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Panskura Ward No 08
Panskura Ward No 08, with population of 3042 is Panskura city's the 8th least populous ward, located in Purba Medinipur district of the state West Bengal in India.
The ward is home to 3042 people, among them 1590 (52%) are male and 1452 (48%) are female. 98% of the whole population are from general caste, 2% are from schedule caste and 0% are schedule tribes. Child (aged under 6 years) population of Panskura Ward No 08 is 10%, among them 58% are boys and 42% are girls. There are 628 households in the ward and an average 5 persons live in every family.
Caste wise male female population 2011 - Panskura Ward No 08
3,042 2,976 57 9 306
As of 2011 census there are 913 females per 1000 male in the ward. Sex ratio in general caste is 919, in schedule caste is 727 and in schedule tribe is 500. There are 719 girls under 6 years of age per 1000 boys of the same age in the ward.
Total 2391 people in the ward are literate, among them 1285 are male and 1106 are female. Literacy rate (children under 6 are excluded) of Panskura WARD NO.-0008 is 87%. 91% of male and 84% of female population are literate here.
Panskura WARD NO.-0008 has 31% (933) population engaged in either main or marginal works. 50% male and 10% female population are working population. 45% of total male population are main (full time) workers and 5% are marginal (part time) workers. For women 9% of total female population are main and 1% are marginal workers.
Percentage of working population - Panskura Ward No 08
Overview of Panskura Ward No 08
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
City Panskura
Sex Ratio 913
Other Wards in Panskura City (urban part)
Panskura Ward No 16 4,968


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Кадрей is located in Сурамар.
if you start from "Crimson Thicket", go down the path, south, until you see a thick tree on the left side. In front of the tree, a path leads up to a small hill, with a pavilion at the end. Nearby you can find Кадрей together with Астрикс.
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Hepatitis E virus (HEV), transmitted through the fecal–oral route, was first identified during waterborne epidemics of acute hepatitis in Kashmir and New Delhi, India, in 1980 (1–3). The virus was later characterized as a spherical virion of 27–34 nm in diameter with a nonenveloped, positive-sense, single-stranded RNA genome of ≈7.2 kb (4) and classified into 4 genotypes (1,2,5,6) that appear to have specific global distributions (4). Genotypes 1 and 2 are primarily responsible for HEV infections in humans; genotypes 3 and 4 can be found in animals and humans.
Clinical manifestations of HEV infection range from asymptomatic to fulminant hepatic failure and death. Symptomatic episodes are common in adolescents and adults; pregnant women have the highest attack rates (1). Although HEV infection results in low case-fatality rates (0.5%–4.0%) in the general population, HEV causes death in 10%–42% of infected pregnant women (5,6).
HEV epidemics occur primarily in areas with poor hygiene and poor sanitation, including countries in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. Despite the growing evidence of global effects of HEV, awareness of the public health implications of HEV infection remains low because of questions regarding its epidemiology; its health, economic, and social costs; and its virology and pathogenesis. The disease and its case-fatality rate probably are underestimated because HEV infections are not clinically distinguishable from those caused by other hepatitis viruses. Validated, commercially available diagnostic assays are needed, and existing assays vary substantially for sensitivity (72%–98%) and specificity (79%– 96%).
During September 15–16, 2010, the International Vaccine Institute and the World Health Organization (WHO), with sponsorship from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, hosted the International Symposium on Hepatitis E in Seoul, South Korea. International experts (Table), including virologists, immunologists, molecular biologists, epidemiologists, clinicians, and policy makers, gathered to review published and unpublished epidemiologic, clinical, and laboratory data and to discuss control strategies. Participants considered, in particular, the impact of HEV, the 2 hepatitis E vaccine candidates, and outlined activities to characterize hepatitis E epidemiology and support vaccine development and other prevention strategies.
The symposium presenters shared data that showed that HEV infection is endemic to industrialized and developing countries. WHO shared results of its 2010 Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries and Risk Factors study, which found that 63 countries had reported outbreaks or sporadic cases and 73 countries reported seroprevalence >10%.
During the session on the significance of hepatitis E as a public health threat in developing and other countries, HEV genotypes 1 and 2 were reported to be associated with large epidemics and high case-fatality rates, and to have induced ≈15 million symptomatic and 13 million asymptomatic cases in 2005. Other data presented indicated that the impact of HEV is high in many of the world's largest population settings with poor hygiene and sanitation, particularly countries in Africa, Latin America, and southern and central Asia. Sporadic cases were reported in industrialized countries (e.g., Germany, Sweden, and the United States), and serologic studies indicated that prevalence in these populations was higher than previously thought.
In industrialized countries, autochthonous cases are caused by genotypes 3 and 4. These genotypes are associated with asymptomatic and chronic disease and are probably associated with zoonotic transmission through ingestion of HEV-infected meat. Illness caused by genotype 1 in these countries was imported.
After establishing the epidemiology of HEV, the symposium focused on the loss of life it causes. Pregnant women, immunosuppressed patients, and persons who have chronic liver disease constitute high-risk groups. Presenters discussed studies conducted in Bangladesh during 2001–2006 and Uganda during 2007 that reported pregnant women had the highest rate of death from HEV. In the Uganda outbreak, the case-fatality rate for pregnant women was 8.3% (1.6% of overall deaths). Suggested risk factors were poor sanitation, hygiene, and living conditions. Vertical transmission (mother to child) was also suggested, although further investigation is needed. Chronic liver disease has been associated with high rates of illness and death from HEV superinfection, and chronic HEV-associated hepatitis can develop in immunosuppressed patients. Data based on disease modeling presented at the symposium suggest that HEV is associated with 271,000 deaths annually, which is 10-fold more than the annual number of deaths from hepatitis A virus. Because many who die are young adults, many life-years are lost to HEV illness. Further estimates on the basis of modeling predict an annual global impact caused by genotypes 1 and 2 of 21.6 million symptomatic cases and 12,203 stillbirths. The actual numbers might be larger if genotypes 3 and 4 also contribute meaningfully.
As main preventive tools, 2 vaccines were discussed: the recombinant HEV vaccine developed by GlaxoSmithKline (Raleigh-Durham, NC, USA), and the recombinant HEV 239 vaccine developed by Xiamen Innovax Biotech (Xiamen, People's Republic of China). Although both vaccines were shown to be safe and efficacious (protective efficacy >90%), further studies are needed to demonstrate safety and long-term efficacy in high-risk persons and populations living in HEV-endemic areas. Besides further clinical development of these vaccines, public health demand, feasibility, and cost-effectiveness must be demonstrated and financing made available in developing countries. Furthermore, these tasks must be accomplished in light of limited interest and resources for HEV vaccine development in industrialized countries.
In conclusion, participants made an international call to action against HEV infection and agreed that advocacy is needed to increase awareness of hepatitis E as a disease that can adversely affect public health, and to position hepatitis E as a neglected disease of the poor, which is potentially preventable by vaccines. Priorities are to improve quality and availability of HEV diagnostics and develop standardized surveillance methods in the absence of a diagnostic standard. Participants also prioritized research to demonstrate the applicability of vaccine candidates and data collection required for their WHO prequalification. Looking ahead, when hepatitis E vaccines become available, vaccine demonstration projects should be implemented in well-characterized populations and supported by reliable diagnostic tools.
Symposium participants recommended the formation of an international hepatitis E collaboration to provide a multicountry, multidisciplinary platform for initiatives in research, policy, and advocacy. This collaboration would initially focus on supporting the development and evaluation of HEV diagnostics; developing standardized population- and hospital-based disease surveillance to conduct epidemiologic studies of high-risk populations; developing partnerships with industry to facilitate clinical trials of candidate hepatitis E vaccines and study cost-effectiveness of different vaccine strategies; and increasing global awareness, especially of opinion leaders and decision makers, on the threat of hepatitis E infection.
