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From Atty Tatiana Neroni–how attorney discipline often (doesn't) work at all…
From Tatiana:
The topic of how attorney licensing affects the public is very vast, and I covered it in multiple blog articles (I have nearly 2000 on the blog now). I cannot provide links to all of them, and you won't be able to review them over this short time.
But, the idea is that it should be the consumer's choice and not the government's as to who represents people in court, and that attorney licensing – as a sort of help in marketing for an attorney – creates an illusion of protection in the public, while it provides no protection, but instead serves to perpetuate the "justice gap", the situation where many people cannot afford an attorney.
I would like to cover – time permitting – the concept of attorney licensing as help offered to consumers by the government, to help them in picking their provider of services, and, since it is an offer of help, the possibility for the consumer to reject that help and ask for an opting-out provision in respective laws, as well as for an option to hire an unlicensed provider.
I would like to explain how the illusion of competency is created:
1) that attorneys are not necessarily taught what they need for representation in law schools;
2) are not necessarily tested in the law they are practicing on the bar exams;
3) and, are not disciplined for violation of disciplinary rules, if they work for the government or are well-connected politically – and here the anti-trust issue can be raised in how attorney discipline is imposed.
If it is the public that is protected, then the question is why the public is not allowed to cast the final vote in attorney disciplinary cases. If attorneys are "experts" in such proceedings, they should be called as such – expert witnesses – and should be called in by the lay disciplinary panels as such, on an as-needed basis, to inform the panels, not to make the decisions.
I can also focus on the need for an independent court representative, whose livelihood does not depend on whether he or she pisses off the judge or not by raising sensitive issues. We can discuss the issue that, because of how attorney licensing works, and because it is entirely in the hands of judges, it is increasingly difficult, if at all possible, to find an attorney who would make a motion to recuse – to ensure impartial judicial review for the client.
I think, in this respect it is all right if you ask me questions about my disciplinary status, I just did not want to go very far into it since my appeal is still pending. But, I can certainly state that I was suspended for making motions to recuse – for doing my constitutional duty to my clients, and that my suspension removed my skills from the reach of many people, which did not make the justice gap any narrower.
Here are some links to my blog posts:
1) the idea of deregulation goes mainstream – on the recent criticism by George Mason Law school professor Ilya Somin of Justice Sonya Sotomayor's appeal to force attorneys into mandatory pro bono service – Professor Somin instead offers three solutions – deregulation, corporatization of legal services, and introducing vouchers for indigents given directly to the clients, so that they, and not the court, can choose their own public defender to represent them.
http://attorneyindependence.blogspot.com/2016/05/the-idea-of-deregulation-of-legal.html
2) I have several posts about Kathleen Kane and the way attorney disciplinary rules are used to oust or interfere with the work of a public official, voted for by millions of people, who dared to go against the legal establishment in doing her job.
3) http://attorneyindependence.blogspot.com/2016/05/american-courts-rule-that-protection.html
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the poor can have an unlicensed attorney if otherwise they would go without any attorney at all –
4) http://attorneyindependence.blogspot.com/2016/05/when-criminal-conviction-is-at-stake-in.html
The decisions of several highest state courts – regulating attorney licenses – that said that suspension of an attorney, even for disciplinary reasons, may have nothing to do with his competency or ability to effectively represent a client (criminal convictions sustained despite representation by a suspended attorney in Texas, California, Michigan).
5) on education of attorneys – antitrust lawsuits against BARBRI for stifling innovation in legal education;
http://attorneyindependence.blogspot.com/2016/05/to-consumers-of-legal-services-when-you.html
6) ABA close to approval of online education which previously was claimed as inadequate for protection of consumers – because "brick and mortar" schools are financially hurting by reduced enrollment:
http://attorneyindependence.blogspot.com/2016/04/online-law-education-is-now-good.html
7) admission of attorneys through reciprocity without ever testing them on knowledge of state laws
http://attorneyindependence.blogspot.com/2016/05/while-india-invalidates-its-bar-exam.html
We can, of course, discuss North Carolina Board of Dental Examiners v FTC, FTC guidelines introduced after that,
https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/attachments/competition-policy-guidance/active_supervision_of_state_boards.pdf
my complaint to FTC of antitrust regulation of the legal profession – and the fact that, despite amicus briefs that state bar associations filed in opposition to stripping antitrust immunities from market-player-run disciplinary boards in North Carolina Dental, 1.5 years after the precedent, no changes were made by states to rectify the situation where attorney regulation is run in all states and on the federal level without participation of consumers (for whose benefit attorney regulation allegedly exists), basically, it is run as a criminal cartel that stifles innovation, competition and punishes critics of the government, stripping consumers of skilled advocates who are willing to work at reduced cost and pro bono.
If you want me to, I can go over New York new disciplinary rules for attorneys that were introduced after North Carolina Dental, but did not rectify the antitrust problems in discipline, did not mention selective enforcement of attorney discipline against connected attorneys and prosecutors, and did not mention judicial corruption and retaliation as influencing attorney discipline – all these issues were raised in public hearings before the Commission that was about to introduce such rules (the Commission also consisted of a super-majority of market players, consumers were practically not present there).
Basically, all of the above boils down to a simple set of recognized facts:
1) legal education does not ensure competency of attorneys, as attorneys are not trained in all areas of laws their license covers;
2) bar examination does not ensure competency of attorneys, and bar exams are often skipped under comity agreements;
3) attorney discipline as protection of consumers is an illusion, because:
a) it appears to exist only for criminal defense attorneys, civil rights attorneys for criticizing the government – and, on rare occasions, connected attorneys are disbarred, but only after they are convicted by the feds after years and years of corruption;
b) it is run by competitors – consumers of legal services who could voice an objection against removal of a criminal defense, family court or civil rights practitioner, do not have a say.
There is a U.S. Supreme Court case by which the top court of the country has declared that a person can hire an unlicensed individual if the state cannot provide a licensed individual for the same purpose, and if people will go without a court representation if the unlicensed individual is not allowed to work for them – Johnson v Avery,
https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/393/483/case.html
Yet, the only case thus known when a consumer asked representation by an individual without a valid license was that of my husband, and that motion was removed from the file without review on the merits. I can discuss that, if you would like me to. My husband, as you know, claimed that attorneys are afraid to touch his case, and the issues he needs to be raising (such as recusal of the court) are sensitive issues that regulated attorneys are afraid to raise, for fear of sanctions – exactly the Johnson v Avery situation that he will go without an attorney if he is not allowed to hire an unlicensed individual (me).
You know issues I raised over the years in the blog, Andy, they are all connected, and I am flexible as to which way the discussion will go.
Those are just some points that can be covered.
Yet, throughout the interview we can go back to the same issue – that representation by a licensed attorney, offered by the government as help in marketing, should be an option for the consumer, not a mandate – and that is especially true where the government regulating attorneys, is also suing the consumer and/or setting rules restricting the consumer's time to hire an attorney in order to preserve the consumer's rights in court.
I think, this idea of occupational licensing being an option, not a mandate, is fairly novel for the public, and should be discussed from different aspects, and especially from the point of people's right to make their own decisions and to reject help whoever is offering it, and especially when it is offered in situations of grave conflicts of interest (like in cases where the consumer is suing the government or when the government is suing the consumer).
Tatiana Neroni
See her blog at http://attorneyindependence.blogspot.com/. It has about 2000 posts on it with ethics questions and rights of the public to have fair representation.
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Paul Pogba wasn't bought for a world-record fee to stand out against teams second from bottom in the table like Fulham, but there are no complaints when he does.
Pogba was supposed to be United's main man in the biggest games, such as against Paris Saint-Germain at Old Trafford on Tuesday. The spotlight will be on United's record signing to perform against the perennial French champions but he goes into the game in the best form of his Manchester United career.
Pogba scored twice in United's 3-0 win at Craven Cottage; fellow Parisian Anthony Martial got the other with a superb solo effort. The goals were Pogba's 12th and 13th of the season. Seven of those goals – plus five assists – have come during the 11-match reign of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer – 10 wins and a draw so far. United are now up to fourth in the table. Such a situation was utterly inconceivable when the Norwegian took charge on December 18, yet in only seven weeks he has won more league games than his predecessor Jose Mourinho had won in the previous four months.
"It feels great, that's what we wanted since Ole came," Pogba told Sky Sports. "We talked about this there's still a long way to go but we want to stay there."
"We were very far behind and now we get back to the top four but there's still a long way to go with big games coming up so it won't be easy."
Six of Pogba's goals have been penalties, but that shouldn't detract from the World Cup winner's influence under Solskjaer. So dominant was he against Fulham that one felt for Calum Chambers, the man charged with shackling him. It was a no contest and aside from a bright opening four minutes from the home side, United were seldom troubled.
