people exercise their civil duty. Grab one here and you can support the message while slowing the spread of COVID-19.
Courtesy of Sock Fancy
Buy: Sock Fancy Premium Face Mask $15.00
37. Sub Zero Face Masks
Sub Zero is a company that’s emerged during the pandemic with the sole purpose of making it easy to buy coronavirus face masks online. With each purchase of one mask, one more is donated to an individual in need and with each mask, you can choose between “basic” and “filtered” for additional protection.
Their stylish face masks are made with reusable and machine-washable cotton that are designed for adults and come in a wide range of fun patterns. They’ve also got filtered masks that come with two layers of filter-media sewn in between the mask’s layers. The filters are made for odors, some ozone, dust, pollen, mold and other contaminants. You can also purchase four filtered masks for $99 with free shipping, a $120 value.
Courtesy of Sub Zero
Buy: Sub Zero Roses Face Mask $19.00
38. Cubcoats Kids Face Mask 2-Pack
The coronavirus crisis can be scary for kids, but wearing an adorable face mask can help keep them safe. Cubcoats, the popular kids clothing and toy line has created cloth face masks for kids in the popular bear design. They’re made with two layers of protective fabric that are durable, reusable and can be thrown in the washing machine and dryer for easy cleaning. The masks have a built-in pocket if you want to add a filter and elastic ear loops so the fit will be snug but not too tight. They come in two different cute color combinations that work for both and all genders.
Courtesy of Cubcoats
Buy: Cubcoats Kids Cloth Face Mask 2-Pack $12.99
39. Savilino Hipster Blue Pinstripe Face Mask
This face mask is 100% handcrafted by a brand in Austin, Texas, so with every purchase you know you’re supporting a small business based in the USA. It’s got the CDC-approved two layers of fabric that can be machine washed and put in the dryer as well. It’s made of a double layer of 7 oz. poly/cotton twill. It comes in a bunch of stylish patterns and colors, including this hipster-esque pinstripe. It’s comfortable and protective as well.
Courtesy of Savilino
Buy: Savilino Hipster Blue Pinstripe Face Mask $9.99
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Our premises on Ali Hassan Mwinyi Road opposite Chichiri stadium stand on 4 acres and consolidate all our franchises in Blantyre under one roof. The premise are equipped with the most recent Renault technological specification for a service and repair workshop.
We have custom built premises in Lilongwe and Mzuzu, where all our Principals are represented.
We continue to focus our efforts on “Customer Satisfaction and Continuous Improvement” through intensive and on going internal and external training programs.
We have a dedicated team for Renault that has undergone service and repair training offered by Renault as a standard the world over.
We carry out our own in house Customer response follow up process whereby our aftersales staff contact each Customer by either e-mail or telephone, who has recently taken delivery of a new vehicle or product from us, to ascertain the level of service received. All the responses are summarized on a monthly basis and sent to top management for review and corrective follow up action where necessary by our service team.
We continue to engage our Renault manufactures on all issues arising from time to time to ensure we meet optimum servicing standards and are able to quickly diagnose and remedy all technical problems that arise from time to time.
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We have a mobile field service/roadside assistance Sprinter van purchased from Mercedes-Benz South Africa, the purpose of which is to support customers who have broken down or suffered minor accidents. This vehicle is a fully equipped mobile service van with adequate tools and equipment to deal with most minor roadside contingencies for Passenger vehicles and also to assist Heavy Goods’ Vehicle users with breakdown problems. It is used to attend to callouts on a 24-hour basis, and on Public Holidays is sent on patrol in the popular tourist areas.
We are totally committed to the on going training and development of all our Staff and have the full support from Renault who regularly send personnel to Malawi for Staff and Customer training. Some of our Personnel also have the opportunity of travelling to Dubai, France, Germany, Japan, Kenya, Republic of South Africa, Zimbabwe and Zambia to undergo training conducted by our Principals. A modern training facility is incorporated in our premises in Blantyre.
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Palaszczuk Government moves to protect retail and commercial tenants
Published Thursday, 09 April, 2020 at 01:20 PM
Deputy Premier, Treasurer and Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships
The Honourable Jackie Trad
Commercial and retail tenants will be protected from evictions under a series of measures to protect businesses and jobs unveiled by the Palaszczuk Government.
Deputy Premier and Treasurer Jackie Trad said the measures would be underpinned by $400 million in land tax relief for property owners, which must be passed on to tenants.
That $400 million comes on top of more than $3 billion in measures already announced by the Palaszczuk Government to support Queensland businesses and jobs.
“We’ve heard loud and clear the concerns of people worried about losing their home or business premises through no fault of their own, so we’ve been working hard to put protections in place to stop that happening,” Ms Trad said.
“Since February, we have announced more than $3 billion in measures to sustain businesses through the coronavirus downturn, but when it’s over, they need to know their shops and tenancies are still there.
“Whether they’ve been required to close their doors or not, many businesses have seen their cash flow dry up, making it harder to pay the rent.
“To ensure commercial or residential property owners don’t face undue hardship on their own, we will be offering a three-month rebate of land tax for 2019-20, followed by a three month deferral of land tax 2020-21 for property owners who agree to provide rent relief for tenants affected by the coronavirus downturn.”
A landowner can apply for land tax relief if they meet criteria including:
the landowner rents all or part of a property to a tenant/s OR all or part of a property is currently available for lease; AND
at least one tenant’s ability to pay their normal rent OR the landowner’s ability to secure a tenant is affected by the COVID-19 pandemic; AND
the landowner provides rent relief to an affected tenant/s commensurate with the amount of the land tax rebate OR if the property is unable to be leased, the landowner requires land tax relief to meet their financial obligations (such as debt repayments); AND
the landowner complies with new leasing requirements, even if the relevant lease is not regulated.
Property Council Queensland Executive Director, Chris Mountford, said the land tax relief was an effective way for the Government to support businesses through this crisis.
“By granting this relief, landlords will have a greater capacity to support tenants that have been adversely affected COVID-19, taking pressure off their cash flow at this critical time,” Mr Mountford said.
“We know the circumstances that landlords and tenants are finding themselves in vary greatly. A ‘one size fits all’ approach to these challenges simply does not work.
“Today’s announcements are a demonstration that the State Government is stepping up and supporting tenants and landlords as they work this through.
“The Queensland Government is rightly encouraging outcomes that ensure the economic impact is shared fairly among tenants, landlords, financiers, and the Government.”
The Deputy Premier said the ban on eviction would be underpinned by new laws.
“We’ll make changes to legislation that will ban evictions on the grounds of financial distress, prevent rent increases, except in cases where business turnover has increased, and allow leases to be extended for the term of a rent waiver that has been agreed to by property owner and tenant,” Ms Trad said.
“By working together, we can protect homes, businesses and jobs as much as possible through this downturn.”
From next Tuesday (14 April) morning people will be able to apply for land tax relief, by going to qld.gov.au/landtax
The Palaszczuk Government has also announced a package of measures to ensure residential tenants don’t lose their homes as a result of COVID-19 hardship.
Queensland will move quickly to legislate to implement protections for retail, commercial and residential tenants.
The Prime Minister has released the SME Leasing Principles During COVID-19 as outlined in the National Cabinet Mandatory Code of Conduct, as attached here.
The Palaszczuk Government will consult with stakeholders on the development of systems and implementation of the code in Queensland.
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Prenatal exposure to cadmium associated with increased risk of pre-eclampsia
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Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have demonstrated for the first time an association between levels of the toxic metal cadmium in the placenta during pregnancy and increased risk of the mother developing pre-eclampsia. The researchers also examined interactive effects of essential metals selenium and zinc with pre-eclampsia risk.
Formerly called toxemia, preeclampsia is a condition, usually developed in the second or third trimester of pregnancy, marked by high blood pressure and a high level of protein in the urine. Women with the condition often will have swelling in the feet, legs and hands.
Dr. Rebecca Fry (left) and Jessica Laine
The study, led by UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health’s Rebecca Fry, PhD, associate professor of environmental sciences and engineering, and first author Jessica Laine, doctoral student in epidemiology working in Fry’s lab, was published online Sept. 30 in the journal PLOS One.
Pregnant women can be exposed to cadmium through a variety of routes, including food sources (such as shellfish, liver and kidney meats, grain cereal products, potatoes and even some leafy vegetables) and cigarette smoke. In addition to pre-eclampsia, exposure to cadmium is associated with kidney disease, high blood pressure and cancer. Prenatal exposure to cadmium is associated with a variety of adverse health outcomes, including decreased newborn birth weight, length and head circumference, and impaired childhood neurobehavioral and physiological development.
This study measured placental cadmium, selenium and zinc levels in placental tissue using samples from a pregnancy cohort representing 172 women across the southeastern U.S. to examine associations of placental metal levels with the risk of pre-eclampsia. The study found concentrations of cadmium ranging from 0.52 ng/g up to 14.5 ng/g in placental tissue, consistent with observed levels in the U.S. and globally.
Researchers examined the role of essential metals selenium and zinc in reducing the odds of cadmium-associated pre-eclampsia. Selenium and zinc are both antioxidants, known to protect against cadmium-induced toxicity. Prior to this study, however, the relationship between cadmium, selenium and zinc levels in the placenta, as they relate to of risk of pre-eclampsia, was not known.
Data showed that elevated levels of cadmium in the placenta were associated with increased risk for pre-eclampsia, and that this risk increased with low selenium levels. This was in contrast to a lower risk when placental selenium levels were high. These data suggest that placental selenium protects against cadmium-associated pre-eclampsia. Zinc levels also were measured and support that zinc is protective against cadmium-induced toxicity during pregnancy.
“These data support a critical public health issue – namely, that prenatal exposure to toxic metals has the potential to harm pregnancies,” Fry said. “We continue to strive for increased exposure monitoring of environmental toxins during pregnancy.”
The findings highlight the potential impact of exposure to toxic metals such as cadmium on adverse pregnancy outcomes and the potentially important role that of essential metals in reducing the risk of pre-eclampsia associated with cadmium exposure.
Fry and colleagues note that biomonitoring of maternal exposure to metals potentially will help to reduce prenatal exposures to toxic metals and inform nutritional supplementation of essential metals, ultimately reducing future adverse pregnancy complications and birth outcomes.
In addition to Laine and Fry, co-authors of the study are Paul Ray, PhD, postdoctoral fellow in toxicology, Wanda Bodnar, PhD, research assistant professor, and Peter H. Cable, M.S., research specialist, all of the Gillings School’s Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering; Kim Boggess, MD, professor of maternal and fetal medicine in the UNC School of Medicine’s obstetrics and gynecology department; and Steven Offenbacher, DDS, PhD, W.R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor and chair of periodontology in the UNC School of Dentistry.
Gillings School of Global Public Health contact: David Pesci, director of communications, (919) 962-2600 or dpesci@unc.edu
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The Seeds of love is the third studio album by Tears for Fears.
The album was released in September 1989, entering the UK Album Chart at no.1 and would be certified Platinum by the BPI within three weeks.
In the US, the album peaked at no.8, and was also certified Platinum.
The album also reached the top ten in various other countries around the world.
The album contained the Singles: Sowing the Seeds, Woman in Chains, Advice for the Young at Heart and Badman’s song, upon release it was seen (and still is) as one of the greatest albums of the 80’s.
This Deluxe edition contains not only the original album, but a new 5.1 mix by Steven Wilson which was done in conjunction with Roland Orzabal, as well as all the relevant B-Sides, alternate mixes and around 60 minutes of previously unheard demos and live rehearsals.
The set is housed in a shoe box style box (similar to the other 2 releases) with an extensive booklet, with new interviews by Super Deluxe editor Paul Sinclair with the band and other players on the album. It also contains the tour programme of the era as well.
Label: MERCURY
The Seeds Of Love: Remastered [4CD/Blu-ray Box Set]
Artist: Tears For Fears
1. Woman in Chains
2. Bad Man's Song
3. Sowing the Seeds of Love
4. Advice for the Young at Heart
5. Standing on the Corner of the Third World
6. Swords and Knives
7. Year of The Knife
8. Famous Last Words
1. Sowing the Seeds of Love - Single Version
2. Tears Roll Down - B-Side Sowing the Seeds
3. Woman in Chains - Single Version
4. Always in the Past - B-Side Woman in Chains
5. My Life in the Suicide Ranks - B-Side Woman in Chains
6. Woman in Chains - Instrumental
7. Advice for the Young at Heart - Single Version
8. Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams - instrumental - B-Side Advice for The Young At Heart
9. Music for Tables - B-Side Advice for the Young at Heart
10. Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams - Mix One
11. Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams - Mix Two
12. Sowing the Seeds of Love - Radio Edit (promo)
13. Woman in Chains - US Radio Edit 1 (promo)
14. Advice for The Young at Heart - Italian Radio Edit (promo)
15. Year of The Knife - Canadian Edit (promo)
16. Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams - B-Side Advice for the Young at Heart
1. The Year of the Knife (Overture) - Unissued Orchestral Intro Piece
2. Year of the Knife - Early Mix
3. Sowing the Seeds of Love - Alternate Mix (previously unreleased)
4. Tears Roll Down - Alternate Mix (previously unreleased)
5. The Year of The Knife - Steve Chase 7" Remix (previously unreleased)
6. Badman's Song - Early Mix
7. Advise for the Young At Heart -Backing Track
8. The Year of the Knife - Previously Unreleased Mix
9. Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams - Mix One 7" Edit (promo)
10. Sowing the Seeds of Love - Original Demo Early Mix
11. Woman in Chains - US Radio Edit 2
12. Year of the Knife - Canadian Edit (Instrumental)
13. Famous Last Words - French Radio Edit (promo)
14. Woman in Chains - Electric Piano Only
1. Rhythm of Life - Demo
2. Advice for the Young at Heart - Demo
3. Swords and Knives - Demo
4. Famous Last Words - Demo
5. Sowing the Seeds of Love (Instrumental) - Demo
6. Badman's Song - Langer Winstanley Sessions
7. Woman in Chains -Townhouse Live Jam Sessions
8. Broken - Townhouse Live Jam Sessions
9. Rhythm of Life - Townhouse Live Jam Sessions
10. Badman's Song - Townhouse Live Jam Sessions
11. Badman's Song (Reprise) - Townhouse Live Jam Sessions
12. Standing on the Corner of the Third World - Townhouse Live Jam Sessions
1. Woman in Chains [Blu-ray - Steven Wilson 1 Mix]
2. Bad Man's Song [Blu-ray - Steven Wilson 1 Mix]
3. Sowing the Seeds of Love [Blu-ray - Steven Wilson 1 Mix]
4. Advice for the Young at Heart [Blu-ray - Steven Wilson 1 Mix]
5. Standing on the Corner of the Third World [Blu-ray - Steven Wilson 1 Mix]
6. Swords and Knives [Blu-ray - Steven Wilson 1 Mix]
7. The Year of the Knife [Blu-ray - Steven Wilson 1 Mix]
8. Famous Last Words [Blu-ray - Steven Wilson 1 Mix]
9. Woman in Chains [Blu-ray - Andrew Waters 2015 Mix]
10. Bad Man's Song [Blu-ray - Andrew Waters 2015 Mix]
11. Sowing the Seeds of Love [Blu-ray - Andrew Waters 2015 Mix]
12. Advice for the Young at Heart [Blu-ray - Andrew Waters 2015 Mix]
13. Standing on the Corner of the Third World [Blu-ray - Andrew Waters 2015 Mix]
14. Swords and Knives [Blu-ray - Andrew Waters 2015 Mix]
15. The Year of the Knife [Blu-ray - Andrew Waters 2015 Mix]
16. Famous Last Words [Blu-ray - Andrew Waters 2015 Mix]
17. Woman in Chains [Blu-ray - 1989 Remaster (Bob Clearmountain)]
18. Bad Man's Song [Blu-ray - 1989 Remaster (Bob Clearmountain)]
19. Sowing the Seeds of Love [Blu-ray - 1989 Remaster (Bob Clearmountain)]
20. Advice for the Young at Heart [Blu-ray - 1989 Remaster (Bob Clearmountain)]
21. Standing on the Corner of the Third World [Blu-ray - 1989 Remaster (Bob Clearmountain)]
22. Swords and Knives [Blu-ray - 1989 Remaster (Bob Clearmountain)]
23. The Year of the Knife [Blu-ray - 1989 Remaster (Bob Clearmountain)]
24. Famous Last Words [Blu-ray - 1989 Remaster (Bob Clearmountain)]
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Week 17 NFL Schedule, TV Streams; Race For Playoff Places Live
By KARL HAMILTON December 29, 2019 Schedules 0 Comments
MIAMI, FL, Sporting Alert – The following is the NFL schedule, live TV channels and streaming information for Week 17 final round of regular season fixtures. Box scores live at NFL.com
Today’s game of the week will come from CenturyLink Field in Seattle, where Russell Wilson and Seahawks (11-4) battle against Jimmy Garoppolo and the San Francisco 49ers (12-3) to determine the winner of the NFC West title.
It’s been one of the most discussed games for the last few weeks, especially after the remarkable Week 10 battle in which Seattle prevailed in overtime.
“This is definitely a week you don’t have to try at all to get your team up for the game,” 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said. “It’ll be the same thing for them.
“Just the times I’ve been in this situation in the past, it’s extremely fun to coach. You have everyone’s attention, everyone is completely into it.
“No stone goes unturned by anyone. You don’t have to push anyone on that. Everyone’s going to be locked in and that’s all you can do.”
Game time for this NFL Sunday Night Football game is slated for 8:20 pm ET and NBC will have the television coverage. NBCSports.com will provide the online live streaming for viewers wishing to watch the action on their preferred streaming platforms.
A victory for San Francisco will see the team sealing the division and home-field advantage through the NFC playoffs.
However, a win for Seattle will give the home side its fifth division title in Pete Carroll’s 10 seasons in charge. The Seahawks, with a victory, could also end up as the No. 3 seed and a home playoff game.
In other games on the NFL schedule on Sunday, the Kansas Chiefs host the Los Angeles Chargers, Minnesota Vikings entertain the Chicago Bears, the Atlanta Falcons go to Tampa to visit the Buccaneers, while New Orleans Saints are at the Carolina Panthers.
Tom Brady and New England Patriots will host the Miami Dolphins, also at 1:00.
All the above games will kick-off at 1:00 pm ET.
Meanwhile, there are seven games slated for 4:25 pm, including the clash between the Philadelphia Eagles and the New York Giants, as well as the Dallas Cowboys against the Washington Redskins.
NFL SCHEDULE COMPLETE – WEEK 17
Los Angeles Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs 1:00 pm CBS
New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers 1:00 pm FOX
Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions 1:00 pm FOX
Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens 4:25 pm CBS
New York Jets at Buffalo Bills 1:00 pm CBS
Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals 1:00 pm FOX
Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings 1:00 pm FOX
Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots 1:00pm CBS
Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants 4:25 pm FOX
Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans 4:25 pm CBS
Washington Redkins at Dallas Cowboys 4:25 pm FOX
Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1:00 pm FOX
Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars 4:25 pm CBS
Oakland Raiders at Denver Broncos 4:25 pm CBS
Arizona at LA Rams 4:25 pm FOX
San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks 8:20 pm NBC and NBCsports.com
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Hartford, UMBC meet in conference play
The Associated Press Hartford (8-5, 5-3) vs. Maryland-Baltimore County (9-2, 5-1) UMBC Event Center, Baltimore; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Maryland-Baltimore County plays host to Hartford in an America East matchup. Hartford beat UMass Lowell by 17 in its last outing.
UNH men's basketball swept by UMBC
Nick Guadarrama scored a career-high 34 points, but the University of New Hampshire men's basketball team was defeated by UMBC on Sunday, 68-66, at Lundholm Gymnasium in Durham. UNH was swept by UMBC in the weekend series after falling 69-54 on Saturday. Guadarrama made 11 of 20 field goal attempts, including 4 of 6 from 3-point range, and was a perfect 8-for-8 at the foul line. Tayler Mattos of New London recorded his first double-double as a Wildcat with 11 points and 11 rebounds.
UMBC wins fifth straight road game
DURHAM, N.H. (AP) -- L.J. Owens posted 17 points as UMBC defeated New Hampshire 69-54 on Saturday.
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Gilles Simon vs. Aljaz Bedene - 2/20/20 Marseille Open Tennis Pick, Odds, and Predictions
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Liam Elyes February 19, 2020 10:04 am
Thursday, February 20, 2020 at 12:00 PM (Marseille )
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Gilles Simon meets Aljaz Bedene in the second-round of the 2020 Marseille Open. Will the Frenchman make it to the quarterfinals, or will the in form Bedene upset him?
Gilles Simon beat Harold Mayot in straight sets in the first round to book his spot in the second-round of the 2020 Marseille Open. Simon is an extremely experienced player and he is able to play incredible tennis when in France. Simon is known as a 'hacker' because he always returns the ball and makes his opponents play until they make a mistake. Simon will want to win yet another title here in Marseille and he is more than capable of doing so if he plays at his best. However, Simon faces a tough opponent in the second-round who has had some big victories under his belt in the last week.
Aljaz Bedene is having the week of his career at the moment. Bedene beat world No.6, Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets last week in Rotterdam, and in his first-round match here in Marseille he was able to come from a set down and beat Karen Khachanov. Bedene seems to have found his best tennis and he is looking increasingly tougher to beat. Bedene has nothing to lose, he shouldn't even be in this position in the first place and he is taking things as they come to him. Bedene will be playing without pressure in Marseille and this is dangerous for his opponents.
This will be the 4th meeting between both players, and shockingly, Gilles Simon has lost all of their prior encounters. Bedene seems to have Simon's number, however, this match will be much tighter than their prior ones. Simon is extra motivated when playing in France, especially in Marseille, and Bedene will have to play extremely well. This match could go either way, but I think the home crowd favourite Simon will eventually win.
Gilles Simon to win.
Liam’s Pick Gilles Simon
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Epatante ready for Fighting Fifth return
11/27/2020 Horse Racing
Nicky Henderson reports Epatante ready to start her road back to Cheltenham when she makes her seasonal debut in the Betfair Fighting Fifth Hurdle at Newcastle.
The six-year-old mare enjoyed a stellar last campaign which ended with her winning the Champion Hurdle.
Expectations are high, and the Fighting Fifth has been a successful race for Henderson – with a record five victories already in the bag.
“She’s got a lot of pace, and I think she’ll need it,” said Henderson.
“Hughie Morrison’s horse (Not So Sleepy) goes a right good gallop, so we know there’ll be no hanging around.
“There’ll be no hiding, but luckily she’s done plenty of work – they’ll go a really good pace, and I think we’re up and ready for it.
“It’s been a good race to us, with the exception of last year, that was not a good expedition when Buveur D’Air got an amazing piece of hurdle wedged under his foot, right under the hoof.”
Reflecting on Epatante’s meteoric rise last season, the Seven Barrows trainer said: “She was very, very impressive in the Gerry Feilden, but that was a handicap off 137. It was JP’s (McManus, owner) idea, he said ‘let’s go to the Christmas Hurdle’ – which was a huge jump up from an intermediate hurdle straight into a Grade One, but again that was a very good call.
“She was very impressive there, and we didn’t run her again before the Champion Hurdle, and obviously we didn’t run her again afterwards because that was the end of the season (because of the coronavirus pandemic).
“She’d done nothing wrong at all, she was very impressive both times.”
Asked about prospects for the defence of her Cheltenham crown, Henderson said: “I think there are plenty of pretenders, there always are. I suspect our route will be the same – I like the Fighting Fifth in that it brings you nicely into the Christmas Hurdle.
“It would be the same timetable as last year, in that she started at this time of year and then you come into Christmas. If all went well we wouldn’t run her again before the Champion Hurdle.
“Hopefully some time after Christmas, Buveur D’Air slots into the equation.”
Sceau Royal was fourth on his only other previous run in this race four years but has a belated second attempt on the back of two convincing wins on his switch back to hurdling.
His performances in the Welsh Champion Hurdle and the Elite Hurdle have shown Alan King’s eight-year-old to still be a very smart performer over the smaller obstacles, after a long spell chasing.
“Sceau Royal has thrived since his wind operation, winning the Welsh Champion and the Elite Hurdle,” the Barbury Castle handler told www.alankingracing.co.uk.
“He’s staying over hurdles for the time being and has earned the right to have another crack at a race in which he finished fourth back in 2016.
“Sceau Royal is in good order and worked very pleasingly on Saturday – and as it looks as though he should get the decent ground that suits him, we are all looking forward to the clash with Epatante.
“He could still possibly switch back to chasing in the spring. But he’s doing all right over hurdles at the moment, and the two-mile chase division looks pretty strong at present.”
Evan Williams is happy to let Silver Streak have a second crack at this prize, after he took third place behind Cornerstone Lad and Buveur D’Air 12 months ago.
Like last year, Silver Streak heads to the north-east after winning a Listed hurdle at Kempton.
“It’s just a joy to go up there with him. He’s a smashing horse and has been very good to us,” said the Llancarfan trainer.
“We’ll go there and give it our best shot, but the mare (Epatante) does looks exceptional.
“He deserves to go there, but to win those races is very tough indeed.”
It is 17 years since The French Furze took the Grade One honours for Nicky Richards, and the Greystoke handler is looking forward to giving Ribble Valley this big test after his pleasing success at Carlisle five weeks ago on his first start since disappointing at Ascot last December.
“He’s fine. Everything has gone well since Carlisle, and we’re very happy with him,” he told Sky Sports Racing.
“He seems to have a great cruising speed and finished off with a little kick at the end. He did it very well.
“At Ascot he did not settle at all in the first part of the race – I think that was more his undoing than anything. Anyway, that’s behind us and hopefully it’s onwards and upwards now.
“Tomorrow we’ll find out a bit more. I’ll be disappointed if it isn’t a good end-to-end gallop. We’ve always thought that would suit him ideally, and the track should suit him lovely.
“It’s going to be very interesting.”
An intriguing line-up is completed by last year’s surprise winner Cornerstone Lad, Not So Sleepy and Voix Du Reve.
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Sept 8, 2019
Running can be a great form of exercise for not just the body, but also for the mind and soul. As one is running, the heart beats to its full capacity. As we start the month of September, the heart of our faith community now beats at full capacity as our Child, Youth and Adult Faith Formation Programs, as well as other parish activities, begin a new year.
For the Faith Formation Program, our K3-High School classes start the week of September 8th. Catechetical Sunday will be celebrated on Sept. 14th and 15th at all the Masses. During these Masses, we will recognize and pray for all of our catechists from the entire spectrum of Life Long Faith Formation. Catechists are formally commissioned for ministry to the community. Catechetical Sunday is a wonderful oppor-tunity to reflect on the role that each baptized person plays in handing on the faith and being a witness to the Gospel. Catechetical Sunday is an opportunity for all to rededicate themselves to this mission as a community of faith. Please pray for our catechists and the students and adults in faith formation.
For the Parish, the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) will offer a 30-minute question-and-answer session with coffee and dessert on Sunday, September 15. We’ll meet at St Paul’s Family Room at 10am, and all are welcome. If you’d like more information, contact Mary Kral at the parish office or email marykral4@gmail.com.
According to one of our past group members who is now a host of this group, "This treasure is one of the best kept secrets of the Catholic Church!"
Yet for all the many different things that contribute to the heart beat of this faith community, we still maintain our perspective of who we are: the Body of Christ. Since we, as the Church, make up the Body of Christ we need to balance our active life with the contemplative life. Sometimes it’s easy to get carried away with a lot of activities but we must remember the wisdom of St. Benedict: ora et labora (pray and work). Through the great work that we do, let us contin-ue to pray for each other and for a spirit-enriched year!
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USBC SETS NEW SPECIFICATIONS FOR BOWLING BALLS
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ARLINGTON, Texas – Following three years of research on how technology has affected the sport of bowling, the United States Bowling Congress Equipment and Specifications Committee has established new specifications designed to sustain the playing field both currently and in the future.
The new specifications, which will be implemented over the course of the next two seasons, were announced at the USBC Convention in Reno, Nevada.
“Technology impacts every sport, but it is our role as the National Governing Body to ensure the skill of the competitors on the lanes remains the deciding factor,” said Andrew Cain, chair of the USBC Equipment and Specifications Committee. “The research presented revealed the impact technology has made on the sport’s playing environment and the committee determined there was a need to enact these specifications.”
A new specification has been established for the oil absorption rate of bowling ball coverstocks, the first time such a specification has been set, and a specification to eliminate balance holes while increasing static weight allowances also has been approved.
In addition, new rules will be put into place to allow only a dry towel to be used to clean bowling balls during competition and to keep bowlers from changing the static weight (i.e. drilling grip holes deeper) of bowling balls during competition.
“The diligent work of the USBC Equipment Specifications and Certifications team spurred discussions in several areas and the committee made decisions that are needed to protect our sport’s future,” USBC President Frank Wilkinson said. “Technology will continue to push the boundaries and we will continue to analyze every aspect to make certain we are doing what’s in the best interests of bowling and our members.”
The new oil absorption specification for bowling ball coverstocks will require that for a new ball to be approved, submitted ball samples cannot have a rate of oil absorption under 2 minutes and 15 seconds (2:15), and must adhere to the 0.6% non-conformancerate.
The initial step on the oil absorption specification will begin Aug. 1, 2018, when bowling ball manufacturers are required to submit oil absorption data as part of the USBC bowling ball approval process. Manufacturers have been provided a standard operating procedure (SOP) to determine oil absorption rates.
The specification requiring a bowling ball’s oil absorption rate to be more than 2:15 for the ball to be approved will take effect Aug. 1, 2020. Also, any ball models tested where the average oil absorption rate is under nine minutes and 30 seconds (9:30) will require additional balls to be tested.
The specification eliminating the use of balance holes will go into effect Aug. 1, 2020. Balance holes, also known as weight holes, are meant to correct static imbalance in bowling balls, but more recently have been used to change the design intent of balls. By allowing bowling balls (for balls weighing more than 10 pounds) to have up to three ounces of static side, thumb and finger weight – which is up from one ounce – and up to three ounces of top weight, there no longer will be the need for a balance hole tocorrect static imbalance in the typical ball layout.
The specification increases in static weights take effect Jan. 1, 2020, which will allow bowlers the opportunity to plug balance holes prior to the elimination of balance holes starting Aug. 1, 2020.
With the elimination of balance holes, bowlers may have up to five holes for gripping purposes and all gripping holes must be used on every delivery.
The change allowing only a dry towel to clean bowling balls during competition becomes effective Aug. 1, 2019. It eliminates the use of liquid cleaners of any kind during competition, which aligns with other changes to ensure equipment is not manipulated during competition. The change prohibiting a bowler from adjusting static weight during a competition by drilling grip holes deeper goes into effect Aug. 1, 2020.
It is important for bowlers to understand the specification for oil absorption will not eliminate any bowling balls from competition, as all current balls will be grandfathered in. Bowlers also should be aware that because the increase in static weights starts Jan. 1, 2020, they will have seven months to have any balance hole plugged so they will be in compliance when the specification eliminating balance holes starts Aug. 1, 2020.
The Equipment and Specifications Committee has delegated authority from the USBC Board to make changes to equipment specifications. The USBC Board fully supports the direction and action taken by the Equipment Specifications Committee.
USBC will conduct a media-only teleconference on Tuesday, April, 24 at 8 p.m. (Eastern) with Equipment Specifications Committee members and USBC staff. To participate in the conference call, media members can email terry.bigham@bowl.comwith their name and affiliation for call-in instructions.
Visit BOWL.com/BowlingTechnologyStudyfor USBC’s research and more about the specification changes.
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Founded in 1895, today USBC and its 2,000 state and local associations proudly serve more than a million members. USBC is headquartered in Arlington, Texas, working toward a future for the sport. The online home for USBC is BOWL.com.
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The majority of coffee produced in China is grown in the Yunnan Province in western China. Our operations in the country are young, but through our partnerships and our Yunnan-based lab, we are able to offer a range of great value coffees that display uniformity and consistent profiles.
Place In World Production:
Average Annual Production:
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Common Arabica Varieties:
Catimor, Caturra, Typica, SL34
Key Regions:
Yunnan (Puer including Menglian, Baoshan, Dehong, Lincang, Xishuangbanna, Dali, Wenshan)
Harvest Months:
October - March
Coffee Beginnings: Yunnan
Coffee has been grown in Yunnan for over a century. The province is historically famous for tea growing, but, over the past three decades, many of the region’s fertile hillsides have been replanted with coffee.
The climate, terroir and geography of Yunnan have long made it an agricultural hub for a wide variety of crops. It is unsurprising, then, that some of the first coffee planted in the country was in the heart of Yunnan in the late 19th century. Missionaries brought coffee plants to rural communities across the province’s green hills. By the 1950s, approximately 4,000 hectares of land in Yunnan were planted with coffee.
Modern production began in the 1990s, when big-name coffee companies began investing in coffee production in Yunnan. Today, coffee is cultivated across some 120,000 hectares, and production is growing rapidly.
Coffee Production Today
Conditions in Yunnan are favorable for coffee. While altitude ranges from 800 to 1,800 meters above sea level, most coffee grows at altitudes between 1,000 and 1,500 meters above sea level.
Today, around 90% of all coffee production from China is Fully washed and sold in parchment to dry mills. Then, the parchment is milled, traded and shipped within 6 months.
Coffee cultivation is centered on 9 cities: Pu’er, Baoshan, Dehong, Lincang, Wenshan and Xishuangbanna. Between them, they produce 95% of the coffee grown in Yunnan.
Specialty Production in China
The Chinese Government has declared a focus on the production of coffees from Yunnan. In response to a significant rise in both domestic and global coffee consumption, the government is looking to drastically increase national production.
Government-supported investment has impacted both commercial and specialty production. Many farms are seeing organic certification or specialty coffee production as a potential way to increase income from coffee production. To date, there is little-to-no certified Fairtrade (FT) coffee available in Yunnan, though this may be on the horizon.
Early experiments in coffee production were challenged by coffee leaf rust (CLR) and pests, and nearly all early Arabica varieties were replaced with Catimor, a Caturra/Robusta Hybrid. While there are around 30 different varietals being grown in China, Catimor is by far the most popular for its yields and robustness.
This smaller range of genetic diversity in production volume has meant that while specialty coffee production has increased, the majority of specialty coffee grown in Yunnan has featured simple, mild profiles with scores between 80 and 82.
While it is certainly possible to find 83+ coffee growing in Yunnan, domestic markets are so interested in high-scoring coffees—and willing to pay top dollar for Yunnan-grown specialty coffees—that there is not significant incentive to export these high-scoring lots.
Harvest & Post-harvest
Over 90% of coffee in Yunnan in Fully washed. The remainder is processed using the Natural method and a small percentage using the Honey/Semi washed method. Natural processing is usually used for the first coffee harvested, and the majority of Grade 1 coffees are Fully washed.
Most coffee is traded, milled and shipped from December to May. The mills are generally closed during the rest of the year and very little coffee is shipped, as carry-over stock is generally very low.
Pu’er and the surrounding region can be very humid during wet season, and if coffee needs to be stored, it will usually be moved to the city of Kunming. Kunming, at altitudes of 1,900 meters above sea level, has a much better climate for warehousing. Kunming is also capital of Yunnan Province and the hub for exporting.
Harvest typically occurs between December and March. Due to a mixture of the geography of mountainside farms and the financial capacity of the farmers, there is rarely any mechanized picking in China; most cherry is selectively hand-picked. Small farmers rely on household labor to harvest their coffees. Usually only medium and larger producers will hire external labor.
Most producers have their own wet processing facilities; if they do not, they will often sell cherry to middlemen, who can then sell on to wet mills or add value by processing it themselves.
Cherry is mechanically pulped, dry fermented in tanks and then washed. As parchment is washed, it is sent down grading channels that simultaneously wash all parchment and remove any underripe coffee.
After washing, parchment typically dries in multi-level static driers that are fired by coal or wood. Lower grades or excess capacity are dried on patios. Once dry, parchment coffee is sold to commercial dry mills, who then trade the coffee to either export traders, international roasters or domestic roasters. Once coffee has been bought by the commercial mills, traders or middlemen, they are blended into whatever grade they were allocated when purchased.
Traditionally, coffees have been harvested and sold with very little attention applied to lot identification and traceability. Grades have been determined by a combination of screen size and defect counts, rather than by any specific flavor profiles.
However, this is beginning to change as specialty coffee evolves in the region.
Sucafina in China
Sucafina has a Lab and Office in the heart of Munaihe, just outside of Pu’er. This small village is where most of the key traders and dry mills in Yunnan are based. We have a small but very experienced team who are committed to delivering coffees to the high quality and ethical standards of Sucafina.
The Yunnan team has worked to develop specific products to represent Yunnan coffees for Sucafina. These products span a quality and value range to allow for a dynamic offering to our clients. In a market where consistency has not always been a focus, we are excited by this opportunity to deliver reliable, quality coffees to our customers.
We have a strong local partnership with a company that enables our in-country financing, logistics and navigation of Chinese trade.
We also looking at China as a destination market and are working establishing a position within China selling to domestic roasters.
Yunnan is a beautiful part of the world that offers many opportunities for coffees, both as unique offerings as well as making certain blends—such as washed milds—more robust & dynamic. We welcome anyone to come visit & explore what Yunnan has to offer.
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Deezer’s Music Service Arrives in Singapore
Written by Joe Teh on August 16, 2012
Deezer, a streaming music service, is here in Singapore. With more than 18 million tracks available, subscribers can listen to the music across all devices including iPhones, Android phones, Blackberries, laptops, tablets and etc.
Actually, I received the PR yesterday. However, when I visit the site, it shows that the service is “soon be available in your country”. I made an inquiry to the PR but so far, I have not received any update.
Anyway, here is the Press Release
Music Streaming Arrives in Singapore with Launch of Deezer
Deezer launches in Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia, followed by Indonesia and the Philippines
Web-based streaming services deliver music everywhere, on any device
Singapore, 15 August 2012 – Leading global music subscription service Deezer is bringing unlimited music to Asia this week, launching in Singapore and Malaysia a few days after opening for business in Thailand. Subsequent launches in Indonesia and the Philippines are expected to be announced within the coming weeks.
The arrival of Deezer in Singapore is set to change the way people listen to music. With more than 18 million tracks available at the click of a button across all devices including iPhones, Android phones, Blackberries, laptops, tablets and wireless Hi-Fi speakers, music will now be accessible to music fans in more ways than ever before. In addition to multi-device accessibility and a large database of songs, Deezer also offers:
Premium editorial recommendations including top artist exclusives and live events
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Axel Dauchez, CEO of Deezer, said, “We are thrilled to launch Deezer in Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia as part of our first foray into Asia. There is a real passion for music here and we have no doubt that Deezer’s strong focus on local music and editorial recommendations will resonate with fans in each country.”
Singapore is one of Asia’s most advanced digital markets, with one of the most developed broadband infrastructures in the world. According to the Economist Intelligence Unit Q3 2011, government policy aims to cover more than 90 per cent of households with high-speed broadband connections in the next two to five years. Furthermore, per comScore Device Essentials, November 2011, 12 per cent of Internet traffic stems from devices other than computers, making Singapore the global leader in non-computer Internet traffic.
Per International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) 2012, digital music sales in 2011 accounted for more than one quarter (26 per cent) of Singapore’s total recorded music sales, with subscription services comprising a significant 42 per cent of digital sales. Deezer’s web-based technology will make it easier for consumers to listen digitally to the music they love on any device on their choice, wherever they are.
A key recent challenge for music creators in Asia has been the growth of illegal download activity. For bands, artists and labels alike, Deezer will become a powerful platform that will help artists get paid fairly for their creative work.
Shigga Shay, a Singaporean hip-hop artist, songwriter and producer, said, “Today, the most effective way to deliver music to the masses is through digital downloads and streaming…(This would) make it easier for music lovers to discover my work. It may even help me to score a deal with a major label one day.”
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In Singapore, Deezer will be available as a standalone service. In Malaysia and Thailand, consumers can access Deezer as a standalone service or through local telecommunications operators such as dtac – building on Deezer’s successful model of partnering with telecommunications networks such as Orange, T-Mobile and Belgacom in other parts of the world.
The launches in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand consolidate Deezer’s position as the one truly global subscription service with presence now in 91 territories worldwide.
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Deezer is a market leader in music streaming worldwide with 23 million users across 88 territories, 1.5 million Deezer subscribers, more than 800,000 Facebook fans and 350,000 Twitter followers. Deezer’s users can enjoy discovering new music every day, as well as unlimited streaming and downloads of a catalogue of 18 million tracks. Deezer’s music services do not rely on software downloads and are available on PC/Mac, all smartphones and many connected devices. In September 2011, Deezer announced a partnership with Facebook, an important international step that allowed Deezer to integrate its services into the world’s largest social network. On 8 December 2011, Deezer began its worldwide roll out, except in Japan and the US.
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Ancillary historical skills as an essential competency for historical scholarship and associated disciplines
On 1 November 2015, Eva Schlotheuber, Institute of History, University of Düsseldorf, and Frank Bösch, Centre for Contemporary History, Potsdam, issued a call to action to all German historians via the Historikerverband, highlighting the need to ring-fence “Grundwissenschaften”, fundamental historical skills. This is a debate which is of relevance beyond Germany, pertinent e.g. in the context of teaching Medieval Studies in the UK. The following is a translation of this call for action by Mary Boyle (Merton College, Oxford) for the ‘Teaching the Codex’ initiative (@TeachingCodex)
Click here to see the Call to Action as a PDF
Click here for the original German-language Call to Action
Here is what Eva Schlotheuber writes about the background for the debate:
In Germany, a move to organise programmes of study on a modular basis has led to the virtual disappearance of academic source criticism from the university curriculum. As a result, a third of university chairs in the area of ancillary historical skills (palaeography, codicology, epigraphy etc) have been lost in recent decades. At the same time, however, there has been substantial financial and scholarly investment in the digitisation of archival and manuscript sources, largely thanks to the DFG (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft), the main German research foundation. If, however, we are to make full use of this digitisation project, it is imperative that the gap in skills training is addressed, before we find ourselves facing a situation in which the Faculty also lacks the relevant expertise. Our aim is to begin a debate about the discipline’s scholarly foundations, culminating in in a discussion at the Historikertag (the annual convention of all German historians) in Hamburg in September 2016.
Join the debate below! What is your impression of German research in the humanities? What are its strengths, and potential points of contact? Is it time that we had a similar discussion in British universities?
The ability to decipher the written and material sources of the past, and to bring those findings to bear on one’s own questions, is an essential prerequisite for all historically informed disciplines – not just for the discipline of History itself, but for related subjects, from Philosophy to Modern Languages, Theology, History of Art and Legal History. The ability to reach independent conclusions, and to make scholarly evaluations of original source material (source criticism) marks the essential difference between an interest in history and scholarly research.
Pre-modern Sources
Courses in ancillary historical skills are responsible for teaching palaeography, codicology, epigraphy, diplomacy, numismatics, record-keeping, heraldry, and sigillography, and yet they are currently disappearing from the German university landscape. Between 1997 and 2011, the discipline lost a third of its university chairs. The situation has been worsened by the simultaneous reduction of courses offered in Medieval Latin, which have traditionally included the necessary fundamental training in palaeography, codicology, and history of the book.
There is therefore a danger that this decline in basic knowledge and skills amongst students will eventually be reflected to such an extent in the Faculty that it will become impossible to access and assess the cultural heritage of the past. The skills necessary to read and categorise medieval and early modern – and even early twentieth-century – manuscripts and records, not to mention classical or medieval inscriptions, texts or papyri, have almost disappeared at many universities. Only a few universities still offer regular courses in ancillary historical skills. Once it was one of Germany’s most renowned academic disciplines, and countless international researchers were drawn to German institutions because of its reputation. Classical and digital editorial techniques, as well as methods of source criticism, were developed within the framework of the great editions of primary sources (Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum, Inscriptiones Graecae, Monumenta Germaniae Historica) and these have set a global standard. Even today, where these skills are firmly rooted, and where they can be passed on to the next generation of scholars, they continue to have an international influence. In the field of medieval and early modern manuscript studies, German research is also of exemplary quality, thanks to decades of assistance from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Council). In this way, important historical source materials are still being made systematically available for further research. This, however, is a resource which can only be tapped if future generations of scholars have the relevant skills.
Modern and contemporary sources
In addition to the problems of interpreting pre-modern sources, new challenges have arisen in the field of contemporary history, where it is equally necessary to have an in-depth understanding of critical approaches to both media and source materials.
Firstly, the statistical mapping of society and the rise of the social sciences have meant that historians increasingly have to work with the results of complex assemblages of data, without being able to fully understand the origins of that data. If they are to avoid interpreting these results naively, they will need to understand the relevant methods of data collection.
Secondly, visual, audio, and audio-visual sources are key resources in the history of the twentieth century, and yet historians have not thus far been adequately trained in their analysis. Digital mass archives (newspapers, for example) represent a new methodological challenge. It is therefore essential to teach the basic tools for the analysis of media as ancillary historical skills.
Thirdly, historical research is no longer primarily nationally focused. Its increasingly global perspective demands a type of source analysis which goes far beyond classical document formats. Specific methods of contemporary historical research, such as oral history, carry new weight, as do skills relating to research into intercultural communication, if we are to attempt to interpret digital records with a global circulation.
The consequences of a lack of fundamental skills
The DFG is currently preparing a systematic Open Access digitisation of original historical sources in two pilot phases. This is a combined effort on the part of libraries and archives, requiring substantial financial investment. Accordingly, a significant proportion of the funds earmarked for historical research and discipline-specific information systems will be spent on the digitisation scheme and on modern administrative systems for the digital copies created. This is to be welcomed, and indeed is in the interests of German historical scholarship, which is exceptionally open to the challenges of the digital era. However, this useful investment will fail to fulfil its potential if members of the academic community gradually lose the skills necessary to investigate this large and increasingly accessible cultural heritage resource adequately, and make fruitful use of it in their own research. It is imperative that the investment is backed up by the embedding of ancillary historical skills, preferably in all faculties of history which systematically teach the skills required for academic work with historical materials and, additionally, specialist digital skills. This is equally true for source-based philological work and for other historically-orientated disciplines whose specific approaches to cultural heritage needs to be represented in academic training.
Universities do not adequately recognise the problem that, on the one hand, a type of knowledge is being lost which will be difficult to re-establish later, and that on the other hand, no skills are being taught to enable our discipline to meet the demands of the digital world. Both are necessary today, and of interest both to current students and to future generations of scholars. Workshops and summer schools in which students have the opportunity to work with original source materials are just as attractive and in demand as those in which digital skills are transmitted. But these summer schools can never be a replacement for systematic training in fundamental skills. A move in this direction – to phase out fundamental skills training, rather than to expand it – risks two major problems:
Firstly, that German research will lose its link to Anglo-American research, which, with regard to fundamental skills, is currently aligned with Germany and Austria’s still outstanding research tradition, but has at the same time expanded specialist digital skills.
Secondly, the dramatic drop in fundamental research skills threatens a situation in which the compatibility of university research with cultural heritage institutions like libraries, archives and museums would be completely lost. Significant numbers of these institutions rely on universities to provide a comprehensive education for their young researchers in the handling and use of their holdings.
Integration of digital humanities
Fundamental historical training transmits the basic and necessary skills to investigate our cultural heritage, and to make it useful for our own time. They are as vital in collections and museums, in archives and in libraries, as the ability to explore the possibilities and new horizons offered by Digital Humanities adequately. Only through an integration with Digital Humanities can that crucial synergy develop; only in this way can its findings be taken up in scholarly discourse, different perspectives examined and its possibilities be fruitful in a variety of contexts. Collaboration and synergy between university and non-university institutions has in the past been no small part of the appeal of German research institutions, and has contributed to the international renown of German scholarship in this field. If digitisation can make our cultural heritage available to a broad scholarly and non-scholarly audience, then it is of even more concern to historians that the skills necessary to deal with this heritage properly are not lost, and that they can be acquired by future generations.
The ‘digital revolution’ therefore requires enhanced skills, as much in classical source criticism as in media studies. The free availability of original historical sources through Open Access must be accompanied by an increase in the critical understanding of sources and media by current and future users. Only in this way can academic standards be maintained in the long run, and the findings of German researchers stand up internationally. Teaching these skills is a fundamental part of the remit of a university education in history. Historical institutes and faculties do not currently have the resources for this ever-expanding task which, in the context of the digital revolution, is both topical and urgent. We call upon the discipline, the universities, and politicians, to look for new solutions.
Ancillary historical skills comprise the ability to decode original written and material sources of the past, and to bring those findings to bear on one’s own research
Ancillary historical skills are relevant to pre-modern, modern and contemporary sources, as well to their digitised forms.
