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New Inscribed Properties (2013)
New Inscribed Properties
Cultural properties
Al Zubarah Archaeological Site
Criteria: (iii)(iv)(v)
The walled coastal town of Al Zubarah in the Persian Gulf flourished as a pearling and trading centre in the late 18th century and early 19th centuries, before it was destroyed in 1811 and abandoned in the early 1900s. Founded by merchants from Kuwait, Al Zubarah had trading links across the Indian Ocean, Arabia and Western Asia. A layer of sand blown from the desert has protected the remains of the site's palaces, mosques, streets, courtyard houses, and fishermen's huts; its harbour and double defensive walls, a canal, walls, and cemeteries. Excavation has only taken place over a small part of the site, which offers an outstanding testimony to an urban trading and pearl-diving tradition which sustained the region's major coastal towns and led to the development of small independent states that flourished outside the control of the Ottoman, European, and Persian empires and eventually led to the emergence of modern day Gulf States.
Ancient City of Tauric Chersonese and its Chora
Criteria: (ii)(v)
The site features the remains of a city founded by Dorian Greeks in the 5th century BC on the northern shores of the Black Sea. It encompasses six component sites with urban remains and agricultural lands divided into several hundreds of chora, rectangular plots of equal size. The plots supported vineyards whose production was exported by the city which thrived until the 15th century. The site features several public building complexes and residential neighbourhoods, as well as early Christian monuments alongside remains from Stone and Bronze Age settlements; Roman and medieval tower fortifications and water supply systems; and exceptionally well-preserved examples of vineyard planting and dividing walls. In the 3rd century AD, the site was known as the most productive wine centre of the Black Sea and remained a hub of exchange between the Greek, Roman and Byzantine Empires and populations north of the Black Sea. It is an outstanding example of democratic land organization linked to an ancient polis, reflecting the city's social organization.
Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe
Criteria: (iii)(iv)
Descending a long hill dominated by a giant statue of Hercules, the monumental water displays of Wilhelmshöhe were begun by Landgrave Carl of Hesse-Kassel in 1689 around an east-west axis and were developed further into the 19th century. Reservoirs and channels behind the Hercules Monument supply water to a complex system of hydro-pneumatic devices that supply the site's large Baroque water theatre, grotto, fountains and 350-metre long Grand Cascade. Beyond this, channels and waterways wind across the axis, feeding a series of dramatic waterfalls and wild rapids, the geyser-like Grand Fountain which leaps 50m high, the lake and secluded ponds that enliven the Romantic garden created in the 18th century by Carl's great-grandson, Elector Wilhelm I. The great size of the park and its waterworks along with the towering Hercules statue constitute an expression of the ideals of absolutist Monarchy while the ensemble is a remarkable testimony to the aesthetics of the Baroque and Romantic periods.
Cultural Landscape of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces
Criteria: (iii)(v)
The Cultural Landscape of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces, China covers 16,603-hectares in Southern Yunnan. It is marked by spectacular terraces that cascade down the slopes of the towering Ailao Mountains to the banks of the Hong River. Over the past 1,300 years, the Hani people have developed a complex system of channels to bring water from the forested mountaintops to the terraces. They have also created an integrated farming system that involves buffalos, cattle, ducks, fish and eel and supports the production of red rice, the area's primary crop. The inhabitants worship the sun, moon, mountains, rivers, forests and other natural phenomena including fire. They live in 82 villages situated between the mountaintop forests and the terraces. The villages feature traditional thatched "mushroom" houses. The resilient land management system of the rice terraces demonstrates extraordinary harmony between people and their environment, both visually and ecologically, based on exceptional and long-standing social and religious structures.
Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration
Criteria: (iii)(vi)
The beauty of the solitary, often snow-capped, stratovolcano, known around the world as Mount Fuji, rising above villages and tree-fringed sea and lakes has long been the object of pilgrimages and inspired artists and poets. The inscribed property consists of 25 sites which reflect the essence of Fujisan's sacred and artistic landscape. In the 12th century, Fujisan became the centre of training for ascetic Buddhism, which included Shinto elements. On the upper 1,500-metre tier of the 3,776m mountain, pilgrim routes and crater shrines have been inscribed alongside sites around the base of the mountain including Sengen-jinja shrines, Oshi lodging houses, and natural volcanic features such as lava tree moulds, lakes, springs and waterfalls, which are revered as sacred. Its representation in Japanese art goes back to the 11th century, but 19th century woodblock prints of views, including those from sand beaches with pine tree groves have made Fujisan an internationally recognized icon of Japan and have had a deep impact on the development of Western art.
Golestan Palace
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Criteria: (ii)(iii)(iv)
The lavish Golestan Palace is a masterpiece of the Qajar era, embodying the successful integration of earlier Persian crafts and architecture with Western influences. The walled Palace, one of the oldest groups of buildings in Teheran, became the seat of government of the Qajar family, which came into power in 1779 and made Teheran the capital of the country. Built around a garden featuring pools as well as planted areas, the Palace's most characteristic features and rich ornaments date from the 19th century. It became a centre of Qajari arts and architecture of which it is an outstanding example and has remained a source of inspiration for Iranian artists and architects to this day. It represents a new style incorporating traditional Persian arts and crafts and elements of 18th century architecture and technology.
Hill Forts of Rajasthan
Criteria: (ii)(iii)
The serial site, situated in the state of Rajastahan, includes six majestic forts in Chittorgarh; Kumbhalgarh; Sawai Madhopur; Jhalawar; Jaipur, and Jaisalmer. The ecclectic architecture of the forts, some up to 20 kilometres in circumference, bears testimony to the power of the Rajput princely states that flourished in the region from the 8th to the 18th centuries. Enclosed within defensive walls are major urban centres, palaces, trading centres and other buildings including temples that often predate the fortifications within which developed an elaborate courtly culture that supported learning, music and the arts. Some of the urban centres enclosed in the fortifications have survived, as have many of the site's temples and other sacred buildings. The forts use the natural defenses offered by the landscape: hills, deserts, rivers, and dense forests. They also feature extensive water harvesting structures, largely still in use today.
Historic Centre of Agadez
Criteria: (ii)(iii)
Known as the gateway to the desert, Agadez, on the southern edge of the Sahara desert, developed in the 15th and 16th centuries when the Sultanate of Aïr was established and Touareg tribes were sedentarized in the city, respecting the boundaries of old encampments, which gave rise to a street pattern still in place today. The historic centre of the city, an important crossroads of the caravan trade, is divided into 11 quarters with irregular shapes. They contain numerous earthen dwellings and a well-preserved group of palatial and religious buildings including a 27m high minaret made entirely of mud brick, the highest such structure in the world. The site is marked by ancestral cultural, commercial and handicraft traditions still practiced today and presents exceptional and sophisticated examples of earthen architecture.
Historic Monuments and Sites in Kaesong
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Criteria: (ii)(iii)
Situated in Kaesong city, in the south of the country, the site consists of 12 separate components, which together testify to the history and culture of the Koryo Dynasty from the 10th to 14th centuries. The geomantic layout of the former capital city of Kaesong, its palaces, institutions and tomb complex, defensive walls and gates embody the political, cultural, philosophical and spiritual values of a crucial era in the region's history. The monuments inscribed also include an astronomical and meteorological observatory, two schools (including one dedicated to educating national officials) and commemorative steles. The site testifies to the transition from Buddhism to neo-Confucianism in East Asia and to the assimilation of the cultural spiritual and political values of the states that existed prior to Korea's unification under the Koryo Dynasty. The integration of Buddhist, Confucian, Taoist and geomantic concepts is manifest in the planning of the site and the architecture of its monuments.
Levuka Historical Port Town
Criteria: (ii)(iv)
The town and its low line of buildings set among coconut and mango trees along the beach front was the first colonial capital of Fiji, ceded to the British in 1874. It developed from the early 19th century as a centre of commercial activity by Americans and Europeans who built warehouses, stores, port facilities, residences, and religious, educational and social institutions around the villages of the South Pacific island's indigenous population. It is a rare example of a late colonial port town that was influenced in its development by the indigenous community which continued to outnumber the European settlers. Thus the town, an outstanding example of late 19th century Pacific port settlements, reflects the integration of local building traditions by a supreme naval power, leading to the emergence of a unique landscape.
Medici Villas and Gardens in Tuscany
Criteria: (ii)(iv)(vi)
Twelve villas and two gardens spread across the Tuscan landscape make up this site which bears testimony to the influence the Medici family exerted over modern European culture through its patronage of the arts. Built between the 15th and 17th centuries, they represent an innovative system of construction in harmony with nature and dedicated to leisure, the arts and knowledge. The villas embody an innovative form and function, a new type of princely residence that differed from both the farms owned by rich Florentines of the period and from the military might of baronial castles. The Medici villas form the first example of the connection between architecture, gardens, and the environment and became an enduring reference for princely residences throughout Italy and Europe. Their gardens and integration into the natural environment helped develop the appreciation of landscape characteristic Humanism and the Renaissance.
