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INDIANAPOLIS — Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels said Friday he will sign a bill restricting abortions and making Indiana the first state to cut off all government funding for Planned Parenthood, a move likely to beef up his credentials among social conservatives as he considers whether to run for president.
Daniels said he supported the abortion restrictions from the outset and that the provision added to defund Planned Parenthood did not change his mind. He said women's health, family planning and other services will remain available.
"The principle involved commands the support of an overwhelming majority of Hoosiers," Daniels said in a statement announcing his intention to sign the bill when it arrives on his desk in about a week.
But doing so also puts Daniels' state at risk of losing $4 million a year in federal family planning grants likely to be cut off because of the legislation. Daniels, known as a fiscal hawk, did not address the loss in his statement.
Daniels said he has ordered Indiana's Family and Social Services Administration to ensure that Medicaid recipients receive prompt notice of nearby care options.
"Any organization affected by this provision can resume receiving taxpayer dollars immediately by ceasing or separating its operations that perform abortions," Daniels said.
Planned Parenthood of Indiana had urged Daniels to veto the bill and started a series of statewide rallies against it Friday.
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(Hopefully) remember to turn on the exhaust hood.
Sprinkle the bottom of the pan with salt.
Once the pan is just smoking, add the steaks.
Flip the steaks, often, every 30 seconds or so.
Marbled steaks will render enough fat to cook the steaks in.
Leaner cuts like filet mignon need the addition of a little extra fat to the pan, we use bacon fat.
When the steaks are browned, crusty and cooked almost to the desired temperature (rare, med-rare, medium, etc.) we add butter (and occasionally herbs) and baste and flip the steaks.
Let the steaks rest on plates for 5 minutes.
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Last night, music's top female artists were in command of the stage at the MTV VMAs (Video Music Awards) and they all made one thing very clear… an overexposed, gyrating butt is apparently the new symbol of female empowerment.
The show opened with solo performances by Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj, who were then joined by Jessie J for a butt threesome, as they sang their hit "Bang Bang." Iggy Azalea and Rita Ora also got in on the butt shaking action for their "Black Widow" duo, as did Taylor Swift for her "Shake It Off" number. Yes… even Taylor Swift.
In each case, the women led from behind – their behinds – as their butts were a large focus of every choreographed routine. The women shook their butts, twerked their butts, popped their butts, gyrated their butts, rolled their butts (using stripper poles for balance), and spread their legs before delivering their very best butt shots to the audience.
When Beyonce hit the stage for her epic, 15-minute show closer, she too took the idea of "bootylicious" to a whole new level. As Queen Bey stood tall, the word FEMINIST beamed behind her on a giant screen, and the voice-over track said, "We teach girls that they cannot be sexual beings the way that boys are. We teach girls to shrink themselves, to make themselves smaller."
Before and after this seemingly empowered moment, Beyonce shook her money maker, like nobody's business, at one point, spreading her legs as her female back up dancers, clad in not much more than glitter body paint, gave the audience a butt view that came alarmingly close to a gynecological exam, though some would argue it was "artistic."
We're all about women owning their sexuality, but when it becomes the sole presentation of female empowerment, our butt cheeks start to clench in discomfort… and disappointment. It's hard to focus on the immense talent that was on that stage when it is eclipsed by a full moon (too many of them to count).
Spoken word poet Madiha Bhatti sums up exactly how we were left feeling post-VMAs:
Yeah I watched a video the other day
Of my girl, Beyonce
She was draped in feathers and furs and things
Exaggerated makeup and big chunky rings
She was dancing in the desert, hair whipping wild
And I thought to myself
What does this look like to a child?
To see a woman belt about her power
While thrusting her hips to and fro
How will she know she can wear the pants in the house
When her idol doesn't wear them in a video?
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Delirium tremens (DTs) is a severe problem with how the brain works.
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People who drink large amounts of alcohol get DTs when they stop drinking. This can also happen when the intake is lowered. These changes are done suddenly.
Your chances of DTs are higher if:
Symptoms start within 3-7 days once drinking stops or the amount is lowered. You may have:
If left untreated, DTs can result in death.
You will be asked about your symptoms and health history. Your answers and a physical exam may point to withdrawal. You may have:
The goals are to:
Clearing of DTs depends on how severe your problems are. It may start in 12-24 hours, but it can take up to 7 days.
DTs may be treated with medicines used to control:
Lack of vitamins and dehydration are common in more severe forms. They can be treated with IV:
AUD may be treated in a hospital or at home. It may involve single or group therapy. Many people seek support by joining groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous (AA).
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Alcohol withdrawal treatment, symptoms, and timeline. American Addiction Centers website. Available at: https://americanaddictioncenters.org/withdrawal-timelines-treatments/alcohol. Accessed August 21, 2018.
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This was a one-day course that I did through Triptych Conservation Services. It was held at the University Library and despite being midwinter the room was fuggily warm. The course was presented by Joy Culy and Stephen Williams. Stephen had first-hand experience of a significant fire in a memorial library in Norwich 1995. People for the course came from around Dunedin, Invercargill, even one person who was available from Auckland.
Stuff I wrote down:
Map drawers laid criss-cross act as good suppport for documents.
Wax boxes can create a damp micro climate. They are also flammable so archives, libraries and record services using them need to rely on good fire suppression.
It doesn't take much water to expand a book. We were shown a telephone directory they had prepared earlier, in a bucket, with a cup of water. The directory absorbed all the water over three quarters of the pages.
Big collections should go back into boxes while processing. I should have followed that advice while I was doing Hoon Hay Parish.
Document the process of managing a disaster for insurance and tracking. In some cases the insurers may get in before the archivists.
Processing for freezing:
layer documents into plastic crates, or sturdy boxes.
bag or interweave books using freezer paper or freezer bags. Lay the books flat or with the spine downwards to preserve its shape.
avoid loading boxes too heavy, use smaller-sized boxes if necessary.
Archives NZ or National Library have access to vacuum freeze-drying. There is no specialised unit in the South Island. Cost does come into play here. Any labelling or tracking notes should be included on the paper or in the book, notes on the plastic wrap will be lost in the process.
Blotting paper can be used for air-drying, useful stuff.
Triptych has disaster kits.
Coloured archive tape leaks when wet.
Make sure everyone knows their place in the action plan. Review and test the plan.
Co-ordinate with other institutions; keep contacts up-to-date; trust your network.
Deaccessioned material is useful for using in realistic mini-disaster exercises. There was some talk after the event of organising doing our own exercise. I would be keen.
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Most collectible duck decoys were made between 1880 and 1939 and have become quite popular. Because of this they are extremely hard to find, especially in their original state. Often reheaded or repainted, or even recently carved and made to look old, it is hard to tell what is an antique and what isn't. Check carefully. Because the neck is the weakest point, the heads of antique decoys often break off and need to be repaired. You can usually tell if a new head or an old one has been glued to the body.
Creamware Is giving majolica, faience, and delft a good run for the money. Some consider this chic pottery more valuable. Personally, I love the cream-colored earthenware. The color is so subtly this side of white, and the extraordinary workmanship can still be appreciated today. I love the soft glow and smooth feel of the creamy brilliant glaze. When set on a table these pieces are simply elegant under candlelight.
Creamware came into vogue between 1760 and 1790 and spread throughout Europe. In this country, a Wedgwood potter named John Bartram began making it in 1770. Teapots, coffeepots, and pitchers were made on a potter's wheel, while plates, handles, tableware, and elaborate decorations were press-molded. Notable openwork fruit baskets and stands were intricately produced by Josiah Wedgwood, who created a better glaze that was immune to crazing and pitting, resulting in exceptionally beautiful and pure creamware.
When looking for creamware don't be put off if a piece isn't marked. Most of these pieces don't have markings on them. However, the marks of a few early makers are Herculaneum Pottery, Davenport, Wedgwood, Spode, Leeds, Neale & Co., and Turner. Check for repairs, especially on handles and edges. If a piece seems excessively thick, it was probably made in the late 1800s, a century after the height of the creamware period. If you have such pieces, it is best not to put them in the dishwasher.