The ‘digital revolution’ requires these skills to be developed to a greater level in both classical source criticism and the critical understanding of the media.
Only if these skills are firmly rooted in history teaching programmes will it be possible to save German research from an imminent loss of competence and reputation.
Discuss new solutions (in German or English) with us at à http://www.hsozkult.de/ or on our blog à blog.historikerverband.de!
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2 Replies to “ Source Criticism in the Digital Age”
Henrike Lähnemann says:
Thanks for sharing the English translation of this excellent initiative. Food for thought indeed also for British medievalists.
Tracy Vaka says:
very interesting details you have mentioned, thankyou for posting.
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French tech startup unveils diving-use cruise controller at Marine Diving Fair in Tokyo
BCDmaster
Marine Diving Fair
Visit Seabed
The Bridge 2016.04.09
This is a guest post authored by “Tex” Pomeroy. He is a Tokyo-based writer specializing in ICT and high technology.
As things start warming up this Olympic year (though the venue is in the southern hemisphere, readying for cooler seasons) the seaside beckons. However, danger lurks for the unprepared.
According to marine sports expert Nobunori Saito － looking forward to the 2020 Tokyo event where the first-ever Olympiad surfing competition promises dynamic video footage － open waters are most difficult to negotiate.
As is, waves can be fickle, but considering other factors in combination, diving… whether for recreation or professionally, as I understand from my chat with industry people… is perhaps one of the marine activities requiring the utmost in care.
notes the ShoreBlend owner.
Along with the recent increase in diver population encompassing not only hobby purposes, including marine animal companionship and underwater photo-tourism, but also industrial ones ranging from aquaculture and construction to maintenance and resource search, there has been an explosion in the number of diving accidents and associated fatalities.
PADI’s wading in but…
Specifically for the diving field, in addition to governmental regulations there are industry organizations (in Japan, PADI Japan which is an office of the half-century-old US-based organization) that ensure proper use of equipment like the scuba tank. PADI is officially Professional Association of Diving Instructors, but comprises a membership of not instructors alone but a large non-instructors as well.
The constant conundrum which, no pun intended, surfaces for divers is how to deal with the need to ascend from a deep (what with water pressure being quite powerful than laymen think, “only” 30 meters or more) dive as quickly in the safest manner possible when such need arises. The fact is, some people still lose their lives due to decompression problems known popularly as the bends even with all of mankind’s advances against the seas.
Diving into new markets
Visit Seabed CEO Frederic Castellanet on the left
With this as a backdrop, Nice-based tech startup Visit Seabed unveiled its new diving equipment in Japan. Highlighting the fact that Asia has a promising market, President Frederic Castellanet chose the Marine Diving Fair in Tokyo to introduce its first product, the result of two years’ research efforts. Named BCDmaster, this item retrofits any Buoyancy Control Device (aka BCD) in vest form which provides for a hands-free, automatic ‘cruise control’ upon ascent, though it features a manual override as an added safety measure.
It seems most befitting that compatriots of the late Jacques Cousteau…who described for posterity’s sake the nitrogen narcosis or l’ivresse des grandes profondeurs issue vexing deepsea challenges…found an elegant solution to operational difficulties posed by such conditions in addition to the setting. BCDmaster, with 100% watertightness realized using resin encasement of induction-charge type battery/electro-circuitry, enables dynamic hovering and microadjustments for stability/autostop upon rising.
Preparing for The Season
As the summer months loom ahead, other related market activities can be espied on the horizon; just in terms of equipment there are dive computers and regulators beyond BCD vests, for example. It is also a fact that much of our planet is covered by the ocean, filled with opportunities. Further stories will surely appear for our readers’ benefit.
As regards BCDmaster, an announcement of a version meeting the American specification is slated later this month. M. Castellanet plans to visit Japan again during May, to showcase upgraded versions of his creation for Asian users, perhaps with an eye on Indonesia to the south. It behooves a close look at this French venture… after all, Tahiti and New Caledonia are prime destinations too.
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See the original story in Japanese. New York City in the US is this nation’s largest urban area and Mecca for IT startups in which various kinds of media / fashion service can be found. In addition, the city abounds in matching services for dating such as leading female-use service Lulu, which was purchased by Badoo in February, or Coffee Meets Bagel based on a concept of introducing friends of a friend. The matching service EastMeetEast especially focusing on Asians was born in such a city. Having started its service since December 2013, the firm has recently conducted a second funding round of an undisclosed amount from Mercari CEO Shintaro Yamada, East Ventures, 500 Startups, iSGS Investment Works, and DeNA (TSE:2432). DeNA participated in a seed funding round in August 2014. The number of registered users in 2015 increased seven-fold last year. Also the sales amount has been increasing at a growth of 30-40% month-to-month. The factor that made EastMeetEast possible to grow without competing with majors such as Match.com may be the targeting specifying users; it focuses in particular on individuals from East and Southeast Asia including China, Korea, the Philippines, and Vietnam. The main users are men /…
New York City in the US is this nation’s largest urban area and Mecca for IT startups in which various kinds of media / fashion service can be found. In addition, the city abounds in matching services for dating such as leading female-use service Lulu, which was purchased by Badoo in February, or Coffee Meets Bagel based on a concept of introducing friends of a friend.
The matching service EastMeetEast especially focusing on Asians was born in such a city. Having started its service since December 2013, the firm has recently conducted a second funding round of an undisclosed amount from Mercari CEO Shintaro Yamada, East Ventures, 500 Startups, iSGS Investment Works, and DeNA (TSE:2432). DeNA participated in a seed funding round in August 2014.
The number of registered users in 2015 increased seven-fold last year. Also the sales amount has been increasing at a growth of 30-40% month-to-month. The factor that made EastMeetEast possible to grow without competing with majors such as Match.com may be the targeting specifying users; it focuses in particular on individuals from East and Southeast Asia including China, Korea, the Philippines, and Vietnam.
The main users are men / women in the 25 to 35 age group. Most of them are in their late 20’s and said to participate rather casually, thinking “through dating, might consider getting married if a good person.” The service has been recognized as the place to meet someone who has the same background or culture. Even if a user withdraws from the service once, he / she tends to return again within an average of three months.
Unique circumstances for Asians
As a result of continuous focus group interviews with users prior to launch, it has been found that factors which Asians expect of their partners differ from those expected by Caucasians.
As can be expected from apps like Tinder based on photos that became popular, Caucasians tend to emphasize one’s appearance such as eye color or body build. On the other hand, Asians tend to consider background or culture as a whole, such as academic record, language or occupation, similar to the Japanese.
On EastMeetEast, users seek partners on the basis of search results. Although its search function is useful, sometimes the number of hits are too large to choose from, or some people miss good persons due to too many search terms being input at the onset. In order to cover these defects, the service distributes support emails to users.
EastMeetEast founder / CEO Mariko Tokioka explains:
We send emails under the image of ‘marriage arrangement lady’ to users once a week, in which we propose just one person who seems to be well suited. When email distribution takes place, the number of message exchanges between users increase by 40% compared with regular days.
In the emails, not only the person’s appearance but also quality is emphasized. The subject of emails is arranged to attract user attention by appealing his / her age, schools attended or occupation, not being a bland title like ‘your partner of the week,’ and that resulted in a high disclosure rate.
Successful video marketing
Originated as a PC website, EastMeetEast launched an app for iOS in July 2014. It will shift toward mobile-based service further in the future.
According to Tokioka, the most highly evaluated point of the firm upon this funding is its active marketing. For startups overseas, it is common to conduct promotion or marketing itself without outsourcing to accrue know-how. In fact, she had tried various approaches this past year.
When the first advertisement came out, the user acquisition cost was $14 each. It has fallen to 85% now. The most effective method among the variety of trial experiments was video marketing. Collaborating with a famous YouTuber having a million subscribers, EastMeetEast has been producing original short videoclips.
Tokioka explains:
For example, we made a funny Q&A-like video clip in which the YouTuber conducts street interviews and asks “how do you think of this app?” or “what’s your request of dating partners?”; I feel certain response from video marketing because users who’d registered with the service via video have a higher photo posting rate, and the video doubles as a tutorial upon use.
Co-founding as the original challenge
Mariko Tokioka, CEO and founder of EastMeetEast
After working at Oracle Japan, Tokioka moved to UK in order to obtain an Oxonian MBA. She had been interested in startups where she could directly feel the impact of her own job as to social contribution ever since her days as an office worker, so that she specialized in entrepreneurship at Oxford.
After gaining her MBA, she took part in the London-based startup Quipper, an online learning platform, as COO. Quipper was purchased by Recruit Holdings (TSE:6098) for 4.8 billion yen (about $40 million at the exchange rate then) in July of 2015. After that, Tokioka engaged in EastMeetEast as her next challenge.
Previously, she had used major matching services to seek for a partner in consideration of marriage when living in London. Although she thought her suitable marriage partner would be a Japanese man, conventional services sometimes arranged matching with a Sri Lankan or an Indian due to the wide definition of the term Asian.
Notes Tokioka:
Although there was a matching service focusing on Jewish folks called JDate, I realized the absence of services focusing on Asians. EastMeetEast was born out of what I actually experienced, having difficulties in seeking a partner. As an increase of late marriage has become increasingly a social problem, I want to support users in seeking a partner for their entire lifetime.
Eyeing the Global Market from Onset
She chose UK as her first startup location, and then New York as the next. Since already having experienced activities overseas at Quipper, it was natural for Tokioka to select her next venture as one competing on the global market.
While it is not easy to start up even in Japan, doing so overseas seems to be much more difficult, but there are some advantages according to Tokioka. Some investors decided to invest with her because she was ‘taking on the world’ though she already had much experience abroad and accumulated a considerable record, while companies in same industry or managers thereof encouraged her to take on the challenge.
Moreover, a network of Japanese living in the US was also of great support to her. EastMeetEast has newly added a Japanese engineer, who had formerly worked at a renowned company in San Francisco but moved to New York just to work there. The deciding factor was the vision of the firm and the members of the founder team who were all Japanese.
Tokioka concludes:
If going completely global, I thought to start up a business overseas from the onset rather than starting up domestically in my homeland, then expanding overseas. Since half the global dating market is held by the US, I feel the country has a well-established culture where it is not a shame to meet a partner for marriage via matching services.
With the added funds, how will EastMeetEast grow into the future? We will continue our coverage of Tokioka & Company’s challenge.
Translated by Taijiro Takeda
Edited by “Tex” Pomeroy and Masaru Ikeda
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Japanese AdTech experts to launch video ad network targeting smart TV viewers in Asia
AdAsia Holdings
See the original story in Japanese. Singapore-based AdAsia Holdings announced today that it has commenced development of advertising solutions targeting Smart TV viewers in Asia. The company says that it will distribute video ads to internet Smart TV viewers subscribed to terrestrial and satellite TV channels in the region. The new company was founded by two Japanese serial entrepreneurs: Kosuke Sogo and Otohiko Kozutsumi. Sogo had been previously serving Southeast Asian subsidiaries of Japanese leading ad network operator MicroAd as CEO. Kozutsumi also served the Vietnamese subsidiary of MicroAd as COO following involvement in the global business expansion efforts of Nobot, a mobile-focused ad network acquired in 2011 by KDDI group company Mediba. See also: Japan’s KDDI To Take Over Mobile Ad Start-up Nobot For 1.5 Billion Yen (Tech in Asia) Both men have been engaged in the Adtech business in Southeast Asia for many years. Given the expanding growth for gross domestic product and ad market in the region, they have found huge opportunities in the Smart TV ad industry where there is still few companies capable of running productive marketing campaigns. Similar to Japan, advertising slots on Asian terrestrial and satellite TV channels are mostly controlled by existing…
From the left: AdAsia Holdings CEO Kosuke Sogo, COO Otohiko Kozutsumi
Singapore-based AdAsia Holdings announced today that it has commenced development of advertising solutions targeting Smart TV viewers in Asia. The company says that it will distribute video ads to internet Smart TV viewers subscribed to terrestrial and satellite TV channels in the region.
The new company was founded by two Japanese serial entrepreneurs: Kosuke Sogo and Otohiko Kozutsumi. Sogo had been previously serving Southeast Asian subsidiaries of Japanese leading ad network operator MicroAd as CEO. Kozutsumi also served the Vietnamese subsidiary of MicroAd as COO following involvement in the global business expansion efforts of Nobot, a mobile-focused ad network acquired in 2011 by KDDI group company Mediba.
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Both men have been engaged in the Adtech business in Southeast Asia for many years. Given the expanding growth for gross domestic product and ad market in the region, they have found huge opportunities in the Smart TV ad industry where there is still few companies capable of running productive marketing campaigns. Similar to Japan, advertising slots on Asian terrestrial and satellite TV channels are mostly controlled by existing ad agents and local TV operators. However, it can be said that the video ads field for Smart TVs are an exception.
In Japan, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners and some other companies have been distributing video ad services for Smart TVs such as Toshiba Regza, Sharp Aquos and Panasonic Viera. But these services have not yet been offered in many parts of the world. Meanwhile, over 200 TV channels are being offered in Korea, Taiwan, China and other Asian countries. The more TV channels on offer, the more the ad inventory and opportunity available… thus the team foresees a huge business opportunity as more viewers in these countries switch to Smart TVs.
Edited by “Tex” Pomeroy
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Japan’s connected furniture startup Kamarq snags $3.2M to manufacture ‘smart’ tables
Kamarq
See the original story in Japanese. Kamarq Holdings is a startup to offer the high quality and connected furniture brand Kamarq. The company recently announced on Thursday that it has secured a total of about 350 million yen (about $3.2 million) from Energy & Environment Investment, Saison Ventures, iSGS Investment Works as well as angel investors. Saison Ventures is the investment arm of Japanese leading credit card company Credit Saison (TSE:8253). The funds will be used for product development, systems development or human resources. Coinciding with this funding, the firm also announced the launch of its first product called Sound Table, and started accepting pre-orders on the Makuake crowdfunding site. The backers can receive the product before the day of general release, and can purchase it at 80% of the normal price. Sound Table is a wooden IoT (Internet of Things) table capable of playing music or environmental sounds in accordance with the weather, controllable with a mobile app. It offers a product line-up of two types of dining table, low table and bedside table in three colors each. In our previous interview with Kamarq CEO founder and CEO Ken Machino last year, he indicated that he wanted to develop a…
Kamarq Holdings is a startup to offer the high quality and connected furniture brand Kamarq. The company recently announced on Thursday that it has secured a total of about 350 million yen (about $3.2 million) from Energy & Environment Investment, Saison Ventures, iSGS Investment Works as well as angel investors. Saison Ventures is the investment arm of Japanese leading credit card company Credit Saison (TSE:8253). The funds will be used for product development, systems development or human resources.
Coinciding with this funding, the firm also announced the launch of its first product called Sound Table, and started accepting pre-orders on the Makuake crowdfunding site. The backers can receive the product before the day of general release, and can purchase it at 80% of the normal price. Sound Table is a wooden IoT (Internet of Things) table capable of playing music or environmental sounds in accordance with the weather, controllable with a mobile app. It offers a product line-up of two types of dining table, low table and bedside table in three colors each.
Power source and USB sockets on table top plate
In our previous interview with Kamarq CEO founder and CEO Ken Machino last year, he indicated that he wanted to develop a voting platform for furniture design availed by the public, and a ‘smartdoor’ which implements sensors or devices for Internet connection. Starting with this Sound Table, a variety of IoT furniture products will be released in the future.
In Indonesia, custom-made furniture e-commerce site Fabelio, which targets the expanding middle-income segment, had succeeded in fundraising in February. Although the targeted market differs a bit, the needs for high quality furniture have been rapidly increasing. If defining IKEA or Nitori (Japan’s major furniture retailer chain) as fast fashion-like SPA (Specialty store retailer of Private label Apparel) in the furniture industry, Kamarq or Fabelio may be considered as the third-wave SPA. Like the innovative designfinder platform for shoes Rooy, which recently expanded into Japan from Seattle, a cooperative business with distribution channels to conventional face-to-face sales players may be expected in the furniture industry, portending a new trend.
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Japan’s DeployGate, test marketing tool for mobile developers, taking on the US market
deploygate
Shintaro Eguchi 2016.04.05
See the original story in Japanese. Japan’s DeployGate, offering a test marketing tool for smartphone app development under the same name, announced last month that it will establish a US subsidiary. DeployGate provides a testing and marketing function that allows mobile developers to distribute beta version of their apps to testing users and collects feedbacks from them before the official launch. Spun off from Japanese internet company Mixi (TSE:2121) just a year ago, DeployGate has been providing this service for more than three years. Currently, it proposes service plans for individuals or SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) as well as the ones for big companies managing multiple apps or many developers involved. It has been adopted by various Japanese internet companies such as Mixi, Recruit (TSE: 6098) and Cookpad (TSE: 2193), in addition to some major game developers. Together with AppBroadCast, a Japanese media company focused on helping mobile gaming developers reach potential users, DeployGate released a test marketing specialized service for these developers called SakiPre. Conventionally, development of console games often required prolongation in order to raise the degree of perfection thoroughly because user reactions or feedbacks could be obtained only after the launch. However, as the game industry…
Japan’s DeployGate, offering a test marketing tool for smartphone app development under the same name, announced last month that it will establish a US subsidiary.
DeployGate provides a testing and marketing function that allows mobile developers to distribute beta version of their apps to testing users and collects feedbacks from them before the official launch. Spun off from Japanese internet company Mixi (TSE:2121) just a year ago, DeployGate has been providing this service for more than three years. Currently, it proposes service plans for individuals or SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) as well as the ones for big companies managing multiple apps or many developers involved. It has been adopted by various Japanese internet companies such as Mixi, Recruit (TSE: 6098) and Cookpad (TSE: 2193), in addition to some major game developers.
Together with AppBroadCast, a Japanese media company focused on helping mobile gaming developers reach potential users, DeployGate released a test marketing specialized service for these developers called SakiPre. Conventionally, development of console games often required prolongation in order to raise the degree of perfection thoroughly because user reactions or feedbacks could be obtained only after the launch. However, as the game industry gradually shifts toward the mobile field, it has realized a new development method which facilitates beta testing so that games are elaborated on by both developers and consumers, or sales promotion conducted before the launch.
DeployGate CEO Yuki Fujisaki commented on the positive response for their product:
Recently, people in the game business often tell me that they have been using DeployGate. The shift toward mobile in the game industry had much influence on DeployGate in providing them a new development environment.
The number of consumers who had downloaded apps from Saki-Pre has already exceeded 40,000. Also from clients, we have been receiving testimonials such as “it became possible to predict whether the game will be a big hit or not before launch” and “for a game which scored more than 3.5 at the Saki-Pre questionnaire, an average of 3.9 on GooglePlay store can be expected” as well as “since the response rate of Saki-Pre participants is more than 30%, points to be improved can be pinpointed at the last minute for the launch.”
Moreover, the company has started providing linking functions with business chat tools such as Slack, Hipchat and Chatwork since July of 2015 for easier communication within companies that makes feedbacks for development smoother as well. They were nominated for CEDEC Awards 2015 in August, followed by having spread its service steadily among global developer communities while participating in conferences in the US such as WWDC or Google I/O as well as holding meetups in tandem with Crittercism, a crash reporting tool startup in San Francisco. The team had been communicating closely with developers at Crittercism or Github, and emphasizing service development for developers from a global perspective.
The service is currently being utilized in about 100 countries. Even at launch, developers with diverse backgrounds such as Americans, Europeans and Scandinavians had used it, while only half of the users were Japanese. Since starting the service for Android first, it has gained esteem from developers in countries with much Android share, like Brazil.
COO Kazuto Yasuda looks back on the first year:
We spent most of the year enhancing the business core. Thankfully we have finished the first period of second year in the black, and have been organizing systems for management and customer supports.
In this situation, the team felt the need for local bases to gain customer support and brush up the product leveraging opinions from local developers as reference for service plans aimed at enterprises. As the first step to global expansion, they announced the establishment of the US while appointing Yasuda as its CEO.
Also the team aims at function expansion while cooperating with other service operators for developers that are under consideration. These days, the service is being enhanced under the theme of ‘how much the development environment for app developers can be simplified’ such as implementation of automated building function from source codes, called Dg Command. These updates can be checked out on the DeployGate blog.
The team is intended to continue operating their business on a bootstrap budget because they already have a good sales prospect and want to more focus on team building, investigating users’ needs, improving the product and user support.
To improve the product upon hearing feedbacks from developers using it directly, the company will set up an independent office this spring to make it easier to hold user meetups periodically. In addition to the three founders, the company has recently acquired new developers and designers, plus customer support representatives who work remotely from the office.
Fujisaki concluded:
DeployGate has grown as a tool essential for developers. Since there is substantial need not only in the IT industry but also in the game industry, many companies and developers are beginning to understand the importance of pre-launch test marketing.
By giving them more opportunities to communicate between developers and their users through our tool, we want to help developers continue developing apps that meet users’ expectations.
The DeployGate management team: From left, COO Yasuda the second one, and CEO Fujisaki the third.
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28-year-old launches $4.5M startup fund for western Japan city of Fukuoka
F Ventures
Shota Morozumi
See the original story in Japanese. Japanese seed startup incubator Samurai Incubate was founded in Tokyo, back in 2008. Since then this incubator has relocated its headquarters to a new building called Samurai Startup Island in Tokyo’s waterfront. Shota Morozumi, now 28 of age, had until recently been serving as a director for its incubation initiative. He started becoming involved in the startup scene through interviews on his personal blog Entrepreneurs’ Mind while attending university. After graduation, he continued to spend a lot of his time following Japanese entrepreneurs. He quit Samurai Incubate in January to move on to the next stage. Morozumi announced the launch of his own first startup fund called F Ventures today. The size of the funds is expected to be 500 million yen (about $4.5 million). He will spend almost a full year from now to raise more funds from investors. F Ventures, derived from the initial letter of Fukuoka where Morozumi was born and raised, is focused on participating in seed round investments, with amounts ranging from 5 to 15 million yen ($4.5 to $13.4 million) per investment deal. It sees local entrepreneurs, startups with a plan to relocate to Fukuoka and Asian startups…
Japanese seed startup incubator Samurai Incubate was founded in Tokyo, back in 2008. Since then this incubator has relocated its headquarters to a new building called Samurai Startup Island in Tokyo’s waterfront. Shota Morozumi, now 28 of age, had until recently been serving as a director for its incubation initiative. He started becoming involved in the startup scene through interviews on his personal blog Entrepreneurs’ Mind while attending university. After graduation, he continued to spend a lot of his time following Japanese entrepreneurs. He quit Samurai Incubate in January to move on to the next stage.
Morozumi announced the launch of his own first startup fund called F Ventures today. The size of the funds is expected to be 500 million yen (about $4.5 million). He will spend almost a full year from now to raise more funds from investors.
F Ventures, derived from the initial letter of Fukuoka where Morozumi was born and raised, is focused on participating in seed round investments, with amounts ranging from 5 to 15 million yen ($4.5 to $13.4 million) per investment deal. It sees local entrepreneurs, startups with a plan to relocate to Fukuoka and Asian startups working closely with Fukuoka as their investees. They have already decided to invest soon in two Japanese startups and several Korean startups.
Leveraging the ability to act rather than experience or knowledge, Morozumi claims that he will be committed to providing investments in startups with hands-on support for public relations, not to mention human resource inculcation and development through partnership with programming schools and by holding hackathon events.
For the time being, he will spend half a month at East Ventures office in Tokyo and spend the remainder at Startup Cafe, a startup incubation hub run by the local city government in Fukuoka. Futhermore, CEO Shogo Sato of Tokyo-based producer nurturing company Qreator Agent, known for ex-manager of popular Japanese comedy duos Ninety-nine and London Boots Ichi-gō Ni-gō, will participate in the funds as an advisor upon finding promising startups and in supporting entrepreneurs.
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The home run ball powered Mets to Another Win
April 29, 2016 5:31 AM·
By Rich Mancuso
Noah Syndergaard ,the right hander who has adapted into a strikeout artist for the New York Mets admitted Monday night that he did not have his best stuff on the mound when facing the lineup of the Cincinnati Reds at Citi Field. His 38 strikeouts in four starts this young season matched Pedro Martinez for the most by a Mets starter.
And with that strikeout ball working again, even without his best stuff, the guy they call “Thor” at Citi Field was still overpowering with a nasty slider and changeup that had mileage. But he did not get the decision and that did not matter because the Mets once again used the home run ball to get a 5-3 win.
The Mets more known for that young and good pitching staff which is highly touted, have a new weapon: The home run ball.
And when you get respectable pitching from your starters, as the Mets always seem to get every time they take the mound, the home run ball that has become a common thing only makes it better for the defending 2015 National League Champions. They are hitting home run balls the past few games without Yoenis Cespedes in the lineup who is day-to-day with a strain and bruise of the left knee.
But the acquisition of Neil Walker, batting once again in the fifth spot has paid dividends in their first 18 games. Walker homered in the seventh inning to give the Mets the lead, and there was no doubt that the second baseman has quickly made Mets fans forget about Daniel Murphy who went on that long ball tear late last season and into the postseason.
So quickly the Mets have become a home run threat. There is nothing wrong with the way Walker is hitting the ball, and also doing it against left handed pitching which was always a dilemma during his tenure with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
“I hope he keeps doing it,” said Mets manager Terry Collins about the Walker home run ball. It was the eighth home run for Walker in April which tied Jeff Kent (1994) for most home runs in the month by a Mets second baseman. And with four games remaining in the month, Walker has a chance to surpass which is now his career high for a month. One more, he ties a Mets record for the month.
Collins added, “He’s a good spot in the lineup to produce runs because those guys have been getting on base ahead of him.” And again, that is without Cespedes for the time being not in the lineup who is supposed to be the major run producer for the Mets.
So now, besides the Citi Field crowd looking for another strikeout from Syndergaard, Matt Harvey, Jacob deGrom, and Steven Matz there is the home run ball they look for. Michael Conforto went 3-for-3 hitting third again and homered in the first inning, his third, which also marked the eighth time New York has scored in the opening game in their last 10 games.
They say hitting is contagious. And it could be the home run ball also when it comes to the Mets this month. The team as a whole has hit 27 home runs this month which is seventh in the Major Leagues. Three more from Walker, Conforto, and Lucas Duda, along with the pitching from Syndergaard, and sixth save from Jeurys Familia gave the Mets a season high four game winning streak.
Since the start of their road trip that started April 15th In Cleveland, and ended Sunday in Atlanta, the Mets have hit 26 home runs which matches a 10-game stretch in their franchise history.
Walker was supposed to be an upgrade at second base when Murphy departed for free agency. He does have power to the opposite field and at this rate could produce 35 or 40 home runs at the conclusion of the season. And if he stays injury free, and the swing continues to be this good, who knows how many Walker will hit out of Citi Field and opposing ballparks.
“You have your stretches where you get hot and get a lot of base hits,: he said, “or drive the ball. Doubles and so on and so forth. Obviously never like this, home run wise. Like I’ve said, I tend to hit a fair amount of fly balls. Maybe those extra push ups in the offseason are helping.”
And that response drew a smile. Walker does not resemble that home run hitter but he does keep that smile in the clubhouse. Travis d’Arnaud, the catcher who left the game with shoulder soreness, that could put him on the disabled list, was the first to say about Walker “He’s the first to come in here and give us all a laugh.”
But the laugh is leading to home run production from Walker. And the Mets can keep laughing to the top if this contagious streak of home runs continues during this current homestand that continues with the Reds Tuesday evening when Bartolo Colon takes the mound and tries to surpass Pedro Martinez as number two for most wins by a Dominican pitcher.
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Author: Rich Mancuso Rich has covered countless New York Mets and Yankees games along with some of the greatest boxing matches over the years. His award winning sports column has been in the Bronx News (which recently folded) for 28 years. Mancuso also has been a sports journalist for the Associated Press, New York Daily News, Gannett Westchester newspapers, Boxing Digest Magazine, The Sports Network and Latinosports.com. Bronxites will recall that Rich once hosted a sports talk television program, “Bronx Scoreboard” on Bronxnet Television. In addition, Mancuso recently concluded a four-year run hosting a sports talk program on the Whitney Broadcasting Network station WVOX.
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Officials are investigating "a multistate cluster" of Salmonella infections, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said.
Up to 1 million mangoes recalled in Salmonella outbreak
Up to 1 million mangoes are being recalled voluntarily because they may be contaminated with Salmonella, as a preventive measure in the wake of 103 infections nationwide, a food distributor announced Thursday.
The mangoes bear the Daniella brand sticker with one of the following PLU numbers: 3114, 4051, 4311, 4584 or 4959, said Splendid Products of Burlingame, California.
The mangoes were sold as individual fruit throughout the country, including at Costco, Save Mart Supermarkets, Food 4 Less, Ralph's, Topco stores, El Super, Kroger, Giant-Eagle, Stop & Shop, Aldi, and some Whole Foods stores, the produce firm said.
Federal, state and Canadian officials are investigating "a multistate cluster" of 103 Salmonella Braenderup infections, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said. Preliminary information indicates that mangoes are a likely source for the illnesses. and U.S. officials are trying to determine the source of mangoes that may be linked to U.S. cases, the FDA said.
The California Department of Public Health has reported the majority of the cases - 73 - in the United States, the FDA said.
Ernest DelBuono, a spokesman for Splendid Products, said about 100,000 boxes of the fruit were sold to retailers and wholesalers nationwide, and a box carries between eight to 10 mangoes.
The distributor didn't have an exact count on how many or which states are impacted by the voluntary recall, DelBuono said.
The fruit was cultivated and harvested in Mexico and was sold in the United States between July 12 and August 29, the distribution firm said.
Mangoes have been linked to a number of have been linked to recent cases of salmonellosis in Canada and may be linked to cases in California and perhaps other states, the distributor said.
Splendid Products sought the recall "out of an abundance of caution" and is conducting it in consultation with the FDA and the California Department of Public Health, the firm said.
"We want to let everyone know our top priority is public safety," Splendid Products general manager Larry Nienkerk said in a statement. "We have notified all of our customers and we are working with all the government agencies that are involved. We didn't want to wait."
Symptoms of salmonella include diarrhea, abdominal cramps and fever, and they develop within eight to 72 hours of eating the contaminated food, the distributor said.
While most people recover from the illness, which lasts four to seven days, salmonellosis can be severe or even life-threatening for infants, older people, pregnant women and people with weakened immune systems, the distributor said.
Those who bought the recalled fruit shouldn't eat them, and if a mango doesn't have an identifying sticker, consumers should consider throwing them out or returning them to the store, the company said.
If consumers who are unsure if the mango is included in the recall or have additional questions, they can call the distributor at (866) 918-8758 on Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern and on Saturday, September 1, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern.
Post by: CNN's Michael Martinez and Alta Spells
Filed under: Conditions • Food Safety • Salmonella
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Greenspam
Man, I just ate some mangos, then I came to my computer to get on CNN to relax and then I read this!
You're funny. Thanks, after the Republican convention spectacle (which I tried not to watch) I needed a laugh.
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I've been traveling the world and eating stuff from street vendors in third and fourth world countries and no salmonella and e-coli poisoning for people living there or visitors eating it...why is that we in America, in our cleanest and sterile environment are faced with e-coli and salmonella issues every day.....fish, meat, vegetables and fruits are sold as-is in it's natural state on the streets without refrigeration and the other crap we find in our food supply chain....it is time we go back and become less sophisticated...we have the highest levels of cancer, heart related disease, autism, diabetes, obesity...and everything else..and we are killing ourselves.....
mslch
The foods is killing us!
If I was in a 3rd world country making a dollar a day to export food I couldn't afford myself I would pop a squat on your food too.
I came from the Philippines, considered a third world nation, filhty in comparison to the US but we are so exposed to various deseases that we have developed all sort to antibodies. Our generation, aged 55 and above, will always test positive on Tubercolosis not because we are sick but because we had TB epidemic when we were young, all kids on our generation were vaccinated and have developed TB antibodies. In America, we are so safety and clean conscious and we sterilize ourselves so much that we don't get sick and never get a chance to build antibodies. So when a minor outbreak of virus of any kind, we are down and out immediately. One in a while there is an advantage on eating dirt and wading on filhty water like third world nation do.
SixDegrees
How do you know it isn't present? Few of those countries have anything like the monitoring infrastructure or detection apparatus available in the US. Food-borne disease can be and probably are very widespread, though unidentified as such.
Excellent comments Globe... I too have been tripping around the world and eating from street vendors, in places that should have more of these types of diseases. I always wonder with some of these outbreaks if there isn't something else to consider... maybe corporate sabotage could be one of them... I know it isn't likely and yet, as you point out - we should not be seeing so many outbreaks of E Coli, Salmonella .. etc.
Etm's right in principle; playing in the dirt gives us antibodies that keep us safe all our lives. Playing on carpet gives you Kawasaki disease.
maybe these 3rd world countries do have outbreaks, but there are no good journalistic avenues to get the word out. Not every country has a CNN...I am sure they do have outbreaks you just don't hear about it because it doesn't affect you.
Olaf Big
Huh? Mango flesh cannot be possibly contaminated with Salmonella. It got to be on the outside of the fruit. Anybody eats mangoes with skin? Raise your hand. Darwin society has free admission waiting for you.
fdgds
Cutting into it transfers the bacteria.
Unless you expect contamination and wash it with bleach or soap first, cutting through the skin drags salmonella into the flesh with the knife blade.
Olaf, you must not know much about mangoes. Did you know some rare varieties of mangoes have such thin soft skin that it is very much edible like the fruit inside?
I buy my mangoes at Walmart so I won't worry about this.
How come nearly every time I hear of this happening, it is contaminated foods that originated in Mexico? It's not every food scare, but articles abound about lettuce contaminated with human feces, etc. etc.
Because the workers take a crap and then don't wash their hands.
Canteloupe
Half the time it happens in America; big rains bring in runoff from cattle or pigs and everything gets a dose.
zihuarob
It isn't that the mangos from Mexico are contaminated in Mexico but only apparently after they enter the USA. There have been no salmonella outbreaks from eating mangos in Mexico, and I live right in the middle of the mango agricultural region. You should be looking elsewhere for the problem because, like similar accusations levied against other foodstuffs from Mexico, this one is simply false and reeks of protectionism.
Are we ready for those Soilent Green Pills yet?
R.I.P. Harry Harrison
Boilermakernurse
I have a novel idea... Wash your fruit before you cut into it! Problem solved.
Use bleach water or strong soap, or I'll get you. I'm a tough guy, I've made my bones. Right, Mango?
Hungryformangos
I had the tastiest mangoes in India.
Thats what happens when you use sewage water on crops.
gwaschak
Nobody touch'a the Mango!
Aw, go suck a mango.
Exactly why I buy only US-grown food for my family.
COchick
um most of the food borne illnesses and outbreaks come from the US.. you should really re think that.
Yeah, that's not really gonna help you. Too much of it happens inside the US.
superior all-knowing most factual truth king of all the lesser-knowing
Your hands and feet are mangoes but your gonna be a genius anyway.
Your hands and feet are mangoes but your gonna be a genius anyway
My mango is a mango, genius. It's mangoes all the way down.
Oscar Pitchfork
My guess is that it came from the hideously filthy knife that he probably uses on everything else...
I feel so vindicated. Now you can all stop calling me names.
You are a murderer. I never killed anyone, just gave them the Chihuahua Cha cha.
The mangoes were cultivated and harvested in Mexico, that says enoughfor me. The world needs to shut that country down, permanently.
Buckshot – They should shut YOU down. Ignorant racists like you have NO place in this world.
In third world countries, I avoided eating anything from street vendors carts. Didn't look to appitising to me.
Don't worry, they were spitting on your food in the restaurants too. Ugly Americans; eat a mango and die.
Produce Man
I'm very close to this situation and I think most people will find it interesting that not one single mango has been detected with any salmonella contamination. The Canadian Food Inspection Service (CFIA) determined that one of the common factors of the salmonella infected people was that they had consumed mangoes. When that was determined, they traced the source(s), to retail stores and determined that Daniella label mangoes were the most common brand in those stores. The Daniella brand was traced to the importer, who was the only company that had imported that label during the time period the infections occurred. The situation is the same in California, where 67% of the 70+ infected people had eaten mangoes. The California Health investigators have followed Canada's lead in naming Daniella label mangoes as a likely source, not the definitive, proven source. This situation is not like the North Carolina or Indiana cantaloupe situations where contamination was proven with positive samples from fruit packed in the suspect facilities. A very good company, Splendid Products, the US distributor for the Mexican grower, will very likely go bankrupt through no fault of their own. If Daniella mangoes were the source, the blame goes to the grower, not Splendid, who was the sales agent for the grower. Sadly, Splendid will take the hit because of their position in the supply chain. Every single facility that Daniella mangoes passed through in the supply chain is third party certified at the highest level (GFSI) including the packing shed in Mexico. Every company involved acted responsibly in operating clean, independently certified facilities.
Additionally, there were many more Daniella mangoes in the distribution channels than the 100,000 reported above. Statistically, some 200 incidents of infection out of several million Daniella mangoes consumed during the recall time period is insignificant, obviously except for the people sickened. It is a very sad situation, both for the affected consumers and Splendid Products. I think our health officials do a good job, but sometimes innocent people get hurt. That's the case currently with Splendid Products. The public needs to know that food safety is viewed by people in the produce industry as the single most important factor in conducting their business. The vast majority operate clean facilities and any incident like this one which is not yet explained becomes very painful. We want to sell clean food and our worst nightmare is a situation like this that we have no control over, that was likely an accident, that infected people, and yet may never be proven.
Excellent comments Produce Man.
Interesting how the same Mangos sold at Whole Food$ are also sold at Costco....
What in the world are MANGOES?
It is a bubbles fruit..aka golden fruit.. unfortunately which may not be in your LOW budget!!
I ate a Mango once.
Eat me.
mre2
I ate the last mango in Paris, ...
(apologies to Jimmy Buffet, et al)
Basic rule of food safety – if you are going to eat it raw, then wash it. - problem solved (if it is a problem at all).
Eat me raw.
bill vogel
i love mangoes and cantaloupe and will continue to consume. there are not many food items around that have not at one time or another been infected;
dang i have a mango im about to have for lunch.. Should i eat it??
Bought it last week..
Glooomsey
I've got this beeeeautiful, ready to eat, luscious mango
And I decided to kill myself and family by first spraying it with Clorox bleach
then washing it with HOT water and Meyer's dish soap
before peeling, cutting and eating it.
We all expect to die of bleach poisoning first
and wonder if this terrifying beauty
will still taste good after the torture I put it through
I survived years of mainland Chinese street food with NO Problems
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Since Election Day, President Donald Trump’s followers have marched on state capitol buildings and the Supreme Court, protesting the election results. They have demonstrated in front of vote-counting centers, filed lawsuits and floated illogical conspiracy theories.
Now, those efforts will come to a head on Wednesday, when the most zealous members of MAGA nation — activists, fans and militia groups — plan to rally one more time in Washington in a dying attempt to keep President Donald Trump in the White House.
Timed to the day when Congress will formally certify President-elect Joe Biden’s win, the MAGA crowd is trying to pressure Vice President Mike Pence and Republican lawmakers to refuse to seat Biden over fabricated voter-fraud claims. It’s a doomed plan, given the makeup of Congress, the absent evidence behind the rigged election allegations and the fact that every important state has already certified Biden’s win. Yet that hasn’t stopped a swell of Trump supporters from making plans — and the president from teasing his own appearance.
According to disinformation and extremist researchers, the Jan. 6 gathering will look similar to November’s Million MAGA March — a mashup of garden-variety Trump supporters and more extreme members of the far right, with no apparent central organizing apparatus. Stop the Steal, a group affiliated with pro-Trump super PACs and allies of Trump adviser Roger Stone, has filed for permits and plans to protest outside the Capitol, but other groups have also claimed to be the true official planners.
There’s one key difference with this march, however. After weeks of failed lawsuits, flailing investigations and Republicans unhitching themselves from Trump’s quest to keep the presidency, the Wednesday rally might be the last one while there’s still a plan — even if it’s an ill-fated one — to subvert the election.
“That sense of panic and urgency will be a motivator for believers to attend rallies that day,” said Jared Holt, who tracks far-right extremism and disinformation at the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensics Research Center. “For these groups and their supporters, President-Elect Joe Biden’s incoming administration feels like more of an immediate threat to their agenda items.”
Trump and a coterie of Republican lawmakers have insisted that they can, in fact, mount an opposition to election certification on Wednesday. If a member of the House joins with a senator to object, it prompts a floor debate followed by a vote in each chamber of Congress.
Rep. Mo Brooks of Alabama was the first to announce that he and several other Republican House members would contest the election results — and as many as 140 House Republicans have now indicated they may vote against Biden’s win. In the Senate, Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) was the first senator to say he would object, followed over the weekend by 11 of his GOP colleagues.
Yet their objections will only delay the final rubber stamp — likely by several hours — since Democrats control the House and several Senate Republicans have already acknowledged Biden’s victory. Both chambers need a simple majority to recognize the results.
“It will be more of a sideshow than anything else, if that happens,” said Rick Hasen, a professor specializing in election law at the University of California, Irvine.
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President Bashar al-Assad to the Greek Kathimerini Newspaper: “Syria Is Fighting Terrorists, Who Are the Army of the Turkish, USA, and Saudi Regimes…” [Full Text, Photos, Video]
Posted by syrianpatriots in Al-Nusra, Al-Qaeda, Bashar al-Assad, Interviews, Interviste, Jabhat al-Nusra, President al-Assad, Terror agents, Terrorism By Proxy, Terrorists Gangs, White Helmets
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Damascus, 10 May 2018 – President Bashar al-Assad said that France, Britain, and the US, along with Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Turkey are responsible for the war in Syria due to their support of the terrorism, describing the Western allegations about the use of chemical weapons by the Syrian Arab Army as a farce and a very primitive play whose only goal is to attack the Syrian Army after the defeat of terrorists.
In an interview given to the Greek Kathimerini newspaper, President al-Assad said that Syria is fighting terrorists, who are the army of the Turkish, US, and Saudi regimes, stressing that any aggressor and any army, whether Turkish, French, or whoever, they are all enemies as long as they came to Syria illegally…. … … (FULL TEXT, PHOTOS & VIDEO)
Daesh is almost gone but the fighting continues: Who’s still in Syria?
Posted by syrianpatriots in Daech, Daesh, Hezbollah, Iran, Iran military, ISIL, ISIS, Israel, Jabhat al-Nusra, Jaish al-Islam, Kurds, Russia, Russian Defense System, Saudi Arabia, Saudi regime, Syrian Arab Army, Syrian Army, Syrian Government, Syrian Patriots, Syrian Resistance, Terror agents, Terrorism By Proxy, Terrorists Gangs, Terrorists Supporters, Turkey, Turkish Armed Forces, Turkish Army, US regime, USA, USA Crimes, USA Occupation Forces, USA plots, Zionist conspiracy, Zionist entity, Zionist lobby
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The battle against Islamic State in Syria may be nearing its end, but the conflict in this war-torn country seems far from over.
Competing factions and old rivalries have created a complicated, uncertain future for Syria.
With so many different warring parties wrestling for control of Syria’s fate, it seems prudent to review the conflict’s major actors – and where their allegiances lie… … …
Al-Jaafari: “Turkey let tens of thousands of terrorists into Syria”
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“The Turkish government has opened the border for tens of thousands of terrorists to enter Syria,” Bashar Jaafari told Sputnik.
The Syrian senior diplomat further accused Ankara of providing terrorists with arms, financing their activities, setting a camp for their military training on Turkey’s territory, and facilitating their access to chemical weapons.
According to Jaafari, terrorist groups allegedly inspired by the Turkish government robbed factories in Aleppo. The value of the loot is estimated to amount to tens of billions of US dollars.
Syrian envoy to the UN also rebuked Turkey’s did aggression into his country’s Afrin region, stressing that Turkey in its official statements refused to comply with the provisions of UNSC Resolution 2401 on cessation of hostilities in Syria… … …
Al-Qaeda is and always has been an American creature and a criminal instrument of war
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Al-Qaeda is (renamed “Jabat al-Nusra” or “Hayat Tahrir al-Sham” in Syria) and always has been an American creature and a criminal instrument of war.
Not to forget who are the so called “militants”, “rebels”, “free fighters” and their protectors, weaponry suppliers, in addition to providing them logistical support and media coverage.
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Terrorist Gangs Using Guided Missiles in Syria
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Terrorist Gangs Using Western Made Guided Missiles in Syria
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U.S. transferring Daesh terrorists from Iraq, Syria to Afghanistan
The U.S. is relocating Daesh (ISIS, ISIL, IS) mercenary-terrorists from Syria and Iraq to Afghanistan after the terrorist group has lost its strongholds in the west Asian Arab states, Iran’s top military commander said on Tuesday.
Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Baqeri told Tasnim news agency on Tuesday that continued tensions in Southwest Asia would provide Americans with the much-desired pretext to prolong their military presence there.
“This is a serious case. The ISIS members have come to Afghanistan not for Jihad against the US and other foreign troops, they have come to set up a foothold for their further expansion to the north, to Central Asia,” he said, noting that most IS group’s fighters in Afghanistan come from Central Asia or Russia… … …
Daesh defeated, U.S. next in line
Posted by syrianpatriots in American tyranny, Israel, Israeli crimes, Paul Craig Roberts, Plots, Syrian Foreign Minister, Terror agents, Terrorism By Proxy, Terrorist attack, Terrorist killed, Terrorists, Terrorists Supporters, Terrorists surrender, US intelligence, US regime, USA, USA liars, USA Military, USA plots, War Against Terrorism, War by Proxy, War Criminals, War on Syria, War Strategy, Warmongers, Zionist conspiracy, Zionist entity, Zionists defeated
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The Islamic State in Syrian and Iraq is officially defeated. The UN resolution which allowed other countries to fight ISIS within Syria and Iraq no longer applies. But the U.S. military, despite the lack of any legal basis, wants to continue its occupation of Syria’s north-east. The attempt to do so will fail. Its Kurdish allies in the area are already moving away from it and now prefer Russian protection. Guerrilla forces to fight the U.S. “presence” are being formed. The U.S. plan is shortsighted and stupid. If the U.S. insists on staying there many of its soldiers will die.
Two days ago the Syrian Arab Army closed the last gaps on the west bank of the Euphrates. Having fought all the way from Aleppo along the river towards the east the Tiger Force reached the liberated Deir Ezzor from the west. All settlements on the way are now controlled by the Syrian government.
The remaining Islamic State fighters were pushed into the desert where they will be hunted down and killed.
Two days ago the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, declared a “complete victory” in Syria.
The YPG Kurds are already skipping out of their coalition with the U.S..
They are now making friends with the Russians who provide them with air-support where the U.S. wants to keep ISIS alive.
How much longer will the U.S. soldiers in the YPG controlled areas be able to trust their “allies”?… … …
U.S. Foreign Policy Made in Israel [Video] + Walking Into Armageddon [by P.C. Roberts]
Posted by syrianpatriots in American tyranny, Israel, Israeli crimes, Paul Craig Roberts, Plots, Syrian Foreign Minister, Terror agents, Terrorism By Proxy, Terrorist attack, Terrorists, Terrorists Supporters, US intelligence, US regime, USA, USA liars, USA Military, USA plots, War by Proxy, War Criminals, War Strategy, Warmongers, Zionist conspiracy, Zionist entity
The orchestrated hostility toward Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea protects the $1,000 billion annual budget of the military/security complex by convincing the American public that the US is threatened by enemies. It also keeps alive Democratic Party hopes that Trump can be removed from office, and it has prevented President Trump from normalizing relations with Russia. I have emphasized for some time that Washington’s gratuitous and aggressive actions against Russia and the constant barrage of false accusations against Russia and its government have convinced Russia that Washington is planning a military attack.
There is nothing more reckless and irresponsible than to convince a nuclear superpower that you are preparing an attack on them.
