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"Easy to think of what might have been, what could have been, how we could have changed things."
Ayame Seong-Jin
Thursday night, 10 March 2016, AM
GM: Ayame's phone rings. The caller ID isn't familiar to her.
Ayame: Ayame jumps at the noise. She has been deeply involved in the outlining and planning of her next novel, and the chime of her phone has pulled her from the pages upon pages spread out in from of her, ink-stained fingers clutching a black ball-point pen.
She doesn't often give her number out, and for a moment she looks in suspicion at her phone. Her mother had once said "no good news comes at night," and even now, despite her undead status, she hasn't been able to shake the thought.
She doesn't have the number saved, but that doesn't necessarily mean anything. She doesn't save most numbers. Safer that way. Still, she's wary as she answers.
GM: "Hi, Ayame. This is Roderick," sounds a male voice.
"I had some business I wanted to discuss with you. When would be a good time for us to talk in person?"
When are other licks good news?
Might be her mom was righter than she knew.
Ayame: "Hello, Roderick." Now there's a surprise.
Her eyes slide toward the clock on the wall. It's late, but not so late that she can't squeeze him in if she wants to. Does she want to, though? He's been cool to her since that night five years ago when she'd pulled Max from the circle.
"I am in the middle of a project at the moment…" She glances down at the leather notebook open in front of her, her slanted, cramped writing scrawled across the page. A reference journal or completed manuscript of some sort, as no longer does it contain blank space in which to write. A slew of highlighters in various colors sit perpendicular to the edge of her desk.
"But I can be free in an hour or so, if it is urgent."
Always make them wait, that was another rule from Mom.
GM: "Okay. How's our club's usual meet spot?"
Cypress Grove. The Anarchs didn't stop using it.
Ayame: "Certainly. I will see you there."
Must be urgent, then. Or he simply enjoys the privileged position of primogen's childe and is used to getting his way immediately. She doesn't let her attitude color her voice, though, simply wishes him a good evening and hangs up. She'll need a moment to get dressed, she supposes, and with a sigh sets aside her notebook. Her outline can wait.
GM: An hour later, she's there at the cemetery. The rows and rows of mausoleums stretch on for as far as the eye can see. It feels like an appropriate enough place for a massacre to have occurred. Or at least like it's been despoiled less.
Roderick's there in an overcoat, with an umbrella in one hand to ward off the steadily pattering rain.
Ayame: An hour later, to the minute, Ayame strolls into the cemetery. She's dressed for the weather, with black boots that rise to her knees and a raincoat on over a dark hoodie and jeans. She, too, has brought an umbrella with her, and it keeps off the worst of the almost-spring rain as she traverses the ground towards where Roderick waits for her.
Apprehension gnaws at her. Not only for the lick waiting, but for the chosen location as well. She had never said anything to any of the Anarchs about how she feels for this place, but she wonders if he can guess. If he knows about the shame that she has carried with her since that night in 2011 when she all but bowed before the sheriff and his retinue of executioners. If that is why he chose such a location for their impromptu meeting.
She says none of this as she approaches the dark figure in his suit, stopping some feet away to look him over. She cannot help the glance she makes past him with stormy-gray eyes, as if searching for his co-conspirators.
GM: None are immediately apparent to the novelist's sight.
But the thick rain and fog hides what the darkness alone can't.
The seemingly lone Brujah nods as he sees her.
"Glad you could make it."
Ayame: "You implied it was urgent."
GM: "I did." He looks around at the walled structures where there'd normally be gravestones. "I feel bad for my part in what happened here."
"I'd been one of the licks to suggest Cypress Grove instead of Delgado, for where to meet."
"Dunno how much of a difference it would've made in the end, but it might've been harder for the Sanctified to surround us there."
Ayame: "Perhaps," she says neutrally. "Though perhaps they would have simply brought more with them. It did not seem as if they happened upon us by chance; I have no doubt that they would have adapted to the locale." She pauses briefly, considering her words.
"For what it is worth, I do not think that anyone blames you for what happened."
Not like they do her.
Her mouth twists, bitterness hardening her features.
GM: "You're probably right, on both those counts. But it's natural to think about what we could've done differently, and to blame ourselves."
"For what it's worth, I don't think as many licks might blame you as you think, either."
Ayame: She doesn't know what to say to that. Of course they blame her.
"I folded. I was the first. It would have been different had I not been concerned about the threat posed by the sheriff, the scourge, and that… harpy."
GM: "Veronica and Pietro had made up their minds to stake Max and Jonah. They were heading behind Sanctified lines whether you folded or not. They already had."
"And once they did, with all the ringleaders staked, everyone else would've folded too."
Ayame: "I should have removed the stake. I made a mistake, thinking that to pull Maxzille to safety was the right call. I did not wish to see her perish for a technicality."
"But I thank you, regardless."
GM: "I think if you hadn't, there might've been bloodshed. A lot of Anarchs might have died."
"Or at least Max might've."
Ayame: He would have been safe, dragged behind enemy lines as he was. His Blood protects him, unlike the rest of them. But she doesn't say this. She inclines her head, acknowledging the acknowledgement.
"Perhaps," she allows. "If it came to an all-out brawl, I have no doubt many would have perished. On both sides. It would not have been a decisive victory for the Sanctified."
She has spent many a long night thinking about it. She cannot help but sweep her gaze past him once more, toward the spot where it happened. Their kind do not leave physical remains behind, but she will always remember the screams of those who died.
"All the same, I regret my part in it. I have no wish to see our duskborn cousins slaughtered."
"I think, sometimes, what would have happened had I been quicker to shove you aside when he came for you as well, and how that might have ended for us all."
GM: "The sheriff?" Roderick gives a wan smile. "I don't know if you could've stopped him. I'd definitely lose in a one-on-one."
Ayame: "Stop him?" She shakes her head. "No. But should he have missed his mark, taken down the wrong lick?" Her shoulders lift, hands spreading wide.
"As you say, easy to think of what might have been, what could have been, how we could have changed things. The butterfly effect, as it were."
GM: "True. Just denying him a quick win and the psychological impact there might've been enough."
"But there's other licks who could've tried to do something and didn't. Pietro's pretty damn fast, too."
Ayame: "I believe, as you said, they made up their mind already as to which side they were on. Even when they spoke they said nothing of merit."
GM: "And they barely spoke at all."
"Veronica could've ran that rant, if she'd wanted to. She sure was able to whip a bunch of Anarchs into doing something when she decided Savoy was the horse to back."
Ayame: "She does what she believes is best for her. As do most of them." The corners of her lips lift in a wry, sad smile. "Though given the allegations leveled against the one she thought to harm her childe… well, they were simply heinous. It is no wonder she could not support someone who denied such accusations. Would yours have done the same, do you think?"
GM: "That's a hard question, in some ways." Roderick smiles faintly. "If I say yes, it's admitting Veronica was right to do what she did, and the only thing that makes the situation different is who rather than what."
Ayame: The corners of her eyes crinkle, and though the motion does not reach her lips it is, possibly, the closest anyone has seen her threaten to smile in some time.
"Your profession keeps your words neutral. Not so easily trapped, I see."
GM: The Brujah still smiles back.
"My profession and my bloodline. But maybe the trap here isn't so dangerous. You stuck with us instead of jumping ship to Savoy."
Ayame: "Was it your bloodline that made you do the same?"
GM: He shakes his head. "I'm my own man, or at least Kindred. But I'll grant that a lot of people with my advantages say similar things."
Ayame: "Privilege. It is a catchy term among the kine these days. They speak of white or male… but you have that and more." Her head tilts to one side beneath the cowl of her hood, eyeing him sharply.
"How easy it must make things on both sides of the fence. We say we do not care about such things, and yet look at those who run the First Estate. A drop of black or yellow in your white and you are ruined."
GM: "I remember a couple Anarchs yelling at you for being Chinese. Sorry. It probably feels isolating to be the only Asian face in a crowd."
Ayame: "I am Korean."
GM: "Sorry again. I guess I shouldn't have expected them to have any idea what they were talking about."
Ayame: "At least," she muses, "you did not ask me if I am from the 'good' Korea or the 'bad' Korea."
GM: "I'd be pretty surprised to meet anyone from the latter."
"Though I wouldn't say it's bad so much as its government is."
