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Dave Rosenberg has picked up the story being spun by The Standish Group that says
Open Source software is raising havoc throughout the software market. It is the ultimate in disruptive technology, and while to it is only 6% of estimated trillion dollars IT budgeted annually, it represents a real loss of $60 billion in annual revenues to software companies," said Jim Johnson, Chairman, The Standish Group International, Boston, MA
I agree with Dave's take, which is that this story is very much a glass half-full/glass half-empty story.
To wit, if open source software really does permit the global IT customer to trim $60B from their IT budget, then we really are delivering $60B worth of value that the proprietary industry is not. Now, there was a time when $60B might not have seemed like money worth saving, when corporations were raking in so much profit from so many sources that CEOs had the discretion to decide what cash to book from what source in which quarter. But now things are different. Greater transparency, greater scrutiny, and much less cash means CEOs are looking for value wherever it may be.
Another way of looking at this number is to consider how much more value open source could unlock from the IT budget. In an interview with Stephen Shankland, former Delta COO Jim Whitehurst talks about his experience of feeling forced, year after year, to spend $500M/year on IT software and systems that did not track the value potential implied by Moore's Law:
I think I finally get the joke. I was a senior exec, and like every other senior exec I had a huge IT budget. Mine was as large as Red Hat's revenues last year. You sit there and say, "Why are my IT costs going up, but I'm getting less and less functionality?" Every IT professional says the same thing: my lights-on costs are going up. But wait a minute! I bought a laptop, and it cost me half as much as it did three years ago, and my costs are going up? I get the joke now.
If you look at the S&P 500, seven of the top twenty companies are tech, and other than Google, they're not high-growth. But they're just printing money because switching costs are so high. There's this incredible amount of residual goodwill to Red Hat because we're seen as an alternative to that. Oracle announced a 20-something percent price increase just as the economy starts heading south. How can you do that unless you're pretty sure nobody can switch? High switching costs led to infrastructure cost creep. Once you get hooked, you can't get off.
What the Standish Group is finding is that despite even monopoly power, open source is becoming a viable replacement for entrenched proprietary solutions, returning billions of dollars of values back to the customers who use it. And this trend represents a remarkable value capture opportunity. In another study, The Standish Group numbers support the idea that there is at least $386B/year of dead loss spending that could be returned to the IT user as value, and another $400B/year that, while not completely wasted, is not coming in on time, on budget, or at an acceptable level of quality. By those numbers, the $60B number shows that open source has barely scratched 10% of the waste prevalent in the proprietary software world today. Waste that proprietary software vendors largely count as revenue and profits.
Given these numbers, I think we're going to see two major open source plays emerge. The pure play, which is dedicated to recovering and restoring value to the customer. It is easy to see why I think that's so attractive and sensible. But there is also the another play, coopted by proprietary software companies who want to retain as much of the power and profit that they hold today, regardless of the damage it does to the customer or the economy. In the past there was no choice. But now, you, too, can get the joke. Be a part of the restoration of $60B-$600B of annual cost savings and you can laugh all the way to the bank. Or party with somebody who just got paid $100M to reverse this course and let them do the laughing for you. After all, its your money.

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Design - Danger,Danger
Danger, Will Robinson, danger, warning, warning!!
Is young Will Robinson facing yet another intergalactic threat initiated by the devious Dr. Smith, or perhaps Will is embarking on a study of the rules of design? No matter, the same dire warnings apply.
Any journey fraught with danger must be preceded by a full and complete disclosure of those dangers. Woe be to those who choose not to respect the rules! But woe is waiting in equal measure for those who blindly follow them as well! So how can this be?
The rules of design are nothing new. The Golden Mean, the Fibonacci sequence, and numerous other systems for guiding our creative endeavors have been around for centuries. These many interrelated systems lay down a basic set of guidelines that keep our designs grounded in the reality of balance and proportion. There is a primal truth buried in these ageless ratios and equations.
The rules are based in the intellect, which must quantify everything. But creativity defies quantification. It is driven by two innate components: intuition and inspiration.
Inspiration is the original spark that ignites the creative fires. It is the very thing that makes time stand still for hours while the process is being played out. Inspiration knows no bounds, and in fact, will utterly suffocate if put into a neat little box and told to conform. Intuition is inspiration's symbiotic cohort. It is keenly sympathetic and like an adoring parent gently guides the new-born inspiration from a base that is deeply instinctual but tempered with experience and knowledge.
For a young child, there are rules they do not fully understand. But the rules must be obeyed and practiced. If a parent has done their job well, that child will someday mature and break free. With the rules understood on a much deeper level, the now young adult, no longer needs to recite them. The young adult is now free to respectfully disagree with the parent and in fact may freely choose to do so. The same learning process is true for the beginning designer.
A quote from Louis Sullivan's Kindergarten Chats (1901-1902) parallels what I am saying here:
"……formulas are dangerous things. They are apt to prove the undoing of a genuine art, however helpful they may be in the beginning to the individual. The formula of an art remains and becomes more and more rigid with time, while the spirit of that art escapes and vanishes forever. It cannot live in text-books, in formulas or in definitions."
Ultimately, inspiration must be the spark that ignites the creative fires, and intuition the guiding force that tames and guides inspiration. Although intuition is an inherent trait, it is molded over time in some ways by our experiences and knowledge base. If the rules are given a serious and rigorous study, they may, in time, become fused into our consciousness and in so doing, become an inseparable component of our intuition.
It is easy to get acceptable results using the rules, but nothing with real fire in its soul. Therein lays the danger. Do not be lulled into complacency. The rules can only take you so far. Learn from them, but do not be bound by them. When the time comes, let them go. Give your inspiration and intuition free rein. That is where you will find your best work.
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Horses are fun to ride and make good companion animals. Though caring for them is no simple task, it sure is rewarding. Unfortunately not all of us can afford to keep own horses, but don't be sad, you can still have them in your home with for instance a high quality canvas print. If photographed or painted, a canvas print with a horse as a motif is a great addition to any home. You can also opt for a poster, if this is more your style.


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Last week, Barbara "wah-wah" Walters—thank you, Gilda Radner!—was trotted in front of ABC's Evening News cameras to assure those familes still chowing down that the brutal, disgusting, illegal, savage beating, sodomization and execution of Libyan "dictator" Gaddafi was… understandable… because, he was "crazy."
