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Conversation with Arthur Fenner, [25–26 June 1800]
Conversation with Arthur Fenner1
[Newport, Rhode Island, June 25–26, 1800.] "Some time in the summer past, I believe in July,2 General Hamilton, an entire stranger to me further than the knowledge of him from his public character, came to my house in company with Colonels Christopher3 & Jeremiah Olney,4 General Barton,5 & Colonel Ogdon.6 General Hamilton was very familiar, open, & candid. He at once began the election of the President,7 supposing, as he said, that I should be one of the electors, to which no reply was made by me at that moment respecting my not being one. He observed that he had been to the eastward upon the business, & that it was concluded upon to run for Adams & C. C. Pinckney; that all New England would vote for them, and that the electors to the southward that voted for Adams would vote for Pinckney, & a number to the southward that voted for Jefferson would also vote for Pinckney, by which Mr. Pinckney would certainly succeed.
"I then asked him what Mr. Adams had done that he should be tipped out of the tail of the cart. He answered, that Mr. Adams could not succeed, & that it was better to lose the man than the measures. I replied that my attachment for Mr. Adams was much greater now than it was before when I gave him my vote;8 that he had sent envoys to France to endeavor to reconcile the two countries,9 & that there were great prospects of a happy issue; that he had disbanded an unnecessary army,10 & dismissed his secretaries who were opposed to his pacific measures,11 & that his eyes were now opened & he saw the danger he had run by being led by a set of men who were, in my opinion, under the influence of the British, & that it was my opinion Mr. Pinckney was too much attached to the British interest to be our chief magistrate, &c., &c., too much to write in a letter. He observed that as I had no acquaintance with Mr. Pinckney he would inform me that he was all before Mr. Jefferson for President. Mr. Jefferson was a man of no judgment; he could write a pretty book,12 it was true, & gave some hard words; that if I should hear the two converse together he was sure of my judgment coinciding with his. My reply was that I had said nothing respecting Jefferson; all that I had said was in favor of Adams. He replied, Adams is out of the question, it is Pinckney & Jefferson. I asked him if that was really the case; he answered in the affirmative; my reply was that if that was really the case, if I was an elector, if a hundred votes were my proportion to give, they would all be given for Jefferson in preference to Pinckney, for the British yoke I abhorred.
"I had considerable further conversation with (General Hamilton) respecting his knowledge of the votes in New England, and especially the votes in this State. He seemed very sanguine. I told him he could not tell who they would be, of course could not tell how they would vote. If the State was divided into districts, in my opinion the counties of Newport & Washington would give Jefferson their votes, but as it was a general ticket I had my doubts.
"This conversation was not divulged by me, as it took place in my house. I expected some of the gentlemen who heard it would first mention it; and so it was that Colonel Christopher Olney made it known at Hudson; through that channel it got into the Albany papers."13
George Champlin Mason, Reminiscences of Newport (Newport, 1884), 112–13.
1. This conversation was reported in a letter written by Fenner and dated December 14, 1800. Although the addressee is not identified, it seems likely that the letter was sent to Christopher G. Champlin, a resident of Newport and a member of the House of Representatives from 1797 to 1801. See Mason, Reminiscences of Newport, 108–112.
For background to this document, see the to H to Benjamin Stoddert, June 6, 1800.
Fenner, who had been one of the leading opponents of the Federal Constitution in Rhode Island, was elected governor of that state in 1790 and held that office until his death in 1805.
2. Fenner was mistaken. See the to H to Stoddert, June 6, 1800.
3. Christopher Olney served as brigade major to Rhode Island troops during the American Revolution.
4. Jeremiah Olney, a prominent Rhode Island Federalist, was a lieutenant colonel in the First Rhode Island Regiment from May 14, 1781, until the end of the American Revolution. In 1789 he was appointed collector of customs at Providence.
5. William Barton was a lieutenant colonel of Stanton's Regiment of Rhode Island troops from November, 1777, until the end of the war. In 1790 he became surveyor of the port of Providence and two years later was appointed inspector of the port.
6. Aaron Ogden.
7. For information concerning the presidential campaign of 1800, see H to Theodore Sedgwick, May 4, 1800.
8. As one of four presidential electors in Rhode Island in 1796, Fenner had cast his votes for John Adams and Oliver Ellsworth.
9. For the peace commission that Adams sent to France, see Timothy Pickering to H, February 25, 1799; H to George Washington, first letter of October 21, 1799, note 2.
10. "An Act supplementary to the act to suspend part of an act, intituled 'An act to augment the Army of the United States, and for other purposes'" (2 Stat. description begins The Public Statutes at Large of the United States of America, I (Boston, 1845); II (Boston, 1850). description ends 85–86 [May 14, 1800]). For the text of this act, see H to Nathan Rice, May 13, 1800, note 1. See also "General Orders," May 18, 1800; H to James Wilkinson, May 20, 1800.
11. See McHenry to H, May 12, note 2, May 13, first letter of May 20, June 2, 1800; Sedgwick to H, May 13, 1800.
12. See the to H to Stoddert, June 6, 1800, note 11.
13. On July 18, 1800, an article in the Albany Register stated: "The late tour of a certain great man to the eastern states, the ostensible object of which was, the disbandment of the useless army, it seems was not undertaken without another object, which it is of importance should be known to the people of these states in general. To make the necessary arrangements with certain friends of order in New-England, to secure the election to the Presidential chair—not of John Adams—for with some folks he is no longer 'the rock on which the storm must beat'—but to place Charles Cotesworth Pinckney at the helm of our national affairs, engaged no small share of attention, and required the exertion of a very great share of finesse on the part of the Major-General. The eastern papers informed us how he was received in public by the anglo-federalists in Boston, etcetera, etcetera, and that in Massachusetts he held a close confab with several of the most distinguished members of what is there empathetically and justly termed the Essex or British Junto. But what degree of success his favourite design met with in that state, or in New-Hampshire or Connecticut, time alone must develope. But in the little state of Rhode-Island—there he was foiled. The man who is by far the most influential man in that state need not be named here. The General paid him a visit, and undertook to convince him that it had become absolutely necessary, if the 'Jacobins' were not too strong for them, to make a President out of Charles Cotesworth Pinckney. The honest farmer listened attentively till the general had quite unbosomed himself—and then, in a manner which expressed his disapprobation of the scheme, replied laconically—What! is Mr. Adams to be tipp'd out of the cart? Why, rejoined the artful casuist, perceiving that he had 'got the wrong sow by the ear,' we had better lose the man, than the cause; and said the 'cause' would gain an accession of strength sufficient to ensure success if its friends would unite in supporting Pinckney. In short, he said a great deal, in his handsome way, to induce the Rhode-Island leader to desert Adams for Pinckney; and among other things, that in Massachusetts and Connecticut, where he had been, his observations had convinced him that Mr. Pinckney would be more powerfully supported than the gentleman was aware of—the latter, however, remained inflexible for Adams, but declared unequivocally that he should prefer Jefferson and would support him if Adams's election could not be made sure! The general was fairly stump'd—and finding it useless to spend his breath, took his leave by saying that necessity obliged him to set out immediately on his journey; but that he would take the earliest opportunity to write to the gentleman fully on the subject, and would enforce the necessity of his supporting Pinckney by such arguments as he thought the gentleman would not be able to withstand! But we believe, the other, who is an old politician, understands trap too well to be caught in the toils of anglo-federalism; and we have the best reasons for thinking, that the friends of 'Jefferson and Liberty may calculate with confidence upon four votes in Rhode-Island."
