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KAʿBA-YE ZARDOŠT
Gerd Gropp
"Kaʿba of Zoroaster," an ancient building at Naqš-e Rostam near Persepolis.
KABĀB
Etrat Elahi
popular dish which traditionally consists of meat cut in cubes, or ground and shaped into balls; these are threaded onto a skewer and broiled over a brazier of charcoal embers.
KABIR-KUH
Majdodin Keyvani
one of the long ranges of the Zagros mountains, lying between Iran's two western provinces of Loristan and Ilām.
KABISA
Simone Cristoforetti
Arabic term used in calendrical context; "intercalary," "embolismal." It is applied to several readjustments that occurred in the Iranian solar calendar.
KĀBOL MAGAZINE
Wali Ahmadi
a monthly magazine with the full title Kābol:ʿElmi, adabi, ejtemāʿi, tariḵi. The periodical was founded by the Kabul Literary Society (Anjoman-e Adabi-e Kābol), 1931-40.
KĀBOLI
Rawan Farhadi and J. R. Perry
the colloquial Persian spoken in the capital of Afghanistan, Kabul, and its environs. It has been a common and prestigious vernacular for several centuries, since Kabul was long ruled by dynasts of Iran (the Safavids) or India (the Mughals) for whom Persian was the language of culture and administration.
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KĀBOLI, ʿAbdallāh Ḵᵛāja
Maria Szuppe
(also known as Kāboli Naqšbandi and Heravi), historiographer and poet of the late 16th and early 17th centuries.
Multiple Authors
(Kābol), capital of Afghanistan, also the name of its province and a river.
KABUL i. GEOGRAPHY OF THE PROVINCE
Andreas Wilde
Kabul is part of a system of high level basins, the elevation of which varies from 1,500 to 3,600 meters, extends—geographically speaking—beyond the administrative borders of the present-day province.
KABUL ii. HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY
Xavier de Planhol
Before the period of war and unrest in Afghanistan that started in 1978, almost all the functions concerned with governing the country and directing its international relations were concentrated in Kabul. This primacy among Afghan cities is due to an exceptionally favorable geographical site.
KABUL iii. HISTORY FROM THE 16TH CENTURY TO THE ACCESSION OF MOḤAMMAD ẒĀHER SHAH
May Schinasi
Kabul was a small town until the 16th century, when Ẓahir-al-Din Bābor (1483-1530), the first of the Great Mughals, made it his capital.
KABUL iv. URBAN POLITICS SINCE ẒĀHER SHAH
Daniel E. Esser
The first master plan marked an important attempt to reorganize the spatial structure of the city. A first revision was authorized in 1971.
KABUL v. MONUMENTS OF KABUL CITY
This article focuses on the major monuments in and around the Old City of Kabul and the most significant Dorrāni dynastic monuments and mausolea.
KABUL LITERARY SOCIETY
(Anjoman-e adabi-e Kābol), the first official academic and cultural association of Afghanistan, 1930-40.
KABUL MUSEUM
Carla Grissmann
popular name of the National Museum of Afghanistan. A modest collection of artifacts and manuscripts already existed in the time of King Ḥabib-Allāh (r. 1901–19). In 1931 the collection was finally installed in a building in rural Darulaman (Dār-al-amān), eight kilometers south of Kabul City.
KABUL RIVER
in eastern Afghanistan. It forms one of Afghanistan's four major river systems and is the only Afghan river that flows, as tributary of the Indus, into the sea.
KĀČI
Etrat Elahi and Majdodin Keyvani
a traditional Persian dish generally made of rice flour, cooking oil, sugar diluted in water, and turmeric or saffron with a sprinkling of golāb (rosewater) to give it a pleasant scent.
KADAGISTĀN
Nicholas Sims-Williams
an eastern province of the Sasanian empire. The clearest evidence for the existence of such a province is provided by a bulla bearing the impression of a seal.
ḴĀDEM MIṮĀQ
Amir Hossein Pourjavady
(1907-1958), musician, teacher, conductor, and composer.
ḴĀDEM-E BESṬĀMI
Kioumars Ghereghlou
Moḥammad Ṭāher b. Ḥasan, local historian, calligrapher, and poet of the reign of Shah ʿAbbās I.
KADIMI
Ramiyar P. Karanjia
a Zoroastrian sect (Ar. qadim "old, ancient"). The movement emerged in 18th-century India.
KADḴODĀ
Willem Floor and EIr.
principal meaning "headman," from Middle Persian kadag-xwadāy, lit. "head of a household."
KADPHISES, KUJULA
Osmund Bopearachchi
(1st cent. CE), first Kuṣān king, founder of the Kuṣāna dynasty in Central Asia and India, as indicated by the legend written in Gāndhāri and Kharoṣṭhī.
KAEMPFER, ENGELBERT
Detlef Haberland
German physician and traveler to Russia, the Orient, and the Far East (1651-1716).
KAĒTA
William W. Malandra
an Avestan word whose approximate meaning is 'soothsayer.'
KAFIR KALA
Boris Litvinsky
(Kāfer Qalʿa), ancient settlement and one of the largest archeological monuments of the Vakhsh river valley, on the western outskirts of Kolkhozabad, Tajikistan. The city (šahrestān) together with the citadel form a square, each side 360 m long, oriented approximately to the cardinal points.
ḴAFRI, ŠAMS-AL-DIN
George Saliba
(d.1550), one of the most competent of all the mathematical astronomers and planetary theorists of medieval Islam.
KAFTARI WARE
C. A. Petrie
distinctive ceramic vessels dated to the late 3rd and early 2nd millennia BCE, primarily found in Fārs.
KĀFUR
See CAMPHOR.
ḴĀGINA
a traditional Persian dish; most of the recipes are very similar to those for making a plain omelet.
Farhad Daftary
Markazi Province, a village located about 35 km northeast of Anjedān and northwest of Maḥallāt in central Iran, with ruins of a fairly large caravanserai.
KĀHI KĀBOLI
Majdoddin Keyvani
(d. 1580), poet at the courts of the Mughal sultans Homāyun and Akbar.
Donald D. Leslie
medieval capital of the Northern Song dynasty (960-1127) and home of a Judeo-Persian community.
KAJAKAY DAM
Siddieq Noorzoy
dam built on the Helmand River as a part of the multi-faceted projects aimed at the development of the Helmand Valley.
KĀK
Etrat Elahi and Eir.
a general term applied to several kinds of flat bread or small, often thin, dry cakes variously shaped and made.
KĀKAGI
Arley Loewen
the customs and characteristics of a kāka—a vagabond or vigilante characterized by the ideals of chivalry, courage, generosity, and loyalty.
KĀKĀʾI
Philip G. Kreyenbroek
a term used both for a tribal federation and for a religious group in Iraqi Kurdistan.
KĀKĀVAND
Pierre Oberling
a Lor tribe of the Delfān group, settled in the Piškuh region of Luristan (Lorestān), as well as west of Qazvin and in the Ṭārom region.
ḴĀKI ḴORĀSĀNI, EMĀMQOLI
S. J. Badakhchani
Ismaʿili poet and preacher of 17th-century Persia (d. after 1646). He was born in Dizbād, a village in the hills half way between Mashhad and Nišāpur.
ḴĀKI ŠIRĀZI, ḤASAN BEG
(d. 1612), Persian historian and bureaucrat, whose chronicle, titled Aḥsan al-tavāriḵ, is a general history of pre-Islamic and Islamic dynasties of Iran, the Indian Subcontinent, and Central Asia.
KAKRAK
Matteo Compareti
a Buddhist site comprised of a group of caves, in Bāmyān Province, Afghanistan, discovered at the end of the 19th century.
ḴĀKSĀR
Zahra Taheri
a strictly popular order of Persian dervishes, favored by artisans and shopkeepers. The name "Ḵāksār" (lit. 'dust-like') was probably chosen to figuratively denote a lowly, humble, and modest person.
ḴĀKŠI
Bahram Grami
a medicinal plant from the mustard family. Two kinds have been identified, the common and the bitter one which is considered weed. The effects are believed to be on heart, voice, throat, and diarrhea.
KĀKUYIDS
C. Edmund Bosworth
[KAKWAYHIDS], a dynasty of Deylamite origin that ruled in western Persia, Jebāl, and Kurdistan about 1008-51 as independent princes.
KALĀBĀḎI
See ABŪ BAKR KALĀBĀḎĪ.
ḴALAF B. AḤMAD
C. E. Bosworth
b. Moḥammad, Abu Aḥmad (d. 1009), Amir in Sistān of the "second line" of Saffarids, who ruled between 963 and 1003.
ḴALAJ
a tribe which originated in Turkistan and settled approximately 250 km to the southwest of Tehran.
ḴALAJ i. TRIBE
tribe originating from Turkistan, generally referred to as Turks but possibly Indo-Iranian.
ḴALAJ ii. Ḵalaji Language
Michael Knüppel
spoken by the Ḵalaj tribe, in the 1960s and 1970s numbering approximately 20,000 people.
KALĀNTAR
Willem Floor
"chief, leader," from the late 15th century onwards, particularly the local official (mayor) in charge of the administration of a town.
KALĀNTARI, PARVIZ
Nojan Madinei
(b. Zanjān, 22 March 1931; d. Tehran, 20 May 2016), painter, graphic designer, writer, and a pioneering illustrator of Iranian children's books.
KALĀRESTĀQ
Habib Borjian
(or Kalār-rostāq), and Kalārdašt, historical district in western Māzandarān. i. The District and Sub-District. ii. The Dialect.
KALĀRESTĀQ i. The District and Sub-District
This predominantly mountainous district extends along the Caspian coast from the Namakābrud (Namakāvarud) river on the west to the Čālus river on the east.
KALĀRESTĀQ ii. The Dialect
The Caspian vernaculars spoken in Kalārestāq, together with those of Tonekābon district, may not be properly classified as either Māzandarāni or Gilaki but serve as a transition between these two language groups.
KALĀT-E NĀDERI
