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Jim Rimmer, FGDC
Jim Rimmer was born on April Fool's Day, 1934 in Vancouver BC. His education was scant, his career in Graphic Design and letterpress printing based only on the naivete that all one needed to do was to love to draw. He attended Vancouver Technical School, which gave an introduction to metal type and presses through the school's large printing trade shop. He began his apprenticeship as a compositor and (although he had no hint at the time) typefounder. After six years of apprenticeship he moved on to work on various daily and weekly newspapers.
His first taste of working in "art" came about while he was a Linotype and Monotype operator/floor compositor at the Williams Lake Tribune. On several occasions it seemed to him a good idea to present a print client's letterhead as a gouache and brush layout, rather than going straight to the type case. When it was discovered that the kid could draw a little, the publisher asked him if he could knock out a cartoon once a week. He did this for the sum of five dollars for each. The money was beginning to roll in.
When it looked like he had reached the cash ceiling, he and his wife and family of three returned home to Vancouver, where after two more comp room positions he decided to try in earnest to break away from the rapidly shrinking letterpress trade he attended two semesters of evening classes in graphic design at the Vancouver School of Art, under the instruction by designer and illustrator Graham Booth. His first interview for a design position landed him his first real job in the field at The Columbian Newspaper/ Craftsmen Press in New Westminster. He remained in this position for seven years, and in 1969 moved on to work at Brock Weber Printing, then on to Tri Graphic Studios and then Creative House. In 1973 he rented a spot in Gastown and began a freelance career that would last 32 years, until his retirement in 1999. In the last four years of his working life he was Type Director of Giampa Textware/Lanston Type Co, who were busily digitizing revival faces from the holding of letter patterns from The Lanston Monotype Machine CO.
During his freelance years he worked on projects for the major agencies and design studios in Vancouver, for corporations, airlines, mining and forestry companies. A large part of his work entailed letter design and lettering projects.
He designed and cut in metal his first typeface, named Juliana Oldstyle in 1981, and because he had in his hands the matrices for this face, found it necessary to acquire more type casting machines. Some years later he located three pantographic engraving machines, and more casters. Since they needed to be kept working, he design and cut more faces in metal: Nephi Madiaeval; Albertan; Fellowship; Duensing Titling in seven sizes; Canadian Syllabics (Cree); Quill; and Carl Dair's Cartier. One of his latest designs is 18 point Hannibal Oldstyle, made to run on the Monotype Composition Caster, and for his printing of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
Since retirement he has hand set and printed four books: Shadow River, Pauline Johnson; A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens; and his autobiography, Leaves From the Pie Tree. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is in progress at this writing.
Because of his growing reputation in typography he was invited to teach, and did so off and on on a contract basis for Capilano College, ECIAD, Langara College, Kwantlen College, Richmond and UCFV, Abbotsford.
He was always in contact with some original students and a handful who were new to him, and came to look and some to learn. On occasion he conducted workshops in printing, typecutting and book binding at his workshop. Students are from such far-flung places as San Francisco and Chicago
In 1998, he began producing his own digital library of typefaces, many his own design and some revivals. He produced 190 or so individual fonts, which are now marketed by P22 Type Foundry of Buffalo, NY.
Jim was member of The American Tyecasting Fellowship, for whom he had spoken several times. His printing and typefounding workshop was visited by groups from libraries, universities and colleges. He was feted in November of 2006 by Simon Fraser University at an event called "Rimmerfest". A large collection of his work and papers are lodged in SFU's Special Collections in The Bennett Library.
In 2009 BC Chapter of the GDC, in partnership with Hemlock Printers announced a Jim Rimmer Scholarship Award. The first recipients are to be acknowledged at Practivism 2010.
The quintessential renaissance man, Jim hacked away at the garden, drew, made new type, printed new books, held cats on his lap, cut letters in marble, played jazz on his coronet, gathered carving wood on the banks from the Fraser River and had started to build a steel string guitar.
Jim passed away following a fierce battle with throat cancer on January 8, 2010. He is survived by his wife Alberta, after whom the font Albertan was named.
Comments from Jim Rimmer's Fellowship nomination supporters.
From Mark Busse, MGDC, President, GDC BC Chapter:
"I feel a rather humbled and a little bummed out since attending Rimmerfest at SFU downtown on November 25. It was both an inspiration and an honour to be among Canada's Graphic Design elite to celebrate and honour one of Canada's living national treasures, the printer, publisher, and one of the few remaining typography and letterpress craftsmen alive today, Jim Rimmer.
To say Jim Rimmer has made many friends over his over fifty year career would be woefully inadequate. Jim has mentored, inspired and befriended numerous printers, type designers, publishers, students, teachers, design firms, type founders and book lovers. Just Google Jim Rimmer and you'll see what I mean - there are too many links to post here. As the official national Society of Graphic Designers in Canada, we owe craftsmen like Jim Rimmer a huge debt of gratitude and a great deal of respect. It is with this thought in mind that I nominate Jim Rimmer for Fellowship in GDC."
From MyFonts.com:
Jim Rimmer, is currently (in 2007) enjoying his fifty-fifth year in the pursuit of fine typography, graphic design and lithography. His background includes years with hot metal type in the composing room, and in the operation of the linotype and the Monotype – of which he still has a large and active collection of differing machine models. He is still designing and cutting faces in metal in concert with those that he is designing for digital format on his Macintosh. In 2000 and 2001 he completed two hot metal faces and has recently finished a third: Hannibal Oldstyle for the printing of the book: Tom Sawyer in 2006. He goes on to use these typefaces in the books that he designs, illustrates, prints and occasionally writes for his own private press, the Pie Tree Press in Vancouver.
His experience in graphic design covers over 40 years, encompassing positions in advertising agencies and design studios. For more than 25 years he has had the good fortune to experience the mixed blessings of freelancing as a letterer, designer, and illustrator. In addition he served as Type Director of Lanston during its time in Vancouver and made the digital versions of the Cloister, Deepdene and Garamont fonts for the Lanston Type Company.
Rimmer Type Foundry is the gathering of Jim's metal typefounding knowledge and hand skills with his many years as a lettering artist into something useable in the digital font world. The foundry leans in the direction of traditional type forms but does address the need to offer more contemporary type styles.
Jim deserves our recognition. I know Jim personally and he recently recounted the story of when he designed the current BC Flag for Baker Lovick Advertising many years ago, but was never given proper credit for it or considered to be its official designer, because the Creative Director took all the credit and he never pushed it. That's the kind of person Jim is. Kind. Generous. Humble.
From Jim "I often design my typefaces on the back of an envelope. I draw on whatever is at hand at the time. It makes for a pretty shaggy archive, but it keeps the types spontaneous if nothing else." Jim is old school, yet still active and relevant. He finalizes his sketches in Adobe Illustrator on a Mac.
From Denise Carson Wilde (artist, typographer, printer and owner of Paper-Ya in Vancouver):
As you may know, Jim has been awarded several GDC certificates of design excellence over his long career. Several of these came from self-promotion, or for "ephemera". I think that Jim always shinned the brightest when he was just doing his own thing. He is really quite a maverick. This quiet white haired man never made a fuss of any of his accomplishments. Jim is really a renegade. He follows his own unique path, completely. And all the while generously encouraging and giving to all those around him.
I think that the wider circle of professional acknowledgment that has been given to Jim of late is so refreshing. It gives every designer/artist hope! It reminds me of an old classic western movie. Where the good guy does get the girl and rides off into the sunset. Jim already has the girl.... for Jim "the girl" is making linocuts, designing type, and producing letterpress limited edition books. The acknowledgment of his accomplishments and contributions is the sunset. There is no question that he deserves a spectacular sunset.
From Dick Kouwehoven, owner Hemlock Printers:
Jim's contribution to our community of printers, designers, illustrators and publishers is huge. He continues to lead a vibrant private press culture, with his passion for typography. Jim is an amazing, creative, faithful traditionalist.
From Matt Warburton, FGDC:
Few individuals have given as much as Jim Rimmer has to the Canadian design community, yet received so little in return. A master typographer in both lead and pixel, Jim has conveyed his love of the craft aspect of our profession to countless students, either in his classrooms or simply through allowing designer to enter his sanctum of letterpress in the basement of his New Westminster home. Jim fluidly moves from the printing presses and molten metal that are from a bygone era to the world of vectors and bezier curves, applying his knowledge and expertise to both arenas. His has the unique ability to link practitioners from all areas of design across Canada and beyond, from book binders to typographers, infusing everyone he meets with his own enthusiasm and passion for the profession.
As a spokesperson for design and presenter at many GDC events over the years, he continues to inspire generations of designers to embrace the beauty of type, and the feel of letterpress. His contributions to the GDC also includes the creation of custom cast metal fonts for the Graphex trophies dating back to 1997 and recently the GDC@50 momentos.
I have had the pleasure of working with Jim on numerous projects over the years, as well as spending time in his workshop and am humbled by his abilities, yet inspired by them at the same time. I proudly use one of his first digital typefaces, Albertan, on my own company's stationery.
I cannot think of a more worthy nominee for GDC Fellowship than Jim.
