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Weston Park Cancer Charity
"The piece of work that David did was in some ways for me a game changer because it gave a very objective view of actually where we stood. That was a great supporting document, very well written, very cogent argument, which I could then take to trustees and others and say, ‘My concerns are validated."
SAMANTHA DIXON, DIRECTOR, WPCC
Weston Park Cancer Charity supports Weston Park Hospital in Sheffield, the region’s only specialist cancer hospital. With a new Chair and Director in place, the charity had worked through its strategy and wanted to gain clarity on the feasibility of a new capital appeal, The Transformation Programme. The programme was nebulous and potentially huge and could have been the sort of thing that would break an organisation if not approached in the right way.
Action Planning was asked to provide an objective view on how prepared Weston Park was as an organisation and what it was capable of delivering. The brief was essentially to answer two questions: 1. What could Weston Park raise for the project? and 2. What would it need to put in place in order to do that?
Through a series of stakeholder interviews and primary research into funding sources, we carried out a thorough assessment of the charity’s structure and resources. We submitted our findings in a document that highlighted the obstacles to embarking on the capital appeal – including ‘marks out of 10’ for various aspects of the Case for Support, and set out the essential prerequisites for achieving the funding target.
Our report enabled Weston Park’s Director Samantha Dixon to take her case to the trustees and argue that the charity should not commit resources until certain criteria had been satisfied. It also provided a framework for the charity ask for greater detail about how much funding was required by the hospital, and for what purposes.
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Blai Pascual, Software Integrator: “I like to be continuously learning about electronic invoicing and data integration”
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Memory of when you joined…
“The memories of my first year are the trips all over the territory performing installations for clients, where you had to learn to fend for yourself very soon and, in part, you felt… apprehensive, but at the same time it made you stronger”. Evolution…
“After two years in EDICOM, the company entrusted me with the running of a new department, 24×7, to provide extensive customer service and monitor EDICOM’s cloud platform, which at that time consisted of a couple of servers and one service. Nowadays, everything has changed. With over 400 servers and more than 20 different services, we have had to continuously adapt. Personally, during this time I have learned to manage teams, accompanying our colleagues in their personal challenges while growing at EDICOM”. Things that haven’t changed…
“The need to keep evolving. The world changes, technologies change, and you have to continuously adapt. It is a challenge and an opportunity to continue to grow”. Read more “Jorge, Head of 24×7 Support Department”
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Memory of when you started… “Twenty years and, although it sounds clichéd, it seems like it was yesterday. EDI, system integration, LOT files, everything was new to me, but being in the company of extraordinary people enabled me to overcome… obstacles and grow professionally. I started at the same time as Ana Muñoz, Jorge Pradas and José Villanueva, with whom I share memories of our beginnings”. Evolution… “When you have been part of a project for 20 years, it becomes more than just a job. I have been fortunate to develop professionally at the same time as EDICOM was growing as a business and this gives you an extraordinary added value that you can apply in any area of life. It helps you to know how to give value to things and adopt a broader perspective to face any challenge”. Things that haven’t changed… “Commitment, cross-department support and perseverance have been and continue to be the key to our success”. Read more “Xavi, International Project Manager”
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DraftKings and FanDuel Turn Off in New York State Pending September Appeal
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DraftKings and FanDuel Turn Off in New York State Pending September Appeal
DFS sites DraftKings and FanDuel will stop offering their services to residents of New York State immediately, the attorney general’s (AG) office announced on Monday.
All Bets Are Off: New York State AG Eric Schneiderman (left, seen here with Governor Andrew Cuomo in 2014) has agreed to restrain on his interest in billions in DFS and buy-in fines from DraftKings and FanDuel until a September hearing in court.
This might be section of a settlement that may see the AG’s office refrain from pursuing litigation that will hold both internet sites liable for billions of dollars in player restitution and fines.
Final December, AG Eric Schneiderman amended their lawsuit against DFS and FanDuel to seek the return of all the buy-ins paid by clients who played in New York State throughout 2015, along with a $5,000 fine per head.
With 600,000 clients collectively, New York represents the web sites’ second-biggest market after California, and liabilities would amount to around $3 billion in fines collectively, with millions on top of that in returned buy-ins.
Alternatively, the AG has agreed to postpone his litigation until September, when an appeal from the lawsuit will likely be heard.
Legal Skirmishes
Schneiderman initially took action contrary to the two sites with a cease-and-desist letter in November, informing them that their operations in New York amounted to unlawful gambling.
Sensing the inescapable, DraftKings and FanDuel attempted to obtain restraining that is temporary, barring the AG from closing down their operations until the matter could possibly be settled in the courts. These failed, additionally the expected injunction followed swiftly, later amended to include the fines and restitution.
‘As I’ve said from the start, my job would be to enforce the law, and today that is starting DraftKings and FanDuel will abide because of it,’ Schneiderman said in a statement released on Monday. ‘Today’s agreement also produces an expedited road to resolve this litigation should that law change or upon a decision by the appellate unit.
‘Regardless, our claims that are key the companies for false advertising and customer fraudulence are not affected by the agreement and will continue,’ added the newest York AG.
Hope for Regulation
The websites’ hope that is best between now and September is the fact that New York legalizes and regulates DFS during the current legislative period. That would preclude the need for an appeal and allow them to use for gambling licenses and spend taxes to the state.
There are several DFS bills into the offing, with S 6793, sponsored by State Senator John Bonacic, considered the likely to succeed.
‘New York is just a critical state for FanDuel,’ said the company within an official statement today. ‘FanDuel is headquartered in Manhattan, where we employ more than 170 young, smart, passionate fans who are committed to innovating and providing the most readily useful fantasy experience possible.
‘we have been proud to be certainly one of New York’s largest startup companies, and while it really is disheartening for us to restrict access to paid contests in our home state, we believe this is within the best interest of our company, the dream industry and our players while we continue steadily to pursue appropriate clarity in New York.’
Man Who Had Intercourse on Las Vegas High Roller Murdered in Houston Carjacking
What began as a nevada tall Roller story that is somewhat amusing a couple who went too far within the satisfaction department has now ended in tragedy with the guy in question’s murder in Texas on the weekend.
Philip Panzica, whom just month that is last nationwide headlines for having a bit too much enjoyable in the Las Vegas High Roller, was murdered in a carjacking in Houston early Saturday early morning. Here he could be seen with fiancée and dancer that is exotic Bozant. (Image from Panzica’s Facebook page)
Philip Panzica, the man arrested for having sex on the Caesars-owned multimillion-dollar High Roller Ferris wheel at the LINQ last thirty days, died violently in a carjacking in his home city of Houston in the early hours of Saturday morning, according to reports.
Panzica, 27, and their partner in crime Chloe Scordianos, 21, gained notoriety that is national February 5, as soon as the couple were taken into custody for enjoying a well known Las Vegas non-gaming attraction too enthusiastically. It was a brief moment that the nyc Daily Post instead delicately described as a ‘mid-air mingling.’
But today, just a few weeks later, police in Houston are trying to piece together the events that resulted in Panzica’s brutal murder right in front of his fiancée, 36-year-old exotic dancer Mistie Bozant. Panzica was due to marry Bozant on the day he was arrested in Las Vegas last thirty days (more about this to come).
Killed in Cold Blood
According to local radio station KTRK, Panzica left the Vivid strip club in Houston, where Bozant works, within the morning that is early. Bozant was also accompanied by two men, Bryan Watts and Aaron Jones. Panzica drove all four of them in Bozant’s SUV.
At around 5:15 am, Watts allegedly pulled a gun on Panzica and told him that he needed seriously to ‘come clean,’ before shooting him several times in the head at point-blank range.
Panzica’s human anatomy was then dumped by the roadside, while Bozant was ordered out of the car. Watts and Jones then allegedly drove away along with her cash, in accordance with police documents.
A sheriff’s deputy spotted the car later on into the time and the suspects were arrested following a chase. Both are actually dealing with charges of money murder, and Watts has reportedly confessed to the killing.
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On February 5, Panzica and Bozant traveled to vegas to get married, but argued after Bozant confessed that she could be pregnant with another guy’s child, even though this ended up maybe not to be the instance.
A distraught Panzica sought out by himself, got drunk, and several hours later found himself 550-feet up, en flagrante with Scordianos.
‘It wasn’t planned, it was just, we felt it,’ Panzica, explained to KTNV, whom at this time had e that is fiancé now back by his side. ‘ We get up to the point that is highest, and now we were like, ‘we are golden!’ ‘
Panzica and Scordianos were arrested and charged with Nevada Statute 201.190: commission of certain intercourse acts in public places.
‘It was just my 21st birthday and we was simply having a good time,’ Scordianos said Monday, having been tracked down by the Post. ‘i haven’t spoken a expressed word with him. I didn’t even add him on Facebook. There is therefore drama that is much I usually just try to keep drama out of my life. It’s funny how that just concerns me personally.’
Not funny is how this whole web that is tangled played out. The inspiration for the cold-blooded murder queenofthenilepokie.com of Panzica is yet to be determined.
Nevada CityCenter Shops at Crystals Snapped Up by Simon Property Group for $1.1 Billion
The CityCenter nevada stores at Crystals will be under the auspices of The Simon Group, along with Invesco Real Estate of Atlanta, following a $1.1 billion buyout deal aided by the city’s casino owners that are largest. The venture that is joint provide the two purchasers the true luxury mall inside the CityCenter complex into the heart of this Las Vegas Strip.
The Shops at Crystals in Las Vegas have been sold by MGM Resorts Overseas in a $1.1 billion deal. The exclusive mall features top designer brands like Versace. (Image: lasvegas.com)
The deal involving the two major investors and MGM Resorts International, that is part-owner of the chichi shopping mall, is a reflection associated with tremendous development of non-gaming appeals to Sin City.
‘This transaction shows the strength in Las Vegas as a destination that is premier visitors around the planet,’ stated MGM Resorts International Chairman and ceo Jim Murren in a press declaration.
MGM Cashes In To Focus On Gaming and Entertainment
The Shops at Crystals exposed in 2009 at the entry to CityCenter. In the swank complex are the 669-condominium Veer Towers, ARIA Resort & Casino, and the casino-less Mandarin Oriental, which boasts over 220 condominiums. The mall that is high-class branches of Louis Vuitton, Audemars Piguet, and Christian Louboutin, among many other familiar aspirational brands.
The sell-off appears to allow MGM to focus more on what the company does best despite crystals’ current high-end target audience. The gambling conglomerate will likely be putting its energies squarely right back on its 13 Strip properties and its particular soon-to-open $375 million T Mobile Arena being built as a jv with Anschutz Entertainment Group.
Shop and Party Till You Drop
The main focus on retail is just one of the methods Las Vegas has reinvented itself within the decade that is past so. According to recent figures, just 63 percent of Generation Y visitors (those millennials who came of age round the year 2000) arrived to Vegas to gamble. Nightclubs, partying, and shopping were all mentioned as alternatives to gaming for the generation that is new of city’s tourists.
‘Visitors now spend more than half their travel budget on non-gaming expenditures,’ said JLL manager Michael Zietsman, whom managed the deal on behalf of CityCenter. ‘A sale like this hasn’t made more sense.’
The shops at Crystals bounced back to record impressive results of late despite CityCenter opening in the middle of the deepest US recession in decades. For the last year that is financial Crystals notched almost $70 million in net revenues. That was up from $66.5 million for the previous 12 months.
Atlantic City Mayor Warns North Jersey Residents: Prostitution and Crime Comes with Gambling Enterprises
Atlantic City Mayor Don Guardian (R) is residents that are warning their state that a vote to authorize two casinos in northern New Jersey is a vote for prostitution and criminal activity.
Atlantic City Mayor Don Guardian wants voters to comprehend the risk of prostitution, drugs, and crime if they opt to create land gambling north in New Jersey. It is he really unbiased? (Image: Wayne Parry/Associated Press)
Understandably against his town losing its longstanding monopoly on gambling in the Garden State, Guardian is cautioning citizens, specially those residing in counties most likely to get the casinos, that the prospective reward that is financial at a price.
‘with it, you’re foolish,’ Guardian told attendees of a forum at St. Peter’s College in Jersey City if you don’t think prostitution and drugs and other minor crimes won’t come along. Found simply across the Hudson River from Manhattan, Jersey City is thought become one of the 2 likeliest locations, along with the Meadowlands Complex, for the casinos.
According to The Record newspaper in Bergen County, Guardian also cautioned that resort casinos would wreak extra havoc on the region that is already congested.
‘You may want the money, but you don’t want the commuting that is extra,’ the mayor warned.
Conflicting Opinions
In November, brand New Jerseyans won’t only have to decide whether the Republican or Democratic prospect for the Oval Office is most beneficial for both their state and country, but also decide whether North Jersey casinos are in its interest that is best.
If residents side using their Governor Chris Christie (R), they’ll vote for Donald Trump should he win the GOP nomination, and vote in support of the north gambling referendum.
Of course, Christie isn’t necessarily probably the most popular person in the Garden State these days. The governor that is two-term an approval score of simply 27 percent in the most recent Fairleigh Dickinson University poll.
Christie as well as other proponents of ending Atlantic City’s almost 40-year gambling monopoly claim it might really be beneficial to the insolvent beachfront resort town. Should the casinos be integrated the northern counties, Atlantic City would receive up to $200 million annually that would be earmarked for non-gambling redevelopment.
Resorts Casino Hotel CEO Mark Giannantonio said the market estimates are nothing a lot more than wishful thinking.
‘Legislators are asking the residents of this state to change the constitution without even first calling for the financial impact research.’
City Shutdown Coming
Just before the St. Peter’s College forum, Guardian dropped a bombshell as he revealed that City Hall would be closed at the end of company on April 8 through to at the very least May 2, due to the town’s serious finances. Workers won’t be paid through the closure.
Just important solutions like the police and fire divisions will remain operating as normal. Guardian said his offices would reopen for business ahead of the next quarterly date that is due tax payments.
Christie and State Senate President Stephen Sweeney (D-District 3) are pushing legislation to bail out Atlantic City and pay its $240 million debate and $33.5 million budget shortfall. However in exchange, Christie and Sweeney want complete control of the city’s finances, something Guardian as well as other neighborhood politicians are fighting.
Instead, the Atlantic City mayor argues hawaii already owes the city tens of millions of dollars from tax overpayments made as the economy gradually slid through the decade that is past.
Land-based gambling is a contentious and messy situation in New Jersey today, and perhaps the best bet is to finally have the residents weigh in using their two cents.
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1922-26 Scott 108 6p olive green & violet "Malta"
When Napoleon Bonaparte ejected the Order or Knights of Malta, which had ruled for 270 years, in 1798, the ouster was initially welcomed. (The Sovereign International Order of the Malta, now based in Rome, continues to do charitable works, and issue their own stamps.) But the Maltese soured on the French occupation, and the archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea eventually became a British colony in 1814.
Malta's strategic location between the Strait of Gibraltar and the the Suez Canal (1869) was advantageous indeed. And it was on the trade route to India.
The Capital was Valletta, and the population was 272,000 in 1943.
Malta suffered and fought bravely during the Siege of Malta in 1942, which caused King George VI to award the entire colony the collective George Cross.
