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The homosexual political movement today in the West claims that there was another "holocaust" in WWII Germany, the knowledge of which has been suppressed. Increasingly it is being taught and believed that homosexuals, even great numbers of homosexuals, were targeted for persecution and elimination by Hitler and Company.
This surprisingly revelatory book, written in the mid-1990s, factually demolishes any such claims. Authors Lively and Abrams uncover a startling panoply of suppressed historical facts about the ubiquitousness of homosexuality not only in Germany's Weimar Republic of the 1920s, but also concentrated at the highest levels of leadership all throughout the Nazi regime from start to finish. Despite the fact that occasionally certain Nazi leaders such as Hitler and Himmler famously made proclamations against homosexuality, the documentation in this book more than proves that any Nazi proclamations against homosexually were hollow, meant only for a gullible public's consumption. The fact is, homosexuals were at the vanguard of Nazism from day one, all the way up to the end of WWII. What's surprising is how numerous are the primary sources, contemporaneous with the Nazis, with which these authors can readily and consistently cite. The SA brownshirts were infested with homosexuals, especially at the leadership level; this pattern carried over into the SS blackshirts; Hitler, Himmler, Goering, Heydrich, et al, surrounded themselves with homosexuals and sexual deviants (indeed, these authors document that these four men themselves were known or probable sexual deviants); only when it occasionally became an absolute necessity did any of these men make any public statements against homosexuality, and any promises they made to the public that homosexual offenders would be punished was carried out with a very pronounced indifference.
More enlightening still, Lively and Abrams show how there was (and still is) a very real internecine historical warfare between two main camps of homosexuals, what these authors and at least one of their underlying historical sources call the "Butches vs. Femmes." The homosexual leading Nazis were probably exclusively of the "butches" variety, and any modicum of persecution of homosexuals in Nazi Germany was carried out against their homosexual "femmes" rivals, but it can be shown that many of even these particular cases of persecution were instigated mainly for political reasons.
This dichotomy among homosexuals is almost certainly of ancient lineage; what these authors do claim quite convincingly–again buttressing their claims using venerable, contemporaneous sources here as well–is that the "butch" ideal of homosexuality dates back to at least the all-male warrior caste revered in ancient Sparta, and that this ideal occasionally rears its deviant head again and again in history whenever an all-male warrior caste is emphasized as the exemplary model for males in a society. One constant throughout all this history, from Sparta to the Teutonic Knights to Nazi Germany, is the emphasis on not just homosexuality but also pederasty. It would be difficult to overstate how important was/is pederasty to this class of ultra-aggressive male homosexual. Reading through this history, so much of it modern, 20th century history, it boldly clarifies the historical account of Genesis 19: Abraham's nephew Lot was dealing with a band of exactly this archetypal homosexual males.
This book is replete with facts that would and will shock most propagandized Westerners who have of course been indoctrinated in the many contemporary popular myths about homosexuality.
The authors' close by producing example after example of this same butch-homo/nazi phenomenon occurring in many parts of modern America, from the Nazi march on Skokie, Illinois in the 1970s to the naziesque tactics of NAMBLA and numerous other homosexual and pederastic activist groups: the admonition for the here and now is obvious and sobering.
There are a few minor flaws with the book, such as the fact that these authors do NOT understand the true geo-political nature of the Vatican as distinct from the religion it hides behind. Fortunately, this problem only surfaces a few times in the entireity of the book. Nevertheless, it is worth noting.
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Washing up for ideas
I've discovered my muse!
It's the washing up sponge (we don't have room for a dishwasher).
My last two screenplay ideas came to me while I was washing the dishes. The down side to that is the dishes didn't really get done as both times I left the kitchen and wrote the outlines down.
I always do that now. I'll write something out as soon as I think of it. I've done that ever since one night when I woke around 1am and couldn't sleep. I came up with a wonderful idea, it seemed perfect. I tossed it round in my head for about two hours and then felt tired enough to get back to sleep. I thought "Should I get some paper and write that down?" but that meant getting out of bed and I was tired, so I told myself I would do it in the morning.
Morning came and could I remember what I had spent two hours planning out during the night? Yeah right! I spent the whole day trying to remember and drew a blank. All I could remember was that it sounded fantastic :(
So now I write everything down.

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Thursday, February 1, 2007
Crucifixion of 6,000 rebels by Crassus
At the end of the Third Servile War, a revolt against the Romans led by the gladiator Spartacus in 71 BCE, the Roman general Marcus Licinius Crassus had more than 6,000 rebels crucified. After defeating and killing Spartacus in battle at Apulia, the Romans lined the 200-kilometer Appian Way road from Capua to Rome with 6,000 gladiators and slaves on 6,000 crosses (Bella Civilia 1:120).
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Thank you to the lovely hostess Mieke for a wonderful stay. This charming b&b is in the perfect location in Brugge - nice and quiet it is just a 15 minute walk from the Markt. Brugge is not massive so you can cover a lot...More
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Jesus, Jesus, all-sufficient,
Beyond telling is Thy worth;
In Thy Name lie greater treasures
Than the richest found on earth.
Such abundance
Is my portion with my God.
In Thy gracious face there's beauty
Far surpassing every thing
Found in all the earth's great wonders
Mortal eye hath ever seen.
Rose of Sharon,
Thou Thyself art heaven's delight.
William Williams, 1717-91;
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She is Aliiiiive!
Posted by Mike O on March 5, 2008
The Hildebeast lives on- ironically, probably thanks to the 'Rush Limbaugh' contingent in Texas Republican and independent conservatives. (I was on board with that strategy for Republican voters switching weeks before Rush mentioned it; I helped run the caucus in my precinct). The victory was worth far more headlines than delegates, however; thank the Democrat primary and caucus 'undemocratic' features for that.
All is good, and not simply because of crass desire to see the GOP retain the White House. That does enter in, though; EITHER party having control of both houses and the presidency is always a disaster, as shown by the GOP recently and the Dems on several occasions before.
Let's get to the primary election impact first. Hillary's impressive popular vote win in Ohio and her pseudo-win in Texas (she'll end up with less delegates due to the caucuses) makes her a political poker player with a weak hand but lots of outs, instead of no outs at all.
She will be selling the valid point the Barack has not been able to win in the big states needed to win the General. She also may be able to show at the end of this that she has more popular votes than Barack (she is essentially tied now). She can try to bring Florida and/or Michigan back into play for 'fairness', even if it involves 'do-over' primaries. If Florida and Michigan remain left out, she can also go to the super-delegates to argue that they need to help her make 'adjustments' to the 'pledged' delegate counts to compensate for the 'disenfranchisement' of those two states. It could give some of the super-delegates the public talking points to go along, when what they'll really be thinking about is the very private political blackmail/extorsion/bribery the Clintons are capable. She can cut a deal with John Edwards for his 26 delegates, outbidding Obama based on her superior deal-cutting experience (and under the table resources). All of these will likely be employed, in some form or fashion, to give her a shot at an outright win, no matter how ugly.
Any and all of these outs depend on her to be within striking distance in 'pledged' delegates; certainly less than 100 short. To accomplish that, she needs to keep chipping away at him, smiling motherly-fashion all the way.
With Hillary within striking distance and the decision not to be rendered for at least seven more weeks, certain lines of political investigation will go on that could not have gone on in a straight Obama-McCain fight. Those investigations involve internal Democrat aspects of the Chicago politics from which Barack sprang, currently centering around the corruption trial of his supporter and neighbor, Tony Rezko (). And possibly, a little more scrutiny will be accorded interesting tidbits like this one:
Just after Barack was elected to the United States Senate, Michelle received a large pay increase—from $121,910 in 2004 to $316,962 in 2005. "Mrs. Obama is extremely overpaid," one citizen wrote in a letter to the editor of the Tribune, after the paper published a story questioning the timing of the award.
The only way to get to the bottom of such is from inside the Democrat machinery; Hillery can do that, John McCain cannot. And Hillary will have to for enough leverage to carry the day. The back-alley knife fighters that work in her shadow campaign will be very busy.
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March 7, 2008 at 12:18 am
They want an electoral mulligan. The big complaint I keep hearing it that the people of FL and MI deserve to have their voices heard. Damn straight they do AND they actually have. The democratic voters in both those states elected people to represent their interests who saw fit to ignore the rules of the national nominating process. The voters of FL and MI should have their say. They did and will. The next time they vote they ought to vote for people other than the knuckleheads that decided to disenfranchise them. 48 out of 50 states managed to get it right.


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I stumbled upon this old article below but it's still fresh and new. You should read the whole thing, but this part jumps out at me [emphasis mine]:
Other countries see themselves as countries, and compete with us as a country, for their benefit and the benefit of their people. As much as some of us might want a world in which we all cooperate and share and have "free trade" and other ideals and dreams, the fact is that other countries understand themselves as countries. Companies and industries located in other countries are operated to benefit their people. Their governments give them special benefits to help them compete with our companies. And then they are taxed so their country can have good schools and infrastructure and all the rest of the benefits of the modern world, for them.And if we do not respond in kind, then their people end up better off at the expense of our people.
Anybody who's taken Econ 101 or Political Economy has surely learned that protectionism is bad; it leads to higher prices for consumers, can often escalate to beggar-thy-neighbor policies, etc. This is the economic theory, and it's sound as far as it goes. But it is not political-economic reality.
When every other country -- including China -- is looking out for its own corporations' best interests while we preach "free trade," it is tantamount to America's unilateral disarmament.
Moreover, in the history of the modern world there has never been free trade. As an ideal, free trade is about as realistic as communist utopia. In a few hundred years, yes, when we're all wearing Star Trek-style unitards that come in three colors and speaking Esperanto, then maybe we will have free trade. But before then we will probably have invented a better economic system than capitalism. So free trade is a silly ideal. The best we can hope for is freer trade, mostly achieved on a bilateral basis, with friendly countries that we trust.