Solskjaer made six changes including three of his four defenders, but he kept his tried and trusted midfield three of Pogba, Nemanja Matic and Ander Herrera. All have been exceptional under his management, but Pogba was the standout on a blustery winter's afternoon at one of English football's finest grounds.
"He is playing to his potential, we are trying to push the team forward to put players in positions where they can hurt teams," Solskjaer said of man-of-the-match Pogba. "Paul can do that with his qualities.
Pogba is rated by most of his teammates as the best player at the club. He not only scores and assists, but he takes players on. He made so many runs against Fulham that the dejected opponents stopped trying to check him. He continually searched for space and there was plenty to be found against a ponderous, confidence-sapped Fulham whose own fans questioned whether their manager Claudio Ranieri knew what he was doing. The Italian has only been in the job for three months but Fulham are now seven points from safety in the Premier League.
Their mood contrasted totally with the 4,000 festive away fans who applauded Pogba's fast feet and tricky moves. It was notable that when Solskjaer made United's first substitution, bringing on Alexis Sanchez for Martial, the manager spoke with Pogba, offering instruction by the side of the pitch. Pogba is the captain in everything but name, the leader in the dressing room and on the pitch. Several times he told younger players like Diogo Dalot to get into a better position. Pogba was the conductor and his own position is improving, his passing less wasteful.
Pogba's skills are appreciated by fans. But while they sang his name in the "Ole's at the wheel" song from a raucous Putney End, he doesn't have a song of his own. His stock had dipped significantly in the final few weeks of Mourinho's reign. He wasn't happy, he wanted to leave and it showed, but all that has changed under Solskjaer. It did his standing with the United faithful no harm when he handed his shirt to a young fan who had requested it with a cardboard sign as the players left the field.
Pogba showed at last year's World Cup he is a world-class performer. He needs to start doing that for United in their biggest games, starting with that Uefa Champions League tie on Tuesday against PSG at Old Trafford.


While usually the internal flights for Thailand can be found quite cheap, we struggled. We don't know whether it was due to Chinese New Year or because we were just at the end of high season. So our alternative was travelling from Phuket to Bangkok by bus.
We decided to book online, mostly so we were prepared but also thought we could get a better rate. This isn't always the case as when we got to the bus terminal to pick up our tickets the price was slightly lower. We did look at a tourist booth within Old Town and the lady wanted to charge us 913 Baht each, which we could have haggled down the price but booking online was cheaper and less fuss. Cora booked a one-way ticket from Phuket to Mo Chit Bus Terminal in Bangkok for x Baht per person.
We booked our tickets through 12GOAsia. After booking, we got a confirmation email as well as an email with the tickets attached. The bus departs from bus terminal 2. With booking online there was the option to cancel up to midnight of the day before.. the only money you wouldn't get back was the administration fee which was 100 baht.
If you don't have data there is WiFi at the bus terminal 2 you can connect to, it is a little difficult to get on. If not while you have WiFi download the tickets and take a screenshot on your phone or laptop.
It will state on your email that you need to collect your tickets from the desk. If you have come by bus from another destination you will want to walk into the building as if you are walking out the front door, before you do turn left and back on yourself. You can collect your tickets there.
We were staying in Phuket old town opposite the bus terminal 1. We took the bus from bus terminal 1 to bus terminal 2 for 15 baht per person. The bus journey was roughly 15- 20 minutes drive. The bus is a bright pink bus that goes from Old Town, bus terminal 1 and then to bus terminal 2.
We arrived quite early planning to find a spot and work. When we couldn't find anywhere to really sit for 6 hours we decided to ask the lovely lady at the ticket desk if we could switch your tickets to an earlier bus. We managed to get switched to a Phuket to Bangkok bus leaving at 3.30 pm with no extra cost. On your ticket they will write the bus number you need, your seat number and the time you leave.
While in the bus station is a newer building and has quite a few small stalls with drinks, food and snacks while you wait. There is ample seating outside by the bus bays with some charging points for both USB and plugs on the pillars.
While we had only had breakfast we decided to try some of the food from the shops at the bus terminal. I chose to get a pad Thai which was 50 baht and you can eat in or take away.
Once the Phuket to Bangkok bus arrived and we went to get on, we were directed to a table where 2 people took our tickets and made notes. They will also put stickers on your luggage as to where you are getting off. The bus will state the number and where it is going in the front window. We got confused as to our ticket it stated we need to be at 2, we took this as the bus bay 2, but it meant bus number 2.
They will then confirm your seat number and a man will come and show you where you are sat. If not the seats have numbers on the back so you can find them easy enough.The seating is quite generous in terms of leg room and the chairs also recline. And when I say recline they lay back quite far to enable you to sleep. It was quite a common thing for most of the passengers to recline all the way back and get comfortable.
Once you have boarded the bus there is a man that will come round and give you a snack each and a bottle of water. Along with this added treat, there was also a blanket laid over the headrest of each chair. There was also an overhead storage rack for smaller bags but ours were too big to fit in.
The bus does advertise free wifi but there actually wasn't any. There are curtains along the windows to help shut out the sun but not all of them reach so you may need to pull along a curtain to cover your eyes. There is also a mesh elasticated pocket on the back of the seat in front of you which you can store your snacks and water in.
The journey itself was 12 hours with a stopover at half way. There is a toilet onboard but be prepared not to have a toilet roll or a running tap. We found travelling mostly at night was good as the time passed quickly as we slept all the way. When it hit the evening point through the journey the driver turned the lights off in the bus. Only putting them back on when we stopped for the break and when we arrived.
We stopped at halfway point to a large market hall with different sellers offering up food, snacks and drinks. We managed to pick up some toilet roll for 20 baht for the rest of the journey. There were toilets available but they were nothing like we were used to.
Once we arrived at Bangkok bus station there was a flood of people wanting to help you down and take you to a taxi. We ignored this and went straight to the bathroom. There are some officials with blue shirts and badges on if you need help. The bathrooms were located at the far side where the bus entered, along with a 7-eleven and some other shops.
There are other buses that will be for local travel as well as further travel into other parts of Thailand. The only other way out of the bus terminal is by taxi, the taxi line is stated by a sign and is the best place to get them from. Make sure you use a taxi with a meter so you are paying a fair price.
Be prepared with a map or address for your driver as our's didn't speak very good English and struggled. We managed to get him a phone number to call the hotel to direct him in the end.
Have you travelled from Phuket to Bangkok by bus? What was your experience like and would you recommend it as a cheap alternative to others? Let us know in the comments below.


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Celebrity names getting used more an more in taxonomy
20 December 2012 - 09:31 By Sapa-dpa
Whenever a new species is found, it needs a name, and in recent years the scientists who do the naming increasingly have been using celebrity names in taxonomy.
There is a jellyfish named after musician Frank Zappa and an ape named after comedian John Cleese.
There is a type of horsefly named after singer Beyonce, apparently because of a likeness to her backside.
A blood-sucking parasite is named after reggae musician Bob Marley and a spider is named after actor Harrison Ford.
The prominent namesakes don't have to be asked for permission, said spider researcher Peter Jaeger of Frankfurt. He has personally named spiders after David Bowie and a half dozen other prominent people.
All have reacted positively thus far to having their names used in binomial nomenclature, which is the formal system of naming species of organisms by giving each a two-part Latin-inflected name.
Jaeger said one German entertainer wanted to accompany him to Laos in order to see the spider named after him with his own eyes. But Jaeger said using prominent people's names serves a higher purpose.
"It's about sending a message that the species is endangered," said Jaeger. "I find it good when science comes down from its ivory tower."
Normally only a handful of fellow scientists read the list of newly discovered species of spiders. Hundreds are discovered per year and they must be described and named. When a spider receives the name of a prominent person, it's more likely to get publicity.
Ever since the Swede Carl Linnaeus first published his rules of taxonomy in 1735, the person who discovers a new species gets to name it. The full name must follow a particular scheme: genus first, followed by species.
Thus a Bolivian orchid named after Mikhail Gorbachev, former leader of the Soviet Union, is the Maxillaria gorbatschowii.
New types of plants also need names, and roses are a classic example. There's hardly a known name that hasn't been immortalized as a rose. However, these usually are hybrids.
Someone who wants the ultimate accolade must lend their name to a genus, which comes up for naming much less often.
This was an honour bestowed on Lady Gaga in October when US scientists named a genus of fern with 19 different species after her.
The scientists at Duke University in North Carolina discovered amazingly similar characteristics between the singer and the fern. For example, in a particular phase of life the genus has an undefined gender and its looks resemble Gaga's famous costumes.
Beyond that Gaga - the letters GAGA - is spelled out in its DNA sequence, said the New York Times.
