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Mike Johnston, Mike Gilmore, Mike Khoury, Kirk Lucas | "Impermanence"
The jazz quartet of veteran improvisers Mike Johnston, Mike Gilmore (core duet of The Northwoods Improvisers collective with Johnston, since 1976), Mike Khoury (founder of Entropy Stereo) and Kirk Lucas (visual artist and sculptor apart from musician) from Michigan of the USA prepared for us a bundle of surprises this time... The occidental music band that serves improvisation, experiments by mixing western music culture with the "seducing" east in the best manner. With jazz instrumentation as a base (double bass, vibraphone, violin and cello), already introduced with their debut "The Hidden" also on Triple Bath (July 2007), traditional instruments from Africa (inanga, kalimba, marimba), Asia (sho, shakuhachi, cheng, gong), Middle East (saz, tamboura), America (banjo), Central Europe (zither) and various percussion enrich the universal character of "Impermanence", taking the listener from season to season, from culture to culture... from entropy to elsewhere... The inherent twist of the four musicians towards introducing melody at several points of the album, like in the version of Sun Ras "When There Is No Sun" and Ahmed Abdul-Maliks "Maghrebi" is certainly not going to bother any lover of avant-garde music - on the contrary - it will introduce him/her to the album's deeper meanings. However, the entropic, improvisational jazz of this quartet is most likely to be comprehended by even the most uneducated ear, for being a product of thought and purity.
music by
Mike Johnston, Mike Gilmore, Mike Khoury, Kirk Lucas, 2007
1. Ilam 03:28
2. Tu-Streams 03:46
3. When There Is No Sun 06:22
4. Impartial 05:26
5. Impermanence 05:17
6. African Bells 02:52
7. Yeti Talks to Rumi 07:53
8. Maghrebi 04:49
9. Still Lake 11:53
total duration
Mike Johnston double bass, inanga, sho, shakuhachi, wood flutes, african bells
Mike Gilmore vibraphone, cheng, saz, bone guitar, kalimba, bowed percussion, steel drums
Mike Khoury violin, percussion
Kirk Lucas violoncello, guitar, banjo, zither, tamboura, gong, kalimba
by Mike Johnston, in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, on December 26, 2007
Themistoklis Pantelopoulos, June 2009
Themistoklis Pantelopoulos, June 2009
based on photos in Agkistri island, June 2009
catalogue numberTRB.020
release dateJune 26, 2009
Josh Landry | Musique Machine | April 2011
Mike Johnston, Mike Gilmore, Mike Khoury and Kirk Lucas have joined forces for "Impermanence", a work of hazy oneiric jazz that extends far beyond the bounds of jazz. Sluggish and incandescent, there is patience to this recording, and natural acoustic beauty. Vibraphone, gamelan percussion, string bass and viola sing out over a backdrop of velvet black.
This music is deeply exotic, cultured, mysterious, and apparently inspired by travels from Africa to Arabia to Saturn. It is saturated with dissonance, but never jagged; bathes the room in rich, colored swells like light through stained glass. Reverb tales are long, a certain refusal to congeal into rhythmic specificity is evident. The playing postulates to my ears, 'it is uncomfortable, yet awkwardly beautiful to endure', exudes acceptance of the unease of impermanence.
Tribute is paid to the complex, exact and solitary deliriums of avant-garde precursors Messiaen, Schoenberg and Boulez in the first 5 tracks, through sickly sweet harmonies. The mindful peace of a new rendition of Sun Ra's "When There Is No Sun" flows out of the speakers like a sudden gentle breeze, complimenting the darker pieces around it perfectly. Then, new instrumentation begins to enter the mix, and we drift completely out of the jazz idiom for the second half of the album.
First to mystic mountain peaks for "Yeti Talks to Rumi": even-toned and interplanar flute intones over a sound like violin bow / sheet metal. The sitar twangs reverently, respectfully. This sustained level of energy implies patience, wisdom. Then, further into the East with "Maghrebi", a percussion dominant composition possessed of the uneven shuffle of a camel's walk, and actually credited to Ahmed Abdul Malik. There is a remarkable authenticity to all of this. Coldly sonorous and lovingly recorded koto closes out the album with "Still Lake". Gusts of wind have us buoying skyward, and soon we stare down at the water from the clouds above Japan. Whimsical glissandos and tonally drifting strings can be heard as we transition to sleep. The music hollows out and dies away.
"Impermanence" is a mature, ambitious and masterfully conceived album that should appeal equally to the most choosy listeners of both free jazz and modern classical music. The surrealistic emotionality and tonal vibrancy of the music should even convert most naysayers to overly 'academic' music.
Dolf Mulder | Vital Weekly | issue 737 | June 2010
'Impermanence' is the second release of Mike Johnston (double bass, inanga, sho, shakuhachi, wood flutes, african bells, shenhai), Mike Gilmore (vibraphone, cheng, saz, bone guitar, kalimba, bowed percussion, steel drums, marimba), Mike Khoury (violin, percussion) and Kirk Lucas (violoncello, guitar, banjo, zither, tamboura, gong, kalimba). In 2007 Triple Bath released the debut of this quartet 'The Hidden'. The instruments these musicians play may give you a hint of what to expect here. Improvised music first of all, but very eastern-flavoured. Not only because of the exotic instruments. But also because of the lines along which the music develops. They even do their best to play them an eastern touch. The closing piece 'Still Life' for example, sounds very chinese in the beginning. Gradually it turns into free impovised music, still using however chinese motives. 'Maghrebi' by Ahmed Abdul Malik has a nice 'swinging' arabic groove. With 'When there is no sun', composed by Sun Ra, these are the only two pieces not composed by themselves. All in all, this quartet makes a very thoughtful and respectful blend of world music and western improvisation. In a very pure and authentic way. The music dwells and meanders like a majestic river through a diversity of landscapes. It definitely fills your mind and body with good spirits.


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DOI: https://doi.org/10.20535/1810-0546.2018.2.129009
Rasterization Method for Voxel Model Cutting
Background. The analysis of voxel dataset cuts is a widespread task in computer graphics applications. A comprehensive study of volume image cuts enables deeper learning of the structure of an object, which is visualized, as well as getting a clear view of the organization of its components. Very often, there is a need to investigate an internal structure of the object, and in this case, researchers can be more interested in certain parts of the model, in particular, in cuts of voxel data.
Objective. The objective of the research is to develop a rasterization method which enables obtaining cuts of voxel datasets at arbitrary angles. The method should use only integer arithmetic and minimize the number of calculations.
Methods. The essence of the method is to rasterize the cutting plane by parallel transferring of master-line fragments along the base-line, as it is proposed in the weaving algorithms of rasterization. To rasterize both types of lines, it is proposed to use the Bresenham's line algorithm. The developed method consists of two stages: the initialization stage, in which both the master-line is rasterized and boundaries of rasterization fragments are found, and the main stage, when rasterization of the master-line fragments is performed within the boundaries found on the initialization stage.
