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It's always surprising -- though not shocking -- how things come in droves when they do come, whether good or bad. So here are some updates -- both the good and the bad -- and don't worry, there's some writing-related bits at the end.
1. After a very long and packed Spring planning for WriteCamp, we were rewarded with a great turn-out for the event and an even better response to it this year than last. There will most certainly be a continuation of the event for years to come, which has been my hope since it's inception.
2. After six years of marriage, my wife asked me for a divorce, which I must say will be on the biggest changes in my life to date. It's been a year filled with family tragedies, and this will certainly be something more to add to my list of life experiences. Life gives us a lot of hurdles to jump over; this is but another of those, and I will prevail.
3. For those who don't follow me on Facebook or Twitter (and you should), I had another story published on 365 Tomorrows' website. It's my first Steampunk piece, and I'm very happy about it. It's probably one of my most polished and experimental pieces.
4. With the success of WriteCamp -- as mentioned above -- I've decided to turn The Milwaukee Writers Workshop into a full-fledged organization, and I'm in the process of incorporating it in order to apply for non-profit status. That way (I can hope), we'll have a much easier time next year and years to follow to get more and bigger sponsorships from folks for WriteCamp and other events we might hold.
It's always friends and family that help me through the ebbs and flows of my life, and I thoroughly appreciate their presence right now. While many things in my life seem wildly out of control, at least I am kept sane by the continued mental benefit of my writing. I'll write again soon -- I promise.


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About 6 months ago, I injured my back at the gym by over extending back bends. It's been painful since, but lately been much worse w/ chronic pain both in my neck and lower spine. I now am positive I have a herniated disc, (one that is malaligned.) I don't know how I can go through life this way. I feel crippled and my personality is changing. Movement just seems to make it worse. This is my dilemma. Can anyone relate? Does anyone know of any good therapies? :(Reply Follow This Thread Stop Following This Thread Flag this Discussion
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Karl Beckstrand
author, A Sky So Big
Give us a bit of your background.
I'm from San Jose, California, but I've lived in a lot of places—including South America. I have a B.A. in journalism from BYU, an M.A. in international relations from APU and a certificate in broadcasting and film. Since 2004 I've run my own publishing company (my first publisher died the day we were going to print!). I teach media at a state college and speak on traditional vs. digital/self-publishing. I enjoy volleyball and kayaking (usually not at the same time).
Most writers are readers. What are some of the books you have on your nightstand and/or on your "must read" list?
I love history, so anything by David McCoullugh is ideal. Other authors I love: Tolkien, Harper Lee, C.S. Lewis, and Shel
Say your publisher has offered to fly you anywhere in the world to do research on an upcoming book, where would you most likely want to go?
Greece—I've been near, but have yet to enter that island paradise.
What is your favorite genre to write?
I'm enjoying putting together biographies of late (mostly family stories). They inspire me.
What is your favorite genre to read?
I love suspense.
What other things do you have planned with your writing for the rest of the year 2015?
A graphic novel version of A Sky So Big is being illustrated now for 2016 release. I'm working on more multicultural/multilingual children's books and biographies of great Americans.
Do you have a favorite comment or question from a reader?
I love it when someone says a book I wrote held them captive—or that the twists were totally unexpected.
How much of your personality and life experiences are in your writing?
My books are my life laid out in color (you may note my obsession with food, since it finds its way into most of my books).
Where do your ideas come from?
I've never had writer's block. I am constantly ambushed by story ideas—things I see people do, or things my family says; I scribble them on scraps of paper and file them for future use (but I have more ideas than time to write them).
How many books have you written, and how many of those have been published?
I have written about 30 books; fifteen have been published (because of translations I have about 43 titles out).
Please share about your book
I inherited the manuscript for A Sky So Big. It's a gripping story—written by someone who grew up exploring the Sierra Nevada Mountains on horseback nearly a hundred years ago. My challenge was to develop the characters while preserving the action, authentic detail, and earthy vernacular. The other thing that was so appealing about this story was, in addition to a tough, dark hero, there are some gutsy female characters who are unintimidated by the worst kinds of opposition.
If you could sum your main character into five words, what would they be?
Outcast, rebel, different (half-Mexican, raised by Indians), loyal, fearless
What are your hero and heroine of the story like?
What if you came home after a journey and your family was no longer there? What if someone else was living in your house, running what you used to manage—and trying to kill you? Could a beautiful woman be behind it? Wade Forester has to stay in the shadows. His father has disappeared, and his sister won't speak to anyone. Patricia Laughlin is searching for her family as well. Few people gain her trust or approval. Wade must decide if risking his life to help Patricia means aiding the enemy. And Patricia must decide which killer to trust with her life.
Use no more than two sentences. Why should we read your book?
A man and a woman clash amid a Nevada silver rush scheme that leaves both unsure who to trust—and scrambling to stay alive. Enter a mystery that will make your heart pound and fill your lungs with the "rarefied air" of the old Sierra Nevadas.
Karl Beckstrand is the award-winning author of fifteen books and more than 40 online titles (reviews by Kirkus, The Horn Book blog, School Library Journal, ForeWord Reviews). Raised in San Jose, California, USA, he received a B.A. in journalism from BYU, an M.A. in international relations from APU, and a film certificate from Film A. Academy. Two publishers produced his early titles; since 2004 he has run Premio Publishing & Gozo Books. An engaging speaker, consultant, and workshop facilitator, Beckstrand has experience in high tech, public policy, film, radio, and TV broadcasting. He teaches media at a state college and contrasts traditional publishing with digital publishing (in English or Spanish). His e-book mysteries, nonfiction/biographies, Spanish & bilingual books (with pronunciation guide), and app feature diverse characters and usually end with a twist. He has lived abroad, been a Spanish/English interpreter, and enjoys volleyball and kayaking (usually not at the same time). Beckstrand's multicultural work has appeared in: Baker & Taylor, Barnes & Noble/Nook, Border's Books, Brodart, Costco, Deseret Book, EBSCO, Follett, iBooks, Ingram, Kindle/Amazon, Kobo, Mackin, Overdrive, Quality Books, The Children's Miracle Network, The Congressional Record of the U.S. House of Representatives, Papercrafts Magazine, LDS Film Festival, and PremioBooks.com. Find: "Karl Beckstrand" on FB, Amazon, Twitter, and KarlBeckstrand.com. https://karlbeckstrandblog.wordpress.com/


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FOUND: 'Cheddar Man'
A SCIENTIFIC analysis has shown that a Briton from 10,000 years ago had dark brown skin and blue eyes.
Researchers from London's Natural History Museum extracted DNA from Cheddar Man, Britain's oldest complete skeleton, which was discovered in 1903.
University College London researchers then used the subsequent genome analysis for a facial reconstruction.
According to BBC News, it underlines the fact that the lighter skin characteristic of modern Europeans is a relatively recent phenomenon. No prehistoric Briton of this age had previously had their genome analysed.
The analysis of Cheddar Man's genome - the "blueprint" for a human, contained in the nuclei of our cells - will be published in a journal, and will also feature in the upcoming Channel 4 documentary The First Brit, Secrets Of The 10,000-year-old Man.
Cheddar Man's remains had been unearthed 115 years ago in Gough's Cave, located in Somerset's Cheddar Gorge.
Prof Chris Stringer, the museum's research leader in human origins, said: "I've been studying the skeleton of Cheddar Man for about 40 years. So to come face-to-face with what this guy could have looked like - and that striking combination of the hair, the face, the eye colour and that dark skin: something a few years ago we couldn't have imagined and yet that's what the scientific data show."
