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Folklore & Fairytales
Hybrid Enigmas: An Exploration into Faerie
by Nin Harris on Jul.13, 2014, under Essays, Articles, Lists, Folklore & Fairytales
(c) Nin Harris 2001-2007
"There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio,
Than are dreamt of in your philosophy"
-Hamlet, Act 1 Scene 5-
The idea that we share this planet with otherworldly beings exists in more than one culture and belief-system. It is a part of the cultural makeup of most ethnic groups. As such, these beliefs are as diverse as the human race itself.
One of the more popular names for these entities stem from the same root-word for "Fairies" or Faeries. What are these creatures, and what is the origin of this belief? Keightley, in The World Guide to Gnomes, Fairies, Elves and Other Little People comments that the word "Fairy" most probably originated from the "Persian Peri". He makes this fascinating observation:
"It is said that the Paynim foe, whom the warriors of the Cross encountered in Palestine, spoke only Arabic; the alphabet of which language, it is well known, possesses no p, and therefore organically substitutes an f in such foreign words as contain the former letter; consequently Peri became, in the mouth of an Arab, Feri, whence the crusaders and pilgrims, who carried back to Europe the marvellous tales of Asia, introduced ito the West the Arabo-Persian word Fairy. It is further added, that the Morgain or Morgana, so celebrated in old romance, is Merjan Peri, equally celebrated all over the East."
While the source may well have been Middle-Eastern, the term itself has been associated with the denizens of more than one country, the origins of which are as diverse as the people who tell these tales. What seems apparent is that they seem to defy all human attempts to classify them, and a linear interpretation would claim them to be either one of the following classifications or the other.
Fallen Angels and Spirits of the Dead
There are those who consider "fairies" fallen angels, those of the host who were `cast out of heaven for their sinful pride'. This was also quoted in Lady Wilde's Ancient Legends of Ireland. Noted folklorist Katherine Briggs cites this following passage from volume I of Lady Wilde's work as an explicit explanation of this belief in Ireland which seems to go hand in hand with the more pagan belief of Diminished Deities.
"The islanders, like all the Irish, believe that the fairies are the fallen angels who were cast down by the Lord God out of heaven for their sinful pride. And some fell into the sea, and some on the dry land, and some fell deep into hell, and the devil gives to these knowledge and power, and sends them on earth where they work much evil. But the fairies of the earth and the sea are mostly gentle and beautiful creatures, who will do no harm if they are let alone, and allowed to dance on the fairy raths in the moonlight to their own sweet music, undisturbed by the presence of mortals." [Wilde:169]
Faeries are also associated with the spirits of the dead. As a matter of fact, there are a fair number of folktales that seem to associate faeries with the spirits of those who have passed on. Briggs has cited some of these sources in The Vanishing People. However, she also notes that there is a variant where the faeries are captors and guardians of the dead rather than the dead itself (31). A rather striking parallel between Faerie and Hades emerges. (see the next section for more).
Diminished Deities and Subterranean Dwellers
In Ireland, faeries are also associated with the `Tuatha De Danaan' (Folk of the Goddess Danu/Don) and who believe that many of the names of the faery chiefs are in fact the names of old Danaan heroes (see Yeats, Fairy and Folk Tales of Ireland). The pantheon of the `Tuatha De Danaan' include the likes of Duada son of Dana, Dagda, Birgit, wife of Dagda, Angus, Mider, Ethain, Blathnat, Ogma and Camullus. They were said to have retired temporarily beneath the earth after the coming of the Milesians, some of them later venturing to lands beyond the sea, following the people of Lir. Others were said to have sought out new homes in the hills and were henceforth known as the Aes Sidhe, the People of the Hills. In The Vanishing People, Katherine Briggs talks about these folk of the Goddess Don:
"There seems no doubt that the children of the Goddess Don were the Dana O`Sidh and there, conquered by the invading Milesians, took to the hollow hills and became the Daoine Sidh or 'Deeny Shee'. The Fianna Finn and their contemporaries fought, loved and mated with these Daoine Sidh. Originally of human or more than human size, they dwindled through successive generations from the small size of humans to the size of three-years children, and sometimes to midgets."
W.B. Yeats explains the terminology of the sidhe as follows:
"The Irish word for fairy is sheehogue [sidheog] a diminutive of "shee" in banshee. Fairies are deenee shee [daoine sidhe] (fairy people).
Who are they? […] 'The gods of the earth," says the Book of Armagh. "The gods of pagan Ireland," say the Irish antiquarians," the Tuatha De Danan, who, when no longer worshipped and fed with offerings, dwindled away in the popular imagination, and now are only a few spans high."
Which leads us to another idea concerning the Sidhe, that they are possibly indigenous, subterranean beings. Briggs notes that:
"One of the most clear-cut [theories] is the suggestion made by David MacRitchie that the fairy beliefs sprang from the memory of an earlier race of rather dwarfish people, pre-Neolithic dwellers in caves or earthworks, who used flints arrows, had much knowledge of the hidden paths in their country and were credited with power over weather and other magical skills. The chief works of David MacRitchie which uphold this thesis are The Testimony of Tradition(1890) and Fians, Fairies and Picts. In these he equates the Picts with the Fians and Fairies. Passages in J.F. Campbell's Popular Tales of the West Highlands first suggested the theory to him, and some of Campbell's tales could be plausibly ascribed to the existence of a conquered race, lurking in woods and mounds and hanging round farms, doing casual service for gifts of food, but distrustful of their conqueror's clothing as a badge of service."
W.Y. Evans-Wentz, in The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries makes the following observation:
"O'Curry says : ' The term (sidh, pron. shee), as far as we know it, is always applied in old writings to the palaces, courts, halls, or residences of those beings which in ancient Gaedhelic mythology held the place which ghosts, phantoms, and fairies hold in the superstitions of the present day.' (1) In modern Irish tradition, 'the People of the Sidhe,' or simply the Sidhe, refer to the beings themselves rather than to their places of habitation. Partly perhaps on account of this popular opinion that the Sidhe are a subterranean race, they are sometimes described as gods of the earth or dei terreni, as in the Book of Armagh; and since it was believed that they, like the modern fairies, control the ripening of crops and the milk-giving of cows, the ancient Irish rendered to them regular worship and sacrifice, just as the Irish of to-day do by setting out food at night for the fairy-folk to eat."
Within an archaelogical/anthropological context, there seems to be an interesting amount of evidence being amassed concerning the linkage between otherworldly beings, rocks and hollow hills. (See this page, and this page for instance). Nor are the British Isles and Ireland the only places on earth where this belief in subterranean beings exist. In the Malaysian Peninsular, for example, there is a very strong, active belief in Orang Bunian also known as "Voice-Folk"(See Porteous for this translation). They are also known as "Echo-People" and have been said to inhabit caves and stones. Their subterranean existence also mutates time. This seems to be a rather common thread between mythologies dealing with the Otherworld. Porteous gives a fascinating description of the Bunian:
"The latter invisible supernatural people inhabit the forest, and in one place there is a cave which is supposed to be their home. Their voice is said to be very similar to the human voice, and they are often heard calling to each other in the forest depths, which may easily be mistaken for the tones of a human voice in distress. Tales are often told of those who under this impression have answered the call and proceeded towards the voice, but having done so, they could not retrace their steps. The unfortunate one is lured ever farther on into the dark recesses, until at last the Voice-Folk become visible to him, and his doom is to become on of them and invisible to man, only his voice betokening his presence."
I read a psychological link between this view of subterranean dwellers, with that of the Underworld of the Dead. Thomas Rolleston has commented that the tumulus of New Grange can be:
"regarded on the one hand as the dwelling-places of the Sidhe[…] and they are also, traditionally, the burial-places of the Celtic High Kings of pagan Ireland."
