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Salt therapy at our Salt Caves replicates the natural microclimate prevalent in salt caves and mines in a controlled atmosphere. Salt Halo Therapy provides a pleasant experience, as the environment is extremely relaxing and similar to a spa, our Salt Caves are equipped with a halo generator which ensures a constant supply of clean dry air saturated with particles of sodium chloride.
The most prominent symptom of emphysema is difficulty in breathing which gets worse with the passage of time. Other symptoms include loose cough and tightness of chest. Another type of emphysema is subcutaneous emphysema which occurs when gas or air is present in the subcutaneous layer of the skin. Emphysema symptoms include sore throat, neck pain, and difficulty in swallowing, wheezing and difficulty in breathing. Anticholinergics, bronchodilators, steroid medication (inhaled or oral), and supplemental oxygen are used to treat the disease. However, many of these medications have harmful side effects. If you are suffering from emphysema symptoms, contact us today and we will help you feel better again.


As a founding member of Thirty Circles, Robyn brings an unbridled eye for design & an incredibly organized outlook to every project. Through rigorous user research & attention to detail, she makes sure everything gets done on time & is up to par. Depending on project specific needs, she wears the various hats of Art Director, Project Manager, & User Experience Researcher. Detailed lists, workflows & organized workspaces are what make her tic.
The other founding half of Thirty Circles, Keenan is a never ending fountain of ideas & always has his eyes set on the future. His combined experience in digital design, laser cutting, & fabrication ensure a well rounded approach to every project. From concept to execution, he leads the design & creation of our projects, operating as our Art Director, Lead Designer, & Lead Fabricator. Balanced design, intricate geometry, & immersive environments drive his work.
As a core member of Thirty Circles, Daniel brings an unmatched ability to view solutions & alternative executions to every project. He incorporates his contagiously fun tinkering to provide outside the box solutions to help us integrate all interactive & electronic components in our work. As our resident LED Technician & Concept Creator, he is a large part of what makes our work fun & visually engaging. You'll find him in a garage full of silly gadgets, toys & LED contraptions.


Preeti Panchang, MD provides comprehensive evaluations of nerve, muscle, and bone functions by addressing injuries or illnesses that impact a person's daily activities. Dr. Panchang works in concert with primary care physicians and specialists to create an individualized medical care plan for each person.
We have always had the best experience with Dr Panchang she is the most amazing Dr and really relates to the patients individually!!
Excellent in every way, from receptionist to the Doctor!
I think the provider and help there done a good job. I think the, Valley Health needs to improve their how they're treating people when they take them out of one hospital and put them in another one. Where they don't service that and then so forth. I think everything falls back on Valley Health.
My only complaint is that I used to be able to get this same treatment in Woodstock, which was easy and coinvent. Now I have to go to Winchester and that is not coinvent, 90 mile round trip 4 times rather than 1 mile to Shenandoah Memorial. Also, at Woodstock I would not have had to wait to see a new doctor and would have completed the injections before I got first appointment in Winchester.
The staff was above excellent. The doctor was above excellent. Everything went smoothly, and I would definitely recommend everyone going to that office. From the minute I walked into the door until I left everyone was above all respectful and most friendly.
I feel that I am now on a path that will alleviate many of the issues with which I have been living for the past nine months!
will see what good happens.
Dr Panchang demonstrated much empathy and compassion to me.
I deal with this staff regularly for my job, and they are a joy to deal with. Being a patient was equally an excellent experience.
The office was very clean and very nice, but it was difficult to locate as I was comparing the name of it with the name it was in Winchester, and the suite number was not correct. So clarification should happen. Thank you.
I couldn't find the office and a nice security person (gal) walked me directly there. Soo nice and helpful??
I have been in severe pain and have no relief. They have referred me to Pain Management.
Everything went, seemed to be fine. All I got to say.
Punctual,caring staff. Dr. Panchang was a delight and very professional. Highly recommend.
Doctor Panchang,is a wonderful doctor I'm so glad she was recommended to me,she treats you with respect and listens to what you have to say.


Though not a descendant of a Confederate veterans, I recently attended a Sons of Confederate Veterans rally. I respect the work the group is doing in preserving American heritage, because the current hysterical attack on Confederate monuments is really an attack on American heritage.
And the protesters who there protesting the Sons of Confederate Veterans provided an education themselves! What is it they really want?
Blog entry by Allan Wall, published March 16th, 2018, on VDARE.COM.
NOTE: The title is not really accurate. It reads "Allan Wall Attends First Sons of Confederate Veterans Rally, Is Chanted At By Masked Protesters". In the first place, most of the protesters were not masked, though some were. In the second place, the protesters weren't "chanting" at me. It's possible a few times something was specifically yelled at me. But not chanting.
The eighth paragraph (beginning "Right across the road…") reads "Right across the road was a noisy, raucous group of protesters (many of them masked….". Actually, some of them were masked, but not "many".
These are errors resulting from the editing process. Since this is my website, I point them out here in the interests of greater accuracy.


Claire came to Contemporary as an Assistant to fulfill her dream to become a successful hairdresser in the industry and she has achieved just that. Claire is now an established Stylist in the salon and leads the company's Artistic Team as Creative Director. Claire is in demand within the industry working for L'Oreal, behind the scenes at London Fashion week, supporting the company Directors on the company's window campaign shoots, delivering hair trends to the company and regularly traveling to London to work on shows within the industry. Claire also delivers training in the salon to new and future stylists in both the Contemporary Classics and Creative Hairdressing!
Laura has been hairdressing for 15 years. She loves all aspects of hairdressing in both classic and creative work and is highly passionate about educating others. Laura is the in salon Educator and is part of the Contemporary Artistic team where she supports the company Directors in the company's annual window campaign shoot and award entries. Laura regularly works for L'Oreal and is in demand at high calibre events in the industry, including London Fashion Week! Her long term goal is to get more involved in editorial and session styling within the industry!


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Biografia
È morto nel dicembre 2020, all'età di 77 anni all'ospedale "Cardinal Massaia" di Asti, dove era ricoverato dal 22 novembre dopo aver contratto la COVID-19.

Caratteristiche tecniche
Era un centrocampista interno, di buona tecnica, dinamicità e intelligenza tattica, ma poco continuo.

Carriera
Cresciuto nelle giovanili della Juventus, esordisce in Serie A con i bianconeri il dicembre 1962, in occasione del pareggio esterno con il Palermo. Disputa tre stagioni coi torinesi, senza riuscire a imporsi come titolare fisso, quindi disputa la stagione 1965-1966 in prestito alla Lazio, dove realizza le sue prime tre reti in massima serie, risultando il terzo marcatore in campionato dei capitolini dopo Vito D'Amato e Nicola Ciccolo.

Rientrato alla Juventus nell'estate 1966, disputa 10 incontri nella stagione che vede la vittoria del 13º scudetto dei bianconeri, mentre le presenze aumentano nella stagione successive, dove scende in campo in 25 occasioni, per ridiscendere a 14 la stagione successiva.

Nell'estate 1969 vien quindi ceduto all'Atalanta, appena retrocessa in Serie B. Con i nerazzurri disputa da titolare due stagioni in cadetteria, contribuendo attivamente, con 7 reti messe a segno, al secondo posto nel campionato 1970-1971 e alla relativa promozione. Resta a Bergamo per altre due stagioni di massima serie (la prima da titolare, la seconda da riserva e conclusa con la retrocessione), per poi passare alla Reggiana in cui milita in Serie B dal 1973 al 1976, anno della retrocessione degli emiliani in Serie C, per poi chiudere la carriera agonistica ad alto livello.

In carriera ha totalizzato complessivamente 138 presenze e 6 reti in Serie A e 135 presenze e 17 reti in Serie B.

Conclusa la carriera agonistica ha intrapreso quella di allenatore, guidando in prevalenza formazioni delle serie minori del Nord-Ovest.

