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Meet Becca Budde, Affirmations Education and Training Manager
Originally printed 3/16/2017 (Issue 2511 - Between The Lines News)
In an effort to establish strong relationships and build trust, Affirmations gives members of the LGBTQ community an opportunity to get to know Becca Budde, the organization's education and training manager. She is responsible for programs such as the Relationship Skills Class, the LEAD Institute, and LGBTQ Learning Labs.
Read more about some of the things that are important to Budde and why she took on this leadership role.
What is your favorite book?
I read a lot and it seems like I always have a new favorite book, but if I had to pick an all-time favorite it would be the Harry Potter series.
What is your favorite thing about Affirmations?
My favorite thing about Affirmations is how much the center belongs to everybody in the community and that it's a place where people come together. We have so many partner agencies and groups that come into the space, so many people working on so many different things, and we get to be a part of that in addition to our main programs and services.
What is your favorite weekend (non-work) activity?
I love to cook and experiment with making new things. I've also been running and am planning on training for a half marathon this fall.
Do you have a favorite meal?
My aunt makes this baked chicken that I've loved since I was a kid. It's delicious, but it's also always surrounded by good times with my family.
Why do you do this work?
I love having the opportunity to bring opportunities for education and development to the community. I also want to help build understanding of the LGBTQ people and issues and the rest of the community.
Where is the place you long to vacation?
I would love to visit Peru but I'd want to brush up on my Spanish first.Contact Budde at email@example.com.
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While talking with Shayna Sheinfeld and Meredith Warren in Italy this summer, they suggested that it would be fun to organize a conference panel in which all the papers had the same title, with only the subtitle differing. The common title that we started with was "The Bird is the Word." I can't remember the ones [Read More…]
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Hey frnds again need ur help..?? 118, 182, 186, 222, ? Answer 226 aayega bt how..??
Before Voting in 2014 please remember the following statements of congress & its allies:
1. People will forget the coal scam like they forgot Bofors: Sushil Shinde
2. People join the Police and Army to die: Bhim Singh
3. Our soldiers were not killed by Pakistani army but by terrorists wearing the uniform of Pakistani army: AK Antony
4. If there is no water to drink then should I pee in the dams to bring water: Ajit Pawar
6. Inflation is high because people purchase gold.- P. Chidambaram
7. Money does not grow on trees: Manmohan Singh
8. We do not have a magic wand that we can control inflation: Manmohan Singh
9. By killing cows we do not harm the country. If we do not kill cows, India will face a huge problem: Sharad Pawar
10. If Sonia ji says, I will even sweep the floor: Bhakta Charan Das
11. East India Company came to loot India 400 years back. I again invite you to come to India for the next 200 years. There will be a huge reward for you: P.C. Chidambaram, London 1999
12. Mother India is a demoness: Azam Khan
13. People can eat their fill in five rupees: Raj Babbar
14. If we start protecting cows, the world will say that we are taking India to the 15th century - Nehru, 1952
16. The poor are responsible for inflation: Manmohan Singh
17. This country is at risk not because of Islamic terrorists but because of Hindu terrorists: Rahul Gandhi
18. I will not say Vande Mataram: Hamid Ansari
19. Sonia ji cried a lot when the terrorists were killed at Batla House: Salman Khurshid
20. When a big tree falls, the ground shakes : Rajiv Gandhi on the murder of 4,500 Sikhs - Rajiv Gandhi
21. People are eating more that is why inflation is high: P.C. Chidambaram
22..There is no such thing as poverty in India. It is a state of the mind Rahul Gandhi
23. Narendra Modi is Maut ka Saudaagar: Sonia Gandhi
24. I can become a parliamentarian any time I want. It is a small thing for me: Robert Vadra
25. People from UP are beggars. They go to Punjab and Gujarat to beg: Rahul Gandhi (Fwd)
Think before you vote!!
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Prakash m bhi aapki trah hi hu..bs practice chahiye hoti h..jisme week m usse bhagne ki bjaye..usse acchi trah s capture kro..sb shi ho jayega..gud luck
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186 + 6² = 222
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This past season in 4-H rodeo, two young Las Vegas cowboys took the reins on the competition.
Sidney Sena and Carlos "Chip" Ortiz both represented the area in the New Mexico 4-H finals in Las Cruces and brought home top honors.
Sena, a native of Mora, brought home a first place ribbon in calf roping, a second place in breakaway roping, a second in ribbon roping and a second in the All-Around for high points in the season.
• LCC at Eastern Arizona CC (DH), noon, Thatcher, Ariz.
