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Boone and crockett club press releases
The Club's Outreach and Publications divisions strive to keep you informed of the latest news that affects our wildlife and the traditions of hunting. Below is a list of Boone and Crockett Club press releases.
Long Shots: Fad or Trend? - August 11, 2014
The Birth of the Fair Chase and the Teddy Bear - August 11, 2014
|Long Shots: Fad or Trend?
|August 11, 2014
|By Wayne van Zwoll
Distances that test rifles exceed those that test marksmanship-and leave killing to chance.
In 1066 the bow and arrow helped the Normans trounce the English. For centuries thereafter the longbow defended that realm and extended its boundaries. Royal edicts required men to become archers. Fines were levied on citizens who failed to hone their skills-at distance! The bow made the spear, pike and sword less relevant. An army bled by arrows beyond pike's reach lost both its strength and its will. In 1542 an English act dictated that no man 24 years or older might shoot at any mark "less than 11 score distance." That's 200 meters! In battle, bodkins rained in steep arcs onto the backs of cavalry horses and the light shoulder armor of footmen. Powered by 100-pound bows, the steel drove through chain-mail and plate. The longbow was truly a long-range weapon!
Early firearms didn't match the longbow's reliability or reach, and their rate of fire was glacial. Not until five centuries after the English loosed half a million shafts at Crecy did accurate caplock rifles come to market in North America. Breechloaders by Sharps and Browning (Winchester), with Remington Rolling Blocks, replaced the Hawken on the plains and stretched competition to 1,000 yards. Smokeless powder, jacketed bullets and optical sights later increased precision at distance.
Hunters and soldiers alike have benefited. At this writing, the longest rifle shot made against an enemy is held by an Australian sniper. He made the killing hit in Afghanistan in 2012. A GPS unit gauged the range at 2,815 meters, or 3,079 yards. The shooter is "unknown" because he and a fellow sniper fired at the Taliban commander simultaneously. One bullet struck.
Having fired at targets a mile off, I'm awed by this shot. At 1,760 yards, you can barely afford a minute-of-angle error on a target 18 inches wide. Make that half a minute at 3,000 yards. A puff of breeze so light it won't shiver an aspen leaf can push your shot wide. The range must be known almost exactly, too, as the arc of a descending bullet is so steep a mile away that an error of a few yards will cause a miss.
While soldiers and target shooters try for center hits, a near miss ordinarily earns partial credit. A shot that sends an enemy into cover or injures him, like a bullet that hits the 9-ring, has some redeeming value. But the sport hunter draws a penalty for a shot that strikes an animal but misses the vitals. He must follow to finish the beast, which may suffer pain and a slow death. Delayed recovery often results in meat spoilage. Crippling hits undermine the biological defense of sport hunting. Lost game begs an apology as collateral damage. Hunting practices that hike the probability or rate of crippling run counter to any view of sportsmanship. All else equal, close shots kill more surely. Odds for poor hits increase with yardage.
A gaggle of gremlins hides far downrange. An animal stricken by your first shot has more escape options at distance, because it can more quickly put itself beyond killing range and because you'll have a harder time sifting it from cover for a fast follow-up shot. You'll burn more time reaching and finding the place where the animal took the hit. And distance affects your bullet, draining its speed and energy. Low impact velocity means less violent, less complete bullet upset. The closer that bullet gets to the commonly accepted floor for reliable expansion (1,600 to 1,800 fps), the less damage it will cause.
Powerful rifles and optics tempt hunters to shoot far. Years ago, guiding an elk hunter, I spied a fine bull out yonder. We hurried in a long arc that put us in aspens 350 yards up-ridge from the herd. As the animals were milling, with the bull in and out of cover, I stopped to let them settle. Odds for a close approach were excellent. Alas, while I set up my spotting scope, the blast of my client's .300 Weatherby split the silence. He had fired offhand. At that distance, he was as likely to center that bullet in the lungs as I am to throw a 100-mph fastball. Scant blood and a dragging hoof told us the trail would be long. We lost the blood. For three days we searched, and found nothing. That shot may not have been too long for the rifle or the load, but it was too long for the shooter.
When rifles, loads and optics get labeled "long-range," some hunters expect kills there regardless of conditions or their own level of marksmanship. An F-22 fighter plane has a ceiling and aerial combat capabilities built into its engine, electronics and profile. But only a fool would fire it up without training. A Stradivarius won't get you into the New York Philharmonic if you've never used a violin. Skills matter.
So do conditions. I once declined a shot at a very fine whitetail buck as it ghosted through a cut in a stand of timber. My .280 Improved could easily have made the 250-yard shot, and I was slinged up in a steady sit. But the deer wouldn't stop walking. So the shot was too long.
Another time, after hours tracking a mule deer across alpine basins, I spied the giant buck just 70 yards away. But a gale had come up, driving snow ahead of it. As the deer was looking at me, I couldn't move to sit. Offhand, I swayed like a palm in a typhoon. So the shot was too long.
In Namibia, hard on the trail of eland bulls, two of us came upon the animals in usual fashion, one bright brown eye boring through a screen of thorn at 90 yards. I made out a shoulder. "That bullet will get through," urged my pal. But deflection was a real threat. So the shot was too long.
My rule of thumb: If under prevailing conditions I can center the vitals nine times in ten tries, the animal is close enough. Otherwise, it isn't.
While "long" is by all logic relative, novice hunters chronically rate shot difficulty with distance. To this crowd, a 500-yard kill is a signal achievement, while close pokes rate no respect. This is a simple-minded view. Prone, with good gear and still air, I'll whack melon-size steel all day at 600 yards. Hitting with haste offhand after a climb, when the target is a wedge of rib in tight timber--now that's hard!
Predictably, the urge to make long shots easier follows the definition of a long shot as difficult. A shooter who can regularly bring off what's a rare accomplishment for others feeds his ego. So the race for more sophisticated rifles, ammo and optics is hardly a surprise. Ironically, it can prove a liability afield. In Weatherby's Mark V rifle line, the .30-378 Accumark is a top seller. This fire-breathing round hurls 180-grain ballistic tips at 3,420 fps. They reach 500 yards clocking 2,470. That's faster than 180-grain .300 Savage bullets leave the muzzle! But the .30-378 is thunderous and hits you with flinch-inducing recoil. Ammo costs more than a ticket to the Super Bowl. Few hunters who carry this leggy magnum afield are truly skilled with it. Sure, the Accumark ranks among the F-22s of rifles. Affix a scope whose elevation dial matches the .30-378's arc, and hits are possible to the edge of the earth. Still, marksmanship matters!
Long-shooting is instructive. It can leave you with a better sense of bullet arc and drift. It can help you sift bullet types and loads. But you learn only when you can see hits--as on paper or steel. Firing at game beyond sure-kill range seems to me more entertainment than education.
Even for the self-absorbed, there's reason for getting close to kill: It's more satisfying. The skills you tap stalking game have more to say about you as a hunter than does a long launch from a bipod. The risk of each step stacks tension as you stalk. Reward builds with risk. Intimacy comes at whisper range: grass hissing against the animal's leg, a twig breaking under its step, the mirror of its eye showing more than reflected light, muscle twitches warding off flies. You share none of that through glass at distance.