Red Bay Basque Whaling Station
Criteria: (iii)(iv)
Red Bay, established by Basque mariners in the 16th century at the north-eastern tip of Canada on the shore of the Strait of Belle Isle is an archaeological site that provides the earliest, most complete and best preserved testimony of the European whaling tradition. Gran Baya, as it was called by those who founded the station in 1530s, was used as a base for coastal hunting, butchering, rendering of whale fat by heading to produce oil and storage. It became a major source of whale oil which was shipped to Europe where it was used for lighting. The site, which was used in the summer months, includes remains of rendering ovens, cooperages, wharves, temporary living quarters and a cemetery, together with underwater remains of vessels and whale bone deposits. The station was used for some 70 years, before the local whale population was depleted.
Wooden Tserkvas of the Carpathian Region in Poland and Ukraine
, Ukraine
Criteria: (iii)(iv)
Situated in the eastern fringe of Central Europe, the transnational property numbers a selection of sixteen tserkvas (churches). They were built of horizontal wooden logs between the 16th and 19th centuries by communities of Orthodox and Greek Catholic faiths. The tserkvas bear testimony to a distinct building tradition rooted in Orthodox ecclesiastic design interwoven with elements of local tradition, and symbolic references to their communities' cosmogony. The tserkvas are built on a tri-partite plan surmounted by open quadrilateral or octagonal domes and cupolas. Integral to tserkvas are iconostasis screens, interior polychrome decorations, and other historic furnishings. Important elements of some tserkvas include wooden bell towers, churchyards, gatehouses and graveyards.
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Natural properties
El Pinacate and Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve
Criteria: (vii)(viii)(x)
The 714,566 hectare site comprises two distinct parts: the dormant volcanic Pinacate Shield of black and red lava flows and desert pavements to the east, and, in the west, the Gran Altar Desert with its ever changing and varied sand dunes that can reach a height of 200 metres. This landscape of dramatic contrast notably features linear, star and dome dunes as well as several arid granite massifs, some as high as 650 metres. The dunes emerge like islands from the sea of sand and harbour distinct and highly diverse plant and wildlife communities, including endemic freshwater fish species and the endemic Sonoran Pronghorn, which is only to be found in northwestern Sonora and in southwestern Arizona (USA). Ten enormous, deep and almost perfectly circular craters, believed to have been formed by a combination of eruptions and collapses, also contribute to the dramatic beauty of the site whose exceptional combination of features are of great scientific interest. The site is also a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
Mount Etna
Criteria: (viii)
Mount Etna is an iconic site encompassing 19,237 uninhabited hectares on the highest part of Mount Etna, on the eastern coast of Sicily. Mount Etna is the highest Mediterranean island mountain and the most active stratovolcano in the world. The eruptive history of the volcano can be traced back 500,000 years and at least 2,700 years of this activity has been documented. The almost continuous eruptive activity of Mount Etna continues to influence volcanology, geophysics and other Earth science disciplines. The volcano also supports important terrestrial ecosystems including endemic flora and fauna and its activity makes it a natural laboratory for the study of ecological and biological processes. The diverse and accessible range of volcanic features such as summit craters, cinder cones, lava flows and the Valle de Bove depression have made the site a prime destination for research and education.
Namib Sand Sea
Criteria: (vii)(viii)(ix)(x)
Namib Sand Sea is the only coastal desert in the world that includes extensive dune fields influenced by fog. Covering an area of over three million hectares and a buffer zone of 899,500 hectares, the site is composed of two dune systems, an ancient semi-consolidated one overlain by a younger active one. The desert dunes are formed by the transportation of materials thousands of kilometres from the hinterland, that are carried by river, ocean current and wind. It features gravel plains, coastal flats, rocky hills, inselbergs within the sand sea, a coastal lagoon and ephemeral rivers, resulting in a landscape of exceptional beauty. Fog is the primary source of water in the site, accounting for a unique environment in which endemic invertebrates, reptiles and mammals adapt to an ever-changing variety of microhabitats and ecological niches.
Tajik National Park (Mountains of the Pamirs)
Criteria: (vii)(viii)
Tajikistan National Park covers more than 2.5 million hectares in the east of the country, at the centre of the so-called "Pamir Knot", a meeting point of the highest mountain ranges on the Eurasian continent. It consists of high plateaux in the east and, to the west, rugged peaks, some of them over 7,000 meters high, and features extreme seasonal variations of temperature. The longest valley glacier outside the Polar region is located among the 1,085 glaciers inventoried in the site, which also numbers 170 rivers and more than 400 lakes. Rich flora species of both the south-western and central Asian floristic regions grow in the Park which shelters nationally rare and threatened birds and mammals (Marco Polo Argali sheep, Snow Leopards and Siberian Ibex and more). Subject to frequent strong earthquakes, the Park is sparsely inhabited, and virtually unaffected by agriculture and permanent human settlements. It offers a unique opportunity for the study of plate tectonics and subduction phenomena.
Xinjiang Tianshan
Criteria: (vii)(ix)
Xinjiang Tianshan comprises four components—Tomur, Kalajun-Kuerdening, Bayinbukuke and Bogda— that total 606,833 hectares. They are part of the Tianshan mountain system of Central Asia, one of the largest mountain ranges in the world. Xinjiang Tianshan presents unique physical geographic features and scenically beautiful areas including spectacular snow and snowy mountains glacier-capped peaks, undisturbed forests and meadows, clear rivers and lakes and red bed canyons. These landscapes contrast with the vast adjacent desert landscapes, creating a striking visual contrast between hot and cold environments, dry and wet, desolate and luxuriant. The landforms and ecosystems of the site have been preserved since the Pliocene epoch and present an outstanding example of ongoing biological and ecological evolutionary processes. The site also extends into the Taklimakan Desert, one of the world's largest and highest deserts, known for its large dune forms and great dust storms. Xinjiang Tianshan is moreover an important habitat for endemic and relic flora species, some rare and endangered.
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Cultural properties
Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines
Criteria: (iv)
The deposit of rock salt in Wieliczka and Bochnia has been mined since the 13th century. This major industrial undertaking has royal status and is the oldest of its type in Europe. The site is a serial property consisting of Wieliczka and Bochnia salt mines and Wieliczka Saltworks Castle. The Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines illustrate the historic stages of the development of mining techniques in Europe from the 13th to the 20th centuries: both mines have hundreds of kilometers of galleries with works of art, underground chapels and statues sculpted in the salt, making a fascinating pilgrimage into the past. The mines were administratively and technically run by Wieliczka Saltworks Castle, which dates from the medieval period and has been rebuilt several times in the course of its history.
Significant modifications to the boundaries
Natural properties
Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest
Criteria: (vii)(ix)
At 5,199 m, Mount Kenya is the second highest peak in Africa. It is an ancient extinct volcano, which during its period of activity (3.1-2.6 million years ago) is thought to have risen to 6,500 m. There are 12 remnant glaciers on the mountain, all receding rapidly, and four secondary peaks that sit at the head of the U-shaped glacial valleys. With its rugged glacier-clad summits and forested middle slopes, Mount Kenya is one of the most impressive landscapes in East Africa. The evolution and ecology of its afro-alpine flora provide an outstanding example of ecological and biological processes. Through the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy and Ngare Ndare Forest Reserve, the property also incorporates lower lying scenic foothills and arid habitats of high biodiversity, situated in the ecological transition zone between the mountain ecosystem and the semi-arid savanna grasslands. The area also lies within the traditional migrating route of the African elephant population.
Significant modifications to the boundaries
Mixed property
Maloti-Drakensberg Park
, South Africa
Criteria: (i)(iii)(vii)(x)
The Maloti-Drakensberg Park is a transnational property composed of the uKhahlamba Drakensberg National Park in South Africa and the Sehlathebe National Park in Lesotho. The site has exceptional natural beauty in its soaring basaltic buttresses, incisive dramatic cutbacks, and golden sandstone ramparts as well as visually spectacular sculptured arches, caves, cliffs, pillars and rock pools. The site's diversity of habitats protects a high level of endemic and globally important plants. The site harbors endangered species such as the Cape vulture (Gyps coprotheres) and the bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus). Lesotho's Sehlabathebe National Park also harbors the Maloti minnow (Pseudobarbus quathlambae), a critically endangered fish species only found in this park. This spectacular natural site contains many caves and rock-shelters with the largest and most concentrated group of paintings in Africa south of the Sahara. They represent the spiritual life of the San people, who lived in this area over a period of 4,000 years.
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- Two cultural sites added to UNESCO's World Heritage List 07-Jul-2019
- Six cultural sites added to UNESCO's World Heritage List 07-Jul-2019
- Seven cultural sites inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List 06-Jul-2019
- Five sites inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List 05-Jul-2019
- World Heritage Committee to meet in Baku (Azerbaijan) to examine inscription of new sites on World Heritage List 21-Jun-2019


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WBDC CEO helps brings some 'Sweet Dreams' to strife-torn Rwanda
An ice cream shop in Africa: Documentary shows trials of women's efforts
There's a lot more to running an ice cream business than making ice cream, particularly when it involves a group of African women who know little -- if anything -- about handling a personal bank account.
