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"MOM!"
Adventures in the Life of a Working Mama
Tender Mario moves
I woke up the other morning to a horrible cough. This happens to me more often as I get older. I can't catch my breath and as I try to take a deep inhale, I cough worse. Anyway, my coughing woke Mario up from his sleep (he had had a nightmare earlier in the evening and we allowed him to sleep in our bed). It was a good thing it did because it was 7 AM and a school day. Mario jumped out of bed to head into our bathroom to take a shower. I heard him turn on the water faucet, and opened one eye when I felt him standing next to me a second later. He whispered "here mom, take a drink." It was such a tender gesture from him. I grabbed the cup and watched him head back into the bathroom.
I came home from work a few days ago and Mario popped up from the downstairs. He gave me a big hug and told me he did the dishes. I looked in the sink and sure enough, they were all washed and placed haphazardly in the plastic drainer on the left side of the sink. After Mario washes bowls, he places them right side up so the water remains in them. It drives me crazy but I won't complain since he took the initiative to do the dishes in the first place.
We finally got to Dick's Sporting Goods this weekend to get Mario a new pair of gym shoes. He is definitely his mother's child when it comes to his love for gym shoes. His Adidas were completely worn down with a hole in the toe and huge rip in the heel lining. He eyed quite a few basketball shoes before he chose his black and gold LeBrons (he knew I could not say no to anything LeBron-related). After he got his shoes from the salesman, he led me over to the women's running shoe area. He was set on getting me a pair as well. I told him that I was good to go and we were just there to get him shoes. But, he was adamant that he wanted me to be able to experience the joy of getting a new pair of shoes as well.
On Saturday morning, I was lifting weights at the gym when I saw Mario's number pop up. I answered the phone and he asked where I was. I told him I was at the gym, and he told me that he would walk to Stauf's with me when I got home. The offer to walk to Stauf's with me is equivalent to an offer to give me $25K. I would take the walk and time at Stauf's over cash any day.
Mario and I walked to school together last week. I dropped him off to the basketball game. We talked about his favorite songs and about his plan to watch a movie a week this Summer with his buddies. As we talked and walked, he reached for my hand and held as we continued our stroll down the street. No big gesture on his part – just a gentle embrace of his left hand with my right as he continued his conversation with me.
We were eating dinner the other night – Jon and Mario and I (Maria was at dance club) – and out of nowhere Mario blurted out "I have the best mom – she plays basketball with me and always has fun." Then he continued to eat his pasta and talk about roller skating in gym class.
Blake Shelton!
We got VIP tickets to the Blake Shelton concert for Maria for Christmas. It is all she wanted – she made it very clear that she could care less if she got any other present from any other family member other than these tickets. She wanted everyone to chip in so that we could buy the "VIP experience" with the singer she has adored for over a year. Jon and I are still at a loss as to how she enjoys country music so much. Neither one of us listen to it. It must be our two former babysitters from years ago. They both listened to country music as they drove Maria around town and that genre must have seeped deep down in her blood.
Maria counted down the days remaining before she got to see Blake in Pittsburgh. I could hav really cared less about seeing Blake but was excited to spend some quality mother/daughter time. We had to drive three hours to Pittsburgh, and another three hours back home to Columbus (I knew we wouldn't get much alone time while in Pittsburgh because we were watching my sweet niece when we weren't at the concert).
I kept reminding myself not to place any expectations on the mother/daughter time with Ri. I repeated the mantra "just enjoy her presence.". I knew better than to expect her to give me insight into her friendships or boys or thoughts about her changing body. Any conversation like that would have made her recoil and clam up. So, we talked about random, and fairly insubstantial things such as what we would do with Elena, what Mario and dad were probably doing on a Saturday afternoon, when our cousin would have her baby….. We also found a good car trivia site and answered questions about countries, polar animals and presidents (she knows I love to get some education in on car trips).
Sarah and Elena dropped us off at PPG Arena at 4 PM. The line was already 30 people deep when we got there. We stood out in the chilly weather for about 25 minutes before they let us enter. We had a slight scare with me not being able to find our tickets on my phone right away but I came through. We retrieved our VIP lanyards and travel mug, andstood in line waiting to be escorted back to the lounge.
Maria stood twirling her lanyard anxious to head back. After what seemed like forever, they began to escort us through the hallways to the lounge. When we arrived at the lounge, there were escalators to the left. The guides were escorting fans down the escalator to get merchandise. However, when we got to the bottom, people were going back up to the lounge. I knew we had to be one of the first to enter the lounge or we would not get close to the stage. So, Ri and I left the merchandise counter (the next day I realized we got one free item with the VIP package that we lost out on) and squeezed in the line to enter the lounge. We saw the Voice chair as we walked in, and a small stage over to the right with a wood fence in front of it. There was already a group of older women and men who had placed seats against the fence to create a front row. Maria and I darted directly in back of the seats. People were starting to move over towards the area and we knew that if we left our position somebody would grab it. Maria and I quickly realized that we would be standing in the same spot for the next 2 1/2 hours.
I allowed her to go back to the Voice chair to get her picture taken. I also had her scour for any food. She returned with a huge chocolate chip cookie. There was nothing more. The time moved slow as we glanced around at the crowd and watched for any movement behind the curtain on the stage.
Maria's phone was almost ready to die and mine was only at 60% so we did not want to play Crossy Road in order to pass the time away (we played this game while waiting for flights to Oaxaca and during down time with Elena – it's our go-to). We played a couple of rounds of 20 questions and then the ABC game but we were both struggling to concentrate – Ri because she was so excited to see Blake and me because I was so excited for Maria to see Blake. She had been waiting for months for this moment. My favorite part of the wait was when Ri's legs got tired and she leaned into me to hold her. The side of her face laid on my shoulder and I rubbed her back as I listened to the rhythm of her breath. I held the same person who, 13 years ago, used to ride in a snuggli on my chest up and down the streets of Grandview. The same girl who had me carry her in the backpack until the age of five, and would rest that same face on my shoulder when she tired of walking the hills.
7 PM arrived and fans were antsy. People started chanting Blake's name. Maria continuously darted her eyes back-and-forth to each side of the stage to determine whether Blake was behind the curtain or not. Each time a song would end, the crowd silenced with the hope that his stage manager would be introducing him. But then a new song would start up. Finally, at 7:15, the stage manager bounced onto the stage and without much fanfare, introduced Blake Shelton. Maria immediately bawled when she saw him first come out.
He greeted the crowd and immediately went into his first song. Maria stood there with her phone in video mode and tears slowly trickling from her eyes. She was standing right in front of him! I was so happy for her. He finished his song and informed the crowd that he was going to read a couple of questions. He scrolled through the iPad in front of him and picked a question. It was from a random woman in the back of the lounge. He asked her to wave and thanked for her question. This made me want him to pick Maria's question even more because he would then make eye contact with her to thank for the question. He moved onto another question – it was not Maria.
"Come on" I kept thinking to myself. How could he resist a 13-year-old's question? Maria was one of two teens in the entire crowd. He finished answering the second question and pronounced he would read one more. He scrolled through and then stated:
"This next question is from Maria in Grandview Heights, Ohio, age 13″…. My stomach dropped. I looked over at Maria. She was sobbing as Blake Shelton stared at her. I guess without knowing it I had begun pointing at her when Blake Shelton started reading her question so he fixed his eyes on her. He noticed her sobbing and asked her why she was crying. She could not respond because her mouth would not open. She was paralyzed with awe. He proceeded to read her question, and expressed to the crowd how confused he was by it. It was hilarious. As she tried to talk through her sobs to explain it, he noticed that there was more to her question so he continued reading it. By the time he got done answering it, she was smiling and he was relieved. It was the sweetest interaction. He then grabbed his guitar and told the crowd that he was going to play another song. What came next was magical for her. He dedicated the next song to Maria. He made a joke about the song being a drinking song and that it was a little odd to dedicate it to a 13-year-old but he was doing it anyway. She stood there trying to videotape him while her shoulders and body shook with pure joy.
He wrapped up his time with a few more questions from the audience and then thanked everybody for coming to see him. As he stood up, he looked right at Maria, smiled, and threw his guitar pic to her. I just could not believe it. She was in complete shock. The crowd beside us all congratulated her when he left the stage. Her eyes were as big as a doe's eyes in the headlights. She was trembling.
We walked to the back of the room to breathe. Two of his stage hands, two women, approached us with the blue plastic cup we had seen him drinking from earlier. They offered it to Maria. They told her that it was endearing to see her so excited to see Blake Shelton, and they thanked her for being a great fan (I am convinced those two women were the ones that picked Maria's question for Blake Shelton to read).
Maria remained in a state of shock as we rode the elevators down to the show. She bought a Blake Shelton longsleeve shirt in order to wear it to school on Monday. She snap-chatted with all of her friends to tell them the news. I don't think she came to her right mind until long after the concert started.
How many times had I dreamt of Andy Gibb or Prince or Michael Jackson looking straight at me from the stage and saying hello?! Her first concert as a teenager and she gets that treatment. It's all downhill from here, baby doll….:)
There is no doubt that the memory of Blake Shelton looking at her and speaking to her will be seared in her mind. It is definitely seared in my mind. But also seared in my mind is the absolute joy on her face when she saw him walk on stage. I am so grateful for having been in her presence to witness.
Yeah, that's right. Jon and I got to be in the audience at The Price is Right. Now, let me clarify. We did not go to the Price is Right in California. We got to attend the traveling Price is Right right here in our hometown! Not quite the same as California but a decent imitation. I grew up on The Price is Right. I walked home from my grade school at lunch to watch the show. I'd heat up Mac-n-cheese in the stove and run upstairs to catch contestants spin the big wheel and bid in the showcase showdown. My memories of the show involve Bob Barker and the three models in their short dresses and perky smiles. I used to dream about being selected as a contestant, acting spastic as I won the bid, busting out the $1.00 on the Big Wheel, and winning the car in the showcase showdown. But those dreams ended at age 14 when I stopped watching the show; my high school was too far away to head home at lunch.
I quickly realized that I was an old school fan who loved the nostalgia of being a kid in the 80s just as much as I loved the show itself. It was a part of my childhood; a memory I enjoyed thinking about and reliving when I saw old clips on You Tube or when my kids asked what shows I liked as a kid. I came to this realization when I walked through the doors to register as a contestant and saw women in homemade Bob Barker T-shirts, men dressed in big wheel costumes, and couples dressed up as cartoon characters or Drew Carey and the Price is Right models. It was quite a sight to behold. They were serious, serious fans.
They would not allow me to register Jon as a contestant since you had to be there in person. Jon decided that he wanted to allow me to have all the glory and be the only one that registered with the chance to get on stage. I know in my heart of hearts, that if he would've registered, they would have pulled his name. He gets so lucky that way. And, he would've guessed all of the correct prices just like he did sitting next to me in the audience. But the line was 100 people deep when we got back to the Theatre, and we did not feel like waiting outside.