When someone boasts of killing from afar, I'm tempted to console him: "Cheer up; you'll get closer next time." It's a valid view. Shooting long can indeed suggest you lack the initiative or the skills to narrow the gap. Of course, the closer you get, the more often you'll fail. Memorable hunts wouldn't exist if all hunts were easy.
In Wyoming once, I spied a fine pronghorn buck. As he was pestering a doe, I crawled within 150 yards undetected. There my sparse cover ran out. But though I'd made tougher shots with iron sights, I'd set 100 yards as today's limit. Bellying over bare sand took long minutes. I killed the buck at exactly 100 steps. Though a shot at 150 would likely have succeeded, I'd have missed the best part of that adventure!
Fad or trend? Long-range shooting--firing at targets beyond the point-blank range of a practical zero--has profited the firearms industry. It has spawned new products, new competitive games, a growing market. It helps hunters hone marksmanship. It can bring game to bag without ethical transgression. But the long poke reflects your values as a hunter. Killing always with the first shot, you needn't explain away any decision to fire, close or far. Distance is just one element of a shot. If under prevailing conditions you can center the vitals nine times in ten tries, you'll never have to concede that a shot was too long.
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|The Birth of the Fair Chase and the Teddy Bear
|August 11, 2014
Of all of the well-documented hunting exploits of President Theodore Roosevelt, it is ironic that the most famous of his storied adventures was an unsuccessful black bear hunt in the swamps of Sharkey County, Mississippi.
On November 14, 1902, Roosevelt traveled from the White House to Mississippi to settle a border dispute between Mississippi and Louisiana. While there, he went on a hound-hunting trip in the Yazoo Delta. Noted as a hellish place to hunt with dense briars and endless swamps, the hosts for the hunt were concerned for the President�s safety. Much to Roosevelt�s disappointment, they insisted to have him stay in camp until a bear was treed or at bay. Roosevelt�s omission from the actual chase was unsettling to a man who prided himself on living the hardy life � the tougher the hunt, the better.
Once the guides and hounds had exhausted a small bear after a long chase, the other hunters tied a rope around the bear�s front end, dragged him out of the mud hole he was using to escape the dogs, tied him to a tree, and sent for the President. When Roosevelt arrived on the scene, he refused to kill the defenseless bear.
The next day, political cartoonist Clifford Berryman drew a cartoon showing Roosevelt refusing to hurt the helpless bear. The cartoon's caption "Drawing the Line in Mississippi" referred to both the border dispute settlement and the hunting incident.
This cartoon sparked the imagination of the country and of a shopkeeper in Brooklyn, New York, who asked his wife to make two plush stuffed bears for display in his shop's window. The popularity of the novelty critters quickly caught fire. To link the stuffed bear phenomenon with Roosevelt, the shop owner asked the President for permission to call his creation "Teddy's Bear." Roosevelt said yes, and the Teddy Bear was born.
To the benefit of the hunting and conservation of our wildlife resources, as well as our hunting heritage, something else was also born in this Mississippi swamp. By not caving in to the common practice of the time, a president with an inborn passion for the hunt itself defined the rules of ethical engagement. On his own, self-imposed terms, Roosevelt later finished the hunt as a more active participant in the chase, forever defining the concept of �fair chase.�
Having already formed the Boone and Crockett Club in 1887, Roosevelt was now searching for a way to separate legitimate hunting that was wrongfully being associated with commercial market hunting, which had no code of ethical conduct, just killing the most by the easiest and most affective means possible. Roosevelt was also looking for a way to draw more sportsmen of that era into the conservation movement. The concept of true sportsmanship through the tenets of fair chase provided this separation from for market slaughter and united more sportsmen for conservation. This same sportsman�s code would later become the foundation for the game laws we have to this day.
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A Trip to See Metamorphoses
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Eta Sigma Phi
On Wednesday March 21, 2012, Hampden-Sydney's Beta Theta chapter of Eta Sigma Phi, the national Classics Honor Society, held its annual induction ceremony, and students from HSC, Sweet Briar, and Randolph College came together to celebrate our appreciation of the classical tradition and our successful completion of the entrance exam. The exam explored the knowledge of the Greek and Roman pantheons, the literature of Homer and Virgil, the leaders of the Roman Empire, and the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
The Hampden-Sydney Classics Department is proud to announce the following students as the newest inductees into our Beta Theta chapter here at HSC:
Drake Bishop, Connor Crowley, Thomas Duhamel, Zachary Fox, Jordan Hock, Brian Talbert, and Julian Yates.
The early evening event featured a lovely dinner hosted by Randolph College in Lynchburg with presentations by Dr. Dennis Stevens (Hampden-Sydney's incoming Dean of Faculty, and Randolph College's outgoing Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of the College), and by Dr. Bryce Walker of the Sweet Briar College Classics Department. We would like to thank our hosts and speakers for their generosity, and our Classics Department here at HSC for supporting our students in the study of the Classics. If you are interested in learning more about Eta Sigma Phi and how to become a member, contact Dr. Daniella Widdows (firstname.lastname@example.com) or Dr. Janice Siegel (email@example.com) for more information.
Team Wolverine wins the Second Annual Classical Legacy Certamen at HSC!
The spirit of competition was alive this weekend at HSC as the Second Annual Classical Legacy Certamen was held Saturday morning, February 4, 2012. Students from a variety of different majors, freshmen to seniors, went head-to-head, testing their mettle against a series of questions and squaring off to determine which team could best navigate the etymological, mythological, and philological obstacles set before them. Contestants were asked about a wide range of subjects, including the origin of the Pactolus River's golden sand (the result of King Midas' rinsed hands), the beauty that caused an ancient international war in Troy (Helen), and the original four elements according to Empedocles (earth, air, fire, and water).
The Classics Department would like to thank all current students who participated in the event, including Thomas Calderwood, Thomas Browne, Thomas Duhamel, Zach Fox, Marcus Pendergrass, Samuel Haden, Clifton Hudson, Lewis Bell, Jordan Hock, Matt Buchanan, and Parker Dunaway. Also, we would like to thank two returning alumni – and former Certamen champions – who took part in the festivities as special guest competitors (Dr. Siegel would especially like to thank them for their good sportsmanship even after they realized that the deck was stacked against them! It was great to see them!). After the dust settled, the members of Team Wolverine (Lewis Bell, Parker Dunaway, Matt Buchanan, and Jordan Hock) walked away with the cash awards as winners of Hampden-Sydney College Classics Department's Second Annual Classical Legacy Certamen.
Everyone on the student and alumni teams (guests April and Elizabeth teamed up with Tal and Will) received a new book of their choice. Thanks to Ron Pullins from Focus Publishing and Hampden-Sydney's own chapter of Eta Sigma Phi for providing those prizes, and thanks to the Lectures and Programs Committee for their generosity and to Dining Services for the yummy reception. Last but not least, thanks also go to Dr. Daniella Widdows, Dr. Janice Siegel, Dr. James Arieti, and Dr. Richard McClintock, without whom this event would not have been possible.
Drs. Siegel and Widdows: Participants in the Second Annual
Classics Trivia is serious business Classical Legacy Certamen at HSC
Alumni and 2011 Certamen Champions
Will Riggenbach and Tal Covington
Prizes and certificates for participating
Presentation by Professor Andrew S. Becker
"The Old Words Have Blood on Them: Ancient Texts and Us"
Classics Department Event
Thursday January 26, 4:30 in the Chairman's Room, Settle Hall
A Presentation by Professor Andrew S. Becker, Virginia Tech
In this talk Dr. Andrew S. Becker (Virginia Tech) will explore a variety of (relatively) modern poems & perspectives (from literature, anthropology, and linguistics) that we can use for thinking about ancient Greece and Rome, and then explore ways of using our study of these ancient literatures as "equipment for living."
