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by Sid Kirchheimer, AARP Bulletin, September 20, 2010 | Comments: 0
Many contests, sweepstakes and lotteries come with a catch. After the lucky winner sends a requested fee—usually for "taxes" or "insurance" on the promised windfall—he or she gets nothing in return except a smaller bank account.
The problem is, many victims don't realize they're being scammed. They just want to keep going.
Bogus games are a worry for adult children whose parents habitually respond to such offers. Says Susan Slater, 68, of Massachusetts: "My 94-year-old mother receives several mail requests per day with promises of winning money. She is positive that most are real, and is spending much of her time opening the envelopes, reading in detail, and worrying over losing the contests if she doesn't enter on time."
Where children often go wrong, says Laura Carstensen, director of Stanford University's Center on Longevity, is in getting upset at a parent's actions, and making comments such as "How can you fall for this?" or "Don't be stupid; it's clearly a scam."
This reaction only makes "the elders pull away from you," says Carstensen—especially if it's followed by threats to take over their finances or get power of attorney. It drives a wedge between victims and people who might protect them.
There are better ways to prevent rip-offs of habitual contest entrants:
Quietly raise questions. Rather than say, "The prize doesn't exist," ask, "Did the check come yet? It's been a few months now," or "How many times have you won?" This approach may help victims draw their own conclusions that they're being duped.
Turn victim into protector. It might be helpful to ask your parents to let their friends know about scams. Sharing this information may commit the scam to memory and, at the same time, help others.
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1) I choose you!	, Pokemon (Anime novelizations) 1.
2) Island of the giant pokemon	, Pokemon (Anime novelizations) 2.
3) Attack of the prehistoric pokemon	, Pokemon (Anime novelizations) 3.
4) Night in the haunted tower	, Pokemon (Anime novelizations) 4.
5) Pokemon: Team Rocket blasts off!
6) Charizard, go!	, Pokemon (Anime novelizations) 6.
7) Splashdown in Cerulean City	, Pokemon (Anime novelizations) 7.
8) Return of the squirtle squad	, Pokemon (Anime novelizations) 8.
85 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
85 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Professor Oak sends Ash on a mission to the Orange Islands, where surprises await the young Pokémon trainer at every turn.
10) Secret of the pink Pokemon	, Pokemon (Anime novelizations) 10.
12) Scyther, heart of a champion	, Pokemon (Anime novelizations) 12.
2017. Scholastic Inc., 85 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
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Ash and his Pokemon friends try to help Windy pass the Team Rocket bunch in a hot air balloon race.
Ash and his friends get involved in a Pokemon talent show.
15) Psyduck ducks out	, Pokemon (Anime novelizations) 15.
Does Ash have what it takes to be an Orange League champion?
Ash, Pikachu, and friends travel through the deep, dark forest on their way to the Wild West, encountering a theft, a rescue, and a mystery to solve along the way.
18) Ash Ketchum, Pokemon detective	, Pokemon (Anime novelizations) 18.
Jessie, James and Meowth are on a mission: to be the world's greatest Pokémon thieves. And they are prepared to fight! Pokémon of the world, beware! Team Rocket is extending their reach to the stars above.
"Trouble seems to following Ash and his team around! A Quagsire takes the GS Ball. A young boy at a Poké́mon Trainer school tries to catch Pikachu. And Team Rocket is up to their usual troublesome tricks. How will Ash ever get it together to go for his first Johto League badge?"--Back cover.
"Ash thinks it's cool that Chikorita has joined his Pokémon team. But the newest member of his Pokémon squad is jealous of Pikachu! So Chikorita takes off--on a journey way beyond the Poké Ball. And that could be very dangerous! Will Pikachu and Ash find Chikorita before Team Rocket gets their paws on the Grass-type Pokémon?"--Back cover.
Charizard can only get stronger if it leaves Ash -- forever. But that means Ash has no Fire-type Pokemon at all. Have his dreams of becoming a Pokemon Master gone up in flames?
Ash realizes he must step in and protect the Johto Region's wild Ledyba, Hoppip, and Wooper from Team Rocket's attempts to exploit them.
25) Prize Pokemon	, Pokemon (Anime novelizations) 25.
26) Teaming up with Totodile	, Pokemon (Anime novelizations) 26.
27) Tough enough	, Pokemon (Anime novelizations) 27.
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2014 American League Championship Series
Team (Wins)
Manager Season
Ned Yost 89–73, .549, 1 GB
Buck Showalter 96–66, .593, 12 GA
Lorenzo Cain (Kansas City)
Joe West (crew chief), Tim Timmons (Games 1–2), Marvin Hudson, Ron Kulpa, Mark Wegner, Brian Gorman, Dan Iassogna (Games 3–4)
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Baltimore Orioles over Detroit Tigers (3–0)
Kansas City Royals over Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (3–0)
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← 2013 ALCS 2015 →
The 2014 American League Championship Series was a best-of-seven playoff pitting the Baltimore Orioles against the Kansas City Royals for the American League pennant and the right to play in the 2014 World Series. The Royals won the series four games to zero. The series was the 45th in league history with TBS airing all games in the United States. Even as the Royals swept the series, each game was decided by two runs or fewer.
To reach the 2014 ALCS, the Orioles (East Division champions, 96–66) defeated the Tigers (Central Division champions, 90–72) in the ALDS, 3 games to 0.[1] The Royals (Wild Card, 89–73) defeated the Oakland Athletics in the AL Wild Card Game and then defeated the Angels (West Division champions, 98–64) in the ALDS, 3 games to 0.[2]
It was the first-ever postseason meeting between the two teams. It was the first ALCS since 2005 not to feature the Yankees, Red Sox, or Tigers.
The Royals would go on to lose to the San Francisco Giants in the World Series.
1 Matchup
1.1 Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Royals
2 Game summaries
2.1 Game 1
3 Composite line score
Matchup[edit]
Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Royals[edit]
Kansas City won the series, 4–0.
1 October 10 Kansas City Royals – 8, Baltimore Orioles – 6 (10) Oriole Park at Camden Yards 4:37 47,124[3]
2 October 11 Kansas City Royals – 6, Baltimore Orioles – 4 Oriole Park at Camden Yards 4:17 46,912[4]
3 October 14* Baltimore Orioles – 1, Kansas City Royals – 2 Kauffman Stadium 2:55 40,183[5]
4 October 15 Baltimore Orioles – 1, Kansas City Royals – 2 Kauffman Stadium 2:56 40,468[6]
*: postponed from October 13 due to rain
Game summaries[edit]
Game 1[edit]
Friday, October 10, 2014 8:07 p.m. (EDT) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland (F/10)[7]
Kansas City 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 8 12 1
Baltimore 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 6 14 1
WP: Wade Davis (1–0) LP: Darren O'Day (0–1) Sv: Greg Holland (1)
Home runs:
KC: Alcides Escobar (1), Alex Gordon (1), Mike Moustakas (1)
BAL: None
The Royals drew first blood in a back-and-forth opener that featured high offensive output from both teams. After hitting just three home runs in the regular season,[8] Alcides Escobar hit a one-out homer to left to give the Royals a 1–0 lead. Later in the inning, with the bases loaded, Alex Gordon hit a broken bat, looping fly ball that dropped just fair inside the right-field line to plate all three runners. Suddenly, it was 4–0 Kansas City. Baltimore got a run back in the bottom of the inning on Adam Jones' RBI-single, but it could have been more had it not been for a great diving catch by Gordon in the left-center field gap, robbing Steven Pearce of a hit. In the bottom of the fifth, after the Royals added a run in the top of the frame, the Orioles finally got to James Shields. Nelson Cruz added to his postseason legacy with an RBI-double and Ryan Flaherty delivered a two-run single to make it a one-run game, 5–4. In the sixth, after a walk to Jonathan Schoop and a flare single to right by Nick Markakis, Alejandro De Aza hit a high chopper past the pitcher's mound that shortstop Escobar had no play on; Schoop scored to tie the game. Jones hit what appeared to be a double play ball, but Mike Moustaskas' relay throw short-hopped first baseman Eric Hosmer and the inning continued to bring up Cruz. He could not deliver the big hit this time as he rolled into an inning-ending double play.
The game turned to the bullpens, generally decided to be a strength for both teams, but in the top of the ninth, Orioles' reliever Zach Britton struggled to find the strike zone, walking the first three batters; at one point, Britton missed with twelve straight pitches. Britton then got out of the jam by getting Hosmer on a force play at home, before Darren O'Day was brought in to pitch, getting Billy Butler to hit into a double play to keep the game tied heading to the bottom of the ninth.
Wade Davis finished a strong outing by striking out the heart of the Orioles' lineup in the bottom of the ninth, and Game 1 was headed to extra innings. Alex Gordon's postseason breakout was complete when his tenth inning fly landed over the top of the high right-field wall to give Kansas City a 6–5 lead, but they weren't done yet. Salvador Pérez reached on a walk, then Moustakas launched his third home run of the playoffs, giving the Royals a three-run lead.
Royals' closer Greg Holland got the first two outs in the bottom of the tenth, but then gave up a single to Flaherty. Pinch-hitter Jimmy Paredes reached on a walk, then Delmon Young delivered a pinch-hit single to make it a two-run game. Holland would then get Markakis to ground out to second, ending the game.
Saturday, October 11, 2014 4:07 p.m. (EDT) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland [9]
Kansas City 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 13 1
Baltimore 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 9 1
KC: Mike Moustakas (2)
BAL: Adam Jones (1)
The Royals struck first in Game 2 off of Bud Norris when with one out in the first when Nori Aoki singled, Lorenzo Cain doubled, and Eric Hosmer singled to score both runners. In the bottom of the second, Yordano Ventura walked three batters to load the bases for the Orioles before Caleb Joseph's sacrifice fly cut the Royals' lead to 2-1. They get the run back in the third when Cain singled with two outs, moved to third on Hosmer's single and scored on Billy Butler's double. In the bottom of the inning, Alejandro De Aza doubled before Adam Jones's two-run home run tied the game. In the fourth, Mike Moustakas's home run put the Royals back in front 4-3. The Orioles tied it in the fifth when De Aza singled, moved to third on Jones's single, and scored on Nelson Cruz's groundout.
The Kansas City defense continued their postseason run of highlight reel plays in the 6th when Adam Jones led off the inning with what appeared to be (at least) a double to the right-center field gap. However, Cain made diving catch to retire Jones. Statcast calculated that Cain covered 82 feet (25 m) in 3.65 seconds, reaching a top speed of 21.2 miles per hour (34.1 km/h) on the play.[10] In the 7th, Cain (now playing in right field) would make another great catch, with the bases loaded, down the right field line to rob J. J. Hardy of at least 2 RBI.
