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Understanding the Madrid System for Trademark Registration
Posted on Posted on May 17, 2018 September 10, 2018
One important step to protect your brand in Singapore is by applying for a trademark registration at the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS), the Government agency that handles all issues regarding intellectual property rights in the country. A trademark can be protected from copycats and impostors that might try to take advantage of the success of your brand and confuse the consumers with a similar brand or logo. Once the application to register trademark has been approved, the protection is only extended, however, in the territory it was registered in.
Is there a way for companies in Singapore to protect their registered mark outside the country? And can companies outside Singapore apply for trademark registration in the country?
Fortunately, Singapore is a signatory to various treaties and agreements on intellectual property rights, including the Madrid System.
What is the Madrid System?
Simply put, the Madrid System is a centralized trademark registration system that will facilitate an easier filing of trademark owners from different member countries to register TM in several jurisdictions. Because a registered mark is territorial in nature, it would be inconvenient for companies to submit applications individually in several territories.
The Madrid System is composed of two treaties that were concluded in 1891 and 1892; such as the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks and the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement.
With the Madrid System, an applicant will only have to pay a single fee for a single application using three common languages, but the examination process still follows the procedure in each territory. Companies outside the country seeking to protect service mark by registering now in Singapore can make use of the Madrid system for filing. In Singapore, all trademark registration applications, including those that wish to take advantage of the Madrid System, are handled by the IPOS.
How Do I Use the Madrid System?
You can only apply for international trademark registration once it is a registered mark in its country of origin. For companies outside Singapore, their application for trademark protection in their respective countries should already have been approved; while for companies in Singapore, the IPOS must have already granted your trademark registration certificate before you can apply internationally. The basic registration will serve as a basis for the international application.
The applicant also must make sure that the company is also operating in the country or he/she is a resident in the country. International trademark applications will go through the same basic application process as the local registration and are published in both the Trade Marks Journal and the International Registrations filed under the Madrid Protocol.
What is its Trademark Registration Process?
Once you have registered your trademark domestically, the application and other requirements must be submitted to the office of origin to certify the application before it is submitted to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
The application form is available in three languages and can be submitted electronically to the local office. For residents of Singapore, the application is sent to IPOS. Next, you need to list the goods and/or services and classify them according to the International Classification of Goods and Services. You might have already done this with the domestic trademark registration, so this should be easy.
After this, pay the basic fee and complementary fees for each designated territory, and the fees for each class of products and/or services.
Once the IPOS or the equivalent local office has forwarded your application, you can monitor its status through WIPO. You will be notified of any changes, objections, or other issues in your application and given sufficient time to address such.
What are the Benefits of the Madrid System?
The Madrid System is an easy solution for companies to obtain protection in several markets. Applicants need only a single application in one of the three languages and pay one set of fees to register trademark. Not only is it a time-saving option, but it's also cost-effective because a single application will not need individual representatives for each country or file translated versions of the requirements. This also means that the portfolio can be managed singly with a centralized system, so that it's easier to expand the protection in any of the 116 countries worldwide. There is no need to worry about how many countries are members of the system, because it includes up to 80% of the world's markets.
What are its Advantages?
Trademark owners in their respective countries can easily obtain an international trademark registration in a simplified and centralized process called designation. This means that if a company outside Singapore wishes to register TM in the country, all they must do is to designate Singapore as a new jurisdiction. The inspection, examination, and objection processes are still the same in each respective member country, but the trademark owner can choose to file a single application for one or more territories at the same time by paying only a single set of fees.
If there are changes to the details of the application after the trademark registration has been approved, a single, centralized process for an update is all that is needed across all the jurisdictions the owner has applied to.
What are its Disadvantages?
One thing that registered mark owners should be aware of before filing is that the Madrid System might refuse, cancel or withdraw your application if the basic application is canceled or withdrawn within five years of the date of registration. If your company for example, has registered for several applications, a cancelation of one in your local registrations will also cancel its equivalent international registration. Furthermore, if your entire basic application is rejected, then all international applications are also rejected.
Applicants, however, can use the transformation option to avoid such incidents called the central attack, but it will cost more than the regular process. The transformation application will indicate that the registration date is the date for the international registration instead of the basic registration date.
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10 Halsey Street, London, Kensington And Chelsea, Greater London, SW3 2QH
Last sold: April 2010 @ £2,000,000
10 Halsey Street, London is a 5 bedroom freehold terraced house - it is ranked as the 19th most expensive property in SW3 2QH, with a valuation of £2,754,000.
Since it last sold in April 2010 for £2,000,000, its value has increased by £754,000. You can refine the property valuation to take account of any home improvements by clicking here.
10 Halsey Street, London has 1 transaction recorded with HM Land Registry - its market value today is £2,754,000.
The current owner bought the property in April 2010 for £2,000,000 and has lived here for 11 years.
23 Apr 2010 £2,000,000 -
Ranked 19th out of 20 on price in SW3 2QH
We've compared this property to all the other properties in SW3 2QH* and calculate that this property is the 19th most expensive property in this postcode.
If the owner is keen to move quickly, they are more likely to sell at the lower end of this valuation (£2,575,000). This valuation range assumes that no home improvements have been carried out since the owner purchased the property.
The average cost per square foot (CPSF) in SW3 2QH is £1,969.
If 10 Halsey Street, London was previously purchased in a poor condition and then fully refurbished throughout, we would expect it to sit within a new price range starting at £2,961,000 and possibly fetching upto £3,370,000.
23 Halsey Street, London £1,118,000 (+28%)
19 Halsey Street, London £3,800,000 (~0%)
4 Halsey Street, London £3,900,000 (~0%)
Property price range - SW3 2QH
Average property: £4.067M
10 Halsey Street, London valued at £2,754,000 is the 19th most expensive property in SW3 2QH. If this property sold today, we estimate that it would most likely sell for £2,754,000 and sit within a price band ranging between £2,575,000 and £2,930,000.
The most expensive property in SW3 2QH is valued at £5,929,000 in today's market whilst the cheapest is worth £1,118,000 - the average market value for properties here today is £4,067,450.
All sales in SW3 2QH
SW3 2QH
26 Aug 2021 4 Halsey Street, London £3,900,000
08 Feb 2021 19 Halsey Street, London £3,800,000
18 Jan 2021 23 Halsey Street, London £875,760
14 Jul 2020 14 Halsey Street, London £4,000,000
30 Apr 2019 20 Halsey Street, London £3,575,000
16 Jan 2017 6 Halsey Street, London £3,450,000
11 Nov 2015 3 Halsey Street, London £4,250,000
Price rises in SW3 2QH


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1Department of Experimental Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
2Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
Correspondence: João M. N. Duarte (joao.duarte@med.lu.se)
Biochem Soc Trans (2023) BST20220789.
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João M. N. Duarte; Loss of brain energy metabolism control as a driver for memory impairment upon insulin resistance. Biochem Soc Trans 2023; BST20220789. doi: https://doi.org/10.1042/BST20220789
The pathophysiological mechanisms intersecting metabolic and neurodegenerative disorders include insulin resistance, which has a strong involvement of environmental factors. Besides central regulation of whole-body homeostasis, insulin in the central nervous system controls molecular signalling that is critical for cognitive performance, namely signalling through pathways that modulate synaptic transmission and plasticity, and metabolism in neurons and astrocytes. This review provides an overview on how insulin signalling in the brain might regulate brain energy metabolism, and further identified molecular mechanisms by which brain insulin resistance might impair synaptic fuelling, and lead to cognitive deterioration.
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The Lasting Legacy of Grace Lee Boggs
A young Grace Lee Boggs (Photo courtesy of the Boggs Center)
Continuously advocating for revolution until her passing, Grace Lee Boggs was a feminist, climate advocate, human rights activist, and fighter for labor and civil rights. Her story demonstrates the resiliency of an Asian American female activist fighting through economic recessions, racial injustices, and social change.
Grace Lee Boggs was born in 1915 to two Chinese immigrants. She grew up in New York and by 1940, earned a doctorate in philosophy. Living through the Great Depression and finding herself in the aftermath of it, Boggs found herself in an environment with the need for change. Being turned away from numerous jobs as an Asian American, she was forced to live in a rat-infested home. Fighting for housing improvements was the entry point into the world of activism for her. She began marching and fighting for females and people of color while discovering her own political stance.
Finding herself drawn to different branches of socialist organizations, she became a part of the Johnson-Forest Tendency. As a Johnsonite she stood with the belief that power and liberation should lie with the working class. To join the growing Johnsonite community in Detroit, Boggs moved there in 1953. In Detroit, she found intellectuals that shared similar beliefs with her but also her partner in activism and husband James Boggs, a black autoworker and fellow Johnsonite.
