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Looking for some OD colored mid caps for my M4. Looking around maybe 30 or 40 bucks. I'll be at Harris this weekend so that would be the best time.Last Post By: Nauseous Today, 10:21 AM
Looking to possibly trade or sell my CYMA 048. The front hand guard has been replaced with a Romanian style and all the wood furniture stained to a cherryLast Post By: Mule Yesterday, 07:46 PM
I'd prefer to meet at Harris, I'm there almost every Saturday. Cash would be best.
Camal-Bak Bladder + Hydration Tube $10
Looking for flip up iron sights, preferably KAC or MBUS style. Shoot me a PM and a pic of them, would like to get some before AJ7Last Post By: Subnet 09-29-2014, 04:31 PM
I need a primary rifle to get me by while my main gun is being repaired. Must battery and able to go full auto. Thank you
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Just some stuff I'm looking for; will be updated regularly. Post up if you have something and I'll shoot you a PM.
3-Color Desert BDU set
Need some money for new gear (and college). Mostly gear though. ANYHOW.
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Triple Bungee M4 Pouch
I found out pretty quickly that I'm not suited to be a marksman on the field. That being said, this gun is still solid as a rock and would be a greatLast Post By: Atlas 09-26-2014, 10:07 AM
I am selling my Classic Army M4 with one high cap 300rd mag and 3300 mAh 9.6v battery. It has a Systema high torque motor, high torque gearset, boreLast Post By: Ash207 09-22-2014, 06:24 PM
I'm looking for either a spring or electric sniper rifle... What do you have for me?Last Post By: airsoftmaniacman 09-22-2014, 05:50 PM
Looking to offload some stuff that I don't use/ need to fund some other projects I'm trying to get done
Aim ACOG in good condition, missing
Looking to sell 2 G&G M4's, Make me some offers!
Upgraded G&G Combat Machine. Shoots excellent! Gun is rock solid and has been gone
Looking for on the field sales.
Wiley X SG-1 goggles. Needs new lens $20
2 KWA M9 PTP mags. Not sure if they hold gas. $10 ea.
Looking to make a lighter rig. So I'm looking for the following
hsgi double decker tacos in MC X2
hsgi pistol tacos in mc X3
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Its about time to get some airsoft stuff out of my possession.
Magpul PTS AFG OD Green, asking $20 just like new~ http://www.evike.com/products/34606/
Hey guys i'm looking to sell my new kjw kc02 gbbr. This rifle has maybe 200 rounds through it, An aftermarket bucking, a scope, knockoff afg and a paintLast Post By: Munchican 09-06-2014, 09:15 PM
I have my classic army mag pul m4 foliage green. 250$ obo
Snow wolf Bretta m9 100$ obo. Nasty pistol.
Multi can drop leg. 25$
Custom KWA Full Metal KM4 2GX converted into a Magpul Battle Rifle.
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Washington lawmakers started 2014 with a battle over flood insurance, as Senators from flood-prone states renewed their push for a freeze on the steep premium hikes that began to take effect last fall (see this Jackson Clarion-Ledger story: "Vote to delay flood insurance premium hikes sought," by Deborah Barfield Berry). But backers of a rate-hike moratorium are fighting an uphill battle against the Senate's procedural rules, and the outcome of the legislative struggle is hard to predict.
Meanwhile, some Florida homeowners have found their own ways to cope with the rate increases triggered by the 2012 Biggert-Waters Act—either by taking a closer look at their home's actual flood risk exposure or, in some cases, by finding coverage from outside the FEMA-run National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), according to a report in the Tampa Bay Times (see: "Battling flood insurance rate hikes without government help," by Jeff Harrington).
Homeowners Emily and Brian Craig were shocked when the flood insurance premium charged by their insurance carrier jumped from about $2,000 a year to more than $20,000, the Times reports. The Craigs had bought their house after Biggert-Waters passed, so the huge rate hike wasn't phased in over multiple years.
But the couple were able to show that only a portion of their property was in the flood zone, and they were able to get a flood policy from Lloyd's of London for only $3,300 a year. The coverage is minimal, but it's enough to satisfy the Craigs' mortgage lender.
Another Florida homeowner, J. Kurt Petersen, told the Times that he faced a big jump in premiums when his lender missed a payment deadline for the flood policy on his house. But by shopping around with more than one insurance provider, Petersen reduced his tab from $7,000 a year to just $2,900 a year.
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Asked about federal disaster relief to tornado and flood victims Mitt Romney called the spending "immoral" and said disaster relief efforts should be privatized. - 6/13/11
Is Koch PAC Non-Partisan, As They Claim?
Much has been written about the owners of Koch Industries, brothers David H. Koch and Charles G. Koch, trying to control the political process through hundreds of millions of dollars in donations to right-wing causes and candidates.
In a voter information packet the Koch Industries corporate leadership informed tens of thousands of employees at its subsidiary, Georgia Pacific, that their livelihood could depend on the 2012 election and that the company supports Mitt Romney for president.
The packet arrived in the mailboxes of all 45,000 Georgia Pacific employees earlier this month. The cover letter [PDF], by Koch Industries President and Chief Operating Officer Dave Robertson, read:
While we are typically told before each Presidential election that it is important and historic, I believe the upcoming election will determine what kind of America future generations will inherit.
If we elect candidates who want to spend hundreds of billions in borrowed money on costly new subsidies for a few favored cronies, put unprecedented regulatory burdens on businesses, prevent or delay important new construction projects, and excessively hinder free trade, then many of our more than 50,000 U.S. employees and contractors may suffer the consequences, including higher gasoline prices, runaway inflation, and other ills.
Enclosed with the letter was a flyer [PDF] listing Koch-endorsed candidates, beginning with Romney. Robertson's letter explained: "At the request of many employees, we have also provided a list of candidates in your state that have been supported by Koch companies or by KOCHPAC, our employee political action committee."
The packet also included an anti-Obama editorial by Charles Koch [PDF] and a pro-Romney editorial by David Koch [PDF]. The letter went on to say, "We believe any decision about which candidates to support is—as always—yours and yours alone, based on the factors that are most important to you. Second, we do not support candidates based on their political affiliation."
In the flyer sent to Oregon employees, all 14 Koch-backed state candidates were Republicans.
In September, a number of unionized employees at Georgia Pacific's Toledo, Ore. plant posed for a photo in front of their union hall with Democratic state Senate candidate Arnie Roblan. When the Koch Industries voter information packet arrived in the workers' mailboxes a few weeks later, they saw that Roblan was not on the list of Koch-endorsed candidates in Oregon. Then the AWPPW Vice President Greg Pallesen started receiving phone calls from workers. The union workers in the photo were worried that they might be fired from their jobs if the image got out on the Internet, because in the backdrop of the photo, the Georgia Pacific plant could be seen.
