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In 1990 Raddle Publications printed an important book titled Visions of Bena Balunda: A Documentary History of the Black Power Movement in Leicester 1970-72. This book is available to borrow from the public libraries in Leicester, but various segments of the book are now reproduced online for the first time below:
- To re-educate black people on politics so that they can see clearly just what politics is doing to them.
- The Organisation will whenever possible give practical and ideological aid to other black people in other parts of the world, fighting for the freedom of black people.
- To fight for the rights of black people in England for economic and social justice, and to defend these rights by the most effective means at its disposal.
- To raise funds by all legitimate means; to advance the aims and objective of the Party.
- To demand that African history and culture be added to the educational programmes, to all black children so they too can be proud of their ancestry, and also see the reason for migrations.
- To establish Community Advice Centres.
- To form Community Self-help Organisations.
- To co-operate with Organisations, Group or Parties whose aims and objectives are similar to ours.
- The Organisation will insist upon discipline of all members. The disciplinary measures for activities against the Organisation will be enforced after discussion.
- The Organisation will have an official party journal to be published to propagate its views and to win other members for the Organisation.
- All major decisions will be made by a simple majority of the members providing at least two thirds are present, and all members are required to carry out these decisions.
Recently there has been a lot of publicity regarding the term Black Power. Mainly the type of publicity which is intended to dissuade you the ordinary man from really thinking about Black Power, and to try and understand what its all about.
The reason why it has been like that and will continue to be so is understandable. It is understandable in as much as the newspapers you read and the television that you watch, the two medias that keep you informed, are owned and controlled by whitey, Whitey doesn't dig Black Power, he sees it as a threat to him and his racist system therefore it follows that the information he presents to you, in it he will do his best to camouflage the real reason for Black Power, He will not tell you that Black Power came about because of the suffering of black people at the hands of the white man, It is very rare that it is at all possible for a Black Power group to be given the opportunity to say in the white man's newspaper what is, and why Black Power. It was on one of these rare occasions that the B.P.L.P. in Leicester were given the opportunity to explain to the people of Leicester through the Leicester Chronicle their case for Black Power. The interview with the B.P.L.P. for the Leicester Chronicle was done in the form of a question and answer context.
Some of you may or may not have read that particular article in any case would hope that after reading the following article, you will at least think about the term Black Power and even try and understand why Black Power is necessary for black people.
Bena Balunda
Q: I believe that there are groups in most of the major cities with high immigrant population. Do you hold regional and national conferences, and are you in fact a coordinated, highly organised movement?
A: We recently had a conference in Sheffield which took the form of a black power exposition with discussion and films on the political leaders we look up to.
We keep in touch with the Nottingham group, and from time to time we have speakers from various parts of the country. As the movements gets bigger, then of course, it will be more and more of a combined, coordinated effort.
Q: How long has the black Power movement been in existence in this country, and to what extent is it influenced by the Panthers in America?
A: The blacks have always felt the urge to fight, but they haven't realised the advantage of collectiveness until the last few years, I don't think that we are influenced by the Panthers to any extent. The movement here arose simply because the blacks were being pressurised by society. We take certain lessons off the Panthers of course because they have been at it longer than we have, and are highIy organised. But it must be remembered that Black-Power is just part of a world revolution, a feeling of brotherhood between oppressed peoples.
Q: In America open warfare exists between the blacks and the police. Can you see such a situation developing here with black militants engaged in street fighting and urban guerrilla activities?
A: The time must come when there will be fighting in the streets. If the whites allow the situation to build up, then something is bound to happen. What you must remember is that it is up to the whites to avoid this situation. We don't have the power.
Q: In the last few years you've had the support of the New Left Students. Do you consider the white radicals are a genuine help in your struggle, or are disenchanted with white liberalism?
A: Of course they can help the struggle. In the final analysis we're both fighting against the same system. And we'll co-operate with the white radicals if we feel that it will benefit us.
Q: I attended the recent Paisley meeting at which the police were accused of brutality. One of the constables on duty was a coloured man who was provoked, insulted and called a traitor and 'Uncle Tom' by the young blacks present. Obviously it's hard for a black to be a policeman, but wouldn't you like to see more of your race in the force?
A: We believe that the image of the police has got to change before we want to see blacks joining the force. We're quite aware that blacks can be bad too, and then it's even more pathetic. No, the police must change. At the moment they act like Hitler's storm-troopers.
Q: Many American Black-Power leaders seriously advocate a racialist policy and talk of segregating the world into ethnic groups with the black man having his own culture and identity. How far do the militants go in supporting this attitude?
A: You use the word segregation, but that's an enforced splitting-up. We are not in favour of this, but we can see the advantage of separation which would be voluntary. Integration has now become a dirty word for deep-thinking blacks. After all, it's been tried, but the whites have fought against it. The trouble is that to integrate, blacks are expected to take on the white man's way. It's nothing more than cultural genocide. We'd have to become white people, and we're not prepared to do that. However we do feel that our two races could live peacefully in co-existence.
Q: The Africans and West Indians in Britain are openly critical of the Pakistanis and Indians for being apathetic. Have you much support in the movement from other immigrant groups, and do you encourage recruitment of these people?
A: They have their own thing, of course. They are organising themselves and we can get together when it's needed, because we are 'all fighting the same fight against the same enemy. Of course there has been the language difficulty for one thing, but we all consider ourselves part of the Third World.
Q: Black-Power is obviously organised by the young black community. Do you find hostility to the movement from your parents or are they gradually lending their support?
A: They seem to be more against it than for it at the moment, but they have been brainwashed. Most of them have turned to Christianity halfway through their lives, and as our movement doesn't fit into Christian ways they turn against it. But some day they'll join us.
Q: If you're not Christians, then are you Black Muslims?
A: The party has no reliigion.
Q: The history taught to immigrant children here is anathema to black power supporters because of its accent on colonialism. Are you considering a programme of re-education?
A: Part of our party policy is to create a far greater degree of black consciousness among black people. And we hope to make people aware of their own Afro-culture, and the activities of great black men. They are not mentioned in white history books for obvious reasons. The whites tried to make us feel that we had no cultural heritage, but we hope to counteract this, to eradicate what the whites have been telling us all this time.
Q: In the States the black power groups have been successful in implementing the 'breadbasket' policy – a system of forcing factories to employ more blacks in executive positions by threatening to withdraw coloured labour. Could you see this working in Leicester?
A: Certainly we can. And we have several factories already in mind. But we prefer not to be too explicit about just where we shall be trying first.
Q: Have you any plans for entering black power candidates into local elections. And generally speaking do you consider that you could change the system by constitutional means?
A: By constitutional you must mean by having a majority, which would be almost impossible. We prefer to change the system by pressure, lobby groups. I can't see us putting up candidates in the near future, but one day, if the situation changes, we could well do that.
Q: Do you agree that every person has some degree of prejudice and that many whites are hypocritical in their attitude to blacks?