Private people can also be immortalized, but there's a price. In exchange for about 2,600 euros (3,400 dollars), the association Biopat offers the right to name an organism. Orchids are the most popular, along with butterflies, frogs and bugs.
The money is used for environmental projects in the organism's land of origin or for the good of science.


I'm not having a good day so I feel the need to pile on the indefensible ;-) Mike Rutherford of Genesis decided to have a go at lead vocals with Acting Very Strange. It was his second solo with the first being the very good Smallcreeps Day. Now I like some pop / rock (yes I'm a fan of most of Mike and the Mechanics) but the first thing a pop song has to have is a good lead singer. Well, Mike is not it. I remember being warned about this one album, so I waited until I found the vinyl on sale for $1.99. There are a couple of good tunes, with Hideaway being the best of the bunch, but most of this is repetitive and without any development. Now that I have gotten this off of my chest, I'm feeling a bit charitable, but not much. I originally gave this a very weak 2 stars, but after thinking about it, I can only give this 1 star.
PS - This should remove the bile from the fans who want to stone Phil Collins for moving Genesis towards pop / rock. All three did it while Genesis as a whole did it better then any of them individually.
PPS - After editing this once and downgrading it to 1 star status, I decided to go back and listen to it for the first time in years. What did not change is Rutherford can't sing. What did change a little is my opinion of some of the songs. Besides Hideaway, Maxine, Couldn't get Arrested while not being great (or even close) brings some fresh air into the mix. By that I mean its not as layered as Genesis or most any prog album, but in this case its not unwelcome. I'm going back to my original 2 stars.


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The Heartbeat of Innovation
The Heartbeat of Innovation: A History of Cardiac Surgery at the Toronto General Hospital
By Edward Shorter, Hugh E. Scully, and Bernard S. Goldman
Great innovations take place within great institutions. Founded in 1819, Toronto General Hospital (TGH) is one of Canada's oldest hospitals and has created a nurturing environment for early Canadian innovations in heart surgery. The Heartbeat of Innovation tells the story of the brilliant surgeons who worked there and the hospital environment that provided an incubator to the many people – skilled perfusionists, dedicated nurses, and pioneering cardiologists – who participated in the revolution in heart surgery that took place along University Avenue in Toronto.
Supported by historical records, hospital archives, personal memoirs, and interviews, this book is an extensive and descriptive account of the seemingly inexorable development of cardiac surgery at this leading academic health science centre. It pursues several themes: the complexity of this surgical specialty, its generally male-dominated nature, the trend to teamwork in practice, and the evolution and incorporation of original research into this branch of healthcare. These strands are woven together to demonstrate how the TGH has evolved into such a dominant leader in the competitive and demanding field of cardiac surgery. Canadian hearts may beat with pride at the knowledge that one of the major stories in modern medicine took place here – and continues here.
Illustrations: 50
AVAILABLE AUG 2021
This book tells the behind-the-scenes story of the development of cardiovascular surgery at the Toronto General Hospital – now rated as one of the best hospitals in the world.
Edward Shorter is Jason A. Hannah Professor of the History of Medicine and a professor of psychiatry in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto.
Bernard S. Goldman is a professor emeritus of Cardiac Surgery in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto and a heart surgeon at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.
Part One: Getting Going
1. Gordon Murray
2. Uncle Bill
3. "Bigelow's Boys"
4. Hypothermia Discovered
5. First Operations
6. Homes
7. Pacemaker
Part Two: Full Speed Ahead
8. Bypass
9. Moving On
10. Pacemaker Clinic
11. Ron Baird
12. The Damaged Heart
13. Valves
14. Training
15. Research
Part Three: The Team
16. Cardiologists
17. Nurses
18. Perfusionists
19. Anesthetists
Part Four: Today
20. Tirone David
21. Vivek Rao
22. Peter Munk Cardiac Centre
23. Next Gen
Appendix I: The Local, Regional, National, and International Impact of Residents and Fellows Who Trained and Studied at the Toronto General Hospital
Appendix II: TGH Cardiac Surgeons Who Have Been Honoured by Awards and Elective Leadership Positions for Their Outstanding Contributions to Heart and Healthcare
Appendix III: Leadership Other Than Awards
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Time: Allow 1.5 – 2 hours. On most weekdays, we recommend scheduling your Guided Tours at 1:00 p.m. or later. The Village will be much less crowded, as the school tour kids will be on their way out the door.
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Greg taught English as a second language in China for several years.
A TRAVELLER IN FUJIAN PROVINCE, CHINA.
Austen Macauley Publishers, London, 2018, pp. 256.
It is said that travel broadens the mind. This is true, but it does not happen automatically. One must make the effort to observe and appreciate. One must allow oneself to be affected and changed. During his four and a half years living in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China, Greg McEnnally endeavoured to do just that, helped enormously by the people he met – and hence this book is dedicated to them. He also read as much as he could, and this also helped him come to a greater understanding and appreciation.


If you think the strong smell of chlorine is the sign of a clean public pool, think again. It actually means the opposite. A strong chlorine smell means that the water is dirty. Bet you didn't know that!
People get sick every year from bacteria found in public pools. Chlorine is used as a disinfectant to kill the bacteria. But the strong odor you are smelling is not just the chlorine but a combination of chlorine and bacteria, urine and sweat. Yuck! And when public pools are not property disinfected, people can experience diarrhea, weight loss, nausea, vomiting, dehydration and stomach cramps from bacteria, parasites and viruses.
According to the Centers for Disease Control, every year there are about 15 to 20 reported outbreaks of diseases such as stomach bugs and diarrhea that are caused by dirty public pools. So, how can you protect yourself from dirty public pools? Here are a few tips.
Everyone can also help keep the pool clean by showing before they enter the pool and making sure small children are taken to the bathroom regularly.
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Duff House's popular Study Days will return to the Georgian mansion in Banff on 27 and 28 November.
A joint initiative between Historic Environment Scotland (HES) and Friends of Duff House, this year's event will focus on portraiture within the House's collections.
This year's theme has been inspired by the Sir Joshua Reynolds portrait of Lady Fife, which returned to display at Duff House in January of this year. The remarkable full-length portrait, painted by one of the preeminent English portrait artists of the 18th century, is on loan from the Duke of Fife.
The Study Days will bring together a number of experts to explore portraiture within the collections at Duff House, which include important works of art from National Galleries of Scotland, as well as the Dunimarle Collection, on long-term loan from The Mrs Magdalene Sharpe Erskine Trust and on public display at Duff House since 1995.
Corinna Leenen, Duff House collections manager, said: "The collections here at Duff House hold a number of fascinating portraits, ranging from colourful characters who hold an important place in the history of the House – such as the exquisite Reynolds portrait of Lady Dorothea Duff – to those that reveal the story of the Erskine family, whose unique and intriguing collections enrich Duff House today.
Ian Williams, Chair of Friends of Duff House, added: "The portraits in Duff House are many and varied, in period, style and subject matter. It is such a privilege to have this range in the Banff area on public view, and providing an excellent base for understanding more about the skills of the artists, and the people that sat - or stood - for them. We very much appreciate the speakers coming from around the country to share their knowledge and expertise."
The Duff House Study Days is a one-day series of talks repeated over the 27 and 28 November. For full programme information, and to book tickets, visit the Eventbrite page.
For more information on events and exhibitions at Duff House, visit https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/duff-house/.


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Two books by Nicola Yoon!
March 10, 2020 Stephanie
The parent education series that brings authors, clinicians, speakers, and other experts to our area is one of my favorite things about where I live- at one of the last events I attended, the director let us know that they'd just confirmed booking Tara Westover, author of Educated, for next year! Super excited about that. But next week, young adult author Nicola Yoon will be here, and since I'm never one to miss out on an author event, I prepared by reading both of her books.
First up was Everything, Everything (Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 2015), because I own a lovely hardcover copy which I snagged at a used book sale last summer (right after I learned she'd be coming here). Madeline is stuck in the house- literally and quite permanently, a victim of SCID, commonly referred to as Bubble Boy disease. Her mother, a doctor, cares for her with the help of a visiting nurse; the house is equipped with an airlock, a mega-air filter, windows never open, and almost no one ever visits. Madeline does her schoolwork mostly online and spends her days reading, until a new family moves in next door. Olly, the cute teenage son who catches Madeline's eye, begins to awaken in Madeline the desire for a bigger life, a life outside her bubble, but the risks she takes will end up revealing some long-buried secrets and truths about the health of her family.
After I finished that, it was off to the library to grab their copy of The Sun Is Also a Star (Delacorte Press, 2016). In a novel that's reminiscent in certain ways of Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist, two teenagers with different backgrounds and ways of looking at the world meet and fall in love in the twenty-four hours before one of them is due to be deported. It's a race through New York City, a journey to the heart and soul of identity, family, culture, home, and what it means to fall in love and make yourself vulnerable to another person.