The game stayed tied until the top of the ninth when Omar Infante hit a leadoff single off of Darren O'Day. Terrance Gore came in to pinch-run for Infante and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt after Zach Britton relieved O'Day, and the speedy runner scored easily on Alcides Escobar's double. After Jarrod Dyson reached on an error, Lorenzo Cain's single made it 6-4 Royals. Greg Holland threw a scoreless bottom of the ninth for his second save of the series.
Tuesday, October 14, 2014 8:07 p.m. (EDT) at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri [11]
Kansas City 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 x 2 7 0
WP: Jason Frasor (1–0) LP: Wei-Yin Chen (0–1) Sv: Greg Holland (3)
The Orioles struck first in Game 3 on back-to-back doubles in the second by Steve Pearce and J. J. Hardy off of Jeremy Guthrie, but that would be the only time they led in the series as four relievers threw four perfect innings. The Royals loaded the bases in the fourth on two singles and a walk off of Wei-Yin Chen before Alex Gordon's groundout tied the game. In the sixth, Nori Aoki hit a leadoff single off of Chen, moved to third on Eric Hosmer's single one out later, and scored on Billy Butler's sacrifice fly. The Royals' 2-1 lead held, with Jason Frasor pitching a perfect 6th, Kelvin Herrera a perfect 7th, Wade Davis a perfect 8th, and Greg Holland a perfect 9th for the save, putting them one win away from the World Series.
The Royals continued their postseason streak of highlight reel defensive plays, this time highlighted by Mike Moustakas. In the 4th he dove and snagged a hard liner from Steve Pearce for an out, but that play seemed routine compared to his play in the 6th. Adam Jones popped a ball up in foul territory past 3rd base. Moustakas gave chase and caught the ball while falling over the railing and into the fan dugout, where the loyal Royals fans caught him to prevent him from landing on his head.
Wednesday, October 15, 2014 4:07 p.m. (EDT) at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri [12]
WP: Jason Vargas (1–0) LP: Miguel González (0–1) Sv: Greg Holland (4)
BAL: Ryan Flaherty (1)
KC: None
In Game 4, the Royals took a 2-0 lead in the first off of Miguel Gonzalez when Alcides Escobar hit a leadoff singled and moved to second on Nori Aoki's hit-by-pitch. Lorenzo Cain's sacrifice bunt (the eventual ALCS MVP's first ever sacrifice bunt) moved both runners a base before Eric Hosmer grounded to first. Baseman Steve Pearce threw the ball to catcher Caleb Joseph, but the ball got away, allowing Escobar and Aoki to score. Though Gonzalez and the Orioles bullpen shut out the Royals for the rest of the game, Jason Vargas and the Kansas City bullpen limited Baltimore to only Ryan Flaherty's home run in the third and four hits. The Royals extended their postseason win streak to 11 games, dating back to Game 5 of the 1985 World Series. This win gave Kansas City its first American League Pennant since 1985 (and third overall, the most of any AL expansion franchise), and for the first time in Major League history, a team won all eight of their first postseason games (the previous record was seven, held by the 2007 Colorado Rockies and the 1976 Cincinnati Reds).
The Kansas City 8-game postseason winning streak wouldn't be complete without a defensive gem, this time provided by multi-time gold-glove left-fielder Alex Gordon. In the 5th, J. J. Hardy looked to have an extra-base hit deep to left-center field, but Gordon, running full speed, leaped and caught the ball, while crashing into the wall for the out.
Composite line score[edit]
2014 ALCS (4–0): Kansas City Royals over Baltimore Orioles
Kansas City Royals 4 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 2 3 18 37 2
Baltimore Orioles 0 2 4 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 12 30 3
Total attendance: 174,687 Average attendance: 43,672
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Students with special needs help create surfboard so adults with disabilities can catch Jersey Shore waves
Their teacher couldn't be more proud of the seventh graders from Cherry Hill
By Brian Hickey
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Luke Alvarez, a science teacher at a Cherry Hill (N.J.) middle school, created a surfboard for paralyzed people to use at an August event in Wildwood. Seventh graders from the school created the artwork that adorns it.
By trade, Luke Alvarez is a science teacher at Carusi Middle School in Cherry Hill. By soul, he is a surfer who has sculpted custom boards for more than four decades.
In recent weeks, the 61-year-old who lives near the water in Ocean County, has been involved in a project unlike anything he's taken on before. It will culminate next Friday, when the fruits of his labor – and his students – will be presented to a worthy cause.
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Four years ago, Alvarez's teaching/surfing duality captured widespread attention after an article in a local newspaper. He's since been deemed the surfboard guy by everyone from principals, school-district officials, parents and students.
He's parlayed those skills into a chance to help MossRehab get people with disabilities onto the waves at Life Rolls On's annual "They Will Surf Again" event in Wildwood.
While he's donated to the cause for three years now, a longboard created for the August 5 event has special meaning.
The nine-foot board features artwork (a "Challenge Accepted" motto with colorful beach- and surf-inspired designs) created, and applied, by seventh graders with disabilities.
"This is the first time the kids worked on the board," he said, noting that in a previous year, students took up a lunch-change collection to donate a surf bag. "It's all about what these students accomplished."
Hearkening back to the beginning of the relationship with Moss, Alvarez said the rehabilitation facility reached out to ask whether he'd be willing to donate a board. He said yes before realizing they didn't need the standard five- or six-foot version, but a longboard with specifications so that a trained surfer could take a paralyzed or otherwise disabled co-surfer out with them for a tandem ride.
Photo courtesy/MossRehab
The customized tandem board is 9-feet 6 inches long with a camera attached to its nose so the surfers will be able to relive the once-in-a-lifetime experience.
"It really struck a chord," he said. "These are people who'd otherwise never get an opportunity to do this. It's not about being a good or bad surfer. It's about getting in the water and having fun. It may be the only chance they'd ever get to do that."
Fast-forward to May, when the school district got on board with the idea to have the students help in an artistic process which Alvarez summed up as "kids with special needs making artwork for a surfboard created for people with disabilities."
The tandem board is 9-feet, 6-inches long, 36-inches wide and 5.5-inches thick with a camera on its nose so "they get to see themselves on it."
"The looks on their faces is indescribable," said Alvarez, who's been in the game so long that his company – Generic Brand Surfboards – is creating surfboards for the grandchildren of people he learned to surf with.
What Alvarez likes most about the artistic design – watercolors and rice paper – is that it's "really organic looking" in a not-exactly-paint-between-the-lines approach as opposed to Madison Avenue polish.
"When people look at it, they'll know that kids did it, what they put into it," he said of the 11- to 13-year-old middle schoolers, some of whom are in wheelchairs and others with Down syndrome and cerebral palsy. "It just makes me feel so good, being able to get the kids involved in something that they otherwise wouldn't have been able to get involved with.
"They knew they were helping make a board for people who were unable to walk, all sitting at tables together and having a lot of fun while working together."
The longboard will be officially presented to MossRehab officials at the Cherry Hill school during a 2 p.m. event next Friday.
The school's principal said he's a big fan – of the project and Alvarez.
"His dedication to students makes him known throughout our community," said John Cafagna, Carusi principal. "His further dedication to projects with MossRehab to bring the joys of watersports to persons with disabilities demonstrates that everyone has a responsibility to inspire great change in our world."
For his part, MossRehab CEO Thomas Smith said "the joyful artwork of the Carusi students will add even more happiness and inspiration."
They Will Surf Again will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on August 5 at Baker Avenue beach in Wildwood. Registration to volunteer or participate begins June 20.
Brian Hickey
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Scientists at the University of Leicester are using an unusual resource to investigate ancient climates– prehistoric animal urine.
The animal in question is the rock hyrax, a common species in countries such as Namibia and Botswana. They look like large guinea pigs but are actually related to the elephant.
Hyraxes use specific locations as communal toilets, some of which have been used by generations of animals for thousands of years. The urine crystallises and builds up in stratified accumulations known as 'middens', providing a previously untapped resource for studying long-term climate change.
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Human-driven changes in the earth's atmospheric composition are likely to alter plant diseases of the future. Researchers predict carbon dioxide will reach levels double those of the preindustrial era by the year 2050, complicating agriculture's need to produce enough food for a rapidly growing population.
University of Illinois researchers are studying the impact of elevated carbon dioxide, elevated ozone and higher atmospheric temperatures on plant diseases that could challenge crops in these changing conditions.
Darin Eastburn, U of I associate professor of crop sciences, evaluated the effects of elevated carbon dioxide and ozone on three economically important soybean diseases under natural field conditions at the soybean-free air-concentrating enrichment (SoyFACE) facility in Urbana.
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As the world's environment ministers, government officials, diplomats and campaigners prepare to attend the COP15 conference in Copenhagen in December 2009 to unite in the battle against climate change in one of the most complicated political deals the world has ever seen, the increasingly complex territory of climate negotiations is being revealed in an article published today, 5 August, 2009, in IOP Publishing's Environmental Research Letters.
The paper 'Tripping Points: Barriers and Bargaining Chips on the Road to Copenhagen' lays bare the main tripping points – political barriers and bargaining chips – which need to be overcome for countries to reach a consensus on how to address global climate change.
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The role of clouds in climate change has been a major question for decades. As the earth warms under increasing greenhouse gases, it is not known whether clouds will dissipate, letting in more of the sun's heat energy and making the earth warm even faster, or whether cloud cover will increase, blocking the Sun's rays and actually slowing down global warming.
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A rising tide is said to lift all boats. Rising global temperatures, however, may lead to increased disparities between rich and poor countries, according to a recent MIT economic analysis of the impact of climate change on growth.
After examining worldwide climate and economic data from 1950 to 2003, Benjamin A. Olken, associate professor in the Department of Economics, concludes that a 1 degree Celsius rise in temperature in a given year reduces economic growth by an average of 1.1 percentage points in the world's poor countries but has no measurable effect in rich countries.


