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Void 7.11
Dinner simmered on the stove, the pot lid didn’t match the pot a hundred percent, and the rattling was a constant background noise.
Everyone was gathered in my living room, waiting for me to speak.
I had an impulse to drive them out. It was dumb, running contrary to things I’d decided, said, and done before.
I was tired, and a part of me was used to being alone, even as I paradoxically craved companionship. I still felt raw where the memories had brought memories back to the surface. The discrepancies and false notes in the memories Conquest had subjected me to made it worse, if anything, as my mind itched to resolve and compare notes, even as my heart didn’t want to go anywhere near that stuff.
“So,” I said, “Alexis, Ty, maybe even Tiff, this might a moment that your entire life has been leading up to.”
“All moments are moments our entire life has been leading up to,” Ty said.
“I know,” I said. I had to suppress a sigh. “But I wanted to be dramatic and clever, and there aren’t many ways to do that without lying.”
“Keep going, Blake,” Alexis urged me.
“You’ve gone to a lot of galleries, you’ve done your own art. You’ve offered the critiques for good ideas and bad ones, and you’ve trained yourself to interpret.”
“You need the power of bullshit interpretations?” Ty asked.
“Yeah, that’s basically it,” I said. I picked up the Hyena by the pommel, then stabbed it into the coffee table, one finger resting on it to keep it from falling over and gouging the surface further. “You’ve each read the basics regarding implements. Symbolic meanings and interpretations go a long way. Here, I have the Hyena’s corpse. I’m considering it for an implement. Anything you could say, positive or negative, would be a help.”
“It’s metal,” Alexis said.
Ty groaned. “No puns.”
“No pun intended. You could put this on an album cover for some rock band or other, and it wouldn’t look out of place at all. If I had to say… I don’t think it suits you from an aesthetic perspective.”
I nodded. “Thanks, that’s the kind of thing I need to hear. That’s not as minor as it sounds.”
“Maggie knows about goblins, doesn’t she?” Tiff asked.
“I do. Goblin sects have traditions,” Maggie said. “Taking the form of a weapon started off, if I remember right, when goblin warlords dueled the toughest bastards on the battlefield, and offered a choice between servitude or death. But even bound goblins wanted a chance at shedding some blood and furthering their reputation, especially when the binding was short-term. Becoming a weapon became a way to achieve that, while the conquering goblin got a symbol of victory, something he could hold in the air to convince the defeated goblin’s followers to follow him.”
I’d already read something on the subject when I’d been considering the sword as an implement. I waited while my friends quizzed her.
“Why the spikes on the handle?”
“That’s kind of a fudge-you,” Maggie said. “Except with more colorful language. A grudging sort of surrender, where using your power and reputation costs the victor something. Failing to acknowledge the grudging surrender means bleeding yourself, the goblin drinks the blood, and can, given a few decades, drink up enough to buck the bondage and get free.”
“Is that a risk now?” Tiff asked.
“No,” Maggie said. “The goblin is dead. The artifact remains, and it’s, I guess, pretty mundane now. Want to file off the spikes? Might lose authenticity, but you could.”
“Maybe,” I said.
She shrugged.
Alexis leaned forward, looking closer at the sword. “What does it mean, then, if you’re carrying something that has a metaphorical ‘fuck you’ as part of the design?”
“Could mean something bad,” I said. “Could mean I don’t give a damn what others think, I’m moving forward all the same.”
“Could mean both,” Alexis said.
“What do you want it to mean?” Alexis asked.
“That’s a loaded question,” I said, “One I was hoping to answer later, so I didn’t color your impressions.”
“Trust us and say it anyway.”
“I look at it, and I think of one time when I acted to better the world and I did. Undeniably, even. I think of victory, and I think I could maybe achieve more victories. But it’s not just about me,” I said.
“Other people will have their own impressions,” Alexis said.
“Implements are supposed to be badges,” I said. “When I talked to the lawyers, I was told that the various choices we make here represent broader questions. The familiar question is about who we want to associate with, our sphere. In the books, the case studies and examples tell us about practitioners who decided to live among Others, eschewing human contact and relationships. There were people who fucked up, and cut themselves off from everything, outside of the master-familiar bond. Laird picked something that could be largely hidden, that wouldn’t interfere with family or career – a familiar that was content to be a watch a good portion of the time.”
There were a few nods.
I looked down. “The lawyer strongly suggested I take something powerful as a familiar, something ugly, and ignore the fact that I’d have to live with its company for the rest of my life. I took Evan instead.”
“Damn straight,” Evan said.
“Felt right,” I said.
“What about this?” Alexis asked. “Does this feel right?”
I grabbed the sword, positioning my fingers not so I could wield it, but so I could hold it, each finger resting between spikes.
“I’m not as sure,” I said.
“Maybe this isn’t the path you want to take?” she prodded.
“I think the lawyer was wrong about my choice of familiar. I’ve walked a fine line, getting further away from being me, and having a good companion, having you guys, it’s a way to hold on to myself. Connections. But I’m not so sure she’s wrong about my need to grab power sooner than later.”
“Do you want to compromise?” Alexis asked.
“Yes,” Rose said, before I could answer.
She was reflected in the window, and it was dark enough out that the image was clear. She sat in the mirror-world version of my living room, alone, surrounded by stacks of books.
“That’s not your call,” Alexis said.
“Yeah, actually, it is,” Rose replied. “I’m attached to him, and his decisions affect me.”
“Let’s not get into this,” I said. “Let’s just say that Rose’s opinion counts for an awful lot here, and she thinks I should compromise.”
“Thank you,” Rose said. “That’s all I wanted to put out there.”
“I think you shouldn’t,” Alexis said. “Something about this feels… wrong.”
“What I was saying before, about the familiar and the meaning of the decision? It applies here. Choosing an implement means deciding the one tool you’ll define yourself by for the rest of your life. That adage, ‘if all you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail?’ I think that holds true with implements. This is a kind of commitment to a path in life, so maybe that’s what feels wrong. I’m committing to something… less than pleasant.”
“You’re committing to breaking swords?” Ty asked.
“I’m committing to stopping things like the Hyena. You don’t take an implement like this if you don’t plan on fighting, and continuing to fight for a long time.”
“One of the example implements in the book was a sword, wasn’t it?” Tiff asked.
“Yeah,” I said. I kept my mouth shut, rather than volunteer more that could color their impressions.
“This isn’t a sword though,” Ty said. “It’s a broken sword. The handle is almost longer than the remaining bit of blade.”
I nodded. He’d basically said what I was going to say before I stopped myself.
“An icon or symbol,” Tiff said.
“Yeah,” Ty replied. “I’m not sure if I like the implications. A sword’s a phallic symbol, right? The equivalent of great gleaming steel penis. The bigger the sword, the more they think you’re overcompensating. And a broken sword? I’ll be blunt. You shouldn’t define yourself like that.”
It wasn’t that he was being hurtful. He was, but it was the kind of hurt I had to trust to those close to me to provide. That any of us did. The sort of truth that one didn’t want to hear. The sort of truth, even, that one might not immediately appreciate, that could test the friendship.
“What are you thinking?” Alexis asked.
“It would be a lot easier if this was the answer,” I said.
“But it’s feeling less like that’s the case,” I said.
“Yeah,” she said.
“Can I butt in?” Rose asked.
I glanced her way.
“Books on shamans talk about the value of trophies. Powerful shamans wear the furs of defeated enemies, to retain a share of that enemy’s power. You can go pretty dark-side with that, wearing finger bones or dismembered body parts, on top of everything else, but you could also find some use in a trophy like the Hyena’s blade.”
“That bit that the Elder Sister said about you being tainted by Conquest?” I asked. “Talking about abusing your defeated enemies doesn’t help matters.”
“Using the Hyena was your idea before it was mine,” Rose retorted.
“Fair point,” I said.
“Some shamans specifically hunt monsters to get materials to make items with, infusing those items like you infused June’s hatchet. Right here, you’ve got something that could be powerful. Tricky, yes, but powerful. Tap into what the Hyena could do. Strength, durability, inspiring fear…”
“There’s the Conquest bit again,” Alexis commented.
Rose shot Alexis a glare, but Alexis was staring at the table, where the blade had gouged it.
“She’s not wrong. This is about me committing to a path,” I said. I touched a spike on the handle, “Putting myself in harm’s way… taking a violent path.”
“You said you wanted to stop monsters like that,” Evan said.
“I do,” I said. “Maybe we could do it without resorting to direct violence.”
“Oh,” Evan said. “Maybe. How?”
“Traps,” I said. “Thinking things through, being methodical…”
“How well has that gone in the past?” Rose asked.
“I trapped the Hyena,” I said, the words slipping out of my mouth before I realized the irony of the statement.
I was talking about not taking the Hyena. Taking a different path.
The problem with Rose and I being so similar was that we thought in similar ways. I could see her level stare, as if she were seeing straight through to what I was thinking.
“I guess I’ve got a choice,” I said, before she could make a point of it. “Do I want to take this path, or do I want to leave it for a future date?”
Assuming I have a future.
The thought butted its way into my mind. I very nearly said it out loud, but I didn’t want to drive that home for my friends.
“The Hyena wounded spirits,” Rose said. “It left scars on them. If you tap into that, you could do the same with your workings.”
I shook my head.
Not selling me there.
“Okay,” Rose said, “Fine. Let’s assume you don’t want to go down this route. When and where do you make your next grab for power? Do you want to establish a demesne?”
“No,” I said. “No, it’s… god, I hate that idea.”
“Why?” Rose asked.
“Because… the big life decisions. A familiar represents the people you want to be around, choosing an implement is like choosing a career, and a demesne is where you want to be. I can’t even articulate it, but I don’t want to be here. I don’t want to be in Jacob’s bell. Following through on what I promised Evan? That’s something else. I can do that in, I dunno, Nova Scotia, or British Columbia, or New Zealand, you know? But even talking about this, I feel-”
I touched my heart.
“-I feel like I could panic. Like I’m making some decision and I’ll never get away from this, if I confine myself to one place.”
“Like I’m confined?” Rose asked.
“You know what I mean,” I said. “You can still explore. I know it’s not ideal, it’s fucked, and it’s even unpleasant, being shackled to me and the house, but we have leeway… but maybe, yeah, maybe like you’re confined.”
“You can understand my problem?” she asked. “This isn’t smart, throwing away ideas out of hand. Getting me out of here happens in one of two ways. Either you get power, which a demesnes or a strong implement would help with…”
“…Or I die,” I said.
There was a chill in the room.
“No dying,” Evan said.
“We’re going to do our best to avoid dying,” I echoed him. “I raised the question of using the Hyena because I wasn’t sure if I liked the idea. The negatives are adding up, and together they’re outweighing the potential positives.”
“Do you have other ideas for implements?” Rose asked.
I shook my head. “I’ve thought about tools, something like the hatchet, but a mallet or something. I’m looking for something that… how did you put it, Maggie?”
“Hm?”
“When I asked about your implement?”
She drew and flourished her athame with a measure of skill that suggested an easy sort of familiarity with the tool. “It’s not a weapon, exactly, it’s something that you use to deliver the coup de grace once you’ve got your opponent.”
“Not that,” I said.
“It fits me? It resonates with me?”
“That. Resonate.”
She tossed the stylized knife into the air, then caught the handle, sheathing it in the same motion.
“I might feel different if I had my hands on stuff, but I don’t. All I can say is that the ideas don’t resonate with me.”
“This does, or did?” Ty asked.
“A bit,” I said. “It fits, but handcuffs can fit too, and they aren’t necessarily something I’d want to wear every day.”
“I know a few people who would disagree,” Ty said.
“So we’re settled, then?” Alexis asked.
I ran my finger along the Hyena’s handle.
“I’ll do without,” I decided. “I’m not making the call when I feel this ambivalent, and not wanting this as an implement doesn’t mean I can’t get some use out of it. It’s still a possible trophy, and I could get something out of it.”
“Wait, Maggie, you don’t have any commentary?” Rose asked Maggie. “I thought you’d push for the Hyena.”
“Nah,” Maggie said. “I’ve dealt with goblins for a while. I’ve seen how bad they get when they’re bad. If he wanted to go for it, I’d back him up. If he wanted to go for it. But I’m not a dumb- I’m not stupid. I’m not going to force the issue. I recommend you do the same.”
Rose frowned.
“Okay,” I said, grabbing the broken blade. “That’s off the table.”
Rose spoke, quiet, “It’d be nice if we weren’t waiting for all hell to break loose before making the tough calls on this sort of thing.”
“We discussed it,” I said. “It’s good. In the heat of the moment, I might have gone ahead with it.”
“I still want us to be stronger,” Rose said. “You get that, right?
I nodded slowly. “Can you find that book on shamanism? We have other stuff to get to in the next few hours, but I’d like to see how to draw out some power from this thing. Might even be useful if I get something like the Stonehenge bracelet, again.”
“Sure,” Rose said.
“Everyone has something to read?” I asked. “You guys know what your jobs are in the next, uh, sixteen hours?”
There were nods. I looked at Maggie, “And you’re okay for now? You don’t need to get back?”
“I’m putting it off,” she said.
“Can you?” I asked. “If I remember right, you promised your parents you’d attend school…”
“School’s out,” Ty said.
I slapped my forehead. “Right.”
“I’ve got elbow room,” Maggie said. “I want to make the most of it.”
“If you say so,” I said. “You helped out, I owe you.”
She smiled.
“Let’s eat, then,” I said. “Sleep, then break away, do what you need to do. We’re all in top condition tomorrow, or we don’t do this. Above all, we do this smart.”
“With a lot of light and fire,” Ty said.
I had to wonder if the first hunters felt this kind of trepidation. How often did a person experience this quiet kind of terror?
The hunter knew where the wild beast rested, though he would be flying blind when he crossed the threshold and entered the lion’s den. The hunter knew that he was outclassed in strength, in toughness, and in size.
All the hunter had were the piecemeal tools they’d been able to put together.
Floor plans loosely sketched out, displayed on Ty’s laptop. We’d checked the compass points and the point and time of sunrise and sunset, to judge when we’d have the most light filtering through the windows.
Rose had Corvidae with her, which I wasn’t so happy with, but Corvidae was another body on her side, and the demon had already attacked her there.
The other Others were broken and slain. If the energies that drove them were strong enough, they might recuperate and make themselves available to the next summoner, to fulfill the terms of the bindings that had been placed on them, or happy to have a chance to feast on whatever energies it was that drove them. The Tallowman was one likely possibility for resurrection. Coming back was his schtick. The Bloody Mary? Maybe less certain.
The laptop sat on the dashboard, and the car was off. Three of us gathered nearby to get a sense of what was where, and to discuss placement.
The Knights had brought two trucks, and Ty was helping Nick unload gear. Halogen lights on stands, a generator, and red plastic gas jugs.
I wanted to say it was being carried out with a military precision, but it wasn’t. We were disciplined, entirely serious and focused, but we were less than efficient. In too many cases, I saw people standing around looking for something to do, while there was stuff to be unloaded or set in place.
One halogen light for each ground floor window. The sun would be pouring in through several windows and the hole in the roof.
Nick’s son approached me, handing me a plastic bag with a smiling worm wrapped around a hook.
I fished out three flare guns, cast in bright orange plastic, vacuum-wrapped in plastic.
I slipped one into the leather package I’d made for June. Not exactly a good fit, but it would stay in place.
“Lights are clean,” Rose said. “Not reflective enough for me to go inside the glass.”
I frowned, “That’ll have to do. I wish there were more definite points in the midst of all this.”
“Nothing’s definite in life,” Nick said, behind me. He was rummaging through bags. Bottles of water, thick gloves, and a mask.
“That’s right,” Maggie said. She was standing with her back to the car and the factory both, bundled up, not even willing to look in the general direction of the factory. She kept talking, injecting false confidence into her voice. “If it was easy to puzzle them out, humans would have worked it all out a long time ago. But no, you wind up with stuff like this.”
Stuff like this.
“Not doing a lot to help my confidence,” I said.
“Maybe that’s a good thing,” Maggie said. “Maybe you should reconsider.”
“But what happens then?” I asked. “How many years or decades is it before someone else makes a genuine attempt at stopping this thing? Everything I’ve read on demons suggests they’re a rot that eats at reality. Things become worse. A bite here and there, a chunk elsewhere, a major loss somewhere else entirely.”
“I like you, Thorburn,” she said. “Not like-like, though I wouldn’t mind, if you didn’t-“
She paused long enough to leave me thoroughly startled, but continued on, casual, like she was talking about the weather, “But I think you’re interesting, at the very least. The world might even be a better place with you in it, and there isn’t enough of that these days.”
“Thank you,” I said.
“So why is it your job? Why are you going in there alone?”
“Isn’t it my job because I’m the only person stupid enough to do it?” I asked.
Another car pulled up, stopping between Nick’s truck and Joel’s car. The trees blocked the view of the factory from here.
“I can’t stay for this,” she said.
“Okay,” I said.
“I’m not going to wish you good luck. I don’t see the point. I don’t have anything to give you that would make a difference, that I’m willing to give up. I don’t even know why I came.”
“I appreciate the company,” I said.
She nodded. “This isn’t my thing. Being on the sidelines, being the side character.”
“I envy you, that you can,” I said.
She smiled just a little.
The people at the third car were unloading. Sisters.
Dolls.
I stared at the map, trying to reconcile the layout with what I was able to make out when I’d been there the other night.
I reached for the trackpad and made a note. Fallen rubble. Rounding that corner would mean taking a detour around the rubble, or maybe hurdling it.
No, hurdling was a bad idea. Even if Evan was accompanying me, giving me a periodic boost.
Rubble cast shadows. It could hold something.
Maggie, my friends, Rose, the possibility of interference, and a careful strategy with too many possibilities against a threat that I didn’t fully understand.
The ideas filled my head, and despite the fact that there were a dozen solutions waiting to be discovered, the resulting traffic jam meant I couldn’t think of a single one.
I shut my eyes, trying to focus.
One thing at a time, starting with the girl next to me.
“Maggie?” I asked.
“What’s up? I didn’t weird you out before, did I?”
“No,” I said, “Just… are you okay?”
“You haven’t explained what you have going on with your parents, you’re acting strange, different. Little things have come up, maybe a big thing. I know you’re not sleeping. I get the impression something’s wrong.”
She was silent.
“You helped me before. If something’s come up, if you need help, if you’ve done something or made a bad deal, we can put this on hold and back you up.”
She jammed her hands into her pockets, staring at the ground.
“I was telling the others before, maybe you let something in and you got possessed?”
She shrugged. “Thanks for worrying about me. But you should focus on this right now.”
“Should I?” I asked, making it a pointed question.
“You’ve got help here that you might not have if you wait a few days. The Sisters, the Knights, you can’t back out now, or this won’t work.”
“So you do need help?” I asked.
“Don’t we all?”
“Don’t dodge my damn questions,” I said, more harsh in tone than I’d wanted. Nervousness seeping through.
“Sorry. I’ll try to be more direct.”
“You were among the first people that were decent to me when all this started.”
“I was.”
“And you came here to back me up, you made a difference.”
“I did,” she said.
“I’m allowed to show concern for you,” I said. “Even if there’s something going on that I don’t fully understand.”
She gave me a look, and there was a bit of sadness in her eyes.
“What?” I asked.
“I really want to give you a kiss on the cheek,” she said. “But I can’t, can I?”
“Give him heck,” she said.
I smiled.
The conversation was over, and I wasn’t accomplishing anything meaningful looking at the map. There were more important points to cover.
Slowly but surely, things were settling into place. Objects and people.
A few ghosts had arrived, observers.
“Blake,” Ty said.
“Ghost dropped these off.”
He extended a hand, and he dropped two objects into my outstretched palm. A box of matches and what looked like a piece of burned pillow?
No, a stuffed animal’s limb.
I could feel the ghosts within.
The Shepherd was volunteering aid?
My eyes roved over the area. I didn’t see the Shepherd. I did see the Sphinx. Isadora was lying down on the far end of a wide gap in the trees, the same spot where I’d grabbed the branches for the wreath. She stared, oblivious to the light dusting of snow that had settled on her black fur and wings.
Put more pressure on me, why don’t you?
People were gravitating toward me. Isadora didn’t budge. Maggie, on the other side of the
My nervousness only intensified.
“It’s about time,” I said.
It was good that we had a designated time for this to begin. It was harder to jump off that diving board when you had all the time in the world. Better to be thrust into a situation where you had no choice to jump, if jumping was absolutely necessary.
It was almost a relief, knowing.
I just couldn’t let myself entertain the slightest thought of being able or willing to retreat from this. To run.
One of my legs jittered, the knee wiggling from left to right, as if I was as unsteady on that leg as a newborn fawn.
I shifted my weight to make it less pronounced.
“You don’t enter. If something goes wrong, if things turn sour, we back off. If something happens to me, well, you won’t know. So don’t make it matter.”
“This sounds insane,” Ty said.
I ignored him.
“You guys have one job. Approach from an angle where the sun hits the windows. See if the windows have paint on them. If they do, it might be part of the binding, and we can’t break that. Find open windows. Toss in the gas cans, toss in the rubbing alcohol, toss in the kerosene. If you can reach, dump it in, but don’t put your hands inside the building”
There were nods.
“Knights, you’re manning the halogen lights. If this works, those lights should give me a clear path. If it works really well, then they’re going to cross in a way that makes a protective diagram. Bad alignment and the sun mean that might be a bit of a pipe dream. Just give me the extra light you can, shine it through, I’ll figure out what to do from there.”
Nods from the Knights.
“Rose?”
“I keep track of the time. I’ve got notes in front of me. Whatever happens, when the time runs out, we burn the building.”
“My job… I’ve just got to get to the door to the basement. Going over the rubble might make sense, but there’s an awful lot of cracks and darkness in that rubble, and if my foot disappears into a gap, I’m gone.”
I sounded so much calmer than I felt.
“…That means going in the front door, same place I entered before, I head to the back, turn a hard left. I toss what I carried down there, I use any cans I can that you guys passed through the window, then set it on fire. I leave, and we scour the ground floor, using what you guys put through the window. With luck, we’ll gain some ground against the thing, and we can hold that ground by keeping the fires lit and the lights on. We figure out where to go from there. If the boiler room or basement or whatever is down there is too big to burn by tossing stuff down the stairs, we use a similar strategy there.”
I took a bit of a breath. “But what we’re really hoping, is that it’s one lifeform, and if anything’s lurking downstairs, we can cut off everything above from what’s below, with a strong blaze in the right place.”
I checked the time. Ten seconds past the mark where we’d guessed the sun would be in the optimal location.
I couldn’t even think about not hesitating.
I turned toward the factory. “Let’s go. Question me while we move.”
There were no questions. Even Evan had dropped the firebird topic. I didn’t tell him I’d researched it and found it too dangerous. Shamans keen on the dramatic had tried riding fire spirits, and by and large, they’d self-immolated.
The silence yawned, and for a moment, I felt utterly alone.
But Evan settled on my shoulder.
It only dawned on me when I couldn’t see them, that they were almost as afraid as I was.
I held two gas cans this time, I had the Hyena in my back pocket, and the flare gun at one hip.
“Hey,” Evan said.
“What’s up?” I replied.
“Thanks for letting me come.”
“Didn’t want to go in alone,” I admitted.
“We have company,” Evan said.
I looked. Four dolls.
“I’m not sure they count.”
“They count if you let them count,” Evan said, in a tone that suggested he thought he was being wise.
“I’ll try,” I said.
Without breaking stride, I grabbed the matchbook and lit a match from within.
A wraith flared into being as the match touched snow. A man, too burned to make out features. A husk, made uglier by the wraithmaking process.
The arm of the stuffed animal…
I gave it a squeeze. Smoke puffed out.
A little girl emerged from the smoke. When she looked at me, her eye sockets were empty, with only glowing cinders around the rim. Her nose and tongue nearly gone, glowing in the same way, like some cigarette butt.
“Inside,” I said.
She ran, frantic, panicked, straight into the doorframe, unable to see, half-spinning as she reeled, then tore through the open door, casting a dim light as she went. Moving all the while like she had two speeds – paralysis and pell-mell.
The burned man glowed brighter as the area got darker.
It wasn’t dark within, ghosts or no, but it was dim. Already, I could imagine seeing things in the spots of shadow. Something snaking out there, or boiling forth like some swarm of bugs from a disturbed hive.
I exhaled slowly.
When I looked again, I didn’t see anything.
“Now!” I hollered the word. I was afraid to stop, because I wasn’t sure I’d be able to start again.
The halogen lights flickered on.
One opposite me cast a light almost straight to the door. A path of light to the very back of the factory. Others crossed it, drawing circles on the walls, highlighting cracks in deeper shadow.
“Ghosts, draw circles in the floor with fire!” I shouted.
Burning footprints drew circles in the darkness. Places where I was safe.
They were obedient.
This was easier than spending the gas from my cans to do the same. I still wouldn’t give them all my trust.
It was like being a chess piece, moving between the triangles of light and circles of dim flame. Watching for attacks from odd angles, without really looking.
Can’t step off the path. Can’t step outside the circles.
“You okay?” someone asked. It might have been Nick’s son.
“Light’s good!” I called out.
The gas cans were ready, resting in my hands.
Looking where I was going was something of an art form. The lights were brilliant, threatening to blind, and looking at darkness threatened to let the demon leap into my eyes.
The ghost of the little girl ran a zig-zag through the space, giving light where I’d had none.
My footsteps were hollow on the hard floor, as I moved as fast as I could. Like a tightrope, it was easier if I crossed it faster than slower.
Not too fast, but fast enough.
The dolls trudged behind me.
They would be the heat-seeking dolls, tuned so they wouldn’t target me.
When the fires started to burn, they’d make the fires bigger. I just had to keep my distance, control the blaze.
I reached the end of the hallway, passing the scorch marks where I’d drawn the circles.
“Ghosts, stop!” I shouted.
Both the cinder-girl and the burned man stopped where they were.
Circles marked the area.
“Guys, drop the gas!” I shouted.
My voice was eerily loud in the near-silence. There were no trees rustling here. The people outside were too spread out to really be communicating. There was only the footsteps, and there was me.
Windows here and there shattered. Thumps marked the arrival of the bright orange gas jugs. I saw fluid spilling out. In two spots, people were pouring gas through the window. I watched to make sure there was no danger.
Zero movement.
No noise, no threats.
The way the lights shone through the window, the light that extended toward the door to the sub-level passed over the rubble I’d remembered seeing.
I needed to cross it, but that meant stepping into shadow.
Careful, Blake.
I noted where everything was, as carefully and systematically as I could.
Gas jugs.
Flares were too risky. Flares went out, and I actually didn’t know how long that took.
Fires went out too, but I had a sense of how long that took.
I sloshed gas over the rubble.
“Hey,” I said. “Girl, I don’t know your name, but-”
The ghost stopped in her tracks.
“Right over there, light a fire. Only over there.”
She ran, that full-blast panicked run, stumbled, and landed belly-first on the rubble.
It ignited, and I squinted against the force of the flame.
Squinting, I almost missed it.
The demon, fleeing from the safety of the shadows that the rubble created. Slithering out in every direction, like a carpet seeking to cover every available expanse that the light didn’t already claim. I saw bits of it creep into areas where the light touched, and I saw those same parts fray and decay, crumbling away. Glimpses of limbs and other things, all a mucus-covered black, scrabbling for a grip on the hard surface.
“Holy jebus,” Evan whispered.
“Don’t look straight at it,” I warned.
“I’m not!”
Trying to be stern for Evan somehow allowed me to sum up some confidence. I splashed out with the gas, trying to catch the wall and the flame both.
It recoiled, and whole chunks broke away as they burned violently. None fell remotely close to the waiting gas cans.
I didn’t do it again, all the same.
Move forward, but keep moving, be careful…
The light from the burning rubble meant the hallway to the side was clearer.
I drew a loose circle with splashes of gasoline on the floor, then leaped from the long triangle of light to the burning circle.
I nearly lost my balance and stumbled straight through. I heard flapping wings at the same moment I managed to right myself.
I couldn’t find the words to thank Evan.
I was calculating my next move when I heard it.
Something dragging.
When I saw, I felt something go tight in my chest.
The demon, slithering alongside the wall.
A tiny hand held a piece of rebar, dragging it against the concrete at a speed faster than I could run.
No, it doesn’t make sense.
Sparks flew.
Sparks made contact with gasoline. A fire erupted, and before I could even find my footing, the fire found the nearest gas can.
The demon immolated itself, vast amounts of flesh tearing away from the wall as it burned.
The dolls found the flames, and they exploded in turn. Small, accelerant-boosted flames turned into bonfires, reaching three-quarters of the way from floor to ceiling.
I turned to the window. Escape only feet away.
But I could see the arms and tendrils reaching out from the dark spaces between the glowing rectangles where sun shone through glass. They lurked in the cracks in the glass, where the light refracted away. A spiderweb ready to catch me.
He’d slithered around.
Another gas can exploded, closer, and rubble fell alongside great swathes of flaming demon flesh.
“What?” Evan managed.
“Fly, Evan,” I said.
“What?” he asked, this time directing the question at me.
“Fly for the opening in the roof,” I said.
“But-”
“The rules, Evan! If something happens, you’re supposed to go!”
I grabbed him and threw him.
He caught himself, flapping his wings.
I saw the tendrils snap out, arms reaching, burning as sunlight touched them.
I saw just how dangerous the escape route was.
The window was worse. There was still a path to the front door, lines and circles.
I ran, opting for speed over self-preservation. Moving through flames, letting my legs burn.
Smoke was already heavy in the air.
I didn’t make it halfway to the door before I stopped in my tracks.
Smoke, in its way, held darkness.
He was in the smoke, roiling, twisting, thriving.
I had no escape routes.
I drew the flare gun.
I could hold out. Wait for help.
Couldn’t I?
The demon, Ur, was asking the same question, it seemed.
The demon had an answer.
It bit.
It tore not through me, but through the ribbons and cords that extended between me and the individuals just outside the buildings.
I saw what was happening, and felt only stark horror at the realization of just what it meant.
The back window. Through the spiderweb. With the flare gun, I could break the web.
I ran for it, giving it my all.
I didn’t make it.
“Stop, Alexis!” Ty shouted. He grabbed at her arm, pulling hard.
Alexis stopped dead in her tracks.
“You remember what we agreed to, right?” he asked.
She was panting, she looked bewildered.
“Abandon the mission,” Rose said.
“But-” she started.
“Wait for the fires to die down, abandon the mission,” Rose said.
“But-” Alexis said.
She couldn’t bring herself to finish the sentence.
She wasn’t even sure what she was supposed to say.
The others joined them. The Knights and Tiff. Watching the smoke rise. Watching a sparrow travel a confused path through the sky.
Rose settled a hand on Alexis’ shoulder. “We can’t do anything more here.”
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356 thoughts on “Void 7.11”
[insert witty comment about going to vote for pact]
paxmorgana says:
SO, WMG here. Blake is Johannes. He is now invisible, and the demon is done with him, after telling him to fuck off because all Ur wanted was his connections. He decides to make a life in the behaims’ house, and watches constantly their time magic, until he finds some crazy shit that will actually send him back. He summons Ornias, binds him, sacrifices him to gain the favor of the thing that can send him back, but shit gets fucked up or something, he gets sent too far, and he becomes… Johannes. Boom, happy ending. Stop crying, eyes… please?
Landis963 says:
Welp. Here comes the POV shift.
I almost typed “shit” there. Appropriate.
Speaking of which, typo thread here.
Pinkhair says:
“might a moment” Might be.
“Maggie, on the other side of the” Cuts off there.
LordPanther14 says:
I figure Oblivian-Chan just took a bite of whatever she was on the other side of.
– “I still felt raw where the memories had brought memories back to the surface.” -> strange phrasing
– “this might a moment that your entire life has been leading up to” -> “this might be”
– “and not wanting this as an implement doesn’t mean I can’t get some use out of it. It’s still a possible trophy, and I could get something out of it.” -> repeated sentence structure
– “Maggie, on the other side of the” -> that sentence is simply cut off.
– “There was only the footsteps, and there was me.” -> “There were”
Not really a typo, but I had to read that six times before I realized the “smiling worm” is probably a picture on the bag. Might want to clarify that.
Maggie, on the other side of the –> cuts off there
That means going in the front door –> going in ‘through’
it was easier if I crossed it faster than slower –> faster ‘rather’ than slower
Sentence cuts off. Might be intentional, but if so it should have an ellipse or “–“.
Jbark678 says:
“Maggie, on the other side of the”
Is this sentence supposed to be interrupted?
wraithmaking
perhaps wraith-making, but clear enough as is
spiderweb (2)
usually spider web
I still felt raw where the memories had brought memories back to the surface.
double use of ‘memories’, a little unclear; perhaps “had brought other memories” or “where the specters had brought”; the rest of the paragraph clears it up a bit, so it is minor
truncated sentence
gopher says:
Looks like urrrr got the rest of this paragraph
Wildbow usually fixes these by this time. Either he’s really busy with the wedding, or that’s really what happened.
Presumably she was on the other side of something that got eaten. Which makes me wonder what it was.
still there
Landis you jerk xD (I’m not being serious) I went to post a typo and I read this halfway through the chapter and it spoiled the ending for me. It changed the entire tone of the chapter. It went from “thrilling action sequence” to “please let this not be true, please!”
Anyway, my typo has already been posted.
I pretty much figured it out half way through. “And oh shit this has all the hall marks of a failed effort.”
Yeah I was all like “Aw, that’s so sweet Maggie is almost confessing having feel- OH SHIT! STOP THAT NOW!”
Parrakarry says:
That kind of sucks, but at the same time, you should know better than to scroll to the comments before finishing :P. Just mark the typo in notepad or something.
….well, it was nice knowing you Blake…
Bebop says:
Man that name sounds weirdly familiar….
verboseunicorn says:
Probably somebody Rose knew. Sad.
gryfft says:
Knowing who?
Wait, how did Rose set a hand on Alexis’ shoulder if she was in the mirror…oh…
I missed that implication until you pointed it out. Ouch. This story was long overdue for a holy fucking shit moment though.
dalenacio says:
Personally, I think he might just not be dead. I think Erasuuur could eat the sound of his name, so is it a stretch to assume he can also eat connections? More specifically, the connection between Rose and himself that kept her in the mirror? That would explain why she’s out of the mirror. Evan seems to be still alive, and nothing explicitly states that Blake’s dead either. I REFUSE TO ABANDON HOPE!!!
I mean, that he ate ONLY the connections. It’s stated that ErasUur did tear through the connections. Whoops.
Death isn’t the worst thing ErasUrr can do to Blake. Even assuming Blake makes it out alive, and with all his limbs intact… Well let me think.
-Blake could now be homeless, and possesionless.
-Blake will have to try and convince his friends who he is.
-Oh, something cheerful I realized after visiting the TVTropes page last night. If Blake’s connections being cut to his friends means he forgot them. Think what Blake would be like if he never met Alexis, and never got some help after his horrible truama.
-And I don’t even want to think what ErasUrr taint would be like.
SHH! SHH! I AM ACTIVELY IGNORING YOU! OPTIMISM! OOOPTIIIMIIISMMM!
Although, then again, optimism is pretty much a vain concept in a Wildbow story.
To quote Cyclonus “Never hope. Hope is a lie.” Though the situation where he said that actually worked out okay. Still this is a Wildbow protagonist we’re talking about. With a huge fucked quotent. Not the good kind, sadly not Blake’s thing, but the bad kind.
Man I remember when I used to put the “That was not a suggestion, Wildbow” disclaimer up after I posited bad things that could happen to Blake. I think I better start doing that again.
Actually, I don’t think he’d remember the trauma either. In fact, with no connections at all, he’s pretty sure to fall through the cracks…
Hopefully ErasUrr will cut any connection Blake had to his trauma as well. He’ll just be homeless, possessionless and with no real memories. So all he has to do is kick logic to the curb, and do the impossible. Nyfb cebonoyl xvyy Tbq. Fvapr guvf vf n Jvyqobj fgbel nsgre nyy.
On a hopeful note the witch hunter kid was able to come up to Blake and NOT form a connection, IIRC. So he might be able to help Blake overcome his disconnection to the world.
Ah, now the arc title makes sense.
No connections = Fall into the cracks?
Or are we talking full-on Cessation of Existence?
Well, the thing that Blake values most about himself, his connections with his friends, just got eaten by demons. Thus, what he was working towards have been rendered Void. As well as, possibly, Blake himself.
Arctic says:
I know everyone knew this was coming, but, wow. I really thought you weren’t actually going to kill off Blake…damn…
Thankfully, Blake is still alive for the moment or Evan would be dead. Though if this is the end of him, I wouldn’t be suprised.
Actually, I think something else might be going on with Ur here. I’m not sure what, but something was definitely wrong. Wrong in a very uncomfortable way, its behavior was different, demons don’t seem the type to kamikaze so I don’t think it killed him out of spite. Besides, its an abstract Demon capable of speech and planning. As clever as Pauz and some of the other demons appear to be, a 7th choir abstract demon has to have something else going on.
I look forward to Wildbow’s massive trollface when I’m wrong, but I also look forward to Blake’s inevitable return, mangled, and infested with darkness as he may be.
ErasUrr isn’t in the subtle choir of unrest, it’s in the direct and straightforward first choir.
I don’t think Pauz and ‘clever’ go in the same sentence. He can’t even think outside the short-term.
Pauz is very clever. Remember when Rose first bound him? He had gambits in place that would have left her disabled, dead and would have given him a more concrete foothold in reality. It only didn’t work because Rose is Rose and somehow survived. He also managed to get “free” and help an enemy of Rose’s during his 2nd binding and is ultimately free now. There’s a reason why Rose was so careful with the wording of the bindings.
Pauz may or may not be clever, but this comment definitely was.
Also, the way the devouring was described, it tore through the connections around him, not above him – and Evan was above him.
Also, yes, I think Blake should return as the Big Bad of the series. A dark god, forsaken and alone, with memories af all he’s ever known faded away.
I’m getting the feeling Ur is not doing what we think it’s doing. Eating connections, people not remembering you. Doesn’t that sound a bit like what the Lawyers said would happen if Blake took their offer? And anyway, how could you tell that Ur ate something, if you can’t remember it? What if it only eats connections and/or memories? (With perhaps just a nibble of something else here and there.)
Not that killing off Blake is impossible, Wildbow is too unpredictable for my li’l brain, but that “I didn’t make it” doesn’t sound like what someone dead and digested would say… I’m suspicious.)
ehalcyon says:
It let itself be hurt in order to take down Blake. Note that it was still thriving in the darkness of the smoke.
Speaking of Evan, did ErasUrr get that connection too?
I don’t think that Evan being alive means that Blake is alive, because presumably the connections they had (the familiar contract, friendship) have been eaten. Evan’s agreement to move on is probably void.
That said, I suspect that Blake is still alive, if only for narrative causality reasons (it’s not entirely clear they planned to burn the building in this case, but not doing it is weak evidence that Blake is alive).
Ok, but what does this mean for the contest?
Also, won’t Rose be remembered by everybody as RIDICULOUSLY BADASS, because now she’ll get credit for what she did and what Blake did.
The only connections that Blake observes the demon targeting are those to the people just outside of its lair. It’s possible that others who are uninvolved in this operation might be able to remember that there were two Thorburns, if the demon did not in fact eat him.
In one sense, the contest is now impossible for Conquest or the Thorburn heir to win.
In another sense, Rose is both champion and king, meaning it’s still on and killing her will allow him to win. The spirits would probably permit it — they used this possibility to lure Conquest to his doom, after all.
(UN)Holy Crap. . . That’s what we’re left with for the next month? Wildbooooow!!!!
I had this heavy sense of deja vu while reading the first half of this chapter. It’s almost as if I’ve seen every topic of the inplement discussion held elsewhere.
So, Void. . . Yeah.
So Rose is out of the mirror now (or was she ever in the mirror, I don’t remember).
Of course the moment it seems that Maggie and whatshisface could become partners, whatshisface disappears or something.
No Fire Sparrow for Evan.
Next… next month? What do you mean next month?
Next up is a Maggie arc, apparently.
WHAT. NO. WILDBOW, YOU CAN’T DO THIS!
I TRUSTED YOOOOUUUUU!!!
Apozzle says:
Well, Blake is probably not devoured, since otherwise we would not have all these chapters of Blake POV.
I suppose he could have died in the fire. However, I would assume that Evan would not be flapping about still – he would have re-ghosted, or passed on, or something with the death of his master.
The other option is that Blake survives, but with no connections to anyone. This could count as him dying in a non-literal sense (thus the prophesy is fulfilled), and severing the connection between him and Rose could reasonably cause Rose to manifest.
So, I guess the question is where does the story go from here?
Rose still needs to get an inplement and demense. She also needs to get back home to Jacob’s Bell and find a man to marry.
She also needs to get the Behaims and Duchamps to stop trying to kill off the Thorburns, and avoid dying or selling her karmic debt to the lawyers.
Does Rose inherent Blake’s familiar though? Interesting question.
Hjhjj says:
Weren’t all of Blake’s death predictions phrased along lines like “not long for this world”? In which case this would be sufficient death.
Haihappen says:
Reread it, and yes, it is never stated explicitly that he will die, it is implicitly assumed. Damn, we (the readers) should know better than that.
Ok, possible reappearence of the Him Who Is Forgotten, but I wouldn’t count on it.
The bad thing for Rose: she is cut off from the books duh
Lethalmud says:
Why? I thought it was asteblished that the timething around the house was an illusion.
Nomad says:
Just because something is an illusion doesn’t mean it won’t affect you. You step into the boundary and start believing that walking at a fraction of walking pace is normal,
hmm, right, they know what it is now. If you know how something like that works, you can break it.
AlsoSprachOdin says:
At least he’s dead to his enemies as well.
Get ready for the call of The Forgotten One, connected to All yet connected to None, cut in Fire and Darkness, Separated from Love and Warmth. Blakuhlu!
Probably just about the time we give up on Blake we’ll get a four word wham chapter. Something like “You must find Blake” or “Beware of Blake Thorburn.”
Ah, four word chapters. Although I rather feel Blake isn’t going to be a threat…
Or “I post spoilers Wildbow has to remove.”
Sorry, I couldn’t resist.
But they’d just be “huh? Who’s Blake? Is he one of your family members Rose?”
Oh and btw, just a random thought, won’t JP be able to know what happened, since he messing with connections is his shtick? But then again, he does seem to be a bit of an asshole, so I guess we’ll see.
Apparently, I messed up and posted a spoiler. Sorry Wildbow. Didn’t think that would count as a spoiler, really, because IMO it doesn’t mean anything taken completely out of context. I would have encoded it, but I still don’t know that damned code. Could someone teach it to me?
Anyway, sorry if I ruined something for someone with my carelessness.
http://rot13.com for spoiler encryption
Isadora’s words from 6.10 (which, incidentally, don’t say “When you are dead”, but then go on to say “whoever killed you”):
“You are not long for this world. When you are gone, your partner will take your place. Things will reorder themselves in the aftermath, and she will adopt the ties that you have abandoned. Depending on her nature and the internal logic of things, it’s very possible that minor people in your life will become major people in hers, in the transition. It will be disorienting, for her, for those you two know, and for your enemies. There’s a kind of strategy to it. Rose will be able to dispatch whoever killed you in the chaos that follows. In the days, weeks and months that follow, things will reach an equilibrium.”
Aname says:
“Watching a sparrow travel a confused path through the sky.”
A sparrow.
I don’t think they remember Evan, and Ur didn’t seem to cut his connections.
Possibly all their connections to Evan were through Blake. He was alone when he encountered Evan for the first time, after all, and Evan was by far the most connected to Blake.
Evan is more or less defined by his connection to Blake: he is his familiar. Presumably with Blake’s connection to Evan cut Evan reverts to being a normal sparrow.
I thin Evan reverts back to being dead or a Ghost. Being a familiar allowed the chance to become mortal, which his sparrow form is, so losing his connection means he loses that.
Was thinking about this after reading it last night, and I think I might have an idea of how the next arc might go.
We know its a Maggie arc, though I don’t know if Wildbow ever said it was Maggie’s history, or just from her perspective. We also know that she left the factory area before Blake fought erasUr. Based on the wording that only the connections with the people JUST OUTSIDE the factory were shredded, its quite possible that she actually remembers Blake, and this next arc is “Saving Blake”.
But, this is Wildbow, so who knows.
This chapter was excellent. It was well worth the 6 minute wait for it to be released.
So maybe we find out what happens to a connection-less person… after a different story for a while.
Look on the bright side, everybody. Evan is still around!!!
Why would he stay though?
I… why…
Fate. Karma. The promise of vengeance by Rose to restore balance.
Good point, Rose get to kill whoever kills Blake, at least according to Isadora. Was that Blake plan Omega?
But… who is Blake? What is Rose getting vengeance for?
They know someone went in there and they know they were there for a reason. They can guess they lost someone close to them. There’s the reason for vengeance right there.
Ah, it was bound to happen. The little wonder Evan made it out at least. I suppose it was too much wishful thinking that Void applied to the contest between Conquest and Blake. Well it did, but as always it was a name with many layers.
Godd bye Blake, you poor fool.
Oh hey, I just realized that Rose becoming tainted by Conquest fulfills one of the meanings of the Chariot card, which can be taken to mean “Conquest.” I guess the Tarot was right about something there after all.
And about Blake being a fucking Fool D:
Maybe the Fool card was for Blake, the Chariot card for Rose?
I don’t know, the Hanged Man card also fits Rose’s old circumstances-a state of suspension, essentially, waiting to become. While the Fool definitely fit Blake very well as he went around blundering into things while frantically windmilling his arms to keep balanced. This leaves open the possibility that Blake has yet to become the High Priestess, (or perhaps that he already has-one of the keywords for High Priestess is “relationships” according to Wikipedia, and his entire thing about bringing in his friends fits that) and is therefore still in a state where he can become such.
Amazing, disturbing, terrifying and amazing. Magnificent bastard indeed this author is.
Charly R. says:
I think the following video is appropiate for the situation:
underwhelmingforce says:
Oh snap! That’s suboptimal.
Man, the smoke- that’s a sucky thing to overlook.
Smoke – the tiny unrecognizable bits after the fire is spent.
Very darkness…
Such Smoke… Very Darkness… Ouch!
Yeah… seriously though, who’d have seen that coming? The more you think about it, the harder it would be to take the fight to Ur. Casting light makes shadows, fire makes smoke or eventually dies, even those windows are working against you by refracting light and leaving little gaps. And there’s even the chance it might eat something like the Eye.
There’s no cunning plans with this one. You either kill it in one fell swoop, or don’t bother. 😦
Ooh… That gives me an idea. They should have gotten the Astrologer on board and used lasers.
The Astrologer is constrained by geography, since all her equipment is in buildings and properties she owns. It’s possible she can’t operate on the city outskirts like this.
True, but I still think using lasers might have worked for something. Not sure what, though.
Fuck lasers. He should have gotten himself and each of his friends one of these and stormed the joint: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReBBELs_Xg0
uberverse says:
Casting light making shadows probably wont affect the fight. I don’t think Ur works on relativity, and it’s not like light will migrate towards preexisting light. Casting light over an object won’t make the spot behind the object darker. Refracted light from the windows are better than no light from the windows. Seriously, though, they should have just flash-banged the whole place.
Dragon says:
Blake has no connections now, so he can’t even replenish his personal power by staying with his friends. If he hasn’t been eaten, it would mean he’s fallen through the cracks…
I really want him to make a comeback, having found power reserves somewhere. Maybe he could’ve called the O-man or the Lawyers to save him, in the last moment. It doesn’t say that he’s dead.
You know, I just had an idea… What if Grandma Rose ended up making a forced deal with, or being promised retribution by, some Other (or a demon) that one heir to the Thorburn line would be taken by the demons? That’s why she would’ve created two versions of the same person, one who could be given up and one who would take the line forward. The one who’s first in line would have to be… let go… as the spell wouldn’t have activated by then. But by the time she’d die, the next heir would have an established connection to their other-dimensional counterpart.
Eras-Urr was a demon just chillin at the factory, when one fine day, Thorburns attack him from nowhere, and at first he was like “What the balls! Man, get away from me.”
Then, he realized that Blake has a bounty on his head coming from the senior demons themselves, and decided to set a trap for next time. He took the risk of personal injury, self immolated (I still don’t understand this part), and finally cut Blake off from the world, and delivers him to collect the bounty.
Seems to me like self-immolation allowed demon to get bits of demon into smoke.
Yeah but doesn’t any part of the demon that is cut off from the original body become dead? Like that arm that Blake took to Conquest.
diabolicaldiskjockey says:
I doubt that he is dead, because Evan has yet to move on. He is only mostly dead, and that can be fixed.
TheTime says:
That right! Blake is not dead yet!
though he is probebly suffer some fate-worth-then death right now…
but wait, if Urraser doesn’t kill people, what does it mean for the Urrased knights? are they burnning in some personal first-coir-hell-domain with blake right now?
Hahaha.. “He is only mostly dead, and that can be fixed.” Makes me feel like it’s the story for Supernatural, the TV series, or Dragon Ball Z or Bleach, where all the dead people keep returning to life somehow.
Maybe if their connections have been erased, then they probably live in that strange pseudo-world that Blake could see when he lost too much blood. Or they literally fall through the cracks in reality, and end up like remnants stuck in a world below the regular one, like an invisible sewer of despair and loneliness.
I was going for the Princess Bride reference, but Dragonball Z works as well I suppose
“Blake has no connections now, so he can’t even replenish his personal power by staying with his friends.”
Except Blake’s happy place is a peaceful scene with no-one but him and Evan in it. It is probably less happy without Evan, but if anyone could draw personally power from a lack of other people Blake could.
This whole deal with the power flow is not fully defined yet. I mean, is power a constant quantity throughout the universe, like the conservation of mass-energy in the universe? Or is it like Dragon Ball Z, where Blake can become a super-saiyan by screaming loud enough in desperation even though he should be completely out of power by then?
But still, Blake himself says that he draws and replenishes magical power by staying with his friends because they have come to define him as a person, and his situation is something like the saying “Home is where the heart is.”
But yeah, being in his happy place, Blake may actually find a way to power up, but it is much more probable that he is used by an Other to gain foothold in this world after falling through the cracks. Keep your hopes up for a Roseguard Exorcism of Blake. 😀 I know I will.
“He took the risk of personal injury, self immolated (I still don’t understand this part)”
TvTropes calls it a Deliberate Injury Gambit. Like taking a hit so you can immobilize the opponent’s arm? Just, in this case, the “hit” is the fire stuff, and ErasUrr moved into Blake’s way rather than immobilize him.
Blake’s connections with the people who were ‘just outside of the building’ were the only ones confirmed to be eaten. There’s a chance that his other connections are still intact.
Blake. 😦
That sounds like a pretty cool name! Maybe wildbow could use it for a character later on in the story.
Blake. . . Wasn’t that a character in Salv?
Sorry for the wall of text. Okay… trying to get my composture… Uhm… I want to cry. Damn it, Wildbow. Don’t make me get attached to the main character and then do whoknowswhat to him. I even interpreted the lines about everything in life being uncertain as a reference to everyone’s prediction that Blake was going to die.
Blake, you Fool. Even the most experienced of practitioners would not deal with such a monster, you should not have taken on that. And you should have called the lawyers when you realised you had no way out!
I feel bad for Maggie. Maggie is probably even lonelier than Blake was. Blake has his friends, Evan and even Rose. Maggie doesn’t have anyone to support her in the scary world of Others. So, someone, possibly the only person, offers to help Maggie out and then they are gone. Damn.
And all of Blake’s friends… Their ties with Blake quite literally never happened. They will feel shocked at the event, but they will never know what happened.
I wonder how Isadora will react to Rose. Actually, I wonder how everyone will react to Rose. Rose inherits Blake’s connections, but Rose and Blake are rather different people. Also, I don’t like Rose as the protagonist. I wonder how people would react to Rose if Blake just died, rather than get eaten away.
To everyone that says that Evan is still flying and thus Blake is still alive, that is just a sparrow for all we know. We don’t know if that is Evan anymore. We don’t really know what it means for a ghost to move on. Or, maybe, Evan will return to Rose, since Rose inherits Blake’s connections. I wonder how Rose will react to Evan, she doesn’t resonate with the little ghost-bird like Blake did. Will she question why she chose Evan as her familiar? Will they fight?
Finally, from a writing perspective, I think this shift in the point of view is a very, very interesting experiment you are carrying Wildbow. I trust you will do a fantastic work, and I hope this experiment works out fine for you. But damn you, I liked Blake.
To be fair we don’t know he was horribly eaten. The demon just cut his connections, right?
ha ha, no. Blake is fucked. Which is really too bad, he was a likeable fella.
Whether Blake got erased or just fell through the cracks, we don’t know. What we do know is that this is the whamiest chapter.
And poor Evan flying in circles trying so hard to help someone without knowing who that is or why.
Boss Random says:
Well, I’m pretty sure Blake isn’t erased. There’s seven arcs worth of story about him here, for one thing: When the goblins Maggie sent that got eaten were ret-gone’d so badly that they weren’t even mentioned in the story up until that point – only the histories chapters mention them.
Dead? Maybe. If he got burned to death, the abstract demon couldn’t reach his corpse to eat it, and the next heir could be released, but we’d still have a story up until that point.
But I suspect that having your connections severed by an erasure demon is one of the ways you can finesse your way out of a preordained death. (We even had a hint that there were outs to that kind of prophecy a chapter or two ago) Maybe as far as the future-telling spirits are concerned, your connection to the world just stops at that point in your timeline, which usually signifies your death. But not in this case…
I just realised this chapter touches on and maybe ties many loose ends.
The chapter allows for Blake and his friends to be close for one last time. The chapter treats the subject of implements and demesnes which was to be postponed. The chapter touches on Maggie’s problems and we get to see one last bit of development in her relationship with Blake.. We also dismiss the idea of a fire sparrow.
Bhig3 says:
Blake also fulfilled his promise to Rose and the spirits from when they first became practitioners to help get Rose un-stuck from the mirror universe.
You know, by the end of book one of Game of Thrones I had the same reaction.
I’m not sure why Rose would inherit Blake’s connections. By rights she’ll retain the connections she already had with Blake’s friends. They might even be strengthened a little by the retcon – they must’ve stuck together all this time for some reason, right? But there’s no reason she would automatically get the benefits of long-term friendship with them.
Well, Conquest is nicely fubared, or is he? Blake is gone thru no action of his, therefore the contest can never end. Yet Blake appears to be /gone/. Will Conquest remember his deal? if he doesn’t will he still get pinged for breaking it? Will it matter? Conquest is still nicely bound and the world is developing without him. Every bit of time left bound is makes it harder for him to resume anything.
Well, Isadora get to watch one stone and only one fall in the pond, for now.
PoV Character going forward:
Blake: Blake is going to just keep trucking without connections. He will have Evan, his endless will do move on and a bound EraseUr (Cause he finished the mission anyway)
Rose: Rose is the logical next choice. She now has all of Blake’s allies, less of his weaknesses and a bone to pick with Jacob’s Bell. We are going to see the methodical and calculating version of Blake from now on.
Maggie: Maggie has an arc coming up. She will be the new PoV with a Blood and Fire edge. No more nasty demons. (For five minutes at least) and a whole new host of problems.
Paige: Another new perspective, a join the fold of practitioners without the air of desperation that Blake and Rose have. Dealing with Isadora on of her troublesome cousins, Rose.
A Behaim or Duchamp child: The noble and righteous crusade to rid the world of darkness one Thorburn at a time. The lonely and high road that is kool-aid and self-righteousness.
Someone Completely Different: Meanwhile in Montreal – a Inquisitor pick up his rifle, handle engraved with arcane symbols. Meanwhile in Nevada – A Diabolist prepres to summon a demon of the 2nd choir to unleash doom upon his enemies. Meanwhile in China – Wu Gou, the heir to his clan’s hidden techniques, passed down over thousands of years, through many dynasty through the upheaval of Communism, Boards a ship bound for Marseilles via the Suez Canal.
PoV? The series just ended: Well, a few Maggie epilogues and that all folks. What wild ride from the heights that where being homeless and no one caring about to left in a factory and no one caring about him. A stirring story and a stirring end.
Personally I’d like to see Tyler as the Point of View character from now on.
I read once a theory about how G.R.R. Martin chose his PoV characters because they were not the main movers and shakers of the story, that is to say, the characters that make the bid decisions, the ones that know too much.
Even with Blake we had something similar. The point of view we got from his was pretty limited, even for a first person narrative. The side stories, besides giving us the amazing world-building, gave us a glimpse of how much Blake didn’t know. Which is great, in my opinion, as it gave us a more realistic look for the story.
Rose knows a great deal more than she lets on, something that was confirmed when she mentioned Molly was never the heir in her memories. Why did she lie then in chapter 1.2? I think she is far too important to be THE POV character from now on.
As for Paige and Maggie? The former is too close to Isadora, someone who, by virtue of being such a powerful character, knows too much. The latter is more like the hero from another story and, she’s not connected to the Thorburn legacy which is something really important for the story.
That’s why I think the POV responsabilities might fall on a member of the Blake’s cabal. They’re close enough to be important, but not important enough to be “game-breaking”.
Of course, this could just be a case of “like you’d really do it”, and Blake is safe and well after a few chapters in limbo.
Whatever the case, I believe this is, by far, the highest point in the story. After all, someone told me that a Wham episode shouldn’t be measure by how much it shocked but by how much it affected the course of the story.
Shhh. Don't tell anyone who I am. says:
You know, there’s a whole lot of fire and darkness here for Maggie…
What a nice way to celebrate Canada Day, a nice big bonfire and the death of the main character.
It seems the demon eats connections before the person? Or does it eat the connections and take the person to keep? Whatever the case it was a good idea not to send anyone in and just pour fire in from the outside.
Anyway, it was about time Rose had a major set-back. After nearly seven arcs of victory after victory against “impossible” odds all alone (except for after forming the Roseguard) it had to happen.
P.S. Why was Alexis trying to charge in?
haggai says:
During the planning:
Aftermath:
@haggai
Wow, I didnt catch that. Was it on purpose?
Maybe Rose is the final boss of the series. Perhaps she has had the ability to lie all this time. Her ritual didnt work in the beginning, and since she was technically an Other maybe she didnt need it.
Reason I want Blake to be alive is because it would throw a wrench in Rose Sr’s plans. Can Rose be the rightful heir with Blake alive? Somehow I think saving Evan might help out Blake in the end, but his last sentence makes me think he was eaten.
systemoftubes says:
there were quite a few arcs in worm that ended with some variation of “i didn’t make it”, so i’m not quite sold on his death. I’m thinking a fall through the cracks
there’s been quite a bit invested story-wise in his character development for him to be simply removed from the story like that
Dainpdf says:
That’s the thing – this didn’t. We got to see Blake get his connections cut, and the aftermath of that. Anyways, I’m not sure how much of a character he would manage to be IF he somehow survived – right now, he has pretty much nothing. and is with a demon in a burning building.
Good catch. A change in plans at best, a betrayal at worst. I don’t know which is worst: being in a building with a demon or being in a burning building with a demon. Given the demon has at least a partial weakness to fire, I would guess the burning part – more pain in the short term, but less danger from the demon.
But the possibility of Blake’s betrayal by Rose is definitely being floated, even if it is just an author trick put in to heighten tension.
Adam Higerd (@codahighland) says:
The notes were in the mirror world — this was a mistake in planning. Once Rose came out, the notes were left behind. There’s not necessarily duplicity involved here.
Wait, doesn’t that make Rose a liar? Or does saying “we burn the building” instead of “we will burn the building” let her wiggle out of it? If it does, then it’s not just the memory fail speaking. She planned it from the start.
And that’s spooky as Hell. Almost literally. Nice catch!
“We burn the building” was the plan (I think her words were “[that’s] my job”), not a promise.
And anyway, how can the karma spirits consider her lying, if nobody remembers anyone she could have promised that to?
I don’t understand what you are trying to point out… Could you please explain?
I was responding to the question “Why was Alexis trying to charge in?”
During the planning phase, Rose’s task was to make sure that they burn the building, no matter what. At the end, we see Alexis trying to do something — my guess is that she was charging the building with the intent of burning it. Rose calls her off, saying the plan is to abandon the building. That’s a change from before.
It’s unclear whether (1) Rose has deliberately changed the plan and is cementing her new position outside the mirror world by leaving Blake behind, or (2) Ur has managed to make everyone forget that part of the plan by cutting the connections, and Alexis fleetingly remembers the old plan before its memory is washed away.
I’ve got notes in front of me.
That’s in the mirror-world.
Rose settled a hand on Alexis’ shoulder.
That’s outside. And there’s no reason anyone should remember the mirror world ever existed.
Might have been a good idea to put the to-do notes somewhere everyone can see them.
I don’t know why, but now I can’t help but imagine Rose being butch.
So, is Corvidae becoming Rose’s de facto familiar?
Also: one data point does not a pattern make, but there is precedent for Wildbow “Xvyyvat bss” uvf CBI punenpgre, bayl sbe fnvq CBI punenpgre gb abg npghnyyl or qrnq.
I see Wildbow’s spoiler editing strikes again, and really, why would you spoil that? Poor etiquette my good man, or woman as it were. If your comment was what I thought it was though, you may be correct. I certainly hope so.
wildbow says:
I didn’t actually edit that.
Yes. I would not post uncoded spoilers for Worm here.
I apologize then, for assuming you would post a spoiler.
Wildbow tends to turn spoilers into Sesame Street references or “a spoiler wuz here” style comments. Taelor appears to have encoded the spoiler in ROT-13 so noone could accidentally read it.
Type his comment in rot13.com press cypher and you will read it.
If this is the last of Blake, then I’ll miss him. I liked him as the underdog. Rose seems to have more knowledge and is more equipped to deal with the situation, and also less impulsive. I think the people from Jacob’s bell should be worried because I think Rose is more ruthless than Blake especially after the whole Conquest thing.
Hopefully Blake finds a way to return.
Seems like Blake underestimated the intelligence or the Ur demon.
I can honestly say that I feel like a stranger class parahuman just hit me. Good job wildbow you magnificent bastard.
If you are feeling smug right now, you deserve it. You may as well have bitchslapped my expectations. It fills me with equal parts rage and admiration.
WWWWWWWWRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!!
zededarian says:
Putting aside the taint, Ur actually seems like a pretty useful tool for getting rid of other nasty things. Bind Pauz, toss him in there, all the harm he did is retroactively erased.
Also, I don’t suppose Blake was carrying the bound form of Conquest when he went in there?
Unfortunately it was mentioned last chapter that Ur can’t retroactively undo things by erasing their cause, peoples’ memories just adjust to make sense of the changes. You could still use him as an Evil Magic Item Waste Disposal, but you’d really only want to do that with other demonic shit or it would probably be karmically awful.
I don’t think Ur has to destroy everything. Toss in some evil magic items, and maybe he’ll use them to become more powerful. He’ll make sure to cut the connection between you and the item so you don’t remember the experiment, though.
Unfortunately, no. The past stays the same, you just remember different reasons for it to be as it was. ErasUrr is not retconning, it is affecting memories and connections.
That’s why it is actually dangerous to use as nasty item/being removal – you forget why you had the problems but the problems don’t go away, so you no longer remember that you had a serious danger to deal with.
That is the only reason this looks like any possible rescue for Blake. He is still “out there” somewhere, he just has no connections to the world. At least, until a summoner accidentally or deliberately tries to talk to a lost Thorburn.
… shit. Things demons destroy are gone for good, right? So does that mean Blake can never regain the same connections with his buddies again even if they find out he lives? That… that bites. That bites the hardest. Trap that fucker in a mirror ball with a halogen lamp.
What?.. Just what?
Vivadufruit says:
You know thinking about it if Blake wanted to sorta get away from the whole everyone wanting to murder him thing, having a demon make it so no one knows you exist is a pretty good way, maybe it will end up being a plus? assuming he’s not just dead of course
I find myself wondering if this also cuts off Blake’s connection with his karmic debt.
Miles of Sand says:
The karmic debt only affects the women of his family, & since his connection with rose is cut, he’s no longer considered a woman by the “universe”.
hawkaoe says:
Wait, where does it say that? As far as I’m aware, the debt extends to all practitioners of the family, OR the current ‘heir’/head of the (practising) family
It’s still not actually clear why the Thorburn heir has to be a woman. The Duchamps have to because it’s part of some major working they’re doing, but there’s no indication of such a thing in the Thorburns. And we know the Thorburns can at least produce male children.
So who knows? There’s a big question mark over that whole issue.
Wait, if Blake didn’t make it, who’s been narrating and recording all this all the time?
Ur doesn’t retroactively vanish things, just connections. And he didn’t get the connection with us readers, I guess 😉
Urk. That actually makes sense. We don’t know about the retconned goblins because Blake didn’t know about them. But the narrator of Fell’s Histories chapter did because he was outside the narrative.
We also are outside the narrative so probably we have that same perspective.
Thanks terribly for destroying my one reason to retain hope for poor Blake. xO
Can the lawyers save him? He still has that favor in return for 1 job, right?
He apparently has trouble calling the lawyers personally (first contact with them) and he no longer has ties to the person who can (Rose).
Brilliant, Wildbow! Now I am as excited about Pact as I was about Worm.
Elvewyn says:
I wish Urr could sever my connection to Worm. That way I could read it again with all the excitement and drama renewed.
I am currently rereading it, but every time certain characters are mentioned, I get so many feels.
Back in 6.9, Blake dreamt that he was possessed by ErasUr, facing down Rose and her army of summonings. Given the context, the dream seemed at the time to be a premonition of Rose turning on Blake, but what if it wasn’t? Maybe at some point in the future, Rose will decide to tackle ErasUr herself (either for similar reasons to Blake, or to bind it into her army). When she does, she finds that it has found a hapless, unfamiliar, vaguely homeless-looking practitioner to torment, and fights with said practitioner in order to give him peace (cf. Blake and Dwight).
If that dream is foreshadowing, then the line “Rose and her gathered summonings, with Pauz perched on her shoulder” implies that Rose will make Pauz her familiar. Though that seems improbable, to put it mildly – Pauz’ radiation nearly killed her once, after all. And considering what she’s summoned since (and what she’ll be able to summon in the future), Pauz almost seems comparatively too weak to boot.
The notion that ErasUr, instead of erasing Blake, possessed him instead, seems more credible.
If that dream was foreshadowing, it got many details wrong:
In the dream his hands were bound to the Hyena sword. In reality the Hyena died and he decided not to take it as an implement.
In the dream his hands were bound to the locket. The locket exists but it is mostly depowered, the hair gone.
In the dream his hands were bound by the cords that once bound Pauz. Those cords now bind Conquest instead.
In the dream something, presumably ErasUrr, slithered behind his eyes. In reality Blake prevented ErasUrr from taking his eye initially. Now, who knows, but it really doesn’t look good.
You already mentioned the problem with Rose pairing with Pauz.
Other aspects of the dream are harder to say whether they came true or not, but basically it looks like the dream warned him what to avoid:
–Don’t use the Hyena as an implement.
–Don’t (over)use the locket.
–Don’t use the cords (maybe)? Oops on that one, he did use them.
–Don’t let ErasUrr get in your eyes.
–Don’t let Rose be controlled by Pauz.
1) Okay, this plan was more like it. I was so annoyed at Blake’s first attempt at binding ErasUr, but this actually looked like a proper plan. But I didn’t understand how Blake survived his first encounter with ErasUr even before the smoke thing was revealed; I certainly don’t understand now. Well, possibly something more powerful than the goblins was erased and protected him, but Fell’s Histories chapter is some evidence against that.
2) So Blake was erased. Wow. I didn’t expect him to survive the contest with Conquest against all odds, only to fall here. Huh. Incidentally, Blake might not be dead or erased; the phrasing “I didn’t make it.” could also indicate that he’d already fallen through the cracks of the world (into the void). A “disconnect”, basically. This would certainly fit the chapter title. (As would the void left in his companions, as well as in the story, by Blake’s actual erasure.)
3) I think there might be an inconsistency in the first person narrative here: So far, when something of Blake’s was erased, we didn’t even notice. We only discovered that his goblin trio was erased when it appeared in Fell’s Histories chapter. I do accept that Blake’s story, rather than never get written, instead just ends when he is erased himself. But I assumed Blake wouldn’t be able to recount that ErasUr erased his connections, and that as a result none of his connections would appear in his story up to that point.
4) Also concerning the narration: The final section after “I didn’t make it.” is followed by a shift in story perspective, but this section is entirely in 3rd person, rather than 1st person.
5) I TOTALLY missed the line “Rose settled a hand on Alexis’ shoulder” the first time through. AWESOME. Haha. What a great ending for this story arc.
6) And continuing that line of thought, I’m very much looking forward to how all the events so far are reinterpreted in light of Blake’s erasure. I guess we’ll switch to Rose’s perspective, who supposedly did everything Blake did? But then her personality might have to undergo a huge change, to the point of being unrecognizable, since she had previously been defined by her struggles to break free from her confinement, and by being all too much Other.
7) Wow, wildbow, what an evil point at which to start the Maggie Holt arc :).
8) I just realized that Blake’s fate here, whatever it is, is very similar to what (Worm spoiler, rot13: Yrivnguna’f neeviny) was in Worm. Which happened at a similar chapter count, too.
Chapter count shouldn’t relate 1-to-1 between this and worm, not with this being a one year project before donation updates. Even with that quibble, however, I disagree. I believe that this is more in terms of Fxvggre gheavat urefrys va then anything else. If only because it’s halfway through the story, and this is basically halfway through the year.
That wasn’t halfway through, whether going by in-story chronologically (Fur fcrag zber guna gjb lrnef nf Jrnire nsgre gung), going by number of arcs (Vg unccrarq va gur raq bs Nep gjragl-bar bs guvegl), or going by posting dates (Jbez fgnegrq ba Whar ryriragu, gjb gubhfnaq naq ryrira, guvf unccrarq ba Ncevy gjragl-svsgu, gjb gubhfnaq naq guvegrra, Jbez raqrq ba Bpgbore gragl-avagu be Abirzore avargrragu bs gur fnzr lrne, qrcraqvat ba jurgure lbh tb ol Fcrpx.Frira be Vagreyhqr:Raq). So, no, not halfway through, unless you mean ideologically (Zvq cbvag orgjrra Fxvggre naq Jrnire), which doesn’t work with the comparison. I hope I have made enough use of rot13 so this doesn’t need to get Wildbowed…
This reminded me of Fxvggre gheavat urefrys va gb gur CEG, mostly ideologically, it’s true, but also with Wildbow’s admission that the donation updates have pushed the schedule forward a bit.
Re: 3)
Everything else we have seen erased was erased from an outside perspective. We haven’t seen anyone erased from a first-person perspective before this. Remember the erased people aren’t necessarily destroyed, just completely disconnected.
It was suggested that Blake’s mobile phone was erased at some point, which was why nobody remembered him having one. I figured getting his connections (which aren’t alive, like a mobile phone) erased and therefore falling through the cracks would be distinct from being erased himself (in which case he ought to remember the latter in his final moments, but not the former), but upon reflection, both these concepts could well be one and the same.
PoignardAzur says:
Actually, the narration has a somehow inconsistent approach the erasing.
Blake mentions neither his goblin friends nor whatever he brings to light his torch before he notices they were eaten (so, the story is written like they never existed up until that point), but he does mention having a phone early, then he says he doesn’t have one after meeting ErasUrrr.
If I had to guess, he knew that he had a phone, but that’s about it. It’s a fact he couldn’t rationalize away. If he dug at it, holes would have shown themselves plain as day, but he didn’t.
Or to put this another way: Everything up to this point except for Histories and Pages have been Blake recounting his recollection of the story. We the readers are not affected by Urraser but Blake has only been able to tell us what he remembers. However, the story he told us exists outside of his setting or we couldn’t have read it. So Urraser can’t erase the story we’ve already been told. He can destroy the storyteller though, in which case we’ll get no more of that story.
Blake didn’t have anywhere near as much fire the first time. The warehouse is probably much more full of smoke this time.
Yeah… I don’t understand how Blake survived the first time either. All he had to do to escape was basically to run (not even that fast) towards the exit, and didn’t have nearly as much protection. And it was night. How the hell did he lose that fast now ?
Subbak says:
Mmmh… I can see several possible answers :
– he did not have a wreath this time, maybe that was a lot better protection than fire/light.
– Using a lot of light means casting a lot of shadows. Yes, it’s not less birght than it was before, but it creates a bigger contrast. Maybe the demon was able to use that.
– ErasUrr may have expended a lot of power to do what she just did. At the very least she self-immolated. It may have been a desesperate tactic when on the first attempt she was content to scare the Thornburns into running away.
Maybe ErasUrr has been doing some planning of it’s own. Or maybe the plan was always let Blake escape the first time, fiegning weaknesses, and then let him come back and destroy the bindings on the factory trying to destroy Urr.
Random thought – Erasurre might have poor Sight, and couldn’t target Blake’s rather weak connections at nighttime. Attacking during the day with stronger connections may have been his downfall.
You know, now that I think about it, if I were Urr, I wouldn’t eat everyone that came into the building I was bound into. I’d try to let at least some of them go, so they bring more people back trying to take revenge for what they don’t remember they lost.
I missed the “hand on shoulder” part until I read your comment. Huh.
People may have Rose and Blake’s positions reversed in their minds – Rose may believe her reflection got erased.
Yeah…that’s odd. Possibly, there’s something more than we know.
Okay, that’s a certainty, but there could be something that caused that.
Most likely, Rose will get the credit for all of Blake’s deeds, pre- and post-Awakening. Or her memories will be blended with Blake’s deeds. A better question, in my opinion: Where the heck did she get a body?
zeitpolizei says:
she always had a body, she just didn’t have a way of exiting the mirror world.
Which sidesteps the question to how she got out.
And I never really got the impression that the Mirror World was really a world so much as an image created around Rose. If it is…that opens up a lot more questions about what, exactly, Rose Sr did.
Good ol' Vorbis says:
Personally, I’m not a huge fan of Blake anyway…
Yggdrazzil says:
Harrumpf, an ‘Offscreen death’. Yeah, I don’t buy it until I see his corpse or…..
no that’s the only reason I’ll accept him being dead.
Maybe it’s just me but I am really not looking forward to the continuation of this story through Rose’ POV. But Wildbow will probably convince me otherwise with his writing.
Skittles says:
I need someone to convince me Rose makes a good protagonist. She’s sets players against each other, is post-conquest seeking out diabolism before other tactics, and most especially didn’t try making friends with the whoguard at all.
Granted,
-Paige was around during meeting time
-conquest surely messed her up
-she’s been trapped in a bubble for way too long
But as someone who’s anticipated replacing for arcs and really wants real interaction, she seems to be going about it backwards.
Don’t know why I didn’t say this on Saturday, sounds like last-minute denial now. I didn’t really intend that. I’d just anticipated her more lashing out for human contact than being Rose Sr. the reawakened.
Really powerful chapter, wildbow. In one sweep you made questions, subtly answered them, and greyed many a head.
Can somebody remind me what Rose’s Cabal’s name ? I can’t seem to remember. The Rose Gardens? The Thornburns? Something else?
Ainix says:
Thorns?
the Hedge? the Vine(s)? the Rose Knights? >.>
Thor(ne)guards?
And Isadora was there because she knew what was going to happen.
Well, if you attend enough Wildbattles, you’ll see everything.
You know, that’s kinda funny. Apparently Isadora knew what was going to happen before it happened.
But if Urr is doing what we’re told to believe he’s doing, she won’t know what happened after it happened, despite being there to witness it.
Unless Sphinx-mojo beats demon-mojo, in which case why wouldn’t she have killed the demon already?
Doesn’t like to get her paws dirty?
She pretty much just lounges around because she can.
Aharon says:
Man, I hate this. I really hope this isn’t Blake’s end. He deserves better 😦
To quote Dresden Files: He died doing the right thing.
Erasurr riddle go:
-in what condition are the mirrors in the Toronto house, what transportation is used, and what book knowledge can Rose have?
ErasUrr doesn’t change what exists, it disconnects things. So the bathroom mirror still got broken and placed on the walls (plus all the other mirrors they placed to make it easy on Rose). There is a motorcycle hanging around for unknown reasons that probably gets used just because it is around and not obviously anyone’s, and Rose studied the same books.
Aww, Blake…
My money’s on him not being dead. Even more of my money is on him being in a state we don’t want to see, but probably will anyways.
The Blakeguard don’t recognize Evan flying around up there, which means they either forgot about him along with Blake or Evan just moved on. Or both.
Rose is in the real world now, which is what was supposed to happen when Blake died.
This is… ah man, I wanted to see Blake go places. I mean, he didn’t really seem cut out for the whole diabolism thing, but he was honestly trying to make the world a better place. 😦
Also, seriously. Can Ur get any scarier?
“Let’s see what happens if I start to gnaw on the ground.”
That would be amusing. In a darkly humorous, one-shot AU-story kind of way. Maybe it’s something wildbow could write between Pact and whatever comes next.
Although having all your connections cut may have tricked the universe into thinking Blake died. It may be a loophole. Now all Blake has to do is defeat, or at least escape ErasUrr, forge new connections with everyone, and he’ll be hunky dory. No sweat.
Cue Blake reenacting Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories, where he slowly regains his friends’ trust.
New connections won’t be the same as the old ones. They’ll probably never be as close as they were before, even if he was alive. That’s why you fear those who manipulate connections.
B. Arly says:
Semi-spoilers for Worm in rot13:
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Yes, but back then, I binge read it and didn’t have to wait for a month to know how it turned out. 😉
Same here, but I guess that’s what people who followed it realtime had the same feeling we have now.
What code is used for the eorm spoilers?
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Yeah, it’s kind of the same “only a big damn Deus Ex Machina can save the hero” situation. I mean, [Gnlybe jbhyq or fb qrnq vs Pbvy unq hfrq frevbhf jrncbael vafgrnq bs whfg ‘bar’ tha].
ROT13: Pbvy qvq hfr frevbhf jrncbael va bgure gvzryvarf. Vg’f vzcyvrq gung ur hfrq qbmraf bs teranqrf ba ure va gur bgure gvzryvar, naq fur jnf noyr gb fraq gurz nyy onpx juvyr gurl jrer fgvyy va gur nve. Jura ur’f tvivat beqref gb uvf zra, ur ercrngrqyl vafgehpgf gurz gb abg hfr teranqrf. Nyfb, uvf zra unir ynfre thaf gung pna phg guebhtu fgrry, juvpu frrzf cerggl urnil-qhgl gb zr.
Seriously, it doesn’t make much sense, no matter how put it or define it. She survived because “author want hero to survive”, period.
Vs Pbvy unq fvzcyl fubg ure jvgu n yvtug znpuvar-tha be n ynfre evtug nsgre fur gryrcbegrq, be vs ur’q yrg ure tb ubzr naq svyyrq ure ubhfr jvgu P4, be vs gur bgure fbyqvref unq fubg ure, be ur’q svyyrq gur ebbz jvgu qrnqyl arhebgbkvaf… V’z abg tbvat gb yvfg nyy cbffvovyvgvrf. Vs Pbvyq unq orra fzneg, Gnlybe jbhyq or qrnq.
Kathiendis says:
Your interpretation is missing a key factor.
Jung lbh’er zvffvat urer vf gung Pbvy pna perngr oenapu havirefrf ng jvyy naq znxr inevbhf nggrzcgf, naq RIRELGUVAT ur gevrq snvyrq. Ner gurer cynaf gung zvtug unir jbexrq? Znlor. Ohg Pbvy qvqa’g gel gubfr cynaf. Znlor gurl jrer ba uvf gb-qb yvfg.