To confirm Gaddafi's craziness, Clinton-tell-all-renegade George Stephanapoulos, filling in for the most artfully cadenced voice in Television—Diane—Kissinger-protégé–Sawyer—switches to a tape of Wah-Wah interviewing Gaddafi about 10 years earlier. Muamar is preening in his robes, and Wah-Wah slurs point blank: "You know, a lot of Americans think you're crazy!" And Gaddafi laughs.
"Boy!—that laugh is chilling!" proclaims ever-boyish, perfect hairline, Georgie S.
And that's about the essence of the insight we're going to get from the MSM about the Transitional National Council's public butchering of Libya's former leader. That and porcine Hillary Clinton snorting through her snout: "We came, we saw, he died." And thus, in a weird nutshell paraphrase of Caesar's megalomaniacal description of his conquest of Gaul, we see the perverted logic of NATO's bombing campaign and resources-grab that results in the death of some 50,000 Libyans in order to save perhaps 1000 "rebels" at risk in Benghazi.
One week later, and there is Wah-Wah again in some advertisement for an upcoming series of interviews she will conduct with billionaires! This is Wah-Wah's and the MSM'S answer to Occupy Wall Street! Visit these nice, friendly billionaires at home and show how they're "just folks"! And how did they make their billions? Why, as John Houseman intoned in the old Smith Barney ad—"They made their money the old-fashioned way! They earned it!"
That's pretty much the way Herman Cain sees things, too. Asked a couple of weeks ago about his reaction to OWS, Cain blurts something inane like: "If you're poor in America, it's your fault! Blame yourself!" (Not exactly Martin Luther King… but, that was then and this is now!)
Well, what other sort of answer would one expect from the Godfather? And as for Wah-Wah, a woman who brags about her trysts with the likes of war-criminal Henry Kissinger–is that a judge of character anyone can trust?
As for the Godfather…consider this:
Let's say we have a party, and, feeling small-"d" democratic," we invite 100 people from all walks of life. We're going to "entertain" these people with Lady Gaga's gyrations and pay her a cool million dollars—the going rate—because "she earns it!" We're going to feed our guests with a nice-a, big-a pizza pie, which we'll cut into 100 equal slices—each slice sufficient to feed one guest. Problem is, the first person takes 40 slices! S/he doesn't "need" 40 slices, but s/he has "earned" it—meaning, they can do whatever they want with it—from creating jobs to throwing it on the pink-flamingo decorated lawn—with the little, black jockey boy statue, holding the lantern!) Now, the next 4 people get 7 slices each because they "earned it," too—mostly by doing number two whenever Number One tells them to! Now, the next 15 people get one slice each. So these 20 folks are doing okay to totally decadent–they each have at least one slice of delicious pizza to fill their bellies.
But the Godfather—who is transforming right before our eyes into a black, obese but jocular Tony Soprano—can't understand why the remaining 80 folks are grumbling because they only have 7 slices to divide among themselves! Mr. Cain, who can barely do the math for his own "9-9-9" scheme, can't figure out how to feed 80 folks with just 7 slices of pizza.
These, metaphorically, are the sick values of our Mainstream Media, our politicians and our corporate tycoons. They just don't get it! They don't understand why the young and the old all over America, all over this world, are in rebellion against their perverse ways.
The "Occupy" crowd is beautifully named. They want to "occupy" their space, their time, their lives. They—we—do not measure our lives' worth in terms of the billions of dollars we have never amassed. We ask: How is money made? ("Right Livelihood," we recall, is one of the essential aspects of Buddha's Noble Eight-fold Path!) What good has come of the wealth? ("Lay not up worldly treasures," the Essene Jesus advised.) What lives were improved? How? Was the planet made more liveable, more beautiful? We ask: What is the measure of a life worth living; and, yes–what is the meaning of life?
It's a question as old as Plato and Aristotle, as old as the Hebrew prophets and the Sumerian cuneiform tablets. It is a much greater question than the question of happiness… because enduring happiness depends on it.
We have been a culture distracted by the baubles of consumption. We have been willing to kill and maim millions of people, unheroically and stupidly, while just "following orders" or "doing our jobs," so that an insignificant 1 percent–and even much less than that—could accumulate more and more baubles and dictate more and more orders.
There are four great reasons why the Occupy movement will not go away, why it will grow stronger as we advance into winter and next spring: 1. It is inter-generational. 2. It is international. 3. It is technologized. 4. It is life-saving and essential.
Greater connections will be formed. The young will screw each other (in the best sense!) and fall in love; and the white-haired women who run with wolves and the graybeards who danced with Janis J. for peace in the '60s will re-learn the language of the young and impart the rich ore of their own experiences. And when the snow comes, and the cold appears to drive them away… they will retreat in order to regroup–and fight again come spring.
Because we are connected now…, and talking–all around the world. And we see each other now, and we ask: "If not us, who? If not now, when?"


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House Democrats' campaign arm brings in big first-quarter haul as more members pay dues and raise dollars
House Democrats' campaign arm raised an unprecedented $22.6 million in the first quarter of this year, thanks in large part to member contributions, committee officials say.
According to fundraising figures provided to CQ Roll Call, $4.3 million, or 19 percent, of what the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee raised so far this year came directly from caucus dues.
The committee flaunted individual totals in its regular dues tally, disseminated last week on Capitol Hill. The widely circulated spreadsheet tally serves as the committee's report card for the caucus: It hails members who contribute and points out their colleagues who don't.
But in the first three months of this year, more than half of the House Democratic Caucus raised money or contributed to the DCCC, including 92 percent of freshmen.
The DCCC raised $3 million more in the first quarter of this year than it did in the same time period in the 2012 cycle. This most recent tally includes the $10.2 million the committee raised in March. It will report $8.9 million in the bank at the end of that month, plus $4.5 million in debt.
"Our record-breaking fundraising success this quarter has been built on our members stepping forward and our grass-roots stepping up," DCCC Chairman Steve Israel of New York said in a statement.
House Democrats who contributed to and raised large sums for the DCCC last quarter include:
• Xavier Becerra of California, who paid $400,000 in dues and raised $246,000 for the committee.
• James E. Clyburn of South Carolina, who paid $200,000 in dues and raised $353,000 for the committee.
• Joseph Crowley of New York, who paid $115,000 in dues and raised $295,000 for the committee.
• Minority Whip Steny H. Hoyer of Maryland, who paid $280,000 in dues and raised $337,000 for the committee.
• Nita M. Lowey of New York, who paid $300,000 in dues and raised $440,000 for the committee.
• Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, who paid $250,000 in dues and raised $7 million for the committee.
• Jared Polis of Colorado, who paid $100,000 in dues and raised $109,000 for the committee.
