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Shadowrun Impressions
The first title to take advantage of Microsoft's Live Anywhere technology looks like it will offer a very enjoyable multiplayer experience.
The first known game to use Microsoft's new Live Anywhere technology is an online only first-person action game called Shadowrun. Based on the popular Role Playing Game, Shadowrun is an FPS that blends traditional gameplay with spells and magic, while allowing players on both the PC and Xbox 360 to go head to head online. Live Anywhere, which was announced at E3 this year, not only allows players the option of seamless cross-platform gameplay, but also enables certain mobile phones to connect to Xbox Live. For the PC specifically, Live Anywhere will only be available for machines running Windows Vista, which means we will have to wait until the official release of this new operating system before we see the first release of Live Anywhere; Shadowrun will release simultaneously for the PC and Xbox 360 at this time.
Developed by FASA Studio and published by Microsoft Game Studios, Shadowrun is set in the future, albeit not too far into the future, in the year 2021, where magic has returned after a 5000 year absence. Players can choose between the RNA and the Lineage, two opposing forces with opposite goals for the future of magic in the world. In addition, races available in the game include Humans, Dwarves, Elves and Trolls, each possessing unique abilities above and beyond the magical spells available.
The focus in Shadowrun is definitely mixed fairly evenly between tactics and action. Choosing spells and using them appropriately, as well as balancing your team, are both as equally important as destroying your enemy. In fact, poor decisions can result in catastrophic outcomes on the battlefield. This is due to the fact that at the beginning of each round, players must purchase the weapons and magic spells that they will have available. Similar to CounterStrike, weapons will only last for the current round, at the end of which the player must purchase them again. Spells on the other hand, can be accumulated over the course of the battle, and will remain between rounds. This means that it is all up to the tactics of the individual player and his or her group as to what they will purchase first, and therefore what their opponents will encounter in the game. The early rounds have potential to be complete chaos as players may not expect another person to have a certain spell, but be blind-sided when they actually use it in combat to gain an early advantage.
On top of this, there are many spells present in Shadowrun, but if any player has more than three at a time, he or she can only select three to use for the duration of the current round. This enables more strategy and balancing between teammates in the later rounds to complement one another. Although we did not get a chance to see all of the spells available, some of the more prominent ones were Glider, Teleport, Resurrect, Tree of Life and a wall see through spell. Each of the basics at the minimum are presented to new players in the tutorial, which I would highly recommend checking out before hitting the online gameplay. Although these may seem simple and intuitive, there are combinations of spells that can be used to provide a great advantage; also, some spells have certain side effects that should be known in advance of using them. Most notably, a Tree of Life can be used to heal both any member of your current team, as well as any opposition member that may be in range. The Resurrect spell also has a side effect; if the team member that casts it on you dies, then you will also die. All of these tactics, and more, are presented in the detailed tutorial in the game, which I highly recommend checking out.
In its current stage, Shadowrun looks like it will be a blast once it releases. Although the depth of gameplay is not really there, and even though it's online only, the tactical options presented by the spells and purchasing system look to make it look quite interesting to play. On top of this, the ability to go head to head between PC users and Xbox 360 users is a welcome addition to any game. Microsoft's Live Anywhere technology will no doubt present added value to both PC gamers and Xbox gamers alike. Online games are really terrible without a user base, but when you expand that user base to include this many potential gamers, one can only imagine the outcome. The question still remains though, whether a keyboard and mouse is better than a controller. Personally, I'm on the PC side of things, but I've heard recently that in matches between equally skilled players, the controller wins hands down. Lets take this battle to the real world and put it to practice once this one ships sometime next year.

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No longer remain silent, Mother Church, but cries out and defend your children.
There is something amazing - to me, a Catholic - in the silence of the Church against what is happening in Italy and Europe (as in front of the bloody war on Libya to the drums of war coming from the Middle East around the arms Iranian nuclear).
The bishops and the Holy See have accustomed us to a major intervention (for many even exaggerated).
It 'so odd that for weeks has not heard a word about a crisis that threatens to engulf Europe and the world and has its epicenter in Italy.
Yet it is the most serious crisis since World War II (even the invitation - that I allowed myself to do - an initiative of prayer for Italy has been collected).
The scenario is wretched states. Personally, I frowned upon the birth of this government, hoping for a big national reconciliation and economic recovery (I was one of the few, in this newspaper, to support it).
I still hope to succeed.
But I must admit that now the disappointment is great not only for the fall style, arrogance or the wrong time. Especially since we announced measures disastrous for the Italians and the economy in general .
The families of our country are being hit by a blow of unprecedented size of the state and the Italian bishops - who continually and rightly raised their voice to a month ago asking for the "family quotient" and "growth" - does not utter a word.
They seem intimidated by the professors. But so fleeced taxpayers with personal income tax and ICI does not seem a performance by "luminaries" It would have been able to any politician.
By "scientists" so celebrated were expected to eventually cut off the waste, non-health (which is already in its death throes). They had to go to tax accounts in Switzerland (as did Germany and France) and do not bleed even more honest taxpayers who have already brought to their knees by the IRS.
They should have at last put-income (perhaps to secure the debt) the enormous public property, not starving families and hit the sick, depressing the economy even more .
On the other hand, if these "professors" were so good economists were not so enthusiastic at the time the euro magnified as the way to paradise. When it was the road to hell.
Now they were called to fix things. But the fear is that they are not doctors, but the disease. Also because it is the monetarist discipline that created the problem, therefore, can not be the solution.
The birth of the government of technicians has already been a blow to democracy (by the way: where are those who have screamed so far against the "porcellum" and the parliament of appointed? How do you pleasure a government not elected by anyone? ).
But now there is added a blow to civil liberty and economic well because the additional tax harassment (moreover with police measures) leads to a drastic reduction of freedom.
The state is increasingly in control of our lives, our possessions, our work and this is dramatic.
Where is Marcegaglia screaming against the tax burden and that every day protesting the "growth"? And 'being a formidable passage of wealth from the families (their savings) to other destinations. And the Italians are defenseless.
All the controversy over caste (concentrated only on the policy) led to this, that no reduction of privileges plus a new caste dominating tecnobancaria suspended by a democracy. PDL, and also the silent consent.
This general lack of debate, critical positions, the silence of the Italian bishops is not known. But is there and it weighs.
I do not agree with of course the nasty suspicion of those who insinuated that the CEI would be covered to prevent the government open the file "ic of ecclesiastical bodies" and "eight per thousand".
But just because I do not believe this allegation I expect that the bishops make their voices heard loudly.
It is "Future" which celebrated the supposed "return" of Catholics in politics thanks to the conference of Todi? It is not in Todi who was shot down the previous government?
Well, yesterday, just the star of Todi, that the leader Bonanni of the CISL - which was arbitrarily considered for the occasion, the official voice of the Catholic world - appeared disappointed with the caretaker government that does not care about him and the CISL.
Those of Todi Catholics were "disposable". Today, no longer needed.
"Corriere della Sera", which with the "Republic" Bonanni considered the declaration as the coup de grace of the Church on the Berlusconi government, yesterday recalled "ruthlessly" with the center-right government that Bonanni had a direct line: virtually the CISL weighed enormously.
Today less than two trump. And this is the "victory" of Todi.
Among the few critical voices is that of Giuseppe de Rita, the Censis report.
He reported that the crisis is the "no Government of globalized finance", now that we "direct hetero, given the propensity of European offices to dictate the agenda" and that politics is "a prisoner of the primacy of financial powers" .
In essence, the citizens do not count anything, "the primacy of the market bottom, the top leadership of the apex bodies of financial power." So dies democracy and the economy because "it is certainly not finance development."
It sounds like a heavy complaint, but was virtually ignored. Even though De Rita Catholic at home is always the sociologist of reference of the Italian Church (last year there was even an ecclesial movement that has done the previous Censis Report - which in 2010 was gray and obscure - a topic of public discussion : today nothing at all).
Impress also that the set of European bishops and the Holy See, which so strongly called for the recall to "Christian roots" in the European Constitution to assist in total silence now possible breakup of Europe itself.
Yet they were Catholics (De Gasperi, Schuman, Adenauer) to build European unity, while the technocrats who have rejected the "Christian roots" have taken her to the brink of the abyss .
