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Jeff Kaplan on the pressures of being Overwatch's game director
"Literally all night, every night, I'm thinking about the game."
Interview by	Chris Bratt, Contributor
Updated on 5 April 2017
The Overwatch community is infatuated with Jeff Kaplan. As Blizzard's first-person shooter has attracted a passionate fanbase from across the globe, so has its game director, thanks to his willingness to step in front of a camera, or jump into the forums to speak directly to players about the issues they care about. From sweeping hero redesigns to the removal of an overly-sexualised pose featuring Tracer's butt, Kaplan is almost always involved in the biggest conversations surrounding the game.
But what's that actually like? Towards the end of last year, we were surprised to see Blizzard's loremaster, Chris Metzen announce his retirement from the games industry at the age of 42. Metzen, like Kaplan, had a very high-profile, public-facing role within Blizzard and has since spoken about the struggles this prompted with ongoing anxiety and panic attacks.
Meeting with Kaplan ahead of the BAFTA Game Awards this week, I asked him if he shared similar concerns.
"I think there is a lot of pressure," said Kaplan. "Speaking for other people, in particular, when I think about my team members and how amazing all of them are. Any one of them could be sitting here, talking to you right now, and knowing that I'm probably not saying the perfect thing, or I might say something that represents them poorly; when those moments happen, you feel terrible and you try to go back to the team and apologise."
His concerns are understandable, with Overwatch now boasting a playerbase of more than 25 million people, many of which hang on Kaplan's every word regarding future heroes, maps and balance changes. I wasn't the only person to interview Kaplan when he visited the UK for tomorrow's awards ceremony, and already many of his quotes are being analysed by other sites, subreddit communities and YouTubers.
"There's also a lot of fan pressure as well, because the game really belongs to the community. They've made it their own and they're so passionate about it, that you want to tell people what they want to hear all the time. In this interview, I mentioned Sombra's okay but she's not exactly where she was - there's somebody who's got 50 hours on Sombra on them who's really angry at me because I said that right now. There is a lot of pressure but I think anybody who's attracted to working at a place like Blizzard, or being a part of a game like Overwatch, loves the challenge of that pressure. I don't see it, necessarily, as a negative thing."
Despite being Overwatch's game director and Vice President of Blizzard Entertainment, Kaplan didn't land his first job in video games until the age of 29. At the time, he considered himself quite old, although he happily scoffs at that thought today.
"I always tease that I had a real job for 10 years and so it made me more appreciative of working in games," said Kaplan. "But the types of jobs I used to have, you'd be looking at your watch going: is it 5 o'clock, can I get out of here yet? When you work on something that is a labour of passion, which is what Overwatch is, I think [for] me and everyone on my team, we eat, sleep, dream Overwatch, it's our core passion. It's our passion as much as it's our players' passion. You can't ever escape it. There's not a weekend where, you know, I think: this weekend I'm not going to think about it."
Speaking to Kaplan, and indeed, many other game developers across the industry, it's difficult not to be reminded occasionally of the interview Chris Metzen gave shortly after his retirement had been announced to the public. In his conversation with Scott Johnson, he talked about there being "a cost sometimes to running that hard" and one that would eventually prove unsustainable.
"Literally all night, every night, I'm thinking about the game," said Kaplan as we ended our interview. "It's very intense, is the best way to describe it. But I think the people that work on games like Overwatch, that's the intensity that they like, and enjoy, and that inspires them."
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"Fear Is the Path to the Dark Side": Nuclear Weapons and the Death Star.
Maguire, Lori
in: Reagin, Nancy R. and Liedl, Janice, eds. Star Wars and History. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2013. p. 203-226.
Subjects: HISTORY; NUCLEAR WAR; STAR WARS: EPISODE 4: A NEW HOPE (1977) (FILM)
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"Greed Can Be a Powerful Ally": The Trade Federation, the East India Companies, and Chaotic Worlds of Trade.
Laver, Michael
Subjects: BUSINESS; HISTORY; STAR WARS: EPISODE 4: A NEW HOPE (1977) (FILM)
"House Divided, A": The Causes and Costs of Civil War.
Higbee, Robert; Horvath, Paul
in: Reagin, Nancy R. and Liedl, Janice, eds. Star Wars and History. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2013. p. 99-122.
Subjects: HISTORY; STAR WARS: EPISODE 4: A NEW HOPE (1977) (FILM)
"Part of the Rebel Alliance and a Traitor": Women in War and Resistance.
Leidl, Janice; Reagin, Nancy R.
in: Reagin, Nancy R. and Liedl, Janice, eds. Star Wars and History. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2013. p. 41-66.
"Temples for Tomorrow": African American Speculative Fiction and Historical Narrative.
Shephard, W. Andrew
Ph. D. Dissertation, Stanford University, 2019. 225 p. (DAI-A 82(5)(E).)
Subjects: AFRICA; AFRICAN AMERICAN WRITERS; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AFROFUTURISM; BARNES, STEVEN; CHESNUTT, CHARLES W.; CONJURE MAN DIES, THE (NOVEL); CONJURE WOMAN, THE (NOVEL); DELANY, SAMUEL R.; DIFFERENT DRUMMER, A (NOVEL); FISHER, RUDOLPH; HAIRSTON, ANDREA; HISTORY; HOPKIN
"There's Always a Bigger Fish": Power, Politics, and the Rule of the Ruthless.
Decker, Kevin S.
"What Can There Be but Witchcraft?": History, Witches, and Women in Sylvia Townsend Warner's Lolly Willowes and Graham Swift's Waterland.
Bedenbaugh, Thomas
Master's Thesis, University of South Carolina, 2021. 63 p. (MAI 83(2)(E).)
Subjects: HISTORY; LOLLY WILLOWES (NOVEL); SWIFT, GRAHAM; WARNER, SYLVIA TOWNSEND; WATERLAND (NOVEL); WITCHCRAFT; WOMEN IN LITERATURE
'Forward Retreat': Thomas Pynchon's Vineland
Berressem, Hanjo
in: Engler, Bernd and Muller, Kurt, eds. Historiographic Metafiction in Modern American and Canadian Literature. Munchen: Schoningh, 1994. pp. 358-371.
Subjects: HISTORY; PYNCHON, THOMAS
A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF KING ARTHUR'S RADIAL JOURNEY: BACK TO THE BEGINNINGS
Edman, Timuçin Buğra
Electronic Journal of Social Sciences 18(70): April 2019. 600-615.
Subjects: ARTHURIAN LEGEND; HISTORY
A Subtle and Dangerous Gift: Jasper Hale and the Specter of the American Civil War
Cremer, Andrea R.
in: Reagin, Nancy R., Ed. Twilight and History. New York: John Wiley, 2010. p. 163-181.
Subjects: HISTORY; MEYER, STEPHENIE
A-chronies japonaises�: l�histoire comme ikebana dans les s�ries de science-fiction (l�exemple de Last Exile)
Paquet, Olivier
Cycnos 22(2): [12 p.]. October, 2006. URL:�http://revel.unice.fr/cycnos/document.html?id=596
Subjects: HISTORY; JAPAN; MANGA; UCHRONIA
Abolition of Man, The: C. S. Lewis's Philosophy of History.
Travers, Michael
in: Edwards, Bruce L., ed. C. S. Lewis: Life, Works, and Legacy. Volume 3, Apologist, Philosopher, and Theologian. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2007. p. 107-132.
Subjects: ABOLITION OF MAN, THE (BOOK); HISTORY; LEWIS, C. S.; MORALITY
After the War, 1945-65
Kurtz, Malisa
in: Luckhurst, Roger. Science Fiction: A Literary History. London: British Library, 2018. p. 130-156.
Subjects: HISTORY
Alternative Pasts, Presents, and Futures in Star Trek: Historical Engagement and Representation through Popular Culture
Rhodes II, Mark Alan
Geographic Bulletin 58(1): 29-39. May 2017.
Subjects: HISTORY; STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE (TV); TIME TRAVEL
An Old-Fashioned Gentleman? Edward�s Imaginary History.
Cochran, Kate
in: Reagin, Nancy R., Ed. Twilight and History. New York: John Wiley, 2010. p. 7-25.
Another Time: Novelizing History after the Canon in Matheson.
Comer, Joshua
in: Mathews, Cheyenne an Haedicke, Janet C., eds. Reading Richard Matheson: a Critical Study. New York: Rowman & Littlefield, 2014. p. 225-238.
Subjects: HISTORY; MATHESON, RICHARD (1926-2013)
Anticipatory Literature: SF, Utopia, and the Emergence of Historicity in the Long 2010s.
Wyble, Justin
Ph. D. Dissertation, University of California at San Diego, 2021. 223 p. (DAI-A 83(6)(E).)
Subjects: ALTERNATE HISTORY; HISTORY; SCIENCE FICTION; UTOPIAS
Archaeology and the Sense of History in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth.
Sabo, Deborah
Mythlore 26(1/2): 91-112. Fall/Winter 2007.
Subjects: ARCHAEOLOGY; HISTORY; TOLKIEN, J. R. R.
Atomized Artifacts: J. G. Ballard's Atrocity Exhibition and the End of History.
Walls, Richard C.
Science Fiction Eye No. 8: 75-77. Winter 1991.
Subjects: ATROCITY EXHIBITION, THE (NOVEL); BALLARD, J. G.; HISTORY
« La vérité est-elle dans les archives ? L'utilisation du matériau historique dans Game of Thrones »,
Besson, Florian
In: Besson, Anne, ed. Game of Thrones: Nouveau modèle pour la fantasy? Actes du colloque des Imaginales 2020. Chambery: Éditions ActuSF, 2021. p. 131-150.
Subjects: GAME OF THRONES (TV); HISTORY
"Thought of Being a Part of What You Could Not Become, The": Colonial Education and the Resistance of Young Minds.
Barlow, Brittany
Master's Thesis, University of Central Oklahoma, 2021. 81 p. (MAI 82(12)(E).)
Subjects: AFRICA; COLONIES AND COLONIZATION; EDUCATION; FRANKENSTEIN (NOVEL); FRIERE, PAULO; HISTORY; IDENTITY; SHELLEY, MARY
個人、社會及烏托邦模型的辯證探究:以撒.艾西莫夫於《基地》系列中之歷史觀 / Dialectical Explorations of the Individual, Society and Utopian Models: The Idea of History in Isaac Asimov's Foundation Series.
Huang, Yun-Wei
Master's Thesis, National Taiwan University, 2019. 113 p. (MAI 82(3)(E).)
Subjects: ASIMOV, ISAAC; FOUNDATION (SERIES); FREE WILL; HISTORY; PSYCHOHISTORY; SCIENCE; SENTIENCE; UTOPIA
Bodies That Remember: Historical Revision and Embodied Age in Joan Slonczewski's Children Star and Brain Plague
Thiess, Derek J.
Science Fiction Studies 44 (1): 137-158. March 2017.
Subjects: BRAIN PLAGUE (NOVEL); HISTORY; RELATIVITY; SLONCZEWSKI, JOAN; THE CHILDREN STAR (NOVEL)
Bram Stoker's Dracula: A Discussion of the Legendary and Historical Background and Analysis of Philosophical and Psychological Themes.
Kline, Lawrence
Honor Thesis, University of Nebraska at Omaha, 1989. 45pp.
Subjects: DRACULA (NOVEL); HISTORY; LEGENDS; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGY; STOKER, BRAM; THEMES
Carlisle Cullen and the Witch Hunts of Puritan London
Liedl, Janice
Subjects: HISTORY; LONDON; MEYER, STEPHENIE
Challenging Certainty: The Utility and History of Counterfactualism,
Kaye, Simon T.
History & Theory 49(1): 38-57. February 2010.
Subjects: ALTERNATE HISTORY; COUNTERFACTUALISM; HISTORY
Close Encounters of the Invasive Kind: Imperial History in Selected British Novels of Alien-encounter Science Fiction after World War II
Seymore, Sarah
Berlin : Lit, 2013. 290 p. (Based on the author's Ph. D. Dissertation, Universitat Paderborn, 2012.)
