Carroll grew up in Shelby and graduated from high school in 1957. He attended Davidson College for one semester then moved to Raleigh to study at the NCSU School of Design, winning the AIANC award for outstanding design in his class. His 1961 internship was with Vorhees Walker Smith Smith Haines in New York City. After graduating in 1962, he worked with Fletcher Robinson Valenti in Tampa, Robert Wielage and Mark Hampton in Tampa, and Crutcher Ross in Charlotte. He worked for Harry Wolf from 1966 to 1979, becoming partner in 1972, and with Wolf designed the NCSU School of Design's Kamphoefner Hall. He taught at UNC-Charlotte's College of Architecture from 1975-1976.
From 1980 to 1985 he was Corporate Architect for RJ Reynolds Industries. Carroll joined Odell Architects from 1985 to 2008 and served three years as its President. Carroll was Vice President of Design at Clark Nexsen's headquarters in Charlotte until 2012. He is now with C-Design in Charlotte.
Carroll won the Kamphoefner Prize in 1994, the AIANC Gold Medal in 2000, and the NCSU Design Guild Wings on Wings Award.
1991 - The Marley and Irene Carroll House, 501 Moncure Drive, Charlotte. Bottom exterior photos by David Ramsey. For sale in 2018.
Sources include: Marley Carroll, Harry Wolf, Clark Nexsen, NC Architect May 1978.


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Russia Holding War Games In Venezuela, Sending Alarming Signals Throughout Latin America
Russia is set to hold war games in Venezuela, sending alarming signals throughout Latin America. The games also in a manner reflect Maduro's diplomatic game with the United States.
Snipers from Russia and other anti-American nations are participating in war games being conducted this week in Venezuela. The games, which have been compared to the Olympics for military, were planned to demonstrate that Moscow still has allies, some of whom are in Latin America, reports MSN.
Venezuela has taken part in the annual international war games since they began in 2015, when Russia annexed Crimea, but this year's games are the first ones to be held in Latin America, and participants from Cuba, Bolivia, and Nicaragua are participating as well.
The tournaments also feature forces from Burma, Belarus, Abkhazia, Uzbekistan, China, India, Pakistan, and Indonesia, among others. Inaugurating the games on Monday, Venezuela's defense minister Vladimir Padrino López said that these countries "daily condemn imperialist aggression against the peoples."
The games are taking place while Russia is under fire for its military intrusion into Ukraine, an action that led to heavy economic penalties against Moscow from Europe and the United States as well as a clamor of denouncements from around the world.
The aim of this year's games is to show that Russia still has allies around the world, but many think that the premise that they are taking place in Venezuela may have a longer-lasting impact.
"In a sense, this seeks to normalize (and pave the way for) a larger military presence in Latin America," said Joseph Humire, executive director of the Washington-based Center for a Secure Free Society. These games could pave the way for "larger military operations and games in the future" including not only Russia, but also China and Iran.
The initial flights of Iranian aircraft to Venezuela a few years ago provided a glimpse of this for the area. The planes, whose contents are still unknown, first alarmed Venezuelans and Nicolás Maduro regime observers tremendously but then became so common that no one noticed them, according to Humire.
"It is already normal for Venezuelans and today there are flights from Iran that are constantly arriving, that are participating in activities that are worrisome and alarming but that people are not paying attention anymore," Humire said.
The competitions, where trained sniper teams from participating nations battle for accolades, are hosted at the Terepaima Military Fort, which is situated in the central-western state of Lara.
Although the number of soldiers in Venezuela has not been made public, experts believe that they could number in the hundreds given that the number of participating nations in prior war games was close to 30.
The competitions, which have in the past tested tank, artillery, and amphibious operations detachments, are expected to last until August 27. According to Evan Ellis, a professor of Latin American studies at the U.S. Army War College. They demonstrate the willingness of the Caracas government to use Venezuela as a base for a number of anti-American operations.
"Venezuela wanted to host these games, wanted to be one of the organizers and host this party and the host of other anti-American activities," Ellis said.
According to retired colonel Isidro Pérez Villalobos of the Venezuelan National Guard, the friendship between Venezuela and Russia is already strong and the games aim to strengthen it even more. However, he continued, the games also aim to promote Moscow's and other participating nations' weaponry shipments in the area, though perhaps not necessarily to regular military forces.
According to the Venezuelan military officer, the occasion "serves as a conclave for merchants of sophisticated weapons to transnational terrorist organizations that operate in Latin America with the support of the Venezuelan regime."
The games also in a manner reflect Maduro's diplomatic game with the United States, which on the one hand demonstrates his desire to take part in negotiations with Washington to improve relations while attempting to bolster his ties with Moscow.
And the fact that the United States is prepared to cooperate with Maduro demonstrates both its lack of foresight in dealing with Venezuela and its failure to pay enough attention to what China, Iran, and Russia are doing in the area, according to Pérez Villalobos.
"In the United States they downplay Russia's presence in Venezuela, but they are everywhere in the country," said Pérez Villalobos . "They are arms suppliers, they are oil and economic partners, they are political allies and now they sponsor military competitions."
By holding these games in Venezuela, he said, "Russia is telling the United States: 'I can also come to your backyard. You want to get into the Baltic countries, in Ukraine, and in the geo-historical spaces of Russia? Well, I also get into your spaces."