Palmarès

Giocatore

Club

Competizioni nazionali

Juventus: 1964-1965

Juventus: 1966-1967

Competizioni internazionali

Juventus: 1963

Nazionale

Napoli 1963

Allenatore

Imperia: 1980-1981 (girone A)

Pro Vercelli: 1983-1984 (girone A)

Note

Bibliografia

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Morti per la pandemia di COVID-19

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Most eminent dancer in the domain of classical kathak dance, with the long list of solo participation in many reputed stage of India and abroad which are full house enthralled audience and assertion from connoisseurs and stalwarts of Indian classical dance. All her kathak performances display more than half a dozen unique high energetic classical compositions, which have intricately woven the classical elements of pure kathak expresses the very soul of Indian feeling and thought.
She evolved Classical ghunghroo vadan \ footbell Instrumental music recital. For the first time in history, she brings solo Instrumental ghunghroo recital to the stage which focuses solely on instrumental footwork in classical manner.
She evolved unique style of classical Sufiana kathak dance the poetic tradition (Hazrat Amir Khusaro,Baba Bulla etc) within dance, very much alive, an amazing bounty of sacred and mystical poetry from the Sufi and saint traditions in the technique of Kathak.
She evolved unique style of classical Divine kathak dance focused on Bhajans of Meera, Surdas, Kabir, Ras Khan and Tulsidas etc with highly rhythmic, melodic and harmonic elements. The synchronization of song and dance imparts a magical quality to her divine kathak. With a creative touch she wove in traditional talas and body movements into songs which give them a different flavour and also made her dance unique and highly energetic.
V. Anuradha Singh, Kathak exponent, is one of the most eminent and compelling dancers of India today, belongs to Raigarh Gharana. She is a distinguished and highly energetic solo kathak exponent of India (Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal).
She got Master's degree in kathak dance with Merit (Gold-medal) from Indira Kala Sangeet University, dist. Khairagarh, Chhatisgarh state. She got scholarship & fellowship in Kathak dance from M.P. Govt. for 4 years and trained under the guidance of late Pt. Durgalalji (Jaipur Gharana), Late Pt. Kartikramji and Pt. Ramlalji (Raigarh Gharana) in Guru Shishya Parampara at Chakrdhar Nritya Kendra Bhopal M.P.


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Code B is the second solo studio album by German musician Bela B. It was released on 2 October 2009.

Track listing

"Der Wahrheit" is the 14th and final track on the album. The song is known by three names:
 On the album cover: "Der Wahrheit" (The truth; possibly genitive: Of the truth). The song title comes from the line Ich will euch von der Wahrheit erzählen (I want to tell you about the truth).
 The announcement on Bela B's website: "The Wahrheit" (The truth)
 The German normal feminine article for Wahrheit (truth): "Die Wahrheit" (The truth)

There is a hidden track before Rockula that can be heard by rewinding to -1:00. This track is a recording of Lee Hazlewood speaking about his collaboration with Bela B on Das erste Lied des Tages from the album Bingo.

Singles
2009: "Altes Arschloch Liebe"
2009: "Schwarz/Weiss"
2010: "Liebe und Benzin"
2010: "In diesem Leben" (feat. Chris Spedding)

Personnel
Bela B – vocals, drums, guitars, samples

Los Helmstedt:
Olsen Involtini – guitars, keyboards, samples, backup vocals
Wayne Jackson – guitars, glockenspiel, ukulele, pedal steel, samples, backup vocals
Holly Burnette – bass, double bass
Lula – backup vocals
Paule – backup vocals
Danny Young – narration ("Bobotanz")

Guests:
Chris Spedding – guitar ("In diesem Leben nicht", "Ninjababypowpow")
Marcel Eger – additional vocals ("Schwarz/Weiß")
Emmanuelle Seigner – additional vocals ("Liebe und Benzin")
Alessandro Alessandroni – additional vocals, various instruments ("Der Wahrheit")
Sisters Ramadani – chor voices ("Liebe und Benzin")
Christian Ketchmer – cello ("Dein Schlaflied")
Jerome Bugon – horns ("Liebe und Benzin")
Sascha Moser – edits
Lars Meier – violin

Sources
Official homepage/music (archived)

2009 albums
Bela B. albums


In January of 1995, Michael A. Pyle founded Michael A. Pyle, P.A., the predecessor of Pyle & Dellinger, PL. Before that, he practiced law for another local firm for 13 years. Michael A. Pyle practices estate planning, probate, guardianship, real estate, and elder law in Daytona Beach, Florida. He is Board Certified by the Florida Bar in the area of Real Estate. He is a member of the Executive Council of the Real Property Probate and Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar, serves on the Probate and Guardianship Forms Committee, and previously served as Chair of the Real Property Forms Committee. He is a Past President and prior Board Member of the Academy of Florida Elder Law Attorneys. He is a member of the Board of Directors and Trustees for Attorneys Title Insurance Fund, and was Chairman of the Board for the year 2001-2002.


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Q: Display each bit in a char C++ I want to display each bit in a char. This however does not work :
    char flags = byteFromFile();
    for( int i = 0; i < 8; i++ ){
        int tmp = ( flags >> i ) & 0x2;
        cout << tmp;
    }
    cout << endl;

What's wrong with this code?
I get only zeros but the byte has a value of 3 ( I looked it up with a debugger ).

A: If you want to display bit, you should do & 0x1 rather than & 0x2 - after all, your result should be either zero or one.

A: There are couple of problems in your code.

*

*You are using & 0x2 instead of & 0x1.

*You are printing the least significant bit first.

The following should fix both.
#include <iostream>

int main(int argc, char** argv)
{
    unsigned char flags = argv[1][0];
    for (int i = 7; i >= 0; --i)
    {
        std::cout << ((flags >> i) & 0x1);
    }
    std::cout << '\n';
}

A: There are several problems with your code, but I had to construct my own testcase to find them. Next time, please do this yourself. In particular, you reference an unknown function byteFromFile().
Fixed version:
#include <iostream>

int main()
{
    const unsigned char flags = 0x03;

    for (size_t i = 0; i < 8; i++)
        std::cout << ((flags >> i) & 0x1);

    std::cout << '\n';
}

You were ANDing the wrong value, plus you really want the input to be unsigned char.
Still, if you really want to do this properly, look into std::bitset which absolves you from needing to mess around with loops and shifting.

A: Try the following
#include <iostream>
#include <climits>

int main()
{
    char c = 'A';

    for ( size_t i = CHAR_BIT; i != 0; --i )
    {
        std::cout << ( ( unsigned char )c >> ( i - 1 ) & 1 );
    }
    std::cout << std::endl;

    return 0;
}

The output is
01000001

It corresponds to ASCII code 65 of 'A'.

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We have published the latest funding allocation figures for all tertiary education organisations (TEOs) that we invest in.
We invest almost $3 billion into tertiary education each year, and fund about 700 TEOs. The All Grants Provider Funding Allocation Spreadsheet shows a breakdown of where that money was invested and how it was allocated across different funding streams.
The funding allocation spreadsheet contains information on the investment we made into the tertiary education sector for the 2015 and 2016 calendar years. It also shows the funding allocated for the 2017 calendar year.
You can access the funding allocation spreadsheet on the funding allocations page.


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Season 17.0
Florida Great Room
Mark and Lori Glassman and their young son moved into a newly built house in a tropical Ft. Lauderdale suburb. The Glassmans love the lakeside community setting and the spacious floor plan that nicely accommodates their growing family. Since it is a larger home than they're used to, the Glassmans are now faced with the challenge of filling the space. The couple wants to create a homey and inviting atmosphere in their main living area. They have turned to Designers' Challenge in the hopes that one of our design experts can help them make their new house feel more like home.
Contemporary, Fun Living Room
Dr. Brian Levine is an ER physician who has been so busy taking care of other people through the years; he never has time to take care of himself. His modern-style townhouse is largely barren, with mostly hand-me-down furniture. Levine hopes to transform his living room by bringing some contemporary class to the design, but keeping the environment fun and relaxed.
Windy City Sunroom
A few months ago, Mike and Jody Munro and their four young children moved into their dream house in a quiet Chicago neighborhood. Since the Munros lived in Europe for several years, the Old World charm of their 100-year-old home is very appealing to them. However, their formal living room and adjoining sunroom are drab, and the furniture is mismatched. They are hoping one of the designers can transform these rooms so that their dream house will feel more like home.
Southern-Style Family Room
Having recently moved to Memphis, Sylvia and Steve Richey are ready to renovate the family room in their English country-style home. The couple would like to update the dark room so that they can use it for reading, relaxing and holiday gatherings. They hope that the design experts will showcase this grand room in true Southern tradition.
Ultimate Media Room
Not long ago, Ted and Michele Garcia and their two young children moved into a wonderful Spanish-style home with panoramic city views. The family loves the open and spacious downstairs floor that includes a mini kitchen, making it the perfect spot for entertaining. However, this large room is outdated and not being used to its full potential. The couple hopes professional designers can help them transform this space into the ultimate hangout.
Relaxing Master Bathroom
Four years ago, Sofia and Drew DeFerrari moved into their 1970s North Palm Beach home. The couple loves the proximity of their south Florida locale to the ocean and plan to remain here for many years. Now with two small children, the DeFerrais are ready to create a relaxing place where they can escape the stresses of the day. They would like to find a designer that will enlarge and update their master bathroom and its adjoining closet.
Historic Chicago Kitchen
Six years ago, Brian and Mary Longe purchased a unique, vintage apartment in an historic building of downtown Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood. The 3000-square-foot apartment has its original floor plan, which features a butler's pantry and two smaller maid's rooms off the kitchen. Brian and Mary love the charm of the apartment though they have always felt the kitchen could use some updating. Mary has enjoyed decorating the apartment herself, but she now has a 6-month-old daughter. The homeowners are turning to the experts in hopes that one of them can help them remodel their kitchen.
Victorian Parlor and Library
After purchasing a historic 1905 home in Atlanta, Jennifer Murray and Marc Dobiecki have dreamed of restoring the property. To set the tone for the rest of the home, they want to begin with the formal parlor and adjoining library. Although they plan on doing most of the work themselves, they're looking for a designer that will bring a Victorian elegance to the rooms.
Art Deco Living Space
Michelle and Jack Schneider live in a charming Hawaiian house with enviable views. However, the interior is a shabby frame for the beautiful tropical setting. They'd like to renovate the living room, dining room and entry area to take full advantage of the spectacular views.
Traditional Living Areas
Eight years ago, Cathy and Barry Pearlman moved into their Mediterranean-style home. They love their location in Northridge, Calif., but are not satisfied with the interior style of the home. Two years ago, the Pearlmans contemplated moving out of their house, but instead opted to redesign a couple of rooms incorporating a traditional style. The results pleased the Pearlmans so much that they are now ready to move on to the living and dining rooms and foyer.
Fun, Eclectic Game Rooms
As Ann and Tim Simon and their two children were searching for a home in San Francisco, an incredible opportunity arose. A 7,000 square foot, historic Victorian became available in the heart of the city. For the past 30 years, the mansion had been used as a series of law offices, but the Simon family couldn't resist the opportunity. With so many rooms to play with in terms of design, they came up with the idea to create three separate game rooms—one for the adults, one for their teenage son and his friends and one for their baby daughter. They're looking for a design expert that will create relaxing rooms filled with character and charm.
Montana-Inspired Game Room
Head to Annapolis, Md., where Cassie and Richard Amos plan to turn their big empty basement into what they've already dubbed the "Montana Bed and Saloon." Originally from Montana, Cassie misses the wide open spaces and wants a lodge-style game room. They're looking for a designer that will import the rustic, country feel of the West to the eastern seaboard.
Playful Family Room
Avid golfers Jamie Waldron and Jim Lamatrice live in a newly-developed golf course community in Las Vegas. Their family room overlooks the pool and patio, and they would like to open up the room to the outdoors. In addition, they're hoping to incorporate a playful atmosphere, complete with their own video poker games and a large-screen TV.
Christina on the Coast
Holmes and Holmes