At Rimmerfest, poet and typography guru Robert Bringhurst, who admitted to being "in a tragic frame of mind recently" told the sad story of the history, demise and unfortunate state of the typography industry. Concluding that metal type composition was two generations past, the remaining machines are cared for by "few people shouldering the responsibility, people like Jim Rimmer." When Jim goes, whose left?
Well, thanks to Jim, there are young, motivated, passionate designers-typographers-printers to carry on the traditions. While serving as an external advisor pre-judging Communication Design Grad work, I discovered a written, photographed, designed, laid out, printed and hand bound book honouring Jim Rimmer by a young man named Ryan Mah. Take a look at it yourself.
From Ryan Mah:
I met Jim Rimmer for the first time in Spring of 2004. I had been seeking some advice on letterpress printing technique. All my leads from various instructors had pointed in Jim's direction. An e-mail later, I arrived at his home in New Westminster. It was damp outside as the leaves from last fall still laid on the pathway to his house. I remember walking down the gravel path to the side of his house and peering into a very dusty window. In the back of his dimly lit shop, I could scarcely make out the silhouette of a person working on a large iron machine. Excitedly, I knocked on the glass pane door where I was warmly greeted and invited in.
The sight of the large black iron machines, the sound of metal gears clinking in the background, and the smell of ink and wood had me in awe as I stood at the entrance to his shop. During my stay, I witnessed magic as Jim transformed the raw materials; lead into refined jewel-like letterforms. From these letterforms, books were produced and all completely bound by hand. Metamorphosis from lead to finely crafted book illustrates an aura of fine craftsmanship with each page turned. I had the opportunity to view these books and, once in my hand, I realized I was holding onto something incredibly special.
Jim has passed on new inspiration of this forgotten art to his many students, including myself, that have come and gone through his shop. He has taken us to a place where the computer is not the only solution to a problem. These collections of photographs are from my many visits to his shop and with them I hope to inspire others. It is rare to meet someone that can have such a positive impact on one's life. Jim Rimmer is one of these few exceptional people.
Marke Busse concluded:
After meeting Jim, touring the dark, greasy caverns of his print shop in New Westminster, his life changed and he fell for type. He fell hard for letterpress printing. He now owns a fully functional print shop in his parents' garage complete with three presses, a cutter and full compliment of movable type. Thanks to Jim, Robert Bringhurst may be wrong–and that doesn't happen often. Ryan, and the many others whose lives Jim has touched, are the keepers and future of traditional graphic design, typography and printing. Jim deserves the honour of GDC Fellowship. Thank you Jim.


But the queen, long since smitten with a grievous love-pang, feeds the wound with her lifeblood, and is wasted with fire unseen. Oft to her mind rushes back the hero's valour, oft his glorious stock; his looks and words cling fast to her bosom, and longing withholds calm rest from her limbs.
 The morrow's dawn was lighting the earth with the lamp of Phoebus, and had scattered from the sky the dewy shades, when, much distraught, she thus speaks to her sister, sharer of her heart: "Anna, my sister, what dreams thrill me with fears? Who is this stranger guest who ahs entered our home? How noble his mien! How brave in heart and feats of arms! I believe it well – nor is my confidence vain – that he is sprung from gods. It is fear that proves souls base-born. Alas! by what fates is he vexed! What wars, long endured, did he recount! Were the purpose not planted in my mind, fixed and immovable, to ally myself with none in bond of wedlock, since my first love, turning traitor, cheated me by death; were I not tired of the bridal bed and torch, to this one fault, perhaps, I might have yielded! Anna – for I will own it – since the death of my hapless lord Sychaeus, and the shattering of our home by a brother's murder, he alone has swayed my will and overthrown my tottering soul. I feel again a spark of that former flame. But rather, I would pray, may earth yawn for me to its depths, or may the Almighty Father hurl me with his bolt to the shades – the pale shades and abysmal night in Erebus – before, Shame, I violate you or break your laws! He who first linked me to himself has taken away my heart; may he keep it with him, and guard it in the grave!" So saying, she filled her breast with upwelling tears.
 With these words she fanned into flame the queen's love-enkindled heart, put hope in her wavering mind, and loosed the bonds of shame. First they visit the shrines and sue for peace at every altar; duly they slay chosen sheep to Ceres the law-giver, to Phoebus and father Lyaeus, above all to Juno, guardian of the bonds of marriage. Dido herself, matchless in beauty, with cup in hand, pours libation midway between the horns of a white heifer, or in presence of the gods moves slowly to the rich altars, and day by day renews her gifts, then, gazing into the opened breasts of victims, consults the quivering entrails. Ah, the blind souls of seers! Of what avail are vows or shrines to one wild with love? All the while the flame devours her tender heartstrings, and deep in her breast lives the silent wound. Unhappy Dido burns, and through the city wanders in frenzy – even as a hind, smitten by an arrow, which, all unwary, amid the Cretan woods, a shepherd hunting with darts has pierced from afar, leaving in her the winged steel, unknowing: she in flight ranges the Dictaean woods and glades, but fast to her side clings the deadly shaft. Now through the city's midst she leads Aeneas with her, and displays her Sidonian wealth and the city built; she begins to speak and stops with the word half-spoken. Now, as day wanes, she seeks that same banquet, again in her madness craves to hear the sorrows of Ilium and again hangs on the speaker's lips. Then when all have gone their ways, and in turn the dim moon sinks her light, and the setting stars invite sleep, alone she mourns in the empty hall, and falls on the couch he has left. Though absent, each from each, she hears him, she sees him, or, captivated by his look of his father, she holds Ascanius on her lap, in case she may beguile a passion beyond all utterance. No longer rise the towers begun, no longer do the youth exercise in arms, or toil at havens or bulwarks for safety in war; the works are broken off and idle – great menacing walls and cranes that touch the sky.
 To her – for she knew that with feigned purpose she had spoken, to turn the empire from Italy to Libya's shores – Venus thus began in reply: "Who so mad as to refuse such terms, or prefer to strive against you in war, as long as Fortune favour the fulfilment of your word? But the Fates send me adrift, uncertain whether Jupiter wills that there be one city for the Tyrians and the wanderers from Troy, or approves the blending of peoples and the league of union. You are his wife; it is lawful for you to try to persuade his heart with entreaty. Go on; I will follow!" Then queenly Juno thus replied: "With me shall rest that task. Now in what way the present purpose can be achieved, hearken and I will explain in brief. Aeneas and unhappy Dido plan to go hunting together in the forest, as soon as tomorrow's sun shows his rising and with his rays unveils the world. On them, while the hunters run to and fro and gird the glades with nets, I will pour down from above a black rain mingled with hail, and wake the whole welkin with thunder. The company shall scatter and be veiled in gloom of night; to the same cave shall come Dido and the Trojan chief. I will be there and, if I can be sure of your good will, will link them in sure wedlock, sealing her for his own; this shall be their bridal!" Yielding to her suit, the Cytherean gave assent and smiled at the guile discovered.
 Meanwhile Dawn rose and left the ocean. When sunlight has burst forth, there issues from the gates a chosen band of youth; with meshed nets, toils, broad-pointed hunting spears, there stream forth Massylian horsemen and their strong, keen-scented hounds. As the queen lingers in her bower, the Punic princes await her at the doorway; her prancing steed stands brilliant in purple and gold, and proudly champs the foaming bit. At last she comes forth, attended by a mighty throng, and clad in a Sidonian robe with embroidered border. Her quiver is of gold, her tresses are knotted into gold, a buckle of gold clasps her purple cloak. With her pace a Phrygian train and joyous Iulus. Aeneas himself, goodly beyond all others, advances to join her and unites his band with hers. As when Apollo quits Lycia, his winter home, and the streams of Xanthus, to visit his mother's Delos, and renews the dance, while mingling about his altars Cretans and Dryopes and painted Agathyrsians raise their voices – he himself treads the Cynthian ridges, and with soft foliage shapes and binds his flowing locks, braiding it with golden diadem; the shafts rattle on his shoulders: so no less lightly than he went Aeneas, such beauty shines forth from his noble face! When they came to the mountain heights and pathless lairs, wild goats dislodged from the rocky peaks ran down the ridges; in another part stags scurry across the open moors and amid clouds of dust mass their bands in flight, as they leave the hills behind. But in the midst of the valleys the young Ascanius glories in his fiery steed, galloping past now these, now those, and prays that amid the timorous herds a foaming boar may be granted to his vows or a tawny lion come down from the mountain.
 Meanwhile in the sky begins the turmoil of a wild uproar; rain follows, mingled with hail. The scattered Tyrian train and the Trojan youth, with the Dardan grandson of Venus, in their fear seek shelter here and there over the fields; torrents rush down from the heights. To the same cave come Dido and the Trojan chief. Primal Earth and nuptial Juno give the sign; fires flashed in Heaven, the witness to their bridal, and on the mountaintop screamed the Nymphs. That day the first of death, the first of calamity was cause. For no more is Dido swayed by fair show or fair fame, no more does she dream of a secret love: she calls it marriage and with that name veils her sin.
