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Drudkh – Eastern Frontier in Flames (Season of Mist)
Sunday, 2nd February 2014 By Daniel Keating
Ukrainian titans of pagan black metal, Drudkh, through Season of Mist records, have released a collection of material spanning three EPs onto one release entitled Eastern Frontier in Flames. Combining two out-of-print EP’s (2007’s Anti-Urban and 2010’s Slavonic Chronicles) with their three songs from the new vinyl-only split EP with Winterfylleth, the release consists of five cover songs and two original tracks.
Eastern Frontier in Flames begins with the Anti-Urban portion, starting with the song “Fallen into Oblivion,” and it’s really a shame that the master tape for this song didn’t suffer the same fate as the title suggests. This wretched instrumental song has to be most boring, impotent, and bad sounding Drudkh song I’ve heard. That it takes seven minutes to reach the end starts things off here on a pretty bad foot indeed. Things improve with the mediocre “Ashes” thanks to its decent chord progression, in spite of its thin production and weird mechanical sounding drums, but mostly because it’s not the first song. Overall, Anti-Urban is a bad EP, not worthy of re-release.
Now for the good – the cover tunes. Like a breath of fresh air, “Tam Gdzie Gasnie Dzien” (a Sacrilegium cover) thankfully sweeps in to keep this compilation alive. The difference in quality is staggering in both material and production – rich, musical and potent. Good use of backing vocals, flute, keyboards, crunchy rhythms and distorted leads come together in classic Drudkh fashion, and with plenty of fast black metal bite. Track four (which is song two from the Slavonic Chronicles EP) is a Master’s Hammer song and is fairly progressive, straying a bit from their normal feel, keeping things in a slower, more heavy metal spirit.
Eastern Frontier in Flames concludes with songs written by Hefeystos, Unclean, and (once more) Sacrilegium. As reviewed here, these songs from the Thousands of Moons Ago / The Gates split EP are great – Drudkh sounding fresh and interesting. So 2 out of 3 ain’t bad, and for the latter two EP’s only, Eastern Frontier in Flames has to be recommended to fans.
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Drudkh/Grift – Betrayed By the Sun Split (Nordvis/Season of Mist)
Drudkh – A Furrow Cut Short (Season of Mist)
Dead Rhetoric.com Week in Review June 1 – June 7, 2014
Various Artists – One and All, Together, for Home (Season of Mist)
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Joe Grushecky - Chain Smokin'
Always together with Joe Grushecky
1994-08-20 - MARZ AMERICAN STYLE, LONG BRANCH
Bruce guests with Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers, along with special guests John Eddie and Dion DiMucci.
In October 1995, Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers kicked off the release of their American Babylon album with a six-stop tour dubbed the "October Assault." Introduced as "honorary Houserocker of the week" on the first night, Bruce Springsteen joined the band for the majority of the set on all six dates, playing guitar and sharing vocals with Grushecky. At each show, Springsteen came out for American Babylon's 'What did you do in the war' and remained on stage for the remainder of the set. The fourth date of the mini-tour (20 Oct 1995 in Pittsburgh, PA) was broadcast on radio. Eight songs from the fourth date and two songs from the fifth date (21 Oct 1995 in Pittsburgh, PA) were officially released.
1995-10-17 - THE STONE PONY, ASBURY PARK
"October Assault.": With Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers. Opening night of the October Assault mini-tour. Listed above are only the songs that Springsteen is on stage for, and that rule remains for the rest of the tour.
WHAT DID YOU DO IN THE WAR / TALKING TO THE KING / CHAIN SMOKIN' / LABOUR OF LOVE / NEVER BE ENOUGH TIME / MURDER INCORPORATED / MUSTANG SALLY / DARK AND BLOODY GROUND / PUMPING IRON / AMERICAN BABYLON / HOMESTEAD / LIGHT OF DAY / BROWN EYED GIRL / DOWN THE ROAD APIECE / REBEL MUSIC
1995-10-18 - TRAMPS, NEW YORK CITY
"October Assault.": With Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers. Dion DiMucci and Scott Kempner (formerly of the Del-Lords and Dictators) join Bruce and Joe for a bluesy "The Wanderer".
1995-10-19 - ELECTRIC FACTORY, PHILADELPHIA
"October Assault.": With Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers.
1995-10-20 - NICK'S FAT CITY, PITTSBURGH
"October Assault.": With Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers. Show features the only known full Springsteen performance of "Gimme Shelter".
1995-10-24 - PARK WEST, CHICAGO
With Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers. A lengthy show that is split into two sets. Bruce does not perform during the first set. However following the intermission Springsteen takes to the stage for the entire second set
2015-07-18 - WONDER BAR, ASBURY PARK
Bruce joins Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers, and guest Ed Manion, for a fifteen-song set at Asbury Park's Wonder Bar.
Chain smokin' is a song written by Joe Grushecky and released on Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers' 1995 album American Babylon. Bruce Springsteen produced all the album except the title track, and he participated in the recording of most of the songs. He plays guitars, keyboard, and percussion on the song.
Bruce co-wrote some songs with Joe Grushecky
Another Thin Line
Code Of Silence : Code of silence is a song written by Bruce Springsteen and Joe Grushecky and released on Grushecky's 2006 album A Good Life. Bruce Springsteen participated in the recording of this track, sharing lead vocals and playing guitar. Bruce Springsteen released a live version on his 2003 compilation album The Essential Bruce Springsteen and the track won a Grammy Award in 2005.
Dark And Bloody Ground
I'm Not Sleeping
Idiot's Delight
He also contributed to other albums with vocals, guitar, harmonica or mandolin
Dark And Bloody Ground : Bruce Springsteen: guitar
Chain Smokin' : Bruce Springsteen: guitar, backing vocals
Never Be Enough Time : Bruce Springsteen: guitar, backing vocals
Labor Of Love : Bruce Springsteen: guitar, mandolin : Springsteen later adapted the mandolin solo from Labor to love virtually note by note for his own Land of hope and dreams
What Did You Do In The War : Bruce Springsteen: guitar
Homestead : Bruce Springsteen: guitar, harmonica, mandolin
Billy's Waltz : Bruce Springsteen: mandolin
Only Lovers Left Alive : Bruce Springsteen: guitar
A Good Life : Bruce Springsteen : vocals, guitar
East Carson Street : Bruce Springsteen : guitar
That's What Makes Us Great : Bruce Springsteen : vocals
Bruce contributed on three albums of Joe Grushecky
1995 : AMERICAN BABYLON
more info : Springsteenlyrics
2006 : A GOOD LIFE
Is a studio album by Joe Grushecky released on 15 Aug 2006 on Schoolhouse Records. It features Bruce Springsteen on four tracks. He shares vocals and plays guitar with Grushecky on Code of Silence, Is she the one and A Good life, and only plays guitar on Searching for my soul. The primary recording sessions for the album took place at studios in West Virginia. However Springsteen, with Toby Scott engineering, worked only from his New Jersey home studio and overdubbed onto Gruschecky's already completed basic tracks.
2009 : EAST CARSON STREET
is a studio album by Joe Grushecky released in 2009. Bruce Springsteen participated in the recording of three of the album's tracks; he plays guitar on East Carson Street, sings duet vocals and plays lead guitar on Another thin line, and plays lead guitar on Broken wheel.
1982-07-17 - BIG MAN'S WEST, RED BANK
Iron City Houserockers
1984-09-20 - PENNSYLVANIA DECADE, PITTSBURGH
1988-03-20 - CIVIC ARENA, PITTSBURGH
1993-11-00 - THRILL HILL WEST, BEVERLY HILLS
Joe Grushecky recording session
1994-08-00 - THRILL HILL EAST, RUMSON, NJ
1995-04-00 - THRILL HILL EAST, RUMSON
no performance
1995-07-22 - TRADEWINDS, SEA BRIGHT
1996-04-25 - BRIXTON ACADEMY, LONDON, ENGLAND
1996-09-16 - BENEDUM CENTER, PITTSBURGH
1997-12-13 - CHEERS, LONG BRANCH
1999-07-09 - HOOLIGANS, LONG BRANCH
2000-04-25 - MELLON ARENA, PITTSBURGH
2003-08-06 - PNC PARK, PITTSBURGH
2004-12-02 - HEINZ HALL FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, PITTSBURGH
Concert for Flood Aid
2005-07-28 - PETERSEN EVENTS CENTER, PITTSBURGH
2006-06-20 - TWEETER CENTER AT THE WATERFRONT, CAMDEN
2006-12-02 - STARLAND BALLROOM, SAYREVILLE, NJ
2008-08-19 - HERSHEYPARK STADIUM, HERSHEY, PA
2010-01-16 - PARAMOUNT THEATRE, ASBURY PARK, NJ
2010-11-04 - SOLDIERS & SAILORS MEMORIAL HALL & MUSEUM, PITTSBURGH
2011-01-15 - PARAMOUNT THEATRE, ASBURY PARK
2012-10-27 - CONSOL ENERGY CENTER, PITTSBURGH
Barack Obama Rally
2016-02-23 - QUICKEN LOANS ARENA, CLEVELAND
2019-09-28 - MONMOUTH COUNTY HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION MUSEUM, FREEHOLD
Springsteen leaves New York City without Patti, after watching his daughter Jessica competing in an equestrian event, to attend the gala event of the "Springsteen: His Home Town" exhibit. After the private tour Springsteen took the stage, underneath a tent in the backyard of the museum, with Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers, strapped on a guitar and thanked those in attendance for coming. "I can't stay long," he said. "I've got my family in the city, but I wanted to just come down and thank everybody for supporting the Historical Association… It's nice to be honored in my hometown." Together they played "Light Of Day", and then Bruce left.
I'm chain smoking, I'm toking, heart's broken
I'm chain smoking, words spoken, vows broken
Since you went away, chain smoking
Since you went away, I'm chain smoking
Since you went away, I can stay out however late I want
I can watch all my favorite programs on TV
And I don't have to put up with your silly little laugh
Oh I wish to god you were here to bother me
Instead I'm chain smoking
Instead I'm chain smoking, I'm toking, my heart's broken
Since you went away (since you went away), chain
Since you (since you went away), chain
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Also in Theater
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Next to Normal, National Tour Suzanne Weiss
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, NY
A scene from the Broadway production of “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson”
Photo by Joan Marcus
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
Written and directed by Alex Timbers
Music by Michael Friedman
Performed by Les Freres Corbusiers
Bernard Jacobs Theatre
http://bloodybloodyandrewjackson.com
(See video clip below.)
I’d never seen the work of the young downtown theater company Les Freres Corbusiers before this year. Now, after seeing their new musical “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson,” I’m kicking myself. I wish I’d seen all nine of their previous shows, if they were anywhere near this good. Their program bio describes Les Freres Corbusiers as “a NY-based downtown company devoted to aggressively visceral theatre combining historical revisionism, sophomoric humor and rigorous academic research. The company is committed to the notion of a Populist Theatre that draws on prevailing tastes and comedic sensibilities to speak directly to the mainstream audience routinely ignored by the American Theatre. Les Freres rejects the shy music, seamless dramaturgy and muted performance style of the 20th century in favor of the anarchic, the rude, the juvenile, the spectacle.” How’s that for a manifesto? As a description of “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson,” which was a huge hit at the Public Theater earlier this year and just re-opened on Broadway, it’s 100 percent accurate.
The visceral impact begins when you walk in the door. Scenic designer Donyale Werle has transformed that space wall to wall into some cross between a Wild West saloon and a crazy American history-themed nightclub, with cool enough pre-show music that I was constantly checking Shazam to see what was playing. Smartly written and directed by Les Freres’ artistic director, Alex Timbers, with super-catchy emo-rock score by Michael Friedman, the show is indeed a historical pageant about the former U.S. president, a renowned yahoo populist who rode into the White House on a flood of anti-government resentment (sound familiar?). But it’s delivered in a totally burlesque, history-for-dummies style: hyped-up, anachronistic, no-joke-too-dumb, ADD to the max, stuffed full of music played by an onstage rock band, some songs lasting 30 seconds. It’s “Saturday Night Live” meets “Spring Awakening” on speed. It’s the kind of thing I might usually abhor. And yet from the moment the cast hit the stage (led by the strapping, charismatic Benjamin Walker in the star-making title role) “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson” captivated me, entertained me, enlightened me, and made me think.
Although it seems to be recycling lowest common denominator humor, that’s a kind of pose – its aggressively relentless barrage of cultural references (from Michel Foucault to Valtrex) and edgy joking reminded me less of bad improv comedy than of smart rock bands like Of Montreal. For instance, there are very few political characters who aren’t portrayed as gay at one point or another, from George Washington to AJ himself. If they were just going for a politically incorrect edginess (gay-as-automatic-laugh-line), it would be grating if not insulting. Instead, it’s something more subversive. The show takes the all-too-current idea of Washington politics being run by a fey “East Coast elite” vs. the macho swagger of outsiders (whether it be frontiersman Jackson or wild-eyed Tea Partiers) to an aggressive extreme, casting the cultural clash in contemporary playground terms where “That’s so gay” is the ultimate supercilious putdown. It’s breathtaking to watch early American legends like Martin Van Buren, Henry Clay, and John Quincy Adams played this way, especially by Lucas Near-Verbrugghe, Bryce Pinkham, and Jeff Hiller, fearlessly outrageous young actors all.
The show is an eye-opening primer on the crazy chaos of early American history. If I ever learned it, I hadn’t remembered that Jackson created the Democratic Party, outraged by the elitism of Republicans, whom this show’s AJ disparages as “croquet-playing cock-gobblers.” Same goes with the details of the 1824 election: Jackson won the popular and electoral votes in a three-way race but in the absence of a majority John Quincy Adams was chosen as president by Congress. I’d been associating Jackson with George W. Bush but in this president-as-rockstar retelling, he uncannily conjures Obama at times. But the show doesn’t take one point of view or settle for easy parallels. The “serious” content of the piece is in constant contrast to the “silly” style, which I love.
Much of the purely historical information is conveyed in academic lecture-style by a character called The Storyteller, a disabled woman who gets around in a motorized wheelchair – until Jackson hauls off and shoots her in the neck. (Originally played by Colleen Werthmann, the role has been taken over on Broadway by Kristine Nielsen, best-known for her delirious comic performances in plays by Christopher Durang.) But that’s not the end of her: she comes back from the dead with fluffy angel wings and a dime-store tiara to exact history’s revenge by making sure we remember a key aspect of Jackson’s legacy: however much he expanded the boundaries and sovereignty of the United States, he did more to displace and destroy the Native American population than anyone else in American history.
Underneath its raucous college-skit veneer, “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson” is a canny theatrical essay on populism and democracy. If populism means giving the people what they want… well, which “people” are we talking about? What if there are conflicts between different sectors of “the people”? What if “the people” are ignorant, self-serving, and/or racist? These questions couldn’t be more pertinent in this election year.
Michael Friedman’s music rocks, and Danny Mefford’s choreography is exceptional. I admired the incredible energy of each individual performer, including the musicians, from Benjamin Walker on down to the actress who plays the dead body after everyone else leaves the stage after curtain call. Most of all, I’m totally impressed with Alex Timbers. His staging is tremendous, and the play itself continues to dazzle me with its daredevil juxtaposition of classic American contradictions – generosity and selfishness, smarts and stupidity, victim and bully. Populism, yeah yeah! I’m not the kind of guy who sees shows repeatedly, but I’ve seen “Bloody Bloody” three times already, and probably not for the last time. There’s a heat and energy to the show that’s just delicious to have blasting at you again and again.
don@donshewey.com
http://donshewey.com
culturevulture.net – review Michael Wade Simpson
Don Shewey’s Top Dozen for 2010 in NY Jan 1, 2011
Michael Jackson THE IMMORTAL World Tour, Raleigh, NC Alyssa Schoeneman
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Hard News: Dirty Politics, 09:06 Aug 15, 2014
FWIW:
Shortly before his transition from AK City Councillor to MP for Botany, Jami-Lee Ross said (to me) that he talks to Cameron Slater regularly and has lunch with him once a week. The rot runs pretty deep
Auckland • Since Jan 2012 • 29 posts Report Reply
Hard News: Media Take: Afghanistan,…, 13:50 Jul 8, 2014
More from WaPo, that bastion of objective news reporting, on the scope of NSA's data collection:
Many other files, described as useless by the analysts but nonetheless retained, have a startlingly intimate, even voyeuristic quality. They tell stories of love and heartbreak, illicit sexual liaisons, mental-health crises, political and religious conversions, financial anxieties and disappointed hopes. The daily lives of more than 10,000 account holders who were not targeted are catalogued and recorded nevertheless.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/in-nsa-intercepted-data-those-not-targeted-far-outnumber-the-foreigners-who-are/2014/07/05/8139adf8-045a-11e4-8572-4b1b969b6322_story.html
Stephen R, in reply to Ian Dalziel, about an hour ago
But Mr key has said this kinda thing (Drone strikes, etc) is just ‘prosecuting’ suspected terrorists, and he’s comfortable with that – so what could possibly be wrong with that?
Surely it’s actually conviction and capital punishment, rather than mere prosecution? Capital punishment without a trial; based on information provided by the NZ government (or the GCSB, which might be somewhat more independent).
More details at:
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism: Drone strikes in Pakistan:
CIA tactics in Pakistan include targeting rescuers and funerals: at this link
http://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/2012/02/04/obama-terror-drones-cia-tactics-in-pakistan-include-targeting-rescuers-and-funerals/
Hard News: Snowden and New Zealand, in reply to Russell Brown, 12:25 May 17, 2014
Russell Brown: These Trojan horse systems were described by an NSA manager as being “some of the most productive operations in TAO because they pre-position access points into hard target networks around the world.” Has photographs.
These would seem to be CISCO kit. All CISCO's modern routers use digitally signed firmware. This is specifically designed to meet government and industry requirements around firmware tampering. So, if the NSA is installing altered firmware, they have Cisco's private key (obtained by agreement or covertly) used to sign the firmware.
CISCO is a company with over $10 billion quarterly revenue, and whose core business is Routers and switches. They need more customers in Asia to improve their falling revenue and expand their market.
Most of these customers will now be asking questions about the security of their data, and are unlikely to accept CISCO going "Shock Horror" but doing nothing. This would confirm the view that CISCO was acting on behalf of the NSA, not their customers, with a flow on effect on sales.
So CISCO is now in a position to sue the NSA for substantial loss of business. And for *a lot* of money. It would be very interesting to see NSA finally having to face some consequences of their actions. (Remember Sony Rootkit? )
I await the details of the CISCO lawsuit . But I'm not holding my breath :-)
Hard News: The Language of Climate, in reply to Gareth, 09:16 Apr 9, 2014
have a bit of a go at that.
Kudos Gareth:-)
I could expect that sort of tosh from WhaleOil/Slater, whose grip on reality in tenuous at the very least. But the Herald is meant to be the paper of record in NZ. Here, with the planet heading to conflagration, they are passing out buckets of petrol to the bystanders, so they can help put out the fire.
So.. no more subs to the Herald.
And while I'm on about my awakening from a media induced torpor,
I'd suggest a look at
http://vineyardsaker.blogspot.co.nz/
for a perspective on the current Ukraine crisis from the POV of a RussoPhile living in the UK. He does things like actually print and comment on Putins speeches, which suddenly gives a point of contrast with the enormous stream of 'Pro Western' perspectives coming primarily from the US. To me its a classic demonstration of the framing theory of George (Don't think of an Elephant ) Lakoff which the 'backroom boys' use to 'create reality' by excluding alternative perspectives..
Hmmm...must be time for my morning nap.. ;-)
Hard News: The Language of Climate, 17:29 Apr 8, 2014
The Herald, demonstrating its editorial irresponsibility -publishes climate bunkum without right of reply / redress
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11234398
( Charles Moore was editor of The Daily Telegraph (1995-2003) and is the authorised biographer of Margaret Thatcher )
Hard News: Friday Music: Both sides of…, 13:40 Mar 12, 2014
YAMIS : I need to get back into reading those book thingys.
Ah yes.. those thingys...the luxury of retiring to your own space without pressure to buy, beg or borrow; to open the pages and visit another world...
This URL links Steinbeck, Guthrie to Springstein / Costello / Morello / the Mumfords
The book itself is also on order with the excellent Auckland Library system....one of the better (socialist) things that came from council amalgamation...as is his laconic "We Meant Well : how I helped lose the battle for the hearts and minds of the Iraqi people" ;-)
Hard News: Friday Music: Both sides of…, in reply to seabeew, 15:20 Mar 11, 2014
seabeew, 5 days ago
Best song? The Ghost of Tom Joad
That song has inspired many many other folk ---see
Ghosts of Tom Joad, A Story of the #99Percent
http://wemeantwell.com/blog/whats-next/
Hard News: The Mayor's marginal enemies, in reply to Russell Brown, 13:27 Feb 24, 2014
Took my family along to the Tattoo, just in case no one made LenBs family welcome.. Fortunately John Walker stepped up to the mark and made sure that everyone was warmly welcomed. Maybe this story is showing Brown as not lacking in courage and diplomacy, in contrast to his vociferous critics, who seem to lack both
And more nonsense from the Herald....
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/news/article.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=11207454
Fran O'sullivan, seeking to link Brown with Kim Dotcom, writes:
Brown is also endowed with fighting spirit. He has a thick hide when it comes to public opprobrium. He was booed at the Auckland Nines and was asked not to attend a community military tattoo this weekend.
No fact checking, just continuing to present the disgruntled Sharon Stewarts views as the truth.
And perhaps she should pause in her ongoing hatchet job on KDC to read her colleagues excellent book "The Secret Life of Kim Dotcom" (By David Fisher, Senior Herald reporter, and available in the Auckland Library system )
She finishes up
Hounding politicians with trumped-up allegations is not a savoury sight.
Time to look in the mirror Fran
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Category: Assault
August 18, 2020 Erath County Scanner
Delayed Post for Officer Safety
This morning in Dublin there was a report of a male subject chasing a female around a residence and the female was screaming for help. DPD responded to the scene and asked for EMS to come to the location. Officers reported that an assault occurred and the female was bleeding from the arm. Dublin EMS did transport the patient to the Stephenville ER. The male subject was arrested for Class A Assualt.
Update for Friday 08/07/2020
August 7, 2020 Erath County Scanner
These scanner recordings occurred Thursday thru early Friday morning
There was a report of a white van that was shooting out of both windows. The vehicle was driving up and down a county road. Two subjects were reported to be in the vehicle. A deputy responded to the scene.
There was a report of a grass fire on FM205. The unit on the scene reported a very small fire.
There was a report of a grass on FM914 near CR275. Units on the scene reported another small fire. Incoming units not on the scene were canceled.
There was a report of a disturbance. A caller advised that two females were fighting. They also said that there was a male subject on the scene with a knife. A Deputy responded code and EMS were paged to stage nearby until the scene was secure. EMS did clear the scene with no transport.
SPD received a call of a dead bat on a front porch of a residence. Animal Control responded.
There was a report of a dog bit. A caller advised that they were bitten the night before.
There was a report of a disturbance. A male subject grabbed a female by the wrist and took a phone. SPD responded to the scene.
There was a report of an aggressive pit bull that was chasing a subject on a bicycle.
Recorded Scanner Traffic
Update for Monday 08/03/2020
These scanner recordings occurred Sunday afternoon thru Monday Morning.
A caller advised that her grandson was mowing and hit a metal pipe in Shady Oaks Mobile Home Park. A caller advised that the pipe was spewing a liquid with a strong odor. Erath Fire was paged to the scene and reported that this was a public propane tank leak. The tank was shut off and a plumber will be called.
There was a report of a civil disturbance between two subjects that were arguing over items. A Deputy responded to the scene and reported that one subject had left the scene.
Bluff Dale fire was paged to Hood Count for mutual aid on a grass fire near the Big L Ranch.
A caller advised that a male subject was threatening to kill her and her children. The caller also stated that the subject did grab the caller by the throat and threw the caller against a wall earlier in the day. SPD responded to the caller’s location.
SPD received a call of a subject that had thrown a drink at a subject at a local convenience store. SPD responded and a CTW was issued to the subject.
There were two separate reports of a male subject that was jumping out in front of traffic on Alexander Road. SPD responded to the scene and did not find the subject.
Thanks for following Erath County Scanner and God Bless!
DWI Arrest
Update #2 for Saturday 08/01/2020
These scanner recordings occurred Thru out the day on Saturday 8-1-20
There was a report of a burglary of a residence that was not in progress. A Deputy responded to the scene.
There was a report of an animal bite. The patient was at a local clinic. A Deputy responded to the scene.
A subject was arrested for family violence.
There was a report of a two-vehicle traffic accident at the intersection of South Loop and Graham Street. No injuries were reported. SPD responded to the scene.
There was a report of a hit and run accident. A caller advised that his vehicle was hit during the night. The vehicle had front end damage.
Update for Sunday 07/26/2020
July 26, 2020 Erath County Scanner
These scanner recordings occurred between Saturday noon and 9:00 AM Sunday morning
There was a report of a male subject that was possibly assaulting a female and a child. The subject was reported to have left the scene prior to Deputies arrival.
SPD received a call about a fence being knocked over. The caller advised that their fence was damaged in the last couple of days. A hit and run report was made.
There was a report of a disturbance. A mother of a roommate would not let the subject out of a bedroom. The mother was reported to have a gun. SPD responded to the scene.
There was a report of a male subject that was passed out in a running vehicle in front of an apartment complex. EMS was dispatched and staged nearby until an officer could arrive and secure the scene. An officer on the scene reported that the subject did wake up and asked for EMS to disregard.
SPD received a report of a small dog locked inside a vehicle. The reported outside temperature at the time was 88 degrees. An officer responded to the scene.
There was a report of a female subject standing out in front of a convenience store yelling and cussing. SPD responded to the scene.
SPD performed a traffic stop and arrested one male subject for DWI.
There was a report of a female standing in the middle of the roadway in the 150 block of East South Loop. SPD responded to the scene.
There was a report of a disturbance. The caller advised that a female subject would not leave his residence. SPD responded to the scene.
Thank a Police Officer, Deputy, and First Responder for there dedication in keeping us safe. These guys do work hard. I hear it every day.
Glod Bless.
Update for Saturday 07/25/2020
These scanner recordings occurred between 10:00 Pm Friday night and 8:00 AM
There was a report of unauthorized use of a vehicle. SPD located the vehicle at the City Park with the driver. The grandparents of the driver came to the scene to pick up the vehicle and driver.
SPD and EMS were paged to a location for a report of an assault that had occurred. A male subject was bleeding from the ears. The suspect had left the location. EMS did leave the scene with no transport. SPD did clear the scene with an offense report.
There was a report of a business that had been broken in too. An alarm company had called in that a broken glass detector had sounded. SPD on the scene checked out the building and reported that it was secure. The keyholder was notified.
SFD was paged to the intersection of West Washington and Christie Plaza. This pole was located in the Aldi parking lot. There was a transformer that was glowing and was throwing sparks on the ground. Westbound lanes of Washington Street were blocked for a while. Oncor was notified.
There was a report of a vehicle that was stuck in a creek. The caller advised that the occupants had trespassed on the property and that the caller had a gun and was going to hold the occupants until Deputies arrived.
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These scanner recordings occurred between noon Sunday and 4:00 AM Monday morning:
County (Around Noon)
There was a report of a grass fire on CR185 near FM913. Erath and Selden were paged to the scene. Erath Unit 809 arriving on the scene reported one to two acres on fire with heavy brush. The fire was extinguished.
There was a report of a fight in progress at the School in Morgan Mill. The initial report was that there were several people fighting. Deputies responded to the scene. EMS was requested to the scene to check out a child that had an injured foot. This was reported to be a custody issue.
County (About Midnight)
Dublin PD was in pursuit of a vehicle heading towards Stephenville on US377 northbound. A Deputy reported that the vehicle was reaching speeds of 120 MPH +. The pursuit left US377 onto CR351 and then onto CR385. The vehicle was last reported being seen on CR386. Not for sure but it sounds like the vehicle got away.
There was a report of a possible traffic accident on US6 between Dublin and Stephenville. Comanche County Medical Center did call Comanche County Sheriff’s Office and advised that the driver had already gone to the ER. An Erath Deputy was dispatched and did find the vehicle and requested a DPS Trooper come to the scene. It was also reported that a female passenger from the vehicle was going to transported from CCMC ER. A flatbed wrecker was called for the vehicle.
SPD arrested a male subject for assault family violence misdemeanor C
Stephenville (Afternoon)
There was a report of a minor traffic in the 2700 block of West Washington near Wal-Mart. There were three vehicles involved with no injuries. The roadway was reported not to be blocked. SPD responded to the scene.
There was a report of a disturbance in the city. SPD received a call of a male and female arguing and was throwing items out of an apartment. The male subject had left the scene before officers arrived.
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These scanner recordings occurred between Friday noon and Saturday morning
There was a report of an assault that occurred in the county. The suspect had already left the scene before a Deputy arrived.
There was a report of a juvenile that was threatening to stab a parent in the county. A deputy responded to the scene. EMS was paged to the scene to check out the juvenile.
There was a report of a possible traffic accident on CR139. EMS was paged to the scene. The driver of the vehicle had left the scene but did call dispatch and stated that he was fine.
There was a report of an assault that occurred in the city. An Officer responded to the scene.
There was a report of a female subject pushing a baby stroller on the Northwest Loop. The reporting party stated that the female was striking the infant. Officers responded to the scene.
There was a report of a traffic accident in the parking lot of Taco Bell. The initial report was that there were two subjects fighting at this location. Officers responded to the scene but one of the subjects had already left.
There was a report of an assault that occurred near the intersection on East South Loop and East Road. The reporting party stated that a subject in punched him and fled the scene. An offense report was taken. The fleeing subject was located later in Hood County and was detained.
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Update for Tuesday 02/05/2019
February 5, 2019 Erath County Scanner
These scanner calls occurred between 2:00 PM Monday and 2:00 AM Tuesday.
SFD was paged to the Tarleton’s Field at 1909 West Sloan for a report of a smoking vehicle. Fire units were canceled shortly after. The reporting person called and said that the vehicle was just overheating. No Fire
There was a report of a disturbance. A caller reported that a male subject broke into a house and broke some stuff and left the scene. Officers responded to the scene and searched the area and were unable to locate the suspect.
There was a report of another disturbance that occurred about the same time. A caller reported that a female subject had broken in a back door. An Officer responded to the scene and reported that the female was just moving out. No report was made.
There was a report of a fight in progress. The report was that three men had another down and were beating on him. Officers responded to the scene and arrested a male subject for Class A assault with Injury.
TPD responded to Traditions South for a report of a theft.
No calls for the county.
These scanner calls occurred thru out the day on Saturday.
There was a report of a hit and run accident at the intersection of Graham and US377. A caller reported that a vehicle struck hers and left the scene. Officers responded to the scene.
There was a report of a fight in progress at the City Park. A caller reported that two females were fighting near the amphitheater. Officers arriving on the scene reported that there were vehicles leaving the scene in all directions. After investigation officers reported that one of the females was from Stephenville and the other was from Brownwood. This was a spillover from a basketball game that occurred earlier.
There was a report of a disturbance. A caller reported that they could hear a subject yelling from a residence nearby. Officers responded to the scene.
SPD performed a traffic stop and reported that they conducted a probable cause search due to an odor of marijuana. No arrest was made.
There was a report of a traffic accident at the intersection of South Loop and Graham Street. No injuries were reported and a wrecker was called.
SPD performed a traffic stop and arrested a male subject for DWI. A wrecker was called. This was the subject’s second DWI offense.
SPD was paged to an apartment complex for a report of a female subject that was screaming and a male subject yelling that he was being strangled. One subject was arrested for public intoxication.
SPD performed a traffic stop and arrested a male subject for DWI. A wrecker was called. The subject did have a prior DWI offense out of Virginia.
SFD was paged to Harris Methodist Education Center at 411 North Belknap for a general fire alarm. Units were later canceled. This was reported to be steam build up. No fire.
SPD arrested a subject who had warrants out of Taylor County for a Class A Burglary of a coin machine.
A deputy arrested a subject for aggravated assault.
A deputy responded to an assault call on US6. After arriving on the scene the Deputy reported that a Taser Gun had been deployed and they were still attempting to get the suspect under control. DPS and another Deputy responded to the scene for backup. The suspect was arrested.
There was a report of a one-vehicle traffic accident on US67N near the SH220 split. This vehicle struck a telephone pole and the driver was reported to be out of a vehicle. EMS did leave the scene with no transport.
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Descendants of Richard Worker b1760 Updated: 12th October 2010
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1 Descendants of Richard Worker b1760 Updated: 12th October 2010 Generation 1 1. RICHARD 1 WORKER was born in 1760 in Bedfordshire, England. He married MARY RIDDY. She was born in 1765 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England. Richard Worker and Mary Riddy had the following child: 2. i. JOHN 2 WORKER was born in 1780 in Wootton, Bedfordshire. He died on 20 Aug 1851 in Harlington, Bedfordshire, England, United He married (1) JANE WARREN on 02 Nov She was born in 1780 in Harlington, Bedfordshire, England. She died on 10 Jan 1806 in Harlington, Bedfordshire, England. He married (2) SARAH WILLINGHAM on 11 Oct 1808 in Harlington, Bedfordshire, England. She was born in 1788 in Harlington, Bedfordshire, England, United She died in Generation 2 2. JOHN 2 WORKER (Richard 1 ) was born in 1780 in Wootton, Bedfordshire. He died on 20 Aug 1851 in Harlington, Bedfordshire, England, United He married (1) JANE WARREN on 02 Nov She was born in 1780 in Harlington, Bedfordshire, England. She died on 10 Jan 1806 in Harlington, Bedfordshire, England. He married (2) SARAH WILLINGHAM on 11 Oct 1808 in Harlington, Bedfordshire, England. She was born in 1788 in Harlington, Bedfordshire, England, United She died in John Worker and Jane Warren had the following children: i. MARY 3 WORKER was born on 20 Jun i ANN WORKER was born on 10 Jun 1804 in Harlington, Bedfordshire, England. JANE WORKER was born in 1806 in Harlington, Bedfordshire, England. John Worker and Sarah Willingham had the following children: 3. JOHN WORKER was born in 1810 in Harlington, Bedfordshire, England, United He married ELIZABETH. She was born in 1806 in Biddenham, Bedfordshire. v. FANNY WORKER was born in 1828 in Harlington, Bedfordshire, England, United 4. vi. JOSEPH WORKER was born in 1830 in Harlington, Bedfordshire, England, United He died in Dec 1899 in Derby, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He married SARAH DENTON in 1849 in Woburn. She was born in 1830 in Harlington, Bedfordshire, England, United 5. v LUCY WORKER was born on 14 May 1815 in Harlington, Bedfordshire, England. She married JOHN COX on 05 Feb 1839 in Harlington, Bedfordshire, England. 6. vi JOB WORKER was born in 1817 in Harlington, Bedfordshire, England. He married ELIZA WELLS. She was born in 1819 in Totternhoe, Bedfordshire. ix. SARAH WORKER was born in 1830 in Harlington, Bedfordshire, England. Generation 3 3. JOHN 3 WORKER (John 2, Richard 1 ) was born in 1810 in Harlington, Bedfordshire, England, United He married ELIZABETH. She was born in 1806 in Biddenham, Bedfordshire. John: John Worker was employed as a Man Servant in John Worker and Elizabeth had the following children: 7. i. JOSEPH 4 WORKER was born in 1832 in Aspley Guide, Bedfordshire. He died in 1895 in Chesterfield. He married ANN LEOPARD on 05 Feb 1856 in Balcombe, daughter of William Leopard and Elizabeth Upton. She was born on 18 May 1834 in West Hoathley, Sussex. She died in 1913 in Burton.
2 Generation 3 (con't) 8. HENRY WORKER was born in 1835 in Woburn. He married MARY. She was born in 1835 in Woburn. i GEORGE WORKER was born in 1844 in Ridgmount, Bedfordshire. He married HANNAH. 4. JOSEPH 3 WORKER (John 2, Richard 1 ) was born in 1830 in Harlington, Bedfordshire, England, United He died in Dec 1899 in Derby, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He married SARAH DENTON in 1849 in Woburn. She was born in 1830 in Harlington, Bedfordshire, England, United Notes for Joseph Worker: Marriage Record Ref: Woburn Vol 6 Page Apr/May Jun Qtr Joseph Worker and Sarah Denton had the following children: i. GEORGE 4 WORKER was born in 1850 in Harlington, Bedfordshire, England, United WILLIAM WORKER was born in 1849 in Harlington, Bedfordshire, England, United He married ANN. She was born in She died in LUCY 3 WORKER (John 2, Richard 1 ) was born on 14 May 1815 in Harlington, Bedfordshire, England. She married JOHN COX on 05 Feb 1839 in Harlington, Bedfordshire, England. John Cox and Lucy Worker had the following child: i. GEORGE 4 COX was born in 1843 in Harlington, Bedfordshire, England. 6. JOB 3 WORKER (John 2, Richard 1 ) was born in 1817 in Harlington, Bedfordshire, England. He married ELIZA WELLS. She was born in 1819 in Totternhoe, Bedfordshire. Job Worker and Eliza Wells had the following children: i. JOSEPH 4 WORKER was born in He died in ALFRED WORKER was born on 22 Feb 1853 in Bedfordshire, England. He died in He married CHARLOTTE HALL. She was born in 1863 in St Albans. Generation 4 7. JOSEPH 4 WORKER (John 3, John 2, Richard 1 ) was born in 1832 in Aspley Guide, Bedfordshire. He died in 1895 in Chesterfield. He married ANN LEOPARD on 05 Feb 1856 in Balcombe, daughter of William Leopard and Elizabeth Upton. She was born on 18 May 1834 in West Hoathley, Sussex. She died in 1913 in Burton. Joseph: Joseph Worker was employed as a Shoemaker in Joseph Worker and Ann Leopard had the following children: 10. i. GEROGINA 5 WORKER was born in 1867 in Staveley, Derbyshire, England, United She died in 1947 in Chesterfield, Yorkshire. She married FREDERICK MORRIS in 1838 in Chesterfield. He was born in 1866 in Gloucestershire, England. 11. JOHN WORKER was born in 1857 in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire. He died in 1926 in Mansfield. He married ANN MARSH in Sep 1886 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. She was born in 1862 in Killamarsh, Derbyshire. She died in i ELIZABETH WORKER was born in 1852 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England. JESSE WORKER was born in 1865 in Birmingham, England. 12. v. VINCE ARTHUR WORKER was born in 1876 in Staveley, Derbyshire, England, United He married in 1906 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. vi. v vi JOEL WORKER was born in 1875 in Woburn. ORPHA WORKER was born in 1879 in Staveley, Derbyshire, England, United THEOPHILAS WORKER was born in 1881 in Staveley, Derbyshire, England, United
3 Generation 4 (con't) 8. HENRY 4 WORKER (John 3, John 2, Richard 1 ) was born in 1835 in Woburn. He married MARY. She was born in 1835 in Woburn. Henry: Henry Worker was employed as a Blacksmith in He was employed as a Milk Salesman in Henry Worker and Mary had the following children: i. ALICE 5 WORKER was born in 1868 in Grimsbury, Northamptonshire. i HENRY WORKER was born in 1866 in Woburn. JANE WORKER was born in 1864 in Woburn. LUCY WORKER was born in 1876 in Grimsbury, Northamptonshire. v. MARK WORKER was born in 1870 in Grimsbury, Northamptonshire. vi. ROSE WORKER was born in 1877 in Grimsbury, Northamptonshire. 9. ALFRED 4 WORKER (Job 3, John 2, Richard 1 ) was born on 22 Feb 1853 in Bedfordshire, England. He died in He married CHARLOTTE HALL. She was born in 1863 in St Albans. Alfred Worker and Charlotte Hall had the following child: i. LILY MAY 5 WORKER was born in Mar 1902 in St Albans, Hertfordshire. She died on 30 Aug 1945 in St Albans, Hertfordshire. She married HORACE CHARLES ELBOURN in 1923 in St Albans, Hertfordshire. He was born on 24 Feb 1900 in St Albans, Hertfordshire. He died on 28 Nov 1972 in St Albans, Hertfordshire. Generation GEROGINA 5 WORKER (Joseph 4, John 3, John 2, Richard 1 ) was born in 1867 in Staveley, Derbyshire, England, United She died in 1947 in Chesterfield, Yorkshire. She married FREDERICK MORRIS in 1838 in Chesterfield. He was born in 1866 in Gloucestershire, England. Frederick Morris and Gerogina Worker had the following children: i. EMILY 6 MORRIS was born in DAISY MORRIS was born in i CLIFFORD MORRIS was born in CHARLES MORRIS was born in v. CYRIL MORRIS was born in vi. MARIA MORRIS was born in v REGINALD MORRIS was born in vi RALPH MORRIS was born in ix. JESSIE JOHN MORRIS was born in He died on 11 Oct 1985 in Nottinghamshire, England. He married ETHAL MAY BURKETT. She was born in She died in JOHN 5 WORKER (Joseph 4, John 3, John 2, Richard 1 ) was born in 1857 in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire. He died in 1926 in Mansfield. He married ANN MARSH in Sep 1886 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. She was born in 1862 in Killamarsh, Derbyshire. She died in John Worker and Ann Marsh had the following children: 13. i. ALBERT 6 WORKER was born on 08 Dec 1888 in Tapton, Derbyshire. He died on 26 Feb 1972 in Askern, Doncaster. He married MABEL WAKEFIELD on 25 Dec 1911 in Shirebrook Derbyshire, daughter of Septimus Wakefield and Elizabeth Ball. She was born in Nov 1890 in Attercliff, Yorkshire. She died in Feb 1966 in Doncaster South Yorkshire. ARTHUR WORKER was born in 1888 in Tapton, Derbyshire.
4 i Generation 5 (con't) EVA WORKER was born in 1893 in Langwith, Derbyshire. GEORGE WORKER was born in 1894 in Langwith, Derbyshire. v. ICE WORKER was born in 1896 in Langwith, Derbyshire. 14. vi. LEWIS WORKER was born in 1891 in Langwith, Derbyshire. He died in 1939 in Shirebrook, Derbyshire, England, United He married MINNIE CLIFTON, daughter of William Chifton and Lizzie. She was born on 05 Mar 1891 in Bulwell Nottinghamshire, England. She died in 1983 in Bulwell Nottinghamshire, England. 12. VINCE ARTHUR 5 WORKER (Joseph 4, John 3, John 2, Richard 1 ) was born in 1876 in Staveley, Derbyshire, England, United He married in 1906 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. Vince Arthur Worker was christened on 17 Aug 1876 in Staveley, Derbyshire, England, United He was employed as a Labourer on New Railway in Vince Arthur Worker had the following child: i. LILY 6 WORKER. Generation ALBERT 6 WORKER (John 5, Joseph 4, John 3, John 2, Richard 1 ) was born on 08 Dec 1888 in Tapton, Derbyshire. He died on 26 Feb 1972 in Askern, Doncaster. He married MABEL WAKEFIELD on 25 Dec 1911 in Shirebrook Derbyshire, daughter of Septimus Wakefield and Elizabeth Ball. She was born in Nov 1890 in Attercliff, Yorkshire. She died in Feb 1966 in Doncaster South Yorkshire. Albert: Albert Worker was employed as a Miner. Albert Worker and Mabel Wakefield had the following child: 15. i. ELSIE MAY 7 WORKER was born on 25 Jan 1916 in Shirebrook Derbyshire. She died on 07 Feb 1987 in Doncaster. She married HAROLD TALLENTIRE in Sep 1934 in Askern, Doncaster. He was born on 05 Dec 1913 in Bishop Aukland, Durham. He died on 27 Oct LEWIS 6 WORKER (John 5, Joseph 4, John 3, John 2, Richard 1 ) was born in 1891 in Langwith, Derbyshire. He died in 1939 in Shirebrook, Derbyshire, England, United He married MINNIE CLIFTON, daughter of William Chifton and Lizzie. She was born on 05 Mar 1891 in Bulwell Nottinghamshire, England. She died in 1983 in Bulwell Nottinghamshire, England. Lewis Worker and Minnie Clifton had the following child: 16. i. ARTHUR 7 WORKER was born on 04 Oct 1918 in Mansfield. He died on 07 Oct 2003 in Horsington, Lincolnshire,, England. He married ANNIE REBECCA DRAYCOTT in 1941 in Chesteerfield, Derbyshire, daughter of John Draycott and Mary Jane Checklin. She was born on 28 Sep 1920 in Tibshelf, Derbyshire, England. She died in Jul 1991 in Boston, Hospital, Lincolnshire. Generation ELSIE MAY 7 WORKER (Albert 6, John 5, Joseph 4, John 3, John 2, Richard 1 ) was born on 25 Jan 1916 in Shirebrook Derbyshire. She died on 07 Feb 1987 in Doncaster. She married HAROLD TALLENTIRE in Sep 1934 in Askern, Doncaster. He was born on 05 Dec 1913 in Bishop Aukland, Durham. He died on 27 Oct Harold Tallentire and Elsie May Worker had the following child: i. JEAN IVY 8 TALLENTIRE was born in 1941 in Doncaster South Yorkshire. 16. ARTHUR 7 WORKER (Lewis 6, John 5, Joseph 4, John 3, John 2, Richard 1 ) was born on 04 Oct 1918 in Mansfield. He died on 07 Oct 2003 in Horsington, Lincolnshire,, England. He married ANNIE REBECCA DRAYCOTT in 1941 in Chesteerfield, Derbyshire, daughter of John Draycott and Mary Jane Checklin. She was born on 28 Sep 1920 in Tibshelf, Derbyshire, England. She died in Jul 1991 in Boston, Hospital, Lincolnshire.
5 Generation 7 (con't) Marriage Certificate: Chesterfield, Derbyshire b 2487 Jul-Aug-Sep Qtr. Arthur Worker and Annie Rebecca Draycott had the following children: i. JACQUELINE 8 WORKER was born on 20 Oct 1942 in Tibshelf, Derbyshire, England. She married AUBREY WASS in 1963 in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. i Jacqueline: Birth Certificate: Chesterfield, Derbyshire b 1248 Oct/Nov/Dec Qtr. PAMELAN JEANNE WORKER was born on 13 Nov 1945 in Tibshelf, Derbyshire, England. Birth Certificate: Chesterfield, Derbyshire b 1275 Oct/Nov/Dec Qtr. JENNIFER ELIZABETH WORKER was born on 06 Nov 1947 in Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire. She married JOHN J DUNVILLE in 1965 in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. Jennifer Elizabeth: Birth Certificate: Mansfield c 238 Oct/Nov/Dec Qtr.
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Watson Coleman: Trump’s Actions ‘Appear to be Criminal’
January 4, 2021 ronk123 No comments
U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-12) reacted to President Donald J. Trump’s phone call to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensberger in which Trump pressures the official to “find” the votes he would need to reverse the election outcome in the state.
The bullying call has sparked significant debate within the legal community about the implications of a president trying to steal an election by prodding an official to change what for Trump was an unfavorable outcome.
“We won the state,” Trump said on the phone call to Raffensberger, in reference to the state he lost in the Nov. 3rd presidential election. “Flipping the state is a testament to our country. You know, it’s a testament that they can admit to a mistake or whatever you want to call it. A lot of people think it wasn’t a mistake.”
For her part, Watson Coleman said Trump’s behavior reflected unseemliness at best and criminality at worst.
“Trump clearly wanted the Secretary of State to violate the law by ‘finding’ 11,000 ballots,” Watson Coleman said. “I’m not a lawyer, but I know his berating and pressure tactics are inappropriate. His threats certainly appear to me to be criminal.”
Business Insider has more context here:
“In an hour-long phone recording released by The Washington Post, President Donald Trump on January 2 repeatedly pressured Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to ‘find’ additional votes to secure a win in the state’s presidential contest. In the November general election, President-elect Joe Biden won Georgia by nearly 13,000 votes out of roughly 5 million votes cast.”
And from CNN here:
“A GOP attempt, for example, to block Congress’ certification of Biden’s win based on lies and false conspiracy theories about fraud on Wednesday has no chance of succeeding because of the Democratic majority in the House and the lack of a majority to overturn the results in the Senate. But it will further convince millions of Trump voters that the election was rigged. Scores of GOP lawmakers plan to choose the vanquished President and his voters over the cherished principles of free elections in a fracturing that will have lasting consequences for the GOP and the nation.
“On Tuesday, two Georgia runoff elections will decide whether Republicans will hold their Senate majority and retain the power to block Biden’s sweeping agenda and hopes of swiftly confirming a Cabinet at a time of national crisis.”
Payne Condemns Trump’s Ongoing Disregard for the Democratic Process
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A Democracy in Name Only
by Frank Mitchell
We have become a democracy in name only. We are a corporate oligarchy, controlled by the big corporations.
Once upon a time, from about 1945 to about 1975, the fate of the American workers and the big corporations were tied together. As the big corporations prospered, the wealth created by the American workers was shared with the American workers in the form of increases in the real pay received.
This shared prosperity between the corporations and American workers created the great American middle-class, which was the envy of the world.
But, the big corporations began buying and selling imports from low-wage third-world countries, which destroyed many of our industries, such as steel mills, electronics, ship-building, etc. And countries such as Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea prospered.
And, then the big corporations and their lobbyists got the American politicians to further increase free trade with countries such as China, and the wholesale destruction of the once-great American economy began.
Buy building tens of thousands of factories in China, the American corporations could keep the profits that had once been shared with the American workers. Chinese workers could be paid a tiny fraction of the wages that were being paid to American workers.
This allowed the corporate profits to increase, since very little of the profits had to be shared with the low-wage Chinese workers.
Industrialization created our middle class, and de-industrialization will destroy our middle class. China now has our factories, and its economy is booming.
And a shrinking middle class will not be able to compete with the money flowing into election activities from the wealthy corporate interests. And the politicians will listen to their wealthy donors, not the unemployed and those being crushed by our declining economy.
11 Responses to A Democracy in Name Only
Sidney Rosenbloom on November 5, 2011 at 12:26 am
This dire problem of three decades of ever increasing speed of outsourcing now many kinds of jobs is also cultural problem, therefore very hard (close to impossible?) to address in an effective way.
1) We are so proud and in one degree or another conditioned to believe in American exceptionalism that we – on the right or the left and in the middle – are resistant to see things straight and at the same time suckers for FOX and anyone who know how to push this hot button of ours.
2) We, like our British cousins, love wheeling and dealing, marketing, advertising, arguing, financial trick, lawyering, “creative” and “persuasive” writing, communication, anything only not math, science, engineering. We even didn’t adopt the metric system because Ronnie Reagan told us it is un-American and socialist idea.
3) We gave no answer to the question how it is posible that say Germany despite
– paying some of the highest wages in the world
– spoiling its workers with benefits we, Americans, are not even allowed to dream about, such as 5-6 weeks of annual vacation (which people actually take!), true universal healthcare (not just soon to be scrapped ObamaCare), unemployment benefits one can actually take a family to a small vacation in Greece or Crete, free university education (therefore not crushing student loan debt like here), etc. etc.
– labor law and environmental regulations at least as stringent as we have here
– euro, which is in only 9 years of its existence up 40% against US dollar (while we are still being told that weak dollar will make us competitive)
– taking care for 20 years now for an extra 1/3 of its original population, East Germans, who have been ravaged under Soviet occupation and communist mismanagement (while we would certainly not be able or willing to take back 100 millions of former fellow citizens because we “can’t afford” extending Obama Care to 30 out of 50 million citizens who still don’t have any medical insurance)
– not having 60 years since WW2 of free ride via monopoly on printing the world’s reserve currency (as we still have)
despite all of the above and more, Germany continues, year after year, for many decades, make so many high value-added TANGIBLE products that the resyt of the world is willing to buy, that only year+ ago another, 15-times larger export machine, communist China took over as #1 in export surpluses.
The problem is CULTURAL. On a top of that, neither party, no think tank to speak of, no noticeable force is proposing EXPORT-oriented economy and societal mind set, with educational system, some corporate priorities and sensible governmental policies supporting that.
We will “democratically debate”, comment NYT articles, elect GOP which proposes still less taxes or Dems who propose print more and give away more to welfare hole.
We met our enemy and it is us. We are doomed.
Boris K on November 6, 2011 at 11:18 am
I’m passionate about getting American jobs back as well. But, unlike you, I cannot blame the Wall Street for craving what’s in their nature: greed; it’s like blaming wolves for not being vegetarians, or politicians for lap-dancing to the tune of their benefactors. They act according to their nature, and fighting it is irrational.
Instead, why don’t you spread the message of “buy made-in-America” to people of our nation and see what they do? If they do become more selective and buy more of what is still being made here (as opposed to cheap goods made in China) and show some loyalty to American companies, then we will see more investments being made locally. If not, then why blame nature for ignorance of our citizens?
Even if you reach just a few souls with this message, you will have made a difference.
By the way, do you buy American products? I do.
Boris Kuperman
TaxiDriver on November 10, 2011 at 10:26 am
There are a few difficulties with a “buy American” message campaign.
First, as more Americans lose their income, they are increasingly forced to buy the cheap foreign-made stuff. American products will necessarily be more expensive for a number of reasons. So, even though they might “like” to buy American, they cannot afford it without sacrificing whatever shred of happiness they have left.
Second, it only requires a simple majority voters to change our import policies, but it would require unanimity of Americans to be faithful to buying American. If a simple majority of Americans were to buy exclusively American products, that could still leave the foreign products with a 49 percent market share, and damage would still be done.
Third, since foreign labor is cheaper, it’s more difficult for American manufacturers to match the quality of foreign-made goods even at a higher price. This tends to erode the reputation of American goods in favor of imports. As American manufacturers continue in their disadvantage, their products fall further behind, as their foreign competitors are able to enjoy higher levels of profit-reinvestment in R&D, making American products all the less competitive.
Fourth, at the consumer level, it’s almost impossible to determine the true domestic content of a product. Years ago I had envisioned a TV commercial with two crates being loaded off a ship. There is one big crate, and one small crate. The big crate contains a car, while the small crate contains the wheels for the car. The wheels are installed on the car, and the words “Made in USA” are then stamped on the big crate. Although many Japanese cars are “said” to be made in USA, the fact remains that final assembly constitutes less than 15 percent of total added value. If 100 percent of the components are imported, is it really made here?
Wanderingbear on November 6, 2011 at 11:53 pm
Thing is that the rich don’t need the working class any more. They are replacing the American working class with technology.Fully automated factories that have an AI and can run with out anyone to be there. No more need for office workers. Computers with artificial intelligence will replace them.Sales people. The new automated checkout is already in the process of replacing them . Where will the working class go when this has taken over everything and there’s no need for the American worker?
Yuriy on November 7, 2011 at 4:01 pm
Very good points by both the author and commentators. To complete the picture, why don’t we consider the humongous growth of the government? What used to be “by the people for the people” became “by greedy non-productive lazy assess for the highest bidder”. The bunch of spineless inventors of political correctness decided that they know what American people need!
Yes, Wall street is dysfunctional from the capitalism stand-point. But it’s perfectly functional from Wall street and Washington standpoint! It works for THEM just fine!
To Boris K. – I have no problem with gamblers for as long as they gamble with THEIR OWN money. Let them win, let them lose. A game is a game. But let me ask you – if yo come to Vegas (or Atlantic City), can you borrow from Casino, lose everything and expect to be paid back what small change you arrived with? Why the entire country has become the sucker who funds their games?
If we want this country back, let’s start with the basics – enforce the laws! Let people decide HOW they want to spend their taxes and incomes. Make serving the country in the government a limited-term privilege, not lucrative do-nothing get set for life career.
I remember my grandfather, who fought Nazi Germany in WWII showed me a tool, which proudly stated “made in the USA” (during back in the USSR days). It was a stamp of highest quality, durability and long life! We need it back! We don’t need a buy-buy-buy disposable society mentality.
TaxiDriver on November 10, 2011 at 8:39 am
The government is continuing in its fine American tradition of government based on one dollar, one vote.
Boris K on November 13, 2011 at 1:05 pm
TaxiDriver, I agree with everything you said (all 4 points). However, as a decent, conscious human being, I simply do “what is right” – that’s how you and I were raised. Not because it will change the world, but because it is “right” (the opposite of wrong).
People always have reasons not to do what’s right: walk away from a crime because it’s too dangerous to stand up to criminals; buy cheap to save money (and living on a low-wage for number of years in the past, I know the temptation); saying to yourself ‘how will doing what’s right can change the world?”
The answer is: I do not strive to change anyone – the world, our country, or the people living here, only meself. Changing people who are not ready or are not willing to evolve will only lead to disasters; and we know many such failed and tragic efforts (i.e., revolutions).
Voting for the “lesser of two evils” is not going to bring you a democracy nor a great community. It will however offer an excuse of not doing what’s right, unpopular, or sometimes even dangerous: pointing at the evil and calling it that: Evil.
When more of us evolve, society and its government will change. It won’t be soon. But that is not an excuse for me to do what is wrong, even though it’s easy.
Change yourself and you will change the world.
If only 10% of all adults in America made a choice to buy Made-in-America products every now and then, this country would change. 🙂
TaxiDriver on November 14, 2011 at 7:54 pm
Voting for the “lesser of two evils” is not going to bring you a democracy nor a great community.”
You touched on another pet peeve of mine… you are definitely right. But voting “the lesser of two evils,” as you put it, implies that somebody waited until the general election to *start* voting, and then only voted seriously for the president when the choice became boolean.
Real change happens long before that. Once the nominees are slated, it’s too late to seriously affect policy. For example, how many of us have donated to Buddy Roemer’s campaign? How many of us have even HEARD of Buddy Roemer? He has garnered more poll support for the Republican Primary than some of the candidates who got to participate in the debates, yet he was excluded from them. It just so happens that Buddy’s campaign platform is full square with the platform of this website. He wants to get rid of NAFTA (and HE MEANS IT), get out of the WTO, and secure our borders from the incursion of cheap labor.
If we wait until the General Election to act, then we are left merely with the choice of “the lesser of two evils.” The time to act (as far as elections go) is now.
Well, now you’ve introduced me to Buddy Roemer, and I will look into his positions. Actions do have impact. BK
jlshand on December 11, 2011 at 4:24 pm
I am more pessimistic then I have ever been and my pessimism is increased by my belief that there is more than one credible explanation for the “fix” this country is in. I invite comment and hopefully contradiction to the following points.
1. Our economy’s outlook is worse than it was in depression times
a. We have gone from a manufacturing position which represented the majority of whatever measure passed for GDP in those days, to less than 20℅ of GDP today
b. That manufacturing was heavy, represented a large % percentage of middle class jobs, and is NEVER coming back at least as long as capitalism buys into totally free trade.
c. we are no longer, given our dependence on energy from outside our borders, in a position to isolate our selves and our marketplace with high tariffs.
2. Seventy percent of GDP is consumer spending these days , but the middle class can’t spend when it fears job loss and further indebtedness.
3. CEO’s of Big Transnational Corporations are charged first with increasing their companies share value. If they don’t do this they are replaced by shareholders/Directors
a. Shareholder/Board Directors tend to be top one percenters who share the standards and values of the CEOs
b. Transnationals recognize the future profit opportunities worldwide are NOT in the USA.
4. Our political system particularly at the national congressional level has devolved into a system far from what our founders envisioned. At least what the Jeffersonians envisioned which was public spirited citizens, granted from the land owning class, serving short periods of service at great personal hardship, in Congress. Certainly not career public servants.
a. the complexity of this service, the personal advantages of reelection and the influence of a growing number of limitlessly funded lobbyists have created a self serving complex of industry and government. More interested in profit and personal wealth then the concerns of the great majority of Americans
5. Advances in technology have perhaps inevitably, increased the advantages of Globilization
a. Multinationals are required to increase shareholder value and nothing but a closed American market or a downward restructuring of our middle class wage and benefit structure can bring major manufacturing back from China, and other minimum wage states.
6. There really isn’t a whit of difference between out two ruling parties altho the Dems seem to screw us with a little less joy.
7. The USA has enjoyed a greater share of this worlds resources than its population percentage perhaps deserves
Are there solutions?….
1. Is globalization inevitable
2. Is it planned in order to even out world resources?
3.. Is the middle class relegated/resigned to having less until we become competitive in wage and benefit?
4. Can our federal congressional structure serve all Americans ever again?
5. Is there anyway to change the growing spread between haves and have not in this country despite Globalization?
6. Can Capitalism work for all classes here or did it ever work that way?
7. Do the moneyed classes have a clue about the anger and resentment of so many Americans?
8. Will there be more blood in the streets come national election time?
IS THERE ANY HOPE????
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TL;DR: I would recommend Civilization Revolution on iOS or a DS, and then Civ IV without the expansions.
Long version: Civ IV was the pinnacle of the traditional Civilization game. Combat is stack-based on a rock-paper-scissors setup - cavalry is great vs. archers but loses to spearmen, etc. All the mechanics are obvious and explained in a tooltip - e.g. cities grow strictly based on available food minus a health factor, but what affects that health factor is directly shown by hovering over the sickly face in the city screen. Any unhappy citizens simply go on strike and refuse to work, nothing worse ever happens. Growth is limited by the maintenance costs of supporting far-away cities. You can start on a low difficulty level and learn how the mechanics work, and then keep playing basically forever.
Civ V was an attempt to rethink the entire 4X strategy genre (something the creator Jon Shaefer is doing again now with a Kickstarter called At The Gates). Combat is tile-based strategy, one unit per tile with some units shooting from far away, some units supporting nearby units, etc. Most of the mechanics are hidden - you get a specified bonus of so-and-so many food or happiness, but noone ever tells you the basic formula. This means that it is much harder to "learn" the game - you are rather dropped into a situation and expected to figure it out intuitively. This is quite hard, when the systems are so strange The health system has been completely ripped out (something even Shaefer admits was a mistake) and replaced with some sort of teleporting food. Civ V did not receive anywhere near the same testing from the Civ community, and it showed - it launched in a rather rough state. They fixed much of it now, and the expansions are mostly adding back the good things from Civ IV and pasting it on top of the new tile-system.
Civilization Revolution is the creator of the original Civ, Sid Meier, returning to the franchise and cutting it back down to the bare bones of the game he initially envisioned. It plays a lot like the original Civ from the nineties, except balanced and much faster. Not so fun for those of us who have played the game for years on end, but for a newbie, it's the right place to start.
The new Mac Pro has up to 30 MB of cache inside the processor itself. That's more than the HD in my first Mac. Somehow I'm still running out of space.
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Assassins Creed 2 is free to download on X Box live until the end of the month.
Oh and Mortal Kombat is $10 for the deal of the week.
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Originally Posted by P
I feel bad. I appreciate the in depth reply, but after examining Civ a little closer I realized its another 4x game. Endless Space is my first foray into the genre and seeing as I've completed all of one game in it, I figure I should keep playing it before I start buying other franchises in the genre.
After all, its Steam. I'm sure it'll be on sale again.
ajprice
My steam wish list has come down to 2 games left from 8 with this summer sale. Mostly cheap stuff, a couple for the next mac because they're not going to run on the MacBook.
It'll be much easier if you just comply.
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Last day of the sale has started.
I ended up flip-flopping on my non-purchase decision. I started a new game in Endless Space this weekend with a custom race, and I ended up crushing. Some of it may have been geographical luck. I actually haven't won it yet, but I'm in line to choose my victory type – anything except diplomatic.
Anyway, after 150 turns I kind of saw the flaw – its a rather dry game; A reviewer mentioned that if you like spreadsheets this game is for you and I see it. I need to work on this, but the amount of micromanaging towards the end becomes tedious.
Of course, I imagine Civ V will also get tedious micromanaging, but at least the game appears to be wrapped up in nice graphics. The turns also seem to play faster (which I will definitely be adjusting on my next Endless Space game, which I'm guessing will also leave me with less margin for error). I picked up the gold edition for $12.
Also, I like hexagons.
Civ V doesn't take very long to run through (neither does Civ IV, but the earlier versions were slower - especially II and SMAC) and the micro is mostly gone after III unless you want to play on the insane difficulties. The turns start to take forever at the end though.
If you like spreadsheets, try firing up Europa Universalis...
No... The amount of time I take on endless SPace turns now is already prohibitive. I need eye candy.
Did a 4 hour marathon session last night unintentionally. Quite enjoying it.
The Humble Bundle is back, this time focusing on a little publisher you may have heard of called Electronic Arts. Yep. Not so Indie anymore. Dead Space, Dead Space 3, Crysis 2, Mirror's Edge, Medal of Honor & Burnout Paradise available for any price, so basically $1 if you're feeling like a cheapskate, and Battlefield 3 and Sims 3 if you pay more than the average (currently standing at about $5). Usually the money is split between the developers and charities, but this time it's all to charity.
The catch? Yes, there had to be one. Some of the games are only available on Origin - namely Battlefield 3, Dead Space 3, Sims 3 - so you have to install that, and the others are Steam or Origin, so no DRM-free downloads this time. Only Sims 3 has a Mac version, so for the others you have to use Windows. Still it's a nice pack of quite recent games.
As usual, they've added two games to the bundle as the time is running out. This time it is Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising (of the insanely long titles?) and...Populous. No, there has not been a remake, they're giving away the game from 1989.
Sidenote: Some of the games are on Steam, some on Origin. I started downloads on both of them at the same time. The Origin download is around 25%. The Steam download is done, and I've played more than half of the game (Mirror's Edge) and started a second download because the Origin one won't be ready by the time I'm done with the game. Way to promote your service, EA.
I'd have played populous on SNES more if it hadn't had the absurd codes for a save system. Excellent but frustrating game.
Oh certainly a good game. I just thought that it was a bit of an odd choice to pick a game from the eighties, but I guess they want to highlight that they sell older games on Origin as well.
Still playing Civ 5, picked up BNW on sale for $20. Shame no one here seems to play it – though I'd probably get wiped up.
I'll probably return to Civ V eventually, but my strategy itch is currently being scratched by Crusader Kings II. Yes, still.
Seeing as you're in Sweden, I imagine the pace of a multiplayer game between us would "chess by mail."
Multiplayer Civ is not generally an enjoyable experience anyway. They've made attempts over the years, but except for Civ IV, it was never very fun. The way to play Civ multi is a democracy game, where you vote on major moves in a forum like this and pass the game back and forth among a few "executives" that do the day-to-day business.
I just think it'd be interesting not to play against the somewhat predictable and unreasonable AI. I mean, I'd get crushed but still.
There's a massive Capcom sale on Steam this weekend. Up to 75% off game titles. Check it out.
So Target's Black Friday ad has already been leaked...
Some noteworthy sales...
$35 each for 360 and PS3
Batman: Arkham Orgiins
Fifa '14
Black Ops 2 - $25
Xbox 360 Kinect Bundle 4GB for $189 w/ 2 Kinect Games
PS3 250GB w/ 2 games $199
includes The Last of Us and Batman: Arkham Origins
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Looks like I'm buying Battlefield 4 on Black Friday.
Slick shoes?! Are you crazy?!
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BF4 is $25 at Walmart, Black Friday. I may consider it.
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For 360?
<shudders in excitement>
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Yes. In a related note, I have $40 of MS point cards I need to get rid of.
Sweet! I'll pick it up for both systems. (360 & PS4)
That sale actually starts at 6pm on Thanksgiving while supplies last. Jesus! Walmart opens at 6pm. Before you know it Thanksgiving will just be a regular shopping day and Black Friday will become Black Thursday. ****in' sad.
Apparently the $25 sale for BF4 is only for the 360 and PS3 versions. PS4 and xbone versions will be $50.
Aspyr has a bundle of recent games: Civ V, Bioshock Infinite, Borderlands 2 and CoD 4 (OK so less recent, but still a good game) at 67% off. While they're very different, these are 4 good games:
Aspyr's Greatest Hits Bundle for Mac | Macgamestore.com
Only 15 hours left at the time of writing.
Fallout 1, Fallout 2 and Fallout:Tactics are free for two days at Gog.com:
Steam has their usual sales, except you can't use it, because Steam is down. Has been almost two hours now.
Ubisoft has a sale at Steam with up to 75% off a lot of titles. Not AC4, but older AC games are included.
(Caveat emptor: Ubisoft's DRM is exceptionally bad even by DRM standards.)
Location: Iowa, how long can this be? Does it really ruin the left column spacing?
Driver: San Francisco and Splinter Cell: Conviction are definite winners there, both are a lot of fun.
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Xbox live is having ultimate daily gaming sales with some pretty steep discounts. Every sale is 24 hours each. I picked up Elder Scrolls V for $10 yesterday. Figured it was worth it since I heard a lot of good things about it.
Ultimate daily DLC sale is next week. Hopefully they'll have some good discounts there as well.
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Age of Mythology is coming to Steam, in an enhanced edition! Can't wait! The first RTS I ever played, with Titans. Many fond memories of the amazing campaign.
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Steam has a 24 hour sale of a lot of games nominated for BAFTAs, which is basically the greatest hits of 2013:
BioShock Infinite (75% off – $7.49)
The Stanley Parable (40% off – $8.99)
Surgeon Simulator 2013 (66% off – $3.40)
Rayman Legends (66% off – $13.59)
Lego: Marvel Super Heroes (50% off – $9.99)
Democracy 3 (50% off – $12.49)
Sid Meier’s Civilization V: Brave New World (75% off – $7.49)
Tomb Raider (67% off – $6.66)
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (40% off – $35.99)
Gone Home (60% off – $8.00)
Brothers – A Tale of Two Sons (67% off – $4.99)
XCOM: Enemy Within (75% off – $7.49)
Gunpoint (50% off – $4.99)
Grid 2 (75% off – $7.49)
Football Manager 2014 (66% off – $16.99)
Papers, Please (50% off – $4.99)
NBA 2K14 (67% off – $10.00)
This is not a bundle - individual sales, so pick and chose. If you've missed Bioshock or Tomb Raider, your last excuse just expired, and it is an excellent chance to pick up indie darlings Papers, Please, Brothers and Gone Home.
Those are some good deals! Thanks for the heads up!
I picked up Tomb Raider a while back but keep forgetting to play it. Maybe after I finish Blacklist I'll remember to pick it up.
Tomb Raider is excellent. I picked up the Civ expansion and Brothers: A tale of two sons. Playing the latter now, really nice.
Dead Space is free (as in beer) on Origin until May 8th.
Steam summer sale has begun. Bought Democracy 3 because I love boring games.