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It's hard to care about litter whilst the government cuts the legs out from underneath deprived communities
Comment, Feb 28th
The #cleanforthequeen campaign is disgusting. Whilst communities across the country suffer from long term deprivation, austerity and gentrification, the campaign – backed by Country Life and Keep Britain Tidy – expects people to do hours of unpaid labour to honour a woman who's leeched off the rest of us for decades.
These anti-litter drives are mostly exercises in ideology – an excuse for the rich and the middle classes to sneer at poor and working class people. This can already be seen in the Clean for the Queen twitter account that is outing what it terms 'grotspots,' noticeably located in areas that have suffered from austerity and long term neglect. You won't see those issues brought up here, but instead a blatant attempt to tap into a 'Keep Calm and Carry On' spirit that last emerged in the clean up after the 2011 riots.
Are you surprised that #Cardiff has a place in the Dirty Dozen #GrotSpots? pic.twitter.com/q3D1bHWSAM
— Clean for The Queen (@cleanforqueen) 27 February 2016
With George Osbourne planning even more cuts in the next Budget, these types of campaigns step in as a replacement. Not only are they wholly inadequate to meet people's needs but they divert attention away from political community organising that has an actual impact on the lives of residents. Groups like Haringay Solidarity Group and the newly formed Northampton Community Action work as part of local communities to challenge cuts and work on other issues such as the persecution of welfare recipients and immigrants.
Adding insult to injury, the campaign is backed by MPs such as Boris Johnson and Michael Gove whose party is pushing through the Housing Bill that is designed to wreck social housing and will result in more and more people pushed into precarious situations. The campaign is sponsored by multinational companies such as McDonalds and KFC that generate tonnes of litter a year.
What will we see next week on the national clean up weekend? Just the same nimbyist coalition of the comfortable middle classes that always turn out, looking for any opportunity to sneer at those worse off than themselves. As for the Queen, here's hoping anarchist groups have something planned for her birthday to break up the sycophancy and deference that will be inescapable in the mainstream media…
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The Galactic Co-Prosperity Sphere is the largest civilization humanity has ever seen and controls large parts of the known galaxy. As in any culture, a sport has emerged that entertains the masses and, to some extent, serves as a political stage.
In Dreadball two teams are trying to get the dreadball into one of the three opposing goals hovering above the field called Strike Zone. The teams each consist of eight, six active players on the field and two substitutes. The turns are called rushes and a game ends after the 14th rush has been completed or as soon as a team scores seven points.
The rules are kept nicely lean and explain the implementation of certain rules with the help of additional illustrations. The board is of high quality and even after frequent use shows almost no signs of use. The dice and the cardboard markers are as can be expected, so no novelty here, but you'll notice that they wear out faster than the field.
The miniatures must be assembled, which is certainly a shortcoming for board players, as most of them want to get started directly with the game. For tabletop veterans, the quality of the characters is probably the biggest downer. Although the design is really nice, the material is difficult to work with because it is the old resin-plastic mixture and for the mold lines you`ll not only need crafting knives and files, but in many cases also sandpaper to clean hard-to-reach places.
The latter have an important role as all-rounder, as the Guards can not perform ball actions, while Strikers can not go into full contact. Jacks, on the other hand, can do both, but far less well than their specialized counterparts. Furthermore, they are limited in that they are not allowed to perform ball or contact actions during a movement. For example, a Guard can take a run-up and execute a so-called slam, while a Striker can pick up and throws the ball during his movement.
Each coach can use five actions per turn. The coach may not use all actions for one player. Only a maximum of two actions per rush can be used by any player on the field, which means that another player will not receive any action at all. One way to compensate for this are so-called doubles. Each player receives three dice in his base pool to perform an action. The value to be rolled on the dice is based on the stat values of the respective team and the position (Corporation player or Marauder, Guard or Jack, and so on). For example, if a player needs a 4+ to pick up the ball, it counts as a double when he has scored that value on two of the three dice. For this achievement, the player receives another, free action.
The slams mentioned above can push an opponent, send them to the ground, or even to the substitute bank, depending on how hard he or she...or it is hit. Again, it depends on the stone-scissors-paper principle of the positions, as slammed players may choose how to react. Either they defend themselves with a slamback in an equally brutal way, or if the attack is from behind, or the affected player is a Striker, they can evade the attack.
Also the lineup during the game already contains a profound tactical element. As we mentioned earlier, there are only five actions per rush and if a coach manages to get the ball into one of the three opposing strike zones, the teams will not be repositioned. The ball is simply thrown in at the middle as at the beginning of the game and the players have to cope with their current position. Dreadball plays in a closed arena, allowing the ball to bounce off not only the players on the field but also off the arena walls. This opens the door for trick plays and usually requires keeping at least one player in the defense so that the team doesn't suffer a Landslide.
A Landslide? Counting the points works a bit different for Dreadball than for other games. For example, if team A achieves four points, it is 4-0. If team B succeeds in scoring three points, as the Strikezones give different amount of points, it will be 1-0 for team A. If a team scores seven points it is 7-0 and the game ends immediately. The Landslide thus corresponds to a quick victory, before the end of the match.
Dreadball has seen many expansions over the past six years. The Galactic Tour Expansion extends the game to rules for a league, while Dreadball Xtreme is a variant of the game played in the intergalactic prisons. Ultimate Dreadball, on the other hand, stays within the classic mechanics, but allows more than two players to compete against each other.
If you played the basic game for a while, the use of referees, action cards and particularly polarizing players, so-called MVPs, upgrades Dreadball to its full extent. Although this is not necessary, it brings a little more RPG elements, and serves the slightly more flufforiented player well.
Meanwhile, Dreadball is in its second iteration and has launched Dreadball 2.0, a larger, more immersive gaming experience for the fastest arena sport of the future (to be seen in the next review).
With a current price between 20, - and 30, - Euros you get an up to an hour-long gaming experience for little money, which is particularly suitable for short games in between, or to make new players familiar with Dreadball. Personally, I'm a big fan of boxes that contain everything because they are great as mini-projects. This is where my big downer comes through though, because I do not just like to play games, I also like to paint the models and there is some room for improvement left. The cast is quite washed out in some places, so you sometimes have to guess at what you are currently painting and the models are due to the difficult material hard to clean of the moldlines. It's really a pity, because the design of the models is fantastic and perfectly captures the flair of a fast SciFi sports game. But Mantic is working on that and we'll talk about that in the next Dreadball issue, when we take a closer look at version 2.0!
A little note at the end. I modified my own box of Dreadball with a foam inlay, so that the painted minis don't fly around loosely. In the long run, it is worth considering to provide the released games with an inlay of a similar kind. Not only does it give the product a high-quality feel, it's also a step towards the more painting oriented players.


