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Serpentine Gallery Architect and Landscaper Converse
Sustainability made stylish
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Photo: B. Alter
In plein air, the architect Peter Zumthor and the garden designer Piet Oudolf discussed their joint project: the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion. Each summer for the past eleven years, the Serpentine Gallery commissions a different architect to design a pavilion on the adjacent park lands.
The flowers in the garden were in glorious autumn bloom and the temporary building served as a frame for them. The two men spoke about its conception to a rapt audience in the pavilion.
Peter Zumthorp, the Swiss architect (left above), spoke about the development of the pavilion. He said in the beginning of his career he wasn't interested in landscapes but as he developed it became the most important part of his work. Eventually the object/building disappeared and it was just the landscape that remained.
He saw the pavilion as a frame with the plants in the middle and the sky above. It was a park within a park. The building was merely an instrument to look at the garden; a stage. He likes the pure black of it because it reminded him of abstract expressionism.
He wanted to keep the garden part narrow so that it was intimate. He purposely did not want a circle with a centre. It is about walking around, he wanted people to circulate.
Piet Oudolf is the Dutch designer (right above) of the garden. He said that Zumthorp left him free to design whatever he wanted. He was very nervous about the planting. The plants were grown in England because it is an English garden and he was commuting from Holland so couldn't see how they were growing. Because of the growing season he didn't start with mature plants and didn't have the luxury of time for them to get established. The plants had to perform instantly, from July onwards.
Oudolf talked about his development as a designer; he said that he never understood plant design--his way was more spontaneous and copied nature. He had an intuitive instinct about putting things together.
He likes to use wild flowers and different grasses which have become his signature style. The key is that they look wild but they behave well. As he reiterated: being wild and looking wild is very different.
The garden has matured now, in autumn, and is in full glory. The Joe Pye weed (Eupatorium) is big and over-blown. Creamy white plumes from bugbane and knotweed wave in the wind. Dark red monarda add a spot of colour. There are gentle purples from the asters and astrantia and deep purple from monkshood. Grasses sway in the breeze.
There a was a short concert afterward. Hence the musicians at work: the composer Fritz Hauser (right above) and Peter Zumthor (son of). The music was atonal, played on two drums for the most part, with some delicate suspended cymbals as well. Hypnotic.
The table and chairs, designed by Peter Zumthor, are for sale in a limited edition. They are light and compact and would be perfect for a small terrace or balcony.
More on Serpentine Gallery and Garden
New Serpentine Pavilion has a Piet Oudolf Garden
A Visit to London's Piet Oudolf Garden
Serpentine Solar Boat To Set Sail
Photo: B. Alter In plein air, the architect Peter Zumthor and the garden designer Piet Oudolf discussed their joint project: the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion. Each summer for the past eleven years, the Serpentine Gallery commissions a different architect
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Adam Larson, the artist behind the three custom covers for NBA 2K12, has also supplied the base art of the Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander for the cover of MLB 2K12.
NBA 2K12 Cover Adds Magic and Bird to Michael Jordan
When your last game cover features your sport's greatest player ever, what do you do for an encore?
2K Sports released the game's official pack shot yesterday. Verlander, whose 24 victories, 250 strikeouts and 2.40 earned run average led the American League for the so-called pitching triple crown, became just the third starting pitcher to win the A.L. MVP since Denny McLain won 31 games (also for the Tigers) in 1968.
Fifty-three days until pitchers and catchers report. Sixty-eight until video game baseball returns.


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Officers caught up to Noor, who was in the process of walking away from the station, and attempted to speak with him. Noor became combative towards the officers threatening them with physical harm. Noor was placed into custody for Assaulting a Public Employee and Disorderly Conduct and transported to Transit Police HQ for the arrest booking process. This is not the TPD's first encounter with Noor (follow link).
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Was a huge Bob Seger fan in the late seventies... hadn't kept up with him for quite some time until I went to see him live a few years ago in Phoenix.
It was a fantastic show, and now I just purchased tix to see him in Seattle (actually Tacoma, Bob ) for what's now being billed as his final tour this Feb.
Lot of great music he's put out over the years.. looking forward to it!
I'd love to see him, but it doesn't look like he's coming any closer than Buffalo to me at this point.
I saw Bob Seger at MSG a few years ago. I enjoyed his show very much. J.Geils was the warm up act.
I have seen Seger a number of times and he puts on an excellent show, and more importantly, still sounds great. If you are a Seger fan, I highly recommend you try to catch this tour. He doesn't seem the type to do a number of farewell tours. If he says this is it, it likely is!
I love Bob Seger, but has he ever played the UK ? Not to my recollection, but perhaps I'm mistaken ?
A few classic songs, but I've never owned any of his albums - that was my older sisters duty.
In fact she and my bro-in-law saw him a couple of years ago and said it was just like listening to an FM radio station in the '70's for the most part.
Can't say I find much enthusiasm to see a show like that, but I'm sure it will sell well - especially using the "Final Tour" tagline to promote it.
Off the top of my head, Night Moves and Main Street might be my favorite tunes of his, and if I turn on any classic radio station today I'm sure to hear one or the other.
Saw him in Vancouver a few years ago with Joe Walsh opening. I'll go see him again since this is his final tour.
Coming to my home town! Peoria, IL. Not a lot of acts still do the smaller cities like Peoria anymore.
Seen him in Birmingham UK, still have the ticket somewhere.
Thanks for heads up.Never heard about this. I want to see him in Vancouver.
Like his music a lot but being from Argentina I think It would be impssible to see him.
How many songs you can consider represents America ? I think PROUD MARY is one of them and AGAINST THE WIND another one.
depending on the America one grew up in.
I used to listen to his music some time ago. One of my faves is "Fire Down Below" and I also like "Against The Wind", "Hollywood Nights", "Still The Same", from his popular years, along with one or two others. Totally got bored with "Night Moves" and "Main Street". They were/are overplayed. BTW, am I the only one who hears an echo of "Let It Bleed" in the midsection of "Night Moves" where the song winds down then starts to charge back up again?
Seems to me all of those songs you mention were/are overplayed (another is Old Time Rock and Roll) - at least in my neck of the woods. And that might have been part of the problem, his music was radio friendly and was played constantly! Even to this day, I can turn on any number of classic rock stations, and am guaranteed to hear at least one of those on any given day. Got to hand it to Bob, he knew how to write a catchy tune...like a Rock!
As for the Let it Bleed comparison, never made that connection before, but listening now there might be a similarities due to tempo and it being an a acoustic guitar, but it's kind of a stretch.
And the part you mention that comes back in after the break is nearly identical to the very beginning.
Anyhow, reading through this thread, seeing as this is his "Final Tour", and the fact that I've never seen him, I might have a change of heart and get myself a ticket...maybe.
*Side note: Around when Mainstreet was first released, I was on a five hour flight to Hawaii, and they had those on air radio stations with a few channels to listen to with cheap earplugs. I think they rotated only about ten songs per/channel back then, and I must have heard Mainstreet at least ten times before we landed. Whenever I hear it now I have visions of being stuck in an airplane mixed in with what the lyrics are actually saying.
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We still have our tix from last years cancelled tour. I don't see Oakland, Ca. on his rescheduled tour, so I may finally refund? Hoping for more inside info before I do???
His best album, Back in '72 has never been released on CD. I have a copy that someone dubbed off a vinyl, bought it at a record shop in Royal Oak 20 years ago.
Wasn't familiar with this, but plan on hunting down a copy.
Strange, that "wiki" in it's description notes that it was never released on cd, but in track listing, lists several more songs calling them 2008 bonus cd tracks.
13. "Heavy Music – Part 2"
Turns out since the whole tour was cancelled they refunded all tix anyway.
His voice still sounds fantastic.
I have a ex live CD of him but do not know where it took place or date, or whether it's a boot or commercial release. These days it's hard to tell. He certainly is a great artist.
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Are u from Vancouver area? Just wondering.
I live in the Fraser Valley. Treaclefingers lives in Vancouver and there have been others throughout the years from the Vancouver area or Vancouver Island. Seen a number of shows in Van this year: Rod Stewart, Pink, Paul Simon and also Steve Miller and John Fogerty in Abbotsford.
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I think it's cool when major bands play smaller markets! Billings, Boise, Spokane,Salt Lake City, Tucson, Albuquerque etc. In Western Canada, a lot of bands will swing through and skip the major cities and hit smaller centers: Regina, Lethbridge, Ft. MacMurray, Prince George, Kelowna, Abbotsford, Victoria etc.
i saw the stones play regina in 2006, show # 1. In fact, it sold out so quickly they played a second show, which I missed as I had work the next day, should have taken the day off.
I saw Neil Young in 2009 in Lethbridge.
It would be great if he did a few dates in the UK.
Getting back into him via Spotify.


