With articles on local chefs, food entrepreneurs, farmers, gardeners, and brewers to recipes, farm market listings, events and more, Edible Nutmeg is a celebration of all things local food. So, of course, how could we not love it!
Back in March Renato and I had a chance to meet the new owner/publisher, Dana Jackson, at the launch party of the spring issue held at Back 40 Kitchen in Greenwich.
Since 2006, Edible Nutmeg has been a source of information about Connecticut food, farming, sustainability and the local communities supporting the local food movement. Dana relaunched the publication in November 2015 with a more specific focus on Fairfield, Litchfield, and New Haven counties. The print edition is published quarterly and can be found in restaurants and cafes, grocery stores, farmers' markets, bookstores, retail shops, fitness centers, hotels, and resorts throughout western Connecticut. The beautiful photography and well-written features of the print edition are supplemented with even more content online, including written stories as well as a special video series called Edible Nutmeg on the Road hosted by our good friend Chef Plum.
Over a light lunch at Back 40 Kitchen of grilled cheese sandwiches, lentil soup cups, falafel and Cobb salad bites, we got the chance to talk with Dana. He said when the opportunity to take over publication of the Edible Nutmeg popped up, he decided it would be a good way to extend his appreciation and support for the local, sustainable food scene.
Originally from California, Dana has spent time as an ocean kayaking guide, a ski instructor, a ranger for the Bureau of Land Management, an English teacher, a freelance writer, and an organic vegetable farmer. During his time working at Waldingfield Farm in Washington, CT is when he truly fell in love with farming. He was even considering finding his own plot of land to farm. It was then that he met the founder of Edible Nutmeg who was looking for someone to continue the magazine's legacy. It just felt like a perfect fit and the rest is history.
We have been long time fans of Edible Nutmeg and are glad to see someone with Dana's energy take the helm. If you haven't already, get yourself a print copy or check it out online.
For more information about distribution, subscription, or partnership with Edible Nutmeg visit ediblenutmeg.com. And, give 'em a like on Facebook, a follow on Twitter or a follow on Instagram.
So glad to introduce it to you!
Never heard of this magazine and it sounds great. Thank you for sharing!
Happy to share! Definitely a great magazine.


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Inside Energy (https://insideenergy.org/2014/08/08/fracking-compromise-and-party-politics/)
Anti-fracking Ballot Measures
Fracking Compromise And Party Politics
By Dan Boyce | August 8, 2014
More on Anti-fracking Ballot Measures
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Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO) at the unveiling of the state's new oil and gas task force.
Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO) at the unveiling of the state's new oil and gas task force.
The Governor of Colorado announced on August 4th that he would convene a special task force to work on resolving conflicts between residents and the state's oil and gas industry.
That announcement made the political establishment here breathe a huge sigh of relief. With his new task force, bringing together industry, environmentalists and the community, Gov. Hickenlooper is trying to put some of the unwanted attention on the state's oil and gas development to rest.
As we reported, he unveiled it on the very day signatures were due for a handful of competing oil and gas ballot measures.
"This compromise is reached is by pulling back all four of those ballot initiatives," he said at the capitol press conference on the deal.
There were two anti-fracking initiatives which would have significantly restrained where and how oil and gas could be drilled in the state competing against two pro-industry ballot measures
These 'Plan Bs' cropped up after 'Plan A' failed – state lawmakers were unable to pass compromise legislation on the topic. Now, the task force will make recommendations to the legislature for 2015.
But Republican State Representative Jerry Sonnenberg said he wasn't a part of this compromise. He was leading the effort for one of the pro-industry ballot measures and the Governor informed him after-the-fact of the deal that had been reached.
Initially, Sonnenberg had no intention of pulling his initiative. It wasn't until he received a phone call from his oil and gas connections.
"They needed stability for their stockholders so they could continue to do business without a cloud of a ballot initiative," he said.
If these measures would have made it on the ballot, the state was looking at a record-breaking political ad-spending showdown in the tens of millions of dollars,
Independent Pollster and Colorado Political Analyst Floyd Cirulli said neither the industry or Governor Hickenlooper wanted that.
"The entire Democratic Establishment came out against it, with the exception of Mr. Polis," Cirulli said, referring to Colorado Congressman Jared Polis–a self-made tech millionaire who has been making a name for himself in national politics as well.
This year, Polis was putting all his financial and political weight into supporting both of the anti-fracking initiatives making their way to the ballot. Yet, when Governor Hickenlooper announced his task force compromise to stop the ballot measures, Polis was standing right next to him.
Cirulli said Polis was under ever-increasing pressure to back down.
"I think the pressure got so large that he began weighing the risks (of splitting Democratic voters.)"
Both Governor Hickenlooper and Democratic Senator Mark Udall are running for re-election this November, and both came out against the anti-fracking ballot measures that many of their environmental constituents strongly supported. Cirulli said both campaigns would have been drowned out by the political ad war over those initiatives.
"A significant part of which was going to attack them as being on the wrong side of the environment," he said.
"The truth is there are a number of people within the Republican Party who are not happy with me," said State Rep. Jerry Sonnenberg, "because they do think that was a political tool that would have hurt Democrats."
But, he says he's been convinced the oil and gas industry will be better off with this task force compromise.
That's another group that breathed a huge sigh of relief with this 'Plan C.'
Making Energy
Jerry Sonnenberg
Quiz: Where Does Mining Matter Most?
As Pipelines Multiply, Pigs Are Paramount

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Q: Find and Replace Hyperlinks from word Document Here is my Code....
Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Application applicationObject = new Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Application();
Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Document aDDoc = applicationObject.Documents.Open(FileName: FilePath);
Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Hyperlinks links = aDDoc.Hyperlinks;

for (int i = 0; i < links.Count; i++)
{
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}

Com exception: the inner exception is null, Where the link count iam getting correct. Please tell me if any one have the idea how to retrieve the Hyperlink URL.

A: I was also facing the same issue but resolved using below code correction.
Instead of using:
for (int i = 0; i < links.Count; i++)

use this:
for (int i = 1; i <= links.Count; i++)

A: string c = links[i].Target

Should work fine.

A: try this:
            foreach (Hyperlink link in links)
            {
                string c = link.Target;
            }

A: Here is an example, where all fields' (all hyperlinks are fields) starting nodes are selected and then are executed in way you want. Check if you get the same com exception error on line with calling .Target property.