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Steam stats calculator, see how many games you own, what is cost and how many of the games you haven't played... Steam Calculator · Steam Database
Worth: £913.08
Games owned: 123
Games not played: 74 (60%)
Hours spent: 61.4h
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Worth: £2635.06
Games not played: 235 (69%
Hours spent: 627.5h
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It is incredibly easy to get assassinated in Democracy 3. By the capitalists, of course.
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Omerta: City of Gangsters is free on GOG for about two more hours after this post.
It's in the flash sales list. GO GO GO!
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Is that in actual dollars paid, current price of games, or MSRP?
Worth: $762.55
Games owned: 56
edit: Steam-o-meter says it's worth $807 regular price or $363 on sale. That doesn't account for Humble Bundles and other package deals (I got every GTA game for $12, for instance).
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Worth: 1737,21€
Hours spent: 1,747.4h
Top games are Civ IV and Civ V at almost the exact same amount of hours (if you add up the various expansions), which is notable, because Civ IV wasn't even on Steam for the first several years I owned it, so it cannot have logged even half of what I've played of that game. This is followed by EU IV, Skyrim, Fallout: NV and CK2.
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Bloody dangerous these Steam sales!!!
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PHX, AZ 11/25/2012 Review
Loverboy, Triumph, Coney Hatch, Kim Mitchell, Tom Cochrane, Glass Tiger...the list goes on...
Moderator: Andrew
by JRNYMAN » Tue Nov 27, 2012 4:12 am
Unfortunately, I wasn't able to make it to last night's show here in Phoenix, but wanted to post the review that was written and published in today's paper and online of the show. It's really nice when the person writing the review actually knows and appreciates the band like this guy does.
Rush concert spotlights ‘Clockwork Angels' in Phoenix
By Michael Senft
Special for the Republic | azcentral.com
There are certain things you can always depend on at a Rush concert — drum solos, dazzling lights and videos, plenty of humor and “Tom Sawyer.” And Rush delivered all of them at US Airways Center on Sunday, Nov. 25. But the Canadian power trio, who filmed the concert for a DVD, showcased their new album, “Clockwork Angels,” at the expense of many longtime favorites. They played the bulk of the acclaimed new album, a steampunk-inspired concept piece about a young man searching for the meaning of life, to the delight of the sold-out crowd. Casual fans only familiar with radio hits like “Freewill” and “Closer to the Heart” were probably confused for the bulk of the three-hour show, however, which ignored many of Rush’s biggest hits. Indeed, they only performed one song from before 1980.
Perhaps they wanted to give singer/bassist Geddy Lee’s vocal cords a rest. He sounded rough when tackling the falsetto that defined their older songs on Rush’s recent live album from 2011, “Time Machine: Live in Cleveland.” But if he was struggling at all during the show, it wasn’t evident.
Or perhaps they wanted to focus on newer material after greatest hits tours in 2004 and 2011.
The first set did just that — showcasing Rush’s synth-heavy work from the ’80s.
Taking the stage to a surreal, Python-esque video involving the band members being assembled in a carnival-like factory — they launched into “Subdivisions,” the synth-driven hit from 1982’s “Signals.” From that opener, they stuck to big-hair territory, playing such rarely-heard chestnuts as “Grand Designs,” “The Analog Kid” and “Middletown Dreams,” songs not played live for over 25 years. The 1985 album “Power Windows” was heavily featured, with Rush showcasing five of its eight tracks during the show.
“Where’s My Thing,” an instrumental from 1991’s “Roll the Bones,” moved things forward and featured an economical solo from drummer Neil Peart, the first of three he performed during the show, before the first set closed with “Far Cry.”
Peart, long known for his lengthy drum solos, toned them down this year. While Peart is a master, drum solos, especially long ones, can get annoying quickly. By breaking them up and scattering them throughout the set, they seemed more relevant to the music and did not disrupt the show. Alex Lifeson also performed a brief solo piece leading into “Halo Effect.”
While casual fans may not have recognized many tunes, longtime fans may have been confused as well — especially when a string ensemble came onstage during intermission. The eight-piece ensemble joined Rush for the bulk of the second set, which featured a hefty dose of “Clockwork Angels,” from the lighter “The Wreckers” to “Headlong Flight,” a hard rock monster reminiscent of early Rush tracks like “By-Tor and the Snow Dog” and “Anthem.” Rush’s finest song in 30 years, the sublime ballad “The Garden,” provided an emotional close to the “Clockwork Angels” portion of the show.
The string ensemble stuck around for a few more tunes, however, adding some additional flair to the electronic “Red Sector A” and the knotty instrumental “YYZ.”
While the first set was an excellent reintroduction to forgotten album tracks, the second set was revelatory. Rush have always used stunning light shows. During the second set they proved they are at least the equal of Pink Floyd with dazzling lights, intricate videos and the aforementioned string ensemble. Ten rotating video screens added additional effects and the pyrotechnics threatened to set a couple of violins on fire. It almost seemed like they were upping the fire quotient for the cameras.
Unfortunately, the string ensemble wasn’t mixed well and seemed to fade into the background through most of the set. And realistically, their parts weren’t so essential that they couldn’t have been handled on keyboards. It was an unusual visual, however.
Speaking of unusual visuals, mention must be made of the stage design. Instead of amplifiers, pneumatic machines and circular screens sprouted from the stage, fitting with the steampunk motif. At one point, a roadie in a gorilla suit came onstage to “check the settings” on a popcorn machine behind Lee. And during “YYZ” a wizard appeared, helping conduct the string ensemble. Were these special touches just for the upcoming DVD? Regardless, they added to the carnival atmosphere of the show.
After closing with “The Spirit of Radio,” from 1980’s “Permanent Waves” album, Rush returned for the expected encore of “Tom Sawyer” and excerpts from the 1976 epic “2112.” Predictable – yeah, but how else should they have closed the show? Honestly, the second set was so strong, it made the first set seem more of an afterthought. With an album as strong as “Clockwork Angels,” Rush didn’t need to play a three-hour, two-set show. But the added bonus of hearing those long-forgotten songs in the first set made the show extra special.
Set One:
“The Big Money”
“Middletown Dreams”
“The Analog Kid”
“Where’s My Thing?”
Set Two:
“Clockwork Angels”
“The Anarchist”
“Carnies”
“Headlong Flight”
“Wish Them Well”
“The Percussor”
“Red Sector A”
Excerpts from “2112
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by Liam » Tue Nov 27, 2012 4:52 am
Awesome...thanks for posting that.
Sucks that ya didn't make the show, dude.
"It ain't how hard you can hit. It's how hard you can get it, and keep goin'." - Rocky
Liam wrote: Awesome...thanks for posting that.
As for missing the show... I would have MUCH rather been there than doing what I was, believe me!
Some vids from the PHX show.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7RMwBDewWg&feature=plcp Guitar Intro
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3VQg1O-HdM&feature=plcp Drum Solo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrbsZctfv-A&feature=plcp Red Sector A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BO4QOB8Np7M&feature=plcp YYZ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ejp8VTeBBI&feature=plcp Spirit of Radio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2md4IXkkRM&feature=plcp Tom Sawyer - Is it just me or does it sound like Ged's bass goes horribly out of tune for a split second at 00:19
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8B9DX2tY1E&feature=plcp 2112 pt. 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSryrms2Ur8&feature=plcp 2112 pt. 2
I'll make an excuse for Ged on Tom Sawyer.....he was trying something new...not a mistake. LOL
Liam wrote: I'll make an excuse for Ged on Tom Sawyer.....he was trying something new...not a mistake. LOL
Okay... I'll go along with that. If anyone's earned some liberties here and there it's any/all of those 3 yuk-yuks!
While feeling sorry for myself last night due to not being at the show, I watched Beyond the Lighted Stage and this gem that I find absolutely hysterical and can watch over and over again. Of the 3, Neil is by far the most inebriated and finds himself laughing so hard he can't get the words out he wants to on more than one occasion!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zb-MwVUUy3g
And of course, Alex with his gift from Gedster is just ridiculously immature and sooooooooooo funny!
If I did the math correctly (and if Ged was serious about the 2 bottles of wine they consumed prior to sitting down for dinner,) they managed to polish off 7 (SEVEN!) bottles of wine between them!
That dinner is beyond hilarious. LMMFAO
My favorite line is "It's like Julius Caesar said to the senate...'FUCK YOU GUYS'. then translated to 'et tu Brute'".
Liam wrote: That dinner is beyond hilarious. LMMFAO
Absolutely, hands-down the funniest part of the whole dinner! What makes it even funnier is prior to Alex's... ahem... "statement", I had never heard him use profanity of any kind - ever! So when he spouted off with that, I lost it!
The one that surprised me was Geddy using profanity for some reason. When he was describing Neil "Such a fucking perfectionist, such a monster musician".
by JRNYMAN » Tue Nov 27, 2012 10:08 am
Liam wrote: The one that surprised me was Geddy using profanity for some reason. When he was describing Neil "Such a fucking perfectionist, such a monster musician".
Geddy's been known to drop an F-bomb or two now and then and he's certainly not in the habit of censoring his speech when delivering his thoughts. Now Neil on the other hand.... if he ever let one fly while on camera whether during an interview or whatever the case, I'm not sure my mind would comprehend it. I'd put odds on hearing my Mormon grandmother call someone a "slimy mother-fuckin' douche bag" before I'd EVER believe the Professor would use profanity! That kind of nomenclature just seems so.... "beneath" his level of intellect that he would never resort to that kind of dialog.... if that even makes sense.
Pratt, however, has a mouth like a truck driver!!!!
by Liam » Tue Nov 27, 2012 10:52 am
Oh...what I meant was Geddy in the documentary. I've heard him cuss before..no biggie. I'm with ya on Pratt, though. I'd probably shit myself if that happened.
Liam wrote: Oh...what I meant was Geddy in the documentary. I've heard him cuss before..no biggie. I'm with ya on Pratt, though. I'd probably shit myself if that happened.
Not to go all philosophical on this topic but.... Oh what the Hell! Bear with me for a tick...
My appreciation and respect for Peart is complex. I mean first there's the percussionist not of this world. Then there's the Rhoades Scholar-like intelligence that creates and delivers the lyrics the likes of which have never been seen prior or since. Next there's the extremely shy, introverted almost savant-esque being who, until about the mid-nineties had never so much as uttered a word on-camera. So when you combine all those traits, talents, and conditions which was the Neil Peart I thought of when he would come up in conversation, he was almost immortal - and I'm a keyboard player - not even a drummer for Christ's sake!!
Now, getting back to what we were discussing about the thought of hearing him use profanity et al... it just seems like he would have to step down - way down - to use that kind of language to express or accentuate a statement given his vast, vast vocabulary. He could come up with 15 other words that would fit so much better and profoundly than any curse word the normal person would use flippantly or off the cuff.
Okay, okay.... enough of that crap! But, I think you get what I mean.... (and if so, PLEASE explain it to me 'cause I don't have a fucking clue what I just wrote!)
by MCM » Tue Nov 27, 2012 11:56 am
JRNYMAN wrote:
I agree with you on this, I feel like Neil doesn't need to resort to profanity to get his point across. His speech and dialog always seems so carefully thought out and so well delivered that the random "fuck" in the middle of a sentence would really seem out of place. It's always Ged who's throwing out the foul language which also seems out of place as he's so well mannered otherwise.
Further proof they really are human. (hard to believe, I know)
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by JRNYMAN » Tue Nov 27, 2012 12:25 pm
MCM wrote: Further proof they really are human...
Or are they...? Maybe.... Dirk throws in a curse word here and there so as to "appear" as though he thinks like we do.
Going back to what I said about Neil (I've had to backspace and correct the spelling of Peart's first name 3 times today because I'm so programmed to spelling Schon's! ) not uttering a word, and so on... it reminded me of every show of theirs I attended from the Perm Waves tour on up to about the Hold Your Fire tour in which Alex always had a mic and stand setup for him yet he never said or sang a God damned thing (with the exception of "{{SUBDIVISIONS}}" of course...) But prior to Signals being released, he was pretty much mute up there. I never understood it. Seems like HYF was the catalyst that propelled him to start yamming it up.
Then of course there's the schitzo moment he has during the "Monsters (Reprise)" portion of La Villa which always appears to amuse and surprise the other two based on their reactions and the laughs he gets from them.
by Liam » Tue Nov 27, 2012 12:29 pm
They're machines from the planet Syrinx.
Liam wrote: They're machines from the planet Syrinx.
Where is this Syrinx you speak of and what other revelations does it hold?
It is the 3rd planet from the sun as well in the galaxy Mvemjsup. Other revelations there have been keys that plink, and round cans that pound. LOL
Liam wrote: It is the 3rd planet from the sun as well in the galaxy Mvemjsup. Other revelations there have been keys that plink, and round cans that pound. LOL
Can't make this stuff up.
by MCM » Tue Nov 27, 2012 2:03 pm
Are there wires that vibrate in the galaxy Mvemjsup?
by Liam » Wed Nov 28, 2012 12:40 am
MCM wrote:
Indeed there are. That was the first discovery in that galaxy in the year 2112. (their calendar year is a lot different than ours)
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July 20, 2010 at 2:22 pm PT
After announcing its second-quarter earnings this afternoon after the markets closed, Yahoo (YHOO) CEO Carol Bartz and CFO Tim Morse held the usual conference call.
The results: Net income and margins were up at the Silicon Valley Internet giant, while revenue was meh. Display advertising growth was up, while search ad revenue was down.
Revenue and worries about future direction turned out to be the questions of the day.
2:03 pm PT: While she touted the improved margins with a confident tone, a nice accomplishment, Bartz quickly pointed out the obvious on revenue weakness.
She blamed a combo of issues, such as not monetizing search-share improvements.
“How do we measure our business?” asked Bartz, in her financial soliloquy. Another laundry list of stuff, such as engagement, editorial expertise and scale.
Then it was off to the races with updates on Yahoo’s social, local, video and mobile improvements.
That would be things such as integration with social networking powerhouse Facebook and online gaming phenom Zynga, more video all over the site and other initiatives to spur consumer engagement.
Bartz’s faves are the “Bikini 101” videos, she said, which apparently get you ready for the summer season.
BoomTown last wore a bikini in 1974.
2:12 pm PT: Morse came on and started going over the numbers.
Yay on costs and margins. Not-so-yay on revenue growth.
You get the picture. Morse had some excuses, all of which seemed reasonable, including a pullback of advertisers in July.
More numbers on the savings from the Microsoft (MSFT) search and advertising alliance, tax issues, guidance, cash status and more.
I like listening to Morse, who always sounds super-competent. But he completely bores my assistant, Ed, just like other CFOs he is subjected to in earnings season, since I blast these calls on my computer’s speakers.
Sorry, Tim!
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Development and Implementation of Resource-saving Technologies and Energy-efficient Equipment for the Production and Consumption of Alternative Fuels
Work number - P 5 AWARDED
Presented Institute of Engineering Thermophysics of NAS of Ukraine.
1. ГЕЛЕТУХА Георгій Георгійович – кандидат технічних наук, завідувач лабораторії Інституту технічної теплофізики НАН України;
2. ПЕТРОВА Жанна Олександрівна - доктор технічних наук, завідувач лабораторії Інституту технічної теплофізики НАН України;
3. КОРІНЧУК Дмитро Миколайович - кандидат технічних наук, провідний науковий співробітник Інституту технічної теплофізики НАН України;
ЖЕЛЄЗНА Тетяна Анатоліївна - кандидат технічних наук, провідний науковий співробітник Інституту технічної теплофізики НАН України;
4. П’ЯНИХ Костянтин Євгенович - доктор технічних наук, завідувач відділу Інституту газу НАН України;
5. КРІГЕР Леонід Фрідріхович - генеральний директор ТОВ "КОТЛОЗАВОД "КРІГЕР";
5. САВЧУК Сергій Дмитрович - виконавчий директор ТОВ "КЛІАР ЕНЕРДЖІ";
6. ПОНІКАРЧУК Анатолій Миронович - директор ТОВ "Волинь-Кальвіс".
The purpose of the work is to develop scientific bases and complex of technologies for production and consumption of alternative fuels, in particular, solid biofuels (firewood, chips, sunflower husks, wastes and residues of agricultural production, pellets and briquettes from biomass), biogas from landfills of solid household waste, peat, biomass and peat based composite fuels, and the widespread implementation of these technologies.
The scientific principles of production and consumption of alternative fuels have been developed. In particular, a methodology for estimating the energy potential of biomass suitable for energy use in Ukraine has been developed. The composition and modes of production of composite biofuels from vegetable biomass and peat have been developed. The process of combustion of solid biofuel particles (sawdust and sunflower husk) in the stream was theoretically and experimentally investigated and its dependence on their humidity and fractional composition was analyzed. A comprehensive analysis of energy and environmental performance of biomass thermal energy production technologies over the entire project life cycle was carried out using the following indicators: energy conversion factor, specific total energy costs, greenhouse gas emission reductions. A comprehensive methodology has been developed and extensive experimental studies of gas generation in landfills of Ukraine have been conducted.
A complex of technologies for production and consumption of alternative fuels has been developed. In particular, technology of complex processing of peat for composite fuel and soil fertilizers was developed. The technology of efficient combustion of low quality biofuels in boilers with retort fuel supply and afterburner grates has been developed. The technology of substitution of natural gas with biomass in large rotary kilns has been developed. Technologies for combustion of solid biofuels with humidity up to 55% on mobile grates have been developed. The optimal modes of operation of biogas wells are determined at which maximum efficiency of biogas collection and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions is achieved.
Developed technologies and equipment are widely implemented in Ukraine and abroad. In the period 2000-2019, more than 5000 biomass boilers, 6 rotary biomass kilns, 15 biomass / biogas to power plants, 12 biogas collection and utilization systems for landfill sites were developed and implemented. License for two patents of Ukraine has been sold in Vietnam. 5 Technical Conditions (TUs) have been developed and approved. 29 boilers with a total capacity of 47 MW were delivered to the UK and 52 boilers with a total capacity of 91 MW to France. The total installed thermal capacity of the installed equipment was 2299.8 MW, electrical capacity - 16.8 MW. Total natural gas replacement reached 4.2 billion m3, and greenhouse gas emission reductions of 8.6 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. The estimated economic effect amounted to UAH 4,813 billion.
Number of publications: 231, including 10 monographs, incl. 1 published abroad, 25 manuals, 177 scientific articles, incl. 11 publications in Scopus, 1 in Web of Science. Total number of citation in author / h-index: Google Scholar - 2513/30, Scopus - 23/4, Web of Science - 3/2. 25 patents of Ukraine have been obtained. 2 doctoral and 6 PhD theses were defended.
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Людмила Кохтич, канд. фіз.-мат. наук, наук. співроб., лауреат премії Президента України 2015 для молодих вчених Development and Implementation of Resource-saving Technologies and Energy-efficient Equipment for the Production and Consumption of Alternative Fuels
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CPAC Live Blog Friday 3/15/13
U.S. News and World Report will be bringing you the latest from the Conservative Political Action Conference, where several U.S. Senators and House members are expected to speak
A former New Hampshire attorney general, Ayotte pounds the Obama administration for reading Miranda rights to the recently captured al Qaeda spokesman.
by Rebekah Metzler edited by U.S. News & World Report 3/15/2013 1:37:56 PM
Ayotte, though even-toned, is getting a very strong reception from the audience with her vow to continue investigating what happened at the consulate in Benghazi.
Ayotte receives standing ovation that McConnell did not.
by Rebekah Metzler 3/15/2013 1:42:29 PM
Harold Doiron, a retired NASA scientist, is part of a group of former NASA scientists and engineers who call themselves "The Right Climate Stuff" and believe global warming isn't man-made.
Today, Doiron is at CPAC to say that anyone who can "read a graph" can see that global temperatures are stable.
Next up - former Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan. Ryan also crafted a recently unveiled the controversial budget proposal that would balance the budget in 10 years.
Buerkle: [Women] can't relate to Nancy Pelosi and Debbie Wasserman Schultz. They need a place to go.
NRA's Wayne LaPIerre takes the stage to standing crowd at CPAC.
"I really appreciate that warm welcome. As you can imagine I don't get invited to many parties in this town," he says.
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LaPierre says that gun owners must spend time uniting to make sure that liberal attacks don't win.
"If we dare disagree they will scorn us, they will demonize us and they will try to shut us up," he says. "We will not be demonized and we will not be silent."
According to NRA, gun ownership is at an all-time high, but thanks to their safety programs, gun accidents are at an all-time low.
"The left can always promise more stuff," he says.
Santorum says, "we don't have the passion they do."
Someone in the audience shouts, "Santorum 2016!" Another responds, "Rand Paul!"
U.S. News' Robert Schlesinger has some thoughts on Wayne LaPierre's session today, calling it a 'Red Dawn' moment for the NRA leader.
These two are advocates of the Association of Mature American Citizens, a conservative alternative to AARP that says it has more than 100,000 paid members.
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, introducing Mitt Romney at CPAC, gets a big applause for mentioning state's voter ID law. She also vows to not follow other GOP governors in expanding Medicaid as a part of Obamacare. Also a crowd favorite.
She call's Romney a "true servant leader" for coming back to CPAC after presidential loss to "talk about it."
Mitt Romney gets giant standing ovation from the crowd.
Chants of "Mitt, Mitt, Mitt" greet Romney.
Romney says he left the race "disappointed" but "honored and humbled."
He says it's time to learn from "my" and "our" mistakes.
Standing ovation for Mitt Romney's entrance.
So far, Romney is just reprising anecdotal stories he gathered on the campaign trail and has used in campaign speeches.
"We're a patriotic people," he says. "The heart of America is good."
Romney seems to sidestep talking about his campaign's failure and points instead to success of 30 Republican governors.
"These are the people we've got to listen to and make sure their message is heard loud and clear across the country," he says.
Romney name checks Bob McDonnell and Chris Christie as people who shd be learned from ... of course they werent invited to #cpac2013
— Robert Schlesinger (@rschles) March 15, 2013
There really hasn't been anything new in Romney's speech other than the broad platitudes of his stump speech. But the crowd is receptive.
While Mitt Romney talks about his campaign against President Obama in the big convention hall upstairs at CPAC, downstairs in the exhibition hall a group called the Freedom Center Students is encouraging people to wage an "Obama Awareness Campaign" that will "expose his radical agenda on your campus." According to the Southern Poverty Center, the Freedom Center is a far-right, anti-Muslim group.
"I'm sorry I won't be your president, but I will be your co-worker and I'll work shoulder-to-shoulder alongside you," Romney says to cheers.
That closes out our coverage of CPAC 2013. Thanks for watching!
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A collaborative, student-first leader with a passion for community will join the Molalla River School District’s talented team of school leaders.
Molalla, OR (May 2020) Mike Sauers was named as the new principal for Molalla Elementary School and will begin in his new role in July. Mike has been serving as an assistant elementary principal in the Centennial School District where he quickly established himself as a trustworthy, dedicated and authentic leader. “Mike has a strong collaborative approach and always strives to put the needs of his students first so that they are best prepared to receive the education they deserve,” said Mann. The selection committee was confident that Sauers would be a great fit for Molalla upon hearing his leadership vision for the role, “I have a goal to create a school community where students feel safe, empowered and ready to highly engage in their culture and their future.” Learn more about Mike click Herefor a video message or type the following URL in your browser: https://www.molallariv.k12.or.us/community/new_molalla_elementary_school_principal
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Mike is particularly excited about this role because of his passion for small community. He grew up in a small town in the Midwest and has been searching for just the right community and school district. “Molalla just feels like the perfect fit for my personality, experience and leadership style.”
Mike, his wife Danielle and three young daughters live in Tigard. Mike enjoys spending time with his family and friends, cooking and spending time outdoors enjoying the beautiful Pacific Northwest weather.
The Molalla School Board affirmed Mann’s recommendations for Sauers’ appointment at their board meeting held on Thursday, May 14th.
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COPACABANA is a combination of visual theatre and theatre with objects, live cooking and cabaret, in an unusual set up.
Ponten Pie transforms a theatre into a restaurant where there has not been much business for a while. The staff (three chefs: Rita, Laura and Marco) is trying to keep the place alive with the few resources they have left. The audience, an essential character in the show, will become the customers of the COPACABANA restaurant and will be immersed in a 360 degree performance, where they can taste small quantities of the delicious food cooked live by the three chefs. The spectator will be part of a world where reality and drama are constantly mixing. A complete and unique experience in an especially unusual set up.
Behind the kitchen of COPACABANA we find three cooks, descendents of a well-known chef at the Bimil circus, closed not long ago. When the circus closed, our three cooks decided to return to Europe with little resources and open a restaurant in an old building on the outskirts of the city, hoping to make their fortune.
Months have passed and no one has eaten at the COPACABANA. One night, out of the blue a group of seventy people enter the restaurant. Despite not having enough food or tables for everyone, the three cooks decide to serve a meal to their customers. The urgency of the situation will bring them back into the universe of the old Bimil circus, completely changing the course of the evening.
There is a table for you behind the curtains. Would you like to have dinner?
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to… COPACABANA
Discover what they say about COPACABANA
An adaptation of the Copacabana show for children. A dining and theatrical experience to share with the whole family.
Email: info@ponten-pie.com
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March 2017 / World wide
A team of scientists explore an uncharted island in the Pacific, venturing into the domain of the mighty Kong, and must fight to escape a primal Eden.
In March 2017, the producers of “Godzilla” transport audiences to the birthplace of one of the most powerful monster myths of all in “Kong: Skull Island”, from Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures.
When a scientific expedition to an uncharted island awakens titanic forces of nature, a mission of discovery becomes an explosive war between monster and man. Tom Hiddlestone, Samuel L. Jackson, Brie Larson, John Goodman and John C. Reilly star in a thrilling and original new adventure that reveals the untold story of how Kong became King.
Follow the exciting story of “Kong: Skull Island” to the enchanting filming location of Vietnam! This is the largest movie production ever filmed in the country. On this unforgettable adventure, you’ll discover where many scenes were shot.
The journey begins in the magical city of Hanoi. Picturesque lakes, shaded boulevards and secluded public parks compete for your attention with shopping in the Old Quarter or street vendors selling delicious food.
A city tour introduces the most famous sites of Hanoi and local culture and customs. Amazing locations include the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum complex, One Pillar pagoda, the Temple of Literature, the Ethnology Museum and the Quan Thanh Temple.
Leave Hanoi behind and depart for Halong City. Board The Starlight Cruise and set sail for the magnificent Bai Tu Long Bay. Pass by fascinating rock formations, especially Monster Face Islet! Halong Bay provided the back drop for many of the sequences in the film.
The cruise glides gently to the Thieve n Canh Son Cave, the most beautiful cave in Bai Tu Long Bay. The Starlight continues cruising to the Cong-Do area. Lunch and dinner are served on board and you can join the crew fishing for squid or just laze in luxury.
Awake to a breath-taking sunrise on the Gulf of Tonkin. Refresh body and soul with a Tai-chi lesson on the sundeck. Breakfast is served while cruising towards the Vung Vieng fishing village.
Stroll along Ban Chan Beach, swim in the bay and try kayaking. Climb to the peak of Titop Island for an inspiring, panoramic view.
Disembark at Ninh Binh and the Van Long Nature Reserve. A sampan, or small boat, will sail around natural mountains and along beautiful waterways.
Continue to the Trang An Grottoes. This amazing cave complex is hidden in the wilderness and steeped in mystery. Explore Sang Cave, Toi Cave and Ba Giot Cave by boat.
The adventure ends with a return to Hanoi for one last night in this vibrant city.
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&amp;lt;a data-cke-saved-href=&quot;http://deadsamaritan.bandcamp.com/album/the-devil-tunes&quot; href=&quot;http://deadsamaritan.bandcamp.com/album/the-devil-tunes&quot;&amp;gt;The Devil Tunes by Dead Samaritan&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;
Please tell us a few words about the new release, about the music on it as a whole or a few words on each track in part. How are you happy with the final release?
We’re happy with the end result, yes. You know you could always improve on something, a little bit in here and a little bit in there, but you have to stop that at some point. Besides if you already did perfect, you wouldn’t necessarily have the hunger for the next effort, right?
All in all we wanted it to sound a lot heavier than our debut The Only Good Samaritan…, so we chose another studio with another engineer/producer, and that was a wise choice. The sound is now a lot fuller, richer and heavier, and serves our output a whole lot better.
Most of the songs are aggressive and fast in the best Slayer-esque, thrashy style, but we’ve included a lot of other stuff and detail in there too. As said, you can find pure thrash metal, but there’s a darker, more of a death metal side to the album as well, like in the songs Last Man Wears the Crown, The Fire of Contempt or In the Wake of Burning Churches. And if you like your solos memorable, we’ve done our best on that side as well…
If I had to describe the album shortly, it would be something like Carcass meets Motörhead meets Exodus meets Discharge meets Slayer.
How would you describe/label the music on it? Does it sound like anything we might have heard before?
It is a mixture of old school thrash metal and death metal with a twist of traditional heavy metal, rock ‘n’ roll and punk to it. I’m sure you’ve heard a lot of thrash/death already, but not much of it has been done like we do it, if any. We do not want to make it too tidy and modern but on the contrary leave as much of spit and fury in there as possible, and we also want to keep the whole result varied enough to keep the listeners alert and interested.
Where was it recorded and how much time did it take you to record it? Any interesting stories from the recording/producing the material?
The Devil Tunes was recorded and mixed at Finland’s Fantom Studio by Samu Oittinen, who’s produced albums and done engineering for bands like Korpiklaani, Insomnium and Sonata Arctica, but a whole of smaller, underground bands too. He has a few albums up his sleeve that have sold gold, platinum or something like that in Finland so he sure is a big name, but he’s still such an easy-going, laid-back bloke to work with. And yet he forces you to top yourself of course which is always good.
We started recording the drums back in November 2013, but the sessions were ceased in December as the producer got badly ill with a condition of whooping cough. We had to take a couple of months of rest from the recordings due to this episode but continued in late February this year. Everything was finally ready audio-wise this April.
As to any interesting stories… Well as I was recording backing vocals with our bassist Eero Virtanen for the chorus of The Fire of Contempt, we heard this huge laughing storm through the headset coming from the monitoring room. So of course we went in there to ask what’s so funny, the rest of the band and our producer were still laughing their asses off, and said that our backing vocals sounded like they were done by Arnold Schwartzenegger (you know that “Get to the chopper” style…) We listened to those first takes, and had to admit the others were right. So we just had to try it out again with a bit less “commanding”, Arnold-esque sound, haha…
What can you tell us about the cover artwork? Is there a link between the artwork and the lyrics? What are the topics of your lyrics?
There is a loose linking with the artwork and the lyrics. As the title is The Devil Tunes, you have this red little devil lurking in the artwork all around the layout. The creature is called Viholainen, but he’s of no relation to our guitarist Matti Viholainen, hehe (the word “viholainen” is an old Finnish word for Devil).
In the back cover you can see the devil looking at this derelict crown, this links loosely to the last, epic song of the album, Last Man Wears the Crown. If you read the lyrics to that particular song by our singer Valendis, you’ll understand the back cover as well.
Topics of the songs concern things like greed for power (Last Man Wears the Crown), praise of freedom (The Devil’s Tune, Raise a Riot), pure horror (In for the Kill, Shoot ‘em in the Head, The Madman’s Portrait, Darkness Brings the Beast), insane urges to be a supreme being (Apex Beast), never-ending hatred between people (The Fire of Contempt), and wrong-doings of the church (In the Wake of Burning Churches). And the song Out With Your Feet First is dedicated to some classic Clint Eastwood characters, full of fist-fighting action.
What do you expect to gain through this release? What are the band's aims at the moment?
Of course we want to gain more attention and more gig opportunities, especially abroad. We’ve played our fair share of gigs in Finland during these years and we’d really like to play more in Europe for example, but we’re being realistic about how the whole music scene is developing right now: the records are selling less and less, and it’s a lot more difficult to get gigs as there are so many bands. But our good music and energetic live performances will get us more chances, I’m sure of it.
I have to mention we totally snubbed the option to do this record for the same label who released the first record. You see we were not happy at all how the things were handled (or more like how “things weren’t handled at all”…) so we chose the way of Bury The Casket Records, which suited us a lot better. This time everything was done as planned and in schedule unlike with the debut, and most importantly, everything was DONE.
Is there a special format the material is released in? Or is it released in multiple formats? How many copies were pressed?
At the moment there is a batch of 500 digipak CD’s pressed, and of course it will be available via all the major digital music streaming services such as Spotify, iTunes and so on. There have been talks of vinyl edition too but it’s all yet in the beginning stages. I’d really love to see it on vinyl so if anyone is interested in releasing it, please do contact us at band@deadsamaritan.com!
If there will be a vinyl edition, I’d suggest it to have a different artwork, even if we like the one on the digipak already, but it would give the vinyl edition even a more special feel to it.
Where and how will you promote this new release?
We ended our worldwide promotion deal with a certain company a few months ago, and wanted to take a new approach on promoting as we felt we needed something different. So we inked a deal with Metal Asylum Promotions who is fully responsible for all promotion in Finland, and they’ve done a good job already as they have fabulous contacts domestically.
As for the worldwide promotion, we took it into our own hands for now. We’ve started bombarding all the foreign contacts (press, radio stations, you name it) we already have, and were hunting for some more contacts as we speak.
Where can we order it from?
For now if you live outside Finland, you can order it via our very own bandcamp: http://deadsamaritan.bandcamp.com or via Recordshop X over here: www.recordshopx.com/artist/dead_samaritan/the_devil_tunes/#cd
www.deadsamaritan.com
www.facebook.com/deadsamaritan
www.reverbnation.com/deadsamaritan
www.youtube.com/deadsamaritan666
www.twitter.com/deadsamaritan
www.deadsamaritan.bandcamp.com (for album orders)
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JEEN – Fairytale of New York [Listen]
By Ming Wu on Thursday, November 19, 2020
It is that time of the year when Christmas and holiday music comes out.
Canadian indie alt-pop songstress Jeen released a cover of The Pogues’ classic Christmas anthem, “Fairytale of New York”.
The Toronto artist’s take is more of pop rock hazy vocal and guitar version.
While I prefer the original which has more angst, gruff and musiciality.
This will do for now.
About the Jeen’s version:
“It seems like the best Christmas song for the worst year,” says Jeen.
“I’m an Irish girl too, so Shane MacGowan is an elixir.”
Fairytale of New York by the Pogues cover by JEEN.
With The Mahones’ Michael O’Grady on Irish whistle and renowned Toronto musician/producer Ian Blurton (Change of Heart, C’mon, Future Now) on lead guitar.
Fairytale of New York gets:
Here is the original version:
This one is:
2020 alternative artist Canada Christmas Fairytale of New York Holiday indie Jeen Music Music Video Musician Pop Review Rock singer Single The Pogues Toronto
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Westpac rate hike fuels ASX gains
Peter Trute
Rising bank stocks drove a late surge on the ASX on Wednesday after Westpac announced a hike in mortgage rates, adding to earlier gains from easing global trade tensions.
The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 47.5 points, or 0.75 per cent, higher at 6,352.2 points at 1615 AEST, while the broader All Ordinaries index was up 43.4 points, or 0.68 per cent, at 6,457.0 points.
In futures trading the SPI200 futures index was up 52 points, or 0.83 per cent, at 6,328 points.
Westpac announced late on Wednesday that it will raise its variable home loan rates by 14 basis points from September 19 to cope with an increase in its borrowing costs.
St George Bank, owned by Westpac, announced an increase of the same magnitude.
Westpac’s move sparked an immediate rise in the the banking sector and a sharp fall in the Aussie dollar.
Westpac led gains, up 2.7 per cent to $28.88, ANZ lifted 2.3 per cent to $29.43, Commonwealth Bank rose 2.1 per cent to $73.23 and NAB added 1.8 per cent to $28.48.
The Australian dollar was at 73.03 US cents at 1700 AEST, down from 73.45 US cents on Tuesday.
Westpac senior currency strategist Sean Callow said the drop in the Aussie dollar was likely driven by investors worried that a retail bank rate hike could sway the Reserve Bank of Australia away from its recent indications that the next move in official interest rates will be up.
“The markets are pricing in a slight increase in the risk of the RBA either delaying rate hikes yet further or, more radically, cutting rates,” Mr Callow said.
The local market had already been in positive territory ahead of Westpac’s hike announcement, with material stocks supported by a rise in most commodity prices as a new US-Mexico trade deal raised hopes for an agreement between the United States and China.
The US and Mexico agreed on Monday to overhaul the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), pressuring Canada to sign up to new auto trade and dispute settlement rules to remain part of the three-way pact.
US stocks rose for a third consecutive session on Wall Street on Tuesday.
In local companies news, Boral soared 65 cents, or 10.1 per cent, to $7.07 after it lifted its full-year profit by nearly 50 per cent to $441 million, boosted by a strong construction market in Australia and its Headwaters acquisition in the US.
Infant formula maker Bellamy’s jumped 83 cents, or 7.5 per cent, to $11.96 as it posted a $43.3 million profit for 2017/18 after suffering a loss a year earlier.
ON THE ASX:
* The benchmark S&P/ASX200 was up 47.5 points, or 0.75 per cent, to 6,352.2 points
* The All Ordinaries was 43.4 points, or 0.68 per cent, higher at 6,457.0 points
* In futures trading the SPI200 futures index was up 61 points, or 0.97 per cent, to 6,337 points at 1630 AEST
CURRENCY SNAPSHOT AT 1700 AEST:
One Australian dollar buys:
* 73.03 US cents, from 73.45 US cents on Tuesday
* 81.24 Japanese yen, from 81.65
* 62.57 euro cents, from 62.84
* 56.8 British pence, from 57
* 109.07 NZ cents, from 1.098
The spot price of gold in Sydney at 1700 AEST was $US1,203.16 per fine ounce, down from $US1,211.72 per fine ounce on Tuesday.
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Did Robin Thicke & Pharrell Williams REALLY steal ‘Blurred Lines’ from Marvin Gaye?
A great piece published by music writer Jon Bennett:
The case has now been resolved, and the jury found in the Gayes’ favour, despite the copying not being exact and the musical elements dissimilar, as my original February 2014 post (below) argues. In an interview with the Hollywood Reporter, Richard Busch, the Gaye family lawyer, describes how the Thicke side’s hubris and inconsistency contributed to the jury verdict going against them – but insists that the case was successful because of the characteristics of the music itself. For those who have said that this sets a dangerous precedent for creators (including me – see this MTV news interview), this may be so in terms of discouraging musical homage in arrangements. But in (US) legal terms, a jury ruling is different from a court ruling, so each case is judged on its merits and on the specific evidence presented. Therefore this settlement does not represent ‘case law’ (as attorney Brian D Caplan points out in the same MTV feature) but it has certainly made some creators rather uncertain about their future songwriting and producing practices… [JB]
The allegations were that Thicke (with co-writers Pharrell Williams and Cliff Harris Jr)
Copied the bass line of Gaye’s ‘Got To Give It Up’.
Copied the ‘defining funk’ of the cowbell accents.
Blurred Lines is 120 beats per minute.
Got To Give It Up is 122 beats per minute.
Both songs feature a syncopated cowbell part and an electric piano (Gaye’s bassline is actually played on a 1976 RMI harmonic synthesiser).
The vocal melodies and lyrics of the songs are very obviously different from one another.
The songs have different chord patterns from each other.
The recordings are in different keys; ‘Blurred Lines’ is in G; ‘Got To Give It Up’ is in A.
The two basslines are transcribed [above]. I’ve transposed ‘Blurred Lines’ into the same key as ‘Got To Give It Up’ here for ease of comparison, and notated them in A minor (no sharps or flats) partly for simplicity and partly because both basslines are built on notes of the home key’s minor pentatonic scale. This ‘normalisation’ is intended to highlight any similarities that might otherwise be disguised by transcribing ‘Blurred Lines’ in the original key – that is, I’m giving Gaye’s side the best possible chance of proving their assertion that the bassline has been copied.
Posted by Adam Cruz at 6:21 PM
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Saudi Fashion Model Breaks Norms to Find Fame in the Modeling Industry
June 30, 2020 – Saudi Arabia until now has been a conservative country when it comes to global fashion and entertainment. With winds of change sweeping across, the last few years have witnessed the loosening of norms and acceptance of careers such as modeling. A popular figure to emerge from this change is the fashion model, Khaled Muhammed Almulhim.
There are just a few well known Saudi models at present, and Khaled is among the top. At just 31 years of age, the mode tasting his first success on Instagram, when his photographs began to attract viewers and traffic. Khaled had always harbored the dream of becoming a model. The fame on social media spread and he soon had several contracts for commercial shoots in the Gulf countries.
Born in Aahsa in Saudi Arabia, Khaled completed a Bachelor’s degree with Finance as a Major. Like everyone else, he took up jobs at various banks, hospitals, and universities as an administrator to manage finance within the shores of Alkhobar. Khaled however had bigger aspirations in his heart, and his hard work won him praise and admiration, eventually making him one of the sought after models from Saudi Arabia.
Khaled has worked for several big brands such as Toyota, Saudi Telecom Company and Geely Motors. He has also won the ‘Man of the World 2018’ title in Dubai. All of this points towards his hard work to become perfect, both from inside and outside. While Saudi is a challenging place to pursue a modeling career, the recent opening up has made Khaled more comfortable and free, receiving support and blessings from everyone.
Khaled draws inspiration from Indian actors, who he considers to have good physiques and characters. For aspiring models, he recommends working on one’s charisma and the physique, and using influencers and marketing agencies like everyone.
“Modeling requires you to be perfect, both inside and outside. You need to be able to show how wonderful the product is and convince people,” says Khaled Muhammed Almulhim.
Apart from modeling, Khaled also owns a laundry business. He has modeled for many international brands too, and aspires to become a well-known global model for big brands. In his free time, Khaled loves to travel, and has visited countless countries, including Lebanon, Turkey, Germany, Indonesia, Malaysia, etc. He loves sports clothes and the traditional Saudi costume, Thobe and Shemagh.
Instagram: https://instagram.com/khaled_mulhim88?igshid=uu7ep7h70i83
For more information, use the media contact outlets below.
Company Name: Goodway Group
Contact Person: Joss Mooney
Address:261 Old York Road, Suite 930
City: Jenkintown
Website: https://instagram.com/khaled_mulhim88?igshid=uu7ep7h70i83
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Emergency Landing Prompted by Cocaine Drug Mule
Colmin Smith, a 48-year-old man from Birmingham, England, swallowed 61 pellets of cocaine before boarding a Virgin Atlantic flight from Antigua to London Gatwick. Shortly after takeoff, one of the packs burst in Smith’s stomach sending him into an immediate drug overdose. Smith flagged down a flight attendant to inform her of the situation just before losing consciousness.
The flight crew immediately took action to divert the Airbus A330 for an emergency landing at Bermuda’s L.F. Wade International Airport. Upon arrival, medics rushed Smith to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital where an emergency operation was performed to save his life. A total of 239.9 grams of 75% pure cocaine, with a street value of more than $53,500, was found inside Smith’s stomach.
Smith was charged with possession of cocaine and fined in court. He was then promptly deported.
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What If? Examiner - Fudo
None given.
"What If? Examiner - Fudo"
Another Chuunin exam, another crop of Genin to harvest. Should the fruit
be spoiled, they will be rendered into seed and replanted again for
another attempt. Otherwise, they just might be served up to their very
selective Kage and Elders to savor as choice produce from their respective
villages.
Through the years, Fudo has had to learn that there are certain ways to
go about examining prospective Genin for Chuunin-hood. Though certain
pitfalls and mistakes along the way, he has had time to hone himself and
his expectations to match that of what truly matters in evaluating
prospective leaders as neutrally as possible. This year would be no
differen, as the world's shinobi would gather once again to see who the
best of the best of the newest generation is gonig to be.
The first step, which he held true to, was the written examination. It
was intergal in his mind to get an idea of the thought processes of the
Genin. It may not be entirely accurate, and it may only be how they think
inwardly and not how they act outwardly, but it was stilla glimpse in to
their character, their ambitions, and their maturity. The questions
however, were ones that he had refined to have no answer. Not just because
they were open ended, but because there was not way to truly answer right.
They were no win scenario's that were designed to make the Genin consider
how to make the best of situation that no one wants to ever be in. To
Fudo, this was a true measure of leadership, how you handle things falling
apart or being off balance. Fudo had never mastered the game Shogi, but he
considered that if you started with less pieces, or in a bad strategic lay
out compared to your opponent, instead of it being even to start, that the
questions would be a similar test of superior ability versus meeting
expected parameters.
The Questions this year, as a test to this philosophy would be quite
Question 1: During an escort mission, your four man team sets off a trap
and take heavy casualties. You are uncertain if the rest of your team is
alive or dead, and the person you are there to safe guard is injured, but
will live. You cannot be certain if the enemy is near by or not, and the
closest town is a few miles away. What do you do?
Question 2: You have orders to retrieve documents from a safe house
within the lands of neutral shinobi. While it is not their primary
village, you know that they are on guard and that being noticed may cause
heavy consequences. You were briefed that no one knows what is on the
documents, or how valuable they are, and as you approach with your team,
you see that getting in and out will be near impossible without being
detected in some way, even if it is after the fact. How do you proceed?
Question 3: Your Kage is acting very strange. Going back on treaties and
agreements that they made both a long time ago, and quite recently. They
are spending up funds recklessly as well as being lax when it comes to the
security of the village and the safety of the people within it. You are
approached by some allies you have known for years, and they tell you that
they are part of a resistance group that is planning to take control of
the village and restore order. How do you proceed?
The written portion, as telling as it may be, was of course only the
begining. The next trial would be based on practical application of
responcibility and team work. This would be achieved by a series of
challenges within a group of three Genin. To make things more complex
however, the three man team would be chosen at random from all villages.
This means that a team without a Chuunin or higher guide could be created
from bitter rivals, or even enemy villages. The goal and evaluation of
such things would be to see how they can adapt to this, and if they can
work together to solve the challenges. Part of being a leader, especially
at the Chuunin level, is working with a variety of people you may not
know, understand, or even like. And there may even be times when you have
to work with foreign shinobi for a joint operation, even if it is unlikely
to have you in charge at the Chuunin level.
The Challenges are:
1. Hostage Rescue
3. Information Gathering
4. Pursuit and Capture
5. Defeating a Superior Opponent
Lastly, there would be the individual challenges. The duels between
shinobi that will dictate how profient they are in combat. While this has
the least to do with leadership, it has the most to do with seeing how
they handle themselves against, by this point, Genin that are relatively
at their own level. This challenge is a test of mettle, of wits, of power,
of ability, and it can be a test of various other individual
characteristics. However, it is also about village promotion and pride. It
is, truly, why many come to these exams before and after their time, or
even if they aren't shinobi. Of course after this, the scores are
aggrigated, and the best amongst them, or a certain level of score will
allow for them to be a Chuunin candidate, chosen by their village's
leadership in the end.
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Steam Controller Demonstration
Valve have posted a live demonstration of their recently announced Steam Controller.
The last of a string of scheduled announcements last month, the Steam Controller has been designed specifically with PC gamers in mind and will work with every game in the Steam catalogue.
Featuring dual trackpads and a touchscreen, the controller will emulate the gameplay of using a mouse and keyboard. The announcement goes hand-in-hand with that of SteamOS, underlining Valve's attempt to bring PC gaming to the living room.
The demonstration includes gameplay footage of Portal 2, Civilization V and Counter-Strike: GO, and can be seen here:
Thom Whyte | 13th October, 2013
TGK
I really like the precision. You can tell just by looking at the screen that the movements are quite fluid and smooth.
I still think the middle of the controller looks like ass
Very impressed by the pad in action, particularly the precision on the CS:GO demo. Will be getting me one of these.
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“Raising Global Level of Ambition Through Local Climate Action”
Timeline: 2007 -
Timeline: 1990-2007
Global LG Events
2013 - Nantes - World Mayors Summit on Climate Change
2010 - World Mayors Summit on Climate, Mexico City
Friends of Cities
ADP sessions
2015 - Paris - COP21/CMP11
2014 - Lima - COP20/CMP10
2014 - Bonn Dialogues
2013 - Warsaw - COP19/CMP9
2012 - Doha - COP18/CMP8
2011 - Durban - COP17/CMP7
2010 - Cancun - COP16/CMP6
2009 - Copenhagen - COP15/CMP5
2008 - Poznan - COP14/CMP4
up to 2007 Bali - COP13/CMP3
Join the Local Government Climate Roadmap
“In this 25 years of global climate regime, there is one overpowering message: no President, Minister, Mayor, CEO or citizen can meet the challenge of climate change alone. If we are to bring down global temperatures, we must step up, scale up, speed up local climate action globally. Together, let’s innovate, integrate, collaborate!”
Park Won-Soon, Mayor, Seoul Metropolitan Government, Republic of Korea; Chair, World Mayors Council on Climate Change, at the Climate Summit 2014
The "Mexico City Pact" sends a key signal to the negotiations that it can indeed be done, and that millions, if not billions, of people around the world are ready to begin implementing climate change action. Many other cities and local and regional administrations can be inspired to take action and to report to carbonn Cities Climate Registry.“
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Best Student Council - Episode 1
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Best Student Council - it is a student council of Miyagami Academy. They respect autonomy of the students, and give the student council higher authority than teachers to manage the school. The girls, the members of the council, continue fighting for the school.
The story takes place at Miyagami Academy, your not-so average (all girls) high school, seeing how it's student council, the Best Student Council, has assault and covert squads. All Best Student Council members have some kind of special ability, which helps them to make Miyagami Adademy a place where students are not restricted by the outside (adult) world.
Best Student Council features wacky humor and a notable amount of “yuri” or “shoujo-ai” (which are jargon terms amongst otaku for lesbian content, possibly sexually explicit, in anime, manga, and related fan fiction. For Western media, the term femslash is used instead). Best Student Council’s emphasis is humor, but more profound subjects like finding one's way in life and friendship come into play from time to time also.
Rando Rino, who is on her own since the death of her mother, transfers to Miyagami Academy, on the recommendation of her penpal, Mr. Poppit. Shortly after her arrival, Rino surprisingly becomes a member of the Best Student Council, the prestigious student council of Miyagami Academy. Rino learns that Kanade Jinguji founded Miyagami Academy as a place where students can live free from restrictions and that the Best Student Council was formed to ensure that freedom. The Best Student Council is divided into the three main divisions: Executive, Assault and Covert plus the Vehicle Squad. Each of its members has her own special ability, such as special fighting techniques or weapons like cards and a yo-yo, or, in Rino's case, a living hand puppet called Pucchan.
Rino's life at Miyagami Academy is paved with hilarious events, but every now and then, the series gets a more serious and philosophical undertone.
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During Kazuya Maeda’s first year of high school he felt like a nobody, just another forgotten face shuffling through the crowded hallways.
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Nyarko-san: Another Crawling Chaos
"I'm the chaos that always crawls up to you with a smile, Nyarlathotep." A silver haired girl appeared with this nonsensical catch phrase! She is the malign deity "Crawling Chaos" Nyarlathotep, or Nya…
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Transforming Healthcare Through Better Built Environments: ACHA Architects
(Clockwise, L-R) Hilary Bales, Beth Carroll, Robert Doane and Mattia Flabiano are all ACHA-board certified architects.
At the recent American College of Healthcare Architects (ACHA) 2018 Summer Leadership Summit in Chicago, Page was represented by three of its four board-certified healthcare architects. ACHA certification is a niche for licensed architects who have demonstrated specialized skills and proven expertise. There are fewer than 500 architects in the United States who have achieved this, so Page has a great deal of expertise on its Healthcare roster.
Unlike some other certifying bodies, ACHA requires its holders to maintain high standards of specialized continuing education, to add to the body of knowledge and to work towards the improvement of healthcare architecture on behalf of the public. Principal Hilary Bales explains, “I got into this field because I wanted to impact people’s lives positively.” She and her ACHA-certified colleagues actively lead planning and design efforts on a variety of healthcare projects at Page in support of ACHA’s vision - transforming healthcare through better built environments.
According to ACHA, American hospitals and clinics are some of the most complex project types healthcare design professionals and owners ever address. Hilary and Beth Carroll, Robert Doane and Mattia Flabiano collectively have a century of experience among them, but continue learning and keeping up with evolutions in the industry. Two of their projects have recently opened to national attention, the Brain Performance Institute at The University of Texas at Dallas and Children’s Health Plano Specialty Center and Andrews Institute for Orthopedics and Sports Medicine.
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WORLD FARE: Sushi Dokoro Shirahama’s perfect Edomai offerings
May 11, 2016 mgardiner
Pity Seinfelds poor Soup Nazi. The butt of a generation’s worth of jokes on national television and in restaurants across the land, the Soup Nazi has been widely misunderstood. He’s not tyrannical; he’s just a purist.
It would be easy to similarly mistake the apparent austerity of Sushi Dokoro Shirahama and its enigmatic chef, Koji Kotani, for some form of diffident severity, of arrogance. It would be wrong. From the black-washed windows to the stripped-down menu, every aspect of Shirahama (4212 Convoy St. in Kearny Mesa) reflects a purist’s vision of what sushi is and what it is not.
At first blush, Shirahama might seem to be more focused on that which sushi is not. It is not about seeing or being seen. It is not about bonito-flake-topped rolls—or even California rolls. It is not about surimi or beer or sauces involving mayonnaise. Nor is it about wasabi in your soy sauce. If it’s supposed to have wasabi, it will already have it by the time it gets to you and in precisely the correct amount to perfectly accent the fish.
It’s been said that Shirahama might not be about you. Dubious though the story might be, Koji-san has supposedly refused to serve customers whose look he did not like: “No sushi for you!”
But there’s something perversely wrong in thinking about Shirahama and Koji-san in terms of what they have to say about what sushi is not. That’s mostly because what they have to say about what sushi is is glorious. It is about perfectly seasoned sushi rice. It is about fish that couldn’t possibly be fresher. It is about knife cuts that are not just precise but insightful. Order omakase (pricey but worth it), and it is about the subtle rhythms of menu sequencing and the pairing of different pieces of nigiri that speak to and about each other (as opposed to the more common two pieces of the same fish, which offers the same experience twice at the price of failing to surprise the second time).
Sushi in Koji-san’s hands is all about stripping away that which is not necessary and celebrating that which is. For all of the purity and discipline at Shirahama, there’s also a lush and sensual quality to the food. The wild hamachi is at once creamy and meaty with a hint of sweetness. The giant clam offers a toothsomeness that’s not quite crunchy and not quite chewy. Koji’s anago is almost as airy as a pudding; his ankimo and sour plum handroll (an uncharacteristic departure from pure Edomai) is downright exuberant.
The Soup Nazi—or at least the person upon which he was based—hasn’t done too badly after all. Fueled by unwanted Seinfeld success, he rolled out a 500-restaurant franchise and is offering soup products at retail stores nationwide. Some of those 500 franchises are actually—nice. Perhaps the Soup Nazi was not such a purist in the end.
The same can’t be said of Shirahama and Koji-san. There will not be any franchises. There will not be any grab-n-go California rolls. What there will be is far better: the most exquisite and pure Edo-style sushi in San Diego.
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The Definitive Ranking of Shakespeare’s Best Couples
In a belated celebration of Shakespeare’s 453rd birthday, we’ve been taking a look back over some of his most iconic couples. Some of them were inspirational and uplifting – relationships which have stood the test of time, remaining relevant some centuries after their creation. And some stabbed each other, stabbed themselves, stabbed their friends and ruined major nation states through incomprehensibly bad decisions. Read on for our entirely biased, completely arbitrary ranking of Shakespeare’s best romances. Oh, and a few dishonourable mentions.
10. Touchstone and Aubrey, As You Like It
In a play stuffed with ridiculous love triangles and gender switcheroos, this couple stands out as being both fairly sensible and very time efficient. While everyone else runs round cross-dressing and sticking things to trees, Touchstone the Fool woos Aubrey the goat girl in about three pages of dialogue and both are thoroughly content with the outcome. Afterwards, he very sweetly promises to kill a rival “a hundred and fifty ways” if he tries anything dodgy.
9. Ferdinand and Miranda, The Tempest
Ferdinand is probably also rubbish at chess, but he’ll be very nice about it.
A man so attractive that he makes Miranda hit puberty on the spot, Ferdinand is also sort of endearing in how pathetic he is. He is hopeless at all of the really heroic stuff he attempts – swordfighting, log carrying, standing up to anyone at all throughout the play – but he makes up for it with being so genuine and kind to Miranda. And she is every inch his equal, with an excellent sense of humour and a superhuman ability to carry timber. They’re in it for the long run.
8. Regan and the Duke of Cornwall, King Lear
You know what they say – couples that gouge together, stay together. At least until he’s (SPOILER) assassinated by a servant who’s not such a fan of the gouging. But Cornwall stands by Regan when she’s having some family issues, and she is every bit his equal in the political realm. And it’s nice to share hobbies, even if the hobbies are a little grotesque. They lose points for Regan hitting on someone else before Cornwall is even properly buried, but while they were together, they were an unstoppable force.
7. Henry V and Katherine of Valois, Henry V
They only really get one scene together, but this pair are an example of triumphing over adversity. In this case, the adversity is that he’s just killed thousands of her countrymen – probably a few of her relatives too – and disinherited her entire family to make himself King of France. But hey, they find a way to work around that, and even conquer the language barrier caused by all English people being dreadful at French to make this list.
She did make a very pretty boy, after all.
6. Viola and the Duke of Orsino, Twelfth Night
Both hilarious and bizarre, this is the most touching section of the tangled love web formed in Twelfth Night. She’s in love with him but can’t tell him because she’s dressed as a man and she’s trying to woo someone for him. He’s in love with someone else but she’s so attractive even as a man that he starts to question his own sexuality. Plus, it spawned the best romcom ever made about football and cross dressing.
5. Hamlet and Ophelia, Hamlet
These two scrape into the top five on the basis that they clearly do care about each other, even if they’re utterly awful at being together or expressing how they feel. But the best breakup scene in Shakespeare, followed by some truly moving scenes after (SPOILER) Ophelia drowns herself, give these two a spot on the list. Even if she spies on him, he stabs her father, they both go a bit mad and neither actually declare their love to each other. It still gave Shakespeare the chance to make the best genital related pun on record.
4. Romeo and Juliet, Romeo and Juliet
Aesthetically pleasing but not at all Health and Safety approved.
They may be borderline hysterical, hasty and hopeless at forward planning. But they’re iconic for a reason, and it gave Shakespeare a chance to write some of his most famous and beautiful love poetry. Critics have argued whether or not it was intended as a warning about irresponsible young love, but either way the story is a tear jerker. Bonus – it’s been ripped off by everyone from cheerleaders to vampires to High School Musical.
3. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, Macbeth
He’s weak and indecisive and takes advice from strange women with dodgy potions. She’s cold, power hungry and obsessive about cleanliness. Together, they commit treason, homicide and an array of other crimes before being brought down by an army pretending to be trees. Yes, they come to a disappointing end as a couple but it’s brilliant while it lasts and after all, it’s nice to do things together. Like bring down the kingdom of Scotland.
2. Beatrice and Benedict, Much Ado About Nothing
The best bickering couple in literature, these two trade insults like they’re going out of fashion. They have the benefit of being the comic relief in a comedy, but their scenes are some of Shakespeare’s best comedic writing. Admittedly, he dumped her once already, and she tries to convince him to kill his best friend; he’s awful at love poetry and they both have to be tricked into saying anything nice about each other. But no one’s perfect and they get this spot on the list for being so much fun to watch.
Dishonourable mentions:
Claudius and Gertrude, Hamlet
It starts off as treasonous and a bit incestuous. It ends with most of the Danish Royal Court dead. It doesn’t really get better in the middle either.
Othello and Desdemona, Othello
Any points this couple get for being forward thinking on racial matters are wiped out by his ability to jump to conclusions based on angry subordinate officers and handkerchiefs. Not cool, Othello
Goneril and the Duke of Albany, King Lear
The only question with these two is why anyone thought they would make a suitable couple. She hates him, he’s scared of her, she betrays him and he can’t even muster up a little bit of sadness after she runs off and (SPOILERS) kills herself.
And the best couple in all of Shakespeare?
1. Hamlet and Horatio, Hamlet
They even do nice things together! Like visit graveyards and ruin funerals.
Horatio is probably the best friend in all of literature. He’s supportive of Hamlet, even when Hamlet goes mad, is rude to everyone in the vicinity, puts on poorly considered plays and commits multiple homicides. He doesn’t even judge when Hamlet takes the advice of a ghost, comes back from time abroad with some rubbish about pirates and doesn’t even try to excuse sending other friends to their deaths. I’m not totally sure what Hamlet brings to this relationship other than uncontrolled verbosity, but these two are cute together, and there’s not a shred of betrayal in sight.
26th April 2017 17th February 2018 Hannah Forsyth Tagged As You Like It, Beatrice and Benedict, Goneril, Hamlet, Henry V, King Lear, Lady Macbeth, Macbeth, Much Ado About Nothing, Regan, Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare, The Tempest, Twelfth Night, Viola Leave a comment
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Never Get Your Head Stuck In The Clouds- Aim For A Nebula Instead!
Short Story To Pass The Time
To My Maternal Granddad, Kenneth Moxey:
I hardly knew you, but you are never forgotten.
Blood of Atreus- The Lost Hope of Gods and Mortals
The Goddess stood alone in the train station, hidden by a cloak of shadows. Crowds of mortals moved around her like fish swimming in tidal currents- some searching for a way out, some searching for their next current, and hundreds waiting to join their chosen shoal.
To Athena, all were lost. They had forsaken her and their oaths. She hated them for this. She wanted to love them as she once had, but they were so quick to worship words over actions, theory over practice, and myth over history. How could they have forgotten they needed her as much as she needed them?
Her growing hatred reflected itself in the bursting charcoal clouds above. An orchestral, tip-tap, tip-tap, began to dance on the glass ceiling of the station. It looked like there could be thunder and lightning, Athena ignored the elemental reminder of her long dead father. All she cared about now was the mortals and her connected fate; their faith was weak and fragile, therefore her life-force and power was too.
She longed for the golden age of devotion and the benefits. To once more radiate divine beauty, pirouette between stars, and be worshipped by legions would be exquisite. Such an existence was ecstasy, but she was rejected, restricted and repulsive. So much so, the hood of her gritty grey cloak, which blended with the shadows, was necessary to hide her purple warts, crooked brown teeth and lopsided features. Her face made the mortals recoil and it broke her heart.
They preach of inner beauty’s importance, she mused. Yet, almost all are too selfish and vain for it to live in their souls. Fiction is their limit, as it is with believing in me.
Mortals had long forgotten the power the old gods could give was real, preferring gods who were passive and idle. Thanks to the torment and loss over the millennia, Athena had realised the rejected gods only had themselves to blame. They had played with mortals like toys. And thus humanity had abandoned most of them, and become blind to their own weakening passion for life. If nothing changed, the consequence would be the complete destruction of immortals and mortals alike.
With the intensity of a thousand suns, Athena vowed her second reign would be different. She would find a hero or heroine to save them. She would not take the mortals for granted again. Yet, it appeared she would never get a chance. And here she was, feeling the rage, bitterness and despair of a fallen goddess. All thanks to failing another desperate attempt to restore her divinity. Her power was almost dried up now. When it was gone, hope would die, and so would she.
An atomic shockwave of unique feelings exploded inside her and burned away the hate. It was the pull. The pull had come already. A pull stronger than any she had felt in a long time. Someone close had true heroic potential and could be the one to restore her.
So soon and so strong, she thought. I wasn’t even trying to find one yet.
She shook her head to dispel the confusion and tried to keep naïve hope at bay. Her gaze darted frantically.
Where are you? Where are you? Where in this cursed cosmos are you?
Suddenly, the station clock rang out, ‘Clang.’ A piercing whistle followed, and a cloud of white steam rolled across a nearby platform as a train hissed and squeaked out of the station. The clock’s repeating, ‘Clang’ was a sword cutting through Athena’s attempt to focus and search.
Time, she thought harshly, as she stepped forward to swim amongst the currents of people. You’re a joke to the thousands of years I’ve lived.
She moved five paces and stopped. Someone tutted as they quickly diverted around her.
Time? she repeated philosophically, nearly laughing out loud. You’re such a joke that I don’t even know what year it is? She strained her memory. 1948? Yes. That was the last I remember. What year is it now? Two more? Or twenty?
She couldn’t guess, but remembered what had occurred in 1948 and the decades before. The Great Wars were a frantic time for her and her remaining kin. So many potentials had come to light, so many courageous and selfless fighters, healers, workers, and objectors all over the world. But even then, not one had gone the distance. They were too busy fighting for their freedom. Athena didn’t begrudge them this, she understood more than most, but it would have been nice for one to see the bigger picture. After the second Great War, she endeavoured to try something different, and found it in 1948.
What a waste that was, she thought. He could have brought me belief, worship and power with his writing, but there was something disturbing and destructive about that path. They always get caught up in their own propaganda; so few remember Delphi’s wisdom.
Not long after, the other two remaining of the Greek pantheon had blinked out of existence. The loss had overcome Athena’s wisdom and fighting spirit, and she had wandered aimlessly. The only direction she took was east, hoping to stumble across another potential. She hadn’t. Eventually, the wide ocean raged before her, and for the first time in nearly four hundred years she would travel across it. The new world had held nothing of worth.
Great Britannia. She had laughed when she saw the ships destination. I guess I should thank them. I’m the root of that ancient personification. A lot of my diminishing power I’ve maintained thanks t...
The reflection and memories vanished in a snap. The pull in the present was fading slightly. She growled and clenched her jaw- dwelling on the past had become a bad habit. Whatever year it was, she’d have to ask, or find a newspaper.
Moving forward, she squeezed herself through a couple of people. The pull strengthened and she moved surprisingly fast for a crone.
Where are you? Where are you?
She passed several platforms, one empty, and two with trains waiting to start their journey. The pull drew her to the one furthest away. It was leaving in five minutes.
By the time she got to the front, four minutes remained. She walked briskly alongside the carriages, scanning the people getting on. About half way down she stopped.
Where in Hades realm are you?
Anger boiled inside her for the slip. She shouldn’t have even thought his name. He had betrayed them. He had refused to help. If she died, it would be his gloating face she saw first.
Three minutes until departure.
A few stragglers boarded. Athena twisted her head to look back down the platform.
Should I let this one go? No. I have to try.
With a bony hand she pulled the grey cloak around her and stepped up into the train. She made sure the hood wasn’t going to fall and looked up the gangway at the people taking their seats. The pull tethered her towards them and she shuffled forward. Her focus made the whistle and jerking motion of movement a distant echo. Halfway down the carriage she realised she didn’t even know where the train was going.
It doesn’t matter, she thought. I’ll just get a ticket to the last stop.
After a couple more steps, the pull told her she was close. However, each of the last four seats, two on her left and two on her right, were occupied. She nearly cursed again, but bit her lip, and closed her eyes to focus.
The one furthest on the right by the window.
Opening her eyes, she saw a woman in her late twenty’s. She was gazing out the window, her face close to it, and a faint smile softened stern and reserved features. She wore horn rimmed glasses, a brown suit over a white shirt, and had long thick dark brown hair in a ponytail.
Athena looked from left to right. There were two empty seats by her and she slipped into the one next to the window. All the seats faced the same way, so she took a quick backward glance down the gap. The woman was still looking out the window. It was time to wait. She shut her eyes, sensed the pull, and if it faded, she knew the woman would be on the move.
There’s no point talking to her on the train, she mused. This conversation needs privacy.
It wasn’t long before Athena had to conjure up some coins for her ticket to the last stop, Canterbury, and was left in peace. Every stop she checked if the woman was getting off, but she didn’t. The train finally pulled into the last stop. Tugging the hood fully forward, Athena waited for people to leave. Once it was clear, she let the pull guide her. Alighting, she saw a sign, ‘Welcome to Canterbury,’ and paid no attention to the overcast grey clouds above. She spotted the potential heroine and saw that she was carrying a black briefcase. Knowing what was to come, she gave a nervous half smile and a long inhale of breath through her nose.
This is it, she thought. This could be the end, or the beginning.
She let the breath out sharply and began to walk with her back hunched.
After half an hour they came to a quiet park, the woman picked up an acorn, pocketed it and took a seat on a bench. Athena stopped, keeping her distance, and moved to a point diagonally behind her, standing in the shadow of an oak tree. She watched as the woman took a piece of paper out of her briefcase. A few minutes went by as she read.
Now is as good a time as any, Athena thought.
Emerging from the shadows, she walked in a straight line to the pavement that weaved through the park. Reaching it, she turned left to walk the twenty or so metres to the bench. The woman glanced up, squinting to see Athena’s face, but only her chin showed. The woman shook her head slightly and looked back at the piece of paper.
It’s a map, Athena realised as she got close. I guess that will be a conversation starter before the truth, and then her desire for proof. They always want extravagant proof, she added with an internal snarl. Such a waste of power.
She sat on the bench next to the woman, bracing herself for the shock and repulsion. With both hands she slowly lowered the hood. The woman naturally glanced to see who was sitting beside her. She winced momentarily, but hid it well with a smile. It was one of the more kind and accepting reactions. Athena was grateful.
“Hello,” she said, before the woman could avert her gaze back to the map.
Athena’s voice croaked and wavered to give aged authenticity. Once the woman had some understanding of the truth, Athena would drop it. The power of her musical and commanding voice hadn’t vanished quite yet, but the tones and vibrations were a shock to those unprepared.
“Are you lost?” Athena added.
“Lost?” the woman asked in an eloquent English accent.
She then laughed and tapped the map.
“Oh, no. I’m not lost. I like to know the distances I’ve travelled. I was on the train from London and wanted to review how long it took and the distances between each stop. It’s a silly hobby.”
There was a pause as both expected the other to speak.
“Well?” Athena said finally.
The woman gave a confused look over her glasses.
“Well, what?”
“How far? I was on that train too?”
Athena saw a twitch at the corner of the woman’s mouth. The statement had made her feel uneasy, but thankfully politeness made it impossible to refuse a fragile old woman. The woman leaned towards Athena and used a pen from her suit jacket pocket to point on the map.
“From Southwark it’s two miles to St Thomas, five miles to Deptford, six miles to Greenwich, thirty miles to Rochester, forty miles to Sittingbourne, fifty-five miles to Boughton under Blean, fifty-eight miles to Harbledown and sixty miles to Canterbury.”