Results. The developed method uses only integer arithmetic and minimizes the number of calculations in the rasterization cycles of master-line fragments which makes the use of the method sufficiently effective for rasterization of sections of voxel models.Conclusions. The developed method can be used in various applications where three-dimensional images are used, including medical images, three-dimensional visualization in scientific applications, multimedia and mulsemedia systems.
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The goal of my research is to understand the mechanistic underpinnings of the cell signaling network that contribute to cancer progression and resistance to therapy. We are identifying signaling pathways that compensate for androgen ablation in prostate cancer, looking for combinatorial therapeutic targets in a variety of solid tumors, and developing a novel tumor microenvironment model to interrogate host–tumor interactions and evaluate cancer therapeutics.
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truly a fine cancer date. can you guess which one of these lovely ladies used to be yours truly?
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Daniels, Roberta R.; And Others
Progressive competencies were identified for gifted students in grades kindergarten through 12 as a result of a survey of over 600 administrators, classroom teachers, and teachers of the gifted. Competencies were identified for four levels of development in the following six specific skill areas: creativity, affective development, academic management, research, critical thinking, and the psychomotor domain. A section on each skill area begins with a review of the literature, continues with a listing of the competencies for subskills, and ends with a bibligrraphy. Under "Creativity," competencies are listed for writing, speech and drama, art, divergent thinking skills, and creative problem-solving. Competencies identified for "Affective Development" include the subareas of self-image, group dynamics, leadership, and career exploitation. The section on "Academic Management" includes competencies for critical reading, nonverbal communication, verbal communication, listening, test awareness and time management. Included in the "Research" section are competencies for the election and planning process, information retrieval, recording and analyzing information, and the presentation of research. Competencies for the following subskills are included in the section on "Critical Thinking": analogy, deductive reasoning, propaganda and persuasive techniques, decision making, inductive reasoning--figural and numberic, inductive reasoning--verbal and symbolic, and causal relationships The final section, "Psychomotor Domain," contains examples from the Guilford and Harrow taxonomies. (DB)
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"Some of you people aren't going to like this, but I kind of hate all the plays where people just ride around on horses, chopping each other's heads off. There is always some king who either gets his head chopped off or chops of others' heads, and maybe a drunk guy, and a traitor of some sort. Not Shakespeare at his best."
"I hate Falstaff. Unlike other fools, he's a petty thief which, surprisingly, distracts me beyond reason."
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Animal Reproduction and development
From speech of Aristophanes:
...The sexes were not as they are now...the primeval man...had four hands and four feet, one head with two faces...Terrible was their might and strength...and they made an attack upon the gods...Zeus...said: "Methinks I have a plan which will humble their pride and improve their manners; men will continue to exist, but I will cut them in two...After the division of the two parts of man, each desiring his other half, came together, and throwing their arms about one another, entwined in mutual embraces, longing to grow into one...
Plato Symposium
Love (sweet Chloe) is a god, a young Youth, and very fair, and wing'd to flye... His power's so vaste, that that of Jove is not so great... For there is no med'cine for Love, neither meat, nor drink, nor any Charm, but only Kissing, and Embracing, and lying naked together.
-Daphnis & Chloe By Longus Translated out of Greek by George Thornley Anno. 1657
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Today's musical selection
Bob Dylan
Lay lady lay
Meiosis and sperm
Figure 40-13
Spermatogonia (mitosis and meiosis) - primary spermatocytes
- meiosis (both divisions) - spermatids (scrotum cooler)
Sperm (meioses throughout adult life) Seminiferous tubules
300 million/ ejaculation
Figure 40-15
Testes - seminiferous tubules make sperm, stimulated by FSH, inhibin for feedback
Interstitial (Leydig) cells produce testosterone, stimulated by LH (ICSH), feedback
Figure 40-12
Low mag section of testis, higher mag showing seminiferous tubule and interstitial cells
in short day hamsters are smaller than in long day hamsters
Figure 40-11
(male anatomy)
Table 40-1
Bulbourethral (Cowper's) gland (early overflow from sexual excitement)
Seminal vesicle - fructose, amino acids, mucus, prostaglandins (uterine contractions)
Prostate - alkaline (infection, cancer most men > 50)
Capacitation of sperm
Figure 40-21
Vas deferens - peristalsis -(vasectomy 100% effective- permanent long term effects unknown)
Urethra (of course, it is output here for which condom is a form of contraception)
Table 40-3
summary of birth control
Figure 40-20
Many sperm attack one egg, only one fertilizes - fast (electrical) response prevents others
Figure 40-14
acrosome, nucleus, mitochondria (not go into egg), flagellum
Figure 40-19
Parasympathetic arterioles (unique, usu only symp.) - erection (sleep)
ACh - NO - smooth muscle dilate- viagra blocks breakdown enzyme
NO synthase in cavernous artery and corpus cavernosum
Robert F. Furchgott, Louis J. Ignarro, Ferid Murad
Nobel 1998
"for their discoveries concerning nitric oxide as a signalling molecule in the cardiovascular system"
Sympathetic - ejaculation inhib erection
Figure E40-1
Here is the typical text book diagram depicting the menstrual (ovarian) cycle
For convenience, use the term "eggs" earlier, now I get more official
Meiosis, ovary, steroids
Figure 40-17
primary oocyte in early follicle
secondary oocyte in mature follicle
FSH from anterior pituitary causes follicle to release estrogen
LH from anterior pituitary induces ovulation and conversion to the corpus luteum that secretes progesterone
Figure 40-18
Here's how that relates to meiosis
Primary oocyte (2-4 million at birth, 1st meiotic prophase)
(400,000 at puberty, only 400 used)
(no oogonia after 3 mo)
Secondary oocyte + polar body
(Graffian follicle finish 1st meiosis) ovulation
if 2 ovulations - DZT - 2 amnions, 2 chorions
twins 1.2% of births, of these 70% "fraternal"
DZT run in family
Questions used in 2007 and 2008 related to this outline
What is not true about the "egg" at the time of ovulation?
(a) It comes from the mature follicle.
(b) It is near the fimbriae of the uterine tube.
(c) It is called a secondary oocyte.
*(d) Meiosis is complete.
(e) Its release followed a surge of LH.
A polar body is
(a) the cell that gives rise to the primary oocyte.
(b) the tissue that makes progesterone.
(c) the portion of the blastocyst that will turn into the embryo.
(d) the hollow space in the blastocyst.
*(e) the discarded nucleus of meiosis.
The "lining" (inside layer) of the uterus is called the
(a) amnion.
(b) morula.
(c) blastocoel.
*(d) endometrium.
(e) notochord.
What hormone from the anterior pituitary starts the further development of the primary follicle?
(a) TSH
(b) GH
*(c) FSH
(d) LH
(e) ACTH
What produces testosterone?
*(a) interstitial (Leydig) cells
(b) monocytes
(c) the bulbourethral (Cowper's) gland
(d) beta cells of the islets of Langerhans
(e) the posterior pituitary
When (or where) is meiosis complete for the human "egg?"