Nor can we look at trade in isolation. Yes, Americans pay very cheap prices, compared to other countries, for goods like flat screen TVs and automobiles. However, fewer and fewer Americans these days have jobs or sufficient income to pay even these "reduced" prices that are thanks to "free trade." Yet many working-class Americans have lost their manufacturing jobs because of free trade and globalization. So what good are cheaper goods if they are still not affordable for the un- and underemployed?
And there is more to global trade -- and the economics that drives it -- than tariffs. For instance, taxes. Most people don't realize that about one-third of global trade is intra-company trade, i.e. trade in intermediate goods between parts of the same company. There is also inter-company trade, i.e. trade between two or more internal business entities that results in a legal transfer of prices.
To make things even more complicated, there is also trade in financial products between internal entities of one company, or related entities (with the same beneficial owner), such as inter-company loans.
This year, the conservative publication Forbes estimated that 95 percent of America's trade deficit comes from intra-company trade; and much of this intra-firm trade is designed precisely to avoid and evade taxes, that's its only purpose. And so instead of discussing ideal concepts like free trade, we ought to be discussing real things like "arm's-length transfer pricing."
There are positive signs of change in the G20 countries and the OECD, however. With most of the world in recession, fiscally ailing national governments everywhere are trying to prevent tax base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS). They realize that many multinational corporations (MNCs) are playing a shell game with their operations, sales, and tax declarations to lower their overall (global) tax bill. Such tax shenanigans are corporations' "responsibility" in order to maximize returns for their shareholders, say business groups, economists and the financial press. They say "double taxation" of their firms in different countries is unfair and economically inefficient.
(Conspicuously, U.S. businesses say little about their moral, patriotic obligations to the USA, where their corporate HQ are located. Thus companies like Google and Apple may call themselves "American" -- falsely so, in my view -- although any Middle Eastern sheikh may own their stock; and meanwhile they pay most of their taxes in places like Ireland and employ most of their workers overseas).
At the same time, it is governments' responsibility to maximize tax receipts to provide for the welfare of their citizens; and governments argue that "double non-taxation" is just as economically inefficient and harmful. It is in governments' collective interest to stop a global "race to the bottom" where MNCs are registered for tax purposes in tiny havens like the Caymans, Bahamas and Ireland.
And governments require tax revenues to re-train workers who lost their jobs to overseas low-cost competition, through programs like U.S. Trade Adjustment Assistance.
And governments require tax revenues to re-train workers who lost their jobs to overseas low-cost competition, through programs like U.S. Trade Adjustment Assistance.
Keep alert and informed as events unfold, because the global debate on BEPS -- and the inevitable push-back from international Big Business lobbies -- is only going to get more intense....
By Dave Johnson
April 26, 2013 | Crooks and Liars
What does it mean to be an American? What does it mean to be an American corporation? An article in the Wall Street Journal the other day should trigger questions like these.
Multinational companies based in the U.S. boosted their global work forces in 2011 almost entirely by hiring workers overseas, underscoring the slow growth in the U.S. job market.... The paltry hiring at home reflects where multinational companies are focusing their attention. Stronger economic growth in overseas markets in Asia and Latin America is driving their expansion, reinforcing their shift toward cheaper labor or closer access to customers.The U.S. parents of multinational firms account for about one-fifth of total private U.S. employment. Since 1999, employment by U.S. multinationals is down by 1.1 million inside the U.S., while it is up by 3.8 million overseas.
The hiring by American companies is not happening in the U.S. At the same time these companies are holding $1.7 trillion of profits outside of the country, away from their own shareholders and our economy to avoid their taxes, while pushing to dramatically lower the taxes they pay us – and even to get out of paying any taxes at all on money they make outside of the country!
Why Do We Have Corporations?
Why do We the People even have laws that allow corporations and give them special benefits? The answer obviously is for our common benefit -- why else would we do it? The corporate form of a business enables the company to easily obtain capital from investors, in order to accomplish large-scale projects that benefit us. To encourage this we give these entities special privileges. For example, we limit liability which means the investors are not held liable for the actions of the company – they won't lose more than their investment if the company gets sued for some reason. We provide a system that helps them obtain financing, insurance, market liquidity and all kinds of things to help those investors get a good return on their money.
Benefit: We the People want railroads, but it takes a lot of money to build and operate a railroad. And our system wants private companies to do the work of building and operating railroads instead us just doing it ourselves. So we set up a way for a private company to gather investment from lots of people.
Why Do We Want "American" Corporations?
Why don't we just contract with any old corporation that comes along to get things done for us? Who cares what country these entities are from? Why should we as a country want to encourage and support our American corporations? Because American corporations make money for us. That is the whole point.
Other countries see themselves as countries, and compete with us as a country, for their benefit and the benefit of their people. As much as some of us might want a world in which we all cooperate and share and have "free trade" and other ideals and dreams, the fact is that other countries understand themselves as countries. Companies and industries located in other countries are operated to benefit their people. Their governments give them special benefits to help them compete with our companies. And then they are taxed so their country can have good schools and infrastructure and all the rest of the benefits of the modern world, for them.
And if we do not respond in kind, then their people end up better off at the expense of our people.
As long as other countries operate for the benefit of their people, it is our job to keep up our end of the bargain as it exists and operate as a country for the benefit of our people. This means that we support our companies, and expect them to bring the money they make back here, and share the returns with us.
We The People Used To Understand Who Is The Boss
We the People (used to) understand that these companies exist for our common benefit and (used to) expect certain things back from these corporations. We (used to) expect them to provide high-quality products and services and not engage in fraud and trickery. We (used to) expect them to provide a safe and fair work environment with good wages and benefits. We (used to) expect them to be good citizens that benefit the communities where they operate. And our laws and enforcement (used to) make sure they operated that way – for our common benefit.
These understandings and expectations have disappeared. An Apple executive articulated the new corporate understanding to The New York Times. He said giant multinationals like Apple "don't have an obligation to solve America's problems." And to prove it, American corporations are holding $1.7 trillion in profits outside the country – just sitting there – rather than bringing that money home, paying the taxes due and then paying it out to shareholders or using it to "create jobs" with new factories, research facilities and equipment.
We The People Have Forgotten
Citizens, elected officials and corporate management have forgotten why we have corporations and who they are supposed to serve. We have instead developed a system in which corporations exist for their own sake, doing anything they want to do, and doing these things only to enrich the few who own and manage them.
There is no longer an understanding and expectation that these entities – creations entirely of We, the People -- are supposed to exist for the common good of We, the People. They no longer try to provide high-quality goods and services. They no longer feel they must avoid fraud and trickery – and without enforcement of rules are able to gain advantage over others that do not operate this way. They no longer provide a safe and fair work environment with good wages and benefits. They are not good citizens that benefit the communities and country where they operate.
They are no longer under the control of We the People.
Are American Multinationals Really American?
For all intents and purposes giant "American" multinational corporations have transformed into entities with completely different interests from their American workers, customers, communities, citizens and government. These corporations are no longer operating in the interest of America or any country, while claiming the benefits of being American corporations (when it suits them.)
For example, the giant American multinational corporations are now set up and structured to avoid paying taxes here, or to any country. They set countries against each other in their hunt for low-wage labor, subsidies and advantages in markets.
Some companies are even "American" when it suits them, and not "American" when it does not. The post, Unraveling The Romney/Bain Tax Story drew on a New York Times report, Offshore Tactics Helped Increase Romneys' Wealth. From the post:
Why is part of the same company set up based in Delaware, and part in the Cayman Islands or Luxemburg or Bermuda? Because the functions of the American-based company are those functions that avoid taxes on foreign entities, and the functions of the Caymans-based part are the functions that would have to pay US taxes if it was in the US. But in reality it is the same company -- except for tax purposes! Here is the explanation of the foreign-based parts, from the Times article:
Had those funds been set up in the United States, the Romneys and other American investors would probably have been subject to certain federal taxes for their ownership of "controlled foreign corporations." Setting up the funds in the Caymans allowed them to avoid those taxes.
Here is an explanation of the American-based parts,
Another appeal of offshore funds is that they help private equity attract investment from deep-pocketed big institutions like pension funds and university endowments. While these are generally tax-exempt, they are liable for taxes on "unrelated business taxable income" if they put money in funds that use debt financing to make investments.
So why aren't they all just foreign-based? Why do they need to have an American-based part? One reason is that making the loans that run up the debt that enables these companies to get the interest deductions (more tax avoidance) would incur income taxes if the loans came from a foreign entity,
Beyond their tax advantages, however, offshore funds controlled by American money managers can also create new tax problems. Those funds are limited in their ability to make loans without triggering corporate income taxes — an issue for Sankaty funds. Therefore, they usually have a parallel domestic fund that makes the loans, holds them for a period before selling a portion to the offshore fund, a practice known as "season and sell."
And, of course, the American-based entities enable the low "carried interest" tax rate that hedge fund managers enjoy. The company paying Romney can't be foreign-based,
So-called carried interest, the cut of a fund's investment gains earned by its managers, enjoys a favorable tax treatment. But under I.R.S. rules, carried interest cannot be derived from a corporation, like the offshore blockers used by Sankaty.
The American-based entities can buy American companies without incurring "foreign-based" obligations. Then the foreign-based entities can avoid the taxes that the American-based buyers of companies would have to pay. And the foreign-based investors can be in the foreign-based parts of the company, avoiding US tax obligations. Also American entities like pension funds can avoid US taxes they would otherwise have to pay.To put it another way, the same company can pretend it is US-based when that is what it needs to be, and foreign-based when that is what it needs to be.
What Can We Do?