• NMHU women and men vs. Adams State, 6 and 8 p.m., Wilson Complex
• West Las Vegas girls (A,B,C) vs. Robertson, 4 p.m., Gillie Lopez Gym
• Memorial, West Las Vegas Middle School boys at Taos tourney, TBA, Taos
• LCC at Lamar CC (DH), noon, Lamar, Colo.
• NMHU vs. Azusa Pacific and Humboldt State, 11:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Las Vegas, Nev.
Do you have a fear of rejection?
Then don't bring that weak stuff when you're driving the basketball against Augustus "Auggie" French.
The 6-foot-7 New Mexico Highlands sophomore has been putting the "power" in power forward this season with his defensive prowess.
He blocked eight shots over the weekend in games at Colorado State-Pueblo and UC-Colorado Springs. On Jan. 18, he shattered a league record by swatting 12 shots in one game against Chadron State.
A methodical performance in the 120-pound championship match resulted in a major decision for Robertson's Rico Montoya against Los Lunas' Ricardo Alvarado on Saturday afternoon.
The win, Robertson's only title in the Cardinal Classic's Gold bracket, helped stake RHS to an eighth-place team finish in the field of nearly two dozen schools.
Monte del Sol was no match for the Mora Rangerettes this past Saturday evening.
Mora steamrolled through their District 4-2A foe 61-18 to improve to 18-2 overall.
Again, a fast start provided the Rangerettes ample breathing room; they sprinted to a 20-2 spread after the first eight minutes, and it was 37-9 at halftime. It was 52-14 at the end of three periods.
Destiny Pacheco scored a game-high 17 points and also sparked the defense with seven steals. Chantel Rivera filled the stat sheet with 15 points, six rebounds, six assists and five steals.
Lynnsey Johnson smacked a two-run double with two outs in the top of the seventh, plating the tying and winning runs in New Mexico Highlands' 13-12 victory over Southwest Oklahoma State on Sunday.
Cowgirl pitcher Jessica Brink then held SWOSU to one hit and no runs in the bottom half of the inning, securing the win — and a weekend split of four games.
The season-opening series was played in Weatherford, Okla.
NMHU dropped the first two games on Saturday, 4-2 and 7-2.
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — With a partial power outage, an overly excited quarterback and a game that suddenly turned from snoozer to sizzler, CBS had its hands full at the Super Bowl. The game fell short of setting a viewership record, but it stands as the third most-watched program in U.S. television history.
Three of the four NMHU women's basketball wins this season have come at the Wilson Complex. Coach Tiffany Darling and company hope to get a boost from their return to their home gym.
The Cowgirls lost both games on the road swing through southern Colorado over the weekend.
After falling 61-36 Friday evening at Colorado State-Pueblo, they came up short in a 74-53 loss Saturday at UC-Colorado Springs —one of the best teams in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference at 15-4 overall and 12-3 in league play.
• Robertson girls (A,B,C) vs. Pojoaque Valley, 4 p.m., Mike Marr Gym
• NMHU vs. Colorado Mesa, 7 p.m., Wilson Complex
• Mora boys and girls (A,B) vs. Pecos, 4 p.m., Montoya Gym
• Robertson boys (A,B,C) vs. Pojoaque Valley, 4 p.m., Mike Marr Gym
• LCC at Lamar CC (DH), noon, Lamar, Colo.
• LCC at Eastern Arizona CC (DH), noon, Thatcher, Ariz.
Las Vegas boxer Amanda Crespin scored a unanimous decision over Brenda Gonzales on Friday night at Crowne Plaza hotel in Albuquerque.
Crespin improves to 7-4-1 as a professional, and she has now won three consecutive fights.
In beating Gonzales, who shares Crespin's ring nickname of "Boom Boom," the 21-year-old Crespin took down a solid foe whose mettle has been tested in mixed martial arts as well as boxing.
Gonzales, 30, a native of Moriarty, falls to 2-1 as a pro boxer.
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Oprahs Favorite Things 2010, The first day of things that I prefer the 2010′s Oprah Giveaway was a huge success. Oprah has distributed thousands of gifts to her audience, including a Caribbean cruise. The audience was very enthusiastic screaming with joy as Oprah kept giving away things for free.
This is the last season of Oprah Winfrey, not only did she give thousands of gifts to the hearing, but the next hearing entrants. Imagine the queues for the next show to watch all these people out with thousands of free gifts only to find that you will receive them too!
Some of the things that Oprah has given away include watching Oprah's 25th birthday with 58 diamonds combined Nikon D3100 digital SLR, 5-year membership Netflix, 52-inch Sony Bravia TV 3D, four pairs of Nike "Run + Free "shoes, and a free 7-day cruise in the Caribbean on Royal Caribbean Allure of the Seas.
