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Ogun, Broken Lands of
By Trampas "Dragonhelm" Whiteman December 29, 2012 December 29, 2012 Geography
by Carteeg Struve
Capital: Zorhasic (fallen)
Population: 221,000 (Oguna 82%, Minotaur 4%, Kunda 3%, Other 1%)
Government: Anarchy (various warlord domains)
Religions: Manrian (Chislev), Pharlon (Sirrion), Korolothe (Kiri-Jolith)
Languages: Common, Ogre, Minotaur
Trade: Little
Legions: Army of the Unified-Blood, various warring factions.
Alignment: NG, CG, N, CN, NE, CE
The eastern portion of the Broken Lands is often named Ogun (Oh'-goon), the Oguna nation. However the border of Ogun with the Sakkaran minotaur lands to the west is vague at best and undefined at worse. The conflicts that rages through this would-be nation are not only for the existence of half-ogre nation, but it is also a fight for the Oguna to find their own identity.
Life and Society
Survival is a constant struggle in the Broken Lands. In the west Sakkaran minotaurs struggle to push their control eastward in order to gain control of the more fertile regions, and the Ogun are in constant battle to push the bull-men back. Away from the war with the minotaurs, tribes put together by strong warlords battle trying to gain dominance, aiming to build a strong Ogun under their own governance.
A majority of the land is covered with both nomadic tribes and barricaded villages. The only city of significant worth was Zorhasic, located on the southern shore of Glisemegh Lake. It had stood as the center pillar that many Ogun were hoping would bring about stability to their birthing nation. But in 352 AD two separate armies of minotaurs destroyed it. Since then, hope has been a hard thing to come by.
Not all of the Oguna are warmongers. In fact very few see themselves "born for battle" even though all Oguna, man or woman, must know how to fight at an early age in order to survive. In a land where those who have embraced their ogre instincts and use their human talents to better wage battle for domination of the lands, keeping out of the fighting is extremely difficult. Many learn to fight to better protect themselves of raiding armies or other invaders. Others join the conflict in the west to help keep the minotaurs away from their homes. But some have also been moving south into the Midlands to try to succeed in a more civilized world, either to use force to gain wealth or to escape the constant bloodshed.
The minotaur settlements that are deep within what is otherwise Oguna territory, the bull-men consider their own lands to be part of Sakkaras and defend it as fiercely as they would their lands to the west.
Most of those living in Ogun have no faith in a holy power. With life so difficult, many feel that they are nothing more than rejects from the rest of the world not worth more than what themselves can get for themselves.
Still, a few individual faiths have survived the years. Although the Tao-Shin faith is spat on by most due to its respect for gods as a whole, worship of a few individual gods has arisen. For many Oguna, any power that can given them the ability and strength to survive may be worth respect and praise. The major exception to this is Ordrion (Sargas) who is hated for his support of the minotaurs. Manrian and Pharlon used to be supported in the past, and lately there have been signs of a few Oguna who have returned to them. Another god who has been gathering support lately is Korolothe. Many of the Oguna wish to rebuild the promise of a better day, and Korolothe's teachings of focusing their inner fire towards noble causes is drawing support.
Some from Ogun have migrated south into Solishairan to join the militant Red branch of the Tashrama, but only a few of them have joined due to religious reasons. The rest are simply bringing their desire for battle to a new land.
From 340 AD to 352 AD, Ogun was on the very of forming a functioning government in the city of Zorhasic. Both the city and the Army of Unified-Blood was put together by Helris, an Ogun Battlemaster who had come from a family who had led his tribe to a long history of battle for survival. Although Helris did what he could to stabilize his own nation while keeping the minotaur threat out, his law could not extend more than one hundred miles from his throne. Yet for many it was still a sign that a stable and secured nation would be in Ogun's future.
The future ended in 352 AD when two armies from Sakkaras successfully attacked the city and razed it. Since then the most Ogun had to offer in the way of a government were the vast number of feuding warlords vying for control or trying to push the minotaurs westward. Until then, most can only have dreams of the "next Helris" coming to power.
With so many warlords and tribes combating each other, Ogun is filled with a vast number of small to mid-sized armies. The largest army ever gathered was the Army of Unified-Blood, under the direction of Battlemaster Helris. This army was made up of over fifty smaller armies from various clans, tribes, and villages who joined together to end the largest minotaur incursion into Ogun. The Army was destroyed less than twenty-years later when the newly built capital Zorhasic was destroyed and Helris was slain. Splitter groups from the Army of Unified-Blood continue to exist, but they are nothing more than the descendants of those who had once stood against the threat of the bull-men and tried to build a new homeland for themselves.
Many of the warriors among the Oguna are known as beastriders. Within the Broken Lands a number of large beasts roam the land, and the Oguna have long ago learned to train and keep these various creatures as fierce pets or mounts. One of the more popular creatures ridden in battle are the hucovi, a wide six-legged green and yellow striped creature with a head vaguely similar to a shark whose claws can grind easiest through both rock and bone. The second-most popular mounts are the fresajou, long fury ferret-like animals that have bat wing-like webbing between their long fore and rear legs that allow them to jump and glide long distances. The fresajou are favored among Oguna scouts.
Some historians believe the techniques of the beastriders may originally have belonged to the human ancestors of the Oguna.
Magic and Mysticism
Arcane powers and those who wield them are feared by most in Ogun and respected by many. There are no major centers for studies in the arcane, but often mages will travel with their student(s) and educate them on their lessons in magic (often for purposes of battle). War-trained mages are common among Ogunish wizards and sorcerers. Several battlemasters who have proven their talents not only as warriors and spellcasters but also as leaders. Nowhere in Ogun do spellcasters act as advisors to local leaders. If a mage is wise and strong enough to advise others, then he or she is strong enough to rule.
Divine magic is rare in Ogun. With few popular religions, there are not many divine spellcasters in the area. However, when holy men or women of some sort are encountered, they are often heeded with respect. Exceptions exist. For example, any follower of Ordrion would be beaten, tortured, and desecrated after death. Respect is never given to a minotaur, no matter their place.
In the easternmost reaches of Ogun, where the land is the most fertile and some forests even grow, shamans and druids are a little more plentiful. Here they are often viewed with the same awe, respect, and fear as arcane spellcasters.
Major Geographical Features and Locations
The Fertile Lands: Although not as harsh as the rocky dusty land of Sakkaras, much of Ogun's hilly terrain is not very suitable for farming or other methods of cultivating. But the further east one travels, the land begins to improve. The Drowning brought additional water into the land by forming the watery gap between the Broken Lands and Galachot. The increased rainfall during the only mildly cool summer seasons let nature grow to a greater extent than before. Now in eastern Ogun, farms can thrive during the short summers, and forests have begun to grow on the eastern shore. This land is both a blessing and a curse to Ogun. It has made life much more survivable than before, but it is also the reason why the minotaurs in the west invade. In the Broken Lands, fertile soil is a prize most would proudly kill for.
Zorhasic: The ruins that used to be the capital of Ogun. Destroyed in 352 AD, its fall spoiled the immediate hopes of the Ogun people in that a true leadership would unify the eastern half of the Broken Lands into a secure state of its own. The ruins of the city are very extensive with many of the buildings still standing, albeit in relatively unsafe conditions. Even the sewer system underneath is fairly intact. Vegetation and wildlife have moved into the remains along with bandits and occasional nomads hoping to claim the some of the glory lost long ago.
