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Introductions and explanations for a variety of tabletop gaming systems beyond the old favorites, including suggestions for games to try!
Way back when, at the genesis of this site, I wrote a "Novice's Guide to Powered by the Apocalypse", a Powered by the Apocalypse (PbtA) 101, if you will. This article covered the basic mechanics and underlying assumptions of games written with the PbtA framework, and covered a few of the more popular games that were out at the time. Now, nearly two years later, PbtA is still growing, and has attracted many players to its fiction-forward, high-stakes style of gameplay. I've also run and played more PbtA games myself, and have noticed some really interesting elements that people have trouble engaging, take for granted, or even fight against. This 201 course to PbtA games should provide advice and information about getting the most out of the full range of PbtA games and campaigns.
Andrzej Sapkowski's The Witcher series was thrust into the spotlight through the work of CD Projekt Red, a Polish game development studio now best known for its games based on the fantasy series. The Witcher RPG, new this year, was the result of an intriguing IP flowchart that connects it to some of the biggest hype in both the video gaming and tabletop gaming space. R. Talsorian Games, publisher of The Witcher RPG, is the company founded by Mike Pondsmith, designer of Cyberpunk 2020. When CD Projekt Red optioned Cyberpunk 2020 for a video game (Cyberpunk 2077), another Talsorian developer, Mike's son Cody, built out a proposal for a tabletop version of The Witcher and presented it to CD Projekt Red leadership. They accepted, and the resulting game is the one I read and review for you here.
The Witcher RPG is exciting not only because it brings a popular fantasy property onto the gaming table, but also because it is the first original publication out of R. Talsorian in 13 years. As a result, The Witcher RPG is important both because it tells us if the design chops in R. Talsorian are as vital as they were in the 80s and 90s, and it tells us what future games are going to look like. While The Witcher RPG is using the venerable Fuzion ruleset which traces its lineage all the way back to Cyberpunk 2020 itself, a number of updates and design considerations make it clear that even if R. Talsorian and the Pondsmiths like their old-school, they know how to make a game flow and play well.
The Witcher RPG is a lore-heavy, setting-heavy book on gaming in the world of The Witcher. Fortunately for everyone involved, this doesn't make it a game about Geralt of Rivia, the Witcher from the books and games, nor does this make it a game where everyone plays Witchers. A number of classes are provided which give a fair breadth of different play styles, including mages and men-at-arms as well as merchants and craftsmen. Witchers are a playable option, but as the NPC stat cards toward the beginning of the book show, not all Witchers are as potent as Geralt. Every race represented in the games and novels are present here, and as befits the culture implied therein, there is a nice expansion of Cyberpunk's reputation mechanic to include the generally racist attitudes towards elves, dwarves, and witchers.
After race and class there is a lifepath system which at a high level is similar to the one in Cyberpunk. The options have been beefed up quite a bit, though, and also include a lot of neat upbringing detail appropriate to The Continent. If you can't decide whether your merchant is from Novigrad or Velen, that is baked into the lifepath quite nicely.
Mechanically, the system will be familiar to anyone who's played Cyberpunk or Mekton: all rolls are a d10 plus stat plus skill. There are still nine stats like in Cyberpunk, though they've been changed a bit (Movement Allowance, Attractiveness, Cool, and Tech are gone, replaced by Dexterity, Speed, Will, and Craft). The skill list, in contrast, has contracted dramatically from the Cyberpunk days, which is a good thing. The most significant way that skills have changed is a revision to special abilities. In Cyberpunk 2020, special abilities were skills that only certain classes could get, and generally conferred the equivalent of unique class features. That is still true in The Witcher, but special abilities are no longer mere skills. Now, each class has a special ability which, when advanced, opens up additional abilities which either enhance the core special ability or are new abilities unto themselves. This ends up making the classes feel more like D&D classes in terms of how they're written, but because of how much disparity there is compared to D&D, I think it works nicely here.
Magic is a broadly spell-based system, with a number of differing types of magical abilities. Mages can cast spells, Witchers can use the relatively simple Signs, and craftsmen can create magical potions. The alchemy system is interesting, using a number of Essences which can be extracted from different items. The crafting system broadly is built up the same way, using a number of ingredients which can be purchased or looted.
Combat is once again lifted from Cyberpunk, with a couple key differences. First, the wound track is gone, replaced with a more basic HP system (though with both wounds and stun damage). Second, a critical wound system akin to that from Warhammer has been added; when you exceed your target's defense roll by more than 7, you deal a critical wound which confers an extra effect and is more difficult to heal. Beyond those two details, the mechanics will be familiar: opposed rolls for melee, target numbers for ranged, roll a d10. Even SP for armor is still there, and the infamous armor layering rules are still in effect.
The Witcher RPG is clearly an update of an existing system, though the update does many things well. There are also admittedly some missteps where either something really needed to be changed and wasn't, or one of the new changes didn't land quite right.
To start, mechanically this game kept all the elements of the old system that I really liked. The combat is simple but wicked, lifepath is neat and evocative, and the classes are broad and not all combat-based. Certain design flaws in the Interlock/Fuzion system were addressed directly: advancement is significantly improved from Cyberpunk, both in terms of pace and options. Giving out improvement points isn't particularly interesting, but that's true for most games which aren't called Burning Wheel. Additionally, the change in special abilities not only works better for making classes feel distinct but also moves away from some of the more broken special abilities in Cyberpunk. The addition of a social combat mechanic was needed and deserved. As one final mechanic worth recognition, the two-tiered difficulty system in the bestiary and complementary encounter building advice are excellent. The system is significantly less granular than challenge rating in D&D (nine categories rather than over twenty) but provides much more information thanks to the supporting material.
Beyond the rules, the lore in this book is excellent. Lots of information about the world, characters that people will likely know, and great adventure hooks which are much broader than what is brought to the table by Geralt and his friends. The GM's section is very good, directly addressing topics like in-game romance and adversarial GMing in a blunt but helpful way. There's also a section which has an overview of every important decision point in the Witcher video games, something which is invaluable if you or your group have played the games and have their own 'headcanon' to account for.
The book is not without its hiccups, both in design and formatting. The biggest issue, present throughout the book, is clarity. Every once in a while, this is from the writing…the new special ability tracks, which I greatly enjoy rules-wise, don't have clear framing mechanics. I had to read the section four different times to figure out what it costs to advance these abilities, and I'm still unsure. More frequently, clarity issues are from implied omissions…things that the writer thought were obvious that the reader will not find obvious. An example of this is the bestiary. Each flavor section of the bestiary has a knowledge check DC in the title. This is a really neat flourish, but…two sentences at the beginning just saying why those DCs are there would have really helped. I did get it from context, but not immediately…and I've been gaming for nearly two decades. This also happened with item tables…many column headings needed more explanation as to what they were. The worst offenders, clarity-wise, are the sidebars. Do not put rules in the sidebars which aren't mentioned elsewhere…just don't do it. Finding that a rule I needed to know was stuck in a sidebar was profoundly annoying, because if I hadn't been reading more carefully I would have missed it. And this occurred frequently throughout the book…after reading a section and feeling like I had missed something, I would find it in a sidebar. Leave the sidebars for flavor, suggestions, and tips and tricks…not core rules.
I generally had fewer problems with the actual rules of the game than with the layout, but there were a couple issues I saw. The crafting rules, which by and large are excellent, contain two issues. First, the price of items in the crafting rules and the price of the same item in the earlier inventory section were different. I don't know if this was an error or if there's a reason for it, but either way, clarity is needed. Second, and this is more philosophical, the crafting ingredients are lifted from the game very closely. Tracking half a dozen ingredients in a video game is trivial. In a tabletop game…less so. When you consider that every monster is supposed to drop something, it looks like engaging with the crafting system is going to require a lot of bookkeeping. It's likely that having an ingredient-based treasure system solves more problems than it creates when it comes to power creep, so I will reserve judgment on how playable the crafting system is until I play it. As a final note, while I understand why The Witcher (and Fuzion in general, I believe) abandoned Cyberpunk's wound track mechanic, I wish they didn't. Characters are still pretty squishy with their static HP pools, but the stun/shock saves added to the danger of combat in a palpable way. If there was a way to keep that granularity without requiring five or six dice rolls to resolve each hit, I'm sure they would have done it.
