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Light-up shoes (for adults!) for KDR, who is today's About My Query participant. Full disclosure on this one: I saw an earlier version of this letter that was strong enough to pique my interest and have me request a partial, which lead to my asking for the full manuscript. So I may know more about the rest of the story than what's told here. Nonetheless, I'll do my best to be impartial. But I may depend on your fresh eyes to give the author more feedback. Ready?
Dear Ms Unfeasible,
I am seeking representation for my 77,000 word urban fantasy, LIGHT BRINGERS, where having the ability to heal others is a doubled-edged sword, killing just as easily as curing.
Best friends Ryan and Kalie work hard to keep Kalie's rare healing power a secret. When a new Light Bringer emerges, brazenly using her healing gift out in the open, she attracts the attention of a vicious shape-shifter, inadvertently exposing Kalie. Fortunately, Ryan is a part of a special-ops group of soldiers designed to police the gifted society, and he brings his elite crew into the battle to keep the Light Bringers safe. As they dodge attacks from a motley crew of mercenaries, all signs begin to point to a deadly foe from Kalie's past. Is the shape-shifter working with the woman responsible for murdering Kalie's family thirteen years ago—a woman who sought to rip the healing essence from Light Bringers and harness it for her own needs? Ryan and Kalie must unravel the shape-shifter's motives and stop her before they meet the same wicked end as Kalie's family.
I majored in English at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, where I studied creative writing and media arts. Light Bringers is targeted to the young adult audience, and is the first installment of three. It is told primarily from Ryan and Kalie's viewpoints, with heavy romantic tension. While there are no vampires, faeries or demons in Light Bringers, I believe fans of Richelle Mead, Melissa Marr, and Cassandra Clare will enjoy my novel. The entire manuscript is available upon request. Thank you for your consideration.
Well, I think you can see why I wanted to read more! There's just a couple of things I might suggest. Besides the title, the first time you mention "Light Bringers" is in referring to the new one. You might want to consider letting Kalie's gift be named first — something like "Best friends Ryan and Kalie work hard to keep Kalie's rare healing power a secret, a power that marks her as a Light Bringer." The second Light Bringer also isn't just being brazen — she's also clueless about her gifts, and that might be something you could mention, how between everything else that's going on, Kalie also has to train this new Light Bringer in the proper use of her talent.
I'd also love to see more made of the romantic tension between Ryan and Kalie, rather than just having it relegated to the final paragraph. As for it being the first installment in a series of three, my advice is always to get the first book represented, then get into the details of a series with your agent. In other words, focus on just this one book for now.
Finally, I really like how you've brought in the comparisons to other YA titles — "While there are no vampires, faeries or demons in Light Bringers, I believe fans of Richelle Mead, Melissa Marr, and Cassandra Clare will enjoy my novel." — but would use "may" instead of "will."
My one remaining question is about the hook line. I liked it at first, but on further reflection I wonder if it makes more of the Light Bringers' ability to kill than you want to focus on. It seems like the death comes more frequently because they're Light Bringers, not because of something they DO as Light Bringers. Does that makes sense? Maybe you want something like "where having the ability to heal others is a doubled-edged sword, putting them in danger of death as easily as they cure life-threatening wounds."
So now to my readers — looking at this fresh, how does it read to you? What would you change?
Filed Under: About My Query, Ask Daphne!
Tags: About My Query, advice, queries
5 Responses to "Ask Daphne! About My Query XXI"
Jamie Harrington Says:
September 24th, 2009 at 3:00 am
um, can I just say O-M-G I want to read this?
Jenny Says:
September 24th, 2009 at 4:47 am
I am also not going to be as objective about this one, but here it goes. First I must say that I agree with Kate on all of her points. One small technicality is that the sentence "Ryan and Kalie must unravel the shape-shifter's motives and stop HER before they meet the same wicked end as Kalie's family" suggests that the shape-shifter is the same person as the woman who killed Kalie's family, which is not the case, right? Also, Ryan and Kalie's relationship could be better defined in the query because it is a huge part of the story (and one of the strongest parts I think). There I go not being objective, but I believe that their relationship is why you can safely say that Melissa Marr fans may like your book, despite a lack of faeries.
Beth Says:
September 24th, 2009 at 8:29 am
It's a great query to begin with, and the previous comments will just make it more so.
Also – I also have a novel about super-powered people with a healer as the main character. The other plot points are different, but I did a triple-take as I started reading. I wish you all the best in obtaining representation!
Kaitlyn Says:
September 24th, 2009 at 9:36 am
Maybe if we had an idea of how old the characters are? I'm used to YA and middle-grade, so when I saw "best friends", I automatically assumed they were children. It was only when I saw Ryan's profession did I realise they were older.
Karen Says:
September 24th, 2009 at 12:18 pm
Hi all,
Thanks Daphne for offering this query help and for your awesome comments! I appreciate everyone's feedback and I've already made some changes to bring in the romance and tweak the hook.
Jamie–thanks! I want you to read it…and millions of other people too!
Jenny–I was racking my brain trying to figure out who you were and how you could have read my book. I was thinking, "Has it happened, have I given my book to so many people that I've forgotten who has read it?" Then I remembered…Jenny the intern…Duh!
Beth–that's happened to me before. I've seen a query that has a healer and similar things and was like, NOOOOOO! I think stories with healers are popular but haven't reached the saturation level as vamps and faeries etc. So we're still good!
Kaitlyn–I initially started the query with, "Seventeen-year-old Kalie…" but it was clunky in the beginning of the sentence. While age is important in YA, I just couldn't work their ages into the query without it sounding like I was just trying to work it in. Maybe I'll give it another shot with fresh eyes and see what I come up with. 🙂
Thanks again, guys. I hope your input will ultimately help land me an agent!


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Arsenal were left frustrated by a 3-3 draw against Fulham on Saturday, where they threw away a two-goal lead for the second successive match.
Nearly all of Wenger's first-team squad will now jet off around the globe for some much-maligned friendlies, although it remains to be seen whether forward Theo Walcott will link up with England after suffering an injury to his buttock muscles.
With the north London derby against Tottenham next Saturday lunchtime, Wenger will be praying for his players' safe return to London Colney.
"It is bad for us. I would prefer that the team stays here and prepares our next game," he said.
"There is a risk with the players who have played our [last] three games – they play another one [in midweek], and another one [against Spurs], and after that they play against Montpellier [in the Champions League].
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Wenger continued: "We have no time to train on it, because the players go away and anyway, when you play every three days you cannot practice too much.
"However, it is like that for all the teams. I have played Champions League for 15 years now and we have to do that every year for periods.
"As long as you play in the League Cup as well, you never have a complete week to prepare the next game – but it is part of being at Arsenal."
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February 11, 2015
U-M startup acquired by electrical services company
Topic: Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Electric Field Solutions, a U-M startup that uses technology first developed for measuring electric fields caused by dust storms on the surface of Mars, has been acquired by Premier, a gas and electrical industries service company.
Premier, a Hauppauge, N.Y., unit of the Houston-based oil and gas construction company Willbros Group, bought EFS for an undisclosed amount.
EFS developed the Charge Tracker, a sensor product that can identify stray voltage from a distance of more than 10 feet. EFS uses technology developed at U-M by Nilton Renno, professor of atmospheric, oceanic and space sciences, and his research team.
Renno was a member of NASA's 2007 Phoenix Mars Lander science team and is a member of the Curiosity Rover science team. His group studied the effects of dust ejected from the surface of Mars by the Landers descent engines on their science instruments.