Several references to kalāt in the tragic episode of the young Forud in Ferdowsi's Šāh-nāma are thought to refer to this. Its earliest mention in historical accounts comes from the Mongol period, when the fourth Il-khan of Iran, Arḡun Khan built a defensive work at the south approach that still bears his name ("Gate of Arḡun").
KALBĀSI
Hamid Algar
Ḥāj Moḥammad Ebrāhim (b. Isfahan, 1766; d. Isfahan, 1845), prominent Oṣuli jurist, influential in the affairs of Isfahan during the reigns of Fatḥ-ʿAli Shah and Moḥammad Shah.
ḴĀLEDI, Mehdi
E. Naḵjavāni
Persian violinist and songwriter (1919-1990). As a violinist, Ḵāledi was known for his command of traditional Persian music and its innovative interpretation. As a composer, he was admired for the range of his rhythmically varied and elegiac songs.
KALEMĀT-E MAKNUNA
Moojan Momen
(The Hidden Words), a collection of aphorisms (71 in Arabic and 82 in Persian) by Bahāʾ-Allāh on spiritual and moral themes, dating from 1274/1857-58 and considered one of his most important writings.
ḴĀLEQI, RUḤ-ALLĀH
Hormoz Farhat
(1906-1965), Persian music educator, composer, and music scholar. Through his teaching, admiration for the polyphonic richness of Western music was transmitted to some of his pupils.
ḴĀLEṢIZĀDA, MOḤAMMAD B. MOḤAMMAD-MAHDI
Mina Yazdani
(1890-1963), a contemporary Iraqi-Iranian reformist cleric and political activist in anti-British protests and proponent of political power for the Shiʿite jurists in 20th-century Iran, who probably influenced Ayatollah Khomeini and his followers.
KALHOR
a Kurdish tribe in the southernmost part of Persian Kurdistan. The last of the great Kalhor chiefs was Dāwud Khan, who ruled the tribe in the early 1900s.
KALHOR, Mirzā Mohammad-Reżā
Maryam Ekhtiar
(1829-1892), one of the most prominent 19th-century Persian calligraphers, often compared to such great masters of nastaʿliq as Mir ʿAli Heravi and Mir ʿEmād Sayfi Qazvini.
ḴALIFA SOLṬĀN
Rudi Matthee
(1592/93-1654), grand vizier under Shah ʿAbbās I (r. 1588-1629) and then again under Shah ʿAbbās II (r. 1642-66).
ḴALIL SOLṬĀN b. MIRĀNŠĀH b. TIMUR
Beatrice Forbes Manz
Timurid ruler (1405-09). He became active in the military on the Indian campaign in 1398-99 and played a prominent part in the seven-year campaign of 1399-1404.
ḴALIL, MOḤAMMAD EBRĀHIM
Afghan scribe, calligrapher, poet and historian. Ḵalil studied privately with his parents and excelled in the art of calligraphy, especially the nastaʿliq and šekasta styles.
ḴALIL-ALLĀH ŠAH
Nasrollah Pourjavady
(or Sayyed) BORHĀN-AL-DIN (b. 1373-74, d. 1455-56), the only son of the Sufi master, Šāh Neʿmat-Allāh Wali of Kermān.
KALILA WA DEMNA
a collection of didactic animal fables, with the jackals Kalila and Demna as two of the principal characters. The story cycle originated in India between 500 BCE and 100 BC, and circulated widely in the Near East.
KALILA WA DEMNA i. Redactions and circulation
Dagmar Riedel
The oldest extant versions of the story cycle are preserved in Syriac and Arabic, and originate from the 6th and 8th century, respectively, as translations of a lost Middle Persian version.
KALILA WA DEMNA ii. The translation by Abu'l-Maʿāli Naṣr-Allāh Monši
Mahmoud Omidsalar
Naṣr-Allāh's Persian version of the Kalila wa Dimna is not a translation in the strict sense of the term, but a literary creation in its own right.
KALILA WA DEMNA iii. ILLUSTRATIONS
Bernard O'Kane
a collection of didactic animal fables, with the jackals Kalila and Demna as two of the principal characters.
ḴALILI, ʿABBĀS
Ḥasan Mirʿābedini
(1895-1971), political activist, journalist, translator, poet and novelist.
ḴALILI, ḴALIL-ALLĀH
Ḵalili was born to Moḥammad Ḥosayn Khan Ḵalili, a state treasurer affiliated with the court of Amir Ḥabib-Allāh Khan. He was greatly interested in scholarship, an interest which he inculcated in his son. Upon the murder of the Amir on 19 February 1919, Mostawfi-al-Mamālek was arrested and swiftly executed.
KALIM KĀŠĀNI
Daniela Meneghini
(b. ca. 1581-85, d. 1651), Persian poet and one of the leading exponents of the "Indian style" (sabk-e hendi).
KALIMI
Amnon Netzer
the word used to refer to the Jews of Iran in modern Persian usage. The word "kalimi" derives from the Arabic root KLM meaning to address, to speak, but the appellation in this context is derived directly from the specific epithet given to the prophet Moses as Kalim-Allāh.
ḴALIQ LĀHURI
Stefano Pello
Indo-Persian poet of the 18th-century, probably a Sikh.
Ḵalḵāl
See KHALKHAL.
ḴALḴĀLI, Sayyed ʿAbd-al-Raḥim
Hushang Ettehad and EIr
Ḵalḵāli remained, to the end of his life, a loyal member of the democratic current and a close confidant of Sayyed Ḥasan Taqizādeh, the leader of the Social Democratic Party (Ferqa-ye ejtemāʿiyun-e ʿāmmiyun) in the First Majles (1906-08), and later of Iran's Democrat Party (Ferqa-ye demokrāt-e Irān) in the Second Majles.
ḴĀLKUBI
(or ḵāl kubidan, kabud zadan "tattooing"), that is, making a permanent mark on the skin by inserting a pigment, is one of the oldest methods of body ornamentation. The earliest evidence of tattoos in the Iranian culture area is the almost completely tattooed body of a Scythian chief in Pazyryk Mound
KALLA-PĀČA
a traditional dish made of sheep's head and trotters and cooked over low heat, usually overnight. The combination of one sheep's head and four trotters is called a set of kalla-pāča.
KALLAJUŠ
Etrat Elahi & EIr.
an old Iranian dish, also pronounced kālajuš, kālājuš, kaljuš in different parts of Iran. The compound term kāljuš is composed of kālmeaning unripe, connoting cooked rare, and juš (boiling).
ḴĀLU
a small Turkic tribe of Kermān province. According to the Iranian Army files (1957), this tribe once lived in the vicinity of Bardsir and Māšiz, southwest of Kermān.
KALURAZ
TADAHIKO OHTSU
Almost all the objects excavated by Hakemi are now kept in Iran National Museum (Tehran). They are exhibited and open to the public. Since they had been archeologically reported only with photographs, in 2005 Japan-Iran joint researchers carried out new archeological studies for about 50 objects from the Kaluraz site.
KAMĀL ḴOJANDI
Paul Losensky
(ca. 1320-1401), Persian poet and Sufi also known as Shaikh Kamāl.
KAMĀL PĀŠĀ-ZĀDA, ŠAMS-AL-DIN AḤMAD
T. Yazici
(1468-1534), prolific Ottoman scholar, author of several works in and on Persian. A native of Edirne, he studied under the local mufti, Mollā Loṭfi, and subsequently taught at the madrasas of Edirne, Uskup (Skoplje) and Istanbul.
KAMAL, REZA
(better known as Sharzad), dramatist and translator. See SHARZAD.
KAMĀL-AL-DIN EṢFAHĀNI
David Durand-Guédy
poet from Isfahan, noted for his mastery of the panegyric. His full name is given by Ebn al-Fowaṭi as Kamāl-al-Din Abu'l-Fażl Esmāʿil b. Abi Moḥammad ʿAbd-Allāh b. ʿAbd-al-Razzāq al-Eṣfahāni.
KAMĀL-AL-DIN ḤOSAYN
Colin Paul Mitchell
ḤĀFEŻ-E HARAVI, a prominent Safavid calligrapher during the reign of Shah Tˈahmāsp I (r. 1524-76).
KAMĀL-AL-MOLK, MOḤAMMAD ḠAFFĀRI
A. Ashraf with Layla Diba
(ca. 1859–1940), Iranian painter of the European academic style during the late Qajar and early Pahlavi periods. He descended from a family that had produced a number of artists since the Afsharid period.
KAMĀLI BOḴĀRĀʾI
ʿAmid Kamāl-al-Din, a court poet, musician, and calligrapher at the court of Sultan Sanjar, the Saljuqid king (r. 1097-1118), during his rule in Khorasan.
KAMĀNČA
Stephen Blum
The kamānča has a spherical sound cavity of mulberry or walnut wood, covered with sheepskin. Most instruments have four steel strings and are played with a horsehair bow. As the name of the Iraqi joza suggests, its sound cavity is made of coconut, covered with sheepskin or fish skin.
KĀMI AḤMED ÇELEBI
Osman G. Özgüdenlī
Ottoman scholar, judge, writer, and translator. He was born in Edirne (his birth date is unknown) and known as Mesnevi-hānzāde (Maṯnawi-ḵvānzāda).
KĀMI MEHMED-I KARAMĀNI
Ottoman scholar, judge, poet, and translator. He was born in Karaman (Qaramān) in central Anatolia.
ḴAMĪS DYNASTY
See ĀL-E ḴAMĪS.
KĀMRĀN B. SHAH MAḤMUD
Christine Nöelle-Karimi
Sadōzāy ruler of Herat (r. 1826-42). His career coincided with the waning of Sadōzāy power and the rise of the Moḥammadzāy dynasty in the 1820s.
KĀMRĀN MIRZĀ
In his Haft eqlim, Aḥmad Amin-Rāzi devotes a long section to Kāmrān Mirzā in which he extols the prince's bravery, generosity, and piety. The historian Badāʾuni also praises him as a courageous and learned man, renowned as a poet, but who was led to ruin by excessive drinking, while Abu'l-Fażl portrays him as a treacherous ingrate.
KĀMRĀN MIRZĀ NĀYEB-AL-SALṬANA
Heidi Walcher
(1856-1929), the third surviving son of Nāṣer-al-Din Shah, he was the minister of war and commander of the armed forces, and intermittently governor of Tehran and a number of provinces.
ḴAMRIYA
(pl. ḵamriyāt), poems with thematic contents chiefly about wine.
ḴAMSA OF AMIR ḴOSROW
a quintet of poems in the mathnawi form written by Amir Ḵosrow between 1298 and 1302, as a response to Neẓāmi's immensely popular Panj ganj (Five Treasures).
ḴAMSA OF JAMĀLI
Paola Orsatti
a suite of five mathnawis, composed in response to the Ḵamsa by Neẓāmi (1141-1209). This Ḵamsa exists in a unique manuscript in the India Office Library, London.
ḴAMSA OF NEẒĀMI
Domenico Parrello
the quintet of narrative poems for which Neẓāmi Ganjavi (1141-1209) is universally acclaimed.