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I found there is only one couple of thermodynamic data for the fuel in dieselfoam.
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Since 1999 we have developed a specialist department to provide forensic accounting and litigation support services for Lawyers, Barristers and Insurance Companies.
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Martin has been in professional practice as a Chartered Accountant for approximately 35 years and has specialised in litigation support and forensic accountancy since 1999. He is supported by Peter Tagg and Stuart Foster who are also qualified Chartered Accountants and who each have substantial experience in professional practice. Peter is also a member of the Expert Witness Institute. (See Profile page for full details of their CVs).
Hobsons was a founder member of NIFA (The Network of Independent Forensic Accountants) which was set up in 1999 to meet a growing demand for dedicated, independent forensic accountants and expert witnesses and which today has members throughout the United Kingdom and in Ireland. Until recently, Martin was the Chairman of NIFA for over 14 years. Our membership of NIFA enables us to call on a national pool of experience and knowledge in the forensic accounting field and means we are kept fully informed of the latest developments. Membership in NIFA provides assurance to instructing parties because members must adhere to quality standards set and monitored on an annual basis by means of an independent quality assurance review carried out by a barrister. For more details please visit www.nifa.co.uk.
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Today, we're taking a stroll down memory lane to share where we hung our hats before we moved into 7th House on the Left. When Ashley and I got married, we rented a 1,159 sq ft two-bedroom apartment. At the time, it was absolutely everything we needed. It was close to my job (so close that coming home for lunch was almost an everyday occurrence), in a nice area, had lots of convenient shops (Target, HomeGoods, Nordstrom and WholeFoods all within a 3 minute drive), and was pet-friendly. We were also halfway between Ashley's parents and mine, which made visiting both sets of parents pretty hassle-free. We loved it.
The living room was small, but the fact that it was open to the entry area and the kitchen made it seem roomier. There was a good amount of seating when it was just Ashley, me and a few friends. But when her side of the family came over, it totaled to 12 people. We would pull in chars from the office and dining room but needless to say, it was pretty crowded.
The wall opposite the couch housed our entertainment unit and an ottoman for extra seating. Tucked in the corner was Bentley's toy box. Before moving out of the apartment, we almost had him trained to put the toys away when we said "time to clean up!". How cool is that?! Unfortunately, when we moved all of that training went out the window. With new surroundings, we're now back at square one. Moving on…
When Christmas rolled around the corner, we took the left section of the entertainment unit and put it in our master closet to make room for the Christmas tree:
In the entry, we had what we called the "Information Station". It housed a wipe off calendar, pin board, chalk board, cell phone charging station and Bentley's leash (in the drawer). On the bottom shelf, we kept playing cards and small games in the stacked boxes.
This was a fun area to decorate for Christmas:
Just off of the living room was the dining room. It was a perfect size for the table — which has since been replaced with our current dining room table.
Like the living room, the openness of this area made it seem roomier:
Through the dining room was our tiny kitchen:
As is typical for apartments, it was small. It was also laid out so that, even if you didn't mind working elbow-to-elbow, having 2 people in the kitchen was totally inconvenient. Nevertheless, we managed to cook Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners as well as host a few good parties here and there. It made us dream for a day when we would have enough room to entertain comfortably.
Back through the living room, to the left of the entry area was the master bedroom:
The room wasn't huge, but it wasn't too small either. When we purchased the furniture, we were really nervous about it fitting in the space. When the delivery guys were bringing it in, we were still holding our breath. Much to our surprise, it fit! But with no room to spare. We did, however, have just enough room to put a chair in the corner next to the doors to the patio.
When we first started the apartment search, we weren't expecting to find a master bathroom this size. It even had a really large garden tub. Our apartment's second bathroom looked identical to this one — just a bit smaller and had a different layout.
For some reason, it never dawned on me to take a photo of the closets — or the office for that matter. The closets in the apartment were abnormally large. Our friends always gawked over them and couldn't believe we had such large closets in an apartment. As far as the office, it wasn't as big as the master bedroom but was just the right size for two desks, a love seat and a small bookshelf. The only picture I have of that room is the one of Bentley decked out in his reindeer antlers for Christmas, just before we moved…
You can catch a glimpse of the bookshelf and the closet doorway to the left. You can also get an idea of how deep the closet was (it wasn't nearly has big as the one in the master bedroom).
As we went through the photos of our first place, Ash and I have realized that our design style has since changed. The furniture you've seen has found its new home in the 7th House on the Left. But now the surroundings are completely different with dark hardwood floors, modern gray walls and bright white trim.
