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It is always a pleasure to have Leslie drop by for a visit.
I am so happy that her Food Lover's Mystery Series have found a new home at Midnight Ink!
Escape to a Music Festival, with Leslie Budewitz,
author of Treble at the Jam Fest, #4 in the Food Lovers' Village Mysteries.
Music is a big part of life here at Sanctuary Woods, the name Mr. Right long ago gave our sweet little hideaway in the northern Rockies, not far from Glacier National Park. I once studied the classical guitar, and he's a singer-songwriter who put himself through nursing school playing and singing in bars. (Including a strip club, between acts!) From Bach to the Beatles, from Adele to Neil Young, you can hear just about any music you like at our house.
So a few years ago, when a group of locals started the Crown of the Continent Guitar Festival and Workshop, http://crownguitarfest.org/ we jumped right in. For a week, the sound of music fills the valley. (By coincidence, the Von Trapp Family Singers, a delightful quartet of young adult siblings who are the Captain and Maria's great-grandchildren, live in our valley. They were students one year and gave an impromptu concert outside. And yes, it sparkled.) Imagine the setting, a ninety-year-old log lodge on the shores of a magnificent mountain lake, surrounded by guest cabins and horse barns, log chairs to sit in and views to die for. It's a real place, the model for Caldwell's Eagle Lake Guest Lodge in my Food Lovers' Village Mysteries. The lodge and environs show up in several books, but are featured most prominently in the second installment, Crime Rib.
I wish I could take you there at about seven of a summer evening, when the horses parade up a hillside trail to their evening pasture. Paints and pintos, chestnuts and bays, a sorel or two, and a big Appaloosa. Even if you don't ride, the sight and sound will make you pause with wonder.
Every day, 100 students from across the globe, including quite a few locals, gather at the lodge and in charming spots around the village to study. Classes focus on a range of guitar styles—jazz, rock, blues, classical—or a songwriting class, and guest artists drop in. Mr. Right has attended for several years, and that week is hard work and bliss.
Every evening, the teachers, many internationally renowned artists themselves, and artists in residence put on concerts for the community in a giant tent on the lodge grounds. Pat Metheny, Alex De Grassi, Lee Ritenour, John Oates, Jim Messina, Patti Larkin, the LA Guitar Quartet—I could go on, but you can hear the music, can't you?
It's such a treat, for students, faculty, and locals. When I lived in Seattle, I loved the multi-stage festivals at Seattle Center—Folklife in early summer, Bumbershoot over Labor Day—and adored my treks north to the Vancouver Folk Festival. The small-town version is just as much fun, sprinkled with our mountain magic dust.
And it's an economic boon, too, something every village craves. Visitors eat, stay, and shop local. They buy jewelry and pottery, fun kitchenware, kids' clothes and toys. They hike and sail. Some buy real estate and become part of the community.
And to my delight, many buy books, too!
But what if something went wrong? What if one of those famed guest artists wasn't so charming? What if an up-and-comer—an emerging artist, in the modern term—had an inflated sense of her talent? What if an organizer had another agenda, or a sponsor was playing a different tune? What if an old tension burst under new pressure, and the dischord led to murder?
I've changed the festival, of course. Made the focus jazz, set it over Memorial Day, moved most of the concerts into the village of Jewel Bay, with its historic Playhouse and outside amphitheater. Erin is busy getting the Merc ready for summer—she's in desperate need of a new sales clerk, and juggling all the details of running a business in a tourist community.
And because no family is always harmonious, and the course of true love never did run smooth, Erin must deal with drama in the Murphy clan and a bit of a surprise in her own romance.
But along with a passion for pasta and a talent for retail, Erin's discovered that her business skills also make her a good investigator. So when tragedy strikes, she steps in to help protect the community and keep the music playing.
I hope you'll make the time to enjoy a little music yourself this summer, along with a good mystery!
Thank you Leslie for visiting today!
Treble at the Jam Fest (A Food Lovers' Village Mystery)
Cozy Mystery
4th in Series
Midnight Ink (June 8, 2017)
Paperback: 288 pages
E-Book ASIN: B01M1FC4OK
Erin Murphy, manager of Murphy's Mercantile (aka the Merc), is tuning up for Jewel Bay's annual Jazz Festival. Between keeping the Merc's shelves stocked with Montana's tastiest local fare and hosting the festival's kick-off concert, Erin has her hands full.
Discord erupts when jazz guitarist Gerry Martin is found dead on the rocks above the Jewel River. The one-time international sensation had fallen out of sync with festival organizers, students, and performers. Was his death an accident—or did someone even the score?
Despite the warning signs to not get involved, Erin investigates. And when the killer attacks, she orchestrates her efforts into one last crescendo, hoping to avoid a deadly finale.
Dollycas's Thoughts
We arrive in Jewel Bay just in time for the Jazz Festival. To kick off the event a few of the musicians featured put on a mini preview concert in the event area behind Erin Murphy's store The Merc. Tempers seem to flare between a few of the artists but Erin thinks the night went pretty well. When headliner Gerry Martin is found dead the next morning Erin finds herself smack dab in the middle of another murder investigation. She is trying to save the festival but she may end up getting herself all jammed up. Can she catch a killer before the last note is played?
All of our favorite characters return and many new ones arrive on the scene. Jewel Bay is a small town and the Merc is right in the center of all the actions. Erin's mom is cooking up a storm in the Merc's kitchen and she also takes a big step, Tracy helps Erin with the store and has her area full of chocolate and demand is growing, and Erin has hired Lou Mary to help at the store too. She is just training but I feel she will fit right in. Adam and Erin's relationship is going strong. His friend Tanner has come to town with some news that could change that though. Also new in this story are the musicians and a new deputy sheriff. The cast is diverse and with those we love, those with secrets, and those that just rub everyone the wrong way. Very representative of life in a small town.
The story moves right along with many things that twist and connect leading up to the surprising reveal. The imagery created by the author's words gives a clear picture of Jewel Bay and all its special places. The dialogue was real and flowed naturally.
I am so excited that this series is continuing. I have enjoyed every visit and can't wait to return. I have become very invested in these characters.
If this series is new to you don't worry. The author provides a cast list at the beginning of the book. I think after reading this one you will want to go back and read the series from the start.
About The Author
Leslie Budewitz is the author of the Food Lovers' Village Mysteries and the Spice Shop Mysteries—and the first author to win Agatha Awards for both fiction and nonfiction. She lives in northwest Montana with her husband, a musician and doctor of natural medicine, and their cat Ruff, a cover model and avid bird-watcher.
Connect with her on her website, http://www.LeslieBudewitz.com, on Facebook, or on Twitter.
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Housing and wide angle port are now sold.
FS: full S&S MDX-40D set with dual Inon Z-240s
pakman replied to pakman's topic in ClassifiedsSorry for not updating this post. All items have been sold.
FS: full S&S MDX-40D set with dual Inon Z-240s
pakman posted a topic in ClassifiedsFull Sea & Sea MDX-40D (for Canon 40D & 50D) setup with dual Inon Z-240's including various ports and arms for sale. Everything you need for a nice macro and WA. Full list of items for sale below. Just haven't had the time over the past few years to go diving enough to keep . Equipment is in excellent condition and carefully stored. Reckon I probably spent over $6,000 in total, but looking to part with the full set listed below for $2,500 (housing, strobes, all accessories and I will throw in a Canon 40D body). Gear will ship from Hong Kong. Buyer pays shipping. Would like to sell the entire package before considering parceling out individual items. PM me with your email and I'll get back to you. Let me also know if you need any specific photos of the gear. -------------------- Housing 1x Sea & Sea MDX-40D Housing Ports 1x S&S Compact Macro Port M (56221) 1x S&S Compact Macro Port 52 (56241) 1x S&S Compact Macro Port S (56211) 1x S&S NX Compact Macro Port Base 1x S&S Extension Ring 40 (56111) 1x S&S SX Extension Ring (50261) 1x Athena OPD-170 Dome + LH170 lens hood and soft cover 1x Athena 67mm thread adapter (fits over S&S Compact Macro port) 1x Inon UCL-165M67 Close Up Lens Focus Gears 1x S&S Canon EF-S 10-22mm f3.5-4.5 USM Zoom Gear (31125) 1x S&S EF-S 60mm F2.8 Macro USM Focus Gear (31126) 1x Athena Canon 100mm f2.8 Macro Focus Gear 1x F.I.T. Tokina 10-17mm f3.5-4.5 fisheye Zoom Gear 1x F.I.T. Sigma 18-50mm f2.8 EX Macro Zoom Gear Strobe and cables 2x Inon Z-240 (I think they are type 2 but not 100% sure. bought in 2006) 2x S&S 5 Pin Sync Cord/ N (17100) 1x S&S 5 Pin Dual Sync Cord/ N (3470) Arms and Clamps 4x Inon Arm M StiX floats 2x Inon Arm S 6x Ball Clamps 2x Z Adapter (for Inon strobes) *plastic on 1 screw is cracked but fully functional and secure 2x ULCS Base Adapter BA-TG 1x S&S Hot Shoe Arm ------------------ I also have a Lowepro computer trekker plus AW carry-on bag and Pelican 1510 that has been used to carry the full setup available for sale. I also will consider selling the following lenses separately. Canon EFS 60mm f2.8 macro Canon EFS 100mm f2.8 macro Sigma 18-50mm f2.8 EX Tokina 10-17mm f3.5-4.5
Just not able to get enough diving in lately, so looking to part with my u/w video equipment. Equipment is located in Hong Kong but will ship int'l. Gates HC7 video housing with white balance control. Understand this will also fit the Sony HC9 camera as well. I would throw in the HC7 video camera as well but unfortunately the DV cassette door mechanism is shot. Housing has been lightly used and in great condition. Ball mounts on handles included. Original price: USD2,125Gates/ Fathom WP25 wide angle port - allows for zoom through for macro to wide angle. Good condition although it has a very light scratch less than 5mm (not noticeable in the video recordings; might be able to polish that out). Original price: USD890 Gates Tripod mount - allows you to screw in a tripod (one of the 4 threads on the housing handle that are used to attach this tripod mount is stripped, but still very usable). Looks like this. Asking for $1,000 for the Housing/ Port/ and tripod mount. Salvo Dual 24W HID with Lumedyne video reflectors and Y detachable e/o cables. The original 9ah NIMH battery pack is unfortunately shot (only holds a charge for 10min or so). You should be able to get a replacement battery at the following site which fits the canister. Or you can reach out to the folks at Light Monkey who are the successor to Salvo and can provide service for Salvo lights. Could also put in a replacement Li-ion battery. Original price: ~US1,400 Asking for USD600. PM me with questions.