"I knew that we had created something that would be of value here on Earth," Renno said. "I just didn't know what form it would take. Fortunately, I was able to access resources that helped guide me through the process."
Professor Nilton Renno displays the Charge Tracker, a sensor that uses technology he developed to identify stray voltage from a distance of more than 10 feet. (Photo by Leisa Thompson)
Converting ideas from university research into market-ready opportunities often requires significant resources and experienced mentors, said Ken Nisbet, associate vice president for research — technology transfer. "Our Venture Center has resources and partners to help create and guide promising startup concepts."
Nisbet attributes part of the successful acquisition of EFS by Premier to Tech Transfer Mentor-in-Residence David Hartmann, who assisted Renno.
To augment the customer discovery process, Hartmann worked with Renno and graduate student Harvey Elliott through the National Science Foundation's I-Corp program administered and taught by the College of Engineering's Center for Entrepreneurship. The I-Corps training and mentorship from CFE facilitated hands-on customer discovery opportunities for Renno and Elliott, encouraging them to look beyond their initial technology focus to understand potential market needs.
The EFS project also received funding from Tech Transfer and the Michigan Economic Development Corp. to further the customer discovery process.
Later, once the startup was launched, EFS became a tenant in the Tech Transfer Venture Accelerator, where it continued to receive guidance from the Venture Center. EFS also received funding from Ann Arbor SPARK's microloan program and assistance from other regional partners.
As the Charge Tracker's technical capabilities progressed, the Venture Center team worked with community partners including Ann Arbor SPARK, the MEDC and the Small Business Development Center to help EFS expand its market potential by analyzing a list of potential customers.
From this analysis, Renno and Hartmann decided to pursue a relationship with Premier based on their interest and match with EFS's capabilities. This led eventually to the acquisition, a development that will accelerate the market adoption of the Charge Tracker technology.
"EFS is a great example of the expertise, resources and persistence necessary for success," Hartmann said. "We were able to help Dr. Renno further develop a science instrument, commercialize it targeting a market need, and eventually find a great partnered company to accelerate and broaden its success."


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Certain people just do a great job of promoting themselves and St. Vincent is no different. Instead of just releasing a new song from her upcoming album Strange Mercy (due out 9/13), she had the idea of unlocking video teasers (four in total), one at a time. As more and more people tweeted about #strangemercy, the videos would culminate into being able to hear the first single. Seriously a great idea!
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|For the past few months, I've done a nightly walk around my neighborhood, consisting of roughly 1.8-2.4 miles and lasting 30-40 minutes. I've seen these lights at all times, even until 5:45am EST before dawn and it has no sign of letting-up.
What I saw last night, 10 minutes into my walk was a brief orange ball, at the top of the hill I walk to over the house-line. Then nothing, I continue walking down a long slope once again under the tree-line...and then a sound that I don't remember exactly followed by a bright series of lights in a horizontal pattern, A UFO! I stop cold, and think about turning back, it dissappears after 5 seconds or so, and so I continue down the hill. For the rest of the time, I see two dark-red glowing craft (far below star-distance) following with me, and stopping with me whole way back to my street. One was always to the right of me, and another was also ahead on that side and also appeared on the left side of the road.
I was very amazed, but not scared because of the frequency of their appearence. I didn't run, because my nighttime walk is long, and they seemed to have me cornered, and knew my path. For the past 2 weeks I try never to walk along at night because I will always see them if I am alone. If someone is with me, they are not there, or are at a star-distance only.


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There's also a humorous account of a parent's "back-to-school" experience in 2014 vs. 1970, which dovetails nicely with Health, Home, & Happiness's post about helping children feel content without feeling deprived.
Kate Conner has a great meditation "On Ripening" and Sarah Bessey writes to her husband about their married love, which will go down in the family history books as the stuff of legend.
Owlhaven is challenging us all to spend less and save on groceries this month, something I will have a hard time doing because of all the back-to-school extras we've been buying.
On a more serious-but-funny-to-make-a-point is Jon Stewart on White Privilege.
Also, Matthew Paul Turner's Lingering Effects of Fundamentalism is for those still raw from harsh religious church cultures and, speaking of church culture, this is the latest on Seattle's Mars Hill church: the board of elders are asking for Mark Driscoll to resign and seek personal help.
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Drew moved to the Rio Grande Valley in the summer of 2010 to accept a position with a national wildlife refuge. We had just begun dating in May so it was pretty hard on me. I drove 14 hours to visit him as often as possible. One of those trips I left with some pretty new jewelry 🙂
We got married in May of 2011 and I moved down to Texas.
Thanks to a recommendation by Drew's boss, I quickly found a job as a naturalist and supervisor at Quinta Mazatlan (QM). Quinta means "country estate" and Mazatlan means "where the deer/antelope roam" and is also the name of a city in Mexico where the original builder of the estate loved to visit.
(front facade of the historic adobe home and "main house" at Quinta Mazatlan)
QM is currently a historic adobe home and 20-acre nature center featuring many gardens, native thornforest, and lots of programs for people to enjoy. QM is also one of the 9 World Birding Centers that work together to promote eco-tourism and birding in the Rio Grande Valley.
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I have LOVED working at Quinta Mazatlan. It's a beautiful location in the heart of the city. Every morning I walk down Bougainvillea lane, say hello to the Eastern Screech Owl in the fallen palm, and make my way to my office in the Discovery Center.
(Eastern Screech Owl)
(Discovery Center at Quinta Mazatlan, and my office building)
The best part of this job has been working for and learning from my boss, our manager Colleen. Colleen is so inspired and she has such an incredible vision not only for Quinta Mazatlan for the the City itself. I often tell people there is no one else in the Valley that I would rather work for.
(QM board member, Jonathon Wood of the Raptor Project , and my boss Colleen)
I've learned SO MUCH during my time at Quinta Mazatlan. And I've enjoyed the beauty of our gardens, forest, and wildlife. Here are some other sights of QM:
(Texas Tortoise crossing the walkway)
(Strawberry Pitaya cactus in bloom in the Cactus Garden. Photo by JAVIER AREVALO.)
(Red-bordered Pixie, City of McAllen official butterfly. Photo by John Brush.)
(My favorite- Plain Chachalaca on the trails.)
(Blue Passionvine, a native vine and favorite of the Gulf Frittilary butterfly, has a beautiful bloom)
(Texas Spiny Lizard. Photo by John Brush.)
(Buff-bellied Hummingbird)
(Bougainvillea- City of McAllen official flower)
(Red-shouldered Hawk juvie sitting over Ruby Pond.)
(The Forest Sculpture Trail features 25 life-size and larger-than-life bronze sculptures of animals native to South Texas.)
I am going to miss the people at QM most! I'm very sad to leave my work family but excited to see where we go next.
(Sunset over Quinta Mazatlan)
So many people have asked us "So what's Christine going to do" when we move? Short answer: I don't know! When we get there, Drew will start right away in his new position. But as soon as possible (December? March?), they are going to send him to training which will take the better part of a year to complete, in a few different places around the country. We don't know exactly how this will work for me. The first part of his training he has to stay on-site at the training facility and it's a very intense program so I probably won't get to stay with him. But his field trainings will be different. So my employment is wide open right now! Which is kind of a cool feeling. I started working when I was 16 and have had a job every since. This will be a new experience for me! We will see how long I will enjoying being a house wife before I go insane and have to find work, haha!