Dr Wierzba is the deputy director general of the International Vaccine Institute in Seoul, Republic of Korea. His research interests include implementation of control measures for pediatric infectious disease in developing nations and clinical development of vaccines.
Ms Panzner is a research associate at the International Vaccine Institute. Her research interests include approaches to determine the extent of and risk factors for viral and bacterial diseases to generate evidence needed for policy decisions about vaccine introduction in high-risk and high disease–endemic countries of central Asia and Africa.
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The Earth Has a Secret Hidden Continent
It turns out that New Zealand is only a small part of Zealandia.
By Sammy Nickalls | May 15, 2020
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We all learned in school that there are seven continents on Earth, but we didn't take into account the new fancy Zealandia, which will hopefully save all our sorry asses.
Scientists discovered a massive landmass that's 94 percent submerged under the Pacific Ocean. (You'd think that wouldn't qualify it as "land," but nothing makes sense!) You've likely heard of a tiny portion of the possible continent: New Zealand and New Caledonia, the six percent that isn't submerged in the depths. However, according to BBC, Zealandia is a whopping 1.9 million square miles.
Photo by GNS.
Scientists are currently pushing for Zealandia to be officially recognized as a continent, due to its meeting important criteria that apparently doesn't include being above water: elevation above the surrounding area, distinctive geology, a well-defined area, and a crust thicker than the regular ocean floor, according to BBC.
"The scientific value of classifying Zealandia as a continent is much more than just an extra name on a list," the researchers said, according to BBC. "That a continent can be so submerged yet unfragmented [makes it good for] exploring the cohesion and breakup of continental crust."
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Eddie Rabbitt (1941-1998) Singer. Rabbitt's career began as a songwriter in the late 1960s, springboarding to a recording career after composing hits such as "Kentucky Rain" for Elvis Presley in 1970 and "Pure Love" for Ronnie Milsap in 1974. Later in the 1970s, he helped to develop the crossover-influenced sound of country music prevalent in the 1980s with such hits as "Suspicions" and "Every Which Way but Loose".
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Sometimes I think that if it was not for the moon and its cyclic nature keeping me engaged in photography that I might drop off the photographic map. Photography has grown to be something of a second nature to me. Its not something that I do anymore as much as it is something that almost defines who I am.
When I leave the house on any venture the first thought that comes to mind is whether or not the camera needs to be with me. Early on, a serious sense of insecurity would wash over me if I left anywhere without my camera. I was afraid to come upon a scene and not have the means to capture it. I could not fathom what I would do coming back without being able to share what I had seen. What I failed to understand back then was that the camera was not the only way to convey what was experienced out 'in the field'. Today, using the large format camera capturing those fleeting moments that you happen upon slip by so quickly that I would not be able to capture them before they slip away while setting up the camera. So by virtue of the camera I use today, it has forced me to relax and just take things as they come.
If I happen to out specifically to photograph with the large format camera, then things tend to be more serious and I work with seriousness in mind. If I go out now not specifically looking to photograph then I tend to relax and enjoy the scenery without the worry of missing anything, because I can still enjoy the scene myself. Save for the monthly moon photos, it would seem to you, my readers, that I have not shown anything but that. The reality is that I have been regularly engaged in photographing in Reality. Further the realities of life have reared there ugly head as well consuming my time as try to sustain myself and family. So while I have continued to engage in what has become second nature to me those of you who only interact with me through this virtual world might think I have dropped off the map, but in reality I have just been missing in action. There are only so many hours in a day and unfortunately after everyone and everything is done taking its time from me, you my virtual friends receive the short end, or in some cases no end, of the stick.
I know I have said before that I would try to be more regular in posting and releasing new work, and while that still is the decision I would love to take, my and is sometimes forced otherwise. None the less, I do have much to share with you in the next few weeks as 2012 comes to a close. I will be updating both the web journal as well as the website with my 'best of 2012' images. So please stay tuned. For now, enjoy this photo titled 'Indecision' that was made along the Big Sur coastline along the central California coast.
Last month while in the Yosemite Valley photographing the autumn color I had an opportunity to eat at the Yosemite Lodge Food Court. In years past the food was just shy of being unbearable. However this year there was something different about the food, it was actually good. The cooks are now sensitive to what the patron wants and I am sure almost everyone's taste and diet could probably be accommodated.
On my first morning there for breakfast I had a bowl of oatmeal. Nothing so fancy about oatmeal, in fact it is a very bland food. I have been eating oatmeal for breakfast at home for years. In my oatmeal, once cooked, I add a pat of raw cultured butter, a little salt, a handful of fresh or frozen blueberries, a little raw whole milk mix it all in and then top it off with a little real maple syrup. The aroma is always pleasing and one bowl very satisfying and gives me the energy I need for at least 6 hours. I thought my oatmeal was good until that first breakfast at the food court this year.
The oatmeal I was eating that morning was different, it had texture and consistency and more importantly it had some bite to it. I started to wonder why my oatmeal at home was not like this. My oatmeal, although loaded with all wholesome toppings, left me somewhat unsatisfied. I then realized that the problem was in the oatmeal itself. For years I had resorted to using instant or quick cook oatmeal, you know, the just add hot water kind of oatmeal. The resulting oatmeal was thin and almost paste like. Chewing it was optional and eating it took nearly no time at all. So when I returned this year from Yosemite I purchased regular rolled oats and proceeded to make better oatmeal.
It turns out that you only need three ingredients to make great oatmeal, well actually four. Rolled oats, water, salt and time. The recipe is simple: 1 and 1/2 cups of water brought to a boil, 1/8 of a teaspoon of salt, and 1 cup of rolled oats. Add the oats to the boiling water and bring the oats to a boil and reduce the heat to low. Continue to stir until the water is absorbed and cooked away to give the consistency desired. Now my oatmeal has that bite that I so enjoyed that morning in Yosemite and now my oatmeal is not only good, its great!
So the other day I was thinking about how I make my oatmeal now. My process is no longer automatic. I no longer rely on the manufactured quickness of my instant oatmeal packs. I use three simple ingredients, oats, water and salt, and then give it some time. It then hit me that photography is really nothing more than three simple parameters as well and a little time: aperture, shutter, and film or sensor sensitivity. The automatic cameras of today take all those three basic parameters out of your hands and give you quick instant photos that are good, but are they great?
What if you reclaimed control of your camera and decided for yourself what the aperture, shutter and ISO sensitivity should be for your photography? What if you slowed down long enough to determine how much light was available so that you could determine how long to leave that shutter open and render the desired density of light on your film or sensor to your liking. What if you examined the scene sufficiently so that you could determine how much texture and how much creaminess resulted in your photo by choosing the aperture properly. What if you had the final decision as to how sensitive the sensor or film is so that you could control the graininess of your imagery. Do you think your photos would move from being good to being great? I do. I would like you too as well. Give it a try, you have nothing to lose, literally. And if you need some help in doing that, let me know.
I just realized that it has been a year and 12 days since I started this web journal – aka Blog. Where did the time go? So let me look at some of the statistics. IN that time, I have made 41 posts and received 44 comments, not so great. I was spammed 5247 times, thanks Akisment for catching all those. The journal as 58 subscribers – cool! and has been visited over 4500 times. I had a nice counter plugin/widget that was working that suddenly gave up last week for whatever reason, so I have a new stats plugin, Counterize II, working but it does not have a nice sidebar widget to report it. Those 44 posts have been categorized 16 times as Announcements, 9 times as Images, 8 times as Inspirations, 4 times as Moonsighting, 23 times as Reflections and 2 times as Workshops. Now of course if add all those up its more than 44 posts, so obviously some were marked under multiple categories.
