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About Us
What Makes Us Different
Since our opening in 1994, we have always believed that we are limited only by our own vision, creativity and ethics.
First and foremost, the fact that our company has a soul and is firmly rooted in our Mission, Vision and Values makes us very different and innovative. How can you operate an organization that affects the very livelihood of thousands of people without being philosophy-driven? How can a business that only deals with people be focused on anything else but people? Our approach struck a chord: when we opened our doors in 1994, we saw our revenue increase by over 22,000% in the first four years. Customers and job seekers yearn to do business with a staffing partner that listens, cares, admits mistakes and is trustworthy. We were proud to see a change in the staffing industry as a result of our values-driven approach.
We were one of the first staffing companies to provide full benefits to temporary employees. We believe the example we have set has influenced competitors to step up to the plate. Recently, legislation has finally been introduced mandating a minimum level of benefits to temporary employees.
We save our customers hours of interviewing time using our proprietary VideoSelect technology. Every single candidate who walks into one of our offices is asked to sit down at our VideoSelect computer and record a 3-minute video clip answering some of the most frequently asked questions in a first interview. We send this to you via email. It enables hiring managers to bypass the entire first interview and narrow down their selection in minutes rather than hours of scheduled, in-person meetings.
Expedite™ | Timecard
We listened to our customers and heard over and over again about the time they had to spend verifying timecards for temporary employees. Although most companies offered paper and electronic timecard options, we took all of the wishes we heard expressed and created a proprietary timecard like no other in any industry. It ensures accuracy, sends you a reminder, automatically calculates overtime per state and federal laws, allows you to select an alternate approver if you're out, can be completely paperless... the list goes on and on. Ultimately, it "makes life better for the people we serve."
An Award Winning Company
Our History
A culture of creativity and a commitment to making life better.
What does the future hold?
It is now all about the journey. Adams & Marting Group and its sister divisions, Ultimate Staffing Services (administrative and clerical), Ledgent Finance & Accounting, and Ledgent Technology (technical staffing) recognize that we have a unique opportunity to do something special. Our company is a vehicle for many to enhance lives. The ability to fulfill our promise, "We love to create remarkable experiences, every person, every time®", is an ambitious goal and within our reach. The passion that resonates from our coworkers, Ambassadors and customers as we fulfill this promise defines this journey and propels us into the future.
Our Business Lines
As your full-service staffing partner, Adams & Martin Group provides you with specialized staffing services for legal placements. Click on the links below to find out more about how we can also assist with your staffing needs in administrative, clerical, accounting, finance, and technology placements.
Ultimate Staffing Services
Specializes in Administrative, Clerical, Customer Service and Manufacturing and Production.
Ledgent Finance & Accounting
Specialize in finding finance and accounting professionals and executives for your temporary and full-time positions.
Ledgent Technology
Specializes in Technology Staffing.
Executive Team
Ledgent Technology's phenomenal success can be directly attributed to our phenomenal Executive Team, comprised of the industry's most experienced leaders.
Company Awards
Recognition is an important part of our company culture, as we regularly celebrate the successes of our clients, Ambassadors and coworkers. We therefore share, with pride, our independent recognition as a company.
Best Staffing Firms to Work For
We believe it all starts with our coworkers. We empower our coworkers to use their role within the staffing industry to make life better for the people we serve. Our organization has become a source of pride for all who work here. According to our coworkers, we are the best place to work in the industry. Staffing Industry Analysts partnered with independent research firm, Quantum Workplace, to survey thousands of staffing company coworkers to select the very best.
Best Staffing Firms to Temp For
We put our Ambassadors first and they are definitely feeling the love. When Staffing Industry Analysts independently surveyed temporary employees, our Ambassadors raved about their experience with us. Of the more than 17,000 staffing companies in the nation, only four were named "the best" by the candidates and temporary employees who work with them; we were one of them, and we were the ONLY large, commercial staffing company on the list.
Best of Staffing™Client Satisfaction
Our clients tell us all the time that we provide better candidates, do a great job of solving their problems, and we're a fun company to do business with. For the fourth year in a row, we've been honored with Inavero's Best of Staffing – Client award. It means our clients don't just tell us, but tell others we're the best too. The "Best of Staffing" program is the largest client satisfaction survey for the staffing industry in North America. Our clients rated us with a net promoter score more than double the national average.
Best of Staffing™Talent Satisfaction
Inavero's Best of Staffing program is the largest talent satisfaction survey for the staffing industry in North America. Our job seekers and Ambassadors rated us with a score nearly triple the average score received in the staffing industry. What an honor! It only validates that the programs we put in place to engage the hearts and minds of our temporary employees truly work. Our Ambassadors love to represent our company and are motivated to create remarkable experiences for our business clients.
Gold Stevie Award American Business Awards
Fortune 100 companies consider the American Business Awards the "Oscars" of the business world. Adam Roth was named Executive of the Year, Jen Simonson was named HR Executive of the Year, Staci Johnson was named Marketing Executive of the Year, two of our Lead Developers have received Technology Gold Awards for development of our proprietary staffing technologies, and our Business Support Analyst who creates unique solutions for our customers and internal coworkers was named Support Staffer of the Year.
Silver Stevie Award American Business Awards
Our company has been the recipient of multiple Stevie Awards presented by the American Business Awards. Other companies recognized include AT&T, YouTube, Blue Cross, and Google. We were just recently the Silver Award winner for COMPANY OF THE YEAR! Our own Robert Hankin has been the recipient of the Silver I.T. Executive of the Year Award, and our Credit & Collections Department has been honored as Support Team of the Year.
