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Character Respond Answer Ask (April Edition)
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What is the Character Answer Ask?
Have you ever had a character and you thought, "How do I get to know you better?"
Well, you're in luck. The point of the thread is to get to know your character better, through both serious and ridiculous prompts, with the added bonus of other people getting to know your character, as well!
The way it works is fairly simple. I'll post a question at the bottom of this thread. The next person will come and answer that question, and then leave their own question. Person #2 will come on and think, "That's an interesting question and I want to answer it!" Before they can do that, however, they must post a response to the previous person's answer. Then they can answer the question the first person posted, and then they can leave their own question.
Answers the question that I left at the bottom of the thread
Leaves their own question.
Responds to the answer of Person 1 (I.e., wow, Charlie has a really intense hatred for that board game! Is there a particular reason, or does she just really hate it because she can?)
Answers the question Person 1 left
Leaves their own question
And repeat.
A couple notes:
Style doesn't really matter. You can answer it from your, the author's, POV (Charlie dislikes Risk because blah blah blah), or you can answer it from the character's point of view (Charlie: I hate Risk. That game is so stupid).
If you're new, don't feel obligated to answer all the past questions! (This also applies if you regularly participate, but you haven't been able to recently, so there's a lot of new posts/questions.) If there are a couple that really speak out to you, then feel free to answer them, but you don't have to. Also, because sometimes threads can get long and unruly, you don't have to read all the previous posts unless you really want to. Just have a response for the person above you, and you're good to go!
So, if you have any questions, don't be afraid to ask :)
The question to start this month's post: What did you dream of being when you grew up? Have you fulfilled that dream?
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Hey! I'm alive! Sorta. Kinda. Writer's Block is kinda like death, almost, only not... >.>
I'm back to my Shadows Rise peeps, because. Writer's block. And these are the guys I need to be writing right now. But I'll go back to the weirdos I was doing last month some other time.
Q What did you dream of being when you grew up? Have you fulfilled that dream?
Gabrielle: mumbles under her breath
Gerald: "What's that, Porter?"
Gabrielle: "I wanted to be a traveling bard." glares "Don't you dare laugh at me!"
Gerald: snort "I'd never do that." snort
Gabrielle: "What can I say, kids are stupid. I obviously did not pursue this and if things had gone different, I don't think I actually would have. For starters, I can't sing or dance to save my life."
Gerald: "Is that why your dad made you the lyre?"
Gabrielle: sigh "Yes."
Johanna: "That's adorable." smiles
Gabrielle: "Shut up."
Gerald: "It's not a secret I wanted to be a White Knight. It's also not a secret all of that immediately went to shit after my mother died."
Johanna: "It doesn't matter now." shrug
Kyle: "I've never really thought about what I wanted to be when I grew up. And honestly, I've been thinking about it less and less now."
Sebastian: "Kat said I was gonna grow up to be a diplomat. I'm not sure I know what that means, but I was always pretty sure I didn't want to be one." :/
Lena: "I'm a Wolf. I never really thought about being anything else."
Dani: "That sounded unconvincing."
Lena: "I don't know what you mean." frowns
Dani: "I'm the next Alpha. I don't know if that's what I want, but it's what I've got to look forward to. Someone's gotta do it." shrugs
Q: What is usually people's first impression of you? Are you one of those approachable people everyone always stops on the street to ask for directions?
"This broken place that I call my home, has deepened the sorrow that I have sewn. And I can't erase what is in my heart. I want it to finish before it starts" - Demon Hunter, Fading Away
typical_demigod
@Blackbird Pssh. Writer's block is for the weak. (It's actually 90% of the reason that I have to put Earthlings on hiatus. Well, tbh, Earthlings is more on hiatus because of plot block than writer's block, but anyway.)
Sebastian becomes a diplomat, doesn't he? XD
Q: What did you dream of being when you grew up? Have you fulfilled that dream?
River: I dreamt of not living in Little Moon. We can see how well that worked out >.>
Tee: It's not really that bad, as a town.
River: I did get the idea that being a forensic scientist could be kind of cool, though. I think I'm going to try that, once all of this mess gets cleared up.
Tee: That's news. Anyway. I don't have any cool aspirations.
Winnie: I don't think I've ever really dreamt of being anything. Maybe because I've always known what I was going to be? I mean, you really can't dream of anything more than wealth and beautiful art, and on top of that, I get to take over a Protectorship at some point in the future. I can be whatever I want, and I've always been able to.
omg. i just cracked my issue with writing her. i knew it was her agency. -_-
Fi: I honestly just wanted to be happy and have a couple of kids, but apparently I'm not allowed to have that. That's asking wayyy too much from the world.
Tee: Unfortunately.
River: Even people that know you think you can give reliable directions.
Tee: :(
River: I think people usually like me, yeah.
Fi: ... yeah I'm approachable, or I was, but not for the reason you think. I feel like I'm less approachable now that I'm a Basilisk, but that's the least of my issues.
Winnie: I'm very approachable. Everyone wants my money and/or my time. It's rather annoying, honestly.
This girl keeps making revelations and it'll take her another two chapters to even realize them. sigh
Q: Who's your favorite artist? (Music, painting, writing, whatever. "Artist" in this sense is very inclusive.)
Josey Plotist Team: Community Storyteller
Yay! We have so much awesome stuff happening behind the scenes right now at Plotist that I am a bit low on time! :D I am able to jump in for a few minutes now. I'm going to be working with my character Ari'fa. She's gone through some changes recently due to how our tabletop games have gone!
What did you dream of being when you grew up? Have you fulfilled that dream?
I grew up in a time when people lived in small towns, and were protected by mobs. I've been around for a while. When my clan was killed, I was taken in by a being that rarely walked in the dimension of reality. This creature nurtured me, taught me how to speak with people, and taught me how to defend myself. To this day, I occasionally speak with her, and turn to her for guidance, but I do not let everyone just know about my connection to the ... Yeah. Needless to say, my big dream was simply to please my adopted mother and survive. I did not want a typical job, as jobs had no meaning back in that time. Instead, my big goal was to hunt down and destroy the organisation behind my family's death. They had almost killed me when my adopted mother found me.
I do not think like a human, as I am not human. I never have been. So in a world where it is kill or be killed, I've developed over the past millennium a wide range of skills to handle those that hurt me, and so many others. I am a hunter. I know that there are others who control the pawns that destroyed my life and set it on the course it is on now, but I'd like to think I've made quite a few dents in their ranks. My name was known, and I know I was hunted. Now.. now I have no idea what to expect.
What is usually people's first impression of you? Are you one of those approachable people everyone always stops on the street to ask for directions?
I think it depends entirely upon what species someone is, and what languages they speak. My entire body from head to toe has a vast quantity of written text upon the skin. Those who understand what is written, may second guess my intents. Those who cannot read it, may not understand just what is upon my flesh, nor understand why it occasionally glows, or changes. That's just those of the supernatural variety.
Those who are of the human flavour, well, I have no doubt what they think. Most cannot take their eyes off me. Some in fascination at the writing upon my skin, others in horror, still others who do not understand why a woman is walking wearing very little. I've learned over the years that armor does not work for my fighting style, and I am the spokesperson of a rather brilliant collection of individuals known as the League of Ecstasy. Come into our palour... You will enjoy it.
Who's your favorite artist?
Ego has little place in my life, but I have to admit it's probably me. Unlike many who try and set up crime scenes, or murders to leave a calling card, I relish the art of ... plagiarism. It's not flattery. It's more making certain that my passing through a hunter's cell is blamed on someone else. But to do that, I have to have intricate knowledge of many other's calling cards. The fact that I can perfectly replicate another's work, while still accomplishing my tasks in my own style...that right there is true artistry.
Question for everyone: What is your favourite way to travel long distances?
I hear voices. The only way to stop them is to tell their stories.
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kehtarafura
First time on the forms! Oh will this be fun? Probably not. Haha! I'm gonna answer the question Z to A.
Yetora: I dreamed to be the best knight to ever live.. So, I suppose I did that? I became general to one of the most fearsome miltary forces in the history of Draco. So I suppose I succeeded.
Solaris: I-I wanted to be a, haha, I wanted to be a Lawyer. It seemed like it would help. And I actually was one for a while! Then the war started, but now I'm more of a medical personnel person.
Ryan: I.. I didn't have a dream, I mean, I wanted to be something to do with computers, but, other than that, I didn't have anything.. So I succeeded at being nothing. Haha!!
Ramlah: Not even going to lie here, I wanted to be a demolition expert. Hahaha! Haven't gotten there yet! But I'm working on it!
Myceta: I grew up during the war, so I just dreamed of being able to see my dad every day. And I'm glad to see that my dream is fulfilled..
Mania: I wanted to be a therapy person. And that's my practice now, so I'm happy.
Li: [No response]
Kyoto: I wanted to be the guy that mixes firework stuff together. Never got around to it, so, eh. Could be worse.
Chanda: [No response]
Artimus: I wanted to stand up for everyone. I wanted to build a better world. I helped do that, so I'm pretty glad.