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Patrick Olodoodi Tjungurrayi born circa 1935 at Yalangerri near Jupiter Well. He is a senior Lawman and is responsible for up holding the traditional ceremonies for the country around Balgo, Kiwirrikurra and Kintore. Patrick walked in from the desert as an initiated man, up the Canning Stock route and into Old Balgo Mission. He commenced painting in the early 1980's. He combines the vivid colours of the Balgo painter's with the formal composition of Pintupi style.
He is a leading Papunya Tula artist and is now rated in the top 50 of all Australian artists which makes his artworks highly collectable.
His works pulse with desert warmth and where all too much Aboriginal art on the market appears to be a pastiche of traditional forms to capture a bewildered and naïve market.
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Home Game Legend hits-out at 'unwarranted' Leilua ban
Legend hits-out at 'unwarranted' Leilua ban
By djembeco
Melbourne Storm legend Billy Slater believes the NRL judiciary is "making an example" of Wests Tigers star Joseph Leilua questioning the severity of the four-match handed to him for his off-the-ball hit in his side's loss to Penrith.
Leilua drew the ire of the NRL community when he decked Penrith's Dylan Edwards with a high swinging arm off the ball, sparking a scuffle and earning a sin-binning just before full-time.
The seeds of the incident were sewn moments earlier, however, when Leilua's brother, Luciano, was taken from the field following a high tackle from Apisai Koroisau midway through the second half.
From then on, the centre set out on a revenge mission that inevitably landed himself in hot water, but Slater believed the four-match ban handed to Leilua was harsh.
Joey Leilua is confronted by Panthers players after decking Dylan Edwards. (Getty)
"I understand the frustration of his brother being knocked out and them being behind," Slater told Wide World of Sports Radio. "Certainly didn't surprise me.
"This has been a part of Joey's game for a long period of time. It's been the part of his game that has let him down. He is such a quality player that he doesn't need to have these brain explosions in his game.
"I don't know that four weeks is going to ram the point home for Joey Leilua. I think it's got to be an internal punishment from the Wests Tigers and Madge Maguire the coach.
"I don't believe that it warranted four weeks, the incident itself. I feel that they're making an example of Joey Leilua."
Joseph Leilua fires up at the Panthers
Slater felt Leilua's hit was not as dangerous as many others that he had seen over his career.
"How many high tackles do you see that collect someone in the head and have more force behind it than what Leilua did?," he said. "And they don't get four weeks.
"I got hit off the ball after I passed it in 2018 by Sio Soliola. He got five weeks. I was asleep, I got taken off in a stretcher.
"I don't think this incident itself deserved four weeks … I think it's not acceptable. But the incident itself was not worth four weeks."
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ARC Reviews: To Sir, with Love and Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake
Posted June 17, 2021 / Book Reviews / 0 Comments
I received this book for free (hey, thanks!) in exchange for an honest review. I promise that this does NOT affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. For real.
To Sir, with Love by Lauren Layne
Genres: Adult, Contemporary
Published by Simon and Schuster on June 29, 2021
Also by this author: Passion on Park Avenue , Love on Lexington Avenue, Marriage on Madison Avenue , Made in Manhattan
Format: eARC (288 pages) • Source: Publisher
Love Is Blind meets You've Got Mail in this laugh-out-loud romantic comedy following two thirty-somethings who meet on a blind dating app—only to realize that their online chemistry is nothing compared to their offline rivalry.
Perpetually cheerful and eager to please, Gracie Cooper strives to make the best out of every situation. So when her father dies just months after a lung cancer diagnosis, she sets aside her dreams of pursuing her passion for art to take over his Midtown Manhattan champagne shop. She soon finds out that the store's profit margins are being squeezed perilously tight, and complicating matters further, a giant corporation headed by the impossibly handsome, but irritatingly arrogant Sebastian Andrews is proposing a buyout. But Gracie can't bear the thought of throwing away her father's dream like she did her own.
Overwhelmed and not wanting to admit to her friends or family that she's having second thoughts about the shop, Gracie seeks advice and solace from someone she's never met—the faceless "Sir", with whom she connected on a blind dating app where matches get to know each other through messages and common interests before exchanging real names or photos.
But although Gracie finds herself slowly falling for Sir online, she has no idea she's already met him in real life…and they can't stand each other.
I shouldn't say things like "this was a pleasant surprise!" when I read a Lauren Layne book at this point, but that was my immediate reaction. I adored the Central Park Pact series and have a feeling I'll go on to enjoy many of her other romances. I don't think I was expecting to love this one quite as much as I did though. The premise is essentially You've Got Mail, so you can't go wrong!
Gracie is a romantic, obsessed with fairy tales and finding her soulmate. She's got a pen pal she's falling for on a dating app who she's never met, but she can tell they're perfect for each other. She took over the family business, a sparkling wine store in NYC, after her father passed away. Her siblings bowed out a long time ago and she never wanted to disappoint her father, even after his death. Her brother moved to New Hampshire and her sister still lives in NYC with her high school sweetheart husband; they're not as close as they used to be.
Enter: Sebastian. His company owns the shop Gracie leases and they want to buy her out of their lease. As you can imagine, Gracie does NOT want to give up the family business and the two fight constantly whenever they see each other. Enemies-to-lovers, baby.
It's very obvious to the reader who Sir (the pen pal) is – she already knows him IRL. It was wild to watch them fall in love in person and through an app. She was constantly torn up about falling for both of them without realizing they were one in the same.
The thing I love about Layne's romances is that you think – from the summary or book cover or wherever else you get your first impression – that they'll be very romance-heavy without much else developed. However, all of her books usually have strong friendship elements in addition to the romance. In this case, there were some amazing family feels (especially the three siblings reconnecting in a natural way) in addition to fun friendships. These books always make me think I should like NYC more than I do 😉 I loved reading about Gracie's art and how she was trying to find her way, now that she started to second-guess her future.
All in all, such a well-rounded and enjoyable story! Sometimes I wanted to bang some characters' heads together to get them to see what was right in front of them, but I loved reading this book.
Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake by Alexis Hall
Series: Winner Bakes All #1
Published by Hachette on May 18, 2021
Following the recipe is the key to a successful bake. Rosaline Palmer has always lived by those rules—well, except for when she dropped out of college to raise her daughter, Amelie. Now, with a paycheck as useful as greaseproof paper and a house crumbling faster than biscuits in tea, she's teetering on the edge of financial disaster. But where there's a whisk there's a way . . . and Rosaline has just landed a spot on the nation's most beloved baking show.
Winning the prize money would give her daughter the life she deserves—and Rosaline is determined to stick to the instructions. However, more than collapsing trifles stand between Rosaline and sweet, sweet victory. Suave, well-educated, and parent-approved Alain Pope knows all the right moves to sweep her off her feet, but it's shy electrician Harry Dobson who makes Rosaline question her long-held beliefs—about herself, her family, and her desires.
Rosaline fears falling for Harry is a guaranteed recipe for disaster. Yet as the competition—and the ovens—heat up, Rosaline starts to realize the most delicious bakes come from the heart.
I have been killin it with the cute romance books lately. It seems like it's all I'm reading AND all of them have been major hits for me. ROSALINE PALMER was no exception. Generally speaking, I can count on Forever Romance to deliver some winners to me when I need them. I was putting off reading this one for some unknown reason (I mean, look at that cover AND the whole plot of the novel!) and finally decided to pick it up. I ended up reading more than half of it in one sitting, staying up past 1am.
The setup is that single mom Rosaline heads off to a GBBO-style baking competition and quickly finds herself involved with Alain. This isn't a spoiler, since it's right there in the synopsis, but Alain ends up being not the right fit for her. Harry, the charming, awkward, and nervous electrician makes her smile and seems to genuinely care about her. It was so refreshing to read their relationship. I'm not a love triangle hater really and I could generally see why she had some interest in Alain. He wasn't overtly terrible all the time. BUT, the winner for me the whole time was Harry. I didn't remember reading about him in the synopsis and was thinking "am I shipping her with someone completely random?" way back from their first interaction.
There were some minor things that I can't really put my finger on that bugged me during my reading. The writing style was pretty enjoyable for the most part. (I tend to love British books like this!) I think the romance with Alain went on a big longer than I was hoping for. Based on the book summary, you can tell that it probably won't work out and Harry will win in the end; it almost feels like a spoiler to even mention him because the romance with Alain went on until the very late chapters in the book.
Most of the book was really refreshing and honest. The characters felt real and had a lot of interesting motivations for their behavior. I could basically put myself in anyone's shoes and understand where they were coming from. (This is less true of Rosaline's garbage parents but even then I can kind of understand why they thought they were being good, helpful parents…)
The final chapters of this were wonderful and again, very honest. I'm thrilled that this will be a companion series because I definitely want to read more romances set in the Bake Expectations universe/show.
By Alexis Hall
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Politico reports on CEI's lawsuit against Attorney General Eric Schneiderman related to the investigation of ExxonMobil and CEI.
The Competitive Enterprise Institute today filed a lawsuit against New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, seeking copies of any agreements his office signed that would protect internal communications stemming from his investigation of ExxonMobil's climate change record.
CEI's suit in New York state court comes after Schneiderman denied the conservative think tank's May 5 request under the state's freedom of information law for any common interest agreements that his office reached with other state AGs involved in his climate oversight efforts, as well as seven individuals and green groups also involved in Exxon probes.
"None of the reasons Schneiderman claimed for withholding these documents are legitimate under New York law," CEI general counsel Sam Kazman said in a statement on the state court challenge. "The public deserves to know what this AG, and the other AGs cooperating with him, agreed to when it came to targeting their political opponents, and that's why we sought the Common Interest Agreement in the first place."
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Two hours from Salzburg airport, the SkiWelt skiing area is one of Austria's largest linked ski areas. Ski Welt offers eight villages in the area, with the lively Söll, and more traditional Hopfgarten probably best known to British tourists.
Stats for the SkiWelt are impressive: 91 lifts connect 121 slopes, 4 snow parks, and 30km of cross country skiing. There's a small number of challenging black runs for expert skiers, but Ski Welt is more a paradise for beginners and intermediates. Söll is the place to find nursery slopes and excellent ski schools, while Hopfgarten has some of the best runs in Ski Welt.
Ski Welt runs events throughout the season, including super ski weeks, which offer discounts on accommodation, equipment hire, and lift passes. There are also ladies days, and the popular 'Jump and Freeze'. This is an event that attracts thousands, who love to watch people jump on snowboards into 20,000 litres of ice cold water.
Comfortable hotels, guesthouses, and restaurants are located at varying distances to the ski lifts, but there are good bus links for those that are further away. The Ski Welt season runs from December to April, and even when the snow starts to thin out in spring, there are plenty of snow making facilities.
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City of Pampa officially names new fire chief
by: David Gay
From the city of Pampa's homepage
PAMPA, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) — Officials with the city of Pampa recently announced that Kasey Presson has been officially named the fire chief of the Pampa Fire Department. This comes after Presson took over as the interim fire chief after the previous fire chief, Gregg Lee, died in August.
According to a Facebook post from the city of Pampa, Presson began with the department in 2005, previously serving as the deputy chief of operations. Presson has been a Pampa resident for more than 30 years.
City of Pampa names interim fire chief
"The city of Pampa and the Fire Department have been wonderful to my family and I throughout my career. I can't offer enough thanks to our leaders, both past and present, for the opportunities they've given me. I'm excited for the next chapter and I'm grateful to serve our community in this new capacity," Presson said in the post. "I look forward to continuing to instill in our personnel a commitment to our citizens and a loyalty to duty that knows no compromise. The Pampa Fire Department has a proud history, but I believe our best days are ahead of us. It's an incredible honor to be chosen to guide the way."
Pampa city officials also named Theresa Daniels as the city's new finance director. According to an additional post by the city of Pampa, Daniels began her career in the city's utilities department in 2005 and has served as the city's assistant finance director since May 2018.


