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Cristiano Ronaldo Jr Lived Up To His Name In Manchester United Training
Cristiano Ronaldo Jr has been showing that he's worthy of his dad's name, by ripping his Manchester United young teammates apart in training.
Ronaldo is one of the greatest players ever to grace a football pitch and has been showing the world what he can do with a ball ever since joining United for the first time in 2003, and beforehand with Sporting.
Whilst the five time Ballon d'Or player is closer to the end of his career than the beginning, at 37-years-old, defenders of the future can't rest too easy.
Once Ronaldo has retired it'll nearly be time for his son, Cristiano Jr, to take over the world, and he's been showing off his own skills.
The young Portuguese star signed for United's youth academy back in February and a recent video of him shows that he's got the skills to make it.
The 11-year-old, just a month on from officially joining his father at the Carrington training ground, can be seen getting the better of others in the session.
First he battles with an opponent to win the ball, something fans at Old Trafford might argue his dad doesn't do enough of these days, before feinting with the ball the ball at his feet to beat the onrushing would be tackler.
He might be some way short of his dad so far, although he's got quite a while to catch up, Ronaldo Jr definitely has an air of his dad about him, even down to the running style.
Ronaldo Jr cheers on his dad during international duty. Image: PA Images
In typical fashion for Ronaldo Sr, the former Real Madrid forward has revealed annoyance and worry about his son's future as a footballer.
Maybe the hunger won't be quite the same as his dad's, but then again whose is, but it looks like he has the skills required at least.

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I have reconfigured the Bridgewater-Brunel server (net:bridgewater-brunel.me.uk) for testing the current development version (devel-new-2 branch) of Simutrans-Experimental.
For the time being, please note that the saved game on the server may change without notice. I should be grateful for any feedback on whether this works well or has problems.
What settings are required to join this server?
If I search for either "net:bridgewater-brunel.me.uk" or "bridgewater-brunel.me.uk" in the 'enter a server manually' field, it doesn't find it.
I tried ticking "show mismatched" but still nothing.
The server may have been down - I am not sure why at this stage, and have not currently time to investigate fully, but I have restarted it, so hopefully it should be running now.
Entering net:bridgewater-brunel.me.uk in the load game dialogue will allow you to connect if the server is running.
Interesting - why in the "load game" dialogue not the server dialogue, out of interest?
You can connect via the server dialogue, but the announce server is still not working and connecting through the load dialogue is quicker if you already know the address.
I get a fatal error when trying to join. Something to do with quickstone slot (3) already taken.
I am guessing I am using the wrong build or pakset? the instructions as to which the server is running are very confusing.
The server should be running the nightly versions available here.
My apologies that this new nightly system is not yet fully set up: I am afraid that debugging some desync issues has taken so long that I have had no time for anything else, including finishing restructuring the development processes to switch fully to a nightly release model.
I will have to look into this issue in due course. I am afraid that my Simutrans time is currently totally consumed with trying to fix some very difficult bugs relating to multi-player.
Is there a way to look up the exact version of the software and data files running on the server (bridgewater-brunel.me.uk)? The announce server seems to be down.
I am building the software (devel-new-2) and data package (half-height) myself on a Linux machine. With any version of the data files (pak), I seem to lack some pak files (DOG_WALKER, etc.). If I build a data package myself by manually adding the missing pak files by hand (under the assumption that they were not deleted when updating the data files on the server), I can connect, but get a synchronization error after some seconds. I think, the issue might be related to a mismatched software or data files version.
By the way, is the separate download of the experimental-specific configuration files still necessary or are they now included in the build/data package? Those files seem to be quite outdated. This might also be related to the issue above.
The announce server appears to be running here, but the link on the forum does not seem to have been updated.
Currently, the development builds do not have differentiated version numbers. This was not a problem before nightly builds were introduced and when nobody was trying to play them online to test them, but is more difficult now that there are nightly builds. I am planning to look into a way of giving the builds unique version numbers when I have a chance.
I do also plan to look into the method by which the server is kept up to date (I think that it needs to be programmed to save then restart automatically in the middle of the night when nobody is likely to be playing it so that it always gets the latest version), but I have not had a chance to do that yet, either.
Hopefully, when those things are done, it should be clear what version that the server is running, which should be kept automatically up to date. My apologies for the difficulties that you have been having so far.
The exact revision numbers from which the software on the server was build would be sufficient for me. I am building from source anyway.
Don't worry about the difficulties. I am aware, that this is a highly experimental build still under development.
May I suggest automatic restarting to happen during the day (noon)? When most players are in work or school?
That is an interesting thought - but people sometimes have days off and there are week-ends. On the other hand, are there really going to be many people playing at, say, six in the morning (GMT), which was when I was planning to have the restarts?
With packet set Pak128.Britain-Ex-0.9.2, as published on the announce website, I get a lot of missing items. The client is missing "pedestrian-1" etc. while a large number of vehicles is different on the server.
OK 6 AM, is really a good time to restart. In one of the previous posts I read "middle of night" = midnight, which I did not consider a good time.
I have restarted the server with a manually recompiled executable; can anyone running Linux with and the latest half-heights build of the pakset let me know whether they can connect without desynchronising?
Also, anyone compiling on Linux, I should be grateful if you could uncomment the "WITH_REVISION" line in config.default to see whetether the new system for taking the revision from the Github commit numbers works.
Thank you all for your help with this so far.
"WITH_REVISION" line in config.default to see whetether the new system for taking the revision from the Github commit numbers works.
atol expects a base10 string.
Revision number does not work - it shows 0 in the server list.
I still get desync or crash within few seconds. Now I do not have a pakset mismatch, but did you check for (non)existence of that weird .routemaster.dat file?
The code for extracting the Github SHA was suggested by An_Dz, and I have no idea how it was supposed to work or why it does not.
As to the routemaster_rescaled file, it is hard to see how this could cause an actual desync (as opposed to a pakset mismatch, which can be overridden with the net: command in the load window) if the vehicle could not actually have been added to the game owing to its introduction date.
I know that it sounds unbelievable, but I had some problems with my server which were resolved by getting rid of that file.
Checking on my server, there is no file called vehicle.Routemaster-rescaled.pak or anything similar in the pakset directory: only the proper Routemaster types are present (i.e. the standard, the long, the trolleybus and the coach).
The online play is not working well at present, I am afraid (in particular, Windows clients cannot stay in sync with Linux servers) - look out for posts in the forum about when this problem has been fixed and when an online game might be more generally available.
With the latest git version of the software (99d6634f2c44dacc986c84715fb91f942e7a79f3) and the pak files (9a8d1a8e61c296a1d65303643f1f268f0ad24e40) running on Linux (Gentoo, 64-bit), I still get the desync after a few seconds. On the weekend I still managed to save the game before the disconnect. This save game works fine, locally.
By the way, I don't get a package mismatch, anymore.
Currently, I don't have to much time, but on the weekend I might be able to try to help with debugging if this could be of any use.
If I compile with the setting WITH_REVISION = 1, Simutrans reports the first 7 digits of the git commit hash as revision in the initial window ("rf726698").
If you are able to help with debugging, this would be extremely helpful. I am afraid, however, that this is the most difficult possible sort of bug to try to find and fix.
