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Washburn University. Fall Semester 2014 Topeka/Kansas/USA. Andrea Egger
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1 Washburn University Fall Semester 2014 Topeka/Kansas/USA Andrea Egger I started my exchange semester on August 8 th 2014, after I got my Visa and after months of preparation. I took my flight from Salzburg Airport to Kansas City and had two stopovers in Berlin and Chicago. For the pickup at the airport the International House offered a free shuttle, which was very convenient. I arrived at Washburn about 9 days before my semester started because the international students needed to attend the orientations week. During this week, there were a lot of different welcome dinners and events which were really fun. In this week, I already made some friendships and got to know a lot of American people. Most of the events were organized from the International House. The staff of the International House was always here when I had questions. Before you start your exchange semester, you can sign up for the Washburn-Buddy and for the Topeka Friendship Network (TFN) on the homepage of Washburn. I did both and this is a good possibility to build relationships to American people. The first days in Topeka were really confusing for me and there were so many new people. It was really hard for me to go on my own to a different country on a different continent where I didn t know anybody. Before I went to America, I was always afraid that I don t find friends in Topeka. But this wasn t the case when I left Topeka after my semester it was so hard for
2 me to say goodbye. My first weeks in Topeka were really exciting, although Topeka is not really exciting. It has approximately the same size as Klagenfurt and a lot of different restaurants and just one shopping mall. It s very hard to get around without a car and I always needed to ask people for rides, since the public transportation is really bad there. A lot of my friends often asked me if I need a ride or if I want to shop anything. I was really amazed when I realized who big the distances are in America, you can never compare this to Austria. If you have no car in America, you are lost. I lived on Campus in the Washburn Village, in a 2 person/ 2 bedrooms apartment. My suitemate was another exchange student from Finland and it was nice living with her. I always wanted to have a separate bedroom, it costs more but in my opinion it s worth it. You spend so much time with other people that you sometimes just need time for your own. In my room I had a dresser, a desk with chair, a bed and a closet. The size of the room was ok for me and I lived on the second floor. I would recommend living in the Village since the apartments are really big and they also have a kitchen. There are different sizes of these apartments and when you apply for one, you can choose between 2 Person, 4 or 8 Person Apartments. When you live on Campus, you also need to have a meal plan. I took and would recommend the smaller meal plan which is cheaper and enough if you are living in the Village. In the morning and evening I ate at my dorm and I just had lunch in the cafeteria. This was convenient, because the Village is more far away from the cafeteria than the other accommodations. If you are running out of money for the meal plan, you can always put extra cash on your card. In my listing at the end of my report I will share a table of my expenses. The classes which I took at Washburn University were great. They were pretty small since the college only has about 7000 students. This is nice, so it s much easier to build contact to teachers. In my first weeks I asked them so many questions and they were always here to help me. I took 4 classes and with taking this amount of classes you are described as a fulltime student. The US-credits system is different from our ECTS-system and I got 3 credits per class which are 6 ECTS. So if you are taking 4 classes, you have much more to do for each class. My major in Klagenfurt is Media and Communications and at Washburn I took the classes Interpersonal Communication, Methods of Social Research, Introduction to Mass Media and Public Speaking. I had a lot to do for each class since these classes where at least twice a week. Studying at Washburn is more like high school life, you need to do homework every day and follow the guidelines. This seems to be very strict but it was a really good education which I got there. The teachers are really nice and motivated and it is always easy to get good grades if
3 they see that you work hard. The first weeks were a bit hard for me because everything was in English, but you are getting used to it so fast. When you are taking classes you always have to buy the books which are mandatory for the classes. I had to buy one or two books for each class and I bought some on Amazon and some in the bookstore of the university. It s cheaper to order them from Amazon because in the bookstore they are more expensive. I already needed my books in the first weeks, so I had to buy them in the bookstore because it took so long to get them from Amazon. I spent almost 250 Dollars on books. You can also buy used books and save money, I did this too. The registration for the classes was before my exchange semester started. The International House sent me a lot of information and what I have to consider, this was very helpful. Before you decide which classes you are going to take, you should always talk with your home university if they can credit these classes in your curriculum of your major. Some universities also require the TOEFL test, but Washburn didn t require it for one-semester exchange students from Europe. When you are doing a semester abroad, you also need a health insurance. You can bring your insurance and fill out a waiver form before going there or you can get the health insurance directly from Washburn. I got the health insurance from Washburn for one-semester exchange students. You get all other information on the Website of Washburn and the International House sends you a lot of information with tasks you need to do before you arrive there. Before you start your exchange semester, you also need to apply for your Visa. I would recommend that you do that early enough, since paperwork can require a lot of time. When you apply for your J1-Visa, you need to apply online at the American embassy website and you also need to upload a biometric picture. Then you need to make an appointment for your interview, you can do this online on the website or call them. I would do it online because when I called them, I was always in the waiting loop and had to pay per minute. When I went to Vienna, I made sure that I have everything with me, like my J1-Visa document and my passport. On the website, the American embassy provides a list of things which you should take with you at your interview. The interview itself just took a few minutes and a few days later my Visa was already in my mailbox. I would recommend doing the application process as soon as possible; this was the most time-involved work of all preparations. The one-semester J1 Visa for exchange students gives you the chance to travel because you can go to the U.S. already a few weeks before your semester and stay in the U.S. until 4 weeks after your exchange semester ended.
