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It is not known at what age an An'Tak reaches old age and expires. An'Tak from all walks have been known to live over 100 years and still be in their absolute prime when they die. Most An'Tak meet their end in one of their frequent battles or hunts, and liver cirrhosis finishes off the ones that don't.
One such ancient An'Tak is Karank Mak Tur Cha Hangu a Merogan ka Ulegau, or Grand Shaman Ulegau. He is the sole military and political leader of the state of Ulegau; around 40 million An'Tak. His wisdom is unmatched by few other living things even if his savage racial background would limit his raw brainpower. An experienced shaman and a general of high repute, his citizens are in no hurry to replace him.
Merogan's honours are as follows:
- Karank - Slain 10,000 men.
- Mak - Gift of Foresight
- Tur - Wisdom of the Dead
- Cha - Mastery of the Spirits (warlord rank shaman)
- Hangu - Noble House of Hangu
Merogan has thousands of protégés serving beneath him, though few are truly more than aspiring shaman hearing his lectures. It is his duty to choose the chiefs that would lead his military and civilians. Understandably, he is biased towards choosing shamans, though he is increasingly acting patron to the previously unpopular smith/engineer leaders as An'Tak faces a probable technological revolution. At the forefront of these promising candidates is Chu Korokar, a smith with the gift of foresight sent to earth to serve Merlin and genius engineer Saxton Hale and hopefully come back with the patience and experience to be made chief.


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AG Community Playthrough: The Space Bar
Welcome to the Space Bar community playthrough, fellow adventurers. The game was released in 1997, a great year for adventures, including a few other humorous 1st-person ones - Zork GI, Callahan's Crosstime Saloon, GAG. In 1998 we saw Starship Titanic and The Quivering, but as far as I know there haven't been any humorous 1st-person adventures since, at least not commercial ones. Sad…
The Space Bar was designed by Steve Meretzky. People who haven't played text adventures may not have heard of him. He was one of the most prolific implementors at Infocom in the '80s. Probably best known for Planetfall and A Mind Forever Voyaging. He also worked for Legend Entertainment and wrote the Spellcasting trilogy. Here he is in 1997, together with visual artist Ron Cobb and lovable Thud.
The Game
You are Alias Node, a human being on Armpit VI, a dismal backwater mining planet where an ore called Uptite is mined and refined into Upshot. Armpit VI is a "company planet", so all government functions are controlled by the corporation, Amalgamated Vacuum. You are a member of the Amalgamated Vacuum Security Force (AVSF) – a company cop.
As an AVSF member, you are trained in an interrogation technique called Empathy Telepathy. If you talk to a character long enough, and engage him on an emotional level, you can enter that character's memories and relive a memory through that character's eyes.
We'll meet lots of fun creatures to interact with during our investigation. But as already mentioned in the thread Adventure Game Scene – Wednesday 11 July, the interrogation which takes place in the Bar is timed and the passing of time is turn-based. Meaning you have a limited number of moves in the bar until the unidentified "shape-shifter" you are after leaves the planet and escapes. Your
only best strategy is to save the moment you enter the bar, explore everything as much as you like, exhaust the conversations cause they're great fun, and when you've discovered a memory which triggers an Emp-Tel, restore and take the shortest route to that Emp-Tel. You should do this after every Emp-Tel, as soon as your human silhouette reappears.
The game is both linear and non-linear. When you first enter the bar, you can interrogate several creatures. (Some will not be available until later.) We'll take them one at a time. The order of the Emp-Tels is not entirely up to the player though, I think it's possible to mess things up here. We can safely start with Fleebix and Thud. My memory is not entirely reliable, so please correct me if I'm wrong, Lady Kestrel or VinceTwelve!
Running the game. It works fine on XP. So far no-one has discovered a way to run it on Windows 7. Unfortunately there are no subtitles.
Manual. Useful for the keyboard shortcuts and for info on your PDA and Self-interaction (the white silhouette).
Disk swapping. According to the manual, it helps if you copy the folder called Bar from Disk 2 to the directory where the game is installed. Maybe the more technical participants know a better way to avoid the boring disk swapping?
Saving and restoring. Very important. Do yourself a favor and save often. Not just in the bar. You can die or be thrown out of an Emp-Tel when you make a wrong move.
Spoiler tags. Please use tags when appropriate. Please don't discuss parts of the game we haven't played yet. Need a hint? Just ask. This is one hard game.
My suggestion is to start playing on Wednesday 18 July. And then we will take the next 5 days to play the first interrogation and the Thud/Fleebix Emp-Tel. That will give everybody 3 days to install the game. If you need more time, just holler.
I'm looking forward to replaying and discussing this great game!
Now playing: ——-
Recently finished: don't remember
Up next: Eh…
Looking forward to: Ithaka of the Clouds; The Last Crown; all the kickstarter adventure games I supported
I'll try to help you tackle TSB's whims here, as I promised.
First of all, you should know that there's a lot of disc swapping in TSB so I highly recommend you make some kind of images of your game discs (ISOs, NRGs, BIN/CUEs, MDF/MDSs, something like that), store them somewhere on your hard drive and use them (mount them in some virtual drive program - I use DaemonTools) to install and play the game.
You start the installation the usual way, by double-clicking the SETUP.EXE file on your CD 1 and there comes the box:
When you click Next, the program will warn you about the default game resolution and colo(u)r display mode:
If you're using the right OS (mine is Windows XP SP2, btw) the installation will continue, but I got a message:
So I opened the drive with CD 1:
I right-clicked the SETUP.EXE, chose the Compatibility tab and ticked as shown:
After this the installation went on normally.
By default TSB is installed in C:\Program Files\SegaSoft\The Space Bar (I chose the folder I install my other games in and you can do as you please).
Now I was able to start the game and play it for a while, but when I tried to play it again tomorrow the following message popped up:
This is caused by the programming fault: the game is made to cope with maximum of 2 GBs of hard drive free space (the game was made in mid-90's, remember), and my drive D (on which the game is stored/installed) has much more free space than that. So what do you do? You simply lie the game!
"How on earth could I lie a game?" you may ask, and let me tell you that you don't have to do it yourself, there is a program for that (have you noticed that there is a software out there for almost anything?) and it's called Resplendent Resolver (thanks to Davros from VOGONS forums who brought this great little program to my attention).
You will use Resplendent Resolver to make TSB believe your system is up to the task.
First download this free (now outdated but still efficent) utility from here.
Install it as any other program and start it (you'll get a shortcut on your desktop after you install it).
There comes this:
Navigate to the place where your SPACEBAR.EXE is stored (the game folder, C:\Program Files\SegaSoft\The Space Bar by default) and select it:
Now go to Lie about you disk drives box and select the letter of the drive your TSB is on:
I selected as shown:
Now go to the Lie about the screen resolution box and keep lying:
After that you'll have the option to test what you did (skip the processor, memory and other boxes):
If everything is OK, the game works, you can go on.
At the end the program will offer you to create a shortcut to game exe (with all the lies you made) and you do so:
I did not use this shortcut later however, since I noticed that after all the tweaking I did with RR I could start the game with the desktop shortcut I made to SPACEBAR.EXE:
I only had to do the following (before creating a shortcut): I rightclicked SPACEBAR.EXE (in game folder) and ticked as shown:
You can also make the desktop shortcut to SPACEBAR.EXE, right-click it and tick the same boxes in Compatibility tab. It's all the same.