Malta eventually gained independence in 1964, although various earlier stamp issues of 1922 and 1947 are also overprinted with "Self Government".
1911 Scott 39 4p scarlet & black/yellow "Edward VII"
The Scott Classic Specialized catalogue, from 1860-1938, has 199 regular, 1 air post, 20 postage due, and 2 war tax stamp descriptions. Total = 222. Then, from 1943-1953, the catalogue has 41 additional regular issue stamp descriptions. Total (1860-1953) = 263 major stamp descriptions.
Of those, 120 are CV <$1-$1+, or 46%.
4 Farthings = 1 Penny
12 Pence = 1 Shilling
20 Shillings = 1 Pound
1875 Scott 3 1/2p yellow buff "Victoria"
"One Half Penny Yellow"
In 1860, the 1/2p buff/bluish with the illustrated design of Victoria was issued for Malta. This was followed by six more major number catalogue stamps issued between 1863-1882 with similar buff or yellow colors. These major numbers also differ in watermarks (None, wmk 1,wmk 2), or perforations. In addition, Scott lists some 13 stamps as minor numbers because of color variations. The 1/2p "yellow" issues, as they are known, vary in CV from $20+-$500+.
The particular 1/2p shown here is an 1875 Scott 3 "yellow buff" with watermark 1, and perforation 14.
Of interest, the 1/2p "yellow" could only be used on mail within Malta itself. Otherwise, British stamps were used on mail destined for overseas until 1885.
1885 Scott 8 1/2p green "Victoria"
The 1885 1/2p changed colors to "green", and is shown here. The CV is quite inexpensive @ <$1. The color, by the way, was changed as Malta joined the UPU.
1885 Scott 10 2p gray "Victoria"
The 1885 issue consisted of six stamps, and one can find four designs. Shown here is the 2p gray. The other two designs are shown elsewhere on the post blog. The issue ranges in CV from <$1-$10+, well within the means of most classical WW collectors.
1885 Scott 12 4p brown "Victoria"
Note "A25" obliterator cancel
I'm showing this 1885 4p brown stamp mainly to illustrate the "A25" obliterator cancel that was used on Malta and Gozo in the early years. There are some 74 different Great Britain stamps with "A" prefix Scott numbers in the catalogue, and used in Malta between 1860-84. They are identified by this "A25" obliterator, and generally have a high CV.
1899 Scott 17 2sh6p olive gray "Malta"
Other stamps issued in 1886 and 1889 show the "Maltese Cross" and "St. Paul after Shipwreck". Those stamps are expensive (CV $70+-$90+), and I don't have them. ;-) But another design , this time on a higher denomination stamp, shows the human representation of the Maltese people, or "Malta"( "Melita"). The name is derived from a Roman settlement on the island that eventually became known as "Mdina".
1901 Scott 19 1f red brown "Valleta Harbor", wmk 2
1910 Scott 29 1f dark brown, wmk 3
A "Farthing" denomination intended for newspaper delivery was issued in 1901, and then again in 1910 with a different watermark and color.
1902 Scott 20 1p on 2 1/2p dull blue
The overseas rate for British colonies dropped to one penny in 1902, and consequently the 2 1/2p dull blue 1885 stamp issue was overprinted as shown.
Note, there is a "One Pnney" overprinted error found on one stamp of the 120 stamp sheet (CV $30+).
1903-04 Scott 27 1sh violet & gray "Edward VII", wmk 2
The Edward VII design was introduced in 1903-04 with seven stamps on watermark 2 paper. CV is <$1-$10+.
1905 Scott 31 1p carmine & black "Edward VII", wmk 3
More Edward VII stamps were issued between 1904-11, this time with watermark 3. The fourteen stamps have a CV of <$1-$6+.
British Colonial and Crown Agent Watermarks
Upper row: wmk 1,2; Lower row: wmk 3,4
This might be a good time to review all the British colonial watermarks found for Maltese stamps. So here they are, ;-)
1911 Scott 43 4 1/2p orange "Gozo Fishing Boat"
Also, between 1904-11, two designs featuring a "Gozo Fishing Boat" and an "Ancient Galley" were used on watermark 3 paper on four stamps. (The designs had originally been introduced in 1889 on wmk 2 paper.)
1914-21 Scott 54 3p violet/yellow "George V", wmk 3
Between 1914-21, an 11 stamp set with "George V" was issued with watermark 3. The familiar key plate design had an added touch of displaying the Maltese Cross on either side of the "Malta" inscription. The Maltese Cross, of course, is associated with the Knights Hospitaller (Knights of Malta) since 1567.
1914-21 Scott 59 1sh black/green, chalky paper
1915 Scott 62 1sh black/green, surface colored paper
The 1sh denomination can be found on either chalky paper (colored through), or surface colored paper. One would need to look on the reverse of these stamps to be sure. ;-)
1921-22 Scott 66 1/2p brown, wmk 4
In 1921-22, a seven stamp "George V" set was produced, this time with watermark 4. One really cannot collect British colonies without having a watermarking tray handy. ;-)
1915 Scott 52 2p gray "George V", wmk 3
1921-22 Scott 69 2p gray, wmk 4
The 1914-21 wmk 3 and the 1921 wmk 4 stamps have the same design except for the 2p gray, as illustrated above. Now you know. ;-)
1915 Scott 63 4p black "Valletta Harbor"
In 1915, an engraved "Valletta Harbor" design stamp was produced in black for the 4 pence. Quite striking, No?
1922 Scott 80 6p dull lilac & red violet, wmk 3
1922 Scott 90 2 1/2p ultrmarine, wmk 4
Stamps of 1914-21 overprinted
"Self Government" overprinted stamps on both wmk 3 and wmk 4 "George V" stamps were issued in 1922. The seventeen stamps in total have a CV of <$1-$1+ for 11 stamps. One should note that, although greater autonomy no doubt occurred, Malta did not gain full independence until 1964.
1922 Scott 97 1f on 2p gray
"One Farthing" was overprinted on the 1921-22 2p gray design stamp in 1922. CV is <$1.
1922-26 Scott 103 2p olive brown & turquoise "Malta"
Between 1922-26, the "Malta" motif was used for a 16 stamps issue. These nicely designed stamps have a quite modest CV of <$1-$3+ for 12 stamps.
1922-26 Scott 109 1sh olive brown & blue
"Britannia and Malta"
And here is the motherly "Britannia" protecting the smaller "Malta" on the higher denominations. Ah, for the good old days of colonial imperialism, when all was right in the world. ;-) ;-)
1926 Scott 119 1 1/2p orange brown
The 1922-26 "Malta" issue was overprinted "Postage" in 1926 on 14 stamps. CV is <$1-$3+ for eight stamps. Of interest, the postmark "Cospicua" on this and an earlier image is from an old fortified town on the Grand Harbor on the eastern side of the Capital Valletta.
1926-27 Scott 139 4 1/2p yellow buff & violet "George V"
Inscribed "Postage"
A new "George V" design was issued in 1926-27 on 10 stamps. Notice the "Postage" inscription.
1928 Scott 149 1/2p green "George V"
Overprinted "Postage and Revenue"
Then in 1928, the preceding 1926-27 set was overprinted "Postage and Revenue" on 12 stamps. CV is <$1-$2 for 11 stamps.
1928 Scott 160 1sh black "Valletta Harbor"
Overprinted in Red
Also in 1928, seven engraved stamps, originally issued in 1926-27, were overprinted as shown.
1930 Scott 173 3p dark violet
Inscribed "Postage & Revenue"
Finally, a 10 stamp set of the "George V" design was issued in 1930, this time with a "Postage & Revenue" inscription. The Maltese certainly spent much effort getting the "Postage' or the "Postage & Revenue" inscriptions right. ;-)
1930 Scott 179 2sh deep violet & black "Notabile (Mdina)"
Also, the higher denominations pictorial engraved stamps were re-issued in 1930 with the "Postage..Revenue" inscriptions. These stamps have a rather high CV of $9+-$60+.
1938 Scott 202 2sh dark blue & light green "Mdina Cathedral"
In 1938, as was true for many British colonies, a pictorial 13 stamp "George VI" issue was released. The CV for these stamps ranges from <$1-$4.
1938 "George VI" pictorial issue
Here is a pic of the 1938 set. If one is using Big Blue as the album, and one wants to stay true to dates, then only these color denominations should be put in. ;-)
1943 Scott 197A 3p blue
"St. John's Co-Cathedral"
In 1943, six stamps of the 1938 pictorial type were released, but in different colors.
This pic shows the colors of the 1943 set.
1948 Scott 216 6p rose red & olive green
"Statue of Antonio Manoel de Vilhena"
In 1948, a 15 stamp set with "Self Government 1947" overprint was released on the 1/2p-3p 1943 issue, and the 4 1/2p-10sh 1938 issue.
"Self-Government" overprinted issue of 1948
Above is a pic of the 1948 issue.
1953 Scott 238 2 1/2p rose red
"De I'Isle Adam entering Mdina"
Then, in 1953, six stamps with the "Self-Government 1947" overprint were issued, but in different colors than the 1948 issue.
"Self-Government" overprinted issue of 1953"
The 1d-4 1/2d denomination stamps of 1953 in different colors than those of 1948 are shown here. One of the advantages of the Steiner album is it provides spaces for these issues with their color changes, (As it provides coverage of British Commonwealth to 1952-53), while BB stops with the 1938 issue.
1949 Scott 224 1 Pound dark blue
"Silver Wedding Issue"
I don't usually show the 1949 "Silver Wedding" omnibus issue, as they are basically all the same for the colonies. But, since I have the much less frequently seen 1 Pound denomination for Malta (CV $40+), here it is. ;-)
1950 Scott 231 1sh gray black "Princess Elizabeth"
Since our classical collection ends at 1952 for British commonwealth, there are not many stamps of Princess Elizabeth. But Malta issued a three stamp set in 1950 upon her visit.
1951 Scott 233 3p purple
"Madonna and Child"
Finally, to end the regular issue stamps, here is a scan of the 3p purple for the three stamp 1951 set honoring the 700th anniversary of the presentation of the scapular to St. Simon Stock.
Air Post 1928 Scott C1 6p red & violet
Scott 140 overprinted
Only one airmail stamp was issued by Malta during the classical era, and here it is. ;-)
Postage Due 1925 Scott J17 4p olive green "Maltese Cross"
In 1925, a plain typeset group of 10 postage dues was released by Malta. Although six are CV $1+=$5+, I don't have any. ;-)
Shown above are the next set of postage dues, issued in 1925 with 10 stamps. Of interest, six denominations (1/2p-2p, 3p,4p) were reissued in 1953-57 on chalky paper in slightly different colors. I suspect I have a mixture in my own collection. ;-)
War Tax 1918 Scott MR2 3p red violet & gray "Edward VII"
Two overprinted stamps were released by Malta as war tax stamps in 1918. One of them was an "Edward VII" stamp, shown above, 8 years after his reign. ;-)
1922-26 "Malta" issue in Deep Blue
The Deep Blue (Steiner) album has 19 pages for Malta, and gives all the major Scott numbers a space. Quite logical layout and presentation.
1885 Scott 9 1p carmine rose "Victoria"
Big Blue '69, on two pages, from 1860-1938, has 69 spaces for Malta. Since there are 222 major stamp descriptions during this period, coverage is only 31%. I found 87 stamps in the catalogue during BB's period coverage that have a CV of <$1-$1+.
Why the sparse coverage?
*The 1914-21 wmk 3 and the 1922 wmk 4 "George V" key plate issues are only given one space choice, which, of course, is typical for BB. But the "Self-Government" overprinted George V stamps are given no spaces.
*The 1926 "Malta" issue with overprinted "Postage" has no spaces in BB
*The 1926-27 "Postage" inscribed Scott 131-141 are in BB, but the 1930 "Postage & Revenue" inscribed issue is not.
Of interest, the "George V" 2p gray key plate design has a descriptive space, while the next space shows a 2p gray illustration, but a slightly different design! (See the image scan in the "Into the Deep Blue" section.) Therefore, the Scott 52 wmk 3 stamp goes in one space, while the Scott 69 2p gray wmk 4 (different design) in the other space.
There are no stamps in BB that cross the $10 threshold.
1/2 penny "A1" space : "Buff"-Scott 1 or 2 or 3 or 5 or 6 or 7, or "Green"- Scott 8
9,10,11,(12),
19 or 28 or 29, 20,
21,22,23,(25),
1914-22*
49 or 66, 50 or 67, 51,52*,69,53 or 70,(68),
98,99,100,103,105,(108),
J11,J12,J13,J14,J15,J16,J17,J18,
A) Expensive stamps ($10 threshold): None
B) ( ) around a space indicates a blank space choice
C) *1914-22: wmk 3 or wmk 4 choices.
D) *52 is the 2p gray description, while the next space shows a 2p gray illustration! But this is actually O.K., as they differ in design! (See the image scan in the "Into the Deep Blue" section.) Therefore, the Scott 52 wmk 3 stamp goes in one space, while the Scott 69 2p gray wmk 4 (different design) in the other space.
E) *1922 -The "Malta" issue with overprinted "Postage" has no space in BB
F) *1926-28- The "Postage" inscribed Scott 131-141 is in BB, while the "Postage & Revenue" inscribed 1930 issue is not in BB.
G) *1938- This the original 1938 issue. Do not confuse with the different colored 1943 issue or the "Self-Government" overprinted 1948 and 1953 issues.
1938-43 Scott 203 2sh6p rose red & black
"Statue of Neptune"
Malta is perhaps one of the more interesting British colonies with a number of pictorials and overprinted stamps. There are expensive stamps, but still enough less expensive ones to interest the general classical collector.
Note: Map appears to be in the public domain.
Malta - Bud's Big Blue
Posted by Jim at 3:04 PM
DrewM October 17, 2013 at 7:46 PM
Scott always tended toward the most basic representation of a country's stamps and that meant omitting anything repetitive, high value,and sometimes overprints, it seems. Too bad as some of that is fun. But I suppose that had an album to sell and too many pages would make it more expensive to produce and so on . . . . A few blank pages would take care of the missing Malta stamps, I suppose.
I've never been much of a fan of British Commonwealth stamps with their repetitive royal heads, but Malta's stamps happily included quite a few pictorials along with the endless parade of royals. Nice looking stamps, too.
The many overprints are quite strange, especially since Malta apparently really really really wanted "self-government" and kept announcing it on different stamp issues. I'm not sure if this is funny or whether there was some actual development these overprints were supposed to be honoring? As for the "postage and revenue" overprints, what were the stamps issued for if not for that purpose? Or were the Maltese just making really really sure every stamp purchaser knew this? It's the oddities like this that make stamps interesting to me.
Good writeup although I'm not quite sure the difference between the island of Malta and the Sovereign Order of Malta and how the latter also gets to issue stamps, as well? Are they used only in their headquarters like UN stamps? Isn't that really odd?
Finally, maybe it's your photo lighting but a couple of the blue pictorials are gorgeous, especially the two cathedral stamps. But what exactly is a "co"-cathedral, I'm wondering? Maybe Malta is just a strange place with all these philatelic oddities. I hope so anyway.
The Self-Government overprints reflect Malta's constitutional development.