And the "case-Merkel Germany"?
Even the two great statesmen as German Kohl and Schmidt criticized the absurd rigidity of Merkel (a Protestant grew up under communism in the GDR).
Greater or better than the German pope could speak to the people to tell him that generosity and solidarity as well would agree with him?
There would be no need to remind the Germans after the First World War, just the brutal imposition by the winners of the "reparations" threw Germany (and Europe) in the crisis.
While the Second World War - when the Germans deserved much heavier retribution - instead of the Marshall Plan were American. And everyone agreed. It 'just proof that the magnanimity builds prosperity and peace.
It should be remembered that their German friends to reunification (with equality of the mark) in the part we all paid.
And yet they seek to impose sanctions on others, but do not accept for themselves (as we know it was they, with France, to stray on the Stability Pact in 2003. And they had no penalties).
The Germans have no historical memory. And the establishment of a strong currency, against the specter of inflation, has no historical foundation: in fact open the door to Hitler was not the first post-war inflation, but the depression (and unemployment) for the crisis of 1929 .
Who, more and better of the Church, may now remind the Germans that the duty of solidarity towards a Europe that devastated Germany with its horror? There will also earn them .
We hope you raise a voice ...
Antonio Socci
From "LIBERO", December 4, 2011


text: Version 2.7 - 03/30/2004 - Cribbage is no longer shareware, but free for unlimited use with no nag screens or regsitration reminders. Enjoy. Version 2.6 - 03/10/2000 - finally found out how to fix the "Error 200" crash when the program was run on newer faster computers. Version 2.5 - 02/12/98 - added mouse selection of names in the options menu name change listing instead of just viewing them and then having to still type it in manually in the name box. - fixed a screen-clearing bug that only happened when playing the game with the NOBLANK option. - changed the address of my GinRummy and Cribbage homepage to http://www.netcom.com/~d.teach/ - changed the color of a few more things. Version 2.4 - 08/12/97 - fixed a bug since version 2.3 that would say "31" instead of "heels" when the starter was a jack and 2 points were scored. - added a button to show the names in the statistics file when changing the player name so that you can easily go back to a name you used in the past without having to remember it. - added instructions when changing the player name in the options menu (by request). - changed some more of the colors so as to have a little more variety in the program instead of just blue and red and green. - now says "Computer's Crib" and "(player name)'s Crib" instead of "Your Crib" and "My Crib" to eliminate a bit of confusion. - a few small timing changes and play improvements. Version 2.3 - 11/19/96 - fixed a longtime bug that didn't usually give you credit for having all four cards plus the starter add up to fifteen when counting points at the end of a hand. - changed some of the peg colors to make them easier to see. - someone told me that 2 points for getting 31 is not called a "go" but just "31". I put this in, correct me if wrong. - changed the option screen to more easily show that the muggins option depends on whether tallying is on or off. - broke up the documentation file to create a separate version history file, like I already have in Ginrummy. Version 2.2 - 06/26/96 - fixed a bug where the noblank option did not work, instead it changed your name to "noblank". Version 2.1 - 04/30/96 - added an option to manually tally the points of your cards. You only score the total that you give. (on undercounting) - to go along with the above option is the new Muggins option. If you count wrong, your opponent gets the point difference. - added a variable delay option for how long the dialog boxes stay up on the screen. The PAUSE command-line option still works, and will override the setting in the options file. - fixed a bug in the statistics that read the stats file wrong if you averaged 10 or more point in you crib. - added peg counting animations when scoring points. Version 2.0 - 01/03/96 - added animation (movement) of the cards when drawing and discarding using a variable timing routine. (Well, sort of animations. Cards show up one at a time simulating the dealing, instead of all at once. Later I'll maybe add some real sliding of the cards around the screen and stuff.) - fixed a longtime bug in the statistics saving where if you changed your name to another name in the list that was not the first, it would overwrite the first name with the new one. Version 1.9 - 11/02/94 - changed the registration address again, my phone number is the same though. - removed the graphic file for the card backs until I can do a better job drawing and implementing them. If you REALLY liked them, let me know and I'll put them back in later. - put in a requested NOKEYBOARD "baby switch" that will disable most keyboard input during play and use the mouse only. The story behind this is that a user says she usually has her baby on her lap when playing, and the kid bangs on the keyboard while she plays and messes up her game and so she wanted a way to disable it and use only the mouse. ;-} Version 1.8 - 05/10/94 - added the ability to read the pattern of the card backs from a random spot on a 640x350x16 pcx file, if present. - added the PAUSE option to not remove the score boxes after the usual 5 second wait so you can see the points better. - fixed a few small screen junk bugs. Version 1.7 - 03/04/94 - when the starter is a jack, it now says correctlly says "heels" instead of "nobs" when scoring. - fixed a bug that did not count all five cards for fifteen scoring. Version 1.6 - 02/10/94 - added a box that shows the scores after each hand played. - changed the CRC error checking routine to be more accurate. - greatly reduced the size of the executable file. - fixed a bug that didn't allow the screen blanker to work if you had less than four cards in your hand. Version 1.5 - 01/06/94 - the new NODISK option was accidentally defaulted to TRUE, thereby no options or statistics could be saved or loaded. - fixed a bug that didn't allow keyboard play after using the mouse to cancel a command selection. Version 1.4 - 11/10/93 - all keyboard keys now work when using a mouse so that you can now play with mixed controls. - replaced KEYBOARD command line option with the NODISK option. - added the VIEW command line option to view the documentaion file. Version 1.3 - 09/22/93 - finally fixed the program so that the mouse can be used on Hercules and MDA graphics systems. - changed the NOBLANK option as workaround for people who cannot access their mouse in the Options, High Scores, or Statistics screens. It now eliminates all video paging. - fixed a bug that did not put the +/- sign in the options menu when using Hercules graphics and the keyboard. Version 1.2 - 06/25/93 - improved the formulas when choosing cards to discard that take into consideration which player is holding the crib. - changed stats to separately track the average number of points in your hand and crib, and got rid of average hands per game. - moved the mouse pointer away from the middle of the screen when starting a new game to not block the box that says who deals. - enhanced the logic when choosing a card to play for the hints and for the computer player. - fixed a bug that sometimes did not end a hand after all of the cards were played. - corrected an error which sometimes waited a turn before ending a game when the human player pegged the last hole for a win. - added CRC checksum self-validation of the executable file to catch possible virus, hacking, or file corruption errors. - changed my address and phone number for those who want to register or have questions. Version 1.1 - 03/30/93 - fixed a minor bug that indented the cards incorrectly when the dealer went next after a 'GO' was called. - corrected a few spelling errors in the program and in the documentation. - changed some of the screen layout and colors. Version 1.0 - 03/29/93 - converted my GinRummy (4.1) card game to Cribbage.


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The Enchanted Horse
It was the Festival of the New Year, the oldest and most splendid of all the festivals in the Kingdom of Persia, and the day had been spent by the king in the city of Shiraz, taking part in the magnificent parades prepared by his subjects to do honour to the festival. The sun was setting, and the king was about to leave, when suddenly an Indian appeared before his throne, leading a horse richly harnessed, and looking in every respect exactly like a real one.
"Sire," said he, bowing as he spoke, "Although I make my appearance so late before your Highness, I am certain that none of the wonders you have seen during the day can be compared to this horse, if you will please look at him."
"I see nothing in it," replied the king, "except a clever imitation of a real one. Any skilled workman could do the same."
"Sire," replied the Indian, "it is not his appearance that I am talking about, but of the use that I can make of him. I have only to mount him, and to wish myself in some special place, and no matter how far away it may be, in a very few moments I shall find myself there. It is this, Sire, that makes the horse so marvelous, and if your Highness will allow me, you can prove it for yourself."
The King of Persia, who was interested in everything that was unusual, and had never before come across a horse with such qualities, told the Indian mount the animal, and show what he could do. In an instant the man had jumped on his back, and asked where the king wished to send him.
"Do you see that mountain?" asked the king, pointing to a huge mountain that towered into the sky about three miles from Shiraz, "Go and bring me the leaf of a palm tree that grows at the foot."