(a) in the ovary before birth.
(b) in the primary follicle.
(c) in the blastula after cleavage divisions.
(d) in the secondary oocyte just when ovulation occurs.
*(e) when sperm attach in the oviduct.
What is the acrosome?
(a) a pancreatic neurosecretion
*(b) an packet of enzymes on the sperm cell
(c) an antigen
(d) the cavity in the blastyocyst
(e) a hormone from the adrenal medulla
The birth control pill blocks
(a) buildup of the endometrium.
(b) implantation.
*(c) ovulation.
(d) prostaglandins.
(e) menstruation.
Which is male?
A) corpus luteum
B) polar body
*C) epididymis
D) oogonium
E) endometrium
What are dizygotic (fraternal) twins?
A) when two ovaries are fertilized
*B) when two eggs are fertilized
C) when two follicles are fertilized
D) when one zygote splits into two
E) the same as monozygotic (identical) twins
Nitric oxide (NO)
A) functions as a feedback signal to the hypothalamus.
*B) functions to mediate erection.
C) functions to maintain the corpus luteum.
D) is one of the glandular components of semen.
E) is secreted from the chorion.
Where does estrogen come from?
A) the interstitial cells
B) the adrenal cortex
C) the posterior pituitary
*D) the follicle
E) the hypothalamus
Why is cGMP relevant to reproduction?
(a) It is a gonadotropin
(b) It is secreted by interstitial cells.
(c) A surge in cGMP induces ovulation.
*(d) It is involved in erection.
(e) It provides a feedback signal to inhibit FSH secretion.
A ligation is used in a tubal ligation and what other operation?
(a) spermatogenesis
(b) gastrulation
*(c) a vasectomy
(d) an IUD
in vitro
How is the autonomic nervous system involved in reproduction?
(a) It triggers ovulation.
*(b) The parasympathetic portion increases blood flow to the corpus cavernosum.
(c) It controls meiosis in the male but not in the female.
(d) It controls estrogen secretion by the corpus luteum.
(e) Gastrulation causes the formation of 3 layers, one of which is the autonomic nervous system.
The word for the final product of meiosis which is fertilized by the sperm nucleus is the
(a) blastopore.
(b) blastocoel.
(c) polar body.
(d) morula.
*(e) ootid.
Which is female?
A) acrosome
*B) follicle
C) bulbourethral gland
D) interstitial cells
E) inhibin
If fertilization occurs, what keeps the wall of the uterus from breaking down?
*A) progesterone enabled by a hormone from the chorion
B) pituitary steroids
C) hypothalamic gonadotropins
D) the amnion
E) the secondary oocyte
The rhythm method
A) relies on inhibiting FSH and LH.
B) is also called a tubal ligation.
C) is also called a vasectomy.
*D) depends on knowing that there are only a few days per month when intercourse can lead to pregnancy.
E) is made possible by potentiating nitric oxide action by inhibiting cGMP breakdown.
When is meiosis complete in the female?
A) at birth.
B) in the primary oocyte.
*C) at the time of fertilization.
D) at puberty.
E) Meiosis is never complete in the female.
What are monozygotic (identical) twins?
A) when two blastocysts implant
*B) when the inner cell mass divides into two
C) when two eggs are fertilized
D) the same as dizygotic (fraternal) twins
E) when the placenta divides into two
Where does follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) come from?
A) the chorion
B) the hypothalamus
*C) the anterior pituitary
D) the corpus luteum
E) the testes
Where does fertilization take place?
A) the ovary
B) the endometrium
C) the vas deferens
D) the follicle
*E) the uterine tube
Questions used in 2002 relating to this outline (and other outlines)
Ovulation is triggered by a surge in
(a) a steroid from the posterior pituitary.
(b) a prostaglandin from the hypothalamus.
*(c) a peptide from the anterior pituitary.
(d) a steroid from the ovary.
(e) a peptide from the chorion.
Where would you find the acrosome?
(a) in the hypothalamus
*(b) on a sperm cell
(c) on an antigen
(d) in the chorion
(e) in the pancreas
Which does not contribute substances to semen?
(a) seminiferous tubules
*(b) interstitial cells
(c) prostate
(d) bulbourethral gland
(e) seminal vesicles
The birth control pill blocks
(a) buildup of the endometrium.
(b) implantation.
*(c) ovulation.
(d) prostaglandins.
(e) menstruation.
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Desert Safari is an unmissable experience of any UAE trip. With specialized Ras Al Khaimah Desert Safari, Rayna Tours offers a great-value-for-money, all-inclusive itinerary to best discover the rugged desert allure and also have an up-close interpretation of the region's culture and traditions.
The highpoint of this desert safari is an exhilarating ride over the colossal dunes aboard a powerful 4X4 vehicle, which of course will be the realization of a long-held wish for adventurists, pleasure seekers, and nature lovers alike. See the striking desert sunset views and continue your quest for thrill by making a trip to our elegant campsite. Take a camel ride and then elevate the fun with a session of sandboarding or quad biking. Visitors looking to indulge in unique yet milder pursuits can take delight in activities like henna designing, Shisha smoking, and falcon show.
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You may see a lot of stories about civilian drone operators causing chaos during emergencies, but it's clearer than ever that many of them are willing to help out, too. Bard College has published Federal Aviation Administration commercial drone exemption requests showing that a hefty 19 percent of requests from the last quarter of 2015 mentioned emergency services -- six times as many as reported several months earlier. In theory, that could lead to a lot of private pilots helping officials with search and rescue missions or other critical situations.
That doesn't mean that the drone owners are guaranteed to fly, though. The FAA tells The Verge that there can easily be other legal restrictions keeping them on the ground. Also, this is sometimes a catch-all for activities the pilot might be asked to do, rather than the primary goal. Even if they never intend to help officials in a crisis, though, this poses a problem. It suggests that exemption requests are getting out of hand for both applicants (who are so worried about the rules that they apply just in case) and the FAA itself (which allows those broad exemptions). It may take a while before cooler heads prevail and pilots only get exemptions that they're likely to need.


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Molong is a delightful historic village 20 minutes north of Orange on the Mitchell Highway towards Wellington.
The area is rich farming country producing wheat, sheep, cattle, fruit and wine.
Many of Molong's buildings are classified by the National Trust with some dating from the early 1800s and most are well cared for and restored. We love the row of old shops west of the Yarn Market.
Molong is a popular stoping point for travelers to enjoy a coffee, visit the museum and art gallery, explore the Yarn Market craft cottage and while there, buy some their local homemade produce.
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4 Things to enjoy in Molong
- Talk a stroll along the broad main street, Bank Street, great little shops and pubs.
- Visit the Yarn Market Craft Cottage in Bank Street for crafts and local produce. The olive oil and jams are a must.
- Take in local art at Jayes Gallery. Regular shows throughout the year.