WTB Gates HC7/9 housing
pakman replied to anthp's topic in ClassifiedsI have a Gates HC7 (w/ manual WB) and Fathoms WP25 WA lens that I might part. Would ship from Hong Kong. Will email you separately.
Eric Cheng on Whale Wars Part Deux
pakman replied to Drew's topic in Photo / Video ShowcaseEl Guapo himself giving the Captain the evil eye... or trying to get the attention of a female crew... Mods: if posting this screenshot is a copyright no no, please remove...
pakman replied to elbuzo's topic in Photography Gear and TechniqueElbuzo, I have the WD HD Media Player. It's our favorite gadget in the house. Really shines more for video playback (especially full HD). Compared to other media devices, it's really idiot proof. We don't really use it for photos that much. My 52 LG TV's built-in USB function is as horrible as your description. On the WD HD Media Player, resized photos @ 1920x1080 jpg look nice and there's not too much of a lag loading photos or running a slideshow. If you wait awhile, WD is coming out with a 2nd generation one with build in networking (although there are some online hacks that allow you to use the current WD with a USB lan adapter).
Intel X25-M Gen 2 80GB Internal SSD
pakman replied to james's topic in Photography Gear and Techniquescratch disk? I'd make that baby my system HDD! nice price, especially considering this is the 2nd generation version
recommended u/w shops in hong kong or singapore
pakman replied to jzsj0's topic in The Galley: General ChatD, I haven't been out shopping lately at the local uw camera shops so I can't give much of an update but I really don't think much has changed. If you're working/staying over on the Hong Kong island side, then I would suggest Diving Adventure over in Causeway Bay which tends to carry more camera stuff including Inon. You could also try X-pro (formerly Prodive) which has sadly moved from heart of all the seedy girly bars in Wanchai(they're still in Wanchai but now over on Thomson Rd). I haven't been to the new store yet but the old shop only tended to have a few UW camera stuff, such as S&S strobes and arms. But if you're looking for wetsuits, you can get a pretty good deal there. If you're on Kowloon side there is Ocean Sky Divers in Tsim Sha Tsui - they tend to have Ikelite & Amphibico. There's also ChineseDivers up in Mongkok. If there are specific models you are looking for, check ahead as a lot of the shops don't like to keep expensive housings and strobes in stock at their stores but rather order on demand. When the yen was relatively weak (near 120), I found it was cheaper to purchase from dealers in Japan direct. With the Yen now at about 95 to a US dollar, I suspect it may not be the case anymore unless the Japanese retailers have been very fast to hike up their overseas prices. There are also a couple online Taiwanese shops that can be very competitive with the Japanese prices on housings and strobes.
Gary, sadly the company that owns the Ducomi pier decided to do some repairs/ renovations which I believe involved cleaning off a lot of the growth on the pilings. And sadly probably took off 80% of the what made that site great. You can find some recent comments here http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/4491609-post63.html
I can't comment on the other resorts but I have stayed at Atlantis Dumaguete and can strongly recommend it. Nicely decorated resort, cozy rooms, big beds with doors opening up to verandas. There are a few rooms that do actually face the ocean. The pool is smallish and located in the courtyard away from the beach. Nice deck area near the restaurant/bar for hanging out post dive. Big thumbs up to both a very professional dive op and the excellent cooks/staff. The beach around Dumaguete/Duan is volcanic so might be disappointing if your wife is expecting white sand beaches. Interesting house reef including mandarin fish in front of Atlantis. I forget if the snorkeling would be good right in front of the resort. I guess it will really depend on what your non-diving wife's priorities are. For instance, if she is looking for a nice pool to sit by and read, maybe check some of the other resorts. If I remember, the pool is quite small and since it's in an enclosed courtyard, might get a bit stuffy (no ocean breeze). If she's adventurous, she can arrange to be driven into Dumaguete city to check out some of the local markets.
Snap Shots of 5D Mk II in action
pakman replied to Ryan's topic in Photography Gear and TechniqueBruce, From my limited use of the Gorillapod in salt water with my video setup, I haven't noticed any corroding. But you might want to see feedback from users who have used it u/w for longer periods.
quick help- beginners asia-advice please
pakman replied to Damo's topic in Trip Reports and Travelmy recommendations in order 1. Cebu - a variety of dive locations that are reachable from Cebu city. (but will need to take ferry, car or combination to get to the better locations) 2. Bali - Easiest in terms of travel... Wide selection of resorts from high end exclusive uber-expensive to budget backpacker hotels. Easy to get around the island via car. Some of the more popular dive sites are just an hour by boat from the near the airport (for Mola Mola's and Manta's) 3. Kota Kinabalu - you've got Sipidan and Layang Layang nearby but involve local flights , boats and buses... Siem Riep and Yangoon - save those for a non diving trip. Amazing places though.
Turn your flash off please
pakman replied to Scubysnaps's topic in The Galley: General ChatWe were out there last year and Thresher Shark Divers had that rule. Same with Exotic when I used then 1 or 2 years earlier. Of course it didn't stop those with PnS' who forgot to turn off their internal strobes... but a big no no for Mr. DSLR with two strobes... Threshers are supposedly quite timid and you would think they are light sensitive with those big eyes. But if I recall that Monty Hall episode, I don't recall the thresher that Gutsy was shooting with strobes getting spooked...
Sub-notebook, linux, wine and lightroom
pakman replied to Timmoranuk's topic in Photography Gear and TechniqueGood to see the new toy is working for you. In case you decide to run Linux in the future, you might find this interesting. I just discovered that Ubuntu desktop version does come with a photo management program called F-Stop. http://f-spot.org/Features Very simple program but can automatically import from flash drives, can read my Canon 40D CR files and display them in thumbnails and slide show. It does allow some basic edit functions but only for jpg's (not RAW). You can zoom, view a histogram and all metadata, rate/tag them, and organize by date. BTW, did finally get Lightroom 2.3 working on Ubuntu (8.10 64 bit desktop) via Wine (1.1.24). It runs but the photos don't display. Even if I got it to run, it's painfully slow.


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A large part of my job as a high school secretary is to secure substitute teachers to fill in for our regular teachers who are away from their scheduled classes. That can mean everything from a full day position to a partial period, and all things in between. It can be hectic at times, making sure all classes are covered, that correct attendance passwords and lesson plans are copied and room keys distributed, and it takes a lot of coordination, but when the first bell rings and I know everyone is where they're supposed to be, it's also really satisfying. It's a daily puzzle that sometimes threatens to stump me, but somehow always manages to get solved (though sometimes not by the first bell!)
We use an online resource to help match open positions with substitute teachers called SubFinder. I can't even imagine what it must have been like for people who held my position pre-internet……so many phone calls! While SubFinder does a terrific job of filling the majority of available positions on any given school day, there are usually a few days a week where, for a variety of reasons, some positions have remained open and still need to be filled. When SubFinder is in an open call-out state, I track the jobs that are still open every few minutes, really hoping to see the final result of "Accepted", but more often than not, what I see over and over again are these words: Answered but No Response. What that means is that the call has been received, (usually picked up by an answering machine), but no response was given (usually because the mail box is full.) The job wasn't accepted OR rejected, it's just kind of…..in technology limbo. Think blind date where two people have agreed to try to make a connection by setting up a time and place, only one of them never checks their messages and the other just keeps calling someone who's not answering…..there's not likely to be a date happening any time soon!
This morning, as I was checking in on the status of an open job, and kept seeing the phrase, "Answered but No Response", I thought of prayer. I don't know how these things happen….they just do. Maybe it's because I committed to writing a daily meditation during the season of Lent and my mind is subconsciously wondering what I might write about, and maybe it's because as part of that commitment I truly try to find what God might trying to show me throughout the day – probably a bit of both – but this is what brought me to thinking about prayer while checking SubFinder!
I've been a Christian all of my life and learned as a child that prayer was simply conversation with God – and oh, how I loved to pray! I remember sitting on the back porch as a very young girl, telling God about all the woes and injustices in my little life and truly feeling like He was sitting there with me. I know now how precious that gift was, and it has had everything to do with the ease with which I approach God as an adult. Over many years and countless conversations with God (He listens to me like no other!) I'm sure I could reflect on much about prayer, but for tonight I just want to share two thoughts, brought to us by SubFinder….