However, I have just restarted the server with the latest updates on the devel-new-2 branch, including one which might conceivably fix the problem, and I should be grateful if you could test it to see whether it works now. Thank you.
Thank you for letting me know. Unfortunately, I suspect that solving this will take many months given the inherent complexities of dealing with desync issues that cannot even be reproduced locally.
Interestingly, the other test server (server.exp.simutrans.com) seemed to work fine.
james, could you try your map with my executable and pakset?
If that is the pak your server is running then the weird file is still there. Just to make sure - files with dot at the beginning are "hidden" on linux, so chance is that you have overlooked it.
The file also exists in a custom build form the latest sources of the pakset.
I had similar problem with server.exp.simutrans.com and solved it by getting rid of that dot-file.
At the moment, until a very difficult bug is fixed, it is not possible for a Windows version of Simutrans-Experimental to connect to a server running Linux and stay connected. (To give an idea of just how difficult that this sort of problem is to fix, last time that something like this occurred, it took two people four months of doing nothing else Simutrans related to find the problem).
It might be possible to work around the problem by cross-compiling a Windows executable using MingW32 in Linux (which would also provide nightly builds), but this has not been tested yet as setting up cross-compiling is a difficult and complex task in itself.
I fail to see how crosscompiling could help, since the generated code is the same GCC for the same processor as the mingw compiler that runs under windows.
It might help in the sense that it is not MinGW in Windows that I use to compile the code, but Visual Studio. I could set up Windows to compile with MinGW and this would have the same effect, but that itself would take a fair bit of work and would not give me the ability to have automated nightly Windows builds, which would be worthwhile for other reasons, so it would be more efficient to put the effort into setting up cross-compiling.
Todaz I just set up mingw for GDI build on windows and it took me less than 30 min.
I have obtained a version of Simutrans-Experimental devel new (from the link in the cross-compiling from linux to windows). Are there any online servers I could join?
At the moment, this server is running just to test stability, so it has existing late game content already created by a Simutrans user in single-player mode, and may be reset without notice. However, if I am able to get a stable connexion between a Windows build and this server, I might well reset it soon to allow for actual online play with the nightly versions.
The same applies to server.exp.simutrans.com, but feel free to join, explore the maps and test.
The listing system is not working properly at present: it is one of the bugs on the list of things to fix. In the meantime, you can join a server by going to the loading dialogue (SHIFT+L) and typing in net:[address of server]. For example, to join the Bridgewater-Brunel server, type in net:bridgewater-brunel.me.uk. However, you will want to re-download the executable file, as I have just fixed an important bug that will cause the game to crash if it is left to run for a while.
Where can I find the new exe file? Plus, it loads the load saved game index instead of the server thing.
The new .exe file is in the same place as you got the old one. I do not understand the second sentence.
Ok, also read the edit. All I mean is that it loads the load saved game index.
This still makes no sense. The problem with the play online dialogue is that the system for recognising whether a server is compatible or not is not working.
To force-join a server, whether compatible or not, you do not use the play online dialogue, but rather the load game dialogue (as I wrote before, SHIFT+L).
Fam, when you start simutrans, open the "load savegame" dialog (where you usually select which saved game you want to open).
There is a field at the top of that window above all the saved games that is titeled "Filename:" and then a long field where you can type text.
The servergame should be loading now if you are using correct versions.
It works! All I need now is some people to play with and how to make servers. UNTIL THIS HAPPENED!
I am currently investigating a problem in which users appear to be disconnected when new users join. I have found and fixed a bug which might cause this, but whether this is in fact responsible is hard to tell without testing.
I should say that bugs that cause loss of synchronisation with a server can be extremely hard to find (to give some idea of how hard, it once took two people four months to find - not to fix, just to find - one such error), so if this does occur, it may be a very long time before it is rectified.
(Also, losing synchronisation with the server might also be caused by the server crashing or being restarted for testing purposes).
edit btw, that map is avesome! Who created it?
Click on 'show mismatched' In the network game list, and you'll see all servers. Then choose one that matches your pakset and executable version.
It was me trying to connect, I think, and the map is Rollermaterial's.
Now I know HOW to join a server, how do I make one is the next question? It disconnected again!
I am aware of problems with desynchronisation (see here for details) - it will probably take weeks or months of intensive work to fix this. In that time, any server that you create will also have these problems. However, this is not the appropriate thread to discuss the unrelated question of how to create a server. Have you not asked about that on a different thread entirely?
I have updated the server to be compiled with the special DISABLE_RANDOMNESS preprocessor directive for testing. Any ordinary client not built with this preprocessor directive will not be able to stay in sync with the server until I revert it to normal. See here for details.


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Re: POLL: Need A Genre, For A Flight Simulator Game, for 2010.
If necessary, I can make a little concept this weekend!
I voted for WW2 or modern with helicopters. Also, the bomber-only option is interesting.
Also, when I say modern, I think about 1982 Cold War.
I'm also for more of a semi-arcade approach. With realistic flight model, damage and limited ammunition, but without complex controls.
- LHX attack chopper: arcade helicopter sim, with multiple flyable choppers. I still play this in DosBox, it's perfect for quick arcade play.
- Aces of the Pacific / Aces Over Europe - these were fun as they allowed you to play with both classic fighters AND bombers. Not many games allowed you to fly torpedo bomber into action!
- Tornado - this is probably my favourite flight-sim I never play! It's just too damn complex, but fun at the same time. I love flight sims where you aren't flying the fastest and deadliest plane on the battlefield, and Tornado is exactly that! Also, there was huge amount of strategy involved: you had to plan your mission in advance and mainly go on autopilot through the mission, flying low over the ground to avoid SAM and enemy fighters.
All of the above would work perfectly for a MMO, with some modifications. There could be persistent battlefield where ground forces are controlled by AI and air forces by human players. Ground forces are involved into combat that's basically tied without the intervention of air forces.
Players can fly fighter bombers and help the AI win the ground battle or get into fighters and get involved in PvP combat.
There could be SAM and AAA sites that regenerate/respawn periodically. That way, players will first have to use bombers to destroy SAM sites, in order to enable fighters and bomers to attack enemy forces.
Your mind is flowing with pure creativity, dont ever stop that.
For now, we will stick to the current poll, and when the poll is over...we will make a new poll and i will see which if your ideas directly pertain to the direction of our next vote.
Are you interested in joining our team of developers, (pick a catagory from the list in first message)?
You dont have to join the roster, involvment in the discussions is MUCH appreciated indeed.
Dont be discouraged if the game you want isnt the first to be made.
I plan on doing other projects, as this one will likely only be a proof-of-concept, and not nessecarily a commercial production...likely it will go into the GLBasic showroom, but no guarantees there.
We will be having a series of voting here....when this poll is over, i will create a more refined poll directly based on the results of this one.
Once we get some descisions done, i will begin to make standardized development outlines.
I'm happy, if I can help! At first I've to finished my game for the Contest!!!
Amar, i will make a guideline for you on my blog, i will send you a link when it is ready.
Wpshadow goodluck buddy, the competition is stiff!
Better not piss her off!
