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In anticipation of Halloween, and to get in the mood for my upcoming gig as a judge at the Madison Horror Festival, I thought I'd talk about my favorite horror films, why I like them so much and what I like (and don't) about horror films in general.
My favorite horror film remains George A. Romero's original 1979 Dawn of the Dead. The reasons are many, but here are three:
1) It captures the true quality of a nightmare. Zombies shambling through a brightly-lit shopping mall could easily be one of those dreams where the commonplace turns, with no warning or explanation, horrifying.
2) Time has only made the film's commentary on our consumer culture more prescient and biting. Zombies pawing at displays of things they desperately want but can't possibly use could be a metaphor for everything from the subprime lending debacle to Wal-Mart's strangling of small businesses.
3) It has a pie fight.
The second tier is made up of films that have shown a consistent ability to terrify at a truly visceral level. First among equals is The Exorcist, after a quarter-century still a film many people refuse to see. It does everything current horror films avoid: takes its time to build character, crafts a realistic setting for its horrors, and then, when it's got you good and hooked, lets fly without restraint. All those PG-13 "horror" films pale next to its relentless visceral and intellectual onslaught.
Joining Friedkin's classic is John Carpenter's masterpiece The Thing. Halloween might be a more traditional choice, and it's certainly a worthy film. But The Thing wins due to its intensity, its effects that show more imagination and skill than anything rendered on a computer, its refusal to suck up to the audience, and an ending that dares to leave the monster, the characters and the viewer uncertain who goes there.
Next to The Thing is another Carpenter jewel, In the Mouth of Madness. Perhaps my avocation as a writer predisposes me to like this one, but the idea that a novelist with Stephen King-like success could alter reality through the combined will of his fans is just too juicy. It's also told as a private-eye story, one of my favorite genres, and follows its premise to its logical conclusion.
The original version of The Wicker Man is a one-of-a-kinder: a horror film for sure, but one with musical numbers and without a single suspenseful scene set at night. Still, when Scottish policeman Edward Woodward realizes his fate at the end, horror takes the day.
Madison Horror Film Festival guest of honor Stuart Gordon's Re-Animator might not be true HP Lovecraft, but it has both the wit and the balls to show us extremes never before (or since) put onscreen. With a star-making turn by Jeffrey Combs and a level of gore as unrestrained as it is absurb, it created the sub-genre of horror-comedy that manages to serve both masters.
The most recent film to make the list is Session 9, in which an overworked asbestos crew cleans up an abandoned mental hospital. Using little besides filmmaking skill and a supremely awesome location, this low-budget shot-on-video flick shows that imagination and conviction are really the only things needed to make a horror film work (and does The Blair Witch Project one better by actually making sense).
There are some big names missing from this list, but there are reasons for that. I admire Wes Craven's massively fertile imagination, but his sadistic streak (he lingers on pain, not horror) turns me off. Guillermo del Toro's horror work is uniformly brilliant (I even like Mimic), but somehow they don't feel like horror films, more like dark fairy tales.
And if I thought Craven was sadistic, it's nothing compared to the whole torture-porn genre: horror films should be about more than merely watching people suffer. Likewise, the YARM syndrome (Yet Another ReMake) does little but line the pockets of people who have nothing but contempt for the horror audience (Dawn of the Dead and The Wicker Man have both endured pointless remakes, and The Thing is in the pipeline.*)
And I used to love Dario Argento; but Mother of Tears, the long-delayed conclusion to his Three Mothers trilogy (with Suspiria and Inferno), was so godawful and worse, so insulting to the fans that had clamored for it, that it left a sour taste that spread even to his monumental early work. I recognize this as a personal response, and make no pretense to objectivity. I simply know that whenever I see his name now, I think not of the brilliant color schemes of Suspiria or technical wizardry of Tenebre, but of Asia Argento literally crawling through shit, laughing hysterically.
So that's an overview of my take on horror film, which I'll be bringing (as well as a fanboy's glee at getting to meet Stuart Gordon) to the Madison Horror Film Festival the weekend of October 3-4. Leave a comment here before the end of the festival and you'll automatically be entered for a chance to win a DVD of Blacula, a movie featured in my vampire novel Blood Groove (and heck, I'll throw in a signed copy of the book as well).
*I know, Carpenter's The Thing is technically a remake, but it's actually a much truer adaptation of the source material. That's a whole different topic for a whole other post.