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CRIMINAL LAW AND CRIMINOLOGY /
Employment-related torts
20 Oct, 2015 CRIMINAL LAW AND CRIMINOLOGY 0
10.1 Vicarious Liability
10.1.1 Origins, Purposes and Criticisms
1. Not a tort, but imposing liability on someone other than tortfeaser.
2. Originally based on the idea of control, which was appropriate to the 19th century master and servant laws.
3. Rarely appropriate now other than to employment.
4. Sometimes criticised for being unfair because:
employer is made liable for something (s)he has not done; and
it directly contradicts the fault principle.
5. But there are a number of justifications:
traditionally an employer did have control;
the employer is responsible for choice of staff;
the employer is better able to stand any loss, e.g. from profit;
employers must in any case insure for public liability;
it may be impossible to trace the person actually responsible (which may be appropriate, e.g. in medical cases).
6. While vicarious liability has been accepted in sexual harassment (Brace-bridge Engineering Ltd v Derby (1990)) and racial harassment (Jones v Tower Boot Co Ltd (1997)), it has been rejected in claims against councils for physical abuse by carers (Trotman v North Yorkshire County Council (1998)), but accepted in claims against education authorities where staff fail to diagnose and make effective provision for special needs such as dyslexia (Phelps v Hillingdon LBC (2000)).
7. Liability is only for a tort by an employee acting in the course of employment, so there are three key questions:
a) Was the person committing the tort an employee?
b) Was the tort committed in the course of employment?
c) Was the act a tort?
10.1.2 Was the Tortfeaser an Employee?
1. There have been numerous methods of testing employment.
2. The original test was the control test from master/servant law:
a) measured by 'nature and degree of detailed control …' (Performing Rights Society v Mitchell (1924));
b) four key factors to be considered: selection, wages, control, and dismissal (Lord Thankerton in Short v Henderson (1946));
c) it is sometimes almost impossible to apply, e.g. medicine;
d) but it may be appropriate to borrowed workers (Mersey Docks & Harbour Board v Coggins & Griffiths (1947)) or where hirer rather than employer gives detailed instructions (Hawley v Luminar Leisure plc (2005)).
3. Lord Denning introduced the 'integration' or 'organisation test' in Stevenson, Jordan & Harrison v MacDonald & Evans (1952) (the more the worker is integrated into the organisation the more likely (s)he is employed) (Whittaker v Minister of Pensions and National Assistance (1967)).
4. The modern test is that of Mackenna J in Ready Mixed Concrete Ltd v Minister of Pensions (1968) (the 'economic reality' or 'multiple test'):
three conditions were identified:
(i) employee agrees to provide skill in return for a wage;
(ii) employer exercises a degree of control;
(iii) nothing in terms inconsistent with employment.
there are many factors to take into account, but are not definitive: ownership of tools, tax and NI liability, method of payment, self-description, etc.
5. Certain types of worker do not conform easily to any test:
casual workers (O'Kelly v Trust House Forte (1983) and, more recently, Carmichael v National Power plc (2000));
outworkers (Nethermere (St Neots) v Taverna (1984)), usually considered self-employed;
labour only subcontractor (Lane v Shire Roofing Co (1996)), usually seen as self-employed;
hospital workers – compare Hillyer v St. Bartholomews Hospital (1909) with Cassidy v Minister of Health (1951).
10.1.3 Was the Act in the Course of Employment?
1. Generally a question of fact, but based on policy so inconsistent.
2. If the employee commits the tort in the course of employment then the employer can be vicariously liable.
3. If the tort happens outside of the course of employment or the employee is on a 'frolic of his own' the employer is not liable.
4. There is generally said to be liability for:
(i) authorised wrongful acts; and
(ii) authorised acts carried out in a wrongful way.
5. Employer is obviously liable for (i) when instructing the employee to act wrongfully, but can also be liable if the employee has implied authority to commit the tort (Poland v Parr (1927)).
6. Authorised acts carried out wrongfully include situations where the employee is engaged in his/her own work, but:
ignores an express prohibition (Limpus v London General Omnibus Co (1862), which involved racing buses against instructions and injuring a third party);
uses an unauthorised method of work (LCC v Cattermoles (Garages) Ltd (1953));
acts carelessly (Century Insurance v Northern Ireland Road Transport Board (1942), where an explosion was caused while delivering petrol after lighting a cigarette);
uses unauthorised help (Rose v Plenty (1976), where liability arose because the employer was seen to gain a benefit);
causes the tort by excess of enthusiasm (Bayley v Manchester, Sheffield, & Lincs. Railway (1873); Fennelly v Connex South Eastern Ltd (2001));
where individual employee breaches a statutory duty making a claim possible under s3 Protection from Harassment Act 1997 (Majrowski v Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust (2006).
7. Acts that are outside of employment or 'frolics' include:
carrying out an act not within the scope of the employee's work (Beard v London General Omnibus Co (1900));
diverting away from the proper work on 'a frolic' (Hilton v Thomas Burton (Rhodes) Ltd (1961));
giving unauthorised lifts (Twine v Beans Express (1946));
acting in excess of the proper bounds of the work (Makanjuola v Metropolitan Police Commissioner (1992)).
8. The tests are confusing because cases with apparently similar facts will differ in whether liability is imposed.
9. An employer can be liable purely because (s)he derives a benefit from the employee's wrongful act (Rose v Plenty (1976)).
10. Whether an employer is liable for torts of employees travelling to and from work depends on whether the travel is part of the work or paid for (Smith v Stages (1989)).
11. An important recent development is that dual vicarious liability is now possible (Viasystems (Tyneside) Ltd v Thermal Transfer (Northern) Ltd, S & P Darnwell Ltd and CAT Metalwork Services (2005)).
10.1.4 Liability for the Torts of Independent Contractors
1. Hirer generally not liable, because of the absence of control.
2. However, there are possible exceptions:
a) if employed for the tort (Ellis v Sheffield Gas Consumers (1953));
b) if there is a non-delegable duty by statute, e.g. to provide and ensure wearing of safety equipment;
c) if there is a non-delegable duty under common law (Honeywill & Stein v Larkin (1984)).
10.1.5 Liability for the Crimes of Employees
1. There is not usually liability for crimes which give rise to civil liability also (Warren v Henleys (1948)).
2. Liability is possible where the crime is part of the employment:
as in theft (Morris v Marten (1966));
and fraud (Lloyd v Grace Smith (1912)).
3. The House of Lords in Lister v Hesley Hall Ltd
Remedies and limitation periods
Torts affecting reputation
Torts concerning goods
Trepass to land
Trespass to the person
Occupier's liability
The nature of tortious liability
Registration of title
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SNAICC
National Voice for our Children
SNAICC -
National Voice
Sector Development
Media Release 10 February 2014 – Canberra Breakfast: ALERT
The future of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander early childhood services — breakfast event, Parliament House, Canberra, 13 February 2014
A Parliamentary breakfast in Canberra will bring together key players to discuss the crucial role and funding future of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-controlled early childhood services across Australia.
Community-controlled services are proving successful in overcoming barriers faced by Indigenous children and families —some of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged Australian citizens. The services are nurturing children and getting them school-ready, providing accessible, affordable and integrated support to families, creating employment and building the capacity of their communities.
These services — numbering around 300 across Australia — include long day care centres, out of school hours care, crèches, mobile children's services, playgroups and Multifunctional Aboriginal Children's Services (MACS), as well as the 38 new Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child and Family Centres (ACFCs) created to deliver integrated child and family services.
Despite their core importance, there are far too few Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-controlled early childhood services and they are grossly underfunded — forcing many of them to cut programs and turn away children in need. Their funding future remains uncertain beyond June 2014.
The plan at this stage is that some of the services come under the user-pay mainstream funding program. All evidence, including Government reports, confirms that this is not a viable option for services operating in areas specifically targeted at disadvantaged Indigenous communities.
Representatives from Indigenous early childhood services will present their cases at the breakfast event, which will be opened by Mick Gooda, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner. Dr Ngiare Brown, a member of the Prime Minister's Indigenous Advisory Council who has significant expertise in this field, will deliver the keynote speech.
The majority of the Indigenous Advisory Council will also be in attendance, including chairman Warren Mundine, as well as NT Senator Nova Peris among a number of Federal MPs.
SNAICC is holding the breakfast event in partnership with the Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS), Early Childhood Australia and UNICEF.
WHERE: House of Representatives Alcove Parliament House, Canberra
DATE: Thursday, 13 February
TIME: 7 to 8:30am
For more information: Emma Sydenham, SNAICC Deputy CEO, (0415) 188 990 or Giuseppe Stramandinoli, SNAICC Media Officer, (0419) 508 125
Filed Under: Media Releases
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Day
SNAICC National Conference
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2019 SNAICC National Conference – Adelaide
2017 SNAICC National Conference – Canberra
Child Safety and Wellbeing
Coalition of Peaks
SNAICC is a member of the Coalition of Peaks
Sector Practice and Development
Phone: (03) 9419 1921 Email: info@snaicc.org.au Donate Now
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Eastbound into the Cosmos: A search for normal in a sea of crazy
(Editor's note: After a long hiatus The Literate Man was forced to crank up the book review machine by a book so compelling we had to share it with our readers. Eastbound into the Cosmos is the type of book that reminds us what a pleasure a novel can be.)
Everett can't seem to make sense of his past or his future but he knows there's got to be something better than the shit sandwich he finds himself stuck in. In Eastbound into the Cosmos we ride shotgun as he transitions from emboldened world traveler and ESL instructor in China to a creature of fear and loathing prowling suburban convenience stores. It's a tapestry of international, intercultural and existential daydreaming that scours the deep and shallow themes of belonging. It's a fascinating ride and it's extremely funny.
The unexpected death of his father forces Everett's return to his childhood home in Chicago and opens up a can of emotional turmoil. He's right back where he started just several years older and less equipped to handle his circumstances then before he left. And on top of that his mother has been carried over the deep-end by a pony-tailed mystic and his crystals. Crazy abounds.
Finding it strangely difficult to re-immerse himself in the vita americana and a past that's left him behind, he does the only logical thing: smuggling exotic mushrooms. Trafficking of Asian fungus may seem an odd choice on the surface and that's because it is. His frenemy and ex-roommate from China, Dino, provides entrée into the world of gourmet mushroom smuggling ("the premium") but fails to provide a road map. Dino's interest in the partnership is not purely commercial –a cult is involved- nor is it compliant with Chinese Communist Party laws, or FDA guidelines, for that matter. Things get sideways in a hurry.
But superseding his mushroom entanglements is the guerrilla war he's waging with his mother for her soul: Everett searching for the mom he used to know as Tucky the new-aged guru drags her into the light via hypnosis, naked yoga at dawn and an abundance of sage burning. Battle lines must be drawn. The conflict culminates with a memorable confrontation at his guru nemesis' dojo that goes just about how you might expect.
But the thing about Everett is that he doesn't give up, even if most of his efforts register high on the pathetic scale. And that sloth-like relentlessness along with his unfailing narrative honesty is what makes him so compelling. He sets out to shred through the veil of insanity he finds himself enveloped in and despite his lack of success he trudges on –partly because he's got nothing else to do and partly because buried underneath his strange and sometimes shameful behavior is an innate sense of justice nudging him along. As he works through the ambient lunacy he realizes that one man (or woman's) crazy is another man's divine. And underneath the veneer we're all more or less looking to get to the same place, we've just got different GPS coordinates to get there. The search for that commonality is what get's him out of bed in the morning…usually quite late after sleeping in and trying to avoid his mother.
The story hums along, jumping continents and calendar years, filled with hilarious moments and propelled by the multidimensionality of the people and places we're introduced to. Burke does a masterful job amidst the milieu of East/West, past/future exploring what it means to belong in both time and place. In the parlance of Everett that may sound like a lot of "new-age hooey" and it kind of does, but Burke has superbly grounded the characters and the backdrops and avoided the trap of devolving into something cartoonish.
Burke himself spent a year teaching English in China and has a deep well of expertise to draw from. He's long honed his craft as a veteran contributor to Playboy, Tin House, and other publications as well as doing good stuff like helping emerging writers in Eastern Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa and working with Words without Borders. We're glad to see he finally got around to writing a novel and can't wait to see what's next.
Posted by aaron at 6:35 AM
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Beausoleil Island är en ö i Kanada.   Den ligger i provinsen Ontario, i den sydöstra delen av landet,  km väster om huvudstaden Ottawa. Arean är  kvadratkilometer.