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Pictish stone
A Pictish stone is a type of monumental stele, generally carved or incised with symbols or designs. A few have ogham inscriptions. Located in Scotland, mostly north of the Clyde-Forth line and on the Eastern side of the country, these stones are the most visible remaining evidence of the Picts and are thought to date from the 6th to 9th century, a period during which the Picts became Christianized. The earlier stones have no parallels from the rest of the British Isles, but the later forms are variations within a wider Insular tradition of monumental stones such as high crosses. About 350 objects classified as Pictish stones have survived, the earlier examples of which hold by far the greatest number of surviving examples of the mysterious Pictish symbols, which have long intrigued scholars.[1]
In The Early Christian Monuments of Scotland (1903) J Romilly Allen and Joseph Anderson first classified Pictish stones into three groups.[2] Critics have noted weaknesses in this system but it is widely known and still used in the field. In particular, the classification may be misleading for the many incomplete stones. Allen and Anderson regarded their classes as coming from distinct periods in sequence, but it is now clear that there was a considerable period when both Class I and II stones were being produced.[3]
- Class 1 — unworked stones with symbols only incised. There is no cross on either side. Class 1 stones date back to the 6th, 7th and 8th century.
- Class 2 — stones of more or less rectangular shape with a large cross and symbol(s) on one or both sides. The symbols, as well as Christian motifs, are carved in relief and the cross with its surroundings is filled with designs. Class 2 stones date from the 8th and 9th century.
- Class 3 — these stones feature no idiomatic Pictish symbols. The stones can be cross-slabs, recumbent gravemarkers, free-standing crosses, and composite stone shrines. They originate in the 8th or 9th century. Historic Scotland describes this class as "too simplistic" and says "Nowadays this is not considered a useful category. A surviving fragment may belong to a monument that did include Christian imagery".[3]
Later Scottish stones merge into wider medieval British and European traditions.
Purpose and meaning
The purpose and meaning of the stones are only slightly understood, and the various theories proposed for the early Class I symbol stones, that are considered to mostly pre-date the spread of Christianity to the Picts, are essentially speculative. Many later Christian stones from Class II and Class III fall more easily into recognisable categories such as gravestones. The earlier symbol stones may have served as personal memorials or territorial markers, with symbols for individual names, clans, lineages or kindreds, although there are several other theories, and proposed explanations of the meanings of the symbols. A small number of Pictish stones have been found associated with burials, but most are not in their original locations. Some later stones may also have marked tribal or lineage territories. Some were re-used for other purposes, such as the two Congash Stones near Grantown-on-Spey, now placed as portal stones for an old graveyard. The shaft of an old cross is lying in the field. Another Pictish stone, the Dunachton Stone near Kincraig, was later used as a door lintel in a barn. This was discovered when the building was dismantled in 1870. The stone was re-erected in the field. Recently it fell, after being photographed in 2007, but was re-erected again a few years later by the owner of Dunachton Lodge.
Class I and II stones contain symbols from a recognisable set of standard ideograms, many unique to Pictish art, which are known as the Pictish symbols. The exact number of distinct Pictish symbols is uncertain as there is some debate as to what constitutes a Pictish symbol, and whether some varied forms should be counted together or separately. The more inclusive estimates are in excess of sixty different symbols, but a more typical estimate is around thirty,[4] or "around forty" according to Historic Scotland.[1] These include geometric symbols which have been assigned descriptive names by researchers such as "crescent", "V-rod", "double disc and Z-rod", "mirror and comb", "triple disc", and outline representations of animals such as the adder, salmon, wolf, stag, eagle, as well as the apparently mythical Pictish Beast,[5] perhaps intended as a sea-monster. There are also representations of everyday objects such as the mirror and comb, which could have been used by high-status Picts. The symbols are almost always arranged in pairs or sets of pairs, often with the object type, such as the mirror and comb, below the others, hence the thinking they could represent names, lineage or kindred (such as two parents/clans). According to Anthony Jackson the symbol pairs represent matrilineal marriage alliances.[6] The animal group are generally only found in combination with the abstract types.[1]
The symbols are found on some of the extremely rare survivals of Pictish jewellery, such as the pair of silver plaques from the Norrie's Law hoard found in Fife in the early 19th century,[7] and the Whitecleuch Chain.[8][9] The symbols are also sometimes found on other movable objects like small stone discs and bones mostly from the Northern Isles. Simple or early forms of the symbols are carved on the walls of coastal caves at East Wemyss, Fife and Covesea, Moray. It is therefore thought likely that they were represented in other more perishable forms that have not survived in the archaeological record, perhaps including clothing and tattoos. Some symbols appear across the whole geographical range of the stones while, for example, six stones with the single symbol of a bull found at Burghead Fort suggest that this represented the place itself, or its owners, despite other examples appearing elsewhere.[1]
A team from Exeter University, using mathematical analysis, have concluded that the symbols in the Pictish image stones "exhibit the characteristics of written languages" (as opposed to "random or sematographic (heraldic) characters").[10][11] This claim has been criticized by linguists Mark Liberman and Richard Sproat on the grounds that the non-uniform distribution of symbols - taken to be evidence of writing - is little different from non-linguistic non-uniform distributions (such as die rolls), and that the Exeter team are using a definition of writing broader than that used by linguists.[12][13] To date, even those who propose that the symbols should be considered "writing" from this mathematical approach do not have a suggested decipherment.[14] However, earlier studies based on a contextual approach drawing on the identification of the pagan pre-Christian Celtic Cult of the Archer Guardian have been able to suggest possible clausal meanings for symbol pairs.[15][16]
Gallery of symbols
A selection of the Pictish symbols, showing the variation between individual examples. Each group is classified as a single type by most researchers. Only the geometric and object types are represented here, not the animal group.
Distribution and sites
Only a few stones still stand at their original sites; most have been moved to museums or other protected sites. Some of the more notable individual examples and collections are listed below (Note that listing is no guarantee of unrestricted access, since some lie on private land). Pictish Symbol stones have been found throughout Scotland, although their original locations are concentrated largely in the North East of the country in lowland areas, the Pictish heartland. During the period when the stones were being created, Christianity was spreading through Scotland from the west and the south, through the kingdoms of Dál Riata, which included parts of Ireland, and the extension into modern Scotland of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of Bernicia and Nothumbria.
Areas that show particular concentrations include Strathtay, Strathmore, coastal Angus, Fife, Strathdee, Garioch, Moray, Strathspey, Caithness, Easter Ross, the Hebrides, Orkney and Shetland.[5]
Two Pictish Class I stones are known to have been removed from Scotland. These are Burghead 5 (Moray), showing the figure of a bull, now in the British Museum, and the Crosskirk stone (Caithness), presented to the King of Denmark in the 19th century, but whose location is currently unknown.
Class I
- Aberlemno 1 (The serpent stone), Aberlemno, Angus. Boxed during winter months.
- The Craw Stane, a six-foot-high Class I stone on top of a hill near Rhynie. A salmon and Pictish Beast are carved on the south-facing side.
- Dunnichen Stone, a class I stone found at Dunnichen, Angus, now on display at the Meffan Institute in Forfar. A replica stands at its former position in front of Dunnichen church.
- Tain and District Museum, Tain — Class I stone in the yard and fragments from Edderton churchyard and Nigg in the museum.