The link between a burial mound with the dwellings of the Sidhe very clearly delineates a link between these entities and the Underworld. It should be noted that there are many parallels between the often subterranean land of Faerie and the Greek Underworld Hades. In fact, in a medieval poem "The Romance of King Orfeo", the tale of Orpheus and his Eurydice is reset in the land of Faerie with Pluto (Hades) being cast as a Fairy King. (published in Ritson's Fairy Tales, Legends and Romances illustrating Shakespeare).
On the other hand, Macleod Yearsley in The Folklore of Fairy-tale notes that:
"Universal superstition has postulated an underworld peopled by the dead, and this has resulted in the belief that death may be vanquished and the dead restored […] The entrance to fairy-land is to be found by penetrating into a sepulchral mound, by passing through a cave (since cave burial was practised), down a well, or through some deep cleft in a rock. […] In the early myths the lords of the underworld were gods; in late folk-tales they developed into trolls, erl-kings, monsters, or sea maidens;"
It would therefore be pertinent to close this section with an excerpt from James Hillman's The Dream and the Underworld since that groundbreaking tome deals with the importance of this "Underworld" process within our psyche. The following quote segues rather interestingly with the next section:
" "Entering the underworld" refers to a transition from the material to the psychical point of view. Three dimensions become two as the perspective of nature, flesh, and matter fall away, leaving an existence of immaterial, mirrorlike images, eidola, We are in the land of soul."
Elemental Spirits
The idea that faeries are elemental spirits can be seen most notably in Eastern cultures. The Persian peri, which I have mentioned previously is one such being. The Encyclopedic Theosophical Glossary lists these peris as being
"representative of those classes of conscious, self-conscious, and quasi-conscious beings who range all the way from simple sprites in the lower ranges, up to and including the classes […]which are the psychological and even physical ancestors of the human race."
This line of thought is in harmony with the idea that most, if not all, forms of life consists of energy.
Another form of elemental, or nature spirit is that of the deva. According to the Hindus, these devas, or "shining ones" belong to two categories, the higher and the lower and are involved in the shaping of the universe and the earth. The lower kinds, according to the Theosophist include the gnomes, fairies, sylphs and djinns. This parallels the Irish belief that the Sidhe are fallen gods- the Tuatha de Danaan. These "devas" (also known as "Dewas") inhabit Malay mythologies (which are generally hybrids of animism, Hindu and Islamic/Middle-Eastern myths) and ancient epics, as demi-gods who cavort across the pages and narratives of these ancient penglipur lara. They are described as a kind of aerial nobility who hunt, live in palaces in the sky and transport themselves in flying vehicles (particularly in the Hikayat Raja Muda or "Annals of the Young Prince" where seven princesses utilize a strange "flying chamber" which bears a striking resemblance to a helicopter.)
Within the Malay mythos, creatures such as the penunggu, whose life is very much connected to the life of the host tree or animal, the different kinds of djinn which are connected either to the air or to the earth have connotations which fill one with superstitious dread even till today. These are obviously more sinister manifestations of these elementals, which, as with the rest of the Faerie pantheon, are not necessarily disposed towards goodwill to humankind. Whether things such as morality or good or evil would ever carry much currency with these elemental beings is, as always, open to speculation, based upon the different cultures of the world and very probably, the different types of entities which inhabit each region.
In the end it may be surmised that there have always been myths of entities which exist outside of the material world of each society/culture. They have been named different things and have had different characteristics. One theory behind this commonality hinges around the migratory patterns of the Faerie Folk. One might venture to add that although there are similarities in the characteristics of these entities from culture to culture, there are also marked differences. It is submitted that perhaps there should not be a unifying theory, because to place a blanket definition over the mythical denizens of this planet would be to whitewash them of the diversity of various definitions. Almost as self-defeating (and boring) as trying to convert humans everywhere to a single, hegemonic, cultural framework.
As to why these stories and beliefs exist, despite the attempts of literalists, hard-nose skeptics and other parties to stamp them out: my personal conviction is that like all mythic/folkloric dialectics, they fulfill an important psychological function. As such, belief in this hybrid enigma should not be under-rated, regardless of whether one is a believer or a skeptic.
Perhaps it is an act of reaching out. Perhaps it is an awareness that there is something gracing the liminalities dividing the realm of the dead and the living, material and immaterial existence. Whatever it is, the difference and similarities line that space of ambiguity which separates these beings from us. This then, is the Enigma, that feeling of alien-ness, or Otherness, that haunts the most ineluctable of moments which graces this drama of human existence.
Works Cited and Additional/Recommended Reading
- Bhabha, Homi K., The Location of Culture (re: cultural hybridity)
- Blavatsky,Helena. Petrovna, Elementals, (an article found here) 1893
- Bord, Janet, Fairies:Real Encounters with Little People
- Briggs, Katherine, The Fairy Encyclopedia
- Briggs, Katherine, Fairies in Tradition and Literature
- Briggs, Katherine, The Vanishing People: a study of traditional fairy beliefs
- Evans-Wentz W.Y., The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries
- Hillman, James. The Dream and the Underworld
- Keightley, Thomas. The World Guide to Gnomes, Fairies, Elves, and Other Little People (A Compendium of International Fairy Folklore).
- Porteous, Alexander, The Lore of the Forest
- Ritson, Joseph, Fairy Tales, Legends and Romances illustrating Shakespeare
- Rolleston, Thomas, The Celts.
- Spiritweb, Elementals and Devas(an article found here) 1893
- Yearsley, Macleod, The Folklore of Fairy-tale
- Yeats, William Butler, Mythologies
- Yeats, William Butler,Folk and Fairy Tales of Ireland
- Hikayat Hang Tuah
- Hikayat Raja Muda
- Sejarah Melayu
Malay Epics/Annals
The Ugliest Princess, The Littlest Mermaid, Janet and the reader's response
by Nin Harris on Jul.13, 2014, under Folklore & Fairytales, Runaway Words, The Escritoire
(c) Nin Harris 2006-2010
I have loved Tam Lin since I was 15. I loved it all the more because I could not find the full poems, instead piecing together scraps of verse from chapter headings of Diana Wynne-Jones's Fire and Hemlock, dividing pages in a notebook between Thomas the Rhymer and Tam Lin. That much has been stated before.
What has never been outlined: the thick feeling of doom behind breastbone when faerie queens with beguiling, seductive and mysterious powers of persuasion are considered.
The reader always screams inward, urging faithful handmaidens into the opposite direction from that which is prescribed by dictates of the tale.
Don't do it, you fool, why give up the sea to have your tail split? Why give up the pleasures of the deep so you can dance all wordless, self-conscious with daggers of pain shooting up your calves and thighs?
Why save him a few milliseconds before the very vocal princess with sunlight in her hair will come with parasol and frilled frock to pull him up into the palace, her handmaidens fluttering and fussing over him?
Why must you sacrifice your tongue, your mersisters their curls for love, for a knife you will never use because you are ultimately giving? Why must you cling on when he is turned into an adder, a snake, a lion, a flaming brand that will char you alive? Why must you pull him down from a steed at Miles Cross when she has taken his heart, his eyes, his soul, his thoughts? He will not be made a teind to hell, Janet, but the threat of the rock and the tree remains.
Walk away, Janet, walk away.
The faerie queens of the world will always win.
Go back into the sea, littlest mermaid, go back to your games amidst the shipwrecks and the half-opened chests.
Walk away, ugliest princess, walk away
For there will be a place where you are not ugly, and not required to fight, not required to grapple with live lions and snakes and adders just for the lure and the promise of what is transformed at long last.
Walk away from what seems to be East of the Sun, West of the Moon
Walk away, false goose-girl, or true princess or true fool. Walk away from the true goose-girl or false princess or true love. Let not Falada's words be in vain, yet again.