That was a major task for Fran Pastore, CEO of the Stamford-based Women's Business Development Council, when she was part of a group that visited Butare, Rwanda, in 2010 to help the women understand the travails of running a business and the challenges of financial independence.
Pastore was invited to participate by the New York City-based Business Council for Peace, which worked with Blue Marble Ice Cream, a young Brooklyn, N.Y.-based ice cream maker, to assist the women.
The experience is detailed in the documentary, "Sweet Dreams," directed by Rob Fruchtman and his sister, Lisa Fruchtman, which will be shown June 6 at the Bijou Theater in Bridgeport.
Pastore said she had the challenge of overcoming a "what's mine is yours and what's yours is mine" mentality among the 17 women she taught -- all members of a trail-blazing women's drumming group.
"Only one of the 17 had a bank account. We opened a bank account for all of them, and with direct deposit," said Pastore, who instructed the women in personal finance during the one-week visit. "The average wage is $30 a month. For the first time in their lives, they were going to have a predictable income -- about $90 a month."
The business, owned by a cooperative of nearly 40 women from the drumming group, employs 10 of the women.
Most are still dealing with effects of the 1994 tribal war between the Hutus and the Tutsis, in which more than 500,000 were killed. Many lost their land, but one of the women reclaimed the land she lost and built a home, Pastore said, commenting that the WBDC stays in touch with the women.
"We're connected on Facebook. They send financial statements every quarter for us to review," she said.
The Business Council for Peace first worked with the WBDC in 2010, asking the Stamford organization to teach a young Afghan woman the basics of business. The connection between the Rwandan women, Blue Marble and eventually Bpeace could be considered a matter of serendipity.
Odile "Kiki" Katese, a Rwandan playwright, met Blue Marble co-founder Jennie Dundas in Utah in 2008 at a Sundance Film Festival theater lab, and learned that Dundas co-owned an ice cream company.
"Word got around that I had an ice cream company. Kiki told me that her country needed an ice cream shop -- a place where families can congregate in a happy setting," said Dundas, who founded Blue Marble with Alexis Miesen. "Alexis has a master's degree in nonprofit management and lived in Namibia."
The partners visited Rwanda and investigated the prospects.
"We both said, `yes, let's do it,' " Dundas said, adding the business, which serves students from a nearby university, is breaking even. "Kiki wanted to create more jobs for those women. Now, they have enough money to support their children."
She credited Pastore and Bpeace for the financial and job training, which has been followed by on-site training by other instructors.
"That was very important because the women didn't have any training," Dundas said. "They're inspiring. Some people are walking around dead inside because they lost their entire family. But ice cream is a joyful experience."
When Dundas and Miesen asked Bpeace for help in their work with the Rwandan women, the WBDC was a logical choice to be part of the team, said Bpeace CEO Toni Maloney, because of its success in training entrepreneurs and small business operators.
"It occurred to us that Fran could add value there. For personal finance, Fran was a very good fit," she said.
Recording the experience were Fruchtman and his sister, an Oscar-winning film editor, who lives in Berkeley, Calif.
"We shot for two years on and off," said Fruchtman, who showed the documentary at film festivals around the world after debuting it at the United Nations in October 2012.
There will be a commercial run after the Bijou showing, and there are plans to show it in Rwanda in October.
"Fran suggested the Bijou. She's a remarkable woman. The women adore her, and she really taught them a lot," said Fruchtman, who lives in Lakeville and New York City. "It's a really uplifting film. The new Rwanda will surprise a lot of people. It's really a success story."
Fruchtman's website for the film is www.sweetdreamsrwanda.com. Tickets for the event, sponsored by RBS Citizens Bank, are $20 and can be purchased on the WBDC website, www.ctwbdc.org. Proceeds support Sweet Dreams and the women of Ingoma Nshya.


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Damon Galgut – In a Strange Room (Bloomsbury)
Originally published as three short pieces in The Paris Review, this exceptional work blurs the line between fiction and memoir, novel and short story. It follows its protagonist through three different stories, which are titled as roles that Damon sees himself in – The Follower, The Lover and The Guardian. There is huge restraint in the characters Galgut creates and a sense of repression does battle with emotions. This peripatetic tale is hugely affecting and written with a sparseness that belies the emotional punch it packs. Also recommended: Philip Roth – Nemesis. Sinéad Gleeson
Paul Murray – Skippy Dies (Hamish Hamilton)
I didn't read much new fiction this year, but I did read a few excellent new novels, including Paul Murray's fantastic second novel Skippy Dies (Hamish Hamilton). I should add, before anyone who knows me points it out, that the author is an old friend of mine. But if I didn't honestly think that Skippy Dies was such an outstanding book, I wouldn't mention it at all. It's funny and rude and sad and ambitious and imaginative and, to my great relief, I loved it. Anna Carey
Jon McGregor – Even the Dogs (Bloomsbury)
Many reviews of Jon McGregor's third novel were quick to label it "bleak", and while the subject matter is dark and relentless, it has a brutal beauty. Following the haphazard lives of group of drug addicts and alcoholics, McGregor's language, narrative arcs and characters save it from polemic. It's an unsentimental portrait of damaged lives and cyclical hopelessness. Thought-provoking, tender and an important chronicle of our times. Also recommended: Pat McCabe – The Stray Sod Country. Sinéad Gleeson
Lionel Shriver – So Much For That
I'm not quite sure why this book has been so overlooked in the end of year round-ups, but it's one that stayed with me more than so many novels I read this year. Blue collar Shep Knacker sold his hardware shop to become an employee. With the $1 million spoils, he planned to ask his wife and son to move to an African island. His wife Glynis is suffering from a rare cancer and the couple's friends Jackson and Carol have a chronically sick daughter. Illness is central to the book, but Shriver uses it to caustically attack the US Healthcare system, to question the morality of illness and to ultimately ask how much a life is worth. Also recommended: Paul Auster – Sunset Park (Faber) Sinéad Gleeson
Bust: How the Courts Have Exposed the Rotten Heart of the Irish Economy – Dearbhail McDonald (Penguin Ireland)
I think it's fair to say that I would have enjoyed this book a whole lot more had it documented the rotten heart of an economy other than the one in which I live. Nevertheless Dearbhail McDonald's utterly compelling and clear sighted exposé of the manner in which Ireland's flimsy house of cards finally came tumbling down within the confines of our courtrooms is as enlightening as it is enraging. As legal editor of the Irish Independent, McDonald has unique access to the high stakes and often shadowy realm of property investment and she renders its complex machinations accessible to us all. Eleanor Fitzsimons
David Shields – Reality Hunger: A Manifesto (Penguin)
One of the strangest books I read all year. I opened Reality Hunger knowing nothing about it, liked what I read, earnestly made a few notes, murmured "Ooh, yes, well said" a few times. Not the sharpest tool in the box that day, it wasn't until I got to point 126 (of the 617 that make up the book) that I recognized a quote of Hemingway's and copped on that the whole thing was a collage of other people's work sprinkled sparsely with a few insights of Shield's own. It's reality, and this kind of collage – sampling, remixing, repurposing – that he sees as the future of writing, the novel being now dead. After its oddly exciting start, the manifesto, ultimately, is one I can't really get behind, but I still think Reality Hunger is worth reading because it pokes about in your brain. Think about this, in the context of all the media we so greedily consume: do we still want fiction, or do we only want what is real? Come on – even as a non-fiction junkie, I'd never surrender the novel, nor the short story. Antonia Hart
Afterword: Stieg Larsson: Four Essays and an Exchange of E-mails (Maclehose Press, Quercus)
One of the unexpected, non-fiction treats of my 2010 was Afterword, four beautifully written, thoughtful accounts of Stieg Larsson as a friend and colleague. As with the best crime fiction, the essays also offer intriguing insight into Swedish society past and present and the history of crime fiction there. But the centre of the book is the man himself, via a series of emails to and from Gedin in 2004, mulling over possible cuts to the books, front covers, titles, the Frankfurt Book Fair, in what neither knew was the last six months of his life. Paula Shields
Michael Pollan – Food Rules: An Eater's Manual
A small, tiny-chaptered book full of absolute sense about healthy eating. Basically: 'Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.' Other pithy bits of advice include that sugar is still sugar even if it is organic and/or found in healthy foods. And don't eat foods that are advertised on TV. You'll read this in one sitting and it's packed with good advice. Nuala Ní Chonchúir
Various Authors – The Big Book of Hope (Poolbeg, In Aid of the Hope Foundation)
If this book consisted of a collection of blank pages I would have bought it anyway, happy in the knowledge that my few euros were heading directly to the street children of Kolkata in India; children living in unimaginable fear and desperate poverty. The fact that it is instead an eclectic, entertaining and thoroughly thought provoking collection of fiction and memoir contributed to by authors of the calibre of Maeve Binchy, Brian Keenan, Martina Devlin and Joseph O'Connor to name but a very few ensures that this is a book I will dip into frequently and always treasure. A perfect Christmas gift. Eleanor Fitzsimons
