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He could become king or something but i see him at the end of his journey just going to the mountains with or without casca and sleeping.
It is painfully obvious that Griffith has an ulterior agenda besides "running his kingdom".
I think that's quite obvious. We, the readers, aren't meant to question Griffith's motives. We know he's evil. I've seen a lot of readers get tripped up on Falconia. They see Griffith's actions and assume he's trying to protect humanity from the monsters outside. But remember, Griffith is responsible for these monsters showing up in the first place (and thanks to a little help from SK). Now humanity is solely dependent on him. Setting fire to someone's house so that you can be the one to save them doesn't make you a hero.
Again I'm open to Femto throwing a massive curve ball, But I don't see any evidence for it yet.
He is giving humanity what they want though, subconsciously humans desire the Fantasia world and Griffith and the God Hand exist to serve human mass subconsciousness, whether individual humans suffer or not isn't relevant to mankind's desires. It's not Femto's place to question humanity's will, but if he can fulfill his own dream as well it's a win-win situation.
He is giving humanity what they want though, subconsciously humans desire the Fantasia world and Griffith and the God Hand exist to serve human mass subconsciousness, whether individual humans suffer or not isn't relevant to mankind's desires. It's not Femto's place to question humanity's will, but if he can fulfill his own dream as well it's a win-win situation.
How would humanity ever desire that? The Fantasia world is full of pain and likely inhabitable for humanity. It's a complete mess. The creatures of Fantasia themselves hardly have niches, it's survival of the biggest until there's nothing else.
You could however be talking about the Falconian life of the Fantasia world. Prosperous, secure, organized, a place to thrive. Much more than the empire world before it, definitively.
IoE for sure has more pain to bring, it's what it does. Violence, pain, desires. This brief relief humanity received makes them think positively, but this probably will make the next pain even greater, as humanity remember it the hard way. I wouldn't be surprise if few people survive Falconia.
There's no curve ball as far as the reader is concerned. Falconia and Fantasia were engineered for a purpose, and that purpose was not "to give Griffith his kingdom". It's not even a proper kingdom, as a matter of fact, but more of a city-state. Griffith could have just ruled Midland or anything else, but the God Hand and their master maneuvered from the very beginning, from before even Femto's incarnation, in order to create the current situation. Do you think it was a coincidence we saw a double page for each member of the God Hand when Fantasia came to be? It was not. Femto was not incarnated just so that he could have tea with Charlotte and play at being a good ruler. Femto, the wings of darkness. Femto, the one who will bring about the age of darkness. Femto whose soul is infused with evil. It is beyond naive at this point in the series to question whether the God Hand is anything but evil and scheming something sinister. And Femto is the God Hand's vanguard. So really, the evidence you're looking for is spread all over the series, and it starts in the Black Swordsman arc.
And if that wasn't enough, just think about the current situation. Basically 99% of what's left of humanity is living huddled inside those walls, you don't think that's the least bit suspicious? You don't think the narrative is being played very specifically to maximize people's dependency on the God Hand while emphasizing that everything else, and especially the astral world, is their enemy?
And what about the fact people are being protected by apostles, monstrous creatures that Berserk as a series has spent 30+ volumes establishing as enemies of mankind?
What about Rakshas going after Rickert's head? Not a concern? An isolated incident? Come on.
Hah! Is he now? Humans desired Fantasia in the way that it persisted in their collective consciousness like a half-forgotten daydream, an ancient echo of what once was. But did humans want it like this? Did they want a supremely hostile world, one that only allows them to survive in a single place ruled over by the God Hand? Raban does not seem to think so. And neither do Rickert or Erika, and many others, I'm sure.
You say Femto and the God Hand exist to serve human mass subconsciousness, but it's really not quite that simple. For one thing, if they had no agenda they wouldn't be interfering directly with the world like they're doing, inserting themselves into it. And they're not neutrally granting people's wishes either, there's always an evil twist to everything they do.
Even the Idea of Evil in episode 83 makes it clear what it's all about (hence its name). It provides reasons for the bad things that keep happening. Saying mankind's suffering is irrelevant means you're fundamentally mistaken about the nature of the Idea of Evil and its servants.
I'm not denying the God Hands malevolence, or Griffith's darker nature, such a ruthless person wouldn't be where he was if he didn't embrace evil. But he encapsulates light and dark, he is both the saviour and bane of the Berserk world, the Idea of Evil even gave him a choice "May you bring pain or salvation to makind" (Anyone who has better translations can correct me on this)
The God Hands whereabouts are unknown, Midland is only dependent on Griffith. And I don't think Griffith is concerned with turning public opinion against an island of besieged witches miles away, Armed with scarecrows and a wicker man.
The apostles that once raped and pillaged at their leisure who now direct their bloodthirstiness to defending Falconia's borders, and are safely segregated from the rest of the population in their Thunderdome.
I think Rakshas was acting on his own, he thought Rickert was easy prey and the fight got out of hand with the help of the Bakiraka, I think if Griffith really wanted to have Rickert killed he wouldn't have let Rickert and his crew escape on Garuda, he would have sent Zodd and the demon air force to pursue them. Anyway this is anecdotal, I'm not trying to attribute good intentions to the apostles or God Hand.
Yes they did, humans in the Berserk world desire suffering
In the same way the human race of the Berserk world don't wish to end their suffering , they want absurd justifications for their suffering that surpass the mundane suffering of famine, disease and destitution, fantastic gradients of suffering in the form of monsters and demons, a distopia is more vivid and realistic than a Utopia.
The Milenium Falcon arc has a lot of ties to human myth and religion, Ganishka is the anti Christ/Mara/Hades, the all encompassing evil. Griffith is Jesus/Gilgamesh/Heracles, the demigod savior of mankind , and Ganishkas second incarnation represents the apocalypse, a masochistic fantasy in many religions.
On the contrary, the God hand are probably chosen because their agendas in some way suit the Idea of Evil, self inserting themselves into God's will doesn't mean undermining it, both the IOE and the God Hand encourage free expression. "Do as thou wilt".
There's an evil twist to everything they do I agree, but most apostles who have their wishes granted are ecstatic, Rosine, Wyald, Mozgus, the snake Baron, they love being demons, there are very few apostles appealing to the God Hand to exchange their monster penis bodies.
I said individual suffering is irrelevant to the IOE, the Idea of Evil answers to the collective will of mankind, not individuals
but whose action in time would cause The Idea of Evil's 2nd Coming.
We've read and followed the journey of characters from The Blackswordsman - Falconia but this is not the beginning. The world of Berserk we've ready is but a fragment of its full tale and so it will have no true end though not in the way I or others might like it to have.
Episode 83 is not officially part of the series. It was removed from it.
Also, it's been made amply clear, like by the prophecy, that the "Falcon of Light" is a deception. Lastly, the very name "Idea of Evil" should be enough to make you doubt any velleities of bringing salvation to mankind
Midland does not exist anymore. The entire astral world is not the Island of Skellig. Skellig is not just "miles away", nor is it besieged, nor should it be summarized as being "armed with scarecrows and a wicker man" (which have been destroyed anyway). And the goal isn't to turn ordinary people against the astral world so much as to cement their dependency on the God Hand. And Griffith is a member of the God Hand, lest you've forgotten. Clearly you don't seem to be arguing rationally here.
I see you have learned literally nothing from 30+ volumes establishing what the apostles' nature is. Nor from Locus' speech to Rickert about it mere episodes ago. Hilarious "thunderdome" reference, by the way.
Just read again what you said just above. The apostles are now defending blablabla and safely segregated blablabla. This is a direct counterexample.
No, you're misquoting episode 83. What the Idea of Evil says is this:Humans desired reasons.Reasons for pain, reasons for sadness, reasons for life, reasons for death, reason why their lives were filled with suffering, reasons why their deaths were absurd.They wanted reasons for the destiny that kept transcending their knowledge.Humans did not desire suffering. Please don't reply without at least making sure you know what you're talking about.
Completely baseless extrapolation that seems to purposely ignore what is shown to us in the story, as well as what the Idea of Evil's philosophy is.I can't believe anyone with an ounce of historical or mythological knowledge could manage to get the references this completely wrong. Griffith is so obviously meant to be a false savior that it pains me to have to point it out. Herakles? Reaaaally? And let's not even talk about the rest.