See also The Providence Gazette, August 9, 1800.


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Issue 105 | "Sing me a song."
Issue 105 | "Sing me a song."
Harley Quinn // Birds of Prey (1999) Issue #105
making scp shitposts with the persona comics at 1am is my life now oops
too many to submit so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
This is an expert from my post "THE MONGOLS AND THE RISE OF GENGHIS KHAN".
"It is an army after the fashion of peasantry, being liable to all manner of contributions and rendering it without complaint whatever is enjoined upon it… It is also a peasantry in the guise of an army, all of them, great or small, noble or base, in time of battle becoming swordsmen. Archers and lancers and advancing in whatever manner the occasion requires." – Ala-ad-Din Ata-Malik Juvaini, Persian historian and governor of Baghdad.
Mongols began their journey into maturity at a young age; around the age of three their mothers taught them to ride horses, being able to ride alongside their parents at the age of four and able to race at the age of six. At the age four or five they were given their first bow and by the age of fourteen or fifteen they were old enough to be enlisted into the army – possibly acting simply as herdsmen or members of the baggage train.
"-their children begin as soon as they are two or three years old to ride and manage horses and to gallop on them, and they are given bows to suit their stature and are taught to shoot; they are extremely agile and also intrepid. Young girls and women ride and gallop on horseback with agility like men." – Giovanni of Pian del Carpine.
Military training wasn't as necessary for Mongol recruits as by this time they had already spent years herding and hunting on horseback; learning how to track, pursue, carol, and kill game. In particular they engaged battues, or 'nerge'; a great hunt in which "beaters" spent a month driving animals into a certain pre-chosen area which would then be encircled and closed off.
^ Kublai Khan on a hunting expedition.
"When in a battue we hunt the cunning wild beasts, for you we shall go ahead and round them up. For you we shall drive the beasts of the steppe until their bellies press together; for you we shall drive the beasts of the steep banks until their thighs press together." – The Secret History of the Mongols.
"When ordered to go ahead and round up wild beasts in a battue, for you I would have driven the beasts of the cliffs Until their forelegs pressed together. For you I would have driven the beasts of the steep banks until their thighs pressed together. For you I would have driven the beasts of the steppe until their bellies pressed together." – The Secret History of the Mongols.
"These Mongolian wolves are big and savage, often attacking the herds, and one alone will pull down a good horse or steer. The people wage more or less unsuccessful war upon them and at times they organize a sort of battue. Men, armed with lassoes, are stationed at strategic points, while others, routing the wolves from their lair, drive them within reach." – Elizabeth Kendall.
As the circumference of the battue circle closes in, the wild beasts
are forced into a confined region, they are then shot down. First to be given
an opportunity to hunt choice game were the nobility and royalty who would then
open up the hunt to their remaining troops. Wild game hunted consisted of
foxes, hares, swans, cranes, deer, gazelles, cattle, wild boars and wild asses,
but also included more dangerous animals like wolves, Siberian tigers and
"When they want to hunt wild animals they gather together in a great crowd and surround the district in which they know the animals to be, and gradually close in until between them they shut in the animals in a circle and then they shoot them with their arrows." – William of Rubruck.
During Genghis' campaign against the Khwarezmian Empire of Greater Iran, he felt that his reserves had spent too much time away from battle and would eventually grow soft and weak. To alleviate this he ordered them to engage in a great battue (the great khan also joined in) which encircled a vast area and killed off all game within. The battue were not only for sport, they also trained the Mongol warriors in cooperation, coordination, discipline, marksmanship, tracking as well as luring the enemy toward a chosen battlefield.
Other skills these young Mongols attained throughout their lifetime were scouting and knowledge of vegetation, environment, weather and climate. These Mongols would continue campaigning for most of their lives but all the while these warriors weren't paid, their only form of income came from raiding, looting and from a portion of the war booty. They would then give the Great Khan all of the loot, he would take 10% then distribute the rest to his highest commanders who would then distribute to those below then and so on. Some of the loot was also given to the orphans and widows left behind by fallen Mongol soldiers.
"… In appearance the Tartars (Mongols) are quite different from all other men, for they are broader than other people between the eyes and across the cheekbones. Their cheeks also are rather prominent above their jaws; they have a flat and small nose, their eyes are little and their eyelids raised up to the eyebrows. For the most part, but with a few exceptions, they are slender about the waist; almost all are medium height. Hardly any of them grow beards, although some have a little hair on the upper lip and chin and this they do not trim … They also have small feet." – Giovanni of Pian del Carpine, who traveled as the Pope's ambassador to the Mongols between 1245 and 1247 CE.
Similar to the hairstyle we usually think of when we think of Christian monks, the Mongols had the tops of their heads shaved. The hairline above the forehead and temples was grown out with hair hanging from the center reaching as far as the eyebrows, sometimes there would be two locks of hair at the hairline's ends. They also allowed the hair on the back and sides of their heads to grow, with two locks of hair hanging either behind the ears or down the sideburns. Generally, the Mongols were bow legged (from horse riding) and short, their baggy clothing made them look all the more stout and stocky.
^ Osprey – 'Warrior' series, issue 84 – Mongol Warrior 1200-1350 by Stephen Turnbull and Wayne Reynolds. Plate A.
Like most other people whom lived in the frigid and bitter northern regions of the world, the Mongols generally wore many layers of clothing, usually in the form of furs or padded cloths. The Mongols wore long-sleeved shirts under long knee-length robe-like coats made of cotton, wool or leather which had a belt wrapped around the waist. If necessary they would add a coat or two, if both coats were used then the innermost one would have the furred side facing their person and the outer one with the fur facing outward to aid against the weather – rain, winds, snows (according to William of Rubruck). Both their robe's sleeves and their trousers were wide, with the latter being tucked into their leather or felt high boots.