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Dixon, Kelly & Dennis Team Up For Bathurst With R-Motorsport
Castrol livery for the team's #76 Asotn
R‑Motorsport will field two Aston Martin Vantage GT3s in the 2020 Bathurst 12 Hours. The first of the team's two line-ups feature this year's 12 Hour pole-winner Jake Dennis alongside Supercars star Rick Kelly and IndyCar stalwart Scott Dixon.
The team has also revealed the livery for their car, the #62 will feature Castrol branding for the race, which opens the Intercontinental GT Challenge season.
"I have never raced at Bathurst before, but I've watched races at the Mount Panorama Circuit back when I was a teenager," Dixon, a former driver in Ford's factory GTE/GTLM programme said. "What I like most about the circuit is the high commitment, especially across the top, the high-speed passages and then down the chase and all the way to the last corner. It's much like a street course with the concrete walls and the very confined spots. You need an extremely good flow.
"I've done GT racing as such with the four Le Mans 24 hours races and other endurance events, but never GT3. I love doing the long-distance races. It complements quite well with the IndyCar series at the moment to do Daytona 24h and Sebring 12h, but also Petit Le Mans, which was the first endurance race I did back in 1999.
"I know Rick Kelly from my years racing in Australia and I also teamed up with his brother to do the Gold Coast races back in 2010. Rick is a great guy. I haven't had the opportunity to meet Jake Dennis yet, but I'm looking forward to meeting him. I've heard that he's super fast and very good. My expectations for the 12 hours: with the calibre of the team and the drivers that I am joining we've got to go in with the mindset of we're going to be successful.
"I know it's always difficult with the Balance of Performance and how each car is categorised. I just hope I can get up to speed quick enough and be a good addition to what is going to be a very strong team. I'm really looking forward to it and it's really nice to get back to Australia."
Rick Kelly, R-Motorsport's second new entrant, is a veteran at the Mount Panorama circuit where he has already contested the 1000-kilometre Australian Supercars race 18 times, winning it twice and winning the Supercars title in 2006.
"I couldn't be more excited to be heading back to the Bathurst 12H and to be joining the R-Motorsport Team in the Aston Martin. Since my last 12h campaign in 2016 I have been keeping a close eye on the event with a keen eye to returning," Kelly said.
"I have been working the R Motorsport Team in the background for several months now to piece this project together and they have been a real pleasure to work with, so I'm really looking forward to being a part of their team at the event.
"Getting the chance to visit Portugal and test the Aston is a real thrill, especially having the chance to share the car with Scott and Jake, two world-class talents that will be a great asset to us as we piece together our attack on the mountain early next year. I had to pinch myself when I saw the Aston for the first time with all 3 of our names above the door."
Dennis, who stormed to pole and scored a podium at the event earlier this year with R-Motorsport, driving the previous generation of Vantage GT3, is excited to return to Mount Panorama with the Swiss team again in 2020.
"My favourite part of the track has to be the mountain section," he said. "The flow from corner to corner is just perfect, the walls being so close and the speed we take them is sensational. The first few laps you do at the start of the weekend are very daunting. But when you attack them for qualifying you have to put all that aside and just go for it. Skyline is probably the most challenging corner. The car becomes super-light over the crest and if you overcook it on the entry the rear wheels come off the ground it feels like. So getting the balance is very difficult."
"My memories from last year are mixed. The podium was good but I was super disappointed to lose out on the win with 10 mins to go. But if someone said to us at the start of the weekend that we would finish P2 with 3 rookies I would have taken it any day of the week. Having two experienced guys with me in the car is amazing and overwhelming. I can't wait to start working with them and learn things off them. It's a strong line-up and I'm very excited to get things started there."
The driver pairing of the team's second Vantage will be announced at a later date.
Featured image courtesy of R-Motorsport
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by Richard Williams on July 10, 2019
The first time I saw Christian Lillinger, with a trio called Hyperactive Kid at Berlin's X Jazz festival a few years ago, I found it impossible to take him seriously. It was as if some New Romantic poseur had decided to become a free-jazz drummer for the night. The hair, the gestures: they got in the way of listening. Then I saw him a few more times, and it became impossible not to take him very seriously indeed. Not to think of him, in fact, as one of the most interesting musicians working in Europe today.
He has a septet called Grund: two saxophones (Toby Delius and Wanja Slavin or Pierre Borel), vibes (Christopher Dell), piano (Achim Kaufmann) and two basses (Jonas Westergaard and Robert Landfermann). If you don't know the names of his sidemen, you should; they're all exceptional improvisers. What makes the music so distinctive, however, is Lillinger's composing. Imagine something Andrew Hill might be doing today and you might get an idea: knotty but satisfying themes, surprising structures, brilliant interplay. When I saw them at the Jazz Kollektiv festival in Berlin a year after the Hyperactive Kid gig, it was one of those sets I never wanted to stop. (Another comparison might be with those intense but brilliantly organised quintet and septet sides Cecil Taylor recorded for Impulse in 1961: "Pots", "Bulbs" and "Mixed".)
Then, another year later, I saw Lillinger in two more groups: the quartet Amok Amor (with Slavin, the trumpeter Peter Evans and the bassist Petter Eldh) at the Vortex in London and a trio called Punkt.Vrt.Plastik, with Eldh and the pianist Kaja Draksler, at Jazzfest Berlin. In both cases the music was of phenomenally high quality and gave me the chance to appreciate the breathtaking detail of Lillinger's playing. He is indeed hyperactive, flying around a kit that includes many auxiliary percussive devices with extraordinary deftness and precision, seldom settling on a pattern for more than a few seconds. But once your ears are attuned, they can discern the incredible responsiveness and egoless interaction he brings to the music.
His new album, Open Forms for Society, is something different: a series of 13 densely woven compositions and five improvisations for a group featuring Dell, Draksler, Landfermann and Eldh, plus Lucy Railton on cello, Antonis Anissegos on piano, Elias Stemeseder on piano and synthesiser, and Roland Neffe on tuned percussion. Again, these are all remarkable musicians, perfect for Lillinger's seamless blend of composition and improvisation, so beautifully integrated — in a form of musical quilting — that you can't tell where one bleeds into the other.
There are beautiful textures and unexpected juxtapositions of timbre, fragments of melody left hanging in space, sudden bursts of shuffling momentum, abrupt silences, a sense of alertness and inquiry in every ting, squiggle, sigh and shuffle. It's not easy music, but neither it is at all forbidding: pieces like "Titan" and "Lakat" are disciplined essays in dramatic tension, creating grooves for a world that hasn't yet quite come into existence.
* Grund's albums are on the Pirouet, Clean Feed and Plaist labels. Albums by Amok Amor and Punkt.Vrt.Plastik are on the Intakt label. Open Form for Society is on Plaist. The photograph of Christian Lillinger was taken in Berlin in 2017 by Camille Blake; more of her work can be found at http://www.camille-blake.com.
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Lillinger is indeed a kinetic character, yet is also capable of tasteful restraint and excelling in a supporting role, as he did at JazzFest Berlin 2012, in a concert celebrating the music of Jutta Hipp, He was in the company of Rolf Kuhn, Joe Lovano, Julia Hulsmann and Greg Cohen, collectively comprising an exemplary German-American one-off spanning generations as well as geography. The process of their rehearsal was fascinating to observe: seasoned players working together for the first time with a repertoire not their own, emerging with a thoughtful game plan which respected the compositions while also letting each and every player sound heartfully like him- or herself. Lillinger's dynamics may have gravitated to a lower level in that context, but his presence and the intensity of his contribution to the ensemble did not. Thanks for the update on his work.
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Richard, the observation of the "young" Lillinger parallels the view of German movie goers.
Some of us were reminded of certain gestures by German actor Klaus Kinski (1926-1991)
of Werner Herzog fame ("Fitzcarraldo"). Lillinger has dropped this all together.