It's the other way around. The God Hand's entire lives as humans were conceived so that they would become what they are. That is what Griffith is told in episode 83, which you keep referring to. I also didn't say they were inserting themselves into "God's will". I said they were inserting themselves into the corporeal world. They are, by definition, doing the Idea of Evil's bidding. That's why they're called the "God Hand", the hand of god. They can do whatever they want, but they were engineered so that what they want serves the Idea of Evil's purpose.
This is irrelevant to what I was saying. Yes, after being transformed into evil monsters, the evil monsters relish their evil monstrousness. Was there ever more than that to Rochine or the Count's characters? Who cares, right?.
Individual suffering is a necessary component of mankind's suffering in general. The Idea of Evil is in each and every human's heart. Also, saying the Idea of Evil answers to the collective will of mankind is without much ground. It was created from the dark side of humanity's collective consciousness. Since then, it's weaved the destinies of men. Clearly, given how it has reshaped the world, it is a master more than a servant. A god, in fact.
So, as I was telling you earlier, why do you think the world is as it is right now? ( Human will) Why do you think humans are made to desperately rely on the God Hand and apostles for survival against the outside world? (Because humans are driven to embrace monotheism) Why is the astral world, a force that can rival the God Hand's, made to be an absolute enemy? (Creatures on their own are not the abosulte enemy of the God Hand.) Humans used to know magic and could presumably live in that world, long ago. Maybe they were allied with the nice astral beings against the bad ones. But now, they blindly rely on the power of evil. A power based only on mankind. This isn't a coincidence. This isn't without reason. This is the agenda.
I think where we differ is that you believe the God Hand are lying to the world, theyre pretending to act in the interests of humanity but are secretly plotting to create hell on Earth, and Griffith is waiting reveal his grand deception. And I think there is no deception in either the God Hand or Griffith, that fantasia is something humans truly wanted, and Griffiths goal is to create a kingdom where is subjects live in happiness, not to suddenly turn cruel and rule them like a dictator.
You are mistaken. Griffith is not even slightly a Jesus figure. He's an antichrist figure. Like, plain as day he's an antichrist figure. He's even got a powerful classic-vampire Charisma field that forces humans to feel like they totally love and trust this guy while they are near him.
He's not even a Veidt-like guy doing all this terrible shit because he believes it is necessary to save humanity, or a Beherit-Apostle-like guy doing it because he believes the world is too awful and someone needs to burn it all down and try something else.
The very last time he genuinely thought about other people was when the God Hand suggested that giving up his dreams would mean that those who had fallen in his struggle in the past would have died in vain, and that made him feel terrible. And he saved himself from the idea of having led friends to die in vain for his now-failed dream, by murdering more friends to keep his dream going. It was a perverse way to deal with that pain. And even that pain was burned away when he became Femto. It's gone. He's in it for himself now. If there are happy people it's because he wants pet happy people.
You say there is no deception but has he said "By the way, the way the countryside is filled with monsters now? Yep, down to me, part of my big plan, it'll all be for the best I promise?" It's a pretty big lie of omission. As Delta Phi and others in the past have said: rescuing people from harm you've caused entirely on purpose expressly so that you can rescue them and thus gain their gratitude? It is an evil act. If you set fire to someone's house, and then save them from the fire - and let them believe you have just saved them from a freak accident - that is a deception. I don't understand how you can think that a plan whose steps include causing 99% of the world to be overrun with fuckoff bloodthirsty fantasy monsters is in the interests of humanity. Unless you're casting Griffith as Noah and his fancy little city is Noah's Ark, with the entire rest of the world drowned. Drowned in powerful, bloodthirsty fantasy monsters.
If you're interested in the Idea of Evil's endgame specifically, I made an IOE post over in aiguille's thread the other day that's more or less pointed at that question.
If humanity wants a world over run with fuckoff monsters as you put it, humanity gets a world with fuckoff monsters. Thats how IOE works, what humanity as a collective wants is horrifying, that is why the Abyss and the God Hand are so dangerous, they are obeying a collective will that is self-destructive, again I have to ask, where does the deception come in? humanitys reason for suffering now comes as cool ass monsters rather than the mundane and pointless suffering humanity is used to. But if you understand that why do you believe that the IOE doesnt do what human will commands it to do?
Dude, you're really having a tough time understanding the concept of the God Hand and IOE. You seem to think that IOE and the God Hand are obeying humanities collective will. Or that they are following what humanity commands them to do. That is totally backwards. Once upon a time, humans desired reasons for all the negative things in life. Pain, sadness, suffering, their own senseless deaths. This is where the Idea of Evil was created.
However, it has become so powerful that it is now its own entity.
It is not a slave to humans consciousness or anything like that. In fact, it is now controlling the destinies of mankind, to serve it's own purpose, which we as readers do not yet know to what extent.
Comparing the IOE to a genie in a bottle is just retarded. It has purposefully and specifically designed things so that the God Hand and the Apostles would come to serve it, obediently, while also doing own their own bidding and following their own path. This is where the deception comes in and it's a display of how powerful IOE is. Not only that, but since the "merger" (the overlapping of the Astral world and Corporeal world) humans must now rely on the God Hand and the Apostles to keep them safe from the dangers of the Astral world. Again, they are being deceived. Needing the truly evil beings of the world as their protectors.
Humans are not desiring the monsters or all the pain and destruction they bring. All that is a result of the will and control that the Idea of EVIL has woven for it's own desire.
And rest assured that it is not to "create an ideal world demanded by humanity". Do you understand this?
he entrusts Griffith/Femto with saving humanity.
Well this thread as derived a lot from what it's supposed to talk about and is starting to be a big waste of time imo.I'd suggest many many reread....
That isnt correct, it isnt its own entity, the IOE is a gestalt entity that obeys human will
when asked what it wants by Griffith, IOE replies Do as I command lord Femto, my young apprentice oh wait. No, what it actually says is Do as thou wilt, my desire is your desire He gives Femto the agency to carry out his task, he entrusts Griffith/Femto with saving humanity.
Thats because it does not have its own purpose, there is no evidence to suggest it has its own purpose. If it did why would it bother with the tedious and long task of building a quintet of demons over the span of a thousand years? Why is it dependent on behilits, sacrificial ceremonies and the God Hand to carry out its will?
Why is it referred to as the Desired god, why is Griffith referred to as the Desired, why is Fantasia referred to as the Desired world somebody is desiring these things, it's undeniable.
Then I think the God Hand are also referred to as the Guardians of Desire. Personally, I wonder if the use of the word desire in these cases doesn't have something to do with Buddhist beliefs about desire. Here's a short excerpt about it: In Buddhism, desire and ignorance lie at the root of suffering. By desire, Buddhists refer to craving pleasure, material goods, and immortality, all of which are wants that can never be satisfied. As a result, desiring them can only bring suffering. Maybe "desire" is referring to these things in context of them relating to the roots of suffering. I could be totally off base here. It was just a thought I had.
My bad, I shouldn't have dragged it on for this long, but I wanted to defend my views to those who made the effort to reply to me, I've enjoyed the discussion I've had, but in retrospect I should have made it my own thread.
I was wondering if anyone has thought Berserk's ending might not be totally conclusive.
I was wondering if anyone has thought Berserk's ending might not be totally conclusive. Perhaps with Guts becoming something like the Skull Knight, opposing the God Hand for many centuries, but not being able to truly defeat them


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Secret report: biofuel caused food crisis
Internal World Bank study delivers blow to plant energy drive
Aditya Chakrabortty
The Guardian, Friday July 4, 2008
Biofuels have forced global food prices up by 75% - far more than previously estimated - according to a confidential World Bank report obtained by the Guardian. The damning unpublished assessment is based on the most detailed analysis of the crisis so far, carried out by an internationally-respected economist at global financial body.
The figure emphatically contradicts the US government's claims that plant-derived fuels contribute less than 3% to food-price rises. It will add to pressure on governments in Washington and across Europe, which have turned to plant-derived fuels to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and reduce their dependence on imported oil.
Senior development sources believe the report, completed in April, has not been published to avoid embarrassing President George Bush. "It would put the World Bank in a political hot-spot with the White House," said one yesterday.
The news comes at a critical point in the world's negotiations on biofuels policy. Leaders of the G8 industrialised countries meet next week in Hokkaido, Japan, where they will discuss the food crisis and come under intense lobbying from campaigners calling for a moratorium on the use of plant-derived fuels.Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.
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Ethanol production is not about food vs. fuel.