The words were hardly out of the king's mouth when the Indian turned a screw placed in the horse's neck, close to the saddle, and the animal bounded like lightning up into the air, and was soon beyond the sight even of the sharpest eyes. In a quarter of an hour the Indian was seen returning, bearing in his hand the palm, and, guiding his horse to the foot of the throne, he dismounted, and laid the leaf before the king.
Now the king had no sooner proved the astonishing speed of which the horse was capable than he longed to possess it himself, and indeed, so sure was he that the Indian would be quite ready to sell it, that he looked upon it as his own already.
"I never guessed from his appearance how valuable an animal he was," he remarked to the Indian, "And I am grateful to you for having shown me my error," said he. "If you will sell it, name your own price."
"Sire," replied the Indian, "I was sure that a king so wise as your Highness would be impressed by my horse, when he once knew its power. I thought that you might wish to possess it. Greatly as I prize it, I will give it up to your Highness on one condition. The horse was not built by me, but it was given to me by the inventor, in exchange for my only daughter, who made me promise that I would never part with it, except for some object of equal value."
"Name anything you like," cried the king, interrupting him. "My kingdom is large, and filled with fair cities. You have only to choose which you would prefer, to become its ruler to the end of your life."
"Sire," answered the Indian, "I am most grateful to your Highness for your generous offer, and beg you not to be offended with me if I say that I can only give my horse away in exchange for the hand of the princess your daughter."
A shout of laughter burst from the courtiers as they heard these words, and Prince Firouz Schah, was filled with anger at the Indian's idea. The king, however, thought that it would not cost him much to part from the princess in order to gain such a delightful toy, and while he was hesitating as to his answer the prince spoke.
"Sire," he said, "It is not possible that you can consider doing this. Consider what you owe to yourself, and to the blood of your ancestors."
"My son," replied the king, "You speak well, but you do not realize either the value of the horse, or the fact that if I reject the proposal of the Indian, he will only make the same offer to some other king, and I should be filled with despair at the thought that anyone but myself should own this Seventh Wonder of the World. Of course I do not say that I shall accept his conditions, and perhaps he may be persuaded to accept something else, but meanwhile I should like you to examine the horse, and, with the owner's permission, to test its powers."
The Indian, who had overheard the king's speech joyfully agreed to the king's wishes, and came forward to help the prince to mount the horse, and show him how to guide it. But, before he had finished, the young man turned the screw, and was soon out of sight.
They waited some time, expecting that any moment he might be seen returning in the distance, but at last the Indian grew frightened, and bowing before the throne, he said to the king, "Sire, your Highness must have noticed that the prince, in his impatience, did not allow me to tell him what it was necessary to do in order to return to the place from where he started. I beg you not to punish me for what was not my fault."
"But why," cried the king in a burst of fear and anger, "Why did you not call him back when you saw him disappearing?"
"Sire," replied the Indian, "the speed of his movements took me so by surprise that he was out of hearing before I could speak. But we must hope that he will see and turn a second screw, which will have the effect of bringing the horse back to earth."
"But supposing he does!" answered the king, "What is to stop the horse from falling straight into the sea, or smashing him to pieces on the rocks?"
"Have no fears, your Highness," said the Indian, "The horse has the gift of passing over seas, and of carrying his rider wherever he wishes to go."
"Well, your head shall answer for it," replied the monarch, "and if in three months he is not safe back with me, or does not send me news of his safety, your life shall pay the penalty." So saying, he ordered his guards to seize the Indian and throw him into prison.
Meanwhile, Prince Firouz Schah had gone up into the air, and for an hour continued to fly higher and higher, till the very mountains could not be seen from the plains. Then he began to think it was time to come down, and thought that, in order to do this, it was only needed to turn the screw the opposite way; but, to his surprise and horror, he found that, turn as he might, nothing happened. He then remembered that he had never waited to ask how he was to get back to earth again, and understood the danger in which he stood. Luckily, he remained calm, and set about examining the horse's neck with great care, till at last, to his great joy, he discovered a tiny little peg, much smaller than the other, close to the right ear. This he turned, and found himself dropping to the earth, though more slowly than he had left it.
It was now dark, and as the prince could see nothing, he had to allow the horse to go its own way, and midnight was already passed before Prince Firouz Schah again touched the ground, faint and weary from his long ride, and from the fact that he had eaten nothing since early morning.
The first thing he did on dismounting was to try to find out where he was, and, as far as he could discover in the thick darkness, he found himself on the terraced roof of a huge palace. In one corner of the terrace stood a small door, opening on to a staircase which led down into the palace.
Some people might have hesitated before exploring further, but not so the prince. "I am doing no harm," he said, "and whoever the owner may be, he will not touch me when he sees I am unarmed," and in fear of stumbling, he went cautiously down the staircase. On a landing, he noticed an open door, beyond which was a faintly lighted hall.
Before entering, the prince paused and listened, but he heard nothing except the sound of men snoring. By the light of a lantern suspended from the roof, he saw a row of black guards sleeping, each with a sword lying by him, and he understood that the hall must form the ante-room to the chamber of some queen or princess.
Standing quite still, Prince Firouz Schah looked about him, till his eyes grew accustomed to the dark, and he noticed a bright light shining through a curtain in one corner. He then made his way softly towards it, and, drawing it aside, passed into a magnificent room full of sleeping women, all lying on low couches, except one, who was on a sofa, and this one, he knew, must be the princess.
Gently walking up to the side of her bed he looked at her, and saw that she was more beautiful than any woman he had ever seen. But, fascinated though he was, he was well aware of the danger of his position, as one cry of surprise would awake the guards, and cause his certain death.
So going down quietly on his knees, he took hold of the sleeve of the princess and drew her arm lightly towards him. The princess opened her eyes, and seeing before her a handsome well-dressed man, she remained speechless with astonishment.
This favourable moment was seized by the prince, who bowing low while he knelt, spoke," You see, Madam, a prince, son to the King of Persia, who, owing to an adventure so strange that you will scarcely believe it, finds himself here, asking for your protection. But yesterday, I was in my father's court, in the celebration of our most important festival. Today, I am in an unknown land, in danger of my life."
Now the princess whose mercy Prince Firouz Schah asked was the eldest daughter of the King of Bengal, who was enjoying rest in the palace her father had built her, at a little distance from the capital. She listened kindly to what he had to say, and then answered,"Prince, don't worry, hospitality is as common in Bengal as it is in Persia. The protection you ask will be given you by all. You have my word for it." And as the prince was about to thank her for her goodness, she added quickly, "However great may be my curiosity to learn by what means you have traveled here so speedily, I know that you must be hungry, so I shall give orders to my women to take you to one of my rooms, where you will be provided with supper, and left to rest."
By this time the princess's attendants were all awake, and listening to the conversation. At a sign from their mistress they rose, dressed themselves quickly, and conducted the prince to a large room, where two of them prepared his bed, and the rest went down to the kitchen, from which they soon returned with all sorts of dishes. Then, they left the room.
During their absence the Princess of Bengal, who had been greatly impressed by the beauty of the prince, tried in vain to go to sleep again. It was of no use. She felt wide awake, and when her women entered the room, she asked eagerly if the prince had all he wanted, and what they thought of him.
"Madam," they replied, "We think you would be fortunate if the king your father should allow you to marry anyone so friendly. Certainly there is no one in the Court of Bengal who can be compared with him."
These ideas were pleasing to the princess, but as she did not wish to show her own feelings she merely said, "You are all chatterboxes. Go back to bed, and let me sleep."
When she dressed the following morning, her maids noticed that, the princess was very fussy about her appearance, and insisted on her hair being dressed two or three times. She said to herself, "If my appearance was pleasing to the prince when he saw me half asleep, how much more will he be impressed with me when he sees me all prepared."
Then she placed in her hair the largest and most brilliant diamonds she could find, with a necklace and bracelets, all of precious stones. And over her shoulders her ladies put a robe of the richest cloth in all the Indies, that no one was allowed to wear except members of the royal family. When she was fully dressed according to her wishes, she sent to know if the Prince of Persia was awake and ready to receive her, as she desired to present herself before him.