“The detail you give is interesting,” Athena said, as the woman folded the map.
“It’s not to most people,” the woman replied, as she put the map in her brief case. “It’s partly a consequence of my other hobby, cycling. Knowing the distances lets me plan my routes and how long it would take. I hope to cycle a similar route one day. Anyway... I’m sorry...” she said, shaking her head a little, “…going on about my silly interests. I better be off. I hope you have a nice day.”
The woman stood and waited for Athena to reply with a polite farewell.
Athena thought frantically and chose her strategy.
“I don’t mean to be a burden,” she said in a pitiful voice, “but could you spare some time for a lonely old lady? I do enjoy a good natter, and you seem like a nice young lady. It would help pass some of my day. It can be so lonely.”
The woman looked at her watch, the reserved face giving nothing away.
“Okay,” she said. “I don’t have to go yet. My appointment isn’t for a while.”
She sat back on the bench.
“That’s very kind of you,” Athena replied, a crooked, but meaningful smile fluttering on her face. “Are you here to see that route before you cycle it then? Or for something else? Will you be staying long?”
“Only for one night. It’s partly to see the route, partly to do some family history research, but also, and I know it sounds strange, but I’ve always felt a desire to see Canterbury. I don’t really know why. Sounds silly doesn’t it?”
“Not as silly as you might think,” Athena said, leaning towards her a little, but trying to hide the curiosity.
Have the fates guided her here? Should I reveal the truth now? Yes. Now is as good a time as any.
“I’m sorry,” Athena said. “Here’s me asking about you and I don’t even know your name.”
“My name is, Harriet,” the woman said with a polite nod.
“It’s nice to meet you, Harriet. My name is, Athena.”
Harriet smiled with her eyes as well as her mouth this time.
“Your name is, Athena? Like the Greek goddess of...err...Justice...Wisdom...the Arts...and Warfare? Is that right?”
“The very same,” Athena said.
A sudden unrestrained laugh escaped her dry crusty lips; the sound was as sweat as honey apples.
Harriet’s reserve dropped. Her mouth gapped, bewildered by the magical tones.
“The very same, indeed,” Athena said as she sniggered, unable to hide her naturally powerful and beautiful voice anymore.
Finally, she composed herself and with emphasis said,
“I am the very same Goddess of Justice, Wisdom, the Arts, and Warfare- to name but a few. You know your Greek history well to recall even those.”
There was a long pause as Athena waited for the mocking looks and laughter.
“You are, Athena,” Harriet finally stammered as she pushed her glasses up her nose.
It was Athena’s turn to be bewildered. There was no scepticism or disbelief at all. If anything it was awe and reverence. No longer needing the fake voice, she replied musically,
“Yes, I am Athena. And you believe without doubt. Why is that?”
“Your song of laughter. Your voice. It’s unearthly. But I feel like I’ve heard it before. It’s like my memories are telling me that you were a Goddess of Olympus. It’s like something inside me knows who you are.”
This is curious, Athena thought. No potential has recognised me from just my voice. What makes her think she remembers me? I could use some power to find out? No. I need ever last bit.
A radiant sunbeam of hope burned inside Athena- Harriet was different.
Gaining some confidence after the initial reverence Harriet spoke again.
“Why have you spoken to me... Your Highness? Your Grace? Holy Goddess?
Athena smiled compassionately. A long time ago she would have insisted on any of those titles, but the losses and failures had humbled her.
“Athena is fine. I will explain all, Harriet. If you are willing to listen to my story?’
“Of course. I will listen, Athena.”
“Thank you,” Athena replied. “I’ve spent many generations wandering the earth, watching, continually watching and searching.”
The inner exhaustion was clear as her shoulders dropped.
“One goal and task has been my obsession. Nothing else has mattered, Harriet; for nothing else has been needed so much. I have to restore myself and you mortals to glory.
“I am Athena. I was an immortal Goddess. Now look at me. I am a shell that will die through loss of faith, or using up my remaining power. I only live because of you mortals. Many of you remember us gods and goddesses because of the great things we and our champions did. But the worship you gave us has long since faded. Only a handful of you still believe, but thankfully most still remember. You teach about us in your schools; myth and legend you call us, but we are real.”
She paused for a moment. With narrowing eyes she tried to read Harriet. Harriet looked back and smiled with no hint of questions or doubts. No other had listened so intently. Athena plunged back into her explanations.
“And now I’m the last. We got arrogant and complacent. We have paid for our mistakes and now all my kin are trapped in the underworld.
“Hades you treacherous harpy,” she cursed under her breath, unable to stop herself.
She took a moment to compose herself before continuing.
“Hades and I are the only ones with any power left from our pantheon. And he only keeps his power by feeding off the souls of those who died in our time. They believe and worship because they have no choice.
“It all went wrong when enough mortals began to worship the Roman gods. Those perverse reflections then came to Olympus and overthrew us, but we managed to flee. We still had a deep well of power, but when it was used, it would not replenish. At the beginning, we wasted it trying to force belief, hoping our power would be restored when people worshipped us again. We failed, and worship stayed with the Roman gods.
“They fell too, eventually, and were replaced by other gods. In their fallen state, the Roman gods tried what we did, but having little restraint they burned out. In a strange mirror of our plight they are trapped in their own underworld with all those souls who worshiped them; Pluto ruling over them all.
“We survived because we were only slightly wiser. Forcing belief wasn’t working so we stopped. Seven of us had already died and were trapped by Hades. We asked for his help to restore the mortal’s faith and worship, but he refused. One day all faith and fictitious belief in us will disappear, and then he, and those trapped in his domain, will vanish. But he doesn’t care.
“I am left to find help. If I can restore worship, I can restore my kin. It was Hestia, Demeter, Hermes and I, who finally realised hope lay not in big miracles, but heroism from you mortals to inspire one another. We saw that if we could shape heroes and heroines, and guide them to fame and glory, they would tell people and restore worship. Our power would return and we would be the strongest gods. We vowed to never fail you again.”
Athena paused once more to see if Harriet would interject or question, but she still sat composed and content. With a shrug, Athena continued.
“It was harder than we thought. The world had change. Heroism was seen as a solely mortal act, and it was forgotten that even greater acts could be achieved with the aid of a god. Such things were only respected in stories. Such disbelief meant we had to be careful. Our power was now exhaustible, blowing away like grains of sand held to the wind with each use. And as you can see, the depletion made us repulsive, which has made talking to mortals difficult.
“The only consolation was the pull- subtle and unique senses had been awakened in us. We could feel a connection to potential heroes and heroines. And thus we put our power into helping those we were drawn to. However, after a few failures, the four of us rethought the plan. We decided to only heed the strongest pulls and thought up tests to prove the strengths of those we found. Such tests meant we could limit the use of our power. This we have done ever since, but no matter how close we came, the potentials always failed.”
Athena sighed heavily, a flash of those failures passing through her mind.
“In the last half a millennia we discovered what made people potentials. We tested their blood with our power. It showed each potential was a descendent of the true heroes and heroines from Greece.
“When we lost Hestia, we, the three remaining immortals decided to split up and search for the strongest decedent of three of the greatest: One from Atalanta, one from Achilles, and one from Odysseus. None bore fruit, and my remaining godly kin lost their power in the attempt.
“I had gone after Odysseus’ line, but that was a corrupt seed. And now I’ve found you by chance, or perhaps by the fates?”
Athena turned to hold Harriet’s gaze.
“I know it’s a lot to take in. Do have any questions or doubts?”
“I don’t think so,” she said plainly.
Athena’s aged face tightened. Everyone always had questions, usually a hundred.
Harriet noticed her confusion and decided to ask an obvious question.
“You’re an interesting one,” Athena muttered. “Can I test your ancestral line? I have to hold your hand for a moment.”
Harriet held out her hand and Athena wrapped her gnarled fingers around it.
Athena’s brow creased and her lips drooped into a frown. She let go.
“So...?” Harriet asked.
“Nothing,” Athena replied. “I got nothing back. This is a first,” she said and looked at the ground. “I don’t understand. There’s great potential, but no indication of who it’s from. I guess it doesn’t matter.” She shrugged, looking back at Harriet. “What matters is I need your help. Will you help save me and my kin?”
“I will,” she said solemnly, without hesitation.
“Thank you, Harriet,” Athena replied. “Do you promise to help me get my powers back, so I can help all mortals? I need you Harriet. You’re the last hope of the lost gods. Do you promise to help?”
The power, music and elegance in her voice was saturated with desperation and pleading.
“I will do my best,” Harriet replied, nodding her head firmly.
Athena relaxed her tense body a little, and despite chapped lips and rotting teeth, her smile was soft.
“Well, the next step is to find how you will gain fame and glory. Can you think of anything that sets you apart from others?”
She looked into Harriet’s eyes, hoping to see some burning passion for a great destiny. It didn’t come. Harriet looked away and down to the cement pavement.
“I’m just a normal woman. There’s nothing special about me.”
“There is Harriet,” Athena encouraged. “I can sense it. We have to find what we can harness and show the world. We will have to test you.”
“Test me?” Harriet said, lifting her head.
“To limit how much power I use, remember?”
“Oh, yes,” she replied. “I remember. It’s a lot to take in.”
“It is. But you’ve accepted this better than anyone. This is a good sign. These tests will find something we can work with. Then I can use the little remaining power to help you rise to glory.”
“Am I going to be in danger?”
“There are risks in some tests, but I’ll do everything I can to stop you from being hurt.”
Harriet adjusted her horn rimmed glasses and brushed her thick brown hair back with the same hand.
“Thank you, Athena,” she said. “What if I fail and you use up all your power?”
“You won’t fail. But if I do lose my power and die, remember us. Maybe in time you will still bring us glory and worship. Then we can break free of the underworld.”
“I won’t forget you,” Harriet said, nodding with a familiar resolve.
“I already see your conviction and it warms my heart. Thank you. Now I have to decide what test might be right for you.
Harriet stayed quiet.
“What test to give you?” Athena thought out loud. “There’s the many challenges from the golden age, like Peruses and the Gorgon, Medusa, or Odysseus and the Cyclops, or The hunt and run of Atalanta, or Jason’s quest for the golden fleece, or facing the fierce strength and courage of the Amazonians, or Theseus and the Minotaur; to name but a few.”
Harriet’s reserve faltered, her dark eyebrows rose and mouth gapped.
Athena laughed sweetly.
“It’s okay. Many surprise themselves when forced into such a situation. I’ll try to avoid the more deadly ones though. I cannot risk your life, but I’ve a few temperate tests that will show your strength and heroic attributes. Do you trust me?”
“I trust you,” she replied as her face relaxed a little.
“Thank you,” Athena said. “I have to use some of the last tethers of my power to get us to where we need to go, but it should be okay. It’s less than it cost to try and help a potential over years without knowing their strengths. Are you ready?”
Harriet nodded.
Athena gently wrapped her gnarled and liver spotted fingers around Harriet’s arm. In a flash of light they were transported away from the bench and quaint English park.
Athena couldn’t understand it. Three tests and very little discovered. Atlas’ had been a disaster; Harriet hadn’t held the sky for even a fraction of a second. She clearly had no prowess in physical strength. The second test had been slightly more productive. It took great determination to carry and push Sisyphus’ boulder up the hill over and over, even though it always slipped and tumbled away when near the top. Harriet hadn’t given up at all. She rested when needed and simply kept trying until told to stop. Such persistence was remarkable, but it needed to be linked to another trait. Athena had hoped it could be joined with leadership. She had called upon Aerion for this. His wild Mustangs, Mares and Colts were as chaotic as Poseidon’s vast domain, but they were tameable with specific boldness, guidance and charisma. Yet, it wasn’t to be. Harriet had shown compassion and determination again, but there was no flare or command to gain their respect. She wouldn’t do well in the politics or business of this age.
Maybe she needs something extreme, Athena thought. Higher stakes will hopefully reveal something I can work with. Let’s see if we can force out some deep insight and wisdom. Such attributes, combined with persistence could bring great renown in the world, much like the philosophers of the classical age. I hope this isn’t too dangerous. I just don’t know what to do. I’m running out of ideas and power.
“We’ll find your heroic qualities, Harriet,” Athena said. “One more test should be enough. Take my hand.”
The flash of light faded and Harriet felt Athena’s hand go limp for a second, but then tighten. It was clear she was getting weaker. Harriet gripped for a second to show she cared, but was too overwhelmed with the new surroundings to voice her concern.
Harriet took a step back. Fierce, almost black waves crashed around the flat ebony coloured foundation of smoothed rock they stood on. The rock was like a jetty on the dark water and Harriet turned to look beyond Athena. The rock stretched out behind them for many miles before it reached the shore and a forest beyond.
Harriet’s scan came full circle. As it did, she took another step back, her eyes going wide. Loaming out of the turbulent sea, not far from the edge of where they stood, towered two gigantic rocks.
“Who’s that?” she asked as she beheld the gigantic figure chained between the rocks.
“That’s Prometheus.”
Harriet looked at the titan, who was even bigger than Atlas. He had long fiery red hair but no beard. The chains that held him suspended between the two rocks were thick and the ends were drilled deep into the rock. There were six chains: one coming from each of his four strong limbs, and two from a collar around his neck. It was not the chains that caught Harriet’s attention though; it was the menacing look in Prometheus’ eyes and the rage in his sneer.
“Are we safe?”
“We should be,” Athena replied.
“Prometheus stole fire from you gods, didn’t he?” Harriet inquired after a moment’s reflection.
“That’s correct.”
“It was to help us. Should I try talking to him? What is this testing?” Harriet asked.
“That’s up to you to figure out,” Athena replied apologetically.
“It’s okay, this is my test. I guess I’ll try talking to him.”
“Before you do, I have to give you this, and then you’re on your own.”
She held out her hand and a large key materialised.
“Am I supposed to free him?”
“That’s up to you,” Harriet quickly said at the same time as Athena.
They both smiled a little and Harriet took the key from Athena’s fragile hand.
With the key clasped tight, Harriet gave Athena a last look and turned to Prometheus.
“Prometheus!” Harriet shouted, while bowing her head slightly. “My name is Harriet. I’m here to restore the gods of Olympus to their throne.”
Harriet noticed Prometheus’ arms and jaw tense at the mention of the gods.
“I’m doing it because I sense in my heart it is right and because Athena has shown me the goodness she possesses. She wants to save us. You wanted to save us once. You gave us fire to save us from ignorance, but you’ve suffered for it. I see great hatred in you now. Do you hate us Prometheus?”
There was no reply, only the same heavy glare that bore down on them.
“We mortals need rescuing,” Harriet continued. “We have barely survived the last one hundred years. A fresh restoration of the old gods, with new humility and learning is what we need to bring about peace. But we need help. Would you help us Prometheus? I have the power to free you.” She held up the key. “You could be a friend to humanity once more.”
Prometheus’ eyes were locked on the key and some of the fire in them faded.
“What’s the point?” he said in a deep growling voice. “If I help restore the twelve gods, Zeus will put me back in chains. I would free the others, but not him. I would see him erased from the memory of all beings and fade out of existence forever!”
As he said the last words, his anger couldn’t be contained. In a fit, he tried to break his chains. They rattled and clanked violently. “I just want to be free!” he shouted.
Suddenly, the rage stopped and Prometheus hung limply, his head bowed.
“I don’t want to suffer anymore,” he said pitifully, his head still bowed as the waves below crashed against the rocks.
“You don’t have to!” Harriet said. “This can all go away if you promise to help me. I trust Athena and she trusts me. She will have the most power when they are restored. When I gain fame and glory I’ll make sure she is queen of Olympus. I cannot guarantee Zeus will fade forever, but he’ll not have sway over her. She’ll make sure you’re free.”
Harriet turned to Athena, hoping her presumption was okay. She was stone faced, but then nodded slowly.
“Will you help us like you once did?”
“I will,” Prometheus said firmly. “I will do this for you and your kin. You are fascinating beings who never seem to give up. For this reason I shall help you.”
“Thank you,” Harriet said with a sigh of relief. “I’ll free you now,” Harriet continued, taking a glance back at Athena.
Athena continued to look at Harriet stone faced, but she nodded and waved a hand towards the closest rock.
“How do I get there?” Harriet asked, knowing the answer, but wishing it wouldn’t hurt Athena.
“Close your eyes,” Athena replied.
Harriet did, and suddenly the wind of a higher altitude danced around her and she opened her eyes. She stood on a platform of rock and looked up, suddenly startled by how close she was to Prometheus and a massive chain that bound Prometheus’ left arm.
Harriet reached for a lock she could see and put the key in. She turned it and looked over to Prometheus. With horror, she saw a lustful glee begin to burn brighter and brighter in Prometheus’ eyes, and a snarl of rage bellowed forth. In a split second Harriet tried to lock the chain, but Prometheus wrenched the chain with all his might. It came free. He laughed with maddened excitement and quickly grabbed the chain around his neck. With ferocious strength he broke it.
Harriet suddenly heard an echoing screech. She turned towards the sound and saw a giant eagle swoop down from the heavens and clutch her in its talons. The eagle dove rapidly towards Athena while Harriet helplessly watched Prometheus break all his chains. Now free, Prometheus stood fully erect, basking in the new mobility, the chains drooping off him like thick willow branches. He came out of his reverie and fixed his eyes on the eagle. The fury was cataclysmic and he swung the broken remnants of the two chains around his wrists once, testing the feel of them as weapons.
As he did, the eagle dropped Harriet close to Athena. Harriet rolled a couple of times and stood up shaking. She turned to the frail looking Athena and followed her petrified gaze. The eagle had turned and charged at Prometheus. It dodged the swinging chains and flapped hard, gaining altitude; suddenly it tucked its wings, and like lightning, bolted towards the eyes of Prometheus.
“Not today!” Prometheus shouted and growled.
The rage filled titan threw up his arms, but the eagle was too fast. Talons gouged into flesh and his left eye. Prometheus howled and took half a step back.
Harriet knew they had to get away, but how? She ignored the fight and looked to Athena.
Before she could answer, there was a blood chilling screech. Mortal and immortal looked up. Prometheus had the eagle in his hands and was twisting and bending with all his strength. Suddenly, there was a cracking and the screeching was cut deathly short. The sight of the eagle splitting in two made Harriet’s stomach lurch. All Prometheus did was laugh maniacally and discard the two parts like a broken toy.
“What do we do?” Harriet shouted in panic.
The shouting brought Prometheus’ cruel gaze on them.
“Do you believe in me,” Athena called to Harriet.
The moment the words left Harriet’s lips, Athena took a step toward the titian and there was a deafening crack like thunder. Harriet watched open mouthed as the two massive rocks either side of Prometheus came together like attracted magnets. Prometheus didn’t even have time to roar out in rage as he was obliterated. Smashed rock, bone, flesh, and blood went everywhere and rained down into the sea.
Harriet cast her eyes away and realised Athena had fallen hard to the ground and lay limp. Harriet ran to her. Athena was unconscious, but alive. Not knowing what to do Harriet put her suit jacket around Athena, picked her up and carried her towards the forest.
Pain. Athena’s head scorched with pain and her body ached. It was agony. She opened her eyes slowly. In contrast to the loud internal pain, she saw a peaceful forest glade. She looked about and beheld the disheartened Harriet. If only she had shown insight that Prometheus was tricking her. It would have been something to work with. But there was nothing. Harriet looked up at her with pained eyes and tear-stained cheeks, and sighed with relief.
“I didn’t know if you would wake,” she said. “I’ve failed you. What happens now?”
“I don’t understand why we can’t find your true heroic talent, but I’ve had an idea,” Athena said, and cleared her dry throat with a rasping cough. “There’s still hope. There has to be.”
She shuffled towards Harriet, took hold of her arm, and with a flash of light they vanished.
As her eyes focused, Harriet beheld a great churning river. The slightly congealed liquid’s deep red and purple hue made her mind whirl. She took a quick startled breath. The metallic taste and smell made her stomach churn and revealed the truth. Blood. Before she could take in anymore of the scene, she felt Athena’s grip loosen and slide down her arm. Glancing down, she reacted instinctively to cradle Athena as she went limp. Athena’s eyes were glazed and half closed, and she breathed with great effort.
“Where are we? Why did you use so much power?”
Athena’s eyes opened and focused.
“I’m taking a true and honest risk for the first time in a long time.”
All the power and beauty had vanished from her voice; it was now a genuine pitiful rasp.
“We have to know the truth. A Prophet might be able to see your bloodline and potential. Usually an animal sacrifice is needed, but a drop of my blood will suffice.”
She staggered to her feet, and Harriet helped her. With determined eyes, Athena looked at her hand and a tiny cut appeared on her finger. She let a drop bead and it fell into the river. The immortal crimson blood hissed and bubbled on contact. Harriet blinked and suddenly saw the spirits of the long dead ancient Greek all around her; thousands upon thousands all staring at them. As she watched amazed, Athena called out as best she could.
“Tiresias!”
A spirit with his spectral eyes sown shut came forward from the legions and bowed.
“What would you have of me, Noble Goddess?”
“Who is this woman?” Athena asked and pointed at Harriet. “Whose bloodline does she descend from? What does her future hold?”
Despite his stitched eyes, Tiresias seemed to stare hard into Harriet’s face.
“Curious,” he said, smiling widely.
Athena waited with desperate expectance, her frame shaking slightly. Harriet held her arm to steady her.
“This, Athena, is the line of Atreus. She carries great power, but it’s blended with the curse of that house. She’s a walking paradox, as were Agamemnon and Menelaus, and all Atreus’ seed. The curse has kept them hidden until now, but the fates and furies must have decided to upturn their ruling. They have given you one last chance in your darkest hour, Athena.”
“What of her future?” Athena asked. “We don’t have much time,” she added, peering around with tight fearful eyes.
“I understand,” Tiresias replied.
Harriet didn’t, but listened, trying to grasp what was being discussed.
“Her future…” Tiresias said, pursing his lips as he was about to speak, but shut them and shook his head.
“Curious,” he uttered softly, before speaking loud and firm. “You must take her to Pandora’s jar.”
“Are you sure?” Athena said, suddenly looking terrified. “What did you see?
“There’s no time. You must hurry. Hades knows you’re here.”
Athena shook violently.
“Where’s the Jar?”
“His throne room. The third eye of the skull. Above his throne of bones.”
The floor began to crack, rumble and threatened to swallow them. Without another word, she took Harriet’s hand and there was a flash of light.
With no warning, an empty chill stabbed and clawed at Harriet’s chest, making it hard to breath. The new room was a cavernous maw of death. Everything but the sharp obsidian walls and ceiling was made of bones. Chairs, tables, twisted mosaic pictures, candles, and even cutlery; all bone. A few spirits floated around, their spectral flesh littered with rips and tears as if something had clawed it away. They turned agape, before floating away in fear. Harriet would have taken in more, but Athena collapsed facedown. Harriet tried to hold her, but failed. With speed and gentleness she bent down and turned Athena over. The grey hood covered her face. Harriet pulled it back slowly, terrified. Athena’s eyes looked huge in the frame of tight skin and gaunt features, but there was still a speck of life in them.
“It hurts. I’m so empty,” Athena whispered.
Her hand rose slowly and a skeletal finger pointed over Harriet’s shoulder.
“The jar…Open it and take…take what’s inside.”
Harriet turned her head, still holding Athena in her arms. A giant throne of twisted bones loomed against the far wall. Above it was a demonically elongated skull with horns and strange jars as teeth. Harriet wanted to run from the monstrous visage, but found courage to survey it. The empty hole of its nose had a glowing golden apple resting on a plinth and there were three eyes. Two were like a normal skull’s, one with a bone facsimile of a lightning bolt and one with a trident. The third eye was a vertical cut in the middle of the forehead, a pottery Jar in it, which rested on another plinth.
She turned back to face Athena.
“Must I...do everything?” Athena winced with flicker of a smile. “Hold out...your arms.”
Harriet lay her down gently and did as commanded.
The Jar vanished from the skull and appeared in her hands.
“Unstop it...and...look inside,” Athena said fearfully, her voice so faint and fragile Harriet could barely hear it.
Harriet hugged the jar with one arm and with her free hand pulled the stop. With echoes of Pandora’s story ringing in her thoughts, she locked her eyes tight.
Nothing happened. Sheepishly, she opened her eyes a crack and saw something that looked like sand. As she took a deep calming breath, a wave of Cinnamon hit her. She opened her eyes fully and looked to Athena for answers. She lay still, her face limp to the side. Harriet panicked, but noticed the slow, up and down of Athena’s chest. She put the jar down and took Athena’s hand. Her face looked so wasted and pitiful. She opened her eyes at Harriet’s touch.
“The jar...?” Athena whispered.
“There’s a strange mixture at the bottom. Like herbs or spice. Nothing else.”
“Eat…Quick.”
Harriet did. She put her arm in the jar, scooped a handful, and unceremoniously shoved it into her mouth. Cinnamon clouded her senses. Her eyes, nose and throat started to burn. She tried to block out the feeling, but it became stronger and stronger. Chewing quickly, she started to feel strange. As she swallowed hard, her world exploded and she was lost. Her mind fell into time, seeing it as it is, was, and will be. She saw the now. A nexus with trillions of knotted threads spiralled and nebulared her vision, some strong, some weak, and one golden thread shone above all. Along that thread she saw all her ancestors, herself and her decedents. One knot of her own life stood out and she muttered,
“Son of the Muse. Dunes of Florence, Oregon. Send me. Now.”
Athena heard, but didn’t fully understand. However, she stretched out a shaking hand and put it on Harriet’s.
“Save us Harriet…Go to the Dunes of Florence…Oregon.”
Athena’s hand dropped and eyes closed, a tear running slowly down her face. With her last breath she whispered,
“Pandora... Always hope...”
Harriet vanished in a flash of light.
A moment later, Athena was motionless. Her body cracked and crumbled to dust and the grey gritty cloak was left in a heap. Dark shadows curled around it and another jar tooth appeared in the skull above the throne of bones. A rumbling laugh of pure spiteful glee echoed through the cavern and continued for some time.
Harriet fell to the ground like a dropped marionette. The transcendent experience had taken her consciousness and she lay still, her breath so shallow she appeared dead. Her eyes would have widened at the waves of dunes all around her, but her mind registered none of it. The wind and sand prickled at her skin, and glistening sweat began to burst forth as the heat of the sun bore down, but still it did not register. Vast visions were all Harriet absorbed as the nexus of the now undulated inside her and a phrase formed the multidimensional foundation,
‘Genetic memory is the golden path, for it will save the lost gods.’
Yet, all were lost if she wasn’t found soon.
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Hush Harbor
Title: Hush Harbor: Praying in Secret
Author: Freddi Williams Evans
Illustrator: Erin Bennett Banks
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books
Audience: Grades 2-4 (grades 4-5 in my opinion)
Summary: Before the war between the states slaves were generally forbidden to gather because owners feared that they might plot rebellion. At work in the cotton fields the message would be whispered, “Meetin’ tonight” and passed along the rows of slaves who would then gather for prayer and worship that night in secret. Hush Harbor is the account of such a meeting when slaves meet to pray for Mama Aku who is sick. Simmy, a boy assigned the job of look-out, narrates the event. Slaves at work in the field anticipate the secret meeting and begin to hum and sing, “Steal Away, Steal Away to Jesus.” Hush Harbor is a place deep in the woods where the slaves pray and worship in the way they want to, not as their white owners want them to. Simmy, perched in a tree while the people sing and pray, hears hounds baying and knows trouble is near. The paterollers and their dogs are out seeking a runaway slave but they are very near the meeting. The slaves encounter the runaway and guide him to a safe hiding place, then return quietly and quickly to their cabins..
Literary elements at work in the story: This isn’t quite a story; it’s more of a slice of life told by a boy of perhaps eight or nine. And it’s not quite told in dialect but consonants are dropped and words are omitted. The event is fully supported by strong, rather primitive art work that brings the night, the forest, the secret place and the worshipers to life. The author gives a brief history of religion among African-Americans in antebellum days at the conclusion of the book. The subject, the illustrations, and the text make this book appropriate for older children.
How does the perspective on gender/race/culture/economics/ability make a difference to the story? Race dominates the story. The cultural differences in white and African-American worship are significant.
Theological Conversation Partners: Two facts stand out in this narrative: slavery was a cruel and oppressive evil and faith in Jesus, once adopted and adapted by slaves, was a source of joy and comfort to them. Jesus’ statement about worship (John 4:23-4) will inform any discussion of worship, in this case the Pentecostal aspects of the slave’s worship compared with the more liturgical worship of the white churches. The courage it took to worship God as they chose is a reminder of the courage it still takes today around the world to worship. And scripture abounds with the promises of comfort and strength for those who follow Jesus: John 14:27, 16:23; Philippians 4:13; Psalm 23, 145:18,19. Jesus’ admonition to “pray in secret” (Math. 6:5) doesn’t fit this situation but a profitable discussion of his meaning and the slave practice could arise. African slaves first heard the gospel through white people and slave owners, yet the truth of the gospel transcended this beginning. What part did black churches and the gospel play in emancipation and in the Civil Rights movement?
Faith Talk Questions:
How did the slaves feel about going to a secret meeting? Do you or most of the people you know feel that way about going to worship?
What part did music play in the lives of the slaves? Did you recognize any of the songs?
What facts tell you how hard the life of a slave was?
Why did the slaves have to meet in secret? What was the penalty if they were caught?
How was the worship of the slaves different from the worship in the white churches? Is there one right way to worship God? What did Jesus say about true worship?
African-American’s first heard the gospel through white people and slave owners. Why did they accept it? How did it affect their lives?
What part did black churches play in the Civil Rights movement?
This review was written by regular contributor and Union Presbyterian Seminary graduate Virginia Thomas.
Hush Harbor by Storypath is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
TAG : Child, Faith, John 14, John 16, John 4, Matthew 6, Philippians 4, Psalm 145, Psalm 23, Race, Singing, Slavery, Worship
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WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY: Mari Reiza, Author
Mari Reiza against Verona's Romeo and Juliet 's wall.
Author: Opera and the Retreat
Mari Reiza is a romance author who “doesn’t set out to write romance.” Readers enjoy the emotions she brings to her stories. She writes both short stories where you can “live in the moment,” and novels where her characters can be developed and “turn around and surprise you, almost mocking you.” Her most recent novels are Opera described as “A scorching rendition of human resilience” and the Retreat, "an uncomfortable but fascinating ripening journey."
Born in Madrid and currently living in the U.K., Mari likes to travel, especially in the mountains which "clear her mind for writing." She enjoys hiking, climbing, and skiing with her daughter when she’s not writing. She plans to spend time in Nevada to write her next novella.
Q: You’ve written romances set in a variety of times and locations. Readers tout the emotion you bring to your stories. What inspires you? Do you have a favorite romance author?
Mari Reiza: First of all I don’t set out to write romance. I only see, sense and speak, as a woman. And what I see is that the feeling of excitement and mystery associated with love still remains, at a risk of talking clichés, a prime maker and wrecker of lives. All around me. What more engaging is ever there to speak about than love or death?
And romance per se is but the tip of the iceberg, the flame making us blind and fearless which is interesting but almost always transient. Empathize with Opera’s Ivanka who can’t stomach grievers orbiting around her, live with her through the agitation and accident of her encounter with Maria (a man, despite the name), followed by a growing love-force determined to push out the most unmovable of deadlines. Or with Carmela’s cousin in Caro M, beautiful and innocently in love with him and her wedding dress, ready to embrace marriage like a magic portal.
But it never lasts.
And still, there’s nothing more real than the dream of love.
Although falling out of love can also prove intriguing. PHYSICAL’s Fátima, for example, drops out of love with herself then with her husband. ‘And thus things were being taken away from me one by one,’ she complains. ‘How was I going to enjoy sex if I was a nobody? Not even earning any money?’ (Is sex a requisite for love? another question altogether.)
It can be equally painful when your lover falls out of love with you. What are you supposed to feel then? ‘He asked me for the ketchup, in a whisper, and I gave it to him. Somehow, I felt that it was the least I could do, now that I understood I had been but a vague irritant for the last few months, that I did not arouse him anymore,’ tells us Kiki, Fátima’s friend.
What I mean is, it’s nice to see people on a high but they are even more arresting when breaking down, forced from hero back into humbled human.
In essence, I like romantic books exploring female sexuality and power on the upturn then resourcefulness and resilience on the downfall from love. Deborah Levy’s Hot Milk, Margaret Atwood’s The Robber Bride and Lily King’s Euphoria are amongst my favorites.
Q: Your most-recently released novel the Retreat has been described by a reviewer as “a feminist, coming-of-age novel.” Do you agree? How would you characterize it?
Mari Reiza: In the Retreat, something has happened to Marie (a girl, unlike Opera's Maria) in her youth which she can’t get rid of, something that prevents her from building relationships, understanding her sexuality and the place for God in the world. It is definitely an uncomfortable if fascinating ripening journey and yes, almost everyone that counts in the novel is a female. The only man that could have made a difference is absent and from that you can draw your own conclusions.
Q: Several reviewers describe your recent novel Opera as “a Romantic story in the classical sense rather than what a modern romance story would be.” How would you characterize Opera? Do you consider it contemporary romance?
Mari Reiza: Mmm… when I search contemporary romance it says: ‘Contemporary romance is a subgenre of romance novels, generally set contemporaneously with the time of its writing. ... Heroines in the contemporary romances written prior to 1970 usually quit working when they married or had children, while those novels written after 1970 usually have, and keep, a career.’ Puzzling.
Well, Ivanka is a beautiful young woman born in Saint Petersburg, wedded to rich banker Alexey. She definitely lives like an old-fashioned heroine and has indeed quit her Operatic career to follow him to London. In addition, her love with Maria has the chivalric and supernatural feel of a classical tale. So, I can see why they call it a classical romance.
Q: You write both short stories and novels. Do you find that each offers you a way to better tell a story or deliver a theme? Do you prefer one over the other?
Mari Reiza: I love the short stories to live the moment; they can almost be cinematographic. However, the novel allows time for the character to show you her true colors then totally turn around and surprise you, almost mocking you.
Q: How do you make your readers care about your characters? Are their issues, problems, and joys relatable to readers?
Mari Reiza: I should not be saying this perhaps, but I do not worry too much about the reader when I’m writing characters. My assumption is, this is a story that is happening or has happened or if not exactly so, it could have happened or may still happen. It's real despite being fiction. Then I try to focus on the humanity of my heroes and inject as much humor as possible. I hope this will help make the tale entertaining, relatable and readable but perhaps it won’t work for everyone. I’ve learnt, at the end of the day, I have to do what works for me. Writing, like the other arts, should be an expression of what we have inside, even if perhaps it’s not very commercial half the time. But hopefully it may still make a small difference.
Q: Why do you write? Do you choose topics that concern you to help reveal them? Or, do you want primarily to tell a story?
Mari Reiza: I do not write with a topic in mind, for any audience in particular or with a specific aim. I only relate things I have observed, often mismatching the different bits, throwing them together to play the what if game.
In Physical: What if we put the anarchic girl with curly black hair and thick-rimmed glasses with the straightforward, rational and practical woman, fair-haired and attractive in a sexy-cute kind of way without being stunning?
In Opera: What if Ivanka’s masseur slim as a river reed and pretty despite his cut-rate-dental teeth, was hired for his osteopathy services but tried to cure her of her fatal illness instead? What if her trusted prince was not to be trusted, but was instead wanted back in Moscow by a hysterically resentful, erotically hyper-charged Cuban (male) ex-lover, and Ivanka's masseur was (again) the only one who could help him?
Q: You were born in Madrid and now live in the U.K. and you write frequently about women’s issues. Do you find that your topics are applicable across broad national boundaries and are as relevant in Europe, Asia, United States etc.?
Mari Reiza: We call ourselves a global society but I think there are still tremendous cultural differences between countries, even regions you consider close neighbors. I like the differences to last, but in my books I ensure they co-exist. I often write about London, situations where different people come together. In Room 11, the patient's husband is Italian but the nurse is an African immigrant and the doctor is of Indian origin. In Opera, the heroine and her accomplice are Russian but the masseur and the composer are Italian. In Physical, one lady is Brazilian and the other is from Northern Italy… (what's my fixation with Italy you may ask?) It's undoubtedly my background. I left Spain at twelve and have lived since in Brussels, Amsterdam, the US, Milan and the UK (and loved almost exclusively Italian men.)
Q: How and why did you make the transition from investment research writer and management consultant to author of contemporary romance novels?
Mari Reiza: I’ve always been an avid reader and written on the side, short stories and poems since school, first in Spanish then in English. My jobs took me away from fiction but still involved a lot of writing. Although of course it was a very different kind of writing. I knew I loved the writing and the salary but had not much interest in the subject matter. The opportunity came to step down, perhaps it wasn’t seen as an opportunity at first to be honest but more like forced upon, and I took it. The rest is story.
Q: What’s next?
Mari Reiza: I’m off to Nevada this Easter. A writer I like back in my land of origin, the Basque country, Bernardo Atxaga, wrote his days in Nevada some time ago. I love that book. I’m thinking to write my own little Nevada novella perhaps.
Q: Tell us something about Mari Reiza. What do you like to do when you’re not writing?
Mari Reiza: I have become passionate for the mountains: the Dolomites (Italy again!!!). I enjoy hiking, skiing and climbing with my daughter. We are there whenever we can. The scenery helps the writing too: it clears the mind, for more.
About Mari Reiza
Mari Reiza was born in Madrid in 1973. She has worked as an investment research writer and management consultant for twenty years in London before becoming an indie fiction writer. She studied at Oxford University and lives off Portobello Road. Also by her, Inconceivable Tales, Death in Pisa, Sour Pricks, Pack of Wolves, STUP, Mum, Watch Me Have Fun!, Marmotte’s Journey, West bEgg, PHYSICAL, Room 11, Triple Bagger, Caro M, Opera, the Retreat.
About Mari Reiza’s Books
the Retreat: An uncomfortable but fascinating ripening journey
Ahmed has abandoned her. Nadia is gone the way Isabelle did before, her two fallen warriors. But Marie can still hear His voice clearly. A deep call for justice takes hold in an impressionable teenage girl from a recently broken family during a religious retreat; what happens next will mark her life for years to come. the Retreat is a story of men playing God, of hurt that doesn’t find its way out.
Opera: A scorching rendition of human resilience
Suffering Ivanka, once an arts patron in Moscow, receives a wrongly delivered letter at her secret address in Kensington. Her therapist Fer recognizes the intended recipient immediately, leading her into the hands of Maria, a faded Italian pop-idol living a reclusive life only a few houses away. Maria unintentionally wakes Ivanka up to the nature of the spiritual depth she has been craving, convinces her it's the lack of it that has made her sick. Can she, with the help of Igor, her sweetest long-life friend and accomplice, help Maria back into music?
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Twitter and Instagram address @mari_reiza
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WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY: Ruchi Singh, Author
Ruchi Singh, Author
Ruchi Singh brings us GUARDIAN ANGEL, a romantic thriller, which is her favorite genre. The book spins off a character from her previous novel, THE BODYGUARD, and tells how an “angel“ rescues a security expert in mortal danger.
Singh is an award-winning author who writes both romance and romantic thrillers. When she's not writing, she enjoys reading and exploring classical Indian dance forms. She is currently working on an emotional romance novel and is also planning a detective series.
Q: How did you conceive of the plot for GUARDIAN ANGEL?
Ruchi Singh: I had released THE BODYGUARD prior to GUARDIAN ANGEL. Nikhil Mahajan, though an important character, played a secondary role in that novel. After the release of THE BODYGUARD, I received numerous personal messages and review feedback that people want to hear Nikhil’s story as well.
Hence GUARDIAN ANGEL came into being. Essentially it is a spin-off from THE BODYGUARD and can be read as a standalone book.
Q: Reviewers in a previous book, THE BODYGUARD, said your characters were “well fleshed out.” How do you make readers care about your characters?
Ruchi Singh: There are certain expected social, physical, and notional perceptions. If we as an author understand those qualities and perceptions, defining a character’s traits become easy.
Then throughout the story, those traits have to be released or written depending on the circumstances and situations. I cater to those perceptions and hope that the readers would fall in love with them. They generally do.
Q: Reviewers also tout the thriller aspect of your books. How do you create suspense while simultaneously producing romance?
Ruchi Singh: In a suspense, the information about the plot has to be revealed in a piece-meal fashion. For romance to simultaneously flourish, both hero and the heroine have to be actively involved in the main plot as well as be thrown together in the scenes. The plotting, characterization and internal conflicts are important here.
Q: Is the concept of villain vs hero relevant to GUARDIAN ANGEL? What are the characteristics of an effective villain?
Ruchi Singh: Yes, of course it’s relevant in GUARDIAN ANGEL. Every story has to have a villain. Though it’s not necessary that the villain has to be a human being. The inner conflict, weaknesses, and circumstances can also play a part in traumatizing a protagonist and can thereby be termed as a villain. GUARDIAN ANGEL, too, has a villain of the human variety. Although the protagonist and the villain do not confront each other face to face, they do go after each other in a more covert manner.
The characteristics of a villain should be such that readers also share the hero’s revulsion, fear, or distaste. A villain lays down the conflicts in the path of the hero and should be one notch more powerful than the hero. A story, where the hero is able to overpower the villain against all odds, is a real entertainer.
Q: In GUARDIAN ANGEL, how helpful is back story, especially that of setting?
Ruchi Singh: GUARDIAN ANGEL is set in the backdrop of conflict in Kashmir. The backstory and the setting are revealed to the readers at opportune scenes throughout the story. There are certain chunks which are revealed through inner monologues, thoughts, and dialogues. Some aspects are just hinted using a word or two here and there, and let the reader imagine the rest. The backstory and settings help readers to get a reference point for the location, story and the characters’ motivations. If used judiciously it’s a very powerful story element.
Q: Did you write GUARDIAN ANGEL strictly to entertain? Or were you trying to educate or deliver a message?
Ruchi Singh: Every novel I write is to entertain the readers. I consider myself a storyteller and entertainer.
Q: What caused you to pursue a career as an author and away from that of IT career?
Ruchi Singh: It all started in 2012 when I had left my regular job to be a full-time homemaker. After a year my daughter joined the college in a new city. I was feeling a little low due to empty nest syndrome but didn’t want to go back to the corporate rut. That was the time friends and family suggested writing. My family members and friends said when you read so much, you can write as well.
Since I am very fond of novels, I began with a novel. I really enjoyed the first few days of putting my thoughts on paper. The result was the debut novel TAKE 2. But it was only when I had won the Indireads short story competition, in Oct 2014, I knew I will become a fiction writer.
Ruchi Singh: I am writing an emotional romance which is again set in Kasauli, the backdrop of my second novel JUGNU (The Firefly). I’m also planning and plotting a detective series, which is at a very nascent stage. There are lots of ideas floating in my mind, but very less time.
Q: Tell us about Ruchi Singh. What do you like to do when you’re not writing?
Ruchi Singh: I am generally a happy-go-lucky person. I go with the flow of events happening in and around me. When I am not writing I read a lot, and I also like to spend time and relax with my friends.
About Ruchi Singh
Winner of TOI WriteIndia Season 1, Ruchi Singh is a novelist, and writes in two genres: romance and romantic thriller. A voracious reader, she loves everything—from classics to memoirs to editorials to chick-lit, but her favorite genre is ‘romantic thriller’. Besides writing and reading, her other interests include dabbling with Indian classical dance forms.
About GUARDIAN ANGEL
Security expert Nikhil Mahajan is in mortal danger. Gravely injured and unable to see, he is in the midst of hostile strangers in an unknown place. Any hope of survival is fast fading away.
Should an innocent man be left to die just because he had been in the wrong place at the wrong time? Someone has to intervene.
In the bathroom, he stripped off his clothes and looked in the mirror for the first time since the day of the bomb blast in Mumbai. He couldn’t recognize the man staring back at him in the mirror. His hair, matted with dirt, was stuck to his skull. The only things which were clean were his wounds and the skin around it which had been taken care of by the hospital nurse.
He had a full-fledged beard with a patch of bandage where the skin on his face had burned. The scar would definitely leave a reminiscence of…? Of what? What should he call the events of the past weeks? An incident? An episode? A misfortune? He drew a blank. In retrospect, past few weeks seemed like something which could not be explained in words.
Pushing his confused thoughts aside he examined his leg. The burns were deeper on the shin and thigh, the doctor had told him. He looked gaunt, a shadow of his former self. He must have lost at least ten kg, if not more. Sighing audibly, he unwrapped the new toothbrush and remembered his own electrical one in his bathroom back home.
Everything unfamiliar, and every person a stranger. A new name. A new identity. His ordeal was far from over. He picked up the new tube of the toothpaste and felt like a beggar.
Taking the support of the wall, head bent down, he stood under the shower with the water running down his face, and wept. The adrenaline rush of keeping himself alive receded as he emptied the fears, worries, and helplessness of the past month down the drain with the bathwater. The thought of being able to see his parents soon made him more emotional. He sniffed and sniveled, and resolved to take back control of his life. And most of all, he resolved to do something about those monsters back in the Tral forest.
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CHECK IT OUT: Character Interview by Author Joyce T. Strand
Joyce T. Strand, Author
Dangerous Delays
Dangerous Changes
Following is an interview with my newest character sleuth, Emily Lazzaro, who is here to tell us what she’s been doing since her first book, Dangerous Changes, and to give us some hints about her second mystery, Dangerous Delays.
Fans of my other books might recall that Emily is the daughter of the winemaker at Brynn Bancroft’s Hilltop Sunset winery. When we encountered her in Overcast Sunset she had just broken up with her fiancé and is heading back home to Ramona, Calif. where her adventures begin.
Q: I understand that in your new mystery there is a body discovered on the first page?
Emily Lazzaro: Yes. I was so upset. One of the workmen helping with the renovation uncovered it with the excavator. It was disturbing to see—I have trouble getting it or her out of my mind. And then the Native American artifacts surrounding her – we assumed it was a she because of the skirt. It was all so surreal.
Q: I’ve heard about frequent discovery of artifacts in San Diego County but I thought bodies only turned up in burial grounds. Is this site a burial ground?
Emily Lazzaro: We don’t know. Several branches of different law enforcement, including the local Barona Tribal Council and an archeologist are investigating.
Q: What can you tell us about why you were even at this site?
Emily Lazzaro: I was hired to help manage a new B&B that we’re hoping will become a vital part of our town. I enjoy this job much more than preparing tax returns, by the way. Anyway, the first step in that project is the renovation of this mansion. I’m so excited to be part of it. The wife of the couple who owns it is from Ramona, and wants to create an iconic place that will represent the community.
Q: What will make it represent the community?
Emily Lazzaro: Well, there will be horses, riding instruction, and hikes available to those who stay there. As you know, Ramona is an equestrian town. And our menu will reflect local specialties, such as turkey and avocados. And, although we want it to be somewhat upscale, the décor will contain some aspect of Ramona—that is, if we ever get it complete given all the delays.
Q: What about your parents we met in the Brynn Bancroft trilogy? How are they doing?
Emily Lazzaro: My dad continues as the winemaker of the Hilltop Sunset winery, and my mom loves helping Brynn—the co-owner of the winery—whenever
she needs it. They’ve become really good friends. My parents still grieve for my brother who was killed in Afghanistan, but we’re all getting more used to it even though we miss him terribly.
Q: Has anyone special entered your life?
Emily Lazzaro: Not really. I have made great friends with a local chef but we’re just friends. I met him through an incident that occurred with his brother who suffers from brain damage due to an accident. But, so far, we’re just friends.
Emily Lazzaro: Well, I’m not sure—about that someone special or about the B&B. We’ve had so many delays—the usual kind due to permits, labor shortage, and material problems. But with this new cadaver in our back yard, well, that means more and more delays—dangerous ones, at that.
Dangerous Delays: An Emily Lazzaro Mystery
Finding a corpse buried with Native American artifacts wasn’t the first delay of the renovation Emily faced. But she was not prepared for what followed. A murder investigation, excavation to uncover more artifacts, and drug dealers looking for missing product further delay the mansion's restoration into an iconic B&B. While facing these setbacks, Emily is also realizing her growing attraction to a local chef, a man who believes a relationship isn't possible due to his commitment to care for his brain-injured brother.
Reminder: although there will be a total of three Emily Lazzaro mysteries, each is standalone and can be read without knowledge of the previous book.
About Joyce T. Strand, Author
Joyce T. Strand is the author of who-done-it contemporary and historical mysteries set in California. Actual events and/or real people inspired all of her published novels, although they are definitely fictionalized. Dangerous Delays is her tenth book.
Strand headed corporate communications at several biotech and high-tech companies in California's Silicon Valley for more than 25 years. Unlike her protagonist Jillian Hillcrest in her first trilogy, however, she did not encounter murder in her career. She currently lives with her collection of cow statuary in Ramona, California, and enjoys exploring and writing about the growing wine region in the Ramona Valley near San Diego.
Twitter @joycetstrand
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WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY: Elise Whyles and Ciara Lake, Authors
Ciara Lake, Author
CURSE OF A DRAGON'S CLAIM (2)
FORSAKEN NORSE WIND (4)
ENCHANTED WAVES (6)
Elise Whyles and Ciara Lake teamed up to write The Forsaken Series, a paranormal series of books about families on the brink of war returning to their homes and love following a king’s banishment. The two authors take turns writing each book. Lake believes that the creative paranormal is an extension of fantasy and offers a place for romance. Whyles enjoys the freedom and excitement of creating characters in this genre.
Lake, who lives on a farm, likes to travel and embroider when she’s not writing. She plans to continue to write more books for The Forsaken Series and has other projects in mind. Whyles, who lives in Canada, also likes to travel and particularly enjoys the West Coast of British Columbia. She is working on a Romantic Suspense Paranormal as well as the next book in The Forsaken Series.
Elise Whyles, Author
FORSAKEN HEART (1)
FORSAKEN PARADISE (3)
SKARLET KISS (5)
Q: Elise Whyles – you wrote the first book in the Forsaken Series, FORSAKEN HEART. Did you intend for this to develop into a series? Why did you choose this genre?
Elise Whyles: Yes, I had the idea for a series and this is such a great topic. I picked the genre simply because I could have a lot of fun with it. I’d started reading some paranormal romances and fell in love with the idea of writing about mythology, and such, and this was the easiest way to do it. It didn’t hurt that my co-author is a huge fan of paranormal romance as well.
Q: What draws you to write in the paranormal genre?
Ciara Lake: I like the ability to be inventive and more imaginative in paranormal fantasy type of books. There is no limit to what you can create. I enjoy the freedom it gives the author to create worlds, creatures, people, places, heroes, and villains.
Elise Whyles: The freedom to create believable characters in unbelievable settings. The only limits are those I put in place. There’s a lot of freedom and excitement to be had creating a world and species as we move along.
Q: Elise Whyles--You write in multiple genres in addition to paranormal, including LGBT and contemporary. Do you have a favorite? Why?
Elise Whyles: Hmm, I have to say of all the genres I write in, the one I love the most is paranormal. But combining all three genres is even more fun so when I can write a story which features an LGBT paranormal character in a contemporary setting it’s even more fun.
Q: Ciara Lake--You also write in multiple genres besides paranormal, including romance, fantasy, and SciFi romance. What made you decide to write paranormal fiction? Do you like to incorporate romance somewhere in your story despite the primary genre?
Ciara Lake: To me paranormal is just an extension of fantasy. And Sci Fi is another genre that is similar allowing for the imagination to be the only limitation. They are very similar genres. Each of them allows for the creative reach I mentioned above. I started out wanting to be a romance writer. The paranormal, sci fi, and or fantasy was created to be the worlds for the lovers to exist in. I like creating fantastic characters who are drawn to true love. I am a romantic who dreams bigger then real life.
Q: How do you create credibility for your paranormal stories or fantasy worlds?
Elise Whyles: When I build a world I rely on what I can see. I try to intersperse what we have in our world into their world. If a reader can see the image I’ve tried to describe, that lends itself the credibility.
Q: What would cause your readers to stop reading?
Elise Whyles: Stagnation, is a huge concern when it comes to writing. If you’re working on a major story line, such as Forsaken and you’re retelling the same story over and over in each book, a reader will lose interest and stop reading.
Q: How did the two of you get together and decide to write a series?
Elise Whyles: We met when we published with another publishing house, which has long since closed. I began helping Ciara with her writing, and when I came up with the tiny idea of a series of paranormal stories I asked her if she’d like to jump on board and develop the plan and get it going.
Q: Why will readers care about your characters? How will they relate? Do you have villains and heroes?
Elise Whyles and Ciara Lake: Our characters are very relatable. Each is flawed in their own way, be it obvious or not. When we began talking with our characters we wanted to ensure they were 3-D. They needed to have a personality – in fact most of the time we were able to create characters who came to life on their own. There are villains, and heroes, and heroes who are villains.
Q: Elise Whyles and Ciara Lake--What’s next?
Ciara Lake: I’m continuing to write books for the Forsaken series. I also have several other projects in mind such as writing the next in the Triaxen and Xihirah books.
Elise Whyles: I’m currently working on a Romantic Suspense Paranormal as well as the next book in the Forsaken Series.
Q: Tell us about you. What do you like to do when you’re not writing?
Ciara Lake: I live on a farm and I enjoy being outside with our animals. I like to travel and drive. I also embroider and other crafts.
Elise Whyles: Travel is a big one, my family and I routinely take day trips all over BC and Alberta. We love the coast of BC.
About Elise Whyles
Born in Northern British Columbia, Elise is a small-town girl. She writes in a variety of genres including paranormal, contemporary suspense, m/m in various lengths. Currently, she lives in British Columbia with her husband and son, one dog, one cat, and a gecko. Elise enjoys reading as much as she does writing, with some of her favorite books being read until they fall apart.
She is currently working on the next book in the Forsaken Series, Burning Rain. As well she has a new contemporary she’s working on. For more information on Elise, or to check out her books you can find her on Facebook, Twitter, and her website.
About Ciara Lake
Welcome to Ciara Lake's World. Meet Gorgeous Werewolves, Vampires, Dragons, Mermaids, Wizards, Witches, Mythological Gods and Goddesses, Mere Mortals and More! Fiction has always been a passion of mine. Creating worlds and developing characters is a great way for me to relieve the stress and strain of my everyday world. In fantasy (paranormal) and sci-fi stories, the author has the unique ability to invent wonderfully exotic places and people. I do that in my books. These fantastic genres provide a limitless ability to be creative and inventive. My stories provide an escape into a special world filled with unique and otherworldly things. And there is always a happy ending.
About THE FORSAKEN Series
Punished for crimes they didn’t commit, entire family lines were banished from their true homes by a grief stricken king. Now, on the cusp of war, they are finally finding love and their way home.
About FORSAKEN HEART (TFS #1)
Punished for sins not her own, can a mortal claim her vampire mate?
The world of immortals must unite to save both themselves and the mortals they co-exist with from an ancient evil.
For Bede MacTaggert this means trusting in the warrior sent for her sister—a man of mystery, of power, and one who could easily sweep her into a world she's destined to be part of.
An imperial guard to the king of vampires, Gawain has always tuned out the needs of the flesh. Dedicating himself to the service of the royals, he's lived on the fringes of his people for centuries. Now he's forced from the shadows and into the arms of a woman who will awaken his heart and body to a passion unequaled.
Content Warning: graphic sex, some violence
About CURSE OF A DRAGON’S CLAIM (TFS #2)
The flame within a dragon warrior's heart awakens Arianna's passion as she begins a journey in which she will discover she's something more than she ever imagined possible.
The realm of the dragons is a world of magic, danger, and mystery. For centuries they've been at war with the vampires, but now the two enemies must work together to save all immortals, and the mortals they co-exist with, from an ancient evil. In order to do so, they need the help of the Forsaken, descendants of immortals who were cast out into the human realm, their memories wiped clean of their true heritage.
Clayne MacDagon is a powerful dragon warrior who is sent on a mission to find one of the Forsaken. Although he's told that this woman is his fated mate, he can't believe it could possibly be true. Arianna Mergliano possesses both dragon and vampire blood, and Clayne has an intense hatred for anything even remotely related to vampires, the evil beings who were responsible for his beloved twin's death.
When Arianna meets Clayne, she's convinced that the man is insane, or maybe he's a warlock or even the devil himself, but whichever it is, she wants nothing to do with him.
Clayne knows he can't fail at his mission. And once he meets Arianna he also knows that what he's been told is true—she is, ironically, his intended mate.
Convincing her to accept him is only the beginning. He has to protect her from those who might want her dead. Together, they must face the shadows and evil that have long plagued the immortal realms and find a way to survive the coming war.
Book 1 - Forsaken Heart by Elise Whyles
Book 2 - Curse of a Dragon's Claim by Ciara Lake
Book 3 - Forsaken Paradise by Elise Whyles
Book 4 - Forsaken Norse Wind by Ciara Lake
Book 5 - Skarlet Kiss by Elise Whyles
Book 6 - Enchanted Waves by Ciara Lake
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“It’s an ambitious menu but the inherent culture within Genji and Whole Foods and a brilliant team made it possible,” says Silla Bjerrum, Managing Director of Genji UK. “The original idea for Sushi and Robata was sushi, craft beers, yakitori [barbecued chicken skewers] and other small plates like you might have in a Japanese bar, but when we expanded the concept I knew we needed an A team.”
Silla has over 20 years experience of Japanese food and founded a chain of sushi restaurants using only local, responsibly sourced ingredients so her move to Genji and Whole Foods was the perfect fit. She sees Sushi and Robata as primarily a neighbourhood restaurant where people can drop in for a quick bite or linger for awhile, great for dining alone or with family and friends.
Having received a classical culinary school education, Bulgarian born chef Tsvetan Gerganov had to start over as a kitchen porter when he joined Feng Sushi in 2012. A quick study, his entry was nominated at the 2014 Eat-Japan Sushi Awards. “I was so proud,” he says, “it’s the hardest, most complex cuisine but there are no limits, especially with sushi.”
“I bring traditional Japan to London then make it new,” says chef Masa Tanaka. He did exactly that for 5 years at Koya Frith Street and has developed robata dishes exclusive to Sushi and Robata. “I make robata the traditional way but with ingredients for London like duck and pork belly.”
Radek Maciag has been running the front of house since he was 13 and helped his mother run a night club in Poland. When he discovered Japanese food, he fell in love with the combination of flavour and health. “It’s pure food which gives you pure energy for a happy, longer life.”
The open plan kitchen is a core feature. As Masa points out, in Japan both sushi and robata are traditionally prepared in this manner, “the cold and the hot are balanced” and the interaction with customers is essential for Tsvetan; “they get to see and smell the food before they taste it and I get their feedback straight away.” “From the front of the house, I can see everything; it adds to the excitement,” says Radek.
Beyond sushi and robata, dim sum, salads and pickles, udon and bento boxes as well as a full dessert menu are available. “This fantastic team has allowed us to create a unique menu that normally you would have to go to 2-3 places to get what we offer you at Sushi and Robata,” Silla is proud to say.
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counter propaganda definition
The most obvious form of counter-propaganda is media criticism. Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020. 7 Tips For Compiling And Creating Writing Samples That Stand Out. You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible). Effective Counter-Propaganda begins by fully collecting and analysing the Propaganda to be countered; it is necessary to fully understand the opposing message, its target audience and its objectives in order to combat it. What Is The Difference Between “It’s” And “Its”? When analysing Propaganda, the opinions of experts in a range of different professions are sought, including … Counterpropaganda and propaganda share a symbiotic relationship. Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words? Learn a new word every day. Definition of counterpropaganda. See more. 2 : the spreading of ideas, information, or rumor for the purpose of helping or injuring an institution, a cause, or a person. “Affect” vs. “Effect”: Use The Correct Word Every Time. Counterpropaganda definition, propaganda to offset or nullify unfriendly or enemy propaganda. We Asked, You Answered. : propaganda intended to rebut or counter other propaganda The company was charged with creating an "Information War Room" to monitor worldwide news reports at lightning speed and respond almost instantly with counterpropaganda. Build a city of skyscrapers—one synonym at a time. 3 : ideas, facts, or allegations spread deliberately to further one's cause or to damage an opposing cause also : a public action having such an effect. For the sake of clarity this article acknowledges the definition proposed by Garth Jowett and Victoria O'Donnell who define propaganda as " the deliberate, systematic attempt to shape perceptions, … Actions such as public marches can also be effective, on a less rational level, insofar as they shatter the illusion of unanimity and set an example of nonconformity. Historical revisionism is another form of counter-propaganda. 'All Intensive Purposes' or 'All Intents and Purposes'? To cook in water that begins cold and then reaches a boil. To develop such negativisms is always the aim of counterpropaganda. — James Banford. Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way. Practitioners and academics alike have advanced multiple definitions of propaganda. Success in countering Propaganda requires a comprehensive Propaganda monitoring and collection effort that identifies and catalogues examples of all types of adversarial Propaganda. Counterpropaganda definition, propaganda to offset or nullify unfriendly or enemy propaganda. Dictionary.com Unabridged Why Do “Left” And “Right” Mean Liberal And Conservative? The Popular Story About Black Friday’s Name Is A Myth, American Presidents Helped These Words Join Our Everyday Vocabulary. “Epidemic” vs. “Pandemic” vs. “Endemic”: What Do These Terms Mean? Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! Even if you can't be a professional chef, you can at least talk like one with this vocabulary quiz. Counterpropaganda is employed in situations to counter existing propaganda efforts and thus to understand the former requires a clear understanding of the latter. The company was charged with creating an "Information War Room" to monitor worldwide news reports at lightning speed and respond almost instantly with, Post the Definition of counterpropaganda to Facebook, Share the Definition of counterpropaganda on Twitter. Delivered to your inbox! “Counterpropaganda.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/counterpropaganda. Accessed 29 Nov. 2020. Describe 2020 In Just One Word? To cook in water, just below boiling temperature. 'Nip it in the butt' or 'Nip it in the bud'. What made you want to look up counterpropaganda?
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Koro - A "hidden" language of India - varnamvarnam
Koro – A "hidden" language of India
By jk on October 11, 2010 in History: India
In February a person by the name of Boa Sr died in the Andamans and with her death, the language named Bo was gone; she was the last known speaker of that ancient language. While Bo was a known language, Koro was not. It was only in 2008 that researchers found that such a language — spoken by 800 to 1200 people— even existed in Arunachal Pradesh.
The speakers of Koro had remained invisible to outside observers because their bright red garments, the rice beer they made and other details of their lives seemed no different from that of the speakers of Aka, the socially dominant language in the region, Harrison said.
“There’s a sort of a cultural invisibility; they’re culturally identical in what they wear, what they eat, the houses they live in…. They just happen to have a different word for everything,” Harrison said.
Koro also blends in because its speakers frequently marry Aka speakers (who number 4,000 to 6,000) and people who use another tongue, Miji (who number 6,000 to 8,000). And because the villages had been largely cut off from the outside world for so long, the languages in the region remain poorly studied.[Linguists uncover ‘hidden’ language in north India]
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Structural realism
Structural Realism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Structural realism is considered by many realists and antirealists alike as the most defensible form of scientific realism. There are now many forms of structural realism and an extensive literature about them
Structural realists treat states as if they were black boxes: they are assumed to be alike, save for the fact that some states are more or less powerful than others. There is a significant divide between structural realists, which is reflected in the answer STRUCTURAL REALISM.
Modified Structural Realism . Modified Structural Realism is the result of an effort by Robert O. Keohane to improve the theories of Classical and Structural Realism adding some basic assumptions from Idealist theories. Key assumptions: Sovereign states are the principal actors in the international system
Structural realism, or neorealism, is a theory of international relations that says power is the most important factor in international relations. First outlined by Kenneth Waltz in his 1979 book Theory of International Politics, structural realism is subdivided into two factions: offensive realism and defensive realism
The term structural realism for the variation of scientific realism motivated by structuralist arguments, was coined by American philosopher Grover Maxwell in 1968. In 1998, the British structural realist philosopher James Ladyman distinguished epistemic and ontic forms of structural realism. Variation
Structural realism à-la-Worrall is the view that inasmuch as our scientific theories provide us with (partially) adequate descriptions of an objective and independent reality, they do so by shedding light on the way this reality is in itself structured, and not on the so-called nature of existing objects
Structural Realism after the Cold War Kenneth N. Waltz Some students of in- ternational politics believe that realism is obsolete.1 They argue that, although realism's concepts of anarchy, self-help, and power balancing may have bee
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Classical realism refers to writings by Thucydides, Machieavelli, Carl von Clausewitz and Hans J. Morgenthau - they are concerned with order, justice and change at the domestic and international level and their analysis is similar for both - they. Professor John Mearsheimer from the University of Chicago discusses Structural Realism (Part 1 of 7) Playlist link - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL.. Structural realism was reintroduced into philosophy of science by John Worrall's article (Worrall 1989, cited under Introductory Works) in which he proposed it as a position that could take account of the strongest arguments for both realism and anti-realism. The former is the no-miracles. The other subschool of the Structural Realism is a Balance of Threat theory, which has been developed by Stephen Walt. And according to his view, the alliances matter, military build-ups, militarized rivalries play the most important role Also featured are the most recent advances in structural realism, including the intersection of mathematical structuralism and structural realism, and the latest treatments of laws and modality in the context of structural realism
International Relations/Structural Realism - Wikiversit
Realism is a broad paradigm and varies from the classical realism established by Han's Morgenthau through to Kenneth Waltz's structural realism which was introduced in 1979. At their core realist theories have a pragmatic approach to international relations, describing the world 'as it is, not as it ought to be' John Mearsheimer has for decades been among the foremost scholars of structural realism. Mearsheimer has also become a leading proponent of the school of restraint: the idea that the United States is overcommitted abroad and should reduce its military footprint In the discipline of international relations there are contending general theories or theoretical perspectives. Realism, also known as political realism, is a view of international politics that stresses its competitive and conflictual side
Structural Realism: Structure, Object, and Causality (The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science) by Elaine Landry and Dean Rickles | Jan 4, 2012. Hardcover $115.00 $ 115. 00 $149.99 $ 149. 99. Get it as soon as Mon, Apr 15 Two talks are given, one by David Chalmers (NYU) and then one by Thomas Meier (MCMP/LMU). This joint session is on Structural Realism (generously supported by the Goethe-Institut New York) at. Unformatted text preview: POLISCI 121 1st Edition Lecture 5 Structural Realism Neorealists Do not believe in human nature Have a more scientific way of thinking things States have to rely on their OWN power to protect themselves thus they are placed in a situation where they have to assume the worst about their neighbors Must prepare for the worst Not only think about your own interpretation. other structural realists warned against the post-Cold War instability. They claimed that the post-Cold War international system will be unstable. 1:18. Well, there was a period of unipolar stability of early 1990s, but this unipolar moment was tremendously short I. Introduction Of the general theories of international relations, neorealism - or structural realism, as Waltz called it - is the one that is best confirmed by events after 1989 between the United States of America (USA) and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)
Structural Realism/Offensive and Defensive Realism - Oxford
neoclassical realism and the new dimensions of structural realism, after the end of the cold war. And if you want to study more, here is the additional reading STRUCTURAL REALISM: THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS? JOHN WORRALL Presently accepted physical theories postulate a curved space-time struc ture, fundamental particles, and forces of various sorts. What we can know for sure on the basis of observation, at most. are only facts about th
Structuralism (philosophy of science) - Wikipedi
In examining Kenneth Waltz 's Structural Realism after the Cold War,1 and Andrew Moravcsik 's Taking Preferences Seriously: A Liberal Theory of International Politics,2 it is clear that theories presented in each (Realism and Liberalism) are at odds with one another in many ways The text we have is an extract from the Mearsheimer's book about International relations theories. In this extract, he presents the structural realism: he states the structural realist theory about international politics and conflicts According to the author, only changes of the international political system—in other words, changes that would render international politics as we know it obsolete—would require new thinking about how states behave. Changes in the system, including changes in polarity and weaponry, do not diminish realism's explanatory power Karen Yan and Jonathon Hricko, Brain networks, structural realism, and local approaches to the scientific realism debate, Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, 10.1016/j.shpsc.2017.05.001, 64, (1-10), (2017) Structural Realism is an idea introduced by John Worrall (1946) where he tries to bring ´the best of both worlds´. According to James Ladyman structural realism is the view that our best scientific theories describe the structure of reality, where this is more than saving the phenomena, but.
Structural Realism - Bibliography - PhilPaper
2.1 Two concerns for Structural Realism We need not belabor the myriad of specific criticisms hurled at Structural Realism2 to date, but can rather focus on a couple of more general concerns. First, by its very methodology the Structural Realist's approach leaves the realist in a position onl
What are the basic concepts of neorealism? - ResearchGat
Structural Realism 2. Introduction Realists believe that power is the currency of international politics. Great powers, the main actors in the realists' account, pay careful attention to how economic and military power they have relative to each other. It's important not only to have a.
Due to its systemic approach, structural realism (or neorealism) can be subsumed under methodological holism, which takes social phenomena to be wholes that cannot be reduced to their parts. The wholes posited by structural realism are the state and the international structure. Recent developments in the philosophy of social science suggest that methodological holism ought to be limited to.