• C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger of Maryland, who paid $100,000 in dues.
• George Miller of California, who paid $40,000 in dues and raised $395,000 for the committee.
• Anna G. Eshoo of California, who paid $50,000 in dues and raised $290,000 for the committee.
In addition, three Democrats paid their dues to the committee in full for the 2014 cycle: Henry Cuellar of Texas and Chris Van Hollen of Maryland gave $300,000 each. Israel gave $450,000 in dues; he also raised $4.1 million for the committee he chairs.
The committee's online program continues to grow, raising 83 percent more in the first quarter than it did in the first three months of 2012. The DCCC raised $1 million online in January, $1.5 million online in February and $2.2 million online in March, according to figures provided by the DCCC.
Books closed for first-quarter fundraising at the end of March. Federal campaigns must report their finances by April 15. Congressional campaign committees have a handful of additional days to file their monthly report.


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Clara Haase pats #1 #5
Needlecraft Magazine October 1925
Tatting Patterns by Clara Haase
Needlecraft Magazine published in the first half of the 20th century in Augusta, Maine was one of many publications designed for women. It featured everything from recipes to home remedies, practical linens and clothes repairs to delicate laces. The earliest issue that I have is from 1912. It continued in publication under that name until about 1933 when the name was changed to Needlecraft Home Arts Magazine. It last appeared in the early 1940's under the name of Home Arts Magazine. It had monthly issues and specialty publications.
This is the earliest issue that I have that actually shows tatting on the cover.
These designs are by Clara Haase. Her name appears more than once in Needlecraft Magazine. I also believe that this same set of patterns was reprinted 48 years later in "Olde Time Needlework Patterns and Designs: Exquisite Designs and Patterns Out of the Glorious Past " in the March 1973 issue. And, now, 89 years after they first appeared, the patterns are still ever fresh.
R = Ring CH = Chain clr = close ring rw = reverse work dnrw = do not reverse work - = picot + = join
Pattern 1
*RA 6 - 6 - 5 - 2 - 5 clr dnrw. CH 8 + (join to first picot of ring)
RB 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 clr dnrw. Continue CH 8 + (join to first picot of previous ring) 2 - 2 - 2 - 1 + (join to second picot of same ring) 1 - 2 - 2 - 2 - + (join to third picot of same ring) 8 + (join to base of same ring) CH 8 + (join to second picot of initial ring.)
RA 6 - 6 - 5 - 2 - 5 clr dnrw. CH 8 + (join to first picot of ring)
CH 9 + (join to last picot of chain around initial ring A) 6 - 6 - 9 + (join to first picot of ring B at the same spot where this chain began) CH 8 + (join to second picot of ring )
Repeat from * for length desired and finish off ends.
At end of row make that last chain which has no inner ring, a split ring and exit through the middle picot. Then begin the return pass of all tatted chains.
CH 8 - 8 + (join to previous row) 8 - 8 and repeat.
Pattern 5
Begin this straight chain with a starter picot.
CH 8 - repeat for desired length. At end turn and work back the opposite direction.
CH 8 - 8 + (join to picot of straight chain); when you reach the beginning of the chain join to the starter picot with an 8 ds split chain. This brings you into the last pass.
CH 7 + (join to next freestanding picot) 5, using picot gauge create 9 picots, 5 + (join to next picot) continue to end and finish off ends.
Additional patterns from this set will be posted in upcoming articles. I would love to have a new model of this lace to illustrate this pattern. If you would like to submit photo please send jpg to me through the tatting editor page https://www.bellaonline.com/about/tatting. To view the photos more easily, open them in a new window or right click and save to your computer graphics program.
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The Syrian Virgin Series
subtitle: A Young Woman's Journey From War in Syria to Love in New York
WARNING: This book is about a young woman's difficult journey: her
escape from Syria's Civil War, her transition to a new a country, and
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Title: The Syrian Virgin
Author: Zack Love
Genre: Political Contemporary Romance
Cover Design: Pink Ink Designs by Cassy Roop
Release Date: November 10th 2014
Anissa is traumatized by the most brutal conflict of the 21st Century: the Syrian Civil War. In 2012, Islamists in Homs terrorize her Christian community and destroy everything in her life. Narrowly escaping death, Anissa restarts her devastated life as a college student in NY. She is bewildered and lost — a virgin in every sense.
But despite her inexperience with men and life in the United States, Anissa is quickly drawn to two powerful individuals: Michael, the Syrian-Christian American who leads the political effort to protect his community, and Julien, her college professor who runs a $20 billion hedge fund. Complicating matters, Michael is still attached to his ex-girlfriend and Julien is the most sought after bachelor in Manhattan. Anissa's heart and her communal ties pull her in different directions, as she seeks hope and renewal in a dark world.
LIFE shattered her. LOVE empowered her.
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July 17, 1996 employee newsletter published by the Public Relations Department to educate, inform and recognize the employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida.
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FONDA – A jury found murder defendant Ivan Ramos guilty of all charges Friday in Montgomery County Court.
Ramos, 30, of Amsterdam was accused of stabbing and killing William McDermott, 56, and Cheryl Goss, 46, on March 2 at McDermott's 359 Locust Ave. apartment in Amsterdam.
After a little more than an hour and a half of deliberation, District Attorney James "Jed" Conboy approached members of the McDermott family.
"We have the verdict," he whispered.
The jury found Ramos guilty of two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon.
As the jury read off the verdict, a relative of Ramos began to openly cry in court. Ramos stayed silent, sitting with handcuffs and leg restraints on.
Both family members of McDermott and Goss sighed as the verdict was read. Some family members cried, while others sounded happy about the verdict.
Sarah McDermott, daughter of William McDermott, was pleased.
"There is really relief for justice to be served for the victims," McDermott said.
Hope Fabowskay, daughter of Goss, said both families were glad to see justice done.
When asked what came next for the families, Faboskay shrugged.
"Finding peace and closure," she said.
Unanswered questions are still there for some, such as a motive for the crime.
"That's something I really want to know," Faboskay said. "Why?"
Conboy said that this case was a classic example of the effort of Amsterdam Police, New York State Police, and the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, who he said worked hard recovering the evidence that helped close the case.
"I hope this verdict brings the families closer to having closure," Conboy said.
During the trial, expert witnesses testified Ramos' blood, DNA and fingerprints were found at the murder scene.
Jury deliberations began early Friday after closing statements. The prosecution, led by Montgomery County District Attorney James "Jed" Conboy, rested Thursday. Ramos' attorney called no defense witnesses.