Fortune 100 Best Workplaces for Women
Fortune and Great Places to Work® selected Roth Staffing Companies from among all companies of all sizes throughout the United States to be on their prestigious list of best workplaces for women. It is a testament that each of our coworkers make life better for one another as well as the people we serve. Our leaders (over 70% of whom are women) have helped to build a work culture that is inclusive for all. Our organization looks at every individual based on their talent and abilities. This award makes a statement for today and carries a responsibility for the future.
Best Small & Medium Workplaces
Roth Staffing Companies was named one of the best workplaces in the United States on the annual 2015 Great Place to Work® list of Best Small & Medium Workplaces, published today in Fortune magazine. This is the first time Roth Staffing Companies participated in the selection process and, consequently, the first time the organization has been ranked on the prestigious list of the 25 Best Medium Workplaces. Divided into two categories, Small (25-250 employees) and Medium (251-999 employees), this is the 11th year that the Great Place to Work® list has recognized companies with exceptional workplace cultures.
50 Most Engaged Workplaces™
We received the Achievers 50 Most Engaged Workplaces™ in the United States Award selected among companies from all industries, of all sizes and geographic areas. An independent panel of judges rated our company among the top U.S. organizations based upon eight elements of employee engagement including vision and values, leadership, culture, and corporate and social responsibility. We are proud and humbled that the business world recognized that our coworkers love what they do and are passionate about creating remarkable experiences for customers, Ambassadors, and fellow coworkers!
Best In Biz - Best Place to Work
Roth Staffing Companies was recognized as the "Best Place to Work" Gold award winner by the 2014 Best in Biz Awards, the only independent business awards program judged by members of top–tier publications, broadcast outlets, and analyst firms. Roth Staffing was honored as the #1 Best Place to Work among companies of all sizes, from all industries, across the United States.
CARE Award presented by the American Staffing Association
The American Staffing Association's Care Award recognizes outstanding corporate social responsibility initiatives among ASA member companies and affiliated chapters. Our organization was recognized for its Purpose:full charity initiative and its achievement of donating 1.5 million meals toward the fight against childhood hunger in the U.S. Our purpose is "To make life better for the people we serve" and that extends outside the office and into our communities.
VOICE Award presented by the American Staffing Association
Our Mission Statement says we are a creative industry leader. The American Staffing Association agrees. For four years in a row we have been selected as the example that others should look to. Our philosophies, culture and the way we communicate who we are to our candidates and clients has received the highest honor at the VOICE Awards for our Vision, Originality, Innovation, Creativity and Excellence.
Staffing Industry Analysts' Staffing 100
Founder and CEO of Roth Staffing Companies, L.P., Ben Roth, has been recognized on the Staffing Industry Analysts' The Staffing 100, an esteemed group of the most influential people in the staffing industry. It's not a surprise to us! After all, he established the very first on-premise staffing program in 1984, forever changing the way staffing companies serve its largest customers. Ben authored the Mission, Vision, Values, Purpose and Promise of our company and, today, he continues to champion these philosophies throughout our organization on a daily basis. His vision allows Roth Staffing and its unique business lines to continually be regarded as the very best in the industry.
Staffing Industry Analysts' Largest Staffing Firm in the U.S.
We never wanted to be the biggest, we only wanted to be the best! But by being the best, we grew far beyond our expectations, expanding our footprint to meet the demands of the business clients who wanted to work with our company. For more than a decade, we have consistently been ranked on Staffing Industry Analysts' list of the largest firms in the United States.
Inc. 500 —
Ranked #1 In Terms Of Growth
Our focus was on being the best, not on becoming the biggest. However, by being the very best, we experienced unprecedented success. Within four years of opening our doors we were ranked #1 on Inc. magazine's Top 500 list of America's fastest growing, privately held companies. In fact, we made the Inc. 500 list three separate times. Reaching the top of the list happened back in 1998, but guess what… to this date, no other staffing company has ever achieved that honor!
Entrepreneur of the Year Award
When Roth Staffing entered the Staffing Industry landscape, we were a game-changer. We saw staffing as an opportunity to achieve broader social responsibilities. We were the first to put the needs of our Ambassadors (the temporary employees who represent us) above all else. It's no wonder that our Founder & CEO, Ben Roth, was named Ernst & Young's "Entrepreneur of the Year" award.
B2 Award of Excellence – The Business Marketing Association
The BMA awarded Roth Staffing Companies a B2 Award of Excellence honoring creative excellence and preeminence in strategy and style in business-to-business marketing.
When Work Works Award
We've been named a top 10 employer in the U.S. for our many workplace engagement programs and practices promoting work-life balance.
Best Places to Work - All around the U.S.
Every year, Ledgent is ranked a Best Place to Work in local markets across the nation. For example, our organization was ranked #2 on a list of the 100 Best Places to Work in Los Angeles by the LA Business Journal representing one of the largest and most competitive business markets in the U.S. And for the past five years, our company has ranked among the top ten Best Places to Work in Orange County, in fact, we topped the OC Register's list as the #1 Top Workplace in the OC and recently ranked #3 on the OC Business Journal's Best Places to Work in Orange County. Our coworkers love to brag about how passionate they are to fulfill our company Purpose and Promise – their anonymous survey scores result in these exciting accolades.


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Manchu Manoj's marriage date has been decided. Manoj-Pranathi Reddy are getting into wedlock on his birth-date, May 20. Can it be anymore special?
