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Business Musings: Long-Term Thinking: Rights Reversions (Contracts/Dealbreakers)
Posted: July 6, 2016/Under: Business Musings, Current News, free nonfiction, On Writing/By: Kristine Kathryn Rusch
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As I've been looking over my book Dealbreakers from 2013, it's surprising to me how much I've had to change. Things have gotten worse, rather than better.
However, I found a couple of topics I could reprint with few changes. I've decided to put those up over the two weeks of America's Fourth of July holiday, for my convenience (in part) and because I know the readership will be down, so I figured better to do a few things a lot of regular readers have seen, instead of something new.
Which isn't to say these topics from last week (Contract Termination) and this one aren't important. They are very important. I'm just hoping those of you who've already purchased the book from years ago or read the blog have some grounding in this.
A few things are different, and I'm threading them through this blog. Some of you wrote to me about your on-going negotiations to get your rights reversions—thank you!—and I'll do my best to reflect the changes you're seeing.
Before you get too deep into this post, two warnings. First, I'm not a lawyer, so everything I say here is informational only. Second, if you don't understand copyright, then do this. Head to my blog post called "Know Your Rights" and read that. Then order yourself a copy of The Copyright Handbook, because if you don't understand copyright, you don't understand the most important aspect of your publishing business. Got that?
Okay, here goes:
When a writer signs a contract with a publisher to have a book published, that contract includes which rights the publisher is licensing and at what cost/percentage of that cost. All of this is based on the copyright, which can be sliced down to minute fractions, and each fraction licensed.
For example, a writer might license worldwide rights to publish the book as a hardcover novel in the English language. The other rights, from e-book to audio to mass market paperback, would not be included in that particular contract.
Some contracts are short, some are ten and twenty pages long. Each contract will delineate what the rights licensed are, what the publisher will pay the writer for the use of those rights, and when the contract expires. All contracts need an end date to be legal, and so you'd think that book contract would have a set time period. It's pretty convenient: both parties know the contract expires on a specific date. The contract can be renegotiated around the time of expiration or renewed on a yearly basis, until one party decides to cancel the contract, or, or, or…
Before we go any further, I want to make something very, very, very clear. Often, writers in the comments section of this blog ask a question about contracts that assumes that all book contracts are the same. Some writers might understand that contracts differ, but those writers then believe that all bestsellers have the same contract, and all midlist writers have a different one.
Here's the truth of it, folks. You—one writer—can have twelve book contracts with the same company, and each contract might have different terms from other contracts. In other words, you might have spent your entire publishing career with one publishing house. You might write the same type of book year after year, and you still might have twelve different contracts, with twelve different terms, including twelve different reversion clauses.
I know that's hard to wrap your minds around, but it's an important thought, because if you believe that all contracts are the same, you'll end up signing something that's bad for you. After all, Famous Writer (who publishes with the same publisher) signed that contract, right?
No, not right. Famous Writer One is different from Famous Writer Two. One is a great negotiator who hires an IP attorney. Two is a terrible negotiator with an even worse agent. The great negotiator with the IP attorney might have a better contract. But he might not. Because the terrible negotiator might be too famous to piss off, and the publisher automatically offered terrible negotiator better terms than great negotiator.
You don't know, and can't know, and probably never will know.
So you must make decisions based on your own career.
Now, back to reversion clauses. They are not created equal. But there are some commonalities in book contracts that I can talk about in general.
Over the decades, book contracts evolved to avoid the time-limit. Instead, the ticking clock would start once the book was officially "out of print." Generally speaking, "out of print" was usually defined in a contract (if defined at all) as "unavailable for sale." Once the author realized that the book was unavailable, she would notify the publisher that she wanted all rights reverted. Once the writer notified the publisher, the publisher either had to do revert the rights, or would have a set amount of time (generally six months) to reissue the book.
Of course, there were a dozen permutations of that. I've seen some contracts that would not allow a rights reversion for seven years after the date of the contract even if the book went out of print in the very first year. The publisher in that case had no obligation to reissue the book and could sit on the rights for six years. At the end of the seventh year, the publisher would still have the option of putting the book back into print if the publisher did so within a six-month window after the writer informed the publisher that she wanted the rights back.
Why would a publisher have this clause? Imagine this: in the six years that the publisher ignored this out-of-print book, the writer went from relative unknown to a bestseller. Even if she became a bestseller under another name, the publisher would want the right to reissue that old book. That's why you often saw things like Famous Writer writing as Not-So-Famous Writer on book covers, particularly in the 1980s and 1990s. Those writers had signed bad contracts early, and were paying for it years later.
In the past, when a novel went out of print, it was pretty obvious. No one could find a new copy of the book in a bookstore. The burden was still on the writer to ask for a reversion. Back in the 1980s, publishers often required a letter from a bookstore along with the author's reversion request. To prove that the book was out of print, the bookstore letter had to say that the store tried to order copies of the book and failed to get them.
Note that even though it was the publisher's responsibility to print and distribute the book, the author had to prove that the book was no longer in print. Needlessly adversarial? Not really. The problem was that then, as now, the publisher seemed to be the only one in the equation who understood that the control of the rights was the important thing. Writers, for the most part, just wanted to get published.
In fact, back then, only weird or pushy writers would ask for rights reversions. In the 1970s and earlier, rights reversions were important because other publishing houses would buy backlist, but by 1990, that concept was disappearing. So writers just didn't ask. Or they'd instruct their agent to get the reversions, and the agents either wouldn't do it at all or wouldn't follow up.
And getting reversions, even then, required a lot of follow-up.
By the late 1990s, printing technology changed, and print-on-demand books became easier to do. Publishers started using print-on-demand suppliers to do second, third, and fourth printings of backlist titles. Those printings might have been as small as 100 copies. By the mid-2000s, such practices were common.
As usual, writers and their agents were behind the curve on this thing, and only recently started adding the phrase along the lines of "the availability of a print-on-demand edition of the book does not count toward the in-print definition in this contract."
The only reason I can't get my rights back on my last remaining title with Simon and Schuster is because my very old contract with them does not have that line, and S&S counts the POD availability as "in-print."
(Note: I first wrote that sentence in 2011, and I still in 2016 can't get the book out of S&S's clammy greedy hands. Lawyers R Us, and soon.)
If contract terms can be bent or stretched to the publishing house's favor, the publishing house will do so.
The print-on-demand technology changed the in-print calculation. At that point, the bookstore letter became irrelevant. If the bookstore waited long enough, it could get an edition of the book.
So agents and authors tried to define the end of a contract by sales velocity. If a book sold fewer than 500 copies in a six-month period (for example), then that book would be considered out of print, and would, for the sake of the contract, be eligible for reversion.
The problem here? The only way the writer knows what the book's sales are is through the royalty report generated by the publisher. And, as I have discussed in various blog posts, those reports are rarely accurate. Plus, if the book sold fewer than 500 copies in a six-month period, the writer would have to wait until the reporting time after that period ended. Which gives the publisher even more time to hang onto the rights.
For example, the six-month period from January 1 to June 30 royalty reports arrive from many traditional publishers at the end of October. That gives the publisher an extra four months to goose sales, if goosing is needed.
At that point, the end of October, the writer can then request a reversion, and will probably have to wait for six more months for a reply. If there's any chance the book will sell well, the publisher has plenty of time to remedy any out-of-print or sales issues. Too much time, in fact.
Why do I say that? Wouldn't a writer want a book to stay in print?
Not always. Sometimes the reason a writer wants a rights reversion has nothing to do with book sales and everything to do with mismanagement in the publishing company. In 2012, when I posted the blog "A Tale of Two Royalty Statements," saying one royalty statement from one company was accurate and a royalty statement from another company was an unmitigated mess, many writers wrote me privately asking who the good company was.
I didn't tell them. My problem was this: the company with the accurate royalty report had also provided me with my worst-ever editor experience (in a career filled with bad editing experiences) and I wanted the hell out of that company because of the editor. The company with the god-awful royalty reports had an excellent editor and editorial support staff. Companies the size of most traditional publishers are not all good or all bad. They're a mixed bag, and that bag might be different for different writers.
So, back to our overall reversion topic. At the dawn of this new century, it became very hard to get rights reversions. It became even harder in the past several years as the e-book revolution hit traditional publishing.