Their fear comes not only from the mailing, but also from a new Georgia Pacific social media policy [PDF] implemented earlier this year that warns, "Even if your social media conduct is outside of the workplace and/or non-work related, it must not reflect negatively on GP's reputation, its products, or its brands." Given the policy, the workers were scared to appear next to a candidate the Kochs do not support with the plant in the background.
More —> 10 Shocking Facts on the Kochs.
In a Democracy Now interview Amy Goodman and Nermeen Shaikh talk to George Farah. He explains how the contract was revealed by Time's Mark Halperin who managed to get a copy of the contract and that it wasn't by virtue of the commission operating with transparency.
George Farah was on DN before talking about the Commission on Presidential Debates and how we came to this point in electoral politics.
Mike McCurry, the former press secretary to President Bill Clinton, and a co-chairs of the Commission on Presidential Debates repeatedly denied the very existence of this contract. When confronted the executive director of the commission, Janet Brown, about the existence of a contract that's dictating the terms of the debates, she said there is no such contract, the commission is not a party to it. Once some of the features of the contract started to come out, the commission said the contract is only about podium heights and temperatures in the auditoriums and whether the candidates can wear risers in their shoes, but denied that there was any substance.
Now that we're actually seeing the contract, we're seeing there are extraordinary restrictions preventing there from being more unpredictable questions. We're seeing the exclusion of all third-party voices according to the candidate selection criteria. And we're seeing the prohibition on additional debates…
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"My campaign is about the 100 percent of Americans," Romney said, arguing that his record of accomplishments in Massachusetts - raising the unemployment rate and helping improve schools - proves his commitment to the whole nation.
"This is a campaign about helping people who need help," he said. "And right now the people who are poor in this country need help getting out of poverty. The people in the middle class need help because their incomes have gone down every year over the last four years."
—> This dude is a fucking liar.
"Some of those 47% people are like me – old and eligible for Medicare. Some of those people are like my grandson – smart and taking out loans to get through college because his dad doesn't have a company to give him right now. Some of those people are even military families just trying to make ends meet. But some of those people – those 47% who think they are victims and expect the government to take care of them – are Staples employees who work full-time and are just trying to put food on the table for their families. We call them the working poor. An entry level job at Staples pays between $7 and $9 an hour. If you do the math, that's between $15,000 and $19,000 a year. The poverty level in America for a family of three is $18,530. As long as those hard-working Staples employees believe in birth control and don't have any kids, they can stay just above the poverty level. Success! Vote Republican and wait for your tax cut to arrive in the mail. Of course, you'll be waiting quite a bit longer for that tax cut than your boss, the CEO of Staples, who made $9 million dollars last year. I wonder who that guy is voting for?"
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It's one thing to pander on domestic issues. When Romney takes every conceivable position on health-care reform, when he promises tax cuts for all and sacrifice for none, when he conjures millions of jobs out of thin air — such reckless promises are written off as campaign rhetoric, nothing more.
But international affairs are different. For one thing, there is general consensus that at times of crisis, the United States must speak with one voice. Most Republicans, even some of Obama's most adamant foes, have respected this tradition. House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) both issued measured statements recognizing that this is a moment for patriotism, not politics.
More important is the fact that words spoken in the heat of international crisis can have life-or-death impact. Romney's ostensible complaint was that Obama should have spoken up more clearly for American values — presumably, in this case, freedom of speech.
The administration has made clear that of course it supports the right of anti-Muslim extremists to make and disseminate an amateurish video whose sole purpose is to insult and enrage believers in Islam. This is protected speech under the Constitution. But imagine the reaction if Obama's first response had been not to try to quell the violence but to align the U.S. government with a piece of inflammatory garbage produced by twisted zealots. Religious tolerance is an American value, too."
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ST. CROIX COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - Developers of a large wind energy farm in western Wisconsin are asking state officials to change their minds about rejecting it.
Emerging Energies of Hubertus has asked the Public Service Commission to reconsider a construction permit on Friday for the new Highland project in St. Croix County.
Officials want the developers and the project's opponents to file new documents by Tuesday which outline their stands. The commission will then decide whether to take the matter up again.
The PSC recently voted 2-1 against the new wind farm, saying it would occasionally exceed state noise limits – thus causing problems for several homes that are nearby.
Emerging Energies says it does not need to re-design the project to remove the noise concerns. The firm says it can program its turbines to reduce power, when wind speeds would cause the noise limits to be exceeded.
The Highland project is the only major wind energy farm that's pending in Wisconsin at the moment.


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LiveGrays Athletic vs Romford
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- FT: Grays Athletic 3 - 2 Romford
- Ryman Division One North
- LIVE from Rush Green
So to sum up:
Blues, after a slow first five minutes, took the lead through Joao Carlos after great work from Jared Small.
Two minutes later, Harry Agombar saw his free kick take a big deflection to beat the keeper.
The rest of the half was a little scrappy, with Romford coming closest as they hit the bar.
Blues were "still in the dressing room" when the second half started. Lewis Francis put several free kicks in from the left, which caused Blues a few problems. But they didn't learn and in the 59th minute, Paul Clayton brought the visitors back into the game as he headed, unmarked, another Francis free kick.
Ten minutes later, the referee gave a penalty as Kurt Smith burst into the box, was barged, but stayed on his feet, before toppling over Kamurasi.
Francis missed the penalty, but Ben Jones reacted quickest to slot home the rebound.
Jeff Hammond was dismissed with ten minutes to play. He was shown a straight red for kicking out as he challenged for the ball.
Blues then started playing. They applied the pressure with five minutes to go before sub Joe Sweeney darted into the box, played a low ball across goal with Junior Baker on hand to tap in on the line.
A goal his performance and endeavour deserved.
Blues keep the pressure on league leaders Maldon, regaining second place over Heybridge Swifts and narrowing the gap on Maldon to 12 points. Blues have a game in had, too.
Great night at Rush Green and a big win for Hakan Heyrettin's men.
Thank you for joining us! We'll be back on Saturday.
What a game at Rush Green. Huge win for Blues and they remain unbeaten at home.
Imperious performance by Junior Baker. He's my man of the match for sure.
Free kick in a dangerous position now after Kirby fouled Smith. Francis scoops it up into the box and Baker heads clear. The keeper had come up for it!
Luke Marshall broke for Blues, he was being urged to shoot but elected to carry it all the way. And the keeper saved it!
Joe Sweeney darts in from the right wing, he fires a low ball across and who else is there but Junior Baker to convert on the line. Superb endeavour by the centre half!
GOAL! GRAYS ATHLETIC 3 - 2 Romford - Junior Baker
Great save from Clarke! Good ball in from the right by Agombar and Beaney heads at goal from six yards, but Clarke is down quickly to save.
Agombar fires over after some good pressure by Blues. They're looking more likely as the game draws to a close, Romford have done very little since equalising.
Grays sub:
Joao Carlos is replaced by Luke Marshall
Hammond is sent off for Grays!