Jon bought premier seats for us. We were in the second row and could see the stage perfectly (we joked that we should've gotten the Price is Right seats for the John Cusack event and the John Cusack seats for the Price is Right). However, the front seats did mean that I got to see the big wheel when it came out in all of its glory. It did not disappoint with its colors and ding ding ding sounds as it spins; I remember vividly from all the years listening at home.
There was a gentleman sitting in the front row across the aisle from us who had Jon and I in stitches. He crossed his index and middle finger before every name that was called with the hopes that his name would be called. He laughed hysterically at everything, and was having the time of his life. He gave high-fives to all the contestants that "came on down" and yelled out prices to them with the hopes they would win big. He was all into it. I was hoping the host would bring him on stage just because he was so incredibly excited about the entire event but he never got up there.
Alas, my name never got called but it was still quite an experience for Jon and me. I am convinced it will be the one and only experience for us unless we end up out in California on the real show – but Bob Barker and the three models would need to come back, too.
We ended the night as winners, nonetheless. We devoured some White Castle hamburgers and onion chips on our way home.
Dancing and basketball
Maria had her eighth-grade dance on Friday night. We hit the jackpot with the first online dress we bought. She loved it, it looked spectacular on her, and I did not need to go into a shopping mall. Win all around! Being on student council, she had the task of coming up with the theme of the dance and decorating for it. They decided on a Hollywood awards theme and she ended up winning "most likely to become a millionaire" (and take care of her parents). The boy who also won it is the boy she has had a crush on for quite a while. Hilarious. I heard from her friends that some of the girls danced but the boys basically sat against the wall. Nothing has changed from the 1980s.
Jon and I realized that we had tickets to see John Cusack on Friday night. We realized this on Wednesday evening while talking with Jon's brother and sister-in-law at the house. They stopped by late in the evening as they were heading to Colorado. The conversation turned to Christmas gifts and Jon's brother asked him what he got. We both looked at each other in concern. Had we forgotten to go to our John Cusack event? I had bought Jon the tickets for his Christmas gift and we had forgotten all about it. Luckily, we had not missed it; however, it was two days away. We found someone for Mario to hang with because he gets scared being at the house by himself.
Maria wanted a bunch of her girlfriends to come back for a sleepover after the dance, which we allowed. What were we thinking? We came back to the looks of a sorority house at 4 AM. The kitchen was trashed with empty chip bags, cake mix and batter all over the counters and floor, and random freezer pop plastic tubes with remaining Popsicle juice everywhere. The girls were pumped up on sugar and laughing hysterically in the basement. Jon and I hit the sack at midnight and could hear them loud and clear for some time. We keep saying that this is just our insurance for when we get older and the kids need to watch over us. They better come to our side after we allowed all this!
Jon was a saint and took all of the girls to the eighth grade boys basketball game in Whitehall at 9:30 AM the next morning. They got to see their opposite sex classmates win the championship, and then Jon took them out to lunch afterwards. He is a sucker. Maria got home and headed right back out the door for a Girl Scout campout from Saturday night until Sunday. She loves these types of weekends – filled with friends.
Mario was charged up that Jon and I had something to do on Friday because he got to spend the night with his buddy. His buddy's mom took them to Target to and they ended up riding bikes around the store. I guess the teenagers who were managing the area didn't care. Gotta love them. He also managed to buy a whole pack of Oreos that he chowed down through the night. I took him to his basketball lesson on Saturday morning, and he felt good about his shooting for the tournament game that evening. He wanted to come home and show me all of the moves he learned. After he did that, I told him he had to help me fold laundry. He agreed but on one condition – that we watch the most famous dunks on Netflix while we folded laundry.
Peepaw came in on Saturday evening to watch him in Marysville. He got treated to a blowout with Mario making over 10 points. Grandma Ionno came in on Sunday morning for the 9 AM game and got treated to another blowout with Mario making quite a few points as well. But then the noon game came – and the team could not make shots to save their life. I could see Mario's frustration from a mile away. The team he was put with for this tournament are good kids but a few of them lack the passion and drive that Mario has for the sport. That, in addition to Mario not getting his shots in, caused him to look very flustered on the court. I kept trying to yell for him to get out of his head but he was tuning us all out. Jon finally took him out in the last minute because he was complaining so much. He has got to learn to be a team player and to not blame others or the refs (even if they may be at fault). He's gotta recognize his own flaws as well. But, a lecture right after the loss was not going to go anywhere. He had calmed down within 15 minutes and even managed to say "love you" when we left him to watch his buddies play another game.
Time together
Christmas was on a Tuesday this year, which meant I got to torture the kids with my presence for four days straight. It made me feel totally loved when we woke up on Friday morning (the kids first day off), and Maria's first question to me as I headed downstairs was "don't you have to work today?" The inflection in her voice made it clear she was not asking, she was hoping. The kiddos know when I'm home there will be some walking involved with the day. And some reading. And maybe even a household task. There will also be game playing and frivolity but they focus on the former activities much more.
Maria got what she wanted – I did head to work – but not before I got a walk in with her beforehand:) She and I and Rocco took a walk to the woods. She shot some good pictures of the bare trees and little white mushrooms growing on dead branches. As much as she complains about the walk, I think she secretly likes to get out. Not for long, for sure, but 15 minutes does her well. And, 15 minutes for me with her or Mario makes my day. It's grounds me and puts me in an upbeat mood as I head off to make the bacon.
Over the four day's before Christmas, the kids humored me with my requests for walks to the woods. They even talked with me during our walks. I make it hard not to talk to me by coming up with new games to play or asking questions that I know will interest them (Maria – what's new with Blake Shelton; Mario – how are the Rockets doing). I think if I had one last wish before I passed on, it would be to take a walk with my kids. I love having them near me and listening to their banter even if it's about the Kardashians or Fortnite, My spirit is full after time with them.
We also got our fill of boardgames. I crushed the kids at Family Feud. To be fair, they don't have years of experience like I do of watching the show from the ages of 9 to 14. I innately know what "the survey says." I amazed my kids with my knowledge of "name six items a man thinks he can fix but usually can't" (I think I got that answer correct due to being with Jon all these years versus my years of playing). We also got a brand new deck of "beat the parents" cards. Jon and I agreed to go against Ri and Mario, and got on a correct answer streak to win the game. Jon stood up and pointed his fingers at them and yelled "in your face"! (I wonder where they get their competitive nature)?! Of course, I was standing right behind him cheering him on.
We also made cookies and the kids decorated. gingerbread house (we got two but the first crumbled after Ri tried to glue it together rather than use icing). As I sat on the kitchen floor wrapping presents, I looked up at them consumed in decorating their gingerbread house – Ri with her tongue out pasting a Starburst on the house and Mario with lips sealed tight working on a row of Dot candies along the roof. Those moments are a sort of prayer for me. I am consumed with love and comfort.
We played mini-hoop basketball in Mario's room. Mario loves to play mini hoop when it gets cold outside. We have about three steps to move before we hit the hoop but he doesn't care. He likes to ram past me and make slamdunks. Maria begged to take him on, and he finally acquiesced. She simply pushed him with one hand until she reached the hoop and then gently placed the ball into it. She finally agreed to try some new moves, which led to a few pounces and bruises, but they ended the match shaking hands.
Christmas arrived on Tuesday and the kids were scattered around their cousins and other family members. There was no morning walk or mad game of Family Feud. But there was those few moments – when Ri came from behind to give me a bear hug, and Mario beamed when he talked about going to the UC Bearcat game with me, and both kids stared with those bold blue eyes into my camera as I flashed a holiday picture – when I felt at complete peace and as though nothing at all could be better.
Hip Hop Nutcracker
As I scrolled through Facebook a couple of months ago, an ad for the Hip-Hop Nutcracker popped up. Since having kids, I have felt a tinge of jealousy towards families who post pictures of themselves all dressed up at the Nutcracker. Every year, I ponder the idea of dressing up and hitting that seasonal favorite. However, I never get around to it. December hits and it is a mad flurry of shopping, last-minute deadlines, parties, you name it. Besides, I did not think Mario or Maria would care for the show too much. It is long and neither of them enjoy watching ballet.
But when the Hip Hop Nutcracker ad came in view, I thought "this may be a possibility." I have been struggling with things to do with the kids together. Mario loves movies; Maria does not. Maria loves to bake cookies; Mario does not. Neither off them ever want to take a walk with me! They have completely different interests now that they are older. But neither of them have had the chance to experience the Hip Hop Nutcracker so they couldn't really say no to the invite in good faith. And besides, I did think Mario, at least, would enjoy it. He loves to watch old-school 80s rap videos with me and has quite a few hip-hop moves he has mastered. I wavered about whether Maria would enjoy it, on the other hand, since she was not a hip hop fan. How I gave birth to a child who loves country music is beyond me. After thinking about it some more, I decided that I would invite a few of Maria's friends and their moms in order for Maria to have some girlfriends attend the show with her. Four other moms immediately responded that they would love to go with me.
We decided to go to Northstar for dinner before the show. I let Mario skip out on dinner with all of the women and girls and go to Subway with Jon instead. The North Star dinner was delicious, and I had a great time talking with fellow moms. Maria and her girlfriends sat at another table. They ordered smoothies and meals, and giggled most of the time. After dinner, they begged to have five dollars each to go across the street to a gourmet candy shop. Meanwhile, another mom and I stashed some giant, warm cookies to eat during the show.
After the girls spent what seemed like hours at the candy shop, we headed down to the Palace Theatre. One of the moms drove us, and somehow was able to get the very first parking spot in the parking garage. I will drive with her all the time with that luck. Mario met us at the front doors and we went up to our seats. But first, of course, I had to get the obligatory pictures.
The show began with the emcee and the DJ on the stage. The MC got the audience pumped up by rapping and playing old-school 80s jams. All of the moms stood up and hollered and danced for the first 20 minutes of the show to the embarrassment of all the teen girls in front of us. Maria and Mario kept looking at me with eyes blazing "sit down mom!" Mario tugged on me a few times but eventually they both gave up on their pleading because they knew I would not stop. As the show began, we settled down in our seats. I sat next to Mario and loved every second of it. The athleticism of the dancers was amazing. They also did a few dance moves that Mario does currently so that made us smile. Of course, when one of the dancers came out and spun on top of his head for a full 20 seconds, Mario looked at me and quipped "I could easily do that" (I did make him try it when we got home and although he could stand on his head, that was about the end of it.).
During intermission, I asked the girls how they liked it. They all smiled and said that it was good. I don't know if they just knew that I am the one that got the event together so they did not want to disappoint me or whether they really liked it. Meanwhile, my daughter gave me the straight up truth. She did not really like the music but the show was "OK." Mario told me that he was enjoying it. I don't know if he truly liked it or whether he knew how excited I was about it so he did not want to burst my bubble. That kid loves to see me happy. During most of the show, he held my hand and waved it around when the emcee told us to dance. He's my bud, for sure.
At the end, the emcee came out and let us engage in one more jam session before the end of the night. It was a blast. I think Maria and Mario may have been bored at times during the show but I think in the end when they were laying in their beds getting ready to sleep, they would say that it was a good time.