Sometime during a long forgotten part of history, the Igurna of Terragrym began the practice of discarding those children they deemed not up to their expectations. Thrown into the wild, most died unable to fend for themselves. But over time, those discarded over the Endless Reach survived. Some found a way to exist on their own, and more were found and cared for by early human settlers. As the years went on human and Igurna bloodlines mixed, and a race of half-ogres came into being.
Little is known about the original humans who had befriended and cared for the exiled Igurna. It is believed by many historians that they either died out or had completely merged into the growing Oguna population. But one thing was certain, the Oguna were not liked by those races from elsewhere in Adlatum. Even in modern times, most in Adlatum see them as nothing more than monsters that are only a little tamer than the more dangerous monsters in the unseen north.
With no choice but to survive on their own in later centuries, the Oguna population spread out over a healthy block of land in the north. Sparse ruins throughout the Broken Lands pointed to their being a lost civilization having existed in the region before their coming, but not enough had been found to learn much more of their earlier settlers.
The Oguna banded together into various groups of tribes or clans. Some attempted to build towns to give themselves a stable home. Others became nomads who lived off the land and traveled to wherever suited their needed. Their hot ogre blood made them more prone to violence and feuds broke out constantly between the various communities. The Oguna tendency for depression added to their frustrations, making an optimistic outlook for their future difficult. When some Oguna settled too close other "civilized" races in the south, the humans, dwarves, and elves would send armies in to sack their villages in order to keep the barbaric threat back. Sometimes war-taught Oguna would take control of a tribe and strike at the settlements of the other races, not bothering to wait for an inevitable attack. And so a never-ending cycle of bloodshed dominated most of the Oguna history.
The closest the Oguna came to an alliance with the other races occurred in the early years of the Canon War. At first the Oguna saw the minotaur-invasion as a method to remove their frustrating neighbors to the south. For the first few decades, the half-ogres predominately sided with the minotaurs, but they eventually realized that they were being used as fodder and distraction while the minotaurs sought to penetrate into Igurna lands and steal the ogres' Volume of the Prophet. Some Oguna shifted their allegiance to the alliance standing against the minotaur invasion while others fought merely to protect their own lands. During the later years of the war, the minotaur armies swallowed the lands of Ogun completely, and the Oguna were forced to aid the minotaurs as slaves.
Six months before the Drowning, a young Oguna teenager was forced to watch his father beaten and tortured in public after the boy failed to properly place the meats on the plate he served to his minotaur master, a well respected major. The young teen, Hroce (named by his master from the minotaur word meaning "spit"), snapped and charged the major in the middle of his father's execution. Hroce's father died, but after killing a guard, the boy shot the major in the head at close range with a stolen bow and arrow. As the boy was apprehended and beaten, the rest of the slaves were likewise emboldened. A riot broke out resulting in the destruction of one of the larger minotaur cities to be build during the war. Over the next six months, the Oguna were slowly able to hurt the supply chain from the minotaur empire to their forces in the west. After the Drowning, the surviving Sakkaran minotaurs only held what they had left in the western Broken Lands. The lands claimed by "Hroce's Cry" (as the rebellion was called) became what are roughly known in current years as Ogun. Even the human slaves who were freed by "Hroce's Cry" remained to continue the fight against the Sakkarans.
The state of Ogun, although reduced in size, returned to the state it was in prior to the Canon War. Internal fighting and struggle for survival between rivaling clans and towns were a constant. The only real change was that they now also had to deal with the constant attacks from the surviving Sakkarans who wished nothing more than to claim the eastern-most Broken Lands were the earth was much more accommodating for farming and livestock.
One minor change to the location population did occur to Ogun in 71 AD. A group of thirty-nine Hoda kunda on Terratrek who had somehow managed to stay together ventured into the Broken Lands and took an interest in Oguna-life. Understanding what it was like to not always be well-received by others and living a life that appears to be cursed by the gods for no fault of their own, the kunda joined the Oguna in their fight against the vile bull-men. These kunda never returned home to the Kundamarsh. Instead they settled in the region, building their own community or joining up with others, and taking on many of the more local customs while still holding onto their own faith and traditions. Opinion on the local population of kunda in the Broken Lands varies from hatred to high respect depending on one's experience with them. But in time, their skills in combat are not questioned by many.
The conflict with Sakkaras turned for the worse in the 330 AD. The Sakkarans had successfully gathered themselves together into a massive military force when two harsh winters and a poor harvest encouraged them to seize territory in Ogun, hoping eventually take control of the fertile soil in the far east of the Broken Lands. Over the next several years, Ogun tribes were defeated time and again. The minotaurs had successfully conquered almost all of the territories up past the eastern shore of Glisemegh Lake.
In 333 AD, one tribe's battlemaster began to gather a number of tribes together under a single banner. Battlemaster Helris used strength, intelligence, and bravery as he led the assault against the Sakkarans. His skill, with the aid of hundreds of normally separate and feuding villages and tribes, enabled him to slay all three of the minotaur clan-leaders leading the assault. By 334 AD, the invasion's back was broken by the Army of the Unified-Blood, and Helris reclaimed the lands almost up to the western shore of Glisemegh Lake.
Unwilling to let his people fall back into their centuries old tradition of anarchy and civil war, he gave his followers new missions. The primary one would be to hold the then-current line against another minotaur invasion and to allow rid Ogun of the pocket areas splinters of the Great Invasion left behind. The second mission was more monumental. He desired a large capital city to be constructed on the eastern shore of the lake where one of the hardest fought victories of the war took place. Oguna craftsmen from all over Ogun and also from the Midlands came to construct the city. Battlemaster Helris, now called by many Battleking Helris, named the city Zorhasic after the late love of his life, Zorhanya.
In six years, Zorhasic stood as a shining white city of marble constructed completely by those who called Ogun their home. All of it built by hand with only the occasional magical enhancement given by those few spellcasters in the Ogun populace. Much of the stone used in the city's construction was pulled from quarries in the north near the minotaur-controlled lands. Sakkarans constantly tried to halt the city's development, but their efforts for the time being failed. In 340 AD, Helris and Ogun had its capital.
Unfortunately only a minority of Ogun recognized Helris' rule. Many of the warlords feuding in the central and eastern regions refused to recognize his claim. Being so far from the minotaur incursion, his victory meant nothing to them. Yet many of the Oguna in these places saw Zorhasic as a symbol of hope for their people, and they prayed for their strong and patriotic Battleking to come and unify their nation.
Fate deemed the course of history to be otherwise. Two separate armies of minotaurs, neither aware of the other's existence, circled Glisemegh Lake with hopes of sacking Zorhasic. Both armies successfully dodged most of the Ogun patrols and quietly slew those they needed to. The two forces then attacked the capital from both sides on a single night. The capital's defenses failed, and the minotaurs swept in. Helris was slain in the throne room, giving time for his only daughter to escape. The desecration done to his severed head was made public during the fighting, and the shock lasted long enough for the minotaurs to finish the city off. To this day, Zorhasic remains ruined.