In his presentation, he will draw on a wide variety of authors such as philosophers José Ortega y Gasset and Ludwig Wittgenstein, Kenneth Burke (literary and cultural theorist) Wendy Steiner (art historian), Toni Morrison (novelist), George Miller (psychologist), Háj Ross (linguist), and poets Ellen Hinsey, Kenneth Koch, W.H. Auden, Donald Hall, Walt Whitman, Wallace Stevens, Louis MacNeice, and Eavan Boland to show us that the study (and just plain reading!) of classical poetry can enrich our lives today!
Dr. Becker has won several awards for teaching and undergraduate advising at Virginia Tech. He has published a book on Homer's Iliad, as well as articles on Plato, Vergil, ancient rhetoric, and several on the rhythm and meter of Latin poems. He is president of the Classical Association of Virginia, and of the national organization called the Society for the Oral Reading of Greek and Latin Literature. He and his wife, Dr. Trudy Harrington Becker, also a Classicist, lead study-abroad courses to southern Switzerland and Rome in the summers.
Metamorphosis in Literature and Film
On Sunday November 6, students in Dr. Siegel's freshman honors seminar, Metamorphosis in Literature and Film, attended a concert event sponsored by Longwood University: excerpts from Henry Purcell's opera entitled Dido and Aeneas. Here they are outside the Farmville United Methodist church, where the event was held.
Lewis Bell '13 Receives the 2011 Department of Classics Study Abroad Scholarship
This summer, I was awarded the generous Department of Classics Study Abroad Scholarship from Hampden-Sydney's Classics Department and I would like to thank everyone who made this possible. The study trip I chose to take was run by the Vergilian Society and focused on the Greek influences on early Rome, along the Bay of Naples. I anxiously awaited my trip and could barely contain my excitement the night before my flight. This would be my first time overseas and I could not believe how lucky I was to receive this scholarship. There were some flight complications that delayed my arrival to Rome, but all of my airport frustrations were relieved upon reaching the train station and riding into Rome.
The trip greatly surpassed my wildest expectations. The other people in the program were amazing and enhanced my fun tremendously. While I loved everything (apart from having an allergic reaction to something—I'm not sure what—that had me covered in itchy hives for a few days), there are a few things that I will never forget. The first thing that stuck into my mind was my visit to Pompeii. I had been hearing about Pompeii for years and had this picture in mind of how it would look and what it would be like. My mind was blown within the first fifteen minutes. I must admit, when I thought of ancient Rome or Greece, I almost completely neglected the idea that people lived there and that cities had to support and feed citizens. I just got lost in wandering the city and just reveling in the sheer size of it, staring at the ancient grafitti, listing to people in the program debate about the purpose of this and the use of that. The entire field of Classical studies came alive for me that day.
One of the other important things that I learned at Pompeii is the fact that the Italians have very lax security around their archaeological sites. (Although I certainly wasn't going around carving my initials into the walls of villas or something destructive!). At almost every site, there was some section that was closed off by some sort of crudely constructed barrier. I quickly gained the reputation of the guy you would go get to explore any easily scaled barrier, dark tunnel, or anything that looked remotely cool. With my trusty headlamp and disposable clothes, I did things that I never even thought about doing: crawling through aqueducts, sitting in the stands of an amphitheater, and ending up on some sort of nude beach for people over 60. I have always been the explorer type, but the extent of my curiosity expanded exponentially while I was in Italy.
Everything on the trip was great and I'll never forget it, but the most memorable and impactful moment was one of the last nights of the program. We were staying at the Villa Vergiliana in southern Italy (http://vergil.clarku.edu/villa.htm) and the majority of the people in the program were all on the roof relaxing. I was the only person on the trip who hadn't taught Classics at some point in his life so I decided to ask the people on the rooftop why they thought it was important to study Classics. What followed was a conversation that lasted about three hours and it made me positive that a career in Classics was the right path for me.
Ex animo,
Lewis Bell '13
The Department of Classics Study-Abroad Scholarship was established in 1999 by Dr. C. Wayne Tucker and his brother, Larry C. Tucker, with additional contributions from other friends and alumni of the College. Hampden-Sydney College awards the scholarship to students in the Department of Classics to participate in programs conducted in Italy, Greece, and other countries with considerable ancient ruins. Preference is first given to students of the Greek and/or Latin languages and then to students of English language courses on ancient topics, such as ancient history and Classical Studies. Recipients are selected by the faculty members of the Department of Classics in consultation with the Director of International Studies. Contact Dr. Siegel (firstname.lastname@example.com) for more information.


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Child porn suspects got an unexpected surprise today. Special agents searched several homes across the state including one in Walbridge. Special agents with the Bureau of Criminal Investigation searched a mobile home at 27695 Tracy rd.
BCI agents searched this mobile park home on Tracy road where child porn was allegedly downloaded and shared by an adult male. This grandmother lives in the trailer park. ÂÂ@
"To think that this stuff is going on in our trailer park that's pretty scary," said resident Sandra Martinez.
The investigation which involved multiple police departments throughout the state of Ohio is called Operation Download.
"Based on the information obtained during the investigation led agents to believe that there was evidence of child pornography at this particular location," said special agent supervisor with the Ohio Attorney General Office Bureau of Criminal Investigation Savalas Kidd.
BCI agents went through the home and confiscated computers and other evidence.
Special agent Savalas Kidd says children should be able to enjoy their youth without being targeted by predators.
"Once we are made aware of these type of crimes and we continue with all our our investigative efforts is to ensure the safety of all the residents specially children of this community," said agent Kidd.
After agents left the property. I knocked on the man's door to get a comment.
"Alexis knocking and rings door bell. Alexis says Hi I just wanted to see if you wanted to make a comment in regards to the search here. Adult male suspect says No No No comment. Ok Thank you"
Agents started investigating these alleged sex crimes nearly three months ago.
Sex crimes they say destroy communities and keep families on edge.
"We talk to them all the time because now a days you just don't know. We're out in the yard with them all the time. You know you have to keep an eye on them if they'rE in the back yard. People drive in and out of this trailer park anybody can lift your kid in a heartbeat and that's a very scary situation it really is," said resident Martinez
The adult male whose home was searched was not arrested.
Police say they will review all the evidence and talk with prosecutors to determine if any charges should be filed.


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How to Backup and Restore Contact List with BlackBerry Messenger 5.0
One of the important feature introduced in BlackBerry Messenger 5.0 is the ability to back up and restore BBM contacts. In previous version of BlackBerry Messengers, it was a pain when you switch your BlackBerry and restore BBM contacts via Desktop Manager. In many of those instances, those contacts do not get updated and you have to manually re-request all your contacts to add them with new PIN. Now, it's much more convenient and peace of mind for not loosing a single BBM contact info.
Let's start.
How to Back up Contacts with BBM 5.0
You have two options to back up your contacts with BlackBerry Messenger 5.0.
- In the BlackBerry Messenger application, display the menu, and click Options.