Defense Attorney Mark Juda started the closing statements Friday. He said Locust Avenue is a known drug haven, "where all sorts of people smoke crack."
He said it was believed McDermott was selling drugs at his apartment so people were constantly in and out of that location.
Juda argued Ramos was at the Woodrow Road area around 4:30 a.m., which did not leave enough time for him to be at the other locations the prosecution placed him at.
In his closing statement, Conboy argued that while there may be inconsistencies between witnesses testimony at times, there is nothing inconsistent about the surveillance video obtained from Sikorski's Service Station, First Niagara Bank and Dunkin Donuts. The video show a larger man, believed to be Ramos, walking the street in the clothes that he was said to be wearing.
Juda also said Craig McCormick contaminated the evidence when he entered the apartment and questioned why he wouldn't call authorities sooner rather than waiting until 6 a.m. to do so and not calling authorities himself.
Conboy said McCormick's story has remained the same through the whole process and can be backed by video surveillance. He also pointed out that McCormick later took police to the exact location he tossed the potholder used to unlock the front door deadbolt.
Juda questioned how what has been described as a bloody scene would leave no DNA from either of the victims on the shoes that were recovered.
"Somebody has to pay for these deaths, but there is not proof beyond reasonable doubt implicating Ramos," Juda said.
Conboy said Ramos carved away the outside of the sneakers that were recovered by police because they had DNA that would have placed him at the crime.
Juda reiterated several times that the cops didn't look into anyone else as a suspect, "because they already had their guy."
"Ramos was their man from the very beginning, and they didn't bother to look at anyone else as a potential suspect," Juda said.
Conboy said a police dog tracked the steps believed to be Ramos to just "a stones throw from Woodrow Road" before losing the track because of school children gathered.
According to the New York State penal code, Ramos would face 15 years to life in prison.
Sentencing is scheduled for March 20.
Reporter Levi?Pascher contributed to this story.


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When Jar-Eel says Belintar killed "the last of those who first forged… your precious Unity," does she mean the Only Old One? Was Belintar's work somehow linked to the legacy of the old Unity Council?
And why is Holy Country's sorcerous sixth represented by a Moon Rune instead of a Law Rune? I mean, it's convenient for the Razoress. I get that. But is there any *other* reason the Holy Country's God Forgot (Brithini Talar) sixth would have been denoted by a Moon Rune instead of a Law Rune? Did the Moon Rune have sorcery or Brithini associations before the Red Goddess arose?
Seehttps://plus.google.com/101223324205853115305/posts/Y99dVsCUXTf for a possible/likely explanation for the Moon Rune in Belintar's Holy Country.
According to my copy of Guide to Glorantha the Lunar Rune is also the Rune of Balance. God Forgot then holds the nations of the five elements in balance.
What was the Rune Rufelza keeps in her hands doing in Belinthar's circle??
I'm loving the red vibe in this piece, contrasting nicely with the other colours. Another great job, Kalin.
It has replaced the air/storm rune.
It looks like the Moon.
Just wondering, did Belintar become Harshax in the future? I was always confused about that.
Great page, though her face seems a bit off. Keep up the good work
And who did Belintar kill as the last of his original helpers? I'm no expert in Holy Country history
So Lunar Heroes, like Jar Eel, can enter other's rituals via the connection they stole by defeating certain deities or temples or peoples and inside the ritual they can channel a powerful deity so that She changes the ritual from within? Awesome power, indeed. It looks Unfairest to other Heroes, like Belintar or Sartar (or Kallyr). Almost a Chaotic power, they would think
Jar-eel severs the Unity of the Sixths, explaining why they fall into disorder so rapidly (aside, of course, from the fact that Belintar isn't coming back). And she takes the Moon rune with her. The Lunars don't seem to pay much attention to God Forgot when they move on the Holy Country. I think this is because the Red Goddess already owns the Lunar sovereignty of the area through Jar-eel's act.
Ezkankekko was the last hero from the Unity Battle still around. Belintar slew him in the combat that also killed the Lead Serpent and destroyed the Obsidian Palace.
Thanks for your information, Joerg. Daniel, the Sorcerous rune is present as a multi-pronged star; Moon replaced Storm, not Sorcery (or Logic, that is)
Another swap I missed: in the previous images, Storm Rune was not there, but Sorcery was. Now the Moon has swapped Storm (which comes back) with Sorcery and enters the ritual. Probably she enters via Storm (a violent attack also brought upon by Harrek) and uses Jar Eel as a channel to slay the Sorcerous unity of Belintar's RuneSpirit. Then she takes back Moon Rune and keeps the initiative. But she had to wait until Belintar was weakened by the Slaying of Ezkankekko and the subsequent attack by the Berserker, to dismiss him.
Where is Harrek in this chaotic situation, he was fighting the parts, but now the parts are here…Harrek is going to have a few words with her I assume.
Yelling, Screaming, frothing at the mouth, words.
I can't 'bear' to see it…. ah-hahahaa….
Spectacular. What will happen to Belintar's spirit now?
Nothing good, that's certain. Banished to a Lunar hell? Dissipated into nothing? Sent into bodiless exile? Eaten be the White Bear God? Some of these are much more permanent than others.
Son of the Apple / Lord of the Harshax
He shall return in the years of a generation
Prepare for that return
Son of the Apple?
Son of the Apple!
Cryptic as with many of his proclamations. Personally I wouldn't be surprised if it weren't a reference to Apple Lane as well as religious imagery more familiar to us earthly observers, but most statements about him are wrong.
KInd of ironic, by defeating Belintar before he has dealt with Harrek, Jar-Eel seals her own fate. Might have been wiser to join forces with Belintar to kill Harrek once and for all and then ambush Belintar.
By the way, where are all the others? Beat-Pot and Argranth, I mean. They haven´t been around for ages! I´m not saying I´m tired of Jar-Eel, hell, never, but…
Harshax is Belintar?
*mind boggles*
I've never read too much into the many different people with the title Harshax. If I recall correctly, there is at least one reference to Minarith Purple as having the title Harshax – though of course there are several different Minarith's too and I may have mixed them up.