Anthom: My dream was to be able to walk outside as me, and not scare everyone. But now I'm surrounded by my people, so I don't have to worry anymore.
@typical_demigod said in Character Respond Answer Ask (April Edition):
Pssh. Writer's block is for the weak.
Thanks, I feel better now. =.=
Ha. Well, not officially, but... One could argue that will be a part of his job.
This. What's the deal with this? Like... All of this... So many questions. O.<
@Josey
I think Gabrielle is impressed. And that's not easy to do. lol
Q: What is your favourite way to travel long distances?
Gabrielle: "The best way to travel long distances in Valcrest is on horseback, but honestly... I prefer to walk if I can."
Gerald: "What other way to go around is there? I mean, yeah, you can have a carriage, but that still requires horses to pull. So basically... Horses are the only way to travel long distances.
Gabrielle: Carriages are slow and draw too much attention. That's no way to go around."
Johanna: "I'd rather walk."
Gabrielle: "I actually rode a camel once."
Johanna: "Oh?"
Gabrielle: "It was very uncomfortable. And it spat on me."
Johanna: snickers
Sebastian: "Where did you ride a camel?"
Gabrielle: "I've been outside of Valcrest a few times back in the day. It was a long time ago."
@kehtarafura Welcome! I hope you stick around. Please. The more the merrier as they say. You have an interesting bunch there. Are they all from the same story?
Also... Y U NO LEAVE QUESTION (this is me trying to meme, btw, just... ignore it lol)
Q: Are you tidy? If so, do you have an issue with people messing with your things? If not, how messy are you?
SirBlood
WOW, i missed alot. Oh well ^^
What did you dream of being growing up? Has that dream been fulfilled.
Aaron: I dreamed of being an actor. I guess I have, in a way
Jack: Key words, In a way.
What is usually people's first impression of you?
Aaron: Hmmm. I would say charming and fun. That is until they get invited over for dinner. That usually goes down hill.
Jack: Probably cause you end up showing what you hide most.
Aaron: Jack, if you don't shut your f^%*$@g mouth i will remove your spleen.
Favorite artist
Aaron: If this was a song question I would say Hip to be Square by Huey Lewis and The News. But since this question is about an artist, I would say Dean Martin
Favorite long distance travel method
Aaron and jack: Plane preferably
Are you tidy
Aaron: I need everything to as clean and as tidy as possible. This filthy swine needs to clean more points at jack
Favorite meal?
@Josey You have both intriguing and worrisome characters. And that's saying a lot, really. Also, I really underestimated her age. She was talking about it and I was like "what 300-500 years old?" Apparently, no. No, she's 1000. (At least.)
@kehtarafura
Lol, welcome! And yes, next time, it would be awesome if you could leave a question (about anything you want!) for the next user so that we can keep the thread moving! ^_^ And I can sympathize with Myceta <3
@Blackbird
My pleasure! ^_^
Tbh I'm still debating how obvious it's going to be about who he was in the past. And since we've already agreed that you're beta reading in the future, I have to be careful with the spoilers o_O
And... yeah, I wouldn't ride a camel. As a matter of fact, I would trust nothing camelid and/or related to camelids.
@SirBlood Huey Lewis and The News would've qualified. "Artist" was used in a loose sense for the specific reason that a character might not know a lot about, say, sculpting, but know a ton about music (and vice versa) and thus they pick from a variety of stuff. :P
Fi: Train? Cars are comfortable. I hear bad things about planes.
River: Train. The only cars I've ever been in didn't have a working A/C and it was the middle of summer, so... you can understand why my memory of them has been tainted.
Tee: I've actually managed to avoid the trolley, which sucks, but I use a taxi a lot, and they're usually pretty good. Every time I use the train, I get super nauseous.
River: Because you've been on one so many times.
Tee: I've been on one enough times.
Winnie: I've never been on a plane, and trains can be risky, in my experience, but I've never been on an uncomfortable train.
Resa: I would have to agree with that. The idea of a plane scares me.
...where'd you come from
Resa: shrugs I felt like I needed to add my two cents, since I'll be getting on a plane by the end of the story.
You don't have to.
Resa: Don't have anything to lose either way. shrugs
I should note that I know very little about travel beyond trains. Boats are probably more common than planes, but to get on a plane you have to be rich, so there's something of a social status marker if you ever get to ride a plane.
River: Nah. He's really bad about that though.
Tee: I can't handle a mess. I can't focus.
Fi: I have no personal space -_-
Winnie: I'd say I'm tidy, but have you seen the size of my room?
Resa: she's not tidy. Actually, none of them are really very organized. I live with a bunch of pigs.
No, seriously. Why are you here?
Resa: Why are you so judgmental? I have plenty of that in my life, thank you very much.
No, I understand that. I'm just saying. If you're here, I might as well invite the rest of the family.
Resa: nah, we don't need them here. waves hand
Q: Favorite meal?
Resa: puts piece of baklava into mouth
Winnie: I love soup. It doesn't matter what kind. Give me soup, and I'm happy.
River: Anything?
Tee: As long as it's not spicy. Spicy food kills me.
River: Definitely not spicy food. That we can agree on.
Fi: Have you ever had cheesecake? That's is fantastic stuff. I cannot express to you how much I adore cheesecake.
O yeah. Resa is Winnie's brother. That's probably a cue you wanted at the top. If you ever want advice on something, he's all ears.
Q: What's your favorite historical event? (And if you don't have a historical event that is a favorite, then I will find some for you and force you to write interesting historical events into your world. People dislike history, but it's only because they don't realize just how ironical/hilarious/etc it is because they have bad teachers. is a history enthusiast)
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@kehtarafura Welcome to the forums! :D We're here to support and laugh, dance, and occasionally make dark side cookies. ;)
In response to your characters - I love that your characters seem to have a sense of humor. I am also really curious about the war going on. You've intrigued me. It seems like this war is having a serious impact on your characters to the point it's changed people. But it also seems like you have many different types of stories going on. :D A Knight... and computers... If they are from the same story that has me hooked and now I want to know more. :D
@Blackbird - Haha. I'm glad Ari'fa could impress Gabrielle. :D Also, lol at being spit on by a camel. Vicious beasts! :D
@SirBlood - Hehe. Missing things happens. :D Also the relationship between Aaron and Jack has me snickering. Also, now I am wondering what Aaron is up to when he invites people home. :D Ari'fa and he might get along.
@typical_demigod - What's the point of having a character that isn't both alluring and dangerous. :D Alluring can be anything from someone you pity, to someone you empathise with to someone you simply find attractive. :D When it comes to my question about travel, it was also help shape your characters world. Some people wouldn't use a plane, but a space ship. ;) I also really want to understand what Resa has gone through to have such a sharp reaction at the end of the story! :D I also love that your characters continue to speak to each other outside the questions as well. ...and darn it. Now I want baklava.
Ari'fa's turn!
I own nothing except for the clothes I wear and the weapon I carry. I do not understand the concept of finances. That is what I rely on my dear friend and occasional lover Helene for. She handles all that. Thus it is hard to be messy. I do however love textures. There is nothing more glorious then walking into one of the League of Ecstasy's safe houses. The floor caresses your feet, the air envelops you in a warm embrace, gliding along your skin like the fingers of a lover. The music playing causes tremors to run down your spine in pleasurable ways. The colours are a visual smorgasbord, of course they are empowered to be what pleases the visitor so no two people see the same thing.
As for someone messing with my "things". If someone wants my clothing they can have it. I only wear it because humans for some reason see the need to cover various parts of the body. That makes no sense to me at all, but my clothing would not ..."work" for them in battle. If they wanted my weapon, they can try it, but again, activating it would be difficult. My mother made sure of it.
I could make the age of joke of ... I don't eat .. food. But the truth is I eat whatever I want, though I gain absolutely no nutritional benefits from it. I do love feeding off the idiot Guardians who are so sure they are on the right path... as if the destruction of children, or other species is "right". What typical "food" I do eat depends on my cravings. For example I recently wanted the most greasy of products. I was able to enjoy a massive greasy cheesy pizza. Of course the cook didn't survive, but Helene was hungry.
Q: What's your favorite historical event?
I have many, but I guess I'll pick one. I travelled to Liverpool in the early 1800s. I enjoyed watching the slave trade end, but what I enjoyed was watching the population grow. The more people around the better. I do so find humans fascinating, but I also like to think I had a big impact on the growth of the people there. I did spend several decades hunting and punishing individuals who were abusive to children. People suffered enough, so it was fun to pick on people who had no way of fighting back. Granted, this was due to needing a release of tension after being held captive in Hell for a stupid amount of time. I really really hate Quentin's father. shudder At least he is afraid of my mother...
Q: Do you believe in ghosts?
Whats your favorite historical event?
Aaron: I would have to say when Ed Gein was around. He was certainly a interesting and remarkable man who then later gave the inspiration for 4 interesting horror characters.
Jack: I tend to enjoy The Golden Age of Piracy as well as The Victorian Age of England. Especially when a certain gentlemen named Jack the Ripper came bumping and slashing about.
Do you believe in ghosts
Aaron: Ghosts...hmmm. goes silent due to thought
Jack: Aaron? Aaron? stares at him as Aaron's face slowly changes emotion from calm and collective to angry
Aaron: grabs Jack Tidy the home and keep it tidy. Another episode is in order.
Jack: nods yes sir.
Aaron: leaves