The main factor that made us want to move on, aside from the excitement of home ownership, was privacy. Though we had a really good sized patio outside our living room and bedroom doors, we didn't use it much because we were on the first floor, facing the parking lot. It was nice to sit outside and enjoy coffee but it was relatively awkward when our neighbors pulled up in their car and started unloading their groceries. We also had a few noisy upstairs neighbors with really rambunctious kids. I know kids will be kids but when you have pictures falling off your walls at 7am on a Saturday morning because of the wrestling match upstairs, it really makes you consider finding another place to live.
All in all, we loved our first place. We stayed there for two years, three months and ten days. Some tears were shed when we closed the door on our first place that we shared together. But the moment we stepped into our new-to-us house, Ash looked at me and said, "What apartment?" Even though the work ahead of us seemed quite daunting, the fact that we could do anything to OUR house was incredibly exciting. And it has proved to be just that.


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This is a tale about Jim and Bob. Jim has spent over 5 years working his way up in a large organization setup. When faced with constraints, he knows how to get it all sorted by talking to somebody, escalating the issue, or even concocting a solution himself. Jim is highly networked within the organization, has a clear mental model of the enterprise, and has all that he needs to get his job done either using what's available with him or somewhere easily accessible in his people network. If a system fails, he knows how to remedy the situation, whom to contact, or even propose an assumptive stop-gap solution fully aware that that particular fix-it will not break anything downstream. That's Jim for you. Empowered. Willing and able to take liberties with management and processes to ensure operations don't suffer. Everybody else is Bob. Bob has not spent enough time in the organization to have built a network within the setup. Every day, his mental model of the enterprise gets clearer - slowly but surely. He has seen some early success, but is as yet unable to intuitively map organizational processes. Existing operational hurdles, sometimes, plague him and, on occasion, frustrate his attempts to drive business goals.
It's the Jim and Bob challenge that looms large before every large enterprise moving to a new market or setting up new operations. Their business models, processes, and in many cases, their systems and applications are developed, in their home markets, where for every 7 Jims there are typically 3 Bobs. This equation ensures that problems don't linger when they appear, and often triggers a continuous improvement process. Shift the same scene to an unexplored market - perhaps in the developing world. Here companies have been growing consistently at over 15-20%, making it highly unlikely that their workforce would comprise 70% Jims. In fact, I've informally asking several business leaders to give me an idea of how many Jims they had per 100, and, in places like China, the Jim ratio turns out to be as less as 6%.
Now, just consider the implications of taking systems and processes that work very well in a 70% Jim scenario and applying it to a 6% Jim environ. A number of things start to fail. Mentoring doesn't work as effectively because there isn't even one Jim to support 10 Bobs! Continuous improvement practically vanishes with Bob struggling to solve problems and not feeling empowered to provide solutions. Then, the systems that Jim designed often work best with components that are not always as accessible as the systems themselves. These components typically reside in the form of stored information (like that tell-all excel file on Jim's laptop!) either in Jim's accumulated work repository or with someone in his network. Bob has no tacit knowledge to fill these gaps, and the same system that worked smoothly enough for Jim does not support Bob adequately. The end.
Moral of the story: While we try to replicate our businesses in new markets, what we really want to do is replicate our success in these markets. This means we need to see what components of the factors driving success in our home markets is available as-is in the changed scenario. We must begin, either by ensuring the replication of these success factors or by innovating to adapt to its unavailability. Not recognizing the void can lead to a struggle with an issue that can possibly be addressed faster and in a relatively hassle-free manner.
Epilogue: Think of what this might imply when challenged to address situations created by an aging workforce, when expanding to emerging markets from the developed world, when building global templates for technology-led transformation, and all the other interesting puzzles that make business leaders reach out for that extra shot of caffeine.


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Stayed one night and had to leave, the bed was extremely uncomfortable and sloped on one side. Apart from the noise of party goers and someone trying to get into my room at 6am (which unfortunately is not the fault of the management) the front desk was very polite and staff quite welcoming. Quite clean over all and the sunshine breakfast was a welcome site.
I did find $141.00 tax included quite expensive for a one bed room.
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In the past week or so, I've managed to complete four pastas that have been kicking around in my head for some time. I don't know why I've had this sudden surge of inspiration, but I'm really excited about it. I believe all four are up to snuff and I hope to keep going and hammer out some of my other pastas that are rolling around up there.
I think I might have a few fans out there, so here you go! Enjoy!