The Witcher RPG is both a solid dark fantasy title and a return to form for R. Talsorian after a long hiatus. Grimmer than D&D but likely a bit more magical and fanciful than WFRP, The Witcher should attract fans of the genre, fans of the video games, and fans of R. Talsorian's earlier work. If you're looking to run from the Nilfgaardian army or just want to play fantasy Cyberpunk, The Witcher RPG should be where you look.
The Witcher RPG is available from DriveThruRPG. This review was written based on the print version of the game, and doesn't take into account any errata from more recent PDF iterations.
Time Travel is a daunting mechanic for any GM to attempt to incorporate in their game. While using time travel as a platform for historical settings and conflicts can be fun, eventually your players are going to ask "wait, what happens if we show Beethoven a recording of his Fifth Symphony before he writes it?" or, even more problematic, "can I go kill my grandfather?" These are questions which, for the sake of the integrity of the concept, can't be left completely unanswered (though you can probably tell the player trying to kill his own grandfather to drop it before something bad happens). The good thing is that time travel as a game concept leans heavily on improv, and does so in a way that can be very helpful with developing your improv muscles in a fun, non-game breaking way. That's because with time travel, you can come up with whatever consequences you want…the players already have the mechanism to fix it.
Style Over Substance. Attitude is Everything. Take it to the Edge. Break the Rules. I'm the Level One Wonk, and today we're going to the hairy edge, the space between real and digital where high tech and low life mix into a dark future where it's always raining and everyone wears their mirrorshades at night. That's right, choombas, we're going Cyberpunk.


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As a new semester begins the Alliot dining hall has also began renovations to upgrade their look. From new flooring, tables, booths, lounge chairs and couches, Alliot has a dramatically new look, mimicked after the general look of Panera Bread cafes.
Within the first week back from winter break, the talk around campus centered around the changes". Students and Alliot workers to see what their personal views were on the renovations had different opinions on what it meant for them.


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James Bond Trivia Quiz
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Who is the creator of James Bond?
a. Donald Hamilton
b. Ian Fleming
c. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
d. Tom Clancy
Ian Fleming - Ian Fleming also wrote the classic story Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
What is the title of the first James Bond novel?
a. Casino Royal
b. You Only Live Twice
c. Goldfinger
d. From Russia, with Love
Casino Royal - The second novel was Live and Let Die.
Where was Ian Fleming's estate Goldeneye located?
a. Jamaica
b. Fuji
d. The Virgin Islands
Jamaica - This estate was purchased by Bob Marley 12 years after Ian's death. Many of the Bond novels were written there.
How many James Bond films did Sean Connery take part in?
6 - Sean's last film as James was Diamonds Are Forever.
In the classic, You Only Live Twice, James is sent to recover what kind of craft?
a. A super tank
b. A jet plane
c. A submarine
d. A spacecraft
A spacecraft - This movie was released in 1967. It starred Sean Connery.
According to the Bond story, how were James' parents killed?
a. Mountain climbing
b. During WWI
c. IRA bombing
d. Car crash
Mountain climbing - They were killed in the French Alps.
What is James Bond's favourite drink?
a. Champagne
b. Scotch
c. Rusty Nail
d. Martini
Martini - He likes a vodka martini.
There have been many Bond girls. Which one did James actually marry?
a. Honey Ryder
b. Tatiana Romanova
c. Teresa di Vicenzo
d. Sylvia Trench
Teresa di Vicenzo - Teresa was killed in a drive by shooting shortly after the marriage.
James Bond is a British agent, who does he work for?
a. Control
b. Scotland Yard
c. M16
d. The Queen's Guard
M16 - Bond has a licence to kill.
Which James Bond movie was the first to star Roger Moore?
a. Moonraker
b. Goldfinger
c. The Spy who Loved Me
d. Live and Let Die
Live and Let Die - The film was adapted from the novel of the same name.
Who is the evil villain in the Bond story Live and Let Die?
a. Max Zorin
b. General Gogol
c. Mr. Big
d. Karl Stromberg
Mr. Big - Mr. Big turns out to be Dr. Kananga in disguise.
In the James Bond movie, The World is Not Enough, whom is Bond supposed to protect?
a. King Edward
b. President Ford
c. Bill Gates
d. Elektra King
Elektra King - The World Is Not Enough was released in 1999.
Which James Bond movie has James investigating attempts to start a war between China and the UK?
a. Thunderball
b. For Your Eyes Only
c. Tomorrow Never Dies
d. Moonraker
Tomorrow Never Dies - Eliot Carver sinks a British ship and makes it look as though it was the work of a Chinese fighter.
Which of these Bond movies features the evil group SPECTRE?
a. The Man with the Golden Gun
b. Dr. No
c. Thunderball
d. You Only Live Twice
Thunderball - In this film, SPETRE has managed to get two nuclear bombs.
Who disappears in the James Bond movie Dr. No?
a. Jack Spang
b. Vesper Lynd
c. John Strangways
d. Sir Hugo Drax
John Strangways - John is the Commander of the M16 base located in Jamaica.
In the classic Bond movie Diamonds are Forever, what is the name of the group, which is smuggling diamonds?
a. SPECTRE
b. The Spangled Mob
c. The KGB
d. The Renards
The Spangled Mob - The gang is headed by the Sprangs.
In the James Bond story You Only Live Twice, James is injured in an explosion. What injury does he suffer?
a. Amnesia
b. Temporary blindness
c. A broken hand
d. He loses two fingers
Amnesia - James works as a fisherman while he is recovering. He travels to the Soviet Union to learn the truth about himself.
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Connected car standards are vital
Written by: Tom Blackie | Published: 29 June 2016
RealVNC's MirrorLink technology uses an open standard designed by and for automotive firms
If autonomous and connected vehicles are to rule the road a host of stakeholders need to work together to build solutions. Tom Blackie explains how connected car standards can benefit everyone
Arguably, the modern connected car really began to take off when Ford Sync was announced in 2007. This joint venture with Microsoft allowed end users to make hands-free phone calls and radio adjustments via voice command, provided information from accelerometers for diagnostics, and called out recovery and emergency services after an accident.
Today's vision of the car is a world away from Henry Ford's Model T; a vehicle designed to get passengers from A to B in a relatively fast and affordable way. The car is now seen as an opportunity for them to browse the Web, download movies, play games, or finish up slides for that important business meeting, all while transporting them and their families safely and efficiently.
Car manufacturers want to take care of their customers by providing all the safety and comfort they can. On top of this, the ability to collect a variety of analytics and telematics data, to diagnose and fix problems remotely, and to upgrade integral software from the Cloud are all advantages enabled by increased in-car connectivity.
Consumers and manufacturers are asking for more from their vehicles, but as cars grow more complicated and intelligent the closer mechanical and software engineering industries need to work. One complication of this is that cars have a five-year-plus development cycle, remain in production for 10 years, and have a life well beyond that, while new mobile devices are created in less than a year and are all but obsolete two years after going to market.
Put succinctly: there is now a mélange of businesses in the automotive picture, all with different priorities and business objectives. This creates the interesting problem of how to bring these industries together while avoiding a clash of business models and wildly differing development cycles.