Its about food and fuel.
The conversion of grain to ethanol and other
co-products is relatively simple. The starch and fiber
are converted to ethanol and a variety of other
products, depending on the process used.
A dry mill process is the most common technology
and is used in about 80% of U.S. ethanol plants.
This is a basic but technologically innovative
process that converts a bushel of corn into
three products that differ in volume, but are
nearly equal in weight.
Basically, one bushel of corn yields one-third
its weight in ethanol, one-third in high protein
livestock feed (called distillers grains) and
one-third in carbon dioxide, which can be
used for food and beverage processing and
industrial applications.
A 14 ounce box of corn flakes costs about $2.97 to
$3.50. When corn is $2 per bushel, a box of corn
flakes includes about 2.2¢ worth of corn. At $4 per
bushel, the amount of corn in that cereal costs 4.4¢.
Illinois Corn Marketing Board
Between March 2006 and March 2007, fresh chicken
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price of one dozen eggs was one penny more in
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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
A doubling of feed grain and oilseed prices would
increase average food prices by less than four percent.
Bruce Babcock, Iowa State University.
Americas farmers are the most efficient and productive in
the world. In 2006, U.S. corn farmers produced a near
record 10.74 billion bushels of corn. Of that, 1.8 billion
bushels went to the production of ethanol and
co-products. (Its important to note that ethanol
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nations grain sorghum crop in 2006.)
In 2007, farmers responded to market signals
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demand for more corn. In June 2007, the USDA
National Agricultural Statistics Service reported that
farmers planted 92.9 million acres of cornan
increase of 14.5 million acres over the previous year.
Much of this came from the conversion of cotton
and soybean acres to corn.
The ongoing innovation in crop genetics and
technology continues to help farmers produce more
bushels on the same acres. Based on recent estimates,
U.S. corn farmers have the potential to produce
15 billion to 16 billion bushels annually by 2015
perhaps as much as 18 billion bushels. Of this crop,
one-third could be used in ethanol production
providing enough corn for 15 billion to 20 billion
gallons of ethanol. That would leave a minimum
of 12 billion bushels for feed, food and export
marketsup from 9.5 billion bushels in 2006.-
In actual dollars, President Obamas $4.4 trillion in deficit spending in just three years is 37 percent higher than the previous record of $3.2 trillion (held by President George W. Bush) in deficit spending for an entire presidency. Its no small feat to demolish an 8-year record in just 3 years.
Under Obamas own projections, interest payments on the debt are on course to triple from 2010 (his first budgetary year) to 2018, climbing from $196 billion to $685 billion annually.
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LEDs can make for some of the tackiest modifications to any car. Luckily Jalopnik readers know ten designs that make them look like a dream.
Welcome back to Answers of the Day — our daily Jalopnik feature where we take the best ten responses from the previous day's Question of the Day and shine it up to show off. It's by you and for you, the Jalopnik readers. Enjoy!
LEDs are very simple. They don't make heat like regular lights do and they're small. This gives them lots of opportunities to be contorted into all kinds of elegant lines and shapes.
Most automakers and tuners are content to tack them on randomly to the front of their cars. These companies' goal is not to make a car safer with brighter lighting, or just cooler with imaginative designs. They just want the car to look expensive like Audis.
Not everyone is so single-minded. Here are the most creative designs we've seen in production cars, tuner cars, and concept cars. If cars start picking up these design tricks, we'll be very happy.
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10.) Aston Martin One-77 Taillights
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8.) Lamborghini Taillights
Lambo has been putting these three-pointed stars on the back of its cars since the Reventon, and they all look super cool.
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7.) Off Road LED Bars
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6.) Directional Taillights
With LEDs, it's easier for carmakers to make sequenced taillights, which have looked awesome since the '70s. We're glad they're making a comeback, like on the new Mustang.
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5.) Audi A6 Headlights
Audi is still ahead of the game on their LED headlights. The all-LED lamps on the new A6 just look like they're from the future.
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4.) Citroën Metropolis Concept
While the A6 is cool, it lacks some grace in its LEDs. Citroën's 2010 concept shows how you can use LEDs to draw headlights and taillights into more abstract shapes with a lot more depth. We want to see more production cars look this intricate.
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3.) Audi R8 Taillights
Well, Audi has at least one car with the same cool factor as the Citroën. The facelifted 2014 R8 taillights are super deep, and they look like evil robot eyes. We like.
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2.) Dekotora
LEDs are great for making small, precise details but they're also just great for complete optical overload. Japan's custom truck scene, dekotora, takes that style about as far as it can go.
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1.) Mazda Furai
As we've said, LEDs give designers a lot of room to make headlights and taillights abstract, and break away from the old look of big round or square lamps. No car gives a proof of concept like Mazda's 2008 racecar-turned-Batmobile. The LEDs are mounted in smooth plastic, blending them into clean lines. We just think every car should have lights like these.
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Zebulon Dak wrote:Breno's the hitman. His job is to take the nasty to the next level. Strategically bend the rules. Preferably don't get caught, but it doesn't always work out that way. I'd bet money that's EXACTLY how Coach looks at it.
Do you have a source that backs up this claim? I think his job is to block people and not get boneheaded penalties. Wasn't there a stat on here a couple weeks back listing him as the 56th of 60 some RGs in the league? Seattle is #1 in pre-snap penalties and that dude is a huge part of it. Add on his post-whistle penalties it's unbearable.
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We're fans of a refreshing squeeze of citrus in our drinks. So we made a unique beer to showcase that, with Belgian Saison yeast to give surprising complexity. It's kind of like a Shandy, but, you know, in a classy way.
Suggested Food Pairings: Mesclun greens and arugula, pad Thai, shellfish, curried dishes.
Fall is hop harvest time, when our hops are most ripe and pungent (stick your nose in a glass, you'll see). In this unique spin on a classic style, rich malt dances with remarkable, aromatic hops. Prost!
Suggested Food Pairings: Anything you might find in one of those cornucopia things.
Our Nitro Stout is brimming with rich malt flavor and a soft, airy mouthfeel. This beer cascades upwards and spins into creamy, dark swirls. A blend of local pale malt, local wheat malt, black malt, crystal malt, munich malt and chocolate malt provides the foundation for this dark and creamy beer.
Suggested Food Pairings: charbroiled steak, Mexican or Cajun dishes, oysters, shrimp, rich chocolate desserts, vanilla ice cream for a nitro stout float.
Who doesn't like the holidays? Savory foods,awesome spices, lots of family time (but hopefully not too much). In that spirit, here's our contribution to these great days. A dark saison with subtle holiday spices.
IBU's: 19
Suggested Food Pairings: Sausages such as bratwurst, chorizo, & venison, spicy Thai or Vietnamese dishes, hearty fish like snapper.
We love Ginger for its unique, exotic flavors. Our favorite Saison recipe is the backdrop here, with hints of spice and fruit from the belgian yeast. Enjoy!
Suggested Food Pairings: Asian cuisine, Nicoise Salad, Fresh Tomatoes, food eaten on a hot, but not too hot day with good sunshine and maybe a breeze.
Fresh Cut is a dry-hopped pilsner. Chinook, Citra and Centennial hops provide aromas of citrus, grass and spice. Though the front palate is loud with IPA qualities, the finish is distinctly pilsner- crisp, dry and extremely refreshing. Enjoy!
Suggested Food Pairings: Fish Sandwiches, Lobsters, and meals eaten on rustic outdoors single-origin hand-hewn Amish furniture
Hop Blanc is a heavenly White IPA. Local wheat and Belgian yeast give this beer a soft mouthfeel, while Centennial, Simcoe and Citra hops provide a bright rush of tropical and citrus flavors up front. This beer is the cheery, angelic cousin of the more sinister Hop Noir.
Suggested Food Pairings: Shellfish, Kale Salads, and most mexican dishes.
Our Pale Ale is a complex hybrid between a West-Coast Pale Ale and a British-Style Pale Ale. An abundance of Cascade Hops gives this beer a citrusy, floral nose. We use a high percentage of Caramel Malt to provide a stark contrast to the hoppy front palate, giving our pale ale a smooth, malty finish.