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Aka the Bodymount Cam or Snorri Cam: The camera is mounted on the actor's body and aimed at the face, so as the actor moves, his or her face remains steady and in focus while the background bounces and moves. Similar to the Head Cam, but the footage is looking in the opposite direction.
Its use is normally for when the subject is moving quickly but one wants to keep a strong emphasis on the actor's facial expressions. Since it gives a continued shot of his face while in a slightly surreal manner the world starts to slide and shift, it can be particularly effective when the subject is in a state of confusion, shock or disgust, as we get to keep a good look at his face at a point when he is erratically stumbling around and we get to experience the discomforting and unsettling movements of the world around him.
Often used with a Dizzy Cam and POV Cam during a double twirl in two-person dance scenes to put us between the dancers, giving a greater sense of intimacy and excitement.
Examples of Facecam include:
Seen in the the TV movie Charlie's Angels the Unauthorized Story when the network assistant has ripped the Nielsen ratings numbers off the teletype and is carrying them to the head of the network.
The famous Nostril Shot from The Blair Witch Project serves to mimic this as cheaply as possible.
Bound.
Frequently used when a character is wearing a space suit or similar, although typically that character will be seen in profile in such a shot to reveal the background through his or her helmet visor. For example, Alien.
Used in the 2003 version of Freaky Friday when Mom wakes up in her daughter's body.
The Lovely Bones features Mr. Harvey chasing Lindsey Salmon inside his house.
Mean Streets, where the lead character (played by Harvey Keitel) can be seen moving through a crowded bar and passing out drunk in the back.
Used to good effect in Pi and Requiem for a Dream: it's considered Darren Aronofsky's trademark.
Used in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels to express a character's devastation after losing a high-stakes card game.
In Rock N Rolla, Guy Ritchie uses it in a fantastic railway yard chase scene.
Airplane!!. Elaine and Ted Striker during the dance scene in the bar.
Itself probably (as with many other parts of the dance) a parody of Saturday Night Fever and its use of the twirling partners.
Titanic with Jack and Kate's dance
Mocked in Mystery Science Theater 3000's 1998 Academy of Robots Choice Award
Tom Servo: Everybody do the Centrifuge!
Used extensively in Touching The Void when the protagonist is walking down a mountain on a broken leg.
The Hangover as Stu is stumbling about in his hungover stupor.
Bad Santa as Billy Bob Thornton is about to pass out from his drunken stupor.
Live-Action TV
Murder in Small Town X does it when offing a contestant (since a forward-facing cam would have given away the game).
Scariest Places On Earth
Used to great effect in the "Sir Digby Chicken Caesar" sequences of That Mitchell and Webb Look. The title character is a tramp who imagines himself as a Sherlock Holmes figure, and his internal monologue and chase scenes are presented from this viewpoint. As he hums his own music.
Scrubs often uses this to show nervousness, but one standout example was for when the Janitor changed his uniform and everybody started to act pleased around him, to his displeasure. One shot has him walking into the hospital with "Come on, get happy" playing while we have a POV shot showing everybody smiling and greeting him, contrasted with a Body Mount Cam shot of his bewildered and upset face grimacing at them all.
Similar to the helmet-cam used on Fear Factor, during high-altitude stunts.
Used rather Narmfully on Being Human - the very silly werewolf teeth rather detract from the intended horror at the prospect of a lycanthropic rampage in a public place. The whole sequence is a very good demonstration of why Nothing Is Scarier in low-budget horror. Not to mention it looked just like a certain sketch from That Mitchell and Webb Look.
Canadian comedy-newsman Rick Mercer always uses these for his rants, and has lampshaded it several times.
Les Stroud frequently used an improvised face cam while making the Survivorman series.
Being Erica used this in the season finale for season 1, when Erica finds out that Leo has died in the "alternate future"
If those examples don't help, then maybe you'll recall The Smashing Pumpkins' video for "1979".
Used throughout the music video for Radiohead's "Jigsaw Falling into Place", co-directed by Adam Buxton (of Adam and Joe) and Garth Jennings (of Hammer & Tongs, of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy movie and "Coffee & TV", "Imitation of Life" and "Pumping on Your Stereo" music videos). It's rather disorientating.
Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends Bloo dancing with Baby Taco in "Squeakerboxx"
Also dancing, Phineas and Ferb with Perry and Dr. Doofenshmirtz in "It's About Time"
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The smiles on the faces of the Swindon councillors spoke volumes — many millions of volumes, in fact. Swindon had not only stolen a march on the famous city 20 miles or so down the A420, it had secured for itself a large piece of one of Oxford's greatest jewels — the Bodleian Library.
Having been thwarted in its bid to build a depository to house millions of its books in Osney Mead, Oxford University had turned to Swindon, where it found an altogether more welcoming response.
Just how welcoming was evident last Thursday, as senior Oxford University figures joined contractors and Swindon dignitaries for a groundbreaking ceremony near the village of South Marston, on the outskirts of the town.
For it is there, on a 15-acre site in the Keypoint business park, that the university is to build a £26m storage centre to hold the bulk of its books; the depository that Oxford did not want, well at least not on the estate at Osney on the scale proposed.
For some of the Oxford librarians who had travelled to South Marston, the difficulty may have been imagining the Bodleian having as its new neighbours Honda and the component delivery service SDC, rather than the Sheldonian Theatre and Blackwell's book shop.
But that will be the position in a year's time when the giant book storage facility opens, filled with books, maps and "other historic treasures" from Oxford. It will mean books having to be brought into Oxford by van, with two book deliveries a day anticipated to meet the demands of students and researchers in the city.
No one from Oxford University was attempting to play down the significance of the groundbreaking ceremony. The university's vice-chancellor, Dr John Hood, on what will be one of his last official ceremonies before his tenure comes to an end later this month described it as "a momentous day for Oxford University and the Bodleian".
And this was likely to be only the beginning of Oxford University's blossoming relationship with Swindon, that Dr Hood believes is set to develop over "decades and centuries".
The depository was only to be phase one, he suggested. The vast industrial estate stretching far behind him offered plenty of room for further expansion, he ventured, as the Bodleian Library collection continued to do what it has done for over 400 years — grow and grow, filling miles of shelving in the process.
But there was an unhappy subtext to this big moment in the Bodleian history. For if this was the start of an exciting new story for Swindon, the groundbreaking ceremony marked the end of a wretched planning saga in Oxford.
The vice-chancellor made no attempt to disguise his frustration with Oxford City Council and the planning decision that stopped the university from proceeding with its plans to build at Osney Mead.
Looking around there appeared to be no one from Oxford City Council to hear Dr Hood set out his stinging criticisms, in stark contrast to the lavish praise heaped on Swindon Borough Council, which, he said, could not have been more welcoming and efficient.
Ironically, city councillors on that very day had bigger fish to fry, or rather throw out. For they were busy back in Oxford preparing to reject Oxford Brookes University's £150m plan to redevelop its Headington site.
The Brookes scheme to create a new library in a centrepiece student centre along with a new gateway to the city, was voted down by 20 votes to 13. City councillors said the primary reason for objecting was that it would be "overbearing and have adverse impact on the conservation area".
Size had been a problem too with Oxford Uiversity's plans for the £29m book depository at Osney Mead, thrown out by a planning inspector after being turned down by Oxford city councillors on the grounds that it would "undermine the character of the city which is a fundamental asset to the university".
At 20.3m tall at its highest point, the depository building would have been taller than the 18.2m limit dictated by the local plan for buildings within 1.2km of Carfax.
The council had been backed by Oxford Preservation Trust, which maintained it would damage views of the dreaming spires.
The scheme was also opposed on the grounds that the university had not provided sufficient reassurance regarding flood risk, a view that Dr Hood said he still finds "mind-boggling".
"One of the things that intrigued me about the Osney Mead debate," he said, "was the thought that we would not be able to build a building that would be able to withstand a one-in-ten-year flood, with water lapping around its foundations.
"The existing Bodleian storage site goes down five levels below Broad Street and those who know Oxford and its soils will be aware that the water table sits close to the street level for much of the year. The current storage sits in a tank, effectively lying in a lake.
He thanked Swindon for acknowledging that the Bodleian application had been one of the best submissions to have ever gone before the council. "I thank you for the way you have received us and for the expeditious way you have dealt with the application," he added.
In Oxford the New Zealander had proved a controversial vice-chancellor and his bold bid to modernise the university means some may remember him as a divisive figure.
But in Swindon there will be no such reservations about him, and his lasting monument is secure.
When Bodley's Librarian, Sarah Thomas, arrived from America to work with him to oversee the biggest expansion in the Bodleian's history, she had assumed the creation of a depository would be the "boring part".
But Oxford has always been a very different place to New York when it comes to planning decisions. As long ago as 1950 The Oxford Times was reporting that city councillors had overturned a recommendation of its education committee for a proposed college of further education, on the ground of traffic and "the bus question".
With plans advanced to move books from the ageing, seriously inadequate New Bodleian, now to be refurbished to display special collections, Dr Thomas remembers people assuring her that planning permission would not be a problem on the Osney Mead industrial estate, home of The Oxford Times and our sister titles. In fact, it ended up preoccupying her life for two-and-a-half years, she said.
But rejection stirred the library to rethink its whole strategy. "It gave us an opportunity to rethink our library from a fresh perspective," she said.
The ceremony came to an end with the Swindon council leader informing guests that "Swindon is open for business".
A mobile rang. I resisted asking whether it was the vice-chancellor of Oxford Brookes University.