Valerie Grove – So Much To Tell (Penguin) I love really good biographies, and they don't come much better than Valerie Grove's So Much To Tell, a biography of the legendary Kaye Webb, who was the editor of Puffin Books for several decades. If you have the slightest interest in publishing or children's literature from the 1950s to the 1980s (which, if you're over 30, probably includes most of the books you grew up on), you will adore it, and even if you aren't interested in either topic you'll find plenty to interest you in this funny, lively, unsentimental and utterly fascinating book. Anna Carey
Greg Baxter – A Preparation for Death (Penguin)
Greg Baxter's memoir drew mixed reviews, but I loved it, loved its bluntness, its severity and its honesty. It's a record of experiences around drinking and writing and reading and remembering people, around having to work and choosing to work and telling the story as you see it. As a Dubliner I find portraits of Dublin hard to read – often irritating, sentimentalised or pumped up – but I found Baxter's readable and recognisable, though hardly attractive. Incidentally, it's also real enough to attract a lavish puff-quote from the reality hungry David Shields. Antonia Hart
Stephen Fry – The Fry Chronicles (Michael Joseph)
Fry is such an accomplished prose stylist, so readable and funny, that I almost overlooked the fact that the content of this book, a second volume of memoir (preceded by Moab is my Washpot) is a bit of a letdown, with dramatic and personal gems cast around uninspected. Funny stories are piled on lacerations of the self, with Fry rushing to criticise himself before anyone gets there first. I'd have liked more exploration of why and how things happened, of his emotional development, I suppose. In relation to his work, for example, everything seems to just fall into place, slip, slip, slip, but that can hardly be the truth – or if it is, I'd like to touch the hem of his cardigan. Antonia Hart
Liam Carson – Call Mother a Lonely Field (Hag's Head Press)
I don't think it's going too far to call this short memoir a beautiful book, poetic and emotional. It tells the story of the author's childhood in his Irish-speaking Belfast home, the contrast between his ties to this place (and the language itself, Irish, is a place) and the lure of the new – the birth of punk, science fiction, life in Dublin, life in London. There's no trace of sentimentality as he writes of his love for both his parents, particularly his mother, and of how people go from and return to the place that is the Irish language: a form of home, and eventually tearmann, a sanctuary. The book's studded with poetry, including the gorgeous, bilingual My Father's Dreams. Antonia Hart
Christopher Hitchens – Hitch 22 (Atlantic Books)
It seems that whenever something truly momentous and world altering was in progress during the last three decades Christopher Hitchens was lurking nearby or, more likely, embroiled in the thick of things. His role as a journalist took him to countless war zones and political nerve centres and his calling as an outspoken activist ensures that he has a forthright opinion to offer in every case. This fascinating memoir illuminates Hitchins' early life and motivations and chronicles the extraordinary events to which he has borne witness. Hitchins is currently documenting his personal battle with cancer in a series of dazzling Vanity Fair columns. Eleanor Fitzsimons
Natasha Walter – Living Dolls (Virago)
It's been a pretty good year for feminist non-fiction. I particularly liked Natasha Walter's Living Dolls (Virago), a welcome challenge to the constant pressure on women and especially girls to conform to a certain hyper-feminine stereotype. I thought some of her writing on sexuality was a bit simplistic, as her interviewees are split between young girls dreaming of a steady, romantic relationship and other teen girls with a rather bleak view of sexual relationships (they barely seem to see the people they have meaningless sex with as human beings); there are plenty of girls somewhere in the middle who might welcome a steady relationship but might also enjoy the odd pointless, fun one-night stand when they happen to be single. Despite these elements, this is still an important book – the first half of it, which examines the pressure on girls to present themselves in a sexualised way, got more press attention, but it's the second half that really packs a punch, as Walter examines the way the media embraces even the flimsiest stories and studies that seem to confirm innate gender difference while ignoring all those that don't. For more on that topic, read Cordelia Fine's excellent – and extremely entertaining – Delusions of Gender, an impressive and surprisingly funny debunking of the pseudo-science surrounding gender characteristics. Anna Carey
Deborah Devonshire – Wait for Me! Memories of the Youngest Mitford Sister (John Murray)
I'm a bit of a sucker for the Mitford industry, and Wait for Me! does give a few fresh glimpses of Nancy as a young woman and Decca as a child, as well as some new reasons to be intrigued and terrified by their bonkers, brilliant Farve, but most of this ground has been so well crisscrossed (and with such sparkling writing) by Nancy, Jessica and Diana, that this book seems destined to remain, like Debo, always the little sister. I'd hoped for an interesting read about the huge undertaking of opening and running Chatsworth, the Devonshires' mammoth family seat, but it felt disappointingly like reading a series of to-do and have-done lists. I was intrigued by the part dealing with the Duchess's coping with her alcoholic husband, but even this was efficiently boxed off without, I felt, a real exploration of the emotions underneath. Those gripes aside, you do get some sense of a passion and energy which has powered her into her nineties. Good fun for Mitford fans. Antonia Hart.
Charlie Connelly may have had to dig deeper than he originally anticipated in order to unearth his Irish roots but it is we lucky readers who benefit from this additional delving. Casting a benevolent outsider's eye over our turbulent history and the many ticks and quirks that make us what we are, Connelly characteristically wears his considerable knowledge lightly and packs an impressive amount of social history into a very entertaining ramble around our little island. At a time when we are perhaps losing sight of our national identity, it is reassuring to read such a clear, insightful and humorous celebration of where we come from and who we are. Eleanor Fitzsimons
Colm Tóibín – The Empty Family (Penguin Viking)
Colm Tóibín's latest short story collection is filled with stories of emigration and exile. It's a familiar theme in his work, but one that seems touchingly prescient at the moment. In these stories, set in Ireland, America and even Barcelona, Tóibín manages to convey the push-pull urges of the emigrant, the coin-flip mentality of trying to make logistical choices and the sense of isolation felt whether you go, or you stay. The 'empty family' of several of these stories comprises several familial set-ups, the ones that exist outside the mythology of the Irish, nuclear family – the surrogate families, the ones that provide connection and sustenance when blood ties have disappointed. His Irish characters have an umbilical connection to Ireland. There are multiple references to routes and roads, revealing the cartographic obsession of his characters. Despite these journeys, the unifying concern is with defining the concept of home or family, be it the physical act of leaving/returning and the metaphysical definitions of what home and family actually represent. An exceptional collection; intense, emotional and provocative. Also recommended: Amy Bloom – Where the God of Love Hangs Out Sinéad Gleeson
Tom Vowler – The Method and other stories.
Tom Vowler is a writer for the 21st century; his fiction is packed with modern problems: affairs, odd families, abducted children and seriously disaffected, questionably motivated characters. These stories are unpredictable, bold, funny and very well written. Nuala Ní Chonchúir
Hanif Kureishi – Collected Stories (Faber)
Seeing Hanif Kureishi's work collected in one place reminds you what a gifted, challenging writer he is. Kureishi writes from a very dark, immoral place, filling his narratives with unlikely characters – men motivated solely sex, greed or ego – or passive women who are subjugated tropes. Family and race permeate his work and his famous story 'My Son the Fundamentalist' is more relevant now than it was on publication. Fascinating, provocative writing from an uncompromising writer. Also recommended: Maile Meloy – Both Ways is the Only Way I Want It. Sinéad Gleeson
Graeme Thomson – Under the Ivy: The Life and Music of Kate Bush (Omnibus Press)
Given Kate Bush's elusiveness, an in-depth biography was always going to be of interest, even for people who aren't ardent fans. Apart from the sheer wealth of information – from studio recordings, to childhood trivia, music critic Graeme Thompson has vast knowledge of his subject. His enthusiasm and general interest are part of the reason this is such an engaging read. Media perceptions of Kate as fey or eccentric are challenged and the stories he has gleaned from countless sources shape a more accurate picture of a fascinating creative talent. A must-read for fans and recommended for any fans of biography. Also recommended: Alex Ross – Listen to This (Fourth Estate) Sinéad Gleeson
Patrick Chapman – The Darwin Vampires
Chapman's fifth collection is full of the wry, witty, intellectual poems he has become known for. This is sensuous, honest poetry for the reader who is willing to let poems give up their secrets slowly. Fantastic stuff. Nuala Ní Chonchúir


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Seahawks land in NJ, and Richard Sherman says …
From the moment he went to the podium, it was clear that Richard Sherman was enjoying the hype at the start Super Bowl week.
The Seahawks' loquacious cornerback smiled and laughed. He never shied away from questions about his postgame rant about Michael Crabtree immediately after Seattle won the NFC title last weekend and when it came time to get serious about himself he gave thoughtful answers.
What Sherman didn't do for the dozen camera crews and 50 members of the media at the Seahawks' news conference after landing in New Jersey was create any banner headlines or billboard material for the Super Bowl against the Denver Broncos.
He's learned from the uproar over his comments last week, when many came away with a poor opinion of him.