ABV: 5.1% IBUs: 44
Suggested food pairing: Spicy food, sushi, chicken, pork, hummus, mild cheeses, herb cheeses, fruity desserts
Photos by Ben Rosamond
Food by Chef Dave Townsend
We love the piney, fruity flavors of Simcoe® hops. This is a classic pale ale, single-hopped and dry-hopped with Simcoe. We cold condition this beer and give it a restrained malt profile, so the hops really pop, like flora in spring. Our friends Patrick, Jason and Brad grow these luscious hops and we hope you enjoy them as much as we do.
ABV: 5.4% IBUs: 66
Suggested food pairings: Risotto, Fish Tacos, Lamb, Salmon
This autumn ale is a showcase of the mighty Summit™ hop. Our friend Jason grows amazing Summits that combine pine, spice and captivating citrus aromas. A good dose of toasted malts provides warm, rich flavors to contrast the hops on the front palate. Cold fermentation gives a surprisingly crisp finish. We hope you enjoy this unique fall brew.
ABV: 5.7% IBUs: 64
Suggested Food Pairings: Hearty autumn dishes, fall vegetable roasts, butternut squash, fresh harvest apples, gouda cheese.
This winter wheat beer uses dark malting to provide subtle toasty notes. We then single-hop and dry-hop this beer with Citra hops from our friend Brad's farm. Interesting pineapple notes from the Citra hop provide a stark contrast to the toasty notes in the body. An engaging and sessionable Winter Seasonal.
ABV: 5% IBUs: 62
Hop Noir is a delectable Black IPA, dripping with piney, aromatic Centennial hops. The malt base is dark and rich, anchored by organic black malt. This provides a strong foundation for the extravagant kettle hopping and dry-hopping that this beer experiences. Enjoy with a night-light.
ABV: 8.2% IBUs: 98
Suggested Food Pairings: Brie, grilled vegetables, lamb shank, pungent cheeses
This series is a celebration of tasty local ingredients and distinctive terroir. We brewed four beers, each with barley and hops from one particular state (Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts and New York). Each beer in the series was brewed according to a similar recipe, to achieve an ale that is assertively-hopped and dry-hopped, but also bold in its malt character. Since the recipe is consistent, the flavor difference in each beer results from the distinctive local terroir. Working with skilled farmers to craft this series has been an exceptional experience for us. We hope you enjoy the result.
Abv: 6.9% IBU 67
This is an extravagant, immoderate beer. We mixed together our three favorite things – beer, chocolate, and coffee. A rich stout serves as a backbone, with organic black malt and chocolate malt providing a luscious foundation. During the boil, we add artisan chocolate from your friends at Taza. During conditioning, we add coffee from our friends at Coffee by Design. Then, this concoction is oak-aged, resulting in soft vanilla notes. We hope you enjoy this beer as much as we do.
ABV: 8.4 % IBUs: 22
Suggested Food Pairings: Delectable Deserts, Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches, and Salted Pretzels
This unique India Pale Ale features our favorite hops—Simcoe®, Amarillo® and Nugget. A generous Amarillo and Simcoe dry hop provide for an assertive, hop-forward nose and front palate. We don't use traditional bittering hops in our IPA, providing nothing but stimulating citrus and floral characteristics.
Inspired by a recipe from our good friend and fellow homebrewer Tim from the North Shore Homebrewers Club.
ABV: 7.2% IBUs: 76
Suggested Food Pairings: Spicy foods, pesto, smoked meats, mild cheddar or mild blue cheese, gorgonzola
Photos by Ben Rosamond
Food by Chef Dave Townsend
Our Nut Brown Ale starts out very smooth, like an English-style Brown Ale. The use of Chocolate Malt, Munich Malt, and Hallartau Hops give this beer a crisp, nutty finish. Peak Nut Brown is a delectable beer loaded with complex, differentiated flavors that don't overwhelm the palate, making it a perfect dark beer for food pairing.
ABV: 4.7% IBUs: 21
Suggested Food Pairing: Hearty courses, beef, roasted pork, pastas with red sauce, creamy soups, aged/strong cheeses, smoked gouda
Photos by Ben Rosamond
Food by Chef Dave Townsend
Our Amber Ale is designed to start bright and lively from an abundance of Crystal Malts. We establish a strong contrast between front palate and back palate by adding generous amounts of Munich Malt, which provides a distinct toasty finish.
ABV: 4.9% IBUs: 37
Suggested Food Pairing: Grilled meats/veggies, smoked fish, poultry, burgers, port-salut or tangy cheese
Photos by Ben Rosamond
Food by Chef Dave Townsend
Peak Maple Collaboration is a truly local project. It's a new twist on our previously brewed Maple Oat Ale. We worked with local farmers and small businesses to craft this beer with Maine-grown organic oats from GrandyOats and Vermont-produced organic maple syrup from Butternut Mountain Farms. The Maple Collaboration is a copper-colored brew with a dynamic mouth feel from the organic oats and a subtle richness in the finish from the organic maple syrup. The beer is in support of Chefs Collaborative, the nation's leading environmentally conscious culinary organization.
ABV: 6.7% IBUs: 26
Suggested Food Pairing: Meats with sweet marinade, salmon, bratwurst, chicken, mild English cheese
A robust amber ale brewed with locally roasted, organic fair trade espresso with help from our friends at Irving Farm Coffee Roasters. This malty amber ale is brewed with substantial amounts of Munich Malt, providing a perfect backbone for the rich, roasty flavor imparted by the espresso.
Peak Espresso Amber is the first Fair Trade Certified beer brewed in the United States. Read more here.
ABV: 7% IBUs: 22
Suggested Food Pairing: Brunch items, BBQ, vanilla ice cream, chocolate cake
King Crimson is an Imperial Red Ale that delivers a royal bounty of luscious, fruity American hops on top of a sturdy, deep red malt backbone. This beer is lavishly dry-hopped with Simcoe, adding a citrusy and piney flavor and aroma to the toasty, sweet malt notes. This special treat is a very limited release, so enjoy it while you can!
ABV: 9.5% IBUs: 90
Suggested Food Pairings: spicy appetizers, grilled meat, asiago cheese, peppery cheeses, chocolate dessert
Peak Pomegranate Wheat is a refreshing, yet intricate ale brewed with locally grown organic wheat, organic coriander and a touch of organic Pomegranate and Acai juice from our friends at Sambazon. Not as sweet as many fruit beers, the Pomegranate Wheat has a soft, round mouthfeel from the local, un-malted wheat. The spice from the coriander and the subtle sweetness from the Pomegranate and Açai are a perfect complement. Read more here
ABV: 5.9% IBUs: 19
Suggested Food Pairing: Lighter courses, salad, vegetable dishes, fruit courses, chevre goat cheese, mozzarella


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Kerala HC trashes plea to probe Kurien in Suryanelli case
The Kerala high court on Wednesday dismissed a plea filed by the victim in the Suryanelli sex scandal case, seeking a further probe against Rajya Sabha deputy chairman PJ Kurien.india Updated: Oct 23, 2013 16:38 IST
The Kerala high court on Wednesday dismissed a plea filed by the victim in the Suryanelli sex scandal case, seeking a further probe against Rajya Sabha deputy chairman PJ Kurien.
The high court pointed out that even the apex court had cleared Kurien and there's no reason to intervene.
The victim in her plea demanded a further investigation in the case after Dharmarajan, the only accused in the case who was on the run after securing bail, was caught by police a few months back in Karnataka.
Dharmarajan, ahead of his arrest, told a TV channel about the involvement of Kurien in the case, but later testified in the court that he was in an inebriated state at the time of his appearance on television.
He thus gave a clean chit to Kurien and consequently Kurien's name never appeared in the list of accused.
In the late 1990s, a special court found more than 42 people guilty, and the victim then filed a private complaint against Kurien in a court in Idukki district, pointing out that he had exploited her at a guest house in Idukki district.
The sex scandal took place at Suryanelli in Idukki district January 1996, when the then 16-year-old was threatened, abducted and abused by a bus conductor and was later confined and sexually assaulted for 45 days by 42 men.
The case was back in the spotlight after the apex court ordered a retrial in the case Jan 31 this year, while setting aside the acquittal in 2005 by the Kerala High Court of all but one of the 35 accused convicted by a special court.
All the accused have since been granted bail and are waiting for the case to come up for re-trial.
First Published: Oct 23, 2013 16:37 IST


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The Thief trait SURVIVOR reads:"Health potions and Mana potions restore both health AND mana ".
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At the moment if you take a Health potion you get 40% health and only 20% mana back; if you take a Mana potion you get 40% mana and only 20% health back.