Ri does basketball
Maria decided to go out for basketball. Her eighth grade team needed a couple more players so she volunteered to join. She has become good friends with a girl on the team, Maggie, who I think acted as a big influence in her decision.
Maria loves to hang with a large group of girls. She seems to have most fun around a group of gals versus one on one. She likes a big party! I think this is a big reason why she loves to play sports. It is not necessarily the love of the game but rather, a love of friendships and camaraderie. She roots her teammates on fiercely. My personality is so different than hers; I am the one who wants to be on the field and be the star. People should root me on. I am not looking to cheer on other's accomplishments without having some of my own. But not this girl of mine. She is happy to play a bit and then sit on the bench and cheer on her friends. And damn she does that well. She claps and cheers when a friend makes a play. She gives hugs and high fives when her friends come out of the game. She's a mama hen. If someone gets hurt, she is the first one to get ice and help out. If someone is sad about how they played, she wraps them in a hug and makes them laugh.
I am amazed at her because it is so foreign to me. I think it's a wonderful trait to have – this lack of concern about being a star and this joy in just being a part of the team. It's this plain and simple – she's a happy, happy kid. She enjoys life. She feels comfortable around all sorts of people. She enjoys conversations with others.
If you would have told me a year ago that Ri would be playing basketball and hanging out with the handful of gals that she is hanging with, I would have been skeptical. She's really blossomed this year; it's been a strong year for her. She is planting her roots and coming into her own, and man, it is exciting to watch.
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Earth Defense Force (SNES)
Ship speed selectable
Developed by Jaleco
Published by Jaleco in 1991
For a game that causes a little confusion with a couple of different acronyms (such as EDF or Super EDF, which comes from the in-game title), Earth Defense Force is actually a pretty straightforward outer space shooting romp. Please do not mistake it as being similar to the dreadful Earth Defense for the Mega Drive, nor include it in the Earth Defense Force action series released for more modern consoles. The SNES game is a port from an arcade game commonly referred to as EDF - Earth Defense Force, and a decent one at that... if you don't get too technical on graphics and such and you're not too picky about the suppression of a few sections.
I had a very strange experience when booting the game for serious play this time. There was almost no music and the BGM on the first level was incredibly minimal. Only when I entered the boss fight and the audio went fully silent I figured something was definitely wrong. When I returned to it later on things were back to normal, and I noticed that upon powering up the console whenever the Jaleco logo was absent I would get the same sound problems. And if this happened I had to keep trying (power on/off) until I was able to get the damn thing back to normal... Is my SNES dying by any chance? Or is this particular to EDF? Note: with audio problems the difficulty in the options menu gets stuck on EASY, even though it's not supposed to be there (regular difficulties are only NORMAL and HARD). I didn't really play the game again on this bastard easy setting, I had to seize the little time I had to play.
Well, so much about bugs, but what about the game itself? Storywise it's you against an alien threat. Again. This time they have apparently devised a secret super weapon on the Moon, so there you go with your lone spaceship on a mission to save the Solar System.
Above the clouds in Earth Defense Force
(courtesy of YouTube user djgyixx)
Prior to each stage in Earth Defense Force the player has to configure the ship's weapon, choosing one of eight choices graded according to three criteria (speed, power, firing rate). These weapons are vulcan, laser, atomic, homing, explode, search/seeking laser, photon and grenade. Ship controls allow you to fly at three different speeds and to use the selected weapon in conjunction with two auxiliary satellites that can initially be set to the ship's nose (concentrated fire) or in rotating formation (distributed fire). Satellites are invincible, block enemy bullets and are also able to damage by contact. Control inputs can be set in the options menu according to six different configurations, and my preferred choice was config #3 (Y for shot, L for option formation and R for speed change).
Some of the most interesting aspects in the game are the complete absence of power-up items and an almost total absence of fixed obstacles. The only few walls you'll need to worry about appear in the last stage. As for the lack of power-ups, Earth Defense Force uses an experience upgrade system instead, which is tracked by the overhead bar. Killing enemies will automatically fill this bar and increase firepower from level 1 up to level 5. Each level upgrade applies sprite changes to the currently used weapon and increments its firepower. Extra satellite formations are activated once you achieve higher levels: level 3 adds a trailing formation (satellites follow your movement around the screen) and level 5 adds the homing formation (both satellites stand behind the ship, automatically homing on the nearest enemy). When you get hit you lose one shield and the process of leveling up is delayed a little bit.
Shield, you say? Yes, that's actually how the game calls your lives. Initially each level starts out with three of them. Every time you get hit the ship smokes for a few seconds, going down in permanent smoke and failure if you get hit on the last shield point (GAME OVER). Acquiring more lives is possible, but only after you reach a power level of 5. When this happens every subsequent filling of the upgrade bar results in an extra shield, a very important accomplishment during later stages.
Earth Defense Force is better than the actual generic package makes it out to be. Stages are a bit long but the fast scrolling and resulting sense of speed in most of them keeps the action going at a reasonable rate. Slowdown ensues here and there but it's not gamebreaking in any way. The challenge varies wildly depending on which weapon you choose, but if you want to cruise through the first half of the game just go with homing and you'll be okay. Once the ship is sufficiently leveled up it's safer to try other weapon types. In any case, the last stage definitely requires another weapon other than homing, or else you'll spend a long time in the process of killing one of the mid-bosses (his electrical sphere is a magnet for homing shots, thus making the weapon almost useless).
Search laser, search!
Regarding music, I have to say I enjoyed the soundtrack of Earth Defense Force mostly for its heavy use of bass (it's great). My favorite stage is the third one inside the caves. Good BGM, cool graphics that somehow remind me of Thunder Force III and a purely Darius-inspired boss to close the treat. Ugly mode 7 effects kick in during the outer space approach of stage 4, and that's exactly where the game starts to get a little bit more demanding. And just when repetition threatens to kill the pace the game throws a shorter last stage to speed things up. Soon enough you find yourself in the final showdown against the aliens, who try to stop you in a series of consecutive boss fights.
Even though there's a lot to be squeezed from the game as far as weapon choices and scoring goes, there's no doubt that half the weapons are considerably hard to use. Sure, the satellite formations are there to fill in the gaps of a less powerful gun, but playing the game with a slow-firing weapon requires thorough memorization of enemy patterns. Especially interesting is the photon weapon, which creates a bullet-absorbing shield when used with the concentrated satellite formation.The scoring side of the game is based on a stage bonus that's proportional to the number of enemies you destroy, but there's also a secret bonus of 100.000 points to be had if you manage to beat the level without getting hit.
During my 1CC run I used homing for the whole game except in the last stage, where I switched to photon. And here's the final score:
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Another game won, but the saga of Raiden II continues. How is it going, by the way?
Edward July 29, 2013 at 10:01 AM
Well, it is and it isn't going, actually...
Available time has been less and less lately, so the truth is that I have focused on easier games or the ones from the RGF shmup league. Last time I practiced Raiden 2 I got to stage 5, but it's been over a... month?
Anyway, the saga isn't over yet, thanks for reminding me. Gonna push it a little harder!!
Bard Oly July 29, 2013 at 12:42 PM
Nice review! I haven't beaten this game yet, but I've enjoyed playing it when I've found time. And yes, I gree with you that Homing Shot makes this game a bit easier.
Edward July 29, 2013 at 3:33 PM
homing shot - a bit easier and also easier to score higher.
in the early stages nothing escapes!
tks, Oly!
coffeejoerx July 29, 2013 at 1:13 PM
Nice review. This is a more one game that I need to my collection.
And this coming from a guy who owns Rendering Ranger R2!
I sold my R2 in last year, remember it?!
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Be Careful with BBQs this summer
Three quarters (75%) of people are unaware of the potentially fatal risk of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning from barbecues.
Two thirds (70%) wouldn't suspect CO poisoning if they experienced headaches, dizziness or nausea after a barbeque.
People in North East (16%) and Scotland (17%) are less aware of the CO risks from BBQs compared to Yorkshire (33%), South West (30%) and Wales (29%)
As the UK's scorching temperatures continue through July, new research from the CO Be Alarmed! campaign – published today – reveals that millions of Britons could be at risk this summer because three quarters of them don't know that barbecues can lead to CO poisoning when not used correctly.
In addition, the research also shows that, worryingly, most people would fail to identify the symptoms of CO poisoning.
Nearly half of Britons are planning to have a barbecue this summer but, despite the potentially fatal consequences of CO poisoning, people are more aware of other risks such as burns, food poisoning and accidents with barbeque implements.
CO Be Alarmed! has come up with these easy to follow steps on how to stay CO Safe this summer:
Don't bring your barbeque into an enclosed space – for example inside a tent or your home. Even when extinguished it will still produce fumes for some time.
Always make sure you are in a well-ventilated area when using a barbecue or a gas stove and follow the manufacturers' safety instructions.
If camping, make sure you have an audible carbon monoxide alarm which you can get from DIY stores, high street shops and online.
Carbon monoxide is known as the 'silent killer' because you can't see it, smell it or taste it, so make sure you know the symptoms – headaches, dizziness, nausea.
Abbie Sampson, Director of External Affairs at Energy UK and CO Be Alarmed! spokesperson, said:
"In this glorious summer weather, it is scary that three quarters of people are not aware of the dangers of carbon monoxide when using a barbecue.
"It is very simple to stay safe from carbon monoxide this summer. Just make sure you use the barbecue in a well-ventilated area and never take it inside your house or tent – even when it is extinguished it could still produce fumes."
Nichola Ashby, Professional Lead for Education at the Royal College of Nursing said:
"If you've been sitting round a barbecue in an enclosed space such a tent or garage and get an unexplained headache, sickness or feel unusually sleepy or drowsy, move into the open air immediately and to breathe fresh air. If the symptoms persist, seek medical assistance and explain that you may have been exposed to carbon monoxide poisoning. The condition can be difficult for healthcare professionals to diagnose, so the more information you or friends and family can give them, the better".
The survey reveals that burns (65%), food poisoning (62%), accidental fires (56%), accidents with barbeque implements (36%), alcohol related accidents (33%) all came above carbon monoxide poisoning (25%) in people's awareness of the potential risks from barbecues. If suffering the symptoms of CO poisoning, 38% of people would think they had food poisoning and 31% sunstroke.
The research for Carbon Monoxide Be Alarmed! was carried out by Opinium between 29-31 of May 2018 among 2000 UK adults (18+)
The table below shows people's awareness of carbon monoxide poisoning as a potential risk from barbecues across UK regions.
North East North West Yorkshire and Humberside East Midlands West Midlands East of England London South East South West Wales Scotland Northern Ireland
16 % 25 % 33 % 21 % 26 % 19 % 26 % 26 % 30 % 29 % 17 % 21 %
CO Be Alarmed! is the national campaign to reduce the number of deaths and injuries caused by carbon monoxide. Since 2008, the campaign has encouraged people to install carbon monoxide alarms in their homes. The Carbon Monoxide – Be Alarmed! campaign is run by Energy UK. To find out more about the campaign you can visit www.co-bealarmed.co.uk
Carbon monoxide is produced when fuels such as gas, oil, charcoal, coal and wood do not burn completely. The most common cause of this is when an appliance, such as a boiler or cooker, is installed incorrectly or poorly maintained. Carbon monoxide can also build up when flues, chimneys or vents are blocked.