If an old publishing contract contained e-book rights, and that e-book was available, did that constitute in-print? Traditional publishers said yes; writers and their advocates said no. The courts will eventually decide a lot of these cases.
Writers and agents again tried to close the barn door after the horses got out by trying to define e-book velocity as out of print. If, for example, the e-book sold fewer than 100 copies in a six-month period, then the book would be considered out of print. But that barn door remained wide open, since most writers and agents did not exclude free e-books from the sales figures. So if a publisher wanted to hang onto rights, he could offer the book for free for a few days, the "sales" would go up, and the book would not revert.
As the writers and agents have changed the contracts again, the publishers are now discounting e-books to 99 cents or less and counting those sales toward the on-sale total. (Such discounting is often not counted the same way as full-price books in the print book part of the contract.)
Slowly, traditional publishers have realized that backlist titles are worth a lot of money. As I wrote recently, traditional publishers are slowly figuring out that they are no longer in the manufacturing business, they're in the rights business.
So they're buying—and holding—rights. Years ago, when I got angry at a publisher for their misbehavior, I offered to buy back the rights to one of my books. It caught that publisher flat-footed. No writer had ever done that, and the publisher had no idea how to estimate the books' value to the company.
Now, I'm hearing from more and more writers that their publishers insist on the writers paying to get rights reverted. While this is in part good news—the publishers are willing to let go of the books—it's also bad news. Writers are being asked to pony up as much two-thirds of the book's initial advance (on books that were already published) to get the rights reverted.
The publishers claim that this is how much the books will be worth to them in the next ten years, which leads me to wonder if that's just some accountant's valuation on a spreadsheet, done to estimate the value of an existing asset. (Oh, never mind. I'll examine this more thoroughly later.)
What you need to know is this: Traditional publishers are doing everything they can to make these old publishing contracts (and even the new ones) into contracts that exist in perpetuity while seeming to follow contract law. It's a dicey proposition which will take a lot of legal wrangling to settle.
Which is why I've started recommending to writers that if they want to have a traditional publishing contract for their book, that contract has to have a limited term. The contract can exist for ten years from the date of the contract (or seven from the date of publication, which may not be unreasonably delayed), and can be renewed at the same or more favorable terms. I explained this more last week.
So, if you don't have a limited-term contract, how can you get your rights reverted?
Writers sometimes ask me why they even need to bother the publisher to get the rights back. After all, if the sales go below 200 copies or whatever that agreement is in the contract, don't the rights automatically revert to you? And I always shake my head in wonderment that the question even came up. Because… um…your relationship is defined by a contract, and contracts require communication.
Besides, most publishers, as I mentioned above, reserve the right to "cure," meaning they can try to repair the damage to the book's sales and put the book back into print.
So it might look like your rights have reverted, but you don't have full legal title to those rights until you have a release letter from your publisher.
A note here: I'm dealing with book contracts, but many short story contracts also have rights reversion issues. Each contract is different. If you're going to reprint a short story that you've previously published, then you need to make certain that the rights you're about to exercise belong to you.
If you didn't understand that paragraph, you really need The Copyright Handbook. As I mentioned earlier, you're not selling a book when you sign a contract. You're licensing part of the copyright.
Okay. So…you want to reprint one of your backlist titles or put up an e-book of an out-of-print novel or sell the Japanese rights to your first novel.
Time to haul out the contract and read it. See what the terms are, what you signed, and what you still own. If the contract is old enough, you might not have licensed e-rights at all. They might not have existed. Make sure you didn't sign an addendum to the contract in the last few years granting e-rights, either.
If you believe you own the rights you're about to exercise free and clear, if you're positive that there are no existing licenses on those rights, then proceed.
But if you're in doubt, then you need to do some research. You might even need to hire an intellectual properties attorney to help you figure out what you own and what you don't.
Let's assume, though, that the book is out of print by whatever standard is set in the contract. Then you have to go through the hoops that the contract establishes for rights reversion.
Generally, those hoops are pretty simple. You must write a letter asking for the rights to revert to you.
The letter should be formal. It should cite the contract, its date, the clause that pertains to reversion, and the proof you have that the book meets the definition of out of print. Then you should ask for a letter reverting the rights to you.
Send this letter to the legal department at your publisher by snail mail with a delivery confirmation attached. Also send it to the legal department by e-mail.
You probably won't get a response from the legal department. Usually, they'll just put the reversion letter into a pile and deal with it at a biannual meeting on rights reversions.
I would avoid both your agent and your editor in this process. They both have a vested interest in keeping that book under contract. In fact, contacting your editor before writing the letter might get that back-in-print process under way before your letter even hits the desk at legal.
If you get no response in a month, go through this process again. And then do so a month later. By then, someone will respond. They'll be pretty irritated and they'll probably tell you that they will get to you when they get to you.
Remind them that they have six months from the date of your original letter to put the book back into print, or they lose the right to publish the book. (If, indeed, that clause is in your contract. If it isn't, simply state that they must respond to this legal request in a timely manner.)
What you want to do is get them to release your rights. You want to be that annoying person they grant the release to because they don't want to deal with you anymore.
You must remain polite but firm. And if you can't do this comfortably, after the first letter, hire an attorney to do these letters for you. Believe me, that will pay off in the end.
If the publisher says no, but doesn't put the book back into print, then repeat this process six months later. If the contract calls for them to put the book into print six months after the notification, and they haven't, they're in breach of the contract. Notify them of that—or better yet, have an attorney do it.
I know most of you are afraid to hire attorneys, but attorneys aren't very expensive, especially for something that won't take a lot of their time. These days, agents really aren't fighting to get rights reverted and have never been good advocates on this issue. They're the wrong people to ask for help.
Most publishers are hanging onto publishing rights these days because it's easy. The publishers believe the rights will be worth money down the road. Writers generally don't push to get books reverted, so publishers have had free reign over this process for decades.
If you want your rights reverted, then you need to be proactive about getting them back. You have to show the publisher that this is important to you, and you will continue to push until you get your way.
Because publishers have so many writers and so much backlist, they won't push back against a squeaky writer unless they believe that writer's book (reissued) will make a lot of money. In most cases, the publisher won't even do enough research to learn that the book would make money.
If you push consistently and politely, you will succeed more times than you'll fail. But it'll take a concerted effort on your part.
What if the publisher wants you to pay them money for the license? They'll say that they'll revert the rights if you pay them ten or twenty or fifty or one-hundred thousand.
Take a moment to gather yourself before responding. And realize that the response is good news. They're willing to revert. Now, all you have to do is settle on a price.
As you calculate what the reversion of the book is worth to you, revisit the contract. Figure out what rights you licensed to the publishing company. If it's only First North American book rights, it might not be worthwhile to you to get that license back.
Chances are, though, it's World English and audio and serial rights and t-shirt rights and a whole slew of other rights. Remember, each slice of copyright is worth money in and of itself. You're not just asking so that you can republish in the States (or Europe or whatever this contract licensed). You're asking for an entire group of rights.
I figure any rights reversion is a good one, even if you don't make money right away.
Just be prepared to negotiate. If they say it'll cost $100,000 to revert the rights, counter with "you reverted for free in the past." If they hold firm, then counter with $10,000. Chances are, they'll come back with another, lower figure.
You're negotiating. And if you don't know how to do that, read my posts on negotiation or pick up my short book How To Negotiate Anything. If you're not comfortable negotiating—which is a whole different thing than not knowing how—hire an attorney to negotiate for you. But still look up the proper way to negotiate, so you don't freak out as the process goes along.
You can do this. Worst case scenario is the one I find myself in: the publisher won't revert the rights. Even that can be fought with enough money, time, and legal fees. Just pick your moment.
And remember: Don't reprint your book if you're in doubt about whether or not you own the rights. The key to success in rights reversion is this: read your contract, follow the law, be polite, be consistent, and don't give up.
Thanks, everyone, for your continued support of this blog. It means a lot to me. And I learn from all of you. I appreciate the private letters I get, as well as the comments below. It helps me—and other writers as well.
If you have experiences to share, please do. It's probably best not to mention the name of the companies you're dealing with, but the experiences will be valuable all the same.