The Closet Behind the Wall - A mother/daughter drama with suspense and intrigue! It's kind of long.
Please Take Just One - A Halloween pasta with a "true story" feel to it.
The Follower: Monica's Phone - Part 4 in my ongoing series. Don't worry if you haven't read the first three.
Rowboat - Me and my friends get drunk and go out on a rowboat... but I hate boats!!!
As always, constructive criticism is welcome! I am a brutally honest reviewer, so don't hesitate to treat me the same. XD


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Re: [json] Re: Comments
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- I'll jump in here and say that even a draconian syntax like XML
(arguably the most used data stream format on the planet) supports
The whole point of something like comments is that it's an open-ended
proposition. Anyone designing a computer language (or data construct)
who allows comments is essentially saying "here you are, do with them
as you will, but observe these rules if you want your comments to not
break the parser".
I have no immediate plans to use comments in my JSON, but you never
know. I have put them in my XML documents, especially during testing
or creating example bits of data for others to play with.
Considering that the eval() method currently supports at least /* */
comments, and the fact that the safe version now uses a filter regex
on top of eval(), I'd sure like to understand why even edge cases
like sample files wouldn't warrant an extra handful of characters in
the code.
"You like Chinese food." -- Actual fortune cookie I received once.
- Funny thing is, YAML was designed for human consumption as much as a
language-neutral serializing format. And JSON's ancestry (JavaScript) is
more in the LISP camp than the C camp [1], i.e., designed for expressive
power rather than bit-munging.
Programmers spend half their time looking at code. Ergonomics matter.
If line speed is a premium, why allow insignificant whitespace at all?
If line speed was a premium (and human consumption irrelevant), I'd be
using ASN.1 anyway; it is well established in the telecom world, and
there are tons of software and utilities that will help you with the
dirty details.
Think of comments as something that belong to a separate namespace. The
JSON parser should have no other business with comments than ignoring
them. If ECMAScript syntax for comments is too loose for easy parsing,
restrict it.
The alternative is an informal standard for comment properties that in
effect turns me into a carbon-based compiler and requires applications
to share a notation for comments anyway.
[1] http://www.crockford.com/javascript/little.html
Kind regards
Peter Ring
Atif Aziz wrote:
>>I think the real crux...
> As I said, I have a sneaking hunch that the real issue stems from tying
> JSON to YAML. With the comments debate generating some traffic, I feel
> less daring at this point to open up the disappearing of single-quoted
> strings gone as well as unquoted member names (at least on the decoding
> end). I am hoping Douglas will provide some insight so everyone can
> build a better understanding of the decisions that lead to several
> cutbacks in the specs. I think focusing the discussion too much on
> comments is really just avoiding a more fundamental issue. Does anyone
> agree or am I just rambling here?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: firstname.lastname@example.com [mailto:email@example.com] On Behalf Of
> Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 8:03 PM
> To: email@example.com
> Subject: Re: [json] Re: Comments
> I think the real crux of this is simply, you cannot create a json
> format string through encoding from existing data that would contain
> comments (IIRC). It is only from people creating a json format string
> by hand.
> It is a fairly weak argument that the standard should support
> something that is not going to be used by the majority of people and
> probably not in production, from an early version of the standard,
> especially given that there are other ways get the same information
> across using the current standard.
> If you want to block out sections of json for ease of testing, then
> comment out the properties of the objects you are encoding, not /**/
> in some hand edited string.
> If you want to include comments about an object, include it in a
> property of the object.
> If you feel a need to include very detailed breakdowns, write a spec
> for the object your passing, it shouldn't be in the data stream.
> Your suggestion on wording is really avoiding the issue of why it
> should remain when there are other workable alternatives, and
> suggesting that it remain part of the standard just because it was
> once thought to be useful.
> --
> Matt
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Alison Forsythe
Managing Director
Alison Forsythe is an industry veteran with over 20 years of management experience in the IT sector. In her current role, Alison is responsible for the general management of the Exact Macola division, overseeing software development, sales, marketing, support and consulting services.
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Philip Bini
Director of Services Sales
Philip Bini serves as Director of Services Sales for Exact Macola. Philip is responsible for leading a segment of the consulting services organization throughout Exact Americas. Philip's team is responsible for improving the customer experiences by developing business opportunities and delivering technology solutions to businesses with Exact investments.
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Alex Braverman
Business Controller
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Gracey Cantalupo
Director of Marketing
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Karen Dover
Director of Finance and Administration
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Without giving anything away, this was pretty scary...amazing for a something at someone's home.