"I still enjoy that because you're learning, constantly learning and constantly growing as a person," Sherman said Sunday night. "You're constantly figuring out how the world works, how you can affect the world and how your words affect kids. I really want to affect kids and influence and inspire kids to really reach their full potential and live their life goals and go out there and make the world a better place, so if I can do that on this stage, it's a great blessing."
His focus this week is on the Broncos and the title game at MetLife Stadium.
There were no harsh words. He talked about his respect for the Broncos' top-ranked offense, his friendship with Denver receiver Demaryius Thomas and the fact that the blowup with Crabtree led to a good discussion about race relations.
"I think it did have some effect on opening up the channels of communication and conversation and dialogue," Sherman said. "I think I had some impact on it, and I want to have a positive impact. I want people to understand that everybody should be judged by their character and who they are as a person and not by the color of their skin. I think that's something we've worked to get past as a nation, as a country, and we're continuing to work on it. It's healthy. Everything that happened, all the people who sent the messages, who tweeted what they tweeted, it ends up turning around to be a positive because it opens back up the discussion and people begin to get more educated. Anytime you get more knowledge, you're more powerful as a person."
Sherman was put under the microscope after postgame comments in which he said Crabtree is a mediocre receiver. The comments came moments after Sherman deflected a pass to Crabtree in the end zone late in the fourth quarter and it was intercepted, sealing the Seahawks' trip to the Meadowlands.
While he didn't apologize Sunday, Sherman doesn't see himself as the thug some made him out to be.
"I am just a guy trying to be the best," Sherman said. "I am a guy who wants to help this team win. I am a fiery competitor who puts his life into his work and puts his everything into his work. I came from humble beginnings and came from a place where not everyone gets out of. I am just trying to affect the world in a positive way."
Denver cornerback Champ Bailey said Sherman is clearly a great cornerback, one who has gotten attention because of his comments last week. Bailey likes players with personalities and has nothing bad to say about Sherman.
He also understands that people who didn't know Sherman are basing their opinions of him on one glimpse.
"When a lot of people don't know you and that's what you show them, and they haven't heard your name all day, which is typical for a corner who doesn't get a lot of balls, that's the way it is," Bailey said. "That's how it is. People make their judgments on what they see and hear, and if they don't know you they are going to draw their own conclusion. You have to live with it. If you are going to talk, you have to live with it."
In the past week, Sherman said he reached out to Ronnie Lott and Deion Sanders for advice on how to prepare for a Super Bowl. He also downplayed that none of the Seahawks has played in a Super Bowl.
"I've never seen experience play in games," Sherman said, noting the Seahawks had very little experience heading into last week's conference championship game.


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Paramount has set an April 26th, 2013 release date for director Michael Bay's (relatively) small-scale dark comedy Pain and Gain, per Exhibitor Relations. Based on a true story, the film stars Mark Wahlberg and Dwayne Johnson as two bodybuilders who get caught up in an extortion ring and kidnapping scheme that goes terribly wrong. The Fargo-esque pic was made for a modest $25 million, so the film marks a change of pace for Bay following three back-to-back mega budget Transformers films. We've already seen some enticing set photos featuring Wahlberg and Johnson wearing some rather outlandish costumes, and I'm eager to see how Bay handles a movie devoid of explosions and 45-minute long action sequences. Hit the jump for more on Pain and Gain, plus a look at the newly released teaser poster.
The April date actually makes this the first non-summer release for a Michael Bay film since his feature directorial debut, Bad Boys, in 1995. Currently the only other film set for the same release date is the ensemble romantic comedy The Big Wedding, so Pain and Gain shouldn't have trouble finding its audience. The pic has a small window, though, as the following weekend will see the release of Marvel's Iron Man 3. The impressive cast for Pain and Gain also includes Anthony Mackie, Rob Corddry, Ed Harris, John Turturro, and Rebel Wilson. Click on the new teaser poster below to view in hi-res.


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By considering everyday objects, weapons, artworks, textiles, posters, and original films, this guided and discussion-based tour of the exhibition "1917. Revolution. Russia and Europe" explores the social contradictions of the tsarist empire, the complexity of the revolution, the civil war, and the effects of the revolution(s) on Russian society and other European countries. The tour encourages participants to engage with the issues of emancipation and terror as well as with the impact of the revolution, and to discuss its significance up to the present day.
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Tonight's theme at the GOP convention -- "We Built It" -- is a direct reference to President Obama's "You didn't build that" remark he made in Roanoke, VA on July 13.
Republicans have argued that the line typifies Obama's disdain for the private sector. An example from excerpts the Romney campaign released of Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell's speech tonight:
"We need a President who will say to a small businesswoman: congratulations, we applaud your success, you did make that happen, you did build that! Big government didn't build America: You built America!"
Democrats point out that the line was taken out of context – in a discussion about how no one achieved success on their own. In fact, they have argued that "You didn't build that… Somebody else made that happen" was referring to the roads and bridges that preceded the comment, not someone's business. Here's what Obama said:
If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help. There was a great teacher somewhere in your life. Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we have that allowed you to thrive. Somebody invested in roads and bridges. If you've got a business -- you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen. The Internet didn't get invented on its own. Government research created the Internet so that all the companies could make money off the Internet.


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Minnesota fires Tubby Smith after loss to Florida
Former UK coach out after six seasons
Minnesota has fired Tubby Smith one day after the Golden Gophers lost to Florida in the NCAA tournament.
A person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press that Smith was fired on Monday. The person requested anonymity because a decision has not been announced. CBSsports.com first reported the firing.
Smith spent six seasons with the Gophers, helping to bring the program back to respectability. He arrived in 2007 from Kentucky, immediately ramping up expectations for a team that had been buried by an academic cheating scandal.
Smith won 20 games five times. But he went just 46-62 in Big Ten play and never finished higher than sixth in the conference. The Gophers made three NCAA tournament appearances under Smith. They beat UCLA this year before losing on Sunday.


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Grovecrest PTA Fall Carnival
Nails painted by Mrs. Day (I think) a sixth grade teacher. Of course she picked bright pink!
Lib gettting her hair done.
Liberty sitting very still to have her face painted.
Lib racing her teacher...Lib won...(I'm sure that wasn't intentional at all!
The finish products...both up-do (above) and face paint (below)
Once again the elementary put on a great carnival...the kids had a great time! This year it was just Liberty and I. Zach for whatever reason didn't want to go, so we counted it as a GNO (Girls Night Out).
This year they had some great booths...girly things (even better if you ask me!) But still had the traditional carnival games as well. Lib took full advantage of having her nails painted, hair done and face painted. She was all dolled up by the time we left. She was even thoughtful enough to use some of her tickets to get the boys a treat at the bake sale booth. Of course she got them the "Y" sugar cookies.
After glam and fun we stopped and grabbed some nachos (a perfect carnival snack) and headed home. One of the things I loved about this carnival is watching Lib interact with so many of the other kids. It is so much different with her then with the boys...she is social. Not that the boys are mutes, but they don't run around saying hello to everyone they see like she does. So fun to watch!
The PTA did a great job! It was a perfect GNO for Lib and I!


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Indian film stars and Hollywood celebrities are scheduled to walk the green carpet — not red — at the International Indian Film Awards, which is being held in the United States for the first time.
The five-hour long awards ceremony will take place Saturday night at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa. It's drawing the biggest Indian celebrities, including Deepika Padukone, Anil Kapoor and Hrithik Roshan.
Informally known as "the Bollywood Oscars," it celebrates the best of Indian cinema.
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The show promises lots of music and dance, similar to the colorful, large-scale Bollywood musicals.
The IIFA awards caps off four days of events, including a scheduled master acting class with Hollywood star Kevin Spacey. John Travolta will also be honored Saturday.
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Meditation Retreat
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- 639 Whispering Hills Road Boone, NC 28607
- Sep 6 - 8, 2019 (3 days)
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Welcome to the Meditation Retreat! Many people have an interest in meditation and its benefits, but find that attempts to focus and concentrate the mind are difficult, if not impossible. What's needed is a meditation that utilizes the natural tendencies of the mind rather than trying to subdue it.
During this course you'll learn an ancient practice that allows the conscious mind to settle deeply into itself in a natural, effortless way. This meditation is enjoyable, relaxing, and simple. As the mind settles down it simply lets go of tension and stress and centers itself in the present moment. The meditation technique you'll learn takes no concentration and the results are immediate. Also included in this retreat is a 1-hour guided hike (weather permitting) and 1-hour pottery class (shippings/glazing fee not included); participants are strongly encouraged to schedule these activities prior to arrival.
The effects of this practice are cumulative and seamlessly integrate the inner world of rest, peace and joy with the outer world of action and achievement. This integration of the inner and outer brings about a natural unfoldment of who you are, allowing the full development and expression of body, mind and heart. The profound rest gained during our Meditation Retreat affects every aspect of life, including bringing fresh energy, clarity, and a quieting of the mind.