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By - The Washington Times - Monday, December 20, 1999
The security at the Department of State's international telecommunications center is so lax a reporter was able to easily enter the building without proper identification or authorization.
The building, located in western Fairfax County, Va., is filled with computer equipment and is topped off with large satellite dishes. About 200 State Department employees and contractors many who are engineers work in the facility.
Although the facility is called the Diplomatic Communication Services Center, or State Department Annex 43, State Department officials refuse to discuss the function of the building other than saying it is "non-technical and administrative."
Only one private security guard protects the entrance to the building to keep out spies and terrorists.
It is supposedly controlled by electronic identification cards 24 hours a day, but that security measure was bypassed last week when a reporter walked to the door, rattled it and was admitted. The security guard opened the door without asking for or being shown any identification, and the reporter did not identify himself until he got inside and walked up to the desk where the guard was sitting.
A State Department security source said that there should be a working intercom at the door so a guard can identify someone without a pass.
A State Department spokeswoman said the security was adequate for the building, but she refused to discuss the function of the facility.
"While I will not get into the specifics of what is handled at any State Department annex, the level of protection at this State [Department] annex is commensurate with the nontechnical administrative work that is done there," the spokeswoman said.
The spokeswoman could not explain why engineers work in the building since it is supposed to be purely nontechnical and why a reporter gained access to the facility although the sign at the door requires an identification card to get in. The spokeswoman said she would try to get those answers, but she never provided them to The Washington Times.
She could also not explain why a security guard with a top-secret security clearance is needed to guard the building if it was so unimportant.
The lapse in security was discovered despite State Department assurances that its security was tightened after a Russian listening device was found inside a seventh-floor conference room at the department's headquarters in the District.
The bug was detected only after the FBI discovered Russian diplomat Stanislav Gusev was picking up transmission from the device. The FBI and the State Department are not certain how long the device had been planted in the building.
The communications center is even more vulnerable, security experts say.
Only a sign at the loading docks identifies the building as a State Department facility, but the building is quickly identified as a telecommunications facility by the large satellite antennae on its roof.
Also, the approximately 200 employees have to park on unsecured surface parking lots. There are no concrete barriers to stop a terrorist from driving a car bomb in through the front door, or planting one by the loading dock.
"[The security measures] sound light to me," said Tony Daniels, former assistant director of the FBI Washington field office, who is now president of Daniels Burke and Associates Inc., a security consulting firm.
He was surprised the reporter who works for The Washington Times could walk in by simply jiggling a doorknob and getting the lone guard's attention.
A State Department security source said there is only one private security guard posted in the building, and the guard can not move from his post at the front door to patrol the building or even use the bathroom unless another guard from Rosslyn 12 miles away drives over to relieve him for a few moments.
"We have been complaining … constantly that there is only one officer," said the source. "No one has listened to us."
Another security source said that the building once had three guards working inside the building and the number of officers has slowly eroded to one per shift.
Although officers who provide the majority of security at the State Department are identified as State Department officers, they are actually contracted private security guards who work for Inter-Con Security Systems Inc. The Washington Times reported July 30 that the security guards have little firearms training and about 90 minutes of anti-terrorism training.
Security officers themselves told The Washington Times the State Department is not secure.
For example, about a year ago, the department suspended the rules that required employees to show their photo-identification cards on nights and weekend. All they had to do to get in the building during the off hours was to swipe the card's magnetic strip to open the turnstile but no one was there to check if the card had been stolen or belonged to an actual employee.
The State Department began demanding photo IDs Dec. 11 after The Washington Times reported the security flaw.
A State Department official said they went back to the tougher security system after the bug had been found.
An audit by State Department Inspector General Jacqueline Williams-Bridgers completed in September found that visitors, contractors and maintenance workers were allowed to roam freely and unescorted throughout the State Department headquarters.
The practice was stopped in its tracks when the inspector general blew the whistle.
ABC News reported it received a copy of the report and said as many as 150 foreign nationals a day were given access to the building and that 140 offices and conference rooms had not been swept for listening devices.
The inspector general has not released the report, which was published in September.
Mr. Daniels says he can only assume that the guard at the communications center either did not follow orders or was ordered not to challenge anyone coming to the door. He said one of the problems security companies are facing is the lack of qualified people to work these jobs.
"I've been in touch with a number of these security companies, and they've said attracting security guards is difficult because the job market is so good," Mr. Daniels said.
He also said that the companies only staff the number of guards that is required through its contract, not based on whether additional guards may be needed.
David Sands contributed to this article, which is based in part on wire-service reports.