First of all, we want and need corporations, for the reasons outlines above. For our common benefit, to accomplish large-scale projects, and as a result to bring shared prosperity to our citizens.
But we have to be the boss of them. We have to understand again that We the People set up this system of corporations for our common benefit. (Why else would we set up these things?) And we have to again call ourselves a country.
Can we align the interests of these giant corporations with our national, American interest? If we cannot, they should be stripped of their American corporate privileges and be required to do the same things as other entities that are not wedded to the national interest. And then We the People can build and support American companies that are.


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[ame] Etisalat has reported Dhs4.59bn in net profit during the first half of 2009, an increase of 11% compared to the previous year. The increase excludes the net profit made in from the sale of shares in Mobily of Dhs892m. Net revenues reached Dhs14.74bn for the first half of 2009, 10% higher compared to Dhs13.40bn reported in the first half of 2008.
Etisalat profits up by 11% in H1
Sunday, July 19, 2009
UAE: Etisalat profits were up by 11 per cent in first half of 2009, partly from operations in Saudi Arabia
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I have learned this year that every time I move locations whether it's to a different area of the province, across provinces, or across the world it brings with it new sustainability opportunities and challenges.
I have committed recently to moving to London, England after I graduate from University this spring and there are already things that I know will improve my sustainability and things that will at least initially hinder my efforts.
First, some things I am looking forward to:
- No car: I can't exactly take it with me and I will finally be living in a place where I don't need it
- Metered utilities: I doubt my budget will like this much, but I am looking forward to actually being accountable and at the very least be able to track my energy consumption, I think it will help me cut back a lot more effectively.
- Public transportation: kind of like not having a car, but in general I just rather like public transportation and it will get me to walk more
- Possibly gardening: There's a small backyard where I will be living which I might be able to tinker with as a hobby
Some things I don't think will help my sustainability:
- Having to start over again with food: I imagine it will take time again to learn how to tell where things are from, what is local, where to get local food, etc.
- Continued limited food options: I know the grocery store nearest to where I will be living does not have the widest selection of products (it's a pretty small grocery store) and plus it's in the city so I'm not sure how many farmers there are nearby like there are here in New Brunswick.
- Contributing to increasing urbanization
- Having to relearn what's really "green": I'll have to figure out what UK products and brands are really environmentally friendly, and what new/different eco-labels they have in the UK and their meanings
I'm looking forward to the move and what changes in sustainability it will bring. The flight over there won't help with my sustainability, but I plan on sticking to their weight limitations without buying any extra allowances for my luggage. This will also help encourage me to cut back on all the goods I own and be less materialistic. Iceland Air, which I'll be flying on, has approximately 144 pound limit for their overseas flights: two check bags and two carry on ones. It will be interesting to try to stick below that and still take everything I'll need with me. I am very much looking forward to trimming down my possessions though and getting rid of a lot of things that I just simply don't need. I'll try to write a blog post in the future about what kinds of new homes I was able to give my various items.


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Friday, September 23, 2005
New non-fiction titles @ our branches
Kirstie Alley ~ How to lose your ass and regain your life : reluctant confessions of a big-butted star
Julie Myerson ~ Not a games person
John Sergeant ~ Maggie : her fatal legacy
Robyn Annear ~ A city lost and found : Whelan the Wrecker's Melbourne
John Anthony ~ Leckey Low, degraded broots? : industry and entrepreneurialism in Melbourne's Little Lon, 1860-1950
Marian Keyes ~ Further under the duvet
Edward Klein ~ The truth about Hillary : what she knew, when she knew it, and how far she'll go to become President
Andy Shea ~ Petria Thomas : swimming against the tide
Bill Carter ~ Fools rush in : a true story of war and redemption
Wayne Howell ~ Killer excuses
Anonymous ~ A woman in Berlin : diary 20 April 1945 to 22 June 1945
Tim Latham ~ Norfolk : Island of secrets : the mystery of Janelle Patton's death
Christine McCabe ~ A garden in the hills : a tale of selling up, digging in and growing things
Mark Latham ~ The Latham diaries
Phil Cleary ~ Getting away with murder : the true story of Julie Ramage's death
Ian McPhedran ~ The amazing SAS : the inside story of Australia's special forces
Cheers, Maryanne
New fiction titles @ the branches
Henning Mankell ~ The man who smiled
David Gemmell ~ Lord of the silver bow
Charlotte Bingham ~ Friday's girl
Jack Higgins ~ Without mercy
Anne River Siddons ~ Sweetwater Creek
Terry Brooks ~ Straken (Book 3 High Druid of Shannara)
James Lee Burke ~ Crusader's cross
Michael Dibdin ~ Back to Bologna
Cynthia Harrod-Eagles ~ The colonel's daughter
Anna Jacobs ~ An independent woman
Graham Masterton ~ Manitou blood
Sarah Harrison ~ The next room
Cheers, Maryanne
Thursday, September 22, 2005
Introduction to Tai Chi
Interested in learning more about Tai Chi? Come along to a free introductory class with Elaine Davidson, an experienced Tai Chi teacher who has taught for many years.
When: Thursday 27th October 11.00am.
Where: Mt Evelyn 50 Wray Crescent Mt. Evelyn in the Mt Evelyn Community Room
Bookings on 97363851.
Cheers, Maryanne
Courtyard Gardens
Planning a new garden or updating an old one? Marilyn Gray from Karwarra Australian Plant Garden, will talk about Courtyard Gardens, using Australian plants.
My courtyard garden is looking a bit worse for wear. I think I desperately need to go to this talk.
Supper provided.
When: Thursday 20th October 7.30 pm.
Where: Belgrave Library Reynolds Lane Belgrave.
Bookings on 9754 7266.
Cheers, Maryanne
Brewing Beer
Making home brewed beer with Eric Walters from the Grand Ridge Brewery. Eric will be presenting a range of pure beers for tasting and orders can be arranged on the night.
When: Thursday 20th October 7.00pm.
Where: Croydon Library, Civic Square Croydon.
Cost: $5.
Bookings on 9294 5640.
Cheers, Maryanne
The Art of Beaded Jewellery Making
Join Ro Bailey who will demonstrate the art of beaded jewellery making. Learn more about the techniques involved, the tools required and where to buy your beads. Bring along your own lunch - tea and coffee supplied.
When: Friday 14 October 12pm.
Where: Knox Library 425 Burwood Highway Wantirna South.
Cheers, Maryanne
Black Box: David Warren and the creation of the cockpit voice recorder
We tend to take inventions like the 'Black Box' for granted, not thinking about the huge impact it's had on air travel and safety in our skies.
Join author Janice Witham as she speaks about her book "Black Box: David Warren and the creation of the cockpit voice recorder" which chronicles the human aspects of the cockpit voice recorder story – the inspiration, the setbacks, the encouragement and the disappointments.
When: Wednesday 12 October 7.00pm.
Where: Boronia Library, Park Crescent, Boronia.
Book on 9762 4099.
Cheers, Maryanne
Family History for Beginners
Ann Dixon will show you how to begin tracing your family history. Light refreshments included.
When: Thursday 6th October 1.30-3.30pm.
Where: Healesville Library, 231 Maroondah Highway, Healesville.
Bookings on 59624423.
Saturday, September 17, 2005
Entries close
Adult 1st $1500
Knox Award $500
For residents in Knox, Maroondah and Yarra Ranges
Sponsored by Cr Ben Smith (Knox City Council) - Chair ERLC Board and Cr Garry Scates (Knox City Council) - ERLC Board Member
Teenage 1st $350 13-18 years
Sponsored by DLS Australia
Junior 1st $250 9-12 years
Sponsored by The Little Bookroom
Friday, September 16, 2005
How to grow a vegetable crop in the Yarra Valley
Sazan Halit From a local Market Gardening family will discuss
- Ground preparation and maintenance
- Recommend crops and varieties
- Give hints to suit local conditions
Questions answered. Tea and coffee provided
When: 11:00 am Saturday 1st October.
Where: Yarra Junction Library, Yarra Junction Hoddle Street, Yarra Junction.
Great practical advice!
Dave MacFarlane's One Day
Dave MacFarlane's One Day – guitarist and award-winning songwriter and mandolin player playing music from their new album. Enjoy the music while you browse the shelves!
When: Saturday 1 October 2-3pm.
Where: Croydon Library, Civic Square, Croydon.
Mondo Friendzy
When: Sunday 25 September 2-3pm.
Where: Knox Library, Knox City Shopping Centre, 425 Burwood Hwy Wantirna South.
Thursday, September 15, 2005
Ancestry available at the library
It includes U.K. and U.S. census records, military records, passenger lists and more!
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Family Footy Trivia Night
When: Thursday 22nd September 2005 7pm.
Where: Yarra Junction Library, Hoddle Street, Yarra Junction, 3797.
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National Storywriting Competition
Entry forms can be downloaded from the library website or obtained from our library branches.