Ayame: "Too often individuals are confused for their governments or rulers." Another shrug. "I have long since stopped being surprised at the things that come out of the mouths of other people."
GM: "Not a bad attitude to have in unlife." A pause. "Do you know if it's true what they say about our kind in North Korea?"
Ayame: "The Kuei-jin?"
GM: He shakes his head.
"I read about it over SchreckNet. Actually saved the post, because it was pretty interesting."
He digs out his phone and scrolls through it before reading,
"'Listen, boss, you don't actually want to know about North Korea. You think you do because you are certain we're the top of the food chain. You think that if you go there, you'll find out it's all under the command of some secret cabal of Brujah zealots or Ventrue dictators. Is it Sabbat territory or maybe the Kuei-jin (or Wan Kuei—whatever). After all, it's a place under the absolute oppression of a tyrannical minority and that means someone must be pulling the strings, right? You don't want to go to North Korea because you'll be the only supernatural there.'"
"'Now, this is a bit of hyperbole. There's probably a few there. A Nosferatu or two in the sewers picking off random citizens, a werething or two living in the woods, or maybe a scavenger or two around the gulags. However, there is a much nastier creature than us ruling over the people in this nation: humans.'"
"'From the Korean War to the present, the vampires of the country had their followers purged and their herds removed. The mages were crushed under the weight of a system that did its utmost to destroy their dreams. If I believed in fairies, I imagine they all died out too. Lupines don't seem to be anywhere, even though the place should be paradise for them—rural countryside that's pitch dark when you view it from space. The Kuei-jin, who the fuck knows why they aren't there, maybe it has shitty feng shui. It is one of the most spiritually dead places on the planet and barely hanging on for a thousand little things that make it an uncomfortable place for just about all of us.'"
"'Mind you, this doesn't mean they don't believe, boss. The North Korean military did have some people in the know long ago and they have all the books, names, and faces. They already think all enemies are horrible monsters so no harm in burning down an entire building to get just one of us when they see it. Not much even an elder can do when the response to one rousing an army of starving peasants is to just bomb it to the ground. Hehe, I bet that's what happened to the Lupines too. The North Koreans have accomplished what the rest of the world only dreams and wiped out all supernaturals—yay humanity. This is what it looks like without us.'"
Ayame: Ayame listens as he reads the text from his phone, though after a moment she draws near enough to stand beside him so she can see the text over his shoulder as he scrolls. She shakes her head when he finishes.
"I cannot say. I have not visited back home since my Embrace, and the family that I still have in the area is not apprised of my undead status here. While I admit to curiosity, I can hardly call them and ask. Further, they live in South Korea. It is not a simple border hop to get into such a place."
She pauses, rereading a line or two. "If travel were not so dangerous I might even wish to see for myself, though I have no doubt it would be a foolhardy and perilous undertaking."
GM: "President Benson called the DMZ the scariest place he'd ever been. It'd be easier to get in through China, but I'm not in any hurry to do that either."
"I don't know if any of that post is even true. But it feels like it could be true."
"Humans can be monsters just as awful as any of us."
Ayame: "We are created from them. As much as we would like to blame the Beast inside of all of us for all of our less than ideal ways, as much as we seek to shed the lives we left behind, it stands to reason that some of it crosses over when we do. And should they be among those who are not turned, well, monsters have a way of manifesting. Even prey will eventually snap when cornered."
"Perhaps their scales are smaller, their existences briefer, but their cruelty can be just as heinous as any of ours."
GM: "Someone should write about that," the Brujah remarks.
Ayame: Her brows lift.
"Have you read my books?"
GM: He shakes his head. "I'm more of a non-fiction guy. But I've heard about them."
Ayame: "Good things?"
GM: "Yeah. I tend to agree with Stephen King that if you've been paid for your words and the check didn't bounce, you have talent."
Ayame: It's not a ringing endorsement, but a smile finally cracks the Toreador's face. It transforms the usually austere lick's visage into something striking, much warmer than the cool exterior she often presents to her kind. The expression is brief, disappearing as quickly as it came.
"Should you ever find a spare moment to indulge, I hope you will let me know what you think. Or perhaps, if time permits, you will allow me to pick your brain as to the monsters you have seen. I find the best fiction has some element of truth to it."
GM: Roderick smiles back when he sees Ayame do so. The expression looks like it comes easier for him, but it's no less warm.
"You should smile more often. It looks good on you."
"But as far as monsters, feel free. I'm a lawyer. You can see some pretty horrible and desperate people in that industry."
Ayame: Ayame wonders if he realizes the inherent sexism in the comment of being told to smile more. If anyone ever asks him to smile more. Perhaps he does not realize it. Or perhaps he offering the sort of back-handed compliment that is so intrinsic to their kind. Golden boy like him, though, she thinks it might just be simple ignorance. Maybe smiling does look good on her. She tucks it away for further consideration.
"I have heard family law sees the worst of it, people at their most desperate and petty, though I imagine criminal law has its fair share of monsters."
"I have a relative who is a nurse. She could not give the details of the cases, but she was called in to consult on multiple trials where they needed a medical perspective. Negligence, some of them, and others… others more willful action."
"There was a woman who came into her emergency department almost every month. Broken bones. Black eyes. Broken fingers. My relative—she took good documentation. Wrote it all down. Made sure to keep her records. Some call her a pack rat, but those records were needed when the woman was arrested for manslaughter. Apparently her husband came at her and she tried to fend him off. She happened to be cooking dinner, had a paring knife in her hand. When she stabbed him, she struck his heart, and so he died. The officers put her in cuffs, but all of the nurses, all of the doctors that she had seen, they testified that she underwent years of abuse at his hands, that she was a victim."
GM: Roderick shakes his head.
"I've seen some really ugly cases of domestic abuse. Knife to the heart was probably a lot cleaner than that asshole deserved. He had to have died pretty fast, not like years of living in pain and terror. Visiting the hospital in and out like a grocery store."
Ayame: "As I said, their scale as breathers may be smaller, but their crimes are no less than our own. When we kill it is often quick and effective, and sometimes—sometimes they do not even know that death comes for them. But those who abuse their spouses, their children, their renfields… that shadows them for their entire lives, however long they are. It spreads, like a cancer, infecting everyone around them."
GM: "I knew a family, once, whose father was just a demon. He physically and emotionally abused his wife and daughters for years. They only finally split when he tried to amputate his wife's leg with a saw."
"It just poisoned their entire family."
Ayame: "That sounds… awful. Awful for them, for his wife, for his daughters. I hope they have found peace."
"And that his children did not go on to become abusers themselves."
GM: "That's a… complicated answer. I guess I'd say they found varying levels of peace. Some more than others. Some as much as you could realistically hope for. But they all had scars."
"It could've ended a lot worse than it did, though."
Ayame: "The Sanctified would say it is our job to remove such a demon and see to it that his family is taken care of. We are not Sanctified, but sometimes… sometimes it is nice to see the bad people pay."
GM: "The Sanctified buy into a lot of dogma that makes fundamentalists look reasonable, but they get things right too. Some of the covenant's more liberal creeds have a lot of ideas that Anarchs here could probably get on board with."
Ayame: "You sound as if you were close to the family. I hope it was not your own, that it is not your own scars you speak of."
GM: He shakes his head. "I was involved in some legal work for them. You get to see a lot of the ugly details of people's lives as a lawyer."
"It got to me pretty hard, though I suppose not as much as what that asshole did to his family. He never faced any real consequence for it."
"Sometimes the bad guys win. But I guess that's the tagline of the Requiem."
Ayame: "Against the kine?" She gives him a puzzled look. "Perhaps. There is often more that we can do now, though your status as lawyer possibly keeps you neutral."
"Not," she adds, "that I am suggesting we simply slaughter those with whom we do not agree."
GM: "Less agreeing, maybe, than passing judgment over. But he's not the only scumbag I can name from my breather days. I'd frankly be up to my knees in blood if I wanted to kill them all. And at that point I'm a serial killer vigilante, not a lawyer."
"The family members he'd abused most got away from him. That's a happier ending than a lot of people get, even if it isn't perfect."
Ayame: "Is there a difference? I thought lawyers were all cutthroats." She doesn't smile, though her lips twitch to suggest amusement, then flatten again at his words.
"Ah. Well. Good that they got away, at least."