Together, they fought for black communities' rights and continued advocating for females and other marginalized groups. At this point they slowly departed from socialism, but their fight for change did not stop. Grace Lee Boggs joined the Great Walk to Free in Detroit, hosted Malcolm X, and even attended Save Our Sons and Daughters meetings.
She continued working in her community in Detroit and with her husband, and created the program, Detroit Summer, to bring together the community that was facing an influx of crime. Detroit Summer worked to empower youth, inspired by Martin Luther King Jr.. Through the organization, the people of Detroit created community gardens, repurposed and renovated the city, and built leaders who continued to vision through their own lives.
Even after her husband's passing in 1993, Grace Lee Boggs did not slow down her steps to fight. She continued to be involved in fighting for change in Detroit. She wrote for newspapers, talked to civic groups and college students, and even wrote her own books. Later, she turned the second floor of her home into the Boggs Center and founded the James and Grace Lee Boggs School. There, she incorporated lessons and curriculum focused on empowering youth in Detroit through teaching community-orientated skills.
In 2015, Grace Lee Boggs, age 100, passed away. In the words of past President Barack Obama, "As the child of Chinese immigrants and as a woman, Grace learned early on that the world needed changing, and she overcame barriers to do just that. She understood the power of community organizing at its core – the importance of bringing about change and getting people involved to shape their own destiny."
Grace Lee Boggs left a legacy as a grassroots activist, philosopher, and author. She spent her life fighting for Asian American communities, Black communities, females, and the working class. Let us take this Asian American Heritage Month to recognize the remarkable work Grace Lee Boggs has done for marginalized communities, Detroit, and America as a whole.
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The first thing photographer Parish Kohanim did when he moved into The Galleries at Peachtree Hills was to remove the exposed beams and dark wood on the ground floor and transform the space into a sculptured white room with gleaming white marble floors: the Parish Kohanim Fine Art Photography Gallery. It is the perfect backdrop for his award-winning photographs. Printed on Plexiglas, the rich colors and vibrant shapes of his large-scale works seem to float in space without the restriction of mats and frames.
Kohanim brings the same dedication to his portraits. "First I get to know my subject. Based on that, I may decide on a neutral background or I may create a different world for them; a Tuscan landscape, a magical garden or a striking landscape.
Kohanim is always exploring new ways to capture beauty. In one of his latest projects, "Reflections," he uses models and mirrors to create striking optical illusions.
Beauty has been the watchword throughout his career. Kohanim grew up and graduated from college in San Francisco. In the 70's, he moved to Atlanta and opened his first studio. He has been a resident of Buckhead for more than 35 years, working as a commercial artist before turning to his first love, fine art photography. His wife Rosanne, who handles the business transactions, and Jared Lowery, Kohanim's Right Hand Man, make up the staff.
Kohanim has the honor of being a Canon "Explorer of Light" for more than 20 years. Through this program he shares his passion and expertise by speaking to photography schools, groups, and clubs. He participates in seminars and workshops, makes personal appearances, and even offers one-on-one sessions, all as a way of sharing what he knows and loves. Kohanim's art is also shown in the Besharat Museum Gallery here in Atlanta and Barbizon, France, as well as galleries in Greenwich, New York, Dallas, and in France.
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Georgian wines: older and wiser
by Andrew Jefford
You could call it a great unlearning. Sixty years of technical mastery over raw materials have led, in the view of some wine producers, to a loss of the innate differences with which wine was once synonymous. How, though, to beat a retreat? "Natural" wine (made without additives) and "orange" wine (white wine made like red, by lengthy soaking of skins with juice) have been two of the most radical solutions. Classically trained palates often consider the results grotesque; younger drinkers find them fun. They're now a kind of punk wine – a disconcerting alternative to the mainstream, inspiring two separate London wine shows each spring and even threading their impolite way through the Michelin stars.
Much of the running for this movement has been made in Italy, inspired by the contadini (peasant farmers) who never bothered much with additives anyway, nor saw the point of treating white grapes differently from red. The movement's leaders, though, look further east, to Georgia, which is wine's Jerusalem; tributes and pilgrimages abound. Georgia's winemakers regard this as both gratifying and discomfiting.
Georgia is a land of multiple wine astonishments. Archaeologists are unsure whether wine's birthplace was in southern Anatolia or Transcaucasia; what is beyond doubt, though, is that Georgia is the only country in the world where winemaking methods that were developed up to 8,000 years ago have not only never been abandoned but remain in many ways best practice. Georgia's winemakers are the guardians of wine's oldest traditions, and they're happy that this is now both recognised and respected. The discomfort comes because they have learnt their considerable refinement and subtlety through thousands of vintages; much of this refinement is absent in the hit-and-miss natural-wine noise generated elsewhere.
There are two compelling reasons to seek out Georgian wine. The first is its repertoire of indigenous grape varieties: 525 survive, out of a total thought to have once numbered 1,400 or more. The second is, precisely, those old ways – the chance to taste wines that have been fermented in the buried, wax-lined clay jars the Georgians call qvevri. Both red and white wines can be made in these beautiful, maternally contoured vessels, whose size varies from flask-like to bear-sized. (Human skeletons have been found, in contented repose, within ancient jars.) In essence, red wines made in qvevri don't differ dramatically from "normal" red wines, which also ferment with their skins and pips, and sometimes their stalks too. Red wines made in qvevri, moreover, are often removed from the jars after fermentation for wood ageing, or for returning to a clean qvevri. This too mimics normal red-wine practice.
White wines made in this way, by contrast, are utterly different from conventional white wines. The Georgians call them "golden" rather than "orange", and they spend a full six months with skins and pips, as well as undergoing their entire fermentative cycle in contact with those materials and with the copious yeast deposits the cycle produces. The only external addition is, in most cases, a little sulphur after fermentation. The jars are then sealed and earth-covered for the ageing process. The result is a width, a tannic grip and a textural depth that no conventionally made white wine will ever have. The wines' aromas and flavours are singular too. Their acidity is muted, since they have all been through the acid-softening malolactic fermentation, while contact with the other matter in the jar, especially the yeast deposits, rounds the flavours further. In place of the fresh fruits that so many white wines suggest, these evoke dried fruits, mushrooms, straw, nuts and umami. They have less of an oxidative tang than their colours suggest; indeed, their articulation is often understated and quiet, though orchestral in its allusive range. They are meditative wines, sumptuous and subtle.
Not every Georgian wine, of course, is made in buried clay jars; the majority are made conventionally, and it is in these wines that Georgia's indigenous grape varieties can be appreciated most clearly, at least by palates unused to the thickening intrigue of the qvevri. The country may have a huge patrimony of varieties, but a few stand out for their quality.
The red variety Saperavi is the most commanding. It is deeply coloured (the name means "dye") and no less prodigious in almost every dimension, with astonishing energetic force in the mouth. A great Saperavi is shockingly good: no other words will do. The variety also blends well (with Bordeaux varieties Cabernet and Merlot, for instance) and is ideal for making the semi-sweet reds so popular in Russia. Other Georgian red varieties of note include the lighter Tavkveri and the fresh-flavoured Shavkapito, but Saperavi is the grandee.
There are, by contrast, at least three great indigenous Georgian white varieties. Rkatsiteli is the best known (its planting outside Georgia's borders, in Ukraine, Moldova and Bulgaria, helps to make it the world's fifth most planted white grape variety). Like Chardonnay, its style varies considerably with location and producer intent, but fragrance, vinosity, a crisp balance and a complex allusive repertoire are all possible.
My own favourite among Georgian white varieties is the subtle, hauntingly aromatic Mtsvane, a kind of Caucasian cousin of Rhône whites such as Marsanne, Roussanne or Viognier. Kisi is the third leading white variety, said to be floral and fresh, though the examples I tried were full-bodied and rich.
There are further nuances, as you'd expect from an 8,000-year-old tradition, including regional differences and a series of village "appellations" which imply particular blends of varieties. They all reinforce Georgia's message to the curious, though, which is that wine, great wine, is still more intriguingly diverse and more strangely beautiful than we thought.
Andrew's Picks
Georgian fine-wine producers:
• Alaverdi Monastery
• Besini
• Khareba
• Maisuradze
• Ch Mukhrani
• Pheasant's Tears
• Vinoterra/Schuchmann
• Wine Man
• Winiveria
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Q: Why is SQL executing both lines I'm running some dynamic SQL to look get me the names of a few tables.  Once I have these tables I'm running some code to insert the contents into a temporary table.  The issue I am having is that some tables have a column COL6.  In my temporary table I have a place holder for to hold all values from col1 to col6. But if it only has 5 I will just insert the 5 columns.