- In the Contact List section, select Back Up. This will display 2 options:
- "Back up files remotely" will back up wirelessly (This will require a registered email address).
- "Back up files locally" will back up locally to device memory or a media card.
How to Restore Contacts with BBM 5.0
- In the BlackBerry Messenger application, display the menu, and click Options.
- In the Contact List section, select Restore.
- "Restore using email" will restore the contact list via the registered email address chosen in the backup stage.
- "Restore using a backup file from the device" will restore the contact list via the backup saved locally in the device memory or on a media card.
Back up your contacts and get ready to test the beta version of BlackBerry Messenger 5.0, if you have signed up for beta releases and enrolled yourself in the respective program.
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We are currently accepting stories, poems, articles and reviews for our next full issue, to be published in Winter 2013. Make your submission before November 15, 2013 to be considered for the Winter 2013 Full Issue. Submissions will remain open on an ongoing basis, however, and Ad Astra hopes to begin publishing regularly between full issues. Our ability to do this will depend on the availability of submissions so send us your work!
The theme of the Winter 2013 Full Issue will be determined by the content we receive, so send us your best! In addition to written works, we are also seeking digital artwork, multimedia, and innovative forms of storytelling. As an online journal, we have the means to push the literary envelope. Send us your vision of how stories should be told in the 21st century and together we can build a new chapter in the great tradition of speculative fiction.
2013 Submission Guidelines
How to Submit:
- Carefully read the submission guidelines:
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- Click the "Complete Submission Form" link at the bottom of the submission guidelines page to access our submission form.
- Fill out the submission form and follow the directions to upload your document.
- Feel a great sense of accomplishment and mark December, 2013 on your calendar.
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We solicited submissions that expressed the idea of gathering knowledge and sharing it with others as a central element of the story or article. Telling stories, and understanding what is being shared, are what defines us as human. We invited the speculative fiction community to examine this topic, through fiction, poetry, and scholarly articles. Speculative fiction allows us to look at the world through different lenses, and we are excited to contribute to the vision of how we share our ideas with each other.
The theme for the Summer 2013 issue is: Voices Seldom Heard
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By Tim MolloyTheWrap
Who will score Emmy nominations when they're announced Thursday? Plenty of
past winners are likely to be nominated again, like "Breaking Bad" actor Bryan Cranston and "The Good Wife" actress
Julianna Margulies. But don't be
surprised to see new names as well -- perhaps "New Girl" star Zooey Deschanel or "Girls" creator Lena Dunham.
Bing: 2012 Primetime Emmy nominations
Here are TheWrap's projections of who will be nominated and who'll likely win
in September. We're also listing potential nominees who could be considered
snubbed if they're passed over.
Outstanding Comedy Series
Projected nominees:
"Modern Family"
"Curb Your
"The Big Bang
"Parks and
"30 Rock"
We're guessing NBC's "The Office" and FOX's
"Glee," which don't have
the heat they once did, won't get nominated this year. And we're guessing
that HBO's "Curb," which didn't air in the eligibility period last time around,
will return to the category. FX's "Louie" deserves its first nomination and may
get it, given the critical praise for the show and star Louis C.K.'s general
popularity of late. HBO's "Girls" would be a deserving and worthy choice, but it
may be hurt by the unfair controversy about why there aren't more women of color
on the show. (Answer: Because it isn't about every woman on Earth, but rather a
small group of privileged white ones).
More from TheWrap: The Man With the Most
Emmy Nominations Ever
Possible dark horses or snubs: FOX's "New Girl" could snag a
nomination based on its popularity, but it doesn't feel substantial enough to
appeal to Emmy voters, who like to think of their medium as important.
Projected winner: "Modern Family" has won for the past two
consecutive years, making it a safe choice, as well as a worthy one. "Louie" and
"Curb" are funnier, but both are much harder to like: "Curb" because of Larry David's deliberate unlikability
and "Louie" because of its surreal sequences and willingness to get very
Outstanding Drama Series
"Boardwalk Empire"
"Breaking Bad"
"Downton Abbey"
"Game of Thrones"
"Mad Men"
"Downton Abbey" is submitting in the category this time after winning six
Emmys last season, including for Outstanding Miniseries or Movie. We expect the
splashy new "Homeland" to displace another Showtime show, "Dexter," given that its
last season wasn't its best.
The exit of "Friday Night Lights"
from the airwaves opens up another slot, which we expect to go to "Breaking
Bad," which wasn't eligible last year. That means one show has to be bumped to
give "Downton Abbey" a place, and we think that show -- and we hate to say this
-- may be "The Good Wife."
Possible dark horses or snubs: "The Good Wife" and "Dexter."
Emmy voters seem too beholden to HBO to let the fantastic "Boardwalk Empire" or
"Game of Thrones" lose their places. (The only way "Game of Thrones" could lose
its place is if its voters start feeling an aversion to blood-filled
Not nominating "Breaking Bad" or "Mad Men," meanwhile, would be a travesty.
AMC's "The Walking Dead" could
score a nomination, since it's definitely one of the most dramatic dramas on
television, but its goriness is probably a huge turn-off to many Emmy voters.
Their loss.
Projected winner: "Breaking Bad." The fourth season of the
methamphetamine epic was unassailable. But we also think fans of serious, adult
dramas -- the kinds of serious adult dramas not set largely in a meth lab --
will be split between "Mad Men" and "Downton Abbey." That may keep "Mad Men"
from scoring a fifth consecutive win in the category and create an opening for
"Breaking Bad."
Emmy voters have overlooked brilliantly written modern-day drug stories
before: The fact that "The Wire" never won
tells you everything you need to know about how seriously to take Emmy voters'
opinions. But we're trusting them to get it right this time.
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "Veep"
Amy Poehler, "Parks and
Tina Fey, "30 Rock"
Melissa McCarthy, "Mike & Molly"
Zooey Deschanel, "The New Girl"
Lena Dunham, "Girls"
This will be a hard-fought category. And it's one of the toughest to predict.
Last season was a very big one for women in comedy, with many thriving new shows
that are led by women, star women, or both.
We predict Louis-Dreyfus, Deschanel and Dunham will join the category for
their roles on three of those shows. We expect them to bump Laura Linney, star of the "Big C," Edie Falco, star of "Nurse Jackie" and Martha Plimpton, star of "Raising Hope." Why?
Falco has won already in this category, as well as in drama. Linney has also won
in other categories, and been nominated before for this role, which is as much
dramatic as comedic. Plimpton, good as she is, anchors her ensemble show less
than the other nominees.
Do we think Deschanel is a better actress than Linney? Not by a longshot. We
think she and Dunham are largely playing versions of themselves. But Deschanel
is popular. And voters realize that Dunham, like Fey, is the creative force
behind her show. Nominating her isn't just about recognizing her acting.
Possible dark horses or snubs: We wouldn't be surprised at
all to see Linney, Falco or Plimpton stay in the category. And it's very
possible that Dunham will be penalized for her willingness to play a sometimes
very unlikable character.
Projected winner: In May, we predicted Louis-Dreyfus. But
now that we've seen the entire first season of her show, we think it's an
absolute toss-up between her and Poehler. Louis-Dreyfus is hilarious on "Veep,"
but her character may be too arch for some voters.