Do you want to go to the Everest Base Camp? but you are short in time and money? If yes then Sherpa Expedition and Trekking companies have the best deal for you. This package of ours is perfectly made for you. Wondering about the thrill and services, you don't have to worry about that at all. No matter what is the price and time, we promise you to provide with the best services and equal thrill as any of our trekking packages. This Everest Base Camp trek is also famously known as EBC is customized just in 11 days. Especially, for those who are short in time and money but still want to experience the thrills of Everest Base Camp in the lowest possible Budget. In this trek, you'll be taken to EBC through the shortest trekking path. Whichever path we choose, the level of excitement and joy will still be the same as stated earlier.
Day 1: Arrive in Kathmandu (1,400 m). Overnight at a Hotel.
Our representative Sherpa Expedition and Trekking staff will receive you at Tribhuvan International airport, Kathmandu and transfer you to your hotel. In the evening, we will host a pre-trek meeting in our office and introduce you to your trekking guide. For the meeting, please make sure you bring your passport, three copies of passport-size photos and a readable copy of your travel insurance policy. During this meeting, please clear the due balance if any, and sign the legally binding trip form as well as the non-liability disclaimer.
Our real trek starts after the flight to Lukla from Kathmandu after our early morning breakfast. On our way to Lukla, we will come across many breathtaking sceneries of mountains. After we reach Lukla we will then head towards Pakhding that is around 4 hours of walk. On our way to Pakhding, we will come across beautiful stone walls, painted and non-painted mani stones and much more.
Day 3: Phakding to Namche Bazaar Trek 3,440m/11,283ft. 5-6 hrs.
On this day we trek towards Namche Bazar, one of the beautiful destination on our trek to Everest Base Camp. Overcoming some obstacles we come across Sagarmatha National Park, where you can have proper access to the internet. After walking for a while from there we can have a clear view of Mount Everest. Going up the same path we eventually reach Namche Bazar. We will be seeing a various different culture, natural beauty also we will be provided with various everyday facilities like Banks, internet cafe, and others since this place being the main gateway to Everest Region. Our accommodation will be arranged in a tea house or lodge with a full board and other facilities.
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Day 5: Namche Bazaar Trek to Pangboche 3930/12850ft, 5-6 hrs.
Heading towards Tengboche from Namche, the first view of Ama Dablam, Lhotse Shar, Taboche, Kangtega, and Thamserku is witnessed. Moving forward, we pass by an Army Barrack at Phunke Tenga and arrive at Tengboche In lunchtime. After your lunch in Tengboche is famous for the Buddhist Monastery, we visit and explore the monastery Then treks another 2 hourAscending along the stone steps, we see the National Park Head Office as we pass by Deboche. Following up the path, we reach Pangboche where a religious place called Pangboche Gompa exists. Our accommodation would be in a tea house or lodge on full board basis.
Day 6: PangbocheTrek to Thukla 4620m/15110 ft.
After Breakfast In Pangboche we Ascending along the stone steps, up Following path, we reach Horse and Sonora, Pheriche which is lunch place in our treks. Walking over some flat trails, surpassing tea shops, we arrive at Thukla. Here, you get teahouse or lodge accommodation on a full board basis.
Day 7: Thukla Trek to Everest base camp 5170 m/16,961 ft and 5364 m/17,594 ft. 6-7 .
After breakfast at Thukla then Climbing high, we follow Everest Base Camp Trek trail and come across Pyramid, Lobuche pass at 5110m, and Gorak Shep Tsho Lake at Gorakshep. We have lunch at Gorakshep and stepping up, passing by Camp and Pumori B.C. we reach Everest Base Camp (5364). We come back to Gorakshep for an overnight stay in a tea house or lodge on full board basis.
In order to snap in the breathtaking morning view, the sun rays over the snow-capped Mt. Everest, Lhotse, Nuptse and others, we walk towards Kala Patthar at an altitude of 5550m. From Kala Patthar, we descend towards Dingboche via Lobuche and reach Pheriche. Walking down from Pheriche, We stay at Pheriche you get teahouse or lodge accommodation on a full board basis.
As the trail descends, the travel is easier and faster in pace. Following back the same trail with stone walls around, passing by places like Deboche, and Tengboche, we arrive at Phunke Tenga. Heading downwards and crossing a suspension bridge over the Dudh Koshi River, this trek onwards to the Namche Bazaar. Views of peaks like Ama Dablam, Thamserku, Tawache and Lhotse are stunning from here. We stay here for an overnight in a tea house or lodge where you get meals on a full board basis.
Day 10: Trekking from Namche to Lukla.
From Namche, we walk back downhill and reach Monju. Following back the same trail towards Lukla via Phakding and the same glorious views as well the Sherpa valleys around, we step in Lukla. We will stroll around the Lukla and also reconfirm the flight ticket on this day. Enjoying the very last moments of our Everest Base Camp Trek, we celebrate and have dinner with the crew members. We stay in a hotel at night where you will get meals on a full board basis.
Day 11: Fly back to Kathmandu 1,300m/4,264 ft. 30 to 40 minutes of flight.
We will take in Lukla to Kathmandu flight that is around 30 to 40 minutes. You will meet the team of Imperial Nepal who will drop you at the Hotel you stayed before (unless changed). As this is the last day, we enjoy the farewell dinner in a typical Nepali restaurant with live music and rejoice the moments.
Pick up and drop facility from Airport to Hotel and from Hotel to Airport in Kathmandu by a private vehicle of Imperial Nepal.
The flight ticket for both up and down from Kathmandu-Lukla-Kathmandu.
Full board meals (3 meals a day – breakfast, lunch, and dinner) during the trek.
Trekking Permit for cases like National Park entry fee.
One Guide and One Porter. All expenses of the staffs (Guides/Porters) assisting you from Imperial Nepal that includes food, accommodation, salary, insurance, equipment during your travel period.
20 Kg Luggage weight is free per person during trekking with porters or yaks.
Sherpa Exp trekking medical supplies like the First Aid Kit.
Our service charges all kinds of government taxes.
Accommodation, Lunch, dinner and other expenses during your stay in Kathmandu.
Emergency rescue evacuation from Helicopter or any personal accident insurance during emergencies.
Luggage weighing more than 20 kg per person needs an extra charge and private trekking gears.
Your international flight tickets, pre-departure date or date extensions or reissues if required.
Nepal Visa Fee (the issuance of the visa is easy upon arrival).
Good down Sleeping bag (Optional/we can provide one if you do not have on your own and it is to be returned after the trek.
A pair of light to medium weight waterproof hiking/trekking boots.
Extra Strength Excedrin for altitude-related headaches like DMX.
Imodium or Peptone besom, Flexon capsules for upset stomach or diarrhea.
Diamox 125 or 250mg or 400mg tablets for altitude sickness.
Lip care (Balm) At least SPF 20, 2 sticks.
Toiletry kits and be sure to include toilet paper stored in a plastic bag, hand wipes, and liquid hand sanitizer, towel, soap, etc.
Although we generally adhere to the schedule, the itinerary is subject to change for numerous reasons beyond our control, including weather and terrain conditions, suitable campsite availability, and the group's general fitness level. It is important to understand that our trek is logistically complex and it is not unusual that adjustments be made. Our guide will orient you each evening to the following day's plan and their good judgment is the key to the long history of successful treks that Sherpa Expedition & Trekking Pvt. Ltd. Please remember that our ability to make adjustments as needed helps to ensure that your trek is safe and successful. Your safety is paramount.