So that's what did the trick for me and I sincerely hope it will help you too.
Have a nice playthrough!
The human race is doomed to progress.
Tony Clifton
Wow, maybe I'll actually be able to finish the game this time! I'll be out of town next week, but I'm going to make sure I'll catch up with you when I get back. Thanks for hosting this, Fien. I look forward to it.
Thanks Zobraks.
I'm going to play the game on my old Win98 machine, which has no access to the Internet because it's no longer possible to protect Win98 against the many threats in cyberspace. I copied the file Bar on Disk 2 to the game directory, just like it said in the manual, but it doesn't seem to work. I still have to change CD1 to CD2 in the bar, and vice versa.
Now playing: ——-
Recently finished: don't remember
Up next: Eh…
Looking forward to: Ithaka of the Clouds; The Last Crown; all the kickstarter adventure games I supported
Thanks Zobraks.
You're welcome Fien.
Let's hope my cumbersome instructions won't entirely put the folks here off of the TSB.
Thank you for an informative introductory post.
I copied the file Bar on Disk 2 to the game directory, just like it said in the manual, but it doesn't seem to work. I still have to change CD1 to CD2 in the bar, and vice versa.
I haven't tried that and probably won't cause disc swapping is quick & easy with DT.
I just found my TSB manual and the game looks so complicated (I like that, don't get me wrong) that this may be one of the rare occasions I read the manual (RTFM!) BEFORE playing.
I'm encouraged by getting more and more of what's being said each time I replay a part. Luckily the actors are terrific and they pronounce the words well. And just when I felt happy for hearing and understanding Node and Maksh so well, I went into that bar again and the speech seems to be completely drown in the chatter (I wish that noise could be turned down). There are separate controls for music and audio, I wish they made it possible to turn the sound effects down without turning down the actors' voices.
The human race is doomed to progress.
Tony Clifton
I'm looking forward to trying this again. I'll see if I can get it loaded up later today.
As Fien said, saving frequently, especially when you enter the bar and at the beginning of each Emp-Tel, is definitely necessary. I ran out of time when I played the game years ago and found myself in a place where the save I needed had been overwritten. That meant I'd have to replay a healthy chunk of the game, which I couldn't do then because of my own time constraints with work. Now that I'm footloose and fancy free, I'm looking forward to catching that shape-shifter.
I think I originally started with the bartender's emp-tel and Fleebix & Thud came second, but the silly duo is definitely a good place to start. One word of advice, if you offer to play catch with Thud, save your game.
Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations.
Zobraks, are your instructions for Win7?
No, I have XP (SP 2), but you can try the described procedure on Win 7. It just may work.
The human race is doomed to progress.
Tony Clifton
I don't have the game yet. But nothing works in Win7 so I don't think I'll buy it then.
I'd love to join in with the playthrough but I'm on Win 7 too!
Hmmm….tempting. It's been ages since I've participated a group playthrough, and this game has been in my collection for a long time waiting to be played. I'm not sure how good I'll be at keeping up with the deadlines, but I might give it a try anyway.
I've got it up and running on my Windows XP machine! Count me in! I love this game, and other that loading it up for an hour or so for a brief trip down memory lane last year, I haven't played through this game in ages!
I'd love to join in with the playthrough but I'm on Win 7 too!
Have you tried to install the game? What does it say?
I would try to start TSB if I were you - It's worth it.
Is there a single person here who tried to install & play TSB on Windows 7?
The human race is doomed to progress.
Tony Clifton
I haven't got the game zobraks! - but would go ahead & buy it if I know for sure it will play on Win 7.
I've fiddled with the compatibility options but Win& refuses to start the installation and I get the same error message every time.
Now playing: ——-
Recently finished: don't remember
Up next: Eh…
Looking forward to: Ithaka of the Clouds; The Last Crown; all the kickstarter adventure games I supported
I've fiddled with the compatibility options but Win7 refuses to start the installation and I get the same error message every time.
What error message exactly?
The human race is doomed to progress.
Tony Clifton
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I have a bodybuilder friend who took the popular Sarm named Ostarine also known as Enobosarm, he purchased this from a website called Enhanced Athlete.He trains really hard, never misses a session and eats a ton of calories mainly of whole foods.He wanted to look particular huge for a completion and that was his reasoning.He explained to me that he took Ostarine on a cycle of 6 weeks, but 4 weeks in he was complaining of a dull but frequent chest pain like a sharp sting close to the heart and after a few days of this he stopped taking the Ostarine capsules. I asked him about his gains whilst using Ostarine and he told me the only thing he noticed was he could pec bounce a bit easily but had no gains in size or strength to report, he also told me his nipples were tingling which is a sign of excessive estrogen.He showed me the bottle and it says 'This is a research chemical and not for human consumption', side effects may include liver damage, hair loss, heart palpitations, stroke amongst others.The website selling Ostarine was shortly taken down.I researched the website which he purchased Ostamuscle from and the owner is a guy named 'Tony Huge', a well-known bodybuilding personality and steroid user.I watched a few videos on him and saw one where he is draining his own blood because it was too thick and he was in grave danger. Most certainly not an advert for his experimenting with unknown substances.
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A terrified teen faked a break in at his own home after he smashed his dad's £23,000 Volvo into another car - leaving two people in hospital.
The 17-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, ran away from the scene, got a cab home and then staged the burglary to cover his tracks.
He told police his iphone was also stolen - but was caught out when his mobile was found in a footwell of the crashed car.
He pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicle taking causing injury by accident, perverting the course of justice and driving without insurance at Liverpool Youth Court today, reports the Liverpool Echo.
The court heard he had no permission to drive his dad's Black Volvo XC90 when he collided with a Ford Focus, leaving both vehicles written off, on July 30 this year.
Kate Marchuk, prosecuting, told the court the defendant's dad had been working offshore, leaving him home alone on the day of the collision.
She said: "At 22.11pm a fail to stop road traffic collision was reported to Merseyside Police between a black Volvo and a Ford Focus.
"Officers were told three young males were seen taking off from the vehicle which struck the Focus.
"The driver and passenger of the Focus both sustained minor injuries and were taken to hospital, before being discharged in the early hours of the morning."
The court heard a check revealed the vehicle was registered to the defendant's dad and police attended his address in Widnes that night.
The defendant informed officers that the vehicle had been left on the drive and he had been upstairs asleep until they arrived.
Ms Marchuk said: "A search revealed the rear patio door was insecure and items had been taken from the kitchen, including a set of car keys.
"A rear shed had also been the subject of an untidy search.
"He revealed he had been home alone and his father was away.
"He said a Black and Decker drill had been taken and his iPhone was also missing."
The court heard he made a formal report of burglary to police.
However the boy's story began to unravel as his phone was found in the footwell of the Volvo and he eventually admitted he had been the driver during the collision.
He admitted he had staged the burglary and hidden the drill in the loft, although he refused to name the two other passengers.
Ms Marchuk said: "He did express remorse about what happened and became really quite upset in the interview."
The court heard he had no previous convictions or cautions.