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Jim Parsons, "The Big Bang
Johnny Galecki, "The Big Bang
Louis C.K., "Louie"
Alec Baldwin, "30 Rock"
Ed Helms, "The Office"
Larry David, "Curb Your Enthusiasm"
This looks like one of the more stable categories. We expect all of last
year's nominees to return, except for Matt LeBlanc, whose Showtime series
"Episodes" didn't air in
the eligibility period, and Steve Carell, who left "The Office.
Helms could easily slide into Carell's spot, and David, whose show
didn't air in the eligibility period last year, can take LeBlanc's spot.
Possible dark horses or snubs: Jon Cryer could score a nomination
for helping "Two and a Half Men"
transition from the Charlie Sheen era to the age of Ashton Kutcher.
Projected winner: Parsons, even though C.K. should. Parsons
is an incredibly affable actor, and his show has only gotten more successful in
its most recent season. But he's won twice and that's enough.
C.K., like David, is the brilliant mind behind his show. But between the two
of them, C.K. is the better actor. Both play versions of themselves, but C.K. is
much more vulnerable. His character goes to more challenging places, and not
just emotionally. An Afghanistan-set episode called "Ducking," in which Louie
goes on a USO tour, is as good an hour of TV as you'll ever watch.
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama
Claire Danes, "Homeland"
Julianna Margulies, "The Good Wife"
Elizabeth McGovern, "Downton
Mariska Hargitay, "Law & Order:
Elisabeth Moss, "Mad Men"
Of last year's nominees, we expect Margulies, last year's winner, to return,
along with Hargitay and Moss. (Connie Britton of the canceled
"Friday Night Lights" is no longer in the running, though she likely will be
nominated in the miniseries category for her turn on FX's "American Horror
Story.") Danes is also certain to join the list, along with Close, a
two-time past winner for "Damages." Voters' "Downton" love should ensure
McGovern a spot as well.
Possible dark horses or snubs: Kathy Bates, previously nominated for
the canceled "Harry's Law," could
find her way back into the category. So could Mireille Enos of "The Killing," who was
also nominated last year. (We think she'll be bumped because "The Killing"
tested viewers' patience last season, but that wasn't her fault.) Debra Messing could also join the
category because Emmy voters like nominating her, and it would be a way to
acknowledge NBC's "Smash." She's been
nominated six times before and won for "Will & Grace." And
Jessica Pare could score her first
nomination for "Mad Men."
Projected winner: Danes. She was one of the two most crucial
characters on "Homeland" and got to play a hard-drinking, manic-depressive
genius CIA analyst who falls in love with the possible terrorist she's trying to
stop. It's hard to picture a more Emmy-friendly role, and Emmy voters liked
Danes already: She won last year for HBO's "Temple Grandin."
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama
Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad"
Steve Buscemi, "Boardwalk Empire"
Jon Hamm, "Mad Men"
Hugh Laurie, "House"
Timothy Olyphant, "Justified"
Michael C. Hall, "Dexter"
We expect this category to look exactly like it did last year, except with
three-time winner Cranston returning after a year of his show being off the air
in the eligibility period. He'll take the place of "Friday Night Lights" star Kyle Chandler, who won last year.
Possible dark horses or snubs: Multi-Emmy winner Kelsey Grammer could score a
nomination for Starz's "Boss," possibly bumping
Laurie or Hall. Voters will probably want to nominate Laurie to recognize the
last season of "House." Hall could be bumped because the last season of "Dexter"
arguably has him in less of an emotional arc than past seasons, as Jennifer Carpenter's character
underwent the bigger change. And voters will have more chances to recognize
Projected winner: Cranston. Because he's always won for
"Breaking Bad" before, and last season was the show's best.
Other categories
Giancarlo Esposito and Aaron Paul will both be nominated in
the supporting dramatic actor category for "Breaking Bad," setting up a dogfight
of a race with Peter Dinklage, last year's winner
for "Game of Thrones." Michael Pitt also deserves to be
nominated in the category for "Boardwalk Empire."
"American Horror Story" will have a big showing in the movie or miniseries
categories after opting not to compete as a drama series.
Nick Offerman, who is announcing the
nominations with "Scandal" star Kerry Washington, is almost certain
to land a supporting-actor nomination for "Parks."
And, finally, the move to the drama category for "Downton Abbey" will almost
certainly mean a supporting-actress nomination for Maggie Smith.
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I note this method on my blog because I have some problems with my VPN service provider. They don't allow me to share my proxy on another devices in my LAN if I need to share I have to pay more extra money. Thus it would be better I can set up my PC to be a proxy server and by pass to this VPN route.
You need to do is download an program Privoxy. The version I download is privoxy_setup_3.0.21.exe.(510.4 kB) which is not a small application but it is very useful.
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You need to do is configure your Privoxy server to by pass to VPN proxy server.
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Last but not least, you need to allow incoming inbound on port 8118.
To do that you have to launch firewall configuration Start > Type "Firewall" > Select "Windows Firewall with Advanced Security"
After firewall setting shows please follow the below steps.
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5. Input 8118 in Textbox
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Carmel Valley Snow
Remember last month when my family had to cancel a ski trip because there was no snow in the mountains, and we were all getting over illnesses? We were all bummed out that we wouldn't be going to the mountain this winter.
Then this weekend, the mountain came to us.
For more than a week, California has been in the grip of this arctic storm system that is straying far beyond its normal range, like an attack dog whose chain has broken from its post. The weather it brings has been just about as welcome. (Let's just say there's a reason that millions of us moved away from cold-weather climates to live in this state, and it wasn't to be governed by the Terminator.)
So for the past three nights and early mornings, we've had heavy rainstorms and temperatures in the low 30s – which makes for truly miserable running conditions in my book.
I'm normally pretty resilient when it comes to running in our local climate. Cold weather by itself – fine. Typical rainy mornings in March – no problem. But for some reason the combination of the two has been too formidable an opponent for me to get out of bed and run in the morning. Or maybe I'm still shell-shocked from last week's Napa Marathon.
The one upside of the storm system is that the precipitation falling at our house as freezing rain changes its complexion at slightly higher elevations. Each morning, we've awoken to the sight of snow covering the ridgelines on both sides of Carmel Valley.
While it's not a complete aberration, it is pretty rare to see snow from our house. The last time it we had a measurable snowfall was three winters ago. Which, like I said, normally suits us just fine, thank you very much.
But this morning, we decided to make up for last month's missed opportunity. We blew off church, loaded up the van and drove into the hills to play in the snow.
The snowfall wasn't what you would call deep – in fact, it was probably laughable by any serious measure – but it was enough for us to have snowball fights, build small castles, and finally break in the winter clothes we bought this season. The kids came home and drank hot chocolate when it was all over, and it was a happy winter day.
But really…can we be done now? Can someone turn the weather machine off? I honestly can't take many more of these cold, wet, dreary mornings. Give them back to Canada or Alaska or some other place where the people are more hardy and better equipped to deal with them. I don't ask for much. Just give California back our usual early springtime and I'll stop complaining, I promise.
Thankfully, I still managed to get a couple of mid-day runs in this weekend – one of which I'll describe in more detail next time.


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A Look Inside Westbrook Maker Hat Company
Creative Workspace Tour
Name: Westbrook Maker
Location: Venice; Los Angeles, California
Size: 500 square feet
Years in business: 1 1/2 years
Westbrook Maker owners and hat designers Nicholas Fouquet and Gregory Westbrook moved their workspace from an underground parking garage in Venice to an official location on Abbot Kinney Boulevard less than than a month ago. After acquiring the location, they outfitted and designed the space, which now includes a store, in under 2 weeks!