After the Sette Giugno riots of 1919 (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sette_Giugno), Malta was granted self-government in October 1921, with Joseph Howard as the first Prime Minister. This constitution was suspended in 1933 due to the language question, that is whether Italian or English should be the official language of Malta along with Maltese. After this Malta was once more administered as a crown colony.
After World War II, a new constitution re-introduced self-government in 1947, with Paul Boffa as Prime Minister. This lasted until 1958, when Dom Mintoff resigned as Prime Minister and George Borg Olivier declined to form a new government.
Malta got self-government once again in 1962, with Borg Olivier as Prime Minister, and finally became independent in 1964.
The overprinted stamps of 1922 and 1948-53 reflected the new constitutions of 1921 and 1947 respectively. There were no stamps for the 1962 constitution.
The postage & revenue overprints reflected changes in the procedure regarding what stamps could be used for postal or fiscal needs.
From 1899 to 1914 Malta had separate postage as well as revenue stamps. In 1914, stamps valid for both postage and revenue were introduced. In 1925 a new set of revenues was issued, and the "Melita" stamps were overprinted POSTAGE in order to prevent fiscal use. However, in 1928 the revenues were withdrawn and postage stamps once again became valid for fiscal use. This was followed by the definitives overprinted POSTAGE AND REVENUE. This lasted until the 1970s. To sum it up:
1899-1914: separate postage and revenue issues
1914-1925: dual purpose postage and revenue issues
1928-1970s: dual purpose postage and revenue issues
Jim November 10, 2013 at 9:23 AM
Thank you for the very informational reply on the reasons for the overprints, the changes in constitutional government, and changes in postage/revenue status. Just what I was looking for!
Jim October 18, 2013 at 7:11 AM
The Sovereign Order of the Malta is very much still alive and well. A number of countries have an agreement with them and accept their stamps (The United States does not).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereign_Military_Order_of_Malta
My middle Daughter's Father-In-Law was involved with the charitable works of the Western Province for the United States, and they recently help fund a medical clinic in an under-served area in Oakland.
Bud October 21, 2013 at 7:53 AM
A co-cathedral is a cathedral of a diocese that shares its function with another cathedral in the same diocese. Usually this occurs in a geographically large diocese where it is difficult for the bishop(s) to travel to the parishes.
As Bud said...
"St. John's was the conventual church of the Hospitallers (the Knights of Saint John). Conventual in the sense of the convent and over time grew to equal prominence with the archbishop's cathedral at Mdina. The name, Co-Cathedral, refers to its later, dual role. In the 1820s, the Bishop of Malta, whose seat was at Mdina, was allowed to use St John’s as an alternative see, hence the name Co-Cathedral. "
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AVOIDING DESTINY
Five people left the Indian restaurant rubbing stomachs contentedly and smiling after a wonderful relaxing evening. Tinned music being the only part of the experience they would have left out. They walked the relatively short distance to their car almost oblivious to their surroundings chatting about nothing in particular, on casual observation five perfectly average people. Maybe two couples, parents, daughter and husband, the other woman conceivably the younger man's sister even though they were not visually similar. The way the conversation casually meandered it was obvious that they were relaxed, though as they neared their vehicle perhaps there was a little tension rising. There were half a dozen figures congregated close to their destination. Young males, a multi ethnic group, maybe smart casual, expensive trainers, puffy looking jackets, an excess of chunky gold jewellery. Only the way they virtually blocked the pavement seemed almost menacing.
"Nice women," remarked one quite loudly, almost at no one in particular.
"Yea, I really fancy the younger one."
The group formed an arc alongside the wing of a car, preventing the party moving further. "Fancy a decent fuck?" asked one, grabbing the youngest woman by the arm."I strongly suggest you release my wife and disappear under the rocks you came from."
"Shit, she's too gorgeous for a pissant like you."
One of them had broken away and moved around the back of the car so there was no easy retreat. "This one has a neat arse."
"Well, we can take turns, I dare say we'll be entertained most of the night."
"I won't tell you again, walk away. While you can."
"Like we give a shit what you think. We do what we want around here." The youth, he barely looked eighteen, skin so smooth it appeared as though he hadn't even started shaving, pulled a handgun from beneath his jacket. "Give us your car keys, if you wait here we'll bring the women back when we get bored."
The husband turned his palms upwards looking at his fingers thoughtfully. "Well Princess, this is one reason why I don't like Earth."
"What?" questioned the armed interloper.
"Leave now, before I lose my patience."
"Are you exceedingly stupid, this is a fucking gun."
"Do I look frightened?" There was always going to be a chance that a weapon was only a threat. But significantly it was a question of hostility, not wanting to draw first blood. Only standing in front of a belligerent youth with a gun was likely to cause distress. Just for whom would rapidly become apparent.
The gunman glanced past his target. "Waste the bastards, we can get away in their car and fuck the women in the flat until we get bored," he said rapidly. Five shots rang out, echoing in the confines of the side street and a man fell to the floor.
One man fell.
"Dad!" screamed a woman, collapsing to her knees, wrapping her arms around an all but lifeless figures freely issuing blood at her feet, coughing feebly and struggling to speak. Through her tears she managed a few distinct words. "Griff, make it painful. Very painful."
The initial gunman had a rather blank expression on his face, he was two feet from his victim and had placed three shots into the chest, but having staggered back a short distance and buckled over the ‘corpse' straightened almost calmly. The expression on his face was not one of imminent death, it was intense anger.
"Be afraid, be very afraid." Then he turned to the young woman beside him. Having wrenched her arm free she had moved almost behind her husband where she felt more secure. "Catch me Vai." As his body went limp his wife reached out to support him.
"Afraid of a dead man," laughed the assailant, confidence restored.
"You fool, he is not dead, he is behind you," Vai roared.
The other men turned and suddenly lost all colour from their faces, the one that had shot Jane's father dropped his gun in shock. "What is it?" Whatever was behind him seemed to have terrified his friends.
"You don't really want me to answer that," said one of the others.
The figure twisted around, there was a dragon standing on the pavement, a ghost of a dragon anyway. Its jaws agape it shook it's head slowly.
"What the fuck is that?"
"The last thing you will see," said Vai bitterly.
The smoke launched forwards, enveloping the gunman and closed it's mouth slowly. As teeth entered flesh the street was filled with a horrendous scream. The figure bent forwards a little as blood gushed from numerous openings, then the dragon's head whipped up so legs shot into the air.
"Kill it," squealed another figure, pulling a gun from beneath his waistband and firing six shots into the strange slightly transparent head. No doubt some hit the moaning limp form hanging in the air. As the gun clicked on spent rounds the lifeless body flew into the group, knocking most of them to the ground. The repeated gunfire had drawn pedestrians to the end of the street. But they were confused, unsure what was happening, they saw what appeared to be a figure falling rather rapidly from a wall having been shot. There was smoke in the air, it was difficult to be certain what was going down.
The dragon swirled around the side of the car, a vapour foot reached out and crushed the paralysed figure that had killed Jane's father. Dragging him into the street claws ripped him apart, leaving a bloody trail. The other armed figure was reloading, while the young man next to him was backing away in fear. The advantage of being an immensely strong dragon is that you can attack on several fronts, his tail whipped out and flattened the figure against the wall, shattering countless bones, probably destroying most internal organs and knocking the nervous one to the pavement.
The two remaining attackers were running, in opposite directions, one had picked up a gun from the floor, just in case. A police car, blue lights flashing, squealed to a halt as it turned into the end of the road. In seconds figures were crouched beside it.
"Armed Police. Stop."
The air seemed to clear. Griff stiffened, reached out and pointed, allowing a quite fine pulse of blue light to shoot into the darkness. The disappearing figure left the ground briefly before he crashed down to the tarmac, lifeless, give or take. As Griff turned he could see the remaining antagonist motionless about twenty metres in front of two armed policemen.
There was one more within easy distance. "Are you afraid now?" The man nodded fervently. "A pity you won't tell anyone." Griff flexed his fingers sharply and the man's neck snapped like chalk.
"Put the gun on the floor," demanded an officer at the end of the street.
"Once more time Vai," whispered Griff.
"Do it now," shouted the voice of authority, the sound reaching the stricken figures without comforting them in any way.
The youngster was terrified, caught between a dragon and the blue meanies. Suddenly he felt something grip his gun arm. "No!" he offered.
"Drop the gun!"
As the pistol rose sharply towards the officers, four shots rang out and the helpless man fell dead onto the dark asphalt, the gun highlighted by a white line. By then the main road was awash with light, a second wave of police vehicles was driving slowly up the side street from the other end. One car stopped beside the crumpled almost prone figure virtually wedged, head down between two parked cars, another two came to a halt alongside the stricken group.
Griff had leant across without getting up and had his arms around Jane, comforting her a little as she sobbed profusely. Against a wall her mother was too shocked to move, tears flowed down her cheeks but little sound left her body.
"What happened?" asked an officer as he stepped out of a car.
What does it look like, pillock?
"They wanted the car keys so they could take the women away and rape them," Griff said blankly as he tried to make a little sense of things.
"But what happened?" probed the man anxiously.
"I asked them to leave. Then without warning they just opened fire, two of them."
"They killed my father so they could rape us," screamed Jane.
"But they are all dead," said a policeman quietly, looking at the mess. "That one over there looks like he was bitten almost in two by a shark, and this one has been spread onto the tarmac like fish paste." It was a reasonable description, the rib cage had been torn open, and all internal organs were rather enlarged in surface area and well distributed over the street. Maybe a spring roll then. "There are four dead men here." Obviously being little more than an untrained civilian in uniform he couldn't count.
"Asshole," spat Jane. "There is one dead man and the remains of four useless vermin that should have been drowned at birth."
"You haven't suggested what happened yet," he replied quite calmly.
"You wouldn't believe us, we don't understand it." Well, it was beyond the understanding of most people on the planet after all. Whether the character standing above them, who appeared to be a lobotomised uniformed twit, would even hear the truth was debatable.
"Try me," the officer replied wearily.
"A vapour dragon materialised from nowhere and ripped them to shreds. It must have objected to the gunfire." That and the obvious pain.
"No, you are right. I don't believe it. You said they opened fire at point blank range. Why aren't you injured?"
"Blind as well as stupid," sighed Griff. "What does this look like to you, lipstick?" When he glanced down, for the first time since the incident had begun he realised his chest was completely red. It made him feel quite strange.
Jane looked up. "Jesus, Griff!"
"I'll be fine." Hopefully. Turning to the figure in blue he offered an plausible explanation. "I had major surgery after a crushing injury, I have a metal plate in my chest, luckily he hit that, three times. Pure fluke." A pity that wasn't true as he was starting to feel breathless. It wasn't worth trying to imagine just how much tissue damage there actually was, while he could distance himself from what his brain was struggling to understand he was at least able to appear calm. After all he had already been able to vent most of his anger. Just so long as the tedium didn't begin to annoy him.
"The bodies?"
"We told you, what you believe is up to you but use your eyes and apply a little common sense, if that isn't beyond you. Jane's father is dead, she's wrapped around him wishing we had never come out. Vai is holding me tightly because she's worried I'm on the way out, I collapsed the moment I was shot, obviously. That leaves Jane's mother, I don't think she is here mentally. Then there is a slight anomaly over a mechanism. Look at that body, I can see teeth marks from here. Something bit him hard, something huge so it obviously wasn't any of us." Griff breathed in slowly, aware that blood was still flowing from his wounds, something the police had yet to even notice. Obviously they trained to fight crime, not have any regard for critically injured civilians. The fact that it would take more than the odd bullet to place Griff at death's door was irrelevant.
The uniformed figure looked up. "Here's an ambulance."
"Can they bring the dead back to life?" asked Griff.
"Well that sounds about par for the course. God, I hate this planet."
"Someone will accompany you to the hospital, just to get the truth." Griff shook his head slowly, at least they were not attempting to handcuff him, that felt like progress in the right direction.
"Vai, I feel faint," Griff whispered.
"It's alright my love, I'm here."
Griff closed his eyes and let his dragon walk once more.
"Sarge, what's that?"
A three metre tall vapour dragon, what does it look like? Stomping down the road, the rather ethereal form crushed four cars and uprooted a small tree with its tail, then appeared to roar, obviously silently, soared along the street through several officers and spiralled into the sky.
"Fuck me," hissed the questioning officer.
"Hardly," snarled Jane, tears still pouring from her face.
Two policemen were quivering, prostrate on tarmac, sobbing softly.
Griff opened his eyes. "Did I miss something?"
"Griff, can we take mother home? I mean our home?"
"What about your father?"
"You can come back for him as a gas giant," she said bitterly.
Griff struggled to his feet, fighting against the waves of pain, holding his chest and wheezing a little. Maybe he should have waited, let an ambulance crew put him on a stretcher, only Earth medicine was rather pathetic and would only draw attention to the fact that it was impossible to X-ray any part of his body.
"Are you alright?" asked Vai.
"I don't know yet, bloody primitive weapons."
"What drugs are you on? Primitive weapons?" sneered the policeman.
"You take your mother," Griff said, ignoring the officer. "I can carry your father now, otherwise it may prove tiresome."
"Where do you think you are going?" asked the policeman stepping forwards in an attempt to stop movement. Vai blocked him as Griff moved closer to Jane. Forcing a smile he activated a voice link which looked a lot like a hearing aid. "Al-lisia Code Red."
There was a momentary delay. "Griff what is wrong?"
"This planet, as usual. Track the signal, visual at one hundred metres, scare hell out of the bloody monkeys," Griff spat, trying to hold back the growing rage at the idiot's attitude.
"Jane's father has been murdered."
"How is she?"
"You work it out."
"Two or three minutes."
"Make it five, there's no rush, we need to walk to the end of the road, this side street is too narrow. I don't think we can move that quickly, obstructions." he said, trying not to alert Al-lisia to the fact that he had been injured.
Griff leant down and hooking an arm over his shoulder lifted a limp form from the floor. It was a struggle carrying the lifeless parent but Griff was eager to distance himself from more than just feeble authority figures.
"You can't take the body away, sir."
"That is my father, he's coming with us," Jane sobbed, leading her rather robotic mother. A group of uniformed figures moved with them unsure quite how to react. When they reached the main street there was a sea of vehicles, hordes of curious onlookers. Probably morbidly curious.
"I am the God Bach-ael," Griff shouted. "Belligerent pathetic people on this planet have angered me immensely. I may just kill you all." Not that he meant it, he just needed to say something to vent some anger.
"Jesus, what a fruit cake," laughed a nearby policeman.
"Is there enough room Al-lisia?"
"Yes, structurally, what about any vehicles?"
"Crush them," he sneered.
"Anti-visual off."
"Careful who you insult, you feeble creature," mocked Griff nodding towards the sky. "Is that likely to have been made on this spinning rock?"
At that moment the ship became visible, it came down slowly, powerful floodlights blinding those in its path. There were no substantial wings, no engine noise, just a massive vessel dropping out of nowhere. Al-lisia attracted everyone's attention by playing the computer file of an old record, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, I am the God of Hell Fire. That seemed to make them scatter. Even if they were too young to remember it, in that particular context the words alone were almost frightening.
"Oh shit!" said the sergeant softly.
Several police and civilian cars were wrecked, no uniformed figures moved as the family boarded and the ramp closed behind them.