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Hversu Noregr byggðis (oversat til Hvordan Norge blev bygget eller Fundinn Noregr) er en islandsk optegnelse på oprindelsen af forskellige mytologiske norske slægter. Det eneste eksemplar af denne tekst er genfundet i det store islandske værk Flatøbogen.

Skabelsesmyte
I Hversu Noregr byggðis trækkes forfædrene fra jætten Fornjot i Finland til dennes efterkommer Nor som erobrer Norge og giver navn til landet. Kong Nor som eponymisk for Norge er både uhistorisk og ikke korrekt filologisk, men ikke usædvanlig i norrøne skrifter. Snorre Sturlason forsøger sig på lignende forklaringer indledningsvis i Heimskringla. Tilsvarende slår teksten fast at Nors søn Trond bosætter sig i det området som blev navngivet efter ham, Trondheim ("Þrándr er nefndr konungr sá, er fyrstr réð fyrir Þrándheimi"). Teksten giver derefter detaljer om Nors og af hans bror Gors efterkommere i en sektion kaldet Ættartölur (Ættehistorie).

Samme myte i Orkneyinga saga
Denne optegnelse har en nær parallel i de tre første kapitler af Orkneyinga saga som giver en noget forskellig version af den samme fortælling og giver kun detaljer om efterkommerne til Gor, foruden information som ikke findes Hversu Noregr byggðis. Optegnelsen i Orkneyinga saga, som man antager er ældre end den version som finnes i Flatøbogen, bliver undetiden refereret til som Grundlæggelsen af Norge (Fundinn Noregr eller Fundin Noregr). Meget af materialet i disse to manuskripter findes ikke andre steder, specielt slægtskabet af mange familier tilbage til jætter hellere end til Odin som er tendensen i andre værker.

Konge, jarl og herse
Et andet interessant aspekt er forklaringerne på de forskellige samfundstitler i relation til konge. Jarler blev skabt da Nors sønnesøn Gudbrand nægter at blive kaldt "konge" og giver sig selv navnet "jarl" i stedet ("ok lét gefa sér jarlsnafn"). Tre generationer senere er det en anden Gudbrand som afviser at tage både navnet konge og jarl, og han giver sig i stedet navnet "herse". Udbredelsen af Nors efterkommere og deres navngivning af titler skaber et hierarkisk organiseret samfund, hvor kongen i bogstavelig forstand er far til sit folk, og hvor hvert medlem af slægten frit har valgt sin sociale funktion.

Dette kan sammenlignes med Håkon Sigurdsson (Håkon Jarl) som ikke kaldte sig selv for konge, til trods for at han styrede Norge som det, men beholdt titlen jarl som hans forfædre havde før ham. Tilsvarende ville Erling Skjalgsson ikke være jarl da kong Olav Tryggvason tilbød ham titlen, men foretrak at være herse sådan som hans forfædre før ham.

Listerne med slægter hævder også at mange heroiske slægter som er berømte i den nordiske folketro, men som ikke er lokaliseret i Norge faktisk var af norsk oprindelse, de fleste er Nors efterkommere etterkommer Halvdan den Gamle. Derimod er alle slægter som kommer fra Halvdan derefter vist ved at de mødes i den store norske konge Harald Hårfagre, den første samlingskonge i Norge.

Æt fra både Adam og Odin
Der hvor informationen her kan sammenlignes med andre optegnelser bliver den nogle gange bekræftet og andre gange modsagt. Der er også mindre unøjagtigheder og selvmodsigelser, inklusive teksten om den danske skjoldungeslægts linjer og ynglingeslægtens linjer som stamfædre til Harald Hårfagre, også ved at hævde at Harald Hårfagre nedstammer fra Bibelens Adam.

Den store islandske filolog Sigurður Nordal har antaget, at Hversu Noregr byggðist har tjent som en introduktion til Ættartölur som sporer Harald Hårfagres forfædre tilbage til Odin, Priamos af Troja, Saturn og Noa til Adam. I henhold til Nordal samlede Magnus Torhallsson, den ene af Flatbogens forfattere, teksten fra kilder af forskellig alder og oprindelse, og udvidet af ham selv. Forfatteren har også sikret sig en vis overensstemmelse med navne i de andre tekster i Flatøbogen.

Teksten ender med en slægtsliste af Harald Hårfagres efterkommere frem til Olav Håkonsson (1370–1387) og med et udsagn om at optegnelsen blev skrevet ned i 1387, og en omtale af dronning Margrete Valdemarsdatter, Olavs mor, som den reelle hersker af Norge.

Referencer

Litteratur
 Rowe, Elizabeth Ashman: «Origin Legends and Foundation Myths in Flateyjarbók» . Old Norse Myths, Literature and Society Proceedings of the 11th International Saga Conference 2-7 July 2000, University of Sydney

Eksterne henvisninger
 Heimskringla.no: Hversu Noregr Byggðist
 Snerpa.is: Hversu Noregr Byggðist

