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Author's Note: Hello there! My name is ZombiePie, and I am a Giant Bomb forum and wiki moderator. Every year I look at the various sources of entertainment I enjoyed and disliked. My awards are more "special commendations," and are open to any medium. During my award show, I pit games, television shows, animes, athletics, board games, and movies in a fight to the death! Additionally, you can expect to see classic and current works of entertainment vying for the top positions. Oh, and one more thing, there are SPOILERS on this blog! Keep that in mind before reading any of my justifications.
Most Improved - Vore
Alright, before you shut down my blog, let me explain myself. It was a "good" year for vore. Are you still there? DONT GO! Stop and think about it for a minute. In 2018, Attack on Titan (season three), That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, AND Dragon Pilot all came out in 2018. If we want to make this award about video games, Kirby stood as a vore advocate in Smash Ultimate, and Majin Buu in Dragon Ball FighterZ. THAT'S A LOT OF VORE IN ONE YEAR!
2018 was tough for a lot of people. Emotionally and physically, the year run roughshod on many corners of this planet. That's why I have a slight proposal in an attempt to brighten everyone's day. Every year has an odd coincidence that sticks out for all of the right reasons. "Year of the Bow" comes to mind as one such example. That is why I want you to join me in branding 2018 as the "Year of Vore." Seriously, let's get #2018yearofvore trending on Twitter! We can make it happen!
Runner-up: Impact Wrestling -
Impact is experiencing a bit of a creative Renaissance. Had it not been for two sizeable black marks, I would have given the company the nod for this category. Unfortunately, Austin Aeries' no-sell will likely define how most remember the company's year. Likewise, the throttling of Impact veterans such as Eli Drake to the mid-card also sticks out as a sore point.
Most Overrated - Octopath Traveler
Over the past two years, I have warmed up to JRPGs. Most likely, playing nothing but Final Fantasy games will do that to you. However, one aspect of the JRPG fanbase continues to stick out to me as a bit "odd." Every time a game pines to return the genre "back to its roots," fans champion it as a revelatory moment. It happened to Bravely Default, and it happened to Octopath Traveler this year. In both cases, I think JRPG fans projected unrealistic expectations for both games. Hence, my tempered disappointment with Octopath Traveler.
I did not fancy Octopath's gameplay or visual design. In regards to its gameplay, too often I thought you could spam the same combinations of attacks to waste away whatever stood in your way. However, it was the game's art style that stuck in my craw. To me, the pixel art is flat and blown out. Buildings and monsters look like something a toddler made using LEGO blocks, and the light bloom is fucking atrocious. Everything in the game looks over-exposed, and at times I struggled to discern parts of the environment. On a few occasions, I contemplated wearing sunglasses while playing the game. Simply put, Octopath gave me a headache, and I'm forever bitter as a result.
Runner-up: My Hero Academia (Season Three) -
For the past two years My Hero Academia has been my go-to anime for guaranteed fun. While that's still the case, I cannot help but feel the third season made some missteps. Again, my misgivings boil down to aesthetic choices. The depiction of Yoarashi's wind powers immediately stick out, but overall this season was not as creative as the previous ones. It doesn't help the License Exam arc is one of the weakest storylines in the manga, but the anime exacerbates its problems rather than tempering them.
"Yeah, I'll Watch This As The World Burns" Award - The Great British Bake Off
I know I'm not the only person on the internet who uses streaming to fill my body with a warm and tingly sensation. It's by no means a "healthy" habit, but it's one that has gotten the job done so far. Moreover, The Great British Bake Off is the doyenne of "feel good" television programs. The series' sense of co-operation and camaraderie shows off a lighter side to the human element. That is to say; we can come together to help one another even on the most benign of issues. This sentiment is not new, but it is a distinct aspect of us that can and will make the world a better place, one cake at a time.
Does the new format still have all of the problems from the previous year? That it does, but I honestly do not care. More Bake Off is never a bad thing. Seriously, it's the only show to make me unfathomably angry over handshakes! Speaking of which, the number of handshakes Paul Hollywood gave in series nine is fucking ridiculous. Likewise, and I know plenty of you agree, Rahul should have been eliminated before the finals.
Runner-up: The House on Haunted Hill -
The House on Haunted Hill is less a television show and more of an extended movie. Luckily, that is to its benefit. Because it flows at its own pace, Haunted Hill crams in compelling twists and turns without overstaying its welcome.
Worst Song Or Theme Music - Ocean to Ocean by Pitbull
I still cannot imagine the board meeting that led to this song getting approved. Grown adults, with millions of dollars at stake, reached a conclusion as alien as life on Mars. First, they couldn't be bothered to shell out a few extra bucks for a rap artist relevant in 2018. Second, how in the world does Aquaman, of all things, relate to commercialized rap music? Seriously, who do I blame for ruining my eardrums?
Speaking of which, let's turn our attention to Pitbull's bizarre performance. Without a doubt, this single contains bars cheesy even for the likes of him. Likewise, why this song samples Toto's Africa is beyond my comprehension. On top of that, the entire production is a tire fire. The chorus appears to be louder than Pitbull, and the accompanying instruments are entirely blown out. That, added with Pitbull's poorly leveled "Woo's" makes for an audio-based migraine. Unless you are a musical masochist, continue pretending it does not exist.
Runner-up: Aliens Infestation -
WayForward makes good video games. This sentence is an irrefutable fact. Unfortunately, many of their creations come and go concerning cultural staying power. I'm looking at you, The Mummy Demastered. When I decided to give Aliens Infestation a shot I enjoyed it much as I do with anything from WayForward. However, it's ending credits song sure is something:
More Of This PLEASE! - Return of the Obra Dinn
I have always wanted to enjoy the works of Lucas Pope more than I do. For me, Papers, Please is the definition of a "one, and done" game. I respect Papers, Please and its message to the player, and I want more games to challenge my decisionmaking. However, I don't think I ever want to return to the world of Papers, Please. Even though the game makes an impression, it's a painful impression that I do not think I can ever stomach again.
These reservations still apply to Return of the Obra Dinn but in a reduced capacity. Above all, it is a tense tour de force of storytelling. Every minute I played Obra Dinn, the fear of not knowing every aspect of the game's mystery shook me to my core. My thirst to know everything almost turned me into one of the game's ill-fated sailors, and maybe that's the point. It makes you think about the impact it is having on your behavior. Without a doubt, it provides the most eye-opening experience of the year, and I hope more games follow in its footsteps.
Runner-up: Florence -
Florence features the most compelling and sadly realistic relationship in video games. Furthermore, it takes advantage of the mobile platform in ways where I cannot imagine playing it on a console or PC.
Thing That Caused Me To Shout "FUCK OFF!" The Most - The State of Console UI
How did we get here? Three of the smartest companies in the world cannot design a halfway decent console UI experience. How is this paradox even possible? Before anyone accuses me of fanboyism, I think all three of the major consoles suck concerning UI/UX design. The Switch's online marketplace is a slow-moving car accident. Sony's UI got a much-needed update, but that didn't resolve constant latency issues and poor download speeds. Finally, we have whatever the fuck Microsoft farts out every year for the Xbox One.