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Have you heard about SCREAMERS, the critically-acclaimed documentary and winner of the AUDIENCE AWARD at the AFI FILM FESTIVAL. Directed by award-winning journalist and filmmaker, Carla Garapedian, this gripping documentary traces the history of modern-day genocide and genocide denial -- from the Ottoman Empire at the start of the 20th century, to the current genocide in Darfur .
Follow the multi-platinum album selling and Grammy-Award®-winning band, System of a Down as they raise awareness for human rights atrocities that continue to plague the world today.
"Genocides, we should feel, are all one", said Serj Tankian, lead singer of System of a Down. "I think this is an important film. It's not just about System, it is about the denial of genocide, the common denominator of all genocides, how they get away with it. It is about the hypocrisy of denial."
It began showing in it's entirety on YouTube this past Friday, April 24, 2009 in recognition of Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day.
The film in its entirety can be viewed this week only right HERE. A truly powerful statement, this is one you should view.
As I have discussed, I am seeing a shift in how the new artists represented by the PR firm I am affiliated with are dealing with their career. More and more, I am not just receiving a CD in the mail. I get an email with an introduction. I get to ask them the songs they feel best represent them on the CD I will be reviewing and...beginning next week, I hope to begin asking them a few questions prior to my posting the review, so it can be included in the review.
I am not going to do an 'simply six', like my friend JohnH does on his music site Voices To Hear, but I am hoping to give y'all more inisght into these artists.
Our featured artist this week reached out to me early last week after receiving my request for his CD OTHER PLANETS. Eric Scott had visited The Couch and had looked around and has read through some of the other New Music Monday posts.
Mr. Scott lists his influences as Pink Floyd, Beatles, Billie Holiday and Ennio Morricone.
Erik first recorded in the Chicago area in '69 for an album on Capitol records by Food, which morphed into Otis Plum, which then morphed into Jambalaya, who recorded on A&M records in 1973. Shortly thereafter, Erik recorded with caberet-type singer Mo McGuire in Chicago, then moved to LA.
He quickly hooked up with Flo & Eddie, who as the Turtles had so many hits in the sixties. After two albums and three years of F&E touring, with the likes of Jefferson Starship & the Doobie Bros, he dove into the divergent LA recording scene, playing, composing, and producing.
He also played some shows with Del Shannon, Jackie Green, and Wolfman Jack, and wrote and recorded music for the hit TV shows Starsky & Hutch, Charlie's Angels, Vegas, and Loveboat.
Then, re-joining the rock wars in '79, he recorded an album with Carl Palmer in Munich and London, after which he returned to LA and hooked up with Alice Cooper, spending three years recording and touring with Alice.
Back in LA, he played on albums by Kim Carnes, and wrote songs covered by Ted Nugent, Triumph, and Alice. He went to Australia and played/co-produced Sharon O'Neill's "Maybe", for which she won Australian Female Vocalist of the Year 1981.
In 1986, Erik had started working with writer-guitarist Dan Pritzker, and in '90 Dan formed the multi-genre, multi-racial blend of a band called Sonia Dada, who debuted with triple platinum success in Australia, and received critical and serious regional success in the US. During the following 15 years, Erik contributed low notes, production and some composing for five critically acclaimed studio albums and a live one.
With Sonia Dada on extended hiatus, Eski has spent the last few years recording some soulfully spacey instrumentals, collected into an album OTHER PLANETS, released in January of 2009.
Let me remind y'all that as a young lad my instrument of choice was the bass guitar. I tend to listen for the bass line the first time I listen to any new song.
Mr. Scott is a bass player of great skills. On the album, obviously the bass is the central instrument. Something that rarely happens. Mr. Scott plays traditional bass runs, but also has skills when using his bass as a lead instrument and also plays it the way you would a rhythm guitar, playing chords.
The drums are also upfront on most of the compositions on this album. The fact that the rhythm instruments are up front, rather than in the background on most music might be disconcerting to some, but for me it was a welcome sound.
The music on this CD is a mixture of jazz, synth-rock and ethereal-rock sound. There are some points in the CD that get too close to the ambient sounds more suited for your massage at a spa. Overall though I quite enjoyed this project.
I put it in my car on Friday and listened to it from start to finish 3 times. "Bartalk" the first cut on the CD is like a sampler plate at your favorite restaurant. You get a feel for what is to come for the rest of the CD in terms of style and musicianship.
That is one thing you will find on this project - great musicianship.
On "Peace On Saturn" it is Eski (Eric) on bass, synth and kick drum and John "J.P." Pirruccello on steel guitar. It shows the mellower side of this project, whereas "Bassque Revolution" has more of an uptempo feel.
I was not sure how I would feel about OTHER PLANETS when I popped it in. I was hoping for something special. What I found was music unlike anything else I have in my collection and a sound that, for the most part, I would listen to without reserve.
Let me and Erik know what you think in the comments, vote in the poll and one of you could receive a copy of OTHER PLANETS to add to your collection.
Find Mr. Scott's webpage HERE.
"Peace On Saturn" and "Bassque Revolution"
Bob Dylan has just announced an ambitious line-up for this year's summer concert tour.
Along with fellow troubadour Willie Nelson, this summer The Bob Dylan Show will also feature John Mellencamp, marking just the second time in the past 24 years that these three performers have shared the concert stage.
Since first embarking on a tour of minor league baseball parks in 2004, over a half-million fans have come together to spend a night under the stars. With free admittance for children*, these tours draw a multi-generational fan base rarely seen on the concert circuit, causing one reporter to describe it as, "more like a backyard party than a rock concert." The Boston Globe ranked the tour amongst "the most relaxed, enjoyable shows of the year". "You Can't Beat Fun At The Old Ballpark," came a headline from the Chicago Sun Times.
All concert tickets are priced at $67.50 and most shows are general admission, allowing fans to grab a seat in the stands or find a place to watch from the field. Tickets will go on sale throughout the month of May (see below) and will be available at the local ballpark ticket office and affiliated ticket outlets.
I could listen to Mr. Scott's music most anytime. Bassque Revolution seems to have a little Carlos Santana influence in it. Nicely done.
My son Ben was here on Saturday. When he visits he always asks to see my recent CD purchases and I burn him MP3s of the ones he wants. This week he asked, "Who's Rory Calhoun"? So I told him the story. He asked if he should include him and I said yes. He will love that CD!
BUD: Nice that you get to share with your son.
PHFRANKIE: Time for a drive?
That guy is pretty good, but not my kind of thing.
On 'Peace on Saturn', what gives it the smooth peaceful feel is the steel guitar. It works as soft and introspective, meant to relax to. Perhaps contemplate. A complex yet soothing tome.
'Basque' is smooth as well. It starts off slowly and accelerates to a jazzy speed. Like a jet starts off slowly but starts to gallop just before take-off speed. This song follows the same way in that we watch the device take to the air and are amazed to watch and we do until it is out of view. The song fades away at the end.
I see what you mean when you describe Mr Scott's music as ethereal. I actually enjoyed the smooth sound. It was soothing, but with a bit of a bite to it.
And it is very well played. Good stuff.
OK, I only had to listen to the first minute of "Peace on Saturn," and I was convinced. This is great stuff.
The Pink Floyd influence stands out - and that's a good thing.
Now I need to figure out where I can purchase "Other Planets."
Won't have time to listen tonight, so just stopped in to say I'm saving the post to listen later - hopefully tomorrow!
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I liked the mix on "Bassque Revolution". The fade from left to right and vise versa fit the style of music quite well. It also seemed to have a bit of India influence to it.
I also liked "Peace on Saturn". Reflective and contemplative yet I still had a toe tapping throughout it.
I would gladly put my name in the hat for a copy.
I like the music. I'm not usually given to just instrumentals so much, but this is good. Can definitely hear some Pink Floyd influence in there.
Thanks for the mention of the site.
Today Dylan comes out. I just got home, with a stop on the way to Best Buy for it so I haven't had a chance to listen to it yet, but I'm anxious to hear it.
Mmmmm ... now that is something a little different, and quite enjoyable! I like music that gives me a great visual and that is exactly what Mr. Scott's music does for me!
I LOVE that music. Love it! It has a touch of Americana tossed into the mix. Very nice!