What's interesting is that Jar-Eel does both potentially a great evil here (lowering the defenses of the Holy Country to the White Bear, being ultimately responsible for destroying the City of Wonders, etc) but also a great good (allowing the cycle of nature to asset itself, undoing the false unity imposed by Belintar, destroying an incarnation of Gbaji, which it seems that Belintar may well have been.) It seems that Jar-Eel is well suited expressing the Red Goddess's role as Natha the Avenger, bringer of justice and balance. I would hold that, whether knowingly or not, Jar-Eel acts in a manner which -upholds- the cosmic compromise. The Golden Age is not meant to last forever, and it's part of the natural cycle of time that the Storm Age of violence and death and the Greater Darkness of Chaos come, as part of the cycle of Time – which the Red Goddess represents. Such paradoxes I feel are part of the Red Goddess' natural place… in the Great Compromise. 😉
Whoa! Lunar enlightenment time!
You know how each PC has 3 runes in HQG? Look at how Jar-Eel juggles his runes. He has 6 runes, one for each elemt. She destroys his body and then literally disassembles his soul (or, more succinctly, the soul of the Holy Country.)She takes that moon rune home with her, while sending the rest of the parts of the holy country off back to wherever (presumably not to be reunited until Broyan attains the Sword and Helm.) This lends more and more credence to the notion that Belintar might be a renegade Egi who Jar-Eel was sent to round up. I may be entirely wrong. 🙂
My preferred Belintar/God-King origin is along the lines of what I posted in https://plus.google.com/101223324205853115305/posts/Y99dVsCUXTf
From Masters of Luck and Death (Issaries Inc, Jan 2004), P64-67.
"Hepherones was a mystic living in Peloria during the Dawn Age. Although he achieved the Absolute before the rise of the Bright Empire, many of his followers accepted Nysalor. His teachings, mostly contained in collections of dialogues with his students (some apocryphal), were incorporated into Nysalorean philosophies."
See the rest of that thread including enigmatic statements from Jeff 😀
I don't think that those elemental runes represent Belintar's personal rune, or rather that the ensemble of them represents his element rune.
I have been wondering about assigning the balance rune to the Ingareens. They don't appear to be very balanced, and their cultural runes are Law or Man.
The most obvious Lunar connection in the Holy Country are the Rightarm Islanders in their worship of the tides.
Perhaps the Theyalan week is what Belintar is modeled after – he bears the five elements associated to the first five days of the week, the sixth day is represented by Balance, and the "imp" binding it all together represents his godhood – what Jar-eel referred to as "more than the sum of the parts".
This would make a helluva animated film.
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IMMORTAL CITY IS SO GOOD!!!! I really hope you like it, because if you don't I'm going to CRY! Also, I REALLY want all your unicorn stuff!!!!! I LOVE UNICORNS! I have posters all over my room like I'm a 10 year old....ReplyDelete
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Fantabulous books this week, you got some that I loved. YAY SWAG! Happy Reading!ReplyDelete
Catching Jordan is awesome and The Immortal Rules is AMAZING!ReplyDeleteReplies
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CUTEST UNICORNS EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND month of Cinder!! SO Excited! :DReplyDeleteReplies
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Out of the two islands, Pano Koufonisi is the only populated one. Koufonisia are a favourite destination for those who seek to relax on their holidays and look for sheltered golden sand beaches, small natural pools of turquoise waters, feasts in the original 'island way' and seafood fresh from the sea.
Swimming: On Pano Koufonisi, the best beaches are at Loutro, Parianos, Foinikas, Fanos, Italida, and Pori where you can windsurf as well. On Kato Koufonisi, visit the solitary paradise sandy beaches at Panagia, Detis, and Nero. You can also tour the island by boat (either yours or an excursion boat) and admire the sea caves as well as the nearby islets Glaronisi, Prasoura, Voulgari, Tsouloufi, Lazaros and Megali Plaka; all of them have been designated as areas of great natural beauty.
Must see: The white windmill which stands at the harbour entrance as if welcoming visitors. Chora is further up: a typical Cyclades village with white-washed houses and picturesque alleys. In the centre you will see Agios Georgios church, the island's patron saint. Rent a bicycle and tour the island following the shoreline. Visit the inland area and hike along the paths from Chora to Pano Meria.
Feasts: Locals simply love a good feast. On April 23 (Agios Georgios feast day), the 'feast master' takes the Saint's icon around and is escorted by fishing boats which sail along the shoreline. The "fisherman's feast" takes place on June 24 and delicious kakavia soup is offered to all. On August 15 the locals sail to Kato Koufonisi for the big feast in honour of Panagia (Virgin Mary).


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Come on, be honest. Is there anything better than a homemade quiche? I could eat it with a pile of baby greens for dinner every night of the week. Or lunch, brunch or a post-gym snack. Is there anything more versatile? Oddly enough, I didn't have a proper quiche pan until yesterday, when a trip to my beloved Bowery Kitchen Supply put me face-to-face with one for ten bucks. (Alex's favorite kitchen name, ever, is Fluted Removable-Bottom Tart Pan, followed by Reamer. What, you didn't know I was married to a twelve-year-old?) I was actually there to get my knives sharpened (mwa-ha-ha, it sounds so sinister, right?) and to look at pasta-makers (this excitement for later, but yes, I can barely contain myself, too), and within 2.5 seconds, I knew we were having quiche for dinner.
Unable to decide between Julia Child's leek quiche and her mushroom variety, I opted instead to use a little of both. She suggests you braise the leeks for 30 minutes with a little butter, water and salt and you should listen to her. Remember those brown-braised pearl onions from the coq a vin? Well, they've got competition. She has you cook mushrooms in a way I haven't before, but it will now be my go-to method for sautéed mushrooms because it was divine: a pat of butter, a pinch of salt and a tablespoon of port, cooked low with the lid on for eight minutes. How does she do that? How does she take something you've done your whole life and convince you each time you could have been doing it better because they've never tasted this good?
My relationship with her pate brisee dough, however, is far less serene. It had two times the water in it as the Martha Stewart recipe I have always used, and shrunk so much, I had a ton of extra filling and was forced to make five extra mini-quiches for our tortured dinner guests tonight, unable to throw away the extras. The crust was also ridiculously thick — I looked and looked, but I saw no suggestion that the amount should be used to make two (2 cups flour to 12 tablespoons butter, 4 tablespoons shortening and a 1/2 cup water, for reference), so I followed her suggestions against my better interest and paid the price. Really, it never even crisped up when par-baked. Julia, I expected more from you. (Though odds are it's me, right?)
It ain't no big thing, though. We spent our Lazy Married Saturday Night watching Memento and cutting into the best quiche we've made yet, oblivious to the fact that it's in our pre-family contract to paint the town whatever whenever possible. When inside its warm, dry and fragrant with home-cooked awesomeness, that great big world out there does not compete.