In the months that followed Zorhasic's fall, many of the Oguna in the east who had only hope that Helris would come and unify the land grew angry. Many abandoned their villages and clans, charging westward against the invading armies. It was said that the rage of the Ogun made even a minotaur seeing red to flee in fear. Many of the minotaur villages in Ogun lands who were not even part of the more recent invasion were massacred. The minotaurs were forced back once more, but not quite as far as Helris had done before.
Soon the rage of the Ogun people fell to depression. The Army of the Unified-Blood fell apart as many of the officers tried to take control and become Helris' successor. One battlemaster attempted to force Helris' daughter Gorro into marriage as to embolden his claim. His attempt failed when the young Gorro emasculated him before disappearing into the east. The anarchy and civil war Helris strove to destroy had returned. Status quo was resumed.
After the Starfall, the population of Ogun has begun to take notice of the political, military, and religious issues of the south. The nation of Solishairon has opened some minor trade with many of the tribes and villages living close to their border (mainly out of arrogance to prove to the rest of the Midlands how accepting they are of those who are different). This also allowed word of the Tashrama to seek into Ogun, and large numbers of Oguna traveled south to join the Army of Brimstone, the military of the church's red branch. When the Army suffered a massive defeat in 406 AD the flow of travel with the south slowed, but in more recent years the numbers those emigrating to Brimstone have increased once again.
But for those who live away from the southern border, life has not changed much in the past sixty-years. Even when the creatures of Chaos assaulted the world in 383 AD, most saw the event as just another enemy trying to swipe them from the face of Krynn. Such a sense of pessimism and futility is commonplace in Ogun, that and a hope that a new Helris will arise to bring a sense of pride back to the people.
The Sakkaran minotaurs have apparently gained the allegiance of tribes of humans that had been living in the northern parts of Sakkaras. These allies are making it easier for Sakkaran-loyalists to enter into Ogun controlled lands without being noticed.
Layaga, an old respected druid living in the forests of the Fertile Lands, was discovered to in truth be Gorro, daughter of Helris. One of the nearby Battlemasters had Layaga and her children murdered, but it was discovered that four of her grandchildren might have escaped. Many are hunting for them, either to help revive Helris' dream or to help permanently end it.
The number of minotaur sightings in the ruins of Zorhasic has increased, but so far they have not attacked anyone and have tried to stay hidden. Oguna patrols from one of the nearer tribes hopes to put an end to this possible threat.
Major Settlements
Alyst (Small Town 940): Fifty miles from the ruins of Zorhasic, Alyst was one of first towns liberated by Helris after the Great Invasion. After the capital's fall, it was re-enslaved by the minotaurs until the Ogun rage forced them out. Battlemaster Chorta Lovan (CN female Midlander human barbarian 9), one of the few humans to make the rank of battlemaster and the only human woman, now rules Alyst. There is no place near Alyst suitable for farming or raising livestock, so Alyst needs to get its supplies from either trade with those in the east or the fishermen on the lake or from raids against the minotaurs in the west. Due to the scarceness of food in this region and the destruction of a working economy when Zorhasic fell, minotaur meat has become an acceptable food product.
Ko (Large Town 3,503): The Sakkaran minotaurs living in Ko consider themselves to be living in the easternmost "reaches" of Sakkaras. This town was founded during the Great Invasion of 330 AD and was able to survive both the Invasion's destruction and the onslaught of the Oguna after Helris' death. Located where the soil is just fertile enough for mass planting, the minotaurs of Ko spend much of their time fighting to hold onto their town and fighting to keep their food shipments back to the west safe. No years have gone by without Ko's stonewalls being tested by a siege coming from the savage Oguna of the east. Lately the town had been able to take in more soldiers from the west in preparation of a second Great Invasion.
Morest (Village 803): In the Fertile Lands, the town of Morest lies on the border of one of Ogun's larger forests. Distant from the threats of the west, Morest is often more under the threat of the warlords and battlemasters who fight and constantly attempt to take over more and more villages. Morest itself has changed hands several times over the centuries, but it has consistently under the iron rule of Battlemaster Vroek (N male Oguna fighter 12/ranger 2) for the last ten years. After so many campaigns, the older Vroek has begun to tire of battle and is now primarily concerned with protecting the five towns he has along with the farms in between. His twin daughter and son Ukina (CN male Oguna noble 1/fighter 6) and Troest (NE female Oguna rogue 7/shadowdancer 2) believe their father to be weakening and desire to replace him and get the war machine moving again.
Varin (Small Town 1,865): Named for the kundaspeak word "Hope," Varin is the largest kunda settlement in Ogun and one of the larger port towns in all of Ogun. Located on the Bay of Drialis, the kunda are used to attacks from minotaurs, pirates, and some of the Ogun tribes who have taking a disliking to them. The Hoda of Varin are friendly and liked by several of their immediate neighbors, who they trade and meet with often, and they are also known as fierce warriors who will defend themselves and their friends to their dying breath. Even the fire-born Hoda from the Kundamarsh are often stunned by the unified and targeted savagery their "Ogun-cousins" use in battle. Although battle-hardened from the many generations who have lived in the Broken Lands, the Hoda here keep to their traditions of enjoying what they can in life to the most they know how.
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UCR professor presents an optimistic forecast for the future of higher education in America
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In an article titled "Is this the Golden Age for Higher Education?" recently published in the Chronicle for Higher Education, Dr. Stephen Brint, a professor of sociology and public policy at UC Riverside, argues that despite the pessimism in media outlets regarding the usefulness and alleged biases on university campuses, colleges are stronger than ever and won't be going anywhere anytime soon. During an exclusive interview with the Highlander, Brint continued to highlight various examples of how institutions of higher learning across America have successfully overcome various contemporary challenges with impressive levels of resiliency.
One issue that has recently garnered attention is the high amount of research that is generated on college campuses every year. In his article, Brint claims that universities consistently outrank private think-tanks and other government-funded research labs in both volume of data and quality of innovation. He attributes this primarily to a strong culture of curiosity and intellectual freedom in various colleges across the country today.
Colleges have not escaped criticism, as tuition continues to outpace the rate of inflation and students increasingly rely on both private and public loan programs to help alleviate rising costs. However, Brint does not believe that this is so much a symptom of university policy itself rather than politics. "When you look at rising tuition, it almost always increases the most during recessionary periods, which is also when the government has far less money to dole out for colleges," he said. "Most of the disparities in affordability vary the most between Democratic and Republican states, where attitudes about taxation and government spending couldn't be starker."
Brint acknowledges that tuition will continue to be a problem that universities will struggle to find the perfect solution for. He is skeptical of free college plans for two reasons: "It's welfare for the rich, and free community colleges tend to have a lower quality of education compared to state universities." However, Brint believes that more funding in general towards Pell Grants and various other aid programs can only help, not hurt. "It's important to realize that when you remove tuition completely, student motivation may, in certain cases, decrease," he stated. "Many European countries have free tuition colleges, but they lack the prestigious names that we have here in America because there's a serious difference in both effort and quality."
Brint also has a message to young graduates who are worried about debt — it will pay off, and the difference couldn't be greater. "All the research shows that students who earn a bachelor's degree earn at least $1 million more in their lifetimes than students without college experience," he explained. "If we assume that the average student takes about $50,000 in loans over a four-year period, that's still an excellent return-on-investment." He also argues that the vast majority of students struggling to repay debts are those taking on masters or doctorate degrees, or students who've never finished college or attended for-profit schools. Conversely, students who pursue advanced degrees often earn several times the salary of the average bachelor's graduate.