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'Get up or I'll kill you' Chilling recordings of Paris Bataclan attack emerge
TERRIFYING recordings from an abandoned dictaphone have captured the horror of the hideous ISIS massacre in a Paris concert hall.
"Is this a dream, or what?"Bataclan victim
Details of exactly what was said during the mass murders have been revealed by investigators in Paris who released transcripts made on the recording devices.
For more than two hours, threats and orders barked by terrorists are clearly picked up on the recording.
Harrowing screams from victims and a barrage of gunfire can also be heard.
Hauntingly, someone says: "Is this a dream, or what?"
A spectator is heard pleading with cops on the phone, saying: "Please don't come in, or else they'll blow everything up."
An attacker screams: "The moment of revenge is upon us," to the sound of gunfire.
The dictaphone was found by investigators after the attacks on November 13 which slaughtered 90 people and injured many more.
It is thought it may have been left at the scene by a spectator hoping to record the concert.
Here is the transcript:
9.47pm: Attacks start
Spectator: "Get down!"
Spectator: "Is this a dream, or what?!"
Attacker: "Get up or I'll kill you."
Attacker: "Stay down or I'll fire,"
Attacker: "You have bombed our brothers in Syria and in Iraq. Why are we here?
"We've come back from as far as Syria, to do the same to you."
Attacker: "We are men and we will attack you from the ground. We don't need jets.
"You elected your President Hollande, and that was his campaign. You have him to thank for this."
Attacker: "Whoever tries at playing justice will be killed [gunfire heard]. The moment of revenge is upon us."
What follows is 12 solid minutes of gunfire captured on the dictaphone before more voices.
Attacker: "You know about Daesh? Daesh, that's the Islamic State.
"They are everywhere. In France, in the USA. We will strike everywhere."
"Get out! Get out you f*****"
Attacker: "Allahu Akbar!"


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Finding beauty in our everyday life in the farmhouse; food from scratch, natural living and a handmade home.
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I am the wife of an amazingly supportive husband and mother of five kids, two girls and three boys.
I'm a small town Missouri native and country girl at heart. I lived in St. Louis for a year in college and found that city life isn't for me.
I grew up on an Elk farm and loved every minute of my childhood. I am the oldest of four girls, which was, and still is, always an adventure.
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I love natural remedies, whole food, and have a cabinet stuffed full of essential oils and bulk herbs.
I have a passion for sewing and creating. If you locked me in my craft room for 24 hours I wouldn't be the least bit sad about it!
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I competed in the state track meet for long jump in high school.
I had my third child in the back of our van, at 75 MPH.
I am absolutely addicted to lemon lime seltzer water.
If it was socially acceptable to not wear shoes, I would be all in. I can still run across gravel, like a kid. My sister says I should write a book called "Barefoot on Boone".
I was a gymnast as a kid and can still throw back handsprings, but I am super sore the next day when I do!
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HSBC has a "terrible list of problems," its chairman admitted to an influential committee of UK lawmakers Wednesday.
Douglas Flint admitted to the UK parliamentary committee that oversees the financial industry that he couldn't rule out further scandals emerging at the bank along the same lines as the tax storm at HSBC's Swiss private bank, but said: "I sincerely hope there are no more skeletons."
MPs accused the bank of not being robust enough in its previous oversight of its Swiss banking operations.
The story surrounding erupted earlier this month when a cache of files taken by a former employee in HSBC's IT department, Herve Falciani, was reported on by several news organizations. Some of the clients whose details HSBC's Swiss operations were sheltering included arms dealers and politicians who were part of discredited regimes, like that of Bashir-al-Assad in Syria.
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Lou Ryan is his stage name, but here I am referring to him as Lucas, because that is what people actually call him. He's been suffering for over a year with a debilitating spinal injury sustained on the job, yet he has been unable to get the insurance money he has been promised from this job.
` That means, lots of stress and work for us just to keep him healthy -- it seems I am finally losing my mind for real this time!
Since the daily drama has been keeping me holed up in 'defense mode', why don't I write you a nice, semi-coherent overview of the current situation as well as the larger context? Here goes:
Although we've been dealing with the untreated injury from September 2012, this is hardly the first incident where Lucas has been unable to find help for an injury.
` Not only has Lucas never been able to afford health insurance, but jobs that offered him health benefits laid him off without explanation
just before he was due to receive them.
There were years when he was unable to lay down in bed each night, so instead he would sit on the couch with a bottle of champagne and some movies on VHS in
order to distract himself from the pain.
` During the day, he still managed to be an excellent teacher of karate and gymnastics, and he had the same hard work and discipline in construction jobs as well.
Some years ago, he fought with Community Health for six months over whether the searing pain in his knee should be investigated.
` The CH people told him that it was normal for guys in their late 20s to experience such high levels of pain, until finally they agreed to X-ray his knee.
` The tear in his meniscus was so enormous that even the X-ray tech was shocked to be able to see it. Even more astonishingly, Lucas was able to walk on this knee!
` Although this pain tolerance comes in handy, it is also part of what fools doctors into thinking he is in better condition than he actually is.
Although I will talk about the 2012 injury ER visit, momentarily, I'd like to mention that the first time I've written about taking Lucas to the
emergency room was several years ago, when his muscles were so locked up that he couldn't
` This was a condition he used to suffer from every few months, and
the only treatment that worked was taking a few Soma and massaging the
rock-hard muscles for many hours on end.
` I had to put his socks and shoes on for him,
and help him gradually lurch to the car. At
the ER, where a wheelchair was his only realistic option of mobility, Lucas was perfectly pleasant and explained carefully to the doctor
what his symptoms were.
` Still, the doctor refused to give him the only
medication that worked on this level of pain and tension. Why? Because Lucas was unable to get a doctor, even at Community Health.
` Rather
than essentially letting them push his wheelchair to the door and tip
him out onto the sidewalk, he started bitching them out on wheels until the head
nurse finally agreed to give him an injection of strong narcotics.
I rolled my eyes when she said "When I come back, you're going to think
I'm your best friend." Evidently, she pictured him slumped and drooling
like someone who didn't need the injection. Instead, her eyes bugged
when she returned to see Lucas standing up and stretching out his legs.
He walked normally out of the ER because he got the right treatment,
even though it was given on the assumption that he was a junkie. All
because this man, who is one of the over-the-top hardest-working and driven people I
have known, has never been able to get health insurance.
` And it got worse in 2012, while working construction on the U.S.S. Nimitz. Picking up a heavy bucket while at work on the U.S.S. Nimitz, he unknowingly destroyed some of his spinal discs and surrounding structures.
` Later that night, I woke up in the middle of the night to find him collapsed on the floor, sweating profusely, dry-heaving and unable to catch his breath.
` I stayed with him all night in the Emergency Room, where they eventually found the symptoms were a result of chemicals which flood the body after a serious injury.
` They were able to stop his kidneys from being damaged by the proteins, but they didn't actually examine him closely enough to understand the nature of his injury.
The follow-up doctor was apparently the same one who had told him that nothing was wrong with his knee years ago! This time, she would not acknowledge the symptoms from his back injury that led to his being in an ambulance.
` The second doctor did acknowledge his symptoms, then conceded that the injury was too severe for him to treat, and released Lucas -- with a clean bill of health!
Since his injury had apparently just disappeared, the insurance company refused to acknowledge it and thus he has been blocked from opening a claim ever since.