Pate Brisee
Adapted from Martha Stewart and Julia Child
Makes one tart dough
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon sugar
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, chilled and cut into small pieces
2 to 3 tablespoons ice water
1. In the bowl of a food processor, combine flour, salt, and sugar. Add butter, and process until the mixture resembles coarse meal, 8 to 10 seconds.
2. With machine running, add ice water in a slow, steady stream through feed tube. Pulse until dough holds together without being wet or sticky; be careful not to process more than 30 seconds. To test, squeeze a small amount together: If it is crumbly, add more ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time.
3. Form dough into a single ball, flatten it into a disk, and wrap in plastic. Transfer to the refrigerator, and chill at least 1 hour. Dough may be stored, frozen, up to 1 month.
4. To par-bake the shell: Roll out the chilled dough as quickly as possible on a lightly-floured surface until is about 2 inches large all around than your pie pan. Either reverse the dough onto the rolling pin and unroll it over the mold or fold it into quarters and lay it over the mold, unfolding it. Press the dough lightly into the bottom of the pan, lifting the edges and working it gently down into the mold. Trim off excess dough by rolling the pin over the top of the mold.
5. With your thumbs, push the dough 1/8-inch above the edge of the mold, to make an even, rounded rim of dough around the inside circumference of the mold. You can then press a decorative edge around the rim of the pastry with the dull edge of a knife. Prick the bottom of the pastry with a fork at 1/2-inch intervals.
6. Line the pastry with foil and fill it with pie weights, uncooked rice or beans and bake in a preheated 400 degree oven for 8 to 9 minutes. Remove the foil and bake the shell for 2 to 3 minutes more. Remove it from the oven when the shell is just starting to color and just beginning to shrink from the sides of the mold.
7. If it seems to you that the sides of the shell are too fragile, or liable to crack or leak with the weight of the pie filling to come, do not unmold until your tart or quiche is filled and fully baked. To unmold it, slip it onto a rack so air will circulate and cool it, preventing it from getting soggy.
Leek and Mushroom Quiche [Quiche aux Poireaux et Champignons]
Adapted from Julia Child, Mastering the Art of French Cooking
3 to 4 leeks, white part only, sliced
1/2 cup water
3 tablespoons butter
5 to 6 large white mushrooms, sliced
1 tablespoon port
3 eggs
1 1/2 cups whipping cream (Deb: I use whole milk)
An 8-inch partially-cooked pastry shell on a baking sheet
1/4 cup grated Swiss cheese
1 tablespoon butter cut into pea-sized dots
1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
2. Boil the leeks over moderately high heat in a heavy-bottomed, covered saucepan with 1/2 cup water, two tablespoons butter and a teaspoon of salt until it the liquid has almost evaporated. Lower heat and stew gently for 20 to 30 minutes until leeks are very tender. Put them aside in a bowl.
3. Add a tablespoon of butter to the pan along with the sliced mushrooms, 1/4 teaspoon of salt and port. Cover pan and cook over moderately low heat for 8 minutes. Uncover. Raise heat and boil for several minutes until liquid is completely evaporated and mushrooms are beginning to saute in their butter. Stir cooked mushrooms into leek mixture.
3. Beat the eggs, cream or milk and seasoning in a large mixing bowl to blend. Gradually stir in the leek and mushroom mixture. Check seasoning. Pour into pastry shell. Spread on the cheese and distribute to the butter over it (Deb note: I'm not sure if it's because I accidentally took it out a minute or two early, but I found the butter to leave a slight greasiness on top, getting in the way of a cheesy crust, and might skip it next time). Bake in upper third of pre-heated oven for 25 to 30 minutes until puffed and browned.


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The Wizard of Oz was produced as a motion picture in 1939 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (Book by L. Frank Baum; Adaption by Noel Langley; Screenplay by Florence Ryerson, Noel Langley, and Edgar Allan Woolf; Lyrics by E. Y. Harburg; Produced by Mervyn LeRoy; Directed by Victor Fleming.)..:NAMESPACE PREFIX = O />
Many people believe that The Wizard of Oz was (and is) an allegory for the radically new state of affairs that existed in America in the 1930s, following the stock market crash and the bankruptcy of the United States Government which occurred immediately thereafter. For all extents and purposes, it can still be viewed as the current state of affairs, inasmuch as the allegorical nature, the clues strewn throughout the story, are still relevant today. The authors of Redemption in Law, Theory and Practice [BBC of America, 2000] have, for example, provided an interesting interpretation of the story of The Wizard of Oz, one which bears a considerable amount of attention being paid. Much of what follows, comes from pages 180 to 185 of their book.
The initial setting of the story is, of course, Kansas, the geographical center of the USA, and the symbol for the heartland of America. The tornado (twister) that arrives is all about the whirling confusion that existed after the stock market crash, the theft of the country's gold, the US Bankruptcy, and the Great Depression. The twister takes Dorothy and her dog, Toto, into a new, artificial dimension, above the solid ground of Kansas. Upon their arrival, Dorothy notes: "Toto, I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore."
The initial setting of the story is, of course, Kansas, the geographical center of the USA, and the symbol for the heartland of America. The tornado (twister) that arrives is all about the whirling confusion that existed after the stock market crash, the theft of the country's gold, the US Bankruptcy, and the Great Depression. The twister takes Dorothy and her dog, Toto, into a new, artificial dimension, above the solid ground of Kansas. Upon their arrival, Dorothy notes: "Toto, I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore."
Right on, Dorothy. After the bankruptcy, Kansas was no longer "Kansas", but now "KS", an artificial corporate venue of the bankrupt US, a newly established "federal territory", and part of the "Federal Zone". Dorothy and Toto were "in this state", which according to Redemption in Law, implies they were for tax jurisdiction purposes in the "District of Columbia" (aka "United States") -- whereas Kansas is not included in "this state", "KS" is.
Right on, Dorothy. After the bankruptcy, Kansas was no longer "Kansas", but now "KS", an artificial corporate venue of the bankrupt US, a newly established "federal territory", and part of the "Federal Zone". Dorothy and Toto were "in this state", which according to Redemption in Law, implies they were for tax jurisdiction purposes in the "District of Columbia" (aka "United States") -- whereas Kansas is not included in "this state", "KS" is.