Vg’f abg arprffnel gung gurer vfa’g n jnl gb xvyy Fxvggre, bayl gung Pbvy pna’g pbzr hc jvgu vg orsber Fxvggre naq Gnggyrgnyr pbzr hc jvgu na nccebcevngr pbhagre. Ur npghnyyl gubhtug ur fhpprrqrq jvgu uvf Cyna O, juvpu pnhfrq uvz gb npprcg gung oenapu, juvpu jnf gur sngny zvfgnxr. Vs Fxvggre unqa’g snxrq qrnq nsgre gur snxr genvgbe Fxvggre vapvqrag, Pbvy jbhyq unir pnapryyrq gung havirefr ntnva naq gevrq fbzrguvat ryfr.
Vg jnf fcrpvsvrq va-havirefr gung ur jnfa’g ernyyl hc gb orvat fzneg. Yvfn unq orra zvaqfperjvat uvz sbe jrrxf gb yrnir uvz rkunhfgrq naq birefgerffrq, jvgu gbb zhpu gb qrny jvgu.
Bar bs gur znva ernfbaf nyy uvf cynaf snvyrq jrer orpnhfr bs Üore’f pevccyrq gvaxre cbjref. Ur fcrpvsvpnyyl zragvbaf gung gurl gevrq gb gryrcbeg Fxvggre qverpgyl vagb be bire n ing bs npvq ohg vg jnf gbb fvzvyne gb fbzrguvat ryfr Üore unq perngrq.
anony says:
Ernyvfgvpnyyl fcrnxvat Gnlybe jbhyq unir qvrq znal gvzrf naq jbhyq pregnvayl arire unir znantrq orpbzr gur ehyre bs Oebpgba Onl.
Gur Fvzhetu naq Pbagrffn/Pnhyqeba qvq n jubyr ybg bs jbex gb trg ure gb gur raq tnzr:
Pbagrffn nyybjrq Nyrknaqevn’f qrngu (ab cerpbt oybpxvat nebhaq gurz ng gur gvzr) naq Pnhyqeba ceriragrq gur HF zvyvgnel be gur Cebgrpgbengr whfg trggvat fbzr sbeprf gbtrgure naq jvcvat gur sybbe jvgu gur Haqrefvqref jura gurl qrpynerq gurzfryirf gur ehyref bs gur onl (gur zvyvgnel pbhyq unir whfg fjrcg gur cynpr jvgu ahzoref juvyr gur Cebgrpgbengr vf fgngvfgvpnyyl thnehagrrq gb unir ybgf bs Guvaxre naq frafbe pncrf jub pbhyq svther bhg jurer gur Haqrefvqref ner naq oevat qbja gur unzzre).
Gur Fvzhetu cerfhznoyl qebccrq gur VD naq pbzcrgrapr bs gur abar-Gnlybe pncrf (gvzrfgbccvat jverf vf fb oybbql boivbhf gung lbh jbhyq qrsvavgryl guvax bs vg va lrnef bs hfvat lbhe cbjre).
Pretty much. Although “Cauldron / Contessa did it” is basically the same as “A wizard / the author did it”, by that point.
Well as bad as this is, there might be one good thing. If Blake does somehow survive, then none of his enemies will remember him either. Heck, with Rose now the heir, he may be free of the karmic debt. Thus he will be able to operate more freely than before. Though loosing all your friends will suck bigtime.
But if his ties with Evan are gone then the bird won’t survive either. He’ll have lost everything to start over. Even Worm didn’t end on that sour of a note… damn close, but still…
On the downside, if he does survive we’re very likely to find out what Ur’s taint looks like. In more than one sense of the word.
He won’t remember his friends either though. Assuming connections go both ways at least. He’ll be just as alone as they are.
Enjou says:
I’m in agreement with others that Blake is most likely not dead. His connections with his friends were broken by the demon, so they don’t remember him, but the sparrow fleeing the scene indicates that Evan is still ‘alive’ through his connection to Blake. My guess is that Blake called in the lawyers, maybe even before going into the factory in order to have an insurance policy. Fake his death in a magic sort of way, get Rose out of the mirror, ???, profit. Looking forward to seeing what happens next.
The lawyers worked for the current heir, which he isn’t if he got chomped.
He could still call them before getting chomped, either in the factory at the last moment or, as I mentioned, well before that to set up an insurance policy of sorts.
You’re waaaaay too optimistic there.
No foreshadowing? Not likely.
I doubt that if that were the twist, or if there even was a twist allowing Whatshisface to live, we would not recognize it now because if it were foreshadowed, then Whatshisface’s untimely demise would not be the plot equivalent of a gut punch it was crafted to be. With all that Wildbow has set up, delivering the news of Whatshisfaces inevitable demise, then giving us some small hope that he might survive, only to end it so suddenly. I doubt he would have left any obvious clues as to whether a twist would occur, only ones that should be noticeable in hindsight, some Chekhov’s gun mentioned earlier or something similar.
The only possible chekhov’s gun I can recall was if Blake’s super-nightmare turned out to be prophetic, which would be one heck of a fall.
Ur possession might also explain a number of elements in that dream, such as his friends not noticing him, the desperate need to maintain what little essence he had left, Rose being in the real world and Blake in the mirror, etc.
On the plus side, Blake could probably learn Ur’s full name that way. On the downside, it’d be far too late to do anything with it by that point, not to mention Blake’s old friends wouldn’t see Blake, but a stranger/monster deserving nothing more than a mercy kill at best. And that’s assuming Rose doesn’t mistake him for an other and bind him.
Blake is The Fool for his tarot drawing by the DuChamps remember? This is the Abyss, death & rebirth part (Belly of the Whale) of The Hero’s Journey in which he needs to obtain a Revelation in order to receive a Transformation &/or Apotheosis in order to move on. Granted given his inherited karma, his time in there would be a small slice of hell but if he succeeds, he’d get a huge power/karmic boost, if he fails, he’d be deader than Evan.
Rose’s physical manifestation here may have been part of RDT’s protections for the heirs as an emergency anchor to reality should they be this close to death; failure to overcome situations resulting in true deaths will cause Rose to move on to the next heir with a Rose’s alternate memories changed accordingly to suit the new heir with memories of the previous heir erased.
I was thinking that rose’s manifestation was a reaction to the tie to Blake dying (being cut) – it means that she is no longer bound as his reflection so metaphorically there is nothing to keep her inside the mirror (nothing on this side).
Fuddlebob says:
So I’ve essentially been binge-reading Pact up until this point, and THIS is what I’m left with as the most recent chapter? WHYYYYY
Owch. How are you finding it so far? Does it stack up to Worm for you?
You poor bastard. You picked the wrong time…
Don’t worry, wildbow updates a ridiculous amount. 2x week at least, usually 3x (but not for the next few weeks).
Your perfect timing.
Rose had better deal with the Behaims soon, else she’s going to be a diabolist with one dubiously-loyal summon, a handful of meatshields/batteries, and no books to improve on either of those assets…
Actually, we have no idea what Rose is capable of, now that she has hands of her own. I look at that list and add:
Time: Isadora’s prophecy stated this transition would be disorienting for everyone, Rose’s enemies included. The situation likely mirrors that of chapter 1-1: “That was… noteworthy in scale. […] We’ll need to know what she did before we move on.”
Secrets: Rose didn’t tell Blake everything; in particular, she was aware of the contents of Isadora’s prophecy, or the lawyers or senior!Rose told her when she newly was created. So while she apparently didn’t cause Blake’s death, she might have been planning for this eventuality for some time. In which case she’s ahead of her opponents.
A body, and a different personality: We have no idea how a human Rose behaves, but she won’t be a female Blake, and she seemed to be more of a strategizing type. Blake routinely took risks which should have removed him from the game (and finally did). Rose doesn’t strike me as the type to take similar kinds of risks.
Corvidae: of dubious loyalty, yes, but of immense value considering that Blake’s connections – of both allies and enemies – have reverted to Rose.
Knowledge from the books: relative to Blake, Rose had a several-week headstart on reading the books in the Thorburn library – Blake had no access in Toronto, and Rose didn’t sleep. Even if she has no access now, but that might not matter much.
Unknown motive: Rose’s one stated goal was fulfilled. We have no idea what she’s planning to do now. Though given that she’s inherited the Thorburn enemies, she might not have the time to think about this for now…
Lawyer favors and Ornias: we don’t know whether Rose is willing to use devils; I wouldn’t be surprised either way. She can call in one easy favor, and might be more willing than Blake to pay the price for more.
A cabal: In 6-03, Blake made his cabal swear oaths that they wouldn’t dabble in diabolism. Rose was captured by Conquest at that point, so she was in no position to do the same. Now that Blake’s connections were erased, these oaths could possibly be erased and void as well.
The reputation of being the Thorburn heir.
And all this without having either of a familiar, implement, or demesne. (Though Rose’s implement has to be some kind of mirror, right?)
Hands of her own?
rereads end of chapter
Huh, I missed that. I wonder why that happened.
Both Blake and Rose were suspicious about rewiring connections to themselves. Pica changes connections for negative effects.
Though Rose’s implement has to be some kind of mirror, right?
That might make sense to us, but why would she remember mirrors?
On the subject of Conquest, I wonder how everyone is going to reconcile the memory of binding him without Blake existing, and thus Rose not being in the mirror-verse?
All good points. Maggie did have to guide her through summoning and binding the minions she used in Conquest’s contest, so it’s unclear how much good she got out of her headstart on the reading. That could go either way, though, and she does seem like the type to have memorized a few key demon summonings just in case.
Also, one of Rose Sr’s conditions for her heir was that the latter improve the family’s karma over the next few years. If we assume that she also created Rose Jr for a specific purpose, I’m skeptical that she wouldn’t include a “don’t use demons except as a last resort” clause (which is admittedly still more lenient than Blake’s “except never”).
Bart Humphries says:
The lawyer firm works with people capable of summoning and binding things like the barber and the crow/raven, things that can seriously mess up or cut connections. They must have a way of monitoring broken connections. Just because Blake may be lost to the world now doesn’t necessarily mean that he’s lost to everything in the world.
On that note, don’t they work FOR things that can cut/shuffle connections? The demonic law firm might be Blake’s best chance, and that’s a really scary thought.
You know what’s really scary? During the lawyer chat, the “working for devil lawyers” part is considered only a part of the price, and perhaps not the worst. (Similarly in the discussion with their driver.)
The serious costs are losing your name, your identity (or at least parts of it), and giving demons a foothold in the world by giving up something of yours.
The scary part is that Blake doesn’t really have much to loose from that point of view. (Or, at least, he might not remember he does.) He might actually not see a reason to refuse, if he remembers the lawyers, they remember him, and they’re still interested.
Cobaltbird says:
I kind of like this ending. Don’t get me wrong, I loved Blake, but if the story just uses him and only him as the main POV character it kind of lets you know he’ll survive every time since the story would be over without him. So, as shocked as I am, I think the story will be a lot better now.
Even after Isadora cut him open I was like “nah he ain’t dead yet, it would be over”.
Making every single character disposable is what I love about Game of Thrones; I sincerely hope Blake is gone. Even if he isn’t, I’m hoping the story will have a lot more POV arcs based on the other power players and make it clear no one is truly safe. Let the hunger games begin!
Worm spoiler:
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So, Blake being eaten aside…
You know, it’s interesting that the Shepard offered help here, free of charge. Previously he’d been nothing but antagonistic-and it’s not like Blake asked him to help, just that he give Blake free reign. I wonder what his thought process there was? Give Blake more rope to hang himself with? Altruism, providing resources to help stop a monster?
Blake was able to get a lot of people who normally wouldn’t to give him stuff to help against this thing. A shame it was a wasted effort.
The little hand that set a sparkle and burned the gasoline all at once producing a lot of smoke for the demon to hide.
Was it a ghost?
I got the feeling that was a part Ur itself. We’ve already seen that he can form limbs and tendrils all over the place at will, why not a functioning hand?
Although… I feel like there would have been light there. Guess it’s hard to say.
From the lines:
-> There’s enough ambiguity in the text (“A tiny hand” is in a separate paragraph from “The demon”; plus the last line) that this could possibly have been deliberate sabotage by another entity with a tiny hand (maybe the Shepherd’s wraith girl?). Though Ur itself (from 5-6: “It was aged limbs, withered ones, from every species and no species in particular.”) seems like the more likely explanation, e.g. due to “The demon immolated itself”, though Blake could have misinterpreted the situation.
And surely there would have been easier ways of sabotaging Blake than this. This one required knowledge of how Ur functions, which is another point in favor of Ur self-immolating.
(Incidentally: I just noticed that Ur’s self-immolation is neatly paralleled by the talk, earlier in the chapter, about shamans accidentally self-immolating.)
Also, from 5-6:
“This time, it simply crashed into the wall of flame. The fire did far more damage than it should have. Incinerating mountains of flesh, torching bent limbs and digits.
It was destroying itself, feeding more and more of itself into the fire.
If there were hints or clues as to why in the creature’s behavior or body language, I couldn’t see it.”
So Ur already tried this same tactic in its first encounter with Blake (which to me suggests it was not cunning enough to intentionally spare Blake then for some unknown purpose, but instead simply failed).
And this also suggests that Blake really did misunderstand something fundamental about Ur’s nature, which led to his defeat.
Maybe the rule of three was also involved somehow, i.e. Blake managed to escape twice (however one wants to count) in their first encounter and now was caught in the third try?
Why wouldn’t the Shepherd want to kill Ur? Who doesn’t?
Nobody liked the demon. Better to assist some well-meaning fool or enemy to get rid of it, and if he snuffs it in the process…
I just realized this: Maggie’s prophecy may well be fulfilled now. From her Histories chapter: “You’ll experience what you experienced here, twice more. The rule of three, to make this stronger. [You] will experience blood and darkness and fire, like you experienced it here.”
And in 6-7: “Predefined rules, boundaries, minimized damage, a lot to gain? I’ve been hoping for something like this for a long time now.”
Molly may or may not have been a darkness-and-fire event, but surely this is one. The “blood” part gives me some trouble, but it seems to point to relationships (like “of my blood”), rather than physical blood, in which case the erasure of Blake’s relationships seems like a perfect fit. Though I wonder to which extent Maggie must be personally involved for it to count.
Nah, still got the worst one left. Rule of three, it’s gonna be something to behold.
I have a hunch this story will be punctuated by Maggie (she’s not as far from the spotlight as she thinks). 6 months for the second event, 6 months for the third.
We get to enjoy the quirky adventures of a young diabolist in the meantime as a coincidence.
Not true. Things in prophecies, can get lighter, less harsh each repetition.
Are you really believing Wildbow will deliberately avoid describing 10/10 messed up fiery chaos ?
I know we shouldn’t expect anything, but… come on.
“But I wanted to be dramatic and clever, and there aren’t many ways to do that without lying.”
“I really want to give you a kiss on the cheek,” she said.
You’re sure you don’t like-like him?
Shamans keen on the dramatic had tried riding fire spirits, and by and large, they’d self-immolated.
And thus earned the magical world’s equivalent of a Darwin Award.
And, of course, a holy crap or similar epithet would be appropriate.
Hey it was my ship. Might be a doomed one now though.
Isn’t Maggie a minor ?
Seventeen, above the legal age of mutual consent, and three years removed from Blake. If he comes back in a year, somehow, they can get close without the undertones and everyone who ships the pairing wins.
Um, might? Are we speaking the same language here? I’m pretty sure that ship is literally impossible outside of fanfiction. Like, literally and totally impossible.
Eh, it’s within the acceptable range of responses to a friend flat out saying “I have a right to be concerned about your wellbeing”. Particularly when you aren’t planning on actually giving up any info.
Orion says:
RIP Blake. Here’s to hoping Rose dies soon too.
You do realize if she bites it too, we’ll have a long list of Thorburns before Paige?
Time for Paige to prepare and get the two-year old Thorburn under her wing.
So you’d prefer the rest die horribly? They’re still (fictional) people.
I would prefer if Paige and Isadora could scare them out of every actually getting to the mansion. Let the Thorburn Mansion and the Barber be lost to time.
Workings unravel. Especially resource intensive ones like the Behaims’, especially when there are people who could be interested in stuff contained within (such as the library). Also, if the Thorburn line ever ends, that thing goes to the lawyers… not something very desirable.
Except there are people who react to scare and confrontation with, you know, violence. That would give them justification to act.
Oh wow, what if ErasUrr isn’t the dumb brute we’ve kind of been assuming it is? The Demons do have inter-dimensional lawyers and an extremely long-term game plan. Even the Incest Demon was shown to have been flying under the radar for decades, secretly assembling it’s forces. (Pauz doesn’t count, he’s only a spark.) ErasUrr displays new tricks this time round, suggesting it was holding back the first time it fought Blake, by quite a bit. It even apparently ate his phone, which on reflection would have been a reflective surface and hidden away on Blake’s person. If it could reach through his protections to eat his phone, for seemingly no real reason other then limiting his connections, there’s no reason it couldn’t do the same to him. It intentionally let him go the first time, and has it’s own plans for him now he’s officially cut off from the rest.
If Blake was created by the Barber, then perhaps there were conditions set into place by Rose Sr. anticipating or even requiring Blake’s death. ErasUrr’s actions could be a loophole allowing the Demons to fulfill the bargain while pulling one over Rose Sr.
By the way, is Blake’s chest still held together by wax? Cause if so, being stuck by fire is just the thing he needs to make his situation worse.
After rereading some of the first few chapters, I’m starting to think there’s some really shady stuff in play here. First of all, it seemed like in 1.1 Molly had an idea of what was coming. Also, Rose Sr. dies at exactly the stroke of midnight? Along with her “cat” (familiar), obviously. Finally… I’m veeeery interested to know what exactly Rose knows. She obviously had some sort of briefing before she met Blake for the first time, since she gave him intel on the situation and even what lead to Molly’s death…
Rose Sr. died at the stroke of midnight because she’d struck a bargain with Aimon Behaim for more time on her life. She knew exactly when it was going to run out.
Molly had an idea of what was coming for the same reason Blake did in 1.1: she’d inherited the family’s enemies and had gained some small access to the magical world, despite not being awakened yet.
Aaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Goddamnit Wildbow.
I don’t even know what to say. Blake was at his best, reaching for purpose and trying to do Good, and his incredibly bad Karma let him rise to that level so that he could fall harder. Aaaahhhh.
(I typed this up earlier, but my computer crashed. Hopefully the tags work).
Oh my God, I’m so excited for this Maggie Holt arc. We now come to one of my favorite metafictional devices: plotting Maggie. Don’t you all see? This is Book Five (or thereabouts) in the Maggie Holt series, which I think of as a pulpy (but good) Dresden Files-style YA novel. I’m not super clear on Maggie’s timeline, or even how old she is, but I’m going with 17 as of 7.11. I could look it up, but I don’t care that much.
Book One: We learn about the world of magic as Maggie’s hometown is attacked by goblins. It has more of a suspense/horror feel closer to what Pact is now. It ends with Maggie escaping to Jacob’s Bell, her deal with the goblin queen hanging over her head as a sequel hook.
Book Two: Arrival at Jacob’s Bell, a small town full of sinister intrigue and colorful characters. Maggie begins her struggle for power. Obviously, there are other subplots. This book might have more of a “Wake Up, Go to School, Save the World” feel — where “Save the World” is “struggle to get by in an unforgiving environment,” especially as Maggie will be the “new girl” at school and in the community.
This would form a prominent subplot throughout the book. Maybe even a little romance with some civilian (although they’d break up, natch — and this is why Maggie starts low-key eyeing Blake, because she thinks she can’t have a “normal” relationship. Sidebar, though: isn’t Blake in his late twenties? Talk about a sketchy pairing). The book ends with Rose’s death, and the pending arrival of a new Thorburn.
Book Three: Maggie continues to struggle for power, and is manipulated into killing Molly. Blake arrives, and eventually finds out. The book also covers whatever happened to get her fairy-possessed (or whatever) after Blake leaves for Toronto. Blake calls her to the city at the end of the book.
Book Four (would depend on the pacing/size of the other books?): Toronto and aftermath from Maggie’s POV. Now, picture a typical YA-style blurb for Book Five.
Maggie Holt thought she was done with Blake Thorburn after leaving him and his cabal in Toronto. He’d bound the Lord of the city, and she’d gotten her third round of blood and darkness. Thorburn could deal with the creepy, existence-eating demon inhabiting a Toronto factory. She could deal with her senior year and, maybe, head to college. Right?
Blake shows up at her door a week later. Turns out, the battle at the factory went badly, and now he’s trapped on the bleeding edge of existence. Rose Thorburn — Blake’s cold, calculating counterpart — has taken his place in the real world. None of Blake’s friends even remember that he exists — and Rose is more dangerous than she seems.
Blake Thorburn needs help, and Maggie Holt is the only one who can give it to him. Or she’ll have more than her senior prom to worry about.
Catch the action in Maggie Holt: Double Jeopardy. In stores now.
HYPED.
Also, as this blurb suggests, I sure as hell hope that Blake is alive.
Also, I don’t actually read YA or urban fantasy, so sorry if I got the blurb style all wrong.
Seems pretty accurate to me.
Also, based on the blurb I think this is one of the few YA books I’d read.
Sidebar, though: isn’t Blake in his late twenties?
No, Blake is only twenty years old.
I feel like the readers of the hypothetical Maggie Holt series (much like the watchers of the hypothetical Duncan Behaim, Time Cop TV series) would have mixed feelings about Blake.
On the one hand, it’s good that he’s not being an asshole about how Maggie owes his family for murdering his cousin. On the other hand, he twists the plot all around himself in Book 4! The Fell subplot and Maggie’s team-up with Rose (which probably produced some Rose fans) just highlight that this is really Blake Thorburn’s book. Maggie’s just there as a footsoldier. It’s him, after all, that kills Laird, so Maggie has to deal with the fallout.
And now he’s showing up to be the love interest/damsel in distress for Book 5? Sheesh, the author is really pushing the guy, isn’t he?
“Fuck you Blake I just want Maggie to shank Craig like the little bitch he is. I don’t care about your failing at demon hunting.”
“Blake/Maggie forever! It’s a really good inversion of romance novel tropes where neither of them lose their agency and they both have separate but connected goals and interests.”
“I hate Maggie since she murdered that girl in book 3 and I’m just reading them now to be a curmudgeon. I want a Blake Thorburn series. At least he’s not evil.”
I really hope Blake isn’t out of the picture for good. I don’t give a @/(/#% about Rose.
Maggie is caramel-cream-fudging sweet. She kicks me right in the diabeetus.
{V ernyyl ubcr fur jba’g raq hc yvxr cbbe Abryyr}.
Also, right on time; June’s over, year halfway point reached. Time to switch gears… Damnit, something must have got into my eye. ;_;
“…Damnit, something must have got into my eye.”
Is it black with little claws?
Or a little bird with a beak?
Missing word or Imp hijinks?
So, here is a fringe theory about Blake coming back to the story, even if not as the POV character.
The Rose we have seen lately is… cold. She is harsh, ruthless and apparently secretive. She has also been quite obsessed with reaching for power. Now, a lot of this might stem from her being stuck in a mirror prison, but this is also how she really is like.
And that’s great! She will be a fearful practitioner. Easily one of the strongest practitioners there have been, with an incredible amount of intellect, resources and experience. Just like her great-grandmother and her great-great-grandmother and…
My point is, if Rose’s personality does not change, she will continue with the Thorburn line of scary, evil people (it was suggested that the Thorburn line has done horrible things. Both Bad and Wrong). Rose Sr. wanted to avoid this. She wanted to end the cycle of fighting between the Thorburns and the Behaims, and hopefully not accrue more bad karma in the process.
This is where I think Blake comes in. Blake has a tradition of breaking the rules and trying to do things his own way. He run away from family instead of staying, he built his /own/ life, struggling against an incredible amount of bad karma, and he has only tried to make the world better for his jerk family, his friends and the rest of the world. Now, Blake is “dead”, free of karmic debt and free to explore his power to his full potential.
The two weakest links of my theory, of possibly many, are:
First, how will Blake be able to do anything for the Thorburn line if his connections to it were cut? He probably doesn’t know who his family was (but he will remember he had a family, like he remembered he had goblin companions when he fought ErasUrr). Blake is not the first person to get eaten by ErasUrr, but we have never heard of anyone come back, and Blake shouldn’t be an exception.
Second, this is the perfect “death”. This is the perfect way to erase Blake’s karmic debt. There is no way granny Rose could have planned this.
I would answer both points with a flimsy answer: the lawyers. Maybe the lawyers couldn’t do anything to direct Blake to ErasUrr, but they could have many plans in case of his death and how to bring him back.
I don’t think Granny Rose could have anticipated (or at least been sufficiently certain of) Blake meeting Ur, so Rose Jr. was probably really supposed to come through when Blake died.
(It would require a ridiculous kind of Thanatos gambit to pull that through, it doesn’t sound quite like Wildbow’s style. I’d expect him to at least foreshadow before putting a Contessa in the story.)
So it’s probably that the demon in the machine triggered the incarnation of Rose (though I am curious how was Rose supposed to have been incarnated if Blake just died). But if Blake survives somehow it would actually be a lucky turn of events from the karma-inheritance point of view, although he might be miserable about it.
No, no. I don’t think Granny Rose could have done anything about ErasUrr. Rather, she might have had multiple plans “in case Blake goes down”. Blake was going to meet his end soon, she could have planned for a variety of ways this could have happened.
From what I gather, Rose taking Blake’s place was in the sense of the universe “righting” itself. Either granny Rose tricked the universe into thinking mirror Rose was the real heir and the evil Blake was keeping her imprisoned, or mirror Rose was the real heir the whole time and Blake was the sneaky mirror duplicate.
harden865 says:
I think elder rose could have anticipated that. From what we know of her, she was incredibly smart, ruthless, and powerful. Behaims have mentioned how one of her plans were so convoluted that no sane person would think of it, and she would pull it through. Lawyers said, when asked why elder rose didn’t take “the deal”, that it was because she needed power. They would have given her power, but with limitations, being part of the firm and all, and she needed a LOT of power.
However… Blake HAS speculated of the lawyers being very…. contessa-like. Things fit together in such a way that it was as if they planned, from the moment blake and Lewis took their little walk, for blake to be pinned by conquest who would force him into a corner, and blake himself would force himself deeper in the corner (with the contest) and cause him to call their names.
If you look at all the events that have transpired since the very beginning, and assume lawyers are near-clairvoyant, or have an ability similar to the “I win” power (getting the most likely possibility for the most optimal way to achieve their goal, so not QUITE like her power, but close enough), it makes a lot more sense. Even from the moment Rose comes into being and sees a lawyer cleaning and putting everything back in its spot before Blake gets there (I would guess they put the rune back on the “in case of emergancy, break mirror” note, since there’s no way molly was there for months and never touched one of the books hiding the note).
But Elder Rose did make deals with the lawyers from time to time. I still have no friggin idea what her plan/goal is, nor why she died exactly at midnight, but I do know she had laid out a very complex and well-thought-out plan. It’s totally reasonable if she coordinated with lawyers and even planned THIS happening.
My reasoning for this- I’m not buying that molly was a meat shield and nothing more. Unless molly also had a mirror-version of herself, which I doubt because the duchamps would’ve noticed, why was blake the one to get the vestige? Elder Rose told Aimon that the whole “cut reflection” thing was the protection she was giving to her heir. No point of giving that protection to only him, just so he could circumvent the “female heir” thing.
HOWEVER, this makes perfect sense if she knew that the only way to drive blake to where he is now, and to even pick up magic, is if one of his favorite cousins was murdered, like his own “Ben Parker”, and that he, with his messed up past, and very very unique personality and sense of justice would be the ONLY one of her decedents to be brave/stupid enough to go after Ur and/or some other evil demon thing.
Makes a crapton more sense if this has all been apart of her plan.
one more, and this one is an even bigger speculation from left field with a LOT less evidence to support it- What if Urr has been operating on Elder Rose’s instructions for this specific moment/action? Urr’s actions haven’t been making sense lately, and I feel like blake shouldn’t have lasted this long at all, let alone his first encounter. Why not eat the connections then?
Well, I guess in a world with augurs, divination-oriented Sphinxes, lifetime-reading fae and all that stuff it’s probably less unlikely than my instincts would lead me to believe.
Wanna put my top two vague+shitdropping cliffhangers up here:
“Url!” Gnggyrgnyr cnhfrq, cbvagvat ng zr jvgu n fgrea rkcerffvba ba ure snpr. “Qba’g fjrne!”
Wow! I would never have guessed that Maggie would turn on Blake like this. Wildbow I sure hope her arc explains how Ur possessed Maggie. I really had hoped you would have sent her into the void but NOOOO! You pull an ErasUrr on Blake. So, who’s going to rescue him?
“I would never have guessed that Maggie would turn on Blake like this.”
“Wildbow I sure hope her arc explains how Ur possessed Maggie.”
Seriously, what? Did I miss something?
True, we don’t know for sure what possessed maggie was the goblin from earlier and not something else. But.. why do you think it’s Urr? I mean, maggie had a moment to give Blake a reason to not go in there, and she told him that now was his best chance. Why not eat him sooner?
I don’t see maggie showing any signs of not liking sunlight/fire. Hell, she’s been all about the “blood and fire” thing.
Plus, First time Blake fought Ur, he had three goblins with him. If we assume they came from the only goblin queen he knows… then it’s more confusing to think ur is maggie.
It was theorised back then that those 3 goblin helpers were the Hyena’s posse, who obeyed Blake after binding their old leader.
…but…. then the Hyena wouldn’t have submitted. They would have either protected their boss from the ghosts, or broke the tree and/or chain-leash, when Blake gave Hyena the ultimatum of either submitting or blake leaving it to get mauled by his victims.
If hyena had goblin helpers who obeyed blake AFTER hyena was beaten, that means they weren’t also hyena’s victims like the ghosts and fairies and whatnot. So, I can’t think of why Hyena would Submit if that were the case….
The hyena would submit if Blake managed to deal with his goblin crew in some way, such as trapping them behind charged metal or tying them up in holly leaves or whatever other weakness. The goblin crew would obey Blake for the exact reasons Maggie listed in this chapter: claim victory over a goblin leader, and all its minions will follow you instead. And you’ll note that Blake’s actions and results almost perfectly mirror the examples Maggie gave.
If Blake dealt with the crew like that, he would’ve remembered having more holly and chain. He mentioned multiple times that he didn’t think he had enough chain and wished he had more but wasn’t sure how he could move effectively like that.
For him to forget about the additional materials used to deal with the minions, Ur would have had to eat the goblins AND the additional materials.
As for not remembering the materials, weren’t the goblins still wearing chains to seal them up during the fight with Urrrrr?
evilquaelgeist says:
I mainly have one question. “What is going on in Alexis’ head, because this could mean god damn anything!”
I also hope that we haven’t seen the last of Blake he was far to interesting too get rid of him, had far too much left to explore. 😦
@Wildbow: Well done, fantasticly written and absolutely evil!
Disturbed says:
Wildcrazytheorytime:
Blake used wax to patch himself up, forging a connection between him and the Tallow man. The mention of the Tallow man’s probable return was foreshadowing. Blake’s lack of connection with his friends will strengthen his ties to the dead (Tallow man). Blake and the Tallow man will fuse, returning as a very Other practitioner that isn’t and never was the Thornburn heir.
At the very least, the mention of Others being able to return from the dead was foreshadowing for Blake’s return (I hope).
I’m not sure if I’d want to see Blake return. He left in a pretty bad state, and there’s no way he’d be coming back in a better one. Would there even be anything left?
Now that Blake’s connections have been consumed, theoretically, Rose will not remember him, which could possibly lead up to a point later on that “mirrors” Rose’s appearance in 1.1. In fact I could definitely see that happening, just for the irony that it would have. If it does happen, knowing the pacing for this story, I would expect it to happen near the beginning of the third act, assuming that this signifies the second act, the lowest point for our heroes. If this situation actually does occur, it would be very similar to the structure of Mira Grant’s Newsflesh books, which are a great read by the way.
Next time, on Blake’s Tall Tales:
Blake: You know, I fought an oblivion demon once!
Rose: Wh- No you didn’t.
Blake: Oh yes I did! (Reminiscing dramatically) There I was, bravely entering the demon’s lair, armed to the teeths with ghosts, runes, fire and halogen lamps, determined to bind the monstrosity once and for all!
Rose: Never heard of such a thing.
Blake: But you were there too!
Rose (sputtering): What!? That’s… preposterous! How could I- (pauses, draws a breath) Ok, mister, if you’re so smart, how did YOU vanquish the demon?!
Blake (whispers mysteriously) Well, the truth is, the beast was simply too strong, so… I didn’t make it!
Rose: WHAT?!? Of all the stupid, imbecillical-
ErasUrr (noding sagely): Is all true, senorita… Nadie, but no one, can catch… (points to itself) El Magniiifico! No es verdad, amigo?
Blake (heavy Canadian accent): Si, es verdad, amigo!
(They both pull out their guitars)
Rose (cheek twitching): Lord, GIVE me strength!… Who are you two eediots anyway?!…
Sorry folks, been watching too many cartoons lately with my son.
Asspoop "Lurch" Dingleberry says:
Blake as Mater and Rose as McQueen? I totally see it.
That makes ErasuUrr…. Peet-stop?
Ouch, Blake. Better call Saul.
(Or summon Ornias. He’s supposed to be extremely nasty, but I don’t know if he trumps Urraser. Maybe he could throw a star at it – that’d be some serious fire and light. But when you’re about to be eaten out of existence is not a good time for maybes.)
Remember what Briar Girl said. She didn’t think Ornias actually used stars/meteors, but rather was entropic. That he’d dim lights for decades as a resault of being summoned. So I don’t think that he’d be driving off ErasUrr with light. On the other hand, if I remember correctly their both members of the Choir of Darkness, so the good news is Ornias probably trumps ErasUrr. The bad news is Ornias trums ErasUrr.
There’d definitely be an entropic cost to summoning him – one I don’t think Blake wants to make humanity pay – but I think Ornias would use light/fire. If you take Briar Girl and Ms. Lewis at their word – as we usually can in Pactverse – it sounds like Ornias uses stars in some fashion (maybe burning them up prematurely and using their energy? I can’t get the image of him chucking entire stars at people out of my head).
Briar Girl: “With one action, he [Ornias] might bring fiery death down on your enemies”
Ms. Lewis: ““Ornias. He once placed stars in the firmament, but he now calls them down to earth.”
Sounds kind of like he directs light, instead of creating it. As in, he tells it where to go and what to do, and as a cost of his aid he takes some of it with him when he leaves.
So, maybe he would chuck an entire star at someone… but that star would be gathered from light elsewhere, and he’d take another half on top of that as payment.
farmerbob1 says:
So, if Blake survives this, he might lose his connections to almost everything, and become a Tabula Rasa. He might even lose connections to the Thorburn family line, the lawyers, and the house, but still be awakened? He might even lose the connections to the worst parts of his homeless times?
Lots of very bad directions this might go in, but not all of the lost connections would be bad to lose.
Joe Don Baker says:
Why not toss mirror-bound Conquest into the demon? Seems like a solid win.
That has been discussed earlier. Tossing bad stuff into Urr might not make it disappear, it might just make you forget it ever existed… Which could be bad.
Ur might not eat conquest. Might just east only the mirror/seal. Which is bad for MANY reasons…
All the good karma Blake earned from conquering conquest might get forgotten as well.
There’s no longer a good reason for the spirits that were on the fence about killing Laird to not make him forsworn
Universe would need to go into overdrive to make everyone make sense out of the whole “Who’s lord of the city again?” thing, probably something like there wasn’t one to begin with. This would upset the balance some (like duncan’s groundhog day). Which would piss off the sphinx.
I don’t think he should piss off the sphinx any more than he already has. Ever.
In one of his “thank you” posts to the donations, Wildbow thanks Eliezer Yudkowsky, and says something along the lines of “I got your message. It’s a good idea, I’ll think about it”.
Yesterday, EY posts this-
My current brilliant idea is that myself, Andrew Hussie of Homestuck, and Sam Hughes of QNTM, should all finish our respective masterworks, then coordinate with each other to start posting simultaneously, on the same days, at the same time of day, preferably late in the evening, starting just as finals begin. Because that’s the closest we can come to actually eating our readers’ souls.
Ten bucks says the good idea was related to this.
If so- thank you wildbow for not eating our souls any more than you already have.
Everybody, you’re looking in the wrong place. The POV isn’t going to be with Rose or Ty or even Maggie (after this next arc). The POV is going to switch to Laird. After the Maggie arc, we can follow the misadventures of Soul Laird as he travels thru the cracks into hell in order to enact his secret plan to free the Behaims and the Thorburns from their intertwined destinies. On the way, he will meet a mysterious Diabolic Bird Man who will partner up. Eventually, they will claw their way out of hell/the void and will defeat the Spirits, Rose and anyone else that stands in the way of justice.
Make this into a buddy cop film! :3
Wait a minute… Paige was as close w/ Rose as Maggie w/ Blake…
Isadora was using paige to get a direct connection with the Thorburn heir, but it was a much shorter-term plan than it seemed.
I wonder if new!Rose has tattoos…
According to our current understanding of information-theoretic death, every character in this story is now dead, replaced with variants. Guess I’ll go look for a new story to read.
Not quite, Rose and Blake’s friends will be significantly different, but all of the toronto powers are the same. Maggie hasn’t been defined by blake up until she came to Toronto, so there will be little change in her.
And then there will be the nebulous feeling that something is missing. Blake’s friends likely won’t mesh correctly with Rose, and its likely that their memories will not all be the same. It’s likely that the nebulous feeling of a missing piece will now permeate the whole serial.
Additionally, Fell who is a recognized enchanter/illusionist remembered blake’s goblins who were eaten by Ur. So its possible that an eaten connection actually doesn’t cease to exist in its entirety. It may be possible for an enchanter to repair broken connections. This would be an awesome attack for the Duchamps to use.
Suddenly… Memories.
I was under the impression that Fell’s chapter was a histories one, and the reason it mentioned the goblins at all was because it was done in a past-tense, third person sort of deal, as in “these are things that happened”.
Again I get a nagging feeling Ur doesn’t actually do what we’re told he does. The presentation is inconsistent between items, and I can’t tell if Wildbow slipped or if it actually means something:
1) Blake’s phone: mentioned very early in the story, nowhere in and after the first factory chapter. (Though I can’t figure out why would Ur have had the opportunity to eat it; why would Blake have taken out his phone inside the factory?) Neither the Thorburns, nor their friends, nor Fell seem to remember it, and Blake rationalizes its absence.
2) The lighter (or matches, who knows): never mentioned, except for the fact that the torches are not lit at the start and there’s fire later. Neither Thorburn remembers it, but Blake does figure out he must have had one.
3) The chained, maimed goblins: mentioned in Fell-centered third person narration (though never by Fell himself), never mentioned in first person, and neither Thorburn seems to remember them. But Blake sees blood which is very likely theirs; at one point he actually says it’s “not the demon’s” (well, the narration says, but it’s in first person); at one point the demon bites a hand, that Blake seems to believe it’s the demon’s, but might actually belong to one of the goblins.
4) Halogen lights: mentioned in Fell-centered third person, never mentioned during the first encounter (not even when Blake gripes about how many things he has to carry), mentioned throughout the second encounter (when they were outside the factory).
5) The car battery: mentioned in first person before the factory, never mentioned after. Might have been forgotten, might have been left outside.
6) The Shepherd’s ghosts and the dolls are mentioned, but they’re all fire-related and burn/explode before Ur interacts with them.
7) Blake’s friends are all mentioned before and during the second entry into the factory, but when the Ur bites through the connections Blake refers to them as “the individuals just outside the buildings”.
8) The “wreath”: interestingly, Ur doesn’t seem to give a damn about it, but it’s mentioned throughout the chapter, even after it’s crushed by Ur, and Blake seems to remember it. (In any case, they don’t try to use that during the second try.)
9) The fire, fuel and burning things (though not the lighter) are always mentioned and remembered.
I think things “disappearing from history” isn’t an effect of those things being eaten. I think that’s just because Ur eats their connections (occasionally, but not always, as a side-effect of eating them). It’s an abstract demon, and the only other one we know (the Barber) also seems to sever connections (to the afterlife, to powers). That might explain why the wreath is not erased (Ur just crashes over it, it might have been otherwise ignored), and why the goblins are halogens are visible from Fell’s perspective (either too subtle of a connection, or Ur only ate Blake’s connection to them; though that doesn’t explain the phone).
Number (7) above suggests that things don’t have to be eaten to be forgotten (Ur certainly didn’t eat the people outside, but Blake doesn’t seem to know who they are anymore).
The scariest part here for me is the last port of (3) above: what if everything Ur eats the connections of are perceived as part of the demon? (I.e., instead of that just being the most convenient rationalization at that moment.) Even if Blake escapes alive and (relatively) well, his friends might see him as Ur.
Oh, and I forgot: (10) the last part of Ur’s name, but that’s just weird.
Blake ThorbUrrrrrn?
Horatio Von Becker says:
Great catch on 7), I missed the phrasing “the individuals just outside the buildings”. So Blake could understand what happened, and remember that he lost his connections, because the people themselves were not erased. He just didn’t know anymore who they were.
A related guess: Blake’s interpretation is slightly wrong: all his connections were cut, but once that happened, he wasn’t even aware that he had ever had connections to other people than those “just outside the buildings”.
And another option: Blake’s phrase “the individuals just outside the buildings” was true; he phrased it so because someone else was in the factory with him, and this connection wasn’t cut. In which case said entity would have stayed aware of Blake. Blake “didn’t make it” to the window because said entity saved him. Well, in a way. He’d be hanging on to the world by a single connection. What would his mind be like at that point? Would he even still be Blake?
And to speculate further based on bogdanulb’s comment above: the entity present was one of the lawyers. Either Blake had called them, or they were just conveniently there to welcome Blake among their number, now that there was nothing to hold him back any longer.
Prim the Amazing says:
FUCK YOU URR
I wouldn’t advise that. You might not miss it, but lacking some parts of your anatomy could be damn inconvienent.
narphoenix says:
Taylor Hebert has now been added to the Trope Pantheon! She’s an Intermediate Goddess in the House of Combat.
She has a lot of back and forth with the Dresden Files characters…
I’ve noticed that a lot of people seem to believe that Erasuur ate whatshisface’s phone. Why is that?
“Fell,” I said. “Do you have a phone?”
“You don’t?”
“I’m poor,” I said. “Please?”
That mention of the Mysterious Birdman’s lack of phone was pointed out before any confrontation with Erasurrr.
Blake mentions have a phone in 1.1. That was weeks before the story started, in truth. He also mentions that his bike is slashed then too. When we see Toronto, months later, Blake’s motorcycle is fixed and rideable again. Blake’s reason provided for not having a phone is “I’m poor”. Could he have put the money from his phone into his bike?
You know, I think you’re right. Your theory sounds much more likely. I had forgotten about the phone mention in 1.1, and when people remarked that Ur must have eaten it it sounded so cool I forgot to check which chapter it was missing in first.
Blake mentions have a phone in 1.1.
Wow, my English is bad sometimes. That shouldn’t happen. I literally talk and give speeches for a living! Regardless of my comments, I’m a native English speaker, I swear.
I read your comment at least four times without noticing that…
the13thversifier says:
Human brain do auto-correct subconsciously, so nobody will detect your flaw unless they really were born to be a Grammar Nazi OR any person that might harbor personal issue with you (LOL, did I?)
OR if they have developed the habit. These may be people who have wroked as editors, done one too many revisions of their own (or other people’s) works, and even some people who are just very frequent readers and notice something is “off” with a sentence.
Jesus. Penis. Fluffernutter. Dickswizzling. Fuck.
I…no. All the conclusions have already been drawn by now. My contribution can only be to add to the utter shock.
Wildbow, you magnificent bastard. Even you, I thought, would not go this far.
rose wants them stronger. instead of pushing him to tie himself to something he doesn’t want let her set up her own shit. she did the whole awakening thing too
It’s much harder to do things from the mirror – she has to rely on others being her hands; also, she can’t spare the power to feed a familiar. Just remember what the whole Pauz thing did to her…
darkalter2000 says:
Incomplete paragraph.
Yup, I noticed that. It’s why I decided that Blake not asking the Astrologer for help, despite asking everyone else, and her minions being made out of light, meant that there was a light monster, that Maggie was on the other side of during that sentence, and got eaten. Yay theories!
Nobody mentions count LeBlanc?The second person,aside from the Astrologer,of the major players who supported Blake?Who saved his time multiple times,and even entered the factory with him,only to get eaten?
Damn,I’ll miss the poor vampire.
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Signature 8.1
Buttsack had this down to a science. Once they were inside the building, the humans were supposed to be safe. The doorframes, the windows, the plumbing, all were made of refined metal, ‘stainless steel’ they called it.
‘They’ were fuckholes, as far as he was concerned.
Goblins as a whole came in all shapes and sizes. Some were fat, some were skinny, some were furry, others scaly, others still had skin. They could be no larger than a squirrel, or five times the size of a man, in all colors.
Certain rules held true, though. All were ugly. Buttsack was no exception. His loose skin maintained an appearance and smell like the body parts that were his namesake, and he was grotesquely fat for his three-foot frame, giving him an uneven, ungainly appearance. His legs were like overstuffed sausages sticking out from the stolen, piss-stained pair of shorts he wore. Among the goblins of the area, he was just small enough to evade the attention of the Wise, the humans that knew. However, that also meant he was also big enough to bully the other goblins hereabouts. Some were quick enough or clever enough to stay out of his way, but the ones that weren’t paid up. Some gave food, or gifts, some gave tips, and others gave him knowledge.
Metal door, metal frame, pipes… he was aware of all of them, as he might be aware of a flame by reaching out and feeling the warmth from it.
One piece of knowledge Buttsack had picked up had been from a scrawny little bitch of a goblin that called itself Scuzzwick. Lick both hands, lick the back of the knees and elbows, the back of the neck. The licking didn’t matter so much as the wet, and it was easier and more comfortable to use his own tongue than to use the snow. He scratched his forearms deep enough to get his fingertips wet with blood. Once the wet patches and blood were there, he could reach each arm out to either side, feel the wet patches grow cold from the force of the winter breeze.
Move with the wind, letting the arms move as the wind did.
A fatass of a man sauntered right past him. Buttsack could feel the movement of air, clutch it with bloody fingertips, and follow it.
Catch the wind and ride it through the door the man was opening.
Drifting inside.
“Do you smell something?” a bystander asked. The dumpy looking fuck shut one of the metal cabinets, then hooked a lock onto it.
Buttsack hurried off to take cover before he became fully material again.
This wasn’t a proper boundary, no power had sealed it, but it was still uncomfortable. The things that gave the goblin power and energy were cut off here. It was a bit like suffocating, a bit like being cold. He always felt it a little, the sensation of dying, the spark within him going out by the smallest degrees, bit by bit, but here, like this, he felt it happening faster.
The goblins shared stories between one another about what goblins were and why metal was so problematic. The usual story was that when a Wise man drank from a cup while dining, the bits of food that got into the cup and lingered after the drink was done accumulated. Except it was workings, not drink, and bits of self, not food. Greasy fingerprints left behind when touching something beyond the veil. Bits of skin that should have grown and the hairs that should have fallen from one’s head, that didn’t, because they were wearing different skin or hair, and the stuff that wasn’t had to end up someplace.
There was another story that said that the unfair folk were people once, and they chopped off all the bits they didn’t like, and those bits became goblins, but Buttsack didn’t like that version.
Fuck the unfair folk. Being magic hairballs for humans, fabricated of their dust, scum, grease, pubes, and stress, that was one thing. Being of faerie? Fuck that idea sideways and backward.
Whatever the case, many stories had one or two common elements. The goblins were leavings, discards, scrap given form. The earth called to them, to decompose them like it was meant to devour and decompose all leavings, and the metal was the earth in distilled form. Or maybe the process that made goblins was
All the same, this wasn’t a place he was willing or able to stay. He had to make the most of his time here.
Moving around was easier than in most places. Here, the humans were insecure. He could see it in the shifting patterns around them, where their focus was falling. He’d seen the roving spotlights in the movies and video games. In most places, the attention of people was like those spotlights, roaming, cast out from their eyes, a dull glow emanating as they listened. Here it was different. The focus was largely on themselves, only periodically casting out at specific targets.
Not always, but enough. Buttsack cloaked himself thoroughly against the insensitive, and for extra measure, he was careful to watch where they were paying attention and nudge it aside when it veered his way.
A satchel, sitting at a young man’s feet as he talked with a friend. Buttsack smelled money, and reached inside, picking through contents, nostrils flaring as he sniffed away.
A wallet, fake leather, in the front pocket of the satchel. The goblin stowed it in a pocket for later investigation.
“Oh man,” the boy that stood above him whined, “I just got a whiff of something rank.”
“You’re too close to the bathrooms,” his pal said. “You’ve gotta change lockers.”
Buttsack moved on. A phone, left at the bottom of one metal cabinet, pocketed. A metal case sticking out of a purse… he opened it, and found cotton sticks with strings dangling from the bottom. He stuffed them into the bag of a boy. She’d have to do without, and the boy looked like the bigger pussy anyway.
Moving out into the main hallway, there was more foot traffic, and attention was harder to divert. He waited, instead, lurking beneath a colorfully decorated display with false leaves and berries and a snow idol stuck to the surface.
A bell dinged, and the number of people in the hallway began to thin out.
The changing room that reeked of girl-sweat… no luck. The door was shut, and he didn’t want to spend power walking with the air again.
Washroom was a yes, opposite the changing room. The door was propped open. The changing room would be next.
He slipped inside.
Some bitch sat on the windowsill, while her cankled friend smeared powder all over her face. The one at the windowsill wasn’t looking at anything, and her lack of focus was exactly the sort that could see something that was walking the fine line he was, wanting something to catch her attention.
He detoured right, instead, taking cover beneath the sinks and the oversized bag that cankles had left by the wall.
Rummaging, he discovered a wallet.
Nothing else to do, he picked his way through it.
Nothing. Not a single coin or piece of paper.
Bitch. Poor-ass cankled pasty-faced bitch.
He took the shiniest cards and stuck them through the ventilation grate by the sink, replaced the wallet, and then went through the bag.
A small pouch with writing tools – he broke the nicer looking ones, and scattered the remains inside so they’d leak their ink.
Another pouch? He unzipped it slowly.
Syringes. A little glass bottle.
Not the fun kind of syringe-stuff. The kind that the human’s doctors gave out.
She wanted to short him? He made the effort of coming here, and she didn’t have shit fuck all?
Fuck her.
He unscrewed the glass bottle, then reached into a pocket. A sealable bag with white powder.
The fun stuff.
He busied himself emptying some powder into the glass bottle, carefully. He knew where to get more, and this would be good. Not right away, but in time.
Buttsack considered making it a regular thing, even. If he could somehow get his hands on her stuff…
His thoughts were cut off when the door behind him opened. He moved his hand, ready to turn the attention aside.
The bitch focused on him right away. He moved his hand, ready to divert her attention and head in the other direction, but she didn’t budge.
Blond hair, long and silky, a nose ring and more rings in her ears, with bright green paint around her eyes.
He stared at her, she stared at him. His gut was cold and hollow with fear, and fear wasn’t far removed from anger. If she made a problem for him, what could he do to her in return?
“What?” the cunt at the window asked.
“Nothing,” the new bitch said.
One of the Duchamps. She wouldn’t say a thing. The goblins left the families alone, kept it all on the down-low, the families left the goblins alone.
That was the deal.
The girl headed to the furthest bathroom stall, giving him a warning look.
He had to admit disappointment, and briefly considered peeking all the same.
He finished lacing the medicine and then put everything away.
Fuck her, cheap cankly slut.
He picked through the bag, curious if there was anything else he could fuck with. Condoms and the pill-cases were fun, but the bitch didn’t have any.
He settled on papers.
Almost smug, he thought, lesser goblins wouldn’t know how to do this.
Look at the papers, figure out the names. Stuff with red markings and circles all over it was useless to mess with.
Find the papers with no markings, toward the end.
Find other papers to get clues. Best if he did it clever-like. Make it make sense. Sometimes a nice colorful threat to the teacher, referencing an old mark if they were low, or drawing a picture at the edges of the ages,
Allusions to violence and guns worked well. Something suitably strange, even, like a bit of blood used to draw a heart. Get dumb humans sent to doctors to have their brains poked and prodded and their bodies looked at.
Except he’d done that one not so long ago.
But here she gave him nothing. A simple, stupid, boring bitch.
One of the papers in the booklet had two people’s names at the top, two different kinds of writing. Working together?
He went back to the unfinished work and erased the name at the top, copying down the other, mimicking the writing style. Two copies might be turned in. A stupid mistake. Eyebrows would raise.
He put it back, and then stowed the little bag of powder at the very bottom corner of the bag, inside a fold.
Mix things up a bit.
Buttsack didn’t always understand their ways, the language or the changes from yesteryear. He did understand the ugliness that came natural to them, and he could figure stuff out fast when it made him better at what he did. He understood how easy it was to mess them up, to push them off course. One incident, an oddity. A string? A bit of drugs, a cheating allegation? People would worry, they would stay away from her, they would-
He grabbed the pipe beneath the sink and pulled his feet away from the floor, hiding in the shadows as Cankles collected her bag.
If she was still coming into the bathroom with a friend to keep her company a week from now, then he’d find something else to do to her. He’d find her again, find where she lived, and he’d make a campaign of it. He’d convince her she was doing it to herself. Isolate, with a few other tricks, dismantle, destroy.
She’d suffer. His grin was toothy as he watched her leave.
What now? He had to wait until the hallways were empty before he could crack open the machine of food and cash.
Two stalls were occupied. There was one he didn’t dare touch. That still meant one possible view.
He smiled wide.
There were a number of fun things he could do here. Scare them at the right time, snatch their bag and run, spit a loogie into their pants or panties…
This one wore hose, which he could scratch, or he could dig in his pockets for something to drop inside. He kept a lot of things. A live roach, two centipedes, a bundle of flea-infested hair, fresh shit in plastic wrap-
He’d decide depending on what she looked like. Maybe do all of them. Then he’d make a marking so the fear would stay, the bad feelings, but the impressions would linger, staying with her.
He ducked his head low to crawl under the stall door.
A chain settled around his neck.
“No!” he shrieked, clutching at the metal loops. “No, no, fuck you!”
“Shh,” the practitioner said, tightening the chain. Her dark brown hair was cut short, pushed out of her face by a metal hairband. She still wore her winter coat, alongside a checkered scarf.
He could feel his essence draining out of him, bleeding into the metal.
This was what dying felt like. Except he wouldn’t die. He’d become less, he’d take years to recuperate.
“Please, give mercy,” he said, lowering his voice, pretending to comply with her wish for quiet.
She smiled, showing her teeth, her eyes crinkling a little with mischief. “What makes you think I’m the merciful type?”
Buttsack started shrieking, full-volume, lashing out with his claws. She kicked the wind out of him, pulled the chain tight enough that he had to grasp at it to try and spare his throat, and then wound the chain around his head, into his mouth and around his hands, binding them in place.
Shit fell out of his pockets as she hauled his feet up, bending them brutally backward. A second chain came out of her bag, winding around his feet and through his elbows until one was bound to the other. Each loop of chain took a measure of his strength, until he was too feeble to work his hands out from under the metal.
He’d never live this down.
Maggie finished tying up the goblin, then dragged it out of the stall, slinging it over so it skidded off to one corner of the bathroom, chains scratching against the tile.
“You’re one of the gross ones, aren’t you?” she asked, as she bent over the sink, washing her arms up to the elbow.
The goblin grunted in a way that very strongly suggested he was cussing at her.
“Yeah, well, same to you, Wrinkles.”
The other stall door opened, and the Duchamp girl stepped out. Lola Duchamp, was it? It was hard to keep track of them all. They looked so similar.
Lola went to the sink two spaces away from Maggie and began washing her own hands.
The goblin, unable to speak, resorted to pelvic thrusts in their general direction. Lola glanced down, then looked away, disgusted.
“Quit it, goblin,” Maggie ordered, her tone sharp. “Unless you want me to step on it.”
The goblin went still.
“Sorry,” she said to Lola. “Problem of dealing with goblins. They have a way of bringing you down to their level.”
“There’s a deal in place,” Lola said. “We don’t mess with the goblins, they leave us alone.”
“You guys have a deal in place,” Maggie said. “I never agreed to anything, and I don’t benefit. Am I missing something?”
“It’s the way things are done here.”
“Consider me an anarchist,” Maggie said. She finished washing her hands and shook them dry.
“Anarchy doesn’t work,” Lola said. She picked at a fleck of black near one eye with a fingernail.
“It doesn’t work for countries. As personal philosophies go, it’s fantastic.”
“Until you realize you’re utterly alone,” Lola said. “Are you happy being alone?”
Maggie shrugged. She walked over to the window, tested her ability to touch the metal, then used the scarf to insulate against the cold as she hauled it open.
“Fuck, that’s cold,” Lola said. “What the hell are you doing?”
“Putting Mr. Wrinkles away until later,” Maggie said. “Unless he gives me a nod right now to tell me he’s cooperating.”
Both Maggie and Lola looked at the goblin.
He thrust his pelvis into the air once. Quite amazing, even, given the chains that bound him.
“Right-o,” Maggie said. She grabbed the chains and hauled him off the ground. “Heavy little snot, aren’t you?”
The goblin’s retort was muffled but his glare said enough.
She held him above the open window.
Behind Maggie and Lola, the bathroom door opened. Maggie still held the goblin out the window.
A teacher.
“You two should be in class,” the woman said.
“I’m new,” Maggie said. “Still learning my way around town.”
“I know for a fact that isn’t true,” the woman replied. “Your name is making its rounds around the staff room, Maggie. We do talk about our students.”
I am new, relatively speaking, Maggie thought. And I am still learning my way around town.
Still, she made a show of looking suitably embarrassed.
“I have to assume you’re using the windowsill as an ashtray. Please tell me it’s a cigarette, and not something you could get suspended for.”
The goblin squirmed, fingers reaching out in an attempt to scratch at Maggie’s hands. Maggie shifted her grip so the goblin couldn’t touch her.
The woman couldn’t see, of course. The goblin had cloaked itself, and something told Maggie that the woman was one of those people that could look right at an Other and walk away none the wiser.
“It’s neither,” Maggie said. “Want to do a breath test?”
“Yes, I’ll call that bluff,” the woman said. “Whatever you’re doing, please close that window first.”
Maggie nodded, turning her attention to the window, “Just trying to see if there’s something on the outside… ah.”
She balanced the goblin on the very edge of the window, then hooked the metal clip at the end of the chain to the raised lip of the window frame.
A nudge, touching the chain alone, and he tipped over, screaming. A moment later, he jerked to a stop, screaming in pain, this time.
That only lasted a second or two. He started screaming in rage as he realized what she was doing. The chain swayed as he struggled, swinging left and right.
Maggie shut the door, only to find the teacher a foot behind her.
“Breath test,” the teacher said.
Maggie huffed a breath in the teacher’s face.
“Hands too.”
“You might not want to-”
“Hands,” the teacher said, firmer.
Maggie held out her hands. “I’m telling you-”
The woman took a sniff, then recoiled. “Good god. Wash your hands.”
“I did.”
“Wash your hands again,” the woman said, irritated, “Then go to the office, get a late slip, and get yourself to homeroom. Lola Duchamp?”
“Same thing, I get it,” Lola said.
The woman turned to go, pausing at the door. “Maggie?”
“Yes ma’am?”
“Consider seeing a doctor.”
The woman slammed the door.
“Goblin stink,” Maggie commented. She took a tentative sniff of her own hands, then screwed up her face. She started washing her hands again. “I don’t think I even touched him directly when I was sticking him through the window.”
“It’s probably in your clothes,” Lola commented. “Mine too. Come with me to the office? I’ve got something to bring up.”
Maggie nodded, giving her hands a quick rinse to get the soap off.
Lola held the door for her as they made their exit.
“Are we friends now?” Maggie asked. She let her shoulder bump Lola’s. “Partners in crime?”
“No,” Lola said, without humor.
“That’s cold,” Maggie said. “Shutting me down. You could at least play along, or give more material so this conversation keeps moving.”
“Anarchists can be too dangerous to befriend.”
“Sticking to the Duchamp party line there, Lola? What is it they tell you? Stay away from outsiders, they’re dangerous and they’ll fudge you up? Stick with our cult of black widow enchantresses, marry the disgusting old dude we tell you to, squirt out some Duchamp clone, drink the kool-aid…”
“If we’re talking about dangerous company, practitioners that make stupid mistakes like giving away their ability to swear have to rate somewhere up there.”
“That’s not exactly what I did,” Maggie said. “But hey, excellent banter. I could convert you yet.”
“Oh? Do tell. How long do I have before I’m killing people in cold blood, Maggie?”
The words were like a physical blow.
Maggie managed a fake smile, “As banter goes, that’s a little too direct-to-jugular to fit in with the flow, FYI.”
“I’ll keep that in mind. While we’re trading tips, if you want to pretend my words aren’t affecting you, you can’t have that telling pause before you respond.”
Despite herself, Maggie hesitated before speaking again, trying to find her mental footing. “You think you’re better than me?”
Stupid. If an argument was an exchange of blows, she’d just given up her opportunity and stuck her chin out for a hit.
Sure enough, Lola seized the chance, “We’re civilized, we’re building something. You’re, what, doing the metaphorical equivalent of grubbing in the dirt for cockroaches? I can’t even think of a good metaphor for what you did to the last Thorburn heiress, but it’s lower than that. The fact that it needed to be done doesn’t diminish the ugliness of it at all. We’re not ever going to be friendly, understand?”
“My metaphorical cockroaches could slit your throat and drop a dookie in the wound,” Maggie said.
The look Lola gave her was priceless. Shutting up a Duchamp?
“Could, not will. Just saying,” Maggie said, before Lola could decide on a retort, or escalate this into a problem. “Not to worry. You might not be friendly, but I’m a lot nicer than I look.”
Even now, Lola didn’t have the words for a reply.
Which worked. Going back to her exchange of blows metaphor, she’d just picked up a chair and slapped Lola across the back of the head. It wouldn’t make her friends, but she’d won the argument.
“You’re more energetic than usual.”
“It’s the end of the semester, and I’m pretty happy things have gone as well as they have, believe it or not.”
“You’re in Jacob’s Bell. You murdered a girl. You’re happy?”
Lola kept bringing that up. Lola had to know the effects the words had, and it rankled. She had no idea what was involved, the sleepless nights, the shame, and yet she threw it out there.
Which made Maggie’s mood worse and made it more likely Maggie would say something they’d both regret. ‘I’ll have a goblin cut your throat and crap in the wound’ wasn’t her worst.
Maggie took a breath, then exhaled slowly before replying. “Pretty happy, for lack of a better term. I’m in a better place mentally and emotionally, even literally. The damn nightmares have stopped. I’m meeting people and making sorta-friends.”
“Sorta-friends like Mr. Wrinkles, the bathroom goblin?”
“No,” Maggie said.
“Because he’s a better choice for a friend than Blake Thorburn.”
“Blake gets a bad rap.”
“Maybe. But I still don’t know how you can interact with him. Aren’t you scared?”
“Nah. Look at where we are right now. What could be worse than high school?”
There was a pause. Lola ventured, “On a related note, there’s something I wanted to bring up.”
“We’re almost at the office,” Maggie said, pointing. “Dratting shame.”
“Where’s your homeroom?”
“Geo. It’s in the-”
“I know where it is. Whoever finishes first waits for the other, we walk back together.”
“Going back on the ‘never be friends’ bit?”
“No, but I need to run something past you, and-” Lola paused as someone walked by, “we can’t do it here.”
“I dunno, they check the times for the slips, and it’s a huge hassle if I have to go back to the office to explain why the walk took me-”
“At the back of the school after school then. This is serious. I need a few minutes of your time.”
“This is serious? Traps can be serious too.”
Lola sighed. “I promise no willful harm, direct or indirect, premeditated, present, or future, will come from me to you, as a result of this. You have my protection, up to the point that you abuse it.”
Maggie considered, then said, “Okay.”
Lola nodded.
Maggie stepped in Lola’s way, cutting her off, before the girl could cross the distance to the front office’s door. She opened it herself, holding it.
Equity. You hold the door for me, I hold the door for you.
Lola didn’t break eye contact as she passed, intimidating as all get out. Even her walk was graceful. Take away the makeup and the piercings and she was such a Duchamp. It was so disappointing. The style could have been a small rebellion, but… no.
Can’t help but wonder how that works with the whole arranged marriage thing, Maggie thought. Is it by choice, and she goes back to normal when the Duchamps want her to, does she define herself the way she wants, and they find a partner willing to take her, or is that look purely because the Duchamps wanted a girl with a particular style for a particular husband?
Whatever the choice was, it was gross.
Maggie followed Lola into the office.
When she’d moved here, Maggie hadn’t been able to shake the idea that she’d go to school and there would be only a handful of classrooms, with one classroom for each grade.
As it happened, St. Sebastian’s wasn’t that small. Eight hundred students, give or take. All of the trappings of a usual high school. The only caveat was that it was the only real high school in Jacob’s Bell.
Maggie waited patiently in line, trying to zen away the frustration and the urge to say something. That would be giving them what they wanted.
If a student was more than five minutes late for class, the school rules said they had to go to the office and get a slip. The backlog of students meant that there were twenty or more every morning around this time. Making the trip to what was bound to be the furthest point from the classroom, waiting in line, giving a reason, waiting for the secretary to write it all down, going back, it made everyone more late.
They wanted to frustrate. To think they were being clever, driving the point home with this ‘subtle’ time wasting monotony when they really, really weren’t.
Maggie’s interest was diverted by the arrival of another practitioner.
Her head wasn’t the only one that turned.
Blonde, but with features too sharp to fit a Duchamp, not pretty and maybe a little underweight, she was dirty to the point that you could tell from the other end of the room.
“Fuck me,” Lola said, under her breath. She stepped out of the line, hurrying.
But the principal was closer, and reached the Briar Girl first.
The tone of discussion in the room changed. From conversation to restrained questions and answers. It seemed like half the people in the room had no idea who the Briar Girl was, and the other half were eager to share the details, and all were trying to be quiet enough to overhear.
Maggie had another advantage.
She reached into her pocket, and gripped a pointed, leathery object.
“Listen,” she whispered under her breath.
The goblin’s ear in her hand got warm.
The principal eyed the crowd. When he spoke, Maggie could hear through her hand. “Step into my office?”
“You haven’t attended school all semester.”
“I’m not attending school now. I want to meet someone. If you can tell me which class-”
“If you’d please step into my office-”
“No,” the Briar Girl said. “I don’t like confined spaces. Stop asking.”
“I’m going to call the CAS, given your situation-”
Lola approached the principal and the Briar Girl. She met Maggie’s eyes, then moved one hand to her own ear.
The goblin ear in Maggie’s hand went cold.
Then Lola said something to the principal. Enough power was spent in the process that Maggie felt jealous. If she had that much power… she’d hoard it. She’d have no choice. But Lola could fritter it away. Maybe under the expectation that someone would pay her back, maybe because she really did have power to spare. The Duchamps really were a step above.
The principal turned to the Briar Girl and said, “I am going to talk to you as soon as this is over. Please wait here.”
Then he was gone, out of the office.
The connection that extended from him went nowhere, like a ribbon with a frayed end. A wild goose chase. He’d reach the end of it, then find himself unable to recall why he’d left in the first place.
Maggie watched Lola’s furtive discussion with the Briar Girl, their furtive glances her way.
“Your name?” the secretary asked.
“Maggie Holt.”
“Reason for being late?”
Problem with being unable to lie, situations like this call for snark.
“Well, it’s that time of the month-”
Or time of the week, that Mr. Wrinkles shows up.
The secretary gave her a very unimpressed look.
“Bathroom concerns,” Maggie said, her voice low.
“If this trend continues, you might need to do some volunteer hours.”
“Volunteer hours?”
“Practical detention.”
Gah.
“Go to class,” the secretary said, handing Maggie a slip of paper.
Maggie did, glancing over her shoulder at the Briar Girl and Lola, who were still chatting.
When she was safely in the hallway, she used a kleenex to wipe the blood from the goblin ear off her hand. Maybe one more good use out of it before it was spent. It had been a bribe from a goblin, to get her to release it. If she wanted another, she might have to harvest it herself.
Reaching homeroom, she held up the slip, which the teacher didn’t even look at, then found her desk.
The class was quiet, and everyone was working on some worksheet, writing periodically.
The teacher appeared by her desk, leaning down to be quieter, as she handed over the worksheet and a marked test. “You’d be doing far better if you showed up to more classes. I can only give you so much leeway, given your circumstances.”
Maggie nodded.
The test sported a big underlined D.
There were two Duchamps and one Behaim in her class. She could feel their stares, each carrying the weight of Lola’s words, compounded by the grade and the fact that they probably knew what the teacher had said.
Accusatory, condescending. All thinking the same thing.
That thought led to the next, Blood, darkness, and fire.
She fidgeted with her pen more than she followed through on the worksheet. With the mention of the murder, the Thorburn thing, and her recent goblin capture, they all distracted. The capture was a good distraction, Blake wasn’t a bad distraction, and the murder was. Killing Molly was like all of the horribly embarrassing and hurtful things she said and did when she was a kid, bundled up together in one.
She’d been the middleman, passing on instructions from Laird to the goblins, but it still left her with a shame like a tender wound, aching constantly, all the worse when she was trying to find sleep, hurting ten times more when she or somebody else prodded at it.
Which was why she was missing class, in a roundabout way.
It wasn’t that she wasn’t going to school, it had more to do with what she was doing when she did arrive. She was content to hole up in the stairwell, stay out of the way, and work on her stuff. If she had a goblin stowed, she could miss a class to bring it out and do some bargaining, offering freedom for a little technique or trick, or a bit of explanation about how things worked. The really stupid ones could be caught over and over again, bled for everything they were worth. She could read in the library, she’d practiced techniques on the school roof when it was only fall, and she could make notes and plan.
In the process, she maybe missed each of her classes once a week, but she was still keeping her promise. Still going to school, like she’d promised her dads. Technically.
Anything more than that was impossible. She was sleeping better these days, but ‘better’ didn’t mean well.
Taking time out of class meant she could prepare herself, make herself a little and preparing helped her relax.
In a way, it was a long journey to take to feel at ease, and it didn’t last long.
But it was getting better. She had an ally now. Allies.
Sorta-friends.
Blake was one. He could still offer her books. Even though he’d just left, dashing off to Toronto, he was bound to come back. When he came back, fixing his problem with the barrier, he’d give her access to books, with access to the books, she’d step up her game and prepare for trouble, and she’d beat it and everything would be okay.
“Thorburn probably isn’t coming back,” Lola said. “I can’t tell you the key details, but four separate divinations or powers are saying so.”
Lola was here, a senior, one year older than Maggie, joined by Penelope, Joanna, Chloe and Lea. Not all of the school-age Duchamps, not even half, but enough.
Gavin, Owen and Craig Behaim were here too, as were the Briar Girl, Patrick, Evonne, and Keller.
Plus the wrinkly goblin, bound in chain, which she’d retrieved and brought with her now that the school day was over.
Maggie looked at all of them in turn, for a hint, a clue.
They were deadly serious, and whatever they’d discussed, they’d shared with each other, but they wouldn’t share with her.
“You guys are jerks,” Maggie said. “Why would you tell me that?”
“You’re on the verge of becoming a problem,” Gavin said. “That vote during the council meeting was supposed to be a warning. A very firm suggestion that you’re supposed to shape up or ship out.”
“Gotta say,” Maggie said, sticking her hands in her pockets, “didn’t appreciate you voting yes on my execution.”
“I was trying to make a point, a tangent to the greater point. You came after me-”
“I played a prank.”
“You came after me,” Gavin said. “You sent goblins after me.”
“I played a prank to equalize things because you assholes felt like the new girl needed to know her place or some shit like that.”
“I was asked to test your measure, see how you operated, what kind of practitioner you were. I did as I was asked. Whatever your excuse, you came after me with excess force, and you needed to know that when you make enemies here, on top of crossing lines and drawing interest from non-practitioners, you put yourself in a dangerous position. So I voted. Others will do the same until you clue in.”
“Yawn,” Maggie said. “Is this the only reason you reached out? I knew most of this already, and if we’re rehashing old arguments-”
“Maggie, that’s not it,” Penelope said. She was the oldest human present, and wanted to think she had more authority as a result.
Maggie remained silent, waiting for more of a response.
“With the Thorburn thing happening, we can’t have too many wild cards in play. This thing, right here? It’s the next generation of practitioners. Except for your goblin there, and Patrick and his group who invited themselves-”
“You make us sound so unwelcome,” Evonne chimed in.
“We’re part of the next generation, and we’ll be part of the generation after that, and so on, barring strange circumstances,” Patrick said, “and believe it or not, we’re relatively young. We’re perpetually current. I’d like to think we count.”
Penelope hesitated. Her canary gave her a look that a bird wasn’t supposed to be capable of, and Penelope continued as if Patrick hadn’t interjected. “The current generation are doing their thing. We’re doing our thing. We’ve talked it over amongst ourselves, us practitioners. On the assumption that you’re not planning on leaving Jacob’s Bell anytime soon…”
A pause, giving Maggie an opening.
“No plans to leave anytime soon. Moving is a pain in the butt, and my parents really want to stop somewhere and get over what happened back home.”
“…Yeah. Well, since you’re sticking around, and you’re almost an adult, we thought we’d count you in our number. In a decade or so, we’ll be the council, or some of us will. We’re extending an offer of peace. Separate from the official council business, but honest, and it carries over as we move on.”
Penelope continued, “We leave you alone. We leave your family alone. What Gavin was saying, in his roundabout way, is you could be our enemy, and stuff like the vote will edge closer and closer to putting you in a bad situation, or you can take this deal. You do what you need to do, and you do it without any hassle from us, provided you keep to the terms.”
Maggie pulled her hands from her pockets to fold her arms. “Lola said something like ‘we’ll never be friends’.”
“We won’t,” Lola said. “But we can leave each other alone, and we can exist in the same sphere without being at each other’s throats.
Penelope spoke up, “It’s not going to change things overnight. It might be a little clumsy, while we work out the details, but we can keep our parents from giving you a hard time, stop further execution votes from coming to pass. As our parents retire and we take our spots on the town council, we can raise you up with us.”
“With enough time, you’d have as much of a say as the Crone, the Faerie, Briar Girl or any other local powers,” Lola said.
“I don’t like you either,” Gavin said, “But I can play ball if it means you don’t screw everything up. We can send help your way. Resources, knowledge, individual lessons, if people feel up to it or if you want to bargain for it. If you want to focus on the goblins, we can change the way things are done. Powerful goblins go to you instead of getting killed, we tell you if there’s something going on goblinwise.”
Maggie double checked there were no funny connections. No obvious manipulations at work. “But there are conditions?”
Gavin shrugged. “Nothing too difficult. First off, you can’t mess with the whole thing going on with the contested Lordship over Jacob’s Bell. I’m hoping you’re not insane enough to think you can even make a play there.”
“It benefits you,” Penelope said, “Letting things progress. If we or our families become Lord, we can give you your due. We’ll swear it. We become Lord, you become…”
“Subordinate,” Maggie said.
“I’d rather say you become more powerful, with our backing,” Lola said. “We’re not asking for slavery. You’d have free will. You could be a pain in our backsides and vote against every idea we raise, so long as the core rules are maintained. So long as you’re hands off when it comes to the ‘throne’ and letting Jacob’s Bell become something better.”
“And?” Maggie asked. “Those can’t be the only conditions.”
“It’s not a condition, since Briar Girl didn’t agree,” Lola said, “But we’d very much appreciate it if you didn’t mess with the wedding. It’d be interfering in the Lordship game in a general sense, if not technically.”
“Fine,” Maggie said. “Get to the meat of it.”
“You can’t go and help the enemy,” Gavin said. “If someone intervenes at the right time, then things get more complicated.”
“Ahh,” Maggie said. “That’s what you’re worried about.”
Penelope said, “We talked it over, it’s not hard to figure out what he’s offering you, and we decided we’d top the offer. The resources of two families, Briar Girl will teach you some stuff in exchange for us doing her favors. I can’t imagine you’ll get a better deal.”
“Not anytime soon,” Maggie said.
“The only lump knowledge Blake can offer that we can’t is knowledge on diabolism,” Gavin said. “And if you’re going there, we’re going to have a problem, I’m sure you understand.”
Maggie nodded slowly, considering. “Meaning that if I can’t come up with a good argument as to why I’m not accepting your deal, you’re going to assume I’m a wannabe diabolist, and I’m public enemy number two, after Blake himself?”
“No,” Penelope said. “I can’t speak for the others, but I wasn’t after that sort of ultimatum.”
“I was. Her answer should clear stuff up,” Gavin said.
“Okay,” Maggie said. “Patrick? Are you part of this deal or something?”
“It’s interesting,” he said. “But I’m merely here as an observer.”
“Let me give this a shot, then,” Maggie said. “Arguments why I shouldn’t take the deal? If you guys came up with it on your own, I could fall for a bait and switch. Your parents step in, they act without your knowledge or assent, and I lose all the benefits while still having to pay the price.”
Craig raised a hand, as if asking for permission to talk. He was one of the youngest present, alongside Joanna, middle school or so, and blocky in terms of how he was put together. Not muscular, not fat, just something in between, with a very typical Behaim square jaw. Laird’s son.
“Go ahead,” Gavin said.
“I told my dad, Laird, and he said he’d see how viable it is. I’m not sure, but he talked to Sandra,” Craig said, glancing at Lola and Penelope, “And everyone else that’s important, to make sure it’s okay. He said it should be fine, and he’d step in if things got messy.”
Laird.
Maggie wasn’t sure if that helped or just made her more uneasy.
“They’re giving us slack,” Gavin said. “Probably watching to make sure we don’t screw it up too badly, maybe meddling a bit behind the scenes.”
Penelope nodded, “This is genuine, coming from us. It’s accepted by them.”
“It’s a load of hooey,” Maggie said.
“How is it hooey?” Joanna asked, the youngest Duchamp present.
“You want to know why I sided with Blake before? Because he’s made wads more sense than a hundred Lairds or Lolas or Patricks have. He’s fudged up, sure, but as I see it, that only makes him more legit. I see people who are ‘normal’, and you know what? I don’t respect them. Either they’re oblivious and useless to me, or they’re just plain lying. We’re all a little twisted.”
They were staring at her.
She hadn’t meant to say all that, but she had, and now she sounded paranoid. There was nowhere to go but forward.
“The abnormal stuff isn’t deep inside Blake. It’s exposed to the world. Everyone with a clue knows why, mostly. Demons and black tomes. Anyone who’s spent more than an hour with him, me included, can figure out most of the rest. He came from a bad family and a bad place in life, and at the end of the day, I think he’s more genuine than any of you.”
The others stared at her, intense, divided between those who seemed like they couldn’t comprehend what she’d just said, and those who thought they understood. And were probably wrong..
“Sorry, but I have to ask. Is this a romantic attachment?” Penelope asked.
Maggie shook her head, “If I had to put my finger on it… he’s like a dog you find by the side of the road. Scruffy, quirky, you know it’s got a story. It’s nice enough, plays fair, and I’m not about to let a bunch of idiots say it’s dangerous when they don’t know.”
“I sort of know,” Penelope said. “He hurt my sister’s familiar.”
“You think the scruffy dog isn’t going to bite back when threatened? No, you’re not being fair. That dog had no dratting choice in what happened to it, and I respect it for not being worse than it is. I’ve seen stuff too, and, well, that so-called dog has every right to hate me, and it was darn fair. But even if I respect it and don’t mind its company, there’s no frigging way I’m taking the pretend dog home with me, you get what I’m saying? I’m talking about a whole bundle of issues. Fleas, dirt, bad habits, I dunno.”