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ITAK hierarchy receives flak for disregard of political prisoners
Jaffna University students on Friday condemned ITAK leaders, particularly M.A. Sumanthiran and Mavai Senathirajah for evading a crucial meeting at Jaffna University in which they were supposed to articulate and take a common responsibility of taking forward the struggle on behalf of the political prisoners before the students urged the hunger-striking political prisoners to abandon their fast unto death. Each of the three hunger-strikers have gone down in weight by 12 to 17 kg and their pulse was slow, the blood pressure has fallen and their body parts could be permanently impaired as their hunger-strike reached 37th day. Heated arguments ensued between the student leaders and NPC Councillor M.K. Shivajilingam who has been trying to negotiate and advance an appeal process in the Court of Appeal in Colombo instead of making it a political struggle with principled demands.
On Friday, ITAK parliamentarians, particularly M.A. Sumanthiran and Mavai Senathirajah failed to attend the meeting with the student community. The students numbering between 300 and 400 were waiting for a transparent and open discussion with Mr Sumanthiran. The ITAK leaders not only disappointed the students but have ridiculed the struggle of the political prisoners, the student leaders told media.
In the meantime, ITAK parliamentarian M.A. Sumanthiran who took part in the opening ceremony of Kudaththanai Government Tamil Mixed School on Thursday went on record stating that the only means available was a legal (appeal) process. Sumanthiran was also saying that he would have taken up the appeal process had the prisoners or their families approached him to appear on behalf of them in advancing their appeal case. At the same time, he was also saying that the process would be time consuming as it could take at least 12 or 18 months to get a judgement on the appeal case. Now, the SL Attorney General may refuse to do anything before the appeal has been processed, he said downplaying everything that didn't proceed through him.
Mr Shivajilingam said he was facilitating an appeal case while dealing with SL President through SL Governor of North Reginal Cooray.
Why did Mr Sumanthiran wait to 'clarify' his position until both the hunger-strike and the legal process regarding the prisoners' demands reached a blind-end and why did he not reveal his position and details of the meeting he had with Attorney General and SL President earlier, was a question being asked by student leaders and the grassroots in Jaffna.
Most of all, the ITAK has been blamed of deceiving the political prisoners and the Tamil people by failing to be part of a coordinated effort, the student leaders said.
Shivajilingam has also come under fire on whose advice he chose to direct the prisoners to file an appeal in the Court of Appeal.
EPDP Leader Douglas Devananda, an elected MP, EPRLF parliamentarian Sivasakthi Anandan and Angayan Ramanathan, a national list MP of Maithiripala Sirisena's SLFP attended the meeting with students along with Mr Shivajilingam and Kandiah Sarweswaran, the minister of education of Northern Provincial Council.
Representatives of civil groups also took part in the meeting with the students. Political observers in Jaffna said the people were with students to gear a powerful political effort towards a principled political solution to free the political prisoners.