Unfortunately the code I have is running on both conditions. How can I correct this?
IF EXISTS(SELECT * FROM information_schema.COLUMNS
WHERE  TABLE_NAME =     'MY_TABLE' AND COLUMN_NAME = 'COL6')
 BEGIN
  --if my table has col 6 I want this to run
INSERT INTO TMP_TABLE (COL1,COL2,COL3,COL4,COL5,COL6)
SELECT COL1,COL2,COL3,COL4,COL5,COL6 FROM MY_TABLE
END
 ELSE
 BEGIN
   --If it does not I want this to run
INSERT INTO TMP_TABLE (COL1,COL2,COL3,COL4,COL5)
SELECT COL1,COL2,COL3,COL4, COL5 FROM MY_TABLE
END

Many thanks in advance

A: You're misinterpreting things. The code isn't running at all. You're getting a compile error when COL6 doesn't exist. As an analogy, consider a C# function that first checks via reflection whether a class has a certain member function and then tries to directly invoke that function on a variable of that type - if the class doesn't have that function, you're going to get a compiler error.
So, instead, you have to avoid compiling code that relies on a particular metadata lookup until you've got the result of that lookup:
IF EXISTS(SELECT * FROM information_schema.COLUMNS
WHERE  TABLE_NAME =     'MY_TABLE' AND COLUMN_NAME = 'COL6')
BEGIN
  --if my table has col 6 I want this to run
   EXEC('INSERT INTO TMP_TABLE (COL1,COL2,COL3,COL4,COL5,COL6)
         SELECT COL1,COL2,COL3,COL4,COL5,COL6 FROM MY_TABLE')
END
ELSE
BEGIN
   --If it does not I want this to run
    EXEC('INSERT INTO TMP_TABLE (COL1,COL2,COL3,COL4,COL5)
          SELECT COL1,COL2,COL3,COL4, COL5 FROM MY_TABLE')
END

(You probably don't have to similarly protect the ELSE part since it can compile either way, but I'd normally do it like this just for symmetry)

A: Even if you only want to insert just 5 columns, you select 6. Select 5 columns in "else"  and it should be fine

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Presidential visits bring inherent disruptions anywhere in country. However, the normally refined pace of Palm Beach life is in chaos with residents unaccustomed to road closures, traffic jams, and legions of armed security guards, journalists and gawkers.
Frequent trips to Mar-A-Lago may benefit Trump's golf club. However, nearby real estate sales are showing signs of slowing. Current prices and inventory in the area seem to be anything but "the best."
According to local brokers, these community disturbances are driving potential buyers of multi-million dollar mansions away. During the early months of 2017, home sales and prices fell, a stark contrast to strengthening results in neighboring Manalapan, Boca Raton and West Palm Beach.
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 Yvette Brind'Amour (1918-1992), actrice québécoise,
 Yvette Chauviré (1917-2016), ballerine française,
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 Yvette Giraud (1916-2014), chanteuse française,
 Yvette Guilbert (1865-1944), chanteuse française,
 Yvette Horner (1922-2018), accordéoniste française,
 Yvette Roudy (1929-), femme politique française.

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Rue de l'Yvette à Paris , en référence au cours d'eau ;
 (1340) Yvette, astéroïde de la famille d'Éos.

Yvettes peut également désigner
 les Yvettes, mouvement féminin opposé à l'indépendance dans la campagne du référendum québécois de 1980.

Notes et références


Planning is a continuous process; everyday business owners create and adjust short- and long-term plans. Short-term plans are tactical in nature and are designed to adapt to normal operational challenges and opportunities. Longer-term plans, because they are more strategic in nature – including issues like whether to expand operations, purchase new equipment, or hire more personnel – requiring decisions that could have major financial implications for the company. Financial forecasting is often the key to making smart business decisions.
At the simplest level, financial forecasting is based on assumptions and estimates. Sales forecasts, production forecasts, and cash forecasts are some of the most commonly-used financial planning tools. The goal is simple: by analyzing historical data (if available) and market research, and making a few key assumptions, financial forecasting is used to create plans for the future of the business.
While data is important – typically "the more data the better" applies to financial forecasting – making some assumptions is required. Since no one can predict the future, the models created rely on assumptions about what may happen: whether sales will increase or decrease and by what percentage; whether labor, materials, costs, etc., will increase or decrease and by what percentage; whether interest rates and the availability of capital will fluctuate, etc.
Assumptions are in effect educated, informed, and hopefully directionally-accurate "guesstimates". Many companies build financial forecasts using a variety of assumptions, taking into account different levels of projected results. For example, a sales forecast could be built showing a growth in sales of 5%, 10%, 20%, or even reduced sales of -5% or -10%. The key is to model different scenarios and gauge the potential impact on operations and on financial performance – assumptions are a necessary part of building those models.
While existing businesses can rely on historical data that can, in part, indicate future results, new or start-up companies are forced to make a number of assumptions. That's why a comprehensive business plan based on a broad range of financial models is so critical.
The most basic assumption is usually future sales.
Sales drive a business – without sales, there is no business. The sales forecast attempts to predict sales so that other operational requirements, like production forecasts, can be determined. In order to estimate sales, most companies look at sales histories and other known factors that can influence future sales. For example, market research could show that several competitors have dropped out of the marketplace, making increased sales possible. On the other hand, the company may have decided to drop an under-performing product line, ensuring that sales will dip, at least in the short-term.
After data is collected and analyzed, sales volume is predicted. Often companies also include projected price levels in the sales forecast, since price has a dramatic effect on profitability. Most companies develop several sales forecasts based on incremental changes in anticipated sales. A "target" sales figure is used to drive most other models, but plus/minus sales figures can also be used to model the effect on operations. For example, a projected 10% growth in sales could be accommodated by current production capacity; if sales grow by 20%, more capacity will be required, allowing the company to create proactive contingency plans in case sales exceed the forecast.
Again, accurately predicting the future is impossible. The sales forecast is simply the company's best estimate of future activity and, in most cases also serves as a goal for the company. Even though the sales forecast does require at least some amount of guesswork, without a sales forecast there is no real way to create estimates for other operational needs – like production.
The production forecast is based primarily on assumptions made in the sales forecast. The first step is to build a production plan based on anticipated sales. Doing so is relatively simple, since a good sales forecast predicts sales volume by month or even week. Using sales volume as an assumption, a production forecast is built to meet demand. If capacity is flat but sales volume includes spikes, a production plan could be developed that creates excess inventory to meet seasonal swings in volume, or the company could plan to use overtime or to outsource certain services to meet demand.
Once the production forecast is developed, other operational plans can follow: whether new equipment is needed, if/when new employees are required, the timing of materials and supplies purchases, etc. Costs can then be determined, and profitability can be evaluated – again, all based on a few key assumptions.
In effect the sales forecast and the production forecast create the foundation of a budget. Think of it this way: if you know sales volume and prices, and you know the costs of producing, marketing, and distributing what you sell, then you have created a blueprint for operations and financial performance (assuming all the assumptions you made are correct).
The cash forecast is an estimate of future cash inflows (revenue) and outflows (expenses). Once sales forecasts and production forecasts are complete, the timing of many expenses is known: Wages, supply costs, utility costs, etc. The sales forecast should also provide a prediction of sales and therefore revenue. The cash forecast creates a breakdown of revenue and expenses by time period to show whether the company will have sufficient funds on hand at any given time to meet operational needs. For example, due to anticipated volume swings the company may need to ramp up production in August, purchasing greater than normal levels of materials and supplies and working heavy overtime. Sales of the items produced will not occur until October, and payment for those items will not be received until November. As a result, cash flow could be a major problem, requiring the company to borrow money to cover operating costs or to draw funds from cash on hand.
Without a sales forecast, production forecast, and cash forecast, that type of financial and operational planning would be impossible, and the company may not have sufficient funds to meet sales demands.
Forecasting is based on historical data and educated guesses. If the market changes significantly, historical data and "accumulated wisdom" will be of little use in predicting future events.
Forecasting is based on assumptions; always develop a variety of forecasts based on different assumption scenarios and create contingency plans for each scenario.
The longer-term the forecast the more inaccurate it will usually be. Nothing is certain but change – especially over the long term.


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Planemeld
The Butcher of Bravil
Submitted by Lady N on Sun, 03/19/2017 - 21:19
Histories & Biographies
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Captain Jena Apinia
The Journal of Captain Jena Apinia
I've been called a lot of things during my career. I've received accolades from my friends and allies, been branded with curses and other foul descriptors by my enemies, but no title has been more hurtful and undeserved than the one I carry with me now - the one I'll most likely carry with me to my grave. They call me "the Butcher of Bravil."