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As the son of parents dedicated to operating their independent restaurant, Eli's the Place for Steak, and Eli's Stage Delicatessen before it for almost 60 years, I have tremendous respect for those operators who create and perpetuate one of a kind restaurants. It is particularly rewarding when one of those restaurants is an Eli's Cneesecake company.
It was therefore a special treat to visit and dine at Rancho de Chimayo on the High Road to Taos in New Mexico. We were fortunate to meet Florence Jaramillo, the Proprietor and Visionary to create the restaurant and
nearby guest house. Florence is also a leader in the restaurant industry being recognized by the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation with its highest award.
History of Rancho de Chimayo Restaurante
The Chimayó valley is a verdant oasis extending from the foothills of the majestic Sangre de Cristo mountains to the expanse of the Rio
Grande valley.The name Chimayó itself is from the Tewá Indian language meaning superior red flaking stone.
In October 1965, the home of Hermenegildo and Trinidad Jaramillo became Restauranté Rancho de Chimayó. Arturo, Hermenegildo's grandson, and his wife Florence had an idealistic vision in their plans for the house and land. Their restaurant would preserve the rich traditions of their family and its proud culture.
The setting is comfortable and romantic. Fireplaces radiate warmth into cozy rooms and family photographs hang on the white washed adobe walls. The lovely terraced patio beckons you to exquisite outdoor dining.
In August 1984, the Jaramillo family completed restoration of Hacienda Rancho de Chimayó, Epifanio and Adelaida Jaramillo's home. Their home has been lovingly renovated into seven guest rooms. Each room opens onto an enclosed courtyard and within each room one finds turn of the century antiques, a private bath, a quiet sitting area and fireplace.
In October 2005, Rancho de Chimayo Restaurante celebrated their 40 year anniversary
Marc Schulman and Florence Jaramillo, the Proprietor of Rancho de Chimayo Restaurante, in front of the entrance to the elegant restaurant.
Marc Schulman and his daughter enjoying Eli's Dulce De Leche and White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake at Rancho de Chimayo.


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Do you think people get emotional about today's gaming consoles? Have you noticed that the people running PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo sometimes say weird things? Or make some bold claims?
Well, this is what people used to say about the Atari:
- "At the heart of the programmable video games is a microprocessor, a logic-function control device similar to but a little larger and much more flexible than the circuits that activate the single TV games. It provides the potential for an almost unlimited variety of games."—Ellen Roseman, The Globe and Mail Canada, November 26, 1977.
"Unlimited variety" here translates to "slightly different scenarios where you beat high scores." Hey, still beats playing Pong all the time.
- "We're guaranteeing that you won't get tired of the game for at least the next seven years."—Jim Morrice, product manager for Paragon Entertainment Products Inc., the Montreal-based distributor for the Atari 2600, in The Washington Post, April 28, 1978.
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Seven years!
They may have overestimated the new games' staying power ever-so-slightly. Just a little bit.
- "It's better than dropping quarters in the machine all the time."—High school senior Miguel Villasenor in The Associated Press, March 16, 1982.
Above: Atari teaching youngsters financial responsibility.
- "I'd buy the entire Atari setup to get the Pac-Man cartridge... "I'd save a lot of money."—17-year-old Brian Allen who "spends up to $12 a day to play the game in arcades."—The Associated Press, March 16, 1982.
I take solace in that gaming addiction was a thing even back then.
So, what about you? Do you have experiences, emotions, or thoughts on the Atari 2600 of your own? Share them below.


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as before‑mentioned, it is then indispensable, that we weigh the conduct of your preachers in the balance, and determine their actions, by the plummet of the divine word, before your own eyes, that you may discover how much they are wanting in their conduct of the pattern of the true bishops, preachers and pastors, spoken of by Paul to Timothy and Titus, in all their lives and actions; and that they are the very reverse, who, without spirit, word, work or truth, but in semblance only, are so called of the world.
It is manifest, beloved reader, that they have changed the meek office of a true bishop, preacher and pastor, which is an office of christian service, and if rightly attended to, is an office full of labor, poverty, trouble, care, reproach, misery, tribulation, cross and affliction, into ungodly gorgeousness and princely glory, that they may be greatly respected and feared, of those whose names are not written in heaven, to this end they appear in splendid robes; are dressed in shining garbs, Rev. 13: 8; are called by pompous names, and use in their services crosses, ointments, caps, togas, unclean purifications, and have cloisters, chapels, bells, organs, music, masses, offerings, &c., of which there is not a word to be found in the Scriptures. Under these splendid trappings may plainly be seen the slily, croaching wolf, the earthly, sensual mind, the antichristian seductions and bloody abominations; for they seek nothing but the favor of men, honor, splendor, venery, idleness, self, gold, silver, gluttony, &c., and suffer themselves to be called spiritual doctors, teachers, lords, abbots, guardians, fathers and priors.
Alas! how vastly they do differ from the prophets and apostles in their office, services, examples, usages, lives, and in all they did; who entered the vineyard of the Lord without purse, without money, or much clothing; who were made a spectacle to the whole world; and for Christ's sake were killed all the day long, and accounted as sheep for the slaughter; as may be seen from the Scriptures.
But these have their chests and coffers full, they are waxed rich through the abundance of the Babylonian sorcery, and have become princes on earth, Rev. 18: 15. In all things they are blamable, violating female chastity, which is carried on to such an unblushing degree, that it cannot be expressed; they are unchaste, unmerciful, malicious, scorners, unfriendly, unrighteous, liars, drunkards, and full of inordinate desires. Their tables are full of uncleanness, as Isaiah the prophet says. Their hearts are full of avarice, and they are malicious towards those who will not contribute to their support. They even prepare war against them, as Micah teaches; are full of adultery; sit with harlots in their houses; beget children illegitimately. They are unbelieving, refractory, proud, ambitious; obey not the word of the Lord; are bound with the cords of the devil, and there are many who have not known the truth, are a scandal and disgrace to the world. Their dreadful, abominable fruits make this manifest to all. They fight against Christ and his word; hate all the pious; speak reproachfully of all those who seek, love, and fear the Lord with all their hearts. In short, it is impossible to relate all their abominable crimes, lewdness, ungodly deeds, private and public vices, infamy and abominations.
O dear Lord! how much more have they become the reverse of the upright and true bishops, overseers and pastors, although this proud generation boast that they can bring Christ down from heaven, reconcile God, forgive sins, and that they are the true pillars, heads and eyes of the church.
Although I have written this especially of the Roman priests, the reader should know, that I cannot acquit those in any wise, who boast of the word; for with the exception of adultery and fornication, and a few of the abuses of the bread, which are not found with them, they seek and desire, in the common walks of life, unreasonable gain; they idolize baptism and the Holy Supper, and oppress, backbite and slander the pious, about the same as the others do.
Therefore, I fear all who preach for money, and flatter the world, are the spiritual sorcerers of Egypt, 2 Tim. 3: 8, priests of the groves, servants of Baal , and prophets of Jezebel, destroyers of the Lord's vineyard, Jer. 12: 10, defilers of the land, Jer. 23: 11, 63blind watchmen and dumb dogs, spoilers of the good pastures, they trouble the clear waters, are devourers of souls, Ezek. 22:27, false prophets and ravening wolves, devourers of widows' houses, thieves and murderers, enemies of the cross of Christ, whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things, Phil. 3:18, 19, false teachers, founders of sects, cursed children, wandering stars, withered trees, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots; foaming out their own shame, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness forever, Jude 13; anti‑christs, locusts that rose from the bottomless pit, came to hurt those who have not the seal of God in their foreheads, Rev. 9:4. In short, if they will not repent, they are already condemned according to the Scriptures, Tit. 3:11; Rev. 21:8.
Not that I would judge any one, my good reader, I well know that it is written, Judge not, that ye be not judged; condemn not and ye shall not be condemned; but they are judged of him, who says, "The word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day," John 12:48.
Who do such and the like things, says Paul, shall not inherit the kingdom of God. But if any one shall do the works whereof Paul speaks, he will not be judged of me, nor by any other man, but by the word of the Lord. Therefore we entreat you to measure the conduct of your preachers with the Scriptures, and you will find, by whom they are judged.
O miserable preachers, whose blindness we may well lament; how much better would it be for you never to have been born. For if you have finished your short, perishable, voluptuous and idle life; and have not repented, as above stated, your portion will be God's eternal wrath, punishment and judgment in the torments, the pains and burnings of hell; woe and death shall be your end, as the Scriptures threaten, Phil. 3:19.
The reason is, because you reject Christ, and despise his word, which is everlasting food for the soul, upon which we must eternally subsist. You despise his word because it reproves your vain and frivolous conduct, showing that you are indeed sensual; Of the world and of the devil, as is evident; and that you so miserably deceive poor souls; and so cruelly hate, belie, reproach and betray all those who sincerely seek the salvation of their souls; take their property, deprive them of honor, and life, who in great love admonish, by the word of God, your deceiving teachers, and reprove their ungodly deeds with all discretion, Deut. 8:3; Matt. 4:4.