- Explore the Molong Historical Museum, 20 Riddell Street with its local history displays and exhibitions.
Sheep Dog Trials, Molong - Photo by puzzlement
Village Markets - quarterly in March, July and September
NSW Sheep Dog Trials - March
Molong Agricultural Show - September
Molong Players Theatre Show - September
Fields of Canola, Molong - Photo by peter.lavender
Molong started out as a police and military outpost and was visited by explorer Charles Sturt in 1828. Sir Thomas Mitchell on his 1864 expedition employed and aboriginal tracker, Yuranigh and they became close friends. His grave is on the Orange side of town and is a rare example of a combined aboriginal and european grave site.
The first copper mine in Australia, Copper Hill, (how original), was just north of the village.
In 1896 Mr Charles Packham first cultivated the now very popular Packham Pear.
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Yarn Market Craft Cottage
79 Bank Street Molong
Ph 02 6366 8260
Open 7 days from 10am to 4.30pm
Operating for forty years it has an extensive range of crafts and gift ideas from local producers, artisans and artists. A good stop for local visitor information.
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Jayes Gallery
31-33 Gidley Street Molong
Ph 02 6366 9093
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Open Wednesday to Sunday 10am to 4pm
Molong Historical Museum
An enterprise of the Molong Historical Society.
20 Riddell Street Molong (P.O. Box 119 Molong NSW 2866)
Ph 02 6362 8960
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Open Thursdays 11am to 4pm. Last Sunday of the month 12.30pm to 4pm. Other times by appointment.
Located in the 1856 Golden Fleece Hotel building. Extensive collection of local history.
Yuranigh's Grave
5kms out of town on the Mitchell Hwy towards Orange. Turn right at the sign up a dirt road and into a private paddock. Remember to shut the gate!
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|This game comes down to J.T. Barrett's ability to play a big time game against a big time opponent. Against Oklahoma, Barrett was 19/35 (54%) for 183yds/0TD/1INT. Since then Barrett has gone 99/137 (72%) for 1351yds/18TD/0INT. Sure Saquon Barkley & Trace McSorley will be tough, but the real question will be if the Penn St. defense can contain Barrett & cause him to have an off game against and ELITE defense? Barrett needs to have a big game.
|Strength v. Strength! Notre Dame can make a pretty good argument they have the best O-Line in the nation. NC State in contrast can argue they have the best D-Line in the nation! What's interesting here is that the Wolfpack rank 122nd in pass defense, but 6th in rush defense. Notre Dame shows the same tendencies so the team that wins might be the team that has the best QB that day. Can Brandon Wimbush pass enough to get Josh Adams going?
|This is a great opportunity for the Georgia to make a statement nationally with a complete demolition of Florida. The Gators have won the last 3 meetings and are 21-6 in their last 27 meetings. Georgia is ULTRA athletic on defense while Florida is having issues at QB. That's a bad recipe for Florida to think they'll come out with a win. On top of that Florida will have to worry about a Georgia running attack that is comparable to Alabama's! UGA wins.
|Morgantown is a fantastic atmosphere for football & I love college football when the Moutaineers are good, but this game is going to come down to whether or not WVU can put up any sort of defensive front to Oklahoma St.'s offense. Baylor scored 36 on West Virginia last week which means the Cowboys might put up 80 on the WVU defense! I thought OSU played well defensive last week against Texas so WVU should be slowed. WVU has to play D.
|A lot more on the line in this one that meets the eye. For Clemson, a loss probably eliminates them from playoff contention, but GT is THIS close to being undefeated & a playoff contender themselves. The Jackets get Virginia Tech in Atlanta so a win here could mean GT is 2 Miami-FL losses away from an ACC Coastal title. GT is not an easy team to play at all. Yes, Clemson has a lot more talent, but GT can be physically overwhelming. Can't wait!
|Arizona is flying a bit under the radar despite being 5-2 with their two losses coming by a total of 9 points. The Wildcats have won 3 straight games & are averaging 52.4PPG in their 5 wins compared to 20.0PPG in losses. Therein lies the strategy. Can Washington St. hold Arizona's offense down in Tuscon? What is different about the Cougars this year is the defense. Wazzou ranks 21st in scoring defense & that should be enough to escape with a victory.
|Don't look now but Iowa St. could win the Big XII! The stage won't be too big for the Cyclones who went into Norman and beat Oklahoma 38-31 a couple of weeks ago. If you are looking for a blueprint, there really isn't one. Iowa St. gave up quite a bit to the Sooners so ISU's defense might not be key. What should be key is the Cyclones keeping it close & not making mistakes. TCU has a tough defense, but ISU can play mistake free they have a shot here.
|Like Arizona, Arizona St. finds itself flying under the radar a bit here at 4-3 but 3-1 in Pac 12 play with a real shot at wining the Pac 12 South. Unfortunately for USC, they've been turning the ball over quite a bit while Arizona St.'s defense can be quite opportunistic. The defense can get after the passer which could spell bad news for Sam Darnold just as it spelled bad news for Jake Browning & Washington. Darnold can't make mistakes or ASU wins.
|The Huskies had a week off to stew about their loss to Arizona St. which gave them another week to prepare for Josh Rosen & UCLA. The Bruins got a solid win over Oregon last week, but make no mistake, this UW defense is NASTY and I think Rosen takes a beating while the Huskies defense pours it on. Rosen hasn't been particularly consistent this season & I think he might have a tough time finishing this game. Get ready for Washington to flex a bit.
|This game doesn't have much national impact, but in theory Texas A&M could potentially win the SEC West if they win out & Alabama collapses. Both squads are 5-2 so a win gives the victors bowl eligibility & at 6-2 probably gets them ranked. The Bulldogs could have a shot at a 10-3 season if they win this game and win out with a loss coming to Alabama. On the other side, Kevin Sumlin needs a win. Another 8-4 season won't cut it at A&M.
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Today, we're going to go a little more meta than just the mechanics of the format. Two things worth talking about have cropped it, so I'd like talk about them. The first is proxies, and the other is a discussion on social behavior.
Before we get there, I'll tell a brief story about what Monday Night Gamer and Armada Games regular Todd Palmer called "one of my favorite ways ever to get blown out." During fellow RC member Scott Larabee's recent visit, we were playing a game with Todd and Anthony, another Armada regular. He's a good man and someone I've mentioned multiple times on these pages. Anthony was playing his new "Zero X Spells Kruphix" deck, Todd was playing Rith, the Awakener, Scott was playing Ghost Council of Orzhova, and I was playing Lazav, Shapeshifting Mastermind. The Lazav deck is this week's updated deck, below. I had already copied Anthony's Kruphix, God of Horizons and his Prophet of Kruphix. I had a total of thirteen creatures. Todd had already played Avenger of Zendikar and had a total of eleven creatures. He shrugged, said "game's gotta end sometime" (we were deep into double-digit turns by this point, so ending the game was fine) cast Tooth and Nail entwined, and got Craterhoof Behemoth, and something not relevant to the play. He battled me with enough to kill me (given the board state) and then Scott with the remaining few. I'll confess to slow-rolling him just a little for dramatic effect. Via Prophet, I flashed in Evil Twin, copying the Craterhoof Behemoth. All my creatures were bigger than his, so I blocked with favorable results. Anthony killed him on the crack back. Todd said he'd remember it forever.