Honestly, I don't know how Microsoft gets away with a million-dollar marketing campaign about improving accessibility in games, while their UI is a walking disaster. It's terrible, and their efforts to improve things have repeatedly failed. I can only imagine with a new generation of consoles, Microsoft has something down the road that fixes these issues. Sadly, that doesn't change the fact millions are left wondering every day where they can buy recent releases on the Xbox One. It's a design calamity with no end in sight.
Runner-up: Detroit: Become Human -
I know this is going to sound harsh, but I don't know if David Cage should be making games on a AAA budget. Time and time again, he's shown that if he's given an endless supply of money, the results are always groan-inducing. Detroit: Become Human is no exception, and is one in a long line of flawed video game outings from Cage.
Least Improved Sequel or Reboot - FLCL Alternative
Where do I even begin with this dumpster fire of a show? The original FLCL is a classic. It oozes style and is a fantastic exhibition of what animation is capable of when the conditions are right. FLCL Alternative, on the other hand, manages to condense all of the flaws of FLCL into a single story arc. FLCL has always been a show that gets away with "style over substance" because of its endless supply of creativity. FLCL Alternative ignores what made the original special, and attempts to craft a character-focused story.
I don't give a rat's ass about any of the characters in FLCL Alternative. For example, Haruko has never been a great "character." Haruko is at her best when she moves the story from one action set piece to the next. She is NOT a character you need to spend time fleshing out with an origin story or relationship arc. Speaking of which, Haruko's presence in Alternative is WEIRD! To make matters worse, Kana Koumoto may be the worst new character of 2018. She gets everything in the story served to her on a silver platter, and she never shakes away her self-centered ways. That last point might be intentional, but when Haruko does not have a foil, the entire story suffers. Admittedly, Alternative is better than Progressive, but not by much.
Runner-up: Westworld (Season Two) -
Oh, how the mighty have fallen. Westworld's first season was an astonishing adventure. It packed great performances with a tense plot that kept you guessing. Sadly, season two does not follow in its footsteps. Rather, its focus on blockbuster bloodbaths was a continual source of frustration. Furthermore, its tenth episode may be the least satisfying season closer of the year.
Biggest Waste Of Perfectly Good Worldbuilding - Darling in the Franxx
Darling in the Franxx is a rarity in the entertainment business. Unlike Family Guy or The Simpsons, you can pinpoint the EXACT MOMENT the entire show goes to shit. Those who have seen this anime know what I am talking about, and are nodding their heads in approval. To this day, I refuse to believe a grown adult wrote the plot twist for this show and told themselves "I'm good at my job." That cannot have happened, and if it did, what little faith I have in humanity is now dead. In fact, it may be the most catastrophically DUMB plot twist in anime history.
The premise for this show is decent, and until the story pivots, the characters are as well. There are even decent action sequences that add much-needed stakes. However, once Darling in the Franxx reveals its ulterior motives, it hammers you over the head with its simplicity. I get nuance isn't commonly associated with anime, but a little brevity in Franxx would have gone a long way. Instead, the show pisses away its potential, and unfortunately, all for the sake of a metaphorical story about the ills of modern-Japan.
Runner-up: Jessica Jones Season 2 -
Jessica Jones was a Marvel superhero I desperately needed in my life. She fought mental and physical abuses with every ounce of her being and had the scars to prove it. Why the second season throws her struggles with anxiety and social isolation out of the window is one of the year's greatest mysteries. On top of that, her mother's "fish out of water" story arc is flat out TERRIBLE!
Dumbest Thing I Played - My Horse Prince
Around three months ago, an advertisement for My Horse Prince popped up on my phone. After reviewing the game's page, I downloaded it post-haste. This "game," if we can even call it that, amazed me at every turn with its artwork and narrative. Watching a 2D bishounen horse lead a J-Pop boy band or surf a fifty-foot ocean wave was endlessly delightful. If you are in need of wacky anime bullshit, My Horse Prince has you covered.
I make no qualms over the fact My Horse Prince is a mobile idle clicker. Objectively, it is a bad video game with a deceptively heinous business model. Had there been an option to make the ads and idle clicker elements disappear, I would have an easier time recommending it. As it stands, My Horse Prince is a dumb, stupid, and nutty adventure only fit for those with a high tolerance for anime bullshitery. However, and I know I'm not alone in this regard, sometimes you want stupid anime garbage in your life.
Runner-up: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate -
If you turn your brain off, Smash is guaranteed to give you a fun time. I have never found any joy in following Smash's competitive scene, nor do I have any desire to break down the game's inner mechanics. I enjoy Smash when a few of my friends are visiting, and we want to play something that rewards random acts of button mashing. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate does precisely that, and I don't care if that's the "wrong" way to play it.
Fever Dream Award - Wendy's Mixtape "We Beefin?"
I don't even know where to begin. Do I condemn Wendy's for making this godawful abomination, or do I blame the internet for playing into Wendy's meme-focused marketing organ? For those not in the know, Wendy's Twitter account is a thing that exists. As with any corporate run Twitter account, sarcastic quips and memes litter its feed. It's one of MANY accounts that tap into internet culture in a vain attempt to appeal to a younger demographic.
And now there's a mixtape bearing Wendy's name. This crime against music happened, and it cannot unhappen. We have to live with this work of "art" until the heat death of our universe. I'm sorry, but this is the cold and harsh reality we live in now. I wish there were a way for me to end this award on a positive note, but I'm not a miracle worker.
Runner-up: Fist Of The Blue Sky Regenesis -
Hey anime fans, did you know a Fist of the North Star reboot came out this year? No? Well don't worry, it's GARBAGE! Blue Sky Regenesis is less of a reboot and more of a CG nightmare that will continue haunting your dreams until the day you die.
Best Expansion/DLC- Stellaris
Stellaris has a fascinating developmental history. When it first launched in 2016, it was for hardcore 4X gamers. As one such person, I can say I did not hate the game in its first incarnation, but it was a clear example of a diamond in the rough. Then, when Paradox launched a significant rehaul, I had severe misgivings about the game's new direction. The gutting of faction specific space travel, in particular, rubbed me the wrong way. However, things turned a new leaf when Paradox launched three sources of DLC that addressed many of my problems.
The launch of the Apocalypse, Distant Stars, and Megacorp expansions show that Paradox has a long-term vision for Stellaris worth following. Apocalypse and Megacorp both are game-changers in how you interact with other factions during the mid to late game. Unfortunately, Stellaris isn't where it should be. To this day, Paradox cannot design a combat system to save their life, and the end-game events in Stellaris continue to suck shit. All the same, Paradox's dedication to Stellaris shows they know how to fix gameplay issues both big and small. Thus, I have an optimistic outlook about Stellaris' future.