Subjects: ALDISS, BRIAN W.; ALIENS; BAXTER, STEPHEN; CHRISTOPHER, JOHN; CLARKE, ARTHUR C.; ELLIOT, JOHN; GREAT BRITAIN; HISTORY; HOYLE, FRED; IMPERIALISM; JONES, GWYNETH; WYNDHAM, JOHN
Coruscant, the Great Cities of Earth, and Beyond.
Gulliber, Katrina
Courting Edward Cullen: Courtship Rituals and Marital Expectations in Edward's Youth
Coker, Catherine
in: Reagin, Nancy R., Ed. Twilight and History. New York: John Wiley, 2010. p. 70-85.
Cultures in Conflict: The Historical, Mythic, and Legendary Dimensions of the Narrative Works of Jose Maria Arguedas and Miguel Angel Asturias.
Ratliff, William F.
Ph. D. Dissertation, Ohio State University, 1980. 232 p. (DAI-A 41(7).)
Subjects: ARGUEDAS, JOSE MARIA; ASTURIAS, MIGUEL ANGEL; FANTASY; HISTORY; INDIGENOUS PEOPLES; LEGENDS; MYTHOLOGY
Dan Simmons's The Terror, Inuit "Legend", and the Embodied Horrors of History
Journal of the Fantastic of the Arts 29(2): 2018. 222-241.
Subjects: HISTORY; INUITS; SIMMONS, DAN; THE TERROR (NOVEL)
De beaux lendemains? Historie, societe et politique dans la science fiction
Gyger, Patrick J.; Haver, Gianni
Lausanne: editions Antipodes, 2002. 213 p.
Subjects: HISTORY; POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
Dreaming History: Fantasy and Historiography in Ursula K. Le Guin's The Lathe of Heaven
Schenkel, Elmar
Subjects: HISTORY; LE GUIN, URSULA K.
Elegant Weapons for Civilized Ages: The Jedi and Warrior-Monks throughout History.
MacMullan, Terrance
Encouragement and Warning of History, The: William Morris's A Dream of John Ball.
Holzman, Michael
in: Boos, Florence S. and Silver, Carole G., eds. Socialism and the Literary Artistry of William Morris. Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 1990. pp.98-116.
Subjects: DREAM OF JOHN BALL, A (NOVEL); HISTORY; MORRIS, WILLIAM
Entangled Bodies: Tracing the Marks of History in Contemporary Science Fiction
Sutton, Summer
Master's Thesis, Virginia Commonwealth University, 2018.
Subjects: HISTORY; PRIMER (MOTION PICTURE); UPSTREAM COLOR (MOTION PICTURE)
Exchanging Fantasies: Sex and the Serbian Crisis in The Lady of the Shroud.
Sage, Victor
in: Hughes, William and Andrew Smith, eds. Bram Stoker: History, Psychoanalysis and the Gothic. New York: St. Martin's, 1998. pp.116-133.
Subjects: HISTORY; LADY OF THE SHROUD, THE (NOVEL); SERBIA; SEX; SEXUALITY; STOKER, BRAM
Fabricating history: narrative strategy in `The Lord of the Rings'.
Friedman, Barton R.
Clio No. 2:123-144. 1973.
Subjects: 10,000 B. C. (MOTION PICTURE); HISTORY; LORD OF THE RINGS, THE (NOVELS); TOLKIEN, J. R. R.
Fantasies of Ambivalence: Romance and Historical Consciousness in Eighteenth-Century Britain.
Chronister, Mikayla
Ph. D. Dissertation, University of Arizona, 2022. 212 p. (DAI-A 83(11)(E).)
Subjects: AULNOY, MADAME D' (MARIE-CATHERINE); CASTLE OF OTRANTO, THE (NOVEL); GOTHIC GENRE; HISTORICAL FICTION; HISTORY; MANLEY, DELARIVIER; NEW ATALANTIS (MANLEY) (NOVEL); ROMANCE; SCOTT, WALTER, SIR; SECRET HISTORY; WALPOLE, HORACE; YEARSLEY, ANN
Fiction of History, The: The Presentation of History in Recent American Literature.
Mazurek, Raymond Allan
Ph. D. Dissertation, Purdue University, 1980. 253 p. (DAI_A 41(8).)
Subjects: BARTH, JOHN; COOVER, ROBERT; DOCTOROW, E. L.; HISTORY; LE GUIN, URSULA K.; MAILER, NORMAN; METAFICTION; PYNCHON, THOMAS; REED, ISHMAEL; VONNEGUT, KURT, JR.
From Scientific Romance to Science Fiction: 1870--1914
Luckhurst, Roger
in: Luckhurst, Roger. Science Fiction: A Literary History. London: British Library, 2018. p. 44-73.
From Slavery to Freedom in a Galaxy Far, Far Away.
Finkelman, Paul
in: Reagin, Nancy R. and Liedl, Janice, eds. Star Wars and History. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2013. p. 2229-254.
Subjects: HISTORY; SLAVERY; STAR WARS: EPISODE 4: A NEW HOPE (1977) (FILM)
From the New Wave into the Twenty-First Century
Vint, Sherryl
Games of Thrones versus History: Written in Blood, ed. by Brian A. Pavlac.
Pavlac, Brian A.
Lanham MD: John Wiley, 2017. 293 p.
Subjects: GAME OF THRONES (TV); HISTORY; MARTIN, GEORGE R. R.; SONG OF ICE AND FIRE, A (GAME OF THRONES) (SERIES)
Genealogies across Time: History and Storytelling in Steven Moffat's Doctor Who.
Kilburn, Matthew
in: O'Day, Andrew, ed. Doctor Who, The Eleventh Hour: A Critical Celebration of the Matt Smith and Steven Moffat Era. London: I. B. Tauris, 2014. p. 52-70.
Subjects: DOCTOR WHO (TV); HISTORY; STORYTELLING
Gonzalo Gerrero and the Maya Resistance to the Spanish Conquistadors: A Sixteenth Century "Avatar" of Avatar,
Littleton, C. Scott
in: Kappell, William W. and McVeigh, Stephen, eds. The Films of James Cameron. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2011. p. 200-215.
Subjects: AVATAR (MOTION PICTURE); CAMERON, JAMES; HISTORY; MOTION PICTURES
Harry Potter and Black Liberation Movements: Addressing the Imagination Gap with History.
Wade, Jasmine
In: Thomas, Ebony and Dahlen, Sarah P., eds. Harry Potter and the Other: Race, Justice, and Difference in the Wizarding World. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi 2022. p. 243-261.
Subjects: HARRY POTTER (FRANCHISE); HISTORY; RACE; ROWLING, J. K.
Harry Potter and Historical Consciousness: Reflections on History and Fiction
Curthoys, Ann
History Australia 8(1): 7-22. 2011.
Subjects: HARRY POTTER (FRANCHISE); HISTORY; ROWLING, J. K.
Harry Potter and the Hidden Heritage Films: Genre Hybridity and the Power of the Past in the Harry Potter Film Cycle.
Galpin, Shelley A.
Journal of British Cinema and Television 13(3): 430-449. July 2016.
Subjects: HARRY POTTER (FILM SERIES); HISTORY; HYBRIDITY; ROWLING, J. K.
Here and Now, Then and There: Past, Present, and Future in the Tree of History. [creative/critical project]
Valdez, Courtney
Master's Thesis, University of California, Santa Cruz, 2021. 146 p. (MAI 83(2)(E).)
Subjects: CRITICS; CSICSERY-RONAY, ISTVAN; GLISSANT, EDOUARD; HISTORY; LE GUIN, URSULA K.; SPIVAK, GAYATRI CHAKRAVORTY
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Okay let's continue the experiment of thinking out loud about putting "identity" on the "blockchain". Just to recap, in Part One we identified a specific identity problem that might be solved using shared ledger technology, in this case the problem of KYC for financial services. In Part Two we identified a useful and consistent model for digital identity that seemed powerful enough to encapsulate a solution to the problem. In Part Three we worked out which identity transactions we wanted to store in our shared ledger, and we decided that the history of transactions involving a particular virtual identity could serve a useful function as the reputation of that identity. Today, will move the thought experiment on to actually implementing the shared ledger.
Now without thinking about it for too long, it seems to me that there are three options for implementing the Shared Ledger of Identity Transactions that we intend to use to facilitate reputation-based interactions. Let's call this the SLIT for short. We could implement the SLIT using conventional database technologies and either construct a centralised database for all financial services participants to share all we could have databases held by financial services participants interoperable through some form of federation, as we discussed in Part One. However, as I will return to the end of this piece, that implementation wouldn't give us access to the likely source of genuine revolution in this space, which I think is the use of shared ledger applications (otherwise known as "smart contracts") to deliver radically new products and services. Hence, I think we should dismiss the traditional implementation and look at implementations based on the new generation of shared ledger technologies.
I can see two ways of doing this. First would be to implement the SLIT using any one of a number of Practical Byzantine Fault Tolerant (PBFT) technologies that are out there right now. The other possibility, rather as Blockstack have done, is to implement the SLIT as a virtual ledger and build the applications on top of that, then map the virtual ledger to an actual ledger implementation. I tend to favour this latter approach, for the simple reason that it is not at all obvious to me (with the obvious caveat that I know literally nothing about cryptography) which is the best shared ledger implementation. It could be that implementing the virtual ledger on the Bitcoin blockchain is the best possible way of doing things (as shown in the diagram below). On the other hand, it could be that implementing the virtual ledger on an Ethereum blockchain built specifically for the purpose is the best way forward. On the other hand, it may be that not using a blockchain at all and implementing the virtual ledger on some other PBFT platform is the best way forward. As any of our consultants would say when dealing with this problem for a client, it depends. Until we know what the prioritised requirements, constraints and goals for the system are is not possible to say which is the best solution.
So let's go down this route. We define the SLIT and agree who has access to the SLIT. We define the financial services passport that we spoke about in Part One as a particular kind of virtual identity with some agreed fields. Now we can see how it might work in practice. I go to my bank to open a bank account. The bank does all of the necessary KYC checks and creates a digital identity. The private key associated with this identity is stored safely in the bank and a copy is downloaded to the bank application on my phone and safely tucked away in tamper-resistant memory (inside the SIM card or the secure enclave or wherever). The bank creates a virtual identity using the public key from the digital identity and adds a set of standard fields (name, address and so on and so forth) as required by the regulators. It then adds a digital signature using its own private key. A pointer to this virtual identity along with necessary descriptors is then added to the SLIT.
Now imagine that I go to appoint a new financial adviser. A financial adviser needs to see my financial services passport so I run the bank app my phone and select the option to provide my identity or however the marketeers dress it up. A copy of the ledger entry is sent to the financial adviser. Now he or she (or more likely their app) can go to the SLIT and look at all subsequent entries for that same virtual identity (in particular to see whether it has been revoked or not). The virtual identity looks okay, so now the financial adviser needs to know that the virtual identity belongs to me so his app takes the public key from virtual identity, encrypts a challenge and sends it to my app which decrypts it (because it has the associated private key) and responds. Now the financial adviser can either use that virtual identity or in the more general case use it to generate a financial advice virtual identity which is then stored in the ledger itself.
All of the financial services participants in this ledger can now have access to all of the virtual identities. I think, although I may need to think about this more! Anyway, we now have a problem, an identity model, identity transactions and a ledger to store them in. We're nearly there.
What is crucial is to implement the virtual ledger using a technology that allows for shared ledger applications, and this is where we'll continue with the final part of our thought experiment tomorrow.