One of the solutions that Brint proposes is a "universal income contingent loan repayment" program, which would essentially only require college debts to be paid off for graduates or families who have earned above a certain threshold. A similar proposal that is often used across Europe is the "graduate tax," which basically allows students to attend college for free, but are required to pay a certain percentage of their income back to the university once they're employed.
Despite these challenges, Brint remains optimistic, and believes that our institutions of higher learning are fully equipped to find the right solutions. Brint concluded that this is what universities have been doing since the beginning of their existence — inventing new ideas to solve new problems.
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Modern pistols are far more reliable than those manufactured in the past. This is largely due to improved manufacturing methods, automation, and precision measurements that were not possible many years ago. However, pistols are simply machines with lots of moving parts and dependencies all of which must work in harmony in order for the pistol to function as expected.
Occasionally, a pistol will malfunction due to a stoppage in operations. Stoppages can occur for many different reasons and will occur on rare occasions. Stoppages include: Failure to Fire, Failure to go into Battery, Failure to Eject, or failure to eject cartridges. Consistent stoppages should not occur and may require an experienced gunsmith to take a further look at the pistol.
the failure to fire was not due to hang fire (where the primer takes a significantly longer amount of time than normal to ignite the smokeless powder). An examination of the ammunition around the primer area will show if the proper firing pin indentation was achieved. If the pistol is experience weak primer strikes, it could be an indication the springs on the pistol need to be replaced.
Semi-automatic pistols rely on the operation of the slide to complete after each and every shot. Occasionally, the slide may not return completely in the front seating position, which will cause the pistol to not arm itself for a future discharge. This condition is known to be a failure to go into battery or firing mode. The problem can be as simple as a dirty pistol, or a bullet failing to complete the feeding process, or weak magazine springs.
A cartridge may become stuck in the slide at the ejection port during the ejection process, which is known as a failure to eject or a "stove pipe" stoppage due to its appearance. This type of stoppage can be due to an excessively dirty pistol, an ejector that is poorly adjusted, or with other internals such as the ejector or slide spring being weak. If this occurs regularly, the owner should take his pistol to a qualified gunsmith for further evaluation.
This condition occurs when the ammunition in the magazine fails to load properly into the chamber of the pistol. As with all other causes, it can be attributed to a dirty pistol, weak springs, poor timing, and bad ammunition. Occasionally, a gunsmith can rectify the problem by polishing the feed ramp allowing the ammunition to flow more smoothly.
For semi-automatic pistols, most of these stoppages can be cleared by simply tapping the bottom of the magazine (to ensure it is fully seated in the well), facing the pistol ejection port towards the ground, and racking the slide to eject the stoppage and load a new cartridge. Once the process is completed, the shooter can assess the situation and determine if this was a one-off type of stoppage or if is occurring more often than acceptable.
For revolvers, ammunition may not eject from the cylinder as anticipated, which is usually caused by over-sized, high-pressure ammunition being used or the cylinders themselves have become dirty. Oftentimes, a quick but firm slap on the top of the ejector rod will clear these cartridges. Be sure to slap the ejector rod using a straight-down motion, avoiding a side motion which could damage the ejection rod.


There's been a lot of talk around the so-called "fiscal cliff", the result of a potential combination of tax increases and automatic cuts in government spending scheduled to begin on January 1. Most voters believe Congress and the president should work to extend the tax cuts set to expire at the end of this year, but don't think they should allow the automatic spending cuts to take effect at that time.
The survey of 1,000 Likely Voters was conducted on November 8-9, 2012 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence. Fieldwork for all Rasmussen Reports surveys is conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC. See methodology.


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[NB] Geomancy in Micronesia
On February 3, 2017 By IoIn Geomancy, Rethinking Old Ideas
I have a tendency to follow my interests all around the bend, into the curious corners and back alleys. When I was tracing what I could of the movement of geomancy around the African and European sphere, I stumbled onto a brief reference to a geomantic practice in Micronesia in William Bascom's Ifa Divination. It turns out his colleague down the hall, William Lessa, had been doing fieldwork and turned up a system that bore some striking similarities to Ifa. I've tried to talk about it elsewhere, but I figured it might merit a proper blog post, too.
Called bwe, it's practitioners knotted coconut leaves to determine odd and even patterns, which produced one of sixteen signs (one leaf for each finger, yielding a sign for each hand). There is an old article in German which details them somewhat, and I even muddled through it for a bit to see if anything popped.
Here is a description of the oracle's origins, from Lessa's work in the Caroline Islands:
"Supunemen was a god, who understood the art of divination. On his body he bore the signs of destiny, the mesanepwe. Then he took them all and put them on the floor, and they grew to be as large as human beings; there were sixteen of them. Supunemen said to them, – 190 'Go into the forest, chop wood, and make a canoe.' They did so, and in two days they had completed a canoe without a keel. On this boat they came down to earth, and sat in this order:
Tilifek (: ) sat on the outrigger, Inoaeman (: : ) and Toalefailan (: : : ) on the platform. The whole craft was called wanepwe, the canoe of destiny. When they had reached the entrance to Inatik (Natik) they capsized. Bukenemar [sic], who had sat in back at first, now came forward to the first thwart, and Laneperen went back to the last one. First they came ashore at Ifaluk, where they met a man called Sukau, who was bathing in the sea. At first he did not want to let them go on land, because it had been forbidden by the spirit, Tilifek. But Supunemen commanded him to carry the canoe on shore for him and to light a fire in the hut. The spirits slept there.
But, as the place was very cramped, Supunemen took all sixteen of them and set them on the skin of his body. Then in the morning, when the man came into the hut, he was frightened, because he thought that Supunemen had a rash. But the spirit said to him, 'Do not be afraid; we are neither spirits nor men, we are destinies.' Then he took all the signs and put them on the floor; there they grew again to human stature and his skin became smooth again. Then they taught Sukau about the art of divination and sailed on to Pulwot. Here Pukenemar said, 'Let us go ashore.'
But Supunemen replied, 'No, I do not like this land.' Then they went to Thuk, from there to Losop, then to Namoluk, Etal, Moath, Kitu, Ta, Lukunor, Oneup, 12 and in each country they taught one man. Then they wanted to return to Inatik, but they did not find it and in its place they encountered Oroluk. On the way Inoaeman began to sweat blood. Then Sauya cried to him, 'Get out of the canoe, for you are a woman.' Inoaeman left the craft – 191 and swam to Inatik on a tree trunk, which Supuneman [sic] ordered one of the gods of destiny to give him. When he reached the island, he sat underneath a tree, called Net, which was close to the sea.
When he did not return, Inipwai was dispatched to bring him back. Then Mesauk led him by the hand back to Supunemen. They took counsel, and it was decided that Inifau should teach the inhabitants of Inatik. When he had finished, he returned to the canoe of destiny. Then they went to Foanipe (Ponape), then to Pinelap, where Laneperen went on shore, and then to Mokil, where Lipul got out for the same purpose. When they had finished, Supunemen asked, 'Have you all taught?' They answered, 'Yes.' Then one of them said, 'Let us now return to heaven!' Whereupon they sailed close to Mokil again and went back to heaven and they have never returned."