The need for technology standards
It is no surprise that car manufacturers want full control of their customers' experience. They want to be in charge of all safety aspects of their vehicles, what the installed software does, and how any vehicular data is collected and used. The value of the specific implementation of these ideas, combined with the strong relationship between manufacturer and customer, means privacy is a big concern. For this reason many businesses have created proprietary software such as BMW Drive, GM OnStar, and Ford Sync. This has led to a huge fragmentation within the connected car industry, with each manufacturer taking their own road.
Even within a single automaker different teams working on different models can take significantly different approaches. This 'walled garden' proprietary path may not be a workable long-term solution. Like Bluetooth, USB and IP, when connectivity between a multitude of devices is in demand (be this a mobile device in a car, or many cars connected to the Cloud) there is a real need for technology standards, not just at the physical level, but all the way up the stack to the apps that provide driver and passenger utilities.
Standards ensure interoperability between devices and promote a safe driving experience. This will help to increase the longevity of the technology, which is essential given the extensive shelf life of cars. It has the added benefit of reducing the cost of hardware and peripherals in the long run, and fuelling healthy competition between businesses. Moreover, a published specification forms a strong foundation for future requirements while ensuring backwards compatibility. In no way do technology standards prevent companies from creating competitive differentiation – they allow manufacturers to focus their resources on areas where they can create truly unique capabilities that sit on top of a shared exchange interface.
The MirrorLink standard is a great example of what can be achieved when communicating between a mobile device and a car. MirrorLink is an open standard – designed by the automotive industry for the automotive industry – to enable communications between vehicles, mobile devices and apps. It allows access to vehicular data in a way policed and controlled by car manufacturers. Although no-one knows what devices might be around in 10 or even five years' time, it is relatively certain that they will be able to conform to the MirrorLink standard, and will continue to work with older vehicles that deployed MirrorLink when they first left the factory. This is in contrast to the proprietary approaches being promoted by device manufacturers that may or may not maintain backwards compatibility, and will certainly not work outside of their own products.
While proprietary software may offer some short-term advantages it is difficult to see how it can be sustained in an increasingly connected automotive ecosystem.
There are three main challenges and priorities when discussing the connected car.
Safety and liability
There are already numerous apps on the market with built-in safety precautions. These include various advanced driver assistance systems such as detecting when a driver falls asleep, correcting sudden lane changes, automatic braking, aiding with blind spots and so on. These human-assisted stepping stones are necessary if we are to overcome the huge safety challenges involved in producing fully autonomous vehicles. Until then any in-car user interface must not distract the driver, which generally means blocking certain apps, suppressing moving images, and always using large fonts and icons for increased 'glanceability'.
In the event of a crash the connected car also complicates the problem of liability. Is it the fault of the car maker, the app developers, the app stores, the equipment suppliers, or the government? There is potential here for damage to brand reputation. Having reliable guidelines and specifications – applicable to a diverse range of apps, vehicles and scenarios – is paramount to the success of road and vehicular safety.
There are significant and very real concerns about hackers initiating traffic jams, taking full control of cars and causing acts of terrorism. Worries about emerging technology and the increasing number of in-car connectivity mechanisms are only exacerbated by the number of legacy systems and outdated on- board diagnostics ports in the large pool of in- use vehicles. Overcoming these issues is a vast challenge that could benefit significantly from industry standardisation.
Valuable information (such as location, speed and driving style) can be dispensed to all the main stakeholders down the value chain. App developers, phone vendors, mobile operators, back-end systems and equipment suppliers, car manufacturers, advertisers, governments, insurance companies, traffic services, infrastructure planners, emergency services – there are many parties who believe they have some ownership of this data and would like to gain value from it.
Although it is not entirely clear how this will be monetised, it is likely to be a huge revenue opportunity and automotive firms aren't going to simply give this chance away. This all, however, comes at a high cost to consumer privacy, and there is uncertainty about how far businesses and customers will be willing to go.
With so many challenges and complications for the connected car vision organisations will benefit from working together on technology standards and infrastructure. Driver-assisted stepping stones will enable us to meet our ultimate objective of full automation, while allowing us to efficiently and responsibly manage the huge volume of data available.
Small wins
The challenge is to effectively collect, manage and analyse data coming from individual vehicles, and any inter-vehicular interactions, for the purposes of traffic flow, safety, insurance metrics, fleet management and telematics.
One environmentally-significant example is the new electric taxis in London. With all taxis that can't switch to zero emissions by 2018 set to be banned, vehicle engineering firm Frazer-Nash is running its electric Metrocabs in and around London while
collecting valuable telematics data. "Collecting data allows us to analyse patterns and improve our products," says Sheban Sidiqqi, marketing executive at Frazer-Nash. "We can make informed decisions about the operational cycle; ensuring that our engine is off in places of high pollution. We can also provide this data to local authorities to help them make informed decisions about low emission zones... Ultimately it will make a big difference to air quality."
For example, Frazer-Nash is able to map when its vehicles are in zero emission mode and when they are using the petrol engine. This allows it to ensure that operation of the petrol engine only happens when outside exclusion zones or heavily pedestrianised areas of London.
During recent trials Frazer-Nash discovered that its zero emission mode was in use 75 per cent of the time at speeds less than 30mph (which corresponds to 96 per cent of total driving time). This kind of deployment shows how important it is to be able to efficiently handle large connected vehicle datasets. Here they are being used to demonstrate how upcoming emission regulations in London can be met, which in turn is helping to drive standards and improve the environment.
Real-time data handling is vital, and another good example can be found in the agricultural industry. Farm managers, dealers and support technicians can now remotely connect to agricultural vehicles to dynamically monitor and maximise vehicle efficiency and crop yield. The solution provides the ability to measure the weight of a crop, and automatically responds by cutting higher or lower, or by altering the threshing speed. This would not be possible without real-time bi- directional connectivity.
Some emergency services have also improved incident response times by deploying connectivity solutions inside their vehicles. Access to maps of buildings, crime databases and other relevant information can be pushed remotely to emergency service vehicles to help them prepare for each situation. The benefits to community safety are clear, but this must be balanced against the need for secure data protection and the establishment of industry best practice.
Right: Thanks to their on-board technology, Metrocabs can be geographically tracked in real time
Businesses and organisations all down the value chain must be able to handle, interpret and monetise huge amounts of data. Aside from the mathematical, statistical and computing power considerations, enabling reliable connectivity for data transfer while on the road is a major challenge that will require continual assessment and improvement.
Industry focus is now firmly on the 'internet of moving things'. Fully autonomous agricultural vehicles already reap vast fields of crops for days on end in the midwest US and Canada. Although the machines are unmanned and the process highly refined, they are connected to data centres where their status is continually monitored and adjustments can be made in real time. Since this technology is already mature it is likely that fully automated lorries will replace the transportation of goods before automation is widely adopted in other vehicles.
Once cars can talk to other cars effectively this automated army of vehicles will become a safer alternative to driving as we know it. The efficiency of such a system would ease congestion and CO2 emissions, and with the ability to connect to the internet and other devices passengers will see it as a much more attractive travel option.
There are a number of hurdles to overcome for this future ecosystem, on top of all the aforementioned safety, security, data protection and privacy issues. One of the greatest, from an industry perspective, is the sudden arrival of new entrants. Healthy competition is always a good thing, but traditional car manufacturers must be nimble to compete in an increasingly crowded market. Take Tesla, which improved electric car technology in only four or five years in contrast to the traditional 10-year lifecycle of vehicle research and development.
New revolutionary technology is disruptive so agility is needed from all sides to keep up the pace. Established Western automotive firms are currently being squeezed by rapidly- moving new technology and low cost cars coming out of Asia. A decline in car sales among younger generations, who are moving towards shared-use and zero-ownership paradigms, also contributes to the pressure. Their reactions to these issues will be key to the future of the industry.
As our vision of fully autonomous vehicles finds its way to market transportation will be forever changed. The driver-assisted stepping stones being created today are imperative to this progress, and accepted technology standards are critical to success. It is extremely difficult to imagine how the interactions required by a new, complex ecosystem would operate without a standards framework.