I linked the webmaster roster title in the first message to the dev blog, there you can find a guideline.
The Poll is going in an interesting direction..
So far after 1 day, the Air Racing is in the lead!
could become a theme, for instance by adding standard pylon racing as well (Reno & other venues).
Ahhh Welcome to the discussion Ocean!
I will add this information to the research document, if this is the direction we go in.
Your 2 cents, just as above, will be priceless in the end.
If you would like, i can add you to the Research Squad Roster?
Really its just a title, for people to see, as anything you input is worthy of research.
As someone who is interested in content creation... I say let's stick to real world machinery. Lots of reference materials around. Go Sci-Fi and design jumps into the picture and that is one waaay bigger bite to chew.
Also, for commercial app - watch for copyrights. Military planes are probably safe, but civilian, competition planes and venues are probably trademarked and that == trouble. There's a reason you don't see many Formula 1 indie games around.
Better to play safe from start, than to get cease-and-desist when it's finished.
Well put, indeed, i will add this to a research outline, DOTDWT.
I will add this acronym to the list in message 1.
Depending on the direction we take...seem to use it alot right now.
I never planned on using "Redbull" in the name , nor anything involving it within the program. However, i was thinking more along the lines of the idea, of how the races are played. Ocean stated, ideas refering to other types of flying races, which are more a standardized race as opposed to a namesake style. DOTDWT if the air races are the winner.
Re: POLL: Need A Genre, For A Flight Simulator Game, for 2010. Need more votes!
I think it needs more turtles. And maybe a Domino that says "I've fallen and I can't get up!".
Seriously though I wish you the best with this massive undertaking! Now if it had been WWI aircraft I'd have joined. Maybe.
Once i get a general idea where we go with planes(if), then we will be voting on time era for the planes.........and it might happen, that in the game, you can choose a time period for the race, having a theme for planes in each race!
PS. if you havent voted, please your vote is important to us, even if you dont ever play or join our discussions. The general public concensus is important here.
You can use all 4 votes, or just one.
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Jamie Gangel, a national correspondent at NBC, is working on a story about Twitter. She's asking politicians and other prominent folks about how and why they Twitter — and is asking if Twitter has "jumped the shark."
I don't think Twitter has jumped the shark, but it seems to be continuing to gain members each day.
Aside from the fact that Twitter Inc. has not explained how it will generate money, I think the real question isn't whether Twitter is shark-jumping. It's does it continue to be a useful platform as millions flock to the site. At a certain point, you can't follow thousands of people — but accumulating thousands of followers seems to be the game for many people.
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Yemen: AQAP claims responsibility for February 25 car bombing in al Mukalla; al Qaeda-linked militants kidnap Yemeni officer in Abyan; Ansar al Sharia warns government to withdraw its forces from Zinjibar; two soldiers injured in Aden shooting believed to have been carried out by Southern Movement
Horn of Africa: At least 30 al Shabaab militants injured by airstrikes on Burdhubo in Gedo region; ten killed in clashes between TFG and al Shabaab in Garbaharey; AFRICOM commander reports that al Shabaab, Boko Haram, and AQIM may synchronize their efforts; al Shabaab releases four communiqués claiming attacks in Banadir, Gedo, and Jubba regions against Somali, Ethiopian, and Kenyan targets
On February 29, al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) issued a statement claiming responsibility for the February 25 car bombing of the presidential palace in al Mukalla, which killed at least 25 people. The statement glorified the "martyr" of the operation, Abu Mehjin al Say'ari, and said that the attack was meant to convey a message to the U.S. Ambassador to Yemen Gerald M. Feierstein, who has displayed "the arrogance of the occupier," and to Yemeni military forces, who have killed unarmed protesters and have been "an obedient tool in the hand of the American ruler." It further stated that America is "aiming at stealing the fruits of the revolution."[1]
The Yemen Interior Ministry reported on February 29 that al Qaeda-linked militants in Abyan kidnapped Colonel Ahmed Jaafal, commander of the 133rd Battalion. His convoy was ambushed on the road between Aden and Mukairas. It also reported that the Yemeni military had launched an assault on militant strongholds in Abyan governorate.[2]
Ansar al Sharia warned the Yemeni government on February 29 that if the latter did not remove its forces from Zinjibar, the militants would respond with relentless violence. The group also demanded that people who had fled the town due to fighting be returned to their homes within 10 days. If the government failed to respond to these demands, then they would face a "torrential river" of attacks, warned Abu Hamza Jalal Baleedi, the local emir of Ansar al Sharia.[3]
Two soldiers of the Yemeni military police were injured in Aden by gunmen believed to be associated with the secessionist Southern Movement. The soldiers were part of a larger force attempting to open a main road that has been closed by the secessionists.[4]
Transitional Federal Government (TFG) spokesman in Gedo region Ahmed Hirse reported that at least 30 al Shabaab militants were injured in an airstrike on Burdhubo.[5]
Clashes between TFG soldiers allied with Ahlu Sunna wa al Jama'a fighters and al Shabaab militants killed 10 people in Garbaharey in Gedo region. Al Shabaab began the attack by launching mortars on residential and military targets.[6]
AFRICOM Commander General Carter Ham reported that al Shabaab, al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), and Boko Haram may try to synchronize their efforts in front of congress on February 29. He added that if they are able to better share training and funds, "that presents a real challenge for [the U.S.]."[7]
On February 28, al Shabaab's media wing al Kata'ib Media Foundation released four communiqués on jihadist forums claiming strikes in Banadir, Gedo and Jubba regions. In Banadir, al Shabaab detonated an explosive device outside of the home of a Somali militia leader, Qubali, reportedly killing a number of his guards on February 28. In Luq, al Shabaab shelled Ethiopian bases on February 27. In Hamar Jadid in Mogadishu, al Shabaab assassinated a Somali intelligence officer, Kamal, on February 27. In the final statement, al Shabaab allegedly destroyed two Kenyan army vehicles near Kolbio and Badhadhe with rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) and explosive devices on February 27. Al Shabaab claimed that seven Kenyans died in the attack.[8]
[1] "Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula: Statement Regarding Martyrdom Operation on the Republican Palace in Mukalla (February 29, 2012)," Flashpoint Partners, February 29, 2012. Available: http://azelin.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/al-qc481_idah-in-the-arabian-peninsula-22about-the-martyrdom-operation-at-the-presidential-palace-in-al-mukallc48122-en.pdf
[2] "Al-Qaeda Kidnaps Yemen's General in Abyan," Yemen Post, February 29, 2012. Available: http://yemenpost.net/Detail123456789.aspx?ID=3&SubID=4822&MainCat=3
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Like new condition – read once, with nice crisp clean pages, and a tight, square binding, not price-clipped. Light bumping at spine heel.