Michael Lloyd, representing the teenager, said: "He was home alone, he had taken out his father's car and although he had a provisional licence he had only done 10 driving lessons, which was nowhere near enough to be proficient on our roads and nowhere near enough for a vehicle of that size.
"A crash occurred; both vehicles were written off. He knows it could have been far worse, and could have resulted in serious or fatal injuries."
Mr Lloyd said his client expressed genuine remorse and was "deeply fearful" about the outcome of the case.
The court heard the teenager was intelligent and studying to become a full time heating engineer.
Magistrates adjourned the case for the Youth Offending Service to prepare a pre-sentence-report.
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Ron Goldman's career took a detour that led him to teaching. The professor of computer science is a mathematician who earned his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in 1973 from Johns Hopkins University.
"All my degrees are in mathematics. It was hard to make a career as a visiting professor," he said. "I learned about computer science in the industry. It was a detour because I couldn't get a job. Computer science was a new field. When I was an undergraduate student, CS wasn't its own department," Goldman said.
For his first ten years in the industry, Goldman's job required him to solve problems in computer graphics. His projects involved geometric modeling and computer aided design. Goldman worked at Manufacturing Data Systems Inc. where he helped implement one of the first industrial solid modeling systems.
He spent some time as a senior design engineer at Ford Motor Company. His job was to enhance the capabilities of corporate graphics and computer-aided design software. From Ford he moved on to Control Data Corporation, where he was a principal consultant for the development group. They focused on computer-aided design and manufacture. Goldman's responsibilities included database design, algorithms, education, acquisitions and research.
Goldman said his heart has always been in academics. He became an associate professor of computer science at the University of Waterloo in 1987. Three years later, he came to Rice. Goldman describes teaching as joyous.
"If you want to learn a subject well, teach it. It's a joy to teach students that are smart and understand the subject you're teaching," he said.
Goldman said writing is a way of explaining concepts in a concise and easy manner. He wrote his first book 25 years ago. He is working on his seventh book.
"I can't keep still," he said as he proceeded to list some of his areas of research.
"Computer graphics, geometric modeling, algorithmicalgebraic geometry, applications of Clifford algebra, subdivision, splines and others," Goldman said.
The tentative title for his new book is "Dual Quaternions," which is a follow up to his 2010 book "Rethinking Quaternions: Theory and Computation, Synthesis Lectures on Computer Graphics and Animation."
"If you like quaternions, you will love dual quaternions," he said. "I don't think there is one place where you can find a comprehensive view on dual quaternions so I thought I'd do that for the community. I explain it as easily as I can and I hope it will be of service to the community," he said.
Juan Du, a P.h.D. student at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, has been working with Goldman as her advisor and co-author.
"As a mathematician, professor Goldman tries his best to make math simple and easy to understand for people in many areas of computational science and engineering, including computer graphics, computer vision, classical mechanics and robotics," she said.
"At many stages in the course of writing paper on dual quaternions, I benefited greatly from many fruitful discussions. Professor Goldman very responsible to his audience. We have over one hundred versions of the book manuscript to make it better and better," Du said.
Goldman describes writing as an adventure.
"All my books are supposed to be a service to the community. I hope people read the books and learn something from them. What else can I hope?"
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By Jorge Lerma
A disturbing new video has surfaced showing security guards at Fremont High in Oakland roughing up and handcuffing a student in the school's office.
The school district is saying the Jan. 8 video may not show what it seems to show. The district says the 16-year-old student was acting strangely, was a danger to himself and had to be restrained.
But what we see in the video is a Latino student acting calmly and trying to walk out of the office door when he was manhandled by a School Security Officer who began hitting him and pushed him into a room, where he was joined by several other officers. A few moments later, we see the young man being taken out of the side room handcuffed.
This is not a new occurrence for Fremont High and the Oakland Unified School District. A school security camera last year recorded a Latino student also being beaten up by security guards at Fremont High in the main office.
Earlier at Oakland High School, a camera caught a security guard attacking a student in a wheelchair.
As a lifelong educator, Oakland resident and community activist, I think it is fair to say that a systemic, endemic problem exists in Oakland Unified. The videos are capturing Latino students, often special education students, being brutalized – not out of the public eye in the parking lot or behind the gym – but in the main office of the school.
And from what we witness in the videos, nobody intervened to stop the assaults.
This kind of behavior may be shocking news to people in our community, but you can be sure the students at our schools know about it, and many have experienced it.
If this kind of violence is condoned against our children, we would have to be naïve to believe the school system enforces a respectful, humane educational environment in the classrooms and that all of our students – especially our special educational students – are given opportunities to be successful.
Of course, there are many decent and humane teachers, administrators and security officers who love their students and dedicate their lives to education.
But do they have the power to change this system? Do they have the ability to intervene when our students are brutalized by those in authority?
Do those with the experience and the humanity have the opportunity to select and train the inexperienced teachers, administrators and consultants who at present troop through our schools for six months, a year or two years without a clue about our students and the complex multicultural diversity of student needs in our community.
Last year, after the last incident at Fremont, the Latino Education Network (LEN), of which I am member, submitted a list of questions and concerns to the district, but we never received a response.
The concerns were:
School Security Officers (SSOs) display a lack of professionalism;
They lack training in how to work with students with learning disabilities, cultural and language differences and angry or upset students.
The security force is not diverse or multicultural in its makeup, or have enough bilingual personnel to help students in a crisis;
SSOs have a lot that is expected of them in terms of stopping violence and maintaining safety at the school site, but they are not trained in the least confrontational ways of doing their jobs;
The security force lacks proportional Latinos and Spanish- speaking officers in its ranks and in the leadership from the superintendent's cabinet to the program operations.
The district administration talks in speeches, and press releases about "Equity and Redesign" of schools, and though the words are bold, the reality is that our children are suffering, living in the margins and are often excluded from the benefits of the mainstream academic programs.
At this point, I think it is clear that the school security force should be temporarily disbanded and totally reorganized.
A group of parents, students and community activists (especially high school students and members of youth organizations) should be established – not handpicked by administrative staff – to create guidelines and oversee the creation of a new "peace keepers" security force that protects and supports students and are integrated into the academic programs of the district, not just Fremont High School alone, but throughout the district.


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- 1 ½ tbsp chopped, fresh tarragon leaves (recommended) or ½ tablespoon dried tarragon leaves.
- 1 tsp salt
- 3 California avocados (1½ pounds)
- 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- large pinch cayenne pepper or to taste
- sour cream as needed for garnish
Directions Edit
- Combine milk, tarragon, and salt; heat until liquid just begins to simmer (do not boil).
- Remove from heat; let stand 1 hour.
- Meanwhile, puree avocado and lemon juice until smooth.
- When milk is ready, whisk avocado mixture into milk mixture.
- Stir in cayenne.
- To serve hot, heat until liquid just begins to simmer.
- To serve cold, chill at least 2 hours to marry flavors.
- Serve the soup the day it's made.
- Garnish each serving with a swirl of sour cream.
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The Flag is still flying……………Posted: March 12, 2007 Filed under: Africa, Ghana, Ghana Independence 4 Comments
I know this is a little late buy by now you should expect that from me.