Listen, for there will be hallways lined with books, soft carpets for your feet, hot drinks with steam soft-curled upward. Listen, for if you walk away there will be schools of fish, universes of meditating manta-rays and benevolent whales with songs woven just for you. Listen, for there are galaxies of light and color and sound. Listen, because you know you are stronger, more beautiful, more prideful and more magical than this, than this self you have reduced yourself into.
Walk away, princess, walk away.
Here, let me untangle a knot here, a pattern there, a mystery in the loom. Let me worry at a tear in the yellow wallpaper until it opens, wide enough to let you through, let you walk out of the walls, into the garden, onto the path that leads you into the deep green and brown velvet of the woods.
Listen, always a bridesmaid, and never a bride is just a dialectic you can puncture. Don't be a bridesmaid. Don't dance at the wedding. Throw off the lace and frills. Run off into the woods, run off into the woods.
Splash into the sea, swim away.
(3 March 2006)
Thomas the Rhymer: A Commentary, Notes and Annotated Links
by Nin Harris on Jul.13, 2014, under Essays, Articles, Lists, Folklore & Fairytales, Lists!
(c) Nin Harris 1999-2018
"Harp and carp, Thomas," she said,
Harp and carp along with me;
And if ye dare to kiss my lips
Sure of your body I will be!"
"And see ye not yon bonny road
That winds about the green hillside?
That is the way to fair Elfland,
Where you and I this night must bide."
~`True Thomas'~
One of the most intriguing story threads within the faerie folktales of the British Isles is that of Thomas the Rhymer. The tale of a brash young poet who is swept away by the Faerie Queen to become her lover is, doubtless, both romantic and exciting. However, there are other elements that make this tale a compelling one. The ballad, called either "Thomas the Rhymer" or "True Thomas" or Thomas and the Fairy Queen provides the narrator a way to detail the protocol of the Faerie court to his audience, and provides the audience with a human (hence familiar) glance into the world of Faerie. Secondly, the resolution of the tale, with the "fateful" gift that transfigures his life, serves as a rather colorful explanation for the powers of a very real personality in Scottish History, that of Thomas of Erceldoune. This gift, includes seeing the future; indeed, this Tom has been documented as making a lot of famous prophecies. You may find the full text of his prophecies here, for a better understanding of the legend.
The force of Thomas's personality comes up in the many versions of the Thomas tale. He has been given many names – True Tom, True Thomas, Thomas the Rhymer, Thomas of Erceldoune as well as Thomas Learmont. His name has cropped up in many modern tellings of the Faerie Court, including those by Diana Wynne Jones, Raymond E Feist, Elizabeth Bear, and Ellen Kushner. In Wynne Jones's version, a connection is made between the "Thomas the Rhymer" tale and another scottish "Tom" – the figure captured by the Faerie Queen in "Tam Lin".
What follows is a little compilation of quotations and allusions to Thomas as well as a list of twentieth century fantasy/faerie fiction in which he makes an appearance.
This following entry was found in the Oxford Companion to English Literature:
Thomas of Erceldoune (fl.1220 ? -97 ?): "Seer and poet, is mentioned in the chartulary (1294) of the Trinity House of Solfra as having inherited lands in Erceldoune, a Berwickshire village. Said to have foretold the death of Alexander III, king of Scotland, and the battle of Bannockburn, and is the traditional fountain of many (fabricated) oracles, one of which 'foretold' the accession of James VI to the English throne. He is the reputed author of a poem on the Tristram story, which Sir Walter Scott considered genuine; it probably emanated from a French Source. The romance of 'True Thomas' and the 'ladye gaye', popularly attributed to him may be placed after 1401. (edited by Dr, J.A.H. Murray, 1875)"
This following excerpt was found in Fairy Tales, Legends and Romances Illustrating Shakespeare and Other Early English Writers (To Which Are Prefixed Two Preliminary Dissertations 1.On Pigmies 2. On Fairies) by Joseph Ritson.London (1875)
"The connection between the purgatory and paradise of the monks and the fairy lands of the people, observes Mr Wright, is perhaps nowhere so fully exhibited as in the following ballad. Which is besides no unfavourable specimen of early poetry. there is something exceedingly graceful in the commencement of it, and a taste displayed which we vainly look for in most contemporary pieces of the kind; and the wild and fanciful tale on which the prophecies are engrafted impart interest to the whole composition. Thomas of Erceldoune, whose adventures with the fairy queen are here narrated, was a legendary character, to whom were ascribed several prophecies,which passed for a long time under his name, similar to those of Merlin. Sir W. Scott and others have endeavoured to prove that the English romance of Tristrem was written by Thomas of Erceldoune; but the translator merely alludes to him at the commencement in a fanciful manner, and I think it, with Mr Wright, most probable that, finding the name Thomas in the French original and not understanding it, he was induced to take a character, then so famous, to add some popularity to the subject". (pages 101-102 in the preface to the ballad Thomas and the Fairy Queen)"
The following excerpt was found in The Celtic Twilight in the anthology Mythologies by William Butler Yeats:
"The faeries in whom he believes have given him many subjects, notably Thomas of Ercildoune sitting motionless in the twilight while a young and beautiful creature leans softly out of the shadow and whispers in his ear."
The following excerpt is from Alexander Porteous's The Lore of the Forest which has other fascinating snippets of information with regards to Thomas the Rhymer:
"Thomas the Rhymer is credited with having uttered [this] prophecy:
While the mistletoe bats on Errol's aik,
And that aik stands fast,
The Hays shall flourish, and their good grey hawk
Shall nocht flinch before the blast.
But when the root of the aik decays
And the mistletoe dwines on its withered breast,
The grass shall grow on Errol's hearthstane,
And the corbie roup [croak] in the falcon's nest."
Thomas the Rhymer in Fiction
- Fire and Hemlock by Diana Wynne Jones : A contemporary fantasy that draws upon both "Thomas the Rhymer" and "Tam Lin" to create a composite figure called Thomas Lynne, also in thrall to the Faerie Court. The difference is that he struggles hard to break free. A character in the novel refers to the fact that Thomas is more like "Thomas the Rhymer" than "Tam Lin" even if the taking of him resembles more closely that of Tam Lin's legend. This was the work of fiction that first introduced me to both Thomas the Rhymer and Tam Lin, and the one I keep returning to because it influenced me so much.
- Beauty by Sherri S. Tepper: A long retelling of Sleeping Beauty which incorporates other
legends. Beauty in this tale is part-faerie and during the course of her visits to the Faerie Realm meets Thomas, who is the only other human there. Tepper too, seems to have merged both Thomas the Rhymer and Tam Lin into one composite figure. This was the second piece of work I read in the `90s that had Thomas the Rhymer in it.
- Faerie Tale by Raymond E. Feist: The eerie journey into the Faerie Realms by the two boy characters in this tale also unveils the character of Thomas the Rhymer, and he is given a more direct mention here, and in some cases is the spokesman for the Faeries to the human characters in this book. He also assumes his traditional place as a conduit for the narrator's voice-to explain the quality of Strange-ness, or Other-ness of the Fey.
- Magician: Apprentice and Magician: Master by Raymond E. Feist: I added the first two books of the Rift War saga into this list because the elves in this case have a queen — Aglaranna who meets a young human boy named "Tomas", and her intimate relationship with him does resonate of the ballad of "Thomas and the Fairy Queen". The only difference is that he is basically a warrior.
- Ink and Steel by Elizabeth Bear has another version of Thomas the Rhymer. There is a sequel I have not read yet. I enjoyed Bear's version a lot and am looking forward to acquiring the entire series at some point.