A: I think that whites tend to be tolerant here in Britain, which isn't good enough, We don't just want to become tolerate, paternally-treated. What we want is equality and respect.
Q: What are your views on immigration restriction?
A: We are against any control because it is aimed at black people. It's just an institutionalised form of prejudice.
Q: In the last few years there's been a general swing to the right in this country with the emergence of organisations like the National Front and the N.D.P. Do you think that this is the result of the white backlash against black power?
A: No. I think that over the years this mood goes up and down, and it isn't really any different now than it ever has been. Perhaps they are more organised, but I don't think it has anything to do with Black Power.
Q: What are the militants' views of moderate groups like the community relations committees. Do you think they have helped black people at all?
A: Of course not, because they are not really interested in black people. Only privileged blacks ever got on the committee which should reflect the temperature of the community, but it never does. It's just a white elephant.
Q: Does your movement have any particular slogans?
A: Only – "death to pigs."
Q: At one time black power followed a Communist line. Does this still apply?
A: That used to be the case certainly, but it was just a stage we went through. None of us is a Communist. We're just Black Liberation freedom fighters. When we eventually have our own nation it won't be run on socialist principles, just on humane lines.
Q: Have you ever suffered from being political extremists, either from the police or ultra right-wing elements?
A: We are not political extremists. We are just fighting for our rights. The Liberation of black people has to be carried out with whatever means are necessary. It all depends on what is effective at the time. We have been suffering from the day we came into white society – from political exploitation. It's always there, inherent in the society in which we live.
Q: Do you hate the white man, or can you see a time when men will live together as brothers?
A: We certainly don't subscribe to this loving your enemy philosophy – that's an invention of the whites. The English didn't love the Germans did they?
We hate the whites collectively for the atrocities they have committed against the black race. But that certainly doesn't mean there are no good white people, because there are. We are not racist.
Q: What then is your idea of Utopia?
A: Simply the human race living as a whole, a homogeneous mixture with races having a mutual respect for each other.
What is the police force for? This is a question black people want to know the answer to – because so far all these pigs represent and protect is fascism. The constant harassment of black people can be seen to be a major role of the pigs. Not so long ago a fascist by the name of lan Paisely came to Leicester's Melbourne Road 'Free' Church Hall, and a lot of people were there who weren't exactly his fans. When the time came for this pig to come out of course there was a thin blue line of racist flat foots formed. And when we'd been there some time this same blue line began their role by singing out black people, arresting them and proceeding to beat them up. A member of the B.P.L.P. was one of the targets of this cowardly attack. After these arrests were made a few party members went to the police station, and were again subjected to more harassing by the pigs. Read this statement by Mr. R, Duberry and see what fascist acts happens when a black person goes to the police station to see about the welfare of his black brothers:
"We went down to Charles Street Police Station to find out what he was arrested for. We were told it had nothing to do with us, and the officer at the desk walked off. Another officer walked by. I asked him if I could see the night inspector. He came and said that Miller had been arrested. We asked 'on what charge?' He said 'I don't know – but we will find one for all of you if you don't leave.' He then left. We then sat on the benches next to a Mr. A. Acherson, who said that they just arrested two of his friends… The Inspector came out again with two officers and said 'Throw them out.' A police constable grabbed me and started pushing me towards the door. I said, 'I am here to try and bail my friend.' The Inspector said 'We will let him out when we feel like it'. I said to the Inspector 'Haven't we got the right to wait?' As soon as I said this I received several kicks in the leg. I said 'Did you see that?' He replied 'Throw these Blacks out' – which they did. The police came outside and the Inspector said, 'I would like to put all you black wogs where your friend is – behind bars, but he will take what you can't get.' He told two of the policemen to follow the black wogs. A police car came from the station following us. They drove very slowly saying, 'Get on you black bastards. Go back to where you came from and other things of this nature…"
Welcome Soul Sisters to the Black People's Liberation Party …..
The B.P.L.P. is not only for men but for all blacks, which include women, if you read the inside cover of this magazine you will see that our objects and aims apply to everyone.
Look around you sisters can you see any nation without women? The answer for this is simple, you are just as important as men, because after every war or revolution we need people and only you can produce them,
When we talk about liberation we are thinking liberation for all black especially for women because we find if you have a black mother whose aware of the present situation at least 70% of the children become politically concerned about his or her surroundings because this is a political fight.
Firstly before we can fight we have to unite and unity begins at home, we know who our enemies are, but some of our men are just like an enemy because if we are to have unity we must have equality which some of our women don't have. We can't afford to oppress our women, we can't think that a woman's place is in the home, we the men have to help inside just as much as outside. We have to look after our children while the mothers go out and fight for freedom, it's just a part of their life as it is ours.
Our women should be able to make decisions which affect their lives like how many children they are going to have and when.
Some of our older black women think that the B.P.L.P. is only for young blacks and this is quite wrong. You play just as important a part in this struggle for freedom.
The way you can help is to try and understand what we are fighting for before you criticize. It is very easy to be critical if you are on the outside. Firstly we must get it straight about what we are fighting for and this is made quite clear in our issues of Black Chat… Sisters, read Black Chat, understand it and come forward as the Black People's Liberation Party needs you.
A series of articles about immigrants in Leicester was published recently in the "Leicester Mercury." One of these dealt specifically with West Indians in a way which we found offensive. Our reply to it is printed here. This article was sent to the "Leicester Mercury" but they refused to print it. We think it is important that the people, should have a chance to see our side of the argument, despite the "Mercury's" rejection of our reply.
The article in Monday 8th June's issue is typical of the sort of rubbish published by the "Leicester Mercury" and written by people who know nothing about West Indians aided by so-called coloured middle-class liberals.
The West Indian father wielding the big stick is a myth created by the writer. Where is the evidence? The fact that working class English fathers wield big sticks is completely ignored by the writer, although a little investigation would show that a proportion of working class English kids leave home because they cannot tolerate their parents' heavy handedness. The West Indian child has no need to be jealous of such a situation, but become rebellious because of the pressure applied to him in a racialist society. It is the pressure they rebel against, not their parents. Not unnaturally the parents, seeking a more acceptable life but also feeling this pressure, tend to come into conflict with their more militant children.
True, West Indians are brought up with the mental attitude that they are British, but this situation was created by British colonialism, which taught all West Indians for a period of three hundred years that they are British. It would be difficult to erase this in less than a decade of political independence. However, what a few years of independence had failed to do, has been achieved for the majority of black people in a matter of months once they are in England. They find that the propaganda of the ideal, tolerant society that Britain preaches abroad, which enables her to colonise and enslave other people, is a lie when they see the racialist attitudes encouraged in Britain itself.
These kinds of contradictions are what confront the immigrant as soon as he sets foot in Britain, makes him suspicious and forces him to fall back on his own community for security. The black man is a human being and expects to find other human beings, but unfortunately this is very difficult in England.