Soon after the injury, my way of life involved the drama of having to care for him when he couldn't walk and him negotiating over the phone with the insurance company. This often involved him begging with increasing desperation over the phone.
` He would talk about his early background of sports like hockey, working his way up to a black belt in Goji-Ryu under Master Chinen, etc. and how debilitated he has become, having to stay reclined most of the time or else be forced to go to the ER.
` Although we were often broke, he had to pay for physical therapy and massage out of pocket just to be able to walk. At first, his injury, as well as past untreated injuries, were so severe that he had to temporarily stop his daily rehab exercises and stretches until his body un-twisted enough.
` His case manager with the insurance company did everything she could do in order to keep him from filing a claim, including not answering her phone for the first six months.
` She also made sure that each time he went to get the necessary out-of-pocket treatment, that the same injury was listed as a new injury each month, and thus a separate insurance claim each time.
The death of Lucas' mother soon after the injury and then his moving a lot of her stuff (and cats) out of the house, trucking much of it north for 13 hours, also took a toll on both him and the injury.
` At least, we thought, we will get some inheritance money out of this so we can send him to a specialist. I even planned to use this money to register for The Amazing Meeting and buy a portable voice recorder for conducting podcast interviews there.
` While I did manage to get to TAM, we still haven't gotten the money, partly because one of Lucas' brothers refuses to sign a form, claiming that he hasn't been able to make it to the bank for the past six months -- not even to finance building his new house!
In the midst of all this, Lucas collapsed at Hempfest this August because he spent too much time with his head above the injury. Of course, it took me a couple of hours to find the hospital, as the street leading to it was blocked off and my cell phone service was off because we had been unable to pay the bill.
` When I visited him in the hospital, Lucas kept going in and out of consciousness, and was covered in blankets soaked with sweat and vomit. He was shivering and asking for them to clean him up and put some dry blankets on him, but that was not allowed.
` At last, he passed out and I could not wake him up, so I wrote him a note telling him the work I was going to do for him that evening and propped it up by the bedside table. I asked the nurse watching him to make sure he got the note -- although Lucas told me later, "What note?"
` I needed to take care of some of his things at home at that time, so I did that and tried to pay my cell phone bill, but the automated system was "closed".
` Huh?
` Figuring that he would not be well enough to leave the ER for a while, I decided to spend the night near the hospital, and used another cell phone to call and text him several times.
` Since he didn't answer, I figured that he was still passed out, but in fact, the calls didn't get through to his phone until the next day because his cell phone must have shut off as well. I slept a few hours, and managed to pay the phone bill before the sun came up.
` I failed to reach his phone again, so I called the hospital and was shocked to hear that he had been discharged. Where was he? I called Chris, the real star of the Hairy Pothead booth, and he didn't know, either.
` Figuring that he was at home, I drove there as quickly as I could, during which time Lucas had received my texts and phone message and he texted me back, telling me to come home.
` When I got there, he was happy to see me and told me about how he was more or less thrown out of the ER, although he was hardly coherent, and managed to call a cab.
` They had kept asking him if he had taken too much drugs, but he said that in fact, he had taken far less than usual that day. All that Lucas knew at that point was that it had something to do with the injury -- same symptoms as before.
As though things could not get more ridiculous with the insurance company, they did. Lucas finally figured out that his insurance claims manager was blocking him from filing a claim because she was a girl he had spurned back in 1998!
Hell hath no fury like the scorn of some bitch with ego problems!
Now with two lawyers working for him, Lucas discovered that the insurance company was actually the wrong one for workers on Naval ships, so he has now
switched to fighting with Maritime Insurance.
` The judge has determined that he should get back pay for the job he was working, as well as pay for the job needed for his back. Of course, his new insurance claims manager insists that there is nothing wrong with him at all and so refuses to open the claim.
` However, Lucas has finally managed to get an X-ray, which shows three discs and four vertebrae that are partly destroyed and noticeably lopsided, whereas the rest of his spinal column is perfectly straight.
` I've seen this X-ray and agree with Lucas that a five year old could diagnose this.
Although he recovered to a pre-Hempfest state, he eventually began to develop other problems, and I had to take him to the Everett walk-in clinic at the advice of one of his lawyers.
` A couple of days later, he was in terrible pain again, with an abnormal heartbeat, and he needed to go to the ER. He insisted on going to the same one that they almost dumped the wheelchair out the door.
` He spent a long time there, had a pleasant enough time with the doctor and nurse treating him, and even got an MRI. No life-threatening injuries were found with the MRI, so they decided to discharge him with not much in the way of pain meds.
` When the staff was changed, and sent him out the door with only two days worth of Percocets, he politely asked the nurse to talk to the doctor that had been treating him.
` The nurse suddenly picked a fight, told the same doctor that Lucas was being a jerk, and called security, who escorted him out the door. And at the same time, I faced a similarly nonsensical rejection from a person, on my phone, so both of our expressions were ones of bewilderment and abandonment.
` I was so incensed by those people in the ER that I actually announced this on Facebook. I haven't been logging much time there, partly from forgetting about life outside of this constant drama. And it's even worse than it sounds:
only am I frustrated, but Lucas has taken out a lot of frustration on me, and his rationality has
been failing at times. I remember he had me go outside and carry a large ladder
over some obstacles and into the house in order to change a light bulb.
I had offered to use a chair, but he said that the ceiling was too high
in that room. I estimated that it was not. When I got the ladder set up
indoors, I found that I only needed to go as high as the first rung,
which was lower than standing on the chair would have been.
In general, his brain not working right has been affecting the way he
interacts with other people, including business.
Meanwhile, I have been reduced to apologizing and cringing whenever his
back acts up, and feel as though I don't know him anymore.
The reason for this is because he has a neurodegenerative disorder, not
because he's gone insane, as I had thought previously. It is now being
dealt with, and it seems that he is able to keep it together once more.]
Lately, he has managed to be referred to an amazing pain specialist and Doctor of the Year, Dr. Olson, which involved pulling hundreds of dollars out of his ass just to see. As a result, he's been prescribed pain meds that meet his needs.
` Also meeting his needs is the massive quantities of painkilling cannabis products, which Olson not only allows, but grants medical marijuana cards to people who need them.
` Interestingly, the pain specialist in the next office over will reject patients if cannabinoids turn up on their urine test, yet he has no problem dispensing such toxic pain relief as methadone.)
The pain meds are working well with the cannabis, and as long as he's out of pain, he doesn't yell at me for no reason, nor make irrational requests. Big relief for Spoony!
` So not only has this delay caused further health and financial damage, but the injury has indirectly led to much emotional damage for me -- it triggers my lifetime store of traumatic memories and damaging thought processes.
`It's hard not to be affected by it, when someone is loudly insisting that you messed up and staying calm only makes him more angry. Although he has apologized for all of this, it does not change the fact that my ability to focus on my own life has suffered heavily.
I think that's about as much as I can rant about that topic -- now for something more light-hearted:
I would like to thank the conservatives at the Heritage Foundation for formulating a certain health care bill in 1989, and who tried to get it implemented during the Clinton administration -- even Governor Romney applied it in Michigan.
` I would also like to berate many of those same people for later opposing the same bill when president Obama proposed to use it. And let's not forget the Tea Party loons, who have successfully "shut down the government" to prevent this service from being carried out.
` I'm sure this won't last long, due to its crippling absurdity. Even so, the government server has overloaded from people signing up for so-called "Obamacare", thus delaying Lucas' ability to benefit from it.
If anybody reading this thinks that Lucas would be denied health care under Obamacare even more than he is now, I'd like to tell that person in advance to fuck off. Jussayin'.