As they campaigned against Chinese and Islamic nations, they were increasingly accustomed to finer fabrics and materials such as silk. Silk shirts were supposedly capable of, if worn under leather lamellar armor, causing arrow points that penetrated the armor into twisting and lessening the impact. They wore thick socks made of felt (wool) and wore the traditional 'Mongolian cap' which consisted of a conical made of quilted cloth, felt or fur and a brim encircling the sides and back of it which could be folded to further warm the wearer. During warmer seasons and in more humid climates the Mongols wrapped a cloth around their head which was eventually tied in the back in the form of a headband.
The Mongol Warrior
During the kuriltai of 1206 CE a white standard was raised ("They hoisted the white standard with nine tails"), this banner ('tug') consisted of a long pole with a circular top with nine white tails (yak or horse) hanging down from it. White haired tails were used in times of peace, which is why the one was raised when the Mongols were united at the kuriltai of 1206 CE was white. Black haired tails, however, were raised during times of war. In front of the Great Khan's ger (tent) were the 'Nine White Banners': one in the center, which was the tallest, and eight others surrounding this central banner.
"As for me, I have consecrated (sprinkled) my standard which is visible from afar; I have beaten my bellowing drum covered with the hide of a black bull; I have mounted my swift black horse; I have put on my armor ('steel-hard dress') and grasped my steel spear; I have placed on the bowstring my arrow with its nock of wild peach bark. I am ready, let us start and give battle to the Qa'at Merkit!" – The Secret History of the Mongols.
"Then say to them, 'My long (streamers of horse or yak tails) standard, visible from afar, I have consecrated; I have beaten my deep-sounding drum covered with ox-hide; I have mounted my swift horse, the one with a black stripe along the backbone; I have put on my leather-strapped breastplate, and grasped my hilted sword; I have placed on the bowstring my nocked arrow. I am ready, let us fight to the death against the Uduyit Merkit!'"
Genghis Khan ("To those who sided with me when I was establishing our nation, I shall express my appreciation") assigned eighty-eight of his companions to the rank of commander (despite their ethnicity, religion or social class). Most of these men would lead a single tumen ('ten-thousand') each – Jebe ('the arrow') and Jelme ('blood sucker') were two of them. Each commander was given a great drum (naccara); if this drum was struck once it signaled that it was time to prepare their horses for travel and place their equipment on them. The second beating indicated that it was time to disassemble and organize their tents and the third pounding indicated that it was finally time to move off from camp. All this was done in silence: when moving off from a camp site, during combat and when preparing camp.
^ Osprey – 'Men-at-Arms' series, issue 105 – The Mongols by Stephen Turnbull and Angus McBride (Illustrator). Plate C.
"It is like a very tall whistle of bronze or copper and across the top of it there is stretched a large piece of leather… and this is supported by four stakes as high as a man's waist… and if the chieftain wished to move camp, when midnight is passed he orders the drum to be struck and the man who is allotted this task grasps two wooden maces in his two hands… and strikes as hard as his strength and breath allow him to do." – Friar David of Ashby.
In their eerie silence these white and black banners would signal the light cavalrymen to attack or retreat while the naccara (war drums) were banged as a signal for a full-on assault including heavy cavalrymen. The silence would be replaced with the maddening howls and yelling of the charging horsemen which would force the enemy into fleeing. One reason for the silence was so the horsemen could keep a low profile, they would draw little attention so the enemy wouldn't expect their sudden assaults until it was too late for them to react effectively.
The steppe nomads were known to use a decimal system as an organizational structure, the Mongols too utilized it. In this system a commander or officer only needed to communicate with the ten below them – making the passing of orders and intel much easier and faster.
Like most other steppe cultures, the first weapon that comes to mind is the bow. The Mongols typically carried two bows with them, one short and one long, both of which were held within their own individual bow cases. The shorter bow was used for short range attacked while the longer compound reflex bow could reach between a range of 200-300 meters (656-984 ft.) with an account of a man called Yesüngge (Genghis Khan's nephew) able to shoot "a target at 335 alds (536 m. or 1,758 ft.)".
They also brought along two to three quivers, each holding about thirty arrows each. These bows were pulled back by way of the so-called 'Mongolian Draw/Release', in this style the index and middle finger are abandoned in favor of the thumb which was then supported by index and middle finger which rested atop the back of the thumb. The Mongols would wear a ring which allowed faster and more powerful shots. These rings could be made of bone, horn, stone, leather, metal and other materials.
"Every [Mongol] is ordered to carry into battle sixty arrows, thirty smaller ones for piercing and thirty larger with broad heads for discharging at close quarters. With these latter they wound one another in the face or arms and cut through bowstrings and inflict heavy loses." – Marco Polo.
Primarily there were two types of arrows used, light arrows with small arrow heads which were used for long range and heavier arrows ones with broader arrow heads that made them powerful armor-piercing missiles (due to the fact that they were heated until red-hot then dipped into salt water) used at close quarters (range of 150 yards and much deadlier at close range). A whetstone was attached to a quiver, this tool was used to file and sharpen arrowheads and blades. The greater majority of the Mongol army consisted of light cavalrymen (six in ten) so most wore little to no armor and used small swords, bows and javelins.
^ Osprey – 'Warrior' series, issue 084 – Mongol Warrior 1200-1350 by Stephen Turnbull and Wayne Reynolds (illustrator). Plate B.
Heavy cavalrymen, despite rarely being thought of, were an important and integral part of the Mongol army. Armed with scimitars, axes, and twelve foot long lances with a hook near the tip used to yank men off their horses. These elite warriors wore cuirasses consisting of five segments of leather which were boiled in order to soften them (in effect creating a flexible piece of armor) then they were tied to each other. The leather segments would also, with the help of lacquer, become waterproof. This lamellar-like style of armor was also implemented into the creation of greaves and even horse armors.
"One on one side of the horse and one on the other, and these stretched from the tail to the head and are fastened to the saddle and behind the saddle on to its back and also on the neck; another section they put over its hindquarters where the ties of the two parts are fastened and in the last named piece they make a hole for the tail or come through; covering the breast is another section. All these pieces reach down as far as the knees or joints of the leg. On its forehead they put an iron plate which is tied to the aforementioned sections on each side of the neck." – Giovanni of Pian del Carpine.
^ Osprey – 'Men-at-Arms' series, issue 105 – The
Mongols by Stephen Turnbull and Angus McBride (Illustrator).
Another form of leather armor worn was scale armor which consisted of thin but long scales of leather (20 lbs.) designed in lamellar-like fashion. According to Friar William of Rubruck, a Flemish (Dutch Flanders) missionary (Franciscan) and explorer who traveled throughout the Mongol Empire, the Mongols attained iron caps and iron plated armors from Persia. They used lassos, swords (scimitars from the Turks), light axes, maces, spears, lances and small round shields. Lances, however, are mentioned as being their primary weapon. These lances featured a hook which was used to pull enemy combatants off from horseback and yank shields so to open the enemy up to an attack.