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Life Partners in streaming. The comedy is about a co-dependent friendship between two very different girls—straight type-A Paige (Jacobs) and lesbian slacker Sasha (Meester)—All is fine until Paige meets Tim (Brody), a young and charming doctor. As the relationship heats up, Paige and Sasha have to learn how to work Tim into their friendship
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Slaves to Armok II: Dwarf Fortress
|Slaves to Armok II: Dwarf Fortress
|Basic Information
|Video Game
|Tarn Adams
|Bay 12 Games
|City-building game, Roguelike
|Keyboard, Mouse (limited support)
|Windows, Mac OS X and Linux[1]
|Technical Information
|stable α 0.31.13
|Main Credits
|[[Tarn Adams
Zach Adams]]
|Achievements | Awards | Changelog | Cheats
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Ratings | Reviews | Screenshots | Soundtrack
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Slaves to Armok: God of Blood Chapter II: Dwarf Fortress (Dwarf Fortress for short) is a freeware computer game by Bay 12 Games for Microsoft Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X set in a high fantasy universe that combines aspects of roguelike and city-building games and is primarily known for its unique level of complexity and incredible difficulty. The title of the game is inspired by its primary focus on the construction, management, and exploration of dwarven fortresses within the game world. Development started in October 2002,[2] followed by the game's first public release in August 2006.[3]
History[edit | edit source]
Dwarf Fortress is the successor to Slaves to Armok: God of Blood, a hack and slash role-playing game by Bay 12 Games.[2][4] Dwarf Fortress discarded God of Blood's 3D graphics in favor of a text user interface and incorporated economic and strategy elements. On-screen displays use slightly modified code page 437 characters in 16 different colors implemented as bitmaps, rendered with OpenGL. This makes the game capable of switching to full screen on Vista, unlike pure text-mode programs. The developer states that graphic representation is not a significant focus.
Dwarf Fortress initially supported 2D landscapes only, with X and Y axes corresponding to the four cardinal directions. Later versions added a Z axis – multilayered maps – while retaining two-dimensional graphical representation. This allows for geographic features like hills, mountains, and chasms and player-created features like multilevel fortresses, waterfalls, above-ground towers, elaborate deathtraps, and pits.
Dwarf Fortress has garnered a review in the December 2006 issue of PC Gamer UK, an article in Games for Windows and PC Powerplay, mention on the Eurogamer website,[5] the Roguelike of the Year award from ASCII Dreams in 2007, Indy PC game of the year at the 2006 Gamers With Jobs Community Game of the Year Awards, and various interviews including ones for The Escapist, Gamasutra, Gamers with Jobs, GeekNights, and Dubious Quality.
Dwarf Fortress is under continual development with features being added constantly.[6] The development website lists "Power Goals" in terms of small story excerpts, which at one point might emerge naturally in the game.[7]
The latest major release was April 1, 2010, when the version number was updated from 0.28.181.40d to 0.31.01. The 0.31.01 version of the game features several substantial changes to gameplay,[8] as well as numerous new bugs.[9] As of July 25, the game has been updated to version 0.31.12. The developer has stated his intention to release several smaller updates within a small period of time to fix bugs and incorporate an earlier experimental branch which added OpenGL graphics features to the game.[1] While the bulk of the game is programmed solely by Tarn Adams, portions of the OpenGL code in the experimental branch were programmed by third parties.
Dwarf Fortress' design has lent itself to succession games, also called bloodline games. In a succession game, different players trade a saved game and, one at a time, work together on a single fortress. The player taking his or her turn will usually update the others on their progress, usually via an internet message board. A well-known example of this is the fortress known as "Boatmurdered".[10]
Gameplay[edit | edit source]
Prior to play, a world must be generated using the software or downloaded from the internet. Each constructed world is unique; events that take place during play will affect subsequent games in the same world. World creation in Dwarf Fortress is elaborate: terrain is generated using fractals, erosion is simulated, then wildlife, towns, and other sites are placed.[2] A specific history is attached to each site; references to these events can be found during gameplay (in artwork and conversations with non player characters(NPCs)), and development's current focus (as of April 2008) is to make world generation wars determine in-game territory distribution and NPC background stories. The entire process can take anywhere from a few seconds to several hours, depending on settings and computer speed. Tarn Adams has added an option for generating significantly smaller worlds (of sizes 257x257 (the default), 129, 65, 33 or 17) for people who do not want to spend longer amounts of time generating a full sized world.[6] With the addition of more advanced world generation parameters in v0.28, it has become possible to generate non-square worlds (such as 129x65) as well as the ability to "paint" the shape of the world (specifying height, temperature, savagery, rainfall, drainage, and volcanism) which has given rise to real-world-inspired world generation parameters.[11]
The game offers two play modes: "Dwarf Fortress" mode, in which the player builds a dwarven settlement, and "Adventurer" mode, in which the player controls a single character in a generally roguelike manner. Only one mode at a time can be actively played in a given game world, although adventurers can visit abandoned or demolished fortresses built in prior games.
The game difficulty is variable, but its slant towards difficulty is reflected in the game's motto, "Losing is Fun". The first few attempts for newer players can often end in disaster. However, as time progresses, and the user's fortress grows, the game presents more late-game challenges. All fortresses can and will eventually end in disaster.
Dwarf Fortress mode[edit | edit source]
As the player begins Dwarf Fortress mode, they have the ability to select a starting location, which determines the resources and challenges one may encounter on a given map. For example, a player may start on a map that contains a magma pool, which allows the dwarves to smelt and craft metals without requiring fuel resources but occasionally spawns dangerous enemies.
The initial settlement party consists of seven dwarves. The player receives a number of points to spend on settler skills and resources (food, weapons, armor, equipment, etc.). Once these decisions have been made, the settlers arrive and await the player's instructions.
A variety of tasks can be performed in the game. Some are basic, such as mining, woodcutting, metalsmithing, masonry, farming, and cooking. Others are more esoteric, such as soapmaking, fish-cleaning, engraving, and gem cutting. A given dwarf's "career" will generally center on the skill practiced most. Many of the skills require special buildings, known as workshops, to be constructed.
The player influences newly-arrived dwarves through the designation of work areas and subsequent job creation, but the player cannot directly control a dwarf. For example, designating an area for wood-cutting creates one "chop down tree" job for each tree encompassed, which a dwarf with the proper job activated will carry out. If a wood stockpile is created, a "haul lumber to stockpile" job forms whenever there is a spare log and available room in the stockpile. Any dwarf may be designated to perform a job; however, higher skill in a given job may improve rate (such as with mining) or quality (in the case of crafting) of performance.
As they excavate their mountain, dwarves will have to fashion living space, produce food (typically involving farming and irrigation), obtain water and alcohol, and build workshops to generate valuable trade goods. They will also encounter hostile creatures against whom they must defend, which generally leads to military organization and deathtraps. As the fortress grows, more dwarves will arrive, providing additional labor and opportunities for job specialization.
As the game proceeds, players can encounter foreign traders, dwarven nobles who place demands on the populace, goblin sieges, maniacal dwarven artisans, and a variety of other special events.
The game models the dwarves and the world in extreme detail; for example, during combat, a dwarf can sustain varying degrees of injuries (broken, mangled, etc.) to many body parts down to individual fingers, internal organs and even nerves and arteries. Item base material, quality of workmanship, dye and decorations are all registered and taken into account. According to their experiences (having a friend die, being served low quality food, being disturbed by noise while sleeping, etc.) dwarves can become happy or sad, even angry and finally driven insane; they build social relationships, marry a sufficiently compatible dwarf and have children, or organize parties. Each dwarf also has its own unique personality, likes, and dislikes that will affect how the dwarf reacts to specific situations. An example of this is that a dwarf who likes the material gold will get a happy thought from seeing or owning a golden item, or a dwarf who is quick to anger will be more likely to tantrum and get into fist fights. In addition, dwarves can obtain personality traits through experiences such as seeing a great deal of death, which will decrease the unhappiness received from the death of friends. Gravity is simulated; and an elaborate fluid mechanics system[2] is responsible for river and magma flows, and allows phenomena such as pressure geysers and flooding to happen in-game.
Adventurer mode[edit | edit source]
In "Adventurer mode", the player controls an individual dwarf, human, or elf. There is no goal apart from survival. Players may either receive quests to kill monsters, which provide no specific reward, or wander freely and slaughter local fauna. Gameplay is fairly minimal; "Fortress mode" has received the bulk of the developer's attention.[12]
"Adventurer mode" also allows the player to explore parts and history of the current game world otherwise not accessible in "Dwarf Fortress mode".
Adventurers are assigned several combat-related skills: shield use, armor use, ambushing, wrestling, swimming, and any of several weapon skills. Initial skill selection wholly determines starting gear, but equipment is available for purchase from stores in human towns. The player can also assemble a party of adventurers by asking townsfolk to join the lead character.
Additionally, if the player has previously created a fortress (through "Fortress mode") in the same world, he or she can explore that fortress and witness what had become of it over time and view the engravings and items made during "Fortress mode".