O Balaam, Balaam, how long will you so unmercifully kick and cuff the poor ass which has to suffer all the opprobium, scorn, and disgrace, for the sake of his master's testimony? And never kindly listen how he answers you in a human voice, and reproves your great folly and error? That he is driven by an angel with a naked sword, namely, by the Spirit and word of the Lord, that he can longer carry (endure) you in your ungodly deeds.
Well now! Seed of Cain, Korah and Balaam, prepare for defence; lie, cheat, censure, blaspheme, hate, root up, disgrace, and murder as much as in you lies; allege all the councils, authors, and learned teachers who have been for centuries; appeal to all the lords and princes, emperors, kings and the mighty of the earth. Use all the power, art and cunning that you can command, it will avail you nothing; the Lamb will conquer and gain the victory, the people of God will triumph, not with tangible weapons, but in patience with the Spirit and Word of God. Jerusalem and the temple must be built up, although the Azotus and Sanballat may attempt to hinder it, not with inanimate stones, which are now tread upon in every street with your unclean feet, Neh. 4:6; although all the gates of hell may resist, Babel must be destroyed and laid waste. The ten kings will and must perform their services. You will gnaw your tongues for pain, bitterly cry and weep on account of the torments of Babel, and say, Alas! Alas! That great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls! For in one hour so great riches is come to nought; for her sins rose up to heaven, and the Lord remembered her wickedness, Rev. 18:16.
The gospel will and must be heard; lies 64must be exposed, and your blind folly made known to all men; although I and my brethren may be called off by death before this takes place, yet it will undoubtedly happen at the appointed time, which the Holy Ghost so plainly foretold and taught through the worthy disciple, John.
O stiffnecked, and evil generation, how long will you resist the Holy Ghost? How long will you revile the truth, and prefer lies? How long will your hands drip with the blood of the innocent? Reform your wicked lives, fear God with all your hearts, renounce all your glossy, sensual and carnal doctrine, come forward with us, treat us according to the word of God, that the gospel may be rightly preached, and maintained by a pious and blameless life. O, if you would do this, no innocent blood would be shed, and the truth would be made known.
But we are afraid it will be as the prophet said, "The wicked shall do wickedly, and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand," Dan. 12:10. For it is the custom of all the sects, who are out of Christ and his word, to defend their foundations, faith and actions with the sword. The Romans, the Arians, the Circumcellions, the Lutherans, the Zuinglians, and the Munsterites, are our witnesses; but Christ's people suffer and forbear.
Is it not a grievous error, that these poor people want to be called Christians, and are guilty of such abominable things, such as exterminating, robbing, apprehending, burning, torturing, murdering, &c., under pretences, as if the kingdom of Christ, the glory of the Lord, the word and truth of God, were to be defended and maintained with such horrible disgrace?
Alas, no! You miserable men, no. All who are moved by the spirit of Christ know of no sword but the word of the Lord; their weapons are powerful, fervent prayer, a long‑suffering and patient heart, strong, immoveable faith, a living hope, and an unblamable life, whereby the gospel of the kingdom, the word of peace, is to be promulgated, and to be defended against the gates of hell.
Beloved reader, if you have the fear of God, then learn rightly to know your bishops, prophets, pastors and teachers, and remember what is written, "Come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, and I will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty," 2 Cor. 6:17, 18; and again, "Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues," Rev. 18:4. Consider that the mouth of the Lord said, "Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves: ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?" Matt. 7:15, 16. They are the salt which has lost its savor, and is henceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out and to be trodden under foot of men, as the Lord says, Matt. 5:13.
In short, they are those of whom Paul warned and said, "This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come; for men shall be lovers of their ownselves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, truce‑breakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God; having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof; from such turn away," 2 Tim. 3:1‑5.
Again, thus you see that your preachers are such persons as described, and that the Scriptures abundantly admonish and command that we shall forsake them, fear them, avoid and flee from them, &c. And this is the reason why we openly teach not to hear their seducing doctrines, not to use their sacraments, and to have nothing to do with their false worship.
Rather say, What godliness can Israel bring from Assyria, Egypt, or from Babylon?
How can the true service be found with the priests of Baal? How can you be taught in divine things to righteousness, by those who are ignorant thereof themselves?
How can you learn Christ from antichrist; and the word of God from false prophets?
How can you be blessed by the cursed, and be rightly led by the blind? 65How will you draw water from dry fountains, and gather fruit from withered trees? 2 Pet. 2:17.
How can you be partakers of the Lord's table and of the table of devils?
How can you drink both of the Lord's cup and the devil's cup, and be in the communion of Christ and of anti‑Christ? 2 Cor. 10:21.
You cannot serve two masters who are opposed to each other; you must love the one and hate the other, or else you will hold to the one and despise the other. You must be for Christ or against him, you will gather with him, or destroy ill opposition to him, Matt. 6:24.
Since we, by the grace of God, so plainly see how your preachers are sent, see their doctrine and lives, how they go without being called, falsify the word of God, lead a wanton, sensual life, deceive the poor people; and being so abundantly admonished by the Scriptures, that we should forsake, avoid, and shun such preachers, because they are so diametrically opposed to Christ and his word, and we desire to be obedient to the voice of our shepherd in this matter as it becomes all the pious of Christ, for the kingdom is promised to the obedient, as the Scriptures say, "Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father," Matt. 7:21.
And we also, agreeably to the contents of God's word, have departed from their doctrine, sacraments and service, and this we testify both by word and deed, with possessions and blood, before lords and princes, in cities and in the country, before you, and the world as an admonition, doctrine and instruction, so that you all, both teachers and hearers, might awaken, to reflect on the truth, repent and come out from the kingdom and fellowship of anti‑Christ, and enter the kingdom and communion of Christ; and thus extricate your poor souls from the snares of unbelief, that you may be rescued, preserved anal eternally saved.
For we will sooner endure, in our mortal bodies, misery, poverty, tribulation, hunger, thirst, heat, cold, bonds and death, and adhere to the word of the Lord, than lead secure easy lives with the world, and for the sake of a short and temporal life, ruin our souls.
We think with holy Peter, that we should rather obey God than man; and with virtuous Susanna, it is better to fall into the hands of man, than into the hands of God. All who fear the Lord may read and judge.
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Celebrating illustration, design, cartoon and comic art of the mid-20th century.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Lynd Ward's Woodcuts
Ward studied design theory and art history at Columbia University, followed by an eight month stint at the Academy of Graphic Arts in Leipzig where he learned the technical aspects of book structure and design. Upon his return, now armed with both a practical and theoretical understanding of art (not to mention a tremendous degree of natural ability and ambition) Ward set to work executing the blocks for the first wood-cut novel ever published in America, "God's Man."
This wordless, semi-autobiographical novel released in 1929 was followed by five others - "Mad Man's Drum" (1930), "Wild Pilgrimage" (1932), "Prelude to a Million Years" (1933), "Song Without Words" and "Vertigo" (1937). They established Ward's reputation with the book publishing industry as a highly regarded specialist.
During the next twenty-five years Lynd Ward produced "God's Man" he engraved nearly a thousand wood blocks(!) constantly working at perfecting his technique and design sensibility. Its easy to imagine he must have influenced many other artists as well.
Here are a few Lynd Ward plates from Thomas Shahan's wonderful Lynd Ward Flickr set. I encourage you to click through and peruse the more than thirty scans Thomas has archived.
In the midsts of his series of "wordless novels" Lynd Ward also produced one of his most famous works; the 1934 illustrated edition of Mary Shelley's Frankensein.
One plate, reproduced below, was included in a March 1955 article on Ward in American Artist magazine...
... but you'll find many more, scanned at a good large size from an original edition at fulltable.com (The book is also available in a reprint edition on amazon.com)
When searching online, its perhaps not surprising that Lynd Ward's woodcut engravings dominate most search results. They are visually striking, to say the least, and the fact so much of this work has been reprinted suggests there is a modern audience willing to pay for affordable editions of what would otherwise be rare and expensive out-of-print books.
But as a matter of personal taste, Lynd Ward's woodcuts have always left me a little cold. Happily (for me, anyways) there is another side to Ward's work - one less well known. This week I'd like to share some of that other Lynd Ward work with you. We'll begin... tomorrow.
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I've always loved Lynd Ward - and I'm experimenting now with printmaking as well - Thank you, I really enjoyed this post!ReplyDelete
Great, can't wait!ReplyDelete
I really enjoy your blog.ReplyDelete
I will caution though the term woodcut when referring to wood engraving. While both are relief techniques, they aren't the same, as wood cuts properly refer to the cutting of wood on the "plank" side of a piece of relatively softer wood, and wood engraving is done on the end grain of a block of hard wood. These look like engravings and the image of him working clinched it for me.
Thanks for the clarification, Chris. I used the term "wood cuts" because that's how author Henry C. Pitz described Ward's work in the American Artist article from 1955 which served as the primary source of my research. Pitz wrote:ReplyDelete
"Upon his return to the States he executed the blocks for the first wood-cut novel published in America, "God's Man."
