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One Quest, Two Nerfs: is Quest Rogue Still Worth?
Quest Rogue has had a turbulent history, to say the least. The Caverns Below is one of those rare cards in Hearthstone to have received more than a single balance change, alongside Unleash the Hounds. It also stands out because, not only has it been weakened twice, it remains a powerful deck. From four to five minions required, and from granting 5/5 to 4/4, The Caverns Below has taken a beating from Team 5 since its release with Journey to Un'Goro.
Today we're examining whether it's wiser to keep bravely exploring The Caverns Below, or to bounce this deck back into Arcane Dust for good.
Quest Rogue was one of the most oppressively strong decks when it was released in April 2017. Playing four minions of the same name is pretty damn easy, even without newer 'bounce' cards like Sonya Shadowdancer. As is so often the case with Hearthstone's strongest cards, you can safely assume that a lot of prominent YouTubers panned it on first sight. TrumpSC gave the Rogue quest a 1-star ranking, arguing that you'll lose far too quickly if you play nothing for the first four turns. Kripparrian said the deck would be too 'clunky'. You don't need me to tell you how shockingly wrong they were.
Thanks to the sizeable community outcry, the quest was nerfed in July of that year. It largely fell off the meta radar after that. To my later regret, I disenchanted the quest for the full 1600 dust. The Quest nerf, in my opinion, contributed heavily to the overall weakness of Rogue in the Knights of the Frozen Throne era. Valeera really didn't have a strong deck archetype until Sonya Shadowdancer came along in Kobolds and Catacombs. The nerf was without doubt necessary, but much of the community seemed to regard the deck as dead in the water as soon as it happened. It's likely that these fears were overblown – as shown by how easily the deck came back into the limelight.
In the meta of The Witchwood, Quest Rogue stealthily returned to the mainstream. It was praised as one of the few decks that, with a bit of luck, could beat Cubelock. That was basically its raison d'être, pre-nerf – the anti-Cubelock. With the crushing of the Cube combo in the most recent balance patch, new opportunities have arisen for The Caverns Below.
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Quest Rogue now shares a comfortable spot within the Rogue class. Aggro Rogue, Baku and non-Baku, sees a lot more play – with the Quest appearing in just under 12% of all Rogue decks. This is probably because aggro is easier to play than a complex control deck like Quest. Has Quest Rogue at last found its niche in the meta, without being overbearing or totally ignored?
The demise of Cubelock coincided with the second nerf to The Caverns Below. Overall, the change to 4/4 has not ruined the card. There are more ways than ever to play five of the same minion, as we have Flame Elementals galore – which crucially can be pulled en masse from your deck thanks to Elven Minstrel. I would attribute a huge part of the Quest Rogue renaissance to this plucky 3/2. It's super powerful targeted card draw, which is an asset that the deck lacked prior to Kobolds and Catacombs.
Cheat Death, the only Rogue secret that's remotely viable, is also a welcome new addition. It's not totally necessary to run, but if you don't own Sonya Shadowdancer, Cheat Death is an effective replacement on a budget. On that point, I don't believe that Sonya is a must-have for Quest Rogue. If you don't own her, don't despair. I've had a reasonable amount of success without Sonya. Throw in Fire Fly and Igneous Elemental. Focus on bouncing your 1/2s with Cheat Death/Shadowstep/Youthful Brewmaster etc.; I like to run a couple Saps and Backstabs to control the board better in the meantime.
In some situations, 4/4 is better than 5/5. It's far more effective against Priest, a class that is currently on the rise due to their power to Silence. Your 4/4s are truly permanent – the ubiquitous Spellbreaker cannot harm your tokens once the Crystal Core has gone off. Priest rose to counter Cubelock, using Mass Dispel and Silence, and is now very effective against Hadronox Druid (the new Cubelock). Quest Rogue beats Priest hands down, and can hold off other control decks with aplomb. The deck falls down when it comes against aggro.
You have a few options when faced with a lot of Paladins/aggro Rogues/Token Druids. To slow down their early tempo, run Backstab. Wax Elemental is a powerful showstopper against their small early minions, and you may even be able to complete the quest with them. If not, save the waxy ones for when you complete the Quest – their Divine Shield and Taunt may protect you from your opponent's final push for face damage in the mid- to late-game. Vicious Scalehide is an interesting option, emphasizing board control and life gain. It's likely you'll have to choose between running Fire Fly/Igneous Elemental and Wax Elemental/Vicious Scalehide. The choice comes down to whether you're afraid of aggro or not.
Don't give up on Quest Rogue. It's hugely fun to play, and is certainly no longer unfun to play against. I would go as far as to say it's balanced, at long last. It's very flexible with its choice of cards, as a quick Google of the many Quest Rogue options reveals. Head once more into those caverns, and don't look back!
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A former Kansas City lawyer was sentenced Friday to one year in prison for conspiring with his former law partner to steal money from St. Luke's Health System.
Mark J. Schultz was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Kansas City where he pleaded guilty earlier this year to conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud.
His former law partner, Alan B. Gallas, previously pleaded guilty and was also sentenced to serve one year in prison.