- Thomas the Rhymer by Ellen Kushner is a popular retelling of the legend and something of a cult favourite amongst the mythpunk crowd, although I read it rather late in the day and was already introduced/coloured by the renditions of Wynne Jones, Feist, Tepper and the various versions of ballads I'd read before I read this version (being a lit nerd I'd already been into the Oxford Book of Ballads extensively before I hit the age of 16). It's an interesting perspective on the legend and I can see why it's popular with fans. Here's a 2010 write-up about the book by Jo Walton.
- Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales by Gordon Jarvie (compiler and editor) :There is a fairly straightforward prose retelling of the legend in this compilation, which includes details of his place of dwelling, the nature of his prophecies as well as a blow by blow account of the events in the ballad. Since it was listed under "Traditional" with no other name attached and Jarvie has been listed as the copyright owner of adaptations, I am assuming that he wrote this piece.
Related Websites for Further Reading
- Prophecies of Thomas the Rhymer : The Ancient Scotch Prophet — Includes a full .pdf file of the text!
- Biography of Thomas the Rhymer on Undiscovered Scotland
- Mainly Norfolk page on Thomas the Rhymer covering folk renditions from Steeleye Span to Ewan McColl
- Thomas the Rhymer and the Queen of Elfland
- A comparison of the Tam Lin and Thomas the Rhymer ballads.
- Dan Dutton has both a painting and a recording that references Thomas the Rhymer.
- Wikipedia's Thomas the Rhymer page
- Now We are Six by Steeleye Span: This 1991 re-release of the 1974 album features a version of "Thomas the Rhymer" delivered with Steeleye Span's usual folk-rock gusto. This
rollicking piece of cross-over music is enjoyable especially for the chorus of "Harp and carp, carp along with me, Thomas the Rhymer".


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WGN Channel 9 is among the signals severed due to a dispute between the Tribune Broadcasting company, which owns WGN, and DirecTV.
Tribune Broadcasting said late Saturday in a statement that without a deal in place, DirecTV was barred by federal law from carrying the signal of Tribune's local television stations after midnight, when their agreement expired.
The move affects millions of DirecTV subscribers in Chicago, New York, New Orleans, and Philadelphia where Tribune owns television stations.
Negotiations over how much to charge for Tribune programs have been ongoing for months. Until the two sides reach a deal, Chicago DirecTV users may not be able to watch some Chicago Bulls, Cubs and White Sox games broadcast on Channel 9.
DirecTV subscribers in the markets where Tribune owns the local Fox affiliate lost access to programs such as "American Idol." Where Tribune owns the local affiliate of The CW Network, DirecTV subscribers are unable to see shows such as "Gossip Girl" and "Vampire Diaries."
Tribune president Nils Larsen called the situation "extremely unfortunate."
In its own statement, DirecTV said it had hoped Tribune would allow its programming to remain up while negotiations continue. But as it struck midnight in each time U.S. time zone, Tribune channels carried by DirecTV went blank.
Earlier, DirecTV said that it had accepted the financial terms that Tribune's management offered it by telephone two days ago. But Tribune came out with its own statement shortly after, saying it had not reached a deal or come to terms with DirecTV on any aspect of the contract.
DirecTV fired back, saying in another statement that it had a handshake deal with Tribune on Thursday with an agreed upon rate for their channels.
"Their actions are the true definition of `bad faith' in every sense of the term," DirecTV said.
The satellite TV provider also wondered whether Tribune was having difficulty negotiating because of its bankruptcy process.
"Threatening station blackouts to extract an exorbitant fee for all of Tribune's content may provide an improved return for certain banks and hedge funds, but is not in the interest of its viewers and is not a cure for bankruptcy," DirectTV said.
Larsen said in a statement Thursday that if an agreement was not reached, DirecTV subscribers would still be able to watch programs on broadcast stations for free in high definition with a TV antenna or by signing up with an alternative pay-TV provider.
In all, Tribune's broadcasting group owns or runs 23 television stations, WGN America on national cable and Chicago radio station WGN-AM. Its publishing arm includes daily newspapers such as the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune and The Baltimore Sun.
DirecTV serves 32 million people in the U.S. and Latin America.
(The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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A New York senator is ushering in a proposal for federal law which he hopes will cause much needed rectification with regards to automobile insurance fraud crimes and criminals involved.
New York Senator Chuck Schumer's legislation, called the Cheaper Car Insurance Act of 2010, aims to bring in new federal penalties for automobile insurance fraud.
Sen. Schumer said that the Cheaper Car Insurance Act would be able to prosecute fraudulent criminals with specific penalties. The Act was triggered by a recent report which shows that automobile insurance fraud incidents have been rising in New York which consequently increased insurance rates for New York drivers.
The increase in suspected fraud cases in the city has spiked by 33% since 4 years ago. The spike has forced auto insurance companies to increase their rates by an average of 6.35% in 2009.
The Senator said that the problem has "exploded" in the city, while several experts speculate that cases are anticipated to rise in upstate New York.
Sen. Schumer likened his initiative to the response to the drug trafficking trade problem which has also plagued the city.
He added that he hopes more insurance fraud criminals would be brought to court and more cases would be deterred from entering the upstate.
The Senator expressed concern that there are several criminals who operate in the local area who are emulating the modes of operation by the 'big city operators.'
The Cheaper Car Insurance Act of 2010 will also include fraud cases across the state with corresponding fine penalties and jail time. This will hopefully mitigate the cases of auto insurance fraud. Criminals will be arrested, tried in the federal court and, if found guilty, will be incarcerated for 5 to 15 years. Fines will also be levied amounting to as much as $100,000, depending on the judge's decision.
Low level participants, organizers, and insurance fraud masterminds are the primary targets of the legislation. Furthermore, anyone who accepts money through fraud or who stages auto accidents will be charged with a felony.
The Senator explained that the problem should be tackled "head on" otherwise car insurance rates will continue to increase. He also asserts that the Act would stop the rising rates once it is passed into a law.
Sen. Schumer said that everyone gets 'hurt' because of auto fraud since car insurance bills go up even though the car goes down in terms of its value. Small business are also affected since there will be difficultly in providing insurance for all of their delivery vans.
Meanwhile, the recent irregular flurry of snow fall in upstate New York has reached levels with as much as 40 inches of snow in some areas.


text: Mass for Joseph R. Zasaitis, 70, a general contractor, will be said at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in St. Paul Catholic Church in Peotone. Mr. Zasaitis, 70, died Friday in Christ Hospital, Oak Lawn. He was the founder and owner of Park Builders in Evergreen Park. Mr. Zasaitis is survived by a daughter, Jean Johnson; a son, Joe; and five grandchildren.


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Rogue Ales and Spirits announces the early release of Rogue Pumpkin Patch Ale, brewed with fresh pumpkins grown and harvested at Rogue Farms in Independence, Oregon.
Oregon's heat-wave sped up the growing process this year, giving us ripe pumpkins in the middle of August. Thanks to Mother Nature, the fall favorite will be available earlier than ever before without the use of canned pumpkins, purees or concentrates.
"It's worth the wait," says Rogue Brewmaster John Maier.
Pumpkin Patch Ale begins in the dirt at Rogue Farms. Six acres of GYO DreamTM Sugar Pumpkins were planted in May alongside the Rogue Farms hops, rye, hazelnuts, jalapeños, marionberries and buzzing honey bees. As soon as they were picked, the pumpkins were driven to the Rogue Brewery in Newport, Oregon just 77 miles away. The pumpkins were hand-chopped and seeded, roasted in pizza ovens, and pitched fresh into the brew kettle along with vanilla bean, ginger, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, orange peel and Rogue Farms Independent hops to create Pumpkin Patch Ale.
Pumpkin Patch Ale will make its worldwide debut in 750 ML bottles and on draft September 15th. For more information on Pumpkin Patch Ale and growing pumpkin beer visit rogue.com.


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How Washington Can Create Jobs
Despite their drawbacks, direct public-service employment and a tax credit for new workers would both help.