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The wife of a pharmacist shot to death during a massacre at a Long Island drug store has filed a negligence claim against Suffolk County and its police department.
The wife of Raymond Ferguson Jr. filed the claim on Sept. 14.
Another claim by the family of victim Jamie Taccetta was filed on Sept. 16. Both families claim the county knew the shooter, David Laffer, was troubled and should have taken his gun away before he hurt someone.
The two victims were among four people killed during the robbery of Haven Drugs in Medford in June.
Newsday reports that Ferguson's wife, Viedya Quail Ferguson, is seeking $10 million in damages.
Suffolk County Police Commissioner Richard Dormer has said there was no legal basis to take away Laffer's guns.


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Barracks at Nyasa Camp, Kota Tinggi, Malaya, ca Jan 1958
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Original caption in album PA1-q-319 reads: "Inside on of the corrugated iron huts which house the troops at Kota Tinggi." Photograph taken by an unidentified New Zealand Army photographer in Malaya, January, 1958, during the Malayan Emergency (1948-1960).
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Gov. Malloy signs bill to create statewide port authority
New London — Gov. Dannel P. Malloy signed legislation into law Monday that creates a statewide port authority by Oct. 1, 2015, for the deepwater ports of New London, New Haven and Bridgeport.
The goal of the Connecticut Port Authority will be to increase public and private investments for port development, pursue federal and state money for dredging in order to increase cargo movements through Connecticut's ports and market the ports to domestic and international shipping companies, said Tim Sullivan, a director for the Department of Economic and Community Development. Before the port authority is created a working group will be organized to determine what the authority and duties are of the quasi-government agency.
"We can be, through our ports and through the rest of our infrastructure investment, we can be the alternative to the New York port authority and Boston," said House Speaker Brendan Sharkey, D-Hamden. "We can be the economic driver for port transport and for goods and services that come through our port in a way that we never really coordinated."
While public officials dreamed big for the anticipated Connecticut Port Authority, they and transportation experts also said that additional investments in rail would help the state maximize its economic potential.
"It (the Connecticut Port Authority) is a great step to get New London's port up and running," said Todd O'Donnell, co-owner of New London's Union Station. "This coupled with support of the New England Central Railroad TIGER grant will make freight access to the state pier at New London's port much more accessible for all of Eastern Connecticut."
TIGER or the Transportation Investments Generating Economic Recovery grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation is used nationwide to expand passenger and freight services. The grant program is highly competitive.
Last year, the state announced $8 million in state grants for four rail companies to modernize Connecticut's freight rail system. At the time U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney, D-2nd District, said the state's investment would signal to Washington, D.C., that Connecticut was serious about upgrading the New England Central Railroad tracks in its region and would demonstrate that more federal investments in the central railroad would pay off.
Within the $8 million state grant, the New England Central Railroad, which runs from New London to the Vermont-Quebec border, was awarded $3.6 million for the tracks in Connecticut. Additional funds could further upgrade the central railroad and make transporting heavy cargo all the way up to Canada more efficient.
"Although we are celebrating ports here, the rail system, in and out of this area, is also extremely important to me as well," Malloy said. "And I am hopeful we will have some additional — although we made some grants last year with respect to improvement on the rail line — I am hoping that shortly we will have some additional announcements with respect to the rail line serving the area as well."
Malloy said he was trying to stop anyone from tearing up rail lines and to increase the level of rail usage for goods coming in and out of the ports.
"Every truck that we can get off the highway, in particular congested I-95, I-91, I-84 corridors, is a real victory for us," Malloy said. "So it is something that we absolutely want to see."
State Sen. Andrew Maynard, D-Stonington, said the creation of the port authority would also help demonstrate to the federal government Connecticut's commitment to improving its infrastructure.
"I think it shows a sort of coordinated activity," Maynard said. … "Right now we are limited by the age and weight capacity of rail, and I think there are some height limitations if we want to get into double-stack container rail, even to ship bulk cargo right now," Maynard said. "It would be nice to have the improved rail bed that can accept heavier weight cars."
In New London, State Pier's operator, Logistec Stevedoring Inc., has imported raw materials such as lumber, copper and salt.
"That's certainly an area and a niche market we could exploit more fully," Maynard said. "I don't think we have been taking full advantage of products we initially took into the port."
New London Mayor Daryl Justin Finizio thanked Malloy for making good on his word. Finizio said that four years ago, when he was a resident of the city and not a public official, he noticed newspaper articles with then- candidate Malloy riding ferries in southeastern Connecticut and saying he was going to make the Connecticut's deepwater ports a priority.
The City of New London is one of the only deepwater port cities in the world that is "economically disadvantaged," Finizio said.
"Today that begins to change and it's changing because of the leadership of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy," he said.
Logistec attended the event as well to show its support.
"We have a partnership with the state, and we are going to be very supportive and we are going to continue to work with the Department of Transportation and the DECD," said Frank Vannelli, senior vice president of commercial and business development for Logistec.
Vannelli added that the company has asked to be a member of the port authority working group.
Logistec is already talking with state officials about growth at the port, he said. Because the state is Logistec's landlord, it has to get permission from the state first, he said.
Logistec is discussing with state officials whether a private company may come on port property "to do a major distribution of a product," Vannelli said. He would not provide details about the product or the company but said that "the product would come in by ship and be stored and housed in New London and then it would move out by truck and rail."
The new law signed by Malloy, called Public Act No. 14-222, does not provide any state appropriations or bond authorizations for the Connecticut Port Authority, according to the nonpartisan Office of Fiscal Analysis. OFA said that the working group could cost less than $1,000 to reimburse agency staff and legislators for mileage. The group will terminate its work on Oct. 1, 2015.
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We've launched a new-look website to help you stay better connected to your community. A renewed focus on local news and information is complemented by more ways for you to interact, have your say and share your knowledge. It is designed to be a one-stop spot for all you need to know about the area in which you live. Here's a quick overview of some of the new features.
Local news has always been at the core of our business and the new website showcases more local news than before, allowing you to stay in touch. Not only are more stories featured on the home page, but a new Just In section provides all the most recent information at a click of the mouse.
|Local Life shines the spotlight on the people and places in your community. A Spotted photo gallery section displays who's been out and about, while anyone starring in a video will also be found here. It is also a place where you can have your say and where you can access, and provide, the "need to know now'' information that makes your community tick on a day-to-day basis.
Find Your Local is a comprehensive, searchable business directory which provides handy information about the services available in the area. During the next few weeks the database will grow to include non-commercial entities such as schools and community groups.
|If there is an event happening in town, this is the place to look, and every event organiser can be represented as it is controlled by you. The Things To Do calendar allows any registered user to post an event and let the world know it is happening. For those looking for ideas on what to do, you can search a number of ways … region, distance from the CBD, category, or date. When you've found something you're interested in, one click adds it to your preferred online calendar. You can even RSVP to the event so the organiser knows to order an extra sandwich for you.
|In the Local Life section is the Your Story page, which (as the name suggests) is all yours. This is your forum. Start a debate on a local issue, celebrate the successes in your community, share something special, or just get something off your chest.


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Book Review: Rework
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Just finished reading the new book Rework written by the founders of the very successful software company 37signals, Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson. If you are unfamiliar with 37signals and their blog, then this business book will be a very interesting read for you. Their take on business is very unorthodox to say the least. That said I think many will find it very useful. It's also a very short read. It's less than 300 pages of essays punctuated by illustrations capturing the concept covered.
I've heard Jason Fried talk about the book twice: once at the Chicago Tech Meetup and once again at SXSW Interactive at his book reading. I would say this book doesn't apply to everyone. If you are running a consulting company with thousands (or tens of thousands) of employees, this book is probably not for you. In fact you'll probably come of thinking this book was a huge waste of time for you. Jason and David's perspective comes from owning a small but highly scalable and profitable software as a service (SaaS) company.
Let's get on with the book review. Rework aims to dispel some myths in business and entrepreneurship as well as rituals in companies that have been taken for granted. Here are some examples.
Planning is guessing. Let's just call planning what it really is – guessing. So instead of saying business plan, it's a business guess. When startups write business plans, they typically write one before they've started their business so everything's just a guess at best. I couldn't agree more.
Start a business not a startup. This idea comes from their belief that you need to charge for your product and stop giving it away for free. A lot of startups believe that the laws of business physics do not apply to their business. Let's just get eyeballs and give away our product and somehow we'll make money. By calling a startup a business it's clearer as to what it should and shouldn't do.