"And good on you for assisting with their legal battle. I am sure it meant a lot to them, to have someone of your caliber represent their interests."
GM: "Thanks. I was pretty upset at the time that I couldn't do more, but like I said. Happier ending than a lot of people get."
"Good on your relative, too, documenting all that abuse. Keeping thorough records never hurts and sometimes really helps."
Ayame: "Sometimes I think I chose the wrong profession." A rueful twist of her lips accompanies the words. "Admirable, to be out there in the field, be it legal or medical."
GM: "I think you might've chosen the right one, actually. Harder to be a lawyer or nurse as a lick, but I imagine it's not too difficult as a writer."
Ayame: "Nothing but time to pen my novels."
"Though I suppose," she says at length, "you did not invite me here this evening to speak of professions and monsters."
"Or scars," she adds, and perhaps he sees the way her fingers curl inside the gloves she wears, her grip on the umbrella's handle tightening. The other, at her side, forms a fist before it relaxes.
GM: "You're right that I didn't. But I also did."
Ayame: "Oh?"
GM: "We haven't really talked a lot, and I wasn't sure how you felt over the massacre here."
"There's a duskborn I know who needs transport out of the city. I was thinking Houston would be a good stop. No prince enforcing a pogrom. Big city with room for duskborn and nightborn."
Ayame: Ayame is silent for a long moment, considering him. This is why he brought her here, then. This place. The sight of the massacre. To guilt her? Trick her? Avoided her for years because he thought she, what, sold out the thin-bloods? When she speaks at last her voice is cooler than it was moments ago.
"Next to yours, you know, my voice was one of the strongest pushing for their rights."
GM: "You're right, it was. But you never know. Some licks were spreading a rumor that I'd tipped off the Sanctified in advance about the duskborn coming to the meeting."
"In hindsight, it was probably Veronica. Who tipped them off and started the rumor."
Ayame: "You were put down by the sheriff and immediately taken behind their lines to safety, of course she thought you were an apt target. For whatever it means now, neither she nor her cousin seemed much surprised to see them show up."
GM: "That's just how it is, anyway. It's so hard to trust anyone."
Ayame: Easy to point out the favor he's asking of her will require trust, as well, but if this is an olive branch… well, she could stand to make a few more friends among her peers.
"Happy to pass your test, then." A pause. "I can contact my friends in Houston."
GM: "I'll owe you one, of course. What licks do you know there?"
Ayame: "A fair few. I was part of their organization for a number of years." She fires off a handful of Hispanic-sounding names. "Is it just the one to transport?"
GM: "I might also come along. Coco has some business with the Anarchs there and now would be a convenient time to do it. I won't be staying, obviously."
Ayame: "Both of you, or just you?"
GM: "Who won't be staying? I'm coming back. She'll stay. I don't need to say this is a bad city for duskborn."
Ayame: "Oh, I meant if Coco is coming along, and I wondered why you would need me to transport a primogen, but I assume that is not the case."
"I will need some time to contact my friends."
"A few evenings, perhaps. You know what it is like when they pretend to be busy." She waves a hand. "Or perhaps not," she adds, eying him. Primogen's childe, status among the Anarchs, Calbido scribe; how long does he really wait?
GM: He shakes his head at Ayame's initial statement. "She's staying in the city. This is more routine stuff I'm handling for her."
"It's not that different from among breathers, to be honest. You want to meet with a mayor or city councilperson, you usually have to contact their staff and let them fit you into the boss' schedule. But a fair number of licks from less privileged backgrounds never had to go through that, and get surprised when they can't just talk to elders whenever they want."
"I do usually wait less time than licks with less prominent sires, so there is that."
Ayame: "Lucky you."
"The advantage of being a nobody is that I do not often have business with elders." Amusement crinkles the corners of her eyes. "I will reach out to my contacts within Houston."
GM: "All swords are double-edged," he agrees. Partly seriously. "Thanks. I'll be bringing a couple renfields with me too. Greater safety in numbers and all."
Ayame: "Ah. Yes. A good idea." There's an awkward pause, perhaps where she should offer to do the same, and at last she says, "I do not keep slaves. I cannot contribute that way."
GM: "Oh?" he asks. "Is it an ethical objection?"
Ayame: "Have you been a slave, Roderick? Bound to someone for whom you would do anything? Told to do vile things for their amusement, and you jump at the chance?"
GM: He shakes his head. "I was a renfield to Coco, for a little while before my Embrace, though she didn't collar me."
"It sounds like you were."
Ayame: "Then you are lucky. I spent years as a slave to a domitor who thought it would be funny to find my point of limit and push me past it. Repeatedly. Who, for a small slight, would have me beaten and humiliated."
"You do not strike me as the type of person to kill or torture for pleasure. And yet there are those who do. Those who think it funny to find a person's limits and push them beyond that. To spread the corruption inside of them to everyone around them. To twist and rend innocence until it is an ugly, wretched thing. And so he did with me."
GM: "I'm sorry you had to go through that. Some licks are pointlessly, stupidly sadistic and cruel, and it's usually their renfields who experience the worst of it."
Ayame: "My sire killed him for it. In the instant before the collar snapped I thought to throw myself in front of his blade, to keep him from harming the lick I had served for years. My own life for his, I would have paid that. She did not collar you, so maybe you do not understand that sort of obsession."
GM: "I probably don't. I've heard the accounts, but it has to be something else to experience them firsthand."
Ayame: "I told myself I would never do that to another person. Our blood—it is good for a great many things. But the collar? No. Never again."
GM: "I think it's possible to be decent to your renfields. But I respect anyone who's willing to put their principles before convenience."
Ayame: "Would yours say that you are decent to them?"
GM: "I hope so. I try to be."
Ayame: "And yet you took them from their lives and families. Keep them addicted to a substance worse than heroin. There is no retirement for a renfield; they serve until their life ends. The most that they can hope for is a quick death, perhaps Embrace."
"I understand why we do it. But I will not. They are the first to pay should their master make a mistake."
"So yes, to answer your question, I believe that falls under ethical or moral objection."
GM: "I think you can make similar arguments about Embracing childer. At least a renfield's addiction doesn't directly risk killing anyone."
Ayame: "I have heard of those who died on an overdose."
"But you are correct. There are many who have moral objections to siring a childe as well. I do not know that I will ever be moved to do so."
"We are are still young. We have eternity, as they say."
GM: "I've heard of renfields who OD too. I don't know any domitor that generous with their juice, though. I think it only really happens with rogues who drain a staked lick completely dry."
"But you wouldn't be the only Kindred happy to go childe-free."
Ayame: "The kine do it as well. DINK, they call themselves. Double income no kids. Enjoy their vacations and early retirements." The flash of a smile. Hadn't he told her to smile more? "No retirement for us, though."
GM: He smiles back. "I've heard of that. Maybe it's right for them. I always wanted kids, though. Whole gaggle of them."
Ayame: A beat of silence. Ayame inclines her head, almost a short bow that sends her hair swinging in front of her face.
"It is unfortunate that you are no longer in the position to do so. Sometimes, as former women, we think that we are the only ones who want such things, never observing that we are only half of what makes a child."
"I am sorry that it is no longer an option to you."
GM: He nods. "Thanks. There's not a lot to be done about that, but I've enjoyed getting to know you tonight, Ayame."
Ayame: "You as well, Roderick. I will let you know when I hear back from my contacts in Houston."
GM: "You mentioned you were Korean, by the way? 'Ayame' sounds Japanese, though I'm no expert."
Ayame: Ayame laughs, covering her mouth with one gloved hand. It's a light, delicate sound, and it gives her face the allure that she should have had all along. If only she were to smile more, right?
"I am Korean, and it is Japanese. I am surprised you know the difference; most people assume that one Asian language or heritage is much the same as another. Perhaps I should take back my words about white privilege." After laughing, her mouth more easily curls into a wry smile.
"But yes, I was named for my grandmother, after a sort. It is not common in Korea for families to name their children after relatives as they do here; they believe that each name should be unique to the child. My father was very taken with American society when he moved here and wanted to name me after his mother, Ailiseu, but my mother desired a more traditional naming convention. They compromised and took a word from another language that had the same meaning. Thus, Ayame."
"When I still drew breath I dated a man of Japanese heritage, who asked me the same question. He used to tease me that I grew up with the wrong culture because of my name, or that I had been stolen from a nice Japanese family as a child. My parents were distraught that I was interested in him; they had hoped that I would settle down with a nice Korean boy, or a nice American boy."