Contracts posts are difficult for me. Not because of the principles involved—I get all of that. But because things are even worse than they were when I first started blogging on this topic back in 2011. I get discouraged sometimes.
But seeing what you're all doing and hearing about the changes on the writers' side of things help. And, crassly, so does the occasional donation.
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6 responses to "Business Musings: Long-Term Thinking: Rights Reversions (Contracts/Dealbreakers)"
Roxie Munro says:
Kristine, are you aware that long-time authors, as per a 2003 change in the copyright law to benefit those of us who may have made bad deals early on, can get their copyright back after 35 years (a one-time deal)? A little-known change. You start the proceedings at 25-33 years. Here's more info – check out the MIT and NYTimes links at the end of the piece. https://roxiemunro.wordpress.com/2016/01/16/long-time-authors-you-can-get-your-copyright-back/
Kristine Kathryn Rusch says:
Thanks, Roxie. I am aware of it.Dean and I are watching it for some of our books. I hadn't incorporated the information into this piece because I figured it would only apply to handful of writers.(And honestly, I had planned to look for a link and forgot.) So I really, really value your link. Much appreciated!
Last year, one of my publishers went out of business and the rights of my books reverted to me. The last neat surprise they had was demanding 500$US for the InDesign file of each book… And they also "lost" all the dozens of original pictures that were used to create that file. Zero leverage, so I took that one on the chin.
Lesson learned. I negotiated a clause with my new publisher for those books, one that states them giving me those files when the rights revert at no charge. Also got rid of the right of first refusal clause while we were at it and some other antiquated clauses too.
All because I have been reading your business blog for years, bought "How to negotiate anything" and prepped for the negotiations. Just to let you know that what you do isn't wasted and some of us aver very grateful for your work.
Thank you for the note, wim. Nice to know that what I'm doing does help. Much appreciated.
James F. Brown says:
Question for you, Kris: What about having a clause in a contract with a SPECIFIC end date to the licensing of a book, story, or article? Rather than some vague verbage about reversion based on number of copies sold during a time period. Would that specfic end date automatically cause rights to be reverted — not only specific rights (ebooks, audio books, certain countries and languages, etc.), but ALL rights?
(I realize you're not giving legal advice here, but what's your sense of this?) Thanks.
I dealt with that last week, Jim. Yes, ask for an end date.
To answer your second question, the contract would end on that date. For everything.
If you haven't asked for a term limit in your contract, then this article applies to how to get the rights reverted. (Man, am I having clarity issues today!)
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Last night I appeared on WCAX TV in Burlington, Vermont to discuss the uprising in Egypt and its possible repercussions around the region.
Those of us who are not professional historians (and a few who are) tend to view the past through the wrong end of a telescope. We mark America's independence on July 4, 1776, conveniently ignoring the fact that it took seven years of war and of peace negotiations before the declaration of Philadelphia became a reality. The French Revolution and overthrow of the monarchy are popularly associated with the storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789. But on July 15 Louis the XVI was still very much king. It would be another three and a half years before he was guillotined.
In Iran the overthrow of the Shah is conveniently pegged in February 1979. But his departure was preceded by months of rising unrest, and was followed by two years of turmoil and political maneuvering as his would-be successors jockeyed for power.
What brings all of this to mind is the impassioned and heartfelt, but ultimately wishful, commentary on Iran that we have seen here in the West over the last two weeks. Ten days ago American news programs were showing video from Tehran and intercutting it with scenes from the Philippines in 1986, the Berlin Wall in 1989 and Boris Yeltsin at the Russian Parliament building in 1991. There was talk of "regime change" (a phrase one might have thought American pundits would have learned to avoid).
By last weekend those images were gone, as was the talk of a quick revolution. In there place were assurances that, whatever may happen in the short run, everything in Iran has changed. I've lost track of the number of pieces I've read that declared this moment the end of the First Phase of the Second Iranian Revolution.
Perhaps those other commentators are right. Perhaps, as happened in 1978-79, the deaths of the last month will set off a series of rolling, and ever-growing, mourning demonstrations that will shake a discredited regime to its core. Perhaps.
Or maybe nothing of the sort is going to happen. Maybe Mahmoud Ahmedinejad's regime, having demonstrated sufficient ruthlessness to intimidate every opponent who matters, will use the coming months to complete its evolution into a full-blown national security state. I have even read a few articles speculating that, like China after Tiananmen, what we have seen over the last three weeks will be the beginning of a process through which Iran evolves toward authoritarian openness. Again, maybe. But it is worth remembering that it took post-Tiananmen China a very long time to open up and become the officially-Communist-yet-free-market state we know today. Were I an Iranian I'd take little comfort from that analogy.
There are clearly two struggles going on in Iran right now: one in the streets where protests over a stolen election have become something bigger and more deeply felt; and another within the high councils of the regime.
One cannot rule out the possibility of a real revolution – a genuine change of political system, as occurred in the communist bloc in 1989, and in Iran itself a decade earlier – emerging from all of this. But it is equally, if not more, likely that any 'change' ultimately will be for the worse, involving a far-ranging and brutal crack down of which we have only seen the beginning combined, perhaps, with some reordering of figures at the top of the regime.
What absolutely bears watching in the coming weeks will be the reaction around the Arab World. Ahmedinejad has built a surprising following among ordinary Arabs with his heated denunciations of America, Israel and the West in general. The fact that a Persian Shiite could command such respect among ordinary Sunni Arabs always said less about him than about the widespread discontent many Arab citizens feel for their own governments. That, however, was before he stole an election with even less finesse than the average Arab president usually manages and sent paramilitaries into the street to put down protests in a way many ordinary Arabs will find depressingly familiar.
Whether this new Ahmedinejad remains an admired figure on the proverbial Arab Street may, in the near-to-medium term, tell us a lot about how receptive Arab citizens are to Barack Obama's call for a new American relationship with the world of Islam. Among Arabs part of Ahmedinejad's appeal always lay in the fact that he said the things Arabs longed to hear while having a degree of genuine popular legitimacy. With the legitimacy gone, will rhetoric alone be enough to maintain his image with this most unlikely constituency?
When questions about engaging with Iran come up at my talks and lectures I try to remind the audience that engagement is a two-way thing. Even before the present crisis I had seen little evidence the Iranian government was eager to engage with us. This does not mean we shouldn't try – even now, we absolutely should – it does mean we need a back-up plan in case negotiations never get started in the first place.
The last few days have offered ample evidence that the people currently running Iran are more interested in scapegoating the West in a bid to cover up their own brutal actions than in engaging on any level. For all the discussion about whether the events of the last two weeks should alter President Barack Obama's desire to ease America's long cold war with Tehran, engagement is probably going to have to wait if only because it is hard to see the Iranian government showing much interest in it anytime soon.
First there were Supreme Leader Ali Khameini's charges that the U.S. and Britain were behind the unrest. Then came President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad's demand that President Obama "apologize" for his carefully-measured criticisms. Finally, on CNN this afternoon, the Iranian ambassador to Mexico blamed the CIA for the murder of Neda Agha-Soltan, the protestor whose much-viewed death from a sniper's bullet has made her the face of this would-be revolution. According to the New York Times, one Iranian newspaper is making the even more ludicrous claim that a BBC correspondent had her killed.
The strange thing is that a lot of the people spouting this nonsense may actually believe it. The Middle East has long been especially fertile ground for conspiracy theories – a tendency reinforced by the fact that a few especially wild-sounding plots (the Lavon Affair, Iran-Contra, the fact that Kim Philby really was a spy posing as a journalist) actually were true.
It is easy for us in the West to dismiss the sort of rhetoric that has been coming out of Iran as the credibility-challenged ravings of a regime that has little to fall back on. But anyone familiar with the Middle East knows there is a portion of the population inclined to view the world in this way. I suspect this sudden spate of accusations and conspiracy theories is mainly an effort to rally the regime's base (in the councils of power as much as, if not more than, in the streets) rather than turn back the protests.
The thing to watch will be the degree of traction the charges achieve, particularly among the young. Just as Republican accusations that Obama is a "socialist" have lacked resonance with younger Americans who remember the Soviet Union and the Berlin Wall only as boring stuff they suffered through in history class, so it may be that the demon-like United States conjured by the Iranian leadership will not resonate with the under-40 crowd who have little or no memory of the Shah.