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Wednesday, September 14, 2005
New non-fiction @ the library
Theresa Burkhardt-Felder ~ Pray for me in Santiago : walking the ancient pilgrim road to Santiago de Compostela
Brent Runyon ~ The burn journals
Mary Elsy ~ Pedals and petticoats : on the road in post-war Europe
Patricia Atkinson ~ La Belle Saison
Bernard Lynam ~ Outback house
Paul Ham ~ Kokoda
Andrew Smith ~ Moondust : in search of the men who fell to Earth
Andrew Gaze/Grantley Bernard ~ The Andrew Gaze story : a kid, a ball, a dream
Jim Eames ~ The country undertaker : reminiscences of a bush life
Kevin Morgan ~ Gun alley : murder, lies and failure of justice
Rodney Cocks ~ Bali to Baghdad and beyond : a young Australian on the United Nations frontline
Patrick French ~ Young husband : the last great imperial adventurer
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New fiction @ the library
Elizabeth Kostova ~ The historian
Glenn Meade ~ Web of deceit
Terry McMillan ~ The interruption of everything
Faye Kellerman ~ Straight into darkness
Jeffery Deaver ~ The twelfth card
Ian Rankin ~ The flood
J.A. Jance ~ Long time gone
Lisa See ~ Snow Flower and the secret fan
Sandra Brown ~ Led astray
Nora Roberts ~ Two of a kind
Margaret Maron ~ Rituals of the season
Robert B. Parker ~ Appaloosa
Marion Chesney ~ Sick of shadows
Larry Niven/Brenda Cooper ~ Building Harlequin's moon
Orson Scott Card ~ Magic Street
Penelope Lively ~ The photograph
Sharon Kay Penman ~ Prince of darkness
Lyn Andrews ~ Friends forever
Anna Jacobs ~ Pride of Lancashire
Lynda Page ~ A lucky break
Laurie R. King ~ Locked rooms
Garry Disher ~ Snapshot
Linda Howard ~ Killing time
David Morrell ~ Creepers
Catherine Alliott ~ Not that kind of girl
Freda Lightfoot ~ The woman from Heartbreak House
Mary Jane Staples ~ Out of the shadows
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It may surprise you to learn, but dogs can develop diabetes just as people can. Diabetes is a life-threatening illness so you will need to closely monitor your dog's blood sugar and provide him with the correct medication. You will also need to carefully manage his diet.
As with people there are two types of diabetes in dogs: diabetes insipidus and diabetes mellitus. Diabetes mellitus is also divided into two types, Type I diabetes which can occur in the early years of a dog's life and which is also called juvenile dog diabetes. And Type II diabetes. This kind of diabetes usually appears in elderly dogs. It is most often characterized by the dog's dependence of insulin.
With diabetes mellitus dogs typically have an insulin deficiency. The dog's body is unable to metabolize sugar very well. This is the more common and the more dangerous kind of diabetes in dogs.
With diabetes insipidus there is a lack of vasopressin. This is an anti-diuretic hormone that controls the kidney's absorption of water.
As dogs age they are more prone to acquiring diabetes. Larger dogs are also more likely to get diabetes. Overweight female dogs are also very prone to diabetes. Diabetes will depend on the dog's pancreas secreting the correct level of insulin to use all of the glucose produced by the body. If the pancreas doesn't produce the right amount, then the diabetic problem occurs.
Symptoms of diabetes can include:
Drinking more, urinating more, weight loss, increased appetite, dehydration, and sudden cataract formation
Diabetes is an endocrine disease and it is also influenced by heredity. Being controlled by the endocrine system, it is also considered an autoimmune system disease and when diabetes occurs it can lead to other autoimmune system problems. Early diagnosis is very important. Your vet will need to perform a sugar blood test to get a diagnosis. Once diagnosed, you will need to continue to monitor your dog to make sure he stays in stable condition.
You will need to talk to your vet about medications and your dog's diet. He or she can tell you what foods will be good for your dog and which kinds of food to avoid. You will need to make regular visits to your vet so he or she can monitor your dog's health.
Depending on your dog's case, medication may be needed to help with the diabetes. Insulin injections may be needed. They can often help a dog live a normal life and extend his life for many years.
Diabetes can sometimes lead to other diseases, such as heart problems. There can be circulatory problems. You should watch your dog for signs that he could be developing other health problems, but with the proper diet and medication he should be able to live a reasonably normal life.
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When I started my journey as principal, I knew it would be lonely at the top. What I wasn't prepared for was how lonely I was when I got home. I have wonderful friends, but I inadvertently pushed them away by either talking about my new situation or not saying anything at all. I needed to talk and I needed support, but I didn't want to burden anyone with the rush of change I was dealing with. Even with my husband, he either gets one-word answers about my day or he ends up listening to me for an hour because I just can't stop talking. When the floodgates open…watch out.
Fast forward to last Saturday night…
I was at home catching up on Voxes from the Mom Bloggers when the thought occurred to me that these ladies have walked me through the last year and a half of my life. They may know more about my days than my husband does. They know when I'm happy…they know when I'm sad. We even joke about how we are living parallel lives when we experience similar days or situations.
What is hard to explain to others is how you can be friends with someone you may have only met once or not at all. How do you build a friendship with someone by just dropping voice messages in an app? The only way I can explain this is by sharing some of the things we have encountered as a group:
- Illness/Surgery
- Successes and struggles at work
- Mom fails
- Wife fails
- Our children's personal struggles that have led to feelings of helplessness
- Deaths of family or friends
Every day, we go to Voxer to:
- Check in with each other
- Cheer each other on
- Vent, cry, laugh and even talk in hashtags when we are being particularly silly
These ladies have helped me not feel so alone. They tell me the truth. They challenge my thinking. They make me a better mom, wife, and educator. I will forever be thankful for their support and their friendship.


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Sunday, October 21, 2012
My journey to Syroco....
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OH I love your mirror. It turned out great! What type of paint did you use?ReplyDelete
....Now aren't you glad you didn't give up and turn back?!
You found some awesome goodies. Love those sweet pumpkins and the cloche. You did a great job transforming that mirror. Good thing I couldn't make it over to Ripon that weekend because of a show I had the next day. We would have been fighting over the same things.ReplyDelete
Sounds like a fun day of yard sales! And your miiror is awesome!ReplyDelete
Oh those pumpkins are too cute. And A DOLLAR!! I would have done the same thing. Bought only 2 or 3 and regreted not buying more later. We are so funny, aren't we?! I have a mirror in the rectangle version of yours just waiting for me to do that same magic on. What kind of glaze did you use? It turned out FANTASTIC!!ReplyDelete
Love that big mirror! Perfect for my eastwood condominium. Hope I can find like that too in my place.ReplyDelete
Very pretty! Thank you for joining me at Home Sweet Home!ReplyDelete
Thanks so much for your visit and kind comments! Yes, I believe in the More is more philospohy and not Less is More!!ReplyDelete
Love your skirted book shelves and love your syrocco mirror. I just painted one white but I am not going to tell you how little I paid for mine...
I have the sconces that go with that mirror. I even painted mine white with a glaze on it just like yours! Oh, how I would love to find that mirror somewhere! What a great deal. It looks so much like the much more expensive one from Ikea.ReplyDelete
It's beautiful!
Visiting from Stuff and Nonsense.
Wow, what a successful shopping trip and the mirror...I'm sighing! Just beautiful. Thank you for sharing this at my Make it Pretty Monday party at The Dedicated House. Hope to see your prettiness again on Monday.ReplyDelete
I too love me some syroco mirrors, plaques, candle holders. Yours turned out great. Newest follower.ReplyDelete
WOW...AWESOME FINDS!!!!! LOVE lOVE LOVE the mirror!!!! Thank you for sharing over at Junkin Joe...we are back today...a girl named Sandy crashed our party for a few weeks but we are back! Hope to see you again : )hugs...ReplyDelete
You have to be careful though. Yard sales can get very addicting.ReplyDelete
Thank you so much for stopping by, and especially for taking the time to comment! I can't tell you how much your comments brighten my day!
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Who's on the Hot Seat After 2014 NFL Draft?May 14, 2014
Who's on the Hot Seat After 2014 NFL Draft?
Although the 2014 NFL draft has come and gone and hope currently springs eternal throughout every franchise and fanbase, the harsh reality of the situation is that a number of coaches, general managers and players face uncertain futures with their clubs and are squarely on the hot seat.
The men on this list are under intense pressure, and their directive is clear: perform and win or you'll be out of a job.
The coaches who comprise this list are on it because they haven't qualified for the postseason—and in one instance, the coach has experienced significant off-field turmoil. The general managers have either had a number of unsuccessful campaigns in a row or have gambled with the club's future. Finally, the players either have younger and potentially better options behind them or have possessed an inability to stay on the field.
The pressure is on, and these men must deliver in order to keep their jobs for 2015 and beyond.
Here are the coaches, general managers and players on the hot seat after the 2014 NFL draft.
Miami Dolphins HC Joe Philbin
The 2014 season will almost certainly be a make-or-break year for Miami Dolphins coach Joe Philbin.
In 2013, the Dolphins were rocked by a bullying scandal that sent shock waves throughout the NFL. It ultimately left the team without three of its starting offensive linemen from 2013 (Richie Incognito, Jonathan Martin and John Jerry) and had many, including B/R's Mike Freeman, questioning the viability of Philbin's leadership skills.
There's also the fact that the team's on-field product sputtered down the stretch, as the Dolphins crashed and burned against inferior competition (the Bills and Jets, respectively) in the final two games to finish 8-8 and out of the postseason, putting the rotten cherry on top of the disgusting sundae. Philbin is now 15-17 in two years as the Dolphins head coach.
New general manager Dennis Hickey addressed the offensive line in free agency and the draft, signing tackle Branden Albert and guard Shelley Smith and then drafting Tennessee tackle Ja'Wuan James and North Dakota State tackle Billy Turner. Last year, the Dolphins couldn't protect quarterback Ryan Tannehill, allowing a league-high 58 (58!) sacks. If they have similar issues this year, Philbin's seat might just burst into flames.
After two seasons on the job that feature no postseason play and a major black eye on what was one of the NFL's proudest franchises, the directive for Philbin is clear: make the playoffs or lose your job.
Dallas Cowboys HC Jason Garrett
Stop me if you've heard this one before: Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett is on the hot seat.
In a related story, the sky is blue, water is wet and Kate Upton is hot.
Following three consecutive 8-8 seasons without trips to the postseason, it's a miracle that Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones hasn't already fired Garrett. It stands to reason that 2014 will be Garrett's final chance to pilot the club into the postseason.