Three major kinds of structural realism can be identified, each with its own satellite variants: (1) Epistemic Structural Realism, or ESR for short, holds that our epistemic access is restricted to structural features of the world
Difference between Classical Realism and Structural Realism. Realism is a broad paradigm in which it is a view of international politics that stresses its competitive and conflictual side. Realist often trace their intellectual roots to Thucydides classic account of Peloponnesian War in the fifthcentury B.C
Structural realism is considered by many realists and antirealists alike as the most defensible form of scientific realism. There are now many forms of structural realism and an extensive literature about them. There are interesting connections with debates in metaphysics, philosophy of physics and philosophy of mathematics
International Relations: What are the differences between
Title: Chapter 4: Structural Realism By John J' Mearsheimer 1 Chapter 4 Structural RealismBy John J. Mearsheimer International Relations Theories Discipline and Diversity 2 Learning outcomes. After this lecture you should be able t
Structural Realism in a more complex world 405 6 William C. Wohlforth, 'The Stability of a Unipolar World',International Security, 24:1 (Summer 1999), pp. 5-41; and Stephen G. Brooks and William C. Wohlforth, 'American Primacy i
described by Aristotle. This view has been called structural realism: realism because, on this account, science describes the world as it really is; structural because the realities identified are not kinds of stuff or objects, but structures. For this reason, it is time to again take up the Aristotelia
Structural realism emerged in the 1960s and 70 largely as a result of the influence of Kenneth Waltz. Waltz built the idea of the Structural realism based on the principles of the classical realism's fundamental principles of the three 'S'
From international system to international society: structural realism and regime theory meet the English school Barry Buzan The purpose of this article is to relate the concept of international society to structural realism and regime theory. One aim is to bring together three bodie
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Get this from a library! Structural realism : structure, object, and causality. [Elaine Landry; Dean Rickles;] -- Structural realism has rapidly gained in popularity in recent years, but it has splintered into many distinct denominations, often underpinned by diverse motivations. There is, no monolithic position. level of analysis: international system: One of the central propositions of classical realism is that the relations between states are necessarily anarchic as there is n central power (Leviathan, world government) to maintain order and stability. Anarchy simply means a lack of a central power
Structural Realism - International Relations (1/7) - YouTub
The Constructivist Challenge to Structural Realism Dale C. Copeland A Review Essay Alexander Wendt, Social Theory of International Politics, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999 For more than a decade realism, by most accounts the dominant paradigm in international relations theory, has been under assault by the emerging paradigm of. Structural realists define great power as a state with a large capacity. In other word, great powers has military, economic and politic power and they adopt policies globally. As a result on the structural realism, a state need three basic principles to be identified as the great power OFFENSIVE REALISM IN BRIEF / In its simplest form, my theory maintains that the basic structure of the international system forces states concerned about their security to compet View Structural_Realism_and_the_Social_Scienc.pdf from HCR 430 at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University Of Science And Technology School. See discussions, stats, and author profiles for this publication
Structural Realism - Philosophy - Oxford Bibliographie
Overview [] Structural Realism []. Structural Realism usually begins with the following assumptions: that the international system is anarchic; that is, there is no credible power above the states that compromise the system
However, classical realism was indeed limited, perhaps not in the era of its conception, but in light of current events and the expansion of globalization, it has become such. Neo-realism has addressed the limitations of classical realism, allowing us to evaluate the evolving world of international relations
ations, often underpinned by diverse motivations. There is, no monolithic.
Structural realism attempts to explain the nature of international relations by separating the state level, which Waltz defines as composed of units, from the systems level, which is composed of structure. Waltz believes that [a]t the systems level, we find results; at the subsystems level, causes. (Waltz: 43)
Abstract. Ontic Structural Realism is a version of realism about science according to which by positing the existence of structures, understood as basic components of reality, one can resolve central difficulties faced by standard versions of scientific realism
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ent realists Kenneth Waltz, Stephen Walt and John Mearsheimer
Neorealism definition, any of various movements in literature, art, etc., that are considered as a return to a more realistic style. See more
Classical Realism and Neorealism: A Comparison The theoretical paradigm of realism emerged in the IR academy in the late 1930s to address the inadequacy of liberal idealism to understand the political currents of the inter-War period Structural Realism (2) The Observation-Theory Distinction (1) Theoretical Virtues (1) Theories and Models (1) Scientific Models (1) Underdetermination of Theory by Data (4) Unification Accounts of Explanation (2) Unity of Science (1) Varieties of Scientific Realism (2) Logic and Philosophy of Logic (36) Classical Logic (4) Aristotelian Logic (2. Structural realism (SR) has been suggested as the best compromise in the debate on scientific realism. It proposes that we should be realist about the relational structure of the world, not its nature. However, it faces an important objection, first raised by Newman against Russell: if relations. Neorealism, or Structural Realism, considers the actions of states to be conditioned by the structure of the international system, which is fundamentally anarchic. The struggle against anarchy determines the policy of states, which all ultimately seek security. That means that when one state rises in power, others will seek to balance that power Neo-realism vs Neo-liberalism Neo-realism vs Neoliberalism The acknowledged authority of neo-realism or new realism (sometimes also referred to as modern realism, structural realism) is Kenneth Waltz, who in his work The Theory of International Politics, published in 1979, rethought the traditional theories of realism
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Kenneth Waltz's Theory of International Politics is a modern classic, and deserves to be read the way classic texts ought to be read, i.e. in context and in its own terms. Recovering the context in this case is difficult because of the changes in the discourse since 1979, but one difference between the contemporary and the current reception of the text does seem clear — Waltzian structural. Incumbent upon structural realism is the rank-ordering of Great Powers which is necessary to determine the structure of the international system. The two post-WWII powers, the United States and the USSR were the sum of the bipolar international system Ontic structural realism is a recent fad, and has the advantage of more consistency, if we can not know individual essences how would we know that they are there at all. They treat individuals or essences only as placeholders for expressing structural relations, which can equivalently be expressed without them, as in category theory
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「新現実主義」とも訳されるネオリアリズム（英: Neorealism ）は、国際政治学の主要理論のひとつで、構造的現実主義（英: structural realism ）とも呼ばれる。 アメリカ合衆国の国際政治学者 ケネス・ウォルツが1979年に刊行した著書 Theory of International Politics で提示した�
Essay on Structural Realism and Non-State Actors 1137 Words 5 Pages The rising power of transnational terrorist organizations post 9/11 has weakened the state-centric framework of the international system and challenged the structural realist's conception of power
neoclassical realism and the new dimensions of structural realism, after the end of the cold war. And if you want to study more, here is the additional reading. Попробуйте курс за. The chapter begins with a discussion of neoclassical realist theory and its improvement on structural realism as a means of explaining the foreign policy and grand strategic responses of states to external challenges and opportunities. It starts with an overview of structural realism and its implications for the foreign policy choices of states in an anarchic international system
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Structural realism Essay. I. Introduction Of the general theories of international dealingss. neorealism - or structural pragmatism. as Waltz called it - is the 1 that is best confirmed by events after 1989 between the United States of America ( USA ) and the Union of Soviet Socialist.
ant and most debated theoretical approach in International Relations research. Whether considered a scientific and accurate reflection of world politics or as reactionary and a distortion of realities and possibilities, both realism and its structural variant continue to be.
Structural Realism Has No Clothes. by Paul D. Miller | 3 Comments. What is remarkable is that, despite decades of scholarship and change, today's structural realists have revised or changed almost none of their views. Book Reviews other structural realists warned against the post-Cold War instability. They claimed that the post-Cold War international system will be unstable. 1:18. Well, there was a period of unipolar stability of early 1990s, but this unipolar moment was tremendously short The chapter analyses the major theoretical problems of neo-/structural realism, subsuming a detailed examination of its paradigmatic evolution in the areas of research on alliances and polarity, the varieties of contemporary neo-realism(s), and relating structural realism to the making of foreign policy
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CB3 Premiere Aeons Live Session in Full; Out Friday
Posted in audiObelisk, Reviews on January 13th, 2021 by JJ Koczan
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He’s not wrong and he’s not exaggerating. I wouldn’t know, never having been so fortunate as to see the band — who are based in Malmö — live, but the songs are reshaped as they’re played here compared to what they were less than a year ago. “Acid Haze,” which is both opener and longest track (immediate points) becomes a side-A-consuming jam, its midsection stretched with an Andersson-led effects freakout that morphs from a likewise exploratory solo section. Listening to the
ensuing shred, one is put in mind of Earthless, but there’s a progressive undercurrent as well in the use of effects from Andersson and Lindsjö, and that comes across as well in “Sonic Blaze” as the various melodic flourishes hint toward what vocals might do in those places, not quite forming words but setting the listener’s brain to the task of hearing them nonetheless.
And with a solid weight of distortion behind them, “Acid Haze” and “Sonic Blaze” — there’s something satisfying about that rhyme; put them together and you actually have a pretty apt description of CB3‘s sound and style; indeed they’re all about acid haze in terms of their heavy psychedelic and sonic blaze in terms of their ability to scorch with various effects and Andersson‘s lead work — offer no shortage of depth for listener immersion. But parts are also maintained to make the songs recognizable, such as the emergent chug in the second half of “Sonic Blaze” or the monolithic plod as “Acid Haze” returns from its jammier stretch.
Of the three inclusions, “Warrior Queen” is the closest to how it appeared on Aeons proper, but the organ-style melodic effects still manage to shimmer through its earlier heavier parts and the kind of manic rush as it moves toward its midpoint — a proggy freneticism that “Sonic Blaze” also tapped, suitably enough — and there are still spaces being explored that the original dared not tread, the band seemingly bolder in this live show-esque context, though it could also be a case of the rougher sound generally adding edge to their style. One way or the other, it works in the songs’ favor.
Each of CB3‘s to-date three studio offerings — Aeons, 2018’s From Nothing to Eternity (discussed here) and 2015’s CB3 — has had a companion live release. So in a way, Aeons Live Session is right on form, but it still manages to reveal a different side of the band, and more importantly, it demonstrates their ongoing evolution as players and as a unit. I would not be at all surprised if their next full-length pushed even further into prog-psych adventures, since what CB3 show most of all with Aeons Live Session is that it isn’t just the songs themselves that grow and change, but the chemistry of the band as well.
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CB3 released their second studio album Aeons in February 2020, right before the pandemic hit. The essence of the band is the live concert experience; every song becomes different and new, solos are improvised, and the intensity is ever-shifting. With limited opportunities for gigs, the band decided to capture the live experience on record, so that fans can experience the music the way it’s meant to be heard.
Aeons Live Sessions will be available on Youtube, streaming platforms, and as a limited edition 12” vinyl. Recorded live at Signalverket in Malmö, the tracks “Sonic Blaze,”, “Acid Haze,” and “Warrior Queen” add up to almost half an hour of intoxicating, instrumental jamming. Close your eyes, set your mind free, and drift away into the musical universe of CB3!
Aeons Live sessions will be released January 15 on The Sign Records on digital and 12? vinyl format. The physical release is limited to 300 copies.
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Review & Full Album Premiere: Kabbalah, The Omen
[Click play above to stream Kabbalah’s The Omen in its entirety. Album is out Jan. 15 on Rebel Waves Records.]
Though they’ve been brewing potent etherealities in the Kingdom of Navarre for the better part of a decade, it was not until 2017 that Spanish trio Kabbalah made their full-length debut with Spectral Ascent. That album, released through Twin Earth Records, solidified the first-name-only — Alba on vocals and guitar, Marga on bass, Carmen on drums — three-piece’s approach around classic proto-heavy and cult rock, not quite bent as closely to pop as Ghost, but ready and able with a waiting supply of hooks for those willing to be indoctrinated. The Omen is the follow-up. Its eight tracks arrive through Ripple imprint Rebel Waves Records without pretense — which is no small feat considering the inherent theatricality of the witchy, be-robbed aesthetic — and run a tight-knit 29 minutes, showcasing growth in melody and construction generally while digging further into a classic-minded near-doom style of heavy rock, most typified by the ’70s tapes of Pentagram but by no means exclusive to that or strictly vintage in sound.
Unlike the first LP, there is no intro on The Omen, which begins with the creeper riff of your fuzzy Halloween daydreams, set to an immediately accessible pace that tells you plenty but still only a piece of what you need to know about the record that ensues. At 3:57, lead cut “Stigmatized” is second in length only to closer “Liturgy,” which is the only song here over four minutes long. Kabbalah are traditionalists in structure, and though their cultish take draws on the heavy ’70s as it almost invariably would, their tones are not purely vintage and particularly the manner in which vocal melodies/harmonies are layered is a giveaway of their modernity. Not that they’re trying to hide it. Rather, these melodies, beginning in “Stigmatized” but perhaps even more so in the catchier second track “Ceibas,” become a crucial aspect of the band’s approach. I don’t know if it’s only Alba singing or if Marga or Carmen add their voices, but as The Omen begins to unfold, the vocals help set the atmosphere no less than any of the other instruments being played, even the church organ that takes hold as the first track fades out ahead of the grungy-strummed start of the second.
So if the first song establishes the mood and the second reaffirms the trio’s penchant for hookmaking, its chanting final chorus likewise peppered with organ lines and vocal bounce, then the subsequent “Night Comes Near” brings a greater sense of complexity in progression and arrangement, vocal parts woven over each other in a pace that’s deceptive only for how unhurried it actually is while sounding more intense and busier than the previous two songs. As side A finishes with “The Ritual,” the fuzz thickens, the bell ride tolls your march, and the flow resimplifies without giving up the impression of a proggy undertone. The guitar solo is short but effective and sets a bed for the vocals to rejoin the apex of the song in a chorus return, bringing to light the sheer efficiency of Kabbalah‘s work here. It’s not that they’re restrained in some way, just that they’ve come to a place of knowing what they want these songs to do — or sounding that way, anyhow — and making them do that. Lessons understood from prior experience; this is why it can take a band five years to put out a debut album and several more for a follow-up. Because there’s genuine growth taking place.
“Lamentations” begins side B with the bulk of its first minute dedicated to a gradually unfolding riff, but when the drums kick in, they’re double-timed on the hi-hat to bring some feeling of urgency, even if the following first verse oozes out smoothly in dynamic, harmonized fashion. A play on structure, “Lamentations” doesn’t have a chorus as such, but it accomplishes what it sets out to do in leading off the second half of the record with a purpose that mirrors that of “Stigmatized” at the outset. It’s not quite Kabbalah looking to knock their listener off balance — which they never really do — but hinting that the whole story of The Omen hasn’t yet been told. Distant echoes in the verses “Labyrinth” and a more forward chorus would seem to confirm this, making the track a highlight in the process as it willfully marches into highlight bass tone at its pulled-apart finish. Feedback. Darker atmospherics. Still, Kabbalah aren’t offering any drama that feels unearned by the music itself, and in traditional LP form, the penultimate “Duna” returns the album to ground ahead of the aforementioned finale in “Liturgy.”
In another context one might call “Duna” a kind of heavy post-rock, but after its first minute, a weightier riff serves as a kind of instrumental chorus and offsets the garage doom of the verse before they make the interesting turn of finishing the track without a final return to that same verse. It’s too short to really be a jam, but Alba‘s guitar is tasked with leading the outward movement of “Duna,” which it does ably, bringing the song to a close ahead of the actual march rhythm that begins “Liturgy” and the guitar, bass and drums soon join. More spacious in the guitar and vocals initially, “Liturgy” does have a kind of chanting verse, but it never quite gives up that beginning rhythm, which of course doubles as an ending for the record after the closing solo finishes. Even there, Kabbalah‘s melodic intent holds firm and is the essential component.
It’s not, however, the only one to which due attention has been paid, and the recording — the production style — of The Omen helps too in bringing a vitality that underscores the songwriting shown throughout. Kabbalah emerge somewhat out of place and out of time, but no more than they would seem to want to be, and there is no point at which their devotionalism overwhelms their craft. A burgeoning individuality holds further promise for growth, but one would be remiss not to note the confidence and righteous poise with which this material is — still organically — delivered.
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Album Review: Electric Octopus, Inclinations
Posted in Reviews on January 11th, 2021 by JJ Koczan
The last Electric Octopus studio offering was Smile (review here), released in Jan. 2019. For a band of the Belfast trio’s improvisatory ilk, that’s practically a lifetime ago, and even though they’ve had two live albums out since then — the most recent being July 2019’s Live at the Kinky Star Round 2, they still acknowledge that Inclinations arrives after what they call a “hiatus.” For most bands, it would be a quick turnaround from one LP to the next — not to mention those live records — but again, Electric Octopus aren’t most bands. Their ongoing project is based around improv jamming, freeform exploration of the creative, resulting in flowing, sometimes sprawling excursions of vibe, and that’s certainly the case with Inclinations, which brings together six separate pieces and amasses a total runtime of well over two hours.
This is, of course, done purely for a digital format. Electric Octopus have done plenty of physical releases before — they recently sold out of another pressing of 2016’s This is Our Culture — but for something like Inclinations, the digital format ends up becoming part of the experience. As guitarist/flutist Tyrell Black, bassist Dale Hughes (who also fills in on guitar when Black moves to flute and also produces) and drummer Guy Hetherington took to Attic Studios in Belfast in Nov. 2020, they brought a camera with them and streamed some part of the recording process live.
The resulting video also ran about two hours and 20 minutes — though of course the total output of Inclinations would’ve taken longer — and in addition to their playing, flute and all, they chatted to those watching and sort of milled about as one might in a relaxed studio setting. Whether or not anything they played at the time made it on the record, or if that was just a rehearsal and the tracking was done later, I don’t know, but it’s a crucial showcase of the ethic with which Electric Octopus operates generally, pre- or post-hiatus. Their output has been and remains distinguished by its honesty.
In aesthetic terms, that translates to a certain amount of rawness. Sure, there are echo effects and fuzz and swirls and all that fun stuff, but to listen to the tinny, biting snare at the of the jazz-flutey “2” (13:23) or the twisting leads in the first half of “1” (21:22) leading into the funkier, bass-popping midsection, and even by the time the louder stretch kicks in sometime around the 16-minute mark you’re still struck by the abidingly languid feel of what’s taking place. Electric Octopus are unflinchingly organic in sound and style.
Their explorations don’t attempt to be anything they aren’t — they’re not pushing for any sort of theatricality or anything like that — and even when the guitar, and now flute, gets showy, they might back that up with laughter you can hear come through the mics in the recording. They’re having fun playing music. It meanders, hiccups, stretches out and contracts. One member might switch tempo ahead of the others to lead them in a different direction. Every now and again, the whole thing might seem like it’s going to fall apart. And maybe it will. The point is that’s okay too, because if that’s what the jam needs to be then that’s what it’s going to be. Like few others, Electric Octopus seem able to let themselves go and let the music they’re making together guide them through wherever it’s going.
Sometimes it’s just going. To wit, “3” is runs just over 27 minutes of flute and drums. Is this going to be everyone’s cup of tea? No it is not. But it ends and “4” (18:19) picks up with the same laughter as the band move naturally onto the next jam, which flows a little easier in that conversation between Black and Hetherington, until finally in “5” — which is an album unto itself at 32:54 — as Hughes and Hetherington hold down the central rhythm, Black swaps back and forth between guitar and flute and pulls together a narrative of cosmic jazz in the process, evoking something interstellar without ever losing sense of that studio space.
It should go without saying that by the time Electric Octopus get to that point, a given listener is either going to be on board for the ride or not. This is, after all, a kind of sonic extremity. Not in the extreme-metal sense, where it’s about hyper-aggression or blastbeats, etc., but there’s a sense of limits-pushing that comes through in Inclinations just the same as the band dig further and further into the heart of their creative processes. “5” devolves into a stretch of drum-maintained noodling before it’s a half-hour in, and picks up for a funky minute or two before a dreamier ending, but one way or the other, what you’re hearing there is just the band messing around with music. It’s not songwriting and it’s not supposed to be. It’s that moment, as it happened. A genuine document of what was going on right then.
That’s part of what makes it so interesting that they potentially recorded part of the album while live streaming, since it bridges that gap between what’s a live album and what’s an album recorded live, while introducing another layer to the conceptual moment-captured intention of the band. “6” rounds out Inclinations at 18:04 with flute and guitar intertwining, giving the storyline of the day — afternoon, evening, whatever it might have been — a fitting ending as those two sides are brought together for a last psychedelic jaunt. And if you’ve taken the trip with them, consciously listening for changes and twists and lapses and bursts, then the manner in which they wrap the proceedings should make sense, but even if “6” becomes the stuff of drifted-attention background listening, I don’t think that’s necessarily against Electric Octopus‘ purposes. They do what they do, regardless of what one might make of it.
Willful sonic escape is an idea easier to conceive than execute. Try too hard and you’re undone before you start. Electric Octopus hit that balance just right on Inclinations, and though the runtime is well beyond what one might consider “manageable,” well, you’ve got a whole lifetime to get caught up, so what the hell?
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Album Review: Here Lies Man, Ritual Divination
Posted in Reviews on January 5th, 2021 by JJ Koczan
Ritual Divination is billed as the fourth full-length from Los Angeles outfit Here Lies Man. The release it follows is 2019’s No Ground to Walk Upon (review here), which at 26 minutes was shorter than either of their first two albums — 2017’s self-titled debut (review here) and 2018’s You Will Know Nothing (review here) — and at the time billed as an EP. This is bookkeeping, but Ritual Divination is the fourth Here Lies Man album and not the third, it only brings into emphasis the dilemma facing the band at this stage in their development. That is, for founding guitarist/vocalist Marcos Garcia (aka Chico Mann) and drummer Geoff Mann, as well as bassist JP Maramba and keyboardist Doug Organ, the central innovation of their work has always been conceptual. Here Lies Man‘s project began with the intention of bringing together classic-style heavy rock and proto-metallic riffs and tones with Afrobeat-derived rhythms and percussion. It has worked and continues to work well for them, but Ritual Divination brings them face-first up against the question of what comes next? When you’ve started out from such an individualized point, what can you do to maintain not just your own interest, but that of your listenership as well?
My understanding, limited at the best of times, is that the vinyl edition of Ritual Divination leaves off the tracks “Can’t Kill It,” “Run Away Children,” “I Wander,” “You Would Not See From Heaven” (a highlight) and “Cutting Through the Tether,” all of which are listed on the digital version, the latter closing. Okay. Entirely possible that the band or RidingEasy Records, which has put out everything they’ve done to-date, didn’t want to do a 2LP pressing the first time out. But as it stands, the ‘complete’ Ritual Divination runs 15 songs and 60 minutes long, more than doubling No Ground to Walk Upon and easily surpassing the first two records as well. Glut of inspiration? Certainly possible, and if so, good for them. But it also goes to answer the question above of what a band can do when their central innovation has already been accomplished. In the case of Here Lies Man, their restless snare, post-Black Sabbath riffs, clavinet and psychedelic undertones sound like a signature in songs like “Collector of Vanities” and “Underland,” even as they work in new and more complex ideas. So that’s what you do. You refine what you’ve done before.
You bring new textures to an insistent groove like “Night Comes.” You open the record with its trip-doomiest inclusion “In These Dreams,” which flows into the landmark that is “I Told You (You Shall Die),” the two of them making for an immersion effect clearly intentional on the part of the band since they’re the two longest songs on the vinyl — on the download, “Cutting Through the Tether” bookends at 5:26; I’m not sure how many songs are actually on the CD but of course the full hour would fit — and you shift from there into a series of flowing nods, from the relative brevity of the 2:29 “Underland” into the national acrobatics of “What You See” and the shuffle and swirl that arrives in “Can’t Kill It,” a deceptive fullness of wash playing out above all that movement of rhythm. As one would expect from Here Lies Man, most of their songs are in the three-to-four-minute range, but individual tracks stand out on Ritual Divination in ways they haven’t before, whether it’s the crunch of guitar in “Run Away Children” or the boogie-mastery of “I Wander,” and even amid a collection that resides on the other side of what one commonly things of unmanageable in terms of runtime, pieces find a way to distinguish themselves.
And taken as a whole, that’s what Ritual Divination does as well — it finds a way to stand out. It doesn’t throw out the accomplishments Here Lies Man have made over the last several years as they’ve dug into their niche of heavy rock. It digs deeper. It is the tightest assemblage they’ve had in terms of structure, and yet the songs still feel spacious and even when hurried in tempo, hurried with a purpose rather than feeling haphazard in construction or underexplored in terms of craft. Ritual Divination isn’t deceptive in its atmosphere — it’s all right there for you to hear, and they make it as plain as they can for the audience by putting the two longer songs at the fore — but the band’s concept has always been somewhat heady and it remains so. How versed in Afrobeat is the average listener of heavy rock and roll? I haven’t taken a survey to find out, and maybe at this point it doesn’t matter, since (apparently) four records deep into their tenure, it’s entirely possible to put on centerpiece “Night Comes” or the subsequent side B run of “Come Inside,” “Collector of Vanities,” “Disappointed” and “You Would Not See From Heaven” and just go where Here Lies Man take you.
Certainly the band have earned that trust at this point, and ultimately, if one looks at Ritual Divination in context of their overarching progression, the shifts it represents in approach — notably, they recorded as a four-piece for the first time — and the tweaks to their sound and style aren’t all that different from how another group might grow naturally and explore new ideas from album to album. It’s just the starting point that’s different, and so as Here Lies Man dig deeper into that claim they’ve staked in terms of aesthetic, they’re all the more identifiable for the work they’ve put in. But throw all that out for a second and what you end up with on Ritual Divination is still arguably the band’s strongest collection of tracks, and by the time you get down to “The Fates Have Won” and “Out Goes the Night” ahead of the drifting-away-but-still-snare-anchored “Cutting Through the Tether,” that’s what’s going to matter more. Ritual Divination does not reinvent what doesn’t need reinventing. It demonstrates the longer arc of creative development and direction one hopes the band will continue to take. They remain unto themselves in sound and style.
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Quarterly Review: Across Tundras, Motorpsycho, Dark Buddha Rising, Vine Weevil, King Chiefs, Battle Hag, Hyde, Faith in Jane, American Dharma, Hypernaut
Posted in Reviews on December 29th, 2020 by JJ Koczan
Just to reiterate, I decided to do this Quarterly Review before making my year-end list because I felt like there was stuff I needed to hear that I hadn’t dug into. Here we are, 70 records later, and that’s still the case. My desktop is somewhat less cluttered than it was when I started out, but there’s still plenty of other albums, EPs, and so on I could and probably should be covering. It’s frustrating and encouraging at the same time, I guess. Fruscouraging. Life’s too short for the international boom of underground creativity.
Anyway, thanks for taking this ride if you did. It is always appreciated.
Across Tundras, The Last Days of a Silver Rush
Issued as part of a late-2020 splurge by Tanner Olson and Across Tundras that has also resulted in the full-length LOESS – LÖSS (review here), as well as three lost-tracks compilations called Selected Sonic Rituals, an experimental Western drone record issued under the banner of Edward Outlander, and an EP and three singles (two collaborative) from Olson solo, The Last Days of a Silver Rush offers subdued complement to the more band-oriented LOESS – LÖSS, with an acoustic-folk foundation much more reminiscent of Olson‘s solo outings than the twang-infused progressive heavy rock for which Across Tundras are known. Indeed, though arrangements are fleshed out with samples and the electrified spaciousness of “The Prodigal Children of the God of War,” the only other contributor here is Ben Schriever on vocals and there are no drums to be found tying down the sweet strums and far-off melodies present. Could well be Olson bridging the gap between one modus (the band) and another (solo), and if so, fine. One way or the other it’s a strong batch of songs in the drifting western aesthetic he’s established. There’s nothing to say the next record will be the same or will be different. That’s why it’s fun.
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Motorpsycho, The All is One
What could possibly be left to say about the brilliance of Trondheim, Norway’s Motorpsycho? One only wishes that The All is One could be blasted into place on a pressed gold vinyl so that any aliens who might encounter it could know that humanity isn’t just all cruelty, plagues and indifference. The prolific heavy prog kingpins’ latest is 84 willfully-unmanageable minutes of graceful and gracious, hyperbole-ready sprawl, tapping into dynamic changes and arrangement depth that is both classic in character and still decidedly forward-thinking. An early rocker “The Same Old Rock (One Must Imagine Sisyphus Happy)” and the shuffling “The Magpie” give way after the opener to the quiet “Delusion (The Reign of Humbug)” and the multi-stage “N.O.X.,” which unfolds in five parts, could easily have been an album on its own, and caps with a frenetic mania that is only off-putting because of how controlled it ultimately is. Then they throw in a couple experimental pieces after that between the nine-minute “Dreams of Fancy” and the mellow-vibing “Like Chrome.” Someday archaeologists will dig up the fossils of this civilization and wonder what gods this sect worshipped. Do they have three more records out yet? Probably.
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Dark Buddha Rising, Mathreyata
From out of the weirdo hotbed that is Tampere, Finland, Dark Buddha Rising reemerge from the swirling ether with new lessons in black magique for anyone brave enough to be schooled. Mathreyata follows 2018’s II EP but is the band’s first full-length since 2015’s Inversum (review here), and from the initial cosmically expansive lurch of “Sunyaga” through the synth-laced atmosludge roll of “Nagathma” and the seven-minute build-to-abrasion that is “Uni” and the guess-what-now-that-abrasion-pays-off beginning of 15-minute closer “Mahatgata III,” which, yes, hits into some New Wavy guitar just before exploding just after nine minutes in, the band make a ritual pyre of expectation, genre and what one would commonly think of as psychedelia. Some acts are just on their own level, and while Dark Buddha Rising will always be too extreme for some and not everyone’s going to get it, their growing cult can only continue to be enthralled by what they accomplish here.
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Vine Weevil, Sun in Your Eyes
Together, brothers Yotam and Itamar Rubinger — guitar/vocals and drums, respectively — comprise London’s Vine Weevil. Issued early in 2020 preceded by a video for “You are the Ocean” (posted here), Sun in Your Eyes is the second album from the brothers, who are also both former members of Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats, and in the watery title-track and the Beatles-circa-Revolver bounce of “Loose Canon” they bask in a folkish ’60s-style psychedelia, mellotron melodies adding to the classic atmosphere tipped with just an edge of Ween-style weirdness — it’s never so druggy, but that undercurrent is there. “You are the Ocean” hints toward heavy garage, but the acoustic/electric sentimentality of “My Friend” and the patient piano unfurling of “Lord of Flies” ahead of organ-led closer “The Shadow” are more indicative overall of the scope of this engaging, heartfelt and wistful 31-minute offering.
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King Chiefs, Flying into Void
Since before their coronation — when they were just Chiefs — the greatest strength of San Diego heavy rockers King Chiefs has been their songwriting. They’ve never been an especially flashy band on a technical level, never over the top either direction tempo-wise, but they can write a melody, craft a feel in a three-or-four-minute track and tell any story they want to tell in that time in a way that leaves the listener satisfied. This is not a skill to be overlooked, and though on Flying into Void, the follow-up to 2018’s Blue Sonnet (review here), the album is almost entirely done by guitarist/vocalist Paul Valle — Jeff Podeszwik adds guitar as well — the energy, spirit and craft that typify King Chiefs‘ work is maintained. Quality heavy built on a foundation of grunge — a ’90s influence acknowledged in the cover art; dig that Super Nintendo — it comes with a full-band feel despite its mostly-solo nature and delivers 37 minutes of absolutely-pretense-free, clearheaded rock and roll. If you can’t get down with that, one seriously doubts that’ll stop King Chiefs anyhow.
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Battle Hag, Celestial Tyrant
How doomed is Battle Hag‘s doom? Well, on Celestial Tyrant, it’s pretty damn doomed. The second long-player from the Sacramento, California-based outfit is comprised of three worth-calling-slabs slabs that run in succession from shortest to longest: “Eleusinian Sacrament” (12:47), “Talus” (13:12) and “Red Giant” (19:15), running a total of 45 minutes. Why yes, it is massive as fuck. The opener brings the first round of lurch and is just a little too filthy to be pure death-doom, despite the rainstorm cued in at its last minute, but “Talus” picks up gradually, hard-hit toms signaling the plod to come with the arrival of the central riff, which shows up sooner or later. Does the timestamp matter as much as the feeling of having your chest caved in? “Talus” hits into a speedier progression as it crosses over its second half, but it’s still raw vocally, and the plod returns at the end — gloriously. At 19 minutes “Red Giant” is also the most dynamic of the three cuts, dropping after its up-front lumber and faster solo section into a quiet stretch before spending the remaining eight minutes devoted to grueling extremity and devolution to low static noise. There’s just enough sludge here to position Battle Hag in a niche between microgenres, and the individuality that results is as weighted as their tones.
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Hyde, Hyde
It might take a few listens to sink in — and hey, it might not — but Parisian trio Hyde are up to some deceptively intricate shenanigans on their self-titled debut LP. On their face, a riff like that of second cut “Black Phillip” or “DWAGB” — on which The Big Lebowski is sampled — aren’t revolutionary, but the atmospheric purpose to which they’re being put is more brooding than the band give themselves credit for. They call it desert-influenced, but languid tempos, gruff vocals coated in echo, spacious guitar and rhythmic largesse all come together to give Hyde‘s Hyde a darker, brooding atmosphere than it might at first seem, and even opener “The Victim” and the penultimate “The Barber of Pitlochry” — the only two songs under five minutes long — manage to dig into this vibe. Of course, the 11-minute closing eponymous track — that is, “Hyde,” by Hyde, on Hyde — goes even further, finding its way into psychedelic meandering after its chugging launch rings out, only to roll heavy in its last push, ending with start-stop thud and a long fade. Worth the effort of engaging on its own level, Hyde‘s first full-length heralds even further growth going forward.
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Faith in Jane, Mother to Earth
Maryland’s best kept secret in heavy rock remain wildly undervalued, but that doesn’t stop power trio Faith in Jane from exploring cosmic existentialism on Mother to Earth even as they likewise broaden the expanse of their grooving, bluesy dynamic. “The Circle” opens in passionate form followed by the crawling launch of “Gone are the Days,” and whether it’s the tempest brought to bear in the instrumental “Weight of a Dream” or the light-stepping jam in the middle of the title-track, the soaring solo from guitarist/vocalist Dan Mize on the subsequent “Nature’s Daughter” or the creeper-chug on “Universal Mind,” the cello guest spot on “Lonesome” and the homage to a party unknown (Chesapeake heavy has had its losses these last few years, to say nothing of anyone’s personal experience) in closer “We’ll Be Missing You,” Mize, bassist Brendan Winston and drummer Alex Llewellyn put on a clinic in vibrancy and showcase the classic-style chemistry that’s made them a treasure of their scene. I still say they need to tour for three years and not look back, but if it’s 56 minutes of new material instead, things could be far worse.
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American Dharma, Cosmosis
Newcomer four-piece American Dharma want nothing for ambition on their 70-minute debut, Cosmosis, bringing together progressive heavy rock, punk and doom, grunge and hardcore punk, but the Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, outfit are somewhat held back by a rawness of production pulling back from the spaces the songs might otherwise create. A bona fide preach at the outset of “Damaged Coda” is a break early on, but the guitars and bass want low end throughout much of the 14-song proceedings, and the vocals cut through with no problem but are mostly dry even when layered or show the presence of a guest, as on closer “You.” Actually, if you told me the whole thing was recorded live and intended as a live album, I’d believe it, but for a unit who do so well in pulling together elements of different styles in their songwriting and appear to have so much to say, their proggier leanings get lost when they might otherwise be highlighted. Now, it’s a self-released debut coming out during a global pandemic, so there’s context worth remembering, but for as much reach as American Dharma show in their songs, their presentation needs to move into alignment with that.
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Hypernaut, Ozymandias
Call it a burner, call it a corker, call it whatever you want, I seriously doubt Lima, Peru’s Hypernaut are sticking around to find out how you tag their debut album, Ozymandias. The nine-song/38-minute release pulls from punk with some of its forward-thrusting verses like “(This Is Where I) Draw the Line” or “Cynicism is Self-Harm,” but there’s metal there and in the closing title-cut as well that remains part of the atmosphere no matter how brash it might otherwise get. Spacey melodies, Sabbathian roll on “Multiverse… Battleworld” (“Hole in the Sky” walks by and waves), and a nigh-on-Devo quirk in the rhythm of “Atomic Breath” all bring to mind Iowan outliers Bloodcow, but that’s more likely sonic coincidence than direct influence, and one way or the other, Hypernaut‘s “Ozymandias” sets up a multifaceted push all through its span to its maddening, hypnotic finish, but the real danger of the thing is what this band might do if they continue on this trajectory for a few more records.
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Quarterly Review: Emma Ruth Rundle & Thou, Spaceslug, Malsten, Sun Crow, Honeybadger, Monte Luna, Hombrehumano, Veljet, Witchrider, Devil Worshipper
New week, same Quarterly Review. Today is the next-to-last round for this time, though once again, I look at the folders of albums on my desktop and the CDs and LPs that have come in and I realize it could easily go longer. I never really caught up from the last QR. I guess it’s been that kind of year. In any case, more good stuff today, so sit tight and enjoy. If you didn’t find anything last week that stuck out to you, maybe today’s your day.
Emma Ruth Rundle & Thou, May Our Chambers Be Full
Sure, there’s poise and plunder amid torrents of emotion and weighted tonality, but what’s really astonishing about May Our Chambers Be Full, the first collaboration between Louisville’s Emma Ruth Rundle (Red Sparowes‘ third LP, the Nocturnes, Marriages, etc.) and New Orleans’ sludgers Thou is that it feels so much more substantial than its 36 minutes. That’s not to say it drags, though it does when it wants to in terms of tempo, but just that its impact both in songs where Rundle and Thou‘s Bryan Funck trade off like “Ancestral Recall” or when they come together as on opener “Killing Floor” is such that it feels longer. Atmosphere is certainly a factor, but May Our Chambers Be Full is so striking because of its blend of extremity and melody, emotion and sheer catharsis, and the breadth that seems to accompany its consuming crush. In a couple years, there are going to be an awful lot of bands putting out debut albums that sound very much like this. Follow-up EP out soon.
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Spaceslug, Leftovers
Produced by the band and Piotr Grzegorowski — who also guests on synth and guitar — during the plague-addled Spring of 2020, Spaceslug‘s Leftovers EP represents a branching out in terms of style to incorporate a sense of melancholy alongside their established sprawling psychedelics. The 21-minute five-tracker is less a follow-up to 2019’s Reign of the Orion (review here) than a standalone sidestep, but in the acoustic/synth rollout of “From Behind the Glass” and in the especially-stripped-down-feeling centerpiece “The Birds are Loudest in May” it lives up to the challenge of blending an organic atmosphere with the otherworldly sensibilities Spaceslug have honed so well throughout their tenure. Having started with its longest and synthiest track in “Wasted Illusion,” Leftovers caps with the shorter and more active “Place to Turn” and its title-track, which adds a spindly layer of electric guitar (or something that sounds like it) for an experimentalist vibe. Very 2020, but no less welcome for that. The question is whether these impulses show up in Spaceslug‘s work from here on out, and if so, how.
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Malsten, The Haunting of Silvåkra Mill
Malmö-based four-piece Malsten make their full-length debut on Interstellar Smoke Records with the four-song/44-minute The Haunting of Silvåkra Mill, and in so doing show an immediate command of post-Pallbearer spaciousness and melodic-doom traditionalism. Their lumber is prevalent and engrossing tonally on opener “Torsion” (10:36), uses silence effectively on “Immolation” (10:24), and seems to find a place between Warning and Lord Vicar on “Grinder” (9:02) ahead of the epic-on-top-of-epics summary in closer “Compunction” (13:54), which finds Malsten having reserved another level of heavy to keep as their final statement. So be it. Very heavy and worthy of as much volume as you can give it, The Haunting of Silvåkra Mill is an accomplished beginning and heralds significant potential on the part of what’s to come from Malsten. I’d watch this band do a live stream playing this record front-to-back. Just saying.
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Sun Crow, Quest for Oblivion
A significant undertaking of progressive heavy and noise rock, Sun Crow‘s Quest for Oblivion is among the most ambitious debut albums I’ve heard in 2020, but there’s nothing it sets for itself in terms of goals that it doesn’t accomplish, as vocalist Charles Wilson flips between clean melodies and effective screams atop the riffs of guitarist Ben Nechanicky, the bass of Brian Steel and Keith Hastreiter‘s drums. Somebody’s gonna sign these guys. Even at 70 minutes, Quest for Oblivion, from its post-apocalyptic standpoint, aesthetic cohesion, fluid songcraft and accomplished performance, is simply too good to leave without a proper 2LP release. Individualized in atmosphere though working with familiar-enough elements, it is an album that makes it joyously difficult to pick apart influences, unleashing an initial burst of four longer tracks before giving way (albeit momentarily) to “Fear” and the outlying, brazenly Motörheady “Nothing Behind” before returning to cosmic heavy in “Hypersonic” and the 11-minute “Titans,” which uses its time just as well as everything else that surrounds. Ironic that a record that seems to be about a wasteland should bring so much hope for the future.
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Honeybadger, Pleasure Delayer
It doesn’t take Honeybadger long to land their first effective punch on their debut LP, Pleasure Delayer, as the hook of opener/longest track (immediate points) “The Wolf” hits square on the jaw and precedes an atmospheric guitar outro that leads into the rest of the album as a closer might otherwise lead the way out. A product of Athens’ heavy rock boom, the four-piece distinguish themselves in fuzzy tones and an approach that comes right to the edge of burl and doesn’t quite tip over, thankfully and gracefully staving off chestbeating in favor of quality songcraft on “The Well” and the engagingly bass-led “Crazy Ride,” from which the initially slower, bluesier “Good for Nothing” picks up with some Truckfighters, some 1000mods and a whole lot of fun. Side B’s hooks are no less satisfyingly straightforward. “That Feel” feels born for the stage, while “Laura Palmer” makes a memorable chorus out of that Twin Peaks character’s slaying, the penultimate “Holler” feels indeed like the work of a band trying to stand themselves out from a crowded pack and “Truth in the Lie” caps mirroring the energy of “Good for Nothing” but resounding in a cold finish. Efficient, hooky, smoothly executed. There’s nothing one might reasonably ask of Pleasure Delayer that it doesn’t deliver.
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Monte Luna, Mind Control Broadcast
Released name-your-price as a benefit for the venue The Lost Well in Monte Luna‘s hometown of Austin and derived from a CvltNation-sponsored livestream, the three-song Mind Control Broadcast follows 2019’s Drowners’ Wives (review here) and is intended as a glimpse at their impending third LP, likely due in 2021. That record will be one to look forward to, but it’ll be hard to trade out the raw bludgeon of “Blackstar” — the leadoff here — for another, maybe-not-live-recorded version. True, the setting doesn’t necessarily allow for the band to bring in guests like they did last time around or to flesh out melodies in the same way, but the sound is brash and thrilling and lets “Rust Goliath” live up to its name in largesse, while saving its nastiest for last in “Fear the Sun,” the glorious bassline of which it feels like a spoiler even mentioning for someone who hasn’t heard it yet. 22 of the sludgiest minutes you’re likely to spend today.
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Hombrehumano, Crepuscular
As satisfying as the laid-back-heavy desert rock flow of “Rolito” is, and as well done as what surrounds on Hombrehumano‘s 2019 debut album, Crepuscular, turns out to be in its 53-minute run, it’s in the longer pieces like the Western “Puerto Gris” or the post-Brant Bjork “Metamorfosis” that they really shine. That’s not to take away from the opening instrumental “Nomada” that establishes the tones and sets the atmosphere in which the rest of the record takes place, or the nod of “Primaveras de Olvido,” and certainly the fuzz-boogie and percussion of “Ouroboro” shine in a manner worthy of being depicted on the cover, but the Argentinian four-piece do well with the extra time to flesh out their material. But, either way you go, you go. Hombrehumano craft sweet fuzz and spaciousness on “Puerto Gris” and answer it back later in “Zombakice” and add twists of percussion and acoustics and vocal effects — never mind the birdsong — on closer “Del Ensueño.” Es un ejemplo más de lo que le falta a la cultura gringo al no adorar fuertemente a los sudamericanos.
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Veljet, Viva El Diablo
Even my non-Spanish-speaking ass can translate Viva el Diablo, the title of Mexican instrumentalist three-piece Veljet‘s debut album. Initially released by the band in March 2020, it was subsequently reissued for physical pressing with a seventh track, “Leviatan,” added, bringing the runtime to a vinyl-ready 37 minutes. The apparently-devil-worshiping title-cut is still the longest at a doomly eight minutes, but though the production is fairly raw, Veljet‘s material taps into a few different impulses within the heavy rock sphere, offsetting willfully repetitive riffing in “El Día de las Manos” with scorching solo work while “Jay Adams” — presumably named in homage to the Dogtown skater — pulls some trad-metal riffing into its second half. “Cutlass” is short at 2:36, but makes the record as a whole feel less predictable for that, and the add-on “Leviatan” embodies its great sea beast with a nod up front that opens to later cacophony. The vibe throughout is you’re-in-the-room live jams, and Veljet have well enough chemistry to carry the songs across in that setting.
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Witchrider, Electrical Storm
Smoothly produced and executed, not lacking energy but produced for a very studio-style fullness, Witchrider‘s second LP arrives via Fuzzorama Records in answer to 2014’s Unmountable Stairs with a pro-shop feel for its 50-minute duration. Songs are sharply hooked and energetic, beefing up Queens of the Stone Age-style desert rock early on “Shadows” and “You Lied” before the guitars introduce a broader palette with the title-track. The chorus of “Mess Creator” and the big finish in closer “The Weatherman” are highlights, but songs like “Keep Me out of It” and “Come Back” feel built for a commercial infrastructure that — at least in radio-free America — doesn’t exist anymore. I’m not sure what it takes to attract the attention of picky algorithms, but if it’s grounded songwriting, varied material and crisp performance like it was when there was a cable channel playing music videos, then Witchrider are ready to roll. As it stands, the Austrian outfit seem underserved by the inability to even get on a festival stage and play this material live to win converts in that manner. They’re hardly alone in that, but with material that seems so poised specifically toward audience engagement, it comes through all the more, which of course is a testament to the quality of the work itself.
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Devil Worshipper, 3
Opening with its longest track (immediate points) in the 10-minute “Silver Dagger” and presented with the burning red eyes of Christopher Lee’s Dracula on the front, the 33-minute 3 tape from Seattle’s Devil Worshipper maintains the weirdo-experimental spirit of the outfit’s 2015 self-titled debut (review here), finding a kind of Butthole Surfers-into-a-cassette-recorder, anything-goes-until-it-sucks, dark ’90s psychedelia they call “garage metal.” Fair enough. Apparently more efficient than anything I can come up with for it, though what doesn’t necessarily account for is the way the 3 challenges the listener, the remastered versions of “Into Radiation Wave” and “Chem Rails” from the first album, or the horror atmospherics of “Drinking Blood.” It’s like it’s too weird for this planet so it finally made one for itself. Well earned.
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Quarterly Review: Celestial Season, Wren, Sumokem, Oginalii, Völur, Wedge, SpellBook, Old Blood, Jahbulong, Heavy Trip
The end of the week for the Quarterly Review is a special time, even if this particular QR will continue into next Monday and Tuesday. Also apparently today is Xmas? Okay. Whatever, I’ve got writing to do. I hope you’re safe and not, say, traveling out of state to see family against the urging of the CDC. That would be incredibly irresponsible, etc. etc. that’s what I’m doing. Don’t get me started.
However you celebrate or don’t, be safe. Music will help.
Celestial Season, The Secret Teachings
Like many of the original death-doom set, Dutch masters Celestial Season gave up the style during their original run, departing toward heavy rock after 1995’s Solar Lovers. At an hour’s run spread across 13 tracks including ambient guitar and violin/cello interludes, The Secret Teachings has no time for such flighty fare. Reunited with original vocalist Stefan Ruiters and bassist Lucas van Slegtenhorst, the band return in grand fashion for their first full-length in 20 years, and songs like “Long Forlorn Tears” and “Salt of the Earth” conjure all the expert-grade morose plod one could possibly ask, as each side of the 2LP begins with its own intro and sets its own mood, from the almost-hopeful wistfulness of opener/longest track (immediate points) “The Secret Teachings of All Ages” at the start to the birdsong-laced “Beneath the Temple Mount” that leads the way into “A Veil of Silence” and “Red Water” at the finish, the latter a Type O Negative cover that fits well after the crescendo of the song before it.
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Wren, Groundswells
The gift Wren make to post-metal is that even in their quietest stretches, they maintain tension. And sure, the Londoners’ second LP, Groundswells — also stylized all-caps: GROUNDSWELLS — has in “Murmur” its “Stones From the Sky” moment as all works of the genre seemingly must, but the six-cut/44-minute follow-up to 2017’s Auburn Rule (discussed here) casts a scope less about pretense or ambition than largesse and heft, and that serves it well, be it in the shorter “Crossed Out Species” or longer pieces like the opener “Chrome” and the penultimate “Subterranean Messiah,” which injects some melodic vocals into the proceedings and airy string-inclusive prog amid all the surrounding crush. All well and good, but it’s hard to deny the sheer assault of the doomed apex in closer “The Throes,” and you’ll pardon me if I don’t try. Ambience through volume, catharsis through volume, volume all things.
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Sumokem, Prajnaparadha
With strength of performance to fall back on and progressive realization in their songwriting, Little Rock, Arkansas’ Sumokem would seem to come of age on their third long-player, Prajnaparadha, answering the flourish of 2017’s The Guardian of Yosemite (discussed here) with an even more confident stylistic sprawl and an abiding patience that extends even to the album’s most intense moments. Not at all a minor undertaking in dynamic or its run of five long songs following the intro “Prologue,” Prajnaparadha manages not to be dizzying mostly because of the grace with which it’s crafted, tied together by ace guitar work and a propensity for soaring in order to complement and sometimes willfully contrast the tonal weight. When the growls show up in “Fakir” and carry into “Khizer,” Sumokem seem to push the record to its final level, and making that journey with them is richly satisfying.
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Oginalii, Pendulum
Psychedelia comes poison-tipped with brooding post-grunge atmospheres as Oginalii‘s Pendulum swings this way and that between “Scapegoat” and “Black Hole” and “Pillars” and “Veils” across its too short 24 minutes. The Nashvillainous four-piece explore an inner darkness perfect for these long months of forced-introspection, and though calling something pandemic-appropriate has become a tired compliment to give, the underlying rhythmic restlessness of “Scapegoat” and the crying out overtop, the fuzzy burst of “Veils” and the interweaving drums and guitar noise behind the recited semi-sung poetry of “Pillars” serve the soundtrack cause nonetheless, to say nothing of the two-minute minimalist echoing stretch of “Black Hole” or the oh-okay-it’s-indie-post-rock-but-oh-wait-what-the-hell-now-it’s-furious closer “Stripped the Screw.” Anger suits Oginalii as it comes through here, not in tired chestbeating but in spacious craft that manages to sound intense even in its languid reach. Pretty fucking cool, if you ask me.
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Völur, Death Cult
Toronto’s Völur offer their third album, Death Cult, in cooperation with Prophecy Productions, and it comes in four string-laced tracks that waste little time in pushing genre limits, bringing folk influences in among doom, blackened metallurgy and more ethereal touches. Arrangements of violin, viola, cello, double-bass, keys, and the shared vocals of Laura Bates and Lucas Gadke (the latter also of Blood Ceremony) give a suitably arthouse feel to the proceedings rounded out by the drums and percussion of Justin Ruppel, and it’s far from unearned as the four songs play out across 37 minutes, “Dead Moon” veering into lumbering death-doom in its apex ahead of the jazz-into-choral-into-drone-into-freer-jazz-into-progressive-black-metal of the 11-minute “Freyjan Death Cult,” subsequent closer “Reverend Queen” leaving behind the chaos in its last few minutes for an epilogue of mournful strings and drums; a dirge both unrepentantly beautiful and still in keeping with the atmospheric weight throughout. Bands like this — rare — make other bands better.
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Wedge, Like No Tomorrow
Bursting with enough energy to make one miss live music, Wedge‘s third album, Like No Tomorrow, transcends vintage-ism in its production if not its overall mindset, bringing clarity to Deep Purple organ-tics on opener “Computer” while keeping the lyrics purposefully modern. Bass leads the way in “Playing a Role” and the spirit is boogie fuzz until the jam hits and, yeah, they make it easy to go along for the ride. “Blood Red Wine” has arena-rock melody down pat while centerpiece and likely side A closer “Across the Water” at last lets itself go to that place, following the guitar until the surge that brings in “Queen of the Night” indulges purer proto-metal impulses, still accomplished in its harmonized chorus amid the charge. Is that the guitar solo in “U’n’I” panning left to right I hear? I certainly hope so. The shortest cut on Like No Tomorrow feels like it’s in a hurry to leave behind a verse, and sets up the surprisingly modestly paced “At the Speed of Life,” which is lent a cinematic feel by the organ and layered choral vocals that bolsters yet another strong hook, while the nine-minute “Soldier” is bluesier but still sounds like it could be the live incarnation of any of these tracks depending on where a given jam takes Wedge on any given night. Here’s hoping, anyhow.
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SpellBook, Magick and Mischief
About a year and a half after issuing Otherworldly (review here), their third album under the moniker Witch Hazel, the dukes of York, PA, are back with a new name and a refreshed sound. As SpellBook, vocalist Nate Tyson, guitarist Andy Craven, bassist Seibert Lowe and drummer Nicholas Zinn push through two vinyl sides of classic heavy f’n metal, less concerned with doom than they were but still saving a bit of roll for the longer centerpiece “Not Long for This World” and the airy, dramatic closer “Dead Detectives.” Elsewhere, “Black Shadow” brings a horns-at-the-ready chorus, “Motorcade” reminds that the power of Judas Priest was always in the basslines (that’s right, I said it), and “Ominous Skies” brims with the vitality of the new band that SpellBook are, even as it benefits from the confidence born of these players’ prior experience together.
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Old Blood, Acid Doom
Kudos to L.A.’s Old Blood for at least making the classification part easy when it comes to their debut album, conveniently titled Acid Doom, though that category hardly accounts for, say, the piano stretch of second cut “Bridge to Nowhere,” or the heavy rock theatricality in “Heavy Water” or the horn sounds of “Slothgod” a few songs later, but I suppose one has to start somewhere, and ‘acid doom’ is fair enough when it comes to accounting for the sleekery in the vocals of Lynx, the weight of the riffs of C. Gunner, the roll of bassist Octopus and drummer Diesel and the classic-style organ work of J.F. Stone. But if Old Blood want to unfurl something deceptively complex and stylistically intricate on their debut, that’s certainly cool as far as I’m concerned. Production is a strong presence throughout in a way that pulls a bit from what the impact of the songs might be on stage (remember stages?), but the songwriting is there, and Lynx‘s voice is a noteworthy presence of its own. I’m not sure where they’ll end up sound-wise, but at the same time, Acid Doom comes across like nothing else in the batch of 70 records I’m doing for this Quarterly Review, and that in itself I find admirable.
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Jahbulong, Eclectic Poison Tones
Just because you know the big riff is going to kick in about a minute into opening track “Under the Influence of the Fool” on Jahbulong‘s tarot-inflected stoner doom four-songer Eclectic Poison Tones doesn’t make it any less satisfying when it happens. The deep-rolling three-piece from Verona make their full-length debut with the 45-minute offering through Go Down Records, and the lurching continues in “The Tower of the Broken Bones” and “The Eclipse of the Empress,” which is the only cut under 10 minutes long but still keeps the slow-motion Sabbath rolling into the 15-minute closer “The Eremite Tired Out (Sweed Dreams)” (sic), which plays off some loud/quiet changes fluidly without interrupting the nod that’s so central to the entirety of the album. Look. These guys know the gods they’re worshiping — Sleep, Black Sabbath, Electric Wizard maybe, etc. — and they’re not trying to get away with saying they invented any of this. If you can’t get down with 45 minutes of slower-than-slow grooves, maybe you’re in the wrong microgenre. For me, it’s the lack of pretense that makes it.
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Heavy Trip, Heavy Trip
Heavy Trip. Four songs. Two sides. Three dudes. Instrumental. Accurately named. Yeah, you’ve heard this story before, but screw it. They start out nice and spacious on “Hand of Shroom” and they finish with high-speed boogie in the 13-minute “Treespinner,” and all in between Heavy Trip make it nothing less than a joy to go along wherever it is they’re headed. The Vancouver three-piece make earlier Earthless something of an elephant in the room as regards influences, but the unhurried groove in second cut “Lunar Throne” is a distinguishing factor, and even as “Mind Leaf” incorporates a bit more shove, it does so with enough righteousness to carry through. As a debut, Heavy Trip‘s Heavy Trip might come across more San Diego than Vancouver, but screw it. Dudes got jams like Xmas hams, and the chemistry they bring in holding listener attention with tempo changes throughout here speaks to a progressive edge burgeoning in their sound.
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Quarterly Review: Pallbearer, Fulanno, Spirit Mother, Gevaudan, El Rojo, Witchwood, Gary Lee Conner, Tomorr, Temple of the Fuzz Witch, Karkara
There isn’t enough caffeine in the universe to properly sustain a Quarterly Review, and yet here we are. I’ve been doing this for six years now, and once started I’ve always managed to get through it. This seven-day spectacular hits its halfway point today, which is okay by me. I decided to do this because there was a bunch of stuff I still wanted to consider for my year-end list, which I’d normally post this week. And sure enough, a few more have managed to make the cut from each day. I’ll hope to put the list together in the coming days and get it all posted next week, before the poll results at least. I’m not sure why that matters, but yeah.
Thanks for following along if you have been. Hope you’ve found something worth digging into.
Pallbearer, Forgotten Days
Their best record. I don’t want to hear anymore about their demo, or about 2012’s Sorrow and Extinction (review here) or anything else. This is the album Pallbearer have been driving toward since their outset. It is an amalgam of emotive melody and tonal weight that makes epics of both the 12-minute “Silver Wings” and the four-minute “The Quicksand of Existing” that immediately follows, that hits a morose exploration of self in opener “Forgotten Days” and “Stasis” while engaging in metallic storytelling on “Vengeance and Ruination” and “Rite of Passage,” the latter incorporating classic metal melody in perhaps the broadest reach the band has ever had in that regard. So yeah. Pallbearer don’t have a ‘bad’ record. 2017’s Heartless (review here) was a step forward, to be sure. But Forgotten Days, ironically enough, is the kind of offering on which legacies are built and a touchstone for whatever Pallbearer do from here on out.
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Fulanno, Nadie Está a Salvo del Mal
The fog rolls in thick on Argentinian doomers Fulanno‘s second full-length, Nadie Está a Salvo del Mal. The seven-track/42-minute outing launches in post-Electric Wizard fashion, and indeed, the drawling lumber of the Dorset legends is an influence throughout, but by no means the only one the trio of guitarist/vocalist Fila Frutos, bassist Mauro Carosela and drummer Jose A. are under. They cast a doom-for-doomers vibe almost immediately, but as “Fuego en la Cruz” gives way to “Los Elegidos” and “Hombre Muerto,” the sense of going deeper is palpable. Crunching, raw tonality comes across as the clean vocals cut through, and the abiding rawness becomes a part of the aesthetic on “Los Colmillos de Satan,” a turning point ahead of the interlude “Señores de la Necrópolis,” the eight-minute “El Desierto de los Caídos” and the surprisingly resonant closing instrumental “El Libro de los Muertos.” Fulanno are plenty atmospheric when they want to be, and one wonders if that won’t come further forward as their progression continues. Either way, they’ve staked their claim in doom and sound ready to die for the cause.
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Spirit Mother, Cadets
Preceded by a series of singles over the last couple years, Cadets is the full-length debut from Los Angeles four-piece Spirit Mother, and it packs expanse into deceptively efficient songs, seeming to loll this way and that even as it keeps an underlying forward push. The near-shoegaze vocals do a lot of the work in affecting a mellow-psych vibe, but there’s weight to Spirit Mother‘s “Ether” as well, violin, woven vocal layers, and periodic tempo kicks making songs standout from each other even as “Go Getter” keeps an experimentalist feel and “Premonitions” aces its cosmic-garage driver’s test with absolutely perfect pacing. The ultra-spacey “Shape Shifter I” and more boogie-fied “Shape Shifter II” are clear focal points, but Cadets as a whole is a marked accomplishment, particularly for a first LP, and in style, substance and atmosphere, it brings together rich textures with a laissez-faire spontaneity. The closing instrumental “Bajorek” is only one example among the 10 included tracks of Spirit Mother‘s potential, which is writ large throughout.
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Gévaudan, Iter
UK four-piece Gévaudan made their debut in 2019 with Iter, and though I’m late to the party as ever, the five-song/53-minute offering is of marked scope and dynamic. Its soft stretches are barely there, melancholic and searching, and its surges of volume in opener “Dawntreader” are expressive without being overwrought. Not without modern influence from Pallbearer or YOB, etc., Gévaudan‘s honing in on atmospherics helps stand out Iter as the band plod-marches with “The Great Heathen Army” — the most active of inclusions and the centerpiece — en route to “Saints of Blood” (11:54) and closer “Duskwalker” (15:16), the patient dip into extremity of the latter sealing the record’s triumph; those screams feel not like a trick the band kept up their collective sleeve, but a transition earned through the grueling plunge of all the material prior. It’s one for which I’d much rather be late than never.
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El Rojo, El Diablo Rojo
The burly heavy rock of “South” at the outset of Italian heavy rockers El Rojo‘s El Diablo Rojo doesn’t quite tell the whole tale of the band’s style, but it gives essential clues to their songwriting and abiding burl. Later pieces like the slower-rolling “Ascension” (initially, anyhow) and acoustic-inclusive “Cactus Bloom” effectively build on the foundation of bruiser riffs and vocals, branching out desert-influenced melody and spaciousness instrumentalism even as the not-at-all-slowed-down “When I Slow Down” keeps affairs grounded in their purpose and structure. Riffs are thick and lead the charge on the more straightforward pieces and the seven-minute “Colors” alike as El Rojo attempt not to reinvent heavy or stoner rocks but to find room for themselves within the established tenets of genre. They’ve been around a few years at this point, and there’s still growing to be done, but El Diablo Rojo sounds like the starting point of an engaging progression.
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Witchwood, Before the Winter
Deep Purple, Uriah Heep, Jethro Tull, some Led Zeppelin in “Crazy Little Lover” and a touch of opera on “Nasrid” for good measure, Witchwood‘s 62-minute Before the Winter 2LP may be well on the other side of unmanageable in terms of length, but at least it’s not wasting anyone’s time. Instead, early rockers like “Anthem for a Child” and “A Taste of Winter” and the wah-funked “Feelin'” introduce the elements that will serve as the band’s colorful palette across the whole of the album. And a piece like “No Reason to Cry” becomes a straight-ahead complement to airier material like the not-coincidentally-named “A Crimson Moon” and the winding and woodsy “Hesperus,” which caps the first LP as the 10-minute epic “Slow Colours of Shade” does likewise for the record as a whole, followed by a bonus Marc Bolan cover on the vinyl edition, to really hammer home the band’s love of the heavy ’70s, which is already readily on display in their originals.
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Gary Lee Conner, Revelations in Fuzz
If nothing else, Gary Lee Conner sounds like he probably has an enviable collection of 45s. The delightfully weird former Screaming Trees guitarist offers up 10 fresh delights of ’60s-style garage-psych solo works on the follow-up to 2018’s Unicorn Curry, as Revelations in Fuzz lives up to its title in tone even as cascades of organ and electric piano, sitar and acoustic guitar weave in and out of the proceedings. How no one has paired Conner with Baby Woodrose frontman Uffe Lorenzen for a collaboration is a mystery I can’t hope to solve, but in the swirling and stops of “Cheshire Cat Claws” and the descent of six-minute closer “Colonel Tangerine’s Sapphire Sunshine Dreams,” Conner reaffirms his love of that which is hypnotic and lysergic while hewing to a traditionalism of songwriting that makes cuts like “Vicious and Pretty” as catchy as they are far out. And trust me, they’re plenty far out. Conner is a master of acid rock, pure and simple. And he’s already got a follow-up to this one released, so there.
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Tomorr, Tomorr
Formed in Italy with Albanian roots, Tomorr position themselves as rural doom, which to an American reader will sound like ‘country,’ but that’s not what’s happening here. Instead, three-piece are attempting to capture a raw, village-minded sound, with purposeful homage to the places outside the cities of Europe made into sludge riffing and the significant, angular lumber of “Grazing Land.” I’m not sure it works all the time — the riff in the second half of “Varr” calls to mind “Dopesmoker” more than anti-urbane sensibilities, and wants nothing for crush — but as it’s their debut, Tomorr deserve credit for approaching doom from an individualized mindset, and the bulk of the six-song/48-minute offering does boast a sound that is on the way to being the band’s own, if not already there. There’s room for incorporating folk progressions and instrumentation if Tomorr want to go that route, but something about the raw approach they have on their self-titled is satisfying on its own level — a meeting of impulses creative and destructive at some lost dirt crossroads.
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Temple of the Fuzz Witch, Red Tide
Well what the hell do you think Temple of the Fuzz Witch sounds like? They’re heavy as shit. Of course they are. The Detroiters heralded doomly procession on their 2019 self-titled demo/EP (review here), and the subsequent debut full-length Red Tide, is righteously plodding riffery, Sabbathian without just being the riff to “Electric Funeral” and oblivion-bound nod that’s so filled with smoke it’s practically coughing. What goes on behind the doors of the Temple? Volume, kid. Give me the chug of “The Others” any and every day of the week, I don’t give a fuck if Temple of the Fuzz Witch are reinventing the wheel or not. All I wanna do is put on “Ungoliant” and nod out to the riff that sounds like “The Chosen Few” and be left in peace. Fuck you man. I ain’t bothering anyone. You’re the one with the problem, not me. This guy knows what I’m talking about. Side B of this record will eat your fucking soul, but only after side A has tenderized the meat. Hyperbole? Fuck you.
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Karkara, Nowhere Land
Rife with adventurous and Middle Eastern-inflected heavy psychedelia, Nowhere Land is the follow-up to Toulouse, France-based Karkara‘s 2019 debut, Crystal Gazer (review here), and it finds the three-piece pushing accordingly into broader spaces of guitar-led freakery. Would you imagine a song called “Space Caravan” has an open vibe? You’d be correct. Same goes for “People of Nowhere Land,” which even unto its drum beat feels like some kind of folk dance turned fuzz-drenched lysergic excursion. The closing pair of “Cards” and “Witch” feel purposefully teamed up to round out the 36-minute outing, but maybe that’s just the overarching ethereal nature of the release as a whole coming through as Karkara manage to transport their listener from this place to somewhere far more liquid, languid, and encompassing, full of winding motion in “Falling Gods” and graceful post-grunge drift in “Setting Sun.”
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Curtain Call: Conleth Hill
Posted on May 18, 2019 by Sue the Fury · 67 Comments
Three great men- a king, a priest, and a rich man. Between them stands a common sellsword. Each great man bids the sellsword kill the other two. Who lives? Who dies?
Power resides where men believe it resides.
Seven years ago, after the release of the season 2 “Shadow” teaser featuring Varys and his infamous sellsword riddle, I shared this gut reaction on my personal blog: “FUCKING CONLETH HILL IS THE FUCKING MAN. GOD BLESS NORTHERN IRELAND FOR PRODUCING SUCH STELLAR ACTORS AND FUCKING BEAUTIFUL SCENERY.”
It’s crude and simple, but after seven years and the end of a beautiful run on Game of Thrones, I’m not sure I’d put it any other way: Conleth Hill is in fact the fucking man. And it’s time to pay tribute to the actor who brought one of my absolute favorite characters to life, doing him justice in a way I’d feared would never be possible.
Varys is an enigma in the books, which is why he’s so often at the center of ASOIAF fan theories, from origin speculation (secret Blackfyre!) to totally bonkerballs theories (Varys is a merman!). Game of Thrones offered an opportunity for an actor of Hill’s caliber to step up and flesh out a role that could’ve slid into an obnoxious caricature in the wrong hands. A eunuch spymaster who prefers silks and the occasional campy touch is an easy role to go over the top with, but that never happened here. Varys was hilarious without being ridiculous; he was the wit, not the joke. We can credit so much of that to Conleth Hill’s gifts, and the darkness he slips in at just the right time, to remind people of who they’re dealing with.
That particular gift was often on display in his scenes with Aidan Gillen (Littlefinger) and Peter Dinklage (Tyrion Lannister). The “big fish” scene (shown above) shows how the actor dips into menace and out again easily, as slippery as a fish. I think those scenes also convey that he’s a tremendously generous actor; you always get the sense that he’s sharing a scene, not hogging it, even when he’s brilliant.
I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention one of my favorite small things about Hill as well- his reactions. The Small Council scenes throughout the first four seasons were filled with them. And his reaction that time Ros tried to cop a feel and found nothing to cop? Perfection. It’s the little things, you know.
His good humor extended to real life as well, by all accounts. Cast members often cite Conleth Hill as the funniest Game of Thrones actor and he’s generally delightful in every interview he does, whether it’s hanging with Leslie Jones or weeping over shaving his head for the role while imitating Rory McCann.
But all good things must come to an end. Varys proved time and time and time again you don’t need balls to be brave, and Dany and Drogon delivered a fiery death to our Spider. He almost made it to the very end, so we’ll only have one episode without Varys and his snarky- or very frank- take on matters. I’ll greatly miss having Conleth Hill on my screen.
Then again, there’s always the prequel series! All Hill needs to do is grow back his hair and few would recognize him, apparently. I would have no problem with this. I told you- he’s the fucking man.
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All hail the spider. His conflict with Littlefinger is still to me maybe the most interesting the show has depicted and it’s still too bad they never got a reunion. It’s too bad he had so little to do these past few seasons, but he left his mark.
Robert McCoy says:
The scene where Varys explains to Tyrion his life story while unboxing the wizard is when I realized he was one of my favorite characters.
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Wonderful tribute! Conleth was perfectly cast as Varys – almost exactly how I pictured him in my head. He’s a fantastic actor and seems like a fun person as well.
VanessaQuote Reply
Conleth played the role of Varys splendidly. Although I do feel the showrunners removed a lot of the complexity and mystique of book Varys, what he was able to give us was splendid.
Gutted we’ll never get to know what that voice said to him in the flames mind you 😏
RIP my dear spider
Drogon666 says:
Conleth Hill is amazing and definitely one of my favourite actors on the show. He was always in character, and always acted and reacted as if the camera was always on him for a close up, even if he’s in the corner of an extreme long shot, he was always in character, reacting to everything in the scene.
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Conleth was great. Loved that character.
I will be gobsmacked if High Priestess Kinvara turns up in 6 to explain what she and Varys were talking about in S06E05!
Wolfish says:
I love Varys the Spider in both books and show; secretive and scheming as he is, unlike many others I’ve never thought of him as evil—I really *have* always believed “the good of the realm” is his ultimate goal. Conleth Hill brought an incredible complexity to the role, and I always missed him when he disappeared. What actors do with few words (or none) is often far more indicative of their brilliance than what they do with lengthy monologue or dialogue, where they have more of a chance to “show off.” One of my very favorite moments in the entire show is the brief exchange after Tyrion and Varys reunite: “I’ve missed you, old friend.” “I know.”
We’ll miss you Sunday, Conleth—as the realm, whatever remains of it, will unknowingly miss Varys.
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Axechucker says:
Conleth, you were AMAZING!
Thank you so much for inhabiting this character so well—and for willingly shaving your head every bloody year!
To jump on Sue’s “Varys reactions” portion, one of the things that gets criminally overlooked is the stuff he does even when the camera isn’t 100% focused on him. I once noticed how Varys rarely looked at his hands, even when they were doing something. (Most people just think, “Oh, his hands were always just stuffed in his robe sleeves.” Not always. I was fascinated by his hands.