The rhetoric of the last week is also a helpful reminder that Iran's leaders may have the upper hand, but they are clearly feeling cornered and put-upon. Conspiracy theories allow them to retreat to a familiar world-view at a moment when, from their perspective, everything appears suddenly shaky.
For the people currently running Iran the question is whether the accusations of foreign perfidy will be enough to shore up their power. For America this will be a test of the "Obama Effect". Will the president's personal popularity, his visibly measured response and his oft-stated desire to deal respectfully with the Muslim World earn him the credibility and good-will America is going to need? As with everything else in Iran it is too early to say, but the result bears watching.
Right now Iran looks like the worst sort of crisis: the kind where everyone agrees that the US needs to do something despite the fact that, realistically, there is not much it can do.


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The Blue Knight
Gwyn felt odd about Mezzanine. Something squiffy about her.
"Flippin perfick, that is. How worse?" He asked the hundreds-year old man.
[I]Any sound can shake the air. My voice shakes the heart![/I]
Michuru81
UN Basic Recipient
NVAE: WRECK ROOM (Blue Knight and Greystone; NPCs: Plenty)
Newton regarded Blue Knight calmly. "Several attacks-"
"Others are coming," Mezzanine said, interrupting him. "It may be prudent to not repeat yourself, and wait for the others to arrive."
Newton sighed, begged the boys to forgive him, and proceeded to do the one thing he did not want to do now: wait.
Originally posted by Michuru81
If you both are cool, I'll move forward and kick off the next session?
Armada Status
NEW VINDICATORS ACADEMY OF EUROPE #17: Distract
NVAE: WRECK ROOM (Blue Knight, Current, Fluxx, Greystone, Magnitude, Shiver; NPCs: Yes)
"Is that everyone?" Newton asked when Shiver slipped into the room.
"We're still missing Lex," Kirstie insisted. Right on cue, Lex and Catargi entered the room. At the first sign of him, Kirstie grabbed his face, pulled his lips to hers, and kissed him urgently. "Don't you ever do that to me again," she commanded once she pulled away.
The headmaster looked out over the students, and allowed a mournful sigh to escape his lips. "This city needs saving, and it appears fate designs to make you her saviors. As you all know, reports of skeleton armies, as well as giant skeletons, have come in from the city. We now know that this is the work of a group of mages--two of which are still at large.
"The Vindicators engaged these mages, and as a result, Quintessence, Backlash, and Hubris are currently missing. Before Pict, Kiln, and Fey could move to rescue their teammates, however, several other situations have arisen. At present, we do not know if these attacks on Vienna are being staged by the surviving two mages, allies of theirs we did not know about, or--quite simply--another group looking to take advantage of the situation we were initially put in.
"What we do know is that there are seven--seven reports of attacks across the city." Behind him, the air displayed a map of Vienna, showing the school, and the site of each attack.
"We'll start with the closest one to us: the Prater. Dispatch has picked up distress calls about a giant monster rampaging there.
"At Stephansplatz, cameras are rolling." The map changed then, showing footage from the scene: several buildings had collapsed; some were even being swallowed by the earth itself. "There are people trapped, and we've no idea what caused this disaster.
The map returned then, highlighting the northern most location. "Allgemeines Krankenhaus is the site of the next attack. Emergency calls from Vienna General Hospital suggest that they are under attack by a Neo-Sapien who is specifically targeting health care workers. Many doctors and nurses have fled, for fear they'll be this madman's next victims. As such, there are few left to tend to the patients housed there... and that number is steadily decreasing as this man finds them.
"All it takes to see what is happening at Josefstadt is a look out the window. That area of Vienna has been devoured by an enormous dust storm. Those who escape this catastrophe have not been able to give us much more information as to what is happening inside."
Newton flashed up an image of a building. "This is Hundertwasser House then... and this is it as of a few minutes ago." The image changed then, showing what looked like a lush jungle. "This area of town has been overrun with plants--some carnivorous. Others... unnaturally hostile."
Randy visibly stiffened.
The map returned then, showing one of the two locations furthest out. "We've gotten report that a pair of Neo-Sapiens are attacking Kunsthistorisches Museum. Two men. No description beyond 'highly aggressive'.
"Finally, Schönbrunn Palace... This one is a low priority for us, but a big one for the higher ups. Apparently, anything of value is disappearing at an alarming rate.
"Even at their full capacity, the Vindicators could not hope to put out so many fires at once. That is why I'm asking you all--any of you who are brave enough, and capable enough... to lend this city your strength. I hate myself for asking you to risk your lives in this manner, but I fear what will happen if we do nothing." The headmaster bowed to the student body. "Please," he begged, "your city needs you."
For simplicity's sake, the targets are...
Allgemeines Krankenhaus
Hundertwasser House
Josefstadt (Haboob)
Vienna's Prater
It is 9:00 AM. Time is currently counting.
It is assumed that prior to this briefing, Martin would have healed Kiln and Fey.
Hero points are reset. One hero point to everyone for railroading them all into this scene.
From the last session... power point to Magnitude, Blue Knight, and Shiver. They were the ones who primarily found themselves in combat, and are the ones who need the most catching up to Current, Fluxx, and Greystone. I hope that's all right with everyone.
flynnarrel
Fluxx (he was in uniform), had been going around and dematerializing any plants in the room it was the same trick the Curies used to store cell phones and such by breaking them into their component parts and just storing their patterns for later rematerialization. His sister (under the control of Lacuna) showed him the trick.
He also blacks the windows with a film of carbon.
As an added precaution he asks Catalyst to connect the minds of everyone here, Tantivy, if she's in range, a mage named Gwen, and, if she could find her, Tallemaja.
He steps up to call their attention.
~I can only pray my telling you zis does not sign Tatjana's deaz warrant.~ He let the gravity of those words sink in before continuing.
~But I do not zink she would like it if I let you all go out wizout being fully prepared. Rembrandt, from what I know of ze man was ze same. I know of zis new group. Zey are a consortium of mercenaries 'ired by Siegfried Völsunga, President of Völsunga Enterprises and zeir ultimate aim is to attack and kill someone at zis school, which makes zese 'distractions' no less dangerous or credible zreats. Zese people 'ave been watching us for months and know most of our abilities. Zey will be ready. Zeir codenames are Haboob, Cleave. Vitesse. Ogre. Robor. Skew. BlackGuard & Caballero, also a smoking man. ~
~Robor is an Irishman wiz a black shillelagh, I zink he could control plants like our Randy.~ Fluxx will send mental images of these people as he describes them, along with their scent for any who could recognize such.
~The remaining two Vitesse brozers are superspeedy French criminals.~
~A man 'oo looks like Viktor DeGallow, and a man 'oo resembles ze 'ero, Paladin of zis world are working togezer. Zey will 'ave powers much like zeir counterparts, I assume.~
~Haboob, A dusky-skinned Afrikaan fellow is likely responsible for ze sand storm. Ozer capabilities unknown but 'e seemed shrewd and intelligent.~
~Cleave is an Austrian man... ~ Fluxx's face turns into a sneer, ~'E can summon and animate swords. Sadistic. 'E 'urt Tatjana.~
~Skew was described by Ursa once, an Englishman wiz a pug-nose. 'E can create portals for offense and defense, Otso wasn't any more specific zan zat. Zey also 'ave a teleporter zat needs to smoke but possesses incredible range, unknown offensive capabilities.~
~Last, is Ogre. Incongruously, by process of elimination, I believe it eizer to 'be' or 'be controlled by' a girl in her late twenties. She was a waif, and clad in a bodysuit similar to ze Vindicators' uniforms.~ He especially send that picture along.
~Zere is also Volsunga 'imself, but I suspect 'e will show up 'ere to complete ze assassination.~
~Any questions?~
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Catalyst reached out with her mind and connected as many minds as she could. Lex's mind was unreachable to her, as was Tallemaja's. Similarly, Tantivy resisted the connection.
I can only pray my telling you zis does not sign Tatjana's deaz warrant, Fluxx thought, but I do not zink she would like it if I let you all go out wizout being fully prepared.