4 When you start packing, also start early. I didn t take things like blankets or dishes with me. You can buy all of those things in your first days in Topeka at Walmart. Walmart has cheap prices and it is hard to pack the right way for 4 months. If I would do it a second time, I wouldn t take so many clothes with me anymore. You can buy really cheap clothes in America and all other things you need has Walmart, Dillons or other big stores. I flew with Air Berlin and was allowed to take one big luggage with 23 kilogram and two other small ones with me. 23 kg seems a lot but it isn t. When I travelled home again, I left all of the things I brought from Austria to America and just brought my American stuff back home to Austria. I would recommend that you apply for scholarships as soon as you get your acceptance. Most of them have deadlines and I got the Joint study scholarship of my home university, the scholarship from Kärntner Sparkasse and one of Land Kärnten. When you are doing an exchange semester, you should always take the chance and travel as much as you can. I did this, although I spent a lot of money. I did my exchange semester in fall, not in spring. This was a better choice because there are more breaks in between. In fall break which was in October, 5 other girls and I travelled to Chicago for 4 days. We took the Greyhound bus, which was really cheap. For going to Chicago and back, we paid only around 70 Dollars. Flight tickets are much more expensive, but it would just take 1 hour to go from Kansas City to Chicago. The bus tour to Chicago took around 8 hours from Topeka. We did a lot of sightseeing in Chicago and had a great time there. We stayed downtown in a hostel. I would do this again since it is really cheap to stay in hostels where you share a room with other people. We were 6 internationals and shared a room together, for a few days it is ok. Staying in hotels is much more expensive in big cities and I wouldn t recommend that because you need your money for your activities. In Thanksgiving break, I travelled with my TFN-host family and 3 other students to Colorado. On the way there, we had a Thanksgiving dinner with the parents of my host dad in Great Bend, which is a small town in the Wild West of Kansas. In Colorado we explored the Rocky Mountains and took the train to the top of Pikes Peak, a mountain which is meters high. It was amazing and we had a beautiful view. I was already the end of November and so it was pretty cold and windy, we only stayed on hour on the top. Then we also visited the cities Colorado Springs, Manitou Springs and Denver and spent some time there. After my semester on December 11 th, a group of us travelled to Los Angeles and explored the West Coast. We also went to some beaches and it was still warm there, we had around 22 degrees in December. After
5 a few days there we took a flight to Las Vegas to spent 3 days there. We visited 2 amazing shows and explored the city. We had an awesome time there. After the last week of travelling, I stayed one last night in Topeka at my host family. On the next day, the drove me to the Kansas City Airport to say Goodbye. I would definitely recommend signing up for the TFN-host families. You can learn a lot of the American culture and became part of it. I learned in this months a lot and yes, there are times where I had to struggle with cultural differences. I just got homesick once; the time was going too fast. Most of the time, I enjoyed it and spent a lot of time with other people from different cultures. With doing this exchange semester, I got more self-confident and improved my English skills. You get skills which can help you in your future jobs. I got friends all over the world and I am still in contact with them. I m sure that I will go back to America as soon as possible to visit my host family and friends. Although I had to spend a lot of money, I would do it again. It was an awesome experience and I ll never regret my decision. Costs Flights: Kansas City and back from Kansas City to Salzburg Room on Campus (2.990$) Meal Plan 546 (665$) Books 205 (250$) Health Insurance (from Washburn) for (450$) semester Sevis Fee J1-Visa 147 (180$) VISA 131 (160$) Other things/groceries/living things for 4 ~1000 (1.217$) months Travelling and other activities ~3600 (4.382$) Total ~10.000
6 Scholarships Joint Study Land Kärnten 500 Kärntner Sparkasse 270 Total If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me! My is:
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Quick Smoke: Cubanacan Soneros Habano Claro Corona Gorda
15 Jul 2017
Each Saturday and Sunday we'll post a Quick Smoke: not quite a full review, just our brief verdict on a single cigar of "buy," "hold," or "sell."