These are the times that try men's and women's souls. After dropping for four consecutive quarters, GDP has at last begun to rise, signaling the end of the Great Recession. But employment continues to fall, and the unemployment rate recently hit 10%—a rate we haven't experienced in a generation. It's no wonder Americans seem to have only three things on their mind right now: jobs, jobs and jobs.
We've lived with this disjunction between rising output and falling employment for only a few months so far, but the consensus forecast...


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Neerja Movie Review & Rating | Hit or Flop | Box Office Collection:- The Sonam Kapoor starrer Bollywood film "Neerja" is ready to hit theatre this week which is a biopic based on the true story of the 1980s air-hostess Neerrja Bhanot. Sonam Kapoor will be seen playing the titular, main lead character and the yesteryear actress Shabana Azmi will be seen playing role of Neerja's mom.
Neerja Movie Review & Rating
The teaser followed by the trailer of "Neerja" already left the audiences and fans speechless and the film successfully have thumbs up from the audiences and fans. With mesmerizing response from public, "Neerja" is touted as one of the most awaited at the same time anticipated movie of the year.
The film "Neerja" has been written by Saiwyn Quadras and Sanyuktha Chawla Shaikh penned dialogues of the movie and the film is being directed by Ram Madhavani.
Music of the movie is composed by Vishal Khurana which is yet very touchy and heart wrenching. In fact a particular music video "Aankhein Milayenge Darr Se" of the movie goes viral which is touted as the "Neerja's" fear anthem and the video has been listed as the 6th most creative videos in the world.
The film critic Taran Adarsh stated about the movie and Sonam's role as Neerja Bhanot that, "Sonam has done very good job…. this is best movie of her so far. The film will be able to established herself as a perfect actress and the audiences will be goes emotional seeing the movie.
Music director Shekhar Ravijaani plays a cameo role in the movie as Neerja's romantic partner".
The Bollywood celebrities and the critics already praised the movie and now it is turn for the audiences to give their feedback. The movie-star Aamir Khan who is Mr. Perfectionist of the tinsel town can't prevent himself to praise the movie anyway.
Positive points of "Neerja":
An inspiring true story
Sonam Kapoor's spellbound performance
Direction and screenplay
Negative points of "Neerja":
The film will be having huge competition from "Neerja"
The story is very emotional and sad
Less entertainment factor
Details of the film "Neerja":
Film: "Neerja"
Star cast: Sonam Kapoor, Shabana Azmi, Shekhar Ravijaani
Directed by: Ram Madhavani
Produced by: Atul Kasbekar, Shanti Sivaram Maini, Bling Unplug, Fox Star Studios
Based on: Neerja Bhanot
Music by: Vishal Khurana
Genre: Biopic story
Rating: 4/5 ****
Final Verdict: "Neerja" is an awesome movie which is must watch for all Sonam Kapoor's fans!


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paranormal vampire romance book
genre: paranormal vampire romance book
length: 9000 words / short
rating: general
released: July 2007
Book 3.2 in the series
Eternity: The Beginning
Every vampire has a beginning, a turning point, a moment of being born into the dark world of their species. In 986bc, Hyperion, current lord of the mighty Validus bloodline, discovered the afterlife wasn't as he'd expected.
Condemned to a life as walking death and weak with hunger, he discovers the terrible power he now wields and pays the ultimate price.
Some of the books on this site contain material of a sexual nature or graphic violence and are only suitable for adults. By reading the excerpt below you release me as the author of any responsibility.
986 BC was the year that I discovered the true meaning of immortality. It was not the afterlife that my Pharaoh believed in but a dark gift given to those deemed worthy by the creature murdering them.
I was worthy, though I did not know the man who killed me and then granted me my afterlife.
I was left to discover my terrible power alone.
"Brother? Is that you?"
Hyperion pushed the rickety door closed and leaned heavily against it, causing the old wooden beams to strain under his weight. He sighed and swallowed. His mouth was drier than the desert outside and no matter what he drank, nothing quenched his thirst. It only made him feel sick.
"It is I," he said and wearily moved to a low stool beside the cooking pot. He stared at the bubbling contents. The sight of it turned his stomach.
His eyes automatically moved to his sister when she entered. His tongue traced his lips, wetting them as best it could, and his stomach growled with hunger. He could hear everything, the wind outside, the rush of her blood and her heart as it pounded hard but steady against her chest, and the soft swish of her muslin dress. He could smell her sweet fragrance and the slight salty tang of sweat that laced it. He could smell her blood.
He stood sharply when she went to sit near him and moved to the other side of the room.
He shouldn't have come back.
Clenching his fists, he frowned when sharp pain ran up his arms. He uncurled his hands to see a row of half moon shaped puncture marks in his palms and then stared at his fingernails. His eyes widened in horror at the sight of the pointed, elongated claws they had become. Just what was it that the man had done to him?
"You are hurt," Ineru said behind him and he froze when she placed her hand on his shoulder.
The sound of her heartbeat filled his ears.
His chest heaved with the desire to kill her.
His eyes closed at the heady sensation of pleasure it promised.
She brushed her fingers over the wound on his throat and he moved away from her, throwing her hand off him and growling.
"What kind of sorcery is this?" he whispered to himself when the bones of his face shifted. He raised his fingers up, feeling the sharp points of his teeth. What had he become? Was he one of them now?
The man had almost killed him and only then had he been offered salvation. He had taken it, all too eager to live, but in the process something inside him had died. His fingers clenched his chest and he listened to the eerie silence inside of him.
He'd died.
He realised that now.
The man that had been so desperate to live had sold his soul and now he was doomed to an eternity of life. But not life. No. He was walking death. The intense hunger inside of him told him that. It clouded his mind with the memory of how blood had tasted on his lips, on his tongue, and whispered to him how sweet it would be to feed, to take the life of someone to further his own, to live off their death. It was a primal need, something impossible to ignore. It was ravenous. It was intoxicating. It was demanding a kill and he was sickeningly happy to cooperate.
He wanted it.
He wanted to taste the blood again, wanted the feeling of it spreading through him and breathing life into his tired body.
He wanted the pleasure it brought, feelings he'd only ever felt during sex, and had never thought possible from anything else.
Placing some distance between himself and his sister, he struggled for control and won.
"It was not a plague that killed our mother," he said and heard Ineru gasp. He resisted his desire to face her, knowing that the demon he had become was still visible. He could feel his teeth scraping against his tongue as he spoke. He remembered how sharp the man's had felt, how painful they'd been in his neck. But the pain had quickly disappeared, chased away by the shadow of death that had filled him and the cold dread of what was coming. He hadn't hesitated in that moment. He'd taken everything the man had offered with him, not even stopping to ask what the consequences were.
"But it must be…such devastation."
"It is death that comes for them. Not the merciful kind that takes us in our sleep, but the violent kind. It is a creature of the underworld that feeds on the blood of the living to sustain it in eternity."
He looked down at his hand and saw his fingernails had returned to normal. Raising his hand, he felt his teeth and found they were blunt again.
He turned to face Ineru, unable to miss the fear in her eyes when he did so.
"How is it you know all of this?" She frowned at him, her beautiful countenance marred by it, and suddenly he realised that eternity without her was a life of torture and pain.
How could he go on without her?
He couldn't leave her alone in the world. She wouldn't make it without him. She needed him now more than she had ever done.
She would understand if he told her.
She was the reason he'd wanted to live after all. She was the reason he had chosen to receive the dark gift he had been offered.


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Unauthorized possession and/or misuse of keys will be subject to disciplinary action, termination of the resident's contract, or both.