Runner-up: Prey: Mooncrash -
Prey (2017) was a lot of things. Prey offers a compelling story hampered only by questionable gameplay and inconsistent execution. Mooncrash rectifies many of these issues by streamlining the gameplay and placing a focus on tense set pieces. In these carefully crafted sequences, players have more freedom to experiment in how they act, and the result is a more consistent experience.
The "I Really Should Have Read The Reviews Before Buying Shit" Award - The Quiet Man
I am a connoisseur of schlock. A "good" B-movie is something I will set aside time to watch, and the same applies to video games. There's something about a movie or game trying to shoot for the stars and missing that makes me feel warm inside. It might be the sadist in me, but I'll probably never know. Nonetheless, I should have done my homework before buying a $15 copy of The Quiet Man. Looking back on it, I regret this decision full-heartedly.
I don't even know how this game was made in the year of our Lord, 2018. From top to bottom, The Quiet Man is a disaster. It plays like a sluggish mess, and the story is repulsive at every turn. For fuck's sake, the writing cannot be bothered to depict its unnamed protagonist's deafness consistently, AND THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT OF THE GAME! Even if you try to approach it thinking you are getting a "so bad, it's good" experience; you leave with a grimy feeling that you've helped the developers justify making this shitshow of a game. Trust me, I know how that feels, and it is NOT a good look!
Runner-up: Detroit Become Human
Everything I said about The Quiet Man also applies to Detroit. Judging from his interviews, I fear that by buying this game I have somehow further inflated David Cage's ego.
Anime Of My Year 2018 - Aggretsuko
This award might come as a surprise, but as I said earlier, 2018 has been brutal. As such, while the world slowly descends into chaos, watching a red panda, Retsuko, struggle with the doldrums of office work somehow made everything better. Of the many things I watched this year, Aggretsuko manages to encapsulate the malaise of the past two years perfectly. Probably my favorite moment is when Retsuko says "fuck it" and signs up for yoga classes in a quest to find a man loaded with cash. Then, when she does fall in love, it comes at the cost of the rest of her life. Her struggles, while they take place in a neon-drenched Sanrio wonderland, feel "real."
More than that, there's something to Retsuko's pessimism that I find endlessly appealing. Her one-liners are not charming, but depressing concessions about her struggle to progress in society. She's stuck in a rigid workplace rigamarole but doesn't know how to break away from it. Furthermore, the fact that Retsuko is a mascot for Sanrio further adds to the humor. For lack of a better word, if you need a pick me up, this show is right up your alley.
Runner-up: Lupin the Third Part 5
Lupin The Third Part 5 is exactly what it needs to be, and that's why I think it's one of the best animes of the year. Much like the current batch of Mission Impossible movies, it features one of the best-paced action scripts of the year, coupled with charming character moments. Not everything needs to take risks, and that's especially the case with Lupin the Third.
Most Stunningly Mediocre - Current State Of WWE's Booking
Following WrestleMania 34, if you told me RAW would become nigh unwatchable; I would have called you a liar. During the first few months of 2018, it appeared WWE righted the wrongs that had long afflicted it. Young talent was flourishing and the booking for both television programs improved. Even better, with Vince set to leave the company and lose billions on a football league, the company's booking was bound to improve! Whelp, here we are at the start of a new year, and RAW is at it's lowest point since the 1990s. It's a fall from grace WWE can only blame on itself.
Before anyone chimes in, yes, Smackdown and NXT have been consistent in quality. That does not change the fact the Universal Championship is a walking disaster. Additionally, even good PPVs have odd moments that stick out in the worst way possible. On top of that, the company appears to be reverting to its bad habits with the return of a new "evil Authority" storyline. Yes, the actual wrestling has been solid, but time and time again the storytelling feels like WWE is pulling ideas from a playbook. Furthermore, with Ring of Honor and New Japan reaching new meteoric heights, "the same old shit" isn't cutting it for me.
Runner-up: Pacific Rim Uprising -
I have several issues with the original Pacific Rim. While I certainly feel its heart was in the right place, it's afflicted with a dull crew of characters. Pacific Rim Uprising ramps this issue up a notch and lacks the novelty of the original.
The Thing I Most Enjoyed From A Genre I Actively Dislike - That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
Earlier in the year, I wrote about my general dislike for isekai anime. Overall, the genre is creatively bankrupt and too trope-laden for my tastes. Hence, my pleasant surprise with "That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime." While other isekai stories hammer you over the head with ill-placed video game references, Slime is a bit smarter. Furthermore, Slime showcases more creative ambition with its premise than anyone could have predicted. Overall, it's a fun show I am not ashamed to admit I have directed others to watch.
Rest assured, I still do not think highly of isekai. With the 2019 anime and manga portfolio inundated with these stories, I can imagine one is destined for greatness. I feel this is doubly the case when the art of these shows looks godawful. HOW MANY MORE GENERIC ISEKAI FANTASY COMEDY SHOWS ARE THERE LEFT?! Fucking Hell, I think I have seen five this year alone!
Runner-up: Dead Cells
Full disclosure, I'm not a fan of Metroidvania games. Between the forced backtracking and item collection, they often boil games to the bare parts I most detest. Nonetheless, Dead Cells is a lively experience with an impressive introduction and conclusion. If it weren't for a substandard early-middle portion where you fight the same enemies over and over again, I'd think more highly of it. That, and it's unabashed difficulty more often results in frustration than exhilaration.
My "Ostrich Moment" - The Mind
Every year I award my "Ostrich Award" which is a unique commendation to any source of entertainment that resulted in an unwarranted hostile response on my part. As I have said in the past, these works of art make me feel like a proverbial ostrich with its head stuck in the sand. Previous recipients of this award include Kill la Kill, Dota 2, NieR: Automata, and Overwatch. When it comes to The Mind, I did not find it to be a party game that warranted the hype surrounding it. Other party games have used the mechanic of silently organizing a sequence of cards in numerical order. Not only that, but other party games have utilized this mechanic with better results.
Seriously, fuck this game. Fuck the people who talked about it in hushed tones. Fuck everyone who thought this game translated to a Mensa membership. Fuck every board game group in my area playing this game nonstop for two months. Fuck everyone who judged me when I was trying to play Photosynthesis while five sessions of The Mind were running. Fuck this fucking game!
Runner-up: Iconoclast -
Iconoclast is a game I have repeatedly been told to like by the internet. Unfortunately, I did not have a fun time. For one, a hare-brained and Byzantine story stymies every turn of the game. In my opinion, Iconoclast has too much story in too little of time. Additionally, some of its mechanics conflict with other aspects of the game which inevitably leads to frustration.
Worst Thing Billed As "Entertainment" - Final Fantasy XIII
This award should come as no surprise to anyone who read my Final Fantasy XIII blogs. For those of you who missed it, I'll summarize my feelings: Final Fantasy XIII is It may be the worst AAA game I have ever played, and I never want to play it again. I would not play it on a boat. I would not play it with a goat. I would not play it on a train. I would not play it in the rain.