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As in the previous book by Ruiz, here too the plot takes place in Barcelona, Spain.
Daniel Sempere and his father run a bookstore, and his friend Fermin works with them in the store.
Fermin tells of his past during the war, of being imprisoned, of his fellow prisoners, torture, Cruelties, love, books and many more until the connection revealed to the life of his friend Daniel.
I'm currently making my way through Zafon's Cemetery of Forgotten Books series back-to-back, the first two of which were re-reads for me, but this and the last in the series are/will be first time reads. The Prisoner of Heaven is a much shorter book than the other three, and it takes place more or less right after the ending of The Shadow of the Wind. Fermin is preparing to wed Bernarda. However, prior to the wedding, a strange man enters the Sempere bookshop, triggering Fermin's memories of the past, which he shares with Daniel. Thus, the majority of this book centers around Fermin's past history, prior to the time that he met Daniel.
Once again, Zafon brings to life some of Barcelona's darker secrets. We find out some more detail about Daniel's mother, Isabella, and her death. David Martin, the main character in The Angel's Game, is also a significant player in this one, although rather than clearing up some of the unanswered questions from that novel, it creates even more about his character.
A very decent third book in the Cemetery of Forgotten Books series, if we can call it a series given that Zafon tends to play fast and loose with the chronology of events. Not as fabulous as The Shadow of the Wind, but a definite improvement over the second book (which had the appearance of being a prequel). In The Prisoner of Heaven, Zafron is back to the wonderful labyrinthine, Gothic storytelling I fell in love with when reading The Shadow of the Wind. While Daniel is back in this book, this time it is very much Fermin's story and his mysterious past. Zafon, obviously a fan of Dumas' The Count of Monte Cristo – which happens to be one of my all-time favorite reads – takes inspiration from Dumas for the basis of Fermin's story as a political prisoner in the dark and foreboding Montjuic Castle during Franco's dictatorship. Zafron is very good at creating atmosphere in his stories, I will give him that. Even better, the author makes some decent connections to the first two books, so that The Angel's Game doesn't continue to stick out like a sore thumb. On a downside, Zafon plays messes with information from the earlier books, suddenly giving Fermin a stronger connection to Daniel's family than originally provided, leaving Daniel to experience some "Say, what!?" moments. Also, Zafon's female characters have not improved. They continue to come across as a mystery for the male characters to either pity, avenge or suspect of being up to something. There is a strange, token chapter told from Bea (Daniel's wife) and Bernarda (Fermin's fiancé) POV that adds, IMO, virtually nothing to the story. Maybe Zafon was asked to include more female character interaction, I don't know. It just doesn't work for me. This time, Zafon wraps up with a really solid cliff hanger for the next book in the series. I don't always like cliff hanger endings. For me, it seems as though the author is attempting to milk a book deal made with the publisher ("Really, I can squeeze another best seller out of this!") and I don't like being used as a pawn, but I am intrigued enough to add the next book (which is already out) to my "to read" list.
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Zafón's book is tremendously enjoyable... his story is impressively well-rounded. Humour, horror, politics and romance are skilfully deployed and... the overall effect is hugely satisfying. Zafón, a former screenwriter, is particularly good at contrast and pacing: the book's 400 pages whip past with incredible speed.
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Karol Stefan Rudolf (ur. 8 lipca 1886 w Zawadzie k. Dębicy, zm. 11 lipca 1952 w Warszawie) – doktor prawa, szef Departamentu Intendentury Ministerstwa Spraw Wojskowych, generał brygady Wojska Polskiego, wieloletni wiceprezes klubu Legia Warszawa, a po wojnie jej pierwszy prezes.