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Went last Year Awesome
Off the hook these guys scare no expense. It was great very scary and all free.Posted 10/8/14
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Here's just a fabulous list of book quotes from books I have read, and loved. Hopefully once you see the quotes, you'll enjoy the books as well :P
1. "You are all the colors in one, at full brightness." -Theodore Finch, All The Bright Places
2. "Great. We're all bloody inspired." -Newt, The Maze Runner
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1704 (951)-1739 (986)
|Pre-Schism Years:
1739 (986)-1765 (1012)
After the death of the Emperor Brutus, his eldest surviving son, Publius Claudius Moratius was given the throne. In the great procession he was dubbed Emperor Claudius, the second emperor to receive that title. Many considered it an odd choice, given the history behind the name, but Claudius II was very proud of the heritage of his name, and unlike most people, recognized the good history behind it. Whilst Claudius II made no great achievements during his reign, he ruled during a period of great turmoil, a time when the Empire for the first time felt as if it could be conquered. However the way he handled the situation, and his ultimate sacrifice for the Empire, has allowed him to go down in history as the Heroic Emperor.
Civil Events
Many of Claudius' efforts in the public field were dedicated to upgrading and repairing much of the Roman infrastructure, a job that was a little more difficult than usual every 200 years or so. Whilst doing so, Claudius decided to dramatically increase the number of large inter-provincial roads that stretched across the Empire. Although these had been destroyed centuries ago by Sapiens for the high-upkeep costs required to maintain them, the Empire's wealth was now at such a level that it could much more easily afford this, and the benefits of having more major roads. The improved network was completed around 975, just in time for the next big war.
The major issue for the beginning of his reign was a rather surprising one though. Wood, one of the most important resources in the world, had steadily become more scarce a good. Europe, once covered in continent wide forests, was now in danger of having this resource completely depleted. Economists together with botanists calculate that at the Empire's current rate of consumption, there would be virtually no trees anywhere in Europe by 1100 CE. Whilst many in the Senate waved this off as a problem for the future, not the present, Claudius at least had the foresight to now that the problem might become unresolvable by that time. In 957 he therefore began working closely with the Empire's greatest experts to find a solution to the problem. The solution they came up with was as simple as it was effective.
A law was passed the following year that required for anyone to cut down a tree, two more needed to be planted in the very same area. Anyone caught not following this law was subject to a crippling fine. Though this should have been enough to solve the problem, the emperor and his panel of experts were still worried that with enough people not obeying the law, there still might be a gradual decline. He therefore founded the Ministry of Forestry in 961, an office in the government dedicated to the continued existence of a large source of wood, and the maintenance of the Empire's vast forests.
One of the most important jobs of the ministry was to organize the shifting of "Protected" and "Unprotected" zones. This was extraordinarily difficult, and to be effective, required a more precise mapping of the Empire's land. Once the cartography was completed in 965, the business of establishing a system for these zones was underway.
Essentially the way this system worked was that entire areas would be declared off-limits for people to cut down. Scouts would be sent periodically to be sure that there were still as many trees there as when they last checked. If not, an investigation ensued. Whilst an area was "Protected" like this, the government would also send people to plant more trees until the entire zone was covered completely. After a few decades of being a protected zone, they would then become unprotected, and open to forestry again. This shuffling was usually noted in the weekly Nuntia, or could be found out by visiting the nearest government building with an Officer of the Forest.
Although this second method was far more complex than the first, its effectiveness was even more remarkable. By the end of Claudius reign, forests in the Empire had already grown by about 10%, the first time in centuries that there had even been growth, much less such a high level of it. The only downside was that the upkeep costs were very large, and by the end of his rule, the Empire's debt was reaching about 30% of their GDP. The main cause of this however had nothing to do with upkeep costs, but rather, war.
The start of Claudius' reign was marked by the wrapping up of the decades long Icelandic Wars with the Treaty of Reykjavik in 953. This treaty divided the island into an eastern Roman half and a Danish western half. As soon as the treaty was made, Claudius ordered the creation of an enormous defensive wall to cut across the island, right along their border. Although the Danes were bothered by this development, their tremendous losses in war, and their distaste for building walls themselves stopped them from either retaliating or building one of their own.
With the embarrassing loss of the war in the eyes of the Danes, their government was on the verge of collapsing. What was once a united federation of kingdoms, modeled after the Germanic Federation, was now an amalgam of warring tribes, ironically a similar scenario to the early Germany. During the turmoil of the Danish Civil War, a small King, who had somehow maintained neutrality in the conflict, was on a voyage to explore the world to the west. Using knowledge of a circular world gained from the Romans, Erik the Wise (OTL Erik the Red) hoped to reach the rich cities of China. If he could manage this, the riches obtained through trade would make him the most powerful Danish King, and perhaps the new leader of the Federation.