Nordisk litteratur fra middelalderen
Nordisk mytologi
Norges historie

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J. Lesley
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4.0 out of 5 stars Great reading but lots of dangling threads.
The Bryant and May stories have been favorites of mine for a long time. Author Christopher Fowler seems to tie these stories in to modern life with a deft treatment that satisfies but also makes me a little wistful. The Lonely Hour spends much of its time showing us how involved people have allowed themselves to get in social media while cutting off most of their real life relationships. It's a soapbox I've been on for years now.
I found this book - number sixteen in the series - to be a little unsettling. There is real tension among the staff of The Peculiar Crimes Unit; some caused by the difficulty of getting a good handle on what is happening with the murders. This time Fowler has written the story so we know early on who the killer is but not why the victims are targeted. Something shocking happens in this story and there is no resolution given. I'm not ever a fan of a cliffhanger ending and that feeling extends to favorite authors and series too. I'm just glad that the author has included a statement in the Acknowledgement that says he will work out what's going to happen next. I hope he's been working on it already because there are a lot of loose ends that need to be gathered up. Naturally I'll be there for book #17 to see how he does it.
lisaleo (Lisa Yount)
5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful characters, fabulous writing--as always
Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2019
In this Peculiar Crimes Unit/Bryant and May installment, the crew pursues a killer who makes a point of doing in his victims at 4 AM: "the lonely hour," as Bryant dubs it. Readers are told his name early on; the mystery is who he is and why he is targeting this particular group of people. Meanwhile, the Powers that Be are, as usual, looking for excuses to close down the maverick unit, and this time it is May, rather than the more obviously eccentric Bryant, who is in particular peril.
Veteran readers of this marvelous series are likely to be having so much fun with Bryant and the gang that they may not stop to notice what a fantastic writer Fowler is. Not only the series regulars and main mystery characters, but even the most minor characters who appear in only one scene, are so vividly described that they jump off the page. Scene descriptions are often haunting: "Clouds drifted apart like separating ice floes…. [Moon]light washed across the grass, turning the slope into a luminous tide, as if the landscape were lit from within." Metaphors are poignant or hilarious, or both at once: "Raymond Land looked as if he had been subjected to immense gravitational force. It seemed impossible that anyone's face could sag so far and fast overnight." And then there's all the wonderful London history: some bits are delivered as excerpts from a Bryant-led walking tour of London that I wish I could take, while others are improbably twisted into clues by that same indefatigable source.
In spite of all the laughs, an air of loss pervades the book: Crippen, the office cat, becomes sick and has to be put to sleep, and May learns that his ex-wife, long an inmate of a mental institution, has passed on as well. Loss and grief are also key factors behind the murders. And, finally, the book ends on a cliffhanger note threatening even greater disasters, offset only by Fowler's ending line: "Bryant and May will return."
They'd better!
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Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2020
Every time I read a Peculiar Crimes Unit mystery, I wonder to myself how Fowler is possibly going to top the last one. And, just as always, I finished this newest volume thinking "Wow!" Especially at the end of the penultimate chapter.
Christmas celebrations have ended and once again the Peculiar Crimes Unit is called in when a man of Indian descent is found hanging upside down from a tree, surrounded by occult items. His time of death is estimated at 4 a.m. Senior detectives Bryant (the eccentric, outside-the-box theorist) and May (the erudite one) and their team are puzzling whether it's some sort of bizarre cult event (of course Arthur Bryant immediately contacts his friend Maggie, a practicing witch), bored punks, or more sinister forces when another 4 a.m. death occurs, a suicide this time—or was it? Unknown to them, a chubby young woman named Sparrow who was out watching bats with a conservation group has befriended the killer, and also knows both of the victims who died. In the meantime one of the PCU is not really who they seem, and John May has a secret which may endanger the group.
London folklore, Bryant's daffy investigative style, tensions simmering in the PCU, Sparrow's unwitting friendship, and the real story behind the crimes are deftly woven into another Fowler page-turner. I love these books. I can't wait for the next one to see how the resolution to aforementioned Chapter 49 comes out.
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Yes, every Bryant & May story includes Arthur being eccentric and John being levelheaded. Each prior novel had the PCU continuously balancing weird with pragmatic while fending off policy and procedure. At it's core, this novel is no different and while the lightheartedness is there, it is a tad more bleak throughout. The murders are senseless and misguided but the investigation seems in a constant state of chaos that, even at the end, never fully resolves itself in the typical Bryant & May fashion. I can say I'm a bit pissed at the ending, a damned Sopranos blackout style cliffhanger, but I trust Fowler not to hank this series up. As always, a good read and leaves you definitely waiting for the next book to come.
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News UN working group accepts 8 arbitrary detention complaints from Turkey
UN working group accepts 8 arbitrary detention complaints from Turkey
The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has accepted eight individual complaints from Turkey under an "Urgent Action" procedure, Euronews Turkish reported on April 3.
Unlike other UN human rights mechanisms, the working group does not require local remedies to have been exhausted to consider a submission admissible.
Speaking to Euronews Turkish, human rights lawyer Kurtuluş Baştimar said the applications were accepted by the UN working group as "systematic rights violations."
Indicating that the applications were lodged on behalf of eight individuals who had been convicted in judicial proceedings in Turkey, Baştimar added: "The committee took a very important decision with respect to the situation of thousands who have been arbitrarily deprived of their liberty in Turkey. Among the applicants are people who have been arrested on charges of using the ByLock smartphone application, depositing money in Bank Asya and membership in certain associations. With this decision the committee declined to accept those grounds as sufficient for arresting people and depriving them of their liberty. Although these actions are accepted as crimes by the local courts, the committee interpreted them as a form of freedom of expression and the exercise of the right to freedom of association."
The committee does not require the exhaustion of domestic remedies
Reminding that the UN working group investigates whether arrests and detentions are imposed arbitrarily and whether they comply with international law, Baştimar said: "In Turkey lawyers go to the European Court of Human Rights [ECtHR] for arbitrary detention cases. However, application to the ECtHR takes many years, and the Strasbourg Court strictly requires the exhaustion of domestic remedies. On the contrary the UN working group does not require the exhaustion of domestic remedies, which means that one can go to the working group without exhausting domestic remedies and without first applying to the Constitutional Court. Unlike the ECtHR, which takes many years to make a decision, the UN working group decides on applications in a short period of time."
The working group is expected to announce its reasoned decisions in two months.
The UN Human Rights Committee in a decision dated May 28, 2019 found violations in the individual applications of academic İsmet Özçelik and Turgay Karaman, director of the Time International School, who had been taken into custody in Malaysia and brought to Turkey on allegations of being followers of the faith-based Gülen movement, led by Fethullah Gülen. Calling on the Turkish authorities to release Özçelik and Karaman, the committee gave Turkey 180 days to implement the decision, which Turkey declined to do.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan began to target adherents of the Gülen movement after two massive corruption and graft investigations that were revealed on December 17 and 25, 2013, which implicated him, four of his ministers and other prominent figures from his government or support base. Accusing the movement of instigating the investigations, President Erdoğan designated the movement as an armed terrorist organization and seized all Gülen-affiliated media outlets, a private bank (Bank Asya) and businesses partially owned by people affiliated with the movement.
After a failed coup on July 15, 2016, which he accused Gülen of masterminding, an accusation repeatedly denied by Gülen, he declared an all-out war on the Gülen movement, in the process locking up hundreds of thousands of people affiliated with the movement and seizing their assets. In its identification of followers of the movement, the Erdoğan government has developed such criteria as using a smartphone application called ByLock, owning an account in movement-affiliated Bank Asya, sending a son or daughter to a Gülenist school, subscribing to the Zaman daily or other perceived Gülenist publications, based on which many were put behind bars.