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So, I see two solutions.. create two APIs in APIM and place them in separate products (same backend), or write a custom policy. Is there a way to check context.Subscription.Key and match with the product subscriptions?

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a great reader nor the scientific sort,
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He Loved & Served - The Story of Curtis Kelsey
The story of Curtis Kelsey, a man whose life was changed by 'Abdu'l-Bahá.
Curtis Kelsey was a simple man who never went to college and never gained worldly fame. But in 1921, at the age of 27, he was asked by 'Abdu'l-Bahá to come and work in Haifa, to install the first electric lighting in the Shrine of the Báb.
For two months he lived and worked as a member of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's household, an experience that transformed the restless, Utah-born young man into a true servant - of the Master and of the Bahá'í cause - for life.
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A smart watch without a touchscreen? Yes, that might actually be the thing.
A couple of weeks ago I was pondering if the smart watch might be having a comeback, considering the releases of several new ones in spite of recent years of dropping sales. And proof of that just keeps getting stronger. Just recently a new smart watch, that differs from most others, saw the light of day. The new collection from New York Standard Watch hasn't just kept the traditional wristwatch look with the round watch face and the leather straps, but has actually skipped the whole touch screen altogether. Yes, no touch screen! How does that even work, you ask.
Well, they offer all the traditional notification and fitness tracking functions such as steps and calorie count, but display them on an analogue dashboard instead. It is actually kind of genius when you think about it.
Me and many others have long argued that a piece of wearable tech simply must be aesthetically pleasing for us to even consider putting it on. But being easy on the eye might actually not be enough to succeed. It might also need that hands on, analogue, three dimensional feel to really make it. That perfect merge between tradition and innovation, the just right mix of old and new.
I'm not saying NYSW has the final solution to this, but theirs is certainly an interesting step in that direction.
Are smart watches having a comeback moment?
Wearables in general and smart watches in particular were hotter than hot in 2015. Just shy of two years later though, the situation had changed. By the end of 2016, smart watch sales dropped dramatically. And so many other things had emerged in the fashion tech area that seemed so much more interesting; the development of retail tech for instance. The age of the smart watch seemed to be over. Something that belonged to the infancy of this ever emerging innovation area. But you should never say never apparently.
Only in the past few weeks, at least two new smart watch models have emerged: This week Marc Jacobs released his Riley Hybrid watch with basic functions such as step counting, and just days before saw the launch of Tory Burch's Tory track Hybrid, with activity and sleep tracking. And on top of that, Swedish watch brand Triwa recently got financing to build contactless payment services into watch straps.
What is going on??! Are we suddenly moving back in time?
No, more likely is that the broader market is finally ready for this product. While the early adopters have moved on to other things, people in general may have started to notice these little gadgets and the way they differentiate themselves from the more commonly used, sporty looking, fitness trackers. Style may actually have won an important victory here.
Ok, nu tror jag inte att jag sattes på denna jord för att bara skriva om smartklockor, men okej okej, en till då! För den här från Shammane var inte så tokig den heller. Det franska startupföretaget håller som bäst på att crowdfunda ihop pengar till denna lilla skönhet som ska konkurrera med Apple Watch och de andra giganterna. Shammane är främst tänkt att vara en diskret – och snygg – länk mellan bäraren och dess smartphone, med få funktioner och men desto mer ögongodis. Man har valt den stilrena vägen med minimalistisk urtavla och spännen i aluminium och utbytbara armband i kalvskinn och/eller jersey. Funktionerna då? Den är kompatibel med både android och Iphone och innehåller de basala notifieringsfunktionerna samt förstås möjligheten att sms:a och ringa samtal. Tror det kan bli något av detta jag.
Antar att jag hejar på the underdog.
Ok, I don't think I was put on this earth solely to write about smart watches, but ok then, just this one! Because this one from Shammane is not bad at all. The french startup is currently seeking funding on Indiegogo for this little beauty that's planning to compete with Apple Watch and the other giants. Shammane is supposed to be a discreet – but handsome – link between the wearer and its smartphone, with few functions and a lot more eye candy. They chose the classic look with a minimalistic watch face and locks in aluminum and bracelets in calf skin and/or jersey. I think they're on to something.
Guess I'm just rooting for the underdog.
Måste ändå säga att Pebbles nya smartklocka Pebble Time Round ser mycket lovande ut. Det är nog den smäckraste jag har sett hittills faktiskt. Urtavlan är tunn och armbanden likaså. Batteritiden ska tydligen vara lite sämre än på den föregående modellen, men står det mellan en klumpig tjockklocka och en stilren snygging vet i alla fall jag vad jag väljer. Mesta dräggelfaktorn jus nu: Urtavlan i roséguld till vitt läderarmband.
Pebbles nya smartklocka Pebble Time Round.
I've got to say though, Pebble's new smart watch is looking very promising indeed. This one is actually the slimmest one I've seen so far. The watch face is really thin and the bracelets as well. I've heard the battery time isn't as good as on earlier models but if it's between a bulky square thing and a slim classic look I know what I would choose. Highest drool factor at the moment: the rose gold watch face with the white leather band.
Huawei har lanserat en ny smart klocka. I samband av lanseringen av den nya smartklockan lät man framtidsforskaren och mode- och teknologiprofesssorn Sabine Seymor berätta om sin bild av framtidens mode. Med den lanseringen är det uppenbart att Huawei har fattat vad det handlar om: klockans design måste vara klassisk, dyr och traditionell, men värdena som omgärdar klockan, dess image, måste ta sikte mot framtiden. Det är heller ingen slump att man har valt supermodellen Karlie Kloss att fronta kampanjen. Karlie Kloss har skapat sig lite av en tech-profil och lanserade i våras ett stipendium för tjejer som vill lära sig koda, något jag då skrev om här.
Så hur ser då Sabine Seymors framtidsvision ut? Den handlade mycket om den intuitiva garderoben, där plaggen kan anpassa sig i längd och form och utseende efter bärarens önskemål. Hon ser också en framtid där vi går från uppkopplade ting, till uppkopplade människor och platser. Och där våra plagg, som precis som smartphones reagerar på beröring och gester, fungerar som mellanled.
Huawei just launched a new smart watch. In connection with the launch they invited futurologist and Fashion- och Technology professor Sabine Seymor to share her vision of future fashion. With such a launch it's obvious that Huawei has grasped what it's all about: the design of the watch has to be classic, expensive and traditional, but the values that we associate with the watch need to look straight to the future. And it's no coincidence that they chose super model Karlie Kloss to front the campaign. Kloss has made a name for herself not only as a model but as a bit of a tech buff and in the spring she launched a scholarship for girls who want to learn coding, as I then wrote about here.
So, what about Sabine Seymor's vision of future fashion? Well, it was a lot about the intuitive wardrobe where clothes can adapt in length, size and form according to the wearer's wishes. She also sees a future where it's less about connected devices, but connected people and spaces. And that's where our clothes come in as the middle hand, as they will be connected, touch- and gesture sensitive.
Apple fortsätter sin uppvaktning av modevärlden. Senaste nytt är att anrika modehuset Hermès har designat armbanden till nya Apple Watch, enligt kvällens Apple-event. Ja, hela tre armband och tre nya urtavlor närmare bestämt, och alltihop för lansering i oktober. Ett av armbanden blir en dubbelmodell som går två varv runt handleden; de övriga två blir mer klassiska. Men smakar det så kostar det. Enkelarmbandet går loss på 100 dollar och dubbelarmbandet för 1250 dollar.
Screenshots av nya Apple Watch Hermès.
Apple continues to woo the fashion world. The latest news is that renowned Fashion house Hermès has designed the new bands for the new Apple Watch, as revealed at tonight's Apple event. Well, three new bands and three watch faces to be precise, and all of them for launch in October. One of the bands will be a double model that wraps around the wrist twice; the other two more classical. But if you want them, it's time to dig deep into your wallet. The "Single tour" bracelet will cost you 1100 dollars, while the "Double Tour" is an additional 150 bucks, 1250 dollars.