Everyone that I read wanted to trace the system back to China and the I Ching; even the really peculiar article that argued for an Indonesian source for Ifa sourced the system's origins in China! That didn't satisfy me. It is a weird transformation to move from three- and six-lined figures to four-lined ones. Moreover, to read the I Ching properly you need to appreciate that its binary elements are more mobile than those of Arabic geomancy; you don't just have single and double lines, you have changing lines as well.
I doggedly dug around what I could on the I Ching, though, and did stumble upon a largely defunct Chinese practice described in Taixuan jing or Classic of Great Mystery by Yan Xiong (53 bc-18 ad). The figures of this system are tetragrams generated from top to bottom (much like traditional Ifa and Arabic geomancy's figures). In counter-distinction to Arabic geomancy, though, each line can be occupied by one, two, or three lines (and so operates from a trinary rather than binary logic).
This classic was in broad circulation in Chinese culture for a thousand years, only going out of fashion after a concerted conservative attack on it ca. 1000 ad. That would give it plenty of time to cross over to undergo simplification to a binary system and enter into the broader world of binary geomancy. The same source that described this (Smith, Fathoming the Cosmos…) also noted evidence for tetragrams well before Yan Xiong; some of the Shang Dynasty oracle bones appear to have tetragrams. If those end up forming a meaningful subset of the oracle bones, it suggests a rival pattern developing alongside the I Ching (ca. 1100 bc) which could have had extensive influence on later tetragrammatic forms of geomancy.
In terms of diffusion into the Arabic world, it's worth remembering that there were Muslims in China just after Muhammed died, so there is a vector for transmission out of China and into the Arabic world, from there into Africa and Europe.
Alternately, it's not out of the realm of possibility that the fire-cracked oracle bones found in ancient China are themselves rooted in practices transmitted from Middle Eastern practices. The cracking of bones in a cooking or sacrifice goes way, way back, perhaps all the way back to the cycle of ritual diffusion centered around Gobekli Tepi. Or, you know, something entirely different that I haven't even thought of, because I am just scrounging around a library and the internet. Perhaps it all goes back to Gordon White's hypothesized Pacific ur-culture.
Bascom, William. Ifa Divination: Communication between Gods and Men in West Africa. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1969.
Codecasa, Maria Silvia. "Of Knots, Dots, and Coconuts: Divination in Micronesia," found on her website.
Dick-Read, Robert. "Indonesia and Africa: questioning the origins of some of Africa's most famous icons," The Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa 2 (2006): 23-45.
Girschner, Max. "Die Karolineninsel Namoluk und ihre Bewohner" (Part I), Baessler Archiv 2 (1912): 123-215.
Lessa, William A. "Divining from Knots in the Carolines," Journal of the Polynesian Society 68 (1959): 188-204.
–"The Chinese Trigrams in Micronesia," The Journal of American Folklore 82 (1969): 353-62.
Smith, Richard J. Fathoming the Cosmos, Ordering the World: The Yijing. Richmond: The University of Virginia Press, 2008.
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The Cancer & Blood Disorders Center of Seattle Children's Hospital and the University of Washington Department of Pediatrics is expanding clinical capacity on our inpatient unit and on our outpatient disease-based clinical teams. As such, we will be recruiting two full-time clinical oncologists based on merit, experience and interest. The successful applicants will become members of either the Leukemia/Lymphoma team, the Solid Tumor Team, or the Neuro-Oncology Team based on clinical and clinical research expertise. Anticipated start date Summer 2023.
The Cancer & Blood Disorders Center of Seattle Children's Hospital provides a rich and collaborative environment for basic, clinical, and translational research and boasts a diverse faculty. The Oncology Program is an integral component of the Cancer & Blood Disorders Center, and currently includes 36 faculty members, 9 fellows as well as 27 advance practice providers. Ideal candidates will have a strong record of demonstrated clinical expertise caring for Pediatric Oncology patients. The Cancer & Blood Disorders Center has close affiliations with research investigators within the Seattle Children's Research Institute, the Fred Hutch Cancer Center, and the University of Washington. A willingness to collaborate across departmental or center boundaries is essential.
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Clinical Assistant Professors, Clinical Associate Professors and Clinical Professors hold annual appointments that align with a 12-month service period (July 1-June 30) and may be reappointed to subsequent annual terms. Faculty with 12-month service periods are paid for 11 months of service over a 12-month period (July-June), meaning the equivalent of one month is available for paid time off.
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México cuenta, según el Censo General de Población y Vivienda 2000, con un total de 2,443 municipios, de los cuales tan solo 20 pueden ser calificados como totalmente urbanos en tanto la población de todas sus localidades sobrepasan las 2,500 personas. Al mismo tiempo, 911 pueden ser calificados como totalmente rurales pues el total de sus localidades cuentan con una población de menos de 2,500 personas.
Los municipios que ocupan los diez primeros lugares a nivel nacional en términos del IDH están relativamente concentrados en tan solo seis entidades federativas. Así, tres de ellos pertenecen a la Ciudad de México, dos a Nuevo León, dos al Estado de México, uno a Chihuahua, uno a Tamaulipas y uno a Oaxaca. Cabe destacar que estos datos son del 2005.

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An effort at Texas A&M University Libraries to promote the adoption of existing Open Access textbooks began with a request by the Texas A&M President to the libraries to identify ways to decrease textbook costs for students.
An idea from the head of the Scholarly Communications department led to the creation of a program called the Open Access Textbook Initiative (OATI). OATI uses a two prong approach that includes OA textbook adoptions to replace high cost commercial textbooks for 100-200 level courses, as well as the creation of custom course packs consisting of library licensed content and Open Educational Resources. Early efforts by the team have led to several successes.
The TTU Library's map was a 3D interactive map plus PDF floor plans. This interactive map was developed using the Flash technology, which is not compatible well with Apple products and is blocked by some browsers. The TTU Libraries map project aims to use another technology to replace the flash application and keep the interactivity. In this map project, we use the open source tool Inkscape to develop maps in the format of SVG, a vector-based graphics in XML format. The interactivity has been expanded to each floor plan and more features were added to the map.
In special format cataloging, artist books often pose special challenges to catalogers because they come in different sizes and designs and do not follow standard publishing rules. In 2017, the cataloging librarian at University of Houston received 13 artist books from Special Collections unit. These Cartonera books are handmade from recycled cardboard and each comes with unique design. One particular artist book of notice is designed as a jacob ladder. This presentation will describe the steps taken by the cataloging librarian to enrich found OCLC records for these artist books, the discussion raised on whether to use book format or 3-D format for the jacob ladder book, the classification schedules chosen to apply to meet the local needs and other related cataloging issues.
The CALA Southeast and Southwest Chapter online joint conference will be held from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm CST, on June 13th, 2016. We welcome everyone to join this conference.
Below are introductions of presentations.
Conference fee: FREE! Join us on Anymeeting on June 13th, 2016!