A common battle tactic used by the Mongols was the Tulughma, or 'standard sweep'; arranging themselves in a checkerboard-like formation similar to the Roman Republic's manipular formation. This granted them free space to maneuver so the light horse archers that lay in the back rows to snake through the heavy lancers divisions in the front rows while the light cavalrymen at the wings weave around them to flank the enemy.
^ Tulughma or "standard sweep". Osprey – 'Men-at-Arms' series, issue 105 – The Mongols by S. R. Turnbull and Angus McBride (Illustrator).
The horse archers would then blot out the sun with flurries of arrow fire and once they were successful in sending the enemy into disarray, the heavy cavalry lancers would stride forward and smite the enemy or force them into routing. If the arrow volleys did not sufficiently stagger the enemy and the light cavalry archers were forced to retreat they would make their way back behind the safety of their core force while letting loose Parthian shots, their place would be recycled by another. The light horse bowmen and heavy cavalry lancers would then engage in a cascade of alternating assaults echoing the actions of the Parthians that obliterated the Romans at the Battle of Carrhae in 53 BCE.
The Mongols tie branches to the tail of their horses to create a blinding storm of dust or sand which could obscure an escape or grant the illusion of a larger Mongol force. Like the Persian Immortals, most of this was done in complete silence from the soldiers. Directions were given by lanterns. the beating of drums, cracking of whips or the waving, raising or lowering of flags. The Mongols would strive to surround and outflank the enemy but they always allowed the enemy an outlet to flee through since cornered rats fought ever fiercer. If the enemy are in dire straits, were given an escape route and followed it then they would be chased and hunted down by the Mongol warriors.
"If it happens that the enemy fight well, the Tartars make way of escape for them, then as soon as they begin to take flight and are separated from each other they fall upon them and more are slaughtered in flight than could be killed in battle." – Giovanni of Pian del Carpine.
"When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard." – Art of War by Sun Tzu.
Back in 1204 CE, two years before he was declared Genghis Khan, he set out against To'oril, Jamuqa and the Naimans. For the most part much of Mongol warfare consisted of unorganized skirmishes and the individual warrior's skill but in this battle Temujin shows how he successfully employed three different battle formations which overwhelmed the enemy.
"[Temujin] rode against them and, having driven away their patrolmen, he arrayed his troops and together with the army leaders decided to advance in 'caragana' marching-order, to stand in 'lake' battle-formation and fight a 'chisel' combat" – The Secret History of the Mongols, 195.
One such formation was the Caragana (peashrub of Siberia, Mongolia and northern China) also known as the 'Moving Bush' or 'Tumbleweed' Formation: instead of a full-scale assault on the enemy, the Mongols split up into arbans (squads of ten men each) and peppered the enemy from any and all directions. The Mongol arbans would act almost independently of one another, advancing and retreating. The enemy wouldn't know where the next attack or wave would come from and which to advance against. Since the skirmish began in the darkness of the early morning the Mongol numbers were obscured. This formation was usually used during dark, cloudy or foggy days and under the cover of darkness (dusk till dawn).
The next phase of the battle was followed by the so-called 'Lake Formation' which mimicked the waves hitting the shore. The Mongols would form up in horizontal lines and harass the enemy like a wave. They would then retreat back through the gaps of the new wave of assailants and prepare for their next wave. After performing this formation the enemy formed up into a thin line in order to meet the Mongols. Now forcing the enemy into spreading and thinning their ranks out, the Mongols changed to the next formation in their strategy.
The next stage was the so-called 'Chisel Formation': the Mongols narrowed their vanguard whose ranks behind it widened – like an arrowhead. This formation is similar to the more well-known 'Wedge', 'Draco', and 'Boar's Snout' formations. This formation would allow the concentrated Mongol vanguard to break through the thinned out enemy line. The enemy was unable to keep up with the shifting tactics of the Mongols; overwhelmed and outmatched, the enemy were no match.
Another popular tactic was the 'Crow Swarm/Soldiers', 'Ocean Waves' or 'Falling/Scattered Stars': this was sort of like the 'Moving Bush Formation'. Like the 'Moving Bush Formation' they utilized small bands which surrounded the enemy, even if the enemy had a larger army. The difference here was that these small bands were at least half the size of the Moving Bush's. At the beating of a drum, fire signals, crack of a whip or a shout, the small bands all attacked in unison like a massive oceanic wave. This raucous assault was then followed by a silent retreat and repeated if necessary.
In Mongol tribal societies, assassinations were common and loyalties shifted like the sands of the great Gobi Desert. Warriors swayed from leader to leader, whichever granted them the most potential profit and fit their immediate needs. Being that these steppe nomads lived in tents it was not that difficult for someone to slip in and kill someone else, because of this Genghis Khan created a band of bodyguards numbering some one hundred and fifty sworn followers (keshig or Keshik, "blessed or favored"); seventy day guards (Torguud) and eighty night guards (khevtuul).
^ Mongol (2007). My snapshot.
"[Genghis Khan] chose and recruited eighty men to serve on roster as nightguards and seventy men to serve as dayguards. He recruited them from the sons and younger brothers of commanders of a thousand and of a hundred, as well as from the sons and younger brothers of mere ordinary people, choosing and recruiting those who were able and of good appearance." – The Secret History of the Mongols, 191.
Day and night shift:
"Chinggis Qa'an further ordered: 'The quiverbearers, the dayguards, the stewards, the doorkeepers and the grooms are to go on roster duty in daytime. Before the sun sets they shall see to make way for the nightguards; they shall go out to their geldings and spend the night there. At night, the nightguards shall see that those of their men whose duty it is to lie all around Our tent do so, and they shall put on roster those of their men whose duty it is to stand at the door to guard it. The following morning, when We eat soup, the quiverbearers and the dayguards shall report to the nightguards; the quiverbearers, dayguards, stewards and doorkeepers shall all carry out their respective tasks and take their appointed places." – The Secret History of the Mongols. 192.
^ Marco Polo (Netflix TV series).
This elite bodyguard eventually grew from a group of 150 men into a full tumen (unit of ten-thousand men) and would continue to be used by the Turco-Mongol led Mughal Empire of India (Khishig) and the Turco-Mongol led Il-kanate of Greater Persia (Keshikchi). Even the famed Venetian merchant and traveler Marco Polo is suspected to have been part of this secretive order, his deep knowledge of Mongol society and his closeness to the Khan (Kublai Khan) hints towards some sort of special relationship. The Keshig not only operated as a system of elite bodyguards but also as administrators, overseers and as a military academy that could lead its members into the position of commanders of a tumen (ten-thousand). Many of the Keshig were sons of high ranking Mongol commanders over tumens and minghans (thousand). By allowing their sons into this order the Great Khan was effectively using them as hostages.