I acquired this Soneros Habano Claro Corona Gorda (5.625 x 46) over two years ago for about $7.25. I don't believe time has been particularly kind to its tobaccos. According to my review in January 2015, this cigar had flavors ranging from coffee and cream to roasted nut and milk chocolate. Back then, I really enjoyed it, calling it a "well-balanced treat that provides considerable bang for the buck." These days, however, I am just getting a heavy dose of leather with a meaty, sour taste that isn't terribly appetizing. I stored it well, too, as evidenced by the shape of the cigar and its near-perfect combustion qualities. But good construction doesn't mean much if the profile is off.
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The 0.3 works for me as a charm. Thinking about getting the 0.1 as well.
It might be interesting to have these format/sizes with an ink that doesn't get markers dirty when adding colour.
And please make them refillable!
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I think you should raise the price of ink, but revise the product and allow it to be filled.
This is much easier than ordering each time markers in countries of the 3rd world.
Excellent but nib used rapidly
I'm doing sketchnoting and mind mappind on rather small papers, so the 0.1mm SketchOne is really great for this, also the colour does not smear. However, even though iI'm NOT a heavy pressure writer, the nib is disappearing very rapidly, probably even before the ink runs out ..... at least for the 0,1mm one. It's also a pity that the SketchOnes are not refillable
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cool. you are becoming more and more obssessed XP everything looks neet apart (yes i am gonna criticize you, kill me XP) that text in the upper-right corner. it awfully stands out. does not fit the bg and just destroys the overall apocalyptic kind of feeling :P
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Hark the beseiged city of the lost!
The weeping grunge kingdom has fallen...
Where the age of barbirus speak,
The tide of red flags litter the battle grounds!
No more are we the outcasts by "GOD"
For thy minons are at my hands command!
Scar the stones to dust...
Set a flame the benevolent into the fires!
Turn their city streets to a sea of red!
For it is written in the prophecy that one day will come;
where the created must kill the creator...
Does one have faith in the divine?
Only when the heart of gods can defeat such a thing
For this was before the end of time
Now it is just a memory.
Dedicated to the Grunge Family group
This is for a "walling contest" for the Grunge Family group I made for my Army we were suppose to have and also made after Grunge-side mysteriously dissapeared but nonetheless the whole wall was all made from my biased opiion to some actions taken so its mostly about a small quantity of anger but renewal into my own perceptions.
I MADE IT into a style depicting the japanese era, where ancient samurai warriors would run through the battle field with flags mounted on their back thus the tred rectanngles all around the scene with black dots all around, there are falling Teddy mechas, Teddy bear minions, a gigantic Ship on the top left of the wall and ME ofcourse (the Uber Evil kind... XD ) on the bottom left side of the wall....It took me a lot of time putting all those red dots and red greys on there all with an airbrush dammit!!! >_<
So all in all theres about 67 layers and took my less than 8 1/2 hours to make it baby!