If a resident is locked out of his/her room, he/she can check out a temporary key from the reception desk. If the reception desk is not open, the resident should seek the assistance of a resident assistant (RA). The first two weeks of each semester will be considered a grace period for all residents. During this time, no resident will be charged for temporary keys or key-ins done by resident assistants. After the grace period ends, there is a $5 fee each time a temporary key is checked out or an RA has to unlock a resident's door. This fee applies to all residents regardless of house. However, if the front desk is open, a resident may check out a spare key for $1.
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Serious nootropic stack log., NSI-189. Cerebrolysin. Donezepil. Modafinil.
Serious nootropic stack log., NSI-189. Cerebrolysin. Donezepil. Modafinil.
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Hello all. I'm newly registered but have been browsing threads on here, Longecity and numerous other related forums and websites for several years and to date I've tried a various assortment of compounds in the search for cognitive enhancement. I would say that the best I have experienced could probably be attributed to placebo. I've had my eye on several of the more promising drugs for a while and fortunately the planets have now aligned, in that they are all obtainable affordable.
The reason I registered here was to document what is about to happen, which may turn out to be anticlimactic. It might be profound. Or it could be fatal *chuckle*. I've seen enough of the banter on all forums to understand that I may be a target for the more conservative forum users. I am prepared for negative feedback. Such is life. I've no doubt that there exists on here a significant number of forum users whose experience and expertise supersedes my own. I invite suggestions from all on how to make my regimen even more potent.
Enough. This is the deal:
Primary aims:
* improved memory (I'm 40- have definitely experienced a decline in this regard)
* improved cognition:
I've not long started on the Khan Academy. Mathematics to be specific. I was never good at maths, always wanted to be. I am hoping to observe any improvements in my thinking directly using the learning analytics available at the academy.
The daily stack- began (in earnest) yesterday:
40mg NSI-189 twice daily (upon waking up and again late evening)
10mg donepezil prior to sleep
10ml Cerebrolysin IV daily (cycled 2 weeks on/off)
Modafinil- I have it in the arsenal but am not using it just yet
I am thinking about throwing in some testosterone as well just to see how it goes but I'll wait out on that for now.
I also take (daily):
1 x 10mg noopept
1000mg Vitamin C
25mg zinc
6 x fish oil tabs
*I started taking the donepezil at 5mg about two weeks ago and will elevate dosage to 10ml tonight
*I started on the NSI-189 about a week ago
*I had my first shot of cerebro yesterday.
I train religiously every day.
I have noticed that I have been feeling progressively better during the days since I started two weeks ago, but I do experience a slight "come down" in the evenings - a not unpleasant "dopey" kind of feeling. Has kicked in anywhere between 3-8pm.
Nothing more to report at this stage. Colours do appear to be very rich and I did note today that my vision seemed to have improved. At the time I was driving to the gym I equated the sensation to looking at a high definition television for the first time.
I am wary of the placebo I will experience using this combination of gear so I will stop well shy of proclaiming any kind of miracle results just yet. The visuals could well have been a trick of the light working in concert with high levels of optimism.
I would appreciate any advice on whether I might further supplement to enhance the benefits of the regimen outlined above. That is all for now.
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As European Capital of Culture 2008, Liverpool is hosting a motley selection of events, ranging from a performance of Chinese reggae music to the British Musical Fireworks Championships and sightings of the celebrity divorcé Sir Paul McCartney. But among all the paste there is at least one real gem: 'Gustav Klimt: Painting, Design and Modern Life in Vienna 1900' (to 31 August) at Tate Liverpool. The gallery is heralding the show as the first comprehensive exhibition of Klimt's work ever staged in the UK. This is somewhat disingenuous: among the 270 exhibits fewer than a fifth are by him — some 26 paintings and 29 drawings. Nevertheless Klimt is a rare beast on these shores, so such an array represents riches indeed.
Despite its grand temporary title Liverpool has not managed to attract many of the key images — so no The Kiss, for example, and no portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer (at $135 million, the world's most expensive painting) — but it does have pieces from every stage of his career. Perhaps as a result, the curators have had to show some imagination to dress up this Klimtian core into something more substantial. What they have come up with is Klimt's role at the heart of the Viennese avant-garde and how for periods of his career the traditional designation of painter applied to him less than did the rather more prosaic label of decorator.
This may seem a reductionist approach to such a lauded artist, but it is nevertheless a valid one. Klimt once wrote, "Whoever wants to know something about me ought to look carefully at my pictures and try and see in them what I am." What you see in his pictures is his provenance: he was the son of a gold and silver engraver and cut his teeth as a mural painter. It was an inheritance that shaped him and one that he never tried to shake off.


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A little stage of curiosities at Body&Soul, Wonderlust is dedicated to the exchange of wonder and ideas. Expect a bizarre bazaar of talks, music, discussion, performance and good times. The Wonderlust spirit is about curiosity and connection. We get excited about peering at the world through a kaleidoscopic lens, hosting brilliant conversations and creating delectable and sometimes debauched experiences just for you.
We like to bring people from different walks of life on Wonderlust adventures. We come alive at special times of year in magical settings, from enchanted woodlands to abandoned lighthouses and old country piles.
The Wonderlust stage sparkles with salons that swing from the surreal to the celestial with a shimmering sonic bill at sundown. Our bespoke music line up includes some of Ireland's hottest acts and maybe some surprises from other islands and beyond.


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Working in the United States as a Canadian
It is necessary for any foreign national, including Canadian citizens, to obtain a work visa before they can legally work in the United States for a United States employer. A work visa application is not an easy one, and there are strict requirements that must be met in order for an individual to be accepted.
Someone who is a doctor or a dentist (or has another type of job where a very high level of education is required) and who has an existing job offer in the US may qualify for a TN visa, for example. There are also many visas similar to this one for people who have job offers in the US in specific occupations.
Another type of visa, the L-1 work visa, is for Canadians who are being transferred to the United States by their Canadian employer.
Someone could also obtain a United States work visa by investing in the US, using the E-2 work visa.
Which United States work visa is right for me?
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The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission adopted the notices of intent during their monthly meeting this morning.
The notices of intent include proposed hunting season dates and changes from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) for the upcoming fall hunting season.
Public comment on these proposals can be submitted to Randy Myers, Wildlife Division, LDWF, PO Box 98000, Baton Rouge, LA 70898-9000 until May 6.
The proposed changes are as follows:
• Area six hunters participating in the Deer Management Assistance Program and Landowner Antlerless Deer Tag Program would have to adhere to the bucks-only requirement during the first 15 days of the archery-only season.
• Adding mandatory deer checks to WMAs, and allowing hunters to validate deer during mandatory deer check hunts.
• Properly licensed youths 16 to 17 years old and youths 12 years of age and older who have successfully completed a hunter safety course would be able to hunt without a supervising adult for private lands and WMA youth hunts. Furthermore, LDWF proposes to remove the rule restricting an adult to supervision one youth only.
• Active and retired law enforcement officers in compliance with POST requirements, federal law enforcement officers and holders of Louisiana concealed handgun permits who are in compliance with other state and federal firearms regulations would be able to possess firearms on WMAs provided these firearms are not used for hunting.
• New Limited Access Areas are proposed on the Pass-a-Loutre, Pointe-Aux-Chenes, Atchafalaya Delta and Salvador WMAs. LAAs mean no internal combustion engines are allowed from September through January in these areas.
• Since snipe are commonly hunted in wetland habitat where the deposition of lead is of concern to waterfowl species, LDWF is proposing to add snipe to the list of species that must be hunted with non-toxic shot on WMAs.
• Add one day of either-sex hunting on Big Lake, Boeuf, Red River/Three Rivers and Sicily Islands WMAs the Sunday after Thanksgiving. LDWF also proposes to add 11 days of either sex hunting on Sherburne WMA from Nov. 28 to Dec. 10.
• To cancel the youth lottery rabbit hunt on Floy Ward McElroy WMA on the first weekend of January.