Legends Mode[edit | edit source]
Legends mode is less of a traditional gameplay mode than it is a way of reading through a world's vast history. Options can be set, when creating a world, to either discover its history manually during adventurer mode, or have all of the history automatically revealed upon world creation.
Legends Mode features various historical maps, such as historical civilization expansion maps, entity listings (starting with powerful creatures like dragons, then deities that various in-game characters worship), cities that civilizations have created, religions, and then each age's events. If an age has any particularly interesting features, such as the sudden rise of a powerful civilization, or a powerful demon or monster, the age will be named accordingly, e.g. "The age of the Hydra and Demon", or "The age of Elves". If there is no particularly salient events for an age, most worlds will default to one of the three standard ages: the Age of Myth, the Age of Legends, and the Age of Heroes.
Development[edit | edit source]
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Dwarf Fortress has been praised for offering so much depth and gameplay, despite only one programmer developing the game. Tarn Adams, "ToadyOne" on the forums, is the programming half of Bay 12 Games, the company he runs with his brother Zachary. Though the game is currently in its alpha stage, many of the core elements are already in place, or at least have the basic foundations already laid down. Much of the development for the game is done through user suggestions, stories written by players and Zachary Adams, as well as a series of overarching goals, called arcs.
Arcs[edit | edit source]
Adams has stated that the development of Dwarf Fortress will proceed across several arcs. These series of goals and priorities are all grouped together under a similar subject, and are named thus. For example, the current arc being developed is the Merchant Arc, which takes focus on the various features of the game related to the trade and economy of the game. The Presentation Arc and the Caravan Arc are in development now, the military arc being finished in the new update. The arcs themselves help provide guidance in development, but are by no means written in stone. Adams has been known to delay certain features, or add in popular user requested features, despite their not falling under the current arc upon which he is working. He has also stated he's not going to stick to just one arc at a time anymore as to avoid grinding at the same old month after month without a release.
The Arcs themselves are all based on a lengthy list of requirements and development goals, falling under the following categories: Core Components, Priority/Required, Bloats, and Power Goals. Adams has made these lists available to the public.[13]
Reception[edit | edit source]
Several reviews praise Dwarf Fortress for its deep and rich content and gameplay.[2][14][15][16] Some of those reviews also state that one first has to overcome the quirky interface/graphics and extremely steep learning curve to really appreciate the game.[14][15][17] On the other hand, at least one review claims that the text-based graphics actually add to the game: it helps the player mentally visualize game events, making the game more immersive.[16]
References in other Games[edit | edit source]
In the MMORPG RuneScape, there is a dwarf by the name of Urist Loric. A nearby guard refers to him as "from some fortress or another" and his love for beer.
In the Cataclysm expansion to World of Warcraft, two dwarves in Menethil Harbor have a conversation referencing mechanics from Dwarf Fortress, including discussions about carp, accidental flooding, and building floodgates from the wrong side and trapping themselves.
In Starcraft II, the character Swann resembles a dwarf. During several conversations with Swann "Bay 12" can be seen in the cinematic(Bay 12 being the company that develops Dwarf Fortress).
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dwarf Fortress forum. bay12games.com. Retrieved on 2010-04-01
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Harris, John (2008-02-27). Interview: The Making Of Dwarf Fortress. Gamasutra. Retrieved on 2008-03-05
- ↑ Development in 2006. bay12games.com. Retrieved on 2008-03-05
- ↑ Slaves to Armok, the God of Blood. Retrieved on 2009-08-20
- ↑ Gillen, Kieron (2006-09-13). The State of Independence #5. Eurogamer. Retrieved on 2008-03-05
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Recent Developments. bay12games.com. Retrieved on 2008-03-11
- ↑ Full list of Dwarf Fortress development goals and requirements. bay12games.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-28
- ↑ http://df.magmawiki.com/index.php/2010
- ↑ http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=51953.0
- ↑ http://lparchive.org/LetsPlay/Boatmurdered/
- ↑ DwarfHeightMap Utility. Retrieved on 2008-08-25
- ↑ DF talk 3. bay12games.com (2009-10-20). Retrieved on 2009-10-24 "Adventure mode gets shafted all the time, right? Adventure mode just gets worse and worse, basically. Adventure mode's basically unplayable now. It was slightly playable in 2D I think; more so than it is now."
- ↑ Version 1 Development. bay12games.com. Retrieved on 2008-08-16
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Costikyan, Greg (2007-12-02). Play This Thing! Review. Retrieved on 2008-04-28
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Sigl, Rainer (2008-01-13). Telepolis Review (German). Retrieved on 2008-04-28
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 PC PowerPlay #148
- ↑ Tea Leaves Review. Retrieved on 2009-10-03
External links[edit | edit source]
- Dwarf Fortress official website at Bay 12 Games
- Dwarf Fortress Wiki
- Dwarf Fortress Stories stories told by players of Dwarf Fortress
- Dwarf Fortress Map Archive database of maps uploaded by players
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Newcastle aiming 'to deliver positive news' on the transfer front!
A fans' forum meeting was held at St James' Park last week and the club published the minutes on Monday, including an admission they hoped to improve the squad sooner rather than later.
In response to "a number of questions in relation to the summer transfer window", the club wrote: "The club reinforced its commitment to strengthening in positions identified by the manager and aims to deliver positive news in the coming days.
"In a general discussion with the group, several factors that can impact upon transfers were explained and the club highlighted the limited amount of business completed by most clubs through the early stages of what are challenging market conditions to date.
"The club explained that it had hoped to conclude some incoming and outgoing deals early and while sharing frustrations, there is confidence that the squad will be improved. The club emphasised that rumours in the media had no influence on its operations."
More specifically, in relation to a question on the age of transfer targets, Newcastle seemingly confirmed a preference, though not a rigid one, for younger players.
"As outlined in a previous fans' forum, the club stated that it does work towards a particular profile but that exceptions are - and have always - been considered in order to balance the squad," the minutes read.
On the club's wider ambitions, particularly with regard to cup competitions, the statement read: " The club's aim now is to finish as high up the Premier League table as possible and in doing so, b uild a platform to progress further.
"The club was aware of the challenge managers face when giving a full squad game-time during a long season, but drew attention to public comments made by the manager during the 2016/17 season which demonstrated a will to win every game played, whether league or cup."
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Looking back at some old interviews (I mean late 80's early 90's) it doesn't seem as if it was ever the intention to create a game for gamings sake; that in actuality the start of this universe was always stories and the best figures that could be made available.
It explains why GW have always been keen to emphasise the social and hobby aspects, why the handful of tournaments in White Dwarf never really took much focus in the magazine. It dovetails with the people who used to spend alot of time on NPC back stories for role-playing that were so detailled as to be absurd (why do we need to know the life story of a bar-maid?). It's all about the stories, and creating a world within which our plastic men have context.
Fast forward to now and that's basically what we have, a company that is churning out tons of great models, and pushing ill-fitting rules together to allow you to contextualise them, and then collect them. Cynical responses aside (oh please, just don't, we all know the "evul empir" line) there isn't a big difference between how it was and how it is. Alot of energy is expended trying to find ways to make the tournaments appealing and balanced, coupled with the huge discussions of rules and tactics and whining about imbalance this all makes up a considerable part of the scene we all inhabit, and to me it just feels ridiculous. Personally, It has made me make time to look at other companies models, little projects in between armies, which I enjoy, but I wanted a way of maintaining a no-pressure connection to 40k.
To that end, I gave some thought to how we could stay current and avoid almost all the contentious units and rules that are abound at the moment. In the end, the answer was quite simple,
Standard, Single CAD, Force Org.
If you only ever take the old style FOC chart as your base, there are basically no power-creep issues.
No Gargantuans or Super-Heavy anything.
No allegedly broken formations.
On top of this its much more difficult to spam inappropriately, or cheese a death star together. One, old style, FoC.
And the best part is with all the changes and rejiggering that's occurring regularly, that style of force org isn't really needed. Allies are everywhere, formations abound, you can do what you like, but that force org chart is still there in case you need to pump the brakes, and just have a good old game of shooty-stabby. GW have left it sat there in the rules, and it even carries a bonus in giving ObSec to units.
Seriously, there you have it. Take a list drawn together from nothing but the normal requirements for a 1 HQ, 2 Troops style Force Org and you continue to have depth and variation without anyone being tempted to take 7 fleet, battle focussing Wraith units, or a Baneblade list. Do this if you're a fan of the game as was, and breathe easy that it's still there, and when you're ready you can duck back over the edge to where madness abounds.