Innovation @ the EDGE is the first interdisciplinary makerspace open toall majors at the University of Oklahoma. Located inside the main campus library, the EDGE provides walk-in access to circuitry kits, 3D printers, and virtual reality workstations. This presentation will outline the technologies available to EDGE users, applications of those technologies, and how each is deployed and maintained. Moreover, we will explore the results of our first semester of regular use, including: The emergence of a volunteer corps, use by faculty consultees, and the development of our constant, varied workshop schedule. Finally, we will focus on future directions (like the deployment of networked virtual reality workstations through campus) that will continue to solidify the library's role as the crossroads of the University.
Subject indexing is an intellectually intensive process that has many inherent uncertainties. Existing subject indexing systems generally produce binary outcomes for whether or not to assign an indexing term. This does not sufficiently reflect the extent to which the indexing terms are associated with the documents. On the other hand, the idea of probabilistic or weighted indexing was proposed a long time ago and has seen success in capturing uncertainties in the automatic indexing process. The presentation will cover the recent research we've done to introduce methods that automatically weight subject descriptors in documents.
Under the impact of Google search and technology advances, academic and public libraries aim to integrate discovery services and tools with their systems and provide access to diverse library resources for patrons. Library discovery services and tools have since matured and now gain momentum in information retrieval over the legacy library catalog. This investigation is to focus on new functionalities and means of assessing library discovery services and tools in use.
Have you ever wondered what a digital archive is? How they work? Or how to make your digital collections more discoverable and assessable to patrons? This presentation gives an overview of the evolution of digital archives and the technologies that make them work. Starting with the first digitized documents, to born-digital documents, and a look into the future with the challenges of digital preservation, this presentation will provide a sampling of the exciting and fast changing world of digital archive technologies.
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The purpose of the presentation is to share how technology, regardless of originality, is being applied to the Wayne State University Libraries (WSULS) environment.
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Yang, L., & Perrin, J. (2014), Texas Library Association 2014 Conference, "Tutorials on Web Analytics: How to Conduct a Web Analytics Report on the Library Website," Texas Library Association, San Antonio (April 9, 2014).
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Barba, S., Perrin, J., Starcher, C., Winkler, H., & Yang, L. (2013), Texas Conference on Digital Libraries 2013, "Perspectives on Preservation Strategies for Digital Content: Lessons Learned," Texas Digital Library, Austin, TX. (May 7, 2013). This is a panel presentation, and names of author and presenter are in last name's alphabetical order.
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A visit to the Manila City Library is like going back in time. In it, we see traces of old, worn-out books that look like it hasn't been touched in years. From run-down computers down to sepia-colored visual aids, the Manila City Council admitted that the library wasn't a government priority. The library's weak WiFi signal doesn't help visitors either.
While our previous report revealed that the downward spiral of the library is caused by the lack of government funds, the library is, in fact, getting fund allocation this year—hopefully enough to buy new books and improve its facilities. Thankfully, there are several libraries that are living proof that not all libraries in Metro Manila are substandard. Whether you're doing some research or you just want to have a good read, here are some libraries around the metro that will do the trick.
Quezon City's public library is perhaps the crème de la crème of public libraries in Metro Manila. The three-story contemporary library is home to thousands of books and 71 computers meant for public use of their online public access catalog. Visitors can also freely connect to the library's WiFi.
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Though it's technically not a public library, The Learning Commons welcomes visitors for a minimal fee. You only need to present a valid ID and a referral letter from your institution or company.
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Squad – Graphic Novel Review
October 6, 2022 | Ardin Patterson
When Becca transfers to a high school in an elite San Francisco suburb, she's worried she's not going to fit in. To her surprise, she's immediately adopted by the most popular girls in school. At first glance, Marley, Arianna, and Mandy are perfect. But at a party under a full moon, Becca learns that they also have a big secret. — Goodreads.
This book made me think of Mean Girls but with a hairy twist. The artwork was absolutely gorgeous, but the overall story didn't exactly meet my expectations. Of course, it was a fun concept, but Arianna, Becca and the other girls constantly obsessing over being skinny and Amanda being stereotyped as the mean black girl didn't sit well with me.
I also felt Becca could've been developed more? She was the leading character but it was almost like she fell into the background. The focused seemed to be on Arianna and Marley despite being from Becca's perspective.
I'd also like to point out that Arianna looks like Arianna Grande. Not sure if that was done on purpose but it did get a little chuckle out of me.
The friendship and then relationship that bloomed between Becca and Marley was sweet, but overall Marley seemed to be the stronger character. Off the bat, the reader can see her personality, how she fits in with the rest of the group and how she feels about them going around feeding off predatory boys whenever they turn.
Unfortunately Amanda's disapproval of Arianna's leadership, comes off as both anger and jealousy, when she states several times in the story that she prefers to be called Amanda, not Mandy–which is why I'll be respectfully addressing her as Amanda during my review. She mentions this several times throughout the story and the other girls completely ignore her. Often Amanda sits quietly observing the others. Becca even seems to think Amanda dislikes her, as Amanda is often glaring at her and the rest of the group. When Amanda becomes more vocal about her opinions, she's completely ignored by Arianna and the others…but I'll try not to spoil anything. I just wish this character had been written with a little more care.
With that note, there were also several times where other characters made icky comments toward Becca about her race, and it wasn't ever condemned or even questioned. It was clear that both Becca and Amanda were being mistreated but they just made up their faces at these comments being thrown at them. I don't even recall Becca once thinking about how the other students talk to her. Even the comments about her clothes and her weight are unsettling.
I'm not saying that keeping quiet isn't a realistic reaction, especially with people trying to fit and giving in to peer pressure. When I was in high school and I had classmates say some pretty icky stuff that I didn't always know how to handle. Sometimes you're so shocked by what is being said to you, that you have to sit there and process it. Sometimes you wonder if your feelings are even valid, or if you're just overreacting…and I totally get that, but if that is what Becca and Amanda were grappling with, then it should've been shown more clearly. I get that this wasn't exactly the main focus of the graphic novel, but regardless of that fact this book is a recent release from October 2021 it should at least acknowledge that racism is never okay, especially if those types of remarks are coming from so-called friends. I wish that there had been a moment where Becca has a moment of reflection or clarity upon hearing one of these gross comments. Even if it's just a brief, "That hurt my feelings, but I wanted so badly to be apart of the Squad that I kept my mouth shut." I felt this way about the unhealthy fixations with being thin. It was a lot…and I already know there are friends of mine who will require a trigger warning just for that. It didn't sit well with me at all, and honestly at some point it should've been condemned, or at the very least contrasted with something else. Like Becca's mom is obsessed with it, and all the girls are obsessed with it, and Becca is obsessed with it…at a certain point one of these characters could've said something. Even Becca could've questioned her mother's obsession with her weight. Something as small as that, would've at least been better than nothing at all.
It was because of those elements I actually found it hard to enjoy the rest of the story. I mean, who doesn't love reading a monster-girl revenge story? It had such a good premise, but it definitely didn't hit the mark for me. Lovely artwork though.
And as always, just because this book wasn't for me, doesn't mean that it's horrible and I wouldn't recommend it to others. It's still a cool concept, I just felt a few things took away from my reading experience.