For the purposes of this discussion, there are two basic types of proxies: the Sharpie'd basic land and the elaborate print job. The Sharpie'd land is pretty self-explanatory—it's a card name and text on a basic land (or other low-value card; if I had a Pro Tour team, I'd do it with Aeolipile). This is a common technique for players testing multiple decks before they build them so that they don't have to take the time to swap cards around. Teams will also proxy up gauntlet decks which they want to test against. It's easy to understand why they wouldn't go to considerable time and expense acquiring copies of cards they don't intend to play with. Nonetheless, they intend to acquire the real cards for the decks they're going to play. They have no intention of trying to get around paying for cards.
In the era of inexpensive high-quality color printers, the elaborate print job is easy. It involves making a print (or copy) of an existing card and then attaching it to a real Magic card back. I've occasionally seen people use this technique for playtesting, but for the most part I've seen them use it because they simply don't want to pay for a card. Their intent is to use it permanently in lieu of a legitimate version, and to me, that seems like counterfeiting (with the standard caveat that I'm not a lawyer or Treasury Agent).
There are two other types of cards that might fall into the proxy category, but in my mind actually don't: the gold-bordered card and the tournament-illegal alter. The gold-bordered card is a genuine, produced by Wizards of the Coast card, such as the Collector's Edition or the World Championship decks. They're not tournament legal cards but are otherwise legit. I'll refer you to the Magic Tournament Rules (MTR), Section 3.3 for the description of acceptable alters:
Artistic modifications are acceptable in Magic tournaments, provided that the modifications do not make the card art unrecognizable, contain substantial strategic advice, or contain offensive images. Artistic modifications may not obstruct or change the mana cost or name of the card.
If we were to take an official stance on the use of proxy, it would be in line with the MTR, sections 3.3 and 3.4. If an organizer is doing a Commander event which doesn't specify a proxy policy, they're probably going by the MTR definition by default. If you have a card which you think may fall into the gray area, check with them.
Personally, even in the most casual games, I wouldn't allow the first two types of proxies, even with what might seem like a good excuse. I happen to have a good local example of one of those circumstances. One of the Armada regulars sent seven or eight cards to an artist to have altered. This is an effort which was going to take some weeks, if not months. When he brought up the idea about using proxies, I said that I'd prefer he didn't. He said, "yeah, I actually don't want to be that guy." He simply used other cards while his alters came back. There are more good cards for a Commander deck than there are slots in the deck. He still had loads of fun with his deck while he waited for his other cards.
If you want to use a proxy version because you simply don't want to pay for a card (even if it's merely because you feel the price of a card is unjustly high), then I'm going to say no. The primary reason for this is that I support the business of Wizards of the Coast, whose blood, sweat, and tears have gone into creating, producing, and distributing the game; I support the reputable online retailers, and I support the legion of game shops which create the spaces for us to enjoy our hobby. The secondary market for cards is a significant part of the income stream for shops, many of which may not be able to exist without it. Second, I believe in meritocracies. I believe in earning what you have and having what you can afford, not just in Magic, but in life. If you can afford to drive an Audi, great; if you can afford a Honda Civic, then that's what you drive. If you can afford a Badlands, great; if you can only afford Dragonskull Summit, then that's what you play (I know the analogy breaks down a little since you can't really Sharpie up an Audi). I assign no moral value in what you can afford (or are willing to pay—I'm sure I can pony up the $3.99 for that movie on HBO On Demand, but damn it, I already pay a subscription fee and have two other streaming services, so WTH?), we simply are where we are in life. It's up to you to decide whether you want to spend your cash on that Badlands, a bottle of Blanton's (actually, closer to a year's supply of Blanton's), or the rent. The real bottom line is that if you're playing with me, I'd like for you to be playing real Magic cards.
The other two types are a different story. Gold-bordered cards are WotC products. They're fine for use in this unsanctioned format (an opinion which I've come around on after some discussion in the forums for last week's article). For the alters, the answer is effectively the same. If it's a WotC-produced version of the card you're representing, then fine; if it's a Plains painted up to look like a Badlands, then no dice. No dice also for offensive stuff. If your alters promote misogyny, sexism, or bigotry of any kind, then in addition to not consenting to let you play with them, I'm likely to simply not play with you. Hopefully, most folks are enlightened enough for this to never be an actual issue. This segues quite nicely into the next thing I want to talk about.
Behavior and Social Groups
We are human beings. We are flawed and fallible. We make mistakes, we get wrong impressions, and sometimes we're simply not always at the top of our games. What I want to talk about here isn't mistakes or slips of the tongue, but repeated anti-social behavior and what must be done about it. I'm talking about repeated incidences of hateful action or speech, or single incidences of what is obviously an ingrained thought process. I'm talking about things which in reasonable society we deem bad behavior, like using offensive language, physically aggressive action, posting inappropriate pictures, and the like. First, please don't do it. Second, when you see it, identify it and do something about it.
The reason we get so much bad behavior these days is that we don't call it out enough, and when we do, the caller is vilified instead of the perpetrator of the original behavior. The caller needs to be humane and diplomatic, not inflammatory, but the identification of socially-unacceptable behavior is the responsibility of all members of the community, not just leadership. In order for systems to work, you can't wait for them to work, you have to make them. That involves active participation. In organizations, that most often involves the chain of command, but sometimes it means taking provocative action as an individual. In a social group or community that doesn't have a formal hierarchy, it is without question the responsibility of the individual of good conscience to take action. It is not something one does casually, lightly, with self-satisfaction, or frequently. It is, however, something we must have the courage to do when it needs to be done.
I'll be clear that I'm not saying that people can't engage in socially-unacceptable behavior. I'm not trying to infringe on your right to free speech. One must realize that free speech doesn't mean consequence-free speech. If you spout garbage, I expect someone in the community to clean it up. I'll go so far in defending your right to free speech that I'd rather that people say every offensive thing that's on their minds. That way, we know who the bigots are, and can avoid socializing with them. Just because you're allowed to say what you want doesn't mean that we have to put up with it. If you demonstrate that you're anti-social, you can't complain when people don't want to be in your company.
While I'm predominantly talking philosophically here, I'll hit one specific. Please stop using "gay" as a pejorative. It doesn't matter that you might think it's harmless or that all your friends say it too. It's not harmless. It reinforces a negative idea (gay = bad) which is counterproductive to the kind of accepting culture we would like to promote. No one is asking you to change your belief systems (okay, if you're a super bigot, I'm asking you to think about changing that part of your belief system), just your behavior. You'll find that thinking about how others might feel about what comes out of your mouth might help you learn a thing or two. I'm also not talking about rolling over to the idea of political correctness. I'm talking about avoiding hateful speech, both actively hateful and passively hateful (the latter of which is the most insidious). Examine the words that you say and the ideas that they express, intentional or not.