“Yeah,” Joanna said. “He could have been meaner, when he beat Letita. He scared me though. Him and the woman he was with.”
“He’s allowed to be scary,” Maggie said.
“Then I take it you’re going to side with your metaphorical dog over us?” Gavin asked.
Maggie drew in a deep breath, then exhaled. “Write up a contract. If it’s everything you’re presenting it as, no tricks or anything that I can see, and you guys sign, I’ll sign too.”
“After saying all that?” Penelope asked.
“He’s in trouble like you said? I’m not interested in sticking my hand into the middle of a dogfight. I’m not interested in acting against him, either, but I’m not under any rules or oaths that say I have to help him. You guys studied me, you figured me out. What I want above all else is power, knowledge. I’ll take what you’re offering, if it’s legit.”
“It is,” Gavin said.
“Then yeah,” Maggie said. “Is that everything? We done?”
“For the purposes of this meeting? Think so,” Lola said.
Maggie gave the group a bit of a salute. “Run it by me when you’re done.”
“Will probably be a few days,” Gavin said.
Maggie shrugged. “You know where to find me.”
She grabbed the chain that bound the goblin, then dragged the struggling creature in the snow behind her as she made her way off the school grounds.
Patrick fell into step beside her. Evonne and Keller weren’t around.
His skin stripped away like autumn leaves in a strong wind, revealing a face beneath.
This was the face she thought of as Padraic. Leader of the local trio of exiled faerie.
A teenager’s face, decidedly Faerie with a slant to his features and ears, wild dark hair, and a sly, almost condescending half-smile perpetually on his face. There was an art to it all that was pure design, raw nurture, with no nature in play.
This was the face he wore for her. Every part of him promised a subtle sort of danger, and even now, Maggie couldn’t tell if it was the sort of danger someone experienced while skydiving, controlled, measured, or if it was the sort of danger one experienced when they leapt out of an airplane without a parachute.
She wasn’t sure which idea appealed more. The former was tantalizing, the latter offered a kind of freedom.
They walked together in near-silence for twenty minutes or so.
She was halfway through a thought about how long the silence would go on before it was awkward when he spoke. That simple fact sent a thrill of fear through her.
“If Blake is a stray dog, what am I?”
Jealousy? Feigned jealousy?
Where did the game end and the reality begin? Or was he all game?
The worst part was, she enjoyed the lack of commitment, the fact that she only had one toe in this water. Telling herself that she was safe, that there would never ever no way no how absolutely not be a relationship between them.
And that in itself could be part of the lure, the bait being set.
“Good question,” she hedged.
“Take a stab at it,” he said.
“You’re… the kitten in the shelter. Giving me that big-eyed look. And I know it’s calculated. Everyone and everything is telling me it’s a bad idea, but here I am. I haven’t walked away.”
He smiled.
And if I ever took that kitten home and let my guard down, it would kill me in my sleep, then curl up on the corpse.
She had no illusions about the monster Padraic was.
Even if he was damned attractive.
“Like the cat, I know you’re prone to doing what you want to do, regardless of the wishes of others, but-”
“You want me to wait here.”
“I can,” he said. “But I have to demand a favor, in compensation.”
She tensed a little.
“When you’re done, you let me teach you another trick with glamour, convincing spirits, and the objects they represent. It has its uses in a melee, and I know you like the ones with uses in a fight. I’ll even forfeit the glamour you need to practice.”
This wasn’t a spur of the moment decision, she knew. What he was offering now was more bait. This was something he’d anticipated handing over to her to keep her interested. Keep her around. He would have had this in mind for months, even.
“If it sounds uneven, remember, I need your continued silence about the lessons I’m offering. If we get caught, we’ll have the Queen’s Riders after us.”
He managed to make it sound so alluring, the idea of them sharing a secret.
The kitten’s wide-eyed plea? Please. She was staring into the serpent’s eyes while the coils surrounded her. She knew, and he knew she knew.
He knew, too, that she would accept. She had to.
“Okay,” she said. “I’ll take you up on that deal if you watch the goblin. Watch and nothing else.”
“Of course,” he said, smiling. She was careful to look away before the smile could get its hooks in her heart.
All glamour, she told herself.
She quenched the buzz of adrenaline and other excited, warm feelings with ugliness.
The path down the hill was a steep one, though it had been traveled some. Footsteps had tromped snow down until it was almost smooth, and she had to move slowly to avoid falling over while Padraic watched.
There were flowers, odd as it was, in the middle of winter. Pictures and arrangements, cards, all sitting on a wooden platform that rested in the snow.
Maggie drew her Athame.
She pricked herself under the fingernail of her pinky finger, and watched as the blood filled the little concave of her overturned pinky fingernail.
Tilting her hand, she let blood drop. She repeated the process of letting the blood well up and then drop a total of three times.
The ghost absorbed the offered energy, growing strong enough to be seen.
The echo of the departed Molly Walker stood amid the token offerings that family members and various residents of Jacob’s Bell had left near the site of her death, hugging her arms to her body, face hidden by hair.
The boards that kept all the little offerings dry and safe from the elements were inscribed with a circle, to prevent interference. It wouldn’t do if a goblin desecrated the little shrine. But Molly’s echo had drawn a crude circle too, Maggie noted.
Maggie’s inverse. Molly had never fought. Maggie saw no option but to prepare for war, to face it head on. Even as an echo, she continued to defend herself, retreating from this hostile, unfathomable world.
Maggie stared at the ghost, trying to interpret details, to come to grips with what it meant and represented.
She’d been in a bad place, scared, out of her element, desperate. The arguments had been persuasive.
Could she really sign that contract? Sign on with them? Knowing that Laird was a part of it?
Could she, conversely, really side with Blake, letting guilt and shame make the decisions for her, and render herself weaker?
Maybe she’d decide by the time she was done.
She began what she considered her penance. A way of reminding herself of what she’d let happen, so she wouldn’t do it again. Every day, an offering to help keep the echo alive, and-
“It was a pretty slow day, I guess. I captured a goblin, but I’ll get to that in more detail in a bit…”
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158 thoughts on “Signature 8.1”
While the pigs are gone, the voters will vote.
Hmm. Timeline wise, this would fit somewhere right after Blake went to Toronto but before he started his war with Conquest? The fact that Laird seems to be alive and she remembers Blake seems to imply as much, since I’m sure that Duncan would have told the families immediately if they couldn’t tell themselves.
There are 3 days from when Blake left to Toronto to when the contest starts. We should have plenty of time to see this develop into something ugly before Maggie comes.
Huh, this was deeper than I thought. Maggie is not only attracted to the evil fae, but is torn between becoming more powerful or her guilt and humility.
And Briar Girl can fit in as a student? I thought she was like 20 something?
IIRC, Briar Girl is centuries old but still looks like a child…
No, that’s Mara. And that’s explained in the Sine Dine arch.
Oops, my bad – I got the two of them confused.
I’m not up to that arc yet (I’m only up to this one) but I’ll keep an eye out for that, thanks.
Typo thread…
Kool-Aid (brand name), but also used generically, so OK
Kleenex (brand name), but also used generically, so OK
Or maybe the process that made goblins was
missing terminal period
And oh, how the spellchecker lloovveedd goblin names and slang.
Smash10101 says:
Should be pages I think, rather than “ages” and maybe a period rather than a comma.
Also, the next chapter button links to the next chapter, which it shouldn’t till thursday or saturday. (Hopefully thursday)
“Washroom was a yes”
‘W’ isn’t italicised.
Cut short… the more it happens, the more I feel it’s deliberate of wildbow to do those.
Erasurre shenanigans everywhere. Call the police, our poor fourth wall is being abused something fierce.
fresh shit in plastic wrap-
The paragraph ends on a hyphen?
Then he’d make a marking so the fear would stay, the bad feelings, but the impressions would linger, staying with her.
This sentence isn’t very clear in my opinion. I think this is a wrong use of “but”.
‘I’ll have a goblin cut your throat and crap in the wound’ wasn’t her worst.
Missing closing quotation mark. The first quotation mark is a single quotation mark, not sure if that breaks with the style.
Never mind. The third one is my mistake.
Ending with a hyphen indicates an interruption. In this case I believe it indicates Buttsack deliberately truncating his own train of thought.
Rafinius says:
I don’t know if its just me, but these three sentences feel weird somehow:
“Stuff with red markings and circles all over it was useless to mess with.”
“With the mention of the murder, the Thorburn thing, and her recent goblin capture, they all distracted.”
“make herself a little and preparing helped her relax.”
chair says:
Maggie saw no option but to prepare for war, to face it head on. Even as an echo, she continued to defend herself, retreating from this hostile, unfathomable world.
-misplaced antecedent for “she”
-Cankles
The one at the windowsill wasn’t looking at anything, and her lack of focus was exactly the sort that could see something that was walking the fine line he was, wanting something to catch her attention.
-What is wanting something to catch her attention? Need clarification.
– “However, that also meant he was also” -> maybe remove one “also”?
– “Or maybe the process that made goblins was” -> paragraph cut off
– “or drawing a picture at the edges of the ages,” -> paragraph cut off
– “Then he’d make a marking so the fear would stay, the bad feelings, but the impressions would linger, staying with her.”
– “he’d give her access to books, with access to the books,” -> “he’d give her access to books. With access to the books,”
– “And were probably wrong..” -> “wrong.”
And I don’t understand this part: “her lack of focus was exactly the sort that could see something that was walking the fine line he was, wanting something to catch her attention”
her lack of focus was exactly the sort that could see something that was walking the fine line he was, wanting something to catch her attention
I understood that as “diverting someone’s attention (at least using goblin magic) is easier when they’re already focused on something; if their attention is wandering, they’re more likely to notice a hiding goblin”.
We’ve seen something similar already in Pact: there’s a point where a passenger noticed Rose reflected in a train window; he got confused when he saw Blake, but apparently focusing on Blake hid Rose.
Or maybe the process that made goblins was –> needs period or conclusion of the sentence
And were probably wrong.. –> double period
anKLJ says:
This is years on, but I couldn’t find it in the typo list, so ,,,
“Maggie shut the door, … ”
I am pretty sure she shut the WINDOW.
mahasim says:
Maggie’s becoming an interesting character.
…Did she curse in the middle there?
Meant to post that one, but forgot by the time I finished reading. It appears that she does say “shit.”
Sid Cypher says:
yeah, the
“I played a prank to equalize things because you assholes felt like the new girl needed to know her place or some shit like that.” – we’ve got an a** and a s*** there, spoken by Maggie.
Wildbow will probably fix it when he’s back, I guess.
And if he doesn’t, that layers all kinds of interesting on her cursing curse.
Rowan says:
Maggie did mention that she didn’t exactly give away the ability to swear. There are a few different ways that could be interpreted, but there’s definitely something going on.
Maybe accidentally swearing is going to weaken her later on in this arc.
Ziggilus says:
I was under the impression she couldn’t do it even accidentally.
From 6.7:
blockquote>“Well,” Maggie said. She grinned. “Speaking as the resident expert in the nast-”
She stopped short.
“Really!?” she asked. “I did not mean anything rude! Not even close! And how does that count!?”
blockquote>
Seems like something is actively stopping her.
Also I am a boss at tags =/
algol says:
Well, but remember in one of the early chapters she was physically unable to swear? She was trying to say something, but discovered it counted as profanity because she couldn’t (or maybe she can somehow sense what counts, but that’s not how, say, being untruthful has worked for Blake).
So it seems to me like there are some really weird conditions on her ability to swear.
Considering that she works with Goblins and most of the have names that require her to swear, she’s limited in options if that happens. So yeah, some condition.
I had always assumed it was an accidental promise to her dads, but if it did involve Paedric, maybe the fact that he was present removed her restriction?
Is it me or is there some double standard about killing here?
It seems fairly clear that the Behaims and Duchamps aren’t operating on anything resembling conventional twentieth century morality, here. I guess that’s what being raised on Karma gets you.
The Behaims and Duchamps strike me as the sorts that look down on their garbage men, and plumbers, considering them dirty and unpleasent, never understanding how important they are to keeping things going. Or put it this way. Congress shutting down for a week or two, or your sanitation shutting down for a week or two. Which one is actually worse?
Congress handles litigation, not directly relevant to my day-to-day life. Trash, on the other hand, builds up in two days where I live.
Um, that was his point.
I know. He asked a question, I gave an answer.
There are such things as rhetorical questions. The answer was kinda obvious.
I also know that, but I was bored.
Congress handles legislation. The courts handle litigation.
So Maggie is making deals with Padraic.He offers her help to keep her interested. So Padraic took away Maggie’s ability to swear like he tried to take Blake’s apologies.
Earlier when Blake thought she was possessed, I wonder what she gave up or if she let something in because of Padraic.
Will we get her pov for Blake’s last battle?
Why would anyone agree to not break up the Behaim/Duchamp marriage/alliance. When voting on the council they can just gang up on people and blindside someone like on Survivor. Controlling the vote basically makes them lords of the city.
May be some kind of taint, too… perhaps something from this glamour he’s giving her? A side-effect of trying to weasel out of whatever restrictions they place upon her?
DeNarr says:
I believe the fact that Maggie can’t swear is due to a promise she made to her fathers.
Either those kids don’t know that Maggie killed Molly on the orders of Laird himself or they’re just assholes.
The Kool-Aid is strong in this town.
I kind of get this vibe that they’re doing the opposite of “following orders” – it’s not the being responsible for the death that bothers them, it’s the getting one’s hands dirty. And that’s all kinds of fudged up.
Nah, that’s just values dissonance, like how ‘Gentlemen’ didn’t work – at least not in ‘trade’ which was anything to do with manufacturing, selling etc. during the Regency/Victorian era.
Benjamin Sutton (@OffensiveGuin) says:
That was potentially something Maggie had to agree to along with, you know, having Molly killed. I.. Can’t quite remember what it was that Molly got out of that arrangement though.. Probably knowledge, power.
Remember the degree of seperation rule? They may feel that applies here. Or figure she botched it.
Laird said that he wanted her to attack Molly, not kill her. It’s most likely that she botched it and she’s responsible. Of course, Laird was capable of Augury so we know he skirts the line.
It’s kinda adorable seeing all the junior magicians having their club meeting. Too bad they come from creepy-ass families.
And isn’t Maggie just lovely? And yet she has that prophecy over her head. Man, is there any practicioner that I like that is not doomed since the start?
I personally like the astrologer… that aside, I guess either one comes from an old family (and to become an old family in the Pactverse, it probably has had to become a fudged-up family), had a meteoric rise to power (eg Johan – that probably also means they’re ash holes) or are new and lost (and thus doomed from the start). Wildbow stories: no hope for you today!
Hope? In a Wildbow Story?
Um…the Sisters back in Toronto seem pretty well-off.
Yeah, and they’re harassing the woman desperately trying to protect her mentor’s equipment to get the source of their power and worship. See how long that lasts.
Well…the Knights had some losses in the past, but it looks like that’s behind them now. I mean, unless something happens that destroys the whole nation, but that’s a given.
Wait, so Molly did have an “echo”, a Rose of her own?
“Echo” as in “ghost”, ie, a strong psychic impression left upon the world (for example, when being chased by goblins). Maggie, is, in a way, keeping alive and talking to a metaphysical representation of her sin. Probably not very healthy, psychologically speaking – it means she can’t let it go yet (which, in turn, means she’s not a complete psycho).
I think Molly has an echo in the same sense as the spirits Blake collected, strong emotions that left a psychic imprint on the world.
Very sweet Maggie-Molly moment… Also, interesting to see a goblin in action. It makes me think it’s kind of hypocritical, that practitioners flip out at the mere mention of someone who might one day maybe sorta deal with demons, but can sign a nonaggression pact with Others that get random girls hooked on cocaine for the lulz on a tuesday.
How many human ruins are they condoning with that? Not sure Pauz managed to ruin more lives than that goblin there. And that’s not even dealing with stuff like the Hyena… just think of what a greater goblin with Buttsack’s inclinations could get up to. Strong kool-aid indeed.
Pauz, while dealing with Blake, sort of causally tried to cause a car crash. Pauz regularly dooms whole neighborhoods. How many of those animals had rabies you think? There were bears let loose on a neighborhood. Plus his very presence contaminates things. Pauz is tearing down the world.
Buttsack is messing up one girl, and scaring a few more. As a project taking maybe weeks. Pauz is so much worse than Buttsack.
Of course, they aren’t fighting Pauz either, so its not like they really seem to care.
“but can sign a nonaggression pact with Others that get random girls hooked on cocaine for the lulz on a tuesday.”
Makes me feel better about Blake letting Dickswizzle wreak the house.
Look at it this way. If Demons are nukes in terms of damage, then Goblins are car emmissions. Not too bad individually, but let it go on long enough and you’ll fuck things up pretty badly anyways.
Wasn’t that a Behaim girl’s home, not a Duchamp?
It was a Behaim, but I figure they either have the same deal or one like it as the Duchamps. And the families are getting very close to being one.
Seems to be just one bit of his typical day. Within the course of a few minutes, he screws with several people. Hard to say how many people he makes the lives worse of each day, how many lives he ruins each month, but this probably isn’t a one-time thing. Certainly, the goblins aren’t concentrating their efforts in one area.
Besides, he’s not saying that goblins are worse than demons He’s saying that if you’re going to consider killing someone because they’re maybe sorta going to deal with demons, it’s a bit double-standardy to offer half an alliance with someone you know regularly deals with goblins as her main source of power.
They were killing him because they wanted to distract the city from putting a stop to their plans. They say “Look a demonologist!” and then elope while everyone is cowering in fear.
Although the kids aren’t in on that. But there is still a difference. Maggie beats up goblins to take their stuff. Demonologists have a couple key differences. First demonic power damages the world when used. Beat up a goblin and take its ear? A goblin has one less ear. Victory for good. Beat up Pauz and take his ear? Great now you have a radioactive ear, not much of a victory. Second deals with demons seem to work via offers to help the demons out in exchange for demonic power. Pay the Barber in blood, and get sharp blades. The demon is stronger now. And the sharp blades are probably tainted.
Maggie’s use of goblins does in fact weaken goblins. Use of demons at the very least spreads fallout, and at worst helps the demons along.
Two important notes.
One, it should be obvious that not all interaction Maggie has with goblins is negative by the fact that the tougher ones haven’t ganged up on her and killed her. Sometimes, she takes an ear; sometimes, she strikes a bargain.
Two, while Blake could have hypothetically summoned demons, he had no desire to and even made it clear that he wanted to not do so. The only reason he even dealt with Pauz was because he was forced to by Conquest…which he wouldn’t have had to do if he wasn’t driven out of Jacob’s Bell. If the Jacob’s Bell practitioners were more welcoming to the possibly-eventually-a-diabolist, he probably wouldn’t have so much as seen a demon. Yet, they decide that Blake’s a threat that has to be eliminated, even if the attempts drive him closer and closer to what they want to eliminate him for. Aside from the near-innocence of Blake at the beginning, the self-fulfilling prophecy aspect isn’t helping their case any.
Goblins don’t seem like the type to be won over by diplomacy. They seem like the sorts that in order to do anything with you had better prove your hard enough. If you want to work with goblins, you’d better crack some skulls and make them know your mean.
Of course they would argue that it was just a matter of time before Blake slides down the slippery slope, and they had best deal with him first.
You can say the same about anyone. That doesn’t mean that it’s possible to rule over anyone without some element of diplomacy involved (barring a massive power disparity, which Maggie doesn’t have over every single goblin, let alone all of them in Jacob’s Bell together). If the goblins don’t get something they want out of it, they won’t do it; if the thing they get out of it is the ability to continue their lives in relative peace, sooner or later Maggie will have to deal with revolting goblins. The other kind of revolting goblins, I mean.
Sorry, pun was too good to pass up. Anyways…
They would argue that. Does it make them right? Does it make their actions justifiable? Does it eliminate any of my arguments? No, no, and of course not. That position would be indefensible, especially since they were pushing him towards the slope.
Let me put it this way. The world will be worse-off if a person in front of you slides down a steep snowy slope, but if he stays where he is or dies everything will be fine. Do you try to coax him away from the slope and give him something to hold onto, or do you hit him with a stick and hope he dies before he slides down the slope?
Goblins so far are violent mean fuckers. They don’t seem to be the type who’s respect you earn by being nice. The ones around Jacob’s Bell don’t seem all that bright, nor all that strong. Nothing on par with the Hyena at least.
And I would definitly say try to draw them back from the slope. Aside from the moral reasons, if you fail to kill him with your strike, and he instinctivly steps back, then he goes down the slope, and it is because of your choices.
Nothing on par with the Hyena isn’t saying much, since the Hyena is not only the single most powerful “goblin” we’ve seen (not really fitting the classification well), it’s one of the most powerful beings we’ve seen (aside from Conquest, demons, and the like). And remember, a few of Maggie’s servants killed Molly easily. Don’t tell me that the local goblins and such couldn’t kill her if she made them want to.
Besides, you don’t need to be the type to have your respect earned with kindness to want to work with someone who gives you nice things when you work with them, or to not like people just bullying you.
That ear was gained through a bargain and there’s no telling if it would grow back again or not considering some of the stuff we’ve seen pulled out.
Besides, it’s been made clear that working with Goblins brings you down to their level. They’re too unpleasant by nature and only understand force. You want something or to get them in line, you put a choke chain on them and beat them until they submit.
Can you honestly say all the ones we’ve seen so far don’t deserve it?
…well, maybe not as such, but I can sort of doubt they do. If the stories about their origin we’ve seen have a tiny kernel of truth to them—and they probably do—then
They’re too unpleasant by nature
might not be quite true, in the sense that they might be that way because of someone rather than nature. This isn’t the place or the time to discuss the nature of free will and philosophize about blame and responsibility (and it’s even too soon to tell what exactly “by nature” means in Pactverse), but one can at least honestly doubt that goblins deserve their fates.
I’m just saying, all the Goblins we’ve seen have earned their fates. Buttsack and the Hyena especially. Show me a decent one and we’ll talk.
I’m not saying any of them should even be in the same sentence with the word “decent”.
But if I caused you to be a horrible psychopath, unable to do anything but evil (or created one), and you did lots of awful things, then yes, some awful fate is earned, but it’d me me who would deserve it, not you.
It could be that the only way to stop you from doing horrible things would be to get rid of you, and yes, that would probably be the right thing to do, but that would be a necessity. IMO what you (or that hypothetical psychopath I’d created) would deserve would be healing, although there’s little chance of that in a Wildbow story…
Pretty sure Buttsack isn’t otherwise just hanging out watching TV over those weeks. I’m sure he has dozens if not hundreds of ‘projects’ on the go at any one time…
You’re probably right. Demons probably are generally worse than goblins. Goblins still don’t seem like something that should be just tolerated when you have the power to do something about it.
You’re assuming that the girl is going to be alive. He dumped cocaine in a medical bottle that required a syringe, possibly Insulin or something else.
There’s no telling if that mixture is going to kill her outright.
The text says goblins are fast learners when it’s about doing evil. Buttsack is even smart enough to convincingly fake written essays to inflict psychological torment via the reactions of others to that essay, which is more than I expected of a goblin. If he doesn’t want to kill her, he probably won’t.
Well,thereis a difference.
Goblin’s are like bombs,they cause damage,but thats that,they are purely destructive and unplanning,the worst a planning one can do is destroy thel ifes of some humans,and even then things can be built on the ashes.They are destructive and murderous,but they do not fundamendally lessen reality,only society.
Demon’s,on the other hand,are like nukes,they cause both damage and radiation,even the unplanning ones have some cunning,and they can set chain of events where it will require much practitioner effort to make things not worse.It would take an army of goblins with a relatively cunning one on the top to destroy a small town,and kill everyone,but in the future,the town can be rebuilt,but it would take one intermediate demon (if Ur is intermediate)to lesser creation in a way so fundamendal it can never truly recover.A demon’s effects are eternal,or very very difficult to heal,a goblin’s are potentially healable,even if there are lifes lost.Demons are entropic instead of destructive,and they deal in oblivion and fates worse than death.
Meister says:
Weeeeellllll… A bit of perspective is kind of in order here. Goblins do screw around with people as their main schtick, yes. Nobody argues that. But they don’t go around unmaking bits of the universe, material or otherwise. The damage a goblin does can be fixed, if perhaps at great cost. After all, look at what happened to the forest after… somebody bound the hyena.
Demonic damage… Doesn’t really heal. It’s a very literal, very permanent taint upon the foundation of the universe. What is one mortal’s ruined life to the utter snubbing of the laws of physics regarding matter and energy?
True. On the other hand Pauz had plenty of time to do small scale damage, limited by his power level. What irreparable snubbing did he do to be considered a demon?
From Histories 7.x:
the nature of the First Choir [… is …] They devour. They take. The vectors by which they act take all forms that we know to destroy things […] The thing to note, however, is that these beings annihilate. In this, they are distinct from the other choirs.
Note the last sentence quoted. It’s only the First Choir, of Darkness, that annihilates, not all demons.
Collateral 4.5:
“I suppose it’s up to you, imp of the fifth choir,” Rose said. [Then a bit later:] “I’d ask the big names,” Rose said. “Shall I say them? Shall I speak the names of the higher members of the fifth choir?
Pauz is not of Darkness, he’s of the Fifth Choir, the Choir of the Feral. (If she were wrong then Pauz would have taken advantage of it.)
At the same time, it could be that the damage he does, the loss of reason his victims suffered, is irreparable as well. Labels are dangerous after all.
But note he’s not called a Demon, but an Imp. Ur didn’t seem that much bigger at first, but that was camouflage, and he’s probably one of the “big names”. A fifth-choir demon of Ur’s level would probably cause something like a whole army turning to cannibalistic practices in a civil war.
Maggie’s moment here was very sweet. I am liking the development we are getting of her.
One line made me very, very deeply sad. “When he came back, fixing his problem with the barrier, he’d give her access to books, with access to the books, she’d step up her game and prepare for trouble, and she’d beat it and everything would be okay.” :’C
I also found it interesting how goblins are so self-centered. What interesting, repulsive creatures. They think the world is theirs and everyone should bow down to them even though they are mostly very lowly.
Overall, great chapter! :3
Goblins are kinda the mean street thugs. The Fairie are the asshole aristicrats. So what would that make people like the Behaims and the Duchamps?
Crooked cops and aristocratic assholes.
I enjoyed the goblin POV. After the last two chapters, it added some needed levity to the story.
So what’s gonna happen to get Maggie to turn and come to aid Blake in Toronto? We know that, in a few days, she’s gonna come to Toronto and get brutal with Behaims and closer to Blake.
So is Padraic offering to teach Maggie her bullet deflection technique?
That’s what you took away from meeting Blake, Penny? At least Jo, was left with a better impression. Maybe Blake shouldn’t have left them directly after spitting Faerie blood.
The younger generation does seem like it’s more willing to play ball. I wonder how things will turn out.
Gavin was one of the Behaims that attacked Blake at the police station, right?
I wanna see more goblin hunting?
Poor, poor Maggie. Girl’s got depth.
Penny is attempting to manage a coalition that includes Behaims, who are present. She is further attempting to get Maggie to agree to to a “no helping Blake clause” in the non-agression treaty she is negotiating. Regardless of what she took away from her encounter with Blake, saying nice things about him would be a pretty impolitic thing to do at that particular time.
Mian says:
I agree. She’s saying ” I know a little of how dangerous he could be”. Which is fair — she does.
Yeah! How dare that asshole not stand there and let it maim, torture and possibly kill him! Geez some people are just so mean!
I really want to see something from one of the Duchamp girls’ perspectives. Not necessarily because I think it would be of literary value to the story, but because I’d love to see how someone can rationalize complaining, “he hurt my sister’s familiar” after being present while said familiar was told to attack someone. Being fed propaganda by the elder Duchamps and Behaims is one thing, but Penelope was there in person, and therefore should have been privy to a relatively objective view of events.
You shouldn’t forget that those elder Duchamps were nothing more but younger Duchamps too once upon a time. There is no calculating cult leader drawing people in.
So probably one of the first things these girls learn is to twist and turn the events in such a view that suits their world view and then spread the word.
Er, Laird is a calculating cult leader drawing people in.
Does he not count somehow?
We know he gets what’s coming to him soon enough.
theant87 says:
I find it hilarious that the Goblin is more honest than the Duchamps about things. He attacks, and expects to be attacked in return if he gets caught. They attack and act offended when they get attacked right back. Whats worse is that they are both similar in that they both attack anything that is not them. Attacking someone to test them out isn’t really different from attacking someone for shits and giggles. You still attacked someone that did nothing to you. Still attacking someone with no idea what they can do is the height of stupidity.
The goblin point of view was interesting and I find them darkly hilarious. Based on what he likes, it seems she can trade alcohol and drugs to them for favors. The nastier the drugs, the better. Maggie making meth or something else homemade might come in handy to sell to goblins for information and favors.
He’s a Behaim, not a Duchamp.
I don’t know that would sit well with the conscience given that they’re just as likely to use it to covertly dose some random stranger.
Awww Mags, you make everything better after the sad I had from the Blakerasing. You may be a bit of a Holden Caulfield but… really, this lot really are phonies.
I’m getting a bit of a “Ghost of Regent” vibe from Padraig.
Well until she mentioned Blake. Then it was like a knife twisted.
Especially when we know what’s coming. It was just cruel, and Wildbow isn’t even here to do the stabbing.
A time delayed knife. Wildbow can be a cruel bastard.
Ereus says:
I wonder if a Impression is affected by Erasur?, as i doubt blake is truly gone…
Building on the multiverse theory lmago 21.4 mentions a man joining the ambassadors. A man named laird. Given the ambassadors bosses mindset it makes you wonder how long wildbow was planning lairds character.
Probably just a coincidence. Although I do wonder which of the names got which of the powers; that could be neat.
Interesting, out-of-context quote from that chapter:
“Power isn’t magical,”
Context makes it less amusing.
It’s probably just a name that Wildbow likes the sound and connotations of…
lumenaide says:
I’m calling it right now; if anything is going to bring Blake back, it’s going to be Molly’s ghost fed all of Maggie’s best Blake stories.
Fuck the Duchamp’s. Serously fuck them. Goblin doing it’s best to ruin peoples lives? Meh not my problem. Someone actually trying to help people? Stop that Shit right now, your wrecking the natural order! Serously I somehow dislike them and the Behaims worse than fucking Urr!
Calling it right now. Maggie let herself get possessed so she could help Blake. Remember in Aimon’s histories where Rose suggests having something possess him so he would be able to act without worrying about his families promises? I suspect something similar here. I also would have a lawyer look over any contracts the Duchamps and Behaims offer. Sadly I don’t think Maggie can afford Blakes.
Sometimes the Anarchists have a point. Revolutionaries rarely exist in a society that doesn’t have serous problems.
And that’s both sad and heartwarming at the end where Maggie is visiting Molly’s ghost. I’m not sure you recognize it under your own fear and desperation Maggie, but that’s guilt.
Yeah, I remember. She can make an Oath not to help, but if it’s a light possession the Other possessing her holds all the blame.
Calling it right now. Maggie let herself get possessed so she could help Blake.
Dude, no. She’s already infected/posssessed by something goblin-y, as established by what Blake saw of her inner face and this chapter right here. Goblinfected, if you will.
She walked over to the window, tested her ability to touch the metal,
It’s a goblinfection from her old hometown, presumably. Their equivalent of demonic radiation.
One that probably got worse at some point between now and then, from what we’ve seen. Something sure happened between when Blake headed for Toronto and when Maggie followed, and it probably wasn’t a gradual shift.
And seriously? That pun is terrible on so many levels.
Pun? Its just combining two words. Like going from ant infestation, to antinfestation. Combining Gobl and infection is pretty reasonable if someone has been infected by a Gobl.
So it was technically a portmanteau. That doesn’t make it less disagreeable.
Or the window was cold.
WAG: That which possessed Maggie was Molly’s ghost. Kinda poetic I guess.
I highly, highly doubt it. One why would it possess her? Two, if it did, why would it cause any of the effects we saw?
not at all official lol. nothing about it fits in any way whatsoever. (spirit world goblin traits? her weakness to metal being seen while the ghost is obviously still independent? weird eye ect)
besides the ghost is purely defensive even as an ecco
spacelizard says:
Woww the Duchamps are even more obnoxious than the Behaims! I hope these little shits all end up forsworn or facing the wrong end of an ofuda
To me it’s like their the Old Money. They don’t like anything changing since it threatens their comfortable posistions. If you use this anology, then Johannes is the new money. The guy who suddenly became rich. Not just rich, but richer than both the other families combined, the upstart. Maggie is the eyesore. She’s the poor kid who somehow moved into the neighborhood, and is bringing the tone down. At least Crone Mara and Briar Girl know enough to stay out of sight, but Maggie keeps making herself known.
I think something else that’s important to note is this. What’s the worst thing that ever happened to them? Maggie and Blake have truly awful shit that happened to them. Hell Blake just set a new bar. But if you asked the Behaim and Duchamp kids, what could they say? I doubt their is anything even close in magnitude to what Maggie and Blake have had happen to them. Aimon saw war, and had a rotting hand to remember it by. But these kids have been sheltered. Now that isn’t to say you have to suffer to be a decent person, or that someone who hasn’t known hardship can’t be a good empathic person. But if you asked a Duchamp what the worst thing they ever had happen to them is, they’d say something equivelent to breaking their ankle skating. If you asked Blake or Maggie, it’d be more like having to climb a mountain on a broken leg to escape the ethnic cleansing of their villiage.
deadcrystal says:
Maggie remains awesome, the Duchamps and Behaims remain arrogant morally deluded, horrible people.
Padraic remains utterly terrifying.
I mean, the skydiving comment reminds me of what he said in 1.5
“Sublime things, everything you thought you might enjoy, and everything you never even considered. There’ll be so little left of you when it’s all done that it won’t even matter where you’re going.”
“I can flense your skin,” the other man said. “But without pain. The movement of air as someone enters the room will have you arching your back, whimpering in anticipation.”
It takes a hell of a character to make your own destruction sound attractive. Reminds me of that ridiculous meme.
“do not fall in love with people like me.
i will take you to museums, and parks, and monuments, and kiss you in every beautiful place, so that you can never go back to them without tasting me like blood in your mouth. i will destroy you in the most beautiful way possible. and when i leave you will finally understand, why storms are named after people.”
Except he makes it sound appealing, as opposed to abusive and Nice Guy like. I dunno, maybe it’s just me and Maggie who are vulnerable to things like that.
He’s like Damien from Magical Diary. Should I expect him to steal her soul for power afterwards?
I’m betting Molly’s echo possesses Maggie.
I’ll take that bet. I know easy money when I see it.
I will also take that bet. How much?
Reveen says:
Wow, Upper middle class teenager obnoxiousness aside. Penelope and Co’s deal seems… fair, like they’re actually trying to prevent conflict. I wonder how their parents will fuck it up.
I’m confident that they’ll screw things up just fine on their own. The best-laid plans of mice and men pave the road to Hell or something like that.
Notice how Gavin and Lola undercut Panny’s attempts at being diplomatic at pretty much every opportunity.
Huh. A Maggie chapter. A start to the Travelers arc of this story, perhaps.
I’m interested in when, exactly, this fits into the timeline. I’m also intrigued by the low number of comments–I could actually read them all!
“Even though [Blake]’d just left, dashing off to Toronto” indicates that this is happening shortly after December 16th, and obviously before she gets called by Blake for the contest in 6.4 (December 21st).
In this post, Maggie mentioned several times what a lifeline Blake’s offer was, etc. Now he won’t have existed. When Maggie offered Blake a free shot at her, maybe Rose (instead of Blake) bound her — maybe Rose is now to Maggie as Conquest was to Fell. Maybe Blake’s undoing will soon have been enough to really push Maggie off the deep end.
cjip says:
caught on her duff. .. wlll the fact that she’d left or Isidora’s “need” to tell Paige catch Maggie in the fallout? Or is Maggie low enough on the totem pole thàt the new base will support her being instrumental in bringing back enough connectiins to Blake to really mess him up?…
Anyone notice how the next chapter’s clickable, even though it’s not there yet?
Conrad says:
Yeah, Wildbow said it’ll happen because the chapters are already uploaded just not released until the normal times. So you’ll be seeing 404 errors until the normal time you see a chapter go up.
See Wilbow’s commentary for the previous chapter – to make it easier for chapters to go up properly even when he wasn’t monitoring them he had to set dummy chapters up.
pjw says:
Link to commentary:
https://pactwebserial.wordpress.com/2014/07/05/histories-arc-7/#comment-14480
Wildbow is on vacation, so he setup all of the links in advance and set WordPress to make the next chapters available automatically at their regular times…
I wonder, is this whole arc an excerpt from the Maggie books the guys in Worm read? And does if so, were those written by Wildbow in the Worm universe?
Probably not and possibly.
One wonders if in one of the universes, he’s writing about something that happened here.
God I hope not. I wouldn’t last a week in a Wildbow story 🙂
Well, as long as you don’t live in Brockton Bay or the path of a Class-B or above threat in the Wormverse, or you aren’t a practitioner or extremely unlucky in the Pactverse, you’d be as good there as you are here.
Not enough data on the other potential stories to tell, but it would probably be similar (except for Peer, but that’s still about as safe as the Middle Ages).
Well, as long as you don’t live in Brockton Bay or the path of a Class-B or above threat in the Wormverse
That isn’t saying much. Several large metropolises were already destroyed, and that super-villain prison was well populated, even before the beginning of Worm. Also, abg bayl 98% bs gur jbeyq qvrq, ohg n ybg bs arneol havirefrf jrer qrfgeblrq before the end.
or you aren’t a practitioner or extremely unlucky in the Pactverse, you’d be as good there as you are here.
I seem to remember Maggie wasn’t a practitioner before pretty much her entire home town got very, very unlucky. I rather suspect the most atypical thing about her situation was that she survived. Toronto inhabitants seemed very unlucky as well. And I have the impression Canada is one of the less dangerous places in our world, so unless there’s something very particular about it in Pactverse, the rest of the world should be worse.
Not everyone lives in big cities. In fact, most people don’t. Sure, the biggest cities are very, very big, but there are only a handful of them, and there are a lot more people outside major cities than within. And don’t exaggerate; bayl gur crbcyr jrer xvyyrq, gur havirefrf jrer svar. Orfvqrf, V svaq pynvzf gung Fpvba xvyyrq 98% bs nyy uhznaf ba nyy Rneguf gb or nofheq naq cebonoyl vaqvpngvir bs vtabenapr ba gur cneg bs gur punenpgref. Gur ahzore bs havirefrf vf fgngrq gb or terngre guna gur ahzore bs ngbzf va nal bar havirefr; guvf chgf n ybjre obhaq ba gur ahzore bs havirefrf nebhaq 10^80. Rira vs bayl bar havirefr va n zvyyvba unq na Rnegu, naq bayl bar Rnegu va n ovyyvba unq uhznaf, gung’f fgvyy 10^65 vaunovgrq Rneguf. Rira vs ur qrfgeblrq gur cbchyngvba bs bar Rnegu n frpbaq, vg jbhyq fgvyy gnxr uvz jryy bire 2*10^47 gvzrf gur ntr bs gur havirefr gb qrfgebl gur cbchyngvba bs 98% bs gur Rneguf. Rira sbphfvat ba gur zbfg-cbchybhf Rneguf, vg jbhyq gnxr sne, sne gbb ybat…naq V’ir orra znxvat trarebhf nffhzcgvbaf.
Ohg sbphfvat ba Org va fcrpvsvp, lbh’ir fgvyy tbg n orggre punapr gb yvir guebhtu Tbyqra Qnja guna zbfg ncbpnylcfrf. Jbefr guna gur erny jbeyq, V’yy tenag, ohg tbbq abaguryrff.
Why would Canada be one of the less dangerous areas in the Pactverse? I mean, aside from the whole “it’s not a Third-World nation” thing. As to the rest, the fact that there’s still a masquerade suggests that you’re more likely to get struck by lightning than to go through what Maggie’s going through, while the fact that the world functions pretty well suggests that what Buttsack does and what happened to Maggie’s hometown isn’t much more common. Yes, if you’re one of the people unlucky enough to get hit by a magical disaster, it sucks, but hey–it sucks to get hit by a natural disaster, too. Or to have you nation’s economy collapse. Or whatever. It’s maybe a little worse than the real world, but not in a significant or even a statistically significant amount.
Not everyone lives in big cities.
Yes, but I do. In fact, two cities where I’ve lived more than half of my life have been hit by Endbringers even before the the shit hit the fan.
pynvzf gung Fpvba xvyyrq 98% bs nyy uhznaf ba nyy Rneguf
I meant Earth Bet, not the entire multiverse. Sorry, I thought that was obvious from the wording.
bayl gur crbcyr jrer xvyyrq, gur havirefrf jrer svar
I don’t find that very reassuring.
lbh’ir fgvyy tbg n orggre punapr gb yvir guebhtu Tbyqra Qnja guna zbfg ncbpnylcfrf
Nor that. It’s a bit like saying you’ve got a better chance of living in Cambodia during the Khmer Rouge regime than on you would in Florida during the Chicxulub impact. It’s true, but I still wouldn’t want to try it.
Besides, my point was not that Worm’s apocalypse was among the most deadly statistically, but that Wildbow’s worlds seem to have a higher rate of apocalypses than I’m confortable with, and that I expect during an apocalypse to be among the less resilient fraction of the population.
Why would Canada be one of the less dangerous areas in the Pactverse […] aside from the whole “it’s not a Third-World nation” thing
I think you’re underestimating the “not a Third-World nation” thing. There are quite a few places on real Earth I really wouldn’t like to live in, and where I don’t expect I’d have a long life expectancy.
But I mostly meant canon!Canada seems like a relatively benign place, even compared to First-Word nations like the US, and given the text I expected Pact!Canada to be the same.
maybe a little worse than the real world, but not in a significant or even a statistically significant amount.
(1) Hard to say, since things like Ur might make disasters non-obvious, but even granting that
(2) Earth Bet was not much worse in the beginning, but things got worse quite fast. Not to mention that
(3) That there are hints in the story that Pactverse already went through a worse-than-worm apocalypse, and the guys that did it are still trying to get those last percents.
Sucks to be the Wormverse’s version of you, then.
I actually can’t remember the context of that statement. Yay?
Ah, I understood.
Worlds where apocalypses happen are more dangerous than others by their very nature. You don’t compare lightweight boxers to heavyweight ones, so why compare apocalypse-worlds to others? Well, unless you drop the apocalypse.
Oh, I’m not underestimating it, I’m just doubting that that’s all you’re saying there. Canada is, after all, a pretty small fraction of the Not-Third World.
Well, RL!Canada’s magicians are about as dangerous as the US’s, and I’m not convinced that it’s any more dangerous to live in the US than in Canada. In both cases, there are ways that stupidity can get you killed; the US just has a wider variety of climates and subcultures (what with being less sparsely populated), so there’s a wider variety of ways that stupidity gets you killed.
If such a non-obvious disaster happened, though, we’d be able to tell by its effects. Analogy: You can’t see a black hole, but you can see that the gas around it is orbiting something. If Ur– or something similar ate something important, its absence would make the world different. If it was a major disaster, it would have left a big impact.
When the apocalypse came? Well, duh, that’s what an apocalypse is. Beforehand? I disagree. The effects of the Endbringers and supervillains, counterbalanced by superheroes, presumably-increased international cooperation, and the tinkers who focused their tech on making the world better, caused a much, much lower rate of going-to-hell than, say, the Great Depression or most wars.
Hardly relevant. If the Apocalypse comes, an apocalypse happens, but if Earth’s survived this long it’s probably not going to hurt us now. And who cares what happened to large parts of Creation that may or may not have even existed? Certainly not a typical Earthling.
I think you underestimate what “statistically significant” means. The Endbringers, demons, and whatnot are nasty to those that face them, but they don’t affect many, so the total effect is much, much smaller than (say) the difference between the best years of the Cold War and the worst years of the Great Depression, to say nothing of comparing modern prosperity to pre-Industrial life. Are there differences? Yes. Is the overall effect statistically significant? No.
Not that it’s not fun, but we’re digressing. This all began with me saying I hope we’re not in a Wildbow story, because I didn’t think I’d live long in one.
I don’t think we’re arguing about my hopes, and we already established I’m dead or worse in Wormverse. I don’t see what statistics has to do with it.
I think you underestimate what “statistically significant” means. The Endbringers, demons, and whatnot are nasty to those that face them, but they don’t affect many, so the total effect is much, much smaller than (say) the difference between the best years of the Cold War and the worst years of the Great Depression
I don’t know yet enough about demons, but I think you’re forgetting that in Worm vg jnf cerqvpgrq, ol arneyl-vasnyyvoyr cerqvpgvba fhcre-cbjref, gung vs gur Fpvba rirag jnf nibvqrq, gur Raqoevatref jrer nyfb tbvat gb qrfgebl gur jbeyq n srj lrnef yngre. An individual Endbringer attack might not be “very bad” on a historic scale, but all attacks in aggregate are.
Perhaps the Pact universe did go through what happened with Taylor in the end? People’s perceptions (in world) of what caused it may be different.
Gurl jrer cvpxvat hc va vagrafvgl naq serdhrapl gur zber Rvqbyba’f cbjref qrpnlrq.
Good point, I had forgotten that.
BTW, “the third world” is an archaic term we’re probably better off all ditching. It dates back to the cold war where the “first world” is the west, the “second world” is the communist bloc and the “third world” is everyone else.
The more modern idea of the third world as impoverished and backwards is dated too. Third world countries include massive modern metropolises like Shanghai, Rio De Janeiro and Nairobi and includes some of the wealthiest countries in the world.
It’s a useless term that just propagates old stereotypes and IMO we are better off without it.
I have it in good authority he does,and its a matter of a few years only for you to become the protagonist….enjoy (if you are able)
changeling says:
Will there be chapter this thursday?
It does not look like it. wildbow wrote 4 chapters last week and posted two last week only leaving 2 for this week:
Greetings from Thursday! Looks like not.
Two more days of torture till the next fix then…
1) The goblin perspective was interesting. I certainly didn’t expect a video game analogy, of all things :). I guess they might represent the natural, necessary part of disorder, whereas demons are on the side of purely destructive entropy?
2) Are all Others constantly dying, or is it just goblins? And in any case, how is this different from humans? Is it that they need a constant power supply, and die only if that runs out?
3) Padraic is awesome in a creepy way. Maybe Maggie is going to allow him to possess her so she can help Blake in Toronto after signing the peace treaty? And conversely, in the confusion after Blake’s erasure, she might finally succumb to Padraic’s lures.
4) Also, Padraic’s strategy of baiting Maggie with power is the same modus operandi as that of the lawyers. Though the former considers it a game, while the latter do it for more strategic reasons.
5) Having Maggie keep Molly’s ghost echo around was a really great touch.
6) At this point I have to wonder if Pactverse is becoming too black-and-white. Wormverse was grey in grey; neither protagonists nor antagonists ever really had a clean conscience, but both heroes and villains were usually recognizably human and had redeeming qualities, too. But the Jacob’s Bell practitioners could as well be aliens at this point, and many Others make more sense than the humans. There’s just something screwed up with teens internalizing Stone Age / biblical morality without a word of complaint or self-awareness. Aren’t they being educated in a 21st century school? What’s up with that? Maggie performed “murder”, rather than manslaughter one or two; they know she was ordered to, think the deed needed to be done, and still blame her for it (how does that even work?!); the practitioner truce with the goblins is utterly pathetic and immoral (ever heard of noblesse oblige, or “With great power comes great responsibility”?); and so on. In fact, the way the practitioners are willing to ignore the plight of the common folk calls for some ruthless diabolist to conquer them all, to force them to care.
1) What video game analogy? I didn’t catch it.
2) This is how I see it:
Conquest was an entity of Conquest. Conquest regained power by conquering and he would lose power otherwise. If Conquest were to “freeze” and do nothing, the things he conquered would slowly escape from his grasp and he would start losing power.
Similarly, goblins are entities of shitty, horrible, disturbing things. If they stop doing that, or they are faced with something that opposes them, they will die a little inside. They will lose their power and become something less, if not disappear at all.
Concerning the video game analogy: Would you typically expect an entity in another fantasy universe – say, a Japanese youkai, or a vampire or whatever, to have these lines: “He’d seen the roving spotlights in the movies and video games. In most places, the attention of people was like those spotlights, roaming, cast out from their eyes, a dull glow emanating as they listened. Here it was different. The focus was largely on themselves, only periodically casting out at specific targets.”
I don’t know which games wildbow plays, but there are lots of stealth games in exactly that vein, e.g. Mark of the Ninja, Beyond Good & Evil, or the Commandos games.
Maggie performed “murder”, rather than manslaughter one or two; they know she was ordered to, think the deed needed to be done, and still blame her for it (how does that even work?!)
It’s even worse than that. Lola actually says
I can’t even think of a good metaphor for what you did to the last Thorburn heiress, but it’s lower than that. The fact that it needed to be done doesn’t diminish the ugliness of it at all.
So when Maggie does it, it’s ugly even if it “needs to be done”. But when Laird & co. try to kill Blake, apparently even letting a hundred girls die is better than leaving a diabolist live.
(And why was Maggie told to send her goblins after Blake’s sister? For exactly the same reason Laird hounded him: they each inherited the exact same estate.)
Granted, Lola is a Duchamp, they might be slightly smaller assholes than the Bechaims (and not fully aware of the “ugliness” they’re willing to go to), but still, they’re still going for the marriage. At least the adults probably know what’s what.
Plus for a while there the Duchamps were actively trying to kill Blake as well. Would they have ostracized Jo, calling her a murderer and considering the act low and ugly?
chrysalis says:
I’d just like to point out that this chapter isn’t accessible with the table of contents link. It gives a 404 error. I could only get to it by hopping to 8.2 and clicking “last chapter”.
Neurogami says:
i dont know if i can keep reading this with blake gone. i felt a real connection to that character and with him out of it i feel really discouraged to keep on reading.
I would strongly recommend continuing to read. Those of us who have done so don’t seem to have regretted it. 🙂
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Nintendo Releasing Red and Blue Colored Switch
A new Nintendo Switch bundle featuring Mario’s trademark colors has been revealed, coinciding with a recently released trailer for Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury. Fans will soon be able to play the Browser’s Fury DLC expansion for the first time and do so in style on a blue and red edition inspired by the world’s most famous plumber.
Nintendo has given a diversity of exclusive Switch consoles with special paint jobs over the previous several years, 2020 saw the launch of two Switch exclusive editions, one to celebrate the launch of Animal Crossing New Horizons and another Fortnite inspired Switch that went global after originally being launched in New Zealand, Australia, and Europe. Usually, these exclusive consoles are launched along the side of a forthcoming Nintendo merchandise, and this Mario-adorned console is no exception.
Nintendo Switch – Mario Red & Blue Edition System announced ($299.99, out Feb 12th) pic.twitter.com/068Hbai4Hb
— Wario64 (@Wario64) January 12, 2021
On the same day as the revealing of Bowser’s Fury, Nintendo posted photos of a new blue and red Switch for the fans to drool over. The Joy-Cons and console are bright red, while the controller’s grip features the color of Mario’s overalls with the controller’s straps sporting the yellow of his buttons.
The bundle also comes with a Mario-inspired carrying case as well as a screen protector for the console. However, the bundle does not come with Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury, which has to be purchased separately.
In the meantime, the new trailer video for Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury released a few hours ago along with this new Switch finally shows what the expansion content will bring about for the franchise.
The trailer featured what seems to be a huge, open sandbox area akin to Super Mario Odyssey’s kingdoms, in which Bowser Jr. and Mario join forces to halt an uncontrollable and colossal Bowser. With new cat-like stars to gather and a new power-up that turns Mario into a massive lion, it appears like the ideal type of game to launch along with an exclusive new Switch.
With every new Switch coloration launched though, there is always the burning question of the existence of a Nintendo Switch Pro. It is very probable that this could be the year that will see its announcement, as speculations surrounding it are only getting stronger.
That comes in spite of the fact that Doug Bowser, President of Nintendo of America, recently shut down the aforementioned rumors. Whether or not the Switch Pro will come this year, it’s certain that these uniquely colored consoles won’t stop anytime soon.
Gamers will be able to buy both Super Mario 3D World + Bowser‘s Fury and the new Mario colored Nintendo Switch this February 12, 2021.
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University, BOSE examinations postponed
by Precious Kashmir
Srinagar: All examinations of Kashmir University (KU), Cluster University of Srinagar (CUS) and Board of School Education (BOSE) which were scheduled to be held on Wednesday have been postponed due to moderate to heavy snowfall in the valley, including summer capital, Srinagar.
All KU examinations which were scheduled to be held on today are postponed in view of the inclement weather conditions, officials said. The new dates for the deferred examinations will be notified separately later, they said KU had also postponed all examinations since Sunday.
The officials of CUS said examinations scheduled to be held today have been postponed due to inclement weather conditions. He said the new dates for the postponed examinations will be notified separately later.
The BOSE also postponed class 11th examination. The board also postponed examinations all examination since Sunday due to inclement weather.
The Kashmir valley, including summer capital, Srinagar, experienced moderate to heavy snowfall since Sunday.
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Day chill further intensifies; Gulmarg freezes at minus 9.6 degree
by United News Of India
Srinagar, Jan 11: The chilly weather conditions have further intensified in Srinagar and other parts of Kashmir due to overcast conditions though the night temperature improved and settled above normal.
Meanwhile, world famous ski resort of Gulmarg, about 55 km from here in north Kashmir, was the only place in the valley where the mercury dipped about 2 degree from Sunday and settled at minus 9.6 degree.
A Met department spokesperson told UNI that weather will remain dry during the next about three days. “The dry weather will result in considerable dip in the night temperature though the maximum temperature is expected to improve due to sunshine,” he said.
He said a fresh Western Disturbance (WD), which will originate in Arabian Sea and would approach the region though Afghanistan and Pakistan, would hit the region on Thursday.
“It would be a weak current and would result in light snowfall at some places in the valley,” he added.
After witnessing an improvement of over a degree in the night temperature, people woke up to a chilly Monday morning in Srinagar due to overcast conditions, coupled with ice cold winds. The weather remained chilly throughout the day due to overcast conditions. Against minus 2.6 degree recorded on Sunday, the night temperature in Srinagar was minus 0.2 degree, which is over a degree above normal. Mechanics and drivers would be seen early in the morning burning wood on roadsides to keep themselves warm in Srinagar, where interior roads and by-lanes remained under show which has now frozen due to sub-zero temperature. The maximum temperature recorded on Sunday was 2 degree below normal.
Gulmarg, where the ski slopes are covered under several feet of snow, was the coldest place in the valley at minus 9.6 degree, which is 2 degree below normal. “Despite chilly weather conditions, the tourists are out on ski slopes enjoying different snow related activities. All the ski slopes have been thrown open for tourists,” a hotelier from Gulmarg said.
The night temperature at world famous health resort of Pahalgam improved about a degree from Sunday and settled at minus 4.6 degree, which is 2 degree above normal.
The mercury at Qazigund, gateway to the valley, Kupwara in north Kashmir and tourist resort of kukernag settled at minus 0.2 degree, minus 1 degree and minus 2 degree, respectively.
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Super Bowl featured “angry” crowd
Posted by Mike Florio on February 8, 2011, 6:29 PM EST
We’ve heard various complaints from readers who attended the Super Bowl — and whose tickets actually translated to seats in the stadium — that the line to get in the building was way too long and moved way too slowly. It contributed to a surly mood among the masses.
“That was the angriest crowd I’ve ever been around,” Jean-Jacques Taylor of the Dallas Morning News said during a Tuesday appearance on ProFootballTalk Live.
Taylor believes that the NFL shouldn’t have taken over the stadium and nudged the Cowboys to side.
“What a novel concept,” Taylor said. “Listen to the people who do it all the time.”
The full segment with Taylor can be seen at the PFT Live home page.
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24 responses to “Super Bowl featured “angry” crowd”
bigbluefan1 says:
I heard they had to close three entrys due to the ice
Maybe if the cowboys had cleaned up the ice the lines would have been shorter
And yes ice could have been safely removed prior to the start of the game but Jerry would have had to pay for that.
He could have had his players do it as they did not work all season
And are you saying the folks from the NFL were taking tickets and not the normal folks who work the gates at jerry world
bordner says:
I agree – this part was ridiculous. There were no signs or event staff telling anyone how or where to get into the stadium, then once we figured out where to get in line, it took over 1-1/2 hours just to get up to the security screening.
Then, once we got through security and inside the stadium itself, there were several choke points on our concourse where the crowd came to even more standstills. That may have been due to the temporary seating, but if that was the case, obviously no one took the crowd flow into consideration.
And you always expect some lines at the restrooms and concessions, but if you add them to the time it took to get into the stadium and then to our seats, we ended up spending almost as much time in lines as we did watching the game itself.
There were no fights that I saw, but definitely a lot of frustation and some tempers that flared. But for the most part, the crowd just took it out with “Jerry sucks” chants.
giablommi says:
How appropriate that with the NFL heading full steam into a lockout, they’ll have the stench of lawsuits and the ugly fallout from this debacle to chew on along with labor discord.
If a lockout drags out and games are cancelled come September, the NFLwon’t be breaking any more ratings records for a long, long time.
hobartbaker says:
At least you got to ride in the longer bus for a week. More than most of us can say.
jw731 says:
It just reaffirms what every fan in america knows…..The NFL isn’t about the regular guy, who, his team makes it to the Super Bowl, and wants to go, and spends for him alot of money to make a once in a lifetime experience happen…..No, it’s more important that Bush, Rice and whomeever the hell was in Jerry’s box, have a good time….The NFL, Godell, and everyone associated with it, no matter how much they spin doctor it, have shown, ( hell, they knew this a week ago) that the average fan doesn’t matter during the suoer bowl, just corporate greed…..
jimnaizeeum says:
I’m sure the NFL was at fault for not asking Jerry to shovel the roof also.
Taylor is a Dallas newspaper writer…of course he won’t blame Jerry.
1bigtex says:
@bigbluefan1
Yes, the folks who normally take tickets were not doing it. The folks who normally work security and crowd control were not doing it. The people doing those jobs were hired by the NFL for the event. The NFL controls the venue. Additionally, the NFL gets the venue for free. It would have been the NFL’s responsibility to remove ice from the roof just as it was the NFL’s responsibility to install the temporary seating.
joemontanawasthegreatest says:
It never gets old watching Jerry Jones mess things up
jroneputt says:
The NFl was in charge, to blame it on Jerry Jones is ridiculous. When are you people going to move on??
FoozieGrooler says:
Fire Goodell.
Speaking of regular fans … did anyone else get sick of all the red carpet schtick in the pregame show? If I wanted to see a bunch of movie stars on the red carpet, I’d watch the Oscars. All the interviews with stars who didn’t even seem to know who was playing was just a reminder that it’s more about corporate tickets than regular fans.
@jroneputt …
I agree that the NFL is to blame, but since it’s only been two days and details about the league’s Super Bowl screwups are still emerging, it’s too soon to move on. The enumerable blunders of the Goodell regime may well kill the 2011 season. Perhaps if we keep talking about them, a lightbulb will finally go off over the heads of some powerful owners and something will be done before it’s too late.
jc1958coo says:
i heard that dallas got a D rating on preperation and accomidations!! sounds like someone is giving jerry a high grade! jones and goodell (a.k.a.) pinnochio are ruining this league!!
jpmelon says:
I noticed that the crowd was terrible. The game was over, it was down to the wire, and I couldn’t hear any crowd noise. Maybe they were just pissed.
j0esixpack says:
Dallas: The Altamont of Super Bowls.
I’m surprised they didn’t contract out to the local Hell’s Angels.
cliverush says:
I remember that Pete Rozell used to smile a lot. He had a lot of friends too. This guy Goodell always seems pissed or reserved as a general mood. The No Fun League, complete with the worship of hollywood losers and bums. The entertainment industry has taken over the game. Farewell.
edhochuli says:
Seriously, give it a rest already. Had this happened at any other team’s stadium, this would have already blown over but since it happened to be the home of the (hated) Dallas Cowboys we have to hear about it all offseason.
Every Super Bowl has an angry crowd. They’re called the fans of the losing team. Jackass.
indyeagle says:
Or, the only people who could afford tickets to the game were spoiled rich people who yell “down in front” when you are up cheering for your team.
If the “average” NFL fan was at this game, they would have used this extra time in line to down those last three beers they had in their pockets!
1bigtex
I doubt that the NFL did not keep security and ticket takers that work there all year
Why would they bring others in to do that its crazy
Of course as your a cowscum fan you will defend your owner and your team to the death
BTW do you recall the day Jerry opened his nightmare palace?
angrycorgi says:
Truth is, Jerry fell on his sword and took part of the blame…equal blame even…because he knows that he has to for any chance to host again.
gcsuk says:
Sweet. First “Gimme Shelter” reference I’ve ever read on this site (and if you don’t know the movie “Gimme Shelter”, do yourself a favor and find out).
abninf says:
But I thought it was JJ’s fault heh
mrhappy2000 says:
“The Altamont of Super Bowls” – Good stuff joesixpack! Yes – they should have just dropped the family friendly (lol) pretense and brought in the angels.
I agree cliverush – it seems the interests of ordinary (and even the wealthier) fans are completely ignored by the modern nfl. You can bet none of the gates designated for the spoiled celebrities (most of whom apparently were texting for most of the game) were closed.
indyeagle – if the”average fan” were there, they would have had to have called in riot squads.
Everyone working at the stadium was hired for the event by the NFL. None of the Cowboy personnel were in charge. The NFL controlled the stadium access, the parking, everything. You are, of course, aware that the temporary seating problems were the fault of the New York contractor hired by the NFL who abandoned the job rather than finish what he commited to. I’m sure that doesn’t surprise you.
tirap says:
JJT never been stuck in traffic? I’ve just gone one time to Cowboys Stadium, and it was traffic as hell, both getting in and out.
I don’t know if he arrives six hours before kick-off, but it certainly took us about one hour from “Six Flags” to Cowboys Stadium, and its only about two miles. Outbound traffic was more due to Dallas infrastructure than anything about the Cowboys.
Entrance to the stadium, not really a problem.
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Quiz: Can You Identify the Experimental Military Equipment from an Image?: HowStuffWorks
Can You Identify the Experimental Military Equipment from an Image?
By: Jacqueline Samaroo
Image: Sgt. Sarah Dietz, U.S. Marine Corps via Wiki Commons
Can you keep a secret? We sure hope so, because we're about to clue you in on some of the most closely guarded secrets in military history!
When it comes to large weapons of destruction, the Germans undoubtedly led the way in World War Two. Like those two ginormous "kanones" that had to be transported on train tracks. It would have been hard to miss them or the payload they were designed to deliver. Did we jog your memory? Good - now go find them in the quiz!
Following World War Two, during the Cold War, the Soviet Union took the development of experimental weapons to new heights. They tried out laser pistols, spacecraft and even flying tanks! Those were just the tip of the iceberg; however, we dare you to dive into the quiz and discover the rest!
No doubt, many of the most sophisticated and stealthy designs came from the Americans. If everyone thought you'd lost your mind when you said you saw that flying saucer well, here's the proof that you were right all along! Can you spot any more of the high-tech, futuristic designs we've got on display in the quiz? We'll beam you up to have a look!
If you want to ace this quiz, your military knowledge will have to be more than just a prototype. Show you're in on all the best top secret developments - start the quiz!
Alan Wilson from Stilton, Peterborough, Cambs, UK via Wiki Commons
Can you identify this 1950s Soviet Union prototype vehicle?
Heckler & Koch G11 assault rifle
AGM-158C long-range anti-ship missile
Object 279 heavy track tank
Schwerer Gustav railway gun
The Object 279 heavy track tank was a unique design which featured a 4-track running gear system. The tank was designed to travel over extremely rough terrain which neither the medium nor light tanks could handle.
Photo Courtesy of PEO Soldier via Wiki Commons
Do you recognize this multiple-shot, shoulder-fired weapon?
XM25 CDTE grenade launcher
Precision Airborne Standoff Directed Energy Weapon
Progvev-T gasdynamic trawler
Tsar Tank
The semi-automatic XM25 CDTE grenade launcher is a multiple-shot, airburst weapon system for attacking targets which are out of view. As of early 2017, the future of the XM25 CDTE grenade launcher became uncertain.
arronlee33 via youtube
What is the name of this scouting and intelligence-gathering vehicle?
XF-85 Goblin parasite fighter
Leichter Kampfwagen II light combat car
Autonomous Rotorcraft Sniper System
Black Knight unmanned ground combat vehicle
Also known as the Armed Robotic Combat Vehicle (ARCV), the Black Knight is very similar in appearance to a tank. It is designed for use in situations deemed too dangers for manned vehicles.
The original uploader was Tempshill at English Wikipedia. via Wiki Commons
Can you spot the name of this weighty airborne machine?
PHASR rifle
Antonov A-40 Krylya Tanka flying tank
Soviet laser pistol
Heckler & Koch Universal Combat Pistol
Several countries tried to design a flying tank before the Soviet Union came up with its Antonov A-40 in 1942. Only one prototype (fitted with gliders) was made, but as with other attempts, its armor and armament made it simply too heavy for safe flight.
jmantime via youtube
What is the name of this tank-like vehicle from Venezuela?
Boeing YAL-1 Airborne Laser Testbed
K-Wagen super-heavy tank
Focke-Wulf Triebflügel interceptor aircraft
Tortuga armored car
The Tortuga (Spanish for “tortoise”) is referred to as a half-track or semi-truck vehicle. Only seven Tortugas were built before production was scrapped. By most accounts, the Tortugas were treacherously dangerous to maneuver both in the day and at night.
Dung Tran via youtube
Do you know the name of this US-made projectile?
Heckler & Koch HK CAWS
Aurora XV-24 LightningStrike unmanned aerial vehicle
Double-barreled cannon
This cruise missile is being developed for both the U.S. Navy and Air Force. Aerospace and defense company Lockheed Martin manufactures it. It is officially known as a Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM).
Which fortified Dutch vehicle is shown in this image?
Rolls-Royce Thrust Measuring Rig
Wijnman Koekblikje armored car
The Wijnman Koekblikje armored car was a project of the Dutch Army in the 1930s. The “Koekblikje” in its name translates to “jar of biscuits” or “cookie tin.”
U.S. Army Research Laboratory via Wiki Commons
What is the speedy name given to this aircraft?
Highball bouncing bomb
This vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft was developed by a Boeing-owned company for the US military. The Aurora XV-24 LightningStrike is designed to be remotely operated, with a weight of over 5,000 pounds and a cruising speed of over 340 miles per hour.
Which is the name of this weapon designed to fire high-powered laser beams from afar?
BigDog military robot
Avro Canada VZ-9 Avrocar
The possible development of this weapon system was made known when Wired magazine got access to leaked unclassified military documents. The Precision Airborne Standoff Directed Energy Weapon was meant to be used as a kind of “long-range blowtorch”.
Air Force Research Laboratory, Office of Public Affairs Photo (Released) via Wiki Commons
What is the futuristic name given to this non-lethal laser shooter?
Panzer VIII Maus super heavy tank
1K17 Szhatie self-propelled laser vehicle
The PHASR rifle is a type of dazzler – a weapon meant to cause temporary blindness by use of intense bright light. It is a non-lethal weapon whose effects are not intended to cause permanent damage.
Triple-green via Wiki Commons
Can you name the World War One vehicle shown here?
Kugelpanzer ball tank
LK-1 manned lunar flyby spacecraft
Germany made two prototypes of the Leichter Kampfwagen II light combat car close to the end of the First World War. There were plans to put over 500 of the vehicles into production, but the war ended before any could be made.
US Missile Defense Agency via Wiki Commons
Do you know the name of this weaponized aircraft?
Heckler & Koch XM29 OICW
The Boeing YAL-1 Airborne Laser Testbed was developed as a kind of super weapon. Mounted on the front of a Boeing wide-body airliner, it was meant to shoot down ballistic missiles even before they exited the airspace of the country which fired them.
Fastboy via Wiki Commons
Which Russian World War One machine is this?
Computational Weapon Optic
Schwerer Dora railway gun
The Tsar Tank is one of the strangest-looking armored fighting vehicles ever built. Technically, it was not a tank, since it was not a tracked vehicle, but it was designed (as most tanks are) to travel over very rough terrain.
Maxim Popenker via Wiki Commons
Do you know what this prototype handgun is named?
Production of prototypes of the Heckler & Koch Universal Combat Pistol (HK UCP) began in 2003. By 2009, when the project was canceled, it still had not got past the prototype stage.
Can you spot the name of this hefty armored land vehicle?
KM Caspian Sea Monster
Although the word “Maus” in its name translates to “mouse,” there was nothing tiny about the Panzer VIII Maus super heavy tank. It holds the distinction of being the world’s heaviest fully enclosed armored fighting vehicle.
Can you identify the revolutionary firearm shown here?
The design process for the German-made Heckler & Koch G11 assault rifle spanned three decades. Tests for the G11 were successful, and there were plans to put it into production, but these were halted by the German reunification and never revived.
Mulhollant via Wiki Commons
Do you know what this massive armored vehicle was called?
Germany developed the K-Wagen super-heavy tank during World War One. It was nearly 10 feet tall, 43 feet long and 20 feet wide. Although the Germany Army was hoping to have a total of ten of these delivered, by the end of the war, there were only two incomplete prototypes.
Ultimate Military Channel via youtube
Do you know what this artillery carried on train tracks was called?
As far as railway guns go, Germany is well-noted to have built some of the largest, including the Schwerer Dora railway gun. It was developed in the 1930s and slated for use against Stalingrad, in the Soviet Union in World War Two. It did not see any action, however, before being destroyed by Germany at the end of the war.
Can you spot the name of this prototype gun?
Development of this automatic shotgun took place in the 1980s. Meant for engagement at close quarters, the Heckler & Koch HK CAWS (Close Assault Weapon System) was designed as an ambidextrous gun. It offered equal ease of use for both left-handed and right-handed shooters.
Which name was given to this small combat aircraft?
The XF-85 Goblin parasite lifter was conceived during the Cold War era, following World War Two. The idea was for the mighty B-36 Peacemaker bomber to carry the lightweight Goblin into battle and retrieve it when necessary.
Harriman via Wiki Commons
Can you recall the name of this WWII prototype?
Tactical High Energy Laser
The Focke-Wulf Triebflügel interceptor aircraft was designed to be a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) tailsitter aircraft. No complete model was built by Germany before the Second World War ended. A Triebflügel is featured in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film "Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)."
What is the name of the firearm shown in this picture?
Integrated Sensor is Structure (ISIS) airship
The Heckler & Koch HK36 was a West German experimental assault rifle designed in the 1970s. The HK36 did not meet the standards for use by the military, but its design influenced those of later assault rifles.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. M. L. Meier. via Wiki Commons
Do you know the name of the mechanical “canine” shown in this image?
Bofors HPM Blackout System
The BigDog military robot is described by its creators, Boston Dynamics, as the “first advanced rough terrain robot.” It was designed in 2005 but did not progress to military service due, in part, to the amount of noise it generated.
What name was given to this mysterious rolling armored vehicle?
Very little is known about the German Kugelpanzer (or ball tank). Some speculate that it was a scouting vehicle given to Japan by Germany. It was captured by the Red Army of the Soviet Union at the end of World War Two.
Paranormal Research Paul Stonehill via youtube
Can you remember what this space-age weapon in called?
Progvev-T gas-dynamic trawler
Soviet engineers designed this laser pistol in the 1980s for cosmonauts to disable the sensors of enemy spacecraft. Just two prototypes of the Soviet laser pistol are known to still exist.
Eberhard Marx via Wiki Commons
Can you identify this “out-of-this-world” vehicle?
Before it was canceled in 1965, the Soviet-built LK-1 manned lunar flyby spacecraft was intended to transport a pair of cosmonauts into orbit around the Earth. Plans for the LK-1 were scrapped, and the development of the Soyuz 7K-L1 spacecraft pursued instead.
Do you know the name of this bulky aircraft from a popular car manufacturer?
The Rolls-Royce Thrust Measuring Rig was also known as the Flying Bedstead thanks to its huge, hulking appearance. It was an experimental vertical take-off and landing vehicle developed in the UK in the 1950s. A similar-looking 1960s craft, NASA’s Lunar Landing Research Vehicle, was also called the Flying Bedstead.
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Can you identify this massive piece of artillery?
This gigantic World War Two German “kanone” was is one of the largest rifled weapons ever built. The Schwerer Gustav was tested against the Soviet Union in the Battle of Sevastopol. The Germans destroyed it at the end of the Second World War.
Michael Rivera via Wiki Commons
Which impressive weapon from the American Civil War era is this?
This double-barreled cannon was designed and built in 1862 during the American Civil War. The unique weapon was never used in battle and today serves as a monument and landmark in Athens, Georgia.
WhaleyTim (talk) via Wiki Commons
What was the name given to this exploding weapon?
The Highball was one in a series of bouncing bombs developed by the British in World War Two. It was never used in battle, however, unlike the Upkeep bouncing bomb that saw action with the famous Dambusters.
Alvintrusty via Wiki Commons
Can you recall what this flying saucer lookalike is called?
The Avrocar was developed in Canada and intended for use by the US Air Force and Army. This 1950s flying saucer was designed to be capable of vertical take-off and landing (VTOL).
Do you know the name of this weapon system?
Also known as the Demonstrator, the Tactical High Energy Laser was a prototype chemical laser under development by the US and Israel. The project, which included the use of a large mirror to direct the laser’s beam, was canceled in 2005.
К.Е.Сергеев via Wiki Commons
Which enormous floating craft is this?
Dubbed the Caspian Sea Monster by Americans, this 1960s Soviet behemoth was actually called the “korabl-maket” or “mock ship.” The Caspian Sea Monster is an experimental vehicle, with movement somewhat similar to a hovercraft. Unlike a hovercraft, however, it does not make contact with the water but floats just above the water surface on a cushion of air.
Vitaly V. Kuzmin via Wiki Commons
Can you identify this blinding light weapon?
AGM-158C long range anti-ship missile
The purpose of the 1K17 Szhatie self-propelled laser vehicle was to use an intense laser beam to disable enemy vehicles and missiles. The project was developed in the 1970s and 1980s but was canceled with the breakup of the Soviet Union.
DARPA via Wiki Commons
Do you know what this high-altitude, unmanned surveillance craft is called?
The Integrated Sensor is Structure (ISIS) airship from the United States Air Force (USAF) was meant to track and engage both ground-based and airborne targets. The unmanned airship was intended to remain at an altitude of 65,000 feet for up to 10 years.
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By REBECCA SANTANA and MARINA VILLENEUVE - May. 16, 2020 09:06 PM EDT
A group of friends exercise together at a beach in Marseille, southern France, Saturday, May 16, 2020. Beaches in Marseille have become partially accessible since the lifting of lockdown measures meant to prevent the spread of coronavirus. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Restaurants can reopen in New Orleans, a city famous for its cuisine, but they must take reservations and limit the number of diners. Auto and horse racing tracks in New York can resume competitions but without spectators.
Officials cautiously eased more restrictions Saturday on eateries, shops and outdoor venues as they tried to restart economies without triggering a surge in new coronavirus infections. But the reopenings came with new rules designed to curb the spread of the disease — another indication that the familiar ways of dining out or watching sporting events are gone for now.
Public health experts warn that the pandemic, which has killed more than 88,000 people in the U.S. and 300,000 worldwide, could pick up again if precautions are not taken or officials move too quickly to get people back to work.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said horse racing tracks and the Watkins Glen International auto track can reopen with “no crowds, no fans.” He also said he could envision a return of Major League Baseball in New York, the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak, also without spectators.
“If it works economically, that would be great,” he said.
The governor has let large parts of upstate New York start reopening by allowing certain businesses such as construction to operate under safety guidelines. But most residents — particularly in hard-hit areas closer to New York City — remain under tight restrictions as communities try to reduce infection rates and amass enough testing and tracing to reopen in coming weeks or months.
Cuomo also announced that residents of suburban Westchester and Suffolk counties, two of the nation’s early hot spots, will again be eligible for elective surgeries and ambulatory care. New York’s ban on all nonessential gatherings is still in effect.
New Orleans took its first steps to loosen restrictions that have been in place for two months, one day after the rest of Louisiana did the same.
The city is restricting buildings to 25% of capacity, like the rest of the state, but also requires restaurants, nail salons and other businesses to take customers by reservation. The city has capped the number of people allowed in houses of worship and movie theaters at fewer than 100.
Malls and retail stores can reopen, but casinos, video poker, live entertainment and bars are still closed.
Some restaurateurs decided to try reopening. Others planned to stick to takeout or stay closed all together.
Kirk Estopinal, one of the owners of Cane & Table in the French Quarter, planned to open Saturday. Guests are supposed to order their food when they make a reservation online and are asked to wear masks. Cleaning will be stepped up, and bathrooms cleaned after every use.
“We’re going to trial run what it is to operate in the new normal,” he said. “We’re looking at a restaurant experience that is almost touch-less for our guests.”
Jennifer Weishaupt, chief executive of the Ruby Slipper Cafe, said the company reopened in New Orleans, Metairie and Baton Rouge. Business was not as busy as anticipated, possibly because of bad weather.
"We had some folks standing in line before we opened at 8 a.m., which was really great,” Weishaupt said.
“We’re cautiously optimistic,” she added. “We’ve had a steady stream of customers, and we’ve seen a lot of regulars and it’s been nice to reconnect with them.”
In California, more parks and hiking trails welcomed visitors again in a second phase of reopening in which businesses deemed lower risk are allowed to operate with retailers offering curbside pickup.
Similar steps took place around the world as infections declined in many cities and countries.
Australians went out to eat for the first time in weeks Saturday, but the reopening of restaurants, pubs and cafes came with distancing and capacity rules and a warning: Don't overdo it.
“The message is, yes, appreciate all the efforts, appreciate the opportunity to release some of those measures, but let’s not have a party, let’s not go to town,” said Tony Bartone, president of the Australian Medical Association.
Germany's top soccer league resumed season play with what fans call “ghost games,” with no spectators in the stands and players warned to keep their emotions in check and desist from spitting, handshakes and hugging.
In New Zealand, even Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her fiance, Clarke Gayford, were initially turned away for brunch by a restaurant in the capital, Wellington, because it was too full under coronavirus guidelines.
There was a happy ending: A spot freed up, and staff chased down the street to call the couple back.
Italy’s tourism industry is focused firmly on June 3, when both regional and international borders reopen, allowing the first prospect of tourists since Europe’s first lockdown went into place in early March. In tourist-reliant Venice, occupancy of the city’s 50,000 hotel beds has hovered around zero ever since.
“Venice lives on tourism, period,’’ said Claudio Scarpa, head of the city’s hotel association. ’’All the economic structures that operate in the city, including the port, are tied to tourism.”
France was also cautious, calling for a coordinated European effort on opening. At the same time, officials could make decisions "that protect the French” regarding countries “where the virus is still active,” Interior Minister Christophe Castaner said Saturday.
As hundreds of beaches reopened, Castaner warned that the government would not hesitate to close them again if rules are not respected.
Local authorities were charged with deciding which beaches would reopen as part of a staggered plan to end a strict two-month lockdown that began March 17. Under the rules, beachgoers can take a dip but may not sunbathe or picnic. Social distancing must be maintained, and groups must be limited to 10 people.
"The virus is still there,” Castaner said. “It moves around with our movements.”
In Milan, Italy's financial capital, 3,400 restaurants planned to open Monday, along with 4,800 bars, 2,900 hairdressers, 2,200 clothing stores and 700 shoe shops.
"After a long period at home, we will all want to go out and have a good coffee in a bar, eat a pizza in a pizzeria, buy a pair of jeans or go to the hairdressers," Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala said Saturday in a Facebook video.