Focus on the core of your business. A business has to think about a ton of things all at once. When deciding what to do and what not to do, one should focus on the core. A good analogy that the book gives is the hot dog stand. What is the one thing that a hot dog stand must have in order to be in the hot dog business. It's not the stand, the bun, the ketchup or the mustard. Absolutely focus on the hot dog because without it, it's not a hot dog stand.
Be a curator. Your product should be like a museum. If a museum had every piece of art in the world, it's not a museum, it's a warehouse. The museum is a museum precisely because it turns down most of the pieces of art and curates only the best ones. Likewise, learn to say no to feature requests.
Sell your byproducts. Every business produces products, but they also produces byproducts. The lumber industry produces wood, but also sawdust which it can then sell. 37signals produces their software but in the process, what they've learned, they've turned into blog articles and their books.
Interruption is the enemy of productivity. The work day is full of interruptions. Creatives need uninterrupted spaces of time in order to do their best work.
Innovation is overrated. Useful never goes out of style. Today's innovation is tomorrow's norm. By focusing on useful, you'll create a longer lasting business. Ex – PostIt notes will still be around 10 years from now.
If some of these ideas appeal to you, then you owe it to yourself to check the book out. It's a fast read and should take you less than 3 hours. 37signals has also released a series of commercials to promote the book. This one below is my favorite.
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May 16, 2008
President Pat White's decision to promote Mike Raters '85 to the Dean of Students position ushers in a new era of leadership in the Dean's Office at Wabash.
Raters served as Associate Dean of Students since 2004 and becomes Dean after Tom Bambrey was named Wabash's Director of Athletics.
"In the last four years, I've learned that the position is far more complex than I saw it when I was a student at Wabash," said Raters, who attended Wabash from 1981 through 1985. "I've gained a better understanding and appreciation for the interactions the Dean of Students has with faculty, staff, and especially students."
President White thinks Raters is up for the challenge. "Mike Raters has a proven record of increasing responsibility and leadership at Wabash," he said, "and it's clear to me that he has the respect of the Wabash students, faculty, and staff."
Raters' first order of business will be to find an Associate Dean, who can be on board in advance of the start of classes in August. As Raters knows well, the Associate Dean manages the bulk of student housing issues, which at Wabash involves a lot of revolving doors at the start of the school year.
Raters earned his master's degree from Butler University while spending 17 years teaching and coaching at Franklin Central High School. While serving under Bambrey in the Dean's Office, he had primary responsibility for coordinating student housing and developed Wabash's Housing Education and Leadership Program (HELP), which he designed to train Wabash undergraduates for positions of campus leadership.
"One of the things I've learned in the last few years is how high the stakes are in terms of the welfare of the student body," Raters said. "I have a keen understanding of the impact behaviors have on academic performance, the development of leadership, and social skills."
Raters plans to elevate the conversation about the unique qualities of the Gentleman's Rule — the enormous freedoms it allows for students and the sometimes sobering realities of the responsibilities that go hand-in-hand with those freedoms.
"Dean Bambrey has shaped the conversation of the Gentleman's Rule and how it can be a guide for students long after their time at Wabash," Raters said. "I know the impact the Gentleman's Rule can have on shaping each and every young man who comes to campus. Through continued conversations, programming, and action, I will demonstrate my very high expectations of our students and I will seek to make sure they reach those expectations."
"I'm excited about furthering the effort to maintain the viability of the Gentleman's Rule."
As an undergraduate at Wabash, Raters was a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity and was a four-year letterman on the baseball team. He becomes the sixth Dean of Students in Wabash College history.
Raters is a firm believer that by setting high expectations for students and supporting them, Wabash men can leave here prepared for all of life's challenges. He also sees the work as a team effort.
"I can see a role for every person on campus — students, faculty, and staff — to play in helping our students truly adopt the mindset, best purposes, and aspirations of the Gentleman's Rule. All of us can play an important role in the way we teach our young men to meet the qualities we set forth in the Rule and in our mission statement," he said.
As a teacher and coach at Franklin Central High School, Raters taught American Government, U.S. History, and World History, while supervising 12 student teachers. He was the 2003 Center for Congress "Outstanding Teacher;" received a Franklin Township Education Foundation Grant in 2001; and was the Franklin College Supervising Teacher of the Year in 2000. He was also a faculty sponsor of Students Against Destructive Decisions and the Senior Government Class Community Service Projects Coordinator, in addition to sponsoring a range of student clubs, groups, and organizations.
Raters also served Franklin Central as varsity baseball coach (1995-99), varsity tennis coach (1988-99), and varsity girls golf coach (2000-2004).
Since his arrival at Wabash, Raters has been involved with Wabash's Teacher Education students, and he has taught a Freshman Tutorial at the College.
"I'm very excited about this opportunity to serve Wabash," he concluded. "I have a lot to learn in a short period of time, but I think I'm up for the challenge."


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Wall decals, Easy to install and to remove, damage free, can be used on wall, furnitures, appliances, mirrors, etc… A design is printed on white vinyl and then cut out. Create unique patterns in a wide range of colours. Application is effortless: peel off the backing and stick the decal on the wall. Large-size decals or those with a delicate pattern may sometimes come with a transfer tape for easy application. All decals are easy to remove and, even after many years, will not leave any residue on your walls.
- Material: Adhesive vinyl
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Defeat of Proposition 34: California's death penalty battle will continue
San Jose Mercury News
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
California's first ballot-box attempt in more than three decades to repeal the death penalty may have failed on Tuesday, but it is likely to inflame the debate over the hot-button issue as the state tries once again to kick-start its indisputably clumsy capital punishment system.
With 53 percent of the state's voters rejecting Proposition 34, both sides tried to claim the political high ground on Wednesday -- each anticipating Californians will be asked again in the near future to either abolish the death penalty or, in the case of death penalty supporters, to overhaul the state's legal apparatus to get executions moving more swiftly.
In the meantime, the political feud will take a backstage to the status quo on California's death row, where 726 inmates await execution in a state that has had a moratorium on executions for nearly seven years. Legal challenges to the state's lethal injection method will resume. Death penalty advocates will push the state prison system to adopt a single-drug execution method to short-circuit the court battles. And at least 14 inmates have exhausted their legal appeals, raising the prospect California could have an unprecedented spate of executions if the legal obstacles are removed.
San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe will try to unclog the system next week, when he'll ask a judge to bypass state and federal court orders halting executions by allowing the state to immediately put condemned killer Robert Fairbank to death with a single lethal drug. California's three-drug procedure has been blocked by the courts for years, but death penalty supporters say California can join other states such as Washington, Arizona and Ohio in using the lone drug option.
"A lot of things slowed down with this initiative on the horizon," said Douglas Berman, an Ohio State University law professor. "The pregnant question going forward in California is, OK, with (Proposition 34) cleared out, do we get a serious progression toward executions and, then, what's the public response to that going to be?"
Death penalty foes may not wait. In their view, the 53-47 percent vote against Proposition 34 showed that California is moving toward abolition, given the fact more than 70 percent of the voters put the law on the books in 1978. While not pinpointing when the issue could return to the ballot, they made it clear Wednesday there could be a repeat campaign -- and this one raised more than $7 million compared to a few hundred thousand Proposition 34 opponents gathered.
"Fifty-three percent is not a mandate for carrying out executions," said Natasha Minsker, Proposition 34's campaign manager.
Law enforcement officials and victims' rights groups disagree. They say the vote shows the public wants executions and that they may push for a ballot measure to streamline the appeals process as soon as 2014.
"The system as it now exists is broken," Wagstaffe said. "But I'm of the belief that it can be fixed because we do have other states that make it happen."
In the wake of Proposition 34's downfall, here is the landscape of California's death penalty situation:
A federal judge has put executions on hold since early 2006 as a result of the lethal injection challenges. And earlier this year, a Marin County judge clamped another hold on executions because the state failed to follow regulations in adopting a new method. The Brown administration has appealed to a state appeals court.
Those two cases are unlikely to be decided at least until well into next year.
Wagstaffe is trying to sidestep those cases by seeking permission to use a single drug option, although San Quentin has not put that option in place. State lawyers have indicated they are exploring the single drug method, but in theory, legal experts say, courts would have to approve. Wagstaffe's gambit is considered a long shot -- a Los Angeles judge rejected the same argument this summer.