Jane was stroking Griff's forehead when he awoke. "I hate it when you do that. It worries me, it was a premonition wasn't it?"
"Yes, I'm pretty sure about that, rather explicit too."
"Tell me about it."
Griff rubbed his chest. "I don't think bullets will kill me. But we are never going to Earth again."
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Review: Horde by Ann Aguirre
by Kay | Jun 16, 2014 | Reviews | 0 comments
Horde by Ann Aguirre
Series: Razorland #3
Published by Feiwel & Friends on 2013-10-29
Genres: Dystopian YA, Young Adult
Also in this series: Enclave, Outpost
The epic conclusion to Ann Aguirre's USA Today bestselling trilogy. The horde is coming. Salvation is surrounded, monsters at the gates, and this time, they're not going away. When Deuce, Fade, Stalker and Tegan set out, the odds are against them. But the odds have been stacked against Deuce from the moment she was born. She might not be a Huntress anymore, but she doesn't run. With her knives in hand and her companions at her side, she will not falter, whether fighting for her life or Fade's love.
Ahead, the battle of a lifetime awaits. Freaks are everywhere, attacking settlements, setting up scouts, perimeters, and patrols. There hasn't been a war like this in centuries, and humans have forgotten how to stand and fight. Unless Deuce can lead them. This time, however, more than the fate of a single enclave or outpost hangs in the balance. This time, Deuce carries the banner for the survival of all humanity.
Thoughts: I’ve been Team Aguirre for years now. She is one of my all time favourite authors and, unfortunately for the world, I think she is shockingly underrated. This woman excels in every genre she puts her hand to – be it urban fantasy, Young Adult, Romance or Science Fiction. Every time I pick up one of her books I remember that this? This is why I am a reader.
With that glowing praise in mind, let’s move on to Horde, the final book in Aguirre’s Razorland trilogy.
When I think back to the first book – Enclave – I see now that Aguirre had had this dramatic conclusion planned for us from the beginning. It seemed like a simple “zombie” apocalypse novel at the time and, while I adored it, I never could have foreseen Horde. I would never have predicted her creating such a complex universe, taking such a different view of strong women at the end of the world, or completely twisting the definitions of “good guys” and “bad guys”.
That is because I made the assumption that, as Aguirre was writing YA, she would stick to a lot of YA tropes. For instance, you don’t let your YA heroine take off on adventures that will last months, seasons, years… because then she won’t be a 16-year-old anymore. She’ll be a competent adult. Well, screw tropes. War takes a long time and, unlike Katniss, Deuce does not have a fully trained army sitting in the wings ready to start fighting. Deuce needs to build the world she wants to live in from the ground up.
It is a long slog (timeline-wise, Horde covers the longest period of the three books) and SO MUCH happens. Seriously, a LOT OF PLOT. *luxuriates in plotty-YA novel* Yes, it is a book about growing up. Yes, there is some romance. But mainly it is a book about re-establishing the human race. It takes TIME and PAGES, people.
I can’t say too much more, as my favourite aspect of Horde is an extremely spoilery plot twist. One that made me feel as though Aguirre’d read my criticism of Killbox (one of her adult Science Fiction novels) and decided fix the problem this time round.* I was punching my fist to the sky screaming “YES THIS” when I got to it… leave me a comment if you know what I’m talking about!
Bottom line: Horde is an EPIC, thought-provoking conclusion to a stunning series. I cannot recommend the Razorland series enough. Go forth and get the whole bloody trilogy in hardback. They’re worth every penny.
* Note that I am under no illusion that that happened but, nevertheless, am extremely happy to see that one of my favourite authors has readdress one of the few issues I’ve ever had with her writing. So… yay!
Review: Cress by Marissa Meyer
by Kay | Apr 30, 2014 | Reviews | 1 comment
Genres: Science Fiction YA, Young Adult
Also in this series: Cinder, Scarlet
In this third book in Marissa Meyer's bestselling Lunar Chronicles series, Cinder and Captain Thorne are fugitives on the run, now with Scarlet and Wolf in tow. Together, they’re plotting to overthrow Queen Levana and prevent her army from invading Earth.Their best hope lies with Cress, a girl trapped on a satellite since childhood who’s only ever had her netscreens as company. All that screen time has made Cress an excellent hacker. Unfortunately, she’s being forced to work for Queen Levana, and she’s just received orders to track down Cinder and her handsome accomplice. When a daring rescue of Cress goes awry, the group is splintered. Cress finally has her freedom, but it comes at a higher price than she’d ever expected. Meanwhile, Queen Levana will let nothing prevent her marriage to Emperor Kai, especially the cyborg mechanic. Cress, Scarlet, and Cinder may not have signed up to save the world, but they may be the only hope the world has.
Thoughts: After the genius that was Scarlet, I expected great things from Cress. And while it wasn’t quite as stellar, it was certainly an amazing book.
I came to a rather surprising conclusion while reading Cress. Namely, that my enjoyment of Meyer’s writing is completely character-based, rather than author-based. With most authors, I find that if I am luke-warm about one book, I will feel the same about the next. But in Meyer’s case, it depends completely on the character she is writing. As she changes narrators, she completely immerses herself into that character’s mind. So, obviously, if I don’t particularly like one character, I am not going to enjoy the writing. Now, you’d expect all authors to change their style according to characters, but most don’t. Most tend to write in one style, expressing one set of values – albeit in different ways. Meyer can switch it up while still keeping control of the overall plot. Quite a feat.
That being said, since I didn’t particularly like Cress as a character, I wasn’t quite as enraptured with her book. My feelings were reminiscent of the way I felt about Cinder in her book (but not in Cress… I’ll get to that later). Cress is young, naive and was far too enraptured with Thorne. I understand this girl was locked away with no company and her behaviour was only reflective of that… but that still didn’t make it enjoyable to read. Again, Meyer is way too good at getting into her character’s brains. So when you aren’t so keen on knowing what they think, then you don’t love it.
Fortunately, rather like Scarlet, Cress follows the POV of many, many, many characters. We jump back and forth from Cress to Scarlet to Kai to Cinder, so on and so forth. Not only was I totally fine with that, I loved it! There are so many fantastic revelations taking place all over the planet(s), Meyer needs to jump about in order to keep up with the action. And yes, just like its predecessors, there is a ton of action! From Mexican stand-offs to kidnappings to space-ship crashes, Marissa Meyer delivers page after page of keep-you-up-all-night content. It’s a joy to find such well-written, engaging plot in a YA novel.
Also, the multiple POV’s meant I could check in on two of my favourites: Scarlet and Wolf! Oh my heart. While they weren’t featured as prominently as I would have liked, they still made me squee. And surprisingly, I really enjoyed checking in with Cinder. While I’ve always liked her, she’s never been my favourite character. But over the past two books, she has really grown into her own skin. Her self-loathing is dwindling and her confidence is booming – she is really turning into the Queen she is meant to be. Thanks, Ms. Meyer!
Bottom line? Another well-written, action-packed installment of the Lunar Chronicles. While I wasn’t the biggest fan of Cress herself, I am looking forward to seeing how Meyer develops her character in the future!
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Review: Outpost by Ann Aguirre (+ Audiobook Excerpt!)
by Kay | Nov 11, 2013 | Reviews | 1 comment
Published by Feiwel & Friends
Also in this series: Enclave, Horde
Deuce’s whole world has changed.
Down below, she was considered an adult. Now, topside in a town called Salvation, she’s a brat in need of training in the eyes of the townsfolk. She doesn't fit in with the other girls: Deuce only knows how to fight.
To make matters worse, her Hunter partner, Fade, keeps Deuce at a distance. Her feelings for Fade haven’t changed, but he seems not to want her around anymore. Confused and lonely, she starts looking for a way out.
Deuce signs up to serve in the summer patrols—those who make sure the planters can work the fields without danger. It should be routine, but things have been changing on the surface, just as they did below ground. The Freaks have grown smarter. They’re watching. Waiting. Planning. The monsters don’t intend to let Salvation survive, and it may take a girl like Deuce to turn back the tide.
Thoughts: I loved Outpost. It was rough, tough, gritty and glorious.
Ann Aguirre is one of those authors whose works I end up hoarding. I want to keep her books for “rainy days” because her work is flawless. But sometimes this hoarding can lead to me disliking a book, because I’ll have waited too long and end up not remembering a thing. I adored Enclave when I read it in 2011, but that was a whopping 2.5 years ago. Perhaps I wouldn’t fall back in love with Deuce and Fade? Perhaps I should have read this book last year when my memory was still fresh? *frets*
Luckily, this was not the case! Despite taking a 2+ year break from the Razorland series, I fell straight back into sync after only 5 or so pages. Aguirre does a great job at reminding you of previous events – using some strategic-and-short flashbacks and some seamless references – without making it feel like she is Reminding You (TM).
Anyhow, on to the book.
Deuce has started to work her way up my list of all time favourite heroines. She is courageous, kind in her own way and possesses a level of pragmatism that I envy. She understands those who hate her, though she won’t let them get in her way. She doesn’t let a bit of emotional turmoil stop her, and she certainly won’t let some man “own” her. She is also developing from the soldier she was trained to be: thinking for herself, and not accepting things at face value. This girl is a leader.
Deuce is also confident in her romantic feelings, thank god almighty. Yes, there is a “romantic triangle” of a sort in Outpost, but it is not a psychological triangle. Deuce always knows what she wants, which made me accept and even enjoy the wee bit of romantic tension that played out in Outpost.
Moving away from Deuce’s awesomeness, Outpost was also a fantastically plotty novel. We learn a whole lot more about the origins of Aguirre’s post-apocalyptic world and we gain some amazingly creepy insight into the “Freaks”. Just… OMG. I really, really, really need to know more. It kills me that there is only one book left in this trilogy, because I want a prequel, a sequel and a tie-in novel.
There was also a wealth of wonderful secondary characters and sub-plots in Outpost. A lot is going on in the background and we get to see peaks of it all through Deuce’s eyes. Aguirre has built a fantastically complex world; you can tell there’s a backstory behind every little detail. Now that’s my kind of storyteller.
Bottom line? This is my first 5 star rating of the year, and I’d give it six stars if I could. Brilliant book in a brilliant series.
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Review: Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
by Kay | Oct 21, 2013 | Reviews | 0 comments
Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
Published by Feiwel & Friends, Puffin on February 7th 2013
Genres: Fairytale Re-tellings, Science Fiction YA, Young Adult
Source: Received for review from publishers
Also in this series: Cinder, Cress
The fates of Cinder and Scarlet collide as a Lunar threat spreads across the Earth...
Cinder, the cyborg mechanic, returns in the second thrilling installment of the bestselling Lunar Chronicles. She's trying to break out of prison—even though if she succeeds, she'll be the Commonwealth's most wanted fugitive.
Halfway around the world, Scarlet Benoit's grandmother is missing. It turns out there are many things Scarlet doesn't know about her grandmother or the grave danger she has lived in her whole life. When Scarlet encounters Wolf, a street fighter who may have information as to her grandmother's whereabouts, she is loath to trust this stranger, but is inexplicably drawn to him, and he to her.
[Note: I've edited this summary, as the official version has spoilers for the end of the book! #Fail]
Thoughts: It is an absolute TRAGEDY that I am only now writing this review. Tragedy, I say, because Scarlet is everything I’ve ever wanted in a YA novel and you’ve all had months not knowing that. Fortunately, you can go out now and get it. Right now. Go on. I can wait.
Got it? Good. Now we can talk.
You see, I normally have serious issues with the Red Riding Hood retellings. Despite liking Cinder, I had been apprehensive about how the story would play out in Scarlet. But, without spoiling the novel for you, let me just say this: Meyer’s portrayal of Wolf and his pack makes me want to send her gold stars. No really, actual gold stars. If anyone has her address, I’ll send them now. It was genius.
The strength of this book is in its characters: Scarlet‘s heroine is independent but extremely loyal to her family. She’s tough and worldly, but not so hardened by life as to stop loving. She reminds me of Mercy Thompson from Patricia Briggs’ novels – which is quite the compliment, I assure you. As for the Wolf in the tale: he has the right mix of violent-and-distrust-worthy and worthy-of-redemption. So many authors strive to write bad boys and just end up pissing me off. Marissa Meyer, I am happy to report, is not one of those authors. Wolf is a victim in this tale; albeit a victim that can rip your throat out.
Scarlet follows directly on from Cinder and, because of that, it follows more than one POV. This can at times mean serious confusion and reader fatigue… but not in this case. The action was easy to follow and the transitions between narrator only heightened the tension. The only critique I have is that, well, I don’t particularly like Cinder as a character and so wasn’t too interested in what she had to say. Her chapters unfortunately dragged my rating of this book from 5 to 4.5 stars.
Besides my dislike of Cinder’s character, one of my biggest peeves from Cinder was the predictability of the plot – something I am happy to report Scarlet has none of. While I could certainly tell that none of the characters were quite who they said they were, I didn’t know what to expect. Scarlet‘s plot twists and turns had all the oomph I love. There were leaps from moving trains, fights in empty theatres and kidnappings galore – but, best of all, I didn’t see any of them coming.
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Bottom line: Scarlet is a brilliant, brilliant book. Even if you weren’t impressed by Cinder, you’ll love it.
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By Samreen Ilyas and Sajjad Ali
LAHORE (July 27, 2019) Scholars from different religions and faiths on Saturday called for unity among all communities and urged the government to create an atmosphere at provincial and national levels where everyone can play an active role in the promotion of peace and peaceful coexistence and open dialogue in order to counter negative thoughts.
Sharing a stage in front of diverse audience at an interactive seminar – Interfaith Harmony – held here at the Punjabi Complex, they discussed role of religious institutions in promoting interfaith harmony and the encouragement of interfaith acceptability through better coordination between different faiths.
Expressing their views, Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) member Mufti Raghib Hussain Naeemi, Archbishop Sebastian Francis Shaw, Bishop Azad Marshal, Baha’i community member Dr Faramarz Roshani, Father Nadeem Francis, Hindu leader Amarnath Randhawa, and Sikh scholar Prof Kalyan Singh urged the people to develop the spirit of coexistence by maintaining religious harmony and peace.
On the occasion, all the speakers signed a resolution of peace as an agreement towards ensuring interfaith harmony, and declared that they would work with the government in promoting peaceful coexistence. Also, a thorough discussion was witnessed on the importance of implementation of the laws including the National Action Plan (NAP), Hate Speech Ordinance, and others.
Addressing the audience, Archbishop Sebastian Shaw said that dialogue was important in order to walk on the path of truth and peace. “We need to respect a person on the basis of humanity. “I should tell you that never has it happened that anyone would have asked me to change my religion nor have we ever asked anyone to change theirs,” he said.
Mufti Raghib Naeemi suggested dialogue and open discussions on all faiths through similar platforms to ensure interfaith harmony and coexistence. “Islam does not teach aggression and no one is allowed to force people from other faiths to convert to this religion,” he said, adding that tension and conflict arises when someone targets other faiths. “It is important to negate such conflict by having educational debates with learned people from all faiths,” he said.
Sharing his views, Bishop Azad Marshal said that Pakistan was made with an idea that it would be a Muslim majority state, but it will not be intolerant towards other religions and faiths. “Interfaith harmony is our need and it will come when we will have tolerance and acceptability for each other,” he said. “We need to create strategies, ways and means to promote interfaith harmony,” he said.