Many restaurant owners complained that the rules for reopening were unclear and that the entire sector — including suppliers and food producers — was suffering. Dozens protested outside Milan's main train station and called for an abolition of taxes and more help.
In England, officials and tourism boards discouraged people from visiting popular spots like beaches or parks on the first weekend since the lockdown was eased. Stricter rules remain place in other parts of the U.K., and English daytrippers have been warned against crossing into Scotland or Wales.
Spain's prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, said he would ask Parliament for what he hopes will be the last extension of a state of emergency to battle the pandemic, until around late June.
The country is slowly scaling back confinement measures, but tourism, which accounts for 12% of GDP, looks set to lose its critical summer season.
“Spain needs tourism," Sánchez said. "But tourism needs security. It needs health guarantees.”
Villeneuve reported from Albany, New York. Associated Press journalists from around the world contributed to this story.
Follow AP pandemic coverage at http://apnews.com/VirusOutbreak and https://apnews.com/UnderstandingtheOutbreak.
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News & Buzz
In April 2019, Feature Stories by Tracy Jones Mar 29, 2019 Leave a Comment
It’s hard to be left wanting for a good beer in Raleigh but with so much local variety, where do we start? In a saturated market, breweries are taking it upon themselves to raise the bar.
“Brewers are chasing the consumer,” says Richard Greene, the executive director of the North Carolina Craft Brewers Guild. “They’re creating flavors that consumers are demanding, really paying attention to what the consumer says.”
Given the level of competition, not making great beer is a deal-breaker, but what makes a successful brewery is its focus and its business plan. Raleigh is a relatively big city and there’s plenty of competition.
“Brewers will have to continue to up their game in terms of quality and creating an environment that everyone will enjoy,” Greene says. “Breweries in Raleigh have a lot of flavors. There’s something there for everybody and that is a wonderful thing.”
What The People Want
When Ian VanGundy, the brewmaster at R&D Brewing, started home brewing in Apex as a teenager, there was no local beer scene; now, there are 19 breweries with a Raleigh address.
“Raleigh is a bit unique, a little more down-to-earth in its beer palate,” VanGundy says. “I’ve been successful making beers for the Raleigh area, because I agree with Raleigh.”
VanGundy wanted to see what would happen if he asked locals what they really wanted. Are they seeing what they want to see? Are they choosing the next best thing?
“We’re trying to have an open conversation with our community,” VanGundy says. “We want to be a brewery that lasts for generations. We’re not necessarily shooting for a specific niche.”
R&D Brewing recently tried its hand at a low-calorie, low-carbohydrate craft beer, something of a rarity in the market. At 97 calories, LoCal Resolution is a craft-focused ale, centered around the cashmere hop, that drinks like a light beer but doesn’t taste like one.
“Craft beer doesn’t have to be heavier,” says VanGundy, a marathon runner with beer-loving friends who are cyclists and triathletes. “It doesn’t have to be a double cheeseburger in a glass.”
Crazy For Hazys
Approaching two decades of brewing professionally, Michael Morris has seen the industry’s ups and downs. Since opening Crank Arm in 2013, he’s won numerous awards with his brews and knows what it takes to stay competitive.
“The thing that’s going to set people apart more than anything is their branding,” Morris says. “Are they willing to keep up with the trends, whatever they might be?”
One trend Morris has come around to, for instance, is the hazy IPA.
“That’s something, as an old-school brewer, I resisted for a while,” Morris says. “I’ve been trying to make my beers as clear as I can for the last 15 years and now people want the muddiest beer they can get. The public has really embraced the haze.”
Demand for specific beer styles, and diversity as a whole, are what brewers are watching. When Crank Arm opened, it brewed around 25 styles per year. Now, it’s doing close to 50.
“We’ve been coming up with new things and it’s really hard,” Morris says, “because as a brewer and a brewery owner, instead of forecasting next quarter, we’re basically going, ‘Next month, these are the beers we’re going to brew.’”
Morris credits some of the demand to the rise of social media. People want to drink something no one else has tried and display it for all their friends to see.
“The trend is what’s new,” Morris says. “We intend to grab the bull by the horns and give the people what they want.”
Pop-Up Beer
Ancillary Fermentation, a new brew concept from the Bond Bros. team, thought about what unique offerings it could bring to the industry and decided to try and shift the beer experience through pop-up fermentation.
“Let’s get people out of their everyday breweries and gastropubs and into some place they’ve never been before,” co-founder Sean McKinney says. “Let’s drink beer in office parks and churches, with puppies and magicians and in thrift shop pop-ups. Let’s drink beer out of water bottles! It’s a means to shake things up for beer fans and a great excuse for those who may be intimidated by such a vast and constantly changing industry.”
Though Ancillary’s beer is delicious, McKinney says, it has, by no means, reinvented the wheel. Presentation is definitely the radical element in its equation.
“Once you’ve mastered your craft technically, creativity is key,” McKinney says. “You can’t be afraid to push the envelope or try to expand the consumers’ minds on what beer is or how they relate to it. Question everything.”
10 Years Strong
Lonerider Brewing Company knows the value in a good story—its Wild West theme has been going strong for a decade, and its original portfolio of Sweet Josie Brown Ale and Shotgun Betty Hefeweizen Ale has grown to include more than 20 beers.
“Every brewery is different because most craft brewers are individuals that came in with a passion for what they do,” says Sumit Vohra, Lonerider’s CEO. “We make sure we make classic styles really well and sprinkle in innovation, but stay true to our core. What works for us is to continue to make great core styles, and then make 22 styles that we have fun with. The thirst for variety is driving our evolution.”
Lonerider, too, is listening to its consumers. It recently made changes to its award-winning IPA, Hoppy Ki Yay, by adding more citrus flavors to the beer.
“Hoppy Ki Yay was designed as a beautiful, retro IPA with dank flavors,” Vohra says. “We love the old recipe, but you want to stay ahead and listen to people who want to drink a certain kind of style.”
In terms of what’s new for the brewery, Vohra teases that we’re all in for a treat.
“At the end of this year, we’re going to take out a beer category that nobody has been thinking of,” Vohra says. “We certainly can’t talk about it yet. But nobody has been thinking of it.”
Is his word as good as his beer? We’ll have to wait and see.
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STUFFED – Introducing the cast and creative team
STUFFED the play, by Lucy Joy Russell and Holly McFarlane
Lucy Joy Russell: Co-writer
Lucy is a passionate writer and first time playwright. She and her partner went through four cycles of IVF between 2013 and 2015 in the hope of finding an answer to their ‘unexplained’ infertility. At the same time, Lucy studied for MScs in Psychology and Occupational Therapy whilst also working as a healthcare assistant at Kings College Hospital in London. The initial idea for a comedy about fertility was born during many a night shift, speaking with patients on the ward about their own experiences of children and childlessness and the need for a different narrative. An advocate for ‘Career Change following Adversity’ and an Occupational Therapist in the NHS, she supports people who have just experienced a first episode of psychosis.
Rory Fairbairn: Director/Billy
Rory is the Artistic Director of Red Squash Theatre, trained at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. He played Raleigh in Immersion Theatre’s 2016 national tour of Journey’s End, and reprised this role in Mesh Theatre’s 2017 site-responsive production in Ypres (*****, The Telegraph). Directing credits include Macbeeth (Red Squash Theatre), Chew (Red Squash Theatre) and Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead (Northern Stage). Acting credits include Journey’s End (Mesh Theatre), Man Hug (Bury St Edmunds Theatre Royal), Madame X (Jack Studio Theatre), Blackout (Hope Theatre) and Earthquakes in London (Broadway Studio Theatre).
Rory’s Spotlight page.
Holly McFarlane: Co-writer/Producer/Dr Dingwall/Frances/Carole
Holly is the Creative Producer of Red Squash Theatre, trained at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Writing credits include one-woman show Nuts, about a London Bridge street-seller. Theatre credits include Moonflowers (Tumble Dry), The Author’s Voice (This Time That Place), Othello (Erratic Dramatics) and Streetcar Named Desire (The Arches). Film includes Cleared (Charlotte Regan – Raindance Film Festival 2017), Prawn (Rocket Room – TriForce Film Festival 2017), Dagenham (Brit It Films) and Eve (JK Films).
Holly’s Spotlight page.
Faye Maughan: Kim
Faye trained at the Birmingham School of Acting and London Studio Centre. Theatre credits include Fear and Misery of the Third Reich (Jack Studio Theatre), O Jackie (Barons Court Theatre), Much Ado About Nothing (Waterloo East Theatre), Comedy of Errors (Attila Theatre), A Christmas Carol (The Globe Players), The Fatal Friendship (The Rose Playhouse) and The White Devil (Tristan Bates Theatre).
Faye’s Spotlight page.
Ben Scheck: Jack
Ben trained at the Poor School, and his 2017 credits include feature film Criminal Audition (Mordue Pictures) and stage plays Tree in the Sky (Doppelgänger Productions) and Antigone (Actors of Dionysus). Other theatre credits include Flick Comb (Immercity), Hecuba (Catharsis Theatre) and The Seagull (Theatro Technis).
Ben’s Spotlight page.
Dorothy Cotter: Grace/Dr Samantha
Dorothy trained at the Gaiety School of Acting, Dublin. Theatre credits include Hand (Cockpit Theatre scratch night), He’s Not There (Arcola Theatre), The Dance Hall (Bloomsbury Festival) and Plain Speak (London Irish Centre). TV credits include Scúp (BBC Northern Ireland), The Tudors (Showtime) and Bel’s Boys (ITV). Dorothy recently wrote and produced a short film and has had two short plays performed at the Chelsea Theatre scratch night and the London Irish Short Play Festival.
Dorothy’s Spotlight page.
Dorothy’s website.
Alexander Tol: Colin/Dr Char
Alexander trained at the London Academy of Dramatic Art. Theatre credits for 2017 include Macbeeth (Red Squash Theatre), Journey’s End (Mesh Theatre), Number 40 (From the Gut Theatre) and Ripe (Divergent Theatre). Television credits include Victoria (ITV) and De 12 van Oldenheim (Endemol Shine Nederland).
Alexander’s Spotlight page.
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Expression of the drug-dependent antigen for quinine-dependent antiplatelet antibodies on GP IIIa but not that on GPIb, IIb or IX on human endothelial cells
S. L. Pfueller, R. A. Bilston, S. Jane, J. Gibson
In quinine- and quinidine-induced thrombocytopenic purpura IgG antibodies are known to react in a drug-dependent manner with different combinations of surface glycoproteins (GP) Ib, IIb, IIIa and IX. Because endothelial cells share a number of properties of platelets, including the presence of GIP IIIa and GPIb-like proteins, we have compared these two cell types for their quinine-dependent IgG binding abilities. By immunoblotting of endothelial cells, quinine-dependent IgG binding from four patient sera was observed only to a 93 kDa component corresponding to GP IIIa. Strong IgG binding independent of the drug was found at 170-180 kDa. Thus endothelial cells express the GP IIIa quinine-dependent epitope on platelet GP IIIa, but not those on other platelet glycoproteins.
Thrombosis and Haemostasis
Pfueller, S. L., Bilston, R. A., Jane, S., & Gibson, J. (1990). Expression of the drug-dependent antigen for quinine-dependent antiplatelet antibodies on GP IIIa but not that on GPIb, IIb or IX on human endothelial cells. Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 63(2), 279-281.
Pfueller, S. L. ; Bilston, R. A. ; Jane, S. ; Gibson, J. / Expression of the drug-dependent antigen for quinine-dependent antiplatelet antibodies on GP IIIa but not that on GPIb, IIb or IX on human endothelial cells. In: Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 1990 ; Vol. 63, No. 2. pp. 279-281.
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'Rajnigandha' pan masala maker face alleged tax evasion probe
The business group is alleged to have misused cenvat, a type of tax benefit, by fraudulent purchases of raw materials through non-existing firms.
NEW DELHI: The makers of 'Rajnigandha' pan masala and 'Catch' brand spices are being probed by central excise department for allegedly misusing cenvat credit facility totalling Rs 90 crore and one of the business group's directors has been arrested.
Acting on inputs, officials of Directorate General of Central Excise Intelligence (DGCEI) recently conducted searches at more than 25 premises of M/s DSL (Dharampal Satyapal Group Ltd) across Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh and Delhi, official sources said today.
During the course of investigation, the DGCEI has detected a novel modus operandi, where bogus invoices of declared goods as "sandalwood compound or oil" were issued to M/s DSL through a number of dummy factories located in Haridwar-Roorkee area, Kanpur and Lucknow, they said.
The proprietors of these dummy supplier firms, in their voluntary statements, have admitted that they were only issuing bills to M/s DSL on commission basis, without any manufacturing activity at their factory's premises and without any clearance of the declared goods from the factory, the sources said.
In this way the group has allegedly evaded tax by claiming inadmissible cenvat credit to the amount of Rs 90 crore. They have also allegedly shown fake purchase of around Rs 700 crore, which would have resulted in generation of black money, they said.
The company spokesperson could not be contacted for comments despite repeated attempts.
As per rules, a manufacturer can claim cenvat credit (at the rate of 12.5 per cent) on amount spent on purchase of raw material for manufacturing or production of goods which he can later utilise for payment of central excise duty.
The company has also deposited Rs 17 crore as central excise duty voluntarily. Further verifications have revealed that brokers, supposedly providing the goods, are non-existent and transporters have confirmed that no goods were ever transported to the M/s DSL, the sources said.
One of the Directors of M/s DSL was arrested yesterday by the DGCEI officials. He was produced before a court here where his bail application was rejected and he has been remanded to 14 days of judicial custody.
M/s DSL is manufacturer and brand owner of Rajnigandha pan masala, Catch spices and food products like Tulsi and Baba.
The investigation may open a pandora's box unearthing serious violations of other statues of tax implications and money laundering. The case is under investigation and DGCEI may soon share details with other agencies like Enforcement Directorate and Income Tax for covering other violations, the sources said.
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Mozilla, Google and Microsoft will no longer support RC4 in 2016
by admin September 3, 2015 September 8, 2015 Browser / Security SoftwareLeave a Comment on Mozilla, Google and Microsoft will no longer support RC4 in 2016
If you do not know RC4, right away so we put in the field. In those three characters hides one of the encryption systems more used today. The contents of the connections via SSL, TLS or WEP encrypted thanks to the protocol, so it is clear that its consequences are for safety networks. What the vast majority of users do not know is that many programmers are giving their backs because insecure that is, with multiple failures are threatening communications.
Mozilla, Google and Microsoft, three of the most popular on the planet entities still use RC4 in their programs. Although its will be for a short time, as announced its intention to stop giving support in 2016. The reasons already know: the protocol is so insecure that no longer trust it. Continue reading “Mozilla, Google and Microsoft will no longer support RC4 in 2016”
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Limited box set containing seven 7" singles. Legendary rapper, hip-hop producer, and founding member of the influential collective Diggin' In The Crates Crew (D.I.T.C.), a set of handpicked Motown classics remixed and reimagined. The inspired new remix album will feature containing seven 7-inch Single LPs on black vinyl featuring the remixed version on aSide A and the classic original on Side B. Featuring remixes of Michael Jackson's "I Wanna Be Where You Are," "I Want You," by Marvin Gaye and Debarge's "I Like It."
Label: MOTOWN
Lord Finesse Presents: Motown State Of Mind Remix
Artist: Lord Finesse Presents Motown State Of Mind Remix
1. Michael Jackson - I Wanna Be Where You Are (Underboss Remix)
2. Michael Jackson - I Wanna Be Where You Are
3. Marvin Gaye - I Want You (Underboss Remix)
4. Marvin Gaye- I Want You
5. DeBarge- I Like It (Soul Synopsis Mix)
6. DeBarge - I Like It
7. Switch - There'll Never Be (Solidified Soul Mix)
8. Switch - There'll Never Be
9. Eddie Kendricks - Body Talk (TBG Mix) 1
10. Eddie Kendricks - Body Talk 1
11. Sisters Love - Now Is The Time (The Mack Revisited Mix) 1
12. Sisters Love - Now Is The Time (The Mack Revisited Mix) [Instrumental] 1
13. Jackson 5 - Tribute Medley (Underboss Remix) 1
14. Jackson 5 - Medley: I Want You Back/ABC/The Love You Save
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Amazon Wants To Add New Distribution Center and Jobs in Walker
Amazon has announced plans to expand in West Michigan, by building a new sorting and delivery facility in Walker.
WOOD TV8 says the new proposed facility would be located north of I-96, west of Alpine on 4 Mile Road between Fruit Ridge Ave. and Walker Avenue. If the proposal is accepted by the Walker Planning Commission, Amazon would build a 113,000 square-foot facility and add “hundreds” of jobs to the West Michigan area.
The construction project would also change our roadways in that area as well, by creating a four-way stop on 4 Mile and Hendershot Ave. as well connect Hendershot Ave. with Northridge Drive and then create a roadway to Fruit Ridge Ave, WOOD TV8 reports.
Currently, Amazon operates a distribution Center that opened earlier this year in Gaines Township and as WZZM reported in February, that location opened more than 1,000 new jobs for the area. Chances are the Walker location could do the same.
The project still needs approval from the Walker Planning Commission, and WOOD TV8 says they plan to hold a hearing regarding the expansion on Wednesday, October 7th.
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Source: Amazon Wants To Add New Distribution Center and Jobs in Walker
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Disney Plus Adds New Warnings to Movies With ‘Negative Depictions’ Of Race
If you go to watch some of Disney’s most famous movies on Disney+ this week, you’ll find a new addition to their runtimes: A fifteen-second disclaimer that appears at the start of films like Peter Pan, The Three Caballeros, and Lady and the Tramp warning viewers that their selection contains “negative depictions and/or mistreatment of people or cultures.”
The warning, a large block of white text on a black screen along with a countdown to the start of the feature presentation, also explains that “These stereotypes were wrong then and are wrong now. Rather than remove this content, we want to acknowledge its harmful impact, learn from it and spark conversation to create a more inclusive future together.”
Disney’s addition of these warnings come as many streaming services have grappled with how to properly present — or not present at all — popular favorites from previous eras that include stereotypical (if not outright racist) depictions of various cultures. Earlier this year, HBO Max briefly removed Gone With the Wind from its streaming library, before adding it back along with a new introduction by film scholar and TCM host Jacqueline Stewart that placed its racist stereotypes into context, along with more details about the film’s production and reception. The BBC removed an episode of Fawlty Towers from streaming because it contained racial slurs — over the strenuous objections of series creator and star John Cleese.
Personally, I prefer HBO Max’s approach, which they have since replicated on other movies like Blazing Saddles. It allows viewers to watch these historically important titles, while also helping viewers understand what they are about to watch and why. (In the case of Blazing Saddles, Stewart noted that its use of slurs is very much done in the service of mocking and critiquing racism, not furthering it.) A disclaimer is fine, but a live human being actually explaining the material in an engaging way is far better.
Here is the full Disney+ content warning:
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The Globe and Mail -The Ontario government’s proposed creation of an agency with a mandate to reduce carbon emissions by buying offsets, funding cleaner factories and buildings, and co-ordinating rooftop solar and energy conservation has been met with skepticism, particularly in light of the province’s experience with energy agencies.Ontario Liberals won’t confirm published details of Climate Change Action Plan
680 News -Ontario’s environment minister insists the province won’t eliminate natural gas for home heating as part of a soon-to-be-released plan to fight climate change.Glen Murray refused to confirm or deny a Globe and Mail report saying the province would spend $7 billion over four years to reduce its carbon footprint, partly by phasing out natural gas and greatly increasing the number of electric vehicles on the road.Cap-and-trade plan a reality as bill passes Queen’s Park
CTV News – Ontario has passed legislation creating a cap-and-trade system to fight climate change, which the government predicts will add $5 a month to home heating bills and 4.3 cents to the price of a litre of gasoline, or $8 a month on average.
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The Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BMB) Department is fortunate to have a multitude of exceptional graduate students within its Biochemistry, Microbiology and Molecular Biology (BMMB) Program dedicated to developing their research and teaching skills. Our students are making discoveries and generating independent knowledge through their research within our labs.
Meet KellyRios, a graduate student working towards her Ph.D. in the BMMB Program. She has always had a natural curiosity regarding science, the world, and how they work together. It wasn’t until high school though that Kelly really began to develop an enthusiasm and passion for science. “I had wonderful, enthusiastic teachers that really conveyed how vast the science fields are, and how much there is to know,” said Kelly. These teachers, and their enthusiasm, instilled in Kelly a sense of wonder at how much there is to learn and discover that resonated with her.
That sense of wonder led Kelly to attend Siena College, a private Franciscan liberal arts college in Loudonville, New York, where she earned her Bachelor’s of Science degree in Biology. In deciding where to continue her education, and pursue her Ph.D, she only needed to visit Penn State’s University Park Campus to know that it was where she belonged. “It was very obvious that there is a real collaborative environment at Penn State, and that really appealed to me,” says Kelly. Penn State offered opportunities, in the form of its many research centers, that fostered a positive and supportive community where Kelly knew she could learn various topics, as well as share her research and receive feedback. “I knew I wanted to study parasitology, and Penn State had many faculty working on all different aspects of malaria biology, from vector biology to gene regulation,” says Kelly. “I knew I would end up in a great lab at Penn State.”
Kelly was right and found her way to the laboratory of Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Scott Lindner. The Lindner Laboratory’s work couples molecular parasitology and structural biology to understand the malaria parasite (Plasmodium spp.), to identify and exploit weaknesses in the parasite’s development and transmission. Kelly’s research within the laboratory investigates how post- transcriptional gene regulation contributes to malaria parasite transmission. Within the transmission stages of the parasite, many mRNA transcripts are proactively made, then protected from degradation or translation until transmission occurs. This process is called translational repression and if disrupted, parasite transmission cannot efficiently occur.
The translational repression of specific transcripts enables a rapid translational response upon transmission, which allows the parasite to establish itself within the new host or vector. Using proximity-dependent proteomics and super resolution microscopy techniques, Kelly is investigating how a particular mRNA-protein complex, the DOZI/CITH/ALBA complex, contributes to translational repression in transmission stage parasites.
Her research is integral to the laboratory’s overall goal of understand the fundamental molecular biology of the parasite in order to exploit weaknesses in transmission biology. With the knowledge of what is essential for transmission, the Lindner Laboratory can devise strategies for transmission blocking therapeutics or vaccines. These therapeutics and vaccines will block the transmission of the malaria parasite to naïve hosts, preventing the spread of malaria and aiding in eradicating of the disease.
When Kelly’s not in the laboratory, you can find her either on the hiking trial or pursuing her passion for art. She finds hiking allows her the ability to get some fresh air and allows her to decompress from her time spent in the laboratory. She wants to remind readers that there are many great trails to discover in, and near, the State College area to explore and discover.
Original paintings by Kelly Rios
When Kelly was younger, she spent a lot of time behind the canvas painting. She enjoyed painting because it resulted in an end product and provided her with a way to showcase her creativity. Over the year’s life began to get in the way, and Kelly fell away from painting. More recently, since entering graduate school, she has reignited her interest and began painting again. “it is so important for your mental health to have hobbies and interests outside of work,” says Kelly. “Painting provides me a creative outlet, helps me to decompress, and is completely separate from my work in the lab.”
Kelly is also active in several student organizations on the Penn State Campus such as the Center for Disease Dynamics Graduate Student Association and the Huck Graduate Student Advisory Committee (HGSAC). In her involvement in HGSAC she has had the opportunity to do things such as coordinate on campus career exposure seminars for graduate students. These seminars provide students an opportunity to learn more about non-academic career tracks. Additionally, Kelly has assisted with HGSAC’s annual life Science Symposium. The symposium is completely student-run, allows students a venue to present their research and encourages collaboration and sharing across the Penn State Community.
Kelly, like many of our graduate students, serves as an example of how many scientists display an inherent creativity. Her ability and desire to pursue her creativity, both inside and outside of the laboratory, provides her the opportunity to view issues from different perspectives and allows her the ability to develop creative ways to identify solutions. The Department is very fortunate to have Kelly as a part of its Team and looks forward to following her career. Congratulations Kelly for serving as an example of why We Are Penn State!
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Libya Expeditions Announces New 2010 Libya Adventure Tours
By Send2Press Newswire on January 13, 2010 in Press Releases, Travel and Tourism
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Libya Expeditions, Libya’s leading tour operator and travel adventure specialist, today announced the addition of two highly anticipated Libya desert adventure tours to its holiday package line-up for Spring and Fall 2010 – the 12 day introductory “Libya Desert Explorer – Ubari Lakes” and the 14 day Sahara adventure, “Libya Odyssey – Into the Desert.”
The North African country of Libya, long shrouded in mystery, has earned a cult reputation in recent years among adventure enthusiasts and the discerning cultural traveler looking for more than the usual “sun, sea, and sand” destination. Long a crossroads of ancient civilizations, Libya is an incredible land of majestic classical ruins and awe-inspiring desert landscapes and is home to five UNESCO World Heritage Sites: The Roman ruins of Leptis Magna and Sabratha; the Hellenic ruins of Cyrene; the desert town of Ghadames; and the Rock-Art Sites of the freakish Tadrart Akakus.
“Customers demanded, and we delivered,” said Ryad Sunusi, Libya Expeditions Founder and CEO. “Libya is one of the most beautiful and magical travel destinations in the world, and we are pleased to offer travelers an opportunity to get off the beaten track and experience the incredible scenery and other-worldly landscapes of the Libyan Desert.”
“Libya Desert Explorer – Ubari Lakes” takes you deep into the heart of the Sahara and into serene landscapes of outstanding beauty, a land often described as “touched by the Gods.” Places visited include Germa; desert capital of the mysterious Garamantian Empire; the tranquil and gorgeous Ubari Lakes; the Metkhandoush Valley and its open art gallery of Neolithic Rock-Art; and the magnificent and foreboding Tadrart Akakus; a landscape reminiscent of an alien planet, with its bizarre rock formations, wadis, and cave art. From $2,230 per person, double occupancy, Land Only.
“Libya Odyssey – Into the Desert” takes the journey even further, venturing into one of the most amazing and remote places on Earth – Waw Al-Namus, an extinct volcano that rises out of the desert sands and is awe-inspiring in its solitary splendor. From $2,570 per person, double occupancy, Land Only.
Libya recently announced an ambitious strategy to attract 1.5 Million tourists annually by 2012; and to that effect, loosened tourist visa procedures so visas for most nationalities can be obtained on arrival.
Top countries sending tourists to Libya are Italy, France, Germany, Spain, Canada, and the U.K.
About Libya Expeditions LLC:
Libya Expeditions is a full-service Libya tour operator that provides comprehensive Libya travel services, focusing on escorted Libya cultural, archaeological, and desert adventure tours and holidays; and has rapidly become the leading operator of escorted tours to Libya. Libya Expeditions is committed to promoting responsible tourism – supporting the local Libyan economy whilst retaining respect for traditional customs and way of life. As a 100 percent Libyan owned company, we employ local drivers and guides who are part of their traditional community, thus providing a sustainable income whilst protecting an established way of life.
For more information on our Libya tour packages and itineraries, and to make a reservation, please visit www.libyaexpeditions.com .
News Source: Libya Expeditions LLC :: This press release was issued by Send2Press® and is Copyright © 2010 Neotrope® News Network – all rights reserved.
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Campaign honours "trailblazing" female entrepreneurs
Small Business Britain is recognising some of the UK's most inspiring female entrepreneurs for the contribution they've made to their communities and to the economy during the pandemic.
As part of its annual f:Entrepreneur campaign, Small Business Britain is showcasing 100 trailblazing female entrepreneurs that lead small businesses alongside other responsibilities, including volunteering, mentoring and community support - activities that have been critical during the COVID-19 pandemic.
From beekeepers to PPE suppliers, this year's campaign celebrates inspiring and resilient female entrepreneurs that have flourished during the pandemic, with many still growing or starting new ventures.
Among this year's 100 is Georgina Burrows (pictured), who founded lockdown business Sussex Eggspress while her events business was on hold. Initially set up as an organic egg delivery service during the first lockdown, Sussex Eggspress now provides a range of local produce to over 500 customers' homes every week. As well as eggs, Georgina delivers honey, cheese, butter, cream, condiments and other fresh produce.
Other chosen entrepreneurs include Jane Weller, founder of Clear Expression Masks, making clear plastic masks that allow for lip-reading in medical settings. Another inspiring entrepreneur, Rhian Parry runs Workplace-Worksafe, a health and safety PPE company that was one of the approved key suppliers for Welsh companies.
Now in its fourth year, f:Entrepreneur #ialso100 was launched in 2017 to highlight female role models and inspire small businesses, through content, stories and events. It is led by Michelle Ovens, founder of Small Business Britain and director of Small Business Saturday UK.
"Congratulations to all the inspiring women chosen to join this year's #ialso100," said Michelle Ovens. "Despite the significant obstacles thrown at them in the last year, female entrepreneurship continues to grow and flourish. We need to continue, and increase, our support for these incredible women and celebrate their amazing strength and success in the face of huge challenges.
"We have seen so many women embracing change, generating and exploring new ideas, rallying around their communities and supporting their peers. This resilience is hugely valuable and will set them up for success as they will be at the very heart of the UK's recovery."
The campaign is sponsored by online banking provider Tide. Liza Haskell, Tide's chief administrative officer, said: "Research tells us that role models are hugely powerful in empowering women to start and grow their own businesses, meaning it's incredibly important that the stories of the inspirational women running brilliant businesses are told and shared."
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The New Week Begins with Less Sleep, Again…
Many of us lost an hour of sleep this weekend due to Daylight Saving Time. We “lose” an hour when the clocks are set forward (except in Hawaii and most of Arizona), and for many that means a tired couple of days as our bodies adjust.
Sleep has become viewed as a luxury verses a necessity in our current society.
Every day you can find a new article highlighting the benefits of sleep. The number of products pointed at consumers to gain better sleep is unending. A few facts to consider and share with your Safety team as folks head out to work, on the road, and simply adjusting to the loss of one hour of sleep. Do your part to help combat fatigue in the workplace and for our own health.
The idea of resetting clocks forwards an hour in the spring and back an hour in the fall was first suggested by Benjamin Franklin in his essay “An Economical Project for Diminishing the Cost of Light,” which was published in the Journal de Paris in April 1784.
Franklin’s suggestion was largely overlooked until it was brought up again in 1907 by Englishman William Willett, who penned a pamphlet called “The Waste of Daylight.” Although the British House of Commons rejected Willett’s proposal to move the clock forward one hour in the spring and back again in autumn in 1908, British Summer Time was introduced by the Parliament in 1916.
Many other countries change their clocks when adjusting to summer time, but the United States only began doing so towards the end of World War I in an attempt to conserve energy. The House of Representatives voted 252 to 40 to pass a law “to save daylight,” with the official first daylight saving time taking place on March 15, 1918. This was initially met with resistance according Michael Downing, author of the book “Spring Forward: The Annual Madness of Daylight-Saving Time.”
Despite much opposition, officials enforced the time change until 1919, and allowed state and local governments to decide whether to continue the practice. It was reinstituted during World War II but, again, after the war the decision fell to the states.
In fact, even when Congress officially made the time change a law under the Uniform Time Act of 1966, it only stated that if the public decided to observe daylight savings time it must do so uniformly. Hawaii and Arizona (with the exception of the Navajo Reservation), still choose not to partake in the convention, as do some U.S. territories, including American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
People often make light of how little sleep they get on a regular basis; as overworked and overtired become the norm for many. But a good night’s sleep is not just a novelty, it’s a necessity. The effects of fatigue are far-reaching and can have an adverse impact on all areas of our lives.
The National Safety Council suggests…
Shift Work often requires us to override our natural sleep patterns. More than 43% of workers are sleep-deprived, and those most at risk work the night shift, long shifts or irregular shifts. Following are a few facts for employers:
Safety performance decreases as employees become tired
62% of night shift workers complain about sleep loss
Fatigued worker productivity costs employers $1,200 to $3,100 per employee annually (testing and treating sleep apnea can cost less than this by the way)
Employees on rotating shifts are particularly vulnerable because they cannot adapt their “body clocks” to an alternative sleep pattern
Drowsy driving is impaired driving, but while we wouldn’t allow a friend to drive drunk, we rarely take the keys away from our tired friends or insist they take a nap before heading out on the road NSC has gathered research that shows:
You are three times more likely to be in a car crash if you are fatigued
More than 5,000 people died in drowsy-driving related crashes in 2014
Losing even two hours of sleep is similar to the effect of having three beers
Being awake for more than 20 hours is the equivalent of being legally drunk
Sleep is a vital factor in overall health. Adults need an average of 7 to 9 hours of sleep each night, but 30% report averaging less than six hours, according to the National Health Interview Survey.
Chronic sleep-deprivation causes depression, obesity, cardiovascular disease and other illnesses
Fatigue is estimated to cost employers $136 billion a year in health-related lost productivity
More than 70 million Americans suffer from a sleep disorder
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By Eddie | Published February 1, 2015
Arty McGlynn, McGlynn’s Fancy 1994
This tune, “Arthur Darley’s Jig,” is also commonly known as “The Swedish Jig” and less well-known as “The Bruckless Shore.” On the Arty McGlynn CD McGlynn’s Fancy (1994) the liner notes read “Arthur Darley arrived in Co. Donegal from Dublin to play the organ in a church somewhere around, it is believed, Bruckless.” Arthur W. Darley (1873–1929) was a classically trained musician, and became the Church of Ireland organist in Bruckless. Having retained a respect for traditional music, he traveled around co. Donegal listening to traditional music, especially the fiddle music of John Doherty and Donny O’Donnell. Together with his friend Patrick J. McCall they collected many tunes from Donegal around the turn of the last century, and the collection was later published as The Darley & McCall Collection of Irish Music (Ossian Publications Limited, 1914). They also composed tunes and songs, including “The Boys of Wexford” and “Boolavogue.” This jig was one of the tunes composed by Arthur Darley and he called it “The Bruckless Shore.” He passed it on to John Doherty, and as Caoimhi Mac Aoidh explains, John Doherty then passed it on to Danny Meehan who was visiting from London. However, when Meehan returned to London he couldn’t remember the tune’s name, and some at the session thought it sounded like a Scandinavian tune, and so would request that Meehan play “that Swedish jig.” That name spread with the tune as it traveled from London (Between the Jigs and Reels, Caoimhin Mac Aoidh, 1994), but was boosted by the Le Cheile album Lord Mayo (1978) with Danny Meehan on fiddle, and played in the set “The Runrig Jig > The Swedish Jig” on the Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham CD The Pearl (1994). So, though you might hear someone call it “Arthur Darley’s Swedish Jig,” you now know why that’s just a jumble.
Notes: the tune has an extra beat in the second measure of the A part (so that one measure is in 9/8). The tune is sometimes played with an F natural in the first bar of the C part. Further, you may find places on the web where the tune is posted in different keys, but uses the same notes. This is just a confusion due to the common failure to understand modes.
For the ABC click Arthur Darley’s Jig
Arthur Darley’s Jig, slow tempo (David Agee, fiddle)
http://slowplayers.org/wp-content/uploads/Arthur-Darleys-Jig.mp3
Arthur Darley’s Jig, med tempo (David Agee, fiddle)
http://slowplayers.org/wp-content/uploads/Arthur-Darleys-Jig-med.mp3
Arthur Darley’s Jig, the dots
The Bruckless Shore Arthur Darley’s
The Swedish Jig
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The Book “Getting to Yes And” Shows How to Use Improv in Business
Published: Feb 26, 2017 by Charles Franklin In Business Books, Management Books 1
Why are business executives paying thousands for improv experts like Bob Kulhan? Besides possibly getting a much-needed laugh and chance to connect, these leaders know improvisation develops mental agility that powers athletes, soldiers, and others to stay focused amid the chaos. Getting to "Yes And": The Art of Business Improv", written by an improv master who successfully brought improv to the business school at Duke University, helps leaders use that superpower to excel in leadership.
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As Bob Kulhan points out in his book, busy executives are turning to the most unlikely sources to gain a competitive advantage. One of those unlikely sources is improvisational theater. While you might assume these executives are trying to get some much-needed comedic relief, Bob Kulhan points to something deeper. There is a talent present in good improv actors that he believes business leaders can tap into for powerful results. That talent is the subject and focus of Getting to “Yes And”: The Art of Business Improv.
What is Getting To “Yes And” About?
Most of us associate improv with comedy (the popular American show “Who’s Line Is It Anyway,” for example) or a last-ditch effort to keep things from falling apart. But Bob Kulhan is pointing to a deeper type of improvisation in his book. This is the kind of improvisation you see when a trained professional like an ER doctor, Navy SEAL, professional athlete (or an improv master) takes command of a situation spinning out of control. Kulhan argues that this level of improvisation is needed by business leaders who face a chaotic and uncertain future. By developing and practicing improvisation in addition to the skills they already possess, business leaders can spend less time reacting when an unexpected situation hits and more time adapting.
Developing an agile business, however, begins with developing the right culture. The right culture begins with the right team, something Kulhan experienced firsthand while working in an improv troupe. Even though an improv session might seem like a sporadic and uncoordinated event, it is actually a highly coordinated dance between expert performers who know each other’s strengths and weaknesses well. Likewise, in business, a team should be highly coordinated, experts in their particular areas and aware of their team’s strengths and weaknesses in order to pull off an effortless performance.
Once a business has its foundation of optimized teams, the next skill to add is improvisation,When an improv actor is given a line, they have seconds to answer. Likewise, in a business situation, you may only have minutes (or less) to answer. That’s why improv actors and business leaders need to train. Improvisation exercises sharpen decision-making abilities under pressure. While you may not be able to predict unexpected situations to the last detail, you can train your reactions so that you focus on what’s most important.
Kulhan is the founder and CEO of Business Improv, a business improvisation and strategy consulting company and also serves as adjunct professor at Columbia and Duke Universities. He was instrumental in introducing business improv to Duke University and serving as one of the first core faculty of Second City, one of the most popular comedy clubs and improv schools in the U.S. In addition to all of the above, he enjoys cooking, scuba, and jiu-jitsu.
What Was Best About Getting To “Yes And”?
The best part of Getting to “Yes And” is the unique approach Kulhan offers business leaders for dealing with the future. The disruptive nature of the future is a very common theme echoed in just about every business-oriented book. Most books focus on the technical and operational aspects of this future. Getting to “Yes And” focuses on the people themselves. Essentially, the book answers the question, “How do individual workers prepare for a disruptive future if they don’t practice improvising for it?”
What Could Have Been Done Differently?
Getting to “Yes And” offers a unique perspective on the “prepare for disruption” theme at the individual and team level. In the rush to focus on that disruptive future, many authors are quick to point out the need to prepare without telling readers how. This book, to its credit, goes a bit further. More attention, however, might be brought to integrating the improvisation into overall leadership development and succession planning.
Why Read Getting To “Yes And”?
Getting to “Yes And” is an unexpected book arriving at just the right time. Focusing in on the unique power of improvisation, Kulhan provides a fun and targeted way for individuals to develop the mental agility required to do business in a chaotic business world. The book is best suited for leaders and managers in businesses where team members suffer from fixed patterns: siloed behavior, overly negative or pessimistic thinking, or a lack of innovation. Kulhan’s fresh approach to innovation using a time-tested technique might be just the thing to start the conversations and establish the mindset needed to spark a creative revolution in your office. 1 Comment ▼
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Time to move from punitive and preventive vigilance to proactive vigilance, says Parl panel
10:53 AM, 12 Sep 2020
New Delhi: Parliament of India.
Asserting the role of Vigilance in curbing frauds, purging corruption, increasing transparency and promoting good governance, the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice headed by Bhupendar Yadav has presented today its 102nd Report on Effectiveness of Vigilance Administration in certain Revenue & Banking Institutions and selected CPSEs to Hon’ble Chairman of Rajya Sabha, M Venkaiah Naidu.
Recent frauds unearthed in the Banking sector and rampant corruption in Public Sector Undertakings proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that our exemplary efforts to combat corruption haven’t yielded desirable results. It was against this backdrop that the Committee has embarked on a mission to examine the functioning of vigilance administration in Central Government and its authorities and to suggest ways and means to strengthen Vigilance.
The Committee held intensive deliberations with the representatives of various Central Government bodies, Central Public Sector Banks, Public Sector Insurance Companies and Central Public Sector Enterprises and assessed the ground realities, practical difficulties being encountered by the organizations on the vigilance front and to understand how vigilance mechanism is being bypassed in various sectors and to scrutinize whether organizations are implementing the guidelines of Central Vigilance Commission in letter and spirit.
After having examined the vigilance administration of various bodies owned and controlled by the Central Government, the Committee felt that there is an imperative need to strengthen the vigilance administration with adequate manpower and requisite infrastructure. The Committee observed that currently, vigilance officials are overburdened with the dual responsibility of surveillance and vigilance. The Committee recommended that a dedicated surveillance unit should be set up in organizations to collect source information and intelligence about possible malpractices and misconduct among the employees of the organization.
In view of the rising incidence of money laundering and transnational crimes, which usually involve several layers of financial transactions and a maze of entities, where establishing money trail becomes a formidable challenge, the Committee recommended CVC to revamp the training programme accordingly and also asked the investigating agencies to create a pool of dedicated investigators with significant expertise in a forensic audit. The Committee recommended that there is a need to employ cutting edge technologies such as Blockchain technology and Artificial intelligence to disincentivize fraud but with a caveat that organizations should not consider technology as a panacea and fall prey to techno-utopianism.
The Committee also recommended the Ministries/Departments to strengthen fraud prevention mechanism, promote adoption and implementation of integrity pact and ensure that Standard Operating Procedures are put in place to minimize scope for discretion at all levels. The Committee also opined that a Centralized Database of Suspicious entities should be created to facilitate seamless sharing of information among all the stakeholders in order to curb the incidence of frauds.
The top management of CPSBs brought to the notice of the Committee as to how improper certification by Third Party Entities led Bank officials to grant loans and advances which invariably turned out into NPAs. To ensure accountability, the Committee pitched for a Code of Conduct and a legally enforceable agreement for TPEs.
Stressing on Behavioural ethics, the Parliamentary Panel opined that taxpayers should be treated as assets and urged tax officials to observe good behavioural norms while conducting searches and raids. Appreciating CBDT and CBIC for removing the deadwood, the Committee opined that compulsory retirement of non-performing officials is a must to clean up the rot in the bureaucracy.
Bhupendar Yadav, Blockchain technology, Central Public Sector Banks, Central Vigilance Commission, Parliamentary Committee, Public Sector Insurance Companies, vigilance
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Robotics Expo: results 2017
On November 25-26, fifth international exhibition conference, Robotics Expo, dedicated to robotics and advanced technologies was held at the Moscow Sokolniki ECC. Visitors got to see modern robots, learned about the future of robotics in Russia and some even learned to create and develop their own mechanisms.
For two days, Sokolniki guests could touch and feel the robots, talk to them and even operate models brought by exhibitors.
Right at the entrance visitors met very polite KIKI - a robot from ALFA Robotics. She gave hugs to everyone and some people even got a high-five. She also managed to have a few meaningful conversations with some visitors. For example, when asked if she had a soul, KIKI responded that it is built into her program. However, the operator who was sitting nearby with a laptop certainly helped her with this answer.
The Promobot company brought its robot promoter whose brother Alantim was also nearby, at the Moscow Technological Institute stand. Charming and smiling robots communicated with visitors on different topics and just looked around.
The Fora Robotics company brought an HR robot. This anthropomorphic robot is said to be able to make a person’s psychological portrait and recognize lying in a dialogue with a person. Unfortunately, there was no chance to check this. But exhibition visitors gladly interacted with android robots from the R.Bot and GBL Robotics companies.
Robbo robotics club presented small self-assembling robots and also brought laptops to teach children and students the basics of programming and robot engineering.
But do not confuse Robbo with ROOBO. The last company showed a miniature robot Pudding, which was renamed to Emelya for Russian users.
There also were robot manipulators. Skoltech presented the UR-10 collaborative manipulator with special suckers for a vacuum grip.
Center for Youth Innovation Creativity representatives brought an industrial manipulator Kawasaki, which equally interested both adults and children. It was spinning at the stand, obviously performing its built-in program.
And of course, there were drones. The MAI team designed its stand to look like a grid fenced airspace and brought a non-standard drone. In fact, it was a tricopter, protected with a frame case. There were also smaller drones from Copter Express, WareVision and Drone Drome.
An R2-D2 droid from Star Wars universe rolled around the exhibition. He was also hanging out near the stand of the Children's Development Center Polycent. There, exhibitors held the robot fights, Robo sumo. By the way, Kostya Taranenko’s robot turned out to be the strongest one, he won the competition. "The design should be easy, and the program – difficult," the winner commented on his success.
The 3Dmarker stand traditionally had a great deal of excitement around it. Company representatives taught everyone to create 3D constructions with the help of special 3D pens.
Startup battle
Within the event, a special pitch session was held, where pre-selected startups fought for the attention of invited investors. The teams presented their projects in the field of robotics, AI and machine learning.
Medical Note Company introduced a medical assistant. It is a special service that stores medical data of the entire family, answers health related questions and finds nearby medical institutions.
Another medical project, EyeMove, plans to create a program for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson's diseases diagnosis.
A robotized workout complex was introduced by the Sport Automatics company. And Smart Agro presented their project on monitoring the houseplants condition.
There were also toy robot developers from Perm State National Research University. They presented a robotic toy TALAS, which is controlled by a mobile application.
But the best of them all was SOL startup from Alexey Melnik. He develops a remote sign language interpretation system with sign language recognition for video.
A remote translation into sign language is designed to help more than half a million people. The potential market volume in Russia and Kazakhstan alone is estimated at 5 billion rubles.
Special workshops were prepared for young visitors of the event. The youngest (from 7 to 9 years) were able to create a model of their own robot in the Lego WeDo master class. There they were shown different kinds of helicopters, their most important parts and also taught the basics of linear programming.
There were Lego EV3 classes as well, where young visitors (10-15 years old) got acquainted with special construction kits with sensors, indicators, engines and control units. In fact, these were lessons for young engineers.
Technovision company did master classes on working with the RobotDyn kit for visitors over 14 years old. After assembling the robot, participants taught it how to walk, avoid obstacles and interact with other robots.
And Lego Mindstorms had an autonomous walking robot as a research object. Workshop participants listened to the history of creating such robots, studied how the kinematic scheme of Pafnuty Chebyshev works and designed such devices themselves.
But the event wasn’t intended only for children and teenagers. On the first day (November 25) representatives of companies, that consider robotics as a serious business and even the meaning of life, gathered in the conference hall.
Speakers analyzed most relevant topics for the Russian market: from problems with legislative regulation of robotics to principles of designing service and industrial robots.
The conference ended with a lively conversation about successful practices of implementing service robotics. During the dialogue, statements were made about Russia having a great chance of catching up with other countries in this segment, since adoption of new technologies in our country is proceeding at an impressive pace.
In addition, participants agreed that service robotics will become an indispensable tool in a world with less and less broad specialists.
The final day presentations gathered people at the main stage, where everyone could listen to speakers’ presentation. The overwhelming majority of speeches were dedicated to robotics in education and its impact on the younger generation. Speaking experts talked about training professionals from first grades of school to universities graduates.
By the way, about universities. Marina Kozlova, representative of the Innopolis University, where Arni and Gagarin robots were developed, spoke at the lecture hall. She said that on this institution’s basis, students are trained by the most up to date program. And the university teachers are subject to strict requirements before hiring - they at least have to be graduates of one of the top 100 world universities in the field of robotics.
Kirill Ignatiev, chairman of the board of directors of the Russian Investment Company Group, talked about technical progress as a whole. He named 30 trends, which will be developed the most in the future. Among them are micro industry in cities, augmented reality, access to another person's sight, disappearance of cash, medical online monitoring, gene level programming, and others.
The fifth exhibition conference, Robotics Expo, gathered more than four thousand guests and received wide coverage in the media. This is a vivid confirmation of robotics being relevant for both business and average citizens. It will be a long time before robots win over our planet, but they are successfully winning our hearts already.
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Motorshows News
The 2014 Geneva Show
The Geneva Motoring Show is a chance for car journalists to check that all the press releases and pictures of new cars they received two weeks ago are actually true whilst perhaps fitting in some light skiing if there’s time. Here is an report.
Opel showed off a new high performance concept which is called the Astra Extreme, not because it has over 300 horsepower but because of its views on immigration. ‘They’re really quite strong,’ warned a spokesman.
Geneva was the first public showing for the BMW 2-series Active Tourer which is not only the firm’s first own-brand front-wheel-drive car but also their first named after someone who hangs around public lavatories.
Over at Jeep the big news was the compact Renegade model. ‘Back once again for the Renegade master, D4 damager, power to the people. Back once again for the Renegade master, D4 damager, with the ill behaviour, with the ill behaviour, with the ill behaviour, with the ill behaviour,’ said a spokesmna. ‘Ba-bo-de-fo-pow-oh-dee-fo, bbbbbdddddd,’ he added mysteriously.
On the Renault stand all attention as focused on the new, rear-engined Twingo city car. The new model will go on sale initially in ‘Paris’ trim which features pre-scuffed bodywork, factory damaged bumpers and an interior that smells of cigarettes and stylish rudeness.
There was a treat for spot the difference fans on the Audi stand as the German firm revealed the new TT. Following feedback from the model’s core customer base, which is air hostesses, the new car features doors here, here and a single door at the rear whilst all trim levels come with TFT instruments, LED headlights and a whistle for attracting attention. ‘Please remember to get into your own TT before helping others to get into theirs,’ said a spekosman.
Over at the Toyota stand it was the world premier of the new and mysteriously X-faced Aygo which promises practicality, economy and to avenge the death of its ancestors.
Maserati showed off the exciting, full-hipped Alfieri concept. Its name comes from ‘eri’, which is Italian for ‘Jaguar’, and ‘Alfi’ which is Italian for ‘bit of a rip-off of’.
Volkswagen surprised showgoers with the unusual T-ROC concept. ‘The name comes from a German expression for lowering your testicles onto someone’s face, like so,’ said a spkoesman. ‘Wait. Why are you running away?’
McLaren showed off the new 650S and announced that it will be followed by a model marking Ron Dennis’s return to their Formula 1 team, called the 650T. ‘The T stands for tidy,’ a spsokemna confirmed.
Mini wheeled out the Clubman concept which the company says is a work in progress. With that in mind, that show visitors are invited to add a new grille, shape or interior feature of their own. ‘We’re hoping to beat our own benchmark for exhaustingly busy design,’ said an over-styled speakmons.
Volvo revealed the Concept Estate, a one-off designed to reflected one of the company’s great traditions. In this case, their great tradition of announcing yet another fucking concept car.
Finally, Apple used the Geneva Show to reveal details of its new CarPlay system which is the next step in iPhone / car integration and should enable users to shout ‘Play Roxanne… PLAY… ROXANNE… No! Do not call Robin! Cancel! CANCEL! Robin, hello mate, sorry, erm, my stupid car just called you, erm…. So, umm… How’s tricks?’ whilst keeping both hands on the wheel.
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Nobody’s Smiling - Common - Nobody’s Smiling (CD, Album)
29.08.2019 9 By Akilabar
Label: Def Jam Recordings - 379094-3,ARTium Recordings - 379094-3 • Format: CD Album • Country: Europe • Genre: Hip Hop •
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View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the CD release of Nobody’s Smiling on Discogs. Label: Def Jam Recordings - ,ARTium Recordings - • Format: CD Album, Deluxe Edition • Country: Europe • Genre: Hip Hop •/5(16).
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Prior to acting, Common rose to prominence as one of hip hop's most poetic and respected lyricists having recorded over eight albums. Nobody's Smiling will be Common's tenth studio album. The concept-driven project will be Executive Produced by No I.D/5().
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Jul 22, · Verified Purchase. Common's latest album "Nobody's Smiling" reminds me of the glory days of rap (the 90's) when you could close your eyes and get an incredibly vivid, and often gritty, dose of storytelling that spoke as much to the mind as it did the heart. The best of these thirteen tracks "The Neighborhood", "No Fear", "Kingdom" and "Rewind That" convey this /5().
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Mikam says:
Jul 22, · Editors’ Notes With Common's hometown of Chicago reeling from rampant gun violence, his 10th studio album, Nobody's Smiling, is a meditation on that crisis. Produced by longtime collaborator No I.D., the album features big names like Big Sean and Jhene Aiko alongside Chicago fixtures such as Lil Herb and Dreezy.
Vikree says:
While Nobody's Smiling was inspired by the tragic condition of Common 's hometown of Chicago, its incorporation of a relevant-as-ever song from , recorded by a Chicagoan in Chicago, is an acknowledgment of how inner-city struggles are a constant, not a trend. The rapper/actor's geographic and economic distance can be cited as a reason to approach Nobody's Smiling 8/
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Jul 25, · Nobody's Smiling is one of Common's most personal records in quite some time, reflecting on the ups and downs of his relationship with producer No I.D. and meditating on the loss of J Dilla. He /
Tojazuru says:
Released: July 8, Nobody's Smiling is the tenth studio album by American hip hop recording artist Common. It was released on July 22, , by Def Jam Recordings and No I.D. 's label ARTium Records. Following the release of his 's album The Dreamer/The Believer, Common took a hiatus from musical endeavors.
Here’s your chance to stream Common’s new album Nobody’s Smiling set to drop next week July 22nd that features Big Sean, Lil’ Herb, Vince Staples, Cocaine 80’s, Jhene Aiko, and more. Stream and tracklist below. 1. The Neighborhood (Feat. Lil Herb & Cocaine 80s) 2. No Fear 3 Diamonds (Feat. Big Sean) 4. Blak [ ].
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ADITI MITTAL: MOTHER OF INVENTION
59 mins, 2020
Filmed exclusively for Soho Theatre's Home Collection. Indian comedy superstar and all-round good girl Aditi Mittal has two Netflix Specials under her belt and her own BBC Radio 4 show called “A beginner’s guide to India”. With "Mother Of Invention" Aditi starts by exploring what it means for her to be a trailblazer, win awards for "Fempowerment" and ends up writing a bumbling love letter/confessional to the original "fempowered" woman in her life: her mother. ‘A forthright performer with a sharp critical mind.’ Guardian Soho Theatre On Demand. The best shows from London’s most vibrant producer of new theatre, comedy and cabaret.
SHAPPI KHORSANDI: LIVE IN SOHO
Filmed exclusively for Soho Theatre's Home Collection. Shappi is a stalwart of the UK comedy circuit. Over her 20-year career, she has performed sell-out shows all over the UK and internationally, been nominated for the prestigious British Comedy Award and appeared on every comedy panel show known to man from Mock The Week to Have I got News For News. In this hour, Shappi talks about what it means to be addicted to stand-up, to have a father who is more controversial than her and to bring a pudding to a red-carpet event... ‘Makes live comedy thrilling.’ Guardian Soho Theatre On Demand. The best shows from London’s most vibrant producer of new theatre, comedy and cabaret.
Shappi Khorsandi: Live in Soho with Subtitles
Filmed exclusively for Soho Theatre's Home Collection. Captioned by our friends at Stagetext for users who are d/Deaf, deafened or hard of hearing. Shappi is a stalwart of the UK comedy circuit. Over her 20-year career, she has performed sell-out shows all over the UK and internationally, been nominated for the prestigious British Comedy Award and appeared on every comedy panel show known to man from Mock The Week to Have I got News For News. In this hour, Shappi talks about what it means to be addicted to stand-up, to have a father who is more controversial than her and to bring a pudding to a red-carpet event... ‘Makes live comedy thrilling.’ Guardian Soho Theatre On Demand. The best shows from London’s most vibrant producer of new theatre, comedy and cabaret.
JEN BRISTER: MEANINGLESS
Filmed exclusively for Soho Theatre's Home Collection. Rising comedy star and author of 'The Other Mother' Jen Brister performs her critically acclaimed show. As seen on Live at the Apollo (BBC2), Frankie Boyles's New World Order (BBC2), Sara Pascoe's Comedy Lectures (Dave) and Hypothetical (Dave), Jen uses her hilarious ranting to rail against period poverty, the perimenopause and why her Mum needs to get out of her bloody house now. 'Relentlessly funny.' Sunday Times Soho Theatre On Demand. The best shows from London’s most vibrant producer of new theatre, comedy and cabaret.
Jen Brister: Meaningless with Subtitles
Filmed exclusively for Soho Theatre's Home Collection. Captioned by our friends at Stagetext for users who are d/Deaf, deafened or hard of hearing. Rising comedy star and author of 'The Other Mother' Jen Brister performs her critically acclaimed show. As seen on Live at the Apollo (BBC2), Frankie Boyles's New World Order (BBC2), Sara Pascoe's Comedy Lectures (Dave) and Hypothetical (Dave), Jen uses her hilarious ranting to rail against period poverty, the perimenopause and why her Mum needs to get out of her bloody house now. 'Relentlessly funny.' Sunday Times Soho Theatre On Demand. The best shows from London’s most vibrant producer of new theatre, comedy and cabaret.
LAZY SUSAN: FORGIVE ME, MOTHER!
Filmed exclusively for Soho Theatre's Home Collection. Edinburgh Comedy Award nominees and hot virgins Lazy Susan present an hour of laidback, inventive sketch comedy. Some of it is about what it means to be a woman these days and some of it is about dogs etc. As seen in The Mash Report (BBC2), This Country (BBC3), The Windsors (Ch4) and in their self-titled sketch show Lazy Susan (BBC3). ‘Celeste Dring and Freya Parker are unstoppable in this outrageous and irreverent hour.’ Guardian. Soho Theatre On Demand. The best shows from London’s most vibrant producer of new theatre, comedy and cabaret.
Lazy Susan: Forgive Me, Mother! with Subtitles
Filmed exclusively for Soho Theatre's Home Collection. Captioned by our friends at Stagetext for users who are d/Deaf, deafened or hard of hearing. Edinburgh Comedy Award nominees and hot virgins Lazy Susan present an hour of laidback, inventive sketch comedy. Some of it is about what it means to be a woman these days and some of it is about dogs etc. As seen in The Mash Report (BBC2), This Country (BBC3), The Windsors (Ch4) and in their self-titled sketch show Lazy Susan (BBC3). ‘Celeste Dring and Freya Parker are unstoppable in this outrageous and irreverent hour.’ Guardian. Soho Theatre On Demand. The best shows from London’s most vibrant producer of new theatre, comedy and cabaret.
PAJAMA MEN: PTERODACTYL NIGHTS
Filmed exclusively for Soho Theatre's Home Collection. Pterodactyl Nights brings together highlights from the kinetic duo's huge catalogue of classic bits and brand new material, all sewn in with bizarre improvised tangents. Soho Theatre On Demand. The best shows from London’s most vibrant producer of new theatre, comedy and cabaret.
Pajama Men: Pterodactyl Nights with Subtitles
Filmed exclusively for Soho Theatre's Home Collection. Captioned by our friends at Stagetext for users who are d/Deaf, deafened or hard of hearing. Pterodactyl Nights brings together highlights from the kinetic duo's huge catalogue of classic bits and brand new material, all sewn in with bizarre improvised tangents. Soho Theatre On Demand. The best shows from London’s most vibrant producer of new theatre, comedy and cabaret.
Mae Martin: Us with Subtitles
Filmed exclusively for Soho Theatre's Home Collection. Captioned by our friends at Stagetext for users who are d/Deaf, deafened or hard of hearing. Adorable, charming, Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Mae Martin comes of age in this internationally lauded hit show about identity, sexuality, biphobia and loneliness. Peering through the lens of her own fluid experience with love and sexuality, in Us, Mae Martin questions whether we actually need to label ourselves at all, and that perhaps those labels smother the nuances of who we are. This hilarious hour charmingly juxtaposes her liberal childhood milieu with her experiences in her contemporary life, telling the story of her plummeting through puberty and dropping out of high school along the way. ‘Martin’s gentle charm makes it all highly watchable.’ ★★★★ Times ‘Mae Martin has a bright future in comedy.’ ★★★★ Mirror Soho Theatre On Demand. The best shows from London’s most vibrant producer of new theatre, comedy and cabaret.
JESSIE CAVE: I LOVED HER
Filmed exclusively for Soho Theatre's Home Collection. Jessie opens up her DIY heart and explains in definitely too much detail her insecurities, jealousies, fantasies and her exact current relationship status via shadow puppetry, masks and her little book of confessions. 'Cave has charm and an infectious enthusiasm.' Evening Standard ‘A charming hour of character comedy and loving literary silliness.’ Independent Soho Theatre On Demand. The best shows from London’s most vibrant producer of new theatre, comedy and cabaret.
Jessie Cave: I Loved Her with Subtitles
Filmed exclusively for Soho Theatre's Home Collection. Captioned by our friends at Stagetext for users who are d/Deaf, deafened or hard of hearing. Jessie opens up her DIY heart and explains in definitely too much detail her insecurities, jealousies, fantasies and her exact current relationship status via shadow puppetry, masks and her little book of confessions. 'Cave has charm and an infectious enthusiasm.' Evening Standard ‘A charming hour of character comedy and loving literary silliness.’ Independent Soho Theatre On Demand. The best shows from London’s most vibrant producer of new theatre, comedy and cabaret.
RHYS JAMES: FORGIVES
Filmed exclusively for Soho Theatre's Home Collection. Don’t worry about it. Honestly, it’s fine. Just get a ticket to see Rhys James bash out another hour of splash-hit, classic stand-up and definitely cool and not pretentious poetry and all will be forgiven. ‘Sickeningly talented young stand up.’ ★★★★ Time Out ‘He has a flair that genuinely sets him apart.’ ★★★★ Scotsman Soho Theatre On Demand. The best shows from London’s most vibrant producer of new theatre, comedy and cabaret.
Rhys James: Forgives with Subtitles
Filmed exclusively for Soho Theatre's Home Collection. Captioned by our friends at Stagetext for users who are d/Deaf, deafened or hard of hearing. Don’t worry about it. Honestly, it’s fine. Just get a ticket to see Rhys James bash out another hour of splash-hit, classic stand-up and definitely cool and not pretentious poetry and all will be forgiven. ‘Sickeningly talented young stand up.’ ★★★★ Time Out ‘He has a flair that genuinely sets him apart.’ ★★★★ Scotsman Soho Theatre On Demand. The best shows from London’s most vibrant producer of new theatre, comedy and cabaret.
NISH KUMAR: RUMINATIONS ON THE NATURE OF SUBJECTIVITY
Filmed exclusively for Soho Theatre's Home Collection. Two-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and host of The Mash Report, Nish Kumar presents a stand-up comedy show for people who like stand-up comedy shows by a man that does stand-up comedy. ‘A truly impressive piece of stand-up.’ ***** Time Out ‘With his combination of book smarts, righteous passion and sardonic wit, Nish Kumar is the Asian answer to John Oliver.’ ★★★★ Chortle ‘A laughter-filled hour.’ ★★★★ Telegraph Soho Theatre On Demand. The best shows from London’s most vibrant producer of new theatre, comedy and cabaret.
Nish Kumar: Ruminations on the Nature of Subjectivity with Subtitles
Filmed exclusively for Soho Theatre's Home Collection. Captioned by our friends at Stagetext for users who are d/Deaf, deafened or hard of hearing. Two-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and host of The Mash Report, Nish Kumar presents a stand-up comedy show for people who like stand-up comedy shows by a man that does stand-up comedy. ‘A truly impressive piece of stand-up.’ ***** Time Out ‘With his combination of book smarts, righteous passion and sardonic wit, Nish Kumar is the Asian answer to John Oliver.’ ★★★★ Chortle ‘A laughter-filled hour.’ ★★★★ Telegraph Soho Theatre On Demand. The best shows from London’s most vibrant producer of new theatre, comedy and cabaret.
DANE BAPTISTE: D.A.N.E - DISCUSSIONS ABOUT NOTHING AND EVERYTHING
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Man City Away – Ticket Pricing Scandal
So the news out today is that we are being charged a massive £58 to go Manchester City for the away game on 14th December. I don’t think any of us are really surprised at this but the whole away ticket issue has been on the forefront lately and it’s getting worse. We charged City £62 last season I believe which is just a colossal amount for an away fan to have to pay. Our club is just as bad and are not helping the situation.
It’s got to take us fans doing something to stop this happening. We need to change the thinking of clubs on the away fan ticket price otherwise where does it stop? Before long you will have spent £200 before even walking out the door on match tickets and trains. With you having to drink and eat when at the game the average fan will not be able to afford the away trips any more. The problem is that when you raise the issue of fans not going to the games and not buying their ticket their response is always the same, if I don’t go someone else will. I understand this and they are right but the only way we can send a message is to vote with our feet and not go to the game. Make sure our away attendance at this game is one of our lowest ever and then people will realise.
Our own club hasn’t helped this situation and in fact we have probably inflamed it with the introduction of categorised games. The class A games are the most expensive in the league and whilst I don’t agree with the prices we charge, what we make our own fans cough up is our own business. This should not interfere with the price we charge away fans, and in fact I believe there should be no difference throughout the league on what away fans are charged. All clubs should charge the away fans the same price, £30/35 at a maximum.
Its happening throughout the league, not just with the so called big clubs like City and ourselves, Norwich charged Arsenal fans double the amount we made their fans pay at our ground. The so called smaller clubs see a cash cow when the big teams roll into town and they know they can charge what they like, as our excellent away fans will pay it and be there regardless.
I know I’m asking for a lot on this and it will probably fall on deaf ears but I encourage all Arsenal fans to not go to the City game, go down the pub with your mates and put £58 into the whip instead, have a few beers and a laugh with your pals in the boozer rather than line the Sheikhs pocket even more.
How they can charge that much when they have one of the richest men in the world who owns their club, not only that but their ground was free and given to them by the council! At least we had to pay for ours out of our own pockets!
Clubs need to follow the lead of Newcastle, Swansea, West Brom, Hull and Palace who have all entered into pricing agreements with each other to ensure away fans do not get charged over the odds. Fans of both clubs will pay the same amount when visiting each other which is a perfect idea. Have a look into this here. Hopefully other clubs take note of this and follow suit.
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29 thoughts on “Man City Away – Ticket Pricing Scandal”
steve holmes November 12, 2013 at 7:18 pm
The reason City charge so much is one reason and one reason only, financial unfair play rules! If these rules had not been brought in then the sheikh would be allowed to subsidise you and your trip to manchester!
Jordan November 12, 2013 at 8:42 pm
1: Thats less than you charged us last season, and the tickets were released around Christmas, a time when pretty much everyone needs money (i paid it and went by the way, top day out).
2: We have the cheapest season tickets in the league and plan to go even lower once the stadium is expanded, i paid £350 for mine plus all 3 cup schemes (18-21)
3: Our club have said we will be charged half for away games far away (down south, Newcastle etc), the other half is being paid by the players.
4: Finally, your making out like its our fault when Arsenal and by far the worse club for ripping off fans, didn’t you once charge Spurs fans £94?
JTheArsenal November 12, 2013 at 9:37 pm
Never charged more than £62 to away fans I don’t think but I did once shell out 90 odd quid for Chelsea at home, and 126 for Bayern.
Ticket prices are a joke, how anyone can be expected to shell out perhaps 3 grand on tickets plus another couple of thousand on travel etc. like Away Scheme/home and away travel club members do is criminal. Nothing will change under the current system of putting business over fans i.e that Hull Tigers nonsense.
Everyone’s sick to death of the ridiculous fees for being a fan home or away. Took the coach to Sunderland as a return for the game on National Rail was £122 when I checked, factoring in a £35 ticket and food/drink it would have been nigh on £180. If I remember right, I managed to sort a ticket and journey to Blackburn for £45 in 2007, a f*cking bargain when compared to today’s prices.
If only the FA stopped this crap and capped away priced tickets at £20-£30.
norbyafc Post author November 12, 2013 at 10:53 pm
I did say a few times in the article that our club is as much to blame as any other for the current pricing schemes around the league. I used this particular example to highlight how bad it’s getting but there are others equally as bad I agree.
Our 18-21 tickets are also cheaper so that’s no argument.
The club paying half on your aways is what our club needs to do, or look to enter the pricing agreement I mentioned.
Whilst I agree with the notion of reducing ticket prices for away fans, I don’t agree with your sentiment. You need to get ALL fans of ALL clubs on board, but using the less than subtle digs at our club isn’t going to help you. Aside from the FFP issue, we took on the CoM stadium when we were dirt poor and paid money we didn’t have to turn it into what it is now. At the time, I don’t recall anyone complaining…
ian Bart December 11, 2013 at 12:09 pm
This should not be a partisan issue as all fans City or arsenal should sing from the same song sheet. One point on the stadium, it was not given free by the council, Sport England and MCC were involved along with City in the initial build scheme. City gave them Maine Road and paid for the conversion costs from the original, without City’s input pre Commonwealth games the stadium couldn’t have been built.
Glenn November 13, 2013 at 1:25 am
Y’know I can see this all going the same way that sport in the US has traveled down. That is no away team support whatsoever and only home supporters, making the atmosphere about as exciting as a wet fart. At the end of the day the clubs do not give a shit where you are coming from or who you are supporting to them all you are is a pound sign.
JTheArsenal November 13, 2013 at 8:06 am
Moneys tight these days, yet the cost of these tickets goes up and up. Appauled with all concerned really.
David silverwear November 13, 2013 at 9:37 am
So, I must be tripping….surly this isn’t a ‘£62 a seat at r gaff’ gooner moaning about ticket prices? Gotta be a wind up, can y seriously not see how fucking stupid u sound??
Kempster November 13, 2013 at 10:20 am
Surely the issue isn’t really about money, it’s about competitive advantage?
By making the prices as obscenely high as Arsenal do, and the likes of City, it will lower the number of away fans attending. And advantage for the home side. And if somehow they still sell out then happy days in the commercial front. A win win.
The only thing a boycott of the City game will do is help City when the Arsenal team needs their fans the most.
Wertnet November 13, 2013 at 11:55 am
As a City fan (season ticket) I agree 100%. Ticket prices for away fans are to high. Some years ago Wigan upped the price for City fans from £25 one year to £35 the following year. They always gave City 5000 tickets and always sold out as its only a short trip. The year it went up only 1000 ish City fans went to the game and Wigan lost a lot of money not only on ticket sales but pies, programmes, beer, tea etc. The next season they only charged £25 again!! Lesson learned. The only way to bring prices down is to vote with your feet and not go to the game.
Cameron November 13, 2013 at 3:30 pm
Was Arsenal and its fans not one of the main supporters of Financial ‘Fair’ Play?
Welcome to the dark side of it… clubs having to maximise revenue so they can spend ‘fairly’, and look who suffers… us.
It’s a disgrace, but Platini and his crew play a big part in it.
Keogh November 13, 2013 at 10:12 pm
City pay rent annually for the use of the stadium, something close to £2 million a season, so to say it is free is not true. City also pumped in close to £20 million to have the stadium made fit for football after the commonwealth games. So ball park now is a figure of close to £40 million spent on the ground.
Arsenal, Utd, Liverpool, spurs and Chelsea started all this high ticket prices. City fans have been lucky to get such an owner but FFP brought in by 4 of the previous clubs mentioned is to blame for actually stopping our owner doing anything but try and get money in to continue to compete.
DK November 14, 2013 at 9:51 am
As per the other prat, 2m a year is fuck all. Should be 20m a year. That’s what arsenal are paying in ‘mortgage’. Typical council house dwellers, living cheap but well.
Sef November 15, 2013 at 1:27 pm
As per usual! Ill informed! Spouting of jealous bile!
Manchester City have a Great stadium. They pay Manchester council a fee for any attendance over the capacity of their Old ground Maine Road (which at the time was 37,500), which they gave in Part exchange for an unfinished Stadium. They payed £20M + to convert (what was going to be a “White Elephant”) an Athletics Stadium into a 48,000 all seater Football Stadium.
Yes it could be classed as a Council House (to ALL the Jealous bitter haters!) but at the same time, MCFC had used something that after the commonwealth games would have become an unused expense, given the local community (Moss Side) a new area on which to build much needed new housing, and completely transformed a run down part of Manchester (Beswick) into a bustling new area, and are in the process/about to build one of, if NOT THE, most advanced training facilities in the world.
Just to mention another club from a nearby City, Salford! They had the missfortune to have their football ground bombed during WWII and had nowhere to play football matches until another local team, Manchester City, allowed them to use their ground Maine Road(at which they set their record home (really??) attendance), whilst Manchester COUNCIL! repaired their ground, and then in 1965/6 the Salford clubs ground was chosen to host some matches for the World Cup which was being played in England, and again the Council and the Football Association payed for renovations and expansion of their ground! Just Saying!!!!!!
Bilboblue November 13, 2013 at 11:03 pm
‘Lining the Sheikh’s pocket’?
So who’s pockets were we lining when you charged us £62 last season?
Arsenal fan in hypocrisy shocker.
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Mark Benham November 14, 2013 at 9:27 am
Whilst I agree with the principle of the post; you’ve stuck the boot in at times unnecessarily and inaccurately.
“Lining the Sheikh’s pocket” – Anyone with a brain knows this is not the cause of ticket prices. He wouldn’t even notice a difference if we gave you your allocation for free. This is about FFP and turnover to satisfy Michel Platini among others.
Also – The Etihad wasn’t free and given to us. We rent the stadium from the council using the proceeds of….you guessed it….gate receipts.
I’m all for fans speaking out and coming together to attack the situation, but if you’re going to start a campaign, you need fans of all clubs on board, and not have (inaccurate) cheap shots at the clubs in question.
2million a year is practically free. Arsenal are repaying 20-30million a year to pay off the stadium debt. You basically have a council house where you are paying next to nothing. 2mil a year is 2 games gate receipts. Not exactly breaking the bank are you? Government should be charging you 20m a year. Freeloaders.
M18CTID November 14, 2013 at 10:34 am
Firstly, it isn’t £2 million a year – it’s £3 million a year
Secondly, we’ll be paying that for the duration of the lease which is 250 years whereas the £20-£30 million you’re paying per annum is only for the next few years. If anything, we’ll have paid far more than you eventually yet you’ll own your own stadium and we won’t own ours
Thirdly, we gave up the ownership of one ground (Maine Road) as part of the deal to become tenants at the City Of Manchester Stadium
Fourthly, we paid approximately £20 million to upgrade the current ground to a football stadium from an athletics stadium.
Hardly freeloaders eh?
Now, back on the subject of these ticket prices. I’m not interested in getting into an argument with Arsenal fans about FFP and what’s driving all this (I just felt the record needed putting straight about the myth that City got their stadium for free which is far from the case) because that isn’t going to get us anywhere. The bottom line is that the £58 they’re being charged at our place and the £62 we were charged at the Emirates last season is too high. IIRC, Arsenal fans were generally supportive of the decision of some City fans not pay the £62 last season and instead of getting into petty squabbles we should do likewise. One thing most football fans can agree on is that the cost of tickets for away games is generally too much once you factor in all the other costs that make up the average away day.
Bilboblue November 14, 2013 at 10:38 am
Ok, another gooner that has no idea…. we pay £2m a year PLUS a percentage of gate receipts above the capacity of Maine Road, it is also a 100 year lease.
Our owner tried to buy the stadium from the council but they wouldn’t sell it outright.
I love the bitterness from Arsenal fans, stay classy Arsenal, stay classy.
Colin Bell December 11, 2013 at 11:12 am
Cockernee muppet
Haven’t Arsenal fans be crying for FFP to come in? Well our owners could, if they wished, not charge home fans or away fans anything for the match. However MCFC would lose a vast amount of money from gate receipts (not a problem as our owners are filthy rich) and then be punished for it by FFP. Unfortunately clubs now have to maximise their revenues so they can buy the best players and pay the highest wages, otherwise they are banned from Europe. Fortunately investments in the stadium and infrastructure don’t count towards FFP, and we are lucky enough to see our owner invest 200m in a new academy and further money in expanding the stadium.
I would love to see a cap on away ticket prices and also home tickets. However it won’t happen with the big clubs in Europe due to FFP.
Tony November 15, 2013 at 7:06 am
exactly how much did you pay for the emirates out of your own pocket mate?
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Mike Oxlong November 15, 2013 at 10:00 am
‘Do unto others as they would have done unto you’. Arse charged City fans £62, so guess what? they are having it stuck back up their cockney arses. Poetic justice and for an Arse fan to complain about it is the ultimate irony. Welcome to FFP you unworthy southern jizz monkeys. Meantime, City will continue to come shopping for your better players and Arse will show interest in City players who aren’t quite good enough to play at the Etihad. It’s good to be filthy rich. City – ruining football since 2008.
Oh the irony ! And you expect the Sheik to subsidise your travel as well ! What a to55er !
gary December 12, 2013 at 4:28 pm
mike well said blue
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Bizarro in the Western Canon: Why Weird Doesn’t Equal Trash
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Bizarro fiction is a genre I deeply respect. Some of the older stories featured in Esoteric Sausage are directly bizarro, while others are closer to horror. I don’t, like many of my writer friends out there, consider myself strictly a “Bizarro” writer, but it is the genre which truly inspired me to embrace my penchant for weirdness in writing.
Nevertheless, Bizarro hasn’t entirely expanded past a cult following. You won’t find a Bizarro section in your local bookstore, and certain literary snobs tend to dismiss it as mere pulp.
Some controversial voices (I’m thinking of one in particular, who shall remained unnamed here) associated with Bizarro have publically criticized the efforts of Eraserhead Press and Bizarrocon for insufficiently embracing strategies intended push Bizarro into the mainstream. I disagree. In my opinion, Bizarro shouldn’t worry about mainstream exposure. The underground element is one of the coolest aspects of the genre, and efforts to make it otherwise demonstrates a certain misunderstanding of the genre. Eraserhead and the other bizarro presses seem to be doing just fine, thank you.
But I digress. More germane to this point is the fact that I disagree with is the snobbish dismissal of Bizarro as “mere” pulp. While some of it is of pulp quality (and this isn’t necessarily a bad thing), some Bizarro-oriented and Bizarro-inspired releases continue in the extensive and largely overlooked tradition of utter strangeness in literary classics. It’s anyone’s guess, of course, whether a work of Bizarro will one day obtain canonical status. The world of literatary recognition has long been unpredictable, even before the advent of universal access to publication. But Bizarro elements have definitely made it into the canon more than once.
Below are five possible classic “precursors” to Bizarro presented to prove that weirdness doesn’t automatically bar fiction from canonical status. This list may have a second part follow-up in the future. I would also like to point out that I am by no means a Bizarro “expert” or “veteran.” Like everything else I post here, these are just my causal observations and opinions.
Gargantua and Pantagruel is just about as strange as literature gets, and it’s taught in college Renaissance (or “Early Modern,” whichever you prefer) courses all over the world. While I’ve attempted many a foray into this long and celebrated work, I haven’t come close to finishing it (I’ve definitely read more about this book than the book itself). Nevertheless, I’ve read enough to taste the random narrative digressions, penis jokes, and inversions of accepted norms Rabelais drowns the reader in. And drinking. There is tons of drinking.
And, obviously, there is Gulliver’s Travels. This one used to even appear in the highschool curriculum along with The Great Gatsby and To Kill a Mockingbird (God I hate that book). I’ve only read excerpts from this one in various college courses, so Gulliver’s Travels is more like disconnected memories of a strange dream to me. I remember islands of strange, half-human creatues, bodily transformations, and a biting satirical voice. It doesn’t get much more bizarro than this.
I am absolutely in love with this book. Tristram Shandy may not evoke Bizarro at first flush, since it tends to remain grounded in a twisted sort of realism (albiet realism nonetheless), but the narrative definitely presaged the penchant for structural experiment and nonlinearity so integral to the newer, more “philosophically inclined” Bizarro publications. Even though this book is a product of the eighteenth century, it reads much closer to a long version of Donald Barthelme than Daniel Defoe. This celebrated classic happens to be a Bizarro-worthy wellspring of weirdness, well deserving of appreciation by Bizarro fans.