Also, anyone else who says that Jesus would not want him to have health care because he didn't earn it, needs to pull their head out of their ass long enough to read the New Testament, which they profess so much faith in.
I'm not even being facetious -- I have heard working-class people and single moms voice such opinions, even though they are the ones who benefit most from it.
Come on, 2014!


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Response to a Response to The History of Torture
Here's a comment I made on a friend's blog (FoundOnWeb) that I wanted to save as fodder for future thoughts (FFFT) and to point back at the original post. The FOW blogkeeper is a fine thinker, otaku, and part-time gent (because who wants to be one all the time). More people should read his posts to learn, if nothing else, how to cook oatmeal. You'll also get an unabashed fan's view on anime and one insider's views on systems science, national security and other ratholes, and economics.
Here's his post:
The History of Torture — Misses the Point
Here's my sketchy response:
[Hard to encapsulate a response to such a well summarized damned difficult topic in a comment box rather than over beer and earnest conversation. Forgive the leaping round.]
I can't think of a period of time in which an enlightened western government didn't practice torture. Us. Current friends. Former enemies. Paragons of cultural virtue, all.
It's not just a moral failure, it's a huge intellectual failure. We've been outsmarted or outplayed, by terrorists and by factions in our own government. We try to extract info out of people willing to martyr themselves, their families, and their unwilling culture. Who generally work in isolation. Who are often, it seems, tortured stepladder fashion to learn who their handlers are, and so on.
The torturers also become victims of their own practices, and pass the tradition on to others. They write papers and make policies, all very bloodless.
I also think I see why history.net lumped brutality and torture. Both may require you to see the target as less than human or, at least, less than you, for you to command or perform the act. Look outside the bounds of western torture to the practices of tribal armies in Africa or outside of military and government to gang violence. At some level you have a person or organization in power (or seeking power or retribution) and another suffering, whether they actually are the intended target or a stand-in. We can outlaw torture of any sort by our government and stand tall, and it won't make a difference wherever the practice is accepted–including in our own country.
As a thought experiment, what if torturing another being also cost the torturer their life–not as legal punishment but personal cost? As part of our biological architecture? Would we continue with rewards for martyrdom? Or would it simply never occur to us to seek it as a solution? (That assumes that other parties could take violent actions that did not cause them to self-expire.)
The filmmakers should have titled it, A History of Torture.


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EAT THE WORLD is a challenge that I took on for myself in August of 2015. I am attempting to cook and eat a meal from every country in the world, with a little help from family and friends! Stay tuned for some delicious recipes, country-specific movie reviews, and hopefully great foodie photography!
- Angola: Muamba de Galinha
- Australia: Shrimp on the Barbie & Meat Pies
- The Bahamas: Cracked Conch & Bahamian Rice and Peas
- Belgium: Moules Frites
- Brazil: Moqueca de Camarao
- Canada: Poutine & Nanaimo Bars
- China: Pork Dim Sum/Potstickers (Cooked entirely by The Traveling Ninja)
- Egypt: Kushari
- Greece: Moussaka and Greek Salad
- Hungary: Goulash
- India: Onion Bhaji & Chicken Korma
- Ireland: Irish Stew
- Peru: Lomo Saltado
- Russia: Pelmeni
- South Africa: Bobotie
- Sweden: Swedish Meatballs and Cucumber Relish
- Thailand: Pad Thai
- Uganda: Ugandan Rolex
- UK: Fish and Chips and Mushy Peas
- Uruguay: Chivito
- USA: Pulled Pork and Apple Pie
A recipe for the national dish of Uruguay: Chivito, one of the best steak sandwiches in the world!
Cook the national dish of Greece with this Moussaka recipe. Travel to Greece by cooking its food through our EAT THE WORLD cooking challenge.
Everybody knows the National Dish of Sweden is MEATBALLS. Cook the national dish of Sweden with this Swedish Meatballs Recipe.
Cook the national dish of Hungary with this recipe for Hungarian Goulash. Travel to Hungary through its food on our attempt to cook a meal from every country in the world!
If you are looking for something to eat in Uganda, this is it: The Rolex. Uganda's Rolex is a staple street food item on the streets of Kampala.
Peru is one of the most incredible countries you could visit - it's ever changing landscape, friendly people, and interesting history and blended cultures. The food is also a major draw factor. Peru has some of the best cuisine on the continent. In this edition of EAT THE WORLD, I made Lomo Saltado from Peru.
Whether you're traveling to Ireland (lucky you), or celebrating St Patrick's Day, the Irish Stew needs to be on your list of incredible Irish eats. And a Guinness as well, of course. Recipe for Irish Stew, National Dish of Ireland
Cook the national dish of Egypt with this recipe for Kushari. Kushari is one of Egypt's favorite foods and can be found at street vendors.
Finally, we are cooking India! Indian food is one of my favorite cuisines, and this time we had almost the whole family around for the adventure!
Cook the national dish of Belgium with this recipe for Moules et Frites!
Cook the national dish of Canada with this Poutine Recipe and Nanaimo Bar Recipe. One of the best countries to cook from in our cook a meal from every country in the world!
Cook the national dish of the Bahamas with this recipe for cracked conch.
Our first European Country in the EAT THE WORLD CHALLENGE, and one that is close to my heart (mainly because I am half English)... The United Kingdom
Our second African meal in EAT THE WORLD: Angolan Muamba de Galinha, or chicken stew! Cook the national dish of Angola with this Muamba de Galinha recipe.
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Our second country on the Eat the World tour - we attempted making Russian Pelmeni, the national dish of Russia. Recipe for Pelmeni included
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Number 446, December 2, 2007
"Socialists of a different color"
We Farm, They Steal
Attribute to The Libertarian Enterprise
I Stumbled over Alcohol can be a Gas by David Blume. Blume details level headed Ethanol production within a Permaculture economy, that is best served IMHO by a real free market economy that would be very environmentally responsible when compared to present circumstances. In a free market world without a corrupt EPA, an invigorated Court with Jury would extinct all forms of polluters except those who run processes that turn waste into non polluting benefits.
Collecting evidence of damage is no longer the province of a billion dollar organization now that a grandmother with a $200 digital camera can use the internet. Give grandma access to the Courts without an EPA and watch things clean up around her parts!
Looking for more sensible answers?
Enter Permaculture. The technology is here, NOW! You will have to read the book to get it all, but save to say, most post 1986 autos can use a blend of 50/50 Gasohol, stretching our supplies far into the future. As Free Market Fuel economy standards rise to catch up with E.U. and elsewhere, we can see a shift to E-85 using a fraction of oil for transport. The big profits in Permaculture lie elsewhere, Ethanol is but a portion of the profit.
More energy to make Ethanol out of Corn than goes into it? This is The Big Lie. You have been fed pie by the hacks of Big Oil as they laugh all the way to the bank. Blume spells it all out in his book. There are many serious crops that can yield 8 times energy invested. Corn, while actually energy positive is not even in the running, so Big Oil uses corn as their whipping boy. The so called Free Press trumpets the Lie right into your living room and if it were not for people like Blume, you would not have a clue.
The REAL problem? Huge elephants stand in every parlor room and crap and piss all over the floor. The Odor alone should evoke attention. It hasn't.