- Though I do love to spend time talking to God, there are days…..times…..seasons when it's harder than others. It may be that I've just become complacent in our relationship, taking for granted this connection of the Spirit that I've come to expect so freely, so I tell myself I'll make more time tomorrow….and tomorrow….and tomorrow. Or it may be that God has been leading me in an area that I'm really not that interested in entering, and like a toddler that covers her ears and says, "I can't hear you!", I'm in effect saying to God, "I get the message….I'm just not ready to move on that right now…..can you please call back later?" Answered…..but No Response.
- The second is a bit harder to describe and definitely digs into a very vulnerable corner of my heart…. I have been witness to countless times God has directly answered prayer in most undeniable and profound ways. Our family has been lifted continually in prayer for the past two years, and I feel those prayers….I truly do! But there have also been times that I've prayed from the depths of my being and have seen no discernible change. I say "discernible", because I do believe God is at work in things I can't see, and this is absolutely what faith is all about. I know God has heard me, and I completely believe God loves me and cares about my needs….that He has the answer….I just don't know it yet. And the not knowing feels an awful lot like….No Response.
Jesus left us so many examples of times when he prayed to the Father. He prayed with the disciples, he prayed in the synagogues, he prayed for individuals, and he often went off alone to pray in private. Not only that, but he didn't always feel his prayers were immediately answered as well. In his time of greatest distress, he actually felt abandoned by God himself, so I know Jesus gets it…..He understands our need for answers and for things to work out "our way." But he was also ever pointing us back to the authority that God has in our lives, and himself remained yielded to God in the belief that God would work things out for good….even the hardest, most unimaginable times….he surrendered in prayer.
I'll be honest….my prayer-life has taken a direct hit this past year. I've had to re-learn some things about faith….about trust. It's been a season of prayers I haven't seen answered in the way I believed they would be, and the disappointment has been profound. But I can honestly say, that the same God who sat on that back porch with me fifty years ago is still sitting with me today…..still listening….still loving…..still holding those prayers and working on my behalf in ways I've yet to see. I can't begin to understand it….but I do believe it. I still choose to believe it. And that's saying something. =)


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What the hell am I?
I am a Martian. I look around at these strange alien people. Their customs are a mystery to me. Their behavior defies logic. They speak and write but their most important communication is encrypted. They say things but I can't trust what they say.
They'll make a logical statement that sounds true but there are all kinds of variables one also has to read that may change the value of the statement from true to false – or to "true but only on alternate Tuesdays". Or true for cute guys but sure as hell not for you. If you don't know the secret code, if you can't read the variables, you are obviously an outsider and weird. Not fun except to play jokes on.
It has been said that 90% of interpersonal communications is in some way nonverbal and/or contextual. Intent is implied far more often than explicitly stated. It is a cruel world when you can't decipher much of the rest of the 90%. Attempting to communicate using that remaining 10% can be terrifying. You are only catching the face value of a statement and missing the actual intent.
Even in writing it is assumed one is using all the same social constructs as everyone else. Unless I am writing on a niche topic, I'll probably offend a lot of people if I am completely honest. At least in writing, there is time to process and I am alone. Nobody right there pressuring me or nagging me about something that will be clarified in the 5th draft.
When I was a young boy, I had a powerful intellect but very low emotional intelligence. I was clumsy. I disliked the feel of fabric on my skin. Very picky eater. A stickler for correct answers but missing the greater truths. Couldn't function in noisy and chaotic situations. Slow to formulate responses in conversations, I'd vapor lock completely in highly emotional situations. Like getting yelled at. Always bouncing or thrumming my fingers or tapping my feet. (Irritates the hell out of some people.) Today that is called "stimming".
And that still describes me today, just not in capital letters and bold typeface as it did then.
'Asperger's syndrome is considered by many in the US to be the same as high functioning autism. The DSM-5 classifies it this way. The World Health Organisation differs and still thinks the Asperger classification to be useful.
I prefer the term Asperger's simply because a person afflicted with it can be referred to as an Aspie. It rolls off the tongue much better than "having ASD" or "being on the spectrum". (Europe still thinks the term is useful.) It also gives an idea of where on the spectrum you are. The minute most people hear the word "autism" everything else you've just said is erased and all that sticks is the picture of Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man.
The traits include an inability to read social signals. Things like body posture, facial expression, vocal intonation, subtext, innuendo, sarcasm and innumerable other clues that tell far more than words do are often lost (to varying degrees) on a young Aspie. Who is saying it and where, why, when, and how also change the meaning of what is said and this contextual information is lost on an Aspie. Much of this is instinctive in "normal" people and the rest is learned quickly as a part of "normal" socialization.
At the same time, our young Aspie may seem like he/she is mean or cruel – or just creepy – because they didn't learn what signals to send or how to send them effectively. They may appear disinterested or even cold because they are busy thinking while everyone else is actively doing. Or they may send confused and uncoordinated signals without awareness of their social unacceptability. This gets them laughed at, ridiculed or, even feared.
An Aspie may hear a question or statement and then there will be a long pause to formulate a response. My wife hates that in me.
I was in 9th-grade before I realized the importance of grooming procedures like brushing teeth and washing and combing hair. Or developed enough fashion awareness not to mix plaids and stripes. This would have been considered due to my own stupidity, of course.
Other traits include the inability to deal with loud noises or the babble of many voices at once. The chaos of crowds and parties is painful. Being "on the spectrum" is often combined with ADD, anxiety and clinical depression.
Autism is not that uncommon. It is likely that one in forty people is somewhere "on the spectrum" and many Aspies are not detected, particularly females. They grow up being told they are nerds and geeks if they are lucky, or antisocial or even retarded if they are not. Probably more have some of the traits but they are muffled enough to fit in with neurotypical world unnoticed.
Dropping the "Asperger" diagnosis is, IMHO, a mistake, even if one thinks it to be a part of a larger spectrum. There is a qualitative difference. Light also exists on a spectrum, yet it is realistic and practical to speak of red and blue and green as qualitatively different colors, not just as being "on the spectrum".
Aspies commonly suffer from lousy proprioception, eye-hand coordination, and balance. They could do well in sports like weightlifting, track, or shooting, that don't require much in terms of agility. But social pariahs rarely get the assistance they need, even in areas where they could do well. They may remain discouraged, physically weak and unathletic. I was in my mid-20s before I discovered what sports I could be good at. Many never do.
Without support, it is a harsh life. I know this because that's what I am. Women have a slightly different set of symptoms. It doesn't doom you to a life of rejection but it is a lifetime struggle. If you have average or better IQ, you can adapt and learn to think your way through what doesn't come naturally. Less fortunate Aspies will need more help.
The root cause is something genetic, not unloving parents, and not infinitesimal doses of thimerosal in vaccinations. In the past, blaming Mommy for being too cold was the easy way out for something shrinks didn't understand. And today, life is much easier if you can hate on corporate pharma – rather than accept that the cause is in your own genes. Fraudsters know that and will happily file lawsuits or sell you snake oil to profit from it.
There appear to be a large number of genes that could contribute to autism. There are also epigenetic factors that could play a role. No two autistic individuals manifest exactly the same. A spectrum does not have distinct boundaries. ASD ranges from almost undetectable to complete disability. There is a saying, "If you've met one person with autism, you've met one person with autism."
The redefinition of autism from a distinct disorder to a broad spectrum of traits has also
dramatically increased diagnoses. The bigger the umbrella, the more people fit under it. Also, we are actively looking more for it today. The more you look for something, the more you are likely to find.
What we do know is that thimerosal has nothing to do with it. All those autistic children in Silicone Valley aren't part of an epidemic. People on the functional end of the spectrum have a high propensity for science and engineering as professions. Silicon Valley created an unprecedented density of male and female technogeeks. Concentrate the genes in a small area and you'll get more of the results of those genes in that same area.
If I put on my Aspie "goggles" I can see traces of it everywhere. But it really isn't. Maybe one in 40 people, at most, legitimately belong "on the spectrum". I have goggles for every occasion, including nudie goggles. Anime is full of characters who have a few of the traits but would never get diagnosed as such.
When I was young, nobody had ever heard of it. Hell, I hadn't heard of it until my 50s.
My behavior was written off as being stupid, lazy, and being a "bad" boy. A creep. Or a nerd, back when being a nerd got you teased and tortured. I had to work on my symptoms on my own. Decades of experience taught me how to compensate, to use what I had (a high IQ) to mimic what I had not (intuitive social skills). I finally figured out I was an Aspie when I was 59. It explained many things but, of course, couldn't fix them. I am still a stranger in a strange land.
Has it ever benefitted me? In some ways. Long ago it helped get me into a rare "non-degreed engineer" slot at the highly classified Lockheed "Skunkworks". Yet, overall it has caused far more doors to be closed to me than opened.
I have probably been in an unusual number of emergencies, life and death situations. Other people are running around trying this and that and emoting all over the place. I am terrible at emoting – and noisy chaos grates on me. In an emergency, I withdraw, put my thinking hat on, and reach a conclusion. While I am doing that, no doubt anyone who looks at me thinks I am utterly useless. Maybe locked in panic or confusion or just disinterested.