 At once Rumour runs through Libya's great cities – Rumour the swiftest of all evils. Speed lends her strength, and she winds vigour as she goes; small at first through fear, soon she mounts up to heaven, and walks the ground with head hidden in the clouds. Mother Earth, provoked to anger against the gods, brought her forth last, they, say as sister to Coeus and Enceladus, swift of foot and fleet of wing, a monster awful and huge, who for the many feathers in her body has as many watchful eyes beneath – wondrous to tell – as many tongues, as many sounding mouths, as many pricked-up ears. By night, midway between heaven and earth, she flies through the gloom, screeching, and droops not her eyes in sweet sleep; by day she sits on guard on high rooftop or lofty turrets, and affrights great cities, clinging to the false and the wrong, yet heralding truth. Now exulting in manifold gossip, she filled the nations and sang alike of fact and falsehood, how Aeneas is come, one born of Trojan blood, to whom in marriage fair Dido deigns to join herself; now they while away the winter, all its length, in wanton ease together, heedless of their realms and enthralled by shameless passion. These tales the foul goddess spreads here and there upon the lips of men. Straightway to King Iarbas she bends her course, and with her words fires his spirit and heaps high his wrath.
 He ceased. The god made ready to obey his mighty father's bidding, and first binds on his feet the golden shoes which carry him upborne on wings over seas or land, swift as the gale. Then he takes his wand; with this he calls pale ghosts from Orcus and sends others down to gloomy Tartaurs, gives or takes away sleep and unseals eyes in death; relying on this, he drives the winds and skims the stormy clouds. And now in flight he descries the peak and steep sides of toiling Atlas, who props heaven on his peak – Atlas, whose pine-wreathed head is ever girt with black clouds, and beaten with wind and rain; fallen snow mantles his shoulders while rivers plunge down the aged chin and his rough beard is stiff with ice. Here, poised on even wings, the Cyllenian first halted; hence with his whole frame he sped sheer down to the waves like a bird, which round the shores, round the fish-haunted cliffs, flies low near to the waters. Even thus between earth and sky flew Cyllene's nursling to Libya's sandy shore, and cut the winds, coming from his mother's sire.
 As soon as with winged feet he reached the huts, he sees Aeneas founding towers and building new houses. And his sword was starred with yellow jasper, and a cloak hung from his shoulders ablaze with Tyrian purple – a gift that wealthy Dido had wrought, interweaving the web with thread of gold. At once he assails him: "Are you now laying the foundations of lofty Carthage, and building up a fair city, and all for a woman's whim? Alas! With never a thought of your own realm and fate! The ruler of the gods himself, who sways heaven and earth with his power, sends me down to you from bright Olympus. He himself bids me bring this charge through the swift breezes: What are you planning? In what hope do you waste idle hours in Libyan lands? If the glory of such a fortune does not stir you, and for your own fame's sake you do not shoulder the burden, have regard from growing Ascanius, the promise of Iulus your heir, to whom the kingdom of Italy and the Roman land are due." Such words the Cyllenian spoke, and while yet speaking left the sight of men and far away from their eyes vanished into thin air.
 But in truth Aeneas, aghast at he sight, was struck dumb; his hair stood up in terror and the voice choked in his throat. He burns to flee away and quit that pleasant land, awed by that warning and divine commandment. Ah, what to do? With what speech now dare he approach the frenzied queen? What opening words choose first? And as he casts his swift mind this way and that, takes it in different directions and considers every possibility, this, as he wavered, seemed the better counsel; he calls Mnestheus and Sergestus, bidding them make ready the fleet in silence, gather the crews to the shore, and order the armament, but hide the cause of his altered plans. He meanwhile, since gracious Dido knows nothing, nor expects the breaking of so strong a love, will essay an approach and seek the happiest season for speech, the plan auspicious for his purpose. At once all gladly obey his command and do his bidding.
 As thus he spoke, all the while she gazes on him askance, turning her eyes to and fro, and with silent glances scans the whole man; then thus, inflamed, cries out: "False one, no goddess was your mother, nor was Dardanus the founder of your line, but rugged Caucasus on his flinty rocks begot you, and Hyrcanian tigresses suckled you. For why hide my feelings? For what greater wrongs do I hold myself back? Did he sigh while I wept? Did he turn on me a glance? Did he yield and shed tears or pity her who loved him? What shall I say first? What next? Now, neither mighty Juno nor the Saturnian sire looks on these things with righteous eyes! Nowhere is faith secure. I welcomed him, a castaway on the shore, a beggar, and madly gave him a share of my throne; his lost fleet I rescued, his crews I saved from death. Alas! I am whirled on the fires of frenzy. Now prophetic Apollo, now the Lycian oracles, now the messenger of the gods sent from Jove himself, brings through the air this dread command. Truly, this is work for gods, this is care to vex their peace! I detain you not; I dispute not your words. Go, make for Italy with the winds; seek your kingdom over the waves. Yet I trust, if the righteous gods have any power, that on the rocks midway you will drain the cup of vengeance and often call on Dido's name. Though far away, I will chase you with murky brands and, when chill death has severed soul and body, everywhere my shade shall haunt you. Relentless one, you will repay! I shall hear, and the tale will reach me in the depths of the world below!" So saying, she breaks off her speech midway and flees in anguish from the light, turning away, tearing herself from his sight, and leaving him in fear and much hesitance, and ready to say much. Her maids support her, carry her swooning form to her marble bower, and lay her on her bed.
 But loyal Aeneas, though longing to soothe and assuage her grief and by his words turn aside her sorrow, with many a sigh, his soul shaken by his mighty love, yet fulfils Heaven's bidding and returns to the fleet. Then, indeed, the Teucrians fall to and all along the shore launch their tall ships. The keels, well-pitched, are set afloat; the sailors, eager for flight, bring from the woods leafy boughs for oars and logs unhewn . . . One could see them moving away and streaming forth from all the city. Even as when ants, mindful of winter, plunder a huge heap of corn and store it in their home; over the plain moves a black column, and through the grass they carry the spoil on a narrow track; some strain with their shoulders and heave on the huge grains, some close up the ranks and rebuke the delay; all the path is aglow with work. What feelings then were yours, Dido, at such a sight! or what sighs did you utter, viewing from the top of the fortress the beach aglow far and near, and seeing before your eyes the whole sea astir with loud cries! O relentless Love, to what do you not drive the heats of men. Once more she must needs break into tears, once more assail him with prayer, and humbly bow down her pride to love, lest she leave anything untried and go to death in vain.
 Such was her prayer and such the tearful pleas the unhappy sister bears again and again. But by no tearful pleas is he moved, nor in yielding mood does he pay heed to any words. Fate withstands and heaven seals his kindly, mortal ears. Even as when northern Alpine winds, blowing now hence, now thence, emulously strive to uproot an oak strong with the strength of years, there comes a roar, the trunk quivers and the high leafage thickly strews the ground, but the oak clings to the crag, and as far as it lifts its top to the airs of heaven, so far it strikes its roots down towards hell – even so with ceaseless appeals, from this side and from that, the hero is buffeted, and in his mighty heart feels agony: his mind stands steadfast; his tears fall without effect.
 Then, indeed, awed by her doom, luckless Dido prays for death; she is weary of gazing on the arch of heaven. And to make her more surely fulfil her purpose and leave the light, she saw, as she laid her gifts on the altars ablaze with incense – fearful to tell – the holy water darken and the outpoured wine change into loathsome gore. Of this sight she spoke to no one – not even her sister. Moreover, there was in the palace a marble chapel to her former lord, which she cherished in wondrous honour, wreathing it with snowy fleeces and festal foliage. Thence she heard, it seemed, sounds and speech as of her husband calling, whenever darkling night held the world; and alone on the housetops with ill-boding song the owl would oft complain, drawing out its lingering notes into a wail; and likewise many a saying of the seers of old terrifies her with fearful boding. In her sleep fierce Aeneas himself drives her in her frenzy; and ever she seems to be left lonely, ever ending, companionless, an endless way, and seeking her Tyrians in a land forlorn – even as raving Pentheus sees the Bacchants' bands, and a double sun and two-fold Thebes rise to view; or as when Agamemnon's son, Orestes, hounded by the Furies, flees from his mother, who is armed with brands and black serpents, while at the doorway crouch avenging Fiends.
 So when, outworn with anguish, she caught the madness and resolved to die, in her own heart she determines the time and manner, and accosts her sorrowful sister, with mien that veils her plan and on her brow a cloudless hope. "Sister mine, I have found a way – wish your sister joy – to return him to me or release me from my love for him. Near Ocean's bound and the setting sun lies Ethiopia, farthest of lands, where mightiest Atlas on this shoulders turns the sphere, inset with gleaming stars. Thence a priestess of Massylian race has been shown me, warden of the fane of the Hesperides, who gave dainties to the dragon and guarded the sacred bows on the tree, sprinkling dewy honey and slumberous poppies. With her spells she professes to set free the hearts of whom she wills, but on others to bring cruel love pains; to stay the flow of rivers and turn back the stars; she awakes the ghosts of night; and you will see earth rumbling under your feet and ash trees coming down the mountains. I call heaven to witness and you, dear sister mine, and your dear life, that against my will I arm myself with magic arts! Secretly raise up a pyre in the inner court under the sky, and heap up on it's the arms that heartless one left hanging in my bower, and all his attire and the bridal bed that was my undoing. I want to destroy all memorials of the abhorred wretch, and the priestess to directs." Thus she speaks and is silent; pallor the while overspreads her face. Yet Anna thinks not that her sister veils her death under these strange rites; her mind dreams not of such frenzy nor does she fear anything worse than when Sychaeus died. So she makes ready as bidden . . .