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Urodził się w Zawadzie w województwie podkarpackim w rodzinie kolejarza Karola i Julii z Pycińskich. Ukończył Szkołę Podstawową w Zawadzie, a następnie cesarskie i królewskie Gimnazjum im. Franciszka Józefa – obecnie I Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Króla Władysława Jagiełły w Dębicy oraz wydział prawa UJ i Wyższą Szkołę Intendentury. Był członkiem organizacji Strzelec w Dębicy.

Po wybuchu I wojny światowej, od sierpnia 1914 roku w I Brygadzie Legionów Polskich, następnie walczył w 6 pułku III Brygady Legionów Polskich. 23 sierpnia 1915 roku uzyskał stopień chorążego, a 1 lipca 1916 roku stopień podporucznika rachunkowego Legionów Polskich. Brygada walczyła na froncie wołyńskim aż do jesieni 1916, w tym między innymi w bitwie pod Kostiuchnówką. Tam w marcu 1916 roku powołano piłkarską drużynę legionową, która była początkiem Wojskowego Klubu Sportowego Legia Warszawa. Wtedy zapewne młody Rudolf zaangażował się w działalność klubu i całe życie pozostał mu wierny. Za udział w walkach został odznaczony dwukrotnie Krzyżem Walecznych. W lutym 1918 roku internowany w Witkowicach, następnie w POW we Lwowie, od 1 listopada 1918 w 4 pułku piechoty Legionów.

Po wojnie jako podpułkownik intendentury, doktor prawa pracował w Ministerstwie Spraw Wojskowych w Biurze Szefa Administracji Armii. W lipcu 1924 roku został przydzielony do Dowództwa Okręgu Korpusu Nr II w Lublinie na stanowisko szefa Szefostwa Intendentury. W tym samym roku, w następstwie reorganizacji dowództw okręgów korpusów, został szefem 2 Okręgowego Szefostwa Intendentury w Lublinie. 1 grudnia 1924 roku został mianowany pułkownikiem ze starszeństwem z dniem 15 sierpnia 1924 roku i 4. lokatą w korpusie oficerów intendentów. 23 grudnia 1927 roku został wyznaczony na stanowisko zastępcy szefa Departamentu Intendentury Ministerstwa Spraw Wojskowych. Później został pierwszym zastępcą szefa tego departamentu, a później szefem tego Departamentu.

Mieszkał w Domu Generalskim przy alei Szucha 16. Był to luksusowy dom dla oficerów wyższych szarż, zrzeszonych w spółdzielni "Proporzec", zaprojektowany przez postępowego architekta prof. Edgara Norwetha. W 1929 roku ukazała się obszerna praca zbiorowa pod kierunkiem płk. dra Karola Rudolfa Dziesięciolecie intendentury Polskiej Siły Zbrojnej 1918–1928.

Karol Rudolf znany był jako jeden z najaktywniejszych działaczy WKS Legii Warszawa. Był jej długoletnim wiceprezesem w okresie międzywojennym. W latach 1933–1934 pełnił funkcję wiceprezesa administracyjnego Polskiego Związki Piłki Nożnej, a za prezesury płk. Glabisza był delegatem PZPN do Związku Polskich Związków Sportowych i przewodniczącym Komisji Rewizyjnej PZPN.

Brał udział w II wojnie światowej. Od 1941 roku przebywał w obozie jenieckim oficerów Wojska Polskiego w Oflagu VI E Dorsten w grupie pułkowników baraku trzeciego (nr obozowy 272).

Był pracownikiem Ministerstwa Obrony Narodowej. Nie do końca znana jest rola płka Rudolfa w odbudowie przedwojennego klubu Legia. Według źródeł klubowych płk Rudolf, płk Stanisław Więcek, ppłk Juliusz Neuding, a także por. Henryk Czarnik – przedwojenny piłkarz Legii, którego Rudolf był ojczymem – mieli reaktywować WKS Legia. W klubowych materiałach podaje się wręcz informację, że Rudolf w okresie od czerwca 1945 do 16 lutego 1946 roku pełnił funkcję pierwszego powojennego prezesa Legii. Materiały IPN i notatki prasowe mówią jednak wyraźnie, że Rudolf powrócił do Warszawy z Dorsten dopiero 16 listopada. Fałszerstwo zostało prawdopodobnie dokonane przez redaktorów monografii poświęconej 60-leciu Legii Warszawa i miało na celu umniejszenia roli komunistycznych działaczy w reaktywacji klubu. Rudolf został przeniesiony z rodziną z domu generalskiego do odległej dzielnicy Wierzbno. 21 lipca 1946 roku otrzymał stopień generała brygady. W latach 1946–1947 szef Departamentu Finansów MON, potem Departamentu Finansowo-Budżetowego MON. 15 grudnia 1949 roku zwolniony z zawodowej służby wojskowej i 20 stycznia 1950 roku ze względu na wiek i stan zdrowia przeszedł w stan spoczynku. Pracował w Zakładach Tytoniowych. W 1949 roku jako wdowiec ożenił się z wdową po swoim przyjacielu z rodzinnej Zawady płk. Józefie Rymucie, który zginął tragicznie podczas ćwiczeń artyleryjskich w roku 1946.

Był mężem Marii z Matejów (1885–1948).

Zmarł w Warszawie w 1952 roku. Spoczywa w Alei Zasłużonych na Cmentarzu Wojskowym na Powązkach (kwatera A25-tuje-21).

Awanse
 chorąży Legionów Polskich (23.08.1915)
 podporucznik rachunkowy Legionów Polskich (1.07.1916)
 podpułkownik intendentury (po I wojnie)
 pułkownik intendentury ze starszeństwem z dniem 15.08.1924
 generał brygady (21 lipca 1946)

Ordery i odznaczenia
 Krzyż Niepodległości (6 czerwca 1931)
 Krzyż Oficerski Orderu Odrodzenia Polski (1930)
 Krzyż Walecznych (dwukrotnie)
 Złoty Krzyż Zasługi (dwukrotnie: 10 listopada 1928, 1947)
 Medal Pamiątkowy za Wojnę 1918–1921
 Medal Dziesięciolecia Odzyskanej Niepodległości
 Medal za Warszawę 1939–1945 (1947)
 Srebrny Medal za Długoletnią Służbę
 Krzyż Komandorski Orderu Białej Róży Finlandii (Finlandia, 1936)

Przypisy

Bibliografia

 Janusz Królikowski, Generałowie i admirałowie Wojska Polskiego 1943–1990 t. III: M–S, Toruń 2010.
 Stanisław Mielech,Sprtowe sprawy i sprawki Wydawnictwo MON 1963.
 Dębica – Zarys dziejów miasta i regionu, Józef Buszko i Feliks Kirk (red.), Wydawnictwo i Drukarnia Secesja, Kraków 1995.
 Dziesięciolecie intendentury polskiej siły zbrojnej 1918–1928, Koło Oficerów Intendentów, Warszawa 1929.

Generałowie brygady ludowego Wojska Polskiego
Jeńcy Oflagu VI E Dorsten
Ludzie związani z Dębicą
Odznaczeni Krzyżem Niepodległości
Odznaczeni Krzyżem Oficerskim Orderu Odrodzenia Polski (II Rzeczpospolita)
Odznaczeni Krzyżem Walecznych (dwukrotnie)
Odznaczeni Medalem Dziesięciolecia Odzyskanej Niepodległości
Odznaczeni Medalem Pamiątkowym za Wojnę 1918–1921
Odznaczeni Medalem za Warszawę 1939–1945
Odznaczeni Srebrnym Medalem za Długoletnią Służbę (II Rzeczpospolita)
Odznaczeni Złotym Krzyżem Zasługi (II Rzeczpospolita)
Odznaczeni Złotym Krzyżem Zasługi (Polska Ludowa)
Oficerowie intendenci z wyższymi studiami wojskowymi
Oficerowie rachunkowi Legionów Polskich 1914–1918
Pochowani na Powązkach-Cmentarzu Wojskowym w Warszawie
Polacy odznaczeni Orderem Białej Róży Finlandii
Polscy działacze piłkarscy
Polscy jeńcy niemieckich obozów jenieckich
Prezesi Legii Warszawa
Pułkownicy intendenci II Rzeczypospolitej
Uczestnicy II wojny światowej
Urodzeni w 1886
Zmarli w 1952

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Johann Linder (* 1896 in Tablat, Kanton St. Gallen; † 18. Oktober 1972 in St. Gallen) war ein Schweizer Kellner und Weltenbummler, der in den 1950er Jahren als Fasnächtler und Schnitzelbänkler zu einem legendären St. Galler Stadtoriginal wurde.