How can the American public understand when they do not know, because the few voices telling them are not reported. Indeed, the military/security complex, the Israel Lobby and the lobby’s American agents among the neoconservatives are actively working to discredit those who are aware of the dangerous situation… … …
World is wilder and woolier as Syria prepares for war with the Zionist apartheid state
Posted by syrianpatriots in foreign mercenaries, foreign-backed terrorists, Gas, Golan, Golan Heights, Israel, Israeli crimes, Israeli mercenaries, Israeli Occupation Forces, Israeli weapons, Oil drilling, Quneitra crossing, SAA Military Reports, Syrian Air Defense, Syrian Air Forces, Syrian Arab Army, Syrian Army, Syrian Army victory, Syrian Foreign Minister, Syrian Foreign Ministry, Syrian Patriots, Syrian Resistance, Terror agents, Terrorism By Proxy, Terrorist attack, Terrorists, Terrorists Supporters, War Against Terrorism, War by Proxy, War Criminals, War on Syria, War Strategy, Warmongers, Zionist conspiracy, Zionist entity
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Wilder and woolier indeed. We have already discussed, in a separate piece, the rampant dysfunctionalism infecting so many governments today. The U.S., arguably the world’s greatest power, is led by a functioning maniac who lives in a cocoon of self-deceit and delusion. Prideful and addicted to braggadocio, he is hell-bent on proving that he differs from other leaders whom he calls “politicians” in that he “does what he says he is going to do’.
Today’s scandal du jour is his threat to move the U.S. embassy in Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
World leaders normally take these kinds of American threats as a form of posturing, but, with Trump, who is universally viewed as a loose cannon, the threat has a certain resonance. Trump’s administration is geared to serve up Rabelaisian abominations.
The American ambassador to the Zionist Entity is a dyed-in-the-wool Zionist. The president’s own son-in-law, Jared Kushner, has been revealed to be a founder of an organization supporting illegal settlements on the West Bank, and is, by all accounts, a raving Zionist psycho with Russian DNA.
Now that the U.S. is out of the peace-making business, thanks to Mr. Trump’s gesture to the Zionist settlers, he can begin preparing for a new kind of Middle East where he doesn’t have to worry about humanitarian issues or matters of conscience.
No, he’s just going to do what is in the best interests of America, to wit: occupy lands belonging to other countries with or without their governments’ consent; sell vast amounts of weapons to his tyrannical allies; muscle in on anything that smacks of natural assets needed by the U.S.; kill any self-respect the Arabs still have; and, to his surprise, watch his plans for domination sink in the historic swamp of misdeeds along with the Zionist Abomination which controls his regime and his nation… … …
Raqqa, still occupied by U.S. and QSD militias, can only be considered liberated when Syrian Arab Army enters it
Posted by syrianpatriots in Kurdish, Kurdish Crimes, Kurds, Syrian Foreign Minister, Syrian Foreign Ministry, Syrian Patriots, Terror agents, Terrorism By Proxy, Terrorists Supporters, US regime, US-backed coalition, USA, USA Crimes, USA plots, USA-led Coalition, War by Proxy, War crimes, War Criminals, War on Syria, Warmongers, YPG
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Syria considers the claims of the United States and its so-called alliance about the liberation of Raqqa city from ISIS to be lies aiming to divert international public opinion from the crimes committed by this alliance in Raqqa province, an official source at the Foreign and Expatriates Ministry said on Sunday.
The source said that the U.S. and its illegitimate alliance are misleading the international community about their intentions towards Syria, stressing that their claims of liberating Raqqa city from ISIS are mere lies aiming to divert international public opinion from the crimes they committed in Raqqa province.
The source said that more than 90% of Raqqa city has been leveled due to the deliberate and barbaric bombardment of the city and the towns near it by the alliance, which also destroyed all services and infrastructures and forced tens of thousands of locals to leave the city and become refugees.
On 26 October 2017, residents from the Al-Meshlab neighborhood in Raqqa were targeted by gunfire from members of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF or QSD, Kurdish militias supported by the U.S.A), as they were asking to get back to their “liberated” houses… … …
Damascus: “U.S.-led coalition won’t succeed to establish de facto situation in Raqqa”
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Foreign and Expatriates Ministry, in two letters sent to the UN Secretary General and Chairman of the Security Council, called on the UN Security Council to immediately move to stop the brutal crimes committed by the international coalition led by the US against the Syrian people.
The fact that the coalition targeted al-Qussour neighborhood, knowing that it is now populated by civilians after it has been recently liberated and totally cleansed of ISIS terrorists by the Syrian army and its allies, discloses further the “suspicious” and “subversive” role of this coalition, said the Foreign Ministry.
The Ministry’s letters to the top UN chiefs brought to mind what the US-led coalition is doing in Raqqa having committed massacres that left thousands of innocent civilians dead and almost “wiped the city off the face of earth”, while at the same time, securing, along with its militias, a “safe exit” for ISIS militants out of Raqqa and Deir Ezzor to attack the Syrian army in Deir Ezzor.
The coalition, the letters stressed, “Will not succeed in consolidating the de facto situation it seeks to achieve in cooperation with its agents, in a gross violation of the Syrian Arab Republic’s sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity”… … …
TIMELESS CRIMINALS: the Zionist occupation entity has harvested tens of thousands of human organs from Syrians [since the beginning of the war]
Posted by syrianpatriots in Crimes Against Humanity, Criminals, Daech, Daesh, foreign-backed terrorists, ISIL, ISIS, Israel, Israeli crimes, Jihadists, Organs trafficking, Syrian people, Syrian refugees, Terror agents, Terrorism By Proxy, Terrorists Gangs, Terrorists Supporters, Turkey, War by Proxy, War crimes, War Criminals, Zionist Mafia
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The Damascus university medical doctor heading Medical Forensics department Dr. Hussein Nofal estimates that at least 18,000 Syrians have had organs removed during the war thus far. Since the outbreak of war in 2012, 6.5 million people have been displaced within Syria and another 4.8 million have become refugees forced to flee to neighboring countries like Turkey and Lebanon or 10% have migrated to Europe. With another 386,000 estimated dead, that’s 11.7 million humans in Syria who have violently lost their lives or homes – stunningly over half the total prewar population of 22 million Syrians.
All this tragic human horror only occurs because of an overly aggressive, imperialistic US-Israeli foreign policy creating a path of chaos and destruction across the Middle East and North Africa secretly supporting Islamic terrorists to fight US-Israeli proxy wars to illegally overthrow sovereign national governments like Assad’s.
The ruling elite behind the Greater Israel Project deploys US Empire to manufacture unlawful wars and the subsequent largest migration crisis since WWII to willfully and methodically destabilize the world generating such dire human living conditions that expedite formation of a one world government.
Ironically but also by criminal design, the two closest neighboring countries most powerful in the region that are most directly responsible for the Islamic terrorists and the MENA wars – Israel and Saudi Arabia – refuse to even take in a single refugee from the very same wars they both create and promote.
Note that Israel, Saudi Arabia along with third wheel Turkey as part of the US Empire-led axis-of-evil, longtime regional ally and fellow NATO member Turkey received a $6.6 billion bribe from the bankrupted EU to “manage and control” the migration crisis, only to then turn around and unleash yet more waves of refugees pouring into Europe to this day. And it’s Turkey and Israel that both also play the most prominent role in the soaring organ trafficking epidemic as well.
A 2001 BBC report disclosed that Israel per capita stands as the world’s largest recipient nation for organ transplants yet is the country with the fewest organ donors…. … …
SAA’s “Qalamoun Shield Forces” and Allies smashed Daesh mercenary-terrorists in Eastern Hama countryside: in response Israel IAF [ISIS Air Forces] bombed Hezbollah units in Quneitra province
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Video footage from Pro-government Qalamoun Shield forces has been released on social media, showing its troops advancing against besieged Isis militants in the Eastern Hama countryside.
The situation for the so-called Islamic state terror organisation in central Syria is now, on the whole, completely hopeless as Jihadist there find themselves completely encircled and outnumber by a factor of about ten.
The footage above is linked to yesterday’s operation by the Qalamoun Shield forces to liberate the Town of Abu Hanaya from Daesh (ISIS, ISIL, IS).
At the same time, Israeli IAF [ISIS Air Forces] have reportedly bombed Hezbollah units in Syria’s Quneitra province.
The incident allegedly took place in the area of the 90th Brigade Base near Quneitra city. No reports about casualties are available now… … …
The Zionist regime hit Damascus Airport area with rockets, SAA down an Israeli drone
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Two Israeli rockets launched across the Syrian border struck near the Damascus airport at night, Al-Masdarnews reported.
The Syrian military was said to have shot down an Israeli drone in response.
The attack caused a loud explosion but did not inflict much damage or result in any casualties, the media outlet said.
The Syrian Air defense downed an Israeli UAV along the Damascus-Quneitra provincial border.
The Israeli military has not confirmed the attack.
Israelis hit Damascus airport once again.
Tel Aviv is desperate about ISIS fail. Its going to be a war Israel-Syria spiraling out of control… … …
The Real War on Terror Is Nearing Absolute Victory in Syria
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Important gains were made against ISIL in Deir Ezzur in the past couple of weeks, making it clear that the Real War on Terror by the allied forces of Iran, Syria, Russia and Hezbollah is indeed nearing absolute victory.
Hezbollah has declared victory in the war along the Lebanese border already, while Iran and Russia say Syria is well on its way to defeating ISIL outright.
Per usual, the news hasn’t gone so well in Washington.
The regime-change cabal says “the claims of progress may be getting ahead of themselves,” with “fakestream” media claiming the allied forces are yet to clear the country of terrorists. This claim appears demonstrably false, as all credible maps of territory show the Syrian government is indeed well ahead of that:
– It is undeniable that ISIL and other foreign-backed terrorist groups have lost a lot of territory in recent months, and a lot of that territory has fallen to the government forces in both Iraq and Syria. The terrorists might still have some defenses building around certain areas of their remaining territory, but that does in no way mean they can make further pushes by the allied forces more difficult.
– As reported by Western media outlets, the overseas terrorists are returning home with all sorts of new combat skills and international contacts. US officials say their intention is no one should survive to return home. That’s never a realistic goal, and we’re seeing ISIL defectors by the hundreds leaving combat zones, with large numbers flocking to the Idlib province. Many have already crossed the border into Turkey. They are effectively out of the warzone, heading towards Europe and beyond.
– It is clear who these people who crossed are, and what countries they originated in. Now that they’re out of Syria, it’s not likely to be that difficult for them to navigate their way back to Europe, and we already know what they will do to their patrons in the future.
– The bigger picture behind Official Washington’s hysteria over the Syrian victory is the image of a decaying but dangerous American hegemon resisting the start of a new multipolar order. Iran and Russia have been chafing for years under a new world order in which one nation gets to serve as judge, jury, and high executioner. This, of course, is the United States. If the US says it will continue to occupy post-ISIL Syria militarily, then, it will see to it that Syria suffers accordingly… … …
Game Over for Mercenary-Terrorists and Their Supporters in Southeast Syria ~ (…sorry for the long break…we are back again…)
Logo of the “East Fags Army” (they comically call themselves the “Lions of the East Army” (جيش أسود الشرقية ~Jaysh Usud al-Sharqiya~, while everyone knows that they are only trained monkeys dancing at command…
Terrorists from the FSA mercenary-gangs said that their U.S. pupetters are pushing for retreat from southeast Syria.
Mercenary-terrorists of the so called gangs “Usoud al-Sharqiya” and “Martyr Ahmad Abdo”, both part of the “Free Syrian Army” deserters, said they were told to end fighting in the area by their backers of the “U.S. Central Intelligence Agency”, Jordan and Saudi Arabia, some of the neighboring states that support them. The news was also spread by the Reuters agency.
The majority of these gang members merged into “Jaysh al-Islam” (also known as Liwa al-Islam, Brigade of Islam, a terroristic coalition of Islamist and Salafist units who work alongside al-Nusra Front, al-Qaeda in Syria).
So, their Western and Arab backers asked them to pull out of the area and retreat into Jordan.
“There is an official request for us to leave the area”, said Badr al Din al Salamah, an openly declared mercenary commander in the Usoud al Sharqiya terrorist gang, a recipient of the military aid from the U.S.-backed alliance.
The conclusion is that they have received the order (by CIA and allied agencies) to end fighting in the area and retreat into Jordan: so Jordan is becoming the receptacle and den of al-Qaeda and all the terrorist mercenaries cutthroat in the area.
The game will not be over until these criminal delinquents and their godfathers will become kneeling and harmless.
Resistance against ZOG and the pro-Zionist forces will continue…
(By SFP/WP SyrianPatriots)
Syrian Arab Army entering Deir Ezzour
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U.S. Strikes Against Civilians in Syria: “Genocide” Which “Strengthens Terrorism”
07 Monday Aug 2017
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The chairman of the Supreme Security Council of Iran, Ali Shamkhani, said that the airstrikes of the US-led coalition in Syrian Raqqa reduce security in the region and strengthen terrorism.
On Saturday, the Syrian news agency SANA reported with reference to the deputy head of the local Red Crescent branch that an international coalition led by the United States carried out an airstrike using phosphorous bombs on a hospital in Raqqa.
At a meeting with Syrian Prime Minister Imad Khamis in Tehran, Shamkhani accused Washington of violating human rights and stressed that the coalition operates in the country without the consent of the Syrian government or the UN mandate.
“Instead of fighting terrorist elements, Western countries and the US take suspicious measures in line with strengthening terrorism and worsening insecurity in the region”, the chairman of the Supreme Security Council of Iran, Ali Shamkhani, said, warning that the harmful effects of such moves “will lead to the spread of terrorism in the world”………………..
Israel Continues to Assist Terrorists
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ISRAEL IS A TERRORIST ROGUE COLONIAL STATE
Photos released on social media showed that the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF: or IOF, Israeli Occupation Forces) medical personnel have been recovering wounded terrorists from the Syrian side of the Golan Heights and then treated them in medical centers on the Israeli-occupied side of the region.
According to sources, the militants have been treated by the IDF Israel’s medical centers only to then be sent back into Syria were they continue to commit terrorist acts.
Israel is known to have assisted Golan-based militants of the Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Nusra Front (Tahrir al-Sham Hay’at or the Levant Liberation Board) with medical aid and military equipment since as early as 2013.
In late-June of this year, Israel provided air support for terrorists’ offensive against pro-government forces at the city of Madinat al-Baath.
The Syrian army troops repelled Al-Nusra Front’s offensives in the Southwestern province of Quneitra, leaving tens of terrorists dead and many more wounded. Later, the Israeli aircraft attacked the Syrian government forces’ tanks and artillery positions South-West of the war-hit country…………………..
U.S. Coalition strikes with phosphorus bombs an hospital for civilians in Raqqa
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The U.S.-led coalition has allegedly struck a hospital in Syria’s Raqqa with phosphorus bombs, Sana news agency reported citing the deputy head of the local brach of the Red Crescent.
Deputy Director of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent “SARC” Branch in Raqqa Dina al-Asa’ad said as cited by Sana that the shelling of the National Hospital in Raqqa by the coalition with phosphorus bombs occured on Thursday night.
“The hospital was also shelled with more than 20 shells which targeted the electricity generators, the ambulances and a number of departments inside the hospital,” Sana reported citing al-Asa’ad.
According to the Red Crescent representative, the bombed Raqqa hospital provided services for over 100 people, while Daesh terrorist group has its own hospitals and private medical centers.
Al-Asa’ad emphazided that there were no terrorists in the Raqqa hospital targeted by the US-led coalition………………………..
Close All U.S. Military Bases On Foreign Soil
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While the US sought to be an imperial force beginning just after the US Civil War and then escalated those efforts at the turn of the 20th Century, it became the dominant empire globally after World War II.
This was during the time of de-colonization, when many traditional empires were forced to let their colonies become independent nations.
So, while the US is the largest empire in world history, it is not a traditional empire in which nations are described as colonies of the US empire.
Nations remain independent, at least in name, while allowing US bases on their soil and serving as a client state of the United States.
They are controlled through the economic power of the US, World Bank and International Monetary Fund.
The US has used regime change tactics, including assassination and military force, to keep its empire intact.
U.S. foreign military bases are NOT in defense of U.S. national, or global security.
They are the military expression of U.S. intrusion in the lives of sovereign countries on behalf of the dominant financial, political, and military interests of the ruling elite.
Whether invited in or not by domestic interests that have agreed to be junior partners, no country, no peoples, no government, can claim to be able to make decisions totally in the interest of their people, with foreign troops on their soil representing interests antagonistic to the national purpose.
The United States is intentionally setting up bases in order block progress by the Syrian Army in the North and Southeast of the country.
The bases are not there to fight the same terrorist organization the U.S. created, funded, armed, trained, and directed for decades, but to ensure that Syria is federalized, a Washington/Israeli “Plan B” that I and others in the alt media have written about ever since the beginning of the crisis……………
U.S. of Terrorism in Action: US-Led Coalition Strikes Aish Hospital in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor, 6 killed + More massacres against civilians committed by U.S. coalition on 18 and 27 July 2017 ~ [REPORTS]
30 Sunday Jul 2017
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The US-led war in Syria is not against terrorism, but to damage Syria’s vital infrastructures.
U.S.-led Coalition Strikes ‘Aish Hospital’ in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor. The warplanes of the US-led international coalition perpetrated a new massacre, claiming the lives of 6 civilians and injuring 10 others in Abu Kamal city in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor.
Local sources said on Saturday that the warplanes of the coalition shelled Aish Hospital, al-Nadi, and al-Shuhada’a roundabout in Abu Kamal city, killing 6 civilians, among them women and children, and injuring 10 others, in addition to causing material damage to the infrastructure.
During the same month, on July 18 and 27, airstrikes by the U.S.-led coalition in the eastern Syrian province of Deir ez-Zor claimed the lives of dozens civilians and many more injured. Eyewitnesses specified that the attacks also damaging houses and local infrastructure…………….
People of Quneitra: “The Golan will remain a Syrian Arab land”
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The locals of Quneitra province staged a protest to condemn the illegal Zionist decision to hold elections for the so-called “local councils” in the occupied Syrian Golan and express solidarity with Syrians in the villages of Majdal Shams, Masaada, Baqaatha, Ayn Qanya, and al-Ghajar.
The protest was organized by Quneitra Governorate and al-Baath Arab Socialist Party branch in Quneitra in front of the Governorate’s Building.
The participants affirmed that the Golan has always been and will remain a Syrian Arab land, the occupation will end, the Golan will return to Syrian national sovereignty.
Israel has been investing in the crisis in Syria through its support to the armed terrorist groups which was clear since the beginning of the events in Syria.
Syrian Arab citizens of the occupied Golan have rejected in the national document which they had issued on 25/3/1981 any decision issued by the Israeli entity to annex the Golan as well as their rejection of all Israeli decisions aimed at depriving them of their Syrian Arab identity…………………
Syria rejects Israeli occupation’s announcement of holding “local councils” elections in occupied Syrian Golan
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The Foreign and Expatriate Ministry affirmed that Syria categorically rejects the announcement by the Israeli occupation on holding elections of the so-called “local councils” on October 2018 in the villages of the occupied Syrian Golan, stressing that the Golan is an integral part of the Syrian territory and that it will return to the motherland sooner or later.
In letters to the UN Secretary General and the Head of the Security Council, the Ministry said that the Israeli entity has recently issued new resolutions related to holding elections of the so-called local councils in the villages of the occupied Syrian Golan according to Israeli law.
The Ministry pointed out that these Israeli actions come as no surprise because Israel has been investing in the crisis in Syria through its support to the armed terrorist groups which was clear since the beginning of the events in Syria.
The letters noted that the Syrian Arab citizens of the occupied Golan have rejected in the national document which they had issued on 25/3/1981 any decision issued by the Israeli entity to annex the Golan as well as their rejection of all Israeli decisions aimed at depriving them of their Syrian Arab identity…………………………
Israel targets Syrian Army positions in Golan Heights..again…to protect its jihadist mercenary-terrorists
It is the fourth such attack in the past week.
Israel says it has struck the positions of Syrian government forces, after an errant projectile landed in the Golan Heights. READ MORE
Israel’s fire support for its al-Qaeda mercenaries started three years ago […and long before even…]
Al-Qaeda attacked a Syrian Arab Army position in Madinat al-Baath (map) next to the Israel occupied Golan heights.
Al-Qaeda requested Israeli fire-support by launching some mortars towards empty space in the Israel occupied area.
The Israeli Defense Force accepted the request and destroyed two Syrian Arab Army tanks. Two Syrian soldiers were killed.
The SAA held steady and the al-Qaeda attack on its position failed.
But “western” and Israeli media did and do not report or analyzed the obvious scheme.
This even as this theater act gets repeated over and over again.
They lie and simply report the “errant fire” nonsense even when it is clear that this is coordinated military support for al-Qaeda.
For years they have hidden Israeli support for al-Qaeda
Israel has supported al-Qaeda in the area since at least 2014. The al-Qaeda fire-request-by-mortar scheme has been in place for at least three years.
The UN observers mentioned the “black flags” the “rebels” were using.
The “rebels” in that area are al-Qaeda forces.
This “fire support request by mortar” scheme has been repeated again and again……………..
Syrian Arab Army repels attack by al-Nusra mercenary-terrorists in Quenitra, while Zionist Settler State target Syrian facilities and residential buildings in the area
As part of the Israeli enemy’s continuing support for terrorist organizations, Israeli warplanes attacked [Syrian] services facilities and residential buildings in the surroundings of al-Baath city in Quenitra province at the same time as Jabhat al-Nsura terrorists were attacking the area.
A military source said that Army and Armed Forces units, in cooperation with supporting forces, repelled a large attack by groups from Jabhat al-Nusra terror organization in the surroundings of al-Baath city in Quneitra countryside, inflicting heavy losses upon them.
The source went on to say that while this was happening, the Israeli enemy sought to provide support for al-Nusra, as Israeli warplanes fired rockets from within occupied territory at the Governorate parking lot and a residential building, claiming a number of lives and causing material damage.
The General Command warned against the risks posed by such hostile acts and holds the Israeli enemy responsible for the serious repercussions if such acts reoccur under any pretext, affirming determination to crush terrorist groups which are the Israeli enemy’s proxy in the area………………….
Israel targets military position southwest of Damascus International Airport
A desperate attempt by the Zionist entity to raise the collapsed morale of its mercenary-terrorists, Tel Aviv’s allied puppets. Also a strategic agreement with the U.S. to attack Syria from south and from north.
A Syrian military position southwest of Damascus International Airport was exposed to an Israeli aggression with several missiles fired from inside the occupied territories at dawn on Thursday causing explosions in the place and leaving some material losses, a Syrian Arab Army source said.
The source added that the Israeli aggression comes as a desperate attempt to raise the collapsed morale of terrorist groups due to the Syrian army’s blows and this aggression will not dissuade the army from continuing the war against terrorism and crushing it.
Lebanese media reported a large blast in the vicinity of the airport early Thursday, speculating that the explosion at the fuel depot could have been carried out by Israel.
“The missiles were fired from the occupied territory, which led to explosions on the ground and property damage,” the Syrian military source specified.
Israeli officials have not commented on the issue yet. However, Intelligence Minister Yisrael Katz, speaking to Army Radio from the United States earlier, hinted at what had happened in Damascus……………………….
Israeli warplanes, in support of terrorist gangs, target military position in Khan Arnabeh in Quneitra, causing material damage
A Syrian Army source announced on Friday evening [21 April 2017] that the Israeli enemy’s warplanes fired two missiles at 18:45 from within occupied territory at a military position in the surroundings of Khan Arnabeh in Quneitra countryside, causing material damage.
The source said that this aggression came after an attempt by terrorists to infiltrate military positions in Quneitra countryside was foiled and the terrorists suffered heavy losses, which proves that Israel provides direct support to terrorist organizations.
The source affirmed that such desperate attempts will not dissuade the Army and Armed Forces from continuing to crush the terrorist groups that act as Israel’s proxy in the area.
Israel occupied the Golan Heights in the 1967 Six-Day War with Syria and annexed the territory in 1981. The international community has not recognized the Israeli annexation…………….
Every time John McCain makes secret trips to Syria, chemical weapon attacks follow…
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The Wall Street Journal said the trip was organized with help of the US military, and it was the first time a US lawmaker had traveled to the region since American special operations forces began fighting alongside local forces.
McCain also met with Turkish President Erdogan to discuss the situation in Syria and current US-Turkey relations.
McCain said in a statement…
“The change of administration in the United States presents an important opportunity to review and reassess current policy in Syria.”
On April 4th, 2017 a suspicious chemical attack in an Idlib province prompted US President Trump to launch missiles at Syria. McCain applauded the action and urged for more.
McCain has an uncanny talent to show up in places rife with geo-political tension, and upon McCain’s departure conflict cranks up to deadly levels.
Coincidence?………………………………..
President al-Assad to Russian media and EU-Russian MP: “We are ready to discuss anything…but defending borders is our right…White Helmets are Al-Qaeda”
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President Bashar al-Assad said in a statement given to Russian media that we are ready to discuss anything, including the constitution, adding that defending our borders is our right and it is a duty.
He also said that White Helmets are part of Al-Qaeda, and that’s proven, but they are treated [by Western media] as humanitarian heroes.
President Bashar al-Assad meets for 3 hours with a joint Russian-European parliamentary delegation.
President Bashar al-Assad received on Monday a Russian-European joint parliamentary delegation headed by Russian State Duma Deputy Chairman Vladimir Vasilyev.
During the meeting, President al-Assad talked about the latest developments in Syria and responded to the delegation’s queries regarding the situation of the Syrian people after six years of war.
The President affirmed that what is going on in Syria is a conflict among countries that want to maintain the international law, mainly Russia and China, and others that violate this law through their support to terrorist groups and interference in the internal Syrian affairs.
President al-Assad added that Syria is going ahead in its vision to solve the crisis through two tracks, combating terrorism and the political process………………..
President al-Assad: “White Helmets are part of Al-Qaeda, and that’s proven, but they are treated [by Western media] as heroes”
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has hit out at the controversial nonprofit White Helmets, calling it a front for Islamic terrorism, and saying they are an example of Western narratives grotesquely distorting the truth about the conflict in the country.
“White Helmets are Al Qaeda members and that’s proven on the net” President al-Assad said during an interview with Russian journalists in Damascus. “The same members are killing or executing or celebrating over dead bodies, at the same time they are humanitarian heroes, and now they have an Oscar.”
Syrian Foreign Ministry: “Israeli aggression against Syria is flagrant defiance of Syrian sovereignty and international legitimacy”
18 Saturday Mar 2017
Syria affirmed that the Israeli aggression that took place on Friday, which is a violation of international law, the UN Charter, and the sovereignty and the sanctity of Syrian territory, was not the first of its kind but is a part of a long series of attacks carried out by Israel to support its agents in the terrorist war on Syria.
In two letters sent by the Foreign and Expatriates Ministry to the UN Secretary General and the President of Security Council, the Ministry said that in flagrant defiance of the international legitimacy and UN resolutions and the sovereignty and the inviolability of the Syrian territory, four Israeli warplanes violated the Syrian airspace in al-Breij area through the Lebanese territories at 2:40 am and targeted a military site in the eastern countryside of Homs province.
The Ministry went on to say that the Syrian Arab Republic confirms that all Israeli security, military, and political resources have been harnessed directly and indirectly in order to enable terrorists to weaken Syria and to prolong the terrorist war as much as possible.
The Ministry added that Syria confirms that all the pretexts and allegations made by Israel to justify the launching of such attacks are cheap diversionary attempts that have been used every time Israel fails to justify the continuation of its illegal occupation of the Syrian Golan, the Palestinian territory, and the rest of the occupied territories in southern Lebanon………………….
Syrian Air Defense shoots down 1 of 4 Israeli fighter jets targeting T4 airbase near Palmyra [Homs prov.] ~ REPORTS
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Syrian Air Defense shots down one of 4 Israeli warplanes targeting military site near Palmyra.
The General Command of the Army and the Armed Forced announced on Friday that the Syrian air defense downed one of four Israeli warplanes that violated the Syrian airspace and targeted a military site in the eastern countryside of Homs.
According to a statement by the Command, the four Israeli aircrafts violated the Syrian airspace in al-Breij area through the Lebanese territories at 2:40 am.
The Israeli warplanes targeted a military site near Palmyra in the eastern countryside of Homs, said the Army’s Command, confirming that the Syria air defense forces confronted the enemy’s aircrafts and shot down one of them inside the occupied territories, hit another and forced the other two to withdraw.
Do not believe the Zionist lies. Their aircraft were not targeting a convoy of trucks carrying ground-to-ground missiles bound for Hizbollah bases in the Lebanon.
In fact, the bombers were targeting Syrian Army operations near Palmyra, specifically those having to do with removal of rats from oil and gas fields which ISIS desperately needs to keep its cash flow viable…………
Al-Nusra mercenary-terrorists’ main liaison with Israeli Army killed in Syrian Army attack in Quneitra
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(1)~ The Syrian Army’s missile and artillery units targeted the gatherings and positions of Al-Nusra Front (recently renamed to Fatah al-Sham Front) in Northern Quneitra on Saturday, killing several terrorists including Al-Nusra’s major agent responsible for contacts with Israeli forces.
The army’s artillery and missile units shelled heavily Al-Nusra’s concentration centers in Taloul a-Hamr (Red Hills) in Eastern Hadher town, killing three terrorists, including Commander of Tajamo al-Haramoun Eyad Kamal nom de guerre Morou……………………………..
(2)~ Based on Syrian Military Intelligence data a Syrian Artillery Regiment conducted strikes against a group of terrorists first line commanders and during their presence in al-Tulol al-Homr (Arabic for the Red Hills) specifically in the area located between Bet Jin town in the Southwestern Suburbs of Damascus and al-Hadar town in Northern al-Qunaitira.
Three terrorists high level commanders were hit including the number one hand of Zionists in the South known as Mohammad Iyad Kamal (code name “Moro”)……………………………………
(3)~ Israel has sent its troops on repeated spying missions to a village located half a kilometer inside Syria’s territory in an incident caught on camera, a Tel Aviv-based TV says.
Israel’s Channel 2 carried the report, saying the Combat Intelligence Collection Corps had dispatched its Ait (Eagle) 595 Battalion on back-to-back incursions early Sunday.
The channel’s Danny Kushmaro, who was accompanying the troops in one of the missions, said the forces had reached the area on foot……………………..
Damascus Reveals the Location of the Main Turkish Base in Syria
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Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has renewed calls to the UN Security Council for an immediate end of the violations of The Syrian sovereignty by the Turkish Armed Forces.
The Ministry also published a list of all violations that occurred since last December.
The letter, which was addressed to the UN Secretary General and the President of the UN Security Council, mentions illegal incursions into Syrian territory, building a wall within the so-called Turkish buffer zones (which exist on the sovereign Syrian territory), destruction of the property belonging to the Syrian citizens such as uprooting of hundreds of olive trees in order to build roads for the tanks of the Turkish army (as recently seen in the village of Qljabreen in the Azaz area of Aleppo province) and illegal backing of the terrorist groups which are loyal to the regime in Ankara.
The letter further states that the Turkish authorities recently established a military base inside Syrian territory, more precisely in the village of Jtrar, North of the town of Tal Rifaat, located in the province of Aleppo. The base includes the headquarters for the Turkish army personnel and their allies who are stationed on the Syrian soil and are allegedly involved in the so-called “Operation Euphrates Shield”. Ammunition depots are also being mentioned…………………
L’ambassadeur de Syrie à l’ONU Bachar al-Jaafari: “La Turquie continue à jouer le rôle du pyromane” ~ [Rapport, Vidéo]
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Conférence de presse du Dr Bachar al-Jaafari suite à la réunion d’Astana 2:
…”Merci à vous tous, je m’exprimerai en arabe, mais je pense que vous aurez la traduction simultanée
Notre évaluation du processus d’Astana est positive tant qu’il sert le noble but pour lequel nous sommes venus jusqu’ici. Et c’est essentiellement :
1-la consolidation effective de l’accord de cessation des hostilités,
2-suivie de la séparation des groupes armés ayant signé cet accord de ceux qui ont refusé de le signer, c’est-à-dire la séparation entre ceux qui croient en une solution politique et les terroristes,
3-pour qu’ensuite, tous les signataires, y compris les trois États garants et les groupes terroristes ayant consenti à signer cet accord, soient obligatoirement engagés à combattre le terrorisme et à soutenir les efforts de l’Armée arabe syrienne, de ses amis et de ses alliés”… … …
… … …Bachar al-Jaafari : “Évidemment que l’arrivée si tardive de la délégation turque à Astana, sa représentativité réduite et son refus d’adhérer au projet du communiqué final sont embarrassants pour les autres États garants et le pays hôte. Quant à la deuxième partie de votre question, il serait plus opportun de la poser aux trois États garants”… … … “La Jordanie a été et reste une importante source de douleur et de perturbations pour notre peuple. Peut-être que sa participation à la réunion d’Astana en tant qu’observateur, comme je l’ai compris, contribuera à ce que Amman révise sa politique erronée à l’égard de la Syrie”…………….
Bashar al-Jaafari: “Trafficking in the Syrian blood by representatives of “al-Golani” and ISIS will not affect Syria to practice its legal duty in combating terrorism” ~ [+Churkin Statement Video, +Zionist Aggression Report]
01 Thursday Dec 2016
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UNSC ~ Syria’ Permanent Representative to the UN Bashar al-Jaafari said on Wednesday that the continued trafficking in the Syrian blood by representatives of “al-Golani” and ISIS, through the humanitarian file, will not affect Syria, with the support of its allies, to practice its legal duty in combating terrorism and saving the lives of its people in line with principles of the international law and the relevant UNSC resolutions on counterterrorism.
Al-Jaafari added in a speech at UNSC session on the state in the Middle East that liberating more than 80 thousand of children and women in Aleppo was not part of the British and French foreign ministries’ plans or the US Department of State’s which all allege they defend civilians in Aleppo.
He noted that these states’ calls to impose sanctions on Syria and Russia after the liberation of this number of civilians set another evidence on the exploitation of these Syrians by those who sponsor terrorism to protect terrorists and practice the cheap political blackmail.
Al-Jaafari indicated that that once again, representatives of Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist organization and other groups affiliated to them, call for holding an urgent UNSC session in an attempt to offer political and moral support to these groups following the great achievements of the Syrian army and its allies.
Syria’s permanent representative referred to the dozens of civilians who tried to flee from the eastern parts of Aleppo city to the safe areas in the western neighborhoods and were killed at the hands of “moderate opposition” terrorists who are backed by the US, Britain and France.
Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin said that his country vehemently condemns any attempts to protect or support terrorists in Syria under political pretexts, reiterating its rejection of the use of humanitarian pretext to achieve any political objectives.
ZIONIST ENTITY ~ In an attempt to divert attention from the successes achieved by the Syrian Arab army, warplanes of the Israeli enemy launched two rockets on Damascus countryside at dawn on Wednesday, a military source said.
The source added that the Israeli rockets were launched from the Lebanese airspace and fell in al-Sabboura area in the western countryside of Damascus, indicating that no human causalities were reported.
According to the source, the attack on al-Sabboura is a “desperate attempt” by the Israeli occupation entity to raise the deteriorating morals of the Takfiri terrorist gangs after the heavy losses they have suffered in many areas, especially in the western countryside of Damascus…>>>…
Warning: behind the backs of all of you Americans [and of the entire planet] the U.S. regime is preparing a third world war ~ The ‘New York Times’: Russia is an ‘Outlaw State’ because is fighting Al-Qaeda in Syria…without U.S. permission
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(by Bill Van Auken) ~ Amid mounting public threats that the US is preparing an escalation of its military intervention in Syria, the New York Times Thursday published a lead editorial branding Russia as an “outlaw state”.
Syrian government forces, backed by Russian air power, appear to be on the brink of retaking all of the eastern portion of Aleppo, the last major bastion of the US-backed “rebels,” composed principally of Al Qaeda-affiliated Islamist militias.
The Times writes: “President Obama has long refused to approve direct military intervention in Syria. And Mr. Putin may be assuming that Mr. Obama is unlikely to confront Russia in his final months and with an American election season in full swing. But with the rebel stronghold in Aleppo under threat of falling to the government, administration officials said that such a response is again under consideration”.
(by SFP-WP) ~ Rebel stronghold in Aleppo???
A bunch of cutthroat criminals terrorists who have no scruples to use chemical weapons against its own children would be “rebels” for the American regime???
If those are “rebels”, then the U.S. administration is a gang of mobsters arms-dealers dictators.
American people wake up! and shake off these parasites and monkeys from your shoulders… … …
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Israel major player in Syria destruction
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Interview with Kevin Barrett, author and political commentator, about the Israeli regime’s recent attacks on Syrian military positions after stray fire into open areas in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
Following is a rough transcription of the interview:
“The Israelis openly saying that they want to protect the extreme Takfiri terrorist groups and that’s just one example of the way the Israelis have consistently lined up behind this war on Syria.
So, it’s not surprising that the prime minister of Israel would visit ISIL fighters in hospitals where they’re being treated in Israel and it’s not surprising that they would use this excuse of supposedly a couple of stray mortar rounds to get directly involved in the Syrian war once again, committing yet another war crime.
All of these countries that are going to Syria without the permission of the Syrian government are committing the supreme war crime of aggression.
And I think Israel is revealing its hand and showing who’s really behind this war on Syria”… … …
Israel, Colonial Zionist Entity of Terror, continue to help Jabhat al-Nusra [Al-Qaeda] bombarding Syrian sites, in coordination with the terrorist attacks against civilians [Homs, Hasaka, Tartus, Damascus, Aleppo] during G20 and International Peace Meetings
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Israeli warplanes attack a site east of Hadar town in Quneitra.
The Israeli warplanes launched Wednesday night an attack on al-Tuloul al-Homr area to the east of Hadar town in the countryside of Quneitra.
In the Syrian southern province, warplanes of the Israeli occupation forces attacked after midnight yesterday a site to the east of Hadar town, located some 11 km from Quneitra city.
The attack caused material damage at the site.
The Israeli occupation entity has repeatedly provided direct assistance and support to the Jabhat al-Nusra-linked terrorist groups operating in the southern region… … …
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Nebraska: JuTahn McClain interested, many other teams to contend with
The Huskers are hoping to get the commitment of an APB from Ohio. [Image via C4/YouTube]
The Huskers are hoping to land the all-purpose back from Ohio this summer.
by Oliver VanDervoort (article) and Milos Kitanovic (video)
June 6, 2019 at 11:48 AM June 6, 2019 at 11:48 AM
The Nebraska football team has made the Top 7 list for a talented, all-purpose back this week. Making the 3-star prospect's list, at this point, is that much more important because McClain is set to announce his commitment in a little less than a month from now.
Nebraska football competing with usual rivals
The Huskers might have won a small victory when it comes to McClain, but there is still quite a few fights to go. Those fights are going to include some head-to-head matchups with several Big Ten rivals. In fact, McClain's Top 7 list is almost exclusively from the Big Ten.
In addition to Nebraska, Michigan, Michigan State, Kentucky, Penn State, Ohio State, and Purdue have made the list.
Yes, you're reading that right. The Ohio APB is almost exclusively considering Big Ten teams for his final choice.
I want to thank all the schools who have recruited me so far. Please respect my decision as these are MY Top 7 schooIs I feel are best for me at this time. My recruitment is still open. Lets Eat🔥 #Top7 #3Strong (Edit by - @Iamkeezus 💉) pic.twitter.com/tehsS9dD8B
— JuTahn McClain (@JuTahn9) June 4, 2019
Kentucky is an interesting addition that most likely has to do with how close he is to the state based on where he lives in Ohio. The Fairfield native clearly has his heart set either playing around home or with a team that he's watched play against the in-state teams.
247Sports believes JuTahn leans towards the Kentucky Wildcats. That would be quite a get for the SEC team considering how the rest of his picks are all in a different conference.
The good news, for the Nebraska football coaching staff, is that they have a deadline for when they need to be able to secure a commitment. Now the issue at hand is getting the prospect to come to Lincoln to see what Memorial stadium and the surrounding city have to offer.
Nebraska football hosted Texas receiver
Speaking of showing what Lincoln has to offer, Scott Frost and company recently hosted a 3-star receiver, from Texas, for a visit.
Thad Johnson might not be the most highly touted prospect on the board, but he's rising in ranks.
The receiver has 18 total offers and that includes some of the best programs in the country. The good news here is that the Huskers aren't going up against the heavy hitters in the Big Ten. Illinois and Indiana have both offered but Nebraska won't be going up against Ohio State or Penn State, or Michigan.
Nebraska tomorrow!!#GBR🔴🌽
— uosuɥoɾ snǝɐppɐɥʇ (@thadjohnson0) June 2, 2019
June has been a very good month for the staff when it comes to landing targets. Last June was especially great for the program. At the moment, it doesn't appear that they are going to be having the same kind of month as they did in 2018 but it's still been a busy spring.
Thad Johnson is just the latest to set foot in Lincoln. Earlier this spring, one of the best defensive tackles still unclaimed came to town. Perrion Winfrey apparently liked what he saw. As is the case with JuTahn McClain, the key for the Nebraska football team at this point is going to be closing the deal with Thad Johnson and adding him to the 2020 class.
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Humanitarian technology for aid workers
Using Drones to save life
30/01/2017 10/01/2021 markhawkins Drones Leave a comment
For many years, Drones have received plenty of coverage in the media mainly for negative reasons. Military drones operated by the US Air Force and other national militaries came to prominence soon after 9-11. They can be used for various operations such as surveillance and intelligence gathering, Electronic warfare where powerful transmitters disrupt communications and weapons systems and drones are used to carry weapons which have been used to take down targets and to kill people.
In more recent years, small battery powered drones have become widely available in many countries on the domestic market. For less than $1000, any member of the public can buy a small drone over the internet without any requirement to demonstrate any capability to operate the drone safely. Its these drones which are now regarded as a pest by some authorities. Whilst most owners will operate drones responsibly, there have been plenty of incidents where drones have been flown too close to commercial aircraft thus creating a lot of angst for pilots and airport authorities.
Drones have been used by criminal gangs to check out a property before raiding it. Drones have been used drones to smuggle drugs and other items into prisons. Criminal activities like this has now spawned a new industry where security drones or other devices are made to take down drones which are being a pest or engaged in illegal activity.
But can drones be used for a positive outcome? Yes, definitely. The drone’s elder sister, the airplane is not that much different to a drone. In fact, is an aerial platform which does not have a person on board flying it. So not that different from an aircraft as all – yet we do not view the word “Aircraft” with the same disdain as do for a drone, despite the fact that there is aircraft currently being used to kill people in Syria and other war zones.
In this article, I am going to shine the spotlight on how drones can be used for missions which have positive outcomes and perhaps save lives. NGOs are viewing this new technology with great interest. Some organisations are already using them. In the years ahead, we may see drones playing a significant role in humanitarian operations.
There is no doubt about it, the word “Drone” is problematic, and many have come to the conclusion that this world has such a strong association with war, loss of life and widespread deduction. “Drone” as a term is so toxic that organisations using this technology for humanitarian purposes are using a longer description “Unmanned Aerial Vehicles or UAVs”. Various working groups have been set up to develop a set of best practices for operating UAVs. The subject of winning hearts and minds so that UAVs become an acceptable tool in humanitarian work rather than being a threat or a pest is very high on the agenda. We will take a closer look at the UAV work groups later on.
The basic UAV
UAV technology is now widely available as a mainstream product. Typically these units cost less than $1000, and limited to aerial photography. The commercially available UAVs tend to be compact and use four rotors to sustain flight. On a full charge, these UAVs have short flight times (typically 30 mins or less), but this is sufficient to conduct short flights to obtain very local aerial photography. At the low end of the budget spectrum, UAVs are controlled by a WiFi signal which tend to limit the operational range to 100m or just beyond. It is possible to operate these short range UAVs beyond 100m using pre-programmed flight paths, however this can be a little risky!
Extending the range and payload.
The humanitarian community started its UAV journey by using the smaller units which provides aerial photography of an area affected by disaster. For earthquake situations, UAVs are well suited to search and rescue work as they can help the responders to work out the best way to access a site. As these UAVs are light, there is practically no downdraft which means that they will not cause further issues by causing unstable structures to move further.
Beyond aerial photography UAVs have many other uses. Fixed wing UAVs can stay airborne for much longer and cover more ground. This can enable organisations to carry out a rapid assessment over a wider area after disaster strikes to identify populations in need. At sea, organisations are helicopter UAVs which runs on aviation fuel. MOAS is using UAVs off the coast of Libya to identify refugee boats in need to rescue. With a range of 100KM, the UAVs can search a large area quick which then means that the ship can get to where it’s needed more quickly.
UAVs as they get larger are able to carry more weight. Amazon is piloting the technology to deliver parcels to customers. The same approach can be used to get vital supplies to remote locations. Long range information discovered by UAVs can be quickly added to GIS and the shared in almost real-time with all stakeholders.
There are now organisations looking into developing UAVs which are capable of carrying people. The BBC reported recently that one organisation is working on a UAV which can carry a paramedic and a patient from a road accident scene to hospital.
UAVs as an aerial planform can be purposed for other tasks as well. Different types of sensors could be mounted on UAVs to measure atmospheric risks or to act as an airborne relay to transmit radio information.
It’s time to get ready!
UAVs will have a significant role to play in both emergency and development humanitarian aid. The UAV area will be a complete “Can of Worms” as there will be many regulatory authorities taking a great deal of interests and perhaps resisting deployment. Such authorities will include military, civil aviation, communications, privacy/data protection and so on. Whilst there will be initial resistance (and in some places UAVs will be no-go), NGOs will need to get ready to take advantage of UAVs and what they can offer. As a community, we need to take a very responsible approach so that UAVs are operated in a very responsible way. If as a community, we take a cavalier approach and put UAVs in the sky without permission and coordination, we will draw a lot of attention to ourselves and may face a complete block to future deployments.
To get ready to embrace the value UAVs have to offer, the aid community must take action now to ensure that humanitarian use of UAVs are viewed positively by all stakeholders. Getting ready means two things:
· Firstly, NGOs need to understand what different types of UAV is capable of. They need to be innovative and advocate for the development of solutions which can be hosted on a UAV platform for the benefit of humanitarian operations. There is a definite overlap with ICT4D here. How we approach using UAVs need to be decided as a joint enterprise between humanitarian programmatic people and technologies.
· Good coordination is essential. We are at the very beginning of the UAV ear and this is a great opportunity to be efficient and professional from the very start. Organisations such as UAViators now exist and are developing best practices for operating UAVs. Commercial entities now exist who operates high quality UAVs. Organisations like the Emergency Telecoms Cluster and Nethope have established working groups manage coordination of the UAV topic.
· Establishing best practice will be the key to success. Whilst we have to work to get support from various government departments, it’s essential to work with local communities. There needs be community sensitisation built into any UAV operation so that communities know in advance what these new flying machines do and what value they will add to the humanitarian effort.
So what does “Good UAV Practice” look like? Ideally I would like to see the NGO/UN sector operating UAVs in a very managed and professional manner. It must not be the “free for all” where many individuals put cheap domestic UAV pests into the sky – we will just get push back from communities and authorities. Ideally it is better that a small number of professional UAV operators evolve to provide services to multiple agencies who are operating in the same area. The operators could be commercial or perhaps a small number of specialist units which sit within UN agencies or NGOs. Ideally with organisations such as the ETC and Nethope taking the lead, we will end up with many NGOs tasking a single resource to access standard (pre-agreed) data.
This approach will promote better quality UAV platforms and services and keep costs down. As we will not be filling the skies with pestilence, the NGO sector will gain the trust and respect from authorities and local communities. If we take a more cavalier approach, NGOs will not be permitted to fly UAVs and take advantage of the benefits they bring.
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2020 collection. Lang Lang has contributed to the soundtracks of blockbuster films like My Week with Marilyn and Kung Fu Panda 3. In this compilation, he also plays legendary original movie tunes in piano arrangements, as well as some all-time classics that found new fame when they were used as film music. A fascinating journey through the cinematic universe. Soundtrack albums and film score recordings are hardly in short supply. But when a pianist of Lang Lang's calibre illuminates the world of motion pictures with his artistry, it turns every piece and every movie into a special event. Features 2CELLOS, Herbie Hancock, Lindsey Stirling, Madeleine Peyroux & Maxim Vengerov
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Artist: Lang
1. rédéric Chopin: Nocturne (Lento con gran espressione) in C-sharp minor op. posth. - as featured in The Pianist
2. Hans Zimmer: Gladiator Rhapsody - from Gladiator
3. Paul McCartney ; Linda McCartney: Live and Let Die - from James Bond ith 2CELLOS
4. Alexandre Desplat: Marilyn's Theme - from My Week with Marilyn
5. Hans Zimmer: Flight - from Man of Steel with Maxim Vengerov violin
6. Anne Dudley: Poldark Prelude - from Poldark
7. Henry Mancini: Moon River - from Breakfast at Tiffany's with Madeleine Peyroux vocals
8. Hans Zimmer: Oogway's Legacy - from Kung Fu Panda 3 with Jian Wang cello
9. W.A. Mozart: Rondo alla turca from Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K 331 - as featured in The Truman Show 1
10. Danny Elfman: Spider-Man Theme - from Spider-Man with Lindsey Stirling violin 1
11. Ennio Morricone: The Hateful Eight Overture - from The Hateful Eight 1
12. Leonard Bernstein: Tonight - from West Side Story - -With Sean Jones trumpet 1
13. Scott Joplin: The Entertainer - as featured in The Sting 1
14. George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue - as featured in Manhattan with Herbie Hancock piano
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Home Featured News Bryan Park a winner in APL Championship
Bryan Park a winner in APL Championship
by TG_Admin01 July 27, 2010
By STUART HALL
Patrick Reed has played Pinehurst No. 2, the Olympic Club and even a couple of rounds at Augusta National. Not surprising, those courses left favorable impressions on the 19-year-old.