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December 9
Richard Carlile
On this date in 1790, freethinker and tireless free speech champion Richard Carlile was born in Ashburton, Devon, England. After attending charity schools, Carlile began working at 13. In 1813, Carlile moved to London. He was jailed for selling political satires in 1817. Carlile, a freethinking deist, then published an inexpensive version of The Age of Reason by Thomas Paine, and the Deist, a pioneering and popular freethinking weekly. Carlile was prosecuted for blasphemy and seditious libel in 1819 by the Society for the Suppression of Vice. He became a cause celebre during two trials in the Guildhall where he defended himself. He was convicted and sentenced to pay £1500 and spend three years in prison. Carlile's prison stay was doubled after he refused to pay the fine. He spent 1819-1825 at Dorcester prison, where he published freethought tracts with wide circulation and influence, including reprints of freethinkers such as Voltaire, Shelley, Byron and Bentham.
He took over publication of the weekly Republican, a major freethought periodical with a circulation of 4,000 to 5,000, in 1822, also from prison. Carlile's wife, Jane, and sister and many supporters were imprisoned for disseminating Carlile's tracts. A campaign, called the "war of the shopmen," continued until Carlile, his workers and vendors were released. Carlile opened up a shop to print and promote freethought literature, and teamed up with "Rev." Robert Taylor in the late 1820s, on freethought speaking tours. Together, they opened the Rotunda in London, a hub of dissent. Both men were arrested and convicted of various blasphemies in 1831. Carlile continued organizing and writing from prison, with the help of Eliza Sharples, known as "Isis," who became his common law wife (or "moral mistress") after he separated from his first wife. Carlile spent more than a decade of his life in prison. Carlile's gallant fight was "the greatest fight ever waged for a free press and free speech," according to freethought biographer Joseph McCabe, lessening future prosecutions. He is remembered for his pioneering support for birth control, women's suffrage and rights (which he called for in the 1820s), against child labor, for parliamentary reform and his one-man fight to free speech. D. 1843.
"The fable of a god or gods visiting the earth did not originate with Christianity."
—Richard Carlile, cited by Ira Cardiff in "What Great Men Think About Religion," 1945
Compiled by Annie Laurie Gaylor
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John Malkovich
On this date in 1953, actor John Gavin Malkovich was born in Christopher, Ill. He attended Eastern Illinois University, Illinois State University. Malkovich joined Chicago's Steppenwolf Theater in 1976. He won an Obie for his role in "True West," a 1983 play. He appeared in the Broadway revival of "Death of a Salesman" with Dustin Hoffman in 1984, and won an Emmy for the TV movie version. His first film work was as an extra in Robert Altman's "A Wedding" (1978). His real screen debut was as a blind man in "Places of the Heart" (1984). Other films include "The Killing Fields" (1984), "The Glass Menagerie" (1987), "Dangerous Liaisons" (1988), "Portrait of a Lady" (1996), "Con Air" (1997), "The Man in the Iron Mask" (1998), "Being John Malkovich" (1999, "Johnny English" (2003), "Burn After Reading" (2008), which co-starred Brad Pitt and "Changeling" (2008), which starred Angelina Jolie.
"I'm an atheist. I wouldn't say I'm without spiritual belief particularly, or rather, specifically. Maybe I'm agnostic, but I'm not quite sure there's some great creator somehow controlling everything and giving us free will. I don't know; it doesn't seem to make a lot of sense to me."
—Toronto Star interview, Sept. 11, 2008
Compiled by Annie Laurie Gaylor; photo by S. Bukley, Shutterstock.com
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Kate Smurthwaite
On this date in 1975, comedian Kate Smurthwaite was born in London. After growing up in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, she studied mathematics at Lincoln College, Oxford, from 1994-97 and then worked in London and Japan as a convertible bond researcher for UBS Warburg, an investment bank. She started performing comedy professionally in 2004 and describes herself on her website as "a left-wing, feminist, atheist stand-up comedian and political activist." (To wit: "Isn't it weird when atheists call their child Christian? Surely it should be Godfrey?") She's a regular contributor to mainstream print publications and to BBC and Sky News television and radio shows, both as a writer and commentator. In 2014 her science show "The Evolution Will Be Televised" was nominated for an award by the Center for Sustainable Practice in the Arts, a group that fosters business models that don't have to rely entirely on donations from nonprofits and government funding. She has also taught stand-up at the City Academy in London.
BBC Radio 4's "Four Thought" series in 2012 included a 15-minute program written and performed by Smurthwaite about sexist humor and sexism in comedy. She later responded to former BBC director of television TV Danny Cohen's suggestion to have at least one woman on panel shows by calling it a highly progressive idea — if he'd had it in the 1950s: "This is 2016. There's absolutely no reason why panel shows can't have 50 percent women on all the time. There are loads of great female comedians. . . . Plus, when you have just one woman on, she becomes the representative of all womankind rather than just a guest, free to muck about."
As a popular guest on BBC One's religious debate show "The Big Questions" (sometimes representing the National Secular Society), Smurthwaite feistily stood up for nonbelievers. A 2010 clip that went viral under the name "Atheist Bitchslap" got 3.8 million views on YouTube. The question was "Does heaven exist?" Responding to a man who said every aborted child is in heaven, she said, "So we would be doing them a favor by aborting them then?" She went on to say, "Faith is believing in things without evidence, and I don't do that because I'm not an idiot."
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"A powerful well-supported movement of atheist feminists — of us Godless women — has the potential to free fifty-two percent of the world's population from compulsory continuous motherhood and restrictions on everything from clothing to education, work to sex — as well as the financial and time resources that organised religion demands."
—The Daily Telegraph, Jan. 7, 2016
Compiled by Bill Dunn
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Hermione Gingold
On this date in 1897, Hermione Gingold, once dubbed "the funniest woman in the world," was born in London. Her career started with childhood appearances on the British stage with a young Noel Coward. (Her mother, not impressed with Noel after inviting him to tea, warned Gingold: "You are never to ask that boy to tea again — he'll come to a bad end.") Gingold's first stage role as a child was in the company of legendary stage actress Ellen Terry. Gingold (whose first name, Hermione, came from A Winter's Tale) performed Shakespeare at London's Old Vic, and made her name in comedic revues for the BBC, and on West End and Broadway. She often wrote her own material. A critic once observed, "She can turn a melting smile into a baring of fangs more outrageously than anyone I know except Groucho Marx." The Grande Dame of vaudeville and theatre perfected a withering stare and deadpan delivery, and had a voice that was once described as "powdered glass in deep syrup."
She is best known for the unforgettable duet with Maurice Chevalier in "Gigi" (captured in only two takes), and for portraying Eulalie Shinn, the mayor's wife, in the film version of "The Music Man." Gingold originated the role of Madame Armfelt in "A Little Night Music" by Stephen Sondheim. Director Hal Prince told her his only concern in casting her was whether she could pull off acting like a 74-year-old woman. "But Mr. Prince," she told him, "I am 74." The ageless Gingold became the belle of Broadway at age 81 in "Side by Side with Sondheim." In Walt Disney's animated film, "Gay Pureee," she and Judy Garland provided the voices of the female cats (lyrics by Yip Harburg). Gingold recounts one fan recognizing her on the streets of New York and saying, "It is Hermione Gingold, isn't it? You'll never guess how we recognized you — by your face." In How to Grow Old Disgracefully, her posthumously-published and very funny autobiography, Gingold boasted that her last great love, with a man 55 years her junior, lasted into her eighties. She was the postmistress of one-liners, recounts her friend Anne Clements Eyre in the prologue of Gingold's autobiography. When a young man introduced himself to Gingold by saying he was in public relations, she quipped: "Oh I prefer to keep my relations private." Eyre asked Gingold to be a godmother: "It's only Anne," Gingold wrote, "who would choose a godmother who isn't religious, hates children, and lives three thousand miles away." Gingold mentions several places in her autobiography that she "didn't believe in God." D. 1987.
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"Although we weren't brought up to be any particular religion, we were taught to say our prayers. I remember one that ended, 'Thy glorious kingdom, which is for ever and ever. Amen.' These words made me scream, "I don't want to be anywhere for ever and ever. It's too much."
—Hermione Gingold in her autobiography "How to Grow Old Disgracefully," 1988
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The grouse season may have begun – but for
most of us mere mortals game shooting starts
with partridge. Don Brunt looks forward to September and gives his expert advice on how best to take this uniquely challenging game
Driven Game
September Stubble
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Preparing for Glory
Nick Hollick from Honesberie Shooting School gets readers up to scratch on grouse shooting ahead of the Glorious Twelfth
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Spotlight on snipe
Editor Pete Carr looks at the methods, equipment and areas involved in the pursuit of this diminutive and elusive wader found in bog and marsh The tiny snipe makes up for its lack in stature for the sport it always…
Partidge perfection
Melissa Volpi travels northward to Kinpurnie Estate to find a partridge shoot like no other, with a team of keepers who truly love what they do It's just gone 6:30am. Craig and Alana Downie (dressed in a kilt and tweeds…
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WALES: A game of two halves
Roger Williams discusses the two sides to driven shooting across Wales In Wales, nothing illustrates the state of pheasant and partridge shooting better than the experience of two driven shoots in two different parts of the Welsh Borders: one in…
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NEW! The Shooting Show – driven grouse in the wind and rain
We're at Farndale with a star-studded Shooting Show team for a dazzling driven day courtesy of Bernard Moss and co. But the weather isn't playing ball, and we're met with horizontal rain and high winds. But clothed in high-spec Deerhunter…
Byalka brilliance
Camera in hand, Colin Fallon treks to one of Europe's prime wild boar hunting destinations in Bulgaria – but sometimes you just can't buy luck. Giving my hands a short break from operating the camera controls, I plunged my hands…
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Highland hare hunts
Pete Carr reminisces about taking a team of friends to the Angus glens in pursuit of hill hares. Striking out up the shank hill, our team of guns snaked ever higher following our guide, gamekeeper Stuart Donald. It was the…
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Driven wild
Melissa Volpi discovers first hand the excitement of driven game shooting in one of the striking parts of Scotland. An image of an osprey which misjudged the size of the trout it was hunting – so much so that the…
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Hare today, hare tomorrow
Peter Carr enjoys a double day at the hares with European guns in the annual driven Rothwell weekend. Many of my fellow hunting guests over the decades have been foreigners who feel privileged to hunt both species of hare in…
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Have you ever had that feeling in life where you just feel like it's time to say enough is enough to a situation, moment, issue or relationship? Have you ever felt that you simply can't move forward because of the situation you're in?
I have spent the past month really pondering how to live a life where I don't have to say those things. Where I don't have to get fed up and frustrated and lose it.
And then I figured out the answer.
Want to know what it is? Any guesses?
I have learned, sadly the hard way, the importance of boundaries. And I want to dispel a myth! Boundaries are not selfish, mean, against anyone/thing or dangerous.
Boundaries have a place in everyone's lives and it's time we all understand that!
So, my challenge to you, today, is to set one new boundary. And tell me how it goes!


text: a few weekends ago i talked 2 of my adventurous friends into joining me on a chilly (for charleston) 40 degree over night paddle into caw caw swamp. we left from lime house landing on johns island and headed to a spot i had been to before, but never overnighted at. the plan was to photograph a few trees for my current project that evening, however we had zero water in our the canal we were staying on from 8 pm until 2 am, when the tide started to come back in. so i decided to get up around 5, and photograph before the sun came up - and it worked out perfectly. i managed to get a good time-lapse of the sunrise at the same time i was out shooting the trees.