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A to Z of Bands
The Rock Festival
Musicbox - A History
Poll Winners
DJs, Studios & PAs
'60 '61 '62 '63 '64 '65 '66 '67 '68 '69 '70 '71 '72 '73 '74 '75
'76 '77 '78 '79 '80 '81 '82 '83 '84 '85 '86 '87 '88 '89 '90
Tamworth Bands History : 1973
UK Number Ones - 1973
Week Ending Artist Title
27 Jan 1973 Sweet Blockbuster
3 Mar 1973 Slade Cum On Feel The Noize
31 Mar 1973 Donny Osmond The Twelfth Of Never
7 Apr 1973 Gilbert O'Sullivan Get Down
21 Apr 1973 Dawn featuring Tony Orlando Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Old Oak Tree
19 May 1973 Wizzard See My Baby Jive
16 Jun 1973 Suzi Quatro Can The Can
23 Jun 1973 10 CC Rubber Bullets
30 Jun 1973 Slade Skweeze Me Pleeze Me
21 Jul 1973 Peters & Lee Welcome Home
28 Jul 1973 Gary Glitter I'm The Leader Of The Gang (I Am)
25 Aug 1973 Donny Osmond Young Love
22 Sep 1973 Wizzard Angel Fingers
29 Sep 1973 Simon Park Orchestra Eye Level
27 Oct 1973 David Cassidy Daydreamer
17 Nov 1973 Gary Glitter I Love You Love Me Love
Xmas No 1 Slade Merry Xmas Everybody
In the News - 1973
• Great Britain, Ireland and Denmark join the EEC
• Yom Kippur war following invasion of Israel by Egypt and Syria
• US Vice- President Spiro Agnew resigns, Gerald Ford succeeds him
• Four senior aides of President Nixon resign after Watergate revelations
• State of Emergency in the UK following wide spread strikes
• Famine in Ethiopia
• Princess Anne marries Mark Phillips
• Sydney Opera House completed
January - March April - June
Keith Harris - minus Orville! The Nashville Teens
July - September October - December
The beginnings of the Arts Centre Assems discos with Kippa
It's 1973. In the big wide world Glam Rock is at its peak, Slade, Sweet, Gary Glitter and Wizzard are all in the charts. In Tamworth – Folk Music is 'in'. '73 saw three regular folk clubs: Togetherness at Tamworth College, Lord Snooty's at the Prince of Wales on Tuesday nights and the Unicorn Folk Club at Orton-on-the-Hill on a Sunday night. Although by the end of the year, Lord Snooty's had become simply the Prince of Wales Folk Club and Togetherness had closed it's doors.
Big Name Acts
Some big name acts did appear in the town in '73, although not the well-known 'pop' bands we had come to expect. The Krankies, Lennie Bennett, Keith Harris (no mention of Orville!!) and Jasper Carrott all appeared locally. The biggest 'name' band to appear were The Nashville Teens who played at the college Rag Week in April.
Discos and DJs
1973 saw the emergence of some very well known names on the local disco circuit. Barry John played a regular Sunday Special at The Mill at Tamworth Football Club and also performed at Amington Band Room. Johnny Slade continued to appear regularly and also had a feature in the now weekly Musicbox column in the Herald.
At last, Kippa appeared as a DJ. The man who has graced this history with his presence from as early as 1964 in his bands The Four XXXXs and The Power and the Glory appeared in his new guise as a DJ. He had first appeared locally in 1972 as D. J. Kip Graham (I think – Ed.), but in '73 he first of all appeared as "Grahame (Kip) Graham" in January, then in July as Kippa Grahame Graham and then in November as Kippa Grahame (Hairy face).
Musicbox became an almost weekly feature in the Tamworth Herald in 1973, with features on the local music scene as well as reviews of the latest top record releases. We read about The Hy-Kells, Johnny Slade and Kwil.
Also featured in the Herald of 12th January '73 was the Mum of probably Tamworth's greatest 'pop' export – Dave 'Clem' Clempson. Under the headline "A golden disc for a pop star's mum". We read: Tamworth housewife, Mrs. Betty Clempson, has received a golden disc from her pop star son, Dave. Dave, known in the pop world as Clem, plays lead guitar in the rock group "Humble Pie".
There was one news item in the Herald in '73 which stands head and shoulders above all others in terms of its impact on the local music scene. '73 saw the beginnings of the conversion of the old Baptist Church on the corner of Church Street and Lower Gungate into Tamworth Arts Centre.
On 21st of September under the headline: "Town's cultural activities to focus on Arts Centre", we read: 'After nearly a decade of tentative enquiries and plan-submissions, all of which have been abandoned, the latest scheme to convert the Baptist Church appears to be receiving approval.'
On 5th October, headed: "Conversion Work for Arts Centre to Begin in January", we read "Work is to begin in January on the conversion of Tamworth's old Baptist Chapel into an arts centre for the town. The Borough Council's Leisure Activities Committee has given approval to a scheme costing £30,000 which will turn the old Baptists Church in Lower Gungate into a theatre and arts centre."
And on 30th November, "It's now or never for 'chapel' arts centre. Arts Council Faces Up to New £16,000 Scheme", we read: Tamworth's Arts Advisory Council will have to foot a bill of between £5,500 and £16,000 to turn the interior of the town's old Baptist Church into an arts centre and theatre. Councillor Eric Johnson, a member of the Arts Advisory Council, claimed the immediate cost of re-fitting the centre could be reduced to £5,500. "This is a lot more within the reach of the Arts Advisory Council", he said. "The picture is not black just dark grey" Members agreed that the terms of the scheme should be accepted. "It's now or never", said a member. "We will never get another one."
These would prove to be the foundations for what was to become one of the most significant local venues in the entire history of Tamworth bands.
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Can you get Canon PIXMA iP9900 printers driver?
Before deploy printer the printer middleware, your Canon printers must be correctly installed & the machine is ready to print .
– Step 1 start the printers and the pc.
– Then disable the screensaver, antivirus and other driver running on laptop.
– Click download link & the File Download dialog box will presentation .
– Double click on the Canon PIXMA iP9900 files to extract all the Canon PIXMA iP9900 driver files to a directory on your hard drive (D, E or Desktop on C Drive). Canon PIXMA iP9900 driver files will be decompressed with a name similar as the name of the printer model that you have downloaded (for example: LBP6000_R101_V102A_W32…). However , you can change the path & dir name while unzip .
Help installing Canon printers drivers ?
– View extracted dir and right click to the Setup.exe program, then choose Open to Run the Driver Installer Program.
– Next step the CAPT Printer Driver – Setup Wizard will manifestation, you press "Next" button to start install your Canon PIXMA iP9900 printer driver.
– In the Canon PIXMA iP9900 License Agreement – you click to "Yes" button to continue.
If you plug in your Canon PIXMA iP9900 printer to your laptop by USB Cable, please select option 2: Installing with USB connection. Then press "Next" to continue.
– After Canon PIXMA iP9900 printers installation is complete, You need restart your laptop.
– After your Canon PIXMA iP9900 printers driver installation is complete, you will see the Canon PIXMA iP9900 icon in the "Printers & Faxes" directory.