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WIP Wednesday - and HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Let me start by wishing you a HAPPY NEW YEAR! I hope you will be getting safe into the new year!
I promised to explain why I have closed my Etsy store.
I sold PDF patterns and from January 1st there are new VAT rules regarding sales of digital items. If a seller sells patterns to someone from an EU country, the seller will have to either A Register and pay VAT in that country or B Sign up for a fee to sell to the countries (as far as I have understood). This comply to ALL sellers of digital items, not just us living in an EU country. As a small business owner, this is just not possible for me to register at the moment. So for now I have closed my business.
If you want to read up on the rules, you can google VAT MOSS.
I am today starting WIP Wednesday on my blog. Every week I will show you a crocheted, knitted and cross stitched piece that I am working on at the moment.
Look! It is a blanket! It hasn't been crocheted yet, but it will be!
Right now it is 34 balls of yarn. They are so PRETTY! And SOFT! I absolutely love them! I just bought them yesterday, and I am going to turn them into a granny stripe blanket. I am going for the instructions over at Attic24, and I hope that mine will be just nearly as pretty as Lucy's!
The plan is to crochet a lot on it this winter, including the 12 hour car rides to and from Austria. I am looking so much forward to starting it, and I think I have the colour way figured out, but I am not completely sure yet. Hopefully I can show you more soon!
This is my progress on the harebell panel. There isn't too much going on there, but you can see where one of the corners and three of the sides are located. The length is about three times the size of the width, so that gives you an approximation of how much I still need to complete.
It does have beginner issues and mistakes, and had it been completely outstretched you would have been able to see that my knitting has become tighter as I have knitted along. I do like it though. I am quite proud of it being my first project! So far it is 113 centimetres (I measured it to be sure of the length ;) ) and there are still a ball and a half of yarn left for the actual scarf. I do have an extra ball of yarn, but I am planning on crocheting an edge around the whole thing to give it a nice finish.
I will need to figure out a new knitting project soon!
I hope you have a great New Years Eve and I hope you get safely into 2015.


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Mast cell infiltrates, predominantly involving portal tracts but also within sinusoids, are present in 40—50% of patients; mast cells may also be found within endothelium and subendothelially. Interleukin-18 for predicting the development of macrophage activation syndrome in systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Potentially relevant papers were selected by 3 authors after which full text screening was performed. Therefore, selecting the proper diagnostic criteria for use is essential because not all of the criteria are suitable for every autoimmune disease. The mortality rate varied depending on the centers and the underlying diseases of the patients. However, the absolute values of the ferritin levels as a one-time measurement were not associated with disease severity or outcome.
Macrophage activation syndrome in the acute phase of Kawasaki disease. The clinical features include a persistent high-grade fever, hepatosplenomegaly, lymphadenopathy, hemorrhagic manifestations, and a sepsis-like condition. Thromboxane induces platelet aggregation and is also a potent vasoconstrictor of vascular beds, especially pulmonary, coronary, splanchnic, and renal. Cytokine profiles of macrophage activation syndrome associated with rheumatic diseases. Therefore, prompt diagnosis and initiation of treatment is of vital importance. Mastocytosis is confined to the skin in 90% of patients classic urticaria pigmentosa or cutaneous mastocytosis , whereas in 10% of patients other organs, notably bone marrow, spleen, lymph nodes and liver are involved systemic mastocytosis.
Elevated circulating levels of interferon-γ and interferon-γ-induced chemokines characterise patients with macrophage activation syndrome complicating systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: review of etiologies and management. Triglycerides 93% were elevated in the majority of patients; evidence of intravascular coagulation, as demonstrated by elevated d-dimer, was present in the great majority of the patients 97%. Its clinical symptoms usually become evident within the first two months of life. Wang W, Gong F, Zhu W, Fu S, Zhang Q.
Small retrospective case-series 3 Zeng et al. A case of macrophage activation syndrome successfully treated with anakinra. He presented also liver involvement with some degree of liver insufficiency. Mainstays of therapy include high dose corticosteroids and cyclosporine. In addition, they found that 22 rare variants occurred in at least two patients.
Macrophage activation syndrome: serological markers and treatment with anti-thymocyte globulin. Infections associated with haemophagocytic syndrome. Macrophage activation syndrome in patients with systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis under treatment with tocilizumab. Included articles were initially selected based on title and abstract by two authors separately, after which full text screening was performed. Therefore, it was difficult to make a diagnosis. Evaluation of macrophage activation syndrome associated with systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis: single center experience over a one-year period. Cytokines in systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis and haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: tipping the balance between interleukin-18 and interferon-gamma.
Read about it on the. In addition, there was a nice discussing both of these journal articles that summarizes the main features in the patients that have been found to have this mutation. However, there must be also a contribution from the genetic background. Anakinra for systemic juvenile arthritis: the rocky mountain experience. Fibrinogen was low because of intravascular activation of the coagulation, d-dimers were high. These were associated with the various autoimmune diseases.
Familial and acquired hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. Whole-exome sequencing reveals mutations in genes linked to hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and macrophage activation syndrome in fatal cases of H1N1 influenza. D, Activated macrophage with hemosiderin deposits and a degenerating phagocytosed nucleated cell. D, Activated macrophage with hemosiderin deposits and a degenerating phagocytosed nucleated cell. Clinical and radiological tests did not reveal any evidence of malignancy. Hemorrhagic rash and lymphadenopathy are observed less frequently.
Interleukin-18 for predicting the development of macrophage activation syndrome in systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis. You will not only get to meet this patient, but also Dr Laxer from Sick Kids Toronto. This underlying mechanism resembles another disease called hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. A, Myelocyte within activated macrophage. Bruck N, Suttorp M, Kabus M, Heubner G, Gahr M, Pessler F.