She gestures down to herself, fangs flashing in her mouth as she looks to him.
"As you see, it does not much matter in the end."
"I suppose, though, it is better than what my brother did."
GM: "It may have mattered, at least so far as your name. Ayame sounds nicer than Ailiseu to my white boy ears." He smiles. "What did your brother do?"
Ayame: "Gave himself an American name because he did not like what my parents gave him. 'Brock.' A bastardized version of what his name means." She doesn't point out that his white boy tongue butchered her grandmother's name.
"He wants nothing to do with the culture."
"It is… or, well, it was, at least, a point of contention between them."
"But I believe the fate of middle children is to be a nuisance to their parents."
GM: "Better to have them in ones, twos, or four-pluses. That's too bad for him though. We can all use something to belong to."
"Anyway, we both probably need to get going. You have my number once you hear from your friends."
Ayame: "Of course. I will be in touch, Roderick. Enjoy the rest of your evening."


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Campaigning for Upward Bound
Democratic Representative Kathy Castor set hopes high for an Upward Bound revival in a Monday morning press conference held at Middleton High School.
"In May, President Bush's Department of Education announced cuts to the Upward Bound program, which we've had here at the University of South Florida for 40 years, helping kids make the transition to college and be successful college graduates," Castor said. "A lot of folks are up in arms about it."
Rep. Castor
The College Cost Reduction Act, approved on June 13 by the Education and Labor Committee, aims to provide the single-largest increase in student aid since the GI bill. However, with Bush cutting programs like Upward Bound from the budget, the impact has been significantly weakened. An amendment to this act will ultimately restore federal funding to Upward Bound.
If the amendment passes, it could translate into lower interest rates on subsidized student loans, greater Pell grant awards and even partial tuition reimbursement for undergrads seeking a teaching career in high needs public schools.
Castor is also looking to restore Upward Bound for Florida A&M and the University of Florida. She explained that the College Cost Reduction Act is in line for a full House review today. Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Virginia, is introducing the HR 2669 bill that will restore $120 million to a number of Upward Bound programs, including USF, FAMU and UF. It will then move to the Senate for final approval.
"I anticipate the bill will receive strong bipartisan support," she said.
Upward Bound has vastly augmented student success in every sector, from tutoring to professional etiquette to networking. The comprehensive program has also increased the rate at which a participant can complete secondary education and enroll into a postsecondary institution. The cut in funding was applied to 100 universities.
USF hosts the state's largest program, with $670,000 a year at stake. This decision will drastically impact 140 promising secondary students from poverty-stricken communities throughout Hillsborough, Pinellas and Manatee counties.
Castor is confident that the amendment will pass through both houses this week.
"It is inexplicable why the Bush administration would cut this program because of the dividends it pays later on," she said. "We all know this: If a student graduates from college, they tend to make a little bit more money … and that only benefits our community."

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Hop on the time machine with Dempsey's new self-titled EP. The California-raised duo of Niels Pederson and Adam Abilgaard offers Dempsey, a collection of six dreampop tracks released last September 15. This set will surely give you that 80's electro pastiche vibe.
Bass riffs and heavy beats drop in Late Night taking you back to the glam, glittery disco fever. The album makes an emotional turn in Flashback. Prepare for a nostalgic high with its breathy vocals and strong lines�.
Sex on the Beach gives a youthful perspective on love. I personally liked this song due to its catchy tune and pop melody. The clever addition of wave sounds transports the listener on the beach, chilling during a summer fling.
An infectious finale awaits with Never Knew. The heavenly keys and heart-felt lyrics make this the most crafted track on the album. Press play and listen to its utter complexity, arranged with layers over layers of electro tunes.
Dempsey proved that they are more than meets the eye. It's a tough act to revive such a glamorous music genre, but the band pulled it off offering a fresh take of the 80's dreampop. For such young and promising artists, they have showed mature craftsmanship. I could imagine bigger hits in the near future.
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Open Access Biomedical Publisher Using Post Publication Peer Review
Tarek Naguib, MD, MBA, FACP is a graduate of Cairo University School of Medicine in 1981 who recieved his post graduate training in OUHSC in Oklahoma. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in the specialty of internal medicine and also is certified and recertified by the same board in the subspecialties of infectious disease and nephrology. He has been elected as a fellow of the American College of Physicians in 1999 and received his MBA degree in healthcare by the George Washington University School of business in 2007. Besides his 17 years in clinical practice and teaching in the infectious disease and nephrology specialties, he has over 12 years experience as a hospital epidemiologist. He was awarded a national leadership award by the AMA foundation in 2007 and was placed on the Best Doctor in America database in 2009-2013.
1. Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine in Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Amarillo, Texas 2008-present2. Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine in Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center, OKC, OK, 1997-20083. Clinical Instructor of Medicine in Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center, OKC, OK, 1996-1997
Clinical studies in infectious disease and nephrology espcially case reports, electrolytes, and stone disease.
In infectious disease field: Reported cases in Nocardia brasiliensis brain abscess, cryptosporidiosis-induced pneumatosis intestinalis, cytomegalovirus-induced polyradiculomyelitis, and mycobacterim kansasii sinus invasion.
In the nephrology field: Reported cases of combined pseudohypocalcemia and pseudo hyperkalemia and effect of liposomally complexed Amphotericin B on transplanted kidney with chronic disease.
Clinical Trial: Double-blind placebo-controlled crossover trial of intravenous magnesium sulfate for foscarnet-induced ionized hypocalcemia and hypomagnesemia in patients with AIDS and cytomegalovirus infection.
In vitro microbiology work: Mupirocin resistance in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from a veteran's hospital.
Reviewer for the Annals of Internal Medicine. Editor, Panhandle Health, the journal of Potter Randall County Medical Society.
An idea worth pursuing. It will be very successful if the peer review is objective and effective.
There could be also an added forum for critical reviews of landmark literature to be submitted by interested authors. Lead medical journals typically do not have space to discuss the recently published literature, esp. if it is critical literature.


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Petroleum, is the common name of a series of rock oils found in large quantities in the United States and Canada, near Rangoon, and in the neighbourhood of the Caspian Sea. The oil issues from the rocks, or is drawn from subterranean reservoirs, where its presence is supposed to result from natural distillation of vegetable and animal substances, and after refining, put in the market as benzoline, paraffin, and lubricating oil. It is extensively used in the industries, and has been applied as fuel to steamships.
Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)
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In a small bowl, combine the black pepper, allspice, oregano and 1 teaspoon salt. Sprinkle this mixture evenly over both sides of the chicken breasts.
Heat the oil in a very large (12-inch) skillet over medium. Lay in the chicken (skin-side down if you are using skin-on chicken), and cook until richly browned, about 2 minutes on each side (3 to 4 minutes if using skin-on chicken). Remove the chicken to a plate, leaving behind as much oil as possible.
Add the sliced onion and carrots to the skillet and cook, stirring regularly, until the onions are browned, about 7 minutes. Add the garlic, stir for about 1 minute, then add the vinegar, jalapeños and the broth. Nestle the chicken pieces, into the onion mixture, and simmer gently over medium-low heat until the chicken is just cooked through, about 5 minutes (about 15 minutes for skin-on, bone-in chicken).
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Sunday, March 29, 2009
The Skeptical Enquirer
Fair enough. Can't argue with a thoughtful, skeptical point of view. Just so long as that same skepticism is applied to the other side too.
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- Karim said...
No doubt one controversial feature of Anderson's biography is that it does not so much argue that de Vere wrote Shakespeare as take that assumption as its point of departure and shape the biographical details around it.
This pretty much sums-up the book's weakest point. This was really my main issue with it. On the other hand, I guess what's great about the book is how much evidence there is that indicates that DeVere was Shakespeare. I've found a logical explanation to almost every piece of evidence, but there's so many in the first 100 pages alone that you really have to wonder.
It was also a great account of a very interesting man. Even if he wasn't Shakespeare, the author would have been interested in him.
I don't know. I guess to me, it doesn't really matter. I'm more interested in if P=NP than the Shakespeare question, but I have to admit I find it intriguing, and this was book was pretty much that.