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One-Armed Little League Pitcher Coleman Shannon Throws a Shocking No-Hitter
Jeremy Taylor
Coleman Shannon was born without a right hand and forearm, due to a medical condition called Amelia, but that hasn't slowed him down from chasing his baseball dreams. In fact, the 14-year-old left-handed pitcher recently threw a no-hitter in a Johnsonville, SC little league game.
Don't believe us? Watch the footage for yourself.
"The other night, when he pitched the no-hitter, that was a tearful moment," Kyle Daniel, one of Shannon's proud coaches, said. "When you think about what he's been through and how much it's taken him just to get to this point, when he went out and threw the no-hitter, it was just a cheerful time for everyone."
Shannon does way more than pitch and field — he's an accomplished hitter who went 2-for-2 and delivered the game-winning hit in another little league matchup last week.
Oh, and did we mention he also knows how to play the guitar and hunt? When he was 2, he rejected his prosthetic arm and has since proved he never needed it to begin with.
[via The Huffington Post]
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Johann Loserth (* 1. September 1846 in Fulnek, Olmützer Kreis in Mähren; † 30. August 1936 in Graz) war mährisch-österreichischer Historiker.

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Loserth studierte in Tübingen und in Wien, wo er das Doktorat der Philosophie erwarb.

Nach dem Studium war er als Gymnasiallehrer tätig. 1875 wurde er als Professor für Allgemeine Geschichte an die Franz-Josephs-Universität Czernowitz berufen. 1893 wechselte er an die Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, wo er einen Lehrstuhl für Mittelalterliche und Neuere Geschichte bekleidete und 1917 emeritiert wurde. Seit 1879 war er Mitglied der Burschenschaft Arminia Graz.

Seine Vorliebe galt insbesondere der Geschichte Mährens, des Hussitismus, der Täufer und der Geschichte der Reformation und Gegenreformation in Kärnten, Steiermark und Krain und den benachbarten Ländern. Er übernahm den wissenschaftlichen Nachlass von Josef Beck von Mannagetta und Lerchenau zur Täuferbewegung und führte seine Forschungen fort.

Sein umfangreiches literarisches Wirken umfasst an die 300 Titel. Als "Markstein" in der Historiographie des österreichischen Protestantismus gilt sein Werk »Reformation und Gegenreformation in den innerösterreichischen Ländern«. Seit 1893 war er Mitglied der Historischen Landeskommission für Steiermark, seit 1896 Korrespondierendes Mitglied und seit 1933 wirkliches Mitglied der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, seit 1908 ordentliches Mitglied der Königlichen Böhmischen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften und Verleihung des Titels Hofrat.

Schriften
 Beiträge zur Geschichte der hussitischen Bewegung, in: Archiv für Österr. Geschichte Bd. e 55 (1877), 60 (1880), 75 (1889), 82 (1895) sowie Nachträge dazu in: Mitteilungen des Vereins für Geschichte der Deutschen in Böhmen 17 (1879);
 Huss und Wiclif. Zur Genesis der hussitischen Lehre. Oldenbourg, München/Berlin 1884. 2. veränderte Aufl. 1925. Engl. 1884.
 Dr. B. Hubmaier und die Anfänge der Wiedertäufer in Mähren. Verlag der historisch-statistischen Section, Brünn 1893. (Digitalisat)
 Studien zur Kirchenpolitik Englands im 14. Jh., in: Sitzungsberichte der Österr. Akademie d. Wiss. phil.- hist. Kl. Bd. e 136 (1897), 156 (1908);
 Die Reformation und Gegenreformation in den innerösterreichischen Ländern im 16. Jh. 1898;
 Geschichte des späteren Mittelalters von 1197 bis 1492 (= Handbuch der mittelalterlichen und neueren Geschichte; Herausgeber:  G. v. Below und F. Meinecke Abt. 2) 1903;
 Das Archiv des Hauses Stubenberg, Hist. Landes-Komm., Graz, Hauptbd. 1906., Suppl. 1. 1908, 2. 1911 ;
 Das Archiv des Hauses Stubenberg. Supplement: Das Archiv Gutenberg. Selbstverlag der Historischen Landes-Kommission, Graz 1908. (Digitalisat)
 Geschichte des altsteirischen Herren- und Grafenhauses Stubenberg. Mit 27 Abbildungen und einer Stammtafel. Graz 1911 ;
 Die protestantischen Schulen der Steiermark im 16. Jh., in: Monumenta Germaniae Paedagogica Bd. 55, 1916;
 Innerösterreich und die militärischen Maßnahmen gegen die Türken im 16. Jh. (Forschungen zur Verfassungs- u. Verwaltungsgeschichte der Steiermark Bd. XI/1) 1934;
 Akten und Korrespondenzen zur Geschichte der Gegenreformation in Innerösterreich unter Ferdinand II., zweiter Teil, Nachträge Nr. 2752. "Prozeß gegen die Schwester Susanna von Oberburg (contra sororem Susannam Obuerburgensem de Michendorff) des Klosters Minkendorf vom 14. November 1592." in: Fontes Rerum Austriacum, zweite Abteilung, LX. Band, Wien 1907.
 Die Geschichtsquellen von Kremsmünster im XIII. und XIV. Jahrhundert. Braumüller, Wien 1872. (Digitalisat)
 Studien zu böhmischen Geschichtsquellen. Gerold, Wien 1875. (Digitalisat)
 Der Communismus der mährischen Wiedertäufer im 16. und 17. Jahrhundert. Beiträge zu ihrer Geschichte, Lehre und Verfassung. Tempsky, Wien 1894. (Digitalisat)
 Ein Hochverrathsprocess aus der Zeit der Gegenreformation in Innerösterreich.Gerold, Wien 1900. (Digitalisat)
 Das Archiv des Hauses Stubenberg. in: Veröffentlichungen der Historischen Landes-Kommission für Steiermark, XXII, Selbstverlag, Graz 1906. Digitalisat
 Geschichte des altsteirischen Herren- und Grafenhauses Stubenberg,  Ulr. Moser (J. Meyerhoff), Graz und Leipzig 1911. Digitalisat