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Gary Busey Charged for Two Counts of Criminal Sexual Contact in New Jersey
Gary Busey is facing four charges, including two counts of criminal sexual contact in the fourth degree, by the police department of Cherry Hill, N.J. The actor was visiting the town during the weekend of Aug. 12 to Aug. 14 to attend the Monster-Mania Convention at the Doubletree Hotel.
During the time of the convention, Cherry Hill police responded to a report of a sex offense at the Doubletree Hotel. After investigating the incident, detectives charged the 78-year-old actor on four offenses: two counts of criminal sexual contact in the fourth degree, one count of attempting criminal sexual contact in the fourth degree and one disorderly conduct count of harassment. The Cherry Hill Police Department has declined to provide further details regarding the incident at this time.
In a press release distributed on Saturday afternoon, Cherry Hill Police maintained that the investigation around Busey and the incident remain ongoing.
Busey was booked as a guest for Monster-Mania, a horror-themed, fan-fueled event that runs out of Cherry Hill semi-annually. The actor corresponded with attendees throughout the weekend, appearing in several photographs shared by fans on social media. According to the convention's resources, the actor was listed as an attendant of the Autograph Room, along with other actors like Ralph Macchio, Tom Skerritt and Veronica Cartwright. Busey has appeared at Monster-Mania in prior editions of the convention.
It remains unclear whether Busey, a legal resident of Malibu, Calif., remains in New Jersey a week after the convention.
Representatives for Busey were not immediately available for comment.
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Anya Taylor-Joy reveals she was 'bullied' in school for her 'looks'
By Stefani Munro | Nov 17, 2022
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Netflix's The Queen's Gambit made Anya Taylor-Joy a household name and a highly sought-after actress in the industry. But life was not always so easy for the ethereal beauty, as she revealed on The Drew Barrymore show this week.
The 26-year-old Elvin beauty, who is plugging her film The Menu with Ralph Fiennes, said that as a child, she was criticized for her looks: she is slender and 5ft8in so Anya tends to attract the eye.
The conversation began when host Drew Barrymore said, "I heard you weren't always embraced at school."
To which Anya responded, "I was very, very lucky with my parents because when I was bullied for my looks my mom always said you look at the inside of somebody."
"You look at the inside of somebody you don't look at class, you don't look at anything like that." Before proceeding to give her mom a shout out.
"You don't look at what they do for a job, it's just do you like that person's heart? And I really have to give a big shout-out to my mom for that because it was really helpful."


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I don't care what your character sheet says, you can't invent a cell phone in this setting.
Due to some unforeseen circumstances, we had to cancel our weekly game this past Saturday. Am I a masochist if I say I miss having 4 campaigns because I never had a weekend without D&D? Do I really need to add another group? These are the questions that haunt me.
Anyway, I've been replaying Dark Souls recently, and it's had me thinking about my first gaming group, the guy who convinced me to be a DM, and how much of that game he ripped off to put into his campaigns. He wasn't my very first dungeon master, but he ran some of the best games I've ever played in and taught me a lot about building a world and a story.
Plus, he's getting married in about a month, and I'm supposed to read at the wedding. So I've definitely been thinking about him.
I met Murassa (that's not his real name, of course) through a theater fraternity I joined in college. I wasn't really a theater kid, but the group had good cohesion and just the right amount of nerdiness. I joined up with the campus's improv comedy team and wormed my way into the theater world.
Murassa wasn't a member of the fraternity, but a bit on the fringe. He was one of those older guys who hang around college towns to get that "youthful energy" or something. The college I went to was located in a small town, so a lot of folks graduated from the college and became "townies", hanging around into their 30s.
A typical representation of a college experience: sleeping, making out, and somebody trying to actually teach
Being on the fringe of a large theater group gave Murassa access to actors, and he weeded out the nerdiest of them to join his story-based role-playing games. After a particularly vigorous role in a short play put on by the fraternity, I was asked to join his group. My first character (being a musician) was a bard, and probably the most stereotypical bard possible. Elf? Check. Ladies' man? Check. Thinks he's better than everyone else? Double check.
Side note, the character did get better, after a while. His arc is actually really cool... that might be a topic for a future Old News article.
I played under a few different dungeon masters (including Murassa) in several campaigns before we started the "Dark Souls" campaign.
The campaign was very well structured. The first game was four of us playing the Knights of Gwyn (all names slightly modified, of course). The second game started the true campaign, where our characters tried to figure out what had happened in the first game. Also, there were about 20 of us under two DMs - the homebrew system we were using allowed for much more story-based play and streamlined combat.
We played quite a while with those characters, slowly ramping up to us saving the country. Of course, after that, we started our third campaign with the children of our previous characters (and some orphans we had found along the way) to go and save the world.
About that time, I was becoming more and more interested in running something of my own. Murassa saw this, and slowly started letting me see behind the curtain. I read through his game notes after the campaign, we played Dark Souls together to see his sources of inspiration, and he had me help him test and adjust his homebrew system.
When we started a new world, I jumped at the chance to run a few games. Looking back, those games were bad. No way around it. I made every DM mistake I could. In the end, I was able to keep running, but he paired me with a more experienced DM to help out.
Finally, a year after I had graduated, I moved out of the college town we were playing in. It was rough. I travelled back and forth each weekend for a while, but soon I faded away. However, the group is still going strong (they've switched to D&D 5e now), and Murassa has kept in touch.
Another side note: I'm definitely the type of person who gets really into whatever I'm doing, so much that I often forget to reach out to old friends and talk to them. It's nice when people remind me that they exist!
I don't think your fireball spell has that kind of range... unless your companions don't mind exploding
We've kept talking, and traded ideas and advice about DM'ing and worldbuilding. I still think that the guy writes epic fantasy better than I do, I've always had trouble making "saving the world" into a feasible character-based storyline. It's definitely something I'm still working on, though, because I really enjoy that kind of story and I want to be able to tell it.
Obviously, I can talk at length about what Murassa did for me, but the fact is that he was a great Dungeon Mentor for a few reasons. And if you are looking for someone who can train you in the ways of Dungeon Mastery, There's some qualities I'd recommend.
First off, Murassa was well-versed in storytelling, themes, and philosophy. I don't think that it was specifically his intelligence that made him a good mentor, though. It was that he had worked hard to study and understand people. How did they express ideas? What made a story satisfying to them? What did they believe, and how did they express it? What made them tick?
Now, nobody's perfect, and at times he would use this understanding for his own gains. He was occasionally a bit of a manipulative jerk. But that same skillset allowed him to understand what I needed, when I was ready to learn, and how best to teach me. And it allowed him to run better games, since he could essentially predict how his players would react to each event in his storyline.
A lot of OSR gamers decry premeditated storylines, since they feel that it removes player agency. But if you offer your players a choice and know what their decision will be, you can craft a powerful narrative while still maintaining the illusion of choice. And even when you're not right in your prediction, the character going against their usual path is still a powerful story.
And after the Arcane Crusher, have them go through the Hallway of Too Many Spiders
Another quality Murassa held was that he was willing to teach, even while holding himself and others to a high standard of quality. I remember meeting with him after each session I ran, and going over what had gone right, what had gone wrong, and how to carry forward. He always demanded a lot of me, and guided me when I wasn't able to do things myself.
It may sound unusual, but I learned as much from when he told me what to do as when I wrote my own material. It was a lot like learning to run games by reading pre-made modules, except the modules were custom-made to my game and emphasized the things I needed to learn. It was great.
The last thing that was great about Murassa's mentorship is that he encouraged (and sometimes forced) me to step outside of the gaming sphere and learn about the world. Obviously, he had me sit and play Dark Souls, but we also discussed all the philosophy and gaming topics that we could. One summer, we played Castle Crashers with a couple other friends, and spent the game talking about the map design, tactical strategy, and using characters with varying skillsets to complete different challenges.
We even briefly had a small (but kind of successful!) card game company that gave us an opportunity to explore and discuss building mechanics from the inside out. To this day, writing up custom mechanics for non-combat scenarios remains one of my favorite parts of prepping a D&D game.
Give me a few minutes to chart this on the map... And somebody grab the Scrabble tiles
Now, Murassa had his flaws as well. I'm not trying to say he's perfect. But I believe that life doesn't wait for ideal conditions. I could have found another person to learn from, but I don't think they would have provided all the insight Murassa did. Also, this guy is intensely loyal to his friends. Not only does he still reach out to me, but when I was living in the same area as him, he would constantly stick up for me. He even used his powers of human understanding to desperately try to tell me when I was being stupid. And I was stupid quite a bit in college. Mostly about girls.
I think that the path to mastery is long, winding, and full of setbacks. I'm still not where I wish I could be, but I've gotten far enough to work on my own, at least. And in the end, I'm glad to have a friend who taught me a lot, who is still teaching me. Perhaps more than a friend? I don't know, college was weird.
So, if you are looking for someone to learn Dungeon Mastery from, I would recommend a person who:
Knows how to write a good story
Understands how people tick
Is willing to teach you
Is willing to criticize you
Pushes you to expand outside your comfort zone
Murassa did all those things and more for me. I'm intensely grateful to him, and doing a reading at his wedding is really the least I can do to show him how much he's made an impact in my life.
Just to be clear, Murassa is the one with a movement-centric build and humanity to spare, I'm the bumbling heavy who needs someone else to clear traps out for him.
Thanks, buddy. Praise the Sun!
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APA-Pretoria (South Africa) — South African Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa has encouraged South Africans to assist victims affected by Cyclone Idai in Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe – a month after the three countries were hit by the disaster.
APA-Pretoria (South Africa) — South Africa continues to help and respond to urgent needs of its neighbours following the humanitarian disaster left behind by Cyclone Idai in Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
APA-Lilongwe (Malawi) — The Irish government has allocated some €750,000 in response to the recent flooding in Malawi.
APA-Maputo (Mozambique) — The death toll in Mozambique from last month's deadly Cyclone Idai has reached 602 although authorities said on Sunday that it would be some time before the final tally from the violent storm is known, APA learnt here on Sunday.