There was a bit of a scuffle between a few players as Grays tried to win the ball back. It looks like Hammond has been shown a straight red for kicking out.
Romford sub:
Billy Hunt on for Ben Jones.
Oh dear, farcical from Kurt Smith who went down like he'd been shot after being beaten for pace by Ryan Kirby. He went down holding his face, the referee stopped the game for a head injury, only for Smith to get up quite promptly.
Very unimpressive from the Romford forward who's been good since coming on.
Grays sub:
Jake Hall off, Joe Sweeney on.
Blues fans very unhappy with the referee here. Not a lot of consistency from the man in the middle, it must be said, as Hall was tackled from behind.
Jeff Hammond booked for Blues.
Really poor from Blues who squander a two goal lead here at Rush Green.
Very dubious penalty. Kurt Smith burst into the box and was perhaps fouled as he did so, going shoulder to shoulder with Kirby, but he continued his run. Kamurasi came out and gathered the ball, with Smith then toppling under his challenge.
Penalty given. Lewis Francis stepped up, hit it poorly as Kamurasi guessed right but couldn't hold it and Ben Jones reacted quickest to tap home the rebound.
GOAL! Grays Athletic 2 - 2 ROMFORD - Ben Jones
Romford sub:
George Woodward is replaced by Kurt Smith.
Excellent stuff from Junior Baker. Twice in the space of a minute he wins the ball back just inside the blues half. He then starts the attack before marauding forward. Agombar's cross comes into him, but he's offside as he turns the ball just wide.
Big cheers for him from the Blues fans. Just what it needs for Blues who have been very sloppy so far in the second half.
Grays sub:
Jack West on for Jared Small
Shocking defending by Blues and Romford are gifted a way back into this. It's the visitors fourth free kick from the left of this half and Lewis Francis puts in another peach of a ball. Clayton, unmarked and on the edge of the six yard box rises to head home with consumate ease.
It's been coming!
GOAL! Grays Athletic 2 - 1 ROMFORD - Paul Clayton
Francis plays another free kick in, this time from the left. Kamurasi completely misses it, but it fortuitously bounces into his arms while he's on the floor.
Romford have started this half well.
Now Bunce is booked for scything down Francis as he goes to cross from the right. Free kick is clipped in and cleared, but Adam Salmon's volley at goal spins well wide.
That's a super free kick by Lewis Francis, from a could 35 yards out. The ball went like an arrow, flashing just wide of Kamurasi's right hand post.
Now a free kick for Blues on the right hand edge of the box, after Carlos is felled.
Agombar whips it into the near post but Hammond heads just over.
Poor defending by Grays early on sees Ben Jones go through on goal. His low shot is straight at Kamurasi! Good save by the Blues stopper.
He's called into action again as Romford come forward in numbers again, the low cross is collected well.
KICK OFF - second half
Blues emerging for the second half then! Should be a few more goals in this. Romford have been pretty lacklustre at the back while Grays have a new-found cutting edge in Hammond, Small and Carlos.
262 here tonight. So I was only 38 out, but a little optimistic.
So after a mediocre first five minutes, Grays, inspired by Small came to life scoring two goals in two minutes. They've come close on one or two occasions since then, but it's Romford who came closest as the half played out, with Reynolds heading Francis' shot, which hit the bar just over.
It's played in but Kamurasi gathers easily.
Late free kick to Romford, centre of goal 30 yards out (maybe a bit more) after a foul by Jake Hall.
Grays are unbeaten at home in the league this season. Won 6, drawn 4. If they win here, they'll climb back into second over Heybridge Swifts, 12 points behind league leaders Maldon with a game in hand.
Beaney delivers well, Baker's at the back post but Clark punches clear and the referee gives a free kick.
But it's poor. Cleared away at the near post. But the ball works its way back to him in that right hand corner and he wins a free kick.
Corner for Blues now with the lively Small winning it down the right.
Carlos to take..
Lewis Francis hits the bar for Romford! Great 20 yard effort after getting in behind Bunce beat Kamurasi all ends up.
The ball fell kindly to Nick Reynolds who had the whole goal to aim at as the ball came down onto his head, but he put it over. Golden chance for Romford.
Blues winning the ball back very well but now struggling to be incisive when they go forward.
Perfect example as Baker wins the goal kick before punting the ball aimlessly up field.
More nice stuff from Bunce at left back. He cuts inside of his marker who slides in before trying a lob from 40 yards that goes wide.
A very healthy crowd at Rush Green for this game. Looks to be around 300 here in what is sort of a Romford derby!
Terrific save by Kamurasi, as he deflects a shot by Tom Richardson wide. The corner is cleared but Grays fail to make anything of the break.
Well after a frantic first ten, the game has fizzled out a little. Romford are seeing more of the ball again, but aren't doing much with it in the final third. Pope, Baker and Kirby are dealing quite comfortably.
Nice run at goal by Danny Bunce this time as he beats three players before shooting low at Clark who saves with his feet.
More super football from Blues as they come forward with Agombar. He feeds a delightful ball through to Joao Carlos who just loses out. Grays carving Romford open everytime.
Small excellent in the opening moments, as Hall lashes a shot high and wide.
What a start this is for Blues!
The first goal came from some super football down the right from Small, who for the second time in the game found himself in acres of space on the right. And at the second attempt, crossed to the back post where Carlos was on hand to head home.
Then minutes later, Grays win the ball back, win a free kick and Harry Agombar's free kick from 25 yards bounced off the top of the wall into the net. It looked to be going off target, so it can only be given as an own goal really!
GOAL! GRAYS ATHLETIC 2 - 0 Romford - Own goal (Unknown)
GOAL! GRAYS ATHLETIC 1 - 0 Romford - Joao Carlos
Lots of good early pressure from the visitors here, who currently sit 13 in the RD1N.
Grays not seen much of the ball at all in the opening six minutes.
First break for Grays as Hammon looks to latch on to a nice angled ball, but Romford stopper Chris Clark is there first.
It's a bit soggy here at Rush Green after an afternoon of rain.
First chance goes to Romford. Ben Jones shoots from 30 yards, trying to catch Kamurasi off his line, after the ball had broken very kindly for him.
We're about set then.
Kick off
Here are tonight's teams:
Grays Athletic:
Kamurasi; Pope, Baker, Kirby, Bunce; Carlos, Beaney, Hall, Agombar; Small, Hammond
Subs: East, Marshall, Lalite, West, Sweeney
Clark; Salmon, Dicks, Clayton, Payne; Sammut, Richardson, Francis, Woodward; Reynolds, Jones
Subs: Hilton, Ngos, Smith, Oates, Hunt
Good evening!
Happy New Year!
So after a very wet festive period, welcome to Rush Green. Time for the second half of the non-league football season.


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It is hard to watch the devastation from Oklahoma without wanting to reach out and lend a hand.
However, according to local non-profits, there are both good and bad ways to help those in need.