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Live Review: Hollywood Undead @ Newcastle O2 Academy, 30/04/2019
Laura May 10, 2019	Article, Review, Show Reviews 0
Going to see a gig for a band you're not overly familiar with is a bit of a stressful experience at the best of times. It's exacerbated exponentially when the group in question have somewhat mixed reviews. Hollywood Undead is one such band. The Californian rap rock five piece have …
THE DRP Unveils Personal Authenticity with Official Music Video for "HeroWin"
Colette Josef April 17, 2019	Music Video, News, Press Release, Single 0
Ruckus Rap artist THE DRP has released the official music video for his single, "HeroWin," which is available now via his own Force 5 Records. "After suffering through my own hell and beating my demons and addiction, I decided to write a song about the terror that it is, but also that we …
Gallery: Hollywood Undead at The Ace of Spades in Sacramento, CA on 03/22/2019
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Gallery: Limp Bizkit at the Musink Festival at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa, CA on 3/9/19
Charles Yozgott March 20, 2019	Headline News, Photography 0
EP Review: Hollywood Undead – Psalms EP
Naomi Sanders November 2, 2018	Album Reviews, Article 0
Hollywood Undead entered into the nu-metal world in 2008, quite late to the game. They have since toured with acts like Skrillex, created 5 albums over the course of 10 years together, and recently performed at Reading & Leeds Festival. Mentioning Skrillex is actually relevant for this review, as …
Album Review: Nonpoint – X
Naomi Sanders August 19, 2018	Album Reviews, Article, Review 0
Since their debut in 1997, Florida hard rockers, Nonpoint, have been making waves in the music community for over 20 years, with 9 studio albums under their belts, and constantly evolving their sound through the 2 decades they've been together. And in their 10th album, fittingly titled X, they progress …
ERIS Release Official Music Video for Cover of LINKIN PARK's "LOST IN THE ECHO"
Colette Josef August 8, 2018	Music Video, News 0
Atlanta, GA based rock band ERIS has released the official music video for their cover of the LINKIN PARK hit single, "Lost in the Echo." The self-directed music video showcases the band's high energy, driving live performance, and the single is available to stream / download online now. "Eris will mean a lot of …
Dirty Machinge Releases Official Music Video For "Further From You"
Colette Josef May 29, 2018	Headline News, News 0
Los Angeles based Nu-Metal band Dirty Machine has released the official music video for their single, "Further From You." Directed and edited by Ron Underwood from 9Electric, "Further From You" was produced by Ulrich Wild (Deftones, Static-X, Pantera, White Zombie, Breaking Benjamin, Limp Bizkit) and was mastered by Gentry Studer …
Phoenix Rising Release Official Music Video for "Lights Out"
Colette Josef April 9, 2018	Music Video, News, Press Release 0
Dallas, TX based Nu-Metal Band Phoenix Rising has released the Official Music Video for their newest single "Lights Out," off of their upcoming debut LP, From the Ashes. A love letter to UFC and ESports, this high energy music video follows a day in the life of an MMA fighter and ESports Street Fighter 5 gamer …
Phoenix Rising Declare and End to Oppression with "If I Say No"
Colette Josef January 23, 2018	Music Video, Press Release 0
Dallas, TX based Nu-Metal Band Phoenix Rising has released their self-scripted Official Music Video for their newest single "If I Say No," off of their upcoming debut LP, From the Ashes. "IF I SAY NO" is a song about standing for yourself when you are face to face with someone that is trying …
Discrepancies "Rock the Show" with Party Ready New Video
Colette Josef December 28, 2017	Music Video, News, Press Release 0
St. Louis Nü-Metal quintet Discrepancies has released the Official Music Video for their single "Rock the Show," off of their 2016 released The Awakening. "Our feelings about our album, The Awakening, is that it tackles everything from depression to social-political issues while also shining a light on the darker side of relationships such as …
Gallery: Korn at The Pageant in St. Louis, MO on 9.30.17
Carlie Aubuchon October 2, 2017	Photography 0


As a writer, I'm proud to say I've had some great companies publish my work. From local events and places to marketing theory, my passion is simply to write. Here's a collection with links to a few of my articles.
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Pacific Seas Aquarium Community Celebration coming to Tacoma in April
March 1, 2019 March 1, 2019 ~ Cheryl
Featured image: The new Pacific Seas Aquarium under construction at the Point Defiance Zoo in Tacoma, Washington (photo by Cheryl Landes)
The new Pacific Seas Aquarium opened at Point Defiance Zoo in Tacoma on September 7, 2018, but the staff has been adding more animals and preparing for sharing interesting stories about the new residents to the public. Now they're ready to welcome everyone to a grand community celebration the entire month of April.
The 35,000-square-foot aquarium is the largest capital project in the zoo's 114-year history. It was funded mostly by bonds approved by Tacoma voters in 2014; the rest came through grants and donors.
Every day throughout April, different activities are featured at the aquarium.
Dives and Feeds, Monday and Wednesday—Watch aquarists dive inside the 100,000-gallon Northwest Waters exhibit and the 280,000-gallon Baja Bay exhibit to care for the animals and clean the tanks.
Ocean Voices, Tuesday—Learn more about issues threatening our oceans during this speaker series at several downtown Tacoma venues, including the Alma Mater, The Grand Cinema and University of Washington Tacoma.
Storytelling Thursday—At the Baja Bay exhibit, hear stories from children's author Ben Clanton, participate in Critter Club animal story times, and hear stories in Spanish by students from the Tacoma Science and Math Institute.
Art Fridays—Attend presentations from aquarium public artists Kait Rhoads, Gordon Huether, and Maria Jost. Participate in hands-on art projects and learn more about the jellyfish.
Other activities around Tacoma during the celebration include:
Sea Stories Night at the Slater Museum of Natural History on Thursday, April 25, 6-7:30 p.m. The Slater Museum is in Room 295 of Thompson Hall on the University of Puget Sound Campus. 1500 North Warner Street.
Gordon Huether Art+Sci Salon at the University of Puget Sound on Thursday, April 11, 6-8 p.m.
And there's a Metro Parks Tacoma community art project called "Turtle Wave". When it's finished, it will be a floating sculpture of origami turtles that will raise money for ocean conservation.
View the full community celebration schedule. April hours at the zoo are 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. daily.
The celebration is included with admission to the zoo. Buy tickets online or at the zoo's entrance gate.
The Point Defiance Zoo is located at 5400 N Pearl Street, at the northern tip of Point Defiance Park (get directions). Parking is free.
For more information, visit the zoo's website.
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I buy all my whisky in four or five whisky stores, and usually before buying I check on A Wardrobe of Whisky to find the best prices just to make sure where it is cheaper. Don't do it you will get a few surprises that you will regret!
So here is the sorting that I use oftenly.
Located at Gibraltar, Stagnetto is a brand of liquors and tobaconist retailer that has several stores at Gibraltar. The biggest selecction of single malt whisky can be found in the shop near the catholic cathedral.
But not only the range of bottles is awesome. You will have to squeeze your eyes several times to believe the prices. Being a duty free shop, Stagnetto has, for most bottles, the very best prices your will ever see.
The personal is really friendly and helpful and the shop has webpage were you can check bottles available and prices although they don't do mail orders.
Just one thing, if you plan to move later to Spain you need to know that Spanish Customs will allow only 1 litre of alcohol per person. This is my favorite place to go after monthly income arrives :).
I don't remember how I discovered this online store, but it turned my passion into madness. My first order was a bottle of Ardbeg Supernova and a Macallan Liqueur. I was so impressive by the huge range and the fair prices that I have been visiting this one once per month and even more.