"Dog the Bounty Hunter" stars Duane "Dog" Chapman, 66, and wife Beth Chapman, 51, are currently in need of prayer. Amidst filming their newest television series, "Dog's Most Wanted," the happily married couple has also been prioritizing Beth's health.
As previously reported, Dog's beloved wife has been battling cancer on and off since she was originally diagnosed in 2017. At the beginning of this year, she confirmed that she began a form of treatment but is also still working in the film industry with her husband.
After Beth receiving cancer treatment for a few months, Dog recently shared a dire update regarding his wife's cancer battle. According to the Daily Mail, Mrs. Chapman is now fighting stage four lung cancer, which has been a very emotional time for their family.
"My baby has cancer and she is fighting like hell. I have cried a lot over this because Beth is my everything," Dog revealed.
Dog praised his wife by calling her "determined," "strong," and having a "positive attitude." She reportedly wants to spend her final days on earth with her husband, "living life to the fullest and enjoying the time" she has left with him.
"If this were me, I would be a big sissy. But not Beth. She is still hitting the ground running with me...The best part of my job is having her by my side on every journey," he added.
"I can't imagine a day without her and think deep down inside she is always concerned for my safety because she wants the security of knowing I come home to her every night," Dog said.
Please keep Dog and Beth in your prayers as she continues to fight. May God show his goodness through this difficult situation.
A well-known Christian name is also in need of prayer following cancer treatment. Please pray for her, as well.