It’s obvious from talking to other cast members that Conleth is a hilarious dude. I’m honestly still a little irked HBO kept telling us “Conleth doesn’t do interviews” for so many years, only to find out that simply wasn’t true. We could have had some fun!
But hey, the Spider went out well. What a way to go.
P.S. Varys was right.
AxechuckerQuote Reply
One of my fav!
It’s a shame he was underused those last 3 seasons, he deserved better! I also find disapointing he hadn’t been reunited with Little Finger…
Thank you Mr. Hill!
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One of my fav characters early in the books, and thrilled to see how welll he came to life under Hill’s hands. Wasn’t a wrong moment, wrong move The few words he chose were just the perfect ones to get his point across Whats that expression about a brick in a silk sleeve? He could be menacing, but oh so charming (the way he convinced the whore in mereen that she best move on, mentioning by the way the little son with breathing problems? brilliant!) Would have loved more scenes with him and LF. Tho I do find it quite odd that no one mentioned his disappearance. You would have thought his long time foil would be missed, at least by varys….Anyway, great acting Mr Hill (btw what other roles has he had?)
Grandmaester Flash says:
My favourite reaction was outside the brothel in Volantis. The doorman rubs Tyrion’s head, saying it’s good luck to rub a dwarf’s head. Tyrion replies that it’s even better luck to suck a dwarf’s cock ……. Varys’s face when he said that !!!!!
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Jack Nabble says:
I’m pretty sure they know LF is dead, they were told off screen but they had more important things to think about at that time .
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MotherofWolves says:
In any other hands Varys could have become a caricature but Conleith made him a complex, intriguing character. Many thanks sir!
I absolutely loved the interview he did about the photo he had shared online of his childhood home in Ireland. He could see it from the film site and recreated a youthful photo of himself with his siblings. He was positively giddy about it.
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Sue the Fury says:
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I loved Conleth Hill as Varys. Just the right mix of wit and humor. Here’s my third-favorite Varys scene, from S5e1. Though it’s long, I’d always thought it presaged his eventual preference for Jon Snow over Daenerys Targaryen, once Jon’s real parentage was revealed. I put (what I thought was) the significant part in bold.
Varys & Tyrion arrive in Pentos (S5e1)
(Tyrion emerges from shipping crate)
Varys: “The home of my colleague Illyrio Mopatis, a merchant. He and I met many years ago through mutual friends. A group of people who saw Robert Baratheon for the disaster he was. We tried to do what was best for the realm by supporting a Targaryen restoration. And thus began the chain of mistakes that has led us both here. Things have gotten worse, not better. Westeros needs to be saved from itself.”
Tyrion (drinking): “Mmm. Much better.”
Varys: “My lord?”
Tyrion: “I don’t think I am anymore. A lord.
Are you a lord if you kill your father? I don’t imagine they revoke your nobility for killing a whore. It must happen all the time.”
Varys: “You already drank yourself across the Narrow Sea.”
Tyrion: “In a box. Why stop now?”
Varys: “Because we are talking about the future of our country.”
Tyrion: “The future is sh*t. Just like the past.”
Varys: “Perhaps.”
Tyrion: “Perhaps?”
Tyrion: “Eunuch, the Spider, the Master of Whisperers. Imp, Half-man.”
Varys: “There are faster ways to kill yourself.”
Tyrion. “Not for a coward.”
Varys: “You are many things, my friend, but not a coward.”
Tyrion: “You never told me why you set me free.”
Varys: “Your brother asked me to.”
Tyrion: “You could have said no.”
Varys: “Refuse the Kingslayer? A dangerous proposition.”
Tyrion: “Not as dangerous as releasing me. You risked your life, your position, everything. Why? You’re not family. You owe me nothing.”
Varys: “I didn’t do it for you. I did it for the Seven Kingdoms.”
Tyrion: “A drunken dwarf will never be the savior of the Seven Kingdoms.”
Varys: “I don’t believe in saviors. I believe men of talent have a part to play in the war to come.”
Tyrion: “You’re going to have to find another soldier. I’m done with Westeros and Westeros is done with me.”
Varys: “You have many admirable qualities. Self-pity is not one of them. Any fool with a bit of luck can find himself born into power. But earning it for yourself, that takes work.”
Tyrion: “I’m not well-suited for work.”
Varys: “I think you are. You have your father’s instincts for politics. And you have compassion.”
Tyrion: “Compassion?”
Varys: “Yes.”
Tyrion: “I killed my lover with my bare hands. I shot my own father with a crossbow.”
Varys: “I never said you were perfect.”
Tyrion: “What is it you want exactly?”
Varys: “Peace. Prosperity. A land where the powerful do not prey on the powerless…”
Tyrion: “…Where the castles are made of gingerbread and the moats are filled with blackberry wine. The powerful have always preyed on the powerless. That’s how they became powerful in the first place.”
Varys: “Perhaps. And perhaps we’ve grown so used to horror, we assume there’s no other way. If you sat on the Iron Throne, would you spread misery throughout the land?”
Tyrion: “I will never sit on the Iron Throne.”
Varys: “No, you won’t. But you could help another climb those steps and take that seat. The Seven Kingdoms need someone stronger than Tommen, but gentler than Stannis. A monarch who can intimidate the high lords and inspire the people. A ruler loved by millions with a powerful army and the right family name.”
Tyrion: “Good luck finding him.”
Varys: “Who said anything about “him”? You have a choice, my friend. You can stay here at Illyrio’s palace and drink yourself to death, or you can ride with me to Meereen, meet Daenerys Targaryen, and decide if the world is worth fighting for.”
Tyrion: “Can I drink myself to death on the road to Meereen?”
onefromaway says:
Another actor perfectly cast who gave a great portrayal of a complex character. I loved the confrontation scene between him and Dany in the Dragonstone map room. An intense moment that he moved through with honesty and skill. I too wish he had more screen time in the final seasons and some sort of “closure” scene about LF. But, alas. When I read the books, Conleth Hill will be who I see as Varys.
Varys still leaves behind a few mysteries. What did that voice say in the flames? Another poster suggests a woman’s voice saying “Dracares!” Great idea, but is it what he heard? How about those rings he took off and left in the bowl on his desk at Dragonstone. Were the stones poison? Will his new little bird do anything with them? I don’t know but I would love it if some how, some way Varys is present in the finale.
Wonderful Curtain Call Sue and thanks for the video links. The interview with Seth Meyers is packed with nice moments.
Thank you Conleth Hill, I look forward to seeing you in other projects!
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Sue the Fury,
Thanks sue, I saw Salmon Fishing in Yemen and loved it!! He was very good in that, played a bit of a similar character, ‘convincing’ others to do his will.
Varys remains one of the most interesting characters of the show. He started of as a mysterious man that somehow we didn’t trust. We had the feeling he wasn’t exactly loyal, and that came true, he wasn’t loyal to the kings and lords we got to know and love, he was loyal to a more important group, the common folk. the ones that have always been the victims when the high lords play their game. In that sense that makes Varys one of the most good guy of the whole show. Even till the end his loyalty remains there where it’s needed the most: The people.
As stated above his expressions were always gold. My favorite is from season 1 when they were talking about murdering Daenerys Littlefinger gives a little advise:
“When you find yourself in bed with an ugly woman, best close your eyes, get it over with.”
Conleth’s face said it all at that moment how Varys though about that comparison.
But not only was Conleth great as Varys, he was always great as himself. I remember the comic-con line up he first been part of, don’t remember which season. But I remember it was the most funny line up I ever saw, and that because of Conleth, he was the most funny one there, his answers were great, his jokes were great.
And wasn’t Conleth not the actor that was difficult to work with, not because he always made the cast laugh the whole time?
My second-favorite Varys scene..,,
(S2e10 Varys visits Tyrion after Blackwater)
Varys: “There are many who know that without you this city faced certain defeat.
The king won’t give you any honors, the histories won’t mention you, but we will not forget.”
Thanks for posting this, it was fun to read and remember another great scene! I think you are right, he is describing Jon, but did not know him and his parentage yet. Interesting.
Robert McCoy,
So wait… Will we ever find out what the voice in the flames said, and whose voice it was, when the sorcerer burned Varys’s private parts? I doubt Kinvara is coming back for an Episode 6 cameo.
Maybe that voice in the flames was a woman’s voice that simply said one word….
“Dracarys!” 🔥
Wolfish,
“One of my very favorite moments in the entire show is the brief exchange after Tyrion and Varys reunite: “I’ve missed you, old friend.” “I know.”
That was my #1 Varys moment. (“If only…”)
Conleth’s best attribute? Anonymity in public. With his real, lush head of hair he’s unrecognizable as the bald Varys from GoT.
ash:
Thanks sue, I saw Salmon Fishing in Yemen and loved it!!He was very good in that, played a bit of a similar character, ‘convincing’ others to do his will.
Wait. I saw that movie too and really liked it. What role did he play? (I’ll go back and look.)
Ser Not Appearing in this Series says:
“Ooooh. ‘The Queen musn’t know.’ I love conversations that begin this way.”
Ah good old Varys, he kept us guessing to the last as exactly whose game he was playing, masterfully played by Conleth. Varys was the Master of Whisperers, Conleth the master of wry wit and subtle facial expressions.
Was very pleased we didn’t get the giggling Varys of the books…
Another triumph of casting!
Ser Not Appearing in this SeriesQuote Reply
Another example of perfect casting.
What I loved most about how he decided to play Varys was that even though he was as manipulative as LF, he always managed a sincerity and warmth that felt genuine, and a certain honesty that was disarming. So they were the perfect foils, since everything LF said and did felt insincere and calculated.
I’d always hoped for conversation between Varys and Sansa about his fate, since they were the two chess players for the first half of the series.
Still, I think I loved his early scenes with Peter Dinklage the best. The god of tits and wine, should I be worried, the big fish eat the little fish and I keep paddling etc.
RGQuote Reply
I love you, Conleth Hill, for taking a meh character from the books and making him into one of my favorite characters on the show. So many of my favorite scenes will always consist of those witty conversations between Varys and Tyrion.
Varys, you were right all along. Your death meant something. If nothing else, you’ve made us see that it doesn’t take testicles to be a hero. And when it’s all said and done, the man with no balls had the biggest balls of all. ❤️
PleaseBringBack Jaime says:
A perfect casting, perfect actor and perfect storyline, every dialog he had to say where fantastic and his acting was fantastic too. When I rewatched season 1, I just love the scene with LF and Varys in the throne room when they ask each other, what have you been up to since the last time I saw you or the last time you’ve seen me.. I was so glad varys got the last words on that scene :D. Also loved the scene season 7 with Tyrion, the way he said it’s a sealed scroll for the King in the North, and then Tyrion ‘what does it says’ and Varys ‘nothing good’, spot on acting for both and spot-on dialogs. I was just laughing. I just love the spider. Nevertheless I am wondering if the last scene of episode 6 with the rings might mean something, after all if Varys was planning to poison Danny how would he have found/carry the poison and being a spider one could imagine he was always ready for anything.. maybe always carrying poison with him?…I like that they finished in a very mysterious way, who was he sending the scroll message, what is new little bird was going to do and will she still do it now that he is gone. I think he once says something like ‘men can be fickle but birds I always trust’…I am sure that was line from the book what an amazing characters. and the acting was just amazing, no one else could play Varys. Bye bye dear spider you served the realm well.
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Flora Linden says:
There is something in the Northern Ireland water that keeps producing outstanding performing artists. Conleth Hill is one of them, and I’m glad GoT was able to showcase his talents. Varys’s polite-sounding yet nasty sparring with Baelish in S1 was a classic.
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YES. OMG, I love that whole exchange.
Another perfect casting! I’m gonna miss all those beautiful characters! The curtain calls this week are really hard to read.
Varys was so mysterious. I really hoped he would survive. Thank you Conleth!
Juri says:
Finally a song for the Spider.
Thank you Conleth for your wonderful job bringing Varys to life.
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3eyes says:
Renly’s Peach: Varys, you were right all along. Your death meant something. If nothing else, you’ve made us see that it doesn’t take testicles to be a hero. And when it’s all said and done, the man with no balls had the biggest balls of all. ❤️
Renly’s Peach speaks for me.
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hope that’s allow to post, I found the scene I like a lot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfTYtRbJNcc
BigMac says:
Varys was one of my favourite characters. I love the way he was written, and Conleth Hill’s performance only enhanced that.
Varys certainly a mysterious character, but from season 2 onward, I always felt like he was a good guy. Sure, he kept secrets and manipulated people, but I always felt like he had good intentions behind it. Conleth pulled off this difficult character flawlessly. His voice was so entrancing, exuding calmness and serenity, but with a note of cynicism and bluntness to it as well.
Varys had some of the greatest lines throughout the series. There are too many to list right now, but some that come to mind right now are:
– “When you look at me, do you see a hero?”
– “The realm, my lord. Someone must.”
– “You might be disappointed in the results. Ships come and go, the big fish eat the little fish, and I keep on paddling.”
– The whole riddle he posed to Tyrion in season 2
– “He would watch this country burn if he could be king of the ashes.”
– “But what do we have left once we abandon the lie? Chaos. A gaping pit waiting to swallow us all.”
– “When I see what desire does to people, what it’s done to this country, I am very glad to have no part in it.”
– “Sadly, my lord, I never forget a thing.”
– “No, I only know what it’s like to pick up your shit and throw it overboard.”
– The whole scene with him interrogating Vala in season 6
– His response to Daenerys when she questions his loyalty in season 7
– His final words: “I hope I deserve this. Truly, I do. I hope I am wrong.”
Another aspect to Conleth’s acting that I really enjoy is his facial expressions, and ability to always stay in character. Seriously, even when Varys isn’t the focus of a scene – If he’s in the background, watch him. Nobody gives better facial reactions during group scenes than Conleth.
His scenes with Littlefinger still rank as some of my favourite in the series – especially the “Chaos is a ladder” scene. The chemistry between Conleth and Aiden was just perfect. I believe both actors really brought out the best in one another.
Varys went out just as I would expect a character like him to go out (as much as I wish it didn’t happen). On his feet, dignified, believing he did the right thing, yet hoping desperately that he had not. RIP, Varys. I hope the realm will find peace. Thank you Conleth. Varys was already a fantastic character, but you elevated him to a level far beyond.
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Beth of House Seaworth says:
Conleth can deliver a line without speaking. His facial expression when Tyrion goes to release the dragons from their chains is priceless.
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And here it is…
Tyrion and Varys reunite in Mereen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q46rzo0_9cE
BigMac,
“His final words: “I hope I deserve this. Truly, I do. I hope I am wrong.”
I’ve been waiting for the Sansaphobes to come out in full force to blame her blabbermouthing of the family secret for Varys’s demise. But for the dissemination of the information that a kinder Targaryen was available as a potential ruler, Dany wouldn’t have felt betrayed and Varys would not have have felt obligated to the realm to support a different candidate who checked most of the boxes for the ideal ruler he described to Tyrion in S5e1 (which I quoted in full above):
“The Seven Kingdoms need someone stronger than Tommen, but gentler than Stannis. A monarch who can intimidate the high lords and inspire the people. A ruler loved by millions with a powerful army and the right family name.”
With Dany’s once-powerful army considerably weakened and Dany not experiencing the “love” of the people she’d hoped for, Lord “Targaryen Restoration” Varys must have reached the difficult but ethically-compelled conclusion that Aegon Targaryen is the monarch the Seven Kingdoms needs.
Poor Jon. He never wanted to be Lord Commander of the NW, King in the North, or King of the Seven Kingdoms. He’s probably going to wind up sitting on the Iron Throne in Ultra-Brood mode. (“F*ck. All I ever wanted was to go someplace to get warm. Now I’m stuck rebuilding this sh*thole city and administering a continent full of people devastated by multiple wars. My life sucks. I should’ve stayed in that cave with Ygritte.”)
If Arya was serious when she told Sandor she had no intention of returning to WF, at least Jon nka King Aegon will have the Princess That Was Promised to keep him company. And Gendry will be close enough to keep hitting on her until he comes up with the right proposal to win her over, eg: “Do whatever you want when you want. Just try to check back in every now and then to let me know how you’re doing and if you need anything. And I promise I’ll never call you a lady. In fact, you name your terms. I’ll do anything you want. I’ll spend the rest of my days making custom-designed kickass weapons for you if you’d like.”
Oops… End ASNAWP detour…
Ser Brocolli McBrocolliface says:
I think the voice said “dracarys”
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Johan Sporre says:
A truly fantastic actor. He frequently got my vote for best supporting actor when it came to the awards. Almost every scene he was in was made memorable just by him saying a few lines.
Well played Conleth Hill.
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Sister Kisser says:
Way to elevate the character. I think spiders spawn so many negative connotations… we are generally distrustful, fearful, or distgusted by them. They set traps; spin sticky webs to draw in their prey. They disarm you with their very presence. They use poison, and work in he shadows. But ultimately- they do everyone the greatest service by dutifully keeping the realms from being overrun by pests and insects. Without them, the balance of any ecosystem would be tipped almost immediately into chaos.
Love this character. Thanks for doing such a great job, Conleth.
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Hill was one of the best character description physical matches on the show, and even if the writing veered way off from the books afterward, he certainly made the role his own. It’s a shame he didn’t get much to do in the last few years.
Tryptych says:
I had a forlorn hope that it might be Varys that took the throne.
He might not have been the rightful heir, but he was most certainly the best suited for the job. He wasn’t interested in politics and power, all he cared for was the people and the realm.
Hill played him with such massive understatement, and every nuance was marked and noted. He is one of the best actors to come out of the show and I hope we see more of him soon. (He’s make a great Bond baddie, hint hint.)
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The man. The myth. The best head of hair you will never see on the show.
Conleth is one of those people who you’d just love to sit and chat with about pretty much anything. Engaging and witty.
Varys and Littlefinger, and Varys and Tyrion were my most liked pairings for him, and I regret not seeing him and Littlefinger one more time (or even mentioning him.) I never did trust that Varys was really out for the good of the realm. But I was wrong, and he was.
I thought the suggestion that he was trying to poison Dany in the last episode a bit disappointing, it seemed beneath him. But that is a small complaint on such a large history of the character. I’m not sure what the words he heard in the flames long ago were, but perhaps it was ‘Dracarys’.
Thank you, Conleth.
Lost Stones of Varys says:
Clearly by my name you can tell I was a big fan of the character. One of my favorite in the books. Kudos to Nina and Conleth.
Always for the people Lord Varys.
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Lord Varys was one of my favourite characters. And Mr Hill portrayed him to perfection.
As others stated, there was a mystery surrounding Varys that I wish we learned more about. And, ideally, I would have loved a show-down with Littlefinger, in my view and up to one point, probably the show’s most dangerous villain. Unfortunately, both were given very little to do in those past few seasons; I guess their book!counterparts were far too complex to deal with on a show and it’s constraints.
Still, Lord Varys (as well as Littlefinger) was brought to life by a great actor that managed to keep him interesting even when he had no real role.
Thank you, Mr Hill.
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Ulfie says:
Varys best thing was that box with the wizard… so sick. Waited his whole life for payback and then his pulse didn’t even rise when he finally had him and he told Tyrion
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Shelle says:
Conleth seems like a thoroughly delightful person to hang out with, and Varys was an early favorite character of mine. I sensed true goodness in him from the start. Plus he (and Tyrion) injected some terrific comic relief without being comic characters. Much of the best dialog belonged to him as well. There’s something extremely charming about both the character and the actor–a perfect marriage here, and I hope to see him pop up again in the future.
Though I was dismayed at the circumstances surrounding his demise, at least both he and Dany maintained integrity. (Guess he could’ve tried talking to her at least as much as he talked with Tyrion, but alas. Maybe we just didn’t see it. Precious little time this season.) It thrilled me when he and Jaime rescued Tyrion and teamed up with Daenerys. Hope we do get some confirmation of what he heard in the flames (“dracarys” isn’t a bad guess.) His relationship to the red priest(esse)s and parallels with Melisandre were things I truly hoped would go somewhere. Well, there’s one episode left. Congratulations on making it so very close to the bitter(sweet?) end, my man!
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Shelle,
Slightly off-topic…
A few weeks ago, I listed all of the characters appearing in S1e1 and asked for speculation which of them would go “wire to wire”, i.e., appear in the very first episode and be alive at the end of the very last episode.
Since that last head count a few weeks ago, we’ve lost several S1e1 characters: Jaime, Cersei, Sandor 😢, Theon (sorry Petra), and Jorah.
I think there are now only six S1e1 characters still in the running going into the last episode:
1. Jon Snow aka Aegon Targaryen
2. Daenerys Targaryen
3. Arya Stark aka The Princess That Was Promised
4. Bran “Not Really” Stark
5. Sansa “I Swear” Stark
6. Tyrion Lannister
Anybody want to wager who makes it out alive, i.e., who goes wire-to-wire?
Gravityshadow says:
Just wanna say Varys is my favorite character in the books and he’s also my fav in the show. Conleth just plays him perfectly and I love him. Thank you so much, you were awesome, dude. 😉
PS: fun fact, Varys is also the favorite GoT character for Laurence Fishburne and there was this funny interview where Fishburne was jealous that his wife Gina Torres could play together with Conleth in Suits. 😀
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Well i can tell you that Dany isn’t making it and this isn’t a spoiler, it’s just obvious !
Chump Force 1 says:
Suggestion. Shouldn’t all the main characters get a curtain call after series ends? Unless everyone is killed, how can we show appreciation to the main cast?
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Chump Force 1,
Yeah, if you think about it, tonight we’re going to say goodbye to all the characters regardless if they die or not, we are never going to see them again, at least not in television form and by the way things are going with the books probably not in any form.
I loved Varys his wit …so clever, it makes me sad that I did not get to know what he heard from the flame, hopefully the books will tell us
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Daenerys. She died in the last episode. Now she’s only Queen of the Ashes, a corpse in waiting.
I believe the other five will live. There’s some uncertainty on Jon, Tyrion and Arya though. Bran and Sansa clearly live.
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Me also – “I’ve missed you old friend” – “I know” and said in ‘matter of fact’ way with no emotion.
That time on the battlements of Kings Landing also with Tyrion. When Tyrion says “Why are all the gods such vicious c*nts! Why is there not a god of tits and wine?” and Varys says on some island they worship a god with 16 teets – or something similar 🙂
As a side note – In the UK there is programme on Sky Arts called ‘Portrait Artist of the Year’ and Conleth was one of the sitters during the rounds. It was strange to see him with a full head of hair! Conleth could probably walk down the street and no one would recognise him as the actor who played Varys.
RIP Spider – but kudos to Conleth Hill who brought Varys to life.
Here’s a collection of great scenes with Lord Varys.
There is nothing much more to say about the brilliance of Conleth Hill as Varys. I enjoyed his nuanced portrayal of a character that in the books is mysterious, but a bit campy.
His scenes were, for the most part, stronger in earlier seasons. For me, there are three episodes in which he really shines: “The wolf and the lion”, “What is dead may never die”, “And now his watch is ended”.
In the late seasons, I enjoyed very much his scene with the woman who was killing some Unsullied in Meereen, on Sons of the Harpy behalf (“Oathbreaker”).
howtathor says:
Conleth/Varys will be sorely missed, especially tonight when the future of ‘the realm’ is at stake. He has been a king/queenmaker from the start and I fear for the future.
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Lady MarMar says:
Robert McCoy: The scene where Varys explains to Tyrion his life story while unboxing the wizard
That is my favorite scene with Varys. It so efficiently gave his backstory – it was heartbreaking and horrifying, and he was pitiable yet menacing – he made the character be someone who we simultaneously were drawn to and repelled by – incredible acting!
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Roberta Baratheon says:
Kinvara was my favorite one episode character. Maybe she will appear tonight, tell us what the voice in the flames said, and then resurrect Varys! That would make me very happy!!!
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Roberta Baratheon,
I don’t quite think even the Lord of Light can ressurect ashes, besides didn’t Melisandre said that he only ressurects people who have a purpose to serve ? The long night is over !
Thank you, Sue. VArys dwelled in the shadows even when he was in the spotlight. Yet Conleth Hill, with his subtle expressions, silky vocals, and delicate walk, always made him…glow! I’ve always thought he was the best long-game player in the Game, especially in the books with the fAegon subplot. Conleth more than held his own with the (also brilliant) oleaginous Littlefinger. What was always surprising and evident as early as his Black Cells talks with Ned, was that he genuinely was for the Realm. He never deviated, and carried on his plotting in the face of imminent death for the good of the realm. And he went out like a boss, neither squirming, apologising, crying, or even screaming. Conleth made this balls-less man the most ballsy player in Westeros.
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Conleth was simply amazing asVarys, a shady character whom you don’t know what his intentions are for the first half of the series. Ultimately he dies a hero but is unable to save King’s Landing.
Unfortunately I saw an article online where the actor was apparently expressing his dissatisfaction with pacing of the final two seasons and Varys role in them, it may have been click bait but would leave a sour taste if not.
Few actors in any project have ever been a more perfect match for their character than Conleth Hill was with Varys. He excelled at playing the Spider as a master of the Great Game, but he also imbued him with a kind of deep-set morality that, whenever it emerged from beneath his courtly manner, rendered him even more compelling. He was arguably the cast’s best supporting player, by which I mean he elevated and expertly complimented every other actor he ever shared the screen with, from Peter Dinklage to Diana Rigg to Aidan Gillen. The results of those collaborations were among the most riveting and memorable scenes that this all-time great show ever gave us.
All in all, Conleth is a very special actor indeed. He’ll be missed, and I’ll be eager to see whatever he does next!
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Adrianacandle says:
I loved Coneth Hill as Varys, I can’t picture Varys being played by anybody else. He was brilliant throughout the series — from trying to convince Ned into accepting Joffrey as king, to his face-offs with Littlefinger, to his last scene, “I hope I deserve this, I truly do, I hope I was wrong,” and facing death with dignity.
A great character and a wonderful performer.
Ten Bears: 5. Sansa “I Swear” Stark
I just saw this last night and now I can’t get Boyz II Men out of my head XD
For my first boy-girl Valentine’s Day dance in elementary school, this is the song that played and now my awkward dancing with my first-grade crush will be forever linked with Sansa Stark because of this 😉 Seems about right!
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TOIVA says:
Oh yes, Varys was probably my favourite character (With Margaery, Davos and others closely behind).
I have loved every scene Varys was in during the early seasons. He’s lost some of that initial effortless gravitas since them, but his wit still shone through till the very end. Varys embodied a character that is good, kind even, but practical in the end. He will do what must be done, and live with the consequences.
Conleth Hill nailed that role. Thanks for the years of always enjoyable scenes.
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Hotlanta spotlight: HT Rosen
Published by Sareth Ney on Feb. 3, 2017 at 6:55 p.m.
Photo credit: Will Kersey
ATLANTA – HT Rosen’s father, Al Rosen, was his inspiration to perform stand-up comedy. During his upbringing, “humor and cadence” consistently was part of his life. Comedians in their prime (in the 80s and 90s) were shown and he considered them his heroes.
When HT Rosen first performed stand-up comedy—he felt a mixture of fear, failure and excitement. The three feelings spun inside of him, during his five minutes of stage time. He also described the feeling as electric. Recently, he filmed a set at the Apollo Theater in New York.
Comedy specials and record albums HT Rosen considered as his favorites were Rodney Dangerfield’s comedy performances on cable and Eddie Murphy’s “Raw” on vinyl. He recalled watching the late Friday night 30 minute specials on Comedy Central too. The old episodes of “Mad TV”, earlier episodes of “Saturday Night Live” and & “Key & Peele” were considered HT Rosen’s staples, when it came to sketch shows. In regards to Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele, he continued to state it was “nice to see two comics thrive together on stage”. Films featuring John Candy or Bill Murray were always well-liked because they gave HT Rosen a fresh laugh, even in today’s climate.
If HT Rosen could go on tour with any comedian, he chose anyone he had a great admiration for. One of which was Jordan Stylez. Together they formed the duo known as “A Jew and Black Guy”. If HT Rosen could get roasted by past or present comedians, he chose the following: George Carlin, Dangerfield, Bill Burr, Mel Brooks and Alia Ghosheh.
Other forms of comedy HT Rosen plans to try are television, especially sitcoms. On Feb. 10 and 11—he and Stylez will be performing their comedic set in front of producers at “America’s Got Talent” via an invite from the producers. In the next five years, he hopes to bring A Jew and A Black Guy to television.
After each performance—HT Rosen hopes the spectators remember his performance. They are filled with multiple musical instruments, funny songs, one liners, crowd work and crazy bits. Hopefully, they continue to quote him afterwards. His motto is, “Butts in seat, sell the drinks and be funny.”
Online and on social media, HT Rosen can be found on Facebook. He is on Instagram and YouTube, with footage from television. Together with Stylez, their website can be found at ajewandablackguy.com.
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Natural Gas Liquids Production Projection – Canada
This chart shows the production of various natural gas liquids in Canada from 2010 to 2040. Ethane production falls only slightly over the projection from 236 Mb/d in 2010 to 227 Mb/d in 2040. Propane increases significantly from 152 Mb/d in 2010 to 392 Mb/d in 2040. Butane also increases, from 118 Mb/d in 2010 to 250 Mb/d in 2040. Pentanes Plus nearly double’s its production from 104 Mb/d in 2010 to 201 Mb/d by 2040. Condensate increases from only 40 Mb/d in 2010 to 740 Mb/d in 2040.
Production depends on natural gas production and, in the short-term, NGL production levels off as gas production declines. In the long-term, natural gas production rises with rising gas prices, causing rising NGL production as activity continues to focus on liquids-rich tight and shale gas areas. Increasing NGL production means greater potential for petrochemical growth and export growth.
Ethane Potential – Mb/d
This chart shows the potential production of ethane along with the projected actual production from gas processing and off gas plants. Production of ethane from both sources decreases slightly over the projection from 236 Mb/d in 2010 to 208 Mb/d in 2040. While the production remains relatively flat, the amount of ethane that is not recovered grows considerably. Ethane potential increases from 14 Mb/d in 2014 to 424 Mb/d in 2040.
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Ethane Supply – Mb/d
This chart shows the supply of ethane from various sources from 2010 to 2040. Ethane production from gas processing falls slightly from 236 Mb/d to 208 Mb/d in 2040. Production of ethane from oil sands off-gas facilities grow from 0 Mb/d in 2010 to 19 Mb/d in 2040. Imports of ethane into Alberta from the United States grow from 0 Mb/d in 2010 to 37 Mb/d in 2040 while imports of ethane into Ontario from the United States grow from 0 Mb/d in 2010 to 93 Mb/d in 2040. Total supply grows from 236 Mb/d in 2010 to 357 Mb/d in 2040.
Ethane Disposition – Mb/d
This chart shows the disposition of ethane in Canada from 2010 to 2040. Alberta petrochemical demand grows over the projection from 198 Mb/d in 2010 to 253 Mb/d in 2040. Similarly, Ontario petrochemical demand grows from 0 Mb/d in 2010 to 93 Mb/d in 2040. Demand for ethane as a solvent in the oil sands remains relatively flat, falling from 12 Mb/d in 2010 to 11 Mb/d in 2040. Exports of ethane remain 0 Mb/d throughout the projection.
Propane Supply – Mb/d
This chart shows the supply of propane from various sources from 2010 to 2040. Propane production from gas processing grows from 146 Mb/d to 382 Mb/d in 2040. Production of propane from oil sands off-gas facilities grow from 6 Mb/d in 2010 to 10 Mb/d in 2040. Production of propane from refineries falls from 31 Mb/d in 2010 to 17 Mb/d in 2040. Imports of propane grow from 6 Mb/d in 2010 to 15 Mb/d in 2040. Total supply grows from 189 Mb/d in 2010 to 423 Mb/d in 2040.
Propane Disposition – Mb/d
This chart shows the disposition of propane in Canada from 2010 to 2040. Alberta petrochemical demand grows over the projection from 2 Mb/d in 2010 to 44 Mb/d in 2040. Ontario petrochemical demand falls from 17 Mb/d in 2010 to 5 Mb/d in 2040. Demand for propane as a solvent in the oil sands grows from 3 Mb/d in 2010 to 15 Mb/d in 2040. Other Alberta demand for propane grows from 30 Mb/d in 2010 to 46 Mb/d in 2040. Similarly, other Canadian demand grow from 53 Mb/d in 2010 to 65 Mb/d in 2040. Exports of propane from Alberta to the United States grow from 19 Mb/d in 2010 to 67 in 2017. Exports of propane from Ontario to the United States remain flat at 28 Mb/d in 2010 to 28 Mb/d in 2017. Exports from the rest of Canada grow from 34 Mb/d in 2010 to 43 Mb/d in 2017. Projected exports from all of Canada grow from 152 Mb/d in 2018 to 249 Mb/d in 2040. Total disposition grows from 186 Mb/d in 2010 to 423 Mb/s in 2040.
Butane Supply – Mb/d
This chart shows the supply of butane from various sources from 2010 to 2040. Butane production from gas processing grows from 87 Mb/d to 223 Mb/d in 2040. Production of butane from oil sands off-gas facilities grow from 3 Mb/d in 2010 to 4 Mb/d in 2040. Production of butane from refineries falls from 28 Mb/d in 2010 to 23 Mb/d in 2040. Imports of butane from the United States to Alberta fall from 12 Mb/d in 2010 to 7 Mb/d in 2040. Total supply grows from 130 Mb/d in 2010 to 257 Mb/d in 2040.
Butane Disposition – Mb/d
This chart shows the disposition of butane in Canada from 2010 to 2040. Alberta petrochemical demand falls over the projection from 11 Mb/d in 2010 to 5 Mb/d in 2040. Ontario petrochemical demand falls from 22 Mb/d in 2010 to 11 Mb/d in 2040. Refinery demand grows from 67 Mb/d in 2010 to 77 Mb/d in 2040. Demand for butane as a solvent in the oil sands grows from 2 Mb/d in 2010 to 5 Mb/d in 2040. Alberta diluent demand for butane grows from 17 Mb/d in 2010 to 43 Mb/d in 2040. Other Canadian demand remains steady at 10 Mb/d in 2010 and 9 Mb/d in 2040. Exports of butane from Alberta to the United States are steady at 3 Mb/d in 2010 to 2 in 2017. Exports of butane from Ontario to the United States remain flat at 15 Mb/d in 2010 to 15 Mb/d in 2017. Exports from the rest of Canada grow from 5 Mb/d in 2010 to 12 Mb/d in 2017. Projected exports from all of Canada grow from 41 Mb/d in 2018 to 107 Mb/d in 2040. Total disposition grows from 153 Mb/d in 2010 to 257 Mb/s in 2040.
Pentanes Plus and Liquid Condensate Supply – Mb/d
This chart shows the supply of pentanes plus and condensate from various sources from 2010 to 2040. Pentanes plus production from gas processing grows from 104 Mb/d to 150 Mb/d in 2040. Condensate production from gas wells grows from 40 Mb/d in 2010 to 740 in 2040. Production from Alberta refineries grows from 0 Mb/d in 2010 to 50 Mb/d in 2040. Net imports into Canada decline from 157 Mb/d in 2010 to 30 Mb/d in 2040. Total supply grows from 301 Mb/d in 2010 to 970 Mb/d in 2040.
Pentanes Plus and Liquid Condensate Disposition – Mb/d
This chart shows the disposition of Pentanes plus and condensate in Canada. Diluent demand for pentanes plus and condensate grows from 301 Mb/d in 2010 to 970 Mb/d in 2040. Net exports during that time are 0 Mb/d.
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The 2020 Oscars made history by naming the South Korean film Parasite as best picture—the first non-English language film to take the top prize.
Other honors of the night included Renee Zellweger winning best actress for playing Judy Garland in Judy, Joaquin Phoenix taking best actor for Joker, and Brad Pitt and Laura Dern seizing the supporting acting awards for their roles in Once Upon a Time In Hollywood and Marriage Story respectively.
Parasite took home the most awards on Sunday night, winning in four categories: best screenplay, best director, best picture and best international feature film. This was a stunning upset for the film crowd, as most favored World War I epic 1917 for best picture; however, most of its awards came in technical categories.
Nominations controversy
The announcement of the nominations in January provoked a strong online criticism many pointing out yet again that the Oscars favored a very white, very male body of work. Many felt that the omission of Greta Gerwig for Little Women from the best directing list was a snub.
“Congratulations to those men,” said actor Issa Rae, who announced the nominations, summing up the general consensus on Twitter.
“Congratulations to those men.” – Issa Rae introducing the Best Director category is a MOOD. #OscarNoms pic.twitter.com/ihxnw0E6VJ
— Kathleen Newman-Bremang (@KathleenNB) January 13, 2020
Only five women have ever been nominated for best director in the entire history of the Oscars, which dates back 90 years.
It was also felt that the 11 nominations Joker received was in poor taste, in a year when many films showcasing diverse characters and stories were released. Joker ended up taking home two Oscars—one for best leading actor (Joaquin Phoenix) and another for music.
While the nominations still left a lot to be desired, Parasite’s win is indicative of a sea change within the academy and leaves much hope for next year.
Parasite in paradise
Parasite has been sweeping awards season, including bringing home best original screenplay and best foreign-language film at the BAFTAs last week and best director and best foreign-language film at the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards in January.
The film is a vicious social satire about two families from different classes in Seoul—one who lives in poverty in a basement, and another wealthy family who resides in a large home.
Bong Joon-ho’s ‘Parasite’ is the 1st foreign language film to win best picture at the 92nd Oscars—making history https://t.co/4zKhMZcryM pic.twitter.com/mgiqXENTF2
— Forbes (@Forbes) February 10, 2020
“Once you overcome the one-inch tall barrier of subtitles, you will be introduced to so many more amazing films,” said Director Bong Joon-ho in his acceptance speech for best foreign-language film at the Golden Globes.
Perhaps the Oscars are not quite as “local” as Joon-ho once accused them of being. Or maybe he’s just making local history.
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Selma Blair’s Incredible Moment at the Oscars
Actress Selma Blair made headlines this week when she attended a post-Oscars party with an unusual accessory. To go with her Ralph & Russo mint green, powder blue and pink block gown, the Cruel Intentions and Legally Blonde star turned heads as she walked with a monogrammed black cane which included a real pink diamond.
Still giving me life. 🌈 This gown. This cape. This night. #ralphandrusso #vanityfairoscarparty #chrismcmillan #frankieboyd #elizabethstewart #troynankin #gettyimages thank you to all of you for the support and for everyone who is challenged in all the ways we humans may be. 💛
A post shared by Selma Blair (@selmablair) on Feb 26, 2019 at 8:51pm PST
Blair suffers from multiple sclerosis, or MS, an incurable condition that affects the brain and spinal cord, creating problems such as double vision, partial blindness, muscle weakness, trouble with sensation and trouble with coordination.
She was diagnosed with MS in August 2018, and the Oscars were her first public event since announcing her diagnosis. Blair revealed that she had the condition in an Instagram post last October, writing, “I am disabled. I fall sometimes. I drop things. My memory is foggy. And my left side is asking for directions from a broken gps. But we are doing it. And I laugh and I don’t know exactly what I will do precisely but I will do my best.”
I was in this wardrobe fitting two days ago. And I am in the deepest gratitude. So profound, it is, I have decided to share. The brilliant costumer #Allisaswanson not only designs the pieces #harperglass will wear on this new #Netflix show , but she carefully gets my legs in my pants, pulls my tops over my head, buttons my coats and offers her shoulder to steady myself. I have #multiplesclerosis . I am in an exacerbation. By the grace of the lord, and will power and the understanding producers at Netflix , I have a job. A wonderful job. I am disabled. I fall sometimes. I drop things. My memory is foggy. And my left side is asking for directions from a broken gps. But we are doing it . And I laugh and I don’t know exactly what I will do precisely but I will do my best. Since my diagnosis at ten thirty pm on The night of August 16, I have had love and support from my friends , especially @jaime_king @sarahmgellar @realfreddieprinze @tarasubkoff . My producers #noreenhalpern who assured me that everyone has something. #chrisregina #aaronmartin and every crew member… thank you. I am in the thick of it but I hope to give some hope to others. And even to myself. You can’t get help unless you ask. It can be overwhelming in the beginning. You want to sleep. You always want to sleep. So I don’t have answers. You see, I want to sleep. But I am a forthcoming person and I want my life to be full somehow. I want to play with my son again. I want to walk down the street and ride my horse. I have MS and I am ok. But if you see me , dropping crap all over the street, feel free to help me pick it up. It takes a whole day for me alone. Thank you and may we all know good days amongst the challenges. And the biggest thanks to @elizberkley who forced me to see her brother #drjasonberkley who gave me this diagnosis after finding lesions on that mri. I have had symptoms for years but was never taken seriously until I fell down in front of him trying to sort out what I thought was a pinched nerve. I have probably had this incurable disease for 15 years at least. And I am relieved to at least know. And share. 🖤 my instagram family… you know who you are.
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“If I can help anyone be more comfortable in their skin, it’s more than I’ve ever done before,” Blair said to Vanity Fair magazine.
Blair has received widespread support and encouragement for being so vocal about her condition. Among celebrities who have reached out to Blair to offer their support are Marc Jacobs, who has a handbag named after the actress; Amy Schumer, whose father suffers from MS; and Kris Jenner, who sent Blair an extravagant flower arrangement.
Figures suggest that nearly one million people are living with MS in the United States. Many MS sufferers and family members of MS sufferers have taken to social media to voice their appreciation for the actress bringing such a debilitating condition to light.
As a person living with Multiple Sclerosis, I deeply appreciate how open @SelmaBlair has been with her disease.
I hope she continues and her clout will help bring more light to what so many live with. https://t.co/03RHZdySWh
— Frederick Joseph (@FredTJoseph) February 25, 2019
my mum is all for me having a cane as a mobility aid after the oscars – this is why disabled representation both in real life people and characters in media is so important !!! normalise mobility aids !!! normalise disability !!!
Thank you @SelmaBlair
— sleepy niamh NIAMH DAY (@sunlitniamh) February 26, 2019
On Sunday at the Vanity Fair Oscars party, she told the magazine: “I really feel like people with disabilities are invisible to a lot of people.”
Looking ahead, Blair is interested in working with a fashion designer to create a line of clothes that are chic, yet also comfortable and able to be worn by those suffering from MS or other similar debilitating conditions.
She told Vanity Fair that one of her main complaints about MS is the lack of stylish clothing available to disabled people. It might sound frivolous, but to Blair, who has always used clothes as a form of self-expression, it is a matter of identity.
“I would like to partner with someone like Christian Siriano on a line for everyone—not just people who necessarily need adaptive clothing, but for those who want comfort, too. It can still be chic. You shouldn’t have to sacrifice style. Like, let’s get elastic waistbands to look a little bit better.”
College News is all for it.
See also: Highlights from the 2019 Oscars
Highlights from the 2019 Oscars
On Sunday February 24, everyone who is anyone in Hollywood attended the entertainment industry’s biggest and most dazzling night of the year: The Oscars.
For some, the dream of winning an iconic golden Academy Awards statuette came true. For everyone else, the 2019 Oscars would surely be remembered as a night of powerful speeches, captivating performances, overdue breakthroughs and multiple backlashes (we’re looking at you Kevin Hart).
Here are the night’s highlights.
If you’re not familiar with Hollywood’s latest imaginary love triangle, it involves the undeniably compatible stars Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper.
Are the pair just friendship goals? Did Gaga leave fiancé Christian Carino because she’s secretly in love with Cooper? Why did Cooper’s girlfriend, model Irina Shayk, sit in-between the two at the awards ceremony? And, most importantly, did you see that steamy performance of Shallow?
Are we 100% certain these two are just good friends… ? pic.twitter.com/Bsy9oJv1RM
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) February 25, 2019
Whatever fan-fic A Star Is Born enthusiasts are living, we’ve been team Gaga since her Just Dance days and we’re thrilled that she won Best Original Song on Sunday.
Tweeted about by the President
Spike Lee leapt into the arms of Samuel L Jackson as he was finally presented with his Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for BlacKkKlansman. But it wasn’t the endearing bromance or the fact that Lee’s outfit paid tribute to his friend Prince that got viewers, and the President, talking.
“Do not turn the motherfucking clock on,” Lee said about the organizer’s 90-second time limit before using his acceptance speech to talk about how it is 400 years since “our ancestors were stolen from Mother Africa and bought to Jamestown, Virginia, enslaved”.
“The 2020 presidential election is around the corner. Let’s all mobilize. Let’s all be on the right side of history. Make the moral choice between love versus hate. Let’s do the right thing! You know I had to get that in there,” he urged.
On Monday, President Trump struck back at the film director, accusing him of delivering a “racist hit” on Twitter.
“Be nice if Spike Lee could read his notes, or better yet not have to use notes at all, when doing his racist hit on your President, who has done more for African Americans (Criminal Justice Reform, Lowest Unemployment numbers in History, Tax Cuts, etc.) than almost any other Pres!” Trump wrote.
Be nice if Spike Lee could read his notes, or better yet not have to use notes at all, when doing his racist hit on your President, who has done more for African Americans (Criminal Justice Reform, Lowest Unemployment numbers in History, Tax Cuts,etc.) than almost any other Pres!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 25, 2019
Defying fashion norms
While there were certainly some magical outfits at this year’s Oscars, none were as unapologetically magnificent as Billy Porter’s. The Pose star worked the red carpet in a custom creation by designer Christian Siriano, which included a tailored tuxedo jacket overtop a velvet gown.
“This industry masquerades itself as inclusive, but actors are afraid to play, because if they show up as something outside of the status quo, they might be received as feminine, and, as a result, they won’t get that masculine job, that superhero job,” the star told Vogue about his outfit-choice.
Captioning a snap of the ensemble for Instagram, Porter added: “When you come to the Oscars, you must dress up.”
When you come to the Oscars, you must dress up. Thanks @csiriano for creating this custom couture masterpiece. @oscarheyman you have outdone yourselves once again with your iconic jewels. Style by @sammyratelle / @rrrcreative Styling Associate: @ashleymarienyc Grooming by @heyannabee @TheAcademy #AcademyAwards2019 #oscars #oscars2019
A post shared by Billy Porter (@theebillyporter) on Feb 24, 2019 at 3:17pm PST
This year’s Oscars saw African Americans who work behind the scenes picking up awards for the first time in decades.
“Wow, this has been a long time coming,” said Ruth E Carter when she became the first African American woman to win for costume design for Black Panther.
“Marvel may have made the first black superhero, but through costume design we turned him into an African king.”
Her colleague, Hannah Beachler also made history as the first African American woman to win for production design.
A film about periods
Period. End of Sentence covers the deep-rooted stigma attached to menstruation in a rural village in India, and it won the award for Best Short Documentary despite an anonymous male member of the Academy recently feeling the need to share his thoughts about the film.
“[I’m not going to vote for] Period. End of Sentence—it’s well done, but it’s about women getting their period, and I don’t think any man is voting for this film because it’s just icky for men,” he wrote in his ballot outlining his selections for the year’s awards ceremony. Boy bye.
The film’s director, Rayka Zehtabchi’s summed up our feelings pretty accurately in her acceptance speech.
“I’m not crying because I’m on my period, or anything. I can’t believe a film about menstruation just won an Oscar!” She said.
Olivia Colman keeps it real
While she may not have been the favorite to take home the 2019 Best Actress award, British actress Olivia Colman reminded us all why she deserved the win with her down-to-earth acceptance speech.
“It’s genuinely quite stressful,” The Favourite star began, before adding: “This is hilarious. An Oscar. OK. I’d like to thank a lot of people, but if I forget people I’m going to find you later and give you a massive snog.”
The star told her children watching at home that “this is never going to happen again” before apologizing to fellow nominee Glenn Close.
“You’ve been my idol for so long and this is not how I wanted it to be,” she admitted.
Colman, who made her name in TV comedy prior to landing her award-winning role, had begun talking about how she had been a cleaner when she was told to wrap up her speech, leading her to promptly blow a raspberry at The Academy.
Lacking a host
Without a single host (we’re still looking at you Kevin Hart), plenty of people who had something important to say were allotted time on stage during this year’s ceremony.
Immigration was a recurring theme, with Best Actor winner Rami Malek stating that he was a first-generation American. Mexican director Alfonso Cuarón thanked the academy for “recognizing a film centered around an indigenous woman, one of the 70 million domestic workers in the world without work rights. A character who has historically been relegated to the background in cinema.
“As artists, our job is to look where others don’t. This responsibility becomes much more important in times where we are being encouraged to look away,” he said.
There was also many a Trump reference on Sunday night, with Keegan-Michael Key descending from the ceiling with a Mary Poppins-style umbrella only to discard it in apparent mockery of the President.
Barbra Streisand praised BlacKkKlansman “because it was based on the truth, and truth is especially precious these days” and 79-year-old congressman John Lewis spoke of his experiences in the civil rights movement before introducing the nomination of Green Book for best picture.
Speaking of Streisand, we’ll just leave Richard E Grant’s precious reaction to the legend gracing the stage at the ceremony, here. The actor recently shared his “lifelong fandom” for the star, along with the sweet letter that he had penned for her at the age of 14.
.@RichardEGrant's reaction to seeing @BarbraStreisand is SO. PURE. #Oscars @TheAcademy pic.twitter.com/ulHtdcE4o8
— GIPHY (@GIPHY) February 25, 2019
Further reading: Why Beyoncé’s Shout Out to Meghan Matters
The Met Gala’s Best and Worst Dressed Highlights
Kevin Hart Steps Down As Oscars Host
Kevin Hart has announced that he will no longer be hosting the 2019 Oscars ceremony.
On Thursday night, the comedian-actor took to Twitter to issue an apology to the LGBTQ community for past “insensitive words” and to confirm he will not be a “distraction” at the Oscars.
The apology and step-down follow an outcry after homophobic comments and tweets from the Ride Along and Jumanji star resurfaced.
On Tuesday December 4, Hart—who is currently performing in New Zealand—revealed that he would host Hollywood’s prestigious Oscars ceremony in February 2019.
“I am so happy to say that the day has finally come for me to host the Oscars,” he wrote.
“I am blown away simply because this has been a goal on my list for a long time.”
The backlash
A significant number of Hart’s tweets from between 2009 to 2011 promptly flooded the internet, in which he had used homophobic slurs and derogatory language.
In a tweet from 2011, among some that have been deleted, Hart said: “Yo if my son comes home & try’s 2 play with my daughters doll house I’m going 2 break it over his head & say n my voice ‘stop that’s gay’.”
A video from a 2010 standup special also resurfaced; where Hart delivers an entire standup routine based on the fear his three-year-old son would be gay.
This led people to criticize the Academy’s decision to make him host.
The apology
On Thursday, Hart addressed the situation by posting a video of himself to Instagram that did not feature an apology.
Instead, he said: “Our world is becoming beyond crazy, and I’m not going to let the craziness frustrate me.” The post’s caption read: “I am truly happy people … there is nothing that you can do to change that … NOTHING.”
Hours later, he posted yet another Instagram video, detailing that he had received a call from the Academy telling him to apologize or be removed as host.
“I chose to pass, I passed on the apology. The reason I chose to pass is because I’ve addressed this several times. This is not the first time this has come up, I’ve addressed this. I’m not going to continue to go back and tap into the days of old when I’ve moved on and I’m in a completely different space in my life.”
I know who I am & so do the people closest to me. #LiveLoveLaugh
A post shared by Kevin Hart (@kevinhart4real) on Dec 6, 2018 at 7:31pm PST
By Thursday night however, Hart had posted an apology.
“I have made the choice to step down from hosting this year’s Oscars,” he wrote.
“This is because I do not want to be a distraction on a night that should be celebrated by so many amazing talented artists. I sincerely apologize to the LGBTQ community for my insensitive words from my past.
“I’m sorry that I hurt people. I am evolving and want to continue to do so. My goal is to bring people together not tear us apart. Much love and appreciation to the Academy. I hope we can meet again.”
I have made the choice to step down from hosting this year's Oscar's….this is because I do not want to be a distraction on a night that should be celebrated by so many amazing talented artists. I sincerely apologize to the LGBTQ community for my insensitive words from my past.
— Kevin Hart (@KevinHart4real) December 7, 2018
Among those to question the backlash is Nick Cannon, who reposted old tweets from female comics Amy Schumer, Sarah Silverman, and Chelsea Handler, which all feature similar slurs.
So, who will host the Oscars now?
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Blooming Grove Inn in Ewing embraces history, 'casual fine dining' in renovation.
by Martin Griff, Times of Trenton
After years of being covered up, the fireplaces have been reopened and restored, and are giving off plenty of warmth in the dining rooms of the Blooming Grove Inn.
The fireplaces are just one of the renovations by owner Steve Jordan, who took over the former Paulie’s Anna Rose in Ewing in February of last year. He also removed green paneling and exposed the brick walls of the circa 1865 inn to create what he calls a “casual fine dining” venue.
When he chose to buy the inn, he embraced its long history. Created in 1741, it was called Blooming Grove Farm, and included 250 acres, Jordan said. In the early 1900's it became the Blooming Grove Inn, located on what then was called Blooming Glen Road.
Many locals recall when it was called Mary Marks’ Ewing Manor, and later when it was Lieggi’s Ewing Manor. Then it became Paulie’s Anna Rose, which it remained until Jordan took over.
For years, the restaurant has been known for its Italian cuisine, but the menu is now evolving, Jordan said. While Italian dishes remain, “we’re transitioning into a more continental restaurant,” he said, with a menu designed by chef Mike Sujansky.
We started our meals with the soup of the day, $7, a Blooming Grove salad, $7, and an arugula pear salad, $8. The hearty, warming soup was chicken noodle with chunks of white meat and plenty of vegetables in a flavorful tomato-based broth.
The Blooming Grove salad combined fresh greens with diced bacon, chopped egg, tomatoes, cucumbers, shredded cheddar cheese and the tangy house Italian dressing. Meanwhile, pears, mandarin oranges, raisins and an orange honey dressing offered a sweet contrast to the pungent arugula in the arugula salad.
From among the entrees we sampled the braised beef short ribs, $29, chicken aglio, $19, and the seafood fra diavola, $23. The beef was tender and flavorful, raising a homespun dish to a much higher level. Served over a mound of roasted garlic mashed potatoes, it was accompanied by a side dish of porcini truffle root vegetable ragout.
The seafood fra diavola was a nicely spicy marinara sauce filled with tender calamari, fresh shrimp and lumps of crab meat. Served over linguini, this was a hearty, filling dish for any seafood lover who enjoys his marinara on the spicy side.
The chicken aglio was a heaping bowl of penne topped with grilled chicken, baby spinach leaves and slivers of roasted red peppers. Finishing it was a delightful olive and garlic white wine sauce, which was light and flavorful with just the right touch of garlic.
Only one of the desserts is made in-house, and that’s the one we tried. The banana cream pie, $7.50, had a basic crust layered with bananas, creamy custard and a whipped cream topping. This is a lovely dessert, not too sweet and big enough to share. We would have liked a few more bananas, though.
Jordan has expanded the bar list to include more wines and liquors, although he sees his restaurant as more of a dining destination. He has live music every weekend, and we were treated to an excellent singer/keyboardist the night we were there.
The Blooming Grove Inn is a welcome addition to the Mercer County restaurant scene, offering another venue for those in search of casual fine dining in a lovely setting. Like its predecessors, it should be in for a very long run.
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New cobot offers solution for post-lockdown manufacturing
FANUC’s new lightweight collaborative robot, the CRX-10iA, is now available to UK customers.
The 39kg cobot was launched at IREX last year and is a compact collaborative robotic solution which can aid manufacturers looking to increase productivity while adhering to current social distancing guidelines. Available for viewing at FANUC UK’s headquarters in Coventry, the CRX-10iA will be on show at its upcoming technology day to allow manufacturers the opportunity to see how collaborative robots can help their business.
Given the close contact between operator and machine, the CRX-10iA has been designed with safety front of mind. Movement automatically stops upon light contact with humans, and if an object is struck hard, the cobot instantly backs away from it. The smooth and elegant design provides protection from pinching, making it an ideal partner for production workers, and is certified according to the ISO 10218-1 safety standard.
Andy Armstrong, Sales and Marketing Manager at FANUC UK, comments: “Excitement has been building over the CRX-10iA ever since it was showcased at the end of last year. Bringing our lightweight collaborative robot to market, at a time when manufacturers are looking at their production lines and trying to figure out how to adhere to social distancing without impacting productivity, is critical.
“As with all cobots safety is key, but we’ve also made installation and set up as straightforward as possible. An intuitive touchscreen panel allows programming to be done through a ‘drag and drop’ function, which means that those new to automation can create work programs quickly and easily. It is even possible to teach the cobot the desired motion sequence though manually guiding it to the appropriate points, which we hope will help to make process as painless as possible for those new to the technology. For those new to collaborative technology, we’ve created a free downloadable eBook on successful cobot implementation”.
Crucially, the CRX-10iA benefits from regular software updates and the ability to add various application updates such as grippers, sensors, or camera, to ensure the cobot can adapt to the unique conditions of a production line. This is underpinned by a long service life, with FANUC expecting all mechanical components to operate maintenance-free for the first eight years of use provided the CRX-10iA is used correctly.
Andy concludes: “UK manufacturing is at a critical juncture, and it is only by introducing automation in processes that we can boost productivity to an internationally competitive level. The CRX-10iA represents an extension of our broad portfolio of industrial robots and automation solutions, ensuring that there is an option for anyone looking to increase the productivity of their business.”
For more information on the CRX-10iA, please visit: https://crx.fanuc.eu/en/
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Film Atlas (Cyprus): Akamas
Title: Akamas (2006)
After rudely insulting a teacher who is droning on about Cyprus’s status as a British colony, Turkish Muslim student Omer drops out of school and is sent to the Akamas peninsula to work as a shepherd for a Greek Christian family. He immediately takes a shine to their daughter, Rhodou. By the late 1950s Omer is stuck firmly in the friend zone, desperately longing for a chance to prove his heroism to Rhodou. An opportunity presents itself when he provides a hideout in the mountains to the EOKA (partisans fighting British rule, but typically opposed by Turkish Cypriots for seeking reunification with Greece). After accompanying the resistance cell on a mission in which they assassinate a traitor, Omer finds he is repelled by their violent methods. A rift forms between him and Rhodou, culminating in his discovery that Rhodou is having an affair with one of the EOKA leaders. Soon after, the rebel group is betrayed and Rhodou’s lover is killed. Although Omer is suspected, he is guiltless. More years pass and Omer and Rhodou put aside the past and their difference. The begin meeting in secret and fall passionately in love. However, their families and communities find out and reject the relationship, separating the couple. They endure, finally finding happiness in Omer’s hometown of Vasilia, but their lives become harder during the 1970s, as the tension between Turkish Muslims and Greek Christians turns to all-out war.
Akamas is an evenhanded history of three decades in Cyprus’s struggle for independence (successful) and unification (unsuccessful), couched in the form of a cross-cultural romance. I say evenhanded because when both sides declare the film as propaganda for their opponents and the government censors the finished product, odds are you’re actually pretty close to the middle ground. Director Chrysanthou shows both Greek and Turkish Cypriots as a mix of good and bad, reserving his condemnation for nationalist extremists of either faction and portraying their escalations as counterproductive at best, violently destructive at worse.
The film’s politics find natural parallels in the love story, including its central themes of forgiveness (Omer getting over Rhodou’s relationship with the EOKA member), compromise (both are willing to enter the other’s religion to allow a wedding) and serenity (Omer gives up his gun after a friend convinces him that violence will only play into the hands of his opponents). This is nontrivial stuff considering that, while most films pay lip service to these values, they predominantly focus on their more cinematic and presumably exciting opposites: revenge, unwavering convictions and violent aggression. This doesn’t make the heroes of Akamas weak (although I like that Chrysanthou is willing to risk that judgment), because they don’t lack for courage, determination or passion (e.g. several steamy scenes shot amid Cyprus’s inordinately photogenic geography including Avakas Gorge and a waterfall where Aphrodite was said to bathe), they just channel their efforts into romantic rather than patriotic pursuits. Not everyone, certainly not all Cypriots, would agree with that philosophy and the films ends on a mixed note as Omer and Rhodou come to accept their loneliness as exiles from both communities. Well, at least they have each other.
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▸ 2012 ▸ XLVII ▸ Assignment Controversy ▸ Playoff assignment criteria a moving target
Playoff assignment criteria a moving target
Assignment Controversy
by Ben Austro - January 28, 2013 January 29, 2013 1
So what, exactly, is the criteria for an official to qualify for the Super Bowl? The NFL asserts, “that criteria has not changed since at least 2007,” but based on our prior reporting and confirmation with two officials, the criteria is now a moving target.
We have always known the Super Bowl officials to be required to have a prior conference championship. A little-known provision also allowed an official at any position other than the referee to substitute three other playoff assignments from the past five years in place of the conference championship. The requirement for the referee to meet this elevated standard for the Super Bowl has been eliminated, although the league maintains it never existed.
We received the detail from the NFL through Michael Signora, the vice president of football communications. However, Signora also provided a bullet list of requirements to Pro Football Talk, which differed slightly from what we received. In context, we are covering officiating, so we are obviously interested in a detailed list of qualifications, and not an abbreviated rundown. The criteria provided to Football Zebras.com:
In order for an official at any position [except referee] to be eligible for the Super Bowl, he must have at least five years of NFL experience and either a conference championship game assignment or a playoff assignment in the Wild Card or Divisional round in three of the past five years.
The criteria for referees to be eligible for the Super Bowl is three years experience as a referee (and five years total) and playoff experience as a referee.
However, the criteria provided to Pro Football Talk show that the highest ranked official in the Top 5 of his position who has not yet worked the Super Bowl gets the assignment. An exception to this step prevents an official from being skipped over in consecutive years.
In this year’s playoffs, Terry McAulay and Bill Leavy ranked either second or third by virtue of their conference championship assignments. Because McAulay or Leavy have worked two Super Bowls each, neither one of them could qualify for a Super Bowl this year as long as someone as low as fifth had never worked the big game. It is possible that either one could have ranked first and still not gotten the Super Bowl assignment.
The Top-5/no-previous-assignment rule applies to all positions, not just the referee. Therefore, an fifth-year official seeing a few veteran officials at his position outranking him in accuracy grades will snatch a cheap Super Bowl assignment so long as he just makes sure he maintains fifth place. The incentive to achieve vanishes.
Because the rules for making the postseason officiating assignments had never been centrally published by the league, the rules are no better than an unmoderated Wikipedia entry. However, this year it is clear that the tough rules were effectively erased from the record.
Ben Austro
Ben Austro is the editor and founder of Football Zebras and the author of So You Think You Know Football?: The Armchair Ref's Guide to the Official Rules (on sale now)
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TSG Chapter III. Environmental Concerns for Textiles - Section C. Light
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1.3 Monitoring light levels
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Definition: Light is electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range including infrared, visible, ultraviolet, and x-rays, and traveling in a vacuum with a speed of about 186.281 miles/second (299.790 kilometers/second). (Webster's 3rd Ed, 1308)
Types of light: Properties, problems, and benefits
Visible light: most people’s eyes perceive visible light at wavelengths between 400 and 700 nanometers. Visible light is damaging to textiles, but some is required to see textiles.
Ultraviolet (UV) light or radiation occurs at 300–400 nanometers.
UV radiation is the most damaging part of the radiation spectrum for textiles and other organic materials.
UV radiation has some diagnostic and treatment uses for textile conservators.
Controlled exposure to UV radiation has been used as a bleaching method by conservators.
Examination with UV radiation can reveal fluorescence of optical brighteners and certain dyes and pigments, which aids material identification, or of microorganisms.
Infrared (IR) light or radiation: 760–780 to 1,000,000 nanometers
IR radiation can damage textiles and other organic materials. The heat that it produces can have a negative impact on RH and can accelerate chemical reactions.
IR light can be useful in examination and documentation of textiles.
Artificial light
Incandescent: low UV, but high IR (heat), relatively costly to use, relatively short bulb life, may have poor color rendering index (CRI) and variable color as the bulb ages.
Fluorescent: low IR, but high UV, relatively inexpensive to use, relatively long lifespan.
Quartz-halogen: high IR, relatively high UV, typically high intensity, relatively costly to use, relatively long bulb life, with a lifespan about twice as long as normal incandescent light.
Fiber optic: Source can be filtered to eliminate UV, no IR, remove the heat source from the vicinity of the textile, expensive to purchase and install, long lifespan.
LED: Can be manufactured to produce minimal or no UV, minimal IR, are moderately expensive initially, long bulb life, use very little energy. LEDs are a new and developing technology for use in exhibit cases; issues to consider include color rendering and bulb output over the lifespan.
Effect of light on textile preservation
For many collections, light exposure is one of the most damaging environmental factors.
Light damage is a combination of exposure time, wavelength, and intensity.
Damage from light is irreversible.
Damage from light is cumulative.
While light in the UV range causes more damage than that in the visible range, all light is damaging to textiles. Light in the blue range (400–500 nanometers) is also particularly damaging.
Light damage can have many forms, both visible and not.
Fading of dyes
Discoloration (yellowing/browning) of fabrics and yarns
Embrittlement and loss of strength (silk and nylon are the most susceptible to this type of damage)
Some finishing or dyeing processes make fabrics more sensitive to light damage.
Effect of light on viewing textiles
Need to balance amount of light needed to see object versus damage the light will cause to the textile object over time.
Each type or source of light has different qualities and color rendering accuracy (e.g., cool or warm), so selection of lighting type is also an aesthetic decision.
Although interior lighting in cases may improve the visibility of textiles, heat-producing interior lighting (including fluorescent lights) can raise the interior temperature of the case unless properly vented.
Heat from light source can create hot spots with fluctuating temperature and RH. (See above, III.A. Temperature and Relative Humidity.)
Monitoring light levels
Light meters measure light levels at the moment they are used. They can also be used to set light levels and then to check constancy of those levels.
Light meters need to be calibrated regularly. If multiple meters are being used (such as by a lighting designer and a conservator), they should be checked against each other.
Meters are also available to measure UV and IR.
Devices that measure or record light exposure and/or effects of light exposure over time
Light dosimeters (commonly called lightfastness cards): small cards placed beside artifacts on display.
They are made with a photosensitive dye/polymer mixture that progressively changes color with increased light exposure, thus they are highly sensitive to light, permitting use as an early warning system for light-sensitive materials.
Blue wool standards
A set of blue wool fabrics specially dyed to give a range of lightfastness from low (no. 1) to high (no. 8); each higher numbered standard is twice as lightfast as the preceding one.
Not as sensitive as light dosimeters: BWS no. 1 requires a light dose of about 100 lux-hours for noticeable fading.
May be placed in display settings or used for experimental research.
Data loggers: Electronic monitoring cells that record cumulative visible or UV light dose (lux-hours) at the particular location.
Colorimeter/spectrophotometer: instrument used to measure color
Measurements taken before and after light exposure can indicate changes in color from fading or discoloration
Proper calibration and use of instrument and proper documentation of readings is crucial to obtain meaningful data.
Limit exposure by controlling cumulative exposure dose, or lux hours (intensity multiplied by duration in hours).
Maintain light levels at 5–10 foot candles (50–100 lux).
Avoid direct sunlight.
Use shades, filters, or awnings on windows to reduce amount of incoming light.
Keep exhibit areas dark except when they are open to the public.
Limit the length of time that any textile is on display; develop a rotation schedule for long-term gallery installations.
Use visitor-activated lighting or curtains for particularly light-sensitive objects.
Keep storage areas dark except when they are in use.
Limit amount of UV exposure for textiles on exhibit.
Eliminate UV radiation with filtration or reduce by using only reflected light bounced off another surface, which has a much lower UV content.
Use UV absorbing sleeves on fluorescent bulbs or purchase bulbs with built-in UV filtration.
Use UV absorbing films, acrylic sheets, or shades for windows, cases, and/or frames.
Establish a replacement schedule for UV filtering/absorbing materials.
Choose a lighting system that will cause the least damage.
Light cases from outside to reduce heat build-up inside cases.
If lights must be placed in cases, place them in a “light attic,” separated from the textiles, and vent the case.
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Category Archives: Industry Buzz
The progressive purpose-built venue strengthens its market leadership position
KUALA LUMPUR, 24 November 2020 – The Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (the Centre) was recently voted as Malaysia’s Best Convention Centre 2020 by leading travel and business events industry players in the inaugural World Mice AwardsTM 2020, retaining its market leadership position.
This recognition came on the back of another industry award, ICCA Best Marketing Award 2020 – Recognising Leadership in Transformation, earlier this month.
The Centre’s General Manager, Alan Pryor said, “We are truly delighted to receive this honour from World Mice AwardsTM. This reinforces our commitment to forge ahead in a spirit of positivity and resilience to progress business recovery and to remain our clients’ preferred business events partner. We regard this award as an encouragement amidst this very challenging year and as an inspiration to continue all our efforts as Malaysia’s leading venue. We would also like to congratulate our fellow winners, One World Hotel for Best MICE Hotel and MEvents for Best MICE Organiser.”
World’s leading MICE brands were selected and nominated in a year-long process followed by a period of voting by travel industry professionals and the public. The nominee gaining the most votes in a category was determined as the winner.
Pryor concluded, “We applaud World MICE Awards’ initiative to recognise the leaders of our industry. It is much needed to keep the industry’s morale up during such turbulent times and this programme has definitely succeeded in this regard.”
Aimed to raise the standards within the business events industry by recognising and rewarding organisations that are leaders in their field, World Mice AwardsTM was developed with a mission to serve as the definitive benchmark of excellence, and help foster a new era of growth, innovation and best practice on a global scale. World Mice AwardsTM is the sister event of World Travel AwardsTM which was launched in 1994.
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This entry was posted in Blog, Industry Buzz on December 8, 2020 by Ashley Chalmers.
KUALA LUMPUR, 11 November 2020 – The Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre’s Director of Global Business Development & Marketing has been elected to the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) Board of Directors representing the Venue Sector, at the 59th ICCA General Assembly recently.
On her new role at ICCA, Angeline said, “First and foremost, I would like to congratulate James Rees, ICCA President, on another leadership term as well as all re-elected and new ICCA Board Members. I am looking forward to continuing the efforts and hard work of the outgoing venue sector representative Anja Stas and very much look forward to working with Jonas Scharf who will be serving another term jointly representing the venue sector.”