The characters are half-baked and wildly inconsistent. Even if you enjoy Vanille or Sazh, you have to contend with the likes of Snow and Hope. The combat system plays itself and takes forever to bear teeth. Gran Pulse, while cited as a decisive turning point, represents everything wrong with Square-Enix's current direction with the Final Fantasy series. Finally, Final Fantasy XIII's story is fucking bad! While it belabors you with its characters and their plight for hours, its mainline story remains incomprehensible.
Runner-up: Tokyo Ghoul:re (Season Two) -
If I had a "hottest mess" award, Tokyo Ghoul:re would likely take it. The animation is a sloppy mess; the story falls apart within two episodes; the cast feels flat; its twists and turns are unintelligible nonsense. I can only imagine how hard it is to convey a story in a twelve episode story arc. Unfortunately, Tokyo Ghoul:re shockingly does virtually nothing in its limited amount of time.
Game Of My Year 2018 - Tetris Effect
I'm not going to oversell the appeal of Tetris Effect. I don't think it is an otherworldly experience like Vib-Ribbon or Child of Eden. However, I do not want to undersell the game either. It's NOT "just Tetris." Tetris Effect is a total package that merges stunning creativity with tired and true gameplay. It's oddly profound, while also not overwhelming you with unneeded complexity. Moreover, I have actively shared it with non-gamers with beautiful results.
The treatment of the basic rules of Tetris in Tetsuya Mizuguchi's latest offering opens the door to further experimentation in the industry. There are several other "classic" games that I want to see get the Tetris Effect approach. Likewise, I love watching people play this game as much as I do playing it. I love seeing people's reactions as the screen fills with beauty, and watching them embark on a journey as they clear lines of Tetris blocks. Not once have I been able to watch Tetris Effect without my mouth agape, and I think that is a genuine sign of quality.
Runner-up: Assassin's Creed Odyssey -
Odyssey offers a different "total package." It's an enthralling blockbuster hit with fun characters and epic set pieces. I had no problem with the game's almost overwhelming amount of content as I felt free to explore its world at my own pace. Odyssey, more than Origins, empowers the player to live vicariously in its world with near total freedom. Even so, if you do not play this game as Kassandra,


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Magnificent Moodies, Repertoire Records REP 4232-WY, UK 1992
Esoteric Recordings are pleased to announce the release of a 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition
of the debut album by The Moody Blues, The Magnificent Moodies.
Now associated as being pioneers of progressive orchestral rock, the Moody Blues had another life between 1964 - 1966, as one of Britains finest Rhythm and Blues influenced acts. With a line-up of DENNY LAINE Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica, RAY THOMAS Vocals, Harmonica, Flute, MIKE PINDER Keyboards, Vocals, CLINT WARWICK Bass, Vocals and GRAEME EDGE Drums, the band signed to a London based management company who leased recordings to Decca Records. Their second single, a cover version of Bessie Banks Go Now was a huge chart success across the world. Their debut album, The Magnificent Moodies was released in1965 to great acclaim and tours with The Beatles eventually led them to become part of Brian Epsteins management stable. The band continued to record a series of singles, enjoying further chart hits in the UK and Europe, before Clint Warwick departed to be replaced by ROD CLARK and then finally dissolving in the Autumn of 1966 and reinventing themselves stylistically with a new line-up including JUSTIN HAYWARD and JOHN LODGE.
This official 50th anniversary Deluxe edition includes the original album, re-mastered from the first generation master tapes, along with all the singles the band recorded between 1964 and 1966. Notably this collection includes 29 previously unreleased bonus tracks, including the bands entire July 1964 sessions at Olympic studios in London produced by ALEX MURRAY, all surviving BBC radio sessions recorded in 1965 and nine tracks recorded in the Summer of 1966 with producer Denny Cordell for a proposed but unreleased second album all newly mixed from the original four-track master tapes.
The set is packaged in a clamshell box, with a lavishly illustrated booklet with previously unseen photographs designed by Phil Smee and essay written by Mark Powell, three rare promotional postcards and a poster. This edition of The Magnificent Moodies is the definitive statement on the formative years of one of Britains greatest bands.
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On The Threshold Of A Dream, DERAM - Decca Records 844 769-2, Digitally Rematered UK 1997.
To Our Childrens Childrens Children, THRESHOLD - Decca Records 844 770-2, Digitally Rematered UK 1997.
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The Moody Blues classic 1967 album Days Of Future Passed is regarded as one of
the foundation stones of the progressive rock genre. In 2017, the band headed out on the albums 50th Anniversary Tour including the wonderful show captured at the Sony Centre For The Performing Arts in Toronto accompanied by a full orchestra to perform Days Of Future Passed in its entirety plus a couple of fantastic encore tracks. This is without doubt the definitive live version of this much loved album and will be treasured by fans of The Moody Blues for years to come.
The Moody Blues: Justin Hayward (guitar, vocals); John Lodge (bass, vocals); Graeme Edge (drums, percussion)
With: Norda Mullen; flute, guitar, percussion, vocals. Julie Ragins; keyboards, percussion, guitar, saxophone, vocals. Alan Hewitt; keyboards, vocals. Billy Ashbaugh; drums, percussion.
And: Elliot Davis; musical director, conductor and co arranger.
Release Date: 3-23-2018
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Night Flight, Universal 00422 8822822 6, EU 1980/2004.
Remastered and 2 bonus tracks.
Long Distance Voyager, Threshold-DECCA-Universal 530 933-0 EU 2008, Digitally Remastered with one bonustrack
The Present, Threshold_DECCA-Universal 531 278-9 EU 2008, Digitally Remastered with two bonustracks.
Moving Mountains, 1985/2017 Release date 07-04-2017, Label Greysale
Prelude, London Record Label, London 820 517-2. 1987 Germany
Songs in white satin, Threshold/Phonogram 820 797-2, 1989 Holland
Classic Blue, Sanctuary Records Group 06076-86416-2,
Legend Of A Band, Greatest Hits. Threshold/Polydor/Polygram 840 659-2. 1989 U.S.A.
Keys of the Kingdom, Threshold-Polydor-PolyGram 849-433-2, US 1991
A Night at Red Rocks: Recorded Live at Red Rocks September 9, 1992 With The Colorado
Symphny Orchestra, Polydor & Threshold, Universal Records UK 2002.
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16 Unforgettable Hits, 'Music Mirror', Selected Sound Carrier AG 1001.2090-2, CH 1993
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Time Traveller, Limited Edition 4 CD & 1 bonus CD. 80 songs digitally remastered from the original master
tapes. Contains rare singles and previously unavailable recordings. 48 page full color booklet containing an in depth essay, detailed credits and photos. Polydor - Threshold - Chronicles, US 1994
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Time Traveller, Deluxe 4 CD set. 71 songs digitally remastered from the original master tapes. Contains
rare singles and previously unavailable recordings. 48 page full color booklet containing an in depth essay, detailed credits and photos. Polydor - Threshold - Chronicles, US 1996
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Time is on my side, Compilation & Digitally remastered, Power Sound 2001 PS-NEMS 1012-2, US 1996
Classic Moody Blues, The Universal Masters Collection, DERAM Universal
The Very Best Of Moody Blues, DECCA & Universal 535 800-2,Compilation, UK 1996 Digitally Remastered 2000.