And who could forget Maldoror? Lautreamont’s masterpiece may be associated with French decadent literature more than with the western canon, but I predict a future of deeper acceptance and academic appreciation for this slowly burgeoning depiction of evil. This is unlike any book you have ever read, and more than repays the attention its various cruelties and blasphemies demand. One could easily imagine this book coming from a Bizarro press. Already considered the precursor to surrealism, it readily fits into horror-oriented bizarro with unsettling ease.
Genet’s Our Lady of the Flowers has been argued to owe its semi-classic status to Jean-Paul Sartre’s wonderful book-lenght analysis of Genet more than to Genet’s own literary abilities. I disagree, even though Bataille and Sartre both point out Genet’s inability to “communicate” (whatever the hell that means). Genet resides in a prison cell at the time of writing. He represents his surroundings in a fluid mix of sexually-charged fantasy while steadily plunging into utter darkness. While Bizarro, strangely enough, tends to be more ethically-minded than Genet, Bizarro shares a deep relation to hallucinatory dream elements in which Our Lady of the Flowers revels without shame. Although Genet may be the furthest from Bizarro on this list, I would happily bet more than one Bizarro fan would readily identify an atmospheric affinity here shared with their beloved Bizarro favorites.
As I stated, this list is absolutely incomplete. What is your favorite Bizarro precursor? Answer in the comments below, and it might appear in Part 2 of this list.
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Can’t think of precursors, except for Jorge Luis Borges. And I wonder: Would Catch 22 by Joseph Heller be a precursor?
As a new reader to the site, I’m devouring all of the lists and this one in particular struck me with some new recommendations that excite me. I’d heard of a few, and even own Our Lady, but it’s a bummer that the part 2 hinted at the end never came to be. There is so much excellent content on this site and I wish it had a bigger audience.
In any case, you’ve got a new fan in me.
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Fender Stratocaster vs Telecaster: Sound Difference and Specs
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Stratocaster vs Telecaster. What's the difference? All Fender guitars are works of art, so you can hardly go wrong.
Stratocaster or Telecaster: Which Is Better?
Some people will tell you that you can’t go wrong with either a Stratocaster or Telecaster, but that’s only partly true. It really depends on your playing style and musical taste. While they are both awesome guitars, each has its own vibe and has more firmly carved its niche in certain styles of music.
The Stratocaster and Telecaster are legendary Fender guitars, and two of the most popular instruments in the music industry. Both are loved by players in almost every imaginable genre of music, and both have been endorsed by numerous icons of the guitar world. One of these guitars is probably better suited to you.
Just to make things even more confusing, countless versions of each guitar exist, both those offered by Fender and those created by players themselves. Stratocasters and Telecasters have been decked out with special pickups and other appointments to make them more usable in specific genres.
If you don’t know much about either, how do you decide? What’s the difference, anyway?
Fender is among the best guitar companies in the world. From its Squier line of guitars to custom shop models for pros, they build a Strat or Tele for every level of player. With all of the different models and options it can be confusing, and hopefully, this article will help you better sort out the differences between the two guitars.
For a lot of guitarists, the Fender MIM Player Telecaster and Stratocaster are more practical from a cost perspective. However, for our purposes here, and to hopefully relieve confusion, let’s consider the American Professional Series Strat vs the American Professional Tele.
The Difference Between the Stratocaster and Telecaster
Here are a few things to consider if you are trying to decide between these two great guitars. Be sure to check out Fender's website for the latest information on their gear.
Fender Guitar Bodies
Both the Stratocaster and Telecaster typically feature an Alder body. Alder is a snappy tonewood that gives guitars a good bite to their sound.
The shapes of the guitar bodies are different, and due to the shape of the upper horn perhaps the Stratocaster allows a little more access to the higher registers, but the difference is minimal and probably doesn’t affect most players.
It's also worth noting that both guitars are available in a few different tonewoods besides the standard alder. For example, ash is another choice coveted by both Stratocaster and Telecaster players. Some players feel it adds a little depth and resonance to their sound.
Interestingly, some early Telecasters were made of pine, which is an almost unheard of tonewood choice today. You can still get a pine Tele body in some high-end Fender models, and affordable Squier models.
Fender American Professional Stratocaster
Strat vs Tele Neck
The necks of the Strat and Tele are both Fender’s “Deep C Shape”, and both are made of maple with the option for either a one-piece all-maple neck or a maple neck with a rosewood fingerboard. The choice between maple and rosewood fingerboards is up to the individual guitar player, and one isn't inherently better than the other. Maple fingerboards have a bit more bite, where rosewood will round out the notes a little more, and it is a matter of personal preference.
Both guitars feature 22 narrow-tall frets, the same 25.5” scale, and the same 1.685" nut width and the same 9.5" fretboard radius. The Stratocaster has a larger headstock. Some guitarists believe a heavier headstock allows for greater sustain and better tone. This is the kind of discussion that can cause massive arguments in guitar forums, but the truth is most players probably won’t notice a difference.
Even though the necks are similar, most players will tell you there is a definite difference in the feel of each guitar.
So far both guitars seem pretty similar, but from here out the differences become more evident.
American Professional Stratocaster
Stratocaster and Telecaster Pickups
Both guitars come with single-coil pickups specifically designed to get the most out of their sound. The Stratocaster has three V-Mod single-coil Strat pickups, where the Telecaster has a pair of V-Mode Tele pickups.
The Strat has a 5-way pickup selector switch, where the Tele has a 3-way. This means the Strat has more options and more available tones when it comes to switching between pickups, and employing different pickup configurations. These uniquely designed pickups also mean there is a noticeable tone difference between the two guitars.
Both guitars have a master volume control with treble bleed. The Strat has two tone controls, where the Tele only has one.
Note that both the Strat and Tele come in versions equipped with humbucking pickups. For the Strat, a bridge position humbucker is most common, and Fender makes many versions of the guitar with a hum-single-single or HSS pickup configuration.
Fender American Professional Telecaster
Fender Electronics and Hardware
When it comes to hardware, the bridge is perhaps the biggest difference here between the Stratocaster and Telecaster. Both bridges have six adjustable saddles, but where the Tele bridge is one piece that extends beneath the bridge pickup, the Strat bridge is a smaller 2-point tremolo system.
The Stratocaster bridge is attached to springs that connect with the body of the guitar and allow the player to increase or decrease tension on the strings, creating a vibrato effect. This makes the Stratocaster a bit tougher to keep in tune, but a good setup goes a long way toward maintaining the tuning stability of either guitar.
Many players "block" the bridge of their Strats, effectively turning it into a fixed bridge more similar to the Telecaster. For heavier styles of music, some players prefer Stratocasters equipped with Floyd Rose tremolo systems.
Both guitars are fairly simple under the hood, sticking to the basic blueprint outlined by Fender so many years ago. Here again, the Stratocaster offers a little more flexibility when it comes to tone. Both guitars have master volume controls, but where the Telecaster has only one tone control, the Strat has one tone knob dedicated to the middle pickup, and one to the bridge pickup.
This, combined with the aforementioned 5-way versus 3-way switching makes the Stratocaster a little more versatile when it comes to the array of available sounds.
Strat vs Tele Sound Difference
Strat or Tele: Which to Choose?
Maybe you read all of the above and you’re still confused. After all, what matters is figuring out which guitar is better for you, not knowing what the neck is made out of! The best thing to do is go out and play a bunch of each kind of guitar and let your ears and hands make the choice for you.
Most experienced players will tell you, even though the two guitars might look similar on paper, the feel and sound of a Stratocaster versus a Telecaster are very different.
Remember that the guitars compared above are the basic American Professional versions. If you decide you like the feel of a Telecaster but prefer the sound of a Strat, no doubt with minimal searching you can track down a Fender with pickups and specs more to your liking.
Fender really does offer a ton of different options for both guitars. Stratocasters might be more known for rock and blues. There are even some Strats made for metal.
Telecasters, on the other hand, are known for rock and blues but regarded among the best electric guitars for country music.
Both guitars have been used successfully in every genre imaginable. Don’t let stereotypes make your decision for you. Go out and play guitars and decide for yourself what you like.
Stratocasters and Telecasters are both great guitars, but if you're like most guitarists you’ll eventually find yourself gravitating to one or the other. And after you've been playing for a while you'll come to know another secret about Fender guitars: You can never own too many of them! When it comes to the Stratocaster and the Telecaster, no matter which is their favorite many players simply prefer to have a few of each!
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Nigeria Professional Football League 2020 Dates
Football is the most popular sports event in this world. It is watched and played by millions of people of this sports crazy nation. Nigeria is a beautiful African country which is located in West Africa region near the Atlantic Ocean. Football is the most dominant sports event in this African country.
The Nigeria National football team is a dominant force in the Africa football world. This world-class soccer team consistently competes in various international football tournaments.
Due to the unprecedented popularity of this sports game in Nigeria, it’s become their national games. Football was first acquainted in here by the British. The first ever soccer match in the Nigeria football history played in the year of 1904 .
Nigeria has one of the best national team in Africa and has created number of world class football players which went too played for European professional league, especially in English Premier League.
30th Nigeria Professional Football League 2020 Groups, Teams, Ceremony, Final, Stadiums
The Nigeria Professional Football League is the top football league of the Nigeria football world. The first edition of the Nigeria Professional Football league popular as NPFL played at the year of 1971. The Nigeria Professional League is one of the most popular regional sport events of the Africa which is every year in the Nigeria.
In this professional soccer league 24 top teams played with each other to win this prestigious trophy. The 2020 Nigeria Professional Football League will be 30th edition of this professional football league which schedule to be held from the Jan month of 2021.
30th NPFL 2020 will be played from Jan month of 2021.
Nigeria Professional Football League 2020 Venue
30th NPFL 2020 will be played in different cities of Nigeria.
Nigeria Professional Football League 2020 Stadiums
30th NPFL 2020 matches will be played at the top stadiums of the Nigeria.
Nigeria Professional Football League 2020 Tickets
30th NPFL 2020 tickets will be available in the ticket counter of stadiums and in the official site.
Nigeria Professional Football League 2020 Schedule
30th NPFL 2020 will be played from the Jan month of 2021.
Nigeria Professional Football League 2020 Predictions
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Nigeria Professional Football League 2020 Timings
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Nigeria Professional Football League 2020 Total no. of Teams
30th NPFL 2020 total 24 teams will be playing to lift this prestigious trophy.
Nigeria Professional Football League 2020 Fixtures
30th NPFL 2020 fixtures will be announce on the Nov month of 2020.
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By Susannah Felts on June 4, 2010
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When my family and I moved to a bike-friendly neighborhood in Nashville, Tenn., I decided it was time to get in on the two-wheel trend. I was feeling a little jiggly (a byproduct of my love of cupcakes) and a little low on cash, so burning less fuel and more calories while running errands sounded like the perfect solution. Plus, my new "urban" bike, with its cushy seat and front rack for carrying groceries and such, was ideal for both short trips and longer glute-toning rides with my husband and daughter on weekend afternoons.
I'm not the only one jumping on the bicycle bandwagon: 71 percent of Americans say they would like to bicycle more, and the number of us biking to work is creeping steadily upward—U.S. Census data reports a 43 percent increase since 2000. "The interest is definitely surging, and will continue to surge," says J. Harry Wray, author of Pedal Power: The Quiet Rise of the Bicycle in American Public Life.
The health benefits are an obvious plus—cycling burns an average of 400 calories an hour and short, heart-rate-boosting trips can jumpstart a sluggish metabolism. Case in point: Jeff Parsons, 60, a computer engineer in Nashville, rides 10 miles to work year-round, and has lost weight in the process. "I've dropped 20 pounds since I began bike commuting two years ago, but I keep it up because I enjoy it," he says.
As I donned my helmet to make my first grocery run, my husband, who once commuted by bike on the streets of Chicago, lectured me about safety. Actually, I appreciated his cautionary tips (think like a motorist being one of my favorites). The best way for a newbie cyclist, after all, to become comfortable on the roads is to talk to more seasoned cyclists. Most cities have bike clubs that can be your best source of info on the safest routes. It's also important to start off with a proper bike fit, which any reputable bike shop can offer. "The right saddle is really important," says Lorri Lee Lown, a certified personal trainer and founder of Velo Girls, a women's cycling club in the San Francisco Bay area. "If it hurts to ride, you're not going to."
I feel energized after even a short ride, and a tiny bit tough, too. I don't plan to drop my usual jogging or yoga, though. While biking does keep stress off your hips and knees, it's not a weight-bearing exercise, needed to keep your frame strong as you age, Lown says. But don't get me wrong: I love burning those extra calories, even if the burn is—every once in a while—a byproduct of pedaling to the coffee shop for a cupcake.
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Academia: the beautiful game ?
January 25, 2019 by SRHE News Blog 1 Comment
By Rob Cuthbert
“Some people believe football is a matter of life and death. I am very disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is much, much more important than that.”
(Bill Shankly, former manager of Liverpool Football Club)
The SRHE 2018 Research Conference in December was full of academics with a passion which Bill Shankly would have recognised. Perhaps not all the kind of people who would have taken their partner on a birthday outing to see Rochdale reserves on a rainy weekday evening, but certainly many of the kind of people who went home from the conference for a Christmas they would fill with reading, writing and reviewing. Academia and football are both common pursuits worldwide; can we make something of the parallels?
SRHE Fellow Malcolm Tight (Lancaster) wrote ‘Do League Tables Contribute to the Development of a Quality Culture? Football and Higher Education Compared’, published in SRHE’s journal Higher Education Quarterly just after the 2002[1] SRHE Conference in Glasgow, a football-mad city. Newport, hosting the 2018 conference, was also about to become football-mad as lowly Newport County overcame recent Premier League champions Leicester City in the third round of the FA Cup [more on league tables from Ellen Hazelkorn at Conference 2018].
Is academia a beautiful game?
Football has two separate competitions, league and cup[2], and suffers a supposed lack of respect for the cup, where the very best teams regularly field reserves and may suffer upsets, as at Newport. Higher education has two separate activities, teaching and research, and suffers a supposed lack of respect for teaching, where the very best universities regularly field graduate students and part-timers, and may suffer upsets in TEF [more on how research universities operate from Marek Kwiek at Conference 2018].
In football, the Premiership counts for most in reputation and earns the most money. Top teams are always looking for ways to increase their share of the money and fame even more. In higher education, research counts for most in reputation and earns the most money. Top universities are always looking for ways to increase their share of the money and fame even more [more on reputation from Vikki Boliver at Conference 2018].
Football struggles with the tension between achieving inclusive mass participation and elite excellence, ruthlessly exploits or discards most of its players to protect a pampered elite, and hires a high proportion of overseas players. Is higher education different? Discuss, bearing in mind the 2018 SRHE Conference theme: ‘Can excellence and inclusion cohabit?’.
Football in the UK has a well-publicised problem with progression for black and minority ethnic participants to senior roles, although BAME players are disproportionately represented and often well-rewarded. Higher education is quite different; it has a well-publicised problem with progression for BAME participants- students and staff – at every level after admission as students, not just for senior roles [more on racism, inclusion and white privilege from Kalwant Bhopal at Conference 2018].
Football managers have to face the press after every match, suffer endless public speculation about whether their jobs are safe, and get asked if they ‘have lost the dressing room’. They are well-paid, even if mostly they don’t earn as much as the top players. University managers don’t have to face the press after every decision, don’t suffer endless public speculation about whether their jobs are safe, and if they ‘lose the staffroom’ (metaphorically speaking – most universities abolished staffrooms years ago) they’re more likely to change the staff. They are well-paid, almost invariably earning more than the top players.
The best players don’t necessarily make the best football managers, but former average players asked to ‘show us your medals’ will have to work hard to overcome players’ scepticism. The best academics don’t necessarily make the best university leaders, but former average academics asked to ‘show us your publications’ will have to work hard to overcome the temptation to resort to staff disciplinary procedures [more on neoliberalism and performativity from Louise Morley at Conference 2018].
It is often suggested that leadership and management development in HE would benefit from the insights of sports coaches and managers. Just before the 2018 Conference started, Matthew Syed in The Times (26 November 2018) wrote about the secret of Pep Guardiola’s success as manager of title-winning Manchester City FC: “Guardiola’s trick has been to measure his players not just on how well they perform, but also on how well they raise the performance of their team-mates.” That sounds like it would translate well, and David Dunbar (independent) asked ‘Can university senior managers take lessons from sports coaching?’ in Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education in November 2018, noting similarities starting with the observation that athletes and academics both exhibit an inner drive to excel. What works in sport:
encourage improvement on an individual basis, remark on successes and skills and embolden teamwork, thus making people ‘feel skilled and valued’
encourage effort and reward that effort by the coach
focus training on ‘factors that influence enjoyment levels’
give constructive and focused feedback
encourage teamwork and a good relationship between managers and players
What doesn’t work:
allow players to be perceived as or feel incompetent
encourage players to compete against each other
punish them for mistakes and reward for outperforming others in the same team
reinforcement and attention provided as a function of ability level
an ethos of ‘winning is everything’
excessive use by the coach ‘of personal authority and independence in decision-making’ and ‘overt control and criticism’
It looks as if there is room for improvement in how HE policies and some institutional managers treat their colleagues. A literature review of leadership development (LD) in HE (in Higher Education Quarterly, 6 December 2018), led by big hitters Sue Dopson (Oxford) and Ewan Ferlie (King’s College London), said: “Our results suggest the current literature is small‐scale, fragmented and often theoretically weak, with many different and coexisting models, approaches and methods, and little consensus on what may be suitable and effective in the Higher Education context. We reflect on this state of play and develop a novel theoretical approach for designing LD activity in Higher Education institutions.”
So more research is needed. And more teaching. And better policy, leadership and management. Then academia could be a beautiful game.
[1] HEQ says ‘first published 16 December 2002’ but also lists the article in Vol 54(1), 2000.
[2] Alright then, a proliferation of cups, partly to entertain lower league clubs, a bit like annual awards ceremonies in HE
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comparing the leagues – academia and football and team play as well!
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LORA LINTHICUM was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 490-12-5733 (indicating Missouri) and, Death Master File says, died November 1984. Research in ZIP Code 63121. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
LORENZ RADANT was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 392-07-8453 (indicating Wisconsin) and, Death Master File says, died April 1982. Research in ZIP Code 54401. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
LORENZO BRILLANT was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 003-01-0563 (indicating New Hampshire) and, Death Master File says, died July 1973. Research in ZIP Code 05101. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
LORETTA HENGER was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 169-01-9448 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died September 1972. Research in ZIP Code 15210. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
LORING MOOERS was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 025-18-4594 (indicating Massachusetts) and, Death Master File says, died December 1971. Research in ZIP Code 02148. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
LOTTIE GORMAN was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 034-18-2013 (indicating Massachusetts) and, Death Master File says, died February 1973. Research in ZIP Code 02062. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
LOTTIE SHORTS was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 382-26-0475 (indicating Michigan) and, Death Master File says, died March 1982. Research in ZIP Code 49017. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
LOUIS ANDERSON was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 449-60-6077 (indicating Texas) and, Death Master File says, died October 1970. Research in ZIP Code 79041. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
LOUIS BALINT was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 284-01-1272 (indicating Ohio) and, Death Master File says, died June 1969. Research in ZIP Code 90029. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
Louis Brandenberg, Rank: PFC, Branch: US ARMY, War: WORLD WAR I, was born 27 November 1891, died 21 July 1956, and was buried in Section Z, Site 51 in Long Island National Cemetery in Farmingdale, New York, United States of America.
LOUIS BRENN was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 326-18-3881 (indicating Illinois) and, Death Master File says, died February 1976. Research in ZIP Code 60525. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
LOUIS FILIPPONE was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 127-34-9429 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died December 1975. Research in ZIP Code 14621. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
LOUIS GROVE was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 519-42-4437 (indicating Idaho) and, Death Master File says, died January 1963. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
LOUIS HERMANN was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 449-64-2092 (indicating Texas) and, Death Master File says, died April 1973. Research in ZIP Code 77833. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
LOUIS PECHACEK was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 469-07-3693 (indicating Minnesota) and, Death Master File says, died March 1978. Research in ZIP Code 55917. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
LOUIS PEPIN was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 557-46-3743 (indicating California) and, Death Master File says, died September 1969. Research in ZIP Code 97411. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
LOUIS RAINWATER was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 303-18-8614 (indicating Indiana) and, Death Master File says, died June 1971. Research in ZIP Code 47905. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
LOUIS STEEBER was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 392-10-2622 (indicating Wisconsin) and, Death Master File says, died July 1985. Research in ZIP Code 54220. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
LOUIS WALKER was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 712-14-7533 (indicating Railroad Board) and, Death Master File says, died April 1978. Research in ZIP Code 45405. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
LOUISA MAKES LIFE was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 503-62-4844 (indicating South Dakota) and, Death Master File says, died August 1979. Research in ZIP Code 57639. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
LOUISA TERWILLIGER was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 058-52-0698 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died July 1987. Research in ZIP Code 11568. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
LOUISE APPEL was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 098-09-1567 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died January 1975. Research in ZIP Code 11215. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
LOUISE GROOMBOS was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 496-24-0441 (indicating Missouri) and, Death Master File says, died March 1986. Research in ZIP Code 64093. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
LOUISE HOFFMANN was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 096-20-1483 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died March 1985. Research in ZIP Code 10454. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
LOUISE HOUSE was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 511-48-3598 (indicating Kansas) and, Death Master File says, died August 1986. Research in ZIP Code 67203. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
LOUISE LUTJEN was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 265-41-1416 (indicating Florida) and, Death Master File says, died January 1982. Research in ZIP Code 32720. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
LOUISE MAY was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 199-07-2333 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died July 1984. Research in ZIP Code 21231. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
LOUISE MULLARKY was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 492-38-7784 (indicating Missouri) and, Death Master File says, died 19 May 1988. Research in ZIP Code 64063. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
LOUISE W OSHEL was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 479-80-1531 (indicating Iowa) and, Death Master File says, died 24 December 1988. Research in ZIP Code 50801. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
LOUIS I LAMONTAGNE was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 039-10-4186 (indicating Rhode Island) and, Death Master File says, died 09 April 1990. Research in ZIP Code 02861. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
LUCIE VANDERGON was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 566-34-7341 (indicating California) and, Death Master File says, died February 1984. Research in ZIP Code 94025. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
LUCILE MILLER was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 300-40-7637 (indicating Ohio) and, Death Master File says, died May 1975. Research in ZIP Code 45406. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
LUCILLE BROWN was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 237-06-3868 (indicating North Carolina) and, Death Master File says, died December 1986. Research in ZIP Code 28205. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
LUCILLE BURTON was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 519-64-7731 (indicating Idaho) and, Death Master File says, died June 1979. Research in ZIP Code 83201. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
LUCILLE PARKER was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 533-03-4800 (indicating Washington) and, Death Master File says, died May 1966. Research in ZIP Code 90018. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
LUCILLE WEST was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 499-26-6536 (indicating Missouri) and, Death Master File says, died October 1979. Research in ZIP Code 22110. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
LUCY ACCAVALLO was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 056-40-9862 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died April 1977. Research in ZIP Code 10024. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
LUCY DEMARCO was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 319-05-0302 (indicating Illinois) and, Death Master File says, died June 1977. Research in ZIP Codes 60525 and 52722. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
LUCY JENKINS was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 464-34-9466 (indicating Texas) and, Death Master File says, died November 1971. Research in ZIP Code 77016. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
LUCY MCMENAMY was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 462-50-8094 (indicating Texas) and, Death Master File says, died August 1974. Research in ZIP Code 76301. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
LUCY MERCURIO was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 013-50-3162 (indicating Massachusetts) and, Death Master File says, died May 1974. Research in ZIP Code 01604. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
LUCY SEELEY was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 006-01-9352 (indicating Maine) and, Death Master File says, died August 1976. Research in ZIP Code 02532. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
LUE E KEELE was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 462-86-8782 (indicating Texas) and, Death Master File says, died 15 January 1975. Research in ZIP Code 75155. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
LUELLA STRONG was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 167-42-2661 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died November 1980. Research in ZIP Code 15208. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
LUIGINA DENOCENZO was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 043-58-0711 (indicating Connecticut) and, Death Master File says, died January 1973. Research in ZIP Code 06906. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
LUISA DELGADO was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 265-06-3832 (indicating Florida) and, Death Master File says, died February 1983. Research in ZIP Code 33127. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
LUKE DOWDING was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 382-03-4955 (indicating Michigan) and, Death Master File says, died September 1977. Research in ZIP Code 49068. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
LULA MORGAN was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 450-07-7223 (indicating Texas) and, Death Master File says, died August 1976. Research in ZIP Code 78216. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
LULA PERRY was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 310-30-5015 (indicating Indiana) and, Death Master File says, died January 1970. Research in ZIP Code 47362. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
LULA SHAW was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 443-16-5430 (indicating Oklahoma) and, Death Master File says, died February 1972. Research in ZIP Code 75220. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
LULA STEVENS was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 070-32-1655 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died October 1975. Research in ZIP Code 33568. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
LULA WILLETS was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 253-30-9047 (indicating Georgia) and, Death Master File says, died January 1986. Research in ZIP Code 32205. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
LULA WILLIAMS was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 427-80-2299 (indicating Mississippi) and, Death Master File says, died October 1986. Research in ZIP Code 90019. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
LULA WITT was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 305-52-5527 (indicating Indiana) and, Death Master File says, died August 1983. Research in ZIP Code 46041. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
LULU GULNAC was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 071-14-7984 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died February 1977. Research in ZIP Code 14414. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
LUNSFORD HERRON was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 420-16-9847 (indicating Alabama) and, Death Master File says, died December 1977. Research in ZIP Code 35578. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
LYDIA CHILDS was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 545-32-2800 (indicating California) and, Death Master File says, died March 1979. Research in ZIP Codes 92714 and 92715. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
LYDIA DERFLINGER was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 503-09-7906 (indicating South Dakota) and, Death Master File says, died December 1969. Research in ZIP Code 92647. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
M STJULIEN was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 467-88-2504 (indicating Texas) and, Death Master File says, died January 1969. Research in ZIP Code 78207. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
MABEL AUSTIN was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 186-26-4320 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died May 1974. Research in ZIP Code 16823. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
MABEL COFFMAN was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 110-07-1352 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died June 1973. Research in ZIP Code 22664. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
MABEL DOTSON was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 563-05-6486 (indicating California) and, Death Master File says, died February 1980. Research in ZIP Codes 90029 and 85254. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
MABEL HERBINE was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 167-38-3525 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died December 1977. Research in ZIP Code 19567. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
MABEL JACKS was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 569-26-7769 (indicating California) and, Death Master File says, died April 1984. Research in ZIP Code 91780. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
MABEL LAWS was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 536-05-3188 (indicating Washington) and, Death Master File says, died April 1968. Research in ZIP Code 99350. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
MABEL LINK was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 162-07-3801 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died February 1975. Research in ZIP Code 18944. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
MABEL LONGMIRE was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 434-08-3657 (indicating Louisiana) and, Death Master File says, died February 1976. Research in ZIP Code 70808. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
MABEL MCKENNA was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 340-10-1800 (indicating Illinois) and, Death Master File says, died August 1985. Research in ZIP Code 60613. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
MABEL QUIGLEY was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 337-14-1508 (indicating Illinois) and, Death Master File says, died July 1963. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
MABEL SCHOUBOE was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 516-82-4848 (indicating Montana) and, Death Master File says, died January 1979. Research in ZIP Code 59313. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
MABEL THORNTON was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 515-38-3476 (indicating Kansas) and, Death Master File says, died November 1987. Research in ZIP Code 66720. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
MABEL C HOBSON was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 555-14-4126 (indicating California) and, Death Master File says, died 07 February 1989. Research in ZIP Code 94022. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
MABEL G GRANT was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 468-54-1063 (indicating Minnesota) and, Death Master File says, died 15 May 1966. Research in ZIP Code 55419. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
MABEL G SCOTT was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 566-44-0651 (indicating California) and, Death Master File says, died 04 July 1992. Research in ZIP Code 93460. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
MADELINE BRADFORD was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 470-09-1702 (indicating Minnesota) and, Death Master File says, died February 1982. Research in ZIP Code 55804. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
MAE ALLEN was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 443-42-8336 (indicating Oklahoma) and, Death Master File says, died January 1973. Research in ZIP Code 74023. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
MAE HAFER was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 279-26-2413 (indicating Ohio) and, Death Master File says, died November 1982. Research in ZIP Code 45123. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
MAE LEACH was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 368-48-8125 (indicating Michigan) and, Death Master File says, died April 1982. Research in ZIP Code 48457. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
MAE LOUGHRAN was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 138-30-9070 (indicating New Jersey) and, Death Master File says, died July 1968. Research in ZIP Code 07306. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
MAE NICHOLS was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 565-09-4863 (indicating California) and, Death Master File says, died October 1974. Research in ZIP Code 94610. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
MAE ROHL was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 127-10-3979 (indicating New York) and, Death Master File says, died November 1970. Research in ZIP Code 11222. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
MAE SEIBT was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 323-22-1264 (indicating Illinois) and, Death Master File says, died August 1978. Research in ZIP Code 60643. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
MAE WELTY was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 432-48-3259 (indicating Arkansas) and, Death Master File says, died August 1967. Research in ZIP Code 72456. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
MAGDALENA EVANCHYK was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 142-54-5097 (indicating New Jersey) and, Death Master File says, died April 1973. Research in ZIP Code 19124. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
Maggie Jackson, wife of Ernest Sevier Jackson, was born 27 November 1891, died 5 April 1973, and was buried in Section B, Site 3915 in Knoxville National Cemetery in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America.
MAGGIE JONES was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 514-05-8625 (indicating Kansas) and, Death Master File says, died May 1981. Research in ZIP Codes 98118 and 98112. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
MAGGIE SCHIESSER was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 468-44-8995 (indicating Minnesota) and, Death Master File says, died September 1981. Research in ZIP Code 56537. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
MAGGIE P MCCARD was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 260-80-3597 (indicating Georgia) and, Death Master File says, died 15 August 1973. Research in ZIP Code 30286. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
MALCOLM COLVILLE was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 545-03-4176 (indicating California) and, Death Master File says, died 23 June 1990. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
MAMIE CLENDENEN was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 551-70-1350 (indicating California) and, Death Master File says, died December 1981. Research in ZIP Code 93304. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
MAMIE FEESER was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 212-16-8247 (indicating Maryland) and, Death Master File says, died May 1963. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
MAMIE HAWKINS was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 452-18-0516 (indicating Texas) and, Death Master File says, died November 1975. Research in ZIP Code 75230. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
MAMIE HOOPER was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 266-02-7164 (indicating Florida) and, Death Master File says, died May 1969. Research in ZIP Code 32952. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
MAMIE REMALY was born 27 November 1891, received Social Security number 206-50-9401 (indicating Pennsylvania) and, Death Master File says, died November 1982. Research in ZIP Code 18102. Source: Social Security Death Master File (public domain).
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Heroic Gay Characters in Popular Film: Documentary, Domesticity and Sacrifice
http://www.nemla.org/convention/2010/cfp.html
Start date: 7 April 2010
Rob Epstein’s documentary The Times of Harvey Milk (1984, US) and Gus Van Sant’s Hollywood drama Milk (2008, US) offer a complex relationship in the representation of gay political icon Harvey Milk, foregrounding the significance of gay community within national identity. Similarly the appearance of AIDS activist Pedro Zamora in the reality television series The Real Word San Francisco (Bunim/Murray for MTV, 1994, US), and the recent documentary film drama Pedro (Nick Oceano, 2009, US), evoke the essence of the original documentary text, and the heroic construction of the worthy gay citizen in popular cultural dramatised forms. Harvey Milk and Pedro Zamora, in entirely different political and cultural settings, are represented as heroic figures fit for the gay community, the nation, and the world stage. This paper explores gay identity and notions of citizenship, evident in the symbiotic and contextual relationship between documentary form, and further adaptations within popular film. Harvey Milk and Pedro Zamora, are attributed not only with attesting the utopian values of good citizenship, and offer evidence of Foucault’s concept of ‘care of the self’ where individuals sacrifice themselves for the benefit of a civilised society and humanity, but also are represented as domesticated visions of queer society. In a progressing cinematic world where the icon of the sacrificial gay self may be considered as forefront in blockbuster texts like Brokeback Mountain (Ang Lee, 2005, US), and potentially seen as a replacement for the subordinated and othered gay character which endured through Hollywood’s history, are these representations stimulations of reassurance or revolution? Clearly notions of citizenship, domesticity, political reflection, and ultimately sacrifice, are essential ingredients here. However, this paper argues that is problematic, yet at the same time attractively foundational. The documented, imagined as real, and the sacrificial self as inspirational icon, inevitably forms a powerful new storytelling mode of wider access.
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Before the 90 Days
About Us, Contact
Brandi Glanville didn’t punch actor at Halloween party, goes after Jeff Lewis instead
Asa Hawks October 30, 2018 Brandi Glanville, Flipping Out, Jeff Lewis, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
It’s been a crazier-than-usual week for former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills sh*t stirrer Brandi Glanville! On October 22, the 45-year-old’s house was robbed while she and her two boys were at home. Five days later, Brandi was involved in a scuffle at the Casamigos Halloween Party, and actor Kobie “DJ K-LUV” Randolph later accused her and one other woman of bloodying his lip in an unprovoked attack that he described as “12 uppercuts like I’m in a boxing match.”
Brandi was interviewed at the scene by a rather dapper looking policeman, but she adamantly denied that she had anything to do with beating up Kobie. “I didn’t hit anyone or see a fight at all!! I don’t know ‘DJKLUV’ end of story,” she tweeted soon after the story initially broke with a video of Kobie showing off his busted lip on TMZ.
“Please leave me out of this!!” Brandi continued, tagging Kobie. “You walked up to me & your ex girlfriend on the dance floor U2 started talking so I walked away 2 the bar with ur friend. I did not see u get punched & I did not punch u. I’m in no way responsible 4 what happened between U & Ur ex-gf!” In a separate tweet, Brandi tacked on: “I hate liars!” before expressing her frustration directly at TMZ: “You know when you didn’t punch anyone in the face but you start wishing you had?”
The woman who was at the party with Brandi was her good friend, and spray tanner, Katrina Chesson Brown. It appears that Katrina is the ex-girlfriend of Kobie, and she rushed to Brandi’s defense on Twitter.
“Unfortunately an incident occurred Friday night where I felt threatened by a man I felt was harassing me,” Katrina wrote. “Brandi had nothing and was nowhere to do with this.” In a separate tweet she added: “The allegations of Brandi attacking anyone are completely false and on purpose to slander her for his own media attention. I am disgusted to see him get away with being the victim in this. #metoo”
Brandi returned late Monday afternoon to reveal that Kobie had since fessed up and admitted that she wasn’t involved. “My name has been cleared the man @djkluv who made false allegations about me attacking him this weekend has told the police I had no involvement.”
She later shared a message from the “hot cop guy” who wrote up the report, and he confirmed that Brandi was considered a witness and not a suspect in the case:
A post shared by Brandi Glanville (@brandiglanville) on Oct 29, 2018 at 8:42pm PDT
Brandi’s caption:
I’ve been vindicated. The man who made untrue allegations against me over the weekend has told the police (the hot cop guy) that I absolutely had nothing to do with this incident & that I didn’t attack him in anyway nor was I involved at all. I have had a horrible weekend because of this persons lies & I could possibly be losing a business partnership. #peoplesuck
Of course, it didn’t take Brandi long to hop from one controversy to another as she went after (former?) Flipping Out star Jeff Lewis in a scathing series of tweets after he brought up the infamous 2015 WWHL episode in which Brandi tossed a glass of wine at him earlier this month.
First, a brief recap from our three-year-old post about #WineTossGate:
Brandi Glanville appeared on Watch What Happens Live last night after a difficult episode of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills where she threw a glass of wine on cast member Eileen Davidson. When Andy Cohen asked her about the incident, she made a joke about how wasting wine was “alcohol abuse,” but then seemed genuinely sorry. Fellow guest Jeff Lewis defended her contrition, saying she’d been profusely apologizing about the incident, but it turns out her wine throwing ways had not been curbed.
Although Jeff defended Brandi, he also insulted her several times. When she offered to donate her eggs to him, he questioned whether or not they would be “scrambled,” and when a caller asked if Brandi would run her fingers through Jeff’s hair to prove if it was real, he asked if he could get an STD from that. During the next segment, Brandi referred back to the STD comment, and then threw her wine in Jeff’s face, saying that it would help her run her fingers through his hair and would also kill any STD germs.
“Alcohol kills everything,” Brandi said, while Andy Cohen quipped, “Including feelings.” A shocked Jeff said “I can’t believe I defended you.” Brandi said that she was incredibly upset about Jeff’s comment about getting an STD from her, (something she wrote about in her book.) When Brandi broke down into tears, Jeff apologized for hurting her feelings. She turned around in her chair, but finally warmed up to Jeff after he kept apologizing, and offered her to throw another drink in his face.
Brandi later admitted that she and Jeff had agreed before taping the episode that they would exchange barbs as kind of a joke on Andy. But, Brandi and Jeff later had a ridiculous falling out over whose idea it was to throw the wine — with Brandi insisting that it was Jeff’s idea, and Jeff stating it was the other way around.
Jeff appeared on both Jenny McCarthy’s podcast as well as another episode of WWHL earlier this month, and he brought up the Brandi Glanville wine tossing incident on both — once again insisting that throwing the wine was Brandi’s idea.
Fast forward a couple of weeks and Brandi got her Playboy bunny costume thong all in a wad on Twitter and went 100% Donald Trump on Jeff! “So here is some more BS please understand @JennyMcCarthy @Andy this person @JLJeffLewis is a f**king liar on every level!!! I’m pretty sure our texts will prove it! Jeff LOSER/ LIAR Lewis,” she tweeted.
Unlike Trump, Brandi soon felt a bit of Twitter remorse. “Deleted my last tweet because I’m so over it at this point. Time to move on! I’m tired of hearing about it and tired of being tagged in articles about it! #Done ✌?”
But Brandi’s retraction did not come before Jeff had a chance to express his incredulity at Brandi’s outrage. “What are we fighting about now @BrandiGlanville?” he tweeted along with screen caps of Brandi’s two tweets. “I thought we worked out our differences years ago?”
Apparently not. More from Twitter:
BRANDI: I’m not fighting with anyone @JLJeffLewis I just don’t understand why you keep addressing the incident and not telling the truth. Why can’t you be truthful about it? We were joking, you said you were going to come at me hard & you did. It was your idea for me to throw the wine!
TWITTER USER: Arent u tired? Nobody cares! Say your peace and move thé h### on!?
BRANDI: I’ve tried, but I keep getting mentioned with this years old BS. Trust me, I’m over it too!
So what do you think? Is Jeff to blame for continuing to bring up the wine tossing incident and whose idea it was, or is Brandi over-reacting and not really “over it” as she claims? Oh, and how many big time Hollywood parties do you think ol’ “Gatsby” Kobie “DJ K-LUV” Randolph will be invited to in the future?
Asa Hawks is a writer and editor for Starcasm. You can contact Asa via Twitter, Facebook, or email at starcasmtips(at)yahoo.com
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Browsing: Jon Stewart
A media legend gets a fond farewell
By StopPress Team August 7, 2015
Longtime Daily Show host Jon Stewart bowed out today after 16 years. And the tributes flowed. Here are a few of the best.
Johnny’s got a gun
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January 21, 2019 Harriet BaskasTravel tips, UncategorizedAir France, British Airways, Eurostar, London, Paris, St. Pancras
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A few month’s back I was invited – actually, challenged – to visit Paris and London in just four or five days.
“Not possible,” I insisted. But I was willing to give it a try.
Here’s a slightly edited version of the story I wrote for Travel + Leisure with some ideas for how to do it.
Getting there and back
To make this fast trip work, fly into one city and out of the other, and book a seat on the high speed Eurostar train to travel between the two.
Plenty of airlines fly between the US and both London and Paris and it is possible to find deals on a one-way or open-jaw ticket using tools on airline comparison sites or a knowledgeable travel advisor.
British Airways currently offers up to 50 flights from the U.S. to London each day, depending on the season, from 26 U.S. gateways and will be adding flights from both Pittsburgh and Charleston to London in April 2019. The airline allows passengers to cut the cost of flights by using Avios points towards payment.
Air France currently offers more than 150 flights a week to Paris from 12 U.S. cities and is adding Dallas/Fort Worth as its 11th U.S. gateway on March 31, 2019. The French flag carrier offers flash fares to Paris (and other destinations) about once a month, so sign up to follow the carrier’s Facebook and Twitter accounts.
Eurostar trains make the trip from city center to city center, between London’s St. Pancras International Station to Gare du Nord in Paris, in just over 2 hours for a little as $60 each way. Eurostar ticket pricing fluctuates like airline tickets, with the lowest prices usually offered for midweek travel. Be sure to hold onto your boarding pass: it offers 2-for-1 entry to many museums and exhibitions in both cities.
Where to stay; what to do
Coal Drops Yard
In London, there are lots of hotel to choose from right near St. Pancras International railway station, which is steps from the British Library and its many free events and exhibitions. Nearby is the Wellcome Collection, a hip and free science and health-themed museum that markets itself to the “incurably curious.”
Coal Drops Yard, built in 1850 to handle the eight million tons of coal delivered to London each year, has been transformed into the city’s newest trendy destination. Located in King’s Cross, just a few minutes’ walk from St. Pancras, the shopping and dining center boasts more than 50 stores, restaurants and cafés, including the flagship store of Wolf & Badger, which gathers cool offerings from independent brands, and Casa Pastor, serving Mexican-inspired tacos, alongside mezcals, Mexican beers and imaginative margaritas.
For convenience and a hefty dose of the historic, splurge on a two-night stay at the St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel, inside St. Pancras station. The “Seat to Suite” package includes lounge access as well as a concierge escort between your room and your seat on the Eurostar train, which departs from St. Pancras station.
If you’ll be heading back to the states from Paris, choose a hotel in the city center that offers easy access to museums, café and other top attractions.
The newly renovated 97-room Renaissance Paris Vendome Hotel, near the Tuileries Garden and the Louvre in the city’s historic 1st arrondissement is a good option. Book a breakfast-included package (croissants galore!); seek out nearby “hidden gems” suggested by the hotel’s “Navigator”; and let the front desk book you a seat (preferably at the chef’s counter) in the hotel’s popular-with-locals Balagan Restaurant, which serves an ever-changing menu of Israeli-inspired Middle Eastern meals.
You can save time by combining touring and fine dining by having lunch or dinner at (or on) Ducasse sur Seine, chef Alain Ducasse’s new restaurant on an electric boat offering diners a 90-minute cruise on the Seine. Or board the Bustronome, a restaurant inside a double-decker bus that drives by many of the city’s top sights during a three-hour tour. (There’s a London version of this as well.)
You may not get your fill of croissants, baguettes, macarons or other French pastries during a quick two-day visit, but you’ll learn some professional French bakers’ tricks to take home during a gourmet walking tour or a French breach-making class organized by a local tour group such as Meeting the French.
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U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Turkey with economic devastation if it attacks a U.S.-allied Kurdish militia in Syria, drawing a...
By Daren Butler And Lesley Wroughton, Reuters January 14, 2019
ISTANBUL/RIYADH (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Turkey with economic devastation if it attacks a U.S.-allied Kurdish militia in Syria, drawing a sharp rebuke from Ankara on Monday and reviving fears of another downturn in ties between the NATO allies.
Relations between the United States and Turkey have long been strained by Washington's support for the Kurdish YPG, which Turkey views as an extension of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) that is waging a decades-long insurgency in Turkey.
Speaking in Riyadh, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he did not think the threat would change plans to withdraw troops from Syria. Asked what Trump meant by economic devastation, he said: “You'll have to ask the president.”
“We have applied economic sanctions in many places, I assume he is speaking about those kinds of things, Pompeo said, adding he had not spoken with Ankara since Trump's comment.
Trump said on Sunday the United States was starting the military pull-out from Syria that he announced in December but that it would continue to hit Islamic State fighters there.
“Will attack again from existing nearby base if it reforms. Will devastate Turkey economically if they hit Kurds. Create 20 mile safe zone…Likewise, do not want the Kurds to provoke Turkey,” Trump wrote on Twitter.
Ankara is well aware of the cost of strained ties with the United States. A diplomatic crisis last year, when Trump imposed sanctions on two of President Tayyip Erdogan's ministers and raised tariffs on Turkish metal exports, helped push the Turkish lira to a record low in August.
The lira slid as much as 1.6 percent to 5.5450 against the dollar and stood at 5.52 at 1122 GMT on Monday.
Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said Trump should respect Washington's alliance with Ankara.
“Mr @realDonaldTrump It is a fatal mistake to equate Syrian Kurds with the PKK, which is on the US terrorists list, and its Syria branch PYD/YPG,” spokesman Ibrahim Kalin wrote on Twitter.
“Terrorists can't be your partners & allies. Turkey expects the US to honor our strategic partnership and doesn't want it to be shadowed by terrorist propaganda,” he said on Monday.
SAFE ZONE PROPOSAL
Trump gave no details about the safe zone proposal, but Pompeo said Washington wanted to provide security for those who have fought against Islamic State and to prevent any attack on Turkey from Syria.
“If we can get the space and the security arrangements right it would be a good thing for everyone in the region,” Pompeo added said.
Trump announced last month he would withdraw U.S. forces from Syria, declaring they had succeeded in their mission to defeat the Islamic State group and were no longer needed.
However, U.S. officials have given mixed messages since then. The U.S.-led coalition said on Friday it had started the pullout but officials said later it involved only equipment, not troops.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Ankara was not against the idea of a secure zone along the border, but said strategic partners and allies should not communicate over social media.
“Nothing can be achieved by threatening Turkey economically. We need to look at how we can coordinate together and how we can solve this,” he said in a news conference with Luxembourg's foreign minister.
The Kurdish YPG has been a U.S. ally in the fight against the jihadists and it controls swaths of northern Syria. Erdogan has vowed to crush it in the wake of Trump's decision to pull U.S. troops out of the region.
Erdogan's communications director Fahrettin Altun said: “Turkey will continue its anti-terror fight decisively” and that it was a protector of the Kurds, not their enemy.
“Terror is terror and it must be eradicated at its source. This is exactly what Turkey is doing in Syria,” he wrote on Twitter.
Turkey has swept YPG fighters from Syria's Afrin region and other areas west of the Euphrates river in military campaigns over the past two years. It is now threatening to strike east of the river, which it has avoided until now – partly to avoid direct confrontation with U.S. forces.
An official from the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, a coalition of militias led by the YPG, said on Sunday Islamic State militants were “living their final moments” in the last enclave they hold near the Iraqi border.
(Additional reporting by Ali Kucukgocmen, Tulay Karadeniz in Ankara, Stephen Kalin in Riyadh; Writing by Daren Butler; Editing by David Dolan and Angus MacSwan)
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1/20 oz Australian Lunar Year of the Goat 2015 Gold Coin
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As a long-term partner of the Perth Mint, Tavex is pleased to offer one of world’s finest minted gold bullion coins, the 2015 Australian Lunar Year of the Goat. The gold coin is part of Perth Mint’s praised chronological gold bullion collection, the Australian Lunar Series II, where each coin in the series is only minted once every twelve years in accordance with the ancient Chinese lunar calendar. In addition, the most popular one-ounce version in the series has a limited annual mintage of only 30,000 pieces, giving the coin a considerable collector’s premium in the secondary market. The Year of the Goat gold coin contains 99.99% pure gold and is produced with a special minting technique that ensures the coin is in proof-like condition, meaning it has exceptionally shiny and mat surfaces coupled with the richest of detail. This coin is truly a piece of breathtaking gold art suitable for collectors with an eye for beauty and those who wish to give their loved ones something really memorable and special.
Australian Lunar Year of the Goat gold coins are money. The Gold Lunar Series was introduced for the first time in 1996 and every gold coin in the series, including the Year of the Goat, is considered to be legal tender by the Australian Government.
Australian Lunar Year of the Goat gold coins are based on the treasured Chinese lunar calendar. Those born in the year of the goat are generally perceived to be creative with an affinity for craftwork, nature and art, and are considered to be gentle and warm towards others, and somewhat of a daydreamer.
Australian Lunar Year of the Goat gold coins are great gifts for your loved ones. Give a tribute to the ones you appreciate by marking their virtues and year of birth in pure 24 karat gold, a gift that will stay with them forever.
Australian Lunar Year of the Goat gold coins are made in proof condition. Minted with such high quality, brilliance and rich detail, it becomes hard not to call it “my precious”.
Australian Lunar Year of the Goat gold coins are popular with astute collectors. Its motif of the goat that varies every 12th year, its maximum mintage limit, and its quality, purity and legal tender status mean that the coin has a considerable premium over its melt value in the secondary market.
Australian Lunar Year of the Goat gold coins are internationally recognised. By being part of the Australian Gold Lunar Series which has been in continuous production for 18 years, and by portraying motifs of the famous Chinese zodiac and the effigy of the most powerful and longest serving queen in the 20th century, Queen Elizabeth II, the Australian Lunar Year of the Goat gold coin is recognised throughout the world by bullion dealers and collectors alike.
Australian Lunar gold coin - Year of the Goat
The Chinese lunar calendar is today used by many for Taoist cosmology. It is believed that, depending on the year of the zodiac when a person is born, a special relationship exists between the person’s personality and the animal that constitutes part of the Chinese zodiac. The animals in the zodiac are supposed to be of symbolic nature, where each animal is a representation of a specific group of characteristics and traits that can be found in every human being. There are twelve animals in the Chinese zodiac, each of them being celebrated once every twelve years. The year of the goat was last celebrated in 2003.
Those born in the year of the goat are said to be gentle, compassionate and most often calm. This makes them particular good caregivers as they enjoy looking after others. They are a reserved type of people who cherish peace and quiet, and although they take pleasure in the company of others, they will most likely favour the sidelines instead of being at the centre of attention. Their soothing and easygoing nature stems from their ability to be comfortable in their own mind. Creative and artistic, a person born in the year of the goat is perceived to have a natural talent for craftsmanship, and usually needs an occupation that will allow plenty of freedom. On the other hand, they tend not to be very well-organised, as their time will be absorbed in their thoughts and imagination. People born in the year of the goat are most likely to be warm, loving and kind-hearted, and will usually easily forgive and rarely hold grudges. These qualities make them great individuals in social circles. It can therefore be seen that the Australian Gold Lunar Year of the Goat coin is an ideal gift for whoever you love or respect, since giving a Gold Lunar coin means that you are showing affection by immortalising the person’s year of birth and particular virtues in pure and precious golden artwork.
Australian Lunar Year of the Goat coins – as rare as gold
The Perth Mint introduced Australian Lunar Year of the Goat gold coins for the first time in 2003 and subsequently issued the coins again in 2015. The next issue of the Year of the Goat will only become available in 2015 when the goat, according to the Chinese lunar calendar, will once again roam into view. In 2003 the gold coin was offered in 1 kg, 10 oz, 2oz, 1 oz, ¼ oz, 1/10 oz and 1/20 oz weights. The one-ounce mintage in 2003 was 16,775 gold coins. If the mintage of all Year of the Goat gold coins is included, then the total figure rises to 59,729 gold pieces. This is an extremely low figure compared with the mintage of other well-known investment bullion coins. For example, the Australian Kangaroo one-ounce gold coin reaches the corresponding cumulative mintage figure of the Year of the Goat Gold Series every 3 months. Australian Lunar Year of the Goat gold bullion coins are thus well suited for collectors since they are naturally as rare as gold.
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The obverse portrays the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II. The reason for picturing Her Majesty the Queen stems from Australia’s membership of the United Kingdom’s Commonwealth of Nations. By being a member of the Commonwealth, Australia has Queen Elizabeth II as its reigning constitutional monarch. Above the Queen’s effigy is the text “ELIZABETH II” and “AUSTRALIA”. Inscribed below the effigy is the denomination, the year of mintage, weight and purity of the coin, and the designer’s initials “IRB” – Ian Rank-Broadley.
The reverse displays a goat standing on rocks. Inscribed to the left is the Chinese character for “goat”, and the letter “P” which stands for Perth Mint. Below the animal is the text “Year of the Goat”.
Each coin is individually packaged in a hard plastic capsule at the Perth Mint. For bulk purchases, multiples of 20 are available in original factory packaging.
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37 Most Popular Airline Logos of the World
Adeel Younas
The logo is used to identify any brand and when we think of it from an Airline perspective Airline Logos are visuals of branding. These brandings are useful and inspiring to identify each Airline just by looking at the logo. A lot of peoples are enjoying quiz games that allow users to guess the correct Airline logo and award points.
In this article, I am going to enlisting Airline logos of 37 most popular airlines around the world. I am not creating some random list of logos without any explanation; you can find details of that logo just beneath the logo image. Airline place logo usually on tail few of them paint the complete body.
1 37 Most Popular Airline Logos of the World
2 1. Qatar Airways
3 2. Lufthansa
4 3. EgyptAir
5 4. Japan Airlines
6 5. SriLankan Airlines
7 6. Emirates
8 7. Air Canada
9 8. Hawaiian Airlines
10 9. Thai Airways
11 10. American Airlines
12 11. Air Asia
13 12. Air India
14 13. Ethiopian
15 14. Cathay Dragon
16 15. Korean Air
17 16. Swiss
18 17. Air China
19 18. Aer Lingus
20 19. Iberia
21 20. Mexicana
22 21. Ryanair
23 22. Turkish Airlines
24 23. British Airways
25 24. Aeromexico
26 25. Delta Airlines
27 26. Jet Airways
28 27. Qantas
29 28. Southwest
30 29. US Airways
31 30. Aerolineas Argentinas
32 31. Singapore Airlines
33 32. Malaysian Airlines
34 33. PIA
35 34. IranAir
36 35. Garuda Indonesia
37 36. Air New Zealand
38 37. PNG Air
Designed in 2006, this logo of Qatar Airways features a burgundy oryx on a grey background. Oryx is the national animal of Qatar, and its color in the logo resembles the color of Qatar’s flag. The handle of the airline is written in English, while the Arabic letters spell out the word “Al Qataria.”
The first logo of Lufthansa airline was designe in 1954, and later it was redesigned in 2018. This logo looks quite similar to the old one and new quality to sharpen their impact on the industry. The airline iconic ‘flying crane’ symbol and text was changed to slimmer and fit the modern era.
3. EgyptAir
EgyptAir’s logo provides the feel of old Egyptian ages that draws an image of Horus or slightly his head. It has a man’s body side by falcon’s head. Horus is their god of the sun or also known as “Skygod,” so makes sense, it says part of an airline logo. EgyptAir started using the logo in July 2008.
4. Japan Airlines
Jerry Huff designed Japan Airlines (JAL) logo back in 1958. It is called as “tsurumaru” also known as “crane circle,” that represents a Japanese crane with wings that are extended. The red color of the logo shows happiness. The idea behind the logo came from Japanese tradition to view crane as a symbol of long life in prosperous and better health.
5. SriLankan Airlines
SriLankan Airlines logo feature a stylized and colorful peacock along with elegant typeface. It reveals as a part of a major rebranding project in 1999. According to Sri Lankan folk tales and a flying machine similar to a peacock. It was called Dandu Monara Yanthra, this mythical creature inspired airline logo. However, another realistic explanation would be the fact that peacocks are precious and Sri Lanka’s native species.
6. Emirates
Negus & Negus Associates created a logo of Emirates in 1985; it was pure red on white logo along with intricate Arabic lettering. The company’s name is written in English below the Emirates logo. Red color shows leadership, passion, and self-confidence along with white stands for elegance, nobility, and purity.
A combination of red and white, Air Canada’s logo presented in October 2004. FutureBrand Worldwide designed it, and contain encircled maple leaf and recognizable as national symbol Canada.
8. Hawaiian Airlines
Hawaiian Airlines is unique on this because it features person instead of an animal or an abstract plane. It was slightly redesigne from an original version that was created by Lindon Leader in 2001. The logo still depicts “Island girl” Pualani with a gradient background. The gradient background feels greats and airline also modified the font for a premium new look.
9. Thai Airways
Interbrand created the Thai Airways logo and presented in April 2005. It highlights a picturesque fabrication, in which the pink part depicts a magnolia bloom. The logo obtained some unwanted media attention in September 2013, when after a runway collision in Bangkok the airport operators painted over the logo on a crippled plane to guard the status of Thai Airways.
10. American Airlines
The new American Airlines logo was unveiled in January 2013 and created by FutureBrand. It’s an idea of a flying eagle in common American colors – red, blue and white. The logo was entitled the “Flight Symbol,” and it includes the components from previous versions: an eagle, a star and the letter “A.” Test yourself and try to see them all.
11. Air Asia
Air Asia’s logo is a simple but eye-catching red badge with white letters. Start Creative created it. Air Asia made a slightly ill-advised (albeit temporary) difference to its logo in the wake of the flight disappearance in December 2014. They replaced the logo on their Facebook page to grey, which was poorly accepted by their social media viewers who interpreted it as a sign of tragedy.
12. Air India
Air India’s logo depicts a red flying swan with the wheel of Konark sun temple coated in orange on the swan’s spread-out wing. The colors mean vigor and progress, and the Konark wheel is considered to be from the chariot of the sun god. DMA Branding designed the logo in 2007.
Apart from the logo, the Air India also has a talisman called the Maharajah, which was conceived by Bobby Kooka and Umesh Rao in 1946 and newly modified to look less classical and more modern and hipster-ish.
13. Ethiopian
The Ethiopian Airlines had had this logo since the branding campaign called “Vision 2010” when they also opened the new motto: “The New Spirit of Africa.” The emblem includes English and Amharic text, and the color scheme (red, green, yellow) resembles the colors of the flag of Ethiopia.
14. Cathay Dragon
Cathay Dragon’s logo, as you can see, looks like to Cathay Pacific’s logo. Not Similar to Cathay Pacific’s logo, which is blue, Cathay Dragon has a red logo. Branding agency called Landor Associate created it, and it features the same “brushing” symbol that helps the wing of a bird. Cathay Dragon was earlier known as Dragonair, and its logo starred a red dragon.
15. Korean Air
The unenlightened would say that Korean Air’s logo looks like the Pepsi logo. However, its influence is purely conventional and much older than the USA itself, let alone Pepsi. The representative in the logo is called Taegeuk, and it attains for the “ultimate reality from which everything is derived.” It’s also a section of the South Korean flag. Korean Air’s logo was designed in 1984.
16. Swiss
Swiss International Air Lines, also recognized as just “SWISS,” has a small logo designed by Nose Design in 2011. It highlights a white cross on a red background, which is definitely what the Swiss national flag seems. The logo uses the Univers 65 Bold font issued by Linotype.
17. Air China
Air China’s logo includes the image of a phoenix drawn to follow the acronym “VIP.” Han Meilin designed it in 1988, and Dongdao Design made the current logo in 2007. The logo is full of metaphor, with the phoenix standing for luck, beauty, harmony and happiness, and the red color symbolizing the spirit and passion of the airline’s workers. In 2011 the logo on the “Visual Expression Design” award at the Beijing Design Week.
18. Aer Lingus
Aer Lingus is an Irish airline company with a logo that dates back to 1938 during Robert Logan designed the unique shamrock symbol. Shamrock (young clover) is usually considered to be the Irish national symbol, and it’s connected to the legend of Saint Patrick who used a clover to explain the Holy Trinity to the non-Christian Irish people. The current logo of Aer Lingus moved created in 1996, and because of its slanted look, it’s often called “The Drunken Shamrock,” which requests the Irish drinking stereotype.
19. Iberia
Iberia prepared a new logo in 2013 when Interbrand redesigned the old one and interjected a custom typeface. They used red and yellow, which do the colors of the Spanish flag, to carry the energy of the Spanish character. The new logoa advertised on social media with the hashtags #NewIberia and #NeuvalIberia.
20. Mexicana
The logo of Mexicana was created by a Danish agency called Design: Success in 2008. The blue symbol depicts an eagle and shows stability and flexibility. The typeface is a mixture of uppercase and lowercase letters, which provides the logo an eye-catching appearance.
21. Ryanair
Ryanair’s logo records back to 1987. After some modifications over the years, today it features a yellow symbol and bold, white letters. The symbol is a blend of an angel and a harp, which is one of the old Irish instruments and an essential part of the culture.
22. Turkish Airlines
Turkish Airlines launched this logo in 2010 as a part of a significant company redesign directed by Priestmangoode. The logo is simple and compelling, and it mixes red, white and blue for a very professional look.
23. British Airways
British Airways still holds the famous “Speedmarque” logo which was created by Newell & Sorrell in 1997 and motivated by the old “Speedbird” symbol used by British air forces before World War II. The logo includes the airline company name printed in blue letters and a red- and blue-colored ribbon shape beyond them.
24. Aeromexico
The AeroMexico logo was designe in 1994. It represents the head of an Aztec eagle warrior, also called cuāuhtli. In the Aztec society, eagles were suppose symbols of the Sun, and eagle warriors were amongst the most honored and fearsome members of the army. The airlines say that the ancient civilization of Mexico inspires the Eagle Knight emblem in their logo.
25. Delta Airlines
The Delta Airlines logo, also identified as “the widget logo,” was created by Lippincott Mercer and preceded in April 2007. It’s a red triangle that summons the Greek letter “D” (“delta”) and while simple, it looks three-dimensional recognition to smart positioning and shading of its elements.
26. Jet Airways
Jet Airways’ logo is named the “Flying Sun,” and K. V. Sridhar created it in 1992. It depicts an airplane’s tail leaving speed lines with the Sun in the background. The first time this logo was designed on an aircraft, a mistake made, and the logo was change on the tail.
27. Qantas
Qantas practices a kangaroo symbol that was motivated by the Australian one-penny coin. It first surfaced in January 1947. The modern version of the logo, also called “The Flying Kangaroo,” was designed by Hans Hulsbosch in July 2007.
28. Southwest
Southwest Airlines’ logo is still fresh – the rebranding was complete in September 2014, and the logo was produce in cooperation with GSD&M, Lippincott, VML, Razorfish, and Camelot Communications. It utilizes a custom font called “Southwest Sans,” designed by Monotype. The new logo emphasizes the classical heart symbol that was use in old Southwest logos. However, now it’s more bright and modern with blue, red and bright orange strips.
29. US Airways
Luxon Carrá and Deskey Associates designed the logo for US Airways, and in 2005 the company used grey as their representative color. The logo is a monochrome representation of the US national flag.
30. Aerolineas Argentinas
Another famous airline logo on this list is yet another to rely on a bird to describe the idea of flight. Aerolineas Argentinas has possessed this logo since June 2010, and FutureBrand designed it. It uses the Neo Sans typeface, and the stylized bird is a condor; a bird typically found in Argentina. The blue color is implicative of the Argentinian flag.
31. Singapore Airlines
The Singapore Airline’s logo represents a bird that’s spurred by a silver kris, a dagger from Southeast Asia prominently highlighted in the region’s myth and folklore. The logo is supposed to be designed by a US-based insignia company, and it was chosen from 200 proposals during SQ’s early days.
32. Malaysian Airlines
The Malaysian Airlines, known initially as Malaysia Airline System, changed its logo in 2013. The red-and-blue Kelantan kite, which was quickly remove in 2012, returned in 2013 to mark the airline’s record into the Oneworld airline company. If you look closely, the words ‘Malaysia’ and ‘airlines’ are written in a similar font as that found in Singapore Airlines’ logo.
33. PIA
The redesigned logo of Pakistan International Airlines PIA announces in April 2018. “The power of attitude and altitude come together”, in PIA’s Brand Story.
34. IranAir
After the Iran National Airline recorded as a national company (and the name transferred to IranAir), a contest was announced in Kayhan and Ettelaat newspapers in 1961 in search of a new logo. The logo which is currently being utilized by the airline was created by a young Iranian who won the competition. He took motivation of Homa, the Persian mythological griffin.
35. Garuda Indonesia
Garuda Indonesia’s logo hasn’t improved in years. Much like a lot of other airlines in the list, Garuda Indonesia has also appointed a flying object (a bird, in this case) as its subject. Despite Ga lot of tinkering, the logo itself has endured virtually unchanged. The current design, in my opinion, looks a lot cleaner and has a stylish look.
36. Air New Zealand
The Air New Zealand’s logo is the Māori symbol for a ‘Koru’ that means new life, growth and strength, and peace. The symbol of ‘Koru’ is an essential part of Māori art, carving, and tattoos.
37. PNG Air
The last airline in the list has the distinctive logo of them all. It’s based in New Guinea, a large island from the mainland of Australia. The logo was introduced in 2015 when the brand began taking off (quite literally!). The logo is every depiction of old patterns that were created to reflect the nation’s diversity. I love how the old icons from around the country were incorporated to put together an unusual and striking design.
Did we miss your favorite airline logo? Tell us about other attractive airline logos in the comments.
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Hong Kong is an iconic skyline. Forefronted by the glitzy Victoria Harbour and homing skyscrapers galore, this is a chock-a-block city known for its gleaming edifices, fancy shopping malls and chaotic vibrancy. But look beyond the fact that Hong Kong boasts the highest concentration of dizzying tower blocks in the world, and you’ll find a different side to this enigmatic destination. Because beyond the urban jungle lies an actual jungle, a sumptuous backdrop of oxygenating undulations that make up three quarters of the island’s topography – the man-made spectacles may draw the crowds, but it’s Mother Natures’ work that keep them coming back.
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Get out of the frenetic dai pai dongs, knock-off markets, glitzy malls and showy harbour of the mega city that never sleeps however, and you’ll come across a whole host of land that time forgot. Secret, white-sand bays, floating fishing villages and traditional taoist temples make up the lesser-known side of one of the world’s busiest financial hubs. But in a destination of contrasts and contradictions, one thing’s for sure: Hong Kong will enthrall.
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The latest NYC news digest: MTA delays fare hikes, Union Square plans to expand 33%, Mayor de Blasio drops another ball, MLK protests, and more
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Another week, another broken promise from Mayor de Blasio. After he spent all summer painting “BLACK LIVES MATTER” on the city’s streets, the mayor’s “Racial Justice and Reconciliation Commission” has done zero public work and hasn’t been mentioned since August. (Ethan Geringer-Sameth for Gotham Gazette)
The Times looks at five takeaways from the mayor’s race. (Emma G. Fitzsimmons and Jeffery C. Mays for NY Times)
Here’s a weird one. Someone is putting up flyers announcing the wedding of Lena Dunham and Mayor de Blasio on Valentine’s Day in Union Square. This seems somehow connected to the very weird Fiona Apple flyer from October. Congrats to the happy couple? (EV Grieve)
Photos: The new glass sculpture I dreamed a world and called it Love by Jim Hodges in Grand Central Terminal. (Nicole Saraniero, photos by David Regen for Untapped New York)
With Inauguration Day approaching, it’s a great time to remember that the nation’s first inauguration happened outside the Federal Hall National Memorial in the Financial District on April 30, 1789. The original bible George Washington placed his hand on is still in the building. (Nicole Saraniero for Untapped New York)
A Martin Luther King Jr Day protest started at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn and ended with the NYPD making dozens of arrests of peaceful protesters near City Hall. (Azi Paybarah for NY Times)
The NYPD is being sued by the state’s attorney general over its handling of protests over the summer because violence against protesters isn’t a bug in the system, it’s a feature. (Erin O’Brien for Bedford + Bowery)
Nicolas Moncada, 20, of Staten Island was arrested for his role in the January 5 insurrection. How did they know he was there” Because he posted a selfie of himself outside Speaker Pelosi’s office to Instagram. Neighbors describe his arrest as “like they were looking for a terrorist.” They were and they arrested him. (Elina Tarkazikis for NY1)
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The city’s graduation rate hit an all-time high of 78.8% in 2020. (Matt Troutman for Patch)
The MTA claims the driver of the bus that drove off an overpass refused a drug test, but the driver, whose jaw had been fractured in the accident, says a drug test was taken in the hospital. (Sydney Pereira for Gothamist)
The Biden-Harris administration nominated Polly Trottenberg, the city’s former commissioner of the Department of Transportation, for Deputy Secretary for the U.S. Department of Transportation to work under Pete Buttigieg. (Stephen Nessen for Gothamist)
Foot traffic is down 70% year over year in Times Square. (Jake Dobkin for Gothamist)
Want to send someone some cheer? You can record a birthday greeting for Ray or Ray’s Candy Store, who turns 88 on January 25, to be a part of a Guinness World Record for “biggest video hug ever.” (EV Grieve)
The MTA is postponing their scheduled 2021 fare hike because, quite frankly, we’ve all had enough already. (Benjamin Kabak for Second Ave. Sagas)
The Union Square Partnership unveiled a $100 million plan for a car-free Union Square that would expand the park 33% into the surrounding streets. The plan will be officially presented on January 26. (Gersh Kuntzman for Streetsblog)
The public review process for the Gowanus rezoning has been temporarily halted by a Brooklyn Supreme Court judge over concerns that holding virtual meetings violates city law that requires public hearings. The lawsuit that halted the process asks that public hearings be held when it is safe to do so. (David Cruz for Gothamist)
The MTA is looking into temporarily reducing service on some subway lines because of worker shortages due to illness, retirements, and a lack of new hires. (Jose Martinez for The City)
Governor Cuomo is tired of the federal government’s shit and has asked Pfizer to sell vaccines directly to the state, which is possible because Pfizer is not a part of “Project Warp Speed.” (Lisa Finn for Patch)
Sunset Park’s South Brooklyn Marine Terminal will become an offshore wind assembly port for the state’s new offshore wind farms. (Sydney Pereira for Gothamist)
Repairs of the Cherry Walk segment of the Hudson River Greenway, stretching from 100th to 125th St, are complete. (Streetsblog)
Gothamist gets giddy about Medan Pasar, a new Malaysian restaurant in the East Village. (Scott Lynch for Gothamist)
What you need to know about the 2021 Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Staten Island borough president races. (Rachel Holliday Smith for The City)
Thanks to reader Francesca for today’s featured photo of Fort Tryon Park!
Author Rob BlattPosted on January 19, 2021 January 19, 2021 Categories Daily NYC News DigestTags Attorney General, Bronx, de blasio, Grand Central, Hudson River, Lena Dunham, MTA, NY1, NYPD, Polly Trottenberg, Restaurant, Rezoning, Streets, Subway, Summer, traffic, Union Square, Vaccines
The latest NYC news digest: MLK day in NYC, how to get vaccinated in NYC, meet the 38 mayoral candidates, Cuomo’s infrastructure projects, and more
What’s open and closed on Martin Luther King Day on Monday, January 18. (Matt Troutman for PAtch)
A list of NYC’s tributes to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Devin Gannon for 6sqft)
BAM is presenting The 35th Annual Brooklyn Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., which is free and virtual on Monday at 11 am. (BAM)
How to get the Coronavirus vaccine in NYC. (Ron Lieber)
Map: How New York state is doing with its vaccine rollout. (Hint: New York City has the lowest percentage of first doses administered. (Jen Chung and Jake Dobkin for Gothamist)
On Thursday afternoon a message was going online around that there would be vaccines administered on a first-come, first-served basis at the Brooklyn Army Terminal. This was called a hoax by some but there was truth to the message. Very quickly, the vaccination site was overwhelmed with people. Vaccination sites have the ability to administer “extra” vaccines at the end of the day if they are going to expire but the city isn’t looking for a Black Friday scenario every day at every vaccination site. I’d expect this policy to change as a result of these lines. (Jake Offenhartz for Gothamist)
It seems impossible that there are “extra” doses of the vaccine lying around when tens of thousands of vaccination appointments are being canceled in New York due to the limited supply of the vaccine provided by the federal government. The state’s supply was cut from 300,000 per week to 250,000 per week with 100,000 being allocated to the city. (Joseph Goldstein and Sharon Otterman for NY Times)
There are over 30 people running for mayor in 2021. Here’s a quick rundown of them all. (Matt Troutman for Patch)
Of the 38 candidates, Eric Adams and Scott Stringer have received the most cash support. (Jeffrey C. Mays for NY Times)
It is decided that Andrew Yang will be this mayoral cycle’s punching bag. He’s not helping himself when the first question asked of him is “don’t you live in the Hudson Valley?” and the second question is now “don’t you know what a bodega is?” While it’s still early in his campaign, he’s making a few unforced communication errors that are not endearing him to the city as “one of our own.” (Erika Adams for Eater)
Real Estate Lust: This penthouse has so much outdoor space the first photo doesn’t even look real. $12.5 million, 3,500 square feet of outdoor space, and a dining room that can seat 30. (Dana Schulz for 6sqft)
Satire: “My work seeks to interrogate the parameters by which we define and demarcate physical space, exploring the fertile liminal zone between the falsely binary notions of “indoors” and “outdoors” we too often take for granted.” –I Am The Designer Of This Restaurant’s Outdoor Seating Space, And This Is My Artist’s Statement (Simon Henriques for McSweeney’s)
Takeout in Greenpoint for under $10. (Katie White for Greenpointers)
On Tuesday night, the Empire State Building will beat like a heart, bathed in red light, as a part of Joe Biden’s Covid-19 memorial from 5:30 pm to 2 am. (Shaye Weaver for Time Out)
160 secrets about New York City, enough to impress some of your friends but bore the rest. For instance: Einstein’s eyeballs are stored in a safety deposit box in the city. (Michelle Young for Untapped New York)
A look at ranked-choice voting ahead of the first election to use it in NYC, the February 2 City Council District 24 election. (Pia Koh for Queens County Politics)
Governor Cuomo is floating the idea of using rapid Covid testing to determine entry into live events. (Anna Ben Yehuda for Time Out)
Four restaurants that recently started selling groceries. (Hannah Albertine for The Infatuation)
A running list of restaurants that are temporarily closing this winter. (Luke Fortney for Eater)
Governor Cuomo unveiled a $306 billion infrastructure plan that would replace the Port Authority Bus Terminal with a new state-of-the-art facility, reconstruct Penn Station and add at least eight new tracks along with 14 new buildings with retail space and up to 1,400 affordable apartments, a new waterfront park at Pier 76, and a $1.5 billion expansion of the Jacob K. Javits Center. (Maya Kaufman for Patch)
Atlas Obscura usually highlights mysteries or fascinations. There is no fascinating mystery quite like the Gowanus Canal. (Jessica Leigh Hester for Atlas Obscura)
The Times highlights the life and tireless work of Michael Evans, the project manager of the Moynihan Hall transformation. Evans took his own life seemingly due to the stress of the project only ten months before its completion. (Christina Goldbaum for NY Times)
The City jumps into NY AG Letitia James’s lawsuit against the city and NYPD Chief of Department Terence Monahan’s role as the architect of the aggressive and violent response to the city’s protests over the summer and his history of over-policing peaceful protests, directing cops to make unlawful arrests and allowing the use of excessive force going back 16 years. (Greg B. Smith for The City)
The visuals of the MTA bus that fell off an overpass are amazing, especially considering no one died and only eight were injured. The bus was going 17-26 mph when it should have been going 3-4 mph. (Jen Chung and Stephen Nessen for Gothamist)
More photos from the MTA of the bus incident and the media briefing. (Photographer Marc A. Hermann for MTA on Flickr)
For a laugh, the best pizza places in New Jersey. (Matt Tervooren for The Infatuation)
Filming locations for Martin Scorsese & Fran Lebowitz’s “Pretend It’s a City.” I’m extremely jealous they got to walk in the Queens Museum’s Panorama of the City of New York. (Michelle Young for Untapped New York)
Deanne Criswell, city’s Emergency Management Commissioner, is Joe Biden’s pick for the next head of FEMA. (NY1)
Kyrie Irving, Brooklyn Nets point guard and complete asshole, was fined $50,000 for breaking the NBA’s Covid-19 protocols. (Jen Chung for Gothamist)
The argument for Mets owner Steven Cohen to bring Coney Island’s original hot dog, Feltman’s, to Citi Field. (The Coney Island Blog)
The New York City Campaign Finance Board fined current City Councilmember Mathieu Eugene $10,717 for nine violations of campaign finance law, including failure to report transactions and making impermissible post-election expenditures. (Billy Richling for Bklyner)
Here’s wishing Congressmember, Adriano Espaillat, who represents parts of the Bronx and Manhattan, a speedy recovery after testing positive for Covid-19, likely contracting the virus during the attack on the Capitol and sheltering in place with Republicans who refused to wear masks. (Norwood News)
For the spooky set, part four of the GVSHP’s Cemeteries of the East Village. (Sam Moskowitz for GVSHP)
Where to eat when staying warm is a top priority. Restaurants with outdoor heating lamps. (Hannah Albertine and Nikko Duren for The Infatuation)
Today’s featured photo is by Marc A. Hermann, courtesy of the MTA
Author Rob BlattPosted on January 17, 2021 Categories Daily NYC News DigestTags BAM, Brooklyn, Campaign Finance, Cemeteries, coronavirus, Covid-19, Empire State Building, Filming, Friends, Governor Cuomo, Gowanus, Greenpoint, Hot Dogs, Infrastructure, Media, Moynihan Train Hall, MTA, NY1, Pizza, Protests, Restaurants, Upper East Side, Vaccine, Vaccines, Voting
The latest NYC news digest: NY sues the NYPD, Andrew Yang’s mayoral run is official, how to get vaccinated, James Harden comes to Brooklyn, and more
Rain in the evening and overnight.