Trakten ingår i den hemiboreala klimatzonen. Årsmedeltemperaturen i trakten är  °C. Den varmaste månaden är juli, då medeltemperaturen är  °C, och den kallaste är februari, med  °C. Genomsnittlig årsnederbörd är  millimeter. Den regnigaste månaden är oktober, med i genomsnitt  mm nederbörd, och den torraste är mars, med  mm nederbörd.

Källor

Externa länkar

Öar i Ontario
Öar i Kanada större än 10 kvadratkilometer

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– Omar McLeod talking about the 9.99 he ran for 100m last month, becoming the first athlete ever to have run faster than 10 seconds for the 100m and 13 seconds for the 110m hurdles.
When was your last sub 6 mile????????
Worst Range of all time??
Too hard of a workout for taper week?


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Description Text » Here you have an old version of the Super Mario. For the lovers and who never it forgot optimum game other times.


My client is the sleekest and most sophisticated residential development group in Sydney. Set in stunning CBD offices with a team of highly successful and well-regarded staff across all departments. Working on some of the most unique and iconic residential developments across Sydney they are seeking a Property Manager for a 3-week assignment commencing mid-February.
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Valde-Iñigo, Marqués de [Saenz de Santa María, José Marcos]
(b Veracruz, Mexico, April 25, 1738; d Cádiz, Sept 4, 1804).
Nigel Glendinning
[Saenz de Santa María, José Marcos]
Spanish priest and patron. He came from a family of hidalgo (noblemen) originally from Rioja, whose wealth derived from trade with South America. After a period articled as a clerk to a foreign trader in Cádiz, the Marqués was ordained a priest in 1761. He spent a short time in Madrid, where he claimed the naked figures on the ceilings of the Palacio Real were too upsetting for him to contemplate, before returning to Cádiz and settling there. His religious life and his artistic patronage became closely linked to the church of Nuestra Señora del Rosario and particularly to a penitential cult conducted in an underground cavern adjacent to the church. The Marqués acquired a plot of land above the cavern, improved it and between 1793 and 1796 built over it a spacious elliptical chapel, designed by the City Architect, Torcuato José de Benjumeda (1757–1836), in the classical style. No expense was spared to enrich the interior with sculpture, paintings, marble and porphyry. Subjects relating to the Mass were depicted in a series of five semicircular paintings for the pendentives and two stucco medallions. ...