I guess...the most major flaw in the Shakespearean Debate is that doubters say things like, "Oh, Shakspear never left England," but do we know that? So much of nothing, but his name is on the cover. - 2:50 PM


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The number of traffic fatalities in Austin, Texas, has increased by well over 92 percent in the past four years. The proportion of accident cases has risen dramatically as a result of this surge. For a long time after an injury from a tumble, a car accident, or a sports activity, the effects may not be apparent. These impairments are most prominent in the neck, back, and other parts of the body. Depending on the intensity, they can take hours, days, or even weeks to appear. But when they do, it's with a lot of emotional distress. Inflammation, pain, discomfort, and irritation are all possible symptoms. Any pain from an accident injury can throw a patient's life off.
Your accident injury specialist will recommend spinal decompression to help you get on the path to recovery and prevent the damage from worsening. Many accident injury sufferers have found this therapy, which can be surgical or non-surgical, to be a glimmer of hope when it comes to recuperating. There are other ways to treat such accidental injuries. However, before we get into the treatment options, we have to know what injuries may be the outcome of an accident.
Types of Accident Injuries
Spinal stenosis
Spinal stenosis develops when the small gaps within the spine become excessively tight. The narrowing of the spaces between the vertebrae is most common in the lower back or neck. Some individuals with spinal stenosis have no symptoms, indicators, or complaints. However, others may have acute and painful symptoms that require surgery. It can be challenging to figure out what's happening to you, and treating it is even more difficult.
Thoracic Spine Injury
The upper and middle back houses the thoracic spine. It connects the cervical and lumbar spines in the neck to the lower back. The primary function of the thoracic spine is to maintain the body's stability and upright posture. The arms, legs, or rib cage may experience pain as a result of the spinal discomfort. The injury in this area can result in permanent damage to your lower body. An automobile accident, a fall, or a sports injury are the most prevalent causes of thoracic spine fractures. It is why you are feeling pain in your chest from behind towards the front.
It is not just car accidents that may injure a person. Sciatica is such a disease. When the nerves that make up the sciatic nerves are pinched, crushed, or inflamed, sciatica develops. It affects the body starting at the hip and moving down the leg to the foot. You are highly prone to develop sciatica if you have been in a car accident. What if you had no idea? You will feel discomfort that will vary from mild to severe. Your accident injury doctor will diagnose it as going along the sciatic nerve. Symptoms include muscle weakness and a numb, tingling sensation in the toes, leg, and foot.
Skull Fracture
Unlike most other bones in your body, the skull lacks bone marrow. When a bone in the skull fractures, it is known as a skull fracture. Head traumas, such as skull fractures, are the most common cause of dysfunction and mortality in adults. It frequently happens as a result of irresponsible driving and getting engaged in a car collision. Because the skull lacks bone marrow, it becomes difficult to break. A broken cranium cannot withstand the force of an intense blow in the event of an accident. As a result, the risk of brain damage gets increased. A linear fracture may heal on its own. If not, it could take months to recover, though the pain subsides within two weeks.
Herniated Discs
Herniated discs are one of the most common spinal injuries sustained in an automobile accident or any other type of accident. Slipped or ruptured discs are supplementary names for them. If you have herniated discs, you may have the following symptoms.
- Impacts the muscle weakness in the vicinity of the nerves
- Sharp, throbbing pain radiating from the shoulders or low back to the arms or legs
- Insensibility or tingling in the legs or arms
Herniated discs are a hard rubber shell surrounding the fragile, jelly-like nature of our thoracic vertebrae or spinal discs. They provide vital support to the spine, which acts as a shock absorber. One of these rubbery cushions between the vertebrae may have many issues because of an automobile collision. The disc slips or ruptures because of the extreme severe strain on the surrounding nerves and nerve roots.
Lumbar Spine Injury
The most fundamental and the southernmost section of the spinal cord is the lumbar spine. The vertebrae in the lumbar spine are noticeably thicker because it carries the most weight of the spine. When this area gets injured, the hips and legs lose control; however, it does not impact the upper body. There is a chance you will have this spinal cord injury if you have been in an accident. People with lumbar spinal cord injuries seem to have little conscious control over their bowels or bladders, but they can regulate their bodies with appropriate equipment. The injured person may require a wheelchair or orthotics to walk, depending on an individual's muscular endurance.
Treatment for Such Accident Injuries
When in Austin, Texas, you can find the best chiropractic treatment for your accident injury. Numerous clinics deal with the head as well as other accident injuries in different body parts.
A head injury treatment doctor may advise you to get a neck brace to keep your head stable. Orthopedic specialists can also give back pain injections or talk about new treatment options for arthritis and joint degeneration, such as stem cell therapy. Whatever your ailment is, Atlanta spine specialists can treat it with tons of therapy options to relieve pain and enhance function. Decompression of the spine eliminates any pressure results from damage. To treat disc abnormalities that cause neck pain, accident injury specialists utilize spinal decompression therapy. All of the pressure on the discs between the vertebrae gets eased as a result. The pressure gets released in a controlled manner, which improves blood flow and the ability of nutrients to aid in disc healing.
Chiropractors treat spinal misalignments that might cause pinched nerve irritation with mild adjustments to the spine. Back discomfort caused by injured or pinched nerves can be relieved by spine specialists using epidural injections or nerve blocks. Your physician may recommend you get braces that can help stabilize any part of your lower body. You can go for custom orthotics from Austin as it is the preferable treatment option. Orthotics frequently get used as part of a therapy plan for a variety of foot and ankle issues. These orthotics will correct or prevent aberrant foot motion, such as rolling. Wearing orthotics can help avoid this by providing better arch support. Orthotics also offer extra support and cushioning in specific parts of the foot, such as the heel and ball. Reduce discomfort, soreness, and calluses by dispersing pressure on the bottoms of your feet. Custom orthotics will improve the efficacy of various cardiac workouts while reducing pain.
Final Words
It is vital to seek medical attention for your injuries following an accident. So get to a chiropractic clinic in Austin as soon as you can to improve your chances of a complete and quick recovery.


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As the founder of NYC based architecture firm Tamarkin Co, Cary Tamarkin and his team create classically modern homes for a design discerning client in sophisticated, distinctive buildings high above the streets of the city. Or, in this case, above the sand dunes of Shelter Island on Long Island, New York.
Inspired by a Japanese design aesthetic, this seemingly simple wooden box looking out over the water plays holiday home to Tamarkin's own family of four during the summer. Constructed entirely of aged cypress timber with steel windows and polished concrete floors, a covered outdoor breezeway connects the homes two separate zones; the sleeping area, and the living area. The movement from indoors to out adds to the feeling of laid back, beachy living while the interiors have been kept cleverly restrained and decidedly relaxed thanks to Interior Designer Suzanne Shaker.
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Modern marketers hail online marketing as the future, and that we should all do away with the traditional methods of marketing. But is it really the miracle campaign maker they make it out to be?
While it's true that online marketing has unseated print, radio, and TV ads as the preferred method of branding, many experts still believe that, while the methods have changed, the values of traditional marketing remain the same, even in the internet age.
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It's Not Delivery: It's a Felony
Dear Pizza Delivery Guy Muggers,
We here at Boston Daily fancy ourselves to be the non-violent type. We believe in shaming people on the internet instead of bringing the pain through punches. But today's Globe story about the way you rob pizza delivery workers has us rethinking that stance.
While robberies of delivery people have been a long-standing problem – 52 were reported through Sept. 16 this year – the recent rash of thefts opens a window into the perils of a seemingly mundane job that sends drivers with nothing more than cash and food to some of the city's crime-ridden areas.
On Friday, a Domino's pizza delivery man was assaulted by three men after he drove to Roslindale to deliver pizza and barbecue wings. The men shoved him into the back of the car, ate the food, and fled with his cellphone and money.
Aside from robbing homeless people or little old ladies, this seems like the worst kind of mugging. Not only do you scare the crap out of some guy who makes next to nothing for the noble work of feeding the hungry, you deprived a hungry person of the food he desperately needed. Wings and pizza is a great way to unwind on a Friday night, and that poor guy didn't get them.
And perhaps never will again, since many businesses won't deliver to high-violence areas:
"We have some streets where I don't go," said Farhad Ahmed, a 26-year-old driver for Southbay Grill in Roxbury. "We tell them it's too far. Call somebody else." . . .