One of the first entities Dorothy met was the Scarecrow, who represented the legal Straw Man which had been created as an artificial aspect of the former American sovereigns. The legal term, Straw Man, describes a fictitious or artificial person created by law at one's birth via the inscription in all-capital letters on the birth document/certificate -- the latter being document of title and a negotiable instrument. It is allegedly by way of the Straw Man that the creditors of the US Bankruptcy can so effectively (and legally?) take for their own use the benefits of individuals' labor, creativity, talents, and productivity.
In the movie the Scarecrow, describes his straw-man persona by noting: "Some people without brains do an awful lot of talking. Of course, I'm not bright about doing things."
The Scarecrow then succinctly describes himself in the classic song, "If I Only Had a Brain." The lyrics include: "I'd unravel every riddle, For every 'individdle,' In trouble or in pain."
The translation is that for every individual, who discovers the existence of his or her legal Straw Man, all political and legal mysteries, complexities, and confusions begin to be resolved. And once that same individual takes legal title to his or her Straw Man, he or she can protect themselves from legal trouble or legal damage.
The Tin Man arrives next on the scene. I.e. the "T-I-N" (Taxpayer Identification Number) Man is a hollow man of metal, a "vessel" or "vehicle", the newly created commercial code words for the Straw Man. Just as the Scarecrow/Straw Man has no brain, the Tin Man has no heart. Both are "artificial persons". Natural person are created by nature or God, while artificial persons are created by human laws, for the purposes of society/government ("bodies politic" or "corporations").
One of the definitions in Webster's Dictionary is "counterfeit". Thus the Tin Man might also represent the mechanical and heartless aspect of commerce and commercial law. As they are reputed to say in the Mafia: "Nothing personal, it's just business."
The Tin Man also carries an ax. Did you ever wonder about that? The ax is a traditional symbol for that which is above a King. In this case, commercial law, i.e. Corporate Rule is above the sovereign! It's not a nice connotation -- any more than the "Axis Powers" of World War II included Nazi Germany, Italy (a fascist state) and Japan; or the more recent "Axis of Evil", coined by President George Bush in 2002, but curiously not yet applied to Cheney, Ashcroft and himself -- the ABC's of such.
The Tin Man, expressing relief after Dorothy had oiled his arm, said: "I've held that ax up for ages." And perhaps he is still having to do so. For the symbol for fascism is the "fasces", a bundle of rods with an ax bound up in the middle, but with its blade projecting. This fasces may be found on the American Mercury-head Dime (the Roman deity Mercury was the God of Commerce), and on the wall behind, and on each side of, the speaker's podium in the US Senate (each gold fasces being approximately six feet in height). At the base of the podium of the seal of the US Senate are two crossed fasces. Hmmmm...
Dorothy, the Scarecrow and Tin Man are soon joined by the Cowardly Lion. Known as the "king of the beasts", it's surprising to find one so cowardly. It appears to represent the once-fearless American people who had lost their courage, the courage to denounce the US Bankruptcy, and inform its creditors that they were not the chattel that could be used as collateral for the moneys allegedly owed. Of course, dealing with the IRS tends to leave most of us in the cowardly state; but that is due in large part to the heartless, brainless actions of an organization operating strictly under the laws of Commerce.
In order for Dorothy and the gang to find the Wizard (the supposed answer to their prayers), they had to "follow the yellow brick road." In other words, follow the money -- the trail of the gold taken from America -- and find who had absconded with it.
It's important to recall from the beginning of the movie, that the Wizard was represented by a traveling mystic, a "Professor Marvel," whom Dorothy had first encountered when she ran away with Toto. The Professor's shingle claimed that he was "Acclaimed by the Crowned Heads of Europe, Past, Present, and Future."
That's quite a claim -- to include the future -- but seems well justified in that the Wizard is still acclaimed by the "crowned heads of Europe." Before the Banksters looted America, they had already disempowered the monarchies of Europe and looted their kingdoms. And with a human skull atop the perch above the door to his wagon, the Wizard began to lecture Dorothy about the priests of Isis and Osiris and the days of Egypt's pharaohs.
Between 1916 and 1933, most of America's gold was rounded up -- aided by President Franklin Roosevelt (whose physical problems may well have symbolized America's "crippled state"). The gold went to The Federal Reserve private Bank, and was shipped off by the Fed owners to England and Germany. This was accomplished because of the fact Federal Reserve Notes could be redeemed in gold, and their use carried an interest penalty that could also only be paid in gold. The US traded its gold for paper, while its previous currency, United States Notes, carried no such interest requirement. When the US Bankruptcy was declared in 1993, there was the added caveat that all Americans were required to turn in all gold coins, gold bullion, and gold certificates by May 1 --
Our heroine was Dorothy Gale. Did you know her last name? Or that a gale, with the impact of water as well as wind, is considered potentially more powerful than a tornado? In any case, when she and her friends emerged from the forest, they were elated to see the Emerald City only a short distance away. The Wicked Witch of the West, desperate for the ruby slippers that Dorothy was wearing, knew she had to make her move before Dorothy and the others were inside the walls of Emerald City. But what was so special about Dorothy's slippers? Was the Wicked Witch an earlier version of Emelda Marcus? Or something else?
Obviously, Dorothy's red-colored, ruby slippers were the same color as blood, as in flesh and blood, thus symbolizing a living, breathing man or woman -- i.e. a non-corporation, a natural person. As such her slippers also symbolized "private" as opposed to "public". (Even a Social InSecurity card uses a red serial number, signifying the private-side account and its attachment to the public-side.) It is likely the ruby slippers symbolized the blood in the veins of the American people -- as opposed to "citizens of the United States", where the blue and black ink on a birth certificate is the "corporate blood". The Wicked Witch wanted the life blood of the living human beings -- not just their Straw Men.
Her tactic was to cover the countryside with poppy flowers -- i.e. the source of heroin, opium, and morphine -- symbolically drugging Dorothy, et al into unconsciousness, and then just step in and snatch the slippers. I.e. dull the senses of the American people and then slip in and swipe the gold.
The drugging worked on Dorothy, the Lion and Toto, the flesh and blood friends, but did not effect the artificial persons of the Scarecrow and Tin Man. The latter two cried out for help, and the Good Witch of the North came to the rescue with a blanket of snow to nullify the narcotic effect of the poppies on Dorothy, the Lion and Toto. [So, who's the "Good Witch of the North"? Perhaps, that remains to be seen.]
The identity of the Wicked Witch of the West is pretty clear. Recall that her counterpart in the first part of the film was "Almira Gulch", who supposedly "owned half the county" (or perhaps half the country). Miss Gulch had arrived at Dorothy's farm with an "Order from the Sheriff" (an Executive Order from President Roosevelt?) demanding that Toto be handed over, because allegedly he had bitten Miss Gulch.