Jack: I think he does believe in ghosts.
Favorite myth?
@Josey Hahahaha You'll be sympathetic for Resa, that's all I'm saying there. Of all the characters, excepting maybe Lafe, he definitely had the most to lose, and he successfully lost it all :P But for reals. If your character needs advice. And yeah, alluring and dangerous make a good combo. What exactly is Helene? (I guess that's really not the question I should be asking, but whatever.)
@SirBlood It sounds like Aaron may have some issues with ghosts.
Fi: What kind, exactly?
River: No.
Tee: Eh.
Winnie: No?
Resa: There are so many variations on the concept of ghosts that you have to be a little more specific.
Q: Favorite myth?
Fi: That should honestly be pretty obvious.
Mars: Aw look at that!
You have to go away. Be gone! shoos Mars away
I don't even know anything about Mars. sigh
Winnie: They say that there's a portal to a world filled with all the art the world ever lost. I imagine that it's a beautiful place.
Resa: The only problem is that art is subjective. The story is never really clear about who the collector is.
Winnie: That's true. There could be some weird stuff in there. O_o
Tee: For me, personally, I find the entire religion in Mirror Image to be amusing. It's not a myth, obviously, but for ironical reasons, you have to agree with me.
River: I've never really been into mythology, honestly. Our mom really loved mythology, though.
Q: Do you like the outdoors?
@SirBlood LOL, someone has issues with ghosts. Also don't forget to respond as well. :D
@typical_demigod - Helene is what is known as a Deviant (shapeshifter in @occi's mythology as I write primarily in his worlds). She's a spider shifter. She .. likes to eat people. :P And yea there are a lot of different types and concepts. I wonder what ones exist in your world. :D I am officially in love with Resa. That whole idea of a collector's artwork could be -anything- from used chewing gum to various types of locks, lol
Incoming Ari'fa
For me, I think I have to pick the guardian's creation myth. It's not that I like it, or feel it means anything. It's more.. I enjoy mocking them for their lack of understanding. They spend their time worshipping their celestials, all products of their god Zhoal, but honestly.. Zhoal has NOTHING on Theiya. Her children are ... deep breathes are heard .. I don't need to breathe at all, but just the thought of her infernal children make me want to slaughter countless guardians. I've heard her palace and dimension are fun to visit, full of parties or something. But let me tell you, my experience in Hell was nothing at all like that.
Do you like the outdoors
That depends entirely upon the time of day. See there is this little thing called sunlight, which annoys me because it can cook me. Quickly. In very painful ways. If the sun is out, and I can sit in a comfy cave watching the wildlife, I'm all for it. I spend a vast majority of my life living outside in the vast wilderness of Earth.
Q: What quick on-the-spot decision have you made that you look back and with pride?
@Josey sorry bout that XD Yes, he does. It was sleep paralysis which is the closest paranormal event he's ever had ^^ It would be interesting if our characters were to meet.
@typical_demigod Sleep Paralysis does wonders XD As or the previous question, I did consider other than music but just went with it. idk y.
Jack: Yes, yes I do. But I end up being kept in here for most of the day. sighs When will this pain in my butt return?
What quick decision have you made with pride
Jack: Taking an axe chasing a woman as I eventually chopped her into bits. She made a fine chili.
What seven deadly sin would represent you most
@Josey I've brainstormed from the very beginning of writing this story if there was any way to make Resa a protag instead of Winnie and tell the same story. If I use Resa instead, though I think it might be somewhat more interesting, the story is totally different. Plus, I would lose a huge reveal at the end. Anyway, he's one of the several side characters in Remnants that is more deserving of the title "Protagonist" than some of of the actual protags. :P
That makes sense. Now I'm imagining a bunch of human bodies wrapped up in spider web or wrapped up like the alien did in the Alien movie. (Was that it? I can't remember.) But her body is the spider lady from Doctor Who. O_o it's weird mixture. So, next "who" question of the day: Who are the guardians?
@SirBlood I've never had sleep paralysis but it sounds freaky tbh.
What does Jack do for a living?
Tee: I once kept a guy from losing an arm. That's pretty good, in my book.
River: Probably... probably coming up to Central Pedestal, honestly.
Tee: Y--
River: At least now I have an idea of what I'm doing with my life.
Tee, thinking: don't speak. just let it go. just let it go.
Fi: Hmm. I've made a lot of rash decisions. That's a hard one. Probably the time I kissed Martin.
Winnie: Not asking my mother for more information.
Resa: Ah man you'd regret that.
Winnie: Exactly.
Resa: All of my rash decisions turn out horribly for me, so I'd say none.
Q: What seven deadly sin would represent you most?
Tee: Gluttony. I love food.
River: You barely eat.
Tee: I love food. If I had an appetite more often, it would be fantastic.
River: I'm pride.
Fi: I guess... lust?
Winnie: Sloth or greed. I can't tell.
Resa: Envy.
Have your character answer: "Never have I ever....?"
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Aaaaahhhh... so much activity so many questions AAAAAAAaaaaaaahhhhhh.... panicked flailing
Okay, okay, okay okay.... Responses first. lol
@typical_demigod
And since we've already agreed that you're beta reading in the future, I have to be careful with the spoilers o_O
I won't ask the questions then because I have a huge difficulty not answering when people ask me stuff about my characters. Even if it leads to spoilers. I've... Actually been doing pretty well on this thread where spoilers are involved. What a freaking miracle.>.>
Cheesecake is fantastic. Omg. I kinda need some right now. -.-
How many variations of ghosts are there? :)
Judging by deviant art, I say that's a strong possibility.
Ari'fa scares and fascinates me and I don't know if I enjoy that. lol
And, I'm extremely curious about Hell. What's it like? Why was she there? o.O
Also... Two things I've literally banned from my worlds are spiders (either giant or in large quantities) and clowns. My friend wanted to have a character who could control insects and arachnids and I'm like "If there's the smallest chance this will lead to someone being killed by a hoard of spiders, I'm vetoing this right here." She didn't make the character. >.>
@SirBlood
Aaron and Jack are interesting little people. I kind of want to introduce them to a couple of my characters and just... sit back and watch the fireworks. smirk
Also, and pardon me if this already came up somewhere and I missed it, what are they to each other? ^.-
Answering time!
Gabrielle: "There are few major historical events in Valcrest that aren't related to people slaughtering each other over some stupid magical bedtime story." glares at Gerald "Do you seriously not understand why I despise religion?"
Gerald: "What human beings do with the knowledge they're given is hardly the Twins' fault, Porter. And yes, I understand why you despise religion. I'd just rather you didn't categorize all forms of belief as 'blind faith' and 'ignorance'."
Gabrielle: "I don't do that, Tucker. You just assume every criticism I make is directed at you. Like an idiot. That part was definitely directed at you."
Gerald: "Very mature."
Johanna: "You're both idiots." slaps both
And no question was answered that day. -.-
Gabrielle: "Not really."
Gerald: "No."
Sebastian: "I used to when I was a kid."
Kyle: "It was funny. I once hid under his bed and grabbed his ankle. He nearly peed himself. Dad was furious."
Sebastian: "Again, I don't quite remember that, but now I'm less sorry for filling your pillow with ants. In fact, I might do it again tonight."
Johanna: "Sometimes I believe I'm a ghost."
Gabrielle: "What?"
Johanna: "The physical manifestation of something that used to be alive."
Gabrielle: "..."
Johanna: smiles
Gabrielle: "Never thought of it that way."
Gerald: "So... Ghosts are a state of being to you?"
Johanna: "They can be."
Gerald: "You... Worry me..."
Johanna: "Thank you."
Gerald:"Hm?"
Johanna: "For caring." smiles
Jo worries me too. :/
Dani: "I don't think so. I never gave ghosts much thought, really."
Lena: "Not in the literal sense. As in, I don't believe the souls of deceased people are wandering about the mortal realm."
Dani: "In what sense do you believe in ghosts then?"
Lena: "It's complicated."
Dani: gives confused puppy stare
Lena: sigh "Ghosts are the souls of dead people, clinging to the mortal world for one reason or another, right?"
Dani: "Yes."
Lena: "Literal death is when your body shuts down, your mind is no more. You slip into an eternal void... or whatever you may believe goes down after death. But, figuratively, death can mean change. So, when a person changes it's as if some previous version of them dies so that they can become someone new. And... I believe that when people refuse to accept the changes within themselves and cling to the memory of who they were; in their mind who they are still supposed to be, they begin to live in a state between life and death. It's like they're there, but not. Do you understand?"
Dani: "Eh... Kind... Of..."
She doesn't understand. But she will. >.>
Johanna: groans "Noo..."
Gerald: "My mother liked to tell me the myths behind the creation of the Newhaven Knights. It was my favorite, uhm, bedtime story, so to speak. frowns
Gabrielle: "Just because I don't believe the myths, doesn't mean I don't like them, Tucker. I happen to enjoy the stories themselves quite a bit. I've actually read all the books you added to the library. Not that there's much option."
Gerald: "Oh?"
Gabrielle: "I don't think I have a favorite one in particular, but I do enjoy some of the myths involving Death and War. War is more often than not misunderstood for his intentions towards humanity. If reality was anything closer to the myths, maybe Valcrest would be better of."
Gerald: opens mouth
Gabrielle: "If you make this into a theological debate I'll break your jaw."
Gerald: "I was just going to say that I agree." hold hands up
Gabrielle: "I'll allow it."
Johanna: "The creation of music. That's a good one."
Sebastian: "I've been reading up on Time, lately. The whole idea that before Time came into the Mortal Realm, everything existed in a state of inertia where nothing changed or evolved on its own is... Daunting. Everything moves so fast now."
Kyle: "I don't really have a favorite myth. As stories go, they all serve some form of purpose, I guess... But none has been particularly influential to me."