The View From the Hill, Sancturay Record Group, Sancd017, UK 1996/2001.
Live in Sun Juan Capistrano, Nightswood Production NWCD 001, UK 1998.
Strange Times, Universal Record 153 565-2, EU 1999.
Hall of Fame, Threshold Records - ARK 21 Records 186 810 059 2, 2000 UK
Recorded Live at the Royal
Albert Hall, May 1st. 2000
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The Singles+, BR Music BS 8123-2, Double CD Compilation, NL 2000.
The Collection, Universal Record LC 07341 560 241-2, Double CD Compilation, EU 2001.
Ballads, Universal Record 9811954, Compilation, UK 2003.
Ballads/December - Deleted 2003 UK 2 CD Box set, Promo
Sing Moody Blues Classics, 250224 Music Avenue (Europe) MBO GmbH 2003/2008
December, Universal Record Booo1563-o2, US 2003. A gift from a MoodyFan ..... Thank you Nancy.
Gold, Polydor/Universal 0602 498 268 353, Double CD Compilation, EU 2005
Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the 'The War of the Worlds' Collector's Edition, Columbia 0960003000,
2-CD Original double album stunningly mixed in stereo & 5.1 surround sound. 1-CD of the best remixes 1979-2005.
3-CD of rarities including never before heard material from Richard Burton, Phil Lynott, David Essex & Justin Hayward.
In-Depth DvD 'making of' documentary featuring new interviews with Jeff Wayne.
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'Lovely To See You' Recorded Live at The Greek Theatre Los Angeles, Image Entertainment
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An Introduction to, FUEL 2000 Records 302 061 604 2, US 2006.
Live at the BBC 1967 - 1970, Deram 984 720-2, Double CD Compilation, EU 2007.
Collected, Universal 984 646-6, This compilation has been compiled in friendly association with Repertoire Records,
Hamburg and Sony BMG Music Entertainment. Tripple CD, EU 2007
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Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970, Eagle Records EAGCD380 - GAS oooo380 EAG, D 2008.
Playlist + Plus, Polydor/Universal 06007 530 52853, 3CD Compilation, EU 2008.
Orange Collection, Orange 252 Weton-Wesgram B.V., Oud-Beijerland, the Netherlands. 2008 NL
Autographed by Ray Thomas. It's a 4 disc set with both solo albums 'From Mighty
Oaks' & 'Hopes,Wishes and Dreams' Remastered Edition. Disc 3 (DvD) 'From Mighty Oaks' 5.1 Surround Sound version adapted from the 1975 unreleased Quadraphonic Mix. Disc 4 a new song and 2 surprises. Booklet with 32 pages. EsoteriC Recordings ECLEC 42219, UK 2010
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Live at the Royal Albert Hall with the world festival Orchestra, Sony Music CMG
Recorded Live at the Royal Albert Hall May 1st 2000
Overture & Legend of Mind are not on the cd in relation to 'Hall of Fame'
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John Lodge Autographed 'Sunny Sunshine Faces' CD. All profits go to Childrens Charities!
is available on johnlodge.com and moodybluestoday.com
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John Lodge's New CD, "Rhythm of the Swing" This CD offers New Music especially
created to help you develop a perfectly tempoed golf swing.
This is available on johnlodge.com
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Moody Blues 'Icon', Polydor - Universal Record B0015797-02 compilation, US 2011
Moody Blues 'Icon 2', Polydor - Universal Record B0015797-02, Double CD compilation, US 2011
Spirits of the Western Sky, Eagle Records EAGCD497 - GAS 0000497EAG, Germany, Release Date: 25. 02. 2013
Moody Blues Boxset, Timeless Flight, Threshold-Univelsal-UMC 543 248-2. 17 disc - 11 audio and 6 dvd, 120-page Bookl.
Compilation. Release Date 06. 03. 2013
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Order your 17 Disc Super Box from The Boxset Store and get a reproduction C120
cassette the band were presented with by Commander Robert 'Hoot' Gibson, which he had carried with him on four of his shuttle missions into space! Limited to 300. www.theboxsetstore.co.uk
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Cassette sleeves.
Picture from the cassette sleeves.
Picture from the cassette sleeves.
Moody Blues -Timeless Flight- 4CD Anthology, Threshold-Universal-UMC 543 324-7
Compilation 2013
Moody Blues -Timeless Flight- 2CD Compilation, Threshold-Universal-UMC 534 324-4, 2013.
Spirits Live .... Live at the Buckhead Theatre, Atlanta. Eagle Records ER203632R1. U.S.A. 2014
The Polydor Years 1986 - 1992:
An 8 disc set comprising 6 Remastered CDs & 2 DVDs featuring all of
the Moody Blues recorded output for Polydor Records between 1985 & 1992.
- Includes previously unreleased and rare bonus tracks.
- Housed in a slipcase with a 64 page hardbound book.
- 7" blue vinyl single.
- Release Date: 24/11/2014
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10.000 Light Years Ago, Digipack CD and Dvd, Esoteric Antenna EANTCD 21051, EU 2015
All the Way. Compilation, Eagle Records/Universal EAGCD653-GAS 0000653EAG. ONLY one cd. 2016, EU
All the Way - Tour Edition. Compilation, Eagle Records/Universal ER204072, Double CD. 2016
Nights in white satin, The Essential. Compilation, Spectrum - BIEM/SDRM - Universal, 00602557567205 SPECESS014. 2017 EU
Box Set containing a DVD of Johns Concert at The Birmingham Town Hall in
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Lots of X-wing talk this week - so I decided to break it down so that those unfamiliar could follow along! Also, I mention what I am looking forward to/gaming resolutions for 2014. How did you guys fare this Christmas? Send me an email letting me know what games you got/played this holiday season.
Board Games
Lords of Waterdeep (iOS) - Finally beat it! Starting to get the hang of this game
Arkham Horror - Played it, has a good theme but I feel like its lost a bit underneath all the mechanics
"Flying With The Aces" http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=4572
- Inside look at the pilots from the "Imperial Aces" X-wing Expansion
Magic The Gathering/D&D
Nothing this week - look to see these segments return later this month!
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By: Whitney
When I decided to switch my major to teaching, I figured that there would be a couple of tests I would be required to take before I was able to become a certified teacher. What I didn't realize was just how many tests I would need to take. Even after being in the program for a couple of years it has never been made super clear what tests and how many I will need to complete to receive licensure to teach in elementary (K-6) and special education (K-12) in the state of Minnesota. What is almost as important to realize, is how much it really costs to become a teacher. The following paragraphs will talk about the tests, costs, and time length of each test needed to become an elementary or special education teacher.