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Has the Big Bang theory been busted?
WHAT if we told you the Big Bang never happened... Some astrophysicists believe the universe is the product of a super massive black hole.
NewsComAuOctober 15, 201312:45pm
Well at least that explains what happened to your lost keys. Picture: NatureSource:Supplied
WHAT if we told you the Big Bang was a myth?
That's right. Everything we know about the universe may be wrong.
Cosmologists have speculated that the universe was created after a star collapsed into a black hole - a theory that helps to explain why it seems to be expanding in all directions.
The Big Bang theory suggests that the universe was created from a single point in the universe but despite years of research, nobody yet knows what triggered the eruption.
It also fails to explain why the Universe has an "almost completely uniform temperature."
"There does not seem to have been enough time since the birth of the cosmos for it to have reached temperature equilibrium," researchers explain in the scientific journal, Nature.
Astrophysicists from the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo, Canada have released a paper discussing a previous theory out of Germany that posited that the universe is a three-dimensional "membrane" floating through a four-dimensional "bulk universe".
A bulk universe is a very complicated concept out of string theory that puts forward the idea that space is a plane of infinite dimensions through which other planes of infinite dimensions float.
The team claimed that if the "bulk universe" contained four dimensional stars, some of them could collapse and cause black holes in the same way that stars in our universe do - they turn in supernovae, ejecting their outerlayers while their inner layers collapse into the black hole.
Black holes in our universe are spherical in shape and possess some kind of "membrane" that keep them that way. These "membranes" are known as "event horizons". Anything that passes through this event horizon is done for, because the gravitational pull is so great it makes escape impossible. In our universe only a two dimensional object is capable of becoming an event horizon within a black hole, Nature explained. Whereas in a bulk universe, the event horizon of a four dimensional black hole would have to be three dimensional, known as a "hypersphere".
Confused yet? We don't blame you.
In a nutshell this means that a star floating through a multidimensional plane got sucked into a black hole, half of it got swallowed up and the other half that survived spawned the creation of the universe.
The fact that our universe is expanding in all directions could be a sign simply of cosmic expansion, rather than as the origin of the universe itself, the researchers suggest.
"Astronomers measured that expansion and extrapolated back that the Universe must have begun with a Big Bang - but that is just a mirage," said team member Niayesh Afshordi.
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I purchased a pair of deliciously over-scaled sconces on eBay. I was the only bidder! I think the scale scared most people but that is exactly why I wanted them! Sadly, one sconce arrived damage so it is going to the repair shop. The chandelier however competes visually with the sconces but as it is too large for the space, and way too fancy for a receiving room, I will not regret removing it.
I am uncertain when the sconces were made but am guessing 1950s.
The sconces are richly detailed. I really love them.
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They look like they were intended to be in that space. Mr Squires would approve.
They are beautiful and extravagant! I particularly like the sun king motif!
The Sun King motif & the dramatic flair are perfect— look wonderful in the parlor!
I don't think they look appropriate- at all. But it is your house.
Awesome! So detailed, which goes along with the house. Great find!
One of the "joys" of owning a huge Victorian. Oversized, colossal furniture is dirt cheap! It can't fit into "regular" homes so, you usually get a deal on it!!
Cool. They're well sized and I like them in general but, there's something odd about them. I could say what issues I have with them artistically but suffice to say, they look like a movie prop – like something made to look like it fits in to fill a space.
Damn – so wonderfully sized but, they almost feel distracting – to me.
I love them, too. They are a bit of lavish & downright giddy, bling. So, you know very well, you can make them work, Ross. 😉 The question is: where?
Hmmm. I do like the sconces, but I'm not sure I like them where you put them. The seem painfully thin situated between your beefy windows. I'd rather see them on a mirrored wall in a Hollywood Regency powder room. Perhaps removing the non-original ceiling fixture will help, but I'm not sure. However, as Kim notes above, I'm confident you can make them work. I look forward to seeing the finished space!
Yes, they are a little thin but this will be visually corrected when I paint the walls as I plan to recreated the inset panel effect from the parlor. And then all will be well in the land!
I cannot wait to see what Ross has in mind for the receiving room…inspired by the Hollywood Regency sconces. More eclectic with a dash of 1894!
I have always said that I want the Cross House to reflect its 123 years, and I have no desire to have the completed house frozen in a early 1890s look.
As well, I have said that I do not wish to confuse the historical narrative.
I appreciate that these two statements seems to contradict one another!
Regarding the former statement, I have placed decidedly contemporary items in the parlor, such as the rug and wall pictures. The round table is an iconic late 1950s piece. To me, these items make it clear that, while the house was built in 1894, it is today 2018.
Regarding the second statement, I have no desire for antiques from which pre-date the Cross House by a decade or decades. So, too, with antiques from a decade after the house, or several decades after. I am only interested in century-plus antiques which are specific to the early 1890s so that such item will complement the house and its mantels and doors and trim.
The sconces in the receiving room are 1950s Hollywood Regency. I don't think anybody looking at them will think they are from the 1890s. The sconces complement the five 1970s Hollywood Regency pendants hanging in the library, and will complement the twelve 1970s Hollywood Regency pendants which will one day hang above the main staircase.
In short, I am fine with antiques which are clearly decades and decades newer than the house, like post-1950. As I am fine with contemporary pieces. But century-plus antiques? I want these to be specific to the early 1890s.
I forgot about your expertise in lighting… so I would have no idea that these were only from the 50s. To my inexperienced eye, these could totally be from the 19th century, which is why I was so confused.
Ahhh! Well, that destroys my belief that nobody will confuse the sconces for 19th-century antiques!
Geez! This is like auditing a course on interior design and art and architecture! I'm learning so much! Can't wait to get my certificate in the mail!