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San Diego Catholic Church: Clinton Satanic, a 'Mortal Sin' to Vote Democratic
In a flyer inserted into the newsletter of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Old Town on Oct. 16, parishioners found this gem: "How to vote like a Catholic – it is a mortal sin to vote Democrat!" The diocese said the insert was not authorized by the parish, but it found its way there nonetheless.
More damagingly, because this time a candidate was mentioned in clear violation of the Church's tax-exempt status, on October 30, they learned via an actual article in the bulletin titled "Voting Catholic," that Hillary Clinton is working for Satan:
"The devil does this through the tactics outlined by Saul Alinsky with the outcome as Hillary Clinton has stated, 'And deep-seated cultural codes, religious beliefs and structural biases have to be change,' to draw us away from God's teachings regarding the sanctity of life to those of the world and its prince."
The insert cites the catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) 1035 to warn parishioners that "It is a mortal sin to vote Democrat … immediately after death the souls of those who die in a state of mortal sin descend into hell."
1035 The teaching of the Church affirms the existence of hell and its eternity. Immediately after death the souls of those who die in a state of mortal sin descend into hell, where they suffer the punishments of hell, "eternal fire." The chief punishment of hell is eternal separation from God, in whom alone man can possess the life and happiness for which he was created and for which he longs.
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NBC 7 reports that "Reached for comment on Thursday, Kevin Eckery, a spokesman for the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego, said he doesn't know how the first insert got into church bulletins." It is no surprise, however, that they did, given what is being preached at the church.
The October 16 newsletter reviewed the Democratic and Republican positions on the five so-called "non-negotiables": "homosexual marriage" and abortion, embryonic stem cell research, cloning and euthanasia, topics the church's pastor, Rev. Richard Perozich, brought up in a sermon just a few weeks before:
"In the church, we have what we call the five non-negotiables, things that are most important, and they're around life issues. There's life, from conception to natural death. There's marriage and sexuality, embryonic stem cell research, cloning and euthanasia. When we vote, we don't vote for candidates who support these things, even if they support other things that we really like."
Perozich is unavailable for comment, but according to his boss, Robert McElroy, the Roman Catholic bishop of San Diego,
"Let me stress again that while we have a moral role to play in explaining how Catholic teaching relates to certain public policy issues, we must not and will not endorse specific candidates, use parish media or bulletins to favor candidates or parties through veiled language about selectively chosen issues, or engage in partisan political activity of any kind."
In an article posted Tuesday on the diocese website, McElroy explains,
It is sometimes said that this tradition of neutrality in partisan elections springs from the tax status of the Church, or from a desire to avoid divisiveness within Catholic communities. But in reality its foundation is far deeper.
It is a core teaching of Catholic ecclesiology that the sanctification of the world falls primarily to lay women and men. And it is a core teaching of Catholic moral theology that it is deeply within the conscience of the individual believer that key moral decisions must be made. The foundational assertion of democracy is that the average citizen is best equipped to guide society through electoral choice. The corollary within Catholic teaching which supports the democratic impulse is the proposition that in discerning which candidate will best advance the common good, the prudential decision of each citizen remains paramount. Thus while bishops must teach on principles of moral judgment, and outline key elements of the common good which are at stake in a particular historical moment, they should refrain from favoring particular candidates.
We have frequently seen Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama before her, compared to Satan or the antichrist. Donald Trump himself referred to Clinton as "the devil" in August, saying Bernie Sanders "would've been a hero, but he made a deal with the devil. She's the devil. He made a deal with the devil."
Around the same time in response to a new video, Charisma News was asking, "Is Hillary Clinton the Antichrist or an Illuminati Witch?" The answer by the author of the piece was no, but she said many people actually believe it.
Such is the state of religion in the United States today. Such is the state of American conservatism. The know they can't win on issues, so they use the cloak of religion to sanctify their hate instead.
Meanwhile, diocese spokesman Kevin Eckery reminds Catholics, "It's not a mortal sin to vote for Democrats, number one. And number two, the church doesn't take positions on this, and we're not going to."
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Hrafnkell Haraldsson
Hrafnkell Haraldsson, a social liberal with leanings toward centrist politics has degrees in history and philosophy. His interests include, besides history and philosophy, human rights issues, freedom of choice, religion, and the precarious dichotomy of freedom of speech and intolerance. He brings a slightly different perspective to his writing, being that he is neither a follower of an Abrahamic faith nor an atheist but a polytheist, a modern-day Heathen who follows the customs and traditions of his Norse ancestors. He maintains his own blog, A Heathen's Day, which deals with Heathen and Pagan matters, and Mos Maiorum Foundation www.mosmaiorum.org, dedicated to ethnic religion. He has also contributed to NewsJunkiePost, GodsOwnParty and Pagan+Politics.
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What's on in Leicester this Christmas?
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This event was great fun last year, and we're sure that in 2014 it is going to be bigger and better than ever before. You'll find it at the heart of the city centre throughout December and into January.
Terrific fun for the entire family!
It isn't the hills that are alive with the sound of music this Christmas but Leicester, with this brand new production of one of our favourite Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals comes to Curve.
This heart warming tale of the young nun Maria and the Von Trapp family hiding from the Nazi's within wartime Austria features some of musical theatre's all-time classics, including Do-Re-Mi, My Favourite Things and Climb Ev'ry Mountain.
This is your best opportunity to introduce your kids to Santa Claus this year, where they will receive a gift as well as enjoy the chance to play amongst the fluffy artificial snow of the Snowglobe Experience.
You'll find it located between Debenhams and the Disney Store within the lower mall, Highcross Shopping Centre.
Friday 5th December, Doors: 7.15 p.m.; music starts 8 p.m.
Performing some of our favourite carols and traditional Christmas songs, Bella Hardy (the current BBC Folk Singer of the Year) is joined by Anna Massie (guitar), James Lindsay (double bass) and Angus Lyon (keyboards) for their annual Christmas tour.
Here at QM we can't think of a better start to the festive period than this treat, suitable for the whole family.
To find out more about arranging coach travel to any of these events, either for an office Christmas celebration or for your family and friends, give us a call today on 0116 260 3979.
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6 Reasons You Should be Talking About the 2020 Ford Escape
by Greg Wiesen on June 27, 2019
Ford has been talking a lot lately about how they are shifting their focus primarily away from cars and putting their energy into trucks and SUVs. That shift is already apparent in the 2020 Ford Escape, which has a host of new features and options designed to move it ahead of its hefty competition. As a compact SUV, the Escape has to compete with popular vehicles such as the GMC Terrain and Honda CR-V, which leaves it with a lot to prove.
Fortunately, Ford's engineers and designers seem to have pulled out all the stops this year, as the 2020 Ford Escape demonstrates its brilliance right off the bat. For beginners, there are five trim levels to choose from, which give you a lot of room for customization, and four different engines to be had. In addition to this, more safety features and tech items are standard than ever before, with new options and additional features at higher trim levels that really take advantage of everything the Escape can do.
But don't just take my word for it, see for yourself…
Reason #1: The Trims
I love options – any vehicle that gives you more things to choose from is alright in my book. So it should come as no surprise that the first thing to really jump out at me about the 2020 Ford Escape is the number of trim levels available. Also, just to get this out there, every time I see the name of this vehicle, I hear the voice of a small blue and yellow fish pronounce it "es-cop-ay!" Moving on…
There are five trim levels to choose from with the 2020 Ford Escape, so pretty much every driver has a great option available. It starts with the S, which is the most affordable and effectively the "barebones" version of the Escape. From there you can step up to the SE, and the SE Sport is the next trim level available beyond that.
Then there's the SEL, which provides you with a lot of options and features, but if you need even more, then you can go all the way up to the Titanium trim levels. The basic engine (keep reading) comes standard on the S, SE, and SEL models, while the SE Sport comes with a hybrid engine. The most impressive engine for the Escape is available on the Titanium, but it too comes with a hybrid engine standard.
Reason #2: The Engines
Speaking of the engines, there are four engines available, though they are limited by trim, as you saw above. The standard engine on most trim levels of the 2020 Ford Escape is a turbocharged 1.5L three-cylinder engine that can provide up to 180 hp and 177 lb-ft of torque. It comes with an 8-speed automatic transmission and has a maximum towing capacity of up to 2,000 lbs.
If you opt for the more powerful standard engine on the Titanium trim level, then you get a turbocharged 2.0L 4-cylinder engine that offers up to 250 hp and 275 lb-ft of torque. This engine gives the Escape up to 3,500 lbs. of towing capacity, so all that power certainly doesn't go to waste. Fuel efficiency for these engines has not been determined yet, or at least not shared.
The standard engine for the SE Sport and the Titanium is an impressive hybrid model: a 2.5L 4-cylinder beauty that offers a combined 198 hp. This engine can go more than 550 miles on a single tank of gas. Early in 2020, a fourth engine will become available: a 2.5L 4-cylinder plug-in hybrid that delivers a combined 209 hp and offers up to 30 miles of electric-only driving. The plug-in model will take about 11 hours to charge at an 110v outlet or a little over 3 hours to charge at a 240v outlet.
Reason #3: The Exterior Design
The exterior design of the 2020 Ford Escape is actually what a lot of people will notice first because it's hard to miss. While not necessarily revolutionary for an SUV, the overall design is definitely sleeker than you might expect, particularly the front end. According to Ford, the front grille is inspired by the current grille on the Mustang, while other aspects of the front end are based on the Ford GT.
For the record, no one is going to look at this and think it's a Mustang or a GT, but I get where they're coming from. The front is definitely sportier than what I see on a lot of SUVs. In fact, if you showed someone a still image of the 2020 Escape at a head-on angle, with the right perspective, they might confuse it with the front of a sedan rather than an SUV.
Reason #4: More Room Inside
And yet, that sleek design has not sacrificed interior room at all, in fact, the inside of the 2020 Ford Escape is more spacious than ever before. According to Ford, there is more headroom across the board for everyone from the front seats to the third row. In fact, early specs from Ford also indicate the 2020 Escape offers more hip and shoulder room for passengers too. It's also worth pointing out that the second and third-row seats still slide forward and back, while some other SUVs on the market have abandoned this design.
Better yet, the amount of cargo space inside the 2020 Ford Escape is also greater than the previous model. According to Ford, they have added almost 4 cu.ft. of interior cargo space, increasing it to 37.5 cu.ft. behind the front seat. It's still a compact SUV, but you can definitely get more into it than ever before.
Reason #5: Great Tech Features
One area where people have often been critical of the Ford Escape in previous years is with regard to tech and safety features, particularly what is standard and what costs extra. The tech features in the 2020 Escape have really been stepped up. Sure, the Titanium trim level still has features you won't get on the S model, but you get a lot more at each trim than before.
Some of these features include an 8-inch touchscreen Infotainment display that includes dedicated control knobs for volume, radio adjustments, and changing heating and cooling settings. Other companies have tried to cut these knobs by changing them to controls on the touchscreen interface, and those alterations have been almost universally hated. There is also an available 12-inch digital driver information display, a 10-speaker Bang & Olufsen sound system, and compatibility with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, Amazon Alexa, and Waze.
Reason #6: Impressive Safety Options
You could say I saved the best for last because my favorite thing about the 2020 Ford Escape is that more of the safety features are standard than before, with new features to check out as additions. Things such as forward collision warning, blind spot monitoring, lane keep assist, and rear cross traffic alerts have all become standard features on all models. There is also pre-collision assist with automatic braking to help you avoid collisions and automatic high-beam headlamps.
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Atlanta United Brad Guzman attempts a save against Toronto in the regular-season finale Sunday.
As bare as it is, Atlanta's trophy case really could have used this prize. What this one lacked in popularity, it more than made up for in unique design.
They don't make trophies like this anymore, and probably haven't since the 15th century. Maybe you could pick up this kind of thing at a medieval festival – along with a turkey leg and, if you really wanted to experience the Middle Ages, a case of the Bubonic plague. Otherwise, the only other way to win it is to finish with the best MLS regular season record.
But, alas, the Supporters' Shield – a lovely actual silver shield – will not be Atlanta's this year. That goes to the New York Red Bulls. I only hope that big, jaded city can appreciate the singularity of this prize even fractionally as much as Atlanta would have.
Atlanta United lost the shield along with its final regular-season game – 4-1 to last year's Shield winner, Toronto. That coupled with New York's victory over Orlando vaulted the Red Bulls to the top of the standings.
Behold, the first real disappointment in what has been an idyllic first two years of MLS soccer in Atlanta. (You couldn't really call last season's early ouster from the playoffs a legit disappointment, could you? Not from an expansion team).
This is the first sensation of falling short to come from the soccer branch of the Arthur Blank sporting empire.
It would have been so good, on the week that United manager Gerardo Martino announced he would not return next season, to generate some happy news. The most lopsided loss since falling 4-0 in the opener way back in March hardly qualifies as the kind of cute-cat-video finish to the schedule that this team needed.
Soccer being a sport and Atlanta being Atlanta, you might be fighting the urge now to say this is only the first of many disappointments to come. Keep fighting it. Don't go there, not yet. Atlanta United hasn't yet earned that cynicism.
Mind you, Atlanta United already had clinched a first-round playoff bye. Whatever happened Sunday was not going to affect its path to the trophy that really matters in the league, the MLS Cup.
Whatever the players might say afterward Sunday – how they process this loss and move on – don't doubt the Shield's importance to them. They talked it up quite grandly before leaving for Toronto.
"The ultimate goal is MLS Cup, that's the biggest trophy in MLS," team captain Michael Parkhurst said. "But there are steps along the way and there are trophies along the way. The Supporters' Shield is the next on the list, the next goal that's accomplishable for us.
The Red Bulls now can stake that claim, and have the record for most points in a season to prove it.
Winning the most in the regular season guarantees nothing more in soccer than it does in any other sport. Of the 22 previous Supporters' Shield winners, only seven have gone on to win the MLS Cup (including Toronto last year).
So, it is Atlanta United's job now to get healed up for the playoffs, especially their most dynamic player, Miguel Almiron, out Sunday with a grouchy hamstring. Time to re-calibrate after a bad weekend.
There's work to do and hopes to feed. The same site, FiveThirtyEight.com, that ran the numbers and predicted United would lose the Supporters' Shield on the last day had prior to Sunday ranked United and the Red Bulls as co-favorites to win the MLS Cup. There remains everything to play for.
It's just that a cool sport gives out some cool stuff.
That shield would have looked so good in the trophy case.