- Inverness Museum, Castle Wynd, Inverness — collection of 8 Class I stones, including the Ardross Wolf and Deer's Head (two of the finest surviving animal symbols, probably originally parts of the same slab), and a fragment that matches a piece in Dunrobin Castle.
- Knocknagael Boar Stone, Highland Council HQ, Glenurquhart St, Inverness — Class I stone to be seen through a large window. Found at Knocknagael on the outskirts of Inverness.
- Churchyard Stone, Strathpeffer — Class I stone
- Clach a'Mheirlich, Rosskeen — Class I stone in a field.[17]
- Tarbat Discovery Centre, Portmahomack — large collection of excavated fragments and information about the Picts.
- Sharp Stone (Clach Biorach), Edderton — Class I stone in a field (probable original position), viewable from the roadside.
- Kincardine Old Church, Ardgay — coffin-shaped monument.
- Eagle Stone (Clach an Tiompain), Strathpeffer Class I stone.
- Tote Stone, Tote on the Isle of Skye — Class I stone in small fenced enclosure.
Class II
- Aberlemno 2 (The kirkyard stone) – in the churchyard at Aberlemno, Angus. Boxed during winter months.
- Aberlemno 3 (The great stone) – at the roadside, Aberlemno, Angus. Boxed during winter months.
- Drosten Stone – Rare example of a Pictish stone with an inscription in Latin text. At St Vigeans, Angus.
- Dunfallandy Stone (Clach an t-Sagairt, 'The Priest's Stone'), Pitlochry – fine Class II stone (Historic Scotland).
- Eassie Stone, stands in the ruined church at Eassie.
- Groam House Museum, Rosemarkie – collection of fragments of Pictish stones and a Class II cross-slab. The museum also has a collection of photographs of Pictish stones in Scotland.
- Fordoun Stone, in the vestibule of Fordoun parish church, Auchenblae there is a Class II 'Pictish' cross-slab which had been used as the base of the pulpit of the church of 1788. The face bears a Latin cross, part of a 'sea monster', a double-disc and Z-rod, a hunting scene with three horsemen and dogs, and two inscriptions, one in Hiberno-Saxon minuscules (on the face) and the other in Ogam (on the edge).
- Hilton of Cadboll Stone, now in the National Museum, with a replica at the original site. One of the finest pictorial stones
- Kirriemuir Sculptured Stones, now on display at the Meffan Institute in Forfar.
- Maiden Stone, at the roadside in Aberdeenshire. Boxed during winter months.
- Nigg Stone, Nigg inside the former parish church – Class II cross-slab. A fragment of it can be found in Tain Museum
- Trusty's Hill, near Anwoth, Dumfries and Galloway – a series of Class II stones.
- Shandwick Stone, Shandwick – Class II cross-slab protected by glass shelter.[18]
- St Orland's Stone, near Kirriemuir, Angus.
- Woodwrae Stone, from Woodwrae, Angus, now at Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh
Class III
- The Camus Cross, high cross near Carnoustie.
- The Dupplin Cross high cross at St Serf's church, Dunning.
- Dunblane Cathedral, Dunblane — this Class III stone was found in the foundations of Dunblane Cathedral during restoration. It can be found inside the Cathedral.
- Sueno's Stone, Forres — 6.5m-high cross-slab (tallest in Scotland[6]) dating from 9th or 10th century protected by glass (Historic Scotland).
- Dunrobin Castle Museum, Golspie — collection of over 20 Class I and II Pictish stones collected by the Dukes of Sutherland.
- Elgin Museum, High St, Elgin — large collection, largely from Kinneddar churchyard.
- McManus Galleries, Dundee. Collection of class I and III stones.
- The Meffan Institute, Forfar
- Meigle Sculptured Stone Museum, Meigle, near Forfar
- Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh
- Montrose Museum
- Perth Museum, Perth — collection of 3 Pictish stones, St Madoes 1, Inchyra and Gellyburn.
- Pictavia, near Brechin
- St Vigeans Museum, Arbroath — collection of Pictish and medieval stones. Includes the Drosten Stone, a class 2 cross-slab, one of only two Pictish symbol-stones to carry a non-ogham inscription. Key from Arbroath Abbey or keyholder in village (Historic Scotland).
Gallery of stones
See also
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Pictish Stones, "The Symbols"
- ↑ Allen, J.R.; Anderson, J. (1903), Early Christian Monuments of Scotland, Balgavies, Angus: Pinkfoot Press (1993 facsimile)<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Pictish Stones, "Types of Stone".
- ↑ Forsyth, Katherine (1997), Henry, David, ed., "Some thoughts on Pictish Symbols as a formal writing system" (PDF), The Worm, the Germ and the Thorn. Pictish and related studies presented to Isabel Henderson, Balgavies, Forfar: Pinkfoot Press, pp. 85–98, ISBN 978-1-874012-16-0, retrieved December 10, 2010<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Fraser, Iain (2008), The Pictish Symbol Stones of Scotland, Edinburgh: Royal Commission on the Ancienct and Historic Monuments of Scotland<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Jackson, Anthony (1984), The Symbol Stones of Scotland, Stromness, Orkney: The Orkney Press<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Graham-Campbell, James (1991), "Norrie's Law, Fife: on the nature and dating of the silver hoard" (PDF), Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 121: 241–259, retrieved November 25, 2010<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Clark, J Gilchrist (1880), "Notes on a Gold Lunette found at Auchentaggart, Dumfriesshire, and a Massive Silver Chain found at Whitecleugh, Lanarkshire, exhibited by His Grace The Duke of Buccleuch" (PDF), Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 14: 222–224, retrieved August 1, 2010<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Wainwright, F.T. (1955), Wainwright, F.T., ed., The Problem of the Picts, Edinburgh and London: Nelson Missing or empty
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- ↑ Ravilious, Kate. "Mathematics of ancient carvings reveals lost language". New Scientist.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Lee, Rob; Jonathan, Philip; Ziman, Pauline (31 March 2010), "Pictish symbols revealed as a written language through application of Shannon entropy" (PDF), Proceedings of the Royal Society.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Liberman, Mark (April 2, 2010). "Pictish Writing?". Retrieved 17 September 2010.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Ancient symbols, computational linguistics, and the reviewing practices of the general science journals" (PDF). Computational Linguistics. Retrieved 17 September 2010.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ See now the recent hypothesis about, based on the Shannon entropy, in: Rob Lee, Philip Jonathan and Pauline Ziman, "Pictish symbols revealed as a written language through application of Shannon entropy", Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Science, 2010 (published online 31 March 2010): abstract, and open access to the article. The press new in New Written Language of Ancient Scotland Discovered. "Once thought to be rock art, carved depictions of soldiers, horses and other figures are in fact part of a written language dating back to the Iron Age. A new written language, belonging to the early Pict society of Scotland, has just been identified" (J. Viegas, News in Discovery.com, Wed Mar 31, 2010).
- ↑ Griffen, Toby D (March 2000). "The Pictish Art of the Archer Guardian" (PDF). Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Celtic Studies Association of North America St Louis, Missouri. Retrieved 30 May 2011.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Griffen, Toby D. "The Grammar of the Pictish Symbol Stones" (PDF). Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Retrieved 30 May 2011.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Ellen MacNamara, The Pictish Stones of Easter Ross, Tain, 2003
- ↑ Dougla Scott, The Stones of the Pictish Peninsulas, Hilton Trust, 2004
External links
- Pictish Stones website from Historic Scotland
- The Highland Council Archaeology Unit — This webpage offers a leaflet in PDF-format about a Pictish Trail from Inverness to Golspie
- The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland — RCAHMS is the principal source of collections for Scotland's archaeology, buildings and maritime heritage, including Pictish Stones.