The organisation representing pharmacy owner associations has criticised the lack of time available to introduce legislation to start a raft of pharmacy reforms.
The organisation has published its response to the Government's proposed reforms for community pharmacy in England which will see a 6% cut in remuneration kick in from October. Other changes being proposed have been to legislate to free up hub and spoke dispensing. However, the pharmacy minister has already conceded this is unlikely to go ahead from October as had originally been anticipated.
Commenting on the status of this project, Pharmacy Voice Chief Executive Rob Darracott said: "Pharmacy Voice first outlined its ambition for the sector in our 2011 'Blueprint for Better Health'. In this final submission to the recent consultation we have included our initial ideas for updating that ambition and vision in light of the opportunities and challenges that the health and care system now faces, within a draft paper setting out the 'Community Pharmacy Forward View'.
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Honda GL 1000 Gold Wing (používají se i jména Goldwing nebo GoldWing) je prvním modelem řady Gold Wing.
Jedná se o plnohodnotný cestovní motocykl představený roku 1974 firmou Honda na motosalonu v italské Cologni. Při vývoji byl kladen velký důraz na spolehlivost, což bylo vyjádřeno rčením "Toto je první skupina řidičů, kteří si nemusí balit do zavazadel nářadí."
Gold Wing se stal vlajkovou lodí Hondy. V průběhu následujících třiceti let se původní plochý čtyřválec 1000 ccm vyvinul na plochý šestiválec 1800 ccm.
Suchá hmotnost vzrostla z počátečních 265 kg na 389 kg (s prázdnou nádrží) u modelu GL1800.

Výrobce
Honda. V letech 1975 - 1980 byla výroba zahájena v Japonsku. Během výroby modelu GL1100 byla výroba přenesana roku 1980 do Marysville, Ohio, USA. Zde byla v roce 2010 výroba ukončena. V roce 2011 byla výroba přesunuta do prefektury Kumamoto v Japonsku.
V roce 2011 nebyl uveden nový model. Modelový rok 2012 byl vyráběn v Japonsku na zařízeních převezených z původní americké továrny.

GL1000
Honda Gold Wing GL1000 byla vyráběna v letech 1974 - 1979. Prodejní cena byla v rozmezí $2,900 - $3,295.

Rozměry
 Délka	2305 [mm]
 Rozvor 1540 [mm]
 Výška sedla	810 [mm]
 Pohotovostní hmotnost	265 [kg]

Motor
 Objem motoru 999 ccm, SOHC plochý čtyřválec - boxer
 Kompresní poměr	9,2:1
 Výkon 60 [kW]  (80 koní) / 7500 [ot/min]
 Kroutící moment 85 [Nm]

Převodovka
 5 stupňů
 Pohon zadního kola kardanem

Barevná provedení

1975
 GL1000 Standard
	Candy Antares Red Special, R6CS
	Candy Blue Green Special, PB2CS

1976
 GL1000 Standard
	Candy Antares Red Special, R6CS
	Candy Blue Green Special, PB2CS
	Sulfur Yellow, Y34
 GL1000 Limited
	Candy limited maroon custom, R7CC

1977
 GL1000 Standard
	Candy Antares Red Special, R6CS
	Candy Blue Green Special, PB2CS
	Black, NH1

1978
 GL1000 Standard
	Black, NH1
	Candy limited maroon custom, R7CC
	Candy Grandeur Blue Special, PB102CS

1979
 GL1000 Standard
	Black, NH1
	Candy limited maroon custom, R7CC
	Candy Grandeur Blue Special, PB102CS

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After the conquest of Saguntum and the Roman declaration of war Hannibal sent his men home. Of course he paid them well, as Polybius explicitly states, but their loyalty depended only partly on the pay; Hannibal was one of those rare leaders, men would follow to the hell and back. And they would.
It may look a little strange, sending your men home right after a declaration of war, but the war season was over, nobody planned a campaign in winter time. This way Hannibal reckoned his men would be more motivated, when they had to leave home and heard for a long time. But Hannibal used his time well. He sent out embassies to the peoples (mainly Celts) through who's territories he had to pass. He exchanged troops from N. Africa with troops from Spain, to achieve mutual loyalty.
What was Scipio doing between March and July?
Presumably Hannibal left at the end of April 218 bc New Carthago. He needed more time than he had expected. Since he didn't reach the top of his journey through the Alps before November, he can't have reached the river Rhône before the end of August. Four months that is. Remember he had to pass several peoples still to be subdued and he had to climb the Pyrenees. That means also Scipio who needed ten days to reach Hannibal's last position at the Rhône will have left Pisae not before end of July.
The river Rhône as Hannibal may have seen it; in the background the Alps.
Hannibal moved north, crossed the river Ebro (Iberia) and crossed the Pyrenees. He moved north along the Rhône. On his way he negotiated or fought his way through Celtic territories. Once arrived at the point where he wanted to cross the river he sa w a Celtic tribe waiting for him and his army on the other side of the river. Obviously they didn't want him to enter their territory. Crossing wouldn't be possible without great losses. If he moved his army along the river they would do the same. Hannibal sent a detachment of cavalry a few days north to cross the river there. They left unseen by the enemy during the night. After they had crossed the river, they came south again. When they were close again to Hannibal's position they made this known to Hannibal (maybe smoke, maybe a guard a little north at the river). Then Hannibal, who had bought a lot of boats, canoes and rafts, started to cross the river as if he wanted to attack. At the same moment his detachment cavalry attacked and the Celts fled. Hannibal crossed the river safely.