One important thing to look for is where your money or your donations are actually going. For instance, the women who set up a stuff-a-truck in Mishawaka, their items are all going to St. Vincent De Paul in Oklahoma City where the items will be distributed.
There are some efforts out there though that could actually wind up being more of a problem than a solution.
Hundreds of people stopped by Wednesday's Stuff-A-Truck event in Mishawaka to donate whatever they could to help the families who's homes were destroyed by tornadoes in Oklahoma.
"Kids brining in their toys saying 'here give this to the other kids that really need it,'" said Kathy Seidl, one of the women who organized the donation effort.
Patti Waltz and Seidl are hoping to fill the truck with everything from toys to toiletries before they head down to drop the items at a church in Oklahoma.
"You get up in the morning, you go to the bathroom, and you brush your teeth," said Seidl. "[The tornado victims] don't have a bathroom and they don't have a tooth brush, so everything and anything is what they need."
Local Red Cross branches are also doing what they can. Not only have volunteers deployed, but they are accepting monetary donations. The Red Cross only accepts money because that allows them to purchase exactly what is needed at the site of the disaster.
"The money that's donated can stay here and help people after a fire or sometimes we've got friends and neighbors down in Oklahoma and we'll help them as well," said Doug Farmwald, the American Red Cross - St. Joseph Co. Branch.
Farmwald says unfortunately during times like these good intentions can wind up hurting. A donation without an exact destination can end up as a headache for volunteers. Instead, have an exact plan, like the women who organized the Stuff-A-Truck.
"Make sure you've got a connection on the other end, so that it has a place to go and that there's a plan to get it to someone who needs it," said Farmwald.
Both he, along with Waltz and Seidl, know there are a lot of people trying to help in Michiana. They just want to make sure everyone is helping in the most efficient way.
"Michiana's never let anybody down," said Waltz. "You know they've done this for several different reasons and it's been overwhelming. [Wednesday] was overwhelming."
The Stuff-A-Truck continues tomorrow from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Mishawaka La-Z-Boy store on Main St.. Pro-Fleet donated a the semi-truck, a driver to take down the donations, and the gas to help the cause.
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The Major Orchestra Librarians' Association (MOLA) conference, which took place in Portland this weekend, is officially wrapped. It was a TREMENDOUS success -- the Oregon Symphony librarians totally nailed it. But I am exhausted! That's why this post is a day later than usual.
I have a lot to tell you about the conference, which I'll do in next week's post. In the meantime, this week I bring you a report from the Falstaff frontlines from board member Diana Harris, who is a supernumerary in our production.
I've loved opera for as long as I can remember. Why? With story, singers, orchestra, costumes, and sets, opera is the ultimate combination of music, theater, often dance, and the visual arts. Sometimes an opera needs a supernumerary or two. "Supernumerary" means "one who appears onstage without speaking lines or as part of a crowd" (Random House Dictionary of the English Language). They're referred to as "supers."
As an opera lover who is neither singer nor musician, I wanted to be a "super" for decades; it was the only way I could be in the middle of the music. The current production of Falstaff, in which I am one of two adult "supers" in the final scene, is the fifth time I've been privileged to do so.
Tuesday, 4/23/13—Myriad aspects of this production, including rehearsals, have been underway for weeks. With only seventeen days until opening night, the pieces are now coming together. Late this evening--after a very long day for the production staff-- our stage director (and company General Director) Chris Mattaliano worked with the large chorus (who represent fairies and townspeople), nine children (who play fairies and devils), and two women supers (townswomen) to block out the final scene. "Blocking out" means that Chris explained what will be happening on stage as various groups enter, when and from where we should enter, where we should end up, and what we should do at various points during the scene.
None of the principal singers were at this rehearsal, a member of the production staff stood in for Falstaff and we had to imagine all the others. Carole, the other "adult super," and I were issued our special props: raffia cat o'nine tails. This was how we learned that we whip Falstaff.
This is a first for me: center front, facing the audience, doing something that moves the story forward and interacting with the main character.
Saturday, 4/27/13—Everybody was here for this rehearsal of Act III, scenes 1 and 2. And everybody sang, accompanied by Tom Webb at the piano. This time we went through Scene 2 in chunks, refining positions and actions. When Carole and I came forward, Eduardo Chama, our Falstaff, joked, "Not the face, not the face!" Of course not, we aim for his legs—and he wears lots of padding.
Carole and I come from opposite sides of the stage. The tricky part is knowing when to move out of the crowd, down one step, circle around so that we don't interfere with the action of the singers, and end up next to Falstaff just as Ford, sings "Triplice mento!" (You lied three times!)
As the principals sing, Carole and I whip Falstaff until he protests "Ai! Ai! mi pento! (Ow! Ow! I repent!) the third time. We return to our places in the crowd as he sings, "Perdon!" (Pardon!), and the whole scene briefly resembles a church service. This may sound simple, but there's a lot going on. We have to pay attention to everything so that we are in exactly the right place at the right time.
After we worked through the entire act in chunks, Chris had us do it all over again, straight through. This time everyone wore masks. Carole and I have white bird masks with sharp beaks. Now I'm thinking that wearing a mask will be almost as good as standing, walking, or sitting with my back to the audience.
Sunday, 4/28/13—Chris refined and enhanced in rehearsal this afternoon. "Stand farther back," he coached, "so that you can really lay into the stroke."
Carole and I also know what we need to do after we meld back into the chorus of townspeople. And the music is absolutely fabulous.
Next call: room run-through on Tuesday, May 1.
For more info about our production of FALSTAFF, go here!
Since retiring from Intel, "Opera Fanatic" Diana Harris has written a book based on her great-grandfather's collected papers (Reflections of a Civil War Locomotive Engineer: a ghost-written memoir) and set up a website (illuminatehistory.com).


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, was elected to his first term on May 11, 2013. Stephen and his wife, Daphne, celebrated their first anniversary within a few months of his election. Former Garland Mayor Ronald E. Jones performed their marriage ceremony in August 2012.
Stephen has lived in Garland for more than 25 years during his lifetime, having graduated from South Garland High School and Richland College. As a realtor, Stephen has been active in the area's business and civic community most of his life, having served with many organizations ranging from athletics boosters to professional organizations. During the late 1990s and early 2000s, Stephen lived in Sachse and served on their City Council and Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.
Upon his return to Garland, Stephen was encouraged to get more deeply involved with his hometown government and ran for Garland City Council. As District 3 representative, Stephen wants to jumpstart commercial development along the I-30 corridor and help Garland residents south of I-30 feel more a part of the city. "I am also looking forward to strengthening the bond between the City and the Garland Chamber of Commerce, while helping both create a friendlier environment for smaller businesses. Those businesses are an important asset for a strong community and economy," says Stephen.
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If you dropped by your local Disney Store during the 1989 holiday season looking to purchase some The Little Mermaid -themed merchandise, you'd have learned that what little had been ordered in advance had long since been sold out. Most likely, the only item that would have been left in stock was an Ariel doll with long blonde hair.