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[WP] Your story begins with the following sentence: I have been dead a million times. [Link to post.]
"I have been dead a million times," Milton said. He loosened his black tie while he spoke to the officer directing traffic. His dark suit no longer looked its best; now it was covered in wrinkles and dust. His full head of grey hair looked tangled, he'd been through a few things.
"Pal, we got a lot going on here," the portly officer said. His hands waved steadily guiding cars around the five car pileup behind him. "I'm gonna ignore that and let you walk away, unless you want me to arrange a straitjacket for you. Milton nodded, and left his head hanging low as he walked away. He shook his head as he reached the edge of the freeway.
"Not here either," he said. He jumped off the upper freeway without hesitation, and splattered himself against an oncoming semi trailer. He woke up holding a steering wheel, driving down down a long straight road towards the sunset. He quickly checked the passenger side, then the mirror to check the back seats. He was alone in the car. He checked his hand for a wedding band, but found none. He gave himself a weak smile and kept driving forward. After a couple of hours he started seeing buildings, and more traffic. He slammed on the breaks when he noticed a state trooper writing out a ticket to a station wagon. Milton jumped out of the car and ran towards the official. The trooper noticed and pulled his gun.
"STAND DOWN!" The trooper yelled. Milton stopped and his hands flew upward. "On your knees, hands behind your head!" Milton complied, but tried speaking to the officer.
"I'm sorry! I have to tell you something! I don't mean you any harm. Sorry, I got excited when I saw you." The officer's grip on the gun relaxed, but the gun did not dip.
"I suppose you wanted to whisper it to me?" The officer asked with condescension.
"No! I can tell you from here!" Milton yelled back.
"Well? Get on with it." The station wagon window rolled up behind the officer.
"I have been dead a million times," Milton said, his voice full of hope. The officer lowered his gun and looked around.
"Is this a prank or something? Man, you almost got yourself killed." He moved to holster his gun, but Milton already made his decision.
"Not here either," he said. He jumped to his feet and charged at the officer before the gun was holstered. "I'M GONNA KILL YOUUU!" Milton woke up in a crowded restaurant.
"Milton!" He heard the shout behind him and turned to see an angry man in a white apron staring at him through a small window lined with food. "Get your ass in gear and get those burgers to table three!" Milton sighed. He hated landing in the middle of a job. He looked around the restaurant for any sign of familiarity but found none. He grabbed the two burger plates, then walked to the hostess. He scanned her name tag.
"Hey Brandi, uh. Where's table three exactly?" The short, dark haired young woman giggled and then pointed at a table occupied by two policemen.
"I know I'm new, but I'm not that new," she said with a smile. Milton walked to table three.
"At least this one's easy," he thought to himself. He reached the table and smiled at them. "Afternoon Officers." He placed their burgers down, but they immediately swapped plates. Milton decided not to waste any more time with the charade than he had to. "I have been dead a million times," he said. Both officers looked at him, then one of them lifted his empty glass and shook the ice within.
"Get me a refill before the next one," the officer said. Milton sighed. He grabbed the knife handle sticking out of the burger, then brought his hand up to slice his own jugular open. Milton woke up laying down on his back staring a light blue sky. The ground beneath him felt uncomfortable, so he stood up. Milton stood on the rooftop of a tall apartment building. He walked to the ledge and sat down on it. He debated not waiting and just moving on to the next world, then he heard the stairwell door opening behind him. Milton turned toward the sound. A slight hope welled up inside him when he saw an officer step out. He looked from the officer, down to the street dozens of floors below, then back to the officer.
"Another easy one." he thought. He retreated from the ledge and met the officer halfway.
"You okay there, bud?" the officer asked. Milton nodded.
"I've been dead a million times," Milton said. The officer's eyes went wide, then narrowed.
"How many exactly?" he asked. Milton laughed and smiled.
"One million two thousand and six."
"How many did you do yourself?" The officer asked.
"About a thousand so far," Milton said. His shoulders slouched. The officer stepped forward and hugged Milton.
"C'mon, we'll get you squared away," the officer guided Milton toward the stairwell. "Welcome to the Quantum Resistance."
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Matt Sorum Calls Velvet Revolver 'Highlight of My Life,' Bows Out of Hollywood Vampires Touring
Chad Childers Published: March 28, 2018
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We recently spoke with drum legend Matt Sorum about his latest venture, ARTBIT, a cryptocurrency-based community aiming to help artists in a variety of art forms monetize their works in an increasingly difficult financial world. ARTBIT recently announced their partnership with Hashgraph at a SXSW event in Austin and Sorum goes more in depth on ARTBIT in our recently published interview as well as some of the discussion below.
But for the second part of interview, we focused on some of the drummer's other projects both past and present. Sorum speaks about the Guns N' Roses reunion, offers his thoughts on Velvet Revolver and calls that band "the highlight of my life," discusses his all-star collective Kings of Chaos, chats about the progress on a book he's writing and even shares some intel on his time with Hollywood Vampires and why he's bowing out of things this time around. Sorum also chats about one of the hot topics in metal -- the retirement decision by Slayer.
I wanted to get your thoughts on Duff McKagan and Slash returning to Guns N' Roses getting invited to play with the band and what you've thought of the reunion.
Well, I'm glad it finally happened. They're doing the catalog and they're out there playing. That's cool, and everyone's doing their own thing of the other guys. For me, I'm over here doing this and doing my own music and keeping my thing going. It's great for them and I'm happy for them.
I noticed on your Facebook, you were passing on some of your road cases from Velvet Revolver. Obviously, a lot of time has passed with Velvet Revolver, but do you ever see a time where that might come back around or is it pretty much done?
You know, I never say never, but actually those cases I was getting rid of come from all three of my bands. I have three sets of those things storing them out in the valley. But you know how it is when you clean house. Sometimes you don't want to get rid of something, but then when you do get rid of it, it's like, 'Oh that felt good.' I got that feeling of closure on certain things, but I don't want to say there's closure on that particular band. You never know. I never say never cause that was a great time and we were very successful.
I always say to people who say, 'What are you doing now?,' and well I talk to them about ARTBIT. And this to me is no different than creating a great record. You've got to really have a vision of what's to come from a project like this and it's basically building the perfect beast and doing the press thing and getting it out there and then getting people to come to the table, so that's what we're doing with ARTBIT. There's a lot of people involved in this, and it isn't just me. It's a big team and a big project. I want to let the people know out there that this is serious business and it's not just me coming up with it. I'm the spokesperson and I have some say in the creative decisions, but this is a big team behind this.
Living here in Los Angeles, I saw you with Camp Freddy many times. You've got Kings of Chaos, which is also made up of a lot of your friends you've played with over the years. Can you talk about the camaraderie you've formed with years of touring and different bands and what it means to bring that together with something like Kings of Chaos?
Well for me that's just my Roladex from the last 30 years of my career. I just love playing music with my friends and you just get out and do it and there's not a lot of drama. And I just started recording some music last week, so we'll see what it turns into. I definitely want to get that out and who knows, maybe I'll launch it on ARTBIT (laughs).
And I'll tell you, it's going that way too. I don't know if you researched this, but Bjork just launched a new album on a blockchain cryptocurrency platform, being paid directly for her record with cryptocurrency. Think about this -- when you pay an artist out of your wallet, that direct access to the artist, that money can immediately be distributed to all the players and all the contributors. It doesn't have to go into some company bank account or have paper pushed around while people wait to get monetized for their works. That's possible now. But will it go that way where possibly 10 people are involved in one project and instead of having to call in to get a check or chase them down, you can get paid automatically. It can all be distributed through the data on the public ledger. So that's what really excites me about this is the way that it's very secure and you get compensated fairly. I'd like to see it go that way and I think that will happen, five to ten years from now, this will probably be common language, you know what I mean?
I heard that you're writing a book as well?
I am. Yes. I've got my first phase of it done. I'm going through the first draft and we've got to edit and do all sorts of things. But hopefully by the beginning of next year, we'll have something to give to the public.
With all the things you've been involved with over the years -- The Cult, GNR, Kings of Chaos, Camp Freddy, Fierce Joy, Hollywood Vampires -- I saw you play with them a while back -- do you have a most rewarding experience personally or professionally surrounding an album or tour cycle?
Well I really enjoy Kings of Chaos and that's really loose and fun, but the highlight of my life was Velvet Revolver. The thing about Velvet Revolver, yeah, of course, we were a supergroup, but we had come out of this massive band, the three of us and to be able to re-create and come back with a new thing and be successful, you've still got to write the songs and you've still got to make a great record. You've still gotta have the goods and you've got to move with the times. The music has got to translate to the culture and what's happening in the world, and we just hit with that record -- Contraband -- the first record. The timing was right. The people were ready. And when we got the Grammy nominations and we won the Grammy for Best Rock Performance, that was probably one of the biggest highlights -- that and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
But it felt different for me, because obviously Guns N' Roses was already a big band when I joined that band. So for me, Velvet Revolver was icing on the cake for me. I was a founder of that group. Me and Slash and Duff said we need to do something new with a new sound and a new band and we did. We went out there, did a couple of records and a couple of big tours and that was great.
I'm not going to be doing the Vampires this year, because I felt like I needed to get back into my own driver's seat. That was fun. I like hanging out with those guys and Alice Cooper is a hero of mine, so is Joe Perry and I've known Johnny Depp since the '80s so it was great to get back and talk and hang out with him. He's just a really great guy, super cool and intelligent, and good hanging out. That was fun and that's going to be a nice little memory and piece of my life.
Plus one of the greatest experiences I ever had was playing with Motorhead for that short run I did in 2009. I always said I could retire after that. But that's just been my life. And then I look at this thing, ARTBIT. I don't fight why I'm here. My life just navigates itself. It's taken me to very interesting places and I try to do my part to make it the best it can be. I don't look at anything any different than being successful in a rock and roll band and building that. It's an exciting universe to be involved in and it's got that creative spark. And obviously I've been very philanthropic in the last five or six years of my life, so this is another way of giving back. How can we find a way to make it work where I don't hear these stories from artists who have to give up, go away? There's gotta be a solution. We really hope that it's ARTBIT, right?
Absolutely. One last question: I wanted to get your thoughts on Slayer's last tour.
I can't say that I'm a huge metal guy, but I respect everything those guys do and I respect the metal community. The community is very strong and has always been an underdog. And bands like Slayer have waved the flag for years, so I think the community, it's very similar to when we lost Motorhead. We didn't just lose Lemmy, we lost Motorhead. That was hard to take and hard to see them go and it'll be a similar feeling when Slayer finally says, 'That's enough.' How do we replace these guys? That's the question I ask and I hope there's new stuff coming to keep the energy flowing. People study the masters of their craft and Slayer are definitely among the masters.
To learn more about ARTBIT, be sure to check out the website here. And keep up with Matt's various projects via his own website.
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De Engbertsdijksvenen is een staatsnatuurmonument in de gemeente Twenterand in Overijssel, bij Kloosterhaar ten oosten van Westerhaar-Vriezenveensewijk vlak bij de Duitse grens. Het gebied is in beheer bij Staatsbosbeheer. Het is ongeveer 1000 hectare groot.