"If it looks dangerous, if it seems dangerous, then I don't care," said Harry Harry, Katrina's general manager. "Bring the food back. Safety for the team first."
Not only are you committing a crime, you're also interfering with our pizza, and that makes us angry. When we've had a bad day at work and can't bear the thought of going out to fetch dinner, the pizza guy saves us the trouble. After a night of imbibing, a hastily-ordered pepperoni pizza can often make the next day's hangover tolerable. These people do a noble service, and because of you punks, they may stop doing it.
Stop stealing from the fine food-delivery workers of Boston. Or we may bring the pain with our greasy pizza-loving fists.
Boston Daily


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After showing us how many apps the Uhans H5000 can run without clogging up, this time Uhans published a video where they demonstrate how it runs games as well, both lighter and heavier ones. Let's give it a look!
The three games are: Temple Run 2, City Racing and Glory of the King. Just in case you're interested in playing either of them.
They all seem to run fine for what is expected to be a budget phone (retail price hasn't been announced yet). The MediaTek MT6737 and 3GB of RAM appear to avoid any lags or stutters, giving the user a pretty smooth experience.
Gizchina News of the week
Among other specs, the Uhans H5000 features a 5-inch HD SHARP display coated in Corning Gorilla Glass 4, 8MP front camera + 13MP rear camera and 32GB of internal storage (expandable). All of that powered by a massive 4500mAh capacity battery.
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The goodwill surrounding Cyril Ramaphosa's swearing-in as the new president of South Africa today was in direct proportion to the relief that his predecessor had finally departed. In his nine years at the top, Jacob Zuma showed himself to be utterly unfit for the job in every way: facing multiple corruption charges, encouraging the spread of clientilist politics and assaulting South African institutions. On his watch, the economy suffered, inequality and unemployment soared (to almost 27%) and violent crime rose. His country's international standing has tumbled. Nothing about his presidency became him as the leaving of it, even if he had to be dragged kicking and screaming to the exit.
There is widespread hope that Mr Ramaphosa will turn things around. He too is an anti-apartheid veteran, boasting both prominent trade union service and a very lucrative business career reassuring to the foreign investors that South Africa must woo. He is seen at home and abroad as an able leader serious about tackling the problems; his first speech promised to fight what has become known as "state capture". But to believe that one man can fix the woes that his predecessor introduced, exacerbated or ignored is to make a fundamental error. One analyst compares Mr Zuma's departure to deadheading a rose bush. It may be necessary, and the bush may look a lot better as another bud comes into bloom – but unless the roots are watered and the blight is tackled, the bush will die.
In the end, Mr Zuma's removal was effected by his party, in an act of self-preservation. While many inside it opposed him from the start or have spent years seeking his departure, as an institution the ANC at best endured him for far too long and at worst colluded with him. Corruption has become deeply embedded both within the party and within the state, at every level; many people have benefited from his patronage. Tackling this will be a long struggle and will challenge many people's interests – and Mr Ramaphosa has an election to fight next year, as well as immense problems to face in the economy and society. How much will he be able to do?
Others wonder whom exactly he will help. Despite his trade union service, he is very much a market-minded reformer – "Mr Davos" – and has faced criticism over the Marikana massacre, in which police shot dead 34 striking miners. Mr Ramaphosa was a director of the strikers' employer. But technocratic ability is as important as ideology. Mr Zuma was adept at populist rhetoric, but he failed those at the bottom of society. Social welfare provision, a vital source of poverty alleviation, almost collapsed under him and desperately needs an overhaul.
Despite his efforts to infiltrate, intimidate or undermine any potential sources of challenge, Mr Zuma was weakened by good investigative journalism, the courage of the former public protector and parts of the judiciary, and the effective use of parliament by the opposition. Underlying all these is a progressive constitution. His demise hints at the greater impact those could have in a system where a single party is no longer so dominant (though his disappearance has diminished the prospect of a split in the party – thought to be its most likely source of defeat in the nearer term – and will boost the ANC's popularity).
The very act of Mr Zuma's removal reminds the public that it has the power to choose its leaders and hold them accountable. That in itself bolsters democracy. It should also sharpen the minds of the ANC about the task ahead.


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Press Release
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Bureau of Public
United States Department of State
June 7, 2017
The Department of State released today Foreign Relations of the United States, 1977–1980, Volume XV, Central America. This volume is part of a Foreign Relations subseries that documents the most important foreign policy issues of the Jimmy Carter administration.
The Carter administration's policy toward Central America stressed human rights and non-interventionism with an aim to expand democracy in the region. Carter's diplomats worked with Guatemala and Belize to secure a basis for Belize's future independence from the United Kingdom. In Nicaragua, the Carter administration sought to advance political moderation as the Sandinista National Liberation Front rose against President Anastasio Somoza. After July 1979, Carter offered aid and counsel to the Government of National Reconstruction. Bilateral relations with Costa Rica were dominated by the events in Nicaragua due to Costa Rica's territorial proximity, and then by the political situation in El Salvador. In Honduras, the United States advised the military Junta government to hold elections and broaden the representation within the government. In El Salvador, a military government faced growing popular opposition from the political left and right. Carter opted to offer military and economic aid in exchange for improvements in human rights practices and progress toward open elections.
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A chat with Jenny, a Princess Theatre volunteer
- By Elaine Bird
- 11 June 2019
- Hunstanton
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The Princess Theatre is undeniably a staple in Hunstanton and underpins the entertainment sector in the town. Town & Around chats with Jenny Chapman, a volunteer steward about her role in supporting the beloved theatre.
Being a part of the Princess family since 2012, Jenny is a longstanding and seasoned steward. Explaining her role, Jenny says: "Our main priority is for the health and safety of the audience. To make sure their experience of the theatre is good, and to answer any questions. A good sense of humour and patience is good to have. Your eyes are everywhere and checking for any situations arising."
"It suits people of any generation really but we tend to attract the older lot who have got more time, are retired, or are looking for something to do within the community. You get to know the locals. If I'm on the bus I get people coming up saying 'Lovely show last night!'"
One of the busiest times in the year is pantomime season, with there often being two shows a day, one for visiting schools during the daytime and for the general public in the evening. Another busy period is summer, and as we are coming up to the summer season Jenny notes the importance of tourism to the town: "We're only a small town. We're reliant on holidaymakers as well to make the town viable."
A definite perk to the job is that you often get to meet the celebrities that perform and you get to see the shows for free. There is a varied mixture of genres. Jenny says: "There are beautiful shows—my favourite is 60s music. We've had Joe Brown, Marty Wilde (who's coming again) and Jim Davidson. More for my generation. And I actually met them—and they're genuinely such nice people."
There is an undercurrent of camaraderie with the team at the Princess, as Jenny explains: "We're a team here—like a family team. Everyone gets on with each other. As they say, there is no I in team. We all help each other."
With only ten current volunteers and with sell-out shows often needing at least six stewards to support each show, Jenny urges for anyone interested in giving it a go to get in touch. She says: "It's a nice thing to put back into the community—so if anyone would like to volunteer we'd like to see them. The theatre does rely on the volunteers." You can come into the theatre or ring them up on 01485 532252 for more information on how to get involved.
Previously a hotel, the Princess first opened in 1932 as a theatre. It was built from Norfolk Carrstone and it contains the largest gable wall of Carrstone in existence today. Changing hands and being left derelict a few times throughout the years the theatre was eventually bought by Hunstone Productions in 2012 who maintain its running today. Famous visitors include Princess Diana who visited the theatre with sons William and Harry.


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In a lot of posts on SO, there are questions that ask how to do something without first making an attempt to solve the problem (or at the very least stating what they believe could work). Seeing questions like this, I typically comment asking the poster what they've tried (as do many others). I've never had a problem posting these comments, but today I see this:
I was under the impression that, when posting a how-to question, you needed to at least try to solve it yourself. The wording of that notification only confused me further. Am I wrong to assume they've tried something? A comment like that would not make sense on a question asking why/what something is, but should it really be filtered out across the board?


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According to Mike Coppinger at BoxingScene.com, a middleweight fight between prospect J'Leon Love and Gabriel Rosado is close to done for the Mayweather vs Guerrero undercard, which will air on Showtime pay-per-view.