Listening to music is one way I thrive in this world and Dopapod songs find their way on to my playlists daily.
Here's a good example of the sort of movie I love to stumble on at a film festival. It's a tense, gripping drama, marks the film debut of UK director Yann Demange who's had good success on TV and features a strong central performance from a very talented young actor named Jack O'Connell.
Answers by Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, comedy duo of Adult Swim and "Tim & Eric's Bedtime Stories," premiering next Friday, September 19th.
Can a modern couple find marital happiness without knowing each other before the wedding? Can reality television teach married couples what it takes to sustain healthy relationships? Married at First Sight -- FYI's hit reality TV show -- seeks to do both.
They're a funny duo and offered some insight into working with Johnny Depp on the film, as well as Kevin Smith's working relationship with marijuana, which probably also aided in explaining the movie itself.
Horses and the multitude of gifts that they bring to people's lives are not exclusively for the rich -- they are for everyone. It's time to put horses on TV.
From Baywatch Hawaii, to starring in movies like Starsky & Hutch, as well as her book Bounce, Don't Break, Roderick has a full career. But this time, I wanted to find out more about Roderick's life as a mom.
Many great acts that are legendary in the genre have come from Boston, and one of the names at the top of that list is Statik Selektah.
"I'm sorry. I'm just prattling on," she said. Her unnecessary apology came in the middle of a fascinating response about proudly growing up in Music City USA and how she first made an indirect connection to the industry in a carpool driven by a guy whose parents were "Rocky Top" songwriters Felice and Boudleaux Bryant.
Some people here might not appreciate how blessed they are, because they've never lived in a repressed society, but, for me, every time I tune in to Howard Stern -- I think of how lucky I am to live where freedom and liberty exist, especially for women.
The concept that mental illness is a disease which twists reality and affects the way one thinks, perceives and remembers is one that is not often discussed. Blame towards the victim and a lack of understanding is what keeps so many alone with their secrets.
She won her Oscar for playing Anita in West Side Story, which boasts some of the finest dancing ever put on film. But her Oscar didn't open doors to better movie roles. In fact, it took another seven years before she made another movie. She turned down roles which stereotyped her as -- in her words -- "Conchita/Lolitas."
There are many types of superpower -- ranging from super strength to mind control. With such a wealth of fictional capabilities available, why should Superheroes be limited by their ability to hear?
Popular shows like Modern Family and Project Runway have brought this kind of experience to the mass market, allowing fans to engage second-by-second in the storyline.
Although the actual stage show wasn't as elaborate as some might have anticipated, the lights and sound, in addition to Gaga's energy was enough to keep the crowd on their feet for the entire set.
I have found over time that I actually prefer documentaries to fiction films. Why? From docs, I learn and am exposed to things that I did not know before: how somebody chose to live his or her life; historical events of which I was ignorant; issues that are happening today.
No one will ever be one hundred percent of what you want them to be or idolize them to be. An actor or actress is just one small part of a show, and their lives outside of that show exist in whatever way they chose to live. If you don't agree with what they are doing, how they act, or how they live that life, it's time to start questioning why you follow or idolize them.


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Four graduating seniors were involved in an automobile accident Thursday morning in Coweta County and three remain hospitalized.
The accident took place on Corinth Road.
According to officials, the car crossed the center lane, touched the opposite shoulder and then went out of control.
William Holloway, 17, was driving the Mitsubishi and Zachary Harrison, 18, was riding passenger in the front. Both were airlifted to Atlanta Medical Center where they are in critical condition.
Zachery Self, 18, and Dustin Brenon, 18, were riding in the back of the vehicle. They were taken to Piedmont Newnan Hospital and one of them has been released.
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Waterworks Visual Arts Center is a non-profit 501(c)3 art museum accredited by the American Alliance of Museums as a non-collecting museum. We are an exciting place where ideas, issues, and communities converge to expand traditional ways of thinking and explore the complex and unfolding patterns between artistic and cultural spheres. As a unique blend of education, inspiration, creativity, and fun, the Waterworks serves as the anchor organization for Salisbury's East Square Cultural Arts District and is the only teaching museum within a forty mile radius of Salisbury.
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Waterworks Visual Arts Center is located at 123 E. Liberty Street in the East Square Cultural Arts District of historic downtown Salisbury. We are 2 blocks from the Amtrak Station and walking distance of many shops, historical sites, the public library, and eating establishments.
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Ta da! How's this for an eco-friendly Christmas: home made paper, made with scraps of coloured paper saved all year long (Nerd alert! Nerd alert!), then mixed with old print outs from Galumph's dad's work. I like to recycle where I can, and according to The Guardian, "One of the biggest sources of waste in the UK each Christmas is wrapping paper, with more than 8,000 tonnes being used each year - the equivalent of approximately 50,000 trees." Well, make that 8,000 tonnes minus about 3 metres from us. Except that we're not in the UK. Now I'm confusing myself.
Anway, that's my Christmas gift wrapping all, er, wrapped up, bwahahahahah bad pun intended. Although, since I let Grumbles help me there may have been a bit of a story invented about how we are making Santa's life easier by providing him with the paper, so he doesn't have to wrap the pressies, being so busy and all. Now, when he gets to our place, he grabs the gifts from his sleigh and then does a bit of Santa-style magic and hey presto, gifts wrapped in paper we made for him.
So, the paper is pretty nifty, hey?And this was only one batch, done on those crazy hot days last week. Tell you what, don't make paper on a 37 C day. Not a smart idea, being out in all that heat, squatting down and lying the sheets of wet paper pulp just so. (Don't worry, Grumbles was inside having her nap at this point - she more helped with the ripping of paper) At one stage I got up and was soooo dizzy I thought I might pass out. At least I was out the front, where hopefully a neighbour would have spotted me sooner rather than later, preferably before I was pecked to death by crazy maternal nesting magpies. Because death by 'pies would be a sad way to go indeed. Plus the Galumph would never get his bond back if he couldn't remove the blood stains from the front steps.
Ewwww! Enough of that. Back to the heat. You should have felt the effect it had on my heart! It was going ker-whallop, ker-whallop, ker-doing. Actually, it's been doing that for a while now. So yesterday I trotted off to the doctor, who 'hmmmmmmed' in a most disconcerting manner before ordering blood tests and an ECG. Oh, the fun!
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Ellery Samson 2008/12 Opens February 7th 6-9pm
Hooray! Our first exhibition of 2013!
Ed. Varie is pleased to present 2008/12, an installation by multi-media artist Ellery Samson.
Opening Reception Thursday, February 7, 2013 6–9 pm.