Then I walk over, pick up the ladder that had fallen off the truck and use it to lever the truck off the victim that 4 strong men had been unable to budge. (An actual event.) Or coax a woman who thought she was pinned in the passenger seat to slip over to the driver side and out of a wrecked car. (Also an actual event.) Again, while frantic men were trying to tear the passenger side door off and failing.
Then, on a different occasion, I was helping erect a large antenna when I realized it wasn't properly guyed. I shouted for the crew to stop. They stopped but when I couldn't stammer out the reason immediately they resumed raising the antenna. The 40 ft, 100 lb. antenna fell in the process and could easily have killed someone. I was (informally) blamed for not having clearly stated why I thought they should stop. Aspies need time to answer. We have all the information but forming it into coherent speech sometimes takes time. They were idiots for discounting me but that is another staple of Aspie life. One learns to expect to be discounted.
All true stories. Most of the time it sucks. I am not so lucky as the guys in that Asperger-fest, Big Bang Theory. Sheldon has Asperger's in spades (as did Amy until they decided to soften her image) and all the guys in it have some of the "Aspie" traits. But it is "cute" Asperger's without the anger and loneliness and self-loathing.
Mr. Spock (Star Trek) was my hero growing up. He didn't have those miserable emotions that tortured me so much. Being a genuine alien, nobody judged him for being different.
In the only IQ test I've ever taken, I tested out at 159. There is no doubt in my mind that if I could've traded 60 points of IQ for being a normal, happy kid, I'd have done it in a heartbeat.
"Kimi ni Todoke" is an anime about a girl with an almost textbook case of Aspergers. I blogged about it once.
If you have the time and are interested, this is a great article on why anime appeals so strongly to people "on the spectrum".


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12/12/2015 Ritual of the Three Kings Results
Last night (12/11) at 11PM EST we performed the ritual of The Three Kings. We had a great turnout for our first public ritual – 47 petitioners had asked for the energies of the ritual and we individually petitioned and summoned the energies for each of their requests.
During the ritual, we wrote down everyone's name and their requests in sacred ink on virgin parchment and energized each request while meditating on the image of the petitioner. After the ritual invocations and calling down and pulling up the powers, we gave three offerings to the three kings to request their blessings and energies, as well as requesting their assistance in completing the ritual this evening.
We were blessed by the three kings, as a strong gust of wind came and encircled the ritual space. After the energy currents had settled we had discovered that three feathers had landed upon our altar. We welcomed the three kings to our ritual, and gave thanks for their acceptance and assistance.
We then meditated on each individual request, and then offered the request, along with an additional offering of powdered gold, frankincense, and myrrh into the fires letting the smoke and energy rise, allowing the three kings to give their assistance and energies to the petitioners. During the ritual, some of the request papers would not burn, and we have been in contact with the individuals to let them know that the three kings did not accept their request. Other requests burned more brightly than others, signifying a stronger energy blessing from the three kings.
We also received messages from the three kings, and have communicated those messages to the individuals involved.
Now that the ritual has been completed, it is important that you continue to carry around the sheet of paper with your goals on it – keep it on your person at all times, and spend some time every day focusing on the goals and feel how the energies are working in your favor. On the evening of the 18th, it is important to burn the paper to signify your acceptance of the energies and their assistance they will provide in your life going forward.
Please note, that the energies will help put things in motion to assist you with your goals – but it will be up to you to both recognize these energies, as well as work with them to ensure that the energies are working to their fullest potential. You may be presented with new opportunities, or drastic changes – but note that these energies are working in your favor. If you accept them and continue to focus on the energies and your goals, you should start to see success start to manifest itself.
If you stop looking for the signs, stop focusing on your goals, or stop working towards the goals, the energies will continue to work in your favor, but the results will be greatly reduced, or even blocked.
I thank everyone for their participation in our first public ritual, and am looking forward to more successful rituals in the future.
Many Blessings,
Master Kenpodragon and Spell Hub


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Welcome to the News section! Below is a list of my latest tracks, projects and placements. Here you can see what's going on in my studio: ongoing projects, placements in Film/TV and Video Games, etc.
Welcome to the News section! Below is a list of my latest tracks, projects and placements. Here you can see what's going on in my studio: ongoing projects, placements in Film/TV and Video Games, etc.
Strange Magic - Escape is a new cool puzzle game where the goal is to escape the room by solving puzzles and riddles. Search, think, point and click and enjoy some mysterious Craze Music background music. Time to use your brain and enjoy the atmosphere. :-)
The product contains track(s) from Craze Music and it is released by Eric Vaughan for Web Browser. Get it online HERE. Read more about it HERE.
More music in this style can be found in the following categories:
Introducing Fellow Composer: Jonas Hornqvist
Craze Music is proud to present a new Fellow Composer: Jonas Hornqvist! With vicious rage and exreme skillz on his favorite instrument, heavy metal guitar, his brutal metal rhythms and licks will raise your awesome action productions to the skies. Jonas Hornqvist is a Swedish composer and multi-instrumentalist who has released CDs on major labels all over the world. He has also written two guitar books (both best sellers), performed live all over Scandinavia, and done countless sessions as a studio guitarist.
Jonas Hornqvist's other credits include: Ducati (USA) Look n' Cook (Sweden), HLR Konsulten (Sweden), Shore Sports Zone (USA), King Group Productions (USA), The B-Side Inc. (USA), Trollhattans Tomt AB (Sweden), Greenhouse Gas Management Organization (Thailand), Filmfonstret Varmland TV (Sweden), and the movies "Legend of a Hitman" and "John Hron". Jonas is also endorsed by Fender guitars and kami pickups.
Check out a couple of Jonas top-tracks below:
Resurrection (Download HERE)
Introducing Fellow Composer: Stephan Lindsjo
Stephan Lindsjo is an experienced Swedish composer from Falun who makes music for Film, TV, corporate videos, games, documentaries, horror, trailers and other media. Having worked with music for many years and countless license sales, including placements in Hollywood movies (e.g Puncture Wounds, from 2014 with Dolph Lundgren, Cung Le, Vinnie Jones), his music is used daily all over the world. Stephan is a skilled piano and guitar player and records many of his tracks in his own professional recording studio. Starting with a focus on acoustic guitar and piano music in the Inspirational and Emotional categories, Stephan will complement the Craze Music portfolio in an excellent way.
Check out some cool Stephan Lindsjo tracks below:
Cinematic Narrative Reflective Piano (Download HERE)
Big News!
Want to make money on someone elses work? Craze Music introduces Affiliate Bonus:
Linking or embedding the Craze Music web shop will give up to of 35% provision of a purchase when a customer used your links/embeddings. Yep - 35% - you got that right! A mighty Win-Win situtation where the affiliates gets a big part while Craze Music gets more exposure. At the time of writing this, Craze Music hosts around 2000 products and the site is continously growing.
The cool thing: Anyone can become an Affiliate! Link to Craze Music, share on social media: tracks/pages/categories/whatever. You can even embed the whole (or parts of) the Craze Music site. Actually you can create a full mirror site of Craze Music with 1 single HTML row! (See this example!)
Now, how does it work?: It's really simple. [Read HERE] to find everything you need to get started, including example code and detailed instructions. Looking forward to make future payments into Your PayPal account! :-)
Best Regards
New cool game with track(s) from Craze Music released by Studio 5 for Android. Buy online HERE. Two best friends go on the adventure of a lifetime while trying to get home, the road ahead is a difficult and obstacle filled journey! Try out this cool game and enjoy some of the Craze Music tracks at work. This is why I write music - to help setting a great and fun context in all kinds of scenarious, especially wonderful adventure games like this! The game will soon be released for Apple as well. Read more about it HERE.
Check out more music tracks in the Fun and Playful Music category
Yep! You got it right! Some big news coming up! The Craze Music site has grown bigger over the years, both in content and functionality. With a steadily increasing amount of subscribers and customers and a constant flow of new visitors, it feels important to fill up the gaps in the Craze Music portfolio. Being a single composer, it is impossible to be effective in all styles. Luckily, over the last years, I've come to know a couple of really cool and skilled professionals within the music industry. So, YES...! From this day, Craze Music is introducing two Fellow Composers on the Craze Music site:
- Stephan Lindsjo, who will complement and fill out the Craze Music portfolio in the Acoustic / Inspirational / Easy Listening styles, and a couple of epic/trailer style tracks.
- Jonas Hornqvist, the Master of Disaster of Heavy Metal! Great action tracks wrapped around a heavy metal core. Driving energy, edgy challenging rhytms, epic choirs. Awesome for action or trailer usage.
Working professionally with music (as normal daytime jobs), recording their music in studios, having thousands of license sales all over the world and placements in Hollywood movies, these guys are top performers.
More about these guys the coming days where I will write a couple of articles and introduce you to their portfolios. Soon, in a week or so, the plan is to show all their Craze Music tracks at their profile pages, so you can get a good grasp of their styles. Until then, you can always take a peak in the two new fresh genres:
Heavy Metal
Inspirational / Easy Listening
If you liked that everything at Craze Music was done by one single composer, the search functionality will be updated to include check boxes for [All Composers] [Christian] [Stephan] [Jonas], so you can include/exclude composers for specific searches. However, I think you will find that each composer will contribute with new great tracks, all in their own specialized styles. I look forward to showing you some of their best stuff, so stay tuned for coming updates!