Ghana turned 50 on Tuesday and a host of foreign dignitaries showed up to help us celebrate our position as the first sub-saharan country to be given permission to run our own affairs.
More interesting to me than the official celebration though, was the public response to the event.
Accra and Tema have been covered in flags for a couple of weeks now.
There have been brisk sales of flags and Ghana themed memorabilia.
Just about every car, taxis included, is flying the flag. Literally the city has been awash with red, gold green and black. Even more so than when Ghana was starting to dominate teams who were expected to murder us in the World Cup.
On independence day people showed up at the square to get seats early in the morning. Reportedly by 4:30 A.M it was impossible to find a seat even if you'd paid for one.
That was remarkably inspiring to see. Honestly, sometimes I underrate my country. I forget that one of the reasons that Ghana has managed to remain as stable as it has been is that people do see themselves as part of the same country to a large degree. There is so much noise about our religious, ethnic, economic and political differences that its sometimes easy to miss the ways in which we pull together. This doesn't mean that things are perfect by a long shot. There are lots of things that need fixing in this country, but I'm seeing our confidence in our own abilities and our awareness of our potential increase significantly. And that gives me a bit more hope for the future.
I'm sorry I don't have pictures but we've been moving and so the camera has been packed up. I'll try to get you some shots once I unpack it.
sidenote: you have to wonder what the 2010(50 years after the year when the most African countries got independence) celebrations will look look. If I had money I'd make the trip from country to country and enjoy the festivities. As it is I'll be saving up for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
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well i dont know how exactly i got to your site, but hey the magic of internet! I hope the Ghana Independance day was good – I think which ever country you are in – those kind of days bring back why being who you are and knowing what you stand for is important.
you probally dont care, but we just had Australia day on the 26th of Jan. I feel like John Howard is letting us down with what he is doing to our country and our reputation, but that's another story …..
have fun in whatever you do! em 🙂


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text: Fears are rising that Nepal has become a target for paedophiles acting under the cover of aid work or philanthropy. Police in the poverty-stricken nation have arrested five foreigners in the last year for the alleged sexual abuse of children. This 101 East investigation found many of those arrested had been working for aid organisations or financially supporting poor children and their families. "Many foreigners come here to Nepal. They love Nepal and we really respect them for their dedication and support," Kabit Katawal, deputy superintendent of the Nepal police, told Al Jazeera. "But some of them are masking their social work under the cover of their positions in power. They're misusing their power and they're exploiting our children." A celebrated Canadian aid worker on trial In the most high-profile case, Canadian aid worker Peter Dalglish is on trial on charge of sexually abusing two Nepalese boys, which he denies. Dalglish has spent nearly 20 years working with some of the world's poorest children in Africa, Afghanistan and Asia. He has been employed by leading aid organisations like the United Nations, set up his own charity, Street Kids International, and won prestigious awards for his work. But Dalglish's career was brought to an abrupt halt one morning this April, when police burst into the home he built in the foothills of the Himalayas, about two hours from Kathmandu. Police found two boys aged 12 and 14 inside, and took Dalglish into custody. I will win my freedom. I love this country. I will continue to fight to protect kids. Girls as well as boys. I'm not a paedophile. And I've never abused or touched any child inappropriately. Peter Dalglish, Canadian aid worker accused of sexual abuse With his trial ongoing, Dalglish is now being held in a prison in a small, dusty town outside of Kathmandu. In an interview with Al Jazeera from behind bars, he insists he is an innocent man caught up in a police crackdown. "I will win my freedom. I love this country. I will continue to fight to protect kids. Girls as well as boys. I'm not a paedophile. And I've never abused or touched any child inappropriately." When Al Jazeera travelled to the village near Dalglish's home, local elder, Bikram Tamang, said his arrest had shocked the local community. The United Nations confirmed that Dalglish had previously been employed by the organisation, but said he was not a current staff member or consultant. Farhan Haq, deputy spokesman for the UN secretary-general, said the organisation "expects all employees, present and former, to abide by the law". "The United Nations has a zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse, and takes seriously any allegations against staff, volunteers, associates and implementing partners," said Haq in a statement to Al Jazeera. "As for his case, we have no comments on the specific case, but we expect that justice will follow due process in accordance with the law. And as a matter of principle, the UN cooperates with judicial processes." A wake-up call for the humanitarian community Lori Handrahan, a veteran humanitarian worker who focuses on the rights of children and women, has written about the international aid sector's handling of sex abuse allegations within its ranks. "I had said when [Dalglish] was arrested that his arrest should be a wake-up call for the humanitarian community and part of the #Aidtoo movement ... but by and large, the story just died," she says. Allegations about aid workers abusing children and women have also emerged from countries such as Haiti, where Oxfam staff were accused of paying earthquake survivors for sex. The ease with which individuals known to be predatory and potentially dangerous have been able to move around the aid sector undetected is cause for deep concern and alarm. Report by the House of Commons International Development Committee A report released in July by British members of parliament found that the aid sector has been aware of sexual exploitation and abuse by its own personnel for years, but that it has failed to adequately address the problem. "The ease with which individuals known to be predatory and potentially dangerous have been able to move around the aid sector undetected is cause for deep concern and alarm," the report said. The rise of the #AidToo movement, in the wake of the #MeToo campaign, has helped shine a spotlight on sexual abuse in the humanitarian sector, but Handrahan believes the cases that have been publicly reported are just the tip of the iceberg. "The evidence I have seen over three decades suggests the international humanitarian relief sector offers paedophiles the perfect professional position," she says. Lori Handrahan, a veteran humanitarian worker, says paedophiles tend to target places with poor children because they are seen as 'disposable'. [Al Jazeera] With humanitarian jobs giving potential perpetrators great power over vulnerable people in poor, developing countries, Handrahan believes NGOs must do more to ensure children are not at risk of abuse. She says because most paedophiles share images of children online, NGOs need to monitor their employees' internet activity and countries like Nepal need more funding to track child abusers online. The Nepalese police only recently set up a cybercrimes unit. "If you really want to protect children you need to help the cops, the police, the prosecutors," Handrahan says. "I do think that Nepal, like any country where there are a lot of very poor children, is a target because paedophiles look for disposable children." I do think that Nepal, like any country where there are a lot of very poor children, is a target because paedophiles look for disposable children. Lori Handrahan, veteran humanitarian worker 'Guests are like God' Saathi, a Nepalese organisation that provides counselling for abuse victims, is now looking after about 100 girls and 80 boys in its shelters. Many of them are street children and orphans, according to Pinky Singh Rana, a human rights activist and Saathi board member. "A lot of foreigners have been found abusing young boys in hotspots such as tourist areas," she says. "And more recently, we're also finding that they are not only in Kathmandu or in some of the more well-known tourist spots, but moving slowly to some of the remote areas as well." Rana says it can be extremely difficult for Nepalese children and their families to make a complaint about abuse, because foreigners are held in such high esteem. "There is a Sanskrit saying: 'Guests are like God.' So when foreigners befriend and build up very close relationships with the parents of some of these abused boys, then for them, it's even harder to believe," she says. Pinky Singh Rana, a human rights activist, says foreigners have been found abusing young boys in tourist areas. [Al Jazeera] Saathi is trying to raise awareness of child sexual abuse by talking to communities in areas where they think children are most at risk. But Rana says she'd also like to see foreigners who have been convicted of child sex abuse in other countries have the crime recorded on their passports. "It would be best if they were not allowed here," she says, adding that child abuse is a crime that affects the entire family. "I think it has a horrific impact on not just the child himself, but his siblings, his parents, and even other family members ... They themselves are befriended by the perpetrators - that makes it worse. The amount of trust that they put in the abuser, in the paedophile, I guess that guilt will never go away." SOURCE: Al Jazeera ABOUT THE AUTHORS Mellissa Fung Liz GoochLiz Gooch is a journalist covering Southeast Asia. @ liz_gooch Abuse Nepal Child rights Sexual assault Crime


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Date of Award
Degree Type
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy
Major Professor
David Reidy
Committee Members
E.J. Coffman, Adam Cureton, Anthony Nownes
This dissertation explores the conflict between religion and Rawls's liberalism. Often Rawls's critics contend that the idea of public reason is hostile to religion or unfriendly to citizens of faith. I argue that this concern is misguided. A careful analysis of Rawls's work demonstrates that he is far more welcoming to religion than is sometimes claimed. To defend this thesis I put forward what I take to be the best interpretation of Rawls's idea of public reason, one that I think is immune to most of the standard objections.