Rembrandt, from what I know of ze man was ze same. I know of zis new group. Zey are a consortium of mercenaries 'ired by Siegfried Völsunga, President of Völsunga Enterprises, and zeir ultimate aim is to attack and kill someone at zis school, which makes zese 'distractions' no less dangerous or credible zreats.
That would be me, Newton announced. He looked visibly shaken. Potentially Mister Bottom, as well. I doubt it, though: Mister Bottom has not been nearly as public about his presence here as I have. Siegfried is an man who feels cursed by his own immortality, and blames the meddling of other immortals for the pain he has endured. He seeks to stop men like myself from interfering in the lives of mortals by permanently ending our existence. Rest assured, he has the capabilities to do so. Those brought down by Siegfried do not cheat death.
Thank you, Martin. If he is the one behind this, then there is no need to ask any of you to do anything. Doctor Fischer, please contain all students and faculty members inside of the Wreck Room.
Transparent walls formed around everyone.
"The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog."
Mezzanine immediately shut herself down.
"If Siegfried is attacking this city to draw me out, then it seems there is only one course of action that can be taken. Just as I was prepared to ask you children to sacrifice anything to save this city, so am I. It was an honor serving you, and I wish you nothing but many, many years of happiness."
With that, the headmaster turned, and left the Wreck Room, determined to sacrifice himself to save the city.
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Alex "Current" Murphy
HP: 2 CND: Normal
Lex still somewhat unbalanced by a very passionate kiss from a girlfriend he thought was mad at him didn't really say much as they were laying things out.
But when the walls went up his eyes started to glow.
"That's your brilliant plan? There are still mages running around, we still have students missing, and this is some kind of attack to draw the old man out?" Lex crosses his arms, "The old man doesn't go out! They're coming here and you're trying to trap us into a box."
Lex fumed for a moment then looked around, "Well, guess we got four options so far as I can see. Martin can ghost us out, me and Kirstie can blow us out, I can shut down this machine the hard way. Or you can shut it down now before I wreck your fancy high tech toy."
"Either way I'm not letting you trap us like fish in a barrel!" Lex glares at the control room, "Shut. It. Off."
Re: New Vindicators Academy of Europe #17: Distract
Everything was quiet, and everyone was looking at Martin, and then the headmaster. Several moments went by, when suddenly transparent walls formed around everyone.
"The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog," said Newton.
It was confusing: why the walls, and why shut down his daughter? "If Siegfried is attacking this city to draw me out," Newton said, "then it seems there is only one course of action that can be taken."
"That's your brilliant plan? There are still mages running around, we still have students missing, and this is some kind of attack to draw the old man out?" Lex crossed his arms over his chest.
"Just as I was prepared to ask you children to sacrifice anything to save this city, so am I. It was an honor serving you, and I wish you nothing but many, many years of happiness."
As the headmaster turned to leave the room, Lex's anger continued to build up. "The old man doesn't go out! They're coming here, and you're trying to trap us in a box."
Lex fumed for a moment and then looked around. "Well, guess we got four options so far as I can see: Martin can ghost us out, me and Kirstie can blow us out, I can shut down this machine the hard way, or you can shut it down now before I wreck your fancy high tech toy. Either way I'm not letting you trap us like fish in a barrel!" Lex glared at the control room, "Shut. It. Off."
And like that, the walls went down.
"Wait," said a perplexed Kirstie, "Doctor Fischer actually listened to Lex?"
"No," said Catalyst, "she listened to me."
Lex cricks his neck to the left and right.
"We need people to stay here and defend the school, it's another big ass target and we know people are coming here," He looks around, "I'm going to the hospital to shut down the psycho who's killing people."
"I'll be back as soon as I can."
He hesitates long enough to look at Kirstie, "Stay safe, okay?"
Violet Lear
HP: 2
Violet didn't have the same attachment to Newton that the older students had but she still didn't like what he was doing. So she was grateful when they were released. "I don't know what we can do against so many but I'm ready to help. First thing is, we have to stop Mr Newton, right?" Violet looked to the upperclassmen for a plan.
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Greystone:
[Jack Rexroth]
"Here's an idea - let's come up with something resembling a plan before we run off blindly. These guys are supposed to be ready for us so clearly they have a plan it'd be stupid of us not to."
"First off, who's willing to go out into the city? Jack asked looking around at the others.
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Lex looks at Jack, "Guy's killing doctors while we talk and we're going to need all of them by the end of everything that's happened today. Somebody needs to stall him while you guys figure out a plan. So come up with something good."
Lex doesn't wait for a reply this time, leaving the room at full speed.
NVAE: WRECK ROOM
Lex cracked his neck to the left and right. "We need people to stay here and defend the school. It's another big ass target and we know people are coming here."
"I'll stay," Mario offered. "I don't know what use an elephant would be in the field, anyway..."
"I'll stay too," offered Mira. Viktor was still isolated, and it was unlikely she would leave him with so much unfolding. Likewise, Otso nodded. Though Beatrice's life was no longer in danger, he wasn't about to abandon her after what he had bore witness to.
"I don't know what we can do against so many, but I'm ready to help," offered Violet.
As the students began to divide themselves up, Lex began to grow impatient: "I'm going to the hospital to shut down the psycho who's killing people. I'll be back as soon as I can." He hesitated long enough to look at Kirstie. "Stay safe, okay?"
Kirstie grabbed his wrist and shook his head. "You're not going anywhere without me," she insisted.
"Here's an idea," said Jack, "let's come up with something resembling a plan before we run off blindly. These guys are supposed to be ready for us so clearly they have a plan it'd be stupid of us not to. "First off, who's willing to go out into the city?"
"Guy's killing doctors while we talk," Lex said, "and we're going to need all of them by the end of everything that's happened today. Somebody needs to stall him while you guys figure out a plan, so come up with something good."
He couldn't take Kirstie--not if it was this dangerous. Without another moment wasted, Lex was out the door, and Kirstie's heart broke.
"Your dad is gonna kill me," the speedster's father told her. Kirstie was baffled when Roger Murphy offered her his hand. "Let's go," he said.
"I don't-"
"Do you want to help Lex, or not?"
Kirstie didn't hesitate. She grabbed Roger's hand, and suddenly, electricity began to crackle around the pair of them. Roger took off like a gunshot, leaving energy in his wake as he and Kirstie headed off after Lex.
Violet watched them leave. "First thing is, we have to stop Mr Newton, right?"
"His will is a little too strong for me to control him," Catalyst said.
"On it," Fiore said, darting after the headmaster.
VIENNA (NPCs: Kirstie and Roger)
Though they were nowhere near Lex's speed, Roger and Kirstie were running fast. "How are you doing this?" Kirstie asked. "I thought you could only generate enough electricity to power small machines?"
"When the soldiers came for Lex, my powers made a leap. I guess I never really needed them before that, you know? They made another jump not long after, when Laputa came after us. I grabbed Stephen, and I just ran and before I knew it, I was outside of the city. By the time I knew what was going on..." He slowed down and looked around, disoriented. "Where are we?" he asked.
Kirstie felt downhearted. Roger was fast--not as fast as his son, but he was capable of sharing that speed with anyone he touched. The only problem seemed to be his lack of a sense of direction. "This way," she said, pointing.
ALLGEMEINES KRANKENHAUS (Lex)
Lex left the school, and flashed through the streets of Vienna. In less time than it took him to sneeze, he was standing in the shadow of Vienna General Hospital. Squad cars surrounded it; the police were forming a line, imploring people to return to their homes. Behind them, Lex saw that the glass had been busted from the doors--inwards, he noticed. They had been shot out, and from the outside.
DC 10 Will check for Lex to realize the police fired on the suspect.
Horsenhero
Kasimir Flaegler
HP 1 LP 2-1=1
Magnitude didn't try to stop Lex from leaving. Certainly his powers would have been valuable for any plan, but Lex was a loose cannon who didn't think before he did anything and bounced around from calamity to calamity guided by his ego and his emotions, while blaming everyone else for the disasters his lack of discipline wrought. In the long run, he was a distraction they could do without.