Most of the time, the best way to deal with poor behavior is to do it quietly. There is a leadership sawhorse of "praise in public, admonish in private,' which also extends to peer-to-peer relationships. Take the person aside (or PM them, or whatever the appropriate communication mode might be) and simply ask if they realize what they've said or what they're doing is harmful or hurtful. There's a chance that they may not. It's a perfect opportunity to educate them, to show them that what they're saying or doing promotes an idea that violates the tenets of good social behavior. You don't have to be unpleasant about it. You can always keep the level of discourse high. If they know that what they're saying or doing is offensive and don't care, you can warn them that continuing such behavior is likely to get them removed from your social group. What they do with that information is then up to them.
Sometimes, doing things in private isn't enough. Especially in public settings, other people in the group might be leery about speaking up or taking action. If the offense is public and sufficiently inflammatory, then the response needs to be public; the person has to know certain actions will simply not be tolerated. For example, I was once Head Judging an event where many nations were represented. During a draft, which is a reasonably quiet period, a judge made an audible comment deriding one of the countries represented. The only reasonable thing for me to do was to immediately and very publicly assert that this was not the kind of attitude permitted in the program. Did I embarrass the judge? No, he embarrassed himself. I simply reminded him (and everyone around) that we considered this poor behavior and we wouldn't allow it. It was both a warning to anyone else who might be inclined to such rudeness and a reminder to everyone else that we had their backs.
Calling people out for bad behavior is not bullying. Before you ask "who gets to decide?" I'll say that in general, cultures already have—it's not like we need a vote to decide the N-word is bad. I'm also not setting up myself as the arbiter of all behavior; once again, the culture already has. Calling out people for bad behavior (again, diplomatically and humanely) is part what gets it to stop. It's incumbent on each of us to do it when the need arises—and the need arises every time we see it. Tolerance is a funny thing. It involves letting people do whatever they're going to do, and then holding them accountable for it. Let's try to be excellent to each other.
Here's the Lazav deck mentioned in the beginning:
Creatures (27)
- 1 Clone Shell
- 1 Duplicant
- 1 Phyrexian Metamorph
- 1 Solemn Simulacrum
- 1 Body Double
- 1 Cemetery Puca
- 1 Clever Impersonator
- 1 Clone
- 1 Crypt Ghast
- 1 Cryptoplasm
- 1 Dimir Cutpurse
- 1 Dimir Doppelganger
- 1 Elite Arcanist
- 1 Evil Twin
- 1 Kederekt Leviathan
- 1 Mindleech Mass
- 1 Renegade Doppelganger
- 1 Sakashima's Student
- 1 Shapesharer
- 1 Sire of Stagnation
- 1 Vesuvan Shapeshifter
- 1 Agent of Erebos
- 1 Arcanis the Omnipotent
- 1 Geth, Lord of the Vault
- 1 Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
- 1 Sakashima the Impostor
- 1 Phenax, God of Deception
Planeswalkers (4)
Lands (37)
Spells (31)
- 1 Armillary Sphere
- 1 Commander's Sphere
- 1 Dimir Cluestone
- 1 Dimir Signet
- 1 Elixir of Immortality
- 1 Isochron Scepter
- 1 Wayfarer's Bauble
- 1 Rhystic Study
- 1 Aetherize
- 1 Anticipate
- 1 Cyclonic Rift
- 1 Dark Dabbling
- 1 Darkness
- 1 Evacuation
- 1 Go for the Throat
- 1 Jace's Ingenuity
- 1 Pongify
- 1 Rapid Hybridization
- 1 Shadow of Doubt
- 1 Shriveling Rot
- 1 Supplant Form
- 1 Trickbind
- 1 Tsabo's Decree
- 1 Turn to Frog
- 1 Twincast
- 1 Black Sun's Zenith
- 1 Consult the Necrosages
- 1 Pilfered Plans
- 1 Psychic Intrusion
- 1 Syphon Mind
- 1 Time Warp
If you'd like to follow the adventures of my Monday Night RPG group (in a campaign that's been alive since 1987), ask for an invitation to the Facebook group "Sheldon Menery's Monday Night Gamers."
Here is the latest database version of all my decks:
ADUN'S TOOLBOX ; ANIMAR'S SWARM;AURELIA GOES TO WAR;EREBOS and the HALLS OF THE DEAD;HELIOD, GOD OF ENCHANTMENTS;DREAMING OF INTET;HALLOWEEN WITH KARADOR;KARRTHUS, WHO RAINS FIRE FROM THE SKY;KRESH INTO THE RED ZONE;LAVINIA BLINKS;LAZAV, SHAPESHIFTING MASTERMIND;ZOMBIES OF TRESSERHORN;MELEK'S MOLTEN MIND GRIND;MERIEKE'S ESPER CONTROL;THE MILL-MEOPLASM;NATH of the VALUE LEAF;OBZEDAT, GHOST KILLER;PURPLE HIPPOS and MARO SORCERERS;ZEGANA and a DICE BAG;RAKDOS: LIFE IS SHORT;RITH'S TOKENS;YOU DID THIS TO YOURSELF;RURIC THAR AND HIS BEASTLY WEREWOLF FIGHT CLUB;THASSA, GOD OF MERFOLK;THE ALTAR of THRAXIMUNDAR; TROSTANI and HER ANGELS


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Instructing Wilma Ewest Attorneys
- Upon receipt of the offer to purchase, we:
- Make contact with the Seller and Purchaser and request FICA documentation from both parties;
- Request cancellation figures on the Seller's bond;
- Ensure that notice has been given to the existing bond holder to cancel the Seller's bond, so as to avoid penalties;
- Do a deed search to check what the correct property description is and to check for endorsements against the Property; and
- Apply for rates and levy (if applicable) clearance figures for the Property.
- Once the bond has been approved you will be contacted to sign transfer documents at our offices; and
- We also request guarantees on the Purchaser's bond at this stage.
- The council issues rates clearance figures to us in the meantime. They issue clearance figures valid for a period of 4 months, and in effect require an advance payment;
- Because there is an overpayment the council usually refunds the credit a couple of months after date of registration; and
- In case of Sectional Title sales, a levy clearance certificate is also paid for and lodged.
- We usually receive guarantees on the Purchaser's bond at this stage;
- Guarantees are usually split up between the amount required to cancel the Seller's bond (the "plus" guarantee, because it is a capital amount plus interest) and the balance ("minus" guarantee) which is payable to the transfer attorney's trust account; and
- Because of the interest being paid on the guarantee, as well as the seller maintaining his bond payments until registration, there is usually an overpayment of interest on registration. The bank refunds the Seller any overpayment within a week after registration.