• Pearl River WMA regulations currently prohibit any hunting when the Pearl River gauge reaches 16 1/2 feet, except waterfowl hunting south of HWY 90. LDWF is proposing to allow waterfowl hunting on the entire Pearl River WMA when the river gauge exceeds 16 1/2 feet during the open waterfowl season on the WMA.
• To establish a youth and physically challenged either sex hunt on the north tract of Sandy Hollow WMA on Nov. 6-7.
• To establish a feral hog season on Joyce, Maurepas Swamp and Tangipahoa Parish School Board WMAs from Oct. 1 to Feb. 28. In addition, a hog dog season will be added to Attakapas WMA by permit only from Feb. 1 to Feb. 28.
• To add option that feral hogs may be taken with archery equipment during the special feral hog seasons on Atchafalaya Delta, Pointe-Aux-Chenes, Pass-a-Loutre and Salvador WMAs.
• To establish a fall turkey lottery season on Peason Ridge WMA at the request of the U.S. Army from Oct. 2-8.
To view the notices of intent and proposed hunting season dates for the upcoming hunting season, please visit www.wlf.louisiana.gov/education/commissionactions.
Six public meetings, during which hunters can provide input, will be held in March. The meeting schedule is:
• March 9 at 6 p.m. in the cafeteria of the Hammond High School located at 45168 River Road.
• March 9 at 6 p.m. at the Ruston Civic Center located at N. Trenton St.
• March 10 at 6 p.m. at the Alexandria Convention Hall located at 915 Third St.
• March 11 at 6:30 p.m. at the LDWF Office in Minden located at 9961 Hwy. 80.
• March 16 at 6:30 p.m. at the LSU AgCenter next to Burton Coliseum in Lake Charles.
• March 18 at 6 p.m. in room 119 of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service building located at 646 Cajundome Blvd. in Lafayette.
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The pre-trial Article 32 hearing opened today for Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, accused of single-handedly carrying out the 3/11 massacre in the Kandahar Province, for which he is being charged with 16 counts of murder.
The first day of hearings opened with prosecutor Lt. Col. Jay Morse saying the attacks showed "chilling premeditation," and a fellow soldier testifying that Bales told him he "shot up some people" at the first village before leaving to hit a second village. The soldier said he didn't believe it was possible.
Another soldier, Cpl. Godwin, who was sent out to apprehend Bales after the second massacre, said Bales appeared "indignant" that someone reported him missing when he returned to the outpost covered in blood, and that Bales asked him to destroy evidence of the massacre after his detention.
"It's really hard," Godwin said of Bales' request to bleach the blood off his uniform. "You have a guy and whether you like him or not, you're supposed to be loyal to him. That's what the military preaches."
Bales appears to have been angered by an IED incident a week earlier, in which Master Sergeant Clifford Uhrich, the top non-commissioned officer at his base, was badly wounded. Others reported Bales was drinking the night of the attack and had been taking steroids, which Cpl. Godwin said made him lose his temper more easily.
Bales' wife, Kari Bales, says she is convinced of her husband's innocence and that he wasn't capable of carrying out the sort of attack of which he is accused. She added "I don't think we have even begun to have the truth."
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"Dragon Heartstrings" is a good fantasy romance read. Readers get introduced to a race of people who have dragon wings. Plus there are humans. I really enjoyed this prequel in the Vale of Stars series.
It was great reading how the author brought Shakara Icewing (Morgan Healer: strong, smart, loving and brave) and Demetrius Cade together. Demetrius is the heir to Cade Enterprises. These two are a perfect match.
Readers get to experience what happens when Cade starts to have feeling for Shakara. What will happen when these two band together to take down a weapon that's sole purpose is to kill Morgankind? An old enemy has resurfaced! Be really for a great read with lots of mystery, suspense, chemistry between the characters. You will get your smoldering sexual tension and passion in this book. The author definitely knows how to keep a readers interest. You will definitely be turning the pages till the end
It's time for you to follow Demetrius who has been under his father's prejudices. He's ready to start following in his sister's footsteps. He's also ready to fall for Shakara who is was a Morgan. Will these two finally get their HEA? Well, you will just have to pick up this great fantasy read to get all of these questions answered and so much more.
I was really impressed with this book. This was my first read about dragons and I will say I did enjoyed this fantasy story.
Demetrius Cade has long since let go of his prejudice against Morgonkind, the dragon hybrid race his father taught him to hate. But what he never saw coming was the Morgon woman who would finally teach him to love.
Shakara Icewing has watched Demetrius Cade from afar for years. Known as the most eligible bachelor and emotionally unavailable in all of Gladium Province, she sees him as the aloof, arrogant brother of her dear friend. But when they finally meet, she isn't sure she can handle how deep and how fast they both fall.
An old enemy resurfaces and once more threatens those Demetrius loves. When Shakara plans to speak before Parliament against business tycoon Aron Grayson, she puts her own life in the line of fire. Demetrius will stop at nothing to protect the woman he can no longer live without.


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|The 1997 Southern California Ozone Study Counts Down to June 16
|In order to develop databases to support detailed photochemical modeling and analysis for a better understanding of the processes involved in the formation of high ozone concentrations in the South Coast Air Basin and across the Southern California region, the ARB, the Mojave Desert AQMD, the San Diego County APCD, the Santa Barbara County APCD, the South Coast AQMD, the Ventura County APCD, the U.S. EPA and the U.S. Navy are co-sponsoring the 1997 Southern California Ozone Study - North American Research Strategy for Tropospheric Ozone (SCOS97 - NARSTO).
|(NARSTO is a composite organization whose membership spans government, the utilities, industry and academia throughout Canada, Mexico and the United States. Its primary mission is to coordinate and enhance scientific research and assessment of tropospheric ozone behavior, with the central programmatic goal of determining workable, efficient and effective strategies for local and regional ozone control.) The SCOS97 - NARSTO meteorological network and most of the air quality network will collect data from June 16 to October 15, 1997. During intensive operational periods (15 days planned), emission data and additional meteorological and air quality data will be captured for five different types of multi-day ozone episodes of interest to the sponsors.
|Within the ARB, SCOS97 - NARSTO is a cooperative effort between the Research Division (management, design, contracts, data management), the Technical Support Division (management, design, emission inventory, data management) and the Monitoring and Laboratory Division (quality assurance, radar wind profiler operations).
|Remote Sensing of Meteorology for SCOS97 - NARSTO
|The large study domain (80,000 mi2) of SCOS97 - NARSTO, which includes an extensive land-sea interface and complex topography, requires an extensive network of upper-air monitoring sites. The SCOS97 - NARSTO will use remote sensing methods -- radar wind profilers equipped with radar-acoustic sounding systems (RWP / RASS) -- to continuously observe meteorological conditions above the surface. The RWP measures the average wind speed and direction for 60-meter layers with a range from about 100 to 1,500 meters above ground level. The RASS measures the air density and reports it as virtual temperature, with about the same vertical resolution and range. (Virtual temperature is a variable to express the combined effects of temperature and humidity on the density of air in order to evaluate at what levels in the atmosphere density stratification may suppress or enhance vertical mixing.) Two contractors, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Radian, are establishing a total of 18 new RWP / RASS sites for SCOS97 - NARSTO. These will upplement eight permanent RWP / RASS stations in Southern California, operated by the ARB, air quality districts and military bases. Two of the RWP / RASS sites operated by NOAA are being sited along the California - Mexico to help study cross-border transport.
|During the SCOS97 - NARSTO intensive operational periods, military bases, the National Weather Service and ARB staff will provide upper-air observations using balloon-borne rawinsondes (measuring wind speed and direction, temperature, humidity and pressure) at 12 sites. These observations will be used with the meteorological model (MM5) developed at Pennsylvania State University to characterize airflow in Southern California and provide meteorological inputs for air quality modeling.