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Über Elternhaus, Kindheit und Jugend Linders ist kaum etwas bekannt. Im nahen Tablat geboren, wuchs er im St. Galler Stadtteil Linsebühl auf. Seine Kindheit war schwierig, und er war kein guter Schüler. Eine begonnene Lehre brach er schon nach vier Wochen wieder ab. Linder nahm Gelegenheitsjobs im Hotelfach an und war viele Jahre als Kellner und Barmann im Ausland tätig, unter anderem in England und Irland. Im November 1931 reiste er mit dem Dampfer Ansonia über Genua nach Ägypten, um in Alexandria als «Hotelangestellter» zu arbeiten. Dort verbrachte er insgesamt fünfzehn Wintersaisons. Nach zahlreichen Arbeitsaufenthalten im Ausland, aber auch in Schweizer Städten wie Lausanne, Zermatt, Montreux und St. Moritz, wo er mit der Welt der Reichen und Schönen in Berührung kam, kehrte er 1942 nach St. Gallen zurück, um für immer in seiner Heimatstadt zu bleiben. In einem seiner bekanntesten Chansons sang er später: «s Heichoo uf Sanggale isch doch s Schönscht!» (Schriftdeutsch: «Das Heimkommen nach St. Gallen ist doch das Schönste!»)

Linder fand eine Anstellung als Kellner im bekannten St. Galler Café Seeger am Oberen Graben. Von 1951 bis 1961 trat er in der Seeger-Bar zur Fasnachtszeit fast täglich mit seinem Programm Boat dö Nüij (St. Galler Französisch für Boîte de nuit, deutsch Nachtklub) als Einmann-Kabarett auf. In der Tradition der Bänkelsänger gab er als beliebter und gefragter stadtbekannter Schnitzelbänkler der St. Galler Fasnacht neuen Aufschwung und widerlegte dabei den Ruf der St. Galler, sie hätten keinen Humor. In seinen auf St. Galler Deutsch gesungenen Couplets machte er sich – meist instrumental begleitet – über Ereignisse des abgelaufenen Jahres lustig. Auf dem Flügel sitzend, zog er bei seinen Auftritten mit teilweise brüchiger Stimme singend und erzählend liebenswürdig und doch bissig über die vornehme Gesellschaft, Behörden und Obrigkeit her.

Die zu seinen Texten gehörigen grossformatigen Illustrationen, die als Schautafeln auf einem Helgen präsentiert wurden, fertigte für ihn sein Freund, der St. Galler Maler Willi Koch (1909–1988), an. Linders Texte wurden im Zeitraum 1956–1959 unter dem Titel Seegers Boat dö nüjh: [Schnitzelbänke] in Buchform herausgegeben. Mitschnitte seiner Auftritte sind der Nachwelt auf einigen Vinyl-Langspielplatten, deren Hüllen auch von Willi Koch mitgestaltet wurden, und einer 2003 erschienenen Musik-CD erhalten.

Im traditionsreichen Schweizer Humor- und Satiremagazin Nebelspalter wurde «der Johann», wie Linder von den St. Gallern genannt wurde, wie folgt beschrieben:

Im Jahr 1961 wurde Linder im Alter von 65 Jahren AHV-berechtigt und setzte sich zur Ruhe. Anlässlich seiner letzten Vorstellung wurde er reich mit Blumen beschenkt, es wurden Reden gehalten, und die Stadtmusik spielte den eigens für ihn komponierten Johann-Linder-Marsch, der ein Jahr später auf der Langspielplatte Der wahre Johann veröffentlicht wurde. In der Folgezeit wurde es ruhig um Linder. Man sah ihn werktags gedankenverloren durch die Altstadtgassen wandern und sonntags vergnüglich mit dem Bus kreuz und quer durch die Stadt fahren.

Johann Linder starb in seinem 77. Lebensjahr am 18. Oktober 1972 verarmt in St. Gallen.

Gedenken
Zum Gedenken an den Karnevalisten entwarf der St. Galler Bildhauer Max Oertli im Jahr 1993 den Johann-Linder-Brunnen, der in der mittleren Linsebühlstrasse aufgestellt wurde. Er besteht aus einem schlichten rechteckigen Betonbecken und einer lebensgrossen Bronzefigur des Johann Linder, der sich über den Rand des Brunnenbeckens vorbeugt und aus mehreren Gefässen Wasser ausschenkt. Als Besonderheit fliessen zur Fasnachtszeit an einem Tag statt Wasser Glühwein und Punsch aus diesem Brunnen.

Das Stadtarchiv St. Gallen bewahrt Linders Schnitzelbanktexte, die Zeichnungen von Willi Koch und die Musiknoten zum Johann-Linder-Marsch auf.

Ehrungen
 1961 Johann-Linder-Marsch
 1993 Johann-Linder-Brunnen in St. Gallen

Veröffentlichungen
Buch
 Seegers Boat dö nüjh: [Schnitzelbänke]. Johann Linders Schnitzelbank-Texte, Verlag nicht ermittelbar, St. Gallen 1956–1959.

Tonaufnahmen
 Johann Linder's Boat dö nüij. Langspielplatte. Mit Beiträgen von Renward Wyss [und weiteren]; Zwischentexte und Sprecher: Eduard Stäuble. Turicaphon AG, OCLC-Nummer 807244260
 Johann Linder – Singt und plaudert von St. Gallen und den St. Gallern. Langspielplatte. Label Tonjäger, 1970.
 Der wahre Johann. Sanggallereien – geplaudert und gesungen von Johannes Linder. Langspielplatte, Label Tonjäger, 1972.
 Erinnerungen an Johann Linder. Musik-CD. Radio- und Fernsehgesellschaft der Deutschen und der Rätoromanischen Schweiz, St. Gallen 2003, OCLC-Nummer 806972049

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Künstler (Karneval)
Kabarettist (Schweiz)
Stadtoriginal (Schweiz)
Person (St. Gallen)
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Geboren 1896
Gestorben 1972
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Stremț (in latino Subalpestris, in ungherese Diód oppure Diódváralja, in tedesco Nußschloss), è un comune della Romania di  abitanti, ubicato nel distretto di Alba, nella regione storica della Transilvania.

Il comune è formato da un insieme di 4 villaggi: Fața Pietrii, Geomal, Geoagiu de Sus, Stremț.

Stremț, situata nei Monti Apuseni, è considerata la porta della regione montana, caratterizzata da numerose aree naturalistiche protette e discretamente frequentata dal turismo.

Note

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Comuni del distretto di Alba

ro:Stremț, Alba


Notes I wrote up months ago that have since been found by others to be useful. Posting for posterity. Basically, these instructions are for how to set up an always-on logger for IRC (chat) - helpful for being able to hear the conversations others are having about the project you're working on while you're away. I am assuming a fair amount of background knowledge here, but the content is remixable, so feel free to yoink/improve/etc.
2. Run these commands (comments in parentheses).
which will dump you in your normal sunjammer shell outside of screen.
and you'll be set to not-away.
I have ssh, I have IRC.