All in all the future looks very exciting, but there are many bumps in the road ahead. Fully autonomous vehicles will surely be realised only when technology vendors and the automotive industry find common ground.
Many of these topics are explored and debated within various industry work groups, one of which is the Cambridge Wireless Automotive and Transport Special Interest Group, whose next event is in London on July 5. See www.cambridgewireless.co.uk/sigs/automotive
Tom Blackie is VP Mobile and Automotive at RealVNC. He is also a Cambridge Wireless Automotive and Transport Special Interest Group champion.


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Cavalier King Charles Spaniels 101
By Kelly Roper Dog Breeder and Exhibitor
If you've been searching for a dog that's small, affectionate and sporty, check out Cavalier King Charles Spaniels.
The History of Cavalier King Charles Spaniels
Reported to have been the favorite hunting and companion dogs of England's King Charles II, the Cavalier has been celebrated in fine art for centuries. Today's Cavalier is a descendant of those royal dogs, and sports the longer muzzle of the old style specimens. For a time, a shorter muzzled version of the breed became quite popular, but thanks to American Roswell Eldridge, the original type was recovered. Eldridge achieved this by offering a cash prize at Cruft's dog show to anyone who exhibited dogs with the original style muzzle.
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The breed achieved American Kennel Club recognition in 1996.
Cavaliers are a small yet elegant breed with heavier bone than the average Toy dog. This gives them a sturdy appearance and their structure serves them well in the field. The typical Cavalier stands about twelve inches tall at the shoulder, and weighs between twelve and eighteen pounds. Weight and frame should be proportionate to avoid obesity. This breed has a particularly sweet and warm expression regardless of the color pattern, with a muzzle less than two inches long and a fairly flat head. The ears are long and should provide a frame for the face.
The tail is moderately long and carried level with the body when moving. Docking is permissible according to American Kennel Club standards, but no more than one third of the original length should be removed.
The Cavalier's coat is one of the breed's most distinguishing characteristics. The hair is moderately long, and most specimens display a slight wave. The furnishings on the chest and ears are slightly longer, and the feet, legs and tail are heavily feathered.
This breed typically comes in four color variations.
Ruby: Dogs of this color are a solid red.
Blenheim: This is a pattern of chestnut red on white. The face should be well marked with the red encircling both eyes and covering the ears. An even white blaze should separate the eyes and ears. A small circular patch of chestnut is desirable in the center of the blaze. This is the Blenheim spot that gives the pattern its name.
Black and tan: An overall rich black coat is highlighted by tan markings on the cheeks, above the eyes and on the chest, legs and bottom of the tail.
Tricolor: This pattern is similar to the black and tan, but it's set on a white background with a distinct white blaze similar to that of the Blenheim.
Personality and Training
This Spaniel is typically happy and eager to please. The breed is very affectionate and always ready to join in on your activities. Cavaliers also love to take part in field sports. They are rarely aggressive, but they do have fearless characters so you're not likely to ever meet a shy or anxious Cavalier. These dogs are good at taking life as it comes and make relatively good companions for people of all ages. They also tend to get along well with other dogs and sometimes even with cats, but they should be watched closely around smaller pets like birds and rodents because their hunting instincts may come into play.
As for training, there isn't much you can't teach these dogs. House training and basic obedience are achieved with general ease. Most of these dogs also learn tricks very quickly. If anything, Cavaliers may be a bit too smart for their own good, and they'll use that intelligence to figure out how to get just about anything they want, so loving guidance and early training are needed to establish fair boundaries.
Cavalier King Charles Spaniels do require a bit of grooming to keep in good shape. A daily brushing will remove loose hair and tangles, especially around the ears and feathering on the legs. A monthly bath will be sufficient in city living situations, but the undercarriage may need bathing more frequently in males. Be sure to do a thorough check for ticks and fleas if you work your dog in the field.
You will need to pay special attention to the ears, keeping the hair plucked from the canals and providing a weekly ear washing. Likewise, the hair between the pads is also prone to matting and should be kept trimmed to avoid overgrowth. Trim the nails every two weeks or more as needed.
Exercise and Health
The Cavalier is less sedentary than many Toy breeds and requires a good daily walk to stay fit in mind and body. A walk of roughly two to three city blocks will help burn off excess energy and provide sensory stimulation to help stave off boredom.
Overall, most Cavaliers live ten to twelve years with proper diet and exercise. However, the breed is not without its health challenges.
Prone to obesity, the weight of these dogs must be monitored or else they face the risk of:
Syringomyelia, a spinal disease
They are also susceptible to:
Ear infections: These are generally brought on by a wealth of ear hair and long ear flaps that block air flow through the canals.
Eye disease: These include cataracts, entropian and progressive retinal atrophy (PRA).
Congenital deafness
Be sure to visit CKCS Club USA and Cavalier Rescue USA.
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Pencildancers: Creative Thursday--Remember the Strips?
It took a lot of time to cut all of these strips, even though I used my friend Diana Z.'s aquuilt. Without that machine I would still be cutting!
I wasn't quite sure what kind of quilt I would make.
I found a pattern I liked called Crayon Quilt over at www.quiltville.com and decided since I had so many bright colors in my strippy stash I would make that one. So I pulled out the brightest of them all and made my blocks. Then I decided to add the ladybug fabric I had on my shelf to make borders. Yep, can't leave things alone, I always change them even if it's the words I just wrote on a page or a recipe! So my quilt isn't quite the same as the one found on quiltville.com, but I do like it. I think the person I made it for will to. She's 11 going on 17.
Because the front is so full of color I needed to have something just as fun on the back. I went for the bright neon dots on black. I machine quilted it with pink thread. I like it I wish I was 10 going on 17, because I'd put it on my bed.
Very fun! I need to finish Josh's baby quilt. He'll probably be out of high school before it's done!
Casey, it takes forever to make one especially if you want it to fit your bed. Try suggesting you'd like one to snuggle under while watching movie with your sweetie.:) Might get it faster.
Oh, how cool! I barely have the patience to knit; I can't imagine doing a whole quilt. But the patience sure does pay off! Thanks for sharing your talent!
That's an excellent idea. I may give that a try. Thanks!
You are utterly amazing! Made four quilts and then. had. had. enough. Two much--cutting strips!!!
GREAT TO BE BACK at your place!


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Moonlight shone brightly on the gently rippling waters of the Orseolo Basin, illuminating a shoal of gondolas tied together for the evening; a picture-perfect scene young artist Alan Reed would later capture during his stay at the historic Hotel Cavalletto on the family's long-awaited return to Venice in 1994.
His watercolour study of the hotel itself was bought by one of the North East's most renowned opera singers Graeme Danby, signalling the beginning of something special for the 14 paintings Alan painted on this return trip to Venice.
The view from our hotel gave us a wonderful view of the gondolas berthed for the night in the tiny canal below. The sweeping composition gave the impression of them being like a shoal of fish darting through the water.
Staying at the Hotel Cavalletto for three days before moving on to Marghera in the suburb of Venice to stay with Susan's friends Franca and her family, it was here Alan began to entrench himself in the Venetian way of life, often stealing himself away for a morning's painting by getting the bus into Venice at 7am before returning for lunch at one o'clock on the dot – an Italian custom. The pace of life in Venice can be wonderfully sedate as Susan Reed knows to well, who went from rushing into town on the bus for the school run to waiting patiently to be sailed down the Grand Canal in a Vaparetto.
A scene from Alan's pocket sketchbook filled with mementos of Venice
Day trips to fair Verona, morning service at Chiesa Evangelica di Padova and boat trips to beautiful Burano to see its famous coloured houses, to Treviso and the coastal town of Chioggia with wife Susan and two children Louise and Oliver provided Alan with an abundance of inspiration for his artwork and fond memories for the young family.