And so did Bryan Park Golf and Conference Center, recent host of the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship.
“Easily the best public course I have ever played,” said Reed, a rising sophomore at Augusta State University who reached match play’s third round. “You can’t take anything for granted when you play here.”
Eventual APL champion Lion Kim did Reed one better, though, on Bryan Park platitudes. During a light-hearted United States Golf Association question-and-answer session conducted after the semifinals, Kim was asked: “If you could play one course for the rest of your life, what would it be?”
Kim responded: “This golf course.”
Granted, Kim was likely trying to score some points with the locals, but his answer underscored the favorable sentiment of many players.
“During the college season we play a lot of top courses, especially in the post-season,” said Harris English, who attends the University of Georgia. “This is every bit as good as those courses.”
In preparation for its 85th Amateur Public Links championship, the USGA stiffened the Champions Course. The course played to 7,218 yards — 7,139 yards for match play — making it the third-longest course in championship history. For match play, the par-4 10th hole was shortened from 390 yards to 311, thus creating high risk and reward value. Also, the 482-yard third hole was reduced from a par 5 to a par 4.
And then there were the typical USGA setup specifications — greens rolling at 11 on the Stimpmeter and grass graduating from .5-inches in the fairway to 1.5 in the intermediate rough and 2.5 in the primary rough.
“This is why I enjoy USGA events the most,” said Jimmy Liu, who, at age 14, was the youngest player in the field. “They make you test yourself. If you win one of these titles, then you have earned it.”
Throughout the week, the word “patience” was uttered frequently. Often the word was used in the context of not forcing the course to relinquish birdies that it may not have to offer.
“When you get behind in match play, you sometimes have to get aggressive. That can be difficult around here,” said Bhavik Patel of Bakersfield, Calif. “If you don’t watch yourself, you can easily dig yourself a bigger hole than you were already in.”
As the APL wore on, making the Champions Course seem longer was player fatigue. Heading into the scheduled 36-hole final, David McDaniel of Tucson, Ariz., had played 91 holes in five match play rounds — one more hole than five stroke-play rounds — and seven more holes than Kim of Ann Arbor, Mich.
While seven extra holes may not seem like much, the roughly two extra hours off the course was a welcomed relief.
“I would not have wanted to walk this course all week without a caddie,” Patel said. “There were some climbs that, even if you’re in the best of shape, were a hike. So that’s another instance where the course can be difficult. You don’t think about that as much as setup, but over the week those little things can catch up with you.”
Ultimately, Kim outlasted the field and “those little things,” winning the title with a 6-and-5 victory over McDaniel.
“This whole week, just the whole golf course really fit my game perfectly,” he said.
The Champions Course, though, was not a willing participant in Kim’s march to victory. In 151 holes, including 36 holes of stroke play and given the usual match play concessions, Kim finished a modest 6 under. He was 1 over in the 31-hole championship.
Given its stern and fair treatment of the field, maybe Kim wouldn’t mind playing Bryan Park for the rest of his life after all.
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Exhibition captures spirit of journey to Ottawa
Lalakenis/All Directions: A Journey of Truth and Unity Opens Saturday, 1 p.m., to April 17 at Belkin Gallery at the University of B.C.
Kevin Griffin
Jan 14, 2016 • Last Updated January 17, 2016 • 3 minute read
1/3 Participants in the copper breaking ceremony on Parliament Hill at the end of Awalaskenis II, Ottawa, July 27, 2014. Photo: Bernadette Phan ▲
1/3 Beau Dick with the broken copper Nunmgala at the breaking ceremony in Victoria on Feb. 10, 2013. Photo: Geoffrey McNamara, SMACK Photography Photo by Geoffrey McNamara ▲
1/3 Awalaskenis II participants break the copper Taaw in Ottawa on July 27, 2014. Photo: Franziska Heinze. ▲
Lalakenis/All Directions: A Journey of Truth and Unity
Opens Saturday, 1 p.m., to April 17 at Belkin Gallery at the University of B.C.
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It was a road trip the likes of which had never been seen before: artist and Kwakwaka’wakw chief Beau Dick along with 21 companions and objects such as masks, rattles, and drums set off in several vehicles from the University of B.C. bound for Ottawa.
They left on July 2, 2014 and arrived several weeks later, on July 27.
Dick, his fellow travellers and the indigenous regalia weren’t going on a summer sightseeing trip. They had far more serious intentions.
They were heading east to draw attention to worldwide threats to the environment and to the broken relationship between indigenous people and the federal government at the time.
Perhaps the most important participant on the trip wasn’t a person. It was a thing — an object known as a copper.
In the diverse pantheon of objects and traditions on the Northwest Coast, coppers ranked close to the top. Coppers were made of copper metal, shaped like a kind of shield and unveiled by a chief at a potlatch. They were valuable but also powerful. Receiving one or a piece of one strongly linked receiver and giver.
Important coppers had names. The special copper Dick and his companions were carrying was called Taaw. It was made by Giindajin Haawasti Guujaaw, a Haida carver and former president of the Haida Nation.
In Ottawa, Dick and his companions symbolically broke Taaw and passed the burden of wrongs to the federal government. In effect, they shamed the politicians running the country.
The exhibition Lalakenis/All Directions: A Journey of Truth and Unity recreates that trek from the west coast to Central Canada. Lalakenis tells an artistic and political story using video, photography and narrative as well as indigenous objects from the Northwest Coast and other First Nations groups.
Scott Watson, the exhibition’s co-curator with Lorna Brown, said many of the objects in the exhibition won’t be elevated and displayed on plinths as you might expect in a traditional museum. Instead, they’ll be displayed below eye level on the floor on a vinyl banner covered with text, similar to the way they were presented on the ground in Ottawa in 2014.
Watson said that as Guujaaw explained to him, the breaking of the copper is a way of shifting the burden of wrongs such as residential schools, appropriation of land, and cultural genocide from indigenous people to the government. He described it as a kind of magical act of transfer.
“It is a very political act,” he said. “It’s saying, ‘We’re not just the victims and you’re supposed to fix it. You’re the victim too — you have to fix it for your own sake.’”
The journey was officially called Awalaskenis II. It followed Awalaskenis I in 2013, which was initiated by Dick’s daughters Geraldine and Linnea Dick. The first Awalaskenis journey travelled from Quatsino on the northern end of Vancouver Island to Victoria at the southern end where Dick revived the Kwakwaka’wakw shaming ceremony by breaking the copper Nunmgala on the steps of the B.C. Legislature.
In 2014, the copper Taaw gained power and prestige as it stopped in several indigenous communities in its journey to Ottawa. In Kamloops, it witnessed a sundance ceremony. In Onion Lake, Saskatchewan, it was part of a powwow and a blanket dance. And in Winnipeg, Taaw and other coppers in the caravan were washed at The Forks where the Red and Assiniboine rivers meet.
In Ottawa, Taaw was symbolically broken. Two pieces were cut from the copper in a ceremony led by Dick. The broken pieces were wrapped in Cathy Busby’s bannerlike text based on former prime minister Stephen Harper’s 2008 apology to indigenous people. The package was left at the front door of Parliament.
Later, the broken pieces were donated by the federal government to the Haida Heritage Centre in Kay Llinagaay (Skidigate). No one knows what happened to Busby’s original art work.
Lalakenis opens with a three-hour ceremony that includes placing objects that were part of Awalaskenis II on a recreation of Busby’s original banner.
Programming around the exhibition includes tea with Dick every Thursday in January, February and March at 1 p.m. in the gallery. Dick is in his third year as artist-in-residence at the Belkin and the Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory at University of B.C.
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The Role of Homes in Children’s Mathematics Learning
by Joshua Abah · June 22, 2019
Home Role in Math Learning
An area that requires active participation of the home is the mathematics education of children. Mathematics as a subject is essential for children to appreciate the beauty of nature, think logically and make sound judgment . The home should show some concern and willingness to act in order to correct accumulated myths about the difficulty of mathematics as a school subject and avoid the influence of faulty foundations in mathematics that may impede children’s future development. With adequate support from the home, pupils can be encouraged to master the automatic procedures, skillful manipulations and the sense of logic mathematics is known for.
One of the reasons the whole world is attracted to the educational system of Finland is the sense of responsibility shared by all stakeholders in the upbringing of children. One of the most striking facts about Finnish schools is that their students have fewer hours of instruction, observe long summer holidays, thereby apportioning bigger roles to the home. The Finnish system adopts a holistic approach to education with parents wanting a family-friendly approach that also holds high respect for teachers. The Finnish school system is inseparable from the culture which it serves. In this sense, children’s education is continuous based on the full involvement of the home and the outcome is a fine balance between quantity and quality.
Homes and families have the direct and lasting impact on children’s mathematics learning and development of social competence. When parents are involved, pupils achieve more, exhibit more positive attitudes and behaviour, and feel more comfortable in new settings. One of the best things parents can do to improve their children’s mathematics literacy is to regularly expose them to practical applications of mathematics at home which can help them develop mathematical reasoning. The home can help pupils merge what they observe, discover and learn outside the classroom with the theoretical and abstract mathematics they learn in school. Such practical mathematics is readily available in the estimation of resources at home, the use of money for daily expenditure, available games in the community and even in the cultural practices of the society.
Math Learning needs the Child, the Family, and the School
Apart from normal activities in the home, parents and guardians can work with children’s school teachers to facilitate their children’s mathematics learning. Two reasons why parents-teachers collaborations are likely to be the most profitable. First, children generally want to please both their parents and their teachers. If they see that mathematics is important to both their parents and their teachers, they will consider it important for themselves too. Second, extending mathematical concepts from the classroom to the home will establish the idea that mathematics is not just a school subject, but an everyday subject that makes life more interesting and understandable. Teachers can provide assistance in:
Setting up a system of home study;
Helping parents understand the sequencing of mathematical skill development;
Suggesting materials and activities that are entertaining and suitable for their child’s level and which can be done in a reasonable amount of time;
Providing clear guidelines on how to use materials;
Giving feedback on the successes and failures of home activities; and
Knowing when to stop working with a child on an activity so that a good working relationship is maintained.
Generally, emphasis on the role of the home in mathematics education of children dwells on the need for parents and guardians to give more time to children, providing them a supportive environment at home, encouraging their mathematics learning and discussing with them about their problems in the subject. Parents are to keep watch on the children’s activities, help improve their study habits and maintain a positive disposition while advising them. Even for parents who themselves found mathematics difficult, there should be a decisive effort to set aside such distaste, avoid talking negatively about the subject, and seek collaboration to instill the love of mathematics in their children.
The outcome of a recent study reveals a systematic pattern of parents’ involvement in the mathematics education of their children, particularly at the Middle Basic level in North Bank suburb of Makurdi, Nigeria. Basically, the results affirm that parents and homes are adequately involved the mathematics education of Basic 5 pupils in the study area. However, parents of pupils in both the high-achieving and low-achieving categories fare less in specific areas of supporting pupils who are having difficulties in school mathematics, taking their children to the public library and providing activities that encourage the development of their children’s mathematics skills. Both categories of parents are not aware of the approaches used to teach mathematics in their children’s school, suggesting a gap in the school-home relationship of pupil’s mathematics education. These key findings reveal shortcomings on the part of the parents to turn everyday occurrences and household tasks into lessons that not only help pupils with their mathematical reasoning skills and sense of applied mathematics, but prepare them for adulthood. The observed gap in the school-home relationship with respect to the teaching and learning of mathematics may be due to schools and parents having a different understanding of what home involvement should look like. Earlier empirical research works from Nigeria reveal that apathy exists on the side of parents, low expectations exist on the side of the teachers, and an organizational structure facilitating parent-school interaction is lacking. One of the best ways to structure this relationship is through involving parents in their children’s home work and employing targeted parent involvement to solve a particular problem – such as poor attendance or behaviour at school. In this regard, Basic schools can subscribe to the under-listed responsibilities in creating a partnership that can have a significant impact on pupils’ achievement. Basic schools should:
Recognize that all parents, regardless of income, education or cultural background, are involved in their children’s learning and want their children to do well in mathematics;
Survey parents and the schools’ teachers to understand their perspective on parent involvement. Investigate how parents want to be involved and how teachers want parents to be involved.
Work to create a common understanding of how parents could best support their child’s mathematics education and how teachers could communicate with parents. This might be accomplished through discussions, flyers, meetings or other strategies.
Identify barriers to achievement within schools. Can parents help address these challenges? If so, how?
Give teachers training on how to develop homework assignments that involve parents.
Regularly involve parents in their child’s homework and report on the results of doing so.
The study has attempted to verify the relationship between home involvement and mathematics achievement of pupils across both low and high achieving pupil – categories in North Bank suburb of Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria. The survey of 73 Basic 5 pupils along with their parents across three (3) Middle Basic Schools in North Bank suburb establishes a weak positive relationship between home involvement and mathematics achievement that is homogenous to both achievement categories. Further interaction with the pupils reveals that apart from parents, other members of the extended family, friends and neigbours play vital roles in the mathematics education of children. The study also revealed that among the five key parental roles, parents of pupils in North Bank suburb have shortcomings as mathematics resources providers. This implies that they often default in providing a nice learning environment at home for their children to study mathematics. These homes lack variety of games, puzzles and activities that encourage the development of children’s mathematics skills. They also failed in buying mathematics related books for the children and in taking their wards to the library.
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If Firefox were a ship, it would be becalmed on a flat sea, loosened seams leaking faster than the hand-worked pumps can empty the bilge, passengers springing overboard and swimming toward other vessels – those with sails bearing rivals’ logos.
According to data published Sunday by analytics company Net Applications, Firefox’s share for November slumped to 8.2%, down half a percentage point. It was the seventh month in the last 12 in which Firefox spilled share, the fifth where the loss amounted to a half point or more.
From 2005, when Firefox was scratching its way out of the single digits in an insurrection against Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (IE), the browser has posted lower shares only three times, all in a short stretch of 2016 when Firefox bottomed out at 7.7%. That time, the browser clawed back to 13% (in October 2017) before again shrinking.
Unless something suddenly stems Firefox’s current free-fall, the browser will return to that low point of 7.7% by June, according to Computerworld‘s forecast, which relies on Firefox’s 12-month average. That same forecast predicts the open-source browser will dip under 8% as early as January.
Mozilla’s efforts to make Firefox more attractive as a browser choice have failed to move the share needle. From its November 2017 “Quantum” relaunch to its recent emphasis on the hottest browser topic – privacy in general, blocking ad and site trackers more specifically – the improvements and enhancements have been accompanied by collective shrug. Or worse, a step toward the exit.
Historically, Firefox has been the counterweight to the then-current leader, first IE, then Google’s Chrome. Firefox’s flirtation with irrelevancy as exhibited by its smaller user share may see that counterweight go weightless. Microsoft’s decision to adopt Google’s browser technology for its reborn Edge strengthened the monoculture. Sans Firefox, the browser choice becomes Chrome or near-Chrome.
Chrome: Settling into its spot?
During November, Chrome lost a quarter of a percentage point, dipping to 67.2%, the browser’s lowest mark since June.
While the loss was little more than a rounding error and could not be considered a threat to Chrome’s dominance by any stretch, Google’s browser may be close to its upper-end limit.
Last month’s share was identical to Chrome’s number at the start of the year, for one, so for all the wild swings — up 2.3 points one month, down 1.7 points the next — it ended where it began. And although Chrome shed three-quarters of a percentage point in the past six months, in the last three the movements were a wash, hinting that changes to share have slowed.
The forecast based on the 12-month average foretold some gains — Chrome should make the 68% mark by June — but the prophesied increase was significantly less than a month ago, when the prediction contended Chrome would hit 70% by mid-2020.
IE edges Edge
Microsoft’s browsers recovered three-tenths of a percentage point in November, the second straight month of share gains (and only the fourth time that’s happened in the last five years). IE+Edge ended November at 12.8%.
That total was tallied of two browsers, IE and Edge, with the increase credited entirely to the ancient and obsolete IE, not the at-least-newer Edge: IE climbed four-tenths of a point to 6.8% while Edge fell a tenth to 6%.
Because Windows 10’s share of all operating systems also declined, Edge remained with an 11.2% share of all Windows 10 browser activity, the level it’s been stuck at for a full quarter.
Measuring Edge against Windows 10 will soon be impossible, as the revamped browser — Microsoft tossed its own technologies and built a new Edge from Google’s Chromium – will reach release status Jan. 15, launching for Windows 7 and 8.1 as well as 10, not to mention macOS.
Whether Edge’s remodel will result in a jolt to its user share is unknown. Microsoft is, if not counting on Edge’s phoenix-rising, eager to put a thumb on the scale to boost the chances; it will automatically replace the original homegrown Edge with the Chromium-based version rather than wait as users do what they do best, stick with the status quo.
Edge may never gain much ground in Net Applications’ measurements. The California metrics vendor best quantifies individuals’ browsing activity, and while Microsoft wouldn’t object if that group dumped Chrome for a Chrome clone, there’s good evidence that the retuned Edge is a corporate play.
Elsewhere in Net Applications’ numbers, Apple’s Safari gained half a percentage point for the fourth consecutive month, climbing to 5.3%, and Opera Software’s browser remained flat at 1.3%. Safari’s increase came as macOS climbed six-tenths of a percentage point to 11.6%, a record for Apple’s operating system. For November, Safari’s share of macOS rose to 45.6%, the highest mark since December 2017, showing that it is possible for a browser to convince customers to ditch Chrome for a browser they’d used before.
Net Applications calculates user share by detecting the agent strings of the browsers that render the websites of Net Applications’ clients. The firm tallies visitor sessions to measure browser user activity.
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Chrome last month continued its seesaw in user share, throwing away most of the gains it had made the month prior while remaining fully in charge of the browser market.
According to data published today by California analytics vendor Net Applications, Chrome’s share for October dropped by 1.1 percentage points to 67.4%. It was the fourth straight time that Chrome shed some of its share the month following an increase of one point or more. In September, Chrome had recorded a boost of 1.3 points.
The up-down has not always resulted in a net gain for each months’ pairings, and when increases have outweighed losses of the month previous, the upside has been small. That’s why over the course of the past 12 months, Chrome has climbed by just one percentage point.
Yet the difference between Chrome, the browser leader, and the next in line – Microsoft’s Double-mint twins of Internet Explorer (IE) and Edge – was 54.9 points, nearer the high end of the 12-month range between 51.7 and 56.5. That metric shows that Chrome’s position is solid. Very solid, in fact.
Computerworld now forecasts that Chrome will return to 68% shortly (within three months at the most) and crack 70% by June. Even if its seesaw keeps at it.
Firefox slips
One of the unanswered questions in Browser Land is whether Mozilla’s Firefox can survive. Can the browser, which kicked off renewed competition in the space – when it launched in 2004, Microsoft’s IE had eradicated all rivals – keep its head above the proverbial water, say, above the very-minor-browser marker of 5%?
Firefox lost one-tenth of a percentage point during October, ending the month at 8.6%. Although that wasn’t Firefox’s nadir of the past 12 months, it was the third-lowest number during that period and the sixth-lowest overall (or at least since the browser crawled out of the single digits in early 2006).
It’s almost painful to watch Firefox struggle to sustain its share, much less grow it. In October, the browser’s user share was below the median for the past 12 months (9.1%) and significantly under the median for the 12-month span before that (November 2017-October 2018, 10.2%).
Although Mozilla continues to stress Firefox’s privacy chops – the latest upgrade added tools that block social media networks’ trackers – that has not resonated enough with potential users to bring large numbers to the browser.
By Net Applications’ data, Firefox’s near future looks weak, but not necessarily bleak. Using the browser’s average movement over the last 12 months, Firefox should remain above 8% for the next year, dipping below that only in November 2020. But if the past six months are a better clue, Firefox is in trouble: That forecast would put the browser under 8% as soon as January, under 7% by June and below 5% as soon as December 2020.
(The difference in the two predictions? The six-month average contains three months of large, more-than-half-a-point losses, which dominated the total. Those three months were diluted in the 12-month average.)
How long will Microsoft maintain IE?
Microsoft’s recovery from September’s all-time browser low wasn’t much of a come-back, but it was better than nothing. In October, the Redmond, Wash. company’s browsers snatched back some of the share they lost the month before, adding four-tenths of a percentage point to up its share balance to almost 12.5%.
The firm’s total was, as always, composed of two different browsers, IE and Edge. And the increase was neatly split between the pair, each adding about two-tenths of a percentage point to the kitty. IE climbed to 6.4%, while Edge edged up to 6.1%.
Windows 10’s share of all operating systems climbed at almost the same rate, so Edge simply kept its share of Windows 10’s browsers at the same 11.2% of September. That mark, remember, was the lowest of the year so far, but not a record low. (The latter would be the 10.9% in September 2018.)
Meanwhile, IE’s increase translated into a slight boost in its share of all Windows browsers, ending October up two-tenths of a point to 7.3%. That IE’s portion of all Windows browsers has fallen by about a fourth – a year-ago, the number was 10.6% – is proof of its fast fade among customers.
Within months, Microsoft will finalize its “full-Chromium” Edge, which will feature an integrated IE mode that replicates that browser for the corporate users who still need it – notably IE’s ActiveX controls – to run aged web apps and obsolescing intranet sites. At some point after the new IE’s debut, Microsoft will forcibly replace the old Edge on Windows 10 PCs (and likely push it onto the Windows 7 systems being serviced by the for-a-free Extended Support Release (ESR) after that OS’s public retirement) with the new.
Computerworld has speculated that Microsoft will eventually purge IE from Windows machines and tell the few customers then still needing the browser to instead rely only on the mode inside Edge. That forecast has been driven by IE’s quickly-declining share. A year from now, going by its performance over the past 12 months, IE will be run by less than 3.5% of all Windows users, just not enough to warrant a separate application.
Elsewhere in Net Applications’ data, Apple’s Safari gained half a percentage point for the second consecutive month, climbing to 4.8%, and Opera Software’s browser stayed dropped a tad to 1.3%. Safari’s increase came in the face of a dip in macOS, which lost about six-tenths of a percentage point in October. That drop in macOS – expected as it was because September’s nearly-two percentage point leap was clearly not realistic – contributed to pushing Safari’s share of Apple’s operating system to 43.9%, the highest it’s been since March 2018.
Net Applications calculates user share by detecting the agent strings of the browsers people use to reach the websites of Net Applications’ clients. The firm tallies visitor sessions to measure browser user activity.
Top web browsers, September 2019
Microsoft’s browsers stumbled last month, dropping share like a lame Netflix series and falling to a record low after wiping out all of 2019’s gains, plus more.
According to data published today by analytics company Net Applications, Microsoft’s browser share for September – composed of Internet Explorer (IE) and Edge – fell 1.8 percentage points to 12%, an all-time low. To put the decline in perspective, the browsers accounted for a user share of 12.4% at the first of this year and hit a high of 14% in April.
More than two-thirds of that decline was attributed to IE, which plummeted by nearly 1.4 points, falling to 6.1%, a record low for the browser that once lorded if over the web. Edge also slid in September, losing four-tenths of a percentage point and dropping to 5.9%. Edge’s slip erased almost all of its gains in August, when the Windows 10-only browser reached a record high.
Because of the concurrent rise in Windows 10’s share of all operating systems, Edge’s raw decline translated into a more substantial drop in its share of Windows 10’s browsers. That number fell to 11.2% in September, the lowest level all year.
Although the “full-Chromium” Edge, the version Microsoft’s building using technologies from the Google-dominated Chromium project, is under construction, the browser’s future is cloudy at best. Clarity won’t come until Microsoft finishes the Chromium-based Edge and forces that onto Windows 10 users, something the company has said it will do at some point after launch.
IE fared even worse in a comparison with all the other browsers that run on Windows. By Net Applications’ numbers, IE accounted for only 7% of all Windows browsing last month, also a record low. Microsoft kept IE on support only because some organizations require it for aged apps or intranet sites, but that rationale has faded fast: In the last 12 months, IE’s share of all Windows declined by 60%. Another year like that and IE will be an afterthought run by fewer than 5% of Windows users.
Firefox scratches, survives another month
Firefox added three-tenths of a percentage point to its user share in September, wrapping up the month at 8.7% and marking the second straight month of keeping things in the black. Even so, it was fourth consecutive month that Firefox remained under 9%, tying a record set in May, June, July and August 2016.
Although it was another month that Firefox scratched out some gains, the browser still stands on shaky ground. Because the last 12 months shows a decline of nearly a percentage point, Computerworld‘s revised forecast – based on the 12-month average – has Firefox slipping under 8% about mid-2020.
For all of Mozilla’s work on Firefox – from the redesign two years ago to its aggressive adoption of anti-tracking and pro-privacy measures – nothing has kicked the browser into sustained growth. A year ago, Firefox’s share was 9.6%; when Mozilla introduced Firefox Quantum in November 2017, the share was 11.4%. Only three of the past 18 months recorded shares of 10% or more.
Chrome commandeers more share
Google’s Chrome put another 1.3 percentage points on its frame, weighing in for the month at 68.5%, just a tenth of a point off the record high set in July.
Last month, Computerworld noted the odd pattern to Chrome’s share, stretches when the browser would add share one month, lose much of it the next. That continued in September – this has been regular as the proverbial clockwork since February – when Chrome went on its growth spurt after shedding 1.4 points in August.
If the tick-tock continues this month, October should be a downer for Chrome.
But as Computerworld has said before, what counts is the long-term movement of a browser. There, Chrome has done well, adding 2.1 percentage points to its share over the last year. Another sign: The 68.5% of September was the second-highest mark for the browser, edged out only by July’s 68.6%.
Chrome’s gains, stymied as they have been at times by losing months, put a new spin on Computerworld‘s prediction of its future. Using the 12-month average, the forecast pegs Chrome at more than 69% in November and over 70% by May.
Computerworld has Net Application records going back to January 2005, so it’s possible to compare Chrome’s prowess today with IE’s of yesteryear.
Google comes off second best there – for now, at least – because IE’s share was an astounding 89.4% that month. The remainder was split among rivals, including Firefox (at 5.6%), Apple’s Safari (1.7%) and Netscape’s Navigator (2%). It wasn’t until December 2008 that IE’s share fell to about where Chrome’s is now.
Elsewhere in Net Applications’ data, Apple’s Safari grew by half a percentage point to 4.4% and Opera Software’s browser stayed where it was at 1.4%. Safari’s increase was the second straigh,t but was a due entirely to a nearly-two percentage point leap by macOS that put the operating system in unknown territory (and likely on shaky ground; macOS’ 11.6% simply won’t stand up).
Top web browsers, August 2019
Microsoft’s Edge completed a six-month surge in user share that represented a 24% increase and brought the browser to its highest-ever level.
According to U.S. analytics vendor Net Applications, Edge’s August user share rose by half a percentage point to 6.3%, a record for the browser in its first four years. During the six months ending Aug. 31, Edge added 1.6 points to its share, the equivalent of a 24% boost.
The growth by Edge, however, did not translate into a similar-sized increase in the browser’s portion of Windows 10 browsers because the operating system jumped up more than two percentage points. (Although the “full-Chromium” Edge, the version Microsoft’s building using the Google-dominated Chromium project’s technologies, has been released in preview for non-Windows 10 OSes, it’s a certainty that the vast bulk of Edge’s users are on 10.)
By Net Applications’ numbers, Edge accounted for only 12.4% of all Windows 10 browser activity, a half a point increase over the month prior. But the six-month increase of Edge’s share of Windows 10 was a measly 4%.
It may be tempting to credit Microsoft’s switch to Chromium for the increase but Microsoft did not give users a working preview until mid-April. Of the four months since, two recorded decreases in Edge’s browser share.
Until Microsoft rolls out a polished version of full-Chromium Edge – a Stable channel build, using Chrome’s nomenclature, which Microsoft has adopted – and better yet forces the new Edge onto Windows 10 users – Computerworld is convinced it will be impossible to pin the browser’s ups and downs on the revamp.
On the share stairs, Chrome takes one step down after two up
After a near-record leap in July, Chrome last month dropped 1.4 percentage points, falling to 67.2%, the same number it booked at the start of 2019.
Chrome has had a habit of doing this two up, one back – or even two up, two back – recently. In May, Chrome added 2.3 points, then promptly lost 1.6 points in June. July saw an increase of another 2.3 percentage points, with August subtracting 1.4 of those.
The ups and downs have produced projections that have been alternately up- then downbeat. This one is the latter: Chrome now won’t reach the 70% milestone until December 2020, a full year later than the forecast of just last month. (Reality will likely be somewhere in between.) But there’s still no signal that Chrome’s rise has plateaued, much less that it’s in danger or reversing.
Edge’s 1.5 percentage point increase over the last six months notwithstanding, there simply isn’t a competitor worth the name among the browsers-not-named-Chrome.
Firefox hangs on
Firefox added a tenth of a percentage point to its user share in August, wrapping up the month at 8.4% and putting an end to a three-month slide.
But August was also the third consecutive month that Firefox remained under the 9% bar. Its record: Four straight months below 9% in May through August 2016.
While Firefox at least didn’t lose share, it continued to flirt with disaster. Computerworld‘s revised forecast put the browser under 8% by November and predicted that the browser will drop below 7% by August 2020.
It becomes harder and harder to visualize how Mozilla will work its way out of the browser basement. Can its focus on privacy, specifically the emphasis on blocking web trackers, convince millions to try (or retry) Firefox? That seems tough when every rival but Chrome rushes to implement their own anti-tracking. Is the enterprise Firefox’s salvation? How can it be when Microsoft positions Edge as more-or-less-Chrome but with its enterprise imprimatur? Firefox needs a solid six months of growth at a minimum to convince anyone that it has put possible extinction behind it.
Elsewhere in Net Applications’ numbers, Apple’s Safari grew by half a percentage point to 3.9% and Opera Software’s browser slid a tad to 1.4%. The only silver lining for either was Safari’s share of all macOS-powered computers – 39.8% – was the highest since May 2018.
Top browsers, July 2019
Chrome again jumped in user share, adding the most in a single month since its 2016 heyday, when Google took advantage of a disastrous Microsoft decision to claim the top spot.
According to web analytics company Net Applications, Chrome’s July user share climbed by 2.3 percentage points to end the month at 68.6%, a record for Google’s browser. The month’s increase was the largest since August 2016, at the tail end of an eight-month tsunami that swept Microsoft from its decades-old perch.
In five of the past seven months, Chrome has held more than two-thirds of global browser share, a statement to its grip on the market. The only extant browser that has accounted for such a large portion of the world’s web activity? Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (IE), which a decade ago was as dominant as Chrome is today.
But Microsoft deliberately pulled the plug in the IE bathtub and within months watched its lead swirl down a drain. In mid-2014, the Redmond, Wash. company told Windows users that they would have to upgrade to the newest-available IE for the OS running their PCs. The order scratched a year of support from IE7, four years from IE8 and IE9, and seven years from IE10. (At the time, IE8 was the most popular version of the browser.) Only IE11 survived with support intact.
But if Microsoft expected an uptake of IE11, it was sorely disappointed. After the mandate went into effect in January 2016 — when more than half of all those running a Microsoft browser were forced to switch — a stunning decline began. In the first eight months of 2016, Microsoft’s global browser share plummeted 16 percentage points, representing a loss of about a third of its total. During the same stretch, Chrome gained 21.6 percentage points, sprinting from 32% to 54%. Computerworld has long maintained that when faced with an upgrade of one sort or another — IE8 to IE11 or IE to Chrome — millions upon millions picked the latter.
In any case, IE never recovered, and Chrome has never looked back. Instead, Google’s browser has angled to eat the world. According to its 12-month average user share change, Chrome will account for more than 70% of all browser share by the end of the year. By the end of 2020, that number will approach 75%.
Firefox feels like it’s slipping away
Firefox shed user share again in July, making for the third consecutive month of losses. Mozilla’s browser dropped half a percentage point, falling to 8.3%, a mark not far above its record low of 7.7%, which it recorded three years ago.
Although Firefox has had several three-month periods where it lost user share, the 1.9-point total decline of the latest was the largest since a 2.3-point drop between November 2017 and January 2018.
As Computerworld has pointed out before, Firefox has had a tough time the last two years. Every once in a while, the browser posts a positive number, but those gains are always erased. Over the last 15 months, for example, Firefox reached 10% or more just twice, most recently in April. But then May, June and July came and washed Firefox near the 8% bar.
Firefox’s prognosis remains dire. In the last six months, the browser gave up 1.9 percentage points of user share, a depressing amount for an application that has no fat to begin with. Computerworld‘s latest forecast puts Firefox under 8% by October and contends that the browser will flirt with a sub-7% share by July 4, 2020.
Mozilla has banked on privacy as Firefox’s edge over rivals. But it’s also recently trumpeted enterprise manageability, likely hoping for some adoption in organizations apprehensive about Chrome’s connection to Google, and the latter’s reputation as a data collector and monitor of online behavior. Something had better work for Firefox, or it could easily become a boutique browser forever stuck in the low single digits.
Good luck with that Edge thing
Meanwhile, Microsoft’s browsers — IE and Edge — were also down for July.
The combined user share of IE+Edge slipped by one-tenth of a percentage point to 13.2%. Over the past several months, Microsoft’s browsers have alternately climbed and fallen, often taking one step forward followed by two steps back. Over the past six months, for example, Microsoft has added seven-tenths of a point to its user share bank; but during the past 12 months, it was down 2.1 points.
The July downturn was on Edge’s shoulders: Microsoft’s newest browser lost two-tenths of a point, slumping to 5.8%. Only a curious increase in IE by about three-fourths that amount kept Redmond’s losses down. (At this point, how is IE collecting new users?) Amazingly, IE, with a user share of 7.4%, continued to tally more user activity than Edge.
Edge — the current Edge — accounted for just 11.9% of all Windows-based browsing activity, a significant slip from the month prior, caused by Edge going down and Windows 10 going, well, up in spades.
Neither of Microsoft’s browsers are going to set any growth records. In fact, by the IE+Edge 12-month average, they’ll continue to contract. At the end of 2019, the combined user share will have dropped to 12%; a year from now, they could account for just 11% of all share.
Microsoft has its work cut out for it in reclaiming Edge from the morgue.
Elsewhere in Net Applications’ numbers, Apple’s Safari grew by a tiny tad to 3.4% and Opera Software’s eponymous browser slid a small bit to 1.4%. The only silver lining for either was Safari’s share of all macOS-powered personal computers — 37.9% — ending up setting a three-month record.
Net Applications calculates user share by detecting the agent strings of the browsers people use to reach the websites of Net Applications’ clients. The firm tallies visitor sessions to quantify browser user activity.
Top browsers, June 2019
Mozilla’s Firefox took a user share beating for the second straight month, slipping under 9% for the first time since November 2018.
According to web analytics vendor Net Applications, Firefox’s June user share fell seven-tenths of a percentage point to 8.9%. The month’s decline was the second-most since Net Applications reset shares — to purge bot traffic from its data — more than a year and a half ago. Firefox’s largest one-month decline since then? May’s slide of just over seven-tenths of a point.
As Computerworld pointed out a month ago, Firefox has had a very tough time generating share growth over the last two years. Every once in a while, the browser posts a positive number, but those gains are quickly erased. Over the last 14 months, for example, Firefox recorded a share of 10% or more just twice, most recently in April. But then May and June came along and washed Firefox back under the 9% bar.
Firefox’s long-term prognosis remains dire. In the past year, the browser shed 1.3 percentage points of user share, a depressing amount for an application that has no fat on its frame. Computerworld‘s newest forecast has Firefox slipping below 8% by March 2020, then flirting with a sub-7% share near the end of that year.
But Mozilla’s browser has been in a slightly deeper hole before, then climbed up if not out of that hole. Three years ago, Firefox sank under 8%. Yet in six months, it had added more than four percentage points to its share total. Firefox largely held those gains for the next year before again heading into a downturn. Maybe Mozilla can pull another rabbit from a hat, perhaps on the back of its anti-tracking initiative, which has garnered attention if not users.
More for Microsoft’s Edge
While Mozilla’s browser lost user share, Microsoft’s found some more.
The combined user share of Internet Explorer (IE) and Edge climbed by three-tenths of a percentage point to 13.3%. But the added share did little to change Microsoft’s overall trend, which has been negative for much longer than CEO Satya Nadella has held the company’s top spot: IE + Edge lost 3.1 points in the past 12 months.
The user share drop-off came from IE, the legacy browser Microsoft maintains with monthly security updates but won’t upgrade with new features. Over the last year, IE’s share dropped 4.9 points; meanwhile, Edge added 1.9 percentage points during the same period.
In June, just 8.3% of all Windows users ran IE, a record low for the iconic browser. At its current 12-month average, IE will zero out within two years. That’s unlikely — someone will be running the creaky application in July 2021 — but the projection still speaks a truth, that like the rivals Microsoft crushed, IE will eventually go extinct.
Edge’s user share of all personal computers grew by seven-tenths of a percentage point in June, ending the month at 6%. The latter was a record high for Windows 10’s default browser. Edge accounted for an estimated 13.2% of all Windows 10 browsing activity last month, up 1.5 points from May and that metric’s highest point since April 2018.
It was unclear why Edge’s user share jumped in June, but it was almost certainly not due to the still-under-construction “full-Chromium” Edge, the revamp that will be powered by the same open-source rendering and JavaScript engines as drive Google’s Chrome. Full-Chromium Edge has yet to reach beta status, much less a production-quality stable build, and has been available to Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 for less than two weeks.
Elsewhere in Net Applications’ numbers, Chrome stalled for the second time in three months, losing 1.6 percentage points to drop to a still-overwhelming-user-share-lead of 66.3%. June’s decline was the third largest for Chrome, beaten only by August 2013’s 1.8 points and April 2019’s 2.2 points. The whacky up-down-up-down-up rhythm of Chrome’s short-term moves thus continues.
Even the April and June losses, however, didn’t eliminate the year-long gain by Chrome: Google’s browser added 3.5 percentage points in user share over the past 12 months. June did, though, confuse Chrome’s future. Where the prior prediction pegged the browser making the 70% mark by October, the latest losses postponed that milestone to July 2020, near the prognosis put forward after April.
Apple’s Safari stayed stable in June at 3.3%, its lowest mark since the end of 2008. Safari’s smaller share was yet again partly due to the continued shrinking of macOS, which slipped between one- and two-tenths of a point last month. Just like IE, Edge and Firefox, Safari has been damaged by Chrome’s growth; Safari’s share of all macOS stood at 36.3% in June. Even though that was slightly better than the month prior, it was a shadow of its past. Four years ago, Apple’s browser accounted for two thirds of all Mac browser activity.
Top browsers, May 2019
Chrome in May bounced back from a massive April decline to reach a record user share of nearly 68%, sending rivals’ shares tumbling.
As Computerworld pointed out a month ago when reporting on Chrome’s record loss during April, short-term browser movements often lead nowhere. Such was the case when Chrome did a 180-degree turn, adding 2.3 percentage points in May, more than it had lost the month before.
The bounce-back was the fourth straight time that, when Chrome lost user share, it regained enough to erase the loss a month later.
According to Internet analytics company Net Applications, Chrome’s May user share reached 67.9%, a new high for the Google browser. The increase was the largest since August 2016, when Chrome accounted for 54% of all user share and Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (IE) and Edge still owned over a third of global share. Over the last 12 months, Chrome has gained five percentage points.
May’s gain put Chrome back on track to break the 70% barrier before year’s end. Where last month’s forecast pegged the browser making that mark by June 2020, the latest calculation – based on the 12-month average – pegs Chrome at 70% by October.
Firefox retreats…, again
As Chrome climbed, other browsers descended the user share ladder. Mozilla’s Firefox lost seven-tenths of a percentage point in May, its largest single-month decline since November 2017, when Net Applications reset shares across the board because it eliminated bot-driven traffic from its data. Firefox last month fell to 9.5%, returning the browser to its December 2018 level.
Firefox has had a terrible time sustaining any user share growth. In the last year, the longest uptick has been just two months, so May’s quick retreat wasn’t unexpected. But it has to concern Mozilla that the browser, the mainstay of its efforts, can’t shake itself out of the single-digit doldrums, climb into 10%+ territory and stay there.
Computerworld‘s latest forecast for Firefox now concludes the browser will remain under 10% for the foreseeable future, sliding below 9% in August 2020. Somehow, Mozilla’s engineers and designers have to come up with features that will entice new users to join up (or old ones to return). The November 2017 release of “Quantum,” a Firefox redesign that rolled out to some fanfare, has failed to translate into greater share. In fact, it’s been the opposite: Firefox’s user share has fallen about 2 percentage points since, representing a 20% decline.
Only Microsoft’s browsers have dropped more than that in the same stretch.
IE’s share of all Windows slides below 9%
Elsewhere in Net Applications’ numbers, the combined user share of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (IE) and Edge slid nine-tenths of a percentage point to 13%. The decline added to the ongoing slide for Microsoft’s browsers, which have lost 3 percentage points in the last 12 months. May’s fall erased more than two-thirds of April’s out-of-the-blue gains.
Most of the user share drop-off came from IE, the legacy browser Microsoft maintains with monthly security updates but won’t upgrade with new features. During May, an anemic 8.7% of all Windows users ran IE. No wonder some – including Computerworld – expect IE to vanish, or at best be absorbed into Edge when that browser adds an IE mode to its Chromium foundation.
Edge slipped as well, dipping in May by two-tenths of a percentage point, even as Windows 10’s user share grew by 1.6 points. Edge accounted for an estimated 11.7% of all Windows 10 browsing activity last month, down eight-tenths of a point from April. That was, however, the first decline since December.
Apple’s Safari fell three-tenths of a point – three times what it had lost in April – to end at 3.3%, its lowest since the end of 2008. Safari’s smaller share was again at least partly due to the continuing shrinking of macOS user share, which slipped about a tenth of a point. But like IE, Edge and Firefox, Safari has suffered from the come-to-Chrome movement; its share of all macOS drooped to 35.5% in May. Two years ago, Apple’s browser owned 54% of the Mac browser activity market.
Top browsers, April 2019
Chrome last month lost a record amount of user share, a measurement of browser activity, just one month after reaching a new all-time high.
Down. Up. Up. Down. Tracking the month-by-month movement of browsers’ user share can be trying when the data doesn’t show a crystal-clear short-term trend line. Does this mean that Chrome is poised to plummet? Doubtful. Could it? Certainly. Nothing stays on top forever.
Just ask Microsoft.
According to Internet analytics vendor Net Applications, Chrome’s user share plunged 2.2 percentage points in April to 65.6%, its lowest mark since October. The fall was over half a point more than the previous record, set in August 2013, when Chrome accounted for a mere 16% of all user share and Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (IE) was the beast of browsers with 57.6%.
Even that massive drop-off, however, didn’t erase the past year’s gains by Google’s browser. For the last 12 months, Chrome remained up four percentage points, the most of any browser by far. History is also in Chrome’s favor: The last three times Chrome lost user share, the following month it added a percentage point or more of share to its total, enough to erase the earlier decline.
The plunge did put a crimp in Chrome’s bid to break the 70% barrier. Where last month’s forecast pegged the browser making that mark by August of this year, the latest calculation – based on the 12-month average – puts 70% down on the calendar for June 2020.
Firefox scratches above 10%
In the zero-sum browser game – one’s losses means another’s gains – Mozilla Firefox was one of April’s winners. The open-source browser gained a full percentage point, ending the month with 10.2%. The total was Firefox’s highest since March 2018 and the first above 10 points since June that year.
Firefox has given its makers stretches of optimism in the past, but those have been brief, a month, two at consecutive at the most. It’s been nearly two years since Firefox has had a sustained period of growth (five months, from March until July 2017). In plainer terms, that means it would be smart to hold any applause until Firefox demonstrates it can maintain some kind of growth.
Computerworld‘s newest forecast for Firefox predicts the browser’s share will remain above 10 points through this year and at least halfway into next. It’s up to the browser’s engineers and designers to make that happen by continuing the modernization strategy they adopted in late 2017 with the version dubbed “Quantum.”
Elsewhere in Net Applications’ numbers, the combined user share of Microsoft’s IE and Edge also rose, climbing 1.4 points to 14%. The one-month increase was the largest-ever for Microsoft in Computerworld‘s nearly 12 years of recorded data, and the month-end total was the highest since September. Both were likely welcomed in Redmond, which has had to swallow months of data that painted its browsers as sad sacks on the way to oblivion.
IE sees an uptick, too
Look closer at the numbers, though, and Microsoft’s sunny skies turn overcast. Most of the user share increase – 70% of it – came from IE, which even for Microsoft is a dead end. The company halted all IE development long ago after it relegated the browser to legacy status. IE is maintained with monthly security updates, but it will never be better than it is right now.
(Windows’ increase in user share – the OS climbed by about seven-tenths of a percentage point – also assisted in IE’s uptick, giving it a bigger pie to slice.)
Microsoft’s one bright spot was Edge, the browser Microsoft plans to transform with the Chromium rendering and JavaScript engines. Not only did Edge gain user share – up about three-tenths of a percentage point in April, reaching 5.5% – but it boosted its share of all Windows 10 PCs. On the latter, Edge accounted for 12.5% of the browser activity on Windows 10, an increase of six-tenths of a percentage point, making April the fourth straight month where that critical metric was in the black.
In April, Safari dropped a tenth of a point – about what it had gained in March – to lower Apple’s browser to 3.6%. Safari’s smaller share, though, was due to an even bigger fall in macOS’ user share last month. Because Safari runs only on Apple’s platforms, the browser’s position is largely decided by the operating system, although it, like Edge and IE, has seen the share of its native OS erode. The difference in declines meant Safari actually ran on a greater percentage of macOS systems in April than in March; April’s Safari share of macOS was 38.2%, a percentage point increase.
Net Applications calculates user share by detecting the agent strings of the browsers people use to reach the websites of Net Applications’ clients. The firm tallies the visitor sessions rather than count users, as it once did. In other words, Net Applications’ data represents user activity.
Top browsers, March 2019
After a short pause earlier this year to their usage slide, Microsoft’s browsers last month resumed their expected-by-now decline.
According to California-based web metrics company Net Applications, Internet Explorer’s (IE) and Edge’s March combined user share dropped to 12.5%, a half-percentage-point decline. The decrease entirely erased the February uptick. March’s fall was tied to IE, as the legacy browser shed nine-tenths of a percentage point of its user share to end the month at 7.3%, a new low. Meanwhile, Edge grew by four-tenths of a point, to 5.2%, its highest mark since August 2017.
The gap between IE and Edge — just over 2 percentage points — was the narrowest ever, highlighting IE’s inevitable future as a browser doomed to extinction.
Interestingly, IE’s downturn wasn’t coupled to a dip in Windows’ fortunes, as the operating system actually scored one of its relatively rare increases. The bottom line: IE’s usage portion among all Windows PCs — a more accurate measure of its position, as IE runs only on Windows — dropped a full point in March, sliding to 8.4%.
That number has been in decline, of course, just as has IE’s and Edge’s combined share. But IE is a special case, as Microsoft has stopped development — it’s as good as it’ll get — and maintains it only as a backstop for customers, enterprises in large part, who need it to run creaky web apps and display frozen-in-amber intranet websites.
A year ago, IE accounted for nearly twice its March 2019 user share. But the old browser fell below the double-digit bar in December and never recovered. That’s why, even though Microsoft has pledged to support IE11 indefinitely, it’s easy to imagine a day when the Redmond, Wash. company pulls the plug.
Edge runs to keep up
Although Edge added to its user share last month, the browser was running to stay in place.
Because its four-tenths of a percentage point gain was matched by a 3.3-point increase by Windows 10, Edge’s portion of all Windows 10 personal computers remained stuck at 11.9%, the same as in February.
In other words, while Edge’s usage increased, it came from the boost in Windows 10 usage, not from a sudden affection for the much-maligned browser. On the plus side, at least Edge’s share of all Windows 10 PCs didn’t fall, something it’s been in a bad habit of doing.