Hope you like it yall! XD
*Edit*: Fixed text on the top, thanks Jasmine! :P
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Saikusa Retired Moderator Jun 05, 2005
*giggles* This obsession with destructive and redioactie teddy bears is starting to scare me ;)
Jasmine's right about the text in the corner. It makes it look more like a postcard, than the march of a never-ending post-apocalyptic onslaught of killer bears ;)
Seriously, I love the sprayed texture it has... And the scene over-all sends a chill of terror down my back *runs off to bedroom & locks all plushy toys away*
kenzuke Jun 05, 2005
Yep, your obsessed alright..... XD *runs away*
... now, those teddies are creeping me out..... nicely done dude!. :)
...@_@... 8 hours to make this?.... wow,.... i'm evious of yer free time... >_> *goes back to walling*
ramchong Jun 05, 2005
i think i'm going to make the blue mighty barbie army to against you... Wu~HaHaHaHA~~!
rythem Jun 05, 2005
*shudders* scary teddy army >.< lol
anyways..it looks cool! XD hahaha
the colours r nicely matched to fit the teddybears situation.. >.> (does that makes sense? ) XD
Akaiken Jun 05, 2005
You have an army of teddy bears? CooL!!! I like it especially the background. It's full of flames!!!
I'll sing this and it's dedicated to your wall...
May tatlong bears sa loob ng isang bahay,
Si Papa Bear, si Mama Bear, si Baby Bear...
Si Papa Bear ay malakas, si Mama Bear ay maganda, si Baby Bear ay napakaliksi!
Tingnan n'yo, tingnan n'yo, ang saya nila!!!
jasmine Retired Moderator Jun 05, 2005
good :] you changed it. thus i can fav it XP gotta got to know your opponent before starting to develop a weapon that will destroy him XD
DarkCrimson Jun 05, 2005
*hahahahaha* XP XP XP Very funny Wall from you.
You really Obsesst with Teddy Bears hu....... ;) ;) ;) ;) ;)
Woha thats one army you have there.*shivers*
I love your Wall Oracle-san.Also very stylish Background.
Add it to my Favs for sure.Thanks for sharing^^
meteorcloud Jun 05, 2005
xd~!!! your teddy bear army rulez xD~!!!
nice wall, like the fire and the effects=) hmz...better tell me where you get your inspiration from xD
nice job^_^
DarkVirus Jun 05, 2005
More teddybear madeness!!!! When will the suffering end?! XO LOL
good job on the wall OA, hope to see more of ur teddybear walls :)
Kiako Jun 05, 2005
nice wallpaper,
the fire effect is great
i like the ideea for it XD your teddybear walls are very good^^
keep it up
white-zero Jun 05, 2005
One word; OWNED
Midori-chan Jun 05, 2005
o_0 wow...what a huge army of teddies!! they look scary...ehehe^^" just kidding.
yup, you're right^^ it does looks like the japanese ancient era samurais^^ cute~
i like the burning fires on the bg^^ great job OA-san^^
DarkEVO Jun 05, 2005
Nice apocalyptic wallpaper. But bears...?!
Looks good and everything. I like it.
Keep it up. +Fav.
Susan-chan Jun 05, 2005
hehehehe^^ whata funny wally:D in my opinion.....(because of the tedys i think:D)
nice effects everywhere:)
toxictea23 Jun 05, 2005
hahhahahah *pats oracle on the back*
AHAHAHH oracle and his sense of humour..
The teddy Army..
*points at the whole world*
Eve Jun 05, 2005
The Red teddybear army? That's so adorable. . .yet. .. the wall looks so evil and firey. I love the quality! And you always make those breath-taking effects!
It's dark. . .mysterious. . .like hell. x_x
Of course I'll fave this one too. Awesome job on it! ^^
rocknroll-isgo Jun 05, 2005
Hmm... this new obsession of yours is becoming suspicious. Either you just have too much time on yours hands or I should avoid toy stores at all costs. <_< ... >_> Excuse me while I go turn my teddy bears around so that they aren't looking at me... *is officially paranoid*
PS - fantastic wall (as always)... the blur is very effective.
DayBreak Jun 05, 2005
haha... alot of samurai teddy bears.