Nevertheless, there are some lingering challenges to public reason that need some attention. In particular, three types of objections deserve consideration—i.e., the fairness objection, the denial-of-truth objection and the integrity objection. In every case I contend that Rawls's critics either misunderstand him or else exaggerate the harmful implications of public reason. Consequently, I think that public reason is not an appropriate target of attack.
This is not the end of the debate however. It is sometimes claimed that Rawls's Political Liberalism is just another attempt at reducing religion to irrelevancy and elevating secularism within public life. For Christians, this is both an existential threat and a kind of humanistic hubris. At the heart of their complaint is the claim that Rawls's liberalism crowds out some religious ways of life. I call this the problem of homogenization. I argue, however, that any political order will have homogenizing implications. So, this objection cannot stand on its own.
I think the real conflict between Rawls and some Christians is best explained by the spirit of their respective projects. In particular, Rawls shares an Enlightenment commitment to the possibility of progress, even the historical perfection of our natures without divine assistance. Whereas the spirit of many Christian faiths maintains that our nature is of its own corrupt and this world can be redeemed only through divine intervention. The distance between these presuppositions seems to make overlapping consensus questionable. Even if overlapping consensus is not forthcoming, I submit that a constitutional consensus is sufficient for fostering enough political stability and social unity between citizens.
Please note the following errors found by the author:
1. Due to an editing mistake an important part of footnote 93 was omitted from the uploaded version of this dissertation. The full footnote should read: See Neal 2009, pp. 159-60. Also see Vallier, Kevin, "Liberal Politics and Public Faith: A Philosophical Reconciliation." PhD diss., University of Arizona, 2011. Both Neal and Vallier attempt to critically engage these objections. I draw on both these sources in addressing these challenges to public reason. I especially want to thank Vallier for bringing Neal's work here to my attention.
2. Due to a formatting error, a footnote was excluded from the end of the first full paragraph on page 1. This note should say: Others have argued this point, though perhaps less forcefully than I hope to here. For example, see Sterba, James, P. "Rawls and Religion" in The Idea of Political Liberalism, edited by Victoria Davion and Clark Wolf. New York: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., pp. 34-45; and most notability Patrick Neal, "Is Public Reason Innocuous?" Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy vol. 11 (2008), 131-152. See also his essay "Is Political Liberalism Hostile to Religion" in Reflections on Rawls, edited by Shaun P. Young. Burlington: Ashgate, (2009): 153 – 177. Neal 2008 and 2009 have been most helpful in developing what I think is the best interpretation of Rawls. I follow his approach to discussing this topic.
3. After Table 1 on page 15 a footnote was omitted when editing the table. It should say: Cf. Neal 2009, p. 154. I build on Neal's work there.
Recommended Citation
Cervantez, Jeffrey Michael, "Rawls, Religion and the Ethics of Citizenship: Toward a Liberal Reconciliation. " PhD diss., University of Tennessee, 2013.


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Relationship Status- Fuc*ed Up
The more you fall in love, the more you will realize that it is like a deep hole in which you are going to drown no matter how good of a swimmer you believe you are. I am not telling this because I have been ditched by girls, but I am saying this because I have been in many relationships, even in marriages and only God knows how much painful it was for me.
Let me give you small examples, maybe some of my words might resonate with what you have experienced already-
1. You are more interested in other girls, i can see it in your eyes. Maybe now you don't find me good enough
2. Initially you use to know exactly what i wanted, now its like i am just a burden
3. You use to love me but now you only love your family and your friends
4. Why did you even propose(before marriage)/marry me if you had to do this?
5. Look at husbands of my friends and family, all are well settled and much more responsible than you are, I don't know when are you going to learn to take responsibility of your stuff
6. I cant live like this. You don't care about me. I can't feel your love anymore
7. All of my friends have babies, I want one. But I am just waiting for you to get mature. I don't know when it is going to happen
God, give me a break…..ahhhh….Fuck….
This is probably how you feel, at the end of these nags. Believe it or not, I don't know about global statistical figures, but the women I have met in my life were 100% same, at some point or the other. You can say me a racist, a sexist, but it is what it is. I am not saying that I didn't had good time with a girl or a women, I am not even saying that i didn't loved the moments, the highs, i did. That was the only reason I went in for permanent relationships. I thought after a 4 years old relation, that I might consider myself eligible for stating that I know women…
But man….do I?
Well fuck it, I don't even want to try anymore. I have had enough of this so called women psychology degree.
My name- Kabeer Dutt, my friends call me Kady, I am a divorced, well to be honest, 2 times divorced. I am a lawyer by profession and deal in real estate issues, in case you are thinking I deal with marriage issues. My parents, Mr Ambar Dutt, a retired high court lawyer and mom, Sarita Dutt, a gynecologist, don't give a shit about me. Well to be truthful, they stopped talking to me completely after my first divorce. It felt bad initially but now, I actually enjoy my freedom. I have many friends but the real one, his name is Anand, I call him Andy, he is in cargo transport business and to be truthful, much happier than me. His relationship status is- still looking desperately to get screwed. And my Relationship status is- Fucked Up.
This story is about me, of course. I am not going to tell you story of anyone else here specially when mine is so complicated and spicy.
Let me start with my - First Encounter with my Enemy- My First wife- Ritika Desai
Chapter 1
First Encounter
You know exactly how It happens, you all does know it very well. However, considering the minority population of those who are reading this and just entering their adulthood without any prior encounter with this infection known as Love at first sight, here how it happened with me.
I was at 12th standard, yes yes, I know, too early to start, but I was always a early bloomer kind of person. It was my first day at the school, I mean at class 12th. I was sitting on the last bench, like I use to sit since past several years considering the fact that it was the best place to sit if you actually want to do something good other than wasting all your time in listening to those pathetic lectures which aren't going to make you Einstein. And by the way, who ever claimed that taking commerce is a way to a fancy career? So yes, coming back to the bench, I mean to the topic. I was sitting at the last bench with my mates Andy and Krish. Andy, I have already told you is Anand, and Krish came from Krishnakant Dubey, an already screwed up name by his parents that me and Andy had to help him to come up this fancy prototype named Krish. And only God knows how happy and thankful he was for his new Avatar.