- Transfer duty is payable on property sales with a purchase price higher than R750 000.00; and
- We have to pay this amount before lodgement in the deeds office and we lodge the original transfer duty receipt with our documents in the Deeds Office.
- There are usually 3 law firms involved – Transfer, Bond Cancellation and the Bond Attorneys;
- Sometimes one attorney can attend to more than one of the above;
- The final stage in any transfer is the process of lodgement and registration in the Deeds Office;
- We lodge a power of attorney signed by the Seller, the transfer duty receipt, clearance certificate, the original title deed and a draft deed, which, on registration, will be certified as the new official deed oftransfer; and
- When ready, we will proceed to arrange simultaneous lodgement with the attorneys appointed to cancel the Seller's existing bond/s and those registering the Purchaser's new bond. All their documents will be lodged at the same day in the Deeds Office.
- Between 8 to 12 working days later, the document will come up for inspection and correction of possible minor errors. This process is known as being "on prep". As soon as the files are totally correct, they will put forward for registration the next day.
- Provided there are no complications or delays, the whole transfer process should take approximately six to eight weeks. On the day following registration,we account to both parties;
- The Seller's account will reflect the purchase price less deductions and disbursements including agent's commission (if applicable), cancellation costs, the amount paid to cancel the existing bonds, rates and taxes paid and other disbursements; and
- The Purchaser's account will also show the purchase price, all costs paid, all transfer and bond costs deducted, as well as other relevant credits or debits. The new title deed will be forwarded to the Purchaser's bank, upon receipt to be kept in their security department.
- The Financial Intelligence Centre Act, 38 of 2011 (FICA);
- As a primary accountable institution in terms of the Act, we have to establish and verify the identity of all our clients. We will require a certified copy of your identity document and proof of your residential address (i.e.: copy of your water and lights account), and your income tax number;
- Certificate of compliance for Electrical Installation; and
- A Certificate of Compliance in respect of the electrical installations is required in respect of the Property. The Seller is required to furnish this at his cost, and also to pay for repairs necessary for the certificate to be issued.


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"Marley was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner. Scrooge signed it: and Scrooge's name was good upon 'Change, for anything he chose to put his hand to. Old Marley was as dead as a door-nail."
You have read A Christmas Carol, haven't you?
Without Charles Dickens, what would have become of Christmas --in the nineteenth century, that most somber and soberest of all religious days on the Church calendar? After the initial success of A Christmas Carol (it was published December 19, 1843, a tale written in six weeks to pay off debts) Dickens' tale of seasonal goodwill eventually became the antidote to England's Victorian gloom which, truthfully, wasn't very dark to begin with: the empire's money was rolling in from the burgeoning railways and overseas trade, and people had money to spend ... well, not everyone, as the story of Bob Cratchit and his family was meant to illustrate. The divisions of the English class system, and the poverty and hardship it wrought, were unassailable, it seemed.
Yes, I know: at this point, old Dickens seems as antiquated as the dead Marley himself, an overstuffed Victorian curio whose funny-named characters and creaking plots are the stuff of school-day dread. It's unlikely that Oprah's book club will find in either Great Expectations or A Tale of Two Cities much more than "old school" mustiness. She deserves an "A" for bravery, though the two books are being published together in one volume as an Oprah-show tie-in -- a merchandising feat Dickens himself would endorse.
But a far better choice would likely be A Christmas Carol: the cautionary tale of what just too much money in the wrong hands can do. Imagine what the book club could make of that discussion, a familiar theme these days it seems. The soft-hearted old Marley was dead -- and his business partner, Ebenezer Scrooge, wasn't going to part with a shilling's worth of work from Bob Cratchit even on Christmas Eve. Thereby hangs a tale of the economic system, moral values, and three visiting spirits.
I doubt that Norrie Epstein's The Friendly Dickens: Being a Good-Natured Guide to the Man Who Invented Scrooge will be included in the deluxe-Oprah package, but it does make the case for Charles Dickens in an entertaining way. The book is funny, lighthearted and full of anecdotal stories about the novels and Dickens' own life as it unfolded around his personal fortunes.
These turn out to be as complicated as the fate of any of his own characters; debt, bankruptcy, divorce ... he could have been his own best fictional creation, only Dickens was too busy knocking out the next installment of, say, A Tale of Two Cities and Great Expectations, which were published in weekly serials. Creaky plots? Stephen King must eat his heart out in jealousy. The stories sold, and how:
The serial's primary advantage was its low price. By paying a shilling a month, a reader eventually got an original, illustrated 300,000 word novel for a pound. Spread over nineteen months -- and sales for The Pickwick Papersoften reached 40,000 for one installment -- that one shilling grew into a fortune, netting 10,000 pounds. ... Sales figures for a successful installment are enough to make a modern novelist weep with envy. One number of The Old Curiosity Shop sold more than 100,000 copies in one month....
All of these profits were being made as Dickens sat feverishly writing the next installment, with creditors usually knocking on the door. Here's Epstein's account of one such episode:
"Martin Chuzzlewit, his current serial, was falling in sales, and in an effort to boost his flagging income, Dickens dashed off a tale for the Christmas of 1843 in about six weeks. The manuscript for his 'ghostly little book' is a scant sixty-six pages, as compared to the usual eight hundred for the typical Dickens blockbuster, yet it is the biggest seller he ever wrote. ...
The previous summer he had visited a 'ragged school,' part of an evangelical movement to provide basic instruction to poor children. Although he disapproved of religious indoctrination, believing that the poor need a bath more than a psalm, (Dickens) firmly held that ignorance is inseparable from want.
... The sight of such wretchedness horrified and unnerved him: 'I have very seldom seen in all the strange and dreadful things I have seen in London and elsewhere, anything so shocking as the dire neglect of soul and body exhibited by these children.' Dickens had intended a tract on education for the poor, but he now decided to write a story that, he announced with justifiable hyperbole, would hit his readers over the head like a 'sledge-hammer'."
It's another Dickensian irony that the beautifully-bound first edition netted the author only 230 pounds -- most of his royalties were absorbed by printing costs, which he had paid for himself. Dickens wrote he "had set his heart and soul on a Thousand clear," and he thought he was ruined. He packed up the family and moved to Italy to avoid creditors. Eventually, his own staged readings of A Christmas Carol made him more money than any book he ever wrote -- career-enhancing tours that likely would be in keeping with Oprah's own post-show future plans.
In the meanwhile, here are Epstein's suggestions on "How to Read Dickens." High tea at four is, of course, optional, but in keeping with the spirit of things.
1) Take a Zen approach: the destination doesn't matter, it's the journey that counts. Savor each word; don't rush. And don't try to think logically! The truth is not always literal.
2) Read like a child, i.e., allow yourself to slip into Dickens' world completely. Let go of the desire to "find out what happens."
3) If you're tempted to skip something that looks boring, and it's either that or not finish the book, skip it.
4) Expect the author to make mistakes. He wrote fast. He wrote to entertain.
5) Expect inconsistency.