But unfortunatly, Its no match for my Nightmares! HA!
it simply that Nightmare looks more badarse! *runs*
UndyingShadow Jun 05, 2005
lol I really like your original work Oracle, and this is a great idea. hahaha a Teddy Bear Army is a cool idea.
sukie Jun 05, 2005
..this looks sooooooooo cool
and super cute...great work oa!!!!!!!!1
AnimexXxHolic009 Jun 05, 2005
lol! dissy ish funny in way! r teddybear armie going to attack MT?_?hmm.oh wellsh! *adds to fav*^-^
studio Jun 06, 2005
Very sweet. XD
Teddies on the march hey? Very amusing. Nice effects, great wall. ^_^
Barbara Jun 06, 2005
Teddy bear is nice but teddy bear army is even nicer. Good job Mr OA, adding to favs XD
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Saturday, 24 January 2009
7 comments:
- Lavender hearts said...
Hiya, thanks for visiting. I live in Danehill so know Horsted Keynes all too well. I particularly love this part of Sussex. I don't know when that photo was taken, I'm guessing 1890ish. we said when we looked around the house - please leave the photo and the previous owners did. I've since found a picture of our house from the 1920s on ebay. I just love knowing the history of places, it's so interesting!
- 25 January 2009 at 18:25
- Eco Gites of Lenault said...
I did my own version of the RSPB BirdWatch this morning and saw a measly 8 species. It was freezing cold and drizzling so I think the birds were all hiding in any sheltered spot they could find. Not even some tasty morsels on the bird table could tempt them out.
Rosie x
- 25 January 2009 at 19:46
- Mary said...
Looks like you had a wonderful experience there!
- 25 January 2009 at 22:40
- Tricia said...
It's ages since I went to Slimbridge - but it's a bit too far for me in a day.
It looks as though you had a good visit Goosey and to witness the Starling "ballet" first hand - Wow!
- 26 January 2009 at 22:23
- Tricia said...
Meant to say. I believe the Collection birds have a wing "pinned" (or something similar) to stop them flying.
- 26 January 2009 at 22:24
- Goosey said...
Thanks Tricia, it's been puzzling me ever since and I couldn't believe they would clip their wings.
- 27 January 2009 at 08:24
- Andrew at Quicksilverbirds said...
Hi Goosey, how wonderful you made it to Slimbridge and added another 15 species to your year list. I'm glad you had a good day, always a worry recommending something and then once someone goes it's a dissapointment. My next recommendation is Bowling Green Marsh and Exmouth area. Well worth it for the winter birds.
As for the collections, they do have their wings clipped, hard to see but if you look at their primaries, they're shortened. That's why they don't fly between enclosures. Starlings looked amazing.
- 1 February 2009 at 21:06


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Greetings ANW friends! As you know, we successfully concluded our 10th season and kicked off the summer in July with spectacular performances by Nels Cline Singers and On Fillmore. While we're sad that another summer is almost gone, we're incredibly excited to announce the many creative music performances planned for our upcoming season!
If you've kept an eye on our website, as well as our Facebook, last.fm, Myspace, and Twitter pages, or if you've seen the fantastic ANW 2010-2011 events poster made by Norwegian noise artist Lasse Marhaug (pictured to the right and also viewable here), you'll know that we've been slowly updating the performance schedule over the past two months. Featuring creative artists representing a wide cross-section of the rich tradition of, and new directions in, experimental and jazz music - from noise to new music, European improvised music to Free Jazz, solo performances to large ensembles, legendary to emerging artists - here is what Ars Nova Workshop has in store this season.
On September 6, we commence with the first ever Philadelphia performance by Austrian electronic artist Fennesz. He very rarely tours North America, so we are very excited to host this highly influential pioneer of electronic, noise, and ambient music who has earned much-deserved praise from The New York Times and Pitchfork alike. An opening performance on this night will be provided by Ian Fraser and Jesse Kudler, a Philadelphia-based improvisational duo. Then, on September 27, Japan's Merzbow - one of the founders and innovators of noise music and Japan's most celebrated contemporary experimental artist - comes for yet another extremely rare North American appearance. This special appearance by Merzbow will also feature a very rare solo set by Charles Cohen, a Philly-based artist who works with a vintage Buchla Music Easel. Both of these performances will be held at International House.