Between the two books, I preferred Everything, Everything, even though I called the twist pretty early on. Madeline is a sympathetic character, and I loved the premise of a character who isn't allowed to live in the normal world. Carla, her nurse, was my absolute favorite; without her, the story would never have gotten legs, and her willingness to take a chance, to defy Madeline's mother (and her exasperation with her teenage daughter!) made her complex and realistic. Olly's situation lends even more credibility to the story, and the culmination of it all is nearly perfection.
The Sun Is Also a Star was enjoyable, but I didn't love it quite as much. While I respected Natasha's commitment to science and logic (and understood her reasons for doing so), at times, her denial of the importance of emotion annoyed me, and her constant chirping of science facts was tiresome. Daniel is pretty great all around, but just like Nick and Nora, I didn't find the premise of the book to be entirely realistic. I'm well aware of and remember acutely from my own teenage years the huge emotions that adolescents are capable of, but having these two fall that hard for each other so quickly, when Natasha is trying to square up her family's situation…I couldn't *quite* buy that she'd have the mental space for that at that particular time.
So now I'm ready and prepared to listen to Ms. Yoon speak next week! (That is, if coronavirus or the stomach virus with which my daughter is currently plagued doesn't take us all down…) I'm glad I got these two read beforehand, because once again, I'm so far behind in my reading. I do have these two books and my library book discussion group book done for the month, though, so there's that, which is nice. 😉
Are you often able to attend author events? I used to go to them fairly frequently when I lived in the Nashville area, especially when the Davis-Kidd bookstore still existed and hosted them (*pours one out for Davis-Kidd, which was an excellent store*). There's a local-ish store here that plays host to a ton of amazing contemporary authors as they pass through on book tours, but I haven't managed to make it over there yet; most of the author appearances are at times when traffic would make it difficult for me to get over there. But one day… Most of the events I attend now are through this parent education group (anyone of any age is welcome to attend; it's not just for parents), so I very much appreciate its existence!
Visit Nicola Yoon's website here.
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5 thoughts on "Two books by Nicola Yoon!"
BiteIntoBooks (@BiteIntoBooks) says:
I totally LOVED The Sun Is Also A Star. Everything Everything has been on my TBR ever since…. Hope to read it one day 🙂
Susan (Bloggin' 'bout Books) says:
I've only read EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING and I didn't love it. The ending seemed like a big ole cop-out to me. I doubt I'll end up reading THE SUN IS ALSO A STAR since I don't read much YA these days and it doesn't really grab my interest anyway. I'm glad you were able to read these and I hope you enjoy the event.
Sam@WLABB says:
I enjoyed both these books. I was so in love with Olly and Madeline. I thought the cool part about the Sun is Also a Star was the way small parts play into the whole. The way they can trigger something bigger.
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March 21, 2019 by Kratora
Topics: CBD
Right now, it seems that the world can't stop talking about CBD. With thousands of CBD businesses, hundreds of CBD products, and dozens of daily CBD news articles, it's clear that CBD has set the world ablaze.
And yet, despite CBD's hot-topic status, there's a lot that most people still don't know about the world's second favorite cannabinoid (sorry, CBD — THC is still the reigning champion). While the science has yet to catch up to the wild marketing buzz surrounding CBD, some of the lesser-known truths about CBD simply don't get enough coverage.
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Technically, all CBD oil is made from the cannabis sativa plant. However, depending on whether CBD oil is derived from hemp or cannabis, significant differences in quality can arise — a CBD fact that's often overlooked by first-time and long-time buyers alike.
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Q: QUdpSocket::writeDatagram, wait for buffer free I'm using method QUdpSocket::writeDatagram and sending a lot of data. When the socket is full, the method return -1. Is it possible to do somethind like select() with a QUdpSocket?
while(!counterList.empty())
{
    CounterValuePtr value = counterList.dequeue();
    if (mUdpSocket->bytesToWrite() <= 1<<13)
    {
        const QByteArray datagram = toDatagram(*value);

        qint64 sentBytes = 0;
        try
        {
            sentBytes = mUdpSocket->writeDatagram(datagram, QHostAddress(mSettings->getConnectionIp()), mSettings->getConnectionPort());
        }
        catch(...)
        {
            emit dataLost();
            qWarning() << "Exception";
            throw;
        }

        qDebug() << datagram;
        if(sentBytes == -1)
        {
            QString errorMsg = getErrorMsg(WSAGetLastError());
            qWarning() << "SocketError (" << mUdpSocket->error() << ") : " << mUdpSocket->errorString() << ". " << errorMsg;
            emit dataLost();
        }
        else if(sentBytes < datagram.size())
        {
            qWarning() << "Not all data sent";
            emit dataLost();
        }
        else
        {
            qDebug() << "Counter "<< value->getName() << " sent";
            datasent = true;
            emit dataSent();
        }
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    else
    {
        qWarning() << "Socket write buffer full. Dropping data.";
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    }
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Some times, writeDatagram returns -1. When I print the last error with WSAGetLastError it prints the buffer is full.

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I've kind of been feeling like a fake lately. I always write about finding the good in people, inspiration, and people having a story and how that story has shaped and molded them into who they are, their actions, their beliefs, etc. Well, I've been struggling and I mean really struggling at times with a couple things for a specific person from my past; hate and unforgiveness. That's right, this is me being honest. I can find no other way to say it or to feel it. Yes, I know the saying 'love the sinner, hate the sin' and also the conversation from the Bible where Jesus was asked how many times we need to forgive and He says '…not seven times, but seventy times seven.' Believe me, I get it. I've listened to enough sermons that tell me that the one 'suffering' is the person who can't forgive. Here's the deal with me though, it's the 70 times 7 thing. This is where it gets difficult because honestly it just gets tiring. It is so emotionally draining to forgive, release, then have another offense where you have to forgive again for essentially the same thing from the same person. Now, the hate comes in because the offenses done over and over are not directly toward me but to my children and I am one protective mama bear. I cannot stand the actions and lies told to them, and from where I stand it has become very difficult to separate sin from sinner. Fortunately my kids are older and wiser. Like all kids, they crave truth in both words and action and when the two don't match they don't pay attention and they lose trust. Sometimes there is this shadow of sadness that veils my days because of this situation and I can't help but feel anger, then back to that hate thing. It's a work in progress because I'm pretty confident it will never change.
I know this is vague and confusing but relationships, good and bad, are complex. Forgiveness in this case is hard because it is an action that literally for me has to be exercised daily for this specific person and it is mentally draining. It is truly that 70 times 7. How easy it would be to forgive someone for a single offense and be done with it but this has to be a constant, active process for me. 'Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart.'~Corrie ten Boom Yes, I will continue to forgive and gain strength from that. 'Let no man pull you so low as to hate him'~ Martin Luther King Jr. Again, work in progress but I already feel a little better just talking (or writing) through it. Hurting people hurt people because of their own damage and insecurities;love the sinner, hate the sin. Last quote from an unknown author, 'Forgiveness doesn't excuse their behavior, forgiveness prevents their behavior from destroying your heart.' Done….for now.
It turns out I don't think I'm allergic to lipstick…I think I just have to stop rubbing my face in my new puppy's fur. Today I wear Nars Audacious Lipstick in Charlotte which is a deep burgundy and great for this upcoming holiday season. These lipsticks are great because they have TONS of color and feel like nothing on your lips. Until next time…cheers!
Glad no lipstick allergy! Whew! Now the forgive/hate thing…been there and struggled through it. It's long over for me because my kids are mid forties, however, I remember the struggle. I will say just this: constant forgiveness given instantly and honestly moves you to a position of no longer caring. That's a good place. The hate evaporates and becomes pity that ones life is so lacking that hurting a child feels okay. That person is pitiful and never worthy of your emotions nor the kids. The perpetrator will be erased from all care banks soon enough and will never understand why or how. Be prepared to fluff off the blame he will throw your way. Rise above.
Thank you for a glimpse of hope! I am already feeling like I'm toggling between anger and not caring so it's moving in a positive direction. Sometimes though…one step forward, two steps back.
Thank you for sharing this, Anna.


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Adventure Time (also known as Adventure Time with Finn & Jake) is an American animated television series created by Pendleton Ward. It is based on the animated short "Adventure Time" that aired as part of Frederator Studios' Random! Cartoons on Nickelodeon. The series focuses on the surreal adventures undertaken by two best friends and adopted brothers: Finn (a 16 year old boy as of the end of Season 6) and Jake (a dog with magical powers) that dwell in the Land of Ooo. In September 2008, the short was officially greenlit for a series by Cartoon Network.[1][2][3] Half-episode "sneak peeks" aired on March 11 and 18, 2010, and the series officially premiered on April 5, 2010.