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Manoj and Pranathi were seeing each other since 2 years and they got engaged today in a grand gala event at Park Hyatt Hyderabad. Many top film personalities from Tamil, Telugu and Hindi cinema world attended the lavish ceremony.
Mohan Babu thanked the guests for gracing the event and blessing the young couple, through his official twitter page.
Thanking each and everyone who have blessed my son @HeroManoj1 on his engagement. Thank q for your kind wishes.
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The couple looked all vibrant in the designer bridal wear. Pranathi made her first appearance in the grand yellow lehenga and was looked gorgeous. Manchu Lakshmi, Viranica Manchu, Vishnu Manchu and all the family members appeared overjoyed for Manchu Manoj.
Manchu Manoj has confessed that he has already pictured Pranathi as his bride, way before his engagement. Manoj's fiancee Pranathi Reddy did her CCA (charted accountant) in USA and a classmate of Manoj's sister-in-law, Viranica.

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Guerrilla Store +1 213 proprietor Artist, Brett Westfall, and Comme des Garcons founder, Rei Kawakubo, recently got together for a collaborative venture for the Comme des Garcons Comme des Garcons collection for women. This extremely limited release is out now and is available at all Comme des Garcons' stores worldwide, with the pieces making their way to Guerrilla Store +1 213 this month.
The inspiration for this joint venture comes from Brett Westfall's 'Sherf' installation exhibition that was held at Kazuo HQ in Downtown Los Angeles in June 2007. Men's versions of the shirts will be produced through Westfall's Unholy Matrimony label and the release of these will coincide with the arrival of the women's versions by Kawakubo and Westfall.
The Comme des Garcons Guerrilla Store +1 213 has put on some amazing functions since its occupation began back in February in Downtown Los Angeles, and another one will be held to celebrate the release of this particular collection. The original 'Sherf/Fresh' paintings will be exhibited at the release party and anyone is welcome to join. Details about this event will be released later on in the month.


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Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel
Price realised USD 122,500
Sadeghat Jabbari (Iranian, b. 1961)
The Divine Names
signed and dated in Farsi (lower right of lower right panel)
oil and acrylic on canvas; polyptych in four parts
Each 37 3/8 x 37 3/8in. (95 x 95cm.); Overall 74 3/8 x 74¾in. (190 x 190cm.)
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The formal basis of Sedaghat Jabbari's compositions is the free-flowing repetition of siahmasq, or rough draft calligraphy. Siahmasq does not rely on the textual content of words, but rather is the free application of colour guided by calligraphic techniques. As such, the result shares much with Abstract Expressionism.
Manuscript writing as the most practical form of calligraphy does not offer an artistic definition of space, since it is closely tied to illumination. Naturally, the traditional calligraphy of Iran, even in its non-functional form, is not supposed to be hung on a wall. Works of calligraphy demand close inspection to reveal delicate details and perhaps this is the most obvious difference between traditional and contemporary calligraphy. On the other hand, there are no limits to siahmashq with its unconstrained use of space and the abstract quality of its shapes and forms. In traditional calligraphy the use of space in relation to the placement of elements on the page is one that should reflect a divine order. A cruciform formation, for example, has a symbolic content, possessing particular spiritual and metaphysical qualities, and appeals to one of the most ancient human archetypes.
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Showbiz Sandbox 332: How Cable Companies Will Profit From Cord-Cutting After All
August 22, 2016
We keep hearing that cord-cutting is going to destroy the U.S. cable industry. But SNL Kagan analyst Ian Olgeirson says the economic outlook for the business over the next decade is actually quite solid. Olgeirson joins us to explain how cable companies are turning cord-cutters into more profitable cord-swappers and what that means for their long-term health.
Meanwhile, for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio you didn't need to have a cable subscription since so much of the action was streamed live online. In fact, while television viewership may not have reached the levels some networks around the world had hoped, a record number of hours were streamed over the Internet from this year's games.
We also launch a new segment that tells you the one new book worth reading out of the thousands that are published each week, as listed on BookFilter, a book lover's best friend.
Of course we also cover the week's top entertainment news including the dispute over Tom Cruise's salary for "Mission: Impossible 6", the power struggle at Viacom nears a resolution and Barbara Streisand tells Apple's Siri how to pronounce her name properly.
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Showbiz Sandbox 307: Can Guild Nominations Forecast Oscar Winners?
January 11, 2016
This year's Academy Award nominations will soon be announced and we wonder if one can predict who might take home Oscar gold by watching the annual honors handed out by Hollywood's labor guilds. We'll tell you how won Golden Globes, which have proven less reliable in forecasting Oscar winners, and take a look at who the Brits shine a spotlight on via the BAFTAs.
Much like the movie business, publishing has become a global game. That makes the recent broadside by groups representing authors around the world especially notable. They're calling on publishers to offer author contracts that are more equitable and represent the way business is done in the 21st Century.
Director/Producer Gavin Polone believes Hollywood studios and television networks are only hurting themselves when they decide to cook the books when it comes to reporting earnings to profit participants. He argues that the talent and creatives they cheat on the backend have no incentive to keep costs down on the front end.
Of course we also cover the week's top entertainment news including how Netflix went worldwide, actor Sean Penn went to Mexico to interview the head of a drug cartel and the death of legendary musician David Bowie.
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Showbiz Sandbox 279: "Carol", "Amy" and "Saul" Stand Tall At Cannes
May 18, 2015
It is impossible to see all the films at this year's Cannes Film Festival, but halfway through the 68th edition at least three films have scored some positive buzz, all of them about tortured souls. Director Todd Haynes is leading the pack with "Carol" a film about repressed sexuality set in the 1950s, the Hungarian entry "Son of Saul" set in a Nazi concentration camp and "Amy" a powerful and moving documentary about the life of singer "Amy Winehouse".