How to get vaccinated for Covid-19 in New York City. (Jen Carlson and Jen Chung for Gothamist)
Nearly 28% of the people who have gotten vaccinated against the coronavirus in New York City live outside the city. (Reuven Blau and Will Welch for The City)
If you are getting a vaccine, consider making an appointment in the middle of the night to take the burden off the people who don’t have another option but to get it during the day. (Jose Martinez for The City)
According to the mayor, the city is in danger of running out of vaccines next week unless it receives more from the federal government. (Matt Troutman for Patch)
Two cases of the more contagious UK strain of Covid-19 have been found in the city. The variant is known as B.1.1.7. and both cases are from late December. (Elizabeth Kim for Gothamist)
Citi Field is set to become a 24/7 mega Covid-19 vaccination site. (Angélica Acevedo for QNS)
Photos: Inside the mass vaccination site at the Javits Center. (Devin Gannon for 6sqft)
People over 65, grocery store workers, and people who work in shelters are now eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine. (Matt Troutman for Patch)
NY Attorney General Letitia James is suing the city, saying the NYPD has used “a pattern of excessive force” for years and wants a federal monitor to oversee the department’s tactics at future protests. (Ashley Southall for NY Times)
The NYPD is looking into expanding its experiment that removed cops from two streets in Brownsville and replaced them with community information booths. (Eileen Grench for The City)
“No one can afford to live in New York. Yet, eight million people do. How do we do this? We don’t know!” 20 Fran Lebowitz quotes from the absolutely recommended “Pretend It’s a City.” (Christina Izzo for Time Out)
Real Estate Lust: Three terraces, an open-air zen garden, three bedrooms, two floors, in Soho and only $10.9 million. (Dana Schulz for 6sqft)
There is no show set in New York City without a Zabar’s joke or tote bag, but Jerry Nadler actually brought a Zabar’s bag to the impeachment. (Gus Saltonstall for Patch)
Governor Cuomo announced indoor dining can resume at half capacity in New York state, except in the city. (Tanay Warerkar for Eater)
70 bars and restaurants are suing Governor Cuomo alleging that the state’s constantly changing dining regulations violate the businesses’ civil rights. (Erika Adams for Eater)
Last year the mayor announced that Juneteenth would become “an official city holiday.” That was a broken promise. (Gabriel Sandoval for The City)
Mayor de Blasio had a goal to make composting mandatory citywide by 2018. Last year he tried to cut the budget completely. The City Council restored a portion of the funding but it is quickly deteriorating. (Audrey Carleton for Gothamist)
AOC took to Instagram to explain what happened after the attack on the Capitol last week. (@AOC)
What is known about the New York insurrectionists. (Sarah Maslin Nir for NY Times)
Aaron Mostofsky was photographed during last week’s insurrection wearing animal pelts, sporting a police shield and vest, and wizard walking stick is an entire jackass and the son of a Brooklyn Supreme Court Judge and the brother of the vice president of the South Brooklyn Conservative Club. He was arrested on Tuesday in Midwood and released on a $100,000 bond. His animal pelts were confiscated. (Jake Offenhartz for Gothamist)
The FBI stopped Eduard Florea, an aspiring Proud Boy (deemed a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center), from an attack on “target rick” New York City. (Jake Offenhartz for Gothamist)
The Vessel is closed until further notice after a 21-year-old jumped to his death, the third suicide from the structure in less than a year. (Ed Shanahan and Kimiko de Freytas-Tamura for NY Times)
The story of Roxy, a bed bug sniffing pit bull terrier in the center of a legal battle over “ownership” of Roxy between Roxy’s people and the exterminator that laid her people off in March. (Stephanie Simon for NY1)
There’s a food fight brewing on Rockaway Beach over the new lease on boardwalk concessions. (Maggie McGlinchy for Grub Street)
James Harden, welcome to the Brooklyn Nets. (Brian Braiker for Brooklyn Magazine)
860 of the city’s 878 schools offer some form of all-classroom instruction and 247 schools offer five-day-a-week classes to all of their students. (Matt Troutman for Patch)
The city will stop giving the Gifted and Talented test to kindergarteners after this spring, citing the test’s unfairness. Mayor de Blasio doesn’t have a plan to replace the test, that’ll be the next mayor’s problem. (Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech for amNewYork Metro)
Photos: The “most expensive piece of art in the world” and it’s in Grand Central Terminal. The Da Vinci of Debt of 2,600 real college diplomas, each on loan for $100. (Michelle Young for Untapped New York)
It’s official: Andrew Yang is running for mayor and he’s bringing modified Universal Basic Income with him. (Brigid Bergin for Gothamist)
Mayoral candidate Maya Miley unveiled her New Deal New York roadmap, including a $10 billion investment fund to fuel job creation, transforming NYCHA, and more. (Ariama Long for Queens County Politics)
Voice of Gowanus, a coalition of neighborhood civic groups, retained a lawyer and an environmental consultant to fight the city’s Gowanus rezoning. (Katia Kelly for Pardon Me For Asking)
New York City is finally flushing the toilet and will be seeking to cancel all outstanding contracts with the Trump Organization, including the Wollman Rink, Lasker Rink, and a carousel in Central Park and the Trump Golf Links at Ferry Point in the Bronx. (Elizabeth Kim for Gothamist)
The mayor unveiled his $92.28 billion 2022 preliminary budget, including $5.25 billion in cuts due to Covid-19 costs and a loss of property tax revenue. (Matt Troutman for Patch)
Governors Ball, a group of optimists, announced dates for September 24-26, 2021. (Amanda Hatfield for BrooklynVegan)
The NYPD found a dead body floating in the East River near the Astoria Ferry Terminal. The identity and cause of death is yet unknown. (Christina Santucci for LIC Post)
A guide to vegetable-forward dining in New York City. (Deanna Ting for Resy)
The 10 best things about living in NYC, according to New Yorkers. Not on the list, but should be, is “it’s not the midwest.” (Shaye Weaver for Time Out)
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The Rotary Club of Wellington is proud to partner with Rotaract Wellington to develop an exciting mentoring opportunity.
The Rotary/Rotaract Mentoring Programme aims to pair one Rotarian with one Rotaractor to facilitate a bilateral mentoring relationship. The Programme will provide each party with the opportunity to learn from someone who may have a different perspective or experiences from them. For example, the Rotaractor may want some career advice or guidance from a more experienced Rotarian and you may want some up to date tech knowledge about how to tweet, post, or Instagram.
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summer has gone, and it’s that time of year when i share my thoughts and opinions about the treats that are being offered up by bosses in TVville for our Autumn/Fall delectation. please accept my apologies that this year’s offerings have arrived so late, but for some reason i’ve just not been able to sit down and get this post written before now. in my defence, there is a lot to consider this year, in fact, that in order not to overface you i’ve divided things up into two posts, this first one will handle shows from the States and a subsequent one will examine British programmes.
as far as i’m concerned it’s something of a vintage in terms of returning series in the US, with quality reigning over quantity – however, i have to say that i’m less enthused by the new offerings than i would like and suspect the opposite is true where they are concerned.
however, let’s just pause a moment to honour some shows to which we are wishing farewell as they prepare to wrap up for a long Winter sleep. last night, for example, saw the finale of another great season of Louie. i laughed (a lot) i cried (a bit) and the cameos by David Lynch are perhaps my favourite of all in the three seasons so far. while the final episode of this season was in the tradition of the more muted, reflective ones, the scene where Louie attempts to reattach the doll’s eyes, and in particular his use of the phrase “shit on my father’s balls” was up there with my favourites.
the other big loss to me was The Newsroom, which wrapped at the end of August and was definitely my favourite new show of 2012 so far. despite having possibly the sappiest credit sequence in television history and being sort of a remake of his comic-drama from 2006/7 Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip – which i liked but was, despite being not really very similar, deemed too similar to 30 Rock to be renewed – Aaron Sorkin’s latest TV offering really grabbed me.
the performances were pretty much all-round excellent, with Jeff Daniels, Emily Mortimer, Olivia Munn (xxxx) and Sam Waterston deserving of special praise. possibly most impressive of all, however, was Dev Patel, who for the first time ever did acting that i didn’t TOTALLY HATE, but actually sort of liked. quite incredible. however … i don’t know what it is about Sorkin, but i always seem to like the stuff everyone else hates (A Few Good Men, Studio 60) and vice-versa (The West Wing, Charlie Wilson’s War, The Social Network, Moneyball). i’m honestly not trying to be contrary, but if my track record is anything to go by, despite being renewed for a second season, The Newsroom might want to watch it’s back.
anyway, not wanting to dwell on what has passed, let’s turn to the shows that are being being unwrapped and placed back on the shiny shelf. (nb. when it comes to stuff i’ve already seen, whilst i will be mentioning some aspects, i will, as always, try hard not to drop any significant spoiler-bombs.)
for those of you who aren’t up to speed with any of the returning series mentioned but would like to be, this post comes to you sponsored by BBC iPlayer, 4OD, Hulu, HideIPVPN (which is just my favourite of the many online services that can help you to watch Hulu when not in the US or iPlayer when not in the UK) and probably most importantly of all watchseries.eu, which is the place to go to catch up with previous or current seasons of pretty much any major series that has so far eluded you. the internets are brilliant, peeps, use them.
• Treme: top of the tree, the long awaited return of the brilliant New Orleans-based drama created by David Simon and Eric Overmyer, who as far as i’m concerned are giants among men in a metaphorical world where being able to reach high things is a sign of wisdom, decency, truthfulness and beauty. wheel number one of what i’m calling ‘the Sunday Trike of Awesome’, season 3 began Sunday last and is already right back up to speed. David Simon has always stuck to the same logic – “follow the money”. with two years now between itself and Katrina, NOLA (and the Tremé in particular) still has a long way to go. housing is still the hot topic, and there’s plenty of green notes to be made, if you know the right people. meanwhile, everyone else will just have to keep fighting just to stay put. [HBO, Sundays, 10PM ET – or here]
• Boardwalk Empire: Sunday Trike of Awesome wheel number two stands in the shape of season 3 of Terence Winter’s artfully crafted, cruel and awkward prohi-era surviveathon. there are some series that it’s really not worth going back and starting on if you missed the boat first time round, but this is not one of them – for those who’ve been slow on the uptake hereabouts, you really need to get on board. that having been said, i won’t add too much by means of comment on this season other than to say that as long as Chalky White is around to see what becomes of AC under the redoubled if not exactly untroubled Thompson regime and to witness the inevitable increase in focus on New York and Chicago then i’m happy. [HBO, Sundays, 9PM ET – or here]
• Homeland: wheel three is season 2 of Showtime’s big hitter from last Autumn (which i only caught up with when it was broadcast here in this Spring). as regular readers might remember, i took a few episodes to get into Homeland – again, the credits were a significant turn off – but i eventually became hooked. you might also remember, however, that despite my enhookedment, i had some reservations concerning both its sexual ethics and the role of mental illness. in the end, i was sad to see that it fell into a couple of the mental illness pitfalls that i’d laid out, and i’d say the whole thing about sexuality still has a way to go before all the cards are on the table. however, reservations not withstanding, this time round it has definitely been upgraded to my ‘watch US broadcast’ list.
season 2 premiered on Sunday, but don’t worry i won’t give anything away. he’s made it all the way from tutoring a terrorist’s son in Afghanistan to sitting in the US Congress, but deep down i think we all know that he’s still, he’s still Brody from the hole. expect a lot more drawn-out squinting and secret Muslimising to distrustful music from Brody, and pestering from the CIA plus drawn-out ambiguity over how long it will take her to remember the link between Brody and Nazir’s son (that inconveniently solidified in her head seconds before her ECT began) from Carrie. [Showtime, Sundays, 10PM ET – or here]
• New Girl: i’m still not really sure why i like New Girl quite as much as i do. but i really do. like it. in spite of her name, i’ve always liked Zooey Deschanel and she’s definitely one of the reasons it works so well, but the thing i wasn’t really prepared for was the writing being so consistently great. from the outside it might look a bit flyaway, like it’s on the same level as something trivial like The Big Bang Theory, but it’s not. it’s actually really good. I can honestly say that i desire nothing more from season 2 than more of the same, please. [Fox, Tuesdays from 9th Oct, 9PM ET – or here]
• Vegas: let’s start with CBS’s headliner, which sets out to tell the story of the early days of Sin City seemingly by mainly pitting just-in-from-Chicago casino boss Vincent Savino – played by Vic from The Shield (Michael Chiklis) looking more like a bulky Bruce Willis than ever – against Ralph Lamb, Dennis Quaid’s brooding old-skool-Nevada-rancher/lawman. at the start of the pilot, grizzed ol’ man Lamb, who was a distinguished MP during the war, is installed as an emergency Deputy Sheriff while the current Sheriff hides from some mobsters that he double crossed and ‘ratted out’ to the authorities. Lamb just wants to run his ranch in peace, but, since that stupid big dam got built, the small city that’s sprung up near his land is becoming a pain in his skinny, Lee-clad ass.
what he doesn’t want is planes to fly over his land, or fancy, arrogant Italian out-of-towners to climb above their stations. what he does want is to punch people in the face and wear his Stetson. can you guess who’s the Sheriff of Las Vegas by the end of the first episode? it’s good to see that Carrie-Anne Moss is slowly working her way back from Matrix-enduced shame, i’ve long rated her as an actor, and to my eyes she looks far better in a shift dress now than she did in leather trousers back then. while there is some crossover in terms of style, content or arc, Vegas definitely doesn’t have the requisite seriousness to be on par with Boardwalk Empire, or Mad Men, or Scorsese’s Casino, and after the pilot i can’t say whether it’s going to turn out to be worth watching at all, but i’d like it to be, so i’m in for at least the first three episodes. [CBS, Tuesdays, 10PM ET – or here]
• Revolution: J.J. Abrams has really taken the whole ‘EPing a TV series is the new directing a movie’ thing to heart, but should we trust him after Lost? well, Jon Favreau directs the pilot of this slightly odd post-technopalyptic sci-fi-a-rama and despite it being slightly infected with the dreaded expositionitus, and genuinely containing of the lines “It’s happening, isn’t it?!”, “Family? Kid, I don’t even know you!” and “You know, I didn’t ask you to come back”, i almost liked it. basically, one day, everything electronic and also (for some unexplained reason) engines stopped working and fifteen years later a fragile society is living hand-to-mouth in a part wild-west, part medieval Europe type scenario. this society is ruled by some sort of warlord and one family is keeping a very powerful secret from him and everyone else.
we’re supposed to be wondering about this small, silver USB drive/scarab necklace thing that might be the key to what happened to the tech, but i spent the whole time trying to work out how twenty somethings in a small isolated community could have perfectly fitting jeans, leather jackets and make-up so long after the end of all mechanised industry. that, and why, despite relying on basically the same physical principles, guns fire and oil lamps burn, but combustion engines don’t work. why fifteen years after it fell (hilariously unrealistically) from the sky, there’s a perfectly untouched plane sitting in the middle of a field, why, if you lived in a world where someone holding a crossbow sideways above their head can repel downward blows from a sword at close quarters, would you not do mostly stabbing motions in that situation instead, and why the goofy, multi-millionaire former Googledouche has brand-new-looking glasses. in fact, i was just beginning to think that, by failing to properly think through the implications of its starting premise, it had fallen into the same trap as 2009 mega-flop FlashForward, when Giancarlo Esposito (the fabulous Gus from the fabulous Breaking Bad) showed up. that, on its own, has bought it another episode.
• Last Resort: submarine, blaa blaa, Pakistan, missile strike, blaa, defying orders, fired on by own team, blaa blaa, T-1000 is an angry one, backup communication network, NATO early-warning station reminiscent of the control room from Jurassic Park on a remote island (always with the remote islands), local gangsters, blaa blaa, Washington, now shit’s got serious. etc. the pilot previewed weeks ago and i’ve been left with little inclination to seek out further episodes. [abc, Thursdays, 8PM ET – or here]
• Elementary: Jonny Lee Miller as a modern-day Sherlock Holmes living in Brooklyn with Lucy Liu’s Dr Joan Watson, what could be boring and or ridiculous about that? if it continues to be as bad as the pilot, i’m guessing that by episode 3, the only people watching will be Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss’ lawyers. i’m out. [CBS, Wednesdays, 10PM ET – or here]
• Arrow: this is one of the few Fall shows that will be broadcast in the UK this year, with Sky One having picked it up and due to put it out a month or so behind The CW from late Oct. it’s a teen-drama version of DC’s Green Arrow very much in the mould of Smallville, and i imagine it will strike the right sort of chords among its target demographic. i found the pilot pretty meh, but it’s very clearly not meant for me. [The CW, Wednesdays, 8PM ET]
• Go On: despite Friends and several terrible movies, i actually really like Matthew Perry and, as you know, thought his work in Studio 60 (his last significant TV role) was excellent. here he plays a widowed sportscaster who’s undertaking counselling. i’ve long thought that group therapy scenarios are ripe fodder for comedy, which is one of the reasons why, along with two friends, i’ve been working on a screenplay for a sitcom which is set in just such a context. who knows if we’ll ever actually produce anything polished, let alone do anything with it, but the constant risk, however, is that in the time that we’re dealing with our creative blocks something else comes along and occupies a similar space – a 30 Rock to our Studio 60 if you will. happily, while i sort of like Go On, i’m fairly sure it’s not treading on our toes too much. [NBC, Tuesday, 9PM ET – or here]
• three real stinkers
– Neighbors (abc): weak concept, poor acting, cheap gags. terrible.
– Partners (CBS): no, guy who was in Numb3rs and The Newsroom, just no.
– Ben and Kate (Fox): über-corny family sitcom. derivative and sloppily written.
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Editorial: Insights (May 2015)
Welcome to the May 2015 issue of the Technology Innovation Management Review. In this issue, our authors present insights about patent trolls, service innovations, business ecosystems, open source policies, and cybersecurity in the Internet of Things.
In the first article, Derek Smith, Vice President of Intellectual Property at Geotab Inc., argues that a good offense is the best defense against patent trolls. By analyzing the literature on the business models of coercive patent-holding firms, he develops a framework to reveal insights – and strategic countermeasures – to disrupt the profit formula, key resources, and key processes of such firms. His article includes five practical recommendations to help entrepreneurs and executives prepare for involuntary engagements with coercive patent-holding firms.
Next, Marikka Heikkilä, Jouni Saarni, Valtteri Kaartemo, and Aki Koponen from the University of Turku in Finland present the "viability radar": a tool to assess the innovation potential of transformative service ideas. The viability radar was developed through an assessment of the innovation potential of three pilot cases of new transformative healthcare services. The tool draws on the service research and innovation literature but is operationalized using questions about an innovation's technology, business model, value network, and related regulations and standards.
Michael Weber and Michael Hine from Carleton University's Sprott School of Business in Ottawa, Canada, examine the terms used to describe business ecosystems and their inhabitants with the aim of developing common language and concepts that will remove ambiguity and encourage a clear understanding of the relationships and components of business ecosystems. Through an analysis of the biological and business ecosystem literature, they propose a business ecosystem model anchored around interdependent "technospecies", which are unique entities based on their organizational routines, capabilities, and use of technology.
Then, Hassib Khanafer, Chief Technology Officer at Protecode, answers the question, "Does a software development firm need an open source policy?", by highlighting the value of integrating open source management tools into development environments. He describes the key elements of an open source policy and argues that, when used in conjunction with open source management and monitoring tools, such a policy can help software development firms overcome uncertainties relating to the adoption of open source software in terms of licensing issues, security vulnerabilities, and export control regulations.
Finally, this issue includes a summary of a recent TIM Lecture presented by Jeff Greene, Director of NAM Government Affairs & Senior Policy Counsel at Symantec. Greene provided an overview of the Internet of Things to compare the hype versus reality and to examine the security implications of connecting myriad physical devices to the Internet and to each other.
In June, we cover the theme of Critical Infrastructures and Cybersecurity with guest editors Dan Craigen, Science Advisor at Communications Security Establishment Canada, and Steven Muegge, Assistant Professor in the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada.
Along with Ibrahim Gedeon, Chief Technology Officer at TELUS, Dan Craigen is also the co-editor of our newest title in the "Best of TIM Review" book series. The book features 15 of the best articles on cybersecurity published in the TIM Review, selected and introduced by the co-editors, and with a foreword from Eros Spadotto, Executive Vice President of Technology Strategy at TELUS. Cybersecurity: Best of TIM Review is available for purchase from Amazon in ebook format for Kindle. All proceeds support the ongoing operation of the TIM Review.
In July, we welcome professors Patrick Cohendet and Laurent Simon from HEC Montréal as guest editors for a special issue on the theme of Creativity in Innovation.
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Keywords: business ecosystems, cybersecurity, Innovation management, Internet of Things, non-practicing entities, open source policies, open source software, patent trolls, social innovation, transformative innovation
Disrupting the Disrupter: Strategic Countermeasures to Attack the Business Model of a Coercive Patent-Holding Firm
Viability Radar: A Practical Tool for Assessing the Viability of Transformative Service Innovations in a Healthcare Context
Who Inhabits a Business Ecosystem? The Technospecies as a Unifying Concept
Q&A. Does a Software Development Firm Need an Open Source Policy?
TIM Lecture Series – The Internet of Everything: Fridgebots, Smart Sneakers, and Connected Cars
McPhee, C. 2015. Editorial: Insights (May 2015). Technology Innovation Management Review, 5(5): 3-4. http://doi.org/10.22215/timreview/893
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Chris McPhee is Editor-in-Chief of the Technology Innovation Management Review. Chris holds an MASc degree in Technology Innovation Management from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, and BScH and MSc degrees in Biology from Queen's University in Kingston, Canada. He has over 15 years of management, design, and content-development experience in Canada and Scotland, primarily in the science, health, and education sectors. As an advisor and editor, he helps entrepreneurs, executives, and researchers develop and express their ideas.
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A coercive patent-holding firm operates a business model that strategically targets firms to force unforeseen patent licensing rents. Coercive patent holders use aggressive litigation tactics to instantaneously create a complicated asymmetrical expensive problem with significant business risk. The strategy creates a dominant position by leveraging legal and business pressure to force the...
M. Heikkilä; J. Saarni; V. Kaartemo; A. Koponen
This article develops and showcases the viability radar, which is designed to assess the innovation potential of transformative service ideas. Based on service research and innovation literature, we highlight the importance of novel simplifying technology, supporting value networks, cost-effective business models, and regulatory environments that enable the renewal of prevailing market...
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Editorial: Critical Infrastructures and Cybersecurity (June 2015)
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Dudhsagar Falls trek through tunnels and tracks is mesmerising
Full view of Dudhsagar Falls. PC : Yashwant Shetty
Dudhsagar Falls
Trek to Dudhsagar Falls is undoubtedly mesmerising. It will leave memories in your mind which you will never forget. Dudhsagar as the name suggests means the ‘Sea of Milk’. Dudh in hindi language means Milk and sagar means Sea.
Dudhsagar Falls is a beautifull waterfall located on the Mandovi River in the Indian state of Goa. It lies on the border of Goa and Karnataka state. It is 60 km from Panaji city by road and 46 km from Madgaon railway junction by train. Dudhsagar Waterfall is located in the Bhagwan Mahavir Wild Life Sanctuary at Collem(Kulem) in South Goa. Nearby is the Tamdi Surla Temple built by the Kadambas.
Closer look up of Dudhsagar Falls. PC : Yashwant Shetty
We were a group of 70 trekkers from Mumbai and Pune city to view this beautifull creation of the nature. I along with other 69 other trekkers joined the Trek Mates India trekking group to view this beautifull waterfall. It was saturday morning and a group of 35 trekkers gathered at the Dadar station to catch a train for Pune station where 35 other trekkers were waiting for us to join. From Pune we boarded the Goa Express for Dudhsagar at 3.30 pm. Our trek leaders has already booked the train seats for us. Soon we formed sub groups in the train and started playing songs and cracked some jokes. Travelling in train is always a fun part. Around 2 am, our leader started waking everyone so that we should be ready when the train stops at the Dudhsagar. We were still 1 hour away from Dudhsagar. Around 2.40 am, we reached Castle Rock station. Some young crowd started getting down at this station as this station is also a popular point to start the trekking for Dudhsagar Falls. We were told by our leader that the train will stop at the Dudhsagar station, so no need to get down at this station. After 20-25 minutes our train reached Dudhsagar after crossing 10 tunnels. The train halted here for around 1 minute. There is no platform here so, all of us got down from train very carefully from the train’s steps. There was complete darkness and nothing was visible. So, we decided to sit on the sides of the tracks and wait till morning. There was one small shelter nearby but it was already preoccupied. So, we were left with no option except to wait on the sides of the tracks. At around 5.30 am , all of us started getting ready for our trek. I told to my leader i will be back in 15 minutes “Main gaana gaa kar aata hun”. He didn’t got me and i replied “I will back after attending the nature call ” and i get lost behind the rocks with a bottle of water. Two of the trekkers waited for me and rest of them started their trekking.
Lower part of Dudhsagar Falls. PC : Yashwant Shetty
After covering a distance of around 1 km from Dudhsagar station, one could easily feel the Dudhsagar Falls in the air. Their is a mist in the air and you can easily hear the sound of the waterfall. Once we reached the waterfall, everyone’s face was worth looking. Everyone was saying “OMG… what a beauty”. Indeed it is a beauty worth praising.
Rail Tunnels on Dudhsagar Falls trek
Legend associated with Dudhsagar Falls
Like most places in Goa, the Dudhsagar waterfall too has a legend attached to its name. The legend tells the story of this powerful and wealthy king who ruled a kingdom in the Western Ghats. The King had a beautiful daughter, who used to enjoy taking a bath during the hot summers, in the picturesque lake near the forest on the edge of the King’s palace grounds. It was her habit to finish her bath and have a jug full of sugared milk in a jug made of pure gold.
One day when she was finishing her usual jug of milk she found herself being watched by a handsome prince standing amongst the trees. Embarassed by her inadequate bathing attire, the Princess poured the sugared milk in front of her to form an improvised curtain to hide her naked body, while one of the maids rushed to cover her with a cloth. Thus was the legend born. The sugared milk poured down the mountain side and continued to flow as waterfall as a tribute to the everlasting virtue and modesty of the Princess of the Ghats. The Dudhsagar continues to flow to this day and attracts thousands of visitors to one of the most popular and famous tourist spots in the state of Goa.
Everyone in our group was mesmerised by the beauty of this waterfall. Everyone was busy in praising this beauty. All the cameras were out. Every photographer was busy in capturing this beauty. All of us clicked lots of pictures here and never to forget our group photograph in front of the Dudhsagar Falls. Suddenly, it started raining and everyone got busy to find a place to hide himself especially the photographers. Protecting the camera from rain is most important. Some people took out their rain coats to protect themselves. Some have big rain coats which not only protected them but also their backpacks. We were told by our leader that we have to walk 14 kms (to Kulem station) from Dudhsagar Falls to catch our train back to home. Out of curiousty, i asked my leader when the train stops here why we need to walk 14 kms. He smiled and replied because in the evening this place will be crowded and it will be difficult to get inside the train and since we have our seats already booked, it is better to catch the train from the Kulem station. I agreed and along with my fellow trekkers started our trek on the railway track.
Dudhsagar Falls in Chennai Express starring Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone
The Dudhsagar Falls has been recently shown in the bollywood movie “Chennai Express” which stars Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone. After walking some distance, we reached a place where we can catch the glimpse of the train passing in front of the Dudhsagar Falls. All of us were eagerly waiting for that moment but again the rain started playing spoilsport. Some of us were having umbrellas with us. So, we started clicking photos under the umbrellas. After the clicks, one of my trek mate shouted “Be carefull , here is a Viper snake ” and everyone shouted back “where where” and we pointed our cameras towards the snake to click him. But the snake was more intelligent than us and vanished within second below the railway tracks. We didn’t wanted to disturb him so, we moved ahead. After covering a distance of around 4 kms, we reached Sonalium station. It was a very small station like Dudhsagar with no platforms but there was some place to sit. We put our bags down and relaxed for some some time as we have to cover another 8 kms on foot. Our leader informed us that the goods train halt here and if some one is unable to walk then he can board that train by asking the driver. Around 2o people decided to stay back and rest of us moved ahead.
We continued to walk on the railway tracks. It was a dense jungle, full of flora and fauna. We witnessed some beautifull insects, butterflies,flowers,plants etc. And yes there was this beautifull couple of butterflies which was continously following us. I tried to clicked them but everytime i failed. May be they didn’t wanted me to disturb their privacy. We passed through around 15 tunnels in the trek. Some of these tunnels were small and some were long. We were already told to carry torches with us while going on this trek. Some tunnels were so dark that we were feeling difficulty even with torches. When you are inside the tunnel and a train comes, always put your bag down and lean towards the wall of the tunnel as any train might have it’s doors open and can hit you.
Jungle Trekking in Goa Dudhsagar Falls
After covering another 4 kms, we found a small stream in the jungle. The water was coming with good flow and the water was really very cold. We decided to halt here and spent some time in the stream. We had a great time in the stream and clicked some beautifull pictures there. We again started our trek to cover our remaining distance of 4 kms. On our way, we met another trekking group which had come from Banglore to view this beautifull waterfall. On the sides of the tracks, there was small path to walk. Some bikers were coming from the opposite side. One of them told us that they are coming from Goa and are taking tourists to the Dudhsagar Falls. Finally we reached the Kulem station and we were still having 2 hours to rest. Everybody was hungry so, we ordered Veg Biryani at the station and completed our lunch. We took some rest at the station and clicked some more pics there. Finally, our train came at 4.30 pm and all of us got inside the compartment to capture the seats. On return journey, the train again passes in front of the Dudhsagar Falls and we got another chance to view this beauty. This time we were more lucky as we saw this big waterfall with a big rainbow over it. It was really a breathtaking view.
From the train, we got down at Belgaum station where our trekking group TMI has arranged two semi luxury buses for us. One was for Mumbai and another one for Pune as next day it was Monday morning and everyone has to reach office on time.
Dudhsagar waterfall is not much attractive during the summer season but in the monsoon season this waterfall becomes one of the most powerfull waterfall of India and is worth watching. Bathing or swimming in Dudhsagar during monsoon is not advisable.
Group pic with my trekking team at Dudhsagar Falls.
The beauty of Dudhsagar Falls is worth praising again and again and is guranteed to leave you spellbound. You will cherish these memories through your entire life. Falling short of words to praise this beauty…..
I also made a small video on Dudhsagar. You can check it below. If you like it, then please don’t forget to click the like and subscribe button. Thanks.
Dudhsagar Falls beautiful jungle trek. Totally Mesmerising.
As a Nature Lover i request to all you trekkers and travelers, please do not leave any plastic or non biodegradable objects at the waterfall or in the jungle. Lets keep our nature clean and green. 🙂
By Sudhir Sharma
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Video game publisher Activision’s August TV ad spends edges out Sony and Nintendo
GamesBeat and iSpot.tv have put out a report on gaming brands ad-spend trends.
The study found that gaming brands have increased their TV ad-spend in August by 26.6% to around $22.5 million, as compared to July. In total, 11 companies aired 43 spots over 5000 times that resulted in 1.1 billion TV ad impressions.
Activision was the biggest spender in August, edging out long-time chart leader Sony PlayStation. California-based Activision spent an estimated $6.2 million airing a single spot for “Call of Duty: Warzone”, resulting in 215.3 million TV ad impressions.
Sony’s PlayStation spent an estimated $5.8 million on four ads, which generated around 214.7 million TV ad impressions. Apart from Nintendo, all top gaming brands put up on their ads during sports programming including the NBA and MLB.
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10 Comments November 24, 2008 at 11:30 am
Televisualist: Heroes, Bass, and Daisies Passed
Each week, Torontoist examines the upcoming TV listings and makes note of programs that are entertaining, informative, and of quality. Or, alternately, none of those. The result: Televisualist.
Dancing With The Stars wraps up its seventh season with the first part of its two-night finale, which will presumably have the same convoluted voting scheme the show always has (I swear, cricket has less complex rules than Dancing With The Stars). Your finalists are Brooke Burke, who apparently used to host various reality TV shows; Warren Sapp, who used to play pro football; and Lance Bass, who used to be in N’Sync. Bass is the favorite to win because, well, N’Sync. However, Burke’s nobodyhood has been overcome by the fact that she’s probably the best dancer remaining. Who will win? Somebody! (CTV, 8 p.m.)
This week on Heroes: everybody loses their powers! And then viewers realize that these people are actually really, really boring when they aren’t making CGI do things. Yes, even Hiro. (Global, 9 p.m.)
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving! (Remember, Americans foolishly celebrate Thanksgiving in November. Whatta buncha maroons.) Watch one of the oft-overlooked Peanuts specials, as Charlie Brown valiantly tries to create a Thanksgiving dinner for everybody out of essentially nothing. (ABC, 8 p.m.)
Tonight’s episode of Listed: “The 20 Hottest Baby-Makers.” This episode will conveniently be mentioned in next week’s episode, “The 30 Signs Civilization Is at an End.” (MuchMoreMusic, 8 p.m.)
So Pushing Daisies has been cancelled, and apparently it is in the television critic’s guidebook that Televisualist has to mention it. Okay, now that it’s cancelled, we’ll just say it straight up: this was a dreadful show, starting with a clever pilot and then gradually shoving its adorableness into your face until you vomited, and we are glad it is gone. Glad. (ABC, 8 p.m.)
However, the fact that Private Practice has not yet been cancelled does not mean it is good. Heck, at least Pushing Daisies tried to be original. Private Practice is like a giant blob that ate every other doctor show ever and burps out medical jargon reflexively. KILL THE BLOB WITH ICE! (A-Channel, 9 p.m.)
NBC usually takes the opportunity on American Thanksgiving to show a decent movie that the whole family can enjoy, and this year is particularly good because they’re showing The Incredibles, Pixar’s 2004 superhero family flick (still one of the highlights of the studio’s entire output). Alas, poor Syndrome never realized he had the greatest superpower of all! Except for being really strong and smashing things, which is greater in many ways. (8 p.m.)
The Simpsons rerun of the week: “Lisa’s Rival,” wherein Allison (voiced by Winona Ryder, back when Winona Ryder was still a big deal) shows up and is better than Lisa at everything, but, really, Ralph Wiggum gets all the best lines in this episode. “My cat’s breath smells like cat food.” (Comedy Network, 9 p.m.)
Televisualist is willing to admit it does not get the appeal of Practical Magic, a movie it knows many people (mostly who are ladies) adore beyond all reason, considering it has Sandra Bullock in it at the start of her “bad” period, which extends to this day. But, hey, people like it. So. (W, 9 p.m.)
Tonight’s rerun of Restaurant Makeover features Phil’s BBQ, a lovely little traditional barbecue joint down near College and Ossington. Watch the Restaurant Makeover twats completely remove almost everything people liked about the restaurant and attempt to turn it into a trendoid hole like they do with everything, but take comfort in the fact that Phil undid all their “hard work” after less than a month. (Food Channel, 8 p.m.)
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Is There Room For “Unorthodox” in the Limited Series Race?
Jordan Walker June 22, 2020 Award Shows, Emmy Talk with JWalk, Netflix, TV Reviews
The Outstanding Limited Series race has been a hotly contested category for years, but many limited series fail to garner much deserved nominations due to the categories limited nomination slots, a paltry five compared to six or seven in the Outstanding Drama/Comedy categories. The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences recently announced the expansion of the comedy and drama categories to eight, based on the number of submissions but unfortunately this won’t help the limited series category. With so much competition this year it begs the question, can a deserving limited series like the spectacular Unorthodox on Netflix break through with a surprise Outstanding Limited Series nomination?
That’s an extremely tough question for me to answer. First and foremost, I fell in love with Unorthodox and everything about it! The journey following Etsy (Shira Hass), a young Orthodox Jew living in Williamsburg, Brooklyn who deflects her arranged life and flees to Berlin, Germany to start a new life, is full of heartbreak, terror and triumph. The story is told through the past and present tense, weaving back-and-forth throughout its easy to consume four episodes that run a tight 50 minutes each. We follow Etsy as her marriage is arranged, through typical Orthodox Judaism traditions, to her husband Yanky (Amit Rahav), their trails and tribulations of the first year of marriage where Etsy is immediately expected to become pregnant, and dealing with the internal and external troubles of not only being unable to conceive, but also struggling to learn how to be intimate with her husband.
The story bounces from Etsy’s life in Brooklyn, her fleeing to Germany with the help of her piano teacher Vivian (Laura Beckner) in New York, to her stumbling upon a group of diverse college students where Etsy not only learns about life outside what she’s known during her 19 years, but also learns about herself in a way she was discouraged to at home, finally being able to explore her extraordinary musical talents, and fall in lust with Robert (Aaron Altaras), a cute boy who helps Etsy explore her sexuality – something she’s forbidden to do with he husband, Yanky . There’s not one part of the series where you’re not rooting for Etsy to succeed, even when she’s falling under the pressure, and presumably failing, to be the perfect Orthodoxian wife.
The performance of Shira Haas is what gets you through Unorthodox in one sitting. This isn’t because the majority of the screen time belongs to her, but due to her commanding presence. Her range of emotions, subtle facial expressions of fear and pain of realizing she may not be able to escape this life that she hasn’t chosen, or Haas’ displays excitement and bewilderment and wholesomeness when she’s exposed to something new while exploring her potential new life in Germany. Haas has you glued to Etsy right up until the final shot.
I have nothing negative to say about Haas or Unorthodox. I just hope Emmy voters have the chance to watch this limited series and can find ways to nominate this great piece of work beyond the craft categories, which in turn will allow more people to discover this gem within Netflix’s deep bench of content.
I must admit, I don’t know if it can crack the Outstanding Limited Series race, or if Haas can earn a nomination for Outstanding Actress in a Limited Series based on the category’s sheer amount of competition this year. Not saying both aren’t absolutely deserving, but with so much series and actresses vying for five slots, is Unorthodox among the ranks of presumptive fronturnners Watchmen, Mrs. America, I Know This Much Is True and other on-the-fence nominees Hollywood, Little Fires Everywhere, Unbelievable and Defending Jacob? Can Haas, with a breathtaking performance, overcome another young actress Kaitlyn Dever (Unbelievable), who’s also fighting for a well-deserved nomination alongside her more established co-star Merritt Weaver? Both limited series are from Netflix, and I have a feeling that Unbelievable is higher on Netflix’s priority list due to the name recognition of its stars. Shame on the limited series categories only having five nomination slots!
Whether Unorthodox grabs any Emmy attention or not, it won’t take away the fact that it’s an amazing piece of work that deserves to be watched by all!
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The Queer Review
Theatre Review: Pink Lemonade (Assembly Roxy, Edinburgh Festival Fringe) ★★★★★
A powerful, punchy new piece from Mika Johnson, Pink Lemonade is a heartfelt collection of the performer’s experiences in life and love. Incorporating spoken word, physical theatre and Johnson’s irrepressible energy, this engaging solo show is full of wit and pathos.
Mika Johnson – Pink Lemonade
An experimental piece exploring femxle masculinity, racial fetishism, sexuality and gender identity, Pink Lemonade asks questions of both the performer and audience. Johnson is torn between two lovers, both of whom appear to want them only on their terms. Simmi is happy to go to bed with Johnson, but at pains to point out she is “not a lesbian”. Toni meanwhile fetishises dating only Black and Brown womxn, seemingly ignorant of her use of racist tropes and cultural appropriation. As negative as these experiences seem, however, they lead Johnson to discover their own worth, and to understand that they deserve more than to be someone else’s secret.
Johnson also delves into their early life, skilfully lip-synching an interview with their mother describing an early rejection of “girly stuff”, and describes times in their life when they were told that “girls don’t move like that”. One vignette describes their experience of coming out as queer and going to the barber to have their hair cut. The imagery of the Barber’s Shop – a traditionally “masculine” arena – and Johnson being told they need to find the right man to “straighten them out” has particular poignancy and resonance.
There is so much to relate to in this production, from Johnson’s realisation that they were giving all in a relationship but receiving nothing, to examinations of what femininity and masculinity mean to each of us, to a hilarious sex scene involving a pink box. Underscored by poetry, movement and original beats, this story of otherness, acceptance and discovering self-worth makes Pink Lemonade a vital piece of theatre, and Johnson an artist to watch.
Pink Lemonade plays at Assembly Roxy, Edinburgh until 25th August.
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Deborah trained at Drama Studio London and is co-founder of Whoop 'n' Wail Theatre Company. She is an actress, musician and voice artist represented by Nelson Browne Management Ltd. As an actor, Deborah has performed in the UK and overseas in a variety of theatre and film roles. She is also a talented cellist, singer and voice artist. Deborah was one of the Traverse Fifty playwrights, and won the Cambridge University Press "Channel The Bard" competition for My Bloody Laundrette, which she co-authored with Whoop 'n' Wail co-founder Ali Kemp. Ali & Deborah are Associate Performers at the Old Diorama Arts Centre in London. Their new full-length play, But For Us, is currently in development. View all posts by Deborah Klayman
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Fox News announces big changes to their daytime lineup
Jan. 11, 2021 10:15 am by The Right Scoop • No Comments
Fox News has announced big changes to their daytime lineup starting at 9am, when Bill Hemmer returns with Dana Perino to host America’s Newsroom, which was formally hosted by Sandra Smith.
At 11am, Harris Faulkner will air the Faulkner Focus before Outnumbered begins at noon, which she will also host.
Sandra Smith will then host the 1pm-3pm time slot with John Roberts. Their show will be called America Reports with John Roberts and Sandra Smith.
The 3pm hour will be hosted by Martha MacCallum.
Neil Cavuto at 4pm, The Five at 5pm, and Special Report at 6pm will remain unchanged.
The 7pm hour, which was formerly hosted by MacCallum, hasn’t been assigned yet. According to DC Examiner it will be given to an opinion host, which is a big change, considering MacCallum was considered a news host and not an opinion host.
I hope they give it to someone solid, but my fear is they will start something new and give it to a pro-Biden host.
https://therightscoop.com/fox-news-announces-big-changes-to-their-daytime-lineup/
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HELP FOR HEROES CHALLENGE CAN GET YOUR KIDS MOTIVATED TO KEEP MOVING THIS SUMMER HOLIDAY
With the kids breaking up from school and a long summer stretching ahead with fewer opportunities to travel abroad for the holidays, Help for Heroes have devised a new fundraising challenge, Step 2 It, that could be just the thing to motivate families to get up, get out and get moving. Simply by reaching a step target every day for 30 days you can help support wounded and sick veterans and their families – while helping your own mental and physical wellbeing.
With Step 2 It, you can easily adjust the suggested 10,000 steps a day to a lower or higher number to suit your own fitness levels and the time available every day that you want to allocate to stepping. You track your steps using a Fitbit, or through the Strava or Runkeeper apps, or can enter them manually using other devices such as a pedometer, smartphone app or fitness tracker. This also means that people with disabilities can take on Step 2 It by selecting a ‘steps equivalent’ distance to record doing the challenge in a wheelchair.
While exercise is well documented as a way to better manage our mental health, the stresses of life during the pandemic seems to have left many people feeling stressed and with less time or inclination to exercise. Help for Heroes has carried out *research among wounded, injured and sick veterans, serving personnel and families which reveals that 56% of this group are doing less exercise than normal since the COVID-19 pandemic began, with 39% saying that they don’t feel motivated to exercise. This is despite the fact that 65% of respondents find exercise is something they can use to manage stress and anxiety.
Signing up to Step 2 it is easy to do at Step2It.helpforheroes.org.uk and it’s simple to get sponsors to support your challenge. With the majority of its fundraising events being cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, Help for Heroes hopes that Step 2 It will start plugging its expected 40% deficit in forecasted income this year, while giving people an opportunity to get fit in a fun way.
Hannah Lawton, Sports Recovery Manager at Help for Heroes, says,” Sport and exercise are massively important for many of the sick and wounded veterans that we support. Not just to help their physical wellbeing but to improve mental health. It can be a great way to re-motivate yourself after injury or illness and help you realise you can still do the things you love.”
Over the past few months, many people have found solace in exercising and keeping fit. But like many of our veterans, there are also those who have felt demotivated because of concerns and worries caused by the coronavirus, even though we all know that exercise makes us feel better. Our hope is that Step 2 It will give anyone and everyone across the UK a goal to work to – either to motivate them to get back into exercise, or a reason to keep up new habits formed. By taking this big step for themselves, they won’t just be helping wounded and sick veterans, but will be doing themselves a favour too.”
*About the Help for Heroes Research: * Based on 312 responses to a survey carried out by Help for Heroes in May 2020 of wounded, injured and sick veterans, serving personnel and families who answered questions around the amount of exercise they had undertaken since the COVID-19 pandemic began to understand how their support needs may have changed.
About Help for Heroes
Help for Heroes supports those with injuries and illnesses sustained during or attributable to their service in the British Armed Forces, and their families. No matter when someone served, Help for Heroes believes that those prepared to put their lives second, deserve a second chance at life. Every course and activity the charity offers aims to empower them to look beyond illness and injury, regain their purpose, reach their potential and have a positive impact on society. For more information, visit www.helpforheroes.org.uk.
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Designated Islamic Terror Group CAIR Defends McMaster: “Islamophobes, White Supremacists” Want Him Removed
The Washington Standard / August 12, 2017
The terror-linked Islamic group CAIR named a Muslim Brotherhood front organization in America and designated an unindicted co-conspirator in the largest terrorist funding trial in our nation’s history is backing their man at the National Security Council, H. R. McMaster. CAIR’s endorsement is the death blow to the argument that …
Sorry, Brits, But Opposition to Jihad Violence & Islamic Supremacism Still Isn’t Racism – Despite Best Efforts Of British Law Enforcement Media To Establish Otherwise
“Proposal for Piccadilly Circus mosque withdrawn after racist complaints,” the Muslim news site 5Pillars announced Tuesday, and Britain’s dastardly white supremacists weren’t finished. Wales Online reported on the same day that “a pub landlord has been suspended after his bosses were tipped off about a Facebook post he had allegedly shared mocking Muslims.” The …
Biden Vows to Stamp Out ‘Islamicphobia’: ie. more Islamic proselytizing is coming to American public schools
The presidential campaign of 2020 has so far unfolded in more of a crisis atmosphere than any campaign in decades. Portland, Oregon and other cities are still engulfed by Antifa violence (as the Democrats side with the violent rioters), coronavirus hysteria is still hamstringing the nation’s economic life and prosperity, …
The George Floyd Riots: The Leftist/Islamic Partnership in Action
The Washington Standard / June 11, 2020
The Unholy Alliance is emboldened and on the march. The nationwide riots over the murder of George Floyd have offered new insight into the unholy alliance between Leftists and Islamic supremacists. Zahra Billoo, Executive Director of the San Francisco Bay Area office of the Hamas-linked Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA), recently tweeted: “Non-Black POC, first and …
Designated Islamic Terror Group CAIR Intimidates Baptist Church To Cancel “Is Michigan Surrendering To Islam?” Event
The Washington Standard / September 12, 2019
If the Church will not stand for truth than where shall we go? Bloomfield Hills Baptist Church was to host a two-day event called “9/11 forgotten? Is Michigan surrendering to Islam?” on Wednesday and Thursday. The supremacists at CAIR intimidated the Church and convinced them to cancel the event. Here’s more from …
Islamic Jihadis See New Zealand Massacre As Best Chance To Shut Down Their Opposition
If I’m shut out of all platforms over the next few days, you’ll know why.
Anti-Semitic, Anti-American, Pro-Islamic Congressman Keith Ellison Demands Amazon Censor Books By SPLC-Labeled Hate Groups
Tim Brown / July 22, 2018
What Ellison is doing is nothing shy of wanting to shut down his opposition, and using his position illegally as a Congressman, he is attempting to set up the process to push for Congress to violate the First Amendment even more than it already has by writing pretended law to shut down freedom of the press and freedom of speech. This is just the first step.
Nazi-Jihadist & Former DC Area Police Officer Nicholas Young Found Guilty Of Trying To Back Islamic State
The Washington Standard / December 25, 2017
Nicholas Young is the Nazi convert to Islam about which the Geller Report gave you the news last week. The Washington Post says in this report: “But the paradox at the heart of the trial was Young’s interest in both Islamic radicalism and Nazism.” That’s not a paradox. That is, as I …
Fake news: 60 Minutes claims 74% of “extremist-related killings” in US since 2007 carried out by right-wing extremists, not Islamic extremists
How many people has the far right killed? Insane and mentally ill people are not “right-wing extremists.” Like jihad denial, this absurdity is devoid of reality. Try to imagine the enormous funding this drivel, this civil-war propaganda, requires and receives from moneyed leftists. A widely touted study claiming right-wing extremism …
H R McMaster: Muslim Jihad Groups are “Really Un-Islamic” & “Irreligious” (Video)
Tim Brown / August 18, 2017
Seriously, why is this man in the Trump administration? From a 2014 speech on the Middle East, White House National Security Adviser H. R. McMaster stated that Islamic jihad organizations are “really un-Islamic” and are “really irreligious organizations” who cloak themselves in the “false legitimacy of Islam.” Like Barack Hussein Obama …
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Head Game Movie Providing Head Scratching Already: UPDATE
May 14, 2012 May 14, 2012 Dustin Fink
UPDATE BELOW
Irv Muchnick has been using his investigative nature to find out about the new movie “Head Games” based on the Chris Nowinski book and history. Although the use of alternate media is a wonderful thing and that this movie will at least bring more people to the discussion there are some peculiar things about at least the production and the producers that make one wonder.
Muchnick, who has turned over a new leaf and started to lean away from the ‘nuclear option’ of banning the sport of football period to a more incremental – albeit very conservative incremental (however he does deserve credit for adjusting his train of thought) – approach to limiting tackle football for youth. However the bulldog that he is, Muchnick has uncovered some interesting tidbits on the new movie, currently he is in Part 5;
The principal funder of the new documentary film Head Games is Steve Devick, a billionaire music and technology entrepreneur, who co-invented and is marketing a sports sideline concussion tool called the King-Devick Test.
On the virtual eve of the first preview screening of the movie in Chicago – originally billed as a “red carpet premiere,” now called a “private sneak peek” – Devick is listed as an executive producer at the website, http://headgamesthefilm.com.
According to a knowledgeable source, Devick controls all rights to Head Games. The documentary is directed by Steve James, whose previous credits include the acclaimed Hoop Dreams. James had told me that the underwriters of his new project were anonymous.
Head Games is said to be inspired by the work of Sports Legacy Institute founder Chris Nowinski, who authored a 2006 book with the same title. Along with Dr. Robert Cantu, Nowinski co-directs the Study of Chronic Traumatic Encephelopathy at Boston University.
The new film’s trailer also celebrates the journalism of Alan Schwarz of The New York Times. In what I consider a serious blow to the possibility that Head Games might come to be regarded as an independent or comprehensive account of the football concussion crisis and debate, Schwarz not only is interviewed in the trailer, but also is listed as the associate producer. Schwarz told me he left the Times concussion beat last summer, but he has continued to cover the issue in its news pages – most recently reporting on the lawsuit against the National Football League by the family of Dave Duerson.
I agree with Muchnick here it must be noted the possible conflict of interest in this movie, I am hoping that none shows through in the final edition of the film as I am very excited by the line up of those being interviewed in the movie. Those include: Keith Primeau, Cindy Parlow Cone, Bob Costas and many MD and PhD’s. One group of people I did not see were the high school athletic trainers, nothing can be perfect.
UPDATE 17:30======
After this post I have done some digging myself and found out that not only is Mr. Devick the largest producer here he in fact has ZERO creative control over any of the film. It premiers tomorrow night in Chicago I would love to go but have work (girls softball regional playoff game) to contend with.
Perhaps if the likes of Chris Nowinski, Dr. Cantu, Mr. Devick, or any of the other producers that are in town for the Chicago film want to slip down state for a private showing? Haha…
I do look forward to the film, after all the book is what started my wheels turning for this blog.
Neurocognitive Testing, News Story, NFL ConcussionsAlan Schwarz, Chris Nowinski, Conflict of Interest, Dr. Robert Cantu, Head Games the Movie, Irv Muchnick
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brokenbrilliant May 14, 2012 / 19:58
Concussion issues must be hitting the big-time, what with the escalating drama. Bring money into “finding a cure” and you’re bound to have plenty of conflicts of interest. Ultimately, the real losers are the folks who are promised help, protection, advocacy, etc. When money is involved, those who cannot pay end up with the short stick. And who is less likely to be able to pay, than TBI survivors? Making a living is fine. Making a killing tends to be just that.
Dan May 15, 2012 / 07:11
I welcome the news that the ‘King-Devick’ test will get additional air-time. After reading about the test in a highly respected, peer reviewed professional journal (Neurology. 2011 Apr 26;76(17):1456-62. Epub 2011 Feb 2. The King-Devick test as a determinant of head trauma and concussion in boxers and MMA fighters.) I was encouraged by this potential alternative to other neurocognitive assessment tools. Rapid sideline assessment of cognitive function in athletes with suspected concussion may not be best served by SCAT2 or SAC, since these measures do not include tests of reaction time or eye movement. And ImPACT testing is too bulky for sideline assessment.
Although there is clear conflict of interest when a movie producer publicizes a product he intends to sell, there is also an element of this publicity which is beneficial to raising awareness of concussion management.
joe bloggs May 15, 2012 / 08:52
Conflicts of Interest should be made public. The studies have been small and inter-rater reliability is a known problem in its use in delayed development disorders.
See Cantu’s comments in Philly Magazine (excerpted from Muchnick’s blog).
“Penn Researchers Study Football Concussions,” http://www.phillymag.com/articles/penn-researchers-study-football-concussions/
The Penn researchers are neuro-ophthalmologists Steven Galetta and Laura Balcer. The Philadelphia story describes their work and their relationship with Devick.
The piece also includes this grumpy assessment of the King-Devick Test from Boston’s Dr. Robert Cantu, one of the protoganists of Head Games:
“They don’t have any background in concussion research. They don’t have a good feel for what concussions are all about. They talk about finding nearly 100 percent of concussions.… We’ll see what the data shows.… I doubt it will be able to predict more than 75 or 80 percent of the time. That’s good enough to rule somebody out, but not good enough to rule somebody in [for return to play]. And we don’t want simplistic tests to let people go back in.”
Concussion and sports injury have been infused with quick solutions back by very little or very questionable science. Everything from mouth guards to Impact to brain guard supplements have caused this situation to be divorced from scientific reality.
A Concerned Mom May 15, 2012 / 07:47
I was surprised to see how much it costs to use the King-Devick test (didn’t imagine handheld flip charts and a bunch of cards would be so costly – there are various online options with separate pricing):
http://kingdevicktest.com/for-concussions/purchase/
No Online Tracking
“King-Devick Test Version 1 Physical Test
10 Score Sheets
1 King-Devick Test Stopwatch”
It would be interesting to see what trainers who’ve actually used the test think about it.
http://www.myfoxchicago.com/video?clipId=7261307&autostart=true
Short interview with Chris Nowinski on “Head Games” film. He hits on key issues … youngest kids may be most vulnerable, across the board advice to adults to try harder, very simple things can be done to reduce injuries, miss over 90% of concussions …
just a kid July 4, 2012 / 21:29
is there a site you can watch the whole video on
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NY Man Michael Hixenbaugh ID’d As Victim In Friday Pendleton Fatal Motorcycle Collision
July 3, 2020 by THECOUNT.COM "ALWAYS OPEN! Since 2005!"
NIAGARA COUNTY, NY. (THECOUNT) — Michael David Hixenbaugh, of Lockport, New York, has been identified as the victim in a fatal Friday morning motorcycle crash in Niagara County.
Hixenbaugh, 31, was killed in a motorcycle collision involving a vehicle near Pendleton on Friday morning.
According to reports, Hixenbaugh was operating a motorcycle on South Transit Road near Tonawanda Creek Road in Pendleton, when the bike came into contact with a vehicle, operated by an 80-year-old Lockport man.
Hixenbaugh was transported to an area hospital where he was later pronounced dead of blunt force trauma injuries.
It is unknown if the elderly driver was injured in the collision.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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Geo quick facts: Niagara County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 216,469. The county seat is Lockport. The county name is from the Iroquois word Onguiaahra; meaning the strait or thunder of waters – Wikipedia.
VA Man Michael Whitecotton ID’d As Victim In Sunday Fatal Spotsylvania Motorcycle Crash
March 23, 2020 by THECOUNT.COM "ALWAYS OPEN! Since 2005!"
SPOTSYLVANIA COURTHOUSE, VA. (THECOUNT) — Michael Whitecotton, of Spotsylvania, Virginia, has been identified as the victim in a fatal Sunday afternoon motorcycle crash.
Whitecotton, 48, was killed while traveling on a motorcycle Sunday afternoon in Spotsylvania.
According to reports, Whitecotton was operating a motorcycle in the 6500 block of Hickory Ridge Road, when for unknown reasons, he lost control before making contact with a tree Sunday afternoon.
Whitecotton was pronounced dead at the scene of multiple blunt force trauma injuries.
Speed was apparently a factor in the crash, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
According to Facebook, Whitecotton worked as a supervisor financial management analyst at Department of Defense for the U.S. Marine Corps.
Friends and family members took to Facebook to remember Whitecotton:
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Geo quick facts: Spotsylvania Courthouse is a census-designated place and the county seat of Spotsylvania County, Virginia, located 10 miles southwest of Fredericksburg. Recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census designated place, the population was 4,239 at the 2010 census – Wikipedia.
AR Man Michael Gravelle ID’d As Victim In Wednesday Night Fatal Muldrow OK Crash
November 14, 2019 by THECOUNT.COM "ALWAYS OPEN! Since 2005!"
MULDROW, OK. (THECOUNT) — Michael Gravelle of Van Buren, Arkansas, has been identified as the victim in a fatal single-vehicle crash near Muldrow, Oklahoma Wednesday, according to reports.
Gravelle, 24, was killed and two others injured after they were involved in a Muldrow wreck Wednesday night.
Gravelle was operating a vehicle on CR-4739, AKA, Rex Scott Road, around 8 p.m. Wednesday, when for unknown reasons, the vehicle crossed centerlines and exited the roadway. The vehicle then entered a culvert which caused it to roll. The vehicle traveled over 400 feet before coming to a rest after striking a grouping of trees and again rolling over.
Gravelle was ejected from the vehicle during the violent crash.
He was pronounced dead at the scene of multiple blunt force trauma injuries.
His two passengers — Amber Oglesby and David Reed, both of Muldrow — were transported to Baptist Health in Fort Smith, Arkansas with head and leg injuries. Both have been released, reports 5NewsOnline.
Gravelle and Oglesby were wearing seatbelts at the time.
According to social media, Gravelle graduated from Hartford High School in Hartford, AR. He was originally from Hartford, Arkansas, according to Facebook.
Geo quick facts: Muldrow is a town in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States. It is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,466 at the 2010 census, an increase of 11.7 percent from 3,104 at the 2000 census – Wikipedia.
Tampa FL Woman Darla Watson ID’d As Victim In Fatal TX I-20 Crash
May 26, 2018 by THECOUNT.COM "ALWAYS OPEN! Since 2005!"
The Texas Department of Public Safety has released a report naming, Darla Watson, as the victim killed in a Lindale, TX., area crash involving a automobile and a tracker-trailer Friday.
Troopers say they responded to reports of a collision on I-20, about 10 miles east of Lindale, at 2:32 p.m., involving two vehicles. Upon arrival, first responders found Darla McCloud Watson, 62, of Tampa, FL., has died at the scene.
Preliminary crash investigative reports indicate that a 2017 Nissan Altima, driven by Victor Leonard Watson, 59, of Pensacola FL., was traveling west bound on IH-20 in the left lane while a 2016 International truck tractor towing a semi-trailer, driven by Wayne Maxwell Combee, 64, of Lakeland FL., was traveling west in the right lane. Watson failed to drive in a single lane, traveling partially off the left side of the roadway before over correcting to the right across the left and right eastbound lanes. The truck tractor struck the Altima in the right lane of IH-20. Continue reading →
Jersey Shore Star ARRESTED In Tanning Salon Brawl
Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino was pinched at a Middletown, NJ, tanning salon after apparently getting into a brawl.
Sorrentino was visiting the Boca Tanning Salon when according to law enforcement sources a fight broke out.
A 911 call reporting a “fist fight” involving 2 people inside the salon … and when officers arrived — Sitch was arrested. He was the only one taken into custody.
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Mike D’Antoni OUT As Lakers Coach
April 30, 2014 by THECOUNT.COM "ALWAYS OPEN! Since 2005!"
Mike D’Antoni has resigned as coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, the team announced Wednesday night.
Mike D’Antoni coached the Lakers to a 27-55 record this season, the worst 82-game mark in franchise history.
“Given the circumstances, I don’t know that anybody could have done a better job than Mike did the past two seasons,” Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak said in a statement. “On behalf of the Lakers, we thank Mike for the work ethic, professionalism and positive attitude that he brought to the team every day. We wish him the best of luck.” source
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Shahs of Sunset Star Mike Slams Reza: He’s the ”Shah of Bull S—t”
WetPaint.com Shahs of Sunset stars Mike Shouhed and Reza Farahan got into some serious drama at Asa Soltan Rahmati’s party on this week’s episode. Now, Mike is slamming Reza with some seriously harsh words.
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Channing Tatum OFFICIALLY A FATHER!
June 2, 2013 by THECOUNT.COM "ALWAYS OPEN! Since 2005!"
Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan had their baby! Making hottie Tatum officially a dad! Magic Mike a father? Why did I not see that happening? Apparently as early as last year, Channing didn’t either!
BULLY Melissa McCarthy FIRES SINGLE MOTHER From SET Over Sick Child!
What a big bully! Millionaire Melissa McCarthy is directing a new film called “Tammy,” when she became enraged with an extra, a single mother who was on-set with her young child. The child was being unruly due to an ear infection, and mom was trying to earn a meager $58 to pay for the child’s meds..
Mike And Molly Rasist?
Arizona and drunk indians go together like, well wait, they don’t go together at all! But hit sitcom, Mike & Molly sure thinks they do! In a recent airing of the popular comedy, Mike’s mom, when asked if she would like to move, says, “Arizona? Why would I move to Arizona? It’s nothing but a furnace full of drunk Indians.” No you didn’t…
The joke isn’t sitting well in the Native American community. A rep for the Navajo Nation tells TMZ, “For a show like this displaying us in a negative light is just unacceptable, they are taking a shot at the entire state of Arizona and its indigenous people.”The rep says, “An apology would be the right thing to do, but some damage done can’t be fixed in an apology.” tmz
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The Real Reason to Stay in Afghanistan
by Baba Tim
Last week Military.com published an Associated Press article under the headline “Islamic State Expands Reach in Afghanistan, Threatens West”. I have read it three times now, and do not believe a word of it. In this era of fake news, this AP report may be a standard-bearer for the legacy media. It is clear the reporter has not one clue about the area or people she was writing about.
Here is an example: “The area comprising the provinces of Nangarhar, Nuristan, Kunar and Laghman was so dangerous that the U.S.-led coalition assigned an acronym to it in the years after the invasion, referring to it as N2KL”. This is not true, N2KL was named after the provinces assigned to R.C. East back around 2008, or so. When the Army started calling the area N2KL it was so safe that I’d have my kids’ vacation with me in Jalalabad over the summers.
Picking apart news stories written by young journos who don’t know much about the topic they were assigned is not the point. This story is only important in respect to the continued involvement of the United States in Afghanistan. If that involvement is based on the fear that ISIS-K will metastasize into an organization capable of planning and launching attacks against the West, we are on a fool’s errand. ISIS-K (hereafter referred to as Daesh-K, because that’s what the cool kids call them) in Afghanistan is not capable of sophisticated international operations targeting the Homeland. Daesh-K are not our friends, but they are also not our problem. They are Pakistan, Afghanistan and maybe Uzbekistan’s problem. A quick history of Daesh-K will help explain my contention, and it just so happens I wrote one in this post back in 2017.
The provincial capitols of RC East (N2KL) are identified on this map. Note the large parrots beak looking part of Pakistan that juts into Afghanistan below the Khyber Pass — that is called the Parrots Beak and that is how Taliban from the southeast got into the rear of Daesh-K back in 2014.
In 2010, Pakistani Taliban, mainly from Tehrik-e Taleban Pakistan (TTP), started to settle in Achin, Nazian, Kot, Deh Bala, Rodat and Ghanikhel districts of Nangarhar province. They invoked Melmastia (the hospitality requirement Pashtunwali places on all its tribesmen towards others, whether they are strangers or members of one’s own tribe) from the local communities saying it was their moral obligation to help their Pashtun brothers. They were moving to avoid the Pakistan army’s Operation Khyber I, which was targeting the TTP in the Northwest Frontier.
Fast forward to 2014; the muhajerin (refugees) from Pakistan have continued to trickle into Nangarhar province but when the Pakistani army launches operation Khyber II, the trickle turns into a flood. Mule trains full of weapons and ammo, some of them 50 animals long, arrive daily into the Mamand Valley, in Achin district, along with hundreds of militants. Suddenly, the muhajerin declare they are now ISIS and evict the Taliban from the districts they control, but leave the Afghan security forces alone. The locals are happy because trade is moving, Taliban and government road blocks are down and nobody is shooting at anybody. The government is happy too because Daesh-K is an enemy of the Pakistanis, making them an enemy of an enemy — which in Afghanistan is a good basis for a long friendship.
But the Taliban did not take this threat lightly, and started attacking ISIS in Nazim district. ISIS battled back hard, and took control of five districts by June of 2015. Then the Taliban went all in with their “elite forces from Loya Paktia and Loy Kandahar” who infiltrated the Mamand Valley (in Achin district), and then on one night during Ramadan… (The always excellent Afghan Analyst Network picks up the story):
“In early July 2015, Taleban fighters sneaked into Mamand and, during the night of 2 July, talked to their sympathisers about staging a coordinated attack against the ISKP fighters. They managed to secure the help of various tribal elders. One morning during Ramadan, on 3 July 2015, local men (including those not usually sympathetic to the Taleban) and Taleban rose up together against ISKP, with calls by the Taleban via the mosque’s loud-speakers for all men of fighting age to come out and participate, or face seeing their homes burnt down. Taken by surprise, the ISKP fighters retreated from most of Mamand valley by the end of that day”.
Having routed the Daesh-K the non-local Taliban had to leave too, and it took exactly a week for the Daesh-K to return. After driving most of the locals out of the Mamand Valley, Daesh-K then became our problem. They have been a costly problem, turning Nangarhar into the most dangerous province for American servicemen in the country.
The threat from Daesh-K, as outlined in the AP story is as follows:
“Without an aggressive counterterrorism strategy, Afghanistan’s ISIS affiliate will be able to carry out a large-scale attack in the U.S. or Europe within the next year, the U.S. intelligence official said, adding that ISIS fighters captured in Afghanistan have been found to be in contact with fellow militants in other countries.
Authorities have also already made at least eight arrests in the United States linked to the ISIS affiliate in Afghanistan.
Martin Azizi-Yarand, the 18-year-old Texan who plotted a 2018 attack on a suburban mall, said he was inspired by ISIS and was preparing to join the affiliate in Afghanistan. He was sentenced in April to 20 years in jail.
Rakhmat Akilov, the 39-year-old Uzbek who plowed his truck into pedestrians in Stockholm in 2017, also had links with the Afghanistan affiliate, the intelligence official said. “During interrogation he said ‘this is my commander in Afghanistan and he is telling me what to do,'” he said”.
Now this is just plain silly. If the Daesh-K, working diligently from their mountain keeps in Achin district, are causing people around the world to up and Jihad, then how about we cut their internet? The Taliban made cell phone companies turn off their towers at night because they knew ISAF could track them through cell phones so why can’t we do the same with the internet? It’s not like there is a booming local internet service provider economy in the area. How likely is it that the Daesh-K have their own satellite with secure uplinks? The question answers itself.
FRI on the Pakistan/Afghan (Torkham) border with the N2KL Human Terrain Team in 2009.
I don’t think Daesh-K in Nangarhar has anything to do with lone wolf Jihadis LARPing on the internet. But just in case they are, here is another modest proposal that will save us serious bucks. As the Taliban peace talks continue, tell them it would be a sign of good faith if they (the Taliban) came into Nangarhar and eliminated the Daesh-K threat. Just to show them how reasonable we are, we could lend them some FACs and run some close air in support, maybe drop another MOAB — which is just a big fuel air explosive. (MOAB’s are great for morale as long as you are on the side dropping them.)
Using the threat of Daesh-K to justify continued involvement in Afghanistan is folly, because Daesh-K and the Taliban are not a threat to us. Let me be blunt; the threats to our interests in the region come from Pakistan, Iran, and China.
The linked article has a good, detailed, explanation of that fact. Here is a sample:
“Pakistan’s duplicity has continued for over seventeen years. While accepting billions of American dollars in military and economic aid, Pakistan has been slowly bleeding the U.S. to death in Afghanistan through its support of the Taliban, Haqqani Network and other terrorist groups.12”
China represents a more significant threat but one that is difficult to explain. Grant Newsham, does a good job explaining China’s economic vampire-like expansion which targets all sectors of competitors economies. China already dictates the terms on which Hollywood movies are developed and released. The stakes are explained well in this article from Richard Fernandez in an excellent post titled They Are Coming Through the Wire.
“They [the Chinese] are betting they can put enough harm into the US economy that the 2020 elections go to somebody else. Regions, industries. If you look at the Foxconn factory in Wisconsin, the natural gas agreement in West Virginia, each one of these are means for putting hooks into the local politics into those regions or states then turning around and saying ‘the President is making it very hard to continue making investments’, many of which they never had any actual intention of making. Then they can say ‘it is the President’s fault that your economy is failing.”
Countering the growing influence of China in the region is a good reason to stay in Afghanistan. An independent Afghanistan would be a significant geostrategic win for the West. But is it probable? This I do not know… but what I do know is a way to give our continued presence in Afghanistan a purpose vis-a-vis the threat we are trying to counter.
Here is how you put our advisories on defense, reacting to our moves while fighting a frantic rear action battle for their own legitimacy. The United States, in the name of free peoples everywhere, and in the context of what is right for peoples who have been wronged, now insists on a homeland for the Pashtun, Baloch and Kurdish peoples. The current borders were artificially created by the West, specifically to keep these people separate and at each other’s throats. We’re America — and are all about freedom for oppressed peoples victimized by our nasty and brutish (not really in true historical context, but you know where I’m going…) colonial systems.
If we were to suddenly adopt such a radically smart approach to international diplomacy, what would our military in Afghanistan do? I have no idea. Letting the Taliban come over from the Paktia/Khost franchises (they can sneak in behind the Daesh from Pakistan) to battle Daesh-K would be a good start, after that you would have to see how things play out.
The United States is energy independent; we export food, we have two giant oceans separating us from most of the global madness. There is nothing in Central Asia we need or want, except for everyone to calm down and establish some semblance of a legitimate governing apparatus. Our interests are in preventing large disruptions to the global economy from Black Swan attacks, like the one we sustained on 9/11. Those large disruptions are giant hits to the global economy and are not sustainable if they become frequent. But saying that Deash-K, or the many and manifest other Jihadi organizations with roots in Uzbekistan or Western China but now resident in Afghanistan, are capable of another 9/11 is to risk developing a “boy who cried wolf” reputation.
There are legitimate threats in the central Asian area, and we should focus on them with effective tools designed for a long game. China is only a peer threat to our military if we are fighting in China, they cannot project combat power around the globe, only the United States can do that in any meaningful numbers.
Our mission in Afghanistan should now be to prevent China and Pakistan from benefitting from our failure. A military presence in Afghanistan helps, forcing our adversaries to react to our moves on the global stage would be better. And what could possibly be better than advocating for a homeland for peoples long oppressed and divided thanks to those devil Europeans and their damn maps?
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About Baba Tim
Tim Lynch is a retired Marine Corps infantry officer who spent over eight years in Afghanistan as both a security and development contractor. He now lives in South Texas with his wife Rebecca and a miniature attack Yorkie named Max.
Susan Hannigan
Thanks so much, Tim. Your articles are a wealth of knowledge, giving us insight into what is (and has been) really happening, not what the media is feeding us.
Baba Tim
Reply to Susan Hannigan
Let’s see, legalize drugs, name drones for the franchising opportunity, and now tear up the world map? I’m on a roll of some sorts SusanH
Reply to Baba Tim
Ha ha. You can do it, Tim! Especially if you get Max to give you a hand!
Baba McDrone Face.
Beautiful article. Your points are logical, and to me make sense based on what I know of the area. Any reporter claiming that the Taliban, or local radicals are any threat to us, is a naive cub fumbling about. Any research into the area would yield this, yet folks keep proclaiming Afghanistan is an international threat to us . . . pure utter nonsense. The duplicity of Pakistan I would push out to 20 or 30 years, starting with our first invasion, and to some degree during our support of the Mujihadeen during the Soviet invasion. I was flabbergasted at… Read more »
Joni Smith
Really interesting points, Tim. It’s why I look forward to your articles because I have learned you can’t trust what you read elsewhere. I’ve learned a lot reading your take on things. I’ve long though Pakistan was playing the double agent in all these affairs. I don’t trust them. Yet we continue to pour billions into their country. I appreciate your expertise and experience in the area giving a fresh more accurate look at what’s happening and why and the ramifications of our involvement in Afghanistan.
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Montreal Canadiens Trading Rene Bourque Makes Sense… Kinda
By Ryan Szporer November 22nd, 2014
The Montreal Canadiens just traded away Rene Bourque… and so much else.
What the Montreal Canadiens Actually Gave up
Montreal Canadiens defenseman Jarred Tinordi – (Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports)
There’s an economics term out there called “opportunity cost.” Bear with me. I’ll try my best to keep this from turning into a math lesson. It’s essentially defined as the alternative benefit you give up in order to attain something else.
So, whereas many might believe that the Montreal Canadiens didn’t give up all that much to get depth defenseman Bryan Allen from the Anaheim Ducks this past week, seeing as Bourque had been in the minors, nothing could be further from the truth.
No, I’m not saying Bourque was suddenly going to light the American Hockey League on fire, with the only accelerant at his disposal being his unique brand of apathy.
Nor am I saying, despite what Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin might have, that had he played with more consistency in the four full games he got in with the Hamilton Bulldogs, he could have made it back to Montreal and then lit the NHL on fire. Obviously that didn’t happen (nor was it ever going to)… despite him notably notching two goals and two assists in those games.
"I’m not shutting the door on Rene Bourque. If he plays with more consistency in Hamilton, he could come back up. I’m open to that." -MB
— Canadiens Montréal (@CanadiensMTL) November 11, 2014
I’m saying that, by acquiring yet another defenseman after they did Sergei Gonchar not two weeks ago, they’ve essentially given up on Jarred Tinordi and probably Nathan Beaulieu for yet another year. And in many ways unjustifiably so.
A Crowded Blue Line
By acquiring Allen, the Habs aren’t exactly going to have an easy time fitting everyone into the lineup, and that’s not in reference to his massive 6’5” frame. They now have eight defenseman up in Montreal.
Already gone is the 6’6” Tinordi and with him the bold statement the team made exiting training camp when they kept both him and Beaulieu in the NHL. The latter could conceivably soon follow. Evidently, that statement was made in a word processor that allows for bolding and unbolding text and then deleting it at will.
Sure, the Habs are at their 23-man roster limit and Beaulieu doesn’t necessarily need to go anywhere. But, if the only options are stay in the rafters as a seventh or eighth defenseman or get some actual playing time with the Bulldogs, it’s an easy choice to say the least.
Make no mistake, these moves are not about winning now. One can argue that a 22-year-old Tinordi is actually more valuable than a 34-year-old Allen. I mean, what has Allen done in his career, really? I mean, besides playing for some very good Anaheim Ducks and Vancouver Canucks teams? That’s right, not much, besides playing for some very bad Carolina Hurricanes and Florida Panthers teams as well.
He’s a more mobile Hall Gill, one who makes $3.5 million. And no one can convincingly argue that playing him ahead of Tinordi, who’s taller, younger, even more mobile, and worth more to this organization in the long run, makes sense… all else being equal.
Sure, Allen has got more experience. But Tinordi would be getting that right now were it not for this latest string of moves. So, the organization can’t really value experience all that much, one would be forced to conclude.
By the same token, no one can argue that Tinordi and Beaulieu have played lights-out hockey this season so far. They’ve been just okay. There have admittedly been mistakes made, sure. But if Bergevin or head coach Michel Therrien expected something different other than growing pains this year playing those two, they need some kind of sanity check.
There were always going to be mistakes. The question was whether or not the team would persevere in spite of those mistakes. And, yes, the team was winning when Gonchar was acquired and Tinordi got sent down the very next day. In fact, the night before Tinordi got sent down, the Habs shut out the Jets 3-0 for the team’s third straight victory and had a very decent 11-4-1 record overall.
Montreal Canadiens forward Alex Galchenyuk – (Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports)
As weird as it all sounds, even with Tinordi in the minors with the acquisition Gonchar and Beaulieu likely to follow with the acquisition of Allen, Bergevin has an eye firmly on the future, next summer to be exact.
By trading away Travis Moen for Gonchar, who will be an unrestricted free agent next year, the Habs will be saving $1.85 million against the salary cap in 2015-16. By trading away Bourque for Allen, who will also be an unrestricted free agent, they will be saving another $2.4 million, and that’s if the Habs would have kept him in the minors. If Bourque stays up with the Ducks, the Habs will theoretically be saving his full $3.33-million cap hit.
With both Brendan Gallagher and Alex Galchenyuk set to become restricted free agents this summer, that’s space that will come in handy when signing them to their bridge deals. Considering defenseman P.K. Subban made an average of $2.875 million during the two years of his bridge contract, Bergevin has almost if not completely found the space to sign both young forwards in a span of a few weeks.
That’s undeniably impressive. But here’s the rub. Almost by a laughable coincidence, Tinordi and Beaulieu (and Michael Bournival, etc.) are set to become RFAs as well. No one should be forgetting about them… that’s if, if they haven’t already.
At the end of the day, it’s not a matter of weighing Rene Bourque vs. Bryan Allen. It’s not even a matter of weighing Allen vs. a year in the NHL for Beaulieu and/or Tinordi. It’s determining whether a year in the NHL for Beaulieu and/or Tinordi at this stage of their development is worth more or less than easier negotiations between the Habs and Gallagher & Galchenyuk next summer.
Bergevin has made his decision. Considering Gallagher and Galchenyuk are already established NHLers and Tinordi and Beaulieu aren’t, it’s not necessarily a bad one. You know what you’re going to get from the former two and the team likes what they’ve seen so far, so, yes, signing them is a definite priority. It just would be nice to know what you’re going to get from the latter two as well.
The Habs don’t, not really, because they’ve yet to give them a decent enough opportunity to shine. But that’s just the cost of doing business in the NHL.
Bryan Allen
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Nathan Beaulieu
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Recap: Bruins Fall to Penguins in Overtime
By Anthony Pagliarulo December 14th, 2016
After getting off to a slow start, Bruins vs. Penguins contest turned into a good battle. There were some big hits, huge saves and seven total goals to keep the fans entertained. On the way to overtime, the Bruins saw their lead vanish twice as Pittsburgh proved to be a tough team to finish off.
The first half of the first period was rather uneventful. The Bruins put a lot of pressure on the Penguins early, but there were few scoring chances. Overall, the atmosphere was dull and quiet at PPG Paints Arena until the later stages of the period.
Brad Marchand was able to put the visitors on the board first just past the halfway mark of the frame. Pittsburgh made a bad change that allowed Boston easy entry into the offensive zone. Marchand found the puck on his stick at the top of the circle, and his shot snuck past Murray. Justin Schultz was able to get the game tied up a few minutes later when he beat Rask.
Although both goals occurred during five-on-five play, penalties were a big factor. The Bruins were unable to cash in on a long five-on-three opportunity. The penalties were important because the home crowd started to get rowdy after the questionable calls leading to the five-on-three. Heading into the second period, the clubs were tied at one.
Brad Marchand squeaks one past Matt Murray, 1-0 #NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/ncNrr354s1
— Marina Molnar (@mkmolnar) December 15, 2016
The second period saw a lot more action than the first. At the start of the period, Pittsburgh was able to pin the Bruins in their end for an extended period. Tuukka Rask had to come up with some key saves, including a point-blank chance from Phil Kessel.
Once again the visiting B’s managed to pull out to a one goal lead when Tim Schaller and David Pastrnak moved the puck to the front of the home team’s net. Waiting in front was David Krejci and after some fancy stick work, he scored.
Not long after, the Penguins tied the game up again on a power play goal from Nick Bonino. Bonino was never challenged as he walked into the offensive zone and zipped a shot past Rask. After swapping goals for 40 minutes, the clubs were set up for an eventful third period.
For the first time in the contest, Pittsburgh jumped out to a lead. After a very questionable call on Brad Marchand, Conor Sheary found the back of the net when he tipped a shot from the point. The Bruins went on the attack and Pastrnak took advantage of a turnover by Murray to tie the game back up. This game went to overtime to determine a winner, as the teams were tied at the end of the period again.
Both goalies were peppered with shots all game long. Rask saw 37 shots come his way while Murray faced 44. In the end, it was Murray who earned the win after Bryan Rust was able to blow past Ryan Spooner and Rask for the overtime winner. This was a tough loss for Boston because they held the lead on two different occasions.
Rust wins it in overtime pic.twitter.com/FYbmYVL9r0
— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) December 15, 2016
BOS-Brad Marchand (9) assisted by David Backes (7) and Patrice Bergeron (5)
PIT-Justin Schultz (5) assisted by Sidney Crosby (12) and Conor Sheary (10)
BOS-David Krejci (5) assisted by Tim Schaller (6) and David Pastrnak (7)
PIT-Nick Bonino (5) PPG assisted by Trevor Daley (8) and Matt Murray (2)
PIT-Conor Sheary (8)PPG assisted by Brian Dumoulin (6) and Justin Schultz (11)
BOS-David Pastrnak (19) Unassisted
Bryan Rust (8) assisted by Evgeni Malkin (21) and Justin Schultz (12)
THW THREE STARS
First: Justin Schultz (one goal-two assists)
Second: Bryan Rust (GWG)
Third: David Pastrnak (1 goal-1 assist)
Anaheim Ducks at Boston Bruins
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2016-17 Season Series: First Meeting of the Season
Bryan Rust
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David Pastrňák
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New turmoil in Middle East
A renewal of Middle East peace talks received a major blow after the US State Department decided against renewing a permit for the office of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation in Washington last week.