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Schultz was ordered to pay $400,500 in restitution.
St. Luke's Health System was a client of the law firm of Gallas & Schultz, which was founded in 1992.
The firm collected money from patients who were behind on payments to the hospital system. That money was supposed to be placed in a trust account, and periodically the money was forwarded to St. Luke's.
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Schultz admitted in his plea agreement that he conspired to withhold some of those payments from January 2014 until July 2015.
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Al-Quds - Mar. 23, 2016
: "In honor of Palestinian Women's Day – the Rosary Sisters' High School won the Martyr Dalal Mughrabi Cup after beating the Al-Awael School in a basketball [game] under the auspices of the Al-Razi Cultural and Social Association"
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) Dalal Mughrabi Cup on the anniversary of her death as a Martyr that coincides with Palestinian Women's Day, March 11 [2016]. The Al-Razi Cultural and Social Association's department of educational activities organized this game in cooperation with the Women's Association for Life and Equality. The game was held under the auspices of Head of the [PA Ministry of Education's] Education Directorate in Ramallah Bassam Erekat, and in the presence of Chairman of the [Al-Razi] Association Jamil Al-Dweik, its director Kefaya Hammouda, Director of the Al-Awael School for Girls Fitna Abed, Head of the Public Education Department in the Education Directorate in Ramallah Ibrahim Al-Khatib, and Director of Women's Association for Life and Equality in Jerusalem Zuhour Abu-Mayaleh…
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One of the most talked-about moments at last year's Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) was closing film The Sapphires, the true-life tale of a group of related indigenous Australian women who grew up amongst the widespread racism that existed in the 1950s and '60s. A pivitoal referendum of 1967 for the first time counted Aboriginals amongst the 'reckoning population' that determined census counts.
Despite possessing some fearsome vocals, prejudice meant they would never be accepted as musicians on home soil, but in 1968 they landed a gig touring Vietnam to perform soul hits for the US Army.
Co-written by Tony Briggs – the son of one of the original Sapphires, Laurel Robinson – the film adaptation of their story combines high ideals and a moral sensibility with an entertaining, comedic road movie – and killer tunes. If it sounds a little earnest or twee to you, know that even the critics went for this one, with a 93 percent approval on Rotten Tomatoes at the time of going to press.
At the backbone of the film is the sultry, soulful singing voice of Jessica Mauboy, shimmering through the workbook of Motown classics the group performed nightly to hungry GIs. A former Australian Idol winner, Mauboy is a huge pop name Down Under, with three hit albums and collaborations with American names such as Flo Rida, Ludacris, Jay Sean and even Snoop Dogg. But despite her musical success, with limited acting experience 23-year-old Mauboy fought for the role over a period of months because it was a story she believed in, coming from mixed Indonesian and Aboriginal heritage herself. It's worth noting her only other screen credit was another Aboriginal musical road movie, 2010's Bran Nue Dae.
We sat down with a surprisingly untamed Mauboy, who spoke at length about both the personal and professional challenges the film presented her, as well as the challenges Australia still faces today.
The Sapphires has received some phenomenal reviews. Are you surprised how well it has done?
We knew it was going to be a really special moment for Australia culturally – and musically too. Within our community we've seen a massive impact, a massive feeling [in] Australia with the film. It's opened the conversation we never had at the beginning, in terms of the relationship of Aboriginal people living in Australia. It's something that's always been brushed under. [Within] the new Australia, the relationship and the connection has been... more of a violent kind of connection, it's always been like that.
With the film it's really allowed everyone to open up and have a say.
Have you personally noticed a change in attitude since the film was released?
Oh yeah, hugely. It's weird, the people that have walked past me and in the past not said anything have now said something. And that's really cool and awesome, that's just massive.
As a pop star, the movie was quite a departure for you.
Definitely. Music has [always] been number one, I've done music videos, which are very different, the language is very different and the environment is very different. I had to swim really fast, working with [actors] Chris O'Dowd and Deborah Mailman, who I've always looked up to as an indigenous Australian, I had to really be on their level. So I was learning from them, while they were learning about singing from me.
So as the singing star, was the cast selected to go around you?
No! I was pretty much the last one to be picked. It was quite a difficult process for me, it was really hard, 'so do I have the role or not?' Everyone was really discreet, under the radar, and I felt emotionally drained. I felt 'do I actually want to do this now?' But I fell so in love with the story. I fell in love with the fact it was going to be a switch up from everything that has been released in Australia, something different that would definitely connect.
Did the cast ever get to meet the real Sapphires your characters are inspired by?
Yeah we did, when we found out we were playing our characters we had a cool thing with the original Sapphires, a meet and greet. The story was that they never wanted to go on and pursue music, they wanted to pursue their community. They knew that was in trouble and they knew that with their knowledge and the travel they had done and what they had seen, they could take their stories back to tell within their communities, for the next generation, and support and be strong for their people. That was huge. They've really paved the pathway for indigenous, Aboriginal women. Aboriginal women were always considered stay at home mums, who never did anything, never had a career. And now our generation are watching this film now saying 'I didn't know [they did] that, now I know, maybe I could do that too.'