Literatur
 Werkverzeichnis in: Festschrift für Johann Loserth z. 80. Geburtstag = Zeitschrift d. hist. Vereins für Steiermark, Graz 1926, 15-30 sowie bei I. Pettin, J.L., Diss. Graz 1950.
 Karl Völker: Der Historiker des innerösterreichischen Protestantismus. in: Die Christliche Welt 50 (1936), S. 725–728.
 Ingeborg Pettin: Johann Loserth. Ungedruckte Dissertation, Graz 1950.
 Nikolaus von Preradovich: Sudetendeutsche Gelehrte an der Universität Graz. In: Bohemia. Band 3, 1962, S. 384–401, hier S. 395 f. (Digitalisat).

 Walter Höflechner: Vom Historischen Institut der Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz. In: Herwig Ebner u. a. (Hrsg.): Forschungen zur Landes- und Kirchengeschichte. Festschrift Helmut J. Mezler-Andelberg zum 65. Geburtstag. Eigenverlag des Instituts für Geschichte der Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, Graz 1988, ISBN 3-85375-001-X.

 Pavel Soukup: Johann Loserth (1846–1936). Ein "Gelehrter von Weltruf" in Czernowitz und Graz. In: Karel Hruza (Hrsg.): , Böhlau, Wien 2008, ISBN 978-3-205-77813-4, S. 39–72.