The first set of tests that is needed for all initial license no matter which license you are wishing to obtain is the Minnesota Teacher Licensure Examination (MTLE): Basic Skills Tests. The basic skills test, tests teacher candidates in the areas of reading (60 minutes), writing (105 minutes), and mathematics (75 minutes). The reading and mathematics tests are in a multiple-choice format and the writing is a mixture of multiple choice and constructed response questions. Each sub test costs $25 and must be passed with a minimum score of 240. This price does not include the annual $50 fee that must be paid in order to take the exam. The total cost to take the MTLE Basic Skills portion of the test is $125 (Minnesota Department of Education, 2014).
The next set of tests that is required for all teacher candidates is the MTLE Pedagogy Tests. There are two 60 minute subtests for each pedagogy test in the areas of early childhood, elementary, and secondary. Each subtest is multiple choice and costs $35 each. The total cost for this test if you have to pay the $50 annual fee is $120. If you don't need to pay the annual fee then the cost would be $70. These tests must also be passed with a score of 240 (Minnesota Department of Education, 2014).
After the pedagogy tests, things start to get a little trickier because there are different licensure exams for various fields that are available. For right now I will just be focusing on the exams necessary for licensure in the field of elementary and special education.
To be certified to teach elementary education there are three different subtests that must be taken. All are called elementary education. Each test is an hour in length and costs $35. Each test is in a multiple-choice format and must be passed with a minimum score of 240. The total cost of these tests if you pay the annual fee is $155 (Minnesota Department of Education, 2014).
Finally to be certified as a special education teacher from ages birth to 12th grade you must take the "Special Education Core Skills" subtest. Each of these tests is 60 minutes in length and cost $35. Again if you have to pay the annual fee it is $120. This is also a multiple-choice test that needs to be passed with a minimum score of 240 (Minnesota Department of Education, 2014).
One of the very nice things about each of these tests is that each subtest can be taken separately. For instance, if you think that you will do better on the Basic Skills tests if you take the reading, writing, and math all on separate days then you can certainly do that! What is also great is that if you pass the reading and writing, but don't pass the mathematics portion of the test, you only have to retake the mathematics portion not all three!
The edTPA or Teacher Performance Assessment is also a requirement. Since this is a much bigger topic I will discuss it in later posts. For more information on licensure exams for elementary and special education or on other teacher candidate licensure requirements visit http://education.state.mn.us/MDE/EdExc/Licen/index.html.


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In a moving investiture and authorization ceremony on November 4, 2017, Lama Palden, Lama Drupgyu Tenzin and Lama Döndrup, under the authority of Kalu Rinpoche, welcomed Annik Brunet, Pat Berube, and Stephen Gross as lamas of the Shangpa Kagyu lineage. Over the last 20 years, the three lamas have, through retreats, classes, pilgrimages and an extraordinary amount of individual practice within their everyday lives, accomplished the full range of the teachings and practices taught in the traditional 3 year Shangpa retreat. They also completed a four-year teacher training, and have taught classes, daylongs and programs at Sukhasiddhi, and offered their service to the growing Sukhasiddhi community.
This is a significant milestone, both for Sukhasiddhi Foundation and for the transmission of Tibetan Buddhism to the west. Lama Stephen, Lama Pat and Lama Annik are the first students in the west to study and integrate the full curriculum of Shangpa teachings and practices outside of a three year retreat. The rigorous and long term programs that replace the three year retreat take an unwavering and dedicated commitment to complete. Kalu Rinpoche, current holder of the Shangpa lineage, felt strongly that following their training and practice, these students should have authorization as as lamas.
The previous Kalu Rinpoche, with his great compassion, at the request of the Dalai Lama and the 16th Karmapa, came to the west in the 1970s to teach westerners. Kalu Rinpoche begun the tradition of three year retreats, with its profound meditations, for the west. This was a somewhat radical move at the time and even more so because he taught men and women equally and authorized them equally as lamas. Lama Drupgyu completed the first traditional three year retreat for westerners and was appointed by Kalu Rinpoche as the first western retreat master. He was Lama Palden's retreat teacher on Salt Spring Island where she undertook a three year retreat.
Lama Palden established Sukhasiddhi Foundation to keep the stream of love and wisdom she received from her teachers flowing to students in the west. In response to her students' requests, she teaches tirelessly, leads pilgrimages to India and Bhutan, and undertook the intensive teaching of Lama Döndrup's three year retreat. At the same time as she was teaching the Sukhasiddhi community, and teaching the three year retreat, in response to students who could not undertake the intensive retreat, she planned and taught the Shangpa three year retreat curriculum for the first time outside of long retreat. Twenty years later, we have these three new jewels of the dharma.
The tradition of wisdom, love and kindness of the Buddha continues to be transmitted, through dedication and perseverance, down to the present day in our modern world. The inauguration of these lamas is a sign that, even in these very challenging times, the light of pure being, this light of pure goodness, of wisdom itself, continues unceasingly.


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Intel's Global Research Head, Andrew Chien, Sizes Up the State of West Coast Innovation
My last memory of Andrew Chien might be wrestling with him on the living room floor circa 1981. Growing up in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, his family and mine were friends. Chien grew up to be a professor of computer science at his hometown University of Illinois, then a professor of computer science and engineering at the University of California, San Diego, and now a vice president and director of research at Intel. Our meeting yesterday, at the 2008 Intel Research Seattle open house, was much more civilized than our last encounter (when I was about 10 and he was a teenager).
Besides his expertise in distributed computing and corporate research, Chien is interesting to Xconomy because of his connections to various innovation communities, on the West Coast and elsewhere. He has lived in San Diego for the past 10 years or so, but his Intel office is in Hillsboro, OR, and he also spends a fair bit of time at corporate headquarters in Santa Clara, CA. "Intel is very distributed," he says. "I have global responsibilities, including in China and India." When we talked, he was getting ready for a business trip to Taiwan.
From his global perspective, Chien has some keen insights into East Coast and West Coast innovation. "The Boston community was built on the backs of Route 128 defense contractors, which gave birth to the Digitals of the world, and then biotechs came out of universities," he says. San Diego has some similarities to that model, Chien points out. "I'm amazed by Qualcomm and the wirelesss diaspora that came out of it. Qualcomm came out of the defense industry—Route 15 companies, which were heavily defense contractors—and there's materials and radio expertise which is quite different from what you see in Silicon Valley."
"The other interesting thing in San Diego," he continues, "is there's been really interesting crossover between information theory and communications, with life sciences. All that [information theory] methodology is spilling into the bio space…Bioinformatics really started at the level of blueprints. Then it moved rapidly to gene regulation, control loops, and systems. Those systems don't operate in the traditional way that systems operate in electrical or mechanical engineering, because they're statistical. Bringing those [mathematical] techniques to bear on biological systems to understand how they work, that synergy is powerful…The number of information theorists per capita in San Diego is high."