Race relations have come on a huge way since then, but do you think there's still discrimination in Australia?
I think there is. I know that there is. You don't physically, but, it creeps up on you, you know that it's around. You can feel it, but you avoid that.
There are still moments where it's not entirely comfortable?
Yeah, of course there is.
Is this something that affects you personally?
I've seen it with other people. I know within my role which I play now – I'm in pop culture, pop music – which has made it really easy for me, as a face, to get into places.
Do you feel like an ambassador for Aboriginal women yourself?
I do, and I'm proud of that. I've always felt that I've been a leader within my Darwin community. And I still go back to the community and I do music workshops and I go out there and speak their language. I go out and sit with them and converse.
Do you speak any indigenous language?
Musically. Language, no. It's sad because my family come from a stolen generation, so we never got to grow up with our language. We still are communicating, but we would have loved to have learned our language from the beginning.
Do you feel a lot of pressure as a high-profile celebrity of Aboriginal descent? That a misstep could bring disrespect to the community?
Totally. I think having grown up with the Aboriginal community since I was young, I knew that already. I wouldn't cross any boundaries like that, it's always been in my family, culturally – we respect elders, we give we don't receive and that's rewarding.
Tell us what the real Sapphires are really like.
They're very classy women. What you see in the photos, the way they dress, the way they present themselves – very classy, very straightforward. And still to this day they are representing that. [The first meeting] was quite scary. The director Wayne Blair introduced us to them and they were just very straight, not very giving [laughs].
So they weren't that impressed with the whole thing?
They were impressed, but they're not very affectionate women, so they were very proud, but wouldn't show it. They were women who when it was time, they would let you know. But throughout the whole launch of the film, at the Melbourne International Film Festival, you could just hear them going, 'ah I remember that' throughout the film, it was so funny. They were bickering, laughing and giggling and being the young women at that time.
Were they happy with the finished product?
They were, they very proud. We were very nervous. I didn't want to make the wrong move, I wanted to impress them, and play that character as one of us. It worked out very well, we had our first screening before we took it to the Cannes Film Festival and we just all sat there just crying with each other, saying how proud we were of each other and we knew it was going to big for Australia. From the beginning, when we brought it back [from Cannes] it was life changing for everyone. For all the elders who went through that time, that period and for the next generation to come along.
And it was pretty big for your music career too?
Yeah, it sold my music anyway. Musically it's really taken me to be able to sing in many, many different places. I've been touring with the film and doing pop-up performances before and after we screened the film, and that's been really amazing.
Oddly, the song you wrote for the film was your first single not to make the Australian Top 40.
Yeah, I wrote a song called Gotcha for the film, as a theme song, and it made the credits. Erm, it was crazy because I'd come out off the back of the film straight into the studio with some really great friends and it just poured out really from there.
Now you've made it in the movies, are there any other historical characters you'd like to play onscreen?
I've never really thought about that – I've always wanted to be in a thriller movie. I'm a big fan of Texas Chainsaw Massacre, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream, those kind of films, I'd love to give that a go. Although I don't know if I could do that kind of high-pitched scream.
The Sapphires is out on Thursday July 4.


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The Island
What I liked:I am not a fan of m/m romance but this novel was really good and I can appreciate a good story when I read one. The character of Shaw was really ambiguous enough to make me forget his constant repetitions which after a while, could be construed as whining. Well, they were not. They bordered philosophy. I am a sucker for philosophy in novels. Shaw fought hard and long to manage his position with grace, not to succumb to the charm of Lee's innocence. He fought and lost because he was not a monster. Still he felt really uncomfortable being where he was – on an indecently beautiful island, dined and wined by Vornis, a real monster BDSM sadist who had to be deceived and cajoled because he could turn vicious and murder his guest any time. Only near the end you find out why Shaw was so willing to play his role to the bitter end. I wish he was reading Nietzsche.The ordeal of Lee was horrible but I really loved the fact that the author didn't stop half-way and didn't end her narration right after the successful rescue (as it often happens in such a books). The fact that she showed Lee's struggle afterwards was the most compelling part of the book in my view because being rescued is one thing and learning to live with your burden of experiences is quite another, sometimes even more daunting task. It is not a coincidence that some Holocaust survivors committed suicide years after being rescued from Nazi death camps.I also loved how the romance between Lee and Shaw was developed – slowly, steadily, without the unnecessary rush (mind you I mean here romance, not sex, which is not the same). It made the final much more real and gripping, especially that you didn't know what to expect practically to the last page.What I didn't like:In short: lack of research. I could stop here but I decided to give my darker side an opportunity to charm you. :)I admit I wondered how come Shaw, being on an inhabited tropical island in the middle of Pacific with just a laptop enjoyed a decent Internet connection (small wonder, taking into account the fact that my own Internet was shaky at that very moment I was simply jealous like hell) but I could write such a blunder off. I wondered how come Vornis didn't attempt to hack into Shaw's computer to check his mailbox but perhaps he wasn't that curious and/or safety-crazy. I admit I smiled with indulgence while reading that a certain woman called Irina (a nice Russian name) said 'ukochany' (a Polish word) twice but still it was just a fluff, who can distinguish between all those Slavic people and their strange languages (certainly not an Aussie). But after a while I reached a major slip-up. Really major and completely Anglo-Saxon if not straightforwardly American. Let me present my case properly.One of the main characters, the hapless and much abused Lee Anderson, just 22, is a simple boy, apparently without any university degree or/and experience. His dad and mum own a small, local hardware store somewhere in the Midwest so they are neither influential nor rich. According to the author Lee wanted to join the police force but somehow he happened to find a job with the DEA; he was even taken on one of their foreign special missions which actually was the beginning of the whole ordeal. You might start thinking now that the DEA is something like a soft option for those who don't qualify as cops but aren't completely hopeless either. And here everything goes down crashing, at least for me.I am aware that Ms. Henry is Australian but hey, I am not an American as well. Still even a very perfunctory and basic Google search (I made it really short and sweet) allowed me to gather plenty of ammunition for this section of my review. Yes, call me anal, call me anything you want; still the facts remain as follows (I am quoting here the Wikipedia and the official DEA website, both sources easy to find and completely accessible to the wider audience):The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is a United States federal law enforcement agency under the U.S. Department of Justice, tasked with combating drug smuggling and use within the United States. WITHIN mind you, not abroad (more about it later).Yes, they can employ you but not without a training and, according to their website, the average age of the students is 30 years. 30, not 20. Why? Approximately 60 percent of all trainees arrive with prior law enforcement experience, while 30 percent come from a military background. In addition, the majority of the students possess a bachelor's degree and nearly 20 percent have some post-graduate educational experience. After receiving a conditional offer of employment, recruits must make it through a 19-week rigorous training which consist of firearms proficiency including basic marksmanship, weapons safety, tactical shooting, and deadly force decision training. As you see they don't offer entry positions for barely adult wannabe cops and you don't have to be a genius to realize that in real world somebody like Lee would never stand a chance of employment.Could he go abroad with them? Yes, he could – but once again only theoretically. You see, DEA has a section called Foreign-deployed Advisory and Support Teams (FAST – isn't it a nice acronym by the way?). Still the selection for FAST is extremely difficult; attrition rates are usually above 50%. Selection is rumored to last 8 weeks where events such as timed runs, timed ruck sack marches, land navigation and many others are conducted daily. Once selection is complete, advanced training begins with emphasis in small unit tactics, and close quarters battle. Only after such a training the FAST agents are sent abroad. It definitely sounds more like SEAL or SAS than a job opportunity for young, undereducated police hopefuls without any skills. Now tell me, can you imagine Lee as one of FAST agents? I have to admit that I can't – not with the characterization he was given. I really do understand why Ms Henry needed Lee to be a bit gullible and as young as possible. She had to present him as a puppy-cute youth, vulnerable, impressionable, mentally fragile but also full of the desire to live, with his whole adulthood before him. Shaw, the older and more experienced guy, was sometimes literally hurt just imagining the wasted potential Lee represented. Still making him a DEA agent ruined the whole premise for me because such an individual would be noticeably older, more devious, definitely better trained and not so innocent and defenseless as the fictional Lee was, even facing such a monster as Vornis,. Perhaps such a hardened version of Lee would make the whole story better, who knows. It would certainly made me a happier reader.Final verdict:A surprisingly good story, flawless when it comes to the psychology, told in an interesting way, with some nice characters. As long as you don't explore the DEA angle too closely you'll be fine even if you don't like m/m romance.Despite everything - three stars and a half. Philosophy, stupid!


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"I'm sorry about your dad, man" Steve said. We were sitting in the library, researching for our next assignment. The topic being one of our own choice; and naturally I used what happened to my dad as a topic. Steve decided to do something else about elephants, but I never saw him researching. I never really saw him anywhere other than where I was; we were pretty close — more so when we went to the same college together. Here, with thousands of students milling about like ants in constant motion, Steve and I had each other. I guess we may have been loners, and for some reason Steve was particularly unpopular, as in high school. People had the tendency to just ignore him, really. I sighed and closed the book. "It's history, Stevie. It's not like we were close or anything, and there's a great story in it, I just know it." Steve shakes his head and smiles. "You're going to make a great journalist, Will. Using your own personal drama as a story; nice." I can't tell if he's being sarcastic or not, but I don't mind. He has a point; I will be a good journalist someday.
I don't remember much about my dad; he died when I was six. Or, rather, that's what my mother had always told me; until I turned 16. For some or other unknown reason, it was then that she decided to tell me the truth; 10 years late. I never missed having a father — I was a pretty solitary child, and when I met Steve in high school I was pretty much sorted for company for the rest of my life. My mom came home from work one evening while I was doing homework. It was late (past 10 I think; she always worked double shifts at the factory) and I had just finished telling her what Steve (who she had never met) and I got up to during the day when she cleared her throat and said, "I have something to tell you. It's late, but you need to hear it." Statements like these never really surprised or intrigued me; I guessed it was something to do with her newest boyfriend. "Your dad had an accident." I rolled my eyes, she was going to tell me how he died again; she could be pretty odd, this woman. I looked back at my books and said, "You've told me this before, Mom. I know the story, okay?" She shook her head slowly, eyes filling with tears, "No, I mean he had an accident today." This last statement, I will admit, had me rather confused.