From the official screenings to the behind-the-scenes press conferences, we give you all the ins and outs of this year's Cannes, including the world premiere of Pixar's "Inside Out" which wowed attendees. Join us for our annual trip to the south of France.
Meanwhile, back in the United States, television networks have been busy selling advertising for next season's lineup at the upfronts. We'll tell you which shows got canceled, which new series got picked up and whether the television season has become year round.
Of course, we also cover the week's top entertainment news stories including the BAFTA TV Awards, David Lynch heads back to "Twin Peaks" again and "American Idol" sings its final note.
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Showbiz Sandbox 191: The Misunderstood Math Behind Movie Ticket Prices
May 13, 2013
The average cost of a movie ticket dropped to $7.94 in North America during the first quarter of 2013. That's according to the National Association of Theatre Owners, the trade group that keeps track of such figures. Patrick Corcoran, the vice president and chief communication officer of NATO, explains how the average ticket price is calculated and the perennial complaint that such a low amount can't possibly be correct.
Meanwhile, television networks have been working overtime putting together their schedules for next season. That also means they've been making public which shows didn't make the cut, a.k.a. got canceled. Did your favorite show survive for another season, or did it go the way of series such as "Smash", which was axed as had long been predicted.
Such bad news isn't something the Rolling Stones have to worry about. According to the legendary rock group's concert promoter reports that tickets to shows aren't selling is completely untrue. In fact, tickets were priced at an exorbitant $600 on purpose to keep the secondary market at bay.
Of course we also cover the week's top entertainment news including YouTube's pay channels, Barbara Walter's retirement and legislation that calls for a la carte cable offerings.
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Showbiz Sandbox 181: Why The Grammys Telecast Matters More Than Ever
February 11, 2013
While winning a Grammy Award can boost a musician's record sales temporarily, a knockout performance during the widely viewed ceremony can launch a career. Simply ask Mumford & Sons who stole the show during the 2011 telecast and on Sunday took home the 2013 Grammy for Album of the Year. Will the Lumineers, who performed at this year's ceremony, follow in their footsteps?
David Wild, a contributing editor for Rolling Stone magazine, helped write the Grammy telecast as he has for the past 12 years. He joins us to discuss how the show was put together, working with host LL Cool J and some of the elements that came off without a hitch (projecting images onto Carrie Underwood's dress comes to mind). Wild even reveals John Mayer's secret life as a joke writer.
Meanwhile, digital downloads are already outpacing physical sales in music and will surely do so with books and movies in the not too distant future. But what happens when you want to sell off all those media downloads in the now non-existent digital secondhand market? Amazon is trying to patent technology that will make such sales possible.
Of course we cover the week's top entertainment headlines including how "The Walking Dead" continues to increase viewership, an end to Don Johnson's lawsuit over "Nash Bridges" and why some concerts may be sold out before tickets ever go on sale.
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Showbiz Sandbox 149: Cannes Falls For "Amour"
May 29, 2012
This year's Cannes Film Festival concluded with "Amour", a film by Austrian director Michael Haneke, winning the Palme d'Or. The movie about an elderly couple in Paris features two renown French actors and was a hit with festival audiences. Anne Thompson from Indiewire's Thompson on Hollywood blog says the jury rewarded many of the noteworthy films at this year's festival, though entries with stars like Brad Pitt and Nicole Kidman were rather disappointing.
Speaking of winners, last week Phillip Phillips was crowned the winner of this season's "American Idol". The big loser however may be the singing competition show itself, since it is no longer the most watched television show in the nation, a title it held for a historic seven years. That honor is now held by Sunday Night Football.
Apple rather convincingly shredded the antitrust suit tbe Justice Department filed against them and top publishers over the price fixing of e-books. Apple's response points out a number of innacuracies in the suit and manages to bolster their own case, while notably not helping the publishers with their defense.
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Showbiz Sandbox 136: Crafting A Story For The Grammys Through Triumph and Tragedy
February 13, 2012
Los Angeles Times entertainment reporter Geoff Boucher was on assignment at the Grammy Awards when he heard about the the sudden death of pop star Whitney Houston over the weekend. While still covering music's biggest night, Boucher was given two hours to write Houston's obituary for the Sunday paper.
At the same time, David Wild was backstage at the Grammys putting the finishing touches on his script for the telecast. A contributing editor at Rolling Stone and best-selling author, Wild had less than 24-hours to work with Grammys producer Ken Ehrlich and revise the awards in the wake of Houston's passing.
After an exhausting weekend Boucher and Wild join us to discuss how this year's Grammys focused on two voices; one looking to the future with Adele winning six awards and one honoring the past by mourning the fresh tragedy of Houston's death.
A whopping 40 million people watched this year's Grammys telecast, though if we were to believe Nielsen few of them were under the age of 24. Brian Stelter of the New York Times stops by to explain why young people are watching television less often.
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February 13, 2011
Indie rock darling Arcade Fire provided an upset at this year's Grammy Awards by taking home the prize for Album Of The Year. Rolling Stone contributing editor David Wild helped write the Grammy telecast and he provides an insider's perspective on the show as well as a peak backstage. Unfortunately, nobody can explain why Lady Gaga arrived in a glass coffin.
Teen pop sensation Justin Bieber didn't take home any Grammys on Sunday, but does he really care? After all, his concert film "Never Say Never" earned an astonishing $30 million during its opening weekend.