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A MONSTER List Of Women Writers Rewriting Indian Epics, Re-Defining Familiar Characters And Narratives
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Rewriting Indian epics done by these women writers have brought to us the stories of women and other minor characters in these stories. A MONSTER list for you.
My maternal grandmother has been a reigning influence on me since I grew up solely in her care until I was 8. She used to tell me stories of Draupadi, Arjuna, Krishna, Sita, Bhishma Pitamaha, and at an age like that, stories influence the way you think and behave.
These conversations and stories of my Grandma, ignited a deep curiosity of that period and that time. Those were the times when there were hardly any Indian writers rewriting Indian epics. We didn't have many picture books either. For many years, I believed that self-sacrifice and being all-submissive is the way of a good woman.
The impact of this thinking on my mind was all pervasive, leading me to screw up a great number of relationships. I blamed Draupadi for the war of Kurukshetra and I adored Rama for being Maryada Purushottam. I had a childhood crush on Shiva and prayed to get a husband like him, until I realized that managing such a short-tempered husband was way out of my league.
It took a long time and lot of reading and education for me to understand
that all these stories were written from the POV of the men and the victors, other characters, especially women being just supporting cast,
that the women of those times were written by patriarchal men who believed in women as objects to be married off as political pawns,
and that there are many sides to any story, and the same story might read completely differently from the POV of women and other minor characters.
That is when I sought out these stories, these re-tellings of epics by women writers, who were the best people to present us these different points of view.
When I read Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's The Palace of Illusions, I was intrigued by the depiction of Draupadi. Panchali in Divakaruni's retelling is a sharp, witty, brave woman, with a dark complexion that breaks the conventional realms of beauty and has an assertive personality.
The book was a pathbreaker of sorts. Many people (including women) didn't like this depiction because they claimed Divakaruni diverted from the narrative. But was that wrong? Mythological epics are stories told since generations, and what makes anyone think that they are absolute? That there wouldn't have been any distortion by heresy when they were passed down by generations of other people since centuries? At the end of it, mythology or "mithya" is our interpretation of the stories. In my opinion, newer perspectives can reform ideas.
Later, I read Yajnaseni by Pratibha Ray and although the book has gained enormous popularity for staying true to the epic and the traditional depiction of the character of Draupadi, due to my feminist ideologies, I ended up disliking a lot of episodes in it, like Krishna calling Draupadi a gift to be handed over to Karna, or Draupadi giving a page-full of monologue about what it takes to be a good wife. One can read the book, perhaps for the language of it, but then I'd suggest reading it in the original language, Odiya.
With a plethora of women writers taking up center stage now, this rewriting of Indian epics has seen a gradual shift from the ordinary, obedient, 'sanskaari' women narrative, to strong, 'real' women who are dashing, dynamic, and who stand up for themselves despite the dominating patriarchy of their times.
Anuja Chandramouli through her Shakti: The Divine Feminine, kicks misogyny where it should hurt the most. The 'flawless' feminine is challenged and Maya or Shakti, the ultimate Goddess, is brought forth more as a woman, stuck in the rut of testosterone-ridden brats (read Gods) playing havoc owing to bad attitude and decisions. While it is easier to play this narrative in books based on goddesses, Chandramouli doesn't disappoint even in her other books which have a male central character like Kartikeya: The Destroyer's Son and Arjuna: Saga of a Pandava Warrior – Prince. Women here are powerful and have some brilliantly penned dialogues. The author is a vocal feminist herself.
Irawati Karve with her award winning Yuganta : The end of an epoch creates a very human persona for the larger than life characters of Mahabharata. She analyses and researches the motives behind actions and highlights the greys of the characters rather than making them black or white. Karve's book has earned enormous praise owing to the brutal deconstruction of the characters and pointing out flaws that resulted in the ultimate destruction.
Amruta Patil, a writer and illustrator with an MFA from Boston, in her graphic book Adi Parva: Churning of the Ocean explores Mahabharata in pictorial depictions with one liner narratives that strike like a shard. In this, Amruta makes the Mahabharata accessible to international audiences through her rational treatment of the subject and at the same time makes the experience visually stunning by a palette of bright colors. It talks about the pre-Kurukshetra war era and was chosen as one of 2012's Best Graphic Novels by comic book historian Paul Gravett. It is followed by Sauptik: Blood and Flowers which is a vivid narration of the events that further led to the war and the war itself. What makes Patil stand out is the innovative way in which she chooses to address the story. Sauptik, however, received criticism from contemporary feminists, that its depiction of Draupadi is lackluster. It could have been phenomenal otherwise.
Talking about graphic novels, we also have Sita's Ramayana by Samhita Arni that tells the plots and subplots incredibly well, discussing along the ideas of love, life, right, wrong, sacrifice, humanity, perseverance, honor etc. Another book by the same author, The Missing Queen weaves an ensemble plot set in Ayodhya, but of the modern day and unravels the mystery that was Sita's banishment in Ramayana through the eyes of a spunky woman journalist. The Mahabharata: A Child's View, by Arni, promises to narrate Mahabharata with vivid accessible stories that are bound to amuse kids in a lot of ways.
Krishna: Defender of Dharma is another graphic novel by Shweta Taneja that gives a perspective on Krishna as a God in pictorial depictions. While the major critique of this book is the lack of sensitivity and verbose dialogs, the vivacious Krishna leelas are still worth a read through a riot of colorful imagery.
Sita: Daughter of the Earth: A Graphic Novel by Saraswati Nagpal, gives us a bright, pleasurable art-work, despite the narrative being kept the same. The art work has been especially praised by many readers, while the story has been reviewed as being moderately Bollywood-ish. But if the art-work is going to invite little children to learn more about it, I do not find anything wrong as such.
In Search of Sita: Revisiting Mythology, a compilation of essays, commentaries and conversations, by Namita Gokhale and Malashri Lal, promise to relook at the age-old conventions surrounding Sita's birth, youth, marriage and her end.
After Kurukshetra by Mahasweta Devi is a set of plays that raise some very important questions after the war of Kurukshetra. It philosophizes about the egoistic nature of the war and about the state of women at that time. Some societal norms, if could have been broken, would the story be different? Perhaps, yes.
Ira Mukhoty, in her Heroines: Powerful Indian Women of Myth and History, brings about a powerful narrative of the strength and resilience of some very important women of history including Draupadi, Radha, Ambapali, Raziya Sultan, Meerabai, Jahanara, Laxmibai and Hazrat Mahal. Women from thousands of years ago, find semblance with their more recent counterparts and shatter the feminine norms of power structures.
In addition to individual books, we have women writers dedicating their time for series of books revolving around rewriting Indian epics. Some of the well-known series are Usha Narayanan's Pradyumna: Son of Krishna, Falguni Kothari's The Age of Kali, and Sita's Fire Trilogy by Vrinda Sheth. The more popular among these is The Aryavarta Chronicles by Krishna Udayshankar which comprises of three books, Govinda, Kaurava and Kurukshetra.
Apart from the queens and kings in the epics, there were many other women and men who, through their side roles managed to create space for themselves. Our epics conveniently ignore them with just a few mentions simply with respect to the main characters; which is why The Liberation of Sita by Popuri Lalita Kumari aka Volga, is an important book. It takes us on a tangential journey of certain ignored characters like Shurpanakha, Renuka, Urmila and Ahalya. There is a chapter dedicated to Rama, wherein he'd have to evaluate his choices and decisions through a feminist perspective and that makes it all the more thought-provoking.
Kavita Kane also explores these ignored characters, sometimes Sita's Sister, other times Karna's Wife, trying to find answers like why did Urmila chose to stay behind and endure 14 years of separation? Could she have chosen otherwise? What did Karna's wife feel about his association with Duryodhana? Did she ever advise him against it? Was it in her hands to bring her husband out from his destruction? Kane's books (there are more, like Menaka's Choice, Lanka's Princess, and The Fisher Queen's Dynasty, which also re-tell stories from the epics) have been read widely and are known to bring the characters and their experiences alive for the readers.
An interesting tale is woven in Nithya Rao's Earth & Fire – Sita & Draupadi: Meeting of two Queens where she gets two queens of two different epics to meet with each other, who have a thought-provoking conversation with each other about their lives.
In the vivid narratives of new-age retellings of Indian epics, we also have Trisha Das' Ms Draupadi Kuru: After the Pandavas, in which Draupadi visits earth along with her companions, Amba, Gandhari & Kunti. The book takes a satirical route, by looking at human societies through the eyes of these women, and creates an intriguing version of modern events through older eyes. The book is categorized under "humor" and makes for a very entertaining read.
Two other books worthy of special mention here are Abhaya and Avishi by Saiswaroopa Iyer. Iyer strongly believes in ensuring her women are strong, not by short-changing men, but by acknowledging their strengths and using them appropriately. This thought is very empowering.
Kartika Nair's Until The Lions is another powerful Indian epic rewriting that tells the entire story of Mahabharata through the lesser known women from it, like Hidimba, Ulupi, Amba, Satyavati, Draupadi's mother Dusshala, and the maid Sauvali. Nair has used verses to narrate the story and that is a very novel experience for readers like us who would probably never read the original Mahabharata in the verse form.
Some more books in this category written by Indian women are:
Ganesha goes to lunch: Classics from Mystic India by Kamla K. Kapur which is a collection of tales from mystic ancient India that has many side stories of adventures of great Gods and Goddesses told for the modern readers.
The Serpent's Revenge: Unusual Tales from Mahabharata by Sudha Murthy, which is a short story collection and is a brilliant read for children.
Bharatham lo Neethi Kathalu by Ushasri, which is a Telugu book with moral-based stories from Mahabharata.
Shakuntala by Namita Gokhale, explores the life and struggles of Shakuntala, whose tragic story is a reflection of the times that women survived in those days.
Three Indian Princesses: The Stories of Savitri, Damayanti and Sita by Jamila Gavin takes us through the journey of the three princesses mentioned in the title.
The Kaunteyas by Madhavi Mahadevan is told from the viewpoint of Kunti thereby creating a persona for the reader of the woman who had to give up her firstborn to the shackles of society.
Sita's Ascent by Vayu Naidu illustrates Sita's journey after her exile and as the title suggests is a story of tremendous courage and hope.
Breaking the Bow: Speculative Fiction Inspired by the Ramayana is a compilation of anthologies with stories contributed by some of the powerful women voices like Sharanya Manivannan, Pervin Saket, Swapna Kishore, Lavanya Karthik, Manjula Padmanabhan to name a few.
The Ramayana for Children by Bulbul Sharma has been written in a language friendly to little ones making it simpler for them to get the nuances of the stories.
Uttara: The Book of Answers, a translation of Valmiki's the Uttara Kanda by Arshia Sattar makes for an interesting read in terms of the little details of the lineage of Ravana and the abandonment of Sita and the later reconciliation of Rama with his sons. Her book Lost Loves also imagines what might have been the thoughts and feelings of Rama and Sita as they lived through the tumultuous events of the great epic. The essays in this book explore what happens to love because of separation, and how public lives and private desires collide to devastating effect.
Dark Things Between the Shadow and the Soul: Fractured Fairy Tales from Indian Mythology by Sudha Kuruganti is written in a fantastical way by modernizing the characters of the epics.
Sons of Gods — Mahabharata by Sharon Maas is another retelling which is recommended by many international readers of Indian epics.
The decisions that lead to ultimate devastation, when looked at through the eyes of the protagonists are always defensive and one sided, whereas their enormity and impact is better known from people who stayed into the white spaces of the paragraphs, incapable of doing anything but to watch and hope. The rewriting of Indian epics is essential not because it highlights the other characters, but also because it gives us a well-rounded multi-dimensional view of the characters that constitute a significant portion of our culture and personalities.
To those who believe that epics should remain untouched, that they are sacred, I'd just like to say that times change, the ideas in the epics are supposed to be universal and all-empowering. How else are we going to reach out to next generations if we keep the same old form intact? The histories have always depicted everything as a battle of good v/s evil. What if it never was between good and evil? What if it was between two ideologies and both had their pros? What if we have just been looking at a flat surface painted black and white? In order for us to think, rewriting of Indian epics and reading them is essential.
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Q: CI with Jenkins MSB3202 Error while building job with subproject I need some help from you.
In our team we want to build our .Net project in Jenkins. The project consists of subprojects that are added via the .csproj files. Now we have the problem that the Jenkins is thrown with the building of the individual subprojects due to the relative path, which is in the .sln file, following error:
MSB3202: The project file "xxxx..\xxx.csproj was not found. [C:xxxxx\x.sln]
Has anyone needed a solution like us to build our project structure to build every single project in Jenkins as a job? Or are there possible solutions for this error in Jenkins?
Thanks in advance