 But the queen, when in the heart of her home the pyre rose heavenward, piled high with pine logs and hewn ilex, hangs the place with garlands and crowns it with funeral boughs. On top, upon the couch, she lays the dress he wore, the sword he left, and an image of him, knowing what was to come. Round about stand altars, and with streaming hair the priestess calls in thunder tones on thrice a hundred gods, Erebos and Chaos, and threefold Hecate, triple-faced maiden Diana. Waters, too, she had sprinkled feigned to be from the spring of Avernus, and herbs were sought, cut by moonlight with brazen sickles, and juicy with milk of black venom; sought, too, was the love charm, torn from the brow of a colt at birth before the mother snatched it . . . She herself, with holy meal and holy hands, stood beside the altars, one for unsandalled and girdle loosened; soon to die, she calls on the gods and on the stars, witnesses of her doom; then she prays to whatever power, righteous and mindful, watches over lovers unequally allied.
 It was night, and over the earth weary creatures were tasting the peace of slumber; the woods and wild seas had sunk to rest – the hour when stars roll midway in their gliding course, when all the land is still, and beasts and coloured birds, both those that far and near haut the limpid lakes, and those that dwell in the thorny thickets of the countryside, are couched in sleep beneath the silent night. They were soothing their cares, their hearts oblivious of sorrows. But not so the soul-racked Phoenician queen; she never sinks into sleep, nor draws darkness into eyes or heart. Her pangs redouble, and her love, swelling up, surges afresh, as she heaves with a mighty tide of passion. Thus then she begins, and thus alone revolves her thoughts in her heart: "See, hwat am I do do? Shall I once more make trial of my old wooers, only to be mocked, and shall I humbly sue for marriage with Numidians, whom I have scorned so often as husbands? Shall I then follow the Ilian ships and the Trojan's uttermost commands? Is it because they are thankful for aid once given, and gratitude for past kindness stands firm in their mindful hearts? But who – suppose that I wished it – will suffer me, or take on so hated on those haughty ships? Ah! lost one, do you not yet understand nor perceive the treason of Laomedon's race? What then? Shall I on my own accompany the exultant sailors in their flight? Or, surrounded by all my Tyrian band, shall I pursue, and shall I again drive seaward the men whom I could scarce tear from the Sidonian city, and bid them unfurl their sails to the winds? Nay, die as you deserve, and with the sword end your sorrow. Won over by my tears, you, my sister, you were the first to load my frenzied soul with these ills, and drive me on the foe. Ah, that I could not spend my life apart from wedlock, a blameless life, like some wild creature, and not know such cares! The faith vowed to the ashes of Sychaeus I have not kept." Such were the cries that kept bursting from her heart.
 But now that all was duly ordered, and now that he was resolved on going, Aeneas was snatching sleep on his vessel's high stern. In his sleep there appeared to him a vision of the god, as he came again with the same aspect, and once more seemed to warn him thus, in all aspects like Mercury, in voice and colouring, in golden hair and the graceful limbs of youth: "Goddess-born, when such hazard threatens, can you still slumber? Do you not see the perils that from henceforth hem you in, madman? Do you not hear the kindly breezes blowing? She, resolved on death, revolves in her heart fell craft and crime, and awakens the swirling surge of passion. Will you not flee hence in haste, while hasty flight is possible? Soon you will see the waters a welter of timbers, see fierce brands ablaze, and soon the shore flashing with flames, if dawn finds you lingering in these lands. Up then, break off delay! A fickle and changeful thing is woman ever." So he spoke and melted into the black night.
 Thus indeed Aeneas, scared by the sudden vision, tears himself from sleep and bestirs his comrades. "Make haste, my men, awake and man the benches! Unfurl the sails with speed! A god sent from high heaven again spurs us to hasten our flight and cut the twisted cables. We follow you, holy among gods, whoever you are, and again joyfully obey your command. Oh, be with us, give your gracious aid, and in the sky vouchsafe kindly stars!" He spoke, and from its sheath snatches his flashing sword and strikes the hawser with the drawn blade. The same zeal catches all at once; with hurry and scurry they have quitted the shore; the sea is hidden under their fleets; lustily they churn the foam and sweep the blue waters.
 She ceased; and even as she spoke her handmaids see her fallen on the sword, the blade reeking with blood and her hands bespattered. A scream rises to the lofty roof; Rumour riots through the stricken city. The palace rings with lamentation, with sobbing and women's shrieks, and heaven echoes with loud wails – as though all Carthage or ancient Tyre were falling before the inrushing foe, and fierce flames were rolling on over the roofs of men, over the roofs of gods.
 Swooning, her sister heard, and in dismay rushed through the throng, tearing her face with her nails, and beating her breast with her fists, as she called on the dying woman by name. "Was this your purpose, sister? Did you aim your fraud at me? Was this for me the meaning of your pyre, this the meaning of your altar and fires? Forlorn, what shall I first lament? Did you scorn in death your sister's company? You should have summoned me to share your fate; the same sword stroke, the same moment would have taken us both! Did these hands indeed build the pyre, and did my voice call on our father's gods, in order that, when you were lying thus, I, cruel one, should be far away? You have destroyed yourself and me together, sister, the Sidonian senate and people, and your city! Bring me water to bathe her wounds and catch with my lips whatever last breath may linger!" Thus speaking, she had climbed the high steps, and, throwing her arms round her dying sister, sobbed and clasped her to her bosom, stanching with her dress the dark streams of blood. She, trying to lift her heavy eyes, swoons again, and the deep-set wound gurgles in her breast. Thrice rising, she struggles to prop herself on her elbow, thrice the bed rolled back, with wandering eyes sought high heaven's light, and when she found it, moaned.
 Then almighty Juno, pitying her long agony and painful dying, sent Iris down from heaven to release her struggling soul from the prison of her flesh. For since she perished neither in the course of fate nor by a death she had earned, but wretchedly before her day, in the heat of sudden frenzy, not yet had Propserpine taken from head the golden lock and consigned her to the Stygian underworld. So Iris on dewy saffron wings flits down through the sky, trailing athwart the sun a thousand shifting tints, and halted above her head. "This offering, sacred to Dis, I take as bidden, and from your body set you free": so she speaks and with her hand severs the lock; and therewith all the warmth passed away, and the life vanished into the winds.


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Feb 21, 2017 · 03:30 pm
Shawn Sebastian
Photos: Why bull owners and tamers take part in jallikattu, despite the injuries and deaths
The limitations in regulating the sport are apparent.
Alanganallur and Palmedu in Madurai district braced for grand celebrations. It had been nearly three weeks since the Tamil Nadu government had promulgated an ordinance resuming jallikattu, and the two villages that became popular over the years for hosting the bull-taming sport were thrilled. People had arrived from afar to take part in the event – bull owners participating in these villages are as commended as the players.
The media were there too, despite the unpacking political fracas in Chennai, to make sure that they covered the action. Space at the makeshift galleries was insubstantial, and very often, locals lost out to the droves of outsiders in the jostle for the best seats in the stands.
Aware of the watchful eye of animal rights groups, the organisers had made conscious efforts to ensure the safety of the animals and players. And yet, the expected happened: at least 100 players out of the 1,500 who participated were injured, some seriously. A few bulls, terrified after the game, ran into the nearby fields to escape the crowds.
Jallikattu at Alanganallur and Palmedu on February 9 and 10 showed the limitations in regulating the traditional sport, despite all the promises.
At least seven people – bystanders and participants – have died after being knocked down by bulls since the state government overturned the two-year ban on jallikattu on January 21. On February 15, for instance, at least 34 persons were injured in Pugaiyilaipatti village, where the main road was converted into an arena that was not fenced properly, reported The Hindu. Just a day earlier, on February 14, thirteen spectators were injured in Thanjavur district at the jallikattu event, including the Deputy Director of Health. The toll wasn't restricted to the humans. Three of the bulls used in the event fell into an open well after being let loose – one of them died.
Over the coming few months, across the southern and southwestern regions of Tamil Nadu, jallikattu arenas will spring up in several villages. And it is likely that in the boisterous celebrations, the disturbing news of injuries and deaths will get little notice.
A bull succeeds in running past the players at Alanganallur. In the game of jallikattu, a bull is released from into a playing arena, and the player is supposed to hold onto its hump for a predetermined distance to win the game. If the bull manages to run past all the players, the bull wins and its owner get the prize.
Thousands of people from across the state and some international tourists fight for space at the makeshift galleries, as the police control the crowds to avoid a stampede.
A veterinary doctor inspects a bull's teeth to make sure it is not too young for the sport. Jallikattu has evolved over time to incorporate several regulations and checks: all the bulls must undergo health checkups to ensure that they aren't injured, tortured or fed alcohol to make them fierce (an allegation made by animal rights activists).
A bull is surrounded by waiting players. For the players, it is ideal when a bull doesn't ride past them immediately but instead stays in the arena for a while. This is the time when they can catch it from behind. After a game is decided, the owner of the bull must take it away from the ground.