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Rising JHS freshman Mason Hamrick will compete in the USA regional track meet July 11 for a spot in the National Junior Olympics.
Wednesday, July 7. 2010
Rising JHS ninth grade pole vaulter sets sights on USA Jr. Olympics
It's almost by accident that rising Jefferson High School freshman Mason Hamrick pole vaults today.
While in middle school, he chose to run track and field to, well, run. The field events were an afterthought.
"I didn't have one (a field event), so I walked over here," Hamrick said Thursday, standing next to the JHS pole vaulting pit, "and I kind of got sucked in."
Hamrick hasn't slowed since.
After a year of participation in the pole vault, the 14-year-old Hamrick heads to the USA Track and Field Regionals in Greensboro, N.C. where he'll compete Sunday for a coveted spot in the USA Track and Field National Junior Olympics later this month in Sacramento, Calif. Next spring, he plans to join the defending state champion Jefferson High School track team, which just graduated a three-time state pole vaulting champion, Tyler Porter.
Hamrick is already setting the bar high for his own prep career.
"I'm going to try to win state and be a four-timer," he said.
Hamrick has been plenty busy leading up to this point.
He has yet to lose in a career that spans between 20 to 30 events. Included in that stretch is winning the pole vault in the first-ever Georgia middle school state track meet in April and then winning in the June 20 USA Track and Field Junior Olympics Association Championship Meet at Westlake High School in Atlanta. That victory qualified him for the regional meet in Greensboro.
"It's just really fun," Hamrick said. "It's really a rush."
Hamrick's personal-best vault is 12-6, a mark he'll try to better in Greensboro.
If he qualifies for the national junior Olympics, he hopes to be up to 13 feet.
Hamrick trains seven days a week for about an hour and a half and credits Gary Porter (Tyler Porter's father), Lee Roper (a former college pole vaulter) and his father with his development in the sport. The champ himself, Tyler Porter, has also been a big influence.
Making this all the more impressive is that Hamrick currently practices with a broken foot. The injury occurred on Memorial Day during a vault in which he cleared 13 feet but came in too shallow, which made for a bad landing.
"It's pretty tough," Hamrick said. "It hurts a lot and it takes a lot of drive. But I just love it that much. It's something I don't want to quit."
So with only one good foot, Hamrick will take his unbeaten streak to Greensboro where he'll go up against competitors as old as 16.
If he places in the top four of his age division, he'll go to California. He knows the challenge ahead of him.
"It's going to really get in my head," Hamrick said of the older competition. "But I think I can do it. I hope I can."
Defined tags for this entry: Jefferson boys' track, JHS Sports
Boys' basketball: Jefferson survives subregion scare
Girls' basketball: JHS hopes to rebound heading into rivalry game
Road trip: Jefferson grapplers to cross state lines for two tourneys
Boys' basketball: JHS rebounds just in time for Commerce
Girls' basketball: JHS takes three-game winning streak into Commerce game
Softball: Resilient Bartek signs with Newberry
Success Story: Perseverance pays off for Jefferson's Brandon Mosley
Boys' basketball: JHS looks to pick up pace
Girls' basketball: Early season marked by near misses
Girls' basketball: Rachel Goza's 14 points sparks JHS
#1 Kim Howington on 07/10/10 at 08:59 AM [Reply]
You can do it. Best Wishes !!!!
[ Top level ]#1: Kim Howington on 2010-07-10 08:59
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Personal Data Protection Bill under MOIT&T enters final stage.
Personal Data Protection Bill under Ministry of IT and Telecommunication, has entered into final phase.
On the direction of Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunication Syed Amin Ul Haque, points of maintaining privacy and economic continuity have been incorporated in the bill.
In this regard a high level meeting was held under Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunication Syed Amin Ul Haque here on Thursday. The meeting was attended by Secretary IT Shoaib Ahmad Siddiqui and senior officers of the Ministry.
Federal Minister for IT Syed Amin Ul Haque said it is our topmost priority to ensure protection of Pakistani citizens' data. Objective of this bill is to protect Pakistani consumers' data and promote economic activities, he added.
He said that the Personal Data Protection Bill was prepared with the consultation of all the stakeholders and their proposals were included in it. The Federal Minister said that Data Protection bill had been prepared while keeping in view all international rules and policies of social media companies.
He said that the bill encompasses fundamental rights including human rights and digital rights.
The Federal Minister for IT said that draft Personal Data Protection Bill will be dispatched to concerned department soon for giving it legal shape.
After the approval of the bill, the data of Pakistani consumers will be safe according to international standards, he said.


Here we are again. I've found myself another month on, which feels like two bloody minutes, Phoebe is another month older and has thrilled us yet again with the progress she's made in the last 30 days, and here I am trying to remember everything that's happened so I can write about it here.
Every day I seem to end up proud as punch over something Phoebe has done. A month ago she was just drinking milk and having the odd lick of real food, now she's ramming cucumber, tomato, yogurt, bread-sticks and more down her throat like she's been eating for years (OK a bit of an exaggeration, but she's taken to food epically well). We are trying to do baby led weaning which occasionally scares the crap out of me, but so far we've managed not to kill her, and she's doing surprisingly well at not gagging on her food, so she's picking it up nicely. Wifey keeps me firmly chilled (ish) and it's getting easier by the day. This week we've had a good variety of food, from Cheesy Leek Bake to Tagliatelle Bolognaise, all of which were a hit with both Phoebe and me!
Whilst I was thinking about this post I was trying to think of everything she's achieved this month, and the list seems really quite long. She can sit perfectly well by herself now, only very rarely toppling over when she reaches too far for something and overbalances. She's really found her voice in the last few weeks too, and wakes us up daily babbling away to herself in her cot, and attempts to copy sounds you make at her (the raspberry blowing is still going on though, which is fine unless she's a mouthful of food).
Raspberry blowing – fine unless her mouth if full!
We've also just about learnt to wave! Phoebe looks a bit like the Queen when she waves at you. It's really quite cute.
Bedtime is now a lot more structured. We've recently started putting her to bed at 7pm at the latest. At 6.45 the routine starts. Into the bedroom, bum change, then a story. If Phoebe is in the right frame of mind and not TOO tired, she absoutely loves books. The more colourful they are the better. It's important to us that she appreciates books, and she's already got a growing collection in her bedroom. After a story it's into her sleeping bag for milk and then straight down in her cot. No messing about. On goes the baby monitor and the door gets shut. Most days she's away with the fairies in under a few minutes and we don't hear from her until 6-6.30am the next morning.
The biggest achievement of the month is definitely getting over the hurdle of going into a meltdown whenever someone other than me or Wifey were holding her. This was a magical moment and means the rest of the family really get a good time with her. It's also made the next big thing of the month a lot easier too. Nursery!!! This week we've had two trial mornings and she's absolutely loved it both times, which has helped put our minds at ease, given Wifey goes back to work next week so Phoebe will be there every week! Today she did a plaster hand print! It's amazing, but was still wet when we picked her up so I can't show you just yet sorry!!
We've not yet mastered the art of rolling over but she's finally starting to at least put a bit of effort in so I'm sure that will come very soon.
Roll on the next 6 months. Can we start planning her birthday party yet?!