Far Sector #1 by N.K. Jemisin and Jamal Campbell – review
Summary For the past six months, newly chosen Green Lantern Sojourner "Jo" Mullein has been protecting the City Enduring, a massive metropolis of 20 billion…
by Ardin Patterson January 12, 2022 March 22, 2022
Amethyst: Princess of Gemworld – Review
Summary Amaya, princess of House Amethyst in Gemworld, is something of a troublemaker. She and her brother have great fun together until a magical prank…
by Ardin Patterson December 27, 2021 March 22, 2022
Beast boy Loves Raven: Graphic novel review
Let me start off by saying that it felt like an eternity while I waited for this issue to come out. I was so excited…
by Ardin Patterson November 8, 2021 March 22, 2022
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A Believer's Guide to Prayer
A Believer's Guide to Prayer
Two treatises on its merits and rulings in the Hanafi school
Shaykh Ahmad Ibn Zayni Dahlan & Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Burhani
Translated by Amjad Mahmood
The prayer, or ṣalāh, has been described by the Prophet Muhammad صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم as one of the five foundations of Islam, the first duty to be judged by Allah Most High on the Day of Judgement and as the divider between faith and disbelief. This annotated work includes two treatises that deal with specific aspects of the prayer. The first treatise is by Shaykh Aḥmad Daḥlān, and it outlines the importance of the prayer according to the sources of Islam and the pious figures of early Islam, the duty to perform the prayer in congregation, issuing a stark warning against leaving the prayer. The second is a legal manual consisting of the rules of purification and prayer according to the Ḥanafī legal school by Shaykh Hishām Burhānī. This work includes detailed descriptions of how to perform the major ritual bath (ghusl), ablution (wudū), how to practically perform the prayer, together with the azan, the integrals of the prayer, the Friday, Eid and the funeral prayers. In addition to these two treatises, extensive explanatory footnotes, as well as detailed appendices on the nature of legal rulings (aḥkām) in the Ḥanafī school, and the merit and duty to adhere to the Friday prayer have been included.
Shaykh Aḥmad ibn Zaynī Daḥlān (1817–1886) was the leading Shāfiʿ ī mufti and scholar of Mecca in his time, as well being an authority in Islamic history. He authored, and personally published, numerous works on the Islamic sciences and history.
Shaykh Hishām Burhānī (1932–2014) was a Syrian scholar, who was an expert in the Ḥanafī legal school, as well as a spiritual guide (murshid) in the Shādhilī order. He served as a lecturer in the Faculty of Shariah at the University of Damascus, where he taught Islamic law (fiqh), Islamic jurisprudence (uṣūl al-fiqh) and Qur'anic exegesis (tafsīr).
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Interview. Turkey has banned the works of Dario Fo, the Italian playwright, along with Shakespeare and anyone who doesn't advance "the national spirit."
Dario Fo: 'Attacking the culture is a sign of the regime's weakness'
written by Luca Fazio
Topic Italy
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Dario Fo has never set foot in Turkey and is sure that such a trip will not fit into its future plans. "After all, there are more than 400 theaters around the world representing my works," says the Nobel Prize-winning Italian playwright. "To follow them all I would have to travel all my life, indeed longer."
Now the Turkish State Theatres has banned Fo's works because they have little to do with "the national spirit." The decision was taken last Sunday: "We will open our theaters to local works that contribute to the integrity and unity of the country." Such is the inspiration for the ban from the autocrats of Ankara.
Just this summer Fo plays were staged in Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Turkey, among them Can't Pay? Won't Pay! and Accidental Death of an Anarchist. It's nothing personal. Fo is in good company: Shakespeare, Chekhov and Brecht were also banned. It's just a censorship regime. "It's nothing we haven't seen before," Fo said, speaking with il manifesto. "We ourselves have done this in other times."
How does it feel to be in Shakespeare's company?
I would say that being lumped together with such an author for me is an honor, a sort of Nobel. It is very pleasant also to be put alongside the greatest men of the last century of theater. But the situation is worrying.
Has your work been banned in other countries?
I remember that in Spain, during Franco times, an entire theater company was imprisoned solely for having staged one of my comedies. We see now that Turkey has attacked the theater and culture, as has already happened in other countries, including ours of course. And to think that in the Turkish theaters have always represented many my plays, in even greater numbers than in other countries.
Even in Italy, on the subject of censorship, we never missed anything.
Both before and after the war, in our country censorship was always troubling to our authors. The Italian television, for example, after the one known story or "altercation" that forced me and Franca Rame to leave film for a long time, for several years not even a fragment of the material we had produced was aired. Those who are my age also remember that period when Italy — as Turkey has done now — had decided to ban authors and foreign intellectuals. It was fascism. I remember that the regime canceled a show based on Machiavelli, The Mandrake. Unbelievable: banning a work of the 16th century, Machiavelli, in Italy.
Is Turkey going in that direction?
Obviously, Turkey today is doing the same with the pretext of only encouraging the dissemination of works that represent the spirit of the country. I think it's a sign of weakness; censorship is not good for the health of the government that applies it. Moreover, it is known that in Turkey, as in the past, unwelcome authors and intellectuals have been persecuted. I remember the dreadful "accident" that happened in 1993 in a hotel in Sivas, in Turkey, where some 30 intellectuals died by arson, including many writers and playwrights. It was a dramatic event that affected the whole world. Among them there were those who had already staged plays taken from some of my work.
Luca Fazio
Originally published in Italian on September 4, 2016http://ilmanifesto.info/dario-fo-attaccare-la-cultura-e-un-segno-di-debolezza-del-regime/


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"I think we've got a fair amount of time ahead of us where we can continue these sorts of gains."
Speaking to BlueNotes on video, Chronican says ANZ will be sticking to the same central strategy it has been running for years but with more intensity of focus.
"We're in our fifth year of market share gains in the home loan market," he says. "[We have] strong customer satisfaction and improving customer complaint levels.
Chronican also addressed the bank's frustration toward the business lending sector, which ANZ has been hoping for some time would pick up. Several external economic factors continue to keep confidence in the industry low.
Chronican says it is likely businesses are waiting for the global economic and political environment to calm down enough so they can make that commitment.
Chronican also talks about the importance of customer satisfaction and the banks prospects in small business lending.


Yu Darvish is waiting to see if the Yankees or Dodgers can create sufficient salary space to signal him as a free agent, in accordance to MLB Community's Ken Rosenthal (by way of the NY Every day Information).
The odds of one thing occurring aren't in Darvish's favor, the report says, however there's nonetheless a small probability.
The Dodgers, who acquired him final season on the commerce deadline, are Darvish's best choice, in accordance to the report, however the Yankees appeared to have piqued his curiosity.
Each groups need to keep underneath the $197 million luxurious-tax threshold, however the Yankees have solely about $15 million left to spend on free brokers.
Now that the Yankees have outfielders Aaron Decide, Giancarlo Stanton, Aaron Hicks and Brett Gardner, Ellsbury seems to be the odd man out however nonetheless has three years and $sixty eight million left on his contract, which features a no-commerce clause.
That makes him arduous to deal, however that might be what Darvish is hoping for if the state of affairs with the Dodgers does not pan out.
Darvish went four-three with a three.forty four ERA in 9 begins with the Dodgers. He additionally gained his solely begin within the NLDS however botched his two begins within the World Collection towards the Astros, each losses, together with Recreation 7.