Dani: "There's a myth about how the Wolfpack was created. Our clan is older than any faction in Valcrest, we existed alongside the Twins themselves! Now that... That is cool."
Lena: "There's a myth telling about this one time Life and War played chess for six hundred years and were unable to outmatch one another. I won't bore you with the details, but I think it's pretty amusing."
Gabrielle: "Johanna made me promise not to talk about saving her life here again. So I'll abstain."
Johanna: frowns "That's talking about it."
Gabrielle: "I'm sorry, but I am proud of it. I'd love to say it wasn't a choice and it was my first instinct, but I'm not a liar. I debated it. And I'm glad I made the right choice."
Johanna: "I can't think of one." shrugs
Gerald: "Your impulses do tend to be rather... Destructive."
Johanna: kicks Gerald on the shin
Gerald: groans "Case in point."
Johanna: >.>
Gerald: "I'd love to tell some story about this brilliant moment of quick thinking, but the truth is I need my plans to work and I tend to make sure they do."
Sebastian: "I've survived so far by making increasingly stupid decisions until something finally works. I'm not the best person to ask this question to."
Kyle: "I'm usually just... Running after him like a panicked idiot hoping he doesn't drop dead, so..."
Lena: "I could give examples for miles, but I'm not actually allowed to discuss assassinations. I'd... I'd have to kill you. And those are some good stories, but I don't think you'd want that."
Dani: "There's very little Lena isn't proud of herself for." -.-
Lena: "I have a healthy sense of self-worth. It's not a bad thing, you should try it."
Dani: death glare
Q: What seven deadly sin would represent you most
explains to the confused bunch what those are because Valcrest has no such concept
Gabrielle: "Wrath."
Gerald: "Uhm... Uh... Pride, I think.
Johanna: "Sloth."
Gerald: "Is it?"
Johanna: mumbles "Apathy..."
Gerald: "Ah, I see. I guess that can be considered."
Sebastian: "None."
Kyle: "Seriously?"
Sebastian: "I just wanted to see your reaction. It's obviously pride."
Kyle: "Wrath."
Lena: "Pride. Obviously." eyeroll
Dani: chuckle "I would say pride, but Lena would definitely argue Sloth."
Lena: "No, I don't think you're lazy. I think you're very committed, just not to the right things. Actually, I'd rather you were just lazy. I could beat that out of you in a week."
Dani: =.=
Q: Have your character answer: "Never have I ever....?"
Gabrielle: "Do the others have to drink if they've done it?"
No. And I'm surprised you actually know a drinking game.
Gabrielle: "I'm not a child." snort "Never have I ever... Hm... Danced with another person."
Gabrielle: "I'm not good at it."
Johanna: "I'll dance with you!"
Gabrielle: "Let's not." >.>
Gerald: "Never have I ever... Thought about getting married."
Gabrielle: "I'd take you more for a traditional kind of guy, Tuck."
Gerald: "My parents were never married and they were just fine." shrugs "Everyone I knew in Newhaven who was married was sort of miserable and some were most definitely sleeping around. Why would I ever want that?"
Gabrielle: "Fair point."
Johanna: "...Been drunk."
Sebastian: "Never have I ever... Killed someone." shrug "I might as well say it while I still can."
Kyle: "Never have I ever... Accidentally hurt another person."
Dani: "Never have I ever... Cursed in front of my parents."
Lena: "Never have I ever... Betrayed someone."
Q: If you're walking down a street and a mime or some other similar street performer starts to follow you around and imitate you... Do you get annoyed, do you ignore them, or do you play along for laughs?"
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I was gonna wait to respond until later because I don't have time to actually answer the question but I read that and that is pretty much Benito's viewpoint on marriage. His biological parents were married and from his memory they were happy (though I'm not totally sure what their marriage was like), but his mom never married his step-dad and it's an unspoken truth that his mom and step dad were sleeping around before his dad died. I would've written that later this afternoon, but then I would've forgotten, so. (As happens with half the things I mean to say. I'm pretty sure @Josey also asked about the ghosts as well and I forgot to answer >.< )
@Blackbird We really should have our characters get together. I'm sure they would make a great production team and make wonderful episodes
Have your character answer never have I ever
Jack: Never have I ever tied cinder blocks to a woman's legs and thrown her into the ocean
Aaron: returns with three knocked out bodies. two being guys and one girl I return with the newest edition to the victim list! Now whats this I hear about drowning bodies in the ocean? That sounds fun!
Jack: Its a never have I ever question
Aaron: Well, how about this; never have I ever cut open someones head with a scalpel, cut off the frontal lobe, chopped it into bits with a butcher knife, and fed it to the next victim.
Jack: wide eyed When was this?
Aaron: Last episode of our associate's live stream.
Jack: Morgan?
Aaron: Oh yeah smirks
If a mime was following you and mimicking you, how would you react
Jack: grabs the butcher knife If one more mime mimics me, so help me; I will stab them to death and play around in their blood like a little kid in mud!!
Aaron: It depends on my mood mainly. out of the time i'm fine with it. But today wasn't the case. So, before getting these lucky contributors, I took the mime to a secluded place, plucked his eyes out, and shoved them down his throat.
Jack: Was he silent?
Aaron: The best part was he was actually speaking.
Okay! I'm back for real to answer questions XD
@Blackbird No spoiling is haaaard. Characters want to make references and I have to keep slapping them before they do. -_-
So, the story is set at least 200 years from now, but probably more. So there's the "Old World" (ours before the apocalypse) and the "New World" (their world). I'm about 50% sure that there's a "Middle World", in which the world was recovering and reshaping itself, during which time, most major nations and city-states were probably formed. That being said, there are as many versions of ghosts as have been passed through the generations, as well as any new versions that were shaped up to now.
Pedestal has most likely adopted whatever the major ghost myth is in Mirror Image, since Mirror Image is a huge nation state that actually produces most movies, music, etc for the region. Though I don't know a lot about Mirror Image, I would have to say, based on their religion, they probably believe in ghosts similar to those in A Christmas Carol-- if you're bad in life, then you'll be cursed to wander around and never have peace. Some of those would probably turn into the scary kind that haunt objects or burn crops or something.
Also, I enjoyed Lena's description of living ghosts :/ Made me think of way more characters than is healthy. How did the match between Life and War wrap up? Did they just agree to disagree? I find that amusing tho XD
@SirBlood So they murder people... for television??? O_O
Fi: Probably I shoot them. I would go to prison if I did that, but prison seems a lot less daunting than gladiation, so it's a risk I'd be willing to take. If I'm unlucky, I'll even wind back up gladiating. sigh No, I wouldn't shoot them, but I would be willing to slap them if I asked them to stop and they didn't.
River: I've... never... met a mime?
Tee: They're probably popular in the west or something :/
River: That would make sense.
Winnie: I find mimes weird. I find anyone covered in makeup weird.
Resa: ...
Winnie: Look, I don't wear enough makeup that you couldn't tell who I was outside of it, too.
Half the plot relies on her not being recognized, and to accomplish that, she tones it down on the makeup. Anyway~
Q: Do you use makeup? Why or why not?
@typical_demigod pretty much! ^^
Do you use makeup? Why or why not?
Jack and Aaron: no. We have no use for it.
How would you handle staying the night in a abandoned home
Amber: "oooh, ooooh... ARE WE PUTTING ON A SHOW!? CAN I BE IN THE SHOW!? I'll bring my own tools!"
Amber... No... Go away... You're not supposed to be in the thread this month!
Amber: "But I barely got any play time!"
I know, but, not now... Shooo....
Amber: groans "But I'm BOOOOREEEEED!" throws hands up and leaves
Well, I'm gonna pay for that next time I write her. >.>
Ehem...
I find humor in the thought that this is somehow a recurring thing in Jack's life. lol
It's not an official Myth (yet), but I like to think War eventually conceded and Life considered himself the victor, even though he didn't actually win. Because he was a bit of an immature asshole. :P
I can understand the urge to shoot mimes. >.>
Gabrielle: "I hide my face 90% of the time I go out in public, so I don't see the point in wearing makeup."
Wait... Do you seriously wear that scarf over your face ALL THE TIME? I thought you were wearing it because it was winter.
Gabrielle: sigh "I wouldn't wear it to the city at midday in the summer, that would stand out like a sore thumb. I'm not an idiot. Most times just wearing my hat and keeping my head down works. That said, I tend to avoid the cities. Even more so during the day. Some Wolves actually do know my face at this point."
Gerald: "I have never worn makeup."
Johanna: "We can fix that." smirks
Gerald: "Don't give me that look. That's not going to happen."
Johanna: "That's what you always say, Gerry."
Gerald: "I mean it this time. No."
Johanna: "Okay." smirks
Gerald: "...I'm doomed."
Johanna: "I don't wear makeup." mutters "It doesn't really work anyway."
I have a feeling Jo tried covering up her scars at some point, but it didn't work out too well. >.>
Dani: "Eh... Prettying myself up on a daily basis seems like a pointless endeavor when I'll be eating dirt for most of the day. If there's something like a party then I'll wear a little."
Lena: "Not usually, no."
Q: How would you handle staying the night in an abandoned home?
Gabrielle: "We've all done it at least once, I'm sure.
Sebastian: "Me and Kyle were doing it up until a couple of weeks ago."
Gerald: "All of our safe houses are abandoned homes. So yes, we've all definitely done it." shrugs
Johanna: "Is that supposed to be... Scary?"
Gerald: "I don't see why. They're just empty houses."
Dani: "Just fine."
Lena: "I've done that enough times. It's not a big deal." shrug
A lot of Valcrest is abandoned homes and ruins. We're all just used to it by now. :P
Q: How important is money to you (or in your society in general)?
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Vanamõisa (Duits: Althof) is een plaats in de Estlandse gemeente Tõrva, provincie Valgamaa. De plaats heeft de status van dorp (Estisch: küla) en telt 25 inwoners (2021).