The war in Cyrodiil was in full swing when suddenly a new danger appeared to threaten Imperial City. My soldiers were enjoying a much-deserved break from battle when chains fell from the sky. Some claimed one of the alliances had called upon strange and deadly magic to harass Imperial City, while others were sure that one Daedric Prince or another was behind this latest indignation. For my part, I didn't care if it was Queen Ayrenn or Molag Bal. I just knew I had to get the soldiers under my charge away from there as quickly as possible.
The goal before me was simple: Survive. Not die trying to defend the Imperial City from an enemy we didn't understand. It was to live, to fight another day when victory was more assured. Some call me coward for running as I did, but I saved a full legion's worth of soldiers with my actions. Of course, fleeing from the city as quickly as we did, we were ill prepared for surviving in the wilds beyond the city walls. We needed to regroup, resupply, and determine a prudent course of action. With these things in mind, I ordered my legion to head south and away from the city.
Bravil is a squalid little town south of the Imperial City, located on the banks of the Niben Bay. To say that Bravil is a poor town is an understatement. The people there would be happy to be risen to that economic level. They lived in wooden shacks stacked one atop the other, like skeevers in a burrow. They didn't have much, but what they did have was desperately needed by me and my legion. It was their duty to aid us, for the welfare and glory of the Empire. I explained that quite succinctly to Bravil's mayor.
And Bravil's mayor graciously refused my request. "The food stores we have, pitiful though they may be, are vital to the survival of Bravil and its people," he explained. "Surely you understand why I must say no, Captain, and humbly ask that you and your soldiers move on."
To say that the man infuriated me is like saying that the Skald King is only a slightly drunk fool. But I understood his dilemma. If I took the town's food supply, he'd have to watch as half his citizens slowly died of starvation as the cold of winter settled over the town and the surrounding area. The solution was simple, though it grieved me to give the order. My soldiers would have to eliminate half the town's population. That would give the remaining citizens a chance to scrounge up enough food to make it through the winter.
Here I thought I was helping these pathetic creatures, but did they thank us? No. The rest of the town rose up against us. In the end, we were forced to slaughter a good deal more than hal - including the mayor, whom I hold responsible for this entire situation. We gathered up the supplies - as well as a number of valuable items to help finance our efforts - and took our leave of Bravil.
It was a few days later, when we approached another small settlement, that I discovered that word of what happened at Bravil had begun to spread, and the story had grown all out of proportion. They were calling me "the Butcher of Bravil," regarding me as a sort of villain who went out of her way to kill innocent civilians. They know nothing about war and the hard decisions that a commander must make in the field. Would they rather my soldiers starved? How would we protect them and defend Cyrodiil then? It also came to my attention that Queen Ayrenn had sent one of her damned Eyes to track me down, recover the items we acquired, and make me pay for my so-called war crime.
I sent the bulk of my legion back to rendezvous with the rest of the army outside the Imperial City. Meanwhile, I took a small squad and made for the Gold Coast. I would face the Queen's Eye in a place of my own choosing. Then we'll see whose justice actually prevails.
Chancellor Abnur Tharn Answers Your Questions (2)
Submitted by Pilaf The Defiler on Tue, 08/11/2015 - 01:14
"To the most esteemed Chancellor Abnur Tharn,
With the recent legalization and advocacy of the necromantic arts within Cyrodiil as well as the institutionalization of The Order of the Black Worm, will prospective students of necromancy be provided an opportunity to study at the Imperial City? Furthermore, after this business of the so called 'Three Banners War' is over, how will a new Emperor be chosen to replace the glorious Empress Regent, Clivia Tharn?
Sincerely, Othelion Ralnor"
Chancellor Abnur Tharn says, "After the expulsion of the treacherous Mages Guild from the Imperial City, the Empire of Cyrodiil needed to endorse a more inclusive and responsible caretaker of the magical arts, so the Arcane University was turned over to the stewardship of the Fellowship of Anchorites, sometimes jocularly known as the Order of the Black Worm. Unfortunately, since the University has been occupied by invading Daedra, we haven't had time to assess their new policies, and must hold judgment in abeyance.
"Once these parvenu Alliances have been beaten back to their provinces, as they always are, the Empire will return to its normal practices: prospective Emperors will arise in times of need, and those who are worthy will be recognized by the Elder Council and ascend to the Ruby Throne. But until such a time of need arises, there will be no need to 'replace' our Empress Regent, who is beloved by her subjects, and who reigns by divine right."
"To the illustrious Abnur Tharn, Chancellor of the Elder Council and Lord of Nibenay,
Fair and humble greetings from another son of Nibenay, and much gratitude for your attention in these trying times. Many of us here in Cyrodiil know of your efforts to save the Empire, and pray for your success. Anyway, to business. I have always been fascinated with Imperial culture and the ways of government. I know that you have served as Chancellor for many years, but it is the role of Imperial Battlemage that intrigues me most. I have seen documents recording several different Imperials family names holding the post at different times in history, implying that it isn't an inherited post, but nothing as to how one is selected. Hence, my question: how is the Imperial Battlemage chosen, and in what capacity do they serve the Empire?
My prayers, and the prayers of all Cyrod are with you, Chancellor. May Akatosh keep you safe and Reman see you victorious." – Aurelius Aelius of Leyawiin, Episcopate of the Cult of Reman, sometime Freedom Fighter
Chancellor Abnur Tharn says, "An excellent question, my dear Episcopate, and one that requires a somewhat discursive answer, as the phrase 'Imperial Battlemage' has more than one meaning. Early in the annals of the Empire, the distinction between mages and warriors was more pronounced than it is today. The idea of combining a wizard with an armored warrior was innovative at first, and the original Imperial Battlemages were an elite unit separate from the Imperial Legions. They were further exalted under the Reman Emperors, who granted the title 'Imperial Battlemage' to the unit's leader, and made him an advisor to the Elder Council. Nowadays, when every cohort includes a cadre of spellcasters, 'Imperial Battlemage' just refers to a legion's war-caster troops. But to a student of Imperial history such as I, the name still carries weight, and I wear the title 'Imperial Battlemage' with pride!"
"Esteemed Chancellor Abnur Tharn,
My Lord Abnur Tharn, I pray this message reaches you. Due to recent events I imagine we will need all the Divine help we can get to place this letter into your hands.
As a deserter from the Imperial Legion I now live in High Rock, away from my friends and family trapped in the Heartland. Can you tell this homesick soldier what the state of living is for those still in Cyrodiil? Due to the obvious instability (and madness) of the central government, have local leaders stepped up to keep their people safe and fed?
Signed, Flonius Oaken-Hull"
Chancellor Abnur Tharn says, "Have local leaders stepped up to protect our people? More so than you, deserter. Conditions in Cyrodiil, particularly in the vicinity of the Imperial City, will remain difficult until such time as our invaders are inevitably repulsed. That time is delayed, and the suffering of the Cyrods is prolonged, so long as deserters like yourself value safety over your Imperial duty. Return now, Flonius Oaken-Hull, help your fellow citizens, and the terms of your punishment for desertion will be … mitigated. Probably."
"Chancellor Abnur Tharn, I presume. You appear rather blue and translucent to me, but that's an effect of viewing you through the memospore. Otherwise, you resemble your official portrait fairly closely. I have a question for you pertaining to the Imperial cultural identity. You are famously a Nibenese nationalist who will wax poetic about the superior nature of the Nibenese, and their various accomplishments, especially when it pertains to your own noble lineage. I was born a Breton, though I later changed my name to an Imperial one, so I can understand this pride in bloodlines and heritage. It's prevalent among my native people as well.
To the meat of the inquiry: The Longhouse Emperors never really fit in, did they? They were seen as alien usurpers at worst, and as uncouth provincials at the best of times. Do you think it's possible that an Emperor of, say, civilized Bretonic or Nordic blood would integrate any better into Imperial society? Both of these peoples have been vassals of the Cyrodiilic Empire in the past. I do believe the Bretons were first brought into the fold by the militant but far-sighted Hestra back in the First Era, although the...excesses of the Alessian Priesthood later caused them to secede.