Prices are usually fair, but it won't hurt you check it against other shops. Usually The Whisky Exchange don't have the best prices but just a few pences over it.
They have a physical shop located in London that every whisky lover must visit.
The first time I entered Master of Malt site I though "Wooo!". Master of Malt has had one of the best web sites of the whisky world and has done a great investment in user friendly technologies.
But the real thing that hooked me there was the prices. Until a few months ago, they were without discussion the retailer with the best whisky prices on the Internet. Now you have to double check them because they aren't the cheapest option most of times.
My heart belongs to them, and A Wardrobe of Whisky spirit too, thanks to the great idea ( and business ) behind Drink by the dram. How many times you were not sure about a bottle and ended up buying something you don't like? Master of Malt gives you the chance of tasting small samples of literally hundred of bottles for a fraction of the real retail price. Let's put this simple, A Wardrobe of Whisky wouldn't be possible without them.
Don't miss the Master of Malt single cask bottlings, awesome value whiskies.
The new king of web design is here to stay. After a powerful rebranding and with a better looking site than ever The Whisky Barrel is here with an huge amount of single cask, limited releases and collector's bottles of whisky. If you are looking for something uncommon, they have it.
I love their single cask releases.
Another duty free retailer, Almacenes Porto is located in Port of Ceuta just on the main floor. One of the biggest range of bottles that I have seen with nice prices on cheap whiskies and fair prices on the rest.
You won't get any discount from them but the prices usually worth it.
Where do you buy your whisky?
So you know now if you don't want to pay more for your whisky , you can find the best whisky prices at A Wardrobe of Whisky and save money and time.


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Q: can't run 3D scripts in Processing (Java / openGL-related?) I have been running to the same problem in all versions of Processing (visual design software) that I have been using, namely I get a java / openGL-related error, when I try to run 3D scripts. More specifically, I am getting the following message:
java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: javax.media.opengl.GLDrawableFactory.initSingleton()V
    at javax.media.opengl.GLProfile.initProfilesForDefaultDevices(GLProfile.java:1652)
    at javax.media.opengl.GLProfile.access$000(GLProfile.java:77)
    at javax.media.opengl.GLProfile$1.run(GLProfile.java:142)
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    at javax.media.opengl.GLProfile.getGL2ES1(GLProfile.java:789)
    at processing.opengl.PJOGL.initSurface(PJOGL.java:250)
    at processing.opengl.PGraphicsOpenGL.initPrimary(PGraphicsOpenGL.java:6310)
    at processing.opengl.PGraphicsOpenGL.requestDraw(PGraphicsOpenGL.java:1653)
    at processing.core.PApplet.run(PApplet.java:2256)
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Could not run the sketch (Target VM failed to initialize).

I have already looked online, but I was not able to find an answer that would give me some solution. I am using a MacBook Pro with OS X 10 (Yosemite) and I am running Processing 2.2.1. Any help would be really welcome.

A: Austin is right, look at this answer: https://stackoverflow.com/a/19838327/458157
OS X 10 still comes with an obsolete version of Java 3D installed by default and it brings an obsolete version of JOGL which is loaded in priority. This old version has no method called javax.media.opengl.GLDrawableFactory.initSingleton(). you can find more information about this concern in my tutorial: http://tinyurl.com/qyf995p

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It is best to prevent tick bites through avoidance or removing ticks right away before they have time to transmit disease. The process of disease transmission requires a minimum length of time for the tick to feed, which means that if the tick is removed promptly, then the host will not get the disease.
You can keep your pet on a trimmed lawn and on-leash when in the woods. It is recommended to look for ticks by combing through your pet's fur when he/she comes back from playing in wooded areas or areas with long grass. A tick can be removed at home with tweezers or by a technician at our clinic.
There are spot-on and oral products available for dogs and spot-on products for cats that are available by veterinary prescription.
All tick products should still be combined with tick avoidance strategies.
Coventry Animal Hospital tests for tick-borne diseases at the time we perform a yearly blood test to screen for exposure to heartworm. Tick prevention is safe to use even in the event that a dog's blood sample shows that it has been exposed to a tick-borne disease.


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Empresses in the Palace – Episode 60: A Sigh of Relief
Posted on March 31, 2022 March 31, 2022 by Karen and Cathy
Episode 60 – A Sigh of Relief
[Cathy]
Welcome back to Chasing Dramas! This is the podcast that discusses Chinese history and culture through historical Chinese dramas. We are your hosts, Karen and Cathy. Today, we are discussing episode 60 of 后宫甄嬛, Empresses in the Palace. In the previous episode, the Empress went on the attack. She discovered 槿汐,甄嬛"s head maid and 苏培盛's, the Emperor's head eunuch's, relationship and promptly sentenced them to hard labor in 慎刑司. 甄嬛 has been desperately trying to find ways to free her loyal maid even requesting help from 端妃. Let's see if her efforts paid off.
As always, if you have any comments or questions, please reach out to us at karenandcathy@chasingdramas.com and follow us on instagram and twitter!
Let's dive right in!
The Emperor strides into 甄嬛's palace in good spirits. The harvest was good this year! The Emperor mentions that he paid a visit to 端妃 the previous evening and thought much of what she said made sense.
甄嬛, hearing this news, knows that 端妃 has played her part. Now she must strike with her own ace up her sleeve. What's her ace? Why the previous Empress 纯元 of course! She first showers the Emperor with compliments as a leader of the Empire. Then she casually drops Empress 纯元 into the conversation and more importantly, how 槿汐 knew of 纯元. She says – if the Empress 纯元 was here, the Imperial Palace must be very different. The Emperor is intrigued – you've heard of her stories? 甄嬛 continues to emphasize how 槿汐 was able to share these stories. She then calmly asks if 纯元 was still alive, how would she handle the situation with 苏培盛 and 槿汐。 Before the emperor can offer any thoughts, 甄嬛 cuts him off and suggests that 纯元 is very kind, she wouldn't actually want to kill 苏培盛 and 槿汐。 She continues by saying that the current Empress is sisters with the first empress, so their thoughts are probably aligned. Since the emperor is also forgiving, the current Empress most likely won't do anything counter to what he and the former empress would do.
[Karen]
The emperor cannot stand the current empress being compared with her sister and says as much. But it seems like he understands 甄嬛's words and brings up how there are 2 pregnant concubines in the palace right now, it's not fortuitous to enact any type of executions. 浣碧, 甄嬛's loyal maid/half sister suddenly chimes in about why 甄嬛 is currently 篦头 even though it's later in the day and essentially tells the emperor that 甄嬛 hasn't been sleeping well. This implies that the drama with 槿汐 could cause damage to the babies. 甄嬛 cuts her off and tells her not to complain in front of the emperor but the emperor is softened to hear that she's not doing well. After some more conversation where 甄嬛 continues to be apologetic about what happened, that she didn't manage her staff well, and how 苏培盛 has been serving the emperor for many years, the Emperor decides to step in and release those two from hard labor and return to their original posts.