Edge as it now exists is a dead browser walking because Microsoft has committed to retooling it with technologies borrowed from Chromium, the open-source project that feeds into Chrome, Opera and other browsers. But Microsoft needs Edge to stay alive long enough for the transition to take place; if Edge’s importance to Windows 10 users falls much further — when it’s the default, for Pete’s sake — how can it fare when it’s more-or-less a clone of Chrome and the real thing already has a headlock on Windows devices?
Whither Firefox?
Firefox suffered a second straight loss, dropping a tenth of a point to close March at 9.3%, around where it had been back in October 2018.
Mozilla’s browser doesn’t seem to know whether it’s up or down any given month, but it has seemingly settled into a spot that’s neither terribly encouraging for its makers nor depressing enough that its hardcore users rush to ditch it.
Firefox’s user share was below the 10% mark in 10 of the last 12 months. The average monthly user share over that year-long stretch was 9.6%, the median 9.7%. Those numbers meant that Computerworld‘s forecast — as always, based on the 12-month average change in user share — said Firefox will remain in the 8% to 9% range through the rest of this year and into early 2020.
It may not be what Mozilla would like to see, but it’s not the dismal picture of Microsoft’s browsers’ much steeper decline.
Elsewhere, rolling-in-riches Chrome added a full percentage point to its user share, claiming 67.9% as its end mark for March. Chrome’s place was a new record for Google’s browser, only reinforcing its victory over the web. (And contrary to musings a month ago, “peak-Chrome” doesn’t look to be in sight.)
Chrome’s 12-month average hints that the browser will crack 69% in June and 70% in August, an accelerated schedule compared to past months’ calculations.
In March, Apple’s Safari recovered some of the share it misplaced in February, climbing a tenth of a point to 3.7%, which was, coincidentally, its 12-month average. Safari’s larger share, however, was likely due to an even larger boost to macOS user share during March. (Safari last month was used by 37.2% of all systems running macOS, an increase of half a percentage point over February’s number.) Because Safari runs only on Apple’s platforms, the browser’s position is largely decided by the prevalence of the operating system.
Top browsers, February 2019
Microsoft’s browsers stepped back from the edge of the cliff last month, halting, perhaps only temporarily, their years-long slide in usage.
According to web analytics vendor Net Applications, in February IE’s and Edge’s combined user share climbed by half a percentage point to 13%. The increase was the largest since March 2018. Most of the uptick was credited to IE; the legacy browser added three-tenths of a percentage point to its share, ending the month at 8.2%. Edge grew by about two-tenths of a point, to 4.8%, its highest point since September 2017.
However, IE’s gains were less striking when compared against Windows’ own growth for February. Because Windows overall climbed by 1.2 points – ending the month at 87.4% – IE’s share of all Windows browsers climbed by just two-tenths of a point, not the larger three-tenths in absolute value.
Edge took a different turn: With Windows 10’s decline in user share for February – it slid six-tenths of a percentage point to 40.3% – and Edge’s absolute value increase, its share of all Windows 10 browsers rose six-tenths of a point, to 11.9%, the most in that metric since May 2018.
(IE’s share of all Windows browsers and Edge’s share of those run on Windows 10 can be calculated because Microsoft’s pair work only on Windows overall and Windows 10, respectively.)
Edge’s position remains perilous
Nearly three months ago, Microsoft said that during 2019 it would rebuild Edge from the ground up with Google Chrome’s rendering and JavaScript engines. Microsoft has yet to release a preview of the recast Edge to testers in the Windows Insider program.
By adopting code from open-source Chromium project, Microsoft said, it would “create better web compatibility for our customers,” even as it ignored Edge’s dismal status in share. And Edge remained in a precarious position, even after posting impressive growth last month in the share-of-Windows-10 benchmark.
Edge’s 4.8% all-OSes user share was just half that of Firefox, and only 58% of the obsolete IE, which will, Microsoft’s claims notwithstanding, be dispatched to Browser Boot Hill sooner rather than later. For a browser bundled with Windows – bundled, in fact, with the most widely-used version of Windows – and given substantially more of a, well, edge by Microsoft than IE had been given since the settlement of the U.S. Department of Justice’s antitrust case, Edge’s under-5% mark is an embarrassment. Microsoft’s about-face last year – the move to go “full Chromium” – only confirmed the company’s dissatisfaction.
Edge’s survival won’t be measured by how its user share moves up or down – within limits – until the preview lands on Insiders’ PCs. At that point, Edge’s share of Windows 10 will be under the microscope, its flows and ebbs dissected for insight into Microsoft’s decision to join Chrome and Opera in relying on Chromium.
(It’s unclear when the Chromium-based Edge will be issued to the general Windows 10 public.)
Firefox loses it
Two steps forward. One step back.
That was the story for Firefox since November, when for two consecutive months it gained user share, scratching out of an under-9% hole to almost reach 10%. In February, though, the open-source browser retreated, losing half a percentage point and slumping to 9.4%, about where it was part way through December.
The step back altered Computerworld‘s forecast for Firefox again. A month ago, the prediction was that the browser would stay above 9% through 2019. The latest prediction – as always, based on Firefox’s 12-month average – accelerates the downturn, with the sub-9% mark set for May and under-8% for December. Mozilla badly needs Firefox share growth to demonstrate that the browser’s November 2017 revamp was not only worth the time and money but would lead to a true turnaround.
Portents do not paint a rosy picture for Firefox. The browser’s user share has been in the single digits for eight straight months and for nine of the last 10.
Elsewhere, Chrome lost four-tenths of a percentage point in February to close at 66.9, still above the two-thirds bar. Meanwhile, Apple’s Safari also dropped four-tenths of a point, leaving it with just 3.6%, its lowest mark since April 2017.
Even with Chrome’s slip, the most popular browser’s trend line remains enviable: The 12-month average indicates it would crack 68% in May and 70% in September. In each case, the newest prognostications are two months later than the previous ones. Chrome hasn’t posted back-to-back declines in almost six years, so it bears close watching this month for clues that “peak-Chrome” has arrived.
Safari’s fall looked much more serious, as it could little afford to lose share; the browser has been under 4% for 11 out of the last 12 months.
More troubling was last month’s decline in Safari’s share of all browsers used on Macs. Net Applications’ numbers attributed just 36.7% of on-Mac usage to Safari, the second-lowest number ever. (January’s portion had been 37.8%, significantly higher than the record low of 35.1% in December.) Mac owners, like those sitting in front of Windows systems, have clearly not been immune to the siren call of alternatives, notably Chrome.
Top browsers, January 2019
Mozilla’s Firefox wrapped up a two-month resurgence this week, clawing back some previously-lost user share to return to a level last seen in the middle of 2018.
The open-source browser remains the only major browser committed to using a rendering engine that is not based on Google’s Blink or its predecessor, WebKit.
According to web analytics vendor Net Applications, Firefox’s share rose by three-tenths of a percentage point in January, reaching 9.9%. The increase was the second consecutive month of user share growth and put Firefox back where it was last June.
Firefox’s gains were important, as the browser flirted with dangerous territory as recently as November, when it slumped to below 9%. The trend at the time looked nasty; if the declines had continued at the 12-month average pace, Firefox would have fallen below 7% by August 2019.
The increases of the last two months have altered that forecast. The 12-month average, if continued, would still erode Firefox’s user share, but at a much slower tempo: the browser should remain above 9% throughout this year, falling under that bar only in January 2020.
If Mozilla maintains the Firefox user share recovery, its efforts to revitalize the browser – starting with the November 2017 debut of Firefox Quantum – will be validated. What’s unclear is whether that work will simply let Firefox survive or if it can trigger a return to a time when the browser was in solid second place (then behind IE) with a quarter of the world’s share.
The browser maker does have a message that may resonate in 2019: On Windows, it will soon be the only major browser running on non-Google technologies. In December, Microsoft announced that it would abandon its home-grown rendering and JavaScript engines for those built by Chromium, the open-source project led by Google. Mozilla has already used that to argue people should download and try Firefox, and certainly will do so again.
Net Applications calculates user share by detecting the agent strings of the browsers people run to reach the websites of Net Applications’ clients. The firm tallies the visitor sessions rather than count users, as it once did. In other words, Net Applications’ data best illustrates user activity.
IE sinks, Edge doesn’t
Microsoft’s browsers – Internet Explorer (IE) and Edge – also gained ground in January, adding approximately two-tenths of a percentage point to put their combined shares at 12.6%. The increase wasn’t unprecedented, as the browsers posted in-the-black numbers four out of the 12 months in 2019. One month does not a trend make, however.
The increase was solely due to Edge, which rose by half a percentage point to 4.6%, a number that meant about 11% of all Windows 10 users ran the browser in January. The latter figure has been an important metric, as it has showed the enthusiasm (or lack thereof) for the Windows 10-only browser. Plainly put, there has been little to none, although it also has occasionally climbed rather than fallen.
Microsoft’s decision to go “full-Chromium” with Edge – to effectively give up the fight against Chrome’s dominance and join it by crafting a doppelgänger – was a bet that the browser could survive, even grow, under that strategy. The question is whether there will be much of an Edge left by the time Microsoft switches technologies. As a result, January’s uptick had to be welcome by Microsoft.
On the other hand, IE dropped nearly four-tenths of a percentage point last month, sliding to 7.9%, a record low for the browser that once lorded it over the world – at least the worldwide web – with as much impunity as any of history’s monarchs. IE was used on about 9% of all Windows PCs in January, also an all-time low.
Microsoft may well applaud the downward spiral of IE, as the browser has been maintained solely for legacy purposes in enterprises. There are, in fact, good arguments to be made that Microsoft will drop IE as soon as it has built “full-Chromium” Edge.
Chrome grabs more share…yawn
Net Applications pegged Chrome’s user share at 67.3% for January, a one-tenth of a percentage point boost. It was the ninth increase in the previous 12 months.
Google’s browser remained on a steep trend line, with its 12-month average indicating it would crack 68% in March and 70% in July. Each time Chrome takes a pause that could be interpreted as a high-water mark, within a month or two it jumps up again to maintain momentum.
Elsewhere, Apple’s Safari added three-tenths of a percentage point to its user share, ending January with an even 4%, the browser’s highest mark since April 2018. Its portion of all Macs also grew, climbing to 37.8% – or more than two-and-a-half points above December – even though the operating system share of macOS remained above 10.6% for the second straight month.
Top browsers, December 2018
By the time Microsoft manages to refit its Edge browser with Chrome’s engines, there might not be much of an Edge there.
Microsoft’s browsers – Internet Explorer (IE) and Edge – jettisoned the most user share in over a year last month, falling to a record low. Meanwhile, Edge’s share of all Windows 10 PCs, a metric Computerworld views as the most accurate reflection of user acceptance, also dropped to a new low.
According to web analytics company Net Applications, IE’s and Edge’s combined share plunged by 1.5 percentage points to end 2018 at 12.4%. The decline was the largest since September 2017, excepting a larger share sell-off two months later when Net Applications purged its data of fraudsters’ bots. Most of the drop-off was due to users fleeing IE; the obsolete browser lost 1.3 percentage points all by itself, slumping to 8.3 percentage points. Edge shed slightly more than one-tenth of a point, more-or-less tying its former record low, first set in September 2018.
The continued deterioration of IE’s position was expected, most of all by Microsoft, which three years ago sidelined the browser, telling customers it was useful only on some Windows 7 PCs and even fewer Windows 10 systems, where it was nothing more than a sop to legacy requirements. Microsoft halted all development on IE in early 2016 and since then has only serviced the browser with patches to block newly-reported vulnerabilities.
Net Applications calculates user share by detecting the agent strings of the browsers people run to reach the websites of Net Applications’ clients. The firm tallies the visitor sessions rather than count users, as it once did. In other words, Net Applications’ data represents user activity.
Edge, the choice of just 10%
Last month, Microsoft announced it would recreate Edge using the same rendering and JavaScript engines that drive Google’s Chrome. By adopting the results of the open-source Chromium project, Microsoft said, it would “create better web compatibility for our customers.” The company said nothing about Edge’s dismal position as an afterthought on its sole-supported OS.
By Net Applications’ numbers, Edge in December accounted for just 10.4% of the browser user share on Windows 10, a decline of seven-tenths of a percentage point from the month prior and the lowest ever in the three-and-a-half years since 10’s launch.
The decline was exacerbated by a one-two punch: Edge’s drop in absolute numbers and the growth of Windows 10 (by 1.1 percentage points, to 39.2% of all personal computers and 45.5% of all PCs running Windows). The combination magnified the small decline in absolute share when calculated as a portion of all Windows 10.
That’s been Edge’s problem all along. Growth, when it occurred, never kept pace with Windows 10’s. And when that growth slowed and began to decline – Edge peaked in August 2017 – the relative importance of the browser to Windows 10 users evaporated. Worse times are to come. If Microsoft’s new plan to go “full Chromium” with Edge doesn’t alter trends, a year from now the browser’s share of Windows 10 will have shrunk to around 6.5%.
Firefox recovers – for now – from another near-death experience
Net Applications pegged Firefox’s user share at 9.6% for December, a six-tenths of a percentage point boost from November. It was the largest increase for the open-source browser since November 2017, when it was still clawing its way out of a mid-year 7.7% user share grave.
The growth changed Computerworld‘s forecast for Firefox. A month ago, the prediction was that the browser would slip below 8% in March and beneath 7% by August. Although the auguries – based on Firefox’s 12-month average – remain in the red, the latest puts the browser above 9% until May, above 8% until January 2020.
Mozilla must maintain growth to demonstrate that Firefox really has a future, of course, something easier written than made reality. December’s increase could well be a one-month blip, not the beginning of some kind of real turnaround.
Elsewhere in the December data, Google’s Chrome gained 1.6 percentage points, ending the month at 67.2%. The increase was Chrome’s fourth of 2018 that exceeded a full point.
As forecast, Chrome broke through the two-thirds mark – albeit a month earlier than anticipated – and continued a march to what may be an unassailable browser supremacy. Using the 12-month average, Chrome could hit 70% in June 2019 and 75% in March 2020.
Apple’s Safari stayed flat at 3.7% in December but because of an increase in the share of macOS/OS X, the portion of Mac users running Safari dropped to 35.1%. That’s the lowest Safari share of all Macs since Computerworld began recording data in mid-2015. Apple’s laissez-faire attitude toward Safari on the desktop – the browser gets an upgrade only once a year – has weakened its hold on Mac owners. Safari may be the next browser to be “Edged,” or rendered moot as an operating system’s default.
Top browsers, November 2018
Microsoft’s browsers last month staved off decline for the first time since June, managing to hold on to their share of the market even as Mozilla watched more users desert Firefox.
According to U.S. analytics vendor Net Applications, Internet Explorer’s and Edge’s share rallied in November, increasing by one-tenth of a percentage point to close the month at 13.9%. The boost to Microsoft’s browser fortunes came entirely from the if-not-obsolete-then-certainly-creaky IE, which scratched back to 9.6%. Edge, the default for Windows 10 and the browser Microsoft has pinned hopes to, remained flat at 4.2%, the same ground it occupied in October.
The rise of IE was ironic, since Microsoft long ago demoted the browser, saying it was suitable only for the soon-to-be-retired Windows 7 and for Windows 10, as a legacy stop-gap. Microsoft stopped improving or enhancing the browser, specifically IE11, in early 2016. Since then, the Redmond, Wash. company has only serviced the browser with security updates.
Net Applications calculates user share by detecting the agent strings of the browsers people run to reach the websites of Net Applications’ clients. The firm then tallies the visitor sessions rather than count users, as it once did. In plainer terms, Net Applications’ data represents user activity.
IE and Edge, on the edge
Microsoft’s browsers may have kept heads above water in November, but their past performance signals that the effort will be short lived.
Since January 2015, IE’s and Edge’s increases have been brief: no longer than two consecutive months. Three of the four post-2015 periods of increases have been but a single month, with declines returning the next.
The only plus for Microsoft is that in the last 12 months, five have seen increases (including November’s). That’s the most positive 12-month stretch since 2013, when IE recovered some share from a years’-long downturn. The 5-in-12 may hint that Microsoft’s browsers may be ready to stabilize, rather than disappear entirely.
However, the latter remains a distinct possibility. Even with the five months’ of increases, IE + Edge shed 2.4 percentage points in the last 12 and 2.2 points in just the last six months. And at the current average monthly movement, Microsoft’s browsers will slip under 13% in March and fall below 12% in August 2019. A year from now, the browsers could be in the psychologically-dangerous 10% range.
Firefox falls below 9%
Net Applications pegged Firefox’s user share at 8.96% for November, a three-tenths of a percentage point decline from October. It was the first time that the open-source browser ended the month with less than 9% since May 2016, during a stretch when Firefox flirted with disaster.
Computerworld‘s forecast – calculated using Firefox’s 12-month average – now puts the browser below 8% in March and beneath the 7% comatose bar by August.
Firefox has been near death, and recovered, before: In mid-2016, the browser plummeted to 7.7%, yet by year’s end had climbed back to 12.2%. But this latest string of user desertions must concern Mozilla: Firefox has been under 10% for six out of the last seven months. That’s not happened since the browser was on the upswing in late 2005 and early 2006.
Elsewhere in the November data, Google’s Chrome lost nine-tenths of a percentage point, ending the month at 65.6%. The loss was Chrome’s largest one-month drop since August 2013.
It’s unclear whether the substantial decline forecasts that Chrome’s explosive growth is nearing an end. (Chrome gained an astounding 24.1 points of user share in 2016, for example.) Past dips have been temporary, for one thing; for another, Chrome is still up five percentage points over the last 12 months.
Computerworld‘s forecast remains rosy for Google’s browser: Using the 12-month average, Chrome should crack the two-thirds mark in January and reach 68% in April.
Apple’s Safari stayed flat at 3.7% in November. During the month, 38.5% of all Mac owners ran Safari, a slight improvement over October. (Another browser that runs on a single platform – Edge – accounted for only 11.1% of all Windows 10 users’ activity, a record low.)
Top browsers, October 2018
Microsoft’s browsers last month continued to slouch toward invisibility as the combined user share of Internet Explorer (IE) and Edge fell to yet another record low.
According to California-based analytics company Net Applications, IE’s and Edge’s share dropped by a quarter of a percentage point in October, ending at 13.8%, a record for the century and a number not seen by Microsoft since IE first took on Netscape Navigator in the 1990s.
On its own IE – the 23-year-old browser last updated nearly three years ago – slipped nearly half a percentage point to just 9.5%. (Edge, the default browser for Windows 10, made up for some of IE’s decline by climbing a quarter of a point.)
Net Applications calculates user share by detecting the agent strings of the browsers people run to reach clients’ websites. The firm then tallies the visitor sessions – site visits, essentially, with multiple sessions possible daily – rather than count users, as it once did. In plainer terms, Net Applications’ data represents browser user activity.
What’s happening to IE and Edge?
Microsoft’s browsers have been trapped in a repetitive story of decline, decline and more decline.
After years of dominance, IE started its free fall after Microsoft announced that Windows users would be forced to upgrade to the latest version. Since then, IE has lost 84% of the user share it owned in August 2014, when the company delivered the upgrade-or-else ultimatum. Those losses accelerated in the months after January 2016, when the requirement began to be enforced.
The long-term result? Disaster.
There have been only the most fleeting of signals that the decline of IE, or even IE + Edge, will stop. Any pause in the downward trip has been fleeting – at most, two months – and always immediately followed by losses that erase the upswing.
At the current average monthly loss, IE + Edge will slip under 13% in December, drop below 12% in February 2019 and fall beneath 11% in April. The browsers could breach the psychological barrier of 10% by June.
Pin the blame on IE: In the last four months, IE has lost an estimated 45.6 million users. That’s significantly more users than ran Apple’s Safari browser last month (about 37.5 million).
IE’s decay should come as no surprise, least of all to Microsoft. IE11, which accounted for about 84% of all versions run in October, was demoted to legacy status in January 2016. At that time, Microsoft stopped all IE development, saying it would service the browser with security fixes only. IE11 is akin to an amber-trapped bug from the Cretaceous period; it hasn’t changed, even though competitors like Chrome and Firefox have furiously added features and functionality.
Meanwhile, Edge has been unable to capitalize on the decline of IE. Windows 10 users, the only ones who can run the browser, have rejected Edge. Over the last four months, as IE shed three full percentage points of user share, Edge’s needle moved an almost-imperceptible three-hundredths of one percent. Just 11% of all Windows 10 users ran Edge in October.
Firefox freak-out time?
Net Applications said Firefox’s user share slid another four-tenths of a percentage point in October. The open-source browser ended the month with a 9.3% share, its lowest mark in more than two years. Computerworld‘s forecast – calculated using Firefox’s 12-month average – now puts the browser below 9% sometime this month, under 8% in February and beneath a barely-breathing 7% come May.
Firefox has clawed back from the abyss before – in the summer of 2016, the browser slumped to just 7.7%, but came out of that trough – so no one should write it off. But the prolonged user share funk certainly warrants thought of at least a minor freak-out: Firefox has been under 10% for four straight months and five out of the last six.
Later this month, Mozilla will celebrate the one-year anniversary of the release of Quantum, a major revamp of Firefox’s UI (user interface) and the debut of a new rendering engine that dramatically boosted page load speeds. Net Applications’ numbers, however, show that Quantum failed to arrest the user share slide.
Elsewhere in the October data, Google’s Chrome added approximately two-tenths of a percentage point to its already-massive share, closing out the month with 66.4%, just a bit shy of the two-thirds milestone.
Chrome’s climb has not slowed: Its 6-month average increase was more than half again as large as the 12-month average. Using the latter as a guide, the browser could crack the 70% mark by May. Only Microsoft’s Internet Explorer and Netscape’s Navigator have been that dominant.
Apple’s Safari gained two-tenths of a percentage point, reaching 3.7%, its highest since April. But during October, only 37.6% of all Mac owners ran Safari. Like Windows users, they have largely dispensed with their operating system’s default in favor of a cross-platform alternative such as Chrome or Firefox.
Top browsers, September 2018
Microsoft’s tired Internet Explorer (IE) last month slumped below 10% for the first time, dragging down the company’s total browser user share to a record low.
According to California analytics vendor Net Applications, IE’s user share plummeted by nine-tenths of a percentage point in September, falling to 9.94%. The bulk of that – approximately 83% – was accounted for by IE 11, the final version of the 23-year-old browser. It’s IE 11 that is run in Windows 7 and Windows 10; the browser is relegated to legacy status on the latter.
Together, IE and Edge – the default browser for Windows 10 – controlled just 14% of the September global user share, a decline of 1.1 percentage points from the month prior. That 14% figure was a record low for this century.
Net Applications calculates user share by detecting the agent strings of the browsers people run to reach the company’s clients’ sites. The firm tallies the visitor sessions – site visits, essentially, with multiple sessions possible daily – rather than count users, as it once did. Net Applications thus measures activity differently than rival firms that total page views.
The IE and Edge slide
IE’s September slip-and-slide was nothing new: The browser has been in a tailspin since Microsoft announced it would require Windows users to upgrade to the latest version. IE has plummeted 48.5 points, equivalent to a decline of 83%, in the four-plus years since the 2014 announcement that triggered Microsoft’s browser disaster.
At the current average monthly loss, IE + Edge will drop beneath 13% by December, under 12% by February 2019 and below 10% by next July. While Computerworld‘s forecasts have at times missed marks, Microsoft’s assumed fall is built on some fundamental facts. First and foremost, because IE has received only security updates since January 2016 it has not been refreshed for more than two and a half years. In plainer terms, it’s at least that far behind rivals like Chrome and Firefox.
Second, Edge has been marginalized – pushed to the edge of irrelevance – on Windows 10. In September, just 10.9% of all Windows 10 users relied on Edge, a half percentage point reduction and another new low for the browser Microsoft hoped would turn the tables.
Instead, Google’s Chrome became the bully that regularly shook down Microsoft for its user share lunch money.
Google Chrome continues its streak
Chrome added a full percentage point of user share last month to reach 66.3%, a record for the cross-platform browser. In the last 12 months, Chrome has gained 6.7 percentage points, the only one among the top four browsers to raise its total during that span.
If the trend of the last year continues unabated, Chrome will account for two-thirds of all user share at some point this month. Chrome could account for 70% of the global share as soon as April 2019 and an amazing 75% by January 2020.
No current browser can realistically be viewed as a worthy competitor to Chrome. Microsoft’s Edge has clearly failed to energize Windows 10 users, Apple’s Safari is restricted to the macOS enclave and Mozilla’s Firefox teeters on the wire between survival and extinction.
Net Applications pegged Firefox’s user share change as down more than a tenth of a percentage point. The open-source browser ended September with a 9.6% share, its lowest mark in two years. Calculations using the 12-month average predicted the browser will fall under 9% by December, and below 8% by April 2019.
Elsewhere in the September data, Apple’s Safari lost less than one-tenth of a percentage point, descending to 3.6%. During September, only 38% of all Mac owners ran Safari as their primary browser. Like Windows users, they have shifted from their operating system’s default to a cross-platform alternative, most likely Chrome.
Top browsers, August 2018
Google’s Chrome last month continued to creep up on a two-thirds supermajority of browser share, while Microsoft’s once-dominant position deteriorated. Again.
According to analytics company Net Applications, Chrome’s user share climbed half a percentage point in August, reaching 65.2%, an all-time high. In the last 12 months, Chrome has gained 5.9 percentage points, the only browser of the top four – others include Apple’s Safari, Microsoft’s Edge and Internet Explorer (IE), and Mozilla’s Firefox – to add to its total during that period.
Net Applications calculates user share by detecting the agent strings of the browsers people use to visit its clients’ websites. The firm then tallies the visitor sessions – which are effectively visits to the site, with multiple sessions possible daily – rather than count only users, as it once did. Net Applications primarily measures activity, although it does so differently than rival sources, which total page views.
If the trend of the last 12 months continue, Chrome will take the two-thirds prize in November. Barring any change in the browser battle, Chrome will account for 70% of the global share by June 2019.
The only other browsers to have accumulated that much share since the web broke out of its academia-government ghetto in the 1990s were Netscape’s Navigator and Microsoft’s IE. The former faded under assault from the latter, vanishing for good in early 2008; IE is following in its one-time rival’s footsteps.
Whither Edge and IE?
Microsoft’s combined Edge and IE user share slipped two-tenths of a percentage point last month, falling to 15.2%, another record low this century. During the four years since Microsoft announced it would require Windows users to upgrade to the latest version of IE – in effect, pulling the plug on the still-popular IE8, IE9 and IE 10 – the browser has plummeted 43.3 points, representing a massive decline of 74%.
At their current average monthly loss, IE + Edge will drop beneath 14% by November, under 12% by March 2019 and below 10% by next July. While nothing is guaranteed – including Computerworld‘s forecasting – there are solid reasons why Microsoft’s user share will almost certainly keep falling.
First, IE has been demoted to legacy status and now receives security updates only; it will be disowned by commercial customers as they migrate to Windows 10 and, more importantly, update and modernize the web apps and websites that force them to support the aged browser.
Second, Edge has never taken up the slack. In August, just 11.4% of all Windows 10 users relied on Edge, a drop of one-tenth of a point and another record low for the browser.
According to Net Applications, IE and Edge accounted for 17.3% of the browsers that ran on Windows in August. (The 17.3% was larger than the 15.2% IE and Edge tallied overall because Windows did not power 100% of all PCs; in August, it ran 87.8% of the world’s systems.)
Firefox: Running in place?
Elsewhere in Net Applications’ data, Mozilla’s Firefox picked up nearly one-tenth of a percentage point, clawing back to 9.8%. The open-source browser, which Mozilla revamped in late 2017 and aggressively updates with new features in an attempt to stop the losses, continues to have a dim future by Net Applications’ numbers. Calculations using the 12-month average change predicte that the browser will dip under 9% by December and keep falling.
By May 2019, Firefox could have a scary user share of just 7.9%.
Apple’s Safari added approximately two-tenths of a percentage point last month to edge up to 3.7%. As of August, 39% of all Mac owners ran Safari as their primary browser, showing that they, too, have largely abandoned their operating system’s default browser for cross-platform alternatives like Chrome or Firefox.
Microsoft’s and Mozilla’s browsers fell to new lows in July as users continued to switch to Google’s behemoth, Chrome, which again looks unstoppable.
According to California-based analytics vendor Net Applications, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (IE) and Edge dropped to a combined user share of 15.4% last month, down a whopping 3.8 percentage points from June. Meanwhile, Mozilla’s Firefox cast off a much smaller two-tenths of a percentage point, recording a user share of 9.7%. Microsoft’s July number was a record low in Computerworld‘s tracking of browser data, which began in 2005. Firefox’s figure was its smallest user share since February 2006, when it was fighting for the scraps left by the then-dominant IE.
Net Applications calculates user share by detecting the agent strings of the browsers people use to visit its clients’ websites. It then tallies the visitor sessions – which are effectively visits to the site, with multiple sessions possible daily – rather than count only users, as it once did. Net Applications primarily measures activity, although it does so differently than rival sources, which total page views.
Microsoft’s and Mozilla’s browser problems are not new: Both companies have watched their once-substantial user share shrink over the last decade.
A long downhill slide
Microsoft’s troubles appeared more dire, as its IE and Edge have shown few signs of stanching their continued losses. With very few exceptions – notably in June, which in hindsight now looks to have been a miscount by Net Applications – IE and Edge have shed share month after month after month. Of the past 24 months, for example, IE and Edge lost share in 19. In the last year, the IE-and-Edge user share dropped by 6.8 percentage points, a 31% decline from the July 31, 2017 mark.
Firefox was in a leaky boat, too. July was the third consecutive month in which Mozilla’s open-source browser posted a number under the 10% bar. In the past year, Firefox has lost 2.6 percentage points, or 21% of its July 31, 2017, user share.
Losses like Microsoft’s and Mozilla’s are unsustainable.
If the trends of the last 12 months continue and IE and Edge lose another 31% in the next year, they will account for just 10.6% of the world’s browser user share by this time in 2019. If Firefox again drops by 21%, it will fall to 7.6% in the same period. (Because IE and Edge lost more than twice as much each of the last 12 months as Firefox, Microsoft’s browsers will fall faster than Mozilla’s under this forecasting model.)
Ironically, Firefox may have the best shot at beating that prediction. That’s because Firefox survived a near-death experience relatively recently to bounce back to some degree. Two years ago this month, Net Applications reported that Firefox’s user share had sunk to a record low of just 7.7%. But over the next year and two months, the browser clawed itself back to 13.1%. (Since October 2017, Firefox has lost share in all but one month.)
Microsoft’s Internet Explorer – Edge was not yet around – had a come-back, too: IE climbed from a December 2011 flirtation with 50% to grow to 59.1% three years later. But IE, and then IE + Edge, have lost ground, first slowly, then more rapidly, since December 2014. In other words, Microsoft’s browser slide has been on-going for more than three and a half years, significantly longer than Firefox’s nine-month decline.
An ominous future for IE and Edge
The future of IE and Edge look nearly as ominous if the user share calculation considers their place within the Windows ecosystem, the only platform available to the browsers. According to Net Applications, IE and Edge accounted for 17.4% of the browsers that ran on Windows in July. (The 17.4% was larger than the 15.4% IE and Edge tallied overall because Windows does not power 100% of all PCs; in July, it ran 88.4% of the world’s systems.) Darker clouds await, however. IE, already relegated to legacy status, will increasingly be disowned by commercial customers as they adopt Windows 10 and modernize the web apps and websites that now require them to support the old browser. That will leave Edge as the only competitive browser in Microsoft’s arsenal.
And Edge remains a flop. In July, just 11.5% of all Windows 10 users relied on Edge, a record low for the long-struggling browser. To get an idea of Edge’s loose hold on Windows 10, consider that the browser was being used by almost twice the percentage of 10’s owners, 20.4%, only 12 months ago.
In the zero-sum browser battle, Microsoft’s and Mozilla’s losses became Google’s gains: Chrome added nearly 4 percentage points to its user share in July, ending at 64.7%. The last time a browser owned that large a chunk of the world’s browser market was in late 2009, when IE accounted for two-thirds of the total.
Calculations by Computerworld now put Chrome on a faster track to that same two-thirds dominance. Using the average monthly change over the past 12 months, Computerworld now expects Chrome to reach 66.7% or more in December and make it to 70% by August 2019.
The 12-month average for Microsoft’s and Mozilla’s browsers paints a different picture. IE and Edge will account for less than 12% of all user share by February 2019, then fall under 10% by May. Firefox will continue its decline as well, slipping below 9% in November and dipping under 8% in March 2019.
Elsewhere in Net Applications’ data, the user share number for Apple’s Safari fell for the third straight month, ending at 3.5%, its lowest since April 2017. Safari’s share of all macOS-powered systems also dropped to 38.3% in July, reinforcing Computerworld‘s analysis last month that being an operating system’s default browser no longer guarantees success.
The browsers bundled with operating systems, notably Microsoft’s Edge and Apple’s Safari, fell to new lows last month as they continued to lose users, showing that being the default no longer provided a significant advantage.
According to California-based analytics vendor Net Applications, Edge’s share of all Windows 10 personal computers and Safari’s share of all Macs dropped to record lows in June. Edge, the default for Microsoft’s newest operating system, was the preferred browser on only 11.8% of all Windows 10 systems. Meanwhile, Safari, the browser packaged with macOS (and before that, OS X), ran on 38.4% of all Mac machines.
Net Applications calculates user share by detecting the agent strings of the browsers people use to visit its clients’ websites. It then tallies the visitor sessions — which are effectively visits to the site, with multiple sessions possible daily — rather than count only users, as it once did. Net Applications thus primarily measures activity, although it does so differently than rival metrics sources, which focus on page views.
Edge’s popularity among Windows 10 users has been in decline since the OS debuted three years ago. A year ago, for example, Edge was the browser of choice for about 22% of all Windows 10 PC users. Two years ago, that number was about 27%.
At first, Edge’s problem was that its user share did not grow at the same pace as Windows 10’s. Even as Edge’s user share of all PCs increased, albeit slowly, its share of all Windows 10 devices fell month after month as the operating system added users in larger numbers than did Edge. The news for Edge got even worse, however, around September 2017, when the browser’s user share (of all PCs) began to fall, reducing its share of all Windows 10 machines even more.
There’s no other way to put it: Edge is a flop. In the face of some significant barriers put up by Microsoft — among them a multistep process to change Windows 10’s browser default — users have clearly rejected the browser. If all users of Windows 10 were represented by, say, a baseball team, only one of the nine players would be browsing with Edge.
It’s impossible to tell from publicly available data such as Net Applications’ what browser is the most popular on Windows 10 — Edge’s share can be calculated because it runs solely on Windows 10 — but the most likely suspect is Chrome. Google’s browser lost 2.1 percentage points of user share in June, falling to 60.7%. But it remained the No. 1 personal computer browser on the planet by a huge margin: Second-place was held by the effectively obsolete Internet Explorer (IE), with a user share of 15%.
Apple’s Safari has traced a track similar to Edge’s over the past two and a half years.
At the start of 2016, Safari was the preferred browser for about two-thirds of all Mac owners, a fraction that had been remarkably stable for some time. Within a year, Safari’s hold on Macs had weakened to the point where it barely held on to half of all machines. By January 2018, its share of all Macs had dropped to 43%.
June was the first time that Safari’s share of all Macs slipped under 40%, posting just over 38%.
As with Edge, it is impossible to know which browser or browsers replaced Safari for those Mac owners who ditched Apple’s. Chrome is the likeliest replacement because of its massive user share, but other possibilities include Mozilla’s Firefox and lower-tier browsers such as Opera Software’s Opera.
Safari’s inability to hold on to the Mac based on its default status is also more puzzling than Edge’s.
Microsoft’s browsers began their decline when the company forced Windows users to upgrade to the most recent version of IE and terminated some versions’ support early. The mandate kicked in in January 2016.
But by opening the door to change, Microsoft triggered a massive user desertion. As millions of users and businesses were told they had to switch browsers, they instead used the opportunity to abandon Microsoft’s and install rivals’, notably Chrome.
Although IE lost significant share — about 11 percentage points — in the 12 months before the deadline (Microsoft had first told customers of the new policy in August 2014), IE shed twice as much, around 22 points, in the 12 months after the mandated move.
Apple never demanded anything similar of its Mac users and continued to support Safari for the current version of macOS and the two previous versions.
One theory is that as Chrome replaced IE on users’ at-work Windows PCs, people followed suit on their at-home Macs, so they could, for instance, synchronize data such as passwords and bookmarks. In companies that supported both PCs and Macs, the Microsoft order may have sparked a similar shift from IE to Chrome, with Macs also adopting Google’s browser as those firms turned toward browser homogeneity.
Elsewhere in Net Applications’ data, the user share numbers reported that Firefox, which slipped under the 10% bar in April, remained stable in June at the same 9.9%.
Mozilla’s Firefox landed on a slippery slope last month and may face a slow demise as users desert the browser for Google’s Chrome.
According to California-based analytics vendor Net Applications, Firefox lost a quarter of a percentage point of user share in May, ending the month at 9.9%. It was the first time Firefox has fallen below the 10% marker since November 2016.
Net Applications calculates user share by detecting the agent strings of the browsers people use to visit its clients’ websites. It then tallies the visitor sessions — which are effectively visits to the site, with multiple sessions possible daily — rather than count only users, as it once did. Net Applications thus measures activity most of all, although differently than rival metrics sources that focus on page views.
Eight years ago, Firefox accounted for more than a quarter of the globe’s browser share. That’s fallen to less than a tenth. More importantly, the trend for Firefox looks ugly. If the six-month average holds, Firefox will drop below 9% by September, then slide under 8% by January 2019.
While Mozilla may have access to different data — it should know, for instance, whether the active-user count is up or down — Net Applications’ numbers must be tough to swallow. The company has poured time and resources into revamping Firefox, which produced “Quantum” late last year. But the redesign failed to stop the browser’s drip-drip-drip of user share.
Other browsers also got bad news in May.
Microsoft’s browsers — Internet Explorer (IE) and Edge — shed seven-tenths of a percentage point last month, accounting for 16.1% of all visitor sessions worldwide. The decline erased two consecutive months of gains by IE and Edge. Like Firefox, IE and Edge are on a downward line; the six-month trend forecasts that they will dip below 16% by September.
That number will fall even more as the months tick by, and more enterprises discard Windows 7 for Windows 10. IE has been downgraded to a legacy application — suitable for running older web apps and sites, though with all but maintenance servicing abandoned — and as corporations revamp their apps, the need for it will vanish. And Edge has simply been a flop: In May, only about one in eight Windows 10 users ran the browser, a record low in its three-year history.
Even Apple’s Safari took a hit. The default Mac browser lost three-tenths of a percentage point to finish at 3.7%, the lowest number in nearly a year. And Apple’s “Chrome Disease” continued to progress, with no cure in sight, as just 41% of Mac users relied on Safari in May. The bulk of the rest had almost certainly deserted Apple for Google and its Chrome browser.
Chrome, in fact, gained an impressive 1.2 percentage points in May, the largest one-month increase since January 2017. The additional user share pushed Chrome to 62.8%, closing in on two of every three desktop and laptop browsers. The last time a browser had such a dominating position was more than eight years ago, when IE accounted for 63.2% of all user share.
If the six-month trend holds true, Chrome should pass the 64% milestone sometime in September, and zip above 65% before New Year’s Day.
Microsoft’s browsers have scratched out user share gains in three of the last five months, halting what late last year looked like a death spiral.
Less than half of the half-a-percentage point increase since November has come from Edge, the Windows 10 browser Microsoft has bet on for the foreseeable future.
According to data published Tuesday by California-based analytics vendor Net Applications, Microsoft’s Edge and Internet Explorer (IE) combined to account for 16.8% of the browser market during April. The one-tenth of a point increase over March was near the browsers’ five-month average.
The rosier outlook for Microsoft’s browsers stood in contrast to earlier forecasts based on Net Applications’ numbers. The reason for the change: The metrics company again went back into its data, this time for February, and revised its numbers after expelling bot traffic.
As it did in November, Net Applications purged the bot traffic because it skews results. These software-based tools are usually deployed by criminals and hucksters, who program the bots’ automated scripts to mimic human online behavior, often for ad click fraud purposes.
“Bots can cause significant skewing of data,” Net Applications explained last year. “We have seen situations where traffic from certain large countries is almost completely bot traffic. In other countries, ad fraudsters generate traffic that spoofs certain technologies in order to generate high-value clicks. Or, they heavily favor a particular browser or platform.”
The revised data put Microsoft’s browsers in a slightly better light, with increases to both Edge and IE since November’s retuning. There’s little indication that either browser actually grew its user share – as opposed to the bot scouring causing the gains – because both Edge and IE added to their share. As a second-class browser since Microsoft relegated it to legacy support duties, IE is unlikely to climb in user share.
Of Microsoft’s two browsers, Edge was responsible for just under half – 48% – of the November-to-April increase; IE accounted for the remaining 52%.
Mozilla’s Firefox did not benefit from Net Applications’ latest bot cleansing, as it again shed share in April, losing four-tenths of a percentage point to end at 10.2%. That was after March’s decline of six-tenths of a point to 10.5%.
As Computerworld has pointed out several times since Mozilla launched a revamped Firefox labeled “Quantum,” the redesign and associated attention has failed to stop the browser’s long bleeding of user share. In the five months since Quantum’s debut, Firefox has lost 1.3 percentage points, which represented 11% of its end-of-November share.
If the trend over the past five months continues, Firefox will slip under the 10% user share bar this month, and fall below 9% by September.
Meanwhile, the user share of Google’s Chrome and Apple’s Safari fell and climbed, respectively, last month. Chrome lost almost a tenth of a percentage point, slipping to 61.7%, while Safari scratched out another half of one-tenth of a point to make an even 4%.
However, Safari continued to lose ground where it counts, on Apple’s Mac systems. Like Microsoft, Apple has been laid low by “Chrome Disease,” as more of its Mac owners have deserted the company’s own browser (Safari) for an alternative (almost certainly Chrome for the most part). Although Safari was the browser of choice for as much as two-thirds of those running OS X (the former name for macOS), Safari slipped into the minority on Apple machines in December. Last month, Safari was the primary browser on just 43% of all Macs.
Net Applications calculates user share by detecting the agent strings of the browsers people use to visit its clients’ websites. It then tallies the visitor sessions – which are effectively visits to the site, with multiple sessions possible daily – rather than count only users, as it once did. Net Applications thus tracks both users as well as their activity, where rivals analytics sources focus solely on the later.
The company also accounts for the size of each country’s online population to better estimate share in regions where it lacks analytics customers, such as China and India.
Mozilla’s radical overhaul of its financial cornerstone, Firefox, has so far failed in its primary mission, to stop the slide in browser share, new data published Sunday showed.
According to new numbers from California-based analytics vendor Net Applications, Firefox lost six-tenths of a percentage point of user share in March. That was the largest decline in almost two years, excepting November 2017, when Net Applications revamped its tallies by eliminating fraudulent bot traffic from its data.
For March, Firefox’s user share — an estimate of the portion of the world’s PC owners who ran the browser in a given period — was 10.3%, the lowest since a near-death experience in the summer of 2016, when it plunged to below 8%. At one point — April 2010, to be specific — Firefox accounted for more than a quarter of the globe’s browser share.
More distressing to Mozilla, Firefox’s user share has fallen rather than climbed since the November launch of Quantum, a.k.a. version 57, which the company trumpeted as the “biggest update” since Firefox 1.0 in 2004. Quantum boasted major speed improvements, a redesigned UI (user interface) and a switch to a new add-on framework that necessitated rewrites of all legacy extensions.
In the four months since Quantum’s debut, Firefox has shed 1.1 percentage points, which represented more than a tenth of its end-of-November user share. Only in one of those four months did Firefox add share, and then only a tenth of a percentage point.
If Mozilla cannot stem that user-share bleeding, its financial future may be at risk; in 2016, the most recent year for which figures are available, royalties from Mozilla’s search deals — to make search engine Z or Y the default of the browser — accounted for a whopping 91% of its total income. If the browser continues to shed users, search firms such as Google, the current default for the browser in many regions, will have less reason to pay for the privilege.
(On the bright side, Mozilla had nearly $400 million in cash, cash equivalents and investments at the end of 2016, or enough to run the organization for more than a year at the then-current spending levels.)
Firefox’s immediate future may be rough: If the trend of the last four months continues, the browser will drop under the 10% bar sometime in May, and under 9% in August. That’s not certain of course — Firefox has clawed out of user share holes before, if only temporarily — but the overall trend has been downward.
Apple’s Safari also lost substantial user share last month, casting aside four-tenths of a percentage point to end March with 3.9%. The decline was the first for the year.
But Apple has suffered, like its operating system rival Microsoft, from “Chrome Disease.” Safari has, just as has Internet Explorer, lost its once-majority position on its native OS, ceding share to Google’s Chrome browser.
Where once Safari was the browser of choice for as much as two-thirds of those running OS X (the former name for what Apple now calls “macOS”), since late last year, Safari has slipped below the 50% mark on Apple machines. During March, for example, Safari was the primary browser on 46% of all Macs.
The obvious beneficiary of Safari’s decline? Chrome. While it’s impossible to prove that’s the case with Net Applications’ public data, the increase in Chrome’s user share over the last two years — it was the only browser to continuously grow share during that period — points to it, not to the other cross-platform choice, Firefox.
The remaining major browsers — Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (IE) and Edge, and Google’s Chrome — gained share last month.
Microsoft’s IE and Edge combined to post a user share of 17.9%, a month-over-month increase of about half a percentage point. That was the third boost to IE+Edge since Net Applications markedly downgraded their numbers in November when it scrubbed bot traffic from its data. But as Computerworld pointed out a month ago, Microsoft will soon face an Edge-only world that may have a huge impact on its position in the browser battle.
Already labeled a legacy browser for Windows 10, where it’s relegated to rendering stagnant enterprise intranet pages and can’t-be-or-won’t-be upgraded apps, IE will fall off Windows 7’s support when that OS gets its walking papers in January 2020. Users will still be able to run IE on Windows 10, but that’s likely to be an increasingly smaller number as corporations revamp their online sites and apps to accommodate more modern browsers.
There’s little evidence that that modern browser will be Edge: Microsoft’s newest ran on just 13.2% of all Windows 10 personal computers last month, according to Net Applications. Although the number was one-and-a-half percentage points higher than February’s, the truth is that Edge has been on a decline since its introduction, when it was the first choice of nearly 40% of all Windows 10 users.
When Edge becomes Microsoft’s sole browser, more or less, there is a very good chance that the Redmond, Wash., developer will account for a share in the single digits. Even if Windows 10’s PC penetration doubled, Edge would, by March’s figure, be the browser on fewer than 9% of the world’s personal computers.
Chrome also accumulated more user share last month, gaining three-tenths of a percentage point to rack up a record 60.9%. At its 12-month growth trend, Chrome should crack 62% by September and 63% by early 2019.
Net Applications calculates user share by detecting the agent strings of the browsers people use to visit its clients’ websites. It then tallies the various browsers, accounting for the size of each country’s online population to better estimate share in regions where it lacks large numbers of analytics customers.
Microsoft is less than two years away from becoming a browser afterthought, according to the newest data from analytics vendor Net Applications.
Data published Thursday by the California-based company showed that the user share of Internet Explorer (IE) stood at 13.5% for February. That was an impressive 1.7 percentage point increase from the month prior and the highest, by far, since Net Applications revamped its tallies by eliminating bot-made traffic from the data.
Even that increase was but a temporary reprieve from a depressing-to-Microsoft trend that has seen the browser shed an enormous amount of user share in the past several years. As recently as June 2015, before Microsoft launched Windows 10 and thus that OS’s native browser, Edge, IE accounted for 54% of the world’s browsers, and nearly 60% of those that ran on a Windows-powered personal computer.
Last month, IE’s user share among all Windows-based PCs stood at 15.4%, meaning that fewer than one in every six Windows machines relied on IE to access the Internet.
Even worse for Microsoft, IE is on borrowed time. Already designated as a legacy browser in Windows 10, where it’s been relegated by enterprises to rendering stagnant internal websites and can’t-or-won’t-be upgraded web apps, IE will be dropped from support on Windows 7 when that OS gets its retirement papers in January 2020. Users will still be able to run IE – and Windows 7 for that matter – after that month, but they will assume significant risk because neither the browser or the operating system will receive security updates.
Because IE accounted for more than three-fourths of the combined user share of both Microsoft browsers, and what with Edge’s tenuous foothold on Windows 10, Microsoft faces a dramatic decline in its total user share when IE is put to pasture.
(Last month, Edge accounted for the browser of record on a record-low percentage of all Windows 10 machines – just 11.7% – which represented a nearly-two-percentage-point decline from the month before. In other words, Edge is a flop.)