A perfect example was the threat he levied against Fischer for closing off the Wreck Room. Anybody with the least lick of sense or engineering knowledge would insulate the equipment from electrical surges with grounds and buffers. More than likely had Lex unleashed his powers it would have amounted to a lightshow of greater threat to people stuck within the walls than to the machinery generating the walls. Fortunately Emily was here to head that bit of idiocy off at the pass.
Shaking his head in disgust, Kas turned to jack and Violet. "Undoubtedly, we need a plan and we need one quickly. First, the hospital is more in line with Martin's ability to handle, since he can heal any injured health workers. Since there may be survivors who have exhausted themselves fleeing the killers, taking Astrid wouldn't be a horrible idea either."
"If we can locate Gasper, his weather controlling abilities would be ideal for countering Haboob's, haboob and Lexus would be perfect for instructing him on the error of his ways mano-a-mano."
"I will take care of the earth collapse, since I can remain airborne, away from any treacherous ground and I might want either Rheid or Felsic with me, since their powers would seem to lend them a degree of protection against earthen based disasters."
Rubbing his chin, he shrugged. "Somebody needs to act as Newton's bodyguards as well. Someone not immortal, just in case this Siegfreid Volsung has the ability to detect immortals at close range and that merely gains him a new target."
"Anyway, I am going to grab a new helmet. It should be ready by now while the rest of you formalize the plan. Then I'm headed off to where I can do the most good."
Okay, I'm going to spend a LP to edit the scene, so my new helmet is available.
I'm making a couple assumptions, so correct me if I'm wrong. First, I'm assuming that since it's a new chapter, out HP/LP reset and 2) that because the scene has changed I get the standard "between scenes" recovery (which would eliminate Kas's bruise). If either of these assumptions is incorrect, let me know, so I can edit my post.
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Jack watched as once again, Alex took off half cocked only to be followed by his dad and Kristie. Well at least they were likely to help him better than most the others.
"Undoubtedly, we need a plan and we need one quickly. First, the hospital is more in line with Martin's ability to handle, since he can heal any injured health workers. Since there may be survivors who have exhausted themselves fleeing the killers, taking Astrid wouldn't be a horrible idea either."
"I think Randy should be part of the group going to Hundertwasser House given it's covered in plants. Maybe Fiore too, if we get him back here."
"Rheid's probably the best choice to be a bodyguard for the Headmaster given his powerset."
"I'll head for Kunsthistorisches Museum, it sounds someone more my style. Along with whoever else wants to go along."
At the mention of Blackguard, Gwyn's hands balled into fists. It was him. The false Robert. If he knew where they were he would-
Would what? On his best day he was not a match for Robert, and if this doppleganger was as good he'd just get beaten again. Still, at least he had intelligence to offer.
"If this Blackguard's powers are a match for Robert's, he will be able to fly, and summon forth armor, a shield, and a sword of red flames. Well, energy what's like flames. He can also see through-well, almost anything. Smoke, darkness, illusions, people that can turn themselves invisible, and he can spot things that are hidden easily, from concealed weapons to hidden bombs." Gwyn had been impressed the first time he'd seen that demonstrated, and only very slightly less impressed the next dozen or so times.
"And Cleave, well, his powers match a person I've met before-in another dimension." Gwyn didn't pause to let the ramifications of that sink in, he just went on.
"The swords he controls are deadly, and the man himself was a skilled fighter. Its best to take him out from distance, and with multiple attackers. His swords don't drop when he does, but the sooner he is unconscious, the less swords he can make."
He looked to the three newcomers-Eastern European the stocky one was, the others, well a pretty girl and a wisp of a boy in a helmet.
"Who are they?" He asked Jack surreptitiously.
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Michael Burke, editor of Investors Intelligence, has a term for what the Nasdaq and S&P 500 did two weeks ago: He calls it a buying climax. "Buying climaxes occur when a stock makes a 12-month high but closes the week with a loss," says Burke. "They are a sign of distribution and indicate that stocks are moving from strong hands to weak ones."
It is very possible that the summer rally has ended and corrective action is near," says Burke, adding, "September is the only month with a historical record of losses, and we have also seen a number of good-sized drops in October. Short-term indicators have moved to sell signals."
The opposite of a buying climax is a selling climax, which is a bullish sign that a stock has bottomed. �Our work shows that sellers into buying climaxes and buyers into selling climaxes are right about 80% of the time after four months," Burke says. A glance at the chart below shows that spikes in selling climaxes tend to precede market rebounds, while a sharp rise in buying climaxes precedes market drops.
So while the momentum in the broad market appears to be slipping, there may be some opportunities among last week�s 27 selling climaxes identified by Investors Intelligence. We selected from two of the better-performing indices, the S&P MidCap 400 and the S&P SmallCap 600.
Among mid-caps, laboratory testing company Beckman Coulter (nyse: BEC ) is up more than 3.5% from its 52-week low last Aug. 15 of $52.25. Also, digital rights management company Macrovision (nasdaq: MVSN) has fallen nearly 20% in August, but so far has successfully bounced off of a $17.51 Aug. 11 low.
Ryan�s Restaurant Group (nasdaq: RYAN) is a small-cap that bottomed out on Aug. 9 at $12.13 and has so far not breached the low. Another small-cap, Daktronics (nasdaq: DAKT), which makes electronic scoreboards and large signs, hit a 52-week low of $19.20 on Aug. 8 and is up 6.5% off of the low. On Aug. 10, Richmond, Va., plastic and aluminum supplier Tredegar (nyse: TG) traded as low as $12.92, but within four days had risen 6.1% to $13.72.


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35 Parks and Gardens to …
35 Parks and Gardens to Stroll Around Lisbon
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Discover a wide range of urban parks and gardens to stroll alone or in good company, away from the hustle and bustle of downtown Lisbon.
Take a short drive or use public transport and enjoy the next weekends: there are several parks and gardens to discover in the counties that surround the Portuguese capital. In total, All About Portugal suggests 35 parks and gardens ideal for exploring on a sunny day, either by the sea or closer to the mountains. Take advantage of the tips we give you, enjoy the good weather and have a picnic or a stroll with your family or friends.
Park of Peace, Almada – 12.3 km
Situated on the south bank of the Tagus, it is a large green area and is very popular for sports or just for a walk. It has dozens of species of trees and is considered the "lung" of Almada.
Monica's Gang Park / Maurício de Sousa – 12.8 km
Comics are one of Amadora's references. After the (already) emblematic International Festival, the city paid tribute to one of the most beloved authors of the public, Maurício de Sousa, and gave his name to a park.
Gardens of Palace of Queluz – 13.2 km
Relive the extravagance of other times with a walk by the National Palace of Queluz. The elegant building is one of the last Rococo references in Europe and its gardens evoke memories of distant times.
Fonte das Avencas Park, Amadora – 13.5 km
One of the main green "lungs" in the county, this park invites you to long walks. With a vast forest area, it is characterized by the presence of water mines and comprises a total of about 4,5 hectares.
Urban Park of Jamor – 13.8 km
It is undoubtedly one of the references of Greater Lisbon. In addition to having several walking routes, it integrates several activities, namely an Adventure Park, a Pool Complex, a mini-golf area and an outdoor gym, among others.
Garden of the Castle, Almada – 13.9 km
It is a more urban garden, having as its main attractions the bandstand and the incredible view over the Tagus, the city of Lisbon and the Serra de Sintra (Sintra Mountains). It remains a much sought after leisure space.
Garden of the River, Almada – 14.1 km
Next to the Tagus, this garden is distinguished by its incredible views, a straight-out-of-a-postcard scenery. Explore the viewpoint or the panoramic elevator and let yourself be conquered by the surrounding landscapes.
Adão Barata Park, Loures – 15.8 km
This urban park combines green spaces with a series of facilities suitable for physical exercise, such as a sports centre, two playgrounds and a geriatric park. It also includes a picnic area and restaurants.
Pontinha (Paiã) Municipal Park, Odivelas – 16.1 km
Very popular for picnics on sunny days, this park located in Paiã invites pleasant moments of sharing. The green space is ample and a great place to stroll, with several areas of shade and places to relax.
Quinta Real de Caxias – 16,4 km
Romantic garden near the sea, built in the 18th century and with French inspiration. The main reference is its Cascade, which transports those who visit it to another time, as well as the magnificent statues that evoke the Goddess Diana.