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Arias, found guilty by a jury of the first degree murder of her ex-boyfriend in 2008, is housed in the Perryville Prison, where she was punished for a disciplinary violation less than a year into her life sentence without the possibility of parole, losing contact visits for at least 180 days.
The convicted killer is in the Maximum Level 5 of Custody, the Public Information Officer of the Department of Corrections told Radar, a position she will remain in for at least two years. According to the PIO, Inmate #281129 may be moved to Level 4 after a few years, and then could be moved to a Level 3. But because she is serving a life sentence, she is unable to obtain anything lower than a Level 3, or Medium Level of Custody.
Therefore, Radar has exclusively learned that the cost of housing Arias in Maximum Custody for the past 329 days (as of April 6, 2016) is a whopping $30,485.14. The prison spending for her is $92.66 per day.
Meanwhile, Arias has been shopping at the commissary for a humiliating array of items: Beano to treat her gas, Tinactin for athlete's foot and even zit meds. Check out her list of questionable items here.


სასაწავლო შახტი–ლაბორატორია უმაღლეს სკოლაში თეორიული და პრაქტიკული სწავლების უწყვეტი პროცესის ხელსაყრელ პირობას იძლევა, რითაც ძირფესვიანად იცვლება სამთო საინჟინრო კადრების მომზადების პრაქტიკა.
მიწისქვეშა სამთო სამუშაოთა პროცესების მთელი კომპლექსის გათვალისწინებით დაპროექტებულ იქნა სასწავლო შახტი–ლაბორატორია, რომლის მშენებლობა და სათანადო მანქანებით, მექანიზმებით, სატრანსპორტო საშუალებებით და დანადგარებით აღჭურვა განხორციელდა 1986-1991 წლებში.
შახტი–ლაბორატორია წარმოადგენს ჰორიზონტალური, დახრილი, ვერტიკალური გვირაბებისა და კამერების ერთობლიობას, რომლებიც აღწურვილია თანამედროვე სამთო–შახტური მოწყობილობებით, მექანიზმებით და საწარმოო პროცესების მართვის ავტომატიზირებული საშუალებებით, მიწისქვეშა ელექტრომომარაგების მთელი სისტემით. გვირაბების საერთო სიგრძე 1000 მეტრის ფარგლებშია. მათი განლაგების სიღრმე მიწის ზედაპირიდან 16 და 30 მეტრია.
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All the top positions in Okaloosa County Superintendent Mary Beth Jackson�s organizational structure are finally filled.
FORT WALTON BEACH � All the top positions in Okaloosa County Superintendent Mary Beth Jackson�s organizational structure are finally filled.
The final selections came Wednesday, more than three months after Jackson took office and a little more than a month after the School Board approved the initial appointments.
In addition to a handful of specialists, the board unanimously approved a new assistant superintendent, directors of elementary, middle and secondary education and a director of MIS and instructional technology.
Deputy Superintendent Kaye McKinley made the recommendations one by one to the four School Board members present at the 2 p.m. meeting. Board member Cathy Thigpen was absent along with Jackson, who was out of town at a statewide superintendent�s meeting.
The board members approved all 11 positions without comment.
According to new Assistant Superintendent Nick Kootsouradis everyone is more than ready to step up into their new positions.
In his new role, Kootsouradis will assume most of the responsibilities of former Deputy Superintendent Rodney Nobles.
Kootsouradis said he worked with Nobles for about a week to learn the ins and outs of overseeing district operations.
Before accepting the position, Kootsouradis was a teacher, assistant principal and coordinator for the Choice program in Crestview. He most recently was a history teacher at Shoal River Middle School.
Elliott Point Elementary School Principal Janet Stein was selected as director of elementary education and Shalimar Elementary School Principal Shelia Lightbourne is the new director of middle school education.
Steve Horton, who previously was a calculus teacher at Niceville High School and worked in an administrative position at the front office two periods a day, is the new director of secondary education.
Shortly after finishing the 11 appointments for the senior staff, McKinley offered the names of people to fill the positions left vacant by the two elementary school principals.
A divided board opted to go forward with Jackson�s recommendation to have Janet Norris take over as the principal at Elliott Point. Norris used to be the principal at Bluewater Elementary School, but most recently was an assistant principal at Meigs Middle School.
Vice-chairwoman Cindy Frakes voted against placing Norris in the position, but declined to comment after the meeting on why.
Jon Williams, an assistant principal at Pryor Middle School was temporarily assigned to fill in at Shalimar Elementary.
The district will begin interviews for the Shalimar position in the near future, McKinley said. Officials couldn�t leave the top slot vacant until then, so they tapped Williams to take over for the time being.
He could not be appointed to the position because he has never been a principal like Norris, McKinley said later.
The board also unanimously approved moving Ed Coleman into the Norris� vacated assistant principal position.
His previous position was eliminated in the new organizational chart.
Wednesday�s vote completes the staff changes for the 2012-13 and will save the district $32,252 this year, according to Chief Financial Officer Rita Scallan.
The total cost for moving personnel and equipment and renovating office space was not yet available, but Scallan said she expected it to be between $40,000 and $50,000.
All the office changes were funded through an unexpected influx of money in the capital budget because of a �market opportunity� with the district�s debt service.


An idea didn't crystallize for me until I read this article on Habbo Hotel that states a lot of Habbo Hotel users spend their time simulating real life activities; that the pre-mature citizens of Habbo Hotel are spending real money creating simulacra of the grown up experiences they expect to have. I saw (and participated in) this same behavior in social MUDs, so it seems natural to me, though I'm surprised the lengths to which Habbos have apparently taken it.
There must be the same impulse in SL, which ends up a source of tension: there are the people who see SL as an interesting software environment, and the people who are playticipating, each enabling the other by providing tools and a market respectively. To the extent these groups are separate and don't have the other's interests in mind, their relations are tense.
I'm sure this is not news, but I hadn't thought of it in quite those terms.


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Billboard Magazine's cover story for the newest issue examines the business of Bob Marley not only during his lifetime but also in the decades since his passing. The piece gives a lot of fascinating insight into the challenges Marley's family has faced over the years, detailing various lawsuits that have been fought as well as the continuing opportunities that exist for licensing Bob Marley's music as well as his name and image.
I spoke with the writer of the Billboard cover story and I am quoted in several places throughout the article. One of the things we discussed in detail is the right of publicity, and how it can be a tough undertaking to protect the legacy of a beloved figure like Marley. What to do in the face of unauthorized uses like advertisements and merchandise? Don't file a lawsuit and the market responds with even more infringements on the basis that the rights are not being asserted. File a lawsuit, and risk being labeled litigious.
It's easy to assume that it would be a "nice problem to have," and maybe there's some truth to that. But I also bet that if the average observer who is critical of a family or heir protecting their loved one's legacy through legal action was in the same position, that person would quite likely do exactly the same thing after witnessing unauthorized (and often undesirable) uses cascade through the marketplace. What's that they say about "walk a mile in another man's shoes…?"
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Walkin'all alone on my way back.
Deep inside my heart total black out.
Feelin'starved and dry for the tender.
Not are single voice can not reach me.
Open fire! Isay it again! Open fire!
Manu people here in this whole world.
But no one's even here in my lonely heart.
Buzzing in silence makes me run away.
That's the way it should be,my life is all about.
Open fire! I say it again! Open fire!