Fifteen inmates have lost all their state and federal appeals, giving them no legal recourse if executions resume. California has never had more than a few inmates in this position at one time, having executed just 13 overall since 1978.
How Gov. Jerry Brown and Attorney General Kamala Harris, who've both pledged to enforce the law despite their personal opposition to the death penalty, will proceed is unclear. If executions resume, Brown's role could be crucial because of his clemency power; no governor has granted clemency in California since Ronald Reagan. Brown said Tuesday he voted for Proposition 34.
"Very few states have succeeded in increasing the number of executions (after periods of delay) without creating a pushback of sorts," Berman said
Howard Mintz covers legal affairs. Contact him at 408-286-0236 or follow him at Twitter.com/hmintz


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Adobe and Google Both Reveal Intrusion Attempts
It's an eventful day. Just as they release an important new version of Acrobat, Adobe has also revealed that "...a sophisticated, coordinated attack..." was mounted "...against corporate network systems managed by Adobe and other companies..." At the same time, Google has revealed that a coordinated attack was mounted against their systems.
Both companies say that the attacks were unsuccessful. Adobe says that the investigation will take some time and that they will cooperate with the other companies and relevant governments.
Google's revelation of the attacks against them is much more detailed and interesting. The attacks turned out to be a coordinated attack on 20 companies in a variety of industries. But it gets worse: According to Google the primary goal of these attacks was to compromise the GMail accounts of human rights activists.
Enough is enough for Google it seems, and they have resolved not to censor their search results for their servers in China anymore. This may lead to the end of their business in China, but hurray for Google either way, and let's hope that other companies are as bold as they are about this.


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OF DICE AND MEN is a dramedy feature film by Cavegirl Productions. It is based on the critically-acclaimed play about tabletop roleplaying gamers written by Cameron McNary.
WINNER, SPIRIT OF DRAGON CON: DragonCon Independent Film Festival 2014
WINNER of TWO DC PEER AWARDS: SILVER: Editing – Fiction, Long & SILVER: Audio Post, Original Composition
WINNER, BEST COMEDY FILM: Miami International Science Fiction Film Festival 2015
WINNER, BEST ACTRESS – Rebecca A. Herron, Flagship City International Film Festival 2015
WINNER, AWARD OF MERIT: Accolade Film Competition
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OF DICE AND MEN is a dramedy feature film based on the critically-acclaimed play written by Cameron McNary.
"[Of Dice and Men is] important to gamers because it portrays gamers as the kind of people you want to be around, and the kind you want to be. It's a hip, very funny, deeply touching play that challenges the stereotypes about gamers and gaming. It is geek art without the self-loathing. If you've ever wanted to take your mom or your girlfriend or your grandad to something and say, 'Look: THIS is why I play', and have them *get* it, now you can."
– Cameron McNary
Few dungeon masters can make the game come to life better than John Francis. Dwarves, Mages and Barbarians jump right off of their character sheets whenever he sits down at the gaming table of frisky suburbanite parents, Linda and Brandon. John Francis' best friends, sailor-mouthed John Alex and thoughtful jock Jason, bring roguish swagger and knightly nobility to the game. And the object of John Francis' affection, the feisty Tara, provides all the Half Elven Double Princess backstory they could ever need.
But when Jason enlists to go to Iraq and with the relationship with Tara going nowhere, it may be time for John Francis to hang up his twenty sided dice and take a job on the other side of the country. However, John Francis is about to discover that leaving will prove tougher than the Tomb of Horrors.
OF DICE AND MEN is a blisteringly funny and deeply affecting look at the things that truly matter in life.
OF DICE AND MEN is the first feature film to be produced by Cavegirl Productions.
It was filmed in September 2013 at locations in Maryland and Northern Virginia, and completed final post-production in August 2014.
|EVAN CASEY (John Francis) – Based out of DC, Evan has been acting professionally in theatre, film, and television for over a decade. His stage credits include work Off-Broadway in New York and regionally at the North Carolina Theatre, New London Barn Playhouse, and Everyman Theatre. DC area credits include productions at the Kennedy Center, Ford's Theatre, Signature Theatre, and Shakespeare Theatre Company among others. He is a two-time Helen Hayes Award Nominee for his work on DC's stages. He has appeared on film in multiple independent features and was seen on TruTV's Missing Persons Unit, as well as in commercials for Tire Van and IKEA, and currently on the award-winning western web series Thurston. Evan also regularly performs, tours, and records cast albums with the political satire group The Capitol Steps, and his voice can be heard on numerous Graphic Audio book recordings. He is a graduate of Catholic University and the London Dramatic Academy. He has taught acting at the National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts, Howard Community College, and many DC area theatres.
|CAMERON MCNARY (Screenwriter/John Alex/Spango) – Cameron McNary first played Dungeons & Dragons when he was eight years old. He's been an actor for almost as long. He wanted to write a play about D&D for a long, long time — to portray the game and the community around it that had done so much to enrich his life, and to counter popular portrayals of D&D geeks that were little more than walking parodies. But he knew that if he wrote a play that was just "about D&D", it would suck. So he didn't. Then, in 2006, turning 30, getting married, and about to move out of his parents' house, his best friend enlisted in the Marine Reserves, and was about to be deployed to Iraq. He found himself looking at his vast collection of gaming books and asking, "What's the point? Why do I play these games? Should I just put away these childish things?" And suddenly he had something to write about. Cameron brings almost fifteen years of experience as a theatre and film professional to the film version of Of Dice and Men. He's done Shakespeare, a History Channel miniseries, and even been nominated for a Helen Hayes Award. Of Dice and Men was the first play he ever finished, and it's still the dearest to his heart.
|GWEN GRASTORF (Tara/Alaya) – Gwen Grastorf is an actor and performer in the DC metro area. She has worked with many local theatre companies, including Happenstance Theater (company member), Constellation Theatre (Associate Artist), Faction of Fools (Associated Artist), Forum Theatre, Taffety Punk, Rorschach Theatre, WSC Avant Bard, Solas Nua, Bright Alchemy Theatre, Doorway Arts Ensemble, the Source Festival, and the Capital Fringe Festival. B.A. in Theatre Performance from the University of Maryland, College Park. www.gwengrastorf.com
|RICARDO FREDERICK EVANS (Jason/Kester) – Ricardo Frederick Evans has appeared in four of Cavegirl Production's 48 Hour Film Project entries: Therapy, Restraint, Presence and Spyce. Other film credit's include the Cavegirl/Ciscovaras/Team Jabberwocky production: The Broken Continent. He can be seen as a reporter in the upcoming season of House of Cards on Netflix. Ricardo has been primarily a stage actor and has worked with the Shakespeare Theatre, the Folger Shakespeare Library, Studio Theatre, Rorschach Theatre. He received a Helen Hayes Outstanding Supporting Actor nomination for his perfomance in Doctor Dolittle at Imagination Stage.
|REBECCA A. HERRON (Linda/Durak) – Originally from Houston, TX, Rebecca holds a BFA in Theatre Performance from the University of Miami. She's a regular in most of Cavegirl Productions' 48-hour films, including 2013's SPYCE, (DC 48-HFP Ensemble Acting Award) and 2012's multi-award-winning PRESENCE, for which she took home a DC 48-HFP Best Acting Award- Female. She starred as Liz in The Matchmaker's Guide To Controlling The Elements with JT Burian Cinematicals, and in Modern Love is Automatic as Dolores with S&Z Productions. DC-area theatrical credits include Effie in Spitfire Grill with Theater Alliance (Helen Hayes nomination). She also performed onstage with The National Players at Olney Theatre Center, WSC AvantBard, American Century Theater, Venus Theatre, Adventure Theatre, ATW/Ganymede Arts, VSA Arts at the Kennedy Center, Cherry Red Productions and other companies. Rebecca has appeared on TV in DC-area commercials and nationally on America's Most Wanted, but not as the wanted criminal. She also wanders the woods as Orla in the new webseries The Broken Continent, coproduced by Cavegirl Productions, Team Jabberwocky and Ciscovaras Pictures.