José Afonso Park, Corroios – 16.6 km
In Miratejo, this urban park holds around two hundred trees. It combines children's play areas with picnic, barbecue and exercise areas. Nearby, you can visit the Bird Observatory.
Santa Iria de Azóia Urban Park – 16.7 km
With about 24 hectares, it is distinguished by the varied offer, from the climbing wall to the mountain bike area and fitness trail, among others. In addition to inviting exercise and walking, it has an incredible view over the Tagus Estuary and the South Bank.
Costa de Caparica Urban Park – 17 km
With a children's garden, a youth area and a picnic area, this urban park offers entertainment for the whole family. It also hastennis and multi-sports courts, as well as a vast area for walking or cycling.
Poets' Park, Oeiras – 17.8 km
This urban park pays tribute to poets and poetry. It has works by more than 40 sculptors, with various representations of various poetic authors. Its tranquillity invites you to walk or read in one of its corners.
Music Garden, Odivelas – 18.3 km
An invitation to relax on a terrace or on the vast lawn, Jardim da Música (Music Garden) received its name for its focus on ambient music (radio) to liven up those who stroll there. You can also take advantage of the space to exercise.
Gardens of the Marquês de Pombal Palace – 18.4 km
Classified as a National Monument in 1953, alongside thePalace and the Fishing House, it echoes the characteristics of 18th century French gardens. Waste no more time and embark on a journey of exploration amidst luscious green landscapes that hide waterfalls and ponds, among other attractions.
Barcarena Gunpowder Factory – 22.3 km
This former gunpowder factory was reimagined as a museum space and contains a large area open to the public. There you can stroll, have picnics and also find entertainment for children, among others.
Riverside Front of Seixal – 24 km
Seixal Bay, a National Ecological Reserve, is an area of incredible beauty and quite pleasant to stroll on mild days. There is nothing like enjoying late afternoons wandering in this valuable natural resource, ending later in one of the open-air terraces nearby.
Cabeço de Montachique Park, Loures – 25 km
In a place where forest areas predominate, among cork and oak trees, the park includes an "adventure" section, with tree climbing, a zip line and trail orientation. It has several areas to relax in the shade and spaces suitable for sports.
Bosque dos Gaios Park, Estoril – 25.3 km
An authentic natural paradise inserted in the urban landscape, this park is a true "treasure" kept in the Municipality of Cascais. With a vast area for rest and leisure, it includes a picnic area, a viewpoint, community gardens and equipment for physical activity.
Liberdade Park, Sintra – 27,6 km
In addition to a skating rink and a tennis court, this park has a picnic area and very fresh and pleasant green spaces. It is also harbours incredible vegetation, with more than 60 different species spread across the grounds.
Garden of Quinta da Regaleira, Sintra – 27.9 km
Often considered one of the most beautiful gardens in Europe and the world, here you will find a mesmerizing scenery. Combine a visit to Quinta da Regaleira with a stroll through its magnificent gardens, which echo the memory of other times and convey a sense of tranquillity.
Sintra-Cascais Natural Park – 28.1 km
It is undoubtedly one of the main attractions on the outskirts of Lisbon. The Natural Park has a vast extension, so the choice is varied. Noteworthy are Peninha, Boca do Inferno and the dinosaur footprints at Praia Grande do Rodízio.
Gardens of Palácio de Seteais, Sintra – 28.3 km
We continue in Sintra, where the offer is diverse. In the surroundings of a beautiful Palace, the romantic gardens have a clear English culture influence. It is a truly dreamy place, ideal for strolling.
Ecological Park of Venda do Pinheiro – 30.2 km
In the Municipality of Mafra, one of the urban parks that you can enjoy is that of Venda do Pinheiro, near the spring of the Lizandro River. The motto of the space is to combine the preservation of the environment with leisure and mobility, and you can also visit the Interpretative Centre.
Monserrate Park, Sintra – 30.5 km
Work by an English landscape architect, Francis Brit, the park at the Palace of Monserrate brings together thousands of trees and plants of various origins, including exotic. The main highlights are its caves, waterfalls and very pleasant routes.
Valley of the Lakes, Pena Park (Sintra) – 30.5 km
Valley of the Lakes (Vale dos Lagos in Portuguese) is one of the best preserved "secrets" in the area of Pena Park, in Sintra. As the name implies, its main attraction is several lakes and green spaces, very inviting for a stroll after visiting the nearby Palaces.
Marechal Carmona Park, Cascais – 33.4 km
Usually stage for the Biological Market on Saturdays, this beautiful garden is the ideal place to relax and stroll in the urban area of Cascais, next to the Condes de Castro Guimarães Museum. Combine a visit to the garden with a walk alongside the lighthouse or the marina.
Augusto Pólvora Park, Maçã (Sesimbra) – 36.4 km
Four kilometres from Sesimbra you can find a pleasant garden with activities for the whole family. Have a picnic, stroll or practice sports - at the fitness area - and, who knows, finish off with a swim at a nearby beach.
Garden of Cerco, Mafra – 39.3 km
Mafra is one of the places to visit on the outskirts of Lisbon, starting with the magnificent Convent. It is also an irresistible attraction for its beautiful green spaces, such as the Garden of Cerco, ideal for a stroll.
National Hunting Grounds of Mafra – 42.1 km
TheNational Hunting Grounds of Mafra were created in 1747 and is closely linked to the local history. Nowadays it houses fauna and flora of great diversity and offers several activities, namely walking, mountain bike and train routes, as well as night visits and traditional games.
Bela Vista Park, Setúbal – 48.8 km
It is distinguished in the municipality for its size and varied offer, which includes leisure or sport activities. Marvel in the beauty of the vast areas of this park, perfect for a picnic or simply stroll, having as backdrop the Arrábida Natural Park, the River Sado and Troia.
Vanicelos Park and Thicket, Setúbal – 49.4 km
In the middle of the urban "chaos", there arises a green space with several pedestrian paths for moments of relaxation or socializing. Sit on a bench reading, have a picnic or simply enjoy the shady trees.
Urban Park of Albarquel, Setúbal – 50.9 km
Very close to Albarquel Beach you can take a break to relax, have a picnic or even catch up on your reading. In addition to the pleasant sea breeze, the space has several areas of shade and also a terrace.
Buddha Eden, Bombarral – 76.9 km
The journey from Lisbon takes a little longer, but the Bacalhôa Buddha Eden is increasingly a reference north of the capital. Take the opportunity to visit the Quinta dos Loridos, guaranteed presence in most touristic itineraries, where the Buddha Eden can be found. Whether for strolling, taking photographs or simply admiring the landscape, we promise you a day well spent in the company of family or friends.
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We have the skinny on their religious affiliations and exactly why they have been relatively quiet about the association. While the Duggar family considers themselves independent Baptists they do belo.
Mar 18, 2015. While we were there, we ended up attending a non-denominational church service with our friends. During the service, I couldn't help but be.
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Non-denominational Christians usually have an inclination to regard the Bible itself as their authority rather than the customs of a distinct church. Let's look at the meaning, growth and some examples of non-denominational organizations.
Sep 23, 2007 · Non denominational means it's an independent church, but I feels like a denomination called non-denomiational. It could also mean it doesn't belong to a certain denomination, and represents many denominations. Many Christian private schools are this type of non denominational, I think.
This post was contributed by a community member. Non-denominational christian church, Powerhouse Christian Church, was launched publicly in November of 2004. Originally it opened as the Allendale Chri.
To be non-denominational or undenominational, means to follow after Christ and His words. "And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him" (Colossians 3:17). Thus, if one strives to be nondenominational, one would seek the approval of Christ.
May 21, 2007 · A disadvantage of non-denomationalism is that the church has less financial leverage and strength in numbers to do good in their community. When a natural disaster hits, for example, a denominational church will get help from the denomination right away, whereas the non-denominational church has to work harder to find help.
Whether or not the province should adopt a non-denominational education system became. schools be prohibited from discriminating on the basis of religion.".
Attempts to merge and/or improve communication and cooperation among various like-minded denominations. "Clergy and parishioners easily move across denominational lines." 1Continued engagement in ecumenical dialog to heal ancient divisions.