Integration is already a dirty word for most informed black people, since the only type of integration that the black man will accept is that on equal terms. We cannot and will not lose our identity. We will accept your recognition of our way of life, our patter of social behaviour etc. and are willing to recognise yours. We have now learned that not all things "white" are best. After all, the British did not "integrate" in India or Africa. They dominated. We do not wish to dominate anyone because that is not our way. We demand equality and respect, and in turn will give as good as we receive. Only time will tell whether Britain is prepared to learn and accept that the days of direct colonialism are over and that she cannot continue to tell black people what is good for them, because we have rejected this concept long ago.
Black people know what is good for black people and when white people are willing to talk on a basis of equality, then we will talk. We will not be mucked about by anyone, neither white liberals nor the black petty bourgeoisie who have nominated themselves spokesmen for black people.
The article's reference to moral standards is quite futile since the only meaning attached to it is a sexual one. Only an immoral society can have and preach the kind of philosophy that enables it to colonise and enslave other human beings and call these activities a civilising mission. Yes, it brought the profits home to England and provided in England a high standard of living that is denied to others. This is the kind of morality we live with and face in England.
The evidence of police brutality in England and non-protection of black people is overwhelming and need not be reiterated here. Even the police themselves know that they have been consistently harassing black people. It is very sad that Neil Everton and the "Mercury" are so ill-informed.
It may be true that we came to England clinging to a naïve attitude, but this was an attitude created by the white man, for how else could we have developed it? However, we learn fast and, as the article says, TIME WILL TELL.
Black brothers and sisters, I would like to try and get it over to you exactly what we mean by the Black People's Liberation Party as it seems that a lot of you think this party is preaching white hatred. THIS IS NOT SO. What we are saying is that black people in this country must get organised and unite so that we can fight racism on all fronts. If we do not unite and fight for our rights NOW we wiII find ourselves in the same position as the Jews did in Germany during the 30's. The B.P.L.P. do not speak against the sincere, weII-meaning white people but we do speak and we will fight against the white racists. We firmly believe that the black people in this country and all-over the world have the right to fight against these racists by any means that are necessary.
We, the black people of Leicester, must realise that Leicester is the stronghold of fascism in Britain today, and must try and understand what this means as far as black people are concerned. The fascist says that black people are inferior to the white man and so they are pleased to see us in our present position which is at the bottom of the ladder, in more ways than one, as it gives strength to their argument that we are not capable as black people to organise, maintain and control the economy, social and cultural possibilities of our community. As a united black community we can prove this theory wrong, because by being united we can be in a position to create and promote black business, black cultural centres, black recreational centres and thereby elevating us and putting us on an equal footing with other members of the community in which we live, and also we shall be in a position to command respect which at the present time is sadly lacking.
…. Brother Teddy (Bena Balunda)
In the city of Leicester and indeed all over England we get reports of black people being harassed daily by Her Majesty's Police. For example when white people make their private parties, the police recognise them as such, but when black people make their private parties, the police raid them and bring charges. Again when white people walk on the street, they do so in the understanding that the police will protect them, but black people walk in fear of these same officers who are supposed to give protection; in fear of 'being beaten up and brought to court on trumped up charges, in fear of being planted, and the like.
Now we are told that we live in a democracy where everyone is free, but that 'democracy' does not seem to extend its 'freedom' to black people. Therefore it is up to this oppressed minority to organise itself in such a say to guarantee this elementary freedom, which should be the right of anyone; the freedom to walk on the streets by day or night without fear, and the freedom to enjoy one's leisure time with one's friends without fear of police raid.
To organise ourselves is of course the first step, but in order to organise ourselves effectively, we must understand the nature of the beast we are dealing with, because only in this way can we combat brutalities and injustices in a positive way, The beast that we have to fight is Capitalism. This is the system which colonised our country's, took our wealth and built Britain and which discriminates against us, and keeps us divided so that it can continue its rules of tyranny which is embodied in its police, for dealing with internal dissent, and its armies, for terrorising people abroad.
This is the system which insists on selling arms to the racialist regime of South Africa, for massacring black people. This is the kind of system which breeds lynch mobs in the U.S.A. This is the system which condemns more than half of humanity, to poverty, disease, ignorance and death. This is the size of our problem, and we have to fight it for the sake of our freedom and that of our offspring.
We can take many examples from our oppressed brothers in America and Africa and Asia, and we have to learn from them and from their mistakes. When the American Blacks, tired of white lynch mobs, bad housing conditions and high unemployment, began to take action to remedy these conditions, the white power structure cried out that these men are vicious and want to destroy America, and they unleashed armed pigs to shoot up black people, deliberately forgetting that for centuries acts of violence and genocide have been committed against black people, in the name of the profits. Now that the black man is fighting back, we hear about law and order, which is the new licence for murder and rape of black people, by capitalism.
British politicians, lap dogs of American Imperialism keep shouting empty words, about giving a fair deal to the blacks before an American situation develops, and at the same time instruct their secret police to gather all possible information on Black people who are fighting for justice and equality. Well what kind of hypocrisy is this? People do not go to the trouble to collect information that they don't intend to use. So we can safely say they are planning to lock us up in one cast concentration if this should prove necessary for them to continue their crime against humanity, the world of a local police inspector to a black man sums this up.
"What we would like to do is to get all you people behind bars."
This remark without anyone having committed a crime, shows the thinking that is rampant in the establishments in Britain, so we don't have to pretend any more that we are free, we know what they think.
It is necessary to re-emphasise the need to learn from the experiences of others. In Central Africa the white minority imposed a federation on the Black people, and only after the Africans resorted to violent action did they manage to break up this federation; although we must say that in Zimbabwe when the struggle did not assume the same proportions, a white minority has entrenched itself and is constantly making conditions worse for the minority of the people there. The final solution will of course come from the Africans resort to armed/struggle, to liberate themselves.
We cannot always transplant other situations into local ones; but we should at least in our locality think in terms of control. Why should the black people in Highfields, or St. Annes or in any other city where the large majority of the people are black or poor, allow the police to come in and smash up our parties, and haul us off on trumped up charges? If and when le are in control of our own environments, we can put an end to prejudice, insults and indignity without fear or prejudice, for make no mistakes we shall' fight relentlessly, for these basic rights and we shall win through, because we shall not allow anything to stand in our way in the process.
"We have all been thrown down so low that nobody thought we'd ever get up again; but we have lone enough trodden now: We will come up again…" — Sojourner Truth 1853
Yes we have all been thrown down so low that nobody ever thought we'd ever get up again. I salute and embrace all sisters who have escaped from their stereotyped role of being women in this capitalist society and who have begun to start thinking for themselves and are dealing death blows to this murderous and oppressive capitalist system. I feel that it is necessary for black women to cast off the old inferior attitudes and begin to take an active part in changing the conditions that oppresses us all as black people both men and women.