Would a Breton who has more fully embraced Imperial culture and values be seen any differently? Is there any hope that such a monarch and his descendants could form a lasting dynasty in time? I ask this because I admittedly am a Battlemage fighting for the Daggerfall Covenant, and it has occurred to me that my liege King Emeric may face tough opposition from the Elder Council were we to successfully seize the Imperial City. What course of action would you suggest, hypothetically, for a foreign-born monarch to be well received by both the common folk and the nobility of Cyrodiil?" – Legate Cyclenophus of the Bretonic Imperial Restoration Society
Chancellor Abnur Tharn says, "What is the Empire of Cyrodiil, really? It is the Empire of Humanity, and has welcomed all men and women into its embrace since its beginning in St. Alessia's Slave Rebellion, which fought for all the tribes enslaved by the Heartland Elves. Under Alessia's banner, Colovian fought beside Nede, Nord fought beside Nibenese, and the accursed Ayleids were overthrown. White-Gold Tower, the hub of Tamriel, came into human hands, and so it has been ever since.
"Historically the folk of Nibenay, the most sophisticated and subtle of our human societies, have provided the lion's share of Emperors to the Ruby Throne, but there have also been Emperors of Colovian or Nord extraction, some of whom made very creditable rulers. The Empire has always welcomed new peoples under the Red Diamond, regardless of background. After the crossbred Breton folk finally threw off the yoke of their Elven masters, did not Empress Hestra reach out to beckon them to join us? Even such latecomers to Tamriel as the Redguards were admitted to the Imperial brotherhood when Hammerfell was made an official province.
"So I say to, yes, Cyclenophus, yes—even a noble Breton like your Warchieftain Emeric could conceivably, under conditions that are unlikely but by no means beyond the realms of possibility, be found worthy to ascend the throne of Cyrodiil. It would help if he followed your lead, noble legate, and showed a becoming respect by adopting a less harsh-sounding and more Imperial name—perhaps Emeritus, or Emicio. Perhaps you could persuade him to it?"
"Chancellor Tharn,
Before Mannimarco's recent departure from the City, what role did the King of Worms play in post-Soulburst Imperial politics? Your daughter Clivia has de jure regency following Emperor Varen's disappearance, but it is commonly claimed that Mannimarco is, in fact, the one who sits the Ruby Throne. Additionally, how does Clivia mean to reassert her right to rule, given that the Alliances sent forth a new pretender almost daily?" – Legoless, Doyen of the United Explorers of Scholarly Pursuits
Chancellor Abnur Tharn says, "Alas, Sir Doyen, you are ill-informed, but you are probably not to blame—the Alliance spy services put so much effort into disparaging and discrediting our recent governing nobility that it should come as no surprise that credulous folk believe their lies. Take, for example, your use of the title 'King of Worms' regarding Mannimarco. Really, man, just think for a moment: who would actually call himself 'King of Worms'? That should have been a clear indication that whatever followed was going to be slander and character assassination.
"In point of fact, Lord Mannimarco has never been more than an advisor to the throne. Though valued for his wisdom and experience, he is ineligible on several counts for actual rule in Cyrodiil. Furthermore, in the current temporary disarray, his whereabouts are unknown. Doubtless, like everyone else in this troubled time, he is simply doing his best to help his people get through it.
"As for the Alliance pretenders, they are beneath contempt. As ephemeral as moths, they flare for a moment in the candle flame and are gone, soon to be forgotten. Their widows and widowers may remember their names, but Cyrodiil will not."
"Hail Chancellor, while many harbor ill feelings about your involvement in the Planemeld I feel more sympathetic toward your situation, you were tricked and in the shock that resulted upon you learning this you chose the most logical path of survival, who are we to criticize when none of us have faced such a dilemma? I ask you this: considering the state of flux within Cyrodiil at this time, and the lack of Imperial leadership; who cares for the interests of the Imperials of Cyrodiil? Their land is disputed on all sides by foreigners, the few Imperial soldiers that remain do so in small groups spread thin and seemingly not in contact with each other, nobody stands by the gates of the Imperial City, attempting to regain access. The only organized effort I have witnessed from the once proud people of Cyrodiil comes from your niece, who wages war in Bangkori against the fearsome and united Daggerfall Covenant. Does Septima hold the interests of those in Cyrodiil at heart as she wages war, or does your daughter, Clivia? And if Clivia is in fact ruling as Empress-Regent where is she, and how does she contact her people to co-ordinate anything? Your family seems to hold what is left of Imperial power Chancellor Tharn, I wonder whether you feel confident they can keep it, and bring your people back from the brink of despair.
With Regards, Asrien Lagerborn, scholar of Kerbol's Hollow"
Chancellor Abnur Tharn says, "As Dark Anchors fall, Daedra swarm, and provincials strut and posture in the Heartland of Cyrodiil, all may appear to be chaos and ruin. But so long as the Empire exists as an idea in the heart of humanity, so long as true men and women refuse to accept the shackles of Elven overlords or Daedric Princes, the Empire of Cyrodiil can never truly fall. Rest assured, the Empress Regent and her loyal Elder Council are taking active steps to ensure that no trespasser in Cyrodiil, from Alliance or Oblivion, shall long profit from their invasion. Measures are being adopted that will once more bring the Empire to the fore. The course of history tends inevitably toward a Tamriel under the Red Diamond, with all mortals beholden to the wise decrees that issue from the White-Gold Tower. Such is our future, for I have seen it."
I am writing to you on behalf of the Mages Guild today to inquire on our fallout with the Empire, the legalization of Necromancy, and the future of our order in the Imperial City.
First off, what was your stance on the affair of our expulsion at the time? I imagine that you played a major role in it due to your associations with the King of Worms. Speaking of the Order of the Black Worm, how did the general public react to Necromancy suddenly being made legal, a practice condemned for many years in history? I understand Arch-Mage Vanus Galerion was always strongly opposed to the practice, and I cannot imagine that he had any kind words for you on that, which leads to my final question for you. Should the Mages Guild reestablish itself in the Arcane University, an order strongly opposed to Necromancy, do you think that the Black Arts will once again be declared an illegal practice?
Thank you for your time today, and I sincerely hope that you have learned from your mistakes in the past on allying with Mannimarco, otherwise we will have to come for you.
Wizard Solinar, Daggerfall Mages Guild"
Chancellor Abnur Tharn says, "Once again I am confronted with ignorance and misunderstanding, and must make an effort to educate a benighted provincial who has fallen prey to libelous propaganda. Urgencies impend, but I must be patient, for a wise ruler leads by example.
"The Mages Guild of Cyrodiil was implicated in the event some call 'the Soulburst,' allegations that were substantiated after due process of investigation. The organization's legal standing under the Guilds Act was revoked, and stewardship of the Arcane University was awarded to Mannimarco's Fellowship of Anchorites—on a probationary basis, of course. Lord Mannimarco is a broad-minded wizard who declared an intention to nullify some of the arbitrary strictures formerly imposed by the Mages Guild. I believe some Colovians objected to this liberalization, but frankly, such arcane matters don't have much to do with the pursuit of good governance in a time of turmoil, so I paid little attention. As to what the Mages Guild might do should they somehow redeem themselves and return to a position of responsibility in Cyrodiil, you are in a better position to address that than I."
"Hmm? Oh, did my astral projection go through? Well then, dearest Chancellor, I hope you still aren't hiding-er, I mean I hope you're still under heavy guard to prevent you from becoming prey to the many horrors that reside within the Imperial City. Never mind the fact that your daughter and several of your friends and family are risking their lives to free the Ruby Isles from the influence of Molag Bal, but...like a swarm of Vvardenfell echkin I erect the spine of irritation and digress. I really do hope you're alright old...friend? No, associate – that's a much more neutral word! Anyway Tharn, I had a question that needs answering and since you're the only person still alive that may know the answer then I decided to risk contacting you. I have heard rumors that my associates at the Imperial Geographical Society and the Imperial Census have been forced to scatter to the wind now that their headquarters in the Imperial City have been destroyed. Because of this, I fear for the 'proper' collection and recordation of the many arts, literature, and ideas that will spring forth from this troubled time. Without such sanctioned groups working to store away present knowledge, how do you and the rest of the Elder Council believe our descendants in the coming eras will view these troubled times we live in?" – Eis Vuur Warden, Wayward and Contract Scholar
Chancellor Abnur Tharn says, "In fact, this is no trivial problem! Your question is astute, especially from an Argonian. (You were tutored by an Imperial, weren't you? I've always said that, given the right mentor, even the children of Black Marsh can be taught useful skills.) Reliable records are essential to a government's fair and efficient administration of the law. The wanton destruction of archives and scriptoriums by the invading Alliances may, in the end, be their most heinous crime. And the Daedra are even worse! Though citizens may be slaughtered, in time a new generation will rise to replace them—but history, once lost, is gone forever. How will taxes be accurately assessed when there are no documents to tell us who owns what? How will the Cyrods of the future be taught about their glorious antecedents if no one knows of their trials and triumphs? Why, a thousand years from now, even my own wise and heroic leadership may be forgotten, or at least not properly appreciated in its entirety. Paper and parchment are so very vulnerable. (Hmm. Stone statues? Graven tablets? Journals hurled forward through time? There must be a solution….)"