Tot in oktober 2017 hoorde het dorp bij de gemeente Põdrala. In die maand werd Põdrala bij de gemeente Tõrva gevoegd.

Geschiedenis
Vanamõisa werd in 1668 voor het eerst genoemd onder de naam Altdorff. In 1797 was dat Althof geworden. Althof was een 'semi-landgoed' (Duits: Beigut, Estisch: poolmõis), een landgoed dat deel uitmaakt van een groter landgoed, in dit geval Abenkat (Leebiku). Na de onteigening door het onafhankelijk geworden Estland in 1919 duurde het tot 1932 voordat de nederzetting op het voormalige semi-landgoed onder de naam Mäeküla als dorp werd erkend.

In 1977 werd Mäeküla samengevoegd met het buurdorp Raudsepani, dat trouwens een andere geschiedenis kende. Het lag niet op het landgoed van Leebiku, maar op dat van Lõve. Het nieuwe dorp kreeg de naam Vanamõisa.

Plaats in Estland

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Haynesville Shale on track to surpass historical gas production record from 2011.
We have previously discussed outstanding resurgence of gas production in Louisiana driven by revival of Haynesville Shale development in 2017. Haynesville Shale alone was able to add 1.85 billion cfpd of gross gas production between 4Q16 and 4Q17. The growth pace slowed down last year, but we still saw 1.3 billion cfpd addition year-over-year as of 4Q18.
As shown on the chart production needs to increase by another 700 million cfpd in order to renew historical peak output seen in 2011. Back in 2011, more than 90% of output was coming from short laterals (less than 5,000 feet), while laterals longer than 7,000 feet were literally inexistent. Over the last two years, we have seen significant number of modern 2-mile more productive completions. As of 4Q18, 50% of Haynesville Shale gas production comes from laterals of 7,000 feet and longer.
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The back-and-forth Spurs-Rockets series has taken another, albeit expected, twist.
San Antonio point guard Tony Parker is finished for the playoffs.
Spurs guard Tony Parker underwent an MRI examination this morning in San Antonio. The exam revealed that Parker has suffered a ruptured left quadriceps tendon. The injury occurred at the 8:52 mark of the fourth quarter of last night's Spurs-Rockets game. Parker will miss the remainder of the 2017 NBA Playoffs. A timeline for his return will be determined at a later date.
San Antonio must now rely on Patty Mills, Manu Ginobili and maybe Dejounte Murray at point guard.
The Spurs like to use Mills and Ginobili together. Ginobili's playmaking complements Mills, who's more of a scoring guard. But staggering those two will be a necessity unless Gregg Popovich is ready to trust Murray, a raw rookie.
On the bright side, San Antonio has fared well when playing Mills without a secondary playmaker – especially with Kawhi Leonard and LaMarcus Aldridge, exceptional individual scorers, on the floor. It'll just get tougher when the Spurs, sans Parker, can't be as selective about when to use those lineups.


How often do you – and your coworkers – describe how tired you feel?
People complain about it all the time – which can get tiresome in itself – plus it's bad news for the workplace.
"Studies indicate that the risk of making mistakes at work increases significantly if workers sleep for less than the average (7.5–8.5 hours) or are awake for more than 17 consecutive hours," reads The dangers of fatigue in the workplace, a new hazard alert poster from WorkSafeBC.
The above list of awesome enhancements is from the new hazard alert. It describes what we mess up by not sleeping enough.
The effects of sleep deprivation are on the radar in many industries, and WorkSafeBC is working on a fatigue toolkit for employers to be released by June 2015. It's a topic I've looked at before, in my posts Impaired by lack of sleep? and Find solutions for sleep problems.


I am writing a c# managed dll for using it into an mvc web app.
1- can i compile a dll with mixed language code php + c#?
3- maybe i will just get or post to a php PAGE from my mvc app: can i add php page to a mvc app solution or should i have 2 separate projects?
what other options i have to interoperate from c# mvc app code ?
In order to do what i wrote above, I installed Phalanger.
The 'PHP Tools for Visual Studio Package' package did not load correctly.
The problem may have been caused by a configuration change or by the installation of another extension. You can get more information by examining the file 'C:\Users\ME\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\VisualStudio\14.0\ActivityLog.xml'.
Restarting Visual Studio could help resolve this issue.
The 'PhpTestPackage' package did not load correctly.
i solved and restored phptools working, just reinstalling it.
i found out that I needed to uninstall phptools before installing phalanger.
this way i solved the errors.
danceoften wrote: I am writing a c# managed dll for using it into an mvc web app.
i found out that it's possible to use phalanger for this task and succeded installing it by first removing phptools.
Phalanger is a PHP language compiler, it produces DLL file from PHP files.
1. no, like you can't mix C# and VB.NET, you can however reference DLL from a C# project.
3. you can, by using PHP.Core.RequestHandler into web.config, all the .php files are compiled on web server lazily and you can make requests to them. However you can do the same with legacy php.exe.
I would recommend to compile .php files into a DLL (either by creating a separate project in VS or in a prebuild action of your ASP.NET website `phpc.exe /target:dll /out:website.dll /recurse:.`, reference this DLL and make use of Php.Core.Context API where you can simulate PHP runtime.
Jakub Misek wrote: Phalanger is a PHP language compiler, it produces DLL file from PHP files.
I will compile third party php code in a managed dll and then reference it from my code (c# dll).
where is suggested to just remove includes and to statically call defines in constructor.
so i modified the php code accordingly.
My question now is, wich template should i choose for having a managed dll ?
in the article it mention a pure mode but i cannot find this setting in the project properties when choosing the phalanger/class library.
Phalanger/Class Library is a Pure mode project.


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Q: How to send request with a set http_header in Erlang Package a SOAP github package I am using this erlang-package on Github to work with WSDL and SOAP, and I am only using the package for Client generation! I have not erlang knowledge at all - only basic elixir.
My Problem:

How can I send a request with an authorization header?