Squeezing as much sightseeing as they could into their fourteen day trip, Alan's mind raced with visions of this enigmatic, unique city on his return
A city famed for its iconic architecture and the next big city to his home in Newcastle, Alan would often find himself on a train heading north and spend the day exploring Edinburgh and capturing its timeless beauty in his pocket sketchbooks….
Capturing the hustle and bustle of the crowds of Christmas shoppers on Princes Street on a late winter's afternoon, or the dappled sunlight that bathes the old stonework of the Grassmarket, Alan's artwork proved very popular with tourists and residents alike. Given the couple's love of Venice, it's no surprise that the Valvona & Crolla Ristorante and Deli in Edinburgh became one of their favourite restaurants to visit during their frequent trips to Edinburgh. Scotland's oldest Delicatessen and Italian Wine Merchant; their visits were a dream come true for Susan who could buy fresh fruit and vegetables flown in from Milan that morning and pick up gourmet goodies that the family used to enjoy whilst living in Venice.
One of my favourite paintings of the city of Edinburgh which captures the hustle and bustle of a late winter's afternoon on Princes Street. Carefully laid out washes create a sense of depth and light. Limited edition Print of Princess Street, Edinburgh
The relationship between Edinburgh and Venice goes back to the 18th century when Edinburgh continued to expand rapidly. The medieval part of Edinburgh, now known as the Old Town was no longer large enough to contain the city's rapidly growing population. A solution to the problem was sought in the form of a public competition inviting plans to develop the city. The young architect James Craig won – his plan being an elegant Neo-classical development located to the north of the castle. Building work carried out between 1767 and 1830 became known as the New Town and was noted as a huge success. The result was one of the most attractive cities in the whole of Europe, and Edinburgh was soon dubbed the "Venice of the North".
A chance meeting with his father and his father's agent during a trip to Edinburgh later led to an exhibition of his work titled A Tale of Two Cities at the Malcolm Innes Gallery, Edinburgh in 1995.
It was here that Alan drew upon the similarities between Venice and Edinburgh, two very distinctive cities in terms of architecture, but both equally as unique and enigmatic as one another.
Showcasing his series of paintings from his trip to Venice a year earlier and some of his most popular Edinburgh street scenes the exhibition remains one of Alan's favourite exhibitions he has curated throughout his career.
As the exhibition opening date drew closer, Alan had planned to invite guests to a preview evening – only for their plans to be interrupted thanks to a postal strike, meaning very few people actually received their invitations to the event. In a twist of fate, this is when Susan joined the business and suggested they schedule an exhibition of the paintings in their home for those who didn't receive their invites in time. Working tirelessly to call customers past and present, design new invitations and organise the event – A Tale of Two Cities part two was the start of a truly special working relationship for the couple, and an opportunity for families to reconnect as Susan reconnected with her father's cousin Dr Alan Rutherford who was working in Edinburgh and spotted Alan's artwork in the Malcolm Innes Gallery!
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This has been a tough few days. Emma's sleeping schedule is all kaddywonkers and now I want to sleep for ten million days. But what can you do? We just soldier on. Due to the unpredictable rain this week, we had to play inside for most of the week. I brought our kiddie pool inside, scrubbed it clean, added all the stuffies, and we had a pool party. We are looking forward to the last few weeks of the year. I wrapped Emma's presents and we started shopping for the rest of the family (we are always late on this).
Even with the few lows we have had this week with the no sleeping (and subsequent crankiness from all parties), we have had several highs.
I discovered Trader Joe's peppermint pretzel slims. Emma is becoming really interesting in potty training. My sister got her dream teaching job. And I have so much love in my heart for my family.


David Read, Prestige chief executive, told the Daily Telegraph that food prices could rise by as much as 6 per cent next year, but at the very least were likely to jump by another 3.8 per cent.
He said Britain was in a new era where food prices would continue to soar because of growing global demand and the effects of climate change on harvest and higher commodity costs.
In a free economy, prices are determined by demand and supply. In particular, in equilibrium, demand and supply are equal and there is no tendency for prices to change.
According to the extract, there are a few reasons why food prices are rising: increase in global demand, climate change leading to lower supply, and increasing costs of production. The extent of the change in price can is determined by how much demand and supply have changed and the price elasticity of demand and supply.
Rising global demand has been fuelled by a growing world population, which leads to more mouths to feed on the planet. At the same time, rising affluence in many countries have led to an increase in the demand for the quantity and quality of food. This shifts the demand curve to the right.
On the supply side, climate change has made harvest more unpredictable and harder for farmers to plan production. Droughts and adverse weather conditions would lead to a fall in harvests and supply.
The costs of production for farmers have also been rising, such as the price of water, seeds, electricity, and machinery. This has also led to a fall in supply of food.
The demand for food is extremely price inelastic, as it is a widely defined essential good with no substitutes.
The supply of food is also price inelastic, as harvests are usually grown a year in advance and farmers cannot easily vary their output in the short run. As a result, food supply is usually fixed in any relevant short time frame.
As food is essential to human survival and the proportion of income spent on food is higher for those in lower income groups, there might be case for the government to intervene in the food market for reasons of equity. However, there is also the case for the government to not intervene, as the free market itself is an efficient mechanism of allocating resources, and government intervention may introduce harmful distortions into the market.
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The government can intervene in the food market by providing subsidies to food producers, giving food coupons to the poor, or by setting a price ceiling for essential food items.
A government may also impose a price ceiling, such as Malaysia's price ceiling for sugar. To be binding, this is set below the equilibrium price.
For instance, while subsidies would benefit households and poorer households more in particular, subsidies might encourage inefficiencies in food producers and would contribute a large budgetary burden on the government. This would lead to increased taxes eventually. In the long run, food subsidies are also difficult to take away once they are in place.
A price ceiling does not rely on the market mechanism, and is likely to cause even distortions to the market. There is no guarantee that a lower price ceiling will ensure that low income households will have access to food, as there will be a perpetual shortage due to the excess demand created by the artifical low price. This implies that the government may have to set up a costly rationing system.
In a free economy, the price mechanism works well in allocating resources to those who want them the most. In the equilibrium, both consumer and producer surplus are maximised. In times of shortages, it is likely to be the fastest mechanism to signal to producers to supply more.
conclusion In conclusion, the free market generally results in a efficient allocation of resources. However, there is scope for the government to intervene, especially during situations where there is a great danger that food becomes unaffordable to the poor. However the government should be mindful of the potential distortions its interventions might create, and whether a government decides to intervene or not would depend on how it can also mitigate the problems of intervention.


The University of Rhode Island's Indian Student Association will be hosting Diwali, the Indian Festival of Lights, at 6 p.m. in the Ballroom of the Memorial Union on Saturday, Nov. 5.
Similar to previous years, the event will feature demonstrations of various Indian dances, live musical performances and special guest performances from outside organizations, as well as a tribute to unity from the Center of Peace and Nonviolence on campus.
Mahad Jamil, president of the Indian Student Association (ISA) and a senior computer science and business major, will be hosting the event with former president Suvrajyoti Kar, a fifth-year graduate student in chemical engineering.
Jamil and Kar are working closely with Julie Cuddigan, a senior chemical engineering student, to put together the event and choreograph performances.
"The audience can expect more traditional dance this year, as well as some Bollywood style pieces," Cuddigan explained. "We will be heavily showcasing Garba—which is a traditional Indian Folk Dance." Kar added that, in previous years, the organization choreographed more Bollywood style dances, but this year, they hope to feature more traditional performances.
Cuddigan said that there will be guest performances from the international dance group Elima, as well as Exposure, a URI multicultural performance group. He said that this year's show has a lot more to offer than previous years, including performances from undergraduate students in bands and dance groups.
In addition to the performances, there will be a henna artist offering henna tattoos as well a traditional Indian meal following the ceremony. After receiving good reviews the previous year, this will be the second year in a row Maharaja Restaurant, located in Narragansett, will cater.