A: it s about msbuild.exe version. try to upgrade
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Go to Manage Jenkins -> Global Tool Configuration ->  MSBuild
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Approval may very much depend on just how bad a persons credit record is. As well as what financial position he or she has been in for a fixed period. And how that financial position, if good, is expected to remain over the coming months and years.
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Debt consolidation loans are sometimes approved to people considered a "bad risk" to lend to but here again. There will be certain criteria an applicant will have to provide.
People with fixed assets such as property are in a much stronger position to borrow money from a lending company.
It is a frustrating situation for those who have ended up "black-marked" through no fault of their own. And have maybe been made redundant or retrenched and therefore failed to make payments as part of a contract.
Although one also needs to understand that the banks in South Africa would end up bankrupt if they had to approve most applications and simply hand out fast cash. Approving all black listed applicants that felt the need to get car finance and personal loans.
The bottom line if you are desperate to borrow from a lender is to play open cards completely with them. NEVER try to hide previous judgements or any kind of bad credit you may have to your name. They will be sure to do a complete and thorough check on your financial history.
Online banking with Standard Bank South Africa is one of the easiest ways to keep control of your finances this year. Internet payments and electronic transactions reduce your time at the bank. And the time you have to spend wondering if your payments have gone through to those important clients or accounts.
You can do your banking step by step, set up debit orders and keep track of all of your accounts by simply taking the time to register, logon and starting up. Don't waste any more time standing in queues or drawing expensive bank guaranteed cheques. Do your banking online and take charge of your finances.
For your personal banking, online banking with Standard Bank South Africa has a number of benefits.
Firstly, it is cheaper than transferring money at the branch itself. Secondly, it is drastically faster and more efficient. You can save beneficiaries so that you can simply select the person you need and transferred the required funds across without worrying.
Electronic transactions are normally instant if you making a payment to a person banking with the same bank as you, and only take around 3 working days for people at other banks.
This means you can make your Internet payments in advance and rest easy that your rent will be paid. And that there is sufficient money in your bank to keep you going. For business purposes Standard Bank offers you options.
You can ensure that all your business payments are made by setting up beneficiaries. In addition, you can monitor the state of your account whilst talking to a client on the phone. So that you can be aware of your financial situation at all times.
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The options for blacklisted people needing car finance are limited, but they do exist.
A bad credit record not only affects your current state of financial affairs, but also your potential to get secured loans and borrow money.
Most lending companies see blacklisted people as high risk candidates and thus the interest rates that these people get when taking a loan is very high.
It can become a vicious cycle where money is borrowed to pay off other debts. Leaving the person in more debt than ever before.
Buying a car is expensive, particularly if you want a new car. It should not be out of your means to purchase the one that you want. There are ways for you to get car finance, so read on.
If you want more information on options for blacklisted people needing car finance, because you are blacklisted or have a bad credit record. Then why not consider a debt consolidation loan?
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O Aeroporto de Brasiléia ( ICAO: SWBS) está localizado no município de Brasiléia, no Acre.

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Marin I a fost hypatus de Gaeta din anul 839 până când dispare brusc din consemnări în anul 866. Datorită acestei dispariții, s-a tras concluzia că ar fi fost depus prin mijloace violente de către succesorul său, Docibilis I. S-a sugerat că un prefect bizantin pe nume Kampulus i-ar fi fost fiu.

Bibliografie
Patricia Skinner, Family Power in Southern Italy: The Duchy of Gaeta and its Neighbours, 850-1139, Cambridge University Press, 1995.
Mario Caravale (ed.), Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani XL Di Fausto – Donadoni, Roma, 1991.
Foundation for Medieval Genealogy: Southern Italy.

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Anupam Kher is a real life villain: Yogi Adityanath
Updated Mar 09, 2016 | 14:05 IST | The Times of India
GORAKHPUR: BJP MP Mahant Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday declared Bollywood actor Anupam Kher a "real life villain" for his reported statement that Yogi and another BJP functionary, Sadhvi Prachi, "speak nonsense" and "should be thrown out of the BJP".
"Everyone knows about the character of a villain. Kher is not only a reel life villain, but also in real life. I don't want to say anything more on his statement made in Kolkata," Yogi said.
"‹During a discussion on "growing intolerance" in Kolkata on Sunday, Kher had reportedly said, "Adityanath and Sadhvi Prachi, who speak nonsense, should be thrown out of BJP and put behind bars."
Yogi also demanded to salvage cooperative banks in the state. "Sixteen cooperative banks are on the verge of closure in the state," he said.


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5 Best PDF Editor Software For Windows 10
By Rajat Sharma on	 March 26, 2015 Featured Windows 10
This article talks about 5 best PDF editor software for Windows 10. Documents in the Portable Document Format (PDF) are the most popular means of distributing a lot of content digitally, ranging from software manuals to entire books. Probably this is the reason that there is no shortage of great PDF reader applications out there. But there are times when you don't just want to view PDF files, but also edit the content in them.
Not a problem, as there are some really great PDF editors out there up for the job. These PDF editing applications include features like the ability to add stamps, highlights, textual overlays, and much more to your PDF documents. Some of them can even get rid of unwanted elements in PDF documents, and have form-filling capabilities too. Interested? Let's jump in, and find out more about 5 best PDF editor software for Windows 10.
PDF-Xchange Viewer
If you're looking for a powerhouse PDF editor software for Windows 10, PDF-Xchange Viewer is exactly what you need. It's a robust PDF editing application that's also quite easy to use. PDF-Xchange Viewer makes quick work of editing PDF files, thanks to the vast array of editing tools it totes. These tools are divided into different categories (Basic, Commend And Markup, Link etc.), and can be easily accessed via the "Tools" option on the menu bar. Using PDF-Xchange Viewer, you can add just about anything to PDF documents, ranging from texts to callouts, and stamps to highlights. And that's not all. You can also measure the distance between two points, as well as calculate the area and perimeter of a selected region on the document. And once you're done editing the document, you can save the changes either to the original file, or to a new PDF document. Find out more here.
AbleWord
Of all the applications discussed in this write-up, AbleWord is a bit different. That's because it's not a PDF editing application, but a word processor. However, its PDF support is so incredible that it undoubtedly deserves a mention. One of the most powerful PDF editor software for Windows 10 that you'll find, AbleWord is unique in the sense that it lets you edit PDF documents as if they were conventional "Word" documents. What this means is that you can simply load a PDF document, and start editing it. You can click anywhere in the text to add your own (or delete existing one), change formatting, insert tables, text frames, and much more. AbleWord also preserves the layout of the PDF document while editing it. What's more, you can even run the regular tools (e.g. spell check, word counter) on the PDF document. Once done, the changes can be saved to the existing document, or a new one. To find out more, click here.
PDFRider
If the above discussed PDF-Xchange Viewer seems like a bit of an overkill, and you'd rather have something simpler, take a look at PDFRider. Lightweight and straightforward, it's a pretty good PDF editor software for Windows 10 that, while not exactly overflowing with a thousand features, does have some goodies to hold its own. PDFRider basically lets you do some basic tinkering with PDF documents, most of which is related to the pages in a PDF document. You can insert or delete pages, rotate them, and even merge multiple PDF documents. For the merged documents, you can specify advanced options like the pages to be merged, as well as the merging order of documents. Apart from that, PDFRider lets you select and copy text in the PDF, take snapshots, and export pages as images. Heck, this thing even allows you to protect your documents by configuring access and editing passwords. Visit this link to know more.
DL PDF Editor
Featherlight, minimally designed and easy to use; these are just a few of the many features offered by DL PDF Editor. The versatile application has quite a bunch of goodies that make editing PDF documents a breeze. And thanks to the ever familiar "Ribbon" UI, navigating those options isn't any trouble either. Using DL PDF Editor, you can overlay a number of elements to the PDF documents, such as text, images, and even watermarks. For the text overlay, you can change properties like font size, alignment, color, and highlights. In addition to that, DL PDF Editor also includes basic form-filling features. What's more, the application can even convert PDF files to Word documents (and vice-versa), for even better editing. Once you're dong making the changes, you can save them to a new file, and email it as well. All in all, it's an extremely good PDF editor software for Windows 10.
PDF Eraser
In some cases, you might want to edit the PDF documents by removing some elements (text, images etc.) from them. And no other program does it better than PDF Eraser. As the name makes it clear, PDF Eraser is a solid PDF editor software for Windows 10 that mainly focuses on removing unwanted objects from PDF documents. Doing so is simple; choose the desired size of the "eraser" tool, and move it over the content that you want removed from the PDF document. PDF Eraser automatically detects the pages in a PDF document and displays them in a sidebar on the right, which makes it easy to navigate amongst them. However, PDF Eraser is not just about erasing content off PDF documents. You can also use it to add text and images to PDFs. In a nutshell, it may not be the most feature loaded application out there, but PDF Eraser does what it's supposed to do, and does it well. Find more here.
Note: In addition to the above discussed applications, the word processor modules of most office suites also have some basic PDF editing features. Click here to know more about them.
Editing PDF documents is almost as common these days as viewing them. And the above discussed PDF editor software applications are just perfect for that. Take them for a whirl, and let me know what you think in the comments section below.
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