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For Immediate Release & Publish
By Jason Gonzalez,Real Combat Media Arizona Boxing Correspondent
Welcome back to another edition of the Real Combat Media Boxing Weekly Report "Boxing Blaze Edition" where we cover all the top news stories in boxing each week!
Monday (April 10, 2017)
Kovalev vs Ward 2 New Contract
Recently the rematch between Andre Ward and Sergey Kovalev was made official for June 17 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. The last fight ended up in a big controversy after Ward won the fight by unanimous decision. The contract that the two signed in the first fight contained a rematch clause which would force Ward to fight Kovalev if he lost, and he did lose. Ward signed his contract for the rematch but this time the contract has no rematch clause. This means this might be Kovalev's last chance to prove himself in the ring against Ward. Who do you think will win the rematch?
Tuesday (April 11, 2017)
Chavez vs Canelo To Take Place April 29?
Saul Canelo Álvarez and Julio Cesar Chavez will in fact be fight on May 6, 2017 but a week earlier two people with the same last names will be fighting. That's right the rematch between Chavez Jr's brother, Omar Chavez, and Canelo's brother, Ramon Álvarez, is set to take place on April 29, 2017 in Chihuahua, Mexico. This will be the rematch between the two fighters. In the first fight Álvarez got a decision win over Chavez. Now it looks like the two will face off once more before their brothers fight in front of millions around the world.
Wednesday (April 12, 2017)
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. is set to face Saul Canelo Álvarez on May 6th in Las Vegas and in order to get ready, Chavez has hired Nacho Beristain. Chavez Jr has been known to be one of the laziest boxers in the sport who does whatever he wants but it looks like Nacho isn't having it. Chavez Jr wanted to finish his training camp in Mexico this week to go start training in Las Vegas. Nacho said that he still had two more weeks of hard work left until they could go to Las Vegas.
"That annoyed me a lot. I told him he was wrong, we've been in here for a month and a half and on a whim he wants to ruin the job. I'm not playing around, I'm a professional. I told him, 'I'm not going to Las Vegas like this.' He convinced himself that I'm not playing around and then he told me he's fine, whatever I say," Nacho told ESPN Deportes.
"I just told him I did not agree with that decision, it's stupid to spoil everything we've worked for. We still have two weeks of hard work.
"I told him that I want him to have at least six months of working with me and I'm going to make him into a different fighter."
A lot of people are choosing Canelo to win this fight, can Nacho push Chavez Jr to his full potential.
Thursday (April 13, 2016)
The normal round duration for men is three minutes but for women the normal round duration in fights is only two minutes. Nicola Adams is set two fight on May 13th and she is looking to break that two minute norm. Adams will be fighting four rounds which will all be three minutes in length. Adams' next goal is to wear the same size gloves as men in one of her next fights. Women are mandated to wear 10 oz gloves no matter the weight class but men on the other hand can wear 8 oz gloves if they weigh 147 lbs or less. As of now her opponent it to be determined.
Friday (April 14, 2017)
Many fans were upset to hear that a fight between Manny Pacquiao and Jeff Horn was official for July 2nd. There were so many other fights that would have pleased fans but Pacquiao decided to sign his name on a contract with Horn. But on the upside Freddie Roach, Pacquiao's trainer, is saying that his fighter's knockout dry spell will soon end.
"Manny hasn't scored a knockout in a long time, and it's time that changed. He is working his ass off for this fight and we will be keeping the world title. Manny doesn't underestimate anyone. He knows upsets can happen in boxing and that Horn is a good puncher but we are prepared for anything. No fighter in the world has Manny's work ethic. He runs for an hour in the morning and does 65 rounds of training in the gym every day," Roach said.
"And he loves nothing more than entertaining big crowds. The bigger crowd the more he likes it. There might be 55,000 people in the (Suncorp) Stadium cheering for Horn but that will only encourage Manny to put on the best show he can. He will be the very best he can be for this fight because we know Jeff Horn will be at his best too.''
"There are some big fights coming up for Manny in the near future,'' Roach said, "and Jeff Horn is just the kind of opponent Manny needs to prepare for those. We're going for the knockout. Horn is a strong guy, a counter puncher but we're coming up with a game plan to make sure that Manny Pacquiao flies home still with that world title belt in his possession.''
Saturday (April 15, 2017)
Orlando Salido Back In The Ring
One of the top fighters in the world right now has to be the highly skilled Vasyl Lomachenko and it seems that he's unbeatable, but he isn't. Lomachenko has only been beat once and that was to the hands of Orlando Salido. Since then Salido has been in number of competitive fights. It has been exactly one year since Salido has entered the ring and he's ready to get back in. Salido is scheduled to fight on May 27th in Sonora, Mexico. The opponent is yet to be determined.
Sunday (April 16, 2017)
Sullivan Barrera is most known for getting beat by Andre Ward but now he is looking to try to make a mark of his own in the division. Barrera beat a fighter by the name of Paul Parker on Saturday night. The fight ended in the fifth round by TKO after Barrera had knocked down Parker two times in the fight. Barrera is now calling out Joe Smith Jr. who is one of the top fighters at 175 lbs.
"I have a great team and I know that they are looking for good things for me. I'm very happy with this fight against Paul Parker. I know that I have a good team and are looking for good fights for me but many thanks to Paul Parker for taking the fight – but what many fans write to me and tell me is that they want to see me fight Joe Smith Jr. What happened bro? Let's give the fans the fight they want Joe Smith Jr.," said Barrera.
Monday (April 17, 2017)
Anthony Joshua will be fighting against Wladimir Klitschko on April 29 in front of 90,000 people at Wembley Stadium in London. These last few weeks there has been a battle between Showtime and HBO about who will be getting the rights to this fight. It looks like the two television networks have finally come to an agreement. Showtime will be showing the live fight at 4:15 pm E.T. and 1:15 pm P.T. then HBO will be airing it later on at 10:45 pm E.T. and 7:45 P.T.
Even though HBO is not getting to show the fight live they will be getting to shown the fight during prime time. Who do you think got the better half of this negotiation?
Tuesday (April 18, 2018)
For a couple of months now there have been several rumors that Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor is close to being a done deal. One of the biggest obstacles getting in the way of the fight was getting the UFC on board for the fight. A couple of weeks ago UFC President Dana White said he does think that the fight will be coming into fruition. Today a reporter asked White if there's any news on the fight and White said that the fight wasn't even close to being done.
"I think it's progressing but nowhere near being done," said White. "It's not even close to being done. If we were close, I would tell you we were close. We're not even close."
Wednesday (April 19, 2017)
Miguel Cotto hasn't been inside the ring since fighting Saul Canelo Álvarez in 2015. Cotto was suppose to fight against James Kirkland earlier this year but the fight got canceled. Then Cotto was in negotiations with Juan Manuel Marquez but the two never were able to agree upon a contract that would make the two happy. For a moment it looked like Cotto was going to retire but it looks like he is now in negotiations for a different fight. Roc Nation President Michael Yormark is saying that Cotto might be fighting against Yoshihiro Kamegai in June.
"Obviously, we were disappointed by that cancellation [in February]. It made a dent in our plans. But we are working tirelessly for Miguel to return to the ring as soon as possible. Our idea is to fight on June 24 and then a big one in the fall. We have two or three opponents we are looking at right now. We want to finish both scenarios within the next two or three weeks," said Yormark.
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49 Days. 1,176 Hours. 70,560 Minutes.
The new states that emerged after the fall of the Classical empires mixed old ways of ruling (Rich Males) with new ways of ruling (Running the Church as well-Byzantines, or Tributary systems-China). But there were some complete innovations in the way that the states ran things…
CALIPHATES: Those were new! Essentially, the political and theological ruler were the same guy.
FEUDALISM: The opposite happened in Europe. A totally decentralized rule with local lords having all the power. This happened in Japan as well.
SYNTHESIS: The Islamic Caliphates were essentially a mix of one part Islam + one part Persia. Also, Japan copied most of what made China China and took it back to Japan.
AMERICA: (Not Murka) The Mayans set up a series of City-States, while the Aztecs & Incas built large Empires (Incan being the largest). (Strangely, this is the only time that Aztecs & Incas come up in this era; beyond farming techniques) They get more attention next unit when they get wiped out by the Spanish.
Tomorrow, we will look at the 3 Big Conflicts of the Post Classical Era that led to Cultural/technological exchange:
Tang vs. Abbasids
Mongols vs. Afro-Eurasia
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I get lots of CDs, of course, and just like sometimes you'll see a whole of TV shows suddenly appear with the same theme, earlier this year I got a raft of lullaby/sleeptime CDs. I've collected some of the more interesting ones from that rush, plus a few slightly older ones that got overlooked the first time around.
That's right, folks, seven CDs. At least one of them's gonna put you (or your kid) to sleep but in, like, a good way. The list starts after the jump.
Cher and Gene Klosner's 2007 album Stardust Lullaby is a 2-CD collection of lullabies both traditional and original. It's the most lushly produced album here, and the wide-ranging instrumentation sounds great. I actually found it a little too lush for my taste; the first CD in particular seems a bit too peppy for relaxation. The second CD is quieter, and the last track, "All the Alphabets Are Going to Sleep," a simple song Cher and her husband used with their kids, quite lovely. If, however, you do like a little more production in your lullabies, this'll be a good bet. Listen to sound clips here and here.
Paul Cuneo's 1999 collection Rest Here is a collection of original lullabies, recorded primarily with voice and piano. There are some nice touches (the song "The Night Train" has a definite "train" sound to it) and some intriguing songs (the otherworldly-sounding "Jeremiah Lights the Fire." While the vocal/piano combination tires somewhat after 66 minutes, the gentleness and echoes of more traditional songs will appeal to the connoisseur of albums best played at 2 AM. (Listen to clips here.)
Longtime friend of Zooglobble Eric Herman released Snail's Pace in 2007, a collection of mostly previously-released songs. This isn't so much a lullaby album but, as the name implies, a "downtime" album, one you'd play when your kid needs a little break from the day. The collection includes a small reworking of Herman's classic "The Elephant Song" plus other gentle tunes. Some of the songs may cross the line between gentle and saccharine depending on where you put that line but on the whole, the songs are restrained without sacrificing all of their liveliness. (Listen to clips here.)
The recently-released Putumayo collection African Dreamland will be, because of the language barrier, the CD least likely to be sung along with. To me, it also sounded a lot more pensive and wistful -- it just seemed like there were a lot more songs in the minor key. That's not a bad thing, by any means, it just gives the album, which includes a wonderful Ladysmith Black Mambazo tune, a somewhat different tone than most of the albums here. (Listen to clips here.)
Lullabies and Wildflowers is the debut collection from Melissa Errico, and it takes a jazzier approach than any of the albums here. "Mockingbird" and "Hushabye" (AKA "All the Pretty Horses") sound like they'd be at home either at 11 PM in a dimly-lit nightclub or at 11 PM in a dimly-lit nursery during a nighttime feeding. Some of the songs are a little too uptempo ("Wildflowers") for a lullaby album, and it's definitely not underproduced, but the vocals are a highlight. (Listen to clips here and here.)
As with the Putumayo CD, the fact that many of the songs on World Music For Little Ears are not in English may make it harder for the native English-speaking family to get into the CD. Which isn't to say there aren't some wonderful songs here. The album is actually a sampler CD of songs from Ellipsis Arts' various "For Little Ears" CDs, so if you find your family grooving more to, say, the Latin-inflected or Celtic tunes, you'll know exactly where to go for your next multicultural lullaby CD. A good quiet-time album. (Listen to clips here.)
Finally, I happen to put the first album of lullabies from Alabama's Mae Robertson, All Through the Night (review) at the top of a very short list of essential lullaby albums. (It looms large over all of these CDs.) If I don't think its followup, 1997's The Sun Upon the Lake Is Low, is quite in the same league, that's expecting too much. Robertson and musical partner Don Jackson have put together another album of gentle lullabyes familiar (the sweet "Michael Row the Boat Ashore") and unexpected (Joni Mitchell's "The Circle Game"). Even if it's just a little more produced than its predecessor, the folky arrangements (with hints of Irish and Celtic music) and Robertson's beautiful voice still make this a lovely album. (Listen to clips here.)