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Many development teams think that if they worked for a "real" product company, then they would build a cool product, with features that they knew everyone would want, and the world would beat a path to their door. "Real products predict what the market will want, they build it, and then everyone buys it," they say. "Better yet, they disrupt the market by building things that no one even knew they needed! Why aren't we doing that?"
Personally, I can think of one company that worked this way: Apple. And even Apple had the Lisa, an expensive mistake that illustrated the high risks of the "artistic savant" approach to product development. All other development teams have to actually talk to some customers, figure out what they need, and build it. To make things more complicated, the voices of those customers vary widely depending upon the kind of products you're building. Specifically, there's a big difference between enterprise software products and consumer products, and the wise product manager will learn how to serve each of them.
Enterprise Software: Serving Sandwiches to the Elephant in the Room
Enterprise software is designed to serve large customers, which naturally leads to customer concentration. Every enterprise or B2B software company that I've seen have a few large customers who drive a majority of revenue and therefore carry outsized influence in product decisions. While many companies try to diversify their customers to mitigate this risk, if you work in enterprise software then you're likely to find yourself, notebook in hand, attending a catered lunch with the elephant in the room.
Since enterprise software is designed to become a vital part of any customer's business processes, then this large customer will probably tell you exactly what they want you to add to your product in order to make their lives easier. Usually, this request takes the form of, "On the inventory page, I need you to add three fields that are specific to my business, then put in a button that pops up another screen where we can capture inputs for the other system that only we integrate with. How soon can we have it?"
Here's your challenge: how do you make your largest customer happy while building features that serve all of your customers? Now we begin the quest for the unspoken need. The first step is to start asking questions:
In the end, you're really only answering one question: why is this feature valuable to the customer? Once you understand this, then you're on your way to solving the problem, either for just the one customer or for everyone.
Hopefully, your deeper understanding of the request will help you design a feature that serves your large client as well as the general population. It probably won't look like their original request, since you have a better understanding of your product's capabilities and can design a more elegant solution, but you should also understand enough about your customer's process to show them how it fits. Meanwhile, you can present the new feature to your other customers to illustrate your ongoing commitment to innovation.
If you decide that this request is only valuable to one customer, then you have to decide whether the benefit is worth the cost. This can be a difficult solution, especially when the elephant is still in the room, but there may be times when you have to say, "This doesn't fit our product strategy. I'm sorry." If you decide to go ahead, then it's time to create a client-specific configuration strategy if you don't already have one. Design this feature so that it meets the single customer's needs, attach it to a configuration switch, and prepare yourself for a lifetime of explaining what that thing is doing there as each new developer joins your team. Sometimes you have to feed the elephant.
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Jordan is ranching! He has bought a couple of large organic ranches and is working to produce organic meats, cheeses, cultured dairy products, etc. He is not really ready to ship yet, but is expecting to be ready late this year. The name of his new company is Beyond Organic Products. It is all about healthy, sustainably produced foods, and about educating people about the foods and beverages that they consume on a daily basis. Kinda sounds like Jordan, doesn't it?
Jordan has decided that the best way to get the word out for the new products, and to make them the most available to the most people, is to set up a direct marketing company. That means that you have to be a member, and you have to sign up under someone else to buy the products, but you also have the opportunity to make some money by referring other people to these great products, if you want to.
So, you could just buy products and enjoy great organic and cultured foods. Or, if you want to and have the time, you can sign others up so that you get a percentage of return on the products that they buy.
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Red Sky Prairie
By Sharon Fendrich
Label: Self Released
Released 8/1/2019
Red Sky Prairie tracks
1. L'dor Vador
2. A Secret's Song
3. Within Whispers
4. Red Sky Prairie
5. Song of the Dove
6. Never Alone
7. Moonswept
8. Bittersweet Memory
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Red Sky Prairie by Sharon Fendrich | Album Review by Dyan Garris
"The love and care that was put into "Red Sky Prairie" is evident in EVERY note. It literally pours out of this album and seeps deeply into our hearts like silken salve for the spirit. And there it remains."
– Dyan Garris
"Red Sky Prairie" is the extraordinarily beautiful debut album by the extraordinarily talented Sharon Fendrich. Remember that name, because I'm sure you'll be hearing it a lot now and in the future. Passionate and emotive, I hope I am able to find the right words to effectively describe this work of musical magnificence. It's THE best album I've heard this year, and I have heard a lot of extremely, outrageously beautiful music this year.
"Red Sky Prairie" was recorded in Stein, Netherlands by Arno Op den Camp at Kerani Music Studio. Joining Sharon's sensitively played piano performances on "Red Sky Prairie" is a roster of also amazingly talented and quite prominent guest artists.
Anna Emelyanova's voice is incredible. Wilfred Sassen on violin adds heartfelt, vibrant depth as does Joep Willems' cello performance. Helen Hendriks on flute and Ies Muller on Irish flute bring even more sweetness into the mix by Arno Op den Camp with Sharon Fendrich.
Sharon composed all the pieces and self-produced this album, which was mastered by the renowned Stephen Marsh at Marsh Mastering in Los Angeles. The album includes a stunningly beautiful booklet. The artwork and design is by award-winning graphic designer, Sam Hayles.
The love and care that was put into "Red Sky Prairie" is evident in EVERY note. It literally pours out of this album like silken salve for the aching spirit. It's hard to believe this is a debut album because it is flawless. Effortless. Impressive. Remarkable.
This may be her first album, however, composer and pianist, Fendrich, is not new to music. She was born and raised in Eugene, Oregon, and began her music studies at age three. Later, at Tufts University, she completed advanced studies in piano, choral music, conducting, orchestration and composition. After college, she continued to explore composition while working in marketing, development and production roles for the La Jolla Music Society and the San Diego Chamber Orchestra, in California.
In her compositional process, Sharon relies on her fingers and ears to guide her into crafting a complete solo piano work. Then, she begins to add layers of sound through improvisation. Countermelodies emerge and contribute to a full harmonic palette and tempos full of breathing room. The result is a sonically magical world in which the listener is comfortably immersed in tranquility.
Grounded in the Classical genre and inspired by ambient New Age, the 11 tracks, and almost 1 hour of listening enjoyment are full of lush, passionate melodies that immediately captivate the listener's heart. Within the music one can hear the influences of Enya, Secret Garden, Ludovico Einaudi, Chopin and Debussy.
Sharon says, "The inspiration for the album came from a daydream I had about a tranquil place filled with red-orange skies after the passing of a storm. A hushed early evening breeze had fallen upon a prairie-scape. I saw myself at various ages residing in a weather-worn white farmhouse, able to feel the emotions of the phases of life. A profound sensation of safety and peace permeated the air in this scene and the feeling has stayed with me ever since." "Red Sky Prairie" was born.
If I understand correctly, it is her hope that listeners of this album will be able to embrace all the events and emotions that they've experienced, and will experience, on their life's journey, and their soul's journey – the good and the "bad" – and come to a place of acceptance and deep, heartfelt peace with all. No matter what, keep an open heart, because out of the shadow side of life emerges the light. In my opinion, she succeeds tremendously.
The album opens with the gorgeous, "L'dor Vador" (Generation to Generation). I've never heard this more beautifully done. Here Anna Emelyanova's heavenly vocal washes over you along with Sharon's outstandingly beautiful piano, like a dual wave of soft, angelic light and you know you're in for something truly exceptional here. ". . . round and round, on and on, I see my life in yours, hopes and memories wrap me with love." The mellow strings enter in, adding even more depth, and the magnificence continues throughout the entire album. It's astounding.
The lyrics, on the five vocal songs on "Red Sky Prairie," are in different languages, including Esperanto, which is an international language created by Dr. L. L. Zamenhof in the 1800s. The purpose of Esperanto was/is to facilitate easy communication among people from different cultures; a language that would allow people who speak different native languages to effectively communicate. The other languages included for the vocal pieces on "Red Sky Prairie" are: English, Spanish, Yiddish, and Latin.
"A Secret's Song" is a passionate tribute to "Somewhere Out There" by Jame's Horner, from the animated feature film, "An American Tail." Stunningly beautiful piano here, reminiscent of the work of Italian composer, Ludovico Einaudi.
"Within Whispers" is intimate and delicate. We are reminded of how important it is to try to maintain intimacy, even in the face of obstacles.
The title track, "Red Sky Prairie," is an outstanding soundscape, painting a perfect picture of "Americana." Violin and cello are perfect here along with the piano.