The Palestinians responded by cutting ties with the US Consulate in Jerusalem.
“Communications with the consulate in Jerusalem and meetings between American and Palestinian officials in Palestine are currently frozen because of the decision not to renew the PLO office in Washington’s certification,” Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s diplomatic affairs adviser Majdi al-Khalidi confirmed to The Jerusalem Post.
“This is temporary until they clarify to us if the office is closed or open. If they tell us the office is closed, we will continue to freeze our communications.”
Khalidi added that PLO Washington representative Husam Zomlot and Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat were in contact with the Trump administration.
A State Department official commented, “We continue to be in contact with Palestinian officials about the status of the PLO office in Washington as well as about our larger efforts to advance a lasting and comprehensive peace, these discussions are ongoing.”.
Palestinian foreign minister Riyad al-Malki commented to AFP, “What is the use of holding any meetings with them when they close our office? Our meetings begin from our office, and the arrangements are there,”
“In practice by closing the office they are freezing all meetings and we are making that official.”
A PLO spokesman confirmed it had received instructions from Abbas “regarding closing down all communication lines with the Americans”.
The US consulate in Jerusalem declined to comment but referred to a statement on Saturday noting it was hopeful any “closure will be short-lived.”
“We are not cutting off relations with the PLO,” the statement said.
The PLO requires renewal of its US office by the State Department every six months but the notice does not automatically mean the mission will cease.
President Donald Trump’s administration has 90 days to decide if the Palestinians have entered direct, meaningful negotiations with Israel.
If so, he can waive the condition to shut the office.
US law states that the PLO cannot operate a Washington office if it advises the International Criminal Court to prosecute Israelis for alleged crimes against Palestinians. And Abbas appeared to violate this law in an address to the United Nations General Assembly in September when he called on the ICC to prosecute Israeli officials for their involvement in “settlement activities and aggressions”.
The coming days are another crossroads in the stop-start peace process.
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Circuit Profile: 2016 Austrian Grand Prix – Red Bull Ring – Round 9
June 29, 2016 · by thejudge13 · in F1 Circuit Profile. ·
Brought to you by TJ13 writer Marek
After the European Grand Prix in Baku the F1 circus heads to, well, Europe, moving on to the Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring. After a scrappy weekend last time out for Lewis Hamilton saw his good work of Canada undone, Lewis will be looking to get back on track again as he bids for a 3rd consecutive world championship. Only one driver has managed to win the Austrian Grand Prix 3 times (Alain Prost managing the feat during the 1980s), but Nico Rosberg has won here on both occasions since the track returned to the calendar in 2014, and will surely fancy his chances of tying the great Prost for the most wins at this event. Red Bull will be pulling out all the stops to entertain at their home grand prix, with the Red Bull Skydiving team and the Flying Bulls in action to entertain over the weekend, but the track has not been a happy hunting ground for the team, who could do with a lift after a poor European Grand Prix saw them lose momentum in their battle against Ferrari.
Last year’s race saw Lewis Hamilton take pole position, but Nico Rosberg got the jump on him at the start and led all the way to the finish. Kimi Raikkonen lost control coming out of turn 2 on the opening lap and collected Fernando Alonso, with Alonso ending up sliding along the barrier on top of the Ferrari. Hamilton incurred a time penalty for crossing the white line on the pit exit, and ended the race behind Rosberg, but even with the time penalty to be added he still took second. Vettel had looked good for third, but lost out in the pits after a botched Ferrari pit stop, and Massa took the third podium slot for Williams.
After hosting a number of sportscar and non championship events between 1958-1963, the bumpy airfield circuit of Zeltweg joined the Formula One calendar to host the Austrian Grand Prix for the first time in 1964, the race marking the Formula One debut of Jochen Rindt in a one off drive for Brabham, with the race being won by Lorenzo Bandini in a Ferrari, the only race the Italian would win in F1.
The track was not well regarded, being tight and bumpy, and the race was dropped from the calendar after one race. The next Austrian Grand Prix was held in 1970, at a new venue, the Osterreichring, a beautiful flowing track using the natural elevation change of the mountains to provide a trilling test of skill over 5.9 km of rises and falls.
The Osterreichring held the race from 1970 (won by Jacky Ickx for Ferrari) through to 1987 (when Nigel Mansell conquered in a Williams in a race started 3 times after multiple crashes on the first two attempts), but the track was dropped from the F1 calendar, with safety concerns playing a role in the tracks demise after numerous crashes and fatalities at the circuit in the preceding years. The track would not return to the calendar until 1997, in its new guise as the A1 Ring, with Hermann Tilke given the task of circuit redesign.
This resulted in chunk of the western section of the track bypassed, and changes to layout of the remaining track, slowing the existing high speed corners to increase run off areas, somewhat neutering the majesty of the old track, reducing the lap to 4.3 km in the process.
Jacques Villeneuve took the win for Williams in his title winning season in 1997, and the track remained on the calendar until 2003 when Ferrari number one Michael Schumacher claimed a win and maximum points after moral victor Rubens Barrichello was ordered to give his team mate the position. This would be the last race at the track until 2014, when new owners Red Bull transformed the facilities to bring them up to standard, building new pits and grandstands and winning themselves a home grand prix in the bargain . Nico Rosberg and Mercedes have been the winners here on both occasions since its return to the calendar.
The original track was a thing of beauty, it was very fast track, and featured fast sweeping corners. Originally, from the start of the lap the drivers blasted uphill into Hella Licht, a fast blind right hander that was modified in 1976 and the removed from the lap entirely in 1977 to be replaced with a chicane due to safety fears. This led onto a straight powering up to the Dr Tiroch Kuruve, a fast and banked right hander that curved back onto another straight, linking back to join the modern circuit at what is now Turn 2. Sadly the section from before Hella Licht through Dr Tirroch Kurve were removed from the track during the circuit redesign which brought F1 back in 1997.
From there the track wound down into the Bosch Kurve, a fearsome downhill right hander with a grandstand on the outside of the corner. The lack of runoff led to the demise of this wonderful corner on the redesign of the track, the corner has been replaced by the new Turn 3, a tighter corner for slower entry and provided with the run off space demanded by today’s safety standards. From the Bosch Kurve the track wound into the Texaco Schikane, a series of fast curving left handers that have been replaced by the tighter section between Turn 5 and Turn 6, again slowing the track and providing more runoff. The old track then finished on a wonderful sweeping banked curve leading on to the main straight, which has been tightened into the Turn 8 and Turn 9 combination on the modern track.
Circuit Characteristics:
From running below sea level in Baku, the teams switch to running at elevation in Austria, with the track situated about 700m above sea level.
With its scenic location nestled in the Styrian mountains, there will be more strain on the power units due to lower air pressure, and while the surroundings are beautiful they can also be treacherous, with the possibility of rain sweeping in over the mountains adding unpredictability to the event.
The lap is short, with the hard breaking zones separated by short straights, providing short time to cool brakes and harvest energy.
The track sees plenty of elevation change through the course of the lap, with some 65m difference between the highest and lowest point on the circuit, providing challenge for driver and machine alike.
The short straights are all preceded by slow corners, so good traction and engine power will be required.
The lap is one of the shortest, and timewise the quickest on the F1 calendar, and with the track having been resurfaced this year to remove some bumps and provide more grip, added to Pirelli bringing their ultra-soft tyre to the event, we can expect to see even quicker lap times this year – so don’t be surprised to hear plenty of excitement on the team radio about blue flags!!
From the starting grid there is a short run uphill to turn 1, a blind right hand corner. After everyone bar Gutierrez was on their best first corner behaviour in Baku, this start provides opportunity for mayhem, as witnessed here in 2000 when Riccardo Zonta came in too hot and tagged Michael Schumacher, forcing both Schumacher and the unfortunate Jarno Trulli into retirement.
Rosberg nipped past Hamilton here at the start last year to set up his victory, and with Nico seeming intent to push his luck aggressively in the opening corners this year, the start of the race should prove yet another tense affair for the Mercedes pit wall.
From here the cars will wind their way right left past the pit exit (watch the white line on exiting Lewis!) down the long straight and pass the 1st DRS activation point as they start to climb back up into Turn 2, a tight right hander at the highest point of the circuit.
This spot should provide plenty of action during the race – it was here that McLaren-Mercedes teammates Mika Hakkinen and David Coulthard tangled in 1999, with reigning champion Hakkinen spun into last position by his aggressive team mate Coulthard – a portent of things to come for the Mercedes boys I wonder?
Exiting turn 2, as the track starts to gently drop downhill the cars put the power down (careful Kimi!) and wind gently down another straight, the first DRS activation zone, heading towards turn 3, another right hander. Overtaking is possible here but care must be taken – Romain Grosjean tried it on the outside around Carlos Sainz Jr last year, but ended up losing position to an alert Segio Perez when Carlos refused to play nice and allow Romain space around the outside! Bottas showed the way to do it later on in the race here with a clean move on Nico Hulkenberg. From turn 3 the cars curve around the corner into the gentle sweep of turn 4, another right hander and opening down a short burst into the left hander Turn 5. Daniel Ricciardo added another fine pass to his collection here on the last lap in 2014, taking Nico Hulkenberg on the outside from turn 4 and holding the place through turn5. On the exit of Turn 5 the cars run wide over the curbs to help propel them down into another left hander Turn 6.
From here the cars lean in to the right hander Turn 7, carrying as much speed as they can on the exit onto the next straight.
This straight leads down into the fast right hander Turn 8.
The pit entrance is on the exit of Turn 8, and after the turn the drivers pass the 2nd DRS activation point before darting in to another tight downhill right hander, the final Turn 9, with the drivers swinging wide over the kerbs to help give them the best launch onto the main straight and the second DRS activation zone as the cars climb back into Turn 1, the premier overtaking opportunity on the track.
TYRES WITH PIRELLI:
For Formula One’s annual visit to the Red Bull Ring, with its stunning mountain setting, the three softest compounds in the P Zero range have been nominated: soft, supersoft and ultrasoft. The Spielberg track is probably the closest that Formula One comes to a rally stage: with big changes of elevation and a sequence of fast and twisty corners. The weather in the region can also be quite unpredictable. Although the circuit only returned to the F1 calendar in 2014, it has its roots in the 1969 Osterreichring, which gives the track quite an old-school character that is still in evidence now.
THE CIRCUIT FROM A TYRE POINT OF VIEW:
The first two sectors are fast with the final sector being slower and more technical.
The circuit tests a wide spectrum of a tyre’s ability, in terms of lateral and longitudinal loading.
Wear, degradation and temperatures are quite low, which is why we have the softest tyres.
Judging the braking points is quite complex, as there are a number of uphill braking areas.
The track surface is generally low-grip and low abrasion, as well as being bumpy in places.
Spielberg is the shortest lap time of the year with only nine corners, so precision is vital.
THE THREE NOMINATED COMPOUNDS:
Yellow soft: unusually this is the hardest tyre in the range, one of the mandatory available sets.
Red supersoft: these should play an important role in the race, also a mandatory available set.
Purple ultrasoft: the most popular choice by a long way, with up to nine sets nominated per car.
HOW IT WAS A YEAR AGO:
A one-stop strategy proved key to victory, although this was influenced by an early safety car. Nico Rosberg started on the supersoft and then switched to the soft on lap 38 (of 71).
Best-placed alternative strategy: Pastor Maldonado finished seventh from 10th on the grid (promoted by grid penalties) after starting on the soft tyre and doing a long opening stint.
PAUL HEMBERY, PIRELLI MOTORSPORT DIRECTOR:
“Austria is one of the most picturesque and individual tracks on the championship, which asks a lot from the tyres in terms of all-round mechanical grip and performance, which is why the ultrasoft has been resoundingly favoured here. As a result, we may have a two-stop race this time, even though last year was a one-stopper. However, this venue is always quite unpredictable: we had a safety car period right at the beginning of the grand prix last year, while rain as well as bright sunshine seems to be an equal possibility. The ultrasoft compound should be well-suited to the Red Bull Ring, which means that we will almost certainly see the fastest laps ever of this current circuit configuration this weekend.”
The circuit has been completely re-asphalted this year, with the new asphalt having a similar level of abrasion to before. The fresh bitumen may offer a different amount of grip though: it will be measured by Pirelli’s engineers on Wednesday before the race.
The ultrasoft makes its Austrian debut, having been introduced for the current season.
As well as cars, Spielberg also hosted the Red Bull Air Race earlier this year, above the track.
OTHER THINGS THAT HAVE CAUGHT OUR EYE RECENTLY:
Ferrari and Renault have made the most aggressive nominations: nine sets of ultrasoft each.
The top two in the championship (Rosberg and Hamilton) differ in their tyre choices.
Pirelli becomes part of the FIA’s action for road safety campaign, with some new initiatives.
Form Guide:
The only team that have really proven to be able to beat Mercedes over a race weekend so far this season is Mercedes. Both Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg have had some awful weekends this year, with Hamilton suffering last time out at Baku. While normally he would be expected to bounce back and reaffirm his superiority, Austria has proved to be a happy hunting ground for Rosberg, with Nico taking victory at both races since the return of the track to the F1 calendar in 2014. Nico will fancy his chances, and the battle between the two Mercedes drivers will again likely provide the main attraction. For Ferrari, Baku provided a strong result, but beneath the surface it looked as if the chances of Sebastien Vettel being able to challenge the Mercedes on pace in 2016 seem to be getting ever more unlikely. Ferrari will be hoping to show their revised turbo is the real deal, and need to ensure they get their act together in qualifying, as having to start behind a Williams or Force India could make it a long afternoon in traffic. This problem could be made even worse given Williams notable improvement in pit stop performance this year. Ferrari will definitely not be able to afford a sloppy stop like the one which Vettel endured last year, ruining his chances of a podium finish. Williams themselves have enjoyed their best performances at this track over the last few seasons, and will be hopeful the track will once again play to their cars advantage, with Valtteri Bottas desperate for a headline grabbing result to win the silly season focus back from Sergio Perez, whose two podiums in three races could see him peaking at the right time as contracts for 2017 are considered. Both Bottas and Massa have been on the podium here over the past two years, and Massa will also be keen to show he still has something to offer to someone, as rumours start to fly about his fate at Williams and possible landing spots. Red Bull have not had much to shout about at the Red Bull Ring, and after a disappointing weekend in Baku will be hoping to put on a display at their home track. With Daniel Ricciardo now confirmed at Red Bull for 2017, the continuing battle between him and Max Verstappen should provide intense excitement regardless of their position on the track.
1975 – A soaking race that was stopped early and led to half points being awarded. The race saw Vittorio Brambilla take his only Formula One victory, and promptly lose control and spin into the barrier after he crossed the line to take the chequered flag, continuing on celebrating in his battered March.
1982 – Elio de Angelis maiden formula one victory, and the last for Lotus before Colin Chapman died. This race saw Brabham stop to take on fuel during the race, the first time this had been done in modern formula one. The clever strategy did not bring instant rewards to the team however, with Riccardo Patrese retiring from the lead with an engine failure and Nelson Piquet failing to finish due to an electrical fault. Alain Prost looked set to win with a healthy 30 second lead, before his Renault pulled to the side of the track in flames a few laps from the finish, leaving Elio de Angelis in the lead in his Lotus. He was hunted down to the end by Keke Rosberg in a Williams, but just about managed to hang on for victory, both cars crossing the line side by side, with just 0.05 seconds between them.
1984 – Niki Lauda wins his home Grand Prix, taking the championship lead from McLaren team mate Alain Prost, a lead he would keep until the end of the season to claim his third drivers title. The race saw no Ford-Cosworth engine car take the start, after both Tyrrells failed to qualify, the first race to be held without the previously dominant manufacturer since they introduced the DFV engine in 1967.The race also marked the F1 debut of Gerhard Berger, driving for ATS. In the race, Piquet in a Brabham led from Prost, but as they came upon oil spilled from Elio De Angelis blown turbo, Piquet wobbled and Prost spun off into the barriers and a costly retirement. Lauda overtook Piquet for the lead, and coasted clear to record a famous home victory.
1999 – With Ferrari number one Michael Schumacher out after breaking his leg in the previous race, his team mate Eddie Irvine rose to the challenge of leading the Scuderia and claimed victory, pushing him into genuine championship contention. He was aided by David Coulthard nudging team-mate and championship leader Mika Hakkinen into a spin at turn 2 on the opening lap, sending Mika to the back of the pack. Irvine jumped Coulthard in the pits and held on for a memorable victory by less than a second from a late charging Coulthard, while Hakkinen sliced his way back through the field to come third.
2003 –Michael Schumacher led from the start, but lost the lead to Juan Pablo Montoya after his car was briefly set alight in the pits after fuel leaked during refuelling. Team mate Barichello had pitted prior to Schumacher, and after a problem with his refuelling rig the team swapped to Michael’s. Schumacher came into the pits next, and as the team rushed forward to connect the refuelling hose fuel dripped onto Schumachers car, catching fire. As the crew removed the hose more fuel spilled onto the flames, increasing the blaze and the crew showered the car with fire extinguisher as Schumacher waited calmly to be released, putting his foot down once given the all clear to resume, re-joining in third place behind Montoya and Kimi Raikonen. Schumacher chased down Kimi Raikkonen to take second, and took the lead and a deserved victory after Montoya retired with engine failure while in his sights.
Support Races
There is a full complement of support races on show in Austria as GP2, GP3 and the Porsche Supercup will all provide action in between the F1 sessions.
In GP2, no-one seems to want to take control of the championship. Last time out, the leaders stumbled, with Norman Nato losing the lead after failing to register a points finish in Baku having thrown it away at the start of the feature race. Artem Markelov took over the series lead with a 5th place finish in the sprint race after being taken out of the feature race by Arthur Pic. Antonio Giovinazzi hadn’t put a point on the board prior to Baku, but victory in both the feature and sprint races around the streets of Baku put him into third in the overall standings. It was the first time since Bahrain in 2012 that a driver managed to win both the feature and sprint races, a feat managed that weekend by the champion of that season, former Lotus 3rd driver Davide Valsecchi. Sergey Sirotkin finally converted promise into some decent points, coming home second in the feature race. Both he and Alex Lynn, who had a pointless weekend in Baku, will fancy their chances in Austria, where both made the podium behind McLaren’s future star and 2015 GP2 champion Stoffel Vandoorne. Nobuharu Matsushita will be suspended for the Austrian race, having been found guilty of driving in an erratic manner and causing danger to other drivers during the Safety Car period!
GP3 returns for only its second race of the season, after a long gap since the opener in Spain. The drivers had a chance to test at the Spielberg track on 7th/8th June, so those off the pace in Spain will be hoping to be ready to impress. Ferrari driver academy prospect Charles Leclerc, who has recently been boosted by confirmation he will drive in FP1 for Haas on 5 Grand Prix Fridays this year starting at the British Grand Prix, leads the title race after winning the feature in Spain. Leclerc will be highly fancied to record a second straight feature race win to start the season after looking very impressive in the test sessions in Spielberg. His team mate Alexander Albon sits second in the championship after winning the Spain sprint race, while another Ferrari driver academy prospect Italian Antonio Fuoco also posted impressive times during the test sessions and will be hoping to pose a threat for victory.
The Porsche Supercup returns for its third round after entertaining at Spain and Monaco, with Italian Matteo Cairoli winning both the opening rounds to open up a lead over the chasing pack. The teams have been testing in Monza in the gap between rounds 2 and 3, and the race should provide plenty of entertainment as usual.
Previous Results:
Year Driver Constructor
2015 Nico Rosberg Mercedes
2003 Michael Schumacher Ferrari
2001 David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes
2000 Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes
1999 Eddie Irvine Ferrari
1997 Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault
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17 responses to “Circuit Profile: 2016 Austrian Grand Prix – Red Bull Ring – Round 9”
landroni June 29, 2016 at 12:57 · · Reply →
Nice wrap-up. Love the overview of historic layouts BT (Before Tilkering). Keep ’em coming!
Marek June 29, 2016 at 16:29 · · Reply →
I love the BT 🙂
Spanners June 29, 2016 at 13:23 · · Reply →
Great write up man. What’s he paying you? Let’s talk. 😉😎
Bruznic June 29, 2016 at 13:58 · · Reply →
The judge pays? Why am I giving him things for free then? I’m gonna sell them out of the back of a van then.
Any colour you like. As long as it’s blue.
Haha, flattery will get you everywhere Spanners:-) Nice to see some people like the review, loving writing them up, as I only started watching F1 in the early 90s, looking into the old tracks/races has certainly opened my eyes to a lot of great racing. I always loved the modern track due to its elevation change and as I knew no better having not seen the old one, but after watching footage of old races on the Osterreichring I won’t be able to shake the hollow feeling that F1 today is but a poor imitation of it’s past glory….but then maybe that’s just me getting old 😀
thejudge13 June 29, 2016 at 17:00 · · Reply →
Top work Marek
CatmanF1 June 29, 2016 at 20:47 · · Reply →
Great write up Marek, glad I could hand over to someone who does a great job!
mikecloud54 June 29, 2016 at 21:24 · · Reply →
A good and comprehensive review of the circuit.
It makes me sad though, that they let Tilke neuter the track, as he has done in so many other places. It seems odd that it was felt necessary to ruin it so much, due to safety concerns and run off areas, but continue with Monaco, and even more strangely allow Baku to become a venue.
Exactly. Same for Mexico — how can you butcher a track that much, yet allow other dangerous tracks like Baku to join?
Verstappen June 30, 2016 at 07:10 · · Reply →
Now I have ABBA playing in my head…
I hate abba. With a burning passion.
Racer's Ramblings June 30, 2016 at 09:00 · ·
I’ve been cheated by you since I don’t know when. *Da da da da, di di da da*
So I made up my mind, it must come to an end. *Da da da da, di di da da*
Look at me nooowwwwwww…
*Winky face emoji with a wry smile and hint of irreverence*
Bruznic June 30, 2016 at 09:11 · ·
Son of a b%tch
Rumour has it (actually F1F COTD) that due to the new surface it’s hard to get the tyres up to the right temp.
Now with Mercedes heater trick exposed… Could we end up with a real race?
What heater trick?
Infrared device to heat up components and air to influence the pressures.
fortis96 June 30, 2016 at 11:13 · · Reply →
Landroni….
He’s referring to them heating up the brakes on the grid before the start of the race. Couldn’t find the English link, but found the German article relating to it…
http://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/formel-1/mercedes-geheimnis-entlarvt-erste-fotos-vom-reifen-heiz-trick-11472372.html
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Civil Service Bill Gets Some Applause For ‘Banning The Box’
Measure Eliminates Questions About Criminal History On Application For State Positions
by Gilman Halsted
Sen. Lena Taylor says that the removal of the box asking about criminal history from state job applications is the one silver lining of the civil service bill. Courtesy of Wisconsin Public Television
Those pushing for changes in the criminal justice system say the civil service bill approved by the Legislature this week includes a provision that would help ex-felons get a fair shot at a state job.
Opponents of the new bill say it opens the door to political favoritism in the hiring and firing of state employees. Democratic state Sen. Lena Taylor agrees, but said the bill also has a silver lining: It removes the box on the state job application that asks about criminal history. She said that gives ex-felons a foot in the door and a chance to turn their lives around.
“They have now an opportunity to be interviewed and go through a process and to be able to sell themselves without the scarlet level F on top of their forehead,” said Taylor.
Once Walker signs the bill into law, Wisconsin will become the 20th state to ban the criminal history box. A bill pending in Congress would ban the box on all federal job applications.
Wisconsin Public Radio, © Copyright 2016, Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System and Wisconsin Educational Communications Board.
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FLOATUS
The Imagineers who built the Disney empire knew that one wrong detail or lapse could ruin the whole experience.
So from the biggest ride to the interactions between cast members and guests to the average trash can, all Disney parks are designed and managed with the maxim “everything speaks” in mind. The tiniest detail wasn’t spared, and if something was wrong, it diminished everything.
When I saw Twitter light up with outrage over Melania Trump’s choice of wearing stiletto heels as she and the president walked to Air Force One on their way to tour Hurricane Harvey flood damage, that’s the expression that came to mind.
Some feel FLOTUS could have picked more appropriate shoes for her flight to inspect hurricane damage in Texas. https://t.co/fSOE1XrFQQ
— Twitter Moments (@TwitterMoments) August 29, 2017
The outrage was real, or at least as real as outrage on Twitter gets. Mrs. Trump was hit for being out of touch, and looking like a disaster tourist.
Don't you listen to the haters, Melania; they conveniently forget the time Rosalynn Carter wore fuck-me pumps to that Sudanese refugee camp.
— John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) August 29, 2017
(Melania wobbles into shelter in 6-inch heels)
"I here help. I bring you perfumes and chocolates." https://t.co/t8G4MP8zei
— Jess Dweck (@TheDweck) August 29, 2017
But as with all Twitter outrage, there was backlash to the Twitter outrage. She was defended, even by liberals, for having the right to wear whatever damn shoes she wants, and also, it’s a massive flood swamping a huge city, and who gives a shit?
Leaves Melania's shoes alone.
It's sexist and dumb.
Very much like her husband.
(Fairness has a kind of shelf life…)
— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) August 29, 2017
Nobody likes slamming Trump & his piece of shit family more than I do but I really don't give a fuck about what kind of shoes Melania wears.
— Frank Conniff (@FrankConniff) August 29, 2017
I think we can all agree that the following three maxims are all equally applicable to this situation:
It’s wrong to shame a woman for her clothing and/or appearance
This is the kind of nit-picky shit that Fox News and right wing infotainment deluged the Obamas with for eight years, and it’s crazy-making
Those aren’t safe to wear in a disaster area and don’t send a great message to people who’ve lost everything
Since the election, the Trump family in general has been criticized for being cold, unfeeling, and unable to grasp everyday human concerns. Keeping the maxim “everything speaks” in mind, Melania’s flood shoes don’t really matter much, but they do reinforce that stereotype about the family.
They’re shoes you wear to look, not shoes you wear to participate. They don’t mean a lot, but they do speak. Imagine Michelle Obama walking to Air Force One wearing those shoes, while headed out to tour a flood zone. Do you think Sean Hannity would ever stop shrieking about it? Rush Limbaugh would get a week of shows out of it.
The FLOTUS hat is pretty sweet but you can't look at it & tell me Hannity wouldn't have done a week on how Michelle Obama looked too hip hop
— Jared Rizzi (@JaredRizzi) August 29, 2017
Then again, maybe that’s the exact reason to leave it alone. If you’re doing something because right wing talk radio did it too, that’s a red flag that you should stop doing that thing.
The Obamas were relentlessly attacked for their clothing choices, their dining choices, their religious choices, and their every mannerism and word. Is it fair to do the same thing to Melania and Donald Trump? Aren’t there enough legitimate reasons to hit out at the Trumps, like their flagrant corruption and almost total disinterest in doing anything to help anyone who isn’t them?
Of course, by the time the outrage circle had completed itself, Air Force One had landed in Corpus Christie, and Mrs. Trump had taken off the shoes and replaced them with white tennis shoes. In fact, she’d changed outfits completely, and added a hat that read “FLOTUS.” Because there was a chance people might not know who she was.
Or perhaps they’ll be on sale soon.
The president was wearing a white hat blaring “USA” which is for sale at the low, low price of $40 on the Donald J. Trump store website that still lists him as president-elect.
This is the hat he’s been wearing in recent Hurricane Harvey-related photos, including one where he sat alone with a blank notebook staring into space listening to a conference call while Vice President Pence and the cabinet handled things in Washington.
If you want to get mad at the Trumps, get mad about that. It’s not just the disinterested incompetence – it’s the effort to profit off the disinterested incompetence.
THAT speaks.
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I’m not sure how to add a reply about your FLOTUS post – here goes. When Melania Trump arrived in Texas, the heels were gone, and she was wearing athletic shoes. Her hair was in a pony tail under her billed cap. For some reason I keep hoping she knows what is really happening.
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Browns sign E.J. Gaines
Posted byJack McCurry March 23, 2018 March 23, 2018 Leave a comment on Browns sign E.J. Gaines
The Cleveland Browns obviously needed some upgrades in the secondary after a disastrous 2017 campaign.
So far this offseason they traded for Damarious Randall and signed T.J. Carrie, Terrence Mitchell and on Friday added another defensive back.
The team signed cornerback E.J. Gaines to a one year deal worth $4 million that could make it to $5 million with incentives.
Gaines will reunite with defensive coordinator Gregg Williams who he spent time with in his first two NFL seasons with the St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams in 2014 and 2016.
A sixth round pick out of Missouri in the 2014 NFL Draft, Gaines made an impact early on his career starting in 15 games his rookie season and recording 70 tackles, two interceptions and 14 pass deflections, earning him a spot on the Pro Football Writers Association’s All-Rookie Team.
Injuries have slowed down a promising career as his second season in 2015, a Lisfranc injury shut him down for the entire season. He came back in 2016 and played in 11 games and recorded 56 tackles and seven pass deflections but missed five games with a thigh injury.
The Rams traded him to the Buffalo Bills during the 2017 preseason in exchange for Sammy Watkins and a second round pick. He started in 11 games for Buffalo and had 59 tackles, nine pass deflections, three forced fumbles and an interception.
Pro Football Focus graded him as the 13th best corner in football last season and diving further into the stats, you can see how much of an impact he truly was when on the field.
Congrats @GainesTrain_31 on signing with the Browns. @Browns fans, here is the impact he made last season on the Bills defense #NFL #mizzoumade #dawgpound pic.twitter.com/631ejONy4z
— Andy Ross (@adross77) March 23, 2018
If he can stay healthy and that’s a big if due to his injury history, Gaines could be a huge steal for the Browns this offseason.
He’ll come into training camp without question being the top cornerback on the depth chart and it still gives the Browns the flexibility to draft a cornerback early with one of the five picks they currently hold in the top 64 selections.
With the additions made at cornerback, there’s no question that Jamar Taylor’s time on the Browns is coming to an end and it’s a matter of when, not if the decision will be made to cut ties with him.
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Werewolves of London
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Oompa Loompa (From "Charlie & The Chocolate Factory")
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Scooby Doo (From "Scooby-Doo: Monsters Unleashed")
Love Potion No. 9
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GST: Entry tax concerns remain for e-commerce
The model goods and services tax (GST) legislation includes a whole chapter on e-commerce and has prescribed strict information-disclosure requirements plus a tax collection at source model for both goods and services. This is a refinement to what the Karnataka government sought to do after the Amazon fiasco. E-commerce operators have been made liable not only for paying the GST on their facilitation services, but also GST collection at source that individual suppliers would have ordinarily been liable for. The consequent compliance hazards have already been widely commented upon. Ideally, e-commerce operators should only be responsible for the GST on their facilitation services. Ecommerce is quite transparent, where revenue officials can easily verify the suppliers and customers. Casting responsibility of collection at source when tracking or taxing individual suppliers is not difficult. What is praiseworthy is that a clear distinction has been made between assessees actually supplying goods and services, whether through their own electronic platform or otherwise, and assessees merely providing the electronic platform to facilitate such suppliers –an oft-forgotten distinction under extant state value-added tax (VAT) and entry tax laws.
Expert Committee recommends changes in Specific Relief Act for ease of doing business in India
The Expert Committee set on examining the Specific Relief Act, 1963 today Submitted its Report To Union Law & Justice Minister Shri D.V.Sadananda Gowda here in New Delhi. In its report the committee has recommended modifications in the Specific Relief Act, 1963 for ensuring the ease of doing business. In the context of tremendous developments which have taken place since 1963 and the present changed scenario involving contract based infrastructure developments, public private partnerships and other public projects, involving huge investments; and changes required in the present scheme of the Act so that specific performance is granted as a general rule and grant of compensation or damages for non-performance remains as an exception, the committee decided i. To change the approach, from damages being the rule and specific performance being the exception, to specific performance being the rule, and damages being the alternate remedy.. ii. To provide guidelines for reducing the discretion granted to Courts and tribunals while granting performance and injunctive reliefs. iii. To introduce provisions for rights of third parties (other than for Government contracts). iv. To consider addressing unconscionable contracts, unfair contracts, reciprocity in contracts etc., and implied terms.
Company Law: IASB amends IFRS 2 “Share-based Payment”
International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has issued limited amendments to the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) 2, Share-based Payment. IFRS 2 deals with the financial reporting of share-based payment transactions by an entity. Under the amendments, certain provisions have been modified and while some new provisions have been added. Key amendments include addition of provision on treatment of Vesting and non-vesting conditions in Cash-settled share-based payment transactions, and provision of net settlement feature in Share-based payment transactions.
FDI: Govt. allows 100% FDI in e-commerce, defense
In last two years, Government has brought major FDI policy reforms in a number of sectors viz. Defense, Construction Development, Insurance, Pension Sector, Broadcasting Sector, Tea, Coffee, Rubber, Cardamom, Palm Oil Tree and Olive Oil Tree Plantations, Single Brand Retail Trading, Manufacturing Sector, Limited Liability Partnerships, Civil Aviation, Credit Information Companies, Satellites- establishment/operation and Asset Reconstruction Companies. Measures undertaken by the Government have resulted in increased FDI inflows at US$ 55.46 billion in financial year 2015-16, as against US$ 36.04 billion during the financial year 2013-14. This is the highest ever FDI inflow for a particular financial year.
Accordingly the Government has decided to introduce a number of amendments in the FDI Policy. Changes introduced in the policy include increase in sectoral caps, bringing more activities under automatic route and easing of conditionalities for foreign investment.
Further, it has now been decided to permit 100% FDI under government approval route for trading, including through e-commerce, in respect of food products manufactured or produced in India.
FDI: Airlines can have full foreign ownership
Foreign investors, barring overseas airlines, can now have up to 100 per cent stake in local carriers, the government said on Monday. The government also eased the process for 100 per cent FDI in brownfield airport projects (or expansion of existing projects). FDI in brownfield projects will now be through the automatic route and this can boost development of government and privately owned-airports. The limit of foreign direct investment (FDI) in domestic carriers was raised from 49 per cent to 100 per cent to attract investments. The announcement, coming a week after the national civil aviation policy was unveiled, aims to make flying affordable by attracting more players. But the note came with a rider — the cap on investment by a foreign airline in an Indian carrier remained at 49 percent. “Foreign airlines would continue to be allowed to invest in capital of Indian companies operating scheduled and non-scheduled air transport services up to the limit of 49 of their paid-up capital,” said a statement from the government.
Income Tax: Reimbursement of travelling expenses of expatriates received from its clients and also “living allowance” paid by the clients to expatriates (employees deputed by the assessee) - whether such receipt do not constitute income in the hands of the assessee? - Held No - Tri
It is an admitted fact that the DRP has held in AY 2006-07 and 2007-08 that these receipts, viz., reimbursement of travelling expenses and living allowance paid to expatriates, are not to be considered as forming part of fees received by the assessee. The co-ordinate bench of Tribunal has held in AY 2003-04 and 2004-05 that these items are not taxable in the hands of the assessee. However, we notice that the Tribunal has held so in AY 2003-04 and 2004-05 on the understanding that the assessee herein and Indian companies are not related parties. The Ld D.R has pointed out that they are related parties, which fact was not disputed by the assessee.
We have noticed that the addition made by the assessing officer has been deleted by DRP in AY 2006-07 and 2007-08. Identical additions made in AY 2003-04 and 2004-05 have also been deleted by the Tribunal, even though there was misunderstanding about the facts.Sum paid to UK Co. for seconded employees wasn't taxable as it already subjected to TDS as salary income In the case of Reckitt Benckiser (India) Ltd. where assessee an Indian Company made payment to a non-resident company towards reimbursement of salaries paid to two of its employees deputed in India and claim of assessee of having paid and deducted tax at source from amount in question as salary income was duly supported by TDS certificates, disallowance made by Assessing Officer under section 40(a)(i) for alleged failure of assessee to deduct tax at source was not sustainable
Where assessee had not been able to explain basis on which segmental financials showing OP/TC of export of assessee-company to its AE were taken, OP/TC of relevant transactions had to be reworked by taking OP/TC at entity level by taking into consideration entire transactions of assessee.
Income Tax: Threshold Limit of tax audit under section 44AB and section 44AD - clarification- circular dated 20-06-2016
CBDT has clarified that Section 44AB of the Income-tax Act ('the Act') makes it obligatory for every person carrying on business to get his accounts of any previous year audited if his total sales, turnover or gross receipts exceed one crore rupees. However, if an eligible person opts for presumptive taxation scheme as per section 44AD(1) of the Act, he shall not be required to get his accounts audited if the total turnover or gross receipts of the relevant previous year does not exceed two crore rupees. The higher threshold for non-audit of accounts has been given only to assessees opting for presumptive taxation scheme under section 44AD.
Service Tax: Commission paid in INR by Indian buyers on behalf of foreign companies amounts to payment in forex for export benefits
Payment in Indian rupees out of deduction from sums payable in convertible foreign exchange would amount to payment in convertible foreign exchange only; hence, it would be 'export of service'.
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Wednesday, July 8, 2015 — 1:30 PM EDT
Geometry Working Seminar
Mohamed El Alami, Pure Math Department, University of Waterloo
“Inoue Surfaces, Continued”
Monday, July 6, 2015 — 1:30 PM EDT
Algebra Learning Seminar
Anthony McCormick, Department of Pure Mathematics, University of Waterloo
“The Grigorchuk Group”
A finitely generated group is said to have intermediate growth if it has both superpolynomial and subexponential growth. In 1983, Grigorchuk answered the question asked by John Milnor: do groups with intermediate growth exist? We will discuss his answer to this question.
Monday, June 29, 2015 — 1:30 PM EDT
Ehsaan Hossain, Department of Pure Mathematics, University of Waterloo
“ELI5: Leavitt Path Algebras”
Friday, June 26, 2015 — 12:30 PM EDT
Graph Algebras Seminar
Adam Dor On, Department of Pure Mathematics, University of Waterloo
“K-theory of graph C*-algebras : Strategy and computation”
Friday, June 26, 2015 — 11:23 AM EDT
“Inoue Surfaces”
Thursday, June 25, 2015 — 4:00 PM EDT
Student Colloquium
James Haley, Department of Pure Mathematics, University of Waterloo
“Preserving Reality”
David Belanger, Cornell University
“Π1 conservation theorems and RCA∗0”
Wednesday, June 24, 2015 — 2:30 PM EDT
Student Number Theory Seminar
Savio Ribas, Pure Math Department, University of Waterloo
“EGZ constant and its (many!) generalizations”
“K-theory of graph C*-algebras : Crossed product preliminaries”
In this talk we will give a rather quick introduction to crossed product C* algebras. We will mainly focus on the case of abelian groups and look at some examples
Ian Payne, Department of Pure Mathematics, University of Waterloo
“What do Universal Algebraists do?”
Computability Learning Seminar
Michael Deveau, Department of Pure Mathematics, University of Waterloo
“Pseudo-Jump Inversion - Part II”
Theodore Hui, Cornell University
“Class Field Theory and its Applications”
Class Field Theory is just like Galois Theory or the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra in the sense that the statements are useful and powerful in their own rights - you don’t really need to worry too much about their proofs before knowing how to apply them.
Tuesday, June 16, 2015 — 1:30 PM EDT
Spiro Karigiannis, Pure Mathematics Department, University of Waterloo
“Differential Analysis IV: Thom-Smale Transversality”
John Campbell, Department of Pure Mathematics, University of Waterloo
“The Immaculate Basis and the Shin Basis of NSym”
“K-theory for graph C*-algebras”
After we’ve dealt with some K-theory, we introduce another six-term exact sequence due to Pimsner and Voiculescu in the context of graph algebras. We use our combined knowledge on K-theory and graph algebras to start computing the K-theory of a graph C*-algebra.
“Pseudo-Jump Inversion and C.E. Operators”
Anton Borissov, Pure Math Department, University of Waterloo
“Divisors on Toric Varieties II”
After briefly reviewing what we did in the first talk, we will move on to discuss the orbit- cone correspondence, Weil divisors, and Cartier divisors on toric varieties. Time permitting we shall talk about how to compute the divisor class group and the Picard group on a toric variety.
“Purely infinite graph C*-algebras, continued”
Tuesday, June 9, 2015 — 4:30 PM EDT
Joint Graduate Student Colloquium
Zack Cramer, Pure Mathematics Department, University of Waterloo
"The Matrix-Tree Theorem"
Monday, June 8, 2015 — 1:30 PM EDT
Blake Madill, Department of Pure Mathematics, University of Waterloo
“GK Dimension and the Bergman Gap Theorem”
Friday, June 5, 2015 — 4:00 PM EDT
Laurent Marcoux, David McKinnon, Nico Spronk, Ross Willard, Frank Zorzitto
Department of Pure Mathematics, University of Waterloo
“Some Highly Influential and Extremely Important Short Presentations.”
5 accomplished speakers. 5 minutes each. 1 hilarious afternoon.
Friday, June 5, 2015 — 12:30 PM EDT
“Purely infinite graph C*-algebras”
Back on the graph algebras track, we will describe necessary and sufficient graph-theoretic conditions for a graph algebra to be AF or purely infinite simple. It will follow that these two classes cover all the simple graph algebras.
Thursday, June 4, 2015 — 2:00 PM EDT
Russell Miller, Queens College - City University of New York
"Effective Classification of Computable Structures”
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 — 2:30 PM EDT
John C. Saunders, Department of Pure Math, University of Waterloo
“The Turan Sieve”
“Divisors on Toric Varieties”
Toric Varieties are geometric objects that are described by combinatorial data. Their description allows one to compute many geometrical quantities in a straightforward fashion. In this talk we will define toric varieties and work towards describing the global sections of line bundles on them.
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Home » Vietnam can enjoy faster internet service by early next month
Vietnam can enjoy faster internet service by early next month
by Vietnam Insider January 14, 2020
Local press reports indicate that undersea cable repairs on three internet cables connected to Vietnam are soon to conclude, enabling faster internet connectivity after a number of breakdowns and disruptions.
Repair work on a section of the Asia America Gateway (AAG) connecting to Ho Chi Minh City, about 163 kilometres from the shore off Vung Tau City, was completed last week. Another section, connecting Vietnam and Hong Kong, is expected to be completed this week. The developingtelecoms.com reports.
Problems with the Asia Africa Europe (AAE-1) cable should also be solved later this month, while issues with branches of the Intra Asia (IA) cable, connecting Vietnam with Hong Kong and other parts of Asia, are expected to be resolved by early February.
Vietnamese news services have said that problems with the three cables caused a loss of 30 percent of Vietnam’s international internet transmission capacity in December.
Connected in November 2009, the AAG handles more than 60 percent of Vietnam’s international internet traffic. The system runs more than 20,000 kilometres, connecting Southeast Asia and the US, passing through Brunei, Hong Kong, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
The AAE-1 is a 25,000 km submarine communications cable system from Southeast Asia to Europe across Egypt, connecting Hong Kong, Vietnam and other parts of Asia.
The 6,800 km IA cable was installed in November 2009; it connects Vietnam, Singapore, the Philippines, Hong Kong and Japan.
Vietnam currently has six submarine cable systems, as well as a 120 gigabit channel that runs overland through China.
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New Potain flat top
Potain unveiled the MCT 325 flat top tower crane at an event held at the Manitowoc group production facility in Zhangjiagang, China yesterday.
The MCT 325 comes in two basic versions with 12 and 16 tonne maximum lift capacities and jib lengths from 40 to 75 metres. As with other MCT cranes the 325 has been designed for easier transport and assembly, and more efficient operation.
The 16 tonne version of the MCT 325 was erected at the plant with full 75m of jib for the launch
The new crane is designed to work with the company’s two metre square L68 and L69 tower systems and can be used as a tied in external crane, in an internal climbing configuration or mounted on a chassis in order to provide maximum versatility. The MCT 325 will eventually replace the traditional MC 310 hammerhead tower crane. Shipments are due to begin in September and will be sold across the Asia Pacific region, the Middle East, Africa, South and Central America as well as Russia and CIS countries.
The jib and counter jib can be installed in just four lifts
The new crane also features a new square design counter jib concept, which is said to simplify assembly on site, the complete jib and counter-jib can be erected in two lifts each and include dedicated slinging points on the counter jib and transport brackets on the jib to facilitate easier loading and installation. The jib can be extended from 40 metres to the maximum 75 metres in increments of five metres. Capacity at the 75 metre jib tip is 2.5 tonnes on the 12 tonne model, and 2.3 tonnes on the 16 tonner.
The new crane features a wide range of hoist and trolley options
A variety of hoist, slew and trolley mechanisms are available, the 12 tonne version comes with the standard 75 LVFC 30 winch with a rope capacity of 766 metres and can lift 1.5 t at speeds of up to 114 metres a minute, there is also an option to upgrade to the 75 HPL 30 hoist.
The 16 tonne crane comes with the 75 LVFC 40 winch as standard, with the option to upgrade to the 75 HPL 40 or 100 LVF 40 which offers a rope capacity of 637 metres, and speed of up to 90 metres a minute with a two tonne load. A safety brake option is available for all of the winches.
The company says that on a well prepared site, the MCT 325 can be erected within a day and a half.
Dealers from Asia Pacific, the Middle East, South Africa and Russia attended the launch
Potain regional product manager Kwong-Joon Leong said: “We are delighted to add the MCT 325 to our range, just 18 months after we launched the MCT 565, the largest topless crane in Potain’s Asia range.”
“Topless cranes like the MCT 325 are becoming the go to solution for projects utilising precast concrete, which is an increasingly popular choice for the speed and simplicity it brings to job sites. Topless cranes also bring speed and simplicity to projects thanks to their design which allows multiple units to overlap on site. The MCT 325 gives our customers a new choice in the 12 and 16 tonne range. And with its standout 75 metre jib, we believe this new model will appeal to a wide range of companies and projects.”
The first Potain topless crane from the Chinese plant was the MCT 385, which was launched in 2014, since then the company has added the MCT 205, MCT 85, MCT 565 and now the MCT 325 to the range.
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About VES
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We believe that technological competence and ICT skills are some of the most important assets a young person should acquire in the 21st century. Therefor all students at VES are required to bring their own laptop to work online in class and at home. The VES e-learning platform provides important information for students regarding exams and homework. All classrooms are equipped with interactive smartboards and teachers' laptops.
Our goal at VES is that our students use modern technologies according to the requirements of the 21st century. ICT skills are a fundamental necessity at any university throughout the world and for our students' future careers.
Junior High 1: 10 finger system, word processing, power point, e-learning, "Safer Internet Workshop"
Junior High 2: word processing, power point, e-learning, "Safer Internet Workshop"
Junior High 3: word processing, excel, power point, e-learning, "Safer Internet Workshop"
Junior High 4: weekly Computer Science hour, e-learning, GeoGebra
At the Senior High School computers and modern technologies are integrated in all subjects. In year 9 there is a special focus on Computer Science - 2,5 hours a week. In year 10 there is a special subject called Technology that has a focus on topics, such as Robotics and 3D printing.
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Military Men on Stress Reduction Techniques You Can Apply to Everyday Life
Military Vets Reveal the Best Tactics to Tackle Stress
Sharon Feiereisen
Not meeting KPIs at work, rough breakups, bad investments, seasonal affective disorder… we all deal with stress in one form or another. Not all stress is bad, however. For many people, stress can be a trigger that forces them to perform better. But there are limits to that.
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Productive stress and anxiety management are critical not only for mental health, but for physical well-being. With that in mind, we checked in with accomplished military men to get their advice on the best ways to manage stress in your everyday life. Because if anyone has experience handling pressure, worries and anxiety in their personal and professional life, it’s an army vet.
While you won’t be faced with the same scenarios as a man in active service, these stress-reduction tactics can be applied to your everyday life.
1. Take a Few Deep Breaths
When we get stressed many of us forget to properly exhale, which is why taking a few deep breaths was one of the first things that Matt Pawlikowski, a United States Military Academy Chaplain, suggested as a stress relief tactic. With 27 years of active duty service in the army and deployments to Korea, Egypt and Afghanistan, Pawlikowski has faced more than his fair share of stress.
“Taking a deep breath and blowing it out reduces carbon dioxide in our system and immediately lowers blood pressure and heart rate,” says Pawlikowski. “It’s such a simple technique that I personally do it all the time without even thinking about it. When I’m rushing from one location to another with a dozen things to do and can feel the stress in my body: I stop, suck it in and blow it out.”
2. Put the Situation in Perspective
Most of us have moments where trivial things happen that make us feel like our world is crumbling. We’re talking things like accidentally liking an ex’s Instagram picture from a few years ago. In these cases, a little perspective can go a long way.
“People run up to leaders all the time and present them with situations they think are absolutely dire and it has become a fairly common expression among some leaders who have seen combat to ask: ‘Is anybody dead or dying?’” says Pawlikowski. “If not, then the situation just isn’t as bad as some subordinates make it out to be.” This doesn’t mean a situation outside of this category can’t be serious and/or urgent, but if it isn't anything life-threatening, then maintaining perspective “and getting on with whatever situation needs handling,” can be the difference between having a meltdown and effectively dealing with the situation at hand.
3. Keep a Daily Gratitude Journal
Journaling can not only help with setting and achieving goals, but it can help with happiness and stress management.
“When you first wake up, write down three concrete, specific things for which you’re grateful (I’ve got clean sheets. It’s not raining today. I’m looking forward to my English muffin with melted butter, etc),” suggests Pawlikowski. “Before you go to sleep, once again, write down three concrete, specific things for which you’re grateful (I got a workout in today. I had food to eat for dinner, when other people didn’t. I was able to talk to a friend for 10 minutes). This simple technique – if done daily for a period of time – is a proven effective therapy for many people.”
4. Remember That Being Cheerful Is a Choice
It’s easy to be sad. It’s easy to feel sorry for yourself. Happiness, however, isn’t always as elusive as people might think.
“The final line of Max Ehrmann’s Desiderata is ‘be cheerful. Strive to be happy,” notes Pawlikowski. “Many people think happiness is a matter of the right circumstances coming together. If that’s so, then happiness is always beyond our control. Although many people find this hard to believe, happiness is more a matter of the attitude we CHOSE.” Next time something stressful happens, try choosing happiness. “It won’t mean that unpleasant circumstances will go away, but choosing to be happy despite our circumstances changes our perspective and can make the situation more manageable.”
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5. Find a Relaxing Hobby
Whether it’s taking a leisurely walk, painting, singing, or something else, having a hobby is critical for stress management.
“I spend a lot of time reading books, which allows me to take my mind off of the other events and activities I have to handle at work and at home,” said Ronni Zehavi, who served in the IDF and is now the CEO of Hibob, an HR tech platform that helps employees collaborate and communicate. “While reading may not work for everyone, engaging in an activity that you don’t normally do in your work can help reduce stress. Spending time with friends and family who have similar hobbies is another great way to burn off steam.”
6. Learn How to Say No
“You may have to take on more responsibility than you like in the military, but that isn’t necessarily the case in the civilian workforce,” says Zehavi. “Work/life balance is extremely important, and if you agree to lend a helping hand to every colleague who asks – or even attend every social engagement you’re invited to – you will get burnt out.” Zehavi suggests thinking both about what you need to do and about what’s most important to you before automatically accepting invites and favors. “Be selective about what you agree to take on and feel empowered to say no to things that will unnecessarily add to your load and make you feel overwhelmed.”
7. Break Tasks up Into Manageable Pieces
Yossi Orbach, a former regiment commander in the IDF and the current director of operations at Tourist Israel, noted that his military experience taught him the importance of breaking up tasks. “In or out of the army, a mission is a mission and it must get done, you just have to make sure you do it in a way that isn't overwhelming for you,” says Orbach. “Set a target and once you reach one target, set another target to reach, and keep doing this until you reach your final goal. Working towards something little by little can help any mission seem manageable."
8. Get Regular Exercise and Solid Sleep
Retired lieutenant colonel, Robert F. Vicci, a veteran of 34 years of service and CEO of VetREST, a company that helps veterans suffering from PTS, singles out exercise as the number one way to help manage stress. “I run when I can, mostly outdoors. It gives me a workout and also time to reflect on the good, the bad and the ugly.” He adds that a well-rested body and mind are also essential to manage stress.
9. Listen to Music
“One common thread that we share in the military is that we all love music - it’s a great escape from life,” says Vicci. When a stressful event or thought hits, take a few moments to pull up a favorite song; sing along, get up and dance – anything to get oxygen pumping and help lift your mood.
10. Play a Board Game
Games aren’t just for kids! Vicci notes that playing board games helped him get through four years of army football at West Point. “My quarterback TD Decker and I played backgammon before every game and while we were in transit for away games. I was his fullback and felt directly responsible for his life, especially looking at the teams we played, so we made it our ritual to relieve the stress we had, not only as football players but as Cadets. Backgammon made us focus only on the moment, and not the other hundred activities we had before us.”
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UKnowledge > Interdisciplinary Centers & Institutes > Kentucky Geological Survey > Report of Investigations > 57
Kentucky Geological Survey Report of Investigations
Major Lower Paleozoic Horizons of the Southern Illinois Basin
John B. Hickman, University of KentuckyFollow
The geology exposed at the surface in the southern Illinois Basin has been mapped in great detail by countless workers over the past century. With the exception of limited and scattered exposures in incised river valleys, the oldest rocks exposed outside of the Jessamine, Nashville, and Ozark Domes surrounding the Illinois Basin are Mississippian in age. Extensive deposits of Cambrian–Devonian sediments occur in the subsurface above crystalline basement in this region, however. All available data for the region were analyzed to produce a single, comprehensive set of interpretations. The data used in this study include 1:24,000-scale geologic quadrangle maps, oil and gas well data from 1,764 wells, more than 900 mi of proprietary reflection-seismic profiles, and public-domain potential-fields data (gravity and aeromagnetic surveys). The data were used to interpret the structure of eight stratigraphic horizons in the subsurface: the top and base of the New Albany Shale, the top and base of the Maquoketa Shale, the top of the Knox Supergroup, the top of the Eau Claire Formation, the top of the Reelfoot Arkose, and the top of Precambrian basement rocks.
Series XIII
Report of Investigations 10
https://doi.org/10.13023/kgs.ri10.13
Statement of Benefit to Kentucky
Data on Lower Paleozoic rocks of the southern Illinois Basin were compiled to produce a single, comprehensive set of structural interpretations of eight stratigraphic horizons: the top and base of the New Albany Shale, top and base of the Maquoketa Shale, top of the Knox Supergroup, top of the Eau Claire Formation, top of the Reelfoot Arkose, and top of Precambrian basement rocks. This report will be of value for water-well drillers, oil and gas exploration companies, waste-disposal companies, miners, and others involved in subsurface geological studies.
© 2019 University of Kentucky
This research was completed by the Kentucky Geological Survey in Lexington, Ky. It was funded in part by a research consortium composed of 11 oil and gas exploration companies, as well as the Governor’s Office of Energy Policy and the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet. The Rough Creek Graben Consortium included the fol-lowing companies: Chesapeake Energy, Forest Oil Corp., Greensburg Oil, Highway Resources, Marathon Oil Co., MegaWest (Kentucky Resources), MSD Energy, North Coast Energy, Sunshine Oil & Gas, Triana Energy, and Viking Energy LLC.
Hickman, John B., "Major Lower Paleozoic Horizons of the Southern Illinois Basin" (2019). Kentucky Geological Survey Report of Investigations. 57.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/kgs_ri/57
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Hannah’s novel approach to target diabetic wounds wins 3MT grand final
A novel approach to tackle the complications of diabetes – the biggest health challenge confronting Australia – has won UniSA student Hannah Thomas this year’s Three Minute Thesis competition.
The PhD candidate in the School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences took out both the overall prize as well as the People’s Choice award on 24 August, pitching her research which focuses on key cells in the healing process of diabetic wounds.
An estimated 1.7 million Australians have diabetes, and that number is increasing by around 100,000 each year due to a combination of factors, costing the country an estimated $14.6 billion annually.
Hannah’s presentation focused on the crucial role that vascular muscle cells known as pericytes play in diabetic wound healing.
“Every three minutes, nine diabetics will lose a limb due to complications with wounds on their legs and feet,” Hannah told the audience.
“There appears to be a link between the absence of a key cell type – pericytes – and the failure of diabetic wounds to heal.
“Under normal, healthy circumstances these cells help to build blood vessels and to regulate the body’s inflammatory responses to combat infection. In diabetics, pericytes are missing and both of these processes are compromised – damaged blood vessels can’t be rebuilt and the inflammatory response is heightened and prolonged,” Hannah says.
Hannah is working on therapies to help restore these pericytes in diabetics so that wounds heal a lot faster.
Hannah will now go on to compete in the Asia-Pacific 3MT Grand Final hosted by the University of Queensland on 29 September.
“Preparing for the 3MT has been an eye opening and rewarding experience for me,” Hannah said after her win. “It is becoming increasingly important for us as researchers to be able to clearly and accurately articulate our research not only to other researchers, but also to a broader audience which has the potential to include industry, collaborators and, most importantly, members of the public who may be directly impacted by the results of our work.
“This competition has also provided me with the opportunity to tackle head-on – in a supportive and topical environment – some of the public speaking nerves and difficulties I have always experienced, fostering a skill set that I know will prove invaluable in a research career.”
Second prize went to Alex Wade from the School of Health Sciences, who discussed her research on the link between a Mediterranean diet and a lower risk of dementia. Charlotte Gupta, a PhD candidate in the School of Psychology, Social Work and Social Policy, took out third prize for her presentation explaining why a midnight snack helps night workers stay alert, improving their concentration levels.
The five other finalists were:
Xi Yu (School of Commerce): The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Academics;
Victoria Fielding (School of Communication, International Studies and Language): Political Narratives: competing for media attention in an industrial dispute;
Roya Rudd (School of Engineering): Tiny particles pack an optical punch;
Ava Huang (School of Marketing): Understanding how online distribution impacts luxury brands;
Farzana Kastury (School of Natural and Built Environments): Lead lock in.
Dean of Graduate Studies, Professor Pat Buckley, paid tribute to all eight finalists, congratulating them on the quality of their research and their outstanding presentations.
“Distilling years of research into just three minutes is a very difficult task but communicating this research to an audience beyond the academic world is essential. That’s why this competition is so valuable for students. It builds important career skills and can lead to some exciting opportunities for research collaborations. The benefits last well beyond the competition,” she says.
Media contact: Candy Gibson mobile 0434 605 142 email candy.gibson@unisa.edu.au
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A face at the window a novel
Graves, Sarah, 1951- author.
8 sound discs (9 hr., 38 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Home repair is homicide mystery.
Tiptree, Jacobia (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.
White, Ellie (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.
Women detectives -- Maine -- Eastport -- Fiction.
Historic buildings -- Conservation and restoration -- Fiction.
Murder -- Investigation -- Maine -- Eastport -- Fiction.
Dwellings -- Maine -- Eastport -- Maintenance and repair -- Fiction.
Female friendship -- Fiction.
Eastport (Me.) -- Fiction.
Ellison, Lindsay.
After more than three decades eluding justice, the man who murdered Jacobia "Jake" Tiptree's mother is finally about to stand trial--until he vanishes into thin air. Jake has a terrible foreboding of where Ozzie Campbell will turn up next. And while the local police chief is sure she's overreacting, the truth is far worse than even Jake's worst fears.
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As a toddler, in a room illuminated only by the flames of a fallen candle, Jacobia Tiptree watched a man kill her mother. Jake once believed that man to be her father. Now, thirty-five years after the murder, as the real killer's long-delayed trial is about to begin, the defendant has vanished.
Jake tries to distract herself from murder with the constant attempts to keep her 1823 federal-style fixer-upper from tumbling down on her head. But when her best friend's infant daughter suddenly goes missing, Jake feels her dark past wrapping itself around her, and needless to say, it's nowhere near as charming as her rickety old house.
Sarah Graves lives with her husband in Eastport, Maine, in the 1823 Federal-style house that helped inspire her books.
(Publisher Provided) Sarah Graves has been a writer (and a reader!) all her life. She sent her first story to McCall's magazine when she was seven or so. It was about a squirrel lost in the woods. The editors sent a form rejection letter, possibly because it was not very realistic for a squirrel to be lost in the woods. But this began her literary career of getting creatures (especially human creatures) into peril, and letting them figure out how to get themselves out again. She is best known for her Home repair is Homicide Series. Her titles include: Knockdown, Crawlspace, A Face in the Window, and A Bat in the Belfry.
Ozzie Campbell disappears just before he's about to go on trial for murdering Jacobia "Jake" Tiptree's mother in front of the then three-year-old Jake in Graves's engrossing 12th mystery to feature the handywoman and former Manhattan financial manager who's resettled in Eastport, Maine (after 2007's The Book of Old Houses). Jake's instincts go on high alert after a pair of obvious out-of-towners show up in Eastport, asking questions about her. Then someone abducts Leonora, the little girl Jake has been caring for while her mother is on vacation in Europe, and Leonora's teenage babysitter, Helen Nevelson. The narrative twists around Helen's desperate escape and survival story, and Jake's own tale of capture and rescue as they both battle heartless kidnappers, the harsh terrain and puppet master Campbell's efforts to force Jake to recant her witness statement. Relentless pacing, an appealing heroine and perfectly loathsome antagonists will more than satisfy series fans. (Dec.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Jacobia (Jake) Tiptree was a high-powered money manager in Manhattan before she moved with her son to Eastport, Maine, where she purchased a nineteenth-century house and began a long series of home repairs mixed with amateur sleuthing. By this twelfth book in the series, Jake has remarried and has a well-established group of friends but the home repairs continue (each chapter is headed by one of Tiptree's tips for keeping the house shipshape). Graves continues to explore Jake's backstory in this installment. Three decades ago, Ozzie Campbell murdered Jake's mother, and now he is finally about to stand trial. When Ozzie disappears before his trial, all of Jake's friends and relatives are out of town, and she is feeling especially jumpy at being alone in her multiwindowed home. Things escalate rapidly as Ozzie's intentions become clear. Graves almost moves beyond the bounds of a typical cozy this time, with relentless dramatic action and steadily building suspense. Still, the comforts of home survive in the end.--Coon, Judy Copyright 2008 Booklist
This is Graves's 12th entry in her "Home Repair Is Homicide" series, following The Book of Old Houses (2007), also available on audio from Sound Library. Thirty-five years after the murder of Jacobia "Jake" Tiptree's mother, which Jake witnessed as a toddler, the trial is finally set. The narrative focus shifts easily from character to character, and the climactic scene recalls certain Lemony Snicket scenarios. Series narrator Lindsay Ellison captures the Down East and New Jersey accents well. An entertaining listen that occasionally drags; recommended where interest warrants. [Audio clip available through www.bbcaudiobooksamerica.com; the Bantam hc received a starred review, LJ 12/08; previous titles in this series have been Book Sense (now IndieBound) and USA Today best sellers.-Ed.]-Joyce Kessel, Villa Maria Coll., Buffalo (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Chapter One Discovering that Marky Larson had brought a gun along on the trip to Maine changed everything for Anthony Colapietro. "Shut up," snarled Marky. It was the hundredth time he'd said it, or maybe the thousandth, since the two of them left New Jersey in Marky's old dark blue Monte Carlo nine hours earlier. "I didn't say anything," Anthony protested. Not yet six in the morning, they'd been on the road all night, and his eyes felt sore and gritty from lack of sleep. "You don't have to," retorted Marky from behind the wheel. "I can hear you thinking. You think I don't know what a punk like you is thinking? Quit thinking, you punk." Marky believed, because he was a hardened twenty-four years old to Anthony's wet-behind-the-ears twenty-one, that he could call Anthony a punk. "Got your face stuck up to the freakin' window," said Marky. "What if a cop drives by, gets a load of your face?" There were no cops around here. But there was also no sense trying to tell Marky that. Anthony had wondered how he got picked for this job, but now he figured someone must've thought he could put up with Marky without blowing a gasket. He stared at the water that appeared intermittently between the tall trees as the Monte rounded another curve in the narrow blacktop. The ocean was blue and glittery, flat as a plate; as he watched, a big bird lifted from it with a slow rhythm of wings. "I just never saw it before is all," said Anthony. Marky glanced over at him in contempt. "Never saw the ocean? What're you, a dope? Lived a coupla miles from it all your life, you never freakin' even been on the boardwalk?" Anthony shook his head. "Uh-uh. Ma wouldn't let me." Not as a little kid, anyway, and by the time she died he'd been in the juvie home six months already. From there, visiting the boardwalk was about as likely as visiting Mars. Marky grimaced, showing small, even, white teeth. He was a good-looking guy with thick, curly black hair, a small, tightly constructed body, and what the girls called bedroom eyes. Anthony didn't call them that, though, not even in his head. When he met Marky's gaze, which he'd already learned not to do very often, he got the strong, unmistakable sense that something unpleasant was in there, peering out at him. Unpleasant and . . . different. Several times Anthony had looked over from the passenger seat at Marky and glimpsed something that chilled him. A lizard, maybe, cold-blooded and primitive, dressed in a Marky Larson suit. But that must be just his imagination. Some jealousy too, maybe, because Marky was flash, Anthony had to admit. Thick gold chains hung over the white T-shirt he wore under a black leather jacket; stolen, probably, along with the fancy wristwatch. Crisp new blue jeans, new sneakers on his feet; Air Jordans, it used to be, back when Anthony was helping boost them off of trucks, the drivers standing by knowing the score. But that was years ago. Anthony's own jacket was a Jersey Devils warm-up he'd bought at a thrift shop for a few bucks, only because it was warm and cheap. He didn't even know what the in-demand sneaker was now. He'd never read a map before, either, and it was this that had Marky so annoyed. "I think we should turn here," Anthony said as they came up on an intersection. Well, not a real intersection like he was used to. More like a crossroads. Intersections had street signs. Stop lights. And traffic. Other cars and people, neither of which were in evidence here on this empty, tree-lined road out in the middle of nowhere. This crossroads only had an old stone mile-marker. No wonder there were no cops. "Well, should I or shouldn't I?" Marky demanded. "I mean who the freak've I got navigating for me, here, Chuckles the Clown?" "Turn," Anthony said quickly. "Right. Or no, left. That's right, left." Marky sighed heavily. "You're a moron, you know that?" But he took the turn. Despite his map-reading inexperience, somehow Anthony had managed so far not to steer them wrong. It wasn't the real ocean out there, either. According to the words printed on the blue area that represented water on the map, it was a bay. He sounded out the unfamiliar name in his head. Passamaquoddy Bay, it was called, and on the far side of it was Canada. Anthony stared at the land, low and tree-covered, on the other side of the water, wondering if living over there felt any different than it did on this side. Better, maybe. "They sure get up early around here," he commented. Boats puttered offshore, cranelike contraptions jutting from the backs of them. Dragging something, though he couldn't see exactly what. Nets made of chain, it looked like, and on the opposite shore he could just make out small houses. Maybe the boat operators lived in the houses. Had wives and kids there, even. Anthony frowned. "It's a whole other country, Canada." Testing the idea. Sounding it out. They'd taught him to read, back in juvie. And they'd taken his tonsils out, after they got infected. That was the sum total of what he'd gotten out of the juvie experience. Well, that and an early warning system, a kind of alarm that rang deep in his head when things were going haywire. It was jangling now very loudly and unnervingly like the bell for a fire drill, but there was nothing he could do about it. Marky expelled an exasperated breath, plucked a smoke from the pack in his T-shirt pocket, and punched the dashboard lighter with an angry stab. "Jeeze," he said long-sufferingly. The road here was even narrower than before, with great big trees crowded up on both sides. They made Anthony nervous, these huge green living things all around with no fences or anything to keep them in. No paths, no park benches. He'd have given his left nut for a coffee shop but he hadn't seen one of those in a while, either. Animals, though, he guessed. Bears, and . . . well, he didn't know what else might be running around in these trees. Were there lions in Maine forests? Marky might know, but another thing Anthony had figured out was that it was better not to ask Marky unnecessary questions. On the Tappan Zee, actually, when Anthony was first confronting the knotty problem of unfolding the map, he'd realized it. He'd asked Marky to say where in Maine they were going so he could at least try to start plotting their route. That was the first time Marky had told Anthony to shut the freak up, adding that if Anthony gave him any crap whatsoever on this trip, Marky would shoot him and dump his dead body by the side of the road. To emphasize this he'd opened his leather jacket to reveal the gun's checkered grip peeping from his inside breast pocket. "Marky, the guy said not to bring any--" "Screw the guy," Marky had said viciously. "He wants to do the thing, let him do it his way. Hires me, I do it mine, okay?" Marky had already showed Anthony the small spiral notebook full of instructions for the job: Do this at this specific time, that at the other. Backup plans, too, for different things that might possibly go wrong. And . . . a photograph of a woman. An old snapshot, white crinkly lines on it from where it had wrinkled a little. In it, the woman smiled into the camera: dark hair, full red lips, eyes laughing and bright. The snapshot had come out of the wallet of their employer, Marky had said, but he wouldn't say any more. Probably because he didn't know, although just try getting Marky to admit anything like that. Finally there was the heavy cardboard box full of equipment that they'd brought along, which naturally it had been Anthony's job to load into the Monte's trunk: two sets of night vision goggles, rubber-strap headsets to wear them with, a small recorder with an old-fashioned cassette tape in it, plus other things that Anthony couldn't take the time to identify because Marky kept yelling at him to hurry. What's up with that stuff? he'd wondered, but now he just looked out the window again to where the underbrush crept up to and in places right out over the crumbling pavement. No power poles, he noticed. Probably no lions, either. But he still wished there were fences. "This better be right," Marky growled threateningly, spewing out a stream of smoke while casting another evil look at Anthony. "Or you're in trouble." Anthony was pretty sure he was already in trouble. Coming up here with Marky had been a bad idea, and not only because of the gun. The money was good, though. He decided his best course now would be to concentrate on the money. He rolled his window down to let some of Marky's smoke out and got an unexpected faceful of ocean smell, cold salt water and what he guessed must be seaweed mingled with a hint of wood smoke. The smell triggered a hard, deep I want feeling, like when a pretty girl walked by him wearing some really nice perfume. Went right on walking, usually, because girls like that wouldn't give Anthony Colapietro a second look. Jesus, he thought, having given up yearning so long ago that he barely recognized it. Then they were in the trees again and a different smell came in, like the Pine-Sol from the juvie home. Training school, they'd called it. Yeah, training to be a loser. Every kid in there had grown up to be a knucklehead. The luckiest ones ended up running errands for actual tough guys. Like me, he thought in a moment of bleak self-knowledge. An errand boy. But since the unlucky ones were either dead or in prison, he decided that maybe this little field trip with Marky wasn't so bad, after all. And the smell, he realized, was coming from the trees. Pine trees, they must be, growing wild here right out of the dirt. He let this idea sink in some more, finding it worrisome but also strangely pleasant. Marky spoke up again. "So I gotta do everything," he snarled, "while you sit there playin' freakin' tourist? What're you, the Queen of freakin' England, now?" Anthony jumped, then consulted the map again hastily. Marky was right. He wasn't keeping his mind on the job enough. A mean voice in his head added that this was why the losers were errand boys, that it was in fact why they remained losers. The thought was so surprising, so different from anything he had ever come up with before, that he wondered for an instant if maybe it wasn't coming from some other head. Marky's, maybe. But no. Marky was an errand boy, too. Just a meaner, more confident one. An errand boy with a gun. "Okay, keep your shirt on. Turn here," Anthony said. Hoping he was correct, that he hadn't maybe started getting it wrong a hundred miles ago without knowing it. Because Marky really would kill him. Even the "keep your shirt on" remark, lightly delivered and intended merely to mollify Marky, jolly him into a better mood, had triggered a dirty look. Marky wouldn't care if Anthony's body was only half dead when he shoved it out of the car. And Anthony had a feeling that if you got lost here, shot or otherwise, you might never get found again; that the absence of paths, park benches, and cages for the animals was the least of it. The very least of it. As he thought this, something moved way back there among the trees where sunlight angled in wavery golden patches surrounded by green gloom. Anthony tried to see what it was and especially if it was coming any closer. But by that time they'd already gone by, and when he craned his neck to look back, it wasn't following them. Or if it was, it was hiding in the underbrush where Anthony couldn't see. "Hey, whoa, what the freak is this?" Marky demanded as the pavement ended suddenly and the car began bouncing violently. "End of the line," Anthony replied. "That was the last turn, back there. We should see the house, coupla minutes." The news seemed to cheer Marky. "Man, we are definitely not in Kansas anymore," he said, his fingers wrapped tightly around the wheel, cigarette dangling from his lips. Grinning, suddenly lighthearted. He snapped on the radio, a blare of country music filling the car. Marky sang along with the tune in a sarcastic falsetto, ridiculing the words and the down-home country twang, making stupid faces. "Oh, she broke mah heart so ah broke her jaw," Marky sang in his curiously high, nasal voice. "Ah cut 'er up with a big chain saw." Anthony wasn't comforted by the sudden show of good humor, though, because that was another thing about Marky, that you couldn't tell when he meant it: the grin, or the lizard look. As if to prove this, Marky snapped the radio off abruptly. "Christ," he exhaled in sudden disgust. "People listen to this crap around here?" They rode in silence a little more until, in half a mile or so, the dirt road got worse. A lot worse. Loose stones clattered against the underside of Marky's beat-up Monte as they jounced over the uneven track. The muffler banged a rock sticking up out of a pothole. Bam! Anthony looked back, wondering if the rock had torn the Monte's muffler right off. Marky cursed eloquently, coming up with words and combinations that even Anthony had never heard of before, and his eyes grew cold and reptilian again as he glared over at Anthony accusingly. Be there, Anthony thought at the house that was supposed to be hidden away around here somewhere, imagining Marky getting too frustrated and tired to be able to keep a lid on it. Shooting Anthony in the knee, maybe, just to let off steam. He hoped it would be only the knee. But then around the next curve, a house did appear, first the roof and then the rest of it huddled there under the low branches. "About time," Marky said grimly, as if it were Anthony's fault that the trip had taken so long. They stopped in a graveled turnaround and got out into an enormous, waiting silence. In juvie, the noise had been constant, like living against a background of heavy demolition. And afterward, the rooms in the boardinghouses he'd lived in had been loud, too, right over the street in the kinds of neighborhoods where nightfall only got the quiet people to go indoors. Here, though: Trees and more trees. Through them Anthony glimpsed the bay again, blue and glittering and . . . big. Much bigger than anything he was used to. The silence all around kept enlarging as well, as if it just might suck Anthony right up into it. He'd never felt so small, so at the mercy of something. Battling panic he waited for Marky to decide their next move, while his gut churned sourly and sweat prickled his armpits. Then a bird cried out raucously overhead: chukka-chukka-chukka! Anthony's heart hammered and his mouth went dry. The smell of sun-warmed pine needles filled his head again, flooding into it like the ether they'd used on him for his tonsils, clapping the mask harshly to his face. If Marky killed him here, no one would find him. It would be like when he first disappeared into the juvie home, and then his mom died. No one would know. No one would even ask. Pretty soon wild animals would come along hungrily and eat his body. His eyes, his ears . . . even the tongue he'd used to cry out with, at the end. Leaving only bones. Excerpted from A Face at the Window by Sarah Graves All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.
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The Deep Impact spacecraft at the JPL in July 2004.
Mission type
Flyby (85P/Boethin · 103P/Hartley · (163249) 2002 GT)
Space observatory
COSPAR ID
2005-001A
epoxi.umd.edu
Mission duration
8 years, 18 days
Spacecraft properties
Deep Impact
JPL · Ball Aerospace · University of Maryland
Launch mass
650 kg (1,430 lb)
620.0 W
Start of mission
Entered service
July 21, 2005 (2005-07-21)
(15 years, 5 months and 4 days ago)
End of mission
August 8, 2013 (2013-08-08)
(7 years, 4 months and 17 days ago)
Flyby of Hartley 2
Closest approach
November 4, 2010 (2010-11-04) ~03:00 UTC
(10 years, 1 month and 21 days ago)
694 kilometres (431 mi)
Official insignia for the re-targeted DIXI mission to Hartley 2
EPOXI is a compilation of NASA Discovery program missions led by the University of Maryland and principal investigator Michael A'Hearn, with co-operation from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Ball Aerospace. EPOXI uses the Deep Impact spacecraft in a campaign consisting of two missions: the Deep Impact Extended Investigation (DIXI) and Extrasolar Planet Observation and Characterization (EPOCh). DIXI aimed to send the Deep Impact spacecraft on a flyby of another comet, after its primary mission was completed in July 2005, while EPOCh saw the spacecraft's photographic instruments as a space observatory, studying extrasolar planets.[1][2][3]
DIXI successfully sent the Deep Impact spacecraft on a flyby of comet Hartley 2 on November 4, 2010, revealing a "hyperactive, small and feisty" comet, after three gravity assists from Earth in December 2007, December 2008 and June 2010. The DIXI mission was not without problems, however; the spacecraft had initially been targeted for a December 5, 2008 flyby of comet Boethin, though, the comet could not be located, and was later declared a lost comet, prompting mission planners to reorganize a flyby of an alternative target, Hartley 2. After its flyby of Hartley 2, the spacecraft was also set to make a close flyby of the Apollo asteroid (163249) 2002 GT in 2020. The mission was suspended altogether, however, after contact with the spacecraft was suddenly lost in August 2013 and attempts to re-establish contact in the month following had failed.[4] Mission scientists theorized that a Y2K-like problem had plagued the spacecraft's software.
Deep Impact/EPOXI Mission to Comet Hartley 2 Flyby - Video File (AVC-2010-170)
EPOXI Data Reveals Comet's Secrets
NASA Epoxi Mission Successfully Flies by Comet Hartley 2
EPOXI Mission Captures Jets In Action On Comet Hartley 2 [720p]
NASA EPOXI Hartley Flyby Reveals New Insights into Comet Features
1 Mission
1.1 Comet Boethin lost
1.2 EPOCh
1.3 Comet flyby
1.4 Sundry opportunities
EPOXI mission observation of Hartley 2's jets
The Deep Impact mission was finished with the visit to comet Tempel 1. But the spacecraft still had plenty of maneuvering fuel left, so NASA approved a second mission, called EPOXI (Extrasolar Planet Observation and Deep Impact Extended Investigation), which included a visit to a second comet (DIXI component) as well as observations of extrasolar planets (EPOCh component).[5]
Comet Boethin lost
On July 21, 2005, Deep Impact executed a trajectory correction maneuver that placed the spacecraft on course to fly past Earth on December 31, 2007. The maneuver allowed the spacecraft to use Earth's gravity to begin a new mission in a path towards another comet. In January 2008 Deep Impact began studying the stars with several known extrasolar planets in an attempt to find other such stars nearby. The larger of the spacecraft's two telescopes attempts to find the planets using the transit method.[5]
The initial plan was for a December 5, 2008 flyby of Comet Boethin, with the spacecraft coming within 435 miles (700 km). The spacecraft did not carry a second impactor to collide with the comet and would observe the comet to compare it to various characteristics found on 9P/Tempel. A'Hearn, the Deep Impact team leader reflected on the upcoming project at that time: "We propose to direct the spacecraft for a flyby of Comet Boethin to investigate whether the results found at Comet Tempel 1 are unique or are also found on other comets."[6] He explained that the mission would provide only about half of the information collected during the collision with Tempel 1 but at a fraction of the cost.[6] (EPOXI's low mission cost of $40 million is achieved by reusing the existing Deep Impact spacecraft.) Deep Impact would use its spectrometer to study the comet's surface composition and its telescopes for viewing the surface features.[5]
Animation of the Moon transiting the Earth on 28–29 May 2008 by EPOXI.