Best Regards
/Christian, Craze Music
Here's a story... About 4 years ago, more specifically the 22nd of November 2011, I started a new track. I came up with a really cool start. Then, I got scared. What if I couldn't finish it and realize its full potential? So I stuffed it down into the WorkInProgress-drawer, to finish when the inspiration was there. The inspiration was never there...
Over the last years, I have learned a lot. For example, often it's not about inspiration. I know it sounds so cliche, but much more often, it's just about hard work. When working hard enough, if I'm lucky, the inspiration is suddenly there when I least expect it. Yesterday, I listened to that old skech, and I thought... what the heck... why not give it a shot. So I did, and here it is. I believe I realized its potential, and I'd even say I made it much better than I would have done 4 years ago! Now, let's see... What's more in that WorkInProgress-drawer? ;-)
Enough of chit chat already! Click the picture for the YouTube version of simply check out the track below:
New cool game with track(s) from Craze Music released by Alien Dungeon for Board Game. Crush of Iron is a new cool fantasy strategy game with figures. Back it on Kickstarter! More media and videos is also available at KickStarter Read more about it HERE.
Craze Music track used in the Promotion Trailer:
Click the image to Download/Listen!to 'Major Funk Up'!
Description: Driving and polished groovy SID music chiptune style.
This track will soon be available in the Craze Music shop, available for licensing according to the terms below. Contact Craze Music for urgent requests.
All licenses covers Commercial Use
and YouTube vidoes without 'ads' or additional payments.
South Korean company 'Doldari Co. ltd.' licensed the track Mr Jolly and Mrs Fun for use in an educational app book, Emsquare, available on Google Play..
Here is the track:
The Canadian History Channel TV Show 'Treasures Decoded' is using several tracks from Craze Music in two of their episodes, Blackbeard's Ship and Spear of Destiny.
Here are the tracks used:
How cool would it be to have my music placed in a 'Spaghetti Western'!? Maybe next time... because this time, it was a TV Spaghetti Commercial in Slovenia! :-) Check out the YouTube version HERE. Also the fun thing... this track wouldn't be my first guess for a spaghetti commercial, because the original full version is the majestic fantasy track Rise of an Empire! :-D
Uber game with track(s) from Craze Music in development by Thomas Schreiter. Dark Dungeon will be a roquelike dungeon crawler with random levels and fat action gameplay. The game play is similar to Demon Souls and Dark Souls with big epic boss fights. This is THE game I will play when it gets released. :-) More media and videos is also available at IndieDB Here's some YouTube Action.
Read more about it Developer's Log HERE.
The game uses the collection Dungeon Crawler Loops - Complete containing a big bunch of dungeon crawl music. Some example tracks from the pack:
New cool game with track(s) from Craze Music released by AXL Dynamics for iOS/Android. Buy online HERE. Ron and Do are two jellies who live in the world of Rondo! They play with the Jelly Princess all day long and have a lot of fun! This charming game on Google Play and App Store uses plenty of Fun and Playful tracks from Craze Music: Jolly Trickster, Humpty Dumpty Doo, Tricky Adventure, Mr Jolly and Mrs Fun, Trickery Tricks. Here's some YouTube Action. Read more about it HERE.
Some of the Craze Music tracks in the game:
At last, the Swedish PRO STIM reported the usage of Craze Music track(s) in the TV Show Come Dine With Me. Those PRO reports can be up to 18 months after usage. Hope to get it on my December statement...
The Craze Music track 'Drunken Sailor's Tavern' was recently used in Educational Web TV Series 'Why with Nye'. Which Episode is my track used? Actually, I don't know, but it was written in one of my music agencies' statements, and I got paid for it, so that's good enough for me. :-) Anyway, here's the track Drunken Sailor's Tavern if you want to check it out!
YES, you heard it right! This game is actually developed by Craze Music or rather... a new branch of Craze Music, called Craze Creative Stuios.
THIS is the reason why fewer tracks have been produced by Craze Music the latest year!
18 months ago, I decided that I had so much great Gothic Dungeon Crawl music,
and I had a great game idea, so it was time to create my own game, and here we are: it's for real!
To check out some game action, here is the Official YouTube Trailer. Lots of information can be found at the Game Home Page. To purchase the game or download the free demo, check it out on Steam HERE. The game is a roguelike dungeon crawler in retro-style. And of course, the game contains some of the best dark and spooky gothic dungeon tracks from Craze Music. Here's a sample:
Nice to see some royalty statements coming in from one of my US music agencies, showing that the Craze Music track Bard's Tale has been played a lot on WNYC (New York Public Radio) - America's most listened-to public radio station.
New cool game with track(s) from Craze Music released by Grzegorz Slazinski for Win / Mac / iOS / Android. Buy online HERE. Throw yourself into this fun newly released 3D Dungeon Crawler! Dungeon Hero is a classic style Dungeon Crawler with a Casual/Cartoony twist.
Here's some YouTube Action.
Read more in the Official Presskit.
The game is using the following tracks from Craze Music:
New cool game with track(s) from Craze Music released by Aljoscha Alexandra Bachmayer Stewart for iOS. Buy online HERE. Try out this tricky and fun problem solution game by Alexandra Bachmayer Stewart at CouchFox!
Buttons!! is a tiny yet surprisingly tricky little game. Push different buttons for different actions
to move the coloured buttons to their matching positions. Read more in the Official Presskit.The game is using the Children and Fairy Tales collection from Craze Music.
The museum Forum Museum Caesar Augusta in Zaragoza, Spain, will use the track Curse of the Djinn in a historic documentary called 'Mercado de Augusto'.
New cool game with track(s) from Craze Music released by Ramon Simarro for (not yet released) PC, MAC, iOS, Android.Help this cute little dragon eat delicious treats in this beautiful, entertaining and colorful game for young kids.
Sweet Tooth Dragon is a game about a cute little dragon that flies around from island to island looking for tasty treats to eat.
As the game progresses our dragon will find some baddies that will make his quest for sweets increasingly harder. The developer aims to create more levels for a PC/MAC release suitable for older kids.
Visist the developer kickstarter site if you want to support this! Here's some YouTube Action. Read more in the Official Presskit.The playful tricky track you can hear in the YouTube video is My Little Adventure.
A Californa based Hollywood Film and TV Music agency just placed this horror/mystery track Mysterious and Creepy in an exclusive Horror Film Trailer of a brand new film called 'Hollows Grove'. A classical ghost hunting story carried out in an abandoned orphanage that turns into a nightmare from which there is no escape. Check out the Film Trailer here. (Craze Music track starts at 0:33.)
The trailer track Mighty Battle Upfront will be used in a new american TV Show. Former stand-up comic Jon-Paul Hutchins, now executive chef with Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Institute, judges teams of teens in an intense cooking competition TV Show airing in the US. Check out a teaser video here.
New cool game with track(s) from Craze Music released by Little Bit Studio for iOS. Buy online HERE.'If your tiny tot is ready for a grand adventure in learning, look no further than Bug Mazing.' (Rated 5 stars by 'Smart Apps for Kids').
Take control of a bug hero to explore and discover a myriad of environments while trying to save the peaceful King from the bad bug forces. Here's some YouTube Action. Read more about it HERE.Here's the playful bouncy track you can hear in the YouTube video A Lively Playful Mood.
The charming book Sunshine: A Fairy's Story is now being recorded as Audio Book. The cool news is that the fun and playful collection from Craze Music Fun and Tricky Adventures - Vol 2 has just been licensed for use in this new Audio Book!
New cool game with track(s) from Craze Music released by Veclab for iOS. Buy online HERE. New fun, challenging and addictive western game FREE to download to your iPhone/iPad. Read more about it HERE. Here's the fun and tricky track Mischievous Deeds used in the game
New big discounted ready-to-go music pack! Venture into the Legendary Realms! Time to Discover and Explore! Majestic landscapes, wondrous nature, mountain plains and maybe even a dark dungeon. Soft, enchanting mood-building, covering moods like cinematic, bright, peaceful, wondrous, dreamy and even a bit of cold mystery. Also included: typical quest/adventure intro-tracks of 15-30s AND a big epic title/trailer track 'Blooming Valley'.
Get BIG percentage discount with the New Multiple Tracks Discount! Higher value -> higher discount. Check out the rates and discount codes.
New cool game with track(s) from Craze Music released by Dwarven Designs for iOS. Buy online HERE. Great strategic fantasy rpg! Stone by stone, you built your dungeon from the ground up. Your heavily armed minions are strategically positioned and as you set your final wall to create a kill zone, a loud bang is heard on the front door. Your guests have arrived. Probably from the same dungeon you invaded last night. Read more in the Official Presskit.
Hot action music tracks by Craze Music.
More broadcast placements by Craze Music, now on channel 'Proper Television' in the TV show Hard Core Heroes. Two big heavy powerful epic-action-build-up tracks were used. Check em' out below!
This weekend, end of May 2014, the National Championship Knight's Tournament and Medieval Market - Rikstornering - was held during two full days at Hovdala Castle in Southern Sweden. Lots of tracks from Craze Music were played all the time. From light medieval bard's music to tension building intros, grand majestic opening tracks and triumpant fanfares.Take a listen yourself to some of the tracks that were used.
A new feature has been added to the site. To faster browse through all unique song titles on the main page or in a category page, it is now possible to hide track variants in a search-query. Note that if ending-type or length is specified, it typically means that you are searching for a specific variant (longer, shorter or maybe a loop variant), so in these cases, the 'Hide Variants' field will be ignored. Now, let's head over to the Music Search so you can try it out yourself. :-)
Listen to some new Action World Beats at Craze Music!