A player undergoes an alcohol test at a primary health centre, close to the jallikattu venue at Alanganallur. Strict guidelines, mandating alcohol tests and weight checks, were introduced after allegations were made that players came to the arena inebriated.
An LED television is given as a prize at Alanganallur. As the sport has grown over the years, so have the prizes – organisers now tap sponsors to arrange expensive prizes, including sometimes cars and bikes, for the winning bull tamers.
An ambulance rushes from the ground at Alganallur, carrying an injured player. Anticipating possible casualties, ambulances and a number of medical teams are stationed at the arenas.
An owner feeds his bull a banana as they wait in scorching sun to take part in the sport. For many owners across Tamil Nadu, taking part in jallikattu at Alanganallur and Palmedu is a matter of prestige.
A bull crosses the Vadi Vasal (the gateway to the arena) as the tamers wait on the other side. Around 1,000 bulls participated each at Alanganallur and Palmedu.
There are several rules in the sport – tamers are not allowed to hold onto the horns and multiple players cannot attempt to tame one bull – and if they are flouted, the bull wins the game. Yet, desperate participants often play as they wish.
As thousands throng the village, many station themselves on rooftops of nearby buildings to get a view of the arena. Those who are left out of even these spaces wait along the route through which a bull passes after a game.
A player leaps out of the way the approaching bull as another tries to hold onto the hump. Around 100 to 150 players are allowed into the playing arena at a time.
Two owners return home, carrying the gifts earned by their bulls. Rearing bulls is not cheap: some bulls come at a price of Rs 1 lakh and looking after them can cost Rs 300 a day. For most owners, therefore, Jallikattu is a loss-making affair. Yet, they participate because of their love for the sport and for the honour of being called a Jallikattu bull owner.
All photographs courtesy Shawn Sebastian.
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Sir Ivan Goes Top 10 With Song For PTSD Sufferers
Music history was made last month as pop star and philanthropist Sir Ivan went Top 10 with an all new uptempo version of John Lennon's "Imagine", on three significant industry charts, 45 years after the original release in 1971.
In the U.K. where John Lennon was born, "Imagine" by SIR IVAN ranks # 9 on Music Week's Commercial Pop Chart. SIR IVAN entered the radio chart in August along with Selena Gomez, Bob Sinclar, Usher and Calvin Harris.
In the U.S., John Lennon's adopted home, "Imagine" by SIR IVAN coincidentally also ranks # 9 on the DJ Times National Dance/Crossover Top 40 Chart. The DJ Times is the oldest and most respected magazine for professional DJs in America. SIR IVAN entered the club chart along with Justin Timberlake, Justin Bieber, Sia, Sean Paul and Rihanna.
New Zealand based SERATO'S promotion division, Serato White Label, ranks "Imagine" by SIR lVAN # 1 for the greatest amount of DJ downloads during the month of July. SERATO is the leading DJ equipment and software manufacturer in the world. Although SIR IVAN sits on the top of the chart, he was also joined by Gwen Stefani, M.I.A. and Imany.
SIR IVAN's new electronic dance music (EDM) version of Imagine spent weeks on the Billboard Dance Club Chart. The song was co-produced by Grammy Award winner Omar Akram and legendary music arranger Peter Rafelson. It has been praised globally and fans of both the original and the new are dancing and working out to the most iconic peace song ever written. "Imagine" is the first single released off SIR IVAN's new 10 song album called Peaceman Shines. Each of the 10 songs, created by 10 different producers, are well known anti-war or peace songs from the 60s and early 70s, except for two original songs, co-written by SIR IVAN, that share the same theme.
This is not the first time SIR IVAN has released an uptempo version of "Imagine." He did so on September 4th, 2001, exactly one week before September 11th, when he launched his music career and became the first recording artist in history to turn any slow ballad of the Beatles or John Lennon into an uptempo dance record. Personally signed to the Tommy Boy label by its owner, Tom Silverman, SIR IVAN's revolutionary fast paced version of "Imagine" became an instant Top 40 hit on the Billboard Dance Club Chart. This proved that even thirty years after the original was released by John Lennon in 1971, the lyrics of "Imagine" were just as relevant to a whole new generation. Now, 15 years after SIR IVAN first turned the ballad into a dance record, and because terrorist attacks are occurring all over the world, he is once again giving the planet an opportunity to heal itself through the therapeutic power of music. He urges us to come together as one, while raising money for a worthy cause.
In 2005, SIR IVAN, son of Auschwitz survivor Siggi B. Wilzig, created The Peaceman Foundation, a charity that donates funds to other non-profit organizations that help people suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). PTSD is a debilitating mental condition that often results from exposure to severe acts of violence, such as physical attacks against members of the LGBT community, atrocities of war and terrorism. SIR IVAN has seen firsthand what survivors go through. His own father suffered from classic PTSD symptoms; fierce headaches, flashbacks, nightmares and depression, as a result of brutal beatings in the concentration camps and the murder of 59 members of his family during the Holocaust. All of SIR IVAN's recording artist royalties from the single "Imagine" and the album "Peaceman Shines" will be donated to The Peaceman Foundation to battle PTSD and provide treatment for the psychological wounds caused by hatred and violence. Both are available on iTunes, Amazon MP3, and many other top digital music stores. Physical CDs can be purchased at CD baby.
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Q: Apache HttpClient get server certificate Is there a way to get the SSL certificate of the authenticated server using Apache HttpClient after the request - just the counterpart to request.getAttribute("javax.servlet.request.X509Certificate") on the server side?

A: Ok this is a bit meta in some respects and I'm hopefully doing this in a fashion that will work with any connection manager. I'm assuming you're running on the latest HttpClient (4.2)
So, what you will have to do is add an HttpResponseInterceptor to the client.
((AbstractHttpClient)client).addResponseInterceptor(new HttpResponseInterceptor() {
    @Override
    public void process(HttpResponse response, HttpContext context) throws HttpException, IOException {
        HttpRoutedConnection routedConnection= (HttpRoutedConnection)context.getAttribute(ExecutionContext.HTTP_CONNECTION);
        if( routedConnection.isSecure() ) {
            Certificate[] certificates= routedConnection.getSSLSession().getPeerCertificates();
            // Assume that PEER_CERTIFICATES is a constant you've defined
            context.setAttribute(PEER_CERTIFICATES, certificates);
        }
    }
});

Once that is done, any request made through this client will check to see if the connection is marked as 'secure' and then attempt to get the peer certificates.
In this example, I'm just putting in the entire array of certificates that were associated with the peer connection.
At this point, to execute you will do something similar to the following:
HttpContext context= new BasicHttpContext();
HttpGet get= new HttpGet(....);
client.execute(get, context);
// should contain the array of Certificate - these are more likely X509Certificate instances
Certificate[] peerCertificates= (Certificate[])context.getAttribute(PEER_CERTIFICATES);certificates
// do whatever logic to complete and consume the request

Hopefully that will get what you need - if anyone has suggestions beyond this they'd be appreciated.
EDIT This can also be done as a HttpRequestInterceptor and have the same effect as the connection is already established.

A: For HttpClient 4.5 the solution needs to be changed like this:
clientBuilder.addInterceptorLast(new HttpResponseInterceptor() {
        @Override
        public void process(HttpResponse response, HttpContext context) throws HttpException, IOException {
            ManagedHttpClientConnection routedConnection = (ManagedHttpClientConnection) context.getAttribute(HttpCoreContext.HTTP_CONNECTION);
            SSLSession sslSession = routedConnection.getSSLSession();
            if (sslSession != null) {
                Certificate[] certificates = sslSession.getPeerCertificates();
                // Assume that PEER_CERTIFICATES is a constant you've defined
                context.setAttribute(PEER_CERTIFICATES, certificates);
            }
        }
    });

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Doctor Who: The Nest Cottage Chronicles
Imprint: BBC Digital Audio
Length: 1057 Minutes
4th Doctor Audio Originals
Paul Magrs
Tom Baker (Read by)
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Tom Baker stars as the Fourth Doctor in fifteen full-cast audio dramas written by Paul Magrs, plus bonus features exclusive to this edition.
Hornets' Nest: When former UNIT captain Mike Yates is reunited with a ghost from the past, he and the Doctor are soon united in battle once more, against alien insects intent on global domination.
Demon Quest: A key component from the TARDIS disappears, exchanged for a bag containing four curious objects. Each one is a clue, and so the Doctor and Mrs Wibbsey embark on a chase through Time…
Serpent Crest: The Doctor acquires a Skishtari egg, whose powers are both wondrous and deadly. When the village of Hexford comes under attack, Mrs Wibbsey and Mike discover that two Doctors aren't necessarily better than one…
With Susan Jameson as Mrs Wibbsey and Richard Franklin as Mike Yates, these thrilling adventures also feature Michael Maloney, Rula Lenska, Samuel West, Jan Francis, David Troughton, Michael Jayston, Simon Shepherd, Sophie Ward, Andrew Sachs, Nerys Hughes and many others.
Also included in this edition are a previously unheard interview with Tom Baker, outtakes from the original studio sessions, promotional trailers and a PDF booklet featuring sleeve notes by writer Paul Magrs.