^ Osprey – 'Warrior' series, issue 84 – Mongol Warrior 1200-1350 by Stephen Turnbull and Wayne Reynolds. Plate H.
As a whole, under Genghis Khan's rule steppe armies became
far more professionalized. Before commencing march, the commanders
and officers had to inspect their men's gear, equipment and
supplies – every piece of armor or weaponry had to be in good condition. The
Mongols brought with them needle and thread to keep their clothing and armor in
good condition. Only after the inspection had been passed could the Mongols
continue on their campaign.
^ Mongol (2007).
While on the march or in battle, any item that was dropped must be picked up by the man behind the owner; be it a bow, sword, sowing needle or whip – failing to do so could result in being executed. There were certain people who searched throughout the deserted camp site for any belongings that may have been accidentally left behind. Other acts that were punishable by death were desertion, fleeing from the field when not given such order, looting the fallen before given permission and guards found sleeping on their watch. Lesser infractions resulted in the penalty of being caned; the number of times struck depended on how many times you've stepped out of line.
"When they are in battle, if one or two or three or even more out of a group of ten run away, all are put to death; and if a whole group of ten flees, the rest of the group of a hundred are all put to death, if they do not flee too. In a word, unless they retreat in a body, all who take flight are put to death. Likewise if one or two or more go forward boldly to the flight, then the rest of the ten are put to death if they do not follow and, if one or more of the ten are captured, their companions are put to death if they do not rescue them." – Giovanni of Pian del Carpine.
"The first failure of a guardsman to appear on duty is to be punished with 30 strokes, a second failure with 70 strokes and a third failure with 37 strokes and expulsion from the guard…" – The Secret History of the Mongols.
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Clash Magazine Issue 105 Autumn 2017 Edition
They HAVE to have this scene somehow in the show, even if it's not with Carl. I need to see JDM "dancing" around with Lucille! 😂😘💞
The Walking Dead Comic issue #105
Her first appearance is is in Wonder Woman vol. 2 #105
(I'm leaving out all the final crisis/infinite crisis and reboot nonsense, but if there's anything you think i missed let me know!)
From "The Ugly Truth" (Nov. 1996. Betty and Veronica, Issue #105)
10. Secret Empire: uprising
Don't look at it for too long or you're cursed.
9: 'Radical Viv' from Avengers Academy.
Pretty cool, but she still wants to speak to the manager.
8. Issue #6
Sleeves… that aren't attached? Hm.
7. Issue #3 (and others)
The sweater that started it all.
6. Issue #10
5. Issue #5
4. Issue #10
There was a compromise here.
3. Issue #9
Cute, and not Christmas colored.
2. Her regular t-shirt
The original default outfit. No sweaters in sight.
1. Issue #2
Such a cute outfit. It looks like something any normal teen would wear, it's not Christmas colored, AND viv looks adorable with that bun.
Its been a wild year for the series, especially for Vivs fashion. Lets Hope it gets better
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from the Believer issue 105
Am I detecting…happiness?
We got you a present today, buttercups! We gathered up the most pertinent information from the filming of the first part of the season. We thought we would package them up nicely for you in an easy to follow episode breakdown. This is just the first half of the season. We will post what we have for the second half of the season at a later time. Keep in mind that this information is not confirmed. It's based on thorough tracking and investigation.
Episode 7.1
Characters: Rick, Carl, Michonne, Daryl, Glenn, Maggie, Abe, Eugene, Rosita, Aaron, Sasha, Negan, Dwight, Simon (Steven Ogg), other Saviors.
Location: Mostly in the clearing where we last left off. There was also filming with Negan and Rick in the RV over where the burning logs from 6.16 were. One day of filming at Alexandria for a supposed dream sequence.
· We believe Abe and Glenn will both fall victim to Lucille
· Daryl gets taken prisoner by the Saviors
· Negan takes Rick on a mindfuck adventure in the RV
· There's a rumored dream sequence which will feature the main characters including the Lucille victims. There's also supposed to be a Gleggie baby in this scene
Episode 7.2
Characters: Daryl, Negan, Dwight, Sherry, Saviors
Location: The majority of the episode takes place at the Sanctuary. There was also filming in different areas around Griffin for a car chase scene
· Seems to focus on the inner-workings of the Sanctuary
· Daryl is tortured as a prisoner. Might make a failed escape attempt.
· Dwight is involved in a chase scene where he and a few other Saviors chase down a rogue savior who has escaped the Sanctuary.
Episode 7.3
Characters: Carol, Morgan, Ezekiel, "Rogers" (Richard), other Kingdom people
Location: The majority of the episode takes place at the Kingdom. There was also some outside filming at an abandoned carwash and apartment complex. They also filmed at the creeptastic house for this episode.
· We meet Ezekiel and Shiva!
· The Kingdom people and Morgan take part in some sort of piggy roundup (pigs can be seen eating walkers in trailer)
· We learn about the Kingdom and check in with Morgan and Carol
· Carol seems to separate from Morgan and the Kingdom and end up at the creeptastic house with the graveyard.
Episode 7.4
Characters: Rick, Carl, Michonne, Daryl, Rosita, Aaron, Enid, Father G, Eugene, Negan, Dwight, Spencer, Olivia, Tobin, Judith(?)
Location: Alexandria. There was also some filming outside the walls at a farm location.
· Negan and his crew come knocking at Alexandria for Team Family's first "offering"
· Negan totes around a captured Daryl, who is wearing a ridiculous prison suit
· Rick is forced to carry around Lucille while Negan and the Saviors take half their shit
· Rosita and Spencer seem to pair off and go outside the walls together. Michonne also goes off on her own for some unknown mission.
Episode 7.5
Characters: Rick, Michonne, Carl, Enid, Maggie, Sasha, Aaron, Jesus, Gregory, Simon (Steven Ogg)
Location: Alexandria and Hilltop. Also some filming with Carl and Enid outside the walls.
· Carl and Enid appear to journey to the Hilltop. Carl was seen driving a car over walkers.
· Maggie and Sasha are shown living at the Hilltop. We assume Maggie recovers.
· Judging by the trailer there is a fire and several walkers infiltrate the Hilltop gate.
· Simon and the Saviors visit the Hilltop for their offering. Carl and Jesus sneak into one of Negan's trucks.
Episode 7.6
Characters: Tara, Heath, "Jennie" (Sydney Park), "Naomi" (Deborah May),
Location: Woods/River/ Old giftshop/ Jekyll Island?
· This appears to be a bottle episode showing what happened on Tara and Heath's supply run that started last season
· Tara and Heath appear to get separated when they run into walkers on a bridge
· Tara encounters a small group of women and children who we think have been mostly wiped out by the Saviors
· Tara makes it back to Alexandria. However, Heath does not. This doesn't necessarily mean he is dead. We just don't know at this point.