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Guest Post: Liz Coley
Greetings my friends!
Today, I'm excited to have Liz Coley, one of my long-time writer friends from OWW, as a guest poster. She's releasing a new series that I think y'all will love: Tor Maddox. Tor's a precocious teen news junkie who finds herself wrapped up in a conspiracy or two. Tor's a really fun character to read (I beta read for Liz back in the day), so I'd invite you to check it out. Now, on with the guest post!
Unkind Cuts – Deleted Scenes
In the long history of the Tor Maddox series, the highest high was when I got "the call" from an agent to whom I'd submitted. She was offering me representation. She adored the story and characters, hated the original title (Best Friends), and wanted to know if I would cut 15,000 words. She didn't tell me which 15,000. That was my job. Gulp.
As a writer who prefers drafting to revising (unusual, I know), this was torture. But hey, to get your first agent after years of trying, you'd agree to shave your head if asked. I hit the delete key.
It's always interesting to me to watch the deleted scenes from a movie—stuff the director and writer originally thought was brilliant which ended up on the cutting room floor.
Here's a glimpse for you of my sweepings.
TOR MADDOX: UNLEASHED (deleted scene)
At the park, Cocoa dashed into the melee, tail wagging. I sat down on a bench in the shade by a couple of old ladies. They sat close together, speaking quietly, but not so quietly that I couldn't hear.
"I'm so sorry about Max," one was saying to the other. "You must miss him dreadfully after so many years together."
"Betty, I can honestly say he was my best friend. Next to you, dear."
Betty patted her gently on the arm. "I'd like to come to the service, if I may."
"Of course, Betty, of course," said the woman holding a crumpled lace handkerchief. "I'll email you all the details."
Whoa. Modern widows, I thought.
"How's Sam taking it?" Betty asked.
Sam? The son perhaps? I'm so bad about listening in on other people's conversations. I must have forgotten to stop being Nancy Drew, teen detective.
"Look at him," she answered, pointing to a basset frisking with Cocoa. Ah. Sam the dog. "See how sad he looks?" How could she tell? Bassets always look sad. Even when they're frisking.
"Poor dear," said her sympathetic friend. "Was it very painful for Max? Near the end?"
"Terrible," the first woman replied. "His lungs were ruined. He fought for every last breath. Eventually I had to put him to sleep."
Oops. Not her husband. I don't think we're doing that to people yet, except in Oregon and Vermont.
"I'm sorry," I interrupted. "I couldn't help overhearing. What happened to your dear Max?" The ladies acted pleased to have a fresh face to talk to, not bothered by my inquisitiveness at all.
"Oh my dear," the handkerchief woman said. "He came down with the dog flu, that's what the vet said. But I know I had him vaccinated as a pup. Didn't I, Betty?" Betty nodded. "The vet couldn't explain why the vaccine failed. He wanted to autopsy my poor Max, but I said, 'I'm sending him back to God in one piece, the way I got him.'"
I wondered if Cocoa was vaccinated before we adopted him. I wondered if God appreciated getting Max back in one piece or if he would have preferred donating Max's body to science so they could figure out why he died.
Suddenly, I wanted to get Cocoa out of the park, away from all these drooling, barking, sniffing creatures carrying God-only-knows what germs on them. We ran all the way home.
That was 404 words down, and 14,596 to go!
T or Maddox: Unleased, the first book in the Tor Maddox series, releases on May 1st. It's up for pre-order now–check it out. And congrats to Liz!
This entry was posted in Blog on April 21, 2015 by Kendra.
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Posts Tagged 'Painter'
Posted in Architecture, News Ink, tagged Aditya Prakash, Architecture, Art, Chandigarh, India, Indian Modernist, Le Corbusier, Modern Architecture, Nehru, news, Painter, Paintings, Theatre on August 27, 2008| 10 Comments »
Ar. Aditya Prakash, Chandigarh
On August 12, 2008 city of Chandigarh (India) lost an eminent architect, designer, painter, a theater enthusiast, academician, Le Corbusier's associate. He was Ar. Aditya Prakash.
News Release- Aditya Prakash, Indian Modernist
He was on his way to Mumbai for staging the play Life Never Retires, created by G.S. Channi, in which he played the central character. He died on the way, at Ratlam station.
Aditya Prakash is well known in the world of modern architecture as Le Corbusier's associate in the planning, design and building of the Chandigarh Capital Project which was initiated by the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru.
Known internationally for its architecture and urban planning, Chandigarh is home to numerous architectural projects of Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Edwin Maxwell Fry, Jane Drew, Matthew Nowicki, and Albert Mayer. Nehru famously proclaimed Chandigarh to be "unfettered by the traditions of the past, a symbol of the nation's faith in the future."
Le Corbusier with Pandit Nehru
Designed in a grid pattern, Chandigarh stands out from the rest of India with its clean lines, broad avenues and imposing government buildings built on a vast scale in concrete with columns, ramps, sculpted roof lines and screens to protect against the punishing sun.
Prakash joined the Chandigarh Capital Project in November of 1952 as one of the nine architects on the team. He had just finished studying architecture at the London Polytechnic, and became an A.R.I.B.A. in 1951.
Painted towns of Shekhawati: Colors in sand
Posted in Architecture, Culture, Historic Preservation, Peoples' Places, tagged Architecture, Art, Cities, Culture, Entertainment, Frescoes, Heritage Hotels, Historic Preservation, History, India, Interiors, Life, Museums, Painter, Paintings, People, Photography, Places, Preservation, Rajasthan, Reuse, Time, Towns, Travel, Videos on February 12, 2008| 8 Comments »
How big can you imagine an open air gallery to be? Well, here you are… 13, 785 sq. km [5130 sq. miles] of painted walls, havelis, palaces and forts in the vast expanse of the desert of Rajasthan in India. Town after town, street after street, home after home has been painted with frescoes depicting characters and stories from Indian mythology, history, vernacular culture and life, erotica, and even imaginary and hilarious depictions of science fiction!
This is the Shekhawati region of state of Rajasthan in India. Established and ruled by the Shekhawat rajputs for centuries till independence of India in 1947, it was the largest Nizamat of Jaipur State. With more than 120 villages, 50 forts and palaces, it was definitely the most happening place for architecture and art development. Few of these have been restored or remodeled to be reused as heritage hotels or museum or schools. Others have become obscure or peeled off.
Why paint the walls of the towns? Neighboring Marwar region influenced the Shekhawati region a lot. The marwar community was rich, and prosperous. This was the 'business class'! For over a century between 1830 and 1930, marwaris or the business community made Shekhawati their home, before they started migrating to other parts of India. Family names that are now associated with some of India's big business houses, originated here. As the ultimate symbol of their opulence, the Marwaris commissioned artists to paint those buildings. Hundreds of these courtyard houses cropped up in the desert landscape, each of them covered inside out with colorful frescoes. This art was kept alive for almost 300 years. Eventually it started falling apart as more and more families from this community started settling elsewhere, and these houses were locked up to ruins.
How? In Shekhawati, the fresco painter or the chiteras belonged to the social class of potters or kumhaars. The technique employed for the Shekhawati frescoes was elaborate, and comparable to the Italian frescoes of the 14th century. The colors were mixed in lime water or lime plaster and were then made to sink into the plaster physically through processes of beating, burnishing, and polishing. All the pigments used were prepared with natural and primarily household ingredients like kohl, lime, indigo, red stone powder, and saffron. Cow's urine was dried up to get the bright yellow!
There are instances where these frescoes were complimented with gach [mirror] work and intricately carved wood work. Some merchants and ministers even got the havelis painted in gold and silver. There are havelis which have frescoes which amuse everyone- showing King George and Queen Victoria of England in an Indian landscape! Some even illustrate modern machinery of the times such as airplanes, cars, telephones et al!
Painted Walls of Shekhavati by Francis Wacziarg, Aman Nath
Chekhawati
Photo credits in slide show: Pavan Gupta of Destination India.


The Sogno diffuser by Linari is presented in a deep chocolate-brown flacon out of Italian glass with a metallic gloss and a fine ring structure. The innovative multiplex lid is made of alternate light and dark wooden veneers.
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The trailer for Naseeruddin Shah's next film, Hope Aur Hum, is out now. The cast, which includes Naseeruddin Shah, Sonali Kulkarni, Naveen Kasturia, Kabir Sajid and Virti Vighani, were present along with the writer-director, Sudip Bandyopadhyay and the producer, Samira Bandyopadhyay.
The story is a reminiscent tale of a family in Mumbai whose lives are explored through an endearing cinematic journey. The plot revolves around the Srivastava family whose lives are affected by the senior most member of the family, Nagesh (Naseeruddin Shah) whose obsession with his traditional copying machine, called Mr. Soennecken, starts to take a toll on the relationship of the entire family.
It's a simple story of human emotions explored through the intertwined lives of each family member. With the family revolting against Nagesh's old ways, the film tells the tale of the transition between the old and the new, explored through the ideas and idles of three different generations.
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Superstar Anil Kapoor celebrates 35 glorious years in Cinema !


Bottled conditioned. Special for 1996.
Mmmmm. Another very successful bottle conditioned beer from Marston from the late 90s. This is liquid Christmas cake, complete with marizapn and icing. Yes, mixed peal, orange, almonds, beer soaked brown bread, all wrapped softly together in a warm blanket of alcohol. There is some awareness of age - a touch of damp brown paper, and a bit of dryness in the finish which has a memory of powdery hops.


Please take plenty of time to savor and enjoy the skills you have learned already. You've earned it!
But it is also good to keep an eye on refining and expanding your abilities at an appropriate pace.
In this lesson, we'll talk about some vital concepts and commitments that will help keep you from getting frozen in a rut or stuck in a particular comfort zone - and keep you on track to keep growing - while having tons of fun in the meantime, of course!


PG&E is down -15.8%, or -$6.30 to $33.62.
Halliburton price target lowered to $39 from $44 at SunTrust. SunTrust analyst Ken Sill lowered his price target on Halliburton to $39 after its Q1 results and Q2 guidance to reflect his lowered implied enterprise value to expected FY20 EBITDA multiple of 9.0-times from 9.6-times, which is in line with its 2007-2014 average. The analyst is also keeping his Buy rating on Halliburton stock, saying the tone of the earnings call was "much improved" and reflects stabilizing U.S. pricing on better supply/demand fundamentals along with expectations of an increase in international activity.
Intuitive Surgical price target lowered to $611 from $684 at Citi. Citi analyst Amit Hazan lowered his price target for Intuitive Surgical to $611 from $684 following last week's "surprise miss" but keeps a Buy rating on the shares. The analyst sees "very solid leading indicators that offer encouragement for longer term fundamentals." He also believes the recent weakness in the shares present a "compelling buying opportunity."
"Our diversified business model helped us to once again deliver a significant year-over-year improvement in first quarter earnings," said John Ferriola, Nucor's Chairman, CEO and President. "Our plate, bar, and structural mills were strong contributors in the first quarter, and several of our downstream businesses also increased earnings as compared to the year ago period." Ferriola continued, "While we are focused on bringing new projects online to drive incremental earnings growth and margin expansion, we are also actively evaluating other profitable growth opportunities. We will remain disciplined and opportunistic, consistent with our focus on shareholder value creation. Overall, Nucor is well-positioned for continued growth and success, we are building on our strong momentum and we remain confident in our near-and long-term prospects."
Sees GAAP operating expenses to increase approximately 20% on a year-over-year basis "as we continue to invest for growth and support the top priorities we outlined at the beginning of the year: health, conversation, revenue product and sales, and platform."
Total headcount at the end of Q1 reached more than 4,100 employees, up 18%. Twitter expects headcount growth in 2019 to slightly exceed last year's 16% year-over-year growth.