By the time Microsoft retires Windows 7, and for effective purposes, IE as well, Windows 10 should have reached a user share (of all Windows) of around 63.6%, assuming its climb continues on the past year’s trend line. If Edge hasn’t, well, edged up as a share of all Windows 10 by that time – and all evidence is that it will not – then Microsoft’s active browser share will be in the single digits, perhaps as low as 6%.
(By “active,” Computerworld means still-supported browsers; there will undoubtedly be users who continue to run IE after Windows 7’s retirement, sans security patches. And IE on Windows 8.1 will be a negligible contribution to user share, as that OS will have faded to under 5% by January 2020.)
As a comparison, Edge’s predicted 6% in 2020 would be only slightly more than half the share that Mozilla’s Firefox – another browser that has been, and is once again, on the ropes – now holds.
Other browsers’ February results were mixed. Google’s Chrome, while still the big dog, shed eight-tenths of a percentage point last month, falling to 60.6% and upending Computerworld‘s forecast that the browser would soon top the two-thirds mark. Firefox ran to stay in place, ending February with a user share of 10.9%, while Apple’s Safari, always a single-digit browser on the desktop, picked up a tenth of a percentage point to reach 4.3%.
Apple, like Microsoft, has seen its primary browser lose share on its home turf. In February, approximately 44% of all Macs ran Safari as the main browser, down from a dominant 66% less than three years ago. Chrome has probably claimed the bulk of the Safari deserters, just as it has absorbed those Windows users who abandoned IE in the same period.
Net Applications calculates user share by detecting the browser agent strings of the applications people use to visit its clients’ websites. It then tallies the various browsers, accounting for the size of each country’s online population to better estimate share in regions where it lacks large numbers of analytics customers.
Browsers built by Microsoft and Mozilla jettisoned some of their precious user share in January, while Google’s broke out of a months-long malaise by grabbing what its rivals lost, and then some.
According to California-based analytics vendor Net Applications, the user share of Internet Explorer (IE) and Edge – the estimated portion of all personal computer owners who ran those browsers – fell by half a percentage point to 16.5% in January.
After a one-month reprieve from losses – IE+Edge had climbed in December – Microsoft’s browsers returned to their long-time pattern of decline. The 16.5% mark was the second-lowest for Microsoft’s combined user share in the decade that Computerworld has recorded Net Applications’ numbers.
Together, the two browsers ran on about 19% of all Windows PCs, or on slightly less than one in five systems. That was the lowest-ever share of Windows PCs for the pair and stood in stark contrast to the 52% they accounted for just two years ago.
January 2016 was a red-letter month for IE because it was then that Microsoft stopped serving security updates to most editions of its kingpin browser, forcing customers to upgrade in most instances to IE11. Many instead switched browsers. It was Microsoft’s decision to retire non-IE11 editions that fueled the rise of Google’s Chrome.
And Edge, the default browser for Windows 10, has not taken up IE’s slack by any measure. Edge’s own user share – less than 5% – meant that the browser ran on fewer than 14% of all Windows 10 machines in January, or less than one in every seven devices powered by the OS.
If IE’s collapse has been Microsoft’s biggest browser defeat, then the inability of Edge to capture more than a piddling part of the Windows 10 audience has been the company’s second-largest failure. Simply put, Windows 10 users have rejected Edge.
Meanwhile, Mozilla’s Firefox shed two-tenths of a percentage point, ending the month at 10.85%, that browser’s lowest share since September 2016. The November overhaul, on which Mozilla has pinned great hope, has yet to boost the browser’s user share, even though reviews of what the company calls “Firefox Quantum” have generally been upbeat.
Because browser user share is a classic zero-sum exercise – if one browser loses part of the available 100%, one or more others must gain – it was no surprise that Chrome picked up eight-tenths of a percentage point in January, the largest increase since the same month of 2017. Chrome accounted for 61.4% of last month’s user share, according to Net Applications.
Chrome has been the biggest recipient, by far, of the dual decline of Microsoft’s IE and Mozilla’s Firefox. Google’s browser is within striking distance of accounting for two-thirds of the world’s user share, a mark it could reach by November based on trends over the last quarter.
The same trend line now forecasts that IE+Edge, as well as Firefox, will head in the other direction. Computerworld calculated that IE+Edge could slip below the 10% bar as soon as August, while Firefox will beat it there, with a shot at dropping under 10% in March.
Net Applications calculates user share by detecting the browser agent strings of those who visit its clients’ websites. It then tallies the various browsers, accounting for the size of each country’s online population to better estimate share in regions where it lacks large numbers of analytics customers.
Other data sources painted a picture that resembles Net Applications’.
Irish metrics company StatCounter pegged IE+Edge’s January decline at a half percentage point to 11.4%, and a Firefox slide of four-tenths of a point, to 11.9%. Chrome, on the other hand, added 1.3 percentage points to its usage share – a different measurement than Net Applications’ user share, and akin to activity – ending January with a remarkable 66%.
The user share of IE+Edge slipped in January, a return to the norm for Microsoft, which has seen its rule of the browser world overturned by a Chrome coup.
Microsoft’s browsers in December recouped some of the user share they’d sloughed off in November when an analytics vendor changed how it portrays the battle for online hearts and minds.
According to Net Applications of Aliso Viejo, Calif., the user share of Internet Explorer (IE) and Edge – an estimate of the fraction of the world’s personal computer owners who ran those browsers – bumped up seven-tenths of a percentage point to end 2017 at 17%.
Although the uptick recovered only a fifth of the massive loss from the month prior, when Net Applications scrubbed fraudulent bots from its data, Microsoft was likely pleased with even that small bit of good news about its browsers. IE and Edge, the former in particular, have been on an extended slide for several years.
The bot-free traffic of Net Applications pegged the total of 2017’s IE+Edge downturn at just 1.3%, a loss of only three-tenths of a point. December’s boost was a big reason for the relatively small decline during last year.
Microsoft, of course, will take anything it can get at this point, having handed its browser crown – worn since the 1990s when it unseated Netscape Navigator – to Google’s Chrome. By other measurements, notably the data acquired by Irish metrics firm StatCounter that was used to generate browser usage share, IE+Edge was already in third place, at 11.9% behind Mozilla’s Firefox and its 12.2%. (StatCounter’s usage share reflects activity, since it tallies page views, meaning that ultra-energetic users may skew results.)
In Net Applications’ numbers, Firefox remained the third-place browser, with a 11% user share, down four-tenths of a percentage point from November.
Firefox, whose maker recently overhauled the browser, also took it on the chin when Net Applications scratched out bot traffic. In the new, cleansed data, Firefox’s user share dropped 3.5 points in 2017, representing a 24% decline. That was the largest decrease among the world’s top browsers.
Chrome led the pack in December with a user share of 60.6%, virtually the same as in November, while Apple’s Safari climbed two-tenths of a percentage point to 4%.
IE+Edge’s improving number also affected another important data point: The percentage of Windows 10 users who rely on Edge ticked up slightly in December to 14%, an eight-tenths of a point increase. The gain put Edge’s share on all Windows 10 PCs at the highest mark since July 2017. Add IE, and Microsoft’s browsers ran on a combined 19.1% of all Windows PCs in December, also an increase from the month before.
But under the best circumstances, it will take months for IE+Edge to establish a clear trend of growth. Of course, the Net Applications numbers for December may have been just a fluke, a blip on the data radar. Microsoft’s browsers have seemed to stabilize after extended periods of decline in the past, for instance, only to resume their slide toward obscurity.
IDG/Data: Net Applications
The user share of IE+Edge ticked up slightly in December 2017, a welcome sign to Microsoft, which has watched its lead evaporate over the last two years.
Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (IE) and Edge browsers tumbled last month in user share as the once-universal programs ran on just one in every six personal computers worldwide.
According to U.S. analytics vendor Net Applications, the user share of IE and Edge – an estimate of the world’s personal computer owners who ran that browser – plummeted by 3.3 percentage points to end November at 16.3%. The decline was the largest ever for Microsoft’s browsers.
Mozilla’s Firefox also stumbled badly last month, losing nearly 2 of its hard-won percentage points, slipping to 11.4%, its lowest user share since October 2016.
These numbers, and more importantly the fact that IE+Edge’s and Firefox’s numbers sank to such a degree, is striking. But it was as much a data reset by Net Applications as proof of massive user desertions.
As it has periodically, Net Applications has reworked how it tracks browsers, operating systems and other metrics of interest to online businesses. In a message appended to a refreshed analytics display, Net Applications explained that it had rewritten its “entire collection and aggregation infrastructure to address” out-of-whack data.
The culprit? Bots, said Net Applications. These software-based tools often are deployed by criminals, who program their automated scripts to mimic human online behavior, perhaps in an attempt to cash in on an ad click fraud scam.
“Bots can cause significant skewing of data,” admitted Net Applications. “We have seen situations where traffic from certain large countries is almost completely bot traffic. In other countries, ad fraudsters generate traffic that spoofs certain technologies in order to generate high-value clicks. Or, they heavily favor a particular browser or platform.”
While some may want to blame the large shifts in browser user share on Net Applications’ scouring its data of bot traffic, that would be the wrong move. “Please note: This dataset is separate from and replaces the legacy data,” the company said, making clear that it had gone back into past data too, not just November’s, and eradicated the numbers it ascribed to bots.
Under the new methodology, for example, IE+Edge in October was 16%, or 3.6 points lower than Net Applications called the pair using the older, bots-plagued data. Using the new-only data, IE+Edge actually edged up (no pun intended) by about two-tenths of a percentage point. Likewise, Firefox was at 11.7% in October under the new scheme, but 13.1% under the old. (Firefox’s drop, then, was about three-tenths of a percentage point during November.)
Assuming that the new methodology cleaned out all or most of the dodgy bot-driven traffic from Net Application’s data, the bottom line is that the numbers now portray IE+Edge, and to a lesser extent, Firefox, in less flattering lights. Microsoft’s browsers have deteriorated to a point unthinkable just two years ago, when they ran on more than half the world’s personal computers. And Firefox’s climb back from a near-death experience in 2016 has not been as impressive as the data once showed.
Also of interest were the new data points for Edge and IE calculated against only Windows personal computers. Because both browsers run only on Windows devices, it has been possible to surmise their share on that platform alone. Of all Windows 10 users, just 13.2%, a record low, ran Edge in November (Edge only runs on Windows 10). As recently as March, Edge’s share of Windows 10 had been around 22%.
IE’s share of 18.4% of all Windows PCs was slightly better than Edge’s, but like its successor, IE’s November mark was an all-time low. At the start of 2016, IE’s Windows-only share was a more respectable 28.5%.
Bottom line: Net Applications’ scrubbed data painted a picture of Windows 10 users shunning Edge, and IE users renouncing the browser in record numbers.
Apple’s Safari also shed user share last month, sliding six-tenths of a percentage point to 3.9%. Meanwhile, the king of the hill, Google’s Chrome, ended November with a user share of 60.6%, up about eight-tenths of a point. It was the first time that Chrome broke the 60% tape in Net Applications’ tracking.
Because browser share is a zero-sum game, the downgrading of Microsoft’s, Mozilla’s and Apple’s browsers meant others experienced growth. In Net Applications’ case, the cleaned-up data and revised website listed a slew of previously-unreported browsers, including several popular outside the U.S. Among those were QQ, the browser created by Tencent, China’s largest web company (with a user share of 1.8%) and Yandex, which belongs to the same-named Russian search firm (0.6%). Others now on Net Applications’ list ranged from Opera (1.4%) to Vivaldi (0.1%).
Microsoft’s browsers — Internet Explorer and Edge — were used by just 16% of the world’s online users of personal computers last month, or on about one in every six systems. The once mighty Microsoft could soon be eclipsed by Mozilla and that open-source developer’s Firefox.
Microsoft’s Edge last month sank to its lowest-ever user share, with less than 16% of Windows 10 users running the browser during October.
According to U.S. analytics vendor Net Applications, the user share of Edge — an estimate of the world’s personal computer owners who ran that browser — fell by six-tenths of a percentage point, ending October at 4.6%. The decline was the largest ever for Edge, and set the browser back to the user share spot it last occupied in April 2016.
More notable was Edge’s usage when calculated as a percentage of Windows 10. (Edge is the default browser for Microsoft’s OS; likewise, Edge only runs on Windows 10.) Of all Windows 10 users, just 15.7%, a record low, ran Edge in October. As recently as March, Edge’s share of Windows 10 had been around 22%.
Edge’s share of Windows 10, which started off at 36% when the operating system debuted, has steadily fallen since then, wrapping up 2015 at 28% and ending 2016 at 22%.
If every Windows 10 user had stuck with Edge, the browser would now have a user share of 29.3%, or more than six times its mark. Instead, the trend line has shown that the more PCs that run Windows 10, the poorer Edge has performed.
Simply put, Edge never caught on among Windows 10 users. And at this point, it may be in an unrecoverable position. It’s hard to envision a strategy that would successfully coax significant numbers to Edge unless Microsoft were willing to take such desperate measures – like barring all other browsers from the OS – that it would invite regulatory intervention.
A user share increase by Internet Explorer (IE) more than compensated for the decline in Edge, with the combined figure for the two edging up by three-tenths of a point to 19.7%. The boost was the first positive move by Microsoft’s browsers since December 2014.
Short-term user share changes are often inscrutable, but the three-tenths of a percentage point increase of IE+Edge could be a partial recovery in data collection sanity after the stunning 1.9-point plummet in September. The next month or two will either confirm that that month’s free-fall was real or contest its accuracy.
Because browser share is a zero-sum game, Microsoft’s uptick meant someone had to face shrinkage. Apple’s Safari took the brunt, falling by 0.7 of a percentage points to 4.4%. Mozilla’s Firefox and Google’s Chrome added 0.3 of a point and 0.2 of a point, respectively, stretching to 13.1% and 59.8%. For Firefox, the October mark was its highest in three years. Meanwhile, Chrome continued to sneak up on 60% but again failed to top that bar.
At the pace of the last six months, Chrome should pass, albeit barely, 60% by year’s end.
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Edge slipped again, with fewer than one in every six Windows 10 users running the browser during October. (Data: Net Applications.)
Microsoft’s browsers suffered another big setback last month, losing so much user share that they fell beneath the 20% bar.
According to U.S. analytics vendor Net Applications, the user share of Internet Explorer (IE) and Edge — an estimate of the world’s personal computer owners who ran those browsers — plummeted by 1.9 percentage points, ending at a combined 19.3%. The downturn was the largest since October 2016.
September’s decline was previewed the previous month, when IE+Edge lost nearly a full percentage point after a five-month stretch when the browsers’ slump had been relatively small.
Most notable was that the browsers’ combined share dropped below 20%, a milestone of sorts, albeit a negative one, in their decline, which began in earnest a year and a half ago. It was then that Microsoft forced Windows users to upgrade to the latest version of Internet Explorer supported by their version of Windows — which meant IE11 for most users — or run Edge on Windows 10.
Rather than nudging customers to upgrade IE or adopt Edge, the mandate prompted millions to abandon Microsoft’s browsers and choose alternatives, for the most part Google’s Chrome. The decision, which Microsoft described in mid-2014 as necessary for security reasons as well as to ensure compatibility with services like Office 365, turned out to be among the company’s most disastrous. Since the upgrade order went into effect in January 2016, IE has shed nearly two-thirds of its user share, tumbling from 48.6% to last month’s 19.3%.
Just over one in five Windows personal computers — 21% — ran IE or Edge in September. (The difference between the 19.3%, which represented IE+Edge’s user share of all personal computers, and the 21% of just Windows machines, was due to the latter powering 90.6% of all systems, not 100% of them.)
Nor has Edge taken up enough of the slack as IE’s share has plunged. Last month, Edge ran on a record-low 17.7% of Windows 10 personal computers. Edge’s share has diminished since Windows 10’s debut — it accounted for 39% of all Windows 10 in mid-2015 — even as the operating system’s share has grown dramatically.
If every Windows 10 user had stuck with Edge, the OS’s default browser, Edge would have a user share of 29.1%, or more than five times its actual mark. Instead, the more PC owners who run Windows 10, the poorer Edge has performed. To Computerworld, that signals an irredeemable loss for Microsoft; it’s unlikely the firm will be able to coax customers to return Edge to pride of place on Windows 10.
Since browser share is a zero-sum game, Microsoft’s loss meant rivals won. Apple’s Safari climbed by 1.2 percentage points to 5.1%, its highest mark in more than two years, and Mozilla’s Firefox added six-tenths of a percentage point, climbing to 12.9%, the largest share that browser has enjoyed in nearly three years. And Chrome edged up three-tenths of a point to 59.6%, ending a three-month slowdown in growth.
Net Applications estimates user share by sniffing the browser agent strings of those who visit its clients’ websites, then tallying the various browsers and operating systems. It also weights each country’s data by the size of its online population to account for locations, like China, where it lacks large numbers of analytics customers.
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Microsoft’s browsers — Internet Explorer and Edge — were used by just 19% of the world’s online users last month, according to new data. The browser’s decline, precipitous since the start of 2016, shows no sign of abating. (Data: Net Applications.)
Drip. Drip. Drip.
That was the sound Microsoft’s browsers made last month as they leaked user share. Yet again.
According to U.S. analytics vendor Net Applications, the user share of Internet Explorer (IE) and Edge — an estimate of the world’s personal computer owners who ran those browsers — slid by nine-tenths of a percentage point, ending at a combined 22.2%. The August decline was the largest since January.
It can be difficult to accurately spot short-term trends with Net Applications’ data: At times, changes seem more an artifact of the company’s methodology. IE+Edge’s latest plunge may signal a renewal of losses after a five-month slow-down in the desertion rate, or it could be simply a hiccup.
Overall, however, Microsoft’s fortunes remain dark in the browser race. While the share loss in the eight months of 2017 has been just over half that of same period of 2016 — illustrating a slowing of the bleeding — IE+Edge has shed almost a full percentage point each month so far this year. If that reduction rate keeps up, the browsers will vanish before this time in 2019.
That’s very unlikely to happen.
Even so, Microsoft must stare at browser share reports and wonder when the bad news will end. And where IE and Edge will end up as well.
IE, of course, has been pushed aside by Microsoft, which has assigned it legacy status, with a concomitant no-further-development policy. Internet Explorer will live on, in the form of IE11, even after the retirement of Windows 7 in early 2020, but Microsoft has already dug the browser’s grave, if not dropped it in.
Microsoft’s bigger problem is the lack of enthusiasm for Edge, the default browser in Windows 10, the forever OS that may never expire. During August, just 20% of all Windows 10 users ran Edge as their primary browser. Edge’s share has headed downhill since the operating system’s mid-2015 debut – when it accounted for 39% of all Windows 10 – even as the latter’s share has grown leaps and bounds.
The more people run Windows 10, the less they collectively like Edge. That’s not a good sign for the browser’s future.
Because the struggle for share is zero-sum, Microsoft’s loss again meant a win for some rivals. Apple’s Safari climbed by two-tenths of a percentage point to 3.9%, and Mozilla’s Firefox stayed in place, while the generic “Others” category grew by nearly a full point, largely fueled by a big bump in what Net Applications dubbed “Proprietary or Undetectable” browsers.
Google’s Chrome, which has taken in most of the IE+Edge refugees, fell by two-tenths of a percentage point in August, ending at 59.4%, or back at the number it held in May.
Net Applications estimates user share by sniffing the browser agent strings of those who visit its clients’ websites, then tallying the various browsers and operating systems. It also weights each country’s data by the size of its online population to account for areas, such as China, where it lacks large numbers of analytics customers.
IE’s and Edge’s declines accelerated again in August, dropping nearly a full percentage point. Whatever Microsoft is going to do to save its browsers, it better do it fast.
Microsoft has to take solace from any source it can as its share of the browser market continues to dribble down the drain.
To wit: Even as Microsoft’s browser share again declined during July, at least it was a smaller contraction than of late, perhaps giving those in Redmond hope that the worst is behind them and at some point the downward lines on their charts will flatten.
According to data from U.S. analytics vendor Net Applications, the user share of Internet Explorer (IE) and Edge — an estimate of the proportion of the world’s personal computer owners that ran those browsers — dipped by three-tenths of a percentage point, ending at a combined 22.2%. July’s loss was the smallest since March, and the second smallest since December 2014.
At times, browser share data is too fickle for illustrating short-range trends, so the five-month slow-down in IE+Edge declines could be an artifact of the metrics company’s methodology. Or it may be the strongest signal yet that Microsoft’s browsers may have a share basement beyond which they won’t sink.
Exhibit A for the latter: For the first seven months of this year, IE+Edge lost four percentage points, representing a 15% reduction from their Jan. 1 state. Compare that to 2016, when in the same length of time, IE+Edge bled nearly 14 percentage points, equal to a decline of 29%, or more than twice as much as 2017.
Microsoft must get its victories, or even less-drastic defeats, where it can.
Not surprisingly, the slowing of Microsoft’s browser share deterioration was tempered by a continuation of a troubling trend for Edge, the default in Windows 10. Last month, just 20% of all Windows 10 users ran Edge as their primary browser, down from 24% a year earlier. Edge’s one-in-five share of Windows 10 is the browser’s lowest ever showing.
Because the share skirmish is zero-sum, Microsoft’s losses translated into rival browser makers’ gains. When the former slides less, competitors’ growth does as well. Most affected was Google’s Chrome, which has been the biggest beneficiary of IE+Edge’s nosedive.
Chrome remained virtually flat last month, increasing its share by just one-tenth of a percentage point to post 59.8% for July. Since the start of the year, Chrome has climbed by three points, representing a 6% growth rate. In the first seven months of 2016, Chrome added nearly 19 points to its share, equal to a hike of 58%.
Mozilla’s Firefox was the winner for July, putting another three-tenths of a percentage point on its share to reach 12.3%, the browser’s highest number in almost three years. Although Firefox currently controls less than half the share it did at its late 2009-early 2010 peak, its recovery from a near-death experience a year ago has been remarkable. In August 2016, Firefox slumped to 7.7% and seemed in danger of vanishing altogether.
IE’s and Edge’s declines slowed, as did Chrome’s gains during July, leaving Google’s browser on the verge of grabbing two-thirds of the global browser share.
Microsoft’s browsers in June 2017 continued their free fall, again shedding a significant amount of user share, an analytics company reported today.
According to data from California-based Net Applications, the user share of Internet Explorer (IE) and Edge — an estimate of the proportion of the world’s personal computer owners who ran those browsers — fell by nearly a full percentage point in May, ending at a combined 23.2%.
May’s decline was the largest since January, and could signal a resumption of the precipitous plunge IE and Edge experienced in 2016, when the browsers lost more than 22 percentage points, almost half their total share at the start of that year, and ceded the top spot to Google’s Chrome.
Microsoft’s problem, as it has been since mid-2015, stemmed from two factors: A persistent decline in the demoted-to-legacy IE, which was expected after the launch of Windows 10, and the inability, to put it mildly, for Edge, 10’s default browser, to make up the difference. The second was certainly not in Microsoft’s projections.
In the last 11 months, IE’s share dropped by 41%, while Edge’s increased by only 11%. On its own, IE has been under the 20% mark since January, and fell to a new low of 17.6% in May. Meanwhile, Edge stayed flat for the fourth month in a row at 5.6%. All of those ingredients cooked up a debacle.
Projections of the IE + Edge combination hint at an even uglier future. IE and Edge could fall under 20% as soon as this month, and likely by no later than December, according to the 12- and three-month trends in the data.
Although Microsoft has aggressively touted Edge, the effort has not yet paid off. Last month, just 21% of all Windows 10 users ran Edge as their primary browser, down from 29% a year earlier. Some analysts, however, expect Edge to turn toward a larger share of Windows 10 once enterprises seriously start migrating corporate PCs to the new OS, and, more importantly, when they divest themselves of the legacy web apps and intranet sites that require workers to run IE alongside a “modern” browser, like Edge.
May’s biggest beneficiary was Chrome, which added four-tenths of a percentage point to its user share, reaching a record 59.4%. Computerworld‘s forecast — again using the trends in Net Applications’ data — puts Chrome over the 60% bar by August at the latest.
Mozilla’s Firefox, which in the first quarter of 2017 lost four-tenths of a percentage point, recouped half of that last month, climbing to 12%, its highest mark since December.
Data: Net Applications/IDG
Microsoft has pinned great hopes on Edge, its latest browser, but nearly two years after its launch, just one in five Windows 10 users run it.
This story, “Top web browsers 2019: No end in sight for Firefox’s losses” was originally published by
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Days after an NYPD car floored it into a group of protesters — just one of many instances of police violence in the city — New York City mayor Bill de Blasio responded with...John Lennon lyrics.
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Ways to legally play Andar Bahar in India
Andar Bahar is a very popular card game which has its roots founded in Bangalore. It is one of the most-loved games in India and is gradually increasing in popularity in many other nations.
However, there are some conflicts about playing the game legally. Being a game of chance, it is considered illegal to play it within the borders of India. This is based on India’s Public Gambling Act of 1867, which declares all games of chance as gambling and also declares gambling as illegal.
Nevertheless, the law has not been able to stop Indians from loving Andar Bahar. Many people are still in love with the game and are constantly looking for opportunities to play it. If you’re one of those looking for how to play Andar Bahar legally, we have listed a few solutions for you below.
Play on Online Casinos
At the moment, the best legal option to experience Andar Bahar online is by playing an at online casino. The Act only restricts Indians from gambling within the country’s territory and does not affect what they do outside. And since these Andar Bahar online casinos are located outside India, playing games online is technically playing outside India. For this, there are no penalties whatsoever. You can play for as long as you like without fears of being against the law.
There are tons of online casinos accepting India. You will also find different forms of Andar Bahar games on these casinos. You can play the video formats or the other format where you see a real-life dealer. Furthermore, these games are available for real money.
Not too long ago, a gaming provider recently developed an Andar Bahar game where the life dealers speak in Hindi. This makes it possible for you to sit at home and enjoy the game like you are in a real Indian brick and mortar casino.
Play at the Floating Casinos in Goa
While the Act prohibits gambling in general, it further allows each state government to regulate it within their state. Nevertheless, only a few states like Goa and Sikkim have permitted gambling. You can gamble legally in authorized places in such states.
The Casino ships in Goa, such as Big Daddy, offer Andar Bahar for real money. However, this will only be convenient for people in the state or those living close to the area. People who are far away will find it stressful to travel down for gaming. But if you’re so passionate about the game, traveling for it might not be a bad idea. The floating casinos in Goa are perfect for enjoying the game.
Download Andar Bahar Apps
Many downloadable Andar Bahar apps are available on the Google PlayStore for downloads. Examples include Andar Bahar Gold by MoonFrog Labs, Andar Bahar by Artoon Games, and Andar Bahar by Three Cards.
Andar Bahar Gold, for example, allows you to invite your friends to the game and play against them. It lets you choose different Indian languages like Hindi, Telugu, and Bangla. Furthermore, you can chat with other gamers while playing. Furthermore, you can participate in competitions with many other players.
However, you cannot bet or win real money while playing with these apps. You are only allowed to wager with virtual chips or coins. Nonetheless, it is a great way to enjoy the game.
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In one of two articles involving Thames Tap contacts abroad, Amy Battle reports her experience from Sydney, Australia.
In the early days of the lockdown we were all adjusting to new information and new rules on a daily basis.
As major events were cancelled and school attendance fell, we found ourselves moving into a ‘new normal’.
There was early confusion and a lack of consistency which was highlighted by the New South Wales (NSW) health department’s huge oversight in releasing passengers from the Ruby Princess cruise ship.
More than 2,000 passengers disembarked from a ship full of Covid-19 and merrily spread the virus all around Australia, resulting in NSW police announcing a criminal investigation.
Coupled with this were images of crowds at Bondi Beach which accelerated ‘draconian’ measures to enforce social distancing.
Despite this bumpy start, the state governments closed their borders and subsequently settled down into a successful management of outbreaks which has resulted in remarkably few deaths nationwide – only 103 to date.
Australia is divided into six states, each of which has its own parliament and laws, leading to very different experiences depending on where you live.
In May, the Federal Government issued a set of guidelines for restrictions to be lifted in a three-phase approach, culminating in total removal during July when all states and territories will lift attendance caps for indoor venues and, instead, follow a ‘four square metres per person’ rule.
Each state has been left to decide implementation as they see fit but with a clear direction issued by the Federal Government.
“You can stay under the doona forever. You’ll never face any danger,” Prime Minister Scott Morrison told reporters in Canberra, using an Australian word for a duvet. “But we’ve got to get out from under the doona at some time.”
While the lockdown measures have successfully prevented local hospitals from being swamped by coronavirus patients, they have also taken a devastating toll on the economy.
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg estimated the lockdown is costing the country four billion Australian dollars a week (£2,208 billion).
Australia’s central bank predicted the country is facing its biggest economic contraction on record, even with Government and central bank support totalling 320 billion Australian dollars (£176,775bn) pumped into the system.
Even though the Government has subsidised the wages of about six million Australians through the jobkeeper scheme, about 10 percent of the country’s labour force is expected to be jobless this year.
All this comes on top of the huge economic, social and environmental impact from the worst bushfires experienced in Australia for decades, leaving many people homeless, ancient forests decimated and regional tourism in tatters.
Despite the relatively high unemployment figures, the property market remains fairly resilient. Homes are being listed and auction clearance rates in Melbourne and Sydney remain solid (homes are sold by an estate agent at auction in Australia).
At the same time, rental rates are being reduced significantly across the capital cities. This is due, in part, to job losses, paused migration, increased housing stock and dwindling demand.
However, with the current loan deferral scheme and Government support packages due to expire at the end of September, the Morrison Government is looking to avoid the catastrophic impact on the economy and the property market of a wave of foreclosures, especially in the lead up to Christmas.
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) chairman Wayne Byres told a senate committee: “We often talk of the cliff, which is when everything ends in six months’ time.
“No one has an interest in going off the cliff, so we have to work out what the next phase is going to be and that will be dependent on the economic situation at the time.”
June 1 saw the most significant change in restrictions with a return to office working for many. However, numbers were not as high as originally thought as people have adapted to working from home, eschewing the arduous commute for an improved work life balance and a dip in the ocean at lunchtime.
Undoubtedly, there are challenges ahead for the commercial sector. While industrial leasing has remained relatively stable the retail and office leasing sectors will see significant changes in particular with re-negotiation of leases.
Shopping centres are seeing the challenges that have arisen from a sharp spike in people shopping online and retail tenants are striving for better and more aggressive lease terms.
Australian borders will remain closed for the foreseeable future which will see a big impact on hotels who rely on international visitors. The international education sector is also affected by the lack of movement of students which will have a knock-on effect on new development around Australian universities.
“We are seeing something different to a simple snapback,” said Jago Dodson, director of the Centre for Urban Research at RMIT University. “The immediate imperative to rush the workforce back into corporate office towers in the CBDs (central business districts) is perhaps not as strong as you might imagine.”
Image: Amy Battle (centre) with family.
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Highest power prices at night mooted in order to ease peak-time demand
Victoria power prices growth at night 2020
A state-funded energy think tank is urging the Andrews government to set the highest electricity prices at night to ease demand and help shore up the energy supply.
The proposal is among a raft of recommendations aimed at securing supply to 2028 and comes as federal Energy Minister Angus Taylor threatened to shut Victoria out of negotiations and work with other states to prevent blackouts.
The report from the Victorian Energy Policy Centre, which advises the state government on energy policy, calls for policies giving households the option of paying peak prices between 6pm and 9pm to reduce demand when power consumption is high in the evenings.
It also warns that if Alcoa’s Portland smelter were to close, it could hasten the demise of coal-fired generators in the Latrobe Valley towards the end of the next decade
The centre’s director Bruce Mountain said it made little sense for households to pay the most for electricity during the day, particularly with solar generation gathering pace.
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He said up to 15 per cent of households were paying peak prices between 7am and 11pm.
“There isn’t a case to charge people more during the day,” he said.
Higher evening power prices could encourage households to maximise power use when prices were lower during the day and the sun was shining on solar panels.
Earlier this year the Australian Energy Market Operator warned up to 1.3 million Victorian households could face blackouts unless two power plant generators are repaired or new supplies of electricity can be secured.
Representing the nation’s power poles and wires operators, Energy Networks Australia chief Andrew Dillon said policies setting “incentives and signals” were worthwhile.
“The way we use energy is changing,” he said. “In order to harness the rapid growth of household solar and batteries, we need to have a system that offers fair incentives and signals to customers.”
Modelling included in the report showed the mooted closure of Alcoa’s Portland plant could accelerate the closure of brown coal generators in the Latrobe Valley towards the end of the next decade because there would be a major reduction in electricity demand.
The possible Alcoa closure would not affect brown coal production until about 2027 but this would depend on whether transmission infrastructure was developed, and coal-fired generation may also begin closing early from other pressures.
EnergyAustralia, which operates the Latrobe Valley’s Yallourn coal-fired power plant, said there was a “fine balance between market supply and demand”, particularly in Victoria. The energy giant said the possible closure of Portland’s aluminium smelter could have consequences for power generators.
“Australia’s shrinking capacity to generate reliable energy has been a major cause of rising household power prices,” EnergyAustralia markets executive Ross Edwards said.
The report also found renewables did not pose a threat to Victoria’s coal-fired generators but rather they could be closed if the federal government subsidised their black coal counterparts in Queensland and New South Wales.
Victorian Energy Minister Lily D’Ambrosio said it was necessary to “move quickly” on transmission upgrades to improve reliability.
“There is no doubt our energy system is in the middle of a huge transition to cleaner, cheaper power sources and this report again confirms why we need to act now to be ready for it,” she said.
The report came as Mr Taylor took a swipe at the Victorian government over energy policy, vowing to work with “collaborative” states to consolidate electricity supply.
On Monday Mr Taylor accused Victoria of adopting a “dangerous” cocktail of unreliability in its power grid, in part because of its ban on onshore gas development and its “very aggressive” renewable energy policy.
He said the Andrews Labor government had overseen the premature closure of coal-fired power plants, the moratorium on both conventional and coal-seam gas, and a “very aggressive” legislated renewable energy target that will require half of the state’s electricity to be sourced from carbon-free sources by 2030.
“You couldn’t put a cocktail of policies together that is more dangerous for the reliability and affordability of the grid,” Mr Taylor said.
But Ms D’Ambrosio hit back ahead of a meeting of energy ministers next week.
“Angus Taylor says he wants to collaborate, but then slings mud rather than have a productive conversation about Australia’s energy future,” she said. “It’ll be interesting to see which version of Minister Taylor we see in Perth on Friday.”
In a letter to Mr Taylor last week, Ms D’Ambrosio proposed fast-forwarding the KerangLink project – the transmission link between the Snowy Hydro project and Melbourne – as a “vital investment” to improve transmission capacity to NSW, the letter said.
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[Catalyst 11 - 2016] Sacred America, Sacred World
By Stephen Dinan, founder and CEO of The Shift Network
It is with all my heart, mind and soul that I want to invite you to join me in the launch of my new book, which officially launches on July 5, Sacred America, Sacred World: Fulfilling Our Mission in Service to All.
We’ve actually just opened the doors a bit early on an exciting launch campaign that has generous bonuses for participating in the next two days. Click here for details.
For the past 10 years, I have been thinking deeply how America can fulfill our higher mission, which is especially important amidst the growing crisis in this country and the world. This entails collective growth in our psychology as well as many reforms in our societal systems and an upleveled vision of the American Dream.
I know in my heart and from the work we have been doing through The Shift Network (which includes you too), that the United States has a pivotal role to play at this time in human history (if we choose to step into it).
It’s really about fulfilling our motto of E Pluribus Unum — “out of many, one.” This is far deeper than a message of political unification; it’s about leading the way to oneness, on a global scale.
Just as each of us individually must do the work to awaken to our highest potential and to take meaningful action, the United States must fully remember and live into its sacred purpose, which is more about global service than global domination. As the US steps into the next level of our leadership, it will serve as a catalyst for other countries to do the same.
In Sacred America, Sacred World, I share a manifesto with real solutions for our time. It’s about how we build a movement for a next “American Evolution.”
To learn more about our exciting launch campaign (with thousands in prizes) and to order your copy of Sacred America, Sacred World – click here.
And it’s coming out July 5 because it’s about going to America’s next level as a country, beyond independence. Your partnership in this book launch will mean a lot to me. You can help by ordering the book and telling friends about it – click here. Also, be sure to look for live book events and radio/TV programs coming to your area – click here. Be sure to introduce yourself to me, I love meeting The Shift Network community members! (For people in the San Francisco Bay Area, we are having a free book launch party in Berkeley on July 6 – click here.)
In this edition of The Catalyst, I share a video and an article about Sacred America, Sacred World. We also have a wonderful article by Mark "Puck" Mykleby, Patrick Doherty, and Joel Makower about their new book, The New Grand Strategy, which also focuses on a new vision for the U.S. It is clear that a new vision for America is rising! We strongly encourage you to check out The New Grand Strategy too!
The member profile is by Amanda Kathryn Roman who will be hosting an American Citizen Summit that we will be announcing in August. This summit will feature visionaries who are taking practical actions to transform the political polarities in the United States. Stay tuned for more information!
We would love to hear from you, Which shared values can transcend political party lines? To share in our Facebook Page community, click here.
We also are launching the Global Compassion Summit: Mindfulness and Compassion in Daily Life, a free online event coming up on July 13 & 14. This second annual Global Compassion Summit is part of the Summer of Peace produced in partnership with the Center for Compassion Altruism Research and Education at Stanford University. I want to give a big congratulations and heartfelt thanks to Emily Hine for creating and hosting the summit which includes Sharon Salzberg, Vinny Ferraro, Barry Boyce and many more!
In this edition, we have exceptional articles about mindfulness and compassion from Emily Hine, Barry Boyce and Emma Seppälä.
Our Shift Philanthropy is Charter for Compassion, an exceptional international organization helping to spread compassion around the world! Our Featured Artist is Hearthfire — beautiful a cappella three-part harmonies by Murray Kyle, Hanna Leigh and Sadie Ranen.
Also, we have extended the application timeline for our Shift trip: Iran: Splendors of the Persian Empire. This trip to Iran is an ideal opportunity for people wanting to learn more about this exquisite country — its rich culture, beautiful people and stunning landscape — and to play a positive role in promoting peace between Iran and the world! We are featuring a new video about Iran that has breathtaking images – click here. (See Featured Media and Movement News)
Finally, for people wanting a fun summer break, please join me, The Shift Network staff and friends for River of Bliss — August 11–14, 2016 — a riverside adventure on the beautiful American River, just 2 hours from the San Francisco Bay Area! We call it an adult summer camp for renewing body, heart and soul through yoga, live music, conscious dance, rafting and more! To learn more, click here.
Sacred America, Sacred World
Stephen Dinan shares insights about his new book, Sacred America, Sacred World. To learn more about the book and to watch the video, click here.
Iran: Splendors of the Persian Empire
October 22 – November 4, 2016 — Join Philip M. Hellmich of The Shift Network, and Cross Cultural Journeys on an odyssey to the Republic of Iran, commonly called Persia by the West. To learn more, click here and call Cross Cultural Journeys at (800) 353-2276 or via email at travel@crossculturaljourneys.com.
Global Shift Meditation — Join Free Event — 1st of Every Month
Join The Shift Network, The Gaiafield Project and people around the world for Global Shift Meditations the 1st of each month – click here to register free. We recently featured James O’Dea on A Spiritual Response to Violence on July 1, 2016. (Free recording is available – click here )
Your Voice:
We want to know: Which shared values can transcend political party lines? Please post a few sentences on this topic on our Facebook page and read what other Shift Network community members are sharing too – click here.
Shift Network CEO Stephen Dinan’s New Book: Sacred America, Sacred World
By Stephen Dinan
This year, I’m giving birth to the most important book of my life, one 10 years in the making....
Sacred America, Sacred World: Fulfilling Our Mission in Service to All offers a visionary roadmap for evolving beyond partisan bickering into fulfilling our sacred mission.
It’s full of inspiring stories, practical ideas and visionary solutions.
It’s about how we build a movement for a next “American Evolution.”
By: Mark “Puck” Mykleby, Patrick Doherty, and Joel Makower
Prologue to: The New Grand Strategy: Restoring America’s Prosperity, Security and Sustainability in the 21st Century
This book begins in the Pentagon.
In July 2009, two United States military officers, a Marine colonel and a Navy captain, were sequestered in Room 2E928, on the second floor of the building’s E-ring, the outermost of five concentric corridors, where the highest-profile work is done. There, just a few months into President Barack Obama’s first term, Colonel Mark “Puck” Mykleby and Captain Wayne Porter were given an assignment by Admiral Mike Mullen: to create a grand strategy for America.
If Mindfulness is the Hot Kid in Town, Compassion is his Cool Companion
By Emily Hine
Remember when you were in grade school and you had the same students in your class every single year? It became just a little predictable, right? But then one year, a new kid showed up. This kid moved to your town from some exotic place — like Colorado — and suddenly became the most popular student — the new hot kid in town. Well, that’s kind of what Mindfulness has been lately, particularly in Western cultures. Mindfulness has been hanging out in the East for many years — well thousands actually — always popular and beneficial to those who had the pleasure of knowing him. And then, he spread his roots to the West and now everyone wants to be associated with the seemingly “new” hot kid in town!
5 Things People Get Wrong About Mindfulness
By Barry Boyce (First published in Mindful.org)
Myth 1: Mindfulness fixes something that’s wrong with you
What’s wrong with me? Why can’t I do this? I’m so bad at it. I’m just bad altogether. My mind is a scattered mess! These other people seem fine. Everyone who has ever meditated, or tried anything new — playing the guitar, becoming a parent, snowboarding — has had thoughts like these running through their head. Often repeatedly, and in a downward spiral that ends with “I’m not cut out for this. I’m no good. I quit.”
It’s an odd trait we humans have. We like to beat up on ourselves. We like to say, “the problem with you/me is…” And popular meditation literature can provide lots of adjectives to complete that sentence:
A Gift of Loving Kindness Meditation
A guided meditation by Emma Seppälä, Ph.D.
Happiness is in your ability to love others
—Leo Tolstoy.
Have you ever wished you could meditate but just didn’t know where to start?
There’s a reason for that! When people talk about meditation, they sometimes make it sound as if there were just one type. But there isn’t, there are so many types: mantra meditations, breath meditations, sound meditations, concentration meditations, awareness meditations, visualization meditations, compassion meditations and the list goes on! Each was designed with a specific purpose. Interestingly, research is showing that different types of meditation indeed may have different impacts...
Honoring the Wisdom in Diversity Including a How To Guide to Transcending Politics and Upgrading Democracy Together
By Amanda Kathryn Roman
For as long as I can remember, I have been curious about things that are different. I love to travel and immerse myself in local culture. I relish meeting new people. Enjoying a good meal with new foods is one of my favorite things to do with my husband. Listening to live music and visiting art installments makes my soul feel alive. I am sure that many people can relate to me on a number of these pleasures that life offers to us. So why is it so hard to be curious about things and people that are different from us politically?
New Book by Stephen Dinan: Sacred America, Sacred World is Infused with visionary power, Sacred America, Sacred World is a manifesto for our country’s evolution that is both political and deeply spiritual. It offers profound hope that America can grow beyond our current challenges and manifest our noblest destiny, which the book shows is rooted in sacred principles that transcend left or right political views. To order your copy, click here.
Join Stephen Dinan for live book events and radio/TV interviews, including events in Northern California; Washington, DC; Philadelphia, PA; New York, NY; Boston, MA; Westlake, OH and Santa Fe, NM. To learn more, click here.
Sacred America, Sacred World — Free Launch Party — Berkeley, CA — July 6 Get ready for Stephen Dinan's kickoff event for Sacred America, Sacred World on July 6 at 7:00pm at Rudramandir in Berkeley, CA. Stephen will be joined by other speakers and a DJ to celebrate the work of transpartisans, who create politics with soul across the political spectrum. Free tickets, click here.
Global Compassion Summit — July 13 & 14 — Free Online Event — You’re invited to join the 2nd annual Global Compassion Summit focused on Mindfulness and Compassion in Daily Life. Hear from experts in the industry such as Sharon Salzberg, Vinny Ferraro, Barry Boyce, Dr. Emma Seppälä and more. Discover how compassion and mindfulness are being mainstreamed into various sectors of society — and when they’re combined, how they can change the state of our world and positively affect our evolution as a human species! This summit is part of The Shift Network’s 5th annual Summer of Peace — the largest online peace event on the planet! It’s happening for free all summer long. The Global Compassion Summit takes place July 13–14, 2016. To register free, click here.
River of Bliss — August 11–14, 2016 — Join The Shift Network staff and friends for a riverside adventure on the beautiful American River, just 2 hours from the San Francisco Bay Area! Activities include: Yoga, Meditation, Conscious Dance, Delicious Catered Meals, Rafting, Playshops, Sound Healing, Massage, Live Music and Kirtan, Swimming, Kids Camp, and Talent show! Special guests include Stephen Dinan, Devaa Haley Mitchell, Miranda Macpherson, Mark Coleman, Sylvie Minot, DJ Pangea, Bob Duchmann, and Lori Schwanbeck. To learn more, click here.
The Circle Way Practicum — August 17 to 22, 2016 Whidbey Island, Washington, USA — The Circle Way is a modern methodology that calls on an ancient tradition and helps people gather in conversations that fulfil their potential for dialogue, replenishment, working with teams and wisdom-based change. Everyone who cares for the quality of conversations and relationships is warmly welcome to attend this practicum. It particularly supports people who are ready to discover a new culture of communication. To learn more, click here.
Shift Network Trip — Iran: Splendors of the Persian Empire — Dates: October 22 – November 4, 2016. Join Stephen Dinan and Philip Hellmich of The Shift Network, and Cross Cultural Journeys on an odyssey to the Republic of Iran, commonly called Persia by the West. A multicultural nation with many ethnic and linguistic groups (mostly Shi'ites), this ancient country straddles Eurasia, Western Asia, the Caspian Sea and the Indian Ocean. Already a crossroads culture of great geo-strategic significance, Iran has endured invasions by the Greeks, Arabs, Turks and Mongols. Meet indigenous communities from the Zagross Mountains; Nomadic tribes near Tehran; Armenian Christians, and the people of remote Abyaneh, who have kept their traditions, dialect and costumes intact for hundreds of years. To learn more, click here and call Cross Cultural Journeys at (800) 353-2276 or via email at travel@crossculturaljourneys.com and they will start the process with you.
Community Peacebuilder Residential Immersion Training — Week 1: September 9–13 — Week 2: October 14–22 — Gainesville, Florida
We are happy to announce we are offering Part I again as a mini 4-Day Immersion, which will allow new participants to join in on Part II, October 14–21, 2016.
This two week immersion training takes place at a 30 acre lakefront rustic retreat center near Gainesville Florida. Imagine...YOU...further developing essential skills, knowledge, confidence, perceptions, sensitivities and new understanding for your own personal development as well as contributing to a cultural shift in your community. Come join us for this innovative approach to community peacebuilding with a small group of like minded and committed individuals. Share in meaningful dialogue, new challenges, discoveries and fun. To learn more, click here.
Recovery 2.0 Retreat — Costa Rica — with Tommy Miller and Kia Miller — November 19–26 (Thanksgiving) 2016 — Join Tommy Rosen & Kia Miller for a rejuvenating week of recovery, yoga and relaxation in one of Costa Rica’s finest retreat centers. The Blue Spirit Retreat overlooks the Pacific Ocean and a three mile long white sand beach, which is a turtle preserve. This extraordinary setting will provide us with a deeply nurturing and unforgettable experience together. To learn more, click here.
New Book: The New Grand Strategy describes a business plan for America, born at the Pentagon, that embeds sustainability as a national strategic imperative.
The plan combines the best of the Left and Right — a progressive agenda with a conservative approach — the adult conversation about America’s future that should be taking place during this election year. Designed to be led by business for profit, harnessing industry and local government, The New Grand Strategy illustrates that we need not fix Washington before we start fixing the country. Written by Mark “Puck” Mykleby, Patrick Doherty, and Joel Makower. To learn more, click here.
New Book: The Reunited States of America: How We Can Cross the Partisan Divide
"Although we come from opposite ends of the political spectrum, we believe our country needs to come together. The Reunited States of America: How We Can Cross the Partisan Divide will help us do that. It reconnects us to our country's motto — "out of many, one" — and helps us meet the challenge of reuniting the country that we both love." Grover Norquist, president, Americans for Tax Reform; and, Joan Blades, co-founder MoveOn.org and Living Room Conversations. To learn more, click here.