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Mar 30, 2021 by Australian Air Power Today
Inmarsat helps the Australian Defence Force to become a satellite operator
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is now using Inmarsat's satellites for its operations following an AUS$221 million contract.
As a virtual satellite operator, the ADF is able to control its service use directly. Inmarsat says it has enabled the ADF to increase efficiency by 300 percent while reducing operating costs by 70 percent.
Brigadier Gregory Novak, Commander of the ADF's Defence Strategic Communications Branch, said:
"Inmarsat has supported ADF satellite communications requirements at home and overseas for over 30 years.
This partnership has increased our capability to support wide-ranging ADF operations and provide greatly improved quality of life services for our deployed people."
The AUS$221 million contract extension will ensure ADF benefits from Inmarsat's satellite connectivity for at least the next decade.
Todd McDonell, President of Global Government at Inmarsat, commented:
"The Australian Defence Force is known the world over for its capability, reliability, and the ability to get the job done regardless of the challenges encountered. Inmarsat has always been and continues to be committed to the same high-quality standards to which the ADF holds itself.
Inmarsat's services supporting the ADF across the Army, the Royal Australian Navy, and the Royal Australian Air Force can be relied on at any latitude, longitude, and altitude."
Inmarsat and the ADF initially signed a relatively basic partnership in 2017 but, over the years, have clearly built trust which has led to a significant deepening of their collaboration. Now, the ADF is using a full Inmarsat Managed Service.
The complete Inmarsat Managed Service used by the ADF offers:
Access to the Operational Monitoring and Control System (OMCS), which allows Defence to act as a virtual satellite operator, independently assigning bandwidth amongst the fleet and monitoring bandwidth in real time.
Crew Quality of Life system which provides bandwidth for Crew Welfare services and has led to a 70% reduction in operating costs onboard the ships with the solution, coupled with an increase in efficiency and crew morale.
24/7 service and support.
Training.
Leasing services.
Operational and Safety data.
Defence Restricted Network Access.
A dedicated management software package called the Operational Monitoring and Control System (OMCS) has been developed over the past three years with defence requirements at its core.
OMCS provides the ADF with a fully-sovereign virtual satellite operations centre. Using OMCS, the ADF can allocate resources, track usage, and implement operational changes in real-time as required.
OMCS will now enter the "sustainment and enhancement" term of the contract which will run through to 2027.


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The Olivo Shopping Center located in the Mission Hills district in the City of Los Angeles was originally constructed in the 1950s, the center has received many updates and alterations over the years, most recent renovation in 1980. The redevelopment of the shopping center will include the demolition of 50,000sqft of obsolete buildings and construction of 75,000sqft of new buildings. The redevelopment of the site will include a complete renovation of the existing buildings with new facades, redesign of the parking field and accessibility to the center, and creation of gathering spaces, outdoor patio areas and development integrated shops and majors into the new project lineup. The proposed redesign will encompass elevation designs that incorporate glass, metal, wood, stone and stucco finishes with clear horizontal alignments.