Description: World Music tension with lots of fun percussion and exciting beats, featuring Santoor and Shakuhachi flute.
This track will soon be available in the Craze Music shop, available for licensing according to the terms below. Contact Craze Music for urgent requests.
All licenses covers Commercial Use
and YouTube vidoes without 'ads' or additional payments.
This track was just sent to the Great American Song Contest! Wish me luck, friends! :-)
Description: A typical TV-theme. A film or TV-series about love, heroes, adventures and deceits. The good guy, the bad guy, and the beauty. And the Evil Drama Queen!
This track will soon be available in the Craze Music shop, available for licensing according to the terms below. Contact Craze Music for urgent requests.
All licenses covers Commercial Use
and YouTube vidoes without 'ads' or additional payments.
New cool game with track(s) from Craze Music released by Mixo Apps for iOS. Buy online HERE. This game is a classical fun adventure game in Indiana Jones style. Search for treasures, watch out for monsters and traps. Loads of fun! Here's some YouTube Action. Read more in the Official Presskit.
The full-action track in the background is Hunt Fight and Flee by Craze Music.
I've written a couple of new tracks lately that would be nice to group in a special category. A sort of 'fairy tale' category. Sometimes majestic, but not powerful. Calm but not too dark. Happy, but not playful. I call it 'Dreamy Fairy Tales'. The following properties describe this category: Bright, Wondrous, Beautiful, Dreamy, Magical, Enchanting. Rather slow paced, no action and nothing too pompous. Soft, sometimes a bit airy... mostly happy.
Now, here's the new category Dreamy Fairy Tale Music and below are some typical examples.
Time for monthly update - the latest & greatest from Craze Music
Time for another site update!
I just picked up on another recent broadcast placement for one of my tracks for Fashion Show style usage, a more sentimental and emotional track.
The track is one of my older tracks, still one of my best in that genre, called Hymn to the Creator.
Broadcast placements are not as common as other sales, but I get more and more of them, which is nice because they generate royalties!
The latest one is for the Sportsman Channel, and the show is called "Bahamas Lobster Pirates".
The track that was placed in show is called The Swaggering Pirate.
More background work! Now, time to update this site for search engine optimization.
Again, this is a lot of work, ranging from creating and updating different files to my server to actually restructuring parts of my web page, making it mobile friendly, etc. You will see more changes coming up soon on this web page. This work is taking days and days and even more days of hard and pretty boring work. But a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do!
Hopefully, site visitors will not be affected in any negative way. On the contrary - it should get better all the time! :-)
Best Regards/C
Hi there!
It's been a while and that's because lots of stuff has been happening in the background. I recently updated my main merchant site and it took some testing and evaluation before I could make it happen.
Before, my tracks here were connected to a merchant site that charged 35% per sold track. Now, I'm on a new site, called PayLoadz that accepts all kinds of credit cards, and of course PayPal, in a very secure and easy way. So if you go shopping on this site, you will be redirected to a PayLoadz site that will accept your license payment and then you can immediately download the track(s). Super easy!
More page updates will be coming soon!
Best Regards/C
Check out this new cool Game Trailer with a charming, tricky, playful and adventurous mood! Or why not visit the developer game site! Game to be released soon for PC and Android. Trailer track by Craze Music! :-)
I will try to resist the urge to say 'time flies', so I will instead say.. hmm... can't find anything better. BUT... It's been an exciting year at Craze Music! Lot's of hard work, and both ups and downs. So let's try to wrap it all up:
Brave Knight's jousting in the field to the sound of "Feasting Pirate's Den" from Craze Music! Wow! I'm always talking about fantasy and fairy tales, but this is FOR REAL at the Texas Renaissance Festival. :-)
I just downloaded "Tale Tapper" to our iPad and it's great. A classical fairy tale adventure in charming medieval style. Fun stories, adventurous castles, tricky problems to solve and charming characters to discover and interact with. Check out the game site or the YouTube Trailer! Several tracks (including trailer) by Craze Music! :-)
*Gaah*... *sigh*... After a week of hard work, the new Music Search Page and "fast-pick categories" is now live! Not too different from before, huh?
It's actually much more than what you see on screen. In my old page, I had a script that pre-processed a local excel sheet to create pre-defined categories and php-pages for me.
The new structure uses... TADAAA:
an online SQL database! ..of course, just as it should have been done from the start. Now, it is easier to maintain the site, for example building new pre-defined categories by just creating new SQL statements towards the database.
With the online database, it is also possible to search for Music by selecting some search options (just the way it should be). Let's say I want a cool 1 Minute Battle Loop for my action game, so I select "Action/Tension" + "Loops" + "1 Minute". Voila! There you go! :-)
At the same time, I took the opportunity to freshen up the way tracks are showed and played. Now, when clicking a track, a pop-up window is shown, playing the track and showing variants. You can also license a cheaper non-commercial variant if you like as well as viewing License Terms for 'Personal' vs 'Commercial' license.
There is one drawback with the new site-build. I have understood that some people (including my wife) has used my old page's "playlists" to start a nice little concert of all tracks in a certain category. The page would then autoplay through all of the tracks in that category's playlist. This is not possible anymore, so I am considering to add a link to some pre-defined playlist variants where only the "main track variants" will be included.
Anyway... I hope you will enjoy the new & improved 'Search Music' feature & don't be afraid to get in touch to tell me what you think! (firstname.lastname@example.com)
I just got a very nice cue sheet, showing that...
Check out Youtube Demo! A really nice Sandbox Adventure game in Minecraft style, by SiliconDroid & several tracks by Craze Music.
I'm really happy to see my music being used in this kind of creations. I just wish I had even more tracks in this style. :-)
Wow... again... time flies really really fast! Here's the latest & greatest:
Check out Conan Hyborian Age! A super cool Skyrim Mod for all dark fantasy fans! In-game Battle Music by Craze Music.
Also note the uber trailer music by The God of Dark Fantasy Music: Basil Poledouris.
I'm honored to be part of such a professional game mod production, meaning my music will be enjoyed by lots of people of the Skyrim Gamers community.
Final mod to be released soon - stay tuned for a download link! Thank you Prometheus, for a fantastic production!
Time flies! The fact that there has not been any updates here lately does not mean nothing happened - on the contrary: simply too busy to update this page!
Just take a look below:
The Osterlen Museum in Simrishamn just opened their new "Petroglyfiskt" exhibition about Bronze Age and the figures from an old ancient tomb: Kiviksgraven. In this project, Craze Music was responsible for the audio production! In this interactive exhibition, you participate in an acient ritual with dancing figures. By capturing your moves with Xbox Kinect, you will dance to the rhythm of old drums and bronze age horns together with the other figures in the procession. About the project: Great people to work with in the team and a very interesting experience! You can read more about it (in Swedish, Sveriges Radio)
Hello All!
Here's what happening at Craze Music
The new up'n'coming Polish game developer company Synergy IT just licensed my track "My Little Adventure" for their their game: Heroes for Dice+. The game is not yet released, but it's coming soon at Google Play for Android and App Store for iPhone. Definitely something to look forward to as it's using a new electronic dice for more fun game play!
The cool people at the company Battlesheep just contacted me and let me know that my tracks has been licensed for their their game: Bounty Monkey! So of course, I had to check it out. Just installed it on my Android phone and it works like a charm, and the game is fun too. :-) Now, when I check out this kind of cool games, I'm amazed of how many brilliant games there are on the market, and I'm honored to be part of a growing market of mobile platform games, especially when it comes to small talented indie developers, like Battlesheep! Also this specific game makes me very happy, as two of my all time favorite tracks are used in the game: "Glory to the Brave One" and "Pirates in the Bay"! So guys, check it out
All right! I'm too stressed to write a bullet list. Lots of stuff is happening at Craze Music.
Ahh... I'll write a list anyway... :-)
Ok, I'm lagging behind. This is where I typically do a wrap-up from the year that passed.
So here we go... :-)
Time flies when you're having fun! ... Well, I have to admit it's not always fun with 1.5 year old kid getting all kinds of sickness & child diseases from day care,
then enduring sleepless nights and days when I have to stay home and tend to Little Alex 'cause he's not allowed to be at daycare...
BUT... apart from that, it's been a busy month. The final transition has been done to my new Music-Monster-Machine-system with FAT memory resources and ramped up CPU-power... and I must say: the system rocks! I've just put togehter what I feel is a medium sized trailer template with awesome power and cool FX and it uses 5GB RAM (...I had 4GB RAM on the old machine). On this new machine with 32GB RAM, it's all good, and I can just keep adding stuff, and the project load time is still less then 30 seconds! Also, the rendering from Cubase is much more stable without clicks and pops, even on very low latency. Anyway, here goes the short summary of this month:
Time to take a couple of notes about what happened in October!
This month has been filled with work on my new system - the new Music Monster Machine that I'm building:
- 6 Core CPU, 32GB Memory, upgrade to Cubase 6.5, RME PCI Express soundcard, 2 SSD drives, etc. It will kick some serious *ss!
Will take some time to finish all the software installations. Today I've got a toolchain with 30+ different tools and scripts running on the old machine, so backing up and moving everthing over will take a couple of more weeks. However, I'm keeping my old system live in parallell, so I've been able to write some new tracks meanwhile. So here's a short summary:
September report is here!