When the princess's messenger entered his room, Prince Firouz Schah was about to leave it, to ask if he might be allowed to visit her mistress, but on hearing the princess's wishes, he at once agreed. "Whatever she wishes," he said, "I am only here to obey her orders."
In a few moments the princess herself appeared, and after greeting each other, the princess sat down on a sofa, and began to explain to the prince her reasons for not meeting him in her own room. "Had I done so," she said, "we might have been interrupted at any time by the chief of the servants, who has the right to enter whenever it pleases him. I am impatient to learn the wonderful accident which has brought you here, and that is why I have come to you here, where no one can interrupt us. Begin then, I beg you, without delay."
So the prince began at the beginning, and told all the story of the festival of Nedrouz held yearly in Persia, and of the splendid shows celebrated in its honour. But when he came to the enchanted horse, the princess declared that she could never have imagined anything half so surprising. "Well then," continued the prince, "you can easily understand how the King my father, who has a passion for all curious things, desperately wanted to possess this horse, and asked the Indian how much he wanted.
"The man's answer was absolutely crazy, as you will agree, when I tell you that it was nothing less than the hand of the princess my sister; but though all the bystanders laughed and mocked, and I was in a rage, I saw to my despair that my father had decided to accept. I tried to argue with him, but in vain. He only begged me to examine the horse."
"To please my father, I mounted the horse, and, without waiting for any instructions from the Indian, turned the peg as I had seen him do. In an instant I was soaring upwards, much quicker than an arrow could fly, and I felt as if I must be getting so near the sky that I should soon hit my head against it! I could see nothing beneath me, and for some time was so confused that I did not even know in what direction I was traveling. At last, when it was growing dark, I found another screw, and on turning it, the horse began slowly to sink towards the earth. I was forced to trust to chance, and to see what fate had in store, and it was already past midnight when I found myself on the roof of this palace. I crept down the little staircase, and made straight for a light which I noticed through an open door. I peeped cautiously in, and saw, as you will guess, the guards lying asleep on the floor. I knew the risks, but my need was so great that I paid no attention to them, and sneaked safely past your guards, to the curtain which hid your doorway.
"The rest, Princess, you know; and it only remains for me to thank you for the kindness you have shown me, and to tell you of my gratitude. By the law of nations, I am already your slave, and I have only my heart, that is my own, to offer you. But what am I saying? My own? Alas, madam, it was yours from the first moment I saw you!"
"Prince," replied she as soon as her confusion allowed her to speak, "You have given me the greatest pleasure, and I have listened closely to all your adventures, and though you are sitting before me, I even trembled at your danger in the upper air! As to your being a slave, of course that is merely a joke, and my reception must itself have shown you that you are as free here as at your father's court. As to your heart," she continued, "I am quite sure that must have been promised long ago, to some princess who is well worthy of it, and I could not think of being the cause of your unfaithfulness to her."
Prince Firouz Schah was about to protest that there was no other lady, but he was stopped by the entrance of one of the princess's attendants, who announced that dinner was served.
Dinner was laid out in a magnificent room, and the table was covered with delicious fruits, while during the meal richly dressed girls sang softly and sweetly to stringed instruments. After the prince and princess had finished, they passed into a small room hung with blue and gold, looking out into a garden stocked with flowers and arbutus trees, quite different from any that were to be found in Persia.
"Princess," said the young man, "till now I had always believed that Persia had finer palaces and more lovely gardens than any kingdom upon earth. But my eyes have been opened, and I begin to realize that, wherever there is a great king he will surround himself with buildings worthy of him."
"Prince," replied the Princess of Bengal, "I have no idea what a Persian palace is like, so I am unable to make comparisons. I can tell you that it is very poor beside that of the King my father, as you will agree when you have been there to greet him, as I hope you will shortly do."
Now the princess hoped that, by bringing about a meeting between the prince and her father, the King would be so impressed with the young man's fine manners, that he would offer him his daughter to wife. But the reply of the Prince of Persia to her suggestion was not quite what she wished.
" But, Princess, I believe that you will feel with me, that I cannot possibly present myself before so great a king without the attendants suitable to my position. He would think me false."
"If that is all," she answered, "You can get as many attendants here as you please. There are plenty of Persian merchants, and as for money, my treasury is always open to you. Take what you please."
Prince Firouz Schah guessed what the reason was for so much kindness on the part of the princess, and was much touched by it. Still his passion, which increased every moment, did not make him forget his duty. So he replied without hesitation," I do not know, Princess, how to express my gratitude for your kind offer, which I would accept at once if it were not for the uneasiness the King my father must be suffering because of me. I should be unworthy indeed of all the love he showers upon me, if I did not return to him at the first possible moment. For, while I am enjoying the company of the most beautiful of all princesses, he is, I believe, plunged in the deepest grief, having lost all hope of seeing me again. I am sure you will understand my position, and will feel that to remain away one instant longer than is necessary would not only be ungrateful on my part, but perhaps even a crime, for how do I know if my absence may not break his heart?
"But," continued the prince, "with your permission, I may present myself before the King of Bengal, not as a wanderer, but as a prince, to beg for your hand in marriage. My father has always told me that in my marriage I shall be left quite free, but I believe that I have only to describe your generosity, for my wishes to become his own."
The Princess of Bengal was too reasonable not to accept the explanation offered by Prince Firouz Schah, but she was much disturbed at his plan to depart at once, for she feared that, no sooner had he left her, than the impression she had made on him would fade away. So she made one more effort to keep him, and after telling him that she entirely approved of his desire to see his father, begged him to give her a day or two more of his company.
In common politeness the prince could hardly refuse this request, and the princess set about inventing every kind of amusement for him, and succeeded so well that two months passed almost unnoticed, in balls and in hunting, of which, the princess was very fond. But at last, one day, he declared seriously that he could neglect his duty no longer, and begged her to put no further obstacles in his way, promising at the same time to return, as soon as he could.
"Princess," he added, "it may be that in your heart you think me the same as those false lovers whose devotion cannot stand the test of absence. If you do, you are mistaken, and I would beg you to come with me, for my life can only be happy when with you. As for your reception at the Persian Court, it will be as warm as you deserve."
The princess could not find words in which to reply to the arguments of the Prince of Persia, but her silence and her eyes spoke for her, and declared that she had no objection to accompanying him on his travels.
The only difficulty that occurred to her was that Prince Firouz Schah did not know how to manage the horse, and she feared they might find themselves in the same danger as before. But the prince calmed her fears so successfully, that she soon had no other thought than to arrange for their flight so secretly, that no one in the palace should suspect it.
This was done, and early the following morning, when the whole palace was in sleep, she sneaked up on to the roof, where the prince was already awaiting her, with his horse's head towards Persia. He mounted first and helped the princess up behind. Then, when she was firmly seated, with her hands holding tightly to his belt, he touched the screw, and the horse began to leave the earth quickly behind him.
He travelled with his usual speed, and Prince Firouz Schah guided him so well that in two hours from the time of starting, he saw the capital of Persia lying beneath him. He decided to land neither in the great square from which he had started, nor in the Sultan's palace, but in a country house at a little distance from the town. Here he showed the princess a beautiful suite of rooms, and begged her to rest, while he informed his father of their arrival, and prepared a public reception worthy of her rank. Then he ordered a horse to be saddled, and set out.
All the way through the streets he was welcomed with shouts of joy by the people, who had long lost all hope of seeing him again. On reaching the palace, he found the Sultan surrounded by his ministers, and his father almost went out of his mind with surprise and delight at the mere sound of his son's voice. When he had calmed down a little, he begged the prince to tell of his adventures.
The prince at once told the whole story of his treatment by the Princess of Bengal, not even hiding the fact that she had fallen in love with him. "And, Sire," ended the prince, "having given my royal word that you would not refuse your agreement to our marriage, I persuaded her to return with me on the Indian's horse. I have left her in one of your Highness's country houses, where she is waiting anxiously."
As he said this the prince was about to throw himself at the feet of the Sultan, but his father prevented him, and embracing him again, said eagerly," My son, not only do I gladly agree to your marriage with the Princess of Bengal, but I will hurry to pay my respects to her, and to thank her in person for what she has done for you. I will then bring her back with me, and make all arrangements for the wedding to be celebrated today."