"Song of the Dove" ( Kanto de la Kolombo) is sung entirely in Esperanto. Again, the vocal by Anna Emelyanova is amazing. Very calming with exquisite harmonies. Violin, piano, and cello all blend together in something beyond perfection. Here we can see and feel the "dove of peace" soaring high, entrusted with its important mission.
The hauntingly beautiful "Never Alone" is sung by Anna in Spanish, English and Yiddish. Sharon wrote this piece in the summer of 2018, at the height of media attention in the United States regarding Latin American refugees entering the country. The lyrics link the story with that of Jewish refugees in World War II. Perhaps we have all been refugees of some sort at some time in our lives. This song reminds us that while we may feel "shut out" at times, we are truly never alone.
A delicate, magical sounding song, "Moonswept" is sweeping, flowing piano, flute, violin and harp. Together these create a romantic soundscape where we feel like we are basking in a peaceful moonlit glow.
Calling up remembrances of long-lost love, the nostalgic, "Bittersweet Memory," is a sweet flute and piano duet. Sparkling, so lovely, and emotionally stirring.
Grief and sorrow are brought up for closure in, "Last Tears." This is wistful yet uplifting at the same time. Piano, cello, and violin in perfect harmony jostle our heartstrings and bring peace and balance.
Dedicated to the 88 souls who perished on Alaska Airlines flight 261, "In Memoriam" is sung in Latin and will give you chills. So very angelic. "Dona eis pacem. Volant cum angelis. Amen." This translates into, "Grant them peace. They fly with the angels."
Do you remember that September 11, 2001, morning? You might recall that it was such a beautiful day all over the United states that day. Picture perfect. Then everything changes and became something else. Life as we knew it completely morphed into completely uncharted territory. Out of that stunned, stupefying darkness, however, we came together, united as humanity in light, hope, and strength. "That September Day" is sung by Anna Emelyanova so perfectly. Flute, strings, piano, and an astoundingly magnificent vocal, all do the very same on this last track, "That Se
Rating: Excellent
- reviewed by Dyan Garris on 10/7/2019
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Ever since Ella Mills (Deliciously Ella) revealed that she was opening a deli with her husband, I knew I wanted to visit. I really do love Ella, have both of her books, love her recipes and have followed her blog for years, so I knew that the next time I was in London, I'd definitely have to go to her deli!
The deli covers breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks (breakfast being served all day), and all of the food follows on from Ella's philosophy. The only difference being that some meat is served, which would definitely help attract a wider audience as a oppose to just plant based eaters. For lunch and dinner, you can have a 'Mae Bowl' which is either a cold salad or hot dish. The cold salads are compromised of 4 things - each of which you pick. For example, you could pick from maple roasted sweet potato, minty quinoa, roasted veg with paprika; basically whatever the dishes happen to be that day! The hot dish could be something like Thai green curry!
Even though we went for lunch, I actually chose to have breakfast. Breakfast is my favourite meal, and as I was only there once, I went for porridge with almond butter, fruit compote and banana slices - which was amazing. Again, the breakfasts work in a similar way in that you pick the toppings you want when you get there.
There is also a range of juices, smoothies, milks, coffee, and sweet and savoury treats, which all looked too good to eat really!
I think the only problem I have with this deli, is that it's only a small place and I can't go to London every time I want to go so hopefully this could be something that could branch out further north? Fingers crossed, eh?!


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… I'm a non believer. I couldn't ever stand those saccharine love syrup stories of Cindrella, Beauty or even Sleeping Beauty. If you ask me, they deserved every bit of suffering they got. Really! Why is it that the people who seem to "suffer" by accident of birth, circumstance or exploitation are the ones held up for sympathy and denouement of their situation? Why about that Stepmother, or The Queen, or That Beast… Rumplestilskin, the Witch… they'd worked pretty hard for what they wanted, and we've only been told that this is what they wanted.
Yes, I've railed against many a "bad" character in the Fairy Tales, and enjoyed their comeuppance too, as a child, but as I grew, a bit older, and found that there could be stories for them being that way, I guess I became a turncoat, much to the irritation of my genteel fable loving friends.
You know there was this guy in class, who'd eye his juniors, the pretty ones (girls!) and devise ways to get an intro' or corner them for a chat. My friends were out and out hostile towards him, poor guy! He was one of those on-the-verge-nerd+needed-to-get-a-life kinda guy. Obviously, there wasn't much affection going around for him. Neither did the giggling juniors stay for enough time to be strung up for victory 😀
It became my mission in life, by then, that dratted turncoat I had become, to defend him.
So what, I'd tell my friends, he's pretty Ok, and he's not chasing you people!
Exasperated, they'd just give me murderous looks and walk away. I knew I was soon going to have to join him, for these friends weren't going to stand for much more of this from me! I decided to find out what made him tick. Putting on my best face, sincerely, I caught up with him on the corridor, during lunch break. Predictably, he was lounging on the corner of the eighth grade classes. I wondered, instantly, when a teacher would notice him, and summon him for an inquisition.
Hi, I said, what's up?
Nothing, he said, brightening up.
Your sister's in eighth? (Deliberately, that one!)
He gave me a strange look, but his ears turned a bit pink. A cousin, he said.
Ah! I wondered, I've seen you here quite regularly, so I thought it must be a brother or sister. (I hoped he'd understand why I asked him only for sister 😀 )
You know, I think she's absent today, he said suddenly, as he made to leave.
Quickly I laid a hand on his forearm, apologetically, and explained why I was there. Just to help. And wanting to get to the bottom of it. I was astounded at my own temerity. I mean you don't really tell people you're watching them watching others! Sigh. I really needed to control my own thoughts and words!
The shock on his face cannot be described. Yeah, he was shocked alright. You mean, you've been errr… observing me? His dumbfoundedness at the thought of himself being an object for survey had a tinge of pleasure I thought. Hmmmm, he went, speculatively.
I got the message. You see, I realize how this being a very patriarchal society (my English teacher goes on and on endlessly about it!), a guy being told this would certainly get interested in the one who asked him. Escpecially if that person was a girl. Me.
I stood my ground and said yeah, I have. So what? I'm only trying to help. D'you know people kind of say things about you?
What's that to you, he was even more astonished.
Well, for one, what you're trying to do must have a reason. I'm going to take up anthropology later, after school, and I'm starting my research now. Let's put it that way, shall we? And boss, you're creeping out a lot of people too! Why don't you start making friends where there'd be people you could relate to?
He grinned. I wondered how many people actually would have spoken to him at all, him being who he was, and seen to be doing what others perceived him to be. Self awareness is a powerful too. (My English teacher again! She does make sense sometimes!)
I'm sure I've been someway responsible (I'm pretty high on self esteem – pun intended! Wouldn't my teacher love to read that? ) because gradually, the stalker of Class eight became a good friend.
I stretched my arms above my head, my neck too, up and back, my legs out in front… joints creaking ominously from the time spent hunched over the table. Warm hands ran down and up my arms, reaching down then to cup my face, and drop a kiss, from the top, on my forehead. Done for today? One more chapter, I said. You know, I'm at the Class eight corner, just now.
Devil, he said, pulling me up. Let's graduate from there, to your anthropology classes. Thank me for taking you up on your offer.
My proposal you mean. He rolled his eyes. You certainly are my Prince Charming, he said, quite clearly. Shall we now ride away into the sunset? Or the night?
6 February, 2016, to 7 February, 2016
Day#6 of #RamblingsInFebruary – getting more nonsensical these days.
Serendipity, it would appear (and it is only now that I discover it, 😀 ) I wrote this (LINK) on 7 February last year. Day 7 there, and titled, wait for it… "Fairy Tale" Honest to goodness that is a revelation! 😀


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Dr. Dyer talks with callers about the practice of forgiveness and how to promote love not hate on a daily basis.
As a loyal podcast listener, Hay House would like to offer the eBook version of Wishes Fulfilled: Mastering the Art of Manifesting to you for free for a limited time to help you learn how to obtain what you truly desire. Go to www.hayhouse.com/manifest to download your free ebook today.


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Note that these are not the exhaustive list, but they are some of the initial easier ones to pull/test.
https://github.com/GarageGames/Torque3D/pulls exists for a complete list, so feel free to try any of them, pst that you've reviewed them along with any changes if any are needed.
This is a starting list, the current idea is that these can be posted one weekend, reviewed before the following weekend and pulled merged into the engine if all is fine. Feel free to offer feedback, not just on the reviews, but on this process too.