Machine translated chapter 1806 of Human Emperor light novel.
Chapter 1806 In the main hall, the people leave quickly, only then Wang Chong sits quietly as in there, was lost in thought. Gutaibai? This name, Wang Chong was too familiar , compared with the memory, this world has much is different, at least Gutaibai this name, should not appear in this time, this time,...... And mahatma sect? Wang Chong does not remember, Gutaibai has such title. But no matter how, Wang Chong has a feeling, perhaps storm is raiding. ...... Remote Caliphate Empire, from the imperial capital Baghdad several hundred inside and outside places, a white palace is rolling, just like the mountain range is ordinary, however the common people in city are few. Muche are many! In the Caliphate language, there is a meaning of Shengxiong Residence, here precisely mahatma sect Gutaibai housing place. In Caliphate, Gutaibai has the supreme status, is the true legendary character, his influence strength also above any Military God and War God. As Caliphate most legendary existence, his disciple and student proliferate the world, there are many governors and vice- governors stems from his disciple, but most famous disciple, when is in Talas's War, was struck Caliphate War God Qutayba that kills by Wang Chong. However merit of Gutaibai also more than so, when he as sect jiao lecturer, most starts to enter in military soldier time, Moutassem III had not been born, Caliphate Empire did not have today such big influence strength, can control the so huge region, that time Caliphate at best was also only a slightly formidable point small country. precisely in the hand of Gutaibai, this Empire showed the unprecedented cohesive force, and turned into a fearful war machine rapidly, swept away the peripheral big or small country, turned into entire west world hugest Empire, and had the most fearful battle efficiency. Moutassem III also precisely further expands based on Gutaibai, can achieve is now vast in territory, has 10 million square kilometers situation fully, achievement most formidable Empire. It can be said that does not have present Caliphate Empire without Gutaibai, because of this, Gutaibai is called the mahatma sect, has the supreme status, is the same with temple High Priest, is Empire most legend , one of the most formidable characters! However also precisely, because huge influence of Gutaibai has threatened the royal power seriously, therefore Moutassem III, dreaded to him including previous generation Caliphate Caliph. A long time, two generations of Caliph vigorously repel Gutaibai, excludes his influence with every effort from the military. But Gutaibai actually compared with wants arrogant many that all people imagine, the imperial authority of common custom is very attractive regarding many people, but Gutaibai actually does not pay attention.
Dozens years ago, the Caliphate land area expands to present about 80% times, he on own initiative has downloaded all positions, withdrew from the military, and several hundred inside and outside the places southwest Baghdad, has constructed present this white holy city, Muche are many, simultaneously uses own influence strength, divides into the restricted area here. Entire Muche many more than 800 square kilometers, initially led into here more than 20,000 elite convoy guard except for mahatma sect Gutaibai, the maidservant and servant who as well as takes care daily, the entire city refuses any bystander to enter. Disobeying orders dies! From then on, Gutaibai to the outside declared closes up, nobody knows that Gutaibai made anything in, nobody knows why he must construct this Muche to be many. All people know, a Muche many center house completely pitch-black, is similar to is burnt down by the raging fire has been same, moreover when the night, thick smokes will follow the innumerable twinkle stars the sparks, shoots up to the sky from the positions of Muche many center. Incessantly so, once one team of Caliphate caravan in ten in May/five months circle late at night passes through from Muche many cities, hears a thunder giant inhuman roar, all horses as if greatly were frightened, startled hiss is all dispersing, all merchants also tremble, the feeling of instinct one huge fear. Hereafter such matter repeatedly occurred, is spreading the hearsay of all kinds of concerned Muche many city in Caliphate. Nobody knows that what secret in Muche many cities is burying, only knows that the rumor are getting more and more, but for all this, nobody dares to brave the Danto danger, sneaks the holy city of this mahatma sect. But at this moment, Muche many cities are actually the city gate greatly open, hundreds of thousands of Great Army platoons become the be continuous several hundred li (0.5 km) guard of honor, the flags like the forest, wait outside Muche many cities. A long fine red carpet, has extended Muche many city gate from imperial capital Baghdad. -- to greet this supreme mahatma sect today. "Four double-hour, hadn't the mahatma sect appeared?" In Muche many city center, under the innumerable royal courtier and surrounding and protecting of Caliphate aristocrat, Caliphate Caliph Moutassem III opens the mouth to say suddenly. His brow tight wrinkle, a pair of black-brown eye pupil looked to a front 78 meters away diameter had more than 10-20 meters giant deep wells fully. This giant deep well burned black, the surface part builds with the bricks and stones, semblance also some dense and numerous, mysterious rune that could not distinguish, a sign of piece of scorched by fire. Although said is the deep well, but Inaida is actually withered, deeply does not see the bottom, entire Muche many have not taken the water from below, above has not established any pumping equipment, including derrick and pulley. Remembered Muche's many these guards saying that Gutaibai in deep well, moreover for a long time has not come out very much, in Moutassem III heart then strange feeling of not being able to say. Even if Caliphate Empire Caliph, Moutassem III also knows nothing at the matter that in this city carries on secretly regarding Gutaibai. In fact, if not that rout of Khorasan, he does not want to hear the news of any concerned this mahatma sect. "Your majesty is patient, since Gutaibai mentioned today goes out, that certainly will appear!" At this time, a sound biography heard, a temple High Priest black robe, opened the mouth to say suddenly.
The mahatma sect goes out, this is the important matter that a period of time entire Empire most causes a stir, not only temple High Priest, in fact, if from sky bird's eye view, but under will discover, in Moutassem III and High Priest behind, dense and numerous, but also has stood the innumerable Empire governors, vice- governor, all people wears the mail-armor and helmet, great aura like mountain range sea, direct impact horizon. If carefully looked that will discover, Eastern Governor who rear not far away, defeated / present forest. "Roar!" When Moutassem III some are gradually impatient, suddenly, the earth vibrates, city of Muche many suddenly violent tremors entire white. Incessantly so, shouted, billowing thick smoke along with the giant heat wave, emitted from front that burned black deep well suddenly, direct impact horizon. "This, what's all this about?" Moutassem III steep opened the eye, in the eye full is the vibration. "xī yù yù!" Has not waited for Moutassem III to understand what's the matter, outside city warhorse long hiss, a confusion, along with startled bawl, this flash does not know that many warhorses have shaken off the fetter, flushed from the guards of honor outside Muche many city. This command Moutassem III is unexpected, however all these had not finished. "Your majesty was careful!" Behind Moutassem III, being well-known four directions, in a flash the landslide cracks in the earth, has great power to be able the governor, vice- governor, simultaneously goes toward retreat suddenly, as if at present that giant deep well suddenly turned into a terrifying evil spirit. The fact also truly so, as the Empire high-ranking court official, their sensations compared with many person keen many, in that checks, the people who the black smoke emits clearly feel the deep well, aura of one group of terrors like the storm, is flushing from the place bottom deep place toward the surface by astonishing Speed. The governor on the scene, vice- governor, is Expert extremely, however in the aura front of that group of terrors, actually likes the glow in the bright moon, immediately becomes tiny incomparable, gloomy. What is more important, everyone from that group of storm aura, felt that pure, goal that the strength of tyrannical destruction, as if it has, to destroy the world myriad things is ordinary. But in these days that the people spoke, the ominous thing of that place bottom layer on layer/heavily advanced by astonishing Speed immediately, roar, when second roared to spread, the heat wave is billowing, strong and dazzling flame, compact was similar to the magma is ordinary, shot up to the sky from the place bottom deep place. Under the ignition of flame, including void twists, reveals black space and time cracks. Bang! But just in a flash, thunders along with a shake the heavens air wave, dozens giant tentacles suddenly from deep well deep place from out of the blue, direct impact horizon.
These tentacles completely by pure, the magma flame composes, the varnish, is dazzling like Sun, moreover is different from the ordinary flame, the semblances and terminals of these flame tentacles, are wrapping white flame, is extremely dangerous to the feeling of person. Incessantly so, when the tentacles of these terrors run out from the deep well deep place, around the deep well the temperature rises suddenly suddenly, from several thousand degrees, rises dramatically to over ten thousand degrees instantaneously, to hundreds of thousands degrees, and is still increasing. "!" Around the deep well, the people call out in alarm intermittently, in abundance cannot help but goes toward retreat, although that flame has not fired them, but everyone felt own within the body concise such as just Astral Qi, unexpectedly started to consume unceasingly, this was simply inconceivable. "Everybody does not need to be worried, this was only extinguishing world Fierce Beast of prehistoric, but had been surrendered by mahatma sect Chedi." At this moment, keeps cool only, motionless, only had temple High Priest. Extinguishes world Fierce Beast? Surrenders? This flash, Moutassem III, surrounding governor, vice- governor, in heart piece of doubts. Hearsay Gutaibai is not closing up, why and what extinguishes world Fierce Beast to have the relations, moreover what that in Caliphate Empire, where comes extinguishes world Fierce Beast, is from Baghdad such near place? "The High Priest knowledge is profound, knows that this Fierce Beast cannot hide the truth from your informer." At this time, a sound was calm, shows the greatest dignity, suddenly transmitted from the place bottom deep place, the sound has not fallen-- Bang! The earth vibrates, the heat wave is billowing, a giant black red claw is fierce, suddenly stretches out from the deep well, bang grasped in the giant deep well edge.
Chapter 1806 In the main hall, the people leave quickly, only then Wang Chong sits quietly as in there, was lost in thought. Gutaibai This name, Wang Chong was too familiar , compared with the memory, this world has much is different, at least Gutaibai this name, should not appear in this time, this time,. And mahatma sect Wang Chong does not remember, Gutaibai has such title. But no matter how, Wang Chong has a feeling, perhaps storm is raiding. . Remote Caliphate Empire, from the imperial capital Baghdad several hundred inside and outside places, a white palace is rolling, just like the mountain range is ordinary, however the common people in city are few. Muche are many In the Caliphate language, there is a meaning of Shengxiong Residence, here precisely mahatma sect Gutaibai housing place. In Caliphate, Gutaibai has the supreme status, is the true legendary character, his influence strength also above any Military God and War God. As Caliphate most legendary existence, his disciple and student proliferate the world, there are many governors and vice governors stems from his disciple, but most famous disciple, when is in Talass War, was struck Caliphate War God Qutayba that kills by Wang Chong. However merit of Gutaibai also more than so, when he as sect jiao lecturer, most starts to enter in military soldier time, Moutassem III had not been born, Caliphate Empire did not have today such big influence strength, can control the so huge region, that time Caliphate at best was also only a slightly formidable point small country. precisely in the hand of Gutaibai, this Empire showed the unprecedented cohesive force, and turned into a fearful war machine rapidly, swept away the peripheral big or small country, turned into entire west world hugest Empire, and had the most fearful battle efficiency. Moutassem III also precisely further expands based on Gutaibai, can achieve is now vast in territory, has 10 million square kilometers situation fully, achievement most formidable Empire. It can be said that does not have present Caliphate Empire without Gutaibai, because of this, Gutaibai is called the mahatma sect, has the supreme status, is the same with temple High Priest, is Empire most legend , one of the most formidable characters However also precisely, because huge influence of Gutaibai has threatened the royal power seriously, therefore Moutassem III, dreaded to him including previous generation Caliphate Caliph. A long time, two generations of Caliph vigorously repel Gutaibai, excludes his influence with every effort from the military. But Gutaibai actually compared with wants arrogant many that all people imagine, the imperial authority of common custom is very attractive regarding many people, but Gutaibai actually does not pay attention. Dozens years ago, the Caliphate land area expands to present about 80 times, he on own initiative has downloaded all positions, withdrew from the military, and several hundred inside and outside the places southwest Baghdad, has constructed present this white holy city, Muche are many, simultaneously uses own influence strength, divides into the restricted area here. Entire Muche many more than 800 square kilometers, initially led into here more than 20,000 elite convoy guard except for mahatma sect Gutaibai, the maidservant and servant who as well as takes care daily, the entire city refuses any bystander to enter. Disobeying orders dies From then on, Gutaibai to the outside declared closes up, nobody knows that Gutaibai made anything in, nobody knows why he must construct this Muche to be many. All people know, a Muche many center house completely pitchblack, is similar to is burnt down by the raging fire has been same, moreover when the night, thick smokes will follow the innumerable twinkle stars the sparks, shoots up to the sky from the positions of Muche many center. Incessantly so, once one team of Caliphate caravan in ten in Mayfive months circle late at night passes through from Muche many cities, hears a thunder giant inhuman roar, all horses as if greatly were frightened, startled hiss is all dispersing, all merchants also tremble, the feeling of instinct one huge fear. Hereafter such matter repeatedly occurred, is spreading the hearsay of all kinds of concerned Muche many city in Caliphate. Nobody knows that what secret in Muche many cities is burying, only knows that the rumor are getting more and more, but for all this, nobody dares to brave the Danto danger, sneaks the holy city of this mahatma sect. But at this moment, Muche many cities are actually the city gate greatly open, hundreds of thousands of Great Army platoons become the be continuous several hundred li 0.5 km guard of honor, the flags like the forest, wait outside Muche many cities. A long fine red carpet, has extended Muche many city gate from imperial capital Baghdad. to greet this supreme mahatma sect today. Four doublehour, hadnt the mahatma sect appeared In Muche many city center, under the innumerable royal courtier and surrounding and protecting of Caliphate aristocrat, Caliphate Caliph Moutassem III opens the mouth to say suddenly. His brow tight wrinkle, a pair of blackbrown eye pupil looked to a front 78 meters away diameter had more than 1020 meters giant deep wells fully. This giant deep well burned black, the surface part builds with the bricks and stones, semblance also some dense and numerous, mysterious rune that could not distinguish, a sign of piece of scorched by fire. Although said is the deep well, but Inaida is actually withered, deeply does not see the bottom, entire Muche many have not taken the water from below, above has not established any pumping equipment, including derrick and pulley. Remembered Muches many these guards saying that Gutaibai in deep well, moreover for a long time has not come out very much, in Moutassem III heart then strange feeling of not being able to say. Even if Caliphate Empire Caliph, Moutassem III also knows nothing at the matter that in this city carries on secretly regarding Gutaibai. In fact, if not that rout of Khorasan, he does not want to hear the news of any concerned this mahatma sect. Your majesty is patient, since Gutaibai mentioned today goes out, that certainly will appear At this time, a sound biography heard, a temple High Priest black robe, opened the mouth to say suddenly. The mahatma sect goes out, this is the important matter that a period of time entire Empire most causes a stir, not only temple High Priest, in fact, if from sky birds eye view, but under will discover, in Moutassem III and High Priest behind, dense and numerous, but also has stood the innumerable Empire governors, vice governor, all people wears the mailarmor and helmet, great aura like mountain range sea, direct impact horizon. If carefully looked that will discover, Eastern Governor who rear not far away, defeated present forest. Roar When Moutassem III some are gradually impatient, suddenly, the earth vibrates, city of Muche many suddenly violent tremors entire white. Incessantly so, shouted, billowing thick smoke along with the giant heat wave, emitted from front that burned black deep well suddenly, direct impact horizon. This, whats all this about Moutassem III steep opened the eye, in the eye full is the vibration. xī yù yù Has not waited for Moutassem III to understand whats the matter, outside city warhorse long hiss, a confusion, along with startled bawl, this flash does not know that many warhorses have shaken off the fetter, flushed from the guards of honor outside Muche many city. This command Moutassem III is unexpected, however all these had not finished. Your majesty was careful Behind Moutassem III, being wellknown four directions, in a flash the landslide cracks in the earth, has great power to be able the governor, vice governor, simultaneously goes toward retreat suddenly, as if at present that giant deep well suddenly turned into a terrifying evil spirit. The fact also truly so, as the Empire highranking court official, their sensations compared with many person keen many, in that checks, the people who the black smoke emits clearly feel the deep well, aura of one group of terrors like the storm, is flushing from the place bottom deep place toward the surface by astonishing Speed. The governor on the scene, vice governor, is Expert extremely, however in the aura front of that group of terrors, actually likes the glow in the bright moon, immediately becomes tiny incomparable, gloomy. What is more important, everyone from that group of storm aura, felt that pure, goal that the strength of tyrannical destruction, as if it has, to destroy the world myriad things is ordinary. But in these days that the people spoke, the ominous thing of that place bottom layer on layerheavily advanced by astonishing Speed immediately, roar, when second roared to spread, the heat wave is billowing, strong and dazzling flame, compact was similar to the magma is ordinary, shot up to the sky from the place bottom deep place. Under the ignition of flame, including void twists, reveals black space and time cracks. Bang But just in a flash, thunders along with a shake the heavens air wave, dozens giant tentacles suddenly from deep well deep place from out of the blue, direct impact horizon. These tentacles completely by pure, the magma flame composes, the varnish, is dazzling like Sun, moreover is different from the ordinary flame, the semblances and terminals of these flame tentacles, are wrapping white flame, is extremely dangerous to the feeling of person. Incessantly so, when the tentacles of these terrors run out from the deep well deep place, around the deep well the temperature rises suddenly suddenly, from several thousand degrees, rises dramatically to over ten thousand degrees instantaneously, to hundreds of thousands degrees, and is still increasing. Around the deep well, the people call out in alarm intermittently, in abundance cannot help but goes toward retreat, although that flame has not fired them, but everyone felt own within the body concise such as just Astral Qi, unexpectedly started to consume unceasingly, this was simply inconceivable. Everybody does not need to be worried, this was only extinguishing world Fierce Beast of prehistoric, but had been surrendered by mahatma sect Chedi. At this moment, keeps cool only, motionless, only had temple High Priest. Extinguishes world Fierce Beast Surrenders This flash, Moutassem III, surrounding governor, vice governor, in heart piece of doubts. Hearsay Gutaibai is not closing up, why and what extinguishes world Fierce Beast to have the relations, moreover what that in Caliphate Empire, where comes extinguishes world Fierce Beast, is from Baghdad such near place The High Priest knowledge is profound, knows that this Fierce Beast cannot hide the truth from your informer. At this time, a sound was calm, shows the greatest dignity, suddenly transmitted from the place bottom deep place, the sound has not fallen Bang The earth vibrates, the heat wave is billowing, a giant black red claw is fierce, suddenly stretches out from the deep well, bang grasped in the giant deep well edge.