"Andy, whats your plan for the weekend?" I asked
Andy who was trying to focus too hard on the mathematics homework gave me a look as if I have offended him by my question
"Dude, I am trying to work hard here. Respect my efforts. Kapil(our mathematics teacher) is going to throw me out of the class today for sure." Andy responded
"How come you didn't completed your homework Andy, you didn't even came to the football match yesterday. You told me that you have to study mathematics?" Krish added
"I told you I was going to learn mathematics, I didn't said I am going to do the homework. These are two different things. To learn mathematics my dad takes me to his cargo transport office where he makes me sit with him at the cash counter and do the addition and substation for the finances. According to him, that's the real learning. I was with him when you called me, that's why I said I was going to learn mathematics." Andy replied
"Poor you. Why don't you call Kady's dad and ask him to sue your dad for child labour?" Krish suggested
"Seriously?" I asked winking at Krish
"Shut up you too. My life is already miserable. You guys are free bird. Free to do whatever you want. My destination is already decided. Home to transport shop."
Everyone in the class stood up as soon as Kapil stepped inside the classroom. He was accompanied by our Principal.
"Good-morning sir," the whole class wished them in chorus
"Good morning children. Please sit down." Principle said while walking near the first benchers
Everyone followed the instructions
"Class, today I am going to introduce to your new classmate Miss Ritika Desai. Ritika, could you step inside please?" he said and called her
It was the moment when I glanced at one of the most beautiful girls in the whole campus. She was wearing the exact same dress as the other 26 girls in our class and 1432 girls in the entire senior wing (I know I sound like a pervert, but you know the time is changing and statistics is like one of my favorite subjects since very early childhood) but still I could clearly see how much different she was. Height perfect, clothes-perfect, lips-perfect, eyes-perfect, cheeks-perfect, and everything else, I guess would be perfect as well.
Principal continued "Ritika has moved from Canada as her parents recently shifted to India. She has been in an entire different school culture and she might need your help to get adjusted to our culture. So I want you all to be friends with her and help her in whatever manner you could to make her comfortable.
"You bet I will," I murmured
"Where is Canada, in USA?" Andy asked
Both me and Krish looked at him in surprise
"This happens when your destination is 5 kilometers away from your home and you don't plan to even go and explore somewhere else," Krish nagged in disgust
"Shut up, he will listen," Andy said to both of us indicating that principle was still in the class
"You can take any seat you want Ritika," Kapil said to her in sugary voice
Then principle left leaving us with beautiful Ritika and torturous Mathematics, a very strange combination to be honest.
40 minutes passed like ages. After the class got over, I decided to go and introduce myself to her. I was a bit nervous.
As I stepped forward I saw that everyone in the class gathered around her. Specially the girls in the class and some of the looser boys as well.
I already felt like a looser myself.
"No point bro," Andy said keeping his hand on my shoulder
"Why?" I asked
"Look at her. She is beautiful, rich for sure as principal himself introduced her to the class. Her father must be well connected. And look at you, you are still living on our pocket money while your dad is busy suing other people. Your only favorite subject is statistics which alone is not going to make your career blossom. You spend most of your time with us, I mean, I am not saying that we are a bad company, but man you don't have any experience with girls."
"You made it sound worse," I cried
"Shut and don't listen to this looser Andy. Look at her, and look at you. You are made for each other. Just wait for these stupid people to introduce themselves to her. There is no point on being a part of the crowd. Just wait for dust to settle and then enter into the scene." Krish said to boost my confidence
"You sound so much like my inner-self bro," I admired him
I decided to wait
Minutes passed
Hours passed
Days passed
Weeks passed
1 month passed
3 months passed
I was still waiting for dust to settle...
The Beauty and the Priest
Life sucks many times, admit it, I know you know everyone knows, it does sucks. And the worst part is, we cannot do anything about it. Some old monk said "never wait until the end to avoid letting it end by itself", that monk would be me by the way. Of-course this is my story so why would I quote someone else?
Ok coming back to the point. Why I am saying all this is because it had been more than 3 months now and I haven't spoken a thing to the beautiful Ritika Desai. Reason is simple- "I am afraid of …" wait a second, what?
Seriously? Am I really scared of rejection?
It cant be me for sure, it definitely cannot be me
But what can I do? She is already in talks amongst the school hunks whom at-least I don't want to mess with.
Well this is the real problem with these so called low life fancy schools of todays world. Thats the sole reason India is not progressing. Because in schools, instead of dudes like me, getting good girls like her, we have to spend our energy making plans to get to a stupid friendship proposal.
Because beautiful girls are mostly stupid enough not to see the real deal and go and chit chat with whatever scrap is on their way.
Well, I had to do something to initiate the talks, and only "WHAT" and "HOW" are the two things I need to figure out before I could go on a date with her. Simple right?
Then, this so called useless friend of mine named Andy suggested one of the brilliant ideas ever came across their mind till date and that is….well let me portray it to you-
"Man, listening to you was the worst thing I have ever done to myself," I cursed Krish
"I stopped you going to her at that very moment, but you are waiting for like eternity now. I am not stopping you, but it is you who is stopping yourself," he responded
"Well, I agree with Krish. If you want I can help you?" Andy asked
Both me and Krish looked at him
"What? Why are giving me stares?" he asked surprised
"You tell me. You have all my attention. Tell me how can you help?" I asked sarcastically
"The thing is, sometimes it is good to have a dad who is well connected in his business," he said and paused
"What do you mean?" I asked confused
"Well, I am sure you might not know this but it happened to be the case that Mr Desai, I mean Ritika's father is planing to set up his transport business here in India. Back in Canada, he use to be one of the well established importers of rice and pulses. But due to his mother's deteriorating health who, good for you, wants to die here in India, her motherland. This made her son's family shift here."
"And how would you know all this?" Krish asked suspiciously
"Because my father is the president of transporter association. And any new applicant has to come and see him personally. So does he, and lucky for you that I was with my dad at that time. Hence while having tea he mentioned about him being in Canada earlier, how he had to move here, how his daughter got admission in our school. And…"
"And what?" I asked
"And how much he was happy to know that I am studying in her class. He wanted me to be friends with her and visit them in their house sometime," he said and winked
There was pause. Time taken to absorb the new information.
After a while
"You asshole," I said smiling wickedly
"Bro this is great, I mean you, who would believe that you would be our key to Miss Desai," Krish said surprised
"What do you mean," Andy asked pissed
"Nothing, don't worry about him. Man, you are the man, the saviour." I bowed
"Well, well, now here is the time we need to set some boundaries," Andy said authoritatively
"What boundaries?" I asked
"I need a proper respect and kindness from you two. And of course 200 bucks to introduce you to her," he said
"You mean you already talked to her?" I asked surprised
"Did I forgot to tell you that she accompanied her father when he paid a visit?" he said and smiled
"No way…." Krish shouted
"Seriously?" I asked surprised
Andy just nodded with confidence
"Deal," I declared
"Good for you. Ok then listen. I was thinking about this. I can defiantly introduce you to her anytime you want. But what would be good is if you meet her somewhere more personal. Like this, your first impression would be different than other school guys? What do you say?"