6) Read out loud! Dickens spoke his characters' lines as he wrote.
7) If one Dickens novel isn't to your taste, try another. A Tale of Two Cities, often the only one most people read in school, is the least Dickens-like of them all.
8) If you've read a late-Dickens novel (anything after David Copperfield, or 1850) and hated it, try an earlier one. It's almost as if the two groups were written by different authors.
The Friendly Dickens is a great introduction to those novels we were all supposed to read and seldom did. Judging from Epstein's foreboding outline of the aptly-titled, late period Bleak House -- more than 800 pages of Dickensian gloom which begins with six paragraphs describing the murky London fog -- I may save that work for next January's chill, when the Christmas bills begin rolling in.


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Debbie's Spurts finds a way out of the rabbit hole: Maybe we're all petitioning the wrong sites for the wrong things...
I think it might better defuse indie author versus readers tension if amazon and goodreads weren't petitioned for anything (except maybe to hire more staff to handle removal of actually abusive content quicker and without regard to who posted it ).
Instead, petition the advertiser and discoverability sites (like eReader News Today), awards and review publications to ditch their minimum average star rating requirements. That should lesson the importance of the average star rating.
I'm not sure goodreads or amazon needs to show an average star rating anyway. Get rid of it completely (or in amazon's case possibly only count verified purchaser star ratings in the average). Not like all readers use the star ratings the exact same way or even use the suggested ratings scale.
Get rid of any site features currently gamed to where drama and bad publicity are preferable to book getting no notice.
Get rid of any "top" anything based in number of likes or "helpful" votes including top reviewers. Not get rid of the top lists or top reviewers lists, just the like/vote quantities being used to determine. Because they aren't the most liked/helpful but rather an indication of who had the most social media followers during the like/vote campaigns.
On Amazon, don't display reviews by order of most helpful (seriously, how much time for reading and writing would be freed up for some if they didn't have all those voting campaigns to manage?). No objection to displaying verified purchaser reviews first.
Goodreads should not search, display or recommend books in descending order of number of ratings—they do because they equate the number of ratings/shelvings to equal book popularity. If they want to really display by popularity, weight the star ratings so that all the one star ratings indie authors act up to deliberately get doesn't: (a) have a book with 78 one-star ratings displaying before a book with 60 four- and five-star ratings or (b) display the indie book so their 1-star average book shows above books not rated by anyone in features like search — don't let that drama work.
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Many of the problem authors deliberately behaving badly are doing so for the attention (particularly when they have a new book dropping, have has no activity no existing books in a while or when tagging along on someone else's publicity).
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1. In last week's cover story, Doree Shafrir documented the recent resurgence of technological entrepreneurship in the city, and the accompanying optimism and earnestness that characterize New York's young techies (Tweet Tweet Boom Boom, April 26). The article made the new-media rounds of Twitter, Tumblr, and Facebook feeds of NYC's technophiles (some sample tweets: a seven-page shot at defining what's going on in NYC's Tech Scene. Thesis, we're romantics? New York Mag profiles the new tech boom in NYC. Take that, Silicon Valley!). Old-media institutions also took note. The New York Times' City Room blog commented, While great tech businesses are not new to the city, their brand of heady, tech-centered optimism does appear to be a unique addition to the city's often morose media scene. A fairly comprehensive, definitive piece chronicling these companies at a crucial moment, wrote Joe Coscarelli in a Village Voice blog. The money has flooded in and some investors are beginning to get antsy. Dollars are next But for these companies to be seen as successes, they'll have to make Shafrir's piece seem outdated and fasta relic of a moment before they exploded and changed everything. The optimism under discussion did not extend to commenters on nymag.com. If I were one of their investors, I'd have demanded to get someone in there who knew how to capitalize on opportunity, wrote one. Some of these folks are so smart that they're stupid: long on abstract theory, short on common sense. Yes, there needs to be an embrace of the kids' fresh ideas, but there still have to be some grown-ups minding the store. Others were interested in digging deeper into a problem Shafrir touched upon: that of the low numbers of women in these tech start-ups. The women deficit is somewhat intriguing because it runs counter to a number of other trends, wrote John Hudson at the Atlantic Wire, referring to the growing numbers of women in college and the workforce. These companies don't run themselves, wrote Rachel Sklar at Mediaite, and so many of the crucial team members are womennot necessarily founders, but their right arms and guts and blood.
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To compare outcomes of accelerated and conventional corneal cross-linking (CXL) for progressive keratoconus.
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Grilling or Barbecuing is not allowed in Central Park, except on three specific days each year. These days are the only exceptions to the rules, which are strictly enforced in the park:
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One hardly could imagine a better person to represent music for World Fest than David Amram, who will perform five concerts featuring selections from dozens of nations.
As composer, performer and conductor, Mr. Amram is adept at a staggering range of folk, ethnic, jazz and classical styles. He plays 50 instruments from around the world, many of which he learned while in 25 countries as the U.S. State Department's music ambassador during the 1970s.
"The idea of World Fest is a dream come true for me," says Mr. Amram, 59, a Philadelphia native living on a farm in upstate New York.
"Everywhere I've been in the world, I've tried to understand that country's music and how it related to that of other countries. I was thrilled to learn that Atlanta will be the site of the Olympics. World Fest will be a wonderful prelude to the Olympic spirit. It brings people together in a harmonious way."
Mr. Amram's World Fest concerts, varied and comprehensive, promise to be as educational as they are entertaining.
The first two concerts focus on "Classics of Jazz and World Music" with the David Amram Quartet, which in addition to Mr. Amram (on piano, horn and assorted exotic instruments) includes a guitarist, bassist and drummer.
"We'll play an Irish slipjig, some Cajun music, music by Sioux and Pueblo Indians, Hoagy Carmichael's "Georgia," and my theme from the movie "Love Is a Many Splendored Thing."
Saturday morning's concert should be a children's delight. Mr. Amram will perform on 35 instruments from around the world. In one piece, he says, "I'll show how to play three flutes at once as they do in the Middle East."
Children will have a chance to contribute in a song "where the kids suggest four topics, and we make up blues on the spot" and in a piece about Alfred the Hog, which calls on the audience to produce animal sounds.
Night owls won't want to miss Saturday's midnight concert, "Jazz, Our International Treasure." That title, Mr. Amram says, reflects his experiences performing jazz under State Department auspices: "I was impressed by how much American jazz was appreciated throughout the world. This music makes people think of America in a positive way."
This program spotlights music by jazz greats Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins and George Gershwin. The concert also will premiere "One World, One Heart," which Mr. Amram wrote for World Fest.
Mr. Amram turns his attention Sunday to classical music, conducting 31 members of the Atlanta Symphony in Falla's "Ritual Fire Dance," Borodin's "In the Steppes of Central Asia" and Bartok's "Romanian Dances" as well as Mr. Amram's own "Cheyenne and Cajun" and "Brazilian Memories." The program wraps up with an Kenyan farewell song in which the audience sings in Swahili.