2008/12 will be Samson's first solo show in New York, as well as a debut of a new body of work. After four years of turbulence, personal, and structural collapse while living in New York, Samson extracts the beauty and energy that remains burned into his psyche and creates an abstract form installation at Ed. Varie. Samson uses paper; silk-screened, found, photocopied, obsessively dissected; to express different emotive thoughts and reasoning behind each element of the installation; beauty, collapse, nostalgia, hope, and a reminder of life to be lived. Samson has released a number of self-published zines, and also with NY based publisher Swill Children. There will be limited edition small-scale extractions of Samson's work available for purchase at the reception.
Samson studied fine art at the San Francisco Art Institute. A majority of Samson's artistic career has revolved around sound and performance art. Samson, currently signed with Discos Huelga, formed Crime Novels, The Mall, and Cancer Fad, releasing four albums concurrently. Among regular touring with The Mall and Cancer Fad, Crime Novels performed at P.P.O.W in New York, and at the Children's Art Museum in Austin, TX. Ellery Samson, born 1976, currently lives and works in San Francisco, CA.
2008/12 will be on view through March 3, 2013. Please contact the gallery director for an appointment, email@example.com. For any additional information, such as preview images and gallery hours, you may visit our website, edvarie.com.
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What's a degree worth?
Education is approaching a change where it will never turn back, but what will we find around that corner?
In America, college degrees mean less and less, and it seems like what's often more important is real-world experience and a competitive portfolio/skill sets. So the question is to put yourself in the following situations to answer the following:
As an employer: Would you rather hire someone with your required skill sets/a competitive portfolio and no college degree, or someone with a degree and good grades but little experience? (everything else held equal)
As a high school graduate: Would you be willing to self-teach yourself to the point where you had marketable skills and an impressive self-made portfolio while risking not having a degree?
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Feb 8 2013: I'm in a very conflicting field. I work in theatre, but my theatre is funded and run through a corporation. Artistically and personally, I WANT experience and skill over anything. Professionally, we're pushed to value degrees. I will concede that a college degree USE TO be associated with discipline, the ability to learn and complex levels, etc. It USE TO symbolize someone who excelled through high school and continued to learn advanced concepts to get them ready for the "real world". The current high school educational system is a mess and it has effected the college degree, making it equal to the high school diploma....and I wouldn't be able hire anybody without a high school diploma.
Bring on the EDUCATIONAL REVOLUTION!!!
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Authorities say alcohol appears to be a factor in a fatal accident on the Hopple Street viaduct.
Police say Latonya Colbert, 39, was driving a Chevrolet Impala westbound on the viaduct towards Western Northern Blvd on Wednesday. She reportedly went left of center and hit Tony Smith, 57, head-on, in a gray Kia Spectra. It happened just after 2 p.m.
Both Colbert and Smith were trapped in their vehicles as a result of the crash, and neither were wearing a seatbelt.
Colbert was taken to UC Medical Center in serious condition. Smith was also taken to UCMC with life threatening injuries where he was later pronounced dead.
Both directions of Hopple Street were shut down, but authorities expect the road to reopen by rush hour. Metro service in the area was also running a detour, but is now back to its normal route.
Police say alcohol appears to be a factor in the crash.
The investigation is ongoing, and any witnesses to the crash are asked to contact the Cincinnati Police Traffic Unit at (513) 352-2514.
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The U.S. postal service inspector general put out a report last week suggesting an intriguing way to shore up the ailing institution's finances: Let the mailman double as a bank teller.
The plan? The post office would offer services designed to appeal to America's unbanked and under-banked — the more than 50 million adults who either have no checking or savings account, or use high-cost, predatory services like payday loans to supplement traditional banking needs.
This sounds like a win-win. Americans — particularly low-income Americans — clearly need greater access to low-cost financial services. At the same time, many financial institutions have been complaining for years that providing banking services to low-income Americans is costing them money. So much so that they can barely bring themselves to open bank branches in anything less than well-heeled neighborhoods.
Surely, they would embrace any plan that could help rid them of these undesirable customers, while offering a new-found opportunity to make money.
Not so fast.
The banking sector immediately threw a hissy fit. "This would be like the banking industry moving into running the airlines," Richard Hunt, the president and chief executive of the Consumers Bankers Association told American Banker last week. Another executive compared the plan to the Ford Edsel.


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After a hearing in which more than a dozen young people spoke before the Scotts Valley City Council, the body voted unanimously at its Feb. 1 meeting to rewrite the city's ordinance in regard to whether hand scooters should be allowed in the city's skate park.
As it stood, the city's ordinance — which council members acknowledged had been written before scooters became as popular as they are today — forbade scooters by omission from being permitted in the skate park. The decision will change the wording to include scooters.
Unless expedited by the council, the decision will not take effect until March, but it is intended to settle a recent controversy between skateboarders and scooters about what wheeled equipment was allowed in the park.
Redevelopment agency successor forms
The Feb. 1 council meeting fell on the state-mandated day that redevelopment agencies statewide were officially terminated. In anticipation of that deadline, the city council had voted in mid-January to become the successor agency for the former redevelopment agency, tasked with fulfilling the remainder of the agency's contracts and obligations.
Meeting for the first time as the successor agency, Mayor Donna Lind named deputy city manager and community development director Corrie Kates and City Councilman Dene Bustichi to sit on the oversight committee as the successor agency looks to sell off the former redevelopment agency's remaining land assets.


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Historic Tunnel Mill coming alive in the early Nineteenth Century this weekend
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Nike Softball Camp Valparaiso University Valparaiso, Indiana
Join Valparaiso University's Head Coach, Jordan Stevens, for four days of intensive softball training this summer in Indiana! Current and former members Crusaders will be on hand to mentor players of all abilities and help aspiring young athletes to reach their true potential. Campers will reside in dorms on campus and all softball activities will take place at the Valpo Softball Field.
At the Valparaiso University Nike Softball Camp all facets of the game will be covered - hitting, fielding, base-running, and team play! This is a premier softball camp experience!
Highlights Include
- 8:1 camper to instructor ratio
- Daily emphasis on fundamental development, team play and more
- Official NIKE Camp T-Shirt
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Valparaiso University
Valparaiso University is a selective, independent Lutheran institution in Valparaiso, Indiana, an hour's drive from Chicago.
Founded in 1859, Valpo offers a thorough grounding in the liberal arts as well as professional training and graduate study, helping students find their own paths to lifelong personal, spiritual, and professional growth.
Valpaiso University Softball Highlights
- 2013 Horizon League Tournament Champions
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- 9 NFCA Academic All-Americans
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- 35 wins
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Valpo Softball Field
The facility features a natural grass playing surface in the outfield and a dirt-skinned infield. The foul poles are 200 feet down both lines, with the centerfield fence 215 feet from home plate. A large scoreboard sits beyond the leftfield fence, and spacious dugouts line both the first and third baselines. The entire facility is enclosed with fencing.
The facility underwent a number of substantial upgrades prior to the 2011 campaign. An aluminum grandstand structure was built, stretching behind the backstop from dugout to dugout. The middle section features chairback seating, while other sections provide bleacher seating.