Being women, black and part of the working class, we are subjected to four evils; racism, exploitation, oppression and male superiority. The birth of racism has multiplied and we have become its victims. The wealths of our country have been seized by the white western Imperialist who have been exploited us mercilessly and we have been kept oppressed ever since by being labelled "second class citizens".
Sisters, we must aggregate and activate within this society to achieve our total liberation. We cannot sit on our asses and expect release from our burdensome role. No. It is vital that black people in Britain and all over the world, accept the question of women's status as a very real political issue and that it be acted upon with the same seriousness as any other aspect of the struggle.
The combination of working and running a home brings home to many married women the full extent of their exploitation. The inequalities in employment such as, opportunity, training, and wages are burdens that rest equally heavily on the single woman not to mention the single mother.
We must organise to remove the intellectual dominance of the male. To enter into the world of political man without an identity results in an atmosphere of tolerance and patronage, which does not advance our individuality and swamps our particular problems and demands.
We must develop programmes aimed at raising the consciousness of women and activating them to make concrete demands forcing the issues for the establishment of a just society based on the full utilization of the abilities, talents and intelligence of both sexes.
Women must also become revolutionaries; working for the over-throw of the class system. We must not see our total liberation purely with reference to male supremacy. This is meaningless and would only lead us to a blind alley, ie must not want a reversal of roles but an ultimate total liberation of both men and women.
We must destroy the image of marriage as a career, petty domestic routine and constant pre-occupation with small chiIdren are not fulfilling activities for any adult human being.
We must be in a position to act independently; free from all absorbing family commitments to act politically. Progress will be uneven, but unless women are involved, half the combative force would not be operating.
We must demand complete rights over our own biological function; when to have and when not to have children. I.e. free access to birth control, information and devices. Also, we must take a completely new attitude towards marriage, ending enforced co-habitation and make our MEN realise that the family is only meaningful if based on mutual consent, love and respect.
Children must be the responsibility of the community, providing free nurseries. Equal pay for work of equal value must also be another demand.
We must reject the bourgeois propaganda of the feminine ideal; sex symbols, beauty contests etc. Instead, we must examine and redefine the role of women in history.
We must recognise that although we represent one third of the labour force, only 1 in 10 receive equal pay. Wages for women are low because the men's wage is the main family income. Single women are not taken into account, let alone single women with children. It is difficult for women to play an economic or social role outside the family once they have children, especially since it is widely assumed that married women, working or not take responsibility for running the home.
Opportunities for female apprenticeships are extremely low, there is a lack of educational opportunities for women. In management only 5% of the total are women and in science and technology only 2.5%. We should demand full maternity leave. Nurseries attached to the place of work and organise women workers to reject the concept of "two jobs."
We must organise ourselves as women and as a part of the black struggle garrisoned and attacking capitalism on all fronts. We must also go through a period of self education to combat the bourgeois ideology of a women's role. We must organise ourselves in some form of intensive self defence activities, enabling us to have the self confidence and psychological independence to play a full and positive part in the revolutionary struggle. Organise should be our keyword.
…. In our struggles against capitalism and our need to bring about a new order of things. I firmly believe that it is to socialism that we must look for an answer. This is the only social system that regards men as brothers regardless of their culture or racial origin. This is the only social system that believes that cultural and racial differences can be used for the enrichment of mankind on a global scale, and is pledged to ending the exploitation of man by a few parasites who form a class.
It is therefore incumbent on all black groups to work out their priorities, and to actively try to forge working links with those sections of the left in Britain who actively support our existence, in their publications and in practice.
Black capitalism is as evil as white capitalism, because they are based on exploitation and both must be swept away in our struggles and be replaced by socialism. This is no easy task, but it is the only way forward, because only when we have defeated our enemies will we be able to construct a society where we can live in peace and comradeship.
NOTE: Raddle Publications was based at Raddle Book Shop, 70 Berners Street, Highfields, Leicester.


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The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) announced Friday that it has submitted documentation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) that states its construction progress and requests an operating license for Watts Bar Unit 2.
The NRC requires that construction activities are completed to a significant degree in order to receive the license the NRC must be able to ensure that the unit's operation will not have an adverse effect on public health and safety.
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Earlier this week the TVA reported that it had completed comprehensive testing of a majority of the operational systems.
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So it is time have a wedding. What can you do to get it done with very little money.
the dress
Can you borrow something from your friend.
Is there something in your closet you can wear.
Many brides in history wore their best dress and not a new gown.
the invitation
a great script on the computer and a lovely letter for your guests.
the food
what is in the fridge?
the cake
a bread pudding...decorated with frosting
grass or tree leaves in tea cups, glasses....even a flower on a spoon
the bride
can carry a book that inspired him
the place
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Maybe the PS4 has moved things back in the right direction, I've yet to buy one and try to do anything, the nonsense I had to put up with on the PS3 though...
To be clear, I'm not interested in 'cheating' as it's commonly understood. I play offline 100% of the time and was always annoyed that I'd had trophies forced onto me, Sony didn't even give us the option to switch them off for about four years. What a way to enhance a poignant moment such as the death of a colossus in Shadow of the Colossus, a nice little popup intruding to tell me I got a trophy.
Clear saves were great for games that had interesting odds and ends locked behind some insanely hard to satisfy conditions. Either because they're a long grind, or they have a top tier skill requirement that excludes people who haven't played the game for weeks or even months. Save hacking allowed you do some even more interesting things.
Unfortunately it's just not compatible with online trophies, achievements and DLC, ideally you would be given the option to opt out and have a 'classic' style console setup where you don't even have a user account so there is nothing to lock data onto
You'll need to pay Nintendo Switch's online subscription to backup your saves
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3 weeks ago
In the end all that matters is how many people are willing to fork over the cash, it's the only message Nintendo will pay attention to.
Regarding game saves, it's incomprehensible how far backward we've moved in the last ten years or so. They're my saves, I should be able to copy them, transfer them, back them up, edit them, use clear data but numerous barriers and restrictions have got in the way since the days of the PS2 for no reason other than sparing the tears of people who'd throw a tantrum about 'cheating' that would devalue their pointless cheevos and other such things.
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Marseille mCable Gaming Edition review: hardware anti-aliasing from an HDMI cable?
2 months ago
|If only it could have been tested on an N64. Extreme blur plus anti-aliasing on top.
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Burnout Paradise Remastered review - driving perfection
2 months ago
How the Hell does a remaster of such an incredibly mediocre game get rated as essential? It's the low point and the nail in the coffin of the Burnout series, it's like they decided to jettison everything that underpinned a classic like Burnout 3.
I'm sorry but pootling around an open World looking for races isn't fun, maybe the developers convinced themselves that selecting events from a menu was being stuck in the dark ages but it's the best way of delivering what we want; High velocity auomobile-duelling and avalanches of crumpled metal. Going open World depressurised that potent mix, being less confined meant less conflict and excitement.