THe point in this whole conversation is how well 甄嬛 has mastered the politics of the imperial harem. She knew exactly what to say to the emperor. First invoking how much 槿汐 knew about 纯元. Before, 甄嬛 was heartbroken about being a replacement for 纯元 but now, she uses 纯元 as a weapon to her advantage. Because she knows the emperor has such a soft spot for 纯元, evoking anything she may or may not say will help her cause. She feeds words into 纯元's mouth as to how she may handle this current situation and her forgiving attitude. This helps capture the Emperor's attention.
甄嬛 also most likely trained 浣碧 to say that bit about her not sleeping well. Notice that she only cut 浣碧 off after she said her piece, not before so as to make it look like she didn't want the emperor to hear these words but the info is already out there. I'm sure this was planted by the master/servant duo.
Something I didn't mention in previous episodes but is very present in this conversation is 甄嬛's body language. Notice how when she is talking to the emperor now, she is much more demure. Her eyes are generally looking down, very rarely directly at him. She also smiles in a blushing way. She's trying to gain his sympathy, attention, and affection by being this smaller woman to stroke his ego. But as we've seen her in front of other people such as 安陵容 or the Empress, she is definitely not this woman. She is much more confident and brimming with repressed rage. It is a stark contrast to when she was first in the palace to now. She has no true emotions left for the emperor but is merely playing the game. That's how she is able to manipulate him to releasing 槿汐 and 苏培盛。
Shortly after, 槿汐 is released from hard labor. Her only punishment is forfeiting one year of salary. The eunuch 苏培盛 is also released and allowed to serve by the Emperor's side again. All in all, the punishments were extremely light. I'm sure if the Empress had her way, both of them would have been tortured and then killed. Interestingly, the Emperor is persuaded by the eunuch to allow his relationship with 槿汐 to continue. That's very different to his normal predelication of murder first, ask questions later. Maybe he's going soft?
Well it's time for a morning greeting at the Empress's palace. We haven't seen one of those in a while. 欣贵人 is waiting outside with some other concubines whom we haven't really met. They are gossiping about 甄嬛 and 槿汐. 祺嫔, who has been finally released from house arrest, saunters in to add her two scents. She sneers and says, if this happened to me, I would just hide for the rest of my life. This is so embarrassing.
I do enjoy the attention to detail in this scene – especially the curtseying. 祺贵人 enters, the maids behind the other concubines first curtsey, then 祺贵人 and her maid curtsey, and then the rest of the concubines curtsey. However, notice 欣贵人's curtsey is not as deep because she right now is of a higher rank. Love it!
Just as the concubines are gossiping (except for 欣贵人), 浣碧 coughs to make their entrance known. 甄嬛 enters and immediately starts schooling 祺贵人. 祺贵人, who always likes to retaliate, retorts back, if I've done anything, at least it was just me and not one of my servants. A servant's actions represent her master, who knows, her master might just be as bad.
Look at the glare 甄嬛 gives to 祺贵人. She is so much more direct now than before. 甄嬛 doesn't even have time to respond before 槿汐 comes with a cloak for her. It's time for 槿汐 to shine! We haven't really seen how eloquent 槿汐 can be but she just dishes all of 祺贵人's insults right back at her to the point where 祺嫔 is literally speechless. It's so satisfying to watch.
The ladies are escorted into the Empress's palace where the Empress casually comments on the pending return of the 17th prince 果郡王. There will be a grand banquet for his return and to celebrate the pregnancies of 甄嬛 and 沈眉庄.
Someone is very excited to hear this news and it's not 甄嬛. Back at her own palace, 甄嬛 receives the newly released 苏培盛. He comes with a dessert 红枣雪蛤 or Hasma with Jujubes or red dates. I don't think I've had any but a quick search says that it's dried fatty tissue found near the fallopian tubes of frogs. Interesting…
甄嬛 offers 苏培盛 a seat. He expresses his gratitude for her aid in his release from 慎刑司. 甄嬛 calmly accepts it. She does however warn him to be more careful. The whole situation came to light because of his slip up. 苏培盛 even straightens up upon hearing this. It was his fault. He takes his leave shortly after but this conversation also had the purpose of strengthening 甄嬛's alliance with 苏培盛。
When 苏培盛 returns to his own residence, he's surprised to see 槿汐 there. He was afraid that all the gossip and the hard labor scared her from wanting to have a relationship with him. But as 槿汐 rightly puts it, why kill yourself just so others take pleasure. She's happy to be with someone who actually treasures her. That's very sweet. 苏培盛 is very touched.
This I think is also a commentary on the low status of eunuchs throughout Chinese history. Eunuchs were at times extremely powerful but people looked down on them. People always commented on how they weren't real people and I think oftentimes masters in the didn't treat them as human beings with real feelings. Several emperors died at the hands of Eunuchs due to their poor treatment of them.
The drama between 苏培盛 and 槿汐 comes to a close. The rest of the episode revolves around 甄嬛's pregnancy.
It's time for the mid-autumn festival and the ladies are getting ready for the evening's events. 甄嬛 has her hair and clothes adorned with gold and red. When her maid 浣碧 walks in, 甄嬛 comments on how 浣碧 looks nice. Honestly, 浣碧 only added a tiny bit of decoration to her person, I don't see a huge difference but I guess via dialogue, we're supposed to see that she is more done up? 浣碧 responds that she didn't dress up to look good in front of the 17th prince, if 甄嬛 dressed up, she would look even better.
At this point, I'm thinking – 甄嬛 is absolutely freaking gorgeous. Bright red lips, and her coiffure is solid gold. How much prettier can she get? Jesus. If this isn't "dressed up", I don't know what is.
甄嬛 joins the Emperor and Empress at the mid-autumn festival banquet and who appears? The 17th prince. It turns out that the 17th prince was away for several months and got sick when he arrived at his destination, thus why he looks a little frail. Of course, we and 甄嬛 know that he left because he was heartbroken and probably became ill due to 甄嬛 returning to the palace.
The 17th prince exchanges some platitudes with the emperor and stoically greets both 沈眉庄 who is now pregnant and 甄嬛 for her pending birth. 甄嬛 is able to not betray any extra emotion but you can tell it's tough for both her and the 17th prince. Fortunately, 浣碧 is currently a wonderful servant and sister. SHe promptly uses the fact that 甄嬛 needs to drink medicine as an excuse for her to leave the banquet and get some fresh air. This allows 甄嬛 to compose herself a bit from the overwhelming feelings she's getting at seeing her love, the 17th prince.
甄嬛 and 浣碧 go for a stroll but the 17th prince comes to find them. 甄嬛 initially is reluctant to speak to the 17th prince but 浣碧 gives them some private space to chat. They clearly care for each other except in their current circumstances, they cannot spend too much time together. 甄嬛 also wants him to forget her. She feels guilty for what she's done but he still loves her. They return separately to the banquet so as not to arouse any suspicion but it looks like the conversation was overheard by someone.
As they're heading back, 甄嬛 is sitting on a litter being carried by a number of eunuchs. Out of nowhere, a bunch of CGI cats appear and attack 甄嬛's group. The eunuchs are unable to hold her up properly and she falls, causing her to gasp in pain and pass out.
These CGI cats are quite bad but I thought they were REALLY effective. It was kind of spooky!