New Book: Heart Intelligence: Connecting with the Intuitive Guidance of the Heart demystifies the practice of inner stillness, showing us how to take the struggle out of quieting the mind in meditation or prayer and connect with our heart’s intuitive guidance. It provides hope that finally we can create a cooperative working relationship between our heart, mind, emotions and body, bringing spirituality down to street practicality with easy-to-use applications. Written By Doc Childre, Howard Martin, Deborah Rozman Ph.D. and Rollin McCraty Ph.D. Learn more here.
The Spiritual Life TV Channel features free wisdom teachings from many spiritual traditions and gives a practical focus that shows how a person can use these teachings to live a more spiritual life. New videos feature: James O’Dea, Edgar Mitchell, Barbara Marx Hubbard, Marilyn Schlitz, Gleen Mullin, Stephen Dinan, Philip Hellmich, and more! To learn more, click here.
Awake: The Life of Yogananda — Now available on Netflix, Amazon and other livestream programs. Plus, DVDs available with subtitles in Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, German, Dutch and Japanese. Plus there are new film showings in Australia and United States! You also can bring Awake to your yoga studio or community. To learn more click here. (The filmmakers were interviewed in the Yoga Day Summit, the recording is available for free.)
World Peace Library — Free Resource — Be sure to take advantage of the World Peace Library, a wide-ranging resource on peace newly compiled by the Shift Network: It contains more than 300 inspiring talks and mini-workshops from individuals such as Archbishop Tutu, Nobel Laureate Jody Williams, Jane Goodall, Deepak Chopra, James O'Dea, Karen Armstrong, Chief Phil Lane and many more. With neuroscientists and lamas, faith-based activists and political leaders, this Library offers something for all in their peacebuilding efforts. The Shift Network has made the World Peace Library a free resource for all and encourages its use to promote peace in your families, schools, and wider community.
If you have an announcement to share, please write: editor@theshiftnetwork.com.
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How Medicinal Plants Can Transform Your Life’s Journey: Discovering the Power of Herbs for Health, Aging & Spiritual Awakening — A Free Online Event With Plant Medicine Pioneer David Crow, L.Ac. Access the power of medicinal plants and herbs for health, wellbeing and personal transformation. July 6, 2016 at 5:30pm Pacific
6 Secrets to Awakening Your Shakti: Embracing the Heart of Feminine Sensuality, Sex & the Sacred — Featuring Sacred Sexuality Teacher and Renowned Coach Lisa Schrader. Discover how to ignite your sensual, primal, feminine life-force to live a more passionate, creative and fulfilling life. July 13, 2016 at 5:30pm Pacific
The Way of the Feminine Mystic: Opening Your Heart, Embracing the Mystery & Repairing the World — A 9-month Advanced Immersion With Mystic-Scholar Mirabai Starr. Discover the feminine path of awakening to embrace the sacred mystery, and experience a profound alchemy of your body, mind and soul. New Live Training Starts Tuesday, July 12, 2016
Becoming the Flame of Love Retreat: Uniting Your Inner Feminine & Masculine in the Heart of Sacred Union — With Spiritual Teacher Andrew Harvey and Shift Network Co-Founder Devaa Haley Mitchell. Be prepared for a week of soul expansion, heart-opening wisdom and spiritual practices that will help you fuse the sacred masculine and feminine within you in a sacred marriage. Through this alchemical process, you’ll begin to come into fuller embodiment as a Divine Human.
September 11–16, 2016 in Northen California
The Inspiring Women’s Soul Sanctuary: Embody the Deep Feminine, Bathe in Beauty & Renew Your Spirit — With Devaa Haley Mitchell, Anodea Judith, Lisa Schrader, Luisah Teish, Miranda Macpherson, Mirabai Starr, Zuleikha and Chandanni Miglino. Live Retreat October 16-21, 2016 in Northern California
More Upcoming Events: (all subject to change)
• Shakti Summit
• Andrew Harvey 7-week course
• Lisa Schrader 7-week course
• Anand Mehrotra 7-week course
• Enneagram 10-week course
• Mark Matousek 9-month program
• American Citizens Summit
• Shamanism Global Summit
• Stan Grof 7-week course
• Marilyn Schlitz 7-week course
• Margaret Paul 7-week course
• Oscar Miro-Quesada 7-week course
• Sue Morter 7-week course
• David Nicol 7-week course
• Richard Miller 7-week course
• Andrew Harvey & Robert Thurman 7-week course
• David Crow 6-month program
• Transformational Authors Summit
• SARK 7-week course
• Mark Gerzon 7-week course
• Ken Page 7-week course
• Brian Weinberg 12-week course
• Tim Kelley & Jeffrey Van Dyk 4-month program
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A land of rolling hills and ancient vines, in the heart of South Australia, Barossa is arguably Australia’s most recognised wine region, but has not been without its ups and downs.
Barossa’s story began in the mid 1800s when a group of Silesian Lutherans, fleeing religious persecution, settled in the region and began working the land of Barossa’s largest land owner George Fife Angas. The settlers took to growing fruit and due to the climate in the region, grapes were most ideally suited and toward the end of the 1800s, several wineries had been established. Distinctly Germanic names such a Johann Henschke, Oscar Seppelt of Seppeltsfield and Kaesler that are leading names in the Barossa wine industry today are evidence of these early pioneers, and many are continuing today through several generations of the same family.
The wines were originally produced for religious and home use but it didn’t take long before they were being made commercially and by the start of the 20th Century wine was being exported back to England. The demand for fortified wine was huge and this coupled with the long journey on water, fortified wines dominated Barossa’s wine market right up until the end of the 1960s, but this would lead to a crisis that would set the industry into decline. As demand for fortified wines dried up, many growers were left unprofitable and the South Australian Government introduced the vine pull scheme, uprooting many of Barossa’s ancient vines during the 1980s. It took the efforts of some of the regions new faces of the time to bring the industry back by paying the growers above market value for their grapes, and saving the old vines that have become a hallmark of Barossa wine.
It is Barossa’s ancient vines that have shaped the region's style and reputation and the forward thinking attitude of the region's producers is one that is only beginning to filter through to the rest of the wine world. The winemakers of the 1980s helped to revive Barossa’s heritage, paving the way for the next generation of Barossa winemakers and this balance between heritage and progression has continued with an unparalleled energy through the region's newest and brightest stars of the 21st Century.
The Barossa Valley is warm and dry with low rainfall and low humidity, which can lead to a risk of drought during the growing season. It’s lower in altitude and is typified by gentle, rolling hills and valleys and is home to some of the world’s oldest clusters of vines, some of which are over 125 years old. These old vines are very low yielding and produce exceptionally concentrated fruit which is exploited by producers like Greenock Creek, Hobbs and Standish to make very rich and powerful wines that due to their concentration, often reach high levels of alcohol. Although several varieties are grown across Barossa, by far the most widely planted is Shiraz, producing rich, fruit forward wines. In the past, Barossa’s reputation has suffered from this rich style of wine, with consumers and producers favouring wines from cooler areas of Australia. However, a wave of smaller, artisan wineries began to pop up during the 1980’s and 1990’s and brought a resurgence to this region.
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Cross-country skiing trails
The overall length of the trail Vuokatti trail network (lower and higher terrain) is 150 kilometres, of which 120 kilometres are fixed up every winter for both kinds of skiing. There are 32 kilometres of lit-up trails in Vuokatti. The lights are not turned on if the temperature is -20˚C or below. The routes of both the lower and higher terrain start from the Vuokatti Hall car park. To improve safety we use wider trails in downhill.
The lower terrain of Vuokatti Sport
The routes of the lower terrain mainly go through dry forest terrain. The small hills are relatively steep, but still short enough for enjoyable skiing. In the Hiihtomaa ski centre of the lower terrain of the Sports Institute, you can learn skiing techniques and go downhill, either with skis or with other devices.
The trails of the fell, i.e. the higher terrain
The higher terrain trails go through a demanding fell landscape where the height differentials are large; as much as 165 metres. There are trekking routes or racing trails of 5–30 kilometres to choose from. From the basic network, there are connecting trails to the accommodation companies in the Vuokatti area and an ice trail to Sotkamo. In Sotkamo, the skiing is on the trails of Hiukka, and there are also routes to choose from to the travel companies to the east and south of Sotkamo. Rest opportunities along the trail network are offered by the huts and lean-tos marked on the trail map.
Ski Tunnel
Vuokatti Sport offers the snow conditions for cross-country skiing 365 days a year. The world’s first cross-country ski tunnel is 1.2 km long and makes summer training possible on a well-kept trail that follows the terrain of Vuokatti with its uphills and downhills. The trail suits both traditional and skate skiing. Thanks to the even temperature of the tunnel, training is also possible during the severe frosts of the winter.
Temperature -5 – -9 °C
Length 1.2 km (circuit 2.4 km)
Width 8 m
Height differential of the tunnel (HD) 18 m
Total climb (TC) 51 m/2.4 km
A fixed timing system for speed training
Open from June 4th to December, from morning to evening and also during the severe frosts of mid-winter ( -15 °C and colder)
Ski Tunnel/ First Snow Trail
E-mail: hiihtoputki@vuokattisport.fi
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On 10.10. every year at 10 am we open the first snow trail.
The earlier you get to train on real snow, the better the training of the winter season will be. In Vuokatti, the first snow trail goes around the biathlon range, from which there is a direct connection to the ski tunnel. Tens of thousands of cubic metres of snow are stored every year for the first snow trail and for making repairs necessitated by possible rains. In this way, the maximum effectiveness is obtained from training on real snow. After the opening of the first snow trail, the hiking routes of Vuokatti are still snow-free, so combining the morning ski training with a round of Nordic walking, for example, makes training diverse.
The first part of the trail at the moment that it is opened is in the terrain of the biathlon stadium, with a length of about 1.5 km. In its entirety, the length of the first snow trail is as much as 9-10 km, weather permitting.
Ski tunnel/first snow trail, tel. +358 44 414 8812, E-mail: hiihtoputki@vuokattisport.fi
Ski Jumps – HS14 / HS35 / HS54 / HS100
No need to say that winter’s harvest is seeded in summer when it comes to jump training. In Vuokatti, that’s not only a nice PRquota but scientifically proven truth. A truth you can instantly find out – thanks to our exclusive computer based instant feedback system JUMP (Joint Ultimate Measuring Program / HS100 & HS 35), that’s sending and evaluating jumper’s data in real time.
Vuokatti Sport ski jumping hills are used in throughout the year.
HS14, HS 35 and HS 54 Ski Jumps
The ski jumping complex, which consist of four hills.
Location: across the road from the parking lot of Vuokattihalli sports complex. There is a lift installed there.
Ski jumping hill HS100 is just renovated and located up at the top of the hill distance about 3 km from Vuokatti Sport
Hill size: HS 100
K-point: 90 m
Hill record: 105,5 m (Taku Takeuchi )
Summer record: 103,5 m (Janne Ahonen , 01.08.2007, N-FIN)
Women’s Hill record: 99,0 m (Daniela Iraschko-Stolz , 13.03.2001, EYOF)
Book the sessions in advance. Agree on bookings and participation in ski jumping sessions on the hotel reception of Vuokatti Sport Institute. The responsible of ski jumps
Roller-skiing Circuits
In Vuokatti, the roller-skiing circuit is next to the ski tunnel and links up with the walking and cycling routes, so combined training is easy. Endurance can be worked on by going up to Vuokatinvaara to a height of 130 metres or by combining roller-skiing with a hiking route in the spectacular landscapes of Vuokatti. The roller-skiing circuit also passes in front of the biathlon stadium, which makes it possible to do biathlon training.
The roller-skiing circuit:
Length 4 km
Height differential (HD) 26 m
Total climb (TC) 106 m/4 km
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Length 1.6 km/2.5 km
Height differential (HD) 130 m
Gradient 7 degrees
Surface upgraded for roller-skiing
Paths and cross-country routes
The varying terrain of Vuokatti provides an outstanding environment for walking and running training and various kinds of tests. The Vuokatinvaara route, Tour de Vuokatti, is Vuokatti’s most popular cross-country running testing site in the summer. During the summer, the trail network of Vuokatti serves as good jogging/mountain biking routes. Its overall length is 150 kilometres. There are 32 kilometres of lit-up trails in Vuokatti.
-The Vuokatinvaara route, Tour de Vuokatti, 5.2 km
-Height differential (HD) 166 m
-Total climb (TC) 243 m
-Routes range from easy to demanding, all the way up to a route of 12 km that goes around 13 fells.
The biathlon stadium of Vuokatti is in use in both the summer and the winter. On the 50m range, there are 33 shooting places, it is lit up and its automatic target systems are equipped with lead catchers which collect the bullets shot. For the use of people who are physically disabled or visually impaired, a 20-lane target apparatus is available if required, equipped with air-rifle targets and lead catchers. Both the ranges meet the requirements of the IBU and IPC for competitions. The development area related to the Clubavana shooting range is the construction of a smaller, 5-lane 50m shooting range for practice use next to the exit of the ski tunnel.
All-year round ski tracks
Vuokatti XC skiing track opens annually on 10.10. at 10:00. The track is at first covered with the snow stored throughout the summer. Natural snow comes in November-December, and the season continues until April.
Ski Tunnel is Vuokatti’s crazy innovation, which, however, gained recognition all around the world. Vuokatti Sports Institute uses it nowadays as one of the training venues. High-standard conditions inside the tunnel allow skiing all year round.
Vuokatti Sport camps
Vuokatti Sport annually organises summer camps for kids and teens. Having all services in close proximity it’s easy to organize a summer camp in Vuokatti Sport.
Family holiday at Vuokatti Sport
Vuokatti offers fun and challenging activities for the whole family all year round. The variety of activity places and types completes the package. Most of the families come to Vuokatti during school break, and at that time Vuokatti Sports offers fun activity programmes for the whole family, which are entertaining and amusing for guests of any age.
Wellbeing holiday in Vuokatti Sport
Vuokatti Sport offers nature-based sport activities, for health and work wellbeing. The package of services can be tailored according to you needs, so that it can be a busy sports day, or regular sessions during the whole year.
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Non-golfers have a myriad of familiar resort activities at their disposal: golf, indoor and outdoor tennis (Pete Sampras is Pro Emeritus), croquet, culinary demonstrations, hiking, biking, swimming in the outdoor infinity or the spring-fed indoor pool. The resort also offers several unusual activities: carriage rides, bowling, falconry, skeet and trap shooting, fishing for trout and bass, horseback riding, and getting behind the wheel of a specially equipped Jeep Wrangler to explore the mountains of West Virginia. There are even activities for the more adventurous, including trying the extreme UTV (Utility Task Vehicle) through the mountains, going offsite and riding the roaring rapids of the New River or buckling up for a tree-top Canopy Tour taking you through 10 zip lines, five cable bridges and one rappel station, not to mention overviews of Mill Creek.
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Today the mineral spa takes full advantage of the natural sulfur springs that first enticed travelers to come to the mountains “to take to the water.” In addition to a variety of massages, facials and hydrotherapy, the spa offers laser and aesthetic services (Botox, spider vein removal, hair reduction and fillers). The Greenbrier Clinic attracts top executives for comprehensive physicals. Stay tuned, there is more health-related procedures and treatments to come.
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History buffs will be enthralled with The Greenbrier’s past. Stroll through the lobby halls and golf club to see photos of presidents, celebrities, royalty and the financial titans that have stayed at the resort. Take an interior and exterior tour and learn about the elegant architecture and renowned interior design as well as when the resort was used as a military hospital during World War II, and conclude with the Presidents’ Cottage Museum with wonderful pictures of yesteryear at the hotel. One of the most fascinating tours is the Bunker Tour, where you’ll learn about how the facility was maintained in a constant state of readiness as a safe, secret location for the federal government in case of a nuclear attack from the late 1950s until 1992, when its existence was exposed by the Washington Post Magazine in a cover story called “The Last Resort.”
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The latest news is that The Greenbrier will host the 2014 training camp for the New Orleans Saints. Once again in record time, Justice built three football fields and a 55,000-square-foot multipurpose building for the team.
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Crucial albums #1: Cocteau Twins ‘Heaven or Las Vegas’
Inspired by that facebook game where you list 10 important albums, I realised that many of my favourite albums are not the ones that shaped my music or songwriting directly.
I want to explore the albums that changed how I thought about my practice as a singer and songwriter, and that are direct influences on Mitropa, the Wasp Summer album I’m currently making.
Number 1 must be the Cocteau Twins masterpiece ‘Heaven or Las Vegas’.
Oh, this album, beginning to end, blows my mind. In 1994, I escaped an increasingly dangerous relationship and was relieved to move into a sharehouse in Lismore with 4 other women, located above a veterinary surgery. Collectively and consciously, we explored ritual paganism, argued theology with the Mormons that came each week to save us, and smoked more weed than was strictly necessary. I saw some weird shit.
I started off living behind a makeshift curtain in the kitchen until a room became available. Then I moved into the least psychedelically-wallpapered of the rooms, affectionately known as the Triffid Room.
A lot of music that is important to me (Pink Floyd, PJ Harvey, the Clouds) came out of this room and this year, as did my first attempts at songwriting. Rachel the Cone Queen stole this record from her sister, but it lived for the entire year in my room where I attempted to rationalise its immense harmony while drifting off into its etheric spheres.
This album remains an act of divinity to me. The Cocteaus’ perfect pop moment. The post-punk textures they had been developing all the way along, Liz Fraser’s astonishing vocal style, the pulsing bass and drum machines, liquified into a weird, dreamy and pleasurable set of songs that blew open my expectations of what I could do, what the human voice could do, what guitars could sound like.
It was the precursor chemical to so much of the music that made my music sound the way it does. At least, most of what I did with The Mime Set and Wasp Summer was me aiming for this kind of freedom.
Upon reflection, Annie Lennox and Liz Fraser are largely responsible for the beautiful oddness of my sense of harmony.
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Ranting Post-Colonial Verse (Review)
March 2, 2017 April 6, 2017 Posted in Poetry, Reviews
This review was originally written for The Poetry School. Do check out all the fantastic stuff on their website. If interested, I’m also going to be running an interactive online course for them in May called Keeping Our Wits – sign up while there’s still space!
“We co-exist.” Speak from Here to There begins with this deceptively slight claim, followed by a description:
The York gum bark is stripping itself off,
shiny skin underneath exposed to the sun. Late summer –
summers that won’t end – and it seems to be a statement,
much more than restating a habit, a well-researched fact.
That stripping bark sounds like a metaphor, an image of sloughing off and shiny renewal appropriate to an opening poem. But no, it’s a “statement,” says the Australian poet John Kinsella, “a well-researched fact.”
Kinsella’s tree isn’t, like Larkin’s trees, “something almost being said”, an emblem of underlying decay or hope against hope—though it might be that as well—but a specific York gum bark. Whatever we might project onto it—a certain emotional freight accruing to any natural object placed in a poem—it’s something whose alienness we must contend with, with which we must co-exist.
The book that follows builds up a sort of daily chronicle in verse between Ghanaian-born Jamaican poet Kwame Dawes and Australian poet John Kinsella. Over the course of 125 alternating poems, their correspondence dramatizes their struggle with various forms of co-existing: with themselves and their families, an irreparably damaged ecological system, the legacy of colonial violence, and, of course, the rise of orange-faced ersatz-fascism. Here he is in one of Dawe’s later poems:
the demagogue, again,
so fully formed he trompes the eye.
I have always hated cartoons for the flat
passion of their antics, but oh the colour
and the noise…
These are poems that often induce a sense of incipient historical vertigo, as if they can’t be read in the present but only from some indeterminate point in the (post-apocalyptic, scavenging-for-berries-on-the-side-of-a-crater) future, bearing witness to the horror and stupidity of our present moment. In poem 42, Dawes writes:
Outside, the prairie grass multiplies
and a sharp wind drudges up history. Oh for history’s
sake, the confederates are back in the great plains museum,
with the woven textiles and overdue confession
that northerners enjoyed the softness of cotton
and the pulped currency that build a nation with slaves.
Tonight a Filipino American will stand before that flag
and rant post-colonial verse while the news travels.
The “sharp wind drudges up history”. This feels wrong at first—like it should be dredges up, as in brings to the surface or collects—but then implicit in Dawe’s choice of words is a bleaker view of how history happens: “drudges” means toil and servility, useless labour, signifying nothing. Though surrounded by abundant prairie land, where the religious injunction to be fruitful and multiply should ring truest, there is always—like Marvell’s “winged chariot hurrying near”—the “sharp wind” at your back. History is not the promise of eventual redemption but a record of those dispossessions and atrocities that make clear the impossibility of anyone (anywhere) being redeemed.
There’s no date given, but I assume this poem was written not long after the church shooting in Charleston when nine African Americans were killed. Afterwards a photograph was discovered online of Dylann Roof, the attacker, posing with a handgun and confederate battle flag. A national debate ensued as to the flag’s enduringly malignant symbolism. Dawes’ poem, rather than explicitly laying out this argument, makes the point that, whatever we decide, we can’t sift out the complexity—the horror—from history: the great plains museum thus holds both “woven textiles” and confederates; northerners also “enjoyed the softness of cotton”. He switches into an awkward present tense to convey that the United States was built on—as it continues to “build” on—slavery.
The banal/prophetic claim that “Tonight a Filipino American will stand before that flag [Confederate, I assume] / and rant post-colonial verse” is, to me, beautifully and tragically defiant. There were Filipinos in America decades before the docking of the Mayflower, but through a quirk of colonial history the US ended up taking possession of the Philippines in the late-19th century and brutally suppressing local struggles for independence. The US is composed of migrants, but for the settler mentality this is exactly why migrants are seen as a threat: the lucky descendants of white settlers live in terror of their fathers’ sins being visited upon them. Hence their pre-emptive rage, paranoia, isolationism. That ranting—read, dissenting—Filipino American points to another America: outward-facing, at ease with its multiple, unsifted but co-existing identities.
In the next poem, Kinsella is with his wife Tracy and son Tim:
I take your poem, Kwame, in my head out onto
the land, out on yet another of my endless walks,
out into the possum country of Goomalling, out
to Oak Park where sheoaks on the edge
of the dead dry lake sing in the breeze,
the voices of ancestors who are not mine
“We live,” says Kinsella, “on the boodja of the Noongah people.” Or, as he specifies earlier, on boodja (land) where three Noongah tribes intersect. This awareness colours his appreciation of possums and trees; they are full of those voices—“ancestors who are not mine”—singing in the breeze between the sheoaks, heard in another poem “whispering: theft theft”. The land he loves is not only tainted by ancestral theft but, as he describes elsewhere, the still-ongoing agitation of far-right groups like “Reclaim Australia”, keen to finish the job their forebears started.
This is Kinsella’s credo (or nego) in response: “No belonging”. Belonging implies a sort of “claim” that can’t be proven, only enforced through drudge and whip. Instead, he says that the self must be “insinuated” into a place—“insinuated” suggesting “tortuously… indirectly, or by devious methods” (v. 1.a. OED) and containing the appropriate level of ambivalence. The structure of his poems likewise attempts to resist the path of least resistance that most (especially short) lyrics tread. Poem 43 is no different, ending on a non-sequitur: “All of it, all of it the lyric and its utter, utter trashing.”
The lyric form, according to Joyce’s Stephen Dedalus, is one in which “the artist presents his image in immediate relation to himself”. But Kinsella and Dawes do their best to present their work as thoroughly mediated, crafted not in relation to themselves—or not only to themselves—but to a wider, darkening social and historical situation. They see through themselves so as to see through others. In Speak From Here to There, with its structure of call-and-response, each utterance is filtered through the other, trashed in order to be recycled.
Later on, Kinsella writes:
We share a faded peripheral vision –
between us we have two good eyes
or are blind. Blind – always been
a word that’s bothered me cast
as a moral pejorative, when lack
of vision can be stunning or devastating
insight.
In Blindness and Insight, Paul de Man argues that readers and critics can “grope toward a certain degree of insight only because their method remain[s] oblivious to their perception”. Blindness, in other words, is necessary to insight. What Dawes and Kinsella provide each other with is less a means of achieving perfect insight than of casting light on the other’s blindnesses. Both do literally have eye problems as well. Dawes takes eye drops for his glaucoma and describes “the impulse of the body/ to close all apertures”. The body politic’s natural impulse when faced with a perceived threat is similarly to close off borders. The overriding message of Speak From Here to There, though, is this: reject the false consolations of belonging; there is no other kind of existence than co-existence.
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The visual detail in the photo and round this blog entry is stunning!
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Will students adhere to test and trace rules?
As reports of outbreaks pile up across UK universities, one of the questions on my mind is whether we’ll discover from the investigation efforts going on whether students got a test as soon as they noticed symptoms, and whether they self-isolated in accordance with the rules.
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In other words – was students’ level of adherence to Test and Trace better or worse than expected, and did that make things better or worse in terms of the scale of any outbreak?
The advice from the SAGE/DfE sub committee on higher education made a series of recommendations on the steps that government and institutions should put in place to secure and improve adherence, only some of which have subsequently re-emerged in guidance and/or national policy.
One piece of contributing evidence to the paper that was frustratingly unpublished was a study entitled “Adherence to the test, trace and isolate system: results from a time series of 21 nationally representative surveys in the UK”. It’s now been uploaded to the Medrxiv pre-print server, and reiterates some important potential lessons for the management of the transmission of the virus amongst students for the rest of the academic year.
(As ever, important pre-print caveats about the paper not having been peer-reviewed apply)
As a reminder here, if you don’t regularly, compulsorily mass test the population (or a section of it you think is at risk), you have to rely on other stuff. The success of any test, trace and isolation system the depends on adherence once you become symptomatic – getting a test, passing on details of close contacts if infection is confirmed, and quarantining of contacts.
So to get a sense on adherence, since the start of the outbreak researchers worked with the Department of Health and Social Care in England to develop and analyse a series of weekly cross-sectional surveys tracking relevant behaviours and their potential predictors in the UK public. Sadly, any students completing the surveys in this time frame won’t have had their “student” hat on when doing so – so we have to look for other factors in the results to guess at behaviour.
Here’s your headlines, then, from the study for the general population – let alone students:
Self-reported adherence to test, trace and isolate behaviours is low; intention to carry out these behaviours is much higher.
Identification of Covid-19 symptoms is also low.
Practical support and financial reimbursement are likely to improve adherence to test, trace and isolate behaviours.
Gulp.
Let’s look at the identification of Covid-19 symptoms first. Only 48.9% of participants identified cough, high temperature / fever and loss of sense of smell or taste as symptoms of Covid-19, and the factors most strongly associated with not identifying Covid-19 symptoms were: male gender; younger age; not identifying as White British; thinking you have had Covid-19; and not knowing that you can spread Covid-19 to others if you are asymptomatic.
This will explain the well publicised efforts in Scotland to try to explain the difference between Freshers’ Flu and Covid-19.
Then there’s self-isolation. Of those who reported having experienced symptoms of Covid-19 in the last seven days, only 18.2% said they had not left home since developing symptoms.
An intention to self-isolate if you were to develop symptoms of Covid-19 is much higher (around 70%), but doesn’t translate into practice. Factors most strongly associated with non-adherence to self-isolation were: not knowing Government guidance about what to do if you developed Covid-19 symptoms; not identifying Covid-19 symptoms; thinking you have had Covid-19; having a dependent child in the household; and working in a key sector.
What about testing? Of those who reported experiencing symptoms in the last seven days, only 11.9% reported requesting a test. And while intention to request a test has increased over time, self-reported behaviour has remained relatively stable. Common reasons for not requesting an antigen test included: not thinking that symptoms were due to Covid, because symptoms improved and because symptoms were only mild. Could be a hangover, eh.
Sharing details of contacts with the tracing service? Of those who had not experienced symptoms in the last seven days, 76.1% reported that they probably or definitely would share details of their close contacts with the NHS contact tracing service if they tested positive. But given the poor adherence in testing to start with, that might not provide us with the comfort that it oughta.
And factors associated with not intending to share details of close contacts included not knowing if data would be secure and confidential (18.8%); not knowing what would happen to the data (17.2%); and thinking that the contact tracing system was not accurate and reliable (14.2%). We can now add to that “not wanting to be deported” or “not wanting to get a whopping fine if I fess up that I was at a house party”.
Finally quarantining – of those who reported having been alerted they had been in close contact with a confirmed case just 10.9% reported that they had not left home at all in the following 14 days. The percentage is almost certainly going to be worse if you’re supposed to be quarantining because you share a household with someone who just has symptoms.
We also don’t have evidence on the level of compliance from international students – but given the number of tales I’ve heard about students claiming that “it’s OK I had a test before I came” to beleaguered security staff, I’m not optimistic.
So what can fix it? Higher knowledge in general was associated with greater uptake of protective behaviours, and there has been some work here from universities – and making testing as easy as possible, for example by introducing local testing sites in areas with high infection rates, may also increase adherence – but it may not be enough.
Financial constraints impeded adherence to self-isolation, intention to share details of close contacts, and quarantining of contacts. We don’t have a meaningful fix for students who depend on zero hours contracts jobs, and we need one fast.
Research shows that people who have received help from others outside their household because of Covid were more likely to adhere to self-isolation. Can universities get some practical help in place fast for households that aren’t in university-run halls? And can these be coupled with proper policies, practice and messaging about not missing out academically on things students will miss?
What we don’t know is whether threats like fines – either from the government or universities – will work. What this study does say is that it found no evidence for associations between perceived (health) risk to oneself or to people in the community, and adherence to test, trace and isolate behaviours.
Do students tend to take more risks generally? Yes they do. Will becoming more and more authoritarian to try to stop them work? Without surveillance that would go beyond both moral acceptability and budgets, it may well not.
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Sep 24 2020 at 10:54 am
Having watched 30 students leave a lecture yesterday, with those actually wearing masks/face coverings (~75%) removing them as they walked down the corridor in a huddle (social distancing, don’t make me laugh), all the bull our remote working University leaders have been spouting to reassure staff and local communities rings hollow.
WE knew this was going to happen, THEY were warned it would, but as ever the ‘University of Bums on Seats’ principle of bottom line profit ruled the day. I just hope those that have responsibility live to regret it and that s-too-dense (an entirely accurate descriptor of too many students) facing staff unable to work from home, cleaners and other ESSENTIAL staff especially, manage to avoid being infected.
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By Tim Binnall Dec 18, 2020
The only footage ever found of a juvenile Tasmanian Tiger, an incredibly strange-looking dinosaur, and a massive Buddha statue discovered 'hidden' under an apartment complex in China were among the strange and unusual stories to pop up on our radar this week.
Although the last thylacine in captivity perished nearly a century ago, the world was afforded a brief glimpse of the creature this past week when the only known film of the animal as a cub was unearthed after being lost in the Australian archives for decades. The tantalizingly short piece of footage was captured by the late Reverend Harold Doyle back in 1930 when he visited the Hobart Zoo where the lone remaining Tasmanian Tiger, dubbed Benjamin, resided. Amazingly, the discovery of the film rewrites the legendary creature's story as it had been previously thought that the thylacine was captured when it was older, but it now appears that the unfortunate animal spent its entire life at the facility.
Once again the breathtaking weirdness of Mother Nature was on display this week when paleontologists announced the discovery of a truly bizarre dinosaur which sported a pair of pole-like appendages that stuck out of its shoulders. Comprised of the protein keratin, which is what fingernails and hair is made of, the odd ribbons are believed to have either functioned as a means of warding off predators or attracting a mate in a fashion similar to the plumage of a peacock. Upon the discovery of the curious dinosaur's strange appearance, researchers marveled that they have never seen anything quite like it in either the fossil record nor in contemporary wildlife.
By far the most jaw-dropping story of the week came by way of China where workers clearing vegetation and trash from a cliff beneath two residential buildings discovered a massive headless statue of Buddha that had been carved into the rock face. The incredible juxtaposition of the seemingly ancient piece of artwork sitting within the apartment complex captured the imagination of Chinese social media and led to speculation that perhaps the sculpture was thousands of years old. However, a subsequent investigation found that it was less than a century old and, in a testament to the power of the passage of time, was simply forgotten about for decades until this past week.
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The College of Wooster’s interim athletic director Kristyn King has announced that Lisa Panepento has stepped down as head coach of the Fighting Scots’ women’s basketball program. Panepento was in her fifth year leading the program she once starred for. She was associated with the Wooster program as a player, assistant coach, interim coach, and head coach for a total of 14 seasons, and also spent six years working in the College’s admissions department.
Assistant coach Nicole Marshall has been named interim head coach for the Scots, and will serve in this capacity until a permanent head coach is hired via a national search. Marshall is in her fifth season as an assistant coach with the program. Prior to coming to Wooster, Marshall gained coaching experience as a graduate assistant at Michigan State University. During Marshall’s time with Michigan State, the Spartans won a share of a Big Ten regular-season championship and made an appearance in the NCAA Tournament.
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Archbishop Sylvain Lavoie served as an Oblate missionary for many years before becoming archbishop of Keewatin-Le Pas, Man.
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The world view of First Nations peoples could be accepted as a gift to the Church, says retired Archbishop Sylvain Lavoie.
"Most of all, it's the world view of the sacred. We have the scientific world view; we explain everything scientifically. For the aboriginal people, the world view of the sacred is so powerful and so real.
"Everything is sacred and walking in harmony."
Lavoie spoke March 4 as part of a series of noon-hour seminars at Newman Theological College on the Medicine Wheel as Pastoral Ministry.
The retired archbishop of Keewatin-Le Pas, Man., who now lives in St. Albert, described how he came "to understand (aboriginal) culture from inside by living it."
As an Oblate missionary in northern Saskatchewan, he attended as many ceremonies as possible – pipe ceremonies, sweat lodges, feasts, sweetgrass ceremonies and the spirit lodge.
He took part in a traditional pow-wow where everyone dances for hours. At midnight, he was so tired that he went to sit in the bleachers.
"Yet everybody was dancing because it was closing. Everybody was going round and round and round. It just mesmerized me."
Then he felt the drumming welling up from inside himself. "I felt a belonging and a sense of being at home. That's when I realized this First Nations ministry was for me."
Later, he attended a four-day awareness experience at Saddle Lake where there were sweat lodges and talking circles. For four days, the 35 people there fasted from all food and water.
"Usually, there's an awareness that comes," he said.
At one awareness experience, someone said that 80 per cent of the aboriginal people who come to Poundmaker's Lodge for treatment for addictions suffer from unresolved grief.
Lavoie began to reflect on the things in his life that didn't work out as he would have liked. He went and sat in an old car, pounding on the steering wheel and on the seat as all those disappointments came back to him.
"I came out of there and I felt like a vacuum cleaner had cleaned me out."
Lavoie said, starting in the mid-1980s, his province of the Oblates became increasingly involved in ministry with aboriginal people. As growing numbers of the Oblates took up that ministry, they naturally began holding their own meetings with everyone sitting in a circle, rather than in rows.
"As more and more of us got involved in First Nations ministry, more and more of us realized the importance of the circle," the archbishop said. Sitting in a circle brings equality, and it makes for more eye contact. One senses the four directions and even the cross in the middle of the circle.
"There can be a real coming together of Christian faith and First Nations spirituality."
The circle is the basis of the medicine wheel. It represents the stages of life, the seasons and even colours, he said.
The drum is the first medicine wheel, Lavoie said. "It's the human heartbeat, but also the heartbeat of Mother Earth."
The circle begins in the east with sunrise or vision and other senses. The south represents one's belief system or memory, understanding and judging. In the west are the emotions and the north represents one's behaviour or actions.
It's important to name one's emotions, to express them and to share them, he said. "Emotions are a deeper reality (than feelings). They tell us who we are at that moment."
WELLNESS WHEEL
If we are healthy, the medicine wheel is the wellness wheel in which our deepest emotional needs for being loved, belonging and being valued are being met. If those needs are met, he said, one will have a positive belief system.
All emotions are positive because we have been gifted to feel, Lavoie said. Even depression and feeling suicidal are positive because they tell us to get help.
Our sins are rooted in emotions such as anger, resentment and bitterness. If our needs are not being met, our belief system gets warped. "We're not sure whether God loves us or not, we start thinking negative thoughts and emotions get painful."
At that point, a person starts acting out and his or her actions get destructive, the archbishop said. Temptations to prestige, possessions and power sneak in and begin to rule us.
To recover or to heal, one must go through the medicine wheel in reverse, he said. Harmful behaviour must be stopped, emotions must be dealt with and then the belief system can change.
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Election 2018: Golden Winner In Ranked-Choice 2nd District Race
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Democrat Jared Golden is the apparent winner of Maine's 2nd Congressional District seat after a second round of vote tabulations.
Golden, D-Lewiston, received 50.53 percent of the vote compared to incumbent U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin's 49.47 percent, according to results announced Thursday afternoon by the Maine Secretary of State's Office.
Golden received 139,231 votes compared to Poliquin's 136,326 votes.
The results were announced after a federal judge on Thursday ruled the ongoing vote count in the congressional race could continue.
Poliquin, a Republican, had requested that the court intervene in the count, in hopes of forcing state elections officials to stop the ranked-choice run-off.
Poliquin's lawsuit had asked U.S. District Court Judge Lance Walker to declare the ranked-choice process unconstitutional. In his ruling, Walker said he would not interfere with the process and essentially declare Poliquin the winner.
"As it stands, the citizens of Maine have rejected the policy arguments plaintiffs advance against RCV," Walker wrote in his decision. "Maine voters cast their ballots in reliance on the RCV system. For the reasons indicated above, I am not persuaded that the United States Constitution compels the Court to interfere with this most sacred expression of democratic will by enjoining the ballot-counting process and declaring Representative Poliquin the victor."
After the first round of votes had been counted, Poliquin had roughly 2,000 more votes than Golden. However, under the state's newly adopted ranked-choice voting law, Poliquin did not receive a majority of votes (50 percent) needed to win outright, leading to a second round of vote tabulations.
The congressional race is the first in the nation to be decided by ranked-choice voting.
Poliquin on Thursday said he would continue with his legal challenge to the constitutionality of ranked-choice voting.
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Middlesbrough vs Luton | Wednesday 16th December 2020, 19:00 | Sky Sports
Neil Warnock got the response he wanted from his side after consecutive away losses, but more so the capitulation at Preston.
That or the changing rooms must be more suitable at the Riverside. Anyhow, six of Boro’s seven wins have been at home, and only Watford have more points in home games than the Teeside club.
While being strong at home, they don’t concede many goals at the Riverside either. The four they have is the joint-lowest with Swansea, so Luton will have their work cut out creating clear-cut chances.
Luton travel north sat comfortably in 11th place in mid-table. Nathan Jones’ return to the club saw them avoid relegation and they’ve started this campaign brightly – just like he was never away.
But the Hatters have failed to score in five of their nine away games, and more recently in each of their last three.
Part of that problem is they rank second-lowest for shots per game (9.4) and have 3.1 shots on target per game. Narrow it down more specifically to just away games, then the troubles are there for all to see – 6.6 shots per game (lowest) and just 1.6 shots on target per game.
If you don’t buy a ticket, you can’t win the raffle, so few shots equal fewer chances. And they’ll be feeding off scraps against a Scrooge-like Boro defence.
Boro to win and under 4.5 goals is odds-on, but put it in a Build #YourOdds at William Hill with over 0.5 Luton cards brings it to an attractive 21/20 play.
Luton have had a card in eight of their nine away games. The only one they didn’t was at Cardiff where they were 2-0 down in nine minutes, so the foot went off the gas.
Warnock’s a wily old fox and one thing he’s done well is take a chance on Duncan Watmore by nursing him back to fitness. The former Sunderland man has had his injury problems but in appearances for Boro, he’s popped in some promising areas.
He’s only started four times, with two cameos off the bench. But in the last two home games, he’s bagged four goals – doubles in each. They came in 67 mins v Swansea – a stronger defence than this one – and 70 mins v Millwall – both in the first half.
The 26-year-old is a lively and tenacious player, who knows how to finish. Given this Luton side have struggled in recent outings against sides pushing for the play-offs it would be rude to ignore his prices.
With Watmore scoring four of Boro’s last five goals, the 5/2 on him to score is worth a few shillings, while it’d be rude to ignore the 18/1 on two or more goals – that’ll get half a point.
Blackburn vs Rotherham | Wednesday 16th December 2020, 19:45 | Sky Sports
The other bet I’ll be playing tonight may surprise some. It does surround a Rotherham player but everything points to it being a tempting enough price.
I’ll start by pointing out that after picking up five points from their first three away games, the Millers have lost six straight games, so it’s no surprise that Blackburn are heavily odds-on, especially with attacking options including Adam Armstrong and Harvey Elliott – and it was the latter who scored a sensational solo goal in the defeat against Norwich on Saturday.
I remember a few weeks ago Barnsley coming to Ewood Park and racking up 20+ shots, so there’s hope for Paul Warne’s side as they cross the Pennines. Throw in that Rovers have also conceded 10 goals at home, then it might be worth finding something pro-Rotherham.
The visitors arrive on the back of a comfortable win against Bristol City at the weekend, where they recorded 22 shots, with eight on target.
If they bring that here then they’ll trouble Blackburn, no doubt about that. Tony Mowbray’s side have allowed the fourth-most (235) shots in games with 71 of those hitting the target.
Rotherham are middle of the road for shots and shots on target, but it might be worth siding with one of their players.
Daniel Barlaser has started 11 times for the Millers since joining from Newcastle. So far, he’s had 14 shots with seven on target, a 50% success rate – with three goals scored.
The 23-year-old has had a shot on target in each of his last three starts. Two of those came on their travels at QPR and Coventry. In Saturday’s game, he had two efforts from outside the area with one testing the keeper.
It’s those areas on the edge of the box where the central midfielder pops up, which see him getting shots off on goal. Overall, four of his seven on target have been in away games.
In this Millers’ team, he has the fourth-most shots on target with only forwards Michael Smith (10) and Freddie Ladapo (8), plus midfielder Jamie Lindsay (9) having more efforts on target.
So, with his late-arriving runs onto the edge of the area, he could find space to pull the trigger. And with Rovers conceding 14.9 shots per home game (the most), then there’s an opportunity to be had here.
At the prices, there’s Michael Smith (EVS – Betfair) to have a shot on target – he had four v Bristol City and is Rotherham’s most likely candidate, but at 13/10, Barlaser can feed off the knockdowns in and around the 18-yard box to test Thomas Kaminski.
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Law enforcement agencies across the United States are using cameras to take pictures of automobile license plates. The idea is to build a computerised collection of information detailing the daily travel of millions of Americans.
Arlington County Police Detective Mohammed Tabibi is with the Automobile Theft Department. He uses a license plate readers, also known as a LPR to look for stolen vehicles.
"It has paid dividends. We have caught some people involved in some serious crimes because of the LPR," said Tabibi.
The use of LPRs is growing across the United States. Some are secured to poles along roadsides, others are placed in law-enforcement vehicle. Privacy groups are concerned about the growing use of these devices. They say the information collected is stored on computers and shared with other local, state and federal law enforcement agencies.
Jay Stanley is with the American Civil Liberties Union(ACLU).
"What they are also doing is storing everybody's time, place, and location. And many police departments are holding that information indefinitely. You know in our society, the government doesn't follow you and invade your privacy and track you unless it has a specific reason that you are involved in wrongdoing," said Stanley.
Until recently, Kevin Rearden served as Captain of the Arlington county Police, he also headed the county's Homeland Security Department before he retired. Mr Rearden said, county policy calls for the LPR information to be kept for six months.
"We originally had a two-month period, and the detectives requested the chief extend it to six months because they found in so many investigations, keeping it for two months wasn't long enough," said Rearden.
But he said, other law enforcement agencies that use the county's information may store it for unlimited periods of time.
Supporters of privacy rights say they have no problem with police departments taking pictures of license plates to investigate crimes. But Jay Stanley says, they're against storing the information for long periods of time.
"...Once you are past a certain periods of time, it is very unlikely it is going to be useful. Meanwhile we are creating this giant infrastructure for tracking everybody all the time," said Stanley.
Retired Arlington country Captain Rearden disagrees.
"They keep bringing up the word tracking. And if I went out and ran your tag in our server, I would not be able to track you. I would be lucky if I could put [you in] a few places in Arlington in a particular time. By no stretch of the imagination would I be able to track you," said Rearden.
The ACLU says Americans need to know how federal officials are using the information collected from LPR cameras, the group has brought federal charges against the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security.
And that's the Technology Report from VOA Learning English. I'm Milagros Ardin.
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[ti:License Plate Readers Raise Privacy Concerns ] [ar:Milagros Ardin] [al:Technology Report] [by:www.51voa.com] [00:00.00]From VOA Learning English, [00:02.99]this is the Technology Report. [00:06.55]Law enforcement agencies across the United States [00:10.45]are using cameras [00:12.49]to take pictures of automobile license plates. [00:16.65]The idea is to build a computerised collection of information [00:23.11]detailing the daily travel of millions of Americans. [00:28.60]Arlington County Police Detective Mohammed Tabibi [00:32.50]is with the Automobile Theft Department. [00:36.21]He uses a license plate readers, [00:39.65]also known as a LPR to look for stolen vehicles. [00:46.60]"It has paid dividends. [00:48.00]We have caught some people involved [00:49.54]in some serious crimes because of the LPR," said Tabibi. [00:53.35]The use of LPRs is growing across the United States. [00:59.00]Some are secured to poles along roadsides, [01:03.40]others are placed in law-enforcement vehicle. [01:08.40]Privacy groups are concerned about the growing use of these devices. [01:15.91]They say the information collected is stored on computers [01:21.61]and shared with other local, state and federal law enforcement agencies. [01:29.17]Jay Stanley is with the American Civil Liberties Union(ACLU). [01:35.03]"What they are also doing is storing everybody's time, [01:37.68]place, and location. [01:38.74]And many police departments are holding that information indefinitely. [01:42.02]You know in our society, [01:44.23]the government doesn't follow you and invade your privacy [01:46.77]and track you unless it has a specific reason [01:48.61]that you are involved in wrongdoing," said Stanley. [01:50.72]Until recently, Kevin Rearden [01:54.04]served as Captain of the Arlington County Police, [01:58.30]he also headed the county's Homeland Security Department before he retired. [02:06.06]Mr Rearden said, county policy [02:10.02]calls for the LPR information to be kept for six months. [02:16.94]"We originally had a two-month period, [02:18.75]and the detectives requested the chief extend it to six months [02:21.71]because they found in so many investigations, [02:23.46]keeping it for two months wasn't long enough," said Rearden. [02:26.27]But he said, other law enforcement agencies [02:30.02]that use the county's information may store it for unlimited periods of time. [02:37.62]Supporters of privacy rights say they have no problem with police departments [02:44.70]taking pictures of license plates to investigate crimes. [02:49.75]But Jay Stanley says, [02:51.90]they're against storing the information for long periods of time. [02:57.60]"...Once you are past a certain periods of time, [03:00.58]it is very unlikely it is going to be useful. [03:02.59]Meanwhile we are creating this giant infrastructure [03:05.54]for tracking everybody all the time," said Stanley. [03:07.65]Retired Arlington country Captain Rearden disagrees. [03:11.70]"They keep bringing up the word tracking. [03:13.45]And if I went out and ran your tag in our server, [03:17.31]I would not be able to track you. [03:18.81]I would be lucky if I could put [you in] [03:21.27]a few places in Arlington in a particular time. [03:23.61]By no stretch of the imagination would I be able to track you," said Rearden. [03:28.06]The ACLU says Americans need to know how federal officials [03:33.27]are using the information collected from LPR cameras, [03:39.12]the group has brought federal charges [03:41.63]against the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security. [03:47.83]And that's the Technology Report from VOA Learning English. [03:53.03]I'm Milagros Ardin. [03:54.88]更多听力请访问51voa.com
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Home GHANA NEWS BREAKING: Coronavirus Cases In Ghana Hit 408; Here Is The Regional Breakdown
BREAKING: Coronavirus Cases In Ghana Hit 408; Here Is The Regional Breakdown
The number of Coronavirus cases in Ghana has increased per an update on the Ghana Health Service website.
The number of Coronavirus cases in Ghana is now 408 with most of the patients are males and there are some patients who had no travelled history.
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“SITUATION UPDATE, COVID-19 OUTBREAK IN GHANA AS AT 10 APRIL 2020, 23:00 HRS
Over the past twelve (12) days (since the introduction of the enhanced surveillance), a number of measures have been introduced to control and prevent further spread of COVID-19 in Ghana. Among these include restrictive movement in the hotspots of the outbreak, intensive contact tracing and laboratory testing, social distancing, and intensive public education. These measures have resulted in a sudden increase in case detection, with high number of cases being reported.