"Dear Chancellor,
I'm interested in your opinion on the ways soul gems are currently handled and on the way humanoid souls are caught.
The Mages Guild has already expressed criticism in this respect, but it doesn't feel able to do something about it.
Is it the handling of humanoid souls something currently accepted because of politics, or are we to expect an Imperial ban if the good relations between the Imperial Throne and the Realm of Oblivion should come to an end.
At the moment I have to assume that the current state is a concession to Molag Bal and his followers.
In times past it was only possible to bind humanoid souls in special black soul gems which, as I heard, are much better suited to harvest the full potential of humanoid souls, while the knowledge to use them was available only to more educated magicians and mystics.
With respect, Alessia Tharn, wandering magician"
Chancellor Abnur Tharn says, "With respect, 'Alessia Tharn,' these arcane matters have nothing to do with law or governance, and are far beyond the competence of a simple politician like myself. However, it is my understanding that these Black Soul Gems one hears of are a recent invention—though who is responsible for their creation and spread among the wizardry of Tamriel is beyond me. Until recent times, the trapping and binding of souls into prepared crystals was a hit or miss proposition, uncertain and not well understood. Yet now it seems any hedge wizard who obtains a Black Soul Gem can accomplish it. It seems to me that this is a matter that must be sorted out by a consensus among Tamriel's magical community, though I don't know who might manage that since the Mages Guild has fallen into disrepute."
"Chancellor Tharn as an Argonian mage, this one once had chance to hear you speak before the current problems which engulf the Imperial city and it was obvious to all not only your brilliance but you loyalty to the imperial cause as such it is difficult for this humble Argonian to see how the Imperial city which you controlled now appears to be in ruins and little more than a playground for Molag Bal? Perhaps the more important question is what plans do you have to restore the city and restore your place as chancellor not outlaw?
Ash-Tal Argonian Sorcerer"
Chancellor Abnur Tharn says, "Outlaw? The Elder Council may have temporarily relocated to an undisclosed location, but as the legitimate governing body of the Empire of Cyrodiil, it is we, and only we, who decide who or what is within the law. War has come to the Imperial City before, but eventually the invaders will be repulsed, and as always, the people of the Heartland of Tamriel will rebuild! The fact that a few buildings here and there have been knocked down just shows that those structures were weak and in need of replacement. The strong structures are the ones that survive! The situation may look bleak, but that is when the people of the Nibenay Valley are at their most resilient—and loyal! For our true Cyrods know that their proven leadership is hard at work on their behalf to restore order, not just in the Imperial City, but in all Cyrodiil. And not just in Cyrodiil, but across Tamriel! For eventually, the peoples of Nirn always look to the heart of Tamriel for guidance and reassurance. They know that when the Empire is stable and all are deferential to Imperial will and regulation, peace and prosperity shall reign throughout the provinces, and the days of dissension and disorder will be past. For millennia the White-Gold Tower has stood for the rule of law—Imperial law!—and it always shall!"
Ancient Tome
Submitted by Pilaf The Defiler on Mon, 03/23/2015 - 01:42
Guides & Instruction
<This ancient tome details a method of creating Daedric anchors that draw Daedra to a given area. It also mentions a method of keying anchors to a runestone.>
<Runestones keyed in this manner can be used to detect and destroy the anchors.>
Anchor Status Report
Submitted by laurelanthalasa on Thu, 03/19/2015 - 17:30
Journals, Notes & Correspondence
Gelagoth
Arboretum:
The Anchor has been emitting a low creak. Possible causes include weaking of primary chain rivet. Recommend aggressive sacrifice regimen at the site to reinforce mundus viability.
Nobles District:
Anchor connecting strong and holding. Reports of portal flicker remain. Inspection of Coldharbour egress strongly advised.
Market District:
Mortal tampering continues. Received multiple reports of men and mer weilding the power of Molag Bal's blessing. Humbly suggest additional Daedra be deployed to protect the Unholy Seal.
-Chief Enginer Gelagoth
Regarding the Hall
Submitted by Pilaf The Defiler on Sun, 08/03/2014 - 04:46
Septima Tharn
We've found it: the legendary "Hall of Heroes." It took weeks but my scouts report finding an ancient temple nearly buried in the mountains southeast of Hallin's Stand. If it contains what the ancient mystics believed it to contain, it's the perfect place to remove the pest that has been plaguing our efforts against the Daggerfall Covenant.
I'll be leaving in the morning with a contingent of legionnaires and scholars and whatever archeological tools we can find in this gods-forsaken city.
Glory to Lord Molag Bal,
Magus-General Septima Tharn
The Source of Power
Submitted by Pilaf The Defiler on Wed, 03/26/2014 - 01:17
I can't believe it! We had him! Vanus Galerion, the quintessential mortal mage, wandered right up to our proverbial doorstep, and the idiots at the Black Forge couldn't capture him! Do you know what we could have done with the power raging inside him? We could have powered the forging of the Great Shackle and completed the Planemeld in mere hours instead of months.
Instead, we are forced to continue to utilize the inferior atronachs that Molag Bal's hunters bring us. At least the atronachs aren't smart enough to escape or divide themselves into multiple pieces to foil our every effort.
Excellent news! The Planemeld progresses, and we've reached a crucial milestone in our efforts. A planar vortex has formed. This nexus of Planemeld energy is the singular point where Nirn and Coldharbour come together.
Even if by some accident of fortune the invaders are able to disrupt the forging of the Great Shackle, the planar vortex will continue to draw the two worlds together until Nirn is entirely subsumed. It will take longer, of course, but Molag Bal's victory is inevitable—one way or another.
It's unthinkable, but the only way the invaders could overcome the planar vortex is if they could bring to bear the power of another Daedric Prince. And we all know that the only Daedric Prince in Coldharbour is Molag Bal, so our success is guaranteed!
Since those idiots in the forge failed to capture that mage in once piece, we are forced to find alternatives for our power needs. Our Prince will not be denied! Take the atronachs and throw them into the prism. They should provide enough power for now.
Just be careful. If you break the control locks, the prism will overload. Last time that turned the Frost Atronachs into Flame!


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#76 Post by colinr0380 » Mon Mar 04, 2019 5:38 am
2:5 Get Schwifty
This episode is all about giant heads appearing and forcing the Earth to take part in an intergalactic singing contest. Perhaps the most bizarre thing about the show now is that it has a black President! The trailer for Ice T's new film after the credits sounds about on a par with Jupiter Ascending or the Thor series, and maybe seems more promising!
The best part of this episode is the way it shows what happens to people left out of the loop with regards to the actual plans to save the Earth as Beth, Jerry and Summer end up in a religion that worships the giant heads perhaps a bit too fervently! I especially like that it gets at the way that people might not actually 'believe', but stick with the religion because of all of the practical Earthly benefits that it can provide: keeping children in line and behaving better with a 'purpose' than they would if left to their own devices (literally in that this is the first time Summer is really off of her smartphone!), and promising Beth promotions that she could only dream about without being a member ("You will go from horse surgeon, straight over human surgeon, to 'Head' of medicine!")
2: 6 - The Ricks Must Be Crazy
"This just sounds like slavery, but with extra steps"
The World On A Wire episode, as Rick and Morty go inside their car battery to find out why it is not working. It turns out that Rick has created a small universe with a planet inside it full of people making energy that he can siphon off. But unfortunately some enterprising scientist has created a new form of labour saving energy within that universe, which is another, smaller universe. And so on...
Will Rick and Morty escape back up through the levels before their in universe rival gets there before them? A really great episode, particularly for Morty's exasperated sign off to the forest people for their backward behaviour and for the surprisingly devastating end of someone left having to keep a fake universe going to ensure their real existence continues. I suppose that is always the potential danger of meeting your Creator and fully unravelling the secrets of your universe.
This is all whilst Summer stays securely locked inside the car, where nothing bad happens to her at all.
2:7 - Big Trouble In Little Sanchez
The perils of aging, as Rick puts himself into a younger clone body to solve vampire mysteries at his grandchildren's high school, only to become intoxicated by youth, leading to a rather bloody conclusion! Very interesting ideas here of people potentially doing physical damage to themselves because they are more interested in having short term fun, along with Morty using Rick to get closer to Jennifer suggesting how easy it is to put any concerns for others aside when the side benefits are working in your favour.