Poor show Donlan, Paradise was mediocre back then and it's still mediocre irrespective of the frame rate and resolution it now runs at.
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Dispelling the myths of Bloodborne
Summoning other players isn't a good argument to support the assertion that the game 'isn't really difficult'. There are people who play offline and some don't want to go to the expense of paying for PS+ when they normally have no interest in online play.
Futhermore in the long term, that functionality will eventually all disappear. You really need to beat the game without calling in outside help to thrash bosses for you, then you can tell us about how difficult it was.
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Monster Hunter World is now Capcom's best-selling game of all time
|Now Capcom can perform a calculation on all the money they threw away cutting a deal with Nintendo that meant the cancellation of the PS3 version of Monster Hunter.
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DF Retro: What was actually real in PS3's E3 2005 reveal?
I'd heard the same thing regarding the USAF, somebody had worked out that for certain types of computing tasks networked PS3s running Linux were a cost effective solution.
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Film animator's gorgeous mouse RPG is finished five years later
|I'm definitely buying.
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The great Kinect art heist
|Present day Egyptians have a weak claim on ancient Egyptian antiquities, the vast majority of present day Egyptians are not only of an invading culture that has destroyed and supplanted a native one but DNA evidence from mummies confirms they are not the same population group.
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Lost Sphear review
4 months ago
This particular individual has a history that stretches way back, his Wild Arms 4 review for instance.
Furthermore I have to ask, what exactly are we supposedly getting burned out on?
Dragon Quest hasn't been on a console in about 13 years. We haven't had a worthwhile console Final Fantasy in over a decade either. No Grandia, no Suikoden, no Breath of Fire, no Wild Arms, no Shin Megami Tensei since Nocturne.
Fans of JRPGs are far from burned out, at this point getting games with a fairly vanilla turn based battle system is a radical departure after a decade of the genre being embroiled in largely failed experiments with real time elements that couldn't capture the disinterested mainstream audience. Parkin may think that represents progress of some sort, hence Final Fantasy XIII getting a pass but there's no shortage of people that think such aggressive tinkering with the genre has resulted in poorer games.
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4 months ago
This reviewer.
How do so many perfectly serviceable JRPGs get bashed for a litany of flaws that are often entirely contextual i.e. Only flaws in the head of Simon Parkin but he gave all the dreadful Final Fantasy XIII games an 8/10 pass?
I don't mind harsh criticism but you've got to give the sacred cows a few kicks too.
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Burnout Paradise HD reports gather pace
That's an absolutely terrible idea and you are wrong.
It's exactly the same line of thinking that was applied when the industry took a swing at trying to impose charges on used games, it wasn't popular was it? Remember the fuss over the XBone? Project 10$?
Royalties don't apply because the developers were paid for labour, not for use of a specific creative work. So, if they use the Paradise City song again, yes the musicians get paid, just as they did originally because those were the agreed terms. If the musicians refused this time they'd have to use a different song, EA has the rights to the game, code and assets because they paid for it's production.
Developers working on ports get paid also you know, once again they're being paid for labour, not use of a specific creative work.
What if a game is ported multiple times across three or four generations? Does everybody who worked on every version get paid again? Where do you draw the line? Do people who worked on the first version get paid more?
It's absolutely absurd.
If non-indie developers want to work on a royalty basis they can try and negotiate that (there would be few takers I suspect since no publisher is going to foot the up front bills without gaining rights over what they're paying for).
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The year in Nazis
|The Empire did nothing wrong.
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Retro-bit's Sega deal has us fantasising about a Dreamcast mini
What a rare and original wit.
We can rest easy knowing that intellectual giants such yourself are there, ever vigilant, ready to defend terrible games from criticism.
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|Nothing says classic system with a wealth of games like people struggling to list 20 games without padding it with stinkers like the Sonic Adventure games.
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Nintendo Switch hits 10m sales in nine months
The keys to success
1) Do so badly with the Wii U that your followup can be spun as a comeback.
2) Sit back and take it easy whilst your console looks set to sell Gamecube numbers and let the fanboys and ballwasher contingent take care of the rest.
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Jelly Deals: Bayonetta 2 Special Edition up for pre-order
Selling physical products with download codes in the box should be illegal.
Sell one or the other, don't sell people a physical product with the expectation that they can just download the various odds and ends to make it complete for as long as the publisher deigns to keep these files online, beyond that point, tough luck.
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Your Amiga games are likely dying
That's a bit of a downer, I was sorting through stuff that had been in storage since the 90s and found hundreds of original Amiga that I'd kept, I wonder how many of them don't work at all?
It's probably worth checking master lists of missing titles to see if you have working copies of anything that's missing, I've always hated how the Amiga emulation scene was full of cracked copies that have been defaced and mucked around.
No wonder a lot of Amiga games are starting to sell for really high prices on eBay, low print runs by modern standards and a diminishing pool of working copies means that some games might be down to just a few hundred copies that are still working.
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Switch's Resident Evil Revelations is best played in mobile mode
Resident Evil Revelations 2 is clearly not a game built to target the PS4 and XBone.
Looking at the overall standard of environmental assets it was probably a Vita game for most of it's development, shifted to any other platforms that could possibly accommodate it when it was clear that Vita's future wasn't looking too bright. Hence the game getting a PS3 release, a system that was over nine years old at that point.
Resident Evil Revelations 2 running on the switch is hardly some benchmark of technical prowess.
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On the secret smallness of Skyrim
When it comes to claims of games being 'bigger' or the 'biggest' there are so many different metrics that could be used that it's hard to arrive at a definite answer.
For example I remember being in an argument about how 'big' Twilight Princess was compared to Ocarina of Time. It just didn't seem bigger because empty open spaces that you gallop through with nothing worthwhile to interact with pass by more quickly than an equivalent journey in Ocarina of Time.
It's not just a measure of distance but time. Ocarina of Time has more dungeons and they generally take longer to get through, perhaps we could arrive at a unit of measurement, the Hyrule Metre and show that Twilight Princess has a larger area in Hyrule Metres but the lack of meaningful things to find and do make the World seem smaller.
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Telltale's The Walking Dead Collection adds visual enhancements
I don't know, it could be argued either way whether this constitutes 'enhancement'. The original versions could have had exactly the same tonal balance and contrast, some things being obscured by shadows was part of the original art direction I'd presume.
Why not challenge themselves and fix some of the janky animations? Or refine some of the character models?
So I'd consider this more of a value proposition, if you don't own most of this content already here's a convenient way to get it all in one package.
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Metal Gear Survive comes out in February
Considering this initially looked like an exercise in reusing an engine and assets the fact that so long is being spent on development could be a positive sign and there is more to the game than we thought...
Or maybe Konami have decided to get in on the sweet, sweet loot box action and they have retooled the entire game to facilitate a loot box economy.