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-Three pristine sounding drum kits
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-Built-in professional effects
-Production presets
-Thousands of drag & drop MIDI rhytms
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Addictive Drums™ is one of the most powerful and popular drum softwares in the world and can be heard on countless hit songs and albums.
The unique architecture, fast loading times and flexibility makes it the first choice for many musicians and music producers.
Three pristine drum kits, 100+ producer presets and thousands of MIDI rhythms are included. Load a complete drum kit with mixer settings and insert effects – with one click!
Choose from the thousands of beats and fills played by professional drummers, drag and drop the beats into your DAW host and build a drum track in minutes!
Full E-drum support makes it a breeze to use Addictive Drums with an electronic drum kit.
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Microphone positioning
On the kick and snare drum you can adjust the microphone balance. The kick has one microphone on the front head and one aimed at the beater. On the snare there's one microphone under the snare and one over.
Snare buzz adjustment
Hitting the kick or toms will cause the snare to give off a buzzing sound. Add more buzz for a dirtier sound or reduce it to get a more controlled sound.
Room microphone distance
The room microphones are used to record the natural reverb of the recording studio. Adjust the distance to alter the delay between the room microphones and the close individual microphones on the kit.
Multiple outputs
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By using multiple outputs you get complete control over the sound. Each channel in Addictive Drums can be directly routed to a channel in your music production software. This allows you to use your favorite compressor on your favorite drums.
Addictive Drums system requirements
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#Narcosa is here at the request of +Rafael Chandler and a lot of folks are asking, "What is Narcosa?" Make something narcotastic... basically, drug-related OSR posts!
This is a kit/background for those fellas that make Narcosa go round: the Pusherman. The background is written for 5e D&D, however it can easily be used over any OSR system - simply remove/modify the fiddly bits you don't need. This background probably works best for a minor villain NPC, but some of our favourite anti-heroes fall into the Pusherman category: Tony "Scarface" Montana, Saul Silver or Red, Walter White or Jesse Pinkman.
I'm your mamma, I'm your daddy
I'm that nigga in the alley
I'm your doctor when in need
Want some coke, have some weed
You know me, I'm your friend
Your main boy, thick and thin
I'm your pusherman -- Curtis Mayfield
Skill Proficiencies: Insight (wisdom), Persuasion (charisma)
Languages: 1 additional of choice.
Tool Proficiencies: Dealer's Tools (scales, scoops, pouches, vials) OR Alchemist's Tools
Equipment: 5 hits of product, a set of clothes (fine or common that includes a long coat with many pockets), a set of artisan's tools, a keepsake of your childhood (roll on trinket table).
Feature: Connected Pusher
You have contacts in the illicit goods racket all over. You know the best places to find, buy and sell the worst things. You can't necessarily get a good deal, but you can get anything a customer needs. You also have a special type of product you can push, some close connection that can provide you with profits of 3d12+6 gp a week, if you forego other activities (no adventuring). There is an increased chance of getting pinched by the local constabulary each week (as determined by your DM). Choose or roll for your area of expertise:
- Narcotic powders, psychotropic magic dusts, ground mermaid fin and other nose candies.
- Illicit potions: dragon's sleep, beholder's kiss, bella mortis and other devious draughts.
- Broke-oak, Phnamana blue, Kuo toke and other potent smokeables.
- Mojo pins, white spikes, quiet quills and other injectables.
- Myconoidals, ascomytics and other fungal offerings.
- Poisons. (Small doses for pleasant effect, heroic doses for unfortunate ones.)
- Jellies, molds, and oozes. (Snort it, slather it, or slurp it).
- Illegal weaponry.
Suggested Characteristics:
You try to be anything your buyers need. You are a friend, mother/father, sister/brother, bully, saviour, doctor, therapist, confidante, criminal, hustler -- you are the pusherman.
Personality Traits
- Anonymity is my ally. I sell by proxy. If nobody knows me for real, I ain't really getting pinched. You hide yourself away and no one knows this true life of yours.
- Being connected is the greatest thing there is. I can get you a-nee-thin'. So, what you need, sucka? Garrulous and aggressive, you live for the hustle.
- I don't do drugs. I am drugs. You won't use your product (or won't use it again) and you hold yourself to that deeply.
- I don't care who I sell to, as long as I am selling. You push your product on anyone with enough coin to buy it. People tend to hate you.
- Paranoia hasn't always served you well. You've been pinched before. You aren't going back, but the life has got a hold of you.
- It may be a little pond, but I am the biggest fish. You face problems with bravado and a bit of bullying. Maybe even use a little Sam Jackson angry eye.
- Sometimes you're flush and sometimes you're bust. You have a flexible approach to your lifestyle and you are always looking to be more flush. Choose a catch-phrase that shows how cool you are under pressure.
- You wear the latest trends in fashion, the best kicks and finest jewelry. You have a greedy appreciation for fine things and status. You are the sharp-dressed man.
- Respect: Everyone knows who I am and what I do. I wear it like a badge of honour and I live by my code. Fuck you if you can't respect that. (Lawful)
- Winning: Hustlin' is the only thing in life. The money, power, women (men) - while all are great, none of it matters. Just the score. (Neutral)
- Power: You will rise to the top. All the other cockroaches can be crushed under your boot. (Evil)
- Freedom: Live free or die. What I do sets people free! Everyone wants to be free. (Chaotic)
- Wealth: Coin. Clink. Cash. It's all I live and breathe. Can't afford another hit? Fuck you, pay me. (Neutral)
- Knowledge: Customer service. I provide a service and my customers appreciate the confidentiality that I guarantee. It ain't my fault I know all their dirty secrets. (Unaligned.)
- My source is a dear old friend of mine. I have to protect them, even if they don't feel the same.
- "Adventuring with my friends" has given me access to some of the most potent shit in the world.
- My bosses have me stitched up. I can't get out of the life.
- My family is everything to me, but they can't know the truth of my work.
- (Party Member) is the inspiration I need to change, but old habits die hard.
- The cardinal rule is: "You don't use your product." You break the cardinal rule.
- You'd pinch the pennies out of your momma's purse... and you have.
- There is something you desire so deeply that you will sacrifice necessities to have.
- You try to exercise power over everyone, even your friends and allies. You are kind of a cunt.
- You don't trust anyone. Nobody. Not your mother, not your allies. Especially not your mother.
- You are convinced that you are destined for greatness.