This season we will be presenting many performances by jazz and free jazz pioneers. On September 9th and 10th, pianist Dave Burrell will celebrate his 70th birthday with two back-to-back nights at Philadelphia Art Alliance. For one night, this founder of North American free jazz will perform with William Parker, one of the top bassists in contemporary jazz music. On December 12, Mario Pavone's Orange Double Tenor will be performing the Philly debut of a recent work commissioned by Chamber Music America's 2009 Jazz Works entitled Arc Suite T/Pi T/Po. Bassist and composer Pavone has been creating celebrated jazz music since his involvement in the 1970s New York loft scene and has worked with such as artists as Anthony Braxton, Archie Shepp, and Wadada Leo Smith.
ANW will also be presenting several emerging artists who represent the future of experimental music. On November 4, New York City-based group Zs, who merge noise, free jazz, punk attitude, and contemporary classical musics, will bring their unique sound to Kung Fu Necktie. On December 8, French-Norwegian quartet and ECM artists Dans les Arbres will be making their US debut at Philadelphia Art Alliance. Inspired by the minimalism and robust notions of space articulated by composers like John Cage and Morton Feldman, this is one of the leading groups of the European experimental scene. Then, on February 4, Acid Birds, an exciting trio fusing free jazz improvisation, noise and drone, and featuring Peeesseye member Jaime Fennelly, will bring their cathartic sounds to Philly.
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With so many great artists representing the broad spectrum of jazz and experimental music, this will be one of Ars Nova Workshop's best seasons of live music so far. Over the next several months we will be announcing even more performances that we will bring to Philadelphia!
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It has been a while since my last proper post; in all honesty, bar the tenuous, Telegraph-given connection, the subject of my last actual post is a little out of keeping with the blog (oh hai there new followers! It is very nice to have you, but I thought you all deserved a warning). Like its non-identical twin sister, this blog fizzled out a little over the latter part of last year. I had been using them both to skirt around the sayable, while privately, silently, exploring the unsayable.
Last year feels as though it should have been a turning point, though nothing much has turned. After withdrawing a little from the online community of pagans, and immersing myself in the mystery tradition of Anglesey Druidry, I have emerged with more or less the same perspective as before, but with a much steadier sense of the ground beneath my feet, and a lot more clarity about how I could explore it further.
Mystery is, in essence, inexpressible; finding ways to express the inexpressible is what art is for – and although I make no claims to be an artist, this blog exists to express ideas about druidry: a path which is partly rooted in gnosis, mysticism and subjective experience. I need to use it to express the things that actually inspire me, no matter how hesitant I am to expose them to the winds of internet opinion; otherwise it has no heart. I am starting to understand a little more about what it means to be a bard, having thought for all these years that perhaps I could just quietly avoid that aspect of the druid path without anybody noticing. Unfortunately, "anybody" included me (who, privately, noticed very much); it also included the deepest wellspring of my inspiration, a deity who is not the type to insist, but is not exactly easily suppressed…
So: what am I doing?
This question ("the old song") is a favourite of Cat Treadwell's, and I have learned a lot from the clarity of its simple directness.
Right now, I am re-reading Kuno Meyer's translation of The Voyage of Bran, son of Febal, thanks to the Forgotten Books project. And I am writing. Writing here, because over the past few days I have been devouring pagan blogs; clicking my way into a labyrinth of links and references and, gradually, reading my way out again, laden with a list of new books to find and references to check, and correspondences between ideas that had never quite met one another before. In that context, it seems miserly to read so much and not offer something in return, no matter how little. There comes a point when there is more to be learned by sharing one's own ideas than by hoarding other people's, and some connections can only be made out loud. But that leap of faith is terrifying. I know so little. Will I ever know enough?
Enough for whom?
Enough by what measure?
If my measure is an inspired and inspiring life, then I think I am at least on track. The inspiration I feel may not always express itself in art – in the words or music we associate with bard-craft (though the moment on Sunday when I sang to the turning tide and saw a cormorant fly overhead and land in the water with each verse, was a moment of pure magic) – but in some small way I can feel it expressed in everything I do. Just under four months ago, I was initiated as awenydd; now, I am learning to be one. It takes faith to spend so much time and effort researching old tales and traditions, and to glean inspiration from sources that have been obscured by time; it takes still more faith to pour our souls into the work of singing this inspiration back into the world. But it is the work I vowed to undertake. And – however I try to rationalise it, whatever stories I weave around it – Manawydan mab Llŷr (and maybe also Manannan mac Lir) is at its heart.