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About SIASIC
Gender Centre
SGBV Database
Gender Center
Gender and International Criminal Justice
Sexual violations in International Criminal Law are being committed on an unprecedented level especially during armed conflict. Sexual violence should always be viewed in its proper context and as one example of the many gendered harms of armed conflict. More and more, national prosecution services are being called upon as key players in the fight against Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV). However, in both national and international jurisdictions, investigators and prosecutors must be careful not to exacerbate misconceptions about sexual violence through the approaches and strategies they adopt in sexual violence cases. It is not far from the truth that the prosecution of international and other complex crimes differ in key respects in the day-to-day work but both require dedicated expertise and specialized practical training.
The Gender Center at SIASIC
Women, peace and security is an issue that has raised a lot of international attention. The idea of the Gender Centre came from the emphasis by the Office of The Prosecutor at the ICTY on prosecution of SGBV through the experiences they encountered during the prosecution of the accused persons arising from the Balkans conflict. It became apparent that victims were being used to perpetrate the war through use of sexual violence.
Additionally, the Gender Centre not only focuses on SGBV during conflict but also focuses on the crimes that occur during peacetime. This has led to the development of a database that brings together organizations that deal with SGBV in various capacities into one resource tool.
Core functions of the Gender Centre
Focus on providing specialized training to prosecutors and investigators in dealing with SGBV – particularly collection and gathering of evidence, prosecuting sexual violence perpetrators and applying the available legal framework in conducting these prosecutions.
Conducting applied research in SGBV issues that result to various outputs such as capacity-building trainings, resource tools and policy papers.
ADVANCED TRAINING ON THE PROSECUTION OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMES: THEMATIC FOCUS ON SEXUAL VIOLENCE CRIMES
The training was held in the Strathmore University Auditorium from the 28th July – 3rd August 2016.
This advanced training course was a specialized program in international criminal law. The thematic focus was on integrating effective approaches to addressing conflict-related sexual violence crimes as a core part of prosecution work. The teaching faculty for the course was made up of senior international criminal justice practitioners with extensive experience in navigating the challenges inherent in cases involving international crimes and other complex criminal cases, including the specific challenges that apply to conflict-related sexual violence crimes.
It was organised by SIASIC with financial assistance from the Nuremberg Academy in Nuremberg, Germany. The course was tailored for Prosecutors and other legal practitioners working generally in domestic and international criminal law, and/or sexual and gender based violence.
The trainers were prosecutors from the Office of the Prosecutor in the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), including the former Chief Prosecutor, Dr Serge Brammertz, the former Deputy Chief Prosecutor, Ms Michelle Jarvis, Mr Douglas Stringer and Ms Lisa Biersay.
ADVANCED TRAINING ON THE PROSECUTION OF INTERNATIONAL CRIMES
The training was held in the Strathmore University Auditorium from the 27th – 31st July 2015.
It was organised by SIASIC with financial assistance from the Nuremberg Academy in Nuremberg, Germany and the Swiss Embassy, Kenya.
The trainers were prosecutors from the Office of the Prosecutor in the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), including the former Chief Prosecutor, Dr Serge Brammertz, Mr Douglas Stringer, Ms Lisa Biersay, and Mr Matthew Gillett.
The course curriculum and materials were developed by the trainers. The materials were modelled along a real life case scenario, with a fact pattern and evidence. This formed the basis for the practical sessions. The course materials also included excerpts from the Rome Statute and the elements of crimes for the lecture modules. The training was delivered through lectures, discussion groups and practical exercises. There was a total of 26 participants; 19 from Kenya, 4 from Zambia, 2 Nigeria and 1 from India.
3. SEXUAL & GENDER BASED VIOLENCE MODULE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE MASTER OF LAWS
The Gender Center was instrumental in the creation of a module to provide specialized training in the investigation and prosecution of crimes of sexual and gender based violence under the Strathmore Law School Master of Laws Program.
Topics covered under the module include legal framework under international and national law to address SGBV, the unique requirements and tools for investigating SGBV including victim interviewing skills and the use of forensic evidence, the use of SGBV in armed conflict as a weapon of war.
The module also focuses on social and legal biases in dealing with SGBV including psychology of SGBV crimes and gendered notions in the law and society, as well as human rights and the rule of law dimensions of sexuality and gender.
LAUNCH OF THE WHO IS WHO IN ADDRESSING SEXUAL & GENDER BASED VIOLENCE DATABASE
The Gender Centre in partnership with the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, has done a mapping out of actors in the field of Sexual & Gender Based Violence titled, "Who is Who in addressing Sexual and Gender Based Violence" in Eastern & Southern Africa.
The 2016 SIASIC conference on the investigation and prosecution of SGBV showed the high number of East African stakeholders involved in fighting SGBV, as well as the diversity of their nature and projects, but also highlighted the lack of coordination amongst them. Further, stakeholders acknowledged the need for improved awareness raising, prevention and accountability in East Africa and the African continent generally in this field.
Accordingly, the "Who is Who in addressing SGBV" serves as a comprehensive database of stakeholders in Eastern & Southern Africa to allow easy identification of actors, their activities as well as allow for networking. It seeks to bring stakeholders together to create synergies necessary for more efficient deliveries in the fight against Sexual & Gender Based Violence.
The database has mapped out 600 organizations in Eastern & Southern Africa that provide litigation, advocacy, legal aid, education, rehabilitation services among others in the field of SGBV.
The database which will be an online resource is set to be officially launched on 26 July 2018.
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Blockchain tech's multipurpose role in driving global advancement
With globalization progressing rapidly across all industries, let's look at how blockchain tech is implemented in global advancement worldwide.
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Since the advent of blockchain technology in 2008, we have seen an ongoing sense of fortune, and several industries have been, and still are, grateful participants. The enormous boom will undoubtedly cause many other businesses to come aboard this train and completely step up their operations.
Blockchain tech in the food industry will make the process of food production, distribution and storage completely transparent. The decentralized ledger system will provide easy access to vital information about the food product you are buying, from when it was grown to when it reached the market and how long it has been stored.
A study conducted by Walmart shows how the digitization of the food supply chain would reduce the risk of infected foods getting to consumers. Walmart partnered with IBM to develop a Hyperledger system to store all information about its two test products: mangos and pork. The result demonstrated a food system with increased fresh food and minimal waste. Frank Yiannis, vice president of food safety at Walmart, said the following about the study:
"With blockchain, you can do strategic removals, and let consumers and companies have confidence. We believe that enhanced traceability is good for other aspects of the food systems."
The traditional ballot system has existed and served its purpose for years, but it's safe to say it has outlived its time. The digital voting system was brought on some years back to replace the paper ballot style, but it isn't clear how it is safer, especially with lots of hackers on the prowl. So, how can blockchain technology help? Remember, the aim is to make the process as transparent and secure as possible.
With elliptical curve cryptography, voters can create two keys — private and public — to cast their votes. The public key is revealed to a verifier that certifies it, while the private key is registered anonymously and used to pass ballots and sign off during elections. Once this is done, anyone can determine if the signature is right or wrong using the public key. This is how blockchain can provide an easier and better way to vote.
Related: The promise and reality of blockchain's role in global elections
If there is any lesson to be learned from the 21st century and the six months of lockdown we've witnessed globally, it is the pace at which the world has gone digital. With many companies, researchers and individuals constantly looking to exchange information securely, blockchain adoption for data sharing is inevitable.
While the widely used methods of exchanging data are laden with many flaws, blockchain boasts of a tightly secure peer-to-peer exchange of information that is independent of a third party. For example, Ideaology, an open-source blockchain project on Ethereum, is a platform for entrepreneurs, engineers, artists and scientists to exchange, review and monetize ideas freely.
Medicine and pharmaceuticals
Up to $200 billion is lost annually due to fake drugs and other misdoings in the pharmaceutical industry. Blockchain technology can potentially revolutionize pharmacies the world over by taking over supply chains. The distributed ledger system is also well in line with the United States Food and Drug Administration's Drug Supply Chain Security Act requirements. Undoubtedly, it would significantly reduce the prevalence of substandard and counterfeit drugs, as every drug can be effectively monitored from production to the end stage.
Related: How blockchain will revolutionize healthcare