Love (15-0, 8 KO) is a 25-year-old prospect in the Mayweather camp, who would be taking a pretty nice step up in competition. Last time out, he beat veteran Derrick Findley, a solid, tough trial horse, but he had some moments of mild distress in the fight, and has shown some weaknesses. Beyond Findley, he hasn't been tested at all.
Rosado (21-6, 13 KO) is familiar with the role he'd fill in this fight. He came up short in January against Gennady Golovkin, but earned a lot of praise for his effort. The 27-year-old Philly native would be by far the best fighter that Love has faced to date, and on paper, has a good opportunity to potentially notch a notable win here.
It's sort of a sink-or-swim matchup for Love, which is good. He's still got some doubters and a lot to prove, and if he can get by Rosado, it's a good push forward for his career. If Rosado wins, he's back on track.


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Wolf Sociology Textbook Ch. 4 Section 1 (Part 1): The Role of Socialization Key Points Socialization prepares people to participate in a social group by teaching them its norms and expectations. Socialization has three primary goals: teaching impulse control and developing a conscience, preparing people to perform certain social roles, and cultivating shared sources of meaning and value. Socialization is culturally specific, but this does not mean certain cultures are better or worse than others. Example The belief that killing is immoral is an American norm, learned through socialization. As children grow up, they are exposed to social cues that foster this norm, and they begin to form a conscience composed of this and other norms. Textbook Content The role of socialization is to acquaint individuals with the norms of a social group or society. Socialization prepares future members to participate in a group by teaching them the expectations held by other group members. Socialization is an important process for children, who are socialized at home and in school (Figure 1). For children, the process teaches what will be expected of them as they grow up and become full members of society. It is also important for adults who join new social groups. Broadly defined, socialization is the process of transferring norms, values, beliefs, and behaviors to future group members. Three Goals of Socialization In his 1995 paper, "Broad and Narrow Socialization: The Family in the Context of a Cultural Theory," sociologist Jeffrey J. Arnett outlined his interpretation of the three primary goals of socialization. First, socialization teaches impulse control and helps individuals develop a conscience. This first goal is accomplished naturally: as people grow up within a particular society, they pick up on the expectations of those around them and internalize these expectations to moderate their impulses and develop a conscience. Second, socialization teaches individuals how to prepare for and perform certain social roles—occupational roles, gender roles, and the roles of institutions such as marriage and parenthood. Third, socialization cultivates shared sources of meaning and value. Through socialization, people learn to identify what is important and valued within a particular culture. The term "socialization" refers to a general process, but socialization always takes place in specific contexts. Socialization is culturally specific: people in different cultures are socialized differently, to hold different beliefs and values, and to behave in different ways. Sociologists try to understand socialization, but they do not rank different schemes of socialization as good or bad; they study practices of socialization to determine why people behave the way that they do. Vocabulary 1. context: The surroundings, circumstances, environment, background, or settings that determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event or other occurrence 2. culture: The beliefs, values, behavior, and material objects that constitute a people's way of life 3. family: A group of people related by blood, marriage, law or custom 4. gender: The socio-cultural phenomenon of the division of people into various categories such as male and female, with each having associated roles, expectations, stereotypes, etc 5. gender roles: Sets of social and behavioral norms that are generally considered appropriate for either a man or a woman in a social or interpersonal relationship 6. goal: A desired result that one works to achieve 7. group: A number of things or persons being in some relation to one another 8. internalize: To make something internal; to incorporate it in oneself 9. marriage: The union of two (or sometimes more) people, usually to the exclusion of all others 10. social group: A collection of humans or animals that share certain characteristics, interact with one another, accept expectations and obligations as members of the group, and share a common identity. 11. socialization: The process of learning one's culture and how to live within it 12. Social Roles: One's position and responsibilities in society, which are largely determined in modern developed nations by occupation and family position 13. society: a long-standing group of people sharing cultural aspects such as language, dress, norms of behavior and artistic forms 14. value: The degree of importance given to something 15. values: A collection of guiding principles; what one deems to be correct and desirable in life, especially regarding personal conduct.


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In her abstract paintings, Virginia Shepley evokes the essence of human connection. "I am interested in exploring the often fleeting moment when we feel grounded and at peace," she says. "For me, that moment is represented by a unification of opposites; a unique point of balance where counterparts exist in harmony." Parabolic arches sweeping upward from the horizon line, along with their reverse reflections below it, divide her works in half. But upon closer inspection, we see that the colors of the arches fade and blend into each other, bringing an unexpected unity. Instead of Janus-faced opposites, the halves of the composition are one and each arch, a bridge to the next.
Shepley begins each work with a detailed sketch of the arches before introducing colors. She then applies acrylic gouache to paper. Her chosen substrate, she says, is meant to represent human fragility and the impermanence of existence. "My aim is for these works to feel hopeful and positive," she says. "I live by a favorite quote from Anish Kapoor that says 'We live in a fractured world. I have always seen it as my role to make wholeness.' It is important to me as an artist to represent solutions instead of pointing out problems."


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KATHMANDU, Nov 3: The government has started adjusting the curriculum for Grades XI and XII in order to accord them to the Grades IX and X curriculum. The new curriculum is set to prescribe one additional subject each in Grade XI and XII.
The eighth amendment to the Education Act 2016 has provisioned the secondary level education from Grade IX to XII. The Ministry of Education had earlier revised the new curriculum for Grades IX and X encompassing eight subjects, according to the Curriculum Development Center (CDC).
"We are working to develop the curriculum for Grades XI and XII," said Krishna Prasad Kapri, executive director at the CDC. "We have planned to implement the new curriculum in Grade XI from the coming academic session, which begins next July," he added.
According to the CDC, there are eight subjects prescribed in Grade IX and X each. However, only five subjects including compulsory English and Nepali are prescribed in Grade XI and XII each at present. "This does not seem logical," said Kapri. "So the new curriculum will add one subject each in Grades XI and XII," he said. "We have yet to finalize the specific subjects to prescribe in these grades."
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A Simple, Time-Tested Way to Increase Precious Metals
Holdings "¦Without Spending A Penny Out-of-Pocket!
Rising gold prices have dominated the precious metals news so far this year. I am issuing this special alert because I believe there exists today an excellent precious metals trading opportunity, which is often overlooked, based on the established relationship between gold and silver prices for thousands of years. Studies of the "Gold-to-Silver Ratio" indicate that once the ratio peaks, a sizable movement in both gold and silver prices usually takes place.
Rising inflationary concerns along with the Fed's decision to raise interest rates have sent investors, big and small, seeking the safety of physical precious metals. Gold prices have already reflected these rising financial risks. I firmly believe gold's impressive 17% rally over the past two years is finally spreading to other precious metals, especially silver.
Today the technical precious metals trading charts indicate that silver prices may be preparing to 'catch up' with gold prices. The historic "Gold-to-Silver Ratio" - which represents the number of ounces of silver it takes to buy one ounce of gold - indicates that silver prices could be ready to double, triple, or more in the near-term.
In the Fall of 2018, silver prices dipped to $14.00/oz., which approached the raw silver production cost. Because of this, we released a new Swiss America Silver Report to alert our clients of the significant silver supply deficit, increased industrial demand, and the rising Gold-to-Silver ratio.
Silver prices have recently risen above $25/oz. and the historic Gold-to-Silver Ratio (which peaked at 96-to-1 in March 2020) has begun to move toward a more normal valuation. If this trend continues, the ratio may reach 60-to-1, 40-to-1 or maybe even 20-to-1, this could present an excellent opportunity to trade physical gold or IRA gold holdings for physical silver in order to maximize growth potential.
Here is an example of how the changing Gold-to-Silver ratio might affect silver prices. Using an average gold price of $1,950.00/oz., if the Gold-to-Silver Ratio fell from the current 76-to-1 back to 40-to-1, silver prices would double - from $25/oz. to $48.75/oz.
Ratio | Gold | Silver |
76 | $1,950.00 | $25.00 |
70 | $1,950.00 | $27.80 |
60 | $1,950.00 | $32.50 |
50 | $1,950.00 | $39.00 |
40 | $1,950.00 | $48.75 |
30 | $1,950.00 | $65.00 |
20 | $1,950.00 | $97.50 |
15 | $1,950.00 | $130.00 |
Of course past performance is no guarantee of future performance, but here are a couple of examples from recent years. In 2011, silver prices touched $50/oz., representing a Gold-to-Silver ratio of 30-to-1. And during the last major bull market in precious metals back in 1976-1980, silver prices also topped $50/oz., and the Gold-to-Silver ratio was 15-to-1.