Er zijn uitgestrekte veengebieden met heideterreinen en vennen. Het is een restant van het grote veenmoeras dat ooit het noordoosten van Nederland bedekte. Het feit dat 17 van de 25 hectare levend hoogveen in Nederland hier te vinden is, tekent de grote natuurwaarde. Het gebied maakt deel uit van het Europees netwerk van beschermde natuurgebieden: Natura 2000.

Op korte afstand van elkaar liggen verschillende landschappen. Het gebied kent duidelijke hoogteverschillen. De zandige hogere delen worden haren genoemd, de hoogste zijn bedekt met bos. Het toponiem 'haar' komt voor in meerdere namen van dorpen in de omgeving zoals Kloosterhaar, Westerhaar-Vriezenveensewijk en Bruinehaar. In de 15e eeuw begonnen de monniken van het klooster in Sibculo met het afgraving van hoogveen.

Ontstaan van het gebied
In de Engbertsdijksvenen bleef de invloed van de mens tot in de 19e eeuw beperkt tot het weiden van schapen, boekweitbrandcultuur en kleinschalige turfwinning voor eigen gebruik. De grootschalige koloniale vervening met de bijbehorende opstrekkende verkaveling heeft plaatsgevonden in de periode 1850-1950. De aanleg van de kanalen en wijken in de periode 1890-1907 was aanzet voor grootschalige vervening vanuit Vriezenveenschewijk, het latere Westerhaar-Vriezenveensewijk. De aanleg van Het Veenkanaal was voor de vervening en het ontstaan de van de omgeving zeer bepalend. De vervening heeft het natuurgebied grotendeels zijn huidige karakter gegeven, bijvoorbeeld de grote plassen met open water die ontstaan zijn nadat het turf was afgevoerd.

Opbouw van de bodem
Het veen in de Engbertsdijksvenen ontwikkelde zich na de laatste ijstijd. Uit pollenanalytisch onderzoek is gebleken dat de veenvorming reeds in het begin van Holoceen in de lage kommen van het Laatglaciale landschap is begonnen. Tot ongeveer 8000 jaar geleden bleef de veenvorming beperkt tot de kommen. Vanaf toen werden onder invloed van het stijgende grondwater ook de hogere terreindelen, waaronder een lage stuwwal, bedekt. Alleen de stuwwallen bij Kloosterhaar en Sibculo staken nog boven het veen uit. De dikte van het veenpakket was plaatselijk rond de zeven meter. In de Engbertsdijksvenen zijn in het laatste kwart van de twintigste- en begin eenentwintigste eeuw vergaande herinrichtingswerken uitgevoerd. Dammetjes en kaden zijn aangelegd om de waterhuishouding van het gebied zo aan te passen dat weer levend hoogveen kan ontstaan. Ook het aanwezige rustend hoogveen is ecologisch en aardkundig zeer waardevol.

De in het gebied voorkomende veenkoloniale gronden of dalgronden zijn zogenaamde randveenontginningen. Na de ontginning werd daar de grond opgehoogd met zand uit nabijgelegen dekzandkoppen en -ruggen. De bodem in de Engbertsdijksvenen bestaat uit veengronden met een veenkoloniaal dek (zeggeveen, rietzeggeveen of moerasbosveen, eventueel met zand), vlierveengronden en moerige podzolgronden.

Natuur

Naast verschillende veenmossen groeien in de Engbertsdijksvenen specifieke veenplanten als eenarig wollegras, veenbes, zonnedauw en lavendelhei. In het veenbos komt tussen de zachte berk het zeldzame slangenwortel voor. Op andere plaatsen vindt men verschillende soorten orchideeën. Er zijn veel vogelsoorten zoals de blauwborst, roodborsttapuit, kraanvogel, taigarietgans en de geoorde fuut. Ook leven er adders, gladde slangen, levendbarende hagedissen en heikikkers. Boven het water scheren 's zomers viervlek en grote keizerlibel. Het heideblauwtje is een typisch bij het gebied passende dagvlinder.

Excursies
'Huisken' was tot eind 2012 het bezoekerscentrum van Staatsbosbeheer, gelegen net buiten de bebouwde kom van Kloosterhaar. Er is voor gekozen de ingang hier 'rustiger' te maken, om de natuur meer ruimte te geven. Men kan er nog wel het gebied in via de vijf kilometer lange gemarkeerde Heideroute waaraan een vogelobservatiehut is gelegen. Ook in het zuidelijk deel van de venen is een vogelkijkscherm en zijn enkele wandelroutes gemarkeerd.