The list
T: <template> = template used
https://github.com/GarageGames/Torque3D/pull/2299 Sqlite Console refactor
needs testing with an actual sqlite test script
https://github.com/GarageGames/Torque3D/pull/2220 Changes for SFXSound::setPosition(time)
Note: Only tested with OpenAL.
https://github.com/GarageGames/Torque3D/pull/2168 Fixes for compiling without Advanced Lighting
CONFLICTS:- rework and review T: Basegame
https://github.com/GarageGames/Torque3D/pull/2144 Allow correct display of widescreen resolutions on a 4:3 display
Recall seeing many warning about DXGI_MODE_xxx while compiling on linux.
https://github.com/GarageGames/Torque3D/pull/2140 adds a slider for the HDR color shift
T: Full
https://github.com/GarageGames/Torque3D/pull/2076 allows different waypoints
Needs quick test before moving to the NOW list


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I woke up around noon, feeling like I had a surprising amount of energy considering that my rheumatologist appointment was yesterday and I'd spent two days anxious about it and pushing myself into an intentional flare, so that he'd see what I deal with on such a regular basis. I had high hopes of beading all day. And then it felt like someone just snuck up and stole all of my spoons while I wasn't looking, before I actually got anything accomplished.
Suddenly, it's ten hours later. I've posted the two new pieces that I made yesterday to my shop, this blog and Facebook. I responded to a few short messages to the Baubles & Blessings page. I went through a package of charms that came in, caught up on page comments… And somehow that was my entire day. I feel like I've been thinking through thick mud — and a headache — all day.
Though I have been nearly completely certain that what I have is fibro for a number of years now and that thought was echoed by my former PCP, I hesitated to speak about it publicly for a long time because I was bullied and accused of faking it. Now that I have an official diagnosis, I plan to post here regularly about what it's like to try to get through life in this body, mainly for those who care about me but don't get it. If that doesn't describe you but you get something positive from me sharing my experiences — commiseration, understanding of someone you love, etc — then these posts are for you, too.
For now, I'm going to crawl into bed, get some ice on my knee (which sounds like a preferable alternative to the rheumy's suggestion that I get it drained), hydrate and do something that doesn't take a lot of brainpower. My batteries feel like they're going to need another day or two to recharge, though I'm hoping to be able to do some beading tomorrow and hubby will hopefully have a doctor's appointment on Thursday, to which I plan on accompanying him.
As always, thanks for being here, being you and being awesome!


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Great Northwest Wine: Red Mountain continues to turn green
Thu., April 21, 2016
While Red Mountain officially gets its name because the ridge's cheatgrass turns red each spring, in the wine world, it's because nearly all the grapes grown here are red varieties.
A recent study shows that of the 4,040 acres that make up Red Mountain, some 2,046 acres are planted, and all but 52.5 acres are red grapes. Red Mountain is in the eastern Yakima Valley near West Richland and has a history of wine grapes going back to 1975.
Today, Red Mountain is Washington's most important grape-growing region. It is home to the most expensive vineyard land in Washington, and top winemakers across the state are gravitating to Red Mountain fruit.
By far, the most important wine grape on Red Mountain is cabernet sauvignon, with more than 1,200 acres planted. At a distant No. 2 is merlot with 237 acres, followed by syrah with 157 acres.
This year, more grapes are being planted, so expect even more of Red Mountain to turn green.
Here are a few delicious examples of wines using grapes from Red Mountain. All won gold medals at last month's Cascadia Wine Competition. Ask for them at your favorite wine merchant or contact the wineries directly.
Ambassador Wines of Washington 2013 Estate Syrah, Red Mountain, $28: This small Woodinville, Washington, winery relies on estate grapes on warm Red Mountain and the winemaking of Sarah Goedhart (head winemaker for Hedges Family Estate) to craft this elegant syrah. Aromas of smoked meat and purple plum give way to flavors of blackberry and huckleberry. Firm acidity lifts all the fruit off the palate for a long and pleasing finish. (14.1 percent alcohol)
Hightower Cellars 2013 Reserve, Red Mountain, $55: Hightower Cellars is high atop Red Mountain at the end of famed Sunset Road. The Hightowers use estate grapes for this blend of cabernet sauvignon and petit verdot. Oak tones with a bit of vanilla lead off its aromas, followed by black cherries and dark berries. On the tongue, black cherry fruit merges seamlessly with blackberry and blueberry, leading to sweet dark chocolate and refined tannins. It's an impeccably balanced red blend. (13.8 percent alcohol)
Kennedy Shah 2012 Artz Vineyards Reserve Cabernet Franc, Red Mountain, $45: Woodinville winemaker Jean-Claude Beck, a native of Alsace, brought in these grapes grown by the late Fred Artz on Red Mountain. The longtime vineyard manager died in 2015, and this cab franc serves as a wonderful tribute, opening with red currant, fresh rosemary, brown sugar and California peppercorns. There's richness of ripe currants and cherries from start to finish as juicy acidity keeps pushing nonstop. (14.5 percent alcohol)
Fidelitas 2013 Malbec, Red Mountain, $40: Charlie Hoppes drew on Red Mountain for this malbec, and the resulting wine offers proof why the region's vineyards are so focused on red grape varieties. His Fidelitas is faithful to the grape, with flavors and aromas of black plums, blackberries and black cap raspberries. It closes with grippy tannins and a last sigh of sweet dark fruit. (15 percent alcohol)
Ryan Patrick 2013 Reserve Syrah, Red Mountain, $40: It's no surprise this is a wine of heft, breadth and depth. It opens with oaky black fruit and coffee aromas, then dips even darker and deeper into boysenberries, blackberries, blueberries and black plum fruit flavors. It's no wine for the faint of heart, closing with earthy minerality and grippy tannins. (15 percent alcohol)
Muret-Gaston 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon, Red Mountain, $42: Kyle and Amy Johnson of Purple Star Wines recently launched this brand as a tribute to their ancestors who lived near each other in southern France. The current-day Johnsons used grapes from Red Mountain for this delicious cabernet sauvignon. It displays aromas of ripe blackberries, black currants and spice, then shows off the same flavors, augmented at the end by firm, juicy tannins. (14.5 percent alcohol)
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my goodness these were good.
I've been searching all over Pinterest for an awesome vegan, gluten-free burger. I was inspired to create my own by mixing together the ideas from a bunch I found.
While this was only my first attempt, these were so so very good.
I decided to bake instead of fry them, as a healthier alternative, but I'm sure they would have been super delicious that way as well (although completely unnecessary).
Unfortunately once they were ready I realized I was out of gluten-free buns (I prefer these by Udi's – though they are not vegan, but dairy-gluten-free)! So I made a sandwich instead (on gf df multigrain bread by KinniKinnick). I topped my burger with my "Cheese" Sauce and avocado slices. YUMM!


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Conducting Effective Meetings
Meetings are unpopular because they take up time, usually that of many people. However, there are good meetings and there are bad meetings. Meetings can be a use of excellent time when they are well run.
This training will review the RULES of meeting management that can help make more productive and less frustrating.


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Alfred Lord Tennyson (1809-1892)
The Lady of Shalott, 1888, John William Waterhouse
The Lady of Shalott
On either side the river lie
Long fields of barley and of rye,
That clothe the wold and meet the sky;
And through the field the road run by
To many-tower'd Camelot;
And up and down the people go,
Gazing where the lilies blow
Round an island there below,
The island of Shalott.
Willows whiten, aspens quiver,
Little breezes dusk and shiver
Through the wave that runs for ever
By the island in the river
Flowing down to Camelot.
Four grey walls, and four grey towers,
Overlook a space of flowers,
And the silent isle imbowers
The Lady of Shalott.
By the margin, willow veil'd,
Slide the heavy barges trail'd
By slow horses; and unhail'd
The shallop flitteth silken-sail'd
Skimming down to Camelot:
But who hath seen her wave her hand?
Or at the casement seen her stand?
Or is she known in all the land,
The Lady of Shalott?
Only reapers, reaping early,
In among the bearded barley
Hear a song that echoes cheerly
From the river winding clearly;
Down to tower'd Camelot;
And by the moon the reaper weary,
Piling sheaves in uplands airy,
Listening, whispers, " 'Tis the fairy
The Lady of Shalott."
There she weaves by night and day
A magic web with colours gay.
She has heard a whisper say,
A curse is on her if she stay
To look down to Camelot.
She knows not what the curse may be,
And so she weaveth steadily,
And little other care hath she,
The Lady of Shalott.
And moving through a mirror clear
That hangs before her all the year,
Shadows of the world appear.