Doctor Who: Star Tales
Steve Cole (and others)
Doctor Who: The Winged Coven
Doctor Who: The Missy Chronicles
Cavan Scott (and others)
Doctor Who: The Thing from the Sea
Doctor Who Serpent Crest: The Complete Series
Doctor Who Serpent Crest 1: Tsar Wars
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Steve Cole (Author) Steve Cole is a best-selling children's author whose sales exceed three million copies. His hugely successful Astrosaurs young fiction series has been a UK top-ten children's bestseller and been published widely internationally. His several original Doctor Who novels have also been bestsellers. An original comedy, fantasy and adventure writer, Steve's work includes a broad range of books, most recently the Secret Agent Mummy series for younger readers, Stop Those Monsters! and the explosive Young Bond titles Shoot to Kill and Heads You Die, with a further adventure for the teenage James Bond planned for publication later this year. Paul Magrs (Author) Paul Magrs was born in 1969 in the North East of England. He has written numerous novels and short stories for adults, teens, children and Doctor Who fans. He teaches Creative Writing at Manchester Metropolitan University. Jenny T Colgan (Author) Jenny T. Colgan has written numerous bestselling novels as Jenny Colgan, which have sold over 2.5 million copies worldwide, been translated into 25 languages, and won both the Melissa Nathan Award and Romantic Novel of the Year 2013. Aged 11, she won a national fan competition to meet the Doctor and was mistaken for a boy by Peter Davison. Jo Cotterill (Author) Jo's first story at the age of five was a festive one entitled 'Chismas'. After writing a lot of stories about unicorns, she decided at the age of thirteen to become an actress. Her professional acting career was enjoyable but frustrating, so she became a teacher instead, writing stories on the side. Her first book was published in 2004, and she gave up teaching in 2009. Jo now lives in Oxfordshire and fits writing around her young family. She enjoys music and card-making, and is an avid fan of Strictly Come Dancing. Trevor Baxendale (Author) Trevor Baxendale has been a writer since 1998, when his first Doctor Who novel The Janus Conjunction was published by BBC Books. Since then he has written many novels, short stories, comic strips and audio dramas for both BBC Books and Big Finish Productions, plus various adaptations for schools in Pearson's Bugclub range. His Doctor Who novels include the The Deadstone Memorial, which was voted best novel of 2004 by the readers of Doctor Who Magazine, as well as Eater of Wasps, Prisoner of the Daleks and Deep Time. His acclaimed Fear of the Dark was reprinted in 2013 as part of Doctor Who's 50th Anniversary celebrations. His first Torchwood novel, Something in the Water, was published in March 2008 and was a national bestseller. He was regular contributor to BBC Magazines' hugely popular Doctor Who Adventures between 2007 and 2012, scripting the further exploits of the Doctor in comic strip form. He has written scripts for Big Finish's Doctor Who, Robin Hood and Highlander ranges, and most recently full cast audio dramas for Blake's 7. You can follow him on Twitter @trevorbaxendale Mike Tucker (Author) Mike Tucker is an author specialising in books for children and young adults, and has written several original 'Doctor Who' novels, a number of 'Merlin' novelisations, and original fiction for other shared universes. He has also co-written numerous factual books relating to film and television, including a history of the BBC's Visual Effects Department, 'Impossible Worlds' (a look at the concept art of 'Doctor Who') and the TARDIS Instruction Manual. Alongside his writing, Mike is a BAFTA winning Visual Effects Designer, and his company - The Model Unit - has been responsible for miniature effects sequences for programmes such as 'Doctor Who', 'Red Dwarf' and 'Good Omens.'


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PAX East 2016: Fated: The Silent Oath (VR)
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Fated is I believe the first VR-only game that I've played so far with my experience in VR, and it really goes to show what you can do in the VR space. Super excited for this game, just need to wait on the PSVR as I don't have a VR-ready PC.
Fated is an unusual game because not only is it VR-only, meaning you can't play it without a VR headset, but it puts you behind a character who can't speak. During the demo at PAX which ran about 10 minutes long, you don't have your standard "Press X for yes, Y for no" type prompts. Instead, you must nod your head at the character you wish to answer, either in agreement or disagreement. A really interesting challenge is presented to the player because it brings another level of immersion to gameplay but also removes a level of interaction given that your options in some cases are limited based on "yes" or "no" type answers.
In the demo itself, you're posed with a handful of questions that may have some effect on events that happen later in the game (at least I think they will) and for a moment I sat staring at the in-game character wondering what I was supposed to do. The whole process of shaking my head back and forth to say "no" to one of the characters was really interesting and then to look around at the other characters beside or behind me through the demo was cool. The entire demo setup for Fated at PAX was outstanding, and designed for full immersion. You sat on a wooden bench, because in-game the demo sequence has you on a horse drawn carriage. Your controls were two reigns, that controlled your horse's movement. As you passed certain areas in game there were real life elemental effects. While riding past a waterfall, they set up a water-mist sprayer and fans to add that extra sensation to the experience.
The tension builds even moreso as something just out of sight starts taking out your fellow caravan travelers. Your speed starts increasing, and now controlling the carriage as you barrel alongside cliffs is more of a challenge. You're also looking around completely unaware of what happens next, so that desperation of just sticking forward and guiding the horses, or turning around just for a moment to get your bearings on where the next attack will land was crazy. While that particular section was more or less just about guiding the carriage left or right (there were no jumps or weapons to attack with), it built such a great foundation for the story in a way that makes me want to know more.
Final Thoughts: I really enjoyed the game and though I won't have the same type of immersive VR experience (no fans or water sprayers) playing it, I really dig what Frima has done with VR for gamers. This type of interaction will no doubt impact the way future developers work with VR and that's really exciting. I'll be getting this on PSVR once I get a setup for my PS4. It may not be for everyone because it's a VR-only title, but I think it's a unique storytelling approach that many people will enjoy.
Fated is available for purchase for PC (Steam and Oculus Store) for $19.99, coming to PSVR at a later date.
Source: Frima Studio
Tagged Fated, Frima, Oculus, PSVR, Storytelling, VR
The Rivers of Alice: Extended Version now Available on Steam
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The sophomore album is a tough nut to crack. Play it too safe and you're accused of not developing musically – but take a risk by branching out and all your old fans are up in arms. You're damned if you do and you're damned if you don't. Wolf & Cub know the feeling all too well having just released their second album Science & Sorcery nearly three years after their first, Vessels.
Their fuzzy guitars and genuinely psychedelic sound shone through on a debut number that did more than enough to vindicate the presence of a second drummer in the Adelaide based quartet. Those same elements are still ever present and obviously highly influential but they've added a few more layers – keys, saxophone and a sampler to name a few. Apparently it's not for everyone with some reviews bemoaning the lack of wailing and feedback from their guitars this time around, while others applauded their new found depth.
Unsurprisingly frontman Joel Byrne tends to agree with the latter school of thought. "It has a lot of weight, you aren't going to be able to listen to it once and decide what it sounds like. On repeated listen you're going to hear stuff you didn't on the first listen. That's very intentional. There's so much in there that you're going to be able to sift through. My favourite records are the ones that do have little treasures that all throughout them, that you gradually discover. The unexpected things."
The divided opinions probably have as much to do with the fact that the album was produced by Chris Colonna in his hometown of Braidwood, a tiny town in southern New South Wales that's as famous for having a butler school as anything else. With the man behind the often divisive Bumblebeez at the helm it's little wonder then that the four piece ended up with an album that sounds as if it was influenced as much by pop as it was psychedelica. The singer doesn't regret the path they've taken. "He took us out of our comfort zone and told us things we didn't want to hear. For us that was really important. Songs we had that were okay were only going to be good if we shed some of our ideas and thoughts." Byrne admits. "We needed him to shake us up a little bit and show us that we had wasn't the finished product. Maybe we thought we closer to being finished than what we really were."
It might be a common trait for the creatively minded, but not everyone can come to terms with the fact that their idea is a long way short of the finished product. "I think I hold onto an idea far too long, I think in my head it's finished before its actually finished, I think that can be quite constricting. It prevents you from seeing the possibility of anything else which isn't a great way to be creative, you aren't allowing yourself to see the possibilities." Byrne concedes before explaining just how much working with Colonna has shaped his approach.
"I don't think I'll have that problem again. When it came to putting down this record when we started we had an idea of what we wanted it to be but I think that's a little defeatist. If we hadn't worked with Chris we would have followed it a little too closely."
"I think from now on I'll let it evolve more naturally."
Wolf & Cub are touring nationally until July 12


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What you need to know about Force Majeure provisions in construction contracts in light of the coronavirus
News » News » What you need to know about Force Majeure provisions in construction contracts in light of the coronavirus
With the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19), contractors, subcontractors and suppliers in the construction industry may look to protect themselves against delays or disruption resulting from the impact of coronavirus.
Some of those actions will inevitably result in non-performance of contracts, which in turn can have a knock-on effect.
For a few, relief may be found in contracts themselves, in the form of a Force Majeure provision. Those whose contracts do not contain Force Majeure provisions, defending a potential breach of contract will present a greater challenge.
Of course, this isn't just about defending or winning claims, but also taking preventative measures to be informed and help you to make the best decisions possible.
So what is a Force Majeure and what do you need to know about it in light of the coronavirus?