Meanwhile, the movie industry had their own awards show over the weekend and we'll go over who the big winners were at the BAFTAs and how they might affect the Oscar race.
We also review and provide analysis on all the week's top entertainment headlines, including how to get tickets to LCD Soundsystem's last concert, Pandora's IPO, Zooey Deschanel's move to television and Arnold Schwarzenegger's return to acting.
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- I agree, 45 min is better than less...
I agree, gotta get them on the air
... even if only to tell their name and age.
With DX stations, the different time
of day is a big topic of discussion.
Bring a GLOBE to show where they
are talking to.
-Introduce how AR is different from
CB (phone patch, repeaters, license, modes, max pwr)
-Introduce how AR is different from
Internet (non-commercial, no obscenities)
-Purposes of AR (Int'l Goodwill, Electronics etc)
-Bring West's and ARRL books to show them
what to go out and buy at Radio Shack.
-If Boy Scouts, bring Blue Cards for Radio
merit badge. Sign them off on those items
they earned at the station that day.
- Another Handout Idea:
-Your ARRL Section Mgr can get you the ARRL
- A large bucket of animal crackers comes
in handy too.
73 de N1RY - Ray
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> Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 18:12:00 -0000
> From: jhburns@...
> Subject: amount of time at radio
> I am planing a JOTA activity at a Camporee that will have 200+
> participants. JOTA will be just one of many activities. The
> participants will move form on activity to the next at fixed times
> just like classes in high school. We are trying to decide how long to
> make the sessions.
> What is the optimal amount of time for a patrol to spend at a radio
> station? Does anyone know how long the boys at the National Jamboree
> spent at the Radio stations? We are debating times from 30 to 45
> minutes.
> Jeff Burns - AD9T
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The Shing are a fictional alien race, in the Hainish Cycle of novels and short stories of the science fiction writer Ursula K. Le Guin. They are only explicitly described in City of Illusions, but seem to be the same as the distant but threatening 'enemy' mentioned in Rocannon's World and Planet of Exile. In The Left Hand of Darkness, brief reference is made to an earlier 'Age of the Enemy' which is now past. It seems the planets of the former League of Worlds have re-united as the Ekumen.
In her introduction to the 1978 hardback edition of City of Illusions, Le Guin regrets the improbable and flawed depiction of the villains, the Shing, as not convincingly evil.[1]
Nature of the Shing[edit]
Originating in a distant region of the galaxy, perhaps hundreds of light-years from Earth, the Shing infiltrate and destroy the League of All Worlds twelve hundred years before City of Illusions begins. The League has received prior warning of alien conquerors subduing distant worlds and for generations have worked to prepare defensive alliances and weaponry. However when the Shing finally arrive they are able to speedily subdue the eighty League planets, apparently without encountering effective opposition. The main weapon enabling this rapid and confused occupation is the Shing's ability to lie in Mindspeech. The Shing closely resemble humans though they seem to be unable to interbreed with them. Coming to Earth as "exiles or pirates or empire builders from some distant star" the Shing, who are not numerous, establish themselves in a single fantastical city Es Toch. Under their rule the remainder of Earth declines into a thinly populated collection of backward and often mutually hostile tribal societies.
Mindspeech is an advanced form of telepathy practiced by the Shing. Mindspeech was first learned by Rocannon, an ethnologist from the planet New South Georgia of the League of All Worlds on the world called in his honor Rokanan. Two of the races on Rokanan have indigenous telepathy and from one of them Rocannon learns the skill himself, and later it spreads throughout the League. One axiom held to be undeniable was that it is not possible to lie through mindspeech, however the alien Enemy of the League, the Shing are able to mind-lie and use that ability to infiltrate and destroy the League.
"Reverence for Life"[edit]
Ruling through "toolmen" - human collaborators who are either computer controlled or who have been raised to accept the Shing as benign human lords, the only truth that the Shing seem to accept is the law of preservation of life. They appear as pathological liars, though Falk, the Alterran leading character of City of Illusions, comes to conclude that "the essence of their lying was a profound, irremediable lack of understanding" of the peoples that they have conquered. Shing character, culture, architecture and even clothing are ambiguous and illusory.
The Shing also appear to keep vegan lifestyle. Their "elaborately disguised foods were all vegetable" and their one law of Reverence for Life is often expressed by the animals it is meant to protect. Throughout the plot of City of Illusions, the main character encounters speaking beasts, birds and rodents who mechanically tell him that he must not take life. Falk, however, believes this Law is nothing more than an extreme fear of death.
At the ending of City of Illusions Falk escapes from the Shing in a stolen interstellar ship, returning to his own home world of Werel where the interbreeding of Terran colonists and Hainish-descended indigenous peoples has built an advanced society with the will and capacity to end Shing rule over Earth. Also, the Werelians possess the ability to detect Shing mindlies, meaning they aren't as easy to subvert as the old League.
The final fate of the Shing is not made clear. The philosophy of the Ekumen provides for coexistence with objectionable peoples, but it is less apparent what the Alterrans believe. Nor is it certain how or when the Ekumen was established - just that it occurred at some point between the time periods covered by City of Illusions and The Left Hand of Darkness.
- ^ Le Guin, Ursula K. City of Illusions Introduction, (New York, NY: Harper & Row, 1978), page vii.
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- Erlich, Richard D. (2010). Coyote's Song: The Teaching Stories of Ursula K. Le Guin (1st ed.). Borgo Press. ISBN 978-1-4344-5775-2.