Episode 7.7
Characters: Negan, Carl, Dwight, Sherry, Jesus, Daryl, Rick, Michonne, Eugene, Rosita, Aaron, Father G, Olivia, Judith
Location: Sanctuary, Alexandria, couple of locations outside of the walls
· Since Carl appeared to be filming inside of one of the Saviors' trucks we feel confident that Carl will get his comic arc with Negan. We believe we'll see several scenes from issues 104/105 in the comics. We will most likely meet Negan's wives including Amber and her old boyfriend Mark, who will probably have an unfortunate encounter with an iron.
· Aaron and Rick seem to be on a supply run while Carl sneaks off to the Sanctuary
· Michonne also appears to be on a mission and encounters a mystery woman who we believe is a Savior
· Rosita and Eugene make bullets
· Negan takes Carl back home to Alexandria. Judith was also filming on the day they come back. We speculate that Negan will encounter Judith.
Episode 7.8
Characters: Rick, Carl, Michonne, Tara, Rosita, Eugene, Spencer, Father G, Aaron, Eric, Negan, Daryl, Maggie, Sasha, Jesus, Gregory, Enid, Carol, Morgan,
Location: Alexandria, Hilltop, the Sanctuary, Creeptastic House, the road
· Suspicious activity and a possible death dinner leads us to believe Spencer dies in this episode. We think he will get his famous guts scene from the comics
· There's some whispers that Olivia might be a goner in this episode too
· Michonne was filming in a car with the unknown woman from episode 7.7
· Judging by photos that came out during episode 7.9, it looks like Aaron's face got roughed up. We speculate he gets into some kind of altercation in this episode.
· Looks like we will briefly check in with Carol and Morgan at the creeptastic house
· Rick, Michonne, Carl, Tara,and Rosita go to the Hilltop
· Eugene might get captured or leave ASZ in this episode. He is at the Sanctuary by episode 11.
· We think this will be the episode where Daryl finally escapes the Sanctuary. He might receive assistance from Jesus as well as somebody from inside the Sanctuary. We think he will reunite with Rick and Co at the Hilltop.
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8 months into the year 2016, I am 23 books behind schedule as per GoodReads challenge. now I can make a million excuses of where the time went but nothing will compensate the 23 books lagging behind. Finally I've decided to make even and go on a book marathon for the next 6 weeks and here is the review of the three books I read this week:
Slipstream Time Hacking,
Benjamin P Hardy ****
This is a fairly quick read, I read it merely in half a day. In all honesty I will need another read to completely grasp the concept of slipstream in real life scenarios. The book does it's best to explain what Slipstream scientifically means and how one can apply that in time hacking.
Book Bio:
Time is the number one currency of life
Time is the new money. People want it more than anything else. As you read SLIPSTREAM TIME HACKING and apply the principles contained therein, you will learn to:
Quickly design the life of your choosing.Add decades of quality time to your life. Achieve bigger goals than you can presently conceive.Command time rather than the other way around. This book will provide you a mind-bending and soul-expanding experience like no other self-improvement book you've ever read. The goal is to radically alter your entire perception of reality and what's possible.
Take control of your time – take control of your life
Slipstream Time Hacking compels to you find the meaning of whatever it is you are doing in terms of time. Time is measured not in seconds, minutes or years but in form of distance, distance you've traveled in life. I found this to be very interesting and new. The biggest pro of this book is probably, insertion of quotes at the right passages.
Although it does have its perks, the fact of a missing pin points which are more of a classic self help books style makes it an incomplete end. Finding of the direction in which the book is leading you is left to you as you yourself have to discover those leaps of time.
Should you read it? Yes. It really is a short read, yet has a very intensive different approach in time management.
Also this is available free online, buy it on Amazon here
Sing me to Sleep,
Chris Simms ****
A couple moving into a new house, which is as old as it gets is the best classic horror story there is. Even though it is an already read kinda story, it definitely doesn't give you the have I read this before feel. Again this was a short read too, I was at it all day and by next morning I was done.
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Laura and Owen's new home should be lovely. But soon after moving into the secluded cottage on the edge of the Peak District, Laura starts to hear faint snatches of birdsong. Her husband, wrapped up in his job, is rarely at home. Nervous and confused, Laura cannot decide whether the noise is real – or is coming from inside her head. Her doctor can find nothing wrong with her hearing. Then an archaeological dig on a neighboring hill unearths some disturbing finds – and Laura's life starts to become terrifying.
As all horror or crime novels, this book also builds up so much on anticipation from the beginning. There is a lot to be discovered upon slowly in the pages as you go, but there still were a few interesting details left behind. The anticipation of what's happening is what made me read it without breaks that weren't obligatory.
There is a major portion of Laura's past that keeps being referenced, but eventually it never surfaced and that is a bit disappointment of where it went. A physical change in Laura isn't also solved or relieved in the end. Such little details left behind kinda gives a unsettling feel at the end.
Should you read it? A personal preference is all I can say.
This is also available on Amazon, you can buy it here.
We were Soldiers Once… and Young
Lt. General Harold Moore & Joseph Gallaway ***
Even though there is already a movie out based on this book starring Mel Gibson, as tempted as I was, I was holding it off to complete this book and then watch it. movies always kill the interest of reading the book for me.
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Each year, the Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps selects one book that he believes is both relevant and timeless for reading by all Marines. The Commandant's choice for 1993 was We Were Soldiers Once . . . and Young.
In November 1965, some 450 men of the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry, under the command of Lt. Col. Hal Moore, were dropped by helicopter into a small clearing in the Ia Drang Valley. They were immediately surrounded by 2,000 North Vietnamese soldiers. Three days later, only two and a half miles away, a sister battalion was chopped to pieces. Together, these actions at the landing zones X-Ray and Albany constituted one of the most savage and significant battles of the Vietnam War.
How these men persevered–sacrificed themselves for their comrades and never gave up–makes a vivid portrait of war at its most inspiring and devastating. General Moore and Joseph Galloway, the only journalist on the ground throughout the fighting, have interviewed hundreds of men who fought there, including the North Vietnamese commanders. This devastating account rises above the specific ordeal it chronicles to present a picture of men facing the ultimate challenge, dealing with it in ways they would have found unimaginable only a few hours earlier. It reveals to us, as rarely before, man's most heroic and horrendous endeavor.
This is a totally out of my zone book. My love for fantasies never really let me read real life stories and memoirs or biographies let alone fall in love with them. It was really hard to have read a book which wasn't in a story format and more of a excerpts from interviews of several people. Nothing excites more than reading war, and it was true at times.