Long story short, my father never died. It turns out he was institutionalised when I was six – a paranoid schizophrenic. My mother, not wishing to burden me with this information, decided the cover story was necessary. He was prone to violent attacks, and if her word was anything to go by, the final count was when he tried to smother me in my sleep — prompting my mother to have him declared insane and shipped off. It was pretty dicey stuff, none of which I can remember. The accident, apparently, involved him trying to cut his own ears off at dinner; to stop the voices. My mother relayed all this information carefully, as though she thought I might explode or something. The truth was; I was not particularly interested. When you live almost your entire life thinking someone you can't remember is dead, only to find out otherwise; it is not as emotionally distressing as you'd think; he's still dead to me. I think my mother was both relieved and somewhat confused by my reaction – or lack thereof. Steve understood, though; maybe it's an age thing or a gender thing. Either way, I've still never seen my father (visits are discouraged, as "strangers" upset him), and so life continued as normal.
I'd basically forgotten about my father as the years went by, until a month ago. My mother called my dorm to let me know that he had passed away; apparently he killed himself, but there was an enquiry into possible abuse. This information did intrigue me. Studying journalism had opened my eyes to the injustices of the world, and my father's death happened to coincide with a story we had to research about an elderly couple that were abused in their retirement home, and how family and friends did not know of it for a few years, because they had both suffered strokes (as a result of the abuse) and could not talk — or would not. It's a sick world we live in. Following this story, my lecturer informed us that we were all to write and research an in-depth piece on some form of social injustice. The story would count as a major part of our final grade, and we were to use the upcoming vacation as an opportunity to do field work. I was pretty excited to be playing the part of investigative journalist. When I heard about my father's situation, I decided to investigate the goings on of mental hospitals; how patients who are denied visitors and thus forgotten by society are treated. It seemed to be the perfect project.
So there we were, in the library researching paranoid schizophrenia and other such illnesses, when Steve brought up my father. I was more than a little interested in what I read. There were so many different aspects from the well-known and over dramatised "hearing voices" or seeing people that didn't exist, to the equally popular "split-personality disorder". It was all part of a disease that an estimated 12% of the world's population suffered from, exact causes unknown. Treatment varied from light therapy and medication, to electro-shock therapy, to constant sedation. Many cases were untreatable -like I said: dicey stuff.
Steve was adamant that all this research was morbid, and would play tricks on my mind. I agreed with him to a point; but it also fascinated me. Having taken a semester of psychology in my first year, I was definitely in my element. After too many hours of reading and noting everything about mental illnesses, we decided to call it a night. It was the last day of term, and Steve and I had plans to drive back home tomorrow. I'd need to pay a visit to the mental institution to do some interviews too.
We found out, however, that the chances of an interview were beyond slim. I decided, after hanging up the phone, that there was definitely something fishy going on; I'd not even used my real name (the associations with my father were to be avoided at all costs) but I was told it was strictly against hospital policy. I stared at the phone, feeling something great slip through my fingers. Steve looked as disappointed as I felt, when he suddenly said, "We need a plan." I nodded slowly, thinking. My journalistic mind was ticking over, thinking about elaborate schemes of breaking in and seizing files. When I relayed these ideas to Steve he laughed and told me I had seen too many movies. I nodded, embarrassed that I brought it up. I was wondering if it was too late to find a new story when Steve smiled. "I have the perfect plan," he said, "but I don't know if you'll like it."
"You want me to get admitted?" I asked, not sure if he was kidding around or just plain crazy. He nodded. "You don't have to go killing someone or anything. Remember, these hospitals have different sections. You call in and say you're depressed and you think you're a danger to yourself, blah blah. You need help for a few days, and would like to stay there. That way, you get to use your real name; they'll think it has something to do with the death of your dead — that it's pushed you over the edge." Steve looked at me, hopeful, smiling broadly.
I shook my head. "There's no way that would work, Steve; you're crazy!" That was when, for what felt like the millionth time in my life, Steve convinced me using sheer brilliance. He produced an article (though it read more like an advertisement) about depression in teens and young adults. The only important passage, however, was located at the bottom, near a telephone number. "If you or anyone you know needs help, please don't hesitate to call this number and arrange a visit with a doctor." I laughed; it was perfect. Now all we had to do was make it work.