- Le Guin, Ursula K. (1978). City of Illusions With a New Introduction by the Author (hardback ed.). New York, NY: Harper & Row.


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A mysterious figure sits on a throne made of crystal inside a dark spaceship. He has pale skin with crazy, crystal clear hair. His hair sticks up in every direction possible. The iris of his eyes is purple. The holograms of Renaw and Panik appear in front of the mysterious figure…
???: "Renaw, Panik, glad you could join me," he said.
Panik: "Our pleeeeasure," he replied creepily.
???: "Tell me, how many warriors have you brought?" he asked.
Renaw: "2,000 undead warriors packed in one of the two ships you sent," he said.
???: "Only 2,000?" he exclaimed wanting more warriors. His iris turned red due to feeling angry.
Panik: "Don't worry, red eyes, I've brought many warriors!" he chimed in loudly.
???: "How many warriors?" he groans with his left hand against his forehead.
Panik: "Oh, I don't know!" he replied, chuckling as he turned around.
???: "Turn around and explain how do you not know?" he demanded with frustration.
Panik: He turns around, "They're here," he replied without any chuckling.
???: "If you don't tell me how many warriors you've brought with you, your head will be mine," he shouted.
Panik: "They're with me," he said, holding his chuckle back.
???: "HOW MANY?" he demanded at the top of his lungs.
Renaw's ear on the left side of his head falls off.
Panik: "You cannot see them," he replied, chuckling afterwards.
???: "Worthless fool," he muttered.
Panik: "Worthless?" he questioned, "How about I drag you underground or place you inside a wall!"
???: "Quit wasting our time," he said with an intimidating look on his face. His irises were still red.
Panik: "Yes, Sir Red Eyes," he replied.
5 minutes later, the three villainous figures discuss their plans heading into Spepora's invasion in two days. A large 3D hologram of Spepora is between the mysterious figure and the holograms of Renaw and Panik. The mysterious figure's irises are dark blue...
???: "This is Spepora, the home to Soltaros Galaxy's most pathetic species. These lifeforms, known as Speporans, inhabit Spetra, Spetro, and Spetre. Speporans have unmatched speed and become stronger when angered, but are known for terrible unity among their own."
Renaw: "Disgusting."
???: "You would think they'd learn to get along. Fortunately for us, their lacking teamwork will be our advantage, but don't think this will be an easy mission. Spepora has eight warriors you and your warriors need to be aware of. These eight warriors are known as Spepora's Elite Guardians."
Images of each of Spepora's Elite Guardians appear behind the mysterious figure on a wall. The image of Ascentus is larger than Sylority, Exentus, and five other guardians. The undead Renaw stares at their images.
???: "These seven will be your hardest oppositions, but they stand no chance against us. I recruited both of you because you're the best of the best your planets offered. And as your leader, I order you and your warriors to leave Ascentus and his wife, Sylority, to me or suffer your demise."
Panik: "You'll kill us? When you cannot see my warriors and have Renaw and his undead warriors, how can you possibly kill us?" he questioned.
???: "Again? I've had enough of your arguing. If you disobey my order, you will find out."
Panik: "You think you can scare me or my warriors? We live on scaring others!" he replied before laughing.
???: "I know I can," he replied, "you wouldn't be here right now if I couldn't scare you or your warriors."
Renaw: "Elite Guardians look very tasty," he commented.
Panik and the mysterious figure look at Renaw.
???: "Renaw, devour as much of their energy as you can."
Renaw: "Mmm."
???: "Returning to the Elite Guardians of Spepora, they are are different than all Speporans. They are able to fly and can manipulate wind. Unfortunately, these eight have each others' backs; expect teamwork from them."
Panik: "For a short time, they will not be teaming when my warriors and I possess them."
???: Rolls his eyes before continuing, "When we arrive at Spepora, your ships will land on Spetrus. You two will come with me and aid me on my trip to the Spetral. I want your warriors to destroy these," he points out three metallic bridges with roofs connecting Spetra, Spetro, and Spetre to Spetrus, "terminals to limit the number of Spepora's forces we'll have to deal with. The quicker they're taken down, the less speedsters we'll have to deal with."
Panik: "Haha, did you hear that guys?" he shouted.
???: "Once we get to here," he enlarges an image of a large building made of rock walls with inscriptions, "you will protect me as I get the Spetral. Understood?"
Renaw: "On my undead body, I understand."
Panik: "No clue what you said!"
???: "Keep it up, Panik, keep it up and you will have no time to panic," he said.
Panik: "I was kidding, I understand!" he shouts before laughing.
???: "If either of you go off task, I will make it my duty to finish you off before you know it. Head off and tell your warriors the plan. Soltaros' hibernation will end once we have recovered enough energy for him. Once he's awakened, this universe will be ours forever."
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Here's a piece we were sent in by Natalie Smith, a loyal and lovely customer of Active Hound. We've been meaning to reply to this email for quite some time but we thought what better way to say thank you than to share Natalie's, sorry, we mean Storm's email with the world :-) Please read, it made us laugh. Enjoy!
"Dear Zak,
My owner wrote to you back in December, to let you know that I'd mercilessly slaughtered a Chuckit Kick Fetch ball, despite it costing her a small fortune. You suggested she purchase the Chuckit Ultra XXL, which she did this month, with all the xmas bills out of the way. I am enjoying it! I'm having fun sharing it with my friends on the BeaglesUK Facebook page too.
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P.S. Please excuse my spray collar in this photo. I don't like the Tesco delivery man and will bark until I can sense he's six miles clear of my territory if the collar's not on. I was a rescue dog, and I have what Mum calls "man issues"."