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The Westbrook workspace/store feels more like a good friend's studio apartment. Clients come in to chat, look at hats, and watch the process of hats going through the finishing touches. The aesthetic is built around the fact that this is a production space, and the design between the two functions is fluid.
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Apartment Therapy Survey:
My Style: Tom Sawyer meets Keith Richards meets a Samurai meets Billy the Kid.
Inspiration: Traveling, my father Bernard Fouquet and his style, music, old French movies, old American movies, and anything that is timeless.
Favorite Element: Reclaimed wood, Indian fabrics, and my aperture wall with my art and found pieces.
Biggest Challenge: Putting wood floors in and putting several coats of polyurethane, so we couldn't walk on them for 2 days. The floors coming out beautiful in the end was well worth the wait.
What Friends Say: It's cozy and welcoming, it has a charm and uniqueness. My friends know me, and this space is an externalization of my soul.
Biggest Embarrassment: My desk and the paperwork all over it and the workshop itself when there is felt and thread because of all the work. I guess it adds an authenticity to it all, but when I have someone important in the space I want things to be neat all around. It will never be perfect.
Proudest DIY: Making it all happen and looking at it finished, thanks to the help of Tim McCarthy at Forma Design Group.
Biggest Indulgence: The French vintage crates converted into hat racks.
Best Advice: Pause when agitated or doubtful.
Dream Sources: Japanese Boro anything, traveling and picking up gems in the most random places.
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Resources of Note:
Forma Design Group - desk
- Antique lighting
Ralph Lauren and chalk paint
- Personal
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Thanks, Nicholas!
(Images: Marcia Prentice)
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Wonderful space. Enjoyed the photos of the hats being created as well.
What a sweet shop! I love all the tools of the trade.
For those of you in Portland, you should check out my sister's millinery shop. She's been doing it for close to 30 years and she's wonderful! She's featured in a display window at the PDX airport right now, too. (I'm proud).
I think i've seen those hats at Stronghold on Abbott Kinney
Great tour. I wish people wore hats for more than just royal weddings, the Kentucky Derby and the occasional event. I bought a green velvet hat with a feather in New Orleans and wore it everywhere when I got home. I get a lot of strange looks because it is not the everyday winter hat but I love it and don't care.
oh, hello hot hat maker!! (I can't be the only one thinking that) :)
No Libre, you are not the only one thinking that!
I want his apron!
Huh... Who knew Jared Leto made hats?


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Yandel rocks the stage amid his backup dancers. (Chris Pizzello / Invision / AP /November 21, 2013)
At the 2013 Latin Grammy Awards, singer-songwriter & king of Latin salsa Marc Anthony took home record of the year for his single "Vivir Mi Vida." Multiple-time Grammy winner Draco Rosa was bestowed with album of the year for "Vida." And the track "Volvi A Nacer" written by Andrés Castro & Carlos Vives, won song of the year.
The Latin Recording Academy handed out the awards Thursday night at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, in a show in that featured performances by rapper Pitbull, hip-hop songstress Becky G. & Spanish singer Pablo Albo.
Best new artist went to 31-year-old Guatemalan singer-songwriter & guitarist Gaby Moreno. Meanwhile, singer & composer Miguel Bosé was feted as the 2013 Person of the Year.
Below is a complete list of the 2013 nominees & winners as provided by the Latin Recording Academy.
Record of the Year
"Tanto" — — Pablo Alborán
WINNER: "Vivir Mi Vida" — — Marc Anthony
"La Nave Del Olvido" — — Buika
"Lo Mejor Que Hay En Mi Vida" — — Andrés Cepeda
"Bachata Rosa" — — Natalie Cole Duet With Juan Luis Guerra
"Desde Lejos" — — Santiago Cruz
"Más Y Más" — — Draco Rosa Featuring Ricky Martin
"Mi Marciana"— Alejandro Sanz
"Um Abraçaço" — — Caetano Veloso
"Volví A Nacer" — — Carlos Vives
Album of the Year
"Tanto" — — Pablo Alborán
"Presente" — — Bajofondo
"Papitwo" — — Miguel Bosé
"Lo Mejor Que Hay En Mi Vida" — — Andrés Cepeda


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A week at MRM
Cat Ommanney gives an insight into a week at MRM, giving all the gossip from her working week while highlighting what news has interested MRM over the past seven days
And so, another week draws to a close at MRM-towers and we breathe a collective sigh of relief that January, judged by some as the worst month of the year, is finally over. However, February has already been welcomed in with the news of Facebook's stock market float. This has already proved to be a controversial move for the social network site, but the general consensus is that it could be a lucrative one. Co-manager of the GLG Technology Equity fund, Philip Pearson, has confirmed that he will be looking to participate in the IPO and that they already effectively have a stake through their holding in Mail.ru. Pearson's full comment can be seen here. It will be interesting to see how this flotation plays out in the coming months and whether other social networks decide to follow suit.
On Monday, the Communities and Local Government Committee met to discuss the financing of new housing supply. This is clearly an area that needs addressing before the disparity between the number of homes available and people needing accommodation escalates even further. Tessa Norman (@Tessa_Norman) wrote an interesting piece on this on Mortgage Strategy and between you and me more on this is expected from Castle Trust's CEO, Sean Oldfield, so watch this space!
This afternoon, Nucleus(@nucleuswrap) announced that they have just signed up their 100th member firm, Murphy Financial, and have also passed the £3.5bn AUA barrier. Great news all round and congratulations from all at MRM.
Charlotte Banks (@Charbanks1) is still training religiously for her Eastbourne half marathon, and as Tom mentioned last week is running for MRM's charity RNIB – if you'd like to support her and the charity then just visit her JustGiving page. And for those of you who don't think that 13 miles in the cold is enough, what about Cofunds' Investment Proposition Manager, Edward Roberts who is running the Marathon des Sables in April? This 151 mile race across the Sahara Desert is dubbed as the 'toughest footrace on earth'. Not for the faint-hearted. If you wish to donate to Edward's chosen charity, Mencap, his JustGiving page is here.
Arguably the most important news this week is that I'm back safe and sound from safari in Tanzania (I'm sure you were waiting with bated breath). Having happily acclimatized to 32C every day, it was rather a shock to the system to return to this icy climate. Indeed, with forecasters issuing a severe weather warning as the Arctic conditions are set to continue, my advice is for everyone to wrap up warm and stay put – Happy Weekend!


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24 July 2011
In The Vision Revolution: How the Latest Research Overturns Everything We Thought We Knew About Human Vision, Mark Changizi, prominent neuroscientist and vision expert, addresses four areas of human vision and provides explanations for why we have those particular abilities, complete with a number of full-color illustrations to demonstrate his conclusions and to engage the reader. Written for both the casual reader and the science buff hungry for new information, The Vision Revolution is a resource that dispels commonly believed perceptions about sight and offers answers drawn from the field's most recent research.
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Detroit has hit rock bottom for prices. The sad thing (or great if you are a Buyer) is many areas in the Country are still low. You can get incredible homes even in Florida and Geogia. Boca Raton Florida Homes For Sale at blogspot has plenty of ideas to get low priced houses even in Palm beach County. The Real Estate listed in the article. near Atlanta, are nice deals. The Counties outside of Atlanta had plenty of new homes built before the crash.