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"But never have I met any candidate quite as frightening or fact-averse as Louisiana state Rep. Lenar Whitney, 55, who visited my office last Wednesday. It's tough to decide which party's worst nightmare she would be."
―David Wasserman
It is not, by the logic of conventional wisdom, a good thing when the candidate actually frightens the Cook Political Report editor, but down Lou'siana way perhaps the Palin of the South and voters in Terrebonne Parish see it differently.
And let us be clear—"Palin of the South" is not an insult, regardless of however hilarious or horrifying or redundant others might find the phrase.
David Wasserman explains, for the Washington Post:
As a House analyst for the nonpartisan Cook Political Report, I've personally interviewed over 300 congressional candidates over the course of seven years, both to get to know them and evaluate their chances of winning. I've been impressed by just as many Republicans as Democrats, and underwhelmed by equal numbers, too. Most are accustomed to tough questions.
Then again, as bad reviews go, that one is pretty impressive.
And for even casual political observers it should be immediately apparent that something extraordinary seems to have occurred. That is, the idea of a "fact averse" Republican is nothing new. Nor is the idea of a conservative candidate, politician, or public figure coming so unhinged as to seem frightening. But it is something else when such rhetoric is applied within the context of responsible public discourse.
Whitney has only raised $123,000 to date (fourth in the GOP field), but she has sought to boost her profile and appeal to conservative donors with a slickly made YouTube video entitled "GLOBAL WARMING IS A HOAX" (84,000 views so far). In the video, Whitney gleefully and confidently asserts that the theory of global warming is the "greatest deception in the history of mankind" and that "any 10-year-old" can disprove it with a simple household thermometer.
Whitney's brand of rhetoric obviously resonates with some very conservative Louisiana voters who view President Obama and the Environmental Protection Agency as big-city elitists directly attacking the state's energy industry and their own way of life. And she would hardly be the first "climate denier" elected to Congress. But it's not unreasonable to expect candidates to explain how they arrived at their positions, and when I pressed Whitney repeatedly for the source of her claim that the earth is getting colder, she froze and was unable to cite a single scientist, journal or news source to back up her beliefs.
And, of course, things only went downhill from there.
No, really.
Something about the Palin of the South?
To change the subject, I asked whether she believed Obama was born in the United States. When she replied that it was a matter of some controversy, her two campaign consultants quickly whisked her out of the room, accusing me of conducting a "Palin-style interview."
The thing is that a CPR interview is not the sort of calculated ambush we come to expect of end-user processed news product. It's not like when Oregon Republican congressional candidate Art Robinson came to Maddow's show ready to fight and completely embarrassed himself. No, CPR interviews are instead a traditional part of running for office in the United States, just like the editorial board circuit.
But also, what does that mean, a "Palin-style interview"? One would hope it is not a reference to the infamous Couric interview, but at the same time it makes a certain amount of sense insofar as it would follow a resolving pattern within the conservative critique, that it is somehow misogynist if we do not lower the bar to accommodate a mythical frailty of women. To the one, even two years later Palin could be found complaining about the idea of facts.
But neither is the spectacle of a politician complaining about the fact that facts exist really so unusual. However, we might recall Rich Lowry of National Review waxing spectacular about Gov. Palin's debate performance against Joe Biden:
Palin … projects through the screen like crazy. I'm sure I'm not the only male in America who, when Palin dropped her first wink, sat up a little straighter on the couch and said, "Hey, I think she just winked at me." And her smile. By the end, when she clearly knew she was doing well, it was so sparkling it was almost mesmerizing. It sent little starbursts through the screen and ricocheting around the living rooms of America. This is a quality that can't be learned; it's either something you have or you don't, and man, she's got it.
Does Ms. Palin have a clue what she's on about? Hardly. But she does send "little starbursts through the screen and ricocheting around the living rooms of America". How could we not want such eminent qualifications in a vice president?
Just work with the elements for a moment. Success has more to do with little starbursts and less to do with reality. Well, you know. If you're a woman. Because, well, Sarah Palin might think of facts as some sort of "gotcha" scheme, but, you know, she sends little starbursts through the screen, and did she just wink at me?
We might, then, thank Colin Campbell of Business Insider, who noted:
In a Facebook post last week, after the interview was conducted, Whitney slammed the Cook Political Report. "It was obvious, from the onset of the interview, that Wasserman had planned to jump me simply because I am a Conservative Woman and liberal shills like Dave Wasserman want to destroy us," she wrote.
And there you have it. Mr. Wasserman could not possibly be unsatisfied because the candidate failed to properly address the fundamental questions put before her, but, instead, he is disdainful of women and is out to destroy her.
This is the problem: Lenar Whitney is a bad candidate because she is a bad candidate. The only thing being conservative has to do with it is risk assessment and frequency of outcomes within the data set. Or, less pretentiously, there seem to be more conservative goofballs running around than (A) their liberal equivalents, or (B) normal. While anyone can suggest that conservative vacuity is hardly a new phenomenon, it does seem to emerge more frequently. Still, though, the bottom line is that the only reason Lenar Whitney's womanhood has anything to do with the question at hand is because she declares it must. And to take her at her word, the real #WarOnWomen is a refusal to set a lower bar. There is no Ladies' Tee in politics. And nobody can figure out just why Republicans think they can win female voters by asserting extraordinary needs for a mythical feminine frailty.
Wasserman, David. "The most frightening candidate I've met in seven years interviewing congressional hopefuls". The Washington Post. 30 July 2014.
Silverton-Peel, Vanessa. "If it were possible to smear a person by quoting to him things that he has published in his own newsletter". msnbc. 7 October 2010.
Siegel, Elyse. "Sarah Palin: Katie Couric Interview 'A Waste Of Time'". The Huffington Post. 22 November 2010.
Stein, Sam. "Palin Stumped On McCain's History Of Supporting Regulation". The Huffington Post. 24 September 2008.
Lowry, Rich. "Projecting through the Screen". National Review. 3 October 2008.
Campbell, Colin. "Louisiana Republican Flees Interview When Asked About Obama's Birthplace". Business Insider. 30 July 2014.
Whitney, Lenar. "What The Cook Political Report printed about me is an outright lie". Facebook. 25 June 2014.
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The Hunting Party European Tour is winding down, slowly but surely! The eleventh stop on the tour takes Linkin Park and Of Mice & Men to Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany at the Festhalle on November 17, 2014. This will be the band's fourth performance there.
The band's history in Frankfurt started in 2001, supporting the Deftones on their 'Back To School' Tour in Offenbach. We're you at that show? - we don't have many details surrounding it! The band didn't return to Frankfurt for the next seven years, when they performed at the Festhalle for the first time in January 2008. Since the tour was just starting, the band tested out some alterations for the setlist at this show, namely adding 'Papercut' into the set after 'Lying From You' and moving 'Valentine's Day' down after 'Breaking The Habit'. Chester brought out his son, Tyler, onstage during the first half of 'In The End', and the crowd sang happy birthday to Rob after his drum solo during 'Bleed It Out'. The band returned for the A Thousand Suns European Tour in 2010, where Mike rapped a verse of 'Reading My Eyes' (a very old Xero song, only performed a handful of times) over the extended intro of 'Bleed It Out'; funny enough, a similar occurrence happened on the current tour: Mike rapped the same verse of 'Reading My Eyes' a cappella style before the intro of 'Bleed It Out' in Amsterdam. It was a great addition to the set, despite being a very small change. Would you like to see it return?
The band's previous show saw them performing in France for the first time since 2011, in Paris. The band performed Set B (shouout to Linkin Park France for great live updates from the show!), featuring the 2014 Abridged Version of 'Dirt Off Your Shoulder/Lying From You' from Collision Course, 'Somewhere I Belong', and 'With You'. Mike rapped the hybrid verse of 'Remember The Name' by Fort Minor over his solo medley (which recently saw its first change in Amsterdam for the first time since the Carnivores Tour, and the fourth change since the beginning of the Carnivores Tour). Austin Carlile from Of Mice & Men joined the band for 'Faint', as he's been doing on certain occasions on the tour. Overall, a great show!