However, as the Earth gravity assist approached, astronomers were unable to locate Comet Boethin, which is too faint to be observed. Consequently, its orbit could not be calculated with sufficient precision to permit a flyby. Instead, the team decided to send Deep Impact to comet 103P/Hartley requiring an extra two years. NASA approved the additional funding required and retargeted the spacecraft.[7] Mission controllers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory began redirecting EPOXI on November 1, 2007. They commanded the spacecraft to perform a three-minute rocket burn that changed the spacecraft's velocity. EPOXI's new trajectory set the stage for three Earth flybys, the first on December 31, 2007. This placed the spacecraft into an orbital "holding pattern" so that it could encounter comet 103P/Hartley in 2010.
"It's exciting that we can send the Deep Impact spacecraft on a new mission that combines two totally independent science investigations, both of which can help us better understand how solar systems form and evolve," said in December 2007 Deep Impact leader and University of Maryland astronomer Michael A'Hearn who is principal investigator for both the overall EPOXI mission and its DIXI component.[3]
In June 2009,[8] EPOXI's spectrometer scanned the Moon on its way to Hartley, and discovered traces of "water or hydroxyl", confirming a Moon Mineralogy Mapper observation — a discovery announced in late September, 2009.[9]
Before the 2008 flyby to re-orient for the comet 103P/Hartley encounter, the spacecraft used High Resolution Instrument, the larger of its two telescopes, to perform photometric observations of previously discovered transiting extrasolar planets from January to August 2008.[10] The goal of photometric observations is to measure the quantity of light, not necessarily resolve an image. An aberration in the primary mirror of the HRI [11] allowed the HRI to spread the light from observations over more pixels without saturating the CCD, effectively obtaining better data. A total of 198,434 images were exposed.[12] EPOCh's goals were to study the physical properties of giant planets and search for rings, moons and planets[13] as small as three Earth masses.[14] It also looked at Earth as though it were an extrasolar planet to provide data that could characterize Earth-type planets for future missions, and it imaged the Earth over 24 hours to capture the Moon passing in front on 2008-05-29.[10]
Planetary systems observed
Distance (ly)
XO-2 Lynx 486 b
Gliese 436 Leo 33.48 b
BD+36°2593 Boötes 1010 HAT-P-4b
GSC 03089-00929 Hercules 1300 TrES-3
WASP-3 Lyra 727 b
GSC 03549-02811 Draco 718 TrES-2
HAT-P-7 Cygnus 1044 b
Comet flyby
Animation of Deep Impact's trajectory from 12 January 2005 to 8 August 2013
Deep Impact 1 Tempel 1 Earth 103P/Hartley
See also: 103P/Hartley
The nucleus of comet 103P/Hartley measuring approximately 2 kilometers in length and .4 kilometers at its most narrow portion or neck. Jets can be seen streaming out of the nucleus.
The spacecraft used Earth's gravity for the second gravity assist in December 2008 and made two distant flybys of Earth in June and December 2009. On May 30, 2010 it successfully fired its engines for an 11.3 second trajectory correction maneuver, for a velocity change (Δv) of 0.1 meters per second (0.22 mph), in preparation for the third Earth flyby on June 27. Observations of 103P/Hartley began on September 5 and ended November 25, 2010.[15] For a diagram of the EPOXI solar orbits see here.
Another view of the comet, taken near closest approach.
The mission's closest approach to 103P/Hartley occurred at 10 am EDT on 4 November 2010, passing to within 694 kilometers (431 mi) of this small comet. The flyby speed was 12.3 km/s. The spacecraft employed the same suite of three science instruments—two telescopes and an infrared spectrometer—that the Deep Impact spacecraft used during its prime mission to guide an impactor into comet Tempel 1 in July 2005 and observe the results.[16]
Early results of the observations show that the comet is powered by dry ice, not water vapor as was previously thought. The images were clear enough for scientists to link jets of dust and gas with specific surface features.[16]
"When comet Boethin could not be located, we went to our backup, which is every bit as interesting but about two years farther down the road," said Tom Duxbury, EPOXI project manager at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. "Hartley 2 is scientifically just as interesting as comet Boethin because both have relatively small, active nuclei," said Michael A'Hearn, principal investigator for EPOXI at the University of Maryland, College Park.[citation needed]
Sundry opportunities
In November 2010, EPOXI was used to make some test-training deep sky observations, using the MRI camera that is optimised for cometary imagery. Images were made of the Dumbbell Nebula (M27), the Veil Nebula (NGC6960) and the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51a).[17]
^ "NASA Gives Two Successful Spacecraft New Assignments" (Press release). NASA. July 3, 2007. Retrieved 7 August 2009.
^ "NASA Sends Spacecraft on Mission to Comet Hartley 2" (Press release). NASA. Dec 13, 2007. Retrieved 7 August 2009.
^ a b "Deep Impact Extended Mission Heads for Comet Hartley 2" (Press release). University of Maryland. December 13, 2007. Archived from the original on 20 June 2009. Retrieved 7 August 2009.
^ NASA calls off search for lost Deep Impact comet probe - Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Retrieved September 21, 2013.
^ a b c "Science Daily". Deep Impact Mission: Aiming For Close-ups Of Extrasolar Planets. Retrieved June 3, 2007.
^ a b "Skymania News". Deep Impact will fly to new comet. Retrieved June 12, 2007.
^ EPOXI Mission Status Archived 2010-11-15 at the Wayback Machine, NASA/University of Maryland, December 2, 2007.
^ Deep Impact and Other Spacecraft Find Clear Evidence of Water on Moon: Thin layer of surface 'dew' appears to form, then dissipate each day Archived 2012-07-17 at Archive.today
^ Science, A Whiff of Water Found on the Moon
^ a b "EPOXI Mission Status Reports". Archived from the original on 2010-11-15. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
^ "Beyond Deep Impact: Possible Targets After Fireworks". Retrieved 2010-03-01.
^ Rieber, R., Sharrow, & Robert. (2009). The Contingency of Success: Operations for Deep Impact's Planet Hunt. IEEE Aerospace Conference. Big Sky, MT url=https://trs.jpl.nasa.gov/handle/2014/45329
^ "Sarah Ballard: Preliminary Results from the NASA EPOXI Mission". Archived from the original (Mov) on 2012-12-15. Retrieved 2009-03-07. (at 2 minutes 20 seconds in video)
^ "EPOXI Mission Science". Archived from the original on 2012-12-15. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
^ "NASA Spacecraft Burns for Home, Then Comet". NASA.
^ a b A'Hearn, M. F.; Belton, M. J. S.; Delamere, W. A.; Feaga, L. M.; Hampton, D.; Kissel, J.; Klaasen, K. P.; McFadden, L. A.; Meech, K. J.; Melosh, H. J.; Schultz, P. H.; Sunshine, J. M.; Thomas, P. C.; Veverka, J.; Wellnitz, D. D.; Yeomans, D. K.; Besse, S.; Bodewits, D.; Bowling, T. J.; Carcich, B. T.; Collins, S. M.; Farnham, T. L.; Groussin, O.; Hermalyn, B.; Kelley, M. S.; Kelley, M. S.; Li, J. -Y.; Lindler, D. J.; Lisse, C. M.; McLaughlin, S. A. (2011). "EPOXI at Comet Hartley 2". Science. 332 (6036): 1396–1400. Bibcode:2011Sci...332.1396A. doi:10.1126/science.1204054. PMID 21680835.
^ Deep Sky Feasibility Demonstration Archived 2012-05-13 at the Wayback Machine, NASA, accessed 7 December 2011
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Fiat (policy debate)
Fiat money is a currency established as money by government regulation or law. The term derives from the Latin fiat ("let it be done", "it shall be") used in the sense of an order or decree. It differs from commodity money and representative money. Commodity money is created from a good, often a precious metal such as gold or silver, which has uses other than as a medium of exchange (such a good is called a commodity), while representative money simply represents a claim on such a good.
The first use of fiat money was recorded in China around 1000 AD. Since then, it has been used by various countries, concurrently with commodity currencies.
Fiat money has been defined variously as:
Any money declared by a government to be legal tender.
State-issued money which is neither convertible by law to any other thing, nor fixed in value in terms of any objective standard.
Intrinsically valueless money used as money because of government decree.
While gold- or silver-backed representative money entails the legal requirement that the bank of issue redeem it in fixed weights of gold or silver, fiat money's value is unrelated to the value of any physical quantity. A coin is fiat currency to the extent its face value, value defined in law, is greater than its market value as metal.
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FIAT (Italian: Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino, Italian Automobiles Factory, Turin) is an Italian automaker which produces Fiat branded cars, and is part of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles through its subsidiary FCA Italy S.p.A.., the largest automobile manufacturer in Italy. The company, Fiat Automobiles S.p.A., was formed in January 2007 when Fiat reorganized its automobile business, and traces its history back to 1899 when the first Fiat, or Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino automobile, was produced.
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Fiat in Europe
Fiat's main market is Europe, mainly focused in Italy. Historically successful in citycars and supermini sector, currently Fiat has a range of models focused on those two segments (in 2011, those accounted for the 84% of its sales). Fiat does not currently offer any large family car, nor an executive car.
Fiat's share of the European market shrank from 9.4 per cent in 2000 to 5.8 per cent in the summer of 2004. At this point Sergio Marchionne was appointed as Fiat Chief Executive. By March 2009 their market share had expanded back to 9.1%.
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Fiat (Latin for "let it be done") is a theoretical construct in policy debate—derived from the word should in the resolution—whereby the substance of the resolution is debated, rather than the political feasibility of enactment and enforcement of a given plan, allowing an affirmative team to "imagine" a plan into being.
For example: a student at a high school debate argues that increases in United States support of United Nations peacekeeping may help to render the United States more multilateral. Such an increase is very unlikely to occur from the debate judge voting affirmative, but fiat allows the student to side-step this practicality, and argue on the substance of the idea, as if it could be immediately enacted.
There are different theories regarding fiat:
"Normal Means"—Going through the same political process comparable with normal legislative processes. There is no overarching, accepted definition of the legislative pathways which constitute "normal means," but clarification about what an affirmative team regards as "normal means" can be obtained as part of cross-examination by the negative team.
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The Fiat 510 is a passenger car produced by Fiat between 1920-1925. It was made similar way than smaller 501 and 505 Fiats. Starting from 1920 was made sport version 510 S with more powerful engine and shorter chassis. The car was produced around 14,000 examples.
Fiat 510 Series1 1919
Fiat Personenwagen, by Fred Steiningen, 1994. ISBN 3-923448-37-6
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- Brent oil price for 2020 is revised down to average $50 a barrel, and long-term Brent price to $53 a barrel
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Fitch Ratings revised down its 2022 and long-term oil price assumptions on Wednesday mainly because of cornavirus-induced large oversupplies.
Fitch cited “large underutilized production capacities, the extended period of high oil inventory caused by the coronavirus pandemic, falling upstream unit costs and the long-term energy transition” as the various reasons for its downward revision.
The global credit ratings agency revised down its 2022 oil price forecast to $50 a barrel and long-term Brent price to $53 a barrel “due to higher inventories, fragile supply-demand dynamics and the decreasing breakeven oil prices across the world.”
“The price reduction comes despite a better-than-expected year-to-date performance due to decisive production cuts by OPEC+, loosened lockdown measures and an economic recovery that has led us to increase our 2020 assumption to $41/b [per barrel],” the agency said in a statement.
It is also hopeful for better oil demand in 2021 with expectations that a second round of strict lockdowns globally will not emerge.
Recalling efforts to offset a sharp demand drop in the aftermath of the initial outbreak of the novel coronavirus pandemic, Fitch said further cuts are planned to reduce to 5.8 million barrels per day (mb/d) from the previously agreed 7.7 mb/d between January 2021 and April 2022.
Fitch forecast that the American benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) would be below early 2020 levels “although better-positioned companies will return to low-to-mid single-digit growth.”
Some inventory drawdowns are also expected in the second half of 2020 and throughout 2021, according to the agency.
The agency also expects the low-carbon energy transition to affect prices in the long term by reducing demand although the timing for peak oil demand is expected to be influenced by changes in regulation, taxation and technology.
"We believe the energy transition will materially reduce oil consumption growth prospects from the mid-2020s,” it said.
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14th of April was an important date for the Balkan AI community. For the first time, representatives of 8 cities of this region (including Ljubljana) gathered at a Balkan AI webinar to discuss How AI will help the world’s recovery after the pandemic of Coronavirus?
More than 150 people attended the event which was organized by the CITY AI branch in the Balkans and Serbian AI Society. All the challenges that pandemic faced us were analyzed from an AI perspective, through interesting and inspirational discussions of the following speakers:
Viktor Kovačević – Comtrade Ljubljana (Slovenia)
Davor Runje – CroAI, Zagreb (Croatia)
Goran Stojanovski – Skopje AI (Macedonia)
Adnan Mehremić – Sarajevo AI (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Mladen Jovanović – Belgrade AI (Serbia)
Gojko Galonja – Banja Luka AI (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Jovan Stojanović – Novi Sad/Belgrade AI (Serbia)
Aleksa Radosavčević – Kragujevac AI (Serbia)
How are connected information systems, health and data in the age of Covid-19?
Those three magic words create a triangle which, in ideal conditions, could make every country able to fight Coronavirus! How?
Starting the panel it was stated that the Balkans is affected, just like many other regions in the world, by a wave of fake news related to the pandemic. Various channels of communications offer much information from unproven sources, and governments are not able to properly validate all the upcoming news.
“It’s necessary to work hard on developing better digital services that could improve the information sector, that is invaluable in a state of emergency”, said Gojko Galonja, co-founder of Banja Luka AI. A similar opinion was shared by Adnan Mehremić, co-founder of Sarajevo AI. He sees the solution in “specialized regulatory agencies that would be developed by governments around the world.”
Still, the proposed solutions require serious insight into the citizens’ private data. Are worldwide citizens open enough for this? How do countries react when privacy is the key for big problem solutions? Here is what panelists think.
We can follow two models of behavior related to citizens’ private data
Jovan Stojanović, founder of Serbian AI Society and panel host drew an interesting parallel between China, whose law doesn’t impose significant restrictions on access to citizens’ private data and European countries that have much more restrictive policy in the field of private data security.
We could say that western countries in general have much more advanced law systems, but considering that China has successfully solved the virus problem unlike the rest of the world, how should we look at this model of private data treatment?
Panel attendees were asked would they provide their private data for the purpose of resolving some big problem like coronavirus, where 32% answered with “yes”, 12% said “no”, and the rest of attendees chose “maybe”.
Davor Runje from CroAI stated: “Data can make a big difference, and there is no room for paranoia.” He was supported by other panelists who emphasized the importance of being aware of what kind of privacy we share and for what purpose.
“There is a big difference between using private data for helping people and in a commercial way. Nobody wants to share it’s privacy if there is an obvious risk of monetizing it, without their permission”, said Aleksa Radosavčević, representative of Kragujevac AI.
If the aim is saving someone’s life using an application or another AI solution based on citizens private data, then why not share them? Government should be the one who provides safe and regular use of specific data that really makes a difference, but we are the ones who already share a lot of our privacy on a daily basis. Think about social media!
AI can help the medicine and we already can experience it
One of the central questions of Balkan AI webinar was related to industries that are most affected by Covid-19. There is no industry that wouldn’t feel the problematic consequences of pandemic, but we definitely should single out medicine.
One of the questions during the panel was: “In your opinion, what industry will be improved the most by AI?”. Among many offered options such as agriculture, IT industry, financial sector and many others, even 83% of attendees checked the medicine.
Medical experts have worldwide attention in difficult periods, but is there a place for AI solutions that could help them in treatment of Coronavirus?
We will experience great AI issues in the coming future, that’s for sure, but there are many examples of how AI is getting the fight with Coronavirus today. One of them was mentioned on this panel. CroAI has presented to the region the virtual assistant created by this organization, in purpose of helping the Government of Croatia in recognition of Covid-19 symptoms.
Virtual assistant named Andrija is able for What’s App users, who can get advice from him in case they are in panic about the Coronavirus.
What are the main expectations about the world economy?
World economy wouldn’t be the same after Covid-19, but how would it look like? The United Nations predict that more than 25 million jobs could be lost globally during the pandemic.
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Does a grenade kill you the same way a gun does?
This seems a particularly stupid question, but the more I think about it, the less trivial I find it. Worldbuilding possess the most appropriate tags. It does not fit in physics-network usual problems, and we don't have a gun-enthusiast network that I know of (other than in a theoretical manner here, especially when we have to wipe out civilizations.).
(Edit 2) This is an explanation as to why I need such a specific information. I've been advised to do so by Revetahw to avoid a closure for being off-topic. I first abstained to write it as not to drown the question in too many information. You can skip to the next part if it does not interest you:
You're still reading? Then hang on, cause you will need to handwave quite a few things. My main character is a mutant in a near sci-fi future. Among other things, he possess the ability to absorb shock. His body dampen more efficiently kinetic energy and actively transform it in another kind of energy. He is more resistant than a human, but not bulletproof. Thus, he needs to wear a costume made from magically-genetically-modified-spider silk. Thing is, spider silk reacts badly to heat, and albeit the enhanced silk is designed to withstand more heat, it's highly unadvised to stay near a fire. He is going to fight crime and military groups who may eventually use grenades. I need to know if I'm going to kill my character outright or not. Plus, I like being thorough in the non-"it's magical, just read on" aspects.
How does a gun kill you? It accelerates a bullet to a supersonic speed by igniting powder in a controlled environment. The bullet shape allows it to impact you and focus its kinetic energy on a very restricted area, perforating the target (overly and deliberately simplified). TLDR, a fast bit of metal flies from the end of the cannon and punctures you.
How does a grenade kill you? Some mean person throws an explosive device at you. When the thing goes off, the powder ignites and breaks the outer shell, sending shrapnel flying in every direction in a big boom.
The boom is the part bothering me.
Against small caliber, the most common protection is a bulletproof vest, one that does not rupture when the bullet impacts it, allowing it to spread the kinetic energy on to a wider area. You do not get perforated, thus you do not die (at least not directly).
The suit of a defusing squad is far heavier and thicker and protects the whole body, not just the torso (but then again, why would you need your head?). I'm wondering if there is more to it than just stopping all the "bullets" (which shrapnel kind of is, just thrown all around).
Are the shrapnels hotter than a bullet from the explosion, thus impacting their penetration power? (A quick internet research indicates a small caliber round reach around 200°C, but the heat seems to vary a lot between the exit of the cannon and its eventual impact) Would that make the shrapnels burn their way through a regular bulletproof vest?
Is the blast from the explosion powerful enough to outright kill you, even without the shrapnel?
I do need this kind of information for a worldbuilding purpose, and since I'm not too keen on using myself as a guinea pig, I'd appreciate someone explaining to me what to take into account in case of grenade explosion, especially regarding their impact on usual protections in a gunfight.
PS: Keep in mind that I grossly simplified the interaction. I'm aware of the physics involved but in no way proficient in ballistics. I know how to operate a handgun, the way it works, but couldn't write the equations for the life of me.
PPS: I think it's worth adding a few things.
I can reasonnably assume different types of grenades kill you in different manners. For the sake of simplicity, let's keep to fragmentation grenade (example used in the question) and concussive grenade (pertinent to the shock wave problem). I can make an educated guess at how an incendiary 'nade would kill you. (The answer is: very unpleasantly).
Second, me joking about EOD having full body protections is merely to keep you awake during the long question. I understand someone wearing a bulletproof vest can not always wear a full body protection cause they need mobility. Whereas an EOD capable of outrunning the shockwave seems pretty unlikely. (Note that I'm not implying that the vest guy will outrun the bullet, but will attempt to get out of the way). However, I was unaware of ceramic being used in body armor, and will look into it.
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$\begingroup$ Not all grenades rely on quickly sending bits of metal your way. An explosion by itself can also kill you quite nicely even without shrapnel. $\endgroup$ – Spoki0 - Reinstate Monica Feb 1 '19 at 14:45
$\begingroup$ A truck hitting you is technically "a piece of metal hitting you" but it's not a bullet nor a shrapnel. It can still kill you in a similar way to a grenade - by hitting you really hard. $\endgroup$ – VLAZ Feb 1 '19 at 14:54
$\begingroup$ @VLAZ Falling onto metallic floor from sufficient height also enter the category of "piece of metal hitting you too fast for your own good". I think we can admit that an excess of kinetic energy, metal or not, is not recommended by medical professionals. $\endgroup$ – Nyakouai Feb 1 '19 at 16:43
$\begingroup$ @Nyakouai I'm not a medical professional and I would also not recommend it. I'd expand that to medieval weapons, too. However, if at all possible, I'd recommend being hit by a giant block of gold that fell on you like an anvil in a cartoon. It's still lethal but your relatives can at least benefit from your demise. If it's also shaped like a cartoon anvil, it will be somewhat funny. So - if you have a choice, I'd go for that. $\endgroup$ – VLAZ Feb 1 '19 at 16:51
$\begingroup$ Watch some of the mythbusters episodes. They explain shockwaves and how they kill you very well. $\endgroup$ – Scott Baker Feb 1 '19 at 16:56
What a wonderfully macabre question! This calls for cited sources!
First off, I'd like to point out that you are correct to notice the similarities between a grenade and a rifle round. Both have the same gross pattern: they set off some explosives near some metal that is going to be accelerated by the explosive. So if we start from that very simplified model, we can cover both the similarities and the differences between the two.
In both cases we start with a detonation. This is a combustion reaction which is fast enough to propagate a shock wave in front of it. The first thing we can do is contrast this with deflagration, where the combustion proceeds slower than the speed of sound. In both grenades and modern firearms (which use a nitrocellulose based explosive typically called "smokeless powder"), the reaction is a detonation. However, in black powder based firearms from previous eras or lower quality improvised grenades, the reaction is a deflagration. I'll assume that we are interested in the modern military grade equipment, given the wording of your question, so if you're interested in the deflagration case, simply skip the sections dealing with the direct consequences of detonation.
(Thanks to all the commenters posting on this, I've had to do more research and issue a correction. Explosives detonate, which is defined to be what happens when a combustion reaction propagates faster than the speed of sound. The propellants in ammunition are designed to deflagrate, which is burning with a flame front that moves slower than the speed of sound. My confusion was caused by the presence of supersonic bullet, which would clearly need to be propelled by something going faster than the speed of sound. The piece I missed was answered here: the high temperature of the expanding gasses increases the speed of sound in that medium. Also, the speed of sound that matters is apparently the speed of sound through the material (the powder itself), not the air surrounding the powder. That speed of sound is much faster. Firearms designers use this deflagrating "low explosive" intentionally, for many reasons including the fact that this means their propellant cannot generate the shock waves of a high explosive, and thus does not need to be regulated in the way we regulate high explosives. I can go to the store and buy smokeless powder without any questions. If I went to the store and asked to buy C4, questions would start coming my way. Thanks to everyone for pointing out my mistake!)
When you detonate an explosive, you create a shock wave. Shock waves are interesting little beasts.
If you want to skip the next few paragraphs on the physics of a shock wave, you can. However, I find its very helpful to understand what a shock wave actually is. That helps in understanding why the line between deflagration and detonation is such a big deal.
A shock wave is required because the simplistic laws of physics that we're used to break down. Usually we say that information about an object propagates ahead of it at the speed of sound. What this really means is that there are gas atoms which hit the object and are bounced in the opposite direction, traveling faster than the object itself. These eventually collide with other gas atoms, sending them scattering ahead of the object and so on and so forth. In normal every day circumstances, this process involves so many collisions that we can model it statistically. The result is that we can talk about "pressure" meaningfully, and we can talk about a "pressure wave" which propagates ahead of the object. All objects moving through the air have a pressure wave in front of them, though it is not always obvious. A fast moving modern car doesn't have very many insects striking its windshield because the pressure wave in front of it pushes the insects upwards over the windshield. An older car with worse aerodynamics may not generate a sufficient pressure wave to force the insect over the top of the car, and the result is... well.. messy.
When we get to events that move at the speed of sound or faster. As this happens, our nice clean statistical model of the gas breaks down. In the nice clean model we're used to, we say that every small region has a "pressure," and it pushes outwards in all directions equally. This works because, over the distances between collisions (the "mean free path length," on the order of 68nm), the velocity of particles on both sides of the object are close enough to use easy statistical distributions. However, as particle speeds approach the speed of sound, this changes. The differences in velocity get more and more pronounced until we can't sweep the differences under the rug with a simple differential equation. We have to account for more of the actual particle physics in this regime.
If you're skipping the physics lesson, this is a good time to rejoin the answer
So why is a shock wave such a big deal? Well when we account for the particle physics of objects at these speeds, we have to allow for what are basically discontinuities in pressure (modern measurements suggest a shock wave is about 200nm thick). The pressure can rise almost instantly. This matters because many objects, including human bodies, are very sensitive to sudden changes in pressure. Under normal conditions, such rapid pressure changes would call for an enormous amount of energy. However, if you can create a shock wave, you can create a rather large pressure differential with a much smaller explosive.
So what happens when a shock wave hits the body? For the most part, it can pass through freely, but if we find regions where the speed of sound changes dramatically, these sharp pressure changes can do damage.
The primary effect of such shockwaves is on the lungs. This effect is dominated by the impulse of the explosion (generally proportional to the integral of overpressure over the duration of the shock). In the case of the lungs, this impulse imparts a velocity to the cells lining the alveoli. Because they are thin, designed to stretch as we breathe, and right along an impedance boundary between flesh and air, they are very susceptible to this. The result of this damage is the rupture of the capillaries in the lungs, called pulmonary contusion. This is what medical doctors would call "Bad News." The damage can cause the alveoli to collapse, no longer participating in breathing. It can also cause pulmonary edema, filling the lungs with fluid and causing suffocation.
Other gas filled organs can be affected similarly, but in the literature, lung damage due to shocks is the primary issue.
Ear drum damage also occurs in response to such shocwaves. Being thicker than the walls of the alveoli, they respond to slower effects. The damage to the ear drum appears to be more associated with the actual overpressure than the impulse of the shockwave. A perforated eardrum is typically not fatal, but it can cause sudden disorientation and vertigo. Given that one is in an environment where there are grenades and/or flying bullets, this disorientation can lead towards a fatal incident shortly thereafter.
So this shows a major difference between grenades and bullets. In a bullet, the shock wave occurs quite far away and has rather low impulse by the time it arrives. The shockwave plays a very minor part. There is an argument that a supersonic bullet hitting flesh can generate its own shockwaves which can disrupt neural activity, known as hydrostatic shock, but it is a disputed theory.
Thus we see a major difference between the bullet proof vest and the EOD suit. You noticed that it covers the whole body, but it also covers it in a different way. The layers of an EOD suit are also designed to redirect and damp the shockwave. They do this using layers of varying acoustic impedance. EOD suits are also designed to protect in other ways, such as cushioning the spine so that an EOD expert thrown back by an explosion is unlikely to suffer catastrophic spinal injury.
Now some grenades stop here. Concussion grenades like the MK3 do their damage with these effects. A fragmentation grenade like the M67 adds a layer of metallic shrapnel. This shrapnel operates like a bullet. In fact, it is reasonable to model the effects of shrapnel exactly like we model the effects of bullets.
Bullets are really straightforward. Shove a metal slug through someone's body, and you force the bonds that hold their body together to give way. If any of those bonds were critical, the opponent is incapacitated.
Bullets come in supersonic and subsonic varieties. The fundamental difference between them would be that a supersonic bullet could cause a shockwave to propagate through the body. However, given that hydrostatic shock is a disputed theory, we can reasonably ignore that difference. Instead, we can just look at all bullets as the same sort of thing. Their damage is based on shape, energy, and momentum. Naturally, supersonic bullets can have substantially more energy, but other than that they aren't special.
A bullet entering a wound basically generates (subsonic) waves, pushing the flesh out of the way of the bullet just like the air was pushed around our windshield in the car example at the beginning of this answer. This pushing effect can tear tissue, and that's the primary cause of damage from a bullet (or grenade fragment).
If arteries, veins, or capillaries burst, blood loss will occur and may cause death. Damage to nerves can cause paralysis of the innervated region, and obviously damage to the brain can cause death. A bullet may break a bone, in which case those muscles can no longer effectively use that bone to create motion. It may also tear tings like tendons, which also prevent motion.
If a bullet or fragment strikes any area, it may cause infection. This is a major factor in abdominal wounds. Our intestines are quite full of bacteria kept safely within the body of the intestines. If the intestines are torn, they will spill this material out, creating a substantial risk of infection.
The kevlar and/or ceramics found in both bullet proof vests and EOD suits is focused on dealing with these objects. Both materials are very good at arresting physical objects before they enter the body. Bullet proof vests have a smaller coverage area because of tradeoffs. Those who wear bullet proof vests must move quickly and care about minimizing burden. Thus the vests only cover the regions where the lethality of a bullet wound warrants the burden of protecting it.
In the case of the EOD suit, mobility is less of a concern. The EOD technician is already where they need to be (which would be the place everybody else doesn't want to be). They do care about mobility, don't get me wrong, but the tradeoffs for someone intentionally going to the wrong sort of place are different. It's worth it to them to have full body coverage.
Which leaves me with a gem of wisdom I got from the comic Schlock Mercenary, by Howard Taylor. His The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries includes two which I am yet to find a veteran or active duty member who doesn't agree with, or at least have to give a nod at the wisdom of it all:
A Sergeant in motion outranks a Lieutenant who doesn't know what's going on.
An ordnance technician at a dead run outranks everybody.
$\begingroup$ +1 for quoting from the 70 maxims. $\endgroup$ – Criggie Feb 1 '19 at 23:38
$\begingroup$ +1 for perfectly applied sarcasm and dark humor. $\endgroup$ – Philippe Feb 2 '19 at 1:28
$\begingroup$ +1. And don't forget larger pieces of shrapnel have also a considerable kinetic energy: "... suddenly, with a great clanging thud, I was hit on the forehead and knocked flying onto the floor of the trench... a shrapnel bullet had hit my helmet with great violence, without piercing it, but sufficiently hard to dent it. If I had, as had been usual up until a few days previously, been wearing a cap, then the Regiment would have had one more man killed." -Reserve Lieutenant Walter Schulze. $\endgroup$ – user22613 Feb 3 '19 at 14:10
$\begingroup$ Nitpick: The powder in a gun deflagrates, while the TNT in the hand grenade detonates. For a gun, you generally do not want the strong, hard shockwaves of detonation. Instead, you ideally want the burning powder to quickly build up max pressure, and then to just add enough energy to keep that pressure as long as possible while the bullet accelerates out of the barrel. The longer the barrel, the longer you want the powder to burn. If you detonated the powder, it would damage the gun. $\endgroup$ – cmaster - reinstate monica Feb 3 '19 at 21:00
$\begingroup$ Nitpick #2: While bullets may be supersonic in the air (and consequently produce a sonic boom that's only heard by the target after the bullet has already hit), virtually no bullet is ever supersonic within the target's body. Simply because the target's body is mainly water, which has a speed of sound in excess of 1.4km/s = 5000km/h. That's pretty fast, it'd be about twice as fast as the concorde was... Thus, you'd need a hypersonic bullet (faster than 1.5km/s) in order to create a supersonic shockwave inside the body. Not that supersonic rounds aren't destructive enough already... $\endgroup$ – cmaster - reinstate monica Feb 3 '19 at 21:17
The M67 grenade contains 180 g (6.5 oz) of composition B explosive.
The amount of explosive in a gun or rifle is way less than that, just few grams.
It follows that, close to the explosion, the damage of a grenade is dealt both from the fragments ejected in all the directions and from the shock-wave produced by the explosion.
When an acoustic wave propagates through different media, the amount of transmitted energy depends on the relative difference in acoustic impedance between the two media: the closer they are (i.e. water-flesh), the better energy is transmitted, else (i.e. air-flesh) it is reflected back in larger amount.
The human body is mostly made by flesh but has also some hollow places, like the intestines, lungs and stomach. The interface between these and the flesh can be approximated, from an acoustic point of view, to an interface between air and liquid.
The explosion happens in air, and when the shock-wave impinges on the body it is mostly reflected. But the amount which is transmitted through the body will be basically trapped between the outer shell (the skin) and the inner shell (lungs, stomach, intestine), wrecking havoc there.
This explains why explosions are way more lethal in water than in air (there is less reflected energy on the skin), and why the effect of the shock-wave is the more significant the closer the target is to the explosion point (the intensity attenuates with the square of the distance).
Incidentally, this is also why whoever gets an echo scan is spread with gel in the point where the scan is taken: to improve the acoustic coupling between the scanner and the body.
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$\begingroup$ To your point about air vs. water explosions, Mythbusters did an interesting episode that tested the Navy's recommendation that floating on your back at the surface is the best way to survive an underwater explosion. This was confirmed, as it minimizes the flesh-water interface area, thereby minimizing the transmitted energy. $\endgroup$ – Nuclear Hoagie Feb 1 '19 at 16:32
$\begingroup$ As for your comment about internal organs, "The interface between these and the flesh can be approximated, from an acoustic point of view, to an interface between air and liquid.", this is only true if your stomach/intestines/etc actually have gas in them. For the stomach, this is generally untrue (unless you've been drinking carbonated beverages, for instance), and the amount of gas in the small intestine is essentially zero. Flatulence occurs in the large intestine, of course (normal farting is 8-10 times a day) but the amount of gas in not large. $\endgroup$ – WhatRoughBeast Feb 1 '19 at 17:08
$\begingroup$ This is an interesting explanation of how shockwaves can hurt or kill people, but it doesn’t really address the question of how damaging the shockwave of a grenade would be, if all shrapnel were ignored. While 180 g is a lot more than “a few grams,” that doesn’t mean it’s enough to create a life-threatening shockwave (or, perhaps a better question, how close one has to be to the epicenter of the shockwave for it to be life-threatening). $\endgroup$ – KRyan Feb 1 '19 at 17:40
$\begingroup$ Related: Is a bomb's shockwave strong enough to kill? $\endgroup$ – Alexander Feb 1 '19 at 19:25
$\begingroup$ -1 The explosive in a fragmentation grenade is there to drive the fragments, which are the lethal part. If you're close enough for the shockwave to hurt you, you'd still be more worried about the shrapnel. $\endgroup$ – Carl Kevinson Feb 1 '19 at 19:39
The shockwave from a fragmentation grenade is negligible. A concussion grenade, which has few fragments and which is specialized to kill directly through explosive overpressure, has only a 2m kill radius (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenade#High_Explosive_(Offensive). A fragmentation grenade has less explosives than that, and would deal very little direct damage through explosive overpressure. It is the fragments that deal damage. There really isn't more to this than stopping all the fragments. A grenade explosion is not a particularly impressive event. There is just a puff of dark smoke and a bang, not a huge explosion.
There seem to be two misconceptions about body armor in your post.
EOD technicians do not necessarily wear better armor than regular soldiers. Most soldiers in modern militaries wear hard body armor made of advanced ceramic composites over their torsos, not kevlar vests. Kevlar and other types of soft, fabric like body armor can only reliably stop pistol caliber rounds and are not of much use on the battlefield. EOD suits are made of many layers of foam, plastic, and soft body armor. They absorb explosions and fragments efficiently, but are not necessarily better against bullets or other kinetic projectiles (depends if they include ceramic components).
EOD technicians do not only go after hand grenades. Many of the threats they deal with are much larger bombs that need more protection, so they wear more protective armor. Even if all they had to deal with was hand grenades, they would probably still wear their special armor. The majority of regular troops in the modern day see little to no combat, and even combat troops deal with grenades on an irregular basis. For them, covering all of the limbs and head in armor would restrict movement and breathing. However, EOD techs deal with explosives all the time, and expect to do so, so they wear armor to be prepared. (In reality, from what I have read, EOD techs typically try to shoot bombs with anti-material rifles or to disarm them with robots unless absolutely necessary)..
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$\begingroup$ The differing kill ranges make it very clear which is more deadly. $\endgroup$ – Loren Pechtel Feb 1 '19 at 18:30
When you get right down to it, both a gun and a grenade kill you with application of the same attribute;
Energy.
The difference is only in the shaping of that energy. Guns fire a bullet in a specific direction, meaning that the energy (in this case, kinetic) is applied in a very narrow and precise focus. In effect, a bullet applies a lot of kinetic energy into a very small window of effect. That means that you can be standing right near a gun being fired, but if you're not staring down the business end of the barrel, it simply won't affect you at all.
This is a simplification; you may (for example) be hit by the casing ejection, and there is some waste heat as a result of the bullet being fired, but it's the kinetic energy of the bullet that really counts in terms of terminal damage.
A grenade on the other hand is what we call an area of effect weapon. It doesn't focus the kinetic energy, but rather distributes it radially. A frag grenade gets its name from the fragments of metal and other debris that get launched from the point of explosion.
Radial blasts cause damage in all directions, but the range of effect is subsequently seriously reduced. Grenades, not requiring bullets et al are also capable of storing more potential kinetic energy than a single bullet, but most of that is going to be directed into places the enemy isn't.
The difference between the two is that a bullet creates a massive impact along a very specific directional line and over a much longer range; a grenade can release more energy overall, but over a much smaller range because of the radial distribution of that energy.
So; if you're standing right near a grenade when it goes off blowing shrapnel all over the place, it would be like being hit by a shotgun blast at close range; flak vests et al are going to be the order of the day in order to have any hope of survival. But, the further away you are, the much greater the chances of your survival by comparison to a bullet fired from a gun.
I don't have exact figures on me, but at very close range grenades will probably have a similar kinetic energy release as what one could expect from a bullet at much further ranges. A grenade may contain (say) enough charge to fit in 50 bullets, and the fragmentation of the casing means that you're facing a fair percentage of that at very short range. But the omni-directional dispersal pattern of that energy means that the tradeoff is that the charge is used very inefficiently, unless your enemy has surrounded the grenade in all three dimensions with very close proximity. This is why they're often used to clear machine gun nests, trenches, and other fortified positions as opposed to being used in an open battlefield where people are more dispersed and more capable of avoiding the device when they see it.
Ultimately, the key thing to remember is that the radial dispersion pattern means the energy dissipates at a rate proportional to the cube of the distance from the explosion with grenades, meaning that they are strictly a short range weapon, best deployed in tight, enclosed spaces containing only enemy combatants.
Guns, on the other hand, are a point and click interface designed to work at range but only in the direction you specify.
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$\begingroup$ Good answer, I would also mention rifling which goes even further at making sure energy is delivered to one spot $\endgroup$ – Andrey Feb 1 '19 at 14:59
$\begingroup$ this answer fails to account the root of the question, how a shockwave kills. $\endgroup$ – John Feb 1 '19 at 15:13
$\begingroup$ @John looks like that part was added as an edit after the fact $\endgroup$ – Tim B II Feb 1 '19 at 21:10
One could say that a grenade kills you in the same way that a fall onto a hard-enough surface kills you. The (brief but) strong force from the blast/impact on the floor can deform the body up to a point where bones break and/or organs experience acceleration big enough to destroy tissue. Also, the shock wave may travel through the body and cause damage at places not directly impacted on. This is an effect that is also seen with projectiles (some more than others): A bullet is not like a small rod slowly piercing through the body but also causes shockwaves along its path through the tissue. These shockwaves can affect a much wider channel than the projectile itself. You could be hit by a 9mm bullet but have a 'tunnel' of destroyed tissue around the trajectory of multiple times that diameter.
Then of course there are indirect causes of death: Even when the blast or the projectile doesn't kill you instantly, tissue, organs and blood vessels may be damaged causing you to bleed to death or die from some kind of organ failure within some time after the event.
So I guess the main difference is really, as you said, that a projectile works by piercing into the body while a blast works by massive acceleration of large parts of the body.
That's also one reason why the bomb squad uses as heavy an armor as is practical: A large mass can absorb more energy for a given acceleration. Hence, the heavier the armor is the slower it will move and hit your body in response to a blast.
(The sequence of events here is detonation -> shockwave hits armor -> some energy gets reflected, some absorbed -> due to the absorbed energy the armor starts moving -> the armor impacts on your body's surface -> force is applied to your body. The slower the armor the less peak force is applied to your body.)
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It all depends on how you use both tools. For instance it's much more difficult to club someone to death using a grenade than it is to use a rifle.
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$\begingroup$ Thanks John. Though I'm not an eminent member of SE, I think we mostly keep playful answer in comments. But I do appreciate the input. Didn't the mutants from Fallout had some sort of boomstick? (In the form of explosive hammer with a 'nade strapped to it?) $\endgroup$ – Nyakouai Feb 2 '19 at 14:07
Okay so a quick simple answer that might help. As someone who is ex army(uk) and worked in both aerospace and for a civilian testing company I've seen a few different things.
The way the bullet works on the body depends on the shape of the round as well as its calibre, there Are a huge number of other factors but we'll keep it simple.
A 5.56mm round which is fired by the UK main rifle was not designed to kill, it can but that's not it's main function, it was designed to injure. The main reason for this is down to numbers, it takes 1-2 people to look after an injured person. In this fashion you actually create less casualties.
The 7.62 round which is a NATO standard round is much heavier round and so creates a more devastating wound and is more likely to kill.
Depending on the entry/velocity of the round bullets can go straight through, slow and stop in the body and can even ricochet off bone and end up in a different part of the body or leave in a different part.
There are many different types of round and they all have different effects, a hollow point has a huge power and because of its shape, mushrooms and has a devastating effect( the US's number 1 home defence pistol round) but it is, in bullet speeds, quite slower. There are fragmentation rounds that essentially shatter and create shrapnel inside the body.
As for grenades, it's not just the debris that kills, if you are close enough the pressure wave itself can kill. Think of all the movies where a grenade is thrown in a lake and suddenly fish start bobbing up. Generally these are killed by a pressure wave rather than the actual grenade shrapnel.
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$\begingroup$ In fact, the Hague Convention of 1899 under (IV,3) dictates that 'less lethal' projectiles must be used in war, see e.g. the "Lagality" paragraph in en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollow-point_bullet $\endgroup$ – JimmyB Feb 17 '19 at 12:26
Not military but as long-term martial artist with military SF tastes, am widely-read.
One thing I've read about choice of weapons in broad combat is sometimes it's about inflicting a slow death - you want opposing soldiers dealing with their own injured rather than clean kills. Fragmentation grenades are particularly effective in generating injuries which require time-consuming treatment due to insertion of many small fragments. So another way they kill is slow death through infection/bleeding.
What I didn't notice in the answers above is discussion of the speed of fragments.
This explosive speed paper as cited in Quora answer to Do fragments from a grenade travel faster than a bullet? puts the speed right in the middle.
A quick search based on the initial velocity of a perfectly spherical fragment from the composition-b explosive of an American M-61 fragmentation grenade yielded 480 meters per second. This is higher than the initial velocity of most pistol cartridges- .45 ACP and 9x19mm parabellum cartridges from pistol-length barrels fall about 10–30% below this, including +P and +P+ variants, and about 50–60% of a 5.56 NATO cartridge fired from a rifle-length barrel.
So you can regard a frag grenade up close as a bunch of tiny, mid-range bullet impacts plus overall explosive front.
Having read your spoiler, that gives you some interesting things to consider about responding to multiple impacts and distributed, focused point impacts vs one big one ;-)
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Murphy Team Cleans Up Meramec River
ST. LOUIS – A bumper, seven tires, and a muffler were among the debris Murphy Co.’s team of 45 pulled out of the Meramec River as part of Operation Clean Stream. It was Murphy’s first year participating in the event, which is held annually to clean up the Meramec and its tributaries. The company’s assignment was the banks and the river from Blue Springs Ranch near Bourbon, Mo., to the Sappington Bridge. In addition to the big items mentioned above, Murphy also filled 25 bags with cans, clothing, cups, Styrofoam, fiberglass roofing, and a lawn chair.
“Operation Clean Stream was a great experience for our employees and their families,” said Mark Bengard, senior vice president of design-build. “It also really ties into our green efforts. We want to do more than just build green facilities - we also care about cleaning up the environment around us.”
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As Devs Flock To F8, Facebook Still Rules The App Install Roost
by Allison Schiff // Friday, April 14th, 2017 – 10:17 am
More than 4,000 app developers will descend on San Jose, Calif., on April 18 and 19 for Facebook’s F8 conference, where, if you believe the rumor mill, Mark Zuckerberg will regale them with splashy announcements about group chatbots for Messenger and possible hardware offerings from his secretive Building 8 Lab.
But at its core, F8 is a show for developers, a place where app publishers can nerd out on the nitty-gritty, like marketing APIs, monetization, growth marketing and, of course, app-install ads.
Despite recent efforts by Snapchat and Pinterest to cut themselves a sliver of the app-install pie, Facebook continues to gobble up most app-install ad spend.
The reasons are simple: data and scale.
That’s a tough combo to beat, said Michael Oiknine, CEO of mobile attribution company Apsalar, a Facebook marketing partner.
“They lead because they have the best data, they have almost no data leakage and they understand the industry and how it’s changing, and then deliver products and sales efforts that reflect those changes,” said Oiknine, who also pointed to Facebook’s growing focus on post-install engagement marketing.
Five years after its release, Facebook is still investing in its app-install product, especially via Audience Network, a major growth area for Facebook as ad load maxes out in the news feed. In December, Facebook launched dynamic ads and event optimization for mobile app installs through Audience Network, which allows advertisers to target users with dynamic app-install ads based on recent product browsing history.
A report from Citi estimated that mobile app-install advertising accounted for 17% – or $2.9 billion – of Facebook’s total ad revenue in 2015. Assuming Citi’s approximated percentage held last year, mobile app-install ads would top $4.4 billion in 2016.
Clearly, the developer dollars are still flowing. Spend on Facebook dynamic ads, including mobile app-install formats, increased 164% between Q4 2015 and Q4 2016 across Facebook desktop, mobile and Audience Network, according to Nanigans, another Facebook marketing partner.
Game developer Glu Mobile, responsible for a slew of popular celebrity-inspired titles, including “Kim Kardashian: Hollywood” and “Nicki Minaj: The Empire,” continues to allocate “a large share” of its total marketing budget to app install ads on Facebook and Instagram, said CRO Chris Akhavan.
“Developers want access to the tremendous amount of data that Facebook has on the audiences we are trying to reach,” Akhavan said. “Nobody is currently matching Facebook’s targeting capabilities.”
It’s in Facebook’s own best interest to keep developers happy, especially as competitors wait in the wings to court them. In early April, for example, Snapchat rolled out interest-based targeting for app-install ads, the latest volley in a not-so-cold war with Facebook, which isn’t hiding its bloodlust to make mincemeat of its rival.
And Facebook could, indeed, do a few things to make life easier for the app publishers advertising on its platform, said Tony Vartanian, co-founder of Lucktastic, a free sweepstakes app developed by Jump Ramp Games.
For one, until recently, buying mechanisms for app-install ads on Facebook weren’t as “sophisticated” as Vartanian and his acquisition team wanted.
“You had to go through outside partners,” he said.
But, for the past three months, Lucktastic has been using new features within Power Editor, the far more souped-up professional version of Facebook’s Ads Manager, which lets marketers do bulk editing and have more end-to-end control over their campaigns.
If Lucktastic had Facebook’s ear, though, it would also ask for an easier way to understand the impact of particular inventory types.
“For instance, right now we could put half of our inventory into display and half in video, but we really wouldn’t know the specific outcome,” Vartanian said. “Facebook needs more transparency and options when it comes to splitting inventory.”
Retargeting and reactivation are also a black box, in terms of data exposure for marketers.
“Our team would like to see better tools and a more focused offering in this area,” said Vartanian, who noted that although Lucktastic still runs quite a lot of app-install ads through Facebook, it’s been diversifying its spend with an ever-increasing focus on video inventory.
But the fact is that it’s Facebook’s platform and, therefore, Facebook’s rules.
“Just like any social network, you’re limited by the features within the platform,” said Zbigniew Barwicz, CEO and president of shoppable video creator app dubdub. “With Facebook, you’re able to reach mass audiences in whatever vertical you’re interested in, but you’re still limited on the types of ad creative you can push out and the experience that Facebook provides.”
Regardless, app-install spend on Facebook is prodigious, and new types of advertisers are also starting to take advantage, said Moshe Vaknin, CEO and co-founder of mobile ad network YouAppi.
“Facebook is still very effective as a source for app installs for developers and to help sell ads,” Vaknin said. “We’re seeing more mainstream apps and the mobile versions of offline retailers spending more on Facebook, [and] app developers are getting better and more professional regarding their use of Facebook.”
It’s unclear, however, whether Facebook’s performance is better through the core Facebook app or Audience Network. Facebook doesn’t share performance metrics between the two. In fact, its marketing partners sign a nondisclosure agreement promising not to divulge that information.
But it stands to reason that Facebook’s owned-and-operated properties perform better because Facebook controls the news feed user experience, and a better user experience usually means better engagement.
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*Waiting Families*
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Sara & Eric
"We just want to share our experience with AdoptionProfiles.ca. We went to Charmaine & Amanda and asked them to help us update our profile book. I must add that this was just after we lost a loved one, an emotional time for us. It was so easy to talk to Charmaine. I was always looking forward to my conversations with her. She spent so much time to get to know us and to ensure our profile book was a true reflection of who we are.
Charmaine;
From the bottom of our hearts, we thank you for the beautiful profile book and for being a wonderful friend."
Michelle & Sunny
"What a crazy amazing journey!!! Thank YOU for everything. For your talks, advice, expertis and simpy being a listening ear. We are forever in love with our little man. What a blessing xo"
Julie & Dave
"I just wanted to let you know that we have been matched with a beautiful, healthy baby girl and the revocation period is now up! We are so thankful to share this sweet girl with her incredible first mom who said she saw our profile on your site, as well as on Canada Adopts. So, for the second time, thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Through the most open of adoptions we now have the family we always dreamed of. You offer an invaluable service to hopeful and expectant parents. We can’t thank you enough!"
Damani & Karen
"Oh Charmaine, the birth was amazing. Birth Momma is healthy/safe and baby was given a clean bill of health upon leaving the hospital! Birth Momma allowed me and hubby to be in the delivery room with her. It was the most amazing experience. I hope all is well with you. I also wanted to thank you again for all your suggestions, encouragement and emailing back and forth with me... being so nice! I now know what it takes to go through the adoption process and having others in the same circumstances makes the world of difference!!!! "
Vikas & Anita
"We wanted to share the good news. Our bundle of joy was born and we brought him home yesterday. I wanted to thank you for all you have done for us. Can't wait for you to meet him!"
Jim & Melissa
"I can absolutely not say enough about you and your services! I originally contacted you about your website and helping with our profile, but you became such a support for us throughout our journey to our second adoption. You were always just a text or a call away and offered advice, assistance and most importantly just an ear and a friend, as we made our way through this complicated, emotional and so absolutely amazing journey. Your support has been invaluable to us and now we’ve been blessed with two beyond beautiful babes through adoption! 💜💙"
Ashley & Marshall
"Only 40 days after we submitted our adoption profile you designed we were matched. The agency wasn't even accepting new profiles but used the one we had sent anyway. Our daughter was born and the first parents knew they weren't ready. They said the minute they saw our books and our photos they KNEW we were the perfect family for them. We can't believe how easy this was, and how helpful you through this entire process. I had no idea only a couple of months ago we would be a Mom and a Dad in a few short weeks (we expected to wait years). THANK YOU for everything you have done for us. We know we are parents because of you."
Lorraine & Christophe
"We picked up our books from the post office yesterday and were so happy with how they turned out...even better in person vs. screen! I think it's funny that the birth parents saw the book and picked us before we even saw the book in person!!! We really can't thank you enough for all your work in such an incredibly short time. You went way above and beyond to get this done in time for this presentation and it paid off 1000 times over! We know things are far from finalized, but this is certainly closer than we've ever been before and so we are cautiously optimistic that our quest to bring a child home may be nearing an end...and then the real fun will begin!! Take care and keep in touch."
Craig & Michelle
"I have amazing news. A few days ago WE WERE MATCHED!!!!!! You really do have the magic touch! With a couple of years waiting, and then to redo our adoption profile with you and VOILA, matched...we are so thankful. Thank you for helping us! The adoption worker who mentioned we seek your help was so right!"
Darryl & Nicole
"Merry Christmas Charmaine from our family to yours. We couldn't feel more blessed. Thank you for helping our dreams become reality. We can't believe how fast this adoption came for us, and how lucky we are to have found you."
Jamie & Ladyne
"It has been an amazing experience with this whole match! Thanks so much for your support & help with our profile ... they loved it & shared it with a lot of friends & family :)"
Randy & Rebecca
"As I sit here and write this my arms and heart are full! Raelyn Lee Finch was born on September 21st at 1354 weighing 6 pounds 5 ounces and measuring 20" long. She is absolutely perfect and we are so in love! After a lengthy hospital stay we were able to bring her home on Monday. When we started the journey to adoption I had no idea how incredible it would feel to have all our dreams realized. We are so fortunate to have been chosen to be this little angels parents and we will cherish her every single day. Sometimes I have to pinch myself to remember that this is real life. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for helping us on this journey and creating a beautiful book that brought Raelyn's first Mom to us."
Derrick & Akua
"We just wanted to share our good news with you that we have been matched and he is already in our arms! The profile book you created for us, was very useful in the matching process, so we are forever grateful. Thank you so much for all of your help and support throughout this process. We will be in touch, as soon as we are able to try this again."
Kate & Chris
"Birth mom loved our profile book. She said we were first book she looked at and she ‘knew’. We are so grateful to be given this gift and to parent a second child through adoption. Thank you."
John & Kelly
"3 years ago I contacted Charmaine about posting our Profile on Adoption Profiles. With her help we were up on the site in no time. Over the last 3 years we had 2 failed adoptions that really took a toll on us and through it all Charmaine was there with her full support and kind words. A month ago we contacted her again but this time with news we brought a beautiful baby boy home. Her time and dedication to helping family's is amazing and beautiful. Thanks for being there for us and supporting us through the hard times."
Tanys & Eric
"Tanys and I just wanted to let you know that we were presented to a birth family with the profile book you put together for us, and we were chosen! Quinn has been with us for a few months now, and it's been a busy summer. We just wanted to thank you for your hard work and excellent product."
Nick & Brian
"We are writing with good news. Thanks to your website, we successfully found a private adoption match! We were able to prepare all of the paperwork in advance, and so, when our 8 lbs, 6 oz baby was born in July, we were able to bring her home right from the hospital. The match couldn't have happened without the generosity of your site, which we still can't believe is kind enough to host adoptive family profiles for free. We really cannot thank you enough!"
"We're extremely happy to announce that we are now officially parents of a beautiful baby girl! Your site and Facebook page have been such an amazing resource for us over the past 2 years. We had many potential connections through your website, and we're so thankful that the last one was successful. Please keep doing all that you do to help hopeful adoptive couples."
Tammy & Paul
"Well, it's offical! Waiting period is over. What a huge relief!!!! Thank you sooo much for your coaching and friendship! Adoption Profiles is a wonderful service and we have TWO children because of your team and what you do!"
Michael & Heather
"We are doing great! Our son is four months old now and pretty much the sweetest gift ever! At six months we are allowed to start the adoption process over again so I'd like to update our profile with you and add a new section! Is this possible?"
Shannon & Kevin
"The neat part about this adoption is Shannon & Kevin became friends with one owner of our company (Charmaine), and their son's first mother choose them off our website. The birth mom is friends of the other owner of this company (Amanda)."
Mark & Heidi
"OH MY GOSH!! Our book looked so much better after your help! WOW! Thank you so so much! I'm a little choked up right now- honestly thank you! Our son was born in Sept and life has been amazing since!"
Mark & Sonia
"You did a fantastic job. Thank u sooooooooo much we really appreciate it."
Dustin & Brandy
"I wanted to connect with you to say thank you so much for all your help on our journey. It's amazing to think that our file is closing and our waiting is over after so many years of wishing and hoping! Yes. We are so thrilled. It was an amazing experience filled with the whole gamete of emotions but worth every minute."
Stephen & Stacy
"Owen Hunt Andrew Roberts. Born March 31, 2014, 1208pm at St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario. Weighing 6lbs 5.4oz, 19 inches. Ecstatic new parents are Stacy (nee Sarmiento) and Stephen. Thrilled grandparents are Marlene & Rick Sarmiento (Longlac), Mary & Stewart Roberts (Thunder Bay) and Debbie & Roy Leuenberger (Geraldton). Proud great grandmas are Yvette Sarmiento (Longlac) and Dorthea (Ona) Mendonca (North York). Welcomed by his many Aunties and Uncles; Heather (Kevin), Kevin (Jenny), Kim (Dustin), Krista (Nigel), Jay and Toots. Watched over by his special Uncle Mark in Heaven. Also welcomed by all of his cousins who have been patiently waiting for his arrival. To his first mom/birth mom, Katie, with every beat of our hearts we are grateful that you have entrusted us with his care. To Owen's birth family we are grateful to welcome you into our family. A big thank you to our adoption worker Deanna Ward for being with us every step of the way. Thank you to Ted Giesbrecht, Jayne Leslie & Angela Al-Hillal for all of your help. Thanks to Charmaine Graham for your support and help with our adoption profile. To Bev and Murray Church, thank you for being a special part of our story. Thank you to Dr. Lausman for your prenatal care of Katie & Owen. And to Dr. Im for "catching" Owen and all of the St. Mike's staff for taking such great care of us all. To our family and friends; thank you for your love and support and never letting us give up hope that our dream would come true. Owen, your WHOLE family loves you! We are grateful for you, our "little pickerel"! Love Mommy & Daddy xoxo "
Nick & Vasilka
"We live in Alberta, and for two years our profile was viewed over and over and no one ever picked us. With the profile you helped create we were picked almost immediately, and now have TWINS! Thank you so much!"
Vesna, Dan & Josh
"All I can say, is that it has been an incredible journey! FYI...the adoption worker who placed our son with us said that our profile was amazing and that it reflected who we are perfectly. For this I cannot thank you enough!"
Amanda & John
"We can honestly say your service works! We were picked by two different birth mothers and we were a close second at least two other times that we know of! The birth mother of our son said she wasn't sure why, but she was very drawn to our profile and could not stop looking at our book. She still has it so that she can look back and remember all of the reasons why she placed with us. You did an excellent job at helping us to really portray ourselves through our profile. All of our friends and family who read it said how it was totally us! We will definitely look to AdoptionProfiles.ca to update our profile should we decide to adopt in the future."
The Jenkins Family
"We were lucky to have been recommended to AdoptionProfiles.ca through family friends. What you do changes lives! Love you!"
Beth & Dave
"Hi there' Beth Dave and Margaret Anne here. Sending thoughts your way and letting you know that we were chosen by birth Mom and have a baby girl! Maggie is absolutely wonderful and we can't imagine our life without her. Dave and I are over the moon and happy in baby land. Thank you for your support and kindness during our journey to becoming parents. Our best always! We are now a happy family"
Jessica & Blair
"We've made it past the 30 days and were able to make Addison's arrival into our hearts, home an lives public on the weekend! It was the BEST WEEKEND EVER! Just wanted to let you know that you can take our profile off the website and write "matched"!!!!! Thank you heaps for all you and your team do every day, and for your passion for adoption. After experiencing it myself, I see why you want to become an adoption advocate and help those experience the same immense love and gratitude. What an amazing way to start/complete a family! Lots of love, Jessica, Blair + Addison"
David, Carly & Levi
"Thank you so so so much for having us on your site - and for being so nice throughout this whole process. As you know there are enough roadblocks as it is, it's really refreshing to have a positive experience, and working with you was just that."
John & Michelle
"Well, thanks to your work and your site, over 2,000 have viewed our profile!! It's incredible. Yes we got matched!!!"
Julie & David
"We are over the moon and beyond excited to be spending Christmas as a family! With all the excitement, I wanted to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for all your help. Providing this services to hopeful awaiting parents provides hope, and an outlet to focus energies during the difficult waiting period. It certainly made the wait easier for us! Thank you for everything! Wishing you a merry Christmas and countless blessings in the new year!"
Nori & Keith
"It is with happy news that I'm writing to say we no longer need a profile posted. Our little man was born December 15th and placed with us four weeks later. We couldn't be more in love. While our match did not come from adoptionprofiles.ca in this particular case, we want to thank you for being the kind of person who cares enough to operate a website to help couples like us. We are forever grateful."
Staci & Hugh
"We are overjoyed to confirm that the 21-day revocation period is now over and we are the proud parents of a beautiful baby girl! Thank you all for your help and support throughout this process, we have very much appreciated everything you've done for us in our journey towards this happy day. While the birthparents didn't find us through our online profiles, we appreciated the opportunity to reach out more broadly via your sites. It's a wonderful service you provide, thank you for that. With our sincerest thanks and best wishes."
Alisdair & Rhea
"We have some happy news! We were matched through CAS . Thank you for your support in setting up such a beautiful profile! You definitely went above and beyond. We really do appreciate all the guidance you shared with us. We will be definitely be back when it comes time for a second child. Take care and best wishes to the rest of the couples in their wait!"
Jennifer & Ken
"Words cannot describe! Its an amazing feeling. Thank you for all your TLC and for giving us the opportunity to provide our profile on your website! What u do for couples is wonderful! Thx again for everything :)"
Adam & Robert
"We just wanted to let you know that the Ministry Approved us, and our daughter came home last Thursday, and the 21-day consent period has passed. We are thrilled to be the daddies of this little girl. Thank you for all your support. We’ll be back when she demands to be a big sister."
Amanda & Ben
"We received a call on Monday the we had been matched and the baby was to be born any day. pick a girl name and pick a boy name. Cleo was born on Thursday and we met her Friday. Thank you so much for your enthusiasm Charmaine. We really appreciate it. All the best."
Amanda & Jeff
"We were matched on another internet service. Thank you again so much for posting our profile! Thank you so much for all you have done for us."
Dustin & Lynnden
"Hi Charmaine. I just wanted to let you know that my husband and I were matched with a little one last week. We are absolutely thrilled. He is beyond perfect. Thank you for all that you have done to support us, and encourage us, as we have navigated this journey thus far. What you offer to hopefully adoptive parents is extraordinary and we are very grateful!"
"Hi Charmaine! I’m so happy to write you this email, asking you to move us from “waiting” to “matched”!!! We were matched at the end of August and are now proud parents to another beautiful baby girl. Our hearts are full of awe, wonder and gratitude! Thank you so very much for supporting us through your website. It meant the world to us!"
Richard & Katherine
"Can you please take down our profile? As of today we have adopted our foster daughter. Thank you so much for your support and having us on your website throughout the year. Happy Holidays!"
Ryan & Chanele
"Just wanted to follow up and let you know that our new family of 3 is home and settling in nicely. We are so lucky to be Sophia's parents and everything worked out in such a magical way. Thank you again for all your help, in getting us online, and sharing your story. We are very happy and appreciate your help."
Avril & Frank
"Thanks for following up! Yes our waiting period is over and we’ve welcomed our beautiful baby girl home! Thank you so much for your assistance with everything! Wishing you all the best!!"
Sarah & Paul
"We were just matched with a new born baby boy. I know that it takes a lot of work (to put our profile up for free) and I appreciate it."
Lydia & Paul
"God is good! Our 21 days of revocation are over are we have adopted a beautiful baby girl. Thank you for the service that you have offered and your constant support."
Nicholas & Brittany
"We have brought home a beautiful daughter who has filled our lives with such complete joy. Thank you for being a friend and for our online registry. Life is good!"
Kathy & Mike
"We just wanted to let you know that we have been matched with a baby girl through the Beginnings Family Services adoption agency and have now passed our 21 day waiting period. We could not be more thrilled to make our family of 3 into a family of 4 with this new little addition. Our daughter is over the moon to finally be a big sister! Our family is now complete and thank you for providing such a wonderful service for families wishing to adopt."
Stephen & Patricia
"Hi Charmaine, We just wanted to let you know that we have been matched with a baby boy and have now passed our 21 day waiting period. We are over the moon in love with him! Thank you for all the advice and support you provided us from the very beginning."
Shanley & Andrew
"Thank you so much for putting your own time and love into creating such a great site. I know you know how much this means, having gone through this yourself, but nonetheless - we are so grateful."
Andrea & Troy
"We are the proud parents of an adorable little boy! His name is Roman, he's a year old and he's awesome. Crazy, good times. So, I guess this means you can officially take our profile down! Thank you so so much for all your help, hard work, and support through everything."
Michael & Cheshmak
"Thank you Dear Charmaine for offering to post our profile up free of charge on your new site. I have passed your info to friends for profiles but I want to take the opportunity to acknowledge you and your kindness and how much it has meant to me/us. Thank you for being a part of the journey and its many ups and downs."
Tanya & Rob
"Thank you again for your helpful suggestions on how to improve our profile - it no doubt helped us to get noticed by the birth mom. And thank you for the FREE on-line registration!"
Julianna & Jason
"Hi there! I forgot to let you know that we were matched with a sweet baby boy! He was born May 28 and we were lucky to be at his birth. We are so in love.You can take our profile down, thanks again for all you do to get the word out about the miracle that is adoption."
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Giant leap for UK spaceflight programme
Posted 29 July 2020 · Add Comment
A public consultation on regulations that will support the Space Industry Act 2018 opened today, paving the way for the UK's first ever space launch.
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The first ever launch into space from British soil is one step closer today as Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced a public consultation on the regulations for the UK’s spaceflight programme.
The regulations to support the Space Industry Act 2018 will enable a range of commercial spaceflight and associated activities to take place in the UK, including from any of the 7 proposed spaceports in South West England, Scotland and Wales, paving the way for the UK’s first ever space launch.
Government and industry have set a target to grow the UK’s share of the global space market to 10% by 2030 with the government having already awarded grants totalling nearly £40 million to establish commercial vertical and horizontal small satellite launch from UK spaceports.
Today’s consultation is part of the necessary regulation to enable the first launches to take place in the early 2020s.
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said: "The UK’s space sector can strengthen our national capabilities, create high-skilled jobs and drive future economic growth across the UK.
"Getting the rules in place for space launches from UK territory may seem like one small step. But it paves the way for a giant leap in the development of our space sector.
"This is technology’s high frontier and we will soon be able to reach it with specialist small payload launches from British soil."
In parallel to the development of a new UK Space Strategy, the government has been engaging with industry and providing grant funding to stimulate the UK launch market, and developing international agreements.
On 16th June (2020), the UK and US governments signed the Technology Safeguards Agreement. This paves the way for US companies to operate from UK spaceports and export space launch technology.
Transport Minister Rachel Maclean said: "The consultation will help to formalise our national approach to space by bringing commercial spaceflight to the UK and creating an environment that fosters growth in the sector.
"The steps taken today will join-up leading technology companies to rural areas across Great Britain, levelling up local economies and making them a leader in small payload space launches."
Science Minister Amanda Solloway said: "We want the UK to be the first place in Europe to launch small satellites and, in order to do that, we need business-friendly regulations in place.
"Satellite launches will create new jobs right across the UK and attract significant investment into our rapidly growing space sector. This consultation brings these exciting opportunities a big step closer."
The spaceflight regulator role will also be handed over from the UK Space Agency (UKSA) to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), who will ensure that spaceflight and associated activities are carried out safely and responsibly.
Richard Moriarty, chief executive of the UK CAA, said: "We welcome the publication of this important consultation, and the government’s intention to appoint the UK CAA as the UK’s regulator for spaceflight, working closely with the UKSA and other partners.
"The UK has the chance to be at the forefront of spaceflight development globally.
"We have a long and proud history of satellite technology and space research and the CAA wants to support the industry to build on these foundations.
"Our vision is for UK spaceflight to thrive as a competitive and, above all, safe industry."
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K-theoretic analogues of factorial Schur P- and Q-functions
Takeshi Ikeda, Hiroshi Naruse
We introduce two families of symmetric functions generalizing the factorial Schur P- and Q-functions due to Ivanov. We call them K-theoretic analogues of factorial Schur P- and Q-functions. We prove various combinatorial expressions for these functions, e.g.as a ratio of Pfaffians, a sum over set-valued shifted tableaux, and a sum over excited Young diagrams. As a geometric application, we show that these functions represent the Schubert classes in the K-theory of torus equivariant coherent sheaves on the maximal isotropic Grassmannians of symplectic and orthogonal types. This generalizes a corresponding result for the equivariant cohomology given by the authors. We also discuss a remarkable property enjoyed by these functions, which we call the K-theoretic Q-cancellation property. We prove that the K-theoretic P-functions form a (formal) basis of the ring of functions with the K-theoretic Q-cancellation property.
Advances in Mathematics
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aim.2013.04.014
Equivariant K-theory
Isotropic Grassmannians
Schubert class
Schur Q-functions
Mathematics(all)
10.1016/j.aim.2013.04.014
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Q-function Mathematics
Factorial Mathematics
Analogue Mathematics
Cancellation Mathematics
Young Diagram Mathematics
Equivariant Cohomology Mathematics
Pfaffian Mathematics
Coherent Sheaf Mathematics
Ikeda, T., & Naruse, H. (2013). K-theoretic analogues of factorial Schur P- and Q-functions. Advances in Mathematics, 243, 22-66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aim.2013.04.014
K-theoretic analogues of factorial Schur P- and Q-functions. / Ikeda, Takeshi; Naruse, Hiroshi.
In: Advances in Mathematics, Vol. 243, 20.08.2013, p. 22-66.
Ikeda, T & Naruse, H 2013, 'K-theoretic analogues of factorial Schur P- and Q-functions', Advances in Mathematics, vol. 243, pp. 22-66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aim.2013.04.014
Ikeda T, Naruse H. K-theoretic analogues of factorial Schur P- and Q-functions. Advances in Mathematics. 2013 Aug 20;243:22-66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aim.2013.04.014
Ikeda, Takeshi ; Naruse, Hiroshi. / K-theoretic analogues of factorial Schur P- and Q-functions. In: Advances in Mathematics. 2013 ; Vol. 243. pp. 22-66.
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Synergy of Catechol-Functionalized Zinc Oxide Nanorods and Porphyrins in Layer-by-Layer Assemblies
Alexandra Burger, Andreas Kunzmann, Rubén D. Costa, Rubitha Srikantharajah, Wolfgang Peukert, Dirk M. Guldi, Andreas Hirsch
Catechol-functionalized, positively charged ZnO nanorods (NRs) and anionic porphyrins were integrated into layer-by-layer (LbL) assemblies. In general, this study focuses on the impact that different porphyrins, varying in size and number of negative charges, exert on the LbL architecture in terms of morphology and spectroscopy. In particular, through a combination of analytical methods, including UV/Vis spectroscopy, SEM, and profilometry, valuable insights into LbL assembly formation were gathered. A key feature was the surface coverage in the resulting films. Denser films and surface coverages were realized when highly negatively charged and sterically demanding porphyrins were employed. As a complement to basic characterization, the LbL assembled films were used to fabricate proof-of-concept solar cells.
Chemistry - A European Journal
https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201705327
Published - 2018 Jun 4
layer-by-layer assemblies
layered compounds
solar energy conversion
ZnO nanorods
Fingerprint Dive into the research topics of 'Synergy of Catechol-Functionalized Zinc Oxide Nanorods and Porphyrins in Layer-by-Layer Assemblies'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.
zinc hematoporphyrin Chemical Compounds
Porphyrins Engineering & Materials Science
Nanorods Chemical Compounds
Zinc Oxide Chemical Compounds
catechol Chemical Compounds
Zinc oxide Engineering & Materials Science
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Profilometry Chemical Compounds
Burger, A., Kunzmann, A., Costa, R. D., Srikantharajah, R., Peukert, W., Guldi, D. M., & Hirsch, A. (2018). Synergy of Catechol-Functionalized Zinc Oxide Nanorods and Porphyrins in Layer-by-Layer Assemblies. Chemistry - A European Journal, 24(31), 7896-7905. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201705327
Synergy of Catechol-Functionalized Zinc Oxide Nanorods and Porphyrins in Layer-by-Layer Assemblies. / Burger, Alexandra; Kunzmann, Andreas; Costa, Rubén D.; Srikantharajah, Rubitha; Peukert, Wolfgang; Guldi, Dirk M.; Hirsch, Andreas.
In: Chemistry - A European Journal, Vol. 24, No. 31, 04.06.2018, p. 7896-7905.
Burger, A, Kunzmann, A, Costa, RD, Srikantharajah, R, Peukert, W, Guldi, DM & Hirsch, A 2018, 'Synergy of Catechol-Functionalized Zinc Oxide Nanorods and Porphyrins in Layer-by-Layer Assemblies', Chemistry - A European Journal, vol. 24, no. 31, pp. 7896-7905. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201705327
Burger A, Kunzmann A, Costa RD, Srikantharajah R, Peukert W, Guldi DM et al. Synergy of Catechol-Functionalized Zinc Oxide Nanorods and Porphyrins in Layer-by-Layer Assemblies. Chemistry - A European Journal. 2018 Jun 4;24(31):7896-7905. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201705327
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Mission to China – Part 5: The Final Leg
By waterfallsandcaribous January 15, 2012 ( 1 )
The first of January! Our last day in China.
Waking up fresh, even after a night including a game of circle of death, the Buffet was calling and so were the butter sachets. After breaky we cruised out to the old part of Beijing where we were to be taken on a rickshaw ride. Now the last time we had been on a rickshaw ride was with this crazy Aruban man in Havana, so we were hoping for better results this time.
This time thankfully the driver wasn’t crazy; he was a small Chinese fellah that worked really hard pulling round western heffalumps like us round for a living. Poor dude!
The ride went through the back alleys of old Beijing. This was a huge contrast from the shopping area and the modern side of the city we had experienced earlier in our trip.
The ride finished at the house of a Kung Fu master. We were taken and and served tea while he told us (translated through Charlie our guide) what it was like to live in the area. The group, especially us, were more interested in his Kung Fu profession – in the fact he had trained for over thirty years, how he had met Jackie Chan (he had a picture on his wall with him) and how his son had trained with Jet Li and is now in America running a Kung Fu school. Cool!
After this stop we wandered back to the bus and found some interested shops on our way before we travelled to the Temple of Heaven, the last famous Beijing site we were to visit.
The night previous, the Temple of Heaven was used as the background to a worldwide laser show to bring in 2012. We had seen it on CNN in the hotel the night before so we weren’t sure how it would look like during the day post celebration.
Having both worked in the theatre industry we realised as soon as we arrived that this show was going to an absulote bitch to pack out…we were right. Luckily we weren’t stage crew so we wandered around the gardens, checking out the old people playing cards and mah jong, dodging the hacky sack hustlers, the buildings, and the people that use the place as an area to hang out and socialise.
As part of the celebrations heaps and heaps and heaps of bikes on stands were set up for the broadcast. They were still there when we were walking on our way out.
The Temple of Heaven was impressive and a great way to almost finish up the meat of the tour. One more thing to go…. something we had been waiting for since the start of the trip and was even talked about as a highlight of Beijing when we had decided to go on our Mission to China…
Peking Duck! (or Beijing duck if you want be P.C)
And what a spread of accompaniments to match the well cooked duck with the best crispy duck skin ever!
We were loving it, and were loving it even more so due to the fact that half of our table (members of Korean descent) were only really eating the rice.
They had brought, all the way from Korea, their own instant noodles, seaweed, red sauce and kimchi and were not partaking in this barbarian Chinese slop!!! Ay… oh well more duck for us!
What a way to end four incredible days in a truly amazing part of the world. It was great to see the beauty of this land and its people and it also gave us a true feeling of reverence to the presence of China here and abroad, and the potential of China on a wider scale. Napoleon was wise when he said “Let her sleep, for when she wakes she will shake the world.” How right he was.
It was sad to say goodbye to Beijing and when we arrived at the airport we were relieved that it was open, unlike other airports we had recently visited.
We arrived back to Busan late on that evening so we got a room in a nice hotel in Haeudae. Before we went home to wonderful Deoksin we went for a quick shop to find some ‘foreign’ food, which is something we can’t find in our parts.
What do you know, first shop we found…..
This was the end of our life of crime and the end of an awesome trip to China!!
Categories: China, TravelTags: Beijing, busan, China, famous sights, food, martial arts, temples, travel
Hahaha love Dan’s ribbon fail!
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Girls Ages 5-18 Talk About Hair and Self Esteem
What do girls today think about hair? We sat down with girls ages 5 to 18 to find out.
I think that people who have curly hair kind
of want straight hair, and people who have
straight hair sometimes want curls.
(casual inspiring music)
I personally prefer long hair.
I don't know, I have friends who have short hair
and I'm like, you look gorgeous,
but for me, I don't feel that confident
unless I have this long mess of hair.
But I think people hide behind it because
it's such an easy and it's right of your face,
it's kind of like if I can't see them, they can't see me.
I think that is something that people use their hair for
to protect themselves from the world.
I love my hair, but sometimes I want to straighten it.
I like straight hair, I don't know why.
I know of a lot of people who straighten their hair
every day, and I think that's really bad,
because it's forcing this other image on you
when you can be just as beautiful with curly hair.
In middle school, the style was to straighten your hair.
And everyone straightened their hair.
Going into freshman year of high school,
I decided to not straighten my hair anymore,
and I just wore my hair curly.
And I feel a lot better about it.
I still straighten my hair sometimes,
but I feel that by wearing my hair natural,
I've really embraced who I am and haven't tried
to change myself to fit in.
I don't think there's any definition
of, oh, this is beautiful hair.
Yeah, there's not one type of hair that's beautiful.
To have beautiful hair, I eat
avocados and drink a glass of milk.
I just brush it.
I try not to use a ton of heat on it,
and I just try to take care of it really well.
And not close my split ends even
though it's really tempting.
I don't like to have to dye it or anything,
do too much with it, 'cause sometimes
that can actually damage your hair,
so I want to try not to damage my hair.
The suntan my mom puts cream in it
so it could look pretty.
I like to moisturize the front
of my hair so my hair looks shiny.
I like putting my hair in pony tales
because I like the way it hangs and flows on it too.
But especially if you like curly hair,
it's a pain in the ass.
I can't brush my hair, I want it to dry.
There's a lot of things I can't do.
But you kind of, you learn to like it.
When I look into the mirror, the most beautiful thing
that I see about myself is my hair.
I love my hair because I didn't catch lice.
I like my hair 'cause I like being blond.
Not a lot of my friends are blond,
so it kind of makes me stick out.
My hair is beautiful, and big,
and fluffy, and my hair is a pillow.
It just makes me feel more confident about myself.
We're progressing where more natural hair
is embraced, and for our yearbook,
someone with, someone who never used
a heating tool on her hair in her life won best hair.
Beautiful hair is natural.
Beautiful hair is healthy and shiny.
It doesn't have to be a certain color,
it's just your hair and it just has
to be whatever you want it to be.
Even if you have gray hair, it doesn't really make
a big difference on your hair, it's still the same.
As I was growing up, I learned to love my hair
even more, especially seeing people
on the internet that love their hair also.
And I kept watching videos and somebody
(mumbles) curly hair, that's kind
of when I started liking it.
Nobody with more, I think more curly hair,
they aren't as demonstrated in ads
and stuff as straight hair, where blonde hair
and brown hair are more popular than black hair.
And that's, it's just kind of strange.
It's not okay, everybody needs
to be represented equally, so they need to work on that.
If I don't see someone like me,
sometimes I wonder if I'm good enough.
A lot of the YouTubers that I follow,
they have a lot of white skin,
and corkscrew curls, they're very loose.
So even the people that I follow
and I look up to in terms of natural hair,
they don't really represent who I am,
so I would like to see more of a representation
of girls with kinkier hair that look more like me.
I feel like everybody has their own beautiful hair
because we don't all have the same kind of hair.
If you feel like purple hair fits
who you are, then wear purple hair.
If you think that your hair looks nice straight,
and then have your hair straightened.
You could do whatever you want to your hair.
You could do whatever you want to your body,
to your face, to your eyes, makeup, whatever,
as long as you feel beautiful, that's all that matters.
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