Aug 30, 2011 10:48AM
This article is quite misleading if you consider the picture shown vs the "average" listing price. They show a house that sells for a few hundred thousand and then print the lead-in as presenting that house as a cheap price. Like the Trentwood listings averaging $77435 while showing a picture of a listing going for $375000. Read and believe at your own risk. But showing a house that expensive did make me read the article. But it is still misleading...unfortunately, also typical of the media.
Aug 30, 2011 10:30AM
Wow, I am 40-years old and being raised in Detroit were some of the best years of my life. I can a current owner as well there and I am making plans to return home to help rebuild my city after being away for almost 20 years. Please don't be fooled by the media and stats. This city will turnaround in the next 5 years as stated because for the first time in my 40-year history my home town has "truly" hit rock bottom. There is no place to go but UP. So, just know that there are good things happening that never make Mainstream Media because that is not what makes for interesting reading. The jobs are there BUT it depends on what YOU can bring to the table. You can create your own path because the city is open and ready for the brave souls who are willing to chart new territory. I am one of those people and if you are too, I suggest you get in now while it's the cheapest it's going to be. You can actually RETIRE much earlier than ever imagined. This WILL require having connections in Detroit to lead you to the profitable ventures. Being "random" in this market will surely cost you your shirt. Careful strategic planning, networking and buying will make your dreams a reality. I am going to be one of "those connected people" that YOU will be able to team up with help you get your "piece of the pie". This is my perspective from the "inside out", not outside in :) GOD BLESS you all and don't miss this blessing in disguise. Think about it...
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Aug 30, 2011 7:04AM
They've been saying Detroit will rebound for the last 40 years. It never happens. The city is bulldozing entire city blocks of houses and proposing "urban farming". That's what happens when the city goes from 1.8 million to 750,000 residents. If you like being robbed, murdered, have a school system that's by far the worst in the nation or pay high taxes and get no services it's THE city for you. I don't know where the average home price came from but most of the houses in Detroit can be had for $10,000 or less. Ask the many slum lords that own property there.
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The cheapest place in the country to live is Wallace, Indiana. It's a nice small town of mostly elderly people. There's no crime and no police! I pay about $700.00 per month for utilities. We each have our own well and septic systems, so no water/sewage. Only bills we have are phone, dish, Internet, electric, and propane in the winter. We own our properties outright--paid cash for them.
Aug 30, 2011 3:57AM
The Detroit median income is ridiculous. Does this site take into account that Detroit is the Welfare model city for the United States? That city has the highest welfare ratio of any city in the country, so of course the median income would be $25k. Also this is interesting because the average Welfare family of 4 receives approximately $58k, but doesn't report it as income.
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SANIBEL, Fla.- The City of Sanibel has been advised by the Lee County Electric Cooperative (LCEC) that customers on Captiva experienced an unexpected power outage yesterday due to an osprey building a nest near electric infrastructure.
The bird dropped large branches on power equipment causing the power interruption.
A little more than 2,000 customers were out of power for just under two hours while crews made repairs to electric facilities. LCEC apologized for the inconvenience and expressed appreciation for their customers' patience.
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Jefferson Mays made his Broadway debut in the solo drama I Am My Own Wife, earning a Tony Award for Best Actor. He has also appeared on Broadway in Pygmalion, Journey's End and the 2012 revival of Gore Vidal's The Best Man. Off-Broadway plays include Blood and Gifts. His film and TV credits include Kinsey, Alfie and The Good Wife.
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Buried Bundle DownloadApr 9, 2013 Mapping Tool 0 comments
To ease the initial process we have gathered a bunch of buried towns in the first Buried Bundle
Towns brings a fresh new take on the citybuilding/management genre by introducing many RPG features.
Drawing inspiration from games such as Diablo, Dungeon Keeper and Dwarf Fortress, the game has you managing a settlement on top of an active dungeon. Instead of playing the hero who delves deep into the dungeon, how about playing the town that houses and caters to the hero's needs?
Both the RPG and strategic aspects will be fleshed out over a series of sprawling dungeons.
Craft unique weapons, obtain randomized loot and build a settlement capable of holding back the forces that come up from the depths!
2 comments by supermalparit on Sep 21st, 2013
Hello all!
We want to thank you all for the patience of waiting of v14, it took a long time, had to take a revision of features midway, but its finally here!
So, what does V14 bring to the table?
Events are special, random and semi-random situations that can affect the map, the people or the items in the game. They come in all sort of forms, some can be benefitting but some can cause harm.
Day/Night system
We have added a day/night cycle. Some events will be limited only to the days and some only to the night.
Some might get harsher during night times.
The day/night cycle affect the lighting and trigger sounds, so don't get surprised by hearing chickens here and there.
Mouse interface improvements
The mouse has been improved so that it now allow for interaction of the terrain/items/creatures from higher layers. If you have grown too accustomed to the old mouse style interface, you can set it up easily by switching the 2d mouse. If you don't want the height boxes indicators showing, you can disable them in the options menu accessible from within the game.
Rotation and unlocking
Some items can now be rotated by pressing the F button while building them (a direction indicator will appear) or through right clicking the menu and choosing the facing direction.
Any item can now be unlocked so that it could be moved around and about.
Other stuff
We have reworked heroes so that they are now waiting to be fully healed before returning to the dungeons. Also, heroes now require specific items to be built inside the tavern rooms if you wish to attract them:
Barbarian - bone bed
Elf - harp
Knight - wooden bed
Dwarf - room to be built underground
Mage - wooden cupboard
Sips - necromancer statue
Vechs - bird in a golden cage
Punchwood - a wooden bed and a stone male statue
Herbalist - Potted plant
Rogue/Thief - Decorative Chest
Highlander - Room above level 5
Soldiers can level up, but will not keep their levels if they are reverted back to civilians, this is done so you will want to keep a steady and regular fighting force.
Townies will now drop crafted and harvested items directly into containers if they can see free ones around them in close proximity.
You can check the full patch notes here.
We hope you will enjoy this patch and as always, you are more than welcome to leave us suggestions and feedback on steam, indiedb or on our forums.
To ease the initial process we have gathered a bunch of buried towns in the first Buried Bundle
Towns v9 demo for Windows. You need Java to run the game
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have to check it out !
Congratulations on getting in the top 100 your project has definitely earned it by what I see!
thats for sure
ummm the when i have no food all the baker townies wlil do is make flour instead of bread can you add a extra lvl of specifying jobs like what items they can haul, trade, and make?
GLOB. Someone update whats happening. did you guys abandoned this game or something? what the heck, there's still no update of what's happening, is this game still alive or what
Seems pretty quiet..
will this be free for a day anytime?
Where's the latest update? Wow it's been forever since i last viewed this page and nothing is still changed, How come?
what dose a boss around group do
Highest Rated (36 agree) 7/10
It is a game with great potential. The gameplay is like DF Lite (If it existed), which is not coincidental because the developers said they had Toady's masterwork in mind while working on this game. An important difference between Towns and DF is that Towns has an interface more attuned to the human eyes. That's right, wanna mine that wall? Click, drag, click, orders are now set! Now watch the Townsfolk perform hard labor! (Note: Press Ctrl to toggle wall visibility. It makes tracking your village's…
Dec 2 2011, 4:27pm by Mythrrinthael
Lowest Rated (6 agree) 1/10
Disappointed with the progress.