After this past weekend's draft, Jones told Jon Machota of the Dallas Morning News: "I, factually, can look down here and say we're a better team than we were this time last year as reality would have it." Since the Cowboys missed the playoffs by virtue of a Week 17 loss in 2013, Jones is clearly intimating that he fancies the 2014 iteration to be a playoff-caliber club.
So once again, all eyes will be on Garrett in Big D. While he's shown an almost supernatural ability to avoid losing his job, rivaling the survival skills of Jason Vorhees and Freddy Krueger, he won't make it to 2015 without a playoff appearance on his resume.
Pittsburgh Steelers GM Kevin Colbert
In his time as Pittsburgh Steelers general manager, Kevin Colbert has piloted the club to three Super Bowl appearances and two world championships.
But following two consecutive 8-8 seasons without trips to the postseason, it stands to reason that 2014 is a critical year for Colbert's potential future in the Steel City.
This past weekend represented an extremely important draft for Colbert, as he desperately needed to inject young playmakers onto both sides of the ball. On the surface, it would seem that he did so with the selections of Ohio State linebacker Ryan Shazier (first round), Notre Dame defensive end Stephon Tuitt (second round), Kent State running back/receiver Dri Archer (third round) and Clemson receiver Martavis Bryant (fourth round). However, it's too early to know just how the class will perform.
If Pittsburgh's greenhorns and other young players perform up to expectations, the team could find itself back in the postseason. But if the neophytes struggle and the team misses the postseason for the third consecutive year, it's difficult to imagine Colbert keeping his job.
Oakland Raiders GM Reggie McKenzie & HC Dennis Allen
Perhaps no general manager/head coach combination is perched on a more flammable seat than Reggie McKenzie and Dennis Allen of the Oakland Raiders.
Despite steering the club out of salary cap hell and toward the path to respectability, the duo has produced back-to-back 4-12 seasons that have tested the patience of owner Mark Davis.
Earlier this offseason, Davis said this in an interview with Vic Tafur of the San Francisco Chronicle:
(The 2014 season is) not put-up-or-shut-up, but there are no excuses. All right? When I said there was a deconstruction and a reconstruction period, that was to give an idea of what's actually been happening, but it's no excuse. In my mind.
It's clear that the Raiders need to win in 2014 in order to keep McKenzie and Allen employed.
McKenzie has consummated a number of shrewd signings this offseason, including defensive end Justin Tuck, linebacker LaMarr Woodley, receiver James Jones and running back Maurice Jones-Drew. He also traded for former Texans quarterback Matt Schaub and is coming off what appears to be a fantastic draft.
The infusion of new talent has the Raiders looking like a competent club, and now it'll be up to Allen, McKenzie's hire at head coach, to fashion a competitive campaign in the ultra-tough AFC West.
The twosome is tied at the hip; if McKenzie's players don't perform and Allen can't coax positive play out of them, both men will be fired.
New York Giants GM Jerry Reese
Don't let the jewelry fool you; despite having won two Super Bowls during his tenure as general manager of the New York Giants, Jerry Reese is most assuredly on the hot seat heading into 2014.
The Giants have failed to qualify for the postseason in each of the last two seasons, and the 2013 iteration that finished 7-9 was a total debacle. The offensive line completely broke down, and the team's overall talent level was not up to snuff.
In his season-ending press conference (h/t Ralph Vacchiano of the New York Daily News), owner John Mara took Reese's recent drafts to task, saying:
To be successful in this league you have to do a good job in the draft, especially on those middle-round picks. There's no question in the last few years we missed on a few of them, for whatever reason.
The pressure was clearly on Reese to deliver in this year's draft. At this point, it's unclear if his draft class, headlined by the first-round selection of LSU receiver Odell Beckham Jr., will help navigate Big Blue back into the playoffs.
Reese also signed a cavalcade of players in free agency, including cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, running back Rashad Jennings and guard Geoff Schwartz. He clearly knew that the results of the past few seasons haven't been acceptable, and he did everything in his power to improve the 53-man roster for the 2014 season.
If the roster once again falters and the Giants don't make the playoffs, though, Reese will likely be a goner.
Buffalo Bills GM Doug Whaley
In one fell swoop last Thursday night, Buffalo Bills general manager Doug Whaley placed himself squarely on the hot seat.
Whaley mortgaged the short-term future of the Bills and his long-term employment prospects in Western New York with a seismic trade, dealing the ninth overall pick in this year's draft along with a first- and fourth-round selection in 2015 in order to move up five spots to select Clemson receiver Sammy Watkins.
Make no mistake about it, Whaley has tethered his future to Watkins and is betting on the electric playmaker to push the Bills into the postseason for the first time in 14 years.
The problem, of course, is that the Bills weren't just one player away from making a deep playoff run heading into the draft. I panned the trade last Thursday night, as the Bills had more a more pressing need along the offensive line. Last year, Buffalo allowed 48 sacks, tied for fourth-most in the NFL, and starting quarterback EJ Manuel missed six games with various maladies. If the team can't protect Manuel and keep him upright, it wouldn't matter if the Bills receiving corps featured Watkins and both Andre Reed and James Lofton in their primes.
In an interview with Sports Illustrated's Peter King, Whaley said this about the decision to move up and select Watkins:
We've got to win. We've got to win now. Fourteen years of not making the playoffs. Fourteen years. The people here deserve so much more. We need to give them more. We need to give them a winning team. We need to do it for the people of this region, and we need to do it for Mr. Wilson. I understand how big the deal is. I'm a competitor. I like our odds. I like our chances. The information we had made the decision for us. The player made the decision. I think I made the best decision for the Buffalo Bills. I can live with that, however it turns out.
In that quote, Whaley refers to the late, great Ralph Wilson, the longtime Bills owner who passed away earlier this year. Whaley surely knows that with a new ownership group on the horizon, he must win over the fanbase and provide significant hope for the future in order to keep his job.
That's what he hoped to accomplish by trading up for Watkins. It was a calculated gamble, and it is one that will determine whether or not he remains the general manager of the Bills in 2015 and beyond.
Tennessee Titans QB Jake Locker
Since being selected with the eighth overall pick in the 2011 draft, Tennessee Titans quarterback Jake Locker has failed to dazzle and has shown an inability to stay healthy, missing 16 games over the past two seasons.
And with the team possessing a new head coach in Ken Whisenhunt and declining to pick up Locker's fifth-year option for 2015, the likelihood is that, barring a considerable reversal in fortune, 2014 will be Locker's last year in the Music City.
Locker must play—and play well—in order to hold the starting job in Tennessee beyond this season. The Titans drafted LSU quarterback Zach Mettenberger in the sixth round of last weekend's draft, and given Locker's history it should surprise no one if Mettenberger is starting by the end of the season.
This is clearly Locker's last shot with the Titans. If he can't stay healthy or perform, he'll be elsewhere in 2015, and it won't be as the presumptive starting quarterback.
Minnesota Vikings QB Matt Cassel
When the Minnesota Vikings re-signed quarterback Matt Cassel at the beginning of the offseason, it appeared that Cassel would serve as the "bridge" passer to whichever signal-caller the team selected in the draft.
But thanks to recent quotes from coach Mike Zimmer, it appears that Cassel's seat is already starting to get warm.
The Vikings traded back into the first round this year in order to select Louisville quarterback Teddy Bridgewater at No. 32 overall, and Zimmer has indicated he won't hesitate to play the neophyte. He told Matt Vensel of the Star-Tribune that Bridgewater "will play when we feel like he's ready, if he's the best guy, which we hope that he will be. We always want to have competition."
There's also the fact that the Vikings have a new offensive coordinator in Norv Turner, so it's not like Cassel has enjoyed a major head start over Bridgewater in learning the new system. If they're starting off on relatively equal footing, the fact that the club spent a first-round selection on Bridgewater signals that the club is more likely to play the greenhorn.
Forget about the idea of Cassel serving as the "bridge" to Bridgewater (no pun intended). There is no bridge; expect Bridgewater to emerge as the Week 1 starter.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB Josh McCown
While the inclusion of Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Josh McCown on this list might seem odd, the events from this past weekend prove that he's indeed on the hot seat heading into the 2014 campaign.
When the Buccaneers signed the 34-year-old McCown in free agency, coach Lovie Smith was quick to install him as the starting signal-caller. It appeared that Smith and new general manager Jason Licht had soured on Mike Glennon, who started 13 games for the Bucs as a rookie in 2013 and threw 19 touchdown passes against only nine interceptions.
In fact, I included Glennon on my list of best bargaining chips in the 2014 draft, with the expectations that Licht and Smith would deal him elsewhere.
But the draft has come and gone, and Glennon remains on the roster. Smith actually pulled a total 180 when he called Glennon his "quarterback of the future," per Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio.
McCown has been set up for success, with the club only drafting offensive players this past weekend, including receiver Mike Evans in the first round and tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins in the second. McCown thrived last season in Chicago when tossing the ball to towering targets, and incumbent receiver Vincent Jackson (6'5"), Evans (6'5") and Seferian-Jenkins (6'6") all fit the bill. If McCown can't succeed throwing to those giants, there will be an issue in Tampa.
If McCown struggles to start the season, don't be surprised if Glennon is inserted into the starting lineup. The Buccaneers are clearly a team with playoff aspirations, and if it doesn't look like McCown can steer them into January, it's doubtful he'll remain the starter.