So the Sultan gave orders that there should be a concert of drums, trumpets and cymbals. Also that the Indian should be taken from prison, and brought before him.
His commands were obeyed, and the Indian was led into his presence, surrounded by guards. "I have kept you locked up," said the Sultan, "So that in case my son was lost, your life should pay the penalty. He has now returned so take your horse, and be gone forever."
The Indian quickly left the presence of the Sultan, and when he was outside, he asked of the man who had taken him out of prison where the prince had really been all this time, and what he had been doing. They told him the whole story, and how the Princess of Bengal was even then awaiting in the country palace the agreement of the Sultan, which at once put into the Indian's head a plan of revenge for the treatment he had experienced. Going straight to the country house, he informed the doorkeeper who was left in charge that he had been sent by the Sultan and by the Prince of Persia to fetch the princess on the enchanted horse, and to bring her to the palace.
The doorkeeper knew the Indian by sight, and was of course aware that nearly three months before he had been thrown into prison by the Sultan; and seeing him free, the man took for granted that he was speaking the truth, and made no difficulty about leading him before the Princess of Bengal. Hearing that he had come from the prince, the lady gladly agreed to do what he wished.
The Indian, delighted with the success of his scheme, mounted the horse, assisted the princess to mount behind him, and turned the peg at the very moment that the prince was leaving the palace in Shiraz for the country house, followed closely by the Sultan and all the court. Knowing this, the Indian deliberately steered the horse right above the city, in order that his revenge for his unjust imprisonment might be all the quicker and sweeter.
When the Sultan of Persia saw the horse and its riders, he stopped short with astonishment and horror, which the Indian heard quite unmoved, knowing that he was perfectly safe. But horrified and furious as the Sultan was, his feelings were nothing to those of Prince Firouz Schah, when he saw the object of his passionate devotion being carried rapidly away. And while he was struck speechless with regret at not having guarded her better, she vanished swiftly out of his sight. What was he to do?
The sight of the prince showed the doorkeeper his mistake and flinging himself at his master's feet, begged his pardon. "Rise," said the prince, "I am the cause of this misfortune, and not you. Go and find me the robe of a monk, but do not say it is for me."
At a short distance from the country house, there was a monastery of monks, and the head monk, was the doorkeeper's friend. So, it was easy enough to get hold of a monk's robe, which the prince at once put on, instead of his own. Disguised like this and hiding on him a box of pearls and diamonds he had intended as a present to the princess, he left the house at nightfall, uncertain where he should go, but determined not to return without her.
Meanwhile the Indian had turned the horse in such a direction that, before many hours had passed, it had entered a wood close to the capital of the kingdom of Cashmere. Feeling very hungry, and supposing that the princess also might also want food, he brought his horse down to the earth, and left the princess in a shady place, on the banks of a clear stream.
At first, when the princess had found herself alone, the idea had occurred to her of trying to escape and hide herself. But as she had eaten scarcely anything since she had left Bengal, she felt she was too weak to go far, and had to give up her plan. On the return of the Indian with food, she began to eat hungrily, and soon had sufficient courage to reply to his rude words. She sprang to her feet, calling loudly for help, and luckily her cries were heard by a troop of horsemen, who rode up to ask what the matter was.
Now the leader of these horsemen was the Sultan of Cashmere, returning from the chase, and he instantly turned to the Indian to inquire who he was, and whom he had with him. The Indian rudely answered that it was his wife, and there was no occasion for anyone else to interfere between them.
The princess, who, of course, was ignorant of the rank of her deliverer, denied altogether the Indian's story. "My lord," she cried, "whoever you may be, put no faith in this impostor. He is an abominable magician, who has this day torn me from the Prince of Persia, my destined husband, and has brought me here on this enchanted horse." She would have continued, but her tears choked her, and the Sultan of Cashmere, convinced by her beauty and her distinguished air of the truth of her tale, ordered his followers to cut off the Indian's head, which was done immediately.
But rescued though she was from one peril, it seemed as if she had only fallen into another. The Sultan commanded a horse to be given her, and conducted her to his own palace, where he led her to a beautiful apartment, and selected female slaves to wait on her. Then, without allowing her time to thank him for all he had done, he told her to rest, saying she should tell him her adventures on the following day.
The princess fell asleep, believing that she had only to relate her story for the Sultan to be touched by compassion, and to return her to the prince without delay.
When the King of Cashmere had left her the evening before, he had decided that the sun should not set again without the princess becoming his wife, and at daybreak proclamation of his intention was made throughout the town, by the sound of drums, trumpets, cymbals, and other instruments. The Princess of Bengal was early awakened by the noise, but she did not for one moment imagine that it had anything to do with her, till the Sultan, arriving as soon as she was dressed to inquire after her health, informed her that the trumpet blasts she heard were part of the marriage ceremonies, for which he begged her to prepare. This unexpected announcement caused the princess such terror that she sank down in a dead faint.
The slaves that were in waiting ran to her aid, and the Sultan himself did his best to bring her back to consciousness. At last her senses began slowly to come back to her, and then, rather than break a promise to the Prince of Persia by agreeing to such a marriage, she decided to pretend to be mad. So she began by saying all sorts of crazy things, and using all kinds of strange gestures, while the Sultan stood watching her with sorrow and surprise. But as this sudden behaviour showed no sign of stopping, he left her to her women, ordering them to take the greatest care of her. Still, as the day went on, the illness seemed to become worse, and by night it was almost violent.
Days passed in this manner, till at last the Sultan of Cashmere decided to summon all the doctors of his court to consult together over her sad state. Their answer was that madness is of so many different kinds that it was impossible to give an opinion on the case without seeing the princess, so the Sultan gave orders that they were to be introduced into her chamber, one by one.
This decision had been foreseen by the princess, who knew quite well that if once she allowed the physicians to feel her pulse, the most ignorant of them would discover that she was in perfectly good health, and that her madness was false, so as each man approached, she broke out into such violent actions, that not one dared to lay a finger on her. A few, who pretended to be cleverer than the rest, declared that they could diagnose sick people only from sight, ordered her certain potions, which she made no difficulty about taking, as she believed they were all harmless.
When the Sultan of Cashmere saw that the court doctors could do nothing towards curing the princess, he called in those of the city, who did no better. Then he called to the most celebrated physicians in the other large towns, but finding that the task was beyond their science, he finally sent messengers into the other neighbouring states, with a memorandum containing full particulars of the princess's madness, offering at the same time to pay the expenses of any physician who would come and see for himself, and a handsome reward to the one who should cure her. In answer to this proclamation many foreign professors flocked into Cashmere, but they naturally were not more successful than the rest had been, as the cure depended neither on them nor their skill, but only on the princess herself.
It was during this time that Prince Firouz Schah, wandering sadly and hopelessly from place to place, arrived in a large city of India, where he heard a great deal of talk about the Princess of Bengal who had gone out of her senses, on the very day that she was to have been married to the Sultan of Cashmere. This was quite enough to make him take the road to Cashmere, and to ask at the first inn at which he stayed in the capital the full details of the story. When he knew that he had at last found the princess whom he had so long lost, he set about creating a plan for her rescue.
The first thing he did was to buy a doctor's robe, so that his robe, added to the long beard he had allowed to grow on his travels, might unmistakably show his profession. He then lost no time in going to the palace, where he obtained an audience of the chief usher and declared that he had the secret of certain remedies, which had before never failed to work.
The chief usher assured him that he was heartily welcome and that the Sultan would receive him with pleasure; and in case of success, he would gain a magnificent reward.
When the Prince of Persia, in the disguise of a physician, was brought before him, the Sultan wasted no time in talking, beyond remarking that the mere sight of a doctor threw the princess into a rage. He then led the prince up to a room under the roof, which had an opening through which he might observe the princess, without himself being seen.
The prince looked, and saw the princess lying on a sofa with tears in her eyes, singing softly to herself a song about her sad destiny, which had taken from her, perhaps for ever, a man she so tenderly loved. The young man's heart beat fast as he listened, for he needed no further proof that her madness was false, and that it was love of him which had caused her to use this trick. He softly left his hiding place, and returned to the Sultan, to whom he reported that he was sure from certain signs that the princess's illness was not incurable, but that he must see her and speak with her alone.