This month, I finished a couple of tracks that had been on the sketch table for far too long. Sometimes, it's an external event that triggers the decision. In this case, there was an interesting opportunity for patriotic instrumentals. So I finished "March of Honor" and "Return of the Victorious". First track become pretty good. The other one, not great, but OK.
Then... another big thing happening... I started to work on my new fresh power trailer template... and my head hit the famous brick wall - regarding CPU/Memory. So... I'm investing in new top-of-the-line equipment. Brand new 6 core CPU, 32GB Memory, water cooling system, new professional sound card, new Cubase version, etc. I'm in the music production business to stay, so I'm investing heavily to go in an compete with the big guys like Nick Phoenix, Hans Zimmer and Tomas Bergersen. So that's the sound you will hear from me in the future... I hope! :-)
Hmm... What more?
A new mile stone has been reached: Craze Music has now licensed 400 tracks for commercial use, world wide in a variaty of use cases, ranging from MTV trailers, radio/TV broadcast, video games, film placements, amusement parks, museums, exhibitions and more! Through a network of very professional partners, music agencies and libraries, this was reached in less than 3 years. Big thanks to everyone that helped me reach this mile stone. Surely a lot of people could be credited for that. Here's just a short list of people that I've been working with recently that comes to my mind:
Fresh & crisp electro dubstep beats together with orchestral power, creating an edgy, powerful and modern sound. This pack contains full length action trailer tracks as well as shorter stingers, bumpers, teasers, logos for use with thrilling tension, breaking action news, TV shows and sports events.
License at AudioSparx or with a %40 price cut directly from me: firstname.lastname@example.com
Modern orchestral / electronica / dubstep, bright and suspenseful teaser/stinger/bumper, building for thrilling upcoming action news and sports events. Fresh & crisp electro beats together with orchestral power create edgy and powerful sounds for exciting tension and breaking news ahead.
License at AudioSparx or with a %40 price cut directly from me: email@example.com
A collection of fun, bright, airy, playful and mischievous instrumentals of light orchestral arrangements. A visit into the magical forest or a tour on the Ship of the Tricky Pirate. Themes or background instrumentals for fairy tales, cartoons, Children TV and whimsical video games.
License at AudioSparx or with a %40 price cut directly from me: email@example.com
Hey All - here's a late August report coming up!
It's been hectic days. As some of you may know, I have a one year old son, and these days I've been getting him into day care. Being a father is fantastic, but it also takes quite a lot of time and energy. Nevertheless, I'm soon back on track with music writing and I have high hopes for a very productive autumn. Anyway, here are the latest highlights:
Darn... It's boiling hot in my music studio today. But hey - all you lazy beach people, it's time you get up on your feet! Craze Music is back with some serious summery butt-shakin' latina rhythms with edgy brass and tricky beats.
Now, don't make me disappointed - I wanna see some cool moves, so shake it real good! So... is this track really butt-shakable? Yes, I can confirm, indeed it is. Its "butt-shakability" has been thorougly tested by myself, and I must say the result was... ASS-tounding.
(Sorry, I usually don't pull off that kind of jokes, but this one was too good to let go. :-)
Anyway, so what track is this? Well, it was called "The Chase - 15" from start, and was written for a $1,000 film trailer opportunity. It was selected among many competing tracks and forwarded to the final music supervisor, but then it seems I was dropped out during the final selection stages. Whatever, that track was too good to let go, so today I extended it to 30s:
"The Chase - 30s" ... or "Action and Butt Shakin' at the Beatch"? Your choice. :-)
I also plan a couple of stingers and maybe a 60-second version, so that's probably another 4 hours work on it before I consider it done. Then, hopefully, I'm gonna land some good placements for it - time will tell!
I'm lucky to be part of this high quality library, IndieTracks, with only hand picked tracks.
This is the type of library where you send your 10 best tracks ever. If you're lucky, they will pick some of those tracks. You MIGHT get another chance later on to send 10 more.
I'm saying "MIGHT"... there is no guarantee. It's tough to get in there, and I'm proud to be with those guys.
So what's this fuzz about? This week, 26th of July 2012, I was chosen as their Featured Artist. To that, I can only say "WOW!" Big thanks, IndieTracks, for giving me this honorable position! I will do my best to contribute to Your site with top-tracks-only, and if I don't have 10 really good tracks, I will wait until I have. If that's going to take 2 years, that's what it will take.
To everyone else out there who's looking to license music: if you're going for top-quality-tracks-only (guaranteed no MIDI sounding stuff), to IndieTracks you go! .... Over and out... /Christian
All right, it's about time for some news, so here's a summary of ongoing activities!
My track Dark Tidings - Short Version was just placed in a film by Pillar Stone Productions! Always nice to get film placements, and I will definitely check out the film "Charter Roll" when it's released. :-)
Hey Folks!
I'm taking the opportunity to update the Craze Music News today as I just reached 333 licensed tracks for commercial use, including MTV, TV shows, museums, video games, amusement parks, etc-you-name-it! So let's aim for 500 licensed tracks this year. :-) Anyway... here goes the news:
Full speed ahead!
Time flies when you're having fun, especially during a crazy busy month! Here goes latest news:
Oops, I'm hopelessly behind when it comes to updating my home page. Anyway, here's the latest news:
Hello again and welcome to 2012 - a New Year with new Opportunities! Here comes the first News of 2012:
Hey All!
It's time to summarize the year. 2011 has been a truly great and exciting year at Craze Music. Here's a summary:
The mysterious and cool puzzle and problem solving game Pahelika Revelations was just now released by the hard working guys at IronCode Gaming! The game is a follow-up to the very successful Pahelika Secret Legends. It has been a great pleasure to work with this dedicated team. Writing music in the mystery genre has been really interesting and rewarding. Special thanks to Pallav Nawani - a great working partner that has been very helpful during the development of the soundtrack. I look forward to work with this very professional team again in future titles. The game is available at IronCode, so get busy downloading! :-)
Hola! It's been a busy month, as always. Here's the latest news:


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Heidi Hoy's bronze sculptures render women with a balance of strength and femininity. Mohamud Mumin's portraits of fellow Somali immigrants spark dialogue about the immigrant experience in Minnesota. The BodyCartography Project's newest work aims to impact audience members both physically and emotionally. With a distorted sound and influenced by heavy metal and 70s rock, Is/Is performs Wide Eyed.
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Book Review - Oracle Certified Associate Java Se 7 Programmer Study Guide by Richard M. Reese14 Nov 2012 Share on:
My rating: 4 of 5 stars (on GoodReads)
Oracle has now introduced a new certification named Oracle Certified Associate, Java SE7 Programmer, which is mandatory if you want to become Oracle Certified Professional, Java SE7 Programmer (given to understand that you already are not OCP in some other version of Java). So, Oracle Certified Associate, Java SE7 Programmer (OCA7) is really important exam for a Java developer who wants to get certified and valued.
Oracle Certified Associate, Java SE7 Programmer Study Guide by Richard M Reese is the book that caters to the objectives of the exam and is a useful guide for the new entrants to the Java Programming Language 7 and a ready reference for those who have some experience and want to brush up their basics.
Experienced programmers may find this book as merely introducing the topics without going into the depths. And that is what exactly this book is meant for. We need to understand that this is meant to cover the objectives of the OCA exam and the book covers them well.
If you are an experienced Java programmer then certainly this book is not meant for you. For experienced Java Programmers who have already been certified in Java's older versions can go for upgrade examination thereby skipping OCA route. For those who have not taken older version Certification, they must go through OCA route. And for that purpose this books comes as a great help and relief as it makes you familiar with the examination objectives. I also do not have a Java certification from Oracle (or SUN), and after reading this book I think I must go for the exam and am planning to do the same. Better late than never.
The language used is simple and the concepts are introduced in a very clear and lucid manner without throwing too much data and information at a go on the reader.
Only one thing that I would have liked in the book is a greater number of problems at the end of the chapters and with varied levels of difficulty. Though there are problem sets at the end of every chapter but they are very short and most of them are quite simple. I hope that later versions of the book will cater to these needs.
In the end, I would just say that if you are planning to take OCA7 examination, then give this book a try.
*P.S.:- I received this book as a gift from the publisher in return of the review on my blog(s) and other sites. *


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Reflecting on my experience as a research intern for TRII, what have I confirmed about social justice work is the difficulty of doing nonprofit work in the field of immigration law. In this field, the majority of the attorneys are working pro bono, while the regulations are changing rapidly, and there is a massive surplus of immigrant clients. Especially during the COVID-19 period, government regulation regarding the asylum application was tightened up to an extreme level. For example, my current research task is focused on how COVID-19 has created a public health issue for asylum-seekers.
This is only one of many examples showing the vulnerability of the immigrant community. The workload of social justice groups has been increasing, while the working capability of ours has also been affected negatively by the pandemic. For example, since the outbreak, TRII has shifted much of its focus to the housing crisis in immigrant communities. Many of the undocumented immigrants are facing the risk of being kicked out of the house by their landlords.
My experience as an intern for TRII has been a positive one, but my contribution has also been limited by multiple factors. First, doing everything virtually has limited my interaction with clients and coworkers in the workplace. With all the courts delaying opening, many of the cases the institute was working on were frozen. Therefore, I have not been doing what I originally expected to do, including getting in-person experience observing lawyers dealing with immigration cases. Second, because I am not a professionally-accredited immigration case representative, my participation in specific cases has been limited. Without the pandemic, I would possibly have been able to shadow more client meetings. But, with the pandemic going on, I could not directly help as many clients as I intended.