Non-denominational congregations may establish a functional denomination by means of mutual recognition of or accountability to other congregations and leaders with commonly held doctrine, policy and worship without formalizing external direction or oversight in such matters.
Lacking a denomination; not specific to a particular religion or sect. There will be a nondenominational service, open to all, on Saturday beneath the redwoods.
Non-denominational Muslims is an umbrella term that has been used for and by Muslims who do not belong to or do not self-identify with a specific Islamic denomination. Sectarian controversies have a long and complex history in Islam, and they have been exploited and amplified by rulers for political ends.
A non-denominational church or organization is one that is not associated with any specific established Christian denomination. For this reason, non-denominational Christian churches decide on their own policies, worship rituals and leadership methods. non-denominational christians, churches, organizations. 452.
I grew up in a self-professed non-denominational church. My mother began attending when I was just two years old, and I stayed until I turned 23 years old this past January. I am eternally indebted to.
At the same time, the percentage of Americans who do not claim a religious identity of any kind rose from 10 percent to 20 percent. — Those who self-identify as Christians increasingly put themselves.
Independent and non-denominational churches are also in the throes of. Meanwhile, people have suffered the pain of fractured fellowship. The largest Lutheran denomination in the country took about.
Like countless others, I read your essay "Why I'm Coming Out as a Christian" with mixed emotions. At times you encouraged me, baffled me, and infuriated me, but at the end, I walked away satisfied, kn.
Apr 1, 2015. When it comes to church denominations, whoÕs right?. So often, when we're picking apart churches, denominations or even different religions, we. to your question and examine the denominations (or non-denominations).
It may depend on whom you ask. According to the Calvary Chapel website regarding the History of the Calvary Chapel, the church was.
North Way Christian Community is a regional multi-site church dedicated to serving and impacting the Pittsburgh metro area with the good news of the gospel.
Beach Fellowship Church is a nondenominational church located in the beautiful city of Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Jan 4, 2016. That is what Mosaic Church Dubai offers as a non-denominational. But that may be untrue for some, as religions, despite the good they have.
If there is anything that Calvary Chapel prides itself in it's in the fact that it is non-denominational. An excerpt from a popular Calvary Chapel website states, "Calvary Chapel is a non-denominational church movement focused on the inerrancy of the Bible and the.
Mar 30, 2017. The non-religious are the single largest religious identification among. Even charismatic denominations like the Southern Baptists which had.
Nondenominational Christianity. Nondenominational (or non-denominational) Christianity consists of churches which typically distance themselves from the confessionalism or creedalism of other Christian communities by calling themselves non-denominational. Often.
As a non-denominational believer, I've been in the orbit of enough. We may try to wrestle out the context or the historical significance or see it through a Judeo-Christian or Greco-Roman lens but.
Dec 2, 2012. How did I, a man of undefined religion, become deeply engaged with a group. Because of this, technically I'm non-denominational or "open or.
For example, I find its arguments against the denominational system and for the. the elimination of any diversity in education based on religious convictions.
Nondenominational (or non-denominational) churches are those which. by the English Parliament to formulate a form of religion for the national churches of.
Oct 23, 2012. Non denominational ordinations are also incredibly inclusive and open to ideas espoused by a plethora of religions. While some.
Christianity NOTE: Depending on the country, government census records often recognize only one, two or three divisions of Christians.Religious affiliation in surveys is always defined by self-identification, not by theology or practice. In predominantly non-Christian nations such as India or Iraq, available data may simply identify "Christians," to separate them from the majority populations.
The commonly cited figure of 33,000 has apparently been thoroughly debunked (see here and here).But this only raises the question: How many Protestant denominations are there really?
Dec 1, 2003. "I am a Non-Denominational Christian and a Marxist Socialist:" A. Sociology of Religion, Volume 64, Issue 4, 1 December 2003, Pages.
Sep 23, 2014. This does not preclude the provision of a programme on education about religion. As yet, there are no non-denominational national schools in.
A non denominational church is a place where its not any certain christian religion. not catholic just plain chrisitan teachings. it also means that there are people of all types of cultures. its a place where all races come together to learn about God or any religion they believe. it does support any religion. 4.5.
Church In The Son is a Christian non-denominational church and our passion is to build God's Kingdom on earth. We are committed to helping people from all.
Sep 10, 2006 · I've always assumed "non-denominational" meant not affiliated with any true Protestant church (ie, Baptist, Presbyterian, Luthern, etc.). But I'm seeing the term used to refer to a broader definition of "Christian" including the Catholic Church, Mormon Church, etc.


Situated in North Africa, Libya's northern coast meets the Mediterranean Sea, and there are plenty of beautiful beaches with blue seas and golden sands. The island of Farwah is well worth visiting if you want to relax in a peaceful paradise unspoilt by tourism. It is however, mainly the Sahara Desert which makes this country so popular with tourists. This area covers 90% of the country.
So what is so special about this area? For a start, the desert has a peaceful natural beauty. Also, there are also many landmarks of historic importance. Art is an important feature as the area is rich in folklore art and pre-historic art. There are also settlements of historic importance. Should you prefer to be independent of a tour guide, there are trials and paths through the desert which are clearly marked out, so that you do not get lost and it is possible to hire a vehicle. The more adventurous can go on a camel trip. In all, whatever your age and background you will be certain to find something to interest you.
When visiting the country a trip to the capital city is well worth taking. Tripoli is in the north of Libya and is the country's main port. It is famous for its medieval architecture and a huge fortress. The Romans had a strong influence and you can visit the most complete Roman city in the world, Leptis Magna, which is only a short distance from the capital. The Hadrianic Baths are an important feature and one not to be missed, as are the Temples of Hercules and Roma. The Basilica is also famous. Some amazing sculptures and statues are housed in Leptis Magna, so you need to allow time to dwell in this ancient city.
After the uprising against Gadaffi, travel to Libya has become quite challenging and very dangerous. For most of 2011, the nascent travel industry in Libya has been hit hard, but that doesn't mean the amazing sights in Libya have gone away. Leptis Magna, the great beaches, and so on, are all still there.
With the recent news that Gadaffi is overthrown and the country is on the path to rebuilding after its civil war, it's now time for us as travelers to begin considering supporting the Libyan's with our money and cultural exchange. In other words, it's time to travel to Libya, see the sights, and engage with the warm and welcoming Libyans. And the sooner the better, before the hotels, restaurants, and tour companies have to close due to lack of money.
The Leptis Magna Ruins are only 60 miles from Tripoli and are a fascinating place to visit.
The full name of Libya is 'Libyan Arab Jamahiriya'.


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Professional photographer David Friedman recently uncovered some remarkable photos of New York City he took back in 2000. The intriguing digital photos were not taken with an early DSLR as you might expect, but rather his Game Boy Camera.
Charmingly low-res (we're guessing there are app developers already hard at work on GameBoy camera filters), they brought us back to a time when integrating digital cameras in mobile devices was novel, mobile gaming didn't involve cellphones and the market for digital cameras was still nascent (Imaging Resource only launched two years prior, in 1998).
Subway car in motion. Sidenote: you can see here that rolling shutter has been dogging photographers for a long time. © David Friedman
"I was doing some general Lightroom file maintenance and was looking at some of my oldest digital images, and there they were," David recounted to Business Insider. He'd originally bought the Game Boy to take color photos, but before putting his new camera to that use, he toured Manhattan for some good-old B&W street photography. We're just impressed he's managed to keep all his digital files stored neatly in Lightroom after 15 years of different photo management applications and computer moves.
New York Public Library. © David Friedman
These GameBoy photos prompted us to take a look at our archives to find other cameras of a similar vintage. Higher-end consumer cameras were mostly limited to 3 megapixels, with Olympus' C-3000, debuting for $700, which we noted was a "fantastic bargain for a camera with such an exceptional level of image quality." David, for his part, shot mostly film at the time, but used a Sinar 4x5 camera and Dicomed or Leaf DCB II digital backs while he was a staff photographer for Christie's auction house from 1997-2000.
Oh, and he helpfully demonstrates that 'food porn' and selfies both predate cellphone cameras...
Pizza. © David Friedman
Selfie. © David Friedman
Take a look at the full photo series on David's blog. All images courtesy David Friedman.
(via hacker news, story details from David Friedman and Business Insider)