There she sees the highway near
Winding down to Camelot;
There the river eddy whirls,
And there the surly village churls,
And the red cloaks of market girls
Pass onward from Shalott.
Sometimes a troop of damsels glad,
An abbot on an ambling pad,
Sometimes a curly shepherd lad,
Or long-hair'd page in crimson clad
Goes by to tower'd Camelot;
And sometimes through the mirror blue
The knights come riding two and two.
She hath no loyal Knight and true,
The Lady of Shalott.
But in her web she still delights
To weave the mirror's magic sights,
For often through the silent nights
A funeral, with plumes and lights
And music, went to Camelot;
Or when the Moon was overhead,
Came two young lovers lately wed.
"I am half sick of shadows," said
The Lady of Shalott.
A bow-shot from her bower-eaves,
He rode between the barley sheaves,
The sun came dazzling thro' the leaves,
And flamed upon the brazen greaves
Of bold Sir Lancelot.
A red-cross knight for ever kneel'd
To a lady in his shield,
That sparkled on the yellow field,
Beside remote Shalott.
The gemmy bridle glitter'd free,
Like to some branch of stars we see
Hung in the golden Galaxy.
The bridle bells rang merrily
As he rode down to Camelot:
And from his blazon'd baldric slung
A mighty silver bugle hung,
And as he rode his armor rung
Beside remote Shalott.
All in the blue unclouded weather
Thick-jewell'd shone the saddle-leather,
The helmet and the helmet-feather
Burn'd like one burning flame together,
As he rode down to Camelot.
As often thro' the purple night,
Below the starry clusters bright,
Some bearded meteor, burning bright,
Moves over still Shalott.
His broad clear brow in sunlight glow'd;
On burnish'd hooves his war-horse trode;
From underneath his helmet flow'd
His coal-black curls as on he rode,
As he rode down to Camelot.
From the bank and from the river
He flashed into the crystal mirror,
"Tirra lirra," by the river
Sang Sir Lancelot.
She left the web, she left the loom,
She made three paces through the room,
She saw the water-lily bloom,
She saw the helmet and the plume,
She look'd down to Camelot.
Out flew the web and floated wide;
The mirror crack'd from side to side;
"The curse is come upon me," cried
The Lady of Shalott.
In the stormy east-wind straining,
The pale yellow woods were waning,
The broad stream in his banks complaining.
Heavily the low sky raining
Over tower'd Camelot;
Down she came and found a boat
Beneath a willow left afloat,
And around about the prow she wrote
The Lady of Shalott.
And down the river's dim expanse
Like some bold seer in a trance,
Seeing all his own mischance --
With a glassy countenance
Did she look to Camelot.
And at the closing of the day
She loosed the chain, and down she lay;
The broad stream bore her far away,
The Lady of Shalott.
Lying, robed in snowy white
That loosely flew to left and right --
The leaves upon her falling light --
Thro' the noises of the night,
She floated down to Camelot:
And as the boat-head wound along
The willowy hills and fields among,
They heard her singing her last song,
The Lady of Shalott.
Heard a carol, mournful, holy,
Chanted loudly, chanted lowly,
Till her blood was frozen slowly,
And her eyes were darkened wholly,
Turn'd to tower'd Camelot.
For ere she reach'd upon the tide
The first house by the water-side,
Singing in her song she died,
The Lady of Shalott.
Under tower and balcony,
By garden-wall and gallery,
A gleaming shape she floated by,
Dead-pale between the houses high,
Silent into Camelot.
Out upon the wharfs they came,
Knight and Burgher, Lord and Dame,
And around the prow they read her name,
The Lady of Shalott.
Who is this? And what is here?
And in the lighted palace near
Died the sound of royal cheer;
And they crossed themselves for fear,
All the Knights at Camelot;
But Lancelot mused a little space
He said, "She has a lovely face;
God in his mercy lend her grace,
The Lady of Shalott."
The Sea-Fairies
Slow sail'd the weary mariners and saw,
Betwixt the green brink and the running foam,
Sweet faces, rounded arms, and bosoms prest
To little harps of gold; and while they mused,
Whispering to each other half in fear,
Shrill music reach'd them on the middle sea.
Whither away, whither away, whither away? fly no more.
Whither away, from the high green field, and the happy
blossoming shore?
Day and night to the billow the fountain calls;
Down shower the gambolling waterfalls
From wandering over the lea;
Out of the live-green heart of the dells
They freshen the silvery-crimson shells,
And thick with white bells the clover-hill swells
High over the full-toned sea.
O, hither, come hither and furl your sails,
Come hither to me and to me;
Hither, come hither and frolic and play;
Here it is only the mew that wails;
We will sing to you all the day.
Mariner, mariner, furl your sails,
For here are the blissful downs and dales,
And merrily, merrily carol the gales,
And the spangle dances in bight and bay,
And the rainbow forms and flies on the land
Over the islands free;
And the rainbow lives in the curve of the sand;
Hither, come hither and see;
And the rainbow hangs on the poising wave,
And sweet is the color of cove and cave,
And sweet shall your welcome be.
O, hither, come hither, and be our lords,
For merry brides are we.
We will kiss sweet kisses, and speak sweet words;
O, listen, listen, your eyes shall glisten
With pleasure and love and jubilee.
O, listen, listen, your eyes shall glisten
When the sharp clear twang of the golden chords
Runs up the ridged sea.
Who can light on as happy a shore
All the world o'er, all the world o'er?
Whither away? listen and stay; mariner, mariner,
fly no more.
Demeter and Persephone
(In Enna)
Faint as a climate-changing bird that flies
All night across the darkness, and at dawn
Falls on the threshold of her native land,
And can no more, thou camest, O my child,
Led upward by the God of ghosts and dreams,
Who laid thee at Eleusis, dazed and dumb
With passing thro' at once from state to state,
Until I brought thee hither, that the day,
When here thy hands let fall the gather'd flower,
Might break thro' clouded memories once again
On thy lost self. A sudden nightingale
Saw thee, and flash'd into a frolic of song
And welcome; and a gleam as of the moon,
When first she peers along the tremulous deep,
Fled wavering o'er thy face, and chased away
That shadow of a likeness to the king
Of shadows, thy dark mate. Persephone!
Queen of the dead no more-my child! Thine eyes
Again were human-godlike, and the Sun
Burst from a swimming fleece of winter gray,
And robed thee in his day from head to feet-
'Mother!' and I was folded in thine arms.
Child, those imperial, disimpassion'd eyes
Awed even me at first, thy mother-eyes
That oft had seen the serpent-wanded power
Draw downward into Hades with his drift
Of flickering spectres, lighted from below
By the red race of fiery Phlegethon;
But when before have Gods or men beheld
The Life that had descended re-arise,
And lighted from above him by the Sun?
So mighty was the mother's childless cry,
A cry that rang thro' Hades, Earth, and Heaven!
So in this pleasant vale we stand again,
The field of Enna, now once more ablaze
With flowers that brighten as thy footstep falls,
All flowers-but for one black blur of earth
Left by that closing chasm, thro' which the car
Of dark Aïdoneus rising rapt thee hence.
And here, my child, tho' folded in thine arms,
I feel the deathless heart of motherhood
Within me shudder, lest the naked glebe
Should yawn once more into the gulf, and thence
The shrilly whinnyings of the team of Hell,
Ascending, pierce the glad and songful air,
And all at once their arch'd necks, midnight-maned,
Jet upward thro' the mid-day blossom. No!
For, see, thy foot has touch'd it; all the space
Of blank earth-baldness clothes itself afresh,
And breaks into the crocus-purple hour
That saw thee vanish.
Child, when thou wert gone,
I envied human wives, and nested birds,
Yea, the cubb'd lioness; went in search of thee
Thro' many a palace, many a cot, and gave
Thy breast to ailing infants in the night,
And set the mother waking in amaze
To find her sick one whole; and forth again
Among the wail of midnight winds, and cried,
'Where is my loved one? Wherefore do ye wail?'
And out from all the night an answer shrill'd,
'We know not, and we know not why we wail.'
I climb'd on all the cliffs of all the seas,
And ask'd the waves that moan about the world
'Where? do ye make your moaning for my child?'
And round from all the world the voices came
'We know not, and we know not why we moan.'