So all in all, as seen from the post stats, the journal has lived up to its subtitle – "The Journal of Insights Through Reflections on Nature", – for the most part anyway. Have I "panned" across all that is photographic, probably not, but give me some time. In my first "Real Post", Calm Down, I wondered if the time I spent writing and updating the journal with new content was going to be worth it. For the most part I feel that it has been a worthwhile endeavor. I was hoping to see more feedback and discussion take place, but the feedback that I did receive has been positive and hopefully the articles I have written have been of benefit. I guess the real proof has to come from the readers.
So I want to hear back from all the readers of this journal, have the posts I have made been of benefit? Is there anything that you would want me to write on that I have not? What about the journal itself: Is it easy to read? Do you like the format? Are the links to other blogs and websites relevant? Do you have a blog or website that you would consider having a reciprocal link to? Would you like to seem me change the journal and in which ways?
So lets hear it. I hope the next year will be as good as what has past, but I really hope it will be much better.
It has been a week of long nights and hectic, and sometimes frustrating, work setting up and modifying this web journal to my liking. Many hours were spent on this endeavor and I can't help but wonder if it was time well spent. Time is our most precious asest. Once time is spent, it is gone forever. And every moment that is spent brings us closer to our end, becuase unlike money or other property that can be regnerated, once we use our time up, our 'time' is up.
Probably not the best of topics to start off this web journal with, but it is one that will hopefully keep me aware of the time I spend on this. As I sit here tapping away on these old weathered keys writing I really have to wonder if my time is worth all of this. I guess only time will tell.
But undoubtedly I am sure the internet has to have taken the moniker of "The Thief of Time" away from the television by now. I have been so wound up working away and amazed at how much time it actually takes. Hopefully the time I have spent will be an investment that brings some good into the world, God knows it won't give us more time.
Now that I have gotten this journal to about 95% of where I would like it, its now time to calm down and use my time in other ways. To help me reach a calmer state, I returned to the image that I have started this post with in the hopes that it can bring me back to the state of tranquility that I experienced when it was first captured. It is one of six new images released at Organic Light Photography This photograph was captured several years ago and I recently re-processed it to my liking and is now available. Take some time and calm down with this tranquil and calm Sierra tarn found in the Dana Meadows shadowed under Mount Dana. But also take some time to be with those that you love before time runs out. Oh, and if you have some extra time and can spend just a little here, check out the other five images as well. Enjoy!


The HMS Apollyon is a ruptured environment, while the general questions of what seas exactly it sails, and how long its been adrift cannot be adequately answered, it's clear that the space and time it exists in are not normal or natural to it and the majority of life aboard the vessel and has some strange effects. The long noted time dilating effects - decay is both strangely slowed, accelerated and possibly even reversed aboard the ship, at seemingly different rates depending on what happens in a given area - are coupled with a a susceptibility to magical influences and a certain animism that infects almost all objects aboard the vessel. Besides the tendency for bodies that are improperly laid to rest to reanimate or leave dangerous necromantic entities behind, and the ease that Outsider entities can force themselves (or be invited) aboard the Apollyon, there is a third category of manifestation - elemental spirits. Elementals are common and varied aboard the Apollyon, and like anything useful, the hulk's inhabitants have made use of them to increase their own powers.
The principal known practitioners of elemental magic aboard the Apollyon are the Froglings, both Sterntowers and the uncivilized tribes within the hull. Water and earth shamanism and elemental magic form the basis of traditional frogling culture, and it is likely that much of the knowledge Froglings have of these disciplines predates their time aboard the Apollyon. Yet the Apollyon's highly magical environment, while most often malicious, has enabled contemporary Frogling practitioners to raise the art of elemental magic to unexpectedly high levels. While not all Froglings are accompanied by an elemental familiar, many are, and the rulers of Frogtown are a circle of powerful water and earth shaman, each of whom has formed a symbiotic relationship with a powerful elemental that the shaman constantly seeks to make stronger by feeding them lesser elemental creatures and using totems and sigils to supplement their elemental's natural powers. Human magicians, mostly outside the summoning traditions of the passenger caste, have also turned to elementalism on occasions, but most often consort with fire elementals rather than earth and water, perhaps as a way to avoid any appearance of competition with the more powerful frogling practitioners. Below is a brief description of the Elementalist wizard and Frogling class skill set.
Wild elementals also abound, though they tend not to be 'pure' elemental forms of the cardinal elements (Earth, Air, Fire & Water), but rather strange para-elementals formed of the unnatural environment of the Apollyon. these creatures are almost always hostile and are hunted by elementalists as feeding on their essence will allow 'pet' elementals to grow in size, power and intelligence.
At 1st, 4th, 7th and 10th level arcane magic users may decide to study the discipline of elemental magic (froglings being limited to only three magical disciplines: elementalism, shamanism and vivimancy). Once picked a skill increases in rank (form 1 to a possible 4) whenever a new skill granting level is reached. Thus a 4th level Frogling elementalist, who had decided to supplement her study of earth magic with vivimancy (healing magic) at 4th level would be a rank 2 elementalist and rank 1 vivimancer.
Elementalism's principal focus is the caster's symbiosis with an elemental creature. This relationship grows as the level of the caster progresses, as the caster's ability to control and regulate his allies' power increases and allows the elemental to grow in size, ability, prowess and intelligence at each rank. An elementalist must first pick which of the four cardinal elements they will ally themselves with: Earth, Fire, Water or Air, and this relationship cannot be changed once selected.
If a familiar is killed the caster immediately suffers D6 x 1/2 familiars HP in damage, as the symbiotic link is broken. Additionally a new familiar may not be summoned for a year and a day, the elementalist gains a level, or the elementalist makes a special sacrifice/performs a special duty on behalf of her chosen elemental ally. New Allies will appear at the lowest HD of the class of elemental ally they are (i.e. 1, 4, 7 or 10 HD).
In addition the elementalist gains a -1 to all damage taken associated with his or her chosen element.
RANK 2 - Elemental Protector. The elementalist is able to strengthen his elemental ally to the point where it becomes almost human in intelligence with combat skill equal to that of a trained warrior. At this point the elemental will begin to appear bipedal, and vaguely humanoid - often as a crude double of the caster. Though intelligent, these elementals are still awkward in the material world, and this awkwardness manifests itself as a a lack of self direction.
FIRE: May cast Light 3x per day (including blinding attacks) and Affect Normal Fires 2x per day. Immune to all fire based attacks, take 1/2 damage from earth based attacks of a magical nature.
WATER:May cure light wounds 1x per day, purify water at will. Immune to all ice or water based attacks and 1/2 damage from earth based attacks, including a -1 damage resistance to normal weapons.
AIR: Effective Stealth of 3, may make a "backstab" attack from stealth. Immune to all air and electrical based attacks 1/2 damage from water and ice based attacks.
FIRE: The elemental is protected by its flames, making attacking it in melee a poor choice. Any creature striking the fire Elemental in melee combat suffers immediate damage equal to the elemental's attack. Attackers may make a Save vs. Spells for 1/2 damage.Additionally Rank 3 fire elementals are immune to non-magical attacks or weapons.