"It sounds good to me,"
"But what according to you will be a personal introduction?" Krish asked
"I was thinking about temple?" Andy replied
"And how and when she is going to come to temple?" I interrupted
"Her dad mentioned that they go to Ganesha temple in Banaswadi every Wednesday for morning aarti,"
"And why he mentioned that?" I asked
"Because my dad was suggesting him places to visit considering that they are new in town. At that time he said that they go to this temple every Wednesday."
"So we can do one thing, let us plan this coming Wednesday to attend the aarti and try to make you meet your love by being your saarthi (guide)," Andy asked and winked
"Sounds good to me. Thanks man," I said humbly
"No problem brother. But just don't forget my 200 bucks," he said and laughed
"I won't."


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To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem State University and Old Salem, in conjunction with the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, are hosting a conference called "Lay My Burden Down" on Oct. 17-18. At the conference, experts and non-experts alike will explore issues of freedom.
Wake Forest's Reynolds Professor of History Paul D. Escott, who is a conference organizer and Civil War expert, said that the conference will bring together several of the most renowned historians who have written about slavery and emancipation. "We are extremely fortunate to have both celebrated senior scholars, such as Ira Berlin and Thavolia Glymph, and outstanding younger historians, such as Heather Williams, Susan O'Donovan and David Cecelski. They will share new information and perspectives to this critical period in our nation's history."
Among the many scheduled events, Maya Angelou — Reynolds Professor of American Studies, poet, author and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011 — will present a Poem for the Occasion and three Wake Forest senior history majors will give presentations. Tours of St. Philips Heritage Center, the oldest standing African-American church in North Carolina are also being offered.
A complete schedule of events is on the "Lay My Burden Down" website.
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Short and curly tresses generally have a far better texture since it's much easier to symptom in comparison to long hair. if you like, you might increase or reduce the duration of your hair during the back, but make certain that they do not fall underneath the nape. In case you have very long hair, you can put on a pony alongside the pompadour.


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In the late afternoon, Jann may be observed crossing some scenery with a young lady, his hand around her waist, her mouth very close to his ear. They are laughing. They proceed from scenery to castle side door and vanish into the building.
That was... much more than Emmalina expected, honestly. "Thank you. That's really nice of you," she says quietly. Cath gets ear scritches for the compliment. "You too, pretty fluffy one." She looks back at Milo uncertainly. "Is there anything I can do...? To be helpful, or anything?"
"If you want a way to make yourself useful, I'm sure I can find one," shrugs Milo. "Or Mother can. We're not urgently in need of a spare princess, but there's usually something to do if you go looking. Or if you'd just like a nice way to keep yourself occupied, well." He makes a library-encompassing gesture. "Do you like books?"
Emmalina considers the question. "I didn't?" she says finally. "Not at home. But I think with more variety, I do. I enjoyed some of Morath's books." She smiles faintly. "And this room looks like it has lots of variety."
"Correct," agrees Milo. "We've got books about nearly anything you could think of. History, geography, magic. Miscellaneous stories."
"Any suggestions?" Emmalina inquires. "Since you did suggest this room. Assume I haven't read much besides etiquette and history."
"Hmm. Well, did you like etiquette and history, or should I avoid those?"
"I think I've had enough for a while, at least. So maybe not those. Or romance."
Cath meows.
"According to Cath it's surprisingly accurate about cats."
"Well, if it's a joint recommendation, how can I refuse? Thank you."
He hops to his feet, locates the book among the shelves, returns, and hands it to her. It is titled Living Things And Their Magic.
Emmalina thanks him and tucks it aside for later. "From Jann's stories I feel like I should be offering to play chess now," she tells him, "but I'm really, truly terrible at it."
"It's not for everyone," he says agreeably. "And when I play someone who isn't any good, the usual result is that neither of us has any fun."
"Sorry. You'll just have to be chessless." She bites her lip, worried, as something occurs to her. "I'm not keeping you from anything, am I? It's very nice of you to entertain me but I wouldn't want to keep you."
"No, no, nothing like that. It's been a quiet week other than Jann coming back."
"It does seem like he's been missed."
Milo is not quite sure what to say. Cath decides this moment calls for more cat snuggles.
Well, Emmalina is perfectly happy to cuddle Cath. Pet, pet. Milo gets bumped up in her internal estimation for knowing when to let her silently brood. (And pet the cat. Petting the cat is an important brooding activity.)
Quiet is not a natural state for Milo, but he can manage it for important reasons such as not interrupting cat snuggles.
Eventually, with sufficient application of Cath, Emmalina looks back at him apologetically. "I'm sorry. You've been nothing but friendly, and I know I must seem out of sorts."
"It seems to me that you have excellent reasons to be out of sorts," says Milo.
"I don't know that it's the usual result of a dragon rescue."
"Well, dragon rescues are habitually preceded by dragon captivities, and those aren't usually the most comfortable way one could possibly spend one's time. For example."
"Once I realized he wasn't going to eat me, it was surprisingly okay?" Emmalina says. "Well. I wasn't thrilled about the cleaning, but the enchanted mop did most of the work."
"Well, all right. Still, it seems like - a disruptive experience."
Emmalina smiles at him ruefully. "You had etiquette classes too, didn't you? 'Disruptive.' Yes, my parents handing me over to a dragon was definitely disruptive. No argument here."


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Ellis Obrien was a crowd favorite from the moment he began his career as one of InFocus's two weather forecasters. Known for his high-pitched "Hello, Paly!" and corny weather puns, he produces laughter in every fourth period classroom. We sat down to ask him a few questions.
Tell us a little about your position.
Ellis Obrien: I'm [a] weatherman on InFocus. I create graphics, and I sign women's breasts, and I read the weather live on air each day.
What are the best parts about the job?
EO: Besides the obvious popularity boost that I get on campus, I really feel like it's given me a good career path. I didn't know what I wanted to do in life, but now I think being a meteorologist is the thing for me. Obviously, the job does come with perks; yes, I do get into every party because I am the weatherman. Other than that, I would say … I mean, I have an A+ in the class; that pretty much speaks for itself. I don't like to brag too much, kind of let the resumé do the talking, but I am consistently flagged down on campus and told I'm the highlight of the show.
What has been your biggest area of improvement so far this year?
EO: My biggest area of improvement was my ability with Photoshop and the graphics. I can now make approximately two graphics in 11 minutes, and I know what you're thinking, 'That's impossible, you're a stud,' but yes, I can do it. The ladies love it."
How do you prepare to go on air?
EO: I throw a few air punches. I try to think of the jokes during the period. I'm thinking of puns, trying to think of a few funny things to do, and then five minutes before I'm throwing air punches, then doing my jumps, and then I'm just ready to go — in the zone.
What goes through your mind when you're reporting?
EO: Normally, I'm trying to remember what I thought of. It's kind of improvised, so I'm trying to think of what I'm going to say next. I'm trying not to stumble or stutter on my words, and then when a joke's coming up, I get a little nervous, a little anxious, try to slow down, make the joke and move on to reporting the weather.
Do you ever fear failure in your position as weather forecaster?