Let not thy intoxication overcome thee;
Begin a voyage across the clear sea
—The Voyage of Bran, son of Febal
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Aashagaka (world)
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Aashagaka is a poor, low-population world with a population of less than 10,000 sophonts in population size.
- This poor world is struggling to establish itself and living conditions in many areas are rudimentary.
- It is a member of the Third Imperium in the Tephany Subsector of Lishun Sector in the Domain of Antares.
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Aashagaka Binary Star System Star Name Hierarchy Color Classification Remarks Aashagaka Primary Primary Orange K8 V Aashagaka Companion Secondary Red M2 V
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Aashagaka, as a member world of the Third Imperium has a member of the Imperial Nobility overseeing the world.
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Aashagaka has a frontier quality starport.
- A Class-E Starport Facility is a very limited facility.
- This facility has no shipyard and can only perform extremely limited repair work at best.
- This facility has refueling infrastructure and limited refining capabilities. One may purchase unrefined fuel here.
- Starports of this class are usually a Lowport and a Highport would almost never be found.
World Technology Level[edit]
Aashagaka possesses a Technology Level of TL–10 or TL-A in Hexadecimal Notation.
- Common Communication technologies for this TL include: Holovision, Personal Global Communications, and advanced Translators.
- Common Power Generation technologies for this TL include: Increasingly advanced fusion plants and advanced fuel cells.
- Common Transportation technologies for this TL include:
- Land & Water: Grav belts and maturing gravcraft.
- Air: Greatly improved hybrid grav-aircraft.
- Space: Improved interplanetary spacecraft.
- FTL: Jump Drive-1.
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Aashagaka has no well-defined government structure.
- In many cases, tribal, clan or family bonds predominate.
- The typical power source of this government is an Pantocracy or Chaos.
- The typical power structure of this government is a Confederation (Anarchy).
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- Classic Traveller Atlas of the Imperium
- Classic Traveller Alien Module 3: Vargr (named but no further data)
- Classic Traveller Periodical: MegaTraveller Travellers' Digest No. 6 in article: "The Most Valuable Prey"
- Classic Traveller Periodical: MegaTraveller Travellers' Digest No. 7 in article: "The Dynam System" & "The Masionia Subsector"
- MegaTraveller Imperial Encyclopedia
- MegaTraveller Alien - Vilani & Vargr (dot map provided) in article: "The Vargr Extents"
- MegaTraveller Rebellion Sourcebook in article: "Imperial Navy Depots"
- Article: "DIS Newsbriefs" from Periodical: MegaTraveller Journal 4
- Periodical: Journal of the Travellers Aid Society No. 17 by Author & Contributor: Phil Masters
- Periodical: Journal of the Travellers Aid Society No. 18 in article: "A Concise History of the Third Imperium"
- Marc Miller's Traveller T4 First Survey
- GURPS Traveller: Alien Races 4
- Novel: Agent of the Imperium by Marc Miller
- External Link: Glendale.org.uk by Author & Contributor: Samuel Penn
- External Link: Downport CARI by Author & Contributor: Paul J. Drye
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
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Found out,finally, from current buyers mortgage guy that it doesn't look good. His income last yr was inflated by an $30k IRA he cashed in. NICE!! So this new offer, they seem to be standing strong at 9900 less than asking. So now me and hubby are tring to decide it if is worth our while to just go lower. We're wondering if the first offer was kinda a fluff offer. The market is so bad and the city we live in isn't on the top of everyone's list. So this 3rd offer is right in the middle of all three?? IS this a sign????
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Another headache
Posted by Julie at 1:24 PM
3 comments:
- Amanda said...
It's so stressful moving house, i wouldn't want to do it again in a hurry! Good luck to you. My fingers are crossed for a stress free sale ( if poss! ) :)
- July 10, 2008 at 3:49 PM
- Keri said...
M and i have made it a practice to always buy or choose the item in the middle... the cheapy one always disappoints you and the expensive one always gets lost.
- July 10, 2008 at 6:14 PM
- Nichole M said...
Oh, man. I can't imagine having to sell a house in the middle of the mortgage mess! Good luck and I hope this comes to an end very soon. Thanks for stopping by... I recognized the purple kitty right away! :-)
- July 10, 2008 at 6:23 PM
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