“We need to have knowledge, dialogue and discussion on broader levels in order to ensure interfaith harmony,” said Dr Faramarz Roshani, member of Baha’i community. He said that nothing can be more damaging than intolerance and hatred. “We need to end the blame game and bring about a change through peace among all faiths and sects,” he said.
Hindu leader Amarnath Randhawa suggested interfaith harmony through educational and religious institutions, saying Pakistanis can counter hatred with love and peace. He said that no faith promotes hatred or intolerance.
Prof Kalyan Singh said that the textbooks have preached hatred against different religions like Hinduism and Sikhs and this needs to be condemned and be replaced with interfaith harmony and humanity.
He said that it should be noted that this region was never a region of intolerance on the basis of religion or faith. He pointed out that all religious places were always open to everyone and no one would even ask anyone’s religion. Suggesting a change in syllabus, Father Nadeem Francis said there could be no peace or interfaith harmony until the government and the media do not give equal representation and acceptance to the minorities.
Allama Asim Makhdoom said that there was an urgent need to ensure interfaith harmony at the government level. “I am here to say that it is the government’s negligence and attitude, which is leading minorities into problems,” he said.
Representatives from Multan also shared their success stories about how they ensured interfaith harmony and peaceful coexistence in their respective areas of South Punjab through various activities, focused on promoting coexistence and harmony. At the end, CPSS Executive Director Saeeda Diep and Mufti Raghib Naeemi presented shields and bouquet to the panelists.
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Description An original manuscript leaf from a late sixteenth century or early seventeenth century Persian Qur'an, written and illuminated circa 1570-1630 on handmade paper. The Qur'an or Holy Koran is the key religious text for Islam. Followers of Islam find the Qur'an to be the literal word of God, revealed through the prophet Muhammad and containing all things necessary for a righteous life. This text has 15 lines in Naskhi script with the diacritics and recitation symbols in red. The leaf is hand-made polished paper with the chain lines visible. Although developed before the eleventh century, Naskhi script was widely used by Ottoman calligraphers, particularly during and after the reign of Suleyman, Sultan of the Turks, 1494 or 5 to 1566. The script became the standard for all handwritten copies of the Qur'an, and, later, for Arabic typography. Instead of quills used by western European scribes, Islamic calligraphers used reed pens. This leaf has a red character in the side margins of sides one and two, and a catchword in the bottom margin of side two. Catchwords reference the first word at the top of the following page and so help a bookbinder assemble the book in the correct order after the text is copied. Please note that because Arabic and Persian texts are read right to left, the designations recto and verso do not apply. A bilingual edition of the Qur'an in Arabic and English, approved by Al-Azhar University, recently has been published: Fakhry Majid. The Qur'an in English translation with commentary. New York, New York University Press, 2002.
Subject Koran manuscripts
Manuscripts, Persian
Language Name Arabic
Language Script Naskhi
Place Original Iran
Date Original 1550? - 1630?
Object Type Manuscripts
Ornamentation Black script with diacritics and recitation marks in black and red. Set within red, blue, and heavier gold, rectangular borders. Gold disks separate the verses.
Source 16.6 x 11.0 cm. paper manuscript leaf. Item no. 2006.mss.13 in the Pzena Collection, University of Louisville Rare Books.
Citation Information See http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/description/collection/mss#conditions for guidance on citing this item. To cite the digital version, add its Reference URL (found by following the link in the header above the digital file).
Collection Illuminating the Manuscript Leaves
Collection Website http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/mss/
Digital Publisher University of Louisville Rare Books
Format image/jp2
Ordering Information To order a reproduction, inquire about permissions, or for information about prices see: https://library.louisville.edu/archives/order Please cite the Image Number when ordering.
Image Number ULRB 2006.mss.13
Title Qur'an fragment - Side 2
Image Number 2006.mss.13r
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tl;dr skip to the end if you want to see my crazy spoilery theory about "the ending" of the series...
Back in high school, I have a hazy memory that I actually ... read... books.
One of the authors I couldn't get enough of was Stephen King. Christine, Cujo, The Dead Zone, Tommyknockers.. I read a whole ton of his work.
And then I came across the Dark Tower trilogy. It was a different sort of story than his usual stuff. A fantasy adventure in a strange world. A twisted Wizard of Oz with "cowboys" and magic doors.
Indirectly, my love of the Dark Tower "trilogy" was forever preserved in my high school yearbook caption, as I (the foolish young nerd) wrote an obscure reference to an RPG character (NERD!) that I had named after Roland (NERRRRRRRDDDDDDDD!)
If you're not familiar with the series, I'm not going to explain it to you very well. I couldn't do it justice. But it's basically the story of the journey of Roland, the Gunslinger, toward.. uh.. The Dark Tower.. which is as mysterious as it sounds. Along the way he is joined by a group (a ka-tet) of traveling companions, mostly from "our world". The story is very metaphysical and self-referential, sometimes weird with strange monsters, magic, and science.. and so hard to explain without giving away some spoilers about the nature of the Tower and ka.
But the ending of the third book.. is so... infuriatingly dangling. Acknowledged by King himself, it was just the place he decided to stop.
Those of you who have not yet read the books (and you should!) do not have to wait the excruciating 5-7 years to resolve the cliffhanger at the end of The Waste Lands. Like binge-watching an old series on Netflix, consider yourself lucky in this regard.
That being said, when the fourth book -- Wizard and Glass -- came out in my college years, I tried to read it. I really did. But... I just couldn't. I dunno why. It starts with a semi-satisfying resolution to the cliffhanger, but is mostly told as a flashback with character background that I didn't appreciate at the time. I wanted to know what happened next, after all this time waiting; not hear about what makes Roland tick!
So I went more than 15 years without picking it back up again. During that time, the 7-book series was concluded (mostly) and I have even spent my fair share of time logged in to a server named after a mystical word that's a central part of the last book. ;)
Just recently, in my wise old years, I decided to start listening to audiobooks to encourage more exercise.
And "just to see how things go", I decided to start this ordeal by listening to the whole Dark Tower series, from the beginning. The first 3-and-change books would be familiar enough that I could sort out the technical details while not having to pay 100% attention to the narrative.
The first book was actually significantly revised when the 5th/6th/7th came out on the scene, to put it more in line with some of the later ideas (but I have a theory about that too. See the spoilery part below). So there were parts where I said "huh. I specifically don't remember this part that I would have remembered." as I listened.
But I made it through the first 3 books again.. and the 4th book which was much easier to tolerate and appreciate this time around. (Still slightly dissatisfying that most of the book was such a tangent to the "current action", but at least I hadn't waited 5 years between books this time, and didn't have to wait another 7 for the conclusion).
And then I heard all-new-to-me parts of the story .. from book 5 onward it definitely gets... weird .... in lots of ways, some which would require a spoiler just to use a single word on how weird it gets. But it's amazing.
And the way the story ends.. I am satisfied with it.
There's apparently a new book that takes place between books 4 and 5, a couple of short stories, and a series of comics, and I might even check these all out.
Also, due to the.. multiversal .. nature of the story, there are lots of other works by King that tie into The Dark Tower, subtlely or not. I don't know if I'd count those in a completionist sense, but it's cool to know those references are there.
I definitely recommend this series, and I kind of regret not keeping up with it as it was being released.
On a general arbitrary review scale, I rate this series a GRRRRR!
Blogger's "spoiler tag CSS" didn't work properly -- sorry if you saw it already. But I've just moved my spoilery comments to a Google Doc. If you're interested in some minor spoiler-ridden commentary, go take a look here: Spoily thoughts!
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Xbox Watch TV!
So I wasn't sure I was even going to try this, but I was impressed by the Kinect so far and I had some extra time last night to fiddle around:
I plugged my cable box into the HDMI port on the Xbox One, and went through the full setup process.
I am ... undecided on whether to keep it this way, and I'll be looking for feedback from my wife (and to a lesser extent, my son) on how it makes things easier or harder.
The Pros:
Even more video stuff that can be done without changing the TV or Receiver input. (Not quite 100% there yet, but mostly because the Chromecast is so convenient for pushing youtube to the big screen).
The Kinect indeed does its magic to pass (a limited number of*) IR codes to the cable box without an IR blaster.
Voice commands (when they work*) are pretty living-in-the-future neat. It recognizes pretty much any channel by name.*
While watching On Demand video* (or, probably, if you have DVR functionality and are watching live tv, but we don't), the "playback control" commands (pause/play/etc) work too.
The OneGuide integration puts everything available to watch in one place. And there's even a "mini-guide" that can pop up during TV-watching.
There is no degradation to video or sound that I can see, even though it adds an extra "hop" in the chain for TV. I had read about some concerns about support for surround-sound, but the option was there (maybe it was a more-recent system update?) and I am satisfied there.
You can, of course, switch between watching TV and doing other Xbox stuff without necessarily even picking up a controller or remote.
If you need something that isn't covered by the Xbox interface, you are still able to control the cable box normally.
In theory, I could ditch the cable box entirely, use this functionality with a cheap Digital Converter Box just to get the basic channels, and use the FiOS App for the paid channels, and it's still somewhat integrated and saves us $10/month.
But then we lose On Demand functionality which we still kind of need for some channels' content because we don't have a DVR and would rather not do anything illegal.
But we could use the web and Chromecast, or Amazon Prime, for the "on-demand-esque" content that isn't accessible from some other app.
Don't you wish the IE browser on the Xbox supported Flash, or these streaming sites supported non-Flash? That would have been another solution
With all of this nesting back-and-forth, maybe I should move on to the Cons.
Did I say "when they work" with the Voice Commands? Yeah. Xbox, I said "Watch BBC America", not "BET"!
The only cable-TV-related commands that are passed through the Xbox are channels by name; you can not specify a channel number, nor is there channel up/down functionality.
Lack of channel up/down kind of makes sense, since the Xbox is using IR and not CEC. It is completely blind to the current state of the cable box. But it would still be nice.
With a proper Universal Remote (like we do happen to have), you can still fake it with a physical remote and pass certain buttons through to the cable box. But you shouldn't have to do that! And in my specific case, I don't quite have enough Universal buttons left to do everything. Because....
...You also don't have control over things like On Demand. You can use the actual cable remote (or the aforementioned Universal Remote) but this can get terribly confusing and almost defeats the purpose. Especially if you want to send the up/down arrow keys, or "Back", or "Menu", etc to the cable box to navigate menus, while sending the same keys to the Xbox is for entirely different functionality that you don't want to override.
And if you get things out of sync in an unexpected way (for example, accidentally leaving the cable box in a menu and then saying "Xbox Watch NBC"), the Xbox voice commands can end up putting your cable box in a funky state.
In order to do anything with the cable box, the Xbox needs to be fully 100% powered-on. This is not exactly happy for the electricity bill.
It would have been nice if the HDMI passthrough was actually a passthrough when the Xbox was off. But no.
Relatedly, if you really want the fully-integrated immersive experience without having to hit any special buttons, you really need to have your cable box turned 100% on while the Xbox is turned on all the time. Due to Kinect magic, you can pair their power-states (and this kind of thing works well so far in my experience) but you shouldn't have to.
This would all be much nicer and simpler if the Xbox could just use a damn CableCard! Or at least if the US could support DVB. Please?
I'm sure there's more, but that's a long enough rant to get us started.
Leave further questions in the comments, or come find me elsewhere!
Xbox On!
As promised in my previous post, after receiving my $50 store credit, I immediately placed an order for Kinect.
I took it out of the box, and set it up in the location that I thought would be perfect: Just on top of our Center speaker.
But from there, even at the lowest angle I could adjust it to, Setup complained that it couldn't see my floor.
So, physically, it has ended up in one of the most dangerous places in the room: Right in front of the TV, on the stand, right in the path of oncoming flung dog toys, visiting toddlers, or other disasters.
But for now, it's fine.
At first, it was a little difficult to get used to the gestures, and to get it to hear us just right (still getting used to that).
The free dance game ("Dance Central Spotlight") that comes with the Kinect unfortunately has a major bug: Apparently if you play with 2 players, and both players receive an Achievement notification, the whole thing locks up. So it can only be played with Notifications disabled. That's a bit disappointing.
But we did end up downloading Just Dance 2015... which works a bit better, but is also disappointing in a way (or at least we haven't discovered all the settings yet): In previous Just Dance games, at least on the Wii, you were able to have separate "Dancer Cards" for each person, which kept track of time played, calories burned, personal bests, etc. This seems to only allow you to play one at a time, and assign random names to you while dancing (so, instead of "OssianGrr" and "Eli" and "Talita" dancing, we are forced to be named "Crazy", "Happy", and "Sunny" or whatever). Meh.
Other than that, I do see the benefit of getting exercise out of this, and the dance games are obviously less-forgiving than the Wii ones, since the Kinect is actually watching how you move and not just guessing from a few Wiimote gestures.
Incidentally, when we were setting all of this up, there also happened to be a known Xbox Live Outage, which made some things a little difficult.
Now, gestures:
Gestures in the main UI are kind of silly, but I'm getting used to it. I guess there's a point to being able to switch tasks and scroll with "grabs", but I think mostly I will default to the controller.
User recognition:
It's almost perfect. The Kinect camera sometimes needs some coercing to recognize me, Eli, or Talita. But it's only been a few days, and I think it's training itself whenever we click the complaint button. And it hasn't had any false positives. Only nondetection.
That being said, it's a (theoretically) super-convenient feature.
Voice controls:
Just like some other rants I've given, this suffers from a few problems.
When it works, it works awesomely! Nice that I can say the name of a game and it goes there, and stuff like that.
And "Xbox On" is a nice touch when it's in half-powered-down state.
But: Anyone in the room can shout commands which can lead to some master trolling (taken to an extreme, see here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWZLa4AnN5k ) and I presume that if someone said "Xbox Sign Out" in a netflix show or something, it would pop up the interface just like when "A Serious Problem" in my audiobook was interpreted as "Hey Siri!".
Recognition of the voice of the primarily-logged-in user would be an amazing feature (Android does this! It's possible!), or at least customization of the trigger word.. but at least since this isn't a mobile device, there is slightly less chance of it overlapping with someone else's device.
Controlling other stuff with the Kinect:
This is a bit of scary voodoo.
I was under the impression, all along, that if I wanted the Kinect to control my TV or other components, I'd have to have some sort of hydra of IR blasters sticking out of the xbox. It doesn't support CEC control, and it's just basically Infrared passthrough.
But no...
The Kinect is facing outward. Away from everything.
And magically, it "just works" to turn my TV on and off, control volume on the receiver, etc etc.
This means it must be blasting out quite a bit of infrared light, enough to maintain a signal after bouncing off of non-reflective surfaces. I wonder if that's healthy.
That being said, I don't care if it's healthy. It's impressive!
Right now, I have it set up so that when I turn the Xbox on, it turns my TV on (apparently my TV has unique "on" and "off" IR codes! Another great discovery!), and I can use my voice to control volume/muting on the receiver. Pretty amazing.
When the xbox turns off, I don't turn anything else off yet. That kind of changes the setup a bit more than expected, but I might still play around with it.