I asked Chien what Intel Research is doing in the field, and he mentioned nucleic acid sequencing (e.g., DNA and RNA). "It's all in the broad vein of the 'X-dollar genome,' which is getting cheaper and cheaper. Most techniques today, like 23andMe and Affymetrix, are based on optical sensing," he says. "For Intel, optical is interesting, but it's not the sweet spot for our interest…The grand dream is, can you move to a basis of electrical sensing." If so, he says, you could do a huge amount of scaling up that's possible because of the infrastructure built up around silicon chips. "The very broad vision of where this goes is not for medical or scientific research, but for sequencing as broad-based sensing—for instance, environmental sensing [e.g., food or water testing for safety] at low cost. It's a long-range research effort."
On that note, I asked Chien about his broader vision for Intel Research. "We call it 'Essential Computing,'" he says. "About two and a half years ago, when I started at Intel, we took a hard look at where computing is going. The big change is that computing is moving from work-oriented tasks to social and communication-oriented applications, including health and well-being." Essential computing, as Chien explains, will "simplify and enrich our lives."
The effort rests on two main pillars or technological thrusts, he says. The first is "new functionality" that will allow computing devices to sense and be aware of everything from your emotional state to who your friends are. To some extent, that's happening already. The second pillar is motivated by what Chien calls "the dirty secret of the IT industry—our technology is hard to use. It often lets us down. We need to make technology something you'd depend on" for sensitive communications with people important to you, he says. In the end, it's about making computing devices simpler and easier to use. "It's like your wristwatch," Chien says. "It's got to become that integrated and that reliable."
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Research: What's happening to the way Americans are structuring their financial relationships?Cohen: People have an innate desire for simplicity in their financial service relationships. About 80 percent would like to do business with one financial institution, and a comparable proportion would like to do business with a single financial intermediary. That doesn't vary by age or income; it's what we call a financial universal.
Is that even possible today?I'm afraid that's the fantasy. We all live in the same ether of 24/7 media bombardment where everything in the mix is competing for our valuable resources of time and attention. In the 1990s, there was this sense that you could just add another credit card, mutual fund, relationship. That's hit the wall and our willingness to add new relationships has hit a plateau and actually seems to be on the decline.
Meanwhile, people are finding themselves more responsible for their financial futures than they used to, and simplicity has become very difficult as they ramp up more and more financial relationships and more and more products — and more and more self-reliant situations where they have to figure things out for themselves. In the 1990s, everyone thought they were really good at doing it for themselves, but the end of that era really pointed out to all of us that we may not be the best at picking out the right investments. That gives advisors something to aspire to.
Is there a demographic angle to this?Financial relationships tend to ramp up when you're getting started, when household formation is starting and through until the oldest child is around 18, then tend to ramp back down again until you're back down to one or two parties helping to settle the estate. With generations older than the boomers, you could predict where they were in their financial arc by their age, but with the boomers, age lost its crispness. Life used to be nasty, brutish and short, but as life expectancy expanded over the last century from almost 50 to almost 80, people are more able to wait to have children. It's still somewhat age-dependent, but think about it: I'm 55 years old. I have a 12-year-old and a 15-year-old. One friend's kids are over 30; another is completely retired and never had kids, never got married. A fourth recently died of lung cancer. Age has lost its crispness.
So will the boomers actually simplify their lives? You can predict that the number of relationships they're utilizing will shrink. In the last 30 years, they've led what's been characterized as a period of conspicuous consumption that made sense when they were in the life stages when they were growing their families and their careers, but for the remaining life stages, it's the opposite. Boomers notice this when they look at their parents, who went from the big houses to the small houses to the retirement condos to the very small room, the final stage. Likewise, the boomers are going to be shifting to what I call conspicuous conservation, the opposite of conspicuous consumption. I think the next 30 years will reflect a tendency to try to simplify.
Simplifying even the idea of retirement?Retirement is what I like to call a 20th-century anachronism. Unless your name was Carnegie, Mellon or Rockefeller, it didn't really exist before the 20th century because you didn't have enough money to retire in today's sense of being an entitlement. You quit working when your body gave out. Today, it makes very little sense when people live an average of almost 80 years to spend an average of 15 years in this "retired" state. I can imagine 20 years and 30 years down the road where we might be in a place where median life expectancy is 100. What will retirement look like? We're stuck with the word "retirement," but what it means is going to shift. And what happens when you get older and your clientele get older? One thing that gets very important in this industry is the transfer of the book; when you're a very wealthy advisor to very wealthy people, you tell them you need to meet their heirs. The smart intermediary has the junior advisor sitting in that meeting because that person will inevitably be the one working with these next-generation clients in the future.
How can today's advisors prepare for this new world?I think the type of advisor best suited for this has expertise at his or her beck and call, but is more of a generalist who can understand what the boomer is trying to do. The financial services intermediary of the future has a robust group of products on the shelf, but has a delivery mechanism that can handle the varied needs of a mass-affluent clientele.
Can the advisory model scale to serve this broader client base?The wealthy will continue to retire because they can afford to do so. The poor have no problem with retirement, basically because they can't. It's in that big group in the middle where there's uncertainty, and that's where the financial industry can actually help them manage risk and provide for future needs. That's where the biggest opportunities are, but it requires simplifying the way intermediaries do business. Have you ever had someone sit down and try to sell you an annuity? It's really not a pleasant process.
Financial advisors will have to serve a much broader role for a larger population. If they adopt a generalist orientation and look for like-minded people when building their clientele, they should be able to suggest products and services suitable to that clientele. They say that people often sell to people like themselves. Advisors should seek out people in a similar general life stage and with similar general interests.
This seems critical to survival if even those rare UHNW clients really want to pare down their financial relationships.I think one tremendously successful strategy would be to develop a really simple way for people to retire. The mass market is critical because it's so large, and as we all live longer, we all have more assets. The wealth pyramid used to be this long spindle where it would come down from the king and a duke to all the serfs. It's turning more into a diamond pattern, no longer supported on the base of the very poor but on a broad population in the middle. If you simplify the products and the channel, there's a lot you can do for that big market — the 80 percent of the population you could be serving on a scale that allows you to do an awful lot with not as much.
Can advisors streamline their businesses enough to deliver that kind of relationship to the mass market?The goal here is to learn enough by serving the high-end clients to figure out how to deliver the simplified products and services to the mass affluent and then the mass markets. The first car was really expensive; the second cost half as much and the millionth Model T cost maybe about $1,000. That's not a small amount, but it had become comparatively affordable.
Any other advice for advisors trying to compete for investors' time and attention?Take the best advice you give your best clients. Prepare contingency plans for your own practice, continue to expand and grow your interests and understand that the marketplace can offer simplicity and convenience as well as relationships. Instead of trying to become more of a specialist, veer in the other direction and become more of a generalist. When you fill one of a client's needs, even if it's not a financial need, you're bonding that client to you.


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I have a backlog of about a dozen posts I've been meaning to write that I seem to be finally getting to. Although it probably isn't proper, I will be dating them at the time that I thought of these topics because I think they make more sense in the context of that time. I hope to catch back up to the present pretty soon.