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Wedding Gazebos Stress Form and Function
Wedding gazebos are a timeless staple of celebration decor which add class and style to any event, but especially enhance the beauty of a wedding.
Traditionally, the gazebos are octagon, providing a Victorian or Colonial feel the design. The size you're looking for will be dependent on how you plan to use the gazebo. Smaller structures work well for small ceremonies in which the wedding party uses the shelter as a focal point. But, larger gazebos can cover whole receptions.
The octagon gazebos add to the landscape portrait as well as service a functional purpose. Many ceremonies have been conducted at the gazebo entrance, with the presiding official at the gazebo entrance between the columns and the happy couple just below.
Many more wedding photos have included the wedding gazebo, sometimes with the wedding party outlining the structure.
A 10 foot diameter octagon is the bare essential and works well in a backyard setting, but for more public usage and larger weddings, 14 foot and larger diameter octagon gazebos should be considered.
The most conventional color for wedding gazebos mirrors bridal gown traditions: white. White vinyl is the most popular choice for its white, smooth and maintenance free finish. Treated pine gazebos may be painted white, but cedar can also be used for an entirely different rustic look.
The gazebo requires a level foundation, which may extend just beyond the perimeter of the gazebo, may be made of flat stoned gravel, paver stones or concrete. Landscaping choices can conceal most of the foundation, or with prior planning, the foundation may be used as part of the landscaping.
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Yesterday, we went for a walk on the Great Allegheny Passage down in Ohiopyle. We parked behind the old train station and walked on the trail up-stream toward Confluence. On the way back to our car, my husband spotted something swimming in the middle of the river. We thought it was probably a beaver though it did not look quite right. Once we got to a more open view, we discovered it was a bear swimming across the river!!! The current was swift so we ran beside the river trying to keep it in view. We lost sight of the bear for a minute or so because of the dense trees. We spotted it again after it got out of the river and backed off to let it cross the trail. As you can see, it was in no hurry.
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A very unusual Austrian Secessionist period circular game table having two tiers, and a four-sided concave pedestal, with inlaid decorative motifs around the top and the pedestal, on a hammered brass metal clad base.
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Sparky's Magic Piano - Children's Classics: 23 Original Hits
Puffin' Billy - Melodi Light Orchestra [2:30]
You're A Pink Toothbrush - Max Bygraves [3:24]
The Laughing Policeman - Charles Penrose [2:32]
Champion the Wonder Horse - Frankie Laine [2:16]
Right Said Fred - Bernard Cribbins [2:19]
The Ballad of Davy Crockett - Bill Hayes [1:41]
How Much is That Doggie in the Window - Patti Page [2:27]
I Taut I taw a Puddy Tat - Mel Blanc [2:56]
Happy Wanderer - Obenkirken Children's Choir [3:07]
Teddy Bear's Picnic - Henry Hall and Orchestra; vocal Val Rosing [2:51]
Children's Marching Song (This Old Man) - Cyril Stapleton [2:20]
Buckingham Palace - Anne Stephens [2:23]
The Car Song - Woody Guthrie [1:50]
The Mole in the Hole - The Southlanders [2:04]
Scottish Soldier - Andy Stewart [3:28]
Nellie the Elephant - Mandy Miller [2:29]
Puff the Magic Dragon - Peter, Paul & Mary [3:28]
The Ugly Duckling - Danny Kaye [3:04]
Mairzy Doats - The Merry Macs [2:44]
Old McDonald Had A Farm - Spike Jones and his City Slickers [3:15]
I Known an Old Lady - Burl Ives [2:40]
Little Donkey - Nina and Frederick [3:14]
Sparky's Magic Piano - Henry Blair [16:51]
There are quite a lot of these Children's Classic discs on the market and a number of them feature the title track, the story of Sparky's Magic Piano, seventeen-minutes dedicated to the elevated art of getting children to practice the instrument. One thing that can distinguish these discs, at least for Anglophones, is the demarcation between British and American items. Splendid chap though he is, Bernard Cribbins' Right Said Fred is not a natural transatlantic hit. Indeed it's arguable whether Max Bygraves' You're A Pink Toothbrush should ever have left the studio cutting room. That said, both have long since entered into the nostalgia library of our collective mind and are difficult now to de-accession.
Puffin' Billy is a more known quantity. The Laughing Policeman is a classic but comes from a long vogue for laughing songs that dates back, largely, to the acoustic studios of the American East Coast. British listeners may well be surprised by the breadth of such things and the inter-dependence of Music Hall and Vaudeville material. Champion the Wonder Horse and Bill Hayes' The Ballad of Davy Crockett are certainly part of my childhood. You would never guess from Patti Page's wretched Doggie how good she really was. We all know the Happy Wanderer but very few would name the Obenkirken Children's Choir as the ensemble responsible.
The rather formally titled Children's Marching Song is helpfully bracketed as 'This Old Man', which makes it all the clearer - Cyril Stapleton does the honours in 1942. Woody Guthrie is heard in folkloric material and doubtless Mr Salmond sings himself to sleep each night with the tales of the Scottish Soldier, sung, inevitably, by Andy Stewart. Nellie the Elephant was - interesting fact - produced by George Martin. Mairzy Doats gets some wartime swing with Andrews Sisters styled vocal. Great to have Spike Jones's cornball Old McDonald Had A Farm to offset the kitsch. I didn't know that Nina and Frederick, who sing Little Donkey, were a Danish-Dutch duo. I can confirm that the song is still a regular in children's concerts. And so, without any sign or sight of Tubby the Tuba, we have Sparky - I've already reviewed a disc with both Sparky and Tubby so I'm grateful, to be frank, that it's absent.
There are some pleasant notes - more than I was expecting, I have to admit - and the transfers are reasonable.
Jonathan Woolf
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Luis-Fernando Suárez
Born in Bogotá, Colombia, at the foot of the Andes, he emigrated to Canada, carrying with him the colours and images of his homeland. A successful graphic designer, Suárez does not have formal art training, but that has never stopped talent from expressing itself. And when that moment for making visible his irrepressible, unrelenting inner vision, he did so with courage and abandon.
The physicality of his works is inescapable and overwhelming, but there is no other visual vocabulary to express such an accumulation of emotions and sensations.
Impossibly tactile, the paintings are the result of labour-intensive creative process that has the artist working on the floor, his hands his main tool. He uses a drywall compound that he mixes himself and applies to the canvas before reaching for pigment. In this he echoes the style of pintura matèrica espoused by the Spanish artist Antoni Tàpies, as well as the work of Nicolas de Staël and his trademark use of thick impasto. Matter reigns in Suárez's pictorial universe, creating ridges and folds, crevices and fissures, molding an alien landscape of the imagination.
Suárez finds expression in the cracks and wrinkles that mark the surface of his paintings; to him they hide a mystery both artistic and human. His inchoate, enigmatic abstractions resemble geological formations, at times faded, peeling murals erased by time, compositions that seem to continue on a silent journey beyond the artist's intervention. Suárez suspends his work intuitively, allowing the space to shuffle into position organically, driven by its own force. This self-negating approach is but partially unconscious. Suárez wants the viewer to feel and to sense, and this in itself is an intention that spurs him to creative action. And when he embarks on an artwork, the past seeps in with the smells and colours of Colombian savannah, finding its way into this oblique landscape where vast expanses of sombre colour are marked with a touch of red that lines the dark 'horizon' and trickles down from the cracks like blood. The analogy is not entirely farfetched, for the artist often cuts himself on the sharp ridges of his textured surfaces.
The subdued palette adds to the sensation of nature and earth, of something being born, slowly releasing itself from the constraints of the matter.
And while that particular work resembles natural formation, another looks like giant ancient Chinese symbol eroded by time, barely visible under the heavy layer of mixed media. It undulates beneath a golden sheath, moving, shape-shifting with each glance.
Suárez works in large format mainly, the ochre-toned painting discussed above measuring 72 x 56 inches, yet invariably, each work seems to spill out of its confines, resembling but a fragment excised from a giant landscape.
Such is the case with a quiet, almost monochromatic two-toned composition resembling a river crossing pale green mountains. There's certain elegance in the economy of both form and colour, but soon the many details in the surface begin to emerge, altering the reading of the work.
Instinct-driven, Suárez has no preconceived notion as to the composition when he begins the process of painting, suspending it as intuitively as he began. The result is as compelling as it is intriguing, for the viewer is left entirely alone do read the painting. The answer-cum-advice is simple, rather than trying to decipher the image, the object is to feel it and allow it to play upon the imagination, and perhaps memory, for ultimately every work of art is an expression of something remembered.
[Excerpt from Dorota Kozinska's "Un-Earthing the Self"]