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Weird thing regarding steam. more people bought our game than downloaded our demo. seriously people, download demos first!
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Don't blame Beyoncé for blowing the lights out at the Super Bowl.
Bing: Beyoncé announces world tour
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Monday that the halftime show was "absolutely not" the cause of the power outage that darkened the Superdome for half an hour during Sunday's broadcast.
Beyoncé was the halftime performer at Sunday night's game and used plenty of power to light up the stage. Some had joked that her electrifying performance was to blame for the outage.
Beyoncé's 13-minute set included hits "Crazy in Love," ''Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" and a Destiny's Child reunion.
In my opinion, Alicia Keyes and Jennifer Hudson "sounded" live and Beyonce did not. My question is: Why can't people just sing/play without all the pyrotechnics, etc.? Some bands/groups/singles do this really well. Others NEED all the attention all the time.
I do understand that in some cases, e.g., cold weather, prerecording is needed, but not at the Super Bowl, Grammys, Oscars, etc. I believe these people think they can't make a mistake or people will not like it. However, lip synching(sp) is much worse than simply making a mistake which everybody does, everyday and they recover.


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In mathematics, quasi-isometry is an equivalence relation on metric spaces that ignores their small-scale details in favor of their coarse structure. The concept is especially important in Gromov's geometric group theory.
Suppose that is a (not necessarily continuous) function from one metric space to a second metric space . Then is called a quasi-isometry from to if there exist constants , , and such that the following two properties both hold:
- For every two points and in , the distance between their images is (up to the additive constant ) within a factor of of their original distance. More formally:
- Every point of is within the constant distance of an image point. More formally:
The two metric spaces and are called quasi-isometric if there exists a quasi-isometry from to .
The map between the Euclidean plane and the plane with the Manhattan distance that sends every point to itself is a quasi-isometry: in it, distances are multiplied by a factor of at most .
The map (both with the Euclidean metric) that sends every -tuple of integers to itself is a quasi-isometry: distances are preserved exactly, and every real tuple is within distance of an integer tuple. In the other direction, the discontinuous function that rounds every tuple of real numbers to the nearest integer tuple is also a quasi-isometry: each point is taken by this map to a point within distance of it, so rounding changes the distance between pairs of points by adding or subtracting at most .
Every pair of finite or bounded metric spaces is quasi-isometric. In this case, every function from one space to the other is a quasi-isometry.
Equivalence relation[edit]
If is a quasi-isometry, then there exists a quasi-isometry . Indeed, may be defined by letting be any point in the image of that is within distance of , and letting be any point in .
Since the identity map is a quasi-isometry, and the composition of two quasi-isometries is a quasi-isometry, it follows that the relation of being quasi-isometric is an equivalence relation on the class of metric spaces.
Use in geometric group theory[edit]
Given a finite generating set S of a finitely generated group G, we can form the corresponding Cayley graph of S and G. This graph becomes a metric space if we declare the length of each edge to be 1. Taking a different finite generating set T results in a different graph and a different metric space, however the two spaces are quasi-isometric. This quasi-isometry class is thus an invariant of the group G. Any property of metric spaces that only depends on a space's quasi-isometry class immediately yields another invariant of groups, opening the field of group theory to geometric methods.
- Bridson, Martin R. (2008), "Geometric and combinatorial group theory", in Gowers, Timothy; Barrow-Green, June; Leader, Imre, The Princeton Companion to Mathematics, Princeton University Press, pp. 431–448, ISBN 978-0-691-11880-2


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Robert Walls
In a 259-game career, Robert Walls played in three premierships (1968, 1970 and 1972) for Carlton, captaining the team in 1997 and 1978 before ending his career with Fitzroy. He coached the Lions between 1981 and 1985 before switching back to the Blues and steering them to the 1987 premiership. Walls writes weekly for The Age.
Robert Walls
Saints need more speed to succeed
Robert Walls Richmond on the rise, St Kilda on the slide. That's what most folks thought over summer. Last week's round-one results probably confirmed that.
The middle men
Robert Walls A slick midfield list presents All-Australian selectors with some tough choices.
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Magnificent seven's hopes flagging
Robert Walls Eight-and-a-half years ago, some young Cats and Saints were considered the up-and-comers.
Six steps to the flag
Robert Walls Collingwood and St Kilda couldn't be separated last week. These are the areas set to decide the 2010 flag.
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Bottom end could cost Saints top
Robert Walls This newspaper has 15 'football experts'. Not one thinks the Cats can win this year's grand final, and just one believes the Saints can go all the way.
Saints alive, thanks to the Lyon in winter
Robert Walls The Saints' march to the finals has been dealt a major blow, with the season-ending knee injury to key defender James Gwilt.
Lyon makes the right call
Robert Walls He'll be slammed for leaving St Kilda but Ross Lyon needed to make the change.
Robert Walls
Saints find opportunity in crisis
Robert Walls The football world was shocked at the end of last season, when Ross Lyon and the Fremantle Football Club announced that they would be joining forces.
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New-look Saints ready to deliver
Robert Walls An intelligent mix of youth and maturity has put St Kilda in a position to challenge for the flag.
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St Kilda ratings
Robert Walls Former Carlton premiership coach and AFL Hall of Fame member Robert Walls rates the St Kilda players.
Key Dogs need to steer team to a premiership
Robert Walls The Bulldogs are headed the right way, but need leadership when the going gets tough.
Robert Walls
Golden oldies are off the pace
Robert Walls Sydney premiership hero Tadhg Kennelly played Gaelic football in Ireland last year. When asked what had changed after a 12-month absence from playing AFL, Kennelly didn't hesitate: 'Speed, the game's...
Greatest team of all ... and no signs of stopping
Robert Walls To be considered great, this Geelong team had to win last year's grand final. That it did, and with two out of three, the Cats look good things to make it three out of four as we head towards...
Hodge-lifted Hawks are real contenders
Robert Walls After a horrendous start to the season, the Hawks have picked themselves up off the canvas to be not just a finalist but a legitimate contender for the flag.
Two more goals and St Kilda can give flag a shake
Robert Walls After a big defeat by the Pies a fortnight ago and a lucky draw with Hawthorn last week, some good judges believe the Saints don't have what it takes to go all the way.
Reputations on the line on football's biggest stage
Robert Walls Performing in September, and winning finals, is the only sure-fire way to cement a reputation.
Saints out to maintain march against best
Robert Walls Over the past month, the Saints have played ordinary football against ordinary teams. So it's good that they will be playing against the best tonight in Geelong.
Coaches learn some lessons
Robert Walls Well, what did we learn from this drawn grand final?
Why the Saints can win the flag
Robert Walls There is a resolve about these Saints that is hard to resist.


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Permanent Exhibitions
ART, Alive like a second skin, Mb Hanrahan's art emboldens Bell Arts Factory, declaring to the world, we are here for good, for the good of our community.
Community, Arts, Culture. Imaginative, creative expression is good for your heart, good for your community. Explore, create, express.
Shadow Garden softens and enlivens, bringing living images from the neighborhood to the building. Bell Arts Factory is in the community, of the community, for the community, a living place.
Be the change you want to see in the world at Bell Arts Factory.