Setting sail for this new world, Erik arrived on the shore of an entirely different landmass in 957, one which he deceptively called Groenland. Despite the unforgiving climate and environment, it reminded him of home and he established the settlement of Brattahlíð that same year. Through what many consider to be the first example of an ad campaign, Erik lobbied for his new colony and once news had spread, hundreds of people were flocking to this new world of promise, free of the pain of Scandinavian life. His popularity grew and Erik was becoming viewed as a beacon of hope in the bleak world of the Xth Century Danish Empire. He was elected as the new Head of the United Danish Kingdoms in 961 and almost immediately, he started to reform the country for the better.
On his death in 986 CE, the Danish Kingdoms were a very different place than it was when Erik was born. People were living peaceful and more satisfying lives than they had before, trade with Rome was booming and cultural interest was focused on expanding the Danelaw to these new lands in Groenland. The population of Brattahlíð had grown to over 10,000 people and there was no sign that public interest would ever wane. It was the start of both the Danish Colonial Era and Golden Age, a time not too dissimilar from the Dutch Golden Age during the OTL Renaissance.
In the Roman Empire, things were taking a different turn, from a military perspective anyways. Though the reign of Claudius II was initially peaceful, their foes to the East, the Shi'ite Kingdom had finally finished consolidating their power internally and were now more than stable enough to engage in a war of almost any length. Therefore in 979 CE, following the emergence of a new Caliph, the Shi'ites declared Holy war against Christian Europe. Still unable to penetrate the Great Judaean Wall, the forces of Islam were forced to make a surprise attack by sea across the Mare Rubrum, landing just ahead of the Horn of Africa where the Somali tribes lived.
With more than 3 million professional soldiers under his command, Caliph Agarman Ibn Ali and his generals were certain that it would be a victory for the Islamic World. His intentions were to conquer the rich lands of Axum and Aegyptus, which he expected to revolt against Rome as he arrived, and then take the Holy Land of the Jews and Christians, centered around the city of Jerusalem. To do this he knew, he'd need to get past the might of more than 30 trained legions, something with no civilization had ever been able to do. His soldiers and generals however were some of the best trained in the world, many being taught tactics in civilize India and having trained in the rough Kazakh Deserts. This made his army perfect for a war in the deserts of Egypt.
For the first year, a foothold was established in Somalia and an additional 2 million soldiers were brought over by boat, though tens of thousands were lost when the Roman Classis moved in to intercept them. Once they'd set up their bases and stocked their army, the Shi'ite Army began its march to Alexandria. Moving slowly and carefully, the Arabs brought down the Somali Wall and marched into the Axum province. Although the three legions there kept them occupied for two years, they managed to take the city of Axum itself before the start of 983 CE. In that next year, the situation in Rome was looking grim. The government was shocked at how far the Muslims had gotten, and many in the public were beginning to put doubt into the ability of the state to protect them.
In order to prevent a crisis, Claudius II went to see Pope Urbanus III to ask for guidance. Simply telling him that everything would be all right, the Emperor left in a furor, cursing right in front of Urbanus. The next day, the Pope called for a public announcement in the Coliseum in Rome and stated that the Christian World was in grave danger, and that the good Christians in the Empire must rise up to help their government in defending themselves. He called for a Crusade against the forces of Islam. The papers were all buzzing about his speech and within less than a week, 6 million able-bodied men were signed up to begin auxiliary training. The Emperor, pleased at this surprising developed, publicly walked into the Coliseum and apologized for his conduct the day before, much to the confusion of the audience which had gathered there.
Until their three years of training were complete though, five more legionaries were brought to Axum to prevent their entry into Aegyptus. Building rudimentary defenses along the provincial border, this force managed to hold them off for a full two years, making sure that they paid in blood for every inch they took. Nevertheless, the Arab forces were simply too powerful. New soldiers were slipping onto the Continent almost every year, since the Navy was focused on keeping them away from Upper Red Sea, and couldn't stop them at the southern part. The Shi'ite Army now numbered seven million soldiers, larger than any army in recorded history.
In 986 the reinforcements could finally be brought into the fray. All at once, two million fresh auxiliaries, 14 Legions and five Testudos were brought into Aegyptus. This renewed force managed to push the Arabs back several hundred km, but since the Testudos couldn't be in all places at once, the army eventually slipped past the Roman forces in 988. Within a month they'd taken the city of Herakleopolis which they were besieging before Roman reinforcements arrived, and they began to move to take the great city of Thebes. Following an eight day siege, the Roman forces caught up to them, and were again renewed with three million more auxiliaries, and on the ninth day clashed just 7 km from the city.