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Tim Exile is one of a rare breed of producers in the electronic music scene who not only understands where the music has been, but has a driving urge to explore where the music can go. He has gone from toning down his eccentric DnB tracks to going full on, balls to the wall and not apologizing for it at all. He has created software to help expand on the live DJ experience, turning the art of mixing tracks into a free-form, hands-on collage of sound and personality. He released the critically acclaimed Pro Agonist last year, and now introduced us to the Gabba Lounge. We got the chance to bug him about his past, his present, and a peek into his workings... pull up a chair.
khal: Some people only know you from your recent string of releases, from your output on Evol Intent, Frequency right up to your Planet Mu excursions. You actually had quite a few releases out on Moving Shadow and Beta as well. Were you content putting out "safe" (or as safe as you can get) DnB tracks on those labels? Is that something you might get to in the future? Why or why not?
Tim Exile: For a short while I was yes. Although my first single on Beta (Fatal Exception) was actually pretty extreme for the time. John did ask me to tone it down a bit. From then on John encouraged me to keep other singles a bit more down the beaten track… same as Shadow, and I followed suit. There was a time when I regretted this, but I don't now. Holding back has forced me into a very critical way of listening when I do let rip. There's so much electronica out there now that 'lets rip' and is very mangled but I think a lot of it lacks fidelity… not necessarily production fidelity, but musical fidelity. I've always had a tension between wanting to make accessible music and wanting to make much more personal, less accessible music. There are merits for me and the listener in both. I may or may not return to 'safe' dnb. I can never seem to predict what my next musical whim is going to be. At the moment it's tweaked out pop.
khal: You've had a critically acclaimed album, Pro Agonist, and your live shows have become an experimental treat to many heads across the globe. What made you decide to turn your live show into the Tim Exile's Nuisance Gabbaret Lounge album?
Tim Exile: It made sense. I wasn't really writing much in the studio at the time. It seemed so laborious after I'd made a machine which allowed me to improvise. The stuff I was making in the studio seemed to lose colour for me in comparison to the vibrant life I was leading travelling around and improvising on stage. It had to go down on plastic in some form. I realise there was no point trying to fight Pro Agonist with another Pro Agonist so I did something totally different. I think this is the best way to keep yourself alive as an artist.
khal: How much of your time is spent programming new and interesting programs/patches for Native Instruments and the other outfits you do work for? Is there anything new you are trying to accomplish that you'd like to share?
Tim Exile: It depends on what's going on at the time. I've been doing the odd bit of sound design & programming for NI recently. Sometimes I don't touch any programming for a while. I programmed the Bass Boxing game for Glade Festival during the summer. Earlier this year I spent weeks making live machine mk2. It turned out to be a little beyond Reaktor's capabilities and drove me close to career-killing RSI so I had to downsize. I'm just about to get back into incorporating the progress I made on it into a new live show. It'd be nice to be able to programme in a more powerful language so I really can make the tools I want to, but I'd need a second life to do that. Right now I'm young and need to be a little more frivolous. For the time being I've accepted that the tools I want to use don't exist, and that I don't have the time or expertise to make them.
khal: When I've heard your live performances, I hear you mix in some very familiar tunes, like tracks by Krust and others, into your beautiful chaos. What are some tracks that you always keep in your PC to throw in and manipulate in your sets?
Tim Exile: I don't know most of them. They just have random file names. I don't even know who wrote them. Apart from the obvious ones of course…
khal: You don't just produce DnB and fuck with programs, though. In reading up on you, as well as listening to Pro Agonist, you also produce breakbeat, house, and other types of music. Are there any non-DnB releases out there that people can check out, past or present?
Tim Exile: There are a few errors in the discogs.com discog actually… a couple of breaks tracks that I didn't write. There's a techno release that's worth checking out though on Mosquito the 'Hanzo Steel Cuts' EP, if you can find it. The label's stopped and the distro's gone down the pan though, so you'll be pretty lucky to find a hard copy! You can download it from bleep.com I believe. I have a bunch of tracks of lots of different styles on BMG production music compilations as well but you can't buy these commercially. They've been used all over the world on TV though which is quite interesting to see when the PRS statement comes through. One of my tracks has been used loads on Newsround apparently.
khal: Your website mentions something about "Gabba Boxing"… what is this and where did it come from?
Tim Exile: It's boxing with boxing gloves that trigger gabba kicks. It's now changed name to Bass Boxing. It debuted at Glade Festival in July this year. There's a mini documentary about it forthcoming on the Native Instruments website which will explain it in greater detail than I have time to go into here, not unlike the one about my live patch which appeared about this time last year.
khal: I'm also reading that you have a Gabbaret Lounge radio show forthcoming. What made you want to start your own radio show? Are there any surprises you have in store for the listeners? How can people check it out?
Tim Exile: I did the first one for Resonance FM in London. It was to be a run of 6 shows, once a week. Unfortunately the first one took me about 2 days to put together, which I realised I didn't have time for so I had to pull the rest. I'm now going to do Gabbaret Lounge shows as and when I feel like it and have the time and put them up for download. The second one which is shorter and I spent more time on is up on my website at the moment. The idea is to make it more of a strange variety show with sketches and weird shit and other general headphuq antics.
khal: When looking at the electronic music scene, many see you as a brilliant musical mind that is out there really doing some forward thinking things, technology wise. What would you like to be remembered for when this is all said and done?
Tim Exile: I think it's up to people to remember me for what they want to in an age of unfettered media. I'm acutely aware of how impossible it is to dictate to people what they should think or remember about what you do. It's very healthy that way. If artists had complete control not just of their work but the way people reacted to and interpreted it we'd all go insane. It's hard enough keeping a sane mind manipulating sounds… attempts at manipulating public opinion could send me over the edge. I'll leave that to the press. In ideal world everyone would remember me for everything I do being amazing but that's just childish and unrealistic.
khal: Out of all of the tracks you've produced that have been released, which one/ones would you consider your best, or your favorites? Why?
Tim Exile: The most perfect and detailed piece that's seen the light of day is called Emergence. It was on a free CD of competition shortlists for the 2003 Jeu de Temps composition competition released jointly between Sonic Arts Network and some Canadian organisation. A track called Peristalt on the Hanzo Steel Cuts EP is a close second. Soulwise Slime on Pro Agonist is no 1, as is a track called There's Nothing Left Of Me But Her And This which was released recently on Si Begg's Noodles label.
khal: You mentioned in your Q&A on DOA's "The Grid" that there is a lot of "turd polishing" going on in DnB, in terms of producers wanting their tunes to sound engineered perfectly, all the while losing something in the creativity and feeling. With each passing year, this trend seems to get worse. Do you think the scene will ever get out of that mode?
Tim Exile: I don't really know much about the scene these days as I'm pretty distant from it, but from an outside point of view it seems to have cemented itself in its own bunker away from outside influence. If this is the case its unlikely to offer a fertile ground for invention if people who make it only consume the excrement of others. It's probably a slightly naïve view though as it's impossible to police the fringes. Some new ideas will undoubtedly leek in through the back door.
khal: You seem to tour a lot, whether it's a club night or a big festival. What setting is your most favorite, something massively huge or a more intimate setting?
Tim Exile: I used to prefer the intimate settings as it's easier to get a rapport going with the crowd in a small venue, but as I've got more confident and been playing to bigger crowds I'm beginning to enjoy the challenge of connecting with them more. The idea of playing to 1000 now really appeals to me. You need to be way more theatrical which is great fun. It really appeals to my attention-seeking nature.
khal: Where do you see yourself, music wise, in the next couple of years?
Tim Exile: I'm never sure what I'm going to want to do next, but at the moment I'm into writing songs and singing, with tweaked out production. There'll be a bit more of that I'd imagine. I also want to work on some crazy stage shows, possibly working with other musicians.
khal: Do you have any tips for budding producers or DJs out there?
Tim Exile: Be careful who you listen to. Make yourself the person you listen to most. Keep at it, don't lose hope. Don't try to be original, if you're an original thinker it'll just happen. Don't disregard ideas because you don't they they'll work or they're not allowed. Don't be bound by your roots. Don't get a day job.
We would like to thank Tim for answering our questions. Check out more info on him below...
here is a clip from Tim performing live at alt ctrl, circa June 2005:
Tim Exile on MySpace
Tim Exile's official website
Exile Ensemble for REAKTOR 5
DOA Mix Aug. 2005
Hi! Great Interview!! I just started a blog, currently under http://www.geraldhuber.de. I post a link there if you don't mind. Keep the spirit!
Tim Exile is easily my favorite artist. I loved the interview, and the suit ;)