Back at her palace, she is now in labor. 4 imperial doctors are kneeling outside as the midwives are helping 甄嬛 push. Her trusty friend, the imperial doctor 温实初 asks a crucial question as she's pushing – if it comes to saving her or the babies, whom should they save? She says the children must be saved. They must sacrifice her in order to save the children. Of course, we know it's because she wants to save her children that are the bloodline of the 17th prince. I don't think she would have cared as much if this wasn't the case. This line is a really important line that will come into play later on in the drama.
Fortunately, after an evening of labor, 甄嬛 successfully gives birth to a pair of twins, one boy and one girl. Woot! In chinese, it's called a 龙凤胎 or dragon-phoenix pregnancy. This, as you can guess, is a huge honor and is incredibly fortuitous. It suggests that peace will come to the empire. Everyone is overjoyed. The emperor is there to see 甄嬛 when she wakes up. Shortly after, the Empress Dowager's head maid comes over to check in and report back. The emperor, delighted at having a new prince and princess, says that he will promote 甄嬛 to 贵妃 or Nobel Consort. This is a high honor but considering that she's now given birth to 3 children, it's quite fitting that she receive this title. In the midst of the joy, the Emperor also formally award's his head eunuch, 苏培盛,with 槿汐 to be his wife. So, a great day all around.
The funny thing is that even though the initiation of 甄嬛's birth was a little suspicious with the hoard of cats that arrived, it worked out perfectly for 甄嬛. We all know that the children were nearing the delivery date, even though other folks think it's a month later so she delivered on time, without additional medication needed.
The rest of the episode revolves around various people meeting the newborns and expressing their euphoria, or at least outwardly expressing their euphoria, for these additions to the royal family. First up, is the Empress dowager. The children are brought to the Empress Dowager's palace where the Empress and the Emperor are both there, marveling at the newborn children. The Empress Dowager is, of course, very pleased to have new grandchildren. After seeing them. she makes a nonchalant comment about the 6th prince, 甄嬛's newborn son, is a white and fat boy, not like the emperor who was born rather dark. The emperor states it's because 甄嬛 is very pale. The empress dowager didn't mean anything by it but we the audience know it's because the children are not the Emperor's kids.
Back at 甄嬛's palace, 甄嬛 is speaking with the Emperor about how now that she has given birth, she has proven that those nasty rumors about her children were untrue. There was much talk about how her child was not the Emperor's child because her pregnancy was too big but when you have twins, of course the pregnancy was bigger than usual! At this point, the Emperor fully trusts 甄嬛 and doesn't suspect anything. He even says he needs to manage the tongues of people in the imperial harem. 甄嬛 tactfully brings up the Empress which prompts the to Emperor express some annoyance at how the Empress also agreed with these rumors.
As if on queue, the Empress arrives. I think she knew that she needed to do some damage control given that 甄嬛 gave birth to twins and she suspects the Emperor may not be pleased with her. Why do we say this? Because when she arrives, she promptly brings up how she doesn't have anything valuable to give to the new children, but remembered that her sister, the first empress, 纯元,had a high quality jade that she, the Empress, made into 2 pendants for the children. This pleases the Emperor and he comments that 纯元's stuff is of course good, glad that you a willing to part with it.
You know that the Empress is talking about her sister in order to make the Emperor forgive her for what she's done. 甄嬛 knows full well what she's doing. You can see the cuts to her face where she starts looking down with a faint smile. 甄嬛 and the Empress both know when to use the dead 纯元 to their advantage. 甄嬛 did it earlier this episode and the EMpress is doing it now.
The Empress continues to bring up how she reviews her sister's belongings from time to time which prompts the Emperor to note that he has not seen her for many months. And look at that, it seems like the annoyance the emperor had with her has diminished quite a bit. The Empress is intelligent enough to know when to back off because she urges the emperor to go see younger concubines that are prime to give birth, before noting that she left her sister's belongings out and needs to return to them.
By now, the Emperor is thinking once again about how this Empress is sisters with his beloved 纯元 and is likely to forgive her for believing nasty rumors about 甄嬛。 It seems that the most powerful trump card in the imperial harem for both women, is the dead 纯元。One, because 甄嬛looks like her, and the other, because they are related.
The only other main piece to note before we get onto the analysis is that right after 甄嬛 gave birth, she started coughing. It turns out, a maid, 斐文, opened the windows by order of the imperial doctors which let in a draft. This angers the Emperor who punishes her to 20 slaps to the face. She is very upset by this but there's not much she can do. This will come back to bite 甄嬛 in the future.
That was it for the recap. There's a bit to discuss today!
First let's start off with the poem called 八至. The poem is named as such because here are 8 至's in the poem. Or, the 8 extremes. The lines are
至近至远东西⑵,至深至浅清溪。
至高至明日月,至亲至疏夫妻
甄嬛 recites this poem at the end of the episode as she and the EMperor are discussing her innocence amidst all the rumors. After she says these lines, she says that as long as the emperor believes her, they will be the most intimate husband and wife. So what do these lines mean?
Here's my translation
The closest and the farthest are east and west
The shallowest and the deepest is a clear stream
The highest and the brightest is the earth and moon
The most intimate yet most alien are husband and wife
These lines were written by the Tang Dynasty female poet 李冶. Cool! She was born around 730 and died 784AD. 李治 was known as one of the 4 female poets of the Tang Dynasty. I wasn't familiar with her work. She has a fascinating yet sad story. 李冶's talents were evident even as a young child but her father didn't really encourage her. She was sent to a daoist temple when she was only 11 and became a daoist nun. Nevertheless, she continued to write poems and became great friends and acquaintances with some of the most famous male poets of the day. She fell in love but was spurned but she still continued to write. Her understanding of love and the world shaped her writing style and as a nun, she was able to write poems such as 八至. The last line of this poem highlights her understanding of the world and I think is quite illuminating.
Late in her life, the Emperor heard of 李冶's poetry and talents so he summoned her to 长安. Her stay in 长安 turned out to be her nightmare. Shortly after arriving in 长安, the general 朱泚 rebelled and invaded 长安. The Emperor fled the city but 李冶 was not one of the lucky ones to do so. Captured, she was brought in front of the newly self-proclaimed Emperor 朱泚. He demanded that she write a laudatory poem for him. Under threat, she did. The following year, a Tang dynasty general 李晟 successfully routed the rebels in 长安. The previous Emperor reclaimed his throne. Unfortunately, this Emperor wanted to make examples of anyone who praised the traitor and 李冶 was one of them. For her poem, she was sentenced to prison and beaten to death in 784AD.
Lastly, let's talk about the 甄嬛's children! In the drama she just gave birth to the 6th prince or 弘曕。In history 弘曕 was born in 1733 in 圆明园. His mother was 谦妃, someone that doesn't exist in this show. He is 雍正's youngest son. That's all we'll disclose for now. His real life historical counterpart does have an interesting storyline so we'll save that for later. As for 甄嬛's daughter, she does not exist in history so she's just here for the story.
Well that is all for today's episode! 甄嬛 successfully gives birth to her and the 17th prince's twin children, much to the relief of everyone in the palace. Her position is secured now that she has at least one prince to call her own. This is a big triumph for her.
Thank you all so much for listening. Hope you enjoyoed the discussion and we'll see you in the next episode!
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