“As a Board Member and representative of the Venue Sector, I am committed to driving collective momentum to pioneer business and economic recovery to keep our industry transforming and transacting, and to contribute and grow ICCA’s engagement platform across our industry supply chain and to strengthen ICCA’s membership so we can deliver more value to members.
“Of great relevance to me is for venues to be vocal and demonstrate the value they provide as social and economic drivers, we need to communicate the value of venues as important infrastructure assets to cities and communities. We need to keep our venues operating and delivering business events and ascertain what relevant information and support we can share as a sector to advance our recovery and progressive transformation,” concluded Angeline.
Her key areas of expertise are in global business development and acquisition, strategic marketing and organisational and destination growth initiatives as well as partnership and alliance engagement models, having worked extensively in both the public and private sector.
Alan Pryor, General Manager of Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre added, “On behalf of the Centre, we would like to extend our heartiest congratulations. Her leadership attributes, commitment and passion towards our industry is highly respected by her peers. Her appointment is a direct reflection of the charismatic team of experts that is part of the Centre and the ASM Global network. Angeline’s appointment is a recognition for the Centre and an inspiration to all our team members to be steadfast and passionate in their aspirations.”
Rod Pilbeam, Chief Operating Officer Asia-Pacific, ASM Global commended, “During her time at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Angeline has regularly evolved the marketing strategy to ensure the continuing success of the Centre as a leader in Asia. Angeline has also been a valued contributor to our combined group initiatives including our Advantage program around our Asia-Pacific centres. Her experience in looking beyond just her home venue will stand her in great stead in making a contribution to our whole industry, particularly in the areas of data and knowledge about our business that we look for ICCA to bring together.”
Malaysia Business Events Industry Commits to a Safe Event Environment
Industry bodies and government sectors engage to ensure effective compliance and adherence to Business Events (BE) Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
Business Events Council Malaysia (BECM) and Malaysia Association of Convention and Exhibition Organisers and Suppliers (MACEOS) with the support of Malaysia Convention and Exhibition Bureau (MyCEB) brought together Malaysia’s venue operators to engage with the Government on thorough monitoring and reporting as well as correct implementation and enforcement of the industry Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
Present at the co-ordination meeting were Y.Bhg. Datin Sri Norfaliza, Head of Covid-19 Unit, Ministry of Tourism, Arts & Culture (MOTAC), Dr. Zulhizzam Hj. Abdullah, Deputy Director, Public Health Development Division, Ministry of Health (MOH), En. Hamzah b Ishak, Director of Crisis Management and National Intelligence, National Security Council (NSC), and Senior Assistant Commissioner M.V. Srikumar a/l Madhavan Nair, Department of Homeland Security & Public Safety (KDNKA), Royal Malaysia Police to share insights with the industry players on compliance and implementation of the SOPs.
“We are appreciative of this engagement with the government to help the industry implement effective measures to enforce adherence to SOPs. We would also like to acknowledge and thank Y.Bhg. Datin Sri Norfaliza who played an instrumental role in elevating our SOPs for consideration and endorsement. It is absolutely crucial for all industry players to commit to ensuring that in all stages of an event, from planning to execution to post event contract tracing, SOPs are strictly and ethically implemented and enforced. This will help the industry to instil confidence in the public and government that it is indeed possible to conduct events in a controlled, safe and secured environment,” said Alan Pryor, Chairman, BECM.
Besides emphasising on the importance of adherence to the SOPs, the engagement session also shed light on the Government’s support to the industry. Large Event Organisers were encouraged to liaise with the MOH and the Malaysia Royal Police in the planning phase of any large scale event to ensure a smooth and safe execution while the Industry itself was urged to reach out to all players, big and small, in the supply chain and to provide feedback through MyCEB on any challenges or problems faced in the implementation of the SOPs and to ensure they have access to the SOPs to ensure correct implementation.
BE industry supply chain is directly affected by no less than six SOPs covering the various activities that take place in differing facilities ranging from hotels and shopping malls to convention and exhibition centres and from special and government events to meetings, conventions and trade shows. The highest benchmark for each category was consolidated by BECM and MACEOS which culminated in the launch of the consolidated BE Guidelines late July. “The venue sector has to take the lead in ensuring conformity to the SOPs and it is imperative to ensure event organisers have ‘covered’ all the requirements in their pre-event planning. The execution in adhering to the SOPs is therefore a joint responsibility. Our primary objective is to demonstrate that events and exhibitions can and are being held in a controlled, secure and safe environment. For this, MyCEB, BECM and MACEOS will enforce strict self-regulation to ensure the BE industry can continue to operate in the new normal,” said Dato’ Sri Abdul Khani bin Daud, Chief Executive Officer of MyCEB.
“We urge all MACEOS members and other BE industry players to collaborate and adhere to the approved guidelines and SOPs. With venue operators taking the lead to implement the best SOP practices, event organisers will be able to abide by the requirements when executing their events in accordance to the standards of our Ministry of Health”, said Dato’ Vincent Lim, President, MACEOS.
Travel bubbles and cross border travel were also discussed and it was emphasized that these developments are highly dependent on the developing trends around the spread and containment of Covid-19 around the region and the world, as the prevention and control of the pandemic remain the most important priority, as such, virtual participation continues to be an integral option in all types of business events.
This entry was posted in Industry Buzz and tagged kuala lumpur convention centre on August 24, 2020 by Ashley Chalmers.
PlanetIMEX Evolves With a Splash of Fun
The IMEX Group’s virtual experience returns 12 – 16 October
Business event professionals can dive into a full week of learning, networking and a splash of fun when PlanetIMEX returns on 12 – 16 October. The playful interactive experience, launched by the IMEX Group in May, has been redesigned with a whole new look and feel, plus new functionality and features inspired by audience feedback following the launch edition.
Renowned explorer brings the outdoors online
The October edition of PlanetIMEX offers a full week of creative content with a series of headliners delivering education sessions across two days:
Monday 12 October: PlanetIMEX launches with a full day of creative virtual experiences. Ever wanted to improve your knowledge of wines, take a dance class or try your hand at cooking a new dish? This is a day for exploring, being curious and meeting new people who share the same values.
Tuesday 13 & Wednesday 14 October: Two days of engaging education delivered by experts from around the planet. A series of headliners share their own experiences to shed light on new ways of working, connecting and experiencing the world. Primary will be explorer, author and photographer Daniel Fox. Fox is an ambassador for LEXUS, ARC’TERYX, SANDISK, and MANFROTTO and has been described as a “modern Henry David Thoreau with the eye of an Ansel Adams”. Expanding on Nature, IMEX’s Talking Point for 2020 and 2021, the aptly-named Fox will demonstrate how nature has the power to transform both the individual and collective human experience. He explains: “Nature is resilient and a source of priceless teachings. It reminds us that life is not about us, and that there is something far bigger.”
Thursday 15 October: A day of specialist education, designed so that event professionals from various disciplines can delve deeper into bespoke learning and dialogue. The Association Leadership Forum is created by ASAE for association leadership, the Executive Meeting Forum is for corporate executives and the IMEX-MPI-MCI Future Leaders Forum is for budding event professionals
Friday 16 October: PlanetIMEX week is rounded off on with Community Day, an opportunity for connections and content from a range of IMEX Group’s association and other partners including MPI, Site and EventMB.
Carina Bauer, CEO of the IMEX Group, explains: “We’ve evolved PlanetIMEX so that it continues to deliver really strong content – information that’s vital for the here and now – along with an element of surprise. PlanetIMEX has a whole new look and feel this time around and we can’t wait for business event and meetings industry professionals to dive into our wonderful new world.”
PlanetIMEX returns 12 – 16 October – www.planetimex.com
This entry was posted in Industry Buzz and tagged planet imex on August 20, 2020 by Ashley Chalmers.
2020 ASAE Virtual Annual Meeting & Exposition Breaks Event Registration Record
The 2020 ASAE Virtual Annual Meeting & Exposition had the highest registration number in the 100-year history of the event. With 14,108 association professionals, consultants, and industry partners registered for the meeting taking place August 10-12, 2020, with 71 percent of those being first-time attendees. Participants were inspired by three engaging keynote speakers and participated in more than 92 education sessions, five Game Changers, and explored 57 virtual exhibit booths representing technology, business, hospitality, and meeting services.
The final attendance breakdown included: 12,813 executives, 544 exhibitors, 207 industry partners, 433 consultants, and 111 others including press, vendors, and staff. The ratio of buyer to sellers was 95 percent buyers to 5 percent sellers.
“I am proud to lead an organization which, even during unpredictable times of change and uncertainty, can provide a much needed space for the association community to come together, share ideas, and have critical conversations that will guide associations to future success,” said Susan Robertson, CAE, ASAE President and CEO. “Throughout the last year of ASAE’s Centennial celebrations we looked back at the lasting impact associations have had on society over the last 100 years. If the overwhelming response to the 2020 ASAE Virtual Annual Meeting is any indication, we can expect the association community to act when called upon, starting with COVID-19 response and legislation, along with the fight for racial equality. I hope the theme of Virtual Annual Meeting will inspire other associations to ‘Make Your Mark’ in this next chapter of history.”
COVID-19 is impacting the association community at all levels. When determining the pricing structure for the event, ASAE considered the potential effect on individuals’ economic ability to participate in professional development programs like the Annual Meeting. The decision to offer a free or discounted virtual experience allowed over 10,000 individuals, who had previously not been able to attend due to travel or budget restrictions, the opportunity to participate for the first time.
Throughout the event attendees shared that the price point and virtual setting made the content, and connections with fellow association professionals, accessible to them for the first time. Another benefit of the virtual event attendees took advantage of was the on-demand session recordings. Many commented that unlike the in-person experience, they were not forced to choose between sessions as they could go back to view sessions taking place in overlapping time slots, or re-watch those that they found of particular interest.
On Monday, Leon Logothetis, Global adventurer, motivational speaker, philanthropist, and author/creator of book and Netflix show, The Kindness Diaries, set the tone for the meeting with his opening keynote presentation about using kindness to find the good in others and individually. He used excerpts from his adventures traveling the globe on a yellow motorcycle to encourage attendees to stop leaving their kindness at the door as they walk into work, but instead bring it to the forefront in order to achieve goals, and create a ripple effect of kindness that will touch all areas of their organizations and beyond.
Shiza Shahid, Co-Founder of Our Place, Founder of NowVentures, and Co-Founder & Founding CEO of the Malala Fund, began the second day of the meeting with a keynote that offered attendees a glimpse into how growing up as a female in Pakistan laid the foundation for how she approached her role as a leader in uncertain times. Shahid called attendees and the organizations they represent the guardians of civilization and implored them to choose to be guided by hope, and not fear, to have the greatest impact on society.
The event’s closing keynote speaker, Duncan Wardle, former head of innovation for Disney, shared insights on how to innovate during a time of crisis. Wardle began by stating that diversity is innovation. If someone doesn’t look like you, they don’t think like you, and they can help you think differently. In addition to highlighting the importance of diversity, he shared a list of tools to encourage creativity and innovation among teams. This included scheduling time to talk through successful ideas inside and outside of your industry with your colleagues once a week. Not having time is the biggest barrier to innovation, and when you dedicate time, creativity and innovation will follow.
Next year’s ASAE Annual Meeting & Exposition will be held in Dallas, Texas, August 14-17, 2021, at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center.
ASAE thanks the following Alliance Partners for their continued support of the association community:
Atlanta CVB
Destination Canada Business Events
Choose Chicago
Community Brands
Greater Fort Lauderdale CVB
Naylor Association Solutions
Discover Puerto Rico
Visit Austin
Visit Dallas
DelCor Technology Solutions
Fonteva
Louisville Tourism
Visit Salt Lake
IMIS by Advanced Solutions International
Bostrom
CliftonLarsonAllen
Higher Logic
Maritz Global Events
Mighty Citizen
MemberClicks
Discover the Palm Beaches
Dubai Association Centre
Singapore Tourism Board
This entry was posted in Industry Buzz and tagged asae on August 17, 2020 by Ashley Chalmers.
Winner of IMEX-EIC Innovation in Sustainability Award Announced
“A unique and innovative approach to driving sustainability through competition – and with potential beyond the industry.” This is what judges had to say about the winning entry to the IMEX-EIC Innovation in Sustainability Award.
The Award was given to GDS-Index, the world’s leading benchmarking and performance improvement programme for business tourism and events destinations. The judges scored the programme highly for collaboration and commitment to continuous improvement. The GDS-Index produces a performance improvement report for each destination it surveys as well as sharing best practice through whitepapers. The vision of the GDS-Index is to engage, inspire and enable destinations to become more regenerative and sustainable places to visit, meet and thrive in, and it has grown – now implemented in 58 cities around the world.
The IMEX-EIC Innovation in Sustainability Award is presented annually by IMEX Group and the Events Industry Council. It was independently judged by Amy Spatrisano, President, AZano; Chance Thompson, ASM Global, Salt Palace Convention Center – Senior Manager, Sustainability and Public Relations / Green Team Committee Chairperson; Courtney Lohmann, CMP, Director of Corporate Social Responsibility at PRA Business Events; Jan Peter Bergkvist from sustainable business advisors SleepWell and Roger Simons, Associate Director of Sustainability at Marina Bay Sands Pte Ltd. Guy Bigwood, Managing Director of GDS-Movement, was scheduled to receive the Award at IMEX in Frankfurt earlier this year, but he will now be honoured at the Gala dinner at next year’s show in May 2021.
“The IMEX-EIC Innovation in Sustainability Awards are the Oscars of the Sustainable Event world,” Guy says. “It’s a real honour to receive this recognition for all the amazing work that the team, the partners and all the destinations have been doing over the last four years. Together we have catalysed change and are extremely proud of the work we are doing inspiring and enabling DMOs to create more resilient, sustainable and regenerative destinations to visit, meet in and live in.”
Guy is an expert in the circular economy and is leading IMEX’s current ‘NATURE’ research project, which is exclusively sponsored by Marriott International. He is set to discuss his findings as part of a panel session on PlanetIMEX during its October edition, taking place 12 – 16 October.
This entry was posted in Industry Buzz and tagged imex, sustainability awards on August 12, 2020 by Ashley Chalmers.
ASAE Installs New Officers and Directors for Fiscal Year 2021 to Begin September 1st
New officers and directors for the ASAE and ASAE Research Foundation Board of Directors were installed during ASAE’s Virtual Annual Meeting & Exposition held August 10-12.
The ASAE Board of Directors for Fiscal Year 2021 was selected by ASAE’s Leadership Committee in June and is carefully assembled to be representative of the organization’s membership profile and diversity – including geography, size, gender, race and ethnicity, sexual orientation, skill sets and areas of expertise.
ASAE’s officers for the fiscal year that begins Sept. 1 include Chair Stephen J. Caldeira, president and CEO, Household & Commercial Products Association; Chair-Elect/Chair of ASAE Research Foundation Steven C. Anderson, FASAE, IOM, CAE, president and CEO, National Association of Chain Drug Stores; Secretary-Treasurer Lakisha Ann Woods, CAE, president and CEO, National Institute of Building Sciences; and Immediate Past Chair Patricia V. Blake, FASAE, CAE, CEO, Heart Rhythm Society.
Caldeira addressed more than 13,000 members of the association community on the second day of the ASAE Virtual Annual Meeting, noting the challenges and opportunities facing ASAE in a year when in-person meetings have ground to a halt due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
“I am very grateful for the opportunity to serve as your Chair and you have my steadfast commitment that ASAE will continue to stay focused on strengthening the value proposition for its members,” Caldeira said. “This is how ASAE will build upon its proud and rich, 100-year legacy—by helping its members to successfully navigate through an increasingly complex public health, political, economic, and social climate in the months and years ahead.”
ASAE priorities for the year ahead include completing and implementing a new strategic plan, creatively helping association leaders grow and connect via a multitude of learning programs and platforms, playing an active role in critical conversations around racial inequality and injustice and pursuing a vigorous advocacy agenda on behalf of the entire association community.
“ASAE has redoubled its advocacy efforts on behalf of associations,” Caldeira said. “We are asking Congress to expand eligibility for the Paycheck Protection Program to (c)(6) associations and reauthorize PPP until at least December 31. We are also asking Congress to pass the Pandemic Risk Insurance Act of 2020. This bill would establish a system of shared public and private compensation for business interruption losses and event cancellations resulting from future pandemics or public health emergencies. As associations that depend upon in-person meetings and events we (and our members) need access to this kind of insurance. And we’re advocating for the Skills Renewal Act, which would provide Americans who have been laid-off or furloughed due to COVID-19 a $4,000 tax credit to pursue post-secondary skills training and career development. If amended, Americans could use the credit to pursue and obtain industry certifications and other professional credentials.”
The following individuals were also officially installed on the FY21 Boards during ASAE’s Virtual Annual Meeting this week. All “At Large” Directors are ASAE Board members and two of the four will also serve on the ASAE Research Foundation Board.
Directors “At Large” (three-year term)
Scott Beck, FOFD
Tourism Toronto
(ASAE and ASAE Research Foundation)
Jay Karen, CAE
National Golf Course Owners Association
Sheri Sesay-Tuffour, PhD, CAE
American College of Nurse-Midwives
(ASAE)
Lynne Thomas Gordon, CAE
American Association of Orthodontists
Irving Washington, FASAE, CAE
Executive Director/CEO
Online News Association
MEDIA CONTACT: Lauren Precker, CAE, lprecker@asaecenter.org, 202-626-2735.
About ASAE: The Center for Association Leadership
ASAE is celebrating 100 years of making society smarter, better and safer. The Centennial anniversary represents ASAE’s role as a leader and supporter of progress and innovation in the association industry. ASAE is a membership organization of more than 50,000 association executives and industry partners representing over 7,000 organizations. Since it was established 100 years ago, its members have and continue to lead, manage, and work in or partner with organizations in more than a dozen association management disciplines, from executive management to finance to technology. With the support of the ASAE Research Foundation, a separate nonprofit entity, ASAE is the premier source of learning, knowledge, and future-oriented research for the association and nonprofit profession and provides resources, education, ideas, and advocacy to enhance the power and performance of the association and nonprofit community. Visit ASAE at asaecenter.org.
ASAE Research Foundation Releases Multi-Year Centennial Research Report
The ASAE Research Foundation released the results of its multi-year Centennial Research Initiative entitled, Impact Every Day, to coincide with the 2020 ASAE Virtual Annual Meeting & Exposition. This innovative and forward-thinking report delivers research-based evidence supporting the Power of A message: society is better, safer, and smarter because of the work of associations.
“As we come to the close of our Centennial celebrations, Impact Every Day provides a comprehensive look at the work associations and nonprofits have achieved, and delivers a road map to help guide our industry through a future that is evolving faster than anyone could have anticipated,” said Susan Robertson, CAE, ASAE President and CEO. “ASAE, through the work of the ASAE Research Foundation, has long held a position in the association community as the premier source of learning, knowledge, and future-oriented research for the association and nonprofit profession. The Impact Every Day report demonstrates the importance of that mission.”
Research for the report was gathered via case-studies, surveys, and interviews. The case studies represent a cross section of the association community, while the survey data reflects the perspectives of members, non-members, association professionals, and outside stakeholders. Interview participants, industry leaders from outside of the association space, provided perspectives on multiple areas of association practices, including past contributions to society, how best to prepare the industry to face future challenges, and the efforts being taken to foster transformative thinking throughout the association community.
“Collaboration was key to the development of this ground-breaking research. We could not have produced such a comprehensive report without the support of our volunteer advisory committee who ensured continuous alignment of the research to our guiding principles and goals. I would also like to thank the teams at Westat and McKinley Advisors who spearheaded the data collection, analysis, and interpretation for all phases of research. Finally, thank you to Social Driver, for their help in developing a strategic plan designed to connect with our external audiences,” said Sharon E. Moss, Ph.D., CAE, President, ASAE Research Foundation.
A sample of the findings show survey respondents overwhelmingly agree that associations have enabled them to contribute to society in their respective fields. Additionally, their expectations for associations to assist in shaping future industry progress and productivity is extremely high. Finally, interviews with external stakeholders revealed a perception that the largest contributions of associations have been in education, and that they would like to see organizations invest more effort in other areas, particularly workforce development.
Attendees of the 2020 ASAE Virtual Annual Meeting & Exposition are encouraged to attend the two Impact Every Day focused education sessions. During these sessions, representatives from organizations that participated in the case study portion of the research will share their stories. Additional research content will be available in the virtual ASAE Research Foundation Lounge. To further explore the research findings and case studies, please visit the ASAE Research Foundation. The full report will be available for download in Fall 2020.
Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre is Here for You!
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The Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (the Centre), Malaysia’s premier progressive event venue, reveals a complete line-up of comprehensive initiatives and solutions which are designed to attract and better service business events clients in the new normal, under their engagement programme ‘We are here for you’.
The ‘We are here for You’ Engagement Programme encompasses four key pillars; ‘We Care’ which provides a safe and secure, controlled and regulated environment for business events; ‘We are Flexible’ that highlights the Centre’s adaptable partnership approach and willingness to work with clients to achieve mutually successful outcomes and deliver the best event solutions. ‘We Listen’ which utilises the Centre’s strong track record, expertise and knowledge to customise solutions to suit specific client needs perfectly; and ‘We are Supportive’ which focuses on the venue’s commitment to professional development of the industry supply chain and its engagement and advocacy initiatives to advance the promotion, growth and development of Malaysia’s business events industry.
The Centre has launched a combination of initiatives aligned to its ‘We are here for you’ Engagement Programme designed to support business recovery and continuity. These include its new digital solutions under the banner of ‘STAY CONNECTED’, a brand new website, and comprehensive Health & Hygiene Guidelines in line with stringent adherence to Government approved Standard Operating Procedures.
According to the Centre’s General Manager, Alan Pryor, “We have recognised that the environment for business events has been totally transformed by Covid-19 and this provided the motivation and inspiration to put our client’s needs at the forefront of our initiatives and to demonstrate our support, passion and commitment to our industry and its sustainability. We wanted our clients to know we are behind them and ready to support them and provide more choice which will help build confidence and give assurance as they navigate business events both at the Centre and in the new normal.”
Elaborating on the ‘STAY CONNECTED’ solution, Pryor added, “Our digital solutions have been designed to enable business continuity in running meetings and events, and help organisers increase engagement and connect with audiences. Our information technology (IT) and audio-visual (AV) capabilities, dedicated in-house IT team and strong partnerships with internet service providers (ISPs) and technology vendors, allows us to seamlessly deliver digital solutions for events of any size and scale, securely and reliably. This will ensure clients can execute hybrid and virtual events with peace of mind, providing their participants with rewarding and memorable experiences.”
The Centre’s newly launched Website offers many exciting and innovative features to provide a more vibrant and engaging journey to all visitors whether they want to plan an event or visit the Centre. The website is first in Malaysia to have a concierge AI chatbot (named Skye) that has been designed to integrate directly with website content, delivering better overall user experience both for visitors and planners. It also encompasses interactive floor plans and incorporates ‘Visual Story Telling’ techniques to deliver a more immersive experience for visitors.
Dedicated collaterals have been developed to help guide organisers and participants on what to expect in the new normal including a dedicated attendee video providing an overview of its Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in regards to venue check-in, event check-in and safety measures, so that event attendees are aware and prepared in advance of the Centre’s health and hygiene procedures, in line with the approved Malaysian National Security Council (MKN) SOPs.
In line with the ‘We are Supportive’ pillar, the Centre has been heavily involved in a variety of activities to help in the promotion, growth and development of Malaysia’s business events industry. These have included the recent sponsorship of the Business Events Council Malaysia (BECM) and Malaysian Association of Convention and Exhibition Organisers and Suppliers (MACEOS) launch of the ‘BE-READY’ initiative; and support for the Malaysia Convention & Exhibition Bureau (MyCEB) and International Association of Professional Congress Organisers (IAPCO) WebEDGE initiative, which will help enhance the professionalism of Malaysia industry supply chain. The Centre has also been working with Informa Markets to create educational video content demonstrating how exhibition SOPs would be implemented in the new normal.
Pryor concluded, “All our initiatives under each pillar of our “We are here for You” Engagement Programme demonstrate our passion for what we do and we are thankful and happy that we are back to business again. We want to reiterate to clients and the industry supply chain that we are operating, we have done our homework, we are safe and we are ready to execute any type of event.” For all the latest news on the Centre, visit www.klccconventioncentre.com or follow on social media (Facebook – @klccconventioncentre, LinkedIn – Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Twitter – @klccconvention and Instagram – @klccconventioncentre).
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written by Creepee
Everybody knows that if you surf the web long enough, you’ll see some pretty sick shit. This is especially true if you intentionally dwell into the dark underbelly of the internet. I’ve seen quite a few things I don’t care to admit to, but one thing that I’ll always remember is a site called “normalpornfornormalpeople.com”.
The first strange thing about the site was that I didn’t find it by actually looking for it. It was e-mailed to me by someone I didn’t know. The e-mail was as follows:
found this site is very nice thought u might like
normalpornfornormalpeople.com
pass it on, for the good of mankind
Pretty standard issue chain letter, although the url and the last remark really piqued my curiosity. I was having a very boring day when I got this, so I made sure my anti-virus was working and then I clicked on it.
It was a very average, very generic looking site. It gave the impression that the creators just BARELY gave a shit about making it look professional. The author seemed to have a very tenuous grasp on English, and on the front page was a long, boring, and incoherent rant that I don’t remember or have saved.
The site had a strange tagline (which even today people haven’t figured out the meaning of), which was:
“Normal Porn for Normal People, A Website Dedicated To The Eradication of Abnormal Sexuality”
And from the sound of that, I wasn’t sure whether I was here to watch porn or if I had stumbled onto some kind of eugenics program. But I was here now, and I was very, very curious to see what “Normal People” get their rocks off to. So I scrolled down through the rant and…nothing. The page didn’t seem to link to anywhere else, and I was about to leave when I noticed every word of the rant was its own hyperlink.
So I clicked one of them, and was sent to a white page with very long list of links in the form of:
“normalpornfornormalpeople.com/(random letters)”
So I stopped for a minute and asked myself if I really wanted to waste God knows how much time clicking random links that will likely give me a virus that will rape my computer. I figured I’d just try it for maybe five minutes, just to see if anything came up. I clicked one of the links, and was sent to another page. This page apparently had totally different urls than the last one.
I was just about to say “Fuck this” when I clicked on the third link, and a video download came up. It was called “peanut.avi”. It was a thirty-minute video of a man, a woman and a dog in a kitchen. The woman would make a peanut butter sandwich, and the man would set it down for the dog to eat. This was all that happened, for thirty minutes. It was obvious that the cameraman had to stop filming and wait until the dog was ready to eat again, and the dog seemed rather sick by the end of it.
I know what you’re thinking: “What the hell does that have to do with porn?” I have no clue. I’ve seen a little over two dozen videos from this site, and the majority had no sexual activity at all.
After watching peanut.avi, I went on a certain image board I frequent to play online show and tell, like I always do with weird shit like this. But someone had already made a thread about it, some guy who had received the same chain letter I did. The image board thread got lots of people with nothing better to do to dig through the site, and that’s how I saw other videos.
Most of those two dozen videos were very uneventful, and consisted of people talking to the cameraman in a room with nothing in it but a desk and a few chairs. I mean literally nothing on the walls, or in terms of furniture. The whole room had a very cold, sterile feel to it.
The conversations were just idle banter about previous jobs or embarrassing childhood moments. I kept expecting some kind of discussion about what the people were filming or what the site was about, but of course, nothing. You would never know these videos had anything to do with porn if you saw it out of context. I will say one thing though, the people who appeared in these videos were quite attractive.
However, the other videos that actually did feature content which I suppose could be called “sexual” is where things got weird.
I’ll give brief descriptions of the stranger videos; if you’re really eaten up with curiosity you can try to hunt them down on a torrent site.
lickedclean.avi
A ten-minute video filmed by a hidden camera in which we see a repairman working on a washing machine for the first two minutes. When it’s fixed, the repairman talks to the owner briefly, and then leaves. The owner checks to make sure the repairman is gone, and he begins to lick all over the top of the washing machine. This goes on for seven minutes.
jimbo.avi
A five-minute video of an obese mime performing his act. It was actually pretty funny, particularly one part where he pretends to pull up a chair, then pretends that it breaks because of his weight. In the last thirty seconds of the video, the camera cuts to static briefly and cuts back to the man sobbing quietly, still wearing mime outfit and makeup. Some kind of obscure fetish?
dianna.avi
Four-minute video in which the camerman talks to a woman in a room different from the “interview room”. This room looks like one you’d find in a normal person’s house. Exactly where they are is never specified, as Dianna only talks about her violin playing. She obviously plays her violin, but she keeps getting distracted by something.
I didn’t notice this until someone on the image board thread pointed it out, but if you look at the mirror in the background, you can see a fat man in a chicken mask masturbating.
jessica.avi
Another four-minute cameraman video. This time he’s outside a house, talking to another young woman. They talk about canoe rides. The camera zooms out to reveal the city streets behind them occasionally.
The strange thing is: No one so far has been able to identify where this street is. Guesses have ranged everywhere from Europe to Australia to the Philippines, but there’s yet to be a match for the street shown in the video.
tonguetied.avi
Ten-minute video. The first five minutes consist of an elderly woman making out with a mannequin. The video cuts out like it did in jimbo.avi halfway through, and the scene is now a group of mannequins huddled together in a circle around the camera. The lights have been dimmed, and the elderly woman is nowhere to be seen. From this point on, there is no sound.
stumps.avi
Five-minute-long video where a man with no legs is attempting to breakdance on a DDR mat in what looks like the kitchen from peanut.avi, but much dirtier. There’s a radio playing music unseen in the background, but it stops at the four minute mark when the man collapses on the mat in exhaustion.
He breathes heavily and pleads with someone off-screen to let him rest. This off-screen person becomes terrifyingly enraged and yells at him to keep dancing, which he does. You can hear this off-screen person begin to scream as the video ends abruptly.
privacy.avi
The woman from dianna.avi is masturbating on a mattress in the “interview room”, while the man from stumps.avi walks around on his hands while wearing some kind of goblin mask.
The door in this room was always closed in other videos, but it’s now open. In this video the only light is in the room, and the hallway is dark. Near the end of the video, you can see an animal quickly run through the hallway.
And finally, the last video we uncovered:
useless.avi
Angry chimpanzee
In this eighteen-minute video, a blonde woman from one of the previous interview videos is tied down to a mattress in the interview room. She attempts to scream but her mouth is taped over. After seven minutes, a man in a black suit and mask opens the door, but he does not enter.
He holds the door open for the animal that was running in the hall in the previous video. It’s revealed to be an adult chimpanzee, its hair shaved and its entire body painted red. It seemed to be starved and abused, with several wounds along its shoulders and back.
When the chimp enters the room, the masked man closes the door behind it. The chimpanzee sniffs the air for a moment (it may have been blind), and notices the woman tied to the mattress. It goes into a frenzy, and begins to maul her.
The assault goes on for a grueling seven minutes, until the woman finally dies. The chimp eats flesh from her corpse for four minutes as the video ends.
The thread exploded with activity after this video was uncovered, and people discussed it long into the night. When I came back to the image board the next day I found that the thread was deleted. I tried to start another one, and they banned me. I tried e-mailing the guy who sent me the chain letter with the site’s url, sent him five messages and never got a response.
I have tried to discuss this website on various places, and I got banned frequently. The site itself was also deleted about three days after useless.avi was uncovered, likely because someone contacted the authorities about it.
The only proof that normalpornfornormalpeople.com ever existed was a few screencaps people took, and videos from the site that people saved and uploaded on torrents. The most popular of which being useless.avi, which found its way onto a few gore sites.
Wherever you upload them to, all of the videos from normalpornfornormalpeople.com get deleted after a while.
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The presidents and prime ministers of the EU member states held a European Council meeting on 25 and 26 June in Brussels. The program was extremely high profile. The “smaller issues”, such as economy and competitiveness, foreign security and defense and British call for Treaty reform were very soon overshadowed by the migration crisis and the renewed Greek crisis.
The migration agenda was the most heated part of the discussion. Insiders indicated that a clear frontline was visible in the room, with Italy and the European Commission on one side, demanding obligatory resettlement quotas as concrete elements of solidarity, and the European Council president and several smaller countries on the other side, opposing obligatory quotas and calling instead for voluntary redistribution. The second camp at last prevailed, leaving the Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi visibly angry and frustrated. The EC President, on Renzi´s side in the debate, openly criticized his European Council colleague Donald Tusk during a press conference – a step not so often seen in Brussels. The conclusions agreed by the EU leaders promise a mandatory resettlement of 40 000 asylum seekers and another 20 000 recognized refugees, but based on voluntary contributions of the member states. It is widely expected that the numbers will be actually very similar to the numbers the Commission proposed as mandatory quotas, the symbolical aspect of voluntary solidarity seems to be very important for some countries.
Shortly after the summit, Hungary declared that its refugee capacities are full and announced a suspension of the Dublin mechanism. According to this mechanism, asylum seekers should be processed in the first EU country they encounter. Not Italy or Greece, but Hungary has recently been facing the highest number of refugees – thousands are in Serbia today, waiting to be smuggled to Hungary. As soon as the Commission strongly opposed such unilateral move, Hungary explained that nothing changes formally with regard to the Dublin mechanism, but pointed out that the refugees must have entered the EU in Greece and thus they should be processed there.
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First U.S. Navy F-35C electromagnetic launch [video]
The Navy demonstrated early integration of the future of naval aviation Nov. 18 when it launched F-35C test aircraft CF-3 with its new electromagnetic aircraft launch system (EMALS).
Testing the F-35C on EMALS provided an early opportunity to evaluate technical risks and began the process to integrate the carrier variant Joint Strike Fighter with the future carrier fleet aircraft launching system.
“The test flight went well,” said Navy test pilot Lt. Christopher Tabert. “It felt very similar to the steam test launches we did this summer [in the F-35C]. It was quite an honor for me to play a small part in our launch today.”
This summer, the F-35C test team completed more than 50 steam catapult launches to perform an initial structural survey and collected steam ingestion data. The steam ingestion data produced robust results, allowing a reduction in the number of test launches by four.
Along with the steam launch data, the EMALS launch testing also provided information for the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence as the UK proceeds with including EMALS in the Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier.
In the past 12 months, the EMALS team launched a T-45 Goshawk, an E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, a C-2A Greyhound and several F/A-18 aircraft with and without stores.
Both EMALS and the F-35C are currently in test and evaluation, and represent technological leaps from the Navy’s current fleet. EMALS is set to install on the future USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78).
“What a great way to punctuate this year’s Centennial of Naval Aviation events,” said Ms. Kathy Donnelly, senior executive for aircraft launch, recovery and support equipment engineering at Lakehurst. “Our team is paving the way for the next hundred years today.”
The F-35C carrier variant of the Joint Strike Fighter is distinct from the F-35A and F-35B variants with its larger wing surfaces and reinforced landing gear to withstand catapult launches and deck landing impacts associated with the demanding aircraft carrier environment. Initial carrier trials for the F-35C are scheduled for 2013. The F-35C is undergoing test and evaluation at NAS Patuxent River and Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst before delivery to the fleet.
EMALS is a complete carrier-based launch system designed for the future USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) and all future CVN 78-class aircraft carriers. EMALS has six subsystems and will expand the operational capability of the Navy’s future carriers by permitting higher sortie rates and reduced costs compared to legacy systems. CVN 78 is more than 30 percent complete, with some production EMALS components already delivered to the shipyard to maintain a 2015 delivery schedule.
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Format: DVD and Blu-ray
Distributor: Optimum Home Entertainment
Director: Bong Joon-ho
Writers: Park Eun-kyo, Bong Joon-ho, Park Wun-kyo
Original title: Madeo
Cast: Kim Hye-ja, Won Bin, Jin Ku, Yun Je-mun
South Korea 2009
An incredibly powerful and complex portrait of maternal love, Mother mixes tragedy and goofiness, a combination fairly common in Asian films, but one at which director Bong Joon-ho is particularly adept. As in his first feature, Memories of Murder, police incompetence features prominently in the story of Do-joon, a mentally challenged young man who is more or less arbitrarily accused of the horrific murder of a school girl. But here, the central focus is on his mother (played by Kim Hye-ja, veteran actress and maternal icon of South Korean TV), an eccentric peddler of medicinal herbs and illegal acupuncture who endeavours to prove her son’s innocence.
Hye-ja’s detective methods are highly unorthodox, but the comedic side of her investigation gradually gives way to something much darker as the film shows how far she is willing to go to get her son out of prison. Simultaneously, the secrets mother and son share come to light, revealing an intricate, inescapable web of overwhelming love and guilt. Although Mother is constructed like a murder mystery, structured around escalating tension and gradual revelations, it is not a conventional police procedural but a psychological thriller, and the identity of the killer is important because of what it exposes about the characters’ relationships. There are many twists and turns that take us in unexpected directions and the film’s skilful plotting draws us deeper into Hye-ja’s psyche, making her pain increasingly affecting.
Visually, the film is just as superbly crafted, with a particular attention to colour: the purple clothes associated with the mother, the dark blue tones of the home she shares with her son, the increasingly murky tones of night scenes as she finds out more. There is a fairy tale quality to the scene of the murder, which is replayed several times as characters remember more details, or witnesses recount their memories of the event. The final sequence is set on a party bus lit by the setting sun, the warm, golden glow underlining the terrible fate of the tragic dancer in the midst of the unsuspecting revellers.
The film shares much with Park Chan-wook’s Oldboy, not least the emotional intensity and the displacement of violence. Where the munching of a live octopus in Oldboy was meant to represent the anger the main character felt after being sequestered for 15 years without apparent reason, in Mother, an early scene depicting Hye-ja chopping herbs, the cutter getting increasingly closer to her fingers, announces the psychological and physical violence to come. But above all, the films have in common a protagonist facing a similarly dreadful, morally tainted choice in a heart-breaking finale. Like Dae-su in Oldboy, one of the characters in Mother will choose to forget and live a lie rather than remember an unbearable truth. Love is a wonderful and frightening thing indeed.
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The UDWI REMC Board of Directors held their final meeting of 2017 Monday, and solidified several recent proposed changes to board policy and co-op operations. Approval was given to Board Policy 108.0, Member Requests for Co-op Information, referred to as the Cooperative Transparency Policy, proposed by Shane Smith at November’s meeting. The information levels, condensed from the proposed four to two, involve information that can (Level One) and cannot (Level Two) be released...
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At approximately 2:30 p.m, Indiana Conservation Officers observed what appeared to be evidence of a vehicle entering Richards Lake near 50 South and 1500 West in Linton. Indiana Conservation Officers utilized Side Scan Sonar and SCUBA divers to determine a vehicle was in fact in the water. The search ended at approximately 8 p.m. and resumed early this
Free Christmas dinner Thursday (Local News ~ 12/19/17)
The Linton Community Group and Linton Civitan Club are coming together for their annual Christmas dinner and Toys for Tots distribution Thursday. The free dinner will be from 5-7 p.m. at Saron Church. LCG member Bob Waters said the dinner is open to the entire community, noting it makes sense for a free meal to be offered when parents are picking up Toys for Tots with the Civitan...
Rex Tuttle Presents... (Submitted Story ~ 12/19/17)
Rex Tuttle presents his annual Christmas concert to the non-denominational Men's Prayer Breakfast on December 19. The breakfast is held each Tuesday morning at 7 a.m. at the Linton United Methodist Church, 150 NE 2nd St. in Linton. The breakfast provides an opportunity for Christian study and fellowship for men in the area. For more information, contact the UMC or Pastor Nick Moore of the Dugger Church of Christ...
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Jane A. (Eisele) LaPour, 81, of Worthington, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017, at her residence. Jane was born in Palmerton, Penn. on Dec. 19, 1935, to Ozwald and Adelia Marie (Hartford) Eisele. Jane retired as a bookkeeper and attended Trinity Lutheran Church in Linton...
INDOT announces return of Santa Tracker (Local News ~ 12/19/17)
For the third consecutive year, INDOT will be tracking the movements of Santa Claus as he navigates Indiana air space. Officials are predicting his arrival in INDOT Vincennes District, in which Greene County is located, at around 8:30 p.m. The Indiana Department of Transportation announced the return of the tracker with a Dec. 19 press release...
Eastern wins in a runaway at North Central (High School Sports ~ 12/19/17)
FARMERSBURG – The Eastern Greene Thunderbirds pitched a shutout for the first 11 minutes Tuesday night. And the North Central Thunderbirds had little chance of overcoming the resulting 27-0 deficit. Eastern Greene rode its early dominance to a 37-10 halftime advantage all the way to a 42-point runaway victory, 78-36 in Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference basketball at North Central...
Eastern Greene students determined to help (Local News ~ 12/19/17)
A group of students at Eastern Greene High School, inspired by charitable dance marathons hosted by Bloomington South High School and Indiana University, have formed a committee intent on hosting a dance marathon of their own in February to benefit Riley Hospital for Children...
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Dead Person of the Day – January 10 – Maila Nurmi (Vampira)
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Today’s DPD is dedicated to T.W. He has long had a thing for all things Finnish and has felt a celestial force pulling him towards the Scandanavian locale for many years now.
Maila Nurmi was a Finnish born, American bred actress whose legacy for eternity is Vampira and the lasting fashion look ‘goth chic’ from which we’re all still recovering.
Nurmi arrived in America while still a small child and, after moving around a bit, settled in Oregon with her family. She migrated south after graduation to pursue an acting career in La La Land. Many of her attempts fell short and she made ends meet by posing for pin-up calendars and offering her mouth as a substitute for biting the nails of the neurotic.
The unconventional came calling in 1953 after Nurmi attended a Hollywood masquerade ball dressed as the ghoul of Charles Addams’ New Yorker cartoons. Nurmi’s dark, buxom and seductive costume sent those Hollywood folks in a tizzy and months later a KABC-TV Channel 7 producer tracked her down and offered her work as hostess of a late-night horror show.
Sadly, that was probably the height of her career. Her show had a short run and by the mid 1960s she was making ends meet by cleaning houses, laying linoleum (not in the good way) and selling her arts and crafts. She was also embroiled in some legal battles during the 70s & 80s. Most notably with Cassandra Peterson (aka Elvira). Nurmi thought Elvira was stealing her character (albeit Peterson had a much better rack). Surprisingly Nurmi was mum with bringing lawsuits against the throngs of goth kids that were also stealing her style.
Here’s to you T.W., perhaps you and Maila can be together for eternity and settle down in a nice shack outside Helsinki (if that exists in the afterworld). If you need help passing on you know where to find me (down the hall, last office on the left – next to the handicap bathroom).
Actress, TV horror film hostess Vampira
OBITUARIES : Maila Nurmi
January 16, 2008|Jocelyn Y. Stewart | Times Staff Writer
In the early days of television, when horror movies were often campy by nature, actress Maila Nurmi created the character Vampira, a glamorous ghoul who as hostess of late-night fright films in the 1950s layered on her own brand of camp. Continue
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What the Trump vs. Sanders Polls Do, and Don't, Tell Us
A Quinnipiac poll released today shows what has become a familiar pattern: Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by 4 percentage points in the national popular vote (45 percent to 41 percent), while Bernie Sanders leads Trump by a 9-point margin (48 percent to 39 percent). These results are consistent with other recent poll results; the Pollster.com aggregator estimates Clinton's current lead over Trump at 2 points as of today, while Sanders leads Trump by 11 points.
The reason for this persistent gap is not difficult to divine: Sanders is viewed much more favorably than Clinton in the broader electorate. Pollster.com calculates his current favorability rating at +9 (49 percent favorable to 40 percent unfavorable); Clinton is currently at –16 (40 percent favorable to 56 percent unfavorable) and Trump at –21 (37 percent favorable to 58 percent unfavorable).
Purist insurgencies like the Sanders campaign usually lack direct evidence that they might be stronger general-election nominees than their primary opponents, which causes them to fall back on "hidden vote" theories claiming that they would inspire large numbers of previously inert citizens to flock to the polls to their behalf—thus compensating for their comparatively weaker standing among habitual voters. (This was Barry Goldwater's professed path to victory in 1964, an election that he lost by 23 points.) But Sanders and his supporters can currently point to national surveys suggesting that he would be a more electable candidate for the Democratic Party, which have become incorporated into his current pitch for why superdelegates should reverse the results of the pledged delegate count in order to award him the nomination.
Of course, popularity in June does not guarantee popularity in November. The flaw in Sanders's argument is that he has yet to demonstrate that he can survive a sustained blast of negative attacks. His advocacy of higher taxes on the middle class, support for government-run universal health care, past dalliances into leftist foreign policy, and self-identification as a "socialist" all represent potentially serious political vulnerabilities for Sanders, who represents a small, left-leaning state where he hasn't faced a serious electoral challenge in over 20 years and who therefore has little experience in defending his record against well-financed opposition in an unfriendly political constituency.
The fact that Sanders is currently polling well in a hypothetical matchup against Trump therefore don't necessarily predict how a general election between the two would turn out. Sanders would begin the race unburdened by the negative popular evaluations that now weigh down the Clinton campaign; on the other hand, November is a long way off, and there would be plenty of time for him to lose his current relative appeal—while Clinton, as more of a known quantity, may be less vulnerable to further Republican attacks and may in fact make a modest recovery in the polls once the Democratic nomination contest has concluded. Most Democratic leaders view Clinton, for all her flaws, as still representing a safer choice for the party's nomination (putting aside the question of whether it would be appropriate for the superdelegates to overturn the results of the pledged delegate count).
But these polls do tell us something useful about the election all the same. Some observers who view Trump as a potentially formidable general election candidate have suggested that he could receive a significant crossover vote from Democrats. "Because Trump isn’t a doctrinaire conservative—because he appeals on emotion and not policy—the theory is that he can win white working-class Democrats and other disaffected voters in the Democratic coalition," wrote Jamelle Bouie of Slate in a March critical appraisal.
If Trump had a unique appeal to non-Republicans, however, we'd expect to see evidence of it in trial heat polls against Sanders, who may be viewed as more or less a generic Democratic candidate by a general electorate who is not yet very familiar with him. Sanders's fairly wide lead at this stage indicates that there is no substantial population of Democrats who are sufficiently attracted to the Trump candidacy that they would support him over either candidate of their own party.
Perhaps things will change, and Trump will succeed in crafting a message that appeals to Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents—or perhaps the Democratic nominee will alienate a sufficiently large sector of the electorate that such an achievement won't be necessary. But while the polls can't tell us for sure whether Clinton or Sanders would be a stronger general-election candidate, they do continue to demonstrate that the Trump fan club has very few non-Republican members. Regardless of the final outcome in 2016, it is therefore unlikely that the Trump candidacy will fundamentally redefine the two parties' mass bases of support.
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‘The Invisible Man’ Appears to Grab the Top Spot at Weekend Box Office
Although this week’s box office headline may surprise you, be assured that no words such as “disappointment”, “disaster”, or “bomb” have been erased by the horrorvirus that has impacted this year’s box office. Believe your eyes; The Invisible Man is actually a hit! Leigh Whannel’s The Invisible Man easily defeated the competition this week, earning an estimated $29 million at the box office, outstripping generous estimates and predictions.
How did The Invisible Man turn a profit in a slumping horror market? For one thing, The Invisible Man’s critical and fan scores are the best of the season so far. The famed Universal Monster property impressed fans and critics alike, earning a 90% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes and an audience score of 89%. The sample size for the critical average was also the highest of any horror release this year, with 228 reviews counting toward the current Tomatometer (other similar fare such as Fantasy Island only resulted in 78 reviews). With numbers this high, it is clear that critics got the word out on The Invisible Man to a much greater degree than any other horror films this year, and people seem to have listened.
Even the bane of any movie studio’s existence this winter, Cinemascore, offered good news in the form of a B+ grade, substantially higher than any horror release so far (remember that Cinemascore offered two elusive F grades from ticket buyers this year for The Grudge and The Turning). Horror audiences are famously tough on the films they pay money to see on opening weekend, so a B+ average indicates that most fans “got what they were looking for” with The Invisible Man.
International numbers have yet to be announced, but even without substantial funds overseas, The Invisible Man will prove to be a profitable film for Universal/Blumhouse. Whannel’s film was reportedly made for only $7 million, and even with the 3x multiplier for promotion and advertising, it has already turned a profit in one week’s time. The Invisible Man also has the benefit of a lack of competition over the next few weeks, until A Quiet Place Part II makes some noise at the box office on March 20.
All of this positive news even lead to the announcement that Whannel has signed a “first look” deal with Blumhouse. As HNN’s John Evans reports, this deal “…will last for two years, and it covers all of Whannel’s proposals for films he would like to write, direct, or produce.”
Be sure to check back next week to see if The Invisible Man can continue to make tickets disappear at your local theater.
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Nick joined the website in 2015. His lifelong love of comics and horror began with Universal Monsters and the Incredible Hulk. He has fond memories of going to Waldbaum’s supermarket with his mother and being rewarded with a 3-pack of sealed comics. It’s been all downhill from there… Since those early days, his life has been immersed in four color action and scares on the silver screen.
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Cement Dam - Shenango Twnp PA
One easy and relatively secluded access route to Cement Dam was via a B&O railroad spur which split from yet another spur track a stone’s throw east of Cascade Park.
The Cement Dam tracks crossed Big Run on a trestle about 100’ west of the dam. Walking across that trestle was fear inducing. You usually had relatively little concern for trains because the engine rumble could be heard from a distance and trains rarely traveled more than 15 mph. But placing your feet on the crossties while viewing the trestle’s height over the rocks and swirling water of Big Run could make for some weak knees or sweaty palms.
Heading north, the Cement Dam spur track eventually crossed Butler Road (422) west of the Flowline plant (between Flowline and Rigotti’s plaza). From there, the tracks began curving northwest to cross North Cascade Street slightly north of its intersection with Grandview Avenue. (Current Google Maps shows Holly’s Hobbies as the business now occupying the building that was once the northern terminus of the Cement Dam railroad spur.) A gondola filled with metal shavings was a sign of the type of business that utilized the B&O there in the 60s.
If you traveled south on the Cement Dam Spur, its tracks intersected the east / west spur just east of Cascade Park. Westbound, that track ran beneath the Route 65 overpass and passed the southern edge of Cascade Park by the park’s mini-train tunnel. That route eventually joined more significant B&O routes near the Moravia Street Viaduct.
The eastbound leg of the east/west spur ran across Butler Road (422) then Old 422 and beyond Frew Mill Road. I was told that the eastbound track ended at the Fenati Brick, factory, but I never witnessed that myself.
— J Jessel · 01/20/2017 10:48 PM · #
This is actually on my father’s property. Him and I spent many of hours walking back there, sitting and watching the water and talking about life. He owns the small trailer park that sits on the same side as Giant Eagle. If you’d like pictures of what the dam looked like before and what the dam looks like today I’m sure my dad can find some old pictures around and I’d be more than willing to provide pictures of what it looks like today. My father’s side of the family has owned the property since they came to New castle from Italy and originally owned the property on both sides of the road. It was my Great grandfather that sold the other side so it was in our family for quite some time. I found that out through an ancestry search record. The first U.S. census they’re listed in, they have that listed as their address.
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Music House For Children at St Johns
Lansdowne Crescent, Notting Hill, London W11 | 3 minutes walk from Casa Cruz
A longstanding and much loved institution for local parents in Shepherds Bush, the Music House for Children has given hundreds of west London children... More
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Notting Hill, London W11 | 4 minutes walk from Casa Cruz
In the South-West of the borough of Kensington and Chelsea lies Notting Hill, one of the most attractive parts of London and home to the... More
Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising
111-117 Lancaster Road, Notting Hill, London W11 | 6 minutes walk from Casa Cruz
From Cornflakes to Ker-plunk, Spacedust to Spacehoppers, take a nostalgic tour through 200 years of British consumerism with Robert Opie's unique creation. Enter the Museum... More
Louise T Blouin Institute
3 Olaf Street, W11 | 6 minutes walk from Casa Cruz
The Louis T Blouin Foundation, one of the largest not-for-profits in the art world, focuses on exploring the interplay between art and neuroscience. Most famous... More
Portobello Road Market
Portobello Road, Notting Hill, London W11 | 7 minutes walk from Casa Cruz
The famous Portobello Road antiques and flea market in Notting Hill takes place every Saturday although there are also stalls from Monday to Friday. Running... More
Elephant West
62 Wood Lane, Shepherd's Bush, W12 | 11 minutes walk from Casa Cruz
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KidZania London
Westfield London, Ariel Way, W12 | 12 minutes walk from Casa Cruz
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Wood Lane, White City, W12 | 13 minutes walk from Casa Cruz
Sold to property developers in 2012 Television Centre in White City, home to the BBC for fifty years, has... More
Shepherds Bush Library
6 Wood Lane, W12 | 13 minutes walk from Casa Cruz
In the shadow of the Westfield Shopping Centre, the £2 million Shepherds Bush Library easily competes with the sharp architectural lines and bright lights of... More
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Wood Lane, W12 | 14 minutes walk from Casa Cruz
Not far north of Television Centre , White City Place - previously known as the Media Centre - used to be... More
Shepherd's Bush Green Playground
Shepherd's Bush Green, W12 | 16 minutes walk from Casa Cruz
It may be in the middle of a traffic island but Shepherd's Bush Playground, in the south west corner of Shepherd's Bush Green, is a... More
Trellick Tower
5 Golbourne Road, Kilburn, London W10 | 16 minutes walk from Casa Cruz
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Holland Park Avenue / Kensington High Street, Holland Park, London W8 | 17 minutes walk from Casa Cruz
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Diana, Princess Of Wales Memorial Playground
Nr Black Lion Gate Broad Walk, Kensington Gardens, Hyde Park, London W2 | 18 minutes walk from Casa Cruz
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310 Uxbridge Road, W12 | 19 minutes walk from Casa Cruz
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Leighton House Museum
12 Holland Park Road, Holland Park, London W14 | 19 minutes walk from Casa Cruz
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Hornton Street, Kensington, London W8 | 19 minutes walk from Casa Cruz
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18 Stafford Terrace (Linley Sambourne House)
18 Stafford Terrace, Kensington, London W8 | 20 minutes walk from Casa Cruz
For a virtually untouched and immaculately preserved slice of Victorian living, visit this delightful building. One of the only genuine Victorian townhouses remaining and virtually... More
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St Mary Abbots Parish Church
Kensington High Street, W8 | 21 minutes walk from Casa Cruz
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Kensington Gardens, Kensington, London W8 | 21 minutes walk from Casa Cruz
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224-238 Kensington High Street, Bankside, London W8 | 22 minutes walk from Casa Cruz
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101-111 Kensington High Street, W8 | 22 minutes walk from Casa Cruz
A cultural centre, shop, cafe and restaurant, Japan House offers a window into Japan from the heart of west London. Located on Kensington High Street,... More
Art Work Space: The Hempel Hotel
31-35 Craven Hill Gardens, Paddington, London W2 | 24 minutes walk from Casa Cruz
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Sheldon Square, Paddington, London W2 | 24 minutes walk from Casa Cruz
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Maggie & Rose
58 Pembroke Road, Kensington, London W8 | 25 minutes walk from Casa Cruz
A members club for kids, it could only be in Kensington and Chelsea. Classes taking place throughout the day, Monday to Friday, include mini musicians... More
Jason's Canal Boat Trip
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Jason's Wharf, Opposite 60 Blomfield Road, Little Venice, London W9 | 26 minutes walk from Casa Cruz
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Sussex Gardens, W2 | 29 minutes walk from Casa Cruz
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Kite Studios
Priory Mews, 2B Bassein Park Road, W12 | 30 minutes walk from Casa Cruz
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Opinion: Manipulate and Mislead – How GMOs are Infiltrating Africa
By Haidee Swanby and Mariann Bassey Orovwuje Reprint | | Print |
Haidee Swanby is a researcher with the African Centre for Biodiversity (ACB), a non-profit organisation based in Johannesburg, South Africa. The ACB’s work is centred on dismantling structural inequities in food and agriculture systems in Africa and directed towards the attainment of food sovereignty. Mariann Bassey Orovwuje is a lawyer, as well as an environmental, human and food rights advocate. She is Programme Manager for the Food Sovereignty Programme for Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) and Coordinator of Friends of the Earth Africa’s Food Sovereignty Programme Campaign.
“There is no doubt that African small-scale producers need much greater support in their efforts, but GM seeds which are designed for large-scale industrial production have no place in smallholder systems”. Credit: La Via Campesina/2007/Creative Commons
JOHANNESBURG, Mar 1 2015 (IPS) - The most persistent myth about genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is that they are necessary to feed a growing global population.
Highly effective marketing campaigns have drilled it into our heads that GMOs will produce more food on less land in an environmentally friendly manner. The mantra has been repeated so often that it is considered to be truth.
Now this mantra has come to Africa, sung by the United States administration and multinational corporations like Monsanto, seeking to open new markets for a product that has been rejected by so many others around the globe.
“It may be tempting to believe that hunger can be solved with technology, but African social movements have pointed out that skewed power relations are the bedrock of hunger in Africa”
While many countries have implemented strict legal frameworks to regulate GMOs, African nations have struggled with the legal, scientific and infrastructural resources to do so.
This has delayed the introduction of GMOs into Africa, but it has also provided the proponents of GMOs with a plum opportunity to offer their assistance and, in the process, helping to craft laws on the continent that promote the introduction of barely regulated GMOs and create investor-friendly environments for agribusiness.
Their line is that African governments must adopt GMOs as a matter of urgency to deal with hunger and that laws implementing pesky and expensive safety measures, or requiring assessments of socio-economic impacts, will only act as obstructions.
To date only seven African countries have complete legal frameworks to deal with GMOs and only four – South Africa, Burkina Faso, Egypt and Sudan – have approved commercial cultivation of a GM crop.
The drive to open markets for GMOs in Africa is not only happening through “assistance” resulting in permissive legal frameworks for GMOs, but also through an array of “philanthropical” projects, most of them funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
One such project is Water Efficient Maize for Africa (WEMA), funded by the Gates Foundation in collaboration with Monsanto. Initially the project sought to develop drought tolerant maize varieties in five pilot countries but, as the project progressed, it incorporated one of Monsanto’s most lucrative commercial traits into the mix – MON810, which enables the plant to produce its own pesticide.
Interestingly, MON810 has recently come off patent, but Monsanto retains ownership when it is stacked with another gene, in this case, drought tolerant.
WEMA has provided a convenient vehicle for the introduction of Monsanto’s controversial product, but it has also used its influence to shape GM-related policy in the countries where it works.
The project has refused to run field trials in Tanzania and Mozambique until those countries amend their “strict liability” laws, which will make WEMA, and future companies selling GMOs, liable for any damages they may cause.
WEMA has also complained to governments about clauses in their law that require assessment of socio-economic impacts of GMOs, saying that assessment and approvals should be based solely on hard science, which is also often influenced or financed by the industry.
African civil society and smallholders’ organisations are fighting for the kind of biosafety legislation that will safeguard health and environment against the potential risks of GMOs, not the kind that promotes the introduction of this wholly inappropriate technology.
About 80 percent of Africa’s food is produced by smallholders, who seldom farm on more than five hectares of land and usually on much less. The majority of these farmers are women, who have scant access to finance or secure land tenure.
That they still manage to provide the lion’s share of the continents’ food, usually without formal seed, chemicals, mechanisation, irrigation or subsidies, is testament to their resilience and innovation.
African farmers have a lot to lose from the introduction of GMOs – the rich diversity of African agriculture, its robust resilience and the social cohesion engendered through cultures of sharing and collective effort could be replaced by a handful of monotonous commodity crops owned by foreign masters.
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Africa – Calling for a GMO-Free Continent
There is no doubt that African small-scale producers need much greater support in their efforts, but GM seeds which are designed for large-scale industrial production have no place in smallholder systems.
The mantra that GMOs are necessary for food security is hijacking the policy space that should be providing appropriate solutions for the poorest farmers.
Only a tiny fraction of farmers will ever afford the elite GM technology package – for example in South Africa, where over 85 percent of maize production is genetically modified, GM maize seed costs 2-5 times more than conventional seed, must be bought annually and requires the extensive use of toxic and expensive chemicals and fertilisers.
What is more, despite 16 years of cultivating GM maize, soya and cotton, South Africa’s food security continues to decline, with some 46 percent of the population categorised as food insecure.
It may be tempting to believe that hunger can be solved with technology, but African social movements have pointed out that skewed power relations – such as unfair trade agreements and subsidies that perennially entrench poverty, or the patenting of seed and imposition of expensive and patented technology onto the world’s most vulnerable and risk averse communities – are the bedrock of hunger in Africa.
Without changing these fundamental power relationships and handing control over food production to smallholders in Africa, hunger cannot be eradicated.
A global movement is growing and demanding that governments support small-scale food producers and “agro-ecology” instead of corporate agriculture, an agricultural system that is based on collaboration with nature and is appropriate for small-scale production, where producers are free to plant and exchange seeds and operate in strong local markets.
Edited by Phil Harris
The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of, and should not be attributed to, IPS – Inter Press Service.
This opinion piece was originally published by Common Dreams.
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Very timely and well-written – the problem is precisely that of weak institutions that will alow complete depradation. The corrupt governments and elites, as well as those Africans whose agricultural training has made them into tools of GMO’s covering as ‘African’ agricultural experts, want to profit from the outside deals and will not sabotage their own self-interest by putting up too many legal roadblocks. (And the outsider deals are not only western, but Chinese, Arab, Indian, Malaysian, BRICS)
The sad thing is, they have got a plan under AGRA to use women, creating ‘small businesses’ that will go into the farming areas and persuade the small farmers, many of them women, to convert to buying ‘improved seeds, with all their legal provisos, and thus getting into the GMO loop, then comes the super destructive mono-crops, pushing everyone off the land. I am not against improving or enhancing seeds, but the GMO model of marketing, pesticides and patenting is deadly for poorer countries. The knowledge to improve their seed needs to be made avaialbe to small farmers, with focus on their own seeds, and the features of their own region, and with local laboratories and research.
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Two opposing camps, face-off, pushing different narratives
In the last couple of weeks, we were witnessing the creation of two opposing camps in response to a dilemma that leaders in many countries confronting around the world. On the one hand, a camp demands to reopen the economy immediately arguing that the cure can’t be worse than the disease, pushing for the herd immunity in hope of seeing the light at the end of the tunnel faster.
On the other hand, another camp believes nothing can go back to normal until a proven vaccine is created. The members of this camp demand the continuation of social distancing and other protocols that have been effective to diminish the curve so far.
The members of the first camp are mostly shareholders of big corporations, traders, business owners, even small businesses, and political leaders in many countries who fear economic instability leads to social unrest. Among these leaders, there are dictators who are worried about the rebellion and elected officials who push for restarting the economy in fear of losing their positions in the next election.
The members of the second camp are scientists, doctors, and nurses who shouldered most of the pressures during the pandemic. Also the middle class and underprivileged belong to this camp that doesn’t consider coronavirus as a democratic illness. Academics and opposition groups are usually supporting the second camp.
There are subcategories in each camp whose members are not as zealots as others in their groups. Among advocates of reopening without having a vaccine, some believe the process can go smoothly with sending less vulnerable back to work based on new data, driven by more vigorous testing. On the other side, some are not adamant about pushing the whole period of 100% proven clinical trials for a vaccine.
Other than the mentioned camps and their subcategories, there are still people whose religious or racial beliefs make choosing sides even harder. Struggling with own perceptual paradoxes that contradict the reality, some orthodox religious believers, regardless of the brand i.e. Christian, Jews, or Muslims, prescribe taking the risk in lieu of performing holy ceremonies. And there are those who are always counted as the base for political parties or in case of a dictatorship, enablers of those regimes hurray for the pose of strongmen in their countries, even with the price of own families being smashed in the re-rotation of economic gears.
Furthermore, it’s worth to mention about the paradoxes of a few Iranian opposition groups that criticize the regime in Iran for a premature reopening but sympathize the Trump’s base that definitely falls into the camp of “reopen now.”
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STAMP HIGHLIGHTS : WHALE WISHES
Hi Everyone! Welcome to Day 1 of Stamp Highlights! For the next few days we are going to showcase our fabulous Design Team's projects for each stamp set! Today they are making a BIG SPLASH with Whale Wishes!
We love how Vera added vellum to create an under the sea look.
Anna created an outstanding through-the-card shaker with waves and whales.
We love how Deasy made a shaker card for the ocean with whales in it. They look so cute!
Laura used the coordinating Whale Wishes as well as the Ocean Waves creative cuts to create this fun scene.
The All Prettied Up Creative Cuts Dies make the perfect shaker for the amazing Whale Wishes Stamps and Dies.
Pamela created a simple card by using the Ocean Waves creative cuts as a mask to blend some waves in for the whales.
Love these whales and the waves so very cute. : )
the Blackbird March 17, 2016 at 9:23 AM
All the cards are amazing but my favorite are the two shakers!!
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SD pooja March 17, 2016 at 9:24 AM
Wonderful cards !
Allie L. March 17, 2016 at 11:04 AM
What a cute set!
Kate B March 17, 2016 at 10:46 PM
What a great release! I love the whale stamp set!!
LC Lamothe March 17, 2016 at 10:59 PM
This is such a fun stamp set! All the DT cards are fabulous!
BeverlyBL March 17, 2016 at 11:08 PM
This looks like a whale of fun. Everyone did such a great job. I'm very impressed!
Zarah March 17, 2016 at 11:14 PM
Love this set and as usual the DT knocked it out of the park with these adorable cards!
Hamutal Shafrir March 17, 2016 at 11:17 PM
Lovely set! Great inspiration from the DT!
I'm a sucker for black and white animals, just adorable!!
Kit A March 18, 2016 at 9:40 AM
Great set. Love the cards.
Maureen Reiss March 18, 2016 at 9:51 AM
Such a cute set!! LOVE the fonts!!!
These whales are so cute! Everyone did a different card but they are the same with the whales and the sentiments and the waves. I love them all! Nice job, ladies!
Love these. That whale stamp set is so adorable.
Mary Holshouser March 19, 2016 at 10:22 AM
These are such fun.
They've been shown doing so many
things. Love them.
Lorraine Marasigan March 21, 2016 at 1:38 PM
Love this set!
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केन्द्रीय विद्यालय क्रमांक ४ वायु सेना महाराजपुरा, ग्वालियर
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Hon'ble Chief Guest, Mrs. Tejinder Basra, President, AFWWA(L), 40 Wing, Air Force, distinguished Invitees, principals of the neighboring KVs, Parents, Media Persons, Staff and families.
I, Munendra Singh, Principal, on my personal behalf and on the behalf of the whole family of Kendriya Vidyalaya No.4, Air Force Station, Gwalior extend a very warm and hearty welcome to the august gathering.
Ladies and Gentlemen: We are fortunate enough to have our Chairman, Air Commodore HS Basra VSM, a highly distinguished Indian Air Force Commander, who despite of his very demanding commitments, has always found time to look into all the matters related to the growth of this Institute.
I also admire the Commissioner KVS, the Deputy Commissioner (Agra region), the Asst Commissioners and other Officers of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan who visit time to time and make us explore our ideas in imparting the best of education.
Ladies and Gentlemen: I admire this opportunity to share with you all, that Kendriya Vidyalaya No.4 was started in 1985 at Residency, Pinto Park and was shifted to this new and own campus in May 2005. Kendriya Vidyalaya No.4 has now grown up in to a Vidyalaya having 3 sections and is going to expand its dimensions in the current session with commencement of a new section for the classes 1 to 8th in its newly constructed 16 classrooms. The vidyalaya offers education in Science and Commerce streams at Senior Secondary level. The Vidyalaya is equipped with all modern educational tools and facilities along with a talented team of Subject Experts and qualified teachers comprising of Post Graduate Teachers, Trained Graduate Teachers, Primary Teachers, miscellaneous staff and sub-staff.
A Physics lab, Chemistry Lab, Biology Lab, Two Computer Labs one each for junior and senior classes, a rich Library, Resource Room, junior Science lab, Maths. Lab and A Music Room are the educational assets of the Vidyalaya. A separate Computer lab for primary classes and a separate resource room for senior secondary classes will also come up very soon so that these facilities can be availed by more and more students.
Exploiting all the teaching learning resources to their extent, during the session 2013-2014 the Vidyalaya has achieved 100 % result in CBSE conducted class X, 97% in XII. In National Science Olympiad conducted by IAPT, Pune, Kumari Sakshi stood second at national level and got Rs. 1000 cash prize. 3 gold and 3 bronze medals are also bagged by our students. In Mathematics Olympiad, 4 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze medal fell on part of our students. 10 students from our Vidyalaya were selected for Research oriented Internship program at Amity University Gwalior which was conducted by Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India. 02 of our students Kumari Sakshi and Shivani are selected in the Inspire program of Department of Science and Technology. We are determined to do much better in the current academic session and the sessions coming ahead.
Ladies and Gentlemen: All along with the academics, our students are exceptionally outstanding in co-curricular activities and sports activities. To ensure participation of all the students in co-curricular activities, the students are divided into 4 houses, namely Shivaji, Tagore, Ashoka and Raman. Various cultural and literary inter house competitions are regularly conducted on all the marked occasions throughout the session. Students from our Vidyalaya also exhibited their talent in Science and Social Science exhibitions conducted by KVS and other events conducted by Department of Science and Technology and various local universities.
The Vidyalaya is well known in the region for its achievements in the field of Games and Sports. Our students participated in various games at Regional Level and won silver medal in Kabaddi (girls), 1 gold and 1 bronze in Badminton (Girls) and 1 bronze medal in chess (boys). 5 boys and 7 girls were selected to participate at National Sports Meet.
Another salient feature of Vidyalaya is provision of e-learning which is presently available in Computer labs, Physics Lab, Junior Science Lab and resource room. We have planned to mount 24 latest computers with projectors and 25 Digital visualizers at prominent places. Very soon all class rooms will also be equipped with this awesome facility so that no stone remain unturned for the ultimate educational growth of the students.
Scouts and Guides activities are integral part of the Vidyalaya calendar.In the Regional Dwitiya Sopan 14 students of our Vidyalaya participated and cleared while in Tritiya Sopan 06 students from our Vidyalaya participated and cleared. Presently the Vidyalaya has approximately 65 scouts, 37 guides, 36 cubs and 38 bulbuls being trained by a team of 7 Scouts & Guides Officers.
We have also a team of trained teachers and professional counselors who are regularly engaged in imparting the adolescent’s education and looking after the related physiological and psychological issues and problems of the growing students in teen age.