When the Summer Ends On Sale Now!
After weeks of proof-reading and nerves, I've finally taken the plunge and published my first novel to Amazon! I'm thrilled, and at the same time, nearly fainting with anxiety, hoping very much that at least some people will like it.
You can get it from Amazon now for 2 pounds and six pence ($2.99), or free on Kindle Unlimited in a few days (I'll let you know when I've sorted the ins and outs of Kindle Unlimited). Reviews are incredibly welcome, especially of the kind and positive ilk! Here it is.
Hope you enjoy it! Give some love to Nami, who illustrated the cover at her Instagram!
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Saint Brendan of Clonfert or Bréanainn of Clonfert (c. 484 – c. 577) (Irish: Naomh Breandán; Icelandic: Brandanus) called "the Navigator", "the Voyager", or "the Bold" is one of the early Irish monastic saints. He is chiefly renowned for his legendary quest to the "Isle of the Blessed," also called Saint Brendan's Island. The Voyage of Saint Brendan could be called an immram (Irish navigational story). He was one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland.
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Brendan travelled to Wales and the holy island of Iona, off the west coast of Scotland; returning to Ireland, he founded a monastery at Annaghdown, where he spent the rest of his days. He also founded a convent at Annaghdown for his sister Briga. He was recognised as a saint by the Church, and his feast day was celebrated on 16 May . Having established the bishopric of Ardfert, St Brendan proceeded to Thomond, and founded a monastery at Inis-da-druim (now Coney Island), in the present parish of Killadysert, County Clare, about the year 550. He then journeyed to Wales, and thence to Iona, for he is said to have left traces of his apostolic zeal at Kil-brandon (near Oban) and Kil-brennan Sound. After a three years' mission in Britain he returned to Ireland, and did more proselytising in various parts of Leinster, especially at Dysart (County Kilkenny), Killiney (Tubberboe), and Brandon Hill. He established churches at Inchiquin, County Galway and at Inishglora, County Mayo. He died c. 577 at Annaghdown, while visiting his sister Briga. Fearing that after his death his devotees might take his remains as relics, Brendan had arranged before dying to have his body secretly carried back to the monastery he founded at Clonfert concealed in a luggage cart. He was buried in Clonfert Cathedral.
St Brendan is chiefly renowned for his legendary journey to the Isle of the Blessed as described in the ninth century Voyage of St Brendan the Navigator. Many versions exist that tell of how he set out onto the Atlantic Ocean with sixty pilgrims (other versions have fourteen, plus three unbelievers who join at the last minute) searching for the Garden of Eden. One of these companions is said to have been Saint Malo, the namesake of Saint-Malo. If it happened, this would have occurred sometime between AD 512–530, before his travel to the island of Great Britain. On his trip, Brendan is supposed to have seen Saint Brendan's Island, a blessed island covered with vegetation. He also encountered a sea monster, an adventure he shared with his contemporary Saint Columba. The most commonly illustrated adventure is his landing on an island which turns out to be a giant sea monster called Jasconius or Jascon. This too, has its parallels in other stories, not only in Irish mythology but in other traditions, from Sinbad the Sailor to Pinocchio.


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Chief takes on council critics
Krokoff defends recent actions of police; blasts members of city panel
JORDAN CARLEO-EVANGELIST , Staff writer
1of10A crowd with the mix of police officers and members of Occupy Albany pack a court room to hear Police Chief Steve Krokoff answer questions from the Albany?s Common Council over the handling of the Occupy Albany raid Thursday, Jan 5, 2012 in Albany N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)Lori Van Buren
2of10A crowd with the mix of police officers and members of Occupy Albany pack a court room to hear Police Chief Steve Krokoff, center, answer questions from the Albany?s Common Council over the handling of the Occupy Albany raid Thursday, Jan 5, 2012 in Albany N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)Lori Van Buren
3of10Assistant Corporation Counsel Jeffrey Jamison, right, speaks after Police Chief Steve Krokoff, left, spoke to the Albany?s Common Council over the handling of the Occupy Albany raid Thursday, Jan 5, 2012 in Albany N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)Lori Van Buren
4of10Police officers listen to Police Chief Steve Krokoff answer questions from the Albany?s Common Council over the handling of the Occupy Albany raid Thursday, Jan 5, 2012 in Albany N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)Lori Van Buren
5of10Jeffery Jamison, Albany's director of building and codes, speaks after Police Chief Steve Krokoff spoke to the Albany?s Common Council over the handling of the Occupy Albany raid Thursday, Jan 5, 2012 in Albany N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)Lori Van Buren
7of10Police Chief Steve Krokoff answers questions from the Albany?s Common Council over the handling of the Occupy Albany raid Thursday, Jan 5, 2012 in Albany N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)Lori Van Buren
10of10Members of the Albany Common Council take turns speaking after Police Chief Steve Krokoff spoke to the Council over the handling of the Occupy Albany raid Thursday, Jan 5, 2012 in Albany N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)Lori Van Buren
ALBANY — Police Chief Steven Krokoff roared to the defense of his department Thursday night, singling out city lawmakers by name in a blistering speech as he accused two of being "too weak to stand for the truth" and capitalizing on recent traumas for their own political gain.
The normally mild-mannered chief's scorching offensive, which he began by citing the number of officers injured in the line of duty in each of the last two years, seemed to stun some members of the Common Council, who had summoned Krokoff before them to explain his department's actions during the Dec. 22 showdown between police and Occupy Albany protesters in Academy Park.
But the chief — who appeared voluntarily before the council's caucus — also seemed to zero in, without stating it, on what he believes were some lawmakers' roles in the community tumult that has followed last week's fatal shooting by a police officer of a young black man in the South End.
"Recent events have taught me a lot about who I am, who our officers are, and yes, even who some of you are," Krokoff told the lawmakers, who unanimously and enthusiastically confirmed him for the chief's job just 17 months ago. "I have learned that despite the efforts that our officers make every minute of every day and the risks they take to keep you safe, there are still some of you who are willing to discount that for your own political gain."
Krokoff aimed his most scathing words at two council members in particular, Anton Konev and Lester Freeman, who have been vocal critics of the department in the wake of both incidents — Konev as a staunch supporter of Occupy Albany and Freeman as the representative of the South End.
"Shame on Councilman Konev and Councilman Freeman, who at every turn, seem so willing to distort the truth of any situation, no matter how tragic, and use it for their own personal gain," Krokoff said. "Shame on you both for mattering so little to yourselves and your community that you have to create hate and further half-truths just to feel some sense of relevancy. This entire city has seen the content of your character, and I pity you both."
The numerous police officers among the standing-room-only crowd that spilled out of the small City Hall courtroom — including the officer on horseback who used pepper spray during the Dec. 22 clash — erupted into applause and shouts of "hail to the chief" as Krokoff concluded his remarks, which sent Konev, a first-term lawmaker from the midtown 11th Ward, fuming.
Konev, visibly flustered, fired back that Krokoff was suffering from "a case of selective hearing" for ignoring supportive things he had said about the department and accused the chief of burning bridges. He later called for an apology and said Krokoff should be willing to admit his department botched the confrontation with protesters or seek a new job.
"If he's not willing to do that, then I have lost my confidence in him completely," Konev said, "and he should resign."
While a hit with his own rank-and-file, Krokoff's impassioned defense seemed to only further outrage protesters, who later called on the council to back an independent investigation of the events that led to the violent scrum between police and occupiers over their final tent in the park.
Protesters continue to challenge key elements of the police account of that night, including that the officer who used the pepper spray did so only in defense of himself and his horse.
The legal dispute between the city and the occupiers is pending in court, and the city has taken the stance the protesters may remain in the park but their tents cannot.
"The main issue we have here is do we have the right to exercise our basic Constitutional rights," said protester Alice Brody. "And can we do it in a place that is symbolic."
A third councilman Krokoff cited by name was Dominick Calsolaro, who was among those pepper sprayed during the break up of the camp and as recently as Thursday night reiterated his belief that the officer acted inappropriately and indiscriminately pepper-sprayed the crowd of protesters. Krokoff accused Calsolaro, previously one of the chief's strongest supporters, of lacking the "internal discipline" to keep from getting caught up in the "frenzy" of the night.
"When your department needed your leadership," the chief said, "you were not there."
The calls for an independent probe of the events surrounding the break up of the encampment came as members of the city's minority community again called for a separate independent investigation of last Thursday's shooting of Nah-Cream Moore, a 19-year-old parolee who was killed after he allegedly raised a loaded handgun toward officers trying to take him into custody.
Freeman, turning aside Krokoff's harsh words, said the chief would do well to focus on containing the turmoil that is continuing to brew in his neighborhood.
"I don't got anything to say about him. It's the people underneath him I worry about," Freeman said. "If he doesn't quell this situation, there's gonna be problems. He needs to get on it. If they don't watch this thing carefully, watch what happens."
Still other council members, like Councilwoman Leah Golby, urged healing, saying they hoped the great gains the department has made to build trust with the community would not be lost in the flashes of anger.
"I do hope that there will be some effort to (reverse) the harm," she said.
Reach Jordan Carleo-Evangelist at 454-5445 or jcarleo-evangelist@timesunion.com. On Twitter: @JCEvangelist_TU.
JORDAN CARLEO-EVANGELIST


Hiran Sahil is living in India. Hiran Sahil is part of our authors community since June 19, 2017 and has published 18 posts.
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