Despite Aunt Em's assertion about Toto ("He's really gentle, with gentle people, that is.") Miss Gulch pressed her case saying that to withhold Toto would be to "go against the law". When Dorothy refused to surrender toto, Miss Gulch lashed out with, "If you don't hand over that dog I'll bring a damned suit that'll take your whole farm!"
70% of the attorneys in the world reside in the West -- America. 95% of all lawsuits in the world are filed under US jurisdiction. The Wicked Witch of the West (Miss Gulch) was dressed in black, the choice of color for judges' robes. Thus she represents judges and attorneys, essentially the American legal system (including the attorney-run US Congress). These are the executioners and primary henchmen for transferring the wealth of America from the people to the banksters.
The "Bar" has a curious history. It represents the body of attorneys, counselors, judges and the members of the legal profession. It has been alleged that Black's Law Dictionary, for example, is copyrighted British law and that the so-called American Bar Association is a branch or subset of the Bar Council (the sole bar association in England and Wales). As the copyrighted property of a British company, all state Codes in the US are commercial, private British-owned law. Attorneys may be even worse, if possible, than we thought!
Apparently, the Wicked Witch of the West is nothing more than an operative of the "crowned heads of Europe" (who are owned by the Banksters), and desperately wanted not only the precious metals of America, but the life blood of America's labor. Her counterpart, of course, wanted to take Toto. The word, Toto, comes from the phrase, "in toto", which according to Black's Law Dictionary (the British "rule book") is: "in the whole, completely." In other words, she wanted everything!
Once Dorothy and the gang had encountered the mighty Wizard of Oz, they initially fell for the illusion. But with Toto's aid in pulling back the curtain, they quickly realized the Wizard was nothing more than a con man. Even when he supposedly helped Scarecrow about getting a "brain", he cited "the land of 'E Pluribus Unum,'", which is Latin for "one out of many." This phrase appears of the American One Dollar Bill, but might be thought of as "converting the many into one", i.e. establishing a "
The Wizard was also supposedly amenable to taking Dorothy back in his balloon, but ended up leaving her behind. Fortunately, the Good Witch of the North (Santa Claus?), stepped in to tell Dorothy, "You don't need to be helped. You've always had the power to go back to Kansas." All she had to do was to use her slippers!
The contention is that everyone has the right and power to reclaim their Sovereignty, but just forgot. The actual act of reclamation -- the Remedy and Recourse, is telling the Banksters that you are no longer collateral, i.e. filing with a Secretary of State. Because the IRS (Infernal Revenue Service) is an accountancy firm and collection agency for the private Federal Reserve Bank, having been constituted under the UCC at its inception in 1954 (and operating strictly in that realm ever since), filing or not filing income tax returns becomes an interesting study in itself. Just be sure to do your own research!
The title of the movie also carries a message. A "wizard", of course, is "a very clever or skillful person." "Oz" on the other hand is an abbreviation for "ounces", which is always the unit of measurement for gold, silver, and other precious metals. Even for large quantities of gold, etceteras, the amount is expressed in million ounces of gold, and not tons or pounds.
In the end, Dorothy (i.e. the American people) and Toto made it home. There is, in fact, Remedy and Recourse
Unless, of course, you'd prefer to continue to be conned by the Banksters.
We always have that choice! It's called Free Will.
Meanwhile, it is worth while recalling the sage advice of Lao Tzu (c. 600 B.C.E.) and more recently and succinctly in our Oz analogy, Frank Zappa (May 1977):
"The more prohibitions there are, the poorer the people will be."
"The illusion of freedom will continue as long as it's profitable to continue the illusion. At the point where the illusion becomes too expensive to maintain, they will just take down the scenery, they will pull back the curtains, they will move the tables and chairs out of the way, and you will see a brick wall at the back of the theater."


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COIN SERIES vol I~~ANDEAN ABYSS
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GMT Games - Andean Abyss, 2nd Printing
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Colombia: Nation at the Edge of Abyss
Colombia in the 1990s hosted one of the world's last Marxist guerrilla armies, brutal drug lords, and right-wing death squads and appeared close to failing as a state. A decade later, its Marxists had lost their top leaders and rural sanctuary, its big drug bosses were dead or in prison, and its paramilitaries were negotiating demobilization. The Government had extended its writ to most of the countryside, restored its popularity, and improved the economy and respect for human rights.
Andean Abyss takes 1 to 4 players into this multifaceted campaign for control of Colombia: guerrillas and police, kidnapping and drug war, military sweeps and terror. Each of four factions deploys distinct capabilities and tactics to influence Colombian affairs and achieve differing goals. Players place and maneuver 160 wooden pieces across a colorful map and exploit event cards that cannot be fully predicted. Accessible mechanics and components put the emphasis on game play, but Andean Abyss also provides an engrossing model of insurgency and counterinsurgency in Colombia—smoothly accounting for population control, lines of communication, terrain, intelligence, foreign aid, sanctuaries, and a host of other political, military, and economic factors.
A New Kind of Card-Assisted Wargame
From the award-winning designer of Wilderness War and Labyrinth, Andean Abyss features unique mechanics relating events and operations that guarantee difficult player decisions with each card flip. Most of the game's 72 events are dual-use, representing alternative historical paths: players can choose either version of the event or from an array of operations and special faction activities. Every choice has implications for how the next card will be played. There is no hand management: the focus is on the map and on planning for the foreseeable—and the unforeseeable. Die rolls are only a small part of game: the key to victory is not luck but the ability to organize the most effective campaign.
Multiplayer, 2-Player, Solitaire
Andean Abyss provides up to 4 players with contrasting roles and overlapping victory conditions for rich diplomatic interaction. For 2- or 3-player games, players can represent alliances of factions, or the game system can control non-player factions . Or a single player as the Colombian Government can take on the leftist FARC, the right-wing AUC, and the narco-trafficking cartels. The non-player insurgents will fight one another as well as the players, but too much power in the hands of any one of them will mean player defeat.
COIN Series, Volumes I, II, III, and IV
Andean Abyss presents a game system on modern insurgency readily adaptable to other conflicts, particularly those featuring the interaction of many sides (thus our COunterINsurgency series). A rich and under-represented history of 20th-Century guerrilla warfare beckons. Volume II is Cuba Libre—The Cuban Revolution, Volume III is A Distant Plain—Insurgency in Afghanistan, and Volume IV is Fire in the Lake—Insurgency in Vietnam."
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