The series ended on September 3, 2018 with the hour-long special "Come Along With Me", which was named after the end credits song. It ran for a total of 8 years, 10 seasons and 283 episodes.
On October 23, 2019, four specials, collectively called Adventure Time: Distant Lands, were announced, which will air exclusively on HBO Max starting with two in 2020.[4]
16-year-old Finn, who was found in the woods as a baby by Jake's parent's, Joshua and Margret, and his best friend and adopted brother Jake, a dog with magical powers, are adventurers living in the Land of Ooo, a setting full of surreal characters, with fantasy and post-apocalyptic elements. The duo's typical adventures involve saving princesses, fighting evil monsters, exploring dungeons, and helping people in need. They also meet characters with strange characteristics.
The main characters in Adventure Time. In foreground: Jake and Finn. In background from left to right: Princess Bubblegum, Lady Rainicorn, and Ice King.
Finn (voiced by Zack Shada in short, Jemery Shada in series) - A 16-year-old human boy who enjoys defeating evil forces and is skilled at multiple forms of combat. He used to have a crush on Princess Bubblegum, until the episode Incendium, when Princess Bubblegum dumps him, making him depressed. He also used to date Flame Princess, until she dumped him in the episode Frost and Fire. He wears a self-proclaimed 'awesome hat' that covers his blond hair, and is prone to strange exclamations and outbursts. He has a lust for adventure and will help anyone in need. Finn is known to not to hurt anyone that is not evil. Finn also uses 80's lingo such as righteous. Finn is known to be bad at math, although his spontaneous outbursts imply an appreciation of the subject (e.g. 'mathematical!',"algebraic!", "rhombus!"). Though he can swim, he has an intense fear of the ocean. Whenever he sings, his voice has an autotuned sound to it, because he swallowed a small computer. He is the main protagonist of the show. In the pilot, Finn's name was Pen, ich can be explained by the creator's name, Pendleton Ward.
Jake (voiced by John DiMaggio) - A shape-shifting wise old dog. He is Finn's best friend. Acting at times as a moral compass to his energetic pal, Jake has a laid-back attitude to most situations, but loves adventure, and will fight when he needs to. He is the boyfriend of Lady Rainicorn, whom he met in the pilot. Also, he understands Rainicorn, who speaks Korean. His powers help Finn considerably in combat, but are also sometimes used just for jovial forms of expression. He is shown to be quite skilled at playing the viola, although this talent is often unappreciated, as it is shown to bore Finn. Jake seems to enjoy songs and rhyming (e.g. "Solving crimes and makin' up rhymes"). All his "most important lessons" are said in song. He is the deuteragonist of the show. Jake gets very jealous, as seen when Lady Rainicorn starts hanging out with Finn. He got Tiffany, a boy, as a replacement. Also, as seen in "Power Animal" Jake has a habit for being unfocused and ends up becoming more unfocused to save Finn. As of the Season 5 episode, Jake the Dad, he and Lady Rainicorn have 5 rainicorn-puppies. The puppies names are Viola (respectfully named after Jake's and Lady Rainicorn's interest of playing the viola), T.V, Kim-Kil-Whan, Charlie and Jake Jr.
Princess Bubblegum (voiced by Hynden Walch in the TV series, Isabella Acres when turned younger, and by Paige Moss in the original pilot short) – Princess Bubblegum is a bubblegum humanoid, comparable to the inhabitants of Candy Kingdom, which she rules, who are all composed of types of desserts and candies, all of whom she created in a lab after being dropped from the mutant "Mother Gum", along with her reclusive gum-brother Neddy, who supplies the "lifeblood" of the kingdom from within a chamber below. The official series website has described her as "a millionaire nerd enthusiast [who] immerses herself in every branch of geekdom". She and Finn have a complex relationship; although she cares for him a great deal, she does not seem to return his love for her. In the second season finale "Mortal Recoil", after being possessed by The Lich, she was accidentally shattered and returned to life as a 13-year-old due to the doctors not having enough gum to work with, though it appears that her memories have remained intact. In "Too Young", she becomes 18 again by absorbing the parts sacrificed by her candy subjects in order to reclaim her kingdom from the Earl of Lemongrab. After her brush with death, she has begun to feel more and more vulnerable; as a result, she created the clone-Sphinx named Goliad to serve as her heir lest she die on the throne.
Marceline the Vampire Queen (voiced by Olivia Olson, Ava Acres when younger, and Cloris Leachman when older) – Marceline is a half-demon vampire, and the eponymous Vampire Queen, after having killed the previous Vampire King, according to Ward. Although she is over a thousand, she appears in the form of a young adult. In addition, the circumstances surrounding her transformation into a vampire are unknown. She is usually shown playing her axe bass, which was formerly her family's heirloom battle axe. Marceline and her father, Hunson Abadeer, have trouble accepting one another. Initially, Marceline feels that her father does not care for her, and expresses her feelings through music. Furthermore, Abadeer constantly pressures Marceline to follow in the family business and take over ruling the Nightosphere, a prospective job Marceline does not want. Marceline and the Ice King also have a complicated relationship. In the episode "I Remember You", it is revealed that the Ice King—then, the human man named Simon Petrikov—befriended Marceline during the aftermath of the Mushroom War.
Lumpy Space Princess (voiced by Pendleton Ward) – Lumpy Space Princess (often abbreviated as LSP) is the princess of Lumpy Space, an alternate dimension. As a "Lumper", made out of "irradiated stardust", she can convert other beings into Lumpers by biting them. LSP is spoiled and sarcastic, and is often shown living outdoors with salvaged furniture and appears to be homeless, because she has run away from her parents, who are the king and queen of Lumpy Space. LSP's relationship to Finn and Jake has always come off as nonchalant, but in the episode "Gotcha", LSP realizes that Finn is a person of good moral standing who teaches her that beauty comes from the inside, and in her premiere episode, she reveals to Finn that he's supposed to be her real friend, not like the "fake" ones she has in Lumpy Space.
BMO (voiced by Niki Yang) – Sometimes written phonetically as Beemo, BMO is a sentient video game console-shaped robot that lives with Finn and Jake. BMO is genderless. Its appearance has been compared to a "Game Boy and Macintosh mashup". BMO also has the features of other household objects, such as a portable electrical outlet, music player, camera, alarm clock, flashlight, strobe light and video player. While BMO is an object used for recreation on Finn and Jake's parts, it is still considered a close friend and treated as an equal by the two. BMO speaks English with a Korean accent. In the episode "Five Short Graybles", it was revealed that BMO secretly imitates human habits like brushing its teeth and using the toilet. BMO was created by Moseph "Mo" Giovanni, an inventor of robots who created the entire MO line, a thousand years before the events of the series. Though he created millions of robots, Giovanni specifically created BMO to understand fun; Giovanni intended him to help him raise his own son, but because he never had kids, he released BMO to find another family.
Lady Rainicorn (voiced by Niki Yang in the TV series, and by Dee Bradley Baker in the original pilot short) – Lady Rainicorn is a member of the half-rainbow, half-unicorn creatures called Rainicorns, as well as Jake's girlfriend and Princess Bubblegum's companion. She can turn objects and people different colors, and she can fly because her body intercepts light and can "dance" on it, which also explains her movement and why she has a rainbow pattern. Her origins can be traced back according to the episode "Her Parents" in which Jake explains how Rainicorns and dogs had been battling over territory in the Crystal Dimension for centuries. The episode also alludes to Rainicorns having a taste for human flesh, when her parents attempt to eat Finn. In the pilot short, she makes pigeon-like sounds to communicate, but in the series, she speaks Korean. Jake and Lady's relationship is a serious one, and in the end of the episode "Lady and Peebles", it was revealed that Lady was pregnant. In "Jake the Dad", Lady bears five puppies with Jake: Charlie, T.V., Viola, Kim Kil Whan, and Jake Jr.
Flame Princess (voiced by Jessica DiCicco) – Flame Princess is the 15-year old princess of the Fire Kingdom and is one of Finn's friends. She was in a relationship with Finn. Like all other inhabitants of the Fire Kingdom, she is covered with fire, the very flames emitted from her body being extensions of herself that intensify with rage. While she was initially referred to as being destructive by her own father—who even called her his "evil daughter"—she has a more naive nature that prompts her to act on her emotions; Finn describes her as "passionate". In the episode "Burning Low", it was revealed that Princess Bubblegum had Flame Princess locked up so that she that her emotions would not trigger a catastrophic chemical reaction that could potentially destroy the world. In the episode "Ignition Point", after asking Finn to retrieve candles from the Fire Kingdom, she inadvertently expressed her dislike of her father; this largely stems from the fact that he kept her imprisoned for so long. Furthermore, it was revealed that her family is evil and that the candles requested by her were used as a method to spread the family evil way to the next generation, unbeknownst to her. Eventually, Flame Princess begins to question herself, and doubts whether or not she is in fact evil. Finn is insistent that she is not evil and takes her on a journey into a dungeon to help her sort out her thoughts. Flame Princess comes to the conclusion that, while she is a lover of destruction, she only enjoys destroying bad guys.