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Q: Horizontal alignment of row vectors inside flalign and cases environments I wrote this code
\begin{flalign*}
    t\hphantom{^{\prime}}&=
        \begin{cases}
            \begin{pmatrix} 1 & 2 & ... & \frac{p}{2} & \frac{p}{2}+1 & ... & p \end{pmatrix} & \text{if $p$ even,} \\
            \begin{pmatrix} 1 & 2 & ... & \frac{p-1}{2} & \frac{p-1}{2}+1 & ... & p \end{pmatrix} & \text{if $p$ odd,}
        \end{cases}&&\\
    t^{\prime}&=
        \begin{cases}
            \begin{pmatrix} \frac{p}{2}+1 & \frac{p}{2}+2 & ... & p & 1 & ... & \frac{p}{2} \end{pmatrix} & \text{if $p$ even,} \\
            \begin{pmatrix} \frac{p-1}{2}+1 & \frac{p-1}{2}+2 & ... & p & 1 & ... & \frac{p-1}{2} \end{pmatrix} & \text{if $p$ odd.}
        \end{cases}&&
\end{flalign*}

which produces the following equations

How can I get respective elements of all row vectors to align horizontally?

A: You can use nicematrix:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{nicematrix}

\begin{document}

\[
\begin{NiceArray}{@{} l @{\quad} l @{\qquad} l @{}}
  \Block{2-1}{t\hphantom{'} = {}} &
  \bigl(\begin{matrix}
    1 & 2 & \dots & \frac{p}{2} & \frac{p}{2}+1 & \dots & p
  \end{matrix}\bigr) &
  \text{$p$ even,}
  \\[1ex]
  &
  \bigl(\begin{matrix}
    1 & 2 & \dots & \frac{p-1}{2} & \frac{p-1}{2}+1 & \dots & p
  \end{matrix}\bigr) & \text{$p$ odd,}
  \\ \\
  \Block{2-1}{t' = {}} &
  \bigl(\begin{matrix}
    \frac{p}{2}+1 & \frac{p}{2}+2 & \dots & p & 1 & \dots & \frac{p}{2}
  \end{matrix}\bigr) & \text{$p$ even,}
  \\[1ex]
  &
  \bigl(\begin{matrix}
    \frac{p-1}{2}+1 & \frac{p-1}{2}+2 & \dots & p & 1 & \dots & \frac{p-1}{2}
  \end{matrix}\bigr) &
  \text{$p$ odd.}
\CodeAfter\SubMatrix\{{1-2}{2-2}.\SubMatrix\{{4-2}{5-2}.
\end{NiceArray}
\]

\end{document}

If you really want that the row vector entries are aligned,
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{nicematrix}

\begin{document}

\[
\begin{NiceArray}{
  @{}
  l
  @{\quad}
  r
  @{}
  ccccccc
  @{}
  l
  @{\qquad}
  l
  @{}
}
  \Block{2-1}{t\hphantom{'} = {}} &
  \big( & 1 & 2 & \dots & \frac{p}{2} & \frac{p}{2}+1 & \dots & p & \big) &
  \text{$p$ even,}
  \\[1ex]
  &
  \big( & 1 & 2 & \dots & \frac{p-1}{2} & \frac{p-1}{2}+1 & \dots & p & \big) &
  \text{$p$ odd,}
  \\ \\
  \Block{2-1}{t' = {}} &
  \big( & \frac{p}{2}+1 & \frac{p}{2}+2 & \dots & p & 1 & \dots & \frac{p}{2} & \big) &
  \text{$p$ even,}
  \\[1ex]
  &
  \big( & \frac{p-1}{2}+1 & \frac{p-1}{2}+2 & \dots & p & 1 & \dots & \frac{p-1}{2} & \big) &
  \text{$p$ odd.}
\CodeAfter\SubMatrix\{{1-2}{2-2}.\SubMatrix\{{4-2}{5-2}.
\end{NiceArray}
\]

\end{document}

A: The following solution sets each column element inside an \eqmathbox[<tag>], using the same <tag> for each column. eqparbox then figures out which element with the same <tag> is the widest and sets them all in a box of this maximum-width. This allows things to line up horizontally.

\documentclass{article}

\usepackage{amsmath,eqparbox}

% https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/34412/5764
\makeatletter
\NewDocumentCommand{\eqmathbox}{o O{c} m}{%
  \IfValueTF{#1}
    {\def\eqmathbox@##1##2{\eqmakebox[#1][#2]{$##1##2$}}}
    {\def\eqmathbox@##1##2{\eqmakebox{$##1##2$}}}
  \mathpalette\eqmathbox@{#3}
}
\makeatother

\begin{document}

Original nonalignment:
\begin{flalign*}
  t\hphantom{^{\prime}}&=
    \begin{cases}
      \begin{pmatrix} 1 & 2 & \cdots & \frac{p}{2} & \frac{p}{2} + 1 & \cdots & p \end{pmatrix} & \text{if $p$ even,} \\
      \begin{pmatrix} 1 & 2 & \cdots & \frac{p - 1}{2} & \frac{p - 1}{2} + 1 & \cdots & p \end{pmatrix} & \text{if $p$ odd,}
    \end{cases}&&\\
  t^{\prime}&=
    \begin{cases}
      \begin{pmatrix} \frac{p}{2} + 1 & \frac{p}{2} + 2 & \cdots & p & 1 & \cdots & \frac{p}{2} \end{pmatrix} & \text{if $p$ even,} \\
      \begin{pmatrix} \frac{p-1}{2} + 1 & \frac{p - 1}{2} + 2 & \cdots & p & 1 & \cdots & \frac{p - 1}{2} \end{pmatrix} & \text{if $p$ odd.}
    \end{cases}&&
\end{flalign*}

Updated horizontal alignment:
\begingroup
\setlength{\arraycolsep}{0.5\arraycolsep}%
\begin{flalign*}
  t\hphantom{^{\prime}} &=
    \begin{cases}
      \begin{pmatrix}
        \eqmathbox[c1]{1} & \eqmathbox[c2]{2} & \eqmathbox[c3]{\cdots} & \eqmathbox[c4]{\frac{p}{2}} &
          \eqmathbox[c5]{\frac{p}{2} + 1} & \eqmathbox[c6]{\cdots} & \eqmathbox[c7]{p}
      \end{pmatrix} & \text{if $p$ even,} \\
      \begin{pmatrix}
        \eqmathbox[c1]{1} & \eqmathbox[c2]{2} & \eqmathbox[c3]{\cdots} & \eqmathbox[c4]{\frac{p - 1}{2}} &
          \eqmathbox[c5]{\frac{p - 1}{2} + 1} & \eqmathbox[c6]{\cdots} & \eqmathbox[c7]{p}
      \end{pmatrix} & \text{if $p$ odd,}
    \end{cases}&& \\
  t^{\prime} &=
    \begin{cases}
      \begin{pmatrix}
        \eqmathbox[c1]{\frac{p}{2} + 1} & \eqmathbox[c2]{\frac{p}{2} + 2} & \eqmathbox[c3]{\cdots} & \eqmathbox[c4]{p} &
          \eqmathbox[c5]{1} & \eqmathbox[c6]{\cdots} & \eqmathbox[c7]{\frac{p}{2}}
      \end{pmatrix} & \text{if $p$ even,} \\
      \begin{pmatrix}
        \eqmathbox[c1]{\frac{p - 1}{2} + 1} & \eqmathbox[c2]{\frac{p -1}{2} + 2} & \eqmathbox[c3]{\cdots} & \eqmathbox[c4]{p} &
          \eqmathbox[c5]{1} & \eqmathbox[c6]{\cdots} & \eqmathbox[c7]{\frac{p - 1}{2}}
      \end{pmatrix} & \text{if $p$ odd.}
    \end{cases}&&
\end{flalign*}
\endgroup

\end{document}

An alternative would be to set the elements in a fixed-width column array. It's just convenient to let TeX figure out the widths of each column.