WATER: The elemental may subsume 1 human sized target within itself on a successful grappling attack (Elemental is presumed to have a STR of 12 + 1/2 HD for this purpose) trapping that target within its body, and drowning them at the normal rate if possible. Additionally Rank 3 water elementals are immune to non-magical attacks or weapons. It is said that some frogling shaman will use this ability, and their ability to hold their breath for long periods of time, to wear their water elemental ally as a suit of armor.
EARTH: Elemental is enormously strong (STR 15 + 1/2 HD) (gaining bonuses to melee hit and damage). Using it's control of the earth, elementals of this size may slow opponents as the spell up to X3 per day. Additionally Rank 3 earth elementals are immune to non-magical attacks or weapons.
FIRE: the most powerful Fire Elementals may spit flame as a ranged attack up to 60' away for their normal damage. Fire Elementals of this level may also create a Wall of Fire (as the spell) once per day.
WATER: Water Elementals can kill opponents with a touch when they become this powerful. Each elemental will have its over method: instantly desiccating the target, surging into a creature's bloodstream and tearing loose, or poisoning the target with toxins within it's own body. Whatever the method, the effect is the same. An elemental's first attack on a target will be lethal should that target fail to save vs. poison.
EARTH:Powerful Earth elementals have developed a bond with their elementalist that allows the partnership to form a single symbiotic entity. The caster is encysted within the elemental, protected by it's AC and hit points, while still able to cast from within. The elemental may also attack while it carries the elementalist. Additionally an elemental of this level of power is the equivalent of magic armor, causing a -1 to opponents chances to hit.
AIR:Air elementals of this size gain the ability to kill targets as an assassin of great skill by rupturing the lungs of any humanoid target they can ambush on a successful backstab attack. Additionally powerful air elementals are so insubstantial that the may flow through any gap at least 1" in diameter.
On a day to day basis an elemental requires on a small portion of its related cardinal element in an inert form to sustain itself (Earth elementals devour rock or metal, Water elementals bathe themselves in liquid etc.), but in order to grow in power an elemental must devour the essence of another elemental of greater power (Hit Dice), after that entity has been destroyed or dispersed. The Elementalist must be present to channel the defeated elemental's power into his ally, and this is the core of the symbiosis between elementalist and elemental.
Upon devouring another elemental's essence the elemental may take on some characteristics of the eaten opponent. A water elemental that devours a larger air elemental may become something akin to a steam or mist elemental, while one that dines on an earth elemental will come to resemble ooze, oil or even plant.
As a mechanical effect, an elementalist my increase the hit dice (and abilities) of his familiar or ally by feeding it another elemental. The elemental will be limited by the lower of either the elementalist's level/Hit Dice or the Hit Dice of the creature devoured.
Smoke- Ghostly figures filed with noxious smoke or fumes, and capable of choking mortal targets or poisoning them with the substance of their being.
Voltaic - Electrical beings made of lightning, voltaic elementals are rare below decks, but often extremely powerful.
Abyss - Strange and powerful elementals formed from the highly compressed waters of the deep sea. Considerably denser and stronger than normal water elementals, any creature captured within them will be crushed by the terrible pressure that their waters contain.
Weed - Elementals that have taken in enough earth essence to spawn life within themselves and are full of algae and weeds. The plant life perhaps links these creatures more closely to the material plane, but as a practical matter it allows them to choke and entangle in addition to the normal pummeling and drowning attacks of a water elemental.
Blood - Elementals made from the blood of living things are most often evil and hungry predators, seeking to drain the blood of mortals to increase their own size. Terrifyingly these creatures may force themselves into the bloodstream of a target and cause them to explode moments later in a welter of gore.
Slime - Earth Elementals that have dined too much on water elemental essence, slime elementals are able to flow and shift like water, even absorbing their targets, but strike with the ferocity of an Earth Elemental.
Iron - Appearing almost as statutes, Iron Elementals are stronger and more resistant to damage than even Earth Elementals.
Rust - An Earth elemental primarily concerned with decay, rust elementals are colossi of flaking oxidized metal slowly returning to dirt, they are fairly common aboard the Apollyon and have the ability to corrode metal.
Ash - Fire Elementals that have "burned out" because of exposure to too much earth or water elemental essence, Ash elementals are forlorn creatures that drift and crawl with great stealth, only to flare into sudden flame, ambushing their victims.
Ember - Burning down in the dark, Ember elementals constantly seek flammable material to impregnate and transform into smaller flame elementals.
Forge - A forge elemental appears as a being of glowing molten metal, and in addition to the solidity and strength of a Earth Elemental their red hot bodies cause instant combustion. The most powerful forge elementals can also heat and shape metal at will from a distance.
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Today I was a guest on the lovely Kathleen Pooler's blog, "Memoir Writer's Journey". I hope you'll check out my post and her wonderful blog.
Anger and angry. They're not usually perceived as being positive or necessary or productive, and yet as you say they are often a necessary part of processing grief and loss.
Is it that we don't like to admit the feeling or is it that it manifests in different ways in different people, anger can be internalised and suppressed, cause frustration, stress or it can be turned outward and be expressed loudly, physically even violently.
Personally, I know that when I feel anger, I try to understand it and try not to dwell or stay with that emotion but to search for other ways to understand what has happened.
That said, I have definitely learned lessons from those who express their anger freely and vociferously, because I have seen that they often move on quite quickly having released this pent up energy - as long as we minimise the negative effects on others, it can be liberating to express the anger and move on.
Thanks for your inspiring post and the guest post - very moving and thought provoking.


These last few weeks have been big for the DC Universe, you had Arrow, The Flash, and Super girl all have there season finales, and Gotham having its season finale this week. But we can not forget this past week The Wonder Woman finally hit theaters, and has been a big hit far and wide all over. Diana aka Wonder Woman has been on everyone's social media feeds, all over TV and just think about it, this movie barely got any marketing until these last few weeks. You barely saw any Wonder woman posters or TV spots. Then the big controversy of the Women's only movie screening for this movie that had many men screaming in annoying agony of the screening. I not only want to share my thoughts on the movie after seeing it Thursday night before the worldwide premiere, but I also want to share my thoughts on Arrow, The Flash and Super girl how there season finales will change the course of the new seasons that are to come.
Before going to see Wonder Woman, everyone questioned whether or not this movie could save the DC cinematic universe, some believed it because they've been long term fans of this character, some people like me who loved Wonder Woman in Batman v Superman believed she would do excellent, and there's other people who still had a big question mark on this movie. For one something happened that we rarely have seen in the past with movie screenings, an all woman screening. After this announcement and hearing men couldn't even at least sit in the theater, they took to twitter and all social media outlets to voice their opinions. To me I think this was great advertisement not because of the men getting pissed, but the simple fact how many people men and women wanted to see this movie. I mean even for a Thursday night when I went to see the movie I did not expect to see as many men in the theater or even that packed to say the least. I knew going into this movie, I would not see any montages to the old 70's wonder woman; the theme playing in my head as I bought my ticket… "All The world is waiting for you, and the power you possess" but I knew I was excited for something that was long awaited.
Going into this movie I honestly had zero expectations, except for it to be a good movie, and looking at early reviews that everyone pretty much enjoyed this movie. To be completely honest I definitely enjoyed this movie. The way this film started was great I thought we would just be starting off when she was young moving up to where she was now, but the movie sort of takes off after Batman v Superman and then goes into Diana's story which I really enjoyed. First off I loved Robin Wright's character she was so amazing and so beastly as General Antiope, I loved every scene she was in. I'm also glad we got to see a bit of diverse casting in the Amazonian women on Themyscira. Many fans were curious as to how Patty Jenkins and the Dc team would showcase the many different Amazonians, and they did a pretty good job of even giving some women of color lines in the movie.