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Glad you're back. You've been in my thoughts and prayers often.
Glad to see you writing again. I too have been praying for you.
It is nice to see the posts. I keep coming back and looking for more. They can be pretty sweet.
You, Kim, and Maggie continue to be in my thoughts and prayers. How can it be possible that it's almost been one year?


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The oddities of becoming a somewhat (but not famous) public figure
I am not a famous person, regardless of what a couple of my friends may insist. I am not even close to being famous.
I am not even fame-ish.
I've had the honor of occupying the same space and even spending time with famous people this past year.
A long backstage chat with Dr. Ruth.
A backstage discussion with The Daily Show's Samantha Bee.
A conversation with the magician David Blaine.
An elbow rub with Louis CK at an event where we shared the same stage.
An email exchange with Kevin Hart.
These are famous people. I am not because none of them knew who the hell I was.
Nor does anyone else.
But thanks to my books and storytelling and public speaking, I am a bit of a public figure, and that means that every now and then, my name pops up in strange places, oftentimes unbeknownst to me until someone else points it out.
Elysha recently found my name attached to a lemonade recipe, apparently inspired by my latest novel, The Perfect Comeback of Caroline Jacobs. Characters drink lemonade on two separate occasions, which was enough for someone named Ingrid to create her own lemonade recipe and share it with the world.
Earlier this week, this splash card was forwarded to me by a friend on Facebook. I'm not entirely sure what it means, but it's always odd to see my name attached to something as seemingly random as this.
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This is excellent. I can't wait until you become a household name.
You'll be waiting a long, long time.


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Arewa Youths Move Against Buhari Re-Election Bid. {Read Why}
They spoke through its President, Shettima Yerima in an interview with the Sun, adding that the currently administration has exhausted its ideas and has nothing more to offer.
Yerima said come 2019 general elections, youths will no longer waste their time on old politicians like Buhari.
He told Sun, "The position is that we really do not need people like Buhari in 2019.
"It is now clear that the youth would no longer be allowed to be used by any politician any more. Anybody above 60 should go and rest peacefully or go back to the farm or do something differently for himself. That is my position on the issue.
"Of course, it is obvious that this government cannot do anything from now till the next one year. Already two years down the line, we have not seen anything.
"I do not see the government doing any magic or performing any miracle in the next one year. It is not possible because the politics of 2019 has already started.
"Some of us have been patient enough to see if we can see something different from what has been happening. Of all they said about the change mantra, we have seen that there is nothing different and the situation is even worse than what we used to have.
"So, to that extent, the battle line is drawn. Come 2019, we would no longer waste our time on any old politician. The old politician both in the Senate, presidential seat and all that should go back home and rest.
"They cannot use their yesterday and use our today. They cannot waste their own generation and continue to waste our own. The party is over and it is about a new dawn. Whether you are from the North, South or wherever, we must work together to get it right this time around.
"In 2019, I will campaign that any youth is encouraged to get his PVC. That is their power. Through electoral processes, we would ensure that we render those old men jobless.
"There is no going back about that. So, my own position is that whether they perform or not which is even impossible, they should go. My position is very clear that anybody above 60 years should go and rest. We cannot continue to manage all these old politicians. We cannot continue to be 'sit down and look' people. Our 'mumu is ok for now'.
"We have younger men who are very competent and would take the country to the next level.
" Anybody above 60 who is against our generation is committing suicide because our generation has come of age and we must stand the challenges. Power is not given by anybody, it is taken and a time has come for our generation to sit down together. No matter our differences, we have to ensure that we move the country forward so that our country can become what it should be and we can build the nation of our dreams."


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This year began in chaos, and dreadfully long to-do lists filled with undone tasks from the previous year. As Christmas approached, I thought I might – for once – be able to tick off the last obligation and begin the new year focused on new assignments. For one brief moment, I reveled in the luxury of thinking I was done.
The next day, I tried to find a specific rubber stamp in my sewing room.
Of course, I couldn't find it. After searching in all the places it should have been, I knew I had to pull out the scary boxes and pry in the piled-up corners. It was time to put away the things I had put down in order to have room to finish projects. Even after two days of sorting, stacking and general puttering about, I faced a table full of of stuff.
My stamp is still hiding. I may end up making my own, which is probably for the best. In the meantime, I decided to start on new projects (perhaps if I pretend I'm not looking for the stamp it will creep back where it belongs).
The Challenge project for February is to make something based on an art or architectural style. Years ago I started the Egyptian quilt pictured above. Now is as good a time as any to finish it.
I almost finished another project. It's quilted and bound, but when I started beading it I realized it needed another type of embellishment, something with paint or ink.
I brought out my Shiva paintsticks, but still can't decide what I want to do. There are a few days left in the year, so perhaps I'll figure it out. If not, there's always next year. At least the list of undone tasks is short.


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Sexual interference involves touching a part of the body of any child under the age of 16. Invitation to sexual touching is an offence involving asking, compelling or inciting any child under the age of 16 to touch another child younger than 16. Both these sexual assault charges involving a minor are very serious and can carry severe penalties. These include up to 10 years in jail and a lifetime of negative consequences to your career, relationships and other aspects of your life.
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Deadline has revealed a pair of (relative) newcomers who'll be the leads in the upcoming pilot based on Reuben Fleischer's "Zombieland," and I can't believe this thing is really happening.
Who would have thought a couple of years ago that we'd be experiencing yet another zombie renaissance, this time on TV? And that the two flashpoints would be the relentlessly grim "The Walking Dead" and the goofy comedy "Zombieland?" As "The Walking Dead" gets set to return to AMC, Amazon Studios is chugging away at a pilot based on the 2009 film.
Taking the Jesse Eisenberg role of Columbus will be "Milkshake" actor Tyler Ross, who'll be joined by Abigail Breslin stand-in Izabela Vidovic as Little Rock. Ross's character is joined by three other survivors as possibly the only people left in the wake of a zombie apocalypse, surviving based on call-outs to zombie movie tropes and rules.
Not yet cast are Woody Harrelson's Tallahassee and and Emma Stone's Wichita.
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I take a deep breath.
I remember I am free.
I pause, and see
that nothing can hold me back
but my negative, self-limiting beliefs.
Then I remember
I am not my thinking,
I am an opportunity for life to know itself,
for connections to be made
for joy to be shared
for realizations to be had.
I am the potential for self-discovery
and the beauty that arises
from deep, authentic, unguarded loving.
When I remember the truth of myself,
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The Many Faces of Shepherd Book. Is a teaser image for The Shepherd's Tale, and claims it comes on October 27. Wasn't it coming in December? (I don't think we've seen this picture before, but I could be wrong.)
I thought the release date was November 24. But I just searched the Dark Horse site and it says October 27. So Hooray!
Oh wow. If any Mutant Enemy-related comic book project was gonna have its release date pushed up, this is the one I would've wished for the most. Yay! (I don't "yay", but yay!)
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