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Decision-Making in a Regulatory Environment: Representing the Butterfly
LAW AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE 21ST CENTURY: FACING COMPLEXITY, J. Hatchard & A. Perry-Kessaris, eds., Cavendish, London, 2003
9 Pages Posted: 26 Jul 2009
See all articles by Amanda Perry-Kessaris
Amanda Perry-Kessaris
Date Written: 2003
'Policy-makers have long been encouraged to believe in the check-list mentality which lies at the heart of conventional economics. Do A, B and C, and the consequence will be X. But this offers merely the illusion of control rather than the reality.'
Butterflies are paradoxically entrancing creatures. Their appeal lies in the contrast between the symmetry of their structure and markings on the one hand, and their errant flutterings on the other. But how do you effectively present the complexities of the butterfly? Do you efficiently pin it down and mount it on the wall? Do you loosely observe it in its natural habitat? Or do you adopt a middle course, perhaps popping it into the lepidopteran equivalent of the aviary?
For those who study the role of law in economic development, the behaviour of decision-makers presents a similarly seductive quandary. We are drawn to the contrast between their occasional rhythm and consistency on the one hand; and to their contrasting independence and entrepreneurial flair on the other. How do you effectively present the complexities of the decision-maker? Do you efficiently map them out in a series of equations based on strict and often unrealistic assumptions, in the manner of the traditional economist? Do you observe them more loosely in their natural habitat, in the manner of the anthropologist? Or do you adopt a middle course, considering them as organic beings framed by a mathematical cage?
These choices are central to the study of decision-making, which in turn is central to the study of regulation, which in turn is central to the study of law and economic development. If we are to harness or constrain the market for the purposes of promoting economic development, we must affect the decisions of those individuals who shape it.
This paper critically assesses some of the major contributions of the economic approach to the understanding of decision-making. Its aim is to highlight the utility and limits of the economic approach to the subject, with a view to encouraging a deeper level of co-ordination between the fields of regulation, law and development and economics.
Keywords: law and uncertainty, law and decision making
Perry-Kessaris, Amanda, Decision-Making in a Regulatory Environment: Representing the Butterfly (2003). LAW AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE 21ST CENTURY: FACING COMPLEXITY, J. Hatchard & A. Perry-Kessaris, eds., Cavendish, London, 2003, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1438207
Amanda Perry-Kessaris (Contact Author)
Kent Law School ( email )
Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NS


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SEC Adopts Final Whistleblower Rules
May 26, 2011 | Business Ethics, Governance & Compliance, Regulation & Legislation
by James Hyatt
The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted rules paying cash awards to whistleblowers whose information leads to successful enforcement of federal securities laws.
The rules, adopted by a 3-2 vote, implement a Congressional directive in the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act.
SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro said that while the Sarbanes-Oxley Act has helped protect whistleblowers and improve internal reporting systems at public companies, "too many people remain silent in the face of fraud. Today's rules are intended to break the silence of those who see a wrong."
She added: "Already the whistleblower provision of the Dodd-Frank Act is having an impact. While the SEC has a history of receiving a high volume of tips and complaints, the quality of the tips we have received has been better" since the law was adopted, "and we expect this trend to continue."
The SEC's original proposal had drawn heated comment from the business community. Many comments insisted the rules would weaken internal compliance procedures by not requiring whistleblowers first to report information internally.
Anticipating the SEC's latest decision, House Republicans recently proposed legislation that would require whistleblowers to use internal compliance procedures before approaching federal regulators.
The latest rule-making signals that "the SEC has chosen to put trial lawyer profits ahead of effective compliance and corporate governance," declared an official of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. "The company is in the best position to immediately investigate and mitigate any violations, not the SEC who will be inundated with thousands of tips it won't be able to handle."
SEC Commissioner Troy A. Paredes, one of two Republicans who voted against the final rulemaking, said the Commission "missed its opportunity" to create a program that generates high-quality tips, doesn't encourage "frivolous, spurious, or unduly speculative tips," and doesn't "thwart internal compliance programs."
He said the program may inundate the SEC with tips, some of low quality,, that will "risk diverting SEC resources" from more important priorities.
The Commission's fact sheet and a link to the final rules is here.
The rules permit an award of 10% to 30% of federal monetary sanctions of more than $1 million. In determining the amount, the SEC will take into account the significance of the information, assistance provided by the whistleblower, law enforcement interest in making an award, and participation by the whistleblower in internal compliance systems. And awards may be reduced if there is evidence that "the whistleblower intentionally interfered with his or her company's internal compliance systems."
People who won't be eligible for whistleblower awards include attorneys who attempt to use information from clients for themselves; foreign government officials; those who obtained the information illegally; officers or directors of an entity who learned of the information from another person; compliance and internal personnel and public accountants working on SEC engagements.
The final regulations, which will be effective in about 60 days, include a form for whistleblowers to fill out.
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Bossip Exclusives
Exclusive: Juelz Santana Abruptly DROPS Bid To Get Off House Arrest & Provide For Kimbella And The Kids
Posted on May 9, 2018	 - By Bossip Staff
Dip Set Rapper Facing 20 Years In Prison For Bringing Loaded Gun To Airport
Troubled rapper Juelz Santana has suddenly dropped his legal bid to get off of house arrest in order to perform and earn money for his family.
The "Clockwork" artist was set to appear in Newark, NJ federal court Wednesday, where his lawyer would have pled his case for less restrictive bail so that the rapper could perform at the "Rolling Loud" festival in Miami next weekend.
Santana's lawyer argued in court papers that touring was the only source of income for the rapper and he needed to work again to support his longtime partner, reality star Kimbella, their children and several relatives.
But Santana's lawyer pulled the plug on the hearing at the last minute, according to court records obtained by BOSSIP, but didn't cite a reason why.
It could be because both the Feds and Santana's pre trial services were opposed to the lighter bail, possibly because Santana was caught with a loaded gun and eight oxycodone pills the last time he went to to perform.
Santana is due back in court on Thursday, where he'll be arraigned on felony charges of weapons possession and trying to bring a loaded weapon on a plane.
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Canada Reads Along: Cockroach
by Rawi Hage
"When I told the therapist about my encounter with the giant cockroach, she was quiet for a moment, and then asked me to tell her more. It was a big cockroach. And we had a conversation, I repeated. What did you talk about? Me. What about you? He said that I am part cockroach, part human. Genevieve was quiet again. She looked me in the eyes. Do you feel part cockroach? I don't know, but I do not feel fully human. What does it mean to be human? I'm not sure. Maybe being human is being trapped. To be an insect is to be free, then? In a sense. Maybe. Tell me how. You are more invisible. To whom, to what? To everything, to the light."
The unnamed protagonist of Cockroach is a Middle Eastern immigrant living in Montreal. After a recent unsuccessful suicide attempt, he is forced into therapy with a comfortably middle class therapist named Genevieve. However, the interventions of the mental health system do nothing to mitigate the poverty in which he is living. He manages to scrape by scavenging food through social acquaintances, and sneaking into homes to steal. Stealing is a survival mechanism, but also a mode of revenge, by which he expresses his displeasure with those perceived to have wronged him. He has no family in Canada, and no real friends, though his fraught relationship with an Iranian musician named Reza helps him into a busboy job at a Persian restaurant, and introduces him to an Iranian refugee named Shoreh with whom he begins a romance. In therapy, he recounts his violent childhood to Genevieve, who is captivated by his tale. Out on the streets, he seeks oblivion in drug, alcohol, and sex, and tries to get by until his next welfare cheque arrives.
Cockroach is a visceral and utterly disturbing book that is distinctly reminiscent of Kafka's Metamorphosis. But instead of a bored salesman, we have an alienated immigrant who identifies as a thief. In some ways the protagonist's existential crisis is more believable than Gregor Samsa's, since it is brought on by terrible trauma rather than ennui. When he sneaks into peoples' homes to steal food or seek revenge, he imagines himself transforming into a cockroach, and slipping past all security measures. Like the cockroaches that persistently infest his own home, he cannot be kept out. These delusions reveal his traumatized self-worth, but are also evidence of mental illness exacerbated by drug use. Rawi Hage's writing is heavily metaphorical, lingering over small moments and seemingly insignificant details.
Hage's protagonist is canny and manipulative, and his behaviour is often so abhorrent it is difficult to feel the sympathy appropriate to his situation. For me, his relationships with women were the most disturbing. Although he tried to protect his sister from her abusive husband, he constantly sexualizes Genevieve, and invades her privacy. He persuades his boss's teenage daughter to come to his home and masturbate for him, and in one scene, he seems on the verge of assaulting Shoreh, a woman he believes he is falling in love with. To some extent he is an unreliable narrator, first telling his therapist that he last spoke to his sister after his mother died, but eventually revealing the his sister predeceased his mother. He sees Genevieve's fascination with his tale, and uses this knowledge to play with her. Though she has good intentions, she cannot help someone who will not accept her aid, badly as he needs it. However, his careful control can disintegrate in a moment, sending him into a jabbering rage. Although I found this book repelling in many ways, it is in some ways a testament to Hage's skill that he was able to consistently evoke such a visceral reaction. While I cannot imagine rereading this book, or recommending it to anyone, I would be happy to give Hage's other works a chance.
Cockroach has been a contentious book all week on Canada Reads 2014. It has consistently been the book Canadians most want to see eliminated from the debates, though Year of the Flood, Half-Blood Blues, and Annabel were all voted off ahead of it. Several of the panelists have taken issue with its representation of the immigrant experience, and its ability to fulfil this year's mission of inspiring change. It was no surprise when Sarah Gadon and Stephen Lewis voted with Wab Kinew to eliminate it, making The Orenda by Jospeh Boyden the winner of Canada Reads 2014. In other circumstances, Kinew could have been a powerful proponent of Cockroach, but he was careful to acknowledge its merits while saving his persuasive firepower for The Orenda. Throughout the week, Samantha Bee was a compelling advocate for this difficult and disturbing book. Her willingness to acknowledge its darkness was key bringing it as far as the final round. I can't say that I've discovered a love for Cockroach, but the fact that it survived to the last day enabled me to really think about my reactions, and consider my criticisms in a way that I might not have done if it had been eliminated on the first day as so many Canadians—myself included—wanted.
Check back tomorrow for my review of the winning title, The Orenda by Joseph Boyden.
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