The students of the Vidyalaya are also facilitated with the career counseling and guidance regularly. The Vidyalaya time and again organizes lecture from experts on career guidance, to familiarize the students with the various opportunities available to them for opting a career suitable to their choice and aptitude.
In order to ensure gradual professional growth of the Teachers, KVS conducts in-service courses for the serving teachers of various categories. For the development of modern concept of e-learning we have with us one national, one regional and three cluster lever master trainers.
Our two teachers were trained this year by Indira Gandhi National Open University under CPPDT program for professional development of the teachers. Teachers from the Vidyalaya have attended the seminar on “How to treat differently abled children”, conducted by Ram Krishna Mission. To standardize the Scientific practicals our Government has focused on the concept of ONLINE LABs. Teachers from the Vidyalaya underwent the first session of online labs conducted by National Informatics Centre, Gwalior.
The Vidyalaya is equipped with an enriched Library having 7485 books in total. The reference books, encyclopedia & dictionaries, magazines & periodicals , latest Softwares to facilitate student’s learning process and hi-tech e-learning corner with an advanced setup of 03 latest internet facility enabled computers. The library is managed online using e-Granthalaya software. The students of Primary classes are benefited with providing a set of books through class teacher on rotation basis throughout the session following the KVS Library Policy.
Ladies and Gentlemen: It is said that
“The Instructions end in the class-room, but education ends only with life.”
The education in modern times cannot be kept limited merely to subject-related instructions, but the aim of education should be shaping the human behavior to fulfill the needs of the civilized society and to face the fast track developing modern world. Being the teaching professionals we are also aware of the fact that-
“Whatever is good to know, is difficult to learn”
And this is only the point from where the actual role of a Teacher and that of a school starts. We, by all means and measures, are devoted to our profession and determined to put in our best to realize the aims and objectives of the Education.
I once again welcome you all.
Jai Hind!
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KENDRIYA VIDYALAYANO. 4 AFS MAHARAJPUR GWALIOR
A Brief Annual Report (Session – 2013-14)
Distinguished CHIEF GUEST of today,s function Gp. Capt. Anuj Pathak Commanding Officer 2401
Sqn. 40 Wing AFS Gwalior., Guest of Honour Madam Renuka Pathak, Special Invitee Wg Cdr.
Sandeep Mohan Sr Edn Officer,40 Wing AFS Gwalior, Madam Sandeep Mohan, Members of
VMC ,MY Counterpart Principals, Learned Media Persons, Respected Parents &Guardians, the staff
of the vidyalaya, all the invitees and beloved children.
On behalf of the vidyalaya family and on my personal behalf , It is my proud privilege to extend
hearty welcome to the Chief Guest Gp. Capt. Anuj Pathak Commanding Officer 2401 Sqn. 40 Wing
AFS Gwalior. Sir,Your august presence has boosted our morale and doubled the enthusiasm of the
staff and students. I extend my warm welcome to the gracious lady Ms Renuka Pathak for sparing
her most valuable time and making the celebration sweet and memorable one.
I also welcome the special invitee Wg Cdr Sandeep Mohan the Sr. Edn Officer 40 Wing. Further,a
hearty welcome to theMedia persons, members of VMC , , Principals Ms Rekha Saxena , Ms
A. Salkar ,Sh. A.B. Singh,Ex Principals…………… all the invitees , Guests ,respected parents and
guardians ,family members of the staff on this auspicious happy occasion.
Once again welcome to one and all.
I feel proud in presenting the Annual Report of the vidyalaya for the session 2013-14.
Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 4 AFS Gwalior has been imparting quality education based on the ethics and principles of innovations and experiments with modern technology and usage of ICT to the wards of Air Force Personnels, Central Govt. employees, Autonomous bodies of Central and the State ,the State Govt., along with floating population on priority basis and thus catering the need of education to the society to meet the challenges ahead. Since its opening in the year 1985, the vidyalaya has flourished a lot. Development of the infrastructure and related facilities are worth quoting.At present it is a double section school with maximum authorized strength of 40 students in each section from class- I to class- XII. At present the vidyalaya has the strength of 867 students including 522 boys and 345 girls and is running Science & Commerce streams in the Sr. Secondary.
The teaching faculty and the support staff are PGTs 09, TGTs- 12, Primary Teachers- 10, Librarian- 1, Office Staff –1 and Sub- staff- 6. A games coach, a craft coach and a computer instructor have been appointed on contract basis to develop the skills in children in the related field. The 2 vacancies of PGTs i.e. Commerce & English, 1of TGT- S.St. and 3 of PRTs have been made good by appointing teachers on contract basis. With the coming up of the 12 extra class rooms the vidyalaya is likely to be the 3 section school in the coming session as the construction work is at the final stage.
It is worth mentioning here that the renovation work of the main building of costing about Rs.90 lakh also is in full swing.
Library of the vidyalaya is enriched with 7575 books in different categories.The fully automated library, following bar coding system FOR ISSUEANCE AND RETURN, caters the need of the students and the teachers very efficiently. The 20 different magazines , 5 news papers and a computer with net connectivity keep students and the teachers connected with the outer world for researches and innovations in the field of education. Efforts are on to get the vidyalaya library on line with NIC. Further, the career counselling corner in the library and the talks arranged time to time keep the students enlightened for future planning and job options. The talks are arranged inviting experts and counsellors.
Recently, 4 air conditioners were installed in the vidyalaya library and the flooring made smooth by the vitrified tiles to make the library cool and comfy.
KV No. 4 AFS Gwalior boasts of its ICT infrastructure which comprises of 40 computers in the junior
and the senior computer laboratories, interactive boards in the junior science lab and the Physics
lab. Broad band connectivity is available at all prominent places. E- Content has been procured
to make studies interesting and easy to understand. The vidyalay web site provides necessary
information and is updated periodically.
Board Examination Results
The board examination results of the vidyalaya have improved in recent past. The results of Examinations 2013 have been praiseworthy. AISS E 2013 RESULT was 100% . Also the result of class XII was96.5%. We assure the parents community to further improve the results both the quality and the quantity wise this year. Also, it is worth mentioning that 1 student of class X , who secured CGPA 10, has been awarded cash prize of Rs.5000 by the KVS.
Scholastic Activities- Since the scheme of CCE is in rife, the session is divided into two terms for class 1 to 10. The first term starts from April to September and the second term from October to March. There are total 4 formative assessment and 2 summative assessment. By now 3 formative assessment and 1 summative assessment have been over as per KVS schedule. Unit tests and Half Yearly Exams of class- XI and two Pre Board tests of class- XII are also over. The performance of students has been communicated to parents through Progress Report Cards and Parents teachers Meetings. The practical examinations of class – XII are scheduled to be completed by 15 February. The CBSE Board examination will commence from March 1, and the session ending examination of the other classes from the first week of March .This session vidyalaya conducted a study camp for the low achievers during the winter break and a better result is expected.
CO-SCHOLASTIC ACTIVITIES
Social science Exhibition and National Integration Camp of KVS is held at school, cluster, regional, and national levels. It gives me pleasure to convey to the august gathering that KV NTPC KANIHA left its foot prints at all levels. At national level our students presented Saraswati vandana and were applauded for their performance on the stage. Also KV4 Gwalior played vital role in the display and
presentation of the exhibits by the Agra Region which stood first in the National competition of
Exhibition on the given theme.
National Children Science Congress and Jawahar lal Nehru Science Exhibition- Also, in National Children Science Congress and, in Jawaharlal Nehru Science Exhibition, our vidyalaya has made an emphatic presence at the Cluster and the Regional level in KVNo. 1 Agra and in KV No. 3 Jhansi making us feel proud on their efforts.
Quiz and Debates
Are integral part of studies and personality development in the vidyalaya. Students Miss Aditi
Chaturvedi Class 10th A, Sanjay10th A, Akhil 10th A, Somesh 12th Sc have shown their talent in quiz and Debate conducted in the No. 1 Airforce Gwalior and won cash award of RS. 3000/-. Games and Sports are the integral part of course of studies in KVS. So is the case in our vidyalaya
also. Apart from vidyalaya level inter house competitions which were held through the session, our
students participated at different levels in games viz.Cricket, Kho-Kho, Kabaddi, Hockey,Chess, and
athletics. Master Subham Class- IX of our vidyalaya was one of the members of the Cricket Team
U- 16of Agra Region which played at the National level,and got a cash award of Rs. 300/- given by
KVS. Apart from, praiseworthy presence in the planned Games & Sports of KVS, our students made
silvery foot prints in the games arena of the city as well and won a cash prize money of Rs. 15,000/
- ,standing second in the cricket tournament of about 40 schools organized by Malaba institute of
technology Gwalior.
Adolescence Education Programme is being successfully run in our vidyalaya. Programme includes Talks, seminars, speeches, one – act- plays, quiz, painting and poster writing competitions.
Bharat Scout & Guide Movement is taken up with heart and soul in the vidyalaya. At present there
are Scouts-32, Guides-30, Cubs-24 and Bulbuls-24 in our vidyalaya. In the teaching faculty, there
are 01 Scout Master, 01 Guide Captain, 01 Cub Master and 02 Bulbul Teacher actively participating in Scout & Guide Movement of the Vidyalaya. In the Tratiya Sopan testing camp 04 Scouts and 03 Guides successfully participated and passed the test. In the Raj Puraskar Testing Camp 02 Scouts and 01 Guide participated and 01 Scout got success. It’s a matter of pride that KVS RO has selected this Vidyalaya to be the Regional Centre of Scout and Guide Training.
Excursion And Field Trip
Under CMP,all the tiny tots of class- I&V went around to know their town, and visited the Zoo of
Gwalior ,Phoolbagh, and the Gwalior Fort to get the first hand information of the city’s natural as
well as Archaeological wealth.
Kendriya vidyalaya No. 4 AFS Gwalior has developed a lot in the recent past. Thanks to the constant
support of the Chairman vidyalaya management committee Air Cmde P.M. Sinha the AOC 40
Wing Gwalior for his worthy patronage, the Chief Administrative Officer AFS Gwalior, members of
the VMC , and the community around us. We are indeed very thankful to the Commanding Officer
2401 Sqn. Gp Capt Anuj Pathak for accepting our invitation to be the Chief Guest and to attend the
function sparing time from his busy schedule. We are also thankful to Wg cdr Sandeep Mohan
the Sr. Edn. Officer 40 Wing, Madam Renuka Pathak and……….. for attending the happy occasion.
our heartfelt thanks to all Media people who are present here and directly or indirectly associated
with us for their constant support. We are also thankful to the invitees & the parents for extending
support in some or the other way and meaningful interaction with the teachers for the development
of the vidyalaya.
Jai Hind, Jai KVS
MUNENDRA SINGH, Principal
( Year 2012-13)
Hon'ble Chief Guest, Air Commodore PM Sinha VSM, Air Officer Commanding, 40 Wing, Air Force and Chairman, Vidyalaya Management Committee,Mrs Anita Sinha President AFWWA(L) ,distinguished Invitees,Parents of the Students, Media Personalities, Staff and students.
I,Prakash Kapse, Principal, on my personal behalf and on the behalf of the family of Kendriya Vidyalaya No.4, Air Force Station, Gwalior extend a very warm and hearty welcome to the august gathering.
Ladies and Gentlemen: We are fortunate enough to have our Chairman, Air Commodore PM Sinha VSM, a highly distinguished Indian Air Force Commander, who despite of his very demanding commitments, has always found time to look into all the matters related to the growth of this Institute.
I also admire to the Commissioner KVS,Deputy Commissioner(Agra region),Asst Commissioners and other dignitaries’ of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan who visit time to time and make us explore our ideas in imparting best of education.
Ladies and Gentlemen: I admire this opportunity to share with you all,that KendriyaVidyalaya No.4 was started in 1985 at Residency, Pinto Park and was shifted to this new and own campus in May 2005. KendriyaVidyalaya No.4 has now grown up in to a Vidyalaya having 2 sections and going to expand its dimensions in the current session for which construction is in progress for all the classes and offers education in Science and Commerce streams at Senior Secondary level. The Vidyalaya is equipped with all modern educational tools and facilities along with a talented team of Subject Experts and qualified teachers comprising of Post Graduate Teachers, Trained Graduate Teachers, Primary Teachers, miscellaneous staff and sub-staff.
A Physics lab, Chemistry Lab, Biology Lab, Two Computer Labs one each for primary and secondary classes, rich Library, Resource Room and A Music Room are the educational assets of the Vidyalaya.One junior Science lab is also introduced this year which is fully equipped with latest equipments and chemicals. A separate resource room for senior secondary classes will also soon come up so that these facilities can be availed by more and more students. Additionally, 16 class rooms are also under construction.
Exploiting all the teaching learning resources to their extent, during the session 2011-2012 the Vidyalaya has achieved 100 % result in CBSE conducted class X, 100% in XII (Science stream) and 96% in commerce . Results of other classes were also excellent with the determination to do much better in the current academic session and the sessions coming ahead.
Ladies and Gentlemen:All along with the academics,our students are exceptionally outstanding in co-curricular activities and sports activities. To ensure participation of all the students in co-curricular activities, the students are divided into 4 houses, namely Narmada, Kaveri, Ganga and Yamuna. Various cultural and literary inter house competitions are regularly conducted on all the marked occasions throughout the academic session.
The Vidyalaya is well known in the region for its achievements in the field of Games and Sports. Our students participated in various games at Regional Level and 20 of them which is a huge figure were selected for National Sports Meet 2012.In continuation to this 25 medals were won by our students in mini Sports meet held at KV 2 Gwalior. This year,2012, our nation is celebrating as Nation year of Mathematics. In this respect Mathematics Exhibition was organized at KV no 1 Jhansi where our school participated and stood runner up.
Elaborating its more achievement it is a matter of pride to say that our 11 models were selected in Social Science exhibition.Models of two of our nation builders, master Vijay singh of XII Sc and master Kapil Chaudhary of XII Sc are selected for National Science Exhibition which is remarkable.
Achievements are yet not over with exceptionally outstanding performance of Kumari Shivani of Class VIII in Regional and National level NCSC (National Children Science Congress).Ku Shivani is going to participate in Open National Competition for NCSC at Varanasi from 27 to 31 Dec 2012.Our best wishes are with you,SHIVANI..
Another salient feature of Vidyalaya is provision of e-learning which is presently available in Computer labs but very soon all class rooms will also be equipped with this awesome facility so that no stone remain unturned for the ultimate educational growth of the students.
Scouts and Guides activities are integral part of the Vidyalaya calendar.In the Regional Dwitiya Sopan 14 students of our Vidyalaya participated and cleared while in Tritiya Sopan 06 students from our Vidyalaya participated and cleared. Presently the Vidyalaya has approximately 65 scouts, 37 guides, 36 cubs and 38 bulbuls being trained by a team of 7 Scouts & Guides Officer.
We have also a team of trained teachers who are regularly engaged in imparting the adolescent’s education and looking after the related issues and problems of the growing students in teenage.
The students of the Vidyalaya are also facilitated with the career counseling and guidance regularly. The Vidyalaya time and again organises lecture from experts on career guidance, to familiarize the students with the various opportunities available to them for opting a career suitable to their choice and aptitude.
In order to ensure gradual professional growth of the Teachers, KVS conducts in-service courses for the serving teachers of various categories.
I feel honour to say that our Vidyalaya Library is not only enriched with all related books and latest Softwares to facilitate teaching learning process but also it is fully computerised with latest feature,i.e E-GRANTHALAYA.
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The Youth Offending Service Health Team were nominated by Ellanora Clarke.
This team ensures that children and young people known to the Criminal Justice System receive a coordinated response to their health needs.
The multidisciplinary team consists of a number of professionals including a counselling psychologist, mental health nurse, speech and language therapists, a substance misuse worker and a GP. They work with the drug, alcohol and sexual health services and Liaison and Diversion services in the Borough.
When children and young people enter the Criminal Justice System there is a risk that the offending nature of their behaviour overshadows other vulnerabilities. This team help children and young people who enter the Criminal Justice System by working to ensure any vulnerabilities they have are not overshadowed by their offending nature.
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Thread: Six Flags: Woman killed while riding Texas Giant
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Six Flags: Woman killed while riding Texas Giant
ARLINGTON - Witnesses said they watched in horror as a woman fell from her seat on the Texas Giant during a coaster drop Friday night at Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington.
The accident happened at about 6:45 p.m. as Carmen Brown was next in line to ride the coaster. Brown said the woman got on the ride with her son.
"She goes up like this," Brown said raising her hand up in the air. "Then when it drops to come down that's when it released and she just tumbled ... And I said that could have been me because I don't do roller coasters."
Also in line was the Putman family, of Rockwall. Mother Darlene, father John and daughters Ashley and Haley Putman stood behind the victim and her family for an hour.
"They were laughing and talking," the father said.
Mr. Putman said the woman appeared to be in her 50s. The family didn't witness the fall, but said her son was clearly distraught.
"He was saying 'She fell; she fell,'" Mrs. Putman said.
The Putmans said he tried to race onto the tracks, but workers escorted him away.
Six Flags immediately closed the ride and the surrounding area while most of the park remained open.
Officials at Six Flags did not reveal details on the woman's death, but released an official statement not long after the fatal incident:
We are deeply saddened to share that earlier this evening an adult woman died in the park while on the Texas Giant. Park medical staff and local paramedics responded immediately. Since the safety of our guests and employees is our number one priority, the ride has been closed pending further investigation. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends during this difficult time.
Originally an all wooden roller coaster introduced to the park in 1990, the ride was redesigned with a steel track and re-opened in April of 2011 during the theme park's 50th anniversary. The ride's tallest height is 153 feet and has a drop of 147 feet.
Six Flags says the ride has "a record-breaking bank" of 95 degrees, "steeper than any wooden coaster on the planet."
Arlington police are investigating whether the woman suffered a medical emergency before the fall.
Yeah the park is praying she had a medical problem...
I don't do stupid sh*t like jump out of air planes and bungee, and bigazzed roller coasters. Or white water raft, or walk across a falls on a tight rope...
guess I'm just boring but my thrill is really seeing the sunrise.
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Roanoke: The Mongolian Waterloo
The Roanoke Civic Center proves to be the Mongols' Last Stand
Back in the spring of 1976, the NWA Tag Team champions the Anderson Brothers and the International Tag Team champions The Mongols had several collisions in what fans perceived (but was never actually billed) as NWA vs. IWA tag team unification matches. (See Worlds Collide: The Andersons Battle the Mongols in 1976.)
Their battles ended in early April with the Andersons in possession of both sets of belts. However, there was one more battle yet to come.
Behind the scenes, Geeto Mongol (Newton Tattrie) was getting ready to leave the territory and head home while Bolo Mongol (Bill Eadie) was getting ready to make the amazing transition to the Masked Superstar. (See "The Death of Bolo Mongol and the Birth of a Superstar.") Booker George Scott set in motion a series of events to send the team of the Mongols out in style.
The final phase of that would be the loser -leaves-town matches between Wahoo McDaniel and Bolo Mongol in late September. But before that could happen, the Mongols had to be split up as a team. And the team to do it would be the NWA World Tag Team champions Gene and Ole Anderson.
From the collection of Brack Beasley
One final battle between the two teams was set up and local promoter Pete Apostolou's Roanoke Sports Club was able to secure the big match for the Roanoke Civic Center. There were two special stipulations. First, the match would be fought with "Texas tornado" rules - - all four men in the ring at the same time. But the most intriguing special stipulation was this: if the Mongols didn't win, they would never be allowed to wrestle as a tag team again.
Both the Andersons and the Mongols were hated teams by the fans, but as usual in these "battle of the bullies" matches, fans will coalesce behind one team or the other, and the fans in Roanoke were solidly behind the Minnesota Wrecking Crew. It was a wild affair with Gene and Ole matching every dirty tactic the Mongols threw at them, and in the end the Anderson came out on top. The Mongols had met theri Waterloo in Roanoke, the final battle between the two teams and the final time Bolo and Geeto Mongol ever wrestled as a team.
The newspaper report the day after the matches confirmed that the team of the Mongols was no more. Geeto left the territory, and a few weeks later, Bolo Mongol would be forced to leave as well at the hands of Wahoo McDaniel.
Ironically, after their big victory over the Mongols, the Andersons themselves would soon leave the territory. Ole Anderson lost a series of loser-leaves-town matches, the final one being to Wahoo McDaniel, forcing the Anderson team to pack their bags and leave for Georgia, taking their NWA World Tag Team title belts with them. (And that's a story for another day.)
Special thanks to Brack Beasley and Mark Eastridge.
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The Logic of Incarnation and the Temptation of Disincarnation
Adriaen Ysenbrandt (active 1510-1551), The Mass of St. Gregory
I recently heard a public address in which the speaker urged his audience “not to get stuck on externals” or to think that “just because you have the externals right, you are being a good Christian.” Consistent with his starting point, the speaker continued: “It’s wrong to say that having preferences A, B, C is better than having preferences X, Y, Z. If Holy Mother Church permits them all, then we should be okay with them all, too.”
As readers may have already surmised, he was addressing Catholics of a conservative and traditional disposition, and upbraiding them for (I suppose) their excessive preoccuptation with good liturgy, and for their presumptuous opinion that it is better to have certain “externals” rather than others — for example, to have the Latin language, chant and polyphony, the ad orientem stance, all-male altar service, and kneeling for communion, rather than their all-too-common alternatives.
I have come to think of this attack on externals as a kind of archetypal error of our day and age. It is no mere difference of opinion; it goes to the very roots of our faith.
To begin with, when and where do we see human beings fixated on externals? Ancient Israel, like its neighboring nations, seems to have had an irresistible hankering for idols of wood, stone, or metal, and when European missionaries arrived in pagan regions, they found craven tribesmen who worshiped trees, animals, or totems. Superstition has often reared its ugly head in religious history. Undoubtedly there are individuals with a mental handicap by which they latch on to particular objects or actions and seem incapable of passing through the symbol to its meaning. More subtly, there may well be the occasional ritualist who is so intent on the finer points of rubricology that he misses the forest for the trees.
Yet these categories of people are not likely to have been what the speaker had in mind. His message ran more along the lines of classical Protestantism: externals in religion are, at best, useful things, and, at worst, dangerously misleading ones, but they are not essential on our path. The moment one says “you can get too caught up in the externals and forget that it’s all about your interior relationship with Jesus,” one is creating an artificial dichotomy, a fictitious opposition, an almost Manichaean division between the sensible and the spiritual that puts them in tension rather than seeing them as providentially interconnected.
This interconnection is, after all, the very logic of the Incarnation. Man could not reach God directly and internally, so God came to Him visibly, in and through the external world. In the fullness of time, God Himself became man, became body, matter, a sensible object to unite us with that which is beyond all sense, beyond all conception of the created mind. Thanks to this initiative of divine mercy, man, exercising his own senses and imagination, could draw near to God by surrounding himself with what was not God but had become the living signs of His presence and His work. I mean, of course, the Bible, the sacraments, the liturgy.[1] This theology is captured in the pithiest manner by the most sublime of all Prefaces, that of the Nativity: “Through the mystery of the Word-made-flesh, a new radiance of Thy glory hath shone on the eye of the soul, such that, as we recognize God made visible, we are drawn to love of things invisible.”[2]
Carried to its furthest conclusion, the view that externals don’t matter, or that they matter only in “moderation” and with a hearty dose of relativism about other possible configurations of externals, runs the risk of repudiating or marginalizing the Incarnation and the sacramental system by which it continually irrupts into our world. It will provoke over time a rejection of the “scandal of the particular” in favor of a bland ecumenism in which all paths to salvation and all expressions of faith are valid, as long as one is sincere in one’s devotional life. It will express itself in a disposition that is more welcoming to evangelical Protestants, who are outside of the unity of the visible Church of Christ, than to traditionally-minded Catholics, who, prioritizing a certain definite ritual worship as Catholics have done for at least 1,500 years, are definitely inside of it.
We are looking at nothing less than a temptation to reject the Catholic religion in favor of an American religiosity that looks more to “where the heart is” than to where the intellect is in its act of faith and what the definite object of that faith is. As St. Thomas teaches, we cannot have the charity of God if we do not believe in Him first. In this sense, love — understood not as an instinct or emanation of the soul, as the modernists do, but as an infused gift from above — depends radically on the integrity of our faith. If you damage that integrity (and there can be no doubt it has been grievously damaged throughout the Church on earth over the past fifty years), you will weaken and eventually undermine the charity that is Christ’s most precious gift and the Christian’s most valuable possession.
If there is no integral faith, there can be no charity. If there is no right worship, there will be no right ordering to God and neighbor. If there are no sacraments, there will not be the consistent and guaranteed divinization of man in the Word made flesh. If the sacraments are not conducted as befits their sublime nature, the faithful will drift away from integral faith and right worship pleasing to God. It is all interconnected, each piece crucial to the existence and functioning of the whole; nothing is optional, nothing a mere “add-on” or “super-sizing.”[3]
In short, there is no Christianity without the Incarnation and all that it makes possible and necessary. The very essence of Christianity is the embodiment of the divine, the materialization of the Word, the irruption of the eternal and the boundless into time and space, so that through these means we may rise up to immortality and the beatific vision, perfect communion with God and one another. There is no shortcut. All will be saved by flesh, by signs, by the blood-soaked Cross, by . . . externals.
Someone may object: “But Jesus Himself said that a time was coming when men would worship not on this mountain or that mountain, but in spirit and in truth. He’s basically saying that worship is about being spiritual and truthful, not about doing this or that, or any particular rite or offering.” If we say this, however, we make Our Lord flagrantly contradict Himself. For it was He who established the sacrifical banquet of the Eucharist at the Last Supper, saying “do this in memory of me,” and it was He who, lifted high upon the Cross, gave us the perfect reality of worship in spirit and in truth, in the sacrifice of His pierced flesh and streaming blood. The particular once-for-all oblation of His particular Body and Blood is our salvation — and this oblation is made present for us in the mystery of the Most Blessed Sacrament. In this sense, to be without the Holy Eucharist is to be without worship, without salvation, without spirit and truth. Re-read John 6.
Hence, the error about which we are speaking is not an incidental one. It is a temptation to disincarnation, to distancing ourselves from that which, for us, here and now, must be of primary and vital importance. We are called to embrace the one and only Word-made-flesh, not the Word in abstraction or in a private and therefore individualized world of devotion. We cannot bypass the ladder of Christ’s humanity and each rung thereupon: the sacraments and sacramentals, which are signs potent for salvation; the sacred liturgy, where heaven meets earth and immaterial realities are clothed in color, tone, fragrance, and taste; the Eucharistic sacrifice, “font and apex of our entire Christian life”[4]; the corporal works of mercy, through which Our Lord touches the needy through our own hands. And we must not deceive ourselves by thinking that these things have a full and proper existence apart from Catholic tradition, through which they came to us in the first place, and from which they have their permanent and self-abiding justification. When we innovate, when we experiment, when we pluralize and privatize the devotional life, we are sawing off the branch on which we are sitting.
As mentioned before, the speaker said we should never think that a certain set of preferences (“A, B, C”) is better than another set of preferences (“X, Y, Z”), if both are permitted. But what if it is possible for us to know that A, B, C really is better than X, Y, Z — significantly better? Better because more aligned with the expressions and needs of human nature as understood by psychology, sociology, and anthropology? Better because more in keeping with millennia of Catholic tradition? Better because closer to what Holy Mother Church actually recommends? If one is convinced, on solid grounds, that A, B, C is superior to X, Y, Z, and that the very health and fruitfulness of the Church depend on adhering to the former and phasing out the latter, it may even be a sin not to pray and work for the widespread acceptance of the one and the downfall of the other.
It is claimed that saying and acting on such convictions promotes “tribalism.” But the reality is far otherwise. The Protestants have split into a thousand sects because they abandoned the unity of signs — the signs of papacy, sacrament, liturgy, sacred art. This is what happens to Catholics today, inasmuch as they, too, abandon the Church’s tradition in favor of pluralism, optionitis, and false inculturation.[5] Unity of sign has given way to pluralism of style. The pluralist does not say: “the Church always acted thus,” but “it is up to you to find and choose the way that works best for you.”
This is nothing other than a subtle form of the dictatorship of relativism, under which one is never permitted to say A, B, C is better than X, Y, Z, for fear of offending someone by insisting on forgotten truths. Reason’s natural and noble work of discernment and judgment is compromised by politeness masquerading as charity, fideism pretending to be obedience, and laxity dressed up as humility.
Lack of due emphasis on externals ends up vitiating the internal powers and resources as well; we lose our common frame of reference and, with it, the most fertile source of our interior growth. To be isolated in this way, to be lulled into thinking ourselves more or less independent of the past and its certainties, is precisely what foments factionalism, as each tribe defines its multifarious allegiances to past, present, and future differently from the way every other tribe would do it. This is the heavy price we pay for sweet autonomy from those dastardly externals.
In the traditional Roman Mass, the priest consecrates the wine with this formula: “Hic est enim Calix Sanguinis mei, novi et aeterni Testamenti: Mysterium fidei: qui pro vobis et pro multis effundetur in remissionem peccatorum.” The liturgy is teaching us that the mystery of faith is not properly found in a catechism or voluminous papal documents, in acclamations of the people, or in any social work or political activism, however laudable. The mystery of our faith is found in the heart of the Mass; it is intimately and intrinsically bound up with this precious chalice and its infinitely precious contents. We are thus reminded, again and again, of where our own source and summit must always be, if we are to have the strength to do the Lord’s work.
[1] St. Thomas Aquinas speaks particularly eloquently to these points. Here is how he argues in Summa contra gentiles, Bk. 3, ch. 119:
Since it is connatural to man to acquire knowledge through the senses, and since it is most difficult to arise above sensible things, divine providence has appointed sensible things as a reminder to man of things divine, so that thus man’s intention might the more readily be recalled to divine things, not excluding the man whose mind is not equal to the contemplation of divine things in themselves. For this reason sensible sacrifices were instituted; since man offers these to God, not because God needs them, but that man might be reminded that he must refer both himself and all that is his to God as his end, and as the Creator, Governor and Lord of all.
Again, sensible things are employed for man’s sanctification, in the form of washings, anointings, food and drink, and the uttering of sensible words, as signifying to man that he receives intelligible gifts from an external source, and from God whose name is expressed by sensible words.
Moreover, man performs certain sensible actions, not to arouse God, but to arouse himself to things divine: such as prostrations, genuflections, raising of the voice and singing. Such things are not done as though God needed them, for He knows all things, and His will is unchangeable, and He looks at the affection of the heart, and not the mere movement of the body: but we do them for our own sake, that by them our intention may be fixed on God, and our hearts inflamed. At the same time we thereby confess that God is the author of our soul and body, since we employ both soul and body in the worship we give Him.
[2] “Quia per incarnati Verbi mysterium nova mentis nostrae oculis lux tuae claritatis infulsit: ut, dum visibiliter Deum cognoscimus, per hunc in invisibilium amorem rapiamur.”
[3] Ironically, the liturgical reformers in the 1960s and 1970s knew very well that the whole thing was about externals. That is why they moved, as quickly as possible, to change as much as they could do. Change the sign and you change the message. Change the ritual and you change the religion. They knew that the externals were the first and last thing every Christian encounters, prior to learning how to think, prior to formal catechesis, prior to discrimination.
[4] Lumen Gentium 11; cf. Sacrosanctum Concilium 10.
[5] See my articles "Confusions about Inculturation" and "Is 'Contemporary' Church Music a Good Example of Inculturation?"
Posted Monday, May 30, 2016
Labels: Eucharist, Incarnation, Peter Kwasniewski, sacred signs, Symbolism, Tradition
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Three HYBRIT pilot projects - towards fossil free iron and steel
SSAB’s, LKAB’s and Vattenfall’s joint initiative HYBRIT aims to replace coking coal, traditionally needed for ore-based steel making, with fossil free energy and hydrogen. Hybrit pilot project activities have been steadily progressing since summer 2018. Here’s more information about the pilot projects and the plans going forward.
The steel industry is one of the highest CO2-emitting industries, accounting for 7 percent of CO2 emissions globally. A growing global population and an expanding urbanization are expected to trigger arise in global steel demand by 2050. The carbon footprint in the steel industry is thus a challenge for Europe and the rest of the world. Therefore, in 2016, SSAB (global leader in high-strength steels), LKAB (Europe’s largest iron ore producer) and Vattenfall (one of Europe’s largest electricity producers) created HYBRIT. HYBRIT aims to replace coking coal, traditionally needed for ore-based steel making, with fossil free energy hydrogen. The result will be the world’s first fossil-free steel-making technology, with virtually no carbon footprint. Instead of CO2 emissions the by-product will be water.
After a pre-feasibility study, that was conducted 2016-2017, the owners gave green light for the pilot phase and during summer 2018, work started on the construction of a globally unique pilot plant for fossil free steel production at the SSAB site in Luleå, Sweden. The extensive development program is financed by the Hybrit funding owners SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall with support from the Swedish Energy Agency.
During summer 2019, HYBRIT will also start to build a pilot plant in Malmberget to do tests for production of fossil free pellets. In parallel, trials will be conducted in an experimental facility in Luleå. Testing even more alternatives, such as CO2-free plasma and fuels not yet commercialized. Soon a new pilot project is planned to start in Luleå to support storage of hydrogen which is an important complement to the first pilot plant.
Pilot project 1 – DRI, hydrogen production and steel in Luleå
An important part in the HYBRIT concept is the unique pilot plant that now is built at SSAB’s plant at Svartön. In the pilot plant we will produce hydrogen and do test on direct reduction of iron (DRI) ore with hydrogen. The main energy source for the HYBRIT concept is fossil free electricity from Vattenfall. This is mainly used for large scale hydrogen production via electrolysis of water and to run the electric arc furnaces. Replacing coal with electricity and hydrogen in the HYBRIT process will require around 15 TWh per year, which equals about one tenth of the Swedish yearly electricity production.
Pilot project 2 – Fossil free pellets project in Malmberget and Luleå
Fossil free steel production starts at the mine and LKAB is working hard to determine the design of the next generation of pelletizing plants. Therefore, as part of the HYBRIT initiative, experimental trials with alternative fuels and a new heating technology, will take place in an experimental combustion furnace in Luleå and a plant in Malmberget, converted from fossil to renewable bio-fuel heating. Testing a bio-oil system is part of the pilot phase and the objective is to convert one of LKAB's pelletizing plants from fossil fuel to 100-percent-renewable fuel. This means that fossil-generated carbon dioxide emissions from the Malmberget operation will be reduced by up to 40 percent during the test period, which corresponds to about 60,000 tonnes per year.
Pilot project 3 (planned for construction in 2021) – Hydrogen storage in Luleå
As part of the HYBRIT initiative, HYBRIT is planning to build a hydrogen storage research facility for energy storage. This is an important complement to the DRI-pilot plant that is currently being built on SSAB's industrial area in Luleå - and is necessary to realize the goal of a fossil free iron and steel production. Right now, we are investigating the possibility of building a temporary small pilot storage in connection to the old iron ore storage area at Svartöberget close to SSAB industrial area. When implemented in larger scale, this type of storage will secure ability of hydrogen to the industrial process during all hours of the day. It may also serve as grid balancing through load shifting. This will be an important component to support and stabilize the energy system in the future.
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In Brachoua, Morocco the locals just wanted to meet their food needs but, in the end, they did much more than that: a wonderful example of collective will which inspired photojournalist Stéphane Ferrer Yulianti. Read more
Emmanuel Macron’s win: France to double green energy by 2022
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Guatemala conquers its lost biodiversity
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The revival of urban agriculture in Detroit, Michigan
Detroit, symbol of the success of the auto industry and the American dream, was officially declared bankrupt in 2013, crushed
Berlin: Organic vegetables from a vertical greenhouse in a supermarket
Published on February 16, 2017 in Agriculture/Innovation by Yasine MOHABUTH
A supermarket in Berlin has set up a vertical farm inside its store. Since then, consumers are enjoying organic products at a low cost as there are no intermediaries in the production line.
Plastic bottles as air conditioner in Bangladesh
Bangladesh has a warm, rainy and humid tropical climate with temperatures climbing up to 45 degrees Celsius (113ºF) in summer.
Nemo’s Garden: Underwater Farming To Sustain Food Production
“The imagination, give it the least license, dives deeper and soars higher than Nature goes”, rightly wrote the American essayist
A planetary call to ‘Break Free’ from fossil fuels
Australia, Turkey, Philippines… Throughout the month of May, activists have mobilised to put some countries to face their contradictions. Because
Published on October 3, 2016 in Agriculture by Fadya NAZIRKHAN
“The imagination, give it the least license, dives deeper and soars higher than Nature goes”, rightly wrote the American essayist Henry David Thoreau.
Sergio Gamberini, the CEO of Italy’s Ocean Reef company, is the incarnation of this saying, having propelled imagination beyond limits to create Nemo’s Garden.
Credit: www.nemosgarden.com
Who could imagine that one day we would be growing food crops under water? Sergio Gamberini, an Italian, did. Owner of two diving companies in Italy and California respectively, had the crazy idea to grow plants in the ocean while he was enjoying his holidays in Noli Bay, Italy.
And today, underwater cultivation is already regarded as a sustainable way to meet future food demands, especially in regions regularly stricken by droughts or where land is scarce.
The idea to try underwater cultivation sprouted in Sergio’s Gamberini’s mind as he wished diving to become a more interactive activity. His initial project was to anchor a type of flexible balloon containing a vase inside with a live plant, to the sea bed. To his amazement, the plant did not die and thrived.
The next step was to use the same method with seeds which sprouted in less than 36 hours. That was an incredible revelation to the Italian and urged the latter to carry out bigger projects. Today, as one takes the plunge in blue waters of Noli Bay, he is welcomed by not only bubbles of air, but a cluster of imposing spheres as well at about 10 metres below sea level.
This is Nemo’s Garden. The site, spreading over 15m2, is presently home to seven biospheres about the size of an average room each.
Inside each bubble, about 60 plants are growing, sustained by hydroponics and gravity-fed watering systems. A variety of 26 different types of plants have been thriving in these magical bubbles.
Basil, garlic, radishes, beans, cabbages and strawberries are some examples just to name a few.
Credit: cdn.sabay.com
Qualified divers tend to the produce that do not have the same requirements as those grown in soil. Sergio Gamberini, on his side, is of view that:
The sea is auto-sustainable, a free charger and warmer
At Noli Bay which is located in the Mediterranean, the water temperature does not fluctuate much, offering stability to the plants in terms of heat.
The sea water acts as a filter on its own, cutting off all unnecessary frequencies of light penetrating the ocean. Consequently, plants grown underwater are healthier and of highest quality. Flavours, smells and taste are more intense than those of plants grown on land.
The biospheres are the ideal greenhouses as no parasite can actually reach there. So, the need for pesticides or other chemical products does not even arise.
Natural evaporation turns into fresh water inside the spheres and systematically irrigates the plants. Experiments carried out have furthermore demonstrated that these plants grow faster than their counterparts on Earth.
Sergio Gamberini has been working with agricultural experts to improve the designs and lifespan of the spheres which have been patented.
His company holds a permit from the Government to operate for five months yearly, that is from May to September. The Italian is more than ready to scale up production.
A supermarket in Berlin has set up a vertical farm inside its store. Since then, consumers are enjoying organic products
In Brachoua, Morocco the locals just wanted to meet their food needs but, in the end, they did much more
Agri-ethics is gaining momentum in France
Published on September 20, 2016 in Agriculture by The Newsroom
Agri-Ethics reflect the moral commitment of all stakeholders in a network. From the farmer to the consumer, through the miller, industrial, baker, everyone can participate in this civic action. The motivations behind are to give a central role to the local farmers, remunerate their production to its “fair value”, and prove that globalization of food commodities are not inevitable.. Read more
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Organic: The bread and butter of our future
Published on August 19, 2016 in Agriculture by Maria Iotova
Currently, the most organic conscious nation in the world is Denmark. Eight percent of all food sold is organic, with nuts, carrots and milk being the most popular products in 2014-2015, according to Organic Denmark — an association of companies, organic farmers and consumers. The organic agriculture is the way to go with our food, but let’s see why it’s about time to leave conventional farming behind.
We are more or less seven billion living humans on Earth — an alarming increase of 6 billion people in 200 years only. Thus, in a time of population eruption and environmental degradation, organic farming could be established as the most sustainable and healthy way to feed our species.
While the opponents of organic farming argue that the productivity of conventional farming is significantly higher, and at the same time requires less acres of land, Professor John Reganold of Soil Science and Agroecology at the Washington State University along with his team have found that yields are indeed increasing with non-organic farming but at the expense of our personal and our environment’s well being.
Organic agriculture takes a proactive approach, establishing an ecological balance while producing food. Along with the organic label comes a series of long term benefits and great accomplishments. More specifically, GMOs aren’t used intentionally in the production and processing of organic products. Pesticide-free lands attract new or re-colonising species, including wild flora and fauna, pollinators and predators, and reduce the risks of groundwater pollution. Overall, organic agriculture is a less polluting agricultural system, which promotes biodiversity and quality over quantity.
The number of organic farms is growing, as well as the awareness and demand from the consumer’s side, who are willing to pay more for organic products
As per Professor Reganold’s article in The Guardian, organic farming is also looking after its own people, who are provenly having access to more job opportunities, and are also having less exposure to unhealthy pesticides and hazardous chemicals. Eventually, organic agriculture has the potential to provide for Earth’s population for years and years, as long as public policies and private investments support and encourage conventional farmers to convert to organic methods.
Even though the global agricultural land occupies only 1%, we are heading towards the right direction. We see that the number of organic farms is growing, as well as the awareness and demand from the consumer’s side, who are willing to pay more for organic products — a price, which compensates farmers for preserving the quality of their land.
Organic agriculture is more profitable for farmers
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Published on July 11, 2016 in Agriculture by The Newsroom
Photo: Peter Lüthi, Biovision
Swiss Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) in Kenya has undertaken a 10-year research showing that organic agriculture produces similar yields like the traditional methods but is more profitable. (Article published on the website of FiBL, June 30, 2016)
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Tour Tracker: Nas and Damian Marley, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Colbie Caillat
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New Reviews: Erykah Badu, Meth Ghost Rae and Usher
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LCD Soundsystem Reveal Cover for May 18th LP “This Is Happening”
Just when we were growing fond of calling LCD Soundsystem’s upcoming album “TBA,” James Murphy and Co. revealed today on their DFA Records site that the band’s third album will have a proper title, This Is Happening. Accompanying news of the title was Murphy’s Twitter announcement, “Well, we finally made a cover…,” which is that sideways portrait up top of Murphy dancing. The cover image features a stylistic motif reminiscent of David Bowie’s Lodger, and ...
Jane’s Addiction In the Studio With Duff McKagan on Bass
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Strokes, Libertines In Demand: Has 2000s Nostalgia Already Begun?
Photo: Winter/ImageDirect (Strokes), Allan/WireImage (Libertines) The announcement that the Libertines are reforming for U.K. gigs this summer got us thinking: is the world already nostalgic for the music of the 2000s? We realize we’re not even four months into this new decade, but the evidence seems to be there — especially when you consider that the Strokes are also returning for big shows this summer. “Should I say the truth [about why we're playing gigs?],” ...
Guess the Next Cover of Rolling Stone: The Second Hint
Yesterday, we revealed this bit of plaid from our new issue, which hits newsstands tomorrow, and your bets ranged from Bruce Springsteen to the cast of The Runaways to MGMT. Here’s another hint — and we’re not even going to tell you what it is. Continue the guess-a-thon in the comments, and check back tomorrow morning to see the new cover and a preview of what’s inside our latest issue.
Is Bob Dylan Hip-Hop’s Godfather? His Ties to Beasties, Roots, More
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Katie died suddenly aged 27
By Share Your Wishes, Nov 30 2020 06:41PM
Reading articles about others experience of losing a child prompted Viv to share, in her own words, about her oldest child, and her only daughter, Katie who sadly passed away ten years ago. Katie died suddenly from a brain haemorrhage in December 2010 aged 27.
“Katie had been suffering from sinusitis on & off for several weeks, this in itself wasn't unusual as she'd suffered from the affliction for many years. This time though she suffered from severe headaches which got so bad she attended A&E, in the hospital where she worked as a phlebotomist, they gave her pain killers and advised her to see an eye specialist, 2 days later feeling no better she asked me to drive her to see her GP, extremely unusual for the staunchly independent Katie.
The advice on both occasions was to treat the sinusitis symptoms & that the headaches & vomiting were associated but would need investigating if they continued. They were right it turned out, but what no one realised was that the sinusitis had led to a brain abscess which caused a blood vessel to rupture and Katie's very premature and devastating death.
My (Katie's) story begins on the day (15th December 2010) that we visited the GP. I can still see her pale face, green coat & black hat shoved on to hide tatty bed hair as we sat in the waiting room.
I was concerned for her pain but not unduly as it occurred quite frequently, only the week previous she'd battled it for a Christmas night out with her girls, she suffered the following day though with one of the worst hangovers she'd ever had.
Back to the GP visit. The young lady GP checked Katie over, giving her quite a thorough examination and prescriptions for various pills to control the headaches & associated vomiting, with the promise of those further investigations if it continued. We visited a local store & pharmacy to collect the pills & wandered around a little before heading home with Katie choosing a magazine, some lunch & some lovely long socks and other treats for her Christmas stocking. A normal situation, apart from her looking pale & peaky, with still no cause for great concern.
On returning home we had lunch & decided to watch the most recent of the Twilight films, Katie's favourites which she'd been nagging me to watch so much I'd given in & watched all the earlier episodes ready for this one! Part way through the film Katie said she was going back to bed as she felt unwell, taking the new pills in the hope they'd help. She came back down about an hour later for a drink & asked what I'd thought of the film. I told her I'd stopped it as I wanted to watch it with her another time. She returned to bed & I popped up to see her at intervals holding her hair & rubbing her back as she vomited, wishing she could stop long for the pills to have effect & googling her symptoms in case there could be something else we'd not thought of.
Phil came in from work as she I was preparing tea & could hear her upstairs vomiting, "I wish I knew how Ill she was ”I said to him, Katie's illness threshold was usually not very good to say the least & she could be a bit of a drama queen with the mildest of symptoms! Phil went to see her, comforting & supporting her as she vomited and making her comfortable in her brother's bed, nearer us & the toilet as her bedroom was another floor up. See, I still wasn't overly concerned.
Throughout the evening Katie dozed on & off vomiting at intervals but at least that seemed to be subsiding. I encouraged her to have fluids but in the main we left her to sleep thinking this would be therapy in itself. Around midnight as we went to bed I checked her again, worried that the symptoms had lasted so long but convincing myself that she probably had the dreaded winter vomiting virus which was doing the rounds.I was however becoming more concerned.We discussed whether or not to call the emergency Dr and, convincing myself they'd probably agree with my diagnosis & recommend I did what I was doing, we decided to contact them in the morning if there was no improvement & I set my phone alarm to wake me 2 hourly to check on her.
From there the horrendous timeline starts:
1:30. Sleeping lightly, due to my concerns I guess, I heard her vomiting and went to assist her, giving her some water helping her to the toilet & to settle again.
4:00. Woken by alarm I went to check on her, she seemed more settled although she had vomited a little again. I asked if she felt better & she just nodded, half asleep, I propped her onto her side with pillows feeling slightly relieved things were improving a little.
7:00. Phil got up for work, I went into check on her leaving the bedroom light off with just the landing light to see by. She'd rolled away from the side I'd left her on and I went to her saying " how are you this morning chick" gently pulling her back towards me so I could see. She lay on her back looking up and in the dim light I could see that her face wasn't right, her left eye looking swollen shut. Confused by what I was seeing I asked her if she could open her eye & she did so using her hand....now I'm starting to be really concerned.
I grabbed a facecloth from the bathroom thinking maybe her eye was sticky & put the light on so I could see. I opened her eye myself surprised & shocked to see she had a very large pupil, at the same time realising she's not really responding properly. I called Phil to come "....am I seeing what I think I am?" He just nodded looking perplexed & scared, mirroring I'm sure my own demeanour.
He rang the ambulance while I ran upstairs for clean pyjamas, she'd wet herself & I knew she'd have been mortified if I let her go to hospital like that. I freshened her up, putting clean pants on her & she lifted herself to assist me, still not really grasping the situation as being critical and in nurse/ automatic pilot mode. I somehow rationalised that a vessel had popped in her eye due to the vomiting!!! Approximately 07:30 the ambulance crew arrive & I stand helplessly watching them assess her, noting that her blood pressure was ok, temp slightly raised & relaying this information to Phil....majorly concerned but her vitals were ok right? She must be ok right?
I travelled in the back of the ambulance while Phil brought the car, lights & sirens. "You know it's standard procedure Viv for all head injuries", did she have a head injury? I just couldn't equate the information, the nurse in me squashed and made incapable by the frightened parent. Sitting beside her pulling at her oxygen mask, restless & incoherent I thought " just wait until I tell you about all this drama you've caused!" Concerned? God yes, panicking, frightened, confused but never once grasping the situation.
On arrival at the hospital (where we both worked and where only 2 weeks, I'd been treated for pneumonia with Katie supporting & worrying about me) she was rushed into resus, & I was asked to wait outside for a moment. A good friend & colleague saw me as she arrived for work ( must have been 8:30 by now but time was just standing still for me), crying my first tears I told her the situation and she stayed to support us & contacted our other friend who arrived in moments. I can reminisce now & see the look in their eyes, the sympathy, understanding acknowledgment of the situation, I wasn't getting it yet.
In resus it was clear Katie was deteriorating, her eye wasn't bulging anymore but her confusion was growing & her movement seemed to be reducing. I still didn't grasp the situation, looking back I don't know how I could not have known but I truly didn't, it felt like I was watching a film, one which started when the ambulance crew arrived and one in which I had no part. Bloods being taken, drips inserted, investigations ordered, machines bleeping, nurses panicking ( I could hear that, they were her friends & colleagues as she'd worked in A&E previously) stabilising her as well they could prior to her brain scan...at least we'd know what we were fighting now....
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Meanwhile my friends are trying to contact our sons, Chris in Thailand with no phone and Nick at uni with no phone signal but thank god for social networking sites.
By now we're in a tiny little visitors’ room, the same one I'd seen my sister sitting in 18 months previously when her son had died. Ginette was with us, I rang family to tell them the situation...Phil looked lost. The Dr came into the room with the results of the scan...." massive bleed on the brain, inter cerebral, white on scan, serious" words, just words, they could've been a foreign language. He was very good apparently, told us the situation just as it was, didn't beat about the bush, presumed that as sister of a rehabilitation ward I'd know what he meant...the nurse in me was well & truly squashed by now, I just wanted normal words and someone to tell us what her chances were.
You see, I'm beyond concern or comprehension at this stage, no panic, just devoid of emotion, I can remember asking Phil if he understood what the Dr had said, when I really didn't understand myself.
We stood/ sat/ drank tea in that room shell shocked, still bit players in a big drama, not involved but on the outskirts watching, 2 parents stunned & feeling totally useless & helpless in a terrifying situation:
Katie was transferred to ICU, I forget the timeline now it's hazy & unimportant.
We were kindly & gently led to another little visitors room, this one nicer, softer, with comfy sofas alongside the compulsory tea machine, but it's purpose just the same, a holding bay for family in peril, a parallel universe where time stands still.
My Mum arrived with my sisters, Phil's mum & brother, Elizabeth & Ginette, all huddling wondering what was happening. By this time, they'd managed to contact our boys & asked them to ring me, so could relay the news that their big sister was critical, how the hell did I do that?! Nick says I just told him it was serious & to wait for news, Chris in Thailand was told the same & to get home quick, I can't remember in detail though these conversations, some things I guess are too hard to recall.
We were allowed into see her, restless still, not really conscious. Still my Katie though.
Decisions were made after much discussion to transfer her to the Walton neuro centre in Liverpool. By this time, it's about 12 midday, we know now the delay was because Walton didn't feel she'd benefit from being transferred because she was too poorly & they couldn’t do anything to change that.
For us waiting on news & those decisions it was torture, Phil overheard someone talking on the phone about the weather & suitability for flying & was distraught that such things could be responsible for his daughter's welfare, he hated living on an Island at that time & I think he still does.
We were visited by senior managers (as I said earlier Katie as a phlebotomist was one of their own as I was too as a senior Ward Sister) reassuring us that everything possible was being done.
To help Katie in transfer they told us that they would have to put her on a ventilator for which she'd need sedating, we took turns to see her for a few moments before she was sedated. My sister Julie came with me to her bedside, I couldn't stop the tears as I looked at her precious face still showing signs of confusion. I talked to her, told her what was happening & that was we'd see her soon, I even admit to praying although I did that when no one else was there. Julie commented on how beautiful she was and what a good Mum I was......I didn't feel it.
Once she was sedated and out on the ventilators, we watched her leave her in the care of the inflight team, charge nurse Dave promising to contact me as soon as they arrived at Walton. I can remember saying " please take care of her' as they left. Phil & I headed home to pack a bag for our flight to Liverpool later that afternoon (4pm) , hardly speaking on the journey home. Neither of us daring to discuss possibilities or scenarios. I grabbed a bag of things for Katie, toiletries, nightwear etc and her precious phone which she was bound to need. Pausing in the hall before leaving the house we looked at each other, Phil finally speaking first cried "she can't die, she's got to have a baby". She had her tarot cards read 2 weeks earlier and she was told she was about to meet the love of her life & have a baby. We hung onto each other sobbing before leaving the house which would never be the same again.
Phil's brother drove us to the airport, panicking because the weather was about to change & snow was coming in. We sat in the departure lounge surrounded by happy people going on holiday for Christmas still not believing the situation we were in & trying to eat, something we'd not done since the night before, strange how your body can function without food, we weren't even hungry.
Sometime around now (again time just had no meaning) I received the promised call from Dave who told me that Katie was at Walton. I asked her if she'd been ok on the flight & he responded " the flight was ok" I didn't realise at the time why he'd avoided my question & we were just relieved she was in the best place for her condition, allowing ourselves to breathe a little and prepare to support her after she'd been to theatre to have the pressure relieved from her brain which we'd been told was paramount. At this time I'm still numb, the whole situation still feels surreal and I'm bargaining in my head with God to please let me keep her, whatever conditions she's in, just let us bring her home where we can look after her. Phil & I look out of the taxi window lost in our own thoughts.
We arrived at Walton somewhere around 4:30 I guess, racing through corridors & sets of security doors (so frustrating to be stood buzzing an intercom knowing your daughters on the other side of the locked door & no one's answering it!) When we eventually gained access, we expected Katie to be in theatre or at very least being prepared, she'd been there about 2 hours by now, we were allowed to see her, still sedated & ventilated with tubes & wires everywhere.
We were then shown into yet another visitor's room, this one the starkest by far and sheared by everyone in the unit. After what seemed like hours, but must have only been a few minutes, the door opened, and a team of doctors & nurses entered. The consultant introduced himself & immediately informed us that Katie's other pupil had 'blown' ( caused by increased pressure on the brain) before she'd even left the Isle of Man and that there was no hope, there would have to be a reduction in sedation overnight to see if the there was any brain activity but for all intents & purposes that was it, our gorgeous girl was gone. As I write this I'm back in that moment, tears falling as we realised the fragment of hope we'd had was gone & she was never coming home. Me asking Phil if he understood what had been said & him just nodding, we were both just so numb. I hadn't expected this at all, wasn't prepared for it, it wasn't meant to happen we had been unable to protect our girl.
After contacting our families to update them with the devastating news the rest of that day was spent sitting by Katie's bedside, touching her hands, face, hair trying to absorb everything, her very essence. She was warm, looked like Katie but just asleep, it was so surreal & I can't put into words the devastation & sadness I felt. Phil just stood & cried looking bewildered & shaking his head in disbelief. It's heart wrenching to see the man you love so distraught & be unable to comfort him because you're in the same place.
Nick arrived from Sheffield later that day, I was blown away by his resemblance to Katie, I'd always known they were alike but for some reason it was even more apparent. He says he knew it was bad news the minute he saw us. I'm again unable to recall the conversation we had with him, vividly etched in my mind though is holding him while he sobbed at Katie's bedside, they were so close & he looked up to her while she looked after him, she'd only recently been to see him at his uni, taking him shopping to stock his cupboards for him and buy loads of toilet roll which she was amazed to find he'd none of!
There were no rooms available for us nearby, so we spent the night in that visitor's room, Phil on the floor, Nick & me on chairs None of us slept though, talking about Katie, partly hoping for signs of brain activity and at the same time dreading it because it would mean they'd have to treat her whatever her condition. Whilst I'd tried that bargaining with God about keeping her in any way, shape or form, in reality we knew she'd have hated being trapped in a useless body or a persistent vegetate state, our thoughts & emotions were totally torn. The one thing we did discuss was organ donation. Phil broached it first, I'd thought about it too, we knew it was what she would have wanted, and we all agreed to go ahead in that situation. It was still very surreal, whilst the heart's still beating a person is still alive so, although we knew she was clinically dead and were discussing organ donation, we had to wait for the outcome of reduced sedation before it was official.
The next morning, we were informed that, as they'd thought, there was no brain activity and they would conduct brain stem tests later that day. By now we were totally numb, tears not falling & emotions in check while we tried to deal with the enormity of the situation. My brother & some of Katie's friends arrived & we sat in that room & talked about Katie, and all sorts of irrelevant rubbish , somehow avoiding the obvious elephant in the room, taking it in turns to sit with her.
The brain stem tests were conducted that afternoon and the Team came to the visitors room to see us with the results, removing other visitors to give us privacy and the news that Katie hadn't responded to any of the tests and was declared dead with only the ventilator keeping her 'alive'. We already knew what the outcome would be, Katie had begun to look different & we could see that the essence of her, what made Katie Katie, was no longer there. I felt as though they were just executing their formal & legal duties, ticking boxes, although they did it very kindly & respectfully, before raising the topic of organ donation. As we'd already discussed this we agreed immediately and, after a respectful few minutes left on our own the transplant coordinator came to see us to discuss the procedure & practicalities, the transplant team would prove to be the most amazing support at that time & in the months ahead.
I still don't know how we dealt with this so soon, even though I totally understand why it had to be a quick decision. By now (we were informed) Katie was at risk of cardiac arrest due to her condition & that would render the organs useless, so plans were put into place rapidly to do all the tests necessary prior to transplant. One of hardest things for me was seeing nursing staff take blood knowing they were no longer working for Katie but in the interest of the recipients.
We spent as much time as we could with our lovely girl, I needed to hold her hands, touch her hair, connect as much as possible before she was taken from us forever. So much had happened in a few days, it was Wednesday when we had that GP visit & it was now Friday, yet it felt like weeks.
My now concern was for Chris coming home from Thailand, drunk & distraught he had somehow managed to book a flight (it was the week before Christmas, so demand was high) which was due to arrive in London the following morning. The threatened snow had arrived in abundance & I was really concerned that the plane wouldn't be able to land, or the trains would be grounded. We had tried to prepare him for the likely outcome but knew he just hadn't really grasped or accepted it. I still can't begin to imagine how it was for him dealing with all this on his own (apart from his good friend) on the other side of the world. He was due to arrive around 6am and the transplant procedure was scheduled for around 11, we hoped & prayed he would arrive in time to see Katie before she went to the operating theatre.I was also concerned that everyone knew Katie had died apart from Chris as he was airborne when we were given the news, I feared that somehow he'd find out before we could tell him via Facebook or some other electronic means. Phil & Nick eventually convinced me that as he was flying, he'd have no contact with anyone until he landed & rang us.
By now we were physically & mentally exhausted having spent 2 whole days & a night in the hospital and managed to get rooms in a nearby hotel. Leaving the hospital felt surreal. The snow was thick & it was freezing cold, clear & beautifully Christmassy. I wanted to scream & shout at the injustice of everything, but I didn't, and still haven't really to this day released the scream that sits like a bubble in my chest.
Where are we now? Oh yes Premier Inn at Aintree, forcing ourselves to have some food, our mood somehow lighter than it had been all day. We've discussed that since. How could we sit in a bar eating, talking normally, drinking wine, throwing snowballs on our way back to our room? I really, really don't know, we felt utterly wrung out & maybe just needed some normality. We tried to sleep, well Phil did bless him, he could sleep on a rock! I struggled, waking with a jolt frequently back into reality & tears. Sometime in that night I woke with a start & panic, sitting bolt upright I woke Phil up saying "she doesn't know she's dead" and the tears started again.
Around 7am we had the call from Chris telling us he'd landed safely and was on a train to Liverpool. His first words to me were " I know Mum", he'd turned his phone on during a scheduled stop (I hadn't thought about that possibility) to read a text " I'm sorry about your sister, she was a lovely girl...." The 'was' said it all & he needed the support of air hostesses the rest of his journey, I felt so bad for him & could have kicked myself that that could have happened. He expected to be with us around 10am, we asked him if he wanted to see Katie prior to the organ retrieval, he decided not & would instead see her after the operation when the ventilator would be removed. I couldn't hug him tight enough when he arrived, tired & surprisingly not showing much emotion, he told us that the hostesses had looked after him & had to help him off the plane when it landed. The first thing he did at the airport was to find a computer so he could check Facebook, I guess he was all emotional out after reading the messages on his & Katie's wall.
We had several hours before the operation would be completed & spent more surreal time wandering round Liverpool shops, full of eager Christmas shoppers with Slade or Wham wishing everyone a wonderful Christmas and us in our own world of grief, God knows how we did that.
Around 5pm back at our hotel we contacted the transplant co-ordinator who informed us that that Katie was ready for us to see her. She was in a different part of the hospital off the theatres, no longer needing ICU. Now we really knew she had gone, until now she'd been warm, still 'breathing' and we could pretend she was still with us. Not now though, I was totally unprepared for how she would look, crazy as I'm a nurse, and felt sick to my stomach and so deeply saddened at the loss of our lovely girl. Most of the tubes had of course gone, some remaining until after post-mortem had been conducted. We all sobbed, Chris especially hurting so much seeing his sister for the 1st time in months.
The following day we returned to the Isle of Man, to a home where, only 11 days previously Katie had put a Christmas tree up ready for my return from hospital - we stood together in front of it as if it was a symbol and just wept.
Christmas hasn’t been the same since. For the first two years it didn’t happen in our house at all, then gradually I realised I wanted to acknowledge, if not celebrate it. We’ve coped by changing family traditions, we always had Christmas Stockings, even as the children grew older, they still loved them, we don’t have them anymore. I can’t go to church, Carol services etc as they’re just too hard and emotional but we enjoy family time with the boys and our extended family. Katie had always put the angel on the tree, her job from being a toddler lifted up by her Dad, a job so fiercely guarded we had to buy a star when she was travelling one Christmas as she wouldn’t let us put the angel on without her. We don’t have an angel on our tree anymore
We’re extremely proud that our happy, funny, caring girl gave life to others in her death with 6 people benefiting from her organs. One little boy asked Santa for a new liver and got his wish. I wish we’d got ours.”
Please #ShareYourWishes about your organ donation decisions with your loved ones.
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Just In Case Anyone Forgot
Violent riots were cool, before they weren’t.
I’m going to guess every “#Resist” and “Question Authority” bumper sticker disappears from every single Subaru in the country over the next two weeks.
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10 thoughts on “Just In Case Anyone Forgot”
golfdoc50 on January 8, 2021 at 8:56 am said:
It’s been said often, bears repeating. If leftists didn’t have double standards, they’d have none at all.
Night Writer on January 8, 2021 at 9:10 am said:
Per the new standards for treason, I suppose the mayors of Seattle and Portland will be impeached for fomenting violence and attempted takeovers of federal property.
kinlaw on January 8, 2021 at 9:27 am said:
No justice, no peace (too many to name)
Since when were protests supposed to be peaceful and polite? -cuomo
And wasn’t it okay when “protesters” stormed the capitol during the Kavanaugh hearings? Why yes, yes it was okay.
Don’t even read the trolls today, maybe they will just go away if we ignore them.
Night Writer on January 8, 2021 at 10:27 am said:
Shouldn’t be hard to find images of protesters filling the capitol rotunda in Madison, day after day, beating drums, when Scott Walker was governor back in 2011.
bikebubba on January 8, 2021 at 11:50 am said:
Or when protesters/rioters filled the Senate office building in 2018, when Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed as associate justice. It seems to me that the big deal now is that the rioters got into offices and the Senate chambers itself. In other words, it’s a big deal because it’s Democratic legislators who are getting scared.
Not a fan of riots, but the double standard is pretty bad here.
Night Writer on January 8, 2021 at 1:56 pm said:
Or the 2016 Democrat “sit-in” in the House of Representatives to demand more “gun control”. (None of the measures/demands they offered were passed, btw.)
Off topic; Cuomo is apparently withholding COVID vaccinations from senior citizens. I guess at least he’s consistent.
kinlaw on January 8, 2021 at 9:18 pm said:
Lol the trolls are not posting in this thread.
Speaks volumes.
jdm on January 8, 2021 at 9:45 pm said:
Noticed that too, kinlaw.
Joe Doakes on January 9, 2021 at 6:52 am said:
Shopping at Cub last night, the lady in line ahead of me was commenting how terrible it was, storming the White House, those Trump people are just crazy and they oughta be locked up.
She has no idea what happened or where or why. But she’s convinced it was “those Trump people” who did it and the solution is cattle cars. When Democrats call for a purge of Trump supporters, she’ll be nodding right along.
I wonder how it felt to be a Jew living in Germany in the 1930s, watching socialists blame Jews and promising the public they could cure all evils if only the Jews were eliminated.
I wonder how it felt, knowing the darkness was coming but not knowing when; trying to decide whether to stay and fight, stay and keep your head down, or flee; and when to flee, and where?
It must have felt terrifying. I hope I never find out.
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Shinhan Financial to gain full ownership of Neoplux
South Korea’s financial behemoth Shinhan Financial Group is slated to gain full ownership of its newly-acquired subsidiary Neoplux -- a former venture capital arm under Doosan Group -- as soon as the two sides complete a small-scale stock exchange at the end of this month, a filing showed on Dec. 9.
According to DART, the Financial Supervisory Service’s electronic disclosure board, the banking giant will carry out the small-scale stock exchange with Neoplux on Dec. 30.
(Logos of Shinhan Financial Group and Neoplux)
Starting last Monday, Neoplux has begun to receive objections from its shareholders regarding the stock exchange, which will continue until next Thursday, data showed. If the objections do not exceed the legal limit, the ongoing stock exchange process will be wrapped up successfully, officials said.
Shinhan Financial acquired a controlling 96.77 percent stake in Neoplux for 73 billion won ($61.6 million) in August, in a step to bolster its investment financing service platform.
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Victory cheer . . .Central Otago Mayor Tim Cadogan celebrates with Tarras School pupils and staff (front row, from left) principal release Melissa Johnson, Aster Stroud (6), Dakota Greaves (9), Dart Watson (12), Rowan Harrison (7), Keelan Stroud (9), (back row, from left), Jack Willson (13), Billie Willson (10), Bronny O'Sullivan (8), Jake O'Sullivan (9) and Cash Watson (7) after announcing the Government was contributing funds for a public toilet in the Central Otago village. PHOTO: CRIS JOHNSTON
Tarras School pupil Billie Willson was not mincing words when she wrote to newly elected Central Otago Mayor Tim Cadogan last month.
Billie and two other pupils, Dakota Greaves and Rowan Harrison, wrote to Mr Cadogan congratulating him on his success in the local body elections.
However, they also seized the opportunity to tell him of the need for a public toilet in the Central Otago village.
“Dear Mr Cadogan” Billie wrote.
“Congratulations on becoming our new mayor.
“The Tarras School and I have a proposal to make.
“For a long time now we have been fighting for a toilet facility.
“For a long time now travellers have been doing their business everywhere in our community.
“So to fix this we would like the council and you to build permanent toilets for Tarras.
“We know you’re adjusting to being the mayor and it’s a big thing to ask, but it would make a huge difference to us. It’s hygienic and healthy and it will make Tarras more attractive, not only for tourists but locals as well. It would mean the world to the Tarras community.” Billie Willson
The school, along with the neighbouring playgroup and other members of the community, has been fighting to get a public toilet built in Tarras for at least six years.
In March, tired of finding people relieving themselves in the school grounds, Tarras School arranged for a Portaloo to be installed near the front gate.
On Tuesday, Mr Cadogan made a surprise visit to the school to tell its 11 pupils the Government would provide $247,280 from its regional Mid-sized Tourism Facilities Grant Fund to help pay for the toilets and a treatment system.
“It is going to happen – not by Christmas but you are going to get your toilet,” he said.
“This summer will be the Portaloo’s last stand.”
The new toilet facility would be in place by June 30 at the latest, he said.
Mr Cadogan told the children it had been”good” to receive the letters from the pupils and one from the staff.
“If you make a noise and put a sensible case, you get what you want,” he said.
Central Otago District Council property and facilities manager Mike Kerr told The News the $247,280 in government funding would be added to the $370,000 the council had set aside in its annual plan for new toilets in Tarras.
The finished project could cost about $600,000, with the disposal/treatment system likely to absorb the biggest proportion of the overall cost.
It was possible land at the rear of the school could be bought for the disposal field.
Mr Kerr said the council’s “preferred option” was to enter into a “joint arrangement” with local businesses. However, if that did not happen there was now sufficient funds for the council to go it alone.
School principal release Melissa Johnson said the news was “amazing”.
“This is a saga that has gone on and on. The children decided to put pen to paper and look what happened.”jordan SneakersNike Air Force 1 Low White/Sail-Platinum Tint For Sale
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Home / WORLD / ‘Marine BOMB’ prone to ‘sudden explosion’ found on hull of Iraqi tanker as Iran warns US may use false flag attack to start war
‘Marine BOMB’ prone to ‘sudden explosion’ found on hull of Iraqi tanker as Iran warns US may use false flag attack to start war
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Iraqi authorities confirmed the discovery on Friday morning through the semi-official Security Media Cell Twitter account, saying a “foreign body” was spotted on the vessel as it entered international waters in the Persian Gulf on Thursday afternoon, some 28 nautical miles (52km) off Iraq’s coast.
“Immediately a team for handling explosives was formed from the Ministry of Interior,” the Security Cell continued, adding that the team was “still working to neutralize the mine and evacuate the target ship, and our naval forces are making a great effort with the bomb team to accomplish this mission.”
The tanker, rented from Iraq’s government-run Oil Marketing Company (SOMO), was in the area to refuel another vessel, which was successfully evacuated after the bomb was found.