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Guitar Legends – Various Artists [#563]
The guitar. Some would say it is a crucial instrument in modern music. "Without guitar" they might say, "All you have is some bloke singing with drums and a keyboard." Which is true, but as we have already heard with the likes of Morphine and Matt Howden, the guitar is merely a tool in the production of great music. However, one cannot ignore the guitar completely, especially when presented with a compilation such as today's album.
This two disc 41 song Capital Gold compilation features some interesting choices. It starts off quite promising with songs by Queen, Derek & the Dominos (guess which song), Rainbow and even Motorhead. But by the mid-way point it drifts into a sort of smokey late eighties blues nightclub (the proper sort where you go to listen to live music and smoke not to get pissed and/or laid) where Skynrd, Frampton, Santana and Lee Hooker have been placed on the bill with later guest appearances by John Lodge & Justin Hayward, Nick Drake and the Shadows.
If, for some reason, you've been living in a guitar free world and you're interested in finding out what can be done with the instrument, I suppose this is a good way to find out.
2004 Alternative Rock Blues Capital Gold compilations Indie Jazz John Lodge Justin Hayward Pop Rock Progressive Rock Queen Rock Rock and Roll Santana
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Greatest No.1 Singles – Various Artists [#559]
Whether it's Garth and Wayne singing Bohemian Rhapsody in a car, Robert de Niro in Jackie Brown rocking away to a strip tease to the Supreme's Baby Love or fish faced Julia Roberts poncing down a New York high street to Roy Orbison's Pretty Woman, this compilation has a selection of songs that everyone born in the last 50 years should be familiar with somehow or other.
Originally this was a two volume compilation (still available on Amazon)but over time volume 1 has been lost. Probably for the best as the "greatest" singles on the second volume were all a little too contemporaneous compared to those presented on volume 1. There was a spate of similar compilations after the millennium, Greatest This, Greatest That and who could forget the Absolute All Time Best of Super-dooper Mega Party Funtime Hoo-Har Music Ever Volume 3, all vying for the hard earned cash of the gullible. Of course, as with all compilations, there are some tracks I feel shouldn't be there, and others that are conspicuous by their absence. Never the less, Greatest No.1 Singles is a nice "leave it on in the background while you do the cleaning" album.
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Greatest Hits Vols 1 & 2 – Queen [#556 & #557]
It often seems like people tell me that I should like bands more than I do.
I've never liked Queen that much. Sure I appreciate the groundbreaking style of Bohemian Rhapsody, I also like their soundtrack to Flash Gordon but as I've said previously, I never held much love for Freddie Mercury and his pals.
Whether it was the type of person at my school that liked Queen, the sound or the way Freddie Mercury and Brian May, like Annie Lennox, made me feel uneasy. I remember being very young and ill in bed with a fever and Queen was on the radio as I was having hallucinations featuring Benny from Crossroads, the Yorkshire Ripper, big brown leather cushions and a needle and thread. I guess that swung it.
So I've never bought any of their albums, obtaining these two via the generous internet download free for all of the mid noughties. Even so, like with Abba, Guns N Roses and similar artists of the time, their music features on my life soundtrack, so it's hard to rule them out entirely hence their Greatest Hits being in my collection. Maybe if it wasn't for Benny from Crossroads, Paul Midgeley's dad and his Ford Sierra and Nick Gosney's overly freckly round face, I might have given them a bit more air time.
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Flash Gordon OST – Queen [#480]
It's thirty five years old and still a fantastic film. I must have seen the film more times than I can count to such an extent I often find myself finishing people's lines and quoting bits for ages.
So it's no surprise that I have the soundtrack in my music collection. However, I'm not a Queen fan. Freddie Mercury et al did nothing for me musically with perhaps the exception of Love Kills in Moroder's Metropolis and though Bohemian Rhapsody has its place in music history, Queen's other output just does not feature in my collection. At school it was the rougher types that liked Queen, the Paul Midgleys and Nick Gosneys of the world who's fathers subjected them to Queen's greatest hits on every car journey in their Ford Sierras. My dad played Glen Miller while my elder brothers force fed me prog and new romance from a very early age but never Queen.
Flash Gordon is a piece of its time. It should remain so and deserves no remakes or reimagining. Whedon and Abrams had better keep their mits off it. The soundtrack, like the film, remains firmly stuck in the eighties psyche like a can of Quattro and tub of Lyons Maid ice cream.
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#151 – The Best Air Guitar Album in the World…Ever – Various Artists
The Best Air Guitar Album in the World…Ever – Various Artists
This is every Dad's favourite compilation from the nineties and noughties. Glove boxes throughout the UK had a copy of this album in it and jukeboxes in dodgy pubs were required by law to have this album also.
As much a part of pre-MP3 music culture as Tubular Bells, Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds and other coffee table albums, The Best Air Guitar Album in the World…Ever is one of those compilations that seem to be in every collection. It's not hard to see why. All the traditionally popular bands are here; Queen, Def Leppard, Skynyrd and Blur but there are also bands and songs that are missing – Stiltskin's Inside and Mountain's Nantucket Sleighride for example, surely two of the most prolific air guitar riffs ever? Also there are some bands whose inclusion seems to only be to hook the younger generation in, Blur and Robbie Williams for example.
Still as compilations go, this is one of the better more agreeable ones.
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Bachmann's forthcoming HO scale model of Duck the Great Western Engine has been given a predicted release date.
The resurgence of Duck's popularity in recent years notably prompted a return for the No. 8 engine to play supporting roles in the Twelfth Series.
However, Bachmann's long awaited creation has been revealed by Tower Hobbies and Wholesale to have an appraised launch date for the end of January 2013.
The proposed setting for the US would come almost a full 12 months after the character's initial development back in February. The latter news was first announced by British Railway Stories creator, Simon Martin.
Duck from Bachmann is expected to hit US model and hobby stores on January 30th 2013.
I've been fearing this ever since Duck wasn't listed in NRMA's Product Announcements this year.
Doggone it! I really wanted him to be in my Christmas special this year, though I gave a pretty flexible role on purpose in case this happened. I guess next Christmas I'll have to release an extended edition with him in it.
But ThomasandPercyandToby is right; it's worth the wait.
Can't believe I'm saying this, but Donald/Douglas's expression pretty sums up how I feel about this.


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24 October 2012, at 10:34am
GERMANY - This year at EuroTier, Aviagen is bringing a 'breath of innovation' to stand 09F06 with the inclusion of the Aviagen Tech Centre.
The company always strives to adopt new technologies and is showcasing different ways of continuing customer support. An interactive section, incorporating touch screens, has been included in the new-look stand design. Visitors can explore the wide variety of Aviagen literature including manuals, guides, posters and technical articles on a vast array of subjects and enjoy an interactive experience exploring the world of Aviagen.
In addition, a number of technical tools, including thermal imaging cameras, shank length measures, grill sizers and feed sieves will all be on display with Aviagen personnel being on hand to give advice on the best techniques and tips to get maximum flock performance.
Visitors will also get the opportunity to view a brand-new video featuring the newly-established Aviagen Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Production School which gives viewers highlights of the successful first Breeder Module of the School in Edinburgh in August and introduces the concept for this School.
Patrick Claeys, Aviagen's European President, said: "EuroTier attracts people from all over the globe, not just Europe. Our European and Turkey, Middle East and Africa teams, supported by our specialists, will be on the stand to offer relevant advice for local markets and show how once again, Aviagen is always looking for new and innovative ways to provide support to our customers.
"The stand mixes a wealth of Aviagen knowledge with new technology and thinking. We are looking forward to welcoming friends old and new to Hannover."
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Q: How to display errors in Event Receivers? I am trying to implement a custom logic during the checkout of an item of a list in SharePoint 2010.
For this reason I added an Event Receiver that ovverides the method ItemCheckedOut.
The idea is to block the possibility to checkout a file if its Approval Status is Pending.
This is the code:
Public Overrides Sub ItemCheckedOut(ByVal properties As SPItemEventProperties)

    Try

        Me.EventFiringEnabled = False

        Dim item As SPListItem = properties.ListItem

        If item.ModerationInformation.Status = SPModerationStatusType.Pending Then

            properties.ErrorMessage = "The document is still 'Pending' and cannot be checked out."
            properties.Status = SPEventReceiverStatus.CancelWithError
            properties.Cancel = True

        End If

    Catch ex As Exception

        properties.ErrorMessage = String.Format("An error occurred during execution of ItemCheckedOut event: {0}.", ex.Message)
        properties.Status = SPEventReceiverStatus.CancelWithError
        properties.Cancel = True

    Finally

        Me.EventFiringEnabled = True

    End Try

End Sub

The code is executed correctly when a user try to checkout a file in "Pending" status, but no errors are displayed and checkout operation completes successfully.
Do you know how to solve?

A: Are you intentionally using the asynchronous (after) event?  I would suspect that displaying an error message would work better if you would override the ItemCheckingOut event instead.

A: Are you sure the code actually executes? Use System.Diagnostics.Trace.Write to write something to the trace log at some point and use DebugView (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896647.aspx) to monitor the output of the trace log.