It being a real war, the number of people dying just made me a little nervous at times. Also the introduction of a lot of characters were made only after they were mentioned to be dead just a second ago. I didn't have the chance to complete this yet, but this weekend I am gonna end it and also get to finally watch the movie. Can't wait to watch MEL GIBSON!!
Should you read it? If you are into memoirs and War novels, this is perfect for you, others I think you'd better watch the movie.
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President John Mahama has said the country's power challenges has been resolved and 'put behind us.'
In a speech on Sunday, president Mahama said the addition of 1000 megawatts of power to the country's energy mix has "enabled us to balance supply and use demand."
The president was quick to add that a lot more needs to be done to ensure sustainability, he said at the National Democratic Party campaign launch at the newly commissioned Cape Coast Stadium in the Central Region.
"We have put the worst of the power crisis behind us. The fast track addition of almost 1000 megawatts of power to our generation has enabled us to balance supply and demand, President Mahama said. "While we have done a lot in resolving the crisis, a lot more remains to be done to ensure sustainability."
The Commander-in-Chief of the Ghana Armed Forces also reiterated his commitment to making Ghana the hub of power supply in the West Africa Sub-region.
"I am committed to making Ghana not only energy sufficient but to making Ghana become the hub for power supply in the West Africa Sub-region."
In a speech that sort to give excuses for his management of the country's economy, president Mahama did not resist the temptation to blame militant activities in Nigeria for the delay in crude oil supply in June this year which he said compounded the nation's power supply.
The president's administration has been rocked by persistent power crisis, while the opposition New Patriotic Party has accused him of lacking ideas on how to resolve the crisis.
When the energy crisis resurfaced in June, the president refused to release a load shedding timetable demanded by businesses to help plan.
However, many homes have seen improvement in power supply in the last two weeks.
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Combining the talents of Faye Lopez (pianist/arranger) and Tim Fisher (orchestrator), Exaltation is a unique and refreshing blend for piano and full orchestra.
Song List
When Morning Gilds the Skies
Praise Ye the Lord, the Almighty
Now Thank We All Our God
What a Friend We Have in Jesus
Nearer, Still Nearer
Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee
Whiter Than Snow
God is There
My Heavenly Father Watches Over Me
Rejoice, Ye Pure in Heart
Jesus, I Am Resting
Opened for Me
Revive Us Again
Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior
Face to Face
Christ Returneth
Finally Home
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From the Heart with Love is the perfect recording for that special someone or occasion. This collection is ideal for candlelight dinners, wedding receptions, or cozy evenings at home in front of the fireplace. Faye Lopez has recorded a collection of familiar love songs that capture the heart. Titles include several Broadway tunes from "Sound of Music" and "Phantom of the Opera," as well as other popular romantic Rodgers and Hammerstein melodies.
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Miracle (Selections from Fiddler on the Roof)
Mystery (Selections from Phantom of the Opera)
Midnight (Selections from Cinderella)
Memory (Selected love songs)
Magic (Selections from Disney)
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On June, 15th I decided to make a first comparison of medium quality soil and HomeOgarden organic soil. The difference was visible from the start. In most of my HomeOgarden soil pot there were no germinated seeds. Flowers and corn mostly germinated in medium quality soil with total of 2 empty corn pots, 2 empty hollyhock pots and 1 empty digitalis pot. HomeOgarden nothing. Not a single pot germinated.
|Left pots mix of flowers and sunflowers in medium soil, Right HomeOgarden pots
|Upper row normal soil, lower row HomeOgarden
The onion and soil containers filled up nicely in both cases.
|HomeOgarden lettuce container
|HomeOgarden rhubarb and part of HOG onions visible
Onions continued good and I've used them since then as young green onions.
On July,5th I had to make another comparison because the situation changed drastically and not for good. All my plants that were kept in shade started rotting. I couldn't understand why because I didn't water them at all, there was huge amount of rain but all my pots have holes on the bottom, even the foil I placed inside containers had huge holes for drainage. Excess of water should have drained out of the pots.
Even my rhubarb was in bad shape. One was dead and the other was still alive but in bad shape. The rhubarb in my front garden was doing good and didn't seem affected.
There had to be something wrong with the soil, I soon figured out what was the problem. Coconut fibres retain water, and a lot of it. Probably the reason why those articles said it should be mixed with other soil.
I decided to test my theory, I watered a box of soil and left it in warm and dry place for a week without watering. After a week I took a handful of soil and squeezed it. Week later and the water was pouring from the soil. I've never seen such a huge amount of water.
I decided I'd give the soil another chance since I could say this was my mistake not knowing it would retain so much water. Although if we're honest that would happen to anyone who'd use the soil in the weather conditions we had.
I've planted 2 tomato seedlings I found between my peppers to test the soil again. This seedlings wouldn't give fruits since it was too late for them but they would serve to know how the soil reacts.
I've planted one tomato in a pot and one in normal poor garden soil, I didn't use any fertilisers on any of the plants, haven't sprayed them with anything and didn't water them, I left nature to take care of the water since we got rain every 4 days.
Yesterday I went to check my plants.
HomeOgarden tomato was growing, it even had a small flower that was getting ready to flower. I was pleased with the result. My only concern was visible sulphur deficiency on lower leaves, but still if we consider that plants definitely need to be fed with fertilisers if grown in coconut fibre I think this is a good result.
|Lower leaves, on photo a bit difficult to diagnose but live clear symptoms of sulphur deficiency
I had trouble finding my other tomato seedling, my balsamina plants hide it from the sight. But when I found it I liked the sight. Plant was dark green, with no sign of any deficiency. It didn't make flowers yet but it had nicer green colour with more leaves.
Conclusion: HomeOgarden organic soil isn't a good solution for growing flower seedling so it probably wouldn't be a good solution for germinating delicate seeds such as tomato and peppers either, but it works with lettuce and onions very nicely. It retains huge amounts of water so plants should be kept in sheltered area or mixed with soil that provides good drainage.
When it comes to growing big seedlings or young plants if provided with a optimal amount of fertilisers plants grow good and make flowers.
If I'd used more soil when growing my tomato plant would probably get enough minerals. But this rises a question of price. If we have to use whole 50 litres for one plant and add fertilisers to keep it healthy it means that having 5 to 10 tomatoes makes the hobby really expensive experience and there are many less expensive solutions with medium quality soils that are available.
But if someone has a few hobby plants and doesn't have time to water them on regular bases this could be a good solution.
As for me I will not be buying it again, I'll stick to substrates and soils for professional gardeners.
And as for my rhubarbs 2 of my plants have survived the rot crisis, but past month they haven't been growing much. So soon they will be transplanted in a mix of coconut fibres and professional soil maybe that will help. But we've learned that rhubarb here prefer sun over shade so that's something.