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What the UK can learn from the Far East's battle with loot boxes
|It's sad that it might come to this, generally I'm against regulation but I don't think the industry can be trusted to keep on the straight and narrow when they're going in full steam ahead on models that seek to exploit human weakness and frailty with no regard to possible harm it may cause.
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Jelly Deals: Nintendo Switch with Mario + Rabbids and Lego City Undercover for Ł300
Bundles are a false economy unless you're in the fortunate position of the bundle containing exactly what you want.
Otherwise, you're in the position where you're being told that X, Y, and Z are adding value, say Ł100 but for you that value could be skating close to zero plus the fact that the items have been bundled has severely reduced their resale value because there are people already in your position looking to offload parts of the bundle.
I'm recalling the Amiga and ST bundles that claimed to come with Ł400 worth of software. Wow, Mum and Dad! It's like the computer is practically free!
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Capcom's hard play for the west has resulted in a very different Monster Hunter
8 months ago
Well let's hear those arguments for why it would fail. Surely success or failure depends on what they deliver?
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Modern N64 controller a Kickstarter success
10 months ago
Why have they transposed the D-Pad and Stick to make it more like an XBox pad? The Stick should be in the lower position to keep closer to the original mapping.
It's a nice idea but I've owned Hori's take on the same idea for years, relocating controls is a major headache due to the N64's odd form factor and the Z-button being highly accessible in that configuration.
Playing Star Fox for instance becomes troublesome because it's very easy to keep the Z-Button depressed whilst also operating other controls on an original N64 controller but it's a strain on the Hori pad which also mapped Z to a shoulder trigger like this pad.
Nintendo themselves realised this and altered Star Fox 64's controls for the virtual console releases and remapped much of it's function to L.
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Here's how Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen Remastered looks
10 months ago
Not sure why you're bringing that up here, that 'operatic rock' song isn't in Dark Arisen.
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Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy biggest single-platform launch of the year
11 months ago
Ah, the Nintendo gambit.
Starve them of a franchise release for so long they don't think twice about putting money down
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Sony's flat E3 conference shows signs of a mid-generation lull
12 months ago
So all it takes is a conference to make somebody turn around and write off a whole year? We already had great games such as Persona 5, Nioh and Nier, did the conference make them evaporate?
No other platform has come close this year.
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Dragon's Dogma re-release coming to PS4, Xbox One
More choice is good right? Why would anybody argue that less is better?
I'm extremely fond of Dragons Dogma myself, but regardless of how you feel about Dragons Dogma or any port or remaster, having the option of a version for more current console hardware is a detriment to nobody. The development resources for a project of this sort would never deprive you of the next Shadow of the Colossus or Panzer Dragoon Saga or any new title.
You lose nothing and publishers haven't yet devised a way to force you to buy their games.
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Arms is that rare thing - a motion control game that works
That's a recent article.
We needed to be seeing articles of that sort about a decade ago.
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So, this is a public admission that Wii motion controls weren't fit for purpose?
What are people who cover games going to do about making sure they don't just get swept up into operating as an extension of a platform holder's PR department again?
Why should you be believed this time?
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Mass Effect series "on ice" following Andromeda disappointment
Even without EA's 'help' Mass Effect Andromeda was looking shaky.
The developers seemed to be more interested in virtue signalling than making a well crafted game, when you're spending that long focused on Twitter, perhaps you're not paying so much attention to things like facial animations. I've heard unconfirmed reports that they moved away from meritocratic hiring which resulted in sub standard work which has now reached meme status.
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Square Enix trying to find a buyer for IO, future of Hitman in doubt
|Unless Square Enix is also selling Hitman and all the other IO IP along with the studio I foresee problems for the Hitman studio cut loose from the IP.
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EA reckons 40% of console game sales will be downloads by the end of 2017
You think this thread is representative of the customer base and their preferences as a whole?
No, it isn't, Eurogamer is one of the only places I'd find people who aggressively advocate for digital.
Let's go back to EA's numbers, considering all the odds and ends I had to download last time I bought an EA product, rather than just having something that worked off the disc.
Skepticism regarding anything EA says about digital is prudent if there is any way that they can also count customers who bought physical copies as participating in the digital ecosystem due to parts of games being withheld as DLC.
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I'd be dubious of anybody in the industry trying to present increasing digital adoption as consumer led.
We don't have access to EA's numbers and we don't know how those numbers have been used to get that result. A quick look at EA's releases shows a heavy preponderance of DLC supporting big releases, if any of that was counted towards the 40% it would be rather dishonest to present that as growing preference for digital. How many people would have preferred a complete version on disc? Since they don't offer it, we can't know.
If the games industry is engaging in any form of communication, press release, smoke signals, you name it, work on the assumption that they're outright lying or attempting to deceive.
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Alan Wake developer's next game gathers pace
|I guess a new IP was seen as the best way of reaching a cross platform audience, lots of people would skip over an Alan Wake 2 because they'd never played the original.
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Nintendo's inventor of the N64 analogue stick is retiring
Are you being intentionally dense?
Exhibit A:
A Vectrex Controller. A fully functional stick, an analogue stick, an analogue stick you push with your thumb.
As we have already established Nintendo's version introduced in the N64 pad was prone to various problems, due to it's design.
It's actually the Dualshock twin stick design that became the standard that everybody else ripped off with the inverted cup design that covers the stick and keeps detritus out. The stick on the N64 pad was an evolutionary dead end.
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You do realise that no device uses a stick based on that particular design anymore?
Good grief, you're probably one of those morons who think Nintendo invented the analogue stick.
Game controllers had analogue thumb sticks years prior to Nintendo having them. What do you think radio controlled model aircraft enthusiasts were using for years?
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Is 'inventing' the N64 analogue stick something you really want to headline a career with?
A stick that's primarily known for it's reliability problems, basically a stick that people don't like much based on a design that got retired for something more reliable at the first opportunity. Does any device use a stick based on that design anymore?
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There's another ZX Spectrum crowdfunder - but this one looks promising
Naetharu has embarked on a career writing fiction.
How does your Wii versus PS4 Pro analogy work when the 'Wii' has more CPU power by a degree of multiples and more available RAM after startup than your 'PS4 Pro'?
Then we have fairy stories like the assertion that the Spectrum couldn't do scrolling. This is a pretty easy one to verify you know. Load the port of a game like R-Type, does it scroll? Maybe I need to rethink my assertion...
Of course the Spectrum could do scrolling, it had to be handled in software rather than calls to specific hardware, are you going to call the C64 superior to the Atari ST next? Once again, it didn't have hardware scrolling, once again it didn't turn out to be impossible. Scrolling was handled in software.
If the developers wanted a game to have scrolling, it would have scrolling. It would be a bit of work for the CPU but we already know the Spectrum had bags to spare in comparison to the C64.
I just don't know how anybody could write so much whilst knowing so little. Hundreds and hundreds of Spectrum games with scrolling yet somehow you're not even aware that they exist.
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A second rate computer as opposed to what?