As special thanks for her service to the university, Kathy Collins, Vice President of Student Affairs, will be honored as the Chief Guest during the ceremony.
ISA wishes to remind students that the event is completely free and the doors to the Ballroom will be opening at 5:30 p.m. so that Diwali may begin on time at 6 p.m. with the traditional lamp lighting.


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Seems basketball superstar LeBron James is a soccer fan–at least when it comes to money-making investments.
Back in 2011 James received a 2 percent stake in the Liverpool Football Club, a top-tier English soccer team, when James' marketing firm agreed to a joint venture with Fenway Sports Partners. Its owners, Boston Red Sox John Henry and Red Sox chairman Tom Wener, bought Liverpool in October 2010 for $477 million. James was given the stake in lieu of $6.5 million. That 2 percent stake is now worth about $32 million, Bloomberg reported. This equals about five times as large.
"The club has risen tremendously in value since then, to $1.49 billion in Forbes' most recent valuations last June," Sports Illustrated reported.
Liverpool competes in the Premier League and has won 5 European Cups, 3 UEFA Cups, 3 UEFA Super Cups,18 League titles, 7 FA Cups, 8 League Cups, and 15 FA Community Shields. The club was founded in 1892, and was the ninth highest-earning football club in the world in 2016–17. It is also the world's eighth most valuable football club in 2017. So all-in-all not a bad investment for James.
James has had deals with several companies, including Nike, Samsung, Coca-Cola, McDonald's, Microsoft, and State Farm, and lawnmower maker Cub Cadet and Juice Batteries. And there have been big investments. "He invested in Beats Electronics before it was sold to Apple–which reportedly netted him $30 million," Forbes reported.
James is considered one of the greatest basketball players of all time. So far, he has won three NBA championships, four NBA Most Valuable Player Awards, three NBA Finals MVP Awards, three NBA All-Star Game MVP Awards, two Olympic gold medals, an NBA scoring title, and the NBA Rookie of the Year Award. Additionally, James is a 14-time NBA All-Star, 11-time All-NBA first teamer, and five-time All-Defensive first teamer. He is currently his team's all-time scoring leader, the NBA All-Star Game career scoring leader, and the NBA career playoff scoring leader.
And now, he's a mastermind, it seems, when it comes to investments.
Among the all the Liverpool owners in history, @KingJames is probably the best among them at playing basketball.


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Both stars somehow managed to score game-winning touchdowns in their respective preseason games. Boykin was thrown back into the game late after being replaced by Jake Heaps in order to see how he might handle a similar backup role.
Boykin, who backs up Russell Wilson in Seattle, was on the field for all of the Seahawks' 17 points in their win over the Chiefs on Saturday. Boykin led a four-play, 88-yard drive in the final minute, including a last-second Hail Mary to win the game.
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ESPN slots TCU in at #15 in their preseason poll. Enjoy their video doo-dad.
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With Julius Lewis out for the year with a workout injury, corner becomes the most inexperienced position on defense.
"You can tell he's more mature," Patterson said. "He's stronger. He understands what's going on. Sometimes when you have to sit out, you learn those kind of things. It helps you in some ways."
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This surely won't stir anyone up in College Station.
Last year was Baylor. The turbulent times in Waco had us looking elsewhere and this came down to Texas A&M and TCU. Both teams are breaking in a transfer quarterback and both teams have the potential to light up the scoreboard.
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As a Freshman, two-way star Dillon Carter batted .364 and had a .622 on-base percentage in 39 plate appearances after missing much of the season with a calf injury.
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The early voting seems to be more and more popular with the kids. I'm too lazy to do it so I will always be jealous of you guys who have been going every day this week. The early voting period ends today at 6 pm. See the Orleans Parish Registrar of Voters site for more information on how all that stuff works.
Anyway, I know I've been promising to say some stuff about what's on the ballot (apart from the random blurb here and there.) But I was waiting to see some of the better voter guides come out before I decided if there was anything to add. Here, today, is the New Orleans DSA guide. It's pretty okay. They don't specifically endorse anybody so I like that.
More later from me, maybe.


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By: Brxton LeeCategory: Music January 14, 2022
Lorenzo Ruzza's fans and friends have high hopes for him and expect that he will be a world-renowned musician very soon.
An all-in-one as they say it, Lorenzo Ruzza, who is aspiring to be a master songwriter, composer, and singer, is second to none. Unlike few musicians, who discover their passion and take up music as a career much later in life, for Lee, a love for music was something he was perhaps born with. He started composing and singing songs at a young age and was a popular name in high school as the boy with the most melodious and never-heard-before voice.
He was an active contributor to the school band and earned name and fame from peers and friends. Though he grasped the knowledge of creating rap and pop from his school-going days, he started producing music for commercial purposes in 2014 and embarked on a full-fledged solo-singer musical journey.
Turns and twists
Lorenzo Ruzza began producing digital music with a preference for Hip Hop, and alternative music genres. Since starting his career as a musician, Lorenzo Ruzza stepped into a muse-like lifestyle performing in music bars, stage appearances, and live radio performances across Asia, Europe, the Americas, and other parts of the world for cover songs. He has also auditioned and performed in non-musical gigs, undertook professional advertisement modeling assignments, social media influencing modeling, and made appearances as an online platform guest. His work as a model is appreciated by industry experts just as his music is popular among pub-goers.
What lies now and later
At present, Lorenzo Ruzza is focusing on singing and modeling as the two career options. Music has been his love from his childhood whereas modeling clicked by accident, perhaps by his magnetic looks and smart attitude that goes well on ad designs and social media platforms. He is a computer engineer by education and graduated from De Anza College, San Jose. Lorenzo Ruzza's fans and friends have high hopes for him and expect that he will be a world-renowned musician very soon. His edgy compositions resonate well with Gen X and Y and are his key image lifters.
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Mr. Vinod S. Deonarine of Schaumburg
Vinod S. Deonarine, 30, of Schaumburg, Illinois. Family and Friends will meet Thursday, September 16, 2021 from 10:30 A.M. until 2:00 P.M. at Morizzo Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 2550 West Hassell Road, (Northeast corner of Barrington Road), Hoffman Estates, IL. 60169. The family has created this Life Tributes page to make it easy to share your memories, photos and videos. For further information please contact the Morizzo Funeral Directors at 847.752.6444. **Please note that all visitors are required to wear a mask when entering the funeral home** For further information please contact the Morizzo Funeral Directors at 847.752.6444. Arrangements entrusted to Morizzo Funeral Home and Cremation Services, at 2550 West Hassell Road, (Northeast corner at Barrington Road), Hoffman Estates, Illinois 60169. For those of you that would have attended services and would like to express your condolences to the family, please click on the link above and you can leave the family a message, with the share a memory link. If you wish to send a Sympathy Card to the Family, please feel free to send it to Morizzo Funeral Home, 2550 Hassell Road, Hoffman Estates, Illinois, 60169 c/o The Family. We will gladly forward it on. Arrangements entrusted to Morizzo Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 2550 West Hassell Road, (Northeast corner at Barrington Road), Hoffman Estates, Illinois 60169.
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The Magistrate
Arthur Wing Pinero
Olivier Theatre (National)
John Lithgow (Posket) & Nancy Carroll (Agatha Posket) Credit: Johan Persson
John Lithgow (Posket) & Joshua McGuire (Cis Farringdon) Credit: Johan Persson
The Dandies Credit: Johan Persson
It is amazing what the National can achieve when it throws all of its ample resources at a show. There is a sneaking suspicion that while The Magistrate is a workable and likeable farce, it is not that special a work from Arthur Wing Pinero, who is now probably best known for his backstage exposé, Trelawny of the 'Wells'.