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Well, I thought I'd get onto the ship and fuck off, but I get into a cut scene. Oh joy. What the hell do you bitches want now? Meanwhile Gestahl and Kefka are back at the Esper Door:
and the emperor seems surprised that the once lush forest is a shitty cliff face now too. They invade Esper land, Tina feels the cosmos, and then there's an earthquake, and a huge chunk of land floats up into the sky... which is now where Gestahl and Kefka are, instead of esper world:
Well I know where my next plot point is, but mostly I want to fuck off. I tried to get a picture of the statues in their non-chibi form, but I failed. Sorry. Apparently it's time to pick a party (Celes is back, by the way) but I don't know if I'll get to skitter off and level, so I think I'm going to add on some bruisers and see what happens. Oh! Apparently the middle option is 'just fly around' or something like that, so I'm off to magic grind. See you in a few.
So I'm back... after a week of work. I hate rage hunting... anyway, time to get my shit together and get to work! Time to go where Kefka's doing dumb shit! on the way we get attacked by:
Is it just me, or do those look an awful lot like Lagann? Well in any case, they're not a big deal, and I'm beating them pretty soundly. The only real threat seems to be that there are a lot of them. Well, as a wise man once said, "Nobody's that fast when waist deep in GMs." ... And if you've played any Dynasty Warriors Gundam, you know it's true. After several battles, nothing happens, so I wander towards the back of the ship and see:
Shit! Some days, you just can't get rid of a squid! Though if he's working for the empire... I hope they didn't pay him very much. The difference in this battle is that he seems to have brought as friend:
Clearly ugly runs in pairs around here. Well I kill them, and ugly number two sneezes me off the airship, and... I have to fight more flying magitek thingies on the way down... well shit! I'm wondering how the hell we're standing still and still falling at the same time, though.
REALLY starting to look an awful lot like Gunman around here... On a side note.. I seem to have to kill all the faces individually, AND it summons little golden snitches that start some kind of countdown, and are healed by magic. Yay. Apparently the main body starts the countdown, or something... either way I take it out without TOO much trouble, and I get to watch everyone celebrate on thin air. Good times. I wonder what that countdown did... Oh well!
Tina lands on the floating continent on her KNEES, which if you'll remember your laws or inertia, should have shot her knee caps out through her skin like bullets, and ejected the tibia and fibula as well. She jumps up though, so I guess she's alright... hooray video game physics! Not only does she get up, she shows us the serious pose of her people!
... Or potentially it's a knock-kneed "I'm in unimaginable pain" pose... Either or. As I save and nap at the nearby save point so Locke and Mog can reconstruct Tina's legs, I notice:
Our ninja friend is here... and he looks like he might have had too much to drink. I walk over, poke him with a stick, and he wakes up, babbles, and then joins the party. That was awfully prescient of you to only let us take three people, Setzer... are you a wizard? Anyway, I kit Shadow up, and get started on my floating continent adventure! As I walk around, I notice pathways keep opening up, which is good, I guess, but I'm not sure where to go, and wander over to talk to a blue orb. It has this in it:
What IS it with giants and showing me their panties? I don't want to see that shit! He's kinda tough, but I manage to take him down after a few rounds. I notice that after talking to the orb, it disappears so... treasure chest? We'll see. Yes, they're treasure chests. Groovy. Also there are proper behemoths, not that Intagir shit here, and... well I don't know if I'm over-leveled or what, but nothing's really bothering me here. (I have beaten the entire game at your party level or lower... -ed.) There are also dragons, you know, proper ones, not that crappy little wannabes you into other places. Also, word on the street... or path anyway... is that you can steal Genji Gloves from them. This would be rather nice, as having two is ok, but having three or even, dare I dream, four would be just lovely. I'm not going to waste TOO much time searching though, since I have shit to do, and all of the Rage/Lore hunting and magic/level grinding has made me run rather late.
I manage to get one and move on with my life. (In case you're wondering why I wanted an extra Genji Glove, it means that I can slap them on Mash, Cyan AND Setzer... and if I give Setzer an offering as well and equip the fixed dice, he turns into a tiny god.) There seems to be only one place I can go at the moment, and I head up some stairs that look like they lead to a teleport platform... Close enough? It swallows me up and then spits me out somewhere else, so on with my treasure-finding ways!
I wander around, step on switches, get eaten by bits of land, wander around in circles, get lost, figure out where I was, try again, back track, try again... you get the idea... and then finally I find:
A boss battle! However, since he is not Kefka or Gestahl, he's not the main boss battle here so, it's not like I can bounce just yet. You sir, I shall call mid boss. Well... Mid Boss... gets some pretty scary music, and he's pretty scary himself:
Um... help? He talks for EVER before we get down to business. Let's do this shit! Locke stole something, I think it was an Elixer, and then I Vanish/Death'ed the mother fucker. Ha ha. Then... Shadow fucks off. Damn it! Give me back that esper you bastard!!!
Well on that note, I'm going to call it here, since beating a mid boss seems like a pretty important mile stone before the end of the world. Tomorrow we shall see Giggles McClownpants lose his shit, and destroy EVERYTHING... for funsies. Until then, remember... if you can Vanish a bitch, you can Death or X-Zone it. Goodnight!


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In-universe examples go on TroubledProduction/FictionalExamples.->''"If Hitler is alive, I hope he's out of town with a musical."''-->-- '''Larry Gelbart'''* ''Theatre/SpiderManTurnOffTheDark'', TheMusical take on [[SpiderMan the comic book]] and the Creator/SamRaimi movie adaptations, had a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man:_Turn_Off_the_Dark#History hard time just getting to its preview period]] on Broadway... whereupon things went FromBadToWorse due to seemingly endless injuries to its performers [[note]]To the point that Creator/StephenColbert referred to it on ''Series/TheColbertReport'' as "Spider-Man: Notify Next of Kin"[[/note]], inspiring parodies on ''Series/{{Conan}}'', snarky coverage by Website/TheOnion Website/AVClub, endless snark in general from ''Magazine/{{MAD}}'', and a RippedFromTheHeadlines episode of ''Series/LawAndOrderCriminalIntent'' -- even ''Series/SesameStreet'' got in on making fun of it. ** With a $65 million budget, it would have to sell out for three years to break even. The preview period kept getting extended, and finally theater critics had enough and wrote/ran reviews of the February 7, 2011 performance (which, had it not been pushed back ''again'', was supposed to be the official opening date)... most of which were [[http://www.avclub.com/articles/spiderman-turn-off-the-dark-terrible-or-make-it-st,51518/ scathing]]. ** In response, the producers (finally!) panicked and brought in script doctors, along with having Bono and The Edge write new music. Director (and famous prima donna) Julie Taymor refused to go along with the changes and was either fired or quit. It finally opened in June 2011.** In January 2012, the producers suggested that the show might periodically add new scenes and songs to encourage repeat customers. The cautionary tale continued to unfold: Taymor filed suit against the producers and Bono and The Edge, claiming that not only that she was unjustly fired but also that they used her rewrites afterward, without giving her credit.** In August 2013, yet ''another'' performer was seriously injured during a performance.** Then it was the ticket sales that fell to their doom; in November the show was confirmed to be closing in January 2014, with $60 million of the producers' investment due to be lost according to ''New York'' magazine. ** The producers initially intended to reopen the show in Las Vegas in 2015, but decided to launch an arena tour in 2015-16 instead. However, nothing came of it.* In 1995, Music/StephenSondheim and John Weidman received a commission to write a musical about the lives of Wilson and Addison Mizner. By 2004, when the show's score was recorded under its third WorkingTitle, ''Bounce'', production had seemingly been abandoned. It finally made it to New York in 2008 as the off-Broadway production ''Road Show'', but it lasted only two months (counting previews), and has had only a few productions since.* The 2015 Broadway production of Creator/DavidMamet's ''China Doll'' was this even in previews, [[http://nypost.com/2015/10/29/al-pacino-totally-lost-over-his-terrible-new-broadway-play/ according to]] Michael Riedel of ''The New York Post''. ** Creator/AlPacino reportedly had difficulty remembering his lines and as a result, three teleprompters had to be hidden in the set; he also got lines fed to him via Bluetooth on the headset he wore as a billionaire. This had a detrimental effect on the play's blocking, since he often faced away from other characters whom he would be more realistically facing so he could read his lines. One incident involved Pacino's headset going out and getting co-star Christopher Denham to replace it. ''[[EpicFail In the middle of a performance.]]''** When director Pam [=MacKinnon=], who was apparently infamous for her [[ExtremeDoormat inability to stand up to big stars]], tried to give him a note, he told her "I'm not your fucking puppet!" and that was the end of that. Reportedly, he went back to his dressing room looking despondent after every performance; she spent the whole show pacing around backstage.** Pacino apparently believed the script needed serious revisions, but knew that where [[ProtectionFromEditors Mamet is concerned, you don't do that without consulting him]], but he'd been in Los Angeles since the first night and never responded to inquiries from New York, where audiences were reportedly walking out in great numbers during intermission.** The producers duly pushed the opening back... to a ''Friday'', almost unheard of on Broadway. Despite the producers' response that they were just trying to avoid competing with the recently-opened musical adaptation of ''Film/SchoolOfRock'', everyone knew this was an attempt to make sure bad reviews would be buried since Saturday's newspapers are the least-read of any day of the week. GenreSavvy critics pounced right back by filing uniformly negative reviews in Friday's papers, based on the previews they had attended (again, a break with custom).** Riedel followed up with [[http://nypost.com/2015/12/13/tantrums-terror-b12-shots-inside-al-pacinos-broadway-bomb/ a longer article]] about the play's problems, mostly reiterating his earlier reporting in greater detail. He added that some investors [[TemptingFate admitted they should have thought twice when writing their checks]] as neither Mamet nor Pacino have had any major success on Broadway in years. ** Another critic involved noted the rightward drift in Mamet's politics over the years, and said that the play, built around a billionaire's newly-purchased private jet, was basically Mamet's AuthorTract against the IRS....