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Saturday 7th April, 6.30 - 11.30pm
Core Clapton, 161 Northwold Rd, London, E5 8RL
Since the first Chakra SHAKEUP in January we've been eagerly anticipating and diligently planning away for the next instalment of this gorgeous Dance Journey through the Chakras.
We'll be in a new larger venue, with lots of natural light and superb acoustics. A lovely, authentic, holistic oasis, 'Core Clapton' is the perfect venue to host the SHAKEUP 2 :
"An enlightening gathering of souls, moving together, connecting together, voyaging from ROOT to CROWN utilising carefully curated music (DJ Pixi Pete) and highly-tuned Botanical Spirit drinks (Real Remedies)."
This time around we are excited to announce a special guest appearance…
The opening and closing ceremony will be led by our dear friend Shanta, who will be guiding us into essence to facilitate a full immersion in the journey and a guided expansion once we conclude with the Crown.
This drug and alcohol free event will be a free-movement dance exploration, offering the opportunity for recollection, renewal and ecstatic fun!
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An ancient schematic, the Chakra System speaks of our personal, internal experiences and illuminates a path to higher awareness.
The natural world is alive with wonder and wisdom. Every sentient entity has inherent abilities and plants are amongst this world's most capable teachers.
Everything can be perceived as vibration and music, as the orchestration of vibration, has the ability to transform us on every level.
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Shanta is a yoga teacher, NLP practitioner, Hypnotherapist, Intuitive Holistic Healer and Spiritual Counsellor dedicated to assisting blissful self-realisation.
DJ Pixi Pete will be bringing his fun and sensitive style, holding the space and inviting you to fully immerse yourself in the deepest essence of each shot as we journey through each Chakra.
Real Remedies work with the plants, intuitively combing blends that inspire us to awaken to our truth and become more intimately aware of the subtle, powerful connection we share with nature.
DJ Benjy K will take you on a journey through disco bangers, latin rhythms and tribal tangents during his energetic and eclectic sets.
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Doors open at 6.30pm. Come early to get settled, have a drink and socialise. Quite a few people came on their own last time, so keep your eyes and hearts open to join together on arrival.
The Chakra Set will commence at 8pm so please don't be late.
Each Chakra will be introduced and explained while you grab your shots, then you'll be left to explore each Chakra through free movement, with the assistance of the plants and the dance music.
DJ Benjy K will be playing us in for the first hour 7-8pm, then again 10-11pm.
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This is a drug and alcohol free event.
No previous knowledge of the Chakras is required, just an inquisitiveness to take the journey.
At the event:
- Dance space designed for free, unbridled movement and maximum acoustic brilliance
- Super tuned-in DJs
- Botanical cocktails and Ceremonial Cacao at the Bar (organic ingredients & biodegradable cups/straws/etc x)
- Chill out area
The space will be held by a core group of experienced, heart-centred facilitators.
Everyone is welcome.
We'll have a videographer in attendance purely with the intention of sharing the vibe and inspiring others to engage with alcohol and drug free fun.
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£20 (until 16th March) - only 25 available
£25 (general admission)
£30 (On the door)
Admission includes 7 non-alcoholic 'Botanical Spirit' shots (£14 value)


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Julie and Jerome's wedding was one near and dear to my heart. As Julie's older sister, I was so excited for their wedding and was thrilled to play a role in her day as a bridesmaid.Few couples can claim that everything on their day went according to plan and was without mishap. But, I think even fewer people would find themselves in the position that Julie and Jerome found themselves in. The morning of their wedding, Jerome became very, very ill. Throughout the whole day my sister was so supportive, so full of grace and selflessness I was in awe. We carried on the day, hoping Jerome would rally in time for the vows that evening. But, when it came time for the guests to arrive, Julie decided to have the guests eat dinner first, without them, and that they would come in toward the end to say their vows in front of their family and friends. When Julie and Jerome came through the doors of The Boarding House, I don't think there was a dry eye in the house. They made it! As Jerome later said: "I refused to not get married that day." So, they had a beautiful and intimate ceremony, and were surrounded by their closest friends and immediate family. Julie was absolutely breathtaking in her BHLDN gown and holding an amazing bouquet of baby's breath by Fragrant Design. With a jaw-dropping, tear-jerking poem written and performed by our brother, Jimmy, the most beautiful vows and heart-felt ceremony and celebratory toasts, I can honestly say that this wedding was one for the books!
Please take a look at some of our favorite images from their day, and stay tuned for more photos of them as we are doing "wedding portraits" of them tomorrow!


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Leslie Joins the PSFK Health Industry Expert Roundtable/
Leslie joins a handful of health industry experts as they discuss what the future of health holds. To read the latest roundtable from PSFK, click here.
PSFK's Roundtable series takes its inspiration from the traditional roundtable: bringing together industry insiders to share their insights on emerging and compelling trends in an idea-friendly manner. PSFK guides the discussion and our roundtable helps guide the future.


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David joined a delegation to Libya sponsored by the Fellowship of Reconciliation — a listening project to meet Libyan people and bring back stories to help Americans see beyond mainstream news of "the enemy."
The group arrived at the airport in Tripoli six months after the U.S. had shot down two Libyan jet fighters off the coast of Libya and tensions between the countries were high. Delegation organizer Virginia Baron is in blue.
The group toured the ruins of Gaddafi's house, hit by U.S. bombs in April 1986.
Gaddafi erected a statue showing a hand crushing a model U.S. warplane in front of his house, which was bombed in a U.S. raid in 1986.
Huge portraits of Gaddafi were common, this one at the International Green Book Studies Center.
Sassi Salem Al-Hadj of the Libyan Human Rights Center and author of a 1988 book published in Libya opposing capital punishment.
Virginia Baron and Abdul Ati El-Obeidi, President of the Libyan Arab Committee for Solidarity and Peace, signing a Memorandum of Understanding written by the delegations at the end of the tour.


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Oxford School of Gymnastics
In pursuit of excellence, participation and fun!
The club was established in 2003 by Caroline Day and Emma Parr and is the first specialist club in the county to offer Acrobatic
Recent News Stories
RECREATIONAL CLASSES - We will be holding assessment sessions on a FRIDAY evening at 6.15pm for anyone wanting to join the
waiting list.
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The 1st IESE-LUISS Conference on Responsibility, Sustainability and Social Entrepreneurship/
The 1st IESE-LUISS Conference on Responsibility, Sustainability and Social Entrepreneurship
18-19 April 2017, Rome Italy
This conference, possibly the first of a series, is aimed at gathering scholars from different literature streams interested in highlighting the mechanisms through which hybridity is created and sustained. To give more substance to the debate we asked key scholars in the field –among them Johanna Mair, Anne Claire Pache, Guido Palazzo, Tommaso Ramus and Ute Stephan, who already accepted our invitation- to join us and present their work. To give more visibility to the research discussed at the conference, we proposed to the Journal of Business Ethics, one of the leading journals in the field, to create a Thematic Symposium on these themes linked to the conference.
This call for papers aims at generating a conference exploring how organisational hybridity is created and sustained, with particular reference to social enterprises.
Call for papers!
Submission deadline [EXTENDED]: 20/01/2017
EXCEPTIONAL SPEAKERS: Johanna Mair (SEFORÏS) , Anne Claire Pache, Guido Palazzo, Tommaso Ramus and Ute Stephan (SEFORÏS).
SPECIAL ISSUE: The Journal of Business Ethics will create a Thematic Symposium linked to the conference.
EXTENSIVE DISCUSSION OF YOUR WORK: Each paper will be allocated a large slot for presentation and Q&A. In each parallel session a discussant -asked to read the papers in advance- will give feedback.
DEVELOPING SCHOLARSHIP: The conference hosts a Ph.D. and Early Career Symposium.