Although the battle resulted in a combined death toll of nearly 2.5 million soldiers, it was a resounding and bloody victory for the Romans, and exactly what they needed after several years of receiving only bad news. A month following the Battle of Thebes, one which has gone down in history as the bloodiest war, being featured in numerous works of art, an additional one million auxiliaries bolstered the Roman forces. It was at this point that the Caliph, who survived the battle, learned a sad truth. The Roman Empire was simply to big to fight. It had resources that more than tripled their own and a population nearly ten times larger than theirs. Nothing, it seemed, could end their supremacy.
Within six years, virtually all Arab forces were expelled from the continent, the wall was rebuilt in Somalia and all Romans everywhere could breath a sigh of relief. The Crusades were a success and they had proven once again that no one messes with the Romans. However, all of this might have only been a shallow victory. Claudius II died leading his men at the First Battle of Herakleopolis in 986, providing the fervor to his men to fight on despite his demise, and his two brothers bickered whilst leading armies in Aegyptus, his youngest brother Norbanus even having Claudius III (986-988), the de jure Emperor, assassinated in 988 to consolidate his own power. Furthermore, the public, and even worse the army, had become disillusioned with their own government, seeing the bloody lengths they'd go to just to achieve their goals.
Conversely, the power of the Church was at its height, Pope Urbanus III having popularized the idea of a "public Pope", one who traveled more frequently and was more connected to his people. As well, the entire success of the Crusade was attributed to him and Claudius II, not the current Roman government and Senate. The Roman public, from Carthage to Constantinopolis, was now clinging to their religious head, the Pope, and no longer the figure of the Emperor. For the first time since the start of the Empire, it seemed like even if the Empire hadn't fallen, it should have.
Mayan Conglomerate
The Colonial Era in Mayan history was still beginning in the 950's, and this period saw further expansions within the Gulf of Mexico. Between 950 and 975, cities were built across the second half of the Island of Cubagano and the Mayan colonial population swelled as people immigrated there to serve their country and seek new thrills. By 986, there were about two million Mayans living in port cities on the island, and they were starting to dwarf the native population. At this time though, the novelty of colonialism in Cubagano was wearing off, and very few thrills were left to discover. Population growth stagnated, and within forty years the Mayan population would stabilize at around 4 million, same as the native population.
In 971, the first colonies began to be set up on other islands in the Gulf. These offered far more experiences to potential colonists, some being home to cannibal natives or primitive tool-less gatherers. Although government funding for colonies stopped in 975 CE, independent Mayan expeditions were being made almost every other week, and a good deal of Mayan media, mostly novels and poems, were devoted to stories of the exploits of these brave explorers. The Colonial Movement in literature was strong in this era of Mayan history, and went alongside the militarist movement that was only just beginning as well, one which focused on the prowess of the Conglomerate Standing Army and glorified battle.
Two major technological developments occurred over this period of time as well. The first was the two-barrel cannon, an improvement on the single-barrel design developed almost a century before. Invented in 956, the two-barrel design offered the twice the rate of fire, with no additional manpower being required. The major improvement was that the two-barrel cannon was more intimidating than its predecessor, inspiring both awe and fear in its victims. Within a few years it became a cultural icon for the Conglomerate, both signifying the state's power and signalling to native tribes the arrival of the Mayan army. Some colonists even brought these new cannons on their boats, receiving them through government permit.
The second invention was one which revolutionized warfare from the start, and eventually led to the most significant development in military history. Known later to the Romans as a Protanibolum Pyrobola, the new device used the force of gunpowder to lob a grenade distances of up to 500 meters. Essentially it was an early grenade launcher, the first handheld firearm in history, and an even more terrifying weapon than the cannon.
Whilst the device was invented in 979, it wasn't until 984 that standardized grenade rounds were being manufactured and the military officially adopted the weapon. Over the course of the next ten years, all cannon regiments were outfitted with the new device, therefore allowing them to fight even while reloading the cannon. The great thing about the grenade launcher was that it was quick to reload and didn't require much accuracy, since fragmentation grenades had large kill radii. This allowed even an untrained cannoneer to wreak havoc on an enemy, even behind the safety of his walls. All of this was only a prelude to an even more awe-inspiring development, the invention of the gun.
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|Reign of Brutus:
1645 (892)-1704 (951)
|Reign of Claudius II:
1704 (951)-1739 (986)
|Pre-Schism Years:
1739 (986)-1765 (1012)