Cybersecurity breaches and attacks are as old as the internet, and we have borne witness to quite significant ones with billions of pieces of personal information and resources stolen. Most of these breaches are a result of human vulnerability to phishing. A blockchain system can help prevent these attacks using cryptography — a sophisticated security network that uses a set of algorithms to encrypt and decrypt data.
Certainly, blockchain has come to stay, and many industries have realized this. It will be exciting to see how more industries adopt the technology in the post-pandemic era.
Joshua Esan is a freelance writer and editor passionate about blockchain technology and the health industry. He is a fourth-year medical student and has worked with various companies and blogs since the blockchain revolution began.
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Be with us, and be with me, on this journey of deliberation, resolution, and healing.
Because no one should have to do this alone.
I can still feel a sense of loss.
There is a child that will never be.
Help me, and help us, to be at peace.
To feel whatever it is we need to.
Knowing that this decision makes a different future possible.
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Dragon Age III's Gaider On The Impracticality Of Sexism
Lots Of Reasons Why
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All this talk of sexism isn't going away, nor should it. The gaming industry's sick, and the symptoms are plain as day. Mystifyingly often, however, the immediate reaction to even the faintest hint of that suggestion is "No, nuh-uh! You just want to censor expression! Give me one good reason we actually need to change."* Well, if you really want to move beyond "Because jeez, it's basic human decency to treat someone else the way you'd like to be treated," Dragon Age III lead writer David Gaider's got a laundry list of practical reasons for you. 14 years at one of the most influential studios out there, after all, will do that to you. Especially when it's one that's certainly not innocent of mistakes and missteps of its own. Prior to Gaider's GDC talk on the very same subject, I caught up with him to discuss why sexism (and any sort of "-ism," really) is bad for everyone: you, me, the industry, and of course, women or anyone else directly affected.
RPS: So what's the basic thesis of your GDC talk? I know you're discussing sex and sexism, but what conclusion are you ultimately trying to draw?
Gaider: Basically I'm saying that, from the perspective of a writer and a designer who's had to deal with a lot of romance in games – romance and sex – which brings me directly into confrontation issues and sexism and sexuality… Until we had broached that topic, it was kind of a side issue. I guess back in the day, when we were first starting with it, it wasn't something that the industry kept in mind at all. But the fact that we have charged directly into that field, that means… Sexism and sexuality issues are things that I end up having to deal with on a regular basis. I thought I could offer some feedback on that.
Essentially I guess the thrust of what I'm talking about is, the fact that we've had to confront these issues has made us better developers and has made our games more inclusive. That's a good thing. In the talk I'm discussing why the industry doesn't often treat that as more important, and maybe what we as an industry should be considering moving forward.
RPS: Did you see the recent thing about Remember Me, and the fact that the developer had to shop it around a bunch simply because their main character was female?
Gaider: Yeah, I find it interesting. I call it "accepted industry wisdom." The thing about accepted industry wisdom is that you can't question it. Everyone just agrees. It's weird. The things that the industry decides are treated as incontrovertibly true until someone else comes along and proves them definitively wrong in a way that we cannot ignore. Then, of course, everyone jumps on it.
It's like back when EverQuest was at its height. I think it had about 800,000 subscribers. At the time, accepted industry wisdom said, "Okay, some other MMOs have tried to come out and jump on EverQuest's bandwagon and couldn't do it. Obviously 800,000 subscribers is the MMO market. That's capped out." It was accepted. You couldn't get more than that. Those were the only people who were interested in playing MMOs. Then World of Warcraft came out and it was a game-changer. Everyone said, "Oh, I guess we were wrong."
To say that about female protagonists – that they just don't sell [is myopic]. Over the last 10 years, how many titles have had female protagonists? And we're supposed to accept, from those particular titles, that a) that constitutes a pattern, and b) the only reason those games were unsuccessful is because they had female protagonists? That is a real leap of logic. What it is, it's just that accepted industry wisdom is often deciding that the reasons these things happen are because we've already come to an assumption and we're trying to justify that assumption. So yes, there is lots of that in the industry.
RPS: You used the phrase "definitively wrong." Generally, in triple-A, the only way to make people feel that way is the bottom line. Money.
Gaider: Right. Ultimately that will always be the bottom line for the industry. Now, I think you would be wrong to characterize everyone in the industry as heartless and only driven by money. That's not true. But ultimately the industry at large is only going to listen once money is involved. If you were to ask me, not that by any means I'm an authority on the subject… If you were to ask me what would make the industry change its mind about female protagonists, it would take some game coming out and being completely financially successful such that people in the industry couldn't say, "Well, it was just because of this. Not because female protagonists are suddenly marketable." It has to be something they couldn't ignore. The only way the industry can't ignore something is when money is involved.
RPS: The thing that throws me, though, is that it makes perfect monetary sense. It always has. Boring bald space commandos and city commandos and jungle commandos and shark commandos appeal to a pretty narrow group. Why do so many publishers refuse to see past them?
Gaider: They say this isn't something guys want to do. It's a strange bit of logic, to me anyway. It seems to say that maybe the people who are saying that, they wouldn't like that idea, and they're trying to justify it by projecting on that larger audience. I'm sure that if you talk to somebody who has experience in marketing, they would have lots of reasons or statistics to throw up as to why that would be the case. I'm not educated on it. This is coming from me with an outsider's perspective. I just find some of the logic involved a little self-serving. It seems to justify what we want to do instead of looking at what it's actually going to do.
RPS: But I would say you are in a position to really do something about it.
Gaider: Am I?
RPS: Well, you're helping guide a gigantic franchise on the creative side. That's a fair deal of power.
Gaider: I'm not in charge of anything. I'm a writer, which means that I have a lead designer, a project director, people higher up who provide me with parameters inside which I work. I can't just say, "You know what? Dragon Age is going to have a female protagonist on the box." That's not my calling.
RPS: Nothing's that easy, no. But you are in a place that affords you significant influence.
Gaider: I'm in a place to offer input, and I do that, yes. There are lots of people on the team and we're all going to discuss it as a group. I think that the more discussion we have on issues like that, there will become a sense that [it's an issue]. I think what actually happens a lot in the industry is that some things are taken for granted. Nobody challenges them and talks about them. They're just accepted as a given. The more discussion there is about those issues, the more we will stop accepting these little nuggets of accepted industry wisdom as beyond question.
RPS: For you personally, is that the next step: to discuss more and create awareness? I mean, clearly, that's what your doing here.
Gaider: That's something that we've always done, at least on the BioWare side. I don't know that it's an agenda of mine, per se. I have an actual game to write. That's not my first concern. But it is a concern. If we're talking about how we need our big-budget games to sell to more people and have a larger audience, to say that that larger audience should only be 18-25 males exclusively… So, what, we're all going to fight over the same demographic? There are actual reasons why having diversity in your games and being inclusive of a larger audience has sound financial backing. If you're talking about that, maybe that's the only way the industry is going to listen. It takes somebody to do it and do it well and prove that this is something that makes financial sense before the industry will accept that maybe it's a thing.
RPS: You noted that it doesn't make sense to restrict audiences down to this tiny, largely young male demographic, and BioWare's trying to avoid that where its characters and themes are concerned. What about subject matter, though? Sci-fi and fantasy carry fairly narrow connotations - regardless of gender associations or whatever - and even subversions only get so much attention. How much will expanding game stories to more diverse audiences require moving outside that range of subject matter? How badly do you want to see games venture to new places?
Gaider: Don't get me wrong: I'm not suggesting the young male demographic is tiny. All I'm suggesting is that games shouldn't be limiting their audience right out of the gate. As you point out, things like choice of genre and mature content are already going to limit your audience to a degree... the answer isn't to only make family-rated games or to only make games of the most popular genres - though I'm sure that would work for some - but rather to keep our games accessible to as large an audience as we can. Let's experiment with difficult subjects and venture to new places, absolutely. Let's just take as many people with us to those new places as we can.
RPS: There's also the other side of it, in that there's a subset of people who are openly hostile toward the idea. This interview's going to get a string of incredibly negative comments. "Why would you talk about this? Why wouldn't you talk about dragons and ages?"