Meanwhile Beth and Jerry go off world to deal with their marriage issues and end up destroying an entire psychiatric facility Jurassic Park-style by their projections of each other (one a giant malevolent insect; the other a rather wimpy worm) escaping and wreaking havoc! (Because humans are 'less evolved' than aliens and therefore instead of battling to the death their projections of each other become co-dependent!) Again the Beth and Jerry story is the much more interesting one, with the nice idea that Beth is so strong and powerful in Jerry's projection in either insect conqueror or light emitting goddess form! And that Beth can help to bulk out Jerry's view of himself a little too, at least as long as he does not say anything to ruin the moment!
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#77 Post by thirtyframesasecond » Mon Mar 04, 2019 3:17 pm
In The Ricks Must Be Crazy, I love Morty trying to make light of Nathan Fielder's character thinking about his dad dying - "old lady science, huh?"
Get Schwifty is probably my go-to episode - "The Dream? You guys haven't heard of THE DREAM?". Keith David is awesome in this.
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#78 Post by furbicide » Mon Mar 04, 2019 9:04 pm
I feel like this show is really hit and miss, and probably only really like about one episode in four, but when it works it really works – weirdly (particularly after a mostly sub-par season), I thought the Season 3 finale (The Rickchurian Mortydate) was one of the best episodes of the entire series.
(And while not R&M per se, as an Australian I did find Bushworld Adventures strangely relatable...)
#79 Post by colinr0380 » Sat Mar 09, 2019 6:35 am
2:8 Interdimensional Cable 2: Tempting Fate
This is the 'watching TV' episode to match season 1's Rixty Minutes, and which seems to be the show's annual equivalent to the Treehouse of Horror (The Simpsons) or Anthology of Interest (Futurama) episodes for allowing the show to go off into freeform stream of consciousness bizarre gags. I have already mentioned the Jan-Michael Vincent film trailer (the all action equivalent of "Ball Fondlers" from season 1) in the passages thread which is amazing, but the obscure, abstractedly kinky(?) creation of the plumbus is also great! And the eyehole man creeps me out! Whilst all this is going on Jerry is struggling to hold on to his manhood, which allows for a great cameo from an alien voiced by Werner Herzog (!) providing a very Herzogian musing that "their entire culture is built around their penises"!
2:9 Look Who's Purging Now
Similar to episode 2 of this series, Mortynight Run, in the premise that Morty wants to intervene in an injustice that is occurring which only leads to death on a wider scale, this is the episode based on The Purge with Morty shifting his views on the rightness of such a thing from one extreme to the other! (It only takes being forced to listen to somebody's interminably bad screenplay to externalise those homicidal impulses!) Whilst Rick just murders when it is fun to do so, rather than to work out repressed rage! (It turns out you can murder someone with just a spoon if you have to!) I particularly like the twist ending that tries to assure us that Morty is back to normal (perhaps in response to all of the character swapping from earlier in the show?), only to immediately negate that suggestion that it was Morty being 'forced' to act out of character!
It also perhaps has the best teenager-parent interaction in the Summer and Jerry subplot (I'm on Summer's side in that exchange!)
2:10 The Wedding Squanchers
I'm glad that Tammy and Birdperson's squanch developed over the series to the point where they get squanched! They seem squanch for each other, and almost too good to be squanchy! Its also never a truly successful squanch unless squanching breaks out, so they should not beat themselves up over that! A shame it happened before they cut the squanch though.
Also the family shopping for a new home planet on the run from the Galactic Federation offers the choice between a number of unappealing habitats reminiscent of Interstellar's planets!
So with some of the comments previous in the thread about things going more internal to Rick's character and Rick giving himself up to the Federation at the end and getting placed in alien prison, I am preparing myself for a Minority Report-style twist in season 3!
Also since both season finales have revolved around get-togethers that Birdperson and Tammy have important supporting roles in, I am curious as to how season 3 will end now! Maybe it was just coincidence, as I cannot imagine either of them coming back in their original forms! In its sacrifice to return the remains of the family to an Earth that has just discovered its place in the universe and is beginning to integrate with alien life (mostly through tourism), this also seems to reinforce the comments on Total Rickall earlier in the thread:
It fits in with the previous episodes in the way that the brain parasite is creating happy, fake, too good to be true memories of relationships, which have to be systematically destroyed to get back to the imperfect real world where they are just left with actual real people that they kind of hate (or at least find annoying) to varying degrees, mostly because they each actually have an existence independent from each other that puts them in conflict. Lots of the alien beings in the series seem to be trying to impose some sort of unity on individuals, which removes conflict, grants desires and leads to a kind of bland form of peace and harmony, but which also removes the opportunity for individuals to have their own thoughts and feelings about a situation from them, even if it leads to them living unfulfilled or in pain. Maybe it is rather Schopenhauerian, though perhaps not to the extent of Neon Genesis Evangelion!
#80 Post by colinr0380 » Thu Mar 21, 2019 2:11 am
colinr0380 wrote: ↑
In the wake of Rick and Morty appearing on mainstream UK television for the first time I have finally got around to watching my discs of the series. I do have one question though, which is probably going to be the most Simpsons nerd question ever and perhaps is only occurring to me because I have watched the episode a couple of times, but in Close Rick-Encounters of the Rick Kind we follow the Rick and Morty that we know into the multiplicity of other parallel universe Ricks and Mortys and they are brought before the "Council of Ricks" where we learn then name of his universe (C-137) and that this Rick has always been "the malcontent, the rogue".
Yet a few episodes earlier our Rick & Morty destroyed their universe by transforming everyone into Cronenbergian abominations and then bailed on their universe and took the place of a Rick & Morty who had actually solved the problem but then died immediately afterwards! So does that mean the Rick that is being told that he is the 'rogue' is actually not? Do the other Ricks know that this Rick is an 'impersonator' from another universe? And how many times can I say Rick in a sentence? Rick, Rick, Rick...
I am probably overthinking things wildly but it is the kind of series where it both makes sense to overthink and feels a bit silly to do so at one and the same time! I am really curious if this will come up again in the series, as an aside or even a major plot point.
I have currently just started season 2 and love the first episode which deals with the potentially universe shattering consequences of stopping time for six months between the two seasons! Poor Albert Einstein though, getting brutally beaten in an unfortunate case of mistaken identity!
tenia wrote: ↑
The Pocket Mortys game plays quite a lot (IIRC) on this. Basically, it's all a Rick-centered world (or, rather, universe of universes), and Mortys are indeed pretty much a commodity. That's why I never really gave much thought to what you described, because the answer I spontaneously thought was "well, Rick probably travelled many universes already and the family we're shown isn't even his original one" !
From what the article gathers, it seems to be indeed the case.
I have been listening through the commentary tracks on season 2 and one comment from the season finale episode suggested that they were going to pick up on this thread, though eventually did not in order to keep the ending all about Rick:
When the family return to Earth after Rick's arrest, there is a brief scene of them being DNA-tested at the airport before being thrown out onto the street. While it plays just like a small gag about Homeland Security treatment of new arrivals in the episode, on the commentary track it was mentioned that at one point this test was going to reveal Morty as not being from the current universe and he was going to be detained to get returned to the Cronenberg-ed universe, to put him in a similarly awful series ending cliffhanger position to rival Rick in the Federation prison!
#81 Post by colinr0380 » Mon Apr 22, 2019 7:09 am
The third season amps things up quite considerably. Its much darker and violent. Summer is taking after Rick and Beth and is probably the most level headed character of the season (except when it comes to boys). Beth belatedly starts to question her entire sense of self after being the only member of the family not tampered with (as far as we know). Jerry somehow becomes so pathetic even the wind knows it. Morty seems to take after his father in the sense that he needs his pathetic side to reign him in and stop him from turning into a complete conscience-less unfeeling sociopath able to casually re-enact scenes from Boiler Room. We also keep getting shown 'decent Ricks', often at the point that they turn into the Rick we know (usually when he has nothing to live for. But they're all 'fake Ricks'). Everyone dies multiple times, and that is often the least horrible thing that happens to them. This is apparently made post Dan Harmon's divorce and that appears to have become the theme of the whole season, as Beth and Jerry decide to split up and everyone goes crazy and acts out about it in response.
It also has some of the very best episodes of the show:
3.1: The Rickshank Redemption
"It's hard to tell. He may have manifested some sort of butt."
"He can do that?"
"He is the smartest man in the universe"
Well that escalated quickly. With Rick in Galactic Federation space prison and Summer determined to save him, all of the dark secrets of the past get unearthed. It is like a more elaborate version of M. Night Shyam-Aliens from season 1. Rick loses his 'original' body through escalating body swapping shenanigans, and manages to completely destroy (by merging) both of the galactic authorities (i.e. parents) together to fight it out for him. Of course the only way to bring down a society is to destroy their economy.