Lets say the code to test my service looks like the following:
connectionCheck() ->

    'WsdlService_client':connectionCheck(
        #'P:connectionCheck'{
            clientSoftwareKennung = "Elixir"},
    _Soap_headers = [],
    _Soap_options = [{url,"http://localhost:8091/myservice/v2.0/connectionCheck"}]).

Which parameter needs to be filled in and what do the parameters look like when I need the following header in the resulting http-request?
Authorization: Basic <placeholder encodeded user password>

Thanks!

A: I was able to solve it by myself.
If you need to pass some http-Headers to your Soap-Request you can do it like that:
_Soap_options = [{url,"http://localhost:8091/myservice/v2.0/connectionCheck"},{http_headers, [{"Authorization","Basic Encoded User-Pass"}]}]).

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The Champagne region, known for its champagne, gastronomy and art de vivre, is the place to be for a bubbling journey. So close from Paris, Champagne invites you to a unique experience in less than 45 min or less than 30 min from CDG Airport to Reims, thanks to the high speed TGV.
In Reims or Epernay which are at the heart of the Touristic Route of Champagne, stroll along the kilometres of cellars dug into the chalk and taste Champagne from famous brands. Discover the picturesque medieval alleys of Troyes and its factory shops.
The train departing from Paris Gare de l'Est takes only 0h45 to reach Reims. Hop off the train and you will be at the Place Drouet d'Erlon, in the heart of the city. On this square and in the surrounding streets, the many Art déco buildings are the finest examples of this type of architecture in France. A few steps further, Notre-Dame Cathedral emerges from downtown roofs. Notre-Dame is one of the three Reims monuments listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of Europe's most important Gothic churches.
It hosted the coronation ceremony of most of French kings. Discover the royal treasury in the adjoining Palais du Tau, the former residence of the archbishops of Reims. Have a glass of champagne at the Café du Palais, which is listed as a Historic European Café.
The famous Champagne brands invite you to visit their cellars where their magnificent vintages are fermented for many long years, before being part of celebrations all over the world. All in all some 120 kilometres of cellars are hidden in the subsoil of Reims.
If you choose Pommery's ones, don't miss the neighbouring Villa Demoiselle, a sublime Art déco mansion restored a few years ago in the spirit of the early 20th century. Then head for St. Remi Basilica, a Romanesque-Gothic church abbey church. The adjoining St. Remi Museum has an important collection dedicated to the local history. The whole abbey is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Take the TER (0h30 trip) to Epernay which is the capital of Champagne. The train station is situated about 5 minutes' walk from the prestigious Avenue de Champagne, where you will find 110 kilometers of cellars and more of 200 million of bottles of Champagne. You can discover the most famous Champagne Houses like Moët & Chandon, Mercier, De Castellane and many others. Take a guided tour to know all about the famous wine of the region and afterwards have a taste of French gastronomy by lunching in one of the traditional restaurants!
Follow the Champagne Tourist Road for a journey within one of the world's most prestigious vineyards, to discover typical villages like Hautvillers, the birthplace of Champagne, where Dom Pérignon lived. You will meet the Champagne producers and appreciate their know-how.


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Q: Fiware: How to browse organization containers in Fiware Lab I've currently working with ObjectStorageGE and I am able to publish and edit my objects inside the Object Storage using CDMI. For tracking pourposes I want to browse in FiwareLab -> Cloud -> Containers the objects that users of the organization has published. However, I cannot access to containers published to Organization tenant (or I cannot find to way to do it...) using the Organization owner account.
PS: I can browse containers and objects correctly in FiwareLab if I publish them using my own user tenant.

A: From FIWARE help-desk:
"I don't understand why you talk about "Organisation tenant" on one side and about "my own user tenant" on the other side. What do you mean with those different tenants? Are you using the same tenant in both sites (cloud portal and API)?Take into account that only some tenants are visible in the cloud portal (the default cloud tenant associated to a user)"

A: In general, in order to access containers, the user must belong the tenant (account) that owns that container. This is to impose separation of access between tenants. In recent versions of Swift Object Storage there are mechanisms to allow access to others, but these are not enabled in the versions running in the Fiware lab.


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Kyle Richards Accuses Garcelle Beauvais Of Not Donating $5K To Her Charity In 'RHOBH' Reunion
By:Jaclyn Roth
Aug. 27 2020, Published 8:21 p.m. ET
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills reunion, which is set to premiere on September 2, will be one for the books. In the new trailer, fans got to see Kyle Richards and Garcelle Beauvais tackle their issues head-on. So much so, the 51-year-old accused Beauvais, 53, of not paying a large amount of money to her charity after she promised she would.
"You came to my charity event, raised your paddle to donate $5,000, and never paid!" Richards told Beauvais.
DENISE RICHARDS THREATENS TO LEAK LISA RINNA'S INCRIMINATING TEXT MESSAGES ON THE 'RHOBH' FINALE
"What?!" the actress replied, while Andy Cohen looked shocked.
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Earlier in the teaser, Richards shared her confusion over the tension, stating, "I only said nice things about you," to which Beauvais responded, "Kyle, stop. "I've seen your tweets!"
CAST SHAKE-UP? FORMER 'RHONY' STAR KRISTEN TAEKMAN MOVES FROM NYC TO LOS ANGELES
In the beginning of the season, Richards and Beauvais had limited interactions with one another, which is perhaps one of the reasons why their relationship didn't start off on the right foot. "I think that when you're used to the person everybody fawns over, that maybe you don't know how to fawn over someone else," Beauvais said on the "Bitch Sesh" podcast. "It's not that I need her to fawn over me. I just felt that there were things that we would like to say like at Denise Richards' barbecue and I said, 'Tell me, tell me.' We even had footage of it and she's like, 'No, I don't want to single you out.'"
"I was like, 'OK, but I'm asking you. If I did something to offend you then just tell me. And I think that's where I was coming from," Beauvais continued. "Was she nice to me? Yes, but I felt like when I really wanted her to take me in and hear what I'm saying that that wasn't the case."
RHOBH'S GARCELLE BEAUVAIS TO FRIEND DENISE RICHARDS 'IF YOU'RE NOT COMING BACK, I'M NOT COMING BACK'
During an episode of RHOBH, Beauvais invited some of the ladies to an event where she was being honored. While on stage, she gave a shout-out to the table where her friends were sitting but seemingly shaded Richards. "I want to say thank you to that table over there, everybody who supports me, loves me. My new best friends. Some of them, not so much, but we'll figure that out," she said.
Later on, Richards admitted she was "totally blindsided" by the remark. "I felt we were getting along great, I adored her and I thought she was a great addition to the show," she said on on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen.
Richards continued, "I was one of the first people to raise my hand and donate to her charity and she didn't acknowledge that in the episodes or anything, which I didn't do it to be acknowledged. But it was really rude. It was really unbelievably rude to stand up and make a speech like that."
'RHOBH' STAR KYLE RICHARDS SHARES NUDE PHOTO OF HERSELF IN PART OF INSTAGRAM #CHALLENGEACCEPTED TREND
Of course, the teaser also touched upon Denise's alleged affair with Brandi Glanville, which she still denies. "You guys are so vicious, you really are. It's actually kind of mean," Denise said to the women. "Oh f--king shut up," Lisa Rinna, 57, clapped back. "Denise, you lie, lie, lie."
Throughout all of the bickering, Cohen explained that he was showing all sides of the situation. Erika Jayne responded, "Except Brandi's side."
"I feel like the coverup is worse than the crime," Rinna added.
"If you want to play this game we can do it," Richards said to the former Days of Our Lives star, who responded, "Are you threatening me?"
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The teaser ends with Denise abruptly leaving the reunion, but Rinna had the last word, saying, "The whole f--king world knows about Denise's husband going and getting a happy ending from, like, a 100-year-old woman."
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For a long time companies thought that digital trainings would not be successful in sales and leadership training contexts as this was "too interpersonal". As sales and leadership is a "face to face business".
And learning preferences have changed, too. People want to learn when, where and how they want. And they want to maximize their individual learning success. But more than anything else they do not want to spend too much time caught in classrooms instead of doing their job.
In 2016 already, 70% of companies said they want to set up digital training and concepts in sales and leadership (Training Magazine's 2016 Training Industry Report). Digital training is more than a fad, it is the learning format of the future.
The time of digital and blended learning has come. Digital learning offers you a wide range of benefits that make this innovative way of learning by far more effective than classical classroom-only trainings.
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We know that it takes encouragement to achieve your goals. At Vattenfall, professional and personal development goes hand-in-hand.
We offer leadership programmes, training and development courses, all in an environment where skills are exchanged internationally.
A career at Vattenfall will never stop challenging you. We make sure we offer training opportunities to develop our staff across all competencies. In addition to these training courses, there are also personal development courses that focus on, for instance, language, presentation or moderation. Plus, there are always new challenges 'on the job' where you can prove and develop your skills.
As a large multicultural corporation, we exchange experience internationally. We encourage employees to work across international and company borders in order to build up a wider network, to support their cultural awareness as well as their language skills. As one of our employees, you will have the chance to work in various disciplines, business areas, countries and cultures.
Excellent leaders and project managers are key to our company's continued success. All managers at Vattenfall are offered global leadership development programmes. The goal is to support managers in their role as adaptable and flexible leaders in an international and multicultural environment.