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Anti-bribery and anti-corruption due diligence considerations in mergers and acquisitions
February 2013 | SPECIAL REPORT: CORPORATE FRAUD & CORRUPTION
Financier Worldwide Magazine
Although there continues to be uncertainty about the global economic outlook, many companies are taking an opportunistic view towards acquisitions, with less focus on blockbuster deals and more focus on extending existing businesses and filling strategic gaps. US companies continue to pursue emerging markets, especially in China, India, Brazil and Mexico and increasingly throughout Asia and Africa. European companies are increasingly trending towards deals in China, Brazil, India and Eastern Europe. Globally, the highest interest is expected to be in mining and metals, consumer products, industrial products, energy, life sciences and financial services. The majority of these sectors are characterised by high-value investment and significant government interaction and regulation, both of which provide opportunities and incentives for corruption.
The combined inherent risk of the geographic and industry focus described above presents significant bribery and corruption risks that will need to be rigorously addressed under the current international regulatory landscape. Cross-border transactions present unique risks requiring careful consideration, including foreign and domestic government regulations that often leave room for misinterpretation. If not considered and addressed adequately, companies expose themselves to these and other significant risks in all phases of a transaction.
Many times in recent years, failure to perform forensic due diligence has resulted in the failure to identify and address Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violations. Each time, there was a significant impact on the value of the target company, and in at least one case, the entire investment was written off, leading to litigation against the principals of the target company.
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have demonstrated their shared commitment to fighting bribery and corruption through their continued vigorous enforcement of the FCPA and their recent joint release of A Resource Guide to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the Guide) on 14 November 2012, which details the approach and priorities of the DOJ and SEC in FCPA enforcement. Specifically related to mergers and acquisitions, the Guide further re-emphasises the view that pre-acquisition FCPA due diligence should be conducted. Further, in May 2012, Transparency International UK published a guidance document discussing the importance of forensic due diligence for transactions.
Along with the joint efforts of the SEC and the DOJ in the US, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), the UK's chief enforcer and monitor of the Bribery Act, has increased cooperation and collaboration with other foreign regulators, including in the US, where the SFO has had some "frank and fair discussions with the Securities and Exchange Commission", according to SFO Director, David Green. The SFO has also commented on its "near daily interaction with the DOJ and the SEC with respect to ongoing global bribery and corruption matters".
One example of cross-border cooperation is the US DOJ investigation into Innospec Inc. for sanctions and corruption offences. The DOJ referred the case to the SFO in October 2007, and the SFO successfully prosecuted the company in 2010. Similarly, in April 2010, the SFO worked with the DOJ to successfully prosecute the former Director of Marketing at DePuy, after DePuy was acquired and FCPA violations were identified.
Under the provisions of the Bribery Act, there are four offences, which specifically include the failure by a commercial organisation to prevent bribery in the course of business. With respect to this offence, there is a strict liability offence where an organisation must demonstrate it had in place 'adequate procedures' designed to stop incidences of corruption. In reference to mergers and acquisitions activity, the Bribery Act can impact associated persons, therefore potentially triggering a liability for failing to prevent bribery.
An offence may be committed if the acquirer knowingly allows or ignores corruption activities of a target. Further, an offence may be committed where the diligence process has revealed potential bribery concerns of the target that remain unresolved post-acquisition. Prosecution against an acquirer is possible where the acquirer was actively involved in the management of the company or as a board member. It is therefore likely that management of an investment portfolio company could be considered 'associated' for purposes of the Bribery Act. Similarly, if the acquirer is aware of ongoing bribery and failed to perform forensic due diligence to facilitate completion of a purchase, the conduct may be viewed by the SFO as intent to participate in corruption.
Failure by the acquirer to discover corruption will not necessarily make an individual or company liable for a bribery offence. If bribery is identified post-acquisition, the acquirer may be able to rely on the 'adequate procedures' defence, as defined by the Bribery Act, if it can demonstrate that it has conducted comprehensive forensic due diligence.
In the US, as discussed in the Guide, actions have been initiated against successor companies in limited circumstances that generally involve "egregious and sustained violations or where the successor company directly participated in the violations or failed to stop the misconduct from continuing after the acquisition". As further described in the Guide, this is particularly important to acquirers given that successor liability "prevents companies from avoiding liability by reorganizing".
The Guide provides examples where forensic due diligence and post-acquisition compliance efforts resulted in the decision not to prosecute successor companies for pre-acquisition violations. When issues surface as a result of an acquisition, the Guide indicates that an evaluation of whether the acquiring company conducted timely and appropriate pre-acquisition forensic due diligence will be a part of the assessment of the acquirer's commitment to compliance.
In addition, consideration will be given as to whether the acquiring company promptly integrated the acquired company into its compliance program, including implementation of policies, training and audits.
At present, in the UK, there have been no corporate prosecutions under the Bribery Act and only a handful of non Bribery Act corruption prosecutions. However, according to a March 2012 report from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, the SFO has noted a recent increase in its efforts and focus in this area, including 11 active bribery and corruption investigations and an additional 18 cases under consideration.
In November 2012, Abbot Group Limited, a Scottish drilling company, accepted that it had benefited from corrupt payments made in connection with a contract entered into by one of its overseas subsidiaries. The company agreed to pay a £5.6m fine under Proceeds of Crime legislation. The Abbot case is an example of a new owner acquiring an existing bribery concern as part of its acquisition. The contract was entered into in 2007, the private equity acquisition was in 2008, and the tax audit that led to discovery of the bribe was in 2011. Although the Abbot case was reported and settled under Scottish law, it is expected that the outcome will help shape how similar cases are to be prosecuted under the Bribery Act.
Increased enforcement around FCPA and the UK Bribery Act requires companies looking to acquire or sell a business with cross-border activity to be aware of bribery and corruption risks. Companies making global acquisitions need to have a robust forensic due diligence process that includes analysis of a target company's historical financial and accounting records as well as ownership structure, customer base, supply chain and other third-party relationships, both public and private, with contractors, vendors, agents, etc. Addressing these risks requires global knowledge of fraud and corruption risks, specialised investigative and industry experience, and a thorough understanding of the concerns and needs of each party to a transaction.
Although all transactions involve some uncertainties and inherent risks of operating in the global marketplace, companies need to adequately manage and minimise such exposure so as to not impact the value of the deal to stakeholders and run afoul of regulators. Effective management starts with understanding the regulatory environment and structuring due diligence procedures that are adequate and proportionate to maintain deal value and the company's reputation.
Gregory E. Wolski is a partner, and Richard I. Thomas is a principal, of Ernst & Young LLP, a US member firm of Ernst & Young Global Ltd. Christopher D. Richardson is a partner of Ernst & Young LLP, the UK member firm. Mr Wolski can be contacted on +1 (312) 879 3383 or by email: email@example.com. Mr Richardson can be contacted on +44 (0) 207 951 0051 or by email: email@example.com. Mr Thomas can be contacted on +1 (212) 773 8932 or by email: firstname.lastname@example.com.
© Financier Worldwide
Gregory E. Wolski and Richard I. Thomas
Ernst & Young LLP


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Do you have a summer crush?
I have a crush in school but, there are 3 problems. 1. I'm not sure if he likes me back, 2. My friend told him and used to be awkward around me but then... 3. it's summertime and I can't stop thinking about him... WHAT SHOULD I DO????
Thanks, C.C.G (confused, crushing, girl)
My advice may surprise you. When you're crushing like this, take a deep breath and FIND SOMETHING ELSE TO DO. No, you're crushy feelings won't disappear, but I like to take a break from stuff I can't do anything about. Spend your summer doing stuff you like best. Swim, dance, go barefoot, eat watermelon without a plate. You get the idea. Then, when school time rolls around, you'll have lots to talk about with your old crush. If it works out, great. If not, hey, you still had a super fun summer!
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These "Contest Rules" set forth the rules, regulations, terms and conditions of the New Play Development Contest (the "Contest") conducted jointly by The Dennis & Victoria Ross Foundation and OHenry Productions (collectively, the "Contest Organizers") according to an agreement entered into by these parties. By participating in the Contest, you agree to be bound by and accept all provisions of these Contest Rules. The Contest Organizers reserve the right to amend or alter the Contest Rules from time to time.
In order to participate in the Contest, participants must be 18 years or older, and must live in the United States or the District of Columbia. Employees and officers of The Dennis & Victoria Ross Foundation and OHenry Productions or their respective affiliates are prohibited from participating in the Contest.
Unless otherwise specified in the contest details posted by the Contest Organizers ("Submission Guidelines"):
- only one entry per playwright/writing team is permitted.
- participants may withdraw from the Contest at any time.
- participation is free, except for postage (if entry submitted by mail) and any taxes that may be payable by a participant as a result of winning a prize.
The participant consents to the submission of their name and other personal information and authorizes the Contest Organizers to use, reproduce or such information. Scripts and associated writings, drawings, photographs and/or other materials submitted to the Contest Organizers in connection with the Contest (collectively, the "Script") will not be returned to the participant. By submitting the Script, the participant authorizes the Contest Organizers to copy, alter, distribute, retain or destroy the Script at their sole discretion. The participant maintains final edit rights to their play. Participants shall not submit any Script that is not original to the participant unless expressly indicated to the contrary in a clearly visible and legible copyright notice. It is strictly prohibited to submit to the Contest Organizers any material that violates the copyright, publicity/privacy rights or other intellectual property rights of a third party, or that is in breach of obscenity or other civil or criminal laws.
Participants should complete and include this form in their submission. All submissions must be made electronically via email to the following email address: email@example.com, with the subject heading "2015 Contest Submission." Scripts submitted should in pdf and standard stage play format. All Scripts should include a title page with the following information: Participant's name (must be same as playwright), address, telephone number and email address. Submissions should also include a brief synopsis and character descriptions. Deadline for submissions is 11:59PM on Monday April 6th, 2015 in order for the Script to be eligible for the 2015 Contest.
The Contest Organizers are not liable in connection with entries that are lost, damaged, or delayed in transit or via Internet or other form of delivery.
In the event of a dispute, entries submitted via Internet will be deemed to have been made by the authorized account holder of the email address cited on the contest entry form on the dated of submission.
Any intentional attempt to damage any Contest Organizer website or social media page or to undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest may be in violation of civil and criminal laws.
Contest winners will be selected as follows:
- Scripts will be distributed to readers, allocated to designated readers by the Contest Organizers on a random basis.
- The Contest Organizers will review Scripts that are highly recommended by readers.
- Contest Organizers will select the winning Script based on the Contest Organizers' subjective assessment of whether they would like to produce a play based on the Script. Factors such as writing quality, plot, characters and dialogue and commercial viability will be taken into account, but final decisions will be made based on Contest Organizers' desire to be involved in moving the project forward.
- The winning Script will receive a developmental staged reading in New York City to be produced and funded by the Contest Organizers (the "Prize").
The Contest Organizers will notify the winner(s) by email, which will be sent to the email address indicated on the Contest entry form. In order to secure the Prize, a participant must respond to such email within 48 hours of receipt. Failure timely to respond to the notification, or upon request, to submit a timely affidavit of eligibility, will result in disqualification. In the event of disqualification the reading shall be awarded to the next eligible participant.
Prizes are not transferable. The Contest Organizers reserve the right to substitute any prize for a prize of equal value without notice to the participant. Winners of the Contest are solely responsible for compliance with all applicable federal, state and local taxes.