- University of Strathclyde — Pictish Stones Search Facility, a useful catalogue of the stones.
- New Written Language of Ancient Scotland Discovered. Another take on the symbols and images as "part of a written language dating back to the Iron Age".(J. Viegas, News in Discovery.com, Wed Mar 31, 2010).


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Equanimity might not be something you can go straight at, but rather reach by indirect means.
Mostly I have heard that it is a practice of letting go.
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This week the show Kimchi Chronicles kicked off on PBS, on a New York station. Later in the year it will be shown nationwide. The food shown in the show looks extra delicious, due to the high production values. The 13-part series is hosted by Marja Vongerichten, who is also working on a cookbook. You can read more about the show here (NY Times). Take a look! The first preview clip below is likely to make … Read entire article »
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Halloween Happens at Chestnut Ridge Dressage Show
Day 2 of Chestnut Ridge's Halloween weekend! Focused on dressage. Features our famous costumed tests!
Halloween Happens at Chestnut Ridge Jumper Show
Day 1 of Chestnut Ridge's Halloween weekend! Jumpers!
Saddle Up for Roswell Horse Trials and Dressage Show
On September 9,2017, we are celebrating our 12th Anniversary of the Saddle Up for Roswell at Chestnut Ridge Equestrian Center, 8am to 4pm.
The Chestnut Ridge Equestrian community is passionate about cancer. A cause that has touched so many in one way or another. We are proud to partner with Roswell Park Cancer Institute to assist those who face this disease. Over the past 11 year, we have raised $151,497.00.
About 110 riders of all ages will compete in dressage, stadium jumping and cross country trials at the event as they raise funds in support of cancer research and patient care at Roswell Park Cancer Institute.
Saddle Up for Roswell Trail Ride Fundraiser
The 3rd annual Saddle Up for Roswell Trail Ride.
Come on Out and ride the trails to benefit Roswell Park.
Ask your friends and family to sponsor your ride. Collect donations and there will be a prize for first place.
Hope to see you there. Thank you ! The Saddle Up Team
Saddle Up for Roswell Trail Ride Form
Sponsor Form
Linda Todenhagen Clinic August 19th and 20th at Chestnut Ridge Equestrian Center
Attached is form to ride in clinic with Linda Todenhagen.
No charge for auditors.
check web site for details and ride times.
Chestnut Ridge / WNYDA Challenge Series Dressage Show and Chestnut Ridge Combined Test
Chestnut Ridge's Annual WNYDA Show
Chestnut Ridge Spring Combined Test and Dressage Show
Chestnut Ridge's first show of the year! Offering Introductory, Beginner Novice, Novice and Training Combined Test Divisions, as well as Dressage Only, and Jumper Only classes.
Eddo Hoekstra Clinic June 12 and 13
Ride Times
9:00 - 9:50 Kristina Klee
9:50 - 10:40 Megan Gamin
10:40 - 11:30 Susan Gawley
11:30 - 12:20 Lynn Birkland
1:00 - 1:50 Nancy Divita
1:50 - 2:40 Liz Doherty
2:40 - 3:30 Sharon Keller
3:30 - 4:20 Lindsay Neadow
9:00 - 9:50 Lynn Birkland
9:50 - 10:40 Barbara Karrer
Saddle up for Roswell Trail Ride Fund Raiser
This trail ride is to involve everyone who would like to support Roswell, English and Western riders alike. We will start at Chestnut Ridge Equestrian Center and head to the Royalton Ravine. Helmets are encouraged. We are asking that you get sponsors for a minimum of $40. The person who collects the most donations for Roswell will receive a prize.
Thank you all from the Saddle Up for Roswell Team!
Eddo Hoekstra Clinic June 19, 20, 21, 22
Eddo Hoekstra clinic on June 19-22
9:00 - 9:50 Nancy Divita
9:50 - 10:40 Lynn Birkland
10:40 - 11:30 Megan Gamin
11:30 - 12:20 Elizabeth Doherty
1:00 - 1:50 Lisa Williams
1:50 - 2:40 Jean Kopperud
2:40 - 3:30 Kelsey Boyd
3:30 - 4:20 Lisa Williams
9:00 - 9:50 Sharon Hayek
9:50 - 10:40 Lynn Birkland
10:40 - 11:30 Elizabeth Doherty
11:30 - 12:20 Jean Kopperud
1:00 - 1:50 Sharon Keller
1:50 - 2:40 Barbara Karrer
2:40 - 3:30 Kim Anderson
3:30 - 4:20 Kelsey Boyd
9:00 - 9:50 Helen Draper
9:50 - 10:40 Lynn Birkland
10:40 - 11:30 Angela Freyburger
11:30 - 12:20 Elizabeth Doherty
1:00 - 1:50 Barbara Karrer
1:50 - 2:40 Jean Kopperud
2:40 - 3:30 Kim Anderson
3:30 - 4:20 Kelsey Boyd
8:30 Susan Gawley
9:20 Bonnie Thorman
Saddle Up For Roswell
Fund raising efforts will go towards research programs at Roswell Park Cancer Institute. Refund of entry and stabling to rider bringing in the most donations!!!
All riders and spectators are welcome to support the fund raising. There will be a free sheet of Basket Auction raffle tickets for each $50 raised.
Enter The Team Challenge: Groups of 4 or more. Highest total group receives $100 credit / refund for X-C Schooling
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We are located a beautiful 9.7 mile north of Denali Park entrance, through gorgous Nenana River Canyon in Healy, Alaska. Healy is nestled in Alaksa Range on the border of Denali National Park. The Denali/Healy area is breath taking, wildlife is abundant and fishing is a must. Healy is also called Tri- Valley, these valleys are caused by Dry Creek, Nenana River, and the Healy River all running togeter as the Nenana flowing to meet the Tanana River 50 Miles north in Nenana. Healy is totally surrounded by Mountains; Mt.Healy, Dora, Sugar Loaf, Mt. Usibelli, Jumbo and Walker Domb. The Healy area is supported by Usibelli Coal Mine, Golden Valley Electric and of course tourism. Healy is considered to be The Gateway to Denali National Park.
Denali's Otto Lake R.V. Park and Campground is a must weather for over night accomidations for tenting for recreational vehicals or fishing, boating, swimming, picnicing, or stocking up on your tackle. We are a primative campground with dump-station, water for your holding tanks, restrooms, firepits, and picnic tables. We have paddle boats and canoes, and fishing poles for rent for fishing or just for fun. All our sites are wooded and private with beautiful views of Otto lake and The Alaskan Range. Otto Lake is a Alaskan owned and operated family business. Fish for Rainbow Trout and Land Lock Silver Salmon.
Cabins coming soon!
Adjacent to Golf Corse
We will help you make resevations for any of Healy or Denali's locally owned activities such as Horse-back-riding, rafting, flight seeing, and golfing. We are more than happy to charge any batteries you may have such as vidio cameras, shavers, or computers.
No bad attitudes! Just Smiles! :)
R.V. sites: $17.10
tent sites: $15.10
Day Camping: $5.00
Make reservations ASAP to insure happy camping!