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An AMR Index is a measure of market sentiment for a wide range of art, antiques and collectibles traded at auction since 1975. Auction sales data, being rich due to the number of transactions, offer an unbiased assessment of the value of artworks at the point of sale, as the hammer price exceeds the maximum willingness to pay of all bidders except (perhaps) the buyer.
How does AMR collect its data?
Transactions on Art, Antiques and Collectibles are recorded from auction houses worldwide and updated to AMR's database every month. Data analysts with specialist knowledge of art history, then categorises each individual lot into Painting (unique two-dimensional works), Sculpture, Photographs and Sculpture. For Antiques and Collectibles, we employ experts in each field to value a 'basket of goods' and update prices once or twice yearly.
What is the Revaluation tool?
Art Market Research's indexes helps you work out how much a work of art or antique could be worth on the open market today. If you know how much an item cost in the past, AMR's revaluation tool will help you confidently estimate current values.
You can find the revaluation tool on every chart, along with a table with individual indices used to drive the valuation including the number of auction lots.
Why are AMR's indices considered a benchmark ?
Founder, Robin Duthy, a financial analyst in the City of London, published the first reference books on alternative investments. Alternative Investment (1978), followed by The Successful Investor (1986) were best-sellers in the UK and USA. In 1999, Duthy pioneered the first web application for his Art Market Indices and artmarketresearch.com was adopted by the UK Inland Revenue's Shares and Asset Valuations department to be used in determining fair market value on non-wasting chattels. Duthy's indexes have appeared regularly in the Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Economist and many others.
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Which formats are available for download?
You can print AMR's indexes in PDF format or download the indices in CSV format. You can also download the component lists of the group indexes into an Excel sheet.
What if I can't find the artist I'm looking for?
We can only create indexes for Artists whose works exchange hands regularly at auction. If you would like to know about an artist who doesn't appear at auction very often, you may find him or her in one of the many group indexes we offer. If you still can't find the artist you are looking for, we can offer advice on the formulation of a new group index.
Does AMR track private sales?
AMR gathers only non-proprietary data published by auction houses. Private art dealers do not, on the whole, reveal final transaction prices and so private sales are not included in our data sets.
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The Consequences of VA Disability Fraud
James George
VA disability fraud is a crime punishable with financial penalties and possible prison time, depending on the nature and egregiousness of the fraud, how much money was wrongfully taken, and the convicted person's criminal history.
VA Disabilities
Every year, the Veterans Affairs (VA) Administration distributes approximately $60 billion in disability benefits, which are monthly cash entitlements, the majority of which go to veterans who have been wounded in combat or suffer other war-related injuries or disabilities such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
VA disability benefits are calculated on a scale of 0 to 100 percent, a number which is determined by VA medical professionals after assessing a veterans' wounds and how those wounds continue to impact their lives.
At the lower end ten percent rating, a disabled veteran is entitled to receive a minimum of $143 a month, while 100 percent of disabled veterans receive over $3,000 a month. Additionally, and sometimes even more significantly, the percentage benefit also translates directly into medical services, including free prescriptions, access to all VA medical facilities, and advanced care. You can get a free case review at Disabledvets.com.
Most disability payments are going to exactly the people who deserve their just compensation for the wounds they sustained serving their country. In fact, far too many veterans remain underserved, in that they either have no percentage disability when they should be recognized for a physical or psychological complication from service, or their disability percentage is too low. This is especially the case for veterans who should be eligible for 100 percent disability for PTSD who are undiagnosed or underdiagnosed.
However, there are unfortunately limited cases of veterans falsely claiming benefits they should not be entitled to or non-veterans impersonating real wounded warriors or falsifying the history of combat service entirely in order to scam and defraud the government out of taxpayer dollars. So what exactly is VA disability fraud, what do you do if you suspect fraud, and what punishments do fraudsters face?
What Constitutes Disability Fraud?
When it comes to the definition of VA disability fraud, there are a number of different actions or claims which may constitute fraud in the eyes of the law. In essence, disability fraud means claiming benefits for problems that a person does not actually have.
Disability fraud can include:
Making up an injury or disability that does not exist;
Exaggerating the extent of an actual service-related injury and its impact;
Claiming benefits for an injury or disability that is real, but is not in fact connected with the veteran's service;
Impersonating an actual veteran;
Pretending to be a combat veteran.
Service providers can also commit disability fraud by double-billing the VA for services or misrepresenting the health care service that was provided in order to charge more money. You can read more about the types of provider or individual disability fraud on the VA's website.
What to Do if You Suspect VA Fraud
Committing VA disability fraud is a serious offense for several reasons, not least of which because it takes valuable time and resources away from deserving wounded veterans who desperately need and deserve proper care after sacrificing enormously for their country.
Additionally, fraudsters often commit more than one type of fraud, which can do serious damage to victims, particularly if they are engaged in targeted fraud that deprives individuals of their money and savings. Therefore, if you suspect someone has committed or is actively engaging in VA disability fraud, you have a responsibility to report it to the Justice Department.
Consequences of Committing VA Disability Fraud
The VA Inspector General's Office and other federal law enforcement agencies arrest well over a hundred people every year on suspicion of disability fraud, with convictions resulting in repayment of the amount defrauded from the government. Additional financial penalties will often apply as well, depending on the case.
Fraud of a certain amount is a felony, and as the VA is a federal agency, VA disability fraud constitutes a federal crime. Based on how much money was improperly siphoned out of the federal government, VA disability fraud often results in jail time for those caught and convicted. Generally, prison sentences for disability fraud can be up to five years.
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The school would open in September 2022
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The school will work closely with the Bristol and Bath Science Park
SGS Academy Trust are proposing that a new 11-16 secondary school is built in Lyde Green.
Opening in September 2022, this new school would cost £15-20m with an aim of supporting the growing community of Lyde Green as new housing developments are completed.
The new school will represent a departure from a typical secondary school in that it will access to the SGS Academy Trust and the SGS College to provide a full range of curriculum subjects. It will have a focus on digital and engineering technology.
SGS Parkfield will also be 'Autism Friendly' with the school building and environment designed and operated to ensure pupils with sutism are supported within a mainstream environment.
The school will work closely with the Bristol and Bath Science Park, local universities and major employers to bring the curriculum to life so that it aligns with the working world.
A spokesperson for SGS said: "It is our intention to ensure that all pupils are prepared for the world of work or further study when they leave the school after GCSEs.
"Impartial, independent careers education advice and guidance will form part of the offer with 100 per cent of school leavers securing a place at a local school or college sixth form, a college or into a workplace apprenticeship."
SGS is holding an open consultation meeting on Monday, September 30 at 7.30pm at The Bristol & Bath Science Park, Dirac Crescent, Emersons Green, South Gloucestershire, BS16 7FR.
Here people from the local community can have their say on the proposal.
For further details and to submit your views via an online consultation survey, visit www.academytrust.sgscol.ac.uk/parkfield
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Cleveland Clinic performs its first in utero surgery on fetus, repairs spina bifida before baby's birth
Posted 3:33 PM, June 19, 2019, by Tribune Media Wire
CLEVELAND -- The Cleveland Clinic has joined other top hospitals in North America and can now offer in utero surgery. The hospital announced Wednesday that after more than a year of preparations they have successfully completed Northern Ohio's first ever surgery on a fetus inside the uterus to repair spina bifida.
"The operation on the fetus in the uterus, I'm directing and in charge of, and the guidance of where we should open the uterus, the exposure of the baby," said Dr. Darrell Cass, Director of Fetal Surgery in the Cleveland Clinic's Fetal Center.
Cass and a team of more than a dozen other specialists including pediatric neurosurgeons, a fetal cardiologist and pediatric anesthesiologists performed the surgery on a nearly 23-week fetus with the birth defect spina bifida in February.
The baby girl was born at nearly 37 weeks on June 3. Both the mother and child are doing well. In a fetus with spina bifida, the tube that typically protects the lowest part of the spine fails to close leaving the spinal cord exposed, causing a myriad of problems.
"Spina bifida leads to disability in a baby, it can cause paralysis of the legs, it can effect their ability to urinate," Cass said. "A build-up of pressure and fluid and that pressure can lead to brain damage."
Fetal surgery for the birth defect is currently an option for parents in about 20 hospitals in North America after becoming clinically accepted in 2011. Prior to 2011, there were only four fetal surgery centers in the world. Cass was the director of one of them.
Cass has performed more than 160 fetal surgeries since 2002 and after 17 years as the co-director of Texas Children's Fetal Center in Houston he joined the Cleveland Clinic to begin the fetal surgery program. He and his team spent more than a year preparing for their first surgery.
"We started doing simulations and walk-throughs and preparations for how the operations would go how the family's experience would be," Cass said.
The team also visited other fetal surgery centers around the country to learn from the top experts in the field.
While the mother is doing well, she isn't ready for an interview. She allowed the hospital to share video of the surgery.
"We open the uterus in the smallest way directly over where the baby's back is positioned," Cass said. The team uses ultrasound to constantly monitor the baby's position during surgery.
Doctors repair the baby's spine through an opening in the uterus just 4.5 centimeters wide.
When the surgery is finished, "her spinal cord is completely protected," Cass said. "It's covered with muscle and skin, something called a myofascial repair, which is the current state of the art."
Cass explained the surgery is extremely risky for the baby; there is potential that the mother delivers the child in the immediate weeks following the surgery.
But in this case the mother carried the child nearly to term, 36.5 weeks, allowing the baby's brain to be more fully developed, before giving birth by C-section.
"The operation went perfectly, and in fact the repair on this baby's back is the best that I've seen in the last 20 years," Cass said.
Spina bifida cannot be cured entirely, but the little girl will have fewer disabilities and a much better future and quality of life than if she had been treated after she was born.
"She will still have to deal with some disability and we are going to work on all of those things but she will be as good as she can be," Cass said.
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The main lounge of Casa Schirolli is a 75 square meter open space on the ground floor. It houses works by contemporary artists alongside historical Venetian art. At the foot of the staircase is a drum by the Chinese artist Chen Zhen. One of the three paintings that the artist Marco Tirelli presented at the 1982 Venice Biennial is on display. On the same wall, on the Rio canal side, there is a wall sculpture by Mimmo Paladino that was selected by the Neapolitan gallerist Lucio Amelio. The Turin artist Sergio Ragalzi is represented by one of his famous "Shadow" pieces from 1986. There are four works by Piero Pizzi Canella: "San Carlo", "Nero Ferro Battuto" (Black Wrought Iron), "Indiana" in addition to one of the first "Turkish Bath" pieces ever made by the artist (1990-94).
The entire photo series "Country Trance" by Greta Frau, is displayed along with two small portraits, done in oil paint, by the German artist.