In Timothy Sheader's delightful revival, the evening becomes one to cherish, helped by production qualities and performances that are as good as one could hope to see.
The opening sets the tone, as Katrina Lindsay's lavish set invokes the spirit of London c.1885. The impression is helped by the first of a stream of witty entr'acte songs delivered in true Gilbert and Sullivan style and spirit though the music is actually by Richard Sisson and the lyrics the venerable Richard Stilgoe.
The main actors and set look as stylised as the team of singing and dancing dandies, with hairstyles both male and female that are beyond belief but fit the desired milieu of a story that is totally absurd.
It pivots around the problems of an affluent Victorian family whose patriarch Aeneas Posket, impeccably played by John Lithgow, is the upstanding lawmaker of the title.
National favourite Nancy Carroll takes the role of his beautiful young wife Agatha, who turns out to be just as beautiful but not quite as young as she purports to be. This leads to problems for her son Joshua McGuire's Cis, a randy lad of 14 going on 19, the actor who did so well in Posh consolidating the good impression that he made on that occasion by generating many of the evening's best laughs.
One night of farcical disaster in a hotel that is not quite respectable, unusually occurring before the interval, leads to untold problems as the trio plus Agatha's sister (Christina Cole) and a couple of military types (Jonathan Coy at his comic best and Nicholas Burns) get embroiled in illegalities and mutual embarrassments.
This leads to a barely credible scene in court, when it seems impossible that everybody can save face, followed by the obligatory happy ending with love and marriage beckoning for most of those that are not already hitched.
American stage and screen star Lithgow excels, never letting his accent falter and peaking both in a wonderful solo tour de force recounting the events of this horrific night, followed by a marital slanging match with Miss Carroll that both partners know they will regret but cannot resist.
The plotting ensures much laughter, helped by some good visual gags courtesy of Mr Sheader, who has clearly found a play that perfectly suits his talents.
The 2¾ hour production benefits from every facet of the Olivier's extensive stage machinery, spectacularly inappropriate costumes and great acting all round, so that even Christopher Logan as Isidore a French waiter is unforgettable.
The Magistrate may not represent high culture but is perfect seasonal fare and should be yet another sure-fire hit for the National.
For those that can't get tickets or live far from London, The Magistrate will be broadcast live in UK cinemas and also world-wide on 17 January 2013.
Reviewer: Philip Fisher


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Equity release lifetime mortgages are are special types of loans, usually designed to run for the rest of your life. You borrow money secured against the value of your home to give you a lump sum now or a regular income. You do not make mortgage repayments to the lender and the loan and accrued interest is repaid to the lender when you die or you move into a residential care home.
With lifetime mortgages, you continue to own your own home. The lender agrees to give you a lump sum or a monthly income (or both), based on the value of your home. Nothing is repaid until you die or the property is sold, but interest is added to the amount you have borrowed each year. This is 'rolled up' over the life of the loan.
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Your home is worth £100,000 and you are 65. You borrow £30,000 at a fixed rate of interest of 6.5%. There are no monthly payments. Instead, interest is added on and rolled up over the lifetime of the loan. Because you do not pay off any interest as you go along, the amount you owe mounts up more quickly so that after 15 years you owe the lender £77,155. This includes the £30,000 you originally borrowed. Any increase in the value of your home, after paying off the loan and interest, belongs to you or your family.
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The park is situated more or less in the centre of the island, so tourists can access it from several points and can either book a tour or drive there in a rental. The most common way to visit the park is to take the cable car – which will take you somewhere at 2000 meters. From here, the most adventurous tourists will their climb to the summit, but remember that this is only possible after obtaining a special permit and it implies a strenuous hike.
The most important thing to keep in mind when visiting Mount Teide National Park is to bring several layers of clothes. The higher you will climb, the lower the temperatures will be. Wear comfortable hiking boots and bring enough water with you. Sun screen and lip balm are also essential things to carry on such a hike.
The main advantage of climbing the mountain is getting a superb panorama of Tenerife Island. The park itself is famous for its strange soil and rock formations – resembling landscape on the Moon or on the planet Mars, some would say. The park has a diverse flora and fauna, with lots of wild flowers and small animals like lizards, birds, butterflies or rats (some of which are endemic).
In order to preserve the park's ecosystems, the number of facilities in the area are kept too a minimum. Nevertheless, tourists can choose to stay at Parador, a coquette hotel with fantastic views of the volcano. Tourists reaching the 3000m+ altitude can catch a breath at the Altavista refuge. The two visitors centers in the park, El Portillo and Canada Blanca offer interesting information about the park's history, biodiversity and tourism.


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Riley Simko, Staff Reporter
The Case Western Reserve University swimming and diving teams have made a splash so far this season. Both the women's and men's teams have won five out of their six meets in the current season.
Most recently, the teams swept a quad meet at the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York. The men's team defeated Gannon University (169-126), Grove City College (198-102) and the University of Rochester (187-111). The Spartan women also dominated at the meet, winning against Gannon (217-78), Grove City (232-68) and Rochester (165-135).
As their fall semester winds down, the athletes reminisced on their favorite memories and accomplishments this season.
Kelsey Holmberg, a fourth-year freestyle and fly competitor as well as University Athletic Association-All Academic recognized athlete, reflected on the hours of hard work that the team has put in this season and also the hours of fun team bonding.
Regarding the quad meet at Rochester, Holmberg said, "It was a long road trip for us, but travelling as a team is always fun. We watch movies on the bus, so this past trip we watched 'Remember the Titans' and 'Miracle.'"
Sophia Vaccaro, a second-year distance freestyle and fly swimmer, also recalled the Rochester trip as a highlight of the season. After watching "Remember the Titans" as a team, the Spartans made up their own cheer based on the movie. Remembering it as one of her favorite cheers of the season, Vaccaro said, "That cheer really got our team hyped up and loose and ready to swim."
For Will McDonald, a second-year backstroke competitor, his proudest moment came during the Oct. 20 meet against John Carroll University (JCU).
"JCU was really hyped up and were dead set on beating us," McDonald recalled, "so it was nice to see us as a team rally around our swimmers and put the effort in to beat them."
The JCU meet was the Spartans' first meet and first win of the year, a victory which McDonald credits for setting a positive tone for their triumphs the rest of the fall semester.
But the Spartans aren't finished yet. The swimming and diving teams are still looking to earn another win this weekend at the Ellen Shapiro Natatorium for the Wooster College Invitational.
"Heading into Wooster this week, we are excited to compete at a high level," Holmberg said. "Our team has done really well at the Wooster Invite in the past, and we hope to continue that this year."
In order to prepare for these competitive meets, Vaccaro says the team follows a rigorous practice schedule which includes "swimming for two hours a day and then also doing either a dry land or weightlifting exercise for an additional hour each day."
The athletes' hard work each day is specialized to train them for specific competitive events. These workouts are crafted by Head Coach Doug Milliken, Assistant Coaches Anne Tillie and Kristy Miller and Diving Coach Matt O'Neill.
The Wooster Invitational is the Spartans' last meet of the fall semester, but their season will continue through winter break and into the spring semester. The teams will keep up a rigorous practice schedule until the end of the semester and then embark on their annual training trip to Florida during the break.
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Miguel Fenix
Setting in Motion
It has been more than a week since this year's Prepcourse concluded and as one-third of the Project Heads, it still feels extremely surreal. For this year's event, not only did we want to welcome the freshmen, but to also make the project an avenue that encourages them to set in motion, by providing them with nurturing support systems and the necessary resources that will give them the confidence to start grabbing the opportunities coming their way.
Now that the project is over, I am very curious to hear from some of our amazing freshmen and their perspectives on their journey before, during, and after the project! With that, I asked what their initial understanding of the course was, how Prepcourse helped them get to know the program, and how it has set them in motion to go for their future prospects.
What was your initial understanding of BS CTM when you entered college?