Canoes: $7.00 per hour
Paddle boats: $7.00 per hour
Day use: $40.00
24 hour: $100.00
For Resevations call Mary at:
907-683-2603 Winter
907-683-2100 Summer
Fax: 907-683-1230
E-Mail: otto
Our Campground has the most natural camping setting in the area. With many wildlife sighting, fishing, birdwatching. Giving you a great sence of nature.
We are located at mile 247 on the George Parks Highway, 1/2 mile Otto Lake Road, two hour drive south of Fairbanks, Alaska on the right. Five hour drive north of Anchorage, Alaska on the left, 15 minute drive north of Denali National Park on the left.
We offer Senion, Military, and College discounts.
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|Denali's Otto Lake R.V. Park and Campground
P.O. Box 195, Healy, Alaska


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Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR is Tucson's leading independently owned, full-service commercial real estate company. Founded in 1985, Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR offers brokerage, consulting, asset and property management for industrial, office, medical, retail, land and investment properties.
Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR is committed to Building Value Through Service for our clients and community. We are dedicated to obtaining the most favorable results for our clients while developing constructive, long-term, mutually rewarding relationships. Applying the highest professional standards, we provide information and performance that is accurate, timely, responsive, independent and confidential.
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When you live in the Pacific Northwest and it has been gloomy and raining since September it's a nice little shot of happy when the primroses show up at the grocery store. Even though it isn't spring yet, and it might not be spring here until June, primroses are a bright little promise that spring is on it's way. Plus they only cost 98 cents; even more happy!
good video tutorial by Amber Spiegel of SweetAmbs Cookies on youtube where you can see the brush embroidery technique in action.
Start with your flower cookie iced and dried in it's base color. Because we want the base icing color to show through start with just a little colored icing and work up if you need more. Pipe a thin line of icing and use a small craft brush dampened with a little water to pull the icing in thin lines toward the center of the flower. For these darker pink flowers I let the first coat set a minute and then went around again to make the pink more substantial.
These cookies were actually very easy to make and I think they turned out pretty well. They are a nice sweet shot of happiness on an otherwise dreary day.
Thursday, February 16
Primrose Cookies - an experiment with brush embroidery
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These are beautiful! And thanks for the mention. I'm so glad you found the video to be helpful!ReplyDelete
Beautiful COOKIES, Sarah! Love the 3D effect of the leaves and flowers...ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 16, 2012 at 3:38 PM
Sarah, I just love looking at your cookies. You are so talented!!!!ReplyDelete
I am in live with these! I've been on a flower cookie kick too. I need some color in my life! This weather has me confused!ReplyDeleteReplies
Love, darn it... Love!Delete
sara please put the recipe of cookies also thankReplyDelete
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On Saturday mornings, we always seem to have a lot to do. With my Pampered Chef Products, I can make a fast, simple breakfast.
With my Stoneware Small Ridged Baker and Microwave Egg Cooker and Small Micro Cooker (yes mine is over 15 years old) I made Bacon, Eggs and Grits.
I put 4 slices of turkey bacon in the Stoneware Small Ridged Baker, covered with paper towel and cooked for 3 1/2 minutes.
I melted a pat of butter in each well of the Microwave Egg Cooker and melted for 30 seconds. I mixed 4 eggs & 4 Tablespoons of milk and divided between the 2 wells. Cooked for 3 minutes. Fluffed with a fork and topped with shredded cheese.
Mixed 6 Tablespoons of grits, 2 cups of water and salt in Small Micro Cooker. Cooked for 3 minutes.
Breakfast in less than 15 minutes.
If you are interested in the Products I used today, you can go to my business website here, go to my Pampered Chef Facebook Page, or email me at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Have a Great Saturday.


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Light a votive candle in memory of your furry friend with this beautiful candle
keepsake. Made of brass with a rich matte finish. This urn looks amazing engraved with
the contrasting brass showing through (shown with "Paw Print Trail" clip-art).
Candle not included
Dimensions: 3.25" W x 5.5" H (1-30lb pet)


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Beacons are expected to drive more than $5 billion in annual spending by 2019, and Norway's Unacast is laying the groundwork for its proximity retargeting platform.
Beacons are expected to drive more than $5 billion in annual spending by 2019, and Norway's Unacast is laying the groundwork for its proximity retargeting platform.
The startup Unacast, several times awarded as one of the most promising tech companies in Norway, was this year's Best New Nordic Company.
The beacon revolution has been the topic du jour for a while now and we are as excited as ever to see how it will change the proximity market.
The MetroConnect Prize is part of the Go Global San Diego Initiative, which aims to help San Diego maximize its economic competitiveness.
Proxbook is the world's largest proximity directory, enabling brands and retailers globally to easily find a proximity solution partner.
Erik Bjontegard participated as a keynote in the Mobile Thinking Days event at Barcelona where he talked about the potential of the having a mobile communications strategy
Meanwhile, Norwegian start-up Unacast has signed seven partners including Total Communicator Solutions to create what it claims is the largest supplier of proximity data in the world – [...]
Media platform Unacast, which connects a person's physical offline behaviour to online advertising, has signed landmark strategic deals with seven of the world's most forward-thinking [...]
In-store beacons aren't novel and neither is online retargeting, but combining the strategies could be a breakthrough for adland. Location-based marketing firm Total Communicator Solutions and ad [...]


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If you are a nervous presenter, the idea of rehearsal might make you feel even worse. You might procrastinate when it comes to rehearsing, or avoid it altogether.
For those who avoid rehearsal: If you think about why you get nervous, it is often about losing control over something: your voice waivers, you forget a key point, your hands shake, you turn red in the face, you blank out, etc. Rehearsal is about practicing ways to gain physical control to improve your delivery. It is not about saying words repeatedly or memorizing scripts. For example, if your voice fades after slide 4, it's good to know this ahead of time. Then you can practice a phrase or do something as a reminder to speak up at that point.
If you procrastinate, recognize that the longer you put off rehearsal, the more you are feeding a monster that will keep getting bigger until you rehearse, or finish the presentation. Negative thoughts tend to snowball if left unchecked. You have to take some sort of action in order to break away from this mental pattern. Otherwise the nervous reaction will just continue to grow.
If you feel like you don't have time … you can often create time by staying up later or getting up earlier than the rest of the team to rehearse your portion of the presentation. You do have the benefit of the energy of the nerves so you won't be too tired during the presentation! This is one advantage of being a bit nervous – energy! Put that energy to constructive use instead of worrying.
Most people tell me they run out of time because they are still working on the presentation up to the 9th hour. No one in the audience will ever remember that that one word or graphic you fussed over or the 50th change to the presentation, but they do remember the overall impression. That's why in our pitch consulting practice, we always recommend a "pencils down" deadline to create time for rehearsal.
If the team is not ready – you can always rehearse your section alone. As a nervous presenter you should be rehearsing alone in any case. It will build your confidence and improve your delivery. Then when you rehearse with the team, you won't be the biggest problem in the room. I am sure the last thing you want is to have an entire team focusing a lot of attention on your delivery, so prepare well and deliver during team rehearsal as if you in front of your client. Don't phone it in.
Finally, you may think that the best presenters simply have a natural talent for speaking. But most of them got to that point by working at it. If you ask them, you'll find most of them will say they still rehearse.


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Light A Candle For Your Child
Our children carrying
the candles we lit for them
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Sara Michelle Tyler
Born 8/20/95
Killed 5/2/99
Sara was killed in a fire set by other children and left to die.
Her parents are LCPL Edmon Tyler and Nicole Tyler and her big brother is Jesse.