The Sultan made no difficulty in agreeing to this, and ordered that he should be taken into the princess's apartment. The moment she caught sight of his physician's robe, she sprang from her seat in a fury, and threw insults at him. The prince took no notice of her behaviour, and approaching quite close, so that his words might be heard by her alone, he said in a low whisper, "Look at me, princess, and you will see that I am no doctor, but the Prince of Persia, who has come to set you free."
At the sound of his voice, the Princess of Bengal suddenly grew calm, and an expression of joy overspread her face. For some time she was too amazed to speak, and Prince Firouz Schah took advantage of her silence to explain to her all that had occurred, his despair at watching her disappear before his very eyes, the promise he had made to follow her over the world, and his joy at finally discovering her in the palace at Cashmere. When he had finished, he begged in his turn that the princess would tell him how she had come there, so that he might the better devise some means of rescuing her from the Sultan.
It needed but a few words from the princess to explain the whole situation, and how she had been forced to play the part of a mad woman in order to escape from a marriage with the Sultan, who had not had sufficient politeness even to ask her consent. If necessary, she added, she had made up her mind to die sooner than permit herself to be forced into such a marriage, and break a promise to a prince whom she loved.
The prince then asked if she knew what had become of the enchanted horse since the Indian's death, but the princess could only reply that she had heard nothing about it. Still she did not suppose that the horse could have been forgotten by the Sultan, after all she had told him of its power.
To this the prince agreed, and they discussed a plan by which she might be able to make her escape and return with him into Persia. And as the first step, she was to dress herself with care, and receive the Sultan politely when he visited her next morning.
The Sultan was delighted on learning the result of the interview, and his opinion of the doctor's skill was raised still higher when, on the following day, the princess behaved towards him in such a way as to persuade him that her complete cure would be soon. However he contented himself with assuring her how happy he was to see her health so much improved, and urged her to make every use of so clever a physician, and to have confidence in him. Then he left, without awaiting any reply from the princess.
The Prince of Persia left the room at the same time, and asked if he might be allowed to ask by what means the Princess of Bengal had reached Cashmere, which was so far from her father's kingdom, and how she came to be there alone. The Sultan thought the question very natural, and told him the same story that the Princess of Bengal had done, adding that he had ordered the enchanted horse to be taken to his treasury as a curiosity, though he was quite ignorant how it could be used.
"Sire," replied the physician, "your Highness's tale has supplied me with the clue I needed to complete the recovery of the princess. During her voyage here on an enchanted horse, a part of its enchantment has by some means been passed to her, and it can only be removed by certain perfumes of which I possess the secret. If your Highness will agree, and to give the court and the people one of the most astonishing sights they have ever seen, order the horse to be brought into the big square outside the palace, and leave the rest to me. I promise that in a very few moments, in the presence of all the people, you shall see the princess as healthy both in mind and body as ever she was in her life. And in order to make the spectacle as impressive as possible, I would suggest that she should be richly dressed and covered with the best jewels of the crown."
The Sultan readily agreed to all that the prince proposed, and the following morning he ordered that the enchanted horse should be taken from the treasury, and brought into the great square of the palace. Soon the rumour began to spread through the town, that something extraordinary was about to happen, and such a crowd began to collect that the guards had to be called out to keep order, and to make a way for the enchanted horse.
When all was ready, the Sultan appeared, and took his place on a platform, surrounded by the chief nobles and officers of his court. When they were seated, the Princess of Bengal was seen leaving the palace, accompanied by the ladies who had been assigned to her by the Sultan. She slowly approached the enchanted horse, and with the help of her ladies, she mounted on its back. As soon as she was in the saddle, with her feet in the stirrups and the bridle in her hand, the physician placed around the horse some large containers full of burning coals, into each of which he threw a perfume made of all sorts of delicious scents. Then he crossed his hands over his chest, and with lowered eyes walked three times round the horse, muttering the while certain words. Soon there arose from the burning coals a thick smoke which almost hid both the horse and princess, and this was the moment for which he had been waiting. Springing lightly up behind the lady, he leaned forward and turned the peg, and as the horse flew up into the air, he cried aloud so that his words were heard by all present, "Sultan of Cashmere, when you wish to marry princesses who have sought your protection, learn first to get their permission."
It was in this way that the Prince of Persia rescued the Princess of Bengal, and returned with her to Persia, where they landed this time before the palace of the King himself. The marriage was only delayed just long enough to make the ceremony as brilliant as possible, and, as soon as the celebrations were over, a messenger was sent to the King of Bengal, to inform him of what had passed, and to ask for his friendship between the two countries, which he heartily gave.


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Sunday, July 7, 2013
Day 1: It Takes How LONG to Get Out of Texas?
I don't know, do you think this is a pretty site to look at all day?
The children were excited to be on the road and ready for their adventure, so everyone was on their best behavior - checking out new games, books, and road trip binders - we will see how long the cheerfulness will last - I'm crossing my fingers!
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Baxter Creek Trail
We had an early morning. Spent some quiet time in reflection on the tower before heading towards Baxter Creek trail. I, for one, was ready for a nice shower and a break from the overgrown trails. Baxter Creek was 6 miles of DOWNHILL... ugh. My knees were screaming at me by the end. All in all... Great Trip.


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So, I haven't cooked much in the kitchen in our house yet. Partly because the house is still far too much of a mess to try to get into anything accomplished in the kitchen, but it's mostly because all my kitchen things (pots, pans, utensils, small appliances, etc) are still on display in my mom's dining room. This being, of course, because we've been a lil' busy since the wedding w/the 2 week honeymoon and the whole Christmas thing, and because I've not wanted to move anything until I had what's here set up exactly how I want it. Somehow, I'm thinking this is going to get old soon- both for us and for my mom who probably wants her space back!
This morning, instead of getting up for our usual Sunday brunch at La Hacienda, we wound up sleeping in and fixing some breakfast at home. I thought, "OK, this should be simple enough. We can make toast in the oven, cook bacon in the microwave, and I can use my brand new egg cooker (received as a birthday gift) to poach some eggs! Easy!"
See, most of my friends probably have no clue what an egg cooker is, but I grew up using my mom's and love it! With the handy-dandy little egg cooker, I can hard boil, soft boil, or poach eggs in just a few minutes and with a total lack of major effort! The egg cookers my mom always used had the shell piercer (is that even a word?!) in the middle of the egg rack, and measure marks for the water in the bottom of the cooker (up to this level for soft cooked, up to this level for hard, etc). This egg cooker, however, has a separate little measuring cup with the hole puncher on the bottom—which wouldn't be so bad if it had a WARNING about that! I'm taking it out of the box and pulling the plastic off the cup, and- what's that sharp thing in my finger?! Oh, the hole puncher! See, it's clear and made of the same plastic that the cup's made of…so you sorta' can't see it. Again, warning!? Would it be so hard?!
Ah, but this little cup doesn't stop with being devious with the hole puncher, it also has tricky little marks on it, as well! Common sense would say they'd mark it "fill to half for soft boiled eggs, fill to top for hard boiled eggs." But, no! It's fill to line 1 for soft eggs, fill to line 7 for 7 hard eggs but line 4 for 5 hard eggs, etc. Seriously?
So, ok…I figure out the egg cooker and get my 4 eggs in for poaching (water up to line 4, thank you very much!). Then Anthony puts the bacon in the microwave to cook, and I turn on the oven. This particular oven has high broil and low broil. Hmm….I'm thinking high broil would just be a higher temperature and would toast the bread faster. So, on high the broiler goes (mistake #1), and I move the shelf up to the top rack (mistake #2).
As my eggs are nearing perfectly poached and the microwave has cut off, I stick the bread in the oven and close the door. I do not exaggerate when I say that I closed the door, turned around to close the pantry door, and turned back around to check the eggs when I already smelled that oh-so-familiar burn smell. "What the…?" I think as I throw open the over door to F L A M E S. (Now *that* would've made a good photo!)