Included in the construction of the grandstand structure was an enclosed press box atop the grandstand, with room and hookups for live audio/video broadcasts. A concession area was also built at ground level into the grandstand as well. Down the left-field line, a pair of batting cages were installed, enclosed by mesh netting. On the field, the warning track and infield were renovated as well.
The Valparaiso University Softball Field hosted its first postseason event in 2012, as the Crusaders earned the right to host the Horizon League Softball Championship.Meet your coaching staff
Joylyn Ichiyama
Joylyn Ichiyama joined the Crusader coaching staff in the summer of 2013, following the completion of her eligibility at Valpo. Ichiyama is responsible primarily for working with the Crusader outfielders.
A two-time First Team All-Horizon League honoree, Ichiyama ranks as one of Valpo's all-time best, both at the plate and in the field. A key cog in the Crusaders' Horizon League champion and NCAA Tournament teams in 2012 and 2013, she closed out her career second in program history in games played and RBIs, as well as third all-time at Valpo in hits and total bases.
In the field, Ichiyama earned Defensive Player of the Championship honors at the 2012 Horizon League Championship while manning third base. The native of Torrance, Calif. finished her career as Valpo's career and single-season record holder for assists.
Ichiyama earned her bachelor's degree in exercise science from Valparaiso in 2012. She is currently working towards her master's degree in health administration. Ichiyama has one son, Jayden Drewry.
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Alex Lagesse returned to her alma mater as a member of the Crusader coaching staff in the fall of 2013. Lagesse is primarily responsible for working with the Valpo pitchers.
A two-time All-League honoree during her playing career at Valpo, Lagesse earned Pitcher of the Week honors from the Horizon League office on six occasions. She ranks first in Crusader history in both wins and strikeouts, as well as second in games pitched and fourth in ERA.
A two-time member of the league's All-Tournament Team, she set Valpo's single-season wins record as a senior in 2012, including a pair of wins on Championship Saturday of the league tournament to help lead the Crusaders to their first NCAA Tournament berth.
Lagesse spent the 2013 season serving as a volunteer pitching coach at Saint Joseph's (Ind.) College. She graduated from Valparaiso in 2012 with a bachelor's degree in sports management, and is currently working towards her master's degree in sports administration.
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My friend Angie is having a baby shower for her little newborn Emerson in a few weeks and among several other things, I decided that I wanted to make her a sign for the baby's room.
Remember these Burlap Monogram Signs I have been making?
Well, they have been a big hit! I have made (and sold) several already. {the tutorial HERE}
But…I wanted to do a little something different this time.
ANNOUNCEMENT – To purchase one of these signs, visit my Etsy store: Bayou City Burlap!
My friends Dan and Amber are getting married next weekend on a boat and I can't go…I am so bummed.
Well, I am really only partially bummed because I am going to Seattle for the Issaquah Salmon Festival with my family so I am pretty excited about that. Anyway, I wanted to make them a nice wedding gift and since I have been eyeing those painted monogram signs, I thought I would give one a try. But I wanted to use burlap because it rocks and would give the gift a cool yet fancy look.
I decided to make it 24″ square so I got some 24″ basic stretcher bars from the art supply store. They are about $1.50 each and easy to assemble. Or you can repurpose an old wooden frame if you have one.
Then I laid out burlap and cut it about 3 inches larger than the frame on each side. I used blue painter's tape to mark the inside of the frames, where the words would be. Next time I will also put the tape on the outside of the frame because it would have been much easier when it came to wrapping the burlap around the frame.
Next, I used my cricut to cut some contact paper for a stencil.
I used 3 different colors for this…dark brown, gold, and black. Also, I like using makeup sponge applicators for stencils because they are cheap and I can just throw them away after and not worry about washing a bunch of brushes.
**Helpful hint – when you are doing stencils, make sure you dab the paint on directly from the top…don't brush side to side. Otherwise you might get it under your stencil. And even though contact paper is sticky, it is possible to mess up the stencil!
So I started dabbing.
The first layer I put on was the dark brown with a little bit of gold mixed in. The second layer I put on was half black and brown. The third layer was half brown half gold. I like doing the layers because it makes it look a little dimensional. When you are doing stencils on burlap it is important to put something under the burlap otherwise your table will get full of paint! And you don't want to dab a too much of paint on the burlap at once or it will look weird and thick.
Now the first stencil comes off…how pretty!
Then I cut out the other stencil and started dabbing.
Oooooh looking nice!
Next I cut natural colored muslin and batting the same size as the burlap.
I wrapped the muslin and batting together around the frame tight and stapled it (sorry I forgot to take a pic of this part!). Then I wraped the burlap on top and staple it. I decided to wrap them separately to ensure they were all pulled tight enough and there weren't any wrinkles.
Lastly, I tucked in the edges and added a hanger and a little note. Though the note turned out to be upside down…whoops!
And the final product hanging up…
Here's a close up of the lettering:
This project was super easy and I think it came out amazing! I can't wait to make another one.
**UPDATE*** – I've made a bunch more burlap monogram signs! You can check them out HERE, HERE, and HERE!
Until later, happy crafting!
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Our 3rd album, 'We Don't Know Where We Are' is out now to stream and purchase on line. The 11 track album is released on ltd edition, heavyweight, 180g 12" vinyl LP and download via Vacilando 68 Recordings. Orders can be placed now via www.theatreroyal.bandcamp.com all vinyl orders come with a digital download of the album, we ship world-wide. Various independent shops across the the UK such as Rough Trade will also be stocking the records.
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Sir Thomas Malory is the author of Le Morte d'Arthur, said to have been completed in 1469 (or 1470) then revised and printed by William Caxton in 1485. Malory's most commonly accepted historical identity as a Warwickshire knight is based on the research and advocacy of George Lyman Kittredge (1860-1941), an American scholar and noted authority on the English language and literature, who published a monograph "Who Was Sir Thomas Malory?" in 1897.
[ See also a summary of Le Morte d'Arthur ]
In brief: according to the Kittredge version Thomas Malory lived at Newbold Revell in Warwickshire, England. He served in France under the earl of Warwick and was a Lancastrian during the Wars of the Roses. He was knighted in 1442 and entered the British Parliament representing Warwickshire in 1445, then in around 1450 he turned towards a life of crime, being accused of armed assault and rape. Being imprisoned for most of the 1450s (mostly in London's Newgate Prison) Malory the "knyght presoner" wrote an Arthurian legend which he named 'The noble and joyous historye of the grete conquerour and excellent kyng, Kyng Arthur' and died shortly after its completion (c. 1470).
Thomas Malory was born in around 1416. His father was John Malory, a landowner in Warwickshire, Leicestershire, and Northamptonshire, who was twice sheriff, five times a Member of the British Parliament, and a Justice of the Peace (Magistrate). John Malory married Philippa Chetwynd and they had several daughters and one son, Thomas.