Gaider: Well, it's privilege, right? A lot of people treat that word with a very hostile attitude, because they feel like it's an attack word. But it's not. Privilege is just the assumption that something isn't a problem because it's not a problem for you personally. You're in a group that's normally being serviced, that's part of the majority. You're privileged because you're accustomed to being in that group that gets all the content. You're not necessarily interested in equality, because equality for you adds up to a lesser position – from your perspective – than you enjoyed before.
So yeah, there are definitely people who are going to be hostile to that idea. As nice as it is to be in the group that is being catered to exclusively, though… We're talking about the industry at large needing to have broader appeal and a larger fanbase. Yeah, there are some people who don't want that, because this is their playground. This is their treehouse, get out! But that's where the industry is going.
RPS: Then there's the other side of that particular coin. There was a thing on your Tumblr about it a while back, the stuff with the way that Isabela was dressed in Dragon Age II. There were a lot of people calling that out and saying, "Clearly, this is a very sexual depiction of a character."
Gaider: Yeah. The thing I was discussing about that is, I understand why they would address it, because you have to look at Isabela in the context of the game she's in. I think there was balance in her depiction versus the depiction of other female characters. There was a reason why she was sexualized. And she was sexualized – it was on purpose. The thing that would bother me more is having a character who was sexualized who has no reason to be sexualized. If Aveline had had her armor cut to show her cleavage and stuff, how bizarre would that be?
But they're justified in challenging Isabela's depiction. Aside from the context of Isabela in her game, there is Isabela in the industry at large, and because this sexualization of female characters is so pervasive in the industry, to expect that anybody could at a glance look at Isabela and know that she's different is quite a leap. I mean, it's arguable. I'm not gonna say she's above reproach. In that context, maybe she's okay. But that's a big thing to expect. Of course there's a lot of people who are up in arms. Why wouldn't you be, because it seems like this is everywhere? At a glance, yes, you can look at Isabela and say, "Yes, that's a great example of what I'm talking about."
RPS: Do you think that's an example of why, especially now, quality writing is becoming more important for games? In that context, Isabela could have been a very offensive character, had she not been an actual character, essentially.
Gaider: It's a funny line to walk. When someone starts arguing about something like sexualization of female characters, the automatic argument that some people go to is that they think you're arguing the exact opposite, that the only answer to having sexualized characters is to have every character be non-sexual completely. I don't think that's what anyone's suggesting. That's an extreme reaction to the problem, so I can see why some people might go that way – the answer is to cover everybody up with burqas or whatever.
The difference between sexy and sexualized… Sexy is good, but I think that a lot of people, they have a sexualized character and they think, "That's sexy. Everyone should think that's sexy and think that's a good thing to look at." It becomes this pattern across the industry. That's when it becomes an issue. So yeah, these things do have to be individually challenged. They do have to be supported by the writing. I don't necessarily think it's a reason why writing is more important. I just think that it's a process you can't just cut out. The idea that, "Okay, we're going to have a female character. Let's create her as a sexualized character without even considering her place in the game or the variety of depictions of female characters."
Or people of color in games. Those are things you should at some point stop and think about. If we happen to make a game that has a lot of female characters and every single one of them is sexualized… Even then, let's say the writing actually supported that and every one of those characters had a very valid reason to be sexualized. Well, maybe, at that point, you need to step back and say, "Why did we create a whole bunch of justifiably sexualized characters? What are we saying about those characters and about women that might end up being hostile to a female audience?"
It's not that you have to make a game that says, "Hey, female audience! We're here just for you!" No. It's about making a game that isn't telling the female audience, "You're not who we want to play this game." Just disinviting them. That's something that the industry needs to get to. Not figuring out whether they should have pink boxes and unicorns because they think that would appeal to women. That's not what anybody is talking about, at least that I've ever seen.
Check back tomorrow for part two, in which we discuss fan reaction to Dragon Age 2, why it maybe got a bit more appreciation than it got, themes Dragon Age 3 will explore, and fantasy's ability to be more than simple wish fulfillment.
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A strange and curious thing has started happening in Lowell.
The Oddities Marketplace at Mill No. 5 in Lowell features vendors selling grisly and gruesome collectables. Vendors use their creativity along with their love for the ghostly to create masterpieces. Photo by Adrien Bisson.
Every month or so at Mill No. 5, the fifth floor is taken over by displays of taxidermied wildlife, funeral items, doll heads in teacups, dark drawings and old maps. The Oddity Marketplace, as the event is called, draws lovers of the macabre and vendors willing to provide them with a regular dose of the unusual and unexpected.
Laura Morriseau, the first vendor I met, owns Creative Cinderella, where she repurposes spiderwebs in items such as jewelry, coasters and tabletops. She's been collecting webs since she was a kid. "An older neighbor taught me how to do it when I was 9 years old using Aqua Net hair spray and baby powder," she said.
Beth MacDonald, owner of The Printed Vintage, shows off her works. This shop aims to keep history alive by reproducing illustrations found in old books. These reproductions include curious and colorful examples from botanical, scientific and natural history. Photo by Adrien Bisson.
Amazingly, Morriseau doesn't even like spiders. She likes to collect big webs from Joro spiders in Georgia, and from Florida spiders when they let her. "I have to ask [the spiders] very nicely to step aside," Morriseau said. "If they don't step aside, then I leave the web." She's heard a rumor that there's something about gathering spiderwebs in the Girl Scouts handbook. Her wares are for sale online and at several New England shops. Learn more at CreativeCinderella.com.
Elsewhere at the marketplace, Candy's Curiosities & Vintage was selling doll heads with plants sprouting from their craniums among other odd antiquities: warning signs of measles, scarlet fever and polio.
Above: Evens & Oddities, who have a brick and mortar shop in Haverhill, Mass., also attend the Lowell marketplace. They feature a wide array of the unusual. Owner Kyle Rowe puts up lurid items for sale from his personal collection. Left: Carefully preserved tentacles from octopuses are available in a variety of sizes. Right: Taxidermied animals are among the morbid items for sale. In addition to baby chicks, bats and mice were also on display. Photos by Adrien Bisson.
Above: Genuine glass eyes are transformed into statement rings. Below: A vendor showcases various vessels for coffee and tea lovers. Photos by Adrien Bisson.
Other vendors included Anthony DiDomenico. He left his band in order to start his business, which he named Pitch Canker after a fungus that attacks and kills trees. Appropriate to this business name, the T-shirts and prints DiDomenico designs are dark and horrific.
Beth MacDonald of Printed Vintage finds old maps and prints, and then retouches them to bring out the colors. Printed Vintage specializes in surreal decorations built from old toys.
Nikki Deerest sells taxidermied skunks, coyotes and squirrels. Squirrels are her favorite. She learned taxidermy in a class at Harvard and, although she works with things that are dead, she said, "It's really fun to bring them back to life." Deerest also sells her creations on the craft marketplace website Etsy.
I saw a flattened bird head on the sidewalk and thought it probably belonged inside. When I brought owner Kyle Rowe out to look at it, he said, "Oh, poor thing." Rowe, tall, blue-haired and wearing a black T-shirt decorated with a picture of an anglerfish, opened his Emerson Street shop last summer. We continued talking within the seeming chaos of his store. First, he had to move a mannequin from the couch to the arm of a chair so we could sit. "Sometimes her arms fall off," he said. The mannequin held a head that was not her own. It was wearing a gas mask over its face.
Not everything on sale at the bazaar is bizarre. Here, bottle caps have been refashioned to feature intricate artwork, covered in resin and converted into pins. Photo by Adrien Bisson.
Rowe was friendly, and he smiled a lot. He has been a self-admitted hoarder since 16, and the shop is one way he's found to let things go. His demeanor proved that people interested in the strange and macabre aren't always quiet, dark souls. He told me he almost lost his leg in a bad automobile accident a few years ago, and that his friends responded by sending him a skeletal leg. The leg is not for sale, but it's on display in a glass case below the human skull he recently acquired from Chicago.
My favorite oddity in the shop was the deer head mounted to one of the walls. Pieces of white bone made from antlers were sticking out of the side of its face like a disease, and small paper flowers ran along one ear and up the deer head's antler. It was creepy and beautiful at once. The head was badly damaged when he obtained it, so he added the antler tips and flowers to cover up the flaws, and from the deformities magic was born. Antler tips are typically purchased for jewelry and canes, and the rest of the horn is used for dog bones. The shop also sells taxidermied chicks and bats, alligator-foot back scratchers, and an assortment of products from the long-defunct Pan Am airline. If you ever wanted to learn a little bit about everything, an oddities shop might just be your place.