After her untimely demise, the late Bollywood actress Sridevi begins her last journey. Her mortal remains were brought to Mumbai last night by her family members – husband Boney Kapoor and stepson Arjun Kapoor. Sridevi passed away due to accidental drowning in a bathtub in Dubai on February 24. Her fans and well-wishers along with her family and friends have been in grief ever since the news of her passing away broke out. A police gun salute was rendered to the actress with cries of 'Sridevi Amar Rahe', while her body was draped in national tri-colour.
The last rites of the Bollywood icon are now being performed at the Vile Parle crematorium where various Bollywood celebrities, industrialists and family members are pouring in.
Arriving for Sridevi's funeral today were spotted family members - Sonam Kapoor and her mother Sunita Kapoor at the crematorium. Sonam was also seen with beau Anand Ahuja in the morning for the late superstar's condolence ceremony at the Celebration Sports Club in Lokhandwala. Sridevi's last journey started at 2 pm, which was later followed by the cremation at Vile Parle Seva Samaj Crematorium.
Below are pictures of Sonam Kapoor and Sunita Kapoor from the crematorium.


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You may be a professional interested in using gardening and horticulture in your work with disabled and disadvantaged people, you might be interested in social and therapeutic horticulture, or you may wish to support Thrive and find out more about the work we do.
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Most of us have grown up appreciating one or more superheroes and now that we have grown up we still fancy the idea one person can truly matter. The effect a CEO can have on the performance (profitability) of a company has traditionally been measured in the 10-20 percent range. Depending on people's perspective this CEO effect can be heralded as negligible or as considerable.
CEO-effect guru Donald Hambrick (and associate) , recently, have taken an advanced approach to measuring the CEO effect. With the "CEO in context" approach Hambrick provides a much more accurate measurement of the CEO effect. Among others there is a much more accurate indicator of industry performance (excluding the focal company) and company performance (with controls for inherited profitability and company health). The results are – frankly – shocking.
With the traditional CEO effect being in the 10 – 20 percent range you could still argue whether this was small or big. With Hambrick's new research the CEO effect is measured a whopping 38.5%. This is one big effect and it is for better or worse.
Hambrik provides convincing validity testing of the new technique. And, finally, he also illustrates the CEO effect with comparing Lou Gerstner and Sam Palmisano of IBM. The traditional indicators mis-identified Gerstner as a poor CEO. This new measurement puts him in the top decile. It is all very convincing.
What is it that you are thinking when you hear your impact is twice the size?
You definitely matter and because you do the essence of your job to make everybody else matter. The buck does not stop at your desk, it starts at your desk. Make sure the CEO effect will be a positive one because if it negative…the impact is also twice as big..


Each country has its own ideas about what qualifies you to drive on their home turf. If you'll be living in or visiting a country for anywhere near a year, you'll need to figure out what they want you to do.
Start with a colleague or friend in the host country if you can. Failing that, check with that country's Embassy, and/or the American Embassy in the host country for details. You can locate various foreign embassies' home pages here.
For the web sites of American Embassies around the world, start here. Requirements can differ greatly from one country to another, and in my experience Embassies rarely have this information handy. Sorry.
For a short term stay or visit however, an International Drivers License might be just the ticket.
An "international" license is not much more than a document from some trusted source, such as the AAA in the U.S., attesting to the fact that you have permission to drive in Ohio and thus should be allowed to drive in Mali.
Not every country in the world honors these "licenses" and even if say Japan does (it does), that does not mean the clerk at the car rental counter in the airport has seen one, or that she'll allow to drive off in a late model car with absolutely no knowledge of the host country's laws or road system. Call me silly, but under those circumstances maybe you don't want to just hop in and hope to learn to read kanji road signs on the drive in to town.
That said, obtaining a license is fairly easy. Check with your auto insurance company to start.
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New chairman of Mediaworks announced
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MediaWorks Board Director, Jack Matthews will be appointed as Chairman of Mediaworks at the end of September.
Jack Matthews will succeed Rod McGeoch who has been Chairman of MediaWorks since 2013.
Jack Matthews said: "I'm very pleased to accept this position and look forward to working with a strong Board, management team and, most importantly, a committed and passionate staff who are all focused on maintaining MediaWorks as a successful and important part of New Zealanders' daily lives. On behalf of the Board, I also want to recognise and thank Rod for his leadership over the past three years."
Rod McGeoch said: "Leading MediaWorks out of receivership and into a place where MediaWorks Radio is number one and TV3 is gaining share has been incredibly rewarding. In these times of huge industry change and disruption, it is right to hand over to a Chairman who resides in New Zealand and who brings extensive media expertise. I wish Jack and the Board all the very best for the future."
Jack Matthews has significant experience in digital media and running and driving change in news organisations as well as in cable networks and broadband.
Prior to becoming a MediaWorks Board Director, he held executive roles such as CEO Fairfax Metro Media (Australia), COO Jupiter Programming (Japan), CEO Showtime (Australia) and CEO TelstraSaturn (NZ). He currently sits on four Boards (Crown Fibre Holdings, Network For Learning, Trilogy International and APN Outdoor) as well as Chairing Rewardle Holdings, a digital start-up business based in Melbourne.
From October 1, the MediaWorks Board will be comprised of Jack Matthews (Chairman), Jonas Mitzschke, Paul Lockey, Julie Christie and MediaWorks CEO Michael Anderson.
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29 August 2016 Southern Cross Austereo has recorded its highest-ever Unique Audience (UA) of 1.75M, according to Nielsen's latest digital ratings. With...
Meet first time ACRA nominees Crystal and Chris
30 August 2016 The finalists in the 28th annual Australian Commercial Radio Awards (ACRAs) have been announced with the hotly contested Best On...
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Today FM is MediaWorks new talk brand for 2022
25 November 2021 MediaWorks NZ has revealed the name of its new look talk brand, Today FM with the new radio station is...


Charlotte Chesnais invents new sculptural jewelry and new ways to wear them. To make them more accessible, her bracelets, rings and necklaces are mostly made of vermeil, in other words, of gold-plated silver. For two seasons, she has produced some in gold and precious stones that can be discovered at her Bon Marché pop-up store, until October 22nd, 2016.