I know that we all can embellish a story from time to time to make it better, but please believe me when I say that I am not exaggerating or forgetting time in this story. I *literally* had that bread in the oven for less than a minute when it erupted into flames! All 3 pieces were flaming, and I do not mean just a spark---I mean the full surface of each piece of bread was FLAMING! Complete arc of flame between the bread and the heating element! Did I mention FIRE IN MY OVEN!
Luckily, with failure comes some success, as well. Yesterday, I made some delicious peanut butter fudge! I grew up watching my mom make fabulous chocolate fudge, but I also love peanut butter, as well. This past week at work one of my managers brought in some peanut butter fudge, and it was great! I told her that I needed to get the recipe from her to try someday, and she said, "oh it's easy, you just take the fudge recipe and use peanut butter chips instead of chocolate chips!" That easy?! Really? I can do that, and I did!!! And it's good!!! Super super easy, and it actually is quite yummy! So, photo #2 is the results of my first "baking" in the house…delicious peanut butter fudge.
Next time, mint chocolate fudge with Andes Candies mint chocolate chips and low on the ol' broiler.
Next time, mint chocolate fudge with Andes Candies mint chocolate chips and low on the ol' broiler.


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Alabama Republican Governor Robert Bentley said in a Martin Luther King Jr. Day message Monday that he does not consider Americans who do not accept Jesus Christ as their savior to be his brothers and sisters.
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Priest (2011)
|Directed By:
|Scott Charles Stewart
|Written By:
|Cory Goodman
|Min-Woo Hyung
|Paul Bettany
|Brad Dourif
|Karl Urban
|Cam Gigandet
Priest 3D – if you're hoping for an explosive, 3D version of The Beautification of Pope John Paul II, with a 360 shot of a clergyman reading out a sermon accompanied by some operatic choir boy singing, then you'll be gravely disappointed. Those expecting a massively dumb, cliché-ridden, absolutely absurd action flick filled with vampires, knife-wielding priests and Brad Dourif will be incredibly pleased. Priest is fun, but laughably silly.
We begin with a nifty little cartoon sequence – that pushes the 12A boundaries with blood, body-parts and war – explaining how mankind has spent it's existence fighting against vampires, in medieval times, in world wars, probably whilst Jesus was being hammered to a couple of sticks. It sets up the film's reality – an alternate reality – which ends with Mankind eradicating the vampire menace through killer super-Priests. Or have they? No. Of course not.
Mankind has walled itself in huge church-run cities, dictated over by Christopher Plummer (at least in one of the cities, anyway), whilst some Humans have scattered themselves amongst the unexplained wasteland that the rest of Earth has inexplicably become. These outlanders are now cowboys, naturally, and live a scrabbling existence and are basically heathen Godless scum (in Christopher Plummer's eyes, anyway).
One fine day in heathen scum-land, the Pace family is set upon by a pack of vamps and they kidnap young Lucy (Lily Collins) and butcher her parents. Her only living relative is a retired priest called… erm… Priest (Paul Bettany) and he defies the church in order to hunt down the vampire rotters who've snatched his niece.
Then action happens. Lots of action. In 3D. Knives fly, guns fire, holy water splashes, motorcycles chase, families die, vampires leap, trains explode and a huge CGI lair-guarding monster takes a serious clerical beating. Sound thrilling? Well, it's certainly entertaining, but it's utterly derivative and so caked in cliché that it's laughably bad. This is not a huge surprise, coming from the director of the ridiculous mess that was Legion (Scott Charles Stewart), which also stars Paul Bettany in a very similar role.
Priest is loosely based on Hyung Min-woo's Manga series of the same name. Very loosely, in fact. The comics are set in an alternate reality too, but it's a steam-punk dystopian future filled with cowboys and all kinds of supernatural creatures, not just vampires. There are tiny elements of this throughout Priest, but they appear lobbed in for fans and end up feeling stolen or horribly out of place.
Not only is Priest a bulging sack of filthy clichés, it also shamelessly robs images, scenes and ideas from hundreds of other films and TV series; there are elements nicked from The Matrix, Dark City, Equilibrium, Brazil, The Book of Eli, Mad Max and Joss Whedon's Firefly and Serenity, to name a tiny few. Priest is not it's own film, but a Frankenstein's monster brought to life by Hollywood's magic dollar-lightning.
Sadly the 3D is also an afterthought, delaying the film for a year whilst the creators kick up the excitement levels by adding things COMING AT YOU in your face. Things like throwing stars and swords and CGI monsters. It's ropey, pointless 3D at its finest and simply adds to the overall ridiculousness of the piece. Fun, but entirely soulless.
As our hero, Paul Bettany opts for the Christian Bale approach to gravely seriousness by adopting a lozenge-starved voice and a perpetual "who farted?" face of disgust. The supporting cast also po-face their way through the film, reeling off obvious exposition for the idiots in the cheap seats. You have to feel sorry for Cam Gigandet, who plays the gun-slinging sheriff Hicks, as he can add Priest to his list of craptacular films… which include Twilight, The Unborn, Pandorum, Burlesque and The Roommate. Someone get Gigandet a new agent, fast.
Karl Urban survives this ugly seriousness by swaggering through the movie as cowboy vampire ex-priest "Black Hat". He's the best thing in Priest by a long shot. That and Brad Dourif, who is always awesome.
Those scared of accidentally becoming a Catholic by watching Priest should not worry. The religious side of Priest is almost entirely ignored and the "church" is treated like any other 1984 / Equilibrium / V for Vendetta style big brother government that forces obedience and denies knowledge of facts. Ironically, Paul Bettany is actually an atheist, despite playing an albino monk in The Da Vinci Code, the archangel Michael in Legion and now a kick-ass priest in Priest. Maybe he should do something he believes in… because the lack of belief permeates the entire film and only Karl Urban seems to understand the absurdity of it all.
Overall Priest is stupid fun. If you loved Legion, you'll have a multiple pant-splatter over Priest, but the majority of us will find it woefully constructed and one big scummy cliché. Stupid, ridiculous, fun, accidentally funny and very silly.
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I feel kinda bad. I'm starting to get the impression that the only times I put finger to keyboard is to disagree with the estimed Mr S. And yet I hold him in such high regard (even before he got quoted on the big screen).
But once again I feel his standards are too high. He is not appreciating this film for what it is. It is a comic (or graphic novel/movie if you wanna get arsey). It doesn't have a huge Hollywood budget, and really doesn't try to be.
For me it ticks so many boxes. I love post appocalytic, cyber/steam punk, vampire, action and medieval genres. Finding them all in one film filled me with as much glee as I got from watching Doomsday. And in this one they have huge bikes (who hasn't read 2000ad and not wanted a Lawmaster)!!!
No, it's not particularly slick. It's not particularly tightly scripted. It's not going to challenge your views on life. But it is damn good fun. Things explode, vamps jump about really fast, the heroes cut up an shoot the bad guys, characters agonise over mildy pretentious shit. And there are big bikes!. It is a couple of hours of my life that I consider well spent. And fully intend to spend it at least once or twice more.
You can ask more from a movie… But you can get so much less. Add 2 or 3 skulls and you got my rating.
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Santa Teresita Hospital's emergency room will remain open at least until the end of March, the hospital's board of directors decided at a meeting Tuesday.
Executive Vice President Mike Costello said he expects state and county officials to approve within a few weeks a plan that would subsidize emergency room losses.
Hospital officials had earlier said they would close the emergency room to patients brought in by paramedics beginning March 1, unless the plan had been approved by then.
In another matter, Santa Teresita's request to convert 23 hospital beds for use in the hospital-run nursing home was submitted to the county Health Services Department in August, Costello said. But it wasn't until Tuesday morning that the hospital's plans for related architectural changes were reviewed by the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, in the second stage of the approval process.


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Does this sound familiar? You get a new car and tell yourself, "This time I'm keeping it clean… There will be no eating in it, all the trash will be thrown away, they'll never be any empty coffee cups on the floor, I'll get it washed regularly and I'll actually dust the dashboard." That might last a couple of weeks until, little by little, the trash starts accumulating. Crumbs find their way on the seats and drinks spill on the floor. Fail.
We've all been there. Do you want to know why? Because we're busy. Our cars are our second homes. We are constantly on the go and therefore constantly in our cars. We don't have time to keep it clean. Or so we think.