As of 10 April 2020, 23:00 HRS, a total of 27,346 persons have been tested with 408 being positive for COVID-19. The breakdown of the 408 positive cases are as follows: four (4) have been treated, discharged and have tested negative, 394 cases have been categorised as mild disease on treatment, two (2) moderate to severe cases, none currently on ventilators and eight (8) have died.
Of the 408 confirmed COVID-19 cases, 205 were reported from the routine surveillance, 88 from enhanced surveillance activities and 115 from travellers under mandatory quarantine in both Accra and Tamale.
Regions that have reported cases are Greater Accra, Ashanti, Central, Eastern, Northern, North East, Upper East and Upper West regions.”
Coronavirus in Ghana
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Home GHANA NEWS Coronavirus: Ghana’s case count now 636
Coronavirus: Ghana’s case count now 636
Ghana’s Coronavirus case count has risen to 636.
This comes after the Ghana Health Service confirmed 70 new cases on Tuesday, April 14, 2020.
ghana’s coronavirus cases
In the past two weeks since the institution of enhanced surveillance, restriction of movement and continuous public education to prevent the spread of cases of COVID-19, several cases have been recorded as a result of intensive contact-tracing and testing.
As of 13th April 2020, at 23:00HRS, a total of 44,421 persons have been tested with 636 being positive for COVID-19.
The breakdown of the 636 positive cases are as follows: seventeen (17) have been treated, reverted to negative on repeat tests and discharged, 605 cases have been categorized as mild disease and are on treatment, two (2) are categorized as moderate to severe cases, none in a critical state currently and eight (8) have died.
Out of the 636 confirmed COVID-19 cases, 268 were reported from the routine surveillance, 253 from enhanced surveillance activities and 115 from travelers under mandatory quarantine in both Accra and Tamale.
Regions that have reported cases are Greater Accra, Ashanti, Central, Eastern, Western, Volta, Northern, North East, Upper East, and Upper West regions.
SOURCEa2zgh.com
ghana's coronavirus cases as at Tuesday April 14 2020
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Martindale-Hubbell, Nolo launch legal marketing…
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Martindale-Hubbell, Nolo launch legal marketing network
By Victor Li
September 7, 2016, 9:50 am CDT
Internet Brands, the company that owns Martindale-Hubbell, Nolo and Ngage Live Chat, unveiled a new legal marketing network that integrates features from all three of those products.
On Wednesday, Internet Brands launched Martindale-Nolo Legal Marketing Network. According to a press release, the network will utilize content from Nolo.com to serve as a lead generator for attorneys while also providing them with professional websites and online profiles. The network will also contain a live 24/7 chat feature that will also deliver highly-targeted leads to members.
In an interview with ABA Journal, Diana Schulz, president of the Martindale division at Internet Brands, says that idea for the network was obvious, given the brand-strength of Martindale-Hubbell and Nolo. According to her, Martindale and Nolo get about 14 million visitors per month, and many of them have urgent legal needs. “We found that when a consumer tires to hire an attorney, very often, they do research and go back and forth between Nolo and Martinale,” says Schulz. “About 43 percent of Nolo readers say they want to hire an attorney and about 45 percent of those say they want to do it within the next week. So this is an opportunity to bring our Lawyers.com profile consumers straight onto those Nolo articles.”
In fact, Schulz says that content will power the Martindale-Nolo legal marketing network. “Our biggest investment is we have lawyers that are writing and publishing up to 500 articles every month,” says Schulz. “This will help customers figure things out.”
Schulz also says that customers who can’t hire an attorney or are looking for more information before they decide whether or not to retain one can utilize the “ask-a-lawyer” forum on Lawyers.com and post a question that for members to answer on a one-off basis. “It’s a good service for customers, as well as a good lead generator for lawyers,” says Schulz.
According to Schulz, Martindale-Nolo will be aimed primarily at small-to-midsize firms. Additionally, the network will target all practice areas, although Schulz says there will be more of a focus on the consumer-facing area, citing greater demand. In the meantime, much of the immediate future will be focused on refreshing existing websites and promoting greater integration among the company’s various products. “We’ve found that up to 50 percent of our users are visiting our sites on their mobile devices; we’re looking at optimizing our attorney websites for mobile,” says Schulz. “A lot of our redesign will be done with mobile in mind.”
Meanwhile, Schulz isn’t concerned that competitors, like Avvo, have similar offerings that are already on the market. She cites Martindale-Hubbell’s and Nolo’s strong brand equity that “goes back decades” and notes that lawyers have “heard of us and trust our content and ratings.”
“While competitors may be marketing services similar to those offered by the Martindale-Nolo Legal Marketing Network, we believe that our combination of brand equity, thoughtful product planning, and industry-leading traffic volume is the best online marketing option available to attorneys, and is the new benchmark by which similar services are evaluated going forward,” she says.
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With $20M loan for COVID-19, ADB is Helping to Keep Palau Moving
Video | 30 July 2020
ADB’s $20 million loan for Palau will help the Pacific island nation cope with the impacts of COVID-19.
ADB’s $20 million loan for Palau will upgrade the country’s health sector in case of an outbreak of COVID-19.
Mothers, the unemployed, and businesses in Palau will benefit from ADB’s $20 million loan.
A $20 million loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will help Palau prepare for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and respond to its impact on the economy.
While Palau remains free of COVID-19 as of 29 July, ADB’s program will help the government upgrade the country’s health sector by financing the purchase of ventilators for Belau National Hospital, establishing a COVID-19 hotline for public inquiries, and funding overtime and hazard pay for frontline health workers.
The program will also help implement the government’s economic stimulus package, which includes the provision of concessional loans to local businesses; benefits for the unemployed and assistance finding temporary work in areas such as agriculture, the environment, and elderly care; support for free pre-school and childcare for lower income families, which will particularly benefit women; and subsidies for utilities such as electricity and water.
The loan is provided through the COVID-19 pandemic response option (CPRO) under ADB’s Countercyclical Support Facility. CPRO was established in April as part of ADB’s $20 billion expanded assistance for developing member countries’ COVID-19 response.
ADB is helping Palau stay free of COVID-19 and to be prepared if that changes.
A $20 million loan from ADB will boost the health sector with ventilators at Belau National Hospital, overtime and hazard pay for health workers, and a 24-hour COVID-19 hotline for public enquiries.
And with the critical tourism industry at a standstill, the program will give a big help to Palau’s economy
Elbuchel Sadang, Palau Minister of Finance
ADB and Palau since 2006 has had a really valuable relationship. Since then they have provided all the assistance that Palau needs for its economic development and policy development as well.
ADB’s package will help businesses find low-cost loans, while helping the unemployed find work in areas like agriculture, the environment, and elderly care.
The program will provide subsidies for electricity and water and give lower-income mothers free pre-school and child care.
ADB is committed to the people of Palau and combating the impacts of COVID-19.
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The Couple�s Guide to Thriving with ADHD lays out the most important strategies couples can use � right now � to rebuild trust, fight less, disagree more productively, get the attention they deserve, and rebuild intimacy in their relationship. These are strategies honed over years of working specifically with couples impacted by ADHD, and demonstrated to change lives for the better. �Thrive� is the go-to book for couples struggling with ADHD who want to actively work to improve their relationship. You will find out how to:
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�Hands down the best book for couples dealing with ADHD. No other book comes even close to provide a balance of the positives, negatives and all that is between.� � - Bryan Hutchinson, author, 7 Crucial Tips for Parents and Teachers of Children with ADHD
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Yahoo's History, Told Through AdExchanger Comics
It's easy to forget, but Yahoo was once the largest and most promising digital media company - its stock a bellwether for the internet sector as a whole. By Q1 2017, regulatory hurdles permitting, that stock will stop trading as the company's people, its portfolio of brands and its technology assets are absorbed into Verizon. To honor Yahoo's important role in... Continue reading »
Yahoo Confirms It Will Buy BrightRoll For $640M
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Yahoo Announces 'Material' Mobile Revenue In Earnings
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In its second quarter, Yahoo sold 24% more ads compared to the second quarter of 2013, and yet the price per ad went down 24%, suggesting the company has been unable to stem the tide against declining CPMs. (Read the press release.) CEO Marissa Mayer expressed disappointment in the company's display ad performance. "Our top priority is... Continue reading »
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Although Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer emphasized the importance of mobile advertising to the company’s growth during Tuesday’s earnings call, she acknowledged that Yahoo’s mobile ad revenue has yet to become a significant portion of the company’s total revenue, which could greatly hamper the company’s future profits. The company’s mobile revenue “is still not material,” Mayer... Continue reading »
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During Yahoo’s Q4 2013 earnings call Wednesday, CEO Marissa Mayer said the company intended to focus next year on mobile, social, video and native, and explained why former COO Henrique de Castro will not be replaced. Display advertising, excluding traffic acquisition costs, was $491 million, down 6% compared to $520 million for Q4 of 2012.... Continue reading »
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Fiat Turin 96
Rytas Vilnius 101
December 11, 2018 CET: 20:30
Local time: 20:30 PALARUFFINI
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Rytas inches towards Top 16 with OT win in Turin
Behind a career-high 31 points from Rok Stipcevic, Rytas Vilnius pulled out a thrilling 96-101 overtime win over Fiat Turin to bring itself to the verge of a place in the Top 16 on Tuesday night. Rytas allowed a 16-point fourth quarter lead to slip away in this one, but eventually got a win which improved it to 4-5 and fourth place in Group D. Rytas will book a ticket to the Top 16 if Mornar Bar loses its Round 9 game on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Fiat remained winless, losing for the second time in overtime at home this season. Martynas Echodas collected a double-double with 14 points plus 11 rebounds in the victory, while Dallas Moore netted 26 points on 6-for-8 three-point shooting for Turin.
Moore and Tony Carr hit from long range for Fiat early on, but Stipcevic caught fire for the visitors. The Rytas point guard hit 3 triples in a span of two and a half minutes as the visitors opened an 11-20 lead. A three from Mindaugas Girdziunas helped open an 11-25, but Jamil Wilson scored 7 points and James McAdoo had a three-point play to cut it to 22-29 at the end of the first quarter. Rytas used three consecutive fast breaks to make it 24-35 early in the second. Carr and Carlos Delfino nailed three-pointers for the hosts to get within 32-35. Stipcevic knocked down his fourth triple before adding a runner to restore a double-digit margin and Dominique Sutton beat the halftime buzzer with a put-back that made it 36-47. Threes from Deividas Sirvydis and Stipcevic, his fifth, helped extend the margin to 41-57, but Moore nailed three three-pointers before Delfino's basket made it 52-61. Echodas nailed a corner-three that helped stop the bleeding and the visitors entered the fourth quarter up 57-69. A dunk by Echodas increased it to 16 points early in the fourth, but Turin melted the deficit through Wilson, Moore and McAdoo. Triples from Hobson, Moore and Carr made it 77-79. Delfino's three got Fiat within 83-84 with 36 seconds to go in regulation and Carr made free throws with 4.3 seconds in regulation to send the game into overtime at 86-86. In the extra session, Darington Hobson's triple made it 93-90, but Seeley and Echodas connected on an alley-oop dunk before Arnas Butkevicius hit a corner triple and Girdziunas a tough fadeaway jumper to make it 93-96 with 55 seconds to go in overtime. A step-back jumper from Butkevicius with 17.6 seconds sealed the outcome.
Pivotal performer
A late Rytas signing, Rok Stipcevic entered this game with 60 EuroCup appearances and exactly 600 points scored. He had 16 points in the first half and finished with a career-high 31 on 6-for-10 three-point shooting. He also had 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals, in just his third appearance for Rytas.
Butkevicius heroics
With Turin holding a 94-92 lead with less than two minutes to go in overtime, forward Arnas Butkevicius knocked down a triple for Rytas to regain the lead. But Butkevicius did not stop there. He stole Fiat's ensuing inbound pass and a minute later blocked a potential game-tying three-point attempt from Darlington Hobson before sealing the victory with a tough jumper with 17.6 seconds left to make it 94-99.
Stellar stat
Rytas had 11 offensive rebounds and its forward Martynas Echodas had 5, which is one more than the entire home team in this overtime game.
Fiat's comeback effort
The hosts were down by 16 points twice, 57-73 with nine minutes to go in the fourth quarter, but mounted a comeback behind Dallas Moore, who hit 6 three-pointers and led the way as Fiat set a club record with 17 three-pointers. Fiat also got contributions from Dominique Hobson, who finished with 18 points. Carlos Delfino netted 14, Tony Carr added 13 and James McAdoo 11 in a loss.
In Round 10
Rytas hosts Mornar Bar and it might enter that game already qualified for the Top 16 (if Mornar loses its Round 9 game on Wednesday), or in the worst-case scenario Rytas will advance of its wins or if loses by 23 or fewer points. Fiat will end its EuroCup journey for this season with a visit to Unicaja Malaga.
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Fiat Turin 22 14 21 29 10
Rytas Vilnius 29 18 22 17 15
Rytas Vilnius 29 47 69 86 101
Fiat Turin
0 WILSON, JAMIL 28:01 10 3/6 1/3 1/2 3 1 1 5 1 1
3 ANUMBA, SIMON DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
4 CARR, TONY 26:46 13 1/2 3/6 2/2 2 2 4 3 4 3 11
5 HOBSON, DARINGTON 36:13 18 3/7 4/6 1 6 7 1 2 1 2 2 17
6 GUAIANA, VINCENZO DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
8 POETA, GIUSEPPE 13:34 0/2 1 1 4 1 1 1 2
10 DELFINO, CARLOS 30:43 14 2/2 3/4 1/1 1 5 6 1 3 2 1 16
12 CUSIN, MARCO 17:20 4 1/2 2/2 4 4 2 1 1 5 2 6
14 MCADOO, JAMES 31:52 11 4/10 0/1 3/7 1 4 5 2 2 2 1 2 8 14
22 PORTANNESE, MARCO 5:16 1 1 3 1 -1
23 MOORE, DALLAS 35:15 26 4/7 6/8 1 1 2 3 2 1 3 1 21
Totals 225:00 96 18/38 17/28 9/14 4 25 29 17 5 15 2 3 27 20 88
Head coach: BROWN, LARRY
Rytas Vilnius
0 SIRVYDIS, DEIVIDAS 14:50 6 2/4 1 2 1 4
2 SUTTON, DOMINIQUE 30:59 11 5/7 0/3 1/4 2 5 7 3 1 5 1 1 4 3 8
5 SEELEY, DENNIS 26:49 9 3/5 0/1 3/3 2 5 7 5 2 3 1 5 21
6 STIPCEVIC, ROK 32:07 31 3/5 6/10 7/7 1 4 5 4 3 1 5 41
9 PILAUSKAS, AISTIS 6:27 0/1 1 1 1 1 1 -1
14 ECHODAS, MARTYNAS 29:40 14 4/7 6/9 5 6 11 1 1 1 1 3 8 24
18 GIRDZIUNAS, MINDAUGAS 25:01 12 3/6 2/5 1 1 1 3 5
22 BENDZIUS, EIMANTAS 24:24 8 2/4 1/8 1/3 3 3 4 2 -2
23 BLAZEVIC, MAREK 5:07 1 1 2 -1
51 BUTKEVICIUS, ARNAS 29:36 10 3/3 1/1 1/2 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 12
Totals 225:00 101 23/37 12/33 19/28 11 26 37 15 8 13 3 2 21 27 111
Head coach: ADOMAITIS, DAINIUS
"I was happy with our comeback. We did a lot of really good things to get ourselves back in the game. But at the end of the day, they executed much better than us, especially in late-clock situations. We could not get to the free throw line, which was a factor the whole game, and then we had some really bad turnovers, especially trying to get the ball inbounds, which is hard to believe. But they are a well coached team, they share the ball. Sutton is great, his energy is amazing. Hopefully we can learn from it and get a little better our next game."
ADOMAITIS, DAINIUS
"This is a great win for us. We knew about our situation in the group, and we treated this game like a final for us. For three quarters we played really well, especially offensively. Just in the fourth quarter we lacked concentration in our defensive rules and we lost our heads in some situations. They punished us, scored some tough shots at very high percentages. They made 17 threes with 60 percent. That is why I am happy even more about the win."
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9 Ways To Teach about the Election: A Social…
9 Ways To Teach about the Election: A Social Justice Approach
9 Ways to Teach about the Election
Campaigns and elections are ripe with opportunity to discuss government, the electoral process, civics and history as well as the myriad of specific issues that are important to the public during any particular year, whether it’s a local or presidential election. The following ideas for teaching about the election focus on social justice issues. They provide suggested strategies and activities teachers can undertake with students in order to help them analyze issues of bias, discrimination, diversity, civil rights and justice. Be sure to discuss guidelines with students in advance to establish a safe and anti-bias learning environment.
1. Candidates’ Positions
Study each of the candidates’ positions and viewpoints on social justice issues such as voting rights, immigration reform, LGBTQ rights, gender equity, school-to-prison pipeline, criminal justice reform, etc. Do this by looking at candidates’ websites, analyzing their speeches, studying their voting record, learning about their positions on local, national and international issues and reflecting upon their high profile supporters. Students can:
Write a paper comparing candidates on civil rights and social justice issues.
Create a poster (digital or paper) with candidates and their civil rights’ positions.
Create a PSA (Public Service Announcement) about a social justice issue from the perspective of a candidate.
2. Demographics
Learn about and reflect upon the diversity of our country and gain insight into how people may or may not vote depending on who they are and what issues are important to them. Analyze voting patterns and demographic trends based on race, religion, socioeconomic status, LGBTQ, gender, etc. Look at the demographics of each state and consider the ways in which certain voters support certain candidates. Students can:
Create an infographic that illustrates the diversity in the country or a particular state.
Create a poster that compares and contrasts different candidates and the demographic trends of their supporters.
Conduct an election survey with classmates, friends and family members and gain insight into local demographic voting patterns.
3. Media Coverage
Analyze the media coverage of the current election. Consider the extent to which certain candidates are covered more than others and how specific candidates are portrayed in the media, noticing any stereotypes and biases based on aspects of the candidates’ identities. Students can:
Do a content analysis of media coverage culminating in a poster or infographic.
Analyze examples of biased and unbiased media coverage in a written paper.
Create a social media campaign that illustrates biased media coverage of the election.
4. Debates
Watch the debates and reflect on the extent to which candidates discuss specific civil rights and social justice issues. Also, pay attention to how the candidates discuss bias, diversity, justice and inclusiveness in their debate responses. Students can:
Use ADL's Debate Watch Teaching Guide to watch, discuss, analyze and write about the debates, especially focusing on issues of diversity, bias and social justice.
During the debate, follow certain hashtags to see how the public audience views the candidates, especially as they relate to social justice issues.
Conduct a debate in class using relevant civil rights and social justice issues as the primary content.
5. Voting Rights
Learn more about the history of the Voting Rights Act and modern day voting suppression and restrictions. Analyze laws in their own state as well as other states and the extent to which those laws expand or suppress people’s right to vote. Read about what’s happening with voting in the news, including the primary election in your state and other states, and how voters may be disenfranchised. In addition, understand what each candidate is saying about voting rights, whether they think it is a problem and their specific ideas for addressing it. Students can:
Write to their members of Congress with their views about voting rights in their state, as well as the Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2015.
Create a map or infographic of the country, identifying which states have which voter restriction laws.
Develop a social media campaign that advocates for reversing the voter suppression laws.
6. Party Platforms
Learn more about the different political parties and each of their platforms relating to civil rights and social justice issues. In addition to the Democratic and Republican parties, research some of the other parties including the Green, Working Families, and Libertarian parties. Study the different parties’ websites and list of issues in order to understand their platforms, identify what issues are important to them and gain clarity on their positions. Students can:
Write to the Chairperson of one of the parties asking them a question about a particular issue or asking them to add/change something in their party’s platform.
Design a new logo for the party that conveys their positions on social justice issues.
Create a chart (poster or digital) that compares the different party’s positions on civil rights issues.
7. Political Rhetoric
Listen to and observe what the candidates and their surrogates say on the campaign trail and the extent to which their rhetoric is inclusive, expansive, stereotypical or biased. Pay attention to whether candidates explicitly talk about bias and injustice and their solutions for addressing it. Also consider any biased rhetoric in their speeches and interviews as well as whether they talk about expanding or contracting rights and liberties. Students can:
Make a video about the political rhetoric, using clips from various candidates.
Write a position paper that supports a particular candidate because of their positive and inclusive rhetoric.
Compile a list of quotes from different candidates that illustrate either biased/stereotypical or respectful/inclusive rhetoric and if inaccuracies are expressed, research and provide the facts.
Analyze campaign advertisements (TV, print, digital, etc.) that the candidates promote and those put out by Political Action Committees (PACs or Super PACs) supporting candidates. Look at how the candidate portrays him or herself, what issues are addressed and the diversity of people portrayed (or not) in the ad. Students can:
Conduct a content analysis of one or more candidates’ advertisements.
Create an original advertisement for a candidate in which social justice issues are at the forefront.
Create a scoring sheet that computes and highlights to what extent all of the candidates’ advertisements include content on social justice issues (positive points) and to what extent their ads are exclusionary (i.e. only include white people) or are explicitly biased (negative points).
9. Identity
Consider the identity of the candidates (i.e. race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, etc.) and how that impacts what issues they talk about, what their positions are and in what ways certain demographic groups are drawn to them. For example, do female candidates talk about issues of interest to women and gender inequities in our society? Analyze what other factors contribute to who they are and whether certain demographic groups are missing as candidates and why. Students can:
Write a profile of a particular candidate, who the person is and an aspect of their identity that has shaped the issues that are most important to them.
Create a chart about demographic trends for certain candidates and analyze the extent to which it impacts who votes for them (i.e. do more Latino people support a Latino candidate?).
Conduct a mock election poll in school with a list of candidates and determine demographic trends.
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Judge allows public viewing of previous George Floyd arrest video
Fox News Flash top headlines for Oct. 15
A Minnesota judge on Thursday denied a request from prosecutors to block public viewing of police body camera footage from a previous George Floyd arrest, ruling that the video would not be prejudicial.
The decision by Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill came after an attorney for one of the four former Minneapolis police officers charged in connection with Floyd's death motioned to include the 2019 arrest as evidence. It was part of a request to dismiss charges against his client, the Star Tribune reported.
"It is one small piece of evidence that shows us what everybody already knows. George Floyd was arrested on another occasion," Cahill said in a hearing on Thursday.
His decision also denies a prosecution motion to seal the filings in the case for 48 hours so the opposing side has a chance to ask for that information to be sealed.
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Former Minneapolis police officers Derek Chauvin, J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao. On Thursday, a Hennepin County judge ruled a police body-camera video of a 2019 arrest of George Floyd can be publicly viewed. (Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office via AP)
The video can be accessed as soon as it is processed by the court and Cahill will take it under consideration to dismiss charges against former officer Thomas Lane, KARE-TV reported. Lane's attorney, Earl Gray, argued prosecutors were seeking to introduce the histories of the former officers — Lane, Derek Chauvin, J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao – at trial, a similar inclusion to the Floyd arrest.
Gray did not immediately return a Fox News request for comment.
Prosecutors wanted public access to the arrest video restricted through the trial and any appeals process over fears it could taint potential jurors, the news station reported.
According to Gray, the video captures three officers trying to get Floyd to respond to commands to show his hands and to spit out something in his mouth. In the footage, Floyd calls out for this mother, he said, arguing that Floyd acted in a fashion similar to his May 25 arrest when he died while in police custody.
“I do find that this was good faith on Mr. Gray’s part because I left the door open,” Cahill said.
He added that he denied admitting evidence of an armed robbery in Texas involving Floyd and that had Gray's motion included specifics of that case, it would have been in bad faith, according to the newspaper.
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Hereditary homotopy equivalences
Author: Allan J. Sieradski
Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 87 (1983), 149-153
MSC: Primary 57M20; Secondary 20F05, 55P15, 57M05
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-1983-0677251-4
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Abstract: This paper introduces the notion of hereditary homotopy equivalence which provides a homotopy-theoretic reformulation of the existence of a Cohen-Lyndon basis for a group presentation.
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[1] Ian M. Chiswell, Donald J. Collins, and Johannes Huebschmann, Aspherical group presentations, Math. Z. 178 (1981), no. 1, 1–36. MR 627092, https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01218369
[2] Peter Hilton, Homotopy theory and duality, Gordon and Breach Science Publishers, New York-London-Paris, 1965. MR 0198466
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Keywords: Cohen-Lyndon basis, hereditary homotopy equivalences, aspherical complexes, group presentations
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25th Anpanman Film to Open on July 6
posted on 2013-02-05 19:00 EST by Crystalyn Hodgkins
Soreike! Anpanman: Tobase! Kibō no Handkerchief to focus on theme of "hope"
The details for this year's Anpanman film, titled Soreike! Anpanman: Tobase! Kibō no Handkerchief (Go! Anpanman : Fly! The Handkerchief of Hope), have been revealed. The 25th film in the Anpanman franchise will open on July 6. The film's theme will be "hope" and will continue the theme of cheering up those affected by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster. Last year's film, Soreike! Anpanman Yomigaere Bananajima (Go! Anpanman : Revive Banana Island), focused on the theme of "revival."
The film will screen simultaneously with the "Minna de Teasobi: Anpanman to Itazura Obake" (Playtime for Everyone: Anpanman and the Mischievous Ghost) short.
New Anpanman films have been opening each summer since 1989. Each film usually features a guest star voice actor or voice actress. Details on who the guest star will be for the 25th film will be announced at a later date.
Source: Cinema Today
Image © Takashi Yanase / Froebel kan ・ TMS ・ NTV
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By Aaron Filbeck, CAIA, CFA, CIPM, Associate Director, Content Development at CAIA Association During CAIA Association’s most recent Virtual Chapter event, Keith and I (virtually) sat down with Chris Tidmore, CFA, CPA at The Vanguard Group to discuss Vanguard’s recent whitepaper, “The Wrapper Matters: Comparing Liquid Alternatives to Hedge Funds”Read More
Be Direct with Me, Please!
Mar 19th, 2020 | Filed under: Private Equity, Newly Added, Institutional Investing, Venture capital, Equity Types of Private Equity, CAIA Alternative Viewpoints, High-net-worth investors, Endowments & Foundations, Family Offices, Private Investments
By Aaron Filbeck, CAIA, CFA, CIPM Associate Director, Content Development at CAIA Association Original Article: “Direct Investments” by Paul Kenny, AIAR Volume 8, Issue 3 Viewpoint Author: Aaron Filbeck, CFA, CAIA, CIPM Excerpted from the Alternative Investment Analyst Review, Volume 8, Issue 3 The Alternative Investment Analyst Review is theRead More
Real Assets ‘Inception:’ Diversification within Diversification
Feb 27th, 2020 | Filed under: Consultants, Real Estate, Liquid and Fixed Income Real Estate, Newly Added, Institutional Investing, Risk management, Asset allocation, Natural Resources and Land, CAIA Alternative Viewpoints, Asset Allocation Models, Operationally Intensive Real Assets, Endowments & Foundations, Institutional Asset Management, Real Estate Equity Investments, Risk Management Strategies & Processes, Real Assets
By Aaron Filbeck, CFA, CAIA, CIPM, Associate Director, Content Development at CAIA Association Excerpted from the Alternative Investment Analyst Review, Volume 8, Issue 1 The Alternative Investment Analyst Review is the official publication of the CAIA Association. Access to the most current issue is an exclusive benefit of CAIA MembershipRead More
Wall Street Tackles Sustainable Development Goals
Feb 25th, 2020 | Filed under: Retail Investing, Newly Added, Institutional Investing, Socially responsible investing, ESG, The A.I. Industry, Institutional Asset Management, SRI and Clean Energy, Other Topics in A.I.
In 2015 the United Nations defined 17 Sustainable Development Goals [no poverty, no hunger, health & well-being, etc.] along with 169 targets that were devised to allow for quantitative measurement of progress. It also set 2030 as the bull’s eye for the attainment of the goals. Since governments alone areRead More
The Future of Hedge Fund Fees
Feb 18th, 2020 | Filed under: Hedge Fund Industry Trends, Consultants, Newly Added, Institutional Investing, High-net-worth investors, Endowments & Foundations, The A.I. Industry, Institutional Asset Management, Fees, Family Offices, Hedge Funds, Structure of the Hedge Funds Industry
We can, in a speculative mood, ask ourselves, “Will hedge fund fees continue to drop or have they reached an equilibrium after the decline of recent years?” But it would be better to ask instead “whose fees?” For talk of the “average” fee hides the fact that discounting for volume,Read More
Making Your Portfolio About #Goals
Feb 13th, 2020 | Filed under: Performance, Analytics & Metrics, Retail Investing, Newly Added, Institutional Investing, Asset allocation, Benchmarking & Performance Attribution, CAIA Alternative Viewpoints, High-net-worth investors, Asset Allocation Models, Endowments & Foundations, The A.I. Industry, Institutional Asset Management, Real Estate Equity Investments, Family Offices, Hedge Funds, Commodities, Private Investments
By Aaron Filbeck, CFA, CAIA, CIPM, Associate Director, Content Development at CAIA Association Central Issue of the Paper If you’re a social media junkie, you have probably seen “#goals” in your timeline. In most cases, the hashtag is referring to an attractive couple or an aesthetically pleasing plate of food.Read More
Lessons from CAIS 2020
Feb 11th, 2020 | Filed under: Debt Types of Private Equity, Newly Added, Institutional Investing, Socially responsible investing, Equity Types of Private Equity, Artificial Intelligence, CAIA Alternative Viewpoints, Alternative Investments in Context, ESG, Economics, Climate change, Institutional Asset Management, Hedge Funds, Macroeconomics, Private Investments, Personalities in AI, SRI and Clean Energy, Allocating to A.I., Other Topics in A.I.
John Bowman, CFA, Senior Managing Director at CAIA Association “You’re a kite dancing in a hurricane, Mr. Bond.” (Mr. White to 007, Spectre) Despite the crystal blue island water, softly rolling Caribbean tide, and perfect skies outside the hotel all week, I opened my conference wrap-up panel reminding delegates forRead More
Climate: The ‘OUR’ Between Dog and Wolf
Feb 10th, 2020 | Filed under: Newly Added, Institutional Investing, Media Coverage of Hedge Funds, Socially responsible investing, The Global Economy & Currencies, What about beta?, Alternative Investments in Context, ESG, Economics, Climate change, Institutional Asset Management, Hedge Funds, Macroeconomics, Private Investments, SRI and Clean Energy, Finance & Economics, Other Topics in A.I.
By Bill Kelly, CEO, CAIA Association While this week’s post may harken to a certain book written by John Coates, there is a different play on the metaphor at work here, with our wheezing planet spinning in the center. Consider the wolf: powerful, aggressive, and risk-seeking. The wolf is alsoRead More
The Case for ESG as a Performance Additive
Feb 4th, 2020 | Filed under: Retail Investing, Newly Added, Institutional Investing, ESG, The A.I. Industry, Institutional Asset Management, Other Topics in A.I.
Sustainability-sensitive investing has a net positive impact on performance, according to a paper released by Robeco. According to the paper written by Chris Berkouwer, a Robeco equity analyst, ESG was responsible for 20% of the outperformance of a Robeco fund over a period of three years. His findings are presentedRead More
Leery Funk’s Open Letter to Sovereign Leaders
Jan 27th, 2020 | Filed under: Consultants, Retail Investing, Private Equity, Newly Added, Institutional Investing, The Global Economy & Currencies, What about beta?, Alternative Investments in Context, Endowments & Foundations, Economics, Climate change, Institutional Asset Management, Macroeconomics, Private Investments, Finance & Economics
By Bill Kelly, CAIA Association CEO In the interest of brevity, I am going to skip the salutation and get right to the heart of the matter. As my name implies, I am Leery of the lofty promises that depend on solving our long-term problems and I do remain inRead More
SASB + TCFD = Common ESG Disclosure Standards?
Jan 26th, 2020 | Filed under: Newly Added, Institutional Investing, Risk management, ESG, Climate change, The A.I. Industry, Institutional Asset Management, Risk Management Strategies & Processes, Macroeconomics, Risk Management & Operations, Other Topics in A.I.
The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), a non-profit organization has developed industry-specific standards across environmental, social, and governance topics, working toward a consensus on the sorts of disclosures that the issuers of securities should and will make to their investors. In November 2018, SASB released complete standards for 77 industries.Read More
Hope May Not Be a Strategy…But Neither is a 60/40
Jan 21st, 2020 | Filed under: Consultants, Retail Investing, Alpha & Beta, Newly Added, Institutional Investing, Risk management, Asset allocation, What about beta?, Asset Allocation Models, Alternative Investments in Context, Institutional Asset Management, Risk Management Strategies & Processes, Allocating to A.I.
By Guest Contributor Aaron Filbeck, CFA, CAIA, CIPM, Associate Director, Content Development The death of the 60/40 may be a welcome change for multi-asset investors who understand that exposure to risk premia is perhaps a far better long-term investment strategy. Diversification remains an important facet of asset allocation, but weRead More
An Alternative View of Manager Selection Risk
Jan 16th, 2020 | Filed under: Performance, Analytics & Metrics, Newly Added, Institutional Investing, Risk management, Asset allocation, Benchmarking & Performance Attribution, Asset Allocation Models, Other Issues in Private Investments, Risk Metrics and Measurement, The A.I. Industry, Institutional Asset Management, Risk Management Strategies & Processes, Hedge Funds, Private Investments, Risk Management & Operations, Allocating to A.I.
By Aaron Filbeck, CFA, CAIA, CIPM & Hossein Kazemi, PhD, CFA, CAIA Association & CISDM This is a summary of the editor’s letter originally published in the Volume 8, Issue 4 of the Alternative Investment Analyst Review, a journal published by CAIA Association. The Problem with Studies Many studies onRead More
Simpler Rules for Commodity Pools
Jan 9th, 2020 | Filed under: Investing in Commodities, Newly Added, Institutional Investing, Regulatory, The A.I. Industry, Institutional Asset Management, Family Offices, Commodities
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has changed the rules for the managers of commodity pools. The new regulations, approved in November and published in the Federal Register for Dec. 10, take effect on Thursday, January 9, 2020. Some key points about these changes: They have codified Family Office No-Action Letters,Read More
Ebenezer Scrooge: An Alternative View
Dec 23rd, 2019 | Filed under: Alpha-centric Companies, Social investing, Industry Size & Managers, Newly Added, Asset Managers, Institutional Investing, Socially responsible investing, What about beta?, The A.I. Industry, Institutional Asset Management, Hedge Funds, SRI and Clean Energy, Other Topics in A.I.
By Bill Kelly, CEO, CAIA Association Ebenezer Scrooge was not exactly a cuddly CEO. The way he treated poor Bob Cratchit alone would not have exactly put Scrooge & Marley Ltd. in the top quartile of the Sustainalytics’ ESG Risk Ratings, as he routinely gutted any notion of social responsibility.Read More
Investment Management: Time for New Leaders and Exiting Comfort Zones
Dec 10th, 2019 | Filed under: Hedge Fund Industry Trends, Consultants, Private Equity, Industry Size & Managers, Newly Added, Institutional Investing, Socially responsible investing, Equity Types of Private Equity, Other Issues in Private Investments, Business News, The A.I. Industry, Institutional Asset Management, Hedge Funds, Private Investments, SRI and Clean Energy
Disruption is the trend of the moment in many industries and the investment world is no exception. Deloitte Insights has just posted an article that takes a comprehensive look at the investment world today, traditional and alternative. Its theme is that this world is in search of new leadership andRead More
Central Bank Policies Put the Squeeze on Pension Funds
Dec 5th, 2019 | Filed under: Financial Economics Theory, Newly Added, Institutional Investing, The A.I. Industry, Institutional Asset Management, Finance & Economics
Amundi-CREATE Research has offered its independent assessment on challenges now faced by the world’s pension funds, given the policies of central banks. The subject is of great significance to alternative investments managers who represent the aggressive end of many a pension fund’s portfolio. The gist of the report is thatRead More
Looking for Bias: Hedge Funds, Funds of Funds and Prime Brokers
Nov 28th, 2019 | Filed under: Hedge Fund Industry Trends, Hedge Fund Strategies, Equity Hedge Funds, Newly Added, Institutional Investing, Funds of Hedge Funds, The A.I. Industry, Hedge Funds, Structure of the Hedge Funds Industry, Allocating to A.I.
Prime brokers help funds of hedge funds identify hedge funds, which creates what the authors of a new paper call a PB bias. This means that portfolios are overweighted to the hedge funds serviced by the connected prime brokers. The scholars tested (and confirmed) the intuitive hypothesis that the biasRead More
Democratization Without Education
Nov 18th, 2019 | Filed under: Consultants, Retail Investing, Private Equity, Newly Added, Institutional Investing, Asset allocation, What about beta?, High-net-worth investors, Asset Allocation Models, Other Issues in Private Investments, Alternative Investments in Context, Endowments & Foundations, Institutional Asset Management, Family Offices, Private Investments, Allocating to A.I.
By Bill Kelly, CAIA Association CEO The American history buffs out there will know that we are just a few short weeks away from the 246th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party. Back in 1773, the British government was deep in debt and decided the very best course was toRead More
Investors Want Liquidity and They Want it Now
Nov 7th, 2019 | Filed under: Private Equity, Hedge Fund Strategies, Debt Types of Private Equity, Newly Added, Institutional Investing, Equity Types of Private Equity, The Global Economy & Currencies, Other Issues in Private Investments, Business News, Economics, The A.I. Industry, Institutional Asset Management, Hedge Funds, Macroeconomics, Private Investments, Allocating to A.I., Finance & Economics, Other Topics in A.I.
A recent publication from Fidelity Institutional Asset Management, while looking at the money markets in the US, emphasizes that investors are looking for liquidity. The report, written by Kerry Pope and Chris Lewis, each an institutional portfolio manager with FIAM, begins with a discussion of the Federal Reserve’s September rateRead More
A Harvard Education
Oct 28th, 2019 | Filed under: Newly Added, Academic Foundations, Institutional Investing, Asset allocation, What about beta?, Asset Allocation Models, Other Issues in Private Investments, Endowments & Foundations, Institutional Asset Management, Private Investments, Personalities in AI, Allocating to A.I.
By Bill Kelly, CEO, CAIA Association While Harvard the institution is legendary, much less is known about its founding other than by some who have taken those tedious Cambridge tours or the gifted alum who studied their way in through one of those 25 famous gates. Harvard College was foundedRead More
Improve Private Funds, Don’t Do Away with Them
Oct 22nd, 2019 | Filed under: Consultants, Private Equity, Debt Types of Private Equity, Newly Added, Institutional Investing, Equity Types of Private Equity, Other Issues in Private Investments, Endowments & Foundations, The A.I. Industry, Institutional Asset Management, Private Investments, Allocating to A.I.
By John L. Bowman, CFA This editorial first appeared on Sept. 18 in Crain’s Pensions & Investments online edition. It’s open season on private equity in the Democratic presidential debates. Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders and others have made attacking “Wall Street” a major plank in their campaign platforms.Read More
New Study Shows Hedge Fund Investors are Quick Learners
Sep 3rd, 2019 | Filed under: Hedge Fund Industry Trends, Consultants, Hedge Fund Strategies, Equity Hedge Funds, Newly Added, Institutional Investing, Event-Driven Hedge Funds, High-net-worth investors, Endowments & Foundations, The A.I. Industry, Institutional Asset Management, Family Offices, Hedge Funds
A recent study by two scholars at the University of California Irvine asks how quickly investors learn about the skills of their asset managers, including their hedge fund managers. Christopher Schwarz and Zheng Sun, both associate professors of finance at The Paul Merage School of Business at UC Irvine, hadRead More
Restrictions on Pension Plan Investments: A Global Survey
Jul 16th, 2019 | Filed under: Derivatives, Newly Added, Institutional Investing, The A.I. Industry, Institutional Asset Management, Hedge Funds, Commodities, Structured Products, Allocating to A.I.
A new report from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development surveys the main quantitative investment restrictions to which pension funds and other pension providers are subject in both OECD countries and a selection of International Organization of Pension Supervisors’ (IOPS) member countries. It reminds us of the general desireRead More
The Audacity of Opacity
Jul 15th, 2019 | Filed under: Consultants, Private Equity, Industry Size & Managers, Newly Added, Asset Managers, Institutional Investing, Media Coverage of Hedge Funds, What about beta?, High-net-worth investors, Alternative Investments in Context, Endowments & Foundations, Institutional Asset Management, Family Offices, Hedge Funds, Private Investments, Allocating to A.I.
By Bill Kelly, CEO, CAIA Association Why are we still talking about this? No, it’s not the central bankers and their insatiable easing tendencies, trade wars with China, or even the Women’s World Cup football match (sorry Netherlands!). These stories all make great headlines, drive news ratings, generate tickertape parades,Read More
The Dangers and Attractions of Infrastructure Investing
Jul 4th, 2019 | Filed under: Infrastructure, Newly Added, Institutional Investing, Natural Resources and Land, Other Issues in Private Investments, Operationally Intensive Real Assets, The A.I. Industry, Institutional Asset Management, Real Assets, Other Topics in A.I.
An arm of Brookfield Asset Management, Brookfield Infrastructure, announced that it is leading a group of investors to buy Genesee & Wyoming for a cash payment of $112 per share, a premium of nearly 40% over the pre-announcement stock price. This is a big infrastructure play. G&W is a freightRead More
Jul 1st, 2019 | Filed under: Retail Investing, Newly Added, Institutional Investing, Asset allocation, What about beta?, Asset Allocation Models, Alternative Investments in Context, Institutional Asset Management, Allocating to A.I., Other Topics in A.I.
By Bill Kelly, CEO, CAIA Association Ask someone of a certain generation to name the most common worldwide distress signal, and they will likely come back with SOS. No surprise then that this same signal, borne from the Morse code, turns 111 years old on this date in history. MostRead More
The Mysterious Shortfall in Women Chief Investment Officers
May 22nd, 2019 | Filed under: Newly Added, Academic Foundations, Institutional Investing, Endowments & Foundations, The A.I. Industry, Institutional Asset Management, Practitioners, Personalities in AI
By Charles Skorina We recently looked at the number of women CIOs at big endowments*. Among 109 North American endowments over $1 billion we identified twenty (18 plus one director of investments and one CFO who liaises with their OCIO providers). That’s just 18%–less than one out of five. ForRead More
The Big List: 5-year Endowment Performance
Apr 23rd, 2019 | Filed under: Newly Added, Institutional Investing, Endowments & Foundations, The A.I. Industry, Institutional Asset Management
By Charles Skorina In February we published an abbreviated list of five-year endowment performance for fiscal year end June 30, 2018 for 61 schools to compliment the release of the annual NACUBO TIAA study. Today, we introduce our big list with one hundred large endowments. Every CIO on our listRead More
Nonprofits Gird for Tough New Tax Rules
Mar 26th, 2019 | Filed under: Newly Added, Institutional Investing, Endowments & Foundations, The A.I. Industry, Institutional Asset Management
By Charles Skorina We’re executive recruiters, not lawyers, so you generally won’t catch us opining on important lawyerly stuff like detinue, replevin, trover; or even usufruct (especially usufruct). We’ll leave all that to the learned JDs. But, in our daily conversations with investment heads in the nonprofit world, we’ve beenRead More
Was 2014 a Turning Point for ESG Investing?
Mar 7th, 2019 | Filed under: Social investing, Newly Added, Institutional Investing, Socially responsible investing, The A.I. Industry, Institutional Asset Management, Emerging Alternative Investments, SRI and Clean Energy
Amundi, the French asset management firm that, less than a year ago, launched the world’s largest green bond and emerging markets-focused investment, has just posted a scholarly discussion, “How ESG Investing Has Impacted the Asset Pricing in the Equity Market.” The paper begins by saying that academic study of ESG firmsRead More
Pension Funds Not Quite Swamped by ‘Grey Tsunami’
Mar 5th, 2019 | Filed under: Real Estate, Private Equity, Hedge Fund Strategies, Infrastructure, Equity Hedge Funds, Debt Types of Private Equity, Newly Added, Institutional Investing, Asset allocation, Event-Driven Hedge Funds, Equity Types of Private Equity, Natural Resources and Land, Asset Allocation Models, Operationally Intensive Real Assets, The A.I. Industry, Institutional Asset Management, Macro and Managed Futures Funds, Real Estate Equity Investments, Hedge Funds, Commodities, Private Investments, Real Assets, Allocating to A.I.
A recent study of public employee retirement systems in the United States reaches conclusions, that, after a fair amount of “grey tsunami” alarmism in recent years, sound reassuring. The study, based on a recent survey of system managements conducted by the National Conference of Public Employee Retirement Systems (NCPERS) inRead More
Defined Contribution Schemes in Britain: Encouraging a Broader Portfolio
Feb 28th, 2019 | Filed under: Consultants, Private Equity, Newly Added, Institutional Investing, Alpha Strategies, Equity Types of Private Equity, The A.I. Industry, Institutional Asset Management, Hedge Funds, Private Investments, Allocating to A.I.
Britain’s All-Party Parliamentary Group on Alternative Investment Management has published a paper on the country’s pensions. It’s focus is defined contribution schemes especially and the demographic strain they face, and the prospect of their moving more heavily into alternative assets and strategies in response. Defined benefit schemes “have some freedomRead More
Feb 25th, 2019 | Filed under: Consultants, Newly Added, Institutional Investing, Asset allocation, What about beta?, Asset Allocation Models, Institutional Asset Management, Allocating to A.I.
By Bill Kelly, CEO, CAIA Association Waiting for Godot is a tragic comedy play by Samuel Beckett which first premiered on stage in Paris in 1953. There is only one scene and two primary characters who seem to know that they must wait for someone named Godot. They don’t knowRead More
Green Bonds: The Future of Infrastructure Investing
Feb 24th, 2019 | Filed under: Commodities, Infrastructure, Investing in Commodities, Debt Types of Private Equity, Newly Added, Institutional Investing, Socially responsible investing, Operationally Intensive Real Assets, Climate change, Institutional Asset Management, Hedge Funds, Commodities, Private Investments, Real Assets, SRI and Clean Energy, Other Topics in A.I.
Two scholars affiliated with the Centre for International Governance Innovation, Waterloo, Canada, have taken a look at the future of green bonds, that is, bonds whose proceeds are employed to fund environmental initiatives. The paper, by Olaf Weber and Vasundhara Saravade, begins with a guesstimate as to the amount ofRead More
Steps to Attain Sustainable Development Goals
Feb 19th, 2019 | Filed under: Social investing, Newly Added, Institutional Investing, Socially responsible investing, Other Issues in Private Investments, Climate change, The A.I. Industry, Institutional Asset Management, Private Investments, SRI and Clean Energy
Amber Fairbanks, a portfolio manager at Mirova, a division of Natixis, recently talked to Clarice Avery, a Natixis investment strategist on Asset TV about potential long-term investment opportunity in the ESG space. She described ESG as a way in which investors can benefit from long-term secular trends rather than tryingRead More
The Survey Says…
Feb 11th, 2019 | Filed under: Consultants, Hedge Fund Strategies, Newly Added, Institutional Investing, What about beta?, Asset Allocation Models, Alternative Investments in Context, Institutional Asset Management, Hedge Funds, Private Investments, Allocating to A.I.
By Bill Kelly, CEO, CAIA Association Earlier this year, we surveyed the CAIA Association Membership to ascertain their views on investment-related topics as we step into 2019. We had well over 1,000 responses which, according to the statisticians, puts us in the 95% confidence interval, plus or minus 3%. The respondents’ geographic breakdown tracked the home region of our broader Member base, andRead More
Women in Alternative Investments: ‘Leveraging Diverse Perspectives’
Feb 10th, 2019 | Filed under: Private Equity, Newly Added, Institutional Investing, Venture capital, The A.I. Industry, Institutional Asset Management, Hedge Funds, Private Investments
“With change happening at an unprecedented pace, it is fitting that alternative investment firms are strategically focused on leveraging diverse perspectives in these disruptive times,” says KPMG Chairman and CEO Lynne Doughtie, “The Call to Act,” a new paper that looks at the roles of women in the alternative investmentRead More
How Public Pension Funds are Subsidizing Infrastructure
Jan 29th, 2019 | Filed under: Infrastructure, Newly Added, Institutional Investing, Socially responsible investing, Alternative energy, Operationally Intensive Real Assets, The A.I. Industry, Institutional Asset Management, Frontier markets, Real Assets, SRI and Clean Energy
Public pension funds in the United States invest in infrastructure. Unfortunately, they aren’t very good at it. A recent working paper of the NBER concludes, indeed, that public pensions are so bad at such investments that they—and thus either the public or its retirees or both—are unwittingly subsidizing infrastructure projects.Read More
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