Smalspoor en Het Veenmuseum
Er lag in de Engbertsdijksvenen in het verleden een smalspoorlijntje, dat gebruikt werd bij de veenontginning. Tussen 1999 en 2006 liet Staatsbosbeheer er een excursietrein (de 'Veentrein') over rijden. Toen in 2008 om verdroging van het gebied tegen te gaan een keileemdam aanlegd werd in het natuurgebied verwijderde men de laatste rails.

Het nabij het natuurgebied gelegen Veenmuseum in Westerhaar-Vriezenveensewijk heeft naast een grote eigen collectie ook smalspoor en aanverwante artikelen zoals turfkarren in bruikleen van Staatsbosbeheer. Het kleinschalige buitenmuseum wil de herinnering aan het werken en leven in het veen, waaronder het smalspoor levend houden. De ruim 12.000 bezoekers die het museum halfjaarlijks aandoen worden door locomotieven met speciaal geprepareerde wagons over het museumterrein rondgereden. In de expositieruimte is veel achtergrondinformatie te vinden.

Externe links
 Het Veenmuseum
 Website stichting Engbertsdijkvenen
 Natura 2000 Gebiedendatabase - Engbertsdijksvenen

Natuurgebied in Overijssel
Hoogveengebied
Natura 2000 in Nederland


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Love: Fact or Fiction?
Vickie Frueh'sCH favorite physical trait of her boyfriend is his eyes. After being together for the past 19 months, the freshman in LAS said she was initially drawn to him because of his protective manner and sweet disposition.
"Freshman year of high school, he was basically obsessed with me and wrote, 'I love you' on all my papers for biology," Frueh said.
Now, Frueh described herself as being "110 percent in love" with her boyfriend and remembers the first time she realized she felt that way for him.
"I remember the moment I realized; we were in English class, and we were doing some activity with superheroes, and he was fighting for his side of why whatever his superhero was better," she said. "I had no control but to smile and just feel overwhelmed with passion for this one person. Honestly, there's like tickles in your heart, more like your heart is so heavy, and it'll beat faster than usual … it's such a strong feeling."
Becca Schuessler, sophomore in LAS, describes herself as being in love with her current boyfriend before even dating him. She was drawn to his sense of humor and the way he came across as a genuinely nice person.
"I kept telling all my friends that I couldn't believe it because we hadn't been romantic for very long, but I already felt like I was in love with him. Luckily, he felt the same way," Schuessler said.
Now dating for 10 months, Schuessler identifies her favorite physical attributes of her boyfriend to be his eyes, smile and hair. She describes being in love as a combination of physical and emotional feelings.
"Thinking about him makes me feel this warmth in my chest, and I still get butterflies when I see him. But love is also knowing that someone truly cares about you and is there for you," she said.
Along with Schuessler and Frueh, Meghan Smith, junior in LAS, is in a long-term relationship after dating her boyfriend for seven months. He struck up a conversation with her when they were both taking a summer physics course, and she was impressed by his confidence and easy-going nature. The feature she likes most on him is his smile.
She knew she was in love with him when she saw a picture of him on her Facebook wall, and she describes his love as "comforting."
"One of his friends posted a throwback picture on his wall, and it was a picture of him, and he is 6-foot-2, probably 230 pounds: Big dude. He's riding a small mechanical school bus meant for toddlers, his knees up to his ears, and he's smiling like a complete goofball. I saw that picture and I was like, 'I love this man,'" Smith said.
Yet for Schuessler, attraction and love go hand in hand.
"Physical attraction is a big part of any romantic relationship. Obviously there are other important factors, but biology plays a role," Schuessler said.
While all three of these women possess strong feelings for their boyfriends, there is another aspect of attraction that is not always based on feelings. A 2015 article in TIME suggests that there is a science behind who we choose to be romantically involved with.CH
Almost all organisms secrete a scent called pheromones that can attract a mate.
Todd Johnson, CHgraduate student in entomology, even sees it in insects. Through various laboratory and field studies, Johnson has studied how beetles secrete pheromones.
"Pheromones are an efficient and effective way to advertise your presence," Johnson said.
While humans are not insects, various studies such as a sweat test, where people smell the sweat of a potential partner on a T-shirt, have shown that there may be an underlying biological factor behind who we choose to date.
Johnson said beetles emit pheromones as a quick way to find a mate as they usually have a very short lifespan, whereas humans have much more time to seek out a partner.
"Different people have different odors. What you eat affects your odor as it shows your nutritional status. Female beetles won't choose a male who has not been fed as they are not suitable enough to make eggs," he said.
Some try to find partners who have the same life goals as them. Johnson explained that a hardcore liberal Democrat would probably not want to date someone who supports Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump.
But the science behind love raises questions for Johnson: Does it really exist?
"Do we have free will? Some people say we always have the ability to choose. I used to think that way, but I now believe more in semi-compatibility, that there are some things that are innate within us," Johnson said. "People choose partners based on values, political beliefs, religion and music, but could we maybe smell someone's taste in music? Do Republicans smell differently than Democrats? Insects use pheromones to mate, and ultimately, most people want to have a life partner to mate with."
Schuessler, Smith and Frueh all think that pheromones contribute to their relationships in some way.
Smith said she has heard the rumors about the scientific aspect behind love.
"From what I've read, pheromones by definition are only for animals. But I've heard the studies you can smell the difference in immunity for humans. I can buy into the idea that there is a smell there," Smith said.
Frueh definitely believes the smell of her boyfriend affects her feelings.
"When I'm stressed or upset, it can automatically calm me down. Even though we're at different schools and can't say we're together always, having a scent just adds another level of security," she said.


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are the commas messing up the string?