|Air Quality Aloft Measurements Planned for SCOS97 - NARSTO
|A deficiency in previous field studies of air quality in Southern California has been the limited measurements of meteorology and air quality at altitudes above the levels monitored by traditional ground-based in-situ instruments. On the 15 intensive operational periods during the study, enhanced monitoring of air quality aloft will occur. Measurements aloft will be made by aircraft (four dedicated and two ancillary), an ozone lidar, balloon-borne ozonesondes (four releases per day from seven sites). Ozone concentration measurements are the common theme for all of the measurement platforms but the dedicated aircraft will also measure oxides of nitrogen and take samples for later analysis of speciated hydrocarbons and carbonyl compounds. The lidar will also provide vertical profiles of aerosol scattering. These data will be used to provide boundary and initial conditions for photochemical models. The data will also be used to validate the performance of the models and in analyses to refine our understanding of the complex ozone processes (formation and transport) in Southern California.
|Hydrocarbon and Related Sampling During SCOS97 - NARSTO
|In addition to the required speciated hydrocarbon sampling performed by the districts as part of their photochemical assessment monitoring stations (PAMS), several special studies are planned for SCOS97 - NARSTO. Additional sampling of speciated hydrocarbons and carbonyl compounds will be performed at San Nicolas Island (background), Downtown Los Angeles (source) and Azusa (receptor) during the 15 days of intensive operations. The U.S. EPA has provided funding to measure speciated hydrocarbons at two additional background sites -- Rosarito Beach and SE Mexicali -- to assist in determining Mexico's possible contribution to pollution concentrations in California. Aircraft sampling will also be performed to determine the concentrations aloft. The U.S. EPA and their contractor will monitor hydrocarbons on a continuous (hourly) basis during the month of September in Azusa. The species measured will include carbonyl compounds, biogenic hydrocarbons and chlorinated hydrocarbons which are not routinely monitored by the PAMS program. Several other groups are measuring the halogenated hydrocarbons perchloroethylene and methyl chloroform. These are "tracers of opportunity" that can be used to tag emissions from the South Coast Air Basin. Portland State University (PSU) will measure hydroxyl and hydroperoxy radicals (important intermediates in hydrocarbon reactions and ozone formation) at UC Riverside.
|These data will be used to provide boundary and initial conditions for photochemical (emission-based) models. The data will also be used to improve our understanding of emissions and ozone formation processes in Southern California through the use of observation-based models. The results of the PSU study will assist in validating model results of the radical species and help us better understand their critical role in ozone generation.
|SCOS97 - NARSTO Total Reactive Nitrogen Species Measurements
|Staff from the Research, Technical Support, and Monitoring and Laboratory Divisions and Mr. Dennis Fitz (UC Riverside) held a series of discussions from December 1996 to March 1997 concerning measurement of total reactive nitrogen species (NOY) during SCOS97 - NARSTO. Candidate measurement instruments were challenged at the UC Riverside environmental chamber with known concentrations of NO, NO2, nitric acid, and PAN. The Thermo Environment's TECO 42CY instrument measures NOY and NO using chemiluminescence and has proven to be an extremely stable instrument with limits of detection as low as 50 ppt. A network of 12 samplers will be deployed at background, South Coast Air Basin, outflow and receptor sites. In addition, three of the aircraft will contain the same type of NOY monitor. During the 15 intensive operational periods of the study, spectroscopic and other research-grade instrumentation will be used to measure NO2, nitric acid and PAN to provide a check of the Teco 42CY. Most of the samplers will be located at PAMS sites to better achieve the same goals described in the preceding highlight on hydrocarbon sampling.
|Biogenic Hydrocarbon Measurements During SCOS97 - NARSTO
|During SCOS97 - NARSTO, several investigators hope to ground-truth the biogenic hydrocarbon (BHC) contribution to ozone formation in the South Coast Air Basin and to verify high isoprene emission flux estimates in the Ojai area. Professor Janet Arey of UC Riverside will sample for isoprene, monoterpenes and possibly methylvinylketone (MVK) during afternoon upslope flows at a high elevation site in the San Gabriel Mountains. Isoprene is so reactive it can disappear on the order of minutes, preventing detection of significant quantities; MVK is a slow-reacting byproduct of isoprene oxidation. Professor Arey and collaborators at UCLA plan to collect samples downwind of a large oak stand in the Ojai area, as oaks are sources of large emissions of isoprene. In addition, UC Riverside will measure methylnitronaphthalenes to infer 12-hour average nitrate radical concentrations, the dominant night-time sink of BHC. Several other groups will make surface and aircraft measurements of isoprene and monoterpene for later comparison with UC Riverside. In a separate experiment, the U.S. EPA will perform radiocarbon dating of collected ambient hydrocarbons to determine the proportion of "modern carbon" as a tracer of biogenic hydrocarbons.
|SCOS97 - NARSTO Aerosol and UV Radiation Experiments
|In addition to the primary mission of characterizing ozone formation processes, the SCOS97 - NARSTO program will conduct coordinated studies to look at other aspects of atmospheric chemistry. Two of particular interest are the aerosol program and a study of solar ultraviolet radiation.
|The aerosol study will employ advanced instruments recently developed at UC Riverside (under ARB sponsorship) to determine the size and composition of individual particles in the air, as well as more conventional samples collected both on the ground (funded by the Coordinating Research Council and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory) and from an airplane. This study should help us to understand the origins and processing of "primary" particles, as well as shed light on the chemical processes that convert some of the gaseous pollutants in the air into "secondary" particles. From this we should gain a better understanding of how ozone control programs may also reduce particle concentrations in the South Coast Air Basin.
|The solar ultraviolet radiation study will consist of short-term experiments conducted at UC Riverside (high atmospheric aerosol loading) and Mt. Wilson (generally above the polluted layer) in June and September. The two studies will measure how ultraviolet radiation, which is a driving force behind ozone formation, is absorbed and scattered in the lower atmosphere. We anticipate that these measurements will help us to better relate the photochemistry we observe in laboratory experiments to what is really occurring in the atmosphere; eventually, we expect to be able to use these findings, coupled with continuous solar radiation measurements taken at several SCOS97 - NARSTO monitoring sites, to improve our atmospheric photochemical simulations to be even more tightly tied to fundamental physical and chemical processes.


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Nuveman Homers as UCLA Defeats Cal, 3-0
April 13, 2002
LOS ANGELES - The Bruins won their third game in a row, downing No. 8 California on Saturday afternoon, 3-0. Senior Stacey Nuveman provided the day's offensive highlight, hitting her 83rd career home run, her fourth homer in the team's last three games. UCLA improves to 36-6 (4-3 Pac-10) while Cal falls to 39-13 (5-3 Pac-10).
Cal loaded the bases in the top of the first inning on a walk, a single and a fielder's choice with an error allowing Kaleo Eldridge to get to third base safely. Veronica Nelson then grounded into a 1-2-3 double play before Courtney Scott struck out to end the inning.
The Bruins put together a one-out rally of their own in the fourth inning, with singles by Monique Mejia and Erin Rahn giving UCLA runners on first and second with Natasha Watley at the plate. Watley doubled to right center, scoring Mejia and putting Rahn on third base, where an Amanda Freed sacrifice fly would bring her home.
Nuveman added another run in the fifth inning, with a solo home run to right field. It was her 13th home run of the season, and the 83rd of her UCLA career. She now needs two home runs to tie and three to break the NCAA career home run record.
The Golden Bears earned would have just one more baserunner, as Chelsea Spencer walked in the seventh before Jessica Pamanian fouled out to end the game.
The two teams return to action at Easton Stadium on Sunday with a 1 pm first pitch. Fans planning to attend Sunday's game should be aware that Wilshire Blvd. will be closed between Warner and Comstock Avenues. Fans should approach Easton Stadium via Sunset Blvd.
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