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Discussion in 'Transformers Movie Discussion' started by MandarinQuake, Nov 25, 2012.
He was Great in Ted.
Ahhh, TylerMirage, you're always good at understanding sarcasm on the internet lol
Though I'd say any of the prequels are masterpieces compared to the Last Airbender (though Episode 2 really pushes it).
That's because it's true
Hey guys what's going on this thre-
*M.Night's Avatar*
brb brainbleach kthnxbai
If she does get a role in the film, I may as well wish her luck and hope she does better in TF4 than that other thing.
I don't know any child actors. I think a 17 year old girl is too old to be Mark Wahlberg's daughter. These days people don't get children so early anymore.
Well, Wahlberg is about 40, right? That would mean he would be 23 when she was born. He isn't too young to be her dad.
Not to mention that if Sean Connery can play Harrison Ford's father (age difference of 12 years)...
They should just have his kid be a cgi model, maybe based on his looks merged with the hypothetical mother's... I'm sure that'll turn out greaaaaaahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Marky Mark = Michael J. Fox.
I say this because that movie is CRAP. If you even watched the cartoon you'd agree with me.
It can't ruin the cartoon though, they're separate things...
It ruined it. My conclusion: Go watch Book 1 of the cartoon, then the movie.
Peter Griffin. Or Mila Kunis.
she does!!!!! Lololololololol!!!!!!!!
Umm Why?
yeah Nicola Peltz is an awful actress. There wasn't anybody who could act in The Last Airbender. Megan and Rosie are way better than anyone on that cast. Not that I want them in TF4, just sayin'.
Well, if you look at acting ability, Nicola Peltz might be the best out of the 4 that have been named. Gabriella Wilde was in the awful Three Musketeers movie, Isabelle Cornish has only been in a couple Australian TV shows, and Margaret Qualley has never acted a day in her life.
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I adore the skirt and the shoes in this set of pictures. Well styled and looking great!
You always have such a wonderful fashion sense and style — love it! Very inspirational and shows being pretty or having beauty needn't be restricted to one gender.
I wish we could see more frequent posts from you…I enjoy the style and the settings with historical background.
smile more,you're prettier when you do it…and stunningly feminine.the skirt in two tones is lovely


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Update Oct 11 2017: We are finding that random Becker Media Hits may drop in here at any time and leave as quietly as they they came . We certainly don't want to be the only schlubs caught out here NOT sharing intimate, private, or boring family moments that our late-departed friend had himself chosen to display very judiciously — if at all — over the last couple' decades...or...do we? But no worries from our end: there's just not enough time to enter the family album into various weep-athons [#hastag: pathos] when there's so much stuff that Walter actually wanted people to see and hear. (Is your subscription to the wb.com Newsletter up to date?)
Sept 22, 2017: Friends Jim McKay and Matt Kerns have opened
a space inviting everyone to "help us document the beautiful, absurd, and
often hilarious musings and writhings of Walter Becker".
Thank you Matt and Jim
The Google Doc is here
The other day we asked if you could help us document media coverage of Walter Becker's passing.
Our goal was to convert all the online and digital material in our link collection into PDF Format.
We believe we have accumulated the volunteers to do that now, thank you...
….but one thing has quickly led to another and the Becker Media Army is already working on an item long at the top of the Becker Archive wish-list:
A comprehensive collection of all of WB's legendary improvisational gems otherwise known as "the Hey 19 Raps", identified by date /venue, and archived in a format that is stable and usable by the widest number of technologies.
So many of you have come forward with clips of these raps, or the shows in which they appear -- which is wonderful.
Now, friends Matt Kerns and Jim McKay have take it upon themselves to organize these finds,
beat the bushes for more (there are still hundreds out there-- contribute if you can!) and generally make a start
on what might well become a "creative commons" repository for many things Becker.
...And so the questions begin to emerge:
Can the fans find one another, and a space in which to do this project together?
Can they extract and convert
these raps into a loving library of WB's
beautifully twisted mind?
Is it possible to crowd-source a labor of love for an artist who is gone, who will himself never see or appreciate the love such a project will express?
Can we think of anyone whose soulful artistry has enriched our lives, who deserves the tribute of our time and appreciation, more than our Walter?
r a n d o m b e c k e r m e d i a h i t
So, again, thank you and thank you again for your offer to help. We've got the PDF project under control.
So go visit Matt and Jim and see if you can help ...
Seeing a friend with a friend is always nice.
Fun Fact (or a freakish one, if you squint just right:): Walter had quite a thing for phone answering machines. Many a good shtick was launched into an empty room.


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Black Hill Trail is a 2.5 mile moderately trafficked out and back trail located near Morro Bay, California that features beautiful wild flowers and is good for all skill levels. The trail is primarily used for hiking, walking, nature trips, and birding and is accessible year-round. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.
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Climb up to Black Hill with great views from the summit. Black Hill is the second to last of nine volcanic plugs that lie between San Luis Obispo and Morro Bay (the last being Morro Rock itself). The hike to the top travels through Fleming's Forest--a hillside of Monterey Pine trees that were planted by John Fleming (a former park superintendent). It is rumored that Black Hill received its name due to the tar seep on the north side of the hill. This scenic and enjoyable hike is relatively easy and can be done in just a couple of hours.
Great until there was a mountain lion/cub sighting. Trail was pretty steep in areas; wish i wore hiking shoes to decrease sliding.
Great views and lots of trials to wander on
quick, easy and the views are so amazing!! I strongly recommend this trail. you won't regret it.
This trail is infested with mosquitos due to its proximity to standing water - takes all the fun out of it.
This short trail offers a panoramic view of morro bay and state park. The kids,7 5 & 2, and I spotted quail, snakes, lizards, hawks, butterfly and other insects on the hike up. We went out early and were all alone up top. Though in the clouds to start the marine layer burned off revealing the bay and rolling hills.
Although it was very foggy the day I went, the hike is one of my favorites! The trail is easy enough to take your kids and dogs on (I brought my tiny 9 year old pup), but it also tests your stamina with a few steep inclines.
Even though the trail is well maintained, I suggest to bring some bug spray and watch out for any poison oak.
You start on the exercise trail and you can either get on the black hills trail directly or follow the exercise trail until you reach the black hills trail sign. We definitely enjoyed going through the exercise trail!
It is very easy to get off trail, so try to stay on the route.
We were laughing and smiling the whole way despite our mass amounts of bug bites!
Nicely kept trail that heads up from the state campground vicinity to the top of Black Hill. Very sandy in the beginning. I passed some exercise stations. With elevation gain I was set upon by swarms of mosquitoes. I had not used repellent and about 80% of the way up I decided to turn back as I was getting bitten again and again. Without that issue it would have been ideal. I think casual hikers would not classify this trail as easy because of the steep climb in the second half.