I am her "nana" Sharon and her "papa" is Ron Tyler.
She is missed beyond words
Sara's Story
We love you Sara and will see you in heaven when Jesus
Ryan Lee (9) & Travis Gene (5)
Car accident
December 9, 2000
They left behind:
Pappy Dave
Nanny Cindy
Uncle Ash
Aunt Michelle
cousins Austin & Alex
Ryan Lee's & Travis Gene's Webpage
Christopher Ronald Faller
May 7, 1990 - March 24, 1998
Our bravest boy... forever in our hearts
Maria's Tribute to Christopher
Soldier In His Mother's Arms
Dedicated to Chris
Wayne Harrison
Oct 13, 1981
Stillborn 2 days after his due date
Although some people think that it doesn't hurt as bad since we didn't get to know him;
I had him for 9 months and the pain is still here 20 years later.
Paula and Alan
Michelle Marie
August 24th 1984 ~ November 5th 1993
John 10:28-29
Parents: CindyJo and Dave
Siblings: Mike and Melissa
Nephew: Johnathan Michael
Michelle Marie's Memorial's
Michelle Marie gave the Gift of Life
Owen William
4/12/00 ~ 7/18/00
Our young warrior, we miss you.
Love Mommy, Daddy,
and big sister Shelby
Owen William's Memorial site
Logan Andrew Martinez
July 25, 2001
We got to see his little face and have
him bless our family for a brief moment;
a moment that will stand still in
my heart for the rest of my life.
Lisa's Angels
Little One
Became an angel in April 2001
God saw your path was difficult,
So He helped you reach the sky.
He whispered, "Come with me,"
and gave you wings to fly.
You never said, "I'm leaving,"
You never said goodbye.
You were gone before I knew it,
and only God knows why.
It broke my heart to lose you
but you did not go alone,
For part of me went with you
the day God called you Home.
But I know the Heavens rejoiced
when you came into sight,
For your sweet soul was like a star,
Shining in the night.
Together again, My Little One,
I know one day we'll be,
Until then God will hold you,
and keep you safe for me.
Love, Mommy
Casey Eugene Eiteman
Born September 26, 1993
Taken to be with God on June 24, 1998
You will always be our moon and stars.
Love mommy, daddy, and sissy.
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Side 1 - 20:24
1. Suicide - Televised Executions
2. Si Schroeder - Brailowsky (schroedersound remix)
3. Battles - Tonto (The Field Remix)
Side 2 - 33:28
4. Q and not U - Soft Pyramids
5. Dan Deacon - Wham City
6. Grails - Silk Rd
7. For Carnation - Moonbeams
21st Century Bites - download as two tracks ('21-1' and '21-2')
21st Century Bites - download as individual tracks (1-7)
The idea for this mix came when I was watching the film Manhunter on TV a couple of nights ago, and decided I wanted to listen to some cool 80's electro pop. Since Betamax Format haven't released their EP yet, the nearest (and yes, not very near at all) thing I had to hand was Suicide's 2002 album, American Supreme. Anyway, the first track on that, 'Televised Executions', was the genesis for this selection.
The '21st Century' part of the title is a reference to the fact that all these songs were released within the last 8 years, with the earliest being the For Carnation in the year 2000. Musically, it's not that these artists necessarily sound very 'modern', and indeed most of them have their origins - whether in earlier releases or in previous groups - in the preceding century.
Broadly speaking, these songs are 'electro' in at least some sense, moving towards more usual post-rock with Grails and the For Carnation, although there is plenty that is unusual about those two groups. The first side is the more wholly electronic, with far more rock tropes in the sound of Q and not U and Grails. If you're looking for punk, it's either nowhere or everywhere...
(A technical note: I decided to try out the long mp3 form of josephlovesit's playlists, one for each side. If I do say so myself, I think it works very well for the first side in particular. Nothing special was done to them, except for a few sections of silence between tracks being removed - no cross-fading or whatever it is you are supposed to be actually able to do with Audacity. Both formats are available for download above, although if you want both be aware that the zip files - and the folder in them - have the same name.)
21-1/Side 1
Suicide's 'Televised Executions' from American Supreme starts off with a combination of thin drum sounds which are characteristic of Suicide's sound right from 1977, and hip-hop scratching, which isn't. On top of this, of course, are funky, repetitive keyboard lines and echoey rockabilly vocals. This is a fantastic album, not just for the consistency with which it matches the original 'no-wave' Suicide, but also for the incorporation of contemporary sounds (well, contemporary in 2002 - you should hear their 90s album; a little dated!). What I said when I first posted this album still stands, that "if you've ever wanted to hear hip-hop played like weird 70s electronica, this is very possibly the album for you".
An instantaneous moment of relief, Si Schroeder's 'Brailowsky' remix comes from a limited-edition 2006 7" of the same name, with paper sleeves and original artwork. Si Schroeder, as his Myspace describes him, is "a six foot hairy male who makes 'music'" from Dublin in Ireland. Previously, he was one half of a Sonic Youth/MBV style noise band, so you can kind of guess where he's coming from in this piece and in his idiosyncratic electronica in general. 'Brailwosky' is instrumental, although other songs have lyrics, all with a soothing, ethereal and above all beautiful quality of sound. Road Records say of his full-length album, Coping Mechanisms, "hats off to mr schroeder for doing something very new and inventive with laid back electronica. really really superb stuff". 'Brailowsky' (a reference to a 20th century French pianist) has a lot of the same, characteristic melodies and flourishes follow on into that album; a really nice song. I met him in person once - I should say that he is a relative of a friend - and he seems like a very nice guy too.
While 'Brailowsky' is very calming, I think it has a hard enough edge to stand up to the intensity of the preceding song and the following, The Field remix of Battles' Tonto, from the Tonto+ EP. The original song is an epic, expansive and at times very intricate and complex post-rock/math-rock tune, full of space and balance - something which is largely abandoned here, as the heavy remix track layers on the intense rhythms and compresses everything into a tight, claustrophobic sequence of sounds. I don't know anything at all about The Field, except that I think their style can be classified as house - correct me if I'm wrong - yet I find this remix immensely and almostly unreservedly enjoyable. The vinyl EP of Tonto+ has the album version followed by this remix on the first side, and the Four Tet remix of 'Tonto' and a further remix of 'Leyendecker' on the other, neither of which do much for me. This version of 'Tonto' - and if you aren't familiar with the original, you owe it to yourself to watch the video here - is a revelatory take on the Battles' track, and a celebratory one of musical intensity in a way - techno, house, whatever - that is quintessentially electronic.
21-2/Side 2
To bring this mix back to the - perhaps unlikely – haven of Dischord Records, this is the opening track of Q and Not U's second album, Different Damage. 'Soft Pyramids' begins with a wonderful spoken word intro, "S-O-F/T-P-Y/R-A-M/I-D-S E-V-A/P-O-R/A-T-E in day-light", and for that alone it is a quintessentially math-rock song. As Mr. Mammoth wrote last year, "q and not u disbanded two years ago, ending a seven year stint as one of the more relevant and original bands to emerge from the d.c. punk scene. though the term "dance-punk" is one often associated with q and not u, the unfortunate connotations and limitations of that genre really can't explain the band's rather unique post-hardcore sound". Like him, the frantic, punky No Kill Beep Beep is my favourite of their albums, but given time, what Different Damage reveals in its subtlety and complexity more than matches up with the quality of their debut. With the band's re-emergence as a three-piece (following the departure of the bassist on No Kill Beep Beep) on their sophomore release, "a more sober (yet just as disparaging) look at America",
"the first two songs on Different Damage set the album's tone, the divide between ferocity and reflection - "soft pyramids" is almost tender, a sweet singalong that is starkly contrasted with its neighbor, the vitriolic "so many calls," a jittery and sneering attack on our broken healthcare system"
Lyrically, I think this song has something to do with the ephemeral and supeficial nature of modern human civilization - appropriate for the mixtape then! Most of Q and not U's lyrics are very interesting, but also very distracting to try and understand. This tends to be the case with these kind of math-rock bands, like the current Foals. Really, it's just a reflection of complexity and cerebral twistiness in both words and music.