Absolutely loved the first battle scene we come in contact with in the film with the Amazons and Germans. Just the fighting style was great, when Antiope said "shield" and they just launched her in the air, and how the Amazons using the different arrows. I even loved when Diana's mom Hippolyta joined the battle and was so good.
Wonder Woman showcased a lot of good action throughout the entire film, I really enjoyed the chemistry between Diana and Steve Trevor. A lot of people are upset because they felt Diana was an idiot in this movie because of how much she didn't know, but you have to look at it from this standpoint, she was actually very intelligent especially the scene where the generals couldn't figure out the language that Dr. Poison was writing in. Diana honestly didn't know about common things like telephones, and you have to go into a dressing room. You can honestly say this was the woman version of Thor because look at how Thor didn't know a lot of things either, but did we call him an idiot no we just ran with it. Steve really helped Diana to understand not everyone is like you, and wanting to fight to save everyone. I think we saw Diana as being so strong and vibrant that seeing her not knowing a lot took away some of that she's independent feeling.
Wonder Woman's team was really great and funny, they held the movie together, a lot of supporting cast it's hard for them to really be as good as the main actor or sometimes, one character will out shine the others, with either how good of an actor they are, or just they were given better lines. But everyone pretty much played there part and it came out great and I was happy to see a few people in this movie, that I've seen in other films. We saw how well this team came together even towards the end, when it was time for Diana to have the final battle, and the team knew they couldn't stop Diana even if they tried. After seeing what she could do in no man's land and even in the town, I believe Steve Trevor, Charlie, and Sameer all started to believe in her like she really is from another world, or some kind of super human on a mission, but were still skeptical of this even bringing an end to the war.
Aside from a lot of the action, this movie also had good humor, I'm not talking about that dry humor, that everyone in the theater laughs at and you're looking around like why was that even funny. Right off the bat we start with Steve having to tell the truth with the Lasso, and always reverting back to it, when Diana thought he was lying and him hating himself after telling the truth. Also the relationships between Sameer and Charlie were really funny, but also very touching when Charlie was scared in the battlefield. How can I forget Etta Candy she was amazing as the secretary, and played a great part in helping Diana understand things a little more, but also bringing that kind of cheeky smart back talk humor.
I won't give any spoilers about the end or the villain even though, everyone has probably already seen this film once, or maybe multiple times. I enjoyed the villains, Dr. Poison was very intriguing I would've loved to find out what happened to her face, and at first this movie really did give us a twist about General Ludendorff and what his powers were. Diana wanted to kill Ludendorff every chance she could. When they finally did fight it was great. When Diana finally fought Ares, I have to say Ares how he fought was really good and how he looked was dope, but the fight itself was lack luster a little bit to me. I kind of started losing interest in it. Don't get me wrong I didn't want Ares to get smacked up and be beaten in two seconds, but it was kind of dragged out a little bit. Once we finally got into the battle where we saw Wonder Woman's powers it didn't fall flat for me, but it kind of felt like that was cool and just the scene itself didn't really grab me, but I still liked it. I liked it for the simple fact I could see what Patty Jenkins was trying to do with that scene and showing that Diana was finally coming into her own and understanding her power a little more.
Overall I really enjoyed this film, Patty Jenkins did a great job, Gal Gadot was so beautiful, I was definitely one of the people when she was first casted as Wonder Woman was like why her? I felt wonder woman could've had more curves and looked different. But Once I saw Gal in Batman V Superman I said ok you guys just shut me up she is great, Gal Gadot truly embodies Wonder Woman and brings the look to life, and makes you feel like she really is Diana. Once again I loved Robin Wright as Antiope and it was a pretty dope week for her with the movie coming out and then also with the new season of House of Cards coming out the week after. Chris pine was funny and did great. The only problems I have with this movie was some of the slow motion scenes, but then once I was like that looks weird, then something dope would happen and I was like ok never mind, and then the movie felt dragged out a little towards the end. Do I believe this movie will save the DC cinematic universe? no but it's a good start of what the movies should look like. Everyone says BvS was trash, Man of Steel was wack, Suicide Squad was trash. To be honest I enjoyed all of these movies, and for one Man of Steel wasn't wack at all it was really good. But the thing about those movies they were all missing something that should've gave us a wow factor, but really didn't. With Wonder Woman we saw a confident, strong woman who had amazing powers, something fresh we rarely see, and this film also had a good story that we could all follow, that didn't leave us like where is this headed, or left room for fan boys to cry and say that didn't happen. But this movie was great for woman empowerment and giving young girls and older woman something to really enjoy. So will this save the Universe? it's a possibility, we have to wait till later this year and see how well Justice League is.
As Super Girl Season 2 has come to an end, and also with it's first installment with being at it's new home The CW, I honestly can say this season was really good and better than the first season. A lot of people were skeptical of this show including myself, but I truly gave the first season a chance and really enjoyed it. Now before this season even started we also heard Superman was going to be in it and everyone was kind of shaky of Tyler Hoechlin playing the role, but he actually did really good, he truly brought to life Clark Kent and even played a good superman. This new season we got to Guardian played by Jimmy Olsen, and also more Aliens which is always fun, including the White Martians and Miss Martian herself. We saw Kara battle with relationship struggles and she finally found the man of her dreams Mon El from Daxam. We also got to see more of Lena Luthor who was trying to escape the past and the turmoil of being a Luthor with Lex's long history and her mother who is just as evil as Lex. Season brought us a lot of action that was much needed for the fans and this second season.
Season Finale thoughts: To be honest I didn't really enjoy the finale too much, the battle between Superman and Supergirl was really good, but I wish it would've lasted longer. Then the final battle with Rhea and Kara to decide the fate of Earth was pretty good, but the finale started to feel a little cheesy and kind of sappy in a way, I understand Mon El having to leave Earth because of the gas that was released and he couldn't live on earth, but it kind of felt like ok we get it. But in a way we also felt sad for Kara because she's been looking for love, but not looking for it and then when she finally gets it, then its ripped away from her yet again. But one very interesting part of this finale was the very end with a child being sent into space. That made me wonder who the baby could be. Hopefully the Start of season 3 gives us more details.
Season 3 of Flash was all about Barry fighting off Savitar and finding out why this person from the Speed force wants to kill Iris and make Barry suffer. For Once Barry is always changing the timeline because he believes he can change things, but it only makes things worst. Beside that this season started off really interesting with the idea of bringing in Flashpoint, if you have ever seen the animated movie Flashpoint then you understand why everyone was so excited. I wish Flashpoint would've lasted longer than it did, but I was happy that Wally got his powers back. This season we saw a lot of dynamics between the team, with everyone trying to tell Barry he doesn't have to do it on his own that he has a team. We also see Barry and iris finally getting serious and getting closer to one of our favorite television couples. One thing I wished is that we got to see more Wally in this season it seemed like he was in and out so much, when Wally is his sidekick and kind of protégé. One thing this season of The Flash got right was the transformation of Caitlin, which if you know she is also Killer Frost. They did an amazing job with Killer Frost the special effects, and just how evil she was. Savitar's story started to get annoying because it's like we want to know the identity but the reveal was pretty interesting.
Season Finale Thoughts: We were already thrown into a world wind of emotions with seeing Iris getting stabbed in the second to last episode, but this episode definitely had a twist. I really enjoyed this finale and getting to see Wally, and Jay Garrick and everyone coming to together to stop Savitar and to end his reign of terror and even bringing in the black racer to scare him a little. I was happy we also got to see Gypsy in this finale, she has been a great addition to the show and also giving Cisco a little more confidence in finding out more about his future and the extent of his powers. We see the end of Savitar with the end the Speed Force still needed something in return from Barry, with Barry going into the Speed force, will we see what happens to him or will this bring to light more Cisco and Wally action scenes.
Arrow — "Legacy" — Image AR501a_0056b — Pictured: Prometheus — Photo: Bettina Strauss/The CW — © 2016 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Season 5 of Arrow, everyone has been having an up-down, love hate relationship with this show over the last two years, and I think the directors and writers have caught onto that. With this new season they truly revamped it with really good action scenes and a lot of fighting scenes that looked like they were straight out of a comic book or movie, and also seeing Green Arrow use more of his arrows with different gadgets attached to them. In this season we see that Oliver is learning that he is more than just a symbol that he wants to get out of the trenches of being a vigilante and make a difference by being Mayor. While out fighting Oliver comes across an unusual amount of young vigilantes who believe in Green Arrow but also feel if he can do it why can't I. This is the first time we really see Oliver with a team other than Diggle, joining together with Curtis aka Mr. Terrific, Rene aka Wild Dog, and Artemis, and also Ragman. One thing about this season that was annoying and dragging was Oliver and Felicity, Felicity was extremely annoying this season, and it felt like them rekindling there love wasn't necessary for the direction of these last episodes. This season Oliver faced a very different Villain by the name of Prometheus who we soon learn is Adrian Chase. Now Adrian was so sneaky and dope, I also loved the music they gave Adrian anytime he was getting ready to do something evil, it gave you that true villainy feel once he was on screen. Adrian was always one step ahead of Oliver making it impossible for Oliver to really stop him.
Season Finale Thoughts: With Adrian capturing everyone Oliver loves, and luring him to the Island where it all started, Oliver saw there was no other way but to bring together a team of villains or the most deadly assassins to bring Adrian down. I loved that we got to see Deathstroke again and he was amazing in this season finale, he cared for Oliver so much even after everything that happened. We also got to see Malcolm and Nyssa. This season finale was really good and had some good action in it, from the different fight scenes to how each person played there part in trying to defeat Adrian. The ending of this episode left us off on a big cliffhanger, wondering with all the explosions going off, did everyone survive or did they make it. One problem I have is that it seemed Oliver was so oblivious that Adrian was going after his son, especially wen Malcolm was clearly spelling it out for him. Overall good season finale can't wait for season 6 hopefully not as many flashbacks.
If I had to put in order my favorite CW season finales, I would say Legends of Tomorrow had one of the best, then Arrow, then Flash, then Super girl. CW is doing a really good job with these shows, hopefully the writing can get way better for the upcoming seasons.. What did you think of the new seasons?


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Former Manson Guitarist Daisy Berkowitz Dies
(CelebrityAccess) — Scott Putesky, a guitarist who performed as Daisy Berkowitz and is best known for his tenure with Marilyn Manson and the Spooky Kids has died. He was 49.
According to Rolling Stone, Jessicka Addams, Putesky's longtime friend and former bandmate in Jack Off Jill, confirmed his passing to Rolling Stone after a battle with colon cancer after he was diagnosed with the condition in 2013.
Putesky met with Brain "Marilyn Manson" Johnson at a club in Fort Lauderdale in 1989 and the pair created the concept for Marilyn Manson & The Spooky Kids, intending to shine a light on America's apparent fascination with serial killers and beautiful women.
Putesky helped to define the band's early sound and served as one of its lead songwriters but exited the group in 1996 during the production of the album "Antichrist Superstar" amid what was described as creative differences.
"When we started recording I had about 10 or a dozen demos for [Manson] to listen to so we could develop something. I don't know if he listened to any of them, but he never wanted to work on any of them," Putesky told Noisey in 2014. "We had a number of unreleased songs that were contenders for Antichrist that [Manson] didn't want to do or Trent didn't want to record so I was being slowly muscled out as far as my contribution. And, that's pretty much it."
Despite his exit, Putesky still ended up with six songwriting credits on the album. He later sued the band over royalties from "Antichrist," settling the case in 1998 for an undisclosed amount.
In 1998, he joined the lineup of the Marilyn Manson-affiliated riot grrl band Jack Off Jill but parted ways with them after just a year. As well, he performed with the electro-punk band Kill Miss Pretty and his solo project Three Ton Gate.
In August 2010, he was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer and battled the illness until his passing on October 22nd. In 2015, he set up a GoFundMe page to help defray the costs of his treatment and it is still live if you are interested in contributing.


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Noah Proudfoot Stockdale, 28, musician, originally from Asheville
If you were to describe a creative influence in your life in terms of your music, what would you say it would be?
Noah Stockdale can be found bringing his groovy tunes
to downtown Asheville. Photo by Dusty Albinger.
"That's a big question because there's really nothing that doesn't become tied up in the music because the songs that I write are pulled from life and life consists of everything. Is there something a little more specific?"
Yeah, who do you draw from when you're creating songs?
"Like another artist?"
Yeah, artists, movements, et cetera.
"Yeah, Van Morrison is a big, big idol of mine. I'd also have to say Nick Drake and Stevie Wonder, my top three."
OK, yeah, good choices. So how would you describe your music?
"Soulful, from the heart."
OK, that's awesome. Do you have a life motto that you live by day-to-day?
Yeah, that's important. How would you describe your style?
"We play funk and soul music, so when I'm performing, I like to dress funky and express myself. My other motto is 'dress to express.'"
'Dress to express,' that's good. What's one thing you like about Asheville and dislike about Asheville?
"Something I love about Asheville is the abundance of creative minds and individuals and the support that the artist community has. I think pursuing art would be difficult in a lot of other cities and I've been able to pursue music full-time without having to pay exorbitant rent or work too many day jobs. I know that's a struggle for some artists but I've been able to make it work ever since I've been here."
That's awesome. So, what would you say in terms of describing yourself in three words, what words would you use?
"Never stop going."
'Never stop going.' If you were to describe the public reception toward buskers in Asheville, what would you say it would be?
"Very positive, supportive. We usually leave with a sense of appreciation from tourists and also locals that still appreciate having downtown invigorated by the buskers and spontaneous music scene."
Andrew Davidson Dwyer, 26, social worker, originally from Germantown, Maryland
What would you say you like and dislike about social work?
"In Buddhism, there's light guiding the way and I suppose, it boils down to that concept where you're doing something that basically works for, at least, what you're trying for is good."
"If you end up there, it varies, but at least you attempted."
At least you're aiming for it.
So, what would you say has been the most heartwarming story and most heartbreaking story you've witnessed while working in social work?
"I mean, heartbreaking stories happen all the time."
"Just the daily grind with people that have no resources and no way to access resources."
"Just going about their lives. The best stories have been not huge successes. People who are really bad hoarders, I've helped them out. It just feels the best because I could look at their home before where it was unliveable and they were unable to get just around their homes to cook and then, I'd leave and they're able to do everything and they're able to go out and everything and feel good for the first time in 10 years."
"It's a very visceral success in social work and you don't get a lot of those."
Yeah, yeah. That makes sense. So, do you have a life motto that you live by?
What might it be?
"Living well and living calmly, taking the time for oneself to think so that one can then do better for others."
Do you have anything that inspires you creatively?
"Many things. I'm an amateur comic maker."
Oh OK, that's awesome.
"It's a totally separate thing in some ways. I would say out of what inspires me the most is probably the work of the Romantic poets. It's a little silly."
No. Why is that?
"Well, for instance, Wordsworth talks about the sublime, the concept of something. It's not beautiful in nature. It's just so expansive and beyond what one can comprehend. It overwhelms you and I find that in social work and in everything else I tend to go through with all these intellectual exercises and it's a whole lot of thought. But, to be able to just be overwhelmed by nature is inspiring."
Yeah, yeah, especially living in a place like here.
So what's one thing you like about Asheville and dislike about Asheville?
"There are lots of things I like about Asheville. When I was walking over here, I remember thinking, I really like that when it snows, the Thomas Wolfe house over there, I can go and sit on the porch and just watch the snow in the middle of the night. I also just like that it's becoming more walkable and the breweries coming in and I don't like the basic lack of transportation. I think that it's just an infrastructure that can equalize some situations for people if they're able to walk, if they're able to take the bus and I feel like it's not there and one basic, basic way they could do it is just have buses go to these more rural areas more than three times a day, more than just at 7 o'clock in the morning, at noon and at 9 because that is an impossible schedule for anyone who's working."
Right, that's very true. So, how would you describe yourself in three words?
"I'd have a lot of difficulty. Yeah, I don't think I could right now."
OK, that's fair enough, yeah. How would you describe your style?
"I get dapper a lot."
Dapper, yeah. This is unusual for Asheville.
"I've got a date tonight."
James Hughes created the video for this column and the original version was published in The Blue Banner.
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Heartland Institute Experts React to Obamacare Repeal Vote
By Jim Lakely
The House of Representatives voted today to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. The following statements from health care policy experts at The Heartland Institute may be used for attribution.
Peter Ferrara, senior fellow for health care policy at The Heartland Institute and author of "The Obamacare Disaster":
"In voting to repeal Obamacare's government takeover of health care today, the House Republicans voted as well to repeal trillions in future Medicare cuts that would leave America's seniors unable to get essential health care when they most need it. Current law still provides for this effective early death sentence for millions. This unreported story is documented in official U.S. government reports. Most Democrats have no idea what they have done in enacting Obamacare."
For more comment, contact Peter Ferrara at peterferrara(at)msn(dot)com or 703/582-8466.
Ben Domenech, research fellow for health care policy at The Heartland Institute and managing editor of Health Care News:
"Today's vote to repeal Obamacare is a key example of how the newly elected Republicans under John Boehner's leadership aim to fulfill their promises to voters. But it's the questions that come next that Republicans need to be prepared to answer.
"Rather than make small modifications to make a bad law better, Republicans should instead pass a comprehensive expansion of the ability for states to receive waivers from Obamacare. This would provide states, and the businesses within those states, immediate relief – while not falling into the trap of thinking that any small improvements could make this unworkable law palatable to the American people."
Avik Roy, a Heartland Institute health care policy advisor and investment analyst who blogs at The Apothecary (http://www.avikroy.org):
"Some people argue that Republican efforts at repealing Obamacare in this Congress, with a Democratic Senate and a Democratic White House, are purely symbolic. I disagree. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will do so much damage to our nation's fiscal stability, and do so much to make health care unaffordable for the very people who need it most, that the House of Representatives should have no higher priority, and no higher duty, than attempting to repeal this law."
For more comment, contact Avik Roy at media(at)heartland(dot)org or call Jim Lakely at 312/377-4000.
The Heartland Institute is a 26-year-old national nonprofit organization based in Chicago. Its mission is to discover, develop, and promote free-market solutions to social and economic problems. For more information, visit our Web site at http://www.heartland.org or call 312/377-4000.
Jim Lakely
Jim Lakely is the Vice President and Director of Communications of The Heartland Institute.


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Real-Life in the Heart of the E.R.
Dr. Brian Goldman
Commonwealth Publishing Co., Ltd.
About The Night Shift:
In The Night Shift, Dr. Brian Goldman shares his experiences in the witching hours at Mount Sinai Hospital in downtown Toronto.
We meet the kinds of patients who walk into an E.R. after midnight: late-night revellers injured on their way home after last call, teens assaulted in the streets by other teens and a woman who punches another woman out of jealousy over a man.
But Goldman also reveals the emotional, heartbreaking side of everyday E.R. visits: adult children forced to make life and death decisions about critically ill parents, victims of sexual assault, and mentally ill and homeless patients looking for understanding and a quick fix in the twenty-four-hour waiting room.
Written with Goldman's trademark honesty and with surprising humour, The Night Shift is also a frank look at many issues facing the medical profession today, and it offers a highly compelling inside view into an often shrouded world.
National Bestseller – The Globe and Mail
Finalist – OLA Evergreen Award
Critical Praise:
Any patient who approaches the triage desk of an emergency wants to know two things. The first is pragmatic: "How long." The second is unspoken, and likely unacknowledged, as she looks over the nurse's shoulder and through an open doorway for a glimpse of the world behind: What goes on in there? Our culture is awash in entertainment set in hospitals and emergency rooms, from the frenetic action of ER to the scrubs-shedding calisthenics of Grey's Anatomy. What television drama has less interest for is the unvarnished narrative, the simple experiences at the initial point of contact, when people must admit they are sick and seek help from doctors and nurses to whom they are unknown. Brian Goldman's The Night Shift succeeds at being that narrative.
A wonderfully frank, highly informative and, most importantly, deeply humane exploration of one of medicine's most challenging disciplines—emergency medicine.
Dr. Vincent Lam, author of the Giller Prize-winning Bloodletting and Other Cures
A jaw-dropping look at the remarkable world of emergency medicine. It's sometimes shocking, sometimes heartbreaking, but always, always uplifting.
Terry O'Reilly, host of CBC Radio's The Age of Persuasion and author of This I Know
Dr. Brian Goldman is a highly regarded emergency physician and an award-winning medical journalist. He is the host of the CBC radio program White Coat, Black Art.
Other Books by Dr. Brian Goldman:
The Power of Kindness
The Secret Language of Doctors


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Bookshelf – Mr. Novak: An Acclaimed Television Series
Bookshelf columns examine printed matter relating to television. I love watching TV and I love reading about it: from tie-in novels to TV Guides, from vintage television magazines to old newspaper articles.
Mr. Novak: An Acclaimed Television Series
By Chuck Harter
Published in 2017 by BearManor Media
Full disclosure: The author sent me a digital copy of this book. He also sent six episodes of Mr. Novak because I hadn't seen any. The decision to review the book and the opinions in this review are my own.
Believe it or not, author Chuck Harter watched his first episodes of Mr. Novak in 2015. Intrigued by what he saw, he wanted to learn everything he could about the series. When he discovered no one had written a book about it, he decided to do it himself. And he did. Mr. Novak: An Acclaimed Television Series is the result.
If you're not familiar with the series, here's a basic overview: Mr. Novak debuted on NBC in September 1963. E. Jack Neuman and Boris Sagal created the series. It starred James Franciscus as high school teacher John Novak. Dean Jagger co-starred as Albert Vane, principal of the fictional Jefferson High School. Mr. Novak featured a large supporting cast, including Jeanne Bal, Marian Collier, Steve Franken, Vince Howard, and Stephen Roberts.
Despite low ratings, the series received critical acclaim and support from teachers, and NBC renewed it for a second season.
As Harter explains in the book, Mr. Novak underwent a variety of changes after its first season. Jeanne Bal left the series and E. Jack Neuman stepped back as producer, replaced by Leonard Freeman. The actress hired to replace Bal–Phyllis Avery–soon opted to leave the series as well. Partway through the second season, Dean Jagger left due to medical issues. Burgess Meredith replaced him as principal.
Continued low ratings, the cast changes, and production problems led NBC to cancel the series at the end of the 1964-1965 season.
This book came far too late to include interviews with the creator or stars of Mr. Novak. James Franciscus and Dean Jagger died in 1991, Burgess Meredith in 1997, and E. Jack Neuman in 1998. Harter quotes from archival interviews drawn from newspaper articles and sources to give their thoughts and opinions about the series.
Harter also relies on the recollections of Marian Collier and Kitty Wellman. Collier played teacher Marilyn Scott and, several years after Mr. Novak ended, married creator E. Jack Neuman. She shares her memories of Neuman, Franciscus, Jagger, and Meredith. Kitty Wellman was married to James Franciscus from 1960 to 1977 and offers her insight into his feelings and opinions about Mr. Novak.
Among the dozens of other people Harter interviewed were director Richard Donner, scriptwriter John D.F. Black, property master Bob Schultz, and a slew of guest stars like Martin Landau, Walter Koenig, Ed Asner, Beau Bridges, Sherry Jackson, Tommy Kirk, and June Lockhart. Harter even tracked down former students of John Marshall High School in Los Angeles who served as extras during filming of the pilot for Mr. Novak.
The meat of Mr. Novak: An Acclaimed Television Series is an exhaustive look at the production of the series. Harter covers it all: from the pilot all the way through cancellation. He mixes archival interviews with memories drawn from the many interviews he conducted. At times, these chapters can feel a little repetitive. One episode starts production, another airs and is well received by critics. A guest star recalls interacting with James Franciscus or Dean Jagger. Then the cycle repeats itself. The text includes few dates, making it difficult at times to keep track of when one episode began filming or another aired. But these are minor quibbles.
There is also a comprehensive episode guide and seven appendices that together make up almost half the book. The episode guide includes brief summaries, cast and crew credits, and contemporary reviews. The appendices range from a list of awards won by the series to an eight page novelization of a rejected Mr. Novak/Dr. Kildare crossover.
Mr. Novak ran for 60 episode on NBC from 1963 to 1965, then disappeared for more than 20 years. Repeats aired on TNT in the late 1980s before the series disappeared again. Chuck Harter didn't let the fact that Mr. Novak slipped into relative obscurity decades ago stop him from writing a book examining the series in detail. If you have fond memories of watching Mr. Novak in the 1960s, you'll enjoy reading Mr. Novak: An Acclaimed Television Series.
The official website for the book can be found here. You'll find an announcement that the first season is coming to DVD in 2018 here.
Support Television Obscurities and purchase your copy of Mr. Novak: An Acclaimed Television Series through Amazon.
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Thomasz says:
September 17, 2020 at 11:33PM
I watched "Mr. Novak" when I was in grade school, at that age it impressed me very much. I remember thinking, "Boy, high school is really neat!'. Of course when I got there it was nothing like I saw on the show. I was rather disappointed…
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BET Awards Celebrate Janet Jackson, Bad Boy + More!
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It's been a difficult year for us: the #BlackLivesMatter movement set to the background of the Charleston 9 shooting, protests over Michael Brown, Tamir Rice and Eric Garner and not to mention… Rachel Dolezal. In a time when it's been difficult to find the strength to carry on as Black human beings fighting for equality and justice, the BET Awards provided an inspiring evening celebrating some of the biggest names in entertainment to show us that, yes, Black is beautiful.
Kendrick Lamar opened the show with a performance quite reflective of our sentiment right now: "Alright" subtly (or not so subtly) called out police for their brutality on the African-American community, while the MC stood atop a vandalized police car covered in graffiti, while the American flag stood in the background.
Equality and civil rights protest was a continued theme of the night, which included Jidenna, who sang his hit song "Classic Man" while men walked through the crowd with signs hanging from their heck reading "I AM A CLASSIC MAN" (referencing the "I AM A MAN" protest signs during the Memphis sanitation workers' strike of 1968).
One monkey don't stop no show. At least not if you're Sean "Puffy" Combs. Perhaps the most Vine-worthy moment of the evening was when the entertainer fell during the most electrifying performance of the evening, which celebrated Bad Boy Entertainment's 20th year anniversary. Mase, Faith Evans, 112, Lil' Kim, the LOX and, um, French Montana joined Diddy as they performed a medley of Bad Boy era hits. A video montage of rap king Notorious B.I.G. played in the background during his verse from "Mo Money Mo Problems."
Smokey Robinson was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award, which featured a tribute by the amazingly talented Tori Kelly (who received a standing ovation), Robin Thicke and Ne-Yo performing some of Smokey's greatest hits. But it was when Smokey himself took the stage to perform that really showed the crowd why that Motown sound still resonates today.
The Empire cast (Yazz, Jussie Smollet and Serayah) hit the stage to perform hits from their smash FOX drama: "Drip Drop," "No Apologies," and the catchy "You're So Beautiful." In light of the recent Supreme Court ruling, as well as the #BlackLivesMatter, Smollett also used the moment to speak about progress and freedom in America.
"We live in a nation where freedom is what we represent, yet we are still fighting every day for the basic freedoms of all of our people," said Jussie Smollett. "Let the Supreme Court ruling be proof of how far we have come. Let the deaths of sisters and brothers be proof of how far we have to go. No one is free until we are all free." He ended the performance with three simple words: "Stand for love."
Following a riveting performance by Anthony Hamilton and Gary Clark Jr., which honored those we lost this year (including B. B. King, Percy Sledge and Ben E. King), the performance ended with a screenshot of the faces of the Charleston 9. The #BlackLivesMatter message further resonated by words from Michael B. Jordan, who portrayed Oscar Grant (also a victim of a police shooting) in the 2013 film Fruitvale Station.
And then the moment everyone was waiting for: Janet Jackson received the award for Ultimate Icon: Music Dance Visual. An impressive Jason Derulo, Tinashe and Ciara (who killed her performance) paid tribute to the 49-year-old veteran by mimicking her signature dance moves from the Rhythm Nation 1814 era.
"It's been a very long moment to this journey .. my heart is so full," Jackson told the audience, which included her parents. "To my beautiful mother, to my beautiful father, and to my entire family, your love is unbreakable. Twenty five years ago we created Rhythm Nation, hoping the world would be a better place. But today there's even more to be done," she concluded.
Other big BET Award winners included Nicki Minaj, Chris Brown, Terrence Howard, Sam Smith and Tom Joyner. For a full list of winners, see below.
Ultimate Icon, Music Dance Visual Award: Janet Jackson
Humanitarian Award: Tom Joyner
Best New Artist: Sam Smith
Best Female Hip-Hop Artist: Nicki Minaj
Best Male Hip-Hop Artist: Kendrick Lamar
Best Female R&B/Pop Artist: Beyoncé
Best Male R&B/Pop Artist: Chris Brown
Best International Act UK: Stormzy
Best International Act Africa: Stonebwoy
Best Group: Rae Sremmurd
Best Collaboration: Common and John Legend, "Glory"
Best Actress: Taraji P. Henson
Best Actor: Terrence Howard
Youngstars Award: Mo'ne Davis
Best Movie: Selma
Best Gospel Artist: Lecrae
Video of the Year: Beyoncé, "7/11"
Video Director of the Year: Beyoncé, Ed Burke & Todd Tourso
Sportswoman of the Year: Serena Williams
Sportsman of the Year: Stephen Curry
Coca-Cola Viewers' Choice Award: Nicki Minaj f/ Drake, Lil' Wayne & Chris Brown, "Only"
Centric Award: The Weeknd, "Earned It"
Fandemonium Award: Chris Brown
Lifetime Achievement Award: Smokey Robinson
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