Cinnamon Bun (voiced by Dee Bradley Baker), Cinnamon Bun is a cinnamon roll that lives in the Candy Kingdom and usually tries to impress people by doing tricks or volunteering for tasks, but usually ends up failing. Princess Bubblegum refers to him as being "half baked". He became the new Royal Tart Toter after the old Royal Tart Toter became senile.
Peppermint Butler (voiced by Steve Little) – Peppermint Butler is a peppermint candy that lives in the Candy Kingdom and is Princess Bubblegum's butler. It is revealed that he is good friends with Death and can summon a portal to the land of the dead. He also has a very dark and strange side, at one time requesting Finn and Jake's flesh. In "The Suitor", Peppermint Butler holds Cinnamon Bun against his will and forces a demon to possess his body. It is also implied that he has violent tendencies in "The Eyes", when he calls Finn and Jake to help him dispose of a body he "found" in his yard.
Gunter (voiced by Tom Kenny) – Gunter is the name of the penguin that most commonly accompanies the Ice King. Although the character has appeared in many episodes, it is heavily implied that there are many Gunters, and it is simply the name that the Ice King gives to all of his penguins. The episode "Simon and Marcy" also suggests that the name "Gunter" is somehow connected to the ice crown, as Simon Petrikov refers to a younger Marceline as "Gunter" twice while under the crown's influence.
N.E.P.T.R. (voiced by Andy Milonakis) – N.E.P.T.R. (which is an acronym standing for "Never ending pie throwing robot") is sentient robot made by Finn and powered by one of the Ice King's lighting bolts. As such, he has a father-son connection with both Finn and the Ice King.N.E.P.T.R. is often neglected by others; in "Hot to the Touch" he returns after being forgotten about in a game of hide-and-seek, in "BMO Noire" BMO tells him that they are different and cannot spend time together, and in "Mystery Dungeon" the Ice King mistakes N.E.P.T.R. for BMO.
Tree Trunks (voiced by Polly Lou Livingston) – Tree Trunks is a miniature yellow elephant friend of Finn and Jake. Tree Trunks lives in a little home in the forest surrounded by her apple orchard. Tree Trunks uses the apples in the orchard to make apple pies.</sup> In her debut episode, when she attempted to eat a crystal apple, she was accidentally transported to a dimension filled with Crystal People where she was transformed into the despotic and evil Quartzion. Finn and Jake were able to restore her to normal and get her back to Ooo. Tree Trunks is in a relationship with a pig she met during the events of "The Apple Thief".
The Earl of Lemongrab (voiced by Justin Roiland) – More commonly called Lemongrab, Lemongrab was the first being Princess Bubblegum ever created, and he lives in a realm also called Lemongrab. He is socially dysfunctional, and has trouble interacting with Candy Kingdom citizens due to his intolerance towards anything happy or comical.In "Too Young," he takes over as ruler of the Candy Kingdom when Bubblegum is deemed too young after being de-aged in the events of "Mortal Recoil"; he ends up jailing most of the candy subjects before Bubblegum returns to her original age. In "You Made Me," Lemongrab spies on the candy citizens while they sleep, which upsets Bubblegum; she attempts to fix him by giving him subjects to rule over, but when this fails, Bubblegum creates him a clone so that he has someone who understands him. In "All Your Fault" the Lemongrabs begin making lemon-based candy citizens out of the food that Bubblegum sent them. Soon, they create a massive citizenry composed of similar-minded lemon beings.
Snail (voiced by Pendleton Ward) – The snail is an easter egg that appears in every episode, and usually waves happily at the camera. Inspired by the in-jokes in episodes of The Simpsons, Ward has acknowledged that he wanted to "make a game out of every episode of Adventure Time, where you could freeze-frame and find things in the background", such as the snail. The snail also serves an important plot point in the series; in the second season episode "Mortal Folly", it is possessed by The Lich. After The Lich's physical body is destroyed in the following episode, it repossesses the snail until the events of the fourth season finale "The Lich".
Recurring antagonists
Ice King (voiced by Tom Kenny in the TV series, and by John Kassir in the original pilot short) – The Ice King is a recurring antagonist of the series, and is 1,043 years old. The Ice King frequently steals princesses throughout Ooo to forcefully marry them, Princess Bubblegum being his usual target. His ice-based magic abilities come from a magical crown he wears, which directly causes his insanity. Though defined as completely crazy by many, the Ice King is actually lonely and misunderstood, having a generally benevolent relationship with the penguins of his realm. Furthermore, he is secretly envious of Finn and Jake for being such good friends. Finn and Jake learned during the events of "Holly Jolly Secrets" that the Ice King was originally a human antiquarian named Simon Petrikov who bought his crown from a dock worker in northern Scandinavia, predating the Mushroom War. Wearing the crown, Petrikov began to lose both his mind and then his fiancée Betty; this explains his subconscious need for princesses. He soon began deteriorating in both mind and body over the years into his current state. Sometime before the Mushroom War he also discovered the Enchiridion. 996 years before the events of the series and directly after the Mushroom War, he met, befriended, and took care of young Marceline. Eventually, he realized that his deteriorating mind and behavior would possibly become a threat to young Marceline. Thus, he wrote a letter to Marceline, describing why he could not help her anymore and imploring her to forgive him for whatever wrong he might do with the crown possessing him.
Ricardio (voiced by George Takei) – Ice King's heart which became a sentient being as the result of Ice King's attempt at a love spell. Like his source, Ricardio initially had desires for Princess Bubblegum's heart; however, unlike the Ice King, Ricardio literally wanted to cut out Bubblegum's heart "and make out with it". His first appearance is in "Ricardio the Heart Guy", after Ice King fails at creating a love spell and instead animates Ricardio from his own body. Ricardio attempted to get Princess Bubblegum's heart but Finn and Jake saved her and Ricardio returned to Ice King. Ricardio later returned in the fourth season episode "Lady and Peebles" as a fully independent being, complete with bio-engineered arms and legs. Despite this, Bubblegum was able to best him at hand-to-hand combat, and he limped off, defeated. The Ice King was later given a replacement heart made out of toffee and maracas, as well as some of Ricardio's bio-engineered sinew.
Magic Man (voiced by Tom Kenny) – Magic Man is a Martian who uses his talent with magic to nihilistically harm others. He is first introduced in the episode "Freak City", where he transforms Finn into a huge foot. He returns in the fourth season entry "Sons of Mars", where his backstory is revealed. It is heavily hinted that the reason he uses his powers maliciously is because his former Martian companion, Margles, was killed. He makes a brief reappearance in the fifth season episode "All the Little People", in which he gives Finn the titular miniature people.
Hunson Abadeer (voiced by Martin Olson) – Hunson is the father of Marceline and the "completely evil" lord of the Nightosphere. Hunson Abadeer possesses a pendant that infuses him with power over the Nightosphereʻs chaotic evil that gives him the ability to suck the souls out of his victims. He appears first in the episode "It Came from the Nightosphere" where Finn summons him by acting out the ritual Marceline explained to him. Hunson tries to suck all the souls out of everyone before hearing the song Marceline wrote based on him eating her French fries in the past, managing to make peace with his daughter and return to the Nightosphere. However, during the events of "Return to the Nightosphere"/"Daddy's Little Monster", Hunson later attempted to get Marceline to follow in his footsteps by tricking her into taking his pendant before eventually realizing his mistake and taking it back from Finn, who put it on to save Marceline from the "Chaotic Evil" that possessed the amulet, and whoever wore it.
The Lich (voiced by Ron Perlman) – The Lich is an ancient, diabolical, undead sorcerer who came into being near the end of Mushroom War via a "mutagenic bomb". He tried to destroy the world but was defeated and imprisoned within amber by Billy within the Candy Kingdom's tree many years ago. After being freed from his prison by using a magic incantation to take control of a snail, the Lich sets out to regain his power and destroy Ooo, but his body is destroyed by Finn, who uses the sweater Princess Bubblegum gave him to rip off the top of his skull-collapsing his entire body. However, the Lich's disembodied spirit survived and took possession of Princess Bubblegum's body momentarily before ending up in the snail that initially released him from the amber.Going into hiding in his snail vessel, the Lich arranged for a bear to trick Finn into giving him the Enchiridion for his master plan: to attach the jewels from the various crowns onto the book and create a portal to the Time Room, the domain of the omnipotent Prismo (voiced by Kumail Nanjiani) who grants wishes. Taking Billy's body as his own, the Lich attempted to achieve his plan of wishing that all life was eliminated. The Lich's scheme ultimately failed, however, when Jake used his wish to alter the Lich's original request.