** ...which was Pacino's problem as well. He hadn't realized until rehearsals began just how much of the dialogue was his, and at his age it turned out to be more than he could handle. His requests to Mamet for revisions were primarily meant to address this problem. All Mamet ultimately did was make a few small changes.** The play also had SpecialEffectsFailure to deal with as well. As originally written, at the end a model of the plane that was at the center of the plot was supposed to be used [[spoiler:by Pacino as he murders his assistant.]] On one of the first preview shows, it did... and got dented by the actor's head, leading to much unintended laughter from the audience. Better work by the prop department and a rewrite of the scene took care of the problem.** It was expected as of the beginning of 2016 [[http://nypost.com/2016/01/28/in-the-final-days-of-pacinos-broadway-play-audiences-are-hate-watching-it/ that the producers would close the play by early February]], offering what discounts they could to cut their losses.* Trouble with ''Theatre/{{Chess}}'' in London started when its original director had to drop out before just before rehearsals, then went on to include trouble with the show's highly technical sets that threatened its ability to open on time. Then the Broadway rewrite (which ended up torn apart by critics and flopped) had enough behind-the-scenes drama that ''Vanity Fair'' wrote a feature on it, including claims of a director who was nearly unreachable, an ill producer, and a rush to open the show in time to compete with Creator/AndrewLloydWebber's ''The Phantom of the Opera''.* After writing ''Theatre/AManForAllSeasons'' and his screenwriting debut with ''Film/LawrenceOfArabia'', Creator/RobertBolt received carte blanche for his next play by West End producer H.M. Tennent. Unfortunately, he produced ''Gentle Jack'', one of the most notorious theatrical flops of the '60s - a play so poorly-received that it never again received a professional production.** For starters, [[AudienceAlienatingPremise the play itself was a hard sell]]: a fantasy parable about an office worker who visits his boss's estate in the countryside, then encounters a Nature God who offers the protagonist his powers [[FaustianBargain if he'll agree to murder one of his friends]]. It also featured LotsAndLotsOfCharacters with their own subplots that deviated from the main storyline, along with elaborate set design and stage direction that ensured an expensive production. Many of Bolt's colleagues found the play baffling and tried warning him away from the project; Peter Hall, director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, even offered Bolt a chance to write a history play on the English Civil War if he abandoned ''Jack''.** While Bolt landed a murderer's row of acting talent - Creator/KennethWilliams, Dame Edith Evans, Sian Phillips and Michael Bryant - they were either dubious about the material themselves, or else miscast. Evans was the worst offender in all regards: at age 75, she was simply too old for her character, conceived by Bolt as a fortysomething businesswoman. She forgot or else refused to learn her lines, asked Bolt for rewrites to make her character more sympathetic, occasionally refused costuming beyond the clothes she wore to the theater, and clashed with her costars. In particular, she irritated Kenneth Williams by asking director Noel Willman if Williams should be replaced, within earshot of the actor. Years later, Williams would make his impression of Evans' prima donna behavior a recurring joke in interviews and talk show appearances.** Williams harbored his own doubts about his role, as the titular Nature God. For one, he had to learn Welsh for large passages of the script, turning to Sian Phillips for help. He came to view Jack as "a lonely part and...a miserable part" that he couldn't get a grip on. Known for his broad comic acting in the Film/CarryOn films, Williams initially played Jack as a subtly menacing AntiVillain, hoping to [[PlayingAgainstType play against type]]. When Williams found audiences unresponsive, he began playing the character more and more broadly as the show's run continued. Williams was heartbroken by the negative reviews his performance received, and always blamed himself for the show's failure.** When ''Gentle Jack'' premiered in November 1963, it was universally panned: Bolt claimed that the critics "sat like mice, actively hating it" while Michael Bryant complained that audiences "thought we were disgusting." Kenneth Williams recalled that after one show, he and Bryant were confronted by viewers who demanded to know what the play meant. It was retired after seventy-five performances; its failure convinced Bolt to largely abandon the stage for the screen, agreeing to write the script for ''Film/DoctorZhivago'' immediately after its run concluded. Bolt spent his later years trying to rework ''Jack'' into something more presentable, but never finished it. * ''Theatre/ThePhantomOfTheOpera'' itself underwent much upheaval during its development and preview days -- numerous cast changes, backstage bickering over such changes, props and equipment frequently breaking down, and massive overhauling of nearly all the lyrics. Then, just as the show finally debuted, both of its lead actors took ill (Creator/MichaelCrawford suffered a hiatal hernia owing to the demanding score, and Steve Barton -- cast as Raoul -- suffered a fall after he replaced him as the Phantom) and then the ''understudies'' were knocked out of commission as well. Almost like the Phantom had put a curse on the show about him.* After Webber began work in earnest on the ''Phantom'' sequel ''Theatre/LoveNeverDies'' after years in DevelopmentHell, his cat climbed on his digital piano and accidentally deleted the score. Plans to open the show in three different countries (England, the U.S., and China) at once fell through due to logisitics. That was probably for the best: The London production was so poorly received, particularly by the ''Phantom'' fanbase, that by the end of 2010 it was extensively retooled. But the highly-unpopular underlying plot and changes to the characters were mostly intact, and it ultimately ran less than two years. Despite attempts to drum up interest by filming a better-received Australian staging for video release, the Broadway production that was supposed to follow on from London's in Fall 2010 has been indefinitely postponed -- not for a lack of effort on Lloyd Webber's part, while the show has managed several international productions in the meantime.* The now-cancelled Broadway production of the musical adaption of ''Film/{{Rebecca}}'', as detailed [[http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/25/theater/rebecca-the-musical-and-the-vanishing-act-of-its-investor.html here]]. ** After a successful run in continental Europe, producer Ben Sprecher canceled the London production as too costly. Even so, he decided it was ready for ''Broadway''. A mysterious British investor, supposedly named "Paul Abrams", then put $4.5 million into the play... more than 10 times what the biggest-rolling investors usually throw into a Broadway musical, even one that's been wildly successful in London. But no one had ever heard of Abrams, and the producers later claimed they never met him in person. ** In September 2012, Abrams supposedly died of malaria. Yet there had been no obituaries for a wealthy man who died of malaria in the British newspapers, and no death certificates listed malaria as a cause. A spokesman for the estate refused to take phone calls, and used an email address that had been created a month earlier. Sprecher (who had never been lead producer on a Broadway musical) had already built the sets, so he lost millions when the production was canceled the following month. The FBI arrested a stockbroker on Long Island for his attempt to defraud the producers by fabricating the foreign investors who were prepared to put the $4.5 million in.* ''Dance of the Vampires'', the Broadway version of ''Theatre/TanzDerVampire'', was [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance_of_the_vampires#Broadway probably doomed from the start]]. To summarize from the Other Wiki: It was supposed to open in 1998 but didn't until 2002, for reasons that ranged from having to find a new director (owing to the original, Creator/RomanPolanski, being unable to return to the U.S. without facing arrest on infamous rape charges) to the 9-11 attacks! As the ball got rolling, the script received an extensive, jokier rewrite to appeal to American audiences who no longer cared for European "megamusicals", and the changes kept on coming with the casting of Michael Crawford as Krolock; he had creative control over his dialogue, costumes, etc. Composer Jim Steinman was ultimately fired from his own show over not showing up to rehearsals. The director and choreographer, both fresh from ''Theatre/{{Urinetown}}'', proved unable to handle a production of this size and style, especially with so many dueling ideas and egos about. The result lasted only 56 performances and its reputation has so far discouraged other English-language productions.* The popular Broadway musical ''Theatre/{{RENT}}'' underwent some large production troubles. ** The idea was originally thought up by Billy Aronson. He teamed up with 29-year old composer Jonathan Larson and started writing the songs in 1989. ** Busy with other personal commitments, Aronson dropped the project and Larson picked it back up a couple of years later. ** In 1993 it had its first on-stage reading which resulted in some criticism against the musical's over-complexity and length. A workshop version was penned and performed in 1994, which resulted in even more tweaks needing to be made to the story, and Larson ''again'' having to rework the songs to fit the changes. ** Funding started to become an issue as many investors feared the musical's then-controversial subject matter, causing Larson to have to turn to other sources for money. ** When he finally got a steady cast together and the show was scheduled to make its debut in early 1996, Larson died from an undiagnosed aortic aneurysm. His death caused the first preview of the musical to be canceled and the play was performed in front of a private audience in his memory. Ultimately it made its off-Broadway premiere on time and has since become one of the most beloved musicals of the 1990s.* Creator/CirqueDuSoleil productions have their ups and downs on the way to opening night, but ''Theatre/BananaShpeel'' was truly troubled. The original concept -- a fusion of Cirque's "house style", {{Vaudeville}}, and TheMusical -- proved to be too much for one coherent show, so the major characters who were going to handle the songs were dropped and new composers hired AFTER the 2008 ''Series/AmericasGotTalent'' finale featured the singers in question in a preview segment. Now a {{Slapstick}}-heavy show with only two acrobatic setpieces, it bombed with critics in its Chicago tryout at the end of 2009. A second revision with more acrobatics and a ''third'' score took so long to put together (with two comic principals being fired and rehired over the period) that its New York City debut was delayed by months. This ran into another problem -- Cirque's grand plan for 2010 was for ''Shpeel'' to debut in late winter and run indefinitely at the Beacon Theatre, while the tent tour ''Theatre/{{OVO}}'' had a springtime engagement and ''Wintuk'' a holiday season one. The delays meant that ''OVO'' arrived first... and ''Shpeel'', with reviews far worse than ''OVO'''s, was stuck in its shadow. The show closed in two months. Cirque tried to take it on the road afterward, but it closed permanently after one month in Toronto -- the company's first complete failure amongst its live shows.