What is a Force Majeure?
Force Majeure events are often referred to as boilerplate clauses as they are rarely modified or considered during contract negotiations.
As with all things, while definitions and specifications are laid out, to some extent there are if's but's and maybe's that are impacted by interpretation and circumstance.
Technical definitions are laid out in the FIDIC red, yellow and silver books 1999 as well as the FIDIC Gold book 1999 and the new 2017 editions, all of which have similar provisions, although they refer to it as an "Exceptional Event" which has the same definition as Force Majeure.
The definition of Force Majeure should not be confused with the local statutory definitions of the jurisdiction the project is being performed in which may alter its definition.
Another provision which should be considered under FIDIC 1999 is the definition of Employer's Risks under Sub-Clause 17.3.
Neither provision specifically refers to medical emergencies, pandemics or Public Health Emergency of International Concern as the WHO has currently designated the coronavirus outbreak.
The FIDIC provisions also attempt to broaden their applicability by using non-restrictive and catchall phases.
For example, in Sub-Clause 19.1 [Definition of Force Majeure]
"Force Majeure may include, but is not limited to" and Sub-Clause 17.3 [Employer's Risks] "any operation of the forces of nature which is Unforeseeable or against which an experienced contractor could not reasonably have been expected to have taken adequate preventative precautions."
Could coronavirus fall outside the Force Majeure definition?
Given its wide definition, Force Majeure is often left undefined in contracts and this will lead to great deal of debate as to whether the now defined "pandemic" is actually "exceptional".
For evidence against coronavirus being defined as "exceptional", we might look back to the precedent set by the SARS outbreak in 2003.
It was not actually declared a pandemic by the WHO, despite affecting 26 countries and its spread being contained quickly, confining itself largely to China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and Canada.
Similarly, much has been written about whether the declaration of H1N1, colloquially known as "swine flu", was a pandemic in 2009. Swine Flu caused unnecessary panic, overwhelming emergency departments and causing governments to overspend on antiviral medications but despite these impacts, this too, eventually avoided being defined as a pandemic.
Is it worth me looking into?
Much of this depends on whether or not the contract permits entitlement to claim for delay and or disruption.
If it does not, then all may not be lost as there are other remedies that may be called upon such as the law of frustration together with a number of implied terms.
Meanwhile, though there is no definitive answer as to whether these provisions categorically include events such as the coronavirus 2019-nCoV outbreak, it is strongly suggested that they do.
The consequence of this is that a Contractor may be entitled to claim for additional monies and/or time as a result under the provisions of the 1999 and 2017 editions of FIDIC.
Whatever the position, knowing where you stand is both reassuring and allows you to make more informed instead of reactionary decisions if or when necessary.
Therefore, if any subcontractors, contractors or suppliers are affected or expect to be affected, then make contact with us.
We can provide contractual, legal and commercial advice and we are happy to do this entirely free of charge.
Moreover, we provide an entirely free claims preparation service for applicable cases.
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This article is provided for your convenience only and does not constitute legal and/or contractual advice in itself. Neither the author nor Tungsten Capital shall be held negligent for any inaccuracies or any resulting loss or damage that may arise howsoever caused. Please be advised that the author is not a lawyer and is not licensed to dispense legal advice, and this has been provided for guidance purposes only and are not to be relied on without first obtaining appropriate legal advice.


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At this time, even elementary faculty graders in progressive countries like the United States are corresponding by way of e-mail with pen buddies in all 50 states. They ask probing questions like, What's your state's most serious issues," or How a lot does pizza cost in your state? This academic activity prodded y their colleges are paying dividends from growing the pupil's interest in Geography to a larger understanding of how folks dwell in massive cities and different locations in the United States or the world.
Begin-up Andiamo, which creates orthotics for kids with disabilities and long-time period situations using 3D printing, is a prime example of a healthtech business using tech developments to enhance its tech for good intention and cleantech begin-up Open Utility, a peer-to-peer electricity market that will enable customers to purchase straight from local renewable energy generators, is presently gearing up for launch. It has just raised over $800,000 to advertise clear power in conjunction with a undertaking with the Division of Vitality and Local weather Change to revolutionise the energy marketplace.


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Hackers penetrated a Russian database containing private discovery material from Special Counsel Robert Mueller's case against the Russian consulting firm Concord Management, and then manipulated and disseminated the documents to discredit Mueller's investigation, the BBC reports. Lawfare shared Mueller's filing related to the hacking.
President Trump suggested he would allow the Department of Justice to independently decide whether Mueller's final report will be publicly released, Reuters details.
The Senate voted to advance an amendment, written by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, opposing President Donald Trump's planned troop withdrawal from Syria and Afghanistan, ensuring its attachment to a broader policy measure expected to pass the Senate in coming days, according to the New York times.
Also expressing opposition to Trump's plan to withdraw U.S. forces, President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani wrote Trump a letter in which he offered to explore ways to decrease the costs of keeping American troops in Afghanistan, CNN reports.
In an effort to salvage the Iran nuclear deal after President Trump's withdrawal of U.S. support, France, Germany and the U.K. established a company to allow European business entry into the Iranian market without violating American sanctions, the Times details.
The U.S. Anti-Terrorism Clarification Act, which allows American victims of terrorism to file civil suits against entities accused of supporting terrorism, enters into force on Friday. The law will force the Palestinian Authority to reject U.S. security aid due to the PA's costly exposure to newly-available civil-liability claims unless the White House finds a work-around, the Washington Post reports.
Margaret Taylor explored how congressional subpoena power could fare against White House assertions of executive privilege.
In a new short-form edition of the Lawfare Podcast, Matthew Kahn shared a condensed, substance-only version of the three hour briefing intelligence leaders gave on global threats before the Senate Intelligence Committee.
Mikhaila Fogel posted a memorandum filed by the special counsel's office in the Concord Management and Consulting case in which prosecutors alleged that discovery materials were doctored and leaked in an effort to undermine Mueller's investigation.
Steve Stransky unpacked intelligence chiefs' Tuesday testimony before the Select Intelligence Committee on the international security environment.
Jen Patja Howell shared a new edition of the Rational Security Podcast featuring a discussion with Tamara Cofman Wittes, Shane Harris, Susan Hennessey and Benjamin Wittes on the Roger Stone indictment, Venezuela, reports of a UAE hacking operation and more.
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Do you have memories of Dublin's tenements? Perhaps you lived in a tenement, or knew someone who did. Maybe you worked in or around the tenement buildings. Whatever your connection, we would like to hear your stories.
Your Tenement Memories is a new oral history research project. We would like to talk to people with memories of life in 14 Henrietta Street or other Dublin tenements to grow understanding of tenement life in Dublin, and to connect people and communities with the stories and heritage of the city.
The event will take place in Finglas Youth Youth Resource Centre on Tuesday 19th March. Pop in between 10am and 12noon and chat to out team about your memories over a cup of tea.
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The little leaguers, aka kids, have proven a hotly trending China consumer collective in past years with the children's apparel market currently one of the Middle Kingdom's fastest-growing sectors. This greedy market makes budding brands and parents alike feel like a kid in a sweetshop — not sweatshop.
China's "4-2-1" family structure (four grandparents, two parents and one child) in China was subjected to a change after the Chinese government in early 2016 announced it was to adopt a "newly" "amended" "two-child" policy. (Plenty of quotation marks required in this Party rhetoric.) In reality, this amendment does mean more opportunities for the nation's children's apparel market.
This time around, we try to shed slight light on the future of China Fashion through the future adults of this world, i.e. the little league. From New York to Shanghai, the playground stretches far and wide.
The "kids playing Victoria's Secret lingerie dress-up on a shopping mall catwalk" controversy in Southwest China this August, child models swapping daily school hours for daily photoshoots… China's children — and what they're wearing — have been making headlines in 2017 thus far. And the end of their little emperor-styled reign is not yet in sight!
"Even though the performance of the market is forecast to stabilize after high growth in the recent years, the growth of children's apparel market in China is set to continue in the coming years as the demand for children's apparel is expected to increase due to the new policy of two children per couple. In 2014, China's population for people in between the age of 0 to 15 years old accounts for 17.5% of the total population. As the announcement of the Chinese government about the "two-child" policy, we expect the percentage of the children in China to grow. Studies show that children's market in China is forecast to grown at an annual compound rate of 10.5% between 2014 and 2018; this is considerably much higher than the global rate of 6.4%.
A standout designer example of kids apparel taking to the catwalks is that of Vicky Zhang (Xu Xinyin). Zhang in 2011 graduated from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design and is the founder and designer behind Vicky Zhang (VICKY'Z), one of China Fashion's most famous family -themed brands. As one of the most talented rising stars in the fashion industry in China, Zhang's also the first family-themed clothing designer brand to launch during China International Fashion Week. Her brand VICKY'Z in September 2016 first created a show at New York Fashion Week consisting of fantasy gowns and family-themed looks, with an emphasis on "mommy/daddy and me" looks.
Dutch clothing brand JOW by Chinese-Dutch founder and designer Angelle Chang positively and passionately celebrates body-image and -confidence in all its fabulous facets; sustainable and attainable for all.