During the Middle Ages, silver and gold were interchangeable at an average ratio of 15-to-1 or less. The official ratio established in the U.S. Coinage Act of 1792 was 15-to-1, which reflected the natural occurrence of silver-to-gold as it was mined from the earth. A simple return to these historic norms could provide significant profit, as well as protection.
The introduction of fiat currencies in the 20th Century, along with the U.S. Government's decision to stop backing our U.S. Dollar with silver and gold in the 1960s and 70s, caused the Gold-to-Silver Ratio to start fluctuating wildly. Since then, the Gold-to-Silver Ratio has averaged a low of 40-45 and has spiked to an all-time high above 100 in 1991.
This chart illustrates a hypothetical example of how to use the Gold-To-Silver Ratio long-term trading strategy to have grown your wealth over the 35-years between 1978 and 2020.
Here are the simple steps that could maximize long-term precious metals holdings;
1. If we begin in July 1984 with a modest purchase of 100 ounces of gold at a price of $375/oz., when the Gold-to-Silver ratio hit 45-to-to1, it would require a total initial investment of $37,500.
2. When the Gold-to-Silver ratio rose to 80-to-1 in August 1991, we would sell the gold and move the proceeds into 8,000 ounces of silver.
3. When the Gold-to-Silver ratio fell back to 45-to-1 in February 1998, we would sell the silver and move the proceeds back into 177.8 ounces of gold.
4. When the Gold-to-Silver ratio rose back to 80-to-1 in February 2003, we would sell the gold and move the proceeds back into 14,222 ounces of silver.
5. When the Gold-to-Silver ratio fell back to 45-to-1 in May 2006, we would sell the silver and move the proceeds back into 316 ounces of gold.
6. When the Gold-to-Silver ratio rose back to 80-to-1 in December 2008, we would sell the gold and move the proceeds back into 25,284 ounces of silver.
7. When the Gold-to-Silver ratio fell back to 45-to-1 in March 2011, we would sell the silver and move the proceeds back into 561 ounces of gold.
8. When the Gold-to-Silver ratio rose back to 80-to-1 in April 2016, we would sell the gold and move the proceeds back into 44,949 ounces of silver - which today, with silver valued at $23.00/oz. - equals a total value of $1,033,827 - less commissions and spreads on the trades, which vary by product.
In theory, an initial $37,500 investment in gold would have risen to a total of more than $1,033,827 by using this simple Gold-to-Silver trading strategy over the last 37 years.
We believe it is possible that the Gold-to-Silver Ratio may have peaked at 96-to-1 in March 2020, and now may be in the process of correcting back toward the recent historical average near a low of 45-to-1. If so, this may present a major buying opportunity today - in both gold and silver - as well as for our clients who own a Precious Metals IRA.
Owning physical gold as "wealth insurance" is the bedrock of every diversified portfolio. Along with providing portfolio safety, gold has quietly outperformed every other major asset class so far in the 21st Century, as I explained here.
The ratio trading strategy explained in this report is best suited for those individuals willing to consider moving a portion of their gold holdings into silver, with a goal of more aggressively seeking profit potential. Owning silver is not a replacement for gold, but it can complement portfolio safety and growth potential.
Of course ALL investments have risk, including gold and silver. I hope you will invest a few minutes to explore the Gold-to-Silver Ratio trading strategy with your representative today. -CRS
Please contact your Swiss America representative at 800-289-2646 to discuss how best to maximize this historic precious metals buying opportunity today!


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According to The New York Times, Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced that the House of Representatives would be launching an impeachment inquiry into President Donald J. Trump on Sept. 25, 2019. This sudden action on impeachment by House Democrats was caused by a whistleblower complaint concerning a phone call that took place on Jul. 25, 2019, between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The whistleblower, whose identity is still unknown, alerted the government to the call between Trump and Zelensky. According to CBS News, after coming under fire for a lack of transparency, President Trump then released a rough transcript of the phone call. Some view this rough transcript as evidence of wrongdoing, but in my opinion, the transcript offers no hard evidence of crimes or abuses of power by the president.
During the call, President Trump mentioned current Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden and his son, Hunter Biden. As vice president, Joe Biden used U.S. loan guarantees to pressure Ukraine to remove an allegedly corrupt prosecutor who happened to be investigating the energy company where Hunter Biden worked, as reported in a USA Today article. Trump's allusion to Biden made some question whether Trump was asking a foreign power to investigate his possible opponent in the 2020 election. Although these claims are relevant, I think we ought to consider that there is currently no concrete evidence that President Trump withheld foreign aid from Ukraine to pressure them into investigating Biden.
Once the news broke of this situation and the controversy erupted, I immediately thought of a letter that three Democratic Senators sent to the Prosecutor General of Ukraine in May of 2018. In this letter, according to CNN, the Senators urged Ukraine to comply with Robert Mueller's investigation into President Trump. I can definitely see a parallel between this letter and Trump's call to the Ukrainian President. However, this current situation surrounding the president becomes very different if anyone can prove that Trump engaged in quid pro quo.
I also think that it's worth looking at the cause for impeachment and whether the President committed treason, bribery or other high crimes or misdemeanors.
Regardless, I think that impeachment is a losing strategy for Democrats. By pursuing impeachment, Democrats may turn off independent voters who are simply looking for action on important issues facing America, such as gun violence and homelessness. These independent voters may decide to sit out in 2020 or even vote for Donald Trump in retaliation against the Democratic Party. Furthermore, the impeachment inquiry has spurred enthusiasm among Republicans, with the Republican National Committee receiving $5 million in donations on Sept. 25 when Nancy Pelosi announced the inquiry. Republican voters are generally against impeachment and will rally around the president as he faces bold opposition from Democratic politicians, who feel that Trump must be held accountable for the alleged abuse of power.
It seems that the current controversy about the whistleblower complaint has further damaged international relations from the perspective of the United States. Since the phone call between Trump was released and dissected, other foreign leaders may be hesitant to speak to American leaders for fear of publication of their calls. In turn, this might damage any peace or economic negotiations with other countries for years to come.
Impeachment of this president will benefit almost no one, simultaneously marring international relations and stimulating further political polarization in America. Will impeachment be the breaking point for America?


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Teaching Julia Perry's Homunculus C.F.
- Author(s):
- Kendra Leonard (see profile)
- Date:
- 2022
- Group(s):
- Composers of Color Resource Project, Julia Perry Working Group, Southwest Music Studies Colloquium, Women in American Music
- Subject(s):
- Musicology, Music theory, Composers, Black, Women composers, Minimal music, Serialism (Music), Teaching
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- Book chapter
- Tag(s):
- music, teaching music, women composers, black composers
- Permanent URL:
- https://doi.org/10.17613/9q85-q062
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- Composer Julia Perry (1924-79) is often mentioned in discussions of Black American musicians active in the middle of the twentieth century, but because of the relative lack of access to her music, her works are rarely performed, much less taught in the classroom. Her 1960 chamber work Homunculus C. F. for percussion and harp, however, has been published and anthologized and is thus available for study and performance. Written in four sections, each using serial and minimalist techniques and approaches in different ways, Homunculus C. F. is an example of serial minimalism, a compositional approach Perry used frequently starting in the late 1950s. While we often associate minimalism with white, male composers based on the East Coast of the United States, it is worth noting that Perry was ten years older and thus composing in a minimalist style well before the composers who are currently associated with the origins of minimalism: Steve Reich, Terry Riley, and La Monte Young were all born in 1935; Philip Glass was born in 1937. Homunculus C. F. was composed four years before Terry Riley's In C and 15 years before Glass's Einstein on the Beach. Here I offer analyses of Homunculus C. F. in the context of Perry's career and provide information for teaching the work in the theory classroom.
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- 10.4324/9781003204053-27
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- Pub. Date:
- 2022
- Book Title:
- Expanding the Canon: Black Composers in the Music Theory Classroom
- Author/Editor:
- Melissa Hoag
- Chapter:
- Teaching Julia Perry's Homunculus C.F.
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- 256 - 264
- 9781003204053
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- Published
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- Attribution-NonCommercial
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