Main article: Adventure Time/Episodes
Season 1 of the series ran from April 5, 2010 to September 27, 2010. After the premiere episode drew strong TV ratings, earning the number one spot in many kids demographics, Cartoon Network renewed the show for a second season of 13 half-hours (26 episodes). For the first five and a half seasons, the show aired on Monday nights. However, starting with the sixth season episode "Breezy", the show began to shift both its timeslot and its day of airing.
Season one premiered on April 5, 2010 with "Slumber Party Panic" and "Trouble in Lumpy Space" and ended on September 27, 2010 with "Gut Grinder".
Season two premiered on October 11, 2010 with "It Came from the Nightosphere" and ended on May 9, 2011 with "Heat Signature".
Season three premiered on July 11, 2011 with "Conquest of Cuteness" and ended on February 13, 2012 with "Incendium".
Season four premiered on April 2, 2012 with "Hot to the Touch" and ended on October 22, 2012 with "The Lich".
Season five premiered on November 12, 2012 with "Finn the Human" and "Jake the Dog" and ended on March 17, 2014 with "Billy's Bucket List".
Season six premiered on April 21, 2014 with "Wake Up" and "Escape from the Citadel" and ended on June 5, 2015 with "Hot Diggity Doom" and "The Comet".
Season seven premiered on November 2, 2015 with "Bonnie & Neddy" and ended on March 19, 2016 with "The Thin Yellow Line".
Season eight premiered on March 26, 2016 with "Broke His Crown" and ended on February 2, 2017 with "Helpers" and "The Light Cloud".
Season nine premiered on April 21, 2017 with "Orb" and ended on July 21, 2017 with "Three Buckets".
Season ten premiered on September 17, 2017 with "The Wild Hunt", "Always BMO Closing", "Son of Rap Bear" and "Bonnibel Bubblegum". The season and series has ended on September 3, 2018 with "Come Along With Me".
Following the animated short, Frederator Studios pitched an Adventure Time series to Nickelodeon, but the network passed on it twice.[5] The studio then approached Cartoon Network, with creator Pendleton Ward delivering them an early storyboard for "The Enchiridion", showing that the premise could be expanded into a series while maintaining elements from the original short: funny catchphrases and dances, an awkward kiss moment with the princess, and an "Abe Lincoln moment." Cartoon Network greenlit the first season in September 2008, and "The Enchiridion" would become the first produced episode.[5]
Series creator Pendleton Ward has stated that the artistic style is influenced by his time at CalArts and later working as a storyboard artist on The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack. He tries to include "beautiful" moments like those in Hayao Miyazaki's My Neighbor Totoro and some subversive humor, inspired by series like The Simpsons and Pee-wee's Playhouse.[6] Executive producer Fred Seibert compares the show's animation style to that of Felix the Cat and the Max Fleischer cartoons but says its world is also equally inspired by video games.[7] Ward intends the show's world to have a certain physical logic instead of "cartoony slapstick" -- even though magic exists in the story, the show's writers try to create an internal consistency in how the characters interact with the world.[6][7]
Ward describes the character Finn as "fiery little kid" with strong morals, while Jake is based on Bill Murray's character in the movie Meatballs, as a laidback twenty-something who usually jokes around, but occasionally gives good advice.[6]
Critical reception
The show has received generally positive reviews. Television critic Robert Lloyd, in an article for the Los Angeles Times covering the new series, said it, "strikes [him] as a kind of companion piece to the network's currently airing Chowder and The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack.[8] Each takes place in a fantastical land peopled with strange, somewhat disturbing characters and has at its center a young male person or person-like thing making his way in that world with the help of unusual, not always reliable, mentors."[8] He went on to say that the show is, "not unlike CN's earlier Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, about a boy and his imaginary friend, though [it is] darker and stranger and even less connected to the world as we know it." Lloyd also compared it to, "the sort of cartoons they made when cartoons themselves were young and delighted in bringing all things to rubbery life."
Adventure Time has been nominated three times for an Emmy in the category, Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program. The first was for "My Two Favorite People." The second was for "It Came from the Nightosphere." The third nomination was "Too Young" for the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards.
Animated short
The animated short "Adventure Time" aired as part of Frederator Studios' Random! Cartoons, and led to the creation of the animated series.
The cartoon begins with Pen (who was renamed Finn in the series) sleeping under a tree and Jake meditating. After they do a little dance (which Jake downloaded from the internet while meditating), Lady Rainicorn (a unicorn/rainbow hybrid) flies by in tears. They discover that Lady Rainicorn is so sad because Princess Bubblegum is being imprisoned by the Ice King. Using snowballs, they battle their way past the Iceclops, Snow Golem, and other monsters that inhabit the Ice Kingdom.
A scene from the short.
Eventually, Pen and Jake reach the Ice King's mountain lair. Pen and the Ice King fight while Jake remains outside flirting with the Rainicorn, ignoring the battle. Just when Pen seems to be gaining the upper hand, the Ice King uses his "frozen lightning bolts" to freeze Pen in a block of ice. For unexplained reasons, this transports Pen's mind "back in time, and to Mars" where he has a short motivational conversation with Abraham Lincoln. After being told to believe in himself, Pen is returned to the present: just in time to see the Ice King fly away with Princess Bubblegum. Chasing after him using Jake's extendable legs, Pen rescues the princess from the Ice King's grasp. Jake pushes the magical crown off the Ice King's head, thereby removing the King's source of power. The Ice King then plummets off screen, yelling a long list of complex threats of things he will do when he returns.
The story closes with Bubblegum giving Pen a kiss, which embarrasses him greatly. He attempts to leave, but Jake claims that they have nowhere else to go and that there are no adventures that need them. Fortunately, some nearby ninjas are stealing an old man's diamonds, and they both run off in pursuit.
Adventure Time was adapted into various video games of the series
the first game in the series, Adventure Time: Hey Ice King, Why'd you steal our garbage?!, was released in 2012 for Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo DS.
Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon because I don't know was released in 2013 for Wii U, Playstation 3, Xbox 360, and Nintendo 3DS.
Adventure Time: The Secret of the Nameless Kingdom, released in 2014 for Nintendo 3DS, Playstation 3, and Xbox 360.
Adventure Time: Finn and Jake's Investigations, released in 2015 for Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, Playstation 4, Playstation 3, Xbox One, and Xbox 360.
Adventure Time: Pirates of the Enchiridion, released on July 2018 for Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4, and Xbox One, two months before the series finale.
Appearances in other projects
Finn, Jake, Princess Bubblegum, and Gunther appeared as audiences in a segment of the Uncle Grandpa episode, Pizza Eve.
Jake appeared in the OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes episode, Crossover Nexus, both as stone and one of Ben 10's transformations. Finn also appeared as one of Ben 10's transformations.
Adventure Time was the last show to still be airing new episodes since the Noods Era.
The series has a total of 283 produced episodes which makes it the second most number of episodes on all Cartoon Network series, the first being the Ben 10 franchise (350).
Adventure Time is longest running show from the 2010s.
Adventure Time was created by Julia Pott also, which is working on a new cartoon named Summer Camp Island right now.
The series originally had 9 seasons, but Cartoon Network split it into 10.
Because of this, Adventure Time is now the first Cartoon Network show to have reached 10 seasons.
↑ Cartoon Brew, August 29, 2008
↑ "Adventure Time" Background Development Art
↑ "Enchiridion" Props in Color
↑ https://news.avclub.com/adventure-time-is-returning-with-four-new-hour-long-spe-1839297314
↑ 5.0 5.1 ""The Enchiridion" Storyboards". Frederator Studios. 2010-04-22. http://frederatorblogs.com/adventure_time/2010/04/22/the-enchiridion-storyboards/. Retrieved on 2010-07-14.
↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 DeMott, Rick (2010-04-25). ""Time for Some Adventure with Pendleton Ward"". Animation World Network. http://www.awn.com/articles/2d/time-some-adventure-pendleton-ward. Retrieved on 2010-07-14.
↑ 7.0 7.1 Zahed, Ramin (2010-02-05). ""And Now for Something Entirely Brilliant!"". Animation Magazine. http://www.animationmagazine.net/article/11078. Retrieved on 2010-07-14.
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In cyberspace nobody need hear your spleen
Stone the crows! But there is sad news this Budget eve for Catherine Deveny's army of admirers – they will not be reading her analysis of the budget in The Age, what with her being fired by the paper last week for remarks as unkind as they were inane.
But losing her column will not stop the comic Deveny, who does not need the paper to peddle her politics in a pantechnicon of prejudice (sorry, the crows need a new script for their alliteration medication). No, she can explain everything on a website, present her stand-up performances on Youtube; poke fun at people on Facebook and tweet twaddle on Twitter.