Dutch clothing brand JOW on October 3, 2016, went e-commerce for all to buy! Hongkongese Dutch founder and designer Angelle Chang positively and passionately celebrates body-image and -confidence in all its fabulous facets; sustainable and attainable for all. With keywords such as ageless, timeless, design, passion and sustainability, one ponders… Flaws: Socially excluding or fashionably exclusive? Feisty, either way.
The JOW brand was named after Chang's 4-year-old son Jowin who was born with schisis, better known as a cleft lip. Appearance-conscious as this can make you, and given the uninvited attention or stares a scar draws in, she wanted to give people something to really stare at: His little rascal 'rough-n-tough' clothes. A brand was born.
JOW is all about being 'bold': Clothing, design and attitude alike, at any age, for both parents and kids. The designs come from a mamma's point of view, meaning they're practical and playful. And showcase Chang's Dutch-Chinese roots.
JOW by Angelle Chang, as a fashion label, for the designer personally is one way of making a difference for kids like her son; each and every single one perfect because of their imperfections. Additionally, she hopes that through the clothing and designs in se or by walking in the brand's shows or partaking in the photoshoots can give both these 'perfect' kids and their parents more support, more energy and more confidence! The core message is: 'Perfect Because Of Imperfections'.
Bearing the motto "Big business for little consumers!", the China Kids Expo is gearing up to once again cater to "trade visitors from all over the world looking to experience the latest trends and product news by well-known international baby brands and Asian-Pacific manufacturers in the fields of childcare, toys and kidswear. The entire exhibition space exceeds 150,000 square meters featuring more than 1,700 exhibitors. China Kids Expo is the country's biggest business-only event, where visitors and exhibitors can concentrate on the orders and where brands are able to stand out to the quality buyers of the region." Hosted at the Shanghai New International Expo Center October 18-20, 2017, the fair aims to provide visitors with the opportunity to get to know all child industry trends and product releases in one place.
1. To gather feedback from mainstream distributors and retailers before launching new products in China for 2018.
2. To understand the extent of market acceptance of their new products, and reduce risk.
3. To increase the awareness of the public for the products shortly before the start of sale.
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"Nowadays, social media has a huge impact on consumer purchasing decisions. This is especially the case in China since Chinese consumers generally engage more actively on social media platforms than other countries. China has the largest number of social media users in the world and the highest percentage of Internet users as active social media members. These platforms are particularly relevant for the children's apparel market as parents are inclined to buy children's wear brands recommended by relatives and friends, whereas retailers increasingly engage with consumers through social media and hope to build positive word-of-mouth," another DaXue Consulting marketing study concludes.
Most children's apparel brands currently adopt a multi-channel retailing model: Brick and mortar, online stores and mobile apps all combined facilitate the every need of different consumers. Having stated that, despite the increasing popularity of online channels, many Chinese parents still hold qualms about the quality of the clothes their offspring puts on — thus online channels largely serves as a supplement of physical stores.
China's E-commerce market in the past five years has been rapidly evolving, with mobile (M-) commerce growing into an ever-bigger part of the E-commerce realm. More and more children's apparel brands have built up both a digital and mobile presence to help customers using mobile devices obtain product information and carry out purchases. Many brands have set up their own online transactional website or mobile app and a large portion of them are also selling their products via the immensely popular WeChat and its linkedin Weidian platform.
What can we say… It's child's play!
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OLEAN—Help the Olean High School Sports Boosters and Olean City School District Foundation on Aug. 17–18 by volunteering at the Olean Gus Macker 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament.
Teams of various age, size and talent levels pay for the chance to compete against other teams of similar makeup and the chance to win top-quality trophies. The Macker is a wholesome, pure fun event drawing players, spectators and media wherever it is held.
The event is looking for volunteers (young and old) to help with set-up, concession, hospitality, registration, scorekeeping, teardown and refereeing.
The event is a family festival with food and music along with the basketball competition held on the streets near downtown Olean. To volunteer, call (716) 372-4433 or email meme@oleanny.com.


The Spaniard is expected to be busy in the summer transfer window in order to strengthen the squad for next season but has been given a budget of just £50 million.They are looking to build a squad capable of challenging for the top four again but are looking at cheap options.
Head of recruitment Sven Mislintat in overdrive seeking out bargain buys and has already completed the signing of Stephan Lichsteiner from Juventus on a free transfer.
Arsenal have been handed a major boost after top target Gelson Martins terminated his contract with Sporting Lisbon, reports Dailystar.
Martins came through the ranks of the Portuguese club and was promoted to the senior squad in the summer of 2015. He is considered one of the biggest talents of the club in the past few years.
The 23 year old was a regular for the club last season, scoring 11 goals and assisting 9 in 47 appearances. His displays attracted attention from many top clubs.
There were reports earlier that the former PSG boss was interested in signing the winger as a long term replacement for Alexis Sanchez and was preparing a bid for him. But now could sign him on a free transfer, who would usually command a fee of around £30 million.
The Portuguese outfit are in complete turmoil at present due to an ongoing spat between a number of players and club president Bruno de Carvalho. The players were attacked by 50 masked men outside their training complex last month after failing to qualify for the Champions League.
Martins along with 4 other players have asked the club to terminate their contracts and will leave on a free transfer.


Abstract: This article tackles one central issue in the regional science literature: the persistence of regional disparities in unemployment within national economies. Our approach is original as Okun's coefficients are estimated for each of the 22 administrative French regions over the period 1990–2008, taking into account cross-regional disparities in a panel data specification. Estimates show that the coefficients exhibit regional differences. Indeed, Okun's law is confirmed in fourteen regions, although it does not hold in the other eight regions. Finally, region-specific factors that explain the results that are not significant are identified, and policies to reduce unemployment in French regions are examined.


We're beyond excited to announce our second annual trip to Salone del Mobile this spring. It's a program we've created exclusively for the L.A. design community, and now's the time to sign up. Don't miss our new story on Design Milk, too!
As many of you already know, our owner, Russ Diamond, has been attending the fair for years and understands that it can be overwhelming to even the savviest of visitors. To help make the event more accessible, and because of Russ's longtime friendships with Italian manufacturers like Gessi, Kreoo and Fantini, we are able to offer a week of programming that makes the fair less intimidating and a lot more fun. Building on last year's success, we'll again start things off with a pre-party at Poliform in Los Angeles. It will give everyone a chance to make friends and to learn more about what we have planned.
This year's events include a welcome party at Bulgari Hotel Milano co-hosted by Kneedler Fauchère, private dinners and day trips, an afternoon visit to architect Piero Lisoni's loft-like studio, cocktails at Gessi's showroom in the heart of the Brera Design District, and more. You're also invited to a private breakfast and tour of Poliform's booth. (Just check out their gorgeous home and kitchen installations from last year!) Our roster of events is designed to be easy, fun and flexible—join us for everything or pick and choose what's most relevant to you. It's that easy.
This year, we're especially grateful for our incredible partners who have helped make it all happen: GC Collaborative, Poliform, Kneedler Fauchère, Stark, Black Crow Studios, Design Milk, and DesignLA. Below are a few thoughts from some of our 2018 attendees. We can't wait to see what the 2019 trip brings!
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322.1 Administrative History
322.2 Records of the Liaison Office (Washington, DC) 1933-68
Established: In the Department of the Interior by Secretary's Order, August 15, 1923.
Predecessor Agencies:
Alaska Engineering Commission (1914-15)
Alaska Engineering Commission, Department of the Interior (1915-23)
Transfers: To the Division of Territories and Island Possessions, Department of the Interior, by Secretary's Order 1040, February 13, 1936; to the Office of Territories, Department of the Interior, by Administrative Order 2577, July 28, 1950; to independent status within the Department of the Interior by manual release, December 16, 1959; to the Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation, effective April 1, 1967, by the Department of Transportation Act (80 Stat. 931), October 15, 1966; to the State of Alaska, January 5, 1985, pursuant to the Alaska Railroad Transfer Act of 1982 (96 Stat. 2556), January 14, 1983.
Functions: Operated railroad lines in Alaska.
Abolished: Federal responsibility for The Alaska Railroad terminated upon its transfer to the State of Alaska, January 5, 1985.
Successor Agencies: The Alaska Railroad, State of Alaska.
Related Records:
Records of the Office of Territories, RG 126.
General Records of the Department of Transportation, RG 398.
322.2 Records of the Liaison Office (Washington, DC)
History: Construction and operation of railroad in Territory of Alaska authorized by the Alaska Railroad Act (38 Stat. 305), March 12, 1914, which further directed the President to appoint an Alaska Engineering Commission to supervise construction. Commission placed under Department of the Interior by EO 2129, January 26, 1915. Department authorized to operate railroad by EO 3861, June 8, 1923. Construction completed and railroad opened, July 15, 1923, with operating responsibility vested in Alaska Railroad Commission. Redesignated The Alaska Railroad, 1923. Headquarters, Anchorage, AK, with liaison office, Washington, DC. See 322.1.
Textual Records (in Anchorage): General records relating to the operation of The Alaska Railroad, 1933-68. Records relating to personnel and administration of The Alaska Railroad, 1939-68.
Bibliographic note: Web version based on Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives of the United States. Compiled by Robert B. Matchette et al. Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1995.
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