When my mother called to ask about my research (into the abuse of circus elephants) I told her it was going well; I'd been allowed to visit animal rehabilitation centres and would be undercover for a few days. She seemed satisfied and impressed by this, as I told her I'd call her in a week or so. Using Steve's story as my cover (I knew my mother well enough to know she would have a fit if she know what I was really up to) I asked Steve when he planned on doing his own research. He spent so much time with me that he hadn't started working on his own story. This wasn't really new; the guy was pretty much a genius. He'd spend all his spare time hanging around with me (his parents were basically uninterested in him and let him do whatever he wanted to) never working or studying, but really just watching me do it; and then somehow he would do fine in all his tests and exams. It was strange that he never tired of being my shadow, though we were pretty similar, and I was damn grateful I had him. We were sleeping in some cheap motel which I paid for (Steve may be bright but he's dirt poor, so I end up paying for everything) and had just called and arranged a meeting for myself and a doctor; I had informed the nurse that Steve would be bringing me. I was pretty excited that it had (so far) gone down so well; I had expected a hiccup, but as usual Steve's plan worked out. I wondered what it would be like staying there for a few days, feigning depression; it would be the first time I would truly be on my own. I guess that's a bit pathetic, my being 21 and everything. Steve didn't seem too worried either way.
We arrived at the hospital on time for my appointment. As I paid the taxi driver, Steve started walking up to the main entrance. When I caught up with him I examined the place; it looked pretty nice. No barbed wire or grey skies with lightning. I realised I'd been expecting the Hollywood version. Instead, an old brick building (three stories with many windows) was surrounded by lawns and flowerbeds; the occasional person walking about or sitting on a bench. Somewhat relieved, I continued along with Steve, as we entered the building.
The interior was less glamorous than the exterior, but still respectable. It looked and smelled like an ordinary hospital: pale green walls and linoleum tiles on the floor that made our shoes squeak. The reception and corridors seemed to be deserted (no nurses or patients) with the exception of the nurse at the desk, busy with some paperwork. She looked up at me and smiled broadly. "May I help you?"
I smiled back, feeling less sure of myself and said, "We have an appointment with Dr Spalding."
"We?" she asked, her eyebrows raised. I had forgotten Steve.
"Yes, sorry," I said, turning towards him, "This is my friend Steve; I mentioned to Dr Spalding that he would be bringing me." She looked at me carefully, ignoring Steve (who in turn ignored her after a small wave and smile).
"I see," she said. "Dr Spalding hadn't mentioned that." Her voice was stiff, and she seemed to be avoiding my eyes. She stood up. "I'll tell the doctor you've arrived. Have a seat over there." She pointed to a line of white plastic chairs against the wall, and when I turned to thank her she had already disappeared, her shoes tapping and squeaking along the floor.
"What's with her?" I asked Steve, who shrugged. He seemed to be pretty miserable, and distracted, looking down the corridor after the nurse.
After a few silent minutes, the nurse returned followed by two men. She pointed us out to the men, and then left again. The first man looked at me and said, "William? I'm Dr Spalding – we spoke on the phone?"
I nodded, standing up, my hand outstretched. "Thanks for meeting us," I said.
Dr Spalding nodded, and indicated the man next to him, "This is my associate, Dr Kline. He was one of the doctors working with your father."
Dr Kline shook my hand, "I'm very sorry for your loss."
I shook my head and turned to Steve, who had remained seated. "This is my friend Steve, he brought me here."
The doctors exchanged glances, and Kline nodded, a curious look on his face. Spalding, ignoring Steve (who was still, for some strange reason, angry and quiet) said, "Well, if you will just follow me," he paused, turning back and saying, "You may ask Steve to come along too." The doctors walked down the corridor, Steve and I following them, silently.
Dr Spalding led us into his office – I noticed his name on the door – while Kline proceeded past it. There was a large desk with two stately looking armchairs behind it. "Please, sit. Dr Kline will return shortly; he has gone to fetch the tape recorder – we need it for all interviews." He smiled and indicated the chairs before us. I sat, indicating to Steve that he should do the same. Dr Spalding watched me closely – unnervingly – while I did this, and Steve sat looking decidedly sulky. Maybe he thought this plan was not working, or he was finally getting tired of everyone ignoring him. Whatever the reason, I turned to face the doctor, who had taken his seat, and stared at him expectantly. He had produced a notebook, and was scribbling in it already; I hadn't even said anything yet. I was about to ask him what happened next when Dr Kline appeared, carrying a file, mobile phone, and recorder. He set the file down carefully in front of Dr Spalding, and then stood behind him, in the corner of the room.
Dr Spalding thanked Dr Kline, and cleared his throat. "So, William," he said, "I understand from our phone conversation that you have been feeling depressed since the death of your father." I nodded, trying to look sad, all the while excitement building up within me. "I have his file here," Spalding continued, his hand resting on the file on the desk. My heart nearly stopped. A look at his file would be perfect for my report; my luck was changing. "I thought perhaps you would have some questions; it is also why I have asked Dr Kline to be present, as he knew your father best. However, before we get to that I have a few questions to ask you; standard protocol for someone in your situation, you understand."
I nodded, wondering what the situation was; I was sure these kinds of visits were nothing extraordinary. They had an ad in the paper, for crying out loud. I looked at the man in front of me, waiting for him to continue. "Did these feeling of depression only start with the knowledge of your father's death? You didn't feel depressed or … odd before then?"
I shook my head, "No," I said, "I guess it was the idea that my mother lied to me for so long; like I didn't deserve to know. It's quite a harsh thing to find out, suddenly." He nodded, scribbling in his notebook. Kline remained silent, unmoving.