And, as well as this is going, I might even try out the HDMI-passthrough from cable box after all. I've heard some negative things about this interface -- and I'm not 100% keen on needing both the xbox and cable box on at full power every time I want to watch certain content -- but there's only one way to find out if it works for us.
The poor PS3 will probably not be powered on any time soon for much; ironically it has now been *downgraded* to a games-only machine.
The Wii will likewise probably get *less* usage, but not *none*.
The Chromecast is still the best way to fling youtube (and some other occasional content) at the TV.
All of these have to be taken into account, though. when I decide how much power and control to hand over to Xbone.
And of course I'm not the only one who has to use all of this ;)
More commentary coming.. There's definitely a lot more to say about Xbox than there is about the iphone or other "new gadgets" I've mentioned...
Xbox Adventures.. Phase 1
So... yes! I am a proud new owner of an Xbox One, and we've spent the last week or so with it.
It came with Halo: Master Chief Collection, Batman: Arkham Knight, and Assassin's Creed Unity (which didn't arrive for a few more days).
And somehow I was convinced to get a game Eli would play, so we got another Batman game: Lego Batman 3.
Plenty of games, and it wasn't even intended as a "gaming machine".
I have played a bit of Halo (I never actually played any of them before) and some of the others... only reinforcing my bad reflexes and sense of direction and how bad I am at consoles :)
I haven't even bothered to sign up for my free trial of Xbox Live Gold yet, but if you want to be my Xbox Buddy, I am OssianGrr
As for the media stuff.. overall, great.
The FiOS app works well, and integrates with the "OneGuide" which is an interesting side effect. (This is the thing that's meant to work with HDMI-passthrough IR-blastthrough cable boxes, which I'll get back to in a moment).
Netflix, Amazon, all the usual media apps..
Unfortunately I didn't make the connection until after logging in to all of these accounts that the SmartGlass app can use your phone's keyboard, and therefore LastPass, instead of needing to use a controller to navigate an on-screen keyboard to type my random jumble. Oh well, useful for the future anyway.
We created 3 separate accounts on the system: One for me (really the "primary" account), one for Talita, and a "Kids" account for Eli with limited privileges.
Oddly annoyingly, even the "PBSKids" media app locks out 75% of its features when a 7-year-old tries to use it, but that's not really that bad.
There are some media apps that seem to be missing on the Xbox One, but are allegedly on the 360, so maybe they'll catch up soon.
And unfortunately, our receiver's "universal remote" didn't work over IR with the Xbox, so I ordered a new cheap universal remote (this one), which works absolutely great with all of our components. Despite being a little clunky to program, I recommend it as a cheap alternative to Harmony remotes.
We've experienced a couple of strange glitches, like starting up to a dark screen -- or in the middle of a Netflix movie, the screen turning into vertical lines -- but they haven't happened often enough for me to be worried.
It's definitely quieter than the PS3, and that on its own is a benefit.
One other media-related thing, which is silly and inconsequential: long ago, I bought a Region 2 DVD set of a UK-only Red Dwarf release (The Bodysnatcher Collection, note the amazon UK address). And I could play it fine on my PC with VLC, or I could watch the ripped videos, but I like the preservation of menu structures and subtitles, bonus features and such.
I tried ripping and re-burning the DVDs to make them regionless, but the PS3 still didn't like the fact that they were PAL format. Well, good old Xbox can play the burned copies. Yeah.. really silly for something I'm probably never going to actually watch again.
So, now that we're getting used to the interface, I've got a $50 Microsoft Store credit which I'm going to apply to buying a Kinect at some point. That will change everything.. again.
So, expect a new blog post about that when it arrives.
And then I find out that in a few months, they're revamping the entire UI of the home screen.. so it will be another learning curve.
Hopefully stable after that.
Oh.. and speaking of HDMI-passthrough cable boxes?
After we get the Kinect, which is needed for the whole IR-blaster setup, I might look into this. The article is about using a digital tuner box to get OTA channels on the Xbox interface, but allegedly it also works with cable-from-the-wall if you're paying for service. If that does work, then we could theoretically ditch the cable box, save on monthly cost, and truly have all* of our mediastuff going through the Xbox itself.
Overall I am not disappointed.
I'm very happy with my purchase!
* Except for the Chromecast, which is still useful and convenient for pushing certain types of content. And with missing "apps", and no Flash in the Xbox IE browser, Chromecast is still a convenient way to legally, freely, stream certain content to the TV without a cable box.
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January 17th, 2021 Total archive posts: 984
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Watch Pr0n
Just hit my watch RSS feed and found a few gems. Here they are:
Hublot, whose watches I generally detest, performed and really fascinating recreation of an ancient timekeeping machine from the first century BCE. It's called the Antikythera after the small island where the ship that was carrying the artifact sunk. A video on the device explains its secrets which amazingly told lunar and solar phases as well as eclipses for a 19 year period.
It's good to see Panerai getting back to their roots. The modern style models bore the hell out of me and clutter what is one of the most well balanced designs.
Speaking of perfection, the 6263 Daytona is one of two Rolex watches I would ever put on my wrist. Here's a Tropic that's particularly beautiful. (The other is the Day-Date, AKA the President for which Jake's Rolex World has a fantasic history.)
But I'll save the best for last. MB&F, with whom I have a love/hate relationship, started a new line of watches called "Legacy". Below is their first model. I think it's gorgeous. I'm a sucker for curved crystals, but the floating balance wheel is brilliant and the vertical reserve is really unique. Very bauble, very steampunk, very elegant. I can't wait to see where this goes.
LIVE EXPLANATION: The MB&F Legacy Machine One from HODINKEE on Vimeo.
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DrupalCamp Gauteng 2016
Music in Africa at the Goethe-Institut
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Music In Africa is an information and exchange web portal dedicated to the African music sector. Use it to access and share useful information, improve your knowledge of the sector, find and connect with professionals, and discover African musical works.
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Enterprise Security Administrator
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Having graduated with a Business Science degree just 4 years ago, I've been focussed on Touchdreams since. It's been my source of income, excitement, frustration, and pleasure. I enjoy learning and teaching, so I read a lot; fiction novels, non-fiction novels, internet articles, and even comments on those articles (when I’m feeling brave). I also play a few sports socially.
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Zoe Pedersen
zoe@rogerwilco.co.za
Zoe is Rogerwilco’s client services director and is responsible for defining client strategies and overseeing the implementation and delivery of their projects and campaigns. A stickler for detail and a skilled communicator, she understands how to transform complexity into straightforward executional plans.
Jonathan Wagener
jonathan@syw.io
Jonathan writes code and draws things. He codes in PHP (mostly) and has experience with both Drupal and Symfony amongst other things.
Chimezie Chuta
chimeziechuta@yahoo.com
Drupal Developer and Trainer
Lagos DrupalVersity
Chimezie Chuta is a passionate technology Innovator, Integrated IT support professional and prolific Drupal Web Application Developer. He runs several IT firms in Lagos Nigeria. When not doing Drupal, he flies UAVs, drones and RC craft. As a very active member of Drupal Nigeria User group, he helps in building the community and fostering healthy relationships among members.
Grant Mills
grant@braveagency.com
Grant has spent 13 years immersed in the business of owning a tech company, the dizzying highs, the crashing lows and everything in-between. A self-professed geek who loves all things tech, but knows just enough to be dangerous, he has dedicated his career to learning how to get the best out of people much smarter than him. It seems to be working so far.
Murray Hunter
murray@r2k.org.za
Murray is a researcher and campaigner for the Right2Know Campaign, focusing on oversight of security structures.
Charlie Stewart
charlie@rogerwilco.co.za
Charlie is CEO of Rogerwilco, a multi-award-winning digital agency with a strong focus on Drupal. A Scot by birth, he moved to South Africa in the early 2000’s in his quest to find a winning rugby team he could support. He’s regularly cited in the media on matters relating to digital and his book on B2B marketing was published by Penguin in early 2016.
Renate Ehlers
renate@yonder.co.za
Before changing careers in 2013 to enter web development, Renate was a professional chef from 2006. Although self-taught in the basics, she learnt Drupal under the mentorship of Riaan Burger, Andre Artus and the active SA Drupal community, where she was involved in end-to-end project delivery and active development. Renate joined Yonder Media in January to head up their Technical Project Management team.
Dania Gerhardt
dania@amazeelabs.com
Amazee Labs
In her early career Dania Gerhardt was a chartered accountant and manager at KPMG. In 2007 she co-founded the full service Web development company Amazee Labs and successfully grew the startup to Switzerland's prime Drupal company that now has offices in Zurich (Switzerland), Austin (USA) and Cape Town. Dania currently heads the Cape Town office, where she lives with her family.
Nelly Moseki
nelly.moseki@amazee.com
Nelly Moseki is a Junior Developer at Amazee Labs. Her first encounter with Drupal was at the DrupalCamp Johannesburg in early 2015. She joined the community with lots of dedication and enthusiasm and moved from Soweto to Muizenberg in January 2016 to join the Amazee Labs team. Attending DrupalCamp Gauteng 2016 brings her back to the roots of her developer career which she pursues with great passion.
Riaan Burger
riaan.burger@burtronix.com
Senior Drupal Consultant
Riaan works at Burtronix, developing internet-based solutions for our clients. In the '90s he taught secondary, then tertiary computer science, then opened a hand full of unconventional underground nightclubs across Johannesburg and finally, in the 2000s focused more on developing Burtronix, started in '96 as an internet software firm. He believes in the fundamental rights to freedom and privacy of all individuals.
Denvor Phokaners
denvor@crossworks.co.za
Business Coach and Mentor
Crossworks
Denvor has almost 20 years of international business development, sales and sales management experience having successfully pitched to investors and clients and served on executive boards and committees in just over 20 countries (Singapore, Malaysia, Dubai, the United Kingdom...) around the world. He currently teaches entrepreneurs how to pitch and how to conquer the complexity of selling business to business.
Seaparo Phala
seaparo.phala@dac.gov.za
Department of Arts and Culture
Seaparo is an unapologetic Open Source Software advocate. Seaparo has served as an Assistant Director: Strategic Analysis, Deputy Director: Knowledge Management, as Manager Information Systems Development, is a Fellow of the 2nd African School on Internet Governance, in the Executive Management Committee of the Government Information Technology Officers Council (GITOC), as the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Information and Knowledge Management at GITOC.
Eddie Hatitye
edington.hatitye@johannesburg.goethe.org
I head a non-profit pan African organization, Music In Africa Foundation, whose vision is to be the leading source of information and exchange in and for the African music sector. Among other things, we are developing an innovative music information portal dedicated to the African music sector.
Keynote: Unbuilding Your Business
Drupal Business
For over 200 years, the industrial-age business model has brought us enormous wealth and prosperity, but there is a growing sense of unease surrounding the unsustainable nature of this well-worn paradigm. Around the world, companies are experimenting with a new way of doing business, one that favours purpose, mastery and autonomy over profit, which we will explore in more detail in this talk.
Getting the spooks off your internet!
Community Involvement as a Business Model
Amazee Labs is an active community member. Our involvement includes maintaining modules, contributing to Drupal core, presenting at and attending each DrupalCon since 2008, sponsoring and organising Camps and more. Dania shares some insights of how the global Drupal Community ticks and brings up suggestions how we can close the gap between South Africa and the rest of the global community.
The Yonder Journey to Drupal Island
Yonder has been using Joomla as a development platform for 5 years. Join us on a journey of migration to Drupal.
Plan your way to profits
Gartner research suggests that 75% of IT projects are considered to be failures by those who initiated them. More often than not, failure originates from poor planning. Ineffective project management creates stress, impacts profitability and destroys reputations. Zoe's presentation will outline the basic tenets of effective project management.
Why is it so hard to sell my product and services to a corporate, even after the decision maker said yes?
As entrepreneurs and sales people we get very excited when the decision maker said yes only to wait in vain for a proposal or agreement to be signed. There are many reasons for this. Understanding what the reasons are and how to manage the decision making process is a skill that will turn a “we’ll come back to you” into a “Lets do it!”.
Lunch will be served in the courtyard.
The business case for Drupal
Drupal is frequently criticised for being unwieldy. For being tough to use and tough to support. These are uncomfortable truths for us Drupalists. In his thought provoking talk, Charlie will unpack some of reasons behind Drupal's poor rap. And he'll offer suggestions as to how we, the local South African community, can improve perceptions of our favourite platform to the benefit of our businesses.
Introduction to MusicInAfrica.net – Information and exchange portal for the African music sector (developed in Drupal 7)
MusicInAfrica.net is an ambitious pan-African website/ nonproft start-up with a mission to support the entire African music sector, promoting knowledge exchange, networking and music discovery. The site is developed in Drupal 7 and has been growing impressively since its launch about 15 months ago. In this session we get to explore some of the amazing music functionalities that they are trying to achieve in Drupal as well as the general challenges that are associated with running a big Drupal website in South Africa.
Internet Governance and Open Source Software
The talk will look at internet rights, the digital economy and the contribution that the open source software community can play towards a digital economy.
Keynote: Drupal Talent Development: Prelude to actualizing The DrupalCon Africa Dream
Africa can only be ripe for DrupalCon when they can boast of the requisite talents that can support its mass adaptation by organizations that use Drupal. There should be an continental emergency declared for Drupal talents. No one can do this for us, we must do it for ourself. And the time to start is now.
Scratching my own itch, using Open Source (Software and Hardware), to build a basic access control system. Open Home Automation Bus (OpenHAB) is software with components to manage home/building automation with protocol-neutral interconnects in a single platform catering to various vendor-specific devices. Temperature, access, lights and other devices monitored and managed.
Scratching your own itch with FOS(S|H) - OpenHAB as tool
REST APIs and Services
"Building RESTful APIs": Starting with identifying API usage in the real world (fun demos), we'll then discuss the basics of REST APIs, we'll compare Drupal modules like Services, RESTful, and RESTful WS, and finish off looking at JavaScript techniques to 'consume' APIs.
Building REST APIs (in Drupal)
Drupal Soup
What is next after installing Drupal 8? It doesn't look like much right off the bat so some work is required. We're going to look at a couple of things you can do with Drupal 8 without working too hard.
Signing Your Drupal Commits with GPG
When you have critical client infrastructure that rely on and require assurance that every line of code was legitimately contributed or at least reviewed by a known entity and you need to know that with mathematical certainty, you need to sign your commits. Every enterprise client should require this and every Drupal service delivery shop should provide this without a second thought. Anything other than provable trust in contributions is, well, not provable and thus not reliable. This is GPG signed commits.
Sometimes, it's just not a job for Drupal
When looking at complex websites, it may be easy to assume that Drupal is the correct hammer. We discovered the hard way, that some projects need a tool specifically designed for the job, and sometimes your preferred toolset, is the wrong one.
Getting the most from Drupal
One of the greatest obstacles to the successful take up and usage of Drupal in South Africa is skill-related. There’s a shortage of knowledgeable devs in our industry; and there’s a growing frustration from end users that they’re simply not equipped to make the most of their platforms. Presenting an overview of the Drupal Academy’s goals and the training programmes it can offer.