Professor P.J.C. Field in 'The Life and Times of Sir Thomas Malory' (1971) says that almost nothing is known of Malory's early years. As a young man of 23 he was a respectable country landowner with a growing interest in politics, dealing in land, witnessing deeds for his neighbours, and acting as a parliamentary elector. By 1441 he had become a knight, and his life so far suggested a degree of political and social ambition.
Sir Thomas married Elizabeth Walsh of Wanlip in Leicestershire, who bore him a son, Robert. In 1443 Malory was charged with wounding and imprisoning a Thomas Smith and stealing his goods, but the charge apparently fell through. In 1445 he was elected Member of Parliament for Warwickshire and served on commissions to assess tax-exemptions in the county. The year 1449 was a time of increasing division and unrest in England, eventually to leading to civil war. This part of Malory's life has the stamp of a traditional English country gentleman, but then its course, inexplicably, took a dramatic change.
On January 4th 1450 he and 26 other armed men were said to have laid an ambush for the Duke of Buckingham in the Abbot of Combe's woods near Newbold Revell. On May 23rd he allegedly raped Joan Smith at Coventry. The charge was brought by her husband under a statute of Richard II intended to make elopement into a crime of rape, even when the woman had consented. On May 31st he allegedly extorted money from two residents of Monks Kirby, then on August 6th allegedly raped Joan Smith again and stole money and goods from her husband. On August 31st he again allegedly committed extortion from another resident of Monks Kirby.
On March 5th 1451 a warrant was issued for Malory's arrest and a few weeks later he and various accomplices were alleged to have stolen cattle in Warwickshire. The Duke of Buckingham and 60 men from Warwickshire tried to arrest him but in the meantime Malory apparently raided Buckingham's hunting lodge, killing deer and doing damage to the property.
He was arrested and imprisoned at Coleshill, but soon escaped (by swimming the moat), then reportedly raided Combe Abbey with a band of one hundred men, breaking down doors, insulting the monks, and stealing money. By January 1452 he was in prison in London, where he spent most of the next eight years waiting for trial. He was bailed out several times and at one point joined a horse-stealing expedition across East Anglia in ended in Colchester jail, from which he escaped too, but was recaptured and taken back to prison in London.
During King Henry VI's insanity, when the Duke of York was Lord Protector, Malory was given a royal pardon, which the court dismissed but he was pardoned and set free again when the Yorkists expelled the Lancastrians in 1460. He repaid his deliverers by taking part in King Edward IV and the Earl of Warwick's recovery from the Lancastrians of various castles in Northumberland.
He then seems to have changed sides - in 1468 and 1470 he was named as one of many Lancastrians excluded from royal pardons, most of whom were at liberty but at that time Malory was in Newgate prison, completing Le Morte d'Arthur. In October 1470, when the Lancastrians returned to power, those of their party who were in London prisons, including Malory, were freed. He died six months later and was buried at Greyfriars, Newgate. Although his tombstone was destroyed its inscription survives in a sixteenth-century transcript which refers to him as a "valiant knight of the parish of Monks Kirby in Warwickshire."
Walter F. Oakeshott, a librarian at Winchester College, England in 1934 and a student of late medieval and renaissance book bindings, was at that time studying the early book-bindings on the open shelves in the library. At the suggestion of an expert colleague (to fill gaps in knowledge of the Library's holdings) he obtained permission to access the library's safe, located in the bedroom of the College Warden.
Amongst twenty or thirty medieval manuscripts Oakeshott noticed one about King Arthur and his Knights, written in English rather than Latin. He passed on to the next item, but discovered by chance a few weeks later that no surviving manuscript of Le Morte d'Arthur was known. He bought the Everyman edition of Le Morte d'Arthur and returned to the library safe to compare the two, where he realised that it was an authentic version of Malory, though Caxton had revised parts of the original work.
Oakeshott wrote three articles about his discovery, which were published in The Times in 1934, prompting the Arthurian scholar Eugène Vinaver to drive from Manchester to Winchester (followed, it is rumored, by "an aircraftman on a motor-cycle": T.E. Lawrence - none other than Lawrence of Arabia). Oakeshott eventually obtained permission to re-open the safe, and in due course Vinaver secured his claim to scholarly privilege and published the 'The Works of Sir Thomas Malory' in 1947.
With what became known as 'The Winchester Manuscript' comes the first direct connection in modern times between Le Morte d'Arthur and the life of its author. He identifies himself in person as a "knyght presoner" and asks for the prayers of "all jentylmen and jentylwymen," requesting that they pray "that God sende me good delyveraunce" (from prison). Especially interesting are 'hand-pointers' and phrases written in the margins of the manuscript by Malory or his scribes - and in some cases Caxton - which serve to clarify particular aspects of the work. Malory also included personal annotations within the actual text, to educate the reader on the context of the current action or to guide attention to specific issues. In some of his annotations he praises the actions of various characters - reinforcing the fact that in writing Le Morte d'Arthur he is interpreting previous version of Arthurian Legend rather than creating new - and he compares the behaviour of knights and ladies within the narrative with that of his own contemporaries, for example criticizing their failure to reward faithful service.
The author's aim was not simply to tell a story but also to build a relationship with the reader; the effect was to expand our knowledge of Thomas Malory, and the Winchester Manuscript sparked off further discussion amongst Arthurian scholars about who he really was.
For anyone who finds it hard to reconcile the deeds of Sir Thomas Malory the "knyght presoner" with the passionate morality of the Thomas Malory who wrote Le Morte d'Arthur, one of the great literary masterpieces of all time, it should come as no surprise that there are those - notably the writer and scholar William Matthews - who claim mistaken identity: that the author was not the Knight and Warwickshire Member of the British Parliament but a different and law-abiding Yorshire Knight from Studley and Hutton.
What is clear is that the author of Le Morte d'Arthur was a member of the English gentry who mourned the passing of the age of chivalry and that the work was largely written whilst he was encarcerated. Not only did Thomas Malory spend many years in Newgate Prison in London but as a result of service in France he may also have been held captive by Jacques d'Armagnac who owned an extensive collection of Arthurian literature. According to a detailed bibliographical note written by the 20th Century literary historian A.W. Pollard:
"The name of a Sir Thomas Malorie occurred among ... Lancastrians excluded from a general pardon granted by Edward IV. in 1468. In September 1897 ... the finding of the will of a Thomas Malory of Papworth ... This will was made on September 16, 1469, and as it was proved the 27th of the next month the testator must have been in immediate expectation of death. It contains the most careful provision for ... a family of three daughters and seven sons. We cannot say with certainty that this Thomas Malory, whose last thoughts were so busy for his children, was our author, or that the Lancastrian knight discovered by Mr. Williams was identical with either or both, but ... the Morte Darthur offers ... such a belief ... most naturally from an author who was a Lancastrian knight." Read the full bibliographical note here.
See also Arthurian Legend homepage.
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