|GREG THOMPSON (Brandon/Throg) – Greg Thompson is an award-winning film and theatre artist and a member of Actor's Equity Association, Society of Directors and Choreographers, and SAG-AFTRA eligible. His work has encompassed Theatre, Musical Theatre, Opera, Light Opera, Dance, Corporate Theatre, Film, Television, Radio, Cruise Ship Entertainment, Theme Park and Academic Theatre. Greg's film work spans more than 50 features, shorts and series where he can be seen in the supporting role of Darrell Waltrip in the highly-acclaimed ESPN Original Film 3 starring Barry Pepper, and as the photographer in the HBO Original Film Warm Springs – Winner of 8 Emmy Awards, starring Kenneth Branagh, Cynthia Nixon, Kathy Bates and Jane Alexander. Lead film roles include Allen in the supernatural/suspense thriller Dark Remains, the Baron in Psychopathia Sexualis and Richard (which earned him a best supporting actor award) in the indie feature Ghost Of The Needle. Dawson's Creek fans will remember him as Peter, the slimy film producer, and One Tree Hill fans saw him in the recurring role of Dr. Adams. In 2006, Greg debuted his first efforts as Film Director/Producer/Screenwriter with Swimming To The Moon, the first of his six short-film scripts to be produced, which took the "Audience Choice" award in it's festival debut, followed by Down A Dark Road, another award-winning short film in 2007. The current MINE was nominated for best short film in its debut festival and has won two audience choice and three juried awards for best short in its first seven festival screenings. His work on stage and screen has paired him with such notable performers as Jennifer Holliday, Marcia Lewis, Kenneth Branagh, Ewan McGregor, Renee Zellweger, Sophia Loren, Melanie Griffith, Tippi Hedren, Cliff Robertson, John Cullum, Harve Presnell and Jodi Benson.
|CONNOR TARBERT (Young John Francis) – Connor Tarbert will be making his professional debut in Of Dice and Men. Connor began his training in drama & acting in 2012 studying at Broadway on Second Street Performing Arts in Wilmington, NC and most recently with Cheryl Felicia Rhoads Northern Virginia Acting School in Falls Church, VA. Connor, a budding gamer at age 8, is thrilled to be working with Cavegirl Productions.
|HENRY NIEPOETTER (Young John Alex) – Henry Niepoetter is a seventh grader at College Park Academy. Henry's interest in acting began in first grade when he was cast in the school musical. His most recent performance was as Jason Gray in Camp Rock: The Musical at Adventure Theater/Musical Theater Center (ATMTC). In 2012 he was Mike Teavee in Northwestern High School's production of Willy Wonka and made his professional debut as Turkey Boy/Ignorance/Young Scrooge in A Christmas Carol at Ford's Theater. In November 2013 Henry will play the role of Louis in Olney Theatre Center's production of The King and I. Henry has studied acting at Camp Shakespeare, Impulse City, and ATMTC's 2013 Summer Musical Theater Training Program and is currently studying tap, ballet and voice. This is Henry's film debut.
|NATE NELSON (Thomas Stryk)
|JOSHUA SECKEL (Game Store Cashier)
|EXTRAS: Ursula Esser, Alexander Kristobek, Erica Dawn Nelson, Larry Wile, Maeve Yeager
|Directed By
|Kelley Slagle
|Based on the Play By
|Cameron McNary
|Screenplay By
|Francis Abbey
|Cameron McNary
|Executive Producer
|Seth C. Polansky
|Kelley Slagle
Francis Abbey
|Director of Photography
|Autumn Moran
|Kelley Slagle
|Original Music By
|Noah Potter
Seth C. Polansky
|Visual Effects
|Paul Good
|Associate Producers
|Cameron McNary
Adam West
|Assistant Camera
|Wesley Hunt
|2nd Assistant Camera/DIT
|Matthew Creger
|Stuart Haight
|Rigging Gaffer
|Mike Yoder
|Peter Garafalo
|Sound Design & Location Mixer/Sound Recordist
|Seth C. Polansky
|Makeup Artist
|Jenn Quinn
|Production Manager
|Maureen McNary
|Script Supervisor
|Joe Lancaster
|Assistant Editor
|Adam Martray
|Color Correction
|Amigo Media
|Opening Credits
|David Fuchs
|SETH C. POLANSKY (Executive Producer) – Seth C. Polansky is an attorney, musician and lifelong roleplaying, tabletop and video gamer. He has served as General Counsel to several multinational technology companies, been a graduate school professor, and is programmer and bass player for the band blindtillnow. In addition to providing business and legal support to other local productions and artists, Seth has been a core member of the Cavegirl Productions team serving as a Composer, Sound Designer and Location Mixer/Sound Recordist for the past decade.
|KELLEY SLAGLE (Director/Producer) – Kelley Slagle has been a working actor in the DC area for over fourteen years. She began directing, producing and editing short films and music videos with her company, Cavegirl Productions in 2004, and now works as a producer and editor with the visual communications company RHED Pixel. Cavegirl Productions has created films for twelve 48 Hour Film Project and National Film Challenge competitions. The films have collectively earned ten awards and many were accepted in other festivals. Most recently Kelley co-produced The Broken Continent, a new fantasy webseries, now available at getbroken.tv. For more information on Kelley and Cavegirl Productions, visit www.cavegirl.com.
|FRANCIS ABBEY (Screenwriter/Producer) – Francis Abbey earned degrees in Criminology and Spanish at the University of Maryland and completed graduate studies in film and television at the Savannah College of Art and Design. During his time in Savannah, Abbey focused on writing and directing, completing several short scripts, teleplays, and feature length screenplays, including Truth or Consequences, which was a Project Greenlight quarter-finalist. In 2006, his original script, Pennsyltucky, placed fourth out of 2,000 entries in the Slamdance Screenplay Competition. Abbey wrote, directed, and produced his first feature film, Boxing Day, in 2008. Made for just $2,000 and shot largely over two weekends, Boxing Day has gone on to play at multiple film festivals, earn enthusiastic reviews, and win several awards. Abbey completed a second feature, 6 Nonsmokers, in 2010. His fantasy webseries, The Broken Continent, is now available at getbroken.tv.
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"OF DICE AND MEN is one of the best films I've seen in the past few years, at any budget. It's funny, profane, sad, and joyous — basically everything that gaming is, and more. Fellow role-players get to see their hobby shown in the best possible light, and delight in sharing the movie with the non-RPG loved ones in their life. For the non-gamers, this is the Rosetta Stone for understanding what we're on about all the time — and it's a great comedy about growing up without growing out of the things that bring you joy. I can't recommend it enough."
– Fred Hicks, Evil Hat Productions
"Funny, insightful, and genuinely moving. This film is a testament to the power of role-playing games, and the unbreakable friendships we make at the table. If you're a player, it will speak directly to your heart; if you're not, it will inspire you to start."
– David M. Ewalt, author of Of Dice and Men (the wonderful, but unrelated, book)
Download the Digital Press Packet (PDF) – Last Updated May 2014 | Official Main Trailer – Vimeo
November 6th, 2014: I Watch Mike.com, Mike 'the movie guy' Movie Review: OF DICE AND MEN
September 24, 2014: Acts of Geek, Trailer Whore: Of Dice And Men
August 29, 2014: Geek & Sundry, Holland Talks with the Creators of Of Dice and Men Live From Gen Con
August 27, 2014: Legendarium, "Of Dice and Men" movie review
August 27, 2014: Geek Legacy, OF DICE AND MEN review
August 22, 2014: We Saw it Twice, "Of Dice and Men"
August 13, 2014: Film Yap, Review: "Of Dice and Men"
August 11, 2014: Universal Geek, Universal Geek Podcast 179: The Truth About Time Travel
August 4, 2014: The RPG Academy, Table Topics: Episode 54 – Of Dice and Men
August 2, 2014: Geek News Network, "Of Dice and Men" – Movie Review
July 22, 2014: Dicemonkey.net, Movie Review – Of Dice and Men
May 30, 2014: Film Hamster, Recap and Review – Of Dice and Men
September 10, 2013: Forbes.com, Cameron McNary's Film Is About Gamers, But Speaks To Everyone
September 9, 2013: Geek Legacy, Independent Film Spotlight – Of Dice and Men
September 9, 2013: SFX, Of Dice and Men – the feature film
September 5, 2013: Washington City Paper, Dungeons & Dragons Play Of Dice and Men Chases Screen Dreams
August, 13, 2013: Castles & Cooks, Of Dice and Men Levels Up from Play to Movie
August 12, 2013: Press Release, OF DICE AND MEN – a geek movie without the self-loathing
Official Main Trailer – YouTube
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