Entertainment - Bongeziwe Mabandla
Drawing on a variety of local, African and international influences, Bongeziwe creates a soulful afro-folk sound with lyrics in isiXhosa. Since 2006, Bongeziwe has performed at countless open mic sessions, clubs and festivals all over the country.
http://musicinafrica.net/directory/bongeziwe-mabandla
We meet at Craft in Parkhurst where we can all decide which of the many street venues we prefer. Specialities are in old pub, crafted foods and craft beer, coffee and street cafe foods.
DASA Drupal Association South Africa
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Best spring skiing in Canada from Quebec to BC
Outdoors • By Ron Johnson • March 26, 2019 | 11:47 AM
Think morning ski, afternoon ski boot dance party in the patio
Although the snow might be fading into a distant memory down in the big city up in the mountains there is still plenty of white stuff. Thanks to plentiful snow and high altitudes, there are many fantastic opportunities to ski in Canada right into May. With the warm weather and sweet skiing, resorts take on a very distinct vibe when it comes to spring. People are happy to congregate at the base of the hills and have fun, patios open up, skiers and snowboarders alike attempt various crazy acts of bravery like skimming their way across ponds. You get the idea. Sure, the epic powder days might be over, but the fun party atmosphere makes up for it.
Here are the top spots in Canada where the spring skiing spirit is embraced.
Mont Sainte-Anne, Quebec
At Mont Sainte-Anne, spring skiing festivities have been a tradition for decades and it shows. It’s an entirely distinct season with substantial charms. Throughout March and April, there are special festivities every weekend for spring skiers including a variety of live bands, BBQs at the summit, sugar shacks, and, yes, free hot tubs at the base of the mountain. It’s just a wonderful festive atmosphere that highlights what it’s all about.
The Big 3 of the Canadian Rockies
Look no further to satisfy spring skiing desires than the venerable Canadian Rockies resorts Sunshine Village, Mt. Norquay and Lake Louise. With a ski season that normally extends well into May, as soon as the mercury peaks its little head above zero, the festivities get rather exuberant at the base of the all three hills in the Banff-Lake Louise area. Here, daytime temperatures average around 8 degrees in April and up to 14 in May, while the snow remains. It’s the longest non-glacial ski season in North America and it makes for some pretty serious fun.
Festivities at Lake Louise Ski Resort include the legendary Shake the Lake party that includes the Kokanee Kup pond-skimming event during the day, and a big dance party at the Lodge of Ten Peaks. Lake Louise closing weekend celebrations are slated for May 4-5, 2019. Get in your last runs of the year, then hit Kokanee Kabin for live music and a, let’s say festive, atmosphere.
For something more family-oriented, Mt. Norquay will be open for spring skiers until April 22 and even offers a special Easter celebration on the slopes for the little grommets in the family on Easter weekend.
Just down the highway, Banff Sunshine Village offers up the longest season extending all the way to May 20. And, it has Bacon Fest, May 4, which includes something called a Bacon Strip Sprint and the crowning of the King and Queen of Bacon. So. There’s there. There is also the annual Slush Cup, a nine-decade tradition at Sunshine, held on closing day (May 20). Think pond skimming and a big party.
Up in charming Golden, BC, Kicking Horse adds to the spring skiing conversation with its season-ending celebration Sunsplash Funk Fest running April 5-6. The weekend includes an action-packed weekend with indie rock bands, beer gardens and always a crowd pleaser, skiers and snowboarders challenge crossing a slushy pit of water and ice. And then there’s the Dummy Downhill, where creative-type folks build something to slide down the slopes over a jump and, well, crash for the amusement of the throng of spring revellers (photo: Jeff Bartlett, Tourism Golden).
Fernie Alpine Resort
Circle April 13 and 14 on the calendar and head to Fernie Alpine Resort for their epic season-ending party Fernival. The massive blow out includes a closing weekend of skiing as well as the annual Raging Elk Powder Pedal Paddle Relay Race that sees one to five people ski, bike, paddle and run in this fun, competitive race and plenty of live bands and ski boot dancing. On day two, it’s time to get wet with the Coca Cola Slope Soaker followed by a performance by festival headliner Five Alarm Funk.
It’s impossible not to include Whistler in a conversation about spring skiing. It is at the top of anyone and everyone’s list, and last year the season on the glacier didn’t even finish up until mid-July! The largest resort, an actual glacier, and a huge base mean that the spring ski season will be epic this year as will the party at the base of the hill as it is every year.
And, of course, it wouldn’t be spring in Whistler without the World Ski & Snowboard Festival, April 10-14. This event features numerous amazing competitions such as the Saudan Couloir Race Extreme, a big air contest, and of course, fun events such as the Slush Cup. But, there is also a slew of evening events ranging from speakers and art shows to films and an amazing lineup of live music headlined by Michael Franti & Spearhead. Bring costumes, bring sunscreen, just make sure to bring yourself.
“The body achieves what the mind believes.”
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1 Age and growth of the Japanese silver-biddy, Gerres equulus, in western Kyushu, Japan Iqbal, Khan M.
2 Are there eco-metrics for fisheries? Steele, John H.
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3 Aspects of the biology of blackspot seabream (Pagellus bogaraveo) in the Ionian Sea, Greece Chilari, Anna
4 A technique for calculating bearing and tilt angles of walleye pollock photographed in trawls with digital still-picture loggers Torisawa, Shinsuke
5 Corrigendum to “Habitat associations of demersal fishes and crabs in the Pribilof Islands region of the Bering Sea” [Fish. Res. 75 (2005) 15–28] Busby, Morgan S.
6 Corrigendum to “The impact of marine fish predation on Atlantic salmon smolts (Salmo salar) in the Tana estuary, North Norway, in the presence of an alternative prey, lesser sandeel (Ammodytes marinus)” [Fish. Res. 76 (2005) 466–474] Svenning, M.-A.
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7 Development and evaluation of portable PIT tag detection units: PITpacks Hill, Megan S.
8 Effect of fishing pressure on the spatio-temporal variability of the parrotfish, Sparisoma cretense (Pisces: Scaridae), across the Canarian Archipelago (eastern Atlantic) Tuya, F.
9 Full Title Page (Editorial Advisory Board) 2006
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10 Guide for Authors 2006
11 Monitoring small-scale marine fisheries: An example from Thailand's Ko Chang archipelago Lunn, Kristin E.
12 Predation of trap-caught southern rock lobsters, Jasus edwardsii (Hutton, 1875), in Tasmanian waters by the Maori octopus, Octopus maorum (Hutton, 1880): Spatial and temporal trends Harrington, Julian J.
13 Predictive models for penaeid shrimp abundance in the seas off Negombo and Hendala, Sri Lanka Haputhantri, S.S.K.
14 Seasonal distribution of orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus) on the Porcupine Bank west of Ireland Shephard, Samuel
15 Spawning and fecundity of striped weakfish, Cynoscion guatucupa, in the Río de la Plata estuary and adjacent marine waters, Argentina–Uruguay Militelli, M.I.
16 Spawning and larval survival of the Chilean hake Merluccius gayi under later summer conditions in the Gulf of Arauco, central Chile Landaeta, Mauricio F.
17 Stakeholder preferences for Danish fisheries management of sand eel and Norway pout Raakjær Nielsen, Jesper
18 The effects of grid angle on a modified Nordmøre-grid in the Nordic Shrimp Fishery Grimaldo, Eduardo
19 The relationship between multi-species catch and effort: Among fishery comparisons Halls, A.S.
20 Variability in the assignment of maturity stages of plaice (Pleuronectes platessa L.) and whiting (Merlangius merlangus L.) using macroscopic maturity criteria Gerritsen, H.D.
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Let’s Talk About The New Beauty and the Beast Trailer
11/14/2016 03/16/2017 ~ Loren Elliott
So in an effort to not only do breakdowns for action movies, comic book movies, and Star Wars movies I figured I’d give this a whirl. Don’t get me wrong it’s a great trailer and looks gorgeous it’s just not completely in my wheelhouse.
RDT and I have talked a lot about how Disney is remaking many of their classic animated movies as live action affairs. Beauty and the Beast follows Cinderella, The Jungle Book, Pete’s Dragon, and of course the cinematic masterpiece 101 Dalmatians (Glenn Close’s finest work). This is just the start as they have upwards of 18 more live action versions in the pipe, like Aladdin, The Lion King, and The Little Mermaid. Basically your childhood brought to life.
Alright there’s a good deal to get into in this trailer so let’s not waste any more time. Let’s talk about the new Beauty and the Beast trailer:
We open with the familiar Disney Castle logo but the castle has been changed to Beast’s. It’s a nice touch they’ve done before. In fact here’s 10 minutes of different variations on the logo.
A shot of a family portrait that has been slashed by claws then focus’ on the young boy in the portrait.
The trailer skips over the part where the old enchantress turns an 11 year old boy into a horrible monster because he was kind of a dick. But that is clearly part of the plot because we see the enchanted rose.
Belle’s father Maurice (Kevin Kline) is taken prisoner by The Beast (Dan Stevens) for stealing a white rose. Differing slightly from their animated version where Maurice seeks refuge from a pack of wolves in the castle.
Belle (Emma Watson) finds the castle while searching for her father. I’m noticing that everything looks like sets. That’s not a bad thing it’s just a thing.
Belle finds Maurice but he tells her to leave, that the castle is alive. Before she can do anything The Beast catches them.
Belle grabs Lumiere by the neck to see Beast better. She’s terrified.
‘Tale as Old as Time’ plays as we get another Disney logo.
The Beast uses his magic mirror (so many of those in fantasy) to see Belle.
A frankly creepy Lumiere and Cogsworth tell Beast that Belle could be the one to break the spell.
Lumiere and Cogsworth release Belle from her tower prison (also a lot of those in fantasy) she, rightly so, is dumbfounded that they can speak.
Chip and Mrs. Potts explain to Belle that The Beast isn’t as terrible as he appears. Slowly working on Belle to develop Stockholm Syndrome for her captor. After all, if the spell is broken they get their lives back too.
Somehow Belle has escaped and now she’s cold and there are wolves after her. The Beast saves her from said wolves because even though he’s a monster he’s not a MONSTER.
Belle finds the enchanted rose that stills has quite a few petals on it, so we’ve got some time before the curse takes hold fully. I just don’t know why after 10 years only a few petals fell but now it’s at a rapid pace.
We see Gaston (Luke Evans) fire up the townspeople. I start to wonder if this is a true musical or the music from the original will be peppered into the score.
Beast shows Belle his library. That’s not a euphemism. Maybe they aren’t so different after all. I mean, they are, but not on the inside. You get it.
Belle and the Beast dance in the ballroom and it looks like it was ripped right out of the ’91 animated movie. No snark here it looks stunning.
The villagers get their torches and pitchforks together to storm the castle. Beast defends his home.
We see some quick shots of action elements and more gorgeous set pieces. Also what looks like Gaston leading a musical number. I guess his theme will be in this.
At this point it’s rapid fire. More ballroom scenes, Gaston and Beast fighting, Lumiere dancing with a porcelain bird for some reason.
One more petal falls off the enchanted rose to the last notes of ‘Tale as Old as Time’ aaaand title card.
All joking aside this looks well made and gorgeous. Something for kids and for adults that watched the original as kids. Emma Watson is great casting for Belle as she’s beautiful and intelligent much like her on screen counterpart. In fact all the casting is pretty spot on.
Between these remakes of their classics, Star Wars, and Marvel, Disney will be making what I can only assume is all of the money.
Beauty and the Beast opens everywhere March 17th, 2017.
-Loren
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Animals of
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THE NIGHTHAWK
The Nighthawk - It flies at evening, and hides itself during the day from the bright light of the sun.
believe this is the only animal of any kind mentioned in the Bible, the name of which begins with N.
It is named in the 11th chapter of Leviticus, among other birds, such as the owl, the cuckoo and the raven, which the children of Israel were not allowed to eat.
It is somewhat like the owl in its shape, and in its large, full, round eyes.
It flies at evening, and hides itself during the day from the bright light of the sun.
It likes to live in lonely, dark woods, and when it comes out at twilight to get the insects that it lives upon, you could hardly hear the sound of its wings, it flies so very gently.
It has a very wide, gaping mouth, which helps it to seize upon moths and flies, and its mouth is bordered with a row of stiff bristles, so that the insects may not escape again after they have been caught.
The night-hawk belongs to the same family with the whip-poor-will; and, like that bird, it places its eggs on the ground in the shade of some thicket, with only a layer of withered leaves under them instead of making a nest.
More Animals of the Bible: The Ant - The Ass, or Donkey - The Bear - The Bee - The Camel - The Dog - The Eagle - The Fox, or Jackal - The Goat - The Hart, and Hind - The Horse - The Ibex, or Wild Goat - The Jerboa, or Mouse - The Kite - The Leopard - The Lion - The Locust - The Mole - The Nighthawk - The Ostrich - The Peacock - The Pelican - The Quail - The Raven - The Roe, or Gazelle - The Scorpion - The Sheep - The Stork - The Turtledove - The Unicorn - The Vulture - The Whale - The Wolf
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New York:‘My Power to Demolish Is Ten Times Greater Than My Power to Promote’: How John McAfee became the spokesman for the crypto bubble.
In May of 2017, a 26-year-old social-media marketer named Peter Galanko made an investment in Verge, a little-known cryptocurrency trading under the symbol XVG. At the time, the great cryptocurrency mania, which saw Bitcoin climb 25-fold by the end of the year – it would fall fall all the way back to a fifth of its December 2017 peak by the end of 2018 – had only just started to heat up. Verge was just one among thousands of nearly indistinguishable digital currencies that traded at a fraction of a penny. But soon after Galanko got in, Verge took off like a runaway balloon, corkscrewing up to half a cent by late August. Galanko, who’d taken to styling himself @XVGWhale on Twitter, had more than quadrupled his money. But now he had an idea for how he could do even better: He needed John McAfee.
The Rocky Mountains were dappled in autumn yellow as Galanko and his girlfriend set out on the two-day cross-country trip from Colorado to rural Tennessee. Their destination was the home of McAfee, the 72-year-old antivirus software multimillionaire who, after escaping from a police investigation into the violent death of his neighbor in Belize in 2012 and boasting in graphic detail about his adventures with the powerful drug bath salts, had transformed himself into a public figure “who many see as a well-respected cryptocurrency soothsayer,” as Slate magazine put it. In mid-July, McAfee had tweeted that Bitcoin, then trading at around $2,300, would be worth $500,000 by 2020, and that if it were not, “I will eat my dick on national television.” By the end of August, the price had more than doubled, and many took this as evidence of McAfee’s foresight. Galanko figured that a good word from McAfee about Verge — whose market would be easier to influence than Bitcoin’s vastly larger one — could send the value of the cryptocurrency dramatically higher.
McAfee had promised an hour of his time, according to a long video Galanko later posted about the encounter on YouTube, but appeared perplexed when the couple showed up at his door. “Who are you?” he asked with a baffled expression. “I didn’t invite anyone over today.” Galanko’s spirits sank, but not for long: a grin spread across McAfee’s weather-beaten face as he let on that he was just playing one of his trademark pranks. With a hearty handshake, he invited them inside.
At first Galanko felt anxious, intimidated by McAfee’s fame and force of personality as well as by the home’s contingent of armed security guards. But as they settled down to talk, Galanko was soon drawn in by McAfee’s skillful storytelling. The evening rolled by in whiskey and conversation. Galanko and his girlfriend wound up staying for a week. The men shot guns together, and Galanko tweeted snapshots of himself riding in the back of McAfee’s car and of McAfee cooking breakfast.