If I were to give advice to people who are interested in immigration law or social work in general, I think whoever wants to get involved in this field should be aware of the difficulties and frustration you would encounter. The reality and the future of the field are not the brightest looking forward, but this is also where the help is most needed. With more restricted legislation and funding, representing clients and winning cases is becoming more difficult. In order to get the best out of the internship experience, you should be careful when choosing what kind of organization for your internship. Nonprofit organizations in the field of immigration law focus on different aspects of immigration laws. For example, some organizations specialize in public health and some specialize in women's rights. Therefore, choose an organization that best matches with your interests.
As I am wrapping up my internship, this experience makes me believe that I want to continue to work in the field of public and social policy. I am planning on going to law school, and when I become a lawyer, I can better serve social justice causes in communities that need the most help.


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Fossil Fuel companies could be over-investing by $1.6 trillion if the world reduces its fossil fuel consumption in line with the central goal of the Paris Climate Change Agreement, according to a new study by the Carbon Tracker Initiative
The bulk of fossil fuel reserves would need to be left in the ground if the international community is to reach its goal of limiting the global average temperature to well under 2 degrees Celsius, as set out in the 2015 Paris Agreement.
Report author and senior analyst at Carbon Tracker, Andrew Grant, said: "At present, governments' policies fall a long way short of the ultimate goal committed to at Paris, but we should expect a ratcheting up of international efforts. Companies that misread the signals and overinvest in marginal oil, gas and coal projects based on a false sense of security could destroy shareholder value worth billions of dollars."
The study looked at three potential future temperature scenarios between 2018-2025. These outcomes are based on possible global action on climate change:
- The New Policies Scenario: If the world continues "business as usual", a predicted global temperature rise of 2.7 degrees Celsius is expected.
- Sustainable Development Scenario: Is aligned with taking action to limit further warming to 2 degrees Celsius.
- Beyond 2 Degrees Scenario: Where action is taken to keep temperature to a maximum global rise of 1.75 degrees Celsius-the mid point of the Paris Agreement.
According to the study, oil and gas account for over 90% of total investment under each scenario. Absolute financial risk is therefore dominated by the oil and gas industry due to its greater capital intensity than for thermal coal.
The study found that meeting energy demand in any of the three scenarios would still require some investments in fossil fuels between 2018-2025. Investments will amount to $4.8 trillion for the New Policies Scenario, $4.0 trillion for the Sustainable Development Scenario and $3.3 trillion for the Beyond 2 Degrees Scenario. A significant decrease in investment with the best case scenario of 1.75 degrees Celsius compared to the 2.7 degrees Celsius scenario.
The study is the first to model demand for oil, gas and thermal coal under the International Energy Agency's Beyond 2 Degrees Scenario introduced last year, aligned with 1.75C. This temperature limit is the mid-point of the Paris Agreement goals. Carbon Tracker compare it with the IEA's New Policies Scenario, aligned with 2.7C, consistent with emissions policies announced by global governments.


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Fall Adult Student Show
Submitted by: Katie Swingly
The Lucy Burne Gallery is pleased to present the Fall Adult Student Show featuring works by adult artists who are currently enrolled in classes at the Creative Workshop. The show features a variety of original works from various media including: ceramics, oil paintings, watercolor and jewelry. It is the first show since the Creative Workshop Entry Plaza has been completed.
Some of the artists are exhibiting for the first time, while others have been taking classes at the workshop for years. All of the pieces, whether by a new student or a Workshop veteran, represent the talent that comes from the Creative Workshop and from the greater Rochester community.
When a visitor enters the space, they are greeted (above) by a bold oil painting by Maureen Outlaw entitled, Lake Ontario (Purple). This piece is an example of Maureen's "locally inspired surrealistic waterscapes." Her other works include scenes from the banks of the Genesee river. She has been painting with Creative Workshop instructor Fred Lipp for several years.
Neal McDannel's pastel drawing Golden Age (above), features two young newspaper boys in striking detail, using a variety of colors. This piece is from a show Neal exhibited at Equal Grounds in Rochester last year. Some of his work, including Golden Age "deals with the romanticizing of youth" and nostalgia for bygone eras. This work specific shows two views of the same child, which Neal says is meant to "represent the good and the bad side of any given situation," and remind us that "not all the good old days were all so good."
This is just a sampling of the inspiring work now on display in the Creative Workshop. We invite you to come explore the show on view through November 21st!
Burne Gallery Hours:
Monday – Thursday
9:00 am – 9:30 pm
9:00 am – 5:00 pm
8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Posted: November 12th, 2013 under Creative Workshop, Exhibitions.
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Why Your New Website Wasn't a Big Success Story
You spent boatloads of money and time on your new website. After months of gathering assets, arguing about designs, and waiting impatiently for your new website to launch, you're pretty proud of the result. The new website looks modern and slick, especially compared to that old piece of garbage that was embarrassing to share with potential customers and even your employees. The thing finally "works" on all devices and screen sizes. And it sure looks like a site that would make people want to buy from you.
But it's been a few months since the launch and you haven't seen any signs of a return on your investment. In fact, your leads and sales are starting to drop a bit. What in the world went wrong?
Lots of things can go wrong during the web design process—including not getting a new website at all. But assuming you made it all the way through and ended up with what seems like a functioning website, you would expect that anything that looks new should work better than what you had before.
Unfortunately, this isn't always the case. Sometimes a new website doesn't give your business the boost you were hoping for. When it doesn't, there's usually a pretty reasonable explanation. Let's assume you didn't go with the lowest bid, have your 19-year-old nephew build the website, or attempt to do it yourself through one of those ultra-cheap yet self-proclaimed awesome website builders.
Here are some of the main reasons why new websites built by real web design companies can tank your business (hint: it's not always the designer's fault):
Your Website Wasn't Built to Meet Your (or Your Customer's) Needs
Did you and your web designer have frequent discussions about your business goals and your target audience? If not, then your website wasn't designed for success. A website has to do a lot more than look good. It has to align with your business goals and respond to the specific needs of your customers. You can have the coolest looking website in the world, but that won't mean anything if it's not built specifically for your objectives and your audience. Whether your web designer just focused on making it look good with no regard for UX/UI or if the site was built from a one-size-fits-most template, a website that's not designed with a goals-based approach simply won't be successful.
Your Website Looks Great but Functions Poorly
When customers land on your homepage, they are blown away by how good it looks. But then they start to use it and quickly realize that looking good is all it really does. Your website must function properly on every device and every screen. This means a lot more than it has to "work." It must offer great user experience for your entire target audience. It has to lead your potential customers fluidly through the right conversion funnels. No matter how much you love the design, you won't succeed if the functionality doesn't match.
You Treat Your Website like a Finished Product Instead of a Living Business Asset
If you thought your website was done the day it launched, then you thought wrong. A website is never finished. In order to be a sound piece of your business plan, your website needs to evolve—and it needs to do it quickly. You need new content on a regular basis. From blog posts to new portfolio entries or project examples, you need to inject new life into your website as often as feasibly possible. You also need to test. No matter how good your designers are, they can't fully predict what's going to work best for your audience. If you aren't running A/B tests on your brand new website, then you are missing opportunities for growth.
You Don't Have a Marketing Plan
A website is not a magic bullet. Just because your website looks great doesn't mean you're going to get tons of new traffic. This is certainly not an "if you build it, they will come" situation. Your website has to be supported by a strategic marketing plan that's designed to drive the right traffic through a variety of channels. It also has to be committed to making sure the traffic that gets there converts. A new website without a marketing plan is like a new car without an engine. You need something to make the thing go.
If your new website isn't the success story you were hoping for, then you need to act quickly. In many cases, your investment can be saved with a good usability analysis and a strong marketing plan. Other times, you're going to need to start over. That's why it's so vital to pick the right web designer in the first place. Spending a little more upfront may save your business a lot of money in the long run.
Contact us today for a website that is designed to be a big success story right out of the gate.


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(a) Use of mechanical equipment. Where mechanical handling equipment is used, sufficient safe clearances shall be allowed for aisles, at loading docks, through doorways and wherever turns or passage must be made. Aisles and passageways shall be kept clear and in good repair, with no obstruction across or in aisles that could create a hazard. Permanent aisles and passageways shall be appropriately marked.
(b) Secure storage. Storage of material shall not create a hazard. Bags, containers, bundles, etc., stored in tiers shall be stacked, blocked, interlocked and limited in height so that they are stable and secure against sliding or collapse.
(c) Housekeeping. Storage areas shall be kept free from accumulation of materials that constitute hazards from tripping, fire, explosion, or pest harborage. Vegetation control will be exercised when necessary.
(d) [Reserved]
(e) Clearance limits. Clearance signs to warn of clearance limits shall be provided.
(f) Rolling railroad cars. Derail and/or bumper blocks shall be provided on spur railroad tracks where a rolling car could contact other cars being worked, enter a building, work or traffic area.
(g) Guarding. Covers and/or guardrails shall be provided to protect personnel from the hazards of open pits, tanks, vats, ditches, etc.
[39 FR 23052, June 27, 1974, as amended at 43 FR 49749, Oct. 24, 1978]