1. U.S. cycling of Federal Reserve Notes into the world economy to prevent instant inflation here without the FRN for Oil for Arms trade. Last? It won't because It can't. The 70's Sex Icon Dr. Henry Kissinger made most OPEC countries sign agreements to buy oil with FRN's and made it very easy for them to buy USA inc. arms. Symptoms that should evoke sobering thought are the aggressive illegal invasion of Iraq due to Saddam selling his country's Oil in Euros and the saber rattling about a Nuclear Iran, a smoke screen to force Iran to keep taking the FRN, Or Else!
WE now spend 3 billion dollars a day more than We earn as a country. Do you suppose that 3 billion dollars a day debt is the real reason for a war on some Terrorists? I think some people in DC don't want The Party to end and opened up one of the "ready to eat" plans cooked up by Scoop Jackson's Bolsheviks (a.k.a. the Neocons) in the Pentagon 40 years ago when they knew the Cold War would someday end. Leonard Lewin and Fletcher Prouty warned of this brewing storm in their writings decades ago.
2. If, no. When the FRN-Oil-Arms trade collapses, more people will have to actually perform honest work. The USA will be a Pariah the world over, hated like the Spaniards of olde. The answer is a free market economy, Individual Liberty. We will have to start over, working with ourselves at first. We could accelerate a healing by instituting across the board debt forgiveness and start clean. This would give an opportunity to remove the false god central issuing authority of exchange and allow the true author of exchange to become diffuse once again. The traditional Author of wealth has over history has come out of 5 sources. It is farming, mining, forestry, fisheries and the inventor's mind. That first generation wealth flows to artists, teachers, the butcher and the baker who ply their trade. This is how things should be.
Those used to stealing as well those abetting theft would go free also, and due to the fact that they are disadvantaged in a free marketplace, that would be Justice Served. We need to focus on Peaceful Trade and fulfilling our productive Lives. Live in the Now. Those Fleas won't matter, except to History. Let them adapt to a life filled with Honor and Character or die. The lazy average bloke will have to quit focusing on how much Paris Hilton had to drink last night and learn a useful trade and become an above average bloke.
Does that bother you? It doesn't bother me.
Problem? The beltway around DC would become a ghost town and power will have to revert to the Individual and very local government. We can continue on the course we are on and watch a Police State rise to H.R. 1955 proportions and beyond forcing you to use Oil as it dwindles and maintain D.C.'s dinosaurs in whiskey, coke and caviar.
Those feasting on Power won't surrender power they stole fair and square. Beltway bandits would rather threaten to kill you than have to work with you and sit on a tractor digging up fodder beets for Ethanol and cattle feed. Think they are kidding? Carbon taxes are next!
They are today's Apache, We are the Pima.
We Farm, They Steal. Some things never change.
Goes without saying, D.C. Apache need Petroleum Broadcasting Network's NATIONAL SOCIALISM HOUR with Jim Lehrer to Lie for them, mostly by omission. Real Apache have no reason to Lie, for They have their Honor. Stealing some corn from the Pima had its risks, you could have lost your horse while you were grabbing a few ears of corn. They played fair. It was a game that could be controlled. The DC Apache who claim to rule the world are playing a madman's game that can't be controlled.
3. 1/2 of every Barrel of oil yields plastics, pesticides, herbicides, pharmaceuticals etc. That $100 42 gallon barrel helps generate thousands of dollars of economic activity. Not to worry, oil economy can be subbed by Permaculture within a free market economy fully using all the tricks Mother nature blesses us with when we practice Permaculture. Medicine, rubber, fertilizer and other necessary items will be made at a profit from Methane or Ethanol via Permaculture and that profit will be Local. Besides, Oil won't disappear, it will just be another commodity. It will get here due to the fact that it exists. Hydrocarbons are all some countries have to sell.
Hopefully we will have the good sense to buy from both, or the marketplace will choke out the weaker one.
Deconcentrating power from DC to the Local level is not without cost. The Military Industrial Pharmaceutical Educational Complex will experience tremendous upheaval when exposed to a voluntary marketplace. Trade across oceans will change, perhaps the owners of shipping companies will prosper or they will undergo a downsizing.
I don't really care if KLM, or Kissinger and his Chinese Generals at COSCO take it in the shorts, Do You? Do you care if a home in the beltway looses 90% of its value? I don't.
Subsidies to Big oil, running in the hundreds of billions of dollars and the paltry 2 Billion dollars Ethanol subsidies which due to a change of a few words in Legislation puts most of that money in big oil's pocket, will have to go.
Does that bother you? It does not bother me or the bulk of Ethanol advocates.
Your 3 dollar gas really costs 10 dollars or more if you add in subsidies to Steal the oil and guarantee transport to a refinery. Think "National Defense" until it sinks in. That National Defense guarantees delivery to countries everywhere at your tax dollar expense, not at the expense of the Multi National Oil companies. The Queen would have to pony up some Pounds to defend her holdings in BP or trick her Subjects into paying for it.
Does that bother you? I doubt if I will loose any sleep if Americans can one day make their own fuel and the Mid East mess with that associated portion of our military is but a fading memory.
If you have read this far, You might be concerned about the Food vs. Fuel controversy. Rest assured there need not be a trade off. It is possible to make almost 50 Billion gallons of Ethanol and 2 to 3 times that energy equivalent in methane from this country's output of primary treated sewage to grow cattails for renewable fuel on 1.5% of the most marginal agricultural land or even use old gravel pits and some tailing ponds from mines as growing media. Piston engines in the U.S. burn about 145 billion gallons of fuel a year.
I like it that Ethanol can equal fuel cell technology mpg in an
IC engine. The combustion efficiency of Ethanol is something to
be admired. With proper engineering they even beat diesel.
Gasoline vehicles aren't even in the running.
You may have also noticed that Indy cars are now using Ethanol?
Do you suppose there is a reason GM and others are building flex fuel vehicles?
Don't buy the Big Lie, Ethanol is no turkey. Ethanol has a future in North America.
How did we get into this energy mess? It started with George Washington and Alexander Hamilton. They each owned the largest alcohol stills in the U.S. at the time of the Whiskey Rebellion. Enforcing a tax on alcohol guaranteed many would give up on making fire water. The tax imposed did just that. They got very rich and didn't seem to care if others bled to make them rich. Some money was raised for the Treasury.
Over a century later, Along comes John D. and with his Standard Oil millions he buys a hard drinking Congress with Temperance Movement help to pass the Volstead Act and a Constitutional Amendment to kill alcohol altogether so he could sell a waste product called gasoline to the public that he used to flush down the river at night, into a huge politically derived profit.
Today, one can make fuel alcohol cheap and the regulatory process now is an easy 2 page form to fill out to send to the ATF. Blume's Book tells you how and what to say. There is no fee to fill out a form and no tax on fuel for transport or heating.
Eventually, the permit process will die. The whole reason for a tax on booze was two fold, raise revenue and exclude small competitors to enrich Hamilton and Washington. Last time I checked, both are dead. The tax on booze is now $21.00 a gallon. The cost of enforcement is $20.00 a gallon.
The History is clear. Never were so many harmed for so little.
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Golden LaneJanuary 8, 2016
Looking back through photographs made last summer I was reminded again of the mixed fortunes of council housing schemes. Golden Lane is a Corporation of London post-war estate near Barbican with well-designed homes and thoughtful external spaces. It now typifies the best council housing of that era and the blocks have been sympathetically maintained over the years. What a shame that the same can't be said of Robin Hood Gardens in Poplar which, though built a decade later, is now due for demolition as part of the Blackwall Reach regeneration scheme.


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I want to show the dimension to the hole from Datum A. Where the Datum A surface and hole center are in line means the zero dimension. Kindly suggest how to represent the dimension.
Please see the attached drawing.