“It was an amazing opportunity … he’s a genius,” Galanko later gushed in the video. (He declined to talk to New York for this article.) The only thing missing was the thing he’d come for. When Galanko asked McAfee to publicly endorse Verge, he demurred, explaining that he was already committed to a rival coin. But a couple of months later he came around, tweeting on December 13 to his 700,000 followers that Verge “cannot lose.” McAfee’s praise was like a match to a rocket fuse. Verge’s price nearly doubled overnight, and by the end of ten days it was up 2,500 percent, making it one of the most successful cryptocurrencies of 2017. A single dollar invested at the beginning of the year was worth more than $10,000 by the end of it.
Read the rest of the story in New York magazine.
Posted on December 21, 2018 December 21, 2018 Author Jeff WiseCategories Psychology
2 thoughts on “New York:‘My Power to Demolish Is Ten Times Greater Than My Power to Promote’: How John McAfee became the spokesman for the crypto bubble.”
Hi Jeff – that was an awesome read! I liked your movie about him too. Sorry to pander so blatantly 🙂 I know this is predominantly MH 370 on here, but how much of that can we really read on and on for so many years. I enjoy good content so please keep it up!
Jeff Wise says:
Thanks, @Billy!
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The retrogaming reference
The retrogaming reference in Strasbourg
Bandai consoles
IF THE JUKEBOX DOESN'T SHOW UP, PLEASE DISABLE YOUR ADBLOCK !
Little Tokyo will be open the three last sundays of december 2017 !
Posted: 2017/10/10 17:40:40
Little Tokyo will be open the three last sundays of december : the 10th, 17th and 24th !
A little message, just because
The weather is fine today.
(Français) Grand Salon du jeu vidéo le 32 septembre !
(Français) Boutique fermée le 46 août !
(Français) Nouvel arrivage Game&Watch !
Little tokyo strasbourg
Petite rentrée de consoles game boy avec des marioland, Zelda, Pokémon, etc... et un petit lot game cube type mario sunshine, metroid, super smash bros mêlée, etc..., tout est disponible en boutique;) ... See MoreSee Less
Bandai’s retrogaming consoles and goods
Some of the best Bandai consoles
Here is a list of some of the consoles that were key players in the history of Bandai, and in the history of retrogaming in general.
Playdia
The Playdia
Never heard of the Playdia? Don’t worry, it’s not surprising. This console, nowadays a popular retrogaming article, was a big commercial failure.
Released in 1994 in Japan only, it was a console targeting children, thus its colored and childish design, similar to the VTECH educational consoles.
The Playdia had a certain asset: Bandai’s partnerships and famous licences such as Dragon Ball Z, Sailor Moon and many others. Surprisingly, this 32-bits console has good graphics for its era, even though the games’ interactions are rather poor. As Bandai’s only home video games console, the Playdia is a real gem for retro consoles enthusiasts!
A legend claims that the Playdia has been recycled in some love hotels to broadcast erotic films on CD. A bit rich for a console intended for children.
The WonderSwan
Released in 1999 in Japan, the Wonderswan is the only (not including its evolutions) portable console manufactured by Bandai.
Despite being monochromatic (and the GameBoy Color being already on the market), the Wonderswan will be a success, thanks to its small size and its autonomy: only one AA battery for 30 hours! Once more, the Wonderswan takes advantage of Bandai’s famous licences, such as One Piece, Naruto, Dragon Ball Z and many others. A must-have console for manga fans’ retrogaming collections!
Many accessories were also release with the console, such as the Digimon Connector, a Digimon version of the Pokedex, or the Wonder Coin, a directional pad to improve the gaming experience of fighting games like Pocket Fighter or Guilty Gear 1 and 2. Even more amazing: the WonderGate: an accessory that enabled the console to connect to the Internet! The retro version of the Xbox Live !
Two other versions of the Wonderswan exist: the Wonderswan Color, released in 2000 that, as its name suggests, brings color to its games; and in 2002, the SwanCrystal equipped with a better screen. These two consoles were retro-compatible with the games of the original Wonderswan.
Even though it is little known in France, the Wonderswan is a gem of the video game world: many innovations, fun games, very convenient. Unique portable console of Bandai, it still marked the history of video games.
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You can play both horizontally and vertically on this console! Some games, such as the Shoot-them up genre are better played vertically, which is why the Wonderswan has two directional pads!
Many accessories for the Wonderswan were produced, but the most bizarre one is the MamaMitte: a scales connected to a cartridge on the SwanCrystal that permitted to pregnant women to see the evolution of their pregnancy!
Fans of Final Fantasy, hear ye ! The Wonderswan has a Chocobo limited edition: a bundle of the customized console with the game Chocobo’s mysterious Dungeon
Tamagochi
Tamagochi !
After the commercial failure of the Playdia, first and only home video games console created by Bandai, we could have thought that the firm’s video game history would end there. However, a true revolution changed everything in Bandai’s life but also in yours: the TAMAGOTCHI.
This little electronic toy shaped like an egg was released in 1996. Easily transportable, that can be hooked to a bag, this gadget offered the possibility for every parent to say “No, you won’t have a dog! But look at this amazing Tamagotchi!”. Yes, a Tamagotchi is a small electronic pet that needs to be fed, washed, etc. How fun to be able to play with a pet that consists in a screen and three buttons!
In 2004 a connected version of the Tamagotchi is released: it is now possible to make Tamagotchis meet each other, make them have babies, etc. Playing with a Tamagotchi is now a group activity. In the following years, many other Tamagotchi versions were released with always more functionalities: take it to school, make it an idol…
If Tamagotchis are not really gaming consoles but rather electronic gadgets, but their impact on the gaming history was so strong that its popularity never stopped! Tamagotchis are still today essential items in retrogaming collections, being emblematic of the nostalgia of the video game history
The world’s oldest Tamagotchi lived for 15 years! Its owner never stopped to take care of it for all this time!
It’s the Tamagotchi that inspired the Nintendogs series, a big success of the Nintendo DS, that are based on same concept: taking care of a virtual animal.
And many figurines, toys and other goods that you MUST see !
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Lewis University Organizational Theory
Boje: "The Storytelling Organization"
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The Storytelling Organization: A Study of Story Performance in an Office-Supply Firm
By David M. Boje
The Boje article examines organizations as story telling systems. According to Boje, “In organizations, storytelling is the preferred sense-making currency of human relationships among internal and external stakeholders.” (106) Boje’s article explores stories told in an office-supply firm (here, called Gold), looking at both the overt and the more subtle clues that often emerge from the stories that co-workers tell among each other. What makes Boje’s approach a bit different from his peers is his emphasis on the performance aspect of the storytelling. It is an area that he claims has been ignored in research – even though the importance of how a story is told can be incredibly important to the interpretation of the story. He offers a description of the story as “a joint performance of teller(s) and hearer(s) in which often overlooked, very subtle utterances play an important role in the negotiation of meaning and co-production in a storytelling episode.”
Boje outlines a variety of past research on storytelling, pointing out the deficiencies in some of the approaches – all of which center around the failure to look at storytelling in context, ignoring situated language performance. Case studies often present stories second and third hand, failing to reveal subtleties of the storytelling process. Likewise, stories studied through interview methods or through surveys have also ignored the performance aspect of the actual storytelling. Boje argues that such approaches fall short when trying to understand the truths behind the stories. “Stories can therefore be correctly interpreted only to the extent that the researcher grasps the story in situ. Second, identifying stories in context will be rewarded by the discovery that there are a multitude of stories that are not discernible at first.” (109)
As mentioned, Boje studied an office firm, here named Gold, by tape recording and videotaping over 100 hours of meetings between employees and other stakeholders. He catalogued the stories into different types of story patterns and then coded story bits with different symbols, including notations that indicated pauses and changes in inflection, etc. Boje personally transcribed over 400 hours over the eight months of his study!
Boje’s look at storytelling in the office firm, Gold, raised some important questions. Does story performance occur more frequently in some types of organizations than in others? Is it more frequent in turbulent organizations? (some research would suggest that it is). Are people who are more skilled storytellers and story interpreters more effective communicators than those who are not? (again, research seems to say yes). Most importantly, for Boje, are his conclusions on the value of his approach to studying storytelling: “…story researchers can benefit by entering organizations to observe first-hand how people perform storytelling.” (125) What Boje calls the “storytelling organization theory” puts the story text and performance next to each other – each giving “insight into the complex and varied ways organization members use storytelling in their work world.” (125)
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Chilean coup of 1973
Few thoughts on democratic socialism - Introduction to a pamphlet on class struggle under Allende‘s government, Chile 1973
Submitted by AngryWorkersWorld on Jun 6 2019 17:42
We want to present a pamphlet written by comrades of ours about class struggle and the social democratic government under Allende in Chile in 1973. Chile is one of many examples in history that shows us that the relation between working class movements and left governments is more complicated than the mechanistic picture of force (movement) and container/stabiliser (government) often painted by current democratic socialists.
Tribute to Ernesto Leal, a founder of the London migrant cleaners' movement
Tribute written by members of the Latin American Workers' Association (LAWAS) in 2009 after the death of Ernesto Leal (11 January 1938 - 22 October 2009), Chilean communist exile who eventually moved to London, working as a cleaner and founding LAWAS. In the same days of Leal's death, Unite the union purged LAWAS, leading cleaners to join the IWW and eventually founding IWGB and UVW, which continue to organise cleaners and other low-wage migrant workers in London's service sector. We republish it here from The Commune (now defunct) in light of the recent historic victories of migrant cleaners at LSE and SOAS.
The Chicago Boys in Chile: Economic Freedom's Awful Toll
An economic appraisal of the early years of the Junta in Chile and the failures of the Chicago School economists in charge of the nation.
Killers of IWW member Frank Teruggi sentenced in Chile
In February 2015, two former Chilean military intelligence officers were convicted of the murder of IWW member Teruggi and another American, Charles Horman. Teruggi and Horman were kidnapped, tortured and murdered during the military coup in Chile in 1973.
Empire's workshop: Latin America, the United States, and the rise of the new imperialism - Greg Grandin
The British and Roman empires are often invoked as precedents to the Bush administration’s aggressive foreign policy.
Strange defeat: The Chilean revolution, 1973 - Pointblank!
Submitted by Mike Harman on Jul 22 2007 22:11
An article by Situationist group Pointblank! written in October 1973 about the coup in Chile which deposed elected left-wing leader Salvador Allende.
Chile: Anatomy of an economic miracle, 1970-1986
Submitted by martinh on Oct 1 2006 15:46
Article debunking myths about Chilean dictator General Pinochet's supposed "economic miracle."
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The Story of Gilgamesh
Mesopotamische Mythologien
Schlagwörter: Enkido, Gilgamesh, Khumbaba, Shamhat, أنكيدو, اوتونبشتم, جلجامش
Gilgamesh, the son of a man and a goddess, is king of the ancient Sumerian city-state of Uruk. Oh, and he’s also the strongest and most handsome man in the world.
Unfortunately, Gilgamesh’s assets have gone to his head, and he spends all his time wearing out the young men of the city with endless athletic contests and sexuall y exploiting the young women. When the citizens of Uruk can’t take it anymore, they pray to the gods for help. The god Anu hears them, and commands the goddess Aruru to create another human who will be a match for Gilgamesh.
Aruru creates Enkidu, an uncivilized wild man, and places him in the woods. There, Enkidu has several run-ins with a trapper who uses the same watering hole. Terrified, the trapper goes to Uruk for help. On Gilgamesh’s advice, the trapper goes back to the watering hole with Shamhat, a temple-prostitute. When Enkidu shows up, Shamhat entices him to have sex with her.
Afterward, Enkidu finds that he can no longer keep up with the animals, but that his mind has been opened. He starts living with Shamhat, who initiates him into human life. When she mentions Gilgamesh, Enkidu realizes that he wants a friend—and that he wants to give Gilgamesh a beat-down. Gilgamesh has been dreaming about getting a new friend, too.
Soon enough, Enkidu goes to Uruk and faces down Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh wins, natch, but there are no hard feelings, and the two warriors become best buds.
One day, Gilgamesh decides to go to the distant Cedar Forest and kill Humbaba, the monster who guards it. Against the advice of the elders of Uruk and Enkidu himself, the two friends set out on their quest. Once they make it to the Cedar Forest, the sun god Shamash helps them overpower Humbaba, who starts pleading for mercy. Gilgamesh is about to grant it, but then gives in to peer pressure from Enkidu, and kills him.
The friends cut down the tallest tree in the forest, which Enkidu plans to dedicate to the god Enlil. They build a raft and sail home down the River Euphrates, taking Humbaba’s head along for the ride.
At this point, the goddess Ishtar develops a crush on Gilgamesh and asks him to marry her. Gilgamesh rejects her, pointing out that all of her previous lovers have come to bad ends. Seriously pissed off, Ishtar borrows the Bull of Heaven from her dad, Anu, and sends it to earth to punish the friends. But they kill the Bull, and, when Ishtar appears on the ramparts of Uruk, Enkidu throws one of its legs in her face.
Not long afterwards, Enkidu dreams that the gods have decided that, for killing Humbaba, chopping down the cedar, and killing the Bull of Heaven, either he or Gilgamesh must die—and that Enlil picked Enkidu. In no time, Enkidu falls mysteriously ill, and dies after much suffering.
Gilgamesh is majorly bummed. Finally, he decides to travel beyond the ends of the earth to speak to Utanapishtim, the one human who has been granted immortality. An exhausting journey brings Gilgamesh to Mount Mashu, where two scorpion-beings guard the rising of the sun. Allowed to continue, Gilgamesh makes a harrowing journey to the underside of the world, barely avoiding being burned to a crisp by the sun.
Upon arrival, he meets Siduri the innkeeper, who directs him to Urshanabi the ferryman. Despite getting a bad first impression, Urshanabi helps Gilgamesh cross the Waters of Death. On the other side, Gilgamesh meets Utanapishtim, who tells him: „humans just can’t escape death.“
See, long ago, the gods decided to destroy all of humanity with a Flood. But he and his wife got some advance warning from the god Ea, and built a giant ship, on which they stored all kinds of living creatures, as well as some craftsmen. When the Flood was over, the god Enlil granted Utanapishtim and his wife immortality. Utanapishtim doesn’t think Gilgamesh is worthy of such a gift; to prove it, he challenges our hero to a staying-awake contest.
Gilgamesh fails miserably. Utanapishtim tells him to take a hike, and fires Urshanabi for good measure. After those two sail off, however, Utanapishtim’s wife makes her husband call them back. This time, Utanapishtim tells Gilgamesh about a plant that will restore the youth of whoever eats it.
Gilgamesh finds the plant on the bottom of the sea and decides to take it home to Uruk and test it on an old man. (Wise—try it on someone else, first.) At the first rest stop on the way home, Gilgamesh takes a bath and leaves the flower on the ground. A snake comes by and eats the flower. D’oh! Unperturbed, Gilgamesh and Urshanabi keep journeying toward Uruk. When they reach it, Gilgamesh boasts about the city’s architecture, echoing the opening of the poem.
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