Check out this video of the newly updated Experience Version of 'Castle Of Glass' from the Paris show. The band recently incorporated elements of 'Wisdom, Justice, and Love' and 'The Radiance' into the song, making it even greater than it was before! Do you think the band will add more elements to it as time goes on?
Of Mice & Men have been kicking ass this tour! Their set features a bunch of new songs from their new album, Restoring Force. Opening with 'Public Service Announcement', they band immediately starts their show off huge! They then transition into some singles from the album, including 'Feels Like Forever', 'Bones Exposed', and 'Would You Still Be There'. Non-singles including 'Another You' and 'Identity Disorder' (which saw its live debut on this tour) are also performed, before the band closes with 'The Depths' from 2011's The Flood and 'You're Not Alone'.
Who'll be attending the show? Frankfurt is LPLive Admin AndOne's hometown, so be sure to say hi to him if you see him at the show! After Frankfurt, the band performs two more shows in Germany in Berlin (which will be recorded for a Live DVD and live broadcasted exclusively for owners of Samsung 4kTV owners in Europe) and Bremen, before concluding their tour with three shows in England. After this tour, the band plays two holiday shows in California to wrap up 2014 touring, and then plays shows throughout the eastern United States for The Hunting Party North American Tour with Rise Against and Of Mice & Men. If you didn't get a chance to see the band perform this time around don't worry - rumors for another European Tour in 2015 are already rising, along with dates in Asia, South America, and North America - check out all of those rumors in this thread. Keep an eye out for the release of LPU XIV - it's slated for release sometime in the near future. We'll keep you updated on that! For updates on the show, check back here or follow us on Twitter.
Check out the rest of Linkin Park's 2014 touring schedule here.
[AndOne]
About 2001, while Offenbach is very close to Frankfurt they don't belong together, some people are very sensitive about this lol. It's like saying New Jersey is a part of New York haha.
Anyway, I'm going to the show and sadly my last one on this tour. It's my kind of hometown show if I might say, I don't live in Frankfurt but that is as close as it will ever get. It's my third time seeing them in this venue, always great shows and I really like the venue.
I hope I can meet all the people I want to meet at the early entry.
sckofelng
You can count me one of those offended dudes when it comes to Offenbach
I'll be there in the pit! I hope Pooch can make the sound go right, last night's sound at Rise Against at the same venue was beyond awful :/
Edited November 17, 2014 by sckofelng
LinkinMark
COG really doesn't need those speeches
irresistiblecookie
Yeah, but we still like them.
wiiesel
I will be there, too. Third and last show on this tour.
hahninator
I like the speeches. Hope they keep it for the USA tour, but drop a ton of shit (aka the entire encore lol) to make room for ALITS, KTTK and APFMH.
Wish I was there! Frankfurt is where I flew into in 2009 when I went to 4 shows. The venue looks epic - I'll come sometime and see LP there.
During Waiting For The End, after the 2nd chorus the samples suddenly stopped for a couple of seconds, it was very noticeable. Apparently there's no video yet.
JozM
I don't think the speeches make COG sound any better, would rather see LP play the original version.
thedamian58c
In my opinion the speeches in COG sound awesome, they give me chills. In addition, it's something new, not a big update, but a small addition that makes it a bit different from what it was.
But I miss the original COG
Edited November 19, 2014 by TheDamian58C
JZ-GreyDazePatheticWorship
The original COG was boring and simple
HyruleKing
At first I hated the experience version...Now i hope it will remains in the set for a lot of time...COG Experience destroys COG Album live.
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Desiring Dragons
By Unsettling Wonder
In Folklore, Literature
Posted on 22 March, 2013 22 March, 2013
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Our contribution to Terri Windling's latest moveable feast is a potluck: a jumbling of literary reflections, theories, and disputations. After the topic was brought up, the editorial staff engaged in a lively email exchange about why, and wherefore, and indeed whether, we desire dragons. Think of this less as the main dinner and more as the debate in the pub afterwards. We're running this in several parts for your reading enjoyment, so you'll hear from two of our esteemed editors (and some moderator bloke) today, and the others next week. Feel free to add your own thoughts and drinks in the comments below.
JPP: First: recall that Terri introduced the topic thusly:
The title of the Feast comes from J.R.R. Tolkien. "I desired dragons with a profound desire," he wrote regarding his life-long taste for myth and tales of magic. "Of course, I in my timid body did not wish to have them in the neighborhood. But the world that contained even the imagination of Fáfnir was richer and more beautiful, at whatever the cost of peril." I chose this title because Tolkien's passionate desire for a world colored by myth and mystery is one familiar to all of us who create and love mythic arts. … What we're discussing here is the why. Why are we drawn to stories and other art forms (both contemporary and historic) with their roots dug deep into the soil of myth?
There's another why I want to pick up from this: Why dragons?
These are terrifying monsters, really, a destructive threat that can only be handled by a trained warrior in the old tales. And in old cultures it was used as a symbol of intimidation and power—dragons on longboats to frighten sea-demons, dragons on shields to frighten enemies. But Tolkien gives us the wily dragons of Smaug and Chrysophlax, both of whom are outwitted and undone by plain-speaking English landowners (as it were); now we also have LeGuin's bold assertion that dragons are beautiful, as well as the Reluctant Dragon and the wonderful story/TV series Jane and the Dragon—to say nothing of Custard the Cowardly Dragon. (Of Pete's Dragon we will not speak—except to say Disney Has Been Here.) Terry Pratchett says that dragons are made of our dreams, which I never believed, and I've heard at least one preacher say that dragons are really dinosaurs (to his credit, if that's the word I want, he then proceeded to argue we have fossil evidence that the dinosaurs breathed fire.) We have plenty of warm and wonderful dragons to dream about, now. Yet when Tolkien desired dragons, he meant Fafnir the destroyer, and the terrible foes of St George.
'Storm Dragon' by Lisa Grabenstetter. Reproduced by kind permission.
So: why have dragons become as symbol of fantasy and the mythic arts? Is our desire for dragons analogous to what Tolkien expressed, or has it changed and mollified—our art with it?
Second: let's take the question of mythic arts in particular.
If I were asked to clarify what distinguishes the mythic arts from genre fantasy in other forms, I would say that it requires, first, a respect and familiarity with folklore and folk culture in its several forms, rather than familiarity with the wider genre. (For instance, a mythic artist likely moved from Tolkien to the Icelandic Sagas, rather than from Tolkien to Tad Williams.) This often creates a sensibility in mythic arts redolent of the Celtic Twilight—in part because Yeats and Dunsany and so on are more readily embraced in the mythic arts than in the genre, but more importantly because there is a similar desire to rehabilitate and reclaim the old tales into the present-day, and a lushness of style and expression counter to the dominant literary idiom.
But more importantly, it requires, second, a profound sense of hope. Call it eucatastrophe if you will, as Tolkien did—the sudden joyous turn—or ridiculous optimism, as Henson described his own outlook. But it is this hopefulness, primarily, that translates the folkloric material into an attempt—not just for experience, but for transcendence. So perhaps partly because it combines these two particular elements—folklore and hope—that make the mythic arts more readily fluid between media and form than other modes of the genre.
Is my twofold definition useful or valid, do you think? How would you clarify it further? And how does it help us understand our own desire for dragons?
Jenna St. Hilaire: Why dragons?—in some sense, precisely because they're dangerous. The old wyrms are an enemy at once demoniac and beautiful, mysterious and sly and powerful. A confrontation with one, which is usually volitional, requires courage on every level: physical, mental, emotional, moral, spiritual. Readers and writers of fantasy hope to find out that we possess that courage. Even if we don't quite wish for the chance to face one of the brutes—not a lot of grownups do, though some children have innocent fearlessness enough—we study the question a dragon asks of a knight and wonder endlessly how we ourselves would answer.
Regarding the distinction between mythic and genre fantasy, I especially like John's point about transcendence. The reclaiming of traditional tales, the "lushness of style and expression", and even the eucatastrophic ideal are strivings after the good, the true, and the beautiful, as opposed to the primarily commercial and exciting—not to denigrate genre fantasy, the best of which often contains elements of the mythic.