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|2007-04-23, 03:28
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How Credible is This "Global Warming?"
Saving the Earth: The Biodiesel Bus Blog
Singer Sheryl Crow and environmentalist Laurie David have been traveling across America on a two-week Stop Global Warming College Tour, which winds up today at George Washington University. Crow and David (co-producer of the documentary "An Inconvenient Truth" and wife of "Curb Your Enthusiasm's" Larry David) have been touting their cause and chronicling their travels in a rather idiosyncratic blog. Here, on Earth Day, are a few excerpts:
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Crow (4/19, Springfield, Tenn.): I have spent the better part of this tour trying to come up with easy ways for us all to become a part of the solution to global warming. Although my ideas are in the earliest stages of development, they are, in my mind, worth investigating. One of my favorites is in the area of forest conservation which we heavily rely on for oxygen. I propose a limitation be put on how many squares of toilet paper can be used in any one sitting. Now, I don't want to rob any law-abiding American of his or her God-given rights, but I think we are an industrious enough people that we can make it work with only one square per restroom visit, except, of course, on those pesky occasions where 2 to 3 could be required.
Well, there you have it. Liberals find it unacceptable for conservatives to want to insert themselves into everybody's bedroom, but of course it's okay for them to insert themselves into everybody's bathroom. Because there's a crisis, of course...
Well not me, you pinko asshats! You'll get my TP when you pry it out of my cold, dead hands!
In my best Braveheart voice: "Yeuh may take our lives, but you'll never take... our CHARMIN!!!!"
|2007-04-23, 05:14
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|2007-04-23, 05:18
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Global warming is just a coincidence. The Earth has periodically changed its temperature throughout the ages, just like the two Ice Ages. We're just unlucky enough to be living in a warming period.
The bad thing about it is that's being used as a tool for the manipulation of ignorant people.
|2007-04-23, 05:58
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Asuki-tan Kairin ↓
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Fürth (GER)
Age: 36
The problem here isn't that it happens, but the speed it happens with... The non-sense talk about toilet paper is really amusing.
Btw. could this thread be renamed? Because at the moment, it is prone to flames. It is quite biased from the start and imo we had such threads already (maybe merge?). In these threads some "scientifical" answers (sources/citations) were provided, that give a better understanding of the matter than the statements provided here.
(I don't like these pro/contra campaigns that are often so off topic, that the people get a completely wrong idea of the actual problem)
(actually I wanted to find the thread, but I did not find it... so I want to provide that link instead.)
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|2007-04-23, 09:34
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♪♫ Maya Iincho ♩♬
If you use this page as my source of info for carbon emission, even though it is a 1999 data. Since 1950, the world carbon emission has increased at least 393%.
|2007-04-23, 09:43
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: St. Louis MO
I am not going to pretend to be an expert on global warming. I believe that we should try not to polute our earth, since we live here, however some of this global warming is being blown out of proportion. Yes we have poluted, and our CFC's (which are not in use in most parts of the world anymore) have destroyed the ozone. (CFC's lifespan is around 100 years)
Volcano's, although they are natural occuring things, also realease pollutants. Our planet has gone through warmning and cooling trends over the years. How do we know that "Global Warming" which has caused so much irrational fear is not just a warming trend.
Also the U.S. is put under alot of pressure to stop polluting (which I support) however how come other countries like China are not also pressured to stop polluting?
|2007-04-23, 09:58
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Asuki-tan Kairin ↓
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Fürth (GER)
Age: 36
|2007-04-23, 10:13
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Bloody Hell...
I'm not really of the opinion that global warming is as big a deal as some are making it out to be, no matter how freaky the weather is and how much they say it's linked to global warming. In addition, everything I've heard uttered about the Greenhouse Effect makes it sound like humans made it all happen. My astronomy professor has instructed me differently - it's something that's been here, and because it's here, the Earth is as it is. If not for it, the planet might look something like... Venus. And that's not happy.
So pollution is bad, and it's certainly not helping the health of humans, but I don't think we're in danger of destrying the planet in one stroke with it. Personally, given present circumstances, I'd be more worried about the possibility of nuclear war.
|2007-04-23, 10:17
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Location: St. Louis MO
|2007-04-23, 10:28
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Asuki-tan Kairin ↓
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Location: Fürth (GER)
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|2007-04-23, 10:49
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Contemplating Naruto
Join Date: Dec 2005
Pffff... Global warming...
In my country (and many other I believe) it's used as an argument in politics. They only think in short terms and how to win the elections!
What else could get you more votes if you're the political party who's gonna save the ignorant mass from a common fobia created by the media and government?
Some use climate issues to get a factory closed, others use it to raise taxes to save the world from plastic and CO².
We've to pay lots of taxes on fuel for our homes and cars, because we (the people who have to work) pollute the earth.
It's bullshit. When the dinosaurs ruled the earth, the whole planet knew (sub-)tropical temperatures and the equator area was one big desert.
Then came ice ages with half of the northern hemisphere freezing (dunno about the south) and the equatorial regions having a moderate climate.
If we pollute so much, what are they gonna do when Mount St.Helen erupts again? Last time it managed to make earth temperature drop by > 1°C even though billions of m³ of CO² were released in the atmosphere (green house? don't think so).