Aura of Thorns: decreased Cripple duration to 3...8 seconds.
Avatar of Grenth: decreased life stealing to 0...12 Health; decreased inflicted Disease duration to 3 seconds.
Crippling Sweep: decreased bonus damage to 3...15.
Ebon Dust Aura: increased duration to 30 seconds; decreased bonus damage to 3...15; increased recharge to 20 seconds.
Enchanted Haste: decreased duration to 7 seconds.
Fleeting Stability: decreased duration to 2...6 seconds.
Harrier's Haste: decreased duration to 2...8 seconds.
Heart of Fury: decreased duration to 2...10 seconds.
Mystic Corruption: decreased unconditional Disease duration to 1...2 seconds.
Air Attunement: decreased casting time to 1 second; decreased recharge to 30 seconds.
Earth Attunement: decreased casting time to 1 second; decreased recharge to 30 seconds.
Elemental Attunement: decreased casting time to 1 second; decreased recharge to 30 seconds.
Fire Attunement: decreased casting time to 1 second; decreased recharge to 30 seconds.
Invoke Lightning: decreased damage to 10...90; decreased recharge to 6 seconds.
Water Attunement: decreased casting time to 1 second; decreased recharge to 30 seconds.
Fevered Dreams: split for PvP.
Fevered Dreams (PvP): decreased duration to 5...15 seconds; increased recharge to 20 seconds.
Shatter Enchantment: decreased Energy cost to 10.
Shatter Hex: decreased Energy cost to 10.
Angorodon's Gaze: decreased Energy gain to 3...12.
Barbed Signet: decreased Sacrifice to 8%; changed functionality to: "You inflict Bleeding for 3...15 seconds on target foe and all adjacent foes."
Barbed Signet (PvP): merged with PvE version; this skill now functions the same in PvE and PvP.
Masochism (PvP): decreased Energy gain to 1...3.
Oppressive Gaze: decreased Poison and Weakness durations to 3...12 seconds.
Signet of Suffering: changed attribute to Blood Magic; removed casting time; decreased recharge to 4 seconds; changed functionality to: "You suffer from Bleeding for 6 seconds. The next Necromancer skill that targets a foe causes Bleeding for 2...16 seconds."
Consume Soul: changed functionality to: "Elite Spell. You steal 5...60 Health from target foe. All hostile summoned creatures in the area of that foe take 25...125 damage."
Added support for the Guild Wars Guru 2011 GvG Championship Series.
Altered the locations of several creatures in the Tomb of the Primeval Kings.
Fixed a bug that caused Ebon Dust Aura to add bonus damage for ranged attacks.
Fixed a bug that caused damage from Rending Aura to ignore armor.
Creatures summoned with Celestial Summoning Stones and Shining Blade War Horns now appear in the party window.
Aura of Restoration's recharge was increased to 20 seconds.
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"NieR: Automata" hackers may have found the way to a new DLC. Moreover, Square Enix Europe is reprinting the original game on PS3.
"Dragon Quest X" bids farewell to the Nintendo Wii soon. Moreover, the PlayStation 4 version of the game is set to launch soon.
"Diablo III" fans may now join a beta testing to play the new character coming to the game. Moreover, Blizzard is testing out an update.
"Bayonetta" has been ported to a new platform. The game comes with improved settings and while flawed, fans have been willing to fix any issues.
"Star Wars Battlefront 2" has been revealed in a sneak preview trailer. The Galactic Conquest Mode is yet to be confirmed for the upcoming game.
"Pokemon GO" is rolling out new updated versions on iOS and Android soon. Moreover, the Easter egg hunt event is expected to roll out soon.
"Overwatch Uprising" is now available to play on all platforms. Moreover, the issues the update brought across all platforms have now been fixed.
With over 25 million registered users, "Overwatch" is one of the most popular team-based shooters available for the PC, Xbox One and PS4.
After being accidently revealed a day ahead of its official launch date, the "Uprising" seasonal event for "Overwatch" has finally hit all three platforms in the form of patch version 2.09.
"Overwatch" fans gave officially welcomed the latest seasonal event for the team-based shooter which is entitled "Uprising".
"Diablo 3" beta test is confirmed to begin soon, and players may opt-in through their Battle.Net account to join. Invites for the test will be rolling out as well.
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As they do every time they expect to come into extra money, the partners at Acacia Internal Medicine Specialists talked about what to do with a bonus from the meaningful use incentive program.
The three-physician, four-nurse practitioner practice in Phoenix was building a new facility when the incentive program was announced, so by the time the checks arrived, the investments needed to bring the technology infrastructure to meaningful use readiness had already been made. But there was a community room in the new building that the group had envisioned as space for wellness classes. Together, they decided their meaningful use checks would go toward hiring a teacher to conduct weekly tai chi classes. They also made other small technology purchases to improve the existing IT.
The question of what to do with meaningful use money is one that every practice needs to discuss early on, as the Acacia practice did, before each physician goes through the attestation process. Being on the same page not only will help a practice achieve its goals, which very well could be contingent on everyone receiving the maximum incentive amount, but it also could prevent hurt feelings. In addition, it could avoid a lawsuit if a physician thinks he is entitled to pocketing money that the practice expects to keep.
It's not unlike the questions associated with the money accountable care organizations receive, said Robert Williams, MD, director at Deloitte Consulting and national medical leader for Deloitte health care consulting. ACOs operate under arrangements through which shared savings from providing efficient, quality care are distributed among participating parties. Some practices may reinvest those funds into the practice. Others may make the checks part of a physician's compensation package.
Many practices decide on incentive pay by falling back on existing business arrangements that require all revenue generated by each employee or partner to be reassigned back to the practice. But because this is not normal, fee-for-service revenue, there may be confusion, especially because each physician is responsible for attesting to his or her achievement of meaningful use.
The program, which allows doctors to receive Medicare or Medicaid incentive money for demonstrating meaningful use of electronic health records, is based on paying individual doctors or other qualified practitioners, rather than the practice in total.
Although administrators may think it is clear that all incentive money will go back to the practice, having the conversation ahead of time can prevent sticky situations later.
Some practice partners feel confident enough in their relationship with fellow partners and employees that a verbal agreement is sufficient. But many experts agree that, whatever a practice decides, it should be put in writing.
"You are adding insult to injury, because you are asking them to do all of this — it's not a lot of work, but it's still work they have to do — and they are not recognizing the actual incentive money themselves, so it can clearly become a little contentious," Mann said.
Danielle Sink, MD, one of the partners at Acacia Internal Medicine Specialists, said financial arrangements have always been clear among everyone involved. But the practice found itself in the middle of a lawsuit a few years ago, when a physician tried to challenge a decision about incentive pay. Dr. Sink said the practice prevailed in the lawsuit, but it was very time-consuming and costly to defend. The practice now puts everything in writing, and everyone involved in an arrangement is required to sign off.
It's very rare for full incentive checks to go back to individual physicians in a multidoctor practice, given the large practicewide investment necessary to meet meaningful use. But a practice also should ensure that things are handled fairly and equitably, especially for physicians who may have taken on more than the others.
Dr. Sink handled all the legwork involved with making sure the practice met meaningful use requirements and managing the decisions that were made with the money. Because these extra job responsibilities took time away from patient care, when the meaningful use checks arrived, the practice gave her some off the top as compensation.
A practice may decide to distribute the money to physicians as opposed to reinvesting in the practice. Mann recommends that the money be reassigned to the practice. Then the practice can use productivity as a relative percentage to determine who gets how much. "At the end of the day, the docs are the ones who are really having to use the system in a meaningful way to get the incentive money," she said.
Michael Schrager, MD, managing partner of Central Coast Family Care, a nine-physician medical practice in Santa Maria, Calif., said all physicians at his practice are allowed to keep their bonus checks, but the "windfall" comes with a caveat.
The practice establishes goals it wants to meet each year, and the costs associated with reaching them are divided evenly among partners. If the doctors decide to spend meaningful use funds on themselves, they must come up with the agreed-upon investment amounts needed to reach the goals. The partners meet monthly to talk about upcoming projects and expenses. Every decision must be approved by each partner.
Eric Finocchiaro, RPh, director at Deloitte Consulting, said for many practices the decision of what to do with the money was part of the decision to go after meaningful use in the first place. Doctors had to assign the incentive money into the budgets to achieve meaningful use.
Buying or replacing IT hardware/tools. Many early adopters of EHRs found themselves in need of new systems when meaningful use requirements were made clear. Others had to adopt EHRs for the first time. For many, those purchases were either financed or came out of capital budgets that needed to be replenished when the checks arrived.
Dr. Schrager and his partners decided not to take any chances on failing to meet the second of five stages of meaningful use, so they invested in software that monitors the practice's readiness for all the objectives for the next stage. It shows them where improvements are needed and where a physician may be struggling.
Additional staff. The conversion to the electronic world may mean many hours of manpower to enter patient information, that previously lived in paper charts, into the EHR. Sumana Reddy, MD, owner of Acacia Family Medical Group, a four-physician practice in Salinas, Calif., said she decided not to let that burden fall on the physicians. She hired two temporary workers to input some of the data, including medication and problem lists, and an additional staff member to scan old records into the charts. That meant extra staff costs and a reduced patient volume while the doctors learned the new system. Had it not been for the meaningful use money, Dr. Reddy would have had to forgo pay for herself for a few months, something she has done a few times in the past. "This was not some huge gift," she said.
Staff development. Dr. Schrager said his practice does not do direct bonuses to employees, but it will use some of the meaningful use money on improving morale through team building and staff development projects. They have developed a curriculum for support staff, for example, where employees can learn skills related to their areas of work.
New services. As many payers move toward outcome-based pay models, practices may want to consider using the money to offer wellness services such as smoking cessation and weight management classes. Dr. Sink said even though tai chi classes had nothing to do with EHRs, she and her partners believed it was a good use of the money because of the benefits to her elderly patients, especially those with arthritis.
Dr. Sink said she and her partners are always discussing ways to improve their practice. So far, they have not come up with an exciting way to spend their next round of meaningful use funds.
Some practices that were early adopters of electronic health records made the use of those systems optional for physicians, some of whom were just not interested in learning a new way of doing things and thought there wasn't a strong enough incentive to change.
Because of the meaningful use program, those holdout physicians will not only cost the practice $44,000 in incentive pay, but they also will cause a reduction in revenue if they continue using their paper records into 2014 when the penalty phase of the program kicks in.
Eric Finocchiaro, RPh, director at Deloitte Consulting, said practices could hold these physicians accountable for "opportunity loss," meaning they have the ability to bring in extra revenue, but they have failed to do so.
But a practice should focus on getting the physicians on board, said Michele Mann, principal at the technology consulting firm CSC. EHR use and participation in the meaningful use incentive program should be requirements spelled out in any new employment contracts, she said. Physicians need to understand the consequences of their decision not to participate, she said.
Practices also should make sure each physician is eligible for the program.
Sumana Reddy, MD, owner of Acacia Family Medical Group, a four-physician practice in Salinas, Calif., said there is a young physician at her practice who had not yet built up the Medicare patient load required to qualify for meaningful use. The practice made a concerted effort to help build up the needed patient population by sending new Medicare patients to the doctor over a period of several months.


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Roots Magazine Sits Down with Andrew Farriss
Q: We recently caught up with Andrew Farriss. You may know him from the band INXS and now he is releasing a new Country album. Andrew, Thanks for taking the time to speak with Roots Magazine!
A: You're welcome, thanks for taking the time to speak with me.
Q: You've spent many years in the rock and new wave scene. What inspired you to make the transition to country music?
A: Yes, I've gone country and loving it too. I also bring my songwriting experience...as well as Rock-Funk and other musical influences with me on my Country & Western album journey.
Q: What has the songwriting process been like when you envisioned creating this album?
A: I started writing songs as a teenager and I've always written songs since. And I have accumulated songs over many years. I didn't start out making an album, at first I was recording older ( and much newer ) song - demos to pitch to other artists. I was pleased with the songs, but not with the quality of the recordings. What was different for me is I started to sing on my songs in a way I hadn't done before. During one of the Nashville recording sessions, my wife Marlina and I took a week off work and headed down to where Arizona and New Mexico meet the Mexican border to ride through the Chiricahua mountains National monument and wilderness area. We rode horses for 6 hours a day, six days in a row, and had an education on the turbulent and emotive history of that area. The Apaches, The Mexicans, The Mexican Army, The US cavalry, the Cowboys nearby in Tombstone, The Outlaws, and Settlers all trying to make lives for themselves. I was inspired and moved by the gritty history of the area and thought this part of US 19th Century history was culturally similar in a way to Australian 19th Century History.
Q. What's been the biggest challenge in recording the album?
A: Making sure I had the best songs possible to suit my Country & Western roots style album.
Q. Earlier in your career you've shown influences from the rock/pop artists that you admired in your youth. Are there any country artists who've had a profound inspiration to your music?
A: Willie Nelson / George Jones / Ray Charles / Dixie Chicks / Johnny Cash to name but a few .!.
Q. If you had a dream co-write with any current country music artist, who would you choose?
A: George Strait
Q: With over 30 years in the music industry what's been your secret for success?
A: Don't follow trends or copy people. Be original.
Q. When sitting down and writing a new song, do you find yourself looking to outdo your previous work?
A: No, I approach every new song as exactly that - a new song.
Q. What's been the best part on recording a country album?
A: The Country music community has embraced me and I have embraced them, I am fortunate and I respect the genre and the folks who love it and live it.
Q. Are you hoping that your fanbase follows you into the country scene or are you looking to establish new one?
A: I think I am starting over in many ways in the country music genre, it has been both exciting and challenging.
Q. What are you hoping fans will take away the most from this album?
A: I hope folks will like my songs and feel some of the Frontier inspiration I took from my experiences of horse riding through the Chiricahua mountains National monument and wilderness area.
Q. "First Man On Earth" is incredibly prominent with its elements of progressive-roots vibe. What can you tell us about this one?
A: My earlier EP release has got a lot of attention, "First Man On Earth" is about our obsession with technology, but no one can seem to tell me why or where we are heading with it. We are organic beings living on an organic earth. You can't eat a smartphone.
Q. The tracks "Run Baby Run" and "Come Midnight" have a lot of personal feel to them. Where do you find the inspiration for tracks like these?
A: That's a co-incidence maybe considering "Run baby Run" and "Come Midnight" were written almost 30 years apart from each other. But I try to always write from personal life experiences - observations hopefully that reflects in my songwriting and recordings.
Q. Is there a song on the album that you're most proud of?
A: Possibly " My Cajun Girl" or even " Son Of A Gun", as the band tracks were both recorded in one take and were the last songs I wrote for the album.
Q. Has the city of Nashville been an inspiration in your songwriting?
A: Nashville has been important for me to be able to work on my songwriting and improve my recordings, to have the incredible talent pool of like-minded musicians - folks who work and live there.
Q. You've mentioned before that you actually dislike touring since you're away from friends and family. Are there any renewed feelings of excitement on touring for this album?
A: I'm excited to be headed out on tour and to share my new music, but it can be difficult to be away from family and friends.
Q: How is the country music scene in Australia different than say in the U.S.?
A: Actually, they have become more similar scenes in recent years, the internets changed everything.
Q: Will your fans ever hear a southern or country version of any INXS songs make it on one of your upcoming albums?
A: Not sure, stay tuned.
Q: We encourage everyone to pick up the new self-titled album by Andrew Farriss available now at iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, and more! We wish you the best of success with this new record, it's definitely become one of our favorites here and we hope you come back and speak with us again in the future.
A: Thank you Roots Magazine folks, stay safe.
Interview by Trenton Luber
Photo courtesy of 2911 Media
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Victoria II é um jogo grande estratégia da empresa Paradox Interactive. É a sequência ao jogo de 2003 Victoria: An Empire Under the Sun. Foi anunciado em 19 de agosto de 2009 e lançado 13 de agosto de 2010.