A further point might be that mythic art tends to internalize the moral and/or spiritual visions of the story. For instance, genre fantasy and mythic fantasy share a value for heroism, but the former usually focuses on the larger-than life martial champion and his triumph over an enemy whose role is irredeemable Other. When the mythic hero challenges the dragon—as Bilbo responding to the lies of Smaug—he fights the evil within himself. The mythic text, therefore, works as a mirror, encouraging us to make war against an injustice that is not primarily another's, but our own.
Katherine Langrish: Why do we desire dragons? Because we can: we made them. We are makers, shapers, we human beings: we can hardly help it. We look up at the random scatterings of the stars and see not only dragons but horses and bears and ploughs and wagons and Justice bearing her scales. It may be that the power of the imagination was—evolutionarily speaking—developed to enable us to figure out which way that herd of aurochs is going to stampede after we rush out at them screaming and hurling spears—but imagination is a powerful genie to let out of the bottle. It's got time on its hands. It doodles. It creates.
So it creates dragons—and maybe at the beginning, once we'd figured out that other people were just like us on the inside, we extended that to any other physical thing, so that trees and rocks were presumed to be conscious, and to have spirits—so this imagining of spirits and dragons was the release from selfhood, the ability to expand our world. And that still goes on. Even if we do live in a multi-dimensional universe, I'm unlikely to discover much about the other ones (in my lifetime at least) but I can expand the edges of being by imagining them. It's about being able to stretch. Dragons take us beyond the horizon.
I think your (dual) differentiation between the mythic arts and genre fantasy is interesting—actually not one I'd thought of before—but I'm not sure I'm entirely happy with it, probably because I don't like boundaries, fences. I honestly don't know if, in challenging Smaug, Bilbo challenges the evil within himself. It seems to me that Bilbo's triumph resides in his entire quest, releasing the adventurous and imaginative that was always there, repressed, within him—and his contest with Smaug—and Thorin—is nothing to do with greed, but with the Everyman/small town/hobbit decency which tells him that revenge, ambition and pride—in the shape of both Thorin and Smaug—is the evil which needs to be tackled.
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Aaron Daniels says:
Thanks JPP for moderating, and posing the questions/observations about a distinction between dragons in mythic tales vs the fantasy genre.
Thanks also to Jenna and Katherine for sharing their thoughts. For myself, as a reader, I do find that while I love dragons (madly, passionately!), I do prefer tales that are myth and folklore rich, not the fantasy genre that often feels lightweight, and I all find myself thinking that it was written more for those who no longer even know the myths and the folklore.
Absolutely great point for discussion. Thanks to all.
Christie @ Spinning Straw into Gold says:
John, thank you for making the distinction between dragons. I desire both, I think: the good, eastern wise dragon and the cunning "brute" as Jenna calls him, that shows that little people can overcome big obstacles (trite as that sounds). In both, though, we have the encounter with the Other, which can be found within as well as without.
I don't think I agree with Katherine. I don't think we made dragons. They're too Other. As in forming constellations out of the distant stars, our "creation" of dragons was a way to put flesh (or scales, rather) to something we otherwise were unfamiliar with. In other words, I don't believe the power of imagination is an evolutionary trick that's outgrown itself. I think our desire for dragons is a response to an unseen reality.
Thank you for these thought-provoking dishes, all of you.
Katherine Langrish says:
Lovely comments, both.
Just to clarify, my 'evolutionary' approach to the development of the imagination is full of wonder. It's amazing what it can do. If dragons are out there, an unseen reality as you put it, Christie, they are – in my opinion – as magnificent a creation of humankind as is the Sistine Chapel or the cave paintings of Les Eyzies. Do unicorns exist, or do they exist because we think they exist? I'm for the latter option – but – they DO exist…
… since people imagined them, they are as real now as anything is in the past or the future, anyway…
And that, for me, is hugely wonderful.
Austin Hackney says:
A jolly good read that, thank you one and all.
Of course we have invented Dragons. Why should that make them any less wonderful?
On the various ideas about the nature of Dragons, I think it clearly follows that if we have invented them, then we can contentedly and justifiably go about re-inventing them.
And you know, we can keep all our species of dragon together in the same mythological zoo.
Let there be brutish beasts of Dragons, whose fiery breath and evil eyes lay waste to land, lord and labourer alike. Let there also be wise and mystical Dragons, whose ancient tongues speak magic into the mind of the Mage. And let there be Dragons symbolic, expressing the divine feminine powers of the Earth. Oh, and let's also have Dragons that once were dinosaurs and walked the prehistoric landscapes of the past. Yes, and Dragons, too, that prefer to sit idly in their caves composing poetry.
Let us have Dragons of every kind and colour. But let us have them – for one thing is certain: if Dragons there be and of such great number and variety, it can mean only this…
That truly, we do desire Dragons.
Unsettling Wonder says:
Austin, for some reason when you mentioned keeping dragons in the zoo, I found myself thinking of Douglas Adams's white mice…
It would be interesting to look at how literary depictions of dragons have evolved in the past century or so. Because we do make dragons, at least in literature, and we make them more or less–if not in our own image, then in our dreams' image. And it would be interesting to see whether we have, in fact, all thrown them in the same view of giving material form to our own wishes and desires.
Katherine, I'm reminded of your own curious use of dragons in the Troll trilogy–how the carving begins by (presumably) being a response to a mythological belief but then become mythologial/magical in its own right. And how that connects with the twin process of mourning and adolescence. That whole passage seems pertinent–did you have any thoughts about that?
Christie, I think the question, regardless of evolutionary or other motives, is why dragons? Theoretically we could have chosen any other ferocious monster–as Defne points out in today's post, there isn't actually a parallel creature to dragons in Turkish folklore. I'm curious what about that particular trope has become so polyvalent.
Aaron, thanks, and agreed!
Funnily enough, I was thinking 'what dragons? I don't have any dragons in the Troll trilogy' – and then realised you meant the dragon-head from the viking ship 'Long Serpent'. Now that dragon was more than a bit strange. It took over. It did and became so many things I had never actually anticipated, I may just have to go and write a post about it in its own right…
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QPR boss still cannot believes he's signed Barton
NEIL Warnock insists he still cannot believe his luck in landing Joey Barton.
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The QPR boss swooped for the Newcastle midfielder, who watched Rs' 2-0 defeat at Wigan from the stands, on Friday.
And Warnock expected Barton, who will make his debut against his former club next Monday, to be snapped up by a bigger club.
He said: "I had no intention of playing Joey today after the week he has had, but to be honest, I didn't think we'd get to sign him at all.
"I'm amazed a bigger club did not take a gamble on him, Joey should still be playing at the top level.
"He's the sort of player who, at 1-0 down at Wigan, would have stirred things up and grabbed a few players by the throat – in a nice way of course! He will be brilliant for the club."


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Pattinson also had success at last year's Bocskai, where he beat Souleymane Cissokho of France, securing his place in the final. Due to injury Pattinson had to withdraw from the final bout, taking home a silver medal.
This is the first tournament of 2017 for the team, as we head towards the new Olympic cycle each of them will be looking to impress and to earn that number one spot in their weight category.
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The chiffonade types of cuts are used when slicing very thin items such as herbs or leaf vegetables such as spinach. Cutting en chiffonade is a really simple process. Start by stacking the items you are looking to slice. Then roll up the items, producing a cigar-shaped roll. Once it's rolled, start slicing to produce a nice chiffonade suitable for garnishing and other purposes.
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The Early College at Guilford really lives up to its academic reputation. The teachers are kind and compassionate, the students demonstrate integrity and discipline, and the courses are very rigorous (especially for sophomores). The only thing I would suggest changing is possibly the workload given to sophomores by the teachers. I understand that taking 5-7 AP courses in one year would have to be a lot of work, but if the teachers could somehow do this, the students' health and sleep schedule would significantly improve.