Another security source who spoke with Reuters on condition of anonymity said the sea mine is “complicated” and has “sensors that could cause a sudden explosion,” adding that the bomb squad had never handled a device of that kind. “We asked for further assistance from a more professional bombs team,” he said.
The confirmation from Baghdad came one day after two private security firms – Ambrey Intelligence and Dryad Global – said that sailors feared that they found a “limpet mine” on a Liberian-flagged ship in the Persian Gulf. Another private intelligence outfit, Aurora Intel, shared unverified photos and footage purporting to show the mine affixed to the tanker’s hull, also posting satellite imagery of the two vessels at sea.
The UK’s Marine Trade Operations, part of the British Royal Navy, similarly reported the discovery of a limpet mine, urging other ships that sailed in the area to conduct hull checks. A spokesperson from the US Navy’s Middle East-based 5th Fleet, meanwhile, said it was monitoring the incident, according to the Associated Press.
It remains unclear who was behind the apparent mining attempt, with no party taking responsibility. Washington, however, has repeatedly blamed Iran for similar incidents in the past, including a series of mine attacks on tankers stationed in and around the Persian Gulf in the summer of 2019. Tehran has emphatically denied the allegations.
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif claimed on Thursday that “intelligence from Iraq” suggested that the US was plotting to “fabricate a pretext for war,” around the time early reports emerged about the naval mine. The FM vowed that Iran would “openly and directly” defend its people, though insisted his country does not seek conflict.
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BREAKING: Demi Lovato Reportedly Hospitalized
Reports indicate it is an overdose
Kyle McCann
USA Today / SIPA USA
Reports this afternoon out of Los Angeles say Demi Lovato has been hospitalized for an apparent heroin overdose.
#BREAKING Demi Lovato Hospitalized For Heroin Overdose https://t.co/zMapvlcotU
— TMZ (@TMZ) July 24, 2018
People magazine is currently reporting that the singer is in stable condition after being rushed to the hospital around noon today. People and TMZ report that Lovato was revived with Narcan - medicine used to reverse the effects of a narcotic overdose.
Lovato has never shied away from discussing her own struggles with addiction. She even lived in a sober home at one point in her young life. The 25-year-old singer released a song just last month titled "Sober," where she addressed struggles with drug addiction, and revealed that she had recently relapsed.
Fans and friends have taken to social media to show their support for the pop superstar.
i love u @ddlovato
— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) July 24, 2018
Heartbroken to hear what our friend @ddlovato is going through right now. Sending all the love and positive vibes to her and her family. --
— Dan + Shay (@DanAndShay) July 24, 2018
I love @DDLovato so much. It breaks my heart that she is going through this. She is a light in this world, and I am sending my love to her and her family.
— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) July 24, 2018
My friend @ddlovato is one of the kindest, most talented people I’ve ever met. Praying for her right now, addiction is a terrifying disease. There is no one more honest or brave than this woman.
— Brad Paisley (@BradPaisley) July 24, 2018
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Woman Appears To Cough on Musician During Live Stream Concert in Texas
What the hell is wrong with some people?
Over in Las Colinas, Texas, Clayton Gardener was performing at Texican Court this past Friday. During this Coronavirus craziness, it was a small group of people in attendance. Since some people still don't want to go out, Clayton was live streaming the concert on his Facebook page. Barely fifteen minutes into his set, a woman comes onto the stage with him and just starts awkwardly standing there.
Now, let's stop here. Let's just say Coronavirus isn't happening and everything was just like last summer. What this woman did, is wrong then and it's wrong now. She has no right to be on that stage and someone should have gotten this woman off the stage. So I guess she got on the stage to request a song? It appears as if she says, 'Play some Lee Ann Womack?' It's kinda hard to hear since she is off mic, but don't worry she gets closer.
Clayton then tells her that she could have done that off the stage. She then says something else I can't make out and Clayton says for real, get off the stage. This woman who appears as if she had liquid encouragement, decides to then get even closer to Clayton. He then says, 'Could you please get away from me'. She then grabs his bandanna and whispers 'OK' to him. Clayton says, she coughed on him.
Clayton then asks for someone to come get this woman and she appears shocked. Like what she is doing is somehow acceptable. The interaction goes on awkwardly for another fifteen seconds. She clearly doesn't get the hint that she isn't wanted on the stage. She then leaves and the show goes on.
Clayton, like many musicians, has been greatly affected by what's going on in the world. Not a lot of paying gigs the past couple of months. Friday night, he had the opportunity to make some money, with a social distance concert and this lady had to ruin it. Coronavirus or not, what this woman did was wrong. I hope she sees this and is embarrassed about her actions.
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Vancouver Island Brewing Pod Pack
The orca is an iconic mammal of Vancouver Island. But since 1995, the Southern Resident Killer Whales (SRKW) had declined by over 20%, totally only 73 orcas—a 30-year low. So, Vancouver Island Brewing did something about it.
To improve perceptions of the brand and further establish them as “the” brewery of the island, the Pod Pack was created. Proceeds from this 4-pack of special edition beers supported The Pacific Salmon Foundation to help preserve the orca population.
The Pod Pack was a coastal collaboration with four other local island breweries, making it a true representation of Vancouver Island. Each of the beers was named after a different whale in the pod and designed to mimic that specific orca’s unique eye and saddle patches. The box even had a dorsal fin that popped up as a handle.
To launch the beers and further raise awareness for the SRKW, we brought their statistics to life. A physical graph showed the drastic decline of the orca population, represented by sinking dorsal fins on the street.
With no advertising budget or media spend, the Pod Pack garnered 6 million earned media impressions—making up 60% of Vancouver Island Brewing’s total earned impressions for the entire year.Best of all, the Pod Pack sold out in half the projected time and raised $15k to help preserve the wild BC salmon stocks, a vital food source for the SRKW.
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Jim Jones – On My Way to Church
Posted on February 27, 2013 by WWC
Jim Jones, of Roc signee Cam’ron’s crew DipSet, was one of the first Cam brought to the forefront to show off his group. Known for being on every Cam’ron album and more recently, starting beef with ex-Cam affiliate Ma$e, Jones is Cam’ron’s right-hand man in the ways of so many rappers today–Jada and Styles, 50 and Banks, Em and Proof, etc. His first solo album, released on Koch records, was “his goal–everything else is just a blessing.”
1) Intro
The album starts off with a little babtist-style sermon and gospel music, played on an organ. Horrible way to start off this album considering none of it has anything to do with church.
2) Capo Status 1st Take
Over a chime-filled, guitar-driven beat, Jones spits a short but nice verse to really intro the album. Ironically it’s probably his best verse on the whole thing. (Good)
3) Only One Way Up ft. Cam’ron, Juelz Santana
The beat here is unimaginative, sounds a lot like the previous one, only faster-paced and more layered. His verse is aight, no surprises, nothing mind-blowing for the most part. Juelz comes on second, flowing fast, which is better, but then slows down. Cam’ron’s verse, sounds a lot like Jones’ verse, but at least it makes sense. One word to describe the track, boring. (Decent)
4) This Is Jim Jones ft. Cam’ron
This track is cursed with a horrible-sounding sample crooning in the back. It grates on the nerves. Jim and Cam rhyme in nearly the same style, and since there’s no wordplay or any lines that jump out at you, it’s hard to focus on their words. (Poor)
5) Let’s Ride ft. JR Writer
Feelin this beat, dangerous-sounding light piano backed by a pretty heavy drum track. An organ or something comes in and backs it up later on in the cut. It’s obviously a Big tribute, since for one, Jones says “RIP Biggie Smalls” at the cut’s start, and for two, he jacks Biggie’s delivery off “Notorious Thugs” and even twists some lyrics from the song in his second verse. Woulda been more impressive if he’d come up with his own flow, but the verse is pretty good (considering he ‘borrowed’ most of the lyrics a la Eminem & Hail Mary ’03); Writer comes on for the third verse, needless to say his flow is less impressive. My problem with Writer is he sounds like a carbon copy of Cam’ron, and this is no exception. (Decent)
6) Certified Gangsta ft. Cam’ron, Bezel
You may have heard this track, and by “may have” I mean “this is the DipSet track you’re probably sick of.” The beat is pretty nice, sounds like more of the same, though the horns that come in during the cut sound out of place. Jones and Bezel rely heavily on the three-syllable scheme while still not really saying anything fantastic, and Cam goes back to his fragmented multi style saying shit like woopty-woo, and “baby I move the drugs right on the computer love, it sounds like computer love.” (Poor)
7) Jamaican Joint ft. Cam’ron, Juelz Santana
Cam’ron jumps right into his childish, nonsensical rap routine. At least the beat is a different flavor, though it’s pretty bad quality. The track is the predictable tribute to weed. Jim’s verse is nicer than on his previous songs. (Poor)
8) End of the Road ft. TI, Bun B
Feelin this piano beat, sounds Kanye-produced by the sound of the squeaky singer in the background, however (s)he’s *****ing annoying as the producer keeps cutting the beginning of the line over and over. TI comes on and rhymes a laid-back, pretty nice verse. Jones is next, more animated this time, his verse is a bit nicer. Somehow the usually-sicc Bun B isn’t very impressive on this joint, due to his basic scheme. (Decent)
9) Shotgun Fire
Finally, a solo cut. Unfortunately, Kanye decided to simply rework his Twista hit Celebrity Overnight; the beat is nowhere near as impressive, and neither are Jones’ lyrics/flow. Dissappointing. Plus the hook is *****in horrible. (Horrible)
10) Capo Status 2nd Take
Jones goes back to the cut from the first beat. The lyrics aren’t quite as impressive, but they’re mostly better than the other cuts so far. (Decent)
11) Lovely Daze (Memory Lane)
A clumsy beat, a light synth track with an utterly out-of-place tuba-sounding instrument in the background. Jim reminisces on street experiences, has some good lines but bars and flow are mostly unimpressive. (Decent)
12) Spanish Fly ft. Chico DeBarge
I’m actually really feelin the beat, something creative for once. It’s a Spanish-styled flute-and-kicks deal, with Chico singin smoothly on the hook. Jones’ flow also breaks out of the monotony here so that he can flow over the more imaginative beat. His lyrics are above average, not his best but definitely not his worst. (Good)
13) Livin Life as a Rider ft. Denise Weeks
Jones’ verses are pretty nice here, the beat is pretty good too, not that it’s very creative, just appealing. Denise Weeks is good on the hook as well. (Good)
14) Twin Towers ft. Bizzy Bone
Yes! With Bizzy comes a nice floaty, piano-styled beat trademark to most Bone Thugs cuts that really lifts this track. Bizzy’s verse is good, usual Bizzy, his flow starts really good but later slows down. Jones’ verse is better overall on this cut as well. His lyrics are more catching, as they actually have a topic. (Good)
15) When Thugs Die
Starts off jacking the first couple lines to Pac’s When We Ride On our Enemies, this is the ever-so-predictable riding song. The beat is pretty good, some xylophone shit with a church bell, but it really just sounds like he was going for a Pac style with the beat as well, and once again I hate the hook. (Decent)
16) This is Gangsta ft. Juelz Santana, Bezel
Feelin the beat, hard to describe but it kinda reminds you of the NFL anthem. Santana’s verses are pretty good (probably since his flow’s more lively). Jones’s flow and lyrics are also better here, though some of his lines seem a little ridiculous (‘Them niggas ask questions and we do not answer,’ oh no! They’re dangerous!) while predictably claiming to be gangsta the whole cut (like it’s something new). Bezel’s verse is pretty nice but again the topic just goes in circles, it gets pretty frustrating. (Good)
17) Crunk Muzik ft. Cam’ron, Juelz Santana
The predictable crunk banger that you knew had to be on the album. The beat, while good, sounds only slightly dissimilar to “Lean Back.” It’s starting to get really, really frustrating how these guys say the same shit every song. Cam’ron’s back to his childish fragmented bullshit. Juelz is decent. (Decent)
18) Bend n Stretch
Well! Another club banger, 2 in a row. This beat isn’t as good, and besides absence of Cam and Juelz that’s really about the only difference. Takes a shot or two at Ma$e on this joint. (Poor)
19) Talking To the World
Sounds the same as most of the previous tracks. The beat is a little lighter, with more complex kicks, and Jones is more animated, somehow alternately showing off his gangsta and wondering why people are trapped in their own hustle. His verses are pretty nice, though. (Decent)
20) Capo Status Final Take
Back again to that one beat. Jones spends most of it talking, but spits a verse in between, which is decent. (Decent)
21) Outro
Back to the church setting for the outro.
My rating: 2.5/5
Listening to this album, it was extremely cliché, predictable and commercial. Jones has skills, if only he’d use wordplay or something sometimes. He’s more boring than Banks is. It seems on most of his collab joints, he follows the mood of the other rapper–Cam’ron’s scheme, for example, or Juelz’ energy, and he’s usually carried by the beat. The album really only has two or three good cuts on it, the rest are boring filler. It was really hard to sit all the way through and try to focus. Plus I can’t imagine why the title is On My Way to Church, since it has nothing to do with church, wisdom or spirituality, just commerciality.
My Recommendation: Download/burn your favorite cuts.
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Skatterman & Snug Brim – Urban Legendz (5.00 out of 5)
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The first employee
The state set plans for the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay in motion in 1965 with legislative approval, but the school wouldn’t have its first employee until Oct. 6, 1966. That’s when the UW Board of Regents ratified President Fred Harvey Harrington’s decision and announced the appointment of Dr. Edward W. Weidner, 45, as chancellor. Weidner was a rising star at the University of Kentucky with significant international experience as both a political scientist and leader in developing new models for higher education. Weidner was also highly accomplished for one so young, by the standards of academia. He had achieved the rank of full professor and chair of political science at Michigan State at the age of 31. By early 1967 Weidner was on the ground at the Shorewood site, the future home of his new University, and staking out plans for new hires, an innovative academic plan and rapid-fire construction of new academic buildings. Weidner would serve 20 years as UWGB chancellor, stepping down on the last day of June 1986. He remained an active presence at the University he founded for most of the remaining two decades of his life.
Categories: Phoenix Phactoid Tags: facts, faculty/staff, trivia Author: Christopher Sampson
Eco U®
In 2010, UW-Green Bay obtained trademark rights to the words “Eco U.” The move by Chancellor Thomas Harden both honored the University’s ecological roots and protected the institution’s rights to the nickname first bestowedat its founding. In fall of 1969, reporters from the Associated Press, the Chronicle of Higher Education and Harper’s and Innovation magazine all trumpeted the new UW-Green Bay as a national model for innovative, environmentally focused higher education. While founding Chancellor Edward Weidner would years later say the media wrote too narrowly about UWGB’ ecology focus — “The Man and His Environment” theme was much broader and included the social science, business and cultural environments, he said — campus officials didn’t much protest when a lengthy article in the February 1971 issue of Harper’s magazine extolled UWGB as “Survival U.” Contributing editor John Fischer described a University “where all work would be focused on a single unifying idea, the study of human ecology and the building of an environment in which our species might be able to survive.” He called it “the most exciting and promising educational experiment that I have found anywhere.” Reprinted in the Press-Gazette, it spawned related articles across Wisconsin, in other U.S. publications and even abroad (the Cape Times of South Africa.) When Newsweek dubbed the campus “Ecology U,” the name stuck. Inquiries about the University flooded in from the East Coast and from overseas. Earth Day and the federal Clean Water Act resulted from the national, early-1970s wave of activism but before the decade was out, the Oil Crisis and a worldwide economic slump took some of the wind out of the environmental movement’s sails. UWGB, however, retained strong academic programs in the environmental and natural sciences, a reputation it maintains to this day.
Categories: Phoenix Phactoid Tags: EcoU, facts, trivia Author: Christopher Sampson
9-2-65 the culmination of long community campaign
Wisconsin Gov. Warren Knowles authorized a four-year university for Northeastern Wisconsin when, on Sept. 2, 1965, he signed Senate Bill 48, with Green Bay area elected officials Robert Warren, Jerome Quinn, Cletus Vanderperren and civic leaders John Borgenson and Rudy Small looking on in approval.
The 1965 creation of UW-Green Bay culminated a community campaign bubbling since at least 1958, when then-Gov. Gaylord Nelson entertained the possibility of a new regional university. At that time, Green Bay already had its own two-year UW center, “Cardboard Tech,” located in a World War II ordnance building near East High School since the late 1940s. By 1961, when the new $1.3 million Extension building opened on Deckner, the two-year Green Bay Center (enrollment 500) was the second-largest of UW-Extension’s eight freshman-sophomore feeder centers, and the fastest growing, on pace to reach nearly 1,000 by the mid-1960s.
The Brown County Board of Supervisors, in 1963, petitioned the Regents to locate a campus at Green Bay. By the following spring, a Green By Area Chamber of Commerce committee headed by Small was collecting data on the region’s unmet demand for higher education. John “Jake” Rose, president of Kellogg Bank, led efforts behind the scenes to acquire land and raise private funds.
Categories: Phoenix Phactoid Tags: facts, trivia Author: Christopher Sampson
Cofrin, Kress names stand tall on campus
Famous names from Green Bay’s rich history identify several of the University’s signature programs and facilities. The David A. Cofrin Library. The Kress Events Center. Mary Ann Cofrin Hall. The Weidner Center for the Performing Arts.
David A. Cofrin
The Cofrin name is particularly prominent across campus. Family patriarch Austin E. Cofrin founded the Fort Howard Paper Co. in Green Bay in 1919. He died in 1980 at the age of 96 after making Fort Howard the world’s largest papermaker. Austin’s son, Dr. David A. Cofrin, and his wife, Mary Ann, struck up a friendship with UWGB Founding Chancellor Edward Weidner and went on to make dozens of contributions including a half-dozen gifts of seven figures or more, across a range of academic fields, nature-conservation projects and fine arts initiatives. It began with the campus arboretum and continued through student scholarships, named professorships, the opening in 2001 of the University’s primary classroom facility, and completion in 2007 of the campus recreation and events center. Most prominently, in 1987 the couple announced a challenge gift (eventually to total more than $5 million) for a public campaign for a state-of-the-art performing arts center they insisted would be named for their friend. The Cofrins later funded construction of a $4.6 million addition to the Weidner Center, completed in 1998. It was a desire to more fully honor the legacy of Austin Cofrin that led Dr. David, shortly before his death in August 2009, to announce a $5.5 million gift to the University. That contribution, the largest single private gift for academics in the history of UW-Green Bay, created a fully endowed chair (an additional faculty position) in business, and funded a permanent, universitywide endowment for faculty development and academic enhancements.
Also inspiring by example is another Green Bay papermaking family whose generosity has boosted generations of students at UW-Green Bay. Ground was broken in late 2005 with ribbon cutting in fall 2007 for the University’s state-of-the-art recreation and events center, the Kress Events Center.
A generous naming-rights gift from the George F. Kress Foundation pushed fundraising past the threshold to start construction on renovation and expansion of UW-Green Bay’s Phoenix Sports Center at a total cost of $32.5 million. George F. Kress was the founder of Green Bay Packaging Inc. and a longtime supporter of education and other community causes.
Categories: Phoenix Phactoid Tags: facts, fundraising, trivia Author: Christopher Sampson
The Cal Game
UWGB has had plenty of heroic triumphs in five decades of intercollegiate athletics but — considering the stakes, the context, the national TV audience and the high-flying, NBA-prospect-laden opposition — no greater day than March 17, 1994. The Phoenix shocked the nation and NCAA Tournament predictors everywhere by slaying the California Golden Bears, 61-57, in a first-round game in Provo, Utah. With future lottery picks Jason Kidd and Lamond Murray, streaking fifth-seeded Cal had been a darkhorse pick to make the Final Four. Defensive specialists Gary Grzesk and Eric LeDuc forced the two stars into awful, turnover-filled shooting games, Jeff Nordgaard supplied the points, and point guard John Martinez calmly handled the pressure all day. Dick Bennett, already respected by his peers, became a national name; the Pep Band charmed with its enthusiasm; Phoenix Phever caught on statewide; and UW-Green Bay became the darling of the tournament’s opening weekend, eventually pushing a stacked Syracuse team to the limit before falling in the final minute in the next round. Making it all more enjoyable for Green Bay fans: the anguish of the vanquished. “Something called Wisconsin Green Bay stunned the West’s fifth-seeded team in the opening round,” the LA Times offered in its game recap, and then summed up the Phoenix like this: “The boys from the land that vowels forgot, or distributed unevenly, had UWGB on their uniforms and names such as Grzesk and Nordgaard. Their pep band wore cheese heads… The only way a Phoenix player–Wisconsin Green Bay’s nickname is the Phoenix–is ever going to get into a lottery is to go to a store and buy a ticket.”
Categories: Phoenix Phactoid Tags: athletics, facts, men's basketball, trivia Author: Christopher Sampson
From ‘no dorms’ to nicest, campus grew
In its earliest days in the 1970s, UWGB was generating national buzz as an innovative university. There was one critical area, though, where being different would be difficult: Dorms. Other colleges and universities had them. UWGB didn’t. In 1970, a private developer opened the Bay Apartments on Circle Drive land not yet owned by the University. The nine buildings were often less than their 540-bed capacity and not fully accepted by parents of high schoolers who anticipated supervised halls and meal plans. The state refused to fund dorms, killing off several UWGB proposals because some dorms at other campuses were sitting empty. In 1984, UW-Green Bay announced its first capital campaign, headed by co-chairmen Donald J. Long and James A. Temp. The $2.2 million drive yielded the upfront money for a loan that could be used for construction of the University’s first four residence halls, housing 240 students. The key piece was University Village Housing, Inc., a limited-purpose foundation formed by Donald Harden, Jack Robishaw and others specifically to build campus housing. Freed from state restrictions, builders could offer reasonable rents yet nicer amenities — a private bathroom for every two-person room — that gave UWGB’s Residence Life complex a competitive advantage. Overall campus enrollment grew significantly. Today’s on-campus population is nearly 2,100.
Categories: Phoenix Phactoid Tags: facts, housing, trivia Author: Christopher Sampson
Macaroni Hall: one big psych job
Hey, it was the ’70s. Few architectural features or interior design elements of the mod new UWGB campus turned more heads than the corridor dubbed “Macaroni Hall.”
Completed in 1973 to connect the Library-Learning Center with the new Student Services Building, the gray concrete tunnel’s first paint job consisted of colorful geometric shapes that looked a lot like… well, macaroni. Psychology Profs. William Smith, Per Johnson and Design Profs. Ronald Baba and David Damkoehler worked with students on the repeating pattern meant to make the corridor more appealing by visually separating it in two. Legend has it there was only one full “O” in the entire 30-yard array. Any results of the experiment were lost to history, as was the paint job, covered over by the mid-1980s.
Categories: Phoenix Phactoid Tags: facts, interior design, trivia Author: Christopher Sampson 2 Comments
The Rathskeller
When the University Commons opened in the late 1970s, the Rathskeller was an instant hit. Students were immediately introduced to the science of risk/benefit analysis: Too much time shooting pool and lingering with friends promised immediate reward but might imperil your GPA. The Rathskeller survives today, sort of, as the Phoenix Club.
Categories: Phoenix Phactoid Tags: facts, phoenix club, rathskeller, trivia, union Author: Christopher Sampson
Shorewood Club
It fell into disrepair and was torn down in 1987, but ask any 1970s Era alumnus of UWGB for his or her favorite memories and it’s almost certain to include the word “Shorewood.” On an under-construction campus that had few buildings at all until the mid-1970s, the former Shorewood Country Club clubhouse was a mecca for students, serving as the student union and semi-official hangout.
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All-time UWGB favorite
Like a swallow to Capistrano, hypnotist Jim Wand has been returning to campus each fall with his crowd-pleasing, persuade-student-volunteers-to-follow-amusing-suggestions routine since time immemorial. We couldn’t locate a date for Wand’s first visit — fittingly, nobody seems to remember — beyond a 2009 article that said his annual show had been a student union staple for “25 or 30 years.”
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M. McBurnie - 18 Jul 2017
Boosting glass manufacturing in SA
SA should be the first place in the world to ban single use plastic beverage bottles and have these replaced by glass bottles (or cartons or cans). This would be the first step towards reducing the devastating environmental impact of plastics - currently we're on track to have more plastic in the ocean than fish by 2050. We're awesome at producing glass bottles in SA and could increase manufacturing jobs here in SA as a bonus to the environmental benefits. We let drunk people handle glass beer bottles so surely it's not a safety issue for sober people to do likewise for their water and soft drinks? This is the next logical step from banning free single use shopping bags. SA can lead the world (yet again).
We can't recycle our way out of the plastic problem, we have to reduce its use. Plastic drink bottles are not recycled into new plastic drink bottles (on average they contain 6% recycled plastic), whereas glass bottle can be recycled into new glass bottles. See the zerowaste report on how great we are at recycling glass in SA if you're interested.
There are a few places around the world that have banned single use plastic bottles for water (eg San Francisco started this last year) so why shouldn't SA be the first place to ban single use plastic bottles for all beverages?
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« Justice for all...don't reporters care? | Michael Moore panders to his bubble on Broadway »
When liberals mock the disabled
The virtue-signaling, moralizing, holier-than-thou political left is quick to jump all over any political opponent, particularly President Donald Trump. Catching Trump in a politically incorrect act is a golden opportunity for the left, and they are quick to pile on, regardless of the facts.
During the presidential campaign, Trump was accused of mocking a disabled reporter. CNN giddily reported the story. CNN's Jake Tapper couldn't let go of IT, bringing it up over a year later on one of the unfunny late-night "comedy" shows, saying, "My viewers want to know it's not normal for a president to make fun of disabled people, right? That's not normal, right? Correct."
Normal, Jake, is in the eye of the beholder. Is it normal to push a debunked story? Silly me – this is CNN, still pushing the "Russia hacked the election" fantasy. So no surprise that a CNN personality can't let go of the "Trump mocked a disabled reporter" story, either.
Not mentioned is how the story has been debunked multiple times. Trump's mannerisms, rather than mocking a disabled reporter whom he did not even know, are the same mannerisms he has used to describe others, including Ted Cruz. In other words, "this is how Donald Trump does an imitation of a flustered, cowardly person or a frightened person." But why would CNN assume anything but the worst, true or not, especially if it involves Donald Trump?
Meryl Streep joined the chorus at the Golden Globe Awards last January, when, during her speech, "Streep ripped Trump for his obvious mockery of a journalist's physical disability." Meryl was quite certain about Trump's intentions during a few seconds of his waving his hands around, yet she was clueless over Harvey Weinstein raping, groping, and harassing fellow actresses over a 30-year period? Really?
As she said about Weinstein, "not everybody knew." Yet somehow everybody does know the meaning and intention behind Trump's every word and gesture. Magical thinking.
Fast-forward to this week, with another Trump gesture toward a disabled individual – a person Trump knows well enough to know about his disability and its implications. This person is unable to do what most others, except perhaps Hillary Clinton, can do: navigate a few steps without assistance.
The disabled person in this situation was Senate leader Mitch McConnell, who had childhood polio, leaving him challenged to bound up stairs. He needs railing for assistance. A CNN reporter, from the media mouthpiece of the left, arbiter of social justice and virtue, made fun of Trump's effort to assist a disabled individual.
CNN political reporter Daniella Diaz tweeted out a snarky comment about the president and majority leader holding hands, having no idea that McConnell needed assistance climbing the steps after the joint Rose Garden press conference.
It was a simple and kind gesture, perfectly natural and normal to President Trump. Who is mocking the disabled now? Perhaps the CNN reporter did not know about McConnell's polio. Yet her colleague, senior congressional correspondent Manu Raju, is well aware of McConnell's disability.
Oh, but ignorance can be excused in the name of the greater good: bashing President Trump. Or if the person making fun of a disabled individual is a liberal. That gets a pass, too.
Remember how candidate Obama made fun of Senator John McCain's Vietnam war injuries, leaving him unable to type on a keyboard or tie his shoes? Obama's mocking a disabled individual, saying he "can't send an email," was overlooked by CNN and the rest of the media. Remember when President Obama, on The Tonight Show, compared his bowling skills to that of the disabled, "like Special Olympics, or something"? Trump-level outrage? Hardly.
Then there was another leftist, Rosie O'Donnell, suggesting that Baron Trump has autism, another disability. Once again, it's ignorance fueled by a political agenda, with a story covered briefly and buried by the media. Will Jake Tapper bring it up a year later? Fat chance.
This is just a footnote to far larger stories of liberal hypocrisy such as Harvey Weinstein's 30-year assault and battery on women who stayed quiet for decades, now declaring "me too" once Weinstein has been run out of town. Still, it's fun to point out liberal hypocrisy. Easy, too, like shooting fish in a barrel.
Brian C. Joondeph, M.D., MPS, is a Denver-based physician and writer. Follow him on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter.
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7DAYS EuroCup Round 1 MVP: Kyle Kuric, Herbalife Gran Canaria Las Palmas
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A new era started in the 7DAYS EuroCup with the opening week of the 2016-17 season, and when the dust settled after eight games, a local hero emerged as Round 1 MVP. After missing practically the whole 2015-16 season due to a tumor, fan-favorite Kyle Kuric of Herbalife Gran Canaria came back to EuroCup competition in style with a performance index rating of 25 that led his team to the first win of the season and earned him weekly MVP honors in the process. Kuric led the way with 25 points, 4 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 assists to become the main pillar of his team's victory against Cedevita Zagreb. Kuric was the winning player with the highest performance index rating, but three players - all of them on losing sides - had a higher mark, all of them led by FC Bayern Munich's Devin Booker, with a 38 rating. The other two players following Booker were Drew Gordon (30) of Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius and Moussa Diagne (26) of Montakit Fuenlabrada. Elmedin Kikanovic of ALBA Berlin had the second best individual performance of the week for a winning team with his 24 performance index rating. Kikanovic paced ALBA with 25 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist.
Individual highs: David Logan of Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius, 11 assists
Booker started the season showing his offensive power as his 27 points with Bayern were the top mark of the opening round. Following him, of course, Kuric and Kikanovic with 25 apiece. Gordon of Lietuvos Rytas was a giant under the glass by pulling as many as 14 rebounds and Boris Savovic of Buducnost VOLI Podgorica was the only other player with double digits with 11 boards. Two more players shined on the assists department: David Logan of Lietuvos Rytas was the best of all passers thanks to his 11 assists while Stefan Markovic of Zenit St Petersburg followed suit with 10. On the defensive end, veteran Albert Oliver of Gran Canaria topped all other performers with his 5 steals, while as many as five players started the season with 2 blocks apiece: ALBA's Tony Gaffney, Fuenlabrada's Ian O'Leary and Diagne, Khimki Moscow Region's Sergey Monya and Cedevita's Mirza Begic.
MVP of the Week: Isaiah Whitehead, Mornar
Just as his team, Mornar Bar, made history with its first 7DAYS EuroCup Top 16 victory ever in Round 1, guard Isaiah Whitehead claimed his first MVP of the Week honor with a...
7DAYS EuroCup Regular Season MVP: Milos Teodosic, Virtus
Euroleague Basketball is pleased to announce that Milos Teodosic of Virtus Segafredo Bologna has been chosen as the MVP of the 2020-21 7DAYS EuroCup Regular Season.
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Mary’s Fish Camp
Seafood in West Village
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Perfect For: Brunch Lunch
The last time we reviewed Mary's Fish Camp, we weren't just drinking the koolaid - we were butt chugging it. And in many ways, it was for good reason. We, like pretty much everyone else, have always loved Mary's famous lobster roll and the restaurant's beach-shack-in-the-village vibe. But with age, Mary's has developed some flaws, so it's time for a re-review, to reset expectations.
The dishes Mary's is known for are still worth the hype. The aforementioned lobster roll is amazing, assuming you can get down with the mayo-heavy variety. The mussels are always fresh and delicious. We love the oyster Po' Boy, too.
But there are not so great things on this menu that we need to talk about -like the fish tacos. You could roll up some deep fried Montauk Monster into a taco and I'd probably eat it. But at Mary's, the only flavorful thing about their fish taco is the corn salad that comes on the side. Then there's the spicy and citrusy shrimp burger that falls apart like a misunderstood quinoa patty the second you take a bite. And over time, we've found the chalk board specials to be hit or miss. So, unless you spy something irresistible on a neighboring table, we recommend sticking to the main menu.
Beyond the food, we highly recommend avoiding Mary's for dinner. It is incredibly hectic with tables so close together, you'll be swimming in your neighbor's chowder before you even look at the menu. I selfishly think the drink list is great because Red Stripe is my favorite beer, but otherwise the options are very mediocre. And no matter how quickly you order and eat, you'll feel like both the hostess and wait staff hate you the entire time you're there. That is until they kick you out as soon as you ask for your check, at which point you will know for sure.
During the day, Mary's is significantly more relaxed, and is a better time to enjoy the atmosphere and food. That's when you should hit it. Plus, the lunch menu tends to have better options than dinner anyway.
Listen to your mother when she says nothing good happens after sundown, because when it comes to Mary's, she's right.
Pan-Roasted Moosabec Mussels
Mussels in white wine and butter sauce will no longer do the trick after you get a whiff of these bad boys. We've had several versions of this dish at Mary's over the years with different flavor preparations, but this burnt orange and thyme sauce is on another planet. Order it, and see if smiling at the wait staff helps you get more bread for sopping purposes. We've had mixed results.
Mary's doesn't necessarily do anything super creative or special with their lobster roll. They just do it right. This is absolutely one of the best lobster rolls in the city. Just know that it's pretty small for the price, and it's definitely heavy on the mayo. We also love it for the liberal use of lemon juice in the mix. Oh, and get the shoestring fries on the side. Side salads are sad.
Canadian Steamers with Drawn Butter and Lemon
These are some of the most bland and average steamers we've ever had, which is disappointing given that Mary's kitchen has to have some seafood spices somewhere in it. Keep it movin'.
Fish Camp Oyster Po' Boy
This is my seafood sandwich soul mate. The bread is fluffy and crunchy all at once. The deep fried oysters have a perfect texture, even with all the other funky toppings. And speaking of toppings...there are pickles. There is slaw. There is a sauce that they claim is made of just mustard, ketchup, Frank's Red Hot and mayo. But if you told me it had a lil' black tar heroin in there too I wouldn't be shocked. That would explain why I'm jonesing for it 24/7/365.
Shrimp Burger with Sambal Lime Aioli and Daikon Slaw
This is pretty much what you'd expect from a shrimp burger, except what does one expect from a shrimp burger? Shrimpiness? All we know is that it doesn't hold up very well when you eat it, and that's really annoying. Probably not worth your time.
Chipotle Grilled Fish Tacos
We're not proud to say this, but we have found some fish tacos we would not eat twice, and they reside at Mary's fish camp. These really don't taste like anything, other than disappointment.
Since everyone around you is eating Mary's ridiculous looking hot fudge sundae, it's impossible to not order dessert. Both the traditional sundae and the banana pudding will finish off your meal just right.
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More spots in West Village
Fedora is in the basement of a townhouse in the West Village, and it feels like a dinner party in a speakeasy that your friends happen to own.
Berber Street Food
Berber Street Food is a counter-service spot in the West Village that serves pan-African dishes at lunch and dinner.
Turks & Frogs
Wine, cheese, and Mediterranean small plates.
Hao Noodle & Tea
A Chinese restaurant in the West Village with awesome food but frequently very confused service.
More Seafood spots
El Tina Seafood Restaurant
El Tina is a small 24-hour spot in Inwood with a very good $6 bowl of seafood soup.
Flex Mussels
Flex is a restaurant import from Prince Edward Island, which immediately gives it some credibility - "P.E.I" as they call it, is the source of some of the best mussels the world has to offer.
Island Oyster
Island Oyster is an outdoor oyster bar on Governors Island from the people behind Grand Banks and Pilot. Get a drink there before it gets too cold.
Mermaid Inn
Another location of Mermaid Inn, another perfect first date spot.
The Popular London restaurant chain's first NYC location is in Chelsea, and it has mixed results. The burger is great, but the lobster? Not so hot.
Brooklyn Crab
Brooklyn Crab is one of the most unique outdoor dining destinations in NYC for two reasons: crabs and mini golf.
Pier A Harbor House is one of the best dining al fresco restaurants in NYC, complete with a view of the Statue Of Liberty and a massive outdoor/patio situation.
Greenpoint Fish and Lobster
Greenpoint Fish and Lobster is a great place for affordable seafood in Brooklyn.
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The Zoya Factor did not work at the box office because of Chhichhore and Dream Girl: Abhishek Sharma
Mirror Online / Updated: Jul 17, 2020, 15:34 IST
Abhishek Sharma, Sonam Kapoor and Dulquer Salmaan during the promotions of The Zoya Factor
(This story was first published in the Navbharat Times on July 17, 2020)
By Sanjay Mishra
Mumbai: Filmmaker Abhishek Sharma, who made films like Parmanu: The Story of Pokhran, Tere Bin Laden, The Shaukeens and The Zoya Factor, has completed a decade in Bollywood. However, The Zoya Factor, which was his last outing, failed to impress the audience and couldn't do well at the box office.
Speaking about it, Sharma said, "Sonam Kapoor and Dulquer Salmaan-starrer The Zoya Factor could not do well at the box office because two big films, Sushant Singh Rajput's Chhichhore and Ayushmann Khurrana's Dream Girl had already released a week earlier and were doing extremely well. In such a situation, our film was not a choice for the viewers and they did not want to spend money to watch the The Zoya Factor."
"If we had only one film before ours, then the audience would have probably seen our film The Zoya Factor. But they had already watched two superb films and hence, did not turn up for the third one. The Zoya Factor did not work from day one, and when the film does not do well on the first day, then the word-of-mouth factor ends just there," he added.
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With choc-a-bloc date diaries suddenly as empty as Satan’s heart, B-Townies found themselves without a script to follow, but only till they unmasked the blessing of time.
According to Sharma, Chhichhore was the best film of 2019, followed by Dream Girl.
The director also shared that he does not want to stick to a particular kind of writing and wants to try his hand at all genres. "I have been making films on different genres with new stories. I don't want to make myself a brand. If I become a brand, then people will expect similar films and stories from me, which I do not want as a director. I want people as well as myself to get a new experience from my film every time," he said.
He added that when a film flops at the box office, the director also incurs losses just like an actor does. "But we should not be scared of that failure. As artistes, we must experiment and only then can we grow in our field," he said.
The nationwide lockdown has resulted into shutting down of theatres and several films have now turned towards OTT platforms to make their films available to the viewers. However, Sharma who is all set to be back with Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari shared that they have decided to release the film only in the theatres after the lockdown is lifted completely and the coronavirus pandemic subsides.
Shikha Malhotra has an emotional breakdown; reveals film Kaanchli not getting OTT release
Shikha Malhotra, who was seen in Shah Rukh starrer Fan, lost her composure while speaking about her film Kaanchli Life in a Slough which is not getting a digital release.
"We will release Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari after lockdown. I made this film for the big screen. At this time, I am not at all ready to release my film on any of the OTT platforms," Sharma said.
Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari stars Manoj Bajpayee, Diljit Dosanjh and Fatima Sana Sheikh and the team is currently busy with editing and brainstorming about the promotions and marketing of the film.
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Australian Light Horse, Tactical Training of the AIF at Zeitoun, Artillery Formation
Topic: AIF - Lighthorse
Tactical Training of the AIF at Zeitoun
Artillery Formation
The following entries dealing with the emerging tactics taught to officers and NCO's at the Imperial School of Instruction, Zeitoun and are extracted from a very informative handbook called Lectures by Commandant, School of Instruction, Zeitoun, 1916. At one time or another, all officers and NCO's within the Light Horse were inculcated with the tenets expounded by the lectures.
Artillery Formation.
The Germans during the retirement from Mons, and more especially in the advance from Paris to the Aisne, had a methodical method of shelling areas of ground. Troops moving along roads could see a shell -area in front of them, each Battalion, as it neared the area, moved out into artillery formation in quick time, passed through the area, generally with very slight loss, then reformed into column of fours, and continued to press on.
In advancing to the Attack of a position, the early stages will almost certainly have to be carried out in Artillery Formation, nearing the position, when coming under rifle fire, Lines of Skirmishers will be formed.
In case of a column being suddenly shelled men must be able to take tip artillery formation, very quickly doubling out as fast as they can go.
If in fours on a road, the leading company goes to the right the next to the left, and so on.
At the commencement of the War, each platoon was split up into its four sections, each section advancing in fours this method was altered to file, and then again, to single file, which proved to be the best; it is almost impossible for gunners to direct fire on little columns, advancing in this formation, as from the distance the file only appears as one skirmisher.
When shelling an area, ground only is being shelled, therefore by watching where the shells are falling, it is possible for a skilful section Cmdr. to lead his section clear of the actual Shell shots.
When advancing to attack a position, the German gunners appeared to try and pick out an actual target.
The forward and backward effect of shrapnel is 300 yds., the lateral effect 30 yds.; therefore no small column must be within 30 yds. of another laterally and not within 300 yds. vertically.
If a column was shelled, Company Cmdrs. at once acted and moved their companies into the required formation, the leading company went off to the right, thirty yds. from the road No. 1 Platoon dropped one section in single file, not less than 30 yds. further on, another section was dropped then another and another, the whole platoon moving on at once, with the four sections, in some rough kind of echelon. No. 2 Platoon meanwhile was moving out to the right and about 40 yds. in rear of No. 1, breaking into four columns. No. 3 Platoon roughly followed No. 1, 300 yds. in rear, No. 4 Platoon roughly following No. 2, at 300 yds. distance. Thus each Company forms 16 small columns, all in single file. The two rear platoons will probably have to kneel down and wait to get sufficient distance from the two leading platoons.
Now on coming under rifle fire, five lines of skirmishers were formed as follows.
No. 1 Platoon formed sections on the right, and extended to the right, No. 2 Platoon formed sections on the left and extended to the left, No. 3 the wane as No. 1, and No. 4 the same as No. 2.
This roughly brought the company into four lines, although not quite covering one another off.
If required the Cmdr, of No. 1 Platoon can double two of his sections forward thus making the fifth line.
Direction must be ordered and carefully kept, the leading line extending over the whole front allotted to the Company. Connecting files will be dropped.
The rear lines will probably have to halt to get the required distance from the leading line, 200 to 300 yds. In artillery formation a few connecting files will be found necessary, especially if the country is scrub, or undulating.
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The Eight Kinds of Fun: A New Lexicon for Game Reviews
A bit ago on Adventure Rules I shared how I wanted to change the way that I approached game reviews. I felt that a score-based model that strived for objectivity rather than acknowledging my subjective feelings didn’t capture how I want to talk about games. In particular, feeling obligated to stick to a rigid structure that sometimes resulted in discussing aspects of a game that weren’t interesting to me personally killed my motivation to write reviews. Since changing my approach to reviews, I’ve enjoyed writing articles about my first impressions or final thoughts much more than I once did. And recently on Twitter, I came across a comment that led me to a concept that I think will enhance my review process even further.
One of the folks I follow in the tabletop RPG community is a designer by the internet name of @DungeonCommandr. They are the designer for a game called Mutants in the Night, which is based on the tabletop Blades in the Dark (one I’ll be discussing here on Adventure Rules soon). In a thread about navigating the social pressure to play games you aren’t interested in, they encouraged their followers to share any tools that are helpful in discussing what kinds of games you enjoy at the table. One of the tools recommended to them as part of that thread was something I’d never heard of before: the eight kinds of fun.
The eight kinds of fun refers to one part of a larger paper on game design by Marc LeBlanc, whose very short Wikipedia page you can read here. The idea behind the eight kinds of fun is that it gives us a more specific vocabulary for describing the ways in which video games are fun for us. The principle can be applied to tabletop RPGs as well, though that’s not necessarily the original context of the discussion. An understanding of the different types of fun can help you as a player to identify which ones appeal to you the most. Being able to match your fun preferences to the type of fun that a specific game appeals to can help you maximize your enjoyment of your gaming time.
This, for example, is NOT my kind of fun.
So what are the eight kinds of fun, anyway? I’d like to take some time to talk about each one and share a few examples of games I know of which fall into them. For any game I’ve written an article about, I’ll link the article so you can explore it in more detail if you’re interested. Here are the eight kinds of fun:
Sensory – Just like it sounds, this kind of fun appeals to your five senses. The beautiful art in Okami HD is one example of a game that features sensory fun, but you could also reference titles with catchy music like Wind Waker or Phoenix Wright. On the tabletop side of things, sensory fun can refer to the feeling of dice in your hand or the fun that comes from moving miniatures around a board. For me, Mansions of Madness appeals a lot to my desire for sensory fun with its excellent minis and tactile puzzles.
Fantasy – While all games are a fantasy to some degree, games that appeal to this style of fun take the player to a make-believe world. If you like to play games to escape, this could be your kind of fun. Breath of the Wild or any other Zelda title would be a great example of a fantasy game, but titles that aren’t fantasy in the Tolkien sense also work for this. Fantasy Flight’s Star Wars tabletop RPGs, for example, still fall into the fantasy category of fun even though genre-wise they stray closer to science fiction.
Narrative – Games which tell a compelling story are those which appeal to the sense of narrative fun. Some of my favorite narrative games are the Zero Escape series or Phoenix Wright. In the tabletop world, games such as The Burning Wheel and City of Mist have mechanisms that are intended to contribute to the formation of a compelling narrative.
Challenge – A game that is fun in a challenging way is one in which you are intended to overcome the difficulty of the game like an obstacle course. An obvious video game choice here is Dark Souls, but there are lots of types of challenge – a puzzle game like Professor Layton appeals to a totally different kind of challenge game player, for example, and Mega Man 11 to yet another. On the tabletop side, the ever-popular Dungeons and Dragons can be a great game for those who love to optimize stats and overcome greater and greater challenges.
Fellowship – Games focused on fun by fellowship are those where the game itself is simply a vessel for social connection. Any multiplayer-focused game can fall into this category – I personally have gotten some great fellowship gaming experiences from ARMS and Super Mario Party as of late. Any tabletop game can be a fellowship experience, but ones that strike me as particularly strong in this category are games like Cards Against Humanity or Munchkin which focus on interacting with the other players in the game.
Discovery – This type of fun appeals to those who want to explore an unknown world in their games. Open world titles are obvious choices here – Bethesda is a powerhouse in the discovery category between titles like Elder Scrolls, Fallout, and even Dishonored. Xenoblade Chronicles is another video game example here. When it comes to tabletops, the idea of exploring the game world is key to Numenera and to the game I am currently running, Ryuutama. Both of them deal with exploration, the former of the distant future and the latter of an idyllic past.
Expression – Games which encourage expression allow you to apply your creative energy and make your own mark upon the world. The ability to create your own towns in Dragon Quest Builders appeals to an expression approach. Customization of your home and community in Animal Crossing is also ideal for expression fun. In the tabletop world, I’ve found Mutants and Masterminds to be great for expression, as the high levels of character customization open up endless opportunities for creative application.
Submission – No, we’re not about to get kinky. Submission is gaming is about losing yourself in repetitive, simple tasks, something you can do on a regular basis. LeBlanc describes it as “game as pastime.” It is the opposite of challenge in a way, and is best captured in things such as level grinding in RPGs or farming in simulation games. I’ve been doing both types of grinding in Earthlock, and titles like Pokemon or Harvest Moon also have lots of opportunities to engage in this particular approach to fun.
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As you can see, these kinds of fun can be covered by a large variety of games, and one single game can appeal to multiple types. Breath of the Wild, for example, is a fantasy game that is focused on both challenge and discovery. The Sims is a game with plenty of opportunity for those who like expression or submission. The Last of Us is both narrative and sensory. And while both Mario Kart and Mortal Combat could be said to be about fellowship, they handle that in very different ways. Understanding these different approaches to fun, the unique ways in which they interact, and your own personal preferences can help you to choose your games wisely.
For me, I’ve obviously been able to come up with examples of games that I enjoy in every one of these categories, but I certainly have my preferences. Narrative, challenge, and submission are recurring themes in many of the games that I play, while fun via sensation and expression doesn’t mean a lot to me most of the time.
For future reviews here on Adventure Rules, I’d like to begin incorporating my knowledge of this concept in order to better communicate the type of person that a particular game might appeal to. In the coming weeks, I’m planning to review titles such as Earthlock, Super Mario Party, and Mega Man 11, all of which appeal to different types of fun in differing ways. I have my preferences between them, but I can think about the types of fun that they appeal to and have a deeper appreciation for why I may enjoy one over another. Being able to communicate this clearly through a more developed lexicon will help my readers to be able to identify if they might also enjoy a game that I did, or if they might still have fun with something that didn’t appeal to me as much.
I’m curious to hear your thoughts on the subject, adventurers. Which types of fun fit best with your style of gaming? Does thinking about games in this way help you to have a better understanding and appreciation of why you like the games that you do? Let me know in the comments below, and I hope that you look forward to hearing more about the different kinds of fun here on Adventure Rules in the future!
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Pete Davison says:
Oh, I like this sort of thing, it’s interesting to see how different people approach critique, and these can be helpful distinctions to make. As with anything, I’d say don’t rely too much on them as a rigid thing to rely on, of course — particularly because, as you say, things can cover multiple bases at once — but these can be a helpful scaffolding to hang your thoughts on.
One concept that’s stuck with me over the years from someone who regrettably hasn’t spoken to me for a few years (no idea why… something I said?) is the idea of “appeal elements” — specific, identifiable individual characteristics of a particular work that will make it appeal to a particular type of person.
She’s a librarian by trade, and the concept of “appeal elements” is something that has helped her discuss and recommend works to people according to what they were looking to get out of the experience. This is a similar kind of idea to the “eight types of fun”, just less rigidly defined, and I often find it quite helpful to use when I’m examining something critically.
That’s a good way to look at it – being able to narrow down specific elements of a work that are interesting to you can be really helpful in identifying different things you could enjoy, even if the coat of paint on them is very different.
LightningEllen says:
“Submission – No, we’re not about to get kinky.” Phew! Thanks for clarifying that 🤣
The categories are a neat concept. It’s always interesting to see how other people approach reviews! Mine are just a way for me to remember a game and have fun writing about it after. I’m in the process of writing my Mega Man 11 review as I type this so I’m really looking forward to reading your thoughts on the game!
And I yours! This was your first Mega Man game, right? For me, it wasn’t the first time I’ve played, but I have so much more experience with the RPG side of Mega Man that I still kind of felt like a newcomer. It’ll be interesting to see the difference in perspective.
Yep! It was my first Mega Man game, which REALLY changes my perspective on it, haha. The still on my To Write list. I’ll be reading your review as soon as I have some time 🙂
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Athena | AmbiGaming says:
I really like these categories.. I often find myself looking for ways to compare games or styles, and sometimes conventional categories don’t seem to cut it. Having these types of elements, rather than genres, for instance, might make conveying opinions on games a little clearer and hopefully easier? Maybe I’ll try using them in my next Interesting Case post…
They’ve been helpful for me! It’s helped me find the common element in a lot of games I really enjoy – challenge is more important to me than I ever considered, just not in a “Dark Souls” kind of way. It helped a lot with my tabletop group too – it allowed me to put into words this sensation I feel that the others don’t experience, where we get distracted from playing and everyone else is still having fun but I get frustrated and want to focus on the game. For them, tabletops are about fellowship – they’re more focused on the company than the game itself. For me, if I want to focus on company I’d rather do something different, when I’m playing a game I want the game itself to be the focus. So fellowship is not fun for me, where it is for them. Good stuff!
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The Sandy Country: Technology in Ag
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Across the nation, nearly 96 percent of U.S. farms are family-owned and operated. For these families, farming is their sustenance—they depend on it for food, shelter, and a living income. Virginia Bezner, daughter of 3B Farms’ owners Lanny and Rita, explains it best, “This land means home. This is my home”.
Building Efficiencies Around the Challenges of Farming
“We have to become more efficient in everything that we do to ensure good profitability. That means growing more bushels with less money, which is crop input. That’s the big name of the game, it’s efficiency.”
Our nation’s farmers face a number of obstacles throughout the year, ranging from droughts and wildfires to hurricanes and flooding. Withstanding the volatility of farming demands smarter and more efficient use of the land. Over the last 50 years, the Bezner family has responded to these challenges by making changes in the ways that they farm their land. Precision technology has been an invaluable tool, something that they continue to invest in—that is however, after they’ve taken time to calculate the equipment’s ROI and capacity to service the land.
The Production and Operational Benefits of Precision Agriculture
Mark believes that digital farming is the key to success. Within their operation, the Bezner family uses several different tools to measure performance and to monitor the health of crops. According to Mark, precision ag tools have led to higher yields and reduced production costs.
“Precision ag tools that we just recently have started to use, have improved our ability to plant and transplant watermelons. It greatly impacted our population accuracy. Because of some of the new precision agriculture tools, I’ve been able to use an alternative fertilizer for corn. I was able to shift some of my fertilizer applications from in season or pre-season and put them on the corn planter, which has improved yield, and it’s also improved my efficiency as far as operating costs,” said Mark.
How Ag Tech Has Impacted the Way They Farm
Today, he and his brother Brian, rely on nearly 6-7 apps to provide the valuable insight on the performance of their crops and potential yields. It has also allowed them to spend more time focusing on areas of the farmer where sophisticated technology has not yet been adapted or still requires manual labor.
For Mark, precision ag is the path that will help 3B Farms continue to grow and support his family’s legacy well into the succeeding generations.
“My family is here on our acreage trying to sustain our business and provide for our families for a number of generations.”
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What Counts as Play? 5 Criteria of the Most Vital Activity for Kids
Play develops crucial life skills in ways other activities simply do not. But do you really know what qualifies as play?
Kids don't play nearly as much as they used to.
This might sound odd to some, as many are confused by what actually constitutes "play." Kids are still "playing" little league and AAU ball, right? So how can one say that play has dramatically declined?
Well, despite the fact "play" can be many, many things, it doesn't include everything a child can spend their time doing. Over the past several decades, American adults have increasingly steered children toward formalized activities that do not really qualify as play. This is a troubling trend, as play teaches our children crucial life skills that cannot be replicated elsewhere. Play is so important, in fact, that the United Nations has recognized it as a basic right for every child. A 2017 report from the American Academy of Pediatrics outlines how play enhances creativity, imagination, dexterity, boldness, teamwork skills, stress-management skills, confidence, conflict resolution skills, decision-making skills, problem-solving skills and learning behaviors.
STACK spoke with play expert Dr. Peter Gray, a research professor of psychology at Boston College and the author of the book Free to Learn: Why Unleashing the Instinct to Play Will Make Our Children Happier, More Self-Reliant, and Better Students for Life, to get a better grasp on what play is and why it's so important. While "free play" is a term commonly thrown around nowadays, Gray finds it a bit redundant. "If it's not free, it's not play," Gray says. With that, let's dive into the five criteria Gray considers essential to play.
1. It is Self-Chosen and Self-Directed
The first characteristic of play is it is self-chosen and self-directed. This fact immediately eliminates organized sports games, music lessons, etc. from being play. "It is an activity that children themselves decide to do. They take the initiative to do so. Self-directed means it's directed by the players themselves—it's not directed by someone who's not one of the players," Gray says.
It's that very responsibility that makes play such an important method for developing life skills. Instead of looking to a parent or authority figure for guidance, the kid (or kids) must figure things out on their own.
"They learn how to choose their own activity, how to take initiative, how to create their own rules, how to change rules as they go along, how to negotiate with one another," Gray says. "In order to play with other people (when) there's no authority figure telling you what to do and deciding the rules and settling all the conflicts, you've got to do all that yourself. These are among the major things kids learn in play. We're seeing a whole generation of people growing up not learning these things."
A study from the University of Colorado found that children who spent more time in less structured activities (such as pick-up games) develop better "self-directed executive function." This skill largely centers around being able to set your own goals and take action on them. A 2014 University of Texas study found that college students who'd spent their childhoods splitting equal amounts of time between organized and "pick-up"-style sports were more creative than peers who devoted the majority of their play time to the former.
Consider a 6-year-old who's signed up for a soccer league by their parent. The league requires them to play at certain locations at certain times while a coach decides if and where they play in the game and a referee decides the rules. We might call it "playing" soccer, but it's actually quite far removed from true play. Another critical element of this first characteristic of play is that it means those who are playing are free to quit without penalty at any time. If the play becomes too painful or intense—or simply too dull—a player can leave on their own accord.
2. It's Done for Its Own Sake, Not an Outside Reward
The second characteristic of play is that it's done for its own sake and not for some sort of outside reward or approval. Play is done because those involved want to play—nothing more, nothing less. "Play is intrinsically motivated rather than extrinsically-motivated. If you're doing it for some sort of reward outside of play itself, it's not play," Gray says. "As soon as you get adults involved, it's all about winning and losing and trophies and championships and all that stuff. Which of course, if that becomes the concern, you're going to want to specialize in a sport and devote all your practice to it."
If you're playing a sports-style game where there are winners and losers, sure, you want to win, but that's not the driving reason you play. By removing outside rewards, outside pressure and outside judgement, you create an environment where kids are naturally more creative and bold.
"There's no one judging you on it. That gives you this amazing freedom to try things you wouldn't try if people were judging you—try more difficult maneuvers and so on," Gray says. "But it also means you're not going to push it to the point where you're harming yourself, because there's no pressure to do that." Gray points to a young baseball player pitching through arm pain as an example of something that often happens in organized sports but not in play.
3. It's Always Structured
The third characteristic of play is that it's always structured, which can seem counterintuitive at first. But even the most bizarre or chaotic play still has some type of rules or objective.
"There's no such thing as unstructured play. (Play is) always structured and it's always structured by the players (themselves.) Play is how children learn how to structure things and how they learn to create an organized activity. This is true in group and solo play," Gray says. "Every form of play has rules, it has structures. What looks like a wild, rough-and-tumble play fight among a couple boys has rules. The rules may not be stated, but if anybody violates the reals, the other will be sure to state it. Kids building a sandcastle on the beach, there's unstated rules."
Participants are always incentivized to create structure which makes the play fair and fun for all involved. Otherwise, some kids will simply quit, which no one wants. Points may be worth more for one team than another. A bigger kid may be forced to self-handicap so they don't dominate the game (they may have to hit the ball past a further boundary to hit a home run, or pitch from further away, for example). Inventing, testing and implementing these rules or guidelines requires all sorts of critical thinking and interpersonal skills, and it's something totally lost in more organized activities.
4. It Always Has an Element of Imagination
The fourth characteristic of play is it always has an element of imagination. "There's always a sense in which you're stepping out of the real world when you're playing. You're now in an imaginary world in some sense. The advantage of being in an imaginary world is that anything can happen—there's no limit to the kind of situations you can create," Gray says. "(And) because it's an imaginary world, it ultimately doesn't count. It's a practice world, a simulation world, it's a place to try things out."
This means children at play are constantly engaged in hypothetical thinking. Many researchers agree hypothetical thinking is a major differentiator between human thinking and animal thinking. We can think about possibilities that aren't actually present, we can invent new things, we can think about different realities, etc. "Play is how children practice hypothetical thinking and practice creativity and generate the ability to imagine things that aren't actually present," Gray says. "Then follow through in a logical way." Play's elements of imagination and self-direction also exclude many screen-based activities (such as watching television) from qualifying as play.
5. It's Conducted in a Very Alert Frame of Mind
The fifth characteristic of play is it's conducted in an alert frame of mind, but not one that's overly stressful. This fifth characteristic naturally follows when the previous four are present. Certain types of play will see children deliberately expose themselves to a certain amount of stress or fear, but the freedom to quit at anytime ensures it's never more than they can handle. No fear of failure also keeps stress levels low, and the constant opportunity to re-shape or re-define the game keeps players interested. "You can't be mentally passive in play. Because you're following rules, because the means are more important than the ends," Gray says.
Are your kids getting much activity that meets these five criteria? If not, are there ways to shift their current activities to be more in line with some or all of these characteristics? Can they self-select and self-direct more of what they're doing? Or foster a grander sense of imagination? Somewhere along the line, adults reasoned that highly structured, adult-led activities were a better use of their child's time than play. They had the best of intentions, but research has shown this to be horribly misguided.
If you're a parent, think back to your own childhood. How much more play did you engage in than the current generation of kids? Probably a lot, right? And we're guessing you turned out OK. Fight the need to micromanage your child and allow them to experience life through play.
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Ethereum is a distributed blockchain computing platform for smart contracts and decentralized applications. Its native token is ether (ETH), which primarily serves as a means of payment for transaction fees and as collateral for borrowing specific ERC-20 tokens within the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector.
Conception to token sale
Vitalik Buterin conceived Ethereum in 2013, after what he perceived as limitations in the functionality of Bitcoin’s scripting language, namely the lack of Turing completeness. Buterin published the first Ethereum white paper later that year, describing a distributed computing platform for executing smart contracts and building decentralized applications (dApps). In 2014, Buterin and some other early contributors founded the Ethereum Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to Ethereum’s research, core protocol development, and ecosystem growth. The foundation's first task was to host the Ethereum crowd sale, which raised 31,529 BTC (~$18 million at the time) in exchange for about 60 million ether, and use the proceeds to fund the network's initial development. The Ethereum Foundation continues to be the primary funding organization, issuing grants to research teams and projects focused on Ethereum.
The rise of initial coin offerings (ICOs)
Ethereum's mainnet launched in July 2015, with the first live release known as Frontier. Shortly thereafter, Augur (REP) conducted the first Initial Coin Offering (ICO), in which the startup sold its Ethereum-based REP tokens (created via the ERC-20 standard) to help fund the project. The ability to develop and sell a newly generated token to help raise capital became an attractive method of fundraising because projects could circumvent the legal policies and costs required from traditional companies (until more recently). Ethereum-focused startups created thousands of new tokens since Augur's ICO, raising billions of dollars in the process.
In April 2016, a decentralized venture fund known as The DAO hosted an ICO, raising ~$150 million in ETH in the process. A few months later (July 2016), an attacker exploited a bug in one of The DAO's smart contracts, enabling the guilty party to siphon 3.6 million ETH. A significant portion of the Ethereum community opted to revert the chain to remove The DAO and its subsequent hack from the network's history. The remaining stakeholders held the preservation of immutability in higher regard and refused to accept a ledger rewrite. The divide in the community led to a contentious hard fork a few weeks post-hack, causing a permanent split in the network. The legacy chain that did not reverse its transaction history is now known as Ethereum Classic ($ETC).
The path to scalability: Ethereum 2.0
Scalability is a known limitation for the current state of Ethereum. Periods of high user activity, as seen during the CryptoKitties launch in Nov. 2017, cause transaction times and fees to skyrocket and pose an existential threat to a project seeking mainstream adoption. In response, there is a plan in place to switch to a new network, one featuring Proof-of-Stake (PoS) consensus mechanism and scaling solution for blockchain networks called sharding. The proposed roadmap for the next version of Ethereum (dubbed Ethereum 2.0) includes these critical architectural changes, among others, to help provide a more suitable user and developer experience. Ethereum 2.0 is still in development, with its first phase anticipated launch in 2020.
Ethereum is an account-based blockchain consisting of external accounts, which are controlled by a user’s private keys, and contract accounts, which are managed by contract code. External contracts can create and sign messages to send to both types of accounts, while contract accounts can only execute transactions automatically in response to a message they have received. The latter are what are known as smart contracts and enable the programmability of decentralized applications (dApps).
The heart of the Ethereum blockchain is known as the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), which is the part of the protocol that executes transactions. It is a Turing complete virtual machine featuring a specific language “EVM bytecode,” typically written in a higher-level language called Solidity. Every operation on the EVM requires computational effort and memory. Ethereum node operators and miners provide these scarce resources to application developers and network users in exchange for gas. Different operations require different amounts of gas, and the user can specify how much they are willing to pay in ETH for each unit of gas. The amount of gas required for the transaction, along with the price paid, becomes the transaction cost. Every transaction also had a gas limit to prevent attacks from overloading blocks, which could slow down block production.
Ethereum adopted Ethereum Request for Comment (ERC) 20 in late 2015 as a standard for Ethereum smart contracts to issue tokens on the platform. The majority of tokens built on Ethereum are ERC-20 compliant, meaning they follow a standard set of rules defining how they are created and used. Another more popular token rule set is ERC-721 with standardizes the issuance of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) where any given token is distinguishable from another making them popular for gaming.
As Ethereum transitions to Eth 2.0, it will undergo significant changes to its design. It will transition from Proof-of-Work to Proof-of-Stake and feature a sharding architecture. Currently, nodes must validate every transaction to maintain an updated global state. The new sharding model segments the network into various groups (called shards) and randomly assigns nodes to each shard. Rather than having to monitor the entire chain, nodes only have to validate their respective shard(s). Individual shards shared their transaction details with the Beacon Chain, which acts as the backbone of Ethereum 2.0. The Beacon Chain serves to validate the transactions on each shard, helping the entire network reach consensus. It also identifies dishonest validators and initiates penalties in the form of slashing, in which a portion of a validator's stake is removed from circulation. Eth 2.0 will also replace the EVM with Ethereum WebAssembly (eWASM), which intends to translate coding logic more efficiently and help improve Ethereum’s scalability.
Ethereum operates similarly to Bitcoin through off-chain, informal governance. In this model, developers can submit protocol upgrades, dubbed Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs), on Ethereum's open-source GitHub repository. Core Ethereum developers then discuss new proposals, with additional input from the extended community. If approved by a majority vote, core developers merge the changes into the base code. To avoid complications post-merge, node operators must update their clients to the latest software.
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Saudi seeks death penalty for 5 charged in Khashoggi murder
The announcement comes six weeks after Jamal Khashoggi was killed at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, and as the Saudi crown prince seeks to ride out the affair
by Alison Tahmizian Meuse November 15, 2018 February 18, 2020
The entrance to Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul, where journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed. Photo: AFP/ Yasin Akgul
Saudi Arabia’s public prosecution announced on Thursday it will seek the death penalty for five of eleven individuals charged for their role in the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.
“The Public Prosecutor has requested the death penalty for (5) individuals who are charged with ordering and committing the crime and for appropriate sentences for the other indicted individuals,” the state-run Saudi Press Agency reported, citing an official statement.
The prosecutor said the total number of suspects in custody has reached 21.
The US Department of Treasury, shortly after the Saudi announcement, sanctioned Saud al-Qahtani, Maher Mutreb, the former Saudi consul general in Istanbul and 14 other members of an operations team for their role in the murder of Khashoggi. The timing suggested the Trump White House had immediately adopted the Saudi prosecutor’s conclusions, namely the omission of the monarchy.
Drugged and dismembered
Khashoggi was drugged by the five accused and then dismembered, a spokesman for the public prosecutor’s office said in the first Saudi acknowledgment about how he was killed.
The journalist’s body parts were then handed over to an agent outside the consulate grounds, the spokesman said, according to AFP.
It is unclear whether Saud al-Qahtani and Ahmad al-Assiri, senior officials who were relieved of their posts in the wake of the Saudi admission of guilt, are among those indicted. The two men are closely linked to the powerful crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, who has sought to wash his hands of the affair.
The brazen killing of Khashoggi, a rare Saudi insider willing to speak to American policymakers and journalists freely, sparked outrage in Washington. The monarchy, which initially denied all state culpability, was forced to go into damage control mode to avert a crisis with the Trump White House.
Riyadh on Thursday also pledged to provide a sketch of a “local collaborator” sought by Turkish authorities. Since Khashoggi’s disappearance, Ankara has pressured the Saudis with a steady drip of leaks as to the level of evidence in its possession.
The Turks kept up the pressure yesterday, saying the Saudi explanation over Khashoggi’s murder was “insufficient”.
However, analysts believe that with its newfound leverage over the crown prince, Turkey will likely seek to avoid crossing the tipping point where the Saudi monarchy sidelines him as a liability.
The Saudi public prosecutor said it had meanwhile submitted “formal requests to brotherly authorities in Turkey” to provide any audio recordings related to the case, which have thus far been shared with the CIA and other Western governments.
Tagged: Ahmad al-Assiri, Arts & Culture, Audio recordings, Crown Prince, death penalty, Istanbul consulate scandal, Jamal Khashoggi, Khashoggi murder, Mohammad bin Salman, murdered Washington Post columnist, Politics, Saud al-Qahtani, Saudi Arabia, Saudi public prosecutor, Trump White House, Turkey, United States
6 replies on “Saudi seeks death penalty for 5 charged in Khashoggi murder”
Joeseph Stalin says:
FIVE SAUDIS WILL PAY THE PRICE FOR MBS ARROGANCE. THIS NOTHING BIT A CHARADE FOR ERDOGAN TO PULL A HEIST OF SAUDIS WEALTH. AND ALSO TO COVER FOR TRUMPS BISSINESS DEALS OF US MILITARY HARDWARE. ALL A CHARADE FRO THE INSOUCIANT AMERICAN PUBLIC!!
Zubair Khan says:
No one will be damaged as long MBS is on helm of affairs. All this is just disguise to shut those mouths who are still murmuring.
ARG Asia says:
Five proxies gets death penalty for following orders. In the Jamal Khashoggi murder we see Saudi Arabia changing their story all the time. There can be no doubt this was a carefully planed murder were even a Turkish contractor was hired to take care of Mr. Khashoggi’s dismembered body. This operation must have been approved by the highest level in the Saudi administration.
The US seem to be frustrated of Crown Prince MBS management of Saudi Arabia. US Senators want to stop weapons export to Saudi Arabia, and sanctions has been imposed on a few Saudi individuals. In the US money talks, so a stop of exports of weapons are wishful dreams.
Crown Prince MBS popularity has been damaged internationally, within the Royal Family, and in the Saudi population. Even months ago there has been talks about a regime change in Saudi Arabia. CIA covert operations has allegedly been preparing for a regime change, and even a Balkanization of Saudi Arabia.
Several years ago Ex-CIA regional expert Bruce Riedel spoke about Saudi Arabia nuclear weapons capability (speeches available on YouTube). It is public knowledge the Saudis has rockets capable to carry a nuclear war-head, these rockets has been displayed in military parades. Ex-CIA regional expert Bruce Riedel sources has indicated to him Saudi Arabia already have one or more nuclear war-heads, Wikileaks, and other reputable sources has alleged Saudis has one or more nukes. According to Senator Lindsey Graham Crown Prince MBS is unstable, it is a scary scenario if Saudi Arabia have nuclear bombs if Senator Graham’s assessment of MBS is correct. What’s next? A CIA supported "intervention"?
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