Jerry yet again gets everything he wants in terms of respect under the Galactic Federation only for Rick to completely take it away ("Look I'm not proud to say this but the truth is that I just kept crawling and it kept working"), which leads to his one willful act that causes the break up that throws him out of the house for the rest of the season. I also like that Summer's bug theory pays off!
And it does a fantastic return to the Cronenberg-ed world, the bodies in the backyard and Rick's brilliantly disturbing rant at Morty to match the end of Season 1's first episode! (It is also a cautionary tale of why releasing limited edition versions of food and then removing them is a bad idea for people's mental health!)
(Glad to see that Tammi and Phoenix Person (née Bird Person) are out there somewhere, looking for vengeance!)
3.2: Rickmancing the Stone
"Rick didn't you say you needed my help on an adventure immediately - somewhere else, I don't care - even if it might kill us?"
"I did not, but if you are really that alienated I'm as willing to exploit it as the next guy, church, army or Olympic's gymnast instructor"
Why is language always the first thing to go childish after the bombs drop? The Mad Max/Fist of the North Star episode, in which both Morty and Summer get to release some of their frustrations about the divorce in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. I really like that Morty's muscle memoried arm is a homage to The Beast With Five Fingers/Body Parts, but instead of being upset by the arm taking him over to perform acts of wanton violence on the way to revenging its original owner's death, it turns into Morty finding a better if transient father figure! They would be able to communicate better if Morty knew sign language though!
Though the best part of the episode are the bland, accommodating robot versions of the family created to fool Beth that everything is going OK, with the inevitable horrible pay off!
3.3: Pickle Rick
"Does Grandpa turn himself into a pickle a lot?"
"What?! No! What kind of question is that?"
"The one that was not designed to attack or hurt you in any way"
"Oh, Jesus Christ, one of these..."
The infamous Pickle Rick episode, showing off Rick's inventing ingenuity (and how much he wants to get out of a family gathering) even when he has no limbs to speak of! I suppose a fantastical story about Rick being a predator invading other people's environments and getting inside their heads to make them do his bidding, taking parts of them for his own purposes before moving on relates to the family having to go through a family counselling session in some way, but its a little hard to see a direct connection! (I pretty much agree with the post-credits scene that if you have a network of friends you probably don't need therapy!)
He certainly loves the Rube Goldberg contraptions too, but hey if it works most of the time, keep doing it!
3.4: Vindicators 3: The Return of Worldender
"You came here and defeated our arch nemesis whilst so drunk you don't remember doing it?"
"Look, I'm a little more complex than you guys and, no offence, but I have always suspected that a lot of what you do in a year could be knocked out in a couple of hours"
The satire on self-aggrandising superheroes. Let's just say that Rick is not that impressed by them and ends up drunkenly diverting the mission into a Saw-styled death game. Morty has to get over being left out of "Vindicators 2" as if he was one of the extended universe cast that just did not get picked for that franchise entry. Its all a bit blander in superhero world and not just because of less diversity in the casting after the second adventure whittled down the ensemble! There is also the cutting comment that all the superheroes are too focused on (and being destroyed by) relationship issues than anything more important!
I like the twist that whilst Morty is able to understand Rick enough to figure out all of his Saw-style games, the final test alienates him from Rick even more. Poor Rick though, he planned for Noob Noob to have been there all along, but his praise falls on deaf ears! I suppose it makes sense that Rick liked the one member of the Vindicators who got forced by the others to stay behind to clean up all of the mess he'd made! (And Noob Noob even missed out on partying with some sort of rapper named Logic!)
3.5: The Whirly Dirly Conspiracy
Rick takes Jerry on an adventure on a world with an immortality shield, where nothing bad happens to him at all. Summer gets all Attack of the 50ft Woman over a boy who was not interested in her and he ends up paying the price for it, with the help of Morty (this is where minor characters start individually paying the price for crossing the main characters). Its a rollercoaster ride of emotion.
The episode also has that time and consciousness merging sequence, but its effects are short lived!
3.6: Rest and Rixlactation
"Jacqueline, I wasn't who I said I was"
"You weren't a 14 year old boy from the Mid-West who ran away from his family and capitalised on his lack of conscience by becoming a stock broker?"
"Oh. I guess I was pretty up front about that, wasn't I?"
A post-traumatic trip to a day spa leads to Rick and Morty having all of their 'toxic' aspects cleansed from them. Whilst the toxic aspects are trapped in a disturbing gooey jar, Rick is left much more respectful and tolerable (but less driven by rage) whilst Morty loses all of his inhibiting neuroses and becomes a slick sociopath who might be more dangerous free of his fears. It is an interesting companion episode to Jerry and Beth on the counselling planet in season 2. Its also a fun riff on The Fly, not just having to get into a telepod to re-merge with their other sides but also in Morty doing a version of Seth Brundle's character arc from the film and acting disturbingly hyped up before blowing off the love of his life and dragging a new girl into the situation (Stacy, who just about manages to escape from the goo-world without their help of either of them in the post-credits scene!). It also shows just how much Morty is Jerry's son, as he's going through the same thing that Jerry does of getting everything he desires but then losing it all over again.
But it is also interesting that despite seeming mostly a better person after the detox that Rick's concern for Morty's wellbeing is part of his toxic side. And that there are also some consequences of 'toxic behaviour' that cannot be easily walked back after a sci-fi beam 'causing them' is shut off!
3.7: The Ricklantis Mixup
This episode is amazing, a Robert Altman-style interweaving ensemble narrative about life on the Citadel post destruction by Rick in episode 1 of the season. The Rick and Morty we know disappear off on an adventure to Atlantis and instead we see the Citadel through the eyes of different versions of the characters - a Rick who is hooked up to a memory repeating machine, a Rick working as a dissatisfied production line drone in a factory, a rookie cop Rick to a grizzled cynical and corrupt Morty (think Training Day), a bunch of orphan Mortys going off on an adventure that is equal parts Harry Potter, Stand By Me and I Wish, and a Morty running to be the first ever Morty President of the Citadel!
Its easy to see this all as a metaphor for race tensions, made even more absurd by every Rick and Morty being essentially exactly the same at a basic level and just sent down different paths by their indvidual experiences (I especially like the moment of the cynical Morty cop having to do "Aw, geez" patois to try and endear himself to the other 'street' Mortys!). I think we found out what happened to the 'evil Morty' too!
The episode also has a pretty devasating final shot of all of the bodies floating through space, though it must make it a real problem for ships to navigate to the space station! Maybe Ricks just portal gun there anyway? And maybe all the dead bodies work like the live Morty cloaking device from season 1?
3.8: Morty's Mind Blowers
This episode is fantastic as well, with Morty being (re)introduced by Rick to the room full of traumatising memories removed from him over their adventures. This even gets called out as being the equivalent of the Interdimensional Cable episode of this season and allows for free form quick snippets of adventures. I particularly like the squirrels memory, and the horror of Morty finding his true level! It is also amusing that they end up both wiping each other's memories at the half-way point of the episode, leaving Summer to nonchalantly pick up the pieces and put everything back together!
3.9: The ABCs of Beth
Beth has a crisis about her long lost childhood friend, who she might have abadoned in a fantasy land that Rick created for her. The friend has unfortunately been intimate with all of the fantasy creatures re-enacted in the most disturbing school play ever. Meanwhile Jerry is on the rebound with a new girlfriend, but she is a little too intense for him despite the three breasts.
3.10: The Rickchurian Mortydate
Keith David is back as the most petulant President ever, focused on settling scores and proving that he does not need anybody, like a spurned lover (but at least he has a sense of wordplay and panache about it, unlike some Presidents!), as he unfortunately tries to reign Rick in with the inevitable bloody consequences. If only he'd given Rick that selfie that he wanted Morty to have! Meanwhile Beth undergoes an identity crisis that ironically makes her get back together with Jerry. The ultimate terrifying ending to this season is Rick having to deal with the family unit re-forming around him, and having to apologise to the President so that things go back to normal! I wonder how long he will be able to keep the façade up for? It seems worse than being mind-probed in Galactic Federation prison!
This was a fantastic season, albeit cut short. Episodes 1, 7 and 8 were my favourites but every other episode had some interesting idea underpinning it, even at their random sci-fi shenanigan wackiest. I do hope that Tammi and Phoenix Person make a larger appearance in the future though! Though the reason why they do not do their traditional return for the final episode of the season might be that the season was cut to ten episodes from fourteen seemingly in the middle of production, causing episode ten to have to be turned into the climax instead (and according to the commentaries they were going to do another Intergalactic Cable episode as well as Morty's Mind Blowers but unfortunately had to substitute one for the other rather than being able to do both).
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