Note: I cannot shift the Datum A since it is a functioning surface.
ASME Y14.5 permits a few dimensions to be omitted from the drawing because their indication would not clarify the reading of the drawing. Those dimensions are the 90 degree angle, basic 90 degree angle, zero degree angle, and linear dimensions of zero.
Per the drawing you provided, the use of 4X and the composite position tolerance would require the drawing reader to interpret that there are 4 coaxial diameters, even without seeing another drawing view.
The reference to datum A as a primary datum reference requires the reader to interpret that the 4 diameters are to be parallel to datum A, as well as located to datum A within the diameter 0.010 at MMC allowance.
The datum reference to datum B as a secondary datum requires the reader to interpret that the 4 diameters are located 2.675 from datum B within the diameter 0.10 at MMC allowance.
Not being able to see datum feature C in this drawing, I cannot elaborate on the requirement to datum C.
If the rules of ASME Y 14.5 are understood, the reader will understand the relationship to datum A that you were concerned about. This is partly why it is important to evaluate your supplier's understanding of GD&T.
ETI has some interesting dialogue on this subject on our Linked-in group. Click here to connect with Alex and join the group.
Michael Adcock
ASME GDTP Senior Certified
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Date: 12/10/1999
Writer: D'Lyn Ford
LAS CRUCES -- The holiday season typically means spending time with family and enjoying special meals. But the festivities can turn sour if unsafe food causes holiday illnesses.
A recent survey by the U.S. Department of Agriculture revealed that 97 percent of turkeys harbor up to five different kinds of bacteria, said a New Mexico State University home economist.
"Proper handling of fresh and frozen turkeys is critical to prevent the growth of bacteria," said Patricia Aaron, with NMSU's Bernalillo County Cooperative Extension Service office. "It's important to store them correctly, cook them correctly, serve them correctly and put away leftovers in the refrigerator or freezer within a reasonable length of time."
Fresh turkeys should be cooked within two to three days. Frozen turkeys should be thawed in the refrigerator. "It's going to take about 24 hours for every five pounds of turkey," she said. "So, that means a 20-pound turkey needs to go into the refrigerator about five days before you're planning to cook it."
Aaron recommends baking a turkey at no lower than 325 degrees. To test for doneness, insert a meat thermometer into the fleshy part of the thigh. The meat and any stuffing should reach 165 degrees to prevent bacterial growth.
After the turkey is removed from the oven and its temperature falls below serving temperature of 140 degrees, the two-hour rule goes into effect.
"You've got a maximum of two hours to refrigerate or freeze any uneaten food," Aaron said. "The two-hour rule applies to all foods -- turkey, ham, salads, side dishes and desserts."
For cooks who prefer to prepare the turkey ahead of time, Aaron recommends completely cooking the turkey, slicing all meat off, then refrigerating the meat. Reheat before serving.
Holiday leftovers can be kept safely in the refrigerator for two to three days. "If you want to keep things longer, wrap them, put them in the freezer, then use within two to three months," she said.
A clock and an accurate kitchen thermometer are the best defenses to keep food and family members safe. "It's really worth the investment," Aaron said. "During the holidays, there are so many guests and visitors. You sure don't want a large group of people getting sick, let alone your own family."
© 2013 New Mexico State University Board of Regents
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Owen Pallett Remixed by DJ Rashad and DJ Spinn, Announces Tour
Also listen to Ada and The Cyclist's remixes of "Song for Five & Six"
Owen Pallett has shared a collection of remixes of his song "Song for Five & Six" from his latest album In Conflict. They come from the late DJ Rashad and his collaborator DJ Spinn, Ada, and the Cyclist. It's digitally available today via Beatport, Bleep, Boomkat, Juno and What People Play. You can stream the remixes below, along with the original.
He's also announced a tour. Check out the list of dates below.
Read our recent interview with Pallett.
Owen Pallett:
07-03 London, England - Hyde Park *^#
07-15 Manchester, England - The Deaf Institute
07-16 Leeds, England - Brudenell Social Club
07-18 Glasgow, Scotland - Center for Contemporary Arts
07-19 Dublin, Ireland - Iveagh Gardens $
07-20 Dublin, Ireland - Whelans
07-21 Galway, Ireland - Roisinh Dubh
07-27 Niigata, Japan - Fuji Rock Festival
08-04 Santa Barbara, CA - Santa Barbara Bowl *
08-31 Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec - Emerging Music Festival
09-03 Grand Rapids, MI - Covenant Fine Arts Center
09-04 Chicago, IL - Metro
09-05 Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Cultural Center
09-08 Seattle, WA - Neumos
09-09 Vancouver, British Columbia - The Imperial Theatre
09-10 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
09-12 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
09-13 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre
09-14 San Diego, CA - Casbah
09-15 Phoenix, AZ - The Crescent Ballroom
09-18 Austin, TX - The Mohawk
09-19 Dallas, TX - The Loft
09-20 Houston, TX - Untapped Festival @ Discovery
09-26 Sherbrooke, Quebec - Centennial Theatre
09-27 Ottawa, Ontario - National Arts Centre
09-29 Kitchener, Ontario - Centre in the Square
- with Arcade Fire
^ with Jake Bugg
with Wild Beasts
$ with The National
Watch Pitchfork.tv's documentary on DJ Rashad and DJ Spinn, "Teklife in Monterrey"


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Sometimes, our response to a deep and painful hurt is anger directed at God. Because of that anger, we can't find a way to deal with what happened in order to heal and move forward in our lives. Anger is normal, but staying angry becomes unhealthy and keeps us from healing. Holding on to anger leads to bitterness, depression, and more anger. Ephesians 4 (NIV) says in verses 26 and 27, "In your anger do not sin; do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold." There are multiple warnings in the book of Proverbs regarding anger and explaining its many dangers. Proverbs 18:19 (NIV) declares "an offended brother is more unyielding than a fortified city, and disputes are like the barred gates of a citadel."
The natural human reaction often leads us to angrily shake our fist at the sky and at God for allowing painful events that occur in our lives. Taking God's hand and walking with Him through the valley of pain is the path to His healing work in our heart. Holding on to the Lord is how we overcome, work through, and move beyond the pain - and find our healing and experience wholeness again.
Moving from the place of shaking your fist at God to taking His Hand is how we demonstrate to our Lord that we are surrendering our lives and our circumstances into His loving care, and trusting Him fully that He will take us past the pain and to a new place of hope, peace, and joy.
Letting go opens the door for God to do His healing work. The enemy wants us to think this is just too hard and painful for us to do. Yet, God's Word strongly teaches us we are to forgive our offender seventy times seven (Matthew 18:21-22).
For us, the hard part is arriving at the decision to make the choice to let it go, but in letting go, we will reap the sweet fruit of peace and freedom. It takes a step of faith that requires trusting God, and when we do, He gives us the strength to let go. And when we obey this principle taught in His Word, He will make it possible for us to do what has seemed too hard to do…until now. It starts with taking His hand.


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Monday, January 31, 2011
Who are you?...
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Oh my god! I love it! it's so awesome, insainly jealous and inspired!!ReplyDelete
Definately get a good quality scan/picture of it, and I would try colouring in photoshop. That way you'll get an idea of what it would look like. Also if you have spare wood, do some test patches with the paint or medium you are planning to use. I think it could look great.
I personally would be quite scared i'd reck it and therefore, what if you kept the wood bare, as it doesn't need colour. then with you high quality prints, you can colour them and sell them. That way you always have the original un-marked, and you can change colours anytime you want on the prints. what do you think?