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Alexandra's news, current & upcoming events Oct 4, 2013 1:41:50 GMT -5 via mobile
Post by agentf on Oct 4, 2013 1:41:50 GMT -5
My money is now on Pierre, personally. Regarding Alexandra, all I can say is I hope at some point she will be steered by the royal court of Hanover. If I were them, I would be nervous at Caroline's abilities as royal matriarch where steering her daughters towards good marriages is concerned.
Alex isn't a looker like CHarlotte has always been. I think that alone will turn her into quite a different character. Look at Pauline. SHe used to be an average looking kid. Now she has lost her puppy fat and has grown into a young girl that knows that she is privilidged but also knows enough to get along in the real world and who is looking rather nice. I see Alex going more into that direction. Pierre was also not a stunner as a kid, unlike Andrea. I still think that Pierre is deficient in many ways, but I guess you can only judge them in comparisson with each other and not normal people. So in comparisson to Andrea, yes he seems better. I like his gf better too. Mostly speaking looks department though. I really think though that they are lacking the framework in MC that the BRF have, which stopped most of them to become idle bludgers. You might have seen Will and Harry partying, but everyone knew that eventually they had to get up in the morning to do a job and military is not that easy... some military discipline would be useful to the MC lot. Though didn't help much with Albert...
Alexandra is not done blossoming. I don't even want to think of Charlotte right now, other than to say that none of her friends would have made this bad a match. I don't see them marrying down, because their parents and grandparents have too fresh on the mind that gentrifying takes effort and focus, to throw it all away on a whim or court jester. It's nice to equalize but this is just dumb. Would a Niarchos or even co-religionist Roitfeld have married a Elmaleh? No. Case closed.
Alexandra's news, current & upcoming events Dec 30, 2013 8:28:39 GMT -5 smt likes this
although she does look more like Ernst, you can see hints of Caro in this pic (mouth and nose part IMO) www.bunte.de/monaco/alexandra-von-hannover-die-eisprinzessin-wird-immer-huebscher-65426.html
Last Edit: Dec 30, 2013 8:29:01 GMT -5 by paca
I like her ice skating! Go girl! Wonder if Charlotte will return to riding?
Post by paca on Mar 10, 2014 11:19:13 GMT -5
Alex won her skating competion. In MC though, so to be taken with a grain of salt as unless she would fall over herself constantly, no one would give her less than a good mark in MC... It also seems there were only 2 competitors in her group, but I am not a figureskater, so no idea how that works... www.monacomatin.mc/monaco/la-princesse-alexandra-de-hanovre-championne-de-patinage.1649147.html
Post by hibou on Mar 10, 2014 19:49:15 GMT -5
Mar 10, 2014 11:19:13 GMT -5 paca said:
I'm not sure how their levels work but, I remember a video a while back of her skating and for her level she seemed pretty good. A lot of girls drop out of ice skating around ages 10 - 12. They drop out after a certain age because it begins to get difficult. Ice skaters tend to drop out as soon as the girls start to develop. It changes their balance and you have to be willing to work through the changes in the body's development. My daughter still ice skates for fun but it definitely became more difficult as she grew up. In addition she had to make a choice between her riding and her skating. She decided to focus on riding because when she was in 6th grade a friend of hers went to the Junior nationals and finished 10th, came home and told her that her future in skating was over because she didn't finish in the top 5. My daughter decided that it would be a short "career" since most skaters retire if they don't make it as Juniors where as riders "careers" really don't begin until they are in their 20's.
It will be fun to see if Alexandra sticks with it or goes the way of Charlotte and does it as a hobby.
my guess is she will be going like Pauline, who was first really good at gymnastics, then went to diving and then stopped. I don't remember if she went to watch in London, but I don't think she continued since finishing school and moving to Paris. I noticed some names on the skating list from ballet school. I know Alex used to do that before moving to MC, not sure if she continues though. As far as I know at a certain level some skaters still do ballet for grace and some gymnastics for strength. Interesting though that both girls chose a sport which depends to a large degree on the judgement of others, rather then sth that can be objectively measured...
Alexandra's news, current & upcoming events Mar 11, 2014 14:32:23 GMT -5 agentf likes this
Post by tops on Mar 11, 2014 14:32:23 GMT -5
wonderful to see that the glamour, discipline, style and performance of Princess Grace is being continued via her grand-children.
Post by paca on Sept 22, 2014 10:53:50 GMT -5
alex skating www.bunte.de/monaco/alexandra-von-hannover-carolines-tochter-total-veraendert-102783.html
Alexandra's news, current & upcoming events Sept 22, 2014 17:51:59 GMT -5 emmeline likes this
Post by hibou on Sept 22, 2014 17:51:59 GMT -5
Sept 22, 2014 10:53:50 GMT -5 paca said:
You can see the Grace Kelly genes coming through in this photo. She's becoming a very attractive young lady.
Post by mrszinck on Dec 31, 2014 4:21:06 GMT -5
Alexandra, 15 years old, attended figure skating with Caro on a gala show in Bolzano (Italy), Monday, December 29th.
pic: royalista.com/da/#da/73094/prinsesse-alexandra-af-hannover-pa-glatis/
Post by tops on Dec 31, 2014 11:04:31 GMT -5
Dec 31, 2014 4:21:06 GMT -5 mrszinck said:
is this link correct? did not go through on firefox or chrome.
this is the message i got:
Sorry we were unable to find the page you were looking for.
Alexandra's news, current & upcoming events Jan 1, 2015 5:28:17 GMT -5
Post by mrszinck on Jan 1, 2015 5:28:17 GMT -5
royalista.com/da/
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Alexandra's news, current & upcoming events Jan 28, 2015 19:13:26 GMT -5 hibou likes this
Post by taz on Jan 28, 2015 19:13:26 GMT -5
www.vol.at/fuerstlicher-besuch-aus-monaco-bei-den-eyof-in-dornbirn/4217727
www.krone.at/Stars-Society/Onkel_Albert_drueckte_Nichte_die_Daumen-In_Dornbirn-Story-436721
Today Alexandra has been skiing in Austria. Caro and PA were also there, no CC of course.
Alexandra's news, current & upcoming events Jan 29, 2015 18:26:31 GMT -5
Post by hibou on Jan 29, 2015 18:26:31 GMT -5
Jan 28, 2015 19:13:26 GMT -5 taz said:
He shows more affection for his nieces, nephews, and twins than he does to Charlene. JMO.
Alexandra's news, current & upcoming events Jan 31, 2015 6:41:38 GMT -5
Post by mrszinck on Jan 31, 2015 6:41:38 GMT -5
video : www.monacochannel.mc/Chaines/Monaco-Info-Les-Reportages/Videos/Alexandra-de-Hanovre-toute-en-grace-au-FOJE-2015
Post by agentf on Jan 31, 2015 18:15:33 GMT -5
If Albert keeps this up, he's going to become known as the Kissing Prince! Kiss CC, kiss Alexandra, let's see who next? Just for the cameras! (Probably Steph, it's her Bday...)
Alexandra's news, current & upcoming events Feb 1, 2015 14:35:59 GMT -5 agentf likes this
Post by axelle on Feb 1, 2015 14:35:59 GMT -5
Good for Alexandra! And good for them to support her competition. He does show more affection for his blood relatives. Very odd that the Wittstocks haven't been seen after the birth of the twins.
Alexandra has given an interview with someone called Thomas Vernier about her skating. It's on a u-tube and was done on Friday. She's pretty refreshing with a nice smile and for her age although giggly seems to handle it well. She puts "Auntie Charlene" to shame really. This girl can think on her feet. For her age I think she did well.


Always do them the night of, but only past 10pm so your energy juices start flowing from your toes. This causes a 100x incensement in production, don't worry this is true, my dad works for epic games.
Who stays up until like 3am, wakes up for school next morning, then complains that they are tired? I sure do! *sign*….
Play Minecraft or spam @FroztyStars with gifs.
:D Tried my best to like as many as I could without getting bored of clicking "like"
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I stopped it because no one seemed to care about it anymore.