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Tuesday 18/10 - 8pm
True to tradition, the first Uitgelezen of this 14th season of Vooruit's well-known book program will take place during FILM FEST @ VOORUIT, with a wink to cinema, of course.
For a change the panel will not only include Anna Luyten but also Lize Spit, the most discussed debutante of recent years, and as usual host Fien Sabbe will ensure a smooth evening. This time, the 'books on the table' will be 'Vermoorde onschuld' by Dana Spiotta and 'Nummer 11', the new novel by Film Fest jury member Jonathan Coe.
Book − Dutch − €6 / 4 (reduction)
In cooperation with De Morgen & Boekhandel Walry
Tuesday 18/10 - 8pm


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I joined Facebook because it promised to be an easy way to stay in touch with friends and family while traveling and living abroad. I stayed with Facebook even though many of the prejudices I had turned out to be true. What I learned, however, is that most of the things you do with Facebook, or allow it to do to you, are your choice.
Facebook offers a lot of opportunities and it is up to you to customize your experience. It's a little like real life. You can do great things, work hard, be a positive example, help others, or you can waste your time; it's your decision. The difference is that Facebook is much less complex and occasionally comes with great instructions. So what is it that you struggle with on Facebook and how would you like to turn that experience around?
1. Wasting Time
Because Facebook is so great at what it does – presenting you with the latest information from the people and things you care about – you cannot help but get sucked in and spend hours on reading status updates, peeking through photo albums, watching videos, or playing games. And if you don't read everything that has been posted to your News Feed since the last time you visited, you feel like you are missing out. This is not a productive use of your time!
There isn't an easy way to escape from this time sink. First you need to be determined!
Ask yourself:
- How much time can you afford to spend on Facebook?
- What do you really want to use Facebook for?
- Who do you really want to stay in touch with?
The answers to those questions will reveal what you want Facebook to be for you. Once you have an understanding of what you appreciate about Facebook, observe yourself the next time you use the social network:
- How much time do you actually spend on Facebook?
- What are you actually doing on Facebook?
- Who are you actually interacting with?
Based on your initial idea of what you want Facebook to be and the baseline assessment of what it actually is now, take action!
- Remove items from your News Feed that you do not want to see or that waste too much of your time.
- Stop playing games on Facebook! Yeah, those ones, too. Seriously.
- Unfriend or unfollow people who make you unhappy and dis-Like pages that don't post anything useful. Or at least remove those updates from your News Feed.
2. Feeling Bad
Facebook is a reflection of who you are and how you think. When you approach Facebook with the wrong mindset, it can make you sad, anxious, and envious. Approach it with the right mindset, however, and it can leave you happier, inspired, and grateful for having so many awesome people in your life. Which alternative would you prefer?
A recent study revealed that people who are more engaged in Facebook, tend to suffer from higher levels of anxiety. This is hardly surprising. Lonely or introvert people with a less intense social life find it easier to connect using social networks. Yet seeing people having an exciting social life in the real world can be incredibly depressing. But it doesn't have to be!
It's tough, but you can be conscious about how you approach Facebook (or life in general) and how it makes you feel. It's a key part of customizing your Facebook experience. Try these tips:
- Envious? Imagine how you would feel if you were the other person. Empathize. Then, instead of feeling envious, try to be genuinely happy for them and cheer them on.
- Anxious? Why? Do you feel like your life is a failure? Do you think you should do better? Don't be so hard on yourself and stop comparing yourself with others! Rather focus on what is good in your life and work hard to improve whatever is not right, yet. Give yourself some credit along the way and celebrate your achievements. Yes, do post your progress on Facebook and feel your heart jump with joy when your friends encourage you and are happy for you. 🙂
- Fear Of Missing Out (FOMO)? You miss out on 99.999999999% of what is going on in the world right now and you have missed out on almost 100% of what has happened in the past or will happen in the future. Live NOW. Learn to enjoy the moment, decide on your priorities in life, be true to them, and work hard for having great moments.
3. Revealing Too Much
Per default, Facebook shares everything. Whatever you share with Facebook, is shared with the world. And whenever Facebook introduces an update, the default is 'open to all'. Hence it's important to regularly review your privacy settings and make sure that privacy relevant information like your birth date, your phone number, or your personal photos are hidden from the general public.
You can easily check what your profile looks like for another person from within Facebook. Go to your Timeline, i.e. facebook.com/your_user_name. You can get there by clicking your own name anywhere on Facebook. In the top right next to Activity Log click the arrowhead to expand the Settings menu and select View As…
From the top left, select as who you want to see your Timeline and Profile. You can enter a friend's name or view your profile as the public, i.e. a random stranger would see it.
If you see something that you don't want a specific person or the public to see, track down that particular piece of information and update its settings.
4. Sharing Too Much
Some things should remain private! None of your friends want to hear about your every bowel movement, nor do they want to hear you complain all the time, unless you are really having a tough time and need help. In that case, why don't you just ask for help? This is probably the toughest one, but don't Like and re-Share too many Facebook posts. It will drive those people nuts whose News Feeds are inundated with your Likes and Shares.
Remember, if everyone was a little more considerate, we would all waste less time on Facebook.
Fortunately, a recent study shows that around one third of all Facebook posts are self-censored. Another study suggests that self-censorship could be related to not wanting to… cause a huge discussion, offend or hurt someone, or be boring or repetitive. Sounds like a great number of people actually is considerate already!
5. Depending Too Much
Don't let Facebook rule your life. Make sure you have people's contacts and birthdates stored outside of Facebook, so you can stay in touch in case you get banned or locked out. Back up your photos and other personal memories, so you don't depend on Facebook to save them for you. Generally, use Facebook like any other tool, don't depend on it for your (social) life!
You control your Facebook experience. Make it a good one, but don't make it an intense one. Facebook is a tool to stay in touch with real people in real life. The goal is to have a real social life outside of Facebook.
How do you use Facebook and how much time do you spend on it each day?
- By Tina Sieber makeuseof.com


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Announcement, Booku, Collaboration, Cycling KL, Discussion, Exhibition, Forum, KL Mapping, Kota Peta, LiteraCity, LPPL, MSPCollective, People Ideas Culture, ThinkCity, UnRepresented KL
Kota Peta Discussion and Forum:
Cadangan Tajuk Session #1
1) "Mapping The Map"
2) "Cultural Mapping: What Marks The Spot?"
This discussion will look at cultural mapping as an alternative methodology in decentering knowledge production within the community. By dissecting the diverse cultural mapping initiatives and practices exhibited in "Kota Peta"–from cycling, photography, to place-making as methodological approaches–the discussion will further unravel the complexities and intersectionalities of Kuala Lumpur's urbanization process and its diverse inhabitants.
Moderator :
Janet Pillai (Founder, Arts-Ed)
Panellists :
Kenneth Wong (Founder, People. Ideas. Culture)
Jeffrey Lim (Cycling KL)
Mahfuz Jaffar (MSP Collective)
Cadangan Tajuk Session #2
1) "City As Character"
2) "Placing the City in Story"
What are the similarities / differences between the world's literati flâneurs, the likes of Naquib Mahfouz, A. Samad Said, Siti Zainon and T. Alias Taib, in seeing and capturing the essence of a city? How do the writers map the city through their emotions, memories and experiences? The discussion will explore questions of how Kuala Lumpur's urbanization phenomena influence the development of its modernist literature and cityscapes.
Moderator :
Anis Suhaila (Rumah Lipur Lara)
Panellist :
Ridhwan Saidi (LiteraCity)
Adriana Manan (UnRepresented: KL)
Doris Q (LPPL)
Huei Miin (Booku)
All discussions will be conducted bilingually (Bahasa Malaysia & English)
Everybody are Welcome!
More Info about The Forum and Exhibition.