Como seu predecessor, Victoria II permite ao jogador controlar e gerenciar um estado-nação entre os séculos XIX e XX, incluindo aspectos políticos, diplomáticos, econômicos, militares e tecnológicos.

Desenvolvimento
A decisão de criar o Victoria II foi influenciada por votação nos fóruns da Paradox, e debate interno da companhia. O CEO da Paradox, Fredrik Wester, anunciou publicamente que acreditava que o jogo nunca daria lucro, enquanto outros membros da companhia, como Johan Andersson, estavam confiantes que sim. Para tanto Wester prometeu que se o jogo de fato desse lucro, ele rasparia a cabeça e postaria as fotos no fórum. Essa convicção teve base no jogo no jogo original, pois as vendas deste teriam sido fracas. Numa entrevista em alemão com Frederik, foi revelado que seriam precisas serem vendidas 70.000 cópias para que o jogo fosse lucrativo.

Jogabilidade
Victoria II traz o Mundo, desde o ano de 1836, até os antecedentes da Segunda Guerra Mundial, com mais de 200 nações jogáveis. Como seu predecessor, Victoria II se foca em gerenciamento interno, cobrindo a industralização, e mudanças sociais/políticas de um país, com dezenas de diferentes tipos de governo. O jogo dá muita importância a economia de um país, tendo um complexo sistema de mercado, com mais de 50 tipos de bens de consumo e fábricas, e relações com o mercado global. Enquanto a guerra também é um componente do jogo, não é o foco principal como em outros títulos da Paradox, a exemplo da série Hearts of Iron.

As características de população são dividas em: culturas, religiões e emprego. Existem diversos tipos de população, incluindo: aristocratas, oficiais, o clero, capitalistas, funcionários, artesãos, soldados, trabalhadores e fazendeiros. Além destes, o Victoria II introduz dois novos grupos: operários e burocratas. O jogo também apresenta um sistema de mobilidade de classe, que atua na facilitação do enriquecimento e empobrecimento da população. Similar a outros jogos da Paradox, como o Europa Universalis, missões históricas, que são micro-objetivos na estratégia geral, foram introduzidos. Existem centenas de eventos históricos, bem como decisões a serem tomadas. Esses eventos e decisões podem levar a criação ou a destruição de estados-nação.

Victoria II contém um bom número de mudanças e melhorias ao seu predecessor. A interface foi simplificada quando comparada à do jogo original, que foi descrita pelo produtor Johan Andersson como "a interface que Deus esqueceu". A automação de várias tarefas foi introduzida, incluindo trocas comerciais e promoção da população. O sistema de educação foi retrabalhado, com pessoas educadas pelo clero da mesma religião, e cada grupo populacional agora tem seu próprio nível de alfabetização. A importância da educação e alfabetização são refletidas na vasto sistema de tecnologia que contém centenas de invenções. Além disso, o funcionamento da ideologia no jogo foi melhorado, e agora os grupos populacionais são mais sensíveis para mudanças na situação de seu país, bem como inclinado a agitar reformas políticas e sociais.

Economia
O sistema econômico em Victoria II tenta simular o fluxo de recursos de um mercado mundial. Toda província do jogo produz algum tipo de recurso, numa operação de coleta de recursos (resource gathering operations, RGO's). Alguns recursos, como o trigo, são requeridos especialmente pela sua população. Outros materiais, como ferro, são consumidos pelo parque industrial, e ainda comercializáveis.

A produção e o sistema de desemprego do Victoria original foram revisados para melhor refletir as forças de mercado. Todos os recursos são coletados ou produzidos pela indústria, e o jogo também tem um sistema de produção artesão, para simular as economias pré-industriais.

Diplomacia
O Victoria II contém um complexo sistema de simulação política, refletido em dezenas de diferentes tipo de governo, uma nova esfera no sistema de influência, diplomacia de canhoneiras, e uma novo sistema de eleições com governos de coalizão e o senado.

A diplomacia em Victoria II é similar a dos outros títulos da Paradox. Cada país tem um valor de relação que varia entre -200 e +200, e isto representa o quanto duas nações são amigas. Ações 'in-game' e diplomáticas mudam esse valor de acordo com o que aconteceu. Entretanto, a Paradox expandiu certas partes desse sistema. Metas de guerra, emprestadas do Heir to the Throne, uma expansão do Europa Universalis III, foram incorporadas. O fracasso em alcançar uma meta de guerra aumenta a militância da população, o que pode resultar em revoltas. Quando a hora de paz chegar, você vai saber o que o seu oponente quer, e ele o que você quer. Então será hora de você decidir se vai parar ou se vai continuar até a vitória final. Isso cria dois tipos de guerra: a limitada e a total.

No jogo, controlar uma Grande Potência, garante opções diplomáticas que não estão disponíveis a outros países. Grandes Potências não apenas influenciam como outros países os vêem; eles tem a habilidade de usar sua influência em outros países para mudar a percepção de uma outra Grande Potência.

Guerra
A guerra no Victoria II é tida como um prioridade menor, comparada à política e economia, mas segue o mesmo modelo básico usado em outros jogos 'grand strategy' da Paradox, com exércitos se movendo entre províncias, entrando em combate com exércitos inimigos e capturando território inimigo. O sistema básico de combate é uma combinação dos sistemas usados em Europa Universalis 3, Europa Universalis: Rome e Hearts of Iron 3. Um componente chave do combate é o "fronte" (frontage): o número de unidades de um exército estacionados na linha do fronte, que diminuem ao passo que a tecnologia se desenvolve, afim de simular a mudança de exércitos compactos para as contínuas linhas de trincheiras da Primeira Guerra Mundial.

Vários aspectos das forças armadas foram mudadas se comparadas ao Victoria. A unidade militar base foi reduzida de uma divisão de 10.000 soldados para uma brigada de 3.000, força que não é mais criada usando do efetivo do conjunto nacional, mas diretamente da população de soldados de determinada província a qual a brigada continua ligada. Um novo aspecto das forças armadas é o reconhecimento de combate. Esse é um valor que garante bônus (ou penalidade, se baixo) ao se capturar províncias e derrotar exércitos inimigos; em combate prolongado, no entanto, o valor do reconhecimento cai. Unidades como cavalaria e aeronaves tem um valor alto de reconhecimento, e são projetadas para serem usadas como batedores.

Trilha Sonora
A trilha sonora de Victoria II foi escrita pelo músico e compositor Andreas Waldetoft. Ao todo são 18 músicas em que o artista buscou transmitir o espírito da era vitoriana e a atmosfera dramática de novos tempos iminentes. Waldetoft considerou que essa trilha sonora foi um de seus trabalhos "mais difíceis até agora, mas também o mais gratificante no final."

Mods
O jogo ganhou vários mods da sua comunidade ao longo dos anos, alguns desses mods tinham objetivo de aprimorar a jogatina adicionando mais eventos e decisões ao jogo, enquanto outros mudava completamente a linha de tempo. Dentre os mais conhecidos no quesito aprimoramento estão: Pop Demand Mod(PDM), Historical Project Mod(HPM), Historical Flavour Mod(HFM), Historical Bloat Mod(HBM).

Sequência
Foi anunciado em 21 de maio de 2021 no evento da Paradox Interactive, PDXCON: Remixed, a sequência Victoria 3.

Referências

Links externos
Site oficial
Site oficial Paradox Victoria II
Fórum oficial Victoria II

Jogos eletrônicos de 2010
Jogos eletrônicos da Paradox Interactive
Jogos eletrônicos de estratégia em tempo real
Jogos eletrônicos com temas históricos
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Topolino e il mistero dell'uomo nuvola (Island in the sky) è una storia a strisce della Walt Disney realizzata da Floyd Gottfredson (soggetto e disegni), Ted Osborne (sceneggiatura) e Ted Thwaites (ripasso a china), pubblicata sui quotidiani statunitensi dal 30 novembre 1936 al 3 aprile 1937. In Italia è comparsa per la prima volta sui numeri dal 223 al 255 di Topolino giornale, in periodo che va dal 1º aprile all'11 novembre 1937.

Trama
Topolino e Pippo hanno acquistato un aeroplano con la ricompensa che hanno ricevuto per aver risolto il mistero della villa del signor Bassett (nella storia del 1936 Topolino nella casa dei fantasmi), grazie al quale, volando nel cielo, si imbattono nell'isola volante del professor Enigm, che ha scoperto l'energia atomica. Purtroppo Gambadilegno vuole la formula dell'energia atomica e Topolino dovrà affrontarlo per mettere al sicuro la formula.
Una citazione della storia è presente all'inizio dell'avventura Topolino e il gorilla Spettro del 1937, suo sequel.

Bibliografia
 Il Topolino d'oro - Arnoldo Mondadori Editore - Volume XVIII - novembre 1972

Voci correlate
 Lista delle strisce giornaliere di Topolino

Collegamenti esterni

Storie a fumetti di Topolino
Storie a fumetti di Pippo
Floyd Gottfredson
Ted Osborne