The good news is that so can everybody else who has something to say, which, albeit only occasionally interests an audience.
Not since the average (free, white, male) Athenian could have his say on the issues of the hour in the Assembly has speech been so free. And all over the world people have understood the opportunity.
Sure, most online communication appeals to a family, village or guild. But it is also hard to imagine a political opinion or occupational interest without a presence on the Internet. In this electronic agora even crows get a Guernsey.
And this is how it should be – we are a smarter, sharper society for the way the opinions of the powerful are critically analysed by anybody who knows how to argue online.
But along with an endless and ever-expanding policy debate we also get people keen on a career based on being famous for what they say, rather than what they do.
The smart ones build a reputation for expertise in an industry – it is a great way of finding fame, even employment.
But others who want to be famous for being famous, by rating well on Technorati, just tweet and blog on absolutely anything, assuming the more outrageous their opinions the more the followers who will find them.
And there is nothing the on-line opinionated love more than comments at the end of a post, even if they are always from the same 15 fans or frenemies and generally have less to do with what the celebrity poster has written than the commentator's own opinions, generally on climate change and why everybody who does not agree with them is a racist, sexist, denier of the rights of (insert name of oppressed group here).
There may not be much money in a world where every person is a pundit but dedicated followers of fame know that endless online commentary of the right, (well left, actually) kind can get you onto the A list that appeals. To some it is an invitation to the right PR party or junket. For the policy focused it is an interview on Radio National, a favourable comment on Crikey, a seat on ABC TV's Q&A, even a Seinfeld-style column about nothing in a paper (newspapers may be dying but an awful lot of aspiring columnists want to sit by the death bed).
Of course most online commentators never attract an audience of any size, some can't write, others have nothing much to say and abuse stops being funny after a while.
But the fact there is a great deal of harrumphing going on is good stuff – our age is a vast improvement on the not so ancient time when the hackerati who hung round newspapers long enough to rise from eccentric opportunist to elder statesperson set the agenda because they alone could reach a mass audience.
Now we are in an age when everybody can lay down the law about everything, the main media columnists and commentators who matter are the ones who are read for the strength of their arguments, not because they are the only people with a print or electronic voice.
The result is not just many more voices but better articulated arguments, especially in the print press, which has responded to the online word with better-informed quality commentary. For all the nostalgia from people who once were the conspiracy correspondent on the National Times, we are in a golden age of media analysis – especially in economics and public policy.
Of course none of this should have happened, according to orthodox opinion, which has always self-servingly assumed the reason the masses never sign up for the command economy approach de jour is that they are gulled by polemicists and that media concentration excludes dissenting voices.
This is an argument that has stayed the same since the 1950s, when two films explained why the media is always awful.
The Sweet Smell of Success (1957) was all about that eternal enemy of the left, the populist columnist with an enormous audience. Burt Lancaster played J J Hunsecker – certainly a more original moniker than Smith or Jones – who uses his power to punish opponents and promote his pals. One of his sources is publicist Sidney Falco (Tony Curtis), who will do anything to get his clients mentioned in Hunsecker's column.
This being a standard Hollywood morality tale Hunsecker is evil and Falco unscrupulous but what makes the movie interesting is the way the film assumes those with media power always dupe the mass market.
But the crows doubt it was like that then and know it isn't how things are now. For a start, there is simply too much media for one gatekeeper to shape opinion and there is not a flack on the planet who thinks mentions in the PR driven press is enough to build brand awareness.
The same simple fears drove the other enduring political film of 1957, A Face in the Crowd, about a drifter (Andy Griffith) who turns out to have a talent for demagoguery and builds a brand by talking populist politics on television, working to make a snobbish senator president.
It was an early example of warnings of what happens when populist phonies con a mass audience, in the process providing enemies of capitalism (the baddies are always in the pay of evil corporations) with an easy explanation of why their ideas are generally anathema with the electorate.
But if what A Face in the Crowd warned against ever occurred in the past it does not happen now. There is not a print or broadcast commentator in the country who will decide a single seat at the next election. The audiences are too independent to uncritically agree and there are too many voices for any one to stand out.
When it comes to politics and policy, information and opinion we live in a supersaturated environment.
And a good thing to.
It is all but impossible for media managers to point public opinion in a particular direction or to make an evidence free convincing case. That a 30-second grab on the TV news shaped debate was always an over-rated idea but now it is obsolete.
And the policy driven print media is better than it was when the market for ideas was smaller, simply because there were not masses of on-line statistics and policy papers.
Sure the democratising of debate online means a lot of egocentric urgers push their own interests and sometimes, ideas.
There are cohorts of Catherines out there.
But the ambitious are always with us. When it comes to information and debate in the media creative capitalism has delivered things are much better than the dystopian dogmatists of the left – ever imagined.
Now why does that sound familiar?
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Chris Banks is a Canadian poet. He is the author of three previous collections of poems: Bonfires, The Cold Panes of Surfaces, and Winter Cranes. His first full-length collection, Bonfires, was awarded the Jack Chalmers Award for poetry by the Canadian Authors' Association in 2004. Bonfires was also a finalist for the Gerald Lampert Award for the best first book of poetry in Canada. His next book The Cloud Versus Grand Umificiation Theory will be published in the Fall of 2017 by ECW press. His poetry has appeared in The New Quarterly, Arc Magazine, The Antigonish Review, Event, The Malahat Review, PRISM international among other publications. He lives and writes in Waterloo, Ontario.


While this may not be everyone's experience, a lot of people who come to crossfit haven't done much heavy weight lifting. This leads them to underestimating how much they're capable of lifting. the great thing about crossfit is that your trainers and teammates will encourage you to up your weights so you can find your max. You'll surprise yourself when you realize you can squat a lot more than 60 pounds when just a week ago, you could barely do 2 body weight squats. At the same time you also have to take care not to overestimate yourself or risk getting injured. Don't try to compare yourself to anybody else because crossfit is much more a competition with yourself and your own fears. And that right there, is the beauty of the sport for me. Finding the balance between empowerment and humility.
If you're one of those people whose mood is often dictated by the numbers on the scale, the first few weeks of crossfit will leave you feeling defeated because you might gain weight instead of losing. But that weight is your muscles increasing in mass so their can work harder to help you lift heavier weights. You gave your everything on that deadlift, don't let yourself be frustrated because the scale is not accurately illustrating that effort. So I encourage you to drop all expectations of weight loss, and concentrate instead on marveling at the power that is your body. I mean it's truly incredible.
Yeah, certainly you will experience some injuries while exercising, like calluses or scratched skin during a box jump, but that's not what I'm talking about. The think about crossfit is that after the workout, you will be riding on a high that makes you feel like a superhero. So you might start to believe that crossfit gives you carte blanche to go jump off buildings from one rooftop to the other. I'm gonna need you to bring it down a notch. Calm down Spiderman.
I've made the mistake of looking at a workout and assuming it's going to be a breeze because you really need to just do one rep of each exercise, at your maximum weight on the bar. I was fooled my friends! Fooled I tell you. What I didn't realize is that you need to figure out what your maximum weight is, and that involves a lot of carrying the weights from the rack to your bar, lifting, realizing you can do more and running back to get heavier weights. That got me more exhausted than the actual 1 rep I underestimated. That's not counting having to carrying all those weights back to their proper place after your laid your entire life on that bar. Whyyyy!!!!! I'm not crying. I'm ok. I'm ok.
5) You Will Have Your Own Cheerleading Squad.
Ok so maybe you don't get your own crew of professional cheerleaders chanting your name on the sidelines with badass choreographies. What you do get is teammates who are rooting for you as if you were about to win Gold at the Olympics. It is incredibly empowering when you're struggling to rise from a heavy squat, and everybody stops their reps to scream your name like you're a celebrity. I know how Beyoncé feels now (I think).
An important point that body image advocates constantly stress is that we have to let go of the myth that someone's appearance is an accurate indicator of their athletic prowess. Anybody who has the habit of judging people by the way they look (so… all of us) and assuming that heavier people are lazy, just needs to spend a day in a crossfit gym. You will see people display incredible feats of athleticism, but whose body types wouldn't land them in a fitness magazine. That goes for all body types. I am willing to bet my last nutella jar on the fact that you wouldn't be able to rank someone's athleticism with only their body type or gender as a point of reference. If you needed one more reason to be compassionate and respectful of people's bodies and your own, crossfit is that reason.
If you've been hesitant about trying out crossfit because you've heard stories of people who throw up in buckets, those stories are probably true. They're true but much less frequent than you'd imagine. I've yet to see anybody throw up so don't you worry. Drop all fears of the sport and come drop it like it's hot (in a squat).
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