This is unbelievable!!! Love it!ReplyDelete


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- Leaping Hatchling (x2)
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- Clockwork Rocket Bot (x2)
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- Rascal Bot/Pierre [I can make one of those, if you need two, it can be arranged but I'll have to buy Living Steel on the AH, which will make their market value go higher for me]
Pets I want
- Peanut
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- Vengeful Porcupette* I'm bidding on one of these on my server, so it's not priority.
- Crawling Claw
- HumanoidStones I Have
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Blizzard Store Trade
I'm willing to trade store pets like I did when I first opened this thread. Here's how works with me: I'll go to your server and you'll trade me the pets, I'll give you the code as soon as I hit 'Trade'. Have sucessfully traded over 6 store pets with different users, so my word is good for it.
Trades Completed
- Lil'Ragnaros for Frigid Frostling, Azure Whelpling(SpongeBoB)
- Winged Guardian Mount for Dark Whelpling, Sprite Darter, Giant Sewer Rat (SpongeBoB)
- Darkmoon Tonk for Grinder
- Stitched Pup for Firefly
- Anubisath Idol for Gundrak Hatchling
- Chrominius for Fungal Abomination
- Death Talon Whelpguard for Razzashi Hatchling
- Mechanical Stone for Flying Stone
- Jade Owl for Deviate Hatchling
- Death Talon Whelpguard and Imperial Silkworm for Pandaren Water Spirit
- Giant Bone Spider and Fungal Abomination for Black Tabby Cat
- Cenarion Hatchling for Clockwork Rocket Bot, Green Wing Macaw, Muckbreath (Nomadd)
- Moonkin Hatchling for Disgusting Oozeling, Mulgore Hatchling and Magical Crawdad (Nomadd)
- Pandaren Monk for Emerald Whelpling, Toothy and Mr. Wiggles (Nomadd)
- 4 Store pets for Winter's Little Helper, Father Winter's Helper, White Tickbird Hatchling, Fox Kit, Ammen Vale lashling, Dun Morogh Cub, Crimson Whelpling, Teldrassil Sproutling and Lifelike Toad
- Dandelion Frolicker (x1) [High] (Breed S/S) for different breed Dandelion Frolicker + Gu'chi
- Ruby Droplet (x1) [Medium] for Ji'kun Hatchling
- Moonkin Hatchling for Pygmy Direhorn and Living Fluid
- Ruby Droplet (x1) for Ashleaf Sprite and Egbert
- Ruby Droplet (x1) for Death Adder Hatchling with Flawless Stone
- Pandaren Water Spirit for Magic Broom
I'll also consider trades for other trade fodder, so feel free to offer in any thing I have and I'll consider it
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Jon Stewart on the IRS Targeting the Tea Party
Last night, the Daily Show's Jon Stewart said of reports the IRS singled out tea‐party groups for extra scrutiny, "This seems like a genuine scandal." Then he turned on the funny: "In their defense, there is a good reason why people using the IRS to crack down on political enemies would not want Americans educated about the Constitution." Best line: "Wait a minute. I didn't realize apologies were sufficient in IRS‐related issues." Video below. (Beware: some racy language.)
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In the very next segment, Stewart portrays HHS's release of (wildly divergent) hospital chargemaster prices as an example of government doing things right, gives kudos to HHS, and laments that government doesn't do more of that sort of thing. There's only one problem. Outrageously high and divergent hospital prices are due to government policies that encourage patients to pay for more items through health insurance and that thereby destroy the cash market and any hope of competitive and transparent prices. So that episode is also an example of government failure.
The show's Moment of Zen was this priceless clip of former IRS commissioner Douglas Shulman denying that his agency was on a tea‐party witch hunt:
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Walking a fine line between faithful witness and partisan politics
As Election Day gets closer, it is getting more and more difficult for the Catholic Church to convince Americans that it is not involved in partisan politics.
Following a complaint to the IRS from Americans United for the Separation of Church and State, news outlets have been latching on to a story about a Texas priest who told parishioners--in writing--that they should not reelect President Barack Obama. Msgr. Francis Smith, pastor of St. Raphael Parish in El Paso, Texas, wrote the following in his parish bulletin last month:
"I am asking all of you to go to the polls and be united in replacing our present president with a president that will respect the Catholic Church in this country. Please pass this on to all of your Catholic friends."
The language of Smith's statement left little room for interpretation, and with the complaint being filed that the parish has violated the terms of the church's tax exempt status, the El Paso diocese acknowledged that Smith crossed the line. They also instructed him to issue a retraction of the comments, which he has done. But this isn't an isolated case.
The Wisconsin State Journal reported last weekend on opposition to "rosary rallies" being held at the state capitol that have openly supported Wisconsin native and GOP vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan. Father Rick Heilman, a priest of the Madison diocese, claims the prayers for Ryan are non-partisan and are just based on him being "a Catholic son in the Diocese of Madison." But Heilman also mentioned what he called "this whole nonsense of recalling this strong governor"--a reference to the recall attempt against controversial Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker--which certainly sounds like an endorsement of a Republican politician. No mention was made of any efforts to pray for Democratic candidates at these "non-partisan" rallies.
The Wisconsin State Journal also posted a story about the support Madison Bishop Robert Morlino has shown for Paul Ryan, who Morlino calls a good friend and an "excellent Catholic layman" who forms his policies in accord with Catholic teaching. Morlino is careful to say he does not endorse any candidate, but as the Journal notes, Morlino is happy to discuss his vision of how Catholic teaching relates to government and policy, which sounds quite a lot like Ryan's.
Catholics are of course not only supporting the Republican Party. Last week Sister Simone Campbell of the Catholic social justice lobby NETWORK appeared at the Democratic National Convention. Though Campbell doesn't speak in the same official church capacity as a priest or bishop, her endorsement of one party's agenda was troubling for many Catholics.
People in the pews are clearly growing tired of the partisan approach. I spent much of the morning reading responses from the roughly 600 readers of this website who took our survey on walking out of Mass, written by a Catholic who was greatly troubled by a homily that called on Catholics to vote against the current president. The full results will appear in our November issue, but it suffices to say the responses made it clear that such messages aren't uncommon--nor are they appreciated by many Massgoers.
The U.S. bishops' document Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship says that the church is "involved in the political process but is not partisan" and "cannot champion any candidate" (presumably even those who are native Catholic sons) or party. That can be a tough line to walk, and it is one that many church leaders seem to be falling on the wrong side of in recent months.
The church would seemingly be better served to skip all the talk about candidates and elections entirely and to stick instead to the issues involved. As the bishops wrote in Faithful Citizenship, "These themes from Catholic social teaching provide a moral framework that does not easily fit ideologies of 'right' or 'left,' 'liberal' or 'conservative,' or
the platform of any political party. They are not partisan or sectarian, but reflect
fundamental ethical principles that are common to all people."
That's a point that many laity would be well served to reflect on as well, rather than demonizing only their political opponents or going on a tirade when someone expresses a part of Catholic teaching that doesn't align with the "liberal" or "conservative" label they've adopted. Catholic teaching can be non-partisan, and it can help to inform our consciences when we are faced with difficult voting decisions, but we--including priests, bishops, and laypeople alike--need to shed our own political ties and come to the discussion with an open mind.


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MWC 15 Special
We have already heard about the HTC J Butterfly/the Droid DNA and as expected, it seems that the J aka DNA will also arrive to the rest of the world as the HTC Butterfly. HTC just put the official specs on its international website and according to these, the Butterfly will feature a Qualcomm S4 1.5 GHz quad-core CPU and runs on some kind of Android with HTC Sense. It's said to support quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE as well as dualband UMTS/HSPA at 850/2100 MHz which means that this version of the Butterfly isn't optimized for Europe which could mean that the European bands will be different. LTE is not announced to be supported. However, also on board are Bluetooth 4.0 with aptX and WiFi a/b/g/n as well as support for GPS and Glonass.
At a size of 143 x 70.5 x 9.08 mm, the Butterfly weights 140 gram, including the 2020 mAh Li-polymer battery, and comes with a massive 5" super LCD 3 Corning Gorilla Glass 2 touchscreen which features Full HD resolution at 1920 x 1080 pixel. Like all of the recent HTC smartphones, the Butterfly also comes with a 8 megapixel camera which features a dedicated HTC ImageChip and HTC ImageSense. This means the camera sports a F2.0 aperture and 28mm lens, auto focus, LED flash and an BSI sensor which allows 1080p HD video recording. The front camera supports 2.1 megapixel and even allows 1080p HD for video chat.
It comes with 2 GB of RAM and a total flash storage of 16 GB which can be expanded with microSD memory cards for up to 32 GB additional storage
Further multimedia features include DLNA for wirelessly streaming media from the phone to a compatible TV or computer, micro-USB 2.0 with mobile high-definition video link (MHL) for USB or HDMI connection, and studio-quality sound with Beats Audio built in.
HTC has not yet announced the internationals GSM/UMTS version of the J Butterfly/Droid DNA but it's expected that it will be announced anytime soon, most likely prior next year's Mobile World Congress.
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