A: You may need to wrap the value in an object before serializing so ASP.NET knows what the value is called:
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ASP.NET often uses key names to determine which argument to assign a value to (assuming WebMethod with the URL being index.aspx/s):
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Also, if the goal is a collection, data can also be an Array:
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http://www.jquerysdk.com/api/jQuery.toJSON
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First Impressions – Gilded Shadows Demo Review
Published on September 27, 2021 June 1, 2022 by Blerdy
Gilded Shadows is an upcoming cyberpunk fantasy visual novel developed by Steamberry Studios. This is the second project from the Australian based indie team and promises to be their most ambitious title to date, with it's expansive cast of dynamic characters and immersive worldbuilding that borrows elements from the cyberpunk and solarpunk genres. Follow Morgan Leone, a young Esper with extraordinary abilities as she navigates the complex social hierarchy her homeworld and the factions that seek to use her powers for their own gain.
Cyberpunk | Fantasy | Amare
Demo Length: 5 chapters of common route
Similar Games: Andromeda Six | Reanimation Scheme | Errant Kingdom
Arcalis is a planet with a complex history.
Centuries ago, when humans arrived, they found it abandoned. The only remnants of its previous society were massive bio-domes dotted on the surface and designed as protection from the hostile climate.
With one side of the world bathed in eternal day and the other cloaked in frigid night, the bio-domes are oases where people live sheltered from the scorching winds and storms. But whether in the bright, clean cities of the day side of the planet, or the poor and crime-ridden cities of the night side, life is never simple nor peace easy to come by.
When a fateful encounter exposes Morgan Leone, a young woman who has long hid her ESP, as a queen ranked Esper, she finds herself on the run from multiple factions eager to attain her abilities. Endgame, the planetary defense organization; Crimson, a notorious crime syndicate from Delphine; and even the shadowy group only known as "the Host" – each group sends operatives to retrieve her.
Now, with several paths open to her, she must choose her allies carefully. Between light and shadow lies grey twilight where the lines between good and evil are blurred. And in a world where the only constants are the endless day and night that divide the planet, Morgan learns those who can't adapt…also can't survive.
The Heroine
The heroine in Gilded Shadows is customizable, players can determine her physical appearance, from hair and eye color to skin tone. There are a wide range of combinations to help players craft their own one of a kind heroine.
In addition to determining the physical characteristics of the heroine, players can also customize her personality traits. Depending on your choices this will affect how Morgan reacts to certain situations and influence how your story progresses.
The Love Interests
Ariel Vaughn: The stoic and logical knight of the Queen's Guard. Ari rarely shows much emotion to those around him–even his closest friends. He is logical and work-minded, and is a little awkward with people he doesn't know well. What will it take to stir the heart of someone who seems to try so hard to keep his emotions at bay?
Caissa Fianchetto: A rare king-ranked Esper, Caissa is a man who is cold, calculating, and ruthless–at least on the surface. There could be surprising warmth waiting for those who get past his frigid barriers. Or maybe, underneath it all he really is as cold-blooded as he seems.
Caleb Zheng: The hot-headed rook of the Queen's Guard, Caleb is a man who is definitely a little rough around the edges. He's known for his quick temper and grouchy demeanor. But perhaps there's something more beyond his thorny exterior and a reason he always seems to push others away.
Jack Viscer: The smooth and flirty rook from Crimson, Jack knows exactly what he wants and how he wants it. But no matter how friendly he seems, there are shadows lurking in his heart and pain that sometimes flashes through his usually smiling eyes. His unhealed scars make it more difficult to get close to him than it initially seems.
Lance Basileus: A mysterious and kind man that lives alone in the wastes tending the plants in his greenhouse. Who is he? And how does he seem to know so much about everything else going on around the planet? What secrets is he hiding behind that gentle smile?
Magnus Ulrich: The not-so-venerable white king of Endgame. Forgetful, friendly, and prone to teasing Magnus doesn't seem to command much respect from the organization he controls. And yet sometimes that joking tone is replaced with a coldness that startles even his closest companions. What is going through his mind when that silly smile turns harsh and calculating?
Quill Laurence: Quill is a quiet, serious man who is one of the council members in Nysa. He first moved into the Day Territories some fifteen years prior, after leaving Erebos and traversing the Trinity Desert with a few others.
Reuben Kelner: A special investigator whose work includes tracking down criminal Espers. Reuben is open and friendly, but a bit of a workaholic. A lonely man who can't quite seem to find the time to maintain a personal life, Reuben is determined to protect Altair's citizens from the growing threat of unregulated Espers. But he'd kind of like to find a girlfriend, in the process.
Yuu Sasaki: The flirtatious and eccentric rook who oversees Endgame's Medical Division. Yuu is known to be somewhat of a strange man whose interest is piqued by anything out of the ordinary. Though viewed by some others as a bit of a maniac, he is both inquisitive and deeply passionate. Yuu often finds himself at the heart of Endgame's most dangerous missions desperately ensuring none of the people under his care come to harm.
A Dangerous Game
I fell in love with the immersive worldbuilding and lore of Steamberry Studio's first game, Changeling and it seems the team is bringing that an more with their sophomore title. Gilded Shadows is a high stakes sci-fi adventure that pulls you in with its futuristic world where fantasy and science are often one in the same. Follow Morgan, a newly awakened Esper with extraordinary abilities as she is caught between two very different groups, each of whom hope to use her powers for their own means. Uncover secrets about yourself that could very well change the fate of the entire world. Each faction sends a representative to try and sway Morgan to their side, but be careful who you trust, danger lurks around every corner.
There are a total of nine potential love interests, each with their own stand-alone routes and storylines that explore various aspects of the world. I am a sucker for good worldbuilding and Gilded Shadows has a premise unlike anything I've seen before, borrowing heavily from the cyberpunk and solarpunk genres, but with it's own unique lore baked in.
I will admit that I'm not as familiar with Espers outside of what I learned about them in the The Melencholy of Haruhi Shizumiya series (and let's be real that series liked to play fast and loose with logic), so I was glad for the immersive worldbuilding that goes on in the demo. From the start the team sets about establishing what Espers are and how they work within the context of the sci-fi world of the game. Espers are assigned different ranks (modeled after chess pieces), power levels, that grant them special abilities. Morgan is a from the Queen rank Esper, which is considered the strongest rank and possesses the ability to mimic other psi-waves of other Esper ranks. While Rooks like Caleb have the ability to physically enhance their bodies.
Like Morgan we know very little about the world of Espers and I like that we get to learn things with her in real time. I'm usually not one for exposition dumps, but while playing Gilded Shadows I found myself wanting to know more about the world and the characters. I loved all the LIs and the demo gives you plenty of time to get to know the major players and their abilities. Of course I have to give the team props for having such a great diverse cast of characters, one of the things I found lacking in Changeling was the melanin and I'm glad to see that Steamberry Studio has upped their representation. A futuristic sci-fi setting has such a broad scope, so it only makes sense that you'd find characters in all shades and hues.
But, what sets Gilded Shadows apart for me is how immersive the story is, in the vein of GB Patch's Our Life Beginnings and Always, this game introduces choices that don't just advance the story and shape the outcomes, but also determine Morgan's personality. It's a fun way to add a bit more flavor to Morgan while giving her more agency in how she interacts with other characters and the world around her. I did notice that some choices were locked based on the personality traits I picked during the MC customization, which I thought was cool.
All in all there's a lot to like about the demo for Gilded Shadows and I definitely recommend giving it a try if you have the chance! There isn't a set release date just yet, but with it's dynamic cast and thrilling story, Gilded Shadows is a game you don't want to pass up on!
More Info on the Team
Twitter: @SteamberryEsh
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Categories Games, Reviews•Tags Amare, Demo, Games, Gilded Shadows, Indie Game, otome, review, steamberry studios
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2 thoughts on "First Impressions – Gilded Shadows Demo Review"
L says:
this sounds so good!! It just released and I was hesitant to buy it off the bat because it's a bit more pricey than other otomes I've played, so I wanted to get a feel for the romance options first. This is such a fantastic review, telling me everything I wanted to know about the game without giving away way too much. Plus I totally agree about the lack of melanin in Changeling lmao, so excited that I can have a Black MC in Gilded Shadows as well!
Blerdy says:
It's so worth the money! Steamberry is such a great team and they always put a lot of thought into their stories and characters.
I was sold after the demo and the full release more than exceeded my expectations so far.
Yes, I love Changeling, but I would have loved to have seen more diversity in that one, so I'm so glad they added more melanin to this game! I hope you decide to give it a try!


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