Trickling gently into the next song, it is Dan Deacon's utter masterpiece, 'Wham City', "the all-encompassing complexity of the perfect creation" which stretches to nigh on twelve minutes of sonically and emotionally confounding composition. It's awesome live; you can see the lyric sheet here. Listening to this song again reminds me that a Dan Deacon live show is not just a musical experience, but a deeply emotional one as well. It's strange, perhaps, because Deacon's songs are based so much on electronic - albeit analog - instrumentation, something I don't immediately associate so much with feeling. However, the flourishes, the slow build-ups and sustained, drawn-out electronic riffs on 'Wham City' are sincerely affecting. The incessant drumbeats only add an underlay of urgency to the epic soundscapes of emotion and ambition present on what is possibly this man's, or anybody else's like him, finest work.
Next up is the rhythmic, exotic post-rock of Grails on 'Silk Rd'. Grails are possibly the least electro of the artists here, although 'samples' and 'tapes' are listed on their liner notes. Instead, they bring a range of Eastern influences to pretty usual, guitar-based post-rock. GY!BE seems like both a good and a bad comparison: Grails play similarly rich, textured compositions in which, usually, a good deal more happens; but that which does happen is still quite subtle. The title 'Silk Rd' conveys the sense of a journey, and this is an especially propulsive song. Yes, it gets quite heavy at times, but in a melodic, cymbal-bashing kind of way and not with epic, labyrinthine guitar riffs. The sound, as josephlovesit notes, is largely clear and undistorted, allowing the strange and exotic sounds to come through. Blend77 says on Zen and the Art of Face Punching, where I was first hipped to this album, that
"The eastern feel of these songs is not hokey in anyway and goes a long way to legitimizing these songs as mantras for spiritual understanding. Yeah, that sounded like some new-age shit. Grails are not new-age. They are incredible-age."
Finally, turn your speakers up for one of the quietest albums I know of, released by musicians known for their work in ultra-quiet rock and in a genre known for the exact same thing. This is the For Carnation, Brian McMahan from Slint's later group, and the closing song from their self-titled album, 'Moonbeams'. This is the first time I have posted this up on the blog, although the first three tracks of the album were up previously (and will not be upped again - just go to the Touch and Go website for samples). As far as I know, this was released in 2000, so it just slips into the 21st century mix. The electronics are restrained to a shimmering, elliptical ambience which trails the sparse guitar and drums, and occasional, carefully placed keyboard bloops. The sensation of darkness pervades this record, as a thematic of each song and as a backdrop for slowly unfolding post-rock structures. Gentle and delicate, yet masking a hard core of brooding, neurotic intensity. Powerful stuff.


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Maori glass masks. New Zealand glass art.
Maori glass mask with moko (Maori facial tattoo). This Maori glass mask is portraying the art of Ta Moko. The wearing of the Moko is an ultimate statement of a persons identity as a Maori. This contemporary NZ glass art piece depicts the strength and mana of Maori Warrior.
We only have a glass mask in jade available, but other colours can be ordered. Please allow 7-10 days before we can ship.


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Declan is Professor of Midwifery at NUI Galway and and Director of the Health Research Board - Trials Methodology Research Network (HRB-TMRN).
He is an Editor with the Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth Group and an Honorary Senior Lecturer at Cochrane UK.
Declan has a particular interest in the implementation and evaluation of models of maternity care and on methods of fetal monitoring including cardiotocography and intermittent auscultation. His methodological areas of expertise are randomised trials, systematic reviews and meta-analyses. He has published over 110 papers including numerous Cochrane systematic reviews predominantly in the field of fetal assessment. He has led a number of clinical trials recruiting from 100 to over 3000 participants and serves on a number of Trial Steering Committees and Data Monitoring Boards.
Declan was a Ministerial appointed member of the National Maternity Strategy Steering Group and of the National Clinical Effectiveness Committee (NCEC). He is inaugural Chair of the NCEC Clinical Guideline Methodology Subgroup. He is a member of the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) Expert Network of Research Advisors; a former member of the Midwifery Committee of An Bord Altranais (now Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland) and a member of the National Perinatal Epidemiology Centre (NPEC) National Advisory Group. Between 2014 and 2016, Declan was seconded part time to the maternity services of the Saolta University Health Care Group where he established and Chaired the development of a clinical care pathway group, which developed a suite of clinical care pathways for discrete groups of women accessing maternity services.
He currently chairs the Saolta Midwifery Clinical Practice Forum. Declan has been awarded over €3 million in research funding as PI or co-PI and a further €7 million as co-applicant. He holds or has held awards from the Health Research Board (Ireland), Department of Health and Children (Ireland), National Council for the Professional Development of Nursing and Midwifery (Ireland), Royal College of Midwives (UK), the Health Services Executive (Ireland) and the EU.
Research Interests
Prof. Declan Devane is Professor of Midwifery at NUI Galway and and Director of the Health Research Board - Trials Methodology Research Network (HRB-T...


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Farm Bill Amendment Would Allow State Labeling of Genetically Modified Foods
Vermont senator Bernie Sanders has proposed an amendment to the Federal Farm Bill which would allow states to label genetically modified ingredients in food, without worrying about companies such as Monsanto threatening legal action for doing so.
Recently both Vermont and Connecticut proposed labeling of GMO ingredients but backed down under actual threat of lawsuit from Monsanto, or fear of lawsuit.Sanders describes the intent of the bill in a piece for Huffington Post:
This week in The United States Senate we have an opportunity to affirm the right of California and Vermont and all states to label food that contains genetically engineered ingredients. Simply put, this amendment gives people the right to know. It says that a state, if its Legislature so chooses, may require that any food or beverage containing a genetically engineered ingredient offered for sale in that state have a label that says so.
The amendment also requires that the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration and secretary of U.S. Department of Agriculture to report to Congress within two years on the percentage of food and beverages in the United States that contain genetically engineered ingredients.
Sanders rightly points out that 49 nations in the world, including all of Europe, Japan, China, Brazil, Russia, and most recently, India, mandate labeling of genetically modified foods (if they are not banned outright). Of the world's wealth nations only the United States and Canada do not mandate labeling.


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A closer look at ATI's CrossfireBy Justin Mann
For those interested in the as of yet rarely heard of Crossfire, Techreport has an interesting piece on their foray with the new technology. It covers the concept of master cards, the require steps to getting it to function, what sort of performance you're in for and more. Some interesting points I saw was the capability for a 2560x1600 resolution, much better than the previous locked 1600x1200 @ 60Hz that annoyed so many. They also go over why the master card concept is unique and why it has bothered some. If you are considering buying a Crossfire solution, you might want to take a look. It isn't half as bad as some would make it out to be, but there is definitely room for improvement on the usability end.