Very nice! love the line work!ReplyDelete
This is GORGEOUS! I absolutely love the design and the line quality. I think a little bit of color would look nice, but I wouldn't overdo it since the lines and the wood texture are so lovely already! Perhaps a wash of color that would still allow the wood grain to show through? It's definitely a good idea to get a great scan, first!ReplyDelete
Ooooo! This is sooo beautiful, I love it!! It's such a lovely effect! You're very talented... and must have the patience of a saint!! :)ReplyDelete
I understand your dilemma... I agree with Heather, I would have a play around with photoshop first and see what you think. It may be best to leave the original as it is and create colour options for prints on photoshop instead.
Thanks for your feedback guys. I've scanned it and am going to have a play to see what looks best. I think I'm aiming toward a few little white washes and a few areas of a nice wood varnish, which would just give a different texture on some parts. After I finish I plan on setting up an easy shop... Finally! XoReplyDelete
hallo, its my first visit to your blog and Like it there is some v cool stuff goin on!! :)ReplyDelete
I quite like it as it is!! :-) xReplyDelete
I love love love it!!!! it turned out really good, nice one rach! Evan said the best work he have seen hehe xxxReplyDelete


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Fish in the North Sea are finding that it's not far enough to the north anymore. Climate change is warming North Sea waters and forcing some species to migrate to cooler water further north. "What's striking is people tend to think of climate change as something that's going to affect us in the future, whereas more and more we're seeing signs that these changes are already happening and are going to continue," said one of the scientists who helped write a report on the phenomenon.
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Friday, 3 July 2015
Shit! I forgot to give this post a title!
A bit of a confession.
Are you ready?
Deep breath.
I've never had a fantasy army.
That feels better.
It needed saying. Don't get me wrong, I've tried.
I started off with the regiments boxed set when I was 13.
On top of which i had some random humans and some chaos dwarves but nothing that could be called an army. Sure we played plenty of fantasy RPG's, D&D, RQ, WFRP and the like.
We played a load of Heroquest and especially advanced Heroquest and we had some figures to represent characters but that was about it. What I did focus on before my hormones enforced a 15 year hobby break was sci-fi oriented and mostly Orky at that.
When I was pulled back in to 'the life' it was 40k that was my hook. And it was that I concentrated on. I had several armies and enjoyed 4th edition for what it was. I was well aware that I 'should' have a fantasy army though. And I tried.
I bought figures for an Empire army. I even glued most of them together.
I bought tilean mercenaries and sold them or turned them into italians.
I bought some chaos knights and used the bits for conversions.
I bought and painted some bretonnians.....but they were for a medieval French army.
All failed to ignite enough interest in me to get them finished.
In recent years Oldhammer has relit my interest in gaming. I've collected figures like a man possessed of endless credit. I've collected enough figures to make an impressive Horde of Greenskins. I gathered enough followers of chaos to invade a minor fiefdom. I've located enough men of the Empire to make a decent move for the crown of an Elector count. I've bought more bretonnians to convert my French to the ways of the magic lands (the nearest I have come!).
I just can't get them painted. I don't have the discipline.
All this means that I've never been fully immersed in the Warhammer Fantasy Lore. I know a fair bit about the old world from WFRP but the characters and stories have mostly passed me by.
Which means that all the recent kerfuffle over the death and rebirth of Warhammer Fantasy has kind of left me cold. A dear friend of mine followed the End Times religiously and regaled me with the shocks of great characters deaths. Most of these tales were met with a puzzled frown from me and request to explain 'Who's that again?' which simply made it more confusing as the frame of reference was simply more people I had never heard of.
I really didn't have a horse in the race.
And now GW have come up with the next big leap in wargaming and given us the Age of Sigmar.
Now on paper it sounds like this is my way in to Fantasy. At last a game where I can have an army of a reasonable number of figures. A game where I can base my Fantasy figures on round bases so that I can use them in my RT games without suffering aesthetic-centered base guilt. A game where the rules are brief and to the point, only 4 pages! A game where the lack of points means that I won't have to deal with army list savants producing the best kill-em-all, stat-proof, excel spreadsheet based army of mega kill!
It all sounds so good on paper.
Then I saw the miniatures.
Now. I'm going to put on a hat that I rarely wear on this blog. My designers hat. I trained as a product designer and I had an aesthetic sense nailed into my forehead by hours of design history lectures.
From a purely design point of view the new figures look exactly like 5" tall action figures. They look like the army of Eternia redesigned for the internet age. The look like they should have a toddler paw wrapped around their polypropylene legs. They look like they should be in the pages of the Argos catalogue or in a vacuum-formed blister on the toy shelves at Tesco. They look like the slightly bendy figures that you almost think are cool while wandering around Toys-R-us.
And that was it for me.
The RT games that I'm interested in features Humans struggling to deal with their tiny little place in the overwhelming expanse of the galaxy. The Pathetic aesthetic. It's what makes it interesting for me. Give a human a little bit of training and an autogun and lets see how he deals with a screaming gene stealer patriarch. Lets give some raging green mentalists some randomised technology and watch them try to bring their blunt-force-trauma style comedy to a hive world near you.
And that is the kind of thing that has all so nearly got me into fantasy. Humans dealing with all sorts of monstrosities stomping on their crops while still trying to deal with the Machiavellian politics of state hood.
So the decision has been made for me.
I'm going to try and get a fantasy army painted and only the table over the next couple of years. Cos lets face it, I should really try and finish one army for 3rd edition before the 30th anniversary!
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How do you eat a whale ?ReplyDelete
One bite at a time... I'm pretty sure you can make an army in a year if you split it into sufficiently small parts. You've proven you can paint a whole warband or gang in amazingly quick time to an excellent standard so splitting units into 10 men formations and all should be feasible. At least that's the plan I've decided to opt to finish my chaos renegades.
You had this unit of Iron Claw black orcs done some time ago, adding 10 goblins, getting back to RT and then finishing the unit up to 20 or adding another unit of 10 something else is a good way to deal with it (I think).
I'm confident in you making it and in us to remind you of that very post and break your nuts with constant friendly reminders ;)Replies
I'm building myself up to it mate. I've done historical armies before so I know i'm capable, I just need to get my head round it! I'm sure you'll keep me on track ;)Delete
You're spot on with the He-Man thing, there is a strong trend of paedomorphism in GWs design, but I dunno man. We said we wanted 80's retro Warhammer. They gave us 80s retro Warhammer. There's probably a moral to this story, somewhere.ReplyDeleteReplies
It's retro something right enough. Ever since someone mentioned it I've felt the itch to convert a bunch of Hawkmen from Flash Gordon including Brian Blessed! Thing Chaos marauders, blood angel wings and empire outriders heads! In fact the more I think of it the more the Flash thing makes sense. Isn't Mongo just a collection of floating kingdoms at war with each other? I think I've cracked it!
Did anyone else get the impression that, when He-man stared off into the distance and mentioned how 'drugs dont solve problems, they just create more', that he was talking from his own sad, bitter experiences?Delete
Judging by He-Man's outfit I would guess he made a few regrettable choices in the past.Delete
Great post!ReplyDelete
If it makes you feel less alone, I didn't have a fantasy army until I painted up some woodelves a couple years ago (at the age of 36)... all notwithstanding a lifelong interest in the game.