The C64 was far more expensive and computers such as the Amstrad and Atari ST wouldn't be launched for years.
This was the dawn of home computing. The Spectrum excelled over the C64 in a few areas so you couldn't even call it second rate up against it's main competitor of the time.
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Sure, I understand the nostalgia argument.
I'll undercut them, give me Ł150, I'll paint a house brick black with a Spectrum logo on a corner and that can sit gathering dust on your shelf. Not only are you saving money, it's more environmentally friendly by far.
The first 100 backers also get my 'another' Commodore 64 (a house brick painted beige) for free!
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They need to communicate the utility of the hardware.
It can run Spectrum software. Okay, emulators and the original hardware can do that. What does Spectrum Next do that they don't?
It's more capable hardware but that is limited by the software back catalogue, there's no way it can wave a magic wand and transform the graphics of games, neither would you want games playing at the wrong speed if you decided to use CPU power.
I suppose people could make dedicated games for it but that will always be limited to a niche homebrew scene that can only take off if sells to a broader audience than a few nostalgics.
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Is Persona 5 on PS4 actually a 1080p remaster?
Heck, did you even try Googling my name and FFXIII? One of the first hits you'll get is a scathing review I wrote on about it...It never occurred to me. Do you Google people you disagree with on the internet?
I'd presume the answer is a most definite yes in your case. I'll take a pass on extracting vital 'evidence' from your reviews. It's not necessary.
Final Fantasy XIII is quite literally composed of flat backdrops like stage scenery in places, they're counting on limited movement preventing you from seeing the flat edges. As soon as you move to the only area where the player could see complex scenes from multiple angles, as you can in the town scenes of Persona 5 Final Fantasy XIII has an absolutely massive graphical downgrade.
The question remains, is Persona 5 a technically sub-par PS3 JRPG? I don't know how anybody can could honestly argue that it falls below the baseline of average which would be required to even start building an argument for it being sub-par.
Finally, stop being weird.
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Utter nonsense.
I actually booted Star Ocean a few days before Persona 5 was released. The graphics are garbage in comparison to Persona.
Lost Odyssey, not a PS3 game so I can't comment.
Final Fantasy XIII, all just flat, look but don't touch backdrop. As soon as you reach the only non-corridor area in the game the graphics turn to utter trash. Even if you could point out ways Final Fantasy XIII looks nice you're still on a massive loser because you're playing Final Fantasy XIII, which can be classified as shit drizzle at best.
Resonance of Fate, doesn't look better than Persona 5.
I'm wondering what sort of defect it actually takes to make Star Ocean look better than Persona 5. My point stands, as far as PS3 games go Persona 5 looks fine, there are rough edges if you're looking for them but overall it's a lovely looking game with beautiful use of colour.
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Right, lets put this 'technically dismal' nonsense to bed.
Take a look at PS3 JRPGs, how does Persona 5 compare to them technically? Technically it's one of the better ones, JRPGs are rarely on the cutting edge.
The PS4 port is there for people who want it, or you can just ignore it and play something else if that's not good enough to meet your exactingly high standards for ports of PS3 games.
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It's unfair to characterise the PS3 version as plagued by tearing it's really only noticeable in busy town areas. I've yet to see signs of tearing in dungeons.
Tearing is quite limited in the long term, quick travel unlocks after you've visited a lot of places for the first time and you'll seldom be traveling town areas.
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Nintendo posts $20k bounty for info on Switch security vulnerabilities
Since the evaluation of the information is entirely at the digression of Nintendo, I suspect that the $20,000 amount is just to get attention, as we see here.
What you'll actually get is the $100 if you don't care about the potential negative effects and inconvenience you're forcing on other users for such a paltry sum. Just the threat of a hack meant that PS3 users lost an entire feature from their platform via forced updates. Judas got paid far better
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Peripherals maker Mad Catz files for bankruptcy
I generally avoid third party controllers, I did have a Mad Catz Dreamcast light gun though, it had a rapid fire option and was of good build quality. My sister always preferred the Mad Catz controller over the official Dreamcast gun due to the aforementioned rapid fire.
Regarding arguments about who has the crap controller, as soon as somebody grumbled I'd immediately offer to swap with them. The surprising thing is that they always decided to stick with the controller they had. They must have figured I was trying to trick them into taking an even worse controller.
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One of the hissy fits was a hold over from the day before when I instructed her to send a one sentence letter out. One sentence. She then came to me to tell me she was not going to do anything without an attorney's approval. I was half-tempted to just do it myself, but decided I wasn't going to do her work and give in to her non-sensicalness (yes, I made up that word) - no more than I would give-in to a fit-throwin' two year old demanding ice cream at a grocery store.
I let that simmer and told her that if she wanted that confirmation from an attorney, she needed to ask for it herself and that I expected it to be done promptly regardless.
She spoke to B-Dub about it and he had no clue about what I asked her to do and instructed her to talk to me for instruction and do as I said. (Thank you, B-Dub for a little validation!) So she asked me again that next day what she was supposed to do. As I was starting to explain it again, B-Dub walked up and pulled us both into his office.
I explained to him the one sentence letter I wanted her to send and why it needed to be sent. He agreed it needed to be sent and asked what the problem was. Secretary continued to whine and argue, and eventually, B-dub just asked me to handle it. I agreed to do so. I wasted too much time on this little letter already. This is just another example of the failed management I deal with daily.
Without going into other long stories about her epic attitudedness (another made-up word - you're welcome), I will just give you a few examples:
- Physically tearing paper from my (warm, living) hands;
- Lots of dramatic horse sounds to infer her frustration with life;
- E-mail blasts about what isn't in her job description;
- Eye rolling (I think she keeps replacement eyeballs in her desk for days like that when she wears hers out); and
- More breaks than work.
B-Dub later confessed that he did a poor job managing the situation and apologized. I agreed with him and told him I'm near the end of what I can take. I told him I have one solution to this "problem." He said he is open to other "possibilities." Well, I am too now...


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Orlando Mediator Lawrence Kolin explores current issues in Alternative Dispute Resolution, including mediation and arbitration of complex disputes by neutrals resulting in settlement of state and federal litigation. This blog covers a wide variety of topics-- local, national, and international-- and includes the latest on technology and electronic discovery affecting sophisticated lawyers and parties to lawsuits.