To help you out, we've gathered five simple items you should keep in your car that will help you keep it clean without even realizing it. Even if you travel with kids often, these ideas will help you keep your car clean without spending an afternoon cleaning it out.
Minimal effort to a consistently tidy car. Sound good? Just keep reading below.
Keep Your Car Clean By Keeping These Five Items Handy
1. Amoral and Windex Wipes
If you always have them in the car, you will be more likely to use them to clean up your car on the fly! There's always time to kill, whether it's sitting in the drive-through line or waiting for someone you're picking up. Grab a wipe and rub down the center console and interior to capture all the dust and crumbs that have built up. It will take seconds and make a huge difference in making your car feel fresh and clean.
(Be sure to hang onto the empty wipe containers for the next car cleaning tip!)
2. Plastic Bags
Grab a handful of extra plastic grocery store bags and keep them in your glove compartment. Anytime you stop to pump gas, do a quick floor and seat check. Gather up all the trash, throw it in the plastic bag, and then immediately toss it in the trash next to the pump.
Even better: keep a plastic bag hanging in the interior of your car. That way it's even more convenient to throw your trash away before it accumulates on the floor.
Storage Idea: Try using an old wipes container to store plastic bags in your car. It'll fit nicely into a cup holder and give you easy access. Check out Infarrantly Creative's folding technique for fitting the plastic bags into the container (and how she decked them out to look a little nicer, too).
3. A Storage Tote for the Trunk
Use a tote to keep all your "must haves" gathered in one place rather than thrown on the floor or rolling around the trunk. Whether it's your gym bag, an extra pair of shoes, a beach blanket or whatever else you like to always keep in your car, having it contained to one bin will definitely save time down the road so you aren't rummaging through a mess.
We love this one from Gilt.com on sale for $25!
4. Rubber Floor Liners
Save yourself a stained carpet and a bunch of quarters for the vacuum by inserting rubber floor mats or liners in your car. They are worth the investment. Not only will they help with the resale value of your vehicle, but they'll also make it so you don't have to worry about spills or tracking in mud and snow. You'll have comfort knowing you can just take out the liner, shake it off and hose it down.
5. Car Fresheners
Ok, this last one isn't really an item you need to keep your car clean, but it is more of a motivational point. Pick out a few of your favorite scented car fresheners and keep them in your glove compartment. Anytime you do a good deep clean of your car, reward yourself with a fresh new scent. It doesn't need to be often. Every time you get in your car and take a whiff, your mood will instantly be better and your car will feel cleaner.
What Else Should You Keep in Your Car?
Now that you have the tools to easily keep your car clean, you should be able to make room for what you actually should be keeping in it!
Hopefully you have the emergency essentials covered, like a spare tire and jumper cables, but what about the non-emergency essentials? Here are nine things to keep in your car that will definitely come in handy in a pinch.
- An umbrella. You'll never have to worry about a surprise downpour again if you always keep a travel size umbrella stored in the car! You'll be surprised at how often you'll be thankful you have it.
- Extra cash. Our parents always told us to keep an extra $10 or $20 bill tucked away hidden in the car for emergencies, like an unexpected toll!
- A sweatshirt. Keep an extra sweatshirt or sweater in the trunk for those unseasonably cool nights or a visit to a place where the AC is a little too high… like the supermarket.
- A towel/blanket. Or both. They'll come in handy with a wet dog, soccer game or tailgate!
- An extra car charger. Because you can never have too many, especially with everyone using their phones as a GPS, which drains your phone battery.
- Pen and paper. Keep it in your center console for quick notes or directions you need to jot down. In the unfortunate case of a fender bender, this will come in handy for exchanging insurance information, too.
- Tissues (or napkins). Because not being prepared after a sudden sneeze can be the worst.
- A granola bar and water bottle. This makes getting stuck in rush hour commute traffic on your way home from work a little more bearable.
- A magnetic dash mount. Always keep your phone in sight and hands free, especially while using your GPS app.
- Important paperwork. The glove compartment is the perfect place to stash your car registration, proof of insurance and the vehicle's owner's manual.
Now you're ready to hit the road, prepared and organized! Did we forget anything? What are some items you like to keep in your car that we should be adding? What tips do you have for keeping your car clean? We'd love to hear in the comment below.
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Seismic risk in eastern Mediterranean higher than previously estimated
The eastern Mediterranean is more seismically active than previously assumed, a new study finds. On a geological time scale, seismic activity around the island of Crete has generated large earthquakes in bursts, potentially increasing the future risk for earthquakes and tsunamis in the region, according to a study accepted for publication in Geophysical Research Letters.
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Seasonal variability of nutrient concentrations in the Mediterranean Sea: contribution of Bio-Argo floats Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
Hydration and diffusion processes shape microbial community organization and function in model soil aggregates, Water Resources Research
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Hello Monday -- My favorite shots from vacation
These are my absolute favorites from the whole trip. I do find myself wishing I could have had more time to really focus on these locations more carefully and in a variety of lighting.
Realizing that will not happen takes me to a place that say's 'work with what you have'. I have Tucson, AZ which is full of some pretty amazing landscapes so I'm hoping to focus myself a bit more on discovering the shots that exist right here on the homefront.
With that, here are my two absolute favorite images from our trip.
Pigeon Point Light Station
The next image was taken 180° from the first.
I suppose some would say these are over-saturated. There is actually very little post-processing, the scene was unlike any I've ever viewed before. I may put these on canvas and find a spot in my home for them.
And a quick FYI, I will be getting back to sharing more of my story but time has been short so I've had to put it off. If you've been reading, I want to say THANK YOU!
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Wow! Those are just fantastic!!ReplyDelete
OK i would so buy these canvases LOL they are AMAZING shots, you are amazingReplyDelete
Stunning shots!ReplyDelete
Just beautiful photos, Ursula. What a stunning location!ReplyDelete
Stunning pictures. I think they'd be beautiful canvases xxxReplyDelete
Beautiful shots Ursula!ReplyDelete
fabulous pics Ursula!!!ReplyDelete
Gorgeous photos!ReplyDelete
These are gorgeous, Ursula!ReplyDelete
I always take one picture from each of our trips and put it on a canvas. I have a wall of canvas prints in our house. Those pictures are gorgeous!ReplyDelete
Absolutely GORGEOUS!ReplyDelete
Really pretty shots!ReplyDelete
Gorgeous photos...I've posted to everyone with pics, that I am living my summer vacation vicariously through you'all as we continue to stay at home and work on our patio. Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
such beautiful photos, i'm quite obsessed with lighthouse, i find them so magical!ReplyDelete
over exposed pictures are my favorite too


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Feb 22, 2014
Is Ewald the Natural-choice at Melodifestivalen 2014- Semi final 4
Anton Ewald- with his brand of soul/pop 'Begging' from last year's Melodifestivalen 2014.
He went on to built a whole career as one of the top pop artists today. So lets not under estimate the power of Ewald in semi final 4.
The song seems to continue the same groove and performance of last years entry for Melo 2013. I believe that last year Sweden could have in ESC 2013 been up there with Denmark on the final scoreboard if they had chosen 'Begging' so lets hope the new song is as good or better.
With great pride I can say Alcazar are another favourite of semi final 4 as well as taking pole Song 1 position in the songs running order should see them do well with a giant Disco ball to boot off with!
Yet it's never that simple in Melodifestivalen is it?
As although I adore Alcazar I think they need to have a song to equal 'Stay The Night' from 2009
To go over to Copenhagen in 2014. As I write now only heard the song snippet I am not convinced they have that yet!
So what else do we have in the last semi final? Linda Bengtzing I like her new style and track 'Ta mig' and I feel sure she will go to second chance round with this one. The other two to watch I think is Josef Johansson and IDA although the IDA track I am not keen on myself. So once again anything can happen ... Let the fun begin.
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My favorite way incorporate extra vegetables in mind diet is to put lots of them into a green juice or smoothie each day, but for those who prefer salad, that works too! Another great option is adding a small fruit salad to one's breakfast each day.
H: I'm a strong believer in the benefits of pushing oneself to try new things. I really like the quote "a ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." I try to push myself to do new and uncomfortable things as often as I can.
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