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They are back! They aren't stupid. And they brought the funny.
This week's episode, Way Beyond the Call. Summary of episode is here.
I have a lot to say but not enough time at the moment.
First, I LOVED the boys in this episode. They were smart and funny. And very, very good looking. Seriously, that's just too much pretty on one screen.
I liked how upset Conner got when he discovered that Mason sent his book off to a headhunter.
"You trying to find a job without me? You designed a logo!"
(Because designing a logo is huge.)
Conner then gets upset that Mason is alluding that he is acting like a child and "needs big strong Mason" to take care of him. And what is the first thing he does... changes the reservation to what I imagine is a hipper hotel. That is if Shutters allows children.
I continue to like the interaction between Sarah and Conner. He checks her out when she wears a much improved outfit.
Conner: Big Date?
Sarah: With my ex-husband
Conner: Small Date.
Also loved the look on his face when he stole her champagne.
I felt so bad for Sarah. She doesn't appear to have many friends. She sends herself a big basket and makes plans to go out with her ex-husband. It sounds like they had an amicable split and they clearly still care for each other but... she isn't moving on. And her ex is right. Nothing is going to change if they continue like that.
I'm not sure what to make of Denise. Is she trying to get rid of Tony? She doesn't seem to really respect him especially after her comment to Conner and Mason after they made the commercial after being told the client is putting the business up for review.
Oh and the commercial... I liked it.
(More later when I'm not supposed to be working.)
And... were my eyes deceiving me or was that Ed of Ed & Larry fame?
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Definitely ... the Asian half of that duo. The consensus last night on the thread was that that's Ed.
I liked how upset Conner got when he discovered that Mason sent his book off to a headhunter ... Conner then gets upset that Mason is alluding that he is acting like a child and "needs big strong Mason" to take care of him.
Conner acted childishly, but Mason was being a bit parental. If they're truly partners, as Conner has a right to expect until they agree to terminate the partnership, Mason shouldn't be playing Dad, treating Conner's feelings as an afterthought.
Monica Potter rocked in this episode. And of course I don't just mean the "Oh, hello!" moment that I probably enjoyed more than you two. ;-)
More later. :-)
Back in a bit, but just wanted to say I thought the scene leaving the bowling alley was Monica Potter's best. Fantastic work.
The scenes on the set in California? Man, those boys looked good. Rocking the jackets and hoodies, etc.
Speaking of rocking the apparel, LIFE IS NEARLY ON. *g*
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I said aloud to my TV, "Hey, it's Ed!" when he came on screen. West Wing connections are so much fun!
I loved Monica Potter in this episode...she's great as Sarah.
I thought the scene leaving the bowling alley was Monica Potter's best. Fantastic work.
Yes, Mary. I think you'll agree that all of Sarah's scenes in that episode built up to that scene. We're left asking "date with her ex-husband on her birthday?" Then, he seems like a nice guy; to the show's credit, they didn't make the ex into a villain.
It sounds like they had an amicable split and they clearly still care for each other but... she isn't moving on. And her ex is right. Nothing is going to change if they continue like that.
Right, Gatzy. I also like that they didn't give us some exposition in that scene as to why they split up. It's enough to know that they divorced ... and that only one of them recognizes that, because they're not getting back together, they need to move on.
Just a fantastic performance by MP. I may have a bit of a crush. (To quote Mary, the list is long and dignified.)
I think the dysfunctional (or is it?) thing between Mason and Conner is very realistic. It's hard to see where the cycle starts. Mason acts like a grownup -- THE grownup -- and Conner resents it. But, to Mason, being the grownup includes thinking strategically and expecting Conner to trust him to do the right thing. Conner reacts to Mason's secrecy by feeling insecure, then ranting and taking control over the first thing that comes to mind (like the hotel room). Which reinforces Mason's belief that he has to be the one in charge. It's a cycle.
I loved his logo! Loved it. I wish my last name started with an M so I could steal it. :-)
I agree, Mary, it is realistic. Because there's the idealized version of a partnership -- if all decisions aren't made in tandem, then there is a "You've always got my back" trust -- and then there is the reality that human beings, even successful ones, have insecurity and a degree of ... not mistrust necessarily, but an unwillingness to trust sufficiently. Conditional mistrust. (Same thing, you say? Well, it feels different to me. ;-)
It is definitely a cycle. That's something else that they've established quite well. Mason could save himself some agita by telling Conner he's doing these things rather than having Conner find out after the fact. I think it's that "you blindsided me" feeling that causes Conner to act as he does.
Gatzy, I think that while Denise wishes Tony weren't quite so risk-averse, I don't think she's trying to get rid of him. She does tell Conner and Mason they should talk to him more.
Which ties a bow around another theme of the episode: Tony should be given more respect for knowing what he's talking about. Because, while it made for entertaining TV -- I loved the commercial, too -- Tony was right when he said that incumbents never win in a review, and that Arc Mobile was gone.
I think what they're telling us that is that Tony knew they were leaving because Denise didn't want to cut the agency's fee, not because of anything Creative was doing or not doing.
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How Rich Clune cemented his legacy in the Maple Leafs organization
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When Rich Clune returned home to join the Maple Leafs organization, I'm not sure he'd understand the footprint he'd leave behind seven years later.
15 seasons, eight professional teams, 624 AHL games, 143 in the NHL — the 35-year-old is entering retirement with a legacy that's going to be remembered forever.
We could say it began in 2015 when Clune returned to play for his hometown team in Toronto, but really, it started long before that. From the ages of 15-24, he faced the toughest battle of his life against alcohol and substance use disorder.
"I was such a mess that I was either going to wind up dead or kill somebody else." Clune wrote in a Players Tribune article back in 2015.
He openly told his story — something that's incredibly hard to do — to help others. Clune called it "The Battle".
"As a hockey player, you're constantly worried about what the boys think. What coach thinks. We have been taught to view words like "disease" as a weakness. I am an alcoholic. I have a disease. But I am stronger than I have ever been." Clune wrote. "I blame nobody but myself for my past, and I realize that every day I wake up to a choice: How do I want to live? I still go out with my teammates. I go to weddings. I go to the beach. I dance and laugh and party my ass off. I just don't drink anymore.
"I also do all the things that I ignored for so long. I study cinema and art and am currently shooting a short film in Los Angeles. For the first time since I went away to play professional hockey, I feel alive and happy."
A couple of days after the article was released, Clune signed an AHL contract with the Toronto Marlies, which later turned into an NHL deal with the Maple Leafs. And a few years later, he released a documentary called "Hi, My Name is Dicky", which highlighted his battle with alcohol and substance use disorder, similar to his article.
Year after year, Clune battled to become the best player possible. For every season spent in the AHL with the Marlies, he was a part of the leadership group. Clune was born a leader and that's incredibly clear when you witness what he does on and off the ice.
Back in 2016, he said his goal was to win a Calder Cup, and that the Marlies "were going to win a Calder Cup." He wasn't wrong.
Likely one of the biggest moments in Clune's 15-year career came that year. The Marlies and Albany Devils were battling in a Game 7 which saw the winner advance to the AHL's Eastern Conference Finals. With less than three minutes left in a tied 3-3 game, Clune did the unimaginable.
He scored the game-winning goal to send Toronto to the next round.
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The Marlies would fall in the next round to the Hershey Bears, who won the series 4-1. Again, though, that didn't stop Clune from his goal of one day becoming a Calder Cup Champion. In 2016-17, Toronto was able to clinch second in the North Division, but only made it to the second round, where they were defeated by the Syracuse Crunch.
But little did the team know that in the next year, they'd make history.
In the 2017-18 season, the Marlies clinched first place in the North Division — there was high hopes. After a 3-2 series-win against Utica, Toronto pushed hard, sweeping both Syracuse and Lehigh Valley to advance to the Calder Cup Final against the Texas Stars.
Both teams battled incredibly hard pushing this series to seven games. And in their final matchup, Toronto came out on the better side of history. What Clune said back in 2016 became a reality.
After the win, it was Toronto forever for the now 35-year-old.
"I'm not leaving," said Clune during the Marlies Calder Cup celebration. "They're going to have to get a wrecking ball to get me outta here. They're going to have to get the National Guard to get me out, because I ain't going nowhere."
Over the course of the next four years, Clune's leadership touched a lot of people. In 2021, after almost a year of the world's battle with COVID-19, there was plenty of happiness to go around when Clune became the captain of the Toronto Marlies.
"It's nice to be acknowledged, although you don't need a letter to play like a captain," he said after being named the ninth captain in Marlies history, "but it's certainly a nice honour."
Clune's legacy in Toronto will forever live on. Although he didn't spend much time up with the Maple Leafs, his presence was still felt throughout the organization.
Especially with rookies who were coming into their first year of professional hockey.
"When you're talking about mentorship from guys, he definitely would be one of the top ones. I think almost every single person on the team would say the same." Said Curtis Douglas earlier this year. "He's an amazing player, an amazing person. I mean, he brings a lot of experience in his own life experiences and teaches a lot of the guys, and I mean, he's been nothing but amazing to me and to a lot of the younger guys, and kind of taking us under his wing."
"The number one thing I appreciate about Dicky is how he lets younger guys be themselves." Alex Steeves said during his first pro season. "I think Dickey really loves to get to know guys and let them be comfortable, even if it's your first year, which you really don't see anywhere. I think that helps younger guys be more comfortable and play as high to their potential as they can. I'd say also that he's so well respected. Anytime you have a leader where they don't have to try to lead, they don't have to act any different than who they are and they're just a natural leader who guys look up to, I think that's the best way to get a locker room together, and I think Dicky's a great example of that."
Clune is incredibly well respected — by his teammates and even by his peers who battled against him from time to time.
"I've known Rich for a long time. That guy, he leaves everything on the ice. I remember playing against him in the minors, in the NHL, and you knew what you were getting out of him every single shift. And he still does it today." Former Marlie Alex Biega said while with the team this past season. "I mean, he's 34-years-old, he's the captain of this group, and he certainly could be comfortable, but he's not. He plays uncomfortable and he plays like his job is on the line every single night. I think guys look up to him, and he's obviously done an incredible job for himself, the Toronto Marlies, and the organization through the past couple of years. I can't say enough good things about that guy."
After two seasons of covering the Marlies, I don't think there's anyone better in hockey than Clune. What stood out to me most about him was his patience with myself. Whether it was asking a question or walking off the ice after practice, Clune always made an effort to make me feel comfortable.
During many of the Marlies' warmups throughout the season, I'd bring my camera to ice level and take photos of the players. Some I'd use for articles, others I'd post to Instagram because I thought they looked very cool. Photography is something I love and being able to take photos of professional hockey players was crazy to me.
I can remember one day when Clune came off the ice after practice before speaking with us media folk, and told me how much he liked my photography. While some of the pictures were of him, he still didn't have to say that, but that was just the type of person he is.
A genuine person who cares and wants to make everyone around him feel great — even me, someone who has to write about the team whether they're doing good or bad.
I'm not sure there'll ever be someone I'll cross paths with throughout the hockey world that will be as incredible as Clune is. I assume the people who are around him most would certainly say the same too. He's a fighter, a battler, but most importantly a great human being.
He will provide immense value to the Maple Leafs in his new role in Player Development and it's the perfect fit for everyone involved.
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Born in California, Lucas took an interest in science fiction from an early age. During college, he...
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Heritage is not only about the material structures, of course. There is a whole range of oral traditions, performing arts, rituals, festive events, practices and skills to be thought of in that sense. People still have a basic need of physical and mental belonging to a particular context and those intangibles are still living and so much needed in the present times.
However, until recently, the traditions, practices and skills have been treated separately, country by country. Namely, the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage is quite a 21st century thing and it has been just 10 years since its adoption now.
There's a world intangible heritage list, with one entry from Portugal so far – the Fado, which was inscribed in 2011. It's defined as the popular urban song of Portugal, emerged at the beginning of 19th century and associated primarily with Lisbon and maybe Coimbra. The keyword to fado is saudade (the untranslatable word for longing and melancholy and feeling of loss).
Another intangible asset of Portugal, shared with several other countries and planned to be inscribed in the world heritage list is the Mediterranean diet. There have been some problems in the course of inscription, as far as I know, but having been to Portugal I can say there's no better example of a living tradition! Something to be investigated and lived in-depth, so I hope, as there are senses and heritage and present time in the mix!
Portuguese eat well and diversely. One of the most memorable (and comforting) meals I had there was "francesinha". The urban legend says it was invented in 1960s by a Portuguese immigrant who returned from France ("francesinha" means "a little French girl"). There are many Portuguese living in France, by the way, which is a consequence of immigration wave in 1960s and 1970s, caused by the burden of dictatorship and modest living conditions in their homeland at the time.
The main ingredients are: bread, ham, linguiça sausage, meet (steak), all with melted cheese on top, bathing in a special sauce and accompanied with french fries.
The real "Francesinha" is primarily linked to the city of Porto. Oh yes, they even organize "Francesinha" festivals!