Friday, December 18, 2015
The French Do It Better? Je dis ça, je dis rien
French consumers must currently bring claims against French companies to court. Though come 2016, French companies offering goods and services to consumers will need to provide mediation mechanisms-- free of charge-- in disputes arising from poor performance of a merchandise sale contract or a service agreement. The new requirements come with implementation of recent EU Directives on alternative dispute resolution for consumer disputes. The rules are applicable to any individual or legal entity, whether public or private, acting as part of a commercial, industrial, non-industrial or free market activity. Both domestic and cross-border disputes are subject to these rules. As such, companies must provide consumers with mediator contact details in a clear and legible manner on their website along with their TOC of sale or services, their purchase orders or any other relevant media. Consumer mediation will be observed, evaluated, and controlled by a new entity called the Commission for the Evaluation and the Control of Consumer Mediation (la Commission d'évaluation et de contrôle de la médiation de la consommation – CECMC). Reportedly, mediation will remain an option for consumers and will not be obligatory. Non-compliance on the part of those parties subject to the rules can be administratively fined up to three thousand Euros for individuals and €15,000 for corporations. See more here-- http://bit.ly/1OdhQvr and http://bit.ly/1JuKjbK


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This was the last of the new recipes for Championship Monday. We wanted some grilled chicken but something a little different. I found this marinade and had the ingredients. (Isn't that half the battle of picking out a recipe) But to make it a little different I made the chicken into kabobs. Who doesn't like kabobs? I think you will like this recipe too. The flavors say summer but we grill all the time so it was perfect.
Honey Lime Grilled Chicken Recipe
1/4 cup olive oil
zest and juice from 2 limes
2 Tablespoons honey
1/2 teaspoon cayenne
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Received record quickly and in fine shape. Very happy to hear this one again and add to my collection. Thank you.
geriad on 19 May, 2018
Very nice and arrived fast
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Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor, DBE (February 27, 1932 . March 23, 2011) was a British-American actress, businesswoman and humanitarian. She began as a child actress in the early 1940s, and was one of the most popular stars of classical Hollywood cinema in the 1950s. She continued her career successfully into the 1960s, and remained a well-known public figure for the rest of her life. The American Film Institute named her the seventh greatest female screen legend in 1999.
Born in London to American parents, Taylor and her family moved from England to Los Angeles in 1939. She was noted for her beauty already as a child, and was given a film contract by Universal Pictures in 1941. Her screen debut was in a minor role in There's One Born Every Minute (1942), but Universal terminated her contract after a year. Taylor was then signed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and had her breakthrough role in National Velvet (1944), becoming one of the studio's most popular teenage stars. She made the transition to adult roles in the early 1950s, when she starred in the comedy Father of the Bride (1950) and received critical acclaim for her performance in the tragic drama A Place in the Sun (1951).
Despite being one of MGM's most bankable stars, Taylor wished to end her career in the early 1950s, as she resented the studio's control and disliked many of the films she was assigned to. She began receiving better roles in the mid-1950s, beginning with the epic drama Giant (1956), and starred in several critically and commercially successful films in the following years. These included two film adaptations of plays by Tennessee Williams, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) and Suddenly, Last Summer (1959) Taylor won a Golden Globe for Best Actress for the latter. Although she disliked her role in BUtterfield 8 (1960), her last film for MGM, she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance.
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1. It's November and I am so excited to begin decorating for Christmas!!!
I may or may not have already started!
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2. Hubs and I are escaping to Nashville in approximately 28 days!
3. In the spirit of Nashville, I may or may not have had a HICKEY on Tuesday. Is it college all over again? Is it?
4. There are days that I miss being a true "stay at home mom". Watching the other bambino is hard work!
5. Have y'all tried the Starbucks Via packets yet? TRY IT! It's delicious!!!
6. I bought black flats in the kid's department at Target. No, I'm not kidding.
I hope you all have a wonderful weekend. We are decorating for Christmas, shopping, and spending time with my family and good friends.
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by Johanna Faust.
Oakland police have partnered with multiple agencies to evacuate an Oakland elementary school after a receiving a tip that a man with a rifle had entered one of the "portable classrooms" on the campus.
The caller, using the non-emergency number, reported the sighting at about 12:45 p.m.. Corroborative evidence has not yet surfaced.
A police helicopter, borrowed for the occasion, hovered loudly over downtown Oakland for most of the afternoon. Officers with weapons drawn stood at the ready near the classrooms as kids were led from the school, located at 1100 Third Avenue (at 12th Street) -- close to Laney College.
No student or teacher has been reported hurt or missing as of 3:15 Monday afternoon (January 31) when the last of the evacuees were leaving. The alleged gunman has not yet been found; SWAT teams were waiting for full evacuation to thoroughly search the school.
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The Hands that Move the World
Early Life
In a time almost forgotten, Eshunu was a Hashalaq quori, one of the judges of his kind. When the quori opened a gate from Dal Quor and invaded Eberron, Eshunu participated in their war against the giants. Somewhere in the middle of the conflict, however, Eshunu turned on his own kind, appalled at their behaviour and attempts to conquer Eberron, and citing further issues more tied to the deep and complex politics of the quori.
Eshunu's attempted rebellion failed, and as punishment, he was imprisoned in a shardmind: a crystal body that binds his body in a dormant state and traps most of his memories and powers. As the quori are dream creatures, the shardmind forces a sort of reverse dream, preventing Eshunu's true from from "waking" for as long as the shardmind exists.
Left mute and stripped of memories and most independent thoughts, Eshunu was kept more or less as a slave in the nation of Riedra on the continent of Sarlona.
Arrival in Khorvaire
In the 700s YK, Eshunu ended up in the Eldeen Reaches of Khorvaire via a teleportation spell gone awry. At this time, he had virtually no free will left, and stayed motionless in the Towering Wood until he was found by a small circle of druids. These druids took him in and, over more than a century, restored Eshunu's will back to him and taught him their secrets.
Eshunu still could not remember much of his past as a quori, nor could he speak, but he began to accept his new life. He found himself attuned to the scarab beetles of Sarlona as his totem animals, and formed a deep spiritual connection with them. Eshunu had the ability to conjure or transform into swarms of scarabs, and was rarely seen without a few crawling on his body.
When he felt comfortable enough to do so, Eshunu parted ways with the druids and wandered until he encountered Stahlstrauss. Stahlstrauss was also alone at this time, after the Resolved were butchered by the Council of Azuun. The two traveled together for many years.
The Eclipse Collective
While traveling through Karrnath, Eshunu and Stahlstrauss ran afoul of a band of hobgoblins aligned with Kalarel in Winterhaven. The hobgoblins defeated the pair, and imprisoned them beneath Shadowfell Keep. They were later freed by the Eclipse Collective during their adventure in Winterhaven. After helping the Collective defeat Kalarel, they decided to join the party, and made it official when signing with the party's original patron, Remelius Artauche.
Eshunu was instrumental in the quest for the Rod of Order, and joined the party in their search for the Chaos Gear. While crossing Lake Galifar to get to the Eldeen Reaches in pursuit of the Gear, the party was briefly imprisoned in their dreams by the quori. Only Stahlstrauss and Eshunu, who did not need sleep, remained awake when agents of an organization called the Dreaming Dark — mortal representatives of the quori — boarded their boat. They incapacitated Stahlstrauss and brought Eshunu down with special weapons that shattered his body into a pile of crystals, which they swept up, took to their own craft, and fled.
It was later learned that Eshunu's shardmind body was taken back to Sarlona.