EO: I'm a little scared of failure. Like right now, it's pretty sunny, and I told them there would be storms today, so I'm feeling a little bad. I mean, what if someone wore a rain jacket to school and now they're in the sun feeling like a fool? I mean, I don't know what to say. This one's pretty embarrassing. My first real error.
Tell us about Paul Hoeprich [InFocus adviser].
EO: He's a great guy. Really love the man. He's funny. He is the joker, cares about improving the news. He's like a Ron Burgundy — doesn't quite have the looks, but has the attitude and the passion for the news.
What drives you in life?
EO: My prius.
Do you have any advice for aspiring weather forecasters?
EO: The biggest thing about weather is confidence. Weather is about confidence. Yes, temperatures are the most interesting thing in the world, but temperatures combined with an interest in the weather and a smile — nothing beats it.
Do you have any plans for improvement throughout the year?
EO: You can't improve on greatness.


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The new Helsinki Central Library Oodi – Finland's largest and arguably most lavish – opened its doors to the public on Wednesday.
Although it's technically a library, it goes far beyond merely a place to borrow books. The facility features many spaces for meeting people and socialising, and offers the opportunity for people to participate in activities like readings, workshops and special events.
Apart from books and other reading materials, Oodi is also equipped with 3D printing gear and sewing machines for creators, rehearsal rooms for musicians, a small cinema and spaces that can be reserved for a variety of uses. There's also a café as well as the possibility to try out virtual reality technology.
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The significant investment in Oodi represents the central role that public libraries play in Finland. It is also a symbol of how the country has changed from the time the first public library was founded in Vaasa in 1794.
During the 1800s, the number of public libraries increased and the idea was to offer Finns the possibility of learning to read and increase literacy. The libraries of the time were financed and maintained by different foundations and organizations.
"We have had a very strong idea that literacy will take Finland forward. Without libraries our county would not have developed into its current welfare state status," says Rauha Maarno, Director of the Finnish Library Association.
The period following the First and Second World Wars until the 1980s was the so-called Golden Age of libraries in Finland. Libraries were built at a rapid pace and the number of users grew rapidly.
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With the addition of Oodi, there are now 730 public libraries in Finland.
Finnish libraries are also well used and book-borrowing is among the world's highest. In the Nordic countries, Finland is number one in terms of library usage.
Last year nearly one million people attended events at libraries in Finland last year.
Link to the rest at YLE.fi
PG will note that Finland has a total population of about 5.5 million.


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Director Mike Leigh's comedy-drama, Another Year, which addresses a year's worth of life's dreck amidst a bit of witty humor is coming to Blu-Ray/DVD for $38.96 in a combo pack on June 7th. Another Year features characters ranging from the perpetually awesome Tom (Jim Broadbent) to the forever-sucky Mary (Lesley Manville), and it doesn't feature a happy ending. If troubles ain't your cup of tea, I'd suggest steering clear.
Another Year finds its strengths in some great acting performances and a decent -- if not random -- script. As usual, Mike Leigh is less of a master storyteller than a masterful purveyor of emotion, although the 2011 Oscars would disagree, having given the film a nomination for Best Original Screenplay.
With that said, even a love for Mike Leigh's work won't mean Another Year is the type of film you'll want to watch over and over. You'll just have to decide if the special features and a few viewings will be enough to cover the cost of combo pack from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. The set will include commentary with Leigh and Manville, a "Making Of" featurette, and a second featurette highlighting Leigh's experiences with the cast throughout shooting the film.
Another Year was only rated PG-13, and while it doesn't feature as many messed-up or overtly sexual moments as last year's equally dramatic Blue Valentine, make no mistake, it is not a movie for children. Its topics are heavy and its ideas are dense. But if you love Jim Broadbent, it's definitely worth a shot. Just maybe a Netflix shot.
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Memorial of Saint Jerome, priest and doctor of the Church
(Job 3:1-3.11-17.20-23; Luke 9:51-56)
We sometimes see images of St. Jerome with a lion at his side. Those who know little about him may think that Jerome befriended lions much like St. Francis of Assisi befriended the wolf. But much more likely the lion represents St. Jerome himself. Jerome displayed anger for his enemies that could flare into a rage. The heretic Pelagius was one who felt the incandescence of Jerome's anger.
In the gospel Jesus' disciples James and John demonstrate a similar tendency to rage. Learning that a Samaritan village will not welcome the Lord, they want to call down fire upon the place. They have not taken to heart Jesus' instructions for missionaries. Jesus told his apostles that if a village refuses to accept them, they were to "shake the dust your feet in testimony against them."
Jerome is a saint despite his irascibility not but because of it. We may be sure that he mastered it before entering the Kingdom of God. Jesus counsels forbearance and forgiveness when people rebuke our best efforts. Uncontrolled anger has no place in his following.


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It's time to feed us again. In the fourth sequel of the bloody, fun-addicting action game you have to help the hungry piranha to eat lots of helpless humans, sink boats and find treasures. Collect enough blood to evolve your fish and build a violent army of bloody eaters. Enjoy Feed Us 4.
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Progressive Heritage aims to highlight the most useful and relevant resources amongst the myriad aspects of heritage and its sensitive re-use.
The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) encourages professionals across the construction industry to network and share best practice. The Building Conservation Forum was founded in 1992 and is open free of charge to non-RICS members and members alike. The RICS Building Conservation Forum provides training, publications, best practice guides, certification of professionals, advice to policy makers, and liaison with sector colleagues.
Lynda Jubb, Building Conservation Forum Chair, says of the forum 'RICS is a global professional body bringing together practitioners, policy makers and client groups from the land, property and construction sectors. With 180,000 members around the world, RICS regulates standards in the pubic interest – promoting best practice in conservation and heritage.'
RICS publishes a bimonthly magazine Building Conservation Journal, recent copies of which can be downloaded from here.
In recent editions, for instance, these particular articles caught my attention.
'A Sense of the Past' – December/January 2015 pp28-29.
A case study of the use of BIM in the modeling of a Welsh cottage.
This is a sequel to the article 'Moving with the Times' – March/April 2014 pp31-32 when the project was set up at the cottage.
'Rising from the ruins' – October/November 2014 pp32-33.
A case study of Astley Castle with a focus on procurement. A favourite building of mine (see my previous post on this building here) it is interesting to read a building case study from the perspective of the surveyor.
'Adapting the Rules' – May/June 2014 pp28-30.
The nuances of reconciling heritage work with Building Regulations is examined through three case studies – and highlights the difference of repair and renewal with respect to the guidance documents.
In the spirit of collaboration RICS and The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) jointly host an annual building conservation Summer school. This five day intensive course covers aspects of conservation theory, building fabric condition assessment skills and practical skills – this year will enable attendees to try their hand at lime render. The speakers are drawn from a balance of professions including surveyors, engineers and specialist contractors which can only enrich discussion and improve working knowledge and appreciation of others' work. Click here for more information of the programme and how to book.
Join the RICS Building Conservation Forum – here
Summer School – here
RICS Journals – here
I would like to thank Lynda Jubb, RICS Building Conservation Forum Chair, and Remmi Sexton of the RICS Professional Groups Executive for their invaluable help and contribution.


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