"I feel like I had a really comprehensive understanding of CTM before college. I remember when I was applying for Ateneo, it was when ECQ started, so I had the time to research what I really wanted to take. My first impression of CTM was that it was such a diverse course, but it also focused on marketing itself. I also thought that it is a mix of creative and office work since people in CTM are very creative and at the same time they are very passionate about what they do." (Kristina Alexandra Rodriguez, X3)
"I thought of CTM as a program that uses technology to communicate with others in the realm of businesses, so it involves marketing and a series of business communications with others, especially in the online setting." (Jacob Miko Tan, X2)
"My first impression of CTM was that it was an artsy kind of course, and from there it caught my interest. Now that I am here in Ateneo as a student of the program, I discovered that it is also a marketing-related course, so I can get into advertising or public relations in the future. From there, I see CTM now as marketing but with a mix of creativity, so there is this creative side of marketing that is being explored in the course." (Kleid Pedraja, X3)
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How did CTM Prepcourse help you know more about the program and its opportunities for you? How did your facilitators and the resources help you in the beginning of your journey?
"CTM Prepcourse helped me mainly through the people. I remember I was anxious at first, but honestly seeing the upperclassmen tell their stories and having to witness the alumni give their testimonials, it helped me calm down, and I also feel it was such an effective way for the upperclassmen to encourage the freshies to work harder and collectively navigate their way through college." (Kristina Alexandra Rodriguez, X3)
"I would say what I got the most out of Prepcourse was the approach of the CTM life in general. I remember in one of the speeches, it says that CTM is a very common place to step outside of your comfort zone, and personally I am still within that phase of adjusting to it, since my former high school felt quite sheltered in terms of environment, and coming here into Ateneo and to CTM, there is like a bombardment of things, especially in the extracurricular area. There is a lot to take in, but it is bringing me to that stage of stepping outside my comfort zone, though I would still have to take a bit more effort in order to develop this approach and my IMC skills as a CTM student." (Jacob Miko Tan, X2)
"When it came to CTM Prepcourse, the talks really helped expand my knowledge and understanding about CTM and the career opportunities that are available for me in the future, but personally, what really stuck with me was the community aspect of the project. The opportunity we were given to build friendships and bond with our fellow coursemates really amalgamated into something wonderful since I felt that this is the community that I will be sharing the same passion with." (Kleid Pedraja, X2)
Do you believe that Prepcourse has given you the confidence to set yourself in motion in grabbing the opportunities that are coming your way?
"I remember feeling so excited just seeing the collaterals with the triathlon theme since it made Prepcourse were very promising to start my journey as a college student, and hearing the stories and tips from the upperclassmen helped me become more optimistic of what's there for me at the end of the finish line, but it really made me think if there really is one because CTM provides endless opportunities. Nevertheless, it is very promising and it makes me more optimistic about the future." (Kristina Alexandra Rodriguez, X3)
"I felt the message it wanted to convey of stepping outside of our comfort zone and taking on these opportunities was very much there. It really helps give that push to take the initiative and it helped me personally to take this view a bit more into the extracurriculars. I feel a bit more keen in pursuing those new opportunities, especially with the environment that we have been able to foster in our group huddles. It gives the appealing grounds of CTM being like home, and that is something I look forward to developing with all of you." (Jacob Miko Tan, X2)
"Definitely! To be honest, there is this hype factor that I experienced during Prepcourse, especially when I got to meet my coursemates. To add, I really love the definition of Set in Motion, but my personal take on it is that it gives this notion that we can already keep up with the CTM community. It's fun knowing I already have "Ready! Let's go!" mindset, so definitely I do have the confidence to grab on those opportunities coming my way." (Kleid Pedraja, X2)
Getting to know their thoughts on their Prepcourse experience truly makes me feel fulfilled on how the freshmen feel confident, motivated, and optimistic towards what BS CTM has to offer in the future. I truly look forward to seeing them continuously set themselves in motion in their college journey as they grow in the CTM community.
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Businessman Kirk Kerkorian: the billionaire's story
How Kirk Kerkorian built a successful business in various fields
Kirk Kerkorian is a cult figure in the gambling business. He managed to reach incredible heights, having only the desire and faith in his own strength. The life of the businessman was full of interesting twists and turns.
Kerkorian was born in 1917 in California in the family of immigrants from Armenia. Already at the age of 9 the boy helped his parents to earn money by doing various kinds of work. The family often changed places of residence, and often there were disagreements between Kirk and his new classmates, from which the boy emerged defeated. To protect himself from violent children, he enlisted the help of his older brother, who was a boxer. The sport became a passion for Kirk, and for the sake of lessons, he left school in grade 8, planning to make a career as a boxer, but everything changed with the acquaintance with Ted O'Flaherty. One day he took the young man to fly an airplane, and Kirk realized that he wanted to become a pilot. In 1940 he graduated as a pilot and instructor, and went to serve in the British military. The pay here was good, and for 2.5 years of work the young man was able to earn a good start-up capital. In 1945 he left the service and bought a training plane. On it he flew commercial flights in Los Angeles. Kirk often took players to Las Vegas, and he himself was addicted to gambling pastime. During this time he became an avid gambler, but mostly only lost money rather than making a fortune. In 1947, Kerkorian bought a charter airline that connected Los Angeles and Las Vegas for $60,000. In 1968, he sold the business for $102 million. In 1965, Kirk became the owner of a number of telecommunications companies, and his business was booming. The businessman gained respect among the Armenian Diaspora, which actively supported him by investing money in his companies. In 1968 Kerkorian bought TransAmerica for 85 million dollars, making him the biggest shareholder in the USA.
His gambling business began in 1962, when the entrepreneur bought land in Las Vegas, the amount of the deal was 960 thousand dollars. He leased the land and later sold it, making a total profit of $9 million. In 1967, the businessman bought the land for $5 million, on which he built the world's largest hotel complex and casino. After a while he also sold it, but the deal was not as profitable as expected by Kirk. Next was the construction of famous hotels and casinos, which are flourishing to this day.
However, not everything went smoothly, and Kerkorian found himself in debt, sold some shares, but succeeded again.
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Brent Conway
Pentucket Regional School District
Brent Conway is Assistant Superintendent for the Pentucket Regional School District in West Newbury, MA, a position he's held since 2018. Passionate about improving literacy outcomes for ALL students, Brent has considerable experience leading school turnaround, including as principal of an elementary school on the verge of state takeover which, during his tenure, received recognition for three years in a row as a MA Commendation School and won a National Blue Ribbon School award from the U.S. Department of Education for closing achievement gaps.
Brent currently serves on the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's Literacy Champions advisory group, charged with developing the state's Early Literacy Guidance Plan. He has contributed to the development of guidelines for schools and districts in implementing the Massachusetts Dyslexia Law and is a founding member of the Northshore Literacy Leaders group which has brought in speakers such as Emily Hanford to help build professional knowledge and dialogue around the science of reading and evidence-based practices. Brent recently spoke to the MA Board of Education on the state's work with early literacy and serves on the MA Reading Association's Professional Development Committee. He regularly speaks at professional conferences on the need for professional development on literacy and tiered literacy systems, among other topics.
Brent on Twitter at @pentucketteach.
Pentucket's Curriculum Journey
Pentucket Regional School District began transforming literacy instruction with the adoption, for grades K-2, of Fundations: Wilson Language Training in 2017 and Heggerty in 2019. In 2021, they are building on that foundation with the addition of Wit & Wisdom in grades K-6. They also adopted a new math curriculum, Eureka Math from Great Minds, for grades K-8 in 2018 and EnVision in grades 9-10 in 2020. Learn more about their math journey. They have partnered with a variety of professional learning experts to supplement internal expertise on the theory and practice teachers need for effective implementation. These include Keys to Literacy and the Massachusetts Department of Education for the MASS Literacy initiative and Early Grades Literacy work.
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