"And how did you handle the news? Did you cope; did you have a support system?"
I rattled my brain, trying to think of the right answer. I couldn't admit that I didn't care – it would blow my chances. I looked at Steve for support, and said, "Well, Steve helped a lot – he was there for me. We're pretty close. He gets me." Spalding nodded again, scribbling furiously. Kline shifted his weight.
"And how long have you and Steve been friends, exactly?"
I looked at Steve again, who said, "Eight years."
I nodded and repeated, "Eight years now."
Another nod accompanied by more scribbling. "How did you meet?" I wondered what this had to do with my fake depression, when I said, "We were both new in high school – we had moved and Steve had been transferred."
Spalding looked at Kline, who in return stared at me, a sad look on his face. "Would you say Steve has been a good friend to you — a positive influence?"
This question threw me, and I said, "Look, Doc, I don't mean to be rude but I don't see what this has got to do with my being depressed; Steve just came to drop me off. If you want to know so much about him, why don't you just ask him?" I was a little annoyed at these doctors, speaking to me like I needed to be an interpreter, and at Steve for letting me do it.
Dr Spalding nodded, looking at me. "You're right, I apologise. Steve, what do you think is the cause of William's depression?" I looked at Steve, hoping he would come up with a good answer, but he was silent; staring at the floor.
"Steve? Don't be like that; answer the doctor." Still Steve said nothing; looking at the floor, his face reddening. I opened my mouth to say something when he suddenly screamed, jumped up and stormed out the room. I was speechless, staring after him in surprise.
Both doctors were looking at me; seemingly undaunted by Steve's reaction (I guessed that they saw worse on a daily basis) when Dr Kline said slowly, "William? Has Steve left?" I looked up at him, confused. What kind of mind games was he playing? I mean, that was a pretty dramatic exit.
"I'm sorry?" I ask, thinking I must have misheard him.
"Steve," he says gently, "has he left? You're staring at the door." I look from him to Spalding, angry that they were messing around like that.
"Are you kidding me? I think it's pretty obvious that when someone gets up and shouts, then walks out slamming the door that they have left."
I start to stand up, about to leave myself (I read somewhere that Doctors are often the craziest bunch – being surrounded by mentally ill people all day rubs off on them) when Dr Spalding says, "William, I would like you to listen to something." He has the recorder in his hand, his finger on the rewind button. I stood there, waiting for someone to admit they were playing a prank on me; utterly confused.
"Yeah, sure, whatever." I said.
Dr Spalding set the recorder down in front of me, and pressed play. I listened to the tape then, both doctors watching me. I heard Dr Kline enter and set the recorder down with a thud, and Dr Spalding begin asking me questions. The tape was perfectly clear; every noise was audible. When it got to Spalding asking me how long we'd been friends, I heard only my voice: "Eight years." Steve must have been muttering; I shook my head and continued listening. We were reaching the end of the tape; Spalding's voice was addressing Steve, and then there was silence. No door slamming or yelling; just a pause, my pleading Steve to respond, and then Doctor Kline's voice: "William, has Steve left?"
At this point I became truly angry; what the hell game were they playing? Dr Spalding leaned closer to me and asked, softly, "William, do you know that some mental illnesses, like schizophrenia, are genetic?" I stood up, enraged. "OK, this isn't funny anymore! Did Steve put you up to this?" I was yelling, as I realised Steve would never do that. Maybe they were playing a prank on Steve. I started walking towards the door, and yanked it open, yelling "Steve! Where are you?" I was standing in the corridor, people coming out of offices to stare at me; doctors and nurses.
I looked back into the room, at the two doctors now standing in the doorway, as Dr Kline said, "William, I'm sorry. There is no Steve. He doesn't exist." It was impossible; Steve may be odd; an outsider, a loner often ignored – but he was real; he existed! Where the hell was he?
I was yelling at Doctor Spalding, accusing him of luring me into some sick game, when suddenly Dr Kline seized my arm and injected something into it, saying, "Don't worry, son. This will help you calm down." I was outraged that they would do something like this to me but I could feel myself getting drowsy and then I was asleep.
I was waking up, in a very bright room, when I realised I was restrained. I heard voices speaking from what could have been the room next door; a man's and a woman's. I strained to hear their words, and recognised the speakers as my mother and Doctor Spalding. He was asking her about Steve. Had she met him? No. had anyone else met him? No. How long had I known him? A few years. Had I had violent outburst before? No, but there had been complaints at school about odd behaviour, talking to himself; terribly antisocial. My brain filled with the scenes from earlier and I screamed in rage. I could hear shoes squeaking on linoleum as people hurried closer; as well as many voices.