They should be concerned what to do when Yellow Stone Park erupts. That one is a global killer, annihilating the human race. That volcanic area will kill everything. If not by the blast and shockwave, it will be done by the atomic winter that's gonna follow after the atmosphere gets filled to the top with CO² and other gasses stored under the earth's crust.
|2007-04-23, 10:50
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Here we go again, the so called "Environmentalist Maoist Red Guards" against the "Fascist Media" debate over something so trivial. All this movement is just asking people to have a look at their lifestyle and adjust it a bit so the planet can be a bit more "comfortable", but the global warming-denialists try to blow things out of proportion by portraying the environmentalists as fanatics on par with al-Qaeda. (I do realize I'm over-simplifying things here, so please bear with me )
Everytime some scientist say something about climate change, they're portrayed as scaremongers when the scientific facts speak for themselves. Every "anti-warming" scientist's data/documentary, like that one shown in Channel 4 in UK a while ago, has not been subject to the scientific scrutiny that more "impartial" scientific documentaries do on the so-called "Liberal Media" like Discovery Channel and NatGeo. Even one of the scientist that got interviewed was unhappy that his words were distorted to suit their needs that the producers actually had to file for a court injunction in order to shut him up. Ironic when the anti-environmentalists were barking about how the environmental-leaning scientists were censoring their views.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisf...053521,00.html (Yes, from a staunchly liberal-leaning "tree-hugging" English paper, don't read it if you don't like it. )
Is asking for measures to reduce pollution, which actually costs less than if business were to continue, so hard to do? Apparently it's so hard that that these "denialists" , in order to preserver their short-sighted profits, would go so far to set up think-tanks to lobby the government against these "Environmental Fundamentalism".
|2007-04-23, 11:02
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Contemplating Naruto
Join Date: Dec 2005
And what about the US, EU, Japan (and Australia?) spending enourmous amounts of money to reduce CO² and make earth more 'comfortable'?
Our salaries and commodity prices will increase even more, because there's no way we want to earn the same amount of money if prices for products and services increase by 50% to let's say 200% to save our earth.
This will result in an even less favorable economic environment.
In the meanwhile, the countries who don't give a shit about it, like China, Russia, South America, Africa will see a big opportunity for mass production at low prices since they don't care if their electricity comes from burning charcoals or if it comes from solar panels. The clean energy won't be able to provide them enough energy anyway.
What will we be like by then? The balance gets reverted. We bite in the dust, while non-tree-huggers get a comfortable life-style we had before investing in clean energy & co.
Changing little things around your home or clean cars won't make much difference if the taxes you'll pay will not be spent on good initiatives anyway and having an industry who won't drop their profits so our grandchildren will still know what it's like to drink water instead of whatever chemical that will be used instead.
Human beings become monsters when they've the power to do something.
I don't believe there will be any improvement at all. I even think it won't stop getting worse and that I'll have to get into the army within 20 years for World War III (The war for resources like water, fuel, minerals)
|2007-04-23, 11:07
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Asuki-tan Kairin ↓
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Fürth (GER)
Age: 36
Point is that it doesn't make the problem less problematic. Well, unless you can predict the future correctly, I#ld rather listen to the scientists on that matter (most of them agree about the artificial enhancement of green house effect)
|2007-04-23, 11:19
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Also, I thought Gore has addressed the "natural cycle" argument multiple times through the analysis of arctic core samples. He says that the CO2 levels are the highest they've ever been, INCLUDING the regular spikes that occur every 60,000 years (or something like that.) But meh, I still don't know enough.
|2007-04-23, 11:21
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Contemplating Naruto
Join Date: Dec 2005
Yeah well... you get the idea. Aside CO² there's not less crap in a volcanic eruption than economic production. I know CO² won't block sunlight, but the other crap does.
There's no miracle solution for this and I'm not the person who's gonna pay twice the price for a product because it's more ecological if it does exactly the same than another one and lots of people will agree.
Money doesn't grow on our backs... lol ... everything runs or falls with money nowadays. As long as people are greedy, nothing will change.
|2007-04-23, 11:32
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Bloody Hell...
|2007-04-23, 11:35
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Asuki-tan Kairin ↓
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Fürth (GER)
Age: 36
Difference is that Syaoran spoke about a part of earth's history covering 100s of million of years in his post.
|2007-04-23, 12:13
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Yuuki Aoi
Join Date: Jul 2004
I know how nice it feels to go against the tide, but this ship has already left port and you'd better get aboard. Ten years ago -- even five -- you might have been able to get away with contrarianism, but not now.
Sure, there have always been climate variations, but the people who study climate most closely know this better than you do, and can see how things are trending, and the trends match some of the worse models. The only hope I can see for avoiding the worst problems -- submerged cities, islands (South Pacific), deltas (Bangla Desh), widespread drought (Australia) -- is drastic rollback combined with negative feedback caused by sun-reflecting particulates (lol).
Never underestimate the power of mass hysteria, but there is also a hysteria of opposing the trend. Our hundred-year festival of hydrocarbon use now has to be paid for, that's just how it is. However, I will still keep using as much toilet paper as I want, no matter what a merry band of entertainers says. Lol.
|2007-04-23, 12:49
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Obey the Darkly Cute ...
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 59
Its like watching 20 people waiting for a WALK light.... 18 see a DON'T WALK but two see a WALK and go because they might get across faster.
It isn't amazing that vested interests in the status quo don't want to have to change... whats amazing is the number of 'flat-earthers' who only stand to lose with the status quo who continue to defend the "vested interest" position rather than the avalanche of accumulated data.
The wound may be natural at the core... but aggravating it by pouring sewage in it isn't too bright, eh? Apparently, a lot of mothers failed to properly teach that one should pick up after oneself....
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