* Before ''Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark'' hit Broadway, 1983's ''Merlin'' was a fantasy musical (presenting the famous Arthurian character in his younger days) that had its own overlong preview period. Its official opening was postponed three times to the annoyance of critics, and much like what happened with the Spidey show, ''The New York Times'' formally reviewed it before it formally opened. The spectacle wasn't the problem this time -- leading man Doug Henning was a StageMagician legend who'd previously had a hit with ''The Magic Show'' in TheSeventies and his tricks for this show were equally impressive. But he didn't have to do much singing in the older show (Creator/StephenSchwartz gave the tunes to his supporting cast), and in this one he did... at least initially, as by the end of previews all his singing was cut. The original director was cut too, replaced by co-producer Ivan Reitman, and a second choreographer was added. Making matters worse, the Broadway production of ''Theatre/{{Cats}}'' opened just months before and monopolized the attention of theatergoers -- particularly the families which ''Merlin'' obviously hoped to court. The producers pressed on ("It was the musical that wouldn't disappear" according to Creator/NathanLane, who played a bumbling villain), and it managed five Tony nominations in a weak season, but it won none and closed after 199 regular performances. * ''Theatre/FunnyGirl'' went on to be a hit, but its pre-Broadway tryout suffered serious troubles. The opening performance in Boston was practically a fiasco. Feuds arose between Music/BarbraStreisand and Sydney Chaplin, and between everyone and the notoriously temperamental Jerome Robbins when he took over from credited director Garson Kanin. Ghostwriters struggled to keep up with rewrites demanded by Streisand and the Arnstein family (the show's producer was Nick Arnstein's son-in-law). Chaplin's part became equal to Streisand's in billing only; a secondary female role played by Allyn Ann [=McLerie=] was written out entirely. Dozens of {{Cut Song}}s were thrown out ("People" almost becoming one of them), and dance routines were in a constant state of flux. The final scene was rewritten 42 times, and its final version was being rehearsed immediately prior to the Broadway opening, which had been repeatedly postponed.* Music/RichardWagner's second opera, ''Das Liebesverbot'' (based on ''Theatre/MeasureForMeasure''), was his first opera to be staged, albeit with severe cuts. The Magdeburg company's opening night performance was ruined by underrehearsed singers and orchestra. Their second performance never even started, due to a feud breaking out among the cast. The opera was not performed again until 1923.* ''Hot Spot'', a musical burlesque of the Peace Corps that flopped on Broadway in 1963 with an ailing Judy Holliday in her final starring role, had more than its share of troubles. Four days before rehearsals started, orchestrator Robert Ginzler (''Theatre/{{Gypsy}}'', ''Theatre/ByeByeBirdie'' and ''Theatre/HowToSucceedInBusinessWithoutReallyTrying'') suffered a fatal heart attack. The preview period was repeatedly extended for numerous ghostwriters (including Music/StephenSondheim, who helped write a new opening number) to improve the book and lyrics. By one account, the show went through nine directors. Herbert Ross ultimately took over both direction and choreography, but the program credited nobody for either.* The 1983 Broadway revival of ''Theatre/PrivateLives'', according to [[http://nymag.com/arts/theater/features/50176/ ''New York'' magazine]], had some significant problems.** One was casting Creator/ElizabethTaylor (who also coproduced) and Creator/RichardBurton as the leads. They had prepared for the parts by [[RealitySubtext marrying and divorcing each other ... twice]]. As Burton observed during rehearsals, the audience's awareness of that fact made some of their lines [[ActorAllusion far funnier than Coward could ever have intended]].** The real problem was Milton Katselas, the director. The supporting cast members ''hated'' him, and after the production opened to mostly damning reviews in Boston he took the blame and was replaced within days.* Japan had planned a massive long show stage play based on the mega-popular ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'', but it ended up getting cancelled when acrobat Kazutaka Yoshino fell to his death in an accident involving the equipment that was to be used for the wire swings. Because he was so important to the crew, the production company decided it wasn't worth trying to go forward and cancelled the entire thing.* The musical adaptation of ''Theatre/GroundhogDay'' was almost killed right off the bat in its move from London to Broadway when an issue with the onstage turntables stopped the first preview in the first 20 minutes. The cast performed the rest of the show concert-style, but it may have been an omen. Technical difficulties continued to plague the show (especially in the hugely ambitious car chase scene) during previews, in front of critics. Things seemed to be improving when, a few days before the show�s April 2017 opening, lead actor Andy Karl tore his ACL during a stunt� meaning the show risked having its opening night with an understudy on as Phil. He persevered, with help from his costume being refitted to include a leg brace, and the show received fantastic reviews and seven Tony nominations. Unfortunately, it won none and closed that September, possibly due to too much competition (''Theatre/DearEvanHansen'' and ''Theatre/ComeFromAway'' got even better reviews and word of mouth while ''Theatre/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Anastasia}}'' filled the "tourist-friendly adaptation of a well-known property" niche).* Following their groundbreaking smash hit, ''Theatre/{{Hair}}'', Galt McDermont and Gerome Ragni began work on their follow-up ''Theater/{{Dude}}'', but it was plagued with problems ranging from lead actor quitting to real dirt and butterflies being part of the show.----


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Though Rickie Lee Jones was always passionately vocal about the strong regard with which she held Laura Nyro's music, she was more commonly compared to the 'other' female singer-songwriter, Joni Mitchell, in the contemporary music press. This comparison seems very shallow today. Pirates is far more identifiably influenced by Nyro's trilogy of albums in the late 60s than anything Mitchell released. This album stands head and shoulders above the rest as the high watermark of Jones's oeuvre.
The optimistic longing in the opening track, 'We Belong Together' is a peaceful overture to the soulful and heartbreaking 'Living it Up' (the highlight of the strong tracklist). Though it's the elegant piano which is so central to the affecting tone of both these tracks, it is the personality of Jones's vocals which make the streetwise lyrics so memorable in attitude. The sudden surge of aggression preceding the chorus lyric, "oh we're giving it up, ya we're living it up", adds some bitter ambiguity to the refrain,
The record makes a surprising tonal shift in the middle of the tracklist. After the melancholy, lullaby-like 'Skeletons' ends, the piano fades, and the sound of a funky, R&B bassline grows in the background. (Fairly rehearsed-sounding) generic party banter preludes the start of the song proper. 'Woody and Dutch on the Slow Train to Peking' dumps the listener into a spirited party jam; with its jazzy interludes and walking basslines it feels just like an old standard, and despite the phoney bandter at the start, it sounds as if everyone involved had a great time recording it.
The terrific 'Pirates (So Lonely Avenue)', which follows, starts with the same high-spirited, funky instrumentation as Woody and Dutch, sounding initially not unlike 'Chuck E's in Love' from her début, yet with another shift in tone, the mood becomes introspective again, and the keys return for the ambiguously hopeful mood of 'A Lucky Guy'. In the eight-minute 'Traces of the Western Slopes' Jones's vocals spiral upwards, adopting an airy, ethereal quality... and plenty of Van Morrison-esque scatting. At the same time, her delivery of the melody leads with confidence and a deserved sense of grandeur. The final track, 'The Returns' is a brief, more grounded finale to the album - the tone is of melancholy optimism. We hear the abrupt line, "one of these days...", and the album ends.
I think that the Jones/Mitchell comparisons were partially a result, inevitably, of the latter's comparative prominence, but predominantly that of Jones's gender and shoulder-length blonde hair. Jones's music had neither the ditzy persona or hippy-dippy attitude of early Mitchell, nor the more moody, jazz-infused, narrative qualities of her later career. Rather, Pirates shares an intensity with Nyro's heartbreaking 1969 album, New York Tendaberry. Nyro's horns on Tendaberry thrust with momentary emotional peaks, confessing all to the listener, whereas on Pirates, Jones's sounds are more warmly inviting. The album has a timeless originality and humanity just as remarkable as her hero's. @128
1. We Belong Together
2. Living It Up
3. Skeletons
4. Woody and Dutch on the Slow Train to Peking
5. Pirates (So Lonely Avenue)
6. A Lucky Guy
7. Traces of the Western Slopes
8. The Returns
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The date September 11 has significance for most of us because of the events of 2001, but this date has come to have a happier meaning as we celebrate Indy's first birthday today.
September 11 is also the birthdate of our friend LaDonna, and because Indy's litter was born on her birthday and was actually made up of the exact number of males and females in LaDonna's family, the litter was named after them. Indy was known as Dalton, after LaDonna's adorable grandson. The picture above was taken when he was just five days old.
If you follow our blog, you know how Indy came to be Rim Rock's Out of the Blue and became a part of our family, despite the fact that we hadn't planned on adding a puppy at that time (see Out of the Blue post). This little guy has been a great addition to our household and has brought us much joy and laughter. He has the sweetest personality and makes friends wherever he goes. He's lovable and smart and has been a blast to train. We're so glad that Indy dropped into our family "out of the blue"!
While Indy's actual birthday is today, his first birthday celebration with his human and canine friends will be this coming Sunday, so stay tuned for photos of Indy's birthday bash!


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Two teenagers are dead and another is fighting for his life after a horror smash at Ipswich, west of Brisbane.
Police say a four-wheel drive slammed into into a small sedan at traffic lights in the suburb of Goodna about 11pm AEST yesterday.
There were four teenagers in the car and police say a 17-year-old woman and a 18-year-old man died at the scene.
A 17-year-old man was taken to hospital in a critical condition and another man was taken to Ipswich Hospital with head and chest injuries.
Senior sergeant Robbie Goodger says there were three people in the four-wheel drive who fled from the scene and one was caught nearby.
"We have located the driver of the four-wheel drive. He has currently been taken with minor injuries to the Ipswich Hospital and he will be interviewed in relation to the crash," he said.


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