'Where'? and I stared from every eagle-peak,
I thridded the black heart of all the woods,
I peer'd thro' tomb and cave, and in the storms
Of Autumn swept across the city, and heard
The murmur of their temples chanting me,
Me, me, the desolate Mother! 'Where'?-and turn'd,
And fled by many a waste, forlorn of man,
And grieved for man thro' all my grief for thee,-
The jungle rooted in his shatter'd hearth,
The serpent coil'd about his broken shaft,
The scorpion crawling over naked skulls;-
I saw the tiger in the ruin'd fane
Spring from his fallen God, but trace of thee
I saw not; and far on, and, following out
A league of labyrinthine darkness, came
On three gray heads beneath a gleaming rift.
'Where'? and I heard one voice from all the three
'We know not, for we spin the lives of men,
And not of Gods, and know not why we spin!
There is a Fate beyond us.' Nothing knew.
Last as the likeness of a dying man,
Without his knowledge, from him flits to warn
A far-off friendship that he comes no more,
So he, the God of dreams, who heard my cry,
Drew from thyself the likeness of thyself
Without thy knowledge, and thy shadow past
Before me, crying 'The Bright one in the highest
Is brother of the Dark one in the lowest,
And Bright and Dark have sworn that I, the child
Of thee, the great Earth-Mother, thee, the Power
That lifts her buried life from gloom to bloom,
Should be for ever and for evermore
The Bride of Darkness.'
So the Shadow wail'd.
Then I, Earth-Goddess, cursed the Gods of Heaven.
I would not mingle with their feasts; to me
Their nectar smack'd of hemlock on the lips,
Their rich ambrosia tasted aconite.
The man, that only lives and loves an hour,
Seem'd nobler than their hard Eternities.
My quick tears kill'd the flower, my ravings hush'd
The bird, and lost in utter grief I fail'd
To send my life thro' olive-yard and vine
And golden grain, my gift to helpless man.
Rain-rotten died the wheat, the barley-spears
Were hollow-husk'd, the leaf fell, and the sun,
Pale at my grief, drew down before his time
Sickening, and Ætna kept her winter snow.
Then He, the brother of this Darkness, He
Who still is highest, glancing from his height
On earth a fruitless fallow, when he miss'd
The wonted steam of sacrifice, the praise
And prayer of men, decreed that thou should'st dwell
For nine white moons of each whole year with me,
Three dark ones in the shadow with thy King.
Once more the reaper in the gleam of dawn
Will see me by the landmark far away,
Blessing his field, or seated in the dusk
Of even, by the lonely threshing-floor,
Rejoicing in the harvest and the grange.
Yet I, Earth-Goddess, am but ill-content
With them, who still are highest. Those gray heads,
What meant they by their 'Fate beyond the Fates'
But younger kindlier Gods to bear us down,
As we bore down the Gods before us? Gods,
To quench, not hurl the thunderbolt, to stay,
Not spread the plague, the famine; Gods indeed,
To send the noon into the night and break
The sunless halls of Hades into Heaven?
Till thy dark lord accept and love the Sun,
And all the Shadow die into the Light,
When thou shalt dwell the whole bright year with me,
And souls of men, who grew beyond their race,
And made themselves as Gods against the fear
Of Death and Hell; and thou that hast from men,
As Queen of Death, that worship which is Fear,
Henceforth, as having risen from out the dead,
Shalt ever send thy life along with mine
From buried grain thro' springing blade, and bless
Their garner'd Autumn also, reap with me,
Earth-mother, in the harvest hymns of Earth
The worship which is Love, and see no more
The Stone, the Wheel, the dimly-glimmering lawns
Of that Elysium, all the hateful fires
Of torment, and the shadowy warrior glide
Along the silent field of Asphodel.
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The power to use the abilities of Jack Frost. Variation of Cryptid Physiology.
Also Called
- Father Frost Physiology
- Jack Frost Mimicry
User with this ability either is or can transform into a Jack Frost, a spirit and the personification of crisp, cold, winter weather, a variant of Old Man Winter held responsible for frosty weather, for nipping the nose and toes in such weather, coloring the foliage in autumn, and leaving fernlike patterns on cold windows in winter. He is also at times shown as a mischief-making spirit, carefree and happiest when he can behave as he pleases. With no obligations, he is able to flourish.
He is traditionally thought to leave the frosty, fernlike patterns on windows on cold winter mornings (window frost or fern frost) and nipping the extremities in cold weather. He is sometimes described or depicted with paint brush and bucket coloring the autumnal foliage red, yellow, purple, and orange. Jack Frost is friendly but if provoked, he will kill his victims by covering them with snow. On the other hand, some versions depict him as a kinder being who only wishes to enjoy himself and bring happiness to others. He is often portrayed as an older man, though other depictions show him as a young adult or a teenager.
- Weak against fire-based abilities.
Known UsersSee Also: Jack Frost
- Jack Frost (American Folklore)
- Jokul Frosti (Scandinavian Folklore)
- Jack Frost (L. Frank Baum's The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus)
- Jack Frost (Rainbow Magic series)
- Jack Frost (Rankin/Bass Christmas Specials)
- Jackson Overland Frost (Rise of the Guardians)
- Jack Frost (The Santa Clause)
- Jack Frost (American Dragon: Jake Long)
- Jack Frost (Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids)
- Jack Horner (Fables)
- Jack Frost II (Fables)
- Jack Frost (Rosario+Vampire)
- Jack Frost (Unbreakable Machine-Doll)
Video Games
- Jack Frost (Megami Tensei)


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Waterproof Adhesives and Sealants Market by Chemistry (Silicones, PU, Acrylics, Epoxy, Polysulfide, and Others), by Application (Building & Construction, Transportation, Electronics & Electrical, and Others) by Region - Global Forecasts to 2020
"The ever increasing demand of waterproof adhesives and sealants in major end-use industries such as building & construction, transportation, and electronics & electrical are driving the waterproof adhesives and sealants market "
The global waterproof adhesives and sealants market is projected to reach USD 24.75 billion by 2020, registering a CAGR of 5.95% between 2015 and 2020. Waterproof adhesives and sealants have its major applications in building & construction industry as it is used for roofing, tiling, glazing, filling joints, and others. Increasing urbanization, rising consumer spending, and huge invest by government in various infrastructural projects in developing countries is driving the demand of waterproof adhesives and sealants in the building & construction, transportation, and electronics & electrical industries. The volatile raw material prices and recessionary effects on end-use industries hinder the growth of the market.
"Silicone is the fastest-growing chemistry of waterproof adhesives and sealants"
Silicone is projected to be the fastest-growing chemistry of waterproof adhesives and sealants between 2015 and 2020. Silicones have major applications in building & construction, automotive, electronics & electrical and packaging industries in the global waterproof adhesives and sealants market. Silicone being the water and moisture resistant polymers are the appropriate and majorly used chemistry for waterproof adhesive and sealant products. The main advantage of silicone over other chemistries is their long term performance and strong adhesion
"Asia-Pacific is the fastest-growing market of waterproof adhesives and sealants"
Asia-Pacific is estimated to be the fastest-growing market for waterproof adhesives and sealants market. The growth of the market in the region is attributed to expansion of production capacity, high demand for end-use products, and others. On the other hand, the matured markets of North America and Europe would not witness growth as high as that of Asia-Pacific or RoW. These markets are saturated and do not possess any domestic demand. Therefore, the manufacturing units in these two regions are closing only to expand in the emerging markets of the Asia-Pacific region. With the recent development activities by key players in the Asia-Pacific region; the demand for waterproof adhesives and sealants in this region is projected to register the highest CAGR between 2015 and 2020.
This study has been validated through primaries conducted with various industry experts globally. These primary sources have been divided under three categories: By Company Type; By Designation; and By Region.
By Company Type- Tier 1- 25%, Tier 2- 12%, and Tier 3- 63%
By Designation- C Level- 12%, Director Level- 38%, and Others- 50%
By Region- North America- 25%, Europe- 12%, Asia-Pacific- 50%, and RoW- 13%
The report also provides company profiles and competitive strategies adopted by the major market players such as The 3M Company (U.S.), Huntsman Corporation (U.S.), Bostik S.A. (France), Dow Corning (U.S.), H.B. Fuller (U.S.), Henkel AG & Company (Germany), Mapei (Italy), and Sika AG (Switzerland) among others.
The report will help the market leaders/new entrants in this market in the following ways:
1. This report segments the waterproof adhesives and sealants market comprehensively and provide the closest approximations of the revenue for the overall market and the sub segments across the different verticals and regions.
2. The report helps stakeholders to understand the pulse of the market and provides them information on key market drivers, restraints, and opportunities.
3. This report will help stakeholders to better understand the competitor and gain more insights about the business. The competitive landscape section includes competitor ecosystem, new product developments, partnerships, and mergers & acquisitions.
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