The door of the room burst open and Dr Spalding appeared before me. "Easy, William! You need to calm down; you'll hurt yourself like this and we don't want that, do we?" I stopped; he was right. No point hurting myself. "Good man," he continued, "now you and I need to talk. I asked you if you knew whether Schizophrenia was genetic? Well it is, William. It is; and judging by your "friend" Steve – who we have confirmed does not exist, we have reason to believe that you have it. I'm sorry, but you'll have to stay here until we get a better hold on this thing. Now, I've spoken to your mother and she's given permission to admit you, so when you calm down, we'll move you to your room. If not, we're going to have to sedate you again, do you understand?" He looked genuinely concerned. For the first time since I was a child, I could feel my eyes filling with tears. It wasn't fair; it wasn't right. I nodded. Spalding sighed and said, "Good, now I'm going to get some orderlies, and we'll move you to your room."


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2018 Award Winner: Eric Lamb, P.E.
Eric Lamb is currently the Transportation Planning Manager for the City of Raleigh. Mike spent the majority of his career with the City of Raleigh, where he was involved in various projects including the City's Traffic Signal System Upgrade, their Downtown Parking Master Plan, Electric Vehicle Charging Stations, the SafeLight Photo Enforcement Program, the RLine Downtown Shuttle Service, and constructing Raleigh's signature LEED Platinum Transit Maintenance Facility. During his time with NCSITE, Eric has served as Secretary, Vice-President, and is the upcoming President for 2019. He was also a 2013 Leadership Fellow with the American Public Works Association.
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Neapolitan Ice Cream Loaf Soap Recipe
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Cocoa Kiss Fragrance Oil 659
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Vanilla Color Stabilizer - MP Soap
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Propylene Glycol, Sorbitol, Water, Sodium Stearate, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Sodium Myristate, Sodium Laurate, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter), Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter, Mangifera Indica (Mango) Seed Butter, Fragrance, Glycerin, Triethanolamine, Titanium Dioxide, Polyester-3, Red 28, Iron Oxides, Sugar, Corn Starch, Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil, Dextrin, Carnauba Wax, Soy Lecithin, FD&C Yellow #5, FD&C Yellow #6, FD&C Red #3, FD&C Red #40, FD&C Blue #1.
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NOTE: If you are making these products for sale, good manufacturing practices recommend you wear a hairnet, gloves and a mask. We also recommend a clean apron and workspace.
In plastic beaker, mix 1.5 oz. of Cocoa Kiss Fragrance Oil and 1.5 oz. of Vanilla Color Stabilizer. Mix well and set aside.
Weigh 14 oz. of white soap. Cut into chunks and place in glass measuring cup. Place in microwave and heat until soap has melted.
Cut and add slivers of Brown Oxide soap color bar until desired color is reached. Stir until color is completely blended in. Heat further in microwave if color is not completedly dissolved.
Add 12 ml.of fragrance oil mixture and blend well.
Place silicone loaf mold on cookie sheet. This will add stability if mold needs to be moved.
Pour brown soap into loaf, spritz top of soap with rubbing alcohol and let soap completely set up.
Once soap has completely set up, weigh another 14 oz of white soap. Cut up and heat in microwave until melted.
To melted soap add 12 ml of fragrance oil mixture and stir. Before pouring second layer of soap, check that soap temperature is not hotter than 130°F. If it is hotter, it may melt the first layer of soap and help it to bleed.
Spritz top of brown soap generously with rubbing alcohol. Pour white soap over first layer and spritz again with alcohol. Allow to set up.
For third layer, weigh and melt 14 oz. of white soap. Melt soap slighly hotter to help melt soap color bar.
Cut off slivers of the Neon Pretty in Pink soap color bar. Stir soap until color completely dissolves. Add enough color until desired shade is achieved.
Add 12 ml of fragrance oil mixture. Check soap temperature so it is no hotter than 130° F. Spritz top of white soap with alcohol and pour third layer of soap over the top. Follow with more spritzing.
Weigh 12 oz. of soap and cut up into chunks. Heat in microwave until completely melted. Add 10 ml of fragrance oil mixture and blend in.
Using a hand mixer, begin to whip melted soap. Start on low speed and gradually increase speed as soap thickens. Add 1 oz. of liquid glycerin and continue to whip.
When soap is fluffy, immediately pour over the top of the loaf. Make peaks with a spoon if desired. Let soap completely harden.
When hardened, carefully remove loaf from mold.
In a plastic beaker, melt approx. 0.5 oz. of white soap. Add slivers of Brown Oxide soap color bar to get nice chocolate shade. Drizzle over top of "whipped topping" and follow with candy sprinkles.
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Yes, you can substitute any other opaque soap base in this recipe. We recommend testing all substitutions in a small batch before making a larger batch for retail. You alone are responsible for product and recipe testing to ensure compatibility and safety. If selling, you would need to change the INCI ingredient listing to reflect any substitutions or changes to our original recipe
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You can find Digital Transformation stories in your news apps on a daily basis, you can visit a Digital Transformation congress every 2 weeks and you can buy a new book on the subject of Digital Transformation every 24 hours. But, if you're anything like me, you might also suffer from the PoB syndrome. This 'Pile-of-Books' syndrome hits you on a monthly basis. Another great title catches your eye and before you know it, you ordered it online. The book arrives the very next day and after browsing the cover you neatly put it on the Pile-of-Books, awaiting your planned holiday. Then that holiday comes (finally!), but unfortunately your books don't make it to the inside of your suitcase.
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