Loved the post. ;) I was where you are with my chaos army. Got to a point where I thought I was finished. Then doubled the army over the last year. Keep on him JB. LolReplyDelete
I never had a proper army back in the day either. The first few years of being into GW I just bought random things that appealed to me (probably would constitute an army under AoS rules!). I did end up buying enough Bretonnians to assemble the beginnings of an army but it wasn't well thought out and lacked enough suitable troops for it to be much use. I've certainly made up for that lack of troops since though!ReplyDelete
I also never played Rogue Trader, had plenty of models but didn't buy the rules. Never played an RPG either (I'm not counting the two attempts at GM-ing for a lone player!). It's so much easier to buy than it is to play. ;)
I'd buy he-man miniatures. That is all I have to say.ReplyDeleteReplies
I know nobody ever comes back to read their follow-ups on a blog-post, so I'll start a thread on the forum. http://forum.oldhammer.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=6466 Grenadier had a line back in the 80s. The sculpts are quite quaint, but full of character.Delete
Truth be told, I've never had a proper army either, yeah I had units and warmachines and a couple fo characters, but never enough for a proper large army, so don't fret, it's not an exclusive club LOLReplyDelete
+Stonecoldlead I'm with you on two of your counts, I too brought a Bret army when 5th came out.... and never even painted it up!ReplyDelete
I found out the hard way that Heraldry and me don't see eye to eye :D
As for RPG's, I'm a huge Dungeons and Dragons fan, but I've never played it!
When at school I tried to get people to play, but they just wanted to play Hero Quest or Space Crusade of move lead about pretending they could properly play Warhammer 4th edition.......
And sadly I've never really found anyone at any of my jobs I've had who wanted to play either :(
There are free 'army lists' called Warscrolls that drop tonight on the GW site that is supposed to cover every current unit. I have it in mind to use my 3rd edition models to proxy now edition models to try the rules. If the rules are fun, there is no need to use the new minis at all...ReplyDelete
I have every confidence in your endeavour. Long have I followed your blog and wondered when you would take the plunge.ReplyDelete
Best of luck, throwing in bound creatures, swarms and large nasties is a good way to break up the sometimes monotonous rank and file.
I'm sure whatever you come up with will be well executed and we can all see your excellent terrain skills turned towards the fantasy element.
Great post, like many I started off with Heroquest but it took me until 2007 to dip my toes into fantasy.ReplyDelete
Like yourself, I've never been up to speed on all the lore associated with WHFB, and despite perusing the news from the End Times books I didn't have a clue who all these character were, mostly.
Glad to know I am not the only one....ReplyDelete
I think I can join the club, - I don't think I have yet to finish a complete army, some of them have been 25 years in production.... so many shiny new figures so little time.
Good to see I'm not the only one who felt that way about the miniatures. How are their target market ever supposed to paint them? I suspect they plan to make their money from selling red and gold spray paint.ReplyDelete


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I have one investor who I adore, and she calls me all the time. She will ask about how to send money, or what she should do with the lovely investor gift she just received. Heavens, I think she sometimes just calls to chat, and I'm always excited to hear her voice on the other end of the line. Usually our conversations are 30 to 45 minutes. We chat business, and then we discuss our personal lives. She prefers that I don't call her by her last name. Instead she wants me to I refer to her by what her grandchildren call her.
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for better hygienic properties
In order to meet the hygienic demands in medically sensitive areas our VARIO models are equipped with a special varnish.
Contained in the varnish are micro particles of silver which deposit at the surface after apllying the varnish. Thereby germs can hardly spread out on the surface. The metabolism of bacteria is disturbed by exchange of potassic ions. They die off. Microbes are additionally killed by the exchange of sulfureous amino acids.
These hygienic characteristics were examined and confirmed by an independent institute.
The material used to produce the surface of the Viewmedic OP solutions is a two-component, polyurethane-based material resistant to chemicals, light and weather. Once cured, the surface exhibits no indications of yellowing or chalking even when exposed to severe weather conditions. It is also abrasion-resistant, elastic, insensitive to scratching and resistant to chemicals, brighteners, synthetic coolants, hydraulic oils and detergents.
The coating is used primarily for the final coating if the lacquer has to meet stringent requirements with regard to chemical and corrosion damage (see No. 5) or is exposed to severe weather conditions.
RAL 7035 Light grey
A piece of soaked cotton wool is placed on a dried, cleaned surface and covered with a Ø 80 mm watch glass. The test is performed over 72 hours at room temperature.
If readily volatile media, e.g. FREKADERM or FREKANOL are used, the cotton wool needs to be re-moistened.
The surface is assessed after being washed off with water.
Test criteria:
Providing the aforementioned criteria are satisfied, especially with regard to peeling, attack or severe discolouration of the surface, the coating is to be categorised as "non-resistant".
If there is "no change" or only a "slight change" of two media in one group of active agents or of one medium in different groups, the coating or imprint is to be categorised as "resistant".
Wipe test:
In addition to the chemical spot test, the wipe test is carried out.
This involves using a paper tissue soaked in petrol or ethanol to make circular movements over the coloured surface or imprint for 15 seconds, normal pressure being applied.
No peeling, discolouration or turbidity of the lacquer and/or imprint may be evident after this period.
|Ultrasol F
|Incidin perfekt
|Active chlorine-containing
|Sporotal 100 (4%)
|Bleach (NaOCl 12%)
|undiluted 20 : 1
|Active oxygen-containing
|Puristeril 340
|Peracetic acid 40%
|undiluted 10 : 1
|Caustic soda 10 %
|undiluted 10 : 1
|undiluted 1 : 1
|Citrosteril (24%)
|undiluted 10 : 1
The antimicrobial characteristics of the surface were verified in the suspension test in accordance with standard JIS Z 2801:2000.
6.1. Suspension test method
The test involves applying defined test bacteria suspensions of gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria species and yeasts. In order to bypass the influence caused by general material properties, the test is conducted in accordance with standard JIS Z 2801:2000. Bacteria and yeasts from the logarithmic growth phase are incorporated into a mineral-based solution with low peptone medium concentration and applied to the surface being tested. Following injection, the inoculum is covered with a sterile film, which distributes the micro-biological suspensions into a thin layer on the specimen. This guarantees a realistic test.
As a zero control, the bacterial count from one section of the samples is determined after 30 seconds of residence time.
The anti-microbial effect of the surface coating is determined from the bacterial count after the test preparations have bred at 37°C for 18 hours. If the initial bacterial count reduces by > 2 Iog10 stages taking into account the zero value, the anti-microbial property of the surface is categorised as a bacteriacide or fungicide when tested with fungi. If the bacterial count remains consistent, the surface is considered bacteriostatic or fungistatic when tested with fungi.
Gram-negative bacteria:
Gram-positive bacteria:
|Klebsiella pneumoniae
|1,4 x 104 cfu/ml
|Staphylococus aureus
|2,0 x 104 cfu/ml
|Enterococcus faecium
|1,1 x 104 cfu/ml
|Candida albicans
|1,0 x 104 cfu/ml
|Klebsiella pneumoniae
|0,5 x 107 cfu/ml
|0,5 x 107 cfu/ml
|1,3 x 106 cfu/ml
|1,8 x 106 cfu/ml
|Mean 0.3 x 107 cfu/ml
Log reduction: >2 Iog10-stage growth
|Staphylococus aureus
|Log reduction: 4 Iog10 levels
|Enterococcus faecium
|Log reduction: 4 Iog10-Stufen
|Candida albicans
|1,8 x 105 cfu/ml
|1,9 x 105 cfu/ml
|0,6 x 105 cfu/ml
|1,8 x 105 cfu/ml
Mean 0,5 x 106 cfu/ml