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NZ Defence launches attack on climate change
Climate change will "test the security and resilience of our community, our nation, the South Pacific, and the world," New Zealand's Minister of Defence, Ron Mark, said.
The New Zealand Ministry of Defence has highlighted the security threat of climate change in their new Defence Capability Plan.
It describes climate change as "one of the greatest security challenges for New Zealand defence in the coming decades".
"The Pacific region, including New Zealand, will continue to be impacted by the intensifying impacts of climate change," it said.
Our neighbour nation clearly views climate change as an issue that moves across sectors, acknowledging the relationship between well-being and environment in its recent well-being budget.
READ MORE: New Zealand's well-being budget is a major policy innovation
The paper argues that climate change will have economic and cultural consequences that "intersect with a complex array of environmental and social issues", which can give rise to low-level and more violent conflict.
The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) will face a growing number of tasks if it ignores the strengthening links between climate change and security, the paper said.
They need to be ready in order to respond to events of "decreasing predictability" and increasing frequency.
Impacts of climate change on ocean and marine life, particularly in the Pacific and Southern Oceans, could lead to fishing vessels operating in new areas.
This includes international waters and New Zealand's expansive search and rescue area.
Growth of the New Zealand Army to 6000 personnel, and improved capacity through the planned sealift and airlift capabilities, will ensure NZDF is prepared to respond.
Improved aerial surveillance and maritime domain awareness will also ensure that it is better informed about the implications of climate changes as they happen.
An increase in the number of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations, increased likelihood of stability operations, and a larger number of search and rescue missions occurring across a broader geographical area are key issues, according to New Zealand Defence.
READ MORE: Coal and Defence leaders demand "drastic" climate action
They also identified a number of security, environmental and social impacts, which could lead to economic and political implications:
Security impacts
Rising temperatures
Intensifying cyclones
More or less rainfall
Floods and droughts
Decreasing fish stocks and marine life
Increase in soil salinity
Unproductive land (non cultivable and eventually uninhabitable land)
Social, economic and political impacts
Loss of livelihood
Water and food scarcity
Increase in malnutrition
Loss of jobs/education opportunities
Loss of cultural identity
Damage to community infrastructure
Climate migration security implications
Human security challenges
Health-related crises
Resource competition (food and water security)
Violence from mismanaged adaptation or migration
Land disputes magnified by weak governance
Despite the Australian military supporting a shift to more sustainable options, and a former Chief of the Australian Defence Force calling for action, it seems that New Zealand has beat us to the bullet again.
By Shannon Jenkins
Shannon Jenkins is a